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ACCENT ACTIVITIES WEEKEND FORECAST Downhome grub River of Dreams Drive-in flicks ■» HHPniaaBaft A V * •^Laaaa^aA^■raij vnua^aarf4 rpwvnna,SaaAaBaA^V1 high In tfc* MM SOe Homestyle cooking just like Mom's SATUAOAV: Hot and nun* New album ends Billy Fifties pastime still high In tha 90'» available at local food joints Joel's musical drought alive in Richmond Sunday Hot and humid Page B-l Page R-3 PageB-4 high In tha 90'a THE EASTERN PROGRESS Vol. 72/No. 2 August 26,1993 18 pages Student publication of Eastern Kentucky University. Richmond. Ky. 40475 © The Eastern Progress. 1993 Senate election to be held next month 1993-94 STUDENT SENATE By DeVone Holt cause all of the senators, elected last one senator-at-large for every 700 stu- empty committee positions on the Sen- President-Don Pace Nawsaditof spring, have not been contacted since dents. ale Executive Cabinet the return back to school. Presently, the senate has IS sena- Pace said the upcoming election Vice President- Skot Howie Due to a shortage of senators in the Pace said he presently estimates tors assigned to fill the 20 spaces re- will stabilize the senate, and encour- student senate, a special election will approximately six positions will have served for college representation, but age students to get involved. Executive Cabinet Senators: Terri Johnson be held next month to fill the empty to be Tilled during the September elec- those positions may possibly be filled A 2.25 GPA and full-time status Committee Members: Ben Conrad Lea Ann Smith positions. tions. by the at-large positions. are the required qualifications for those Jeff Carter James Price Tommy Johnson The shortage occurred during the Pace and Skot Howie, vice presi- "We are going to take the at-large interested in running for a position. Patrick Snyder Lee Threlkheld Kelli McGowan pest spring semester. Only 21 people dent of the student senate, were look- senators and place them in their re- "We only have a few open posi- Liza Ruwet Missy Nigro Stephanie Drury ' were balloted to fill the approximately ing to appoint the positions but were spective colleges if they'll fit," Pace tions," Pace said. "But a person who Jeff Chaney Angela Clum 38 senate positions less than a week halted by the senate's constitution. said. "Otherwise we'll leave them as puts forth a strong campaign has a Mike Quinn James Hall William Sullivan before the elections. "The senate constitution states that an at-large-senalor." pretty good shot at getting on the sen- Jennifer Vogel The elections will be held Sept. if there are more than five spots that The shifting in senator positions ate." Crystal Ramsey Joseph Hoffmen 20, and will coincide with the Student need to be filled, then elections are should result in a senator-at-large elec- Pace said he encourages students Amy Sackett Daniel McSpadden Tyson Johnson Association's "Fall Fest." required,*' Pace said. tion in September. to participate in the senate by voting Bryan Hammon Molly McDermott Justin Flora Don Pace, president of the student The senate elects two senators from Other position shifts have already and attending the meetings, the fust of Heath Edmonds senate, said the exact number of va- each of the university's nine colleges, occurred. Five previous senators were which is Aug. 31 in the Jaggers Room cancies is yet to be determined be- two for undeclared representation and moved from senator positions to fill of the Powell Building. Source: EKU Student Association Departmental MOOVE OVER restructuring on schedule ing to vice president of academic af- ■ Process should fairs and research Russ Enzie. "The faculty in the departments be done by next affected arc working with their deans, summer, Enzie says working out plans for the actual merg- ing," Enzie said. "They have all this By Joe Castle academic year to work out all their Editor plans and get everything set up for next June." Departmental mergers proposed Enzie said the process is going by three university deans last semester smoothly in two of the three depart- are currently being reviewed by mem- ments. bers of the departments and colleges "Social science and history arc concerned, with final proposals ex- going to merge together," Enzie pected by next semester. said. "They're even holding a one- Faculty in the departments of so- day workshop together, kind of a cial science, humanities and natural retreat where all the faculty and science are working out details of the deans and chairs get together and restructuring within their colleges. work out thcdctails." The mergers, which arc scheduled "The department of humanities to take place by June 1, 1994. arc in various stages of completion, accord- SEE MERGERS PAGE A6 New policy limits Progress/JIM QUK3GINS Eastern agriculture graduate Barry Edlngton feeds a group of Holsteln heifers crowded around a trough at Stateland Dairy class failures allowed early Tuesday morning. Edlngton is continuing to work at Stateland while he looks for a full time dairy management job. By DeVone Holt still allows two attempts, but limits News editor them to only two semesters. Students who "use up" their two Forum results in restructured minority office Students enrolled in developmen- semesters, by actual failure and / or tal courses have fewer opportunities to failure to enroll for a required devel- By DeVone Holt prove minority students' time at the "I think it's a really good move," services for ethnic cultures that may successfully complete them starting opmental course, will be dismissed News editor university. Myers said. "This better helps to meet have specialized needs. this fall, due to a revised developmen- from the university. The result of the forum wasa merg- the needs of our African-American "This is a representation of... all tal suspension policy. Jack Culross, dean of undergradu- A forum entitled "Should I stay or ing of all the black student organiza- students." the concerns that we heard expressed The policy, approved last school ate studies said, "those students will should I go?" held last spring pro- tions and other minority organizations The new office, directed by Sandra at the forum Should I Stay Or Should year, now limits full-time students to a have to take those courses at a junior duced some significant changes within into one unit called the Office of Moore, is a restructuring of the former I Go.'" Moore said. maximum of two terms of enrollment college or some other college, before the black student organizations at the Multicultural Student Services. Office of Minority Affairs, which was She said those concerns had pre- in the university to complete each of they are allowed lo come back." university. The merger was recommended to also under Moore's supervision. viously been heard within the his or her required courses in the de- Students enrolled in developmen- The forum, sponsored by the Task President Hardy Funderburk July 14 Moore's new responsibilities as university's community, but needed velopmental studies program. tal classes now have a limited amount Force on Recruitment and Retention by Vice President of Student Affairs director of the Office of Multicultural to be formally recognized. The old policy allowed students of time to complete them. of Minority Students and the Office of Tom Myers and went into effect Aug. Student Services include administra- The transition created on-line ac- two attempts to successfully complete The new policy also states that Minority Affairs, included an audi- 1. tive duties for the Gospel Ensemble, cessibility to the office of Student the developmental courses, but didn't ence participation segment where stu- Myers said he suggested the merger Black Student Union, all African- enforce a limitation. The new policy SEE SUSPENSION PAGE A7 dents voiced opinions on how to im- to satisfy students' needs. American Greek organizations and SEE MINORITY PAGE A7 INSIDE Carmean takes class a step further ■ Easterns volleyball team. | Students ktet ogy major, but for anthropology stu- doing so and even moved her mattress ranked third in the OVC " °"-uuc'■*■ »™ dents who are interested in archaeol- off the bed and onto the floor when preseason poll, returns five handS-0n traIfl I ng ogy, the field school offers exposure she got home because it was firmer starters to the court for the «♦ Wpqtprn Kv flic* to archaeological methods and an op- and more comparable to sleeping on Maroon and White scrim- dL WBblBrn **• Ul& portunity to meet others in the ar- the floor of a lent chaeology field. Rogers said tent-life was one of the mage Saturday. They joined students and instruc- best parts of the trip that he called See Page B6 By Angie Hatton tors from Murray State, Southeast "one of the best experiences of my This week's mmg*m? Missouri State University and South life." Class pattern:TRF Anthropology professor Kelli Illinois. Hines said the field school helped Valaric Hines, a senior anthropol- her to decide that archaeology is defi- Accent B1 CanneanandsixEastemstudentsspent Activities -B5 six weeks of this summer testing their ogy major from Somerset, was the nitely what she wants to do with her life.