► Reflections Jhe Eastern Saturday marks the third anniversary ol Sept. 11. In remembrance of tin- day, students will volunteer with local projects such as KidsFest, the UK Children's Hospital and a community cleanup on Saturday. Progress Around&About / B2 Student publication of Eastern Kentucky University since 1922 Vol 83/No 3. 14 pages September 9 2004 Past SGA president indicted at Northern By ADAM BAKER Editor lour years after being misled as Eastern's Student Government Association president, Chris Pace is now facing charges <>f tamper- ing with public records at Northern Kentucky University. Pace, 27, whi) served as Eastern's SGA president in HrW until he was removed in 2000 for not meeting the position's requirements, held the same title at NKl' last year In July NKl 's SGA office was broken into. according, t<> a report (nun NKl' police. The office was vandalized, and computer disks. office supplies and documents were stolen. Some items were later recovered from a trash bin on campus. A warrant was issued for Pace's arrest on Class I > felony charges after interviews with wit- nesses were conducted by NKl' police, accord- inn lo the report. Pace w'as released front custody on the con- dition he would not return to the NKl' SGA office. At the end of August, the Campbell County Grand Jury indicted Pace on the charge of tam- pering with public records, stating he "intention- Brooke Rasor/Progress ally destroyed, mutilated, concealed, removed or Otherwise impaired the availability of pubic Gay Sweely, an art-appreciation lecturer, uses the SmartBoard in her classroom in the Campbell Building to illustrate American Gothic." a famous records when lie knew thai he lacked tin- painting by Grant Wood Sweely said she was one of the first professors on campus to go completely electronic in the classroom authority to do this." according to a true bill from the Campbell Circuit Court. Eastern officials ruled Pace ineligible to serve as the SGA president in 2IMK) because he tell below thi' status of a full-time student. He was also ordered to repay a S1.800 scholarship thai came with the post. Campus gets electronic upgrade After attending Eastern, Pace enrolled in chase Law School al NKl'. In 2001, he served ogy in the classroom and hopes the university as a student member on the Kentucky Council will continue lo turn more classrooms into on Postsecondary Education. Added technology Smart Rooms across campus. Aaron Thompson, associate vice president of "(The technology) definitely helps with enrollment management and SGA faculty advis- in classes increases class time because you have material already er during Pace's administration, called Pace an presented." Watson said. "Ii takes a lei less intelligent person who "had a lot of things going learning, students, lime lo cover material." for him as far as his ability to politics." Matthew Cox. an undeclared sophomore Thompson said he was surprised to learn of professor say from Stanford, agrees with Watson. He said the charges against Pace. the new technology has a lol ol Mini fits in the "I don't know if he's guilty or innocent, but classroom such as allowing professors to proj- I'm quite surprised* he said. "I can't imagine BY TRACY HANEY ect Interne! screens on the Smart Boards bul Chris putting himself in that position of basically Managing editor said he wishes more professors would utilize destroying his political life since he was so anx- (In- technology. ious to do great i Minus with it." usic professor Dan Duncan remem- Student Government President Lance Thompson added he believes the incident bers the days of I.P record players in Melching said he supports ol the technology will have no affect on Eastern or SGA. his classroom when he began teach- lie and what it brings lo Eastern. Melching "One of the things we try to do more than ing at Eastern more than 20 years ago. said having the equipment in the classrooms anything else is to keep close track on what's Long before technological advancements means students' educations have "more of an going on with our (SGA officials), and we spend such as Blackboard or Banner, Duncan also impact." a lot of time doing that." he said. remembers using mimeograph machines to Melching said he doesn't think there is a Eastern has been lucky, he said, to have "top copy materials and sifting through the card major on campus thai won't use technology qualify" leaders in SGA catalogs in the libraries lo locale books. in the real world, and in his own major, educa- "Al different times, there had been issues Porlunalely for Duncan and the rest of tion, it is required for students lo learn and use thai popped up. and at different limes we've Eastern technology on campus has come a new technology. addressed those issues, and we've tried lo do it long way over the years, especially in the past "(The technology) has led to a drastic on a level that really made sense." lie said. "I like three or four years, according to Information improvement (in learning)." Melching said. Chris a lot — I hope it's not true." Technology and Delivery Services Director "It's a really neat resource to have." Others at Eastern, however, are remaining Jim Keith. Brooke Rasor/Progress Among the benefits of the new technol- "Last year was a big push for technology in ogy, Duncan noted the decrease in the use fight lipped about Pace's charges. Twenty-nine percent of Eastern's classrooms the classrooms." Keith said. "We are proud of of paper for handouts and meuios as a major "Since Ibis took place al another institu- are now Smart Rooms. Each room costs around where we are." advantage. tion and it's still under investigation, we just $10,000, according to ITDS Director Jim Keith. don'! feel like it would be appropriate for us to According to Keith. 29 percent of Eastern's He joked his faculty mailbox "starves in in,ik<- any comment on that." said Marc Whitl. classrooms are now Smart Rooms, which death" because most of the mail he receives associate vice president of public relations and include a SmartBoard, projector, laptop and classroom will come from faculty telling us these- days is electronic. marketing. cabinet along with voice data and video con- what Ihey need," Keith said. "You tell us what Duncan said having the technology in the Lance Melching, current president of nection to the rooms. Keith said the cost of a you need and we'll work to get it." classrooms "is a real benefit because technol- Eastern's SGA. also declined to answer ques- Smart Room is around $10,000. A new position lo aid in the technolo- ogy is becoming more and more important lo tions. "The point (of added technology) is to pro- gy advancement at Eastern was added this our everyday lives." "I'm afraid I can't make any comment on vide the best we can for our faculty, staff and semester. "Technology is an absolute super value, thai." he said. students and make sure every penny counts," ITDS' Jean Marlow now serves as instruc- but if we buy all of the technology anil nobod) Pace faces arraignment in Campbell County Keith said. tional technology manager for the university uses it. then we've wasted that value." I Hincau today. His attorney, Marcus I). Gale, did not Funds for new technology at F.astern come and said one of the benefits of the new equip- said. return messages from The Progress. from two sources: the slate and student gov- ment is that it gives students the opportunity He noted: "Technology is not an end-all ... Pace also could not be reached for com- ernment technology fees, Keith said. to learn and see technology. It's B learning process tor all ol us" And he The bottom line for all of this is to enhance ment. According to Keith, technology purchased encourages Eastern to continue this process for the university is by request from faculty student learning." Marlow said. Reach Adam at and student government. Junior nursing major Kate Watson said Reach Tracy at adam baker'.iHIDeku. edu "I think the strength of technology in the she's noticed an increase in the use of technol- tracy haneyrtveku.edu i» -j r • Officials hire consultant ■^ ^>V ~*&&* - -'■'^r^ - &» to assess campus parking ** ' - • ^ - -— > -7 "I lUm't know where — I know that's an issue r?>: Where can you possibly put additional parking «; *s: Editor unless there is land that I don't know of that I.Kl has?" » ^ * Chris Bertrand was on a mission. The' junior social work major from Bere.i was According to Assistant I tirector of Talking and ** looking for what nearly every student considers a Transportation Mark Jozefowicz, there might be -* ^ CP'^•*- rarity on campus. some relief in sight. mfp/B** —_^^«^g^. ~^V3RV~"^aB ^ Bertrand had circled the parking lot near his As part of developing a comprehensive parking residence hall. Commonwealth Hall, eight times anil transportation master plan to improve cam looking for a s|M>t to park his friend's car pus parking, the university has hired a parking -%* consultant. The consultant from The Consulting • * i After giving up on finding a nearby spot, Bertrand headed to new territory, hoping for Engineers Group Inc., Jozefowicz said in an e- 1 ■, belter luck. niail. will be on campus for five weeks. s During the visit, the consultant will reviefl — "I had to go all the way over to Burnain.