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Eastern Kentucky University Encompass Eastern Progress 1994-1995 Eastern Progress 3-16-1995 Eastern Progress - 16 Mar 1995 Eastern Kentucky University Follow this and additional works at: http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1994-95 Recommended Citation Eastern Kentucky University, "Eastern Progress - 16 Mar 1995" (1995). Eastern Progress 1994-1995. Paper 24. http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1994-95/24 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Eastern Progress at Encompass. It has been accepted for inclusion in Eastern Progress 1994-1995 by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A POOR MAN'S GUIDE PLAYING TONIGHT How to survive Spring Break , ART OF SELF-DEFENSE Alabama and Neal McCoy with a very slow cash flow. Richmond School of Karate roll into Alumni Coliseum Page Bl teaches street moves. for 7:30 performance. Page B5 PageB3 ARTS ACCENT ACTIVITIES \ THE EASTERN PROGRESS Vol. 73/No. 24 16 pages March 16,1995 Student publication of Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Ky. 40475 ©The Eastern Progress Student found dead Growing up in Brockton on campus in university housing has pros, cons for BTime and cause Brockton residents want of death unknown cleaner laundry facilities By Selena Woody Editor By Matt McCarty apartments are upset with the and Janna Gillaspie amount of trash and other items, An Eastern Kentucky student including urine and fetes, left or put died over the weekend, but no Used fabric softener sheets, in the laundry room and machines. reports on the cause of death have empty detergent containers, Faust and Melvin Frasure, both been issued. paper cups of tobacco spit, residents of Brockton, say while Bryan Keith Howell, 22, origi- dryer lint and a child's lonely sock physical plant does clean the laundry nally of Pikcville, was found dead litter the Brockton laundry room. rooms occasionally, it takes less than in his Brockton apartment Sunday, But behind the empty supply closet a week to get back in bad shape. March 12, by his roommate who door lingers a real surprise — a 3- They say the problem is people had just returned to campus. day-old pile of human excrement. who are not residents coming to Howell was a junior police Brockton resident Michael Brockton to use the facilities, not administration and art major who Faust has not minded cleaning up the lack of maintenance. transferred to Eastern in August the laundry roon in the past, but he "I really don't blame the uni- 1994 after two years at Prcstonsburg draws the line at cleaning up versity," Faust said, "except not Community College. human waste. having some kind of regulation on The Division of Public Safely He and his wife rarely use the who comes in here." responded 10 a call from the room- facility and arc afraid to lake their 2- One suggestion Faust and mate at 9:27 p.m. Sunday. Madison year-old child to the laundry room. County Coroner Emory Curry Students living in the Brockton SEE LAUNDRY PAGE A7 declared Howell dead at the scene and taken to the coroner's office for an autopsy. Curry said no official report on Company of other children the death will be issued until toxi- cology reports return from the state outweighs dangers of streets laboratories. The time of death will be deter- By Matt McCarty mined after Curry received these and Janna Gillaspie Brockton reports. He said this process could Breakdown take as long as a month. When Scott and Stephanie Director of Public Information Pcnnington have their Ron Harrell said an autopsy was first child this Famfly Brockton — 360 units ordered, and the investigation by November, they know raising the • One bedroom apartments, public safety, KSP and the coroner's child in Brockton Apartments will $230/mo. office is continuing. have its ups and downs. • Two bedroom trailers, Harrell said there are no specula- "1 don't think it's that good of $180/mo. tions of foul play or of what may environment for our child," • Two bedroom duplexes, have happened on the night of his Stephanie said. "But there is a lot $255/mo. death. of other kids." Howell was the son of Johnny The couple said the fact that Single Brockton — 72 units and Ann Blackburn Howell of they don't have a yard and the Island Creek in Pikeville. •Semester, $710 Progress/MICHAEL AUSMUS closeness of the road to their home • Intercession, $178 The funeral will take place today makes it dangerous for kids. at the Justice Funeral Home Chapel SPRINGTIME—Three kids who live In Brockton, Matt Harding, Stephanie Campbell and Tyler • Summer, $355 in Pikcville at 1 p.m., and burial will Skldmore, took advantage of the spring weather Monday evening as they played In the SEE CHILDREN PAGE A7 follow in the Howell Family streets In front of Brockton. Some residents say the streets pose a danger for children. Cemetery in Island Creek. X OUI dllColCLl J-V/I VCIllt^lC L/LlI^lClIlClS VehicleVehicle crimescnrnesreporteVbyf^^ reported by parking tot from Nov. 28, 1994 to Mar. 9, 1995 student at Eastern. the public safety report said. ken glass from the lot. Alumni Cc!Tt»t»ui ■ Alert students The two were caught after two The owners of the vehicles which Tools, gloves and a flashlight lead public safety students observed them, along with were broken into were notified. were found by the public safety offi- Patrick T. Eagan, 24, of One said a Sony Discman and cers who responded to the call. En?d to suspects Indianapolis, getting out of their CD were taken from the vehicle. These items were located vehicle and looking into several It was later identified as the one beneath two parked cars in the lot, By Janna Gillaspie other vehicles parked in found in the suspect's vehicle. the report said. Assistant news editor Commonwealth Lot. In a second incident. Shannon According to the report, two Eagan was taken into custody by W. Cummins, 20, Lexington and vehicles in the lot had been illegally Four men, in two separate inci- public safety officers and was James S. Farthing, 20, Georgetown, entered. dents, have been arrested during the served with a warrant for probation were arrested March 5, and both The owners of both of the vehi- last month in connection with sever- violation from the Boone County, were charged with possession of cles later identified several stolen al thefts from vehicles in university Ind., Sheriffs office. burglary tools, receiving stolen items which were found in the sus- parking lots. Public safety officers had property, second degree criminal pects' vehicle. Progress/TERRY STEVENS Steve Camp, 19, and Robert R. responded to the scene and stopped mischief and possession of marijua- Many other stolen items were Hicks, 19, both of Nicholasville the men as they were attempting to na, according to public safety recovered from the vehicle driven radar detectors, a pager, a 35 mm items exceeds 55,600. were arrested in the early morning leave the area reports. by the suspects. camera, $1150 worth of compact Both of these vehicle burgurlary hours of Feb. 18 and charged with A search of Camp's vehicle The two men were found in These items included a set of discs, speakers, amplifiers and an investigations are continuing said receiving stolen property and pos- revealed numerous tools, a Sony Lancaster Lot after two students golf clubs with a bag, Ray-Ban sun- AM/FM CD player. Tom Lindquist, director of public session of burglary tools. Camp is a Discman and a citizens band radio. reported hearing the sound of bro- glasses, a bottle of cologne, two The estimated value of these safely. INSIDE Black faculty talk about university hiring quotas ■ EASTERN'S IRON CELEBRATE the WEATHER : By Chad Williamson ty is required menl," Sherry "A reasonable and fair salary" is family holiday of St. Patrick's TODAY High 73, Managing editor by a court Court quota Jones, an assis- part of what Eastern has to offer Day an ocean away from loved Low 43, sunny order to show » of black faculty at Eastern — 21 tant professor of black faculty, Seth Gakpo, an assis- ones. See Page A5. FRIDAY High 66. To ask Hayward Mickens about "extraordinary # needed to meet quota — 25 recreation and tant professor of economics and Low 44, cloudy what Eastern offers black faculty is measures" in ■ Failure to meet the quota, park administra- finance, said. prevents the university from offering ACCENT B1 SATURDAY High 65, to hear him talk about the music hiring black tion said, "but I "Ii is the same thing ihey have to new degree programs. AcTivmEs B5 Low 45, mostly library in the Foster Building. faculty and haven't encoun- offer all faculty," he said. But efforts in Congress support Ao INDEX A11 cloudy Mickens, an assistant professor cannot offer tered any diffi- of music, is doing graduate work at new programs culties being a ed by Republican leaders to elimi- the University of Kentucky and has until it meets eight minority quotas, black faculty member." nate affirmative action may affect Eastern's hiring policies to varying PEOPLE 04 "March comes in like a had to use the music library several including the hiring of black faculty. Jones said she credits the faculty ancJ 068 limes in his studies. In attempting to encourage black being "culturally diverse" for her opinions among the black faculty. PEOPLE Pou. A3 ^ fl OUt like a faculty to the university. Eastern acceptance into the university. "It's nice someone can be hiring PE cTrvTi.:..'.."..'.:.'....:..".A2&3 la"*." — John Fletcher "It's saved my life several TOPE limes," he said.

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