Student Senate to Vote on Fee Hike Tation, Which Drew a Smaller by DAVE HOSICK Audience Thanexpected
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Tuesday, October 18, 1994 AB to vote on speaker Uncertainty IBHE officials unsure of Byall HEIDIocation KEISLER Staffwrtter state universities' By ADAM McHUGH The board'sbonus announcement In what could be its last Administration editor that the future of bonuses is meeting of the semester, the uncertain confirms state Apportionment Board willvote An Illinois Board of Higher ments made by Eastern tonight whether to allocate Education representative President David Jorns last money to bring Anita Hill to said Monday "there is no cer week regarding the initiative. campus thisspring. tainty" that 12 state universi Jorns also described .the Members of the University ties will be considered for current bonus situation as Board's Lectures Committee monetary bonuses this year "uncertain," adding that appeared at last week's AB for complying with a board Eastern's productivity report meeting to request $12,350 in initiative. was "carefully" written to allocations to bring Hill to IBHE Spokeswoman Deb ensure the university a mon Eastern for Women's History Smitley said the board will etary award. and Awareness Month in not know until January whe The university reallocated March. ther bonuses will be distri nearly $3 million for salary If the allocation is approved buted this year to schools increases and improvements by the AB, it must go to the that comply with the Prior in instructional areas - two Student Senate for final i ties, Qu ality and Produc places Jorns believes need to approval. tivity Initiative. be emphasized if Eastern is Hill gained national atten The board is currently re to receive a bonus. tion in 199 1 when she went viewing productivity reports "We were confident of the public with claims of s�ual submitted by university pres report going into (last week's harassment against Supreme idents in September. IBHE) meeting," Jorns said. Court Justice Clarence Thom The PQP Initiative, which "All we can do is wait. But as, who was then a candidate the board created in 199 1, is there has been no mention of for the court. a cost-cutting program that · a bonus yet." The AB is a nine-member calls on universities to elimi Smitley said funds for last board that allocates .student nate departments and majors year's bonuses were outlined fee money to recognized stu that are lacking in enroll in the IBHE's budget, which dent organizations. ment and overall student is also reviewed in January. AB member GaryOwen said interest. "We won't really know the he expects a debate among SHERYL SUE SIDWELL/Staff photographer All state universities are state of our budget until next board members before a vote is Heart smart required to submit productiv year," Smitley said. "We have made. ity reports to the board each just now received the differ Senior accoWlting major Travis Kuntz exercis es on a sta "I'm interested to hear the year. The IBHE then makes ent reports from universities, tionary bike while senior physical education major Rob debate," Owen said. "I haven't suggestions to schools on how so we have to review those Zsc hau checks KWltz's heart rate Monday afternoon in the even made up my mind yet." they can become more effi Hu Perfor ce Lab in Lantz Gymnas ium. Owen said he has talked to man man cient. • See IBHE Page 2 several students who would like to see Hillbrought to cam pus. However, some are afraid to repeat last spring's presen Student Senate to vote on fee hike tation, which drew a smaller By DAVE HOSICK audience thanexpected. Student government editor Deborah Norville, co-host of ''� the NBC "Today" show, spoke A proposed 50-cent increase in stu to 75 people. dent fees for Student Legal Services .LIespite the upgrading that is needed, this "Anita is an interesting would go to update services and provide money will also give us a cushion which we can hope Hill much-needed supplies, employees said. choice," Owen said. "We want fUlly live on for (he next eight to 10 years." to get someone who willappeal The Student Senate voted last week to a larger crowd than 75 peo to place a referendum on the student - Steve Davis ple." ballot asking approval for a hike in stu Director of Student Legal Services The AB will also vote on dent fe es. The referendum will be up for additional allocation requests student body approval on the Nov. 9 needed. started in 1980 at the cost of $2 per stu for itself and for the UB's Student Government election. "Right now the service is really short dent and was raised to $2.50 in 1988 . Special Events Committee at If approved, the Student Legal on basic supplies like paper and legal Davis said the money generated by tonight's meeting. Services fee fo r next year will be references," Fundator said. "The service · increases in the past have been put into Representatives from the increased from $2.50 to $3. has reached the point where Steve is a single account which the service is Division of Recreational Sports The legal services office gives stu making copies and things like that out allowed to take out money when need will also make funding re dents free legal advice and representa of his own pocket." ed. Davis said the majority of the quests at tonight's meeting. tion. Although legal services are funded by increased funds will not be used for AB chairman JeffKocis said "This increase is needed to keep up student fees, Davis said it cannot purchases but will be saved for future he can't predict whether the with staffsalaries and technical aspects approach the Apportionment Board for use. board approve the alloca of the times," said Steve Davis, the will the money. The AB is responsible for Davis said the legal services budget tion requests, but all the director of Student Legal Services. allocating student fee money to all stu carryover has been depleted and not requestshave been reasonable. "Right now, we don't have the updated dent services. enough funds are coming in to maintain "None of the requests have equipment or materials to be efficient." The way the Student Legal Services the upcoming budget. out of line," he said. The service primarily needs a new been fee money is set ·Up, increases for the "Despite the upgrading that is need If all of the allocations are computer to keep records on file, Davis office must be approved by the stu ed, this money will also give us a cush voted on tonight, Owen said said. Legal reference materials and dents. Many student fees can be ion which we can hopefully live on for that will be the last meeting clerical supplies are also needed to help increased automatically after student the next eight to 10 years," Davis said. until February when budget with the operations of the service. approval. "This increase is a combination of the requests for the 1995-96 school Glenn Fundator, an intern in the Davis said this is the first increase year-to-year appreciation (of costs) plus year are made by recognized legal services office and a member of the Student Legal Service has asked for the technological advances which are student organizaµons. the Student Senate, said the increase is in the last six years. The service was occurring," he added. Tuesday, October 18, 1994 The Dall7 Eastern News Student 'playing dead' killed Court sendsfounder in drunken driving accident to jail for contempt WEST CHICAGO, Ill. (AP) - When 16- School, where Aleia was an honor student. year-old Aleia Anderson played the part of a SADD sponsored a dramatization at the NEW YORK (AP) - The that he hoped to arrange a student killed in a drunken driving accident, school this past spring in which Aleia wore a U.S. Supreme Court cleared "prompt surrender date.'' no one imagined she was acting out her own sign on her chest declaring that she'd been the way Monday for Op "People have a right to death. "killed" by a drunken driver. eration Rescue founder protest peaceably, but radi But on Monday, those who knew Aleia and As part of the dramatization, Aleia Randall Terry to go to jail cal anti-abortion groups her work against drunken driving struggled refused to speak to her classmates all day to because an anti-abortion such as Operation Rescue to understand why she and two others were show them what it would be like if she were demonstrator showed Bill repeatedly break the law," killed - in a car accident police said involved dead. Clinton a fetus during the Koppell said. "His conviction a drunken driver. "At fir st ... she laughed because she 1992 Democratic National and today's decision by the A West Chicago man who was driving a thought it was kind of funny that she was Convention. Supreme Court vindicate speeding car that broadsided Aleia's has 'dead.' But later on she said it wasn't funny The justices let stand the principle that no person been.