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Eastern Kentucky University Encompass Eastern Progress 1997-1998 Eastern Progress 3-12-1998 Eastern Progress - 12 Mar 1998 Eastern Kentucky University Follow this and additional works at: http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1997-98 Recommended Citation Eastern Kentucky University, "Eastern Progress - 12 Mar 1998" (1998). Eastern Progress 1997-1998. Paper 25. http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1997-98/25 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 1997-1998 by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Champs of their The Devil Went ► WEATHER TODAY own territory Down to Eastern Hi: 34 Low: 6 ► Spoff Sophomore shortstop ► Arts Kelly Swanson Conditions: Eastern's softball squad Charlie Daniels Band will play Partly cloudy 41 wins EKU Invitational. Alumni Coliseum March 21. : 44, partly cloudy •AT: 46, scattered showers SUN: 35. partly cloudy Easte ogress noiKl Ky Student puiiin ation ol I astern Kiniu< Ky iimvi V.il .'ii'Nc ►'Embezzlement trial SPRING 08REAK Bishop Directions and destinations Local travel agents say the usual Spring Break spots are still faces hot (Panama, Myrtle Beach, etc.), but some Eastern students have other destinations next week. The Colonel baseball squad will spend the break in Cape Girardeau, Mo., playing back to back against SEMO Eastern's softball Colonels will be new Saturday and Sunday. in North Carolina for the week, play- Details, Page B6 ing in Charlotte on Tuesday, Greensboro on Wednesday and a ^tournament in charges Winthropon BY CHARLES LEWIS . Friday. Assistant news editor Rosalinde Bishop pleaded guilty at her arraignment Friday to seven counts of theft by failure to make required dis- position of property. Her trial date has been changed again to May 4. Bishop, a former cashier in the billings and collections office, was initially indicted in September on the charge of stealing $115,000 in uni- versity funds between November 1992 and March 1993. Bishop's original trial was sched- uled for Jan. 5. But last December, Bishop sought and was granted a motion for a comprehensive discov- ery that required the university to disclose the records it relied upon in determining the amount she alleged- ly stole. This was the reason for the first trial delay. In February, Commonwealth's Attorney Thomas J. Smith HI filed a motion to change the original grand jury indictment to read The Grand Jury charges that between May, 1991 and September 15, 1997 in Madison County, Kentucky, Rosalinde A. Bishop, committed the offense of Theft by Unlawful Taking Felony, by stealing more than $300 from Eastern Kentucky University." This motion was granted, and instead of one charge, she is now facing seven charges, one for each year in which the new indictment covers. This new indict- Lorl Morris, a first year ment made it nec- accountant major, is essary for Bishop going on a cruise with to be arraigned family to the Bahamas again under these for the break. "I can't new charges. wait to go snorkellng, At her arraign- she said ment March 6, she pleaded not guilty on seven counts of theft by Bishop Is now failure to make required disposi- facing seven tion of property, charges. by treating funds Effects of El Nino, storms not stopping students from travel in excess of $300 With only days to go, the home is not an option. A round trip Due to El Nino, however, the trade dents' vacations are not a matter of belonging to words "Spring Break plane ticket could cost as much as winds have been reversed, affecting what the weather will be like, it is Eastern Kentucky University as her •98" can be heard all over $3,000. water patterns and weather systems. more a question of economics. own by failing to make the required For some, the unpredictable Parades foresees this having a large With a multitude of getaways disposition of those funds in accor- campus, as the thought of a week without schedules and effects of El Nino have made a dif- effect on the west coasts of Central nationwide, many have not yet forsak- dance with the policies and proce- ference in vacation plans. and South America and California en Panama City Beach, Fla., as a vaca- dures of Eastern Kentucky deadlines brings a sigh of relief for "Under usual conditions, there's a and those states along the Gulf Coast tion spot this Spring Break. Riker University. all. pressure difference between Darwin, such as Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, said a lot of people are going to The wording on all seven counts As college students, money is an Australia and Tahiti that oscillates Mississippi and Florida. Panama City. is the same, however, they are bro- undeniable issue this Spring Break, back and forth in the southern hemi- This could mean a lot of tempera- Sylvia Rogers, a travel counselor at ken down by inclusive years. Each leaving many with no other option sphere. Because of these pressure ture fluctuations and rain or even Carlson Wagonlit said not only count is for a calendar year from Jan. than to go home and work or spend differences, trade winds are driven snow for those states on the east Panama City, but all of Florida is pop- 1, 1991 to Sep. 15. 1997. time with family and friends. For east to west both under and above the coast. ular for Spring Break. Due to the new charges, Bishop's Shadi Osman, an aviation major and equator." said Alan Parades, a meteo- However, Pat Riker, manager of "Pretty much anywhere in Florida attorney, Jimmy D. Williams, asked native of Egypt and Kenya, going rology professor at Eastern. Travel Agents International, said stu- is a hot spot" Rogers said. for, and received, a continuance in her trial. It was was granted without STORY BY KRYSTAL ROARK ♦ GRAPHICS BY TIM MOLLETTE opposition from the Commonwealth attorney. Senate proposes 24-hour open house votes in five halls ► Instdo Harding, chief justice of the student Accent B1 tation only for those students who don't shouldn't change the constitution," said Activities B5 u BY ALYSSA BRAMLAGE want the 24-hour open house. Tracy Smalls, chair of academic affairs court Managing editor Right now, appeals are heard by one Arts B3 This is After debate about the passage and committee. Classifieds A4 In an effort to support Residence Hall several votes, it was stricken from the Megan Stetler, public relations chair, person, the director of judicial affairs. Perspective A2. 3 Association, Student Association passed proposal. It was then passed, without the said she thought the whole reason Harding said. Police Beat A4 a proposal to allow all residence halls the designated-floors stipulation. behind the 45-hour requirement is so that The student court justices would go Profiles B4 Just to opportunity to vote on 24-hour open Kim Flaherty next proposed suspend- anyone running would have a thorough through training courses in administra- Sports B6-8 support house privileges. ing a portion of Student Association's understanding of campus. Someone who tive law and their decisions wouldn't be What's On Tap B2 Sens. Kim Flaherty and KeDy Flaherty constitution so that she could run for vice is two hours shy of 45 hours still knows final until the director of judicial affairs RHA. proposed giving the five remaining resi- president campus pretty well, she said. approves it Reminder dence halls that don't have 24-hour open The constitution requires a candidate Student Association voted 21 to 13 to "I think it's fair for students to have Kim Flaherty, house, Burnam. Keene, O'Donnell. their cases heard by an impartial group of Dorms close at 10 a.m. for vice president be a second semester defeat Flaherty's proposal to suspend Saturday for Spring Break. Student Combs and Clay, the right to vote for sophomore with 45 hours. part of the constitution. students," Harding said. senator opposite sex visitation from noon Flaherty only has 43 hours but is tak- Flaherty and her sister, KeDy, walked These two proposals will now go to Thursday until midnight Sunday. ing summer school and win have 60 out of the meeting after the negative vote. the Council on Student Affairs. Class Pattern This is basically just to support RHA hours by the time her term arrives, she Senate passed another act Tuesday, Anyone who wants to run for presi- » in what they're doing," Kim Flaherty said said in Tuesday's meeting. this one concerning the student court as dent or vice president of Student TRF In the proposal was a stipulation to Two hours is two hours, but that's the an appellate hearing body. Association can pick up applications until designate certain floors as single-sex visi- way the constitution reads and we "It's all about due process," said James 4:30 p.m. Friday in Powell 128. 12.1M8 The Eastern Progress ective Whafs in a NUMBER? More patrols, stiffer penalties would deter drunk drivers — not lower legal blood alcohol content! ment, judges not exercising suf- ] SO, WHAT DO On a chilly Thursday night While our elected leaders sit posal passed the House Monday, attached to blood alcohol levels in Frankfort debating really Rep. Gross Lindsay said the bill that should concern us. ficient punitive measures agains YOUTHMK? two weeks ago, state and DUI offenders cannot be tolerat-j local police forces set up nothing more than numbers, the targeted only social drinkers. It's the discussion that has staggering drunk driving death Whaf s more unfair, however, come out of this bill we should ed.