Eastern Illinois University The Keep November 1996 11-4-1996 Daily Eastern News: November 04, 1996 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1996_nov Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: November 04, 1996" (1996). November. 2. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1996_nov/2 This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1996 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in November by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. CLOUDY a high OVC of 58º The INSIDE Daily champs ELECTION ‘96 Eastern Harriers run away with MONDAY Eastern Illinois University first Charleston, Ill. 61920 conference November 4, 1996 Vol. 82, No. 56 chamionship 2 sections, 24 pages KNOW THE ISSUES PAGE News 12 SECTION B “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid” Students reminded to vote 16 polling places open on Tuesday By MINDY BUYCK vote. Cosentino also said several students Student government editor were glad he called because they weren’t sure where they could vote. Student Government members are Less than 20 percent of voters between calling the students that registered to vote 18 to 24 voted in the 1994 elections, during the registration drive and reminding according to the Campus Green Vote web them to vote. page. Campus Green Vote mobilizes During the month-long voter reg- campus environmental groups and helps istration drive, Student Government them educate and register voters. officials registered 10 percent of the General Elections are Tuesday Nov 5. student body. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Brian Anderson, student vice president and students must bring their registration for public affairs, said he gave each the card with them. Any student registered Student Government executive members during the registration drive who has and Student Senate members a list of 30 to questions about where to vote can call the 35 students who registered. Student Government office at 581-5522. “If I get reports from people who didn’t Students and Charleston can cast their get a phone call (from a senate member) vote Tuesday in one of 16 locations. and forgot to vote because of it I’ll be All polling places will be open from 6 disappointed in those people (senate a.m. until 7 p.m. on Tuesday. members),” Anderson said. Senate member Keith Cosentino said he ■ Precinct 1 CUSD #1, School was encouraged because many of the Administration Office at 410 W. Polk. students he called said they were willing to See POLLS page 2A 24-hour computer lab proposed for Student Services Building This story is part of a series investigating The 11 individual projects will be combined individual projects in a student referendum into one referendum that may be placed on that will be voted on in the Nov. 12 and 13 ballot if Student Senate approves it as an student election. addition to the ballot. The proposed new computer lab would By ALAN FULLER facilitate a minimum of 50 state-of-the-art Staff writer computers as well as non-dot matrix printing, according to the campus Plans to open a 24-hour computer lab in improvement task force proposed bond the Student Services Building by 2000 is issue agreement between Eastern IBE MASAYUKI/Staff photographer one of the projects proposed for the campus administration and the student body. by a task force. The lab also would include at least one Falling gracefully? The $9 million proposal may be put on a color printer. Justin Boyd, a freshman of Charleston High School, loses control of his skate board referendum along with 10 other projects in The lab would remain open 24-hours-a- Sunday afternoon attempting a jump behind the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. the Nov. 12 and 13 student body election. See COMPUTER page 2A Sponsors of University College petition decline to attend meeting By JESSICA BAKER necessary that they come.” Administration editor Allison said the petition is written in plain language. “Last week, we met our Faculty Senate members Tuesday will obligations as specified in the senate’s continue to discuss a petition requesting constitution, I urge senators to meet their the Faculty Senate to prepare a referendum obligations as well – to prepare a ballot ballot regarding the proposed University and to report the results,” Allison said. College. “If we were to come to the senate, we The senate will meet at 2 p.m. in the would only repeat ourselves,” he said. “We former BOG Room in the Booth Library. can’t state our purpose or the language of Senate Chair Gail Richard said she the petition any more plainly.” invited John Allison, associate English At the last senate meeting, some senate professor, and English professor David members were concerned about the Carpenter, who both sponsored and meaning of the petition and the definition authored the petition, to the senate of the word “referendum.” meeting, but they both declined the Senate member French Fraker said the invitation. senate should investigate what the word “They declined the invitation because “referendum” means. they said they think the petition is stated as Last Tuesday, Richard said if the senate clearly as possible,” Richard said. “They holds a referendum ballot, it will be a final also said that nothing positive would come step in the senate’s process of reviewing out of the discussion. the University College proposal. She said a “I think it is unfortunate that neither one referendum is a “closure process.” NAOKO KOJIMA/Staff photographer of them is coming because there were Senate member Lankford Walker said he O’ Christmas tree some Faculty Senate members that had appealed Richard’s interpretation of the Darrin Hunt of Charleston and his one-year-old daughter Logan, see a Christmas tree questions (about the petition) and the intent meaning of the referendum. display at the pre-Christmas arts and crafts show Saturday evening in the Cross County of the petition,” she said. “I think it is See SPONSORS page 2A Mall in Mattoon. COMPUTER from page 1A day Monday through Thursday, and relocation of the Print Center, until 6 p.m. on Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 We need the people Student Planning and Placement p.m. on Saturday and will open at Center is estimated at $1.35 mil- 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. These hours with experience and the equip- lion. Plans to start the projects are & may be altered only with the ment we need more classroom in 1997. Student Government approval, the “hands-on learning about the The projects are proposed by the proposal states. technology – there is a lot to be Campus Improvement Task Force then some Harry Nelsen, director of aca- done.” which is a task force made up of demic computing, said he experi- – Harry Nelson students from various organizations & then some is a weekly column covering enced the addition of a 24-hour that put together the proposals of various campus and community events. computer lab while at North- director of academic computing each of the projects named in the ◆ TALK THE TALK chapter, is one 173 chapters western University. referendum. across the country. “It is a good way to increase ser- to be done. The Task Force’s main goal is to Several Eastern students “This is an honor that brings vice for a small amount of money,” The improved computer lab will set time lines for the projects and to were winners at the Fourth special distinction to Eastern he said. “I am very much in favor cause some renovations of the sec- find out what the student body Annual Smith-Merritt Per- Illinois University and the of (the lab) but I don’t have funding ond floor of the Student Services wants in terms of new facilities, suasive Speaking Contest held College of business,” said Ted for 24-hours yet – you have to have Building. Two current facilities will said Student Body President, Jason last week. The competition is Ivarie, dean of the Lumpkin somebody to take care of things.” have to be relocated to fit the new Anselment. funded by Steve Martin, a college of Business and Nelsen said he did not have any expanded computer lab. “We have a pretty good core of 1990 Eastern grad. Applied Sciences in a press details about the lab yet. Right now The Print Center and Career students on the Task Force,” he The preliminary round was release. there is a shortage of space in the Services would have to be relocated said. held on Oct. 28, and finals fol- student services lab, he said. on campus with additions to the Anselment had stated that it is lowed on Wednesday. The ◆ ROLL WITH IT “If there is money for other ser- Central Warehouse planned to facil- ultimately up to the student body to competition required the vices then we’ll get them. We want itate the Print Center. decide whether these projects will speaker to present a two to Last weekend Eastern’s to allow students to do things they Under the proposal, a recycling go into effect or not. eight minute persuasive Men’s Bowling Club took couldn’t do before whether or not center would be added to the There will be a presentation speech. home a cash prize for the first there is a new facility for them to Student Services Building along given to the Student Senate Oct. 30 First place honors went to time its members could do it in – like multimedia develop- with the new lab.