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Eastern Kentucky University Encompass Eastern Progress 1996-1997 Eastern Progress 9-12-1996 Eastern Progress - 12 Sep 1996 Eastern Kentucky University Follow this and additional works at: http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1996-97 Recommended Citation Eastern Kentucky University, "Eastern Progress - 12 Sep 1996" (1996). Eastern Progress 1996-1997. Paper 4. http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1996-97/4 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Eastern Progress at Encompass. It has been accepted for inclusion in Eastern Progress 1996-1997 by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. i HJHI] Microwave Western vs. ► WEATHER TODAY ^ Munchies Hi: 80 Conditions:M ►Accent ►Sports Chance of morning Microwaving can be fun Eastern meets Western showers, then partly and easy, too. Plus, you Saturday in Bowling sunny FFI: 67, Windy can do it in your Green. For your complete SAT: 69, Partly Cloudy residence hall room/Bl guide to the game/S7 SUN: 75, Partly Cloudy EasternliVogress :\ 16 pages ©The Eastern Progress Vol. 75/No. 3 September 12, 1996 • : •.../ - ► 24-Hour Open House Residents vote on proposal BY DAHETTA BARKER ing to Mike Lynch, a junior fin pro Assistant news editor tection administration major from Indianapolis and president of the On Sept 10, residents in Todd, Resident Hall Association. Dupree and Martin Halls voted "It is a privilege to live in coed whether or not a 24-hour open house housing," Lynch said. Two write- policy should be adopted for week- ups for any violation will result in the ends. Results of the vote will be student being moved out of the hall." announced Monday. If the policy is Lynch said the open house visita- accepted it will take affect Sept. 20. tion for the weekdays will stay the Kenna Middleton, director of same. He also says members of the residential development, said the opposite sex will have to use bathmum Board of Regents said they believe facilities on the same sex floor aid will the students have the capability to have to be escorted by their host. be responsible for having guests The new policy is going I" m through the weekend. them act like adults." Lynch said "I'm very much in favor of it," Lynch doesn't see a problem Middleton said. with men and women living in Ihe Twenty-four hour visitation same building, since many ar< does not mean cohabitation, but accustomed to it. He said he feels Shannon RatWf/Progren what it's going to mean is students the coed halls provide a good living will have more flexibility," environment for both sexes. He Most Colonel fans ran for shelte- vhen the rain began Saturday at erees delayed the game 52 minutes for lightning. It is estimated that Middleton said. also said this living situation prt the season opener, but a few. like tnis lady toughed it out until the ref- 5,000 of the 13, 300 crowd in attendance left. Removal from coed housing will pares students for life in real living be among sanctions listed in the conditions, such as apartment hon- new student handbook. es where both sexes are 'trl'' Residents of coed halls must be same building. at least a sophomore and have a Lightning strikes game out grade point average of 2.1, accord- See Open House/Page A0 both Eastern and Troy State to last-second field goal. ► Fatal Shooting Saturday's delay first head to the locker rooms because wp Up in the press box. Sports of the lightning threat. Information Director Karl Park since Eastern played Fans were forced to leave the Lightning watched the weather radar until stands and go below because of Berea student the storm passed. Then he East Tennessee in 70s could have been the metal seats. Some just left radioed down to the officials Grand jury to because they got tired of waiting factor in referees when it was safe to resume play, BY BRIAN SUMS decision, Page A6 Sports editor for the game to resume. which happened at 8:43 p.m. The delay lasted 52 minutes, ^^^^™ ^^^^™ According to Park, who and according to athletic ticket has been director for 27 years, "In the midst of stinging rain, bright light- consider case manager Dan McBride, about 5,000 of the the last Eastern football game to be delayed ning and roaring thunder, Troy State quar- 13,300 estimated people in attendance left. by lightning was in the mid-70's, against terback Stan Davis went back and complet- "It was a lot more than I thought would East Tennessee State. ed a shuffle pass in to tailback Arrid stay, mainly because it lasted almost an Just last year, Tennessee State, a member Kidd says team Gregory for a gain of 24 yards with 9:17 left hour," McBride said. of the same conference as the Colonels in the second quarter. "Being that it was the first football game, (Ohio Valley), had their game delayed members were there Then, referee L.V. McGinty called his fel- I guess people were hungry for football." because of lightning when they played at low colleagues together.4" The Eastern fans that did stay went home Central Florida in the Citrus Bowl. Eastern but not involved Not 10 seconds later, McGinty signaled still hungry, as the Colonels fell 40-38 on a also played at Central Florida last year. BY JENNIFER ALMJELD AND JAMC NEAL At least one football player is denying his involvement in the altercation that <ed to the shooting Chase, wreck clog Richmond traffic death of a Richmond man at the Shoney's Inn Conference room BY Til MOLLETTE "We know the Supra lost control Aug. 29. * During a pre-trial hearing held Managing editor and crossed the median, and we believe he may have been air- last Wednesday at the Madison Traffic along the Eastern Bypass borne," said Gilbert Acciardo Jr., County Courthouse, Glen Kirby slowed to a stand still Tuesday public affairs officer for the state Kavanaugh was charged with mur- night as Kentucky State Police police. der in the killing of Larry Scott Amy Keams/Progress pieced together details of a high- The accident caused a traffic jam Jackson, 24. speed chase that ended with one on the bypass as Richmond police Witnesses testified that the gun- Glen Kirby Kavanaugh sits at his person dead and another at the re-routed cars heading south on the shots that killed Jackson were fired preliminary hearing Wednesday, University of Kentucky medical interstate to avoid the site of the only after Kavanaugh was thrown Sept. 4. He pleaded not guilty to center. crash. around by a group of men, begin- charges that he shot and killed The 18-minute chase between an The driver of the Toyota has ning with Eastern football player Larry Scott Jackson. underage driver and a state trooper been identified as a 15-year-old Tony McCombs. began near Rockcastle County and male from Chesapeake, W. Va. Friends of Kavanaugh Hill BJIji, ended just short of Richmond exit The hearing began with testimo- Just before 5 p.m., Kentucky ny from Detective Randy Isaacs of a sophomore at Eastern, Darren 87 on 1-75, when the minor rammed State Police in London were Burton and Micah Ferris testified the trooper's car with his Toyota the Richmond City Police, who said informed of a black Toyota speed- he was called to the Shoney's Inn that Kavanaugh was the last of the Supra, lost control and crossed the ing, and the driver may have been estimated 200 to 250 people at the median, according to the state conference room in response to a party to exit the building. intoxicated. shooting. police report Trooper Jimmy Silvers began in They also testified that upon exit- The Toyota then struck a south- Evidence of the shooting, includ- pursuit of the Toyota at the 1-75 ing, Kavanaugh was grabbed by ihe bound van, killing the driver who ing three .22<aliber shell casings shoulders by a man. Tim MoKette/Progress was alone in the vehicle and ending and a small pool of blood, were A high speed chase ended with the driver of this van dead on 1-75 Tuesday. the chase at 5:13 p.m. See Wrack/Page AS found on the scene, he said. See Shooting/Page A8 New weight room for students should be opened Oct. 1 w»»!*» BY MARK MOFFITT AND JENNFER AUUELO dent) has been the facilitator. She's being used," said Robert Baugh, There are several state-of-the-art duty in front of all three rooms, Auditions really gotten it going down to doing dean of athletics. treadmills, a free weight room with Jewell said. Theater department the brochure. She definitely "They're get- Olympic-type bars The rooms will be set up in three A problem that was first raised by deserves the credit" ting a lot of nice and plates, two branches: one room will be for free auditions Sept 18-19. the student senate in 1993 will soon Three racquetball courts, located equipment in « This is a project stairmasters, a weight and strength, another will be ARTS/W be resolved in the form of three new there, and it's bunch of bikes and for cardiovascular conditioning and on the first floor of the Begley the last will be used for stationary Accent B1 weight rooms and new physical fit- Building, are being turned into weight going to be we've been something called a ness facilities in the Begley Building.