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I Friday, March 19, 1993 Mattoon (EL) Journal Gazette A3 3 1 up By KELLY McCBAY StaffWriter City Scene Edgar was elected governor." Wendy Miller, a spokeswoman from Edgar's office, said it is "not general practice per se" for university presidents tp contribute to the governor's campaign. "Some have and some have not. It just depends on their personal convictions," Miller said. Rives Boy injured running into car MATTOON An 11-year-old Mattoon boy was injured when he apparently ran into a car about 9:25 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Prairie Avenue and 26th Street IxxpoUcesaidThursdaytbatDavidKFittof3108CedarAve.

injured his left knee and his head when he either walked or ran out in front of a vehicle driven by Deborah J. Moscatello of Route 2, Mattoon. The boy received emergency room treatment at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center and was released. Stateside At (1168 questioning, Rives described his relationship with Edgar as "strictly profes-j sional." Edley said the Champaign News-Gazette' wrote two editorials stating members of Edgar's staff were lobbying BGU trustees on behalf of Rives. Edley said he made these points to shed light on Rives' "clouded" point of view.

"I dont: think they brought forth their best witness." Rives supported Edgar -when the Charleston native and Eastern alumnus announced in 1989 that he would run for gover-; nor. Edgar made the announcement at Eastern's University Union. There were allegations from State Sen. Harry "Babe" Woodyard, R-Chrisman, that some members of the BGU chancellor's office wanted to fire Rives over Rives' support of Edgar at that time. Edley has asked Lt Gov.

Bob Kustra, head of the governor-appointed task force studying the issue, to provide facts in support of his claim that the state will save money by eliminating the BGU and BOR and creating seven individual governing boards. BGU Trustee Mack Hollowell, who attended the hearing, later said he felt uncomfortable with the personal attack on Rives' contribution. "I think (Rives' contribution was) a very honorable thing to do," said Hollowell of Charleston. "This is not politics. This is SPRINGFIELD A state legislator Thursday accused former Eastern Illinois University President Stan Rives of "buying" Gov.

Jim Edgar's support through campaign contributions. State Rep. Bill Edley charged that Rives' support of Edgar was the reason for the governor's support of eliminating two university governing boards. In what amounted to a shouting match between Edley, D-Macomb, and Rep. Mike Weaver, R-Ashmore, Edley scrutinized Rives' campaign contributions to Edgar during a joint House education committee hearing in Springfield.

"You contributed to his campaign when the governor was running for office in 1990, but when you were in hot water with the Board ofGovemors you contributed $3,000 to the governor almost two years after his said to Rives shortly after rushing Rives through his prepared testimony. "Folks are trying to make this a political issue," Rives said later. "It is not a political issue. I make no secret of the fact that I have supported Jim Edgar. It is not a basis for deciding what the governing structure should be." Rives said his contributions increased because hebecameamember of thegwernor'sclub, which recognizes contributions of 1,500 or more.

"There was no governor's club before Jim Last week, Democratic committee members insinuated the pro- G8al to eliminate the Board of Governors niveraities and Board of Regents was vated by Edgar's vendetta with the BGU because of its handling of Rives. Rives submitted his resignation to the BGU in January 1992 after a year of controversy including charges of improper hiring practices and his handling of a sexual harassment case. Rep. Michael Curran, D-Springfield, who made the accusations last week, asked Rives if he was forced out of EIU. "It was my decision to take retirement after 35 years of service in higher education and after nine years of service to Eastern," said Rives, who flew to Springfield from Arizona at his own expense to present his testimony.

No one wins Lotto jackpot SPRINGFIELD (AP) The Illinois Lotto jackpot is up to $17 million for Saturday after no one won Wednesday's drawing, state lottery officials said Thursday. Matching five numbers earned $2,453.50 for each of 96 players. And 6,154 people matched four numbers, good for $76.50 each. The numbers drawn Wednesday were 2, 3, 10, 19, 42 and 49. Datebook BGU chancellor's off ice comes under fire Weekend 1-3 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, "Building Memories: Architec-- fcural Innovation and Society in Coles County," Greenwood School 800 Hayes Charleston. ship. Specifically, he asked Layzell how many positions were associated with the Office of Public and Government Relations. Before the change, Layzell said there was no one assigned to public relations and communications. After the conversion, he said a board initiative created a vice chancellor of communications, an assistant vice chancellor of communications, another assistant vice chancellor who deals specifically with marketing, and a half-time lobbyist for the BGU and Chicago State By KELLY McCRAY StaffWriter SPRINGFIELD Thechancel-lora' office ofthe Board ofGovemors Universities was attacked Thursday during a joint House higher education committee hearing.

Former Eastern Illinois University President Stan Rives and a former Governors State University employee both said the chancellor's office is bloated with extra personnel that have resulted in additional work for administrators at the five BGU Indians plan protest of sports teams' mascots "Virtually nothing could be more expensive and wasteful to thestateofHlinoisthanthe(Board of Governors Universities) chancellor's office," said Rives, who flew mfromArizonaathisown expense to present his testimony. "Governing board members, unlike chancellors and their numerous associate and assistant vices, are not paid for their services." Rives was one of many who have testified in recent weeks before the joint House committee, which is investigating a task force recommendation to eliminate the BGU and Board of Regents and create seven individual governing boards. Sangamon State University would become a third campus of the University of Illinois, and Southern Illinois University would remain untouched. The task force says eliminating the two systems would save the state more than $3 million a year. State Rep.

John Ostenburg, D-Park Forest, a former university relations director at Governors State University, asked BGU Chancellor Tom Layzell to explain staff changes when the board converted from an executive directorship to a chancellor Trip lanta April 8-11, the Braves' home opener, by the Coalition Against Racism in Sports and the Media, and the Rainbow Coalition's Fairness in Athletics, the Minnesota Chippewa said. "We are human beings, a living, spiritual way of life," he said. "We are definitely not mascots to be trivialized for America's fun and games." A spokesman for Major League Baseball could not be reached after business hours Thursday. URBANA (AP) American ndians plan to protest the use of Indian mascots at three major eague baseball home openers, an ctivist said. Speaking to a group of Univer-ity of Illinois students on Vednesday, Vernon Bellecourt (bio repeated his call to change the school's American Indian mascot, Chief Dliniwek.

5 Bellecourt said protests are Scheduled on April 5 against the Cleveland Indians mascot and in Cincinnati against Reds owner The, university board oft MrgechtJttrEarlier this month sS;" trustees has discussed changing: penaea irom Daseoau ior one year me scnooi mascot several umea Artful or making racial and ethnic but has never voted to do so, llurs. school spokesman Jeff Unger eyeful A protest also is planned in At- said. iirl accused of killing mom Continued from Al cess Travel and Wholesale Travel Network in Nevada or Promotions Plus and Travel Partners in Utah, according to the local people who tried to purchase trips. O'Brien, the manager of the Charleston Lanes bowling on Wednesday thathe sapfc nearly $7,300 to Access Travel for a 30-metnber bowling league and himself to travel to Las Vegas. Three others also said they don't expect to recover the money they sent for trips.

Meanwhile, Ron Shutt with the Nevada Department of Commerce Division of Consumer Affairs said on Thursday that his agency has received several complaints about the company. He also said U.S. postal inspectors conducted a raid on the company in February because of suspicion of criminal conduct. Attempts to contact postal inspectors in Nevada for confirmation were unsuccessful Thursday. The Nevada attorney general's office also indicated it has received complaints but referred the matter to the consumer affairs division.

Shutt said people who used credit cards to pay for the trips may have a chance to recover part of their money if they contact the card company. Those who sent checks shouldn't harbor such hopes, he said. Telephone directory information listed no numbers for any ofthe four companies featured on the promotion correspondence. CHICAGO (AP) A girl punished for skipping ichool has been charged with mur- I i Uawij? 1 X. Eastern Illinois University student Phil Bandle of Peoria takes a close look at "Descriptive Word Package: Environmental" by EIU student David R.

Scholfield at the Tar-ble Arts Center All Student Show. The showcase of work by EIU art students continues at the TAC through March 28. Photo by Doug Uwtrtd Zaborac said the two had argued over the girl's poor school attendance. Ms. Falkner told her daughter the girl's activities were restricted, according to police.

The girl then got Ms. Falkner's gun and shot her, Zaborac said. Assistant public defender Brian M. Dosch said Thursday that the girl had told him she previously had been pistol-whipped by her mother and that she had shot her mother with the same gun that her mother had used on her. Bering her mother, police said.

But (he girl later told the public de-(ender'soffice that hermother had physically abused her. I Detective Daisy Martin confirmed the murder charge Thurs- I Police arrested the girl Wednesday night at her home, where her mother, Beatrice Falkner, 32, was ferund shot to death, said police Sgt. Stan Zaborac. engages EIU audience Angelou By DEBBIE CARLSON StaffWriter THE CONNECTION Easter Dresses 30ofT 20-50 off SpringClothes Open Sunday 12-4. AIRPORT, STEAKHOUE Home of the Elephant Ear Tenderloin Friday 4-9pm BBQ Ribs, AYCE Catfish, $5.95 AMER LEG P88 BINGO SAT.

NIGHT LIC3097 CHARLESTON "You will become an ally with murder if you think of yourself as nothing," said the poet Maya An-gelou. She made the statement just before discussing a story of a woman whose daughter stopped her suicide attempts after hearing her speak. The woman gave Angelou a letter that the woman's daughter had written her after witnessing one of Angelou's performances. "Trusisnotverbatim.butit'sgoodenoughforrock'n'roll,'' she told the audience that filled the ground floor and some of the balcony at Eastern Illinois University's Lantz Gym. In the letter the daughter described Angelou as the "tall, biggest, blackest," most unattractive woman she had seen with "teeth like piano keys." But what Angelou said when she performed had changed the girl's life.

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She received a standing ovation from the crowd before she began speaking and a more than enthusiastic one when she finished one hour later. Rather than straight lecturing, Angelou sang, recited her poetry and poetry of others, and gave anecdotes from her life to tell the audience why it should go to a greater good. She read from mostly African-American poets because "so few are done, so few are cherished," she explained. The poems, recited mostly from memory, were given life by the tall, 64-year-old performer through hand movements, walks and the occasional "mmhmrn" or "Hello!" to add emphasis. Laughter was a big part of her performance, much of it coming in the middle of poems or life anecdotes.

"I don't trust people who do not laugh," Angelou said. If she had a message for the multiracial audience, it was to read. "There's a difference between training and education," she warned the group. She apologized for being 15 minutes late a few minutes into her performance. "I hate to be late," she said, still slightly flustered from the experience.

"It takes the blush out ofthe rose. I like to come early and look at people (when they come late)." Photo by Dtbblo Cartoon gAngelo'u received standing ovations at EIU Thursday.