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For more information, please contact [email protected]. ► Sports ► Accent An aerial assault by Eight tips for Eastern Tennessee State, students to relieve andjarrick The Eastern stress Hillary's punt include a return for a hot bath score, gave and jelly the Tigers their beans/Bl first-ever win against roire^^y www.progress.ewww.progr the Colonels /B6 Student publication ol Eastern Kentucky Univp ► Board of Regents Money coming for sprinklers The Campus Beautiful will take Surplus funds keep dorm fees down center stage BY ALYSSA BRAMLAGE "That's a $4.5 News editor Saturday during A fatal fire at Murray State million problem University Sept. 18 has prompted that needs to the annual tradition action from the Board of Regents. of Homecoming. At their Oct. 10 meeting, mem- be handled. bers of the Robert Kustra, board gave Inside, the President Eastern president Progress has a Robert Kustra » The Board of permission to special section with Regents use surplus discussed funds to begin The surplus money will be a schedule of the state of installing used to put sprinklers in Telford. technology sprinklers in Keene, Palmer and Commonwealth halls this sum- events, the 18 on campus, Eastern's resi- dence halls. mer. Story Page queen candidates, The housing Four other buildings will have A12. system repair sprinklers added the following sum- stories on the Regents also and renewal mer. The money will be provided heard plans fund has an through bonds which will require a band, the 5K run for the virtual almost $1.5 hike in residence hall fees. university, million surplus Kustra noted that as the uni- and the Story, Page and the auxil- versity with the lowest residence A10. iary fund bal- hall fees, Eastern would only have cheerleaders. ance has to raise its fees to match the next almost university. $150,000 in surplus, Kustra said. Kustra estimates the cost to These funds will allow the uni- equip all the dorms with sprin- versity to install sprinklers with- klers to be $4.5 million. out raising residence hall fees until fall 2000. Kustra said. See Money/Back Page Faculty regent retires while on sabbatical BY DENA TACKETT be leaving the university," Janssen Assistant news editor said. "She will be greatly missed." The handbook also states that a When Mary Fleming k-ft for her person cannot continue to be a sabbatical with the American member of the board if no longer Statistical Association (ASA) Aug. on the teaching staff. 15, she knew she was about to Although Fleming was on sabbati- (above right) Oarcy Driscoll. an embark on something that would cal. Janssen said Fleming was in undeclared sophomore from Union, enhance her career. What she didn't contact through email and returned fills chicken wire with tissue that will know was that it would be what she to campus whenever needed. refers to as a "life-changing event" decorate the sides of Lambda Chi "If she had not taken the job. she Fleming is chair of and a Alpha's float. Students worked until would probably have had professor in the department a better attendace rate midnight at the Bluegrass Army of mathematics, statistics than anyone on the Depot preparing floats for the and computer science and board." Janssen said. Homecoming parade, (right) Joe (acuity regent on the Board After a recipient of a sab- Wethington, Brian Ritchie, Andy of Regents. She is officially batical returns, he or she Marbngfy and his dog, Doc, work on retiring from Eastern after is expected to remain at the beginnings of Sigma Chi's float. accepting a position Eastern for one academk- (above) A napkin is being folded to Monday as program direc- year. If not he or she must be placed in the chicken wire. tor of services with the ASA reimburse the university in Alexandria, Va for the full salary and "It was something that Photos by Don Knight/Progress Mary Fleming fringe benefits paid during was totally unexpected," the leave, according to the Fleming said. is accepting a Faculty/Staff Handbook. Fleming's position is position as That will be taken care effective as of Nov. 1. program of," Fleming said. "I plan Fleming was elected in director of to make sure that 1 have No more arrests in Todd Hall robbery the spring as faculty services with met every obligation to regent, a three year posi- the American Eastern before I leave. Alcorn, to lay on the ground and yards of a school, in particular tion which she has contin- Statistical "This is a marvelous Some students cautious, others feel safe give them all of their money. Model laboratory. ued to fill despite not Association place to work, and I appre- Though most students don*t being on campus. ciate all the faculty, stu- BY ANDREA DECAMP Still, friendly faces are wel- One man has been arrested know about the arrest in the case, "With it being this dents and staff who have News writer comed into some rooms on the and charged in the case for crim- seventh floor with only a "Come on inal facilitation of first degree they do feel safe living on their floor. early in her three year term. I'm treated me so well," she said. "I am Students on the seventh floor in," so as not to interrupt an impor- robbery. "I feel safe, but 1 keep my door sure there will be an election to leaving with reluctance." Since Fleming left on sabbatical. of Todd Hall have been remind- tant football match on Nintendo. Clarence Scarborough was locked," said Dennis Holland, a replace her," said Karen Janssen. Some of the guys living on the seen in Room 713 of Todd Hall 20-year-old computer science chair of faculty senate. Don Greenwell. a professor in ed the place they will call home mathematics, statistics and com- for the next seven months is not floor said they aren't too troubled by with the two male suspects plan- major. "Most of the time there is Janssen said it will be brought up the armed robbery of last week. ning the robbery. a reason why people get involved at the next Faculty Senate meeting puter sciences, has become the act- as safe as it should be. ing chair of the department. After an armed robbery of In the robbery, two males wear- After he was arrested, police in a robbery, unless it's complete- and the elections committee will found marijuana on him and also ly random." meet to discuss her replacement Greenwell said a committee Room 714 on Oct. 6. most doors ing ski masks knocked on the door would be formed and conduct an of Room 714 and ordered the occu- charged him with trafficking an "I still haven't processed the fact are kept locked and more atten- that a good friend and colk-age will outside search to replace Fleming. tion is paid to unfamiliar faces. pants, Jonathan Cox and Melinda illegal substance within 1.000 See Todd/Page A6 ► Inside ►Weather First AD candidate again taking swing at Eastern Accent B1 TODAY University of Alaska, Anchorage, will BY BRIAN SMMS tor position at his alma matter. Activities B6 Hi: 73 Brown was the first of four candi- interview Oct. 22 and 23. Arts B3 Low: 53 Managing editor dates being interviewed for the job. During Brown's two days on campus, Classifieds A4 Conditions: Robert J. Cavello. the Assistant he met with every member of the athlet- Perspective *2, 3 Partly sunny When Ken Brown was a student at ic department. Eastern, he tried out for the baseball Athletics Director for Business Police Beat A4 Mfc 75, Partly cloudy Operations at Kansas State University, "I had a favorable impression of Mr. team. Brown," said Jim Ward, the baseball Sports C1-5 MT: 82, Sunny m "I couldn't quite cut it." Brown said. will be on campus today and tomor- coach at Eastern for 19 years. "I thought What'sOnTap B2 SUN: 82. parity cloudy "I couldn't hit that curve ball." row. The third candidate, Jeff Long, the he was honest of his impression of Reminder Now, more than 20 years later. ► Brown is taking another swing at Associate Athletics Director at Virginia Eastern Kentucky." Brown said a lot of concerns and The last day to drop a full-semester class or to withdraw from school Ken Brown Eastern athletics. Tech, will be interviewed Monday and Brown, who is the Director of Athletic Tuesday. issues were brought to him by coaches is tomorrow. The UWR is 5 p.m. Friday in Combs. graduated and administrators. from Eastern Business Services at Ball State Timothy Dillon, the Vice Chancellor for Development and Director of ► MWFweek in 1975. University, was on campus Oct 8 and 9. being interviewed for the athletics direc- Athletics and Recreation at the See AD'PageAH Perspective A2 Thumb* October 15,1998 The Eastern Progress GRADE "A" INFLATION Committee needs to reconsider reasons for GPAs when making recommendations JJ apparently remained stable while available to all faculty within stands for a lot course requirements a given department "AJ.