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Eastern Illinois University The Keep January 2007 1-30-2007 Daily Eastern News: January 30, 2007 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2007_jan Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: January 30, 2007" (2007). January. 15. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2007_jan/15 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2007 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in January by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. "TELL THE TRUTH AND DON'T BE AFRAID." W\NVV.DENNEWS.COM CAMPUS I CONSTRUCTION CAMPUS I PHILANTHROPY Doudna's interior takes shape Students Music and art portions Quite a bit ofdrywall has beenput exper1ence of the fine arts center up in the older parts, Sanders said. In the music section is a large music are the current focus rehearsal space, and inside there are alternative square pads on the floors for the By Kristina Peters upcoming placement of a 5-inch Associate Verge Edttor acoustic concrete floor. A false ceiling with acoustic vacation The copper exterior of the sound reflection will also be installed Doudna Fine Arts Center is starting in the room. to transform into a "dirty penny." "(Sound reflection is used) so A contrast of shiny copper and you don't get so much of an echo," Spring breakers have dark, almost dirty-looking copper H illigoss said. planted trees and can be seen on the south portion of H illigoss said that a week ago, Doudna near Booth Library. they had to make adjustments to worked at homeless The copper has a natural patina the pads on the floor because they shelter, girls' ranch finish, which causes the copper's were not all the same height. The color to transform. recital hall nearby recently received Rex H illigoss, architect for floor work: floor slab was placed to Ashley Mefford Facilities Planning and Management raise the slanted floor in order to Staff Reporter at Eastern, calls this the "dirty penny maximize the use of the area. phase" of the copper. "Now we have full use of the Swim suits. "It's already starting to look like seating," H illigoss said. Warm weather. one (a penny)," H illigoss said. "It's The theater, which will Relaxation. already taken a dramatic turn." eventually be the site of numerous Those words are practically The natural patina finish was productions, has maximized seating synonymous with Spring Break. applied to the well-known structure, of350 people. But with the disasters of the State of Liberty. "It's the largest venue in the H urricane Katrina and 9/11, However, unlike the Statue of building," said Paul McCann, the more and more people have been Liberty, the copper on Doudna is director of business services. volunteering both their time and not expected to turn green. The amount of people it holds money to help those in need. Air pollution causes copper to does not compare to the actual size Natural disasters are not the turn green but it was said that the of the room. It will top out at about only events that people volunteer air is clean enough that Doudna's 85 feet high and the stage has a 16- for. Alternative Spring Break, copper will just turn dark, H illigoss foot opening, H illigoss said. sponsored by the Newman said. A scene shop, where scenery Catholic Center, has many different With the exterior taking form, will be built, is directly behind the opportunities that range from the interior is as well. stage. working with children to helping The music and art portions ofthe The opening of the scene shop is protect the environment. building, referred to by contractors also 16 feet so that large pieces can "There are four types of ASB as A and B, are currently the focus. be easily moved from the scene shop experiences: children's sites, shelters, Other portions of Doudna are C, to the stage, Hilligoss said. environment and housing," said the arts, and D, theater. On the second level ofthe theater JAY GRABIEC I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Doris Nordin of Newman Catholic "'X and 'B' are supposed to be section of Doudna, there is a long, Rex Hilligoss, architect for Facilities Planning and Management, explains Center. the first ones done," said Lionel skinny rectangular opening where a to Eastern faculty and employees that the exterior copper skin of ASB was started in 1993. The Sanders, project coordinator. window will be placed. Doudna fine arts center will not turn green because of weather but will first year of ASB, 17 students Both sections are to be completed rather age into an "old penny" color. Hilligoss gave the tour of the attended. Little by little, ASB has midsummer. n SEE DOUDNA, PAGE Z developing construction site on Monday afternoon. added both sites and students to its program. Today, there are 12 sites and approximately 100 to 120 LOCAL I AMTRAK students who attend. "We are the largest ASB program in the Midwest," Nordin said. Train station overhaul moves slowly The sites of ASB include places throughout the United States. By being a part ofASB, students Renovation of 90-year-old He said the bids will take place in March or are able to get a new perspective on building not moving fast April and the bid opening procedure will happen their lives. during May or June. Marjory McMahon, senior enough for local passengers Gilmore hopes it will be approved by July. He environmental biology major, has said they expect the project to take 18 months. been on two ASBs. She attended By Adam Tedder With all these plans, nothing has been done St. Francis and Project Lazarus. Online News Editor yet. And complaints from locals are rising. They During McMahon's stay at St. and say the station is in bad shape. Francis, she stayed in a church Kevin Kenealy Regular Amtrak passenger Larry Hollenberg retreat house. Online Interactive Edttor said the platform is being torn apart, weeds are "We listened to a lot of stories growing uncontrollably and trash is thrown from the people coming and going The Mattoon train station has been decaying all over the place. Hollenberg said the current from the shelter, and it really puts at a rapid rate in recent years, but plans have been condition of the station is giving off false life into perspective," McMahon set in motion to solve that problem. impressions to non-Mattoon residents. said. "As college kids, we are A renovation project to save the 90-year-old "When the train pulled in there, and I looked constantly broke, complaining train station was finally announced after locals out the window, the station almost looked about classes, rent and pretty much voiced their compassion for the salvation of the abandoned," Hollenberg said. "I just kept sitting anything else that's a struggle. We station. there and thinking I couldn't believe Mattoon, forget that most of us have two Though it has been a slow process, the Coles which I know is a progressive town, would allow places to live - one for school and County Project Depot has not been abandoned. that station to look that way because everyone one with our parents. We all work Almost all of the funding has been obtained. The sees the station traveling through the town." to stay in school ... but we have an project has earned $2.5 million where a total of Troubles getting proper financing caused the opportunity that most people don't $3.5 million is needed to start the project. depot project delay and designing the project has get." ERIC HILTNER I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS About $2.5 million is coming from federal taken a good deal of time, Gilmore said. The Big Oak Girls Ranch Chuck Heinlein Jr., who works midtown sources, and the rest will be gained from the Gilmore predicts the project will be completed in Springfield, Ala., is another maintenance for Mattoon, displays a photo of Illinois Department of Transportation biddings by January 2009. alternative spring break site. what the Mattoon Amtrak station looked like in and procurement procedures, said Alan Gilmore, 1918. Mattoon City Administrator. n SEE TRAIN , PAGE 2 n SEE VACATION , PAGE 2 newsstaff Some of the construction serves into the building, not necessarily n Doudna the purpose of getting people use the building, at the end of the Production staff About The Daily Eastern News The Daily Eastern News is produced the students FROM PAGE 1 inside Doudna who would not year," Hilligoss said. "The building Night dlief •••........•••.........••.........•••........••• liza Bishton 17t of Eastern Illinois Universitj( k is publislled daily Lead Designer ........................................... liza Bishton normally be in the building. as a whole is in various stages of Monday through Frida)\ i1 Charleston, Ill., during tal (OJlll editors. ........•••.........•••........•••........•Sarah Whitney completion." and sprilg semesters and twice weekly during the The second east-west entrance .....•••........•••.........•••........•••........•••.........•••..• Hollie Smith summer termexcept during university vacations or The window will look down hallway that runs from Seventh Currently the focus is the art .....•••........•••.........•••........•••........•••...... Graham Milldrum examinations. into the scene shop. Street to the Library Quad will be portion, which will be home to .....•••........•••.........•••........•••........•••.........•••... Adam Larck Online production ................................... Kevin Kenealy One COJlll per day is free to students and facuky "Someone standing up here a primary path of students. a kiln room, wood room and .....•••.........••.........•••........•••.........••.... Brandon Campbell Additional copies can be obtained for 50 cents each i1 can see what's going on," Hilligoss It will serve as a shortcut for sculpture room.

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