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Eastern Illinois University The Keep October 1991 10-4-1991 Daily Eastern News: October 04, 1991 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1991_oct Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: October 04, 1991" (1991). October. 4. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1991_oct/4 This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1991 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in October by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. E: Eastern budget New group eds cannot be met attracting given its approval to a $64.8 mil controversy- lion 1993 budget for Eastern, - which would represent a 24 per ey DON O'BRIEN rn 's fiscal 1993 budget cent increase over its fiscal 1992 Staff editor already appears to be in budget. The BOG 's total budget y, even before it has been request is $268 million, a 22 per The newly-formed White red fully by the Illinois cent increase overall. Student Union, which has yet to f Higher Education. "I can guarantee you the hold a meeting or be approved as Hodel, deputy director of board's (IBHE) request for new ' _. a recognized student organiza E, said Thursday there funds will be single digit (percent tion, has already created a stir "no new money for higher increase), not double digit," around Eastern and headaches for n" next year. Hodel said. group founder Doug Henninger. · k that's very obvious," Eastern's budget went to the Henninger, a senior accounting , "Anyone who reads a Board of Governors for approval major, said he has received over wspaper is attuned to the last month. The Board of Gov 100 responses to a campus clip problems !he state is fa~- ernors amended Eastern's request promoting his group last Friday's and submitted its own budget and edition of The Daily Eastern Chairman Arthur Quern those of its five universities to the News. And many of those re letter to university presi IBHE for appro-val. sponses have been negative governing board chan The IBHE will amend each • toward the start of his group. esday urging them to set governing board's request and - "I've had ru;ound 30 blacks call and telling them to plan combine the requests into a with threats, and a few have ocate existing funds to statewide higher education budget . named themselves as members of priorities. request that it will present to the the Black Student Union," Henn things which are not as state legislature. The legislature inger said. "I think some people nt to our mission and and Gov. Jim Edgar must each have misinterpreted (the union); e do not do well should approve the request before it is it isn't an anti-minority group at ted," he wrote. "Desires incorporated into the state's offi all. · g our most important cial budget. "I've had most of my most need to be coupled with Eastern received $52.3 million harassing calls from BSU mem-· ess to eliminate those for fiscal year 1992, .2 percent hers, and it is ludicrous. Before, I which we deem of lesser more than the $52.1 million had no opinion either way of the appropriation in fiscal year 1991. BSU, but my opinion is very low board's regular meeting of them now," Henninger said. However, without this year's 5 MIKE ANSCHUETZ /AsSociate photo editor 1 , Quern was critical of the percent tuition increase, Eastern "Anyone has the right to start increases requested by would have received less money Go for the gold up their own organization," said g boards and their uni- this year than last. Peter Vidmar, a 1984 Olympic gold medalist on the pommel horse ai'id Kevin Evans, president of overall silver medalist, was at the Mattoon High School Thursday night as Eastern's Black Student Union, a guest performer with the Mattoon Academy ofGymnastics. t Continued on page 2A • Continued on page 2A ty students attended an ational discussion in Hall's lobby Thursday learn more about the member arid a member r Hall's hall council, ted the low attendance ·ct with other activities nt apathy. boff arranged the pro . conjunction with the Senate and Taylor and lor Hall's hall council. gave an outline presenta f the controversies under s' leadership that have rged since last October, senate elections. ' ning with the alleged hir Waldhoff arranged the pro improprieties under Verna Scott Walker. campus, Gerber said. Gerber also discussed the gram, which lasted just over an strong, then vice president Walker, who worked as a The Stanczak Report, done by Janet Francis-Laribee - Efraim hour, to better inform students business affairs. graduate assistant in the Lump a Bloomington lawyer for the Turban sexual harassment case, of what is happening in the Armstrong, who has since kin College of Business and Board of Governors, outlined which has been taken to federal administration. ocated to Washington, D.C., assistant director of planning the investigation of the alleged court. Gerber said a complaint The Student Senate just d fou-r relatives working and institutional research, was inappropriate hirings under of sexual harassment was made Wednesday voted confidence in der her, including her son, illegally holding two jobs on Armstrong. by Laribee against Turban, who Rives' leadership. ---~-------------~---------------------------- 2A Friday.October 4, 1991 The Dally Eastern New ,,. FROM PAGE ONE Friends &... CQ Fri., Oct. 4th 509 Van Buren Ave. IBHE THE t From page JA become proactively invofved in the budget pro "RIPPLE HOUSE BLUES" BAND "In times of tight resources, people who win are cess," he said. A REAL BLUES BAND from Champaign people who demonstrate they make a good use of Adding that Eastern 's 1993 budget request is current resources and have carefully ordered pri prioritized, Rives said "the highest priority of this First "Blues" Performance Ever orities," Hodel said. university is faculty and staff salary levels." At FRIENDS &... CQ Eastern President Stan Rives said the IBHE Hodel said the board is aware of faculty and staff budget disputes, but he said that Illinois uni chairman, newly appointed by Edgar to the post 14 oz Bud, Lite, Old Style ....... $1 00 this year, is taking a "new approach" with the versity employees are not worse off than employ budget process. ees in other states. 22 oz Killians Red .................... $11s At a monthly "communications" meeting "We are well aware of that situation," he said. 00 between administrative, faculty, civil service and Adding that the board does annual salary sur 9:30-close $2 Cover student leaders Thursday, Rives said Quern wants veys of other state university systems, he said to bring the IBHE budget request "closer to what Illinois salary levels compare pretty well. THE OR•llAL the state can provide. "We don't see many institutions giving salary "This is a significant development that displays increases to university employees," he said. the intent of the board (IBHE) and the chairman to New •From page JA Student Union, said that by a "Why aid the other groups vote of their executive board the name themselves the Black who was unaware of any threats HSU has no comment and will Student Union and the Hispanic his members may have allegedly have no comment on the form Student Union?" said Henn made against Henninger. "They ing of the White Student Union. inger, when asked why he nam haven't been recognized (by the "It seems to me like it is some ed his group the White Student Student Senate) yet; in a sense kind of white supremacy Union. they are only a club." group," said Eastern Student "No one is excluded (from the According to Henninger, his Body President Martha Price, White Student Union), and it group, which will hold their first "but I hope that isn't the case. (the name) was more of a draw meeting Wednesday at a site yet "I think it is really discourag (to get people to join)," 'he to be determined, is trying to ing, especially at a time when added. promote the views of the white "I guess the name would start -majority. we are spending so much time and energy to work with the up some controversy," Evans "I've noticed that it seems BSU and HSU," she said. said. "I may not attend the first like other student groups like "These minority groups need meeting, but I will talk with the BSU and the HSU have to form for representation and their president to get an under their voice, and I think it's time unity," Price continued. "I feel standing of what their organiza to look at the views of the that the WSU is making light of tion is all about." majority,",he said. these minority groups and the HAVING A PARTY? ••• -GIVE U5 Z4 MCURIAlll Karen Medina, vice president WI.LL MAKE. 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