Eastern Illinois University The Keep October 2004 10-12-2004 Daily Eastern News: October 12, 2004 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2004_oct Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: October 12, 2004" (2004). October. 7. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2004_oct/7 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2004 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in October by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. "Tell the truth and don't be afraid. " HOMECOMING + RoyaHy revealed at coronation: page 3 TUESDAY OCTOBER 12 2004 thedailyeastemnews.com Eastern Illinois University, Charleston COURSE SCHEDULES HEALTH SERVICES Spring registration + Registration schedule is based on year in school and social Flu shots down 75 percent security number. The schedule can be found on li ne at Limited supply gives www.ei u.edu/-reg istra/steps.htm I Flu shots Health services is + Students can register for class 'high risk' priority hosting four flu on PAWS online between 7 a.m. clinics from 8 9 and p.m. Monday through BY H lllARY SETTlE a.m. to 1 1 :30 Friday and 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on CAMPUS EDITOR a.m. and 1 :30 Saturdays. p.m. to 3:30p.m. Every year, Eastern offers free flu shots to students The first clinic is today. The other to help keep campus healthy, but this year, because clinics will be of a shortage of flu vaccinations across the U.S. and tomorrow, Registration a recommendation by the Center of Disease October 26 and Control, Health Services is screening students to October 27. opens for determine whether or not a flu shot is needed. Eastern usually receives I ,200 doses of flu vacci­ Preference is nations, but this year only one-fourth of the usual given to "high amount was received, said Lynette Drake, director spring 2005 risk" patients who of health services. are defined as: "We have been shipped 300 doses due to the + children ages 8v DoMINIQUE BROWN shortage and most likely will not receive any more," 6 23 months STAFF WRITER Drake said. + people over 65 Januari Smith, communications manager for the Class has been in session for three department of aging, said the vaccinations were cut + people with underlying chron months and it is already time for stu­ in half to 54 million after the major British supplier ic medical condi dents to start thinking about register­ Chiron was shut down last Tuesday. Smith said tions ing this week. many health professionals and clinics are advising + pregnant Spring registration began Monday people who don't need vaccinations to hold off. women and ends Jan. 14. "There are people out there with more of a need," Molly Evans, assistant director of Smith said. "(People) should step back, then see + people on chronic aspirin registration, encourages students to how many we have left and go from there." therapy register on time to avoid registration Eastern is offering Health Service Flu Clinics problems. starting today and tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 3:30 + health care workers Blair Lord, vice president for aca­ p.m. with a break for lunch. Flu clinics will also be demic affairs and provost, said stu­ held later this month on Oct. 26 and Oct. 27 dur­ dents should contact their adviser to Registered nurse Debby Schutz gives Ashley Capinger, senior health studies ing the same time. find needed courses first. major, her flu shot at Health Services Monday afternoon. Due to a national "Questions related to finding the shortage of flu vaccinations Eastern only has 300 doses to offer students. SEE flU PAGE 9 needed courses or choosing appropri­ ate substitutions should be handled first by the student's adviser supple­ mented by appropriate chairpecsons PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION or deans' office staff when a particu­ larly difficult challenge arises," Lord said. Students must register according to Films add dimension to election classification, which begins with graduate students and concludes with Undecided voters which candidate she will choose. Dems object to plan for freshmen undergraduates. "Whichever one has the best qualities that "Online registration is terrific look for information are going to benefit me in the future," Zacha anti-Kerry documentary because it helps students find open said. classes and is available from any geo­ in different places Zacha said the candidates' views on abortion, broadcast on 62 stations graphic location where there is access the war on terrorism and education policies will to a computer with internet capabili­ BY T OBY WINN impact her decision. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ty," Evans said. STAFF WRITER A few issues that students need to be con­ Each student must register accord­ cerned with are higher education costs, unem­ WASHING1DN-The Democratic Party and 18 sen­ ing to their class and social security With the presidential elections only 21 days ployment and foreign policy, Ashley said. All of ators are objecting to a broadcasting company's plan to air number. away, many students are still unsure if and how these issues will impact students in the future. on 62 TV stations a critical documentary about John Evans said despite problems in the they are going to vote. Like many people, politics do not interest Kerry's anti-war activities after he returned home from past with online registration, it is the But many student organizations and faculty Zacha. She was not interested in watching the Vietnam three decades ago. best form of registering. members are pushing students to vote. debates. Sinclair Broadcast Group has asked its television sta­ "We have worked very hard to The values ofstudents can be ignored by the Instead, Zacha said she plans on getting her tions - many of them in competitive states in the presi­ develop reasonable estimates of the candidates as long as they continue to not vote, information from the news and by talking to dential election - to pre-empt regular programming to number of seats needed to serve the said Jeff Ashley, a political science professor. friends and peers. run the documentary as part of an hour-long program students," Lord said. Instead, the candidates are going to focus on For many students like Zacha, wanting to two weeks before the Nov. 2 election. "In Fall 2003, students faced com­ values of people who can get them elected. learn more about the candidates before making Based near Baltimore, the company owns or manages puter virus infections, which prevent­ ''People have died fighting for the right to their final decision, PBS will be airing a special affiliates of major broadcast networl<s in several states, ed them from registering successful­ vote," Ashley said. tonight titled "The Choice 2004." including Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania. ly," Evans said. "We hope the new College students may have values different For students who are unable to watch the Mark Hyman, a vice president ofcorporate relations for system ITS set in place before Fall from the rest ofsociety, Ashley said, but in order presentation tonight, the two-hour film will be Sinclair who also is a conservative commentator for the 2004 will help us avoid major diffi­ to get those values addressed they need to vote. rebroadcast nationally on Oct. 14, and Nov. 1, compan}~ said Monday the show would contain some or culties such as this." '1f they don't act now, they may regret it at 9 p.m. Residents can check local listings to all of the 42-minute film as wdl as a panel discussion of Evans encourages students to regis­ later," Ashley said. find out which station to watch. some sort. He said final details had not been worked out. ter on time to prevent a $25 late Jamie Zacha, an early childhood education charge. major, plans on voting, but is undecided on SEE UNDECIDED PAGE9 SEE DOCUMENTARY PAGE 9 FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK TODAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 67 67 55 58 55 48 48 33 36 26 ShCMiers Showers Showers Few showers Partly cloudy TuF.soAY, OcroBER 12, 2004 AROUND SHOWING PRIDE ONLINE ILLINOIS POLL CAMPUSES In correlation to Homecoming ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY Week's superhero Bowman inaugurated theme, this week's poll as 17th president asks our More than a year after taking on the duties of the readers what president, AI Bowman was inaugurated as the 17th two superheros president of illinois State Friday. they would 'There are moments in life to be treasured and this most like to see is one of them," Bowman said in his inaugural in a fight address. "By working together as a community of scholars, I A) Batman vs. look forward to a future of excellence, a future of Superman growth and a future of limitless opportunity," he B) Catwoman vs. added. Wonderwoman Illinois State Chairman of the Board of Trustees C) Iceman vs. The Carl Kasten formally inducted the president by plac­ Human Torch ing a gold medallion around Bowman's neck with the D) Mighty Mouse inscription "beloved counselor." vs. Underdog Bowman carne to illinois State in 1978 as part of the Speech Pathology and Audiology Department. VOTE@ He was appointed chairman of the department in THEDAILY 1994 before becoming interim provost in 2002. He Members of PRIDE take part in a program called "Homosexual Acts" on the South Quad Monday afternoon. The EASTERN then became interim president after Victor Boschini event was in celebration of National Coming Out Day, which commemorates the first March on Washington by NEWS.COM resigned in July 2003. lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender people.