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Eastern Illinois University The Keep September 2012 9-10-2012 Daily Eastern News: September 10, 2012 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2012_sep Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: September 10, 2012" (2012). September. 5. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2012_sep/5 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2012 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in September by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.” Monday THE DAILY SEPTEMBER 10, 2012 VOLUME 97 | No. 15 EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CHARLESTON, ILL. DAILYEASTERNNEWS.COM EastErn nEws TWITTER.COM/DEN_NEWS Residents capture, tag Carder performs, Broncos monarch butterflies roll to victory Page 3 Page 8 CAMPUS WEATHER Harsh winds, heavy rain hit campus hard Staff Report mph could easily have knocked out a window. A window pane fell in omas Hall Scott Harrell, a freshman history ma- Dining Center on Friday during the jor, was in the dining hall when the win- storm while students were eating dinner. dow fell. Jamie Huckstead, the tower unit di- Harrell said he could hear and see the rector, said the window panel close to glass shatter followed by small branches Andrews Hall fell into the dining hall at blowing into the dining hall. approximately 7:30 p.m.—30 minutes Two female students were sitting near from closing time. the window when the glass fell, but Har- Cameron Craig, geographer and cli- rell said they moved quickly out of the matologist at Eastern, said winds were re- way. ported at 47 mph during the storm at the After the glass fell, the dining staff weather station in the Physical Science evacuated the patrons to the basement, Building. Other parts of the county had Huckstead said. winds reported as high at 60 to 70 mph. No students were injured during the Craig said a directional wind at 47 incident. STUDENT LIFE Health insurance available to students By Robyn Dexter mary and (Eastern’s student health insur- In-depth Editor ance) as a secondary.” Campbell said the recent changes in College students are, given the envi- economy and health care have aected ronment, prone to accidents and sick- insurance nationwide. ness, but may not pay attention to their “Because of the changes in health health insurance coverage. care, the deductibles go higher and high- Angela Campbell, of the Student er now,” she said. “Typically, the student Health Insurance Oce, said Eastern’s insurance will cover things like that.” health insurance program is largely ben- Campbell said that for students who ecial for all Eastern students in dier- may have a $5,000 deductible on their ent ways. primary insurance, the student insurance To be automatically enrolled in the could be handy and a lot more afford- student health insurance program, stu- able. dents have to be enrolled in nine or more “We tell many of our students that, on-campus hours. oftentimes, it costs more not to have it “Anyone that fits that criteria is en- than to have it,” she said. rolled automatically,” Campbell said. Campbell used appendicitis and oth- Students who are enrolled in six, sev- er unplanned and unpredictable illnesses en or eight hours can purchase Eastern’s as an example. health insurance plan from the oce. “It’s unexpected and out of the blue,” “Those people who are part-time she said. “You could be talking about students can still take advantage of the $15,000.” ZACHARY WHITE | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS plan,” she said. Campbell said students who have Senior Jemeca Lipscome, an accounting major, stands with her children MeYana, 6, and Fabian, 3. “For students who want to be insured both a primary insurance and a second- for fall and spring, the cost is less than ary insurance through Eastern can get $25 a month.” more coverage and can take a deductible Campbell said the fall and spring down further than if they only had a pri- Student balances school, family rates are $109.95 and the summer rate mary. is $87.45. “It really is aordable insurance, and “e nice thing about the plan is that it makes a world of difference for so care of my kids,” she said. Lipscomb said her daily routine there’s no network, so it covers students many students,” she said. Mother of 2 handles Lipscomb is a member of Delta diers from that of most Eastern stu- anywhere off campus,” she said. “Stu- Campbell said the change in econo- responisibilities, Delta Delta, and she said her sorori- dents because of her children. dents can choose their own doctor and my has aected students’ use of Eastern’s ty sisters love having her daughter and “In school, other people go to get care at home if they need to.” insurance. plans for future son around. class, come home, hang out and go to Campbell said Eastern’s insurance “It used to be that almost all students “ey’re like the only kids in Greek sleep,” she said. “For me, I go home, plan is unique and diers from the plans had primary insurance, but we’ve seen By Robyn Dexter Court, so they get a lot of attention,” get dinner started, get the kids show- oered at other area universities. that change,” she said. “Economic con- In-depth Editor she said. ered and ready for bed.” “We don’t require referrals, and it’s a ditions exist now where more people are She said her kids get to experi- She said her kids understand her very easy-to-use and accommodating out of work and don’t have that.” For Eastern students, balancing ence a lot of Eastern right alongside schedule and always want to hang out plan,” she said. She said many students now have regular coursework and a social life is her, and it is exciting having them go with her when she gets out of class. She said many of the area schools she Eastern’s insurance because they cannot the norm of college life. through college with her. “ey understand I need to do my has read about have insurance plans that aord another type. However, Jemeca Lipscomb, a se- “They get to see campus, go to homework and get to bed, and they’re cost at least $300 per semester. “It all depends on the family situa- nior accounting major, handles school football games and participate in ac- really good about the time I have with “They have different plans than we tion, but unless you live locally and have and Greek life—all on top of being a tivities with Tri-Delta,” she said. them,” she said. “You have to have re- do, obviously, but for most things, our a local network, I think everyone should mother. Lipscomb transferred to East- ally good time management.” plan really meets the needs of our stu- take advantage of it,” she said. Lipscomb, 24, has a 6-year-old ern from South Suburban College in Lipscomb said she has had to work dents,” she said. Campbell encourages all students to daughter, MeYana Marie, and a South Holland in Fall 2011 and said to adjust to school. Campbell said one of the most com- get more informed about their insur- 3-year-old son, Fabian Isaiah, who it was a totally dierent experience for “Having the responsibilities of mon things she hears is students saying ance program at Eastern’s health insur- live with her in family housing at her. school and of a home life can be a they have other insurance plans so they ance website. University Apartments. “I had never been on a college cam- lot,” she said. “When I have spare cannot have the plan Eastern oers. “It’s been a really good experience pus or done anything university-relat- time, I take advantage of it.” “That’s not true,” she said. “A good Robyn Dexter can be reached at going to school and being able to take ed,” she said. “It’s been challenging.” FAMILY, page 5 percentage of students carry both a pri- 581-2812 or [email protected]. THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012 2 DAILYEASTERNNEWS.COM N o. 15, VOLUME 97 CITY EIU weather TODAY TUESDAY Treasures hidden in Lincoln Book Shop By Tim Deters Features Editor “I definitely Along the Charleston Square on remember Monroe Avenue, hidden behind a large oak tree, sits Lincoln Book Sunny Mostly Sunny meeting Tanya High: 74° Shop — but the name is deceiving. High: 79° Books are just a portion of what because you Low: 52° Low: 57° Wendy Meyer, shop owner and re- For more weather visit castle.eiu.edu/weather. tired Eastern custodian, sells in her just wouldn’t shop, at 619 Monroe Ave. forget her, all CORRECTION Walking into the shop, custom- ers are greeted with classic rock mu- her bangles, A cutline on the men’s soccer photo on Page sic and the sight of walls lined to 7 of Friday’s issue of e Daily Eastern News was the white tin ceiling with shelves of this little short incorrectly edited. The cutline should have read: books, paintings, knick-knacks, jew- TIM DETERS | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS “Freshman Kyle Callender kicks the ball dur- elry, silver plates and utensils, retro lady all full of Wendy Meyer, of Charleston, reaches for a book in Lincoln Book Shop, ing men’s soccer practice on Aug. 28 at Lakeside alarm clocks, and much more.