Eastern Illinois University The Keep September 2006 9-25-2006 Daily Eastern News: September 25, 2006 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2006_sep Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: September 25, 2006" (2006). September. 14. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2006_sep/14 This is brought to you for free and open access by the 2006 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in September by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. .. "TELL THE TRUTH AND DON'T BE AFRAID." WWW.DENNEWS.COM Eaten llllaols U•henlty, Charleston , Additional Homecoming funds approved ., Matt Hopf night's Apportionment Board meeting, will be Henson and Homecoming Chair Jessica spring. Student Government Reporter used to pay for promotions, in.6atable games, Henson gave a presentation and answered UB was budgeted about $17,000 for the renting of the Will Rogers Theatre and to questions from the board. Homecoming. The additional funds will University Board has been approved pay for the appearance of Dennis Haskins, They outlined their plans for Homecoming bring the total cost co about $28,000. About co receive an additional $10, 100 for of Saved by the Bell fame. The requests for and expressed that since the theme for $8,000 should come in from the ad booklet. Homecoming week. money were approved 8-0. Homecoming was not picked since they got The new money, approved at Wednesday UB Chair JC Miller, Vice Chair Jessica their original funding for Homecoming lase H SEE FUIDS, PAGE Al CAMPUS I BL.ACK GREEK 101 Speaker silences room Black Greeks has been in a state of crisis and needs to W2kc up, according to Walter Kimbrough at Saturday's Black Greek lOl seminar. "I am trying to get to your mind right now," Kimbrough said. Kimbrough was the keynote speaker and the youngest president of a historically black college at Philander Smith College. Dan Nadler, vice president of student affurs, recognized the need for improvement and fdr that Kimbrough was the best person to speak at this seminar. "He's (Kimbrough) tenured in what it means co be Greek," said Nadler. As a student at the University of Georgia, he pledged as Alpha Phi Alpha in 1986. His prior experience in Greek life, has given him a reputation as an expert of black sororities and fraternities nationwide. His young age, 39, bas made it easier to relate to the youth of the AIU TBTA I THE DAILY EASTElll IBIS A child plays on a tank Saturday evening during Relay for Life at Peterson Park in Mattoon. hip-hop generation. "We have to have a revolutionary spmts in our organization," Kimbrough said. Kimbrough took the audience back in time to a film that was 48 teams walk for a cure popular in its day. The film "School Daze" by Spike Lee was an eye 1J Nicole Weskena place at Relay for Life in Peterson of who bought it and who it is in Following Chapin's speech, opening representation of Black Staff Correspondent Park, Mattoon. honor of is written on the bag. a cancer survivor spoke Greek life in 1988. The luminaries shone in State Rep. Chapin Rose (R­ about "Canning Cancer" and The problem that Lee presented Hundreds of lights Lined the memory of someone who lost bis Mahomet) spoke in the opening then the audience was lead in a in the film is still prcvalenr 18 years mack. or her life co cancer. ceremonies about how his father prayer. later, according to Kimbrough. After the sun went down, the Each luminary could be died of cancer and bis mother is a lighting of the luminaries took purchased for $5 and the name cancer survivor. n SEE CllE, PAGE AZ H SEE SPEAIEI, PAGE Al 'MlRLD CAMPUS FOOJM.l. WOMEN'S SOCCER Micm ............ _. .......... Well .... ................... ,...... .,.. ave,.., w1t11 •••111 ............... .... s.. s.......... ta11e11 .............. .. ......... ..... ,, The NJ mission was scheduled to ,, Maly 600 students showed up ,, Vincent Webb )". ran for 208 yards ,, Eastern's Michele Steinhaus scored wrap up at the end of September and 11usday for a comic rendition of a and Eastern's defense forced four her ttd goal of the ys in Friday's 1-0 be replaced by a larger lklited Nations ledwe Inducing topics of colege dali'9 tll"nOverS in Satwday's 24-13 win win against Tennessee-Martil. Find out forte, but Sudan's leaders flera!tt and sexual encounters. Performers also agai1st Samford in Birmingham. Ala. how Steinhaus and her teammates did in opposed such a move and the NJ addressed topics of sexual abuse and And out about Webb's performance and Sunday's game at Lakeside Reid against agreed to stay on 11111 at least the end rape. the ttrnover· problem both leans had. Murray State. of the year. ,... A7 , ....t ,.... , news WWW llENNEWS COM I THE ONLY EASJEll! HEWS I MQNOO 9 25.06 co .. sailaw•J Justin Myers, a freshman biology major, paddles Sunday afternoon in the cardboard boat races across Campus Pond. The boat races are the kick-off event for the Residence Hall Association's Residents On Campus Fest. ROCfest will have events all week. Mii PIEUIElli I THE DAILY EAS1BI IEWS SAIDY llCDOWB.L I MEMBER OF WAL-MART WALKERS H Cure FROM PAGE A1 "I think it's just an awesome event. We're d ~ ~ lhive-gry It is pijlislied daiy "' .......... MondlJ 1"'ol4' ~ ., Oarleston, ... &mg bl Cancer survivors walked the already talking about next year." '6!#t die! 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HkySettlt Additional aipoes can be olltailed for SO ems each in Forry-eight teams walked from however, as participants had another "Someone from Sarah Bush Orh procixtion------·---wen W the Student l'ltiicalions Office ii Buzzard Hal. 6 p.m., Saturday to 6 a.m., Sunday 12 hours co go. was diagnosed with breast cancer The Oaiy &stern News is a meni>et ol and hdpcd raise money to fight The Relay For Life committee and she's our team captain," said ElitorWHn The Associated Press, wtich is entitled to exQ1SNe use ol II arlldes appearing in dis publicalion. against cancer. made a schedule that planned volunteer Cheryl Pals. Edito< in cliel -·-·---.. ··-·-······-·Kyle~ s.Mi i,11 .. ,nc. I sso per semester. S30 for This year the goal was to raise something for almost every hour co The team also offered massages ...............-··---·[email protected] SllMler, S9S al year. $100,000. About an hour before keep participants awake. for $1 per minute. 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