Students Learn to Stay Healthy Health Fair Included Exhibits on Variety of Organizations
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Eastern Illinois University The Keep March 2005 3-10-2005 Daily Eastern News: March 10, 2005 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2005_mar Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: March 10, 2005" (2005). March. 11. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2005_mar/11 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2005 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in March by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.” INSERT N Freakin’ by the Speaker - Verge: page 1B THURSDAY MARCH 10 2005 VOLUME 89, ISSUE 116 thedailyeasternnews.com Eastern Illinois University, Charleston Students learn to stay healthy Health fair included exhibits on variety of organizations BY ANTHONY KRAJEFSKA “This is my first time at the fair, STAFF WRITER and I’m very excited to be here,” Hillier said. A wide variety of health-oriented Joel Sims, a senior graphic design organizations were featured in exhibits major, made an interactive exhibit for Wednesday during the Health Fair in SONOR, a campus alcohol aware- the Student Recreation Center. ness group. SONOR, which stands The exhibits included informa- for social-norms marketing, deals tion from organizations such as the with responsibilities that come with American Heart Association, Mid- alcohol, including the issue of drunk- Illinois Big Brothers and Big Sisters, en driving. The organization current- Hope Clinic for Women, SONOR ly has nine members but intends to and many more. recruit more students. Along with the exhibits, the Amy Overmyer, a spokeswoman American Red Cross held a blood drive. with Mid-Illinois Big Brothers and “I feel good about helping peo- Big Sisters, was excited that 11 people ple,” said Patrick Nelson, a junior volunteered for her program during sociology major who gave blood. the fair, she said. The program was set ANGIE FALLER/THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS “Giving blood saves three people.” up to have volunteers act as role mod- The American Heart Association els for children ages five-14 living in a Nitasha Ali, a sophomore elementary education major, plays Pin the Tail on the Donkey while wearing beer goggles exhibit was presented by Cheri single-parent or foster home. Wednesday afternoon at the Health Fair in Lantz Arena. “I couldn’t see,” she said. “I was blind, and I almost pricked Hillier, who said it was interesting Allison Hile, a spokeswoman with myself with the tack.” how enthusiastic about her exhibit the Hope Clinic for Women, was students seemed to be. The exhibit also impressed with the students on “This gets better every year,” Hile Health Fair for the first time and said he Steve Czernik, a sophomore business was aimed at raising awareness about campus, she said. The clinic educates said of the fair. would come again next year. management major, said he would rec- cholesterol and other health prob- people on the topics of pregnancy Paul Dobersztyn, freshman business Other students also gave a positive ommend any student to attend the lems, she said. and abortion. management major, attended the reaction about the event. Health Fair. The stray Faculty Senate addresses cat blues letter to the governor Letter-writing “Changes to an already weak Charleston has a pension system will likely hinder campaign focus- our efforts to maintain a high- rising population quality system of public educa- es on pension tion,” the letter states. of stray cats The letter cites a 2000 study that cuts Blagojevich says Illinois ranks 48th among BY JONATHAN BULLINGTON states in terms of benefits relative STAFF WRITER proposed to salary. University Professionals of Illinois, Many students who live off-campus BY KYLE MAYHUGH the union that represents Eastern’s may have noticed uninvited guests of STAFF WRITER faculty along with the faculty of six the feline persuasion lingering around other Illinois public universities, is their properties. sponsoring a letter-writing campaign While some may not bat an eyelash Faculty Senate is protesting Gov. to persuade the governor not to go at these visitors, Charleston’s rising Rod Blagojevich’s proposal to cut forward with his proposal. population of stray cats is quickly pension benefits for future state “There is nothing wrong with the MICHELLE ARNOLD/THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS becoming a problem that cannot be employees. current (pension) system,” said ignored. It is estimated that thousands of homeless cats have been loitering the The proposal, which would take Charles Delman, president of the Hiral Patel, a junior communica- streets and subdivisions of Charleston. These cats can carry diseases that, if effect July 1, would help the state bal- Eastern chapter of UPI. “Even if you tions studies major, said she has bitten, could effect house cats and humans. ance its budget by cutting future pen- cut the benefits, the savings won’t be noticed people trying to pet and feed sion benefits to all new state hires. realized for 20 to 30 years.” a stray cat that loiters around her “(Cats) can breed like rabbits,” AIDS and leukemia,” he said. The senate has approved a letter The UPI’s position is that the house on 12th Street. Greenwell said. A bite on the hand from a stray cat to the governor asking him to governor’s proposal will make it dif- The lack of homes for cats in If the cats are not managed proper- can cause a person’s arm to swell reconsider the change, which was ficult for universities to recruit fac- Charleston bothers Patel because the ly their numbers can increase rapidly, because of the high level of bacteria in part of the governor’s budget pro- ulty and that it will create a de facto cats live so terribly. he said. a stray cat’s mouth, Greenwell said. posal to the Illinois General class system among faculty. Although exact figures for the stray The increase in cats can bring a This bacteria increases the risk of Assembly earlier this month. The Illinois Constitution pro- cats do not exist, Roger Greenwell, variety of diseases that can infect catching cat-scratch fever, a severe The letter focuses on the benefits hibits pension-benefits changes for manager of the Coles County Animal house cats and humans. infection that affects the muscles. of higher education to the state’s existing state employees. Rescue and Education Center, esti- “Stray cats carry diseases, which are The rescue center currently has 25 economy, arguing that despite the The governor’s budget proposal will mated the amount of stray cats in highly contagious to other cats, such state’s budget deficit, it does not be debated and voted on by the Illinois Charleston to be in the thousands. as upper respiratory illness, feline SEE CAT PAGE 7A make fiscal sense to cut benefits. General Assembly this summer. FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK TODAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY 42 38 35 38 41 31 22 24 22 25 Snow showers Snow showers Snow showers Partly cloudy Partly cloudy THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2005 CAMPUS BRIEFS BE CREATIVE! ONLINE POLL 2-4 p.m. MS Word XP-Advanced Workshop in Booth Library E-classroom Room 4450. Should the uni- Hands-on practice in creating outlines, tables and versity have merges. Create your own outlines and edit them. renewed coach Make a table and format it. Do a letter merge. Rick Samuels’ contract for a 4 p.m. Spanish Greeting Card workshop, 26th year? Coleman 1120 (Kristin Routt) A) Yes. He should 5 p.m. “Good-bye Lenin” German movie with have been given English subtitles, Coleman 1170 (Karl Konrad) one more year because of 7 p.m. “El norte” Movie in Spanish and English upcoming talent. with English subtitles, Lumpkin Auditorium. B) No. No confer- ence champi- onship in 25 years AROUND ILLINOIS CAMPUSES equals need for a change. C) Yes. Samuels is a legend. He SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY should have been let go when he Meth busts not working was ready to go. CARBONDALE — The number of recovered D) Not sure if it methamphetamine labs and lab-related dump sites was the best deci- dropped in Jackson County last year, but officials say sion, but it won’t CARRIE HOLLIS/THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS the decrease is no indication that meth production is be the end of the on the decline. Raven Marquez, a fifth grader at Jefferson Elementary School, checks out other artwork in the basement of the world for Samuels According to information compiled by the Charleston Carnegie Public Library Wednesday evening. Marquez won first place for his pencil drawing of an Illini or Eastern. Southern Illinois Enforcement Group, 49 lab sites basketball player. were reported in 2004, down from 62 reported in VOTE @ THEDAI- 2003. Tom McNamara, special projects coordinator LYEASTERN- at the enforcement group, contributes the decline to WTF? PEOPLE NEWS.COM aggressive policing and recent federal prosecution of offenders in Jackson County. But McNamara warns Semen-frosted brownies Dan Rather to sign off that meth production is still a serious problem. The meth epidemic first began in the 1980s on the COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — A teenager has NEW YORK — Dan Rather, whose network report- West Coast but only recently became a widespread agreed to admit to three counts of disturbing the ing career spanned from the Kennedy assassination to problem in Illinois. In 1997, the Illinois State Police peace after anonymously sending semen-frosted the deadly tsunami, prepared to sign off Wednesday seized 24 meth labs across the state, and in 2002, the brownies to a fellow student. The recipient shared the after 24 years as “CBS Evening News” anchorman.