Eastern Kentucky University Encompass Eastern Progress 1978-1979 Eastern Progress 4-26-1979 Eastern Progress - 26 Apr 1979 Eastern Kentucky University Follow this and additional works at: http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1978-79 Recommended Citation Eastern Kentucky University, "Eastern Progress - 26 Apr 1979" (1979). Eastern Progress 1978-1979. Paper 28. http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1978-79/28 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 1978-1979 by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. • • Vol. 57. No. 30 Thursday. April 26. 1979 A 'reflection of inflation' ASF elects Hester Regents approve vice president By SARAH WARREN department head asking for copies of News Editor their teacher evaluations. Forty-seven tuition, fee hikes Student Senator Mark Hester, former letters were sent, and 23 have replied. Student Association (SA) presidential The SA office has these evaluations on Rv HI IK IXII I . \H ihey would probably benefit by being candidate, was elected vice president of public file for any interested student SUff Writer combined into one school. the American Student Federation The University Board of Regents met ()n the establishment of the School of (ASFi this past weekend in Dallas. Tx . Chris Kremer. newly elected last Saturday for four and one-half Nursing. Powell said. "Fundamentally, it was announced Tuesday. president of the SA and chairman of the hours and approved an operating budget it will provide us with a better ad- Student Rights and Responsibilities "It is quite an honor for Eastern to Committee, said his committee worked of $47 6 million for the 1979-80 fiscal ministrative structure for two very have a person in this position," said year, as well as increases in out-of-state large and complex programs." on a one-meal-a-day meal plan. 24-hour tuition, dormitory rates, and the student Steve Foster. SA president "This shows open lobbies, and improving the activity fee. The board also approved the ap- that the organization has a lot of respect basketball courts and the intramural pointment of Dr Russell Bogue, for Eastern and a great deal of respect fields. Tuition for students residing outside chairman of health, physical education, for Mark." ol the state was raised from $625 to $650 recreation, and athletics at Fort Hays "We got sort of bogged down on the As vice president. Hester said he will open house proposal." Kremer said. "I per semester, while dormitory rates State College in Fort Hays. Kan., aa be in charge of recruiting new schools to were also raised an additional $10. Dean of the College of Health. Physical think next year we're going to get a the national organization of about 70 committee or a subcommittee to work Education. Recreation and Athletics at colleges. The University's own Student The increases did not stop there, the University, effective August 15. 1979. on that so it won't lake all the lime of the however, as the student activity fee was Senate joined the ASF last September Student Rights and Responsibilities hiked from $10 a semester to $20 Powell said that Bogue was chosen Sludenl regent elections will be held Committee. after a "full blown search process," this Tuesday. May 1. in the Powell University President J.C Powell which saw 42 persons apply for the job. It "started from scratch." and staled that the raising of the dorm rates Building, it was also announced, and six He said that seven off-campus ap- candidates are slated to run: Roy chairman of the Public Relations and the student activity fee was part of plicants were interviewed for the job Committee. Mark Hester, said his a Irend that other institutions across the and four on-campus applicants, before Martin. Rick Robinson. Marc Kidd. state were also following, due to the Aubrey Tyson. Doug Dearen. and committee has gone "through a year of Hogue was finally recommended and Felicia Williams trial and error." They have tried to economy (hen appointed to the position' "keep the name 'Student Senate' in ! Concerning the price hikes. Powell The board also named Professor of A 5.000 meter and a concert have been front of people," he said, with projects said. "It is a reflection of inflation and Nursing Charlotte Denny as the director scheduled for Thursday, May 3 in the like Door-to-Door Night, Open Forum. primarily the cost of utilities " of the newly created Office of Special Ravine, according to Sen. Bruce _ Freshman Record, and the Student Student Services Casella. Any interested student may Government Pamphlet. '. Powell stated that the increase in the register for the race at the SA office student activity fee did not necessarily Powell explained that this new department was formed mainly to before next Thursday. Free University didn't go as well as indicate a benefit in more activities for was hoped this semester. Sherri Mef- students next year, since the money was provide a variety of services to students Since this was the last Senate put into the general University Fi-nd ihat were handicapped, as well as to meeting, each committee chairman ford reported, with "only 10 out of 16 aivl not into the student activities fund serve the growing population of recent reported on the progress their com- classes" lasting the entire semester. years of "older" persons returning to mittees had made throughout the year. "We're starting to work now on next In regard to the student activity fee. school for various reasons he staled. "It's a bad name lor ii It's an The Academic Affairs Committee, semester." ... "and we need a lot of incidental fee. not earmarked for any He said that the office would be chaired by Maria Domenech. worked on help, in and out </ Senate." specific purpose " The Arts and Crafts Fair raised $223 'responsible for "dealing with the special pre-registration. "looked into the for the Scotia Scholarship, according to The regents also approved Powell's problems of these students." as well aa bookstore." and made a proposal Sen. Mike Dilchen recommendation that a School of a general "coordination of access." of concerning the 12-minute run. reported Nursing be established within the University services. Sen Don McNay. And. a $7500 budget was approved by College of Allied Health and Nursing. An educational fund of $2,500 was also They also sent letters to each the Senate for next year's SA budget Irom Ihe two present departments approved by the regents to be provided within the college that contain the lo each of the colleges on campus and to nursing function he used at their discretion for educational purposes Powell stated that the recom- mendation resulted from a study done Powell expressed his hope that the by Ihe College of Allied Health and fund would result in a higher quality of Progress wins Nursing and that it was generally felt leaching and education and said that it thai Ihe two separate nursing depart- was primarily "a fund for the im- ments had grown large enough so that provement of instruction." Medalist award Rv MARK TURNER intangible qualities which become Editor evident to the judges which could be characterized as the 'personality' of the The Eastern Progress has been entry." according to the judging rules. Plant supervisor awarded the Medalist Certificate from The Progress received 937 points out the Columbia Scholastic Press of the possible 1000. (photo by SCOTT ADAMS) Association in its fifty-fifth annual "This newspaper is to be commended still listed as critical Reflections collegiate press contest. for its ability and determination to be Heating plant supervisor Clarence digging in search of leaks in the heating Betsy Hugenberg. a senior nursing major from Cincinnati, sits on "horny The Medalist Certificate is the highest better. Its final product shows the value Eddie Yates. injured last week during pipes According to Chad Middleton. corner" after a short spring shower had forced her to seek shelter inside the award given in the Columbia contest of being concerned." according to the an underground pipe-fixing operation, is director of Buildings and Grounds, one Powell Building. and this is the second year in a row that comments of the judge. still listed in "critical condition" at leak has been found, but there is still the Progress has received it. The judging is based on three major areas: content and coverage, writing Norton's Hospital in Louisville another to be found farther down the ^\ In the judging there are "four places" pipeline. Periscope a publication can earn. It is the schools and editing and design and display. Vales suffered third-degree burns on who receive 850 or more points out of a In the first area, content and both legs when a dirt wall collapsed editorials page 2 More ground will have to be dug up in Arts editor Larry Bernard reviews possible 1000. earning them a first place, coverage, the Progress earned 213 out of Tuesday. April 17. burying him in the news-features pages 3-7 that are eligible to receive the Medalists 225 points. The paper was criticized for direct line of a pipe that was busted and McGregor's courtyard. Middleton said, Pippen in this week's Arts Column in the area near the library and the on page 13. sports pages 8-10 Certificate. not having enough coverage of student shooting steam organizations page II Combs Building. He added that "We On page 6. read about the campus In general, no more than 10 percent of government and having too much The incident occurred in front of have leaks in the lines every winter." baseball trivia buff, Schneb.