Eastern Illinois University The Keep March 1992 3-6-1992 Daily Eastern News: March 06, 1992 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1992_mar Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: March 06, 1992" (1992). March. 4. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1992_mar/4 This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1992 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]. History in song Tourney time This spring's Folk Fest has Postseason tournament a female-oriented theme. begins Sunday. 4\CONTINEN"J'. Section B Page 12A orum highlights andidates' ideas dent body." Kinsey added the next president must be one who will represent A forum was held Thursday Eastern and not the Board t forstudents and student orga­ Governors. of 'on members to meet and pre­ Candidate Steve Stover said t questions to the six student most important quality the .nextthe 'datesrunning for positions on president should have is strength. pesidential searchcommittee. Stover said he believes he knows 'ons chair Matt Greider said what students want and need in re are two student positions president and is prepared to repre­a · ble on thesearch committee. sent the students. Thesix candidates gave a two- to Candidate Stuart Tart said there -minute speech to represena­ are three qualifications he will look from various student organiza­ for in a president. He said the next in which they presented them­ president must an Eastern advo­ es and their qualifications. Each cate, open to studentbe concerns and 'date then answered questions open to non-student groups on cam­ the audience. pus such as civil service, adminis­ All of the questions came from tration and faculty. t organization represenatives. "If elected, I will look for some­ were only three student orga- one who will want to beinvolved in tionsrepre sented at the forum. student organizations," said candi­ !Questions asked of the candi­ date Chad Bandy. "I would look for s included what qualities they someone that is going to support the Eastern needs in a president students." well as what they believe stu­ "We've got to have a strong per­ will look forin a president. son in this presidential position," w(The next president) has to said Ken Wetstein. "As students, Slam dunkin' tand our needs," said Dave our chief interest is to learn. The Bud Light Daredevils pe1form for Eastern fans Thursday evening in Lantz Gymnasium during y. chosen, I will make sure half-time of Eastern's matchup with Western3 ,600 minois University. Their act included acrobatics and slam president"If is representing the stu- Continued on page �unks after leaping from trampolines. t 2A niversity enrollment climbs to record high BOG bill ·$hades of Diversity debate· Figures the Fall 1991 semester indi­ that Eastforern 's enrollment has reached continues apex. By Other 79 percent ST UART TART Information released by the Board of . Editor in chief vemors reveals the university's enroll­ Asian/Pacific Islander . 58 percent nt climbed to its record high of 11,324 American Indian .15 percent State Rep. Mike Weaver's pro­ semester, symbolizing that "Eastern is posed bill to eliminate the Boardof ery popular school," said Michelle Governors and the Board of II, spokeswoman for the BOG. Hispanic .94 percent Regents would not save the state a figures were presented to the BOG substantial amount of money, BOG Black 4.84 percent Chancellor Thomas Layzell said' TheseFeb. 20 meeting. Thursday. theirrazell attributes the 1.9 percent White 92.67 percent "You'd save something, maybe. ase from 11, 116 in 1990 to Eastern's It ·won't be anywhere near thetotal . client academic reputation and clear cost of these two operations (the ssion; this "has a positive effect on BOG and the BOR) ," Layzell Jlment," she said. maintainedr Vice President for Student Affairs Glenn W�aver's proposal, to dissolve Iiams said the level of students attend­ the two governing boards in favor Eastern is where the university wants it of their eight universities reporting but a ceiling of 11,000 will be imple­ directly to the Illinois Board of be,nted in 1992 and projected to last Higher Education, would not save ough 1996 because pf financial con­ the ·state much money, Layzell. ints. asserted, because the IBHE lacks Williams said 10,450 of these students some of the services provided by on campus; the remainder attend vari­ the BOG and the BOR. Total enrollment Male Female Transfer Frosh Layzell claimed, for example, off-campusextension sites. II 1990 1991 43.12 56.87 the IBHE has no lawyer and no Brazell says enrollment is being capped 11,116 11,324 1991 1991 staff members experienced either in enable the university to 2rovide quality labor relations or risk management. cation for the students Eastern currently ''Those functionsare not going to , not to keep new ones out. go away," he said. The university cut off freshman enroll­ Fall 1991,Enrollment Figures The Board of Governors is the nt Fall '92 on Feb. 18 due to appro­ governing body for Eastern, 'ationfor cuts by the state. "With the state Western Illinois, Chicago State, get cuts we recently had, it 1992) will Williams said the university's aim is to up 6.4 percent, reaching 1,597 in 1991. Governors State and Northeastern a tight year," Williams said. ( "make the money meet the kids." Even though the university will place a Illinois universities. The Board of The state mandated an across-the-board The fact that enrollment was cut, Brazell restriction on enrollment, the admission Regents governs Illinois State, · Northern Illinois and Sangamon percent budget call-back in January for · said, is a sign that Eastern has a high repu­ requirement will not Stateuniversities. fiscal 1992 budget - a $1,047,100 sacri­ tation. Enrollment for new freshmen was e Eastern. • Continued on page * Continued on page for 2A 2A Friday, March 6, 1992 The Eastern News 2A Dally U·STORE WAREHOUSE FROM PAGE ONE INTENSE Forum STUDY? -....�.1INDIVIDUAL ROOMS DON'T.QUIT From page A speech written by Wood was read at the forum. AND f JA CALLWE'LL Hl!LP WITHUS YOUR alTI we need a president who will support our interests." Voting for the student representatives on the search Carry The Key" ommittee will be March 11 from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. "YouBehind Rex & Don's Warehouse JIMMY JOHN'S Blake Wood, who is also running for a position on � S. Rt. 130, Charleston, Illinois 61920 m the northeast comer of Coleman Hall and in the GOURMET SUBS the committee, ,was not present to answer questions. Day Phone • Gre�der said Wood was absent because he was repre­ walkway of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Night Phone·345-3334 sentmg Eastern at a Model United Nations conference. Union, Greider said. 345-5850 34s=1'o7s Don & Mary Thomason - Owners University LARGE o_r Small, •From page Though improvement can be ment from Fall 1990 are as fol­ JA made, Brazell said the growth in lows: be raised above its current level, minority enrollment is a positive • Black, Non-Hispanic: + 4.2 Try Them ALL! Wjlliams said. "We won't raise sign. "There is strength in diversi­ percent the level to keep people out," ty," she said. •Hispanic: + 25.9 percent Williams said. Williams said the university • American Indian: - 21.7 per­ Jerry's Pizza & Pub Eastern continually attracts works hard to get a different "fla­ cent - 345-2844 above-average students 60 per­ voring" of students. "This (cultur­ • Asian/Pacific Islander: + 3.1 cent of incoming freshmen are in al diversity) is the way the world percent r----------, r----------, the top one-third of their high is," Williams said. •Other: - 5.3 percent Large Single Small Single school class. 1 1 Increases in minority enroll- : Ingredient Pizza : Ingredient Pizza : 1 : 1 BOG : & Quart of Coke : : & Quart of Coke : * From page "I would say in that case smaller Eastern's Lumpkin College of I JA universities would probably lose Business as an example. Although : The governing bodies then some real sense of identity and the university received a $1 million 5 5 $ 95 $ .9 I 7. I report to the Illinois Board of : Delivered : Delivered 1 individuality in that kind of sys­ donation from a private donor to 345-2844 345-2844 Higher Education. I I I tem," he said. "I think almost construct the facility, Weaver said : Layzell spoke Thursday on a Expires May 31st, 1992 : : Expires May 31st, 1992 inevitably the board that manages the BOG played no role in obtain­ WILL radio program, "Afternoon : such a system would find itself ing the remaining funds necessary Magazine." He and Weaver, R­ L-----------1 L----------J paying the most attention to the forthe project. Ashmore, were both invited this r----------, r----------, flagship university, which obvious­ Weaver said he and other legisla­ week to the show, which has an Large Two Small Two ly in this case would be the tors, not the BOG, pushed for addi­ : : interview and caller-response for­ University of Illinois. tional funding for the project, Ingredient Pizza : : Ingredient Pizza .mat, to discuss Weaver's proposal 1 Layzell identified two main which he said cost $6.8 million. 1 1 1 to eliminate the BOG and the BOR, Quart of Coke functions of thestate's four govern­ "It was not on the BOG list (of Quart of Coke : Illinois House Bill 1727. & & ing boards: advocacy for the uni­ budget priorities) until we (legisla­ : : Weaver appeared on the show : versities they govern and concern tors) forced it there," Weaver said.