Eastern Kentucky University Encompass Eastern Progress 1981-1982 Eastern Progress 2-11-1982 Eastern Progress - 11 Feb 1982 Eastern Kentucky University Follow this and additional works at: http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1981-82 Recommended Citation Eastern Kentucky University, "Eastern Progress - 11 Feb 1982" (1982). Eastern Progress 1981-1982. Paper 20. http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1981-82/20 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 1981-1982 by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Vol. 60/No. 20 Laboratory Publication of Hi a Department of Masa Communications 12 pages Thursday, February 11, 19S2 Richmond, Ky. 40478 Plan quiets presidents By Mark Campbell them do some things they need to Staff writer do." Editor's note: The following is The higher education budget is another in the continuing series of varied between the universities. articles in the Progress this Moberly said."UK runs up over semester chronicling the works of $300 million. U of L is about $60 the Kentucky General Assembly million. Eastern is the bifrirest meeting in Frankfort this spring. regional and we're right at about $30 million and Western's around "Until the governor makes a $28 million.'' recommendation there is not a The proposal is now going to have whole lot we can do, but sit back and to work its way through the watch what happens," said Dr. J.C. legislature. But with increasing sup Powell, president of the university, port there shouldn't be any pro- last Thursday. blems. "I intend basically to sup The wait is now over. Gov. John port this compromise proposal and Y. Brown announced his proposed I think that most of the other 1982-83 higher education budget on members of the subcommittee (Ap- Friday. Feb. 5. The proposal comes propriation's and Revenue on after a period of intense lobbying by Education) do also," said Moberly. the regional university presidents. Part of the reason for the new pro The new proposal is starting to posal may be the lobbying that took gain support. "1 think it's place on the issue. Moberly said. something the regionals can live "Dr. Powell and the Board of with," said Rep. Harry Moberly of Regents have done an excellent job Richmond. "I don't think that we're of lobbying with the governor." satisfied with it completely, but it's In other legislative news relating probablv the best we could do under to higher education, four bills have Campus field trip the circumstances. It sure is a whole been proposed that could affect the lot better than the original proposal- university. Model Laboratory School teacher Nancy Daniel, right, and student to visit the Giles Gallery which is currently featuring Darryl Halbrooks -the mission model." House Bill 356. which proposes teachers Mimi Byrne, left and Beth Baltzell. take a nursery-school class paintings (Photo by Steve Walters) The new proposal guarantees the that control of the community col- university an annual budget in- lege system at the University of crease of three percent for the next Kentuck) be given to the regional two years. There is also an ap- universities, is now posted in the propriation of $400,000 to be split house education committee. Of the Students elect 13 senators among the regional universities 10 co-signers of the bill, five were By Markka Shelburne The new senators, as listed in meal plan system being imposed on According to the bill "there are based on size and this university from regional university towns. Editor their respective colleges, are: the campus. more students from Kentucky min- would receive the most. The univer- Moberly. one of the co-signers, The resolution cites a survey done ing families in need of this sity will get $121,000. Western Ken- said that be thinks that the bill Is In Spring Vacancy elections Tues- Allied Health and Nursing good but he does not think it will by the groups last year in which 67 assistance than only those who have tucky University will get $114,000. day 13 students were elected to Shellie Dominique receive enough support to pass in- percent of the student surveyed had fathers die in mine-related Murray State University will get seats in the Student Senate. Only 12 to law. He said that the communi- Education replied that they had "no interest in accidents." $91,000 and Morehead State seats were open but an exact tie in ty college system should be under Michelle Desmond being on a meal plan." University will get $7:1.00(1. the College of Health. Physical The senate will vote on the bill "It's not really that mucn more, the direction of the regional univer- Education and Recreation resulted L«w Enforcement The resolution resulted from an next week. sities because "The community col- interview with Larry Martin, direc- said Moberly, "But it seems, accor- in one extra senator. The vacancy Dona Abbott* Finally, the senators unanimously leges have a lot of the same func- tor of food services, which was ding to the administrations of the elections bring the total number of voted to send a letter to University university, it would mean a lot to Kelly Nuee»* published in last week's Progress. senators to 51, just above the pasiasss President Dr. J.C. Powell commen- them. The little extra would help (See BROWN. Page 12) number prescribed by the organisa- Douglas L. Holmes* The resolution will also be acted ding him and his staff on the work tion's constitution. Nancy A. Oeswein upon in the next week by both in- they did for the university and all terdorm organisations. A total of 403 students voted in Social and Behavioral Science. regional universities during the re- the election. The association also was cent controversies over higher John Rogers presented with a bill which would - Elections chairperson Lisa Wray Laurie A. Tague* education budgeting in Kentucky. Periscope change the scholarship fund said, "I was very pleaaed with the Health, Pays. Ed.Recreation presently set up for a descendant of Kremer complimented the presi- turnout of voters and especially Tammy Gay* a Kentucky resident miner who was dent saying that he had shown Graduate student Francois Jackson exists with the arts. He is with the campaign of the Michael R. Paul' killed in a mine-related accident in himself to be a good leader and con- currently directing and choreographing two plays on campus. See candidate*." John Mark Toby' Kentucky. cerned representative of the univer- Arts editor Beth Wilson's profile of Jackson on Page 8. "We feel like we have a good Applied Arts and Technology The proposed bill would provide sity to governmental leaders. group of gualified senators coming Michael Blaaer* for the scholarship to be given to A copy of the letter appears in the in...probably the best qualified Lee Murphy any descendant of a Kentucky letters to the editor on Page 2 of to- V group of qualified senators coming •top vote getter in college miner. day's issue. mented Student Association Presi- ••-write-in candidate The scholarship, which was dent Carl Kremer. '-tie vote or'giially instituted as a memorial Kremer added that he believed to the 26 men' who perished in the that the bad weather had deterred In the regular senate meeting Scotia mine disaster in May of 1977, some potential voters on Tuesday Tuesday night the senators approv- has never been awarded because a but said "We thought it waa a firat Men's and Women's Interdorm pro- qualified reciepant has never been class election." testing the possiblity of a mandated found. Suicide College students make u p one of suicide's highest risk groups By Mary Lnereea ding to Kerby, is likely to feel Managing editor The myths of suicide hopeless, angry at the world for not Nineteen-year-old Connie Lane sat are explored being supportive or that the near the window of her dormitory thought of dying is less painful. room, eyes unblinking, yet staring on Page 5. Methods ef suicide at nothing.. except the bottle of A person who is serious about pills in her hand. pretation of events surrounding committing suicide will do it in a She had "just'' been dropped by them. "They're irrational about serious lethal way such as using a her boyfriend. Actually, three mon- events," he said. For example, Con- gun, or hanging themselves as op- ths ago, but Connie could remember nie, as mentioned above, is dropped posed to overdosing on pills or slit- it like yesterday-the uncontrollable by her boyfriend. She will perceive ting their wrists. "Generally, the sobs, the feeling of emptiness and this aa the moat horrible thing to most serious about suicide, do it InmHntTT and the prideless begging ever happen and develop emotions, right," Tolar said. for "just one more chance." She feelings, that will result in a certain According to Kerby. college couldn't live without him, she behavior. suicides are usually the result of an thought. Tolar etreeaed the word "self- overdose on pills, mixing drugs or / She had tried to forget him, wrap- demand." In general, he said, the mixing drugs and alcohol. "Never ped herself up in school, joined suicidal person's thinking is in no rule out guns, though," she said. clubs, anything to aaaa the pain. set pattern. They can be Some persons with hypertension, / She waa a perfectioniet:"BV' overachiever* or underachieve™, diabetes, etc, who continue to go off weren't good enough; she should do who move away from tasks their diets are inviting their own better, she continually told herself possibly because of a fear of failure death or forcing intervention ("If Her parents were worried about "The person who's very goal you care, make me do it, "they .