What DSLR camera should I invest in?

I plan on taking some photography classes and my dad would "prefer" if I used my own camera. I only have about 1000 dollars to spend, so preferably under that would be good. I'm a huge fan of sh-eye photography too, so I'd probably want to buy a lens. I found a nice ebay package with 7 lenses and a canon EOS XSi for 625, but I'm not sure... Any recommendations?