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ALTON É D W J U m V IL U i an. 10 U l( IH H Di Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ♦ T u e s d a y , A u g u s t 3 1 , 1999 Vol. 52, No. 3 ♦ in mass comm S p o r t s .................8 By the numbers New Professor *7 BY BRIAN WALLHEIMER Parking lots get new designations NEWS REPORTER S a r a h H a r d i m o n Paul Bolls is the newest addition to the mass HOPES TO LEAD THE communications department at Cougars tennis SIUE. Bolls was hired in the spring TEAM TO A GLVC of this year to replace Barbara TITLE. Regnell, who retired two years ago. He is teaching media systems and audio production this semester and will also teach visual production in the spring. Nearly 30 people applied for E d it o r ia l ............3 the job that Bolls won. Ralph Donald, chair of the mass Corey Deist/Alestle communications department, Paul Bolls says he made said Bolls was chosen because of T. Cho/Alestle his credentials. Bolls earned his the right decision in R i d e t h e w a v e . Parking lots are being renumbered to lessen confusion. undergraduate degree in coming to SIUE. F i n d o u t h o w t o communications studies from BY TINA FOSTER Some lots were changed for Bolls got out of radio Montana State University, his HELP WITH THE NEWS REPORTER the simple fact that it made more because he did not feel that he master's degree in Y2K p r o b le m . sense. was making a difference. New building names, new "We made the lot for communications research from “I got into teaching because I signs, new students; things are Woodland Hall WH, because Washington State University and love interacting with people, and changing at SIUE and the Prairie Hall was already PH," his doctorate in mass I also saw it as my opportunity to parking lots are no exception. Vanzo said. "The Vadalabene communications from Indiana make a contribution to the The lots have been assigned Center used to be lot VC, but University. industry,” Bolls said. He feels that his mark can be made new numbers. since the surrounding lots were As part of his interview at T e c h n o l o g y .....X through teaching what he knows "We changed the signs single letters, such as, A, B, C SIUE, Bolls taught a section of to others interested in mass because the information was etc., we changed it to F for writing for the media. He was also interviewed by some of the communications. dated," Director of fitness." Audio production is Bolls’ students. He found the students Administrative Services Robert Not only were the numbers specialization; although, he does here to be much different from Vanzo said. "We put the on the lots changed, but new teach other classes in the information out there so students signs were posted to show students at other universities. He department. “I’m an audio man,” would know what sticker is exactly which decal is required said the students were the he said. Bolls is also conducting C o m i n g s o o n needed for each lot." for each particular lot. The new deciding factor in choosing SIUE research, studying effective audio In the past, the red lots signs will not cost the students over Kansas State University, productions. farthest from the campus core any money because the funds which also offered him a Although he has only been were consecutively numbered were already there. position. "The students here here since mid-August, Bolls is happy with his decision to come from 1 to 13. However, the "Hopefully, the new signs seem to have a higher personal to SIUE. university gave some of the lots will help people," Vanzo said. stake in their education,” Bolls said. “I love it. I absolutely made to University Park. This changed The number change does not the right decision in coming ♦ Bolls also worked in the the numbering system so the lots affect where students, faculty and here,” he said. radio industry for eight years L if e s t y l e s . only had numbers 8 through 12. visitors are able to park; they can Bolls said he strongly The lots were numbered in clearly see which lots they are before becoming a teacher. He believes that you have to enjoy consecutive order so students, allowed to park in and which lots began his career in Arkansas and your career to stay with it, and faculty and visitors would no they cannot use according to the then moved to New Mexico for a right now he is enjoying what he longer be confused. The planning color of their parking decals. The short time. He spent most of his is doing. began in January of 1998 and was price of parking decals will also career in Montana before he “As long as I’m having fun. The word on the bid on this summer. remain the same. finished his education. I’ll be here,” Bolls said. s t r e e t is P a v e m e n t i s h o t . Off to a rough start, student government takes a look new fees BY JOHN KLIMUT The president and vice president to help finance the remodeling of pushed through legislation that EDITOR IN CHIEF routinely explained the Morris University Center. will end all funding to student parliamentary procedures to the Last spring, several surveys organizations for travel by fiscal Like a scene ffom “Dazed senators as the meeting were used to determine what year 2001. The money will now and Confused,” the new SIUE progressed. students wanted in an improved be used to fund campuswide student government struggled At one point, the vice University Center. From those activities such as Springiest. through many problems at its first president, who controls the surveys, a preliminary list of In order to allocate and fall meeting Friday. meeting, asked several times for a changes and additions to the control the former travel money, The new student government motion to be made and became MUC was created. a new advisory board was is made up of primarily first-time visibly upset when the senators The government is also created. The Student Life members. Only four veterans of did not comply. interested in the feasibility of a Advisory Board presented its last year’s SG body sit on this The new government, which technology fee. This would help constitution at the meeting, and it year’s government. Thus far, canceled most of its summer SIUE maintain and update its was approved. SLAB consists of confusion reigns among the new meetings, did manage to get computer labs and technology in several voting members from m’embers. some work done, however. general. various student organizations. The meeting was plagued by Student government is Last year saw the demise of In other events, Richard Box parliamentary errors, as the new currently considering the the student government-funded was appointed by the president to members did not know how to implementation of a University travel requests. Former Student a student senator seat. conduct government business. Center Fee. The fee will be used Body President Bill Anderson ♦ P a g e 2 T 41 i J) L { 1 Î L { T uesday, A u g u st 3 1 ,1 9 9 9 ♦ Ethanol funding is closer to reality GEAR UP for an education BY ANTHONY WATT approved until next year. The 22,000-square-foot BY DANIELLE STERN topics including financial aid NEWS REPORTER Funding has already been set facility would be used to perform ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR opportunities, GEAR UP has field trips and college visitations aside by both Illinois and the research in ethanol production planned for students. SIUE will get more money federal government for the $20 more cheaply than would be SIUE has received a $1.2 Staff development activities, for the ethanol research facility in million project, and the possible by converting a full- million grant from the U.S. as well as parent and community University Park. authorization would allow the scale plant for experimentation. Department of Education. The SIUE East St. Louis involvement, are all part of the Brian Donnelly, Director of government to begin Center will be awarded $240,000 early awareness planning in University Park, said that a appropriating the rest of the Donnelly said the plant for the next five years beginning production. pending federal Senate research money. could be completed as early as Sept. 1. The grant also allows for bill for the U.S. Department of Donnelly said that in the middle of 2001 but not to “The grants are designed to community action and Energy and the U.S. Department addition there is already an expect any ground breaking increase the number of students cooperation. In developing the of Agriculture would include an appropriation of $3 million for changes. The plant will not who are prepared to go to application to the U.S. authorization for construction the program working its way provide a large number of jobs or college,” said Patricia Harrison, Department of Education and funds for the ethanol plant, but through Congress. It is expected generate a large amount of assistant director of the SIUE implementing the proposal, the bill probably will not be to pass in the fall.

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