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Eastern Illinois University The Keep October 1994 10-20-1994 Daily Eastern News: October 20, 1994 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1994_oct Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: October 20, 1994" (1994). October. 23. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1994_oct/23 This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1994 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in October by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Senate votes to restructure By DAVE HOSICK executives more accountable Student government editor to their constituents and Student Senate." After approving several A memorandum concerning minor changes, the Student the proposal reads that "for Senate voted Wednesday to the first time in Student place a referendum on next Government's history, there month's ballot to restructure will be a proper administra- the executive branch into four . tive hierarchy within the vice presidential positions. executive branch. Each offi The referendum, in the cer's jurisdiction is clearly form of an amendment to the defined." Student Government consti Under the approved tution, was proposed three changes to th.e amendment, weeks ago but was tabled the student body president is twice to give senate members required to hold a monthly time to discuss changes and public meeting with execu JOHN COX/ Staff photographer clarifications. tives. The amendment calls for The revised amendment All ears the positions of executive vice also separates the duties of Student Senate members Harvey Pettry and Nick Bart listen to a speaker at We dnesday president, financial vice pres the vice president of public night's senate meeting in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. ident, Board of Governors affairs from the responsibili Student Senate: Lord served 33 years as travel expenses for Eastern's trustee and chief of staffto be ties of the Charleston City • Approved a proposal to Eastern's president from IBHE student trustee, Gary changed to vice presidential Council representative. place a referendum on the 1895 to 1928, longer than any Owen. The proposal now goes positions of academic, finan The changes were submit Nov. 9 ballot asking for stu- other president. to the AB for approval of the cial, public and student ted by senate members Chris dents to agree to pay $4 over • Approved the allocation funds. affairs. Boyster, Amy Levine and the 1995-96 school year to of $2,186.25 to develop an • Approved Carolyn Student Body President Rick Tucker. have a statue of Livingston C. Illinois Board of Higher Magdziasz as the non-senate Blake Wood called fo r the In other business at Lord placed in the Library Education trustee travel restructure to "make the Tuesday's meeting, the Quad. fund. The fund would defray • See SENATE Page 2 Immunization laws affect Edgar, N etsch spring student registration argue taxes ByBRIANBUCBEL next semester. campuseditor Eastern studentswith out immunization records could have their academic records Studentswith no immunizations on record beingfrozen and be unable topre-register for in TV debate willbe unable to pre.registeras part of the the1995 s pringsemester. Healthce' Servi s renewedenforcement a of "Tb.isimmuniza tion requirementhas been CHICAGO (AP) - Jim make Illinois residents feel Edgar and Dawn Clark safer in his four years as gov mandat.edst.ate law; m effectfor years�"said Dr. RichardLa:rson, A SUllllnerreview by the Auditor General's directoro fthe Health Service. "We have .sitn N etsch clashed sharply in a ernor. televised debate Wednesday. "The ban on assault offioo found the percentag(:lofEastern stu- plybeen going easy somewhat onit for the dentswithout immunizationrecords was paateoupleyears. He portrayed her as soft on weapons? He quit as soon as higherth8n what lawstate dictates. ... Asof Sept. 9� therewere 931 -students crime and eager to raise taxes, (Senate President James) A� tothe 1� :studentsmUst have . roughly9 pereento- whQ did not;have, the ,. while she said he had done lit- 'Pate' Philip opposed the ban," their rOOotdson filebefore the. pro tle in four years and was try- she said. unmu.niia·· ,ti,,,,.on peritnmturl2ation files. S incethe ,,. �· ... · . ing to evade a commitment on N etsch opened her portion , . ,.. · . ,�, . t See�ox PO!Jf2 �,,;� ,,; . "· ,, ,, whether he would call for a of the debate by challenging tax increase after the election. Edgar to say whether he "She's voted for over 50 tax would call for a tax increase. Tuition forum to be held increases," Edgar said in the "If you are, they've a right first of two scheduled debates to know," she said. "If you're DAVE will By HOSICK chairman, said the forum where the money is coming between the rivals in therace not, they've a right to know ernment Studentgov editor offer students a better insight from and how the state is lack- for governor. how you intend to put the into the proposedtuition ke. ing in its fund g forEastern, hi in But the Democratic candi- state back together again." The Student Senate Uni 'The discussion will focus on students will realize why prob- date said Illinois' voters "are Millions of dollars in Medicaid versity Relations Committee the budget process, where the lems occur annually with tired of being lied to .... He'll payments have been deferred willhold a forum tonight to dis money comes from, who appro- tuition,"Pettry added. raise taxes after the election." to keep the state budget in cuss a likely tuition hikefor the priatesit and where it will most Although many expect that Edgar claimed that two-out- balance. The state's bond rat- next academic year and the pos likelygo," Pettrysaid. the increase will automatically of-three households would pay ing has been downgraded sibility of earmarking where Eastern President David be approved, Pettry said stu- more under a Netsch plan to twice as the balance in the additional funds from the hike Jorns, Lou Hencken, vice presi- dents should still attend the increase the income tax to general fund has grown thin might go. dent forstudent affairs, Student forum to voice their concerns to provide more school funding. ner and thinner in recent The forum will be held at Body President Blake Wood the administration to ensure She immediately denied that, years. 7:30 p.m. tonight the Taylor in and Gary Owen, Illinois Board that money generat.ed from the saying "Governor, we're going N etsch was asked if she Halllobby. of Higher Education student increase would be used effec- to send you back to school." might raise taxes beyond the The Board of Governors trust.ee, are scheduled to attend tively. "Time and time again she increase she already has pro- plans to vote at its Oct. 27 theforum. Pettry said many students has voted against tougher posed for school funding. meeting on a proposal that Pettry said the forum should have told him they would not penalties for violent crimi- "The answer is no," she would increase tuition for the answ ease er anyquestions and mind an increase if the money nals," Edgar declared. said. "I am not anticipating 1995-96 academic year by 3.5 to cam tensions students may have would be used to improve - Netsch countered that further increases. And I am 4percent. about theproposed hike. pus computer services and Edgar had done nothing to ., See EDGAR Page 2 Harvey Pettry, the committee ' "Hopefully, as people realiz.,;.e B;;,.;.;;;oo th.:;:;:.:Lib;;;: ·:;:.rary:;;.;;;;;;::.;. · _________ __: ____ ----------------- Thursday, October 20, 1994 TheDall7 E88te:rn News Cyberspace harassment leads. to women-only networks SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - For and 'Here's how clever I can be.' It's For several weeks they filled it "Who'd you rather do?" game. women, logging on to the Internet an attempt to connect, not to show with their musings: "I love the way "They name names," said ECHO's can be the computer equivalent of off," said Fawn Fitter, a Bostonian they look at you intensely." Stacy Horn. "It's hysterical." walking past construction workers on who logs on to the women-only por "I love the way they smell after Some users on men-only confer their lunch break. tion of the WELL, a 10,000-person they exercise." ences have other things on their "R u horny?" come the messages. computer network based in "I like the way they play with their mind. "So what brings you here at this Sausalito, Calif. dogs." "I see us struggling with being hour?" There are at least 15 women-only Then as a holiday gift they copied male in this society, and dealing with "Wanna chat privately?" areas - or conferences - on bulletin the whole list over to a community pain and emotional hurt," said Dana Gender wasn't supposed to matter boards around the country, as well as conference, so that all the men could Lewis, a writer in Pennsylvania who in cyberspace. But try telling that to a smaller number of men-only spaces. read it. uses Meta Network. anyone who has ever logged on under Users must speak to an operator to "It really deepened our relation Gender-specific places on bulletin a name like Cindi or Veronica. prove their sex before they can log ship with each other," said Lisa boards have their dangers, however, Rather than deal with the postur on. Kimball, one of the network's as a recent case in California illus ing and harassment, many women Women-only spaces don't mean founders. trated. are logging on to women-only discus male bashing. Last year the women Over at New York City-based Last month, three students at sion groups scattered around of Meta Network in Washington ECHO's women's conference, a group Santa Rosa Junior College in cyberspace.