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THE KENTUCKY

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Celebrating 33 years of independence

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By Danielle Komis
THE KENTUCKY mm

There were no slick po-
litical posters or SLOOO-a-

plate tickets.

This was a no-frills ap-
pearance of just one man
who happens to be running
for president ~talking to a
capacity crowd of students
at Worsham Theatre an the
Student Center yesterday
afternoon.

Standing against a cur-
tain backdrop. independent
candidate Ralph Nader
spoke calmly but conﬁdent-
ly about the evils of corpo-

Sam a “prisoner of
business."

include
welfare
rate crime

costly
handouts.
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rate America. calling Uncle
big

Problems with America
corporate
corpo-

(‘Oi'l'
sumers and the environ-
ment. a lack of affordable
health care and businesses
that will cross the ethical

line to get to their desired
bottom line. he said.

Americans have been
"raised corporate." he said.
and do not even
how much they are being
manipulated by big busi
nesses through the things
they hear. watch. do and
eat.

While street crime is
heavily discussed. corpo-
rate crime is virtually ig-
nored. he said,

“We don't see it. we
don't study it. but you suf~
fer it." he said.

Yet past generations
had their challenges too.
Nader said.

"It's important for you

to know what they did so

you can put your arm
through the wheel of ills
tice." he said.

Nader said he does not
believe in the war on
drugs. which brought a

round of applause from the

realize

crowd. especially after he
took ati informal poll to see
who smoked marijuana.

“We don‘t send alco-
holics total]. We don't send
nicotine addicts to jail.“ he
reasoned.

Nader also said a televi-
sion or radio station should
report on what colleges are
doing academically: not
.just athletically. Someone
who didn't know any better
would think universities
are just spiii‘ts teams. he
said.

Near the end of the
event. Nader brought up
the presidential electlon
He acknowledged that cast-
ing a Vote for him will not
lead to a traditional victo-
ry. but said it w ill help
break the vise the two par
ty system and big business
have on the country.

"You have to vote your
colisclent‘e." lit‘ stiltl. ”ll.
you're not willing to lose.

Independent presiden-
tial candidate Ralph
Nader spoke to a
packed Worsham The-
ater in the Student
Center yesterday
afternoon. Nader has
spent 40 years as a
consumer and environ-
mental advocate. ln his
campaign speech, he
criticized corporate
power in America and
said voters should pay
more attention to cor-
porate crime.

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Nader knocks corporate power

you‘ll never set sail."

Some students in the
audience. such as political
science freshman Jon
Levin. did not agree with
his view of corporations.

"He's talking about how
big business is bad for the
country. but we‘re the rich-
est and most powerful
country in the world." he
said. Levin said he is a Re-
publican and plans to vote
for Bush.

Psychology freshman
lilyse Stern. an undecided
voter. said she agreed with
Nader about corporations
and respects him for com
mg to l'K.

“You see Kerry and you
see Bush." she said, “But
they don‘t come talk to us "

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Cameras roll on Lexington movie set

By Doug Scott
THE itiiuny'n'mi

“We‘re rolling!"

Voices echo the call
across two more rooms.
DreamWorks‘ latest picture.
Dreamer. has been shooting
in the Lexington area since
the middle of September

Synchronized counters
start running at the bottoms
of monitor A (“Gary") and
monitor B (“Buzz").

Crew members and oth-
ers suddenly stop talking
and gather in front of the

two small screens. Some
stand. while others sit iii
black director's chairs with
names across the back:
"Kurt Russell."
Kristofl'erson."
Morse."
The slate claps together.
There is no sound. Only
one crew member has access
to a set of bulky headphones
that are plugged itito the
monitor rig in the room
”Gary" is focused on two
Middlellastern gentlemen.
both of whom look rather
concerned. “Buzz" offers a

“Kris
"David

wider shot of the scene. and
we see that the!" is a room
full of people. all dressed in
contemporary business at
tire.

There‘s a sudden out-
burst of movement. People
begin looking at each other
and lean to look at the right
side of the room.

A little girl jumps up and
hugs an older man seated to
her left. then turns around
and hugs the other man
seated to her right. Now
everyone in the room is on
their feet The two men in

"Gary“ are now not only
concerned. they are visibly
upset. They stand up slowly
and begin to walk off catn-
era.

“(‘ut?"

The actors that
dominated the screen are
now overtaken by crew
members. adjusting props
and discussing the last take.
Kurt Russell «Miracle. Rack-
drafti leans over and says
something that amuses both
himself and Dakota Pan

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See Movie on page 3

UK receiver doesn't plan to
hide in the Swamp
Page 6

A Dirty Shame
is all in good fun
Page 3

Scavenger hunt
comes downtown
with ideaFestival

By Audrey Edmondson
THE KENYUCKV‘ mm

Grab your running shoes and a friend and brush up on
your texting skills the Verizon Wireless Urban Challenge is
coming to Lexington.

The event hits the streets of Lexington tomorrow, chal-
lenging up to 300 twoperson teams to compete in a race that
will test their knowledge of downtown

Participants have ﬁve hours to solve clues. race to the lo-
cation and take a picture using camera phones furnished by
Verizon Wireless.

Any communication or means of travel is acceptable in-
cluding text messaging. using the Internet. traveling by foot
or by taxi.

"It's not how much you can cram into your head. but how
much you can marshal your resources." said Kevin Mc-
Carthy. the Urban (‘hallenge creator.

The ﬁrst team to submit photos of all of the locations will
win a trip to Miami Beach in November for the national
championship where they will compete for a $50.0“) prize.

The race has taken over the streets of nearly every major
city in the country Cincinnati. Atlanta and Kansas (‘ity have
all had races this month.

McCarthy said the idea sprang from a scavenger hunt he
made for his daughter‘s birthday party, with each team solv-
ing clues while taking pictures.

“Kate and her friends had so much fun that I decided
there must be away to create that experience for a lot more
people." McCarthy said.

Last year David ()lds and Damian Garcia of Los Angeles
won the prize at nationals in New Orleans.

Registration forms are available at Third Street Stuff on
257 N. Limestone St . at the l'rban (‘hallenge Web site and at
the race. The entrance fee is s30.

The race is sponsored by the Martin Luther King Neigh»
borhood Association. National (‘ity Bank and several other
partners:

The sponsors are raising funds for the neighborhmd asso
ciation's coitimuuity protects and to promote the neighbor-
hood as a safe. inviting place

The l'i'ban (‘hallengc gave several integrated strategic
communications students the chance to compile a promo
tions campaign and then compete to implement their plan.

“We‘ve used specific ideas from different student presen-

See Urban on page 2

Water ski team
goes its own way

By Ch’IS Johnsor

'HE “EN“ it It'll“.

Last year. two students (li't‘llll'Il fliei. wanted to bring back
the water ski illll‘

They received iiioi‘c and :noie interest. tuiidraised for
months and led tut i:' new icaii: to thc highest finish in school
history

Their reward was it wild “.th r skim; weekend in scenic
Milletlgevllle. (in

But. oh \cah Ilii'\

Such is 'll" life ot
his team

‘We practici- it Lalo- t :iiiilicrland.” said year Elizabeth
Milli-r. treasurei ol the wot-r ski club and a captain of the
water ski team ".\lost south» in st hools have lakes and boats
Bil-.lo inuiutesawai lioni tact; campuses ‘

Lake t‘uiiilierland is in the stillllll rn par: of the state. two
hours away fio:ii campus on .1 light iixiftic d.i\

Miller and her co captain. jo-az‘ 'l'ra'i is Kellei. s.ll(l some of
the team iiieiiiliers us»- tlieii own boats to piactice

"'l‘wo veal s ago, when Yhe team was an actual club sport.
the\ had a limit." said Keller. who is the tllll\\ president.
“They lost it when they lost llllil status. and now we use
ours "

Keller uses his l.lllill\ s boat for the team's pr utices and
is the most talented skier on the team. .iccoi'diug to Miller

“lies hm ii ible to do ii. men daft \llltt‘ he was a kid."
Miller \Jlill ‘l wish I had his pireiits had the boat and skied
every day '

In the tliiee events that are iudged iii competition.
Keller's experience has led him to be the best all around skier
on the team

The obstacle course event has six bunw s around which the

See Ski on page 6

irwc to split the gas moner~
It sllt‘t l‘\\l-lll i'tillt‘w' Hill \t‘l'il ('lllll-Slllc

UK Police to use new motorcycles, bomb-sniffing dog

By Dariush Shata

"if krktucrv’kreiiri

Bikes and biscuits are the

new angle to ﬁghting crime on
campus for UK Police.

UK Police held a press con-
ference at the soccer complex
yesterday to present UKPI)'s
new bomhsnifﬁng dog and to
discuss how two ofﬁcers on
motorcycles will be keeping
students safe.

‘Ouiet motor, quiet mind'

For Patrolman Bob Pearl
and Lt. Bill Webb. these words
are part of the job they do. it
rings fresh in their minds
since returning from a two
week course at the Notthwest-
ern University (‘enter for Pub
lic Safety in Des Moines. Iowa.

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Pearl and Webb also said
when they are on their motor
cycles. having a quiet mind
means they are focused entiie
ly on their surroundings. al
ways thinking 12 seconds
ahead enough time to antic
ipate what other drivers are
doing and maneuver around
possible hazards

“Nobody sees me. Every
body's out to get me." Pearl
and Webb said together.

The two ofﬁcers trained
every day. spending 73 hours
out of the titlhour course on
their bikes. and both agreed it
was the most difﬁcult training
they'd ever been through.

Pearl. who iode Mottx‘ross
when he was I i. said it was a
big change learning how to

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ride as a policeman

“I had to reprogram every-
thing i learned on a motorcy
cle." Pearl said. adding that
some lessons were

m’t‘l'y day “

But these Loot»

traffic. the bike is

shield the ofﬁcer from harm.
The training and

motorcycles ability to maneu

ver where a police cruiser

can‘t
“0n the (‘\'( le I can go be

tween buildings and between

i

parking structures."

l‘earl

to train. All of Becka's train-
ing was paid for by the Bu-

er and handler. ()flicer Robbie
Turner. said Becka rarely

harder
than others “We wiped out

pound
Harley liay ltlstili Road King
bikes ant so sturdy. l’earl said.
that if an officer went down iii
tough
enough to act as a butler and

the
tough lessons were well worth
it. Pearl said. reflecting on a

said. “Response time is going
to be faster."

That‘s not the only thing
that Pearl said was a positive
factor to his job.

“Students love the motor-
cycles." Pearl said. “Girls love
the boots and guys love the
bikes."

Going to the dog

l'K's newest police force
member is gaining the ap
pmval of her colleagues.

"Becka is the bomb." said
Webb of UK‘s newest addition
to the police fotce.

Though Webb laughed at
the pim he made. UK‘s new
bomb dog‘s abilities are noth
ing to laugh at Becka's train

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misidentiﬁes a bomb threat

"She‘s pretty much reli»
able on everything." Turner
said. demonstrating with cans
ﬁlled with explosive residue
intermingled with empty
cans. The lt'Hiiol‘ltli old black
Labrador spent 16 weeks iii
training and now can detect
16.000 scents that explosives
can give off or leave behind.

When Becka sniffed a can
with nothing in it. she moved
on to the next can. if she
smells bomb residue. in the
case of TNT cans or another
explosive. she sits dovm and
waits to be fed a doggy treat

A special advantage is that
Becka didn‘t cost l'K anything

reaii of Alcohol. Tobacco and
Firearms.

in exchange for having
her. UK agreed to let Becka
work for the next five years
at special events like the Su-
per Bowl.

Not only does Becka train
with Turner. she lives with
him and even sleeps in the
same room. Turner said.

“She's with me pretty
much every day. all day."
Turner said. “it‘s a big re-
sponsibility. but it's well
worth it. You get to see
things you wouldn't see as a
(regular) police ofﬁcer"

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