► Drive for 300 Coach Roy KMd eager- ly awaits win No. 299. The chance T* Thei ne Easterneastern could come this week- end when Kentucky State Check out why Coach Larry comes to Inman is so unsatisfied and town. Coach Travis Ford's men are so intense in our 2000-2001 Progress (He Progresswww.progress.eku.edu basketball preview/Bl. ' photo Powell tops list of speakers at Summit Families and Children Sec. Viola War. He is also a chairman of the Event begins at 9 a.m. tomorrow Miller, former Miss America and America's Promise organization. His Miss Kentucky Heather Renee Parking BY DAUB. PHEKOPA ing session and there will be focus popularity in the country is so wide- French and Eastern professor and spread that he thought about run- Heavy traffic is expected around Contributing writer groups in the afternoon session, said Alumni Coliseum Friday morning Nancy Thames, Americorps director humorist Carl Hurley. ning against President Bill Clinton in Henry's fiance, French, will follow the 1996 Presidential Election. He due to the America's Promise Tomorrow's America's Promise at Eastern. Summit Eastern officials are asking Summit will feature several speakers a color guard by singing the national declined to run for office because of WKYT-TV news anchor Sam Dick anthem as well as "My Old Kentucky family reasons. motorists to consider alternative whose purpose will be to highlight will begin the program by introduc- driving routes and parking plans. the importance of the America's Home." Patton and Henry are two of ing the speaking platform that will The speakers will then take their Kentucky's most respected public Traffic is expected to be heavi- Powell will Promise program which is designed feature Gen. Colin Powell. Gov. Paul est around 7:30 a.m., when people to help the youth of America. turns on the platform to show their officials. They are serving their final speak in the Patton. Lt. Gov. Stephen Henry, support for the America's Promise term of office. attending the Summit begin to morning The program is designed to high- arrive. Students are urged to con- light the featured guests in the morn- Kentucky House Speaker Jody Program. session. Richards, Kentucky Cabinet for Powell is a war veteran of the Gulf See POWELL, A7 sider alternative parking sites. Kustra President race puts chill too close to call on hiring BYDBUTACKETT ' 1 smm. Editor flY DtNA TACKETT Tuesday night was one for the history Editor books. The 43rd President of the United States President Robert Kustra has called for of America will not be named until today or all requests to fill vacant positions on fac- later. ulty and staff to be forwarded directly to According to CNN News, Democratic Vice LORIDA his office before action is taken, accord- President Al Gore is leading the national vote I VOTE ing to a memo dated Nov. 2 that was sent 48,852,773, or 49 percent, to Republican Gov. to both the administrative council and the George Bush's 48,604,913, or 48 percent. provost council. What matters, though, is the electoral vote. Kustra said Wednesday that the rea- Gore is leading the electoral vote 260 to 246. It son behind the somewhat of a hiring takes 270 electoral votes to win the presidency. freeze is the decrease in enrollment this It all comes down to Florida now, which has IATIONAL semester. 25 electoral votes. Whoever wins this state — JLARVOTE The university forecasts what it thinks which is run by Gov. Jeb Bush, George W. enrollment will be when it goes through Bush's brother — will be the next president &,&S2,7T3 the budget process in the spring and Chaos surrounded the Florida vote Tuesday builds that estimate into the budget. night, as it was first predicted that Gore would Eastern simply overestimated that figure. win the state. Later, it became apparent that :TORAL VOTES Kustra said. Bush would take Florida's 25 votes. The overesumation resulted in the uni- In the early hours of Wednesday morning, it versity spending more money in some became too close to call and an automatic areas than it would have if it would have recount was issued. known more money would not be available. Florida election law says that if the margin Kustra said he wouldn't call it a hiring of difference is less than one half of 1 percent, freeze. then an automatic recount will determine the The next few months we just want to winner. be cautious and not spend money we do At the time the recount was issued. Bush not have," Kustra said. led the state with 2,909,465 votes to Gore's There are 37 contract positions vacant 2,907,722. now, but there are advertisements to fill Still, thousands of absentee ballots have yet 20.5 of those. In the classified employee to be counted in Florida, including thousands category, there are 32 vacant positions of possible votes from overseas. Americans liv- and six are being advertised. ing out of the country have up to 10 days after Kustra said he does not want to cut the election to have their votes reach the state positions, so the freeze on hiring is in in which they are registered. place to keepthat from happening. Controversy still exists in the state, as thou- The decrease in tuition revenues also sands of voters in the Palm Beach County affects the university's fund balance. The precinct in Florida claim that the ballots were fund balance is sort of like a savings flawed, and their votes for Gore ended up to be account, Kustra said, where the excess of votes for Buchanan. revenues over expenditures is placed at Voters claimed that the arrow beside Gore's the end of each year. name, which was second on the ballot, pointed Money from the fund balance can be to the third hole on the ballot, which was for used for a variety of projects, like this Buchanan. year when $500,000 was used to build a Election officials are working to straighten new parking lot behind Brockton. Last year. Eastern had $178 million in See PRESIDENT, A7 Nicole Venhoff/Progress expenditures and only $171 million in revenues. This, along with other factors, Jessica Leaks/Progress resulted in a $7 million decrease in the fund balance. Em*y CoBra and John Leachman were crowned Saturday as Homecoming king and queen. The fund balance has more than $14 million in it after last year. Kustra said he is confident that the new measures being taken by the univer- Royal duo have more sity to increase enrollment — better paid and more admissions personnel, better marketing strategies and tuition breaks for some out-of-state students — Eastern in common than title BY JENNIFER MULUNS will recover. them winning was something that made "When it all adds up, I'm betting on News writer the fact that next fall we're going to do their friendship even better. much better," Kustra said. That should Despite the fact that it rained on "When we were standing there after turn this around." their parade, things couldn't have gone our names had been announced, John better for Emily Collins and John and I were congratulating each other INSIDE leachman. and saying how great it was that we ► Collins, a senior speech communica- won this together," Collins said. Jamie Gaddis/Progress The win was extra special for ACCENT tions major from Louisville, and Traffic was halted for several hours after the accident on Lancaster Nov. 2. BASKETBALL PREVIEW Bl Leachman, a senior math major from Leachman, because he is the first Campbellsville, were crowned Homecoming king Eastern has had. CLASSIFIEDS The university decided to add the cate- NEWS BRIEFS Homecoming queen and king at last Saturday's Homecoming football game. gory this year to the Homecoming fes- PERSPECTIVE A8.9 Both said they were happy to have tivities. Student hit at crosswalk POLICE MAT even been nominated. "I think it was a good idea, because it .■•,7 brought more people out, and made it BY JENNIFER ROGERS Wynn Walker said Wednesday that "I was kind of surprised, but I was News editor WHAT'S ON TAP? . B2 happy to do it," said Leachman, who more interesting," Leachman said. Carnes did not appear to be under the was nominated by his fraternity. Pi The king's queen agreed. An Eastern student was injured mid influence of any drugs and no tests ► WEATHER Kappa Alpha. "I think it was great to have kings, afternoon Nov. 2 while trying to cross were administered at the accidenL "I had no idea," said Collins, who and I couldn't have thought of a better Lancaster Avenue near the crosswalk. Carnes, also hit a car driven by Jeff TODAY: was nominated by the Inter-Fraternity person to win than John," Collins said. Lance Watt, a wildlife management Hammitt, 31. Lancaster, who was dri- Council. "Since John and I are friends, it was major from Lexington, was hit by a car ving north on Lancaster Avenue. "I didn't even have a clue. One of my just neat to have him there beside me," Hammitt, a recreation major, said he Hi: 66 when he tried to cross the street. was trying to turn left into the Lancaster Low: 43 sorority sisters just called me that night Collins said. Watt, who could not be reached for and said 'Guess what? You were nomi- Collins said that she also had the Parking Lot when he saw Carnes' car Conditions: Showers „'/'','', comment, was released in good condition coming and stopped.