With Spring Break only days away, students X^ The± ne Easterneastern get ready to hit the beaches/Bl T R Progresswww.progress.eku.edu F week ?000 Rn hmond K, Studenl public'ilion ol eastern Kcniu * , sinf r 192 oi '•'. Mart Requirements New Frontiers getting changed A proposal of general education would drop some traditional courses, add new ones BY JAME VHSON electives; and senior capstone outside the News editor student's major. Bowles says taking foreign language is By the fall 2001 semester. Eastern positive. may have a new general education pro- "I have taken several," Bowles said. "It gram. enhances one's knowledge of your own "President Kustra gave us the charge language. It's a lot of work, and it's not of developing a new general education the easiest, but the positives outweigh program," Gary Kuhnhenn, associate the negatives." dean/professor in the department of arts Bowles said she could understand and sciences and chair of the ad hoc com- someone questioning taking a course out- mittee on general education, said. That side their major. was the committee's charge about a year "I understand people being or so ago." leery." Bowles said. "But a third The committee is composed of your education comes from of various professors in differ- general education, so it is good ent departments and even one to see how different fields inte- student member. The Progress' take on the grate." "Last January I got a letter in Kuhnhenn says the fc.culty, the mail saying I was appoint- issue, A2 which teaches general educa- ed," said student member tion courses now, will be teach- Sarah Bowles. ing these courses. In October 1999, the committee post- "The curriculum, the courses them- ed a document titled "General Education: selves come from the faculty," Kuhnhenn An Invitation to Become an Independent said. "The curriculum is that which Thinker" on Eastern's web site. Known belongs to the faculty, and is developed as The Invitation, this document by the faculty. explained to prospective Eastern stu- "But conversely those courses that the dents what general education is and what faculty produce will have to meet the it involves. sited upon objectives and outcomes. I Corey Wilson/Progress According to the proposal for reform, can't see why you will have a great shift this invitation solicited some 30 com- in who will be teaching them. I think one From left to right, Wendell Wilson, Luke Anderson, Bobby Owens. Wes Harris and Patrick Eidson demonstrate their robot. ments from members of the university. thing we would like to do is make general The ad hoc committee released the new education something any faculty and the about how to solve the same prob- proposal for general education on the university regardless of college or depart- Eastern team places lems," Anderson said. web last Thursday. ment has an opportunity to participate Bobby Owens, a senior construc- The current general education pro- in." first in Space 2000 tion management major from Sturgis, gram requires 51 hours in six areas, Kuhnhenn says these courses will said the team had a difficult time divided into 21 categories. The new pro- require writing. BYSHAPHHUPS building the device until the last day. posal consists of 45 hours, 15 three-hour "Writing will be across the curricu- Assistant news editor "Making all the parts work togeth- courses to be taken across all four years lum," Kuhnhenn said. "We would want all It rolls. It digs. It drills. It even er was the hardest," Owens said. of the undergraduate curriculum. these courses to have writing within watches with a camera. It is the After all the problems were solved Thirty hours will be taken in 10 core them. In fact, there's a mandate that has national championship robotic and the competition was over, the courses offered in multiple sections, and been to the faculty since about 1977, I device from Eastern. team members were in awe that they students can choose the remaining 15 believe, when the Board of Regents gave On March 1. Eastern's Gve-mem- did so well. It was just a matter of hours from a second language, devoting us a mandate to teach writing in all cours- ber robotic team captured the first- waiting until the next day to see how six hours at the intermediate level; six place trophy in the Space 2000 and they scored. hours of upper division general education See Requirements, AS Robotic 2000 Construction "It was nice to see them win, but Competition in Albuquerque. N.M. the object of the contest was not win- The event was co-sponsored by ning, but experience," said Walter NASA. Boles, the faculty adviser. Experience was just what they got. Former EKU employee In 1998, the team competed in the contest and won second place. Luke It was Wendell Wilson's first plane Anderson, a junior business manage- ride. ment/aviation administration major "I had been out there before, so shot at Richmond Mall from Sarasota, I-'la., is the only origi- this time it brought back memories of nal team member. Corey Wilson/Progress the trip," Wilson said, a sophomore always had a smile for you." said Joseph computer science major from BY SHA PHILLIPS "Winning second place (in 1998) Assistant news editor McCowan, a custodian who worked gave us more confidence this year," The trophy the team won has the Wheelwright. with Cornett for almost 12 years at Anderson said. names of past winners engraved on it. "I hope they carry away a lifetime Oease Cornett, a retired Eastern Eastern. The robotic device they used at memory." Boles said. employee, was shot and killed outside McCowan said he did not see Cornett Albuquerque was hanging out with A memory no students or alumni the competition was the same con- the guys. the Richmond Mall on March 10. Her often after she and her husband began cept as before, just more technical, "It was a good feeling of accom- will soon forget is having an Eastern husband of almost 50 years. James having problems. He last saw her after according to Anderson. plishment to work for the same goal," flag launched up in a space shuttle Edward Cornett, is accused of shooting he and his wife had a baby in Since the team spent so much time Eidson said. because the team won the competi- her, according to Richmond police. The September. together building the device, team- Anderson, a punter for Eastern's tion. couple has been separated since Oease "She had came back in from Indiana work was a must. Patrick Eidson, a football team, said working with the "That's the icing on the cake," Cornett filed for divorce in May of and called us before we were leaving. She junior construction management different majors made the project Anderson said. 1999. brought us a diaper bag and stuff like major from Richmond, said one of his more realistic. Cornett was shot in the back with a that," McCowan said. favorite parts of the trip to "Everyone had different ideas See Robotics, A6 large caliber gun around 8:15 a.m. She Cornett referred to McCowan as one was taken to the Pattie A. Clay Hospital of her "boys," according to McCowan. and pronounced dead shortly after arriv- She became a member of church "It was nice to see them win, but the object of the contest was ing, police said. almost four years ago. Cornett worked for the university for There's no doubt in my mind she's in not winning, but experience," — Walter Boles more than 17 years. She was the head that beautiful city we call Heaven and I custodian for the Perkins Building. look forward to meeting her again one "She was a wonderful lady. She day," McCowan said. ► Inside Student Court approves changes to SGA elections Ad Index B3 Accent B1 This year elections will last three days, and Briefs A4 Classifieds A4 students will have option of voting on-line Perspective .... A2.3 BY JENNIFER ROGERS and cast their vote. Police Beat A4 News writer Only about 600 students voted in the Sports B6-7 last senate elections. The senate is look- The Student Senate will soon be giv- ing to increase those numbers through What's On Tap B2 ing students the chance to choose their the new voting methods. representatives for the fall. "The idea of three-day voting came ► Woathf The senate will hold elections for from other universities around the state," the fall semester for all positions, Senate President Chris Pace said at the TODAY including senators and president. In meeting Tuesday. "We want to address Hi: 54 addition to the new representatives, the all those people and give them a chance Low: 33 senate is also working on new election to vote. I've always thought that everyone Conditions: methods. should have a chance to vote. I just can't Heavy Rain One project currently in the works is see, for the life of me. what's wrong with extending the voting period to three days. more people voting." HU: Rain and Snow * *%**$* The Student Government Association's Chair of Student Rights Ritchie tATs Partly Cloudy' *%**%*•»* constitution currently restricts the voting Rednour agrees. SUN: Partly Cloudy period to one day. "Voting for three days, to me, just This year, however, the senate will be gives students a better chance of being Progress File Photo allowed to extend the voting period represented," Rednour said. This gives ► Romimters through a ruling by the student court, students the opportunity to vote." Students used traditional voting booths in last year's elections in the Spring Fling which says the senate can change the "It's probably the smartest thing we've Graduating seniors, tomorrow is the period through a majority vote.