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Volume 57, No4 Official Siudant Publication January It. 1979 Of Eastsrn Kentucky Univarnty Colonels make Committee TV appearance grants refunds Saturday to 25 students By KEN TINGLEY announcer for Western Kentucky By SARAH WARREN Kentucky State Police Department Sports Editor University, will be doing the play-by- News Editor which gives the ticketed the option of play and George Connolly who Is a About 25 students have been granted either paying or appealing the ticket. Morehead's 84-70 thrashing of Murray former OVC referee will be doing the refunds on parking tickets received last If an appeal is desired, a certain date this past Saturday opened for the first color commentary. semester by the University's Parking is set up for the individual to appear in a The game will be a rare 1:30 afternoon Appeals Committee. traffic court where a jury then decides time a televised "OVC Game of the his guilt or innocence and subsequently Week" game and will feature a Banner Day Established last October to handle all contest sponsored by the Progress (see parking ticket appeals, the committee whether or not he must pay the ticket. After overcoming many obstacles the Brown said there has been some idea has finally become a reality and details page 12). has received about 230 so far, a small The game itself will feature Eastern's number, according to its chairman, discussion among members of the this Saturday it will be a reality at committee concerning this pay first- Eastern as Tennessee Tech's Golden first place Colonels who are 3-0 in George Brown, considering 9-10,000 Eagles visit the Coliseum for a 1:30 p. m. Conference action and 9-4 overall. They tickets were given out last semester. appeal later policy. are led by James "Turk" Tillman who is About 30 cases had not been decided He said Safety "did check with the contest that will be televised live out of state attorney general, and he (the channel 27 in Lexington. the eighth leading scorer In the country. as of last week, but according to Brown, Tech is 6-8 in Conference play and 2-1 these would probably be heard at this attorney general) said it was legal." Don Combs. Eastern's Athletic The committee consists of Brown, Director, is chairman of the TV com- overall. The Golden Eagles are led by week's meeting. pre season All OVC picks Marc Burnett According to Brown, about 200 ap- associate professor of industrial mittee and commented that things were education technology, one ad- not finalized for last Saturday's game and Jimmy Howell The Colonels have peals were submitted before the com- won the last four meetings between the mittee had actually met and "set down ministrator, two students and a until Tuesday night while he was in San University maintenance employee. Francisco. schools and Eastern leads the series 35- guidelines." 20. Therefore, some appeal forms filled Brown said he doesn't know why he This broadcast will be the second of out at the beginning of the semester was selected to be on the com- Because of the late hour at which mittee, that he didn't apply, but "must things were finalized, the Morehead- seven "OVC Game's of the Week" that weren't heard until November. Brown WKYT will telecast. Each will be a said have been recommended by a dean or a Murray State game was not broadcast departmental committee. live but delayed until later Saturday Saturday afternoon game. Next week's When one student complained about game will feature Middle Tennessee vs the delays, Brown siad he thought he According to Doug Whit lock. night executive assistant to the president, But things are all set for Saturday and Western Kentucky. There will be four was right, "but ,t just took us so l.\ig to other games but they have not been weed through all those...read and members for the committee were Tennessee Tech's arrival. The game selected by the faculty committee on will be telecast live and a sellout selected as of yet. discuss them... you just don't do that in a Stations that will be carrying the few minutes," he said. committees, except the two students Coliseum crowd is expected The first in Other students have expressed con- who were nominated by the Student a long time. telecast include, besides WKYT in Lexington, stations in Bowling Green, cern because students could not appeal Association president and appointed by The announcers are two experienced President J.C. Powell professionals who know their OVC Hazard. Evansville. Nashville, and their tickets to the board in person. Crossville, Tenn Brown said students can come in The committee meets for about two basketball Tom Dunn, a long time person if an appointment is made with hours once a week, Brown said, in which the Department of Public Safety, ad- time about 40 to 50 appeal forms are ministrators of the appeal forms, but read, discussed and voted on. only two or three have done so. Few tickets have been refunded (Photo BV SCOTT ADAMS) because "most of the students admit 'Spirit Day' Other concern has arisen over the pay Hold on to your seat their guilt," said Brown. "It's funny," first-appeal later policy - having to pay he said, "they just want us to let them Sharon Gaunt, Assistant Women's Basketball-Coach, personifies the "thrill of for the parking ticket before being off." victory" as she makes a point during the Austin-Peay game at Alumni allowed to make the appeal. featured at game Colliseum This policy differs from that of the (See COMMITTEE, page It) Bv ROBIN I' VI*:K $50 for first place; 825 for second place, ■ Organizations Editor and $25 for third place winners. "This is kind of a way to let the "Campus Spirit Day" will be featured residence halls demonstrate their Regents denounce Saturday. Jan 20 as KKI's men's spirit," said Daugherty. basketball team meets Tennessee Tech 2.500 shakers have been ordered to be at 130 p.m. in Alumni Coliseum for a distributed at the doors as students televised game. arrive at the game. They will be given possible University budget cuts ' 'The purpose is to have a unified show out one per person until the supply is priority. taking similar positions on the subject, of spirit and support for the basketball exhausted. Bv MARK TURNER "We are taking the position that in the Editor event reductions have to be taken in The last items to receive priority in according to Powell. team." explained Skip Daugherty. "The Milestone and Men and funding would be expansion and new "The schools whose Regents have met director of student activities. "This is Women's Interdorm have contributed higher education that we do noTTeel they There is a possibility of cutbacks in should be made across the board or pro programs, according to the CHE have sent out similar statements. The geared toward the residence halls," money to pay for the shakers," com- schools whose Regents have not met will Daugherty added. mented Daugherty. the University budget for this year and rata This is not how we got our fun- next year, according to University ding," Powell said. proposal be sending out statements as far as I Residence halls are encouraged to On Feb. S, another spirit day will take know." Powell said. enter the banner contest that will be place entitled "Organizations Day" and President J.C. Powell Powell said the University is in favor Powell said no one is sure as to the The cutbacks would come from the of a set of priorities the Council on percentage of funding to be cut. The Regent's statement has been sent judged before the game. The Eastern will include a banner contest among all to the governor, lieutenant governor, Progress is supplying the prize money: student organizations. state and be a result of the current Higher Education (CHE) has proposed. "There was a request made by the special session of the Kentucky General The top priority item for continued Council on Higher Education based on a the leaders of the General Assembly, Assembly. full budget is for those programs which three percent reduction," Powell said. members of appropriate committees The special session is concerned with currently exist. "The percent of reduction would and the members of the CHE. overall budget cuts for the state. Next are funds to cover unavoidable relate to the number of dollars saved by It is not known where the cutbacks \ One area for cutbacks that has been costs such as federal laws and the state," Powell said. will occur. r Periscope "It depends on how the legislation is discussed is that of higher education. regulations which need to be met. The official policy taken by the Because of the possibility of these These are items like the increase of Regents was to cut appropriations in written," Powell said.