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Astern News: February 16, 1983 Eastern Illinois University Eastern Illinois University The Keep February 1983 2-16-1983 Daily Eastern News: February 16, 1983 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1983_feb Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: February 16, 1983" (1983). February. 10. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1983_feb/10 This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1983 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in February by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Wednesday,February t 6, 1983 ·· · will be mostly cloudy with a 30 per­ .The Dally cent chance of rain. Highs will be in the mid to upper 40s. Clouds will diminish Wednesday night. Lows will be in the low to mid 30s. - Eastern llllnols University I Charleston, Ill. 81920'I Vol. 88, No. 101 f 18 Pages astern N� ews 1 ·BOG representatives form rallies, protests byto Sheila co Billerbeckmbat tui"Wet iwanton to mobilize hik our resoureces Board of ·Governors student with the BOG," Coleman said. "Their representatives are expecting a 10 to (BOG members') responsibility is to 15-percent tuition increase for next the students and the needs of th( year and have been organizing protest students should be reflected.'' rallies, petition drives and picketing Coleman said that CSU students will and lobbying campaigns to combat the rally at next week's BOG meeting to possible hike. oppose the tuition hike and "impress The BOG, which governs Eastern upon the minds of the board members · and four other state universities, is .ex­ that (students) are displeased and will pected to take action on next year's tui­ not accept the increase." tion r�tes at its meeting on Feb. 24 in Western Illinois University students Chicago. have taken action against a possible A BOG tuition hike of 15 percent is tuition hike by circulating a petition, possible if a state tax hike is not ap­ Western BOG student representative proved, Darrell Coleman, Chicago Tiin Janes said. State University student body presi­ The petition requests that the 'BOG dent, said Tuesday. maintain tuition at the present level to Coleman said he believes a tax hike protect students from a financial is a good alternative to raising tuition. burden that might prevent them from "The CSU has a responsibility to continuing their education, Janes said. provide a sound education," Coleman "The exact amount of the percen­ said. "It will be to the benefit of the tage increase has not been officially students and the BOG to research other declared," Janes.said. "We speculate alternatives besides the tuition in­ that the BOG may be asking for a 10 to crease." 15-percent increase." Coleman said students at Chicago Janes said some sort of tuition in­ State are upset about the possible tui­ crease is necessary, but he will ad­ tion increase and intend to voice their vocate a smaller increase. opinions by rallying, lobbying, peti­ "I do not feel that the increase tioning and picketihg to get support should be anywhere close to what they from their state legislators. (BOG) are anticipating," Janes said. In addition, C.oleman has drawn up .In addition to the petition, Janes will a resolution that states,. "due to the present BOG members with a study of present economic condition, the the correlation between rising tuition students cannot afford nor support tui­ costs and the drop in BOG enrollment. tion increases for the 1983-84 academic The study indicates "students� will burning · school year.'' not be able to continue to go to college Coharlestonmething's firefighters responded to a fire in a Ford Granada owned by Neoga. Coleman said he will present the if these increases (in tuition). continue, 'dent Edith Henry Tuesday at Cougill Manor. Firefighters said the fire was resolution to the BOG in order to gain especially with today's economy," or a broken gas line. (News photo by Brain Ormiston) sed by a backfire support from BOG members. (See BOG, page 7) - upportta x increases-Woodyard Landlords plan Gary Burrows Woodyard said because students are usually in­ Harry "Babe" Woodyard,. 53rd District state volved in higher education for only four years, they resentative, urged members of Eastern's Student tend to be disinterested in higher education funding. to submit lease gislative Committee Tuesday to push for student However, he added, "that's not the case here at pport of Gov. Jim Thompson's proposed tax in­ Eastern." ease. "Few people realize that the greatest political force for OCSHA use Woodyard said the best action for students to take is students and young people," Woodyard said. by Fred Zwick be to write letters to Thompson and legislators Phil Montgomery, student senator and chairman y ould Landlord representatives to the Off�Campus d to circulate petitions supporting allocation of of the Student Legislative Committee, attended the Student Housing Association said at Monday's nds from the increase to higher education. meeting with Woodyard and agreed that Eastern is a meeting. there are still problems with a proposed Woodyard said he· met with committee members strong lobbying force in the state. model h:ase and dis�ussed plans to submit·their r approximately three hours Tuesday to discuss Montgomery said Eastern's student government's own version of a lease. we could get more money for Eastern and current projects "are a tremendous step up from the· bow Landlord representative Hank Beurskins said · her education." action student government was taking before." the present lease, submitted by ·Student Legal "The major question we should ask is what is go­ "Fifty-six of_ 59 senate districts have a private Service Adviser Steve Davis, has gone "round to happen with the proposed tax increase that school, sQ . the legislators will be interested in the and round" and still has many problems. The v. Thompson talked about in his stat.e of the state private schools in their area," Montgomery said. model lease would be used by all landlords ren­ dress," Woodyard said. "We are going to try to show them intense interest in ting to student tenants. Specifically, Woodyard said he wants to know how Eastern. We have to be vocal to get more money." Landlord Ed Mcclane said, "We're trying to tax increase might affect higher education. · - Montgomery added Eastern's student government make a lease that protects the students and still He added he is interested "to see where the money hopes to again become active in the Illinois Student will actually be used by the landlords.'' s .. .if they are going to dump it into the general Association, a lobbying group comprised of dues­ Beurskins said the lease presented by the enue fund, or if it is going to other places. " paying universities and colleges throughout the state. landlords will be similar to one currently used by Woodyard said Thompson's tax plan will be a Eastern was a member of the association two years Eastern's residence halls. mpromise. The bill has no sponsor yet and the ago, but discontinued membership at the request of OCSHA members also discussed the· neVI 'slature has " wait-and-see attitude. No one will last year's Student Body President Bob Glover, Mon­ a Compu-Rent service offered free to students by te for the taxes today." tgomery said. Century Realty. He also said the legislature probably would not The Student Legislative Committee, which was 21 Compu-Rent is a system which students can eon the finalized bill until at least mid-June and formed last semester, is attempting to meet personal­ use free of charge to obtain information about ibly not before the June 30 adjournment ly with several state legislators to discuss Eastern's housing openings, including location, number of dline. position, he said. roommates and rent amount. Woodyard said that through his discussions with The committee has confirmed meetings with McClane said he thought it was a good service, stern representatives, he "received a positive feel­ Secretary of State Jim Edgar and Sen. Alan Dixon, help with the deci­ set for the meetings, he add­ about students being able to but no dates have been (See LANDLORDS, page 6) ·ons about where the money goes." ed. 1 Wednesday, February 16, 1983 The Dall EastemN Associated Press Begin expects to defeat motion News Round-Up for his resignation in Parliamen TEL A VIV, Israel (AP)-Prime Minister massacre. EPA claims political harassment Menachem Begin is expected to narrowly defeat Labor's motion also goes into the de criticism WASHINGTON-The head of the Environmental Protec­ three no-confidence motions in Parliament by the inquiry commission of the ,\gency , which is being investigated by a half-dozen con­ W edrwsday when the oposition parties demand the Begin government functions. tit.n < . gressional committees, said Tuesday that much of the his resignation over the Bei�ut massacre inquiry. The commission, chaired by Supreme cr:tici:;m of EPA is motivated by ''political harassment.'' Begin's coalition has a 64-56 majority that was President Yitzhak Kahan, outlined indin Arne M. Jorsuch told a Senate committe that opponents strong enough to withstand two absences and an and mistrust in Begin's Cabinet, and it s h.tvl !'efused to acknowledge that the EPA can do anything abstention Monday in approving Ariel Sharon's Sharon ignoring Begin's authority without r'.�h\ and, instead, have fired barbs to gai.1 publicity departure from the Defense Ministry. Monday's restrained. · The themselves. vote was 61-56, and on Wednesday Begin is ex- se issues have not yet been aired in pected to receive about the same margin.
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