Eastern Illinois University The Keep April 1993 4-13-1993 Daily Eastern News: April 13, 1993 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1993_apr Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: April 13, 1993" (1993). April. 9. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1993_apr/9 This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1993 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in April by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. iberal Arts tries to duck consolidation "Those of us in the College of Liberal Final college restructuring forum to be held at Arts and Sciences felt that we did have a lot in common and we wanted to keep LAS Some faculty members concerned about Tuesday's Faculty Senate meeting. Page 5. as it is," said James Quivey, a professor in 11eaking up Eastern 's College of Liberal the English department "We did not reach Faculty Senate a simple petition from fac­ by Eastern's Council on University and Sciences under college restructur­ a consensus on which model was best." ulty members and department chairs." Planning and Budget. By consolidaring the ing believe there's no place like home - T he College of Liber al Ar ts and "l felt the best way to show them how university's six-college fonnat, it is intend­ and they are intent on keeping the coUege Sciences is made up of the following 17 our college felt about the restructuring was ed to save around $304,000. inlact through a petition now circulating. departments: botany, chemistry, communi­ by sending out this petition," he said. "This Babarlou said be has not compiled the The petition calls for liberal arts and sci­ cation disorders, economics. English, for­ petition gives the committee a collective entire list of exactly bow many faculty in ences to keep its present structure. regard­ eign languages, geology-geography, histo­ way of letting them know how we stand on liberal arts and sciences signed the petition. less of what consolidation model, if any, ry, journalism, mathematics, philosophy, the issue. There are currently 297 faculty in the col­ die university approves next month. physics, political science, psychology, soci­ "I said, 'let's test the process and let the lege. He added from talking to those help­ Alan Baharlou. professor of geo­ ology-anthropology, speech communica­ people know who are affected by consoli­ ing circulare the petition that almost all fac­ logy/geography, said he was one of the tion and zoology. dation that a large majority of LAS faculty ulty members had been signing the peti­ engineers behind organizing the petition. The Faculty Senate will holds its last expressed concern to Jet President Joms tion. "I was sitting around in the Rathskeller open forum from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday in and Barbara Hill (vice president for aca­ "We won't know until Tuesday's Faculty talking with some other faculty members Room 17 of Lumpkin Hall. The senate and demic affairs) know in a tangible way how Senate open forum just how many signa­ saying this restructuring was just a show, the Council of Deans will submit their we feel, ... Baharlou said. "This is a grass­ tures we've gotten," said Baharlou, who the administration already knows what restructuring recommendations to Hill by roots process." said the petition will be presented to the consolidation model it wants." Baharlou April 21. Hill will make her recommenda­ College restructuring was recommended senate at the forum. uid. "I just said we could submit to the tions to Jorns by April 30. am age Undersecretary inimal sees a historical n Fine human change By ADAM McHUGH they were able to excel in educat­ rts flood and ERIK WILLIAMS ing their work force. Staff writers "Developed countries should participate in global conferences as The economic development of part of a strategy to raise interna­ countries such as Bosnia and tional growth." Somalia were the major issues Ji discussed his role and the role addressed by Undersecretary of the United Nations in the current General of the United Nations unrest in Bosnia and Somalia in a Chaozhu Ji Monday night in the Monday afternoon press confer­ Buzzard Building Auditorium. ence. "The world is experiencing the "If a nation's economy is down, most human change in history," Ji then the chances for a civil conflict said to a crowd of more than 300 are very possible," Ji said. people. "In my area. when there is peace Ji, who is one of nine senior offi­ following a civil war like in cials working under the Secretary Bosnia, there is the question of General of the United Nations (economically) building a country Boutros-Bou1ros-Ghali. is currently up," Ji said. in the division of economic and Ji said he believes the United social development for the United Nations should be focusing nearly Nations. all of its attention on the current c He discussed the civil unrest in situation in Somalia. Somalia. focusing on the issue of "Anytime there is no govern­ Europeans profiting from Africa's mental authority in a country and low commodities such as coffee by people are dying by the tens of selling the goods to entrepreneurs. thousands. something must be 'The U.N. is currently negotiat­ done immediately to remedy the ing for fair trade and sending problem," he said. human resources and technology to "The reason (the United Na­ KEVIN KILHOFFER/Photo editor Africa to remedy this problem," Ji tions) has done little thus far is Undersecretary of the United Nations Chao-::hu Ji discusses how the said. because of the one overriding pnn­ United Nations adapts to changes in the world Monday e\•ening 111 He also mentioned the recent sit­ ciple of the U.N.: do not intervene Bu:=ard auditorium. uation in Haiti, where more than in the internal affairs of another 3,000 people have been killed country," he added. tern in light of its own conditions," Ji worked previously as a coun­ since the 1991 coup de tat of for­ According to Ji. another problem he said. selor for political affairs at the mer Haitian President Jean-Ber­ facing the United Nations is the "Something that is assisting us is Chinese liaison in Washington. traud Aristide. amount of resources it has to that more countries are starting to D.C .. and as a member of the ..(The United Nations) wants to answer to crises in other countries. realize the need for democratic Chinese delegation to the Korean provide political assistance of the "When it comes to emergencies, elections." armistice negotia1.ions from 1952- elections in Haiti, making sure they we can act on these only with what Ji insisted that countries across 54. are supervised in a fair way," Ji resources we have." Ji said. the world have an historic opportu­ He also served as China's deputy said. He said he believes the United nity to create peace with the recent assistant foreign minister for inter­ He said all underdeveloped Nations may have more success in fall of communism. pret at ion and translation for 19 countries should "improve the dealing with international problems "Countries must take advantage years. The top English-Chinese basics" like education and nutrition if the focus is on each country's of the fact that the cold war is over translator for his county. Ji was to reach economic growth. individual economic situation. - that one superpower is no longer made the personal interpreter for Ji said, •·Japan has become the '·Economic development of all 1.rying to destroy the other super­ Chairman Mao T~c-tung and Pre­ most successful country because countries must deal with the prob- power." mier Chou En-lai. 2 Tuesday, April t3, 1993 The Dall)' Eastern News Hearing informs residents Tuesda)' At about county jail expansion c./tl.arty's 99 By JENNIFER BERG at Coles County are not hard­ Kimball said last fall out-of­ Bacon Cheeseburger $1 Staff writer ened criminals. state inmates have generated "We're bringing in people $750,000 for the county - $1 Bottles ( MGD,MGD Light) 5 The Coles County Board who are at the end of their sen­ $525.000 of that since 1986. He others $ J2 heard concerns Monday night tence ... not hardened crimi­ said if the out-of-state inmate from county residents about the nals." Yow said. population is maintained at 40 Tonite: free hot spicy BBQ'S proposed county jail expansion. The 10.500-square-foot ex­ percent. the revenue they create Members of the County pansion would add 56 beds to will fund the payment of the Board held the hearing to ex­ the jail and cost about $1.5 mil­ bonds. plain the purpose for the expan­ lion. Construction is set to begin County Board Chairman Eli Summer Jobs Available sion and the process of paying this summer. Sidwell said the only expense for it. To raise the needed funds for the jail pays fo r out-of-county Board members reinforced the expansion, the county creat­ inmates is for food. The in­ Now Hiring--- the idea that the motivation ed a building commission to sell mate's home county pays all behind the expansion is not bonds. The bonds are to be paid medical expenses. Sidwell also • Management • Earn $3,200 strictly business. Board member back over a I 0-year period added that there are no plans to and team painter to $12,000 this Tim Yow said the expansion is a beginning next year and ending increase the $35-a-day charge.