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Page 8 SECTION A Athletic director Students protest McDuffie gets 11 percent raise lack of art classes Melissa Nielsen By Scott Miller move, Hencken said, giving him CAMPUS EDITOR ADMINISTRATION EDITOR the sole decision to give McDuffie a raise. Instead of sitting in a print shop Eastern Director of Athletics “The president makes all the class yesterday with no working Rich McDuffie is remaining at decisions,” he said of the decision equipment and no assignments to Eastern this year after receiving a to increase McDuffie’s salary. work on, a group of art students two-year contract extension worth “The vice presidents give recom- thought their class time might be an extra $11,000 per year from mendations, but the president better spent in the president’s interim President Lou Hencken, makes the final decision.” office. despite the budget difficulties pre- On the position move from the Five advanced art students, venting many raises around cam- student affair’s office to the presi- organized by Jennifer Price, a jun- pus. dent’s office, Hencken, a former ior 3-D major, unexpectedly Under his new contract, college referee, said: “I have a marched into interim President McDuffie will receive $120,000 pretty good handle on athletics. I Lou Hencken’s office at 2 p.m. yes- per year, he said, compared to the wanted it to report to me.” terday to speak with him about old contract which paid him McDuffie, whose contract was their concerns over the construc- $109,000 per year. expected to expire July 1, was a tion delays at the former Booth McDuffie also received a salary finalist in a search for a director of West building. The students say increase last year, just as the other athletics at Ball State University they are not receiving the educa- faculty at Eastern did, Hencken in Muncie, Ind. this summer. He tion they paid for because the said, but neither were sure how eventually withdrew his name building is not ready to facilitate much the raise was. from the search because he didn’t their classes. The additional spending for want to relocate. Art classes have been relocated McDuffie’s salary is coming from But concern of his departure led to the former Booth West building revenue earned at summer athlet- Hencken to consider the raise. until expansion and renovation of ic conferences and not from state “A number of Panther Club the Doudna Fine Art Center is tax or tuition dollars, which pay members and coaches approached completed in 2005. Contractors for most salaries on campus, me with fear of losing McDuffie,” hired by the owners of the building Hencken said. If funding came Hencken said, explaining the have not completed the building, from those sources, Hencken move was in “the university’s best even though classes began there assured he would have “absolutely interest.” last week. not” given McDuffie a raise. Before McDuffie came to Price and Hencken agreed that “No money was put in the budg- Eastern five years ago, the the meeting cleared the air et for (salary) increases, so it’s dif- Panther Club, which raises money between administration and stu- ficult,” he added, “But it’s not for athletics, received approxi- dents, but many of the same frus- uncommon for universities to pay mately $150,000 per year from trations still linger. for salaries such as this from donors, Hencken said. Now the “I’m sorry that they are frustrat- sources like these.” club receives $600,000 per year, a ed,” said Hencken. “When they MELISSA NEILSEN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER When Hencken was vice presi- $450,000 increase, largely due to left, I hope they realized that we Dan McCabe, a senior 3-D art major, throws clay for the first time yester- dent for student affairs, the direc- McDuffie’s efforts and success know what is going on. We’re never day even though classes started last week. The teacher provided the clay. tor of athletics position reported to cultivating new donors, he added. happy when buildings are not what the student affairs office. When Also, Hencken continued, they are supposed to be.” pletely finished, but the group is Price said. “I guess we will just Hencken moved to the president’s advancements in athletics since Price said that Hencken couldn’t still happy the meeting happened. have to wait and see.” office last year, so did the director McDuffie took control have been make any promises about when “During the meeting and after The students also presented of athletics position, he said. The classes could run regularly or the meeting we felt hopeful, but Hencken with a petition on Faculty Senate supported the SEE MCDUFFIE N Page 5 when the building would be com- now I just feel frustrated again,” SEE PETITION N Page 5 Bill Feltt’s condition upgraded Recent graduate dies NEnglish Instructor is now listed in stable condition at Good Samaritan Hospital By Maura Possley that up, had a shining, charismatic CITY EDITOR and outgoing personality. By Melissa Nielsen the University Police “He’s just one of those people CAMPUS EDITOR Department, said a Professors experience anxiety Ryan Struebing excelled at life. that, once you meet him, you’ll woman came to an He was a doer, not a thinker. never forget him,” Kim said. “He Since his on-campus investigative officer on following Feltt’s attack “He was never the kind of per- definitely made an impact on your beating by a group of campus with informa- son to step on anyone’s toes, but he life when you met him. SEE FELTT N Page 5 unknown attackers Aug. tion about a group of By Dar’Keith Lofton was disappointed and knew when to pick up the ball “A genuinely good person.” 27, English instructor people on campus the STAFFtion, WRITERhe said. assumes that alcohol when the ball was dropped,” said Struebing had a way of getting Bill Feltt’s condition has night of Aug. 27. The tip abuse may have been Bob Dudolski, director of Greek things done. He was a serious stu- been upgraded to stable, is the only lead in the Bill Feltt’s attack has involved. life. “An amazing young man.” dent graduating cum laude from but police have few case, and police could caused some concern “In Charleston, I A familiar face to many, now Eastern in 2002 with a bachelor’s leads in solving his case. not comment any fur- with Eastern profes- observe the conse- family, friends, Eastern students in communication disorders. He Good Samaritan ther. sors. quences of students and his fraternity mourn the loss also went on to graduate from Hospital in Vincennes, Bill Feltt was beaten David Raybin, a pro- who abuse alcohol,” this week of Struebing, 24, who Eastern with a master’s degree in Ind., said Feltt had been by six to eight males in fessor of English and Wandling said. “I am died in his sleep in the early morn- communication disorders and upgraded to stable con- the their 20’s early Aug. professor laureate, said disappointed to see stu- ing hours on Sunday. recently started a speech therapist dition since being 27 after leaving the that not only was he dents act-out violently “It’s kind of hard to believe, it job at Westfield Elementary in admitted in critical con- Gregg Triad computer shocked, but also upset. toward each other as just doesn’t seem right,” his friend Algonquin. dition Tuesday. He was lab. “I’ve been teaching well as another instruc- Songi Kim said. But friends say he was humble at the hospital suffering Due said the universi- at Eastern for over 20 tor.” The word “involved” alone is a guy and would rather make people from a fracture, a sinus ty police have been fol- years,” Raybin said. Raybin said he does- weak description for Struebing, laugh with his “wonderful sense of infection and a small lowing up on the case “This is the first time n’t feel as safe as he did who was dedicated to his Delta humor,” then brag, Dudolski said. hemorrhage in his skull. with the Charleston I’ve heard of an inci- before. Sigma Phi fraternity, serving as its “He was hysterical. He could Feltt initially checked Police Department and dent such as this taking “I’ve never worried president from 1998 to 1999. He probably make anyone laugh even into Sarah Bush Lincoln the Champaign Police place.” about my personal served as vice president of if you knew him or not,” friend Jen Health Center to be Department. UPD has Reed Benedict, a pro- safety here,” Raybin recruitment for the Inter- Polkow said. “He just had this treated for severe bruis- been sharing informa- fessor of sociology, said said. “I now realize that Fraternity Council on campus, was charisma about him.” ing, mostly to his head, tion with the Charleston he was upset as well.