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B3 55, Low 44, sunny SATURDAY S PORTS RTS High 61, Low A 44, sunny THE EASTERN PROGRESS Vol. 74 /No. 5 September 21, 1995 14 pages Student publication ot Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Ky. 40475 ©The Eastern Progress Self study adds Australian Style CHE plan new requirement causes Students will be SACS study on reserve required to take a in Crabbe Library. A6 friction course in math BY MATT MCCARTY the new requirement in place. Managing editor University positions were re- BY MATT MCCARTY __ allocated last year when the college LEXINGTON — The question Managing editor of education added a math require- of who should govern the universi- ment for completion of a teacher ties came through but wasn'i Reived Eastern will add a general educa- education degree. tion math requirement which offi- at Sunday's Council on Higher Enzie also said the addition of Education meeting. cials hope will multiply students' the course was mainly because ability to use logic. University SACS has added it to its list of cri- officials mei "I think our biggest problem is teria for colleges to meet accredita- with the coun- students have very poor analytical tion. thinking skills," said Donald Batch, cil to discuss Batch said while requiring all Ihc latest draft dean of the college of natural and students to lake a math course mathematical sciences. of the 1996- would be "a dollars problem," much 2000 Strategic The new requirement comes as a of the re-allocation can be done Plan for result of the university's self study within the math department. Kentucky for the Southern Association of Only students who have math Higher Education. The plan speci- Colleges and Schools (SACS). requirements within their area of fics where the council wants higher It was originally recommended study or students wishing to take a education to be by 2000. by the council on academic affairs math class to fulfill areas three or Representatives, including in 1991, but budgetary constraints four in the general education pro- delayed implementation of the Eastern President Hanly gram are required to have a math Funderburk, expressed concern to requirement, according to the SACS course to graduate. study, which was placed on reserve the council that the plan was too Out of the eight regional univer- specific and would cause problems in John Grant Crabbe Library Sept. sities, only Eastern and Murray 13. for them and their boards. State University don't require math The presidents fell some of ihc "More re-allocations of positions from their graduates. plan, including parts referring to will be needed (to get the require- However, Mary Smith, admis- global dimensions, tried to set ment implemented)," said Russell sions systems coordinator for guidelines for the universities' cur- Enzie, vice president for academic Murray, said it is "very difficult to ricula. affairs. get out of here without taking a Funderburk and the other repre- Enzie said Jack Culross, dean of math class." sentatives said the specific wording undergraduate studies, would be in the plan would cause problems examining what must be done to get SEE MATH, PAGE A6 for the university boards. "Don't gel too involved in details." Funderburk told council SACS SELF STUDY members. "We will lake our mis- The report listed 26 recommendations which must be sion, we will fit them in with the addressed. Here are five of the more interesting ones: objectives and goals and we will 1 The university should clarity the goals and objectives ot the general edu- find very good support for Ihc cation program and undertake systematic assessments so that improve- ments in educational quality may result. plan." 5. The university should implement the requirement lor a general education Kentucky Stale President Mary mathematics course already approved by the council on academic affairs. L. Smith agreed with Funderburk. 9. The university should ensure a reasonable degree of equity in the num- "Faculty arc the ones who should ber of advisees assigned to faculty advisers. decide what goes into the curricu- 17. A written policy should be established to specify a method ot properly lum." Smith said. limiting the number of part-time faculty. .« «i~ _.. Progress/SELENA WOODY Council members said the coun- 24. The university should develop a written policy to reflect the recruiting Man Greathouse, a freshman police administration major from Georgetown, rappels at the procedures currently practiced by the University to maintain compliance with cil has a responsibility to govern the NCAA and OVC requirements. intramural fields Monday Australian Style as part of his Military Science 101 class SEE CHE, PAGE A5 Bicycle Co-ed halls have fewer check-ins BY LANNY BRANNOCK girlfriend. WHO USES cop rides Assistant news editor "My cousin lived over in Todd, and if we were going to go do something. I OPEN HOUSE It happens every night just before would just get on the elevator and go up Number of guests to his room," said Erica Brown, a Combs midnight. Couples surround the front checked in Tuesday. his beat desk to check out of the residence halls. Hall resident. It happens at every dorm — except Desk workers are also frustrated over Co-ed halls Todd, Duprce and Martin halls. the easily skirted rules of open house at BY PANNA ESTWPGE Dupree 3 The three co-ed halls have very few co-ed halls. News writer Martin 4 check-ins. if any. each day. while every "It isn't fair, really. If we have to other hall has at least 25 a day. accord- check in. then they should have to." said Todd 4 He pedals his way around cam- ing to the check-in sheets at each front Jessica Trcadway. a Palmer Hall desk pus looking for people breaking the desk. worker. Traditional halls law. This has students living in the tradi- "I think we should all get extended Burnham 38 He isn't a vigilante on a bike, tional same-sex halls upset, because they open house hours. They do it on other Clay 52 he's a police officer. feel they don't have the same freedoms college campuses; we should do it here Combs 24 Scotty Saltsman. 26. is Eastern's as the students in co-ed halls. too." said Meka Davis. a Commonwealth 47 first campus police officer to "That s not fair; they don't have to Commonwealth desk worker Keene 73 mount a mountain bike and go out fool with this (checking-in)," said Ben At Eastern, same-sex halls and coed on patrol. Palmer 24 McClellan, a Palmer Hall resident who Sullivan 22 He is a fully trained police offi- was in the process of checking-in his cer who has worked full time for SEE CO-ED, PAGE A6 Telford 83 Eastern's campus police department since January 1991. "I can respond to calls, just like any officer, and usually quicker," Saltsman said. "I can usually get Accent 81 there in half the time of an officer in Activities B5 GAINING CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE a cruiser or on foot. I can take short Ad Index B8 cuts, go up and down stairs, jump Arts 83 When weight curbs. It's just a lot quicker." Classifieds A4 control goes too Another plus for the program is News Briefs A4 far, it can become personal contact. People 84 a life and death "I would much rather do this Perspective A2. A3 than be in the cruiser or on foot battle. For more Police Beat A4 either one," Saltsman said. "I get to Preview B2 information about meet more people and let them Sports 86. 7. 8 eating disorders, know that police are people too; that see the features it's not just a uniform and a badge." Progress/ SELENA WOODY Class Pattern He said he has received a lot of Scotty Saltsman, a public safety officer, is Eastern's first bicy- page. 67 positive comments from both facul- cle cop. Ha patrols campus on weekends and says he can respond to calls "a little quicker" than other officers. Public Ml SEE COP; PAGE A6 safety la in the process of training a second bicycle cop. A2 PERSPECTIVE THE EASTERN PROGRESS Thursday, September 21, 1995 Changes to Society not satisfy the so humane student body after scratch There are times when every person wish- This past weekend, I went with my father es he/she was in charge, made all the rules and stepmother to the Lexington Humane and got the respect bestowed upon him Society. We had visions of the cuddly little because of his high-ranking position. animal we wanted to bring home, and were I guess it's just human nature to want to feeling good about ourselves, considering we be in charge from time were about to save some (o time.