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PAGE PAGE 5 News “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid” 12 Child day care Anselment proposes relocates today By DENISE RENFRO Room 110 of Klehm Hall. two-day vote Campus editor “The decision was made By JESSICA BAKER because the (Buzzard Building) Student government editor The Infant and Child Dev- renovations seem to have elopment Laboratories will escalated ... more than we In an effort to increase voter turn out in relocate to Klehm Hall today, realized,” said Jayne Ozier, Student Government elections, Student and will remain there for the program coordinator. “We just Body President Jason Anselment is rest of the school year. did not know they were going proposing to change the elections from one “After several meetings last to be working in our area, we day to two. week, culminating with a thought that was going to occur Anselment said he hopes expanding the meeting of the Infant and Child spring semester. number of days students can vote will Development Laboratories “We were in a fact-finding increase participation. staff, the decision was made to process last week, that’s when “I think this is a positive way to get seek another site in which to we really started talking about students out to vote,” he said. “Each year, operate the programs for the it and getting input from the student voter turnout varies and remainder of this academic faculty,” Ozier said. “Clearly, hopefully it will increase by having the year,” said Martha Brown, parents’ concerns and interests two-day election.” chair of the School of Family are always important to us.” Student Government has two elections, and Consumer Sciences. Fifty-four children, in five one in November and one in April, each “The children will begin different groups, participate in year. In last April’s Student Government next week, but the university the program for two hours in election 1,938 students cast ballots for the students are meeting as usual,” the morning or the afternoon, election, which was 102 more than the Brown said. “We anticipate that Ozier said. previous year’s election. the relocation can occur with Students enrolled in the Gary Foster, former vice chair for the no disruption to EIU students three-semester-hour child faculty senate, said the faculty senate also and with only minimal development class also spend has two-day elections. disruption of the child three hours a week with their “We conduct the two-day elections so all development programs for practicum in the day care lab. SARAH WONG/Associate photo editor of the faculty members can participate in parents and young children.” The lab, which has been Kim Glover, a junior early childhood education major, the election,” he said. “Our faculty may Buzzard renovations, located in Buzzard since the helps Danielle Pastern, a sophomore early childhood only teach on Monday, Wednesday or including possible safety mid-1970s, allows students to education major, pack things up in the children Friday or just on Tuesday and Thursday, hazards, caused the child development lab so university workers can move them to and some teach off-campus so they may not development lab to move into see CHILD page 2 Klehm Hall Monday afternoon. be able to vote when we have our elections because of their schedules.” Foster said many students, like the faculty, have busy schedules and may not be able to vote on the day of the election. Off-campus students: Be aware of city fines Gail Richard, chair for the faculty senate, Brian Bower, city attorney, said agreed with Foster. “I think the move to By BRITT CARSON have the two-day elections is good to City editor students often violate the nuisance Each inspector picks a ordinance. accommodate students’ schedules.” Anselment said the proposal will likely Off-campus students need to be aware “This prohibits any loud noise, like different route each day be tabled so senate members can look over of city ordinances to help avoid fines, said music and restricts burning in the city of the bill before making a decision. Jeff Finley, city planner. and checks a different part of Charleston,” Bower said. “Bon fires are “I can’t think of any reason why senate Finley said students frequently violate town.” not allowed unless someone has a permit “ wouldn’t want the elections to be two days ordinances because they don’t know they from the fire department.” –Jeff Finley, long,” Anselment said. “Having the exist. Another ordinance students frequently elections one extra day won’t cause any “The biggest thing students seem to run city planner violate is indoor/outdoor furniture. Any extra expenses because volunteers run the afoul of is parking in the yard,” Finley couches, recliners or other upholstered poll booths.” said. “No one is allowed to park anywhere furniture should to be kept inside and is Anselment said if the bill is passed and there is grass or across sidewalks.” police to enforce the ordinances, Finley not allowed on porches, Finley said. the first election doesn’t run smoothly, Finley said the fines for violating these said. “If it is not specifically designed to be Student Government should try it for a year ordinances for the first time are a “Each inspector picks a different route outside, it does not belong there,” Finley to see if it increases voter turnout. minimum $40 fine for parking on the each day and checks a different part of said. “If we come to an obstacle with the bill, grass and $10 fine for parking across a town,” Finley said. “We don’t just check Bower said there are also health reasons we should work with it instead of changing sidewalk. student residences, we check all over See page 2 A team of three inspectors work with town.” ORDINANCE See VOTE page 2 LEAD gives new Eastern students a chance to get involved By MINDY BUYCK LEAD, a program designed primarily Anselment said he is looking forward to Student Senate member Jackie Staff writer for new students, gives students a chance working with the new members. Magrath, who participated in LEAD last to learn about and get involved in “I’m really pleased because what I was year, said the program gave her good At the first LEAD meeting of the year, campus organizations. really hoping for is a group of experience, and she hopes she can recruit Student Body President Jason Anselment Anselment told the students how enthusiastic individuals,” he said at the more students for this year’s program. told 10 members that this year’s program LEAD operates. He said it gives students Monday meeting. “They asked a lot of “I learned more at LEAD last year will be what they make of it. a chance to ask questions about the good questions and I think we are than I did in my freshman seminar and “Think of (LEAD) as a 40 to 50 campus and discuss issues they might not moving in the right direction.” classes,” Magrath said. “If you are the minute class where (the members) are the get to in their classes. Elizabeth Halbert, freshman business kind of person who wants to be involved teachers and we talk about things (they) Anselment said his goals for LEAD management major, said the program is outside of classes then LEAD is the place want to know about,” Anselment said at are to give guidance and to get the good for students. for you.” the Monday meeting. “The good thing students to start looking at the big picture “It’s really great because it lets you “I know I want to be involved but I’m about this class is there is no grade at the of how the campus works. Based on know that students have a say about what end.” participation at the first LEAD meeting, goes on here on campus,” Halbert said. See LEAD page 2 2 Tuesday, August 27, 1996 The Daily Eastern News Islam leader wants permission Durbin to cast votes for to accept $1 million from Libya Clinton Wednesday WASHINGTON (AP) – Nation of Islam leader were not returned. CHICAGO (AP) – When Dick Democratic Party in Illinois,” Louis Farrakhan is seeking the government’s per- Farrakhan, organizer of last year’s Million Man Durbin casts Illinois’ votes for Durbin said. mission to accept $1 billion from Libya’s March in Washington, has said he would use the President Clinton at the By contrast, Salvi was not a Moammar Gadhafi, a gift he says would be used to money to promote economic opportunity for Democratic National Con- member of the Illinois delega- mobilize American black voters and bolster their blacks by building schools and factories, and for vention on Wednesday, the U.S. tion at the Republican National economic strength. charitable purposes. Senate candidate may capture a Convention and intended to stay Farrakhan formally applied last week to the During his meeting with Gadhafi, the two men few seconds of TV time before home and campaign.