Eastern Kentucky University Encompass Eastern Progress 1997-1998 Eastern Progress 4-9-1998 Eastern Progress - 09 Apr 1998 Eastern Kentucky University Follow this and additional works at: http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1997-98 Recommended Citation Eastern Kentucky University, "Eastern Progress - 09 Apr 1998" (1998). Eastern Progress 1997-1998. Paper 28. http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1997-98/28 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 1997-1998 by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. OVC up next ► WEATHER NM BINGO! ► Sports Hi: 66 ► Activttl— Low: 44 Colleen Yeager and the Conditions: • * #•/»'* *' Area parlors offer shot at big Lady Colonel golf squad Chance of showers' / » *// ' *J ' bucks for college players. B5 will host the conference : 55. Mostly cloudy •%••%•••• tourney at Arlington. I: 65. Sunny : 60, Partly cloudy Eastern Progress ■>c! K Student Vol -">. N Kirs April 9 1998 Back, Covington win top posts BY AIVMA BHAMUOE selling snacks at a booth sponsored be cloudy. five semesters. MOf • Managing editor by food service. About 35 students came to hear She described her style as liberal ■ Breakdown About 5 percent of the student "I've only had one person come how the candidates felt about park- and Back's as conservative and of student sen- body turned out to vote, electing and buy anything," he said. ing, food service, the student appeal together the two usually find a happy •tee 1907-98 juniors Adam Back and Leslie He blamed it on the fact that he process, a provide-a-ride program, an medium, she said. legislative Covington as Student Association was only selling chips and drinks, and orientation for transfer students, That happy medium would trans- efforts. president and vice president people wanted things like hot dogs. child care on campus and changing late into a role as facilitator, Back PageAS 'he winners secured 454 votes Student Association was having Eastern's reputation as a suitcase col- said. while their opponents, sophomores better luck Tuesday. lege. He believes that changes need to ■ The council Kelly Flaherty and Joanna Moel. After two days of elections, 685 The hour-long debate on April 2 be made, and he is the one to do it. on student received 231 votes. people came out to vote for president was fueled mainly by questions from Those changes include improving communication between Student Adam Back end Leslie Covington will affairs asked "I'm real happy," said Mike Lynch, and vice president along with sena- the audience and mediated by serve as Student Association president senate to cut outgoing president. "Last year we had tors. Student Association Vice president Association and other student organi- Spring Fling, with its 28 booths, Lisa Smith. zations, keeping students on campus and vice president, respectively, for the back on Its only about 300 people come out." 1998-99 academic year Six-hundred budget The first of two days of voting took resembled more of a carnival than an Covington described their cam- for the weekends, possibly limiting requests. place Tuesday during Spring Fling election area with face painting, a vir- paign as "leadership through experi- the number of students allowed to eighty-five students voted in the elec- Paga A4 where Steven Moore, a junior sociolo- tual reality booth, music and sun- ence" with her senate experience park on campus and revamping the tion Tuesday and Wednesday. gy major, wasn't having much luck shine on a day that was predicted to totaling two years and Back's totaling orientation program. ► RHA Legislative wrap-up Tim Graham, left, and Rodney Green are running for RHA president. HHHIHMHJl Presidential POST-TENUME REVIEW BUILDING PROJECTS Tlw issue: Senate Bill 11, which The issue: Over $40 million was run-offset cr« it-based scholarships would require ail tenured faculty in allotted in the state budget to build Kentucky high school students. The Kentucky universities to undergo two new buildings on Eastern's for April 20 scholarships would be paid for in post-tenure reviews, was changed campus: a $21 million student ser- part by the lottery. To be eligible to a request that all universities vices/classroom building and a BY ALYSSA BRAMUGE for the scholarships, students need create a post-tenure revue system $20 million law enforcement train- Managing editor at least a 2.5 GPA or a score of 15 on their own. ing complex. Following Student Association's example. Residence Hall Association on the ACT I will have a competitive election Where it's at: Passed by the ■Where It's at: The money is includ- between two tickets looking to be RHA It's at: Passed by the General Assembly, waiting to be ed in the budget bill. president and vice president Tim Graham is running for presi- General Assembly, waiting to be passed or vetoed by the governor dent with Jo Ann Wilder as vice presi- passed or vetoed by the governor dent, and Rodney Green is also run- ning for president with Ashley Womack as vice president. Nominations for secretary and trea- surer were taken at Monday's meeting as well. Leslie Gwynn is running for secre- Session gives higher education a boost tary and Mike Barnes is running for treasurer. More nominations will be BY JAONTA FELOMAN ANO CHARLES LEWS a post-tenure review system. It also encour- and revenue committee, my major respon- own budget Clark said. President Hanry accepted at the meeting April 13. aged the Council on Postsecondary sibility is to work on the budget I think we Funderburk will recommend a budget to Elections will be held from 10 a.m. Higher Education was looked Education to review all of the universities' had a good budget especially for educa- the Board of Regents April 25, he said. upon favorably at this year's review systems, and present a study to the tion. And so my high point was passing the "One of the trust funds is the programs to 4 p.m. April 20 in various residence session of the General Interim Joint Committee on Education. It is budget" Moberty said. of distinction, of course we will participate halls. Assembly, with five bills waiting to be passed or vetoed by the gov- He said the budget didn't have any neg- in this, as well as all of the other trust "Elections are very important," said involving the topic passed by ernor. ative votes in the House. funds," Moberty said. Jim Harmon, RHA president, "because the legislature and universi- But while some bills made it to the gov- "It was a lot of hard work, but we man- Eastern's Occupational Therapy and it's a time of transition. We try to make ties getting an increase in their budgets. ernor's desk with some changes, some aged to craft a budget that for the first time Law Enforcement programs are on the list it as smooth as possible, but it's still a The legislature went out of session April never made it there at all. in my memory, and Pve been there 19 to become programs of distinction little tough." 3 for a 10-day period when the governor House Bill 485, sponsored by Rep. years, that a budget had no negative votes," Moberty said under capital construc- One of the candidates for president, signs bills into laws, or vetoes them. Larry Clark, D, Louisville, to make the he said. tion. Eastern will be getting fiindinK for two Rodney Green, believes some changes Two bills from the Senate have already Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan "This was probably my brightest new buildings. One will be the student ser- are necessary. been signed by Gov. Rail Patton. Corporation's debit limit $950 million, was moment of the session." vices classroom building at $21 million, "We would like to look at getting Senate Bill 147, sponsored by Sen. one of the bills that died in committees. He said the general assembly accom- and the law enforcement training complex more programming for the students David Karem, D, Louisville, increases the It was recommitted to the plished a lot this session, especially in the at $20 million. who stay here on the weekends," number of citizens appointed by the gover- Appropriations and Revenues committee area of eduction. Green said. nor to the Kentucky Higher Education on March 3. House Bill 485 never made it "With the governor's recommendations The senior law enforcement major Student Loan Corporation from four to out of its original chamber. and with what we did, it was a session that He said he sponsored House Bill 330, would also like to look into making eight Senate BUI 163, sponsored by Karem, was very good for education at all leveb." which is The School Safety Act This bill more renovations to residence halls Senate Bill 202, sponsored by Sen. would have created three new divisions in Higher education got about a 7 percent establishes the school safety program and other than the three that were done Benny Ray Bailey, D, Hindman. created a the Kentucky Higher Education increase and a lot was spent on capital con- funds it It's intended to provide more this summer. Osteopathic Medicine Scholarship Assistance Authority. It didn't make it out struction, Moberty said. money for alternative school safety pro- "Our main goal would be to increase Program for students intending to practice of its original chamber either. The difference this time in the higher grams, and it sets up a center for school campus involvement and make resi- in Kentucky.