Eastern Kentucky University Encompass Eastern Progress 1998-1999 Eastern Progress 9-17-1998 Eastern Progress - 17 Sep 1998 Eastern Kentucky University Follow this and additional works at: http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1998-99 Recommended Citation Eastern Kentucky University, "Eastern Progress - 17 Sep 1998" (1998). Eastern Progress 1998-1999. Paper 5. http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1998-99/5 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 1998-1999 by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Eastern's first meeting with Kentucky proved to be a tough one for the Colonels, including Randy Lawrence, left, and Derick Logan/Sports, ► Student Association Technology fee proposed for computers, lab ■ a new computer lab with 24- The use of the money would a tie vote last week. Covington, vice president. $50 would be charged each semester hour, seven-day a week access for be overseen by a committee who The new speaker is Bryan Mills. The senate would organize a the 100 new computers would submit a budget every The association collected 26 clean-up of litter around campus BY ANDREA DECAMP ed access to computers, the ■ Internet capabilities upgrad- semester to Student Association applications for elections to be and then put up signs to remind News writer Internet and other computer pro- ed to allow for audio and video detailing all of the money held Sept. 22. students to pick up their trash. grams because there is no technol- President Adam Back said that There has been concern lately Student Association proposed capabilities received and spent ogy fee in place. Rice said in the act ■ 22 to 25 new student employ- The committee would also he is pleased with the number of that the campus-Ms more littered new legislation Tuesday to imple- Other universities across the than past yearefCovington said. ment a technology fee for students. ees hired to man the computer labs accept suggestions from students applications turned in, but state already charge students ■ two existing labs upgraded on how to spend the money. reminded that students can also A committee is being planned The fee is set at $50 dollars per between $35 and $50 for technolo- semester to be included with tuition every year After lengthy debate, the legisla- be written in on the ballets. boQveen Back and RHA members and other fees, according to legisla- gy fees, he said. ■ $100,000 set aside each year tion was tabled for next week's meet- A campus-wide clean-up is to apply for a state grant used for tion introduced by Chris Rice, chair The fee would be spent in sev- for projects that student senate. ing, when senate could take a vote. also scheduled for the beginning a campus HIV testing program. of students' rights committee. eral areas including: Residence Hall Association and Student Association also of October, though a definite Details of the committee are Eastern students only have limit- ■ 100 new computers other organizations feel are needed. elected its speaker pro tern after date is not yet set, said l.eslie still sketchy, Back said. Wellness center idea to be heard by Regents BYMARYCONLEE Staff writer Student leaders recently met with Eastern President Robert Kustra to discuss the prospect of a new health and wellness center that can be used by students, faculty and staff, Kustra said at Monday's Faculty Senate meeting. The Board of Regents President will hear a finalized pro- posal for the center Oct Robert Kustra 10. Is concerned The wellness/class- room center that is cur- with the rently under construc- tion next to Begley funding of this Building will be used for new center. "I students in athletic train- ing and for athletic don't, at the teams to work out There will be physical moment, know education labs for those how we will majoring in physical edu- cation, as well. fund this,' However, general Eastern students said. will have no access to this wellness cen- ter, said former Student Association President Mike Lynch in March Photo Illustration by Bnan Simms and Don Knight/Progress when construction began on the center. Kustra feels the building is for athletes, not students. "I don't know whether or not I would call this a well- ness center for the campus as much as I would call it a training center for the athletes," Kustra said. This cen- Faculty Senate loses some voting members ter is not intended to be the type of wellness center that you hear of on other college campuses that are open to BVALYWABRAMUWE istration are no longer going to be voting all students." News editor with the faculty, said Karen Janssen, chair Ity Sonata atiuffla On March 3, the Student Association health of Faculty Senate. Faculty Senate took apart its pieces and wellness ad hoc committee submitted a The goal is to make senate a "forum Before the mutton to chenga Now the voting members are proposal to Student Association regarding the and put them back together at for open discussion and exchange of Monday's meeting, though in a totally 80 elected faculty possibility of building a new health and wellness ideas," the motion stated. Faculty Senate, ate t members end tneee center on campus that would be open to all stu- new way. "Everyone will have a representative, adminietratore: dents, faculty and staff. * The members of Faculty Senate who but this changes the size of senate and Student Association passed the act It then went were able to vote include elected faculty the relation between the members and on to the Council on Student Affairs. and members of the administration. the administration," Janssen said. president of the university B tw president of tie university. The proposal was unanimously passed and sent on A motion introduced by the rules com- Because the Faculty Senate puzzle has vice president of •» university Robert Kustra to former-President Hanly Funderburk by the council mittee eliminated all but four of the been reconfigured, several sections of the associate vice president of ■ vice president of academic March 26. administrative members who had voting Senate Rules had to be changed or rewrit- academic affaire and affairs, Russell Erule The proposal for the new health and wellness center rights, creating a more faculty-oriented ten. research ■ one academic dean to be also stated that the committee had looked into and Faculty Senate. The section dealing with the number dean of graduate studies elected by the cleans of given possible sources for funding and locations of the After the motion introduced by of elected members needing to be three and research the academic colleges new center. James McCord, chair of the rules com- times the number of administrative mem- ■ director of libraries dean of undergraduate Kustra is concerned with the funding of this new mittee, was passed Monday, the voting bers has been deleted. studies dean of graduate center. members include elected faculty mem- The Senate Rules no longer state the ■ dean of academic support "I do support the concept of a new wellness center." bers and the president of the university, president of the senate is the president of and undergraduate ttudea studies and director of Kustra said. "I would like to know exactly what the spe- the vice president of academic affairs, the university. ■ faculty regent and libraries and cific plans for the facility are. one academic dean and the faculty In reality, Janssen said, the chair of a deem of each of the ■ faculty regent Mary "Most importantly, well have to put together a group of people to discuss and come up with a funding regent. That means 14 members of the admin- See Senate/Page A9 See Wellness/Page A9 ► lna.de Justice complex to be built next to Funderburk Accent B1 Activities B5 BY DB<A TACKETT • < We still need to identify tha Arts B3 Sweet dreams for DOCJT Assistant news editor Classifieds A4 in When Eastern purchased 140 architect and gat a contract signed Perspective A2. 3 Tha Department of Criminal Justice Training complex «■ be Police Beat A4 sprw^2001.ltwilrKXJee300rJeiedpartewroarerww In Maddm acres of land south of campus in before wo can begin. Sports B6-A August 1997, the first thing on the John Bizzack, What's On Tap B2 agenda was to build a complex for the Department of Criminal criminal justice training commissioner Justice Training (DOCJT), said John Bizzack, commissioner of TOMY the criminal justice training pro- Hi: 80 After this is done, the process The complex will be located Low: 65 gram. beside Funderburk Building and. will go into a blueprint stage. If Conditions: < Over a year later, the process like Stratton Building, will be is still in its beginning stages. this is completed any time this chance of rain year the complex should be fin- joined by a walkway. The construction on the com- n* 85. Isolated thunderstorms plex was scheduled to begin in ished by spring 2001, Bizzack It will also release Mattox Hall said. back to the university. DOCJT SAT: 85. Partly cloudy August, but has been pushed SIM: 85. Chance of ram back for several reasons, Bizzack The complex will be equipped has leased the dormitory from said. with 150 residence rooms (300 Eastern to house the criminal jus- ►Reminder beds), classrooms, offices, a gym tice trainees since December "We still need to identify the Consolidation begins Monday architect and get a contract and various support stations, such 19%. signed before we can begin," as a model police station and com- ► TRF week Jewry BunctvProgress Bizzack said.