Not enough cam- pus childcare facili- X^ Thei ne Easterneastern ties have students stressing. Find out what happened to the planned center and what Eastern does offeryBl Progress^^ www.progress.eku.edu Hitting the road... Smith takes top athletic position BY DAUB. PHPCOSA (who eventually dropped his Sports editor name from consideration). Dean Lee from Oklahoma State After a search lasting more University and Ken Bothof than a month. President from Saint Louis University. Dena TackeR/Progress Robert Kustra deckled to look Smith said a rush of feel- Ken Johnston, vice president of finance, no further than Eastern itself ings hit him when he heard discussed the working 2001 -2002 budget- for the new athletics director. the news. On March 7. Acting Athletics "It was a combination of Director Chip Smith was being excited, feeling honored named the new athletics direc- and feeling a little nervous tor. - and happy. Smith said. Equality Kustra's announcement Smith said Kustra called brings closure to a search him March 6 and asked if he which began in December was still interested in the job. after former Athletics Director and Smith said that he was. Jeff Long announced he was The official announcement concerns leaving to take an athletics job was made the next day. at the University of "Of all the candidates. Chip Oklahoma. Smith had the best overall Smith was the first to show background in collegiate interest in the position in sports," Kustra said. focus of January, and in the process of The search committee met becoming athletics director, he March 7 to give its recommen- beat out more than 30 appli- dations to Kustra. Kustra said cants. Smith was one of two names forum Those finalists were Tim the committee gave him to Van Alstine from Ohio choose from. BY DENA TACKETT University. Kyle Moats from Editor Travel Itinerary the University of Kentucky See AD, AS Faculty and staff expressed concerns Richmond, KY Gainesville, FL about salary inequities and the ways the university is going about remedying the f University of FL problem at the first of two budget forums Boons, N.C. f Tuesday. About 20 people attended the forum Appalachian State Watt Disney World and most wanted the answer to one ques- tion: Where is the Buck Study and when Orlando, FL will the campus community get to see it? Oxford, GA Jim Fisher, external affairs coordina- Oxford College tor for the College of Business and Technology, asked if the public would Tim Roberts/Progress ever get to see the Buck Study, which has been used to base salary budget deci- sions for the last two years. Eastern hired Buck Consultants in 1998 to study the university's classifica- tion and compensation system. The study Clues lead challengers was to determine what positions within the university were below relevant mar- ket rates. Ronica Brandenburr^Progress last April, officials used portions of to alligators, Disney the study to issue a $900 across-the-board President Robert Kustra, right, signs the shared program agree- salary increase. The report has yet to be ment with Hazard Community College's president Monday. made available to the public. President Robert Kustra and Vice BY SARAH HEANEY President of Finance Ken Johnston said News writer the university would get to see the study No. they didn't have to kill a wild pig. Or jump as soon as it is finished, but that it had Eastern, HCC been prolonged by errors. out of an airplane, go rock climbing or Johnston said the university simply white-water rafting. But they did have to learn how to run from an has data from Buck and individual recom- alligator. mendations, but that the study in its The participants in Eastern's first Road share program entirety, isn't complete. Challenge waited four months in suspense, not BY ROWCA BWAWOPWUHQ included all of the plans and "Our experience with the data so far is actions that are to be made for not really positive," Johnston said. "I real- knowing where they were going for Spring Assistant news editor Break. the joining. ly don't want to distribute that and make Last week Tamika Anderson-Lee, Jerry Cook, Eastern President Robert The standards of the BSW broad-reaching decisions on that until the Kustra signed an agreement program here at Eastern and errors have been corrected." Justin Patton and Greg Robinson were not disap- pointed with any of their three stops in the with Hazard Community the program eventually to be Johnston said when reviewing some of College Monday that will established at HCC are to be the data, he found an error rate of Southeastern United States. And they were extremely pleased with their final destination in allow HCC students to have set by the Council of Social approximately four out of every 15 access to a baccalaureate Work Education and is then salaries listed being incorrect. Florida. Sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs, Social Work Program. approved by the Commission The university has been working since The Council on on Accreditation on that par- last year to correct many of the mistakes Eastern's Road Challenge was modeled after MTVs popular series "Road Rules." Postsecondary Education met ticular program. make by Buck. Kustra said those set- Monday in the Keen Johnson The degree that will be backs hive slowed the entire process On the television show, a group of strangers are taken on a road trip and given clues to their desti- Ballroom to sign the agree- available at HCC will be an "It's only the cleaning up that is slow- ment. Upon the items dis- associate of applied sciences ing us up, and picking the good recom- nation. At each stop they had to perform a chal- lenging task in order to receive the chie for the cussed, the agreement with degree in human services. mendations from those that are just HCC was the topic with the The same degree will be a based on faulty information about our next travel destination. The four students were chosen by an applica- most value to students. bachelor's of social work at employee base," Kustra said. The program at HCC will Eastern. Kustra said Buck has been paid once tion and interview during homecoming week last semester. Lee, Cook, Patton and Robinson were be designed to be identical to Eastern will hire two full- for the initial work on the study, but has- the BSW program on the cam- time faculty with travel told they would be visiting three colleges in the Photo Submitted See BUDGET, A8 Southeastern U.S. during Spring Break and would pus at Eastern. All class con- expenses paid that will travel between the two institutions be rewarded by a vacation at the final destination. The cast and crsw of Road Challenge signed a wall tent and syllabi will be the at the University of Florida. They are from left, same. to instruct. Along with the four students, three staff mem- The two institutions will bers and one videographer went on the Road Brandy Petrey, Tamika Anderson-Lee. Justin Patton, This agreement came about from the 2020 Vision also start a collaborative advi- ► INSIDE Challenge.The three staff members were Meg Jerry Cook, Meg Quarles and Greg Robinson. Plan for the Council on sory committee. This commit- ACCIMT M. Quarles, director of student affairs: Jay Marks, Postsecondary Education. tee will consist of the coordi- AROUND* ABOUT BB coordinator for student activities and Brandy The four participants and the staff members The 2020 Vision Plan hopes to nator and an advisor of the ARTMSTUFF B3 Petrey, director of residential education. attended a kick-off dinner at the Outback restau- increase the rate of citizens Social Work Program at Chet Surgener of media resources was the CLASSIFIEDS A4 rant on March 11. Petrey said the restaurant was with postsecondary education Eastern and the coordinator videographer. The footage from the trip will air chosen for its Survivor-related Australian theme. in Kentucky by the year 2020. and an adviser of the Human NEWS MHEFS - A4 soon on Eastern's cable channel. The air times -A*, 7 See ROAD, A5 Kustra provided a copy of have not been set the agreement via fax that ,T. A4 See HAZARD, AS •PORTS M4 WHAT'S ON TAP? B2 WHO'S THAT? B4 Two from Health Sciences vie for Faculty Regent post good friend." BY JINHFW ROOIM Barton, who has been at well," Barton said. He said ► WEATHER Eastern for 25 years, told the that when either problematic Barton said he had no com- News editor And the candidates are... mm group of less than 10 faculty or good situations arise, the plaints or concerns about how The Faculty Senate kicked members he wanted to be a person elected would receive Eastern was being governed off elections for the next facul- regent because he had always a disproportionate amount of now, but there were some Hi: 59 ^fflt enjoyed working on boards credit or blame. Low: 37 ^ ty regent with a sparsely things he would nke to know. attended, short-lived open and committees. "I think it sends a bad mes- "I am a little curious as to Conditions: Partly Cloudy forum Tuesday that featured "I've always been a board sage to only have one faculty which stories are actually only one of the two candi- member of some kind," member wanting to run," true," Barton said. "I don't Mostly Cloudy dates. Barton said. "You better enjoy Barton said. know whether we have a bud- SAT! Mostly Cloudy Current Faculty Regent it.