Eastern Illinois University The Keep March 2004 3-12-2004 Daily Eastern News: March 12, 2004 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2004_mar Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: March 12, 2004" (2004). March. 10. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2004_mar/10 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2004 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in March by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. HAVE A SAFE SPRING BREAK ◆ “Tell the truth March 12, 2004 FRIDAY and don’t be afraid.” VOLUME 88, NUMBER 118 Going wild THEDAILYEASTERNNEWS.COM With the constant complaints of lousy Midwestern weather, students flee Charleston for more inviting areas. Page 1B VERGE ILLINOIS PRIMARY STUDENT SENATE “It’s the old class warfare game that we like to play.” Talks on fees placed on hold — Mayor Dan Cougill on referendum to increase taxes for people more than Committee to rewrite motions for discussion after break $250,00 a year By Brian O’Malley motion failed because they to make a total of $3.00 in order to approved, the grant-in-aid fee STUDENT GOVERNMENT EDITOR noticed a change they wanted to maintain the current percentages. would give about 83 percent to make. “I encouraged the bill to fail,” athletics and 17 percent to aca- $1.9 mil. After two motions to increase The original proposal would Ward said. “We didn’t want to demics. the grant-in-aid and health service have each full-time undergradu- skew the fee’s current percent- “We didn’t realize that the per- fees were defeated Wednesday by ate student pay $2.40 more every age.” centages were going to change the Student Senate, the Tuition year. The current grant-in-aid fee On March 23, the committee that much,” Ward said. for pool and Fees Committee will rewrite is $77.50. will meet to write up a new motion Nikki Kull, chair of the commit- the motions to be discussed on Ward said grant-in-aid current- adding 60 cents to the yearly pro- tee, has to give President Lou March 24. ly gives 80 percent of the money posal, Ward said. Hencken a report upon return Larry Ward, student vice presi- to athletics and 20 percent to aca- “We’re going to go back and from spring break. project dent for financial affairs, said he demics. rediscuss the bill,” he said. and the committee wanted the The committee added 60 cents If the original proposal was SEE FEES ◆ Page 9A on ballot By Jessica Youngs CITY EDITOR In preparation for the Illinois Primaries hitting Charleston Tuesday morning, the city has been working hard to prepare its ballots for voters. Although Charleston’s biparti- san city elections run a year behind federal elections, there will be plenty of other items for voters to consider. Mayor Dan Cougill said there will be two referendums for vot- ers to consider Tuesday. The first referendum will ask residents if they will support tak- ing out general obligation bonds not exceeding $1.5 million and a 5.75 percent interest rate to help redo the Charleston Rotary Swimming Pool. Cougill explained that although the project would cost approxi- mately $1.9 million, the remaining $400,000 will likely come from an Open Space Land Acquisition and Development grant from the state of Illinois. However, Cougill said Gov. Rod Blagojevich recently announced he would like to put the grants on hold because of the budget deficit, an announcement that has caused much controversy among his own people. “It’s not a done deal,” Cougill said. If the voters decide to pass the DAILY EASTERN NEWS PHOTO BY STEPHEN HAAS pool referendum, Cougill said the city will likely start on the pool Moving out renovations at the end of the sum- George Kuder (left), of Deland, and Jim Walters (center), of Downs, both workers with Peters’ Home Movers out of Farmer City, work with Ron Peters mer season, completing them (right) Thursday afternoon at “The Zoo,” 1616 Ninth St. The company is moving the building from its current site to a new location a few blocks away. before the following season The university plans to use the site for a parking lot. begins. One of the major renovations on the pool would include the cre- ation of a zero-depth pool allowing Are you voting in the Illinois primary? for parents to sit in a shallow area Student apathy while their children play in exact- ly the right depth for their needs. Who are you voting for? Other renovations would include creating a small aquatics still prevalent park, removing a diving board, creating a walking path around By Evan Hill the pool, installing a sliding bulk- CAMPUS EDITOR head and building a water slide. In addition to the referendum While the Feb. 17 deadline to register has already on the swimming pool, voters will passed for the Illinois Primary Election taking place see an advisory referendum on Tuesday, those who forgot can still register for the 2004 the Mattoon City and Coles General Election that will take place in November. County ballots, which was A worker at the Coles County Clerk’s office said requested by Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn. “No, I “No thanks, “Yes. I don’t “No, I “Yes. I don’t 29,523 people, or 55 percent of the county’s population, Quinn wants to ask voters haven’t voting for an know yet. haven’t know who’s have registered to vote in the March Primary, and whether they will support amend- registered anti-war hip- Kerry, registered running but 10,892, or 52 percent of the Charleston population, is reg- ing the state constitution by plac- yet.” pie or North because he’s yet.” istered in Charleston. ing a 3 percent surtax on taxpay- I’ll vote.” However, those numbers include few Eastern stu- Carolinian looking out ers earning more than $250,000. Hillary Oakley Jim Kron Jeremy Mobley dents because many students are either registered in The extra revenues from the doesn’t for middle junior environmental their home towns or chose not to register. The Student junior biology sophomore surtax would provide permanent appeal to class people biology Senate conducted a voter registration drive in February. psychology property tax relief to homeowners me.” and minori- The senate registered students so they would receive and generate approximately $575 an absentee ballot in the mail, getting around the issue ties.” million in educational funding, Jason Adamyec that most students will not be in Charleston during the Cougill previously explained. primary. freshman speech Sharie Gillett “It’s the old class warfare game pathology that we like to play,” he said. freshman marketing SEE APATHY ◆ Page 9A Today Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Sunny Partly cloudy Rain Partly cloudy Mostly sunny Partly cloudy Mostly cloudy Friday, 40º 23º 47º 41º 55º 33º 42º 29º 53º 40º 58º 47º 57º 42º March 12, 2004 HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW COUNCIL ON ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Speech Department gets new name ◆ Council makes revision Studies. to sociology minor “External reviewers conducted a report in 1999 that encourage cur- By Jennifer Peryam rent university communication pro- STAFF WRITER grams to put the mission of their departments in scope with their The Council on Academic Affairs titles,” said Mark Borzi, speech approved a program revision for the department chair. sociology minor as well as a name The reviewers recommended the change for the Department of department change its name to the Speech Communication. Department of Communication “The sociology minor currently Studies to keep up with national requires 21 hours of course work trends. The impact of the former with a 12 hour specification. The name caused the department to revised proposal would maintain the attract fewer students because the 21 hours and only six hours would speech label hides many of the pro- need to be specified,” said Gary grams students look for. Foster, department chair for sociolo- “The earliest the title change can gy and anthropology. be implemented would be spring of The sociology minor would still 2004 because the fall schedule is include Sociology 2710G already out,” Borzi said. The depart- “Introduction to Sociology,” ment can be referred to as the Sociology 2721 “Social Department of Communication Stratification” and Sociology 2850 Studies in July now that the name “Classical Theory.” Students would change has been approved. be required to take either Sociology The council also heard from Jeff DAILY EASTERN NEWS PHOTO BY JOSH REELEY 2721 or Sociology 2850, but not both Cross, associate vice president for Mark Borzi, the chair of the speech communication department, speaks to the Council for Academic Affairs like the current minor requires, Academic Affairs. Cross presented Thursday afternoon in Booth Library. Foster said. a dual admission pilot program to “Sociology 3620 ‘Research the council. Methods’ will be eliminated because “Dual admission is a program that the vast majority of sociology is in cooperation with community Tarble to hold All Student Art Show minors are majors in other social colleges accepting students before sciences and already have substan- they complete an associate’s degree By Brittany Robson The works and awards were picked by a panel of tial exposure to research methods,” in hopes to create a relationship with ACTIVITIES EDITOR judges. Foster said. Eastern before they attend our uni- Selected works will receive awards at a presen- There has been a growth in versity,” Cross said.