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SPORTS + like Miller maktt Ellflm o01ehinc dtbat: page 12 RIDIY NOVEMBER 4 2005 Easttrn Illinois Universit:J> Charleston STUDENT FEES Students find out where fees go Bv CHats Esstc Faculty take their lectures STAFF REPORTIR into the realm of the iPod Students wishing to figure out exactly where meir ruition fees go bad that opportunity Thwsday night as BY CINDY TANNEY I ADMINISTRATION REPORTER representatives from nearly every depanmenr that receives such fees were present at a Student Fee Forum athleen Bower clips a small microphone wire to hdd in me Grand Ballroom of me Martin Lumer King Jr. University her shirr collar and slips an iPod in her front pant Union. The first fee brought up was me pocket before her 10 a.m. class. aCtivity fee, $25.50 per semester for srudents. By the end of the day, more than 100 students can stop, . Portions of me fee go ro Apportionment Board, which pro fust forward and replay her Eanh science lecrure. vides supplies, printing and salaries for derk and srudent workers on campus. Bower, an associate professor of geology, is one of eight But me bulk of me fee goes ro rhe UB, rhe campus entenainmenr board, instructors piloting "podcasts, this semester at Eastern. which showcases 35 aCtivities per semester, mree or four major concerts Wirh a 30-gig iPod, Bower digitally Peter Loewen, an associate profes per year and me shuttle bus service. caprures her lectures and, later, sor of music hisrory, is also experi 41We take it very seriously ro make uploads the content to rhe Internet. menting with podcasring in four of sure you get everything you can our of Soon after !his, her students may his classes. your money," Danid Nadler, vice download and listen to me audio, also "I jumped at the opportunity to use president of Student Affairs, said. known as a podcasr, onto a computer !his technology because I wanted to fill $77.95 per semester goes toward or iPod rhrough Weber or their a need among my students," he said. the athletic fee, which supplies the 22 insrruaor's personal Web sire. "I worry when (students) miss impor spores teams - rhe most of any omer "There are students who learn well tant leaures and men have tO catch up lllinois college - and other athletic when they see something, and rhere by talking to rheir classmates." areas mat "hdp. in a very direct way, are students who learn wdl when they Bryan Clark, a junior communica the student athletes," said Rich hear something." Bower said. tion srudies major, straps an iPod to a McDuffie, director ofarhlerics. The technology is valued at less than band on his arm so he can listen ro The price is very reasonable, espe $270, estimated Ryan Gibson. univer Garth Brooks and orher country cially considering what ISU and sity Webmasrer of the Cenrer for music artists while working our. SIUC pay- $172 and $113 respec Academic Technology Support. which tively. Both schools, interesongly pun:hased the iPocls last SUIIUllO'. SEE POOCASTING Pr\C OE ll enough. each have almost Mice rhe enrollment that Eastern does. PHOTO ILLUSTIUTION IY ERIC HILTNER/THEO'JLYEASTIRNN£\-VS The $75.90 health service fee pays for three physicians and nurse practi tioners, among orher thin~. S£E FEES PAG~ 9 Getting ready for the holidays Many of its clients have jobs bur have Link cards, which are a Food pantry geared do not make enough to provide the replacement for food swnps issued up for donations necessities for their families, such as by the state of Illinois. nutritious food and toiletries. The Link card works as a debit Bv KJusnN THOMPSON The food pantry will normally card and contains a certain amount ST"fF R£1'0RltR have more people come in during of money each month m buy food the holidays for food, and, in true items, she said. The card does not The holiday season is fun for holiday spirit, donations also cover items such as roilet paper. many, bur it also increases the increase by a large amount, said The food pantry keeps as much demands on local charities. Lynn Collins, director of the food toilet paper in stock as ir can. DANIEL WILliAMS/THE CWIY EASTIRN NE\'YS The Charleston Food Pantry is avail pantry. L,.a Colliaa, director of tile Charltstoe foocl Pantry, pits away douted food able ro serve anyone who noeds help. Collins said most clients also ~r£ PANTRY PAGE 9 ill tilt Hlemtlf of tilt f1nt Cltritttaa Clt1rolt, wheN the pantry is located. FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK TODAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 72 67 63 66 73 56 50 39 50 60 Partly cloudy Scattered T-storms Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Mostly sunny FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2005 CAMPUS BRIEFS TODAY'S EVENTS EASTERN NEWS Class c:redit The Daily Emem News is produc:ed by the UB bringing comedian Demoss All day l it is the deadline students of Eastern Illinois Unoversity. II is published dally Monday through Friday, to remove credit/no credi t in Charleston, Ill., duro ng fall and Sprong Mary Ann Demoss will perform in requests. semesters and twice wt>41kfy during the the 7th Street UndergroWld ar 9 p.m. Registration office summer term except during school vacations or examinations. Subscription price: SSO per Demoss has rea:ntly been seen on semeter, $30 for summer. $95 all year BET's "Comic View," "Monthly Hearing testing The DEN is a member of The Associated Press, Comedy Concert Series" and 12:30 p.m. I Ava ila ble for which Is entitled to exclusive use of all a rt icl~ infants through adults; appearing on this paper "Financially Embarrassed." She has been nominated for three DerroiL appointment available STAFF LIST Comedy Awards and StarS in Comcast's through Li nda IEorrooliN OtiD' ••••••• · --CHwunl.o "Comedy Jam." Demoss has also per Huddleston, 581-2712. 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