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Eastern Illinois University The Keep April 2000 4-14-2000 Daily Eastern News: April 14, 2000 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2000_apr Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: April 14, 2000" (2000). April. 32. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2000_apr/32 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2000 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]. Friday April l4, 2000 he Stern Inside Sports http:// www.eiu.edu/-~ den The. heat Tying the 1s on gs~~~:~~~s~~~~ record Champaign's own, the VoL84 , No. 136 Senior second baseman Julie 16 pages 2 sections Heaterson's come to Friends Fonda ties the career record Saturday. ews of 82 stolen bases Story in Section 8 "Tell the truth and don't be afraid." Story on Page SA Tuition 'Grief and peace' bill may not pass By Joshua Niziolkiewicz Staff writer A bill that would provide fi:ee tuition to stu· dents with a B average or better will likely not pass the Illinois Senate. illinois House of Representatives bill 30-41 will probably not be passed this session, said illinois Rep. Lou Lang, who authored the bill. The bill has been stuck in the Senate Rules Conunittee since March 8, after being passed by the House. If it is not passed by the end of the week, the bill will die and will have to be reintro duced. Lang said that he does not expect the bill to be voted on next week, but he assures students that it will be inunediately proposed again in future sessiOns. "Even ift he bill dies, I will try again in the fall," Lang said. "If (it) dies in the fall, I will bring it up Sara Figiel / Assoc. Photo editor in the spring, and keep doing so until it passes." Lang said that he does not understand the lack Christoffer Mansby, an intern at the EIU Counseling Center, talked about dealing with grief Thursday night in the Charleston- Mattoon of interest in the mles conunittee conceming the room in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. bill. "Families want it badly, and we can afford it," Lang said. "Even without a sruplus in the budget, illinois has a large enough budget to pay for it." Lang said the program would cost Illinois $170 rnillion. Counseling Center explains "We have a $46.5 billion state budget, and we have $1.5 billion in our rainy day budget alone," Lang said. Acting Vice President ofExtemal Relations Jill types of grief, stages of denial Nilsen said that the bill could benefit students, but there is not enough information about the funding for the program. "From a university perspective, this bill would By Tony Serpe The stages of grief include denial, process can make their loss easier for be supportive for students who have the education Staff writer beginning, anger, depression and finally them, Mansby said. al qualifications," Nilsen said. "But if students who acceptance. "Sometimes a person needs more than met the criteria were asked to absorb the cost An intem at the EIU Counseling While there are stages to the grief you can offer. It is important to recognize (because ofno state funding), it would have a very Center explained that there is "no set pat process, it is important to allow a person this and encourage them to seek profes negative impact on the university." tern for grief." moruning the loss of a loved one to expe sional help when needed," Mansby said. Students who have heard about the bill say it Even after one has reached acceptance rience grief in their ov.'Il way and be sup Along with the stages of grief, will be beneficial to both incoming students and oftheir loss, an event or memory can 111g portive druing this time, Mansby said. Mansby discussed the central needs of students already attending Eastern. ger feelings of gr1ef, said Cht1stoffer "It is important not to assume that moruning. By expressing the Jeff Gerlick, a junior English and Philosophy Mansby, an intem at the EIU Counseling there is a specific period for grieving. reality of the loss, tolemting the pain and major, said the bill would help with student atten Center. Every one grieves differently," Mansby taking care of yourself physically, emo dance and participation. Mansby's presentation " Grief and said. tionally and spiritually, and by having an "It sounds like a good idea to me," Gerlick said. Peace," Thursday night discussed the Encoru-aging someone who has suf understanding support system available "I think that I would be going to class more, and stages and types of grief that people go fered a loss to share memories of the one can begin the healing process, getting better grades." tht·ough after the loss of a loved one. deceased and talking about the grieving Mansby said. BOT to discuss room and board fee increase By Shauna Gustafson for residence halls and Greek Corut . "Even with the recommended purchases of services to install an addition to the University Union Administration ed~or Meal plan choices and pr1ces also increases, Eastern's room and boar·d indoor sprinkler system in and a hazardous waste storage and will change, and over-all pr1ce of mtes ar·e arnong the lowest in the Pemberton Hall and remodeling for handling facility, and the installa Eastern's Board of Trustees will room and board will be between state," said Lou Hencken, vice pres six restrooms in the University tion of a chilled water· loop in the meet Monday to discuss room and $2,000 and $2,250 each semester. ident for student affairs, in a press Union. The BOT will decide on South Quad. boar·d increases and purchase According to a press release, release. which bids should be accepted for Flock said many of the projects approvals. more than 1,000 Eastem students Hencken said the additional rev the work. depend on state funding. The meeting will be held at 8:30 signed a "rnillennirun" contr·act, enue fi:om the increase in room and The BOT also will be given a list The BOT also will hear a report a.m. in the University Ballroom of which fi:eezes room and board cost boar·d will help pay for the cost of of of more than 30 potential capitol on fire and life safety from the Martin Luther King Jr. at this year's rates for the upcorning maintenance and for the direct net projects for fiscal year 2001. The Hencken. The board requested a University Union. year. working project, which will provide projects include renovations to report at their last meeting, which Ifthe BOT approves increases in Cost of renting apartments in all students with direct Intemet Booth Library, the rehabilitation took place r1ght after the Seton Hall room and board, rates will be University Corut and University access. and expansion of the Doudna Fine residence hall fire that killed sever between $98 and $198 per semester Apartments also may r1se. The BOT also will consider the Ar1s Center, constmction of an al students. 2A Friday, April 14, 2000 The Dally Eastern News Faitern RHA votes on new News The Daily Eastern News is published daily, executive leaders Monday through Friday, in Charleston, Ill .• dur ing fait and spring semesters and twice weekly during the summer term except during school By Amanda Douglass Weyhaupt. vacations or examinations, by Staff writer Some goals for the future include $0v;N;< the students of Eastern tlinois - Universlty. SUbscription price: the building of a coffee house on $38 per semester, $16 for summer only, $68 all The Residence Hall Association Ninth Street and Lincoln Avenue and year. The Daily Eastern News is a member of met Thursday night to announce the also safer inspections for rental The Associated Press. Which is entitled to positions of president, communica housing, said Katie M. Cox candi excklsive use of al articles appearing ® in this paper. The editorials on Page 4 tions coordinator and fundraising date for s1udent body president. represent the majority opinioo of the and recognition chair. "We have a lot of goals as a edttorial board; all other opinion pieces are signed. The Daily Eastern News edttorial Erin Wilcox was elected presi group," she said. and business offices are located in Buzzard dent, Carolyn Dickson was elected Voting for all govenunent s1udent Hall. Eastern llinois Universtty. communications coordinator and elections will be 10 p.m to 4 p.m. Periodical postage paid at ChMeston, IL 61920. Amy Grammer was elected vice April 18 and 19 at Taylor and ISSN 0894-1599. president of fundraising and recogni Stevenson Halls and the Union Printed by Eastern tllinois Universtty. ChMeston, IL 61920. tion. walkway. Posbnaster: Send address changes to "I would like to see a lot of A list of announcements were The Daily Eastern News changes in RHA," said Wilcox. She read including the Walk for Non Buzzard Hall Eastern Illinois UniVerstty is Cllll"ently a Resident Assistant in Violence at 11 a.m. on April 29. ChMeston, IL 61920. Sara Figiel / Assoc. Photo editor Cannan Hall and has been involved There will be a picnic and people are in RHA for two years. encouraged to come eat and mingle, Long Distance? The meeting also discussed activ said a member of the executive ities planned for Little People's board. weekend, which will take place A pottfolios workshop will be Newspaper staff Rich Schildman, a senior zoology major, talks on the phone Thursday Editor in chief ........................Meghan McMahon· Friday and Saturday.

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