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THE EASTERN PROGRESS Vol. 72/No. 18 16 pages January 27,1994 Student publication of Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Ky. 40475 © The Eastern Progress. 1994 Snow changes EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN Eastern class schedule plays host By Angic Hatton pattern is missing from the semester. to All "A" Nmvsaditor The Monday of Feb. 21, originally a university holiday for President's The great snow storm of 1994 is Day will now be used as a Tuesday gone except for random piles of dirty class day. All Tuesday classes will tourney snow, and it's time for Eastern lo get meet at regularly scheduled times on back down to the business of higher that day. education. Further, finals week will now be ■ Classes moved University President Hanly compressed into five days instead of Funderburk sent out memos yester- six. The last Friday of classes, April from Alumni day informing faculty of the plan de- 29, will be considered a Thursday Coliseum next week veloped by the Council of Deans for where all Thursday classes will meet making up the four days of classes at regular times. canceled last week due to snow. Enzie said this actually benefits By Angle Hatton The plan, approved by Vice Presi- students, because now there is at least News editor dent for Academic Affairs Russell a weekend between the end of classes Enzie and the Faculty Senate Execu- and the start of finals. Campus and Richmond will be tive Committee before being submit- "Wcdon't want to haveclass when flooded with cars and basketball fans ted to Funderburk, actually adds only no one can come or when teachers can horn 32 high schools next weekend, as two days to the regular schedule, both make it and students can't make it." Eastern will host the high school All Tuesday-Thursday class days. Enzie said "A" Classic basketball tournament Three Tuesday-Thursday class "Students who work Mondays may again this year. days were missed last week, a Tues- not be able to make it to Tuesday- This year, in addition to the boys' day -Thursday flipFriday week, while Thursday classes if held on a Mon- basketball Sweet 16, Richmond has one Monday-Wednesday class day day," Enzie said. "But when Mother drawn the state girls' basketball tour- was missed. nament to McBrayer Arena and the Now, only one day from each class SEE CLASSES PAGE AS stale boys' and girls' chcerlcading com- petition to Model Gymnasium. Besides the crowded streets, the biggest effect the tournament will have on Eastern will be the lack of parking Gay pleads guilty spaces around Alumni Coliseum. "We're not blocking students from parking there at all," Lucie Nelson, director of special programs, said. "It's to harassment a first come, first serve basis (all week). "On Saturday and Sunday, it will cost $2 to park in AC lot, but anyone ■ Charge of evidence seized by state police from with an EKU parking sucker is exempt Gay's Keene Hall apartment be de- from the charge," Nelson said. impersonating an stroyed in the presence of Gay's attor- Eastern has hosted the tournament ncy,Charles Coy of Richmond's Coy, for the past two years and, last year, officer dismissed Gilbert and Gilbert law firm. received a $1.500 per day fee for rent- Det Sgt Don Gill of the Kentucky ing McBrayer Arena, which is paid by By Angle Hatton Stale Police said this evidence, de- the City of Richmond, Nelson said. News editor stroyed Tuesday afternoon, included The city is then reimbursed from the 3 at least 13 video tapes and over 100 percent tourism tax on motel moms lor James D. Gay. former assistant photographs. the tournament crowd area coordinator for Keene. Mattox "The photographs and videotapes EKU Food Service brought in be- and O'Donnell Halls, was fined a were of nude and semi-nude male tween $4,000 and $5,000 in conces- combined $407.50 yesterday in Madi- figures," Gill said. "Some tapes were sion sales last year as well. son County District Court Tuesday of the victim and some were of other The crowd exceeded 50,000 last on charges of harassment and terror- dorm residents." year, according to Nelson. The divi- istic threatening of resident assistant, Although Gill said there was no sion of special programs is in charge of Mark Hamblin. illegal activity depicted in the photo- organizing off-campus organizations Gay pleaded guilty to the two graphs or tapes, since all the subjects that want to use Eastern facilities. In the charges. A third charge, impersonat- were over 18 years old, the tapes were case of the tournament, the city of ing a public servant, was dismissed seized in the room search because Richmond is the off-campus party. by Judge John Paul Moore on the they supported Hamblin's charge of The city will profit from the tour- conditions that Gay never speak to harassment. nament through hotel, gas station and Hamblin or his family members again Gill said the state police routinely Prograss/JIM QUK3GINS restaurant cxpendi turcst. and that he stay off the Eastern cam- call public safety as a courtesy before Some of the combined $7,500 the pus for one year. they make an arrest on campus. He Workers continue construction In the University Building, which will be part of the new John Another condition for dismissal of Grant Crabbe Library. The new building Is scheduled to open by next semester. the impersonating charge was that SEE GAY PAGE A7 SEE TOURNEY PAGE A8 Higher education not a priority in Jones' 1994-96 budget ■ Funderburk says mon wealth Library at the University of 1994-9S and a 3 percent increase in Kentucky, $14.6 million for a new 1995-96, less than the 3 percent and 5 Making much cents? lack of funding limits engineering building also at UK, a $7 percent requested for each year by the million share of the University of state Council on Higher Education. If Gov. Jones announced In his budget address what EKU can do Louisville's new $60 million stadium stale schools need more money over Monday a recommended 2 percent Increase for and a few smaller projects, stale sup- the next two years, Jones said it must higher education next fiscal year, followed by a 3 By Joe Castle porting colleges arcn' t slated for much come from other sources, such as pro- percent Increase In FY ±9| Managing editor additional money over the next two gram elimination on each campus. years, something that bothers Eastern What universities can't do is raise .Kentucky Eastern and the other stale univer- President Hanly Funderburk. tuition, if the governor has his way. sities were once again put on the fund- "We are very disappointed with the 'Too often in recent years, our funding ing back burner Monday as Gov. priority the executive branch has given higher education administrators have Brcrcton Jones unveiled his 1994-% higher education," Funderburk said. postponed lough management deci- ,200 budget, calling for a few new construc- "We hope the legislature will place a sions by increasing tuition charges to ,400 ProaresaAJAY ANGEL tions and not much else for higher higher priority on higher education." our students," Jones said "That is Jones delivered his budget education. Stale universities will receive a 2 413,000 address in Frankfort Monday. Othcrthan$46millionforthcCom- percent operating budget increase in SEE BUDGET PAGE A6 INSIDE Iirfirmary requires appointments ACCENT SPORTS ARTS ■ Most students ■ Tips for ■ Sophomore DeMarcus ■ Eastern's Joanne still served In one combatting Doss led the Colonels to Guilfoil named Kentucky common a 95-84 win over visiting Art Education Association day, Gllchrlst says campus Tennessee Tech Monday Educator of the Year. By Susan L. Smith ailments, with seven dunks and a Page B3 Staff writer from colds career high 34 points. and the flu to Any student who has visited the PageB6 INDEX Student Heath Services this semester sprained Accent B1 has probably noticed that, unless they ankles. Activities B5 have an emergency or are getting an Page Bl Ad Index A6 allergy shot, he or she now needs an Arts/Entertainment B3 appointment to see a doctor. Classifieds A4 However, unlike your family doc- WEATHER Comics A4 tor with whom it may not be possible CLASS TODAY: Breezy, showers News Briefs A4 to get an appointment with until sev- Progress/JIM QUK3GINS High 50, Low 38 People B4 eral days later, it is possible to walk in Michael Armstrong, a senior pre-nursing major, registers at the PATTERN FRIDAY: Variably cloudy People poH A3 and make an appointment for later infirmary, while receptionist Jeane Bogle waits to locate his file. High 43, Low 36 that same day at the infirmary. Perspective A2A3 thought it would be more efficient or the next day." SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy Wendy Gilchrist, director of Stu- Police beat A5 dent Health Services, said the reason and would help eliminate the long Gilchrist recommends calling or M-W-F High 36, Low 2r Preview B2 for the new appointment system was waits associated with the infirmary.