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"TELL THE TRUTH AND DON'T BE AFRAID" WWW.DENNEWS.COM EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, CHARLESTON The DAILY EASTERN NEWS TUESDAY, MAY 19,2009 VOL. 93 I ISSUE 148 CAMPUS I SUMMER STATE I VOTING Renewable Students stay for the summer Energy Center bill to be voted on By KAYLEIGH ZYSKOWSKI Online Editor The Renewable Energy Center Bill has been passed for consent and is to be voted on by the State House of Representatives within the next cou ple ofdays. Eric Wilbur has been leading the lobbying for the bill in Springfield. May 6 was the last lobbying trip. Wilbur was the only student who went. Jill Nelson, Eastern's vice president for external relations, Steve Rich from alumni services, and Gary Reid from facilities accompanied Wilbur. The individuals who traveled to Springfield were able to attend the committee hearing before the State Government Administration Com mittee. During the committee hearing, a&er State Rep. Chapin Rose, R Mahomet, spoke, Wilbur was able to speak to the committee about the importance of the Energy Center Bill for Eastern's campus. "I spoke for about a minute or so about the negative impact that not --f-""""cu..q.,........=bill would have on the stu dents, such as a student fee being put into place when we can do it without a fee at all," said Wilbur. The chair of this committee, Jack Franks, said this was an innovative and brilliant idea. The bill passed through the com mittee by consent 17-0. While in Springfield, the group was also able to pick up a few more co sponsors, making about 88 currently. The next step within the process is for the full House of Representatives to vote on the bill. This should happen within the next couple of days, Wilbur said, because JOE MCCUE I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS the deadline for bills to get out of the Students walk through the north side of Eastern Illinois University's campus after their first house is May 22. Since so many bills day of summer school classes on May 18, 2009. are up for vote right now, it is hard to CITY I BLOOD DRIVE know when there will be an answer. Wilbur thinks the bill will pass through the House because everyone Army veteran donates 200th unit of blood seems to believe it is a good idea. '1 haven't heard a negative thing By KAITLYN PETERS teacher. He later earned his master's about (the bill) from any of the rep Staff Reporter in Administration and Guidance and resentatives," Wilbur said. "We talked Counseling from the University of to a lot of people and I think they are Don Schaefer of Charleston has Illinois. all OK with it." been giving blood for more than 33.5 While at Eastern, Schaefer partici With only a fraction of the amount years. pated in blood drives held by Leonard of students being present on campus, The 73-year-old Army veteran and Olga Durham and Marge and student support for the bill will go donated his 200th documented unit Walt Lowell, who helped make blood down, but Wilbur isn't worried this of blood on Sunday. drives common in the community. will affect the bill being passed. Schaefer was presented with a These blood drives lasted four to Wilbur said the work done dur plaque &om the Red Cross at the five days and had about 1200 partic ing the school year is what got the bill Salisbury Church in Charleston. He ipants. where it is, and isn't needed anymore. also received letters of appreciation Currently, Darrell Eaton holds the '1 think we have already shown from Illinois Rep. Chapin Rose, state record for donating over 225 units of them that we do care about this bill Sen. Dale Righter and U.S. Rep. Tim blood. Schaefer has given blood more through the almost 2,000 letters sent Johnson. than 200 times, but only 200 are doc SUBMITTED PHOTO to Springfield," Wilber said. "I wanted people to recognize the umented. The American Red Cross Blood Drive attracted 15 first-time donors May 17, 2009. These letters expressed the impor accomplishments of Don and the Schaefer encourages his friends and ·we get alot every single time; said Andy Trueblood, Don Schaefer-event coordi tance of the new Energy Plant for the Red Cross," said Andy Trueblood, family to donate blood. He believes nator. university to the students. who helped organize the event. that people do not think about giving 1972, when he served as principal of funding was cut in 2003. The bill should be voted on with Schaefer first donated blood in the blood unless there is a catastrophe. Charleston High School for 10 years. According to Angie Lobdell, a in the next couple of days. If it passes 1950s when he was stationed over '1t's sad that it takes that kind of Schaefer later came back to East donor recruitment representative for through the State House, the bill will seas in the Army. Donating blood thing to wake people up," Schaeffer ern as the assistant director of place the Red Cross, a person can donate then be sent to the governor's desk for around that time was on a needed said. ment until he retired in May 1991. blood every 56 days unless they are his signature, veto, or he can send the basis. According to Schaefer, people In 1963, Schaefer became the AfTer his retirement, Schaefer on certain medications or have med bill back to the general assembly for only gave blood ifsomeone else need first guidance counselor at Vil remained active by participating in ical problems. amending. ed surgery. la Groove High School. In 1968, he the Convincer Program, which start Schaefer le& the Army in 1956 returned to Eastern to work in the ed in 1992 and taught seat belt safe Kaitfyn Peters can be reached at 581 - Kayleigh ZyskONski can be reached at and attended Eastern to become a academic advising department until ty. He spoke to different schools until 7943 or at [email protected]. 581 -7943 or at [email protected]. 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