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Eastern Illinois University The Keep February 1979 2-9-1979 Daily Eastern News: February 09, 1979 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1979_feb Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: February 09, 1979" (1979). February. 7. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1979_feb/7 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the 1979 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]. Weather: Friday night will be fair and cold with a low of zero to 1 O •astern· below. Saturday will be ews cloudy and cqld with a high in upper teens or low 20s. Friday , Feb. 9, 1979 I Charleston, Ill. I Vol. 64, No. 92 I 20 Pages, 2 Sections Newtextboo.k library fate uncertain by Karen Kunz Although the Board of Higher Education Tuesday approved the building of a new textbook library for Eastern, the fate of the building is uncertain. Figures received by Eastern President Daniel E. Marvin Monday indicated the textbook· library con struction fee would have to ·be in creased by at least $3.69 per year more than planned to finance the building. Marvin said Thursday he has decided to delay asking the Board of Governors for approval to sell bonds to finance new building because or a · the higher cost. Instead, Marvin said alternatives to construction of a new building will be looked into, including the renovation of the existing textbook library. Marvin sai� Vice President . for · Student Affairs Glenn Williams telephoned him Monday afternoon and told him bankers in Chicago had decided the proposed $3.50 per year construction fee to . be assessed to students would not be enough income to pay for the bonds. The bankers told Williams that a fee of $7.15 per year would be necessary to pay for the bond sale. Marvin said at that time, he left a message with a BHE member asking Plans to contruct a new Textbook Library to alleviate in estimating the ,total cost of the project. (News photo by that approval of the construction be problems such as the overcrowding pictured above last Craig Stockel) removed from the agenda in light of spring are at a temporary standstill due to miscalculations the findings. "However, good judgment prevailed Washington, D.C. Monday at the time Miller. smaller fee forthe students . ·and the BHE decided to leave it on the he received the call from Williams, he Marvin said, however, that $50,000 "The new textbook library means agenda," Marvin said. was not able to discuss alternatives had been added to the estimation, half $700,000 but with the interest added on "Their approval does not commit with the vice presidents of. the by the architects for additional to that for a 20 year period it adds up us to selling the bonds, only gives us university until Wednesday. renovations which may be needed and to almost $1.5 million," Mlt.rvinsaid. the approval to do so if we want.'' "We talked about this all day long half by Marvin "to be on the safe "What it comes down to is $1"75,000 However, BOG approval would and I think we all finally came to an side.'' versus $1.5 million," he added. "That if commit Eastern to having the bonds agreement," he said. The architects have also said that $175,000 we (Eastern) could carry, but for sale printed, Marvin said. This "Candidly, we came to the con all of the construction materials were that million dollars means a long term would amount to an expense of ap clusion one more time that we should received before the actual construction investment." proximately $3 per bond. Should they at least delay asking the board for was to begin the work could be Marvin said Eastern is not allowed decide to ctelay the sale, Eastern would approval to build the new textbook completed in three months, but would to borrow money for renovations, only still have to pay for the bond printing.. Jibrary until we can investigate the probably take four to five months. for construction of new buildings, so That possible commitment promp the old rvin said although the possibility of reconstructing Ma the money · for the r.econstruction ted Marvin to ask that the approval of one," Maryin said. renovations would force students to would have to come from existing the sale be taken of the agenda for Marvin said architects have· been give up the convenience that the new_ funds. Thursday's BOG meeting at Governors contacted and a $175,000 estimation library would provide, such as sheltered He listed three sources for the funds State University. was received by Vice President for lines, they. would mean a smaller in which included taking $150,000 from Because Marvin was on his way to tration and Fi�ance George vestment for the university and .a ·Adminis (See TEXT LIBRARY, page 3) Marvin gives ok . t . costs ' Experts oby Pat be Sheehey hired tonking examine into the Union 's operations Union." provide the be st food .with the most President Daniel E. Marvin said He added, "The consultants will efficient service possible." ' Wednesday he would agree to hire examine the Union's operations and Dersch said, "We need someone management consultants to evaluate provide the Union Board and the who will do a thorough examination of the University Union's operations. proper university official s with a the operations and provide recom The Union Board Monday passed a written report of the findings." mendations for improvement." proposal requesting that Eastern hire Instead of hiring the originally Neither the board nor Marvin had management consultants to improve proposed consultant firm, one or more reviewed any estimates of how much the overall efficiency of the Union's individuals will be hired. tl}e consultants would cost. operations. Bill. Clark, Union area head, said, He said "The money factor shou The union operation has run in the "We'll hire one or more individuals. ldn't have too much bearing. This is a. red for.ye ars. A Union operating fee This is more economical than hiring a one time expenditure that should be was imposed last year as one means of · firm." viewed as a· long term investment. aiding the Union operation. He added that the consultants would Dersch added, ''The money will · Marvin said, "I'm ready to go with not only evaluate the business opera come from the general revenue bud� it provided we draw up a good job des tions but also the programmatic side of get, not the Union's." cription for the consultants to go by .'' the union. Clark said, '.'This is not to be viewed To m Dersch, financial vice presi The food service efficiency will be as a cure all . It is an evaluation . dent, said, "We'll hire management one of the prime suspects for inves program and through it we hope to Daniel Marvin ... E. consultants to provide adde.d profess tigation. increase the efficiency of the overall ... hires Union consultants ional approaches and innovative thi- Clark said, "We need a system to Union operations." Friday Feb. 9, � 979. 2 ··News Woodcock Crane submits new ambassador speed limit bill ,WASHINGTON The Senate (JP) WASHINGTON - Rep. Daniel B. Foreign Relations Committee voted 12- News sltorts Crane, R-Ill., proposed legislation 1 Thursday for confirmation of Thursday that would eliminate the Leonard Woodcock as· the first U.S. national 55-mph speed limit. He said ambassador to China since 1949. Rowe, secretary of the Illinois federal enforcement of the limit Despite the vote, committee chapter of the American Agriculture Iranians march amounted to "blackmail, pure and members said Woodcock's nomination Movement AAM, said the 250-member simple." will become entangled in a Senate floor Illinois delegation feels it i� getting to show support battle over the future security of more help from lawmakers ouiside of Crane's bill would allow states again TEHRAN, Iran - Hundreds of to Taiwan. Illinois. set their own highway speed limits. soldiers marched along with a million The sole vote against appointment of Although states already can set their other Iranians in Tehran Thursday in a the former United Auto Workers own limits, they risk losing federal show of support for an anti-shah union president was cast by Sen. Jesse Income taxcut s highway funds if the limits are ab_ove revolutionary government. But Prime Helms, R-N.C., a vocal opponent of the national 55-mph standard. Minister Shahpour Bakhtiar held his President Carter's new China policy. -expected by '81 Crane ground, vowing he w\ll not surrender called his legislation a Helms said he will block con "freedom to power to a "mob." drive bill." sideration of the nomination by the WASHINGTON Treasury The leader of the "transitional "If the people of state want full Senate until the Taiwan security Secretary Michael Blumenthal said a to government" trying to ovst Bakhtiar raise the speed limit on their own issue has beeq settled by the Congress. Thursday the Carter administration was quoted as saying Washington has highways, Washington, D.C. Under Senate tradition, one senator can intends to rely in the future on in , has no "indirectly" expressed a desire to business telling them they can't do it. put an indefinite hold on consideration · tax cuts, rather than higher co� establish good relations with a future Withholding what of an ambassadorial nomination by the spending, to stimulate the economy.