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CLOUDY a high Panthers of 64º The INSIDE aced Daily Evansville Eastern deals Drink women’s THURSDAY Eastern Illinois University soccer team Charleston, Ill. 61920 October 24, 1996 4-1 loss up Vol. 82, No. 49 Mocktail parties held for 12 pages Alcohol Awareness Week PAGE News 12 PAGE 5 “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid” Water on tap City commissioner lifts boil order By BRITT CARSON City editor The boil order for Charleston residents was lifted at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Gene Scholes, city commissioner, said there were more breaks in water mains overnight, but the water is now safe to drink. "There were a couple more breaks yesterday," Scholes said. "There were nine breaks total since we tried to go on line." The two water main breaks that occurred Tuesday night were at Lincoln Avenue and Montgomery Street and on North Sixth Street. Scholes said he was not sure where the third water main break was CHET PIOTROWSKI JR./Photo editor located. Key to survivial Scholes said the city was trying to gradually increase the pressure to 75 pounds per square inch World War II Holocaust Eva Mozes Kor explains her first reaction at seeing the smoke stacks of the crematorium at when the breaks occurred, but now they are trying a Auschwitz TwoWednesday evening in the Grand Ballroom of the University Union. See Story page 3. different strategy. "We are going to increase the pressure back up to 70 pounds, which is the level most of the breaks occurred at, and hold it there for 24 hours," Scholes Students adjust to life without water said. "We will hold the pressure there and see if By DENISE RENFRO everything holds and if there are any more water Campus editor main breaks." We have this toilet that keeps flushing and flushing, Scholes said the city gradually will raise the Students living on campus and those pressure at intervals of one foot and hopefully will living off campus felt the effects of the and I live by the bathroom so it was kind of annoying." achieve maximum pressure soon. water pressure shortage and the citywide "We are going to hold it at 70 pounds for 24 hours boil order. “ instead of raising it to maximum pressure all at once – Shelly Pillsbury, "They should have given us some so that we won't overwhelm the utility department," warning that they were going to switch freshman elementary education major Scholes said. the water towers and there might be Scholes said he has no idea how much the repairs problems," said Josh Tucker, a senior afternoon. Amie Kopecky, a sophomore will cost the city. psychology major. Sara Fahy, who works at Coffee sociology major, said all of the Andrews "We haven't had an opportunity to calculate the "My roommate has long hair and was Express in the Martin Luther King Jr. Hall residents had to share two costs yet," Scholes said. "It will probably take a week in the shower," he said. "He came University Union, said the boil order was bathrooms. or two to figure out all the overtime and supplies that running down the stairs with a full head bad for coffee sales. The only beverages "We could only go to the bathroom on were used for the repairs." of shampoo. He called all the neighbors available were bottled. two floors," she said. "We had to go to Scholes said more water mains could break in the and when nobody had water he had to "I came in Tuesday morning around Wilb Walker's to get water, and it is next few days, but he said the worst is probably over. take cold water from the refrigerator to 9:30, and we couldn't make any coffee," going fast." The city tried to bring the new water tower on line rinse the shampoo out." she said. "The girl working Tuesday had In Carman Hall, students did not have at 6:20 p.m. Monday, but six water mains broke The boil order ended Wednesday to turn a lot of people away." during the night causing the water for much of the See STUDENTS page 2 city to be shut off for several hours. Police officer files charges against fraternity By DENISE RENFRO fraternity members must go to court and having a party – it was just a loud riotous vulgar words to people, making sexual Campus editor can be fined if they are found in violation, situation." innuendoes to females and some of them said Charleston police officer Gerald Charleston had between 20 and 25 were Jr. high girls and flag corp people A Charleston police officer filed Woods. officers patrolling and assisting with and people in the bands. (They were) charges against members of the Pi Kappa "I've contacted several people involved crowd control at the parade. tossing candy, throwing beer, plastic cups Alpha fraternity for their alleged actions with the parade," he said. Woods said two additional officers were and bottles very hard, some of them hit at the Homecoming parade on Saturday. "I have already issued city citations for in the area because of a large crowd in the people in the head," he said. At the parade, members of Pi Kappa disturbing the peace allowing," he said. Sixth Street area. "If we would have tried "It's supposed to be a family event," he Alpha allegedly threw objects and The citation accuses the fraternity of to do more we would have had to use said. verbally harassed Homecoming being responsible for allowing people to force and that wasn't possible," he said. Jason Stipp, president of Pi Kappa participants. disturb the peace. "They are responsible "I could visually see things that were Alpha fraternity, declined comment Once the charges are filed, the for the peoples' actions when they are going on," he said. "They were yelling Wednesday. Gateway program opens admissions to all students By NATALIE GOTT called the Minority Admissions refused comment Wednesday. In Texas this year, the U.S. “I think it is a wonderful Assoc. News editor Program until this year, was The new policy was Court of Appeals for the 5th idea,” said English professor created in 1990 so minority established because of the steps Circuit ruled that diversity was Mike Louden, who served on a Next year’s incoming fresh- students who do not meet other states, such as Texas, are not a valid reason for race-based task force in 1990 called men will be eligible to enroll in regular admission requirements taking to stop preferential preferences, according to the Enhancing the Minority the Gateway program regardless still could enroll at Eastern. programs, Hohengarten said. Sept. 6 issue of the Chronicle of Participation at Eastern Illinois of race, said Frank Hohengarten, Details about the program’s “It’s a program we are Higher Education. University. director of enrollment manage- expansion have not been consistently evaluating to make More than 115 students this “There are many students, of ment. announced. Representatives sure we are meeting everyone’s year are participating in The program, which was from the Minority Affairs Office needs,” Hohengarten said. Eastern’s Gateway program. See GATEWAY page 2 Task force to look at Faculty Senate recomendations By JESSICA BAKER of the University College. Senate Chair Gail Richard said Richard said any non-discipline specific degree would Administration editor these terms may be confusing. have to come out of existing academic colleges. The senate also proposed changing the name of the ■ Appointing the Policy Advisory Board of the proposed The University College task force will begin looking at University College in the recommendation proposal to the unit with representatives from all colleges with a voting eight recommendations that were proposed by the Faculty "proposed unit," due to the argument that it isn't a direct col- majority of faculty members. Senate Tuesday. lege. The Faculty Senate would facilitate the appointment or Senate members Tuesday approved eight of 12 proposals ■ Proposing that the director/dean not hold an administrative election of Advisory Board members. that would help improve the University College proposal. position that could influence distribution of resources, faculty ■ Making a commitment toward physically housing an aca- The task force, which is headed by Charles Evans, assistant assignments, course decisions or class size within or across demic support center to enhance student access to services vice president for academic affairs, is working to answer existing academic colleges. within the proposed unit. questions about the University College proposal. Senate member French Fraker said if the senate makes the Senate member Bill Kirk said he expressed concern about The 12 recommendations were compiled from suggestions recommendation, it is possible to run the proposed unit with- the consolidation of all student services in one location made by various senate members, but after further discussion out allocating resources to it. because it might not best serve the students. they settled on eight of them. Richard said the person who is the head of the unit will Fraker said the intent of the unit is to make the services The recommendations include: have to have considerable influence within it.