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SUNNY a high of 35º The Down INSIDE Daily Eastern & outMen’s Twinkle, Basketball Eastern Illinois University THURSDAY Charleston, Ill. 61920 team drops December 5, 1996 twinkle Vol. 82, No. 74 second The Starflake trail brings the 12 pages straight game Holiday spirit to Mattoon News PAGE PAGE 7 “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid” 12 Student fee hike focus of talks By JESSICA BAKER Hollowell said he wants the BOT Administration editor to meet before its next scheduled meeting, which is on Jan. 27, Board of Trustees Chair Mack because the funding for the campus Hollowell on Wednesday met with improvements would be done Eastern President David Jorns and through a bond issue. other campus leaders to discuss 11 “There are various business student-funded campus improve- issues that have to be done to ments. approve this,” Hollowell said. “I Students approved a $9 million would like to get this underway so campus improvement fee by an 885 we (the BOT) can get going on the to 348 referendum vote in the Nov. financing part so we can get an 12 and 13 Student Government advantageous rate of the percentage elections. Now the BOT must vote of the cost of bonds.” on the improvements. Hollowell said the bonds are Hollowell said he received a issued to gain funds for projects, a notice about the referendum and customary practice. wanted to schedule a meeting so “A bond issue is the only way to the BOT could discuss it before fund the projects since the money voting on the issue. won’t be up front,” he said. Jill Nilsen, assistant to President “The bonds are sold, and people Jorns, said the special meeting was buy them, and the university scheduled with Hollowell so BOT guarantees that they will be paid members could discuss the issue at back through the money that will their next meeting. come from the student fee CHET PIOTROWSKI JR./Photo editor “This meeting was to make sure increase.” we are communicating well to issue The Illinois Board of Higher A sip and a smile bonds and to move forward with Education has to approve the Noah Decker, 6, of Charleston, sips on a cold beverage at the National Student Speech Language-Hearing the (campus improvements),” purchase of these bonds. Association Christmas party Wednesday afternoon in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. Nilsen said. University Union. See IMPROVEMENTS page 1 Far from home for the holidays undergraduate and graduate students can drive home for the Some international work. holidays. He said over break he looks Purvi Talati is an international students to return forward to eating ethnic food, student from India who has been home, others to stay relaxing with family and at Eastern for two years partying. Tomic’s family speaks studying guidance counseling. By TRACY NICKLESS Croatian, and he said he is Talati said she will work in the Staff writer slightly out of practice. International Office over break He said he needs to “catch up but may be able to go home this Unlike most international on the Croatian language – if I summer. students, Robert Tomic from don’t respond back it will be an “It’s too expensive. It’s not Hamilton, Ontario, in Canada, insult.” worth it for Christmas break,” will be able to go home for the The last time Tomic went she said. holiday break. home was May. He said he is Pranob Bhattacharya, a “The great white North is excited, despite the 13 hour biological sciences graduate calling my name,” said Tomic, drive ahead of him. This is student who is also from India, who is a graduate student in probably one of his last trips has been at Eastern for the past physical education. home because he hopefully will two semesters. He will visit his Tomic has spent the past six get a job in the Chicago area. aunt in Racine, Wis., over years at Eastern in But not all international See FAR page 2 Fraternity renews its charter By MATT ADRIAN The fraternity lost its lease shortly after its members Campus editor sent the charter to the national office. The house was sold to the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. The Kappa Four months after turning in its charter, Kappa Delta Rho fraternity currently is renegotiating the Delta Rho has regained it and will begin rush in the lease on the house it lost in August, Lee said. spring semester. Lee said that in the past Kappa Delta Rho has been Chris Lee, the acting vice president of the fraternity, very active in the greek system and that the fraternity said the fraternity contacted the Kappa Delta Rho will continue that tradition. national president who said the charter will be “We’ve never done anything to dishonor the greek delivered by the end of the week. system,” Lee said. “We have a good nucleus of guys.” The fraternity turned in its charter this semester Lee admitted the fraternity lost some of its older because of a lack of funding from the national office. members but also has gained some new members. He Lee said the fraternity resolved the problem with the said the new mixture of new and old members has /Photo editor CHET PIOTROWSKI JR. national office. brought a positive atmosphere to the fraternity. A stocked frige The fraternity will be participating in spring rush. When the fraternity was without a charter it was Jason Fletcher, sophomore computer management major, puts Currently 17 members are in the fraternity, Lee said. allowed to remain a member of the Interfraternity beverages in the refrigerator at the Sugar Shack Wednesday afternoon The fraternity currently is talking to different sororities Council. to get permission to hold rush events in their houses. in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. See FRATERNITY page 2 Triad to host holiday party Eastern Illinois University Theatre By RYAN LYNCH will play house and dance music. Door and attendance presents Staff writer prizes, including shirts from each Triad hall and Nerf basketball hoops, will be awarded. Chips and other To help relieve the stress of finals, McKinney, Ford snacks will be served. Mocktails or bottomless cups and Weller Halls tonight are hosting a free Triad-wide of soft drinks will be available for 50 cents. New Year’s Bash. At midnight, the Triad will bring in the new year a The party will be held from 10 p.m. until dawn in little bit early with a ball drop similar to the Times the Triad Dining Service. Square celebration in New York. “I’m hoping for a high turnout because the Midterm Residents from McKinney, Ford and Weller Halls Fiesta went over really well, and people had a lot of are invited to the festivities and may bring one guest. Adapted & Directed by Jerry Eisenhour fun,” said Angie Churchill, McKinney Hall counselor. Donations from each Triad hall funded the party’s 7:00 p.m. December 4,5,6,7,8 “This party should be better because we have the other prizes and food. 2:00 p.m. December 8, 1996 dorms partying with us.” In October about 60 people attended a similar event, The New Year’s Bash will feature a live DJ, who the Midterm Fiesta, in McKinney lobby. on the Mainstage Doudna Fine Arts Center Charleston, Illinois Art sale to be held at Tarble Adults $6 Eastern’s Art Department the Tarble Arts Center. “The artist gets 60 percent of Senior Citizens, Children, Students$3.50 will hold its tenth annual Art department secretary the proceeds, and the art depart- For reservations and ticket information phone 581-3110 Christmas art sale Friday and Fran Towles said ceramics, jew- ment scholarship fund gets 40 Saturday to raise money for the elry, textiles, sweatshirts, T- percent,” Towles said. art department. shirts and watercolors will be The items donated or dis- The sale will be held from 10 sold. The works are submitted played at the sale are not nor- a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and from by students, faculty members mally the ones displayed in the 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in and area residents, Towles said. gift shop. The Perfect Pizza. The Perfect Price. BOT from page 1 Hollowell said BOT members will discuss the time students to pay for the campus improvements. referendum in a conference call, but the date hasn’t The new fee will begin in the spring semester of The Perfect Time. been set. 1998 and continue until the spring semester of Student Body President Jason Anselment attend- 2018. 348-8282348-8282 ed the meeting to give student input. The projects 11 projects include a 24-hour com- Serving Easster n Illinois University & Charleston “The student body passed the recommendations puter lab, a debit card system, air conditioning in (on the campus improvements), and now it has to Ford, Weller, Lincoln, Douglas and McKinney go on for the BOT’s approval,” he said. halls, a pilot program for Internet access in resi- 11 LarLargege 22 TToppingopping Student fees will increase $50 a semester for full- dence halls and a food court for the Martin Luther time students and $4.25 a semester hour for part- King Jr.