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Eastern Kentucky University Encompass Eastern Progress 1985-1986 Eastern Progress 2-27-1986 Eastern Progress - 27 Feb 1986 Eastern Kentucky University Follow this and additional works at: http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1985-86 Recommended Citation Eastern Kentucky University, "Eastern Progress - 27 Feb 1986" (1986). Eastern Progress 1985-1986. Paper 22. http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1985-86/22 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 1985-1986 by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Vol. 64/No. 22 Laboratory Publication of the Department of Mass Communications 16 pages February 27. 1986 Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Ky. 40475 The EliUn Piuaian. 1966 Fire damages Keene Hall Funderburk By Phil Bowling New. Editor An early morning fire Wednes- announces day in Keene Hall which damag- ed the entire sixth floor has displaced at least 27 students. Two entire rooms were destroyed and smoke and water replacement damage was evident throughout -the sixth floor. Additional By Alan and Schwendeman were recom- / damage was done on the fifth and Editor) mended to Funderburk by the seventh floors. Dr. Joseph R. search committee. No official estimate of the Schwendeman Sexton's retirement was announc- damage to the dorm had been has been named ed at the Nov. 9 Board of Regents made at press time Wednesday. vice president of meeting. It will take effect June 30, At 3:38 a.m. Wednesday, the Administrative although Sexton has been on ter- Richmond Fire Department Affairs, effective minal leave since Jan. 31. responded to a fire on the sixth Wednesday. Funderburk also announced that floor of Keene Hall. Upon arrival, Schwendeman, Dr. Russel Enzie, dean of the Col- the 616 hall residents were being 55, presently vice lege of Social and Behavioral evacuated. president for Sciences, will serve as acting Schwendeman associate vice president for In the confusion of the blaze, Academic Planning and Development, will Academic Planning and Develop- two residents from the 16th floor ment in addition to his duties as were trapped in a stairwell. replace Dr. William Sexton who has retired. dean of social and behavioral Dereck Allen and Michael Carter Public Information photo Schwendeman was chosen from sciences. had made their way down to the This room in Keene Hall was gutted by fire early Wednesday morning. three finalists submitted by a com- Enzie will participate in an 11th floor and could not go mittee formed to search for a ongoing study of the university's further. replacement for Sexton. academic organizational structure. They were unable to see microwave had been plugged in- volved did not remember them all to get about one hour's "Dr. Schwendeman is a The study is designed to improve because of the smoke and Allen to the extension cord. According whether they had shut their sleep," he said distinguished educator and ad- program efficiency and effec- managed to break out a hallway to the report, the extension cord doors or not," said Lane. "It Most of the Keene Hall staff ministrator with an outstanding tiveness and to insure that decisions window. Both students were able had been made by Terry's father, looked as if they had.'^ voluntarily missed classes in record of service to EKU. He brings are made at the lowest possible to get firefighters' attention by an electrician. "By the time we got to it, it order to get the hall ready for to the position experience, profes- level, Funderburk said. yelling from the window. Terry's roommate, Robert had spread across the hall," said residents again, Seybold said. sionalism and an understanding and Part of that study may include Allen said he suffers from Curtsinger awoke to discover the Lane. "The entire dorm is made "I think whenever we have appreciation for the role of academic the realignment of positions within asthma and could not get his fire. Curtsinger immediately of concrete but the heat con- another fire alarm, we'll be all support units on a major college the academic affairs area, Funder- breath. "At that time, I didn't woke Terry and the fire alarm ducted and spread on the ceiling feet." campus," said university President burk said. think I was going to get out was pulled. tile." The normal capacity for a floor Dr. H. Hardy Funderburk in a He said there are no definite plans alive," he said. A continuing investigation will The fire rapidly spread to ^Jn Keene is 44 residents. prepared statement. to keep or eliminate the position of be conducted by Larry Room 610 across the hall. Accor- Howeyejyfhe floor was only oc- "I am confident he wil provide ef- vice president of Academic Plann- According to Richmond Fire Westbrook, safety coordinator of ding to the report, it took the fire cupiecTby 27 residents. fective leadership in his new role at ing and Development. Chief William Lane, the fire the Division of Public Safety. No department longer to gain access Residents of the hall were Eastern," Funderburk said. Enzie said he will remain in his department had approximately further investigation will be con- to the area of the fire due to ex- evacuated at 3:38 a.m. and were Schwendeman was unavailable current position while working with 50 men on the scene. Allen and ducted by the fire department. cessive smoke and heat. given shelter in other male halls for comment. Academic Planning and Carter were treated on the scene "We are 99 percent sure that Room 610, which was occupied and in the Powell Building lobby. Schwendeman held teaching and Development. for minor smoke inhalation. what we have been told is what by Richard Benningfield and Firefighters remained on the administrative positions at the "I'll just be trying to carry on pro- Scott Taylor, was also destroyed scene until 7 a.m. jects he (Schwendeman) and the Due to an extreme amount ot happened," said Lane. University of North Dakota and In- All objects in the room were by the fire, said Lane. In an effort to aid students. diana University prior to joining the Council of Deans have been working smoke inhalation, firefighter The remainder of the floor was Food Services has set up a credit on," Enzie said. Enzie is already a Greg Schwab was taken to Pat- destroyed by the flames. The on- university's faculty in 1966. ly visible remains of the two-inch exposed to a large amount of system for victims, allowing He has served as professor and member of the council. tie A. Clay Hospital where he smoke, water and heat damage. them to eat and pay at a later Enzie came to the university in was given oxygen and released. thick wooden room door were the chairman of the Department of hinges. As a result of the fire, floor date. Geography and Geology and dean of 1974 as professor and chairman of According to the report filed According to Lane, the solid residents were placed in rooms Students were kept outside the the Office of Undergraduate the Department of Psychology. In with public safety, Kent Terry wooden doors are two-hour fire throughout the hall hall until late afternoon. Accor- Studies. 1977 he was named dean of the Col- reported the fire originated from doors. These doors are supposed Kurt Seybold, director of ding to Ron Harrell. director of Schwendeman holds lege of Social and Behavioral an extension cord leading from a to hold heat and flames inside a Keene Hall, said his hall staff Public Information, the delay in- undergraduate and graduate Sciences. computer printer in Room 616. room. helped hold everything together. volved clean-up and repairs to degrees in geography and geology Only Daugherty was able to be A computer, printer and "The people in the rooms in- So far, these guys nave been the elevators. from the University of Kentucky reached for comment on the selec- working since 3:30 a.m.; I forced and a doctorate from Indiana tion. Masterson was unavailable for University. comment. Earlier this month the committee "Naturally I was disappointed I narrowed its search to three ad- didn't get the job," Daugherty said. ministrators. Dr. Hay ward M. However, Daugherty said he was "Skip" Daugherty, director of Stu- satisfied with the way the search dent Activities and Organizations, was handled. Figures budget trends Dr. Joseph Masterson, an industrial "The whole process was first- education and technology professor class," Daugherty said. By Amy Wolf ford A brochure published by the Both in-and out-of-state students Managing editor This is the first part of a two-part financial aid office and given to in- average $600 each year in Opinion 2-3.11 Students may say they spend all series dealing with expenditures of coming students stated the amount budgeted is to allow for two trips miscellaneous spending. This 4.14-15 their money on entertainment, but the university' community. This category includes personal items, Periscope 2£ statistics show university students week's story looks at student spen- home per semester. Features S "It is a student's own choice if he laundry, recreation, medical, dental, spend most of their money on tui- ding. Next week university expen- special course fees and other Want to learn how to work a Organizations 4-7 tion and meals. ditures are examined. or she elects to go home more than twice a semester, "-JM pamphlet expenses. wok? A special Chinese cook- Am »-♦ A Student Financial Aid survey The study eJso determined the Sports 10-12 estimates single in-state students states.