Eastern Progress 1981-1982 Eastern Progress
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Eastern Kentucky University Encompass Eastern Progress 1981-1982 Eastern Progress 12-10-1981 Eastern Progress - 10 Dec 1981 Eastern Kentucky University Follow this and additional works at: http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1981-82 Recommended Citation Eastern Kentucky University, "Eastern Progress - 10 Dec 1981" (1981). Eastern Progress 1981-1982. Paper 15. http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1981-82/15 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 1981-1982 by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Vol. 60/No. 15 Laboratory Publication ol tht Department ol Maaa Communication! Thursday, 10, 1961 Richmond, Ky. 40475 Three football players arraigned in rape case Three university football players According to a statement released ment but declined further comment were arraigned Wednesday morning by the Richmond police Tuesday, on the arrests. in Madison District Court on they were informed at approxi- Since the preliminary hearing charges of first degree rape. mately 11:23 p.m. Dec. 6 that a 21- was set for late December, the play- Rodney Allen Byrd, 21, of year-old woman had come to the ers will be able to participate in any Brooksville, Fla., David Hill Jr., 19. emergency room at the Pattie A. remaining playoff games. of Miami, and Steven Mike Wagers, Clay Hospital reporting that she 21, of Dade City, Fla., were released had been raped. If sufficient evidence is present to from Madison County Jail following continue the case, it would be early The woman said that at approxi- to mid-January before the rape case arraignment before District Court mately 9:30 p.m. Dec. 6, she was could reach grand jury deliberations, Judge George Robbins. raped by three or four male sub- according to David Smith, common- Each was freed on a $20,000 sur- jects. The incident allegedly oc- wealth investigator. curred in the rear bedroom ofan ap- ety bond set by Robbins. Bond Byrd's surety bond was signed by sponsors paid $2 bond filing fees at partment on Mallard Drive. Eugene Strange, 237 Pleasure Dive. the time of release and took respon- As a result of the alleged offense, warrants for Byrd, Hill and Wagers Strange is the minister and director sibility for the defendants' return to of the United Methodist campus court. were issued by the Madison County Attorney's office and signed by the center. Hill's sponsor was James T. Defending the players during the Coy III, M.I), of Rt. 1, Richmond. initial arraignment were Jimmy Dale alleged victim. No other charges were filed Wagers' sponsor was Charles H. Williams and Harry Moberly. Veurink, M.D., 108 Pleasure Ridge According to Joe Joyner of the against the three men. According to Detective Sgt. Bill Drive. Coy and Veurink are the offi- Bundled fans county attorney's office, the defend- cial team doctors. Many university students donned mittens, hats, extra clothing and warm blankets as the students above did to pro- ants did not enter pleas. Johnson, the football players had tect against the cold and support the Colonels against Delaware. The Colonels, beating Delaware with a score of 35- A pre-trial hearing was set for been invited to a party by the vic- Dr. Thomas D. Meyers, vice pres- 28, now will proceed to the semi-finals for the NCAA Championship. (Photo by Steve Walters). 10:30 a.m. Dec. 2l in district court. tim's roommate. Approximately 15 ident of student affairs, said that to 20 people attended the party. "as long as the incident was not ini- Johnson said that the three foot- tiated or did not occur on the cam- ball players and the girl had been pus, the university has no jurisdic- drinking at the party, but he added tion in the matter." that the three were not intoxicated Test lists university in top group According to Johnson, first-degree at the time of arrest. It looks as if the university has The three were lodged in the rape means that someone has forci- Schwendemsn told the Herald The COMP test had never before the 160 cross-section of public and bly had sex with a person that was made the Dean's List Madison County Jail and the bond there are four reasons for the suc- been given to Eastern students. Ac- private facilities. Though he knew 'unwilling or incapacitated. First-de- In a test measuring general edu- cess of the university's general edu- cording to Schwendeman, other their scores, he said it was up to the at the time was set at $15,000 each. cation skills given to a cross-section Coach Roy Kidd, in a statement gree rape is punishable by 10 to 20 cation program: A "dearly identified Kentucky schools were included in individual schools to reveal them. years in prison. of 160 colleges across the nation, the released by the university, said, "As program with clearly identified Joyner said Byrd, Hill and Wag- university was one of two schools far as I'm concerned, the three are goals"; close administration supervi- ers will prohably be tried together. showing the greatest progess. sion of the general education pro- innocent until proven guilty. As it The information for this story . Called COMP (the College Out- gram; an "effective advising sys- r ~\ stands now, the incident has no eff- tem," and "Students and advisors Periscope fect on their playing status. " was compiled hy Stephanie Geromes, come Measurement Project), the test /Jean Holt and Mary Ann McQuinn. was given during the first month of are kept well informed as to the sta- Kidd was present at the arraign- 1978-79 to 100 seniors, 100 second tus of students" as they complete The Grill, Powell Cafeteria and meal plans are often subject to criti- cism from the campus community. Larry Martin, director of Food semester sophomores and 100 fresh- their requirements. men. Services, is usually the person who receives the bulk of such criti- "More important than any, we cism. For his views, background and comments on the Food Service In an article in the Lexington feel we have good teaching. We see Debbie Kurrle's story on Page 5. Colonels head Herald (Nov. 30), Joe Steele, re- rarely use graduate assistant*. sesrch psychologist for American "I think it's a good program." Collegiate Testing of Iowa City, Schwendeman added that advis- Iowa, said the test covered six areas: ing at the university has improved for semi-finals Communicating, solving problems, over the last five years. Students clarifying values, functioning within By Scott Wilson Titus to punt for only the second complained, he said, that "advisors Sports editor time all day. Reaching out for the social institutions, using science and didn't know, didn't care and weren't Shoplifting causes The Colonel "Air Force" led by snap, Titus shanked one off the side technology, and using the arts. there." At the university, 46 hours of quarterback Chris Isaac was the key of his foot and it sailed out of general education, eight hours of re- Steps to improve this situation last Saturday at Hanger Field as the bounds on the Delaware 32. were taken. For example, more infor- managers problems Colonels defeated the Blue Hens Then, on the first play of the stricted electives and an orientation class, besides fulfilling major area re- mation is given to advisors, such at from Delaware, 35-28 in a first series. Isaac faded back to pass. He quirements, are required in order to handbooks, he said. Also, planned By Shannon Cunningham "they didn't realize what they were round playoff game. looked to his left and then spotted receive a bachelor's degree. curriculum and contracts now are Staff writer doing. Isaac, a senior from Florida, hit McPhaul to the right and hit the 5' given to advisors who are to give Contrasting opinions were heard "One student had $200 cash in 11 of 17 for 214 yards and one 8" senior for the touchdown. "It takes a professional education them to advisees. from Ben Roop, assistant director of his pocket and stole a 25-cent pen. I touchdown . but what a touch- "I thought we would try to get and a general education to become a down. It was a game-winning strike in field goal position but we just In the Herald article Schwende- the Univerwsity Bookstore, and don't know why," he said. professional educated person," said Mike Bentley, manager of the Uni- "Items are usually concealed to Ranard McPhaul which sealed came out and burned them. We hit Dr. Joseph Schwendeman, dean of man credited the orientation course versity Book and Supply Store under clothing and they try to walk the victory for the Colonels. them with the big one," said Mc- undergraduate studies. Many schools which, he said, is used to tell stu- (UBS) concerning the shoplifting sit- out with it," Roop added. "They The victory touchdown pass was Phaul. "I just split out and drove emphasize professional education, he dents thst "studies indicated that set up by a shanked Delaware punt. on my man. I saw the seam and general education will contribute to uation. take everything: Paper, pencils, said, but added that he felt the sec- pens, textbooks and clothing." Stu- The game was tied at 28 when Dela- split two guys." ond element (genersl education) their overall earning" after they fin- Roop ssid thst shoplifting is s dents pretend they are trying on ware's Bill Maley intercepted an "We have been working on the should be considered as important ish college.