Eastern Illinois University The Keep February 1991 2-8-1991 Daily Eastern News: February 08, 1991 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1991_feb Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: February 08, 1991" (1991). February. 6. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1991_feb/6 This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1991 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]. Contract change? . ~astern considering a move to 10-month faculty contracts By MATT CAMPBELL Staff writer Could 30 days affect the quality of the education taught at Eastern, the number of It's a legitimate fear that it classes taught and the amount of pay teach­ might increase the faculty ers receive for that work? workload. Many faculty believe it would if a pro­ posed l 0-month faculty pay contract Carol Schmudde replaces the nine-month contracts under UPI task force which the faculty members currently are paid. The possibility of 10-month contracts was raised at a meeting Wednesday where said, "It would cause a perceptible decline a task force sponsored by the Union in institutional quality as measured by such Professionals of Illinois and the university nationally recognized indices as student­ presented a status report on the contract teacher ratio, instructor work load, and proposal. research output, and thus jeopardize the Each of Eastern 's academic departments university's accreditation and reputation." is to report by F~. 20 to Charles Colbert, ''.We deserve I 0 months of pay for what an associate vice president for academic we are already teaching," Carpenter added, affairs and task force member, whether the echoing the sentiments of many faculty departmept's faculty members are in favor who attended the meeting. of the contracts. Others also argued that if the work load However, many faculty members and increases with an added month, then the even department chairs complained they amount and quality of the research the fac­ did hot receive the questionnaires and data ulty would complete will suffer. CARL WALKNerge photo editor that was compiled by the task force over a "There are certainly some potential dan­ Wade appeared as noted novelist and essayist Zora Neale Hurston two-year period and then sent to the depart­ gers," Schmudde said. "It's a legitimate ·ening at the Rathskeller in her one-woman show "Zora." ments. fear that it might increase the faculty work­ Colbert said at the meeting that only four load." department reports have been submitted "But," she added, "in order to have this ' inspirational, i~formative and none of those are in favor of the l 0- (10-month contracts) at all, it will have to mon th contract, which would in theory be negotiated." give all faculty a chance to make an addi­ The union will negotiate for safeguards, tional months pay. including a ceiling on the faculty workload, .ed off the black overcoat to "Currently the faculty at Eastern are she said. And as far as the question of n, orange and yellow scarf guaranteed only nine month's pay," said debilitating the quality of education d her neck, dangling to her task force co-chair Carol Schmudde, an because of an increased workload, English professor on sabbatical leave. Schmudde said that overall, Eastern faculty k hat showed years of wear, Some faculty are able to teach during already work enough hours to earn all fac­ pointed at the crown. • Some organizations planning intersession or summer school and make ulty the l 0-month contracts. 'to be something important," the · marches for February. Page SA an additional month or more of pay, but "In fact, enough classes are currently prided herself while placing Schmudde said only a fraction of the fac­ being taught to provide every faculty mem­ rust-colored wooden suitcase. spectators Thursday evening in the Martin ulty have that opportunity. bers with a JO-month contract," she said. NEALE HURSTON!," she Luther King Jr. University Union At least some of the faculty seemed will­ "The distribution is not all the way across taking a seat, easing off one Rathskellar. ing to take that chance, though, rather than the faculty departments, though." •ing her tired foot. The hour:-long performance-took audi­ risk the quality of education taught. That means that one department's facul­ Wade's performance of Zora," ence members back in time to offer a histor- In a statement against the I 0-month con­ ty may teach enough additional classes to ·oman play, attracted over 150 tracts issued by the Faculty Senate through •Continued on page 2A senate Chair David Carpenter, the senate ~ Continued on page 2A nding bombardment of Baghdad continues , Saudi Arabia (AP) Saudi Arabia. The Navy pilot was hours of air strikes, missing; one soldier was killed and Cheney, Powell headed to Gulf llied pilots rocked four were wounded in the heli­ WASHINGTON (AP) - The ey bridges and the copter accident. nation's top military officials head­ • Fears of chemical gas ,f front-line troops President Bush's two top war ed for the war front Thursday seek­ attacks keep U.S. troops blew two more Iraqi advisers - Defense Secretary Dick ing battlefield advice ~m the best edgy. Page 7A " out of the sky. Cheney and joint chiefs chairman timing for beginning a ground veteran U.S. battleship Gen. Colin Powell - were flying to attack against Iraq's powerful army. • Wind spreads oil spill bombardment of Iraqi- the gulf to confer with local com­ Defense Secretary Dick Cheney in Gulf. Page 7A manders on the countdown to a had little doubt. said the administration is "not eager "This could get very ugly at any "Our hope is that we can wrap it ding was having an ground offensive - a momentous to do something foolish but there Iraqi soldiers turned clash between a half-million or moment," one officer told a up as soon as possible, to minimize are a whole series of considera­ the loss of life on all sides," the in to journalists near the more men on each side. reporter visiting the Saudi-Kuwaiti tions." Cheney and Gen. Colin front. That view found high-level defense secretary told the House ·rder while muttering The commander of British Powell, chairman of the Joint Armed .Services Committee before about the "bombing ... forces in Operation Desert Storm, support in France, where President Chiefs of Staff, were to arrive in .bombing." But Desert Lt. Gen. Peter de la Billiere, told Francois Mitterrand told reporters: he left. "The war can end tomor­ Saudi Arabia on Friday for three row, if Saddam Hussein will get out mounted, too. A U.S. reporters he believes "the land "The ground battle promises to days of discussions with Gen. of Kuwait." 18 Hornet fighter went war is inevitable." A U.S. com­ take place ... this month." Norman Schwarzkopf, commander Cheney and Powell are to return northern Persian Gulf, mand spokesman disputed the use Miles from the wind-whipped of allied forces, and other military Sunday to brief President Bush, not from hostile fire, and of "inevitable." But up on the front, some clung to hopes for leaders on the next stage of the elicopter crashed in northern desert line, U.S. troops peace. Persian Gulf War. '6 Continued on page 2A ZA Frida , February 8, 1991 The Dally Eastern Personality seals Mr. Valentine title By LORI TEIBER the other guys before him said "Angel Eyes." Lincolnwoo Staff writer sports were their hobbies, Fowler But the question and answer part once again added his own originali­ of the contest was not the only The ladies of Pemberton Hall ty by saying, "I like to give back­ source of amusement for the Pinetree can rest easy this Valentine's Day rubs." observers. knowing they have their very own The other men were not to be The modeling of the workout Mr. Valentine 1991. totally out done, though. attire once again showed Fowler's Apartments Chris Fowler, a 20-year-old soci-­ When Michael Livingston, 20, good spiritedness. The other partic­ ology major representing the third was asked how he stayed in shape, ipants wore not-so-revealing out­ floor, walked off with the coveted he gave an honest answer: fits, though Fowler surprised the - Studio 1,2 & 3 Bedroo crown and a sweatshirt as a crowd "Spending a lot of time with my crowd by stripping down to span­ of about 70 people watched girlfriend." dex that left very little to the imagi­ - Completely Furnished Thursday night. While that answer amused the nation. While Fowler charmed the audience, his girlfriend appeared to Fowler was not shy about his - 10 Minute Walk to Ca crowd and the judges with his out­ be more than a little embarrassed. actions either, describing his going personality and humor, it was Livingston's best pick-up line favorite part of the event as, "when - 24 Hour Maintenance his originality that enabled him to was also a little out of this world: I got to take off my shirt." beat out the five other worthy par­ "Are those legs or are you sitting The difficult decision of picking - Central Air Conditioni ticipants. on a chicken?" the winner was left to a panel of When Fowler was asked his When the contestants were asked three judges: Shriley Von Bokel, most successful pick-up line he their favorite song, Russ Regentz, Carmen Hall president; Ryan said, "I'm Chris; let's go." 18, made the crowd wonder where Zufall, RHA vice president and Where the savi While this comment brought his mind was at the time when he Tomoyo Kitazawa, a counselor at laughter from the crowd, the,ne~t said, "Me So Horny." McKinney Hall.