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Vol. 60/No. 28 Laboratory Publication of the Department of Mass Communications 12 pages Thursday, April IS, 19S2 Richmond, Ky. 40478 SA bill Candidates halted split issues By Mar kit* Shelburnc Editor By Markka Shelburne pose of his administration rtext year Sponsors of a bill calling for birth Editor if elected would be continuity. "We control counseling and devices to be A series of two debates was want to carry through.' he said, administered by the campus Stu- opened Tuesday night in the Ken- citing the accomplishments that he dent Health Services, withdrew the namer Room of the Powell Building and Dimond have made as president bill from the floor at the Student as four sets of candidates debated and vice president of Student Senate meeting Tuesday night. theissues of the upcoming Student Association. However. Dr. Fred Gibbs. direc- Association presidential/vice "Our platform is to remain in the tor of Student Health Services, and presidential election. New Direction." said Kremer. Dr. Wendy Gilchrist. a doctor at the The candidates in randomly The Get-Right Party facility, were present at the meeting drawn order of speaking were Barry Pointing out her experience in the to answer questions and present Metcalf and Lee Yount. who" was Student Rights and Responsibility data on the proposed implementa- absent Tuesday night; Carl Kremer Committee of the senate. Richert tion of the service. and Neil Dimond of the New Direc- introduced her party, the Get-Right Gibbs told the senators. "Even tion Party: Scott Robertson and Party, with a pledge to keep the stu- though the need is there that Rhonda Richert of the Get-Right dent government on a more local doesn't mean you can meet that Party and David Fessler and level. need." He added that there are Tammy Lusby of the Cummulative Presidential candidate Robertson other areas that need attention as Party. pointed out his experience as chair- well as the birth control area. Each candidate was given the op- man of the Richmond Committee "It's kind of a luxury." he said. portunity to speak to the students and his associations with local Citing the facts on the bill that present before questions were officials as well as his position as a state the University of Kentucky. accepted from the floor. Kentucky resident which would University" of Louisville and Murray Metcalf allow him to serve as Student State University have such services. Metcalf distributed a campaign Regent. Gibbs said. "UK and U of L are in platform which included providing "Student government here at a kind of a different league in a phone books with complete listings, Eastern is only as good as student way." more concerts, lectures, dances, input here." Robertson said. "Stu- "We pretty much provide the unlocking dorm windows, installing dent senate speak your voice." same thing" as the other regionals. a crosswalk at Lancaster Avenue, The junior told the senators that he added. creating a commuter bulletin board, "I'll stand up for you. I'm not afraid Gibbs clarified the figures given extending library hours, improving to stand up to the adminstralion." to the senators on the capital re- maintenance and keeping faciltities The Cummulative Party quired to initiate the project as well open on weekends, Presidential candidate Fessler as the fees that would have to be Metcalf told the audience that a explained his party's choice of name charged. He reported that a doctor major aim of his administration because of the meaning of cum- and a nurse would have to be would be to enable the senate to mulative being the adding powers. employed, costing $29,500 and raise money for itself. Fessler told the audience that $10,500 in salaries respectively. "I want to improve Eastern Ken- "You have to put quality into it to He continued that if the facility tucky University." said Metcalf. gel quality out of it" and his parly- was utilized by 2.000 students, the The New Direction had the quality lo put into the Stu- figure estimated that the doctor and Dimond told the group that "The dent Association. nurse could see in a year, that the importance of student government Pointing out the necessity to cost per patient would be $25-830. is changing." advertise to accomplish the goals of If less than 2.000 students used He added that student govern- the association. Fessler said "We've the service the fee would have to be ment under the direction of the New got to work from the inside." higher to compensate the expense. Direction Party would "be able to The junior pre-law maior told the Gilchrist commented on the figure facilitate these changes." cited in the bill of fifty percent of Kremer said that the main pur- (See CANDIDATES. Page 121 women on campus use birth control. "That was no firm figure." She said that 50 of the business *S at Mountain Maternal Health Clinic Periscope in Berea was from university students. She said that 1.350 students use Mountain Maternal Sporting endeavors ■ Although the crowd wasn't overwhelming at the Richmond Faster and the Madison County Health Sunrise Service, photo editor Steve Walters was there to capture Don Carpenter, Anderson, S.C.. found one way to get close to the basketball net. Likewise Gina Lentin. Shelby ville the event on film. See Page 4 for a look at the early morning service, Clinic. She added that no figure for and Tony Puckett. Winchester, found a spot closer to the sun on top of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house at S. women using the services of private Collins Street. (Photo by Steve Walters) psychicans was available. V J Of Mountain Maternal. Gilchrist said. "They're not going at full capacity. They could see more people." Group focuses on nuclear exchange "That's the lesser of two evils." Gilchrist said of the implementation of birth control. She added, The entire industrialized world Soviet Union has 6.000 warheads in As a result of the increased atten- is also taking part in the week-long a result. 350.000 people were killed however, that the taxpayer should could be destroyed in 24 hours that range. tion, national organizations' and event, is to "discuss the issues of a and the city was virtually not have to pay for such services. through nuclear war.. .The situation The United States has only 2,000 local organizations have formed to big issue" and the potential effect)- destroyed. Gilchrist said that "lots" of in brief, is this. One bomb can cities over the minimal size ofl0,00C colloborate interested persons and of nuclear power, according to Bill Today, scientists have the university women come to the Stu- destroy one city. A large warhead persons. All of those could therefore to broaden awareness of nuclear Romme. natural science instructor knowledge and technology to com- dent Health Services pregnant each with 25.000,000 tons of TNT be easily destroyed power. Thus, in keeping with these and a member of the faculty group pose a nuclear warhead of one year and most opt to have abor- equivalent 125 "megatons"! will Journal of the Federation of ideals. "Ground Zero Week" will be Romme emphasized that the million tons of TNT. which is tions. " I 'm for birth control and I 'm level home 13 miles in all directions American Scientists,IFAS) observed April 19-23. group wants to get ideas out in the "typical " of a usual warhead, accor- for people talcing, responsibility in from its ground zero. February 1981. At the university, several faculty open, not to talk specifically about ding to Macl.aren. that respect," concluded Gilchrist. The Soviet Union is ready to members have planned events to disarmament.According to Romme To a suggestion that services deliver 100 to 200 bombs of this tie. By Mary Luersen observe the upcoming "Ground and Dr. Bruce Macl.aren. a member A warhead, if dropped, would from the health clinic such as the ar- One such bomb- would level the Managing editor Zero Week." Beginning Monday, also of the faculty group and chair- have a temperature in excess of a rangement at Murray might be im- largest city. e.g. New Yorh. Recently, talk from the Reagan lectures and discussions focusing on man of the natural science depart ■ million degrees. Macl.aren, who has plemented here. Gibbs expressed A five megaton bomb will do the administration regarding nuclear nuclear exchange will take place in • the effects of a nuclear war studied nuclear war and it's effects doubt in the cooperation of the local same for cities with a radius of 7.5 arms, expenditures for defense and the Powell Building, Room G. lit occuredj would be "devastating. since 1969 said. miles. The Soviet Union is ready to the possiblity of fighting a war, Basically, the purpose behind tht In 1945. a 12.5 thousand ton of health center and said that present- (See NUCLEAR. Page 121 ly the Board of Regents would not deliver such weapons.

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