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For more information, please contact [email protected]. 55˚ Partly The Daily Tuesday cloudy 38˚ and cool February 9, 1999 Inside Eastern Sports Affordable www.den.eiu.edu Klein Eastern Illinois University education Charleston, Ill. 61920 resigns Vol. 84, No. 96 Women’s basketball coach College Illinois! makes attending col- 12 pages lege an affordable and realistic goal. resigns after six years at the Story on Page 3 News helm. “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.” Story on Page 12 Charleston native wants Student Senate to return to Eastern violates Open Meetings Act No reason given for calling an executive session, minutes taken By Chris Sievers Student government editor Student Senate members have “I felt we had to sit down as a violated the Illinois Open group . to discuss how we Meetings Act when they illegal- were going to deal with the ly went into executive session. During Wednesday’s Student issue. Senate meeting, Senate Speaker Steve Zielinski, Bill Gruen asked senate mem- Student Body President bers to make a request to go into executive session after the final announcements were made and before the meeting was adjourned. taken at the closed session meet- Gruen gave no reason for ing. ” holding the closed meeting The act states minutes must except by saying “we have some be taken at all open and closed stuff to talk about.” meetings. According to the Illinois Gruen originally said no min- Open Meetings Act, a reason utes were taken at the meeting, must be given in order for a pub- but Student Body President lic body to enter the executive Steve Zielinski said informal Lacey Buidosik / Assoc. photo editor session. minutes were taken. Todd Bacon, a Charleston resident, interviews for the assistant director of payroll and benefits position Monday morning The Open Meetings Act states Gruen initially said he was in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Bacon was the first of three candidates to be interviewed for the job. closed meetings can be held if a not going to comment on the dis- public body discusses employ- cussion of the closed meeting ment/appointment matters, legal but Zielinski said senate mem- matters and business matters. bers discussed the way Kevin Search committee interviews first of three candidates James Tidwell, communica- Franken, senior environmental tion law professor and legal biology major, was talking about for assistant director of payroll and benefits adviser for Student Publications, the Student Senate. said the Student Senate does not “I felt we had to sit down as a By Laura Irvine and has done both public and pri- capable,” he said. have a reason to call an execu- group . to discuss how we Staff editor vate accounting. Bacon also said he is familiar tive session. were going to deal with the Bacon said he has experience in with conversion programs, and “I can’t imagine anything that issue,” Zielinski said. The first interviewee for the a number of areas, including super- although many people do not like the senate could discuss that Zielinski said the goal of the position of assistant director of vising, accounting, consulting and change, sometimes it is necessary. could follow that,” Tidwell said. closed meeting was to inform payroll and benefits said he thinks improving benefits packages. “We try to educate people as we “They are senators. They don’t senate members how to handle a he is a good candidate because he Bacon said he would like to go along,” he said. “My style has have any employees to discuss.” situation, keep things profes- is honest and hard working. return to Eastern as an employee. been more of an interactive The Open Meetings Act sional and treat people with “I’m an honest person. I am “I would love the opportunity to approach.” defines a public body as includ- respect. going to deal with anyone in an come back to a local area,” he said. Bacon said he thinks one of his ing “all legislative, executive, Both Gruen and Zielinski said honest way,” said Todd Bacon, who During the question and answer strong points is his honesty and his administrative or advisory bod- they were not as familiar with is currently employed by the Agro session with the campus communi- ability to communicate with others. ies of the state, counties, town- the law as they should be. Corporation in Charleston. ty, Bacon answered a number of “I will follow through and do ships, cities, villages, incorpo- “I’m not as good as I should Bacon is the first of three indi- questions from the audience what I say I’m going to do,” he rated towns, school districts and be (on the Act),” Zielinski said. viduals interviewing for the posi- regarding his work ethic. said. all other municipal corporations, Gruen said he felt personally tion. He said the job will suit him He also said he is a perfectionist boards bureau, committees or responsible for the violation of Bacon, who was born and raised because he has experience with and that everything he does has to commissions of this state....” the law because it was his idea to in Charleston, attended Eastern and taxes as well as other areas. be done right. There originally was confu- call the executive session. majored in accounting and finance. “If I’m called on to do the tax sion among senate members “It was solely my responsibil- He is a certified public accountant process here, I certainly think I’m See PAYROLL Page 2 regarding whether minutes were ity; I’m sorry,” Gruen said. Senate puts biological sciences disagreement to rest By Chris Sievers bers were presented with a resolution signatures on a petition that supported Senate. “(We hope) to put everyone mad Student government editor by Kevin Franken, senior biological the reinstatement of the majors. Gruen said he hopes everyone (about the merger) at ease,” he said. science major, and Justin Senate members vetoed the reso- involved with this forum will feel Gruen said faculty members will Student Senate members today Brinkmeyer, student chair for lution because senate members said things have been resolved. not be in attendance at the forum. will hold a forum to discuss the Academic Affairs. they felt more students needed to be “(Hopefully we’ll) walk away “They don’t want to go anymore,” Biological Science merger with con- The resolution requests that the represented at the meeting. feeling better,” he said. he said. cerned students. Student Senate members ask the Speaker of the Senate Bill Gruen Gruen said students will have the Gruen said any student who The forum runs from 7 to 8 p.m. Illinois Board of Higher Education to said the main objective of the forum opportunity to direct questions to sen- would like to talk about the merger today in the Coleman Hall reinstate the majors of botany, envi- will be to go over the history of the ate members about the merger. with faculty members of the biologi- Auditorium. ronmental biology and zoology. merger and the failed resolutions that Senate members will not have cal science department can call the On Jan. 27, Student Senate mem- Franken said he had 400 student have gone through the Student answers to all the questions, he said. department with questions. 2 Tuesday, February 9, 1999 The Daily Eastern News ETheastern Daily Four U.S. presidents salute police News blotter The Daily Eastern News is published daily, Hussein’s work for peace Monday through Friday, in Charleston, Ill., dur- ing fall and spring semesters and twice weekly during the summer term except during school AMMAN, Jordan (AP) – Four streets, a pair of boots backward in Alcohol violations vacations or examinations, by ■ PRINTED WITH U.S. presidents involved in a quar- the stirrups, symbolizing the fallen Timothy L. Bonsoe, 19, of SOYINK the students of Eastern Illinois TM University. Subscription price: ter-century search for peace in the People coming from all horseman. 2219 Ninth St.; Nicholas R. $38 per semester, $16 for summer only, $68 all Middle East bade farewell to a “ Clinton, Carter and Bush Greer, 20, of 2219 Ninth St.; year. The Daily Eastern News is a member of beloved ally Monday, standing around the world, countries expressed confidence that Hussein’s The Associated Press, which is entitled to Mary T. Dwyer, 18, of 722 exclusive use of all articles appearing together in silent tribute beside the that are at each other’s throat, 37-year-old son, the newly crowned Carman Hall; Michael J. Bakula, in this paper. The editorials on Page 4 casket of King Hussein. Bill here meeting in peace and but politically untested King 19, of 152 Weller Hall; and John represent the majority opinion of the Clinton, George Bush, Jimmy Abdullah, would follow the path of P. Kelly, 18, of 158 Weller Hall editorial board; all other opinion pieces friendship and the sanctity of are signed. The Daily Eastern News editorial Carter and Gerald Ford joined an peace blazed by his father. “He’ll do were arrested at 12:39 a.m. and business offices are located in Buzzard extraordinary array of world leaders the umbrella of this great just fine,” Bush said.