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Eastern Kentucky University Encompass Eastern Progress 1980-1981 Eastern Progress 11-6-1980 Eastern Progress - 06 Nov 1980 Eastern Kentucky University Follow this and additional works at: http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1980-81 Recommended Citation Eastern Kentucky University, "Eastern Progress - 06 Nov 1980" (1980). Eastern Progress 1980-1981. Paper 11. http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1980-81/11 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 1980-1981 by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Vol. 58/No. 11 Thursday. Nooambar 8. 1980 Official Student Publication of Eastern Kentucky Univcnily Richmond. Ky. 4*473 County calls election again; campus backs Carter By ROBIN PATER cumbent Carter a winner. county. Editor Carter was favored by campus Wagers explained that the large Once again, but this time by an voters, receiving 611 votes - just 55 turnout in the county may have been especially narrow margin, Madison votes more than Reagan's 556 total, due to. not only the expected close race County has accurately called another while Anderson received 140 votes on for the presidency, but the school presidential election, just as it has done campus'and Libertarian Party can- board, circuit court judge and Ken- since 1948 with two exceptions. didate Ed Clark received 15 votes. tucky Supreme Court races as well. Termed a "bellwether county" (a About 54 percent of those 2,415 Also, he cited the growing population of leader in projecting outcome of elec- registered to vote in the campus the county as another factor. tions) and receiving much attention precinct cast ballots in the presidential Other races on the ballot for campus this election, predictors kept an eye on race, for a total of 1.322 votes cast. In voters saw Democratic incumbent Madison County to watch how its 1976, 56 percent of those registered to State Senator Wendell Ford win with residents would vote. And, not only did vote on campus was the turnout out of 673 votes on campus - a larger than two the turnout reflect a win for Reagan in 1,036 registered. to one margin over Rep. Mary Louise the county, but a victory in the entire The breakdown of those registered in state and a landslide win across the Foust who received 255 votes. the campus precinct this year had 1,172 County • wide. Ford defeated Foust nation. Democrats, 773 Republicans, 462 with with 8.884 votes over 4,781. Ford also Madison Countians cast a total of no preference and eight who came won the state by a wide margin of 8,252 votes for Ronald Reagan, who under minor political parties, ac- almost two to one. received about SO percent of the cording to Madison County Court Clerk Charles "Tim" Walters, vying with nation's popular vote and Kentucky's Charles Wagers. three other candidates for the newly - nine electoral votes, while they cast County registration, on the other created Circuit Court judgeship for the 8,041 votes for President Jimmy Carter. hand, had Republicans outnumbered by 25th Judicial Court, won the vote on John Anderson, running on the in- the registered Democrats over two to campus, just as he did in the county. dependent ticket received 722 votes one. Walters, with 331 votes on campus, county-wide. Over 17,000 votes were cast for the was followed by Janet White Prewtt Just as close a race, however, but presidency in Madison County and, with 260 votes. John Paul Moore with Homecoming queen Tammy Hays tries to hold on her crown before the Murray State football game Saturday. Kelly Ellis going against the county's voting trend, based on what Wagers has seen, he 179 and Jim Clay with 83 votes. during all the excitement of the coronation ceremonies. Hays Sang, 1979 Homecoming queen, looks on. was the voter turnout on the campus commented that this will probably be was crowned the University's 1980 Homecoming queen precinct level, which picked the in- the largest voter turnout ever for the In the campus precinct incumbent (See LOCAL, page 3) - r Periscope Hays elated over Staff Writer Stephanie Geromes writes about the agony of defeat Editorials 2 in her personal account of the News-Features 3.4 new reign as queen 10.000 Meter Run which led Organization! 5.7 the Homecoming parade Saturday Sports 8.9 BvKELLYCHANDLER four years, "a couple of summer morning. Her story appears on A" 10-11 Staff Writer schools, an intersession or two - page 3. "A Girl From the Sticks Wins awhile." Throughout her college, work. Eastern Kentucky University Hays has maintained very good grades Homecoming Queen" is the caption and is a member of the Kappa Delta Pi olie Hays would like to see under his education honorary. daughter's picture. Is she pleased with her choice of That would be no less than accurate. major? Possible faults found The girl the judges lassoed for "Oh. yes! I don't know how I got so Homecoming Queen 1980 is a twenty- lucky." Hays is also very glad that she year-old senior named Tammy chose this University for her education in University scanner Michelle Hays. Also honored as first "I think Eastern is the best choice I runner-up was Ingrid Van Duyne and as could have possibly ever made. Their By STEVE MELLON Research." where the scanner is second runner-up was Sarah Fretty. special ed program is not comparable Staff Writer located to help handle the work load. The youngest of nine children. Hays to any other in the state." Some possible problems with the According to the written resolution, grew up in Breathitt County. Although University's IBM optical scanner were If her college experience had been there is presently only one full-time born in the town of Little Buckhorn good before, it has certainly become cited by the Faculty Senate this week. clerical employee in the office Creek, she now lives on a small farm in great now. Hays feels being chosen as The scanner has two functions: it is Also in the 20-minute meeting, the Lost Creek, a town of about 3500 people. the 1980 Homecoming Queen is the used to grade student evaluations of senator's committee on elections Hays comes from a very close family. highest honor she has received. Says faculty members and some faculty proposed five changes concerning They are all happy for their newly- Hays. "All my years here at Eastern members use the scanner to grade Board of Regents nominees from the crowned queen. Said Hays, "It's an tests will be counted as good ones, but this faculty. Discussion and voting on honor for a small town girl. My family will stand out for sure because . it's But for some reason the scanner recommending the changes to the is ecstatic. My grandmother who will terrific!" hasn't been doing its job as effectively Board of Regents was tabled until the be 94 in December, is very excited." Hays was very satisfied with the as it should. Some faculty members senate's next meeting. Actually, the family has quite a few entire selection process. She is a have double-checked some of the Stebbins said one of the five changes reasons to be proud of its youngest member of the organization that scanners grading and found some proposed would allow members with member. For one thing, when she sponsored her, the Kappa Delta Tau discrepancies. the academic title of co-ordinator or graduates she will be the first person in service organization (KDT). For this reason the Faculty Senate, in perhaps director to be eligible for her family to do so. The first week of activities was not an its monthly meeting Monday, passed a nomination. Presently only faculty Hays is a special education and especially busy one. Hays figured she resolution to try to locate and fix the members with the academic title of elementary education major. Her spent about three hours the entire problem. chairperson can be nominated. emphasis is in deaf education. She week, having pictures taken, posting Ann Stebbins, chairperson of the Another proposed change, according chose the University because it "is the flyers and meeting with all 54 can- Faculty Senate, said the resolution to a handout containing the proposed only University in the state of Kentucky didates. Voting day was a little bit allowed the hiring of a "detective" who changes, would require each nominee that offers an undergraduate program harder, but "I had a lot of help from my will try to find out what is wrong. She to submit by March 1, a letter of in deaf education " organization, espeically with sign and said the problem may be some fault in nomination with the signatures of 20 The program she is in is actually a sheet painting." the scanner or "we may be doing members of the faculty at large which Once the students had narrowed 54 something wrong," referring to the way hold the position of assistant professor five-year program. She is finishing it in four years. This semester she is taking girls to 16 girls, a lot more of the can- the scanner is being operated. or higher. didates' time was required. They spent The resolution also allows the hiring Stebbins said this would allow the 15 hours, but it is her lightest class-load ever. "1 usually have 18 or 19 hours." most of the dav on Friday meeting with Students waited in line to vote in the basement of Burnam Hall Tuesday.