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Sunday — Chance of showers, 50 Page B-1 Page B-5 Page B-7 to mid 70s. THE EASTERN PROGRESS Vol. 68/No. 24 14 pages March 15,1990 Student publication of Eastern Kentucky University. Richmond. Ky. 40475 o The Eastern Progress. 1990 Parties Trusty arraigned Many vie for top senate of fake IDs positions are amended By J.S. Newton Managing editor By Terry Sebastian Destination: Less than six hours after the uni- and Jennifer Feldman COWNIOWN versity Student Association posted Editor's note: the following is the candidates for the April 3 election, second in a series on access to alco- Marsha Whatlcy and Matthew Evans hol. were on the campaign trail. Since she was 16-years-old, Tracy At a press conference in the Pow- Whitledge said she had never had any BSslilati ell Building, both Whatlcy and Evans problems getting into bars — she said they wanted to start their cam- simply presented her self-made paign off as soon as possible. driver's license at the door of alcohol "We want the students to know, establishments. She never vorried working harder at apprehending and right now, that - , iKr__, about getting caught L,b ar confiscating fake IDs. Yet since Au- what we are run- " / y "Like I said, I'd been getting into gust 1989,only seven cases relating*) ning for is very hours being ban since I was 16," she reiterated. false identification have been filed in important," discussed Last November, her attitude Madison County District Court Of Whatleysaidinher by senate changed. those, three were amended to lesser opening address. Pana A4 Whitledge, 19. a Nicholasville 9A charges. "Wewantedto ™° * resident, was apprehended at O'R iley' s Possession of a false ID is a gen- start now," Evans BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB Pub and charged with falsely repre- eral term used to describe specific said. "We have been working on this senting another's license as her own charges involving forgery or misrep- for a long time... we're not going to by Richmond police, according to die resentation of an ID. - get our campaign together over spring citation. It was the first lime in three A person using another driver's break." years she had worried about owning a license to enter a bar or to buy alcohol Whatlcy and Evans are the first of false ID. is a class A misdemeanor which could three parties running for the presiden- "I had that thing for three years, result in a $12 to $500 fine and pos- tial and vice presidential seats on the until they took it away," she said. "I sible six months in prison. spring ballot to formally announce figured the worst they would do is take "If it is representing as another's their intention behind running. it away and tell me not to come back. driver's license and if they are not Kent and Kevin Hattcry are also I didn't figure they'd bust me because causing any trouble and they are not two candidates who will run for the I had never heard of anybody getting drunk, we are just citing them and executive office. Both are members of busted for it" letting them go," Lt Larry Cook, the senate, as are all those involved in Whidedge's point is valid. Richmond Police Department said. seeking the executive positions. Steve Many of Richmond's city offi- SutUes and Vivian Santelices will also cials and bar owners say they are See ID, Page A6 vie for the lop two senate spots. In the coming weeks, all parties are going to be releasing their plat- Progrtu pinto ky JEFF NEWTON forms to the public. But for Whatlcy's A Richmond Police officer escorted Shannon Trusty to the Madison County Detention Center Bill would establish and Evans' "WE" Care About You Party, the possibility of releasing their following his arraignment Monday. platform is still one week away. They said they did not want to common governing reveal their platform because candi- dates might try to mirror some of their Trusty enters not guilty plea ideas. board for colleges So instead of re vealing their ideas, the press conference was used as sort in university worker's death By Ken Holloway ofagettwg-acquainted-with-the-pub- News editor lic rap session, whereby both candi- By J.S. Newton Berea Police detained Trusty be- Trusty told District Court Mon- Currently each university in Ken- dates answered questions about the and Ken Hollo way cause he did not have an operator's day he was a resident of Florida after tucky has its own governing board license. Bales. desire to be in the respective seats. After misleading police about his Adams questioned him about being a which functions independently from Trusty, a resident of Brooksville, "All we (student senate) are is an true identity and age. Shannon Trusty possible South Carolina resident other universities and is appointed by Fla., was driving a 1978 Monte Carlo organization that stands up for student pleaded not guilty to the charge of He told Adams he had family in the governor. at the time of his arrest The car rights and student views," Evans said. murder in Madison County District Florida. "Each one of these institutions Trusty was driving was registered to nors. "We have both lived in Kentucky Court Monday. He is wanted for parole viola- functions independently except that Newland, police said. Geveden said HB 612 will not all of our lives, and we realize the Trusty will have a pre-trial hear- tions in Florida. Sgt. Alan Love told the Council on Higher Education According to Bales, a missing pass. He said die bill appeared before importance of education in Kentucky." ing Friday at 2 p.m. in District Court the court Florida was interested in operates to help with the funding of person report was filed for Newland the House Education Committee last Evans said. He was arrested in conjunction with extraditing Trusty for his violations. the universities through formula fund- and Trusty said he knew the where- Love said he would be tried in Madi- Thursday morning, and he submitted Although Whatley would not the death of Donald Newland, 42, ing," said Rep. Charles Geveden, D- a House Committee Substitute which elaborate to any great extent on plat- and had originally told police he was abouts of the victim. Police found son County first on his charges. It is Wickliffe. Newland's body with the instruc- would direct the Legislative Research form goals, she said the platform, that Odust Trusty, who was later found to not known at this lime what his Flor- But if House Bill 612, sponsored tions given by Trusty. ida parole violations are. Commission to conduct a study on die will be released the day after spring be Shannon's 17-year-old brother, by Wickliffe, passes the General feasibility of acenual governing board break, will concentrate on realistic Richmond City Police said. Bates said Trusty admitted to A plea of guilty was entered by Assembly, a Kentucky Regional Sys- stabbing Newland. for higher education between now and goals. Trusty, 18, was arrested at 2 a.m. Trusty for driving without a valid tem of Higher Education composed of In court Monday, District Judge operator's license. the next legislative session. "We are really turned off by stu- March 3 after being spotted alleg- the six regional universities and the The bill along with the commiaee dent leaders telling us they want to do edly trying to sell a television set to Julia Adams said the murder charge The defendant's council said they community college system would be specifies Trusty allegedly stabbed were concerned with trying to get substitute, according to Geveden, all these things and not getting them a clerk at M and W Standard gas in established. passed by a narrow margin. He said done," Whatley said. Berea. Newland 26 times causing death. bond posted for their client and The bill would also delineate the He is also charged with first-de- wanted to get a hearing as soon as the bill may die in the Rules Commit- "We have set realistic goals. Our The clerk called Berea Police responsibilities of the system to in- tee. and Trusty matched the description gree theft by unlawful taking, in con- possible. clude the acquisition, purchase, hold- whole platform is revolved around Even though Geveden is trying to of the person at the gas station. De- junction with being found with New- "Our interest right now is having this concept," she added. ing, and leasing of any property. suggest some changes in the current tective Rick Bates of the Berea Po- land's car - a charge to which he has One of those realistic goals has to The bill also calls for the estab- system, he did say that the current lice Department said.