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THE VERGE + Have a merry, cheap Christmas: page 1 B THURSDAY DECEMBER 9 2004 thedailyeastemnews.com Eastern Illinois University, Charleston Arts get Student Senate nearly orders up a double Berger $15,000 Speaker defeats pair of challengers for re-election B Y BRIAN O'MALLEY in grants STAFF WRITER Ryan Berger, junior political science major, was re-elected BY AARON STOVALL as Srudent Senate Speaker Wednesday. STAFF WRITER The Srudenc Senate Speaker runs che senate meetings, oversees all senate commicrees and aas as a voting member. F.astern received nearly $15,000 It is che only position chat is not elected by che srudent cbrough granis for arr funding from body, rather the Srudenc Senate. the Illinois Am Council for the 2005 Berger defeated senate members Jeff Collier and former spring semester. speaker George Lcsica. The vote was 14-7-2. The council "Basically chis has been my passion and my life," Berger awarded 848 said. "This~ my whole life chis semester." Where the grants this year, Senate member Keila Lacy spoke to the senate on Berger's money goes cocalling $9.1 behalf with reasons why Berger should retain che position. million, co "(Berger) ~ about Srudent Senate," Lacy said. "Berger schools who has often been a breach of fresh air in the senate." • Tarble Arts filled our appli- Berger also gave his Scace of the Senate address at cbe Center: cations and scm ~nning of the meccmg. $9,320 thc:m in on utile. "This senate is headed in the right direction," Berger said. • Visual arts "The money "Next semester I ask each and every one of you co become residency for rhe grants a group player." program: $2,875 comes from the Berger said chat many senate members resigned chis council's budget, semester, but new senate members helped make everybody's • 'Celebration' which is funded job easier. arts festival : to $1,990 by the state of "Jusr knowing chat someone is willing lead and learn Illinois and the ar che same rime makes me happy," he said. "We continued National co get motivated and sec our goals high. That type of men­ • Total: Endowment for tality is what makes us strong." $14,185 rhe Arcs," said JOSH RE ELEY/THE CWlY EASTERN NEWS Student Body President Chris Gerry also gave his State of Ann Ridge, Speaker of the Senate Ryan Berger delivers his State of the Senate Address Wednesday night the University address. direccor of mar­ in the Arcolall'uscola room in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Berger was also keting and public relations for the reelected as speaker for the Spring semester. SEE BERGER PAGE 9A council. All public and privace schools, col­ leges and universities are eligible co apply co cbe council for funding of projeas chat are open to the public, Blagojevich increases cost for state IDs Ridge said. Not all schools receive the same BY HILLARY SETTLE "(c is consistent with the current new revenue during some cough fis.. who are 65 years and older and people amount of money. The grant applica­ CITY EDITOR cost of receiving a driver's license," cal rimes." who have disabilities, Kaufinan said tion is submitted to the council and said Becky Carroll, communications The fee for IDs will increase from "There are always increased coses reviewed by a panel ofam profession­ The cost for state idenrificarion director for the governor's office of $4 to $20, said Beth Kaufinan, associated with administering any als who rank the application accord­ cards will be increased $16 starting management and budgers. "We just deputy press secretary for the kind of program," Carroll said. ing co uniform criteria. This rank is Jan. 1 as pan of Gov. Rod wanted to make that fee comparable Department of Mocor Vehicles. factored with the request amount and Blagojevich's fee increase plan. to its sister fee and generate some !D's will srill remain free for people SEE IDS PAGE 9A currem year budget to determine a grant amount, Ridge said. "The ans are vital co the personal growcb of lllinois' citizens and to the economic growth of our state," Ridge Hit-and-run injures local teen said. The grant money is divided into BY HtLLARY Srnu: drive his vehicle home despite chree separate areas. CJTY EDITOR damage co rhe windshield, The Tarble Am Cemer received Charlesron police officer William $9,320 for general operating support. A local teen left cbe scene of an Lawler said. Kit Morice, cur.nor of educacion at accident Tuesday after hicring a As of Wednesday night, Lawler Tarble, said the grants help pay for pedestrian at cbe intersection of E said Gaston had not sustained any hosting workshops and for bringing Srreec and Lincoln Ave. major injuries, bur he was rrans­ in arcists for shows and lectures. Charlesron resident Sean ferred to Carle Hospital in "The grants we receive from the McWilliams, 16, is being charged Champaign today where he is list­ Illinois Am Council make it possible with failure ro give information ed in stable condition. for us co offer a diverse selection of and render aid after a traffic acci­ McWilliams, who was listed as a exhibitions and programs throughout denr and leaving the scene of an suspect, came forward roday, the year," Morice said. accidenr with personal injury. Lawler said. STEPHEN HAASIJHE OOJlY EASTERN NEWS After hitting 14-year-old Jeffrey Le. Rick Fisher contributed to Charleston paramedics and police officers treat the victim of a hit-and-run m ARTS PAGE QA Gascon, another Charleston resi­ the investigation of the crime. accident between a car and a pedestrian at the intersection of E Street and dent, McWilliams proceeded to Lincoln Avenue near County Market Tuesday night. FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK TODAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MOllDIY 55 49 46 54 40 44 38 36 31 25 Mostly cloudy Showers/wind Mostly cloudy i:ew showers Partly cloudy THURSDAY, DECF.MBER 9, 2004 CAMPUS EVENTS THE FINALS COUNTDOWN Retirement reception to be held for longtime Eastern employee STAFf REPORT A retirement reception will be hdd today for Jane Lasky. a professor of library science at f.astem who is retiring after 31 years of service for the universicy. Lasky has held various poses in Booth Library over the years said Dan Crews, director of public relations for the College of Arts and Humanities. She currently works with both the College of Arts and Humanities and the College of Sciences, "crunch­ ing numbers, filling out assignmenr ducy forms" and more, said Jeffrey Lynch, associare dean of the College of Arts and Humanities. 1ne reccprion will be from 3 ro 5 p.m. in the Tarble Arcs Cenrer Atrium and will include a presentation that can be described as "a little special something" for Lasky, Students pack the Gregg Triad Computer Lab Wednesday night hying to finish up homework for the last couple days of class. Lynch said. ONLINE POLL COUNTING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS DOWN This week we ask our readen if Friday's story on the alleged rape of an E11tem student at Tennessee-Martin Four 'apprentices'. left should have been published... to Trump each other A ) Y~ B) No 0 Unsure 39 Tl1£ ASSOCIATED PRE.SS VOTE @ THEDAILYEASTERNNEWS.COM Days until Martin Luther King Jr.'s NEW YORK - Donald Trump has fired the field of birthday is 15 candidares down to the final four on che second sea­ observed. son ofNBC's "The Apprenrice:" WTF? Following their ~. many candidates expressed nor-so-nice comments about software executive Kelly Man allegedly attacks store clerk with burger Perdt.·w. 37. the oldest "Apprenrice" conrocam. WORD "Personally, I don'c care for the guy," Chris Russo, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS microwave. Police said rhe clerk, Scorr Liczenberger. cold DU JOOR who was fired in week I 0 of the 15-wt.-ek job interview, Carr he had to bring the burger to the counter 15 foet libel cold The Associated Press after his dismissal. ROCHFSfER. N.H. -Tony Carr wanted ro pay for away ro pay for ir. Ocher fired candidates have expressed similar senri­ his burger. Instead, police say, he ended up smooshing the After a sharp exchange of words, the man walked back 1. a written or mencs, with outspoken Raj Bhakca taking his disap­ microwaved patcy in a score clerk's race. Police have issued to the microwave, removed rhe steaming burger and oral defamatory proval a seep further. "He's jusr like a preccy humanless an arrest warrant for Carr, 37, of Berwick, Maine. He's walked back to Litzenberger. statement or fellow," Bhakta cold the AP. "He lacks any chuczpah." charged with simple assault and criminal mischief. boch The rwo apparently exchanged a few brief words' again, representation Andy Lirinsky, who wenr head-co-head with Perdew misdemeanors. when the cusromer, "just lose ic," ac.cording co another that conveys an as an opposing projecc manager. agreed with Bhakta. Investigators say Carr goc angry on Nov. 28 when the clerk. Instead of paying for it, Carr shoved it into the unjustly "As fu as Kelly's likeahilicy fuccor, I don't wane co gee clerk ac a Cumberland Farms would not allow him to pay clerk's fucc, burning his fucc and eye, police Sgc.