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Eastern Illinois University The Keep June 2002 6-24-2002 Daily Eastern News: June 24, 2002 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2002_jun Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: June 24, 2002" (2002). June. 5. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2002_jun/5 This is brought to you for free and open access by the 2002 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in June by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ~ - - ~--~~~~~~~--~--~--------------....--------------------------------------- ..... l\1onday,June24,2002 The Dally Vol. 86 No. 155 thedailyeastemnews.com Eastern contin· ues search for new technology administrator Jason Langenbahn Administration Editor A screening committee is in the process of choosing a new administrator to oversee Eastem's technology based systems. The Assistant Vice President for information technol ogy services is the general manag er of all informatioR technologies on campus including: computers, the campus computer networking infrastructure and computer labs. The committee began a search to 6.11 the void left by Bill Whitsman, the former assistant vice president for information technology services, who retired June, 14. "After a national search, everyone on the committee came up with eight names. The com mittee members summarized appropriate candidates and com pleted phone interviews for them," Kim Furumo, director of budget office, said. The screening commit tee, chaired by Furumo, then nar Photo by Geoff Wagner/ Photo editor rowed the group of applicants to five. Participants in the Illinois Girl State conference held a candlelight ceremony in the South Quad Friday night officially bringing to a close their week The group of five long activities. The ceremony followed a farewell assembly which took place earlier that evening in Dvorak Hall. include: M .K. Chatterji, the pre sent chief information officer for Ivy Tech State College in Indianapolis Indiana, who got his masters in electronics and com puter technology from Indiana Girls State closes week-long program State University. Anna Peralta Hines has By Felicia Martinez State voulanteer from Springfield, Lawrenceville High School said she Lt. Govenor, Vincent Razionale worked as the chief information Campus/Activities editor said the show is advertised to the is thinking about becoming a both spoke at the girls closing officer for the University of Texas citizens of Illinois to come watch. lawyer after being elected State's assembly. in El Paso from 1990-2002, and Dvorak Concert hall was filled Girls come to the event general Attorney during the Girls State Kevin Maleczewski, the gover she has a masters in sociology with applause and shouts from the ly not knowing anyone, but the week. "It was really exciting," she nor elected last year, made an from the University ofTexas in El Girl's State final assembly and tal events help them to know everyone said. apperance because he was unable to paso. ent show Friday night which ended by the closing ceremony. When the week begins, the girls speak at last years assembly. Richard Kogut, current the weeklong program. "I still talk co my roommate and are divided up into groups repre All of the boys were made hon chief information technology The assembly began at 7 p.m. she's from Rockford. So don't say senting themselves as mock cities. orary members of girls state during architect for Georgetown with staff members speaking to the friends aren't made," Ramona The girls run for city positions the assembly. University in Washington D.C, girls aboutleadership.and the expe Hendricks, who participated in ranging from mayor to police chie£ High school girls were selected has a masters in computer meth rience they had together. Several 1972 Girls State, said to the audi "I had a blast. Our cities bonded throughout Illinois to come to ods from Brown University, sea.ff members said their farewells to ence who immediatley broke out and we learned a lot about leader Eastern to participate in the Providence Rhode Island. the girls with tears in their eyes. into loud applause. ship and the government." American Legion Auxiliary spon Gerald Kozak, the pre Following the assembly the girls, The program is designed to teach Elizabeth Cuda from McHenry sored, "Girls State." The American sent director and program manag whose auditions merited them a the girls about government, leader High School, said. "Mostly, we Legion Auxiliary has more than 30 er for the defense program at the place on stage, put on a talent show ship, and patriotism through learn how to make friends." volunteers to help with the week Ohio Supercomputer Center, has for the audience. assemblies and mock-elections. David Weist, the boys state gov long summer program. a masters in information manage Dianna Umdenstock, a Girls Brittany Lockhart from ernor elected during this year and See TECH Page 3 Campus housing to undergo renovation, repairs Plans include painting, elevator repairs, sprinkler systems By Felicia Martinez <lard, such as the elevator renno for construction with installation and half of the fifth floors in Shacklee said. Campus/Activities editor vations to Carmen and Andrews of new sprinkler systems. Lawson are being renovated to This year, the Saunders com Hall. Newer buildings in Greek prepare for Eastern's enrollment plex in university court will be the Several dorms this summer are "The buildings will have all new Court such as the Tri Sigma pickup this fall as well as half of renovated apartment complex and undergoing renovations slated co controls, motors, wiring... every house and the African American the sixth floor in Andrews. will also get air conditioning. be complete by fall. thing except the elevator shaft houses already have the sprinkler Some standard procedures The only project that will not According to Mark Shacklee, its elf," Shacklee said. systems and will not be renovated. include new paint jobs in Carmen be done by this fall is a new con director of housing, several of the The S lot is also under con Lawson will be getting new and other buildings in Greek vienience center being added in projects are standard changes struction to increase parking that carpet and all new furniture simi Court. Thomas hall. Shacklee said it will made every year before school will be lost when construction on lar to the new furniture in "Each year, one building in U be similar to the one in the dining starts. the fine arts building begins. Andrews this summer. Court gets new siding, new decks center at Carmen. Some projects are not so stan- Greek Court is also scheduled In addition, half of the ninth and windows and insulation." l\1onday,June24, 2002 .......................................................2 News.-..-.Thel>AllylastemNews .......................................................... Elltern News· Ann Landers was popular for tack Campus The Dally Eastern News II published dally, forecast Monday through Friday, in Char1eston, Ill, ling serious issues in a fresh way· during fall and spring semesten and twice -kly during the aulM\lf tenn uc.pt dur- today ing school VIClllona or f"'J.II(' AGO (AP) - Ann Lander.; Howard will be distributed Howard said. "She wa" able to ~ exemlnltlona, by the atu· change with lbe times. There was i!iiJ;Q':vffa. dents of Eastem llllnols resonated wilh readers for nearly Monday. Lcdcrer's syndicator. University. Sublcrtptlon five Jecades because ~he evolved Creators Syndicate of Los Angeles. nothing dated about her opinions. price: S38 per semester, S16 for summer w1lh lhe ti.mes, wrote about topics said in a statement Sunday. She just made it her business to stay only, $63 all year. The Daily Eastem News 11 a member of The Associated Presa, which 11 lh:ll olbers shied away from and Ann Landers columns that current." entitled to exclusive use of 111 artl· ® never let her advice get stale, her Lederer had already completed will Lederer. who was known as cles appearing In thl1 paper. The Eppie. wrote about homosexuality, editorials on Page 4 reprtMnt the daughter said Sunday. run through July 27. "That will be majority opinion ol lh• editorial While Eslher Lederer won a the lac;t column with Ann Landers' abortion and AIDS in lhc column board; all other opinion pieces are signed contest to become lhe second Ann byline," said Richard S. she started writing in 1955 in the The Dally Eaatem Ntw1 editorial and butl· Tuesda nesa offices are located In Buzzard Hall. I Landers after lhe column's creator Newcombe. president of Creators Chicago Sun-Times. She switched Eastern llllnols Unlvt11ity. • I . died, it will not be carried on by Syndicate. syndication companies in 1987 and Periodical postage paid at Char1eston, It another v.riter after Lederer's death Creators will provide two new the column moved to the Chicago 81920. on Saturday. advice columns, one written by Tribune. ISSN 0894-1599. • I "She owned the copyright and Howard, .,.. ho has been writing the "Her warmth, wisdom and com Printed by Eastern lffinola Univt11ity, Challeston, IL 61920. she did not wish for the name to column Dear Prudence for the mon sense infonned and controlled I continue." Margo Howard said of online magazine Slate, the compa generations of Americans.'' said Postmastw: Send addresa changes to Thi Dally Eamm .._ her mother. "She felt it was very ny said. Peter Rowe, president of the Buzzard Hall National Society of Newspaper Eastern Rllnols Unlvenlty much associated wilh her." Howard, of Cambridge. Mac;s .. Charltlton, IL 61920. Instead a new column called said her mother's columns resonat Columnist'>. which ended its 25th Wednesday Ann's Mailbox wiU be written by ed with readers because she tackled annual meeting in Pittsburgh News Staff Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, tough topics and kept up with Saturday.