Eastern Illinois University The Keep March 1984 3-1-1984 Daily Eastern News: March 01, 1984 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1984_mar Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: March 01, 1984" (1984). March. 1. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1984_mar/1 This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1984 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in March by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. nderland, again Forget the snow Special pullout section of snow dumped on Eastern Check out the latest men's and women's Check out the 4-page pullout section in the f4'88day provided everyone with fashions for this Spring in the Fashion Guide. Fashion Gulde for the latest sports news and W Arctic life. SM ltcOftd HCtlon classifieds. SM pullout Mellon . The Dally Thursday, March 1, 1 984 will be partly sunny. Highs in the low to mid 30's. Light and variable winds. · Tonight will be partly cloudy and cold. Lows5 to 15. iversity /Charleston, Ill. 61920 Vol. 69, No. 112 / s tions, 24 Pages EasternEastern Illinois U� I NewsThree ec Warmer conditions; more sn_ow Monday by Keith Clark area, so this recent snowfall is by no As people continue digging out from means a record," Wise explained. the near-foot of snow which blanketed Meanwhile, operations to clear the area this week, local weather streets and walkways continue observers are predicting a moderate Wednesday both in Charleston and at weather trend through the weekend. Eastern. Richard Wise, Eastern geology I - Larry Pfeiffer, a spokesman for the geography instructor, said that in the Charleston Street Department, said ci­ next several days he expects bright ty roads are currently in "fair" condi­ skies and temperatures climbing to tion. almost the 40-degree mark. "We're getting there, and what Wyndham· Roberts, weathercaster we're trying to do _right now is to widen for Champaign television station them in spots," he said. WCIA, also said he expects a gradual Duane Horat�, another street warming trend to continue the rest of department employee, added that the week. plowing was "going all right." "Temperatures should increase and "We've done real. well, and after two reach the 40s by the end of the week, jays and two nights of work, we're get­ but we should look for snow to come dng pretty tired," he noted. by Monday,'' he said. Marty lgnazito, Eastern's assistant Wise noted that a new spowstorm Physical Plant director, said his crew which is on the Pacific coast could has been _working long hours in an at­ reach the area by Sunday or Monday. tempt to clear snow. But before that snow comes, he add­ "It's not a simple task," he said. ed, the combination of above-freezing "We're working under very difficult soil temperatures and bright sunlight conditions and we only have so many will work to melt some of the snow that pieces of equipment." has fallen. The crews are "doing the best they The recent snowfall, reported to be can" to clear the snow, he added. about IO inches, did not set a record The crews may not have seen the last for the area, he noted. of this winter's snow. Roberts also said '81ttiorTom Lowrey and Junior Patty Graham got into the thick of things outside "I remember that about ten years the forecast for March looks "cold and .coleman Hall . They were taking snow measurements for a math and science ago, we had about a foot of snow in wet." methods course. (News photo by Kim Ward) one afternoon that paralized the whole J;ig Senate." After the meeting Boyd said, "It's a sad day ... when the senate members won't even allow a motion on the floor" for discussion by the senate. He added it was "nearsighted" of him not to see the need for separate proposals for the necessary bylaw changes. However, Boyd plans to present the amended resolution and the necessary . bylaw changes recommended in the resolution as separate proposals to the legislative leadership committee: next Tuesday. In other business, a motion to recon­ sider the senate's support of a security proposal authored · by Student Body President John Cole and Residence Student Body President John Cole and Senate Speaker Ron Wesel listen to Hall Association President Joe objections concerning a motion to approve a resolution to abolish the Off. Wheeler failed. Campus Student Housing Association. (News photo by Sam Paisley) Senator Mark Erwin said he made senators a copy of it Tuesday and then Wesel said that the amended form, the motion because he believed the realized a bylaw change must first be changing the resolution's wording to senate did not consider all aspects of approved by the legislative leadership recommend that the senate "consider the security proposal at last Wednes­ committee. making OCSHA the OCSHA commit­ day's meeting before voting on it. Boyd said he amended the re.solu­ tee of the Student Senate,'' would have Last week, the senate voted to sup- . tion, eliminating the bylaw change, to · resolved the procedural .problem port a security proposal which includes comply with senate procedure. because no direct bylaw change would obtaining funds through student fees However, the amended version was have been made. or the university to improve campus not presented because the objection The original resolution states, "that lighting and hire students to aid in who proposed vote ended all discussion of ,he resolu­ OCSHA shall henceforth be known as campus security tasks. he gave the tion. the OCSHA committee of the Student 2 Thursday, March 1 , 1 984 ThelMUyEastem News Hart disadvantaged in the South ATLANTA (AP)-Sen. Gary Hart's victory in less that half the available slots. New Hampshire may have turned three crucial "He's put very little effort into the state," Southern primaries into free-for-alls, but he has Kathy Kossman, excutive director of the Florida less than two weeks to capitlalize on his new Democratic Party. "But I assume he's going to - status and scramble to the top. have some momemtum ... there is obviously some The Colorado senator, fresh from a stunning excitement being generated." upset over Vice President Walter Mondale in Sen. John Glenn of Ohio, who finished third New Hampshire's Democratic presidential in New Hampshire, pronounced the race open primary, will be put to a stiff test on March 13 again. And the Rev. Jesse Jackson, trying to Mondale dares Hart to race when Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Massachuset­ build on a No. 4 finish, challenged Hart to come tes, five other states, American Samoa and to Dixie and fight. by The Associated Press Democrats Abroad hold primaries or caucuses to "He can't stay in New Hampshire," Jackson Walter Mondale may have tripped on "Heartbreak Hill" pick 511 delegates. said. "He has to come to Super Tuesday. He's in New Hampshire but was running hard again Wednesday, Hours after winning in New Hampshire, Hart not organized down here.'' challenging Sen. Gary Hart to a "head-to-head" race in the vowed to "win others in the South... and Hart's New Hapshire victory not only alters upcoming southern primaries. elsewhere." the race in the South, it turns Massachuetts In Atlanta, Mondale noted more than 60 percent of all But Hart is handicapped in the South. primary "from a ho-hum election into a high southern delegates to the convention will be chosea in the Few prominent Southerners have endorsed stakes election," Massachuettes party chairman next three weeks. him and he has little organization in Georgia and Chester Atkins said. "It's the only place where "In my opinion, a potential nominee of ·the Democratic Alabama. Things may be even worse in Florida, Hart has an organization and can make a strong party cannot write off a major section of the country," he where he has convention delegates running for hit against Mondale." said. "I challenge Mr. Hart to bring his campaign to the whole South. I challenge him to compete with me here head­ to-head." . Hart, the surprise winner Tuesday's primary, thanked a Lebanon'sBEIRUT, Lebanon (AP)-President future Amin relys on talks group of New Hampshire voters before leaving the state that sider a French resolution for a U. N. force on Gemayel met in Damascus Wednesday with Beirut after the withdrawal of U.S., Italian and launched him in what he insists will be a two-man battle with Syrfan President Hafez Assad for talks that Mondale forthe nomination. British troops. could determine the future of Gemayel's Around sundown a car bomb exploded at a 12- goverenment, which is facing a strong challenge story apartment building near the state TV sta­ Soviets veto French resolution from Syrian-supported rebels in Lebanon. tion in Beirut's Moslem sector. Three civilians After the private meeting, Assad gave a ban­ were killed, including a 6-month-old baby, and UNITED NATIONS-The Soviet Union vetoed a French quet for Gemayel at his palace. resolution Wednesday that would have had the Security No statements up to 75 were wounded. were issued on the progress of the talks. Council to send a U.N. force to replace the Western Police said goverment troops and Moslem Beirut papers said Gemayel's hurried multinational force in the Beirut area. trip em­ militiamen traded sporadic mortar and rocket­ phasiied his resolve to scrap Lebanon's troop Ambassador Oleg Troyanovsky, the chief Soviet delegate, propelled grenade fire across the "green line" withdrawal pact with Israel for a settlement with had said before the council met that he would veto the pro­ dividing Beirut into Moslem and Christian sec- - Syrian-backed Druse and Shiite Moslem op­ posal.