Eastern Illinois University The Keep January 2003 1-24-2003 Daily Eastern News: January 24, 2003 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2003_jan Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: January 24, 2003" (2003). January. 9. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2003_jan/9 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2003 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]. "Thll the troth January 24, 2oo3 • F R1 DAy and don't be afraid. • VOLUME 87. NUMBER 84 THE DA ILY EAST£ RN NEWS . COM THE DAILY Over and out The Panther basketball team loses to Austin Peay In overtime after leading by as many as 10 points. EASTERN NEWS Page SA SPORTS CUPB will 'Old fashioned' winter whips area report on + Thursday's temperature reaches 4-year low, wind chill nears -20 expenses By Carly Mullady CITY ED ITOR for 2002 Thursday's temperature was the lowest since 1999 according to Dallas Price, local weather observer and former Eastern pro­ By John Chambers fessor. ADM INISTRATION EDITOR Matt Barnes, meteorologist for the National Weather Service, reported a tem­ The Council on University perature of minus 4 with the wind chill at Planning and Budget will hear a minus 17. report Friday on the university's The temperature a person actually feels appropriated expenditures. in the cold is the wind chill, Barnes said. William Weber, associate vice "Wind chill is the effect of air on exposed president for human skin, • Price said. ~The Joss of ener­ academ i c gy and heat from the body intenslfles with affairs, said the air movement. • fiscal year 2002 As wind speed increases, the danger of report will harsh cold air on skin lntenslfles. show expendi­ The body temperature change has been tures from per­ figured mathematically to determine wind sonal services chill. such as salary Thursday's extreme cold came from a and non-person- North Canadian front that entered this area al services John Allison early In the week, Barnes said. Little snow i n vo l v i ng '1 have no idea accompanied this front because there was Eastern's oper­ row members of very little moisture when it came through. ating costs. CUPBwi/1 "With the front, came a big dome of high Weber will respond to a pressure, bringing very, very cold, dry air," also give a request of post­ Price said. staffing report ponement." It was the lowest mid-January tempera­ regard i ng ture In the past three years. January of 1936 employee yielded the lowest recorded local tempera­ salaries in the office of academic tures of minus 17 With a wind chill of minus affairs from 1992 to 2003. 35. He said a request for the report Friday's temperature may reach the mid­ was made at the December CUPB teens, but won't be a big change from yes­ meeting. terday. Price called these temperatures a ~That is costs of the operation of "return to the old-fashioned winter. • the academic affairs office," said Barnes said there is a slight chance of CUPB chair Bob Augustine. snow Saturday afternoon, accompanying Weber will also deliver a report expected upper-20 degree daytime temper­ on athletics costs. STEP HEN HAAS / ASSOCIATE PHOTO ED ITOR atures. Sunday temperatures should stay A motion to recommend to inter­ Above: Matt Frankie, senior biology major, had to bundle up for the walk to his lab class on Thursday in the upper-20s. im president Lou Hencken and the afternoon. Frankie didnlt mind having to be outside since it was for such a short period of time. The "old-fashioned winter" won't be last­ Board of Trustees a reduction to Below: Despite the cold weather, Ellie Williams, junior psychology major, works on a project during ing long with next week's temperatures some administrative contracts her digital art class Thursday afternoon in Buzzard Hall . The bitter conditions didn't affect classes expected to rise above freezing, possibly from 12 to 11 months could be dis­ here at Eastern. into the 40s. cussed. English professors David + Lord: Weather would weather would have to become Carpenter and John Allison will extreme for classes to halt. introduce the motion, but Allison have to be artie or "Could it ever be so cold that we said discussion could be post­ lethal to cancel classes cancel class?" Lord said. "Perhaps, poned because of Carpenter's but I think the weather would have intended absence from the meet­ By Tim Martin to be arctic or lethal.• ing. CAMPUS EDITOR A quick glance Thursday at stu­ While it is up to the CUPB to dent outdoor wardrobe, however, decide to postpone discussion, Students grumbled and groaned may cause one to debate whether Carpenter should be given the about trekking to classes through or not the weather is indeed "arc­ opportunity to speak to the motion, bon~hilling weather Thursday as tic.· Allison said. wind chills reached negative dou­ Many students wore stocking ~ I have no idea how members of ble digits. caps, heavy gloves and scarves CUPB will respond to a request of But can it be possible to cancel around their necks, In addition to postponement. I support the classes because of Intense cold? their winter coats, as they braved motion," he said. "Yes it is cold, there's no ques­ the cold walking to class. Allison said reducing adminis­ tion about that, • Interim President The 24-hour low Thursday was trative contracts will be a way to Lou Hencken said. "But the uni­ minus 5 degrees, with a windchill save university funds at a time versity has had a history not to of minus 19 degrees. when Gov. Rod Blagoj evich is cancel classes. • "The temperature could be 2 requesting any university cuts to Blair Lord, vice president of be administrative. academic affairs, said inclement SEE CANCEL +Page 6A ~ u·s a creative way to reduce administrative costs," he said. Allison said demonstrating a reduction in admlnlstrative costs will help Eastern's cause, lobbying UPI talks continue in unmediated meeting in Springfield for university Inter­ ests. By John Chambers vey cannot yet be determined, but pare for negotiations to continue tlement can be reached. The motion pertains to assistant ADM INISTRATION ED ITOR faculty have expressed discontent Monday with federal mediator Active UPI chief negotiator deans, including directors. with what the administration Jerry Carmichael, said Bob John Allison said not much pro­ Allison said the motion does Negotiations for a new three­ negotiating team has offered. Wayland, director of employee gressed In Thursday's talks. not apply to department chairs, year faculty contract continued ~There is strong support for and labor relations. "We really didn't reach agree­ and specifics of the recommen­ Thursday unmediated. strike authorization and rejection ~ I feel (talks) were very pro­ ment on any of those issues," dation, such as what month "I would not say I'm opti­ of the administration's offer," he ductive, • he said. "We ... had some Allison said. "There was some would be omitted, are not speci­ mistic, • said University said. time to explore some ideas maybe movement, but not sufficient fied. Professionals of Illinois president A tentative meeting to vote on a the mediator can help us with. It movement." He said the time off could be David Radavich. strike authorization vote is set for was helpful to all of us.• He said negotiations have not ~adjusted as reasonable. • A survey, which began last Wednesday. If the vote is In favor Wayland said discussion nar­ yet yielded an agreement faculty The CUPB meets Friday at 3 Sunday and likely to continue of a strike, the UPI executive rowed down the three issues of will approve. p.m. in the Arcola-Thscola Room of through next week, has been con­ committee will ask members for a faculty compensation, workload "We pretty clearly haven't been the Martin Luther King Jr. ducted to poll faculty on a strike second vote before the occur­ and distance education the UPI offered something that we feel University Union. authorization vote, Radavich said. rence of a strike. has selected as topics of needed He said the results of the sur- Thursday's talks helped pre- compromise before a contract set- SEE UP I +Page 6A REVIEW THIS ON THE VERGE OF THE WEE KEND Common THE DAILY The new effort from the progressive EASTERN NEWS hip-hop guru features an impressive Friday, January 24, 2003 ~--~ list and creative artwork. Section B Page 88 *** Friends & Co. hosts its first big rock show of the semester featuring two bands from the east and one local product By Ben Turner the New Jersey-based Telstar the beginning the band played to guitar, Jack Lawrence on bass and doesn't really like all the music VERGE EDITOR Records, "Dual Mono" has gar­ smaller crowds at Sudsy Malones, Eric Stein on guitar, self-released genre classifications and prefers nered The Greenhomes a wide a Cincinnati bar. Although he their first release 1999's "Gun for to describe the band's sound as The Greenhomes will headllne variety of comparisons from The couldn't put his finger on the You". After touring with Swingin' rock 'n' roll, and as easy as that. "I the first big rock show of the Sanies to The 13th Floor Elevators exact show, the first time it really Neckbreakers, who were based think we can do with out those semester this Friday night at to The Animals.