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TZZ ^'-s ■" Tuned in to music - = 3= - Lorenzo Fields: Coming to campus University students find success % sl • m New leader on Oct. 4: 'Nerd* football turf by singing, playing the hits p B-1 1 I •*. j Page B-7 Page B-2 Bn Vol. 68/No. 6 Laboratory publication of the Department of Mass Communications 16pages September 28,1989 Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Ky. 40475 O The Eastern Progress, 1989 Pre-game spirit Eastern's buildings l/T\tu^ rated tops in state 94 percent rating and interior work. community colleges between May 4 WA I The report, commissioned by and July 13 of this year, so that the by far the best members of the Council of Higher survey would be completed by the Education staff and the Task Group dale institution requests for the 1990/ in recent study for Intcrinsututional Finance (TGIF), 92 bieimium were due to the council was lo focus on general conditions of offices. By Jennifer Feldman university buildings, residence halls He was paid $41,000 for his work. Editor excluded, so the council could Because of the short-time span of The university's education and anticipate budget requests made lo the the project, the structures could not be general buildings are in better condition General Assembly. The staff, then, examined closely. Instead, "typical overall than those si any other stale could "better respond to those floors," roofs and mechanical rooms university in Kentucky, according to a questions about the general condition were checked Snider said. report released last week. of the campus which members of the In addition to noting the university During a one-and-a-half-day tour legislature invariably ask as a part of is in the process of upgrading boilers of the university, May 4-5 of this year, the review process.'' and the presence of PCB in its architect David Banks, facility Council members, however, transformers "is being handled," the consultant to the Kentucky Council on confirmed the results of the report — report also suggested improvements Higher Education, visited "certain about one page long for the university in several university buildings: Moore major common points of interests" in — are not an accurate indication of Building, new doors and exterior each building and graded the facilities building conditions. windows; Coates Administration as 94 percent good; 6 percent fair. "Oh no, this was just a very swift Building, window replacement and According to the report, buildings study of key indicators," said Norman roof leak repairs; and Roark Building, on the campus are "generally in an Snider, director of communication window, floor tile and fire safety code excellent stale of repair," although it services for (he council. improvements. noted the University Building needs Banks, a former council employee, The university's master plan, "major renovation,'' including exterior examined all state universities and (See REPORT, Page A-7) University waiting to examine radon levels in campus buildings By Larisa Bogardus Radon risk chart StafTwriter Est. lung cance Comparable Comparable pevt WL The university's Safety and Health deaths (am of IOOO) exposure levels ^s^ Committee has proposed a pilot study 200 1 440-770 1000 times More than 60 times to test campus buildings for the pres- avg. outdoor non-smoker risk ence of radon, a radioactive gas whose level by-products have been linked to lung 100 0.5 270-630 100 times avg.indoor level 20.000 chest cancer. x-rays per year Recent tests indicated unsafe lev- 100 times els were present in a number of build- 20 0.1 60-120 avg. outdoor 2 pack-a-day ings on campus at the University of level smoker Kentucky. 10 0.05 30-120 10 times avg. 1 pack-a-day The proposal was submitted to Dr. indoor level smoker Charles Whitlock, executive assistant 200 chest to the president, who then passed it on 4 0.02 13-50 to the physical plant for further evalu- 10 time* avg. x-rays per year outdoor level ation. Non-smoker risk Progress photo/ Charlie Bolton While it has not yet been returned 2 0.01 7-30 of dying from to his office, Whitlock said, "I'm sure Avg. indoor lung cancer Beer cans and wine bottles, familiar sights at football games, littered the university will do whatever appro- 1 0.005 3-13 level the Begley Lot before Saturday's game with Western Kentucky. priate and prudent. It's [radon] cer- tainly something we're aware of and mental Protection Agency, radon is a slab joints. Radon also enters areas of interested in." radioactive gas which results from the poor ventilation which can accumu- "There's no uniform regulation that breakdown of uranium in soils and late quickly. Alcohol at taligating parties says you must check for radon," said rocks such as granite, shale, phosphate "Part of what we're determining is Lawrence Westbrook, safety coordi- and pitchblende. where on campus these circumstances nator of the division of public safety. It rises naturally and presents little occur," Whitlock said. Any action on the university's part hazard outdoors because it is quickly He said there was little cause for goes unchecked by security is a voluntary response to growing diluted in the atmosphere. concern since the campus sits on a By Jeffrey Newton _, He said the Colonel Club only nal statutes, as well as the implica- concerns. Radon enters homes and other limestone base. Contributing writer allows members and guests to be at tions of breaking possible univer- According to a "A Citizen's Guide structures through cracks in concrete, Radon breaks down naturally and Before every home football the party, so being on public, state- sity regulations. to Radon," published by the Environ- floor drains, pores in block walls and (See RADON, Page A-7) game, members of the university's owned property doesn't apply in Lindquist pointed to a section of booster club ride out to Begley Lot that case, and since the party is not the campus drinking policy which for a little pre-game hootin' and a- open to the public, it isn't consid- allows for the President of the uni- hoUerin'. ered a public place at the time of the versity and the board of regents to It's nothing new. function. approve designated drinking areas. Inside And occasionally some mem- "The law states that you can not But Dr. Charles D. WhiUock, Flying daredevils take to bers of the club have a few beers or drink in public," Lindquist said. executive assistant to the president, the sloes Saturday at Madi- glasses of wine or shots of bourbon It is unsure if the Colonel Club is said he doesn't know of any cases son Airport. Page B-4 —something also common to Colo- breaking any university regulation where the president or the board of Activities B 4&5 regents have used the regulation for nel football. by drinking on campus, although Arts/Entertainment B 2&3 the university handbook has a spe- the purpose of regulating campus According to Tom Lindquist, di- New beginnings A3 rector of the division of Public cific regulation concerning alcohol alcohol consumption. Safety, the Colonel Club has the consumption. "That is included within the Campus living B 1 legal right to drink while they are at Part 1 of the Regulations, sec- policy, but it is there to accommo- Classifieds A 7 the tailgating party. Lindquist said tion 13, states that it is prohibited to date the needs of certain academic News A 1-10 that although Begley Lot is a uni- possess or consume alcoholic bev- programs," Whitlock said. Perspective A 2&3 versity-owned lot, it is considered a erages on university property. Whitlock said the policy is People poll A3 private lot while the tailgating party The regulations say students mainly used for those students Police beat A3 Progress photo/ Charlie Bolton is going on. should be aware of possible crimi- (See ALCOHOL, Page A-7) Sports B6.7&8 Tom Loftus spoke to high school journalists last week. Small voter turnout expected for Nov. 7 election Covering tragedy requires By Ken Holloway liam H. Strong, Tom "Tobe" Tobler, people who registered to vote in the F. McAninch received 859 votes, objectivity, CJ reporter says News editor Billie Sue Sowers, Johnny M. White, primary election was 27,101, but only which eliminated him from the Nov. 7 By Jo Carole Peters election. He was one of the reporters who Election Day is approaching scon Dale E. Carrier and Joe Hacker. 10,987 people actually voted Staff writer contributed to the series of stories for Madison County, but Mary Jane Voters will also have the opportu- Of the 19,434 people who regis- Strong was the lop vote receiver in Tom Loftus, Frankfort bureau the primary election for the city com- covering the May 14, 1988, crash. Ginter, Madison County clerk, does nity to vote for other county positions, tered as Democrats, only 9,524 actu- chief for The Louisville Courier- The newspaper won the Pulitzer not expect many people to vote in the including county judge/executive, ally voted.