Eastern Illinois University The Keep January 2003 1-17-2003 Daily Eastern News: January 17, 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 17, 2003" (2003). January. 5. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2003_jan/5 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 11. 2oo3 • F R1 DAy and don't be afraid. • VOLUME 87. NUMBER 80 THE DA ILY EAST£ RN NEWS . COM THE DAILY Racer robbery Murray State wins see-saw battle In Lantz Arena EASTERN NEWS Page Sa UPI to have strike authorization vote By John Chambers students In the lurch by going out ADM INISTRATION EDITOR on strike." English professor Anne Zahlan Eastern's chapter of the agreed. University Professionals of "People are very concerned," Illinois met Thursday night with she said. "I think everyone would over 100 faculty to Inform them on hope extremes wouldn't have to be negotiations and poll on a strike resorted to." authorization vote - some thought The UPI filed an unfair labor morale was low. charge in December with the Negotiations for a new three­ Illinois Educational Labor year faculty contract are progress­ Relations Board alleging the ing into the lOth month, and talks administration negotiating team have not developed substantially has not provided Information rele­ since August, said UPI president vant to contract negotiations. David Radavich. Some think the administration is He said both sides are not agree­ attempting to slow down negotia­ ing on the three primary issues of tions because of feellngs the facul­ faculty salary, workload and dis­ ty received enough salary increase tance learning. with the previous three-year con­ "We're trying to push forward," tract or the administration negoti­ he said. "The question is, where is ating team is waiting for the possi­ all this tuition money going if it's blllty of a budget recession, not going into the classroom?" Radavich said. Other Illlnois UPI union schools The administration has never are not doing well In negotiations, been unhappy with the result of but Eastern faculty are the lowest past faculty contracts, and a con­ paid state university Instructors in tract offer has always been pro­ Illinois, Radavich said. posed by the administration negoti­ "A zero-percent {salary) ating team, with the possibility of a increase hurts us more that it does recession, said Bob Wayland, other schools," he said. "I heard a director of employee and labor Jot of the younger faculty are relations. depressed about the future now." "We've said all along there English professor David would be a budget recession," Carpenter said faculty morale at Wayland said. "The state and uni­ the meeting was low. versity budget was much different "I think (morale is) the lowest than it is now." I've ever seen it In 16 years," he He said the administration nego­ said. "None of us want to leave the tiating team has not made efforts SEE UP I + Page 06 Alcohol compliance DAN LEE/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER John Collier, freshman undecided major, enjoys a cigarette in his room Thursday afternoon. Collier says he rate rises in Coles would transfer if Eastern did away with smoking in residence halls. • Camp/ iance rate goes up 20 percent sinee 2(J) 7 Editor's rote: This is the last ofa lng their license, Couglll said. two-part series looking into the Student input wanted on City procedures will not be effects ofHouse Bill 5941, a new law enacted Jan. 1 to suspend changed by the Jaw, except that by mtoors' drivers licenses for one Jaw, Couglll has to notify the year ifthey are found with alcohol. Secretary of State when a minor is necessity of smoking rooms convicted. By Jessica Danielewicz Underage drinking is a difficult ASSOC IATE NEWS EDITOR issue to address, Cougill said. If • Many other colleges are enforcing a strict non-smoking policy campus-wide underage students are drinking, Although the compliance rate for but not creating a disturbance, they Coles County has risen over the past will not be caught since pollee do By Tim Martin smoking in residence halls, a large portion of Eastern stu­ year, Charleston still has bars that not stop unless there is a distur­ CAMPUS EDITOR Dec. 14 edition of the dents might be to do away with serve minors. bance. Charleston Times-Courier stat­ all of the smoking floors. Marte O'Brien, the Illinois Liquor "It's behavior we're addressing." Although a growing number ed. "A resident hall study a few Control Commission's director of he said. of colleges are enforcing a non­ Hudson said Lawson Hall last years back, which looked main­ the Under 21 Program, said Coles Because of this, it is hard to say smoking policy in residence year proposed to Housing and ly at incoming freshmen, found County now has a 62 percent com­ whether or not the new Jaw will halls, Eastern will let their stu­ Dining to become smoke free that non-smokers were twice as pliance rate, compared to the 43 curb underage drinking. If a stu­ dents make the decision. and the request was granted. likely to start smoking if they percent rate seen from 1998 to 2001. dent wants to drink, they might use And it's a decision that could "The word around here is to lived in a smoking room as O'Brien said the current rate is In a fake ID or get a friend to buy alco­ prove to have physical and edu­ go to more non-smoking floors," opposed to a non-smoking llne With other college towns, but hol for them. cational effects. Heldmann said. room, • he said. Charleston Mayor Dan Couglll said "It's a hard yes or no answer," Student Input is gauged by "I know the residence hall But the biggest effects on hearings were being held Thursday Cougill said. surveys the Housing and Dining executive boards have been dis­ students could have nothing to for slx bars In which a minor was In addition, underage drinking office releases near the end of cussing it, but no one has specif­ do with cancer or heart able to purchase alcohol. entails multiple problems, both the fall semester. ically come to me and talked attacks. "(It) disturbs me greatly, • he said. with the establishment that sells to "We are going to look to stu­ about it." "Most people only look at the As ofJan . 1, minors caught In pos­ a minor and the minor consuming dent sentiment to drive where Hudson said he could see long-term effects, like a session of alcohol can have their it. we will go,· said Mark Hudson, Eastern join the growing trend stroke, • Davidson said. "But drivers licenses suspended for one However, the county's compli­ director of Housing and Dining. of campus-wide smoke-free res­ there are more serious short­ year. ance rate continues to improve Stina Heldmann, interim idence halls in five to 10 years. term effects - academics. • Although the Jaw does not have a since Proj ect 21 was established. Residence Hall Association "I wouldn't be surprised, • he Davidson also said smokers direct affect on Project 21, the state The compliance rate is figured president, said the surveys said. "The surveys have shown are more prone to illness and, initiative to curb underage drinking when checks are performed, could produce inaccurate that Jess and less students are thus, are more likely to should scare minors. O'Brien said. If pollee check 10 results. smoking in their rooms.· become sick and miss school. "It gives a little more bite to bars, and five are found to be serv­ "In the past, I know the big Kevin Leverence, former In the end, Hudson will leave Proj ect 21." said Bill Emery, safety Ing minors and five are not, the issue on the surveys was that RHA president, said adding the decision up to the students. education officer for the Illinois compliance rate is 50 percent. some people put down non­ more non-smoking floors to res­ "It's a good topic to debate, • state pollee. The current 62 percent rate for smoking because they felt pres­ idence halls was talked about, Hudson said. The Jaw was initiated by the Coles County indicates that an sured," she said. but never was a pressing issue. "There is no absolutely right licensed beverage association, who average of just over six out of 10 A Harvard University study Eric Davidson, assistant or wrong answer. We j ust want found when they surveyed college establishments are not serving last year found that 25 percent director of Health Services, to know how to best serve the students their biggest fear was los- minors. of U.S. colleges have banned suggests the best way to help a majority of students.· REVIEW THIS ON THE VERGE OF THE WEE KEND Transplants THE DAILY Self-titled debut from punk rock EASTERN NEWS super group doesn't live up to expec- Friday, January 17,2003 ~--~ tattoos. Section B Page 88 *' By Ben Turner Hatter that he spoke kindly. He ferent aliases-vinyl, wax, LPs, or kind of vinyl," Jedd said. net Jocks on and is more of a solid VERGE EDITOR told me it reminded him of the 45s. Whatever you want to call it, "We always Jove the input and stationary, whereas the coil is a Emporium from Richard of all the sources of recorded discussion about music.