. Taylor University Student News t&i4 See page 8 April!4,2000HCHO Volume 87, Issue 21 Almost a 'grand' old time 'Thousandaire' winner Neier walks away with Fennig and change Hair today... pg. 3 HILLARY BOSS SAC member and game show Olsen women donate Staff Writer' night produce,r Vinnie hair for childrens' charity. Last night, SAC gave Taylor Manganello, selected fifteen students a chance to win one men from the audience to have a thousand dollars. chance to win a date with Neier. SAC sponsored its own version They began the game with a pie of "Who wants to be a million­ eating contest, in which the first aire?" Freshman Ashlee Neier ten men to eat a slice of pie won the most money, even advanced to the next round. A challange pg. 4 though it was only 108 dollars Those ten contestants raced in John Molineux chal- out of a possible thousand. pairs on a Nintendo Power Pad langes spiritual growth Neier was one of the first ten to determine five semi-finalists. on campus. contestants to be randomly Neier asked the final five bach­ selected from the audience. The elors two questions each and Letter to editor pg. 5 ten contestants answered • a then she selected three finalists. Anonymous "voice of "fastest finger" question. The The three men were given a reason" berates "bubble" winner of that round moved on to list for a scavenger hunt within colurhn. the "hot seat." Rediger Auditorium. The first Once in the "hot seat" the con­ one to return to the stage with testant answered multiple choice twenty hymnals, an engagement questions that were projected on ring, a Taylor athlete and a few a screen. Josh Olson portrayed other random items was # & e host Regis Philbin, as he read the declared the winner of a date Stormin'Norman pg. 6 questions and prompted the con­ with Neier. Junior Adam Fennig won the Bebo's honest lyrics and testants toward a final answer. contest. "My friends rushed to unguarded personality Contestant Megan Clark said, help me find all the stuff," he make him a hit with the "At first I didn't want to go up said. college crowd. there because I thought I'd, be embarrassed, but once I got up Fennig said he didn't expect to win. "I'm speechless. It's an They're back p^.7 there I wanted to win it." Clark honor to be able to 'date' No Doubt releases their said she was frustrated that she Ashlee," he said. "I knew I first album in five years. never got a chance to move past the "fastest finger" round for a would have to do all kinds of chance to win the money. crazy things in order to win." Neier did not advance to the Olson presented Neier with KATE TUCKER-The Echo one hundred dollars to add to "hot seat" until the fourth round Host Josh Olson (center) announces the winners of the SAC She earned ten cents when she the eight she had already won. gameshow, Junior Adam Fennig (left) and Freshman Ashlee Not Funny pg. 8 answered the first question cor­ Although Neier doesn't have Neier (right). Neier took home $108 and a date with Fennig. Luke's six rules for living. rectly, and she worked her way definite plans for spending the classes. I watch the show all the all the way up to eight dollars. money, she said, "I'm going to Millionaire?' theme because it has time, and I've been to a live tap­ Neier guessed incorrectly on a Chicago this weekend, so been so popular," Castro said. ing of it," Olson said. question about the animal that maybe I'll spend it there." "SAC has a budget, so we According to Manganello, the represents the zodiac sign SAC member Joanna Castro changed [it] to one thousand." event was a success and the Sagittarius. Because she won the helped Manganello plan the Olson said he enjoyed being the (4^ee> ken? d/ majority of the audience was able most money, she got to partici­ event. She said that SAC has a host. Manganello asked him to to participate. "The turnout was pate in the next game, which was game show night every year. participate after he gave a Power WEATHER low, but the people who were called "Who wants to date a "We decided to go with the Point version of 'Who wants to be there had a good time." thousandaire?" 'Who Wants to be a a millionaire?' for one of his Friday CO! SAC sponsors egg hunt Low 55, high 70. ic i'clr fh jiograpr:' r*; *'*: SARA WINFREY all around campus. Each egg Staff Writer will contain a small slip of paper < , - > -no no--*-. ;i tv: good for one prize. .-Saturday \ SAC will be hosting an .Eggstravaganza April 17-19. Prizes include candybars, bags 20DD annual awards of the Indii The Easter egg hunt is open to the of chips and gift certificates to Low 53, high 69. entire student body and there are Ivanhoe's. One special egg, only no participation fees or sign up to be found on Wednesday, will Sunday sheets. contain a slip of paper good for Scattered showers. "All you have to do is keep your $50. University in Bloomington, Indiana on eyes open," Matt Barcalow, SAC Prizes can be redeemed Monday f : . ^ • vice president said. through Wednesday at the TSO office. - The plastic eggs will be hidden NHMm NEWS LAKE STATION (AP) - Three Lake Station first WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) ~ Indiana congressman TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Ruling party insider Yoshiro graders have been suspended from school following an Dan Burton says a domestic child custody court needs Mori took control as Japan's new prime minister last alleged plot to kill a classmate. Authorities say the girls Wednesday, squelching speculation he would call to determine if Juan Miguel Gonzalez is fit for parent­ made crude maps to go along with the alleged plot. ^ahead with his ing before he is allowed to take his son, Elian, back to However, police and school officials say the girls were The election Cuba. Burton says Bureaucrats at the immigration and actually friends of the intended "victim." The girls will of Mori naturalization service and people like attorney general undergo psychological evaluations. The school's guid­ Japanese' _ Sunc Janet Reno should, not be handling this case. He ance counselor believes the girls may not yet understand Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi sufffered a expects Elian and his father will eventually return to the concept of death. went into a coma. Obuchi reftiainained hospital Cuba if given the chance. life support. At his first news conference as pi BLOOMINGTON (AP) - Bloomington North Star minister, Mori brushed off suggestions that opposi WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Microsoft chairman Jared Jeffries has been named the Gatorade National pressure would force him to call a general election Bill Gates spoke in a roundtable discussion that's part High School Basketball Player of the year. The before July, when leaders from the Group of Eight of a white house conference on the "New Economy." announcement was made today at the school. The award nations will hold a summit in Japan. Mori, the former The conference is bringing several industry leaders is given to the athlete that demonstrates basketball skills second-in-command in the Liberal Democratic Party, and other top economic experts together to discuss the said bolstering the economy ;and preparing for the nation's "New Economy." Goldman Sach's group and academic and community achievements. summit were'his priorities. The government must call invgstjpent leader Abby Joseph Cohen has told the elections by October. "I have other major tasks to conference the outlook for the nation's stock markets TERRE HAUTE (AP) -- Lieutenant Governor Joe carry out and I have to makesure that I executeexec those arjfstill bright. Kernan unveiled Indiana's 1999 export numbers this tasks in a proper manner, he said. morning in Terre Haute. Kernan says Hoosier exports FLORIDA (AP) - Deliberations in the penalty phase rose to 13.97 billion dollars last year. That's a 4.2 per­ JAPAN (AP) - Government officials in Japan say the of a Florida class action lawsuit against top tobacco cent increase over 1998. Kernan says transportation Mount Usu volcano is threatening to erupt again. The firms has begun. The jury ruled last July cigarette equipment is the state's largest industry for export activ­ volcano has already erupted twice over the past week. makers worked to hide the risks of smoking last and ity and adds that abouLhalTofthe- sta^e's export activity The area around the volcano on the island of Hokkaido should beeJLiamble for making defective products. The takes place in remains evacuated. Officials fear possible rains could jury will begin muiling punitive damages for up to a loosen ash that has settled across the area after the million sick smokers after rulirfg on compensatory VALPARAISO (AP) - David MalinsRi is serving a 155 eruptions and cause landslides. damages for three smo ers. year prison telm for the murder of Lorraine Kirk ley. Now, he faces a lawsuit from his victim's husband. RWANDA (AP) - A Rwandan court has sentenced NEW YORK, New York (AP) - The United States Malinski was convicted of killing Ki^kley in March. eight people to die for genocide and crimes against appears to be backing off it's opposition to call for However, her body still has not been foupd and he refus­ humanity. They had been charged for their roles in the expanding the United Nations Security Council.