Eastern Kentucky University Encompass Eastern Progress 1985-1986 Eastern Progress 3-13-1986 Eastern Progress - 13 Mar 1986 Eastern Kentucky University Follow this and additional works at: http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1985-86 Recommended Citation Eastern Kentucky University, "Eastern Progress - 13 Mar 1986" (1986). Eastern Progress 1985-1986. Paper 24. http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1985-86/24 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 1985-1986 by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Vol. 64/No. 24 Laboratory Publication of the Deportment of Mots Communication* March 13. 1986 Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Ky. 40475 Investigation to examine student death By Alan White ding to Ron Harrell, director of Editor public information. An investigation is continuing in- Harrell said Dr. Skip Daugherty, to the death of a university student director of Student Activities and who died early Saturday after he at- Organizations, and Troy Johnson, tended a function at the Sigma assistant director, are conducting Alpha Kpsilon fraternity house. the review. Michael Jose Dailey. 19. who was Dailey, a graduate of Erlanger taken to Pattie A. Clay Hospital by Lloyd High School and a sophomore members of the SAE fraternity transfer student from Northern after he became ill. was pronounc- Kentucky University, was a ed dead at 1 a.m. Saturday by marketing major. Madison County Coroner Embry Dailey bad participated in soccer Curry. and tennis n high school. He was According to Samuel Dailey, the also in toe marching band. student's father, he was told at the "He left here Friday high as a hospital that it was an "accidental kite. He was elected vice president death due to strangulation." of his fraternity class," Samuel Curry refused to speculate on the Dailey said official cause of death until the Dailey said his son had returned autopsy results were in He said he home to pick up some clothing and did not suspect foul play, drugs or traveler's checks for Spring Break. suicide in connection with the death. "Mike was a hardworking stu- Progress photo/Sean Elklns According to Pattie A. Clay dent. He tried hard to make good Spring fling Hospital Public Information Direc- grades." Dailey said. "He was Guy Guckenberger, an undeclared freshman from Gncinnati and other after class in front of the Wallace Building on Monday. tor Jollelen Cloys, Dailey was dead delighted" about being in the Ann Jaenisch, an undeclared freshman from Louisville greet each Guckenberger had just returned from a computer class. ( on arrival at 12:16 a.m. fraternity. "He was dead when they brought "He gave everything he had. He him in. He was in complete would do anything to help anyone respiratory and cardiac arrest. He in the family." was not breathing and his heart was Dailey is survived by his parents, House makes modifications not beating'' Cloys said. Samuel and Sandy, a younger sister Cloys said every effort was made and two younger brothers and one to revive Dailey, but she said older sister. hospital trauma unit workers realiz- As of Wednesday. Samuel Dailey ed the effort "wasn't going to bring said there has been little word from to Collins' education budget him back." the university, especially from At 1:08 ana. the hospital closed members of the fraternity, the doors on the trauma room until concerning the incident. By Amy Wolf ford The funds for the governor's pro- change requesting an additional the coroner arrived to pronounce "I have heard a coroner's report Managing editor posed Commonwealth Centers of •107.600 for the renovation of the Dailey dead and that has been the extent of it "he House Appropriations and Excellence were transferred to facul- Memorial Science Building. Other than that, I haven't heard ty salaries because a dear definition Dailey's body was taken to the venue Committee's amended ver- "That is an important project for medical examiner's office in Lex- anything. I haven't even heard sion of the governor's higher educa- of the centers had not been made, the university. It had been recom- ington where an autopsy was per- anything from the fraternity tion budget, which includes increas- Moberly said. mended by the Council on Higher formed. Release of the official cause brothers." ed financing of faculty salaries, The governor requested S3.8 Education, but the governor had of death is expected to take about Reportedly, fraternity members passed the House on Tuesday. million for the program. The sub- taken it out We put it back in." 10 to 16 days. have been warned by university of- "The last two bienniums have committee recommended only Moberly said. Money was removed from the pro- been difficult for faculty because of According to Dailey's father, ficials not to talk about the incident. posed Commonwealth Centers of S1.275 million be designated for the The amended budget would bring Dailey had gone to the fraternity SAE President Chip Spenser refer- the lack of sufficient and adequate centers. the university's deferred Excellence program and endowed salaries. house at 230 S. Collins St. after red all inqua-ies about the death to chair professorships. The funds Rep. Pat Freibert, R-Lexington. maintenance bond allotment up to returning to campus from his home the university public information "The increase is more like catch- tried unsuccessfully Tuesday to put about 19 million for the biennium. were redecrignated to improve facul- up money. It is not adequate, but in Erlanger. office. ty salaries. Commonwealth Centers and endow- Gary Cox, deputy executive direc- Dailey's father said he left Samuel Dailey said he arrived in better," Moberly said. ed chairs back on the budget. It fail- tor of the Council on Higher Educa- Commonwealth Centers would Increased salaries would increase Erlanger around 8:30 p.m. Friday. Richmond at 3 a.m. Saturday and have named specific universities as ed 34-47. tion, said the staff reaction was sup- He arrived at the fraternity house was met at the hospital by the cor- morale and keep faculty at Ken- Moberly said. "The idea of Com- portive of the budget as passed. oner, a doctor and Daugherty. the location for the most outstan- tucky universities, he said. around 11 p.m. Friday. ding program in a certain area. En- monwealth Centers is probably dead "The governor proposed major in- Dailey, who had just been named "Mike was always a giver. He Doug Whitlock, executive assis- this session Before another pro- creases in higher education. The never asked. He always gave them dowed chair professorships would tant to the university president, vice president of the pledge class, provide funds to attract and retain posal comes from the Council on General Assembly, generally speak- was attending the fraternity's "big- the benefit of the doubt. He loved said, "Our position, in terms of Higher Education and the governor, ing, followed that recommenda- life." said the elder Dailey top instructors across the state. needs, has been making faculty and little" night where pledges receive "Higher education is better serv- there better be a more specific tion," Cox said. their big brothers. Funeral services were held staff salary increases our No. 1 definition." Although funds have been cut for Wednesday in Erlanger. Burial was ed by the changes we made," said priority. A review of the incident is being Harry Moberly, D Richmond, chair- The subcommittee also amended qualitative programs, Cox said the conducted by the university, accor- in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park. "We're certainly for excellence. the governor's proposed budget by council was pleased the money man of the House Appropriation We regret what has to be given up and Revenue Committee's subcom- deleting $1.2 million from endowed would be put to use for faculty to do that," he said. chair professorship in order to ob- salaries. mittee on education. The committee had to select He said the subcommittee made tain more funds for salaries. "It is important to begin quality- between two very desirable, defen- Other changes in the budget will incentive programs, but at the same the changes to benefit the entire dable options because the resources Periscope 22 spectrum of higher education. also affect the university. time, if it had to be moved, I m glad Future were not available, he said. The university will benefit from a it stayed in higher education." Human poh/wop take to the Weaver Pool. See Terri Mar- Teachers vie for regent job tin's story on Page S. By Amy Wolf ford People poH Adams said "I want Eastern to be academical- -Nuniversity since 1969. Poftco boat. Managing editor He holds a doctorate in ly excellent. We have good faculty ^P"fer Remaley, professor of The six candidates vying for the psychology from the University of and good students, we just need ex- English, said he would present a faculty regent position spoke Tues- Tennessee and has been at the cellence in education," he said. "solid optimism" if elected faculty day to announce their qualifications university since 1979. Leung said he would work for regent. and goals. Gray, the current faculty regent, faculty salaries, fair allocation of "I would like to support faculty Candidates Robert Adams, Bon- is seeking re-election to the three- resources, upgrading morale and more than in the past, with more lie Gray, Samuel Leung, Paul year term. She holds a doctorate strengthening alumni relationships. vigor and more voice than perhaps Motley, Peter Remaley and Ernest from Syracuse University.