Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC July 1995 Daily Egyptian 1995 7-20-1995 The Daily Egyptian, July 20, 1995 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_July1995 Volume 80, Issue 172 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1995 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in July 1995 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 1111;;;;:---==------------------------------------------------------- 1n side: Sat~n brings its soulful Motown sound to Turley Park for Sunset"C0ncert- page 3 e Daily Egyptian rn~:f:s20 Southern Illinois_ University at Carbondale - - · Vol. 80, No. 172, 12 pages Database to save taxpayer doHars Loan limits enforced: the National Student Loan Data "A Jot of the problem is there are the department June I, and is 'oeing Gus Bode System (NSLDS). loan limits that are not being updated monthly. New system prevents NSLDS began compiling infor­ enforced," department spokeswom­ Houston, who has been working borrowing more than mation about guaranteed loan an Jane Glickman said. "If (stu­ on the data system since October students are allowed. recipients in November, and is dents) transfer to another school last year, said the system had to be expanding iLc; data banks to include after receiving financial aid; they built from scratch, without a work­ By Rob Neff recipients of direct loans, Perkins may have fallen through the cracks ing model to base it on. DE C cmment/Politics Editor loans and federal Pell grants this in the past. The system will keep "I've been working h~re since year. track of what the students have bor­ before the contract was awarded," Students who may ha\'e slipped The da!a base has already sa\'ed rowed." she said, 'The program was built through the cracks of the financial the taxpayers about SII0 million, Melba Houston, computer sys­ totally ·from scratch: The only aid system in the past and recei\'ed according to Stephanie Babyak, tems analyst for NSLDS, said the model we had to work from was Gus says There goes my fall more money than tl1ey were eligi­ spokeswoman for the US initial submission ofinformation on ble for are in for a surprise called Department of Education. direct loan recipients was made to . see DATA, page 5 shopping spree• N·ew SIU chancellor brings 34 years of educational experience By Donita Polly Sanders said nothing earth-shatter­ Daily Egyptian Repor1cr ing has happened since he took over. U We lost our seat and as chancellor. "It's been a great experience so far}' The beginning of fiscal year 1996 now only have one he said. "No real surprises." brought more to SIU !han pay raises year out of a decade Sanders said one of the critical and fee increases. it also brought a issues he wants to address as chancel­ new SIU chancellor. without Ted Sanders, who has served as lor is securing a formal and Ohio Superintendent of Public representation. permanent voice for SIU in the Board Instruction, lllinois That's not of Higher Education. Superintendent of "We Jost our seat and now only t Education and satisfactory. " have one year out of a decade with representation," he said. O!~~il\l. ~;rut~~~~:,•:: ~· Ted Sanders 'That is not satisfactory." · under former Legislation signed by Gov. Jim President George SIU chancellor Edgar earlier this year eliminated Bush, became the SIU's representation on the Board of was very appealing to come !o an insti­ SIU Chancellor Higher Education. tution like SIU." July I. when for­ Sanders said he wants to let a year Jack Dyer, executive director of '--'-'""'-""-""- mer Chancellor pass and let the dust settle before mak­ - Ted Sanders James Brown uni\'ersity relations. said Sanders has ing any new changes. retired. been keeping an unbelievable sched­ Sanders said keeping undergraduate The chancellor executes and ule since he took over as chancellor. admissions and retention high at SIU enforces the decisions and regulations "He's been meeting with legislators is important, but there is not a single of the trustees and recommends policy and campus presidents," Dyer said. way 10 do that. changes. "He has an enonnous amount of ener­ "We can not afford to retain stu­ A chancellor is a university repre­ gy." dents without rigor 10 excellence," he sentative in the public forum that Garrett Deakin, din.-ctor of govern­ said; includes state and federal legislators ment relations, said because of "We need to attract new admissions and political groups. Sanders' past involvement in Illinois. and retention and impro\'e the quality Sanders said he staned his 34-year he does not have to learn the ropes of of educational programming." career in elementary and secondary the system because he already knows Sanders said tuition increases at SIU SHJRllY GIOIA- The Daily Egyptian education, but he spent most of it in all about it. are necessary because raising tuition systems management at the state and "He knows a lot of the players and will ensure the quality of education KickinJ?:C back:· Clzad Myers, a sophomore in national le\'el. how to get things done," he said. that currently exists at SIU is "I've thoroughly enjoyed dealing Cinema amtPliotogrtipliy from Freeport, kicks a Hady "He is going to be a great asset to Sack in his bad.yard 011 5. Oakland Wednesday evening. with higher education," he said. "It SIU." see SANDERS, page 6 Blues Fest to showcase national;, 1·ocal· tal·en~ Sports ".•• By Kristi Dehority 'The whole idea was to promote an floods, and last year through the nothing but good things. Giant City State Park Daily Egyptian Repor1er entire summer concert series." spring and fall we were going The headliner for the fest is Edgar offers visitors horseback . The fest orig- ···•-·,-:,·-·~:-:-:- 1 through remodeling," he said. Winter. Winter will take the stage at The fourth annual Murphysboro mated four !Edgar-· · -... 1 Even with problems, Ward esti­ 9:30 p.m. and will play his mix of riding and rappelling Blues Fest is this Saturday and offi­ years ago at f.Winfer to·::··: ma1ed· 3,000-4,000 people attended blues, jazz and gospel- influenced opportunities. cials are predicting a success. Riverside Park ·,-hea_dlin~ at~:J last year's event. He said the music, including the famous as a blue- grass ,.Bll!,es!,'es~·-_; favorites "Frankenstein" and· "Free page 12 Dan Ward, recreational director Carbondale Convention and festival. but has I l_ntervi,ew,.-o;. Tourism Bureau estimated approxi­ Ride." for the Murphysboro Park District, been plagued I ;;''.-;:';'page3J mately 6.500 people would a~nd The Oliver Sain Re\'ue, a St. said the event was designed to pro­ with man-made ~.' :: ! ·-, ·._ ' -· ·, '· this year's fesL Louis based rhythm & blues band, Weather mote a summer series. and natural dis- Joseph Glasser, promoter for the has been together since the 1980s · "We've got this band stage and asters over the last two yean;. Blues Fest, said the show has very Today Tomorrow lawn with places to sit," he said. "Two years ago we had the good performers and is expecting see BLUES, page 5 Senate bill calling for 'salvage logging' endangers Shawnee ·~~ Par1ly sunny Par1ly,sunny By Alan Schnepf oped annually to trim the federal forest and° makes Uiban areas that The bill was vetoed by President Daily Egyptian Repor1er budget, contains an amendment call­ border the forest less susceptible to Bill Clinton in June. A different ver­ High of 88 High of 87 ing for increased "salvage logging" fire. sion of the bill, in which the timber · The health of the Shawnee in national forests this year. The amendment, sponsored•by salvage amendment lasts one year, Alan Polk, a national media offi­ Rep. Charles Taylor (R~N.C.), called has not yet reached the Senate floor. index National-Forest may be jeopardized cer for the U.S. Forest Service, said for a two year repeal of environ­ The revised version· passed the if a bill in the U.S. Senate that would salvage logging is done to prevent mental laws regarding salvage log­ House of Representatives. Opinion ••••••• page 4, temporarily change federal environ­ sickly, insect-infested trees from ging and also mandated• a_ three Jann Wilder-Thomas, a member Classified •••••• page 8 mental Jaws is passed. environmen­ spreading disease and to remove billion board feet-per-year minimum of the Shawnee Defense Fund, said Sports •••••••• page 12 talist groups said, trees that could fuel wildfires. He of salvage timber sales for 2 1/2 The recessions act, a bill devel- said this protects the health of the years. see SHAWNEE, page 6 ·,•., _.,. 2) NEWS Daily Egyptian Thursday, July 20, 1995 SMOKERS AND Newswrap~s~=~== NON-SMOKERS . Be Pnid For World 1. Research Participatio11 .. •R•lo,r•rs•P-• -nndCurl · KYI MAKES FIRST APPEARANCE SINCE RELEASE - 2. Quit Smoking Rcscnrch • 1..a, ... , s,..,, ... • •U'••H~• SINGAPORE-Aung San Suu Kyi, U1c Nobel Peace laureate and •Cul• opposition leader in Myanmar, made her first public appearance Call SIUC Smoking Research Program between to am & 5 pm •Color Wednesday since she was frcc<l from almost six years of house arrest. 453-3561 453-3527 Cl'rt1fied MJ\\.1ge but both U1e opposition and miliL'lfY authoritirs appeared determined to Th.-rJpi,I C.M.T. avoid conflict. Suu Kyi, 50, left her house on a lake iu Yangon, the cap­ ital of My-..nmar, which formerly was known as Burma, to attend cere- 1 monies marking Martyrs D:iy. The holiday commemorates the 1947 Deal of the week Jt S mrare ~- a.~,;assinations (If her father, Gen.