Daily Eastern News: March 04, 1997 Eastern Illinois University

Eastern Illinois University The Keep March 1997 3-4-1997 Daily Eastern News: March 04, 1997 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1997_mar Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: March 04, 1997" (1997). March. 2. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1997_mar/2 This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1997 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]. PARTLY SUNNY a high of48° The INSIDE Dally Panther hoop teams finish Political seasons with TUESDAY Eastern Illinois University mixed results Charleston , Ill. 61920 pick March 4, 1997 Vol.82 , No.111 Former president for National 12 pages Women's Political Caucus PAGE Harriet Woods to speak on women risktakers PAGE 5 "Tell the truth and don't be afraid" 12 Gov. Edgar to present million dollar budget By JESSICA BAKER Administration editor Gov. Jim Edgar will present his budget for capital Eastern ranks and operating expenditures throughout the state at noon Wednesday before state legislatures. "I hope the governor's budget will be to recommend second to last what the Illinois Board of Higher Education approved for capital and operational budgeting for Illinois colleges and universities,' said Chris Merrifield, for state funding Eastem 's liaison to the capital. "I hope he recommends that kind of budget, but I By JESSICA BAKER don't know if he will or not," she said. Administration editor On Jan. 7, the IBHE recommended that Eastern receive a $3.5 million, or 5.7 percent, operational E astern ranks number 10 out of 11 state budget increase for the fiscal year 1998 if Edgar and universities in receiving money from state the General Assembly approve the JBHE budget legislatures for capital projects and deferred recommendations. maintenance on buildings ru·ound catnpus. Eastern's operating budget could total $64,746,900 On Feb. 20, Gov. Jim Edgru· signed a bill which if Edgar approves the increase. If the IBI-IE budget granted state universities and colleges money to be recommendation is approved, then Eastern's 5.7 used for capital projects. percent increase could be the largest percentage Eastem received $1 million to hire architects and increase of all Illinois public universities for the next engineers to help plan the renovation of Booth fiscal year. L ibrary. The state also approved $980,000 for The operational budget covers all costs not patt of Eastern to use to help with defetTed maintenance the university's fixed cost. The university's fixed cost on buildings, such as McAfee Gymnasium, and to includes deferred maintenance, technology help upgrade the fire and electric systems on enhancements, heat, water, electricity bills and faculty See LIBRARY page 2 and staff salru·ies. ANNA BETZELBERGER/Staff photographer In January, Ross Hodel, the IBHE deputy director, recommended that Eastern receive $16 million to help Race it! said Edgar, in the last three years, has approved the renovate Booth Library. budget the IBHE submitted to him and the General "The IBHE also recommended that Eastem receive Marice Daniels, a sophomore accounting maj01~ races his Mutant Assembly. remote race car around the South Quad Monday afternoon. For Eastern 's capita l budgeting, the IBHE See BUDGET page 2 LGBAU helps Lake Land group gain recognition on campus By ROB STROUD B-GLADD," Taylor said. Student government editor It's not the money we LGBAU President Aaron are after, it is the Gerlach said he attended the Lake A gay, lesbian and bisexual club recognition ." Land Student Senate meeting last at Lake Land College in Mattoon is Wednesday and read a letter of receiving help from Eastern' s '' Corey Taylor, s upport from Student Vice Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Allies President for Student Affairs Nora Union in becoming a Recognized organizer of 8-GLADD Strong. Gerlach said the letter Student Organization. at Lake Land College pointed out the positive impact The Student Senate President at LGBAU has had at Eastern. Lake Land, Kent Flake, said the funds for B-GLADD. Strong said a s imilar senate is divided over whether to "They (the senate) wouldn't be organization like B-GLADD allow Bisexuals, Gays, Lesbians concerned about giving the club would have a positive impact on and Allies to Develop Diversity (B money if they didn't have other Lake Land as well. GLADD) to become a student motives," Corey Taylor, organizer Eastern's Stude nt Senate organization. of B-GLADD, said. He said some approved the LGBAU as a A lthough B-GLADD has made members of the senate are biased. Recognized Student Organization changes to its constitution to try to Lake Land's Student Senate will on Oct. 22, 1992 by a 21 -3 vote. accommodate the senate, some meet Wednesday to vote on The petition to give recognized Lake Land senate members still do whether to approve B-GLADD as status to the LGBAU was not want to recognize B-GLADD. a Recognized Student submitted on Oct. 13 . "They just don't want to fund Organization. Eastern's Student Senate needed it," Flake said. The senate funds 18 Taylor said he would more than a week to approve other student organizations out of recommend that B-GLADD not giving the LGBAU recognized its budget and one argum ent ask for funding but the final choice status because it had to make sure against B-GLADD becoming a would be up to the other members. the LGBAU' S constitution met recognized organization is that "It's not the money we are after, Eastern's requirement. there are not enough funds to it is the recognition," Taylor said. Eastern students also had a support the group. Taylor said Eastern's Lesbian, tough time accepting the ANNA BETZELBERGER/Staff photographer Flake said the senate has given Gay, Bisexual at1d Allies Union has organization. Homosexual fund ing to new organizations given a lot of moral support and messages were chalked o n Bubbles, bubbles everywhere! recently but the senate's budget has information to B-GLADD. sidewalks when LGBAU was in Taking advantage of the nice weather, Bridget Steppe, a sophomore not been increased, which means "Their support has meant so English major, blows bubbles outside McKinney Hall Monday they may not be able to provide much to the potential members of See LAKE LAND page 2 afternoon. LIBRARY from page one campus. received $6.96 million for " We are pleased with the deferred maintenance. money we received for Booth "The University of Illinois at because we wanted to do this for a Chicago received $5.7 million for long period of time," said Jill deferred maintenance and the Nilsen, special assistant to Springfield campus got Eastern's President David Jorns. $432,000," Kangas said. "This "I haven' t seen exactly what money is for a whole list of vari each school received from the ous projects, such as roof state, but one reason that they improvements. received more money than we did "We are extremely thankflil to would depend on what projects get appropriations for capital they needed to have done on cam improvements," he said. pus," she said. University of Illinois at "Another reason would be what Chicago was given $5.9 million to was their first priority with capital repair the roof on its science and projects on their campus," Nilsen education buildings, to repair the said. elevators in the science building Southern Illinois University at and to replace windows on cam Edwardsville received the most pus, said James Forester, acting money, $21.3 million, from the assistant vice chancellor for plan state for capital projects. ning and construction. Gloria Atkins, Southern's "Our reaction to the signing of Assistant Vice Chancellor for the bill was one of gratitude, but Administration, said the money there is so much more that needs will be used to construct an engi to be done," Forester said. neering building on the campus. Northeastern Illinois University She said the building will be used and Illinois State University both to house engineering majors. were allocated $4 million from the "We expect to have this build state. ing completed in three years," A fax from the Illinois Board of Atkins said. " We have been wait Higher Education stated that ing since fiscal year 1991 to get Northeastern will use the money the funds to construct the build for purchasing equipment for its ing. Now we are very excited that Fine Alts Complex. Northeastern we have the money." also received $735,000 for Both Southern Illinois deferred maintenance. No one ANNA BETZELBERGER/Staff photographer University at Edwardsville and from the university was available Southern Illinois University at for comment. A tour group looks at Booth Library Monday during an open house. Booth received $1 million for plan Carbondale together received $4.8 Chuck Taylor, lSU's vice presi ning/or renovations. million for deferred maintenance dent for business and finance, said for campus buildings. ISU will use the $4 million to pur It has been three years since the chase equipment for its new sci state has agreed on a bond bill. ence building. BUDGET frompageone Last week, Chris Merrifield, "We are relieved about the $4 $1.1 million for deferred main hopes to replace the heating and get will be introduced to the Eastern's liaison to the capital, million because we have been tenance," MeiTifield said. cooling systems in the library Appropriations Committee in said the bill will require the state working to get it for the last two On Feb.

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