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Mucounn w;|| q|·|·i5}'5 gqncgpfign of   After 15 years of passing around a l ers to be part of the interactive
b¢<¤¤~¤r¤¤li*v· wl;¤*I*h¤ m:§¤¤:» good idea, it now looks like the UK j exhibits. Donations can be sent to
l°Le;i;§§c;?`:eI$ basketball museum is going to j University of Kentucky Basketball
will look like. become a reality. Former Wildcat j Museum, P.O. Box 89, Lexington, KY
p player jim LeMaster announced that j 40501.
a $3 million fund-raising drive is T   n ·· WK ·am~r4·j)··* l
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County government has released   Here’s your checklist for establishing
10,000 square feet of the Lexington j your expectations for the UKWildcats
Center rent-free for 10 years for the l in this year’s NCAA Tournament. On
project. Plans call for a variety of j February 1, coach Rick Pitino ticked l
exhibits, including virtual reality tech-   off this list of “must have” conditions
nology that will allow you to partici- j for the 1993-94 Wildcats to reach
nate in The Bi Game or o   their otential:
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one-on-one in a computer game with   • Andre Riddick must step forward l
vour favorite UK la er. l and become a bi resence in the
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A consultant has estimated that p center; it’s do it now or sit next year j
130,000 people would visit the muse- and watch Mark Pope, the transfer .
um during its first year of operation. , from the University of Washington l
It is hoped that year will be 1995. Ear- who has to sit out this year; l
lier donations plus interest are start- • Tony Delk and Rodrick Rhodes  
ing the project out with about must use their versatile skills every
$540,000 in seed money. Big Blue bar- game, slash to the basket, score,
rcls sit out around Rupp Arena each rebound and rack up a few assists;  
game for fans to contribute to the l • Travis Ford to be Travis Ford, J
project. Fans can also help select the making other players better with his
ll{l`llllll`ls\` .\lmmu1s Spiing 1994

 . great ball handling skills and high ‘ , 299   Defensive coordinator Mike
  assist totals, clutch free throw shoot-   Tennls challenge   Archer, hired in 1993, had the oppor-
V ing and scoring ability; 1 *7999 99 9 9 T99 iiii 99T   iiii C9 9 `9997999T 9999 9 1 tunity to work for the Cincinnati Ben-
• jared Prickett to be jared Prick—   The Paul Miller Mazda Tennis Chal- 9 gals in the National Football League
ett, especially the improved version   lenge at the University of Kentucky was   in 1994, but luckily for UK he said
that began to emerge in early Febru- I much more than an exciting exhibition "no." Archer installed a simplified,
. ary with the advent pflghp intxvidual   pi tlgnnis by genowned playershjohg ily-to-the-ball defense that twice held
instruction sessions e or t e post i c nroe an ]im Courier. T oug opponents scoreless this season. Abig
players.   the final tally is not in, the challenge is factor in Archer’s decision was com-
• Team free-throw shooting must   expected to add about $100,000 to the mitment to family — his own that was
improve above its'64 percent rate in   fund raising efforts for the Boone Ten- unanimous in wanting to stay in Lex-
i early February (but not by much to   nis Complex and Outdoor Stadium pro- ington and the UK football family.
j melet the 68 percent average nation- l ject. According to Mickie King Offensive coordinator Daryl Dick-
I wi e, the lowest since the mid-1950s). Hogue, contributions reached j ey, also new to that position in 1993,
I $500,000 before the exhibition.   showed some exciting new wrinkles to
  Another benefit of the Challenge   an offense that continued to show
PEG!.] BOW. PGI -0** was the hei htened awareness of tennis , ro ress and better utilization of the
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j In addition to the television expo- proposed UK tennis stadium will enable  
sure, the additional weeks of print j the university to host the high school   —--——4-   -—»--  
E coverage, and the money that comes l state championships, regional junior j NCAA Ti¢I(¢'I'$, EI!.
j vlgithlpargcipgéiipg in the 1993 Peach   champ;ionships ani the Bjup Grass ----   I     d
ow , t e i cats are reaping   State HlTl€S.COI1tl'1 utions wiici can Tic ets to tie irst- an secon -roun
rewards on the recruiting front. j still be made to the UK Athletics Asso- NCAA Tournament games to be played
j Twenty-two players committed to the i ciation, Memorial Colisemn, Lexington in Lexington’s Rupp Arena March 17
j Cats before the Feb. 2 signing date j KY 40506) will have a lasting impact on and 19 are on sale by mail at the UK
and another signed Feb. 3. 1 tennis in the commonwealth. Athletics Ticket Office. Tickets are $60,
l UK recruiting coordinator Tommy j which includes one ticket for each of
Limbaugh said, "I personally think =  ———- A ~-)~ -  -ee-fn the three sessions. Please add $2 for
this class will take us to a new level.” $'I'¢|yi||g TQg¢'“|¢|‘ postage and handling per order and
j Despite attending campus on the ·--4  --»— -——-—--   - -4------ -   make checks payable to the UK Athlet-
most wintry weekend of the season, 1 It looks like there won`t be any   ics Association. Mail checks to UK Bas-
the Cats attracted nine players from i changes this year in the football   ketball Ticket Office, Room 111,
j Florida, a state known for the quality   coaching combination that led the   Memorial Coliseum, Lexington KY
I and quantity of its football players.   Wildcats to a winning season, fourth l 40506...Rodney Dent continues to
UK had earlier signed two players   place in the powerful, top-rated j recover frogi his season—ending kpee
from the junior college ranks, Eric Southeastern Conference and to a injury. Un er current NCAA ru es,
Gray and George Harris, both of   post—season bowl for the first time in   Dent, a senior, is not eligible for a med-
whom are from the City College of l 17 years. * ical redshiit, however, UK officials plan
San Francisco. Head coach Bill Curry received a to appeal to the NCAA to reevaluate
Gray finished the season as the   contract extension which takes him Dent’s situation when the season is
i top-ratedjuco quarterback in the l through the 1998 season. In ann- over. You can send your best wishes to
nation after leading his team to a 20-2   ouncing the extension, athletics Dent in care of the UK Athletics Asso-
‘ record over the past two years. This ‘ director C.M. Newton said, "I am I ciation, Memoiial Coliseum, Lexington
year he completed 83-of-173 passes   totally convinced that (Curry) is the KY 40506...Lady Kat guard Stacey
for 19 touchdowns and 10 intercep- right man to be our football coach."   Reed was named SEC Player of the
_ tions and rushed for 787 yards and 12   Newton cited Curry’s commitment to   Week januaiy 24. In three games that
‘ touchdowns. I the total welfare of the student-ath- l week, Reed scored 69 points. Ina game
Harris is a defensive back who was   lete, to discipline and conduct on and   with Mississippi State, she had a career
Z twice named to the all—conference   off the field and to academics (seven l high with 29 points and 11 rebounds...
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up 14 interceptions, 58 unassisted   the most academic all-SEC football j coach since 1985, is now UK’s compli-
tackles, six fumble recoveries and players) as well as steady progress   ance coordinator. He replaces Sandy
” three sacks. Both he and Gray are toward a championship team as fac- j Bell who was promoted to compliance
, already attending classes at UK. tors in his decision. director.
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i he question is: How does UK sion as inclusive of all qualified aspi- of the need for graduates with under-
I stack up with the best engineer- rants as possible. And, while it was standing of technical issues to evaluate
ing programs nationally? once accepted that engineering grad- emerging investment opportunities in
I Kentucky Gov. Brereton uates were schooled primarily in the a bewildering array of technologies
jones was interviewed last October mathematics and sciences, more is and small high-tech companies.
I during halftime at a football game. now expected. Graduates must under- It also is an indication that corpora-
During the interview, he said, “we’ve stand the broader societal implica— tions, including the financial commu-
got to develop a world-class engineer- tions of their profession, including the nity, value the analytical skills of
ing school here at UK. " Later, a ethical, economic and environmental engineering graduates for many non-
gubernatorial task force recommend- consequences of their professional technical positions. There is a growing
y ed tojones that he proceed with plans decisions. Increasingly, more atten— movement to create synergistic pro-
  to make this goal a reality. tion is being paid to these topics, both grams between engineering colleges
There are three attributes to a individually, and as part of technical and business schools because of this
“world-class" college of engineering. course work. demand.
First, it pays continuous attention to The challenge to the engineering Second, a "world-class" college of
curricular and instructional innovation education profession is to incorporate engineering provides long-term
in order for its graduates to have the adequate coverage of these essential impact on state, regional, and nation-
needed skills and educational back- items in a curriculum that is already al economies through its graduates,
ground to succeed in the widest possi— over-burdened with technical topics and job creation associated with entrepre-
ble variety of occupations and career maintain a curriculum that fits within neurial activities and technology trans-
I opportunities. james L. Duderstadt, approximately four academic years. fer. Several studies highlight the
y president of the University of Michigan These new demands on engineer- impact that two of the nation’s pre-
  and himselfa noted engineer, has stat- ing education are occurring at a time mier engineering colleges have had
ed "in programs that work, faculty when there is upheaval in the engi- on the economic vitality of their
I members pay continuous attention to neering job market. Many large cor- states, Massachusetts and Minnesota.
I what we teach, how we teach, and who porations are downsizing. Growth is in Studies show that 636 companies in
we teach.” While it was once acceptable small companies and in areas where Massachusetts were founded by MIT
for only half of the entering students in engineering graduates have not tradi— graduates — in 1988 these companies
I engineering to eventually graduate in tionally been in demand. had worldwide sales of 3539.7 billion
engineering, we as a society no longer According to a recent issue of US. and employed 192,000 people. A
tolerate the waste of economic and News and World Report, more than 40 report of the University of Minneso-
‘ human resources when technical chal- percent of the on-campus interviews ta’s economic impact on that state
lenges abound. for MIT graduates last year were con- shows that 271 Minnesota companies,
While it was once accepted that ducted by brokerage firms, pension and more than 400 worldwide, were
I engineering was a profession of white and insurance companies, and banks. started by graduates of the Institute of
g males, today we must make the profes- This demand for engineers is because Technology, which includes the col-
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