Eastern Illinois University The Keep November 2000 11-29-2000 Daily Eastern News: November 29, 2000 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2000_nov Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: November 29, 2000" (2000). November. 16. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2000_nov/16 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2000 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]. The Daily Wednesday Vol. 85 No. 67 November 29, 2000 Eastern News www.eiu.edu/~den “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.” News Sports Sports Presentation informs students Women’s basketball team Men’s basketball team plays of the economics of drugs returns home after three- host to McKendree College. and gangs. game road swing. Story on Page 12 Story on Page 3 Story on Page 12 Faculty Senate seeks input What if humans Feedback is requested on web-based and technology enhanced courses By Joseph Ryan es and the Eastern mission state- Forum devised six tentative recom- Assembly for needed technological were Staff writer ment. mendations. advancement. “We are looking for feedback on ■ Create an organization for ■ Create a centralized academ- The Faculty Senate is requesting these recommendations and then we academic technology needs that ic technology support group to faculty input on tentative recom- will formalize them to be sent to the reports directly to the vice president assist faculty in better utilizing tech- more like mendations made at Tuesday’s various involved committees or the of academic affairs so that academ- nology in their classrooms and meeting concerning web-based and university as a whole,” said James ic needs of technology are more developing online courses. technology enhanced courses. Tidwell, Faculty Senate chair. adequately addressed. ■ Create a mechanism that The tentative recommendations The senate will review the tenta- ■ Create a technology plan that allows faculty to install their own animals? were derived from the Faculty Fall tive recommendations for approval is future oriented with input from computer hardware and software as Forum that was held on Nov. 7, dur- at the first meeting of the spring the faculty. well as provide minor repairs or By Christina Ortiz ing which faculty members met to semester. ■ Pursue additional funding hardware/software upgrades. Staff writer discuss in separate groups the topics The technology support discus- from the Illinois Board of Higher of technology support, online cours- sion group of the Faculty Fall Education and Illinois General See INPUT Page 9 If animals could talk, how would they express their feelings and emotions? If humans were more like animals, what would be different? Stay tuned for changes These were just a few of the questions Sandy Cox, assistant director of Eastern’s counseling center, asked students at the pre- sentation titled “If Animals Could Talk” held Tuesday evening in the Charleston/Mattoon Room of the Martin Luther King, Jr. University Union. The presentation held did not have a scientific approach. It was simply a discussion of how people perceive animal’s feelings and how we can relate to them. “The two main feelings people think animals feel are fear and grief because they are the most observ- able,” Cox said. Students agreed that animals express fear better than humans do. Examples of animals that show fear very well were dogs, horses, snakes and turtles. Dogs tend to cower when they are afraid, horses run away, snakes hiss and rattle and turtles go inside their shells. “For humans, fear is often seen as a weakness. For animals, fear is an instinct. Humans defend their feelings and emotions more,” Cox said. Fear is often a problem for peo- ple who are in relationships. People may have a fear of commitment or rejection, she said. As a result of Kate Mitchell / Staff photographer hiding fear in relationships, there are often many misunderstandings. Mark Leipart, a freshman undecided major, watches cable television Tuesday afternoon while reading the sports section of the Chicago Tribune in the lobby Many people in relationships are of Thomas Hall. Residence halls will soon switch to TCI for their cable service. Changes to the service will include a student announcement channel, a cam- afraid of being tied down to some- pus announcement channel and a movie channel that plays movies chosen by students. Students will get to vote on about 16 different movies every month, one or getting hurt and usually do giving them viewing control. not communicate these fears. “If we’re not honest with our Students have mixed reactions about new cable system in university housing feelings, then our relationships are not honest,” Cox said. By Katie Cavarretta movies a month, Bill Schnackel, university housing to rewire all said. Unlike fear, grief is very accept- Staff writer director of housing, previously telephone, cable and Internet Jamie Stauss, a freshman fam- able in society. It is acceptable for said. lines. ily consumer science major, also people to grieve over people they Students have voiced mixed The new programming will Some students are strongly does not believe the new lineup have lost in their lives. reactions to the new cable televi- include Comedy Central, the Disney opposed to these changes while will be better. Animals also experience grief sion lineup for university housing Channel, MTV, Nickelodeon, others remain optimistic about “Who would want to watch and show similar symptoms to that eliminates HBO. CNBC, Fox, ESPN, VH-1, C-Span the cable changes. the same 16 movies over and those of humans. For example, The new cable television sys- I and Fox Sports Chicago. However, Nichole Claus, a senior speech over?” she said. “Or who is going dogs won’t eat and will tend to tem will include a student the new line-up does not include any communication major, said she to sit and watch campus clips? I oversleep. They may show symp- announcement channel, a campus network movie channels. TCI, the was shocked to learn of these just think that people would toms of depression. announcement channel and a new cable provider, will get new changes. rather have HBO.” Trust and respect are two things movie channel that plays movies releases to choose from before the “I don’t think the students will Beth Felthous, a sophomore most people look for in relation- chosen by students. video stores or HBO, Schnackel like it. There’s no way they can undecided major, is also strongly ships. Humans exhibit trust and Students will be able to vote said. replace something as popular as opposed to these changes. respect differently than animals do. on the movies shown on the chan- This change is all part of a HBO with a channel that only nel, which will total about 16 $7.5 million project throughout plays 16 movies a month,” Claus See CHANGES Page 9 See ANIMALS Page 9 2 Wednesday, November 29, 2000 CampusThe Daily Eastern News ETheastern Daily News Comic strip comes to life three-day The Daily Eastern News is published daily, forecast Monday through Friday, in Charleston, Ill., dur- ing fall and spring semesters and twice weekly during the summer term except during school in upcoming musical vacations or examinations, by today the students of Eastern Illinois the comic strip will love this musi- Christy Joern. University. Subscription price: By Jennifer Rigg $38 per semester, $16 for summer only, $68 all Staff writer cal,” Wolski said. “It’s a lot of fun,” Wolski said. year. The Daily Eastern News is a member of The musical features the “People are going to recognize situ- The Associated Press, which is entitled to 41° Partly exclusive use of all articles appearing For fans of the comic strip unlucky Charlie Brown, shrewish ations they remember from the in this paper. The editorials on Page 4 “Peanuts,” the theater department’s Lucy, Snoopy the dog, blanket-lov- comic strip. You’ll get a good feel cloudy represent the majority opinion of the production of “You’re a Good Man, ing Linus, piano-playing Schroeder for the whole gang.” 32° editorial board; all other opinion pieces are signed. The Daily Eastern News editorial Charlie Brown” will provide one and little blond Patty (not Other performances will be held and business offices are located in Buzzard more look at all the characters. Peppermint Patty who came along at 7 p.m. Friday, and Dec. 7, 8 and Hall, Eastern Illinois University. The play opens at 7 p.m. years later.) special 2 p.m. matinees on Saturday Thursday Periodical postage paid at Charleston, IL 61920. Thursday on the Mainstage Theater The characters will be played by and Sunday on the Mainstage of . ISSN 0894-1599 of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. Jason Blackburn, Liz Marfia, Doudna Fine Arts Center. Printed by Eastern Illinois University, 45° Charleston, IL 61920. The play was originally written Jennie Pepsnik, Phillip Ash, Joe Tickets for adults are $9, $7 for Windy Postmaster: Send address changes to in 1967 and was based on the comic Raab and Jessica Mahrt. The musi- seniors, faculty and staff and $4.50 The Daily Eastern News strip, “Peanuts,” said Jean Wolski, cal will be directed by Jean Wolski for students. 30° Buzzard Hall Eastern Illinois University theatre arts professor. with settings designed by David Refreshments will be provided Charleston, IL 61920. “Anybody that is familiar with Wolski and costumes designed by after the show. 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