Eastern Illinois University The Keep April 2003 4-21-2003 Daily Eastern News: April 21, 2003 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2003_apr Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: April 21, 2003" (2003). April. 15. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2003_apr/15 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2003 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]. "Thll the troth April 21. 2003 • M 0 N DAY and don't be afraid. • VO LUME 87 . NUMBE R 139 THE DA ILYEASTERN NEWS . CO M • Almost a THE DAILY Panther push The Eastern softball team lost two of three close games this weekend against Eastern Kentucky at home. EASTERN NEWS Page 12 SPORTS Council discusses tuition hike By John Chambers ADMINISTRATION EDITOR Eastern's tuition revenues could total $1.8 million for next ftscal year. The number was one estimate the Council on University Planning and Budget heard Friday. The revenues were based on figures from the Bureau of the Budget, said Jeff Cooley, vice presi­ dent for business affairs. "We're really back to where we were In Fiscal Year 2000 In terms of funds received by the state," he said. "This thing will play out over the next few weeks. • The legiSlature has until May 31 to constitutionally approve next year's budget proposals. With Eastern facing 8.2 percent In cuts and $3.7 million to be put In reserve, Cooley said he hopes the legiSlature will change amounts that could be lost from FY04. The 8.2 percent equals to $4.2 million less In gen­ eral state funds than Eastern received last fiscal year, Cooley said. Next year's tuition Increase Is based on Gov. Rod Blagojevlch's estimates for an Increase capped at about 5 percent. "This Is not actual tuition revenue," Cooley said. A truth-in-tuition bill in the legislature now would Adam Duritz, of Counting Crows, sings to the crowd during its concert Friday night in Lantz Arena. About 3,000 students attended guarantee tuition be increased no more than 5 per­ the spring concert, an event that's possible because of a $5 per semester student concert fee that was passed last spring. cent for Incoming freshmen, a rate they would pay all four years. Depending on the bill's success, the tuition limit could be In place for fall2004, he said. A separate bill proposes a cap of 5 percent on all An event to crow about tuition Increases. Last year, the Increase In tuition revenues was $2.6 million. By Jennifer Chiariello Adam Duritz, lead vocallst for "Right now, as we sit here, we don't know what the ACT IVITIES ED ITOR the Counting Crows, said, "Here's a numbers are because there are so many variables, • song about me acting Uke a dick" said Blair Lord, vice president for academic affairs. Students were "hanginround" before performing "American "Th dellver the curriculum to the students as prom­ the Counting Crows Friday during Girl." ised ... that would be my first priority." their World Thur 2003 concert. Durltz performed "Goodnight The budget Is more uncertain and It could be June Sixpence None the Richer was L.A. • solo and played plano. before next year's cuts are flnallzed because of the the opening act for the Crows and During the final song, governor's April budget address, which was later In performed songs such as "Don't "Hanginround," a small dog wan­ the year than usual, Cooley said. Dream It's Over," "Kiss Me" and dered around the stage. The council approved parts of lists on university the first single off its new record, Duritz said the dog's name Is weaknesses, opportunities and threats. "Breathe your name." Johnny and he belongs to a monitor The Usts give council members a chance to work Leigh Nash, the lead vocallst of man. together, Anne Zahlan, Engllsh professor and coun­ Sixpence None the Richer, said "I The show was Sixpence None cil member, said previously. like boys - men," to clear up the the Richer's second performance The first Ust broke down weaknesses Into the confusion regarding the lyrics of with the Crows. areas of resources and funding, education quality, the song "There she goes." "I love touring colleges," said campus facilities and operations. Some Items Charles Gillingham, keyboardist Sean Kelly, guitarist for include compensation for university employees and for the Counting Crows, stood Sixpence None the Richer. "You inadequate resources or Improvements needed for among fans on the floor to watch have more space to move around the technology Infrastructure and related software. Sixpence's performance. during the day, it's a smaller Opportunities were grouped under resources and The Crows performed songs community and people seem funding, academic programs and diversity and such as "Remember about me," really excited to have you there include Items such as an Increasing pool of tradition "Mr. Jones, • "Good night .. I think we do a lot better con­ and non-traditional students In higher education. Elizabeth, • "Omaha, • "Long necting with the audience." The threats were grouped under related cate­ December," "Ana Begins," " Big Kelly said the performance went gories and were Items such as a statement of no Yellow Taxi, • "Good Time," well. Leigh Nash, lead singer for Sixpence None the Richer, clear relationship between state funding and Inter­ "Miami," "Round Here," "Rain sings Friday night in Lantz Arena. Sixpence None the nal accountability. King" and "Raining in Baltimore." SEE CROW +Page 7 Richer played as the opening act for Counting Crows. Area code 217 nearing maximum number of lines • Telephone customers number lines grow there Is a White said. that were once local. cap, • said Tom White, the senior The area covered by 217 Is less "Reaching a point of White said many Chicago suburb may need to dial more manager engineer for population dense than Chicago sub­ areas have utilized overlay and In digits within a year Consolidated Communications. urbs, which have a series of area running out of num­ Southern Illinois' 618 area, Verlzon White said 999,999 possible codes within a smaller distance. sWitched to Hkligit dialing as well. By Carty Mullady lines eXist for any area code, and "Reaching a point of running out bers totally depends on Reassignment Involves creating CITY EDITOR 217 is approaching that maximum. of numbers totally depends on the smaller area and taking half of the "NANPA notifies us way In area. Chicago exhausted much the area." customers and reassigning those In less than a year, people In the advance to prepare for changes," faster than here," White said. with new numbers and new area 217 area code may have to memo­ White said. The 217 code has gone more -Tom White codes and giving the free numbers rize 10 digits rather than seven. The area code, which serves a than 50 years without needing to another area, White said. The National Access large section of Central Illlnois, change for overflow. "The decision Is not final, but I Numbering Plan Association, was Usted by NANPA as "in jeop­ "Depending on the rate of con­ of phone numbers. 1\lvo options believe It to be the overlay plan," which tracks the number of ardy." sumption, we may need some­ include reassignment and overlay White said. phone numbers dispersed per "(Area code) 217 stretches here thing by the middle of next year, • plans. Overlay would mean a new area code, has issued a warning to through Springfield, Taylorville, White said. With overlaying, an additional area code assignment and the 217 area. Jacksonville, up to Champaign­ NANPA is working with area code Is assigned within the requirement for dialing 11 digits "Basically, in any area code, Urbana and Decatur and down to Consolidated Communications to area. An overlay entitles a 10- for local calls as well as long dis­ there are only seven digits and as consolidated to Effingham," resolve potential over assignment diglt dialing requirement for calls tance. Today Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Mostly cloudy Sunny Showers Showers Partly cloudy Partly cloudy \}, PAGE = :&)- 0 ~ ~II Monday, sgo 41° sgo 33° 640 400 5~;,~3' sst 46° 640 41° 67° 48° April 21' 2003 TWO HI GH LOW HI GH LOW HI GH L OW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HI GH LOW HI GH L OW Students move from studying to mopping floors • Pupils look to summer Quick, a j unior elementary education major, will return to jobs for income her job at Citgo Gas Land in Pesotum. Beth Moran, a j unior By Tim Martin English major, will return to a CAMP US ED ITOR day camp dealing with special education students. In the fall, Ben King, a "It's a funjob, an interesting freshman undecided maj or one," she said. "The kids are and quarterback on Eastern's great and there are always dif­ football team, mops the floor ferent activities. • with the opposition. Not everyone has such a sta­ But in the summer, he mops ble future. the floors at his school- literally. Heather Selvi, a freshman "I'm not really excited psychology maj or, said she because I have to start at 6 doesn't have ajob yet, but will a.m.," said King, whose father look the day she gets back works for the school district. from school. She said she saw "Still, (the job) pays money, no reason to turn in a j ob appli­ and I'm broke right now." cation two or three months in With the end of the semester advance over spring break.