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Daily Eastern News: August 26, 2008 Eastern Illinois University Eastern Illinois University The Keep August 2008 8-26-2008 Daily Eastern News: August 26, 2008 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2008_aug Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: August 26, 2008" (2008). August. 2. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2008_aug/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2008 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in August by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. “TELL THE TRUTH AND DON’T BE AFRAID” WWW.DENNEWS.COM The DAILY EASTERN NEWS EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, CHARLESTON TUESDAY | 8.26.08 VOL. 97 | ISSUE 2 STATE I fundinG Eastern budget avoids governor’s slash Blagojevich approves a President Bill Perry. “We didn’t have it through the General Assembly’s get that did not have enough reve- Blagojevich cut state appropriations to go through that this summer.” veto session that starts in November, nue to pay for everything. to universities. 2.8 percent increase in The 2.8 percent increase, which the university will use that increase “The fact that the governor did Jeff Cooley, vice president for state appropriations translates into $1.4 million more to rejuvenate programs that were not veto those increases is very pos- business affairs, said the increase for fiscal year 2009 from fiscal year 2008, will go mostly cut as a result of Blagojevich cutting itive,” Perry said. “I believe the atti- would help the business affairs to the academic affairs department, universities’ state appropriations for tude toward higher education is a department with the opening of the Perry said. The university is project- fiscal year 2003. positive one.” Doudna Fine Arts Center. By STEPHEN DI BENEDETTO ed to receive around a total of $50.6 Faculty travel to profession- The approval of the increase came More utility workers and building News Editor million in state appropriations this al meetings, funds to assist students after Blagojevich recommended a 0 service workers are needed since the year compared to $49.2 million last doing research and common expens- percent increase for universities in university added more square feet to Eastern avoided repeating history year. es like paper will all benefit from the fiscal year 2009 as part of his budget campus with Doudna, he said. The after Gov. Rod Blagojevich approved Last summer, the state budget was $1.4 million increase, Perry said. recommendation in February. increase in state appropriations will a 2.8 percent increase in state appro- not passed until the end of August The increase survived Blagojev- Perry said he is pleased to see the help that slightly, he added. priations for universities for fiscal – a product of a standoff between ich’s cuts to the budget in which he General Assembly respond to higher “It certainly helps, but it doesn’t year 2009 in mid-July. Blagojevich and the General Assem- cut $1.4 billion to areas such as com- education’s arguments for the need go as far as we like,” Cooley said. “Last year, in the summer, we bly that resulted in many extra ses- munity colleges and the treasurer’s for increases in state appropriations, were having to let people know if sions to approve a budget. office. The cuts were made because which still have not equaled the total Stephen Di Benedetto can be reached they were going to get paid,” said If the 2.8 percent increase makes the General Assembly passed a bud- of fiscal year 2002 – the year before at 581-7942 or at [email protected]. AdMINISTRATIon I employment AdMINISTRATIon I EnerGY audit Finding another means of funding Audit will determine if Eastern could fund power plant project by reducing energy costs By STEPHEN DI BENEDETTO News Editor Eastern’s administration is look- ing for new ways to fund a new power plant, while a capital proj- ects bill for Illinois remains far from completion. At the June 23 Board of Trust- ees’ meeting, the university pur- chased a $250,000 contract with Honeywell International to per- form an energy audit on campus. The result of the audit will determine if Eastern could pay for Illinois’ portion of a new power plant. “We decided to move forward ROBBIE WROBLEWSKI | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS without state money, and we are Interim Director of Fraternity and Sorority Programs Robyn Paige is fulfilling her career goal of directing fraternities and sororities on a college trying to see if that is going to be campus after spending only three years at Eastern. She earned her master’s degree at Eastern. feasible or not,” President Bill Per- ry said. The audit, which has started, will see if Eastern could reduce energy costs. PAIGE FILLS INTERIM POSITION Those savings from reduced costs would then go to funding the Eastern graduate, former She officially began her duties in the position on assistant. Paige was also active in student congress new plant. special assistant to vice July 1 when she took office. and served as president her junior year. Eastern would need to save “When the opportunity to serve in this role Paige remains an active volunteer in Phi Sig- about $25 million to cover what it president for student affairs presented itself, I was both excited and chal- ma Sigma after receiving her bachelor in music was asking from the state. leads Greek life, community lenged,” Paige said. “I felt this was a unique education from Alma College. She said most of “This will probably be the opportunity for me to serve Eastern and have the the stories she has of Phi Sigma Sigma are from largest project that we have ever chance to work in an area for which I have a pas- her years after college volunteering. undertaken,” said Jeff Cooley, vice By KRISTINA PETERS sion.” “I think many students don’t think about the president for business affairs. Editor in Chief Paige joined Phi Sigma Sigma in January 2001 fact that joining a fraternity or a sorority is truly Eastern originally wanted to while she was a freshman at Alma College, locat- a lifelong commitment, and I have met so many fund $35 million of the new pow- Robyn Paige’s career goal when she came to ed in Alma, Mich. amazing young women who are a part of Phi Sig- er plant that is projected to be a Eastern in 2004 for her master’s degree in college “I had a very positive experience as an under- ma Sigma from all over the country and Canada $60 million project. student affairs was to become the director of fra- graduate sorority member,” Paige said. “My through my volunteer roles,” Paige said. The new plant would have co- ternities and sororities on a college or university membership led me to become involved on cam- She said it is important to have a Greek com- generation capabilities that would campus. pus in a wide variety of activities that I doubt I munity on campus and Eastern’s Greek Chapters allow Eastern to produce its own Three years later Paige is fulfilling that goal would have sought out otherwise.” are nationally or internationally affiliated. electricity. after being offered the position of interim direc- Some activities Paige was involved in are work- tor of fraternity and sorority programs on May 2. ing for admissions, orientation and as a resident » SEE PAIGE, PAGE 5 » SEE STEAM PLANT, PAGE 5 NEWS WWW.DENN EWS.COM I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS I TUESDAY 8.26.08 EIU WEATHER DEN STAFF PRODUCTION STAFF ABOUTTHE DAILY EASTERN NEWS TUESDAY WEDNESDAY WEATHER BRIEF Night chief ·------------------------Kevin Murphy The Daily Eastern News is produced by the stu­ Dry conditions continue under mostly sunny skies Lead designer ~--------------------· Kristina Peters dents of Eastern Illinois University. 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