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PageB3 PageB5 ARTS ACTIVITIES THE EASTERN PROGRESS Vol. 73/No. 26 20 pages April 6. 1995 Student publication ot Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Ky. 40475 ©The Eastern Progress Registration Dates »< MHnliifwhr Da:e Green WMt H ;.•. 6-e ■ Aall 6 U li« Degree audits have teething trouble 7 TiM M Mik M H*4 By Matt McCarty Jack Cuirass, dean of undergraduate stud- bility of being very effective," said Registrar bread," Cook said. k « News editor n ies, said there were over 70,000 transfer JiU Allgicr. He cited the "overwhelming" amount of 12 * "flf 'fy*6 I courses that had to be put in the computer, "I realize that this is a new program for information and the high number of "unevalu- <} n 41 UM ! When students picked up their demograph- but only a little over 30,000 had been many people," Allgicr said. atcd classes" as the main flaws with the pro- H " * W.M { ic sheets last week, they might have received entered. Cuirass said the main concern among fac- gram. * AorM 17 Ail Al U.M) something they didn't expect — missing "It takes a fairly long lime to get the trans- ulty is that the audit has a lot of information "I want to be fair with them," Cook said. 1 M Al u Al Al H.A courses from their record. fer work in," Cuirass said. while the old way was "clear and unclut- "We're in a teething period we all go 19 Al Students found errors in the report they Eastern has been working on the program 20 Al Al All Tf.M tered." through." Al Al Al RAG received from Eastern's new student history sine :•«• "iirchasc in 1986, and it was tested in 21 Jerry Cook, a professor in the science The computer system has a correspondence Aft Mr a u m it* forms, degree audits, referred to as EKU a few colleges in 1991. department, said the new audits "were as table which tells what classes transfer in as 25 Al ' « n **.#'* CARES. This semester, however, was the first time complicated as they can be." and what area of the student's curriculum it a a Al « OT; The errors happened because "quite hon- the degree audit was distributed to all nine Cook said right now he does not like the satisfies. » Ai Al a «.'«"" estly the university did not get (the job) com- colleges. new program and prefers the old way, but he "Most of the errors are where students » M Ai u u pleted," Donald Batch, dean of the College of "I feel that if the students and faculty are said, "I'm open." thy l-Auj. 15 iptl »o al »igWt Ms*. Natural and Mathematical Sciences, said. willing to give this a chance, it has the capa- "It could be the neatest thing since sliced SEE AUDIT PAGE All PnpM/TERRY STEVENS Aid threatened with budget cuts By Caroline Bandy For the 1994-95 school year. News writer Eastern was awarded $690,545 in Federal Supplemental Educational Student financial aid is in jeop- Opportunity grants, $958,087 for ardy, according to a February report federal work study and $32,116 in commissioned by The Alliance to Perkins loans. Figures for 1995-96 Save Student Aid. leave Eastern with an increase of The alliance is made up of more over $62,000 in grants and $4,000 than 30 higher education associations in Perkins loans, but a $2,000 and was formed to oppose legislative decrease for work study. proposals Congress is considering Although money for aid granted which would reduce or eliminate fed- to Eastern did not drop in most cases, eral student aid funding. Luhman predicts that the future for The report was in response to the student aid could be bleak if latest efforts by Congress to Congress imposes educational cuts. approve the "Contract with While there is no direct mention America," which could threaten stu- of student aid cuts in the "Contract dent aid, especially Federal Pell with America," a danger remains for grants. students who have received federal "We have a very needy student money in the past and hope to population here, and that's what I'm receive it to continue their education. so concerned about," said Susan Approximately $5 billion is Luhman, director of student finan- added to compensate for the increas- Progr«ss/MATT MCCARTY cial assistance. "Students should ing costs of higher education each DANGEROUS DUST— Ron Dowell with Environmental of the Feb. 24 Summit St. fir* which destroyed a university- definitely be concerned." year. A subcommittee in Congress Recovery Systems of Glasgow removes asbestos from the site owned house. The clean-up should be finished tomorrow. Eastern's awards from the gov- has voted not to add the money. ernment are based on a report filed Newt Gingrich recently revealed each year revealing student need Asbestos removed from Summit fire site and eligibility. SEE AID PAGE All playing out there," said "Nobody told us any- "We would have certainly been By Matt McCarty OANGIR and Don Perry one neighbor who asked thing," said a neighbor. glad to have done it (had we been Election to offer 19 not to be identified Parker Moore, of the told)," Street said. because of fear of losing ASNSTOS Kentucky EPA, said Street said the university began What goes up — in flames that KMtf* is— must come down. his university job. asbestos is a naturally seeing what needed to be done to choices of senators The university took its first step But Kevin Hill, occurring mineral, and properly remove the asbestos in tearing down the Summit Street supervisor of the pro- everyone is exposed to "right after the fire occurred." dent and vice ject, said there was no it at some point, but "It's not like we sat over here By Janna Gillaspie house that burned last month, Assistant news editor president also. when they hired a crew to begin need for neighbors to nobody knows how on our hands and waited to do Roswall said be alarmed, and they many doses are safe. something," Street said. removing shingles which con- Only 19 students will vie for 45 their campaign tained asbestos from the house. were in no danger. He added that once asbestos Moore said while the five and a will be geared The EPA inspected the house gets into the air, it lends to stay half weeks it look to get the project senator positions in the student sen- Neighbors became alarmed ate election April 11. Many more toward making Tuesday when a four-man crew Tuesday morning and gave the go- airborne for a long period of time. started was "a little bit of a long facilities and ahead on the removal. Hill said. In order to control the amount time," he wasn't sure of the specifics tried to file applications after the with the Environmental Recovery March 31 deadline, causing them to available ser- Systems from Glasgow taped off Hill said they expected to have of asbestos released, it was a good that could have caused a delay. vices better for all students. all the asbestos removed by Friday. idea to cover up the material and Street said the university con- have to run as write-in candidates. the 218 Summit Street house with The senators will be elected in The 19 students appearing on the. warning signs of the dangers of One thing which concerned keep them wet. Director of tacted the state EPA to find out ballot are: Sheila Chase, Scott neighbors was they were not noti- Physical Plant James Street said what needed to be done. The state conjunction with the two executive asbestos. officers, president and vice president. Douglas, Kevin Duncan, Doug "I don't feel safe with them fied about the project until the Eastern did not do this because Hanen, William Hendren, Lyn Herrj workers put signs on the house. they were not told to do so. SEE ASBESTOS PAGE A10 Two parties will run for president removing it while my children are and vice president. The candidates Mark Honeycutl, Susan Hubbard, must run as a slate of two individuals. Natalie Husband, Juliana Jordan, Joe Hoffman and Melody Mason Courtney Kimmel, Terry Martin, will run for president and vice presi- Garris McCown, Lawrence Howell memorial Half of hall fees used to pay bonds dent on the platform of "Working Muennkh, Molly Neuroth, Rebecca Today for a Better Tomorrow." Rucks, Joy Warder, Joe Wells and at 5 p.m. today By Matt McCarty Rodney "Pilgrim" Roswall and News editor Matthew Johnson will run for presi- SEE ELECTIONS PAGE All Progress staff report Residential Bondage Many Eastern students go to Nearly half the money Eastern receives from A memorial for Brian Howell school with the intent of gaining an will be held at 5 p.m.