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Lion in Winter' Students renew interest in video games Page B-1 Page A-7 Labora Vol. 67/No. 4 *wy Publication of Hto Dopartmont of Mast Communications 16 pages September 15.1988 Ecwtom Kontucky University, Richmond, Ky. 40475 © The Eaat*m Progreaa. 1968 General studies degree tabled by faculty senate By Breat Risner dent in pursuit of the degree must News editor complete 128 credit hours with at least After intense debate, faculty senate 43 of those at the 300 level or above, voted to table a proposal to create a and 30 must be earned after enroll- bachelor of general studies degree ment in the bachelor of general studies targeted at non-traditional students program. The students must earn a Monday afternoon. minimum of 32 hours from the univer- Several faculty members ques- sity including at least 24 of the last 36. tioned the proposal that was defended A breakdown of the curriculum by several members of the administra- required includes 44 hours of general tion. education, an approved 30-hour area Dr. John Rowlett, vice president of of special interest courses and 54 hours academic affairs and research, asked of electives. the senate to pass the proposed new As proposed, the 30-hour area of degree that would be offered only to interest would include at least 12 upper- those students who meet these crite- division courses but would not be ria: be 25 years of age or older, or be in approved if it resembled any existing military service and have earned at major or focused on a single disci- least 30 semester hoursofcoUegecredii pline. with a minimum grade point average Regular general education require- of 2.0. ments are set at 46 hours, instead of 48 "It provides a bit more flexibility in hours for existing degrees. University career goals and interests than our tra- policy does not require students 25 ditional programs,'' Rowlett said in years of age or older to enroll in physi- his opening remarks. cal education courses, which accounts PhotM t>y Rob can- According to the proposal, a stu- (See GENERAL, Page A-7) Colonel tailback Tim Lester finds a hole in Deleware's defense (above). Bernard Rose cools off. Professor receives Colonels swat Hornets 48-7; Cadore ties scoring record heart-assist pump- By Jeff Newton that of senior Mike Cadore as he ran on the Delaware State 33-yard line. Sports editor fa, four touchdown'% tying a univer- From their own 33-yard line, the first in Kentucky It was over before it started. siry record for the most touchdowns Hornets managed to buzz their way By Donna Pace tioning level of the heart," Damron If you were one of the 21,700 on- ever scored in a single game. into Colonel territory, but a stray pass lookers who went to the football game Cadore, who opened the game with from Delaware quarterback Darren Managing editor said. Dr. James Cain, associate profes- Cain was in cardiogenic shock, Saturday night, you might have missed a 41 -yard kickoff return down to the Felton was intercepted by senior Sean the Delaware State College Hornets' colonel 43-yard line, brought the McGuire to end the Hornets'potential sor in the accounting department, meaning his heart had failed and was became the first patient in Kentucky 10 not responding to treatment, said Dr. attempt at defense, but you couldn't crow(j to its knees early on in the scoring threat. avoid watching in amazement as the Several minutes later after a long successfully receive an experimental Michael Jones, his cardiologist. gamc heart pump Tuesday, after suffering a He was not likely to have survived Colonels swatted the Hornets in a 48 cadore's run back was overshad- ^ve, the Colonels found themselves more than 36 hours, according 10 Dr. 7 oust. with a 0 massive heart attack. owed four plays later when freshman ^^fifiS?(See !!: » *v A Nimbus Hemopump was inserted Allan Lansing, director of the heart The only real show to watch was fullback Tim Lester fumbled the ball COLONEL, Page B-6) in Cain at 12:45 am. through an inci- institute. sion in his thigh, after he was flown The pen-sized pump began its path from Central Baptist Hospital in Lex- through an artery in the thigh until it Allied Health and Nursing chairs Inside ington to Humana Hospital- Audubon reached the left ventricle, the heart's Activities B2-3 in Louisville late Monday, said Den isc main pumping chamber. Arts/Entertainment B 4-5 Damron, a spokesman for Humana The pump's electric motor will Heart Institute International remain outside the body art pump as concerned about safety program Bebops A3 Cain was still in critical condition much as a gallon of blood per minute. Campus living B1 By Breat Risner Wednesday, but Damron said he is By reducing the work load on the in- News editor News * .A 4-8 more stabilized, indicating the pump jured heart, it allows the organ time to Toe university's Hazard Commu- The hazard communicalion program Perspective A2-3 is successfully overtaking the work- recover naturally, nity Program has come under fire by requires department chairs to: People poll A 3 load of the heart. More than 75 percent of the load on the College of Allied Health and Nurs- Police beat A3 "More tests and evaluations will be Cain'shcart has been taken over by the ing. inventory all hazardous chemicals Sports B6-8 conducted today to evaluate the func- (See PROFESSOR, Page A-5) But university officials believe a misunderstanding of the role of the obtain Material Safety Data sheets for division of public safety is the prob- each chemical lem. Businesses want Colonel Card Seven department chairmen of the label containers college submitted a three-page memo- By Amy CaudiU randum via Dean David Gale to uni- compile and maintain Summary Editor versity President Dr. H. Hanly Fun- Compfance Manual in workplace If an idea being developed by derburk July 21 "to explain the inap- •ii local businessmen becomes a real- propriateness of the abrogation of Train employees ity, students will be able to use their responsibility of the Health and Safety Colonel Card or food-a-matic card Office" and to suggest careful review to lay that on the chairs without proper cerned about the ones who don't. at off-campus businesses. and revision of a portion of the training and background." "We are competent to do that be- Petitions in favor of the plan are program's manual. In the memo, the chairs requested cause we teach it to our students," currently posted in several local The program outlines university direct technical assistance to each de- Blackwell said. stores, restaurants and gas stations, procedure for the identification of partment in helping them develop an They need to have a competent di- including Mr. Gatti's, Baskin hazardous chemicals and employee inventory of all hazardous materials vision of environmental health and Robbins, Bonanza, Colonel's Cor- information and training in potential and developing a record system along ner and Colonel's Yogurt. health dangers in order to comply with safety with resources, personnel and with necessary training, beyond con- money to provide the initial inventory Larry Vencill, owner of both the Occupational Health and Safety sultation, and surveillance to insure of chemicals, identification of hazard- Colonel's stores, said the petitions Administration. program coordination. ous wastes and training in the use of were posted to gauge student inter- Hazardous chemicals are classified Blackwell said probably only his material safety data sheets." est in the idea, and more than 5,000 as flammables, corrosives, poisons, department and die department of Material safety data sheets are signatures were collected. pyrophorics, oxidizers, explosives or safety and loss prevention have the written notifications from chemical "I've never seen such an out- toxics and are used in laboratories technical and legal background to break of interest," Vencill said. across campus. fulfill OS HA regulations but is con- (See SAFETY, Page A-i) The need to provide this service The Safety and Health Committee became evident to local business- composed of faculty and administra- men, Vencill said, when at the end tors designed and approved the pro- Student raped Saturday night of a recent semester, a student had gram, which placed many of those re- no money to travel home and was sponsibilities upon department chair- Progress staff report woman outside O'Riley's behind the unable to cash a check because men. A 21-year-old university female vacant building where he allegedly businesses had discontinued check All departments covered by these was allegedly raped Saturday at ap- raped her, took $15 and her driver's li- cashing. Progress photo/Charlie Borton proximately 11:30 p.m. behind the cense. standards were expected to be in Although the idea has not been Colonel's Yogurt posts compliance by May 23.