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Eastern Kentucky University Encompass Eastern Progress 1987-1988 Eastern Progress 10-22-1987 Eastern Progress - 22 Oct 1987 Eastern Kentucky University Follow this and additional works at: http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1987-88 Recommended Citation Eastern Kentucky University, "Eastern Progress - 22 Oct 1987" (1987). Eastern Progress 1987-1988. Paper 9. http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1987-88/9 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 1987-1988 by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The man behind the mascot Page B-1 Vol. 66/No. 9 Laboratory Publication of the Department of Mats Communications 14 pages October 22, 1987 Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Ky 40475 The Eastern 19*7 Round two Committee to study fraternity housing By Jamie Baker The joint awareness committee called for six fraternity houses to be Asshtaat sews editor will be composed of Nina Poage. ci- built initially and then six added as As s short-term solution to the ty manager. Bob Moody, city at tornsy, Hayward M. "Skip" time went on. controversy over unofficial "frater- According to Daugherty, the nity houses," the Richmond City Daugherty, dean of student ser- vices, and Hack university is looking st several dif- Commission and university officials ferent locations for the fraternity established an EKU/Richmond On the other end of the spectrum, row. Community Awareness Committee university representatives told com- Two of the proposed sites sre the at a masting of the two groups mission members that the long- university-owned property on Sum- Friday. range plan of the university is to establish a fraternity row and to get mit Street and the property behind The meeting wss prompted by Keene Hal. the state to allocate money for it. Richmond residents who complain The university hss also con- sd to the commission in September According to Daugherty. such a sidered converting s residence hall about some fraternity members liv- proposal for on-campus fraternity to an all-Greek bousing facility. ing together in off-campus housing. housing will cost the university City Attorney Moody questioned University attorney Giles Black around $460,000 to get the land whether frsternity housing would be told commission members thst ready to build on. confined to the designated frsterni- anytime there are students living in "This is on our agenda but will ty row or would be allowed to exist the same house there may be pro- have to be paced in the budget, and in other areas of Richmond also blems, but that the university had then the funding will have to go Black replied that the fraternities little control over what students liv- through Frankfort," Daugherty would be encouraged to live on ing off campus did. said. frsternity row, but the university "If they display Greek letters and "Realistically this will probably couldn't stop any group of students have Greek iinctions there, then the take five years to come about. It will from living off campus if they university has some control, but if take at least six months to one year wanted to. they just tve together and belong Progress photo/Mike Morris to get the ground ready for a frater- Commissioner Virgil MeWhorter Wallace Wilkinson, left, and John Harper talk at Monday's debate. to the same fraternity, that's nity row," he said. said he liked the long-range plans of another matter," he said. Ha added that the current plans (See FRATERNITY. Page A-6) Wilkinson's finances Residents go to top highlight final debate with elevator complaint By Mike Marsee Harper, a state representative port changes in campaign- Editor from Shephsrdsville. had called finance laws that would prohibit By Keith Howard haven't been working right for the the wsy it did,'' said Dean. While it may not be easy to for the release of information on candidates from loaning large Mansajtag sdker last four or five years. "It wasn't too Dean said the elevators are 20 determine which candidate is Wilkinson's finances throughout sums of money to their own Rather than take the stairs when bad though until the last couple of years old and they sre constantly beat for the job, the differences the campaign, but he said after campaiirn the elevator didn't work, some Com- months. It seems like at the most having them repaired. between the two men who want the debate he waa not satisfied W ilkmson said ha waa forced monwealth residents took to the ws've had working is only one of "We're doing the same thing to be Kentucky's next governor with what he beard. to oas hia own money to stay in road with petitions in hand to let the three - which can be highly inconve- we've always been doing. It's an on- are clear. "What an individual made and the race in the Democratic president know they were not hap-1 nient when you live on the 16th going process," he said. Republican John Harper and paid doesn't M$sal a thing," primary. "I understand how py with faulty elevators in their floor. And it's even worse for peo- Democrat Wallace Wilkinson Hsrper said, adding that Wukin- John feels," he said residence halls. ple on the 18th. 19th and 20th He said their residence hall restated those differences) at son's figures were "off the watt." Whan ssked about the floors." spends more money on elevator An estimated 70 Commonwealth Monday's gubernatorial debate Wilkinson, a Lexington [wiesflslllj ateaeaMsMatisggaMi repairs than any other hall on cam- in the Perkris Building. businessman, said he would have of the state's poorer counties, residents went to university Presi- "I think it got their attention. But pus. He said there is s maintenance "There's .very little I agree the 1986 figures certified, but he both candidates said that would dent Dr. H. Hsnly Funderburk's I don't know what it's going to ac- man over there most of the time. with John about." Wilkinson doss not pam to release addi- not be feasible. house at 11 pan. Oct. 14, to give him complish," said Wittensuer. Dean said the incident looked like a petition stating they wanted the said. "We're just worlds apart." tional aiformation. "That's all "There's an amount of Kan- He added he doesn't know how ef- something out of the 1960s. "When elevstors repaired. The hour-long debate, spon- I'm doing." he said tacky pride there that's worth fective the petitioning is going to be people start doing things like this. yet. "Giveit another week or two." sored by the League of Women One issus the candidates paying for." Wilkinson said. According to David Wittenauer, they don't get cooperation. They get Voters, was broadcast live by agreed on waa that the state Harper said a law dramatic a senior psychology major, they George Dean, director of Com- dissension." Kentucky Educational Televi- needed to take steps to ensure solution would be to have several went to Funderburk's home and monwealth Hall, said he disagrees sion and WKYT-TV in Lexington honest slactions and help stop counties pool funds for road According to Jeanette Crockett, waited for about 20 minutes for him with the way the protest wss carried dean of student life, petitions are a from the university's television vote-buying. equipment and other equipment, to come outside. Once he came out. out. good idea, but "the students were studios. Wilkinson said state polios of- and services. one of the students reed the petition "The petition was fine However, It waa the second of two ficers should be used at polling Hsrper caled Wilkinson's plan out of line by going to the presi- to him. the delivery method wss something dent's homeor anyone's home st 11 forums between the two places in counties that have a to install a state lottery "a Wittenauer said the elevators that should hsve never happened cundHf*— history of vote-buying. o'clock or 11:30 st night" During the debate, Harper call- Hsrper agreed with the idea, "The people of Kentucky are ed OB Wilkinson to reveal his bat he added. "I don't think beginning to learn that you've financial information. there sre enough state police on tagged the lottery as a do-all," he Wilkinson announced his ear- the force." sakL "You're trying to beat into Cafeteria nings and what he paid in taxes He proposed a "bounty the rninds of people that you are during the debate, saying he system" to encourage voters to going to be the savior of Ken made over $1.3 million after report election illegalities. suffers in 1986. Harper aknassd ha waaldsup- (See UNIVERSITY. Page A-6) J decline Richards, 'the first lady By Donna Pare Newa editor While university officials are savoring the grill's victory over the of alumni affairs,' dies Richmond small businesses. Clay Cafeteria patrons are savoring every "A great many reunions revolved meal as if it were their last. And it around her." Wolfs said might be. Richards, a native of Madison the ussvwsttj's alumni house is County, waa born May 2,1900. She According to Greg Hopkins, food named, died of cancer Monday at graduated from the university in services director, the survival of her home. She was 87. 1921 and later received a degree Clay Cafeteria is in question, and Richards served 19 years aa ex- from Peabody College k) Nashville, answers to its problems are hard to ecutive secretary of the university's Tenn.