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View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Eastern Illinois University Eastern Illinois University The Keep June 2002 6-17-2002 Daily Eastern News: June 17, 2002 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2002_jun Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: June 17, 2002" (2002). June. 3. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2002_jun/3 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2002 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in June by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Monday, June 17, 2002 The Daily Vol. 86 No. 153 thedailyeasternnews.com Eastern“Tell the truth and don’tNews be afraid.” Eastern faces $1.8 million in budget cuts By Erica Foltz An area that has been a concern News Editor within the last week has been Just a week after Gov. George salaries at Eastern. The state’s latest Ryan called the Illinois Legislature version of the budget does not into a special session, the state is include any money for salary raises. still reeling from budget cuts to be While other universities are con- made around the state. sidering layoffs, Hencken is posi- The estimated cuts at this time tive that Eastern will start the new total about $450 million, which fall semester without any layoffs. includes cuts from elementary and “Other schools are maybe going secondary education, prisons, uni- to have layoffs, but that does not versities, and human services. affect here. It looks like that things The higher education budget, that we’ve laid out in the past as far which includes money for universi- as the budget cutting in the past, ties, was cut by $111 million. Of we’ll have to continue those mea- the $111 million, $35 million of the sures.” cut was taken from the Monetary “We’re going to get through this, Award Program that provides we really are. The budgets come in grants for fifth-year students. The good times and they come in bad cut will not affect federal Pell times, unfortunately I’m here for grants. The Monetary Award the bad times. “ Program will still be used to fund Residents of Illinois may still be more than 100,000 students a year. skeptical about the cuts being In all, $49.6 million was cut from made, but Illinois is not the only state universities, $38.3 million state to have had to undergo major from scholarships, and $14.8 mil- cuts since last summer. Besides Photo by Geoff Wagner/Photo editor lion from community colleges. Illinois, 42 other states have been Eastern will suffer an $1.8 million put in the same situation as Illinois. Eastern’s Interim President Lou Hencken speaks to the participants and staff at the opening ceremonies for the cut while Southern Illinois will be In a fax sent to the Daily Eastern 62nd Annual Illini Girls State Sunday night. seeing an $8.2 million cut. News from Director of While no final budgets were Communications office for the finalized during the last Board of governor, Ryan wrote that none of Trustees meeting, Eastern’s interim the spending cuts were easy to Hencken urges Girls Staters to be President Lou Hencken says that make and that the cuts affect peo- “It looks like we finally have the ple and families in every part of the budget. I say looks like because we state. positive,work hard to be leaders don’t have it in hand yet, but it cer- The state has risen taxes on cig- tainly looks like we have a very arettes and riverboat gambling good idea of what its going to be profits, but the revenues from those By Erica Foltz Following the song and oath, the Remember to treat other people the like.” taxes are not enough to block out News Editor special guest speaker for the night way you want to be treated.” The only thing that is unsure of the need for millions of dollars was introduced, Eastern interim Following Hencken’s speech, he at the time is the income fund. The from spending cuts. Last night’s opening ceremonies President Lou Hencken. was made an honorary citizen of income fund is made up of money Although the $450 million cuts marked the beginning of the week At the beginning of his speech, Illini Girls State. that the university receives from are being made, Ryan wants Illinois long 62nd Annual Illini Girls State Hencken pointed out that over After presenting Hencken as an tuition. Hencken will have a better citizens to focus on the fact that sponsored by the American Legion 1,000 former Illini Girls State honorary citizen, introductions of look at the income fund when the more than $22.3 billion will be Auxiliary. alumni have attended and graduat- the commission, staff advisors, city number of freshman and other new spent on different programs and This year’s Girls State marks the ed from Eastern. leaders, and guides were made. students and existing students is services across the state. 16th year that Girls State has taken In his speech, Hencken gave the Following introductions, and more clear. place on Eastern’s campus. Before girls three tips to becoming a more explanation of permanent registra- coming to Eastern in 1986, Girls successful leader. tion for voting at Girls State was State was held on the MacMurray For his first point, Hencken urged explained after which an introduc- College campus in Jacksonville. the girls to think positively. tory presentation was made by Blue Jay in Marshall infected The ceremony opened with the Secondly, Hencken proposed for leaders of the two parties for Girls presentation of the U.S. flag and the those attending Girls State to work State, the Nationalists and the with West Nile virus Girls State flag followed by a harder than the next person. Federalists. prayer, the citing of the Pledge of “There is no substitute for hard Next, a brief explanation on flag A new case of the West Nile virus West Nile infected mosquito, will Allegiance, and the singing of the work. Prepare for tests, prepare for etiquette was given and then has popped up in the state. show no sign of illness. Some may Star Spangled Banner. assignments, prepare for things in announcements were made. After A blue jay tested positive for the show signs of illness anywhere from After the customary welcome, the advance and you’ll be surprised that announcement, the ceremony was disease on Friday after being found three to 15 days after being bitten. Illini Girls State Governor Grace if you work hard, success comes to adjourned by recessing the activities on Tuesday in Marshall, about 25 to Symptoms of West Nile included Yang was introduced for her open- you.” until the next morning. 30 miles from Charleston. fever and headache for a mild case. ing speech. Yang is a graduate of Lastly, Hencken urged Girls Throughout the week, the Girls This case of the West Nile disease Some cases can be very serious Champaign Centennial High State attendees to treat other peo- Staters will form a model state gov- is the eighth case in Illinois since though with the possibility of School in Champaign and will be ple the way that they would like to ernment. They will form political May 1 when surveillance for the inflammation of the brain called attending University of Illinois in be treated themselves. parties, hold elections and pick city virus was started. None of the cases encephalitis, muscle weakness, high the fall majoring in business. “I see a lot of things on television and state leaders. have been human cases. fever, convulsions, paralysis, coma After Yang’s opening remarks, the now about how especially high They will be on campus through West Nile virus is a mosquito- or possibly even death. new citizens of Girls State learned school students aren’t necessarily Friday and will hear speeches from transmitted virus, that can be trans- When using mosquito repellent, it the official Girls State song and nice to everybody. They’re not nice state political leaders and other suc- mitted to humans and animals is best to use repellent that contains then took the oath of allegiance to to their friends, they’re not nice to cessful women. through a simple mosquito bite. 25 to 35 percent DEET, says the Girls State. people who are around them. Most people who are bitten by a state department of public health. 2 Monday, June 17, 2002 NewsThe Daily Eastern News ETheastern Daily News Officials follow bizarre path Campus The Daily Eastern News is published daily, forecast Monday through Friday, in Charleston, Ill., in approving bare-bones budget during fall and spring semesters and twice weekly during the summer term except dur- ing school vacations or SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — What had to carry much of the deficit ritization” plan. today examinations, by the stu- happens when politicians accuse over into the next budget year. The idea, essentially, was to raise dents of Eastern Illinois University. Subscription each other of lying, officials That meant lawmakers faced a a large amount of money quickly by 78˚ price: $38 per semester, $16 for summer denounce their own plans and a $1.35 billion hole.They had to raise selling bonds. The buyers would be only, $68 all year. The Daily Eastern News is 58˚ a member of The Associated Press, which is lame-duck governor goes head to taxes or cut services — not the kind repaid out of the future proceeds entitled to exclusive use of all arti- head with election-minded law- of news lawmakers ever want to from the state’s lawsuit against the cles appearing in this paper.