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Eastern Illinois University The Keep August 1998 8-31-1998 Daily Eastern News: August 31, 1998 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1998_aug Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: August 31, 1998" (1998). August. 3. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1998_aug/3 This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1998 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]. 86˚ The Daily Monday Partly 64˚ cloudy August 31, 1998 Inside Eastern Sports Wait no www.den.eiu.edu Banged Eastern Illinois University longer Charleston, Ill. 61920 and bruised Students living in housing Vol. 84, No. 7 Football team hasn’t been 12 pages benefit from added phone able to escape injury even features. News though season hasn’t started. Story on Page 3 “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.” Story on Page 12 Join us online www.den.eiu.edu After many weeks of labor and planning, Initially, the site will be basic in content online edition, daily poll questions, an The Daily Eastern News is proud to present and design, including only the articles pub- extensive archive of columns and editorials Salaries its new online edition. The Internet version lished in The News. However, as the online and a listing of staff e-mail addresses. of The News will be available for viewing edition matures, we hope to add animation, Any one wishing to be part of the online rank 2nd online every weekday. special news features intended solely for the edition should call 581-2812. lowest A ‘fair’weekend Faculty paid about $10,000 less than peers statewide By Tammie Sloup Administration editor Eastern’s full-time faculty and civil service salaries for fiscal year 1998 are the second lowest among the 12 Illinois public universities. “A top university priority remains pay equity and narrowing the gap More inside between Eastern salaries and those IBHE to vote on at peer institutions,” said Shelly fiscal year 1998 Flock, director of media relations. allocated grants. According to data from an Illinois Board of Higher Education Page 5 report, the average faculty salary at Eastern for fiscal year 1998 is $44,100. The average for all public universities in Illinois is $55,000. The fiscal year 1998 average salary for professors at Eastern was $54,800. Associate professors’ average was $46,100, assistant professors’ average was $36,700 and instructors’ average was $24,300. The data also indicated Eastern’s faculty salaries have increased by 70.3 percent from 1985 to 1998, yet See SALARIES Page 2 Charges per credit hour not common Eastern may soon be one Fair on the Square gives residents a taste of Charleston of a few schools in Illinois By Nicole Meinheit (top) Taki Iatropoulos, City editor owner of Zorbas, to charge fees for 17 hours serves Anne Fuerborn By Joe Sanner Despite electrical problems, vendors set off a vari- (left), a senior econom- Student government editor ety of arts and crafts, foods and activities Saturday dur- ics major, one of the ing the second annual Fair on the Square. many different kinds of Eastern may soon become one of the only Illinois Several bands were scheduled to begin playing at sandwiches he was universities to assess fees to students who take more noon, but only half of the electricity needed for the offering at the Fair in than 16 hours. bands equipment was available and several vendors the Square. Student Senate Wednesday unanimously tabled a had to be turned away. bill to lower the number of hours full-time students can Electricity could not be run from the business on the (left) Rebecca Miller, a take before being charged tuition by the hour to 17 to Square because of safety concerns. The acoustic bands tye-dye artist from get more student input. The proposal calls for a 2.5 per- scheduled to play where able to perform later in the Naperville, sells some cent tuition increase and a $93 per hour charge for each afternoon, but their wasn’t enough electricity for the of her tye-dye clothing credit hour a student takes more than 16 hours. “rock ‘n roll” bands, said Rosemary Gruber, event to customers at the Fair Eastern currently charges an overload fee for stu- organizer. in the Square Saturday dents who are registered for 19 or more credit hours, or “Keith Hardin Blues Band played longer than they afternoon. if they are registered for less than 12. The charge per needed to and came for less than they usually make,” Katherine Thomas/ credit hour is about $93. See FAIR Page 2 Most universities in Illinois charge tuition by the staff photographer See HOURS Page 2 2 Monday, August 31, 1998 The Daily Eastern News ETheastern Daily News Septuplet family to get new home CARLISLE, Iowa (AP) _ The small army of underdog” because he slipped into critical con- The Daily Eastern News is published daily, volunteers that has been helping parents Kenny dition in the hours after his birth. Monday through Friday, in Charleston, Ill., dur- and Bobbi McCaughey maintain round-the- “He really is a big boy. All the babies are ing fall and spring semesters and twice weekly The volunteers are still helping out, but during the summer term except during school clock care of their septuplets is starting to get “ healthy and doing fine.” vacations or examinations, by nights and Sundays off. Bobbi and Kenny are really excited The McCaugheys, who also have a toddler PRINTED WITH SOYINK the students of Eastern Illinois TM Helpers still work during the day with feed- about being able to do the overnight on daughter, Mikayla, are looking forward to leav- University. Subscription price: $38 per semester, $16 for summer only, $68 all ings, diaper changes and other chores, but the their own.They just decided they could ing their cramped three-bedroom house and year. The Daily Eastern News is a member of late jobs are more manageable now that a few of moving into a new home under construction The Associated Press, which is entitled to do it. exclusive use of all articles appearing the babies sleep through the night. Up to five about a block away. in this paper. The editorials on Page 4 dozen volunteers had worked shifts to ensure 24- Wes Yoder, Ground was broken in May for the 6,000 represent the majority opinion of the hour-a-day care. spokesman for Bobbi and Kenny McCaughey square-foot home paid for with private dona- editorial board; all other opinion pieces are signed. The Daily Eastern News editorial “Bobbi and Kenny are handling overnight tions. and business offices are located in Buzzard and all day Sunday all by themselves now,” fam- The two-story home will have seven bed- Hall, Eastern Illinois University. ily spokesman Wes Yoder said. ple on Nov. 19, 1997, are starting to roll over on rooms and a study, four baths, two laundry areas, Periodical postage paid at Charleston, IL 61920. “The volunteers are still helping out, but their own and Yoder suspects it won’t be long 15 closets, a three-car garage and a basement. ISSN 0894-1599. ” Bobbi and Kenny are really excited about being “From what we know, it looks as if they’ll be Printed by Eastern Illinois University, before Alexis, Brandon, Joel, Kelsey, Kenneth, Charleston, IL 61920. able to do the overnight on their own. They just Natalie and Nathan are on the move. able to move in the weekend before Postmaster: Send address changes to decided they could do it.” “I think Joel is going to be the first one to Thanksgiving,” Yoder said. “That’ll be a great The Daily Eastern News The septuplets, born to the central Iowa cou- crawl,” Yoder said of the baby once dubbed “the day for everybody.” Buzzard Hall Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL 61920. taking 19 or more hours. At Western, students Stacie Cerullo, a senior recreational therapy pay $123 per credit hour. major, said being charged $93 for each credit Hours Southern Illinois University in Carbondale hour they take over 16 greatly limits their Newspaper staff from Page 1 charges $98 per hour to part-time students with chances of graduating in four years. Editor in chief..................................Chuck Burke* credit hour for part-time students taking less less than 12 credit hours. SIU does not charge “I think that’s a way they try and make peo- Managing editor ..............................Chad Merda* than 12 hours, but few charge students by the students by the hour who take 15 or more cred- ple stay longer, cause people won’t be able to News editor ....................................Deana Poole* Associate news editor....................Justin Kmitch* hour for taking too many hours. it hours. take more than five classes a semester,” she said. Editorial page editor....................Heather Cygan* The University of Illinois in Champaign Charging by the hour for 17 hours or more “I’ve taken 18 credit hours every semester. I Activities editor.............................Michelle Powell does not charge full-time students by the hour. would generate over $260,000 in extra revenue think I would have reconsidered that.” Administration editor......................Tammie Sloup Campus editor......................................Amy Thon For part-time students taking between six and for the university, which could be used to the About 75 percent of students at Eastern take City editor.....................................Nicole Meinheit 11 credit hours, tuition is $1,136, not including students’ benefit, said Erinn McFadden, tuition 15 credit hours each semester, leaving about Student government editor.................Joe Sanner fees or the base rate of $1,704.