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Recent flooding can be harmful or helpful By Jarad Jarmon Associate News Editor |@JJarmonReporter The sporadic ponds popping up throughout Eastern’s campus and Charleston in general are only a small scope of the effects of the rapidly melting snow and the rainfall. Flooding has been prevalent in the past two days, but whether it is harmful or helpful depends on who is asked. James Riley, a geography professor said with more urban sewage systems in Charleston and frozen soil, much of the snow melt and rainfall have not been able to soak into the ground leading to runoff throughout the area, leaving Charleston under a flash flood warning throughout Thursday. Cameron Craig, Eastern’s climatologist and a geography professor, said while the raised temperatures have thawed roughly 1 inch of soil, 9 inches are still frozen and could stay that way throughout much of early spring. He said with much of the soil frozen, the water has no place to go because much of it cannot soak into the ground. The water will run off into local streams presenting a risk for flash floods. This can be dangerous for much of Charleston and surrounding areas especially with the .46 inches of rainfall. While this could cause problems for those in the cities, the massive amounts of precipitation are beneficial to the agriculture. Chris Laingen, a geography professor, said the area has seen drought for the past few years and this precipitation is only benefiting the very dry soil. FLOODING, page 5
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Eastern students were warned by a tornado and flood watch Thursday when the warm weather took a turn for the worse. Though students were advised to stay inside, three students decided to run bare-chested in the rain.
Residence halls prepare Apportionment Board hears during tornado warning proposed FY2015 budgets By Jarad Jarmon Associate News Editor | @JJarmonReporter
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Jasmine Stults, a sophomore family and consumer sciences major, assists Taylor Hall residents, explaining that residents are to be directed to the basement if a tornado occurs. She said the first day during her freshman year Taylor Hall residents had to evacuate to the basement due to weather issues. Cameron Craig, Eastern’s climatologist and a geography professor, said winds reached 40-50 mph and .46 inches of rain fell during the storm Thursday evening. While a tornado did not touch down in Charleston, storms were still prevalent, causing flash flood warnings in the area. The temperatures are expected to drop again during the weekend with very little snowfall. Craig said the Jetstream is still very active causing drastic “ups and downs” in the weather. If this stays on the same course, Charleston can expect much more severe weather.
The University Board and the Student Recreational Center proposed their requested 2015 fiscal year budgets to the Apportionment Board Thursday. UB Chairwoman Kara Butorac announced they were requesting $204,121. This is $4,530 more than what was allocated to UB in the 2014 fiscal year, which was $199,591. While they were able to cut back in some areas, UB ultimately is wanting more expensive guests and acts to add to the scheduled events planned throughout the year. Melanie Kaderabek, the ideas and issues coordinator for the UB, said she is hoping for another $9,450 equaling out to $21,200 to afford to bring Nev Schulman, the host of “Catfish,” a TV show about exposing whether the people who are online dating are honest in their profile of who they are and what they look like. It would cost $20,000 to have him come and speak. He would speak on cyber bullying during cyber bullying awareness month. Bringing better-known speakers to campus to present is a new goal of Kaderabek’s to attract more than 20 students, which was the case in past years. Maci Bookout, a celebrity on “Teen Mom,” a reality TV show about living life as a teenager with a child, came to campus last semester attracting 600 students. She said she expects around 1,000 students to attend the Nev Schulman guest speech. She added they would receive roughly $6,200, which would then be used for
more events in the fall and spring. “We all know that enrollment is kind of low right now at the university, but if students hear ‘Hey, they are bringing celebrities here twice a year and I can actually meet them after the presentation,’ how cool is that,” Kaderabek. If approved, he will come to speak in October. Butorac said the UB tried to cut costs by spending less on National Association for Campus Activities. They would save $4,197 from the general budget. They would also be spending less on comedic acts, focusing on student acts. This would save $1,000. Rec Program Director Sarah Daugherty announced the Student Recreation Center is requesting the same amount allocated last year, which is $211,000. This will pay for the six graduate assistants who Daugherty said basically run a lot of workings in the Rec. It will also pay for the $7,000 maintenance contract to fix all of the broken equipment. It would also pay for the student payroll. Apportionment Board will be meeting again at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Arcola-Tuscola Room in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union to review each of the four budgets, including the Rec, student government, the UB, and the AB budgets proposed to them. Jarad Jarmon can be reached at 581-2812 or jsjarmon@eiu.edu.