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Richmond, Ky. 40475 ©The Eastern Progress 1994 Break to Jones meets be spared with campus from leadership snow days Progress staff report the state's eight universities. ■ Pace, Howie, In an informal public event spon- Spring Break won't be used to senate members sored by the Board of Student Body make up the classes missed last Thurs- Presidents, Jones circulated through day evening and Friday for snow, an represent Eastern the crowd and talked about issues option that has been considered for making up the additional days missed By Brett Dunlap ranging from tuition to his stay with President Bill Clinton last month. last week. and Amy Etmans Earlier Tuesday. Jones hosted the "I've run out of options to make student body presidents and college things up except to get into Spring FRANKFORT—Gov. Brcrcion editors for a luncheon at the Break." Enzie said. "But we're trying Jones spent Tuesday evening min- Governor's Mansion. In both meet- to avoid that. It seems to be the unani- gling with a handful of Kentucky ings, he stressed the importance of mous consensus of faculty and stu- legislators and around a hundred stu- eliminating programs offered at the dents not to take any of Spring Break." dents from across the stale at the Capi- majority of the schools which could Progress/BRETT DUNLAP Enzie said he met with the Council tal Plaza Holiday Inn for a meeting Gov. Brereton Jones socializes with EKU student senate vice president Skot Howie (left) and of Deans and they decided to ask each with student government leaders from SEE GOVERNOR PAGE AS president Don Pace at a reception for student government members In Frankfort Tuesday. department chair to talk to faculty about increasing assignments in indi- vidual classes tomakeupmissed lime. For Thursday night classes, Enzie said the council is recommending that Governor does about-face on tuition freeze students just stay a few extra minutes each class period until the class is ■ Jones says rates "My point was to make ale budget committee Feb. 9 to voice their the governor. I want them...to be involved. I made up. a point," Jones said Tues- opposition to the tuition freeze included in think that's a much better way to do it" Enzie said an official decision need to come from day, adding that he thought Jones' budget plan. In his budget address, Jones said the rea- would be made next week, but he that was the best way to Judging by the reaction from university son he wanted to freeze tuition was to prevent thinks this is the best way to work CHE, not legislature show the presidents he administrators across the state, Jones said he things out. Higher university administrators from shifting more wasn't pleased with the thinks the message got through, and now it's of the financial burden onto students, some- "If we don't miss any more days, By Joe Castle way they handled the is- lidiH ution time to deal with the issues HERC failed to thing he feels officials have been doing to this should do it," Enzie said. "But Managing editor sues facing his Higher address properly. offset budget cuts in recent years and delay we've still got a few more weeks of Education Review Commission last semester. The governor said he wants the presidents tough policy decisions. winter left. We'll just wait and see." FRANKFORT — Following a storm of Jones appointed the university presidents to make program cuts because they know Tuesday, Jones said he doesn't believe However, it is still possible that protest against his proposed tuition cap for the as well as other state higher education officials better what should and shouldn't go at each the Council on Higher Education, which sets summer classes could be delayed. 1995-96 academic year, Gov. Brereton Jones to HERC and charged them with solving prob- school. tuition rates in Kentucky, will increase costs "If a significant number of school is trying to smooth the waters, saying he has lems like unnecessary program duplication "I think the university presidents know for the 1995-96 year anyway, so the freeze systems were to get out as late as June made his point about higher education reform and performance-based funding. which should be and could be cut," Jones said. 10, we would move summer school in Kentucky. Several presidents appeared before the Sen- "I don't want it to be some arbitrary move by SEE TUITION PAGE A5 back," Dean of Undergraduate Stud- ies Jack Culross said. Public safety me received 1? reports of Vandalism victims want tighter security car vandalism so far this semester, with Lancaster tot paving the way with 5 incidents By Don Perry "I think they said. job of keeping the situation under con- *»"'''Lane ««t»» KMCl Assistant news editor (public safety) CAMPUS Mike Kamiski, who also had his trol. He said stakeouts and parking lot 5 cars Oizney should worry buck vandalized, said he thought the patrols have been successful in appre- Daniel Boon* So far this semester, 17 instances of more about cars university should think about realign- hending car vandals. Keen* car vandalism have been reported by being vandalized ment of the parking lots to help with This semester, five people have 1 car each students who have had everything from than giving park- this problem. been arrested by campus police for spray paint covering their cars to all ing tickets," cSu "All of the parking lots closest to either vandal izing or breaking in to cars four tires being stolen while parked in Spurlock said the dorms should be for students," parked in campus parking lots. one of Eastern's parking lots. Spurlock, a freshman from Kamiski said. Walker said public safety was do- Most students who have reported Manchester, said he had heard Eastern Most of the vandalism has occurred ing its best to prevent these crimes, but damage to their cars say they think had a reputation for having a high in the Lancaster LOL which some stu- thinks students need to take these pre- public safety could do more to help amount of car break-ins and damage dents feel is unsafe and unpatrolled. cautions to help out. prevent vandalism from occurring. from some of his friends who had al- "Lancaster is the worst place to B Always lock your cars. Barry Spurlock. who had $461 ready attended Eastern. park," Kamiski said. "Someone could ■ Do not leave items in your car worth of damage done to his pickup Wynn Walker, assistant director of mi a car there and nobody would know visible to people who may pass by. truck with a crow bar while parked in public safety, said the recent rash of car it until the owner came back and found ■ Use car alarms and protection Van Hoose Lot, said he thought a little vandalisms is not unusual on campus. iL" devices such as The Club. more patrolling of campus parking lots "We have had more problems in Walker said he thought the public ■ Always report any thefts or dam - Progress/TIM BLUM would help stop the vandals. the past than we have now," Walker safety officers were doing a very good age to your car to public safety. Sexton resignation INSIDE forces special election ACCENT SPORTS ■ Students ■ The Lady Colonels win during Spring Break from their way to the top of the Eastern's OVC rankings. By Angie Hatton News editor For profiles of special anthropology Page B3 election candidates, department A special election will be held see page A6. venture into ACTIVITIES March IS to fill the state Senate scat the past on an vacated by Landon Sexton, who ■ The Red Cross drew archaeology dig in pleaded guilty to mail fraud in federal in the required number of days before blood Tuesday and district court yesterday. the May 28 primary election, and she western Kentucky. Wednesday during its However, this election is being said her office had received its orders Page Bl held at a time when nearly all Eastern from president of die Senate, John annual campus blood studenis will be gone for Spring Break. "Eck" Rose. drive. Secretary of State Bob Babbagc Sexton, director of federal pro- Page B3 said turnout is usually low for special grams for McCrcary County Schools, elections. With students and faculty did not attend any sessions of this WEATHER gone, the overall voter turnout is likely year's General Assembly due to inju- TODAY: Mostly sunny to be even lower. ries he suffered in a car accident in High 63. Low 33 INDEX Those registered to vole in Madi- May. FRIDAY: Partly sunny Accent B1 son County can vote by absentee bal- He resigned Feb. 7 citing illness High 61, Low 36 Activities B5 lot by going to the county clerk's and personal problems and was then SATURDAY: Showers office in the Madison County Court- indicted two days later and charged Ad Index A6 house and voting prior to leaving for with failing to report a $3,000 1990 High 59, Low 42 Arts/Entertainment B3 Spring Break.