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The DAILY EASTERN NEWS EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, CHARLESTON

WEDNESDAY | 12.3.08 VOL. 97 | ISSUE 66

city | election university | faculty

Inyart smiles toward future McCann to

Charleston mayor
still not sure
take over
if he faces opposition
By KRYSTAL MOYA
for Cooley
City Editor

Mayor John Inyart smiled at By MATT HOPF

the close of the city council meet-
ing Tuesday, despite it being the last
before he must officially file his peti-
tion to run for re-election in the
spring of 2009.
“The thing I am most proud of
is how highly functional this coun-
cil is,” he said. “We have great peo-
ple working for the city, and I am
extremely proud to be a part of it.”
The first-term mayor announced
Monday that he wants to continue
working with the council for a sec-
ond term in the municipal elections
in April.
Among numerous platform posi-
tions, Inyart believes his most nota-
ble accomplishment is the improve-
ment of communications for the city
as a whole.
“I see myself as an ambassador
for the city, rather than an adminis-
trator,” Inyart said. “I believe it is my
job to get out and listen to the peo-
ple, the organizations, the students
and keep the lines of communication
open.”
Through the work of a cohesive
Mayor John Inyart laughs during the City Council meeting Tuesday evening. Inyart was elected in 2005 as
mayor of Charleston and will be running again next in 2009.
council, Inyart said the city was able
to accomplish a network of commu-
nication that excels all predecessors.
During his term, city officials were
able to organize semi-annual meet-
ings with Mattoon’s City Council for
the first time.
The improved network with Mat-
toon has opened discussion with
ROBBIE WROBLEWSKI | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS
Coles Together to aid in the sharing
of resources and has ultimately saved
both cities’ taxpayers’ money, Inyart
said.
As of yet, Inyart said he does not
know if he faces any opposition.
People vying for candidacy have
until Dec. 15 to file their petitions.
The mayor ran unopposed for his
first term.
“I don’t know exactly how my
campaign would change if I ran
against someone,” he said. “I know
I would make every effort to run a
clean campaign and focus on the
issues.”
» See Inyart, Page 5
Associate News Editor
Paul McCann, director of busi-
ness services/treasurer, was named
interim vice president for business
affairs Tuesday.
McCann will start in that capac-
ity after Jeff Cooley, vice president
for business affairs, retires on Dec.
31.
Cooley announced his retire-
ment in June.
“It’s certainly going to be a chal-
lenge,” McCann said.
He said he would work with the
state on the budgeting process for
the next fiscal year.
The state will let Eastern know
what to expect in the next fiscal
year in May or June. McCann said
Eastern would like to know either
January or February.
When it comes to his daily
routine in the Office of Business
Affairs, he does not know what will
change throughout the day.
» See mccann, Page 5

campus | dining campus | internet

Stolen dishes may lead Web site dishes out gossip

to costly meal options
Tower Dining Center
left to use other
halls’ dining items
because of thefts
By BRITTNI GARCIA
Campus Editor
As the semester quickly comes to
an end, Eastern has seen as increase
of stolen dishes from dining halls.
Jamie Huckstead, assistant direc-
tor of Stevenson Tower Dining Cen-
ter, said a student worker for dining
was hired with several responsibili-
ties last summer, one being to watch
dishes that could be taken.
This position is only in Steven-
son Tower Dining because of miss-
ing items not returned.
Mark Hudson, director of Hous-
ing and Dining, said the total num-
ber of missing items has not been
tallied.
He said they would not know
how much money has been lost
because of stolen dishes until the
end of the semester.
Hudson said it is safe to say sto-
len dishes have added up to thou-
sands of dollars.
Huckstead said based off begin-
ning inventory of new products
through about a month ago shows
Tower Dining losing items.
“Nearly half of all deli baskets,
glasses, plates and trays have been
about students on campus
Some Greeks on campus think juicycampus.com
is too negative, think site should be banned
By JESSICA LEGGIN
Activities Editor
Sex, popularity and who students
think the biggest nuisance is on cam-
pus are some of the related topics
posted on the Web site, juicycampus.
com.
Even though this Web site feeds
off the “juicy” gossip surrounding a
particular college campus, Greeks are
usually the main focus on the site.
For Eastern, several Greek chap-
ters and members are discussed heavi-
ly on juicycampus.com, and the feed-
back given from anonymous writers
are usually demeaning.
Robyn Paige, interim director of
ERIN MATHENY | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Greek Life, said she has no idea why
Sophomore journalism major and Panther Dining employee Courtney it appears that fraternity and sorori-
Bruner works as dining room assistant in the Tower Dining Center on ty members are targeted on the Web
Monday afternoon. As a reaction to so many residents taking and not site.
returning trays, silverware and other dining hall property, the posi- “I do not read posts on the site; so
tion of dining room assistant was created to monitor students as they it is hard for me to speak if the site
place their trays on the conveyor belt to the kitchen. truly is targeting these groups more
than others,” she said.
removed from the dining center and because they already have employees Paige thinks the Web site echoes
not returned,” Huckstead said. located in the dining room,” Huck- aspects of networking sites such as
The new position is called the stead said. Facebook or Myspace.
dining room assistant. Stevenson dining has seven dif- Ashley Hoogstraten, a member of
The assistant helps clean tables, ferent exits in the area that have Alpha Sigma Tau, said she thinks it
chairs and an area of the convey- allowed students to get away with is easier for Greeks to be the stars of
or belt where students can put their bringing dishes out of the dining attention.
dishes. center. “Greeks are a highly controver-
“As of right now, no other din- sial topic amongst the campus,” said
ing center has this position, mainly » See Dining, Page 5 the junior corporate communications
“It is something we
don’t believe in. It is
something we do not
want our name to be
known for.”
— Ashley Hoogstraten,
member of Alpha Sigma Tau
major. “There are those who go Greek,
and it is usually the ones who refuse to
who are the ones that want something
to complain about.”
Hoogstraten said her sorority does
not approve posting information on
the site.
“It is something we don’t believe
in,” she said. “It is something we do
not want our name to be known for.”
Hoogstraten said she thinks the
Web site should be banned.
“That would not be a bad idea,”
she said. “It wouldn’t hurt anyone if
it was.”
Kyle Valentine, the chapter pres-
ident for the Fraternity Sigma Phi
Epsilon, said he does not take offense
to the site.
» See jUICY, Page 5