Eastern Illinois University The Keep March 1993 3-16-1993 Daily Eastern News: March 16, 1993 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1993_mar Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: March 16, 1993" (1993). March. 12. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1993_mar/12 This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1993 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in March by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Church or cult One more time Critics and one member speak out Eastern wrestler returns to about the Boston Church of Christ. National Championships. Page3 Page 12 B may help concert committee Union. said the committee's reserve has fallen at Carmona said. "I'm kind of annoyed by the nt government editor "Traditionally, the (Concert Committee) least $4,000 below its required minimum whole thing because boards such as Sports has always been able to maintain its of $30,000. As a safeguard, the reserve and Recreation and Student Government, With between $14,000 and $16,000 in reserve," AB Chainnan Ron Cannona said. must contain at least $30,000 at all times. which had nothing to do with the situation, ognized student organization budget "Years and years ago the concerts were Carmona said the Concert Committee will be hurt if we have to cover the deficit still left to make, the Apportionment successful, but due to a couple of flops, has lost approximately $45,000 on its last out of next year's budget." Board now must decide whether to fund a such as the Cheap Trick affair and the Lou two concerts. Carmona said he is still investigating llail-out of the University Board Concert Rawls fiasco, that reserve has been com­ "The deficit in the Concert Committee what the AB's responsibilities toward the committee. pletely depleted." reserve will have to be made up for in one Concert Committee are. He said if funds The AB will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in The Concert Committee is not funded by of two places, either from the AB reserve the Martin Luther King Jr. University the AB, but AB Chainnan Ron Carmona or out of next year's working budget," • Continued on page 2 Committee still seeking organization information By JOHN FERAK Campus editor Members of the Academic Area Re­ structuring Commit­ ticketing tee said they have re­ ceived an earful of orgia Beltz, a parking enforcement attendant, writes out a parking citation for an illegally parked vehicle Monday afternoon suggestions about how to consolidate Eastem's six Seventh Street and Monroe Avenue. colleges, incl uding criticisms of their model released March 4 and suggestions of other restruc­ turing plans. Famous poet to speak Thursday Some of the suggestions submitted to committee By BRIAN HUCHEL lo addition to her career as an author, Angelou has estab­ members have included a three-college set up, a Staff writer lished herself in other roles including poet, historian, two-college system and even letting individual actress, playwright, civil rights activist and producer-direc­ departments choose which college to enter. Best-selling author and recent presidential inauguration tor. "(The comments are) mainly verbal, (with) lots speaker Maya Angelou will speak at Eastern on Thursday Angelou was the first black woman to have an original of comments on the current model," said Charles in a presentation that is expected to draw more than 3,000 script produced, Georgia, Georgia. Later, she became the Joley, dean of the College of Education. "The bulk people. northern coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership of the questions were about organizing parts of the Angelou will speak about her life and previous work in a Conference at the request of Martin Luther King Jr. p.lan that didn't seem to fit logically." 90-minute presentation at 8 p.m. i111 Lantz Gymnasium. Angelou also received the Chubb Award from Yale The reorganization of Eastern •s colleges is part Angelou is currently touring college campuses across the University and the Woman of the Year in Communkation of a $ 1.6 million reallocation recommended by the country. Her presentation at Eastern is sponsored by the award from the Ladies Home Journal in 1976. Council on University Planning and Budget. Buman Potential Committee of the University Board. "Angelou is a very prestigious person," said Lisa Abston Restructuring the six-college system into a four­ "We are lucky to have (Maya) Angelou speaking here," of UB's Human Potential Committee. "It is a great honor to college system is intended to save the university aaid Johnetta Jones, director of minority affairs. "She is a have her here to speak. This is the type of event that you $300,000. "ery talented and intelligent woman. We are in for some want to tell your grandchildren about.•· The committee's original recommendation was entertainment." Angelou's presentation was originally scheduled to take to have a four-college system. Under the proposal, Jones said the Human Potential Committee has been p lace in McAfee Gymnasium. Because of a large demand the Lumpkin College of Business and the College working to bring Angelou here for the past three years. for tickets, the location was changed to Lantz Gymnasium. of Education would remain untouched. The col­ "The fact that she recently spoke al the inauguration "It's hard to say whether more students or people from leges of Fine Arts, Applied Sciences and Health, makes her visit that much more valuable," Jones said. the towns will attend," said UB chairman Kevin L ipke. Physical Education and Recreation would be com­ Angelou's presentation Thursday evening will focus on Abston said the UB has posted advertisements and pro­ bined. lhe theme of her life's work. It will include some of the moted Angelou's appearance as far away as Champaign and The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences would awards she has received in her career. Decatur. remain the same with the exception of the speech communication and journalism departments. Those two would move to the new college. Wednesday is the deadline for submitting testi­ ews to add student to editorial board mony to the committee. The committee will look at Tlte Daily Eastern News is establish­ from Simpson or associate news editor will include attending all editorial and lhe information and release a revised model April a student seat on its editorial board Chris Seper. They must be turned in by full staff meetings, contributing to edi­ 2. continue its mission of being the April6. torials and observing and becoming Joley said most of the individuals who be spoke of the student body. The student board member will have aware of the daily newspaper•s routine. with were faculty members in the College of •As editor in chief, I am concerned full voting rights OD the editorial board. Applicants must be students who are of Education and deans of the colleges. the way our editorial page is When the newspaper's spring staff takes junior status or lower and are willing to "Most of the feedback I received was 'We need by the public," said Managing over March 19, board members will be serve until November when a new a different model,"' Joley said. "I've heard propos­ •tor Cassie Simpson, who will take Simpson, Seper as managing editor, applicant will be soughL Elected offi­ als for having three colleges and also even having as The News' editor in chief March news editor Chris Sundheim, associate cials and officers of any student organi­ two." • "I'm sure there are plenty of ques­ news editor Elliott Peppers, editorial zation are ineligible for the position. Joley said the two-college proposal that was the campus community may have page editor David M. Putney and Verge Additional questions may be ad­ submitted would only have a College of Education the way we, as an editorial board, editor Steve Lysaker. dressed to either Simpson or Seper at and a "College of Everything Else." our decisions." An additional staff member will be 581-2812. "I've heard some fairly strong opinions regard­ Applications are now available at appointed shortly after spring break. in g the proposals," said Ellen Keiter, committee uzzard Building in the newsroom Duties for the public board member - Staff report " Continued on page 2 2 Tuesaay, March t 6, 1993 Society admits new members Jerry's By BRIAN HALL society chapter," Mapes said. "ln September of 1991. Staff writer the Tassels became members." Pizza&.. Pub Mortar Board is involved in many events on cam­ introduces Eastern 's Tassel Chapter of Mortar Board Inc.• a pus throughout the year. she said. national honor society for college seniors. inducted 40 ''This year, we were involved in the Fall Blood All You Can Eat new members Sunday in a ceremony at Lumpkin Drive. fund raisers to help the Charleston Food Pantry Hall. and assisted with a disability awareness project," she "Most people have not heard of our chapter said. Buffet because we are so young. but it is a very prestigious Mapes said because the chapter is so young, it is featuring group to be a part of." said President Alecia Mapes. not able to participate in every event they would like A total of 400 applicants were eligible for member­ to. This year, the organization will have to spend time Pizza ship. The 40 students accepted this year are the maxi­ establishing a treasury. Spaghetti mum number of members that can be inducted. This The society honors junior applicants who have a year's chapter had only 31 members, Mapes said.