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Eastern Illinois University The Keep September 1995 9-13-1995 Daily Eastern News: September 13, 1995 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1995_sep Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: September 13, 1995" (1995). September. 8. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1995_sep/8 This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1995 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]. CLOUDY SPORTS a high of 84º The Dismantled INSIDE Daily at home Eastern Panthers drop Chance of second straight WEDNESDAY Eastern Illinois University to Butler Charleston, Ill. 61920 September 13, 1995 a lifetime Vol. 81, No. 18 Student tells the story of her 12 pages STORY visit with President Clinton. News 12 STORY 3 “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid” Provost search may be delayed By CHAD GALLAGHER schools. Trustees on Eastern’s board are Administration editor expected to be announced by Gov. Jim Edgar by the end of this month. The second search for provost and Wayne Chandler, a professor of vice president for academic affairs is management and marketing, said he likely to be postponed till next year in thinks the provost search should be hopes of maintaining a “quiet year in the continued, and Eastern should move administration,” Eastern President David forward rather than stagnate with an Jorns said Tuesday in an informal faculty interim. convocation. “We need to move ahead, and with a Barring strong faculty disapproval, temporary position the primary function Jorns said the search for a new provost will to be a caretaker,” Chandler said. will not begin until next fall, and acting “There will certainly be distractions provost Terry Weidner will remain on an (with the new search), but it is interim basis. unfortunate to wait almost two years.” “There are two ways to go about this,” The provost position was vacated Jorns said. “We can leave Weidner as when Barbara Hill retired in May and acting provost for this year and next with Weidner took over on a temporary basis the understanding (Weidner) wouldn’t be during the first search. The provost is the a candidate, or we can commence a second-highest ranking administrative search immediately.” position at Eastern. Jorns said the decisions was made by The first search narrowed the applicants to five finalists last May, but ■ Faculty Senate speaks with no one was hired. Faculty Senate member John Allison Eastern’s lobbyist. asked Jorns if the faculty could have STORY page 3 more input on the decision and invited Jorns to attend next week’s senate the president’s council to wait a year meeting to discuss the issue. because “we need to be as cohesive and “This is an extremely informal way to supportive to each other as possible, reach a decision on what’s best,” Allison especially with the new board said. “I hope the senate would have a transition.” chance to discuss this after receiving “Our main concern is the ‘green’ board input from the entire faculty.” and the possibility of throwing someone “In my best judgment, this is the way JOHN BATES/Staff photographer new to Eastern into the mix of the to go,” Jorns said. “You’ll have to transition,” Jorns said. convince me it’s not, but if the senate Medieval times The Board of Governors, Eastern’s wants to do this it’s okay – but let’s do it Klaus Hartel (left, a.k.a Chris Hertel, a senior history major) and Olaf the Strong (a.k.a. governing body, is set for elimination quickly.” Matthew Strong, a sophomore pre-engineering major) do battle in full armor, most of which Jan. 1, when new individual boards will Senate member Gary Foster, who sat they made themselves, in the South Quad Tuesday afternoon. The two are members of the take governance over the five BOG Society for Creative Anachronisms, an historical pre-enactment club, and have occasional See PROVOST page 2 sword fights for fun. Officials say tuition hike represents school’s needs By SCOTT BOEHMER Student Senate. Student government editor The BOG, which is the governing body of the five Eastern officials say they were universities, requires that tuition- Senate to vote tonight on tuition hike looking solely at the needs of the hike proposals from each school university when requesting a be between 2.5 percent and 4.5 By NAOKO KOJIMA a member of the Tuition Review hike proposal. tuition hike of 4.3 percent for next percent, said Bryan Gutraj, a Staff writer Committee, authored the tuition- “I know there has been a lot of year, giving Eastern the highest member of Eastern’s Tuition hike resolution, which is based discussion outside of the senate proposed increase of all Board of Review Committee. A 4.3-percent tuition increase on the recommendation of the among senate members (about Governors schools. Gutraj said he had anticipated for the 1996-97 school year will committee. the proposal),” Piket said. “I “They (other BOG schools) Eastern’s tuition-hike proposal to come to a vote tonight at the The proposed tuition hike will would hope people will voice apparently didn’t feel they needed be lower than the other BOG Student Senate meeting. bring tuition up to $2,052.62 a their concerns.” to raise tuition as much as we schools. This is the first year the Eastern’s suggested tuition year from its current $1,968 Eastern President David Jorns did,” said Kim Furumo, budget BOG is accepting individualized increase, which is highest among annual rate. The tuition would go is expected to visit the senate director for Eastern and a Tuition tuition increases for each of the the five Board of Governors towards updating equipment, meeting tonight to answer any Review Committee member. five schools. schools, will be voted on at 7 faculty salaries and library questions concerning the The following tuition increase Other university officials say p.m. tonight in the Arcola- services. increase, Piket said. proposals are planned to be sent Eastern’s higher increase proposal Tuscola Room of the Martin Senate Speaker Kevin Piket A resolution about the to the Sept. 21 BOG meeting for reflects the needs of the Luther King Jr. University said he expects a good proposed $26 student fee approval: Eastern, 4.3 percent; university. Union. discussion among the senate increase for next year will also Western, 3.6 percent; Governors “We don’t compare our rates to Senate member Bryan Gutraj, members concerning the tuition- See SENATE page 2 State, 3 percent; and Chicago other schools when we look at State, 2.7 percent. Figures for tuition hikes,” said Vice President Jason Anselment, student vice be addressed at the university. 4.3 percent won’t make up all the Northeastern Illinois were for Student Affairs Lou Hencken. president for student affairs and “We have to find that point difference, but I don’t think we unavailable. Hencken also said tuition former chairman of the where we can give students the can make up all the difference in The 4.3 percent increase in increase proposals for most non- committee, said the high tuition quality customer service they one year. tuition will be voted on by the BOG state schools have not yet hike proposal from Eastern results deserve at a price they can “There are a number of factors BOG pending approval by the been announced. from the many issues that need to afford,” Anselment said. “That See OFFICIALS page 2 2 Wednesday, September 13 , 1995 The Daily Eastern News 345-7849 345-7849 RESTAURANT & 1412 4TH ST. Man kills family with car bomb BANQUET FACILITY CHARLESTON ESSEX, Md. (AP) – Betty Louise Clark had Sunday. He also visited on Monday. LUNCH SPECIALS 11 AM-2 PM 16OZ. DRAFTS $1.25 Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes & Vegie $4.50 agreed to meet her estranged husband one last time: “When I asked what he was talking about, he said, DAIQUIRI’S $2.05 Huge Stuffed Potato w/Side Salad $3.95 He said they’d take her three children shopping for ‘You’ll find out soon,’’’ said Mary Thomas, another BAR MIXERS $2.05 Giant Chef Salad $4.95 school clothes and talk. upstairs neighbor. ML & BL CATFISH DINNER $6.95 Visa, A day later, all that was left of Mark A. Clark’s “Sunday and yesterday he went out to the car a Mastercard, Discover & American Express station wagon was a crumpled, burned-out shell in thousand times looking in the car, looking in the Way Back Wednesday Accepted the parking lot of a strip mall in suburban Baltimore. trunk. Last night when we saw the wreck on the TV Songs of the 80’s • Super Specials GRINDERS, your off-campus study Police believe Clark packed his car with dynamite news we put two and two together,’’ Thomas said. place, now open daily. and blew up his family and himself, shaking the Mark Edward Weitzel, 30, who had been dating ALL AGES WELCOME BEFORE 9 PM. AFTER 9 PM --21 TO ENTER • NEVER A COVER neighborhood and sending debris and body parts Mrs. Clark since May, said she had agreed to meet raining down blocks away. The glove compartment with her husband one last time to take the children Wednesday & Thursday was found half a mile from Monday’s blast. shopping. He picked them up from Weitzel’s house. SPECIAL The Clarks, their 4-year-old daughter, Krysta “We knew he was unstable,’’ Weitzel said.