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"TELL THE TRUTH AND DON'T BE AFRAID" WWW.DENNEWS.COM The DAILY EASTERN NEWS EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, CHARLESTON TUESDAY 14.8.08 VOL. 95 I ISSUE 60 UNIVERSITY I HEALTH Promoting Eastern's HERC works to prevent alcohol abuse; one tool used is online education programs By Brittni Garcia Faculty Senate Reporter April may be Alcohol Awareness Month, but Eastern wants students PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY BRYCE PEAKE I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS to drink responsibly all year long. The abuse of alcohol continues to be a problem that plagues "We work year-round to promote Eastern, which is shown by the number of drinking violations healthy choices," said Rachel Fisher, handed out every year in the vicinity of campus. Eastern's health communication and marketing specialist. "A major goal of the HERC (Health Education SOBERING STATISTICS Resource Center) is to reduce alco hol consumption rates and alcohol According to the Marine Institute, more than 1,700 college students in the U.S. are killed each related harm." year as a result of alcohol-related injuries Last month, Eastern was hon ored for outstanding alcohol-abuse Dan Nadler, vice president for Student Affairs, said he doesn't think Eastern has ever had a student death in connection with alcohol. prevention efforts along with nine other institutions and organizations nationwide. has to addressing and reducing the AlcoholEdu is a program that if thoughts have changed since they to open this monologue to parents. "I accepted it on behalf of the negative academic, social and health incoming students take prior to started school. "By doing this it creates conver HERC," said Dan Nadler, vice consequences related to excessive arriving at Eastern. The school received a grant for sation between the university, par president for Student Affairs. "It drinking," Fisher said. The program is an online instruc this program and has an annual ents, and students," Nadler said. would have never happened with tional course. contract with the providers of the AlcoholEdu was started in sum out them." The programs In order to pass the first assess program for approximately $12,000 mer of 2006 and was implemented The award is being displayed Eastern offers a number of pro ment students must receive 70 per a year. by Nadler. at the Health Education Resource grams to make sure students are cent or higher to continue. Last summer every student who When Nadler came to Eastern, Center. aware of alcohol consequences and The first part must be completed took the online assessment cost he noticed a few concerns with alco "This award recognizes the level side effects. before the first day of classes. For Eastern about $1 each. hol use and education at Eastern. of dedication, enthusiasm, effective Two of these programs are Alco ty days after the first day of classes, This program is available to all ness and commitment that Eastern holEdu and e-Chug. they must take another quiz to see students. Eastern is the first school » SEE ALCOHOL, PAGE 5 CAMPUS I HOUSING CAMPUS I BUILDINGS Some colleges trying out Work on Doudna coed dorms, bathrooms nearly completed Oregon universities explore New fine arts center ita! Development Board was held concept, but Eastern sticking to open in Fall 2008 last week to help plan the comple tion of the project. with same-sex rooms for now after much delay "It is important to coordinate the move and what we need to do By Barbara Harrington to complete that project," Cooley University Reporter By Nora Maberry said. News Editor The Capital Development Board Eric Freudenberg and Mary Sandberg wish currently holds the deed to Doud they could be roommates. The move-in has begun. na. Eastern will finally own the Freudenberg, a sophomore history major, and The first two trucks of furniture building this summer, when sub Sandberg, a freshman English major, have been were moved into the Doudna Fine stantial completion of the building dating for six months. Arts Building on April 1, said Steve is complete. The couple said they would like to live togeth Shrake, associate director of design The Capital Development Board er in a campus residence hall. and construction. manages construction projects for "I would love to live with my boyfriend right The furniture was moved into the state of lllinois and oversees now if I could," Sandberg said. "We're friends the B and C buildings, which house design and construction on ele anyway and we get along no matter what. Even if the music and art departments. mentary, high school and universi we did break up we would still be friends." On March 30, Eastern Building ty facilities, as well as museums and In March, the Chronicle of Higher Education Service Workers waxed the floors in historic sites. reported multiple universities in Oregon are exper the buildings to prepare for the fur The total cost for completing imenting with opposite-sex roommates in dorms. niture, said Jeff Cooley, vice presi Doudna, including furniture, fix Freudenberg and Sandberg said they think dent for Business Affairs. tures and equipment, is estimat having coed floors in some residence halls would The personal belongings of the ed to be $63 million. Construction be a positive experience for Eastern students. professors in the Art Department, costs had been estimated at $45 "I feel like it expands social life," Sandberg currently housed in Lawson Hall, million. said. "It would be a lot easier to meet people." will be moved into their offices in Currently, contractors are work However, the couple said being randomly the Doudna Fine Arts Building on ing overtime in order to complete assigned to a roommate of the opposite sex could May5. the project by May, Cooley said. cause some problems. "They won't necessarily be "You may see gates open in the PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY BRYCE PEAKE I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Sandberg said she thinks if Eastern were to moved in, but at least their proper evenings but that is because contrac adopt coed dorm rooms, people of the oppo Coed dormitories are appearing across university ty will be moved into their offices," tors are in their working late in the site sex should live together only if they mutual campuses in Oregon, but students shouldn't expect Shrake said. The rest of the build evenings and working evenings and ly request each other as roommates. to see them at Eastern any time soon, according ing will be moved in during the working overtime," Cooley said. to Mark Hudson, director of Housing and Dining summer, Cooley said. » SEE COED DORMS, PAGE 5 Services. A conference call with the Cap- » SEE DOUDNA, PAGE 5 NEWS WWW.DENNEWS.COM I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS I TUESDAY 4.8.08 EIU WEATHER DEN STAFF PRODUCTION STAFF ABOUTTHE DAILY EASTERN NEWS TUESDAY WEDNESDAY WEATHER BRIEF Night chief ·-----------------------· Kristina Peters The Daily Eastern News is produced by the stu Rain and thunderstorms will pass through the area Lead designer ~--------------------- Julie Beaulieu dents of Eastern Illinois University. 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