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Words of tradition and respect were uttered
by nearly all who spoke at the Special Intake Session at
Foellinger Friday, though these words meant different things
to different people.
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Speeches
by Mary Lou Retton, Linda Ellerbee mark first day of conference
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Peering
over the podium just inches shorter than she and looking
much the same as she did when she won the gold medal for
gymnastics at the 1984 Olympic Games, Mary Lou Retton
delivered the first speech at the Biennial Conference
for Working Women with an enthusiasm and stage presence
that more than made up for her small stature.
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Doormen
at Champaign bars are doing a poor job when they check
IDs, according to a report issued by the Champaign police.
Using over-21 IDs given to them by police, underage volunteers
were admitted into Champaign bars 42 of 46 times. Of the
46 attempts, six were at small bars that do not regularly
use doormen.
The people pictured in the IDs looked substantially different
from the volunteers, said Champaign liquor enforcement
officer Sgt. Scott Friedlein. In some instances, a white
girl entered bars using an ID that pictured a light-skinned
black woman. She was admitted to C.O. Daniels, Central
Tap, Legends and White Horse Inn.
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Today's
Chief dialogue at Foellinger Auditorium will likely attract
protesters outside the building, but University police say they
will be prepared.
Capt. Kris Fitzpatrick said the police plan to take precautions
to ensure campus safety during the dialogue.
"We will have a presence at the dialogue to ensure that those
who are registered to speak will have an opportunity to do so,"
Fitzpatrick said, "and that those who want to protest will do
so in an orderly fashion, just as we would in any other such
event on the Quad."
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A
letter sent by Champaign County Clerk Mark Shelden in early
March to a number of Champaign County households is still raising
questions.
The letter, sent March 8, advised voters in roughly 2,875 households
that the ballot they chose to vote on in the March 21 primaries
could impact how they are able to vote in their 2001 township
caucuses.
"Anyone voting in the March 21, 2000 Republican primary will
not be able to vote in the Democratic caucus in January, 2001.
Likewise, anyone voting in the Democratic primary will not be
able to vote in the Republican caucus next year," read the letter.
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