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After 68 halves of basketball (2.720 ntintttes of athletic poetry). [K has
qualified for its llth Final liour. ’l‘his feat has been accomplished not by
talent alone; the cooperation this teatu showed has had lunch to do with
tlte 33 triumphs that roared its here.

Here we are. Now. where to go: “hat to do?

To the paranoid Wildcat fan —— whic describes an enormous percentage
ofthis btmch — there will be much wear and tear on the living room carpets
and hardwood floors near the television sets as the enticiitg (however scary)
tneeting with Massachusetts approaches.
The game will be even. well—played and likely close, which reaps
havoc on fans' nerves. Post—dinner strolls will become fidgcty half—time
race—walks; the arms of favorite recliners will take a beating; throw pil—
lows will. for once. have a name that fits; and normal game snacks will go
untouched. for loss of appetite often accotnpanies nervousness.
After this excruciating week of itnpatient waiting. this
waiting shall end. at least for a day or two. “hen the
(Eats (finally) lace tip and sprint on the .\leadowlands
court. attempting to bring a sixth \(JAA title to the
Bluegrass, there will be an overall change in air tempera—
ture aitd hutnidity.
lt should be in forecasts across the state.
\Vhen L'K meets the Minutemen, life will be cease to be
tense. at least for a bit. Should the \Viltlcats pull the plug
on John (Ialipari's talented. altnost—cocky team in the
“alum NH} Championship game. erana‘tional semifinal, Ken-
Spurn tucktans will lurch at relatives. feeling emotions not vis-
, tted since limmv (.arter reigned.
(,n/IJm/I/x't , . ' ' . -
V lhcse teams — waist and torso above the others
all year _. are so evenly matched, so finely tuned.
that this has the potential of a “greatest game" label. The two almost
ittirror one another. save L'K‘s superior bench. The coaches are
identical; even the players melt together in some ways.
;\gain. the fan will ponder the thought: Here Ice nrt'. N01,". Ii‘l’t’l‘t’ to
go? ll VIN/f In (In?
(iood thing L'K's white~hot unit doesn‘t have such terrible
thoughts. l-‘or all it must consider is stopping Marcus (Iamby.
(Iarmelo 'l‘ravieso. etc. ’l‘hat‘s not so bad. when you consider
most of a \Vildcat's time is eaten tip with game filtn and ”r
preparation. besides school work.
This wonderfully talented (both as basketball
players (II/(I people) group is focused; rottndball is
it. at least until the season ends. “hen it does,
with or without a title. the (Iats will either go
to the .\‘B;\ or return to school. setting sights
on something else.
If L‘K loses. fans will continue the constant
state of \Vhitney Ilottston moviedom (H 'm'l—
[Hg m liven/c). ’l‘he \\'ildcats will be crtished. no
doubt. btit ,move on. (lat fans will continue to
hold a collective breath. (Maybe that’s why they
bleed blue.)
It took so much dedication. so many sacrifices, so
I tnuch ltick to arrive at this juncture. that often accom—
plishtnents are overlooked. Ther‘ were two tnain high
points this season; neither have anything to do with 86'
point halves or ZT—game winning streaks or passing North
(Larolina. They were .\1assachusetts and Mississippi State.
for after L‘Mass l. L‘K became a true brotherhood; after
MSL', the (iats knew again what a setback was.
This has been one of those years reserved for words like
"prolific" and “astoundin r." Nevertheless. L'ls' fans, on aver-
age. will consider words like “failure" or “default" unless the
(Eats win it all.
This team has not gone the way of critics. lt [MIN gelled. It has
bonded, (Iontroversy around the program has been trivial
(denim uniforms. the Spam Ill/uti'nled articleuleff Sheppard‘s
f sledding accident). For this, the (Iats should be com--
mended. g
Dodging a defeat to the Minutemen will take sotne
l doing. just as their escaping L'K unscathed will. 'l‘hese
()O—second guys froin Yankee. country have little in com-
nton with the beloved (Eats off the court. For one, they allow their students to scalp
Final Four tickets (and four at that). which is totally in line with every principal
you‘ll learn in Finance classes.
That aside. this is one of the rare instances that each team will have their hands ;
full with the other. 4
(Ian L'K contain/hold (lamby to 20 points and 10 boards? ;
Can .\lassachusetts deal with L'K's full—court pressure? .4:

(Ian the \Vildcats' afford to double-team (lamby with L'Mass sporting such strong
guards?
(Ian the Minutemen afford to play basically six players wtthottt getting fatigued

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Lost to Dartmouth 47-28
Beat Holy Cross 60-52 and
Baylor 58-42

Beat Illinois 76-47 and
Oklahoma A & M 46-36
Beat Illinois 76- 74 and
Kansas St. 68-58

Beat Temple 61-60 and
Seattle 84-72

Beat Duke 83-79;

Lost to Texas Western 72-65
Beat Syracuse 95-79;

Lost to UCLA 92-85

Beat Arkansas 64-59 and
Duke 94-88

Lost to Georgetown 53-40
Lost to Michigan 81 -78(OT)

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MARI III IBM" jefl Sheppard (left) and Mark Pope prepared to leave for the Final Four yesterday.

Fans gather to 888 Wildcats 0"

By Karen liartlage
Contributing Writer

Despite yesterday’s chilly,
damp weather, a few devoted fans
waited to wish the Wildcats
farewell as they left for their
promised land —— the Meadow-
lands.

The Lowery family, of Bour-
bon County, was among the fans
who waited outside Wildcat
Lodge for the team to get on its
bus to Bluegrass ' art.

A woman identi 'ng herself as
“Mom” Lowery, said that she took
her children out of school early to
come see the team.

“We are Wildcat fans,” she
said. “The weather won’t keep us
away, this is too important.”

Lorraine Combs of
Nicholasville said she was disap-
pointed that more people did not
come to see the team off. She said
the low student turnout was espe—
cially disappointing.

John Hynes, an advertising
senior, was late for class when he
stopped to sneak a peek at the
team.

Hynes said classes and a high
level of familiarity between stu-
dents and the team may have

affected student turnout.

“I used to live across the street
from Wildcat Lodge, I am used to
seeing the players,” Hynes said.
“When I see (Walter McCarty), I
think, ‘Oh, it’s Walter, I see him
everyday.”

Hynes said he was excited, but
seeing the team off was not a pri-
ority.

Steve Emerson, of Bourbon
County, said he came to campus to
catch a “glimpse of history."

Nell Swanson of Lexington was
also su rised by the lack of fans,
but saidpthat she thought a lot of
people might have gone to the air—
port, instead of coming to campus.

Jorn Otte, an English and jour-
nalism senior, said that he was
proud of the team and could not
wait to see them in action, even if
he would be watching them on
television.

The waiting came to an end
around 2 p.m., when the Wildcats
emerged from the Lodge wearing
their UK blue and white.

On their way to the bus, the
players greeted their fans with
smiles.

Mark Pope even stopped to hug
“Mom” Lowery on his way to the

bus.

Ryan Lemond, a WLEX-TV
sports reporter, was on hand to do
broadcast coverage. He took the
time to remind each player that he
was the player the news crew was

 

 

 

waiting to see getting on the team

bus.

In response to Lemond, Tony
Delk turned to the crowd with a

wide smile as he boarded the bus.

“We’ll be back on Tuesday,” he

said.

The Lowery family said they
came to see their favorite players
and they plan to return to Lexing-
ton when the team makes its victo—

rious return.

 

Ticket changes

The UK ticket office again has
changed the procedures for
redeeming Final Four ticket
vouchers.

V‘iickets may now be picked
up at Gate B at Giants
Stadium adjacent to the
Meadowlands, from 3:30 pm. to
5:30 pm. Starting at 5:45 pm.
,student tickets may be picked
up at the Meadowlands, Gate C.

 

 

 

 

FINAL FOUR CAST 0F CHARACTERS

 

VLocation: Lexington, Ky.
VEnroilment: 24,000

YFinal Fours: 11th

VCoach: Rick Pitino

VSeed: No. 1, Midwest
VRoad to the Final Four: San
Jose State (110-22) and ngnia
Tech (84-64) in Dallas and Utah,
(101-70) and Wake Forest (83-
63) in Minneapolis.
VConierence: Southeastern
VBid: At-Iarge

VKey to victory: Stop Marcus
Camby. Pitino knows UMass has
other weapons, but if Camby
gets off and has another 32-point
night, the Cats don't have a shot.

 

 

 

"K V8. MISSICIIIISBHS
Tomorrow, about 8:10pm.
The Meadowlands,
East Rutherford, N].

Kentucky (32-2) ~
Probable Starters: Pts: lit:
G Tony Delk 17.5 61
G Anthony Eons 6.9 6-2
0 Walter McCarty 11.6 6-10
F Derek Anderson 94 6-5
F Antoine Walker 15.4 6-8
Reserves: Mark Pope, 7.7pr; Ron Mercer.
7.6;Jel1 Sheppard, 56; Wayne Turner, 4.5;
Allen Edwards. 3.5; Nazi Mohammad, 23;
Oliver Simmons, 1.8; Cameron Mills, 0.9;
Jason Lathrem, 0.5.

Massachusetts (35-1)
Probable Starters: Pts: lit:
G Camelo Travieso 12.6 6-2
G Edgar Padilla 9.0 6-2 '

c Marcus Canby 20.3 8-11
F Donia Brim 14.5 6-6
F Dana Dingle 10.2 67

Reserves: T one Weeks, 6.0 ppg; Inus
Norvilie, 2.4; harlton Clarita. 1.3; Ted Cottrell,
0.9: Rigoberio Nunez, 0.5; Giddel Padilla. 0.6;
Ross Burns, 0.4; Andy Maclay, 0.1.

TV: CBS live,
WKYT (Channel 27).

 

 

 

 

VLocation: Amherst, Mass.
VEnrollment: 22,728
VFinal Fours: ist

VCoach: John Calipari
VSeed: No. 1, East

Vitoad to the Final Four:
Central Florida (92-70) and
Stanford (79-74) in Providence,
R.|., and Arkansas, (7963) and
Georgetown (86-62) in Atlanta.
VConterence: Atlantic 10
VBid: Automatic

VKey to victory: Handle UK’s
potent pressure defense. In
doing so, Camby must handle
the ball, which could give the
Minutemen trouble.

 

 

 

VLocation: Starkville, Miss.
VEnroIIment: 13,577
VFinal Fours: lst

VCoactI: Richard Williams
VSeed: No. 5, Southeast
Vitoad to the Final Four:
Virginia Commonwealth (58-51)
and Princeton (6341) in
Indianapolis and UConn, (60-
55) and Cincinnati (73-63) in
Lexington.

VContel'ence: Southeastern
VBid: Automatic

VKey to victory: Coming from
Starkviile to the Big Apple can’t
be easy, but if the Bulldogs stay

 

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M8" vs. Syracuse
Tomorrow, 5:40 p.771.
The Meadowlands,
East Rutherford, N].

Mississippi State (26-7)
Probable Starters: Pia: lit:
G Darryl Wilson 10.0 4.4
G Marcus Buliard 12.2 32
C Erick Dampier 14.6 6-11
F Dontae Jones 146 2.9
F Russell Walters 5.1 8.3
Reserves: Bart Hyche, 3.6 poo; David Bola.
3.0; Whil Hughes, 2.6; Bennie Hamilton. 20;
Tyrone Washington, 1.9; mm Edmonson, 1.2:
Bubba Wilson, 1.2; Jay Walton, 0.8.

Syracuse (28-8)
Probable Starters: Fla: lit:
G Jason Cipola 11.8 6—7
G tazarus Sims 7.5 64
C Otis Hill 163 6-8
F Todd Burgan 10.3 6-6
F John Wallets 20.3 6-8

Reserves: Marius Jarmlis. 7.4 poo; JB.
Restsnymr, 6.1; Eivir 0vcina, 2.8; JeCarl
Higgins, 2.3; Bobby Lazor, 2.2; Erik Fralier, 2.2:
Elimu Nelson. 1.3: David Patriot, 0,9: Donovan
W. 05. James May, 0.5; Jim itayes. 0.0.

W: CBS live;
WKYT (Cinmel 27).

 

 

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VLocation: Syracuse, NY.
VEnrolIment: 14,500
VFinal Fours: 4th

VCoach: Jim Boeheim
VSeed: No. 4, West

VRoad to the Final Four:
Montana State (88-55) and
Drexel (69-58) in Albuquerque,
NM, and Georgia, (83-81 OT)
and Kansas (60-57) in Denver.
VConlerence: Big East
Viild: At-large

“toy to victory: If Syracuse
plans to play in the national
championship for the first time
since 1987, they will have to find

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By Gary Wull
Staff lVriter

And the winner is

Alan Aja and Chrissy Guyer.

After a lon month of cam-
paigning and ta 'ng their message
to the students, Aja and Guyer
have won the top spots as leaders
of the Student Government Asso-
ciation.

After winning by 299 votes
during a year with low voter
turnout, Aja, a communication
junior from Louisville, said he
feels relieved now that the cam-
paigning is over.

“It’s a great feeling,” Aja said
after being swarmed by friends
and family. “I’m very ecstatic.”

After running on a large plat-
form consisting of student rights,
services and safety, Aja plans on
going straight to work as SGA
president on Monday.

“I’m going to start interviewing
for positions on SGA. We want

 

 

utilization of the SGA Escort Ser—
vice; and installing a campus-wide
study file.

Unlike past election years, Aja
has the utmost respect for the
opposing ticket.

“I’m glad that not only can we
keep our friendshi , but didn‘t let
anything political ike this destroy
it," Aja said.

Aja believes this was a race
about people, rather than plat-
forms.

“People looked at our charac-
ters. People voted for Phil (Curtis)
and Tim (Niebel) liked what they
saw in them. If they liked what
they saw in us, they voted for us,”
Aja said.

“It was all in who they thought
would do the best job.”

Though Aja ran against Curtis,
he welcomes any help from him
and his running mate.

“We want them to help us. It’s
an open door. We res ect them
and will receive their lielp," Aja
said.

 

people to come down
to SGA," Aja said.
“\Ve don’t care who
they are or what they

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Guyer, who has no
previous experience in

SGA, knows she has a

have done on campus.” Senate ruff lot of work ahead of
Aja has planned on provideyfe'w her.

his committees being “477,115“, 310,} “I’ve never been in

non-traditional, with a Page 6, SGA before, so I've

Committee on Student
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include delegates from
many colleges and organizations
so that SGA will know where stu—
dents stand on important issues.

Guyer, an English junior from
Owensboro, Ky., is anxious to get
to work on Alonday.

“VVe’re going to start with
what we believe should be covered
first, whether it be desi nated
driver card or more stu y ser-
vices," she said.

Aja and Guyer’s platform con—
sisted of other services as well,
which they plan on working on as
soon as they walk into the office.

Some of the services include
the initiation of a Designated
Driver Card and a Taxi—Voucher
Service to prevent drinkin and
driving; increasing accessibility;

administrative pro—
cess," Guyer said.

“But I'm willing to go for it and
do it.”

Guyer said she was worried
about losing.

“l/Ve’ve worked so hard for
this, spent a lot of money and
talked to so many people and it
kept occurring to me we might
lose,” Guyer said.

However, if they would have
lost, Guyer would have been con-
fident in Curtis and Niebel’s abili—
ty to run SGA.

“This year no matter who eo-
ple voted for, the SGA would liave
been in good hands," Guyer said.

Even with a paper due this
morning and two on Monday, Aja
planned on celebrating his victory.

WEATHER Sunny and warm
today, bigb near 55,- clear
tonight, low around 40; cloudy
tomorrow, big/J near 60.

llllll THE ”ICE Andrew ‘Dit‘e' Clay

makes his return to the stage with a new

HBO special. Story, page 10.

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"I "If WINNER Presidential a‘inner Alan Aja bugs running mate Chrissy Guyer afier tbe
elertion results are announced.

Curtis pleased with clean campaign, Aja's win

By Chris Padgett

ernment Association.

 

 

 

Staff Writer

Phil Curtis was the first to applaud
Alan Aja last night after discovering he
had lost his own bid to become the
next president of the UK Student Gov-

“We answered the call, we gave it
our all,” Curtis said after learning that
Aja had won the election.

Curtis was one of about 100 candi-
dates and constituents that gathered to
witness the announcement in the Stu—

 

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“new": “ ”HINT Presidential candidate Phil Curtis (left) bugs running mate
Tim Niebel and Senatorial winner Brian Kirby (renter).

NEW administration "0808 thinkers

dent Center free speech area.

Curtis‘ running mate, Tim Neibel,
thought he and Curtis ran a good,
clean campaign.

“We worked hard, we played by the
rules and we did the best that we could
do,” Neibel said. “Yes, we are some—
what disappointed, but we knew this
would be close.”

“I wish to convey to Chrissy Guyer
and Alan Aja my sincere congratula-
tions."

Michael Evans, a political science
sophomore and Curtis supporter,
decided to come to the annual event in
hopes that his candidate would win.

“I am a bit disappointed that Phil
didn't win,” Evans said. “I do not
believe, however, that anyone can say
that Aja won with a mandate.”

Aja captured 58.3 percent of the
vote from students who actually decid—
ed to vote in the election.

“I think the low voter turnout had
somewhat of an impact on the results
of what happened," Neibel said. “I do
believe that this was a fair race and we
had two credible candidates running."

Curtis and Aja shook hands and
spoke only kind words after the
announcement.

“VVe’re friends,” Curtis said. “This
has been probably one of the least neg-
ative campaigns ever run on this cam-
pus.”

great start.

The element of friendship added a
new dimension to the SGA elections,
which in the past have been marred by
name—calling and mudslinging.
Newly—elected College of Social \Vork
Senator Mandy Lewis, a close friend of
Curtis, cried after hearing the news.

“Phil put his mind, heart and soul
into this election,” Lewis said. “I am
upset that he lost but I am so proud of
how he campaigned and how well he
shared his message with others.”

Curtis campaigned on a light plat-
form of fiscal responsibility and effec—
tive leadership.

“I am somewhat disappointed,"
Curtis said, “but this will not prevent
me from staying involved with student
government on this campus."

As students began to disperse from
last ni ht's announcement, Curtis
plannet on celebrating the election
with Aja at The Arena, a local pub.

“We are going to go out and have a
good time and celebrate the moment,“
Curtis said.

Aja, who was elated with his success
in the election, made mention of possi—
bly including Curtis in his new admin—
istration.

“I would welcome Phil and Tim’s
involvement in SGA this upcoming
year,” Aja said. “There is no reason for
us to be bitter over tonight's out—
come.”

It was a long way from outstanding, but it was a

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to make "0)“ year's SGA 8I|00088llll

By Lance Willlams
Editor in Cbief 5

This year’s campai n was a refreshing change
from the mudslinging uels of the past several years.

Watching the candidates against each either was
interesting.

Next year, you will have a pretty young and inex-
perienced Senate, but it seems like the new group is
willing to work with the executive branch.

On the rare occasion that this happens, you
should count your blessin and work hard to make
something can come out ogit.

This campus isn’t too far removed from a time

Occasionally, one would try to make a stab - when senators gathered in a Denny’s dining
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at the other, but it a little like watchin little-
leaguers spit: they did it because they t ough it was
expected of them.

Overall, it was issue-oriented, it was fair OK, it
was a little boring, too.

But if people do things right, good things can
come out of this elec‘ion.

d room to plot the downfall of the SGA presi-
cut.

This new crew is young, and can take cues from
this year’s group, which has been pretty responsible
in the way it awarded money to student groups.

For the most part, it was balanced and offered
some good ideas.

“I

cues from current administration.

When Shea Chaney took office, student govern-
ment was in serious need of stability; it was strug-
glin to remain relevant after the TA. jones disaster.

(.ghaney responded and helped right the ship.
Although it wasn’t a particularly flashy or earth—shat-
tering year, it was solid and more than can be said for
some years.

As for Alan Aja, it is obvious that he has the ex —
rience to help guide the young Senate. He shoul be
someone who can work with the group, instead of
fighting it each step of the way.

He strength is consensus—building.

It may not be the most and creative leadership
style. but it can be just as effective as a leader who
charges ahead with a my-way-or-the-highway atti-
tude.

It will all come down to the group he brings

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Voter turnout
lowest in years

By Brenna Reilly

News Editor

The lowest voter turnout in six years may have
been a result of only two candidates vyingr for Stu~
dent Government tbsociation president.

Only 1,733 students voted in this year's prcs‘idenrr
tial elections, with only 1,660 voting in the senator at
large race.

Although the low number of students voting may
show student apathy, this year's race was fairly quiet
compared to previous years and may have failed to
capture students's attention. Last year, 3,5 M stu-
dents voted in an election with five candidates.

The highest voter turnout in this decade was in
1994 when 3,172 students voted in the SGA elec~
tions. With the low voter turnout this year, elections
ran very smoothly said Laura Luciano, election
board of supervisions chairwoman.

Luciano said last year's S( iA had a problem of poll
workers leavin poll sites unattended, but there were
no instances 0 people leavin r the poll sites this year.

Current SGA President S iea Chaney also said the
elections went well in his remarks to the crowd just
before the results were announced.

“The election ran more smoothly than I’ve ever
seen it,” Chaney said. “And I‘ve seen a lot of clcci
tions."

Only one claim has been filed so far in the elec—
tion. Rachel Arlingbaus filed \Vednesday against her
opponent for the College ochdicine seat, Michael
Rohmiller. The claim states that Rohmiller made a
speech in a classroom with the professor‘s micro—
phone before class. Arlinghaus claims there were
about 100 people in the class when Rolimiller made
his speech.

Campaigning in class is prohibited by the S(,.-\
by-laws and Constitution. Rohmiller won the elec-
tion by onl 5 votes. The Election Board ofClaims
will hear t e claim and decide whether to issue a
penalty. Claims can be filed until 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Voter turnout

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By Allison Carmichael
Staff Writer

. The sister organization of Farmllouse social fraternity has encoun»
L tered opposition in its attempts to join UK's Greek system.

Since its first meeting onJan. 15, the 30—member women’s fraternity,
called CERES, has been struggling to establish itselfon campus.

In addition, due to alleged violations of National Panhellenic guide-
lines, CERES is not eligible for acceptance into UK's Greek system.

A firsLmeeting with Panhellenic Adviser Susan “'est, Dean of Stu—
dents David Stockham and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs James
Kuder, proved futile for the group.

“In order to be classified as either a fraternity or a sorority, the
group must be officially within the national governing body, which is
the National Panhellenic Organization," \Vest said.

“CERES is not a member ofthat national organization."

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body, the group’s parent organization must fulfill two guidelines. It has
to be established for at least 13 years, and it must be a member of the.

National Panhellenic Council.

CERES International was established in 1985, therefore breaking

both guidelines.

Guidelines also call for a prospective group to be non-departmental.
\Vhile CERES is based in the College of Agriculture, similar to its male

 

counterpart, it does not limit its members to only agriculture majors.

“CERES is a women’s agriculture fraternity designed to serve young
women who have an interest or background in agriculture. We don’t
limit ourselves to any major," said Janet Vanessa Baker, agriculture
sophomore and CERES president.

Although CERES members are of various majors, UK’s Panhellenic
Council still considers the organization to be too departmental to be

admitted.

“The only similarity we share through this group is a common agri-
culture bond,” said Stefanie Cruz, agriculture senior vice president of

the group.

The only other option CERES has to be involved with UK, accord-
ing to Dean West, is to be classified as a student organization.

However, in order for the group to be considered as such, CERES
must change its by-laws to be gender neutral.

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Organizations attempts at llll Greek system stalled

The Student Organization Center mandates that for a group to be
classified as a student organization, it must open its membership to

both sexes.

“\Ve are exempt from accepting men through our international
group in the same way that the Girl Scout Organization is. We are not
prepared to change anything,” Cruz said.

Despite all of the problems the fraternity has met while trying to
establish itself on campus, the members say they don’t have any inten-

tions of giving up.

The group’s officers are planning to meet with West, Stockham and
Kuder again soon to discuss the possibility of other options.

“I feel that it will be easier for more people to get our point across
that we are serious about being a part of UK,” Baker said.

If the results of the next meeting are not favorable for the fraternity,
they will not be permitted to use the UK logo to promote their organi-

zation.

Baker said they intend to continue having meetings and to partici-

pate in national activities.

“Ifwe can’t be in Panhellenic or in Student Organizations, we don’t
exist all.” Cruz said. “VVe’ve put too much time and effort into this to

give up now.”

Environmental change
gets Senate green light

By Lindsay Hendrix
Staff W rittr

A bill that may reduce pollu-
tion and energy waste has passed
the Senate and awaits the gover-
nor’s approval.

If approved, the legislation
would give UK the go-ahead to
make economically and environ-
mentally sound changes in its
buildings’ lighting.

Trista Claxon, chairwoman for
the Student Government Associa—
tion Environmental Concerns
Committee, said the bill will offer
UK the financial “security blan—
ket" they needed to look for ener—
gy saving programs, like the Envi—
ronmental Protection Agency's
Green Lights Program, which
promotes increasing the efficiency

ofenergy use in lighting.

Lightin accounts for 20—25
percent ofgall electricity sold in
the United States, according to
the EPA. Out of this, 80—90 per—
cent goes to lighting industries,
businesses, offices and warehous-
es.

But UK could not use energy
saving programs before, because it
did not have the proper funding to
make the chan res necessary.

“It's difficu t for institutions to
come up with that kind of
money,” Claxon said.

Some ESCO's, or energy sur-
vey companies, had offered front
money for the school, along with a
plan for repayment from UK’s
savings over a number of years.

However, UK would then be
considered as going into debt.

which was not allowed before the
HB 264.

But now UK can implement
this “simple payback period,” and
with the financial means, the Uni-
versity can implement an energy-
savings program if it

in it.

gShe adds that global warming
“is no longer a theory -— it’s here
and it’s hap enin .”

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chooses.

Claxon said this
could help curb Ken-
tucky’s pollution pro-
gram, of which she said

if

Committee, students
from the state univer—
sities banded together
and sent letters, 6-
mails and faxes to the

many Kentuckians are If: difi‘icultfbr grate General Assem-
unaware. mmtutrom t0 yClaxon said she
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opportunity to make it
better — to reduce the

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message in t e fact
that it was their influ-

air pollution and the SGA ence that got it

association health environmental passed.

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major problems associ-
ated with the lack of energy effi—
ciency, and she considers UK‘s
commitment to Green Lights the
University's contribution to curb-

government.

“If people do have an opinion,
and people do express it and work
together and use the power to vote
— it works.”

General Assembly linishing last-minute hills, rolorms

Associated Hers

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The
General Assembly is busily going
about its spring cleaning.

With a constitutional deadline
loomin , the House and Senate
cranke out bills yesterday. Some
would regulate bin 0, create
women’s toilets and ivide state
government’s largest agency. .

Meanwhile, small roups of
House and Senate con erees met
in various rooms around the Capi—
tol to ne otiate wei htier matters,
such as t e state butlgget.

But most of the action was back
and forth —~ each chamber dealing
with the other’s amendments on
bills.

These were some of the issues
on Day 57 of the 1996 General

  

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