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SANDRA MASON DIRECTOROFRECORDSMANAGKMENT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY ' ·j , ' MICROGRAPIDCSDEPARTMENT CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS ' ,____,__--,--~--_,__.,...,,.,,,..._,,..,._.,.-~...,....,....__--·--·--•· ' ~ thnrsdmy Kick off: Father's Day: Sunset Concerts begin tonight with R&B SIUC professor shares siuger Oliver Sain. his joys of being the page3 father of two little girls. J>age 5 Microscope: AILY ,l@fi11 R llt· . PTI!Nwv.•w.dailyegyptian.com I~ .. ~ Ill . Scientific toy may lead ..~;;: ., to new course. page8 Southern Illinois University at Carbondale _V,_,0_1._s_.. _,1 ..·..i_o._1_s_1_, _1z_p_a_g_es______ ~----r~! 2~:~N&WJimjt'.>~~1;;~]'fS~,~;'i?';)J----------------s.. in_glc_co•p•y-fre_e_ (From le&) Down Roberts, an undecided sophomore from Carbondale, and Mike Finolay, a junior in theoter from Chicago, protest the firing of former ch•:mcellor Jo Ann Argersinger in front of !he sludent center Wednesday. M1N=iYu/ D.Jilr q,')ptian Groups organize in support of Argersinger issues involved." Ge~ Bode RHONDA SOARRA ·Carbondale. said the goal of STUDENT AFFAlRS EDITOR the group is to raise ~tudent @t?H111fti:?;i Jane Adams, associate professor in anthropology awareness and concern for • The website for SIU and hist01y and one of the founders of SIU H.O.P.E., what has happened to the H.O.P.E. con be found said the formation of the group occurred as a joint effort Collaborated support for former SIUC Chancellor University. at www.siuhope.org of people angered at recent events. Jo Ann Argersinger from SIUC faculty. students and "Our members are stll­ and the address for "It has come out of a series of telephone calls and community has resulted in the emergence of two new dents all over the campus," S.EE. con be found a: meetings among constitllency heads, other deeply con­ groups dedicated to seeing her retµrn to her former she said. "We want to let it be www.geocities.co'm:80 cerned people and members of the community," she position. · said. "I took the initiative to call everyone, and tiie peo­ SIU Help Overcome the Present Emergency known that we are supporting ~t~iit/lh:r° Argersinger. We want to ple I called said, 'Please pull us together.,,. (H.O.P.E.) and Students for Excellence in Education Constituencies represented by SIU H.O.P.E. include (S.E.E) both say they disagree with actions of the inform as many students as possible." the Graduate Council, the Faculty Senate, the Graduate Board of Trustees to fire Argersinger and are in full and Professional Student Council president. and the Gus says: support of the former chanceJlor. Whitcomb. a senior in plant biology from Springfield, said the group's actions are attacking the local president of the NMCP. SIU B.O.D.E.: Sean Whitcomb and Dawn Roberts, two S.E.E. "SIU H.O.P.E. is an organization of mgani7..ations members, were among a dozen students protesting the methods by which the board handled Argersinger's job "Bored Over board's actions and passing out literature in front of the as chancellor. Debates Student Center Wednesday. "We are protesting the fact that she was fired and the Everyday!" Roherts, an undecided sophomore from way she was fired," he said. 'There are much bigger SEE SUPPORT; PAGE 7 Unionization vote scheduled for Tuesday Community service option W$1M1lfJl[t')~~if\' TIM CHAMBERLAIN pay. GOVERNMENT £1)JTOR "When I say professionalism. I mean deemed successful • Stoff with being able to discuss with the University rep­ qu~stion~ about The administrative and professional staff resentative issues of importance to the AP USG and city government the1rvohng at SIUC will vote Tuesday to decide if the staff," Rossiter said. PREVENTION: began to explore the possibili­ eligibility or other "Once we are recogni7..ed as a legal entity, questions con check group will unionize, though parties on both Officials consider ty of adding another penalty the PSA's websire at sides of the issue are still debating the merit~ the representative for the University will have option for disobedience of www.iea·higher­ of a union. to discuss issue,; with us in good faith." using option for various city ordinance viola­ ed·website.org/ Eligible voters for Tuesday's election have Rossiter refers to protection in the sense other citations. tions in 1998. Previously, the siucpso. a final chance to disc~ unionization issues that administrative and professional positions only penalty for underage will have more protection because of a nego­ drinking was a fine of $250. today from 11 :30 a.m. until I:30 p.m. in the tiated contract. At the present time, Rossiter ANNA Bmt TRAYNOR Student Center activity rooms A and B. The city council on Dec. said most of these positions are ''at-will" DAILY EGYPTIAN REPORTER .15 approved the adoption of The administrative and professional staff employees, meaning that :m immediate the community service option on the SIUC campus is organized as the supervisor can terminate them for almost any City Attorney Paige Reed for first-time underage alcohol Professional Staff Association, which is affil­ reason. Tuesday night declared the offenders on a trial-and-error iated with the Illinois Education Association. "In any contract we have, there would community service option for basis, which was scheduled The IEA, a subset of the National likely be a just cause option for termination," underage alcohol violations a for a six-month review in Education Associati011, will be the bargaining Rossiter said. "We're not protecting incompe­ success. June. agent representing the administrative and tent eniployees." The option is a combined According to Reed, professional staff if unionization is approved. The pay Rossiter refers to is in reference to effort of Undergraduate Judi Rossiter, chairwoman and spokes­ the lower pay that some feel is hurting the Student Government and woman for the PSA interim steering commit­ Carbondale City Council: SEE COUNCIL, PAGE 6 tee. said union supporters are focusing on three things: professionalism, protection and SEE UNION, PAGE 6 2 • THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1999 D:ULY EGIPTL\N NEWS CalmJ..-rut'ffldt-.a.lhr,r-brv.,1fUl.t.it.,11u.-•~1>U),l-d,)f'fihe-C'\'mt.lht-11rmmL11tt~.clllletunc,d.1tc, rbcr • ...imnwm.wJ)f(hi,~«1hrnTOlanlthe-NmC"M"J~c-l1~pmmiuhrunlfli'.the llC'm. hrmi,W'IA.l'JlitJd1,·mJt.:,G;"'V!'WI\IQtl,~r10llJiJ"$,.~'ffl1H7.Allc.lmhtittN300 Calendar a~m\\-.,,w..iail~UT11T1.NJa.lrnJ.ntni'ffl\illk'Cl"'.Uk-,ru,lmm"'tfthC"Jt,mt.. 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