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Eastern Illinois University I C,harleston, Ill. 61920 I Vol. 69, No. 13 /Two Sections, 20 Pages ISA group likes1 plan to employ new liaison by Vicki Vass Many student body presidents of Il­ ISA linois Student Association-member proposal states: universities recently said they favor a plan to hire a professional legislative schools pay liaison liaison to represent student interests in Springfield. basedon enrollment Eastern's Student Body President by Anne Ingles John Cole said he favors the idea of Dan Spr ehe, Eastern's Illinois Stu­ hiring a liaison. "Unless we do dent Association representative, pro­ something now, the situation is going posed to the ISA Saturday that the · to get worse," he said. amount each university pays to hire a However, he added that whether legislative liaison would vary in pro­ Eastern would contribute to the portion to its enrollment. liaison's salary would depend on the Sprehe and Meg Hart, Eastern's stu­ result of a student vote by referendum dent government executive vice presi­ and whether certain conditions are dent, joined representatives from 12 met. other state schools in Springfield "Eastern. will contribute on a one­ Saturday at the first ISA organiza­ year basis. We cannot afford to shovel tional meeting of the year. out the money if it isn't worth it to Sprehe said he presented Eastern's us," Cole said. student government members' ideas In addition, Eastern's contribution concerning the proposal to hire a full­ for the liaison should be in proportion time ISA legislative liaison to represent to the student population, he sa.id. student interests in Springfield. Under the plan, all ISA-member The plan for ISA-member schools to schools would each contribute $5,000. hire a professional liaison was propos­ "Northern can afford $5,000. To ed by the Northern Illinois University them it is only one-eighth of a dollar Student Association last year. for every student, Cole said. "To Sprehe said he also offered the view Eastern that would be more than 50 that all ISA-member universities raise cents for every student-it's unbalanc­ student fees to pay for the liaison. ed-they should have a flat amount In other business, Sprehe said this such as 50 cents a student for the year's goals of the ISA were discussed. year." The main goal of the ISA this year is Steve Bedingfield, Illinois State to raise money to support its student ing disobedience University Student Body President, internship. program, Sprehe . said. bike was located outside H.F. Thut Greenhouse Thursday. Cars are not said ISU is in favor of the proposal. Students chosen for the internship pro­ vehicles that have parking problems. (News photo by Michael Sitarz) However, he agreed that contributions gram .will lobby in Springfield for should be proportionate to student . highere ducation. population. · Another goal the ISA discussed is a "The large schools should have to plan to recrµit other universities into posal to revise bylaws pay more than the smaller schools the organization,, he said. because they are both equally utilizing the service," he said. under the supervision of a professional led by Student Senate Nothem Student Body President Ed lobbyists. Gallagher also agreed that students "This way the students would have a Yamin Leadership Committee reviews the pro­ need a full-time representative in Spr­ coordinator and it would be better posal to revise the Senate Elec­ posals to change the bylaws, they must ingfield. organized," Barber said. lawswas tabled by the Student be tabled for one week before the "The cost of higher education is sky Roberts said hiring a liaison is im­ Wednesday. senate may vote. rocketing; overall quality is portant because of the increasing cost proposed bylaws, recommended Good said this procedure is deteriorating. The student view must of higher education. "Higher educa­ tors Mike Anderson, Mark necessary so senators have enough time be expressed," he said. tion can't expect another" tax increase. and Scott Calhoun, include to review the proposals. "The legislative liaison is someone We have to make sure we get our piece ion proposals. which were ap- In other business, the senate also who will be able to inform the General of the pie," he added. by the senate last spring. tabled a proposed revision to the senate Assembly on issues that affect higher Tom Joseph, Northeastern Illinois first recommendation states bylaws. education. They will serve ·as a source University Student Body President, rules must be posted in polling The proposal states any first of information," he added. said a professional liaison would be a so election officials understand semester freshman or transfer student, Craig Roberts, Western Illinois "move in the right direction" for nsibilities. who do not have established grade University Student Body President, higher education students. second proposal also states that . point averages, will be permitted to run said although he believes hiring a "If used properly, the students idence hall or organization for a senate position. liaison to represent student interests is would benefit. It would be beneficial to is sponsoring a voter incentive However, that student's eligibility important, he would like to receive state universities," Joseph said. must have a separate table in would be checked after first semester more information about the - plan Bedingfield said, "Right now, we · gplace. grades are released. before makiilga decision. are not one unified voice and with this addition, these organizations In other action, the senate approved Mary Barber, University of Illinois students would have more effect .'' ·ster with the senate. elections 38 students to serve on student-faculty Student Body President, said the plan Northern Illinois University Student one week prior to the elec- boards; to hire a liaison is a good idea. Body President Ed Gallagher said the The students were appointed by Stu­ Currently, the U of I has a political plan to hire a professional liaison, er recommendation includes a dent Body President John Cole and science department-sponsored intern­ created by former Northern Student which states each candidate Executive Vice President Meg Hart. ship program designed to inform Body President Jim Corbitt last year, is ve one poll watcher in each poll­ Hart said there are several positions legislators about the concerns of higher still in the developmental stages. Poll watchers must also still available for . students on many education students, she said. ISA President Mark Hurley said the · with the elections committee at student-faculty boards. "The student interns stay all year in establishment of an office for a liaison-. e week prior to the election. , In other business, the senate discuss­ Springfield," Barber said. "It is a would be a necessity before h• would � last proposal states no can­ ed the voter registration drive schedul­ good experience and a -good way to in­ be hired. · or workers for candidates may ed for Sept. 21, 22 and 23 in the Union form legislators of student concerns.'' "We would also need a day-to-day within 100 feet of a polling Walkway. Barber saidthe main reason she is in secretary, a legal counsel, a business Good said students may register favor of hiring a full-time lobbyist. is lobbyist-to keep the books in Glenn Good said between 9 a.m. and noon and between that the internship program would order-and then a legislative liaison· to Senate Legislative 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. during the drive. work more efficiently if students were coordinate interns," Hurley said. Thursday, September_8, 1983 · USSR: airline on 'special duty' MADRID, Spain (AP)-Soviet Foreign pond to directions to land and "tried to e Minister Andrei Gromyko charged today that the with the result that a Soviet interceptor · South Korean airliner shot down by � Soviet "fulfilled the order of its base to cut sh a pilot w s on "special duty" for the United filight." States, and that the Soviet Union had a right to Secretary of State George P. Shultz, attack it. scheduled to meet with Gromyko Thurs In a speech here, Gromyko accused the impassively during Gromyo's speech Reagan administration of "slander" in accusing meeting of the 35-nation Conference on . TI U fk 8 Y •&0 bu Y 160 r•I!! 16 fi ghferS Moscow of gross violations of human rights for and Cooperation in Europe. the· downing the aircraft Sept. 1 with the loss of ANKARA Turkey- Turkey will spend $4 160 Shultz has said he will denounce the , billion for 269 lives. U.S. F- 16 fighter jets over the next 10 years to for shooting down the airliner. modernize its · "As has' become perfectly clear, the South He told reporters during his flight to air force, the Defense Ministry announced Wednesday. · Korean aircraft was on special duty for early today that if Gromyko fails to · The jets, produced by General Dynamics, were chosen over pro American authorities and their relevant ser­ satisfactory responce, Shultz may cancel the F- 18 aircraft manufactured by Northrop and McDonnell vices," he said, echoing Moscow's earlier allega- Douglas.