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Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC January 1989 Daily Egyptian 1989 1-20-1989 The aiD ly Egyptian, January 20, 1989 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_January1989 Volume 75, Issue 81 Recommended Citation , . "The aiD ly Egyptian, January 20, 1989." (Jan 1989). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1989 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in January 1989 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Daily Egyptian Southern Illinois Unh'ersity at Carbondale Friday, January 20,1989, Vol. 75, No. 81, 28Pag;cs Rec, medical fees could rise for fall By Miguel Alb. actual increase was 14.9 affairs, said the board has recreation center fees. an increase in the BJue Cross Staff Writer percent. The Unive!"sity opted to go with small in "We're asking for just Blue Shield premium that is combined the saviI:gs fr(,m creases year after year rathu enough to get by on a year by supported by this fee. last year with the new 13 than one large increase in a year "basis," he said. "This !s just a reflection of S~:~~f~ C~~ar!em:~~ percent increas.. to meet the if two ft:e-increase proposals particular year. The medical fee is composed thP economy," Boggot saiti, projected 1990 increase. "U pnces keep going lop, of two separate parts: the adding that the University was are approved by the Board of we've got get the money Trustees in early March. For 199<), Blue Cross-Blue to student health fee, which just passing along the in from somewb~re," Juhlin The proposals call for in Shield projects a 20 percent supports the on-campus health crease. creasing the student jump in the insurance fee said. "Tbis increase services; and the student Baggot said any student who represents 'lbuut a 4 percent of $6 medical insurance premium, is covered by a policy their recreation fee by to $53 per students currently pay. This increase in the current fees." semester and increasing the figure is based on the past which covers students' own can apply for a medical student medical benefit fee by year's "actual experience," Juhlin said he is concerned medical expenses in possible fee refund at the beginning of $5 to $64 a semester with more which refers to the monies the that there will not be enough off-campus accidents. It is the each semester. small increases very likely in company paid out in claims. money to cover future ex cost of this premium that is On Jl'blin said the proposed 1990 for the 1990-91 school year. Blue (;russ-Blue Shield con penses a t the Recrea lion the rise. student recreation increase Last year, students were tracts with the University to Center and the rising medical Jake Baggot, assistant to the will be needed to cover faced with a 20 percent provide insurance. insurance fees. This will more Student Health Center ad operating costs of the new projected increase ill the ':l)8t Larry Juhlin, assistant to than likely result in future mmistrator, said the medical of the medical fee, but llie the vice president for student increases in medical and fee increase was in response to See FEES, Page 12 SIU students u.s. shuns could pocket call to cut MAP grant By LI •• Miller armaments StaffVlriter VIENNA (UPD - Soviet An additional 200 students Foreign Minister Eduard fro:n the University's Car Shevardnadze, in a dramatic bondale and Edwardsville escalation of the disarmament campuses will qualify to process, announced Thursday receive Monetary Award that Moscow would remove Program granu. if a sup some tactical nuclear weapons plemental appropriation bill IS from Eastern Europe in ad signed by Gov. James R. dition to the nearly 250,000 Thompson. troops it has promised to However, the bill will wait as withdraw. Thompson is out of the state Shevardnadze, speaking to attending the Presidential foreign ministers on the final Inauguration. "No action will day of the 3S-nation Vienna be taken on this supplemental conference on European bill until the end of next week," security and human right... , Susan Mogerman, ~overnor's also promised the Soviets assistant, said. would announce by the end of The bill was passed by the the month "data on the Legislature last week and if numbers of troops and ar signed it would provide $5.7 maments" of the Warsaw million for Illinois '!ollege Pact. students who are eligible for James W. Swayze, superintendent of water feasibility study by the city Is taking place, NATO welcomed the Soviet the Monetary Award operations In Carbondale shows the water deciding whether the building will be announcement, but noted the Program. treatment plant located on 1001 S. Wall. A West already had significantly renovated or rebuilt. reduced its nuclear arsenal in Students would only be Europe. lualified for the Monetary s:;!:t!:.~~ ::Jh~M'~J Feasibility study ·to resolve See WITHDRAW, Page 12 give aid to those who are ap plying in Call. Robert Clements of the Daily Egyptian Illinois State Scholarship' water treatment plant's fate Commission explainp..l that if the bill is passed nearly 7 ,so:' Possible increase in taxes to update or rebuild building suffers setback, University students would papers delayed receive this financial aid, By Jackie Spinner Swayze said any rate in According to a status report Pamela Britton, SIU-C Staff Writer crease would "certainlv" he by former city manager financial aid director, said the The wa ter trea tment plant at on a phased approa~h ." et a William C. Dixon, a new water Electrical and plant at the existing site would mechanical problems bill would be a boon to bo..h the 1001 S. Wall has been standing couple years. cost over $8 million and water students and the University. since 1925, but no one can say While the water plant with the Daily Egyptian's "This bill will be a big help to presently meets En utility rates would need to be press caused delal-s in how much longer it will be able raised by 11 percent in 1988 many students and it will .. ~lp vironmental Protection Act getting the paper on the to function. and 41 percent in 1990 to meet ill the overall budget. " "We're living on borrowed standards, Reeder said he streets Wednesday. The Illinois Veterans Grant time," Director of Public cannot be sure if the plant the costs. The DE was printed at and the National Guard are Works, Ed Reeder explained. would meet the new EPA The cost of a new wa ter plant the Daily American in sulx1ivisior~ of the Monetary Superintendent of Water standards. West Frankfort, on a new site is estimated at catherine Hagler, acting Award Program and they too OperatiOns, Jim Swayze, said "We clon't know if we over $11 million and an 11 would receive the extra aid. the average life for equipment business manager, said. wouldn't meet them either," percent increase in 1988 and a "The people at the is 20 years, but with the proper Swayze said. 53 percent increase in 1990 renuvation of the plant and an Daily American were The new standards might would be needed to meet the very generous and upgrade of the equipment, it specify the amount of lead and cost. I This Morning could last Cor another 20 years. helpful and called in their aluminum in the water supply own press crew to help us The estimated cost for of the consumers' homes, he GusEode out,' Hagler said. Rita Nitz's renovating the plant is around added. The first load of papers $4 million dollars with an in arrived about 10 a.m. at trial delayed crease of 11 percent the first Swayze said no one knows the Communications year and 23 percent the second when the EPA standards, Building, where the DE is - Page 13 year. originally schedulf'(j to be set normally produl.'e(j. in June 1988, will go into pffect. A 15.7 percent increase in After DE staff and Women down Although Water Operations journalism facuity 1987 was to provide $2 million is financially limited to in renovations for the waste stuffed advertising JD SW MO 63-53 renovations, it also is con serts into the 27,000 water plant. sidering a new water plant. - Sports 28 The City Council voted papers, circulation ef Tuesday night to begin a "But when the bucks aren't Gus says currently a stream 01 forts bt'gan around noon, feasibility study for renovation there, there isn't much we can water fees Is flowing down the Hagler said. of thel-lant. do," Swayze said. drain. 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