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Marshall University Marshall Digital Scholar The Parthenon University Archives 3-17-1994 The Parthenon, March 17, 1994 Marshall University Follow this and additional works at: https://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon Recommended Citation Marshall University, "The Parthenon, March 17, 1994" (1994). The Parthenon. 3253. https://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon/3253 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at Marshall Digital Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Parthenon by an authorized administrator of Marshall Digital Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. March 17,1994 MARSHALL UNIVERSITY Thursday Partly sunny high in the mid 40s • STUDENT GonRNMENT • LEGISLATURE ·Senator resigns from SGA Students say ByAmJBabr DUI law won't Reporter Micheal Tomblyn's request /or resignation was af>frroved in Tuesday's Student Senate impeachment pro Student Senate meeting ceedings for Sen. Christy Copley led to affect drinking a resignation, but not hers. By Terri Fowler The impeachment charges faced by ofresponsibility"includedtheapproval ing. The Craigsville senior said the Copley, College of Education senator, of a set of amendments to the by-laws committee made the decision on the Lifestyles Editor over her absences and introduction of which govern Student Senate. He said counts of absence and conflict ofinter bills that could benefit her outside in a set ofby-laws that he had written was est violations in an executive session The West Virginia Legislature wants terests were dropped. The Judiciary approved by ti1e senate in his absence Thursday. to discourage underage drinking and Committee decision to drop the charges "without a single question of intent or He said both Tomblyn and Copley driving, but students say a new law was one of the reasons resulting Tues content." were present at the meeting to give aimed at lowering the legal level of day in the resignation of Graduate Tomblyn also stated in the letter his their views. intoxication for drivers undetthe age of School Sen. Michael B. Tomblyn, who objection to the decision of Student After Phillips announced the deci 21 will have little effect on underage brought the impeachment charges Senate Judiciary Committee to not . sion to the senate, Tomblyn moved to drinking. against Copley. bring formal articles of impeachment recess the senate to allow the Judiciary House Bill 4020, which passed the Tomblyn's requestfor resignation was against Copley before the full senate. Committeetoexaminethevotingrecord Legislature Saturday, will reduce the blood-alcohol level at which a person is approved Tuesday's Student Senate He said the committee members who from Thursday's meeting to decide if in considered drunk froni .010 percent to meeting. voted "not guilty» failed to uphold stu- · the absence oftwo committee members The Huntington graduate student dentgovemment'sConstitutionandby- would have affected the vote. The mo .002 percent for drivers under the age read a four-page letter citing his rea laws because Copley had admitted her tion to recess was failed by the senate. of21 . The bill was introduced by House sons for resigning which included "the guilt in an article in The Parthenon. Student Body President Michael D. Speaker Chuck Chambers, D-Cabell, recent lack of thought and responsibil Sen. David Phillips, chairman ofthe Miller said as long as a quorum of the' and Minority Leader Bob Burk, R-Wood. ity expressed by senate as a whole.• Judiciary Committee, announced the committee was present at Thursday's Gov. Gaston Caperton said West Vir In the letter Tomblyn said the "lack committee'sdecisioninTuesday'smeet- meeting, the decision was valid. ginia is following the example of other states that are cracking down on un derage drinkers. "A number ofstates have enacted this Study time law already. We're simply trying to eliminate drunk driving and stop the alcohol abuse of minors. They [under age drinkers] shouldn't be drinking at all, and this is just one more way to enforce that," Caperton said. But, most students doubt the law will curb underage drinking and driving at all. "If it didn't bother them to break the law to drink, then they're not going to worry about the circumstances any way,.,, Jessica A Martin, Bluefield fresh- Please see DU~ Page 6 • COLA DEAN SEARCH New York-based candidate next for interviews By Angela Henderson Reporter An administrator from New York will be the next candidate interviewed for the position of dean of the College of Liberal Arts. Dr. Joel J . Kassiola, dean of under PhalD br Talaald IMbu graduate studies and professor of po llleDepartrnentof CMmlatryoffersthlsaraatochemlatry professor of organic chemistry, said the area Is usually litical science at Brooklyn College of studenta tor study_time. Dr. Lawrance R. SChmltz, - crowded when the lab IS open. the City University of New York, will meet with COLA faculty and students Thursday at 3 p.m. in the Memorial Student Center Alumni Lounge. •. Kassiola was recently appointed dean ofundergraduate studies after serving as acting dean since 1992. He has been Gambling bill delayed, lawmaker says a professor of political science at Brook By Penn, K. Copen create 8,000 new jobs: Sorah said. "We just cannot throw lyn College since 1984. He started as a Reporter that away.• lecturer at Brooklyn in 1968. Along with new jobs, riverboat gambling would have Kassiola received his bachelor's de Blaming legislators who are more concerned about their generated thousands of tax dollars which could have been gree in political science from Brooklyn re-election than in the welfare of the state, Del. Nelson used to fund programs such as higher education faculty pay College. He received bis master's and Borah, D-Kanawba, vows that riverboat gambling is not raises, according to Sorah. doctoral degrees in political philosophy dead, only delayed. Borah said many ~rs in West Virginia illegally operate from Princeton University. "I'm not here for re-election,• So rah said. video lottery machines and the state is not deriving any tax In June, Kassiola received the Brook Sorah said it was a pity the bill did not pass because money from these machines. lyn College MacGregor Award from the riverboat gambling would have created 8,000 new jobs with Preconceived notions about gambling and ethical dilem- undergraduate studentgov:emment"for the administrator who has done the an average salary at $24,000. "Not one piece oflegislation, since I have been here, would Please see BILL, Page 6 most for students." • ~ < • • I •• , • ' ~ ,, ' • •• • ,# ' .. • I, .. , ' •. \. \ I t \ THE PARTHENON 2 THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1994 Gambling supporters Marshall worker look back at session ., Angela Hendenon fights for his life :&porter "We were /acing and uphill a, Jedd T. rtowwa battl.e." &porter · Now that the riverboat gam "I can have shots, ormed bling bill has been killed for John H. Brown Michael W. Tilson, Mar icine to maJce me feel better, this legislative session, itistime shall building service work but ifI don't have a trans for those who supported it to opinion polls showed an in look back and see what went er, is fighting for his life plant, crease in support for the bill and is looking to co-work I probabl'UJOU/d only wrong, as well as right. from 32 percent to 49 percent en for help. have three years to live." in about a month. He has been diagnosed See related story, Page 1 Brown said the biggest ob with Chronic Myelogenoua Michael W. TIison stacle was the 1994 election, Leukemia. His white blood That is what John H. Brown since a majority of the legisla cell count is so high that his Jr., senior vice president with tors had to worry about how red blood cells can not fight transplant,• Tilson said. Charles Ryan Associates, Inc. their actions would affect their infections. Tilson is married and has and spokesman for the West chances for re-election. •1 can have shots, ormed three children: Jessica, Virginia RiverboatGaming As ~his is what sunk us,• icine to make me feel bet Christopher, and Jennifer. sociation, did when he spoke to Brown said. •1t would have ter, but if I don't have a In his spare time, Tilson a group ofstudents Tuesday. shocked me if we would have transplant, I probably said he enjoys nature. "We were facing an uphill passed the bill, because of the would only have three years -i love to fish and hunt, battle,•Brownsaid. -itwas like elections.• to live: Tilson said. but I can't walk like I want." going up the New River the Brownsaidhehadneverseen Tilson said his insurance Tilson said his greatest wrong way.• so much animosity in the legis will cover some expenses, concern rests with his fami Brown said though the bill lature. •It's been a bloodbath but his medical bills alone ly, including his children. •1 failed, the association still had up there.• may exceed $1 million. want to be with them to several successes. Thefintsuc Brown said another short Another problem Tilson watch them grow up,-TilJ1C>n cess was that the association coming was not enough em faces is he can be on cata said. •0nce they find me a was able to elevate the gam phasis being put on the •grass• strophic sick leave for one match, I can't see my kids at bling issue above the cloud cre roots• effort. The association year. After that, he can be all." ated by the video lottery scan memben needed to go out and on leave without pay for Tilson said his physicians dal, he said. talk to everyone, butthey didn't one year. are concerned that the chil The association also succeed have the time and money, he Tilson'scousin, WalterC.