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Eastern Progress Eastern Progress 1973-1974 Eastern Kentucky University Year 1974 Eastern Progress - 07 Mar 1974 Eastern Kentucky University This paper is posted at Encompass. http://encompass.eku.edu/progress 1973-74/23 tk laster n ©romm /Covering/Covering The Centennial Year Of HigherHiffher Education/ -^^~~ ^ Official Student Publication of Eastern Kentucky University Vol. 52. No. 2 3 8 Pages Thursday. March 7. 1974 Senate tackles women's curfew Nixon, specific cases such as ours can be BY PHIL MILLER Powell building This he termed, would administration requesting the con- Stall Writer filed according to the Title IX law con- be helpful in the elimination of possible struction of ramps and chair lifts at the The Student Senate Tuesday night cerning sex discrimination." "ballot-box stuffing" and confusion library and classroom buildings to adopted a resolution presented by Changes requested in the present benefit students limited to wheelchair Women's curfew policy would include 1) concerning ballot-box placement. Student Association President Steve Also passing Senate scrutiny was a travel and the lifting of the ban on card Slade concerning the abolishment of The abolishment of the extra security playing in the Grill. Houben commented personnel now hired and. therefore, the motion by Senator-at-large David Gibson women's hours which recommended the formation of an that if the "TV TENNIS" game located in Slade stated that he had contacted the $10 fee which is now required 2) Ablish- the Grill which "takes money out of my ment of the parental permission Ad Hoc committee to study campus auto Office of Health, Education and Welfare registration procedures and two motions pocket and puts it in somebody else's" is iHEWi in Atlanta, Ga. and that it was restriction for those wanting open hours, alright, then card playing should be and 3) the granting of open hours to all presented by Senator Gary Houben their opinion the present EKU Women's concerning the sending of letters to the allowed as well. hours policy is discriminatory. Under the women of the University, including first Title IX provisions of the Federal Aid to semester freshmen. Higher Education Act, sex In other business, Steve Rowland, discrimination is in violation of the law in Executive Officer of the Student Senate, institutions receiving federal aid. requested in the form of a motion that the Faculty Senate refuses Eastern does happen to be in this Student Association no longer should category. employ a full-time, non-student Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. secretary and instead allocate the funds Thomas D. Myers urged the Senate to necessary to set up a "work-study" type Student Senate's code wait until the Supreme Court handed of operation. This new system will em- down its decision on the case of an EKU ploy two students who would each work The Faculty Senate devoted most of its affairs, and since it may well effect coed which is now pending before four hours a day, five days a week and time Monday to discussion and action on rapport between faculty and students, I adopting such a resolution but it was also provides that ten other students be the proposed new Faculty Code sent to it think it's relevant to at least Inquire as to pointed out by Slade that this particular hired as "administrative assistants" on a by the Student Senate. reason." "Maybe it was something off the top of case was filed under the 14th Amendment part-time basis. The proposal had originally been sent and that it had nothing to do with the Title Senator Robert Burdge, Chairman of their heads, but...proper respect for to the Executive Committee for con- student governament on the part of this IX Law. "Although the General the Election Committee, proposed that a sideration. James S. Way,president of Guidelines of the Federal Aid to Higher central voting station for the April 18 body would at least suggest an inquiry." the Senate and head of the committee Heberle indicated that he'd like to Education Act have been drafted but Student Association election be reported that the decision had been made have not as yet been signed by President established on the second floor of the make his suggestion in the form of an to leave the present faculty policy in amendment to the existing motion and effect, and refuse the one developed by was chastised by Senate secretary, Dr. the Student Senate. Charles F. Ambrose, for not having his Martin, Maffett speak A motion was made and seconded to notion written and prepared for delivery accept the report, but before it could be to the Senate. voted upon, Dr. Klaus H. Heberle, The vote on the amendment was associate professor of political science passed 28-10. The entire motion which, asked whether the Committee inquired with its added amendment, rejected the at TKE Parents' Day as to what motivated the Student Senate new faculty code, while agreeing to house plaque. Skip Daughtery, director to suggest a revisal of the faculty code. inquire of the Student Senate its Dr. Robert R. Martin and Richmond of student activities and organizations; "Are the students dissatisfied?" he motivations in proposing it was also Mayor Wallace C. Maffett were guest ThomasE. Myers, associate professor of asked. passed. speakers at the Mu Beta chapter of Tau industrial education; Henry Combs, TKE Way replied that the Student Senate In other business, the Senate haeard a Kappa Epsilon Fraternity Parents Day officer; and Jav Riggs, Board of Control had not been consulted by the Committee report from the Council on Academic and house dedication. The March 2event member, also attended the 50' minute as to the reasoning behind the new code (Continued On Page Eight) also commemorated the fifth an- ceremony. revisal. ''We felt revisal was un- niversary of the local chapter and the 75 After a tour of the house, which was* necessary. We've had no complaints anniversary of the national organization. remodeled by the fraternity, an awards from the faculty." he said. Dr. Martin spoke on the development banquet was held at Holiday Im. The he consensus was," he added, "that of Greek life here, and Mayor Maffett organization then completed their daj the pVoposed) code was not workable for O'Donnell praised the fraternity on their newly with a ball game and a party. ' (His faculty because it is a copy of the UK remodeled house. Completion of the TKE fraternit Code^ We are not like ths faculty of UK ." Rodney Williams, "grand grammateus house took eight months. The remodel ir /•My point is," said Heberle, "that succumbs of the national organization presented included carpeting, painting, and tiling ttere must be some dissatisfaction Mu Beta President Danny Stratton with a the kitchen. nong students with the present state of Dr. William Francis O'Donnell, President Emeritus of Eastern died at 2:25 p.m. Tuesday at the Kenwood Nursing home in Richmond after a long Swimmers, women's Basketball illness. Dr. O'Donnell, born May 1, 1890, at Burnett, Texas, was the son of the late William and Angeline Beasley O'Donnell. emerge on top in tournaments Dr. O'Donnell's father immigrated to this country in 1847 because of the potato Union with 13. Donald Combs. "One of the great things It didn't take long in the 16th annual about it was that everyone on the team famine in his native County Cork, Kentucky Intercollegiate Swimming It wasn't only the number of points that Eastern scored that demolished the contributed to the win. No one person Ireland. Championships for Eastern's Eels to Dr. O'Donnell received his Kentucky field, but the convincing way in which dominated the meet although we had prove once again that they ruled the several outstanding individual per- background in that his maternal grand- state's collegiate swimming scene. After they did it. In two events, the 200 father, John Beasley was a native of freestyle and 100 butterfly, Eastern formers. the first day of the three day meet, and Lincoln County, and later moved to swimmers finished in the top four Indeed, there were outstanding in- after only three events had been swum. dividuals, such as junior Wally Esser, Texas the Eels had already ammassed 108 places; in two others, the 1,650 freestyle and the 200 butterfly, Eels were nestled sophomore Terry Stoddard, and fresh- points man Jim Cropley. Esser's swimms were Former President O'Donnell was The women's basketball team met with in the top three spots; and in four educated in the Texas public elementary events. 100 and 200 breaststroke, 500 perhaps the most surprising, as he cut the same kind of fortune and romped one-tenth off teammate Bill Tingley's and secondary schools. He received his through three games in route to their freestyle, and three meter diving, B.A. from Transylvania College, Eastern performers were first and team record, set the previous day, in third straight state title. winning the 200 freestyle in 1:45.71. This Lexington in 1912. At Transylvania, he And when the three days were over, second. In all Eastern won 14 of the was a member of the two honorary meet's 18 events, while breaking 11 of 17 was one of the events in which Eastern Eastern had scored 722 points to finished in the top four places. In back of scholarships and leadership fraternities, team records. Western's 547. Morehead was third with •It was a great victory and a very Esser were Stoddard, Miles, and Bill "Books and Bones" and "Lampas Club." 184.