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No. 19 Official Student Public.lion Februe.y 8. 1979 of Earam Kentucky Unmreity Senate discusses game problems By ELIZABETH PALMER BALL hack of the building for disorderly Managing Editor conduct, and one door was broken It was a "high potential injury Overcrowding and Securitv problems situation, said Walker at Monday night's Western game was When ask by one senator if he thought the main topic of discussion at Tuesday the job was done as well as could have nights Student Senate meeting. been Walker replied that based on "the Senator Dave Hacker told of his ex- situation and the intense emotion in- perience of rejected at the door along volved it was handled as well as could with a number of other people. have been expected." Hacker complained that no ex- Reserved seats only, were let in after planation had been given "just shoves the overcrowding situation was and orders." by the ticket sellers and realized security officers that were on duty. He Walker also observed that the Fire quoted on as saying "Don't ask Marshal could have closed down the questions just do as I tell you." game at anytime due to the over Hacker also added in reference to the crowding. over crowded colusium, that "if the fire Walker added, "Our division does marshall had found out someone would handle any complaints against officers have been in trouble " Other business that was discussed at Wynn Walker, assistant director of the meeting included: Public Safety was present at the The cabinet of the Student Senate will meeting and explained the Monday go door-to-door through Brockton night situation beginning Monday night. "It was the first game that we've had Bus service to the Morehead game that kind of crowd at." said Walker. provided by the Senate in conjunction "Until actual game lime we didn't know- with the Office of Student Activities cost how many over capacity there were." $6.00 for the ride to and from Morehead According io flacker five extra and the game ticket security officers were assigned to the Student Senate President. Steve game Foster encouraged support of the team There was one arrest made at the for the February 24 game Vacant senate seats filled Scientific proof of the six-more-weeks-of-winter-when-the-groundhog sees-his- Allied Health and Nursing shadow theory came yesterday morning with a fresh five inch layer of snow, By ELIZABETH PALMER-BALL Gwpn Hullock - 18 Six more weeks of wonderland making the trek between classes even more hazardous than before Managing Editor Denise Garland 21 Alane Berberick - 9 In Tuesday's Student Senate elections Roy Newtonvance - 9 to fill vacated senate seats, all of the Arts and Sciences vacancies were filled with the votes for Billy Mitchell - 41 Drug offenders convicted in Madison two of the seats. One was in Allied Clayburn Trowell - 112 Health and Nursing and ihe other in Education Applied Arts and Technology. Kelly Niles - 29 Due to a breakdown in the computer Law Enforcement the ballots had to be counted by hand so Ron Bates - 19 County receiving harsher sentences Business Ihe results weren't known until late regulation and groups them into five vesterday. Bill Bach H\ ItOlt I IIII I \l( evident In terms of the higher penalty in offense. Applied Arts and Technology classes called "schedules." SlafT Writer the local courts for marijuana According to Tim Adkinson. chair- James Steed - 42 possession. According to the Controlled Sub- The lowest numbered schedules in- stances Act (Chapter 218A of the volve the hifhest maximum penalties, person of the senate elections com- Bruce Casella - 38 Smith stated that while possession of a mittee, there was a "fairly good turn-, tarry Bernard - 6 County Attorney Thoma:» J Smith III. small amount of marijuana previously Kentucky Revised Statutes), which is since they include the more dangerous commenting on the drup; problem in the basic Kentucky law for all drug drugs out" of voters Roy Martin - 3 incurred a fine of $25 plus court costs, The winners are as follows: Patti Thompson - 3 • Richmond and Madison County, the present penalty was generally a $100 offenses, the penalty for a first offender The Act also sets out twelve basic reported that every murder, except for fine plus court costs, with jail time for possession of a Schedule II narcotic - offenses involving drugs with the three one. that has occurred in the county the possible for possession of large amounts is 1-5 years in prison or a $3000-$5000 most important being trafficking, past IB months, has beon related to of the illegal weed. fine, or both. transferring and possession. drugs and the "drug culture " Smith added that while the drug Smith also verified that law en- Trafficking in Schedule II narcotics, According to Smith, quantity is often problem in the area was serious, that it forcement officials were definitely on the other hand, carries a 5-10 year enough to prove the charge of traf- was probably no more serious than any operating under a "Get Tough" policy toward drug offenders and in view of the sentence or a fine of $8000-$10,000 or ficking, since he said that it would be other community, being that drug usage both, for a first offender. drug problem, that this trend would naive to assume that a person caught was so widespread. with a large amount of a drug could To illustrate the seriousness of the probably continue The Controlled Substance Act takes possibly intend it for his own personal problem. Smith cited the fact that over One recent case is an apparent example of this harsher attitude. all najsotics and other drugs chosen for use . the past few months, no less than 50. University student Scott Smiley, was people have stopped him on the streets sentenced to three years in the to express concern about drug abuse. I .ii .i aiii'.r Penitentiary Jan. 18. after Apparently, this concern may be. in pleading guilty to an amended charge of page • part, responsible for the harshness of possession of a Schedule II narcotic editorials local juries toward drug offenders. Taiwan students express their news, features panes :i-9 According to Smith, in the past, juries (cocainei sports pages llt-i:t Smiley was arrested Nov. SO, and the views on the recognition of Red have generally been very-' tough with organizations pages 11-15 original indictment returned against China by the U.S. in articles by drug offenders, often riving them Progress Editor Mark Turner oh arts pages in r; maximum time in jail, in terms of him by the Madison County Grand Jury page 4. p.s. laser! pages 16-17 punishment. charged him with unlawfully trafficking He further indicated that recent in a Schedule II narcotic (cocaine). concern for drug abuse was also Reportedly, this was Smiley's first Brockton unrepresented Commission fails without support control their heat, in addition to having For the possible third or fourth time, a mittee will soon be going around to talk By ROBIN PATEK with Brockton residents to try to come Organizations Editor doors with gaps underneath them Brockton Commission was attempted through which cold air seeps and failed, according to Brockton up with an alternative to the Brockton commission^ Married life can be rough. Especially Brockton residents do have many resident Cliff Roberts, a senior here. if the young couple is going to school at complaints, however, many agree that "for the money, it's a good deal."1 Officially, Brockton Commission "Also, one of our projects this the same time. which began this past fall semester semester in|the Senate is dealing with Couples must cope with marital Housing rents efficiency units for only through Student Senate as an ad hoc developing a play area for the children problems, as well as having to face $95 per month, one-bedroom units for committee, disbanded three weeks ago. in Brockton." said Foster minor housing problems they may come $100 monthly, two-bedroom units for The purpose of the Commission, which across. Brockton residents are no ex- $110 per month, and EKl'-owned was led under Roberts, was <o give Roberts feels that "lack of interest" is ception, especially when it comes to j trailers for $105 plus electricity. Ef- residents representation and enable the reason the Commission folded. "I having complaints about their living ficiency and one-bedroom units are for them to voice their complaints through think it's diie mainly to the transit situation on campus. couples with no children or just one representatives. The representatives situation that exists." said Roberts. "I think the walls are too thin," child. Two-bedroom units are for were then to take the complaints and "People kno)* it's temporary. complained one Brockton resident. couples having two or more children. suggestions to the Senate for discussion. "Every morning my wife and I wake up "It got io the point," continued Five economy units for $85 per month Roberts, "llat people were calling me to our neighbor's alarm," h« added.