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Thursday, December 10, 2009
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SUZANNE CARAKER | D AILY E GYPTIAN
WAITING IN LINE TO SAVE A DIME Jimmy John’s in Carbondale sold subs for only a $1 from 11 a.m. till 3 p.m. Wednesday to commemorate the opening of its new location. Just three doors down from its previous location, Jimmy Johns attracted a line before opening that persisted until the special ended. “We had a great turnout; since 10:30 we had a non-stop line,” Jimmy John’s owner Ken Butler said. Butler said at one point the line wrapped around the building.
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“There’s a tremendous amount of interest, and it is building,” Goldman said. Freshmen applications are also up by 14 percent for fall 2010, Goldman said. He said international enrollment is also looking better for spring and fall, especially because of new arrangements with universities in China, Taiwan and India. Phil Gatton, director of Plant and Service Operations, also presented to the board the concept of the future Student Services building, which will stand where McAndrew Stadium is now. While any construction for the building cannot begin until the new stadium is completed,
Duane Stucky, vice president for financial and administrative affairs, said more than $5 million in student fees has been collected so far. Trustee member Bill Bonan II said considering the economic times, students might prefer that money be returned to them in reduced fees and the construction be put on hold. “In this terrible, terrible economy, we were just talking about not being able to pay payroll and universities saying they’re shutting down in March, wouldn’t it be unprecedented if we gave that $5 million back to the students and put this project on hold,” Bonan said. “You think students would rather have a new building or would you think students would rather have lower fees? Just something to think about.”
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Up to $8,000 could be transferred in from sweeps for the spring semester, Daugherty said, bringing the potential amount the group can allocate to $24,000 in the spring. Dave Loftus, chairman of the Internal Affairs Committee, said he is pleased with the way the members took charge and fixed last year’s problems this semester. “I’ve been a member for three years, and I’m actually proud this year,” Loftus said. “Our executives have gotten things flowing so much better.” Fabian had one last announcement to make to the senators before the close of the meeting. “I don’t think my work is done here,” he said. “So, I am running for re-election next year.”