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“Tell the truthand don’t be afraid.”

V O L U M E 8 7 , N U M B E R 1 5T H E D A I LY E A S T E R N N E W S . C O M

September 13, 2002 ◆ FR IDAY

By Scott MillerA D M I N I S T R A T I O N E D I T O R

Eastern faculty contract negotia-tions are ongoing after theUniversity Professionals of Illinois,Eastern’s faculty union, andEastern administrators failed againlast night to make an agreement.

UPI presented administratorswith recommendations for settlingthe contract Thursday but a deci-sion wasn’t reached, said UPI chiefnegotiating officer CharlesDelman, mathematics professor.

Now administrators will reviewthe recommendations throughoutthe next week and possibly providetheir own for the two groups’ nextmeeting Sept. 23.

“That’s the way we’ve beendoing it so far,” Delman said of thetrading of information for reviewbetween meetings.

The administration agreed.“It’s up to us to come up with

some counter-offer now,” said BobWayland, director of employee andlabor relations and the administra-tion’s chief negotiating officer. “I

can’t really get into the specifics,but each meeting I think we get clos-er to some sort of an agreement.”

Delman didn’t say if the negotia-tions progressed any closer to aconclusion, however, but he did sayprogress towards an agreementdepends on if the administrationaccepts the proposals made lastnight.

Faculty are particularly con-cerned with intellectual propertyrights, Delman said, especially withmore classes being taught throughthe Internet. The current contract

doesn’t define those rights.“It’s making sure there is a free

flow of information and makingsure faculty have control on howtheir work is being used,” he said.

Faculty workload is also a seri-ous issue, Delman said.

Rising enrollment, increasedclass sections and budget cruncheshave forced faculty into taking onmore work while losing time forresearch and one-on-one activitywith students, he said.

“Professors are being worked tothe bone this year,” Delman said.

“They have very little time to doanything but teach.”

Last year’s contract expired onAug. 31 before the two groupsmade an agreement. At that time,the administration and the facultysigned an agreement to extendtalks indefinitely, and faculty willwork under their old contract,which was finalized in Februaryof 2000, until a new one is created.

Three options remain available,Wayland said, including an agreement.

Agreement still not reached, negotiations to continue

C O L I N M C A U L I F F E / P H O T O E D I T O R

Robert Grimm, a Physics teacher at Fremd High School in Palatine, and Teacher of the Year,reads from a paper a former student wrote about taking his AP physics class. Grimmobtained his Masters from Eastern.

By Jason OljaceS T A F F W R I T E R

A crowd of current and future educatorsgathered to hear the 2002 Illinois Teacher ofthe Year Robert Grimm’s speech last night inthe Buzzard Hall Auditorium.

Grimm presented a slide show, videofootage, humor and words of advice to about200 people.

“Teaching is the most valued, most hon-ored profession we have in our societytoday,” Charles Rohn, dean of the College ofEducation and Professional Studies, said inGrimm’s introduction.

Grimm’s presentation supported thatclaim with many references to the impor-

tance of teachers.Grimm established a humorous tone from

the start when he asked an audience mem-ber for lemonade so he wouldn’t “dry out.”

A focal point of Grimm’s presentation washis two “Forrest Gump” slides and a relateddiscussion.

One slide referred to the Gump quote:“Life is like a box of chocolates. You neverknow what you’re gonna get.”

“Isn’t it true for our students and classesas well?” Grimm asked.

Grimm’s second bit of wisdom from“Forrest Gump” referred to the quote, “stu-pid is as stupid does,” to which he responded“Stupid...has everything to do with the

File sharing nowlimited by firewallBy Melissa NielsenC A M P U S E D I T O R

Students will have to sacrifice the con-venience of downloading their favoritesong or movie off the Internet to gainfaster, more reliable network service.

Many of the network’s slow service andunreliability has been connected to filesharing, giving other users access to fileson a personal hard-drive system. File shar-ing is required to run programs likeNapster or KAZZA, programs where peo-ple can swap music, movies or video files,said Tim Louis, network engineer.

Jeff Cooley, vice president of businessaffairs, said when people start to downloadfiles from other users, their computer isautomatically utilized as a server.

“One computer can have as many as1,000 connections from the outside world,”Lewis said.

“We are really providing Internet serv-ice to the world,” Cooley said.

Students can start downloading files andthen go to class, leaving their computers onand jamming the system all day, he said.

The connections have been clogging thenetwork and, to correct the problem, a fire-wall has been installed into the universitynetwork routers. The firewall filters theamount of file sharing allowed and givespriority to network functions used by stu-dents, administrators and faculty. E-mail,

the Internet and the ethernet service willspeed up now that file-sharing traffic hasbeen cut down.

“This will definitely help alleviate someof the network problems,” Lewis said.

Last spring, the network started experi-encing slow response times and, as morepeople started using the school’s server,administrators realized they had a realproblem on their hands. Cooley said whenworkers isolated the problem they foundover 90 percent of the available Internetpipe was consumed by file-sharing activity.

“It was causing our network to performterribly,” Lewis said.

Cooley said the firewall may be turneddown to filter out less file sharing duringthe evening, so people can still downloadfiles off the Internet. However, he felt itwas important to give more people accessto the Internet during peak class hours.

Currently, the firewall is in full effect allday, Lewis said.

“We are just trying to improve the use ofthe network for students, faculty andstaff,” Cooley said.

Lewis said another solution could be buy-ing more bandwidth, or room for informa-tion to run though. However, that may be afinancial struggle.

“It’s all about money and someone has topay for it,” he said. “No matter how big ofa pipe you have, it’ll fill up.”

County jail overcrowdedBy Maura PossleyC I T Y E D I T O R

Coles County jail is busting at its seamswith prisoners and is expected to continueto grow, leaving county officials with thequestion of expansion of the jail or buildingan additional jail.

Currently, the problem of overcrowdingin the jail is evident. The jail, 701 SeventhSt., houses 150 prisoners; however, at peaktimes such as the weekend it can exceed162 prisoners causing “total chaos,” tryingto provide beds and cells for the prisoners,Sgt. Terry Tillis said.

“It’s exploded in the last year and it’s notgoing to slow down,” Tillis said. “It’s justout of control right now.”

The explosion, Tillis said, is caused bymethamphetamine users and dealersthroughout the Midwest. Not only is thenumber of users and dealers increasing,but also the number of police busts, send-ing them to county jail. The majority ofthe current 133 prisoners in county jailwere put away for methamphetaminecharges.

For the past year and a half, the ColesCounty Sheriff and Law EnforcementCommittee put together projections of therise in prisoners, which they found is notslowing down anytime soon, make the needfor jail expansion or building a new jail atimely issue, said Robert Webb, vice chair

of the Coles County Board. “They show it won’t be too long until

there’s more people than cells,” Webb said. That rise is connected to the boom of

methamphetamine producers and users,which are commonly found in rural areaslike Charleston, Tillis said.

But thanks to the East Central IllinoisDrug Task Force, methamphetamine labsand users are getting caught and being putaway, which has created the new problemof overcrowded jails.

The Coles County jail has exceeded itslimits of 150 prisoners before and will in the future, which they handle byviolating standards of the IllinoisDepartment of Corrections; however,state inspectors are aware of the over-crowding problem.

Prisoners are separated first by gender,which Tillis said is never violated. Butafter separation, inmates are classified bytheir court process, that is, whether theyare awaiting trial or have been sentenced.Then, they are separated according to theiroffense.

The classifications of offenses are vio-lent felons, non-violent felons, misde-meanors, traffic offenses and civil offens-es. With the overcrowding, Tillis said thejail is forced to break those classificationsto fit in the extra prisoners. That can proveto be a difficult task.

Award-winning teacherspeaks on education

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Waiting forbreakout

Despite leading opponents in shotstaken 55-47, the Eastern women’s

soccer team has been outscored thisseason 5-4

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S E E T E A C H E R ◆ Page 6

J U S T T H I N K I N G . . .

Verge editor, Benjamin Erwin

discusses the reality of realitytelevision

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M U S I C R E V I E W S

Ani DiFranco

“So Much Shouting, So MuchLaughter”

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C O N C E R T R E V I E W S

Aerosmith and Kid Rock dazzledfans at Tweeter Center

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C O N C E R T C A L E N D A R

X Krush at Gunner Buc’s, RobbieFaulks at Friends and many more.

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Friday, September 13, 2002

Section B

O N T H E V E R G E O F T H E W E E K E N D

REV IEW TH ISSonic Youth’s latestalbum invigorating

Thurston Moore and company prove to be one of most unique

bands with ‘Murray Street.’

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Ben ErwinV E R G E E D I T O R

Formed roughly a year ago outof a mutual love and admiration forearly Beatles music, ChampaignBeatles tribute band The Britleswill bring a plethora classicBeatles tunes and a “lot of fun” totheir performance 8 p.m. Saturdayin the Grand Ballroom of theMartin Luther King Jr. UniversityUnion.

Comprised of Joe Snell onrhythm guitar and harmonica,

Jack Wilkie on lead guitar, BillThomas on bass and ChuckBialaschki on drums, the membersof The Britles take special pride intheir authenticity as a Beatles trib-ute outfit.

Complete with mop-topped wigs,authentic equipment, suits andBeatle boots, The Britles aim atrecreating the fun and atmosphereof a Beatles live performance circa1963, back when the Beatles were,as Snell put it, “all about fun.”

Introduced to The Beatles as achild, Snell has been infatuated

with the sound, attitude and aes-thetics of the legendary band eversince. Learning guitar at an earlyage only heightened his interest inthe group, and with The Britles heis given the opportunity to payhomage to his favorite performersand live out rock fantasies.

The path to tribute band glorywas not easy in coming, however,as Snell ran into numerous road-blocks in forming The Britles, andit was only after a chance meetingwhile trying to sell a guitar to a bedand breakfast owner in downstate

Illinois that the band came togeth-er.

“The band has been a work inprogress,” Snell said. “It has takentime to find the right people whoall share the same vision and loveof this music for it to work. Justwhen I was ready to give up, thingsstarted to happen for us and we gotthe shot in the arm we needed.”

That “shot in the arm” came inthe form of the aforementionedproprietor of the bed and breakfastwho also happened to have herhands in a small Beatles museum.

With a renewed vigor for hisdream, Snell again set out to formthe yet fully-actualized Britles.

Forming approximately a yearago, Snell sees his band as anopportunity to celebrate the legacyof the Beatles to a new generationwho never had the chance to seethe boys from Liverpool live.Making sacrifices along the way,however, is just part of gig for TheBritles whose members include achiropractor and a lawyer who

◆ The Champaign Beatles tribute band will invade the Grand Ballroom of the MLK Union Grand Ballroom Saturday evening

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By Caitlin Prendergast A C T I V I T I E S E D I T O R

The Black Student Union willhost a weekend of fun for all stu-dents to further “kick-off” theschool year.

Two late-night parties onFriday and Saturday will com-prise the “BSU Party Kick-OffWeekend,” said Monique Cook-Bey, director of student life.

On Friday night, the BSU willsponsor “Club Underground” atthe 7th St. Underground in theMartin Luther King Jr.University Union. The party willbegin at 10:30 p.m. and go until1:45 a.m.

A deejay, prize giveaways and“mocktails,” or non-alcoholicbeverages, will provide theentertainment and refreshmentsfor the festivity.

“Club Underground” will givestudents an alternative to thebars, Cook-Bey said. The party

will have a bar atmosphere, butpeople who don’t drink can stillenjoy themselves.

“The attire is club wear,” Cook-Bey said. “Come and dance your-self crazy!”

Regular admission for Fridaynight’s party is $3.

There will also be a “you callit” option, in which students canpick a prize, ranging from free to$4, out of a bag.

Saturday is “Boogie Nights,” apajama party from 10 p.m. to 1:45a.m in the University Ballroom ofthe Martin Luther King Jr.University Union.

Admission for this event is $2for those who wear pajamas, and$3 for those who do not.

There will also be a “his and hercutest pajamas contest,” Cook-Bey said, but some rules apply.

“No thongs or speedos. Wewant people to have fun and get alittle crazy, but not that crazy,”she said.

By Shanna Waters S T A F F W R I T E R

The Charleston PoliceDepartment and SafeCommunities are offering fieldsobriety and portable breathtests to anyone over the age of 21Friday night to raise awarenessabout safe drinking habits.

The event will be held from 9p.m. to 1 a.m. in front of 4thStreet Records on Fourth Streetand Lincoln Avenue.

Jennifer Strockbine, SafeCommunities coordinator forthe Safety Programs Office, hashelped organize this event toeducate students about alcoholand its effects on the body. Thegoal is to show students that fouror five drinks can put someone’sblood alcohol content over theIllinois legal limit of .08 when

most students believe they arein good enough condition todrive.

Strockbine hopes if studentsrealize how fast they reach thelegal limit, it will help decreasethe incidence of drunken driv-ing.

Strockbine stresses that thisproject is for education, notenforcement. She encouragesstudents to ask questions and notto be afraid to take the tests.

“The project is for the safetyof the community and the stu-dents,” she said.

Strockbine hopes the eventwill take place again near springbreak. Although the project isscheduled to end at 1 a.m., it maystay open longer if participationis high. If a student is underageand tests positive for alcohol,they will be ticketed.

By Maura Possley and Melissa NielsenS T A F F E D I T O R S

Although Sept. 11 was a mourn-ful day throughout the nation,many still felt the fear of furtherterrorist attacks.

However, everything was welland good in Charleston and oncampus, said Charleston Police

Chief Ted Ghibellini and AdamDue, chief public safety officer forthe University Police Department.

“It was a good day,” Ghibellinisaid.

However, Ghibellini did saythere were intensified patrolsWednesday in areas of concern.Those patrols were in areas ofpotential mass causality or

destruction but no threats turnedup, he said.

Campus police also stepped uppatrols since the area was on ahigh-alert status, but Due said thepolice were already trying to takeextra precautions.

“We are going to be doing whatwe can, no matter what status weare at,” Due said.

John ChambersS T U D E N T G O V E R N M E N T E D I T O R

Student Government has several committee andboard positions available, and a position for theCollege of Arts and Humanities student dean.

The student dean is the link between students andtheir college, said Ronnie Deedrick, student vice pres-ident for academic affairs.

The Arts and Humanities student dean meets withcollege dean Jim Johnson once or twice a month andheads the Arts and Humanities College Advisory

Board, Deedrick said. Both responsibilities help channel concerns from

students through the student dean to the college.The student dean must be studying under the

College of Arts and Humanities.Other positions are available for the Health Service

Advisory Board, Intercollegiate Athletics Board,Student Legal Services, Sports and RecreationCommittee, Student Publication Board, Housing andBond Revenue Committee, Athletic MarketingCommittee, Radio and Television Center Board andParking and Traffic Appeals.

Carly MulladyS T A F F W R I T E R

Devising plans to receive more state funding wasthe highlight of the Resident Hall Association’s briefmeeting Thursday.

While the meeting lasted only about 20 minutes, aproposal was made with hopes of gaining state atten-tion as well as money.

When a discussion began about the lack of funding,several suggestions were made. One in particular wasthe idea of a voter registration campaign to show thelegislators in charge of Eastern’s funding that stu-dents helped elect them.

“Schools don’t get the money we ask for because stu-dents don’t vote,” said RHA President Kevin Leverence.

Showing these officials that Eastern’s students con-tribute to whether or not they hold their positions maybe just what it takes to get noticed, RHA memberssaid. Therefore, the RHA will be actively promotingvoter registration on campus.

The RHA also plans on looking over CampusHousing concerns mentioned during the meeting.

Residents in Lincoln Hall are hoping for changewithin their bathrooms. They are asking that papertowel dispensers or hand dryers be assembled.

Other concerns were mentioned about the inconsis-tency of the Internet’s availability on campus.Students said campus computer classes have beenfighting for Internet time because of the surplus offile sharing taking place on Eastern’s system.

A firewall was installed to prevent students fromfile transfers, like music downloading, during thehours classes may need access. Concerns were men-tioned that the firewall’s hours lasted beyond the pre-viously proposed daytime hours.

The budget was also passed out during the RHAmeeting, but the discussion was postponed until nextweek.

Appointing of chair positions was also delayed untilnext week’s meeting. Despite last week’s impressiveturnout of applicants, RHA members are keeping thefloor open another week for determining who will fillthe open committee chairs.

Plans for the Fall Retreat will also be discussed atnext week’s meeting.

BSU to hostweekend of fun

T H I S W E E K E N D ’ S B E S T B E T

Many committee spots remain open

C O L I N M C A U L I F F E / S T A F F P H O T O G R A P H E R

Hot dogs, cool daysStephan Canfield, chair of the Foreign Languages Department, grills hot dogs, Thursday evening at theDepartment of Foreign Languages cookout near the pond.

RHA to promote voter registration

No problems encountered on Sept. 11

CPD to providefree breath tests

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Ben Erwin, Verge editor

Karen Kirr, Associate Verge editor

Alta King, Copy editor

Jessica Danielewicz, Copy editor

Ben Erwin, Cover design

Bernadette Marty , Photo compilation

Andre Raymond“Someoneshould follow mearound for areality show.”

Krissy Ferrar“‘TemptationIsland’ because itwas way toosuperficial.”

Bill Welter“‘Who Wants toMarry aMillionaire’because itmocked marriage.”

Katherine Frazier“‘TemptationIsland’ wasproud to bedirty.”

Chip Lynn“‘Sorority Life.’The creator ofthat show shouldburn. That showwas terrible.”

Brian Scriven“‘Survivor’. (Theshow) isn’t closeto realitybecause they getrewards.”

Q U O T E T H I S

What do you think has been the worstexample of ‘reality’ television?

For more than a year now, “reality” tele-vision has been all the rage on legitimateand half-baked networks alike, with showsspreading like a life-choking cancer acrosstelevision airwaves in households nation-wide.

From MTV’s youth-oriented shows suchas “The Real World,” “The Osbournes” and“Sorority Life” to more legitimate networkfair like “Survivor,” “Big Brother,”“American Idol” and “The Anna NicoleShow,” “reality” television seems to be on arace to present the most depraved level ofhuman misery in an easily digested, half-hour slice of life.

While “reality” television is nothing new(PBS debuted the original series “AnAmerican Family” in 1973, Fox’s “Cops”debuted in 1989 and MTV’s “The RealWorld” first reared its ugly head in 1990),now that television programmers haverealized Americans are gluttons for thepunishment of others, “reality” televisionhas become the norm rather than merenovelty.

With one show copping from ones beforeit only to spawn another in a string ofshows, supposed reality television is nowpresenting a reality known only to those onthe shows themselves.

To call much of today’s “reality” televi-sion an even remotely accurate portrayalof life is often laughable at best. While theshows may at times prove entertaining,they do so at the price of the dignity andself respect of the participants.

At the very least, I’d prefer seeing “real-ity” television pass itself off as nihilisticfarce rather than the lives of real people;at least that way, I wouldn’t feel so badendlessly laughing at it all.

MTV’s “The Osbournes” turned one ofmetal’s founding fathers and greatest voic-es into the most hilarious anti-drug cam-paign this country has ever seen. It’salmost as though MTV was blatantly tryingto get a message of, “See kids, this is whathappens when cocaine, liquor and LSD aretaken in massive quantities for the betterpart of two decades” across to all the kid-dies watching at home.

And while at its core, “The Osbournes”shows parents trying diligently to raisetheir children in the face of average adver-sity, it begs the question how much of theshow is cobbled together in order to pres-ent the facade of Ozzy, the bumbling, stut-tering, but well-meaning father and Jackand Kelly the uncontrollable, potty-mouthed miscreants?

While I’m sure a degree of what theaudience ultimately sees after weeks ofediting may represent the family, there’spresumably a great deal of spin used topresent the family as anything but realis-tic.

Even sadder are MTV’s other realityshows, “Sorority Life” and the long-run-ning hit, “The Real World” on which theterm suspended disbelief is given wholenew meaning by the audience.

I’d like to think, if only for a few sec-

onds, that all sorority members are notpetty, neurotic alcoholics with enough emo-tional baggage to sink the Titanic andfrighten any prospective mate away in amatter of moments (But then again, I couldbe wrong). Although the show proves attimes hilarious, this humor comes mostoften at the expense of the girls unfortu-nate enough to garner screen time withtheir inane ramblings and drunken antics.

Even on the long-running “Real World,”the real life participants have become car-bon copies of one another, bickering, backstabbing and blindly stammering aroundwhile airing their thoughts during weeklyconfessionals. Like support group rejectswho seem to have forgotten their medica-tion, many “Real World” cast membersseem to forget the cushy deal they’ve wonfor themselves via their personal quirksand good looks.

Just once, I’d like to see someone on“The Real World” fully realizing thatthey’ve just walked haphazardly into freerent, a beautiful home and the opportunityto live consequence-free for six months.

Rather than picking fights and creatingneedless drama, I’d like to see some castmember walking blithely through the tap-ing, simply making the most of the sweetaccommodations. Sure, they may not gar-ner much screen time, but maybe that’s allfor the best anyway.

Possibly the most unrealistic howeverwas this summer’s sensation “AmericanIdol,” on which a gaggle of wannabecelebrities vied for the favor of PaulaAbdul and Randy Jackson of all people. I’msure Paula is qualified to pick potential popstars because she had a couple hits adecade ago only to drop far below theworld’s radar in shame.

With “Idol,” we have pop stars beingbred on network television on the whim ofprogrammers and show biz has-beens(that’s how The Beatles formed, right?).The only more emasculating road to popstardom would come under the tutelage ofLou Pearlman.

As for “The Anna Nicole Show,” I won’teven go into that train wreck of humanmisery. But I’m sure it screams reality,because, you know, everyone can relate toan ex-Guess? jeans model who duped an80-year-old billionaire out of half of his for-tune.

All I’m asking for is a little reality in“reality” programming. Not that obnox-ious whiners with emotional issues aren’tentertaining, it’s just that I doubt theirvalidity in something tagged as “reality.”

“I’d like to think, if only for a

few seconds, that all sorority

members are not petty, neu-

rotic alcoholics with enough

emotional baggage to sink

the Titanic...”

J U S T T H I N K I N G . . .

Bringing the reality back intolaughable ‘reality’ television

Benjamin ErwinVerge Editor

He is also ajunior journalismmajor.

He can be reachedat 581-2812 orbme81@hotmail.com

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Joseph Malone, a sophomore, waits to get on the Panther shuttle bus. The Panther shuttle bus serviceis shortening the time it waits in the square because it isn’t a high demand stop.

Shuttle changes stops◆ Extra stops added at Carman and Lantz, less at SquareBy Steve ButeraS T A F F W R I T E R

The Panther Express shuttlebus isadding extra stops at Carman and Lantzhalls during their morning routes start-ing Monday Sept. 16.

The Carmen stop will not continueafter 9 a.m. because student ridersdecrease from the location later in themorning said Ronnie Deedrick, studentvice president of academic affairs.

Bus two is extending it’s morningroute from a 30 minute loop to a 45minute loop. In addition, the frequency ofstops at the square will be reduced to oneper hour.

The route was stopping in the squarewhen riders were not needing to bepicked up. The changes were implement-ed because the bus two route was toocroweded between 7 and 9 a.m. he said.

No stops in the square will be deletedfrom the route.

The bus one route will stop at Carmenand Thomas Halls, and finally the MartinLuther King Jr. University Union in a 20minute route. Bus two runs to CarmenHall, the union, IGA east, Park West,Lantz Hall and the McAffee Gymnasium.

“(The Panther Express) was getting tothe riders at the wrong times,” saidDeedrick.

The change was made partly to accom-modate this year’s sharp increase in

enrollment, but mainly to serve the artstudents, whose classrooms have beentemporarily moved, he said.

The number of students who frequentthe Panther Express are tallied by theindividual bus drivers who came to theconclusion that there was a need toaccommodate more passengers in themorning.

Full Panther Express schedules areexpected to be printed this weekend,and will be made available in bothCarman Hall and the Student Senateoffice.

The morning busses run from 7:25a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with planned luchbreaks for the drivers. Night routes runfrom 3:30 p.m. to midnight without des-ignated breaks for drivers. Deedricksaid every five hours drivers takerequired breaks and this is causingscheduling problems for the night busrides. Student government couldannounce night schedule changes in thefuture to accomadate night driver

Feltt released fromhospital Thursday

By Melissa NielsenC A M P U S E D I T O R

Bill Feltt, an English instructor,was released from GoodSamaritan Hospital in Vincennes,Ind., yesterday after spendingover a week there being treatedfor a brain hemorrhage and askull fracture.

Dana Ringuette, chair of theEnglish department, said Felttsounded in better health during aphone conversation yesterday,but his mental well-being washarder to judge.

Feltt was hospitalized Aug. 27at Sarah Bush Lincoln MemorialHospital after he was attacked bysix to eight males in their 20s onthe southwest corner of theMartin Luther King Jr.University Union.

Feltt, 46, was released fromSarah Bush on Sept. 2 only to bereadmitted into Good Samaritana day later. He was treated for asinus infection, a small brain

hemorrhage and a skull fracture.Adam Due, chief public safety

officer at the University PoliceDepartment, said the police haveno new lead in the case. However,they are still following up on aprevious lead concerning a groupof people on campus the nightFeltt was attacked. TheUniversity Police have been shar-ing information with theCharleston Police Departmentand the Champaign PoliceDepartment, trying to locate andspeak with members of thegroup.

A $2,500 reward has beenoffered for any information lead-ing to the arrest and conviction ofany of Feltt’s attackers. A benefitfund has also been established byan anonymous family friend tohelp Feltt pay mounting medicalbills. Anyone who wishes to con-tribute to the fund can send acheck or bring cash to First Mid-Illinois Bank and Trust at 500 W.Lincoln Ave. in Charleston.

UPD is down six police officersBy Melissa NielsenCAMPUS EDITOR

The University PoliceDepartment is spreading theirstaff thinner as they cope withlosing police officers, but policeand administrators say fewerstaff will not mean less safety.

Department employees havebeen dropping off since lastspring, bringing a total of sixofficers currently leaving holes,said Adam Due, chief publicsafety officer at the UniversityPolice Department.

“We are doing what we canwith what we have, and we aretrying to get officers replacedas quickly as we can,” Due said.

However, because of budgetrestrictions, police cannot fillthose gaps as quickly as theywould like. The department willhire two new police officers thisfall, even though five potentialemployees have passed therequired tests.

One employee left lastDecember, one left in Novemberone in August and three lastspring. Three retired, oneresigned and two transferred.

Jill Nilsen, vice president forexternal relations, said that theuniversity does not have the

budget to hire six new officers.Previously, the police depart-ment used a grant to help meetsalary demands, but the grantexpired this year.

Due said the two officers willbe hired as soon as possible.

“The test has been completed,now it’s just a matter of back-ground checks and interview-ing, ” Due said.

Due said he reorganized hisstaff and officers’ shifts, requir-ing more officers to take onmore responsibilities withoutadded hours.

Due has cut down on the num-ber of police patrolling duringthe day to put more people onThursday through Saturdayevening patrol, when the highestlevel of criminal activity goeson.

Also, he has eliminated 10-hour, overlapping shifts in thedepartment. Previously, officerswould overlap hours, so theextra officers could tend todetail duty.

Detail duties include extraactivities on campus like dancesor sporting events. Now, offi-cers sign up for detail duty orthey are specifically assignedthe position.

Due said the restructuring

has saved the department timeand money. Many times, toomany officers would have over-lapping shifts and man powerwould be wasted. Eliminatingthe 10-hour shift also meantfewer overtime hours needed tobe paid out.

Due is also asking officersshare their responsibilitiesinstead of assigning specificjobs to specific people, so theycan have more time to patrolduring peak hours.

Instead of one full-time detec-tive, the department now splitsthe job between two people, andthe training officer has beenmoved to night patrol instead ofdays.

Programs in crime preven-tion, drug education, drivingunder the influence educationand prevention that were han-dled by one or two officers, arenow being undertook by severalpeople at a time.

“We are trying to cross-trainpeople and combine thingswhere we can,” he said.

Despite the rearranging ofstaff and the shortage of offi-cers, Due said he felt the depart-ment was doing a fine job incompensating and still makingthe campus safe.

◆ English instructor was in the hospital for more thanone week, police still have not found Feltt’s attackers

“(The Panther Express

was getting the riders at

the wrong times.”

—Ronnie Deedrick

Friday, September 13, 2002 O N T H E V E R G E O F T H E W E E K E N D ◆ T H E D A I LY E A S T E R N N E W S 3B

By Karen KirrA S S O C I A T E V E R G E E D I T O R

Sonic Youth knows exactly whatkind of music it wants to make, andthat sure isn’t mainstream rock or afortress of sugarcoated pop tunes.

Since 1981, Sonic Youth has beenmolding its indie rock into musicdefinitive of its seemingly ever-changing style. “Murray Street,” thenative New Yorkers’ (with theexception of producer and new bandmember Jim O’Rourke) latest disc,is currently basking in a sea of criti-cal acclaim, and for good reason.

Named after the street wherethe group’s studio is located in NewYork City, the band’s 21st albummakes the veteran indie rockersappear that the older they get themore refined and musically uniquethey become.

The content on Sonic Youth’s 1995album, “Washing Machine,” depict-ed a transformation in the indie idolsonce fueled by the grunge movementof the early 90s. Not only did thisrelease mark the period when thegroup initially sought to anchor itsmusic with a horde of instrumentalsounds and experimental noises, butalso was a time when the group dis-

carded its grunge-laden sound. Now, seven years later, Sonic

Youth has blossomed into a bandmelodiously mature beyond belief.

With guitarist Thurston Moore’svintage drawl leading the pack,“Murray Street” embellishes anostalgic, spontaneous and oftentimes melancholy musical flavorthat resonates with the group’soften poetic lyrics.

Songs on “Street” such as“Disconnection Notice” and “TheEmpty Page” are simply captivat-ing, but most evident besidesintriguing is that the songs havenot been overly tweaked and tin-kered within the production studio,which is not commonplace in thisera of cookie-cutter bands hopingto instantly whip up a radio hit.

The guitar riffs on“Disconnection Notice” continu-ously maintain almost mysterious-ly questionable notes that envelopethe tune as the lyrics in the mean-time are split by a nearly three-minute instrumental set of pure

ear candy. During these inimitablesets, which are quite prevalent onthe seven-song album, one cansimply slip on headphones anddiscover Sonic Youth may just beone of the only bands that canleave a lasting impression on a lis-

tener merely with its instrumen-tal noise and quirky experimentalsounds.

Amazingly enough, SonicYouth has received minusculeradio play over the past twodecades. If you hear a song or two

by the breathtakingly raw-talent-ed group, it is likely being put onthe airwaves by a college radiostation or is being spun via SonyDiscman.

However, fans have neverbeen a problem for the band.Sonic Youth has proved time andtime again radio is not a tool itwill use or cares to use if it mustpare instrumental solos andnoise from its songs to suit sta-tions and their supposedly idealtime restraints.

Moore, wife and band bassistand vocalist Kim Gordon,O’Rourke, vocalist, guitarist LeeRanaldo and drummer SteveShelley played two sold-outshows in mid-August at Chicago’sMetro theater and now continuetheir whirlwind U.S. tour to show-case their latest album.

One thing for sure is that SonicYouth is an impeccable band thatdoesn’t have an intense appetite forfame and fortune, but simplydesires to create tunes that defineits souls and utterly intense feelings.

“Murray Street” is a diamond inthe pop-saturated music industry andif you don’t own it you’re missing outon quite a brilliant treasure.

P H O T O C O U R T E S Y O F A M A Z O N . C O M

Sonic Youth displays why its indie rock is so profoundly stimulating on itslatest album ‘Murray Street.’

“Murray Street”Sonic Youth

Nostalgia permeates ‘Murray Street’ masterpiece

By Ben ErwinV E R G E E D I T O R

For more than 20 years,University Board Movies hasbeen playing releases to stu-dents free of charge, but it isonly in recent years that theorganization has been given abudget and resources largeenough to show movies almostevery weekend school is in sessionthis semester in Buzzard HallAuditorium.

According to Director of StudentLife Ceci Brinker, the change inbudget and priority was a directcorrelation to a “revamped style”which resulted in the fledglingcommittees number to more thantriple in the course of last year.

This “revamped style” came in theform of a focus on new releases and thegeneration of student interest throughextensive advertising and an emphasison the tastes of the audience.

While in previous years, much ofUB Movies’ budget was used to fund

the “video lounge” in the MartinLuther King Jr. University Union,this method proved ultimately unsuc-cessful in generating student interestand serving the student body.

Ryan Rinchiuso, formerUniversity Board Movie coordina-tor, gives credit to bringing bigname movies to campus and capi-talizing on an audience eager to findsomething to do.

“We’ve tried to bring moviesthat will appeal to the biggest audi-ence possible. ‘American Pie 2’ didgreat for us largely because it wasa movie that students were will-ing to come out to see. The key forus has been trying to gauge thetastes of the campus and we try tobring something for everyonethroughout the year.”

Bringing in audiences as largeas 200 and 300 people for show-ings of a single movie, thismethod seems to be working.

WIth the blaxploitation spy film“Undercover Brother” playing in

the Buzzard Hall AuditoriumSaturday at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.,and “XXX,” “Signs,” “Mr.Deeds” and “Men In Black II”among others coming later thissemester, it seems as thoughUB movies should have littletrouble bringing in an audience.

“We’ve got early shows forall of the people before they hitthe bars on Saturday, and thennight time showings for underagestudents who can’t or don’t want togo to the bars on the weekend,”Vince Bellitto, UB Movies coor-dinator said. “People seem tolike it, and besides, it’s alwaysa good cheap date.”

UB Movies to show films each weekend◆ A beefed up budget will allow UB to showmovies each weekend in Buzzard Hall Auditorium “We’ve got early shows

for all of the people

before they hit the

bars...”

—Vince Bellitto,UB Movies coordinator

By Karen KirrA S S O C I A T E V E R G E E D I T O R

After last year’s Chuckstockbluesy and soulful regional bandLorenzo Getz decided it wanted toget more exposure in theCharleston area.

Founder Larry Gates, whotranslated his name in multi-lan-guages to come up with thegroup’s name, said he is excited torock out at the 10 p.m. Saturdayevening show at the Uptowner.Admission to the show is $2.

“It was another opportunity toget back down there,” Gates said.“We released an album about ayear ago and did some travelingaround the Midwest, and piecedtogether shows in the region.”

Gates and bandmates, includ-ing guitarist Josh Miethe,bassist Eric Fisher and drum-mer Kevin Colrazy have previ-ously toyed with the idea ofplaying Friends & Co’s musicalvenue, the Dungeon, he said.

Most of the tunes performed inthe group’s sets are original tunes;however, the group does litter its

shows with a few Beatles coversand from time to time if fans arelucky they might even hear someCypress Hill covers, Gates said.

“We’ll be playing our entirearsenal (of music),” Gates said.“So if you want to hear what weare about you should come out. Ithink it will be a good time.”

Regional solo artist RyanGroff will be opening up forLorenzo Getz at the 21 and overshow and thinks the band willattract a mighty large turnout.

“I really think the crowd willlike the vibe that Lorenzo Getzhas,” Groff said. “I’m just excit-ed to play with them on my hometurf; it should be really cool.”

Gates said the band’s primarymeans of going about obtainingexposure for themselves is tohand out free music.

“I have no problem puttingour entire repertoire online andgiving it away for free,” he said.

College radio stations as wellas the group’s Web site(www.lorenzogetz.com) alsohave been tools in which it hasgained attention.

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Death does not know a time orplace; it often happens when weleast expect it. Such was the casea week ago with one of the bright-est young fraternity men I havehad the pleasure to meet atEastern, Ryan Struebing. Ryanwas one of the few undergradu-ates who really “got” the big ideaof fraternity. The fact that Ryanwas exceptional is reflected todayin his fraternity, Delta Sigma Phi.He was instrumental in changingthe organization from a group ofquiet sideliners to active leaders.The renaissance of the group isreflected not only in leadership,but also in scholarship when theywon the Fraternity CentennialScholarship Award in 2000. It wasno coincidence that the groupgrew in stature in both leadershipand scholarship as those twoattributes go hand in hand.

During Ryan’s tenure, DeltaSigma Phi achieved its highest levelof performance as an organizationin a decade, and the momentum hehelped to generate has helped themto continue their leadership amongthe campus’ men’s fraternities.

In his editorial opinion of April29, 1999, Ryan was concerned thatthe concept of “fraternity” hadatrophied from one of high per-sonal ideals to one of parties,intramurals and “months practic-ing for Greek Week activities,such as air band and tugs.” Hequestioned whether events suchas building Homecoming floats,weekly social functions, andexcessive practice for campusactivities were really “preparingmen for the social requirementsneeded in the working world...”He asked his fellow campus fra-ternity men to “reflect upon thepurpose of their individual frater-nity – the betterment of menthroughout their college career.”

Ryan told of the founding of hisown fraternity and the diversitywe hold up now that was sup-pressed then by the collegeadministration:

“On a cold, December nightalmost 100 years ago, my fraterni-ty was secretly founded. Manynon-greek people may not under-stand that numerous fraternitiesand sororities were foundedsecretly. Two men were the headfounders of my fraternity. Theyheld secret meetings because onefounder was Jewish and the otherwas Christian. The Universitythey attended would not allowthem to create an inter-religiousorganization. Other greek organi-zations, whether a fraternity,sorority, minority fraternity orminority sorority were created ina similar manner; they stood for

issues that were not sociallyaccepted at that time. Theseorganizations overlooked biasedpublic opinion and enlightenedtheir members with knowledgeand understanding.

“I know that every fraternityhas a secret ritual, and in this ritu-al is the purpose of their individ-ual fraternity. A fraternity’s ritualmay be worded differently, butthey all stand for the same thing –the betterment of men throughouttheir college career. (Since) fra-ternities hold our ritual dear, whydo we not practice the ritual ineveryday life?”

As we begin the 2002-2003 aca-demic year, now is a good time toreflect on the ideals of our cam-pus fraternity chapters. Do yourecognize these ideals in the menyou meet who are the living rep-resentatives of these chapters atEastern? Baird’s Manual ofAmerican College Fraternities(1991) lists the following cardinalprincipals or purposes of theorganizations.

◆ Alpha Phi Alpha (1906):“manly deeds, scholarship andlove for all mankind.”

◆ Delta Chi (1890): “to promotefriendship, develop character,advance justice and assist in theacquisition of a sound education.”

◆ Delta Sigma Phi (1899):“belief in God...loyalty to consti-tuted authority...sanctity of thehome and the sacredness of thefamily bond.”

◆ Delta Tau Delta (1858): “aconstructive adjunct to highereducation by contributing to themoral, spiritual and social devel-opment of its members.”

◆ Lambda Theta Phi (1975):“scholarship, Latin unity, respectfor all cultures and brotherhood.”(Lambda1975.org)

◆ Lambda Chi Alpha (1909):“democratic and progressive prin-ciples.”

◆ Phi Beta Sigma (1914): “prin-ciples of brotherhood, scholarshipand service.”

◆ Phi Kappa Theta (1889):“scholarship-achievement; charac-ter formation; loyalty to God,country, campus and fraternity.”

◆ Pi Kappa Alpha (1868): “con-

geniality based on character(Hart, History of Pi Kappa Alpha,1934) in scholars, leaders, athletesand gentlemen.”

◆ Sigma Chi (1855): “TheJordan Standard...of admitting noman to membership in Sigma Chiwho is not believed to be a man ofgood character, a student of fairability, of ambitious purposes, andcongenial disposition, possessed ofgood morals, having a high senseof honor and a deep sense of per-sonal responsibility.”

◆ Sigma Nu (1869): “Honor,truth and love.”

◆ Sigma Phi Epsilon (1901):“Virtue, diligence and brotherlylove.”

◆ Sigma Pi (1897): “A fellowshipof kindred minds, united in broth-erhood...to develop character...”

◆ Tau Kappa Epsilon (1899): “anorganization, which should aiddevelopment of character andability of its members.”

As Ryan Struebing added,“Nowhere in anyone’s fraternityritual does it say, ‘As a member ofXYZ fraternity, you should go outto Ike’s and Stu’s every weekend,’or ‘as a member of XYZ fraterni-ty, you should consider yourselfbetter than others.”

He wrote that his opinion wouldbe unpopular with many fraterni-ty men on campus, but he statedthat “I am prepared for this com-mentary to be unpopular with mygreek colleagues ... I believe that Iam standing up for what is right.Looking back at our fraternity his-tory, isn’t standing up for what isright the reason we were original-ly created?”

Ryan was advocating for credibil-ity among fraternities. Kouzes andPosner stated in The LeadershipChallenge (1995) that credibility isdoing what you say you will do. Asin the West Point Creed, does fra-ternity behavior really “follow theharder right rather than the easiestwrong?” As we reflect on RyanStruebing’s short life but lengthylist of personal achievements, per-haps we can best honor Ryan’smemory and his dedication to fra-ternity ideals by reflecting on ourown purposes and work to becomebetter men.

We are soon embarking onmen’s fraternity recruitmentweek. New members will beadded to each group by Friday,Sept. 20. Are there more RyanStruebings waiting in the wings?If the American CollegeFraternity is to survive the chal-lenges before it into the 21st cen-tury, we need more great under-graduate leaders with the visionand commitment to ideals thatRyan lived and modeled so well.

4 E D I T O R I A L / O P I N I O N P A G E ◆ T H E D A I LY E A S T E R N N E W S Friday, September 13, 2002

“Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.”

Charles EberlyGuest columnistfor The DailyEastern News

Eberly also is aprofessor ofcounseling andstudent development,and president ofthe Center forthe Study of theCollegeFraternity.

He can be reachedat 581-7235 orcfcge@eiu.edu

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E D I T O R I A L

“As we begin the 2002-

2003 academic year,

now is a good time to

reflect on the ideals of

our campus fraternity

chapters.”

Editorial board

Shauna Gustafson, Editor in chief

Michelle Jones, Managing editor

Jamie Fetty, News editor

Amber Williams, Associate news editor

Jessica Danielewicz, Editorial page editor

Nate Bloomquist, Sports editor

slgustafson@eiu.edu

It is a known fact most college students will

drink. Most will go wherever they can, whenever

they can in search of a good time. They are old

enough, and should be responsible enough to

know not to drink and drive. But it is not always

fun to have one person not drinking, in order to

drive home. Likewise, a walk from the Square,

intoxicated, can be rough at 1 a.m.

Scott Harrison, owner of H & H

Transportation, has an idea that would help stu-

dents be safe while having a

good time, and students and

local bars should be support-

ive of his proposal.

Harrison wants to provide a

designated driver bus service,

which would run from 5 p.m. to

2 a.m. Wednesday through

Saturday.

The service would cost $1 a

ride or $3 for unlimited rides

in one night, not a bad price for

a student to not have to worry

about staying sober to drive, or

in exchange for a long walk

home.

To off-set the cost of the

new bus and insurance, Harrison also asked

the local bars to pay $50 a month toward the

service.

Bar owners should have no problem with sup-

porting the bus. As Harrison pointed out, the bus

could bring more business to the bars. Students

who live farther from the bars may be more

apt to go out if they a guaranteed safe ride

home.

Bars on the Square could benefit most from a

bus service. Without it, some students might

decide to go out closer to where they live.

Bars also should be concerned with students’

safety. The bus service is a safe, good idea, as

long as students take advantage of it.

Students have the choice to be responsible or

negligent. This bus would be a good service, a way

for all students to have fun and be responsible. If

Charleston had such a service, it would be in stu-

dents’ interest to ride.

Since the availability of the bus is likely to

increase business at the bars, $50 a month would

be a small fee to pay for the extra patrons and

safety. It would be a win-win situation for

everyone involved.

Harrison should do what he can to push the

driver service. Bars should support him in his

proposal, and once the service is put into action,

students should take advantage of it.

The editorial is the majority opinion of the Daily Eastern News editorial board.

At issueThe proposeddesignateddriver busservice

Our stanceThe idea for a bus is agood one. Bar ownersshouldsupport thebus, as it is away to keepstudents safeand to attractmore business.

4B O N T H E V E R G E O F T H E W E E K E N D ◆ T H E D A I LY E A S T E R N N E W S Friday, September 13, 2002

By Amee BohrerSTAFF WRITER

My dream since seventh gradewas realized on Sunday, Sept. 1,when I was blessed with a ticket tomy very first Aerosmith concertat the Tweeter Center in TinleyPark.

Some people think lawn seatsare for “those” people who areeither financially challenged, ter-minal procrastinators, or peoplewho aren’t truly manic in theircommitment to the band. I used tothink that way– until I got lawntickets myself.

Talk about instant freedom!Maybe it does suck needing binoc-ulars and having to find one con-stant hole in the crowd throughwhich to keep an eagle watch on

the stage, but the trade-off isworth it.

Instead of a dirty, gummy, plas-tic seat and a claustrophobic aislethat never leaves enough room torock out in, my spot was markedby an old fuzzy blanket, and I hadall the room I wanted to headbangand scream and gyrate until myglasses almost flew off severaltimes.

More importantly, there is theissue of the other stage, the onethat is situated directly in front ofthe lawn seating.

The one that Aerosmith made a

gracious point to risk their rockstar lives migrating to, wadingthrough the audience. The onewhere Stephen Tyler, and yes,Joe Perry, were less than 10 feetaway!

The sweat, the scarves on themic, the ear-splitting audio-acro-batics of Tyler were all largerthan life, especially when myfriend was brave enough to hoistme on his shoulders, where I con-tinued to rock out until he put medown for fear of gettingwhiplash.

When Kid Rock is the openingact, only good things can beexpected. It was never expectedthat the “American Badass” him-self was religious, or that hewould devote a portion of hisstage talk to preaching about St.

Peter and the Pearly Gates. Rock was the best opening act

I’ve encountered, and he waswise to end his set with myfavorite, “Bawitdaba.”

Aerosmith performed animpressive range from theirextensive repertoire, and Iheard every song I desperatelyyearned to, except for “Crazy,”and that is a travesty.

However, they DID play “SomeGirls,” “Jaded,” “Dude (LooksLike a Lady),” “Sweet Emotion,”“I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing,”and my personal highlight,“Cryin’.”

Frenzied standard chantingfor the band to come back onemore time, to extend theeuphoria just a little longer,followed the band’s last song.

Finally, that tell-tale guitarriff we had been secretlyanticipating all night explodedinto the Labor Day weekendair.

First Aerosmith reappeared,and then were joined by theGodfathers of Rap, RUN DMC!

They lurched violently intotheir famous rock/rap duo“Walk This Way,” which wasreleased when most of us werestill happy just watchingSaturday morning cartoons fora thrill.

I had always been a fan, butnever had the mental capacityto truly appreciate these musi-cal milestones until the event.

I’ve come to an epiphanythat has important bearing onthe rest of my adult life.

Aerosmith great in concert at Tweeter CenterAerosmith

Tweeter Center, Tinley Park IL

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For more than a decade,singer/songwriter and independentrecord label CEO Ani DiFranco hasbeen building a diverse and devot-ed following with her fusion ofbluesy guitar and punk rock atti-tude coupled with expressivelyrics and a frenetic live show.

With her latest live double-disc“So Much Shouting, So MuchLaughter,” DiFranco returns toform with a collection of heartfelt,earthy tunes spanning her career.

Performing on independenttours and festivals large and small,DiFranco first put her live prowesson record with 1997’s “Living inClip,” and while much of “So MuchShouting, So Much Laughter” is anenjoyable look through her amaz-ing musical catalog, much of thealbum lacks the initial magic that“Clip” utilized to bring DiFranco toprominence.

The skittering, bluesy, percus-sive rhythms of “Swan Dive” kickoff the album, with DiFranco’s vel-vety staccato delivery beautifullyoffsetting the jilting feel of the

song. Even on the swaggeringsway of “Letter To AJohn/Tamburiza Lingua,” DiFrancoaugments her fluid guitar lineswith a slithering vocal deliverythat morphs into harmonized wailsat a moment’s notice.

On the melancholy and piano-tinged “Grey,” and the slower,jazzy “What All is Nice,” DiFrancoproves even the slow number havejust as much soul as her usualscathing, slamming delivery.

Known as much for her guitarprowess and her frankly poignantlyrics as for her politics and “do ityourself” ideology, it is freeformjammed songs like the percussiveand intricate “Cradle and All” andthe shimmering, building dynam-ics of “Dilate” where DiFrancotruly shines. When given the roomto cut loose, DiFranco does justthat, with astounding resultsthroughout “So Much Shouting.”

With crowd favorites like “32Flavors,” “Not a Pretty Girl” and“Jukebox” peppering the albumalong the way, “So Much Shouting,So Much Laughter” is an albumfilled with beloved songs, though attimes the music fails to resonate.Saving this however are threeunreleased tracks including thefree form rant “Self Evident,” themellow “Shrug” and the churning“Welcome To,” which all addintrigue to the album.

Recorded at what sounds to bean intimate club, “So MuchShouting” sounds as though thealbum was thrown together with-out mixing or overdubs and it isthis element which lends bothscars and charm to the album.

With this aesthetic in mind, thelistener is given the perfect (blem-ishes and all) introduction into oneof rock’s most intelligent and com-pelling songwriters and guitaristsin her most powerful setting: live.Although the sound isn’t perfect“So Much Shouting, So MuchLaughter” gives the perfect forumto one of the loudest and mostarticulate voices in rock.

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New City Council liaison willwork closely with mayorJohn ChambersS T U D E N T G O V E R N M E N T E D I T O R

George Lesica, City Council liaison forStudent Government, likes working withCharleston mayor Dan Cougill.

“I don’t anticipate any problems gettingalong at City Hall,” Lesica said. “The mayor’sa very nice man. I think we’ll be able to workvery closely to accomplish both of our goals.”

The Student Senate approved sophomorepolitical science major Lesica for CityCouncil liaison at Wednesday’s senate meet-ing.

Lesica anticipates a positive year attend-ing the weekly meetings, voicing his con-cerns and opinions for the university.

His experience in Student Governmentlast year and this semester helped preparehim for the role. Last semester he served onthe University Development and RecyclingCommittee and as Student Government sec-retary.

This year Lesica is the chair of theExternal Relations Committee and memberof the University Development andRecycling Committee.

He said a liaison participates in discussionwith City Hall concerning the relationshipwith university students and area residents.

“There’s a lot of strain. Some of it probablycomes with the students and citizens whokind of want to live quieter lives,” he said.

Lesica, who grew up in Brookfield, is also apre-law minor with an interest in politics.

“I did some campaigning in high school for

state representatives,”Lesica said. “I know I wantto be a lawyer, but I’m notsure I want to practice law. Ilike the idea of being a lob-byist. That would be inter-esting.”

He said he would wel-come the experience ofbeing Speaker of the

Senate or vice president in the future. “They have very important power to get

their own point of view across,” he said.Lesica said there might be some City Hall

discussion about sound meters purchased bythe University Police Department to readsound decibels coming from any location.The meters have not been used yet, but willallow police to better judge if noise from aresidence is over the state or local legal limit.

Lesica said he will likely be one memberof Student Government to ride along withpolice when they do use the meters to lookinto “basically the reason they were pur-chased.

“When students complain about tactics thepolice use it’s just nice (to investigate),” hesaid.

He said another issue could be rentalinspections. The city can inspect rental prop-erties and if found to be below standards,renters can be forced to find another resi-dence.

“The problem is a lot of students wouldn’twant their property inspected because theyknow it’s substandard,” Lesica said.

Electronic writing portfolio may be scored on new systemBy Matthew StevensS T A F F W R I T E R

Eastern officials are looking tochange the rubric used to meas-ure competence for theElectronic Writing Portfolio, say-ing the current system doesn’taccurately measure a student’sabilities.

The Council on AcademicAffairs Thursday discussedchanging the rubric from its cur-rent two-point standards ratingof “minimally competent” and“not competent” to a four-pointsystem where the rating would gofrom “highly competent, compe-

tent, minimal competent and notcompetent.” Those students witha “not competent” rating wouldnot be allowed to graduate.

All Eastern students enrolledafter the 2000 university cataloghave to complete the writingportfolio as a graduation require-ment.

Before the 2001 catalog, stu-dents took a writing competencyexam existing of multiple-choicequestions and several essays.Doug Bock, CAA vice chair andspeech communications profes-sor, said the exam didn’t presentan accurate understanding of astudent’s writing ability.

The rubric used to measure thewriting portfolio also doesn’taccurately measure a student’swriting ability, according to somein attendance of the CAA meetingThursday.

“We are trying to evaluatewhat type of writing each studentuses, not only if they are compe-tent in all forms,” said MaryAnne Hanner, dean of the Collegeof Sciences. “I believe that thisrubric is broad enough to doboth.”

CAA received a memo fromtwo groups, the Writing Acrossthe Curriculum Committee andthe Committee for the

Assessment of Student Learning,requesting a change in the cur-rent rubric.

Karla Sanders, director of theCenter for the Academic Supportand Achievement, agrees a policychange has to be made.

“It was between grading stan-dards that simply aren’t broadenough for us to get a good ideaof a student’s writing,” Sanderssaid.

“We had 2,800 essays that wedeemed to be minimally compe-tent and not only doesn’t that giveus an idea for the English depart-ment but it might also be consid-ered insulting to an advanced

writer.”Many members of the council

said Eastern needs a differentrubric because it will affect otherdepartments in curriculum.

“If we know how competent astudent is writing, we can devel-op an appropriate revision work-shop towards the student’sskills,” said Sanders.

The council did not vote on thesubject Thursday, and the pro-posal will be on the group’s agen-da next week.

The council meets at 2 p.m.next Thursday in the Arcola-Tuscola Room of the MartinLuther King Jr. University Union.

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A walk in the parkJerri Davis, a Charleston resident, takes an early evening walk around the Campus Pond,Thursday evening, with her dog L.J., a Jack Russel Terrier.

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give up their weekends to performwith the band.

“There have been sacrificesmade (for the band), but we do itfor the love,” Snell said whenasked how he copes with what hegives up to be in the band.

As for their performance,Snell said the goal of anyBritles show is to try and recap-ture a piece of the originalBeatles magic for a new audi-ence.

“Students have the opportuni-ty to experience a piece of musi-cal history. I think this givesthem the chance to see what aBeatles performance would havebeen like in the early 60s, whenthe band was loud and fun and alittle rough,” Snell said.

The element of fun seems tobe a running theme for a bandbent on recreating a piece of 60smagic. From the outfits andcharacter names each membertakes onstage, Snell says therewould be no Britles without thefun of their typical live show.

“We’re trying to recreate the

way the band was in the 60s.There’s a raw sound and a humorto our show, and we try to make itfeel as much like those earlyBeatles performances as we can.Those early years were the funyears.”

As Snell put it,“people need sometime that’s fun, lively, and today’smusic doesn’t usually offer that”and that is what he aims to bringwith The Britles.

Along with the performance,George Harrison’s sister Lou will besigning her book “Before he wasFab,” which chronicles one of herbrother’s first visits to the UnitedStates before Beatles Mania hit in1962.

The band will also be rafflingoff two pairs of tickets to see PaulMcCartney at the Conseco FieldHouse in Indianapolis, Ind.

With radio and television per-formances along with a string ofshows lined up for the future, itseems as though The Britles havefound their niche bringing Beatlesclassics to audiences throughoutthe state.

Snell concluded by describingthe perennial popularity of TheBeatles by saying, “The Beatlesstill strike a musical chord withpeople of all ages, they’re like themuse of the 21st century. In a way,The Beatles are like the Mozart orthe Beethoven of this time in theirinfluence on the music beingmade.”

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By Ben TurnerS T A F F W R I T E R

Friends & Co. will welcomesinger/songwriter Robbie Fulks totown Saturday night.

Fulks is currently based onChicago’s alt-country and blue-grass label, Bloodshot Records,which is also home to the likes ofSplit Lip Rayfield, The Old 97s,Waco Brothers and The Riptones(who will also being playing atFriends on Sept. 28). Bloodshot hasdescribed Fulks on its Web site assuch “(the) guy can whip it out inhonky-tonk, country, bluegrass,power pop or whatever strikes hisample whimsy at the time.” Sobasically he’s a well-rounded musi-cian.

Fulks has released five albumson Bloodshot including a tributealbum and a best of album. On histribute album, “13 HillbillyGiants” Fulks shows his respectfor those who came before him bycovering the likes of JimmyArnold, Wynn Stewart and HyloBrown.

Opening up for Fulks will be thelocal folk/bluegrass tandem ofJoshua Alford and Levi, who nowperform under the moniker of TheButcher’s Legs. They’ve beenknown to feature an auto harp,banjo, standup bass, harmonica

and acoustic and 12-string guitarsin their live performances.

The Uptowner also will host afull line up of musical acts thisweekend. For Friday night, TheLorenzo Goetz band is scheduled toperform and Transmission will take

the stage on Saturday night.Sunday’s acoustic night will featureThe Butcher’s Legs.

And if you feel like a road trip toanother collegetown, check outCarbondale, as n.i.l.8 will be play-ing The Hangar tonight.

Fulks to perform at Friends Saturday

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The Apportionment Board met with two of the fiveboards it funds Thursday at its first meeting.

The AB heard from Student Body President AlisonMormino and Ken Baker, director of the Sports andRecreation Board and the Student Recreation Center,concerning activities they fund through AB allotments.

The board receives money collected from studentactivity fees and distributes the funds to Sports andRecreation, Dramatic Players, University Board, AB andStudent Government.

Mormino said AB funds in Student Government areused toward such items as commodities, telephone billsand tuition waivers.

Baker said the AB money funds programs for theincrease in students visiting the center. He said the cen-ter is drawing about 1,900 members a day.

Neither Student Government nor the Sports andRecreation Board asked the AB for additional funds thanwhat was allotted to them last year.

AB will decide final budget allotments for all fiveboards in the third meeting.

Next week AB will hear reports from University Boardand the theater board, Dramatic Players.

Amy Leonard, vice president for financial affairs, con-ducted AB orientation at the start of the meeting.

The board meets at 7 p.m. in the Arcola-Tuscola Roomof the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

The other two options, which are highly unlikely, hesaid, will only happen if the two groups cannot reach anagreement.

Either party may request assistance from a thirdparty to help mediate the labor dispute, Wayland said.The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service handleslabor disputes, Wayland said, but “we are a long wayfrom needing that.”

In accordance with the Illinois Labor Law, the partymust give a 10-day notice to hire a mediator.

Either party may also terminate the contract but itmust give the other party a 10-day notice, Wayland said,which is also unlikely.

“I can’t foresee any reason for that,” he said.Delman said he agreed with Wayland’s statement, say-

ing the possibilies of terminating the contract or request-ing a mediator are unlikely at this point.

“It becomes a chess game, “ he said.“We are violating them in the mostappropriate way we can.”

Furthermore, because the genderclassification cannot be broken attimes there will be no female cellsavailable but six or seven male cellsopen. So if more female inmates arebrought in there is no room for them.

“We just need a bigger jail,” Tillissaid. “We have no choice but to add onto the jail.”

Not only do officers mix inmates ofdifferent classifications, but they bringin portable bunks for prisoners, andhave tried to rent beds from neighbor-ing counties. But, he said, all surround-ing counties are struggling with thesame overcrowding problem and haveno beds to spare, making this not only aColes County problem, but a thorn inthe side of jails across the Midwest,Tillis said.

One of the main issues behind the deci-sion process of the overcrowding is howto save costs and not juggle with taxes tocome up with the funds, Webb said.

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than 10 years ago, the county fundedits construction by housing federalprisoners the government paid thecounty to hold.

The jail currently houses federalprisoners such as ImmigrationNaturalization Services inmates, forwhich the county is compensated. If thecounty decides to expand or build a newjail, Webb said the building will be builtto house more prisoners than needed.

That way, Webb said, eventually, ifthe projections of rising prisoners arecorrect, the county will need thatspace. In the meantime, while it fillsup, the county can house federal pris-oners to compensate for the costs ofadding on to the jail or building anadditional jail.

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Street gang founder cleared forexecution for murder conviction

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A convict-ed killer who co-founded the Cripsstreet gang and later became a NobelPeace Prize nominee has been clearedfor execution by a federal appealscourt.

Stanley Williams could be executedby injection as early as next yearunless the 9th U.S. Circuit Court ofAppeals reconsiders its decision, theU.S. Supreme Court intervenes or thegovernor grants him clemency.

Williams and a high school friend,Raymond Washington, created thenotorious Crips gang in Los Angeles in1971. Hundreds of spinoffs and copy-cat gangs have since emerged acrossthe nation.

Washington was killed in a gangfight in 1979. Williams, “Big Took” tohis fellow gang members, continued

his violent ways and transformed theCrips into a national enterprise.

Williams, now 48, was convicted ofkilling four people in 1979. Whileappealing his death sentence, he hasspent time writing children’s books andcoordinating an international peaceeffort for youths — all from his 9-by-4-foot cell at San Quentin State Prison.

The work has landed him NobelPeace Prize nominations the last twoyears, but his efforts haven’t swayedprosecutors and police groups whobelieve he should remain behind bars.

“He’s created one of the biggestcriminal networks that the world hasever seen. I will be glad to see him exe-cuted,” said Deputy Attorney GeneralLisa J. Brault. “I don’t think writing afew children’s books negates what hehas done.”

Williams was sentenced to death in1981 for fatally shooting a conveniencestore worker. He was also convicted ofkilling two Los Angeles motel ownersand their daughter during a robbery afew days later.

Williams claims he is innocent. Hesaid in his appeal that jailhouse inform-ants lied when they testified that heconfessed to the murders.

Despite its decision Tuesday, theappeals court seemed sympathetic toWilliams’ plight.

“Although Williams’ good works andaccomplishments since incarcerationmay make him a worthy candidate forthe exercise of gubernatorial discre-tion, they are not matters that we in thefederal judiciary are at liberty to takeinto consideration,” Judge Procter HugJr. wrote.