Play + State's Requested Cuts Put Eastern in a Budget Bind by John Chambers ADM INISTRATION EDITOR
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Eastern Illinois University The Keep March 2003 3-21-2003 Daily Eastern News: March 21, 2003 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2003_mar Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: March 21, 2003" (2003). March. 9. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2003_mar/9 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2003 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in March by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. "Thll the troth March 21, 2003 + f RI DA V and don't be afraid. • VOLUME 87. NUMBER 118 THE DA ILY EASTERN NEWS . COM THE DAILY Just short The Eastern softball team drops its home opener to Indiana State 1-0 Thursday. EASTERN NEWS Page SA SPORTS Squeeze play + State's requested cuts put Eastern in a budget bind By John Chambers ADM INISTRATION EDITOR Keep your fingers crossed the lights don't go out. The money that would pay for repairs following unexpected power outages could be put in reserve. Gov. Rod Blagojevich asked public universities to set aside 8 percent of this year's operating budg et to be possibly requested by the state later on. The budget requests came early this month so the governor has time to prepare for his budget address which will take place around the first week of April. Each university was given until midnight Thursday to report to the Bureau of the Budget area's funds can be squeezed from in the three months left in this year's fiscal budget. The midnight deadline was given following a meeting with the bureau Wednesday in Springfield. Intertm President Lou Hencken called a meeting Thursday afternoon with executives of university committees to discuss the situation. The university divided cuts that will total about $3 million from 15 areas, with 2 percent already in reserve. The reserve amount and cuts combined will equal $4.1 million. That number is what Blagojevich is asking for, but overall, Blagojevich's request would total about STEPHEN HAAS/ASSOC IATE PHOTO EDITOR $113 million across higher education schools and Donald Lee, a service connected disabled veteran, shouts at Audrey Fribele, sophomore undeclared major, during a prayer vigil held agencies. in front of Old Main Thursday afternoon. Fribele was part of a pro-war group that showed up during the vigil. Eastern's cuts are named with what is least cru cial first, and what will hopefully not Jose funds last. Equipment costs not committed in the amount of $475,000 is first on the llst. Last to go Will be up to $800,000 in summer school cuts, which could cut the number of classes offered. Disturbing the peace By Jennifer Chiariello energy sources so we don't have to fight The breakdown ACT IVITIES ED ITOR a War for oil." "Let's just see how far they go down on this list, • Jim Jenks, a j unior biology major, liey~ deuelopments· V Hencken said. At times, the vigil was anything but shouted: "We are removing a dictator • I "It is my belief that the governor and the Bureau peaceful. from power and in the process we are dis- concernmg raq of the Budget want to cut what they believe is Students draped in an American flag arming him from providing terrorists waste, • he said. "They don't want to harm stu and a marines flag Thursday crashed a with the means necessary to repeat By The Associated Press dents." prayer vigil to show their support for the another 9/11. • Other cuts on the reserve come from positions war. Then Curt Maas, a junior sociology Latest developments in the Iraq cri not filled, deferred maintenance, shutting down During a group peace prayer, students major, shouted, "We are there to promote sis: buildings during the summer months and even supporting the war voiced their opinion democracy and get rid of a leader that + Americans pursued communica $150,000 from laying off non-teaching personnel, to protesters of the war in a heated dis puts his people out of democracy, a tions with Iraqis aimed at surrender among other areas. cussion that brought students of both worthless human being.· or a coup. Defense Secretary Donald The personnel cut is low on the llst. views to tears. Peterson advised the students to read H. Rumsfeld said the communications Closing the buildings between May 15 and June "You guys are so worried about the "Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace" by included Iraq's elite Republican 30 will cut about $50,000 in costs for turning the air kids in the other country, but what about Gore Vidal. Guard and he was optimistic that it off around noon each Friday, Hencken said. the 18 or 19-year-old kids from our coun "We support peace, but we also support was still possible to unseat Saddam He said shutting off the air, which could continue try going over there. We are going over our troops. Our troops are what matter Hussein's regime without a massive through August, will raise the building tempera there for you, to protect you guys, • said a now, • Maas said. U.S. attack. tures about 10 degrees. 19-year-old woman in the air force who "Our troops are over there now so let's + U.S. Marines and Army troops Not a Jot of summer courses or university activi would not give her name. "The reality of just support them,· Kevin Stapleton, a crossed into southern Iraq and ties Will be affected, but buildings housing such it is we are already there, so people need junior psychology major, said. engaged Iraqi units, destroying at items as computers and science equipment will not to stop protesting the war and start sup Jenks responded, "There is no right least one tank and several armored be shut down, Hencken said. porting the people over there. • choice, there is no wrong choice, we j ust vehicles. British forces entered the al "lb my knowledge, I don't think we offered more Donald Lee Peterson, service connect have to support the choice that was Faw peninsula, Iraq's access to the than one or two courses on Friday afternoon,· he ed disabled veteran, shouted his made." Persian Gulf. Allied forces fire said. response, "I would like us to take the pro Roy Lanaham, campus minister at the j ected cost of $300 billion and put it into SEE IRAQ +Page GA SEE SQUEEZE +Page GA education and research of alternative SEE PEACE +Page GA Job in ITS provides variety, journeys throughout campus By Joe Delcorse way.· to the mother an hour to finish. STAFF WR ITER On a typical board and makes Walsh never leaves a computer until it is day when Walsh A dayJp the the speed of the functioning properly. Joe Walsh, communications network spe arrives to work, _, l 1f E computer faster. Computers are essential to a college cam cialist for Information Technology Systems, he looks over the "My favorite pus, and they have unavoidable problems takes hisjob seriously, but also has fun while print up of the "-Joe Walsh, part about my with bugs and viruses. doing his work. problems that j ob is that I am What takes some people hours to figure He simply loves his job. are reported. ~mmunicati~o;.:.;n=s....__..._ never in the out, Walsh can sometimes accomplish in 25 With four other computer technicians in Walsh takes care same place all of minutes because not many people on campus the ITS department, which is located in the of the buildings network specialist the time,· Walsh know how to fix their computer problems. Student Service Building, Walsh is responsi on the north end An occasional series focused on the lives of members said. "It is non Walsh proved his value to the campus ble for fixing more than 3,000 campus com of campus. of the Eastern and Charleston communities stop work all day countless times. puters. His first stop Wednesday morning was to long, but I am constantly moving around. • His attitude toward his work impresses "I llke my j ob very much,· Walsh said. "I the power plant, located on Seventh Street, Sometimes he solves what he calls "trou many. really enjoy solving problems, meeting dif to replace an 80-pin cable in a computer. bleshooters" in the computers, which some ferent people and helping them along the The 80-pin cable connects the hard drive times take a few minutes but can take over SEE ITS +Page GA REVIEW THIS ON THE VERGE OF THE WEEKEND The Tossers THE DAILY The Southside Irish-punk outfit is EASTERN NEWS back with 70-plus minutes of music Friday, March 21,2003 ~--~ they call "Purgatory.• Section B *** Page 48 The EIU Dancers PHOTOS BY COLIN MCAU LI FF E/PHOTO ED ITOR + Group to showcase multiple styles of dance at annual Spring recital By Alta King tears, and some will leave the audi of Eastern's music faculty, and Nordtvedt enjoys seeing the stu Southern Illinois University in STAFF WR ITER ence in awe, Nordtvedt said. Elaine Fine. Percussionists will dents put her creations on stage. Carbondale and studied dance in One of the most humorous play two of Mayhue's works, She is also impressed with the New York City in the studios of The EIU Dancers will give an dances will be "Hallelujah, • which "Rhumba Phase" and "Chaos." dances the students choreograph. Martha Graham, Merce emotional, delightful and comic uses the music "It's Raining Men" One of the most technical per Nordtvedt taught dance at Cunningham, Finus Jung and performance this weekend at their by The Weather Girls.