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Panther hoops team Eastern Illinois University signs final WEDNESDAY recruit for July 3, 1996 Charteston, Ill. 61920 Vol. 81, No. 158 1996-97 8pages season PAGE "Tell the truth and don't be afraid" 8 Uriion ready for return Five-month lock out ends with acceptance of proposal IfllSSA BECK happy, I am happy with them," jige4itnr said Kevin Grant, union vice president of the bargaining Union members and committee. rrailmobile have reached an Grant said the union is relativ­ agreement on a contract proposal ely pleased with the new contract that will return approximately 900 and the increase in pay, even Jocked-out employees to work as though it was not exactly what soon as Monday. they had asked for. United Paperworkers Inter­ "The cost of living was no national Union Local 7591 ratified longer an issue with the NAOKO KOJIMA/Staff photographer the new contract on Monday by a membership when they voted to voting margin of 70 percent of the accept this proposal, they accepted Gary Collins (middle), president of the United Paperworkers International Union Local 7591, and Mike 792 voting members. the 58 cents increase," Grant said. Lewis (front left), chairman of the bargaining committee, state the results of the contract ptoposal vote, "Now, we want to show the Some union members did vote which was supported by an estimated 70 percent by union members. The men spoke to the public Monday world we are the No. 1 trailer against the proposal because it night in front of the Westfield Gymnasium. · builders, and we are pleased and should have included back pay ready to get back to work," said with the increase for the temp­ in our previous four year contract, of living addressed and those who with the winning hand." Tun McDonnell, spokesman and orarily unemployed workers. but actually they tricked us," said voted for it thought, 'hey, are we The contract allows for an 18 Trailmobile's vice president, in a "It was acceptable to the union member Donald W. going to gamble with our future cent wage increase for the first release. majority, because originally there Langford. "So those who voted anymore' and settled with the See UNION page 2 "As long as the membership is was supposed to be a cost of living against, still wanted the real cost wage increase, and we finished Student Government working Library combines to prepare for fal I semester By JENNIFER PAGE election period to two days. Anselment said he two departments ll!ft'writcr believes the expansion will improve voter turnout In the next few weeks, Anselment said he will be Elected student senate members are working with working with another summer senate member to Periodical and circulation merged "olunteer summer senate members to streamline improve the LEAD program. Student Government in time for the fall semester. LEAD is "an opportunity for new students to be into new circulation services area Unfortunately, only two elected student senate familiarized with campus issues," Anselment said. By SIENNA CRAWFORD and sometimes they are happy and members are attending Eastern this summer. The program is different from student orientation, DENISE RENFRO sometimes not." "It hasn't made much difference as far as which familiarizes new students with the university Staff writers "It was a lateral (career) move froductivity," said Jason Anselment, student body itself. he said. While most of the participants are (for Lasky)," a library source said iftsident-elect. • freshman, LEAD is open to all new students. The periodical and circulation "But, .she is no longer a Anselment has been meeting informally with the Student Government will also be working to try to departments in Booth Library department head." '901unteer senators to make sure that revisions of find a way to "hold student representatives on faculty were merged together Monday 1be salaries of the two women Student Government programs and information will committees more strictly accountable," Anselment into one department· - circulation will remain the same acconting to be ready when the fall semester begins. said. "In the past, we haven't really used our student services - causing a change in Lanhani. Both employees were ''Right now, we're right on track," be•said. representatives to our advantage." two job classifications. informed of the changes last week Anselment and a former elections chair who is Anselment hopes that in ·the fall, Student The changes made in the during a regular staff meeting lunteering as a summer senate member are working Government members and student representatives departments were "personnel much to the surprise of library reform the Student Government elections process. will communicate more efficiently. related," said Allen Lanham, dean personnel. The proposed changes include expanding the one-day See GOVERNMENT page 2 of library services. Lanham would Prior to the merger the only offer no further comment on why other notice giyen to general the departments were merged. workers that ,explained what "It's not a major issue in the changes would take place was via Bar entry age raised to 21 at SIU library," Lanham said e-mail. Marlene Slough, the former Other library workers will not gested the changes to the Carbon­ percent of the SIU-C student body. dale City Council after problems Unfortunately, few bar alter­ head of periodicals, was ap- be affected by the merger. ''The with rioting during Halloween natives are available to under­ pointed as head of the entire only positions changed are with The decision to change the bar­ weekend in 1994. classmen in Charleston since the department the librarians," Lanham said. The entry age from 20 to 21 in The bar age change was grad­ Charleston City Council voted 3-2 Jane Lasky, the former head of librarians have been reassigned to Carbondale took effect on Monday ually phased in beginning in 1994 on April 19, 1994, to raise the bar­ circulation, is not working with new duties, he said. leaving underage students when it was raised to 19 and entry age from 19 to 21 . The the new department Members of the library tearching for other alternatives. followed by 1995's raise to 20. change took effect on June 9 of the Lasky was reassigned to advisory board were infonned of A Mayoral/Presidential task On-campus student groups in. same year. another office in the library. the merger in their last meeting on filrce, created by Carbondale Carbondale are looking to work During discussions and forums "Reassignment is covered in June 19. Mayor Neil Dillard and Southern with the city to form some bar concerning the entry age change, their contracts," Lanham :Saiti:. • · ·- See LIBRARY page 2 Blinois University at Carbondale alternatives for underclassmen Charleston Mayor Dan Cougtll ''When a professor is reassigned '1esident John C .. Guyon, sug- which make up approximately 19 See SIU page2 '-,.- . \\ .. I .. ' • • .. fit 2 Wednesday, July 3, 1996 The Dally Eastern News Light·sentence for child molester Voting close for new BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - molested his stepson though Prosecutors wanted a former charges have not been filed. police officer who admitted hav­ "He'll be back here in a year and Russian President ing videotaped sex with a teen­ will be doing it to somebody ~ MOSCOW (~) - Russians started voting for president Wednesday age stepdaughter locked up for else." 12 years. And a police chief who There was one big catch that after a campaign of stunning reversals, back room deals and a new, last­ says he once saw Michael Wayne might explain the light sentence, mioute cloud over Boris Yeltsin's health. In 25 hours of balloting, the Kee in a compromising position St. Clair County State's Attorney 16 at the time. He was arrested vast nation faces a stark choice: going forward with painful democratic with another girl thinks a tough Robert Haida said Tuesday. last year after another. stepdaugh­ reforms or turning back to Soviet controls. sentence would have been appro­ "The victim and the victim's ter found one of the videotapes 1be decisive runoff between Yeltsin and Communist leader Gennady priate. mother, now the current spouse, he had made with her sister and Zyuganov started with the opening of polls in the Far East, nine time But a St. Clair County judge essentially pleaded with the court showed it to a teacher. Kee plead­ zones ahead of Moscow. ordered 364 days behind bars for to allow him to come back to the ed guilty in December to criminal The first results from the 93,500 polling stations were expected late Kee in a sentence that allows him home," Haida said. "They felt sexual assault and child pornog­ Wednesday. Yeltsin's forces hoped for a large turnout among the coun­ to leave the county jail daily for very strongly that with treatment raphy. try's 108 million eligible voters that would carry him past a solid, loyal employment and includes manda­ ... this would not reoccur." The victim, now 17, pleaded block of voters who back Zyuganov's plan for a Communist future. tory counseling and a $2,000 Chief Judge Stephen Kernan, for leniency "is very unusual, The end of the campaign was shadowed by uncertainty over Yeltsin's fine.