Eastern Illinois University The Keep February 2000 2-18-2000 Daily Eastern News: February 18, 2000 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2000_feb Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: February 18, 2000" (2000). February. 13. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2000_feb/13 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2000 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in February by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Friday ~ February 18, 2000 Inside Sports Shake your Smooth Eastern Illinois University groove thing Charleston, Ill. 61920 transition VoL85 , No. 102 Freshman Kayla Bloemer '80s party band comes to Top 16 pages 2 sections of the Roc. provides a spark off the ews Eastern bench. Story in section 8 "Tell the truth and don't be afraid." Story on Page SA 10 cents a minute every day? Student Senate resolution for lower long-distance rates gets mixed reviews By Christine Demma Staff writer A Student Senate resolution to lower long distance rates and raise line rates has mixed reviews from many students. The resolution, which was tabled at Wednesday's meeting, would lower long distance rates to a flat rate of 10 cents per minute all day. Students cwrently pay between 10 and 15 cents per minute depending on the time of day of the call. The line rates would be raised 'Pocket full' of art lessons from $12.41 per month to $20 per month per line. above, Terry Hyder, Instructor of Pocket Full of Surprises, Senate members tabled the resolution to have more humors one of her students by placing one of their mate­ time to gauge student opinion. rials, a paper bowl, on top of his head Thursday evening Several senate members opposed passing the reso­ lution so they could study the "facts and figw·es" in the Tarble Arts Center. Hyder is the supervisor of involved with lowering the phone rates and to more Eastern's Instructional Technology Center in Buzzard Hall accurately gauge how the majority of students feel and was a former preschool teacher for 15 years in about this issue. Dallas Texas. Thursday's class was the second in a Amanda Cole, sophomore accounting major, does series of six. This class focused on Watercolor Pencils not think she will make enough phone calls to make with an emphasis on colors and circles. The class con­ up the difference in price. sisted of five 4 and 5 year olds. ''I won't benefit," she said. Katherine Thomas, junior English major, does not left, Neenah Rafiqi, 5, daughter of Elise Hempel, Eastern feel she will benefit either since she does not make a alumna, chooses a different watercolor pencil to com­ lot of long distance phone calls. plete her paper plate masterpiece. The pencils Rafiqi and ''Ifl did (make long distance calls), I would buy a phone card," Thomas said. her classmates were using could be used like crayons, or A lot of other students rely on phone cards for their they could be dipped in water first to make the pencil long distance calling needs. seem like a paintbrush. In next week's class, the students Craig Buschor, fi·eshman business management are going to make a torn paper collage. major, does not make a lot of long distance phone calls, but uses a calling card for the calls he does Mandy Marshall / Photo editor make. See 10 CENTS Page 2A New $256,000 parking lot under construction By Julie Bartlow Education and will be complete at plete for pm·king, Weidner said. ber, said as of now the pm·king lot is al pm·king as is outlined in the Cain­ campus ed ~or the end of the spring semester, said "We recognize the campus con­ available for all students, staff and pus master plan," he said. Ted Weidner, director of facilities cetus for pmking and have made the faculty to pm·k, but when the lot is "The next project will be at the A new parking lot located south planning and management in an e­ pmtially completed lot available," complete, pm·king will be limited to comer of Garfield Street and Fowth of Gmtield at Ninth and I Oth streets mail. he said. "It is partially complete upper class students, faculty and Sn·eet, where the Weller tennis is under construction for students, "This (fee) includes reworking because of seasonal limitations and staff only. cowts are now. That lot will replace faculty and staff. drainage in the area, so we don't to allow the required base material Weidner said other pm·king lot parking to be removed fi·om service The project, which costs have many problems with pondi.ng to settle under load over the wintet·." projects m·e to be constructed in the for the Booth Libnuy project and $256,000 is funded by money fi·om ofw ater as well as lighting," he said. Tom Larson, university police futw·e. other parking in the center campus the Illinois Board of Higher The lot is already pmtially com- chief and pm·king conunittee mem- "We intend to constiuct addition- m·ea." Avoiding debt requires self discipline, speaker says By Kate Burke shop, sponsored by the counseling center, "College students are notorious as thing students like to do, Kemagis said. She Staffwr~er lemned about money management. impulse buyers and most are susceptible to compared budgeting to dieting. The Counseling Center gave a swvey ear­ credit," said Kemagis. ''We're all on a budget "If it's too restrictive, you gain all the College students often have n·ouble bud­ liet· in the year to find out what students want­ ... kind ofw ithout even being awm·e of it," she weight back," she said. geting their money and managing the respon­ ed to leam more about, or simply talk about. said. "A lot of hidden costs occur in college As a way to approach this problem, she sibilities of owning a credit cm·d, said Smah Throughout the year, the center gives nine to such as alcohol, cigm·ettes, gas and going suggested making adjustinents and being Kemagis, a Counseling Center employee, at 10 workshops to satisfy those student inter­ out." flexible to wants and needs. her lectw·e "Got Money?" ests. Financial concetns and procrastination Students have to discipline themselves in "Little things that we don't remember Those who attended the life skills work- topped the list, according to Kemagis. order to stick to a budget, which is not some- See SPEAKER Page 2A 2A Friday, Febmruy 18, 2000 The Dally Eastern News Faitern News Cargo plane crash kills 3 The Daily Eastern News is published daily, 'There was no chance of rescue: fire chief says ::o~~~~!o:~:t:! .teamwere Monday through Friday, in Charleston, Ill., dur­ The McDoiUlell Douglas DC-8 ing fall and spring semesters and twice weekly during tile summer term except during school RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. "There was no chance of rescue," the aircraft. The plane hit the ground has two engines mounted on each O vacations or examinations, by (AP) - A DC-8 cargo plane crashed Havetty said. "in a ball of fire," he said. wing. The model went into service in I ~~"":a tile students of Eastern llinois The plane canied three crew Universlty. subscription price: into an automobile wrecking yard The plane crashed into the 1959 and production ended in 1972. $38 per semester, $16 for summer only, $68 all while 1lying to make an emergency members: the pilot, first captain and Insurance Auto Auctions salvage Mather Field was once Mather year. The Daily Eastern News is a member of landing Wednesday, bursting into a flight engineet~ all believed to be yard, setting as many as 200 cars on Air Force Base, which was closed as The Associated Press, is entitled to Which flames and killing the three people Emety employees, said Allen. fire and causing explosions over a a militaty operation in 1993. Since excklsive use of al articles appearing ® in this paper. The editorials on Page 4 aboard the aircraft, investigators The pilot rep01ted unsecured 200-yard-long area. then, it has become a civilian aiiport represent the majority opinioo of the said. cargo sh01tly aftet· takeoff, Havetiy Mot01-ist Emie Killinger watched and the region's cargo hub. It is edttorial board; all other opinion pieces an· are signed. The Daily Eastern News edttoriat Emety Worldwide Flight 17 took said. The plane can-ied clothing, the plane stl-ike belly-first. located about 10 miles east of and business offices are located in Buzzard off at 7:35p.m., bound for Dayton, automatic 11-ansmission fluid and a "It was like he was crash-land- Sacramento. Hall, Eastern lli nois Universtty. Ohio, from Mafuer Field when the small amount of fuses - 9 grams, or ing," said Killinget·, who was dr-iving Emety, based in Redwood City, Periodical postage paid at ChMeston, IL 61920. pilot inunediately repotied trouble, about a third of an ounce - used to home at the time. "I saw the fi-ont specializes in transpottation setvices ISSN 0894·1599. Printed by Eastern Illinois Universtty, said company spokesman James activate automobile air bags, Allen half of the fuselage come out of the for business shippers ofheavyweight ChMeston, IL 61920. Allen. said. flames and the cockpit was straight cargo, the company says on its Web Posbnaster: Send address changes to The plane ttuned around and Jim Whitehead, manager of the up and it just rocked back and fotth site.