Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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Student Government The Kentucky Intercollegiate State Legislature, or KISL, was founded in 1981 as a means for Kentucky college and universi- ty students to have an input in state governmental affairs. Each institution of higher learning in Kentucky is permitted to sub- mit several pieces of legislation to KISL. The legislation is drawn up from input by the student body, faculty members, and the community. Kim May, an M80 junior and the newly elected governor of KISL, said, HI really wish we could get more input from the students, as most of this year's legislation came from other sources. KISL is a subcommittee of the MSU Student Association, so the first priority for delegates goes to SA members with any re- maining spaces filled by interested students. The number of delegates a school receives is based upon each school's full- time enrollment. M80 is limited to fifteen delegates due to budgeting, but is only allotted eight votes - six in the House of Representatives and two in the Senate. The KISL General Assembly is a three day session which takes place in the fall and acts as a mock legislation ac- cording to MSU senior Amy Holten, a former KISL Secretary of State. The legislation which is approved in both houses is passed on to the KISL governor. If it is approved by the governor, it is submitted to the Kentucky State General Assembly in January. KISL members at- tend this session in order to lobby for their legislation. This year three bills were submitted from MSU to the Ken- tucky Intercollegiate State Legislature's General Assembly in the fall. One bill was withdrawn before the session began. Another bill dealt with increasing the number of out-of-state students attending Kentuckyis schools of medicine, den- tistry, and law. The final bill concerned the feasibility of a state school of veterinarian medicine in Kentucky. The last bill passed and will be submitted to the State General Assembly in January. There is also a spring KISL session at a chosen school. Activities during this session include amending the KISL Constitution and revising the bylaws if necessary. Delegates also work on legislation and recruit new members. BY LISA HOPKINS KISL. Kentucky Intercollegiate Student Legislature, was founded in order for Kentucky college and university students to have an input in state governmental affairs. Kim May, governor of KISL, and Amy Holten, former Secretary of State represent MSU.

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Hinton, Cynthia K. Hillsboro Business Hogge, Carol Faith Blue Creek, OH Social Work Holton, Amy Elizabeth Louisville Journalism, Government Hope, Paul A. J. England University Studies Howard, Laura J . Maysville Commercial Art Howard, Lisa A. Harrodsburg Secretarial Howard, Marc Louisville Advertising Hughes, Carlton W. Jenkins Radio-TV, Journalism lden, Benjamin Howard Radio-TV Johnston, Alicia Gail Morehead Mathematics Kamuf, Lisa Marie LaGrange Environmental Studies Kirsch, Kenna Renee ' Butler Food Services Krebs, Floyd A. Independence Industrial Education Lally, Lisa Marilyn Morehead Radio-TV Lewis, Sheila G. West Liberty Clothing, Textiles Logan, William Ernest lIl Ashland Geology Loudermelt, Melody Ann Ashland Accounting Seniors

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McCarty, James C. Jr. Mt. Sterling Accounting Mathes, Whitney Ellen Carlisle Agriculture Martin, Donna Elayne Morehead Biology IPre-Medl Marshall, Rick A. Morehead Business Education Marcum, Rebecca Ann Morehead Food Services Main, Jo Ann Hillsboro, OH F inance Lunsford, Paula Michelle Ripley, OH Elementary Education McCoy, Holly Morehead Radio-TV, Journalism Picture Not Available Hameris Big Future It isn't often that MSLI gets students from as far away as Montclair, New Jersey, Joe Hamer's hometown. When I was looking for a school I was interested in Radio-Television and MSU was listed on a computer at my high school. Joe explained. Joe is a senior with a double major in communications and pre-Iaw. After graduation, he plans to be commis- sioned as a second lieutenant either in the regular army or in the army reserves, but either way he plans to continue his education. Law school is in his distant future, but first he intends to earn a master's degree in communications law. In the ROTC I found I could be an officer and an at- torney. I wouldn't mind going into the army as a military lawyer, he said. Joe is a former president of the Black Coalition, which is made up mainly of the black student organizations on campus. HThe students made my term as president very successful. I give a lot of credit to these organizations. The Coalition isn't just one individual, it's a group of peo- ple that make it work, he said. Being an RA in Cartmell Hall, one of the newly co-ed dorms on campus, is a job that Joe enjoys. iIThis brings MSU up to standards of the real world, he said. There are problems, but most of the students have been very mature, he explained. Joe said that his four years at MSU were enjoyable and rewarding. ul really like the university and I hope in the future MSLI will continue to grow and be prosperous, he said. BY LISA'HOPKINS Seniors SENIOR Joe Hamer has a double major in communications and prevlaw, Hamer is from Montclair, New Jersey.