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DOUDNA FINE ARTS THEATER UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS Eastern's budget mcreases• .- By Rach el Rod gers Administration Editor
Edttor's Note: This is th~ third installment ofa srries ofbudget artiries.
Eastern's budget increased by abour $3.18 million, which carried over from Fiscal Year 11 funds because of Eastern's cash Aow man agement in response ro lacking stare pl!,y
menc~. In June. the stare owed Eastern abour $21 million of its meal appropriated FY 11 funds of about $47.4 million. Since then, the state has reimbursed Eastern with about $12.1 mil lion and still owc:5 aboul $8 million. William Weber. the vice president for busi ne$S affairs. said che .$3 18 million is a pool of one-time-only funtb resulting from the rwo major ways the university has compensared for funds the stare owes. "Typically we do nor have significant amounts carry over like chis,'' \'1Veber said. KI MBERLY FOSTER f THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS "Ir is an anomaly and is rhe re~uh of how we Molly Manhart, a senior theatre arts major, and Vince Dill, a psychology graduate student, perform during dress rehearsal for the play "The managed rhe cash flow situation." Shape ofThings" Monday in the Black Box of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The show will run Thursday through Sunday, with performances at The two major ways rhe cash flow was 7:30 Thursday through Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. managed are cutting back on spending and borrowing internally from local non-restrict ed funds. which consist of income rhar is not from tuition or general revenue funds, he said. "We purposely did nor spend our full bud The Shape ofThings get authority and have cut back on funding as much as possible while still being able to have classes and keep the universiry running," Cast explores self-identity in new performance Weber said. "This has helped supplement our expenditures on a temporary basis as we cry By Samantha McDaniel JeffTangeman, an assistant pro Evelyn encour.ages Adam to bet Performance dates to move forward with rbe situation with the Activities Editor fessor of rhearre and the director ter himself, so he has to decide if he stare." of"The Shape ofThings," said this wants ro rake her advice. • Tlme-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, The spending cuts stgnificantly affected the A four-member cast will take the hour and a half play ceiJs the story "We see how the relationship Thursday, Friday and Saturday university in cenns of personnel, he said. audience on a journey as the story of Adam. a shy srudem, who falls in tests his own will and his own sense and 2 p.m. on Sunday "The employee headcount of full and part of love versus self-identity is discov love with Evelyn. an imense artist. of idenrity and who he is," Tange~ • Pl•ce- Black Box Theatre of the time employees is down by more than 100 ered chis week. "The play centers around the man said. Doudna Fine Arts Center compared to two years ago," Weber said. "'We "The Shape oflhings" will take main characrer, Adam, and how Adam's relationship with Evelyn • Price· $5 for Eastern students, have also cur back on travel and equipmenc place Wednesday through Sunday he explores how far he is willing ro affects his Adam's relationship with S 12 for general admission and expenditures, which now require VP approv $10 for employees and people thanks to Eastern's thearre deparr change himself for a girl he fulls for," his friends Jenny and Phillip. al." 62 and older. mem. Tangeman said. CAST,· page 5 COUNCIL, page S
CITY Council changes insurance policies
By Sara Hall panics is even more work." an increase of 13.1 percent rhan the City Editor Cit)' Manager Scott Smith said rhe current rate. cosr of health insurance is shared by Smirb said employees must cover The City Council voted to renew each employee and rhe city, with the 100 percent of any dental and vision their health, vision and life insur city giving each employee an allow coverage chey choose to receive. ance policies and switch health in ance coward the total co_st of their The council voted co renew the surance companies ar a special meet heahh insurance coverage. life insurance policy through Delta ing held Monday at City Hall. The employee pays the difference, TruAssure Insurance Company at a The Council voted to switch Smith said. 3.6 percenr increase. health insurance policies from Per Sm.irh added rhat employees Smith said rhe ciry pays for rhe life sonalCare to Blue Cross Blue Shield can· choose each insurance item lo insurance policy at no cost co the em after Blue Cross Blue Shield offered be covered as single employee or ployee. Active employees are eligible a lower premium. through a family plan. for a $20.000 life insurance policy. Mayor John ]uyart acknowledged The council voted to renew their Retirees can pay the premium cost rhe dedicarion of the insurance com vision insurance through Vision Ser and be eligible for a $1 O,OQO policy. KIMBERLY FOSTER I THE DAILY EA STERN NEWS mince's work in deciding this year's vice Plan with a 21.9 percent de City council member Jim Dunn, right, listens as cit y manager Scott insurance policies. crease than the current rate. Smith wraps up Monday's special city council meeting by thanking "A lor of work goes into each re They also vored ro approve Sarn Hall call be reached contributors who helped put together the Insurance coverage poli newal," Inyart said. "Changing com- MecLife for dental insurance with at 581·28JZ or ~mhaU3-Weiu.edu. cies approved by the council last night. THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2011 2 DAILYEASTER NN EWS.CDM N O• 159 , VOLU ME 96
HOLIDAY PERFORMANCE EIU weather TODAY WEDNESDAY Music groups join together for concert
By Samantha McDaniel Activities Editor
1 hrec choin anJ an orchestra will perform holiday mu~ic 10 sr.~rr Rain/ Snm" Mostl} Swmy rhe Chrutmas holiday on Sunday. High: 36 High: 37 l'he Eastern ~ymphony Orch e~ Low: 24' Low: 23' rra. the Eastern Concert Choir. For more weather VISit castle.e•u.edu/weather. the University Mixed Choru~ and the choir from Charlesron H igh School will perform rogcrhcr in their annuaJ Holiday Conccn. EASTEARN NEWS Janet McCumber, the director of •Tell the truth Ac~ Ed tor------....-s-M Help Wanted J2Janta ' s comtnaj ... y{ace a 'D'EW adjor hint! U Are you interested in Advertisil;lg Sales? We are looking for hard working, energetic, upbeat students! - ...... ~ ...::: .. -::""!.¥:- Join the DEN Advertising Sales Team! ... ~ ...... :. .. . - . •. ~ ...... ~- .. -., .. '*' ;.\L"' a...... , :-- .., • "!" ...-. c_~ SU>p by Student Publicat.ions Office (Buzzard 1802) wpick upan applicat.ion. Phone: 217.5812816 lma.il: denadsieb.l.edu News Editor THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Elizabeth Edwards OAILYEASTERNNEWS.COM 217. 581 • 2812 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2011 CAMPUS [email protected] NO . 1 S9. VOLUME 96 3 CAMPUS Student prepares to teach abroad Wood will travel to Costa Rica as part of consortion By Rachel Rodgers Administration Editor Amanda Wood's dream of teaching and experiencing a dif ferent culture became a reali ty when she learned that she will .be student teaching in Costa Rica during the spring semester. Her new home for the semes ter will be in Heredia, Costa Rica, which is about 10 kilometers north of San Jose. While she will be student teach ing at Pan-American High School, she will be living with a host fami ly that does not speak English. Each year, 10 Eastern students are chosen to student teach abroad by the Consortium for Overseas Student Teaching, and Wood, a senior English major with teacher certification, will be the only stu dent to reach abroad in rhe spring. She said one reason why the program interested her is because she hopes to go ro graduate school for Engli:.h Language Learners cenification, and experiencing .w ZACHARY WHITE I THE DA ILY EA STERN NE WS other culture would be beneficial. Senior English major Amanda Wood plans to student teach abroad in Costa Rica next semeter. Wood will will teach as a part of the Consortium for Over "By experiencing ;~.nother cul seas Student Teaching, which selects 10 students a year to teach abroad. ture, I can see how the .students are taught and 1 can spread the a better way to relate to students "I have only been ou side of expenses1 she said. because it was more vegetarian wealth by bringing that knowledge through real-life experience,· the country once when I went to Eligibility for the program in friendly. Her other locations were back here," Wood said. Wood said. Canada, bur th.a.t was so long ago cludes completing all student Ecuador, Mexico and Hong Kong. The program will also be bene Wood will be reaching English when you didn't even need a pass teaching requirements, maintain Wood is scheduled to leave on ficial to her in the future when she courses at Pan-American ll igh port." Wood said. "1 really want ing at least a 3.0 GPA, attending Jan. 23, 2012, and return on May encounters students whose first School, which consists of about ed to go to a Spanish-speaking an informational se~sion and go 14 . language is not English, she said. 250 students, she said. country and thought it would be ing through an interview process. Rachel Rodgers can "Since I am planning to go into Another reason she was inrerest a groovy experience." Wood said she wa:. able to list be reached nt 581-2812 ELL (English Language Learners}, ed in the program is w learn an Eastern tuition and fees arc her rop four locations she want or r)rodgers«eiu.edu. I want tO be able to relate to stu other language and ro have more waived for the program and Wood ed to student reach abroad at and dents and thought rhis would be experience in a differem country. will be paying for travel and living Costa Rica was her first choice RED WEEK 2 011 March to bring awareness to HIVI AIDS for Red Week March will end ipants will have the chance to lis currently synonymous with each ten to proceed ro rhe 7rh Street other, they are rwo differenr at 7th Street Unde;ground and participate in a things. faces of AIDS Open Mic Night. Hunun Immunodeficiency Vi Underground 1 ove said students will also be rus is a virus that targets specif able to take pan in an open mic ic blood cells, lowering the: body's for open mic night night. immune system ro fight off diseas .. After the march is rhe produc es, which left untreated will lead tion of rhe Faces of AIDS Open to AIDS according to the CDC. By Robyn Dexter Mic, which will promote AIDS ~Every (few} minutes someone Staff Reporter awareness and give rhe studcnrs is diagnosed with HIV/AIDS so the opportunity to perform and it's something rhat J feel they need Srudenrs will do a variety of things," he said. ro be awMe of," Love said. march in soli According to the Centers for Acqutrcd Jm munodeficiency darity, as they Disease Control and Prevention, Syndrome. is a progressed stage walk from Tay over a million people in tht' Unit of HIV. The CDC states char rhe lor Hall to ed States were living with HJV at survival rare for people with AIDS 7th Screer Un the end of 2008. after iu progression from H IV was derground ro The CDC also estimates rhar very low until 1he 1990s, when :.pread aware close ro 50,000 people are newly newer mcdicatiom enable those ness of HIV/ infected with HIV per year. infected with H IV to live much AI OS and bring support to those The cumulative number of longer. touched by the disease. AIDS-related deaths up through ~1 think it':. important that col The march will begin at 7:30 2008 was over 600,000. With this lege students understand that p.m. march and suppon for those living AIDS is a worldwide epidemic," Cordy Love, assistant director with HIV/AIDS, Eastern is bring Love said. ~And it's ~omeching of New Student Programs, said he ing awareness and perhaps helping char they need to be aware of: DANNY DAM IANI I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS is excited to see students stand up decrease this shocking number for Senior communication studies major Essence Allen performs the opening for a good cause. future years. Love said. Rollyu Dexter cau be rt:ached selection during open m1c night followmg the annual candlelight v1gil for • After, t,he m.uch •is. over~ 'PiHric· ·Airhough HIV ~nd AIDS are tit 581·2812 01' P'fUieXfC!YIII"eiu. Red Week Dec. 2, 2010, in 7th Street Un~erground. · • • Opinions Editor THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Dave Balson DAILYEASTERNNEWS.COM 217. 581 • 2812 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2011 NO 159, VOLUME 96 4 OPINIONS [email protected] STA FF EDITORIAL COLUMN Gain insight Give thanks for the loyal, hilarious opposition As we awaken bleary·eyed with a trypto drunk" or any video footage of him talk phan hangover, we muH brush the crumbs ing at all. Conservatives may wanr a hox of into horrors from our shirts and gear up for these last Kleenex.' few grinding weelu before winter break. That Cirque du Herman Cain ever en Desphe the mounting srress and pervasive joyed serious consideration by conserva of Holocaust semesrer-end drag, we at least rest assured tive voters i) entirely beyond me. Aside char whHe having an intelligent answer to from having zero identifiable experience There arc limits to what me mind can com questions is important for our finals, ir in anything bur being th<' CEO of a pizza prehend. so we scu.Jc for approximations. We mauers naught ro the rcn of the world. Mia Tapella you can't refuse, Cain barely has a work cannot wrap our minds around infinity, bU[ we At least not if you're trying to get on the ing knowledge of current events, much less can try ro understand light years. We can't see Republican prc~ident i al ticker. The current couldn't st-c.-m ro move forward, and sunk. any practical insight into how ro fix our things through t.hc eyes of others, but we can try potential candidates are more entertaining Perry cast in his line, effectively upset- tanking economy. to be emparhetic. than any reality show amalg;~mation could ting her tea party reign. and. by Septem Like all Republicans, he blames the me Perhaps we are lucky mar we cannot grasp hope to be, and since no one ever gets vot ber Bachmann could bardy hang unw her dia and their collective "confusion abour me horror~ of me Holocaust. lt is prohably for ed off rhe island. we get to watch them own staff. I expected so much more from a his positions" for everything that thre•t• me better rhar we are spared me emotional toll perform their foot-to-mouth gymnastics \\oman who actually considers herself sub ens to derail the Ca10 Train, when the only of imagining the l>)'Stcmaric murder of6 million over and over again. Television gold. servient ro her husband. Whose sole suc person clearly confused about his position~ Jews ana nearly as many non-Jew... Nt.'VCllhd~,, Almost every member of this motley cess in congress is making light bulbs less is rhc conductor himself. He didn't know it is incumbenr upon all of us thar we never for crew of rag-rag uppcr-c:lirc misflrs has en environmemally sound. And said Hurri what President Obama\ policy or acrions get what happened in Europe in the 1930s and joyed his or her month or )0 in the lime cane Irene was God punishing us for feder regarding Libya were, anc.J has since tak- '40s. 'J hroughout the: cxl'Cution of the Final Solu light. All have shriveled like the proverbi al spending. And thinks being gay is saran en to an~wering every single question with tion, most people, even the Jews in the ghettos al am beneath scruunv's cruel, unyielding ic child abuse. rhe nonsensical chan ring of u9-9-9." He and conccmration camps, a.ssurt.-d each other rhat magnifying gla~s. Rick Perry seemed ro h.n'<' ir all: a suc has completely contradicted himself on ev sud1 broad and dc:ep evil wasn't possible. Bur seriously-give rhem a break, you cessful polirical career In Texas, stUrdy ery issue from abortion to immigration, We now know th,u rhe purest evil--and guys. They totally weren't prepared to have Christian values and a presidential-looking and suggested ro rne American people rhar then:~ no better name for it-can come quick to, like, think and t.tlk and amwer ques coif thar rivals borh Mitt Romney's and rt'ading is not important in the presidency. ~· and in forms we can scarcely imagine. We will tions thar arc super hard. And rhe Liber- Rachd Maddow's. The mmute he set fi>ot And apparently he's hands-y. al .... ays have the t.'Yidence ro remind us; 01U.$(Urns, al Media (witb their tancy usc: of"facts") on primary rurf he rocketed to the top of Now Newt's l>een rc... urreered, and ir's libraries and the camp:. themselves are fillcJ wnh are totally making them look bad. Isn't it the polls as an ulrra-conscrvarivc square only a matter of time before Rcpublicam ghosts in the fonns of letters. picrures, bones and enough that they don't wanr to raise their Jawed superstar. remember thar he's evil aod accept that ash~ that t~tify to thar facr. friends' taxes and think qgotcs have feel Then he starred talking-calling IIer Mitt Romney is the only logical choice to Bur we will not always have the hving tt.'Sti ings? man Cain "brother" and trying ro reach lose to Obama in 2012. mony of irs survivors. Meeting a Hoh.:.lliSt :.ur Even Michele Bachmann's crazy-eyed random children creationhrn. ror more vivor b a truly humanizing experience, and East stare has lost its creepy, shark-like shine. examples of Perry's fountain of knowl Mia 1i1pala is a smior Engligh and ern srudems have rhat opportunity today at 6:30 After riding a major wave of success af edge. or a .)olic.J 25 uncut minutes of hilar politJr,t! srima major. Sht can bt muhtd p.m. in the University Ballroom of the Manin ter Iowa and the Ames Srraw Poll, she ity, please see Youtube video "Rick Perry at 581-7942 or [email protected]. Luther King Jr. University Union. Eva Mot.cs Kor will discuss her lime at Auschwitz, where she FROM THE EASEL · and her si~rcr were tmprisoncd and subjected to the grisly experiments ofJosefMengde, the noto rious Angel ofDearh. We profiled Kor in Tuesday's artide, "Holo· caust survivor speaks." Her story is one of unthinkable cruelry, resilience, trauma and per· severance. Kor and her twin sisrer, Miriam, were part of Mengde's main experiments-his goal was ro undersrand rhe generics of identical twins + so d1at me Nazis could create a pure Ary-an race, all blonde-haired and blue-eyed. His means were sadistic, not scientific. But Kor's story is also one of forgiveness. She has dedicated her life ro educating pt.-o- Tryptophan Numerous projects over break Not getting anything done ple about d1e horrors she witnessed. She found ed the CANDLES Holocausr Museum in Terre Haute, Ind., in 1995. She speaks around the SETH SCHR OEDER I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS world relating her story. Bur she also speaks ro spread a message: Forgiveness is me only person al path co peace. She decided to forgive Mengde GUEST COLUMN and his staff for what they had done, and did so pubHdy in a 2006 documentary. "Forgiving Dr. Several parts of can1pus not safe for woinen Mc:ngelc." By Jennifer Hindes This decision angcrt.-d many of her fellow ~ur President· Women's Empowerment and lack of lighr. We rhink a lighr near these lights. vivol"!\, along with some contemporary observ League trees would be an improvement. Buzzard Hall m. But ~he is true ro herself. she speaks ITom rhe • The group noted rhar safety is nor only • The greenhouse is under lit and shaded heart and she has a lot to offer anyone who will Dear faculty. student~ and police: noted by lighrs around an area, but also gen at night. lisrcn. "I spend so much time here, and I want to er;tl presence of people-students, security. • At the corner ncar Doudna and Buz1.ard K.or was 10 years old in Auschwitz. She's 77 feel safe. I want to b~: comforted by ~afery de f:~culty, or otherwise. there h no blue light in sight, and the closest roday. In 10 years. there may not be many ~ur spire the darknt'ss," s:~id senior Becki Rowe. Family Housing one is around the building (near Tarblc). vivors able to rcll their stories. In 20 years, there The Women's Empowermenr League, East • The only emergency blue lights in family • The lights under rhe Buzzard overhang will be far fewer. ern's new feminist organiation, recently con hou~ing are near the entrance, but nor near Nimh Street entrance could be lir. We urge all members of the community to ducted a safety survey walk. This walk is a re· rhe living spaces. A simple fix could he ro Tenth Street next to campus take thiS opporrunny to meet a bold, defiant sur sponse to Joe Bielen's 1 IS 2 Many campaign, have blue liglm in the:: middle of rhe housing • Two lighh were our on this srreer and vivor ~peak about the wtspt.-akable evil ofthe which notes that violence against women is structures or closer ro the units rhcmsdves. as without rhe porch light~ the road would be HoiOClUst. C'"~me lim·n 10 Kor, meet her, sec the on rhe rise for women ages 17-24, e.~pecially danger is not only from stranger~. bur from completely dark. history in her eyes and the strength in her voice on college campuses and in high schools. rhos{' we know as well. Fourth Street Our walk consi~tt'd of seven members • The )truccurcs of family homing creare • Sophomore: Jenny Martin said, ''If from the Women's Empowerment League, dark corners. blind spots and hidden corners. Fourth Street weren't so dark, I would walk DAI LY our two faculty advisers, Jeannie Ludlow This could be fixed with motion-sensor light it ac night. I would ar least like rhe option of and Caroline Simpson, Dan Nadler, a mem ing. to allow srudenrs to know when some walking it iii night, but wirh it being .so dark EASTERN NEWS ber of the University Police Deparrment, and thing moves and feel safe despite rhe struc - I don't feel safe." *Tell the truth and don't be afraid.* Charleston Police Department. tures. • It i) extremely clark. Our roure was lim1red by rime and oth- University Court to Greek Row • Wdl traveled in che day, but not at night er elemenb, therefore we recognize that there • There was a clear difference between the because of this. EDITORIAL BOARD were more routes and spor~ that could have old blu\· lights and rhc new ones, we would Second Street used. our attention. like to see all the blue lights cquippt.-d with • The street is darker than the ally behind Editor in Chief News Editor O'Brien Stadium rhe new lighr bulbs. They were brighter and it. Alex McNamee Elizabeth Edwards • The emergency blue pole in rhe parking ea~ic:r to sec from a distance. In fact, one of for more information abour the Women's lot is hidden by vehicles and would be more our members could not see one of the poles Empowerment League. its meeting time. or Managing Editor Associate News Editor efficient if it were more visible. until rhey were only 8 feet away. the safery )Ur\'ey walk, please conracr Jennifer Shelley Holmgren Samantha Bllharz • The corner of the parking lot heading to • Many of the Greek Row buildings looked Hindes - [email protected] ward. LSD is extremely dark due ro the rrees like rhcy could benefit from motioJHensor Online Editor Opinions Editor Chris O'Oriscoll Oave Balson Letters to the editor can be submitted at any time on any topic ro the Opm1ons Letters to the editor can be brought in wrth ldent•ficatton to The DEN at 1811 The dally editorial is the majority opinion Ed1tor to be published in The Da1/y Eastern News. BuuardHall ofthe edttonal board ofThe Dally Eastern The DEN's policy is to run all fetters that are not hbelous or potentially harmful. Letters may also be submitted electrontcally from the author's BU e-mail address News. They must be less than 250 words. to [email protected]. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2011 NEWS THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS NO. 159, VOlUME 96 DAilYEASTERNNEWS.COM 5 CAST, from page 1 "We .see in the play how his friendships with them (Jenny and Phillip) get tested because of the relation~hip he has with tlth new girl," Tang~:man said. The cast is made up of four m!!mbers: Vince Dill. a graduate student, as Adam; Molly Manhan, a senior theatre arts major. as Eve· lyn; Jake Cole, a freshman theatre arts major, as PhiUip; and Rachad Sapp. a sophomore history major. as Jenny. Tangeman said he think~ the play does a good job of presenting the message of love and self-identity. "There are great humorous mo menrs in rhe play and there are good messages," Tangeman \aid. Cole said he thinks the characters are an inreresting parr of the play anJ make the play connectable. "They can rdate to a lot of what goes on in che world," Cole said Sapp said the cltaraner :tre easy for the audience to relate to. "1 here: IS someone for every body." Sapp said. "There is che mean girl. cite quiet one, the bro and the gcek, chere is everyboJ}'." Sapp said rhc play is also easy to follow and understand. " It's very conversational, ic is ex· actly how we talk everyday, and it's easy to pick up on," Sapp said. "h's easy co understand your character that way.'' SETH SCHROEDER I DAILY EASTERN NEWS Tangeman said he thinks the play Darnell Tyms, a sophomore English major, and Sh1rmond Burroghs, a senior business management major, both work on patches of a quilt for Red Week is easy to relace to because of the Monday evening in the Bndge Lounge of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Tayla Mardis, a senior kinesiology and sports studies major, and present time period it cakes place Cindy Owusu, a senior health studies major, also work on patches and helped clothes the booth. in. "The audience wiJI be able to en joy and relate with it," Tangeman BUDGET, from page 1 said. "It's a contemporary piece so there is a lot of accessible informa The state comptroller's office has tion and content." promised to pay the re~t of the ap Breaking down the numbers ••• Admission co the play is $5 for propriated fYll fund~ by the end Eastern students, $I 2 for gener of December, he said. al admission and $10 for employ The state was paying for FY 12 ees and audience members 62 and appropriations on time until early Total state older. November. $46.8 appropriation The play will is on Wednesday, ~we were mld rltat we will not Thursday, Friday and Saturday ar receive any more FY 12 payments million for Fiscal Year '12 7:30p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. in until the end of the calendar year in the Black Box Thearre of the Doud· order for rhe state to catch up wirh na Fine Arts Center. payments," Weber said. "Currently Amount received from · Tangeman said he could not wait we have received roughly $10 mil the state of Fiscal for the audience ro see the play. lion from the state for the FY 12 $10 .. We have been working so hard appropriated general re\·enue.~ Year '12 appropriations and the one component that we The total state appropriation for million haven't been able co introduce into FY 12 is about $46.8 million. this whole thing is the audience be The $3.18 million was added to Amount increased ing able ro be a parr of this with Eastc:rn':. budget for revenue expen from fiscal Year'11 us.'' Tangeman said. diture funds. $3.18 Cole said he is also excited for an The university's FY 12 budget appropriations audience to ~ee the play. approved by the Board of Trustees million WI am looking forward ro my on June 20 totaled about $114.74. maama (grandma) seeing it," Cole The Board ofTrustccs approved rhe Why the increase? Total Fiscal Year '12 budget said. "Everyone has worked .so hard $3. 18 million incrca~e on Nov. 18, on rhi.s play and we an: finally ready William Weber, the vice president for business bringing the roral to ahour $117.92 $117 approved by Eastern's Board of co unveil it in the epic moment." million. affairs, said the $3.18 million is a pool of one time-only funds resultmg from the two major million Trustees on Nov. 18 Samunlhtl Mt.Duniel can Rachel Rodgers can ways the university has compensated for funds he reached ar 581·2812 or ~lmctlanicl ciu.cdu. be reached at 581 2812 the state owes. GRAPHIC BY SHELLEY HOLMGREN I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS IV' r,itodgcrs ciu.('.du. STATE Quinn: Budget deal prevents closures, layoffs By The Associated Press centers for rhe mentally ill and de Cullerton, rhe cop Democrats in from dosing rhe facilities without a prisons and more," .said Henry Bay vdopmencally disabled. rhe Illinois Legislature, confirmed thoughtful plan," said spokeswom er, executive director of AFSCME SPRINGFIELD. Ill.- Gov. Quinn's budget director. David the agreement bur said chey had an Patty Schuh. "In order to avoid Council 31. Pat Quinn and leghlative leaders Vaught, stressed rhar rhe plan will few dc::taik that, we were able ro put together a Lawmakers could begin voting agreed Monday to cancel plans for not increa~e overall state spending. The spokeswoman for Sc::nate reallocation agreement." on rhe agreemc::nc as soon as Tues· closing state facilities and cutting Instead, it moves money around Minority leader Chrudne Rado The American Federation of dar. nearly 2,000 job~ by taking mon· within the: bud~t. gno. R-1 emont. said Republicans Srate, Councy ana Municipal l!m Quinn announced mouths ago ey from elsewhere in the state bud "By pushing :.pending down over object to the way Democrau have ployc::cs welcomed che new~. rhat wirhouc legislative action he get, including about $100 million here, we're able rouse that money handled che state budget hur felt "While we have not seen the de would he forced ro close the facil originally earmarked for education. over there for different purposes," they had to reach some arrange tails of rhe agreement announced ities o~nd cut jobs. The Democrat If the agreement i~ approved by Vaught cold rhe Associated Press. ment to avoid dosing valuable stare tonight, we believe it h a positive said lawmakers hadn't given him lawmakers, it would sa,·c a prison, Aide~ to House Speaker Michael facilities. step toward saving jobs and avert enough money £O keep all of stare a center for juvenile offenders and Madi~an and Senate Prc~ident John "\Y/e were concerned about chaos ing harmful cuts co health care, government running for a full year. Phone: 2 17 • 581 • 2812 THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Fax: 217 • 581 • 2923 DAILYEASTERNN EWS.COM Online: dallyeasternnews.com/classlfieds TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2011 CLASSIFIEDS No. 159, VOLUME 96 6 f Announcements ~or rent *For rent A for rent .For rent I AForr~~ - 'UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATERS!' AT 1,2 and 3 bedroom apartments. 3 Houses and Apartments 2,3,4,S,6, and Female housemates. 1808 9th St. Pri Starting Fall 2012. 3 and 4 bedroQm Available Fall 2012. Newly Remodeled SPENCE'S ON JACKSON. 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Athletic Director'~ Gala will be The Gala will take place ar the Eastern class of 2002 alumnu~ and Thelma Keller Convention Cen· current Dallas Cowhors quarter ter in Effingham. with tickets go back Tony Rorno. ing on sale on Dec. 5. Ticket~ are The Gala, ro rake place on Feb. $150 for a single or $200 for a 14, 2012, will be honormg retiring couple. MILLER, from page 8 Morehead State lost a close a carcer-h igh 31 poi n rs in the vic game to Bucknell 54~50. The Bi tory. son went on a critical 14-ro-7 run The Golden Eagles led by four late in the game to close out their with I 3 seconds to play; howev victory. er, Chris Olafioye hh a three-point Junior Byrson Johnson scored a shoe ac chc buzzer to cut the deficit game-high 20 poincs. as he knocked to one point. down six shots from beyond the The Bulldogs were led by se three-point line. nior Darius Foster who hit six shots FILE ,HOTO I THE DAILY NEWS Morehead was led by senior Ty from long range on his way to 31 Senior pitcher Darin Worman throws during a game against Tennessee Tech April 17 at Coaches Field. The base Proffitt who scored a season-high points on the night. ball te~m added seven new players to the 2013 roster during the early signing period. 14 points. With the loss the Eagles The win improves Tennessee fall to 3-4 and Bucknell improves co Tech's record to 3-3. 5-2. Tennessee Tech barely snuck past Rob Monell £·tm Panthers sign 7 new players a NAJA ream, Wilberforce, winning he reaclred at S8l·i944 or rdmor1ell-7',,itl.etlu. 84-83. Senior Kevin Murphy scored By Dominic Renzettl North High School is one of cwo Signed players Sports Editor right-handed pitchers signed by the Panthers in the early signing peri Matt Dunavant UTL NIXON, from page 8 lhough the season is still a ways od. Johan~meier i~ ranked in the top Mitch Gasbarro IF away, the Eastern baseball team has 25 players in Illinois by Prep Base Jake Johansmeter RHP Forward Sydney Mitchell ended average chis season, she would fin already signed :.even new players in ball Report and was a member of che CJ Martm RHP last season with 471 points. i~h the year with 747 points. its early signing period. All-Upstate Eight Conference Hon~ Derek Page OF At her average of 1 I .8 points per With one season left after this Coming to the Panrhers from orable Mention 1:Cam in his junior Trey Russell OF Jason Scholl C/IF game, she would finish this season one, all three other juniors could Eureka High School i~ utility play season. totaling 814 points in her career. realistically score more than 1,000 er Matt Dunavant. Dunavant had Jalte was a guy that we had our Guard Kelsey Wyss ended last points in their careers. a .319 baning average in his junior eyes on for a long time," Schmitz comes to the Panthers as chc team's year with 445 points in her ca season, while also having 19 RBI~ said in a press release. "He is a guy only JUnior college transfer. Rus reer. ,\IL".l McNamee can he reuched and 17 hies. Sranding :tr 6 feer, 3 that we fc:d can be one of the pre sell will join the Panthers after hav With her 10.4 points per game ar 581·7942 or denei<'i!.l-gmc1il.conL inches and 230 pounds, Dunavam is mier players in our league down the ing a .364 batting average at Joliet the biggest of the seven :.ignees. roac.L" Junior College. In his senior season "{Dunavanr) provides us wirh size The other right-handed pitch at Urbana High Schoc I Russell was and pop chat we feel we need to be er :.igned by the Panthers ranks as an All-Big 12 Confere -e First Team come a better offensive team in rhe one of the best players in the state of Sclecrion. futon:," head coach Jim Schmirz said Missouri. C.J. 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He is the flrsr East the Eastern foorball head coaching posi ern player ro win rhe award since tio.l, will be on campus ar 5:45 today in the red-shirr forward james Hollow Lamz Club Room for a public interview. ell won on Feb. 15, 20 l 0. Hurson is currendy che interim head coach ar Tulane University, replacing Bob Around the OVC Toledo on OcL 1 1. Tennessee-Martin bear Ala Hutson was an offensive line coach for bama-Birmingham 59-54. Ten the Green Wave for five seasons prior co nessee-Martin held the lead al taking over as head coach. mosc the entire game, as Its de Hutson, who graduated from Oklaho fense controlled the Blazers of ma in 1960, came ro Tulane from Eastern, fense. where he spe11c four seasons as an offensive The Skyhawks were led by line coach. sophomore Mike Liabo who had In Eastern's 2006 season, Hutson took a career-high 22 points. Eighteen over as head coach in rhe absence of then of those 22 points came in the head coach Bob Spoo. who retired ar the second half as he helped Tennes end of this season after 25 years with rbe see:-Martin maintain its lead by team. shooting 6-6 from the free throw Spoo missed the 2006 season due 10 med line. ical reasons. Tennessee-Martin freshman Hutson has also coached at Tulsa as an Myles Taylor also added his sec offemive line coach and sludc:nt-athlete ac ond career double-double as he ademic liaison, a graduare assisrant at Okla scored 13 poinrs and grabbed 10 homa, a tight ends coach and special team's rebounds. coordinator at Murray Stare. Alabama-Birmingham was led The next inrerview will be Jeff Choate, offensively by Cameron Moore special teams coordinator at Boise Stare, and Jordan Swing. Both players ar 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 5 in the Lanrz Club scored 15 poinrs in the loss. Room. The win improves rhe Sky DANNY DAMIANI I THE DAllY EASTE RN NEWS Rounding out the candidates will Dino hawks record to 2-5. Senior guard Jeremy Granger avo1ds a Loyola-Chicago defender to go for the basket Nov. 13 during a Babers, special teams coordinator at Baylor, MILLER, page 7 men's basketball game in Lantz Arena. at 4 p.m. in the Lanrz Club Room. WOMEN' S BASKETBALL Nixon first of junior class to reach 1,000 points By Alex McNamee son, she would score only 453 points Editor-in-chief this season. Last season, she averaged 15.9 points per game. At the 8:34 mark in the second Nixon bas already solidified her half of the Eastern women's basket place in history after breaking six ball game against San jose State, ju freshman single-season records two nior guard Ta'Kenya Nixon mac.le a years ago. free throw to score the I ,OOOth point She ser records for games start of her Easrern career. ed, free throws made, free throws at Nixon began the season wilh 936 tempted, rebounds, assists and steals. points in her career. She hM scored in Nixon also becomes only the 20th double figures in all five games chis player in progt·am history ro eclipse season on her way to the 1,000-point 1,000 points. She currently has 1,014 mark. points - good for 1he 19th best in Nixon becomes the firsc player on program luscocy. the current rosrer ro eclipse 1.000 Nixon passed Sheryl Bonsert, an poinrs in her career. The program's all Easrern player from 1986 to 1989. rime leading scorer is Rachel Galligan. Bonsetr has 1,012 career points to her now an Easreco assistant coach. Galli name. gan scored 1,891 poinrs in her career. lf Nixon continues at her season In her freshman season, Nixon points Jverage of 453 rhis season. she scored 475 total points. [n her soph would climb the laner to 9ch all time omore .season, she added 461. In both with l ,389 points. seasons, she has scored an average of Everyone in Nixon's junior class 468 poinrs. has a chance to scratch the sur If that trend continues, Nixon is face of 1,000 points. The nexr clos slated to finish this s<.-ason with 1.404 est is forward Mariah King, who poinrs. If she scores her average during had 598 points at the end of last sea her senior year, Nixon would finish her son. Continuing with her average career with 1,872 poinrs- rhe second of 12.6 points per game this season, highesr rota! in program history. King would finish this year with 963 KAROLI NA STRACK I THE DAllY EAS TERN NEWS However, if Nixon continues her points. Senior forward Chantelle Pressley has the ball stolen by a defender Nov. 11 d uring a women's baskttball game pace of 15.6 poinrs per game this sea- NIXON, page 7 against Oakland City In Lantz Arena.