Eastern Kentucky University Encompass Eastern Progress 1985-1986 Eastern Progress 4-17-1986 Eastern Progress - 17 Apr 1986 Eastern Kentucky University Follow this and additional works at: http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1985-86 Recommended Citation Eastern Kentucky University, "Eastern Progress - 17 Apr 1986" (1986). Eastern Progress 1985-1986. Paper 28. http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1985-86/28 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Eastern Progress at Encompass. It has been accepted for inclusion in Eastern Progress 1985-1986 by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Driver ed: who teaches teachers? See story Page B-1 Vol. 64/No. 28 Laboratory Publication of the Department of Matt Communications 16 pages April 17. 1986 Eattern Kentucky University, Richmond, Ky. 40475 Thr EuUrn Prograaa, 1966 Pell Grant recipients will see drop in awards By Alan White to $400. For 1986-87. however, state to $ 1.950 for in-state students and $250 to Editor expected to run as high as $558,000. This financial awards to 7.700 students grants will run a straight $500 award for $2,100 for out-of-state students. year 4,000 students received Pell Grants. Vescio said his office is recommending Thirty-three percent of all students rely- eligible, in-state students, due to increas- Unlike theGSL. the Pell Grant does not Vescio said there will be seven categories students apply for a G8L if the increase ing on the federally funded PeD Grant may ed funding legislation passed by this year's have to be paid hack. of Pell Grant recipients who will receive in state aid doesn't equal the decrease in General Assembly, according to Vescio. nothing. find their awards down somewhat, while "Don't say no one's going to get aid, the Pell Grant. others will receive nothing. Parental contribution has also been ex- that's not true. Nobody really knows, we're "They'll have to rely more an loans than Vescio also encourages students to app- Herb Vescio. director of Student Finan- tended, according to Vescio. still in a hdding situation. There's still grants," Vescio said. ly for the Pel Grant despite what cuts may Breaking it down into dollar amounts. cial Aid. said the "cuts haven't been carv- Last year students received state aid if some fighting going on in Washington." be on the way, because Congress may kick ed into stone." but are in "soft concrete students who received anywhere from $250 in additional money before next year. their parent's contribution was $800 or The fighting going on in Washington is to $850 this year will not receive a Pell right now." less. For 198687 that cutoff figure is over the Gramrn-Rudman-Hollings Act, re- Vescio said the key to losses and gains Grant for 1986-87, according to Vescio. in financial aid is the ability to shift aid. v e.-"uo said what students don't get from $1,000. quiring a balanced federal budget. Vescio said this is the first time he's seen the fell Gram, they may be able to make /escio said raising the parental contribu- President Reagan's budget, introduced "I'd say for the 1986-1987 year, given such drastic cuts in student financial aid. the ability to shift from where students can up in state aid or Guaranteed Student tion amount will add about $250,000 in two months ago, makes sweeping cuts in "We've seen threats in the past," Vescio Loans. state grant i.ioniep "or "niversitv students. federally funded student aid. receive funds, the cuts will have very lit- said. tle impact." Vescio said. Last year, state grants ranged from $300 1-ast year. Pell Grants ranged from $250 Estimated loss to university students is This year the university gave out 15.006 University fares well in assembly By Amy Wolfford Hall, the communications network Managing editor and the university's heating and air Although the 1986 General conditioning systems. Assembly funded only 90 percent of. 86 "There are several projects and the university's established full we are doing what we ought to do formula funding, officials said GENERAL ASSEMBLY to maintain the structures for the education fared very well. next generation," Funderburk said. University President Dr. H. H an The General Assembly also ap- ly Funderburk, along with three ing the 1987-88 year. proved a modified version of the local legislators, said he felt educa- The approved budget woule; Council on Higher Education's tion was the primary benefactor of a 1 percent increase of fa Strategic plan for Commonwealth the session. The General Assembly salaries each year over the Centers and endowed chair two years ago voted to give to the biennium. professorships. university 86 percent of full formula "We did not receive any catch-up A pool of $75,000 wil be available funding. money for the last two years, but we in 1986-87 far the state universities do feel good about this year," he He said he waa pleased higher to plan the centers and $1.8 million said. to establish the centers in 1987-88. education received better funding. The capital outlay, or building "I think we have done pretty well "Major steps have been taken, maintenance budget, was but we can't stop. We'll have to take considering the economic condition designated about $9 million over the of the state and resources available. a bigger step next time," he said, next biennium to finance the repair legislators' reaction Budget allocations of several campus structures. Local legislators also said they The university will receive $36.6 These included renovation of the felt that education benefited from million to operate during the Foster Music, Moore, Begley. and 1986-87 year and $40.7 million dur- Memorial Science buildings, Martin (See SCHOOL. Page A-7) Sanctions given Friday By Alan White over it," Spencer said. their investigation, Strom said. Editor Doug Hartline, preadent of the "We're satisfied that things tak- Sanctions against the Sigma Interfratemity Council and chair- ing place there are sufficient," Alpha Kpsilon fraternity will be an- man of the Council of Presidents, Strom said. nounced Friday, according to Dr. also declined comment Strom said his office is currently Hayward "Skip" Daugherty, direc- "Everythiig is out of my hands. not considering action against the tor of Student Activities and I'm not in any position to make a fraternity. Organizations. statement," Hartline said. "From the initial report this is an The sanctions stem from a March Daugherty has presented the individual incident where the 7 incident in which a 19-year-old sanctions to the fraternity and now chapter was not at fault in the sense SAE pledge, Michael Dailey of the fraternity has until Friday to ap- of contributing to his death," Strom Erlanger, died from an overdose of Kal the council's decision to Dr. said. alcohol while at a party at the frater- iomas Myers, vice president for nity house on 230 S. Collins St. Student Affairs. Even though the official an- Myers, too, said he is familiar nouncement will be made Friday, with the sanctions and agrees with most involved parties already know what the council had decided. Inside the extent of the sanctions. "I like what they're doing. We Opinion A-2-4 "We were given the sanctions by don't want this type of thing to ever News A-5-7 Skip. We've been reviewing and go repeat itself," Myers said. Features B-l Progress photo/Rob Carr ^Waiting ing over them," said Chip Spencer, Stan Strom, director of chapter Organizations B-2-3 president of the SAEs. development at the fraternity's Arts B-4-5 Spencer would not go into detail, headquarters in Evanston, 111., said Maggie Campbell, a physical plant worker from Moore, knitted while waiting for her ride to pick Sports B-6-t her up after work. Campbell was waiting in the laundry room of Telford Hall Monday. however, as to what sanctions the he is satisfied with the university's fraternity has been given. handling of the situation. People poll A-4 "I'd rather let him (Daugherty) go "They were extremely diligent" in Polls to open Tuesday Police beat A-5 By Phil Bowling the lounge through a side exit. Ac- the Administrative Computing of- News editor cording to Marshall, this will stop fices. "We will feed our information This year students will be voting direct contact between those who've into their program and it will give for president and senators in the voted and those attempting to do us all the results," said Marshall. April 22 Student Senate elections. so. "The ordy cost experienced by the In the past, senate has held "In the peat, we had people cast senate offices is the actual printing separate elections for the senators their ballot and then tel someone in of the ballots and we have not and the executive officers. However, line to vote for a certain candidate," received a bill for that yet," Mar- low turnout for the senator seats Marshall said. "There will be no shall said. The tabulation of the has prompted a reorganization of campaigning by students in or ballots and the use of the Herndon the process. around the voting area this year." Lounge is at no cost to the office. "Voting wil be held from 10 a.m. Jon Marshall, elections chairman Running mates for the executive for the senate, said low turnouts for until 6 p.m.