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Eastern Illinois University The Keep February 1999 2-10-1999 Daily Eastern News: February 10, 1999 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1999_feb Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: February 10, 1999" (1999). February. 7. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1999_feb/7 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 1999 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in February by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 56˚ Partly The Daily Wednesday 38˚ cloudy February 10, 1999 Inside Eastern Sports A closer www.den.eiu.edu NFL Eastern Illinois University look Charleston, Ill. 61920 moonlighting A Russian professor examines the Vol. 84, No. 97 An Eastern physical education 12 pages differences between American instructor works second job and Russian education. News as an official in the NFL. Story on Page 3 “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.” Story on Page 12 Going over the basics Landfill site under fire Proposed dumping grounds near Eastern’s nature preserve area By Elizabeth Bold munity will not be kept under con- Staff writer trol. “This is the third one they (land- A proposed landfill site has fill owners) want to build in this Charleston residents forming a community and they are bringing in group to stop the construction. waste from five different counties. The proposed landfill site being One of them (the landfills) is just considered is a 250-acre plot locat- mountainous because it is so full ed a half-mile east of Loxa Road and out of control,” Abell said. and is about one mile north of the Kipp Kruse, chair of Eastern’s current landfill. Biological Sciences department, Allied Waste Systems Inc. owns said he has some concerns with the the current landfill site and is proposed site. expected to apply for approval to The university owns Burgner build another landfill. The proposal Acres Nature Preserve, a 10-acre for another landfill is in the early wooded area that was donated to stages of the process and has not the university. Kruse said the biolo- been given a city license yet. gy department uses the nature pre- One resident is trying to form a serve often and is worried that a group to stop the proposed con- landfill would ruin the aesthetics of struction of a new landfill. it. “The group is not organized yet, “We take quite a few students but will include many of the land out there, and there are a number of owners north of Loxa Road,” said students and faculty that do Lucille Abell, a Charleston resident research there. It’s not very appeal- trying to form the group. ing to have a landfill with different Abell said one of the major con- kinds of garbage blowing into the cerns is the environmental condi- woods,” Kruse said. tion of past and present landfills. Kruse also said he has environ- Western Lion Limited formerly mental concerns including leaks Deanna McIntyre / Photo editor operated a landfill in Charleston that may occur and pollute the Bill Gruen, senior psychology major and Speaker of the Student Senate, addresses the failed res- but the state took legal action water table but said his concerns olutions of the Biological Sciences merger that went through the Student Senate. After the merger, against and shut it down because of stem from two different view college of sciences was combined into the biological science degree with the options of biological environmental conditions about points. sciences, teacher certification and environmental biology. three years ago.The Environmental “It is awkward for me to express Protection Agency has ordered a my concerns because as a citizen, cleanup of the site. my concerns are the water table and Senate members explain history,legislation of merger Residents of the area said they fear another landfill in their com- See LANDFILL Page 2 By Chris Sievers this issue was in the spring of 1998, Zielinkski Student government editor said. The first resolution to go through the senate Student Senate members Tuesday presented requested the “proposed curriculum of the pro- information regarding Eastern’s new School of posed biological sciences department be Candidate says he is Biological Sciences to concerned students. redrafted by a committee which is equally rep- Senate members explained the history of the resented by individuals in each department merger and the legislation that has been dis- affected by the merger.” fit for payroll job cussed by the senate members during the past This resolution was withdrawn by the senate three semesters. because the merger was ready to be finalized at By James Langton Moore has held jobs as an assis- Student Body President Steve Zielinski said that point. Staff writer tant controller at a Lafayette news- before the merger that was passed the College “This was very late in the game,” Gruen said. paper, as a corporate comptroller of of Science offered majors in environmental “It was ready to be finalized by the department.” The second of three intervie- four publications in Wisconsin. biology, botany, zoology and a bachelor’s of The latest resolution, which was voted on by wees for the position of assistant Since 1991 he has worked as a cor- science degree with teacher certification. the senate two weeks ago, failed by a vote of 1- director of payroll and benefits porate comptroller for a newspaper After the merger, the College of Science was 22-5. Tuesday said the job description in Danville. combined into the biological science degree This resolution requested the Student Senate seems written from his back- Moore also said he has been with the options of biological sciences, teacher to “respectfully ask the IBHE (Illinois Board of ground. responsible for taxes and has expe- certification and environmental biology. The Higher Education) to reinstate the majors of “The job is right where my rience working with benefits and degree also offers concentrations in biology, botany, environmental biology and zoology.” experiences are,” said Robert insurance. In his previous jobs he botanical sciences, ecology, systematic and cell Gruen said the resolution failed because sen- Moore in an open meeting with the had to make sure that coverage was and functional biology. ate members felt more representation was need- campus community. there. Senate member Justin Brinkmeyer said this ed. Moore said his experiences in “Not just the deductions from merger passed by an overwhelming majority. At the same senate meeting, Kevin Franken, previous jobs seem to be the perfect paychecks but implementation and “If you have any questions about the merger senior environmental biology major, said he had qualifications for the position of information,” Moore said. you can always go to your advisor,” he said. 400 signatures on a petition that showed stu- assistant director of payroll and Moore has a bachelors of sci- Zielinkski said the Student Senate has been dents wanted these majors to be reinstated. benefits. ence degree in economics and has dealing with this merger for three semesters. “I’ve (prepared) budgets for 18 been responsible for payrolls as The first time the senate got involved with See BASICS Page 2 years, I’ve done computer conver- large as 150 people. sions and I’ve done payroll. I also have advisory experience,” he said. See CANDIDATE Page 2 2 Wednesday, February 10, 1999 The Daily Eastern News The Daily He said the next problem senate zoology. One of the selling points of this members had with the resolution was Gruen said the request is very merger, they said, was it was the way Basics the statement that “Four hundred stu- unclear. most colleges and universities were Eastern from Page 1 dents have signed a petition in sup- “The statement is easy to under- going. At the forum, senate members port (of keeping these majors).” stand, but there is no proposed plan or Audience members said they News presented the latest resolution pass “Indeed, our responsibility is to outline for how this might happen,” wanted to be unique and have a spe- through the Student Senate. Gruen represent the ideas and concerns of he said. cific major in botany, and zoology. The Daily Eastern News is published daily, said the senate had several “issues” the student body,” Gruen said. Audience members voiced con- Zielinksi said he was pleased with Monday through Friday, in Charleston, Ill., dur- ing fall and spring semesters and twice weekly with the latest resolution. He also said the petition was pre- cerns regarding the way the way the information that resulted from the during the summer term except during school The first issue presented by Gruen sented in a manner in which students incoming students might react to the forum. vacations or examinations, by PRINTED WITH was the statement in the resolution only heard one point of view. change in the name of the depart- “I don’t think there is any easy SOYINK the students of Eastern Illinois TM University. Subscription price: that stated “the proposed program has “It is our belief, students who ment. solution to this problem,” he said. “I $38 per semester, $16 for summer only, $68 all eliminated the majors in botany, envi- signed the petition were not com- Audience members also said that don’t know if this is the end or not but year. The Daily Eastern News is a member of The Associated Press, which is entitled to ronmental biology and zoology.” pletely informed on the matter and when potential students look up the Student Government will be here for exclusive use of all articles appearing Gruen said this statement is were not able to make an educated botany major of different universities anybody that has concerns.” in this paper.