ZETA NU HOSTS RUMMAGE SALE Philanthropic Sorority to Sell New, Used Items Today at Cross County Mall
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"TELL THE TRUTH AND DON'T BE AFRAID" WWW.DENNEWS.COM The DAILY EASTERN NEWS EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, CHARLESTON THURSDAY 14.3.08 VOL. 95 I ISSUE 57 CAMPUS I STUDENT GOVERNMENT CAMPUS I ELECTIONS Union fee might be raised VPrace Increase in minimum no contest wage, utility costs prompts proposal for Wilber By Rick Kambic Student Government Reporter By Rick Kambic Student Government Reporter Paul Reid will not be running against Eric Wilber for the student A 3 percent increase to the Mar executive vice president position in tin Luther King Jr. University April's Student Government elec Union bond revenue fee was pre tions. sented to the Student Senate during On Wednesday, one day after the Wednesday's meeting. petition deadline, Paul Reid con "I really despise fee increases," firmed his ineligibility for the elec said Student Senate member Isaac tion. Sandidge. "I try to be skeptical with "lhere was a clerical error that I things like this, but I really don't didn't catch until after I submitted think this one is a bad idea." the petition," Reid said. "After being The senate will vote next week to made aware of the situation, we tried support or oppose the increase, and to dispute it with Laurel and (Ceci the suggestion will be sent to the Brinker), and they told me it was Board ofTrustees. something that needed to be looked The bond revenue fee does not into because it was a situation that increase or decrease depending on hasn't really happened before. In the the senate's consensus, but a vote end, rules are rules." determines the organization's opin Brinker, the Student Government ion. adviser, said on Wednesday there That opinion will then be pre JOHN BAILEY I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS were complications with Reid's aca sented to the Board ofTrustees. Ted Hart, assistant director of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union, explains the proposed budget demic transfer records. increases for the Fall 2008 semester to the Student Senate in the Arcola-Tuscola Room of the third floor of the » SEE FEE, PAGE 5 Union on Wednesday night. » SEE ELECTI ON, PAGE 5 MATTOON I EVENTS ZETA NU HOSTS RUMMAGE SALE Philanthropic sorority to sell new, used items today at Cross County Mall By Jordan Crook Senior City Reporter The annual "Like Nu" sale, presented by the Zeta Nu chapter of Delta Theta Tau, will start at 6:30 p.m. at the former Walgreens location in the Cross County Mall with a preview sale that will last until8:30 p.m. This is the first of three sales held by the sorority at the mall this week. The main sale will be tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Saturday there will be a half-price sale from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. There is a required $1 donation for all those at the sale. Elizabeth Waggoner, a sorority mem ber helping with the sale, said the sale focus es on providing community members with low-priced items that are, as the sale's name implies, like new. The items for sale will include clothes for children, women and men; personal items; books; housewares and shoes. She said some of the items are donated by area organizations, while others are consign ments - items sold on behalf of others - pro vided by businesses. The prerequisite for these items is that they do not have stains, odors, JOHN BAILEY I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS rips or damage of any sort. Carol Batterham, a Mattoon chapter member of Delta Theta Tau service sorority, inspects items for the Zeta Nu "Li ke Nu" rummage sale on Waggoner said the money raised from the Wednesday afternoon at the Cross County Mall in Mattoon. Zeta Nu hopes to raise more than $5,000 with the sale. sale will go towards helping any of the many different organizations the Zeta Nu chapter goner also said any individual who comes to WANT TOGO? MORE ONLINE sponsors around the Martoon/Charleston area. them for help will not be turned away. These include Camp New Hope, the Mattoon For example, she said if a person came to • Where: Cross County Mall, Check out a map ~D Community Food Center, the Crisis Pregnan the sorority and asked for help paying this 700 Broadway Ave. in Mattoon. showing the location of =-- • When: 6:30 tonight; 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. Friday; the Cross County Mall on cy Center and Lifespan Center. month's rent, they would help the person pay - and 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Saturday. our Web site. - She said Zeta Nu helps all of these organiza the rent. - • How much: A $1 minimum donation is tions, along with any others that request help required. www.dennews.com from them, with funding and resources. 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