Eastern Kentucky University Encompass Eastern Progress 1983-1984 Eastern Progress 4-5-1984 Eastern Progress - 05 Apr 1984 Eastern Kentucky University Follow this and additional works at: http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1983-84 Recommended Citation Eastern Kentucky University, "Eastern Progress - 05 Apr 1984" (1984). Eastern Progress 1983-1984. Paper 27. http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1983-84/27 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 1983-1984 by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. PufawClrtOO Of tlM of Man Communications Vol. 62/ No. 27 14 pages Thursday. April 5. 1984 Kentucky f, Richmond, Ky. 40475 Senate Faculty Senate passes debates revisions safety to constitution*. ♦ By Alan White amendments, those issues may have to Staff writer be reconsidered. Faculty Senate has approved four At the conclusion of Monday's plans amendments to its constitution - or meeting, three amendments wen' has it? struck down by the senate. The business portion of Monday's One amendment that failed was a senate meeting began with some proposal to open the senate meetings By Liu Frost confusion concerning the proper to the "university community" and News editor procedure for the adoption of a "general public" instead of only the .Continuing with pedestrian safety constitutional amendment. '' f ac ul t y -a I -large. legislation from last week's meeting, The issue surfaced when there was If the proposal had passed, senate Senator Scott Mandl brought two bills some discrepancy over the percentage meetings would have been open to the and a resolution before the Student of votes necessary for the passage of general public. Currently, visitors have Senate for approval Tuesday. an amendment. to be recognized and accepted at the Senators unanimously approved a It was decided Monday that a meeting with the senate's approval. bill that calls for all crosswalks on simple majority would be necessary to Several faculty members expressed campus to be marked with "clearly approve an amendment; however, their concern that existing visible paint," road-level reflectors, confusion existed as to whether the accommodations could not comfor- "yield to pedestrian" signs and ade- senators voted on an amendment to a tably handle a large crowd. quate lighting. report on the constitution or an An issue resulting in a great deal of "The problem is that drivers don't amendment to the constitution itself. discussion dealt with a proposed respect the crosswalks. The problem is Dr. Virginia Falkenberg. associate separation of administrative members that pedestrians don't use the professor of psychology, headed the from faculty members on matters crosswalks." said Mandl. "If we make committee which submitted the report concerning voting on legislation before the crosswalks highly visible... may be on constitutional revisions to the the senate. we will make people more aware of Faculty Senate. Several faculty members were them." It was decided that a simple concerned that_ administrators are Mandl's next bill was cause for con- majority would be sufficient because allowed to vote on all issues before the troversy among the senators, but they amendments, at this stage, are senate. decided to accept a bill asking for a revisions to the report and not The amendment proposed that the uniform speed limit of 15 mph on the amendments to the constitution. right to vote on issues before thv main campus, which includes Kit Car- At next Monday's meeting, the senate be taken away from son. University. Park. Madison. John issue will be addressed once again administrative members. Hanlon and VanHoose drives. when senators must decide whether Dr. Richard Freed, associate The bill states that a uniform speed they want to vote on the changes as professor of Fnglish. said the of 15 mph would increase pedestrian constitutional amendments or as administrators should have input into safety by allowing motorists and revisions to the report and whether or the proceedings but should not be pedestrians time to notice one another not a simple majority will suffice to allowed to vote. and "to allow motorists more time to pass such measures. "I don't see that they need to vote read signs and avoid road hazards." Several senators contended that a said Freed. "I think that when they Several senators were opposed to two-thirds majority of the membership vole they vote primarily as the bill because they said they believed should be required for constitutional administrators." the speed limit was too slow. revisions, their point being that the According to Freed, administrators Senator Juli Hastings attempted to outcome of some amendments could represent a different constituency i ban amend the bill to a 20 mph uniform have been effected if that vote was faculty members and. as a result. spaed limit, but it was defeated. Also used instead of a simple majority. probably don't always vote in the best defeated was Senator Brian Bosch's Debate on the voting' Tssne was interest of the faculty amendement to adopt speed limits of sparked by Dr. Paul Blanchard. a "Because their perspectives are 20 mph only on University. VanHoose professor of political science, when he different. I don't think they should IK and John Hanlon drives. voiced his concern over the possibility voting if the senate is going to The primary objection to this am- that the voting procedure was being represent the faculty." said Freed. mendment was that it didn't meet the misinterpretated. Dr. Richard Bromley, professor of purpose of a uniform speed limit. According to Blanchard, if the music, also spoke in favor of the m "Klinger of MM *S H never lost a changes were indeed amendments to measure. poker game because he changed every the constitution, they should be "I realize the tradition in the faculty card in the deck," said Senator Wyatt passed by a two-thirds majority: senate has been for a combinat ion of Moody. "We are defeating the purpose otherwise, adoption of those measures administrative and faculty voting, of creating a speed limit that is going would hinge on the passage of the said Bromley. "I would say that (K) to eliminate confusion." report. percent of the time this is a good t hint The senators objected to the 15 mph and 10 percent of the lime then an Photo by Sejn Elkm Blanchard said he thought a simple because they said they believed it was Bench warmers majority should be sufficient to pass probably issues that need a .'lear "too slow a speed to be realistic." the changes because they were revi-^ faculty voice without confront at ion 1 Margaret Murray, the 12-year-old niece of Carol Hymore. assistant dormitory director of Miller. Beckham and McCreary sions in the report and not constitu- think that's the important part." (See LANCASTER. Back Page) haHs. hek) her baby brother Christopher on her lap white sitting on a bench near the Moore Building. The Hymores are from Berea. tional amendments. According to Brorruey. present l> ih<- The senate managed to make its way only way that the faculty can voice its through seven of the nine proposals, opinions without confrontation is four were approved and three failed, through the use of petitions. but depending on the outcome of next One party files in student office election week's vote on the status of the (See SENATE. Back Panel By Lisa Frost fair." rules and regulations." said Steilberg. "We want students to vote to show News editor The candidates have already met the This includes class status, gpa and they care about the university and For the first time since 1975 there • required 2.25 grade point average, are compliance with the rules of campaign- about what is going on." she said. will be only one party running for the at least second semester sophomores ing. Write-in candidates must also "Just to turn in a blank ballot says Periscope positions of Student Association presi- and have solicited petitions with 200 have a running mate. more than not voting at all." dent and vice president. valid student signatures. Replacing the sceduled debates. Stu- Although there' is very remote .2,3 Tun Cowhig. a junior marketing ma- Candidates for the Student Associa- dent Senate put together two question possibility that no one will vote, it 14 bays are the of u>ul News 4.13.14 jor, and his running mate Charlie tion presidency are not permitted to and answer forums for Cowhig and would only take one vote to allow the Sutkamp. a junior biology and pre-med spend more than $200 on their cam- abuse by tbs haw • age Features. S Sutkamp. The first was held Wednes- pair to take office. •f 14. Incest iss OraaautsWsai, 6,7 major, are the only two candidates paign, may not campaign within 25 day night in the McGregor Hall date Voting will take place from 10 a.m. Far tbs Arts ..._ 8.9 who filed for the election to be held feet of the polling place on election day lounge and the next is scheduled at 8 DOT Lewe's Sport*. 10-12 April 17. Cowhig and Sutkamp repre- and must follow restrictions on con- to 6 p.m. April 17 in front of the infor- p.m. Tuesday in the J aggers Room in mation desk in the Powell Building. sent the Key Party. tent in campaign posters. the Powell Building. Voters still may write in candidates Steilberg said she believes there if they choose. could be a strong race for the The candidates will be giving open- ing remarks and then will take ques- According to Sandy Steilberg.