Eastern Progress Eastern Progress 1970-1971 Eastern Kentucky University Year 1971 Eastern Progress - 29 Apr 1971 Eastern Kentucky University This paper is posted at Encompass. http://encompass.eku.edu/progress 1970-71/30 t'» // / Margaret \ Exam > Skaggs Schedule Pkr4 / Sitting Tli§ toe* In A Print*ssii* fra / Page 6 i . i si?'' ■■ 48th Year, Number 30 Student Publication of Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Ky. 12 Pages April 29,1971 Student Regent Election Slated For Today* By RAY WALKER Blair was the first to ask run anyway because no one never advocated this nor will Board meetings, park their should have at least one would work for it on the "There are two ways you can Staff Reporter any questions when he asked would listen to some one who I." ears, eat lunch, then leave and student member and both Board. serve on the Board of Regents. A special election for the Hatfield if he could give won an election unopposed. Chuck Kelhoffer, newly not return until the next favored letting the faculty and Bill Ramey asked both Do what Robert Martin wants student (non-voting) member adequate representation to the Charles Abner asked Blair elected president of the meeting." student regent member be candidates what they thought you to do or to serve 'the non-Greeks on campus if he had accepted a Student Association, asked given voting privileges with of the Center Board's students. I have talked with of the Board of Regents will All Regents Should Vote be held today from 10 a.m. to Hatfield answered that he had commission in the Navy. Blair both candidates if they agreed the rest of the Beard. entertainment. Bob about the Board and I 5 p.m. to fill the seat being proved this by his work in the answered that he will accept with the proposal to give Candidate Hatfield said the Charles Abner again Both candidates favored now feel that I know more vacated by Bob Babbage. past on non-Greek activities. the commission after money to groups so they proposal will be effective. questioned Blair, about the having a student to be than he did when he first The three candidates Hatfield then asked Blair graduation. Abner also could go out and meet with "Both black and white, right for the president to call a chairman of the Center Board walked into a meeting." seeking the office are James why he had written on charged that" Blair would Board members and get to conservative and liberal and all special meeting within a short and both supported the raise Blair also asked if Blair, a sophomore philosophy campaign posters during the "play God and bypass the know them better. ; Other factions of students period of time. Blair had from two dollars per semester Kelhoffer's support for major from Louisville; Guy recent Student Association Senate and go straight to the Blair answered "Yes. The should participate in this." opposed this motion earlier for entertainment to four Hatfield was some sort of Hatfield, a junior political presidential elections that regents with plans." Blair regents don't know what goes Both candidates agreed and said he still does, but if dollars. Hatfield went on to payoff for backing him in the science major from Irvin; and write-ins are legal before the denied this and said "I have on oa campus. They come to that campus committees the students favored it, he mention that he hoped that presidential election. Hatfield Paul . Lanier, a sophomore issue had been settled. Blair not all the added revenue be replied there was no payoff math major from London. replied that since the issue was spent on big name groups but "in any manner," then again Tuesday rfight the three still being appealed he was that more well-known recited his qualifications for c candidates took part in a told to go ahead and speakers be invited to come to the office. debate sponsored by the campaign. EKU even if their ideas are Both candidates agreed Student Association then "too controversial" or that the debate was poorly participated in a question and Blair Questioned different from our own. planned and that most of the people that showed up came answer session among Hatfield then asked why all themselves and the audience. Better Than Babbage? to support someone, not to campaign posters had not listen to the other person. Lanier, a member of KIE, been taken down as the Blair then asked his student senate, student court, All full-time students* are election rules said must be opponent if he thought he eligible to vote in this and active in the First Baptist done. Blair asked for some would be better than the Church of Richmond, said he election. Each voter must one to tell him where his present student regent. Bob present a valid EKU ID card would make no promises but posters were still up and he Babbage. will "give the students an and sign the voter register would take them down. Hatfield answered that he before receiving a ballot. honest representation if Jim V. Pellegrinon, former didn't .know if he could be elected to the Board." Student Association president, any better than Babbage. Continued on page 12 Lanier did attack the asked Blair what he thought debate itself saying he had the basic issues on campus nothing to do with it and were. Blair said he would go didn't know there was going along with the opinions of Kelhoffer Hopes to be a debate until he read it others because he would be on a sign. there to represent the students Hatfield told the audience not himself. He added that if For Direction of about 30 that he had been elected he would have sessions active in all facets of student where students could get "I hope to give the Student has been gradual and too slow. government and that he views together and voice then- Senate some direction," said He hopes to help bring the student regent as a opinions on issues. Pellegrinon Chuck Kelhoffer, new Student changes by making the again* asked him what he Association President. administration more confident "lobbiest for the students." Staff Photo* ay Marfanna He said he will try to reason thought the issues were. "The "Student Senate has not had a in him and thereby in student r with the voting members of same everyone else has," Blair PAUL LANIER GUY HATFIELD JIM BLAIR difinite direction this year, government in general. •the Board to bring about answered. but has been aimlessly going changes. Charles Abner asked if he along." Student Senate J tyfffr, wfrg arrived ;t,o tfte were frying to Avoid the Leaves May 10 tJakW A Kelhoffer explained that as meeting fifteen minutes tare, TK8r~»lafr answered, "I long at there wore 30 or' 40 senators, there will always be President Feted H told the people there about don't care to debate issues his work as president of the now." trivia, but he hoped this situation would improve to Philosophy Club, Student Blair was later asked why Martin Tours Europe On Grant At Banquet give the senators more insight. Senate, and Men's Interdorm he didn't file the petition for Kelhoffer, a sophomore Council. president when it was time. President Robert R. London, Greece, and Asia. Hong Kong, Tokyo, Honolulu quality of your leadership at He and Mrs. Martin will history and social science A banquet Thursday night Lanier had to leave the He told the crowd then that Martin leaves May 10 on a and Los Angeles. Eastern Kentucky major from Trenton, Ohio and honored the inauguration of meeting at this point because he was in a financial bind at round-the-world trip that will take the 100-day trip on a University." $5,000 grant awarded by the ran unopposed on the ballot Chuck Kelhoffer as the new of a prior commitment. the time but later decided to include stops in Paris, The Danforth "Preference," Nelson and had his election and the Danforth Foundation, St. Foundation, through .its said, "is given to Student Association President. legality of write-in votes He was sworn into his new Louis.- They will return August program of grants for administrators who have c ontested in the Student 18. short-term leaves, provides served at least five years in Court. Write-in votes were office by Steve Stanley, Chief The first stop on the "opportunities for their present or a similar ruled illegal and the legality of Justice of the Student Court. President's itinerary will be outstanding college and position, but who are not the election was dropped. "I am very optimistic Paris where he will spend one university administrators to within five years of "I wish I hadn't run toward next year," Kelhoffer week sight-seeing and visiting enlarge their perspectives of retirement." unopposed," he said. I would said, "I would like to French colleges. On May 17 current and future educational The leaves, from two to rather have won because I was guarantee the student's rights they will leave for London issues," according to William four months in length, must the best candidate and not the under the Federal where he plans to visit the C. Nelson, director of the be taken away from the only candidate." Constitution as well as under to-called "red-brick" colleges program. recipients' own campus and Kelhoffer felt that not the Student Association Constitution. We are first which are similar to Eastern. community. The leave time being Student Regent as well He will visit Oxford and as Student Association United States citizens and He said that in selecting may be used for concentrated then students of Eastern Cambridge but will grant recipients, "emphasis is reading, visits to or study at President could hurt his Kentucky University." concentrate on the provencial placed upon those people, other institutions, and effectiveness.