Eastern Illinois University The Keep January 1988 1-21-1988 Daily Eastern News: January 21, 1988 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1988_jan Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: January 21, 1988" (1988). January. 8. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1988_jan/8 This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1988 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]. The Daily Thursday, January 21, i 988 partially af­ ... will be cloudy in the ternoon, high in the upper 20's. Thursday night will be fair and colder, low 10 to 15. Easterns Illinoist Universitye I Charleston,rn Ill. 61920 I Vol.New 7 3, No. 84 J 20 Pages s omic plays one night fruit stand IBHEwaits stands for Apple results "A.J. for 'ce. My mother's name is nge Juice, and I have a other named Fruit of budget ch." Jamal's A.J. comedy rformance in the Subway ednesday night seemed to advice for the crowd of a joy 15-0 By MATT HORTENSTINE pie whom he kept Staff writer ng. ughi The Illinois Board of Higher William Smith, one of Education recently forwarded its Fiscal tern's faculty members Year 1989 budget recommendations for 'd, "A.J. has a tremendous higher education to the Illinois General ount of energy with a Assembly and Gov. James R. Thomp­ vibrant personality and ry son, putting the budgetary wheels in great sense of humor. If motion. are the qualities it ese "The governor has said that our es be a successful to recommended budget puts funding for then this young median, higher education about where it should on his way." median is be," said Ross Hodel, a deputy director Chris Selfridge , a . at the IBHE. "But he also said that no man journalism major new money is available." nsiders Jamal's act Hodel said the IBHE is waiting for He reminds me of errific. the governor's state of the state address die Murphy." on Feb. 25 when it is expected that With a style that is all his Thompson will disclose his position on , Jamal plans to make the issue. next stop in Canada. · However, with the legislature con­ During the fall Jamal will vening March 31, a concrete decision on ve his first rap song out. the FY89 budget probably will not be rding to Jamal, the seen until late June, he said. e of the rap is ''Welcome The IBHE recommedations total takeoff of the L.A.," a about $1.8 billion for FY89 operating periences that he's had budgets for the entire higher education ere. system. advice to all people His Resulting in a $258.5 million, or 16. 7 like to laugh and joke ho percent increase over the FY88 level of their friends is try 'th to funding, three basic sources will be "Check local MICHELLE ZAWIN I Staff photographer medy. utilized for the additional funding. clubs, where you get About people gathered in the Subway edy 1 50 future plans include performing with Eddie According to the recommendation, minutes to perform," Wednesday night to watch comedian A.J. ve Murphy on an upcoming HBO special. $243.4 million will come from the said. Jamal as he joked about college life. His al General Revenue Fund; $14.2 million will come from additional University Income Funds, which include .tuition; and $900,000 will be derived from faculty members divided on a motion other funds no listed in the report. IU If these fundst materialize, five basic expense areas will experience an in­ decertify Board of-Governors contract crease in funding. The report listed a 10 percent salary them will sign it. increase, a 50 percent increase for '' "If I can find enough people to carry Social Security and Medicare this, I'm sure we'll win. I wouldn't be payments, a 5 percent increase for t.ern's faculty stands sharply substantial amount of A suprised if we got 50 percent," utility costs, a 9 percent increase for over a motion to decertify the · · ed Eastern's faculty think Megginson said. library costs, and a 5 percent increase ersity Professionals of illinois' for expenses not listed in the report. Governors con tract. the underfunding we're But Megginson has an obstacle in of UPI President Mitch Vogel, who an­ In addition, another $34.6 million is Rearden, Eastern's UPI chapter experiencing is because of two being recommended for program and 'dent, said it would be a mistake nounced that the faculty senates we're in the system. of the BOG schools, Northeastern and institutional support increases. faculty member to sign the BOG any Governors State, have declined to Of that additional money, the Board to bring about decertification. 'on circulate the petition. of Governors, Eastern's governing substantial amount of Eastern's -John Rearden "That's a crying shame. They body, would receive $7.1 million, the think the underfunding we're ty second highest of the four. university riencing (Northeastern and Governors State) are is because we're the of in --------'--- denying the faculty members the right systems following the University system," Rearden said Wed- '' to have an election if they (the faculty) Illinois with $15.3 million. UPI's BOG contract, an election will be y. want one to occur," Megginson said. Within the BOG system, the IBHE the underfunding was there held. vote of 51 percent is required to ut A Eastern's Faculty Senate will discuss recommended that Eastern receive we signed our contracts," he decertify the union. re the matter at Tuesday's meeting. $46.2 million in state funding, a 13.9 Robert Megginson, who is running . Megginson said by not conducting percent increase over FY88 levels. rden said he wants to spend time the petition effort while Coon is on the election the UPI will be in a better Such an increase would place Eastern ntract negotiations and lobbying sabbatical, says some UPI members position to approve projects it supports, with the highest percent funding in­ to get more university funding. have already signed the petition. like the controversial fair share con­ crease within the BOG system. lize some faculty members are "I invite all of the union members to cept. The BOG is recommended to receive pointed because of the (October) sign the petition, because if the union Under fair share, non-union members $199 million, or a 12.7 percent in­ freeze. But, we've (UPI) worked says they represent the majority of the would be required to pay a percentage crease, in total funding. and we've done some good things " campus and have the allegiance they of the yearly collective bargaining costs This places the BOG system with the en said. ' claim they do, then the union has incurred by UPI. lowest level of funding of the four thematics Professor Lewis Coon nothing to fear," Megginson said. "I want to s e th contract decertified university systems. ed the petition to give new He added, "This is an opportunity to � � because I don t thmk the UPI has done Neither Eastern President Stanely a chance to vote on whether get a democratic vote and I don't ctors a very g od job represe�ting us here at Rives nor Verna Armstrong, vice want the UPI or faculty union to understand how the un on can get so · ?, . Eastern Meggmson said. president for administration and nt them. upset over the election." i ., He said if UPI is decertified, there finance, could be reached for comment percent of the almost 2,000 Megginson is confident that if every 30 wo ld be a ovement to reinstate on the issue because they were en route members at BOG faculty member at every BOG school _u . i:n ty schools sign _ to Chicago BOG in favor g umons at mdividual campuses. for Thursday's petition of decertifying the etsa copy of the petition 30 percent of meeting. Thursday, January 1 21, 1988 The Dall !Associated Press Reagan to seek more Contra aid I State/Nation/World for House to vote on in February Caterpillar has third year in WASHINGTON (AP�Presid­ way to achieve peace. We the Contras. black ent Reagan said Wednesday that disagree." "We're at a critical junc PEORIA-Citing strong sales and improved industry Congress will commit "one of Dodd, a Democratic senator Reagan said. ''If Congress health, Caterpillar Inc., reported Wednesday that fourth­ America's most tragic mistakes" from Connectict and opponent down aid this time, the of · d quarter earnings totaled $170 million, bringing its 1987 if it refuses to give more money Contra aid, had said the ad­ may will be irrevocable, profits to a six-year high of $350 million. to Nicaraguan rebels. ministration "ought to nt least that happens it's my great Caterpillar, the world's largest maker of earth moving House Speaker Jim Wright, D< see whether or not that peace that we will have abandon equipment, recordecl its third consecutive year in the black, Texas, accused Reagan of Pur­ process can succeed" before hope for democracy in Nie rebounding from a market slump that bean in 1981 when its suing a military victory and the pressing for more Contra aid. and peace in Central Ameri - market collapsed. overthrow of the Sandinista Replying to Fitzwater's Speaking to an audien ''The markets we serve were strong," Len Kuchan, regime. statement, Dodd said, ''These Contra-aid supporters invi company treasurer, told a news conference.