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Eastern Kentucky University Encompass Eastern Progress 1989-1990 Eastern Progress 11-16-1989 Eastern Progress - 16 Nov 1989 Eastern Kentucky University Follow this and additional works at: http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1989-90 Recommended Citation Eastern Kentucky University, "Eastern Progress - 16 Nov 1989" (1989). Eastern Progress 1989-1990. Paper 13. http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1989-90/13 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 1989-1990 by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Colonels post second Broadcast News 'Dangerous Liaisons' straight loss RTV class takes exciting, sexual play Knights edge Colonels 20-19 . _,-, fi:00 Ft- to the airwaves Page B-6 3 " Page B-1 Page B-2 Vol. 68/No. 13 Laboratory publication ot the Department of Mass Communications 18 pages November 16,1989 Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Ky. 40475 O The Eastern Progress, 1969 Student shot during encounter with burglars By Ken Holloway encountered two burglars in the house. he heard movement. As the gun was about to go off, "I tried to use the phone but it the hospital that same evening. and Heather Hill Gorman said he thought his par- Gorman said the lights were on Gorman said he was able to knock the not working," Gorman said. Gorman said he returned back to the For Tutt Gorman, Nov. 8 was ents were at their home in Hazard when he entered the room and was gun away from his chest with his left Gorman said the neighbors were farm and explained what had happened supposed to be another ordinary eve- when he noticed that the back door of surprised to see two men going through hand But lie said the gun went off and not in, and he did not know where the that night to the Lexington Urban County ning , but instead it almost turned out to their farmhouse was open. items in a drawer near the bed. does not remember what happened af- nearest hospital was located. Police. be a fight for survival. "I just thought that maybe my "At that point I just froze. I saw terward. The next best step at the time, Healsosaidhewasabtelogivea Gorman, a university freshman, parents were down, and so I just walked him pull out a gun from somewhere Gorman said he was unconscious according to Gorman, was drive about description of the man who shot hint to was shot near his right hip by one of on in," Gorman said. ''That's when I and heard him ask the other man what for a while, which he estimates to be 10 miles to Mt Taber where he knew the police, and that he did not know two burglars at his family's farm and heard some people or somebody he should do," Gorman said. about 30 minutes, before he came to. Shy la Ratcliff, Gina Kilburn and Jim what the other man looked like or no- part-time home in Lexington, Ky. moving around, and they were talking He said the burglar told the man "I thought I was dead because I Brent who took him to Central Bap- ticed what he was doing at the time of Gorman, whose family lives in in the back of the bedroom." with the gun to blow his head off and looked down and there was not just tist Hospital. the shooting. Hazard Ky., said he had gone to the Thinking nothing of it at the time, he pointed the gun at Gorman. "He blood in one spot It was showing all At the hospital, Gorman said his No suspects hare been found at this farm that evening around 6 p.m. to Gorman said he went back to the room, walked over to me and put the gun to over my shirt At first, I had no idea gunshot wound was cleaned and time. The bullet went through Gorman, pick up some clean clothes when he which is his parents bedroom, where my chest," he said. where I was wounded," Gorman said. stitched up, and he was able to leave (See SHOOTING, page A-9) Seeing double Fields charged with taking of computers Shore told authorities he spoke with $15,000 equipment Fields, a former graduate assistant in reported missing the physics department, concerning the purchase of cases for the mother from science hall board and disk drives of computers By Terry Sebastian exactly like those stolen from Memo- Assistant news editor rial Science. The grand jury met Wednesday "It always helps when a business is but did not return an indictment in the honest enough to call and say 'By the case involving Ernest Craig Fields, a way, the stuff you're looking for' or university student charged with taking 'I've gota thing here that doesn't seem severs! pieces of computer equipment right Do you have any computers from Memorial Science Building. missing because it's not normal for a On Aug. 8 of this year, Ruth Gray- person to come in and ask for three of bar, a secretary in the building, re- these (cases). One, yes. Three made ported several pieces of computer me suspicious," said Wynn Walker, equipment stolen from rooms 179 and assistant director of public safety. 180 of Memorial Science. The items Authorities obtained a warrant to included: three processing units; a search Fields' Foxhavea apartment plotter, keyboard; monitor, and mouse Oct 31. A "large amount" of the equip- pad. The total cost of these kerns was ment reported stolen from Memorial $10,913.93. Science Aug. 8 was recovered during An investigation of the thefts was the search. Walker said. placed on inactive status Oct. 4 due lo The police report stated that Fields lack of new information. However, was cooperative with the search pro- authorities had notified local computer cedure. distributors about the thefts, request- Fields made a written statement in ing information on individuals who which he admitted to the theft of the bought targe amounts of computer equipment from rooms 179 and 180 of pieces or who tried to sell equipment Memorial Science. like that stolen from the university. He said the doors to these rooms The case was reopened Oct. 27, were unlocked, allowing him take the Progress photo/ Bill Lackey after authorities received a call from equipment David Shore, manager of PC Systems According to the report Fields was Twins Ben and Spencer Hubbard, preschoolers at Model, play on the jungle gym outside the Donovan Annex. in University Shopping Center. arrested and charged with theft by According to the police report. (See THEFT, Page A 9) Senate asks for more funding for intramurals OT program changes admission By Ken Holloway The second act of importance that application system amid uproar News editor passed happened in the Nov. 7 meet- The university Student Associa- ing concerned the intramural program. Jo Carole Peters Gongola said she felt like her ef- method is unfair, on Nov. 9 the OT tion in the last couple of weeks have In this act the organization voiced Staff writer fort to make good grades was a waste, department decided to admit every dealt with issues that concern recom- its concern for the programs of the When Christine Gongola de- and she applied to other schools. eligible applicant into the OT pro- mending strong action to be taken to Division of Intramural with such a cided to leave Wheeling, W. Vs., to "As far as I knew, my chances gram next semester. increase the budget to enhance the small increase in the expense budget attend the university, she did so for here weren't going to be any differ Joy Anderson, OT chairwoman, quality of the intramural programs to one main reason: To participate in em than the first semester I applied," said the admissions process has never issues dealing with action to be taken According to figures staled in the the university's occupational ther- Gongola said. encountered problems before be- to decrease the present tuition recom- act the expense budget of intramural apy (OT) program. "I though that if I went to another cause the number of applicants were mendation proposed by the Council has only increased $321 from $8,295 However, the 19-year-old sopho- school at least I would have known limited, but the program is now on Higher Education. to $8,616 during the 1985-86 school more who has accumulated a 3.14 why I did not get accepted and it studying different admissions proc- Scon Childress, president of the year to the 1988-89 school year. grade point avenge, was not origi- would not have been because it was organization, said the Student Asso- Childress said there is not enough nally accepted into the program this not my lucky day," Gongola said. "The administration has given ciation passed an act in its Oct. 31 money being generated towards the semester, even though she met all However.aftercoming under fire us additional resources and all stu- concerning child care. intramural program in an attempt to program requirements. by students who say the selection (See OT, Page A-9) Joy Anderson According to the Student Associa- replace some of the equipment that is tion act the organization will compile wearing out a list of students who are interested in An act that was discussed in Tues- participating in this program to be day's meeting concerns the heritage of submitted to the Brockton Associa- this university. tion.

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