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For more information, please contact [email protected]. m Staying on the slopes ► Sports ► WEATHER TODAY Accent Hi: 49 Low: 37 Despite some recent WSfviE Conditions: Rain deaths, skiing continues Men's and women's bas- mt 43, clouoy * :**:)'*}' to be a popular winter ketball teams play week- : 42, partly ctouoV •■'** . attraction/I end games in AC/M •0N:36.doudr^ •%••%*••• ^ EasteriilVogress -1 nlucky u> ► Alcohol on campus Group wants HELP WANTED The presidential search committee has selected four tlnaiiti to fill the tougher position that will open in July, moving one step closer to finding an answer to penalties the university's Mgrgnrt want ad — Eastern's next preildent. SEEKING SEEKING SEEKING SEEKING Substance abuse committee EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT looking at fines, classes Philip W. Conn Wimam FuNcerson Robert Kustra BY JACMTA FELOMAH, CHARLES LEWS AND TM Mourmi Ben Smiddy spent one December night doing what a lot of college students do. He spent the night drink- ing. But Smiddy also did something a lot of students never do. He spent the night in jail. Smiddy had been drinking at a friend's apartment Position: President Position: B Position: Dec. 12. He came back to his dorm room in Keene Hall, ■ ■ and around 11:45 p.m. he heard some commotion out- of Dickinson State Henderson State Lieutenant governor of side his room. University, 1985 - pre- University, 1988 - pre- Colorado, 1994 - present Illinois, 1990 - present A girl, Courtney Poer, was passed out in the hall and sent sent ■ Jobs held: Taught at B Experience: some residents were trying to get her downstairs to ■ Experience: Taught B Experience: Taught Chairman of the Illinois check her out. Smiddy said. Board of Education, He volunteered to help take Poer back to her room at University of at the University of University Fresno, senior in Combs Hall, but when they got to the lobby of her Missouri, vice presi- Arkansas at Montteeilo vice president of member of the Illinois dorm, they weren't allowed to take her up to her room. American Association of House of Smiddy, an 18-year-old freshman, was arrested and dent of Morehead and University of Central Arkansas. Was Representatives, mem- charged with alcohol intoxication and disorderly con- University. Worked at Universities, vice presi- ber of Illinois State duct. director of governmen- the Kentucky dent of PhMps Senate Besides spending the night in jail, he also had to pay Legislative Research tal relations at a $100 fine. University, president of B Education: And it was the fine that Smiddy said is going to curb Commission. University of Central Graduated from his drinking "a whole lot" ■ Education: Arkansas from 1982- pressoent or Benedictine College. That's what I got from the police, but the campus 86. hasn't punished me yet," Smiddy said. Graduated from Berea Metfopoatan state Also studied at Right now, the university is trying to decide how to College. Also studied ■ Education: Graduated College, acting presi- Southern Illinois at the University of from Southern State dent of Western State University. Earned a See Alcohol/Page AS Tennessee, and for a University. Studied doctorate In political year and a half In political science at science for the ►Mandatory meal plan Europe. Earned doctor- University of North from WMero Jewell University of Illinois. ate In public adminis- Texas. Earned a doctor- B "I've bean in public tration from University ate In political science Temple University and lire, In an elected pool- Proposal of Southern California. from Southern Illinois earned a doctorate In tkm, for the past 20 B "When you see a University. conaiiuistations from years and... much university like that B "I think one thrust rmcrsgan state as I enjoyed what I put on hold (Eastern) you wish to for me, one effort I University. In the public service, promote K ... much of would try to make Is B Fuskerson's goal for think it was time to Funderburk appoints committee move on." what I would want to that Eastern Kentucky Eastern would be "to ensure that students to review food service problems do Is to continue what University's story is told." and faculty are working BY CHARLES LEW la already happening." together to bring the News writer The mandatory meal plan proposal drafted by food ser- vice director Greg Hopkins and announced last week, has been has been placed on hold pending further discussion Finalists offer range of backgrounds, qualifications and consideration. and narrowed the field down. In January, Doug Whitlock, executive BY JACWTA FELMIAN the search committee invited eight semi- << This was the best assistant to tile president, was News editor tnainti to off-campus interviews, and from committee proce- selected to head an 11-member there the final four were chosen. task force that will study Eastern's The search committee has nar- Readers react rowed the number of Eastern's Joseph Schwendeman, a member of the dure I have ever ■ food service and make any rec- presidential hopefuls down to search committee representing retired to mandatory ommendations by May 1. he said. four finalists. Eastern community, said choosing the been Involved with. meal plan propos- The task force is made up of finalists was a difficult job. Richard Freed, faculty and student members, to Philip Conn, Charles al. Faga A* Dunn. William Fulkerson and Robert There were a lot of good people that search committee ensure a wide representation. applied." Schwendeman said. In addition to looking at the Kustra are the four remaining candidates in ■ Student worker the running to become Eastern's next pres- Philip Conn is president of Dickerson proposed board plan, the task ident State University in North Dakota. College. His wile. Donna, is from Madison force will be looking at the entire "This was the best committee procedure He said he applied for the position at County- Her parents still live here. He lived almost fired for food service program at Eastern, I have ever been involved with... We came Eastern because he respected its 'strong in Kentucky for about 18 years, in Berea, commenting he said. up with four people who we think were out- mission.'' and what H is doing for higher Frankfort, Louisville and Morehead. about food ear- In a letter to the vice president standing candidates," said Richard Freed, a education in this area. "ft would feel very much like I was work- vice on TV news. of student affairs. Jim Harmon, search committee member representing "It (Eastern) has made higher education ing in my home area," he said. president of Residence Hall the Board of Regents. possible for a broad range of people in that Conn said he feels like having children Association (RHA), said that he The final four candidates were chosen area," he said. that are college-age helps him relate to was concerned by the lack of stu- from a pool of 83 applicants. The search Conn has Kentucky and Madison dent participation in discussing and drafting the board committee reviewed all the applications County ties He graduated from Berea SMI plan proposal. "Eastern's food service has come under scrutiny by students recently concerning the price and quality of the food, and the service at the counters. Food services also incurred a loss of over $160,000 in the last year. laf See Food/Page A4 ► Inside Council reviews discrepancies in state's remedial classes Accent B1 Activities B5 BY ALYSSA BRAMLAQE Northern Kentucky has to pop a 20. the council. "Many policy decisions Establishing policy should come by the next policy meeting in Arts B3 Managing editor Eastern had 566 students that are made need to be addressed ACT enrolled in remedial English class- at the next policy meeting." November where a study of mini- Classifieds A4 If you scored 18 on the es for fall 1997 and 1,321 students in CPE is carrying out a directive mum admissions requirements will Perspective A2. 3 breakdown math portion of your ACT. you remedial math classes, said Jack from the 1997 Kentucky General also be presented. Protilee B4 The scores state universities just avoided Math 095 at Eastern. Culross, dean for undergraduate Assembly which told the council to "It is one thing to propose a stan- Sports B6-8 But that score could land you in dard and another thing to actually What's On Tap B2 require to bypass remedial edu- studies. "review the policies of higher edu- implement how the scores and tests cation classes a remedial math course at Western. The CPE presented statistics on cation institutions for identification That disparity has sparked a and placement of students in reme- will be used." Sugarman said. "It School Math English study of the definition of college- remedial education at state univer- may take awhile to come up with sities and colleges at its Jan. 12 dial and developmental courses and statistics on the policy." level work by the Council on make a recommendation for_ estab- I I J Postsecondary Education. The pre- meeting. Kentucky had 44 percent The council is also looking at.