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Broadcast meteorology minor created Possible By Caitlin Prendergast ADMINISTRATION EDITOR name change Combining science and speech com- munications courses will soon equal a minor in broadcast meteorology. The Council on Academic Affairs continues recently passed a proposal to create a broadcast meteorology minor, which will be available to students in the fall. Alan Baharlou, chair of the geology making steps and geography departments, said he has been discussing the minor with the speech communications department for Council on Academic Affairs also four years, and considers the minor gives its approval to changing another enhancement degree. The curriculum for the minor will Honors Program to Honors College provide students with an understanding By Matthew Stevens of weather and the ability to explain it STAFF WRITER in a language that is easy to understand, Baharlou said. The Council on Academic Affairs gave almost On the science side of the minor, stu- unanimous approval on the September proposal dents take courses such as weather and from Herbert Lasky, director of the Honors climate and climatology, which fill gen- Program, to officially change the name to Honors eral education requirements. College. “It’s a way to kill two birds with one “The remarks made by almost everyone were stone,” Baharlou said. “Meet the seemingly positive, and that’s going to do nothing requirements and get a minor.” but help our cause,” said Blair Lord, vice president These courses provide fundamentals of academic affairs. on how weather is generated, what fac- Lasky and Lord are pushing this legislation tors affect weather and how to collect through every possible faculty and administrative and interpret satellite weather data. channel to gauge interest in the name change. The required speech communica- “I’ll be working with (interim President Lou tions classes for the broadcast meteor- Hencken) to get this moved forward as quickly as ology minor include two prerequisite possible,” Lord said. classes in electronic production, said The CAA was not asked to vote on the matter Mark Borzi, chair of the speech com- because Lord didn’t find it to be beneficial. munications department. “Dr. Lasky and I didn’t ask for a CAA vote on it Borzi said broadcast meteorology because they have no legislative authority over it.” minors must take 25 semester hours Lord said. total, which breaks down to 13 required The one thing the CAA did officially vote on was hours with six hours in earth science the recommendation of Honors Council appoint- and six hours in speech communication. STEPHEN HAAS/STAF PHOTOGRAPHER ments, and those will be scheduled as soon as pos- “I would expect there will be 20-plus Jilyan Landon, a junior speech communications major, does a weather broadcast in sible. minors in the program,” Borzi said. the studios of WEIU TV. Eastern will offer a broadcast meteorology minor in the fall of Lasky and Lord believe the name change will Baharlou said the minor has potential 2003. increase the attractiveness of the program when for students in all areas of study and an recruitment time nears for incoming freshmen. understanding of weather can be used Decatur, said most stations hire mete- “A minor can get a job, but it will “We have had a lot of success in recruiting with for any occupation. orology majors for primary positions. probably be a part-time or weekend our open house,” Lasky said. A minor in broadcast meteorology McCall said WAND has two meteorol- job,” McCall said. “A responsible sta- Honors programs and colleges are a factor for can be helpful when applying for a job ogists and two non-meteorologists who tion will be hesitant to call anyone who prospective students, they said. at a television or radio station, but John broadcast news, but the two non-meteo- doesn’t have a degree as a meteorolo- McCall, news director at WAND TV in rologists are working on degrees. gist.” SEE NAME Page 6 Absence of policy chalked up to a lack of necessity
By Jeremy Pelzer Internal Governing Policies to ban adver- CITY REPORTER tising on campus sidewalks. Eastern’s Student Conduct Code, found A little more than a year ago, Eric in the Student Handbook given to each Davidson, director of the Health Education incoming freshman, already states that “no and Resource Center, didn’t see anything announcements, advertising, signs, or wrong with advertising on sidewalks with printed material may be placed on ... side- chalk around campus. walks ... of the University ... without writ- But the negative response he and the ten prior permission from the Assistant organization SONOR received after they Director, Campus Scheduling.” covered pavements around Eastern with But this statement, drafted a year and a the cryptic anti-drinking phrase “0 to 4 and half ago, has not yet passed the President’s no more” one Monday in September 2001 Council to become official policy, said made Davidson rethink his attitude about Keith Kohanzo, director of Judicial sidewalk chalking. Affairs. “It took me being in that situation, and “There’s some question as to whether it hearing people explain their concerns,” is (policy),” he said. Davidson said. Kohanzo said he plans to submit a draft Sidewalk chalking is “much more than similar to the one found in the Conduct writing (a message) down, then waiting for Code to the President’s Council for final the rain to come,” he said. “It’s a campus authorization by the end of the semester. (beautification) issue, it’s a staffing issue, Although the statement does not specifi- it’s a monetary issue.” cally mention chalk, the administration Eastern is one of many schools around could interpret the wording that way, he the country trying to create a sidewalk said, or create a separate policy. chalking policy that addresses these issues “If there’s a desire for chalking, it may while preserving student groups’ ability to require a separate policy,” Kohanzo said. advertise. University Police also do not have an anti-chalking policy, said Art Mitchell, STEPHEN HAAS/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER No Policy At Eastern UPD public information officer, unless the writing is obscene. Currently, Eastern has no official policy “If it’s for a university-sponsored event regarding chalking sidewalks. However, ... it’s usually no problem,” Mitchell said. Trick-or-treat the administration discourages the prac- Dressed as a dragon, 5-year-old Michael Thornton of Mattoon goes trick-or-treating on tice, and is working to amend Eastern’s SEE CHALK Page 6 Courtland Drive in Charleston on Thursday night. REVIEW THIS ON THE VERGE OF THE WEEKEND ‘The Ring’ disappoints Producers leave most of the gore to the imagination and the Friday, November 1, 2002 film ends awkwardly. Section B Page 4B In a comedy troupe of their own ge ua ng La wl Fo PHOTOS BY STEPHEN HAAS