The quotes you are about to read are from Eastern students. The quotes reflect the happiest and worst times of the school year and we hope when yQu read them you will remember Eastern "Up Close and Personal." Jeanette Perz Worst: Never showing up to class and the day I showed up I had a surprise test. Laura Pavelich Worst: My first weekend here, I went to Marty's with my friend Gina. She got drunk and did Stupid Human Tricks. I ended up literally carrying her home. Mary Drzewiecki Worst: I got closed out of my class because they thought I was a freshman and was a junior. Derrick Lee Worst: Somebody backed into my car. It was hit-and-run. Jim Carlson Funniest: I convinced my roommate's girlfriend there was a rattlesnake in the room. Steve Burrell Worst: I fell down three stairs at a basketball game in front of 5,000 people because I was drunk. Kathryn Finney Happiest: When I got engaged last Spring. Laura Forliano Worst: Dealing with ICTC and their incompetence. Lesli Smith Worst: Freshman year during my health final, I had to leave the room to throw up, come back and take the rest of it.
Dr. B.T. Ridgeway Best: When particular students goes on to become wellknown and you contributed. Vicky Schmitt Worst: When a computer erased three very important disks. Jennifer Krulac Funniest: At Marty's Christmas Party, I was chasing and swearing at Santa Claus because I wanted a present. Kim Zientkowski Funniest: I dropped a pumpkin, named Thomas, from the 9th floor window of Lawson Hall. Keno Coombs Funniest: Skiing down the spillway covered with moss into Lake Charleston.
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Kevin Ulrey Worst: Dating two girls at the same time who were at the same party. Debbie Cowles Worst: Seeing five huge guys wrestling around on the hood of my car in Kracker's parking lot, making big dents. Tony Jaconetti Worst: In Hardee's parking lot, I was arrested for arguing (disorderly conduct). 8 Dave Uffelman Best: When my Dad bought a Daytona because I made good grades. Denise Johnson Best: When I got an A in a class I thought for sure I would get aC in. Duska Smith Best: Getting away for Christmas after my last exam. Worst: Reading about the girl who died last year and the accidents.
Lora Niksch Worst: I was really sick and had to go to the hospital for blood tests and the technician kept poking needles in my arms because he couldn't hit a vein. Val Larimer Worst: Finding out I was one hour short to graduate. Colleen Brehm Best: Moving into my own apartment my sophomore year with my best friends as roommates. John Reed Best: I contracted for ROTC. Bruce Tucker Best: Getting my last COBOL program done. Worst: Getting my first C of my college career. I'm a junior. Tom Gregorski Best: The good feeling after finishing fmals. Worst: Add/drops was frustrating! JeffRapp Funniest: The college having the gall to ask for rec center money! Jon Sail Happiest: Passing Eng. I 002 when I expected to fail it. Martina O'Boyle Funniest: Trying to negotiate the ice-covered hill by the Triad coming home from Marty's. Donna Fontana Best: When the band went to the Bears game against the Giants. We won! Denise Saunders Worst: When I fust came here, I was in the library taking a book off the top shelf when the whole shelf fell on me. Best: I was playing in my first concert at Eastern and my parents surprised me by driving three and a half hours to see me. 11
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Nancy Dugan Best: Tracer gun wars in Thomas Hall. Worst: Missing the dean's list by a tenth of a point Missy Clark Worst: Walking back to my room from the shower in my towel and there were two guys standing by the elevators. Marye Palliser Best: When Chuck Berry picked me up for a picture. Debbie Pippitt Happiest: Sending the pages off to the printer and knowing the yearbook is done! t5
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April Fools! As Liz O'Malley returned from her I 0 o'clock class on A pri I I. 1987 she found that she had been played the fool. Liz's roommate, Erin McGough. had the help of equally mischevious friends when she placed all of Liz's bedroom furnishings on the tennis coum behind Weller Hall. Erin realized the prank was successful when she watched Liz approach the tennis courts and cream, "that's my furniture!" Liz was then informed that her friends Above: Freshman Liz O'Malley returns to her "home" on Weller tennis courts April1 , 1987. Opposite: Liz O'Malley screams as she discovers she has been made a "fool" of. 18 had no intention of helping return the furniture to Liz's room. The trick was turned when the entire group learned that a tennis match was scheduled at 3 p.m. and the police would be called if the furniture was not immediately moved. Gwen Bramlet and M ary Beth Petry were the next victim!. when the roommates turned co-conspirators. Liz and Erin placed signs all over campus imprinted with "support a great joke, ca ll and describe your shoes" and a phone number. Gwen and M ary Beth, who allegedly have a shoe fettish. received descriptive calls up until the end of the school year. Even a priest, upon hearing the infamous phone number, asked M ary Beth and Gwen if they wanted a description of his shoes. Since Liz and Erin were so successful with their gags last year, they decided to continue as roommates, at least until the score was settled! by Jill Holloway
Left: A woman works over a kettle at LLC, a park which focuses on life in the 1800's. Above: Children also take part of the daily chores at UC. Right: Men from the LLC depict life from the front. The park is devoted to showing life as it was in the 1800's. Opposite: A group " pioneers" act out life from the 1800's at Lincoln Log Cabin State Park.
Lincoln Log J ust a few miles outside of Charleston you can go back in time to the year 1845 at the Lincoln Log Cabin site. From May until October, 100 volunteers from Coles County become the people who lived in this area in 1845. It is called first person interpretation, meaning while the volunteers are at the site they take on the character they have chosen to represent, said Harold Malehorn, Eastern education instructor and Lincoln Log Cabin volunteer. The volunteers have researched a person who lived at this time at the Coles County courthouse and have developed a persona by applying the character to their own personality. For example Malehorn is an educator who likes to tell stories. So his character, Alfred Balch, likes to go around and tell stories to children. He is also the parttime schoolmaster, Malehorn said. The women use hearths and spider skillets to prepare the corn which is brought in from the fields. They make cornbread, hoe cakes and johnny cakes. Corn is their main crop although they also grow oats and have an orchard and a garden. The corn is hickory flint corn, a type grown during that period and grows 15 feet high. Most of Coles County was founded by Kentuckians and Tennessians so the volunteers must speak in this dialect. Phoenetic writings of the 1830s and 1840s have been found so it is known Cabin what the dialects were, Malehorn said. The volunteers also dress in period clothing. "We do not wear costumes," Malehorn said. ''The clothing is made of the natural fibers that were used then." During the off-season, some volunteers go into area schools in the period clothing and authentically interpret history to the children, Malehorn said. Malehorn said sometimes people do not realize when they go out to the site they go back in time. "Sometimes we get funny looks when we talk about President Polk," • Malehorn said. by Jennifer Retzinger · ·- / ~ 7
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''Fitting'' for Lantz Walter Payton did 350 leg lifts in a row on these machines. How many can you do? Approximately $50.000 worth of Universal weight training equipment was installed in Lantz gymnasium during Apri I 1986. The entire circuit consists of 14 universal machines and an additional I 0 stationary bikes. "It is supposedly the same circuit used by the U.S. Olympic Team and the Chicago Bears," said recreational sports worker Laddie Hasek. Located adjacent to the free weight room, the circuit can be utilized for either an aerobic or an anaerobic workout. Ideally, individuals monitor their pulse rates to determine the level of activity Opposite Page: Eastern students enjoy the free weights room at Lantz. About $50,000 of Universal equipment was added in April, 1986. necessary to maintain a target hean rate. "The system was installed to compliment the free weights." said David Outler, Director of Recreational Sports. It only takes 25 minutes to complete the entire circuit. The idea is to use one Universal machine for 30 seconds, ride a bike for 30 seconds and rest for 15 seconds before proceeding to the next machine. "Riding the bike maintains a constant heart rate while lifting," said weightroom coordinator Joe Lentine. "The goal is to work up a tolerance and run through the system three or four times." A trained instructor is always avai lable to help those people new to the circuit become comfortable with the Above: Among Lantz's circuit additions also include eight life cycles. The cycles help the heart rate remain constant while lifting. machines and to prevent injury. There are also directions posted on the wall or an instructional cassette tape, available upon request. that can be played over the sound system. Outler said the physical education department also offers a weight training class on the Universal machines for beginners. Lentine estimated twice as many men use the circuit, but due to the class and an increased interest in physical fitness the women are slowly closing the gap. "We only enforce four rules." said Hasek. "You cannot wear a weight belt on the machine, no tank tops or sleveless shirts and you must have a towel and a valid Eastern LD. to use the machines." by Carrie Fleszewski \ 23
Band gets in tune F ew bands receive the honor of performing for a Chicago Bears football game, but for the Marching Panthers doing so is becoming "tradition." Eastern's marching band, flag choir and Pink Panthers performed the halftime show for the Chicago Bears opening game against the New York Giants Sept. 14. "We open for them every year," said Marching Band Director Tom Brawner, adding that the band has performed at the Bears' opening games for the last four or five years. "It's (practicing) been a lot of fun," she noted. As well as preparing for this first performance, band members learned fundamental skills "that we'll use off year," Brawner said. "We're not just working on our first show," he said. "We're working on the whole season." Brawner said the Bears game was not the band's only motivation to practice. He said band members know it's important to have a "good band." "They really enjoy going before 60,000 people and the TV audience, but that's just icing on the cake," he added. "They like our band to do it because it seems we're the only one (university band) willing to acept the challenge of getting a show ready that early in the year," he said. The Marching Panthers began conducting practices Aug. 19, a full week before classes began for other Eastern students. Band members practiced three times a day, a total of nine hours each day, for the event. Sophomore mellophone player Shelley Bailey described the practices as "long, hard and hot." However, she said the practices were worthwhile.
for Chicago Bears Senior clarinet player Jo Ellen Ransden agreed the Bears game was not the band's only motivation for working hard. However, Ransden, who performed year, said markching for the Chicago Bears was still a thrill. "It's exciting and new each time we step on the field," she said. Bailey marched with the Panthers on Soldier Field in 1986. "It was awesome!" she said. "The crowd overwhelms you." Senior drum major Dan McCommis had the responsibility of coordinating the band's activity on Soldier Field. Although McCommis had performed with the band on Soldier Field twice before, this was the first Bears game in which he led the band. "Before, I was a mallet player," he said. "I didn't even march. I stood on the sidelines." McCommis said this performance held "a lot more responsibility" and " a lot more thrill" than l)is previous appearances at Soldier Field. However, he said he foresaw no problem with adapting to Soldier Field. He pointed out that Soldier Field is the same size as O'Brien or any other football field. "There's just more stands," he said. Above: EIU marching band performing at halftime at the Chicago Bears football game.
Frank Parcells Rockin' Robb Steele spins he c assics NAME: Frank Parcells ALIAS: ROCKJN' ROBB STEELE, WEIC-FM AGE: 40 BIRTHPLACE: Chicago, Illinois OCCUPATION: university professor, radio disc jockey, soccer official for NCAA, IHSA, USSF, public relations consultant, researcher. MARITAL STATUS: married CHILDREN: Amy, 16; Srephen, 13; Jonny 6; and Joey, 4. WORKING ON: mass media research and radio trivia projects. I STAY HOME TO WATCH: World Series, MISL Soccer, NBA Basketball (not Los Angeles THE BOOK I'VE BEEN RECOMMENDING: Games People Play, by Eric Berne FAVORITE PERFORMERS: John Wayne, Humphrey Bogart, Tom Selleck. CHILDHOOD MEMORY: Audience of li ve TV shows from NBC network. I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO: witho1d my opinions IF I COULD DO IT OVER, I'D: start teaching sooner in my career. I'D GIVE ANYTHING TO MEET: Buddy Holly WHEN NOBODY'S LOOKING I: do play by play to myself for various sporting events. MY FANTASY IS: to change history and enjoy many of the rock n' roll acts that perished due to accidents or quirks of fate. MY MOST IRRATIONAL ACT: investing much money in a radio station without adequate research of stat ion history or current ownership. THE BEST TIME OF MY LIFE: in the delivery room when our kids were being born. IF I'VE LEARNED ONE THING IN LIFE, IT'S: that radio is an insecure field. People think it's glamorous, but it really is not. How long have you been involved in broadcasting? While 1 was in school doing graduate work as well as whil e I was teaching I was also working in radio. In some instances I was workjng radio full time while I was teaching. So it stands that 15 years I have been actively involved in radio. That's not including the present when I work one day a week (at WEIC). I Do you like one more than the other? I definitely don't think I like one over the other. I think they're my two loves. I think I simply discovered long ago in commercial broadcasting that I had reached a point where I had to make a choice that would take me in a direction that I found Jess than desirable. To stay in radio as a full profession necessitated that I go into management. Quite frankly , there were a whole variety of things connected with management that I just didn't and don't to this day like. I discovered I could have the best of two worlds. So I began teaching and maintained some contact with radio at the same time. For me it's an ideal balance. I love teaching. I love interacting with people. I like keeping my hand in the broadcast industry at the same time I like teaching others and learning from them. I reaJJy enjoy interacting with college kids, sometimes intimidating them and teasing them hopefully to produce better quality work-make them angry so they work harder. I respect and enjoy Eastern studentscollege kids are great today. I don't care what anybody says, they're great today. They really have good minds, good thoughts, and they're independent. Why did you pick and use the air name Rocking Robb Steele? When I came to WEIC after 15 years in radio, do I want to become Frank Parcells or do I want to stay Robb Steele? I simply said, Robb Steele, who is very much like thereal Frank Parcells is still different from Frank Parcells the professor. He's a guy that enjoys memories, and is really even more bubbly and loud, if you can imagine that, than Professor Parcells-very outspoken-even more than Professor Parcells is on a lot of issues. He tries to be funny with one-liners and all kinds of things that I'm not sure a professor would ever do in a classroom, and I think maybe I need to keep that identity separate. I had to think of a clever name (in my first full time job in broadcasting) and the best I could do was Robin Steele; it sounded like rob and steel. When I left that station I dropped the end and added a"b" and an "e" and stayed with Robb Steele. There was really no story behind it, it was just convenient and then convenient to stay with my other identity. by Lisa Vazzi
Jon Sail EIUinstyle A !though fashion is a very big thing for some, Eastern students feel that dressing up is not a big issue. "l feel the latest fashions this year are the stone washed denim jeans, mini-skins and long skins," said Lynette Crawford, sophomore hospitality service major. "The clothes that were worn during the '40's are in style for the '80's. No maner what, blue jeans will always be in style," Crawford added. In the future people will wear more tight-fining clothes than loosefitting clothes. Skins will be longer or shorter. "I love to wear summer clothes because I feel more comfortable. My favorite color is black because black goes with everything," Crawford said. "Styles are fine, everybody wears what they feel like wearing," said Larry Thomas, junior psychology major. "Levi's and any kind of shin are the clothes I feel comfonable in," he added. "Styles in the '60's were more bizarre. A lot of the clothes look like someone threw paint on them. Bell bortoms are definitely out and straight legs will be in for a long time, " Thomas said. "Sweaters and mini skirts for the women are in and I love mini skins," he added. Gregg Foster, sophomore sociology major, said the latest styles are old leather jackets. 'They Uackets) have the adventurous look," he said. "Bell bottoms for sure are not coming back," he added. Mini skins and the rose colored glasses are in for the future, Foster said. "I prefer the casual look; t-shirt and blue jeans with no socks," he added. Styles come and styles go and for the most pan. Eastern students follow the trends. By Patrice Hale
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I Get Around Opposite: Motorcycles are becoming a more popular method of transportation. "Bikes" are no longer just for men! Above: Rob Bouchar rides home with keyboard in hand. Right: Fred Kaiser unicycles on the Library Quad. IJking around Eastern's arnpus one will see many ays that people get around. The most common is the bicycle. Because of the shortage of available parking space, many people who live off campus choose to ride their bikes to class as long as the weather permits. However, some people do not feel like pedaling and would rather ride scooters to get around. Skateboards and roller skates are also alternative sources of transportation. There are even a few people seen around campus riding their unicycles. So if you get bored of the same old walk to class, look around and maybe one of these creative ways of getting around will appeal to you. By Jennifer Retzinger
Mobile Snacks I nstead of snacking at Hardee's, McDonald's or Food Works in the student union, students can snack at a little cart called "La Carte." La Carte was fJISt introduced to Eastern on Sept. 14, on the South Quad of campus. . La Carte provides an alternate source of food . The breakfast menu consists of fresh pastries, bagels, juice, milk, hot chocolate and coffee. The lunch menu consists of tacos, hotdogs, chips, soda, fruit and yogurt. ARA services, which caters for the University Union, owns the cart. "This is new at Eastern and one of the biggest problems we have is the weather. We are hoping to set it in Colemen Hall when it get's cold," said Union Dining Services Director Jeff Shrout. "La Carte was set up for commuters or the average person that skips breakfast," Shrout added. La Carte runs from 7:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Monday thru Friday. "There are more than 15 La Carte's on college campuses across the country," Shrout said. by Patrice Hale Below: Union employee Cheryl Wilson cleans up the La Carte wagon after a day of selling food in front of Coleman. La Carte, which offers a variety of breakfast and lunchtime food, is open from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. along a sidewalk in front of Coleman Hall.
U2 Rocks U of I 0 n October 22 a band hailed as the "Band of the Year" by Rolling Stone magazine appeared in person to deliver their emotional message of liberty and human rights to 20,000 fans at the Assembly Hall in Champaign. The band, a group of four Irish musicians collectively called U2, are currently touring the United States to promote their highly successful Joshua Tree album which to date has sold over three million copies and was ranked by Rolling Stone magazine at year's end as the number three album following closely behind Michael Jackson and Bon Jovi. The barren landscapes and monochromatic photography on the album cover accurately reflected the ravages of the album's themes: economic hardship ("Red Hill Mining Town"), emotional torment ("With or Without You") and desperate confusion (Where the Streets Have No Name"). Bono's voice and the Edge's clanging guitar rose in outrage throughout the album. With their backs against a wall of despair, the members of U2 cracked the mainstream this year in incomparable style. During the two-hour performance U2 brought the raw essence of their music to the audience . At one point Bono shocked the crowd when he asked if there was anybody in the audience who could play the guitar. As soon as hands went up he promptly pulled an aspiring musician out of the crowd, put a guitar in his hand and invited him to play a song with the band. With the success of the Joshua Tree , U2 has been playing progressively larger arenas. In a Rolling Stone interview, Bono says "I must say, there is a real thrill to being on stage in front of 50,000 or 60,000 people. The event is much larger than the group and the audience. It's an amazing thing to see people united and in agreement, even if only for an hour and a half." U2 has toured America in the past and have built a remarkable rapport with young America. Bono comments, "I found the people open. This to me was and is an endearing quality of the American people. They wanted to be positive rather than negative." For fans who couldn't get enough of U2 on the tour, they can look forward to a self-produced concert film and doublelive album. A recent Rolling Stone cover states that in 1987, "U2 conquered America". Americans seem to have embraced their music and their message and it appears that the group doesn't plan on letting its loyal following down anytime soon. By Robb Montgomery First top: "The Edge" and Bono play to the sell out Assembly Hall audience. Second: Getting close with the Champaign crowd. Third: A lucky front-row fan borrows Bono's guitar to jam with "The Edge." Fourth: Bono sings a smash hit from U2's #1 album, The Joshua Tree. 33
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Opposite: Pi Kappa Alpha Little Sisters discuss upcoming events at their meeting in the Union walkway. Below: The Annual Halloween Party at the Tau Kappa Epsilon house brings out the many faces of their little sisters. T he greek little sister programs on Eastern's campus have a bright future. This year alone there are approximately 200 little sisters from the four fraternities offering the programs. The Delta Chi fraternity has sixty little sisters. The fraternity feels the little sisters are a great way to meet people and have a good time. The program was restarted this year and the girls and guys feel it will grow in the future. Some of the little sisters activities this year included volunteer work at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center children's ward, fundraisers at Roc's and helping out arounf the Delta Chi house. The Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) fraternity has 25 little sisters. The TKE's main purpose behind having little sisters is to have someone to help out with rush and fundraisers. The TKE little sisters were established in 1978. Mark Harrison feels the little sisters have a very stable future. Some of thier activities with the little sisters hace been a Mom and Dad get together on Parents Weekend, Christmas caroling at the Heritage House and a keg roll fundraiser. The Roses of Sigma Tau Gamma have been around since the spring of 1984. The little sisters are basically their own group that work with the Sigma Tau Gammas. Some of their functions include a walk from Mattoon to Charleston for Special Olympics. The Pi Kappa Alpha little sister program is the biggest on campus. They hope to have I 00 little sisters by the end of the school year. The Pi Kappa Alphas have had little sisters for two years and feel the program has grown considerably over this time. Most of their functions are social. Some of their activities include raffles, bake sales, walkouts and afterbars. Although the little sisters are a definite success at Eastern, there are some problems. The university refuses to recognize them as separate organizations and they aren't fraternity members either. The fraternities are working on the issue. by Jennifer Stack 35
Look It's Wombats W hen asked why they tarted Wombats, Scon and aig Perry replied, "to have n, we dance like crazy." The business was named after a Chicago based company called "flying Wombats" that sells T -shirts and other paraphanalia. Wombats flfst opened during the end of 36 September and is located behind Friends and Company, downtown. They do have a cover charge at the door, but once you're in, there is a OJ. for entertainment and beer is sold. Wombats is only open on Wednesdays and Fridays. Wednesday being lady's night where women pay only a dollar. Other special evenings have been a male dancer night, a goldfish eating contest, crazy hat night, and free beer if you brought your parents in on parents weekend. Scott and Craig are leaving Eastern at the end of the year, but they hope to pass Wombats on to someone who is as equally devoted to having fun as they are. by Jennifer Stack
Top: The Official Wombatmobile. Right: Students show their appreciation for Ladies' Night. Opposite: All you can drink starts early for these students. 37
--------~~--------------------------------==~----==~''U.B." U.B. A variety of different movies is what you will find when you visit the University Board Video Lounge. "The Morning After", "Nothing in Common", "Jo Jo Dancer", "Poltergist",and "A Clockwork Orange", are just a few movies that students have enjoyed this past year in the video lounge. Karol Klingel, head of the video lounge, leads a comminee of 8-10 students who choose the movies that will be shown. The committee chooses the movies by going through brochures that are sent to them by two companies, Swank Films and Films Inc. We try to "pick something for everyone", said Klingel, that's why acommittee of people with different tastes selects the movies. Dramas, comedies, action. and horror movies have all been shown in the lounge. Usually two movies are shown each week, Klingel said. The moviesare shown at different times diring the day so students can stop by anytime and see a movie. Although the committee chooses most of the movies students maystill go to the University Board office and request a specific movie that they are interested in seeing. "I think they play good movies that entertain and help get studentsminds off of their problems for a little while," said Kris Haskin, sophomore political science major. By Dori Neven 38 Watching Movies I
In Memory of Doug Visnack Doug Visnack, a Senior geology major from Lansing, died June 20, 1987 from head injuries he had received after falling out of the car which he was riding on Route 130 near Fox Ridge. T his is a tribute to Douglas Alan Visnack (Sept. 13. 1964 to June 20. 1987). I was enjoying a typical Saturday this summer. I had some friends over shooting some pool and drinking a couple of cold ones. The phone rang and I answered. "Hello." "Todd, Don Visnack here." "Hi Don, how's it going?" "Not very well. Todd. I have some bad news for you. We lost Doug about an hour ago." At that moment. a pan of me also died, as I'm sure it did in each person that ever knew Doug, or "Vis" (pronounced "Viz"), as he was known by [~"·' . his friends. Doug had been attending summer school so he could graduate this December. Doug was majoring in geology and was planning to attend graduate school elsewhere. In mid-June Doug was involved in a car accident south of town on Route 130, near Fox Ridge. He was taken to Burnham City Hospital in Champaign, where he died two days later. Doug always added a certain something to whatever he did. Doug loved the outdoors. women. rugby and a good party. Vis always had fun, and he was always fun to be around. Doug also had his serious side. There were many nightS that he would stay up late drawing maps, reading and studying for some class. Doug lived life to its fullest and gave life to everything he did. Attending his wake and funeral was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do, but one thing was very evident-he wasn't short on friends. Doug wouldn't like that. He would want us to Left: (Left to right) Doug Visnack, Judy (Doug's mother), and Todd Stirewalt (Doug's roommate). remember the good times and keep on keeping on. So wherever you are, Vis, thanks for the memories. BY TODD STIREWALT Do not stand at my grave and weep; I am not there.I do not sleep I am a thousand winds that blow; I am the diamond glintS on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain; I am the gentle autumn's rain. When you awaken in the morning's hush, I am the swift uplifting rush of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft star that shines at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there; I did not die. AUTHOR UNKNOWN 39
Saturday classes? Eastern does not only exist Mondays through Fridays, but also at 7:30 a.m. four Saturdays, in the middle of knee-high creek water. Other places Eastern students can be found are scaling the sides of hills while clutching a notebook, pen and backpack; on a narrow trail cut through a field of chest-high posion ivy and climbing down the sides of rock cliffs on wooden ladders suspended by cables into ankledeep mud. Where can you find all of this excitement? Take Botany I 022 (Local Flora) with John Speer. He teaches a series of four Friday night lectures and Saturday field trips. Then you are finished with the class. It sounds almost too easy. But, before you are through you will have gotten up very early each Saturday, hiked many miles, gotten dirty, wet and most importantly- had fun. While hiking through some of the most beautiful parks in southern Illinois and Indiana, you are expected to become familiar with the trees and plants. You also become familiar with the people in your class, share little jokes and help each other out on the sometimes rough hikes. You also Jearn what botany is through first-hand experiences. The last Saturday is worth the three previous weekends of "hiking hell" because it is a trip to the Missouri Botanical Gardens and the St. Louis Zoo. All who took Botany 1022 this way, though they may have complained at 7 a.m. those Saturdays, definitely agreed they would take the class over the
same way and would highly recommend it to others. The class learned things about nature that will never be forgotten and brought a part of Eastern to other states. by Michelle Zawin Opposite: Zorba Martinovich and Neil Weisbond note different plants on a botany field trip. Right: Jim Griffiths and Paul Phillips discover various plants on a field trip to the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Below: Mike Jenkins identifies a flower from his botany class. The class consists of a series of four lectures and field trips.
Passing the Word Eastern's campus has several Christian organizations that provide students with services that meet their spiritual and other needs as well. Roger Songer, minister for the Christian Campus Fellowship has a membership of 70 srudents of various denominations. Songer said the fellowship began about the mid 60's and is basically supported mainly by independent Christian churches and individuals. "In essence what we are is a campus church. We tend to students only," said Songer. "We have all kinds of missionary offerings such as mission trips and other programs. We go to an orphanage every Christmas in M issouri. We have also been helping to plant a church in downtown Chicago for minoritys who are black and phillipine," said Songer. Songer said the fellowship goes beyond college by having various mission projects such as visit's to nursing homes and prisons. "We also go door to door on campus to spread the word of God." Christisn Campus Fellowship has also missioned overseas. "We've been to Scotland, Jamaica and Haiti. Students raise their own money for the trips. By doing this it gives them a true experience of a missionary. Songer added that the group also counsel students on all problems. The lntervarsity Christian Fellowship is headed by president Jym Gregory. It also has people of all denominations. "We started in the late 60's as a real small group of five people. In 1980, we increased to 20 members, then in 1984 we increased to about 90. Opposite: Jennifer Boysen, special education major and Mike Moore, a secondary education major, man the book table of the Christian Campus House. The group has different information on Christianity and the fellowship group. Right: Dedra Downs of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship shows the variety of literature the group offers. "We are basically a student led organization. We have groups in Europe and Canada; we're basically worldwide. We can be found pratically on any downstate Illinois university,"said Gregory. "The group is a good Christian group that people feel good about coming to." "Our main purpose is that all Christian's can come together and share in the gospel," Gregory said. "We get together on Thursday evenings and hear different speakers of various denominations. Each day we have prayer meetings." "The 65 member Unity Gospel Choir has been in it's present state for I 0 years. It is student oriented but not in an academic sense. It's a fellowship now," said Maurice Johnson. "We're a fellowship service that offers an urban style worship service. "Students do different readings from the scriptures and prayers. They also give sermon's." John on stressed that the group was open to all students who are interested in the word of God. "The church is a part of the spritual need to fulfill besides the physical and mental needs." Johnson added. Slyvan Knebloch has been the head of the Baptist Student Ministry since 1979. "We have been here since the mid 60's. Nell Meagee was a campus minister in Urbana who began with some students going to bible study. Two years later the program took off. "We are a ministry that is sponsored by the Southern Baptist, theyare basically our target but we minister to all faiths. We try to reach out to ethnic and foreign students. We also work with the University Baptist Church to reach minorities." By Alma Watson Debbie Pippill
Wanted; Experience, Money Many students who work and o to school feel even time management would not help olve their problems. Doug Clark, a junior majoring in business, said he works at Wal Mart as a stockman. "I work about 20-25 hours a week. Sometines I have one or two tests and I wish I didn't have to work. I get fed up with school and work and then I end up in a bad mood for days. I think if you don't work more than 20 hours a week, you don't feel pressure," said Clark. Sally Gonda, a junior majoring in Therapeutic Recreation works in Carman 44 Hall Food Service. 'Tve been working in Carman for three years. Usually, I work about 14 hours a week. I depend on the money to pay my bills and schooling. When I was a freshman, the money was just for spending. Now, there is pressure to pay bills on schedule, so you Jearn to say no very quickly." Brenda Price, a senior Psychology major, also works in Carman. "I need the money to put myself through school and for extra spending money. Sometimes when I go to work, I have to study and work the line at the same time. You just can't go home because you have to work, but you have to study too. Sheri Redmon, a senior majoring in Physical Education, works at YMCA in Mattoon as a building supervisor. Redmon works to receive credits toward her major. "I never have time to study, party or anything. I am trying to keep my GPA up, but I 'm not doing it. Although Redmon is quite busy with her internship, she still enjoys the work. "Even when I'm not busy, I still go to the 'Y"'. By Rana Woodson Below: Stacks of paperwork keep Pam Pharis busy at the Probation Office in Coles County Courthouse. Opposite: Kara Horn dishes up delights at the Union Sweet Shoppe.
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Condoms for Sale A IDS has not only become an issue of increased concern among the American public, but here at Eastern as well. Since first recognized in 1981, much more has been learned about the disease, including recommendations for safe sex, although a cure has not yet been found. Eastern Health Service stocked concdoms this year for the first time in a effort to curb transmission of AIDS here. The health service has provided birth control pills and diaphragms as prescription items requiring an exam in the past, but only this year the pharmacy has made condoms available for student purchase. "This was not a spur of the moment decision," nurse Sue Lipka said, "It was made after a great deal of research." Students were concerned that campus doctors were making a statement birth control was the sole responsibility of the female and only as a result of such a serious virus was the male expected to seek out shared efforts. Health Service was quick to explain, however, this was not the case. According to Dr. Richard Larson, pills and diaphragms were dispen!>ed not to infer sole female responsibility for birth control, but because these require an exam and prescription from a physician. Condoms can be purchased relatively easy, without requiring the assistance of health service. Perhaps in the past, birth control has been the basic concern and responsibility for the woman because she ultimately must deal with unwanted pregnancies. Condoms are !>LOcked this year due to an increased medical concern to curb the transmission of sexual diseases, namely AIDS. It is for this reason birth control, more importantly barrier methods. has become much more of a shared responsibility. Health Service hesitated selling the prophylactics because they did not feel their stock was easily accessible to the student body due to minimal hours of operation. However. the low coM of three for 50 cents lead about 500 students to purchase the condoms during the month of September alone. The sale is perhaps the direct result of the "Surgeon General's remarks regarding cutting down on the sexually transmitted dieseases by the use of condoms and recent research into safe sex." said Lou Marble, health service pharmacist. The condoms are distributed in a plain envelope with an information sheet regardfing use. Health Service officials stress they are not set up like a family planning clinic and do not push any birth control and could not possibly reach all students due to limited funds and facilities. By making condoms available on campus. health service hopes to stress the importance of their use in preventing the spread of this killer disease and encourage both men and women to take an active role in responsibility for safe sex. AIDS, or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, is spread by direct sexual contact or contact of blood from infected individuals. by Becky Gibson
Debbie Pippin Left: With the growing scare of AIDS, condoms are now over the counter purchases nationwide and at Eastern. Above: Safe sex is one of the largest promoted issues faced today for both men and women. 47
A ccording to the owner of Marty's, a favorite student "hangout" near campus, atmoshere is one of the main ingredients for their business. "We offer enviroment with an atmoshere for the social side," Dave Kinnaird said. "We give people a place to meet." The recent changes at Marty's, 1666 Fourth St. in Charleston, include major remodeling renovations made over the summer months. The initial 48 decision for the work that was needed was done solely by Kinnaird and his partners. They also did all the remodeling work themselves. The work took approximately two months to complete and according to Kinnaird, "getting the pizza oven out was the most difficult part." In addition to discontinuing pizza on the menu, several other changes were made as well. The bar is now situated so that it is easily accessible from all sides, which adds to Marty's hope to provide a better place to socialize. In the center of the bar, beer bottles are displayed on ice for eye appeal. A charbroiler has also been added. Kinnaird and his partners have owned Marty's since 1973 and feel that these recent renovations have definitely helped business. By Becky Gibson.