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News 12 PAGE 7 “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid” Child Development Lab RSO Day moved from Buzzard By DENISE RENFRO The News Friday or Sunday. is a great and NATALIE GOTT Francis Murphy, associate Staff editors professor in home economics, declined to comment Sunday Faculty members have decided about why the program has been success to move the child lab school from moved or when the program is By MATT ADRIAN Buzzard Building to Klehm Hall, scheduled to start. Terry Wiedner, Staff writer sources say. vice president of academic Ted Weidner, director of the affairs, was not aware of the Food, music and sword fighting Physical Plant, said despite the move Sunday evening. were just a few things offered to move, plans to start the program On Thursday, Ted Weidner said students Sunday in an attempt to are still on target. The program faculty members still planned to increase campus participation in was scheduled to begin this week. house the Child Lab School in campus organizations. “The people in charge of the Buzzard. Representatives from about 35 Child Development Lab made the But on Sunday, the decision student organizations and nine decision to move it,” he said. “It’s was announced to some parents, volunteer organizations par- an academic decision to do relieving their concerns for their ticipated in this year’s RSO Day, something like that.” children’s safety. said Nora Strong, vice president Program coordinator Jayne Sherry Unkraut, a secretary in for student affairs. Ozier did not return calls from See CHILD page 2 Organizations like EARTH, a student environmental organ- ization, Habitat for Humanity and the Society of Creative Anach- Campus fraternity folds ronism, which teaches students about medieval times, staffed blankets and answered questions and turns in its chapter about their organizations. By DENISE RENFRO fraternity had no where to go “I think it’s nice. We’ve had & MISSA BECK when the lease for their house wonderful weather, and the Staff writers was expired, Aug. 1. students seem to like it,” said Jeri “The problem was we could Hughes, adviser for the Society of Eastern’s chapter of Kappa not appeal to nationals to buy our Creative Anocronism, as members Delta Rho fraternity turned in its house because the national of the society donned armor for a charter on Thursday, citing an director was our landlord too,” mock battle. accumulation of problems within Marusin said. Hughes also liked the new the organization. William Paris, the Kappa Delta location for the event in the south “We voted to turn our charter Rho national executive director quad. In the past, RSO and in because we didn’t want to and Charleston native, was an Student Volunteer Day had been support our nationals anymore,” alumni of the University of in front of the Textbook Rental. said former member Jason Jones. Illinois chapter and helped to IBE MASAYUKI/Staff photographer “I think it’s going pretty good. “They almost abandoned us found Eastern’s provisional The music is nice, and the food is completely because we don’t chapter in 1990. Paris was Jason Kirby (right), a junior industrial technology major, slashes good,” said Niota Mcdowell of have rich alumni.” unavailable for comment Sunday. using a halberd against Chris Hertel (left), a member of St. Carol on the BSA about the event. Mike Marusin, a former Kappa In 1992 the chapter received a the Moor, Sunday afternoon as a demonstration for Recognized Delta Rho member, said the See page 2 See FRATERNITY page 2 Student Organization Day on the South Quad. RSO Male counselor makes all-female residence hall his new home By THERESA GAVLIN Activities editor Lawson Hall has a new staff counselor MONDAY who is different from the rest of the team – he’s male. rofile Graig Eichler, the new counselor for the P all-female resident hall, began working at Eastern on July 15. Although he never attended Eastern, female in the hall,” Wroblewski said. “He’s Eichler said he is just as qualified for the doing a wonderful job, he’s been real position as every other entry level student helpful.” affairs worker. Wroblewski said Eichler has been using Eichler attended the University of New ideas he had from his experiences at past York at Cortland and earned his bachelor’s universities, and thinks he’s going to make a degree in secondary math. He then attended great counselor. Western Kentucky University, where he “At first when you hear the word male, earned his masters degree in student affairs. you get kind of nervous,” said Erin Kolb, an He also had experience counseling as a RA in Lawson. “But I don’t see him as a resident assistant and keeps good relations male, I see him as a counselor and I don’t between students and staff. think there’s any difference between how he “Guiding students through their four years would do the job and how a female would do of school is rewarding to myself,” Eichler the job.” said. Kolb said Eichler is taking the RAs under Janet Wroblewski, an RA in Lawson, said his wing and making a great effort to get to IBE MASAYUKI/Staff photographer her experiences with Eichler have been know the residents. positive and he is always available if there are “He’s doing a great job and I know he’ll Graig Eichler, first male counselor of Lawson hall, stands near the entrance of his office any questions or problems. Sunday afternoon in Lawson hall. “It really isn’t any different than having a See COUNSELOR page 2 2 Monday, August 26, 1995 The Daily Eastern News Clinton to be portrayed as a doer CHICAGO (AP) – With a fistful of White House The intended message is that Clinton is a doer, orders, a Trumanesque train trip and a supporting Bob Dole is a talker – a reversal of Dole’s own cast of Cabinet secretaries, Bill Clinton is drawing campaign cut at Clinton. on the prestige of the presidency in an effort to “I want America to know we are on the right & transform the Democratic convention into more track in this country and we’re going forward,” a than just a political show. fired-up Clinton told cheering thousands at a send- The theme song? “Hail to the Chief.” The tone? off rally in Huntington, W.Va., for his train trip to then some Strictly presidential. Chicago. & then some is a weekly column covering various campus and community events. CHILD from page one ◆ CONGRATS and Rights, will hold its first the secondary education depart- Apparently the voices prevailed.” construction in Buzzard Building. Eastern’s Honors Programs meeting of the year at 6:30 ment, considered sending her Unkraut said that she called a Buzzard Building renovations office and Phi Beta Kappa, the tonight in the Mezzanine daughter to another program number of the parents who enrolled began last fall. national academic society for Study Area of the Martin because of possible health hazards their children in the program to tell Faculty and staff offices were faculty, are hosting a recep- Luther King Jr. University created from the Buzzard renova- them the hazards of the building. relocated mostly into the tion to honor transfer students Union. tion plan. WEIU-FM radio station and International House, and class- who have been initiated into The organization has new “Now I feel safe in enrolling my three WEIU-TV programs last rooms were relocated into various the academic honors society officers for the 1996-97 daughter in the program,” Unkraut week were canceled for the campus buildings. Phi Theta Kappa. school year. Julie Ferris and said. “I am absolutely thrilled that semester because of safety and Phi Theta Kappa is the Sue Lutz are the newly elect- they moved the program. health hazards that arose during national community college ed co-chairs. Ferris is a co- honors society. founder of the organization The reception will be held which began last year. from page one from 2-3 p.m. on Tuesday in P.O.W.E.R. had a very suc- COUNSELOR the 1895 room of the Martin cessful day Sunday at RSO keep it up,” Kolb said. the long run it helps our students tremendously,” Luther King Jr. University day, attracting many students, He moved in early, about two months ago, to famil- Eichler said. Union. Ferris said. iarize himself with Eastern’s campus and Charleston Kolb also agrees that Eichler and Steger work well “We know that Phi Theta “We’re trying to build upon before school began. together. Kappa initiates are academi- the foundation from last year,” Eichler said the only notable difference between “Him and Michelle make a really good pair,” Kolb cally talented,” said Frank Lutz said. “Our goal is to pro- male and female counseling is the fact that a female- said.