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Eastern Kentucky University Encompass Eastern Progress 1991-1992 Eastern Progress 11-7-1991 Eastern Progress - 07 Nov 1991 Eastern Kentucky University Follow this and additional works at: http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1991-92 Recommended Citation Eastern Kentucky University, "Eastern Progress - 07 Nov 1991" (1991). Eastern Progress 1991-1992. Paper 12. http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1991-92/12 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 1991-1992 by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Weekend weather | Arts Activities 1 Accent Friday: Partly cloudy, Movie review Award winning Tattoo you high 40, low near 30 Panhellenic council New tattoo shop filled Saturday and Sunday: Jodie Foster directs, stars Chance of rain, high 43, in "Little Man Tate" receives honors with color, character low near 34. Page B-3 Page B-5 Page B-1 THE EASTERN PROGRESS Vol. 70/No. 12 14 pages November 7.1991 Student publication of Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Ky. 40475 O The Eastern Progress, 1991 Schools forced to face once-hidden issue of campus crime By Michael Morgan The struggle is one to make the Once the two arrived at the meet- and secure ivory tower for parents to up in the South in 1991. and Clint Riley public aware that America's colleges CAMPUS CRIME ing, the subject did not change. send their children to was broken. Experts who arc watching crime and universities are not safe sanctuar- "The issue is what arc the universi- Schools not only refused to release trends are reluctant to say whether ies in a society with an ever-increasing ties ready to do about violence on crime information; some mysteriously colleges' and universities' problems When Howard and Connie Clery crime rate. Trouble in the campus," Myers said. "Campus vio- lost crime records. with crime mirror those of the "real sent their daughter Jeanne off to col- Sunday will mark the one-year lence doesn't fit into what college life Slowly, information is being pro- world." lege at Lehigh University in Pennsyl- anniversary of President Bush's Ivory Tower is all about. It won't be tolerated." cessed while waiting for September "We really resist generalizing vania six years ago, the two proud signing of the Student Right-to-Know Myers' stance is similar to that of 1992 when a truer picture of crime on whether crime on campus is on the parents had hope and promise in their hundreds of other college administra- campus can be painted. and Campus Security Act, or Clery First in a four-part series upgrade," said Clarinda Raymond, hearts. bill, requiring schools of higher edu- tors who arc talking tough about co-director of the Center for the Study Several months later, they learned cation to inform the public aboutcri me campus crime as a resul t of the national How bad could it be? and Prevention of Campus Violence that their 19-year-old daughter had on campus. spotlight the Clerys have put on the A little over a week ago the FBI atTowson State University in Mary- been found in her dorm room raped, Eastern and the nation's other Subject of crime issue. releasedareponcompiledfrom 16,000 land. stabbed and strangled. Some school administrators like law enforcement agencies, including colleges and universities have until The subject of campus crime "Statistics prove the number of Howard Clery to this day con- September 1992 to reveal statistics Myers arc just as anxious as the Clerys Eastern's division, that showed re- murders and aggressi ve rapes on col- stantly questions everyone, including dominated the conversation between to see how they fare when the statistics ported crime up 2 percent nationwide that show their crime rates. Bcrca College's Gail Woiford and lege campuses are few," she said. God, about why his daughter had to "We just don' t know how bad it is are analyzed on a national basis after during the Fust half of 1991. "However, the statistical chances of die. right now," said Howard Clery, who Eastern's Tom Myers, both vice presi- 1992. The same report listed a 3 percent other things happening arc very high." Jeanne is gone. A struggle in her co-founded Security on Campus, Inc. dents for student affairs, during a drive Several years ago, many college increase for the South where Kentucky memory by her parents, however, 'The First bill will outline the direction last month to Louisville for a meeting administrators feared enrollment de- is included. Reported incidents of both wages on. of the problem." with their statewide counterparts. creases if a university's image as a safe property crime and violent crime are See CRIME, Page M University Conference to share Winter wonderland Corbin with to protest Somerset By Terry Sebastian Editor incinerators LOUISVILLE—Eastern officials By Tom Marshall the enemy." who thought the university had the lead News editor An eight-year battle has troubled part in providing a higher education to the Army's plans to build an incinera- London-Corbin area residents were A chemical weapons conference tor to destroy chemical weapons lo- upset about a Council on Higher this weekend will bring together ac- cated at the Lexington-Blue Grass Education vote Monday which cast tivists opposed to the building of in- Army Depot. Local activists have Somerset Community College in a cinerators at eight chemical weapons campaigned against the incinerator, competing role. outposts across the nation. saying it would be less dangerous to The council said Eastern may con- The conference will get underway move the chemical weapons to less tinue to offer education in the area, but Friday at the Holiday Inn in Richmond populated areas. now it will be alongside the Univer- and will conclude Sunday with a 1 This is the First time all eight na- sity of Kentucky's Somerset Commu- p.m. news conference. tional chemical weapons sites have nity College. "We're trying to coordinate an joined together for a conference. Eastern president Hanly effort here to work with the Army on Military officials at the depot say Funderburk said thecouncil'sdecision this," said Craig Williams of Common they aren't overly concerned about will definitely hurt Eastern's Corbin Ground: Kentuckians for Moving the and Manchester centers. Nerve Gas. "We don't view them as See CHEMICAL, Page A5 "I think that they'll have a hard time. They'll be significantly af- fected," he said. "We'll just have to keep giving the people what they Budget cuts passed want" The council was to act upon a pro- posal to build a new community col- by council Monday lege in the London-Corbin area, but instead it adopted council member By Tom Marshall now," Kline said. Kevin Hable's compromise that al- The schools must now endure a lowed Somerset Community College News editor $31.6 million cut, and the university is to offer services in the area. faced with cutting $2.7 million from "I believe this area needs a com- University faculty may not be the state's $55.3 million budget to the munity college..., but I just cannot in heading off to as many far away places university, a 4.8 percent cut good conscience recommend build- thanks to action Monday by the state's State funds supply just over half ing a new community college when Council on Higher Education. the university's $96.4 million budget the dollars are not there,'' Hable, of When the state learned it was fac- for the 1991-92 fiscal year. Louisville, said. ing a $155 million budget shortfall, it "We're prepared to deal with a 5 Hable said the community college's quickly called for a cut in the funding percent budget cut, providing it presence in the area will allow higher for the state'seightpublic universities. doesn't get any worse," university education to be more accessible. Travel budgets are one item being president Hanly Funderburk said. He said the compromise will allow sliced in the meantime. The fact of the matter is the Cuts in university budgets ranged the activity in the area to be monitored from 3.6 percent at Murray State Uni- and "if there is some failure of coordi- university's travel budget is pathetic anyway," said Robert Kline, govern- versity to 4.8 percent at the University nating in Corbin, the (council) staff of Kentucky, the community college will bring it to our attention and we ment department chair. "Now we'll Progress photo by LYN CARLISLE just have less than we did before." system and the University of Louis- can modify the result." ville. The cuts follow the council's Funderburk said the council's de- Kline said his staff is already using Students walking through the Powell Plaza Monday arc greeted by the first snow of the season, some of their own money on travels formula system of cash distribution. even though winter Is still several weeks away. abroad, but it's only going to get worse. See COMMUNITY, Page A5 "They'll just have to pay more See BUDGET, A5 Inside Incumbent loses seat in city commission race O Phi Delta Theta fraternity won the campus flag football By Terry Sebastian These four championship and will Editor city compete in the national commissioners tournament held in New Three incumbent Richmond City Commissioners were elected Orleans. See Page B4. City Commission held their seats, and one was defeated in Tuesday's Tuesday.