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Eastern Illinois University The Keep February 1993 2-25-1993 Daily Eastern News: February 25, 1993 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1993_feb Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: February 25, 1993" (1993). February. 18. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1993_feb/18 This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1993 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in February by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Fitness for a change Eastem's Tom Woodall seeks to make a change for the physical better. Page 7A By DAVID M. PUTNEY The work from the proposal more logical flow through the Administration editor would create 108 construction building by putting most class jobs at Eastern and 15 jobs at rooms on the first floor and fac Gov. Jim Edgar announced Lake Land, Edgar said. ulty offices on the second. In Wednesday that he will request Details of the entire state bud addition, it would create a sepa funds for a $11.3 mill ion reno get wil l be announced next rate identity for the College of vation of Buzzard Building to be Wednesday. Education, Journalism Depa comple led by 1997. Charles Colbert, vice presi- rtment, Student Publications and "This project will allow this the Radio TV center by group facility to be up to standards to ing the offices and classrooms meet the needs of Eastern of each of these areas together. Illinois University as we move Also, the plan expands the into the 21st century," Edgar The needs this build Student Publications and Radio said at a press conference in ing provided in the and TV center floor space. Buzzard's faculty lounge. "The Buzzard. which was fourth on needs this building provided in '50s have changed. the Illinois Board of Higher the '50s have changed." Jim Edgar Education's list of buildings Buzzard was originally built Governor needing capital improvements, in 1958 as a laboratory school has needed a renovation for a for education majors to gain long time, administrators said. teaching experience on junior "This is wonderful," said Lou high school-aged children. It Hencken, acting vice president now houses the College of for student affairs. "We have Education. the Journalism dent for business affairs, said received several comments Department. Student Pub that preliminary floorplans that about the dog-eared appearance lications and the Radio and were submitted to get the money of this building." Television Center. will now be finalized. He said Joley said, "It's going to give Edgar also announced a $1.4 the work should begin in us a state-of-the-art facility for million proposal for a Center for August. the preparation of teachers and Higher Education and Tech Construction and remodeling that really fits into our strategic nology at Lake Land Com will be done in phases and will planning." munity College in Effingham. take about three years. The College of Education will Buzzard is the largest capital Preliminary plans call for a be able to introduce new tech improvement proposal in higher total inside and outside renova no Io g i es like long-distance education and the second largest tion with remodeling of class learning, which would connect in the state, Edgar said. It would room space, central heating and Eastern with area schools, Joley be financed through bond funds. air conditioning, replacement of said. JEFF CULLER/Staff Photographer "'This is a major victory for the roof. and new windows. The Edgar is a Charleston native 's President David Jorns fistens as Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, an this institution," Eastern Presi money will also provide for the and a l 968 graduate of Eastern. alumnus, reminisces abo11t his school days while taking a tour, dent David Joms said... We can't construction of a 14,000- He attended junior high school sday afternoon in the Buzzard Building. help but be happy with the way square- foot addition. in Buzzard before it closed as a that things turned out." The refit would create 54,737 laboratory school in 1973. Charles Joley, dean of the square feet of usable space on In addition, Edgar announced us Bus beatings College of Education, estimated the first floor and 38,335 feet of funding for the new building at that approximately 3,000 scu space on the second. Lake Land. The building will dents use Buzzard each day. The plan attempts to create a ark investigation • Continued on page 2A that took place on Feb. 6. The Mayflower Contract Services contracts its school e alleged beating of an buses to the Charleston school student that occurred on district. This is the third year the us Bus earlier this month company has !ended its services used Lou Hencken, acting to the Gus Bus program at Eas president for student affairs, tern. The bus program was started for a meeting with officials in hopes of giving students an Student Activities Office. alternative to drinking and driving c need to see what exactly to and from the Charleston area rpose of the Gus Bus is," bars. en said. 'This incident con "Right now. the (alleged inci me, any time an Eastern stu dent) is under investigation and is injured we need to look at I've been told by higher authori ly." ties not to say much else about ncken said he has already it,'' said Linda Lux.ander, director en with Eileen Sullivan. of contract services at the May t director of the Student flower Contract Services. ities Office, to make sure "Lawyers are involved in the the Gus Bus has improved situation. and I will be making a 'ty for its rounds this week- statement in the next couple days," Luxander said. same alleged beating of an Brent Gage, student coordina ern student featured in tor for the Gus Bus. said that he is y's edition of The Daily confident this incident of violence trn News has caused the will be the last of its kind. flower Contract Services, "We'll be running a much h supplies the bus and tighter ship," Gage said. "I want for the program. to inves to emphasize this is only one iso- the allegations of violence ., Continued on page 2 2A Thursday. February 25, 1993 The Dally Eastern N ez, ez, ez• ez, ez, E1I FROM PAGE ONE Rave I ; O~c: a'O'S Techno Night Qa, · D.J. Tucker I Edgar '.. Playing Chicago Underground Music .,. Continued from page IA away in the coru.truction business. We, right way, get Y some benefits and that is part of the importance of $1.00 Longnecks & $2.00 Pitchers house a junior and senior-level nursing program, the capital programs that I will announce next week." Joms said Buzzard, because it is used so much, is ------------------------------------------------- general education programs and a physical therapy 8-.i;. a7u. Dea.4 Reokoza:l:a.• program, Lake Land President Robert Luther said. an important building. "The departments and the col Y Lake Land has been working to get the building leges that are represented in this building are right on D •II •D •Ill 11! •la for four years, and has already raised $750,000 in the cutting edge of education and they will bring a contributions toward it, Luther said. tremendous amount of support to (kindergarten) Edgar said the funding for both buildings will through 12 education in the state and higher educa bring many benefits. tion in the state," Joms said. "We have a lot of tech "It will guarantee ... that we have the best possible nological innovation that will go on in this building Want to get involved wit infrastructure on our college campuses," he said. "It and it would not have been possible without this ren also in the short term will provide some jobs right ovation." a campus organization? Join the staff at the Gus "Continued from page IA Hencken said he was con come forward and seek civil dam Daily Eastern News! cerned that the bus company ages in a situation like this. lated incident." which furnishes the Gus Bus does "Anyone can sue anybody for The following positions are open: Luxander also said this was the not have a written policy for its civil damages," Davis said. "An first incident of alleged violence drivers about physical violence. individual in a case like this could she could recall in the past three Gage said he will make it clear sue for medical expenses. years of work with the Gus Bus to the bus company that it must whether that 'II make it, I don't program. contact the Charleston and cam know. "We can't just forget about this pus police departments by radio if "If a student felt his or her just because it's only one inci a situation of physical violences rights were violated they can dent. it could happen again." takes place. come to my office and I would Hencken said. "We have to make "The organizations sending then look into the students· situa sure that it won't." chaperones on the bus will have it tion," Davis said. Luxander also mentioned that made clear to them that they bet Jn addition. Davis mentioned the MayOower Contract Services ter be there making sure that that if a student wanted to report does not have "anything down in security is provided," Gage an alleged beating, the first step writing" explaining a comprehen added. of the process would be to fill out sive plan for its drivers to follow Steve Davis, Eastern's attorney a report at the Charleston or should a situation of physical vio for legal counsel, explained that University police departments.