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SUNNY SPORTS a high of 86º The Defensive INSIDE: The Verge Daily victory Eastern Football Panthers win FRIDAY Eastern Illinois University season opener Charleston, Ill. 61920 31-13 September 1, 1995 Vol. 81, No. 12 16 pages, 2 sections Three years in business STORY News 8A SECTION B “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid” Senate to consider proposed 4.5 tuition increase By BRIAN LESTER Hanley said he was uncertain Staff writer of the need for increased salaries and “when it comes to salary they Fee increase INdepth The Student Senate Wednesday don’t know where their priorities will take its first step in are.” Hanley noted that John no stranger Proposed student fee increases evaluating a proposed tuition Craft, acting associate athletic increase for next year when it director, is the second highest Department Current fees Proposed fees discusses a resolution detailing paid Eastern employed, second to to students ■ Computer technology $10 $20 the request. only President David Jorns. By SCOTT BOEHMER ■ Athletics $32.55 $37.55 The Tuition Review Committee When administering a tuition and CHRIS SEPER will submit a resolution Wed- increase, Herman said the Staff editors ■ $54.95 $58.95 nesday to the senate requesting a priorities of the students have to MLK University Union 4.5 percent tuition hike for next be taken into consideration. Many of the groups asking for ■ Health Service $27.30 $32.30 school year. The senate will vote “We have to know where the more student fee money have on the resolution in the next few students’ priorities are and where been in this situation before – ■ Grant-in-aid $31.75 $33.75 weeks before forwarding the they want to spend their money,” and recently. tuition hike request to the Board Herman said. “For example, they In fact, all but one of the five of Governors. have to decide if they would areas that asked the Student The following is a synopsis of Educators, place cable television The BOG, Eastern’s governing rather have new carpet in the Senate Wednesday to approve the fee increase proposals, what in the waiting room and board, will vote on the tuition Union or better computers. It is fee hikes have gotten additional the money would be used for, computerize the basic services to hike at its Sept. 21 meeting. definitely about priorities.” student money in the last three and past increases by the groups. improve treatment and Vice President for Financial However, Herman said the years. Computer Technology, the efficiency. The additional fee Affairs Matt Herman said tuition biggest problem with increasing Health Service, the Martin Health Service money would also help keep increases are needed in order to tuition is students are not aware Luther King Jr. University Union The Health Service proposed costs of medication and other keep quality professors at Eastern. of why the tuition is increased. and Grant-in-Aid want a $26-a- increase of $5 would be used to products down, according to a “The salaries for Eastern’s Herman said he hopes to justify to semester increase starting next eliminate a deficit of $86,000 proposal by the Health Service. faculty and staff are much lower students the need for a tuition year. this year. The deficit has grown The current fee increase compared to teachers’ salaries at increase. If approved, the hike would because of additional payments proposal would raise about other schools due to the fact that “The hardest thing about trying bring these groups and the given to retired employees, the $100,000 a year. Health Service Eastern is one of the cheapest to raise the tuition is that students Athletic Department, which also purchase of an air conditioning officials said they would like schools in the state,” Herman do not want to see it go up asked for money, more than unit and salary increases, among another $5 a semester hike next said. “So, in order to keep quality because college is already costly $600,000 a year, according to other things, said Lynette Drake, year. professors at the school and to both the students and the past enrollment figures. director of Health Services. The Health Service currently maintain their standard of living, I parents,” Herman said. “If the Since 1993, new fee increases Along with the deficit, the fee gets $22.30 a semester from feel that their raises are students could see the budget and have supplied more than $3 would also establish a four- justifiable.” get an idea of how tuition has million a year in new money. credit-hour class for Peer Health See FEE page 2 Senate member John Hanley increased over the years, they said the need for a tuition increase would understand why raising salaries and health services. This way, the senate will be able to have that week to focus on it,” is justifiable in some areas. tuition is necessary.” Senate member Marcy to focus better on each individual Benjamin added. “Some of the reasons for Some senate members said an Benjamin said the senate is increase, she said. The university is requesting a raising tuition costs are increase in tuition is needed to considering tuition and fee “When that (the tuition appropriate,” Hanley said. improve technology, faculty increases as two separate issues. proposal) comes up we’re going See TUITION page 2 Compromise close in alcohol permit By BRIAN HUCHEL of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce. “We City editor simply want to put the issue behind us.” The compromise would allow businesses without The terms of the latest liquor ordinance for non- liquor licenses three opportunities to serve liquor at licensed businesses may not appeal to everyone, but special events over the course of the year. officials at the Charleston Chamber of Commerce The compromise, which the council unanimously said it is the closest compromise that can be attained. voted to put on record for public inspection in the “This is the closest thing to a win-win situation we City Clerk’s Office at the Aug. 15 city council are going to get,” said Bob Taylor, executive director See ALCOHOL page 2 WWII hero brings pride to Eastern By GWENDOLYN HOLT documents Ogden received the Congressional Staff writer aboard the Medal of Honor, the highest honor U.S.S. awarded to veterans for Wounded by a bullet to the head, Missouri in “conspicuous gallantry and Eastern alumnus Carlos Ogden Tokyo Bay. intrepidity at the risk of life above charged up a hill by himself as Reports and beyond the call of duty. bullets rained down from the from the The Army also awarded Ogden enemy. morning of the Purple Heart with two clusters He released a hand full of June 25, 1944, and the Croix de Guerre with a grenades, knocking out the state that Og- silver star for service to his country. enemy’s two machine gun den declined Ogden attended Eastern from strongholds. Enemy gunfire medical 1937 to 1939, and left a special wounded him a second time but Carlos Ogden attention when mark on its history. failed to stop him. leading his men onward against the William Ziegel, director of Following in the footsteps of his Germans, the Eastern News admissions and guidance during the JOHN BATES/Staff photographer courageous example, his men went reported in 1945. war, said Ogden is an alumnus that forth to complete their mission in Ogden approached a German Eastern will always treasure. Anchors aweigh Cherbourg France during World officer and “snapped a pistol out of “It’s rather hard to find heroes of Andrew Kamarcheval, a freshman industrial technology major, (in canoe) War II, a conflict that ended 50 the officer’s hand,” killing him and today,” Ziegel said. “Ogden was a and Chad Ray, a junior psychology major, (middle) receive assistance years ago this Saturday when wounding other troops as well. leader of his time and with that we from the rest of ROTC Alpha Company after finishing their leg of the Japanese officials signed surrender For these courageous acts, remember him with pride.” canoe race at the ROTC picnic by Campus Pond Thursday afternoon. 2A Friday, September 1, 1995 The Daily Eastern News TUITION FEE from page one from page one students – about $490,000 a year. The Union fee increase would be ber of sports for women and create Eastern’s computers were obsolete “Health service is an area we used in part to provide a 4.5 percent an academic counselor position. at the end of last year, said Harry $26 per semester increase in don’t want to cut corners,” said across-the-board pay increase. The As a result of recommendations Nelsen, director of academic com- fees next year, on top of the Senate Speaker Kevin Piket, who money would also be used to by the NCAA, Eastern is creating puting. With the increase, one quar- 4.5 percent tuition increase. added he didn’t think buying cable repave the Union parking lot, make new women’s sports in an attempt ter of the computers should be At Wednesday’s Student TV would be a good use of stu- the Sugar Shack walk-through, con- to comply with Title IX, which replaced annually, he said.