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►Ititon't iid With a win at the end of the Y^The Eastern 2002 season, the Colonels close out their year and Coach Roy Kidd's 39-year career. Find out die details and high- lights from the final game at Progress ■. Tennessee State. " C^ www.easternprogress.com K)2 hii hm<"ui Ky Student i>u( I'C ltion of Eastern Kentucky University since " -i22 Voi 81'No 15 16 pages Deci '- • Eastern readies for fund cut S2?Kentucky has yet to pass its 2002-2004 budget, but has advised the university to plan for a 3-5 percent cut Eastern is planning for a 5 percent reduction, tYjAMKVttSOM of the university," she said. plan for a mid-year reduction Co-editor plan," said University a $3,487,570 cut from the budget. Money to compensate President Joanne Glasser. The The results from overestimat- between 3 and 5 percent for the cut will come from the following locations: Eastern is playing it safe. information we have received ing the potential budget reduc- The university's plan was The university's Board of from the Council on tions are less difficult to originally developed for poten- $1,106,262 of the contingency fund Regents passed a 5 percent mid Postsecondary Education and address later than those result- tial reductions ranging from 1-5 O $500,000 of President Glasser's $750,000 New year budget reduction plan Nov. other sources is consistent ing from an underestimate." percent. The Board voted to 8 — although Kentucky has yet with this plan." Gov. Paul Patton implement- implement the 5 percent reduc- Initiative Fund to pass its budget — and Glasser said if cuts turn out ed an emergency-spending tion until official notification of O $300,000 from an anticipated increase in tuition already is planning for another to be larger than the university plan for the 2003 fiscal year, exact reductions is received revenues from enrollment boosts significant cut next year. has planned for over the next which the university is current- from the state. O $288,707 from reductions in historic earmarked ly operating under. The rev- The Board passed a budget "In addition to the percent two years, Eastern "will have appropriations (things originally allocated to the Board acted on for the cur- to find other means to reduce." enue estimates, which the orig- totaling more than $151 million rent year, we are also looking "If they are less ... then we inal budget and emergency- this summer — a budget that Eastern with specific designations, like Retention ahead to the potential for an will have the ability of having spending plan were based already reflects a 1.87 percent Trust Allocations, Program of Distinction funds, etc.) additional 2 percent reduction funds to allocate or reallocate upon, were not met last year; and $1,292,601 from departmental operating accounts for the highest priority needs thus Eastern was advised to See CUTS, A10 for the next year with this Eun-fbung ^feu/Progress Wreck WORKING TOWARD A UNITED COMMUNITY claims life of student Bv GINA VAILE Assistant news editor A two-vehicle car accident two days before Thanksgiving took the life of Eastern student Kimberiey Wallace. The 19-year-old sophomore from London was on her way to the Corbin Extended Campus for an evening class, traveling on Photos by Kevin Martin/Progress U.S. 25 in u.;~el County. Several Above, Mark Hinton, 17, a junior at Madison Central High School, uses attempts to obtain the K°ntucW State Police report went unan- the YMCA facilities to practice swimming. swered by the agency. According to her mother, At left, UttJe League coach Roy Baxter attempts to teach Lee Baxter, 10, Louise, Kimberiey began taking far left, Alex Foreman, 8, middle, and Noah Boots, 8, how to play a zone courses at the extended center defense. The boys play In the YMCA training league. last spring after transferring from the Richmond campus. "She attended Richmond her first semester, but she decided to come home. She Local groups didn't like living away from home," her mother said. Her family described Kimberiey as an energetic, fun- loving young woman who was depend on Way full of life and easy to talk to. "She was a friendly, caring person. She never met a BYJAMKVMSON stranger and would do any- Co-editor thing for anybody," Louise said. Kimberiey, who was study- Money — without it, Steven Bailey says many of the pro- ing early childhood develop- grams and services tile Tehord^YMCA offers to Madison ment, had dreams of opening County residents would be "lost" her own daycare center after The YMCA, a nonprofit organization, depends on monetary graduation. According to her donations from charities like the United Way to help keep it run- mother, she enjoyed babysit- ning. The United Way works to raise money for local service orga- ting and had worked at daycare nizations each holiday season, a campaign Eastern takes an active centers in the London area. Eastern $20K from goal role in. Louise said her youngest I "If we didn't have it (money), we couldn't do a lot... we would daughter looked up to hef BYJBMKRROOEM retirees, a group Whitlock said has been not be able to purchase equipment and we'd have to look for other older sister Kristina, who is a Co+ditor generous in the past. means," said Bailey, an Eastern student who is also a certified per- senior at Eastern. The twe Hopefully, it will help Eastern meet sonal trainer and member of the YMCA's fitness staff. "The United shared a close relationship and Eastern officials spun their United Way the $50,000 goal Way is great" See WALLACE, AlO campaign this year with a catchy slogan: "We've got our fingers crossed but it's The YMCA receives one of the largest sums of total United Way "EKU Pride is the United Way." After an going to take a lot of hard work and some money. Last year, the YMCA received nearly $44,000 both for the increase in get-the-word-out efforts. generous folks," Whitlock said daycare it operates and its therapeutic recreation program. Eastern has raised about $1,000 more so far Contributions and fundraising efforts "We push several things with United Way money," said Fred than it did in last year's entire campaign. so far have come from President Joanne Crump, program director at the Telford YMCA. "There are all According to Doug Whitiock, vice presi- Glasser, the members of Eastern's cam- kinds of places where you can augment your system with United dent for administrative affairs, the 2002 paign team, faculty, staff and students, Way monies." . United Way campaign, which got under who donated $900 in a drive at Roy A big chunk of the YMCA's United Way money typically is desig- way Oct. 23. has so far taken in around Kidd's last home football game. nated to the organization's daycare, a service Crump said provides $30,000. Whitlock said some faculty had ques- childcare to parents who need financial assistance. Crump said That is an increase from last year's tions about deducting their contributions United Way money also goes towards things like running an open $29,000, which placed Eastern last among directly from their paychecks. Each fac- gym for after-school children, offering graduated membership rates state university participants. ulty member wishing to make a contribu- to those who otherwise couldn't afford them, youth basketball pro- This year. President Joanne Glasser led tion needs to renew the deduction forms grams and swimming lessons — programs several Eastern students an initiative to raise Eastern's donations to — the ones used last year for contribu- are involved in, serving as lifeguards or fitness instructors. $50,000. tions do not renew automatically. The YMCA has been included as part of Eastern's United Way The university still has a few weeks left Money from the campaign stays in campaign since 1977, according to Telford YMCA Director Howard in the campaign, and is currently awaiting Madison County and benefits 27 pro- Loveland. It is one of 21 service agencies that will receive money donations from a mail-out to Eastern grams run by 21 service agencies. from the United Way's efforts. Snow, ice close classes a* at Eastern, other schools Hi: 30 sity sidewalks were beginning to ice Low: 19 BVGMAVAU over. Conditions: Assistant news editor "Public Safety starts patrolling the Morning snow / roads around campus and notifies us of With Kentucky highlighted on the the road conditions," Renfro said. "The Weather Channel's national map in bright Provost and Dr. (Doug) Whitlock are HBJ Partly cloudy pink and white. Eastern's Richmond and notified and then the Provost the vice Ml Partly cloudy extended campuses braced for the presidents and the president discuss the Cloudy region's first big snowfall. situation and make a decision." By noon yesterday, inclement weather Renfro said in the 20 years she has canceled classes at die extended campus worked at the university, she couldn't «Mf sites and canceled the remainder of the remember classes being canceled in the K#*rt MartoProgrMS day's classes at the Richmond campus. middle of the day.« Semester final Beth Bryant, 21, a senior from Owenton, at left, trows a snowbeJ whle Patsy Renfro, administrative assistant "Classes are usually canceled in the mornings by 6 am. and evening classes exams begin Lauren SchMtor. 20. an elementary education major, laughs. The two were in the office of die provost said the uni- Monday.