INDEX... S o u t h e r n I llin o is U n iv e r s it y E dwardsville editorials.............3 lifestyle................6 sports.... :............. 8 classifieds...........12 WEATHER \ V « fa Today: Sounds of Music More rain 67173° Wednesday: Reviewers take a look at Chance o f showers 55172° latest albums, see page 6. ♦ Tuesday, October 6, 1998 S outhern Illinois U niv er sity E dwardsville Vol. 51, No. 12 ♦ SIUE prepares to put best foot forward BY QIANA RANDALL potential students and their SIUE expects more than 1,400 different department booths set the campus including the NEWS STRINGER families to the campus. students and family members. up in the Morris Center to learn residence halls and Cougar Pam Olsey, committee chair Registration will begin at 9 about the various schools and Village apartments. Parents and Preview SIUE is coming of the Academic Marketing a.m. on the main level, followed departments that offer students can meet with faculty Monday to the Morris University Planning Committee which by the welcome in the Meridian educational opportunities. and staff. Center as a way to introduce sponsors the event, said Preview Hall. Students will be able to visit There will also be tours of see PREVIEW, page 2 Two slate senators meet with leadership students BY PAUL HOLLOWAY anti-machine Democrats, the two NEWS STRINGER said, because they were not affiliated with the Democratic Illinois state Sens. Evelyn political machine, which is based Bowles and Vince Demuzio in Chicago. recently gave SIUE students a Both senators said they talk aimed at getting them more consider themselves to be grass­ interested in politics. roots politicians and said they The senators came to worked their way into the Illinois campus as part of the Student Legislature from the outside. Leadership Development Course Demuzio’s talk was also through the Kimmel Leadership aimed at the horrors of campaign Center. funding. “Money is the mother’s The two downstate milk of politics,” he said. Democrats spoke to students about the difficulty of getting Bowles spoke of how she ran elected. Because they are a campaign on very little money. Bob FehringerMfeif/e Southern Illinois Democrats, She spray-painted clothespins they were not endorsed by their white and wrote, “Vote for Wayne Kimler, a Junior in the Music Department, practices his classical guitar work as party when they first sought Evelyn,” on them. This simple Makena Gray, freshman, left, and Dave Easley, a freshman music major, enjoy his election. They were considered tactic worked, she said. efforts. see SENATORS, page 2 Fitness Center construction begins BY ANTHONY WATT would allow us to service more training room. NF.WS STRINGER people” said Michael J. The $600,000 project is Ostrander, director of campus expected to be completed in April Fitness will reach new recreation. “It would certainly 1999. heights at the Vadalabene Center. alleviate the overcrowding E.W.R. Associates Inc. of Construction is under way problem we currently have.”' Swansea designed the project and on a 4,100-square-foot addition the SIU Board of Trustees that will increase the size of the Approximately 500 people approved it in August. The Jill StevensM/esf/e weight training room and allow use the Student Fitness Center construction contract went to Construction crews are pumping dirt so students and for new exercise equipment. daily and 38 percent of the H.K. Rule of Caseyville and the others will soon have more room to pump iron. “What we’d expect is that it activities take place in the weight work began Sept. 28. A few minutes in Purgatory At this bookstore,you’11 find bloodsuckers under ‘B’ BY JIM DALTON supplemental text. You know, credit card and $50, I ventured much security had to be she knew what I was thinking. COLUMNIST those books you have to buy at over to the University Center. I unnecessary. “Of course ... that’s what I the bookstore. The ones that cost arrived just as the bookstore was “We have to make sure no meant,” said the girl, laughing as if she had said something funny. I couldn’t procrastinate any a small fortune and are opening. The large metal security one gets out,” said a pale girl as Although the girl had a pretty longer. My teacher had been mysteriously unavailable at gate that protects the books at she guided the gate’s bars. face, it possessed an eerie, textbook rental. night was slowly creeping into a “Don’t you mean so no one warning us all week that we anemic Ally McBeal quality. should expect a quiz over the Grabbing my checkbook, slot in the ceiling. I smiled, this gets in?” I asked, wondering how see BOOKSTORE, page 2 ♦ Page 2 TheAlestle Tuesday, O ctober 6, 1998 ♦ Women’s Studies celebrates artists Police incidents at open house, will honor athletes Theft under $300 Burglary from motor vehicle BY QIANA RANDALL reception, which is held each show how cluttered the world is On Oct. 1 at 2:41 p.m., a student On Oct. 1 at 6:16 p.m., a student NEWS STRINGER semester, was in a small room, with telephone poles. reported the theft of 10 disk reported that someone had which helped promote a friendly This reception was a way of drives from his unattended book broken the passenger side SIUE women art students feeling. supporting women artists. bag which he had left in a room window of her car while it was displayed their work in Peck Hall Many different types of art Simons said there are also in the Art and Design Building. parked in the Korte Stadium during the first Women’s Studies were displayed, such as plans to support women’s The drives are valued at $200. parking lot and stolen her purse open house of the academic year. paintings, collages and prints. athletics at SIUE, including There are no suspects or and cellular phone. The items The reception was “It’s nice that our artwork volleyball, basketball and soccer witnesses. are valued at $230. Police are spearheaded by Margaret can be displayed in this events. The first of these continuing their investigation. Simons, coordinator of Women’s building,” said Trish Bently, an celebrations will take place Oct. Theft from motor vehicle Studies. “I enjoy helping talented art student whose collage of 21 at the home volleyball game. On Oct. 1 at 6:53 p.m., a student Theft from motor vehicle young women,” Simons said charcoal, horsehair and chalk was Everyone in Women’s Studies is reported the theft of a Pioneer On Oct. 1 at 9:34 p.m., an Thursday. on display. allowed one guest. Pizza will be Discman and a headphone set employee of the East St. Louis The reception and open Melissa Winnesheik served, and everyone will receive from the back seat of his car Center reported the theft of a house gave aspiring artists a displayed her painting of a regal- a free T-shirt. while parked in the Korte cassette stereo, an equalizer, a chance to have their work looking woman with an owl in Simons has been with SIUE Stadium parking lot. The car power booster and a battery displayed for the public. front of her where her breasts for 22 years. She started as a was left unlocked with the from the back seat of his car “The reception is more of a would be. teacher and was promoted to windows down. The items are while it was parked in the east celebration for the artists, to let Another piece of art, coordinator last year. Simons was valued at $175. Police are lot. There are no suspects or them know that they are Telephone Poles Landscape, was noted in the New York Times for continuing their investigation. witnesses. appreciated,” Simons said. The drawn by Rebecca Eilering to her work. Student petition drive seeks to put gospel music on campus radio station BY DANA MILES and does cover campus news and “While we theoretically NEWS STRINGER special events, it is not just a could switch to another form of campus station. The station music, especially if it made sense Adrian Taylor Jr., leader of serves the St. Louis market area, from a business and university Students Using Characteristics of the 18th-largest market in the standpoint, gospel could not be Christ to Endure Stressful country. one we switch to,” Akers said. Situations, is promoting a Frank Akers, WSIE general petition to have gospel music manager, said the station is However, there is light at the played on WSIE, the campus limited to playing only jazz end of the tunnel; Akers said radio station. music. WSIE radio would be happy to Taylor went to the station to “It makes sense in a major work with students to come up pursue air time for a gospel music market such as St. Louis for a with ways to help develop show. Because WSIE is a jazz music station to play that one programs the students may enjoy station, his request was turned type of music. That is what other more than jazz. That can be done down. stations do whether they happen with student input and money. Taylor said he feels students to be commercial or “It’s a very interesting on this campus should have more noncommercial,” Akers said. situation for me, because I am a opportunities to express very committed Christian,” Akers themselves through the school’s Akers said the situation said. “I speak in probably 10 to Jill Stevens/A/esi/e station. Taylor said he is not involving gospel music has 20 churches every year.