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A sample of recent articles of interest to Morehead State University INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY UPO BOX 1100 MOREHEAD, KY 40361-1689 606-783-2030 The Daily lndependent;~hlan~,_Kentucky, Monday, February 2, 1998 In October, tlie· class toured St:-· Claire's obstetrics/gynecol­ ogy unit and nursery and pre­ sented the angel gowns to the hospital. Lisa Wallace, nurse manager Pr0j8Ct of OB/GYN and the nursery at St. Claire, · called the gowns a "wonderful idea." "We're finding that more and more of these parents are a lesso-n having funeral services and treating these babies as if they'd gon-e full-term," Wallace said. She said three or four of the gowns have been used. "It was just precious to be in caring able to give the gowns to the hospital," said 24-year-old se­ nior Christi Stewart of West Liberty. "I never knew it would become so personal." ·· Stillborns buried in While the class was sewing the angel gowns, Stewart found out she was pregnant: _ students' 'angel gowns' She miscarried io11., weeks later. morbid. But (the students) re­ Stewart did not use an angel By TOM LEWIS alized there was a need· for it gown, but the episode added to OF THE DAILY INDEPENDENT and wanted to do it." the project's emotional impact Taylor said when she sug­ on class members, who helpea·_ MOREHEAD - ·on gested the angel gown project, Stewart through her grief. ; Christmas Day. Sarah the class responded with genu­ Taylor hopes the project fos- · Baldridge was 19 -·weeks ine compassion for the infants tered a desire for continued pregnant and looking for­ and mothers. community service in her stu­ ward to what next Christ­ "Knowing you're going to be dents. Some took copies of the mas would be like with a able to help someone in their angel gown patterns to make baby. time of need when they 'tlon 't more themselves or to 0 pass But things took a tragic have the time to think about them along to church and civic turn Christmas night. when something like that" made the groups. abdominal cramps sent her project emotional as- well as Stewart and- GulletLplan~Kentucky, Monday, February 2, 1998 ~-- area teachers win presidential awa:rds upper levels of the primary program - what used to the Russell, Elliott educators second and third grades. She became involved in the among 214 afforded honor math and science teacher part­ going back to reexamine ev­ nership group after adoption of By GEORGE WOLFFORO the Kentucky Education Re­ erything. You've got to keep form Act. She was spurred on 0FTHE DAILY INDEPENDENT them interested in science or by a brother. Claude Simmons. they' 11 get turned off.'' who teaches science in Indi­ RUSSELL - Two North­ The two teachers have dis­ ana. "'He kept telling me I eastern Kentucky teachers cretion on how $2,500 a year would enjoy it because it al­ with passions for science have lows a hands-on, minds-on ap­ been named winners of Presi­ will be spent at their schools. Nichols said she wants probes, proach ... dent Bill Clinton's Award for . Elliott County's high, junior Excellence in Mathematics and graphic calculators and other computer equipment to go high and elementary schools Science Teaching. ~vith math study. are on the same campus at The honor is the nation's , Maggard said she wants to Sandy Hook, offering op­ highest for math and science take her time deciding how to portunity for collaboration by teachers in elementary and spend the "once-in-a-lifetime youngsters of widely differing secondary schools. opportunity. I lean to equip­ ages. Maggard's students Susan Nichols of Russell ment. I want to do field trips, worked with high schoolers to Middle School and Vanessa like space camp, but that beautify the playground by Maggard of Sandy Hook El­ would limit the number of putting up birdhouses and dec­ ementary were among four children who take part, and I orating trash cans. teachers in Kentucky and 214 want to see it reach as far as it Later, Maggard helped put in the nation afforded the can. together a program featuring a honor - which includes $7.500 Maggard, who worked as a NASCAR display that helped over the next three years for beautician and a florist before teach students about physics. use in their schools. going to college, didn't focus at "It was an idea I had to sell Nichols, who graduated from first on science. Now she to the principal, the . superin- · the University of Kentucky in teaches only that topic, four tendent and the board,". she 1982 and returned to teach in times a day. to students in the said. her home district, says she thinks she was selected not on the basis of a particular THE COURIER-JOURNAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1998 project "but just the way the Lexington Herald-Leader whole classroom is set up, Tuesday, February 3, 1998 stressing performance and in­ Illinois official quiry. Candidate for EKU presidency visits: "I just don't do things out of Illinois Lt. Gov. Robert Kustra met yesterday with the textbook, but I concentrate .is interviewed faculty members at Eastern Kentucky University, on how things work and why where he is among four finalists to become the next they work that way." · about EKU job school president. Kustra, who has been lieutenant If there was a specific· eye­ governor since 1990, serves as chairman of the catcher, it was a lifesize, in­ Associated Press Illinois Board of Higher Education, which oversees !1ated whale her students put 12 public universities. RICHMOND, Ky. - Illinois together during a study of Lt. Gov. Robert Kustra met yes­ oceans. Or it could have been terday with faculty members at her cooperative approach to Eastern Kentucky Uni':ersjty, education. which brings in col­ where he is among four finalists leagues like math teacher Mol­ to become school president. lie Damron. Kustra; who has been lieuten­ ant governor sine!' f990, 1s "It takes·a whole cooperative chairman of the Ilhn01s Board effort, keeping up· on -teaching of Higher Educali~n, .'?hich skills and-· knowledge·· cif ·sci- oversees 12 public umvers11ies. ence, II she said. o.:~c: :; He said that if he were named Nichols has worked-_,closelY. president of EKU, he would like with the Kentucky·Dl!pamrterit to serve as adviser to a half doz­ en· students to help gauge what of"E'du·catfon·"·on~Jfcfence kind of education they are re• proJe'ds· arid' 1~-pff~fc:1[nfiiryie ceiving. ·: Kentucky ;·Sci~itce ':r1t~c;llei's Kustra said being a guest.lec­ Association this'· yeitr:-;sne's turer or filling in for vanous been a board meml;11ij;_ 9t~)lat professors might also help htm group for six years. .. stay connected to the classrool)l without assuming full responsi- She is a resource teacher. for bility for a course. · . the Partnership.. Refonh ;;ln!tia- Kustra was instrumental 1n ~-~,.,JU;,,§.9.~!!,!!!z.C,.,.,a ~M~J!l- establishing the lllinois Distance ematic •, 0~1 · ,t - Leaming Foundation. He-@lso ~-·•-- •~ .· resource•·. eac eri, served ! □-years in the lllin_ois Af'-cR;i. Xil':i~'n "~ttffit" ~-;. General Assembly, advocat!ng c,=.,st""'•rlfl.tll!i : -,.,'il education issues and promotmg . cationt.~-. ~~~·1 J.ey', -the -interests .oPthe,-ChlcagQ 1®w,~, -~ public school reform.-. ~,/- mlddlt~clicloi'sttiden~,J,! ·. The other finalists.are sched· mi:". uled for interviews this month; 11~f~iiflil~i~i1ir.~.11.~.-~~ . The·school's presidential search dl!!ra~xplorei;;_the.fE',A.w.-liol~; committee hopes to name a suc­ wprld, andiliy:.theiti -; ~~11,t) cessor by !he ,time the_current 1m0Nmit1dietrs1i '65i ·~ · . " ,il ._,Pl'l!5ideilt;·~Ht1!).ly._{f11D1e{!L,.!,lt.-1¼ •tettres·June30;;-,;· ~'tt%!.wz '"" - 1• -- ' , __.:.., ..;:.._'::~ ... ;~..~~~~"' "'!':.:':;.'1- ~~~•'·' ft-1,~,SOURIER-JOURNAL • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1998 cut one purpose of UK basketball "One purpose UK basketball ha; A study for UK released last month served_ has been a sort of unifying said construction of an arena on factor m the state, bringing people 344 faculty campus is feasible. That proposal from all sections and different walks called for amenities such as private of !1fe - campus, town, blue collar, luxury suites, larger and more com­ white collar - all kinds of people to­ fortable seats for some fans, and gether in a positive way and making petition wider concourses and concession th~.m feel good about the state. areas than are in Rupp. The luxury We see this as destructive of that suites would go for an average of sort of thing," he added. against nearly $36,600 annually and club UK has long been unhappy with its seats would average $1,820 a year. le~se for Rupp, under which it re­ The petition called these prices ceives no money from concessions "highly objectionable, an affront to programs or parking. It pays nearly UK arena the very idea of what a public institu­ $770,000 a year in rent and bond tion of higher learning should stand payments to use the arena. By RICHARD WILSON for and should be doing," Wethington has said he expects The Courier-Journal Herring called that approach "elit• UK to make a decision about the are­ ist," and added that it would under- na sometime this month. LEXINGTON, Ky, - More than 300 University of Kentucky faculty Lexington Herald-Leader members have signed a petition Tuesday, February 3, 1998 against building a $90 million basket­ Gillespie, general manager of ball arena on campus. The petition, signed by 344 profes­ World Radio and WRVG, -.- sors - about one-fifth of the faculty Georgetown "We didn't really want to dupli­ - also opposes any major "retrofit" cate what's happening in this mar­ of Rupp Arena, the home of the ket," he said, "We're actually a flag­ men's basketball Wildcats since 1976, ship for our own network." Faculty members delivered the peti• College plans Instead of relying on existing tion yesterday to UK President Charles T. Wethington Jr. radio feeds from a satellite, WRVG The petition said the costly proj­ will beam up programs that about ects was at odds with UK's academic radio. network 1,200 public radio stations can mission. And an organizer sa.id the broadcast in local markets. extra cost could make UK basketball To help sell those programs, an "elitist" event. By Jefferson George CENTRAL KENTUCKY BUREAU WRVG and college officials went "We felt, and we were gratified to after experienced, radio talent. Local learn that other faculty felt, that we GEORGETOWN - College radio stations are radio personality Tom Martin had really ought to speak out," said rarely mistaken for media giants, worked with The Associated Press George Herring, a UK history profes­ Usually low-budget and low-key operations, l\adio Network, RKO Radio and the sor and a petition organizer. many campus stations are overlooked in the lower Herring said some faculty mem­ ABC Radio Network before becom­ reaches of the radio dial. And with only 140 watts bers feared that if they didn't speak ·ing World Radio's director of net­ out, "we would appear to either be emanating from an 8-by-10-foot work programming, Mike _Dawa­ indifferent or acqmescent or maybe booth in the student center. even supportive of this, when in fact, Georgetown College public ra­ hare, World Radio's director of net­ as we discovered very quickly, there dio has fit that mold. work operations, covered wars, was strong opposition among facul- Not for much longer. presidential tours and papal visits for NBC television and was a for­ ty,~K's administration had no com­ though. World Radio This spring brings a big eign correspondent and editor for ment yesterday on the petition, NBC Radio and RKO Radio. After nearly two weeks of negotia­ will compete leap to 50,000 watts for WRVG­ tions, Wethington may be nearing a with NPR and FM 89.9, providing the station Although some people do a resolution of the issue - which could PRI. with a voice for Georgetown and double-take at a radio network include UK's purchase of the city­ the region. But station officials based in off-the-beaten-path Scott owned Rupp Arena. An announce­ County, some successful cable TV ment could come this week, have their sights set on an even bigger listening Last month, when the petition was audience: the world. networks have started up in recent announced, the administration said The new station near the college's athletic years outside the primary media its top priority remains academics. complex will be the base for a new public radio markets. Atlanta is home to CNN But a statement also said it must also network developed by WRVG officials. and other networks that Ted Turn­ address planning for athletics. Planned to compete with National Public Ra­ er founded, Dawahare said, and 24- The petition called Rupp Arena dio and Public Radio International, World Radio hour sports giant ESPN "started in "more than adequate" as a basket­ a garage" in Bristol, Conn., a city of ball facility - pointing out that nei­ will offer programming generated and distributed ther upgrading Rupp nor building the by Georgetown College for broadcast by public ra- about 60,000. new arena would add seats for stu• dio stations across the country and As Martin put it, "We could be dents or spectators. abroad, 11 doing this from a beach in Bimini. We regard discussion of these It's a huge move, even for a matters as especially untimely in Why we're not, I don't know," view of the state's recent commit­ school that's grown accustomed to There's no sun and sand, but ment to upgrade higher education thinking big - the Cincinnati Ben­ the college's new station is leaps and our own ,aspirations to reach top­ gals held NFL training camp there and bounds over the old .booth in twenty status as a research universi­ last summer - but officials say the the student center. The •station's ty," the petition added, The faculty effort can succeed in both the Cen­ also expressed fears that any fund new home, once a three-bedroom tral Kentucky and national radio ranch house, has a performance raising would "undermine the more markets.. . .• ·· ., ,,_, ,, ;, _ . urgent efforts we should be making studio that can· handle 'lf micro­ to raise money for academic pur- The .Federal. Communications. phones within the station's 14;foch poses." -~------·- - - Commission early last year allowed soundproof walls· and.lieavily' insu- "At stake here is the fundamental Georgetown College)o increase_ its lated ceilings and floors. · issue of what a university's priorities station's power,iand officials stud­ Getting the new network off the are and ought to be, and we believe ied adding NPR and PRI programs. that to commit the lavish expendi­ ground will cost less ,\ban $1 mil­ tures proposed for this purpose sends But two other area FM stations - lion, Dawahare said; about $600,000 the wrong message as to our priori• WUKY 91.3/92.1 and WEKU 88.9 pays for equipment, · satellite up­ ties and mission," 1t added. - already broadcast the networks' links, and tower and antenna con­ UK officials and representatives of programs, and the cost· of airing struction. Funding .will coine from the Lexington Center Corp. board, some pz:ograms i~ rising, WRVG of- corporate ;_underwriters, j)isteners, the panel that oversees Rupp, have : ficials said. _ ; :.::: · : : . :,--:,~~, ;,;:, some mer~iltlising. _ been discussing UK's purchase of the granfs;"iiiid 1 •. --,•Mo~e viab_!,e,:v.:~~,._Qdfil_nal_ pr_o• 23,100-seat arena.in.downtown Lex­ ' , The station should'bifon,the air ington ..UK'iilso is-co11sideririg build­ grammmg oLns~s,,an,tmµ_SIC,::-,: -~th iiirnia~eiC wei-1""' ·t \Ma . ing .a 22;000-',to·,J3;000-seat.arena jazz.and' blues ~\'tliiifi.ether 'sta,, :... off!i:t~r,•·--d:'1!it.lias.~~:iet."'.-~. :tioiis :could ~~id\Williarn' '•'---,'~:)• , __::,._\;~..-.~~ft near Coinmonwealtli'Stadium.:, · __ ;ll!~q, .c,,i;t.ie:_'1,..,,;H~.~~~~t_:~~: ''.'.:' ~