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For more information, please contact [email protected]. a high of47° Going INSIDE home Eastern s Chris Szarka returns Greece to Canada THURSDAY Eastern Illinois University to play Charleston, Ill. 61920 April 10, 1997 football in lightning I Vol. 82, No. 133 CFL Check out an overview 2 sections, 20 pages of Greek Week PAGE SECTION B I "Tell the truth and don't be afraid" 12 CUPB subcommittee strikes down wording Civil service objective revised- By DEANA POOLE the identification and selection of f\dministl'atien editor employees who are best suited and most . motivated for specific positions" were The subcommittee of the Council on removed from the objective. University Planning and Budget struck Phillips said the subcommittee, most of the language from objective consisting of Phillips, Debra Woodley eight of th~ strategic plan, which and Mike Havey, changed the objective addresses Eastern's civil service system. based on the responses received from Originally, objective eight stated, faculty and staff. "Establish an initiative to replace the "We went through comments and cumbersome, antiquated employee looked at what people had said," classification/selection system with a Phillips said. "We tried to make sure process that ensures the identification there was something that everyone and selection of employees who are would be happy with." best suited and most motivated for Phillips said the subcommittee specific positions." revising the entire strategic plan was "Basically we want it to read divided into smaller groups to look at CHET PIOTROWSKI JRJStaff photographer •cooperative effort to look at the specific objectives of the plan. Apportionment Board Chair Lance Phillips discusses the budgets proposals with the Student Senate classification/selection process for The smaller groups will discuss their Wednesday night in the Arcola- Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union employees,"' said subcommittee revisions with other members of the member Lance Phillips. subcommittee and then submit their He also said the objective was revised 'strategic plan to members of the changed because df the hegative CUPB. 'tbe final draft of the strategic Senate tables budgets language included in the objective. plan will be submitted to the Board of By MATT ADRIAN "(It was changed) because a lot of Trustees in October. Student government editor people felt that was too negative," Shelly Flock, coordinator of public Recycling video Phillips said. "We are trying to make information, said the objective was The Student Senate tabled the 1997-98 this a positive document ... we want initially placed into the strategic plan budget for the second time Wednesday at its people to look at this document in a after receiving complaints from meeting in the Arcola!Tuscola Room. receives funding positive way." administrators. The senate tabled the budget and voted He said the words "cumbersome, "I believe it is commonly known ... By RON GABA antiquated" and "process that ensures down returning the budget to the Staff writer See CUPB page 2 Apportionment Board to reallocate $100 for the student lobbying team by a vote of 10-1- The Student Senate unanimously 12. approved an allocation of $480 for the Jennifer Daulby, senate member, questioned Bickers indicted on production of a recycling video. the cutting of $100 from a travel account in the Eastern bas been mandated by the state to Student Government budget. recycle at least 40 percent of their waste Daulby said the money in the account would stream by the year 2000. According to the be used for travel expenses {or the student obscenity charges .seq~te rewlution, it aiwears to the recycling action team, a lobbying team, to go to committee that the university lacks the and arrest came as a result of an Springfield. Daulby said that a cut should not 80ISlROJJD education needed tq foform the students Ci!)' editor investigation by the Charleston Police be made in the budget because the student where, what and how to recycle. Department, the Illinois State Police, lobbying team bas never receive9 money for In an attempt to increase the awareness of The owner of Panther's Lounge and the Coles County State's Attorney's travel expenses. She said the lobbying team recycling on campus, the committee Capone's has been indicted by a Grand office and a Coles County Grand Jury. made plans to take four trips to Springfield but decided to produce a video for the students Jury on three counts of obscenity. Coles County State's Attorney Steve could only afford to take one trip. to inform them of their recycling options. Mike W. Bickers, was arrested on a Ferguson said the grand jury made the Lance Phillips, vice president for financial To help lower the cost of the video, Coles County warrant issued by Circuit decision that the performances at affairs; suggested that the Student Senate do a Court Judge Paul Komada Tuesday, Capone's were obscene. line-item transfer from another account in the See VIDEO page 2 said a press release from the State's The grand jury was presented with budget to come up with the $100 for travel. line-item transfer could be taken. Jackie Attorney's office. The charges allege evidence of alleged "simulated sex He also suggested approving the budget and McGrath, senate member, suggested taking Bickers presented obscene dances at acts" that occurred at Capone's. allocating money from $300,000 in extra $55 from the photographic copying part·of the Capone's, a strip club located in the 100 Ferguson said he was not certain bow allocations for any extra trips the lobbying budget. The $55 was money allotted for the block of 18th St. these acts were different than the exotic team may take to Springfield. The extra Student Government's picture in the yearbook. The indictment also alleges obscene dances that are performed at Panther's allocations would be made available by the AB Keith Cosentino, senate member, agreed performances were presented on Oct. Lounge, because he has never received from the consolidation of three student activity that the money should be used where it would 24, Nov. 17 and Nov. 24, the press a report on the dancing there. fee accounts, a fund that can be used by any of be most useful, but the senate should wait and release said. Gregg Bonelli, Bicker's attorney, said the five student-fee-funded boards. take a closer look at the budgets to see from The press release said the indictment The senate discussed the area from which a See SENATE page 2 See BICKERS page 2 Jorns questioned during state budget presentations By DEANA POOLE on two allocation requests by committee unavailable for comment. the permanent status of a faculty member i\dministration editor chair Steven Rauschenberger, a Republican Merrifield said Jorns explained both or civil service worker after fulfilling state senator from Elgin. programs, and no other questions were certain requirements. Eastern President David Jorns was "He asked about the funds we are asked of him. Merrifield said budget presentations for questioned Wednesday by the Illinois requesting for professional development The IBHE requested $150,000 to all Illinois state universities were given Senate Appropriation Committee during a schools and about funds we had requested increase tenure-track faculty at Eastern and Wednesday. The committee will discuss the budget presentation regarding funds the to increase tenure-track faculty," Merrifield $100,000 to support a university initiative budgets and vote on them by Friday, she Illinois Board of Higher Education said. that provides training for elementary and said. requested in January. Jorns; Jill Nilsen, special assistant to the secondary school teachers in Illinois. Merrifield said she expects Eastem's According to Chris Merrifield, Eastem's president; and Shelly Flock, coordinator of Tenure-track faculty are faculty liaison to the capital, Jorns was questioned public information, were in Springfield and members working toward tenure, which is See STORY page 2 2A The Daily Eastern News RHA looking ahead Internet legality to be discussed By KRISTOPHER JONES dent spot and will compete for The legal rights of copying and downloading Staff writer the NCC/ICC position. from the Internet will be discussed Thursday in a The RHA will also take dona­ seminar presented by Eastern's legal counsel and a ' ' We will be discussing copying The Residence Hall tions from the residence halls journalism professor. rights of the professors and faculty Association will meet tonight to for the Richard Enochs and The seminar, "Is Copying Right," will be held look into nominations for exec­ Sean R. McKinney Scholarship. from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the 1895 Room of the and what they can use in their class­ utive positions next year. The residence hall that con­ Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. room." RHA will meet at 5 p.m. in tributes the most money will The seminar will be conducted by James the lobby of Lawson Hall to talk win a plaque for its effort. Tidwell, journalism professor, and Lisa Huson, -James Tidwell, about nominating members for In other RHA business: Eastern's legal counsel. journalism professor the three vacant positions next • Shadows of the Execs will "We will be discussing copying rights of the semester.