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The Women’s basketball team prepare for a crucial game against Tennessee Martin at 6 p.m. in Tenn. This game will impact the team’s chance in competing in the OVC tournament .
Students describe why they are members of the construction club and how it has benefited their experience at Eastern.
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Faculty Senate sets referendum language By Cassie Buchman News Editor | @cjbuchman
tween landlord and renter is over the security deposit, Bays said, so students should take extra care to examine that part of the lease. “You have a right to a full return of your deposit if you have not damaged the property and you leave it in a good and clean condition,” she said. Before moving into an apartment, students should thoroughly inspect it – preferably with the landlord present – for damage and cleanliness, she said.
The Faculty Senate finalized language for a referendum on faculty confidence in the vitalization project process at its meeting Tuesday. The original referendum asked faculty to answer the question, “I have high confidence in the process employed by Vitalization Workgroup no.7 in the program review mandated by the president.” The Faculty Senate voted to take out the word “high” from the statement and to have it followed by a yes/ no option. During the vitalization project, Workgroup no.7 recommended the philosophy, Africana Studies, adult and community education, and career and technical education majors to be eliminated or reorganized. The referendum on faculty confidence in the Workgroup’s process will be discussed in a letter that includes shared governance concerns, transparency concerns as well as concerns about profit/loss data used in the vitalization process. The current version of the letter says that the university already has ways to review academic programs. It also says higher education is needed to help prepare the next generations to become engaged citizens, broaden their intellectual horizons, instill in students a passion for lifelong learning, enable them to seek and evaluate information and hone their ability to analyze events. “None of these defining goals of higher education can be summarized in terms of credit hours or number of seats filled,” the letter now reads. The senate did not make any substantive changes to the letter, but it will make changes to grammar and wording on its own. The senate plans to have its edits done by Friday and send the referendum out by Feb. 15. The ad hoc committee for reviewing Workgroup no.7’s recommendations was populated after the Faculty Senate made a motion to create it last week. Senate member Jeff Stowell said the Faculty Senate would also extend an invitation to join the subcommittee to senate members not at Tuesday’s meeting. “The next step for the committee is to establish a scope of work and timeline,” he said. The Academic Program Elimination/Reorganization Review Committee, looking at the programs considered for deletion or consolidation, is contractually obligated to complete its report by March 15.
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Liz Kunkel, a nutrition and dietetics graduate student and Kendall Williams, a senior kinesiology and sports studies major make dark chocolate cranberry oatmeal cookies for a healthy cooking 101 class which is offered as part of heart health awareness month in klehm hall on Tuesday. The next healthy cooking 101 class on March 7, will feature Mediterranean meals.
HERC hosts heart-healthy cooking class By Loren Dickson Entertainment Reporter | @DEN_News Students gathered in Klehm Hall Tuesday night to prepare a hearthealthy meal and learn more about heart disease prevention. It was the first Healthy Cooking Workshop 101 of the semester, themed “Foods Your Heart Will Love.” On the menu were turkey chili, oven-roasted broccoli, and roasted zucchini with thyme and dark chocolate cranberry oatmeal cookies. Before the cooking began, Stephanie Mumby, the nutrition promotion coordinator for the Health Education Resource Center, briefly discussed the importance of healthy eating. “One in three deaths is caused by heart disease, and knowing the
warning signs and how to help prevent this is important,” Mumby said. She said some of the warning signs include nausea, light-headedness, shortness of breath, pain in the jaw and pain in the upper chest area. “It’s also important to know the risk factors for heart disease, even at our age,” she said. “Obesity, smoking, physical inactivity, pre-existing conditions, and the one we will focus on tonight, our diet, are all factors we should be considering on a daily basis.” Some heart-healthy choices people can make are: eating plenty of fruits and vegetables, choosing whole grains, getting our protein from skinless poultry and fish, using healthy oils and being physically active in general, she said. After the introduction, students
joined together to prepare a healthy meal. Jessica Handley, a senior recreation administration major, said that this was her first time participating in a healthy cooking workshop. “I thought it would be a great way to learn how to cook healthy meals for myself,” she said. Handley said she would like to learn how to cook mashed potatoes and pasta, but a healthy version of them. “Along with how to cook broccoli, I learned tonight there are many different ways to help your heart,” Handley said. Not only does the HERC put together healthy cooking workshops, but there are also many upcoming events that might interest students if they want to learn more about leading a healthy lifestyle.
Mumby is putting together a grocery store tour that will take place on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. “I’m excited for the grocery store tour because I’ve done this before – never at Eastern – and the participants really seemed to enjoy themselves and benefit a great deal from it,” she said. The HERC also offers free oneon-one consultations for students who would like to discuss their needs, wants and goals. Some upcoming events that students can look forward to are: rubber lovers, partner up with pizza, myth busting alcohol and the second healthy cooking workshop 101 of the semester on March 7. Loren Dickson can be reached at 581-2812 or ladickson@eiu.edu.
Read fine print before signing lease By Leon Mire Associate News Editor | @DEN_News Although some students do not concern themselves with legal details before signing on to a lease for an apartment, taking the extra time to read and understand the agreement may save renters hassle and money. Kirsten Bays, interim director of Student Legal Services, said it is important to carefully review any lease agreement, because it is legally binding and enforceable once signed. She said one of the most common
problems students face is with liability. If a student is sharing an apartment with other people, they should be sure to see if the lease requires joint and several liability. “That means all of you and each of you are liable for the entire amount of rent and damages,” Bays said. “So if you sign a lease with three other people, and one of you quits paying rent, the landlord can still come after all of you.” Most leases are joint and several when there are several roommates, she said, because it is difficult to prove who caused damage. Students who have lived in dorms
sometimes think that they will only be responsible for their rent, like in dorms, but that is not the case, Bays said. Students looking at a lease can also ask about the rules for subleasing, or renting out the apartment to someone else for a semester or longer. Most leases say you may only sublease if you have the written permission of the landlord and/or the other roommates, Bays said. “Don’t assume, if you’re graduating early, that you can just find a subletter for sure that works out and you’ll have no responsibilities,” she said. One of the most common conflicts be-