Eastern Progress Eastern Progress 1975-1976
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
Eastern Progress Eastern Progress 1975-1976 Eastern Kentucky University Year 1975 Eastern Progress - 20 Nov 1975 Eastern Kentucky University This paper is posted at Encompass. http://encompass.eku.edu/progress 1975-76/12 The Eastern Progress Vol. 54. No. 12 Official Student Publication of Eastern Kentucky University Thursday, November 20, 1975 12 Pages Provides students with access to school records Few take advantage of Buckley Amendment By ANNE STOTTI.EMYKK UNAS inappropriate student s file? And who may have access terpretation of records. The student may have access to all to any educational institution, ap- sull Writer Sen. James F. Buckley iCons-Rep., to the files? 5 the right to a hearing to challenge records except those containing financial plication for employment; and the Since the postage of the Family N.Y.) introduced the bill to help alleviate The Buckley Amendment gives the content of records statements of his or her parents; con- receipt of an honor or honorary Educational Rights and Privacy Act of the problems of uncontested studenl students six basic access rights if they 6. if the record has information on fidential letters and statements of recognition. recommendation which were placed in 18741the Buckley Amendment), very few files. choose to take advantage of them: more than one student, the student has If a student does waive the right to students have taken advantage of what According to Jack Palmore. 1. the right to be provided a list of type the right to see only that material per- educational records prior to Jan. 1, 1(75 confidential statements, the student upon (if such letters are not used for purposes the statute offers. University Attorney, no more than ten of educational records directly relating taining to them personally. request must be notified of names of all other than specifically intended); and Specifically, the Act, part of the students per semester have exercised to the student. In exercising access rights, a student persons making confidential recom- Educational Amendment of 1174, their rights to look into their files. 2. the right to inspect the content of could seek to correct an improperly records maintained by the University mendations. When a student waives Department of Safety and Security. provides the student 118 years and older The reason for this could be the lack of those records recorded grade, but could not through the access rights, it applies only to the or if attending a post-secondary school) knowledge on the student's part. How 3. the right to obtain copies of records hearing contest whether the teacher Students also have the right to sign a confidential recommendations, not the access to school records and the op- does the Buckley Amendment effect the 125 cents per copy here). should have assigned a higher grade; waiver to access rights. This waiver right to check into other records such at portunity to challenge such records on student? Where are the files kept? 4. the right to ask for response from students can. however, seek to prove the would only involve confidential (Bee BUCKLEY, page twelve) ihe grounds that they are inaccurate or What data is incorporated into a the school for explanation and in- inaccurate recording of a grade. recommendations regarding admission ■ Teaching Wentz resigns post; eligibility discussed senate censures court By WILMA REED SUff Writer Kj1)1 ANA TAVI lilt regard to the student court. Green did further monies be allocated until the "All students who plan to student teach News Editor not recommend impeachment, but did organization establishes some sort of next semester should know at this time David Wentz submitted his resignation request that a letter of condemnation be definite structure. whether or not they are eligible," said to the Student Senate Tuesday night sent to the court for their actions last An additional allocation of $40 was Dr. David L. Ruth, professional saying his only other option would be to week in deciding the case Murray versus given to the Brockton commission, laboratory experiences director. call for the impeachment of President Murphy. headed by Green, to be used to publicize Letters were sent about three weeks ago to students who applied to student Jim Murphy. In that case, the court ruled in Mur- the commission's existence and ac- The situation is one that requires either teach in the spring advising them of their phy's favor on a challenge brought by tivities. calling for impeachment or calling it eligibility or ineligibility for student Hal Murray accusing him of con- A request for S150 by Greg Bryant for teaching said Rush. quits, Wentz said. "Impeachment would the open house committee was tabled stitutional violations. (See story, page "We make every effort to get a correct do irreparable damage" to Ihe senate, so upon the recommendation of Buck S.) address from each student," said Ruth, I really had no choice." Yerian until specific uses for the money Wentz's resignation came as a surprise The Student Government Association "however, if the letter it returned, we can be named. to a majority of the senators for he had of Kentucky also came under fire from place it in the student's file. If the been instrumental in leading the op- Green. Mike Duggins requested ap- The senate approved Tony Alessan- student comet in to ask about hit status position to Murphy's administration. proval of a $25 expenditure for a SGAK dro's request that a letter be sent to the we have a record to show that we did try Impeachment was also mentioned by conference. Although that expenditure library requiring an extention of hours to to inform him." Mike Green, but his suggestion was in was approved, Green asked that no 11 p.m. on weeknights. Most students know if they are eligible to student teach by checking the requirements listed in the catalog. The dates for filing student teaching ap- periscope plications are posted both in the FYI and Bond report shows activities calendar. About 30 students are taking "If a student is not eligible to student part in a rehabilitation teach according to our records, we list program involving inmates at the reasons in the letter," said Ruth. the Blackburn Correctional buildingeconomies* If there is s mistake, the student can go Institute at Lexington The the Professional Laboratory group visits the inmates once Experiences office to have it a week, behind bars Feature By DIANA TAYLOR $26,245,000 outstanding on its housing straightened out. Editor Michael Paynter News Editor bonds. Sometimes the reason a student it accompanied the group this The overcrowded housing situation, This figure is not particularly listed as ineligible is that he has not week and wrote the story on which is a little better than it used to be astronomical for an institution of this completed a required course. "Even if but ia still a problem for some, size, especially in light of the rise in in- page* Ihe student is currently taking the prompted some discussion recently terest rates over the past decade or so. course, we cannot list it on our records Inside: about the possibilities of building a new in 1062, a bond was issued for O'Donnell Salvaging flowers until the grades become official," said dormitory on campus. Hall at an interest rate of 2.8 percent. Editorials 2 Ruth. Although a decision has been made Interest rates on the bond issue for Fred During the time when there was wanner weather, Mrs. Rhea Rives, assistant Rush added that many times the Arts 3 resident Director of Burnam Hall, and Libby Shelton, a Junior from Somerset, against such a dormitory at this time, the Bishop Hall in 1971 were 6.3 percent. reason a student is ineligible it his grade Newsbriefs ..... U financial aspects involved in housing A breakdown of the total outstanding salvaged some of the flowers that were removed from the square flowerbed in Entertainment ads II constructions show the basic economics l igurc into amounts for each housing unit front of Burnam. before winter set In. (See TEACHING, page twelve) Sports 8.9,10 of building. looks like this: According to a bond issues general O'Donnell Hall - $345,000; Case Hall, data report of June 30, the University has (Bee BOND, page twelve) Brockton Neighborhood of families contend that . Speed limit not enforced; playground needs relocation By DIANA TAYLOR of the speed bumps were "an honest News Editor gesture on the part of the University," aad Taylor said, but they simply are not BRUCE WH1TSON effective enough. "The fatter you drive, Staff Writer Ihe lets they bother you," be said. The Brockton community is considered Wayne Roberts said Brockton Ia a formally as • part of Ihe University "great place to live. The environment ia campus But, because its residents are great and I like living here. They just married students arid faculty employees, don't treat us like responsible adults " the situation in Brockton it unique. Hit major consideration is alto for Ihe According to some of those residents, safety of hit and other children. that uniqueness involves a few problems. One Brockton mother who was in- strumental in obtaining the speed bumps Number one on the list it the traffic, said she realized while working on the especially that which flows around the project that tome Brockton residents had duplex 500's. Tom and Diana Taylor, acted beligerently in the past, thus (not this reporter) residents of that area, alienating Security. said 28 children, ranging in age from a few weeks to junior high school, live in She said a complete about face is the duplexes needed on both sides.