Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC February 1996 Daily Egyptian 1996 2-27-1996 The Daily Egyptian, February 27, 1996 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_February1996 Volume 81, Issue 102 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1996 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in February 1996 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Inside: Carbondale developing long-term planJ<?r city business de;v~lqp.meiit-p~ge 3 1 v_,.g"'_· -.:']j· ·•~_:·p~· .:,_ :~l/i:J,n __ ; .. Tu ;t:t.,,,7 D~ ·...... , ·_,:'. (:' .'fl/,IU1·;;1/· . 1996 ~ ... e Daily . Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Vol. 81, 1'io. 102, 16 p~ges Getting But you should have a better seen the one that glimpse gofaway ... Chairman of Illinois Rig/rt: Craig Rec.-:Jiia, an education major Senate Appropriations from Clricago, takes Committee tours SIUC, advantage of Mo,rday's mid-70 degree weather meets with Sanders. by enjoying a little fish- By Lori D. Clark ing 011 Campus Lake. DE Assistant Politics Editor Below: Arthur Gibbs(lcjl}, from Carbondale, pulls in a In an effort IO i ncreasc stale blue gill Monday after­ funding for SIU. a member of thc neon at Caml'tts Lake, Senate Appropriations Committee w/1ilc Jerome Wooley, wa.~ invited to tour the SIUC cam­ from Carbondale, wails pus Monday to learn the issues for a bite. 111cy spent a affecti,1g the University. Sen. Steve Rauschenbcrger. R­ day off work relaxing at Elgin. a chainna,1 of the Illinois tire lake, wlrcre tTzcy Scn:lle .\ppropriaticns Committee. caught about 20 blue visited SIUC at the invitation of Sen. gill r.nd bass. Dave Luechtefeld. R-Okawville. Rauo;chcnbcrgcr toured areas of the SIUC campus with Luechtefeld and SIU President Ted Sanders. The Appropriations Committee ,d, the hudcet for the ,tale each , ~If. 1ncludin!! allo-.:ations for SIUC. "I lhouglll-il would bc good lo give Sen. Rau,chenbcrger ,omc idea of the needs of the Unh·cr­ s1tv.'' Luechtefeld said. Ec said he wanted the facilities of Southern fllinoi,. especially SIU. I<' recc:ivc funding from th.! Senate "We wan! our fair share of dol­ lars.'' Luechtefeld said. Sander., said one of the focuses SHIRL£¥ GIOIA - The Dail)' Eg}pti;m see TOUR, page 6 Officials: Immigration bill could affect University By Donita Polly national studcnL~. who are legal im­ aggressively recruiting international tuition," he said. ··,r WC rcally want national student enrollment. which DE Politics Ed,rnr migrant~. from auending American student~. and these bills would make to put America first. we should not has been in t!Je nation's top 20 since colleges. colleges in the United States less cut immigration. We will hurt our 1970. She said the House bill would Dubi!skv said the Senate bill attrac.1ive. economy and culture if immigration affect her office the most because it T,..• o federal pmpo<;a)s containing would rcqu°irc U.S.-ctlucated inter­ Dubit~ky said the bills would dis­ is cut." would require it to collect informa­ pnl\'isions that limit legal immigra­ national student~ 10 leave the countrv courage skilled international students He also said the bills would dis­ tion about the students and track their tion could send a negative message for two 10 five years following their and researchers from working in the courage companies from investing progress through the University. She to studcnL~ ovcrse..L~ who are thinl,;­ graduation. He said many interna­ United States. He said U.S. employ­ research and development money in said the tracking of the smdent~ is ing of attending American colleges tional student~ would choose 10 go ers would not want to hire interna­ U.S. universities because private not a good way to keep good rela­ and universities. government and to school in a country that ha.~ fewer tional workers because the bj)J companies give a lot of money to tions with them. Univcn;ity officials say. regulations if the bills pass. require.~ that they be paid more than universities to conduct research. He David Carle. spokesman for Sen. Adan1 DubiL~J...1', of the Am.:rican Diane Hodgson, SIUC Interna­ their American counterparts. said because the United States is Paul Simon, D-Ill., said Simon Immigration Lawyen; Association. tional Student Adviser, said interna­ ·Also. ruition revenues to U.S. col­ always short on scientists. many opposes the Senate bill in its present said a U.S. Senate and a U.S. House tional student~ could be put off by leges and univcn;ities would be cut companies depend on intcmationnl fonn but will offer an amendment bill would represent the largest cut~ these laws and may decide i!gainst by more than S6.8 billion each year immigrants to fill the slot~. today to the Senate bill that would in legal immigration in 70 years. He the United States and SIUC. if the bills are pas.~. Dubitsky said. Hodgson said she is not sure how only apply the regulations to illegal said the bills would discourage inter- She said other countries are "'These bills dramatically impact the bills would affect SIUC's inter- immigrants. The sounds of silence? Sports Index Dawgs lose to Bradley Opinion ..... page 4 Police enforcing $500 penalty for loud music in cars 79-76 in OT heartbreaker Classifieds ... page 70 By Brian T. Sutton cle. Gus Bode at SIU Arena. Comics ..... page 13 Daily Egyptian Reporter Don Priddy, Carbondale resource officer, said the ordinance is Sports ...... page 16 enforced more vigorously again this page 16 The Carbondale Police Deprut- spring because in the spring and ment will take-to the streets again summer, more people drive.with Campus Weather this spring, with $500 tickets in their car windows down.·, hand, to punish sound violators, an• Priddy.said if.an officer hears Today: Cloudy officer says. sowid from a vehicle, ai leasfup,io: · _ Experts offer advice to The Carbondale Police ,~;o feet-away, the officer wiU-putl_ · •"F.~a'::;.'": students tanning under Department wiUcontinue a spring ttie vehicle over. If it is a first ~ artificial light. High .. 65 ritualofenforcingaCarbondalecity _offense; ihe driver will,be given a. ordinance that prohibits sound from · warning. A second offense warrants Gus says~ I hav~ the solution - page 3 Low ... 48 a "sourid amplifying device" that . let's soundproof the 7 can be heard ~OJeet ,from the vehi- .. see ~u~1_«;, ea&~.6. , , dougllnut s• Daily Egyptia,i Tuesday, February '27, 1996 World MARCOSES FASHIONABLE AGAIN IN PHiLIPPINES MANILA, Philippines-A decade ago, when a military mutiny turned into a popular uprising and forced Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos from the presidential palace;the Philippine first lady's famous shoe collection emerged as the defining feature of the corrupt excesses of the Marcos's 20-ycar rule. But now, 10 years after bis ouster on Feb. 25, 1986, Fentinand Marcos in death is enjoying something close to a Nixonesque F!'ash Faads _, ~\\-st er.. , rehabilitation. Many Marcos-era officials have emerged to bold key posi­ ] -:Jfairslyfists-'e~ , tions in the legislature and the cabineL And most strikingly, a recent 6 th!Anttivers'!-"!I Sale ) 1 public-opinion survey by the respected Social Weather Stations found Prices of:Teo. 1990 ~l s1ammin TUesday that most Filipinos today view the Marcos regime favorably, ranking Iceberg Lelt\Jc8 .39¢/HEAO • Back Again Marcos far higher than Aquino on most counts. cauromla Navel Orange .8~ · Relaxers Broccoli .59¢/Bu. Green Cabbage .19¢11..B ., $20AIIDap Tomatoes .49e/LB '' CROUPS WORKING TO SAVE VIETNAM'S WILDLIFE­ Much More ••. Come and Celebrate with us!f If a balf-centmy of war was destructive LO the wild animals of Vietnam, . Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9:00 - 5:30 Sat. 9:00 - 5:00 two decades of peace are proving even worse. The Indochina tiger, 100 E. Walnut (lntersec:lion of E. 13 & Rallroad) 529-2534 which once roamed the countryside, is rarely seen. Elephants, bears, Goodhlllllrdl 1.1998. peacocks, the clouded leopard. de.er, monkeys and other native wildlife are disappearing because of rampant poaching and large-scale destruc­ tion of their forest habitat Even the clcadly cobra is in full retreat. At Friday, March 1 greatest risk arc CCllain kinds of brightly colored monkeys called langurs that exist in the wild only in Vietnam and now-rue on the verge of extinc­ atthe 1996 tion. But a collection of American and German zoos and the American branch of the Swiss-based World ·:.rildlife Fund are working with the Vietnamese to save the langurs and other imperiled species . 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Earlier this month, a lawsuit filed by a sepa­ (SIUC Slwknl ~er 3rd Floor) rate coalition led by the American Civil Liberties Union resulted in the for more information temporary blocking of the act, which is part of the recently enacted fed­ eral tcle.communications law.