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[email protected]. PARTLY SUNNY The BNCW~?ounu. Dally FRIDAY Eastern Illinois University Charleston, Ill. 61920 CiFFee March 7, 1997 Vol. 82, No. 114 TalK 12 pages A new bar alternative ews hits campus SECTION B (( Tell the truth and don 't be afraid" Executives OK $190,356 in technology Computer software, hardware purchase to improve Web access By DEANA POOLE Stafr editor T he B oard of T rustees' Executive Committee Thursday approved a $ 190,356 purchase of computer hardware and software for the uni versity to improve access to the World Wide Web . .. (This will) provide localized facilities for computer services that has been provided by the Educati on Com pu ter Network:· sai d Mo rgan O lsen. v ice president for business affairs. As of July 1, Eastern will be responsible for the ECN, which provides access to the World Wide Web and e-mail at Eastem. Jill Nilsen, special assistant to Eastern 's President David Jorns, said Eastern's contract with ECN is up for renewal on July L.