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N “Tell the truth November 15, 2002 FRIDAY and don’t be afraid.” VOLUME 87, NUMBER 59 Going to the big THEDAILYEASTERNNEWS.COM dance Eastern makes return trip to South Bend, Ind. for the NCAA Women’s College Cup Page 8 SECTION A Faculty question CUPB meeting cancellation By Caitlin Prendergast subcommittee, though one has not ADMINISTRATION EDITOR been created. “It’s a good idea because athlet- The sudden cancellation of ics reports to the president,” today’s scheduled Council on Allison said. “CUPB meets only University Planning and Budget once a month, and it seems meeting has left certain faculty extremely sudden to cancel on the members confused and concerned. basis they need two weeks notice John Allison, Eastern’s to vote on the motion.” University Professionals of Allison was also told the meeting Illinois’ representative on CUPB, was canceled because Jill Nilsen, said he is not satisfied with the vice president for external rela- explanation he was given for the tions, cannot attend to make a cancellation from CUPB Chair Bob report on installing a CUPB PHOTOS BY COLIN MCAULIFFE/PHOTO EDITOR Augustine Wednesday night. Legislative Action Team. Mike Reiss signs a book for Shana Tabb, a senior psychology major, after Reiss spoke to students and res- Augustine indicated a motion The cancellation concerns idents about “The Simpsons” and other TV shows he has been involved with Thursday evening in the made by David Carpenter, profes- Allison and faculty members for a Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. sor of English, to create a CUPB number of other reasons. subcommittee in the presidential He said the executive committee area cannot be voted on yet, should have met in a more timely Allison said. manner to determine if ‘Simpsons’ writer gives The council’s bylaws require Carpenter’s motion was covered in two weeks notice before voting on the bylaws or not, and he’s a motion, but Allison said the advice for writing comedy bylaws also call for a presidential SEE CANCELLATIONN Page 6A By Allegra Hoopingarner STAFF WRITER AB approves UB An audience packed with every level of “Simpsons” fan imaginable gathered Thursday evening to hear a founding producer and writer for request for $20,000 the show, Mike Reiss, give advice on how to write comedy for television. N A portion of allocation that students wouldn’t come.” When introduced, Reiss arrived on stage and This proposal is very similar to with the first several words, immediately provoked will go to the Department one McDuffie asked for last year, a wave of laughter. of Athletics for NCAA but according to a new bylaw “Well, I spent the day in Charleston.... I went to Wal- tournament games approved by the board last Mart, I ate lunch at Stix... then I went back to Wal-Mart... month, only the five funded then I went to Positively Fourth Street and bought a By Matthew Stevens boards can request additional hemp teddy bear... then I smoked it,” Reiss said. STAFF WRITER funding. Other groups and With crude humor and a barely detectable departments can ask one of the instinct for knowing when to stop, Reiss introduced Mike Reiss, a writer for the Simpsons, talks to stu- The Apportionment Board fee-funded boards to request his act with a disclaimer. dents and faculty about some of the places where approved a request for an addi- money from the AB on their “Don’t expect this to be funny. I’m going to be he and other writers got inspiration for writing the tional $21,670 allocation from behalf. Athletics is not a funded talking about comedy, not doing it,” Reiss said. show Thursday evening in the Martin Luther King University Board Thursday. board, and they asked the UB to Jr. University Union. “This is a little off-color and the rest is just pure Of that amount, $15,000 is part request the funding for them. pornography.” dren’s stories. of a request from the athletics In a proposal last year, athletics Reiss spoke of his experiences in life, beginning “I’ve started to write children’s stories which is department to cover ticket prices asked for $5,000 dollars-per-game, with his education at Harvard. sort of a stretch for me... because I hate children,” for Eastern to possibly host three and only used it for one because “If you’re wondering what a Harvard education Reiss said. rounds of the NCAA tournament, the Panthers were upset by is like... go into your backyard... and burn Reiss spoke of a possible last episode being one said UB chair Caleb Judy. Northern Iowa 49-43. $250,000,” Reiss said. that “ties up all the loose ends,” such as Maggie The AB voted unanimously to “It’s the same proposal as last Reiss explained his experiences as a writer for finally speaking. grant the allocation. season, but it’s just that UB is “The Simpsons.” The act ended with Reiss’ plea for members of The total could be lower depend- presenting the request,” Judy All of the voices for the children in the show are the audience that are great “Simpsons” imperson- ing on how the football team does said. middle-aged women... Milhouse is hot... Bart’s ators to perform on stage. Four fans rose to the in the 2002 playoffs. The amount of Director of athletics McDuffie voice comes out of a 45-year-old woman. It takes a occasion, imitating such characters as “the comic $5,000 per playoff game is needed has said an opportunity for while to get used to that voice coming out of that book guy” and Disco Stu. to host each playoff round, Judy Eastern to host a playoff game body, Reiss said. Reiss expressed his true appreciation for fans said. would not come around again for a Reiss’ act also featured rarely seen clips from and an offer to sell and sign his latest children’s However, an NCAA rule states while. “The Simpsons” and other cartoons Reiss has writ- book, entitled “The Great Show and Tell Disaster.” schools must provide the money “Who knows when the next ten, such as, “the Critic” and a short cartoon enti- “We don’t have any studio audiences or fan mail, up front to host a playoff game. chance to hold a playoff game will tled “Queer Duck.” so it’s coming to colleges like this that I get good “At least $5 per game for every- be?” McDuffie said. Reiss is also currently working on writing chil- feedback,” Reiss said. one is NCAA rule,” Judy said. “Dr. (Rich) McDuffie was concerned SEE REQUEST N Page 6A Forum informs large crowd on aspects of Project 21 By John Chambers O’Brien, and Illinois State Police ed in six main Illinois college towns Bar owners, bouncers and others were designed by Eastern stu- STUDENT GOVERNMENT EDITOR Captain George Murray, deputy and polled underage drinking. with a local liquor license have dents, O’Brien said, who also is an director of investigations for the “Eighty percent (of underage already been educated. O’Brien said Eastern graduate. Project 21, a state program Illinois Liquor Control Commission, students) had experimented with liquor license holders suffer a Project 21 is funded through the through the Illinois Liquor Control conducted the presentation that alcohol. 65 percent had bought penalty of up to a year in jail, $2,500 Illinois Traffic Highway Commission to curb underage covered the aspects of the project, alcohol in their college town in the fine and possibly losing their license Commission and fees from liquor drinking, continued its second the penalties of underage drinking last 30 days,” O’Brien said. “Once for selling to minors, a Class A mis- licenses, O’Brien said. phase of education and training by and even the health consequences they get used to buying alcohol in demeanor. She said servers that sell “Our program is designed to ulti- conducting a forum Thursday at drinking at a young age. their college towns, they go and alcohol also are often penalized and mately improve highway safety,” aimed at a student-dominated audi- O’Brien said the project locally is a buy it in their home towns.” not covered if anyone presses she said. ence of over 400. collaborative effort between Mayor She said Coles County was the charges for selling to minors. Project 21 is one program that The forum was the first of its kind Cougill, local liquor commissioner, third highest in the state for failure “There’s only one insurance will be a lasting state project, to be conducted on a college cam- Charleston Police Department and rates in serving minors, but is now company in Illinois that covers Murray said. pus, said Marty Ruhaak, student the Illinois State Police. the fifth highest since the project you, the server,” she said. “The purpose of this (forum) vice president of public affairs. Project 21 started before before began and in the 51 to 60 percent Many posters Project 21 uses to Director of the program, Marie fall 2001.