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Eastern Illinois University The Keep January 2003 1-15-2003 Daily Eastern News: January 15, 2003 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2003_jan Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: January 15, 2003" (2003). January. 3. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2003_jan/3 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2003 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]. "Thll the troth Jaooary 1s. 2oo3 • WE D N ES D A V and don't be afraid. • VOLUME 87. NUMBER 78 THE DA ILYEAST£ RNNEWS . COM THE DAILY Home cookin' Men's basketball dominates visitors in Lantz Arena. EASTERN NEWS Page 12 SPORTS Mediator returns to campus + Talks progress into the 70th month,· UP/ has new chiefnegotiator By John Chambers ADM INISTRAT ION ED ITOR Faculty negotiations continued Thesday as both sides met with federal mediator Jerry Carmichael, while talks to renew a faculty contract progress into the lOth month. The mediator was first called in October and the next meeting is scheduled for Jan. 27. The University Professionals of Illinois, Eastern's faculty union, filed an unfair labor charge in December with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board alleging the administration negotiat ing team has not provided information relevant to con tract negotiations and has not bargained in good faith. Chief negotiator Charles Delman has stepped down because of health problems and has since been replaced by English professor John Allison, active negotiator for the next month. Allison said some basic information is still not being readily reported to the faculty negotiating team. "Information still comes slowly to us and in some STEPHEN HAAS / ASSOCIATE PHOTO ED ITOR cases the delay is understandable because it takes Becky Peadro, junior elementary education major, talks on her cellular phone while walking down Seventh Street on Tuesday time to gather information," he said. afternoon. Peadro doesn't think the upcoming street closing will be a problem for students or staff. Bob Wayland, Director of employees and labor rela tions said time is important to also analyze information. "We've exchanged information, • he said. "We've given them information. There's a lot of information available and sometimes we need to formulate the Seventh Street closure delayed raw data and make some sense of it. • Allison said key issues such as workload, salary, + Originally scheduled to be Woodard said the early blockage could academic freedom and distance learning need to be have helped the acclimation process discussed and determined. closed during break, street when construction began a few weeks "By delaying closing off An unmediated meeting With both sides is sched wiI I be closed instead when later. the street, campus still uled for Jan. 23, and Allison said faculty are general Doudna construction begins "Initially, it seemed as if this might ly upset with the progression of negotiations. help students and staff adjust to the loss would have use of Seventh "People I encounter j ust by chance are very frustrated By Tim Martin of the street since they hadn't used it for about the amount oftime negotiations are taking," he said CAMPUS ED ITOR a few weeks anyway, • she said in an e Street until construction is A faculty meeting Thursday Will be held to poll fac mail. "A subsequent decision was made, ulty feelings and update faculty on talks, Eastern's A collection of concrete barricades to however, to go ahead and keep the road actually ready to begin." UPI president David Radavich said. block Seventh Street will not be put in open and available for use until work He said a strike authorization vote to approve the place until early February. actually begins. • -Carol Strode occurrence of a strike wtlllikely be discussed. The 12 barricades located on the west Woodard said there were never plans "I think there wtll continue to be pressure for a side of Seventh Street in front of the for construction to begin over break. strike authorization vote, • he said. "I think it's very Doudna Fine Arts Center will remain "Contracts were never expected to be date the increased traffic, the street complex. There's a lot of anger and frustration. • there because a construction bid has not awarded until later in the semester, but lights wtll be moved from Seventh to Radavich said a formal poll wtll be asked of all fac been approved. plans were made to close the portion Ninth Street. ulty and staff regarding the vote and a tentative meet A sign, which has since been taken during break while students were gone, • "The bids for the construction of Fine ing date to discuss authorization is set for Jan. 29, but down, proclaimed Seventh Street would she said. Arts is due the first part of February, • negotiations are progressing. be blockaded beginning Jan. 3. Strode agreed precautions were taken Strode said. "We wtll then consider the "I was at the session ('Thesday) and there were some Carol Strode, interim director of for the early blockade and are ready appropriate date to block off the street, positive things, • he said. "Meetings are happening." Facilities Planning and Management, when a bid is signed. which could be up to four to six weeks Wayland said a strike is a sign that neither side can said in an e-mail that originally, plans "We are prepared with the proper sig after the award of the contracts." progress, a situation that is not currently an issue at existed to block off Seventh Street over nage and barricades but the decision But even after the bid is signed, there Eastern. semester break was made to wait until all of the con could be delays in shutting down "I think any talk of a strike is premature," he said. "We were prepared to close off a sec struction contracts have been signed," Seventh Street. "That (situation) is when you get to a point where you tion of Seventh Street during the holiday she said. · After the bids are evaluated and con just can't move any further." break," she said. "By delaying closing Renovations to Doudna Fine Arts tracts have been awarded, we wtll dis Wayland said neither side involved in negotiations off the street, campus still would have Center will block off portions of Seventh cuss with the successful contractor what is upset, and one of three major issues to be settled use of Seventh Street until construction Street as early as February. their schedule and work site expecta progressed considerably during Thesday's talks. is actually ready to begin." The construction will extend Doudna tions wtll be," Strode said. "I felt we made some progress today," he said. "I Public information specialist Vicki across Seventh Street and to accommo- feel very positive about it. • Some believe Health Service reforms will cause confusion By Allegra Hoopingarner information about a student's may frustrate people. aren't?" said Sarah Woodard, a j un STAFF WRITER Visit. "I bet people are going to com ior education major. "We had some people "The written diagnosis is given plain. It probably won't work, peo Instructors can now count on Some students believe Health directly to the students so that they ple Will still find ways not to go to Health Services to better inform that would come in just Services' reforms of the walk-in can choose to share that informa class," said Paige Ziegler, senior them of student visits, appoint procedure will only cause tion or not," said Lynette Drake, education major. ments and specific conditions or to get an excuse, headaches and confusion and say director of Health Services. Some students see a reason for symptoms. the changes won't stop students But students don't see an end to the new policy, but believe it is dif Many students made appoint taking up time for from finding excuses for class the attempts to ditch class. ficult to determine whether a stu rnents for mild Ulness for a required absences. "I really think people wtll still dent is too ill to attend class. walk-out slip by professors. people who were really On Dec. 2, H ealth Services make things up and try to get out of "It's a good thing, but there's a "Our time slots to see some sick." implemented a revised walk-out class," said Brittany Brown, an fine line. I mean, is it going to be patients are very limited, • Drake statement procedure that will education major. stated in the syllabus what illness -Lynette Drake give professors more specific Others believe the new policy es are going to be allowed and what SH REFORMS +Page 6 Today Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Mostly cloudy Ughtsnow Partly cloudy Snow showers Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy Snow showers ll! 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