Eastern Kentucky University Encompass Eastern Progress 1983-1984 Eastern Progress 2-2-1984 Eastern Progress - 02 Feb 1984 Eastern Kentucky University Follow this and additional works at: http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1983-84 Recommended Citation Eastern Kentucky University, "Eastern Progress - 02 Feb 1984" (1984). Eastern Progress 1983-1984. Paper 19. http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1983-84/19 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 1983-1984 by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Laboratory Publication of the Daparamnt of Man Communications Vol. 62/ No. 19 14 pages Thursday, February 2. 1984 Eastern Kentucky Unhwtfcy. Richmond. Ky. 40475 Vacancy Title IX requires election university to add selects new women's team By Thomas Barr in mind for women for a long lime.' Editor said Mullins. As a result of recommendations "PersonaDy. I think swimming and senators made by the Office of Civil Rights softball are a far better bet as far as By Lisa Frost (OCR) last spring, the university will my recommendation goes." said News editor add another varsity women's Mullins. "There's been more interest The 15 vacant seats in the Student ntercollegiate sport by the next in those two sports and they give more Senate were filled Tuesday as 593 academic year. opportunity to more women. university students voted in the spring Under the guidelines of the Title IX One sport Mullins looked over was election, according to Sandy Steilberg. amendment, the benefits and the return of women's gymnastics, a senate elections chairperson appropriations must be divided sport that was, dropped in 1982. proportionately among the men's and "It's not like softball. you could The number of students voting in women's athletic programs. have played somewhere or swimming the election dropped 197 over last The athletic department is now you could have done some swimming.'' year's record turnout of 790. trying to decide which sport will be said Mullins. " In gymnastics, you The spring voting is a vacancy added. have to be on top of that all the time election held to replace senators who For the two year lapse, it would be have resigned over the course of the Donald Combs, the university's crucial to the careers of the women on previous semester. athletic director. Dr. Martha Mullins. campus. assistant athletic director, and Dr. "I not aware of a great number of Four of the newly-elected senators Russell Bogue. dean of the College of were elected by write-in votes and are Health. Physical Education, women on campus who are real considered unofficial senators until Recreation and Athletics, are gymnasts." said Mullins. "And there ihey are cmtacted by the elections responsible for recommending a sport are not a lot of other schools in the area committee and agree to take office, fielding a gymnastics team either. to the university's Athletic Board Unlike Mullins. Combs said he fell said Steilberg. which will then submit a proposal to women's gymnastics should be the president. I f a write-in candidate declines to strongly considered. Although no sport has been pegged take office, the seat will remain open "It would seem to me that you as the favorite to gain varsity status. until the fall election, according to would have to consider women's Steilberg. Mullins and Combs mentioned four gymnasts first oLjdl because that's the The new representatives begin their sports that had some chance - soft hall. most recently removed sport," said terms Tuesday at the next regular swimming, golf and gymnastics. Combs. "There may IK' the same meeting of the senate. Women have played Softball on reasons now that there were before Elected to fill the vacancies for the campus for several years and we've that you don't come back to it." spring semester were: been considering it for varsity status .'.Iim 1'iition and Keith Kleine in for some time, said Mullins. "I've heard gymnastics, softball. ihe College of Applied Arts and swimming and golf mentioned as She said the OCR would rather have possibilities, but I have no idea which Technology: a fast-pitch Softball team instead of one would he better." said Combs. "I .'Colleen McGrady in the College of the more common slow-pitch game. Arts and Humanities: think there is a great deal of • Angel Wilnelm. Rick Rayone and "The Office of Civil Rights does not information thai needs to be gathered William Vanover in the College of feel like a slow-pitch team would before we get to the final choice like Allied Health and Nursing: answer the criteria because it isn't expenditures and need." .-Robin Cox. Brent Richert and intense enough,'' said Mullins. "Also, Before Mullins said she would stund Roderick Neil in the College of there is an NCAA championship in behind a particular sport there must Business: this sport.'' be certain guidelines met. •Cathy Blackburn in the College of Mullins. who is in charge of women's "I would recommend a sport thai Education; sports, said swimming could also be a fits into the total sports program like • Art lxmgnaker in the College of possibility. we have." said Mullins. "The second Law Enforcement; "Swimming has been mentioned thing is the caliber of play by walk-ons. • Allan Hcrner in the College of because the Office of Civil Rights also which is needed in any sport today. Health, Physical Education. Recrea- had these negotiations with the "And it has to be something we can tion and Athletics: University of Louisville and the afford to have good facilities and good • Mary Arm Hack in the College of University of Kentucky and both personnel for a sport," said Mullins Social and Behavioral Sciences; added a swim team for women." said At the present lime. Mullins said she • Kevin Miller in the College of Mullins. is trying to get an idea of the total Natural and Mathematical Sciences picture before making any "Golf has been mentioned because recommendations. and we have a good facility in Arlington • Scott Cooney. who was an and it has been a sport people have had (See TITLE IX. Back Pagel .indecided major. Pillion received th highest number of votes. Periscope Blackburn. Homer. McGrady and Vanover were elected as write-in Eastern wW hrttta ejorstii—' State on 2-4,13 candidates. the baefcetfcaN court Saturday. The Nsws 4.13.14 According to Steilberg, the high woman's gam* starts at 1:30 p.m. and Features. S number of write-in winners was due to Phoio by Uin Hum the man hegai at 4 p.m., lor more tn- Organizations 6,7 the fact that there were no pre-election formatiwi ••• EdKor Thom»» Barr'a Arts - $.» candidates in three of the nine colleges Ray Reflections story on P»«« It. Sports 10-12 ■ Hid that the College of Allied Health Ann Stump, a senior child care major from Lexington, was basking in the sunshine bes.de the Wallace Build.ng on a warm and Nursing had only two candidates and three open seats. winter day. Icy sktewaks thawed as rising temperatures gave students a break from the grip of winter : Tax hike proposed Senate kills Collins gives budget address award plan By Thomas Barr raised to 6 percent for al taxpayers in her address. "We must have a Editor earning more than $8,000. reform program to fund solid (Inv Martha Layne Collins outlined •To tax certain services that were education improvement, to support resolution three major tax increases in order to not previously subject to taxation. responsible advances in human improve the state's education system Beginning Dec. 1. many businesses services and to balance the budget." By Lisa Frost during her budget address to the will begin charging a 5 percent sales Collins said her proposed News editor General Assembly Thursday night. tax. improvementa in these areas would Student senate failed to adopl a Collins said over 8324 million in new Some of the affected services require the state to find $324 million resolution calling for the formation of revenue could be raised by the include: repair and installation of m additional revenue in the next two a student service award. Tuesday proposed tax increases by the middle tangible personal property (for years. night. of 1986. example, auto repair and shoe repair). The majority of the new revenues The resolution, authored by Senator Brian Busch. was discussed in senate The three proposed taxes, which lease and rental of tangfcle personal wu| be earmarked for educational must be approved by the General property, laundry and dry cleaning. reforms on the elementary and meetings for three weeks before the Assembly, would be: computer and data processing. secondary level, according to the motion to accept it was defeated. •To change the amount of taxes management and consulting services. governor, The resolution asked that an award paid on personal income. advertising. public relation. Her proposal has $298 million in be established lasing funds presently The increase would affect those exterminating. blueprinting. funds going for educational reforms. researved for the Scotia Disaler Kentuckians with incomes of over photocopying, telephone answering Collins' proposed budget calls for Memorial Scholarship. $15,000. which accounts for about services, photofinishing and bill additional funds to go for: The award was to be given to a 500.000 residents collecting. •The improvement of remedial student from a recognized campus The proposal would.also allow The new tax would provide an instruction for students in the first organization who had served the almost 100X100 low-income residents estimated $43 million in new monies three grades at a coat of $25.3 million university according to criteria to remain on their currant tax level.