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WWW.DENNEWS.COM Eastern Illinois University, Charleston UNIVERSITY I BOT MEETING Perry in 'extreme learning mode' Future president plans crowd, the future president then Incoming began ro fidd questions on concerns to 'be like Lou' and of che senate. interact frequently with Perry categorized himself as students on campus being in "extreme learning mode," freshmen while attempting to gee to know all that he can about Eastern. BJ Kristy Mellendorf Perry discussed his idea co make Staff P.eporter Eastern a firsc-choice school, as brought up by Jeanne Snyder, a may pay Bill Perry walked inco the faculty member from family and Martlnsvillc Room and shook consumer sciences. everyone's hand before taking a "It's a hard concept co phrase seat at che head of the cable with an (fuse-choice school) because chat $20 more M&M chocolate chip cooki.e and somehow implies that we are less notebook in hand. than thar," Perry said. "A lot of e Facuity Senate heid a speaai peopie i've taiked to COhS!der this meeting to welcome Perry to che university to be their fuse choice." University police chief staff on Thursday. Ann Brownson, in charge of to present on campus Perry had sent a message asking General Operations at Booth for the special meeting, which 23 Library, inquired about faculty safety in regard to people attended. living out of town. Virginia Tech shooting "We just needed co decide when "It's all a matter of perspective, JAY CiRABIEC I THE DAILY WTERM MEWS it would work for us, since our it's important as a university co be Dr. William Perry addresses the faculty senate in the Martinsville usual meetings are on Tuesdays," a driving part of che environment BJ AshleJ Rueff room of the Union on Thursday afternoon. Perry opened the floor to said Assege HaileMariarn, Faculty that surrounds us," Perry said. Senior University Reporter questions from faculty and said that he was looking forward to "getting Senate Chair. to know the infrastructure of the university." After being introduced co the » SEE PERRY, PAGE 6 New srudencs can expect co pay $194.40 per semester hour next fall. The Boardoffrusrecs is expected Fair trade to approve the $20.85 increase in ruicion from the 2006-07 race of $173.55 ar roday's meeting. "April is usually the meeting where we set tuition and fees," said Eastern President Lou Hencken. .. We wane to (ser the rates) while srudencs are here." The tuition rares for srudencs who enrolled at Eastern by the fall 2004 semester are locked into their tuition under the Illinois Truth in Tuition Law. Scudencs not locked in under the law will pay $158.65 per semester hour. Hencken said fewer than 1.000 students are not locked in co their tuition rares. The increase in tuition reflects the decrease in State funding Eastern has seen since 2002, Hencken said. "Ic's a direct corrdacion." The board is also expected co approve increases in textbook rencal service fees, health service and pharmacy fees, health and accidencal insurance fees and athletic fees. Campus improvement fees will also be increased for incoming srudcncs. "We have a physical plant JAY '°81EC I THE DAILY Wmut IEWS here wich buildings chat gee older Danielle Meyer, a sophomore biology major, looks at a rack of fair trade necklaces on sale from 10,000 Villages from Champaign, which visited everyday," Hencken said. The cut Eastern to raise awareness and sell goods in the South Quad on Thursday afternoon. "I wanted to check out the cool cultural stuff that Eastern in state funding has stalled some doesn't usually have," Meyer said. campus improvements chat need some attention, he said. Increases in medical care, health insurance and cransporcation costs arc reasons for che health services Blumberg family finally finds peace and athletics fee increases, Hencken said. Man convicted of SUE BWMBERG I AMY'S MOTHER However, the news awamng The board will also approve killing Amy Blumberg, Hencken on the other end of the cenure recommendations, dect " Now we can remember and celebrate the line was far worse. officers and approve nexr year's an Eastern student An Eastern srudenc had been life of Amy without thinking about the meeting schedule. murdered in 1999 killed. There will also be a presentation trial. But {the verdict) does help." On che night of Dec. 31, 1999, by University Police Chief Adam Amy Blumberg, a junior family Due co report on che safety of By David Thill and consumer sciences major and campus following che Virginia Tech Staff Reporter him. immediacely choughr ic would be member of Sigma Kappa sorority, shooting on April 16. For months leading up to the bad news, something perhaps had was worki.ng in her uncle's retail "We're going co do a report On che morning ofJan. 1, 2000, Nc:w Year, Eastern, as well as anyone gone wrong with the computers on store in O'Fallon. because ofVirginiaTech," Hencken sometime between 7 and 7:30 who owned a computer, had been campus, maybe che university had Amys friends were expecting said. "Probably one of the highest a.m., the phone in Lou Hencken's preparing itself for the threat of not prepared enough. her co close che store and meet with priorities at this univer$ity is the office rang. Hencken, then the Y2K The New Year came and went chem ac che regular rime. safety of our srudencs, faculty and vice prcsidenr for srudenc afTa.irs, When the phone rang that and Y2K proved co be nothing more staff." choughc he knew the news awaiting morning, Hencken said he than a myth. n SEE IWMIEl5, PAGE I U news WWW QENNEWS,COM I THE QAILY EASTERN NEWS I FRIDAY 4.27 07 CAMPUS I SIGMA RHO EPSILON Production staff About The Daily Eastem News The Daily Eastern News is produced hy lhe students Nigrt chief •. -·.. ··-··-·················Nora Ma.berry of Eastern Illinois UM-ersity. h is Lead Designer .......................................... Ula Bishtoo published dail-f Monday llvough Fnday, In Charleston, II.• illling fal 787 students volunteer Copy editors. ................................. - .......... 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