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Capitol idea Coaches line up Spring fashions Interns experience legislature's workings firsthand to succeed Cox heat up season Page A-3 Page A-8 Section B it Tj»I«taftVol. 66/No. 25 Laboratory Publication of the Department of Mass Communications 18 pages March 24, 1988 Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Ky. 40475 The Kastern Progress, I9gg_ Legislature passes staff retirement bill By Donna Pace still not sure the bill will be News editor "88 GENERAL funded. Dr. Glenn Creamer could be ASSEMBLY "I think it's a good idea, but fishing in Canada next spring or with the budget crunch we are basking leisurely in the sun, if House Bill 176 and Senate in now, it's hard to expect it to the governor signs legislation Bill 42 only lack the governor's be fully funded." Creamer said. approved by the General signature before becoming Ken- "Personally, I didn't expect it Assembly allowing teachers to tucky law. to do so well. It looks Uke it retire after 27 years of service. Richmond Sen. Bill Clouse could affect me now. I'll have to Of course, Creamer, who has described the legislation as do some soul searching when it 26 'A years of teaching behind another fringe benefit to entice comes to deciding whether to him, could choose to continue college students toward a leave or stay," he said. teaching students in the educa- teaching major and to reward Creamer said he thought the tion department. veteran teachers in the system. bill was a good idea because "it It is a choice teachers all over "We proposed this bill to will inject some new blood into the state will be making with no make the retirement benefits the system and alleviate some loss in benefits from the 30-year better," said Clouse, a co- of the money problems retirement plan. sponsor of the bill. "It was not statewide." However, the change to 27 established to remove quality According to Creamer, the years also requires university teachers." average salary of a beginning faculty members to increase "It won't really mean a great teacher is $16,000 a year, as their retirement contributions bundle of money to the state compared to S25,OOO-$30.OOO Photo by Chip Woodson from 8.12 percent to 8.375 per- unless everyone with 27 years for a teacher approaching cent, with the state matching or more toward their retirement retirement Deans Charles Falk, left, and David Gale open their lunches. the contributed funds. decides to leave," Clouse said. "Almost $10,000 a position Companion bills were approv- While Clouse predicts could be saved by hiring new ed by both houses earlier this passage. Creamer, director of Faculty feasts on field week. education student services, is (See STAFF, Page A-10) rations at ROTC lunch Financial aid forms made By Mike Mar see several smaller packages in gum. Some opted for soup Editor which were different parts of and salads prepared by more harder through changes The diners filed into the the meal. conventional means. room and took their seats for But they weren't the only But those who survived the By Jamie Baker number of methodologies to are more complicated. the meal. They stared ones having trouble. At least freeze-dried experience were Assistant news editor determine awards, and now in- According to Vescio, in years suspiciously at the small one staff member from the pleasantly surprised. As students begin to prepare stead of the Department of past the financial aid form plastic bags located at each Department of Military "It was much better than 1 their 1988-89 financial aid Education setting up the rules, started out with the student's seat. Science was seen attacking a expected - much more tasty," forms, they should be aware of the congressional methodology parents' information before re- Lunch was served. pouch with a pocket knife. said Carol Good, an assistant several changes that have been will be used," he said. questing the student's informa- For several years, the The main courses included professor in the Department made in not only the financial This means Congress will set tion. The 1988-89 forms start Department of Military such freeze-dried delicacies as of Anthropology. Sociology aid forms, but also the financial the standards to determine a with the student's information Science has hosted a luncheon chicken a la king, beef stew, and Social Work. aid process. student's financial needs. and then request the parents' for the college deans and beans and franks, diced beef But would she eat it on a According to Susan Luhman. In the past, there were 28 information. selected faculty members. (with barbecue sauce or regular basis? "Only if I were coordinator of student financial steps to determine whether a "I've already found three The fare has, in the past, been gravy) and ham and chicken in the military." assistance, there have been student was eligible for financial mistakes out of 50 applications. rather conventional, but the loaf. Some of the guests at the some significant changes. assistance and to determine how This means that it will take us meal served Tuesday in the A staff member's explana- luncheon had been in the arm- "Currently, the methodology much assistance a student could three times as long to find Powell Cafeteria was dif- tion that the packages con- ed forces, where they were of the forms is being changed, receive, but this new students' mistakes due to the ferent. Very different. tained high-calorie, high- given canned "sea rations" and this will make a difference methodology will change all new forms than it took in the It is called the "Meal protein meals and that each that have since been replaced in the way a student's income is that, Vescio said. Ready to Eat (MRE)." and it meal contained 1,200 calories by the MRE. They expressed treated," Luhman said. "This new methodology will (See CHANGES. Page A 10) is the Army's current packag- brought several groans from a preference for the newer Herb Vescio, the director of dictate to what categories a stu- ed field ration. Much of the the diners. model. student financial assistance, dent's budget must be, and it said right now there was no way Former food can be consumed hot or But they ate, digging "I think it compared will dictate the minimum cold; only water is needed. through the boxes and favorably with sea rations," to be sure of the impact of the numbers we can use in determin- The 25 or so guests in at- pouches to find things such said Dr. Kenneth Hansson, new forms or the new methods ing need," Vescio said. tendance struggled to open as instant coffee, cookies, of calculation. Students need to be more dean of the bags, which contained chocolate bars and chewing (See FIELD, Page A-10) "Over the years, financial careful when filling out their assistance has gone through a financial aid forms because they women Murray's defense causes dies at 96 Progress staff report Emma Y. Case, who served as Colonels to miss NCAA dean of women at the universi- By Brent Risner "I'm really hurt for them Murray could manage but ty for 30 years died March 11 in Sports editor because they didn't go on to eight points in the next five Maysville. MURRAY - The only way the postseason play and worked so minutes as the Colonels Case, 96, became dean of university basketball team hard for it," Good said. prepared for a last run at the women in 1932 under the ad- could assure itself a bid to the But it was Murray who work- Racers. ministration of H.L. Donovan NCAA tournament was to win ed hard on defense as Good's Free throws by Junior Curtis, and established several campus the Ohio Valley Conference tour- team shot 33 percent for the a bank shot by Darrin O'Bryant traditions which stood for many nament in Murray's Racer game and only 27 percent in the and another free throw by years, including a Mother's Day Arena. second half. Tyrone Howard cut the deficit program and honors day pro- In their semifinal game Neither team held more than to six at 60-54. grams. She also established against Murray State Universi- a six-point advantage in the first While Murray was still cold, several honor societies on ty March 11, the Colonels were 18 minutes of the contest, but the university committed some campus. defeated 76-60 to end the season Murray finished off the half costly turnovers and missed Case Hall was later named in with an 18-11 record. with two unmolested dunks to free-throw opportunities in the her honor. Along with the 19 games they lead 40-30. next two minutes. Case, a native of won last year, the Colonels have Murray allowed senior guard "We came away empty four Lawrenceburg, graduated from put together the most victories and All-OVC performer Jeff straight trips," Good said.