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No. 75 cember holds a multitude of 8 pages idays for a variety for s PAGE rent groups SECTION B r'Tell the truth and don't be afraid" BA Plans .unfold during retreat Botany, zoology departments discuss rules of reorganization By CHRISTINA HIGBY zation Plan. the goal of the Staff writer restructuring 1s to seek the best way to integrate faculty groups and Ground rules for the proposed prepare the next generation or consolidation of the botany and students. zoology departments into the Kipp Kruse. zoology chair, '>aid School of Biological Sciences basic issues facul ty members were discussed Saturday at a discussed dealt with how voting is retreat attended by faculty from going to take place and guidelines ANNA BETZELBERGER/Associate photo editor both department<;. for the transition period. They aho Truth seekers Faculty members were joined by began discussion on the schoors two facilitators when attending an core cuniculum. Larry Bretti11, an organ and tissue coordinator for the Regional Organ Bank of nlinois. discusses some of the all-day retreat sponsored by the "Some details of voting were 1nis1111dersrandings some people may lun·e about donating organs and tissues 77zursday nighr in the Coleman College of Sciences at Eagle Creek worked out and we started looking Hall audiwrillm. Troy Durbin, an emergency medical tech11icia11 al Saint Anthony's Hospital in Effingham, and Resort on Lake Shelbyville in at the core curriculum for the Bev Wudtke, a nurse from Saim Amhoriy :f. take. pan in the discussion. Shelbyville. school," Kru."e said. The merging process is still in ..(These issues) are important to its early stages, but specifics on start rcorgani1ing. A lot of what we CD-ROM career guide available how the department<> will proceed had to accompli~h was to talk and in the proposed consolidation were we did," said Paul S\\ itzer. discussed. professor of 1oology. Under the plan, the botany and Trust and cooperation bet\\ een for students in spring semester zoology departments will be the departments· faculty was also combined to form the School of accomplished, Kruse said. By AMY THON 10 make a career decision at this Logan Bullitt. employee in the Student government editor time. She then came up with the marketing department for Biological Sciences. Also included Most faculty members seemed idea for "experience online," a "experience onlme." in the plan are the programs pleased with the way discussion After working for a consulting career guide available for college The research team develops the environmental biology, medical and negotiation proceeded at the firm for two years, the 1993 students via the Internet. content of the website by putting technology and health professions; retreat. raduate from Darcmouth The company was founded two themselves in the shoes of the biological sciences with teacher "Overall there was posllive certification; and the master's interaction between all the faculty," niver.;ity. Jennifer Floren wasn't years ago because Floren wanted student to give students third party tbfied with her career. "to put together something to help objectivity. degree programs in biological said Janice Coons. botany chair. Her options included going back people understand \\.hat it wru. like '"The only way you can do that sciences and education/biological "All the faculty began 10 sciences. become better acquainted and school or working for a different to work in ~ many jobs. industries is to do all the leg work yourself," According to the School of better understood others po'ition.; mpany. Floren was not prepared and companies as possible," said See CO-ROM page 2A Biological Sciences Reorgani- See RETREAT page 2A Beijing artist's works on disp.lay in Tarble through January By MARISSA ZOLNA demonstrating a creative and serious Staff writer ability," he said. Most Qf Bing 's work involves the use Xu Bing. an avant-garde artist of words, language. text and animals. originally from Beijing, has brought his 'The Net." which is the art piece conceptual artwork ideas to Eastern to bemg displayed al Eastern. is intended collaborate with I.he three dimensional to pose questions abouL and sculpture classes. communication. namely. the limits of His artwork will be displayed in language as a form of communication, Tarble Arts Center beginning today and our ability to communicate verbally running through Jan. 11. and non-verbally. the role of art as Bing was assisted by members of the communication and the cultural an faculty and students from Eastern art connotations of language and art. classes. including Annie Morgan, a "The Net" is an actual net junior art education maJor. Ross constructed of aluminum wire to create ' McDougall; a sophomore 3-D studio words. The words are mounted on arts maJor; Jesse Vaughn. a seruor 3-D sheets of Plexiglas to spell out studio arts major; Michele Heidel, a narratives written by the student artists. senior 3-D studio arts major and 'The Net" wi11 be incorporating Jive Andrew Chobot, a senior art major. sheep to raise issues of communication The exhibition is co-sponsored by between species. dominance and the art department and partially funded passlvicy and human rights versus by the Excellence in Fine Arts fund of animal rights. IKUYA KURATA/Photo editor the Eastern Foundation. This work is an attempt to create a Xu Bing. a Chinese al·a11t garde artist ..ua11ds with six an students and Bill Hubschmitt. Bing said he enjoys working with strange experience door that looks like chair offine arts departmellt, in front of a piece entitled, "The Net." during the opening Ea.'item students. a cage. Bing said he hopes the exhibit ceremony Tlmr.sdav i11 Tarble. Tlus sculpture mstallation is a collaborario11 between Bing "They are strong individuals See EXHIBIT page 2A and the students, assisted by members of the art faculty. 2A Friday, December 12, 1997 The Daily Eastern News Signing of global warming treaty upsets Republicans WASHINGTON (AP) – In a preview of sional Republicans, business interests and the ratification battle to come, Republicans The stakes are simply too high, environmentally, economically and morally, many of the labor unions normally allied with complained Thursday that the global warm- for us to allow the special interests to get in the way of the common interests Democrats named a list of problems they said ing treaty signed in Japan would let develop- of all humankind.” would keep it from winning the 67 votes ing countries off too easily and send “ needed for Senate ratification. American jobs overseas. – Al Gore, Industries opposed to the agreement Vice President Al Gore quickly said the U.S. vice president already have mounted a multimillion-dollar Clinton administration would not send the advertising campaign that many Democrats treaty to the Senate unless some Third World “Every time we’ve tried to improve the As part of the pact, the United States have feared would sway public opinion nations agree to its terms. American environment in the last 25 or 30 would agree to reduce its emissions of green- against the treaty and the Clinton administra- “We will not submit this agreement for rat- years, somebody has predicted that it would house gases to 7 percent below 1990 levels tion. ification until key developing nations partic- wreck the economy. And the air is cleaner. by the years 2008-2012. With the 1998 midterm elections ipate in this effort,” Gore said at a White The water’s cleaner. The food supply is “The stakes are simply too high, environ- approaching, the unions that could be critical House news conference. “This is a global safer,” he said. “So don’t believe the critics. mentally, economically and morally, for us to in some states already have crossed swords problem that will require a global solution.” Give us a chance to make the case.” The allow the special interests to get in the way of with the White House over a bill to give “fast Meanwhile, President Clinton said skeptics White House will be doing a lot of that over the common interests of all humankind,” track” trade negotiation authority to the presi- must not be allowed to rule the debate. the next year, during which industry oppo- Gore said. dent. “I see already, the papers are full of people nents, Republicans and labor unions are cer- The political stakes are high, too. Even Several Republicans made a point of aim- saying, ‘The sky is falling! The sky is tain to boost an already massive campaign before the United States joined 158 other ing statements at traditional Democratic con- falling!’” Clinton said in Miami. against the treaty. nations in signing the agreement, congres- stituencies. 14 Amoco employees RETREAT from page 1A issues,” Coons said. ple are in favor of certain “We got a good start, set a “The retreat went very motions and there was much plan for the future, and we got well,” Kruse said. more agreement than disagree- some things resolved. We’ve diagnosed with cancer “There were no conflicts ment between the two depart- gone a long way and have a lot NAPERVILLE, Ill.