The Colonels get underway for the new Y^ The1 ne Easterneastern season, starting next week /Bl w Prosrewww.progress.eku.edu s s F C week Richmond Ky Student publication of Eastern Kentucky Ui» . ', Vol 78/No. 20 14 paqes February 17 ?00n Director fired Ticket for sexual harassment BY DENA TACKETT a woman who works in MASTER ANO JACMTA FELOMAN Gooch's office to Associate News writers Vice President Linda Kuhnhenn. In the complaint, Explicit sexual comments the woman said on Jan.4, and Internet pornography Gooch repeatedly asked her were the basis of a harassment questions about her husband's claim filed against Fa-d Gooch, "performance," and his penis. director of accounts eventually The woman said Gooch used a lead to his termination Feb.7. paperclip and pencil to demon- The same day, he turned in strate inserting objects into a a hand-written, four-line letter penis, and asked her what the appealing his termination to couple "put inside of it." President Robert Kustra. according to the complaint "It's in the appeal process "In almost every occasion I right now. and I would rather am in Fred's office, he will not comment on it at this time." either mention breasts or gen- Gooch. an 36-year Eastern italia in some aspect before I employee, said yesterday. leave, and he has done this According to a memo from since I have been at the uni Vice President for versity." the complaint said. Administration and Finance On several occasions, Doug Whitlock, as of Feb. 8 according to the complaint, Gooch was suspended with Gooch asked her to look up an pay. He makes $W>.569 a year. The complaint was filed by See Harassment/A6 ► Black History Month Corey Wilson/Progress Coach Perry yells directions to his team Saturday during the game. Photos by Corey Wilson Officer Don Hisle places a $20 citation on a pickup truck Monday afternoon for parking in an employee space. He averages about eight tickets a day Coach finds Don Hisle braves the elements to If I write someone hero in father protect parking a ticket because BY ANDREW KERSEY has always been his biggest hero as well as his role model BY SHA PHILLIPS they're parked in Sports writer Assistant news writer through life. a fire lane they get Eastern head basketball "I couldn't have scripted a It began on Jan. 15, 1989. Don coach Scott Perry and his fam- better role model to have in Hisle started working the mad at me, but ily are not strangers to pio- my life. He has always been. evening shift for Eastern's neering their way into suc- and continues to be, an inspi- Division of Public Safety. He they should be cess. Both Perry and his ration and a mentor to me drove around campus giving tick- father Lowell are African- through the accomplishments ets, towing cars and barricading mad at Americans who were the first that he has made in life," to become leaders in impor- parking spaces. Perry said. "He has always "I'd average about 75 tickets themselves. tant positions had the greatest of character, per an eight hour shift," Hisle Perry accepted the head and he has always been will- said. coaching position at Eastern as the first black head coach ing to give and help people." He is now the security guard - Don Hisle in the university's history. Perry proceeded to quote for the Jones lot. If you've ever Lowell was the first black Winston Churchill as a way to tried to park there, chances are coach to serve in the NFL. describe how his father has you've seen Hisle. He still writes lived, and how his father representative Eastern could have," Kustra said. to trusting me and now I can't take Ixiwell played receiver in the tickets and controls parking, but league and was injured in his taught him to live; generously he only averages about eight cita- said President Robert Kustra. Hisle and Kustra often share my shoes off without him right and honestly. Kustra, who was friends with conversations about their dogs. behind me," Hisle said. rookie season. He then decid- tions a day now. ed to pursue a career in "You make a living out of "If I write someone a ticket Hisle before he became the presi- On Valentine's Day, Hisle and Taco's life has changed since what you do, but you make a dent, said people who visit his his wife took their 2-year-old joining their family according to coaching receivers, as because they're parked in a fire opposed to playing the posi- life out of what you give," said lane they get mad at me, but they office say how fortunate Eastern is Chihuahua, Taco. to get his nails Hisle. Perry quoting C hurehill. clipped Taco showed up to the "He takes spells where it's like tion. In 1957, Lowell opened should be mad at themselves," to have him working there. the door for other black Pictures of Perry with Hisle said. "He's absolutely the best mes- Hisle household on Aug. 27, 1999 you've given him a shut of energy ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale out of nowhere, scared and lonely. and runs and runs." Hisle said. coaches alter he accepted a There is more to Hisle than sage Eastern can send to con- position with Art Ronnie's and Toronto Raptor's coach writing citations. stituents about what a caring and "I think some boy or man had See Cop/A6 Pittsburgh Sleelers. "He's the best public relations compassionate place this is." mistreated him. But finally he got Perry explained his lather Se£ Coach/A6 ► liwldo SGA Cabinet Yearbook goes electronic Accent B4 Classifieds A4 BY JACINTA FELDMAN Perspective .... A2.3 Editor ousts Myers Like so many other things in this world PoliceBeat A4 Eastern's yearbook is going e. Electronic that is. Sports B1-3 BY JAMIE VINSON AND JENNIFER ROGERS News writers Instead of flipping through leather-bound pages What's On Tap B5 to recapture the years past. Eastern's classes of Student government association voted 2(XH) and beyond will surf their memories on a CD. ►Weather out long-time veteran Tom Myers as its The CD Yearbook 2000 will be sent to students TODAY adviser, and decided to appoint someone who purchase it around July 1. Hi: 46 new to the position. Ihe cost to students: $10. The cost to the uni- Low:33 ^k "We needed to make a transition to move versity: nothing. Conditions: Partly CM into a new era and we just wanted ;ui adviser "We can do it for a lot less on a CD and get a lot for a new era." said Student Government more on it." said Website Administrator Ron Yodcr. Association President Chris Pace. FRI: Rain The virtual yearbook was the brainchild of Yodcr The cabinet overwhelmingly voted in and Skip Daughtery. dean of student develop- *AT: Mostly Cloudy favor of a new adviser. •UN: partly Cloudy ment "There's 10 people on the cabinet, 8 Tom Myers was Ihe duo came up with the idea after hear ► Reminder were in favor of getting a new adviser. voted out as SGA ing some student complaints about the can That was where the whole decision adviser at a special a llation of the university's yearbook. There is no school Monday because meeting Saturday. Corey King/Progress of President's Day. See Senate/A6 See CD/A6 » t Perspective A2 Thursday. February 17. 2000 The Eastern JacintaPeMmaa,edkor CD yearbook good idea if done correctly would they pay for something tant, and should be included, this already here at Eastern, not the Eastern must keep focus on students they weren't interested in before technology can and should offer ones who could be. This year, instead of the tra- Production of The Milestone, when they were getting it for students much more than just A yearbook, whether bound or ditional leather bound Eastern's yearbook which was dis- free? that. electronic, needs to be a collec- yearbook of years past, the tributed free of charge, was The CD must offer students Another thing that must be tion of memories, something stu- university is offering a CD ver- stopped this year because of lack more than they were getting in done is to keep the focus on stu- dents can hold onto and look sion. of interest. Thousands of copies of The Milestone. To get students dents. The CD includes enroll- back on later. If this CD's main But the virtual walk down mem- the book were going un-picked up interested it will have to have ment and financial aid forms and focus is attracting new students, ory lane will to have to do a couple each year. more than just pictures and cap- doubles as a recruitment tool for the ones who are already here of things to make sure it outlasts If students want a copy of the tions of the organizations on cam- the university. Its emphasis needs and not going to be interested in its paper based predecessor. CD. they have to pay $10. Why pus. While those things are impor- to be on the students who are buying it ► Campus Comments THE ISSUE After abolishing its yearbook, The Milestone, last year. Eastern has decided to produce a CD-Rom yearbook for students. Andrew Kersey, sports writer for the Progress, asked several students on campus what they thought about the new yearbook.