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Senate passes unilorm grading

By James Rllchla
Senior Stafl Writer

The University Senate voted yesterday to place all
undergraduates under a uniform grading scale.
However, the question of exactly what system
remains unanswered.

Senate members cast a paper ballot listing their
top two choices among seven proposed systems:

VNo plus/minus system: A, B, C, D and F. only

VA+ system: plus/minus grading with A+ worth
4.3 points.

VRounded—off A+: same as A+ system, but cumu—
lative GPA is rounded off so that it cannot be greater
than 4.0

7N0 A+ system: plus/minus grading with no A+

VAll plus/no minus system: plus/minus grading
without the minuses

VNumerical system/no letter rades: 10000 = A,
89-80 = B, 79—70 = C, 69—60 = D, ess than 60 = F..

VGPA neutral system: Plus/minus grades are
assigned by instructor and appear on transcripts, but

GPA is com uted on the whole letter grade only.

The resu ts of the ballot will be released today.

At its April 28 meeting the Senate will discuss the
two most popular 5 stems and may vote on which
one to implement. l- owever, it has until spring 1998
to ap rave a system for enactment in fall 1998.

T e grading issue was fodder for much debate on
the Senate floor.

Psychology rofessor Richard Smith said he had
not seen enougli research on the different systems.

“The information is not there to make an
informed choice," he said.

Senate Chairwoman Jan Schach said the Senate
will make available all the information it can compile
from studies conducted by UK faculty in past years.

“We will gather and distribute everything we
have to date," she said.

Student Government Association Fine Arts Sena-
tor Mark Ison said he will not base his vote on a pile
of studies. Instead, he will listen to the opinions of
the constituents for whom he speaks.

“That's the way I’m going to vote regardless of

what research says,” he said.

History professor David llamilton said the grad—

ing issue is too important to be decided by a small
cross-section ofthe university such as the Senate. He

proposed that all faculty members be polled by mail.
“We should not privilege one group to make this
decision,” he said.
The Senate defeated the suggestion a liter discus-

sion that students would not be represented in such a

poll. The Senate is charged with representing stu-
dents and faculty on issues such as grading.

The important issue to remember when voting on
a grading system, Schach said, is that no system will
please every student and faculty member, especially
those who old strong opinions on the matter. The
Senate should strive to find the solution that is “most
acceptable to everyone."

lithe Senate does not meet its spring “NS dead‘
line, the action to create a uniform grading scale will
become null. The various current systems will
remain in use, and the Senate will continue to con»
sider proposals from individual colleges.

Volunteers
help hospital

By Halli Wu
Staff lVrittr

They read to patients, color with children, and
assist families having difficulties with hospital poli-
cies. The volunteers of the UK Hospital Auxiliary
Program have been helping people for 34 years.

This program incorporates three groups of indi-
viduals — adults, college students and teens — to
volunteer around the hospital.

At the beginning of each semester Bonnie Thorn-
ton, director of UK volunteer programs, accepts
about 80 college students for different volunteer
positions.

“We enjoy our college students," Thornton said.
“It’s a win-win situation, because not only are they
gaining what they need, but we also get the help they
give us to enhance the experience for our patients
and families at UK Hospital.”

Students volunteer for various reasons. For some
it is a rewarding and much-needed experience to
take them a step closer to various medical careers.
For others it is a requirement for a social work class.
Of course, there are also those who volunteer just to
give something back to the community.

“I wanted an experience in a hospital to see what
it's like,” said biology sophomore and first-time vol—
unteer Johnna Shipp.

The most popular departments for students are
the emergency room and the newly established chil-
dren’s hospital.

“The new children’s hospital is a big draw; a lot
of folks enjoy working with children," Thornton
said.

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dren’s Hospital since February, described her job as
“a great experience.

“I play with the children, help them to be in a
good mood,” Shipp said. “It’s great to help people."

Shipp has not yet worked outside the children’s
hospital, but she expressed interest in working in the
emergency room and operating room.

Ninety-three percent of all students who apply
for volunteer positions are UK students. But stu-
dents from surrounding colleges and universities also
work for this program.

Students who are accepted to the auxiliary pro-
gram go through orientation and training to prepare

them for the work ahead. All students are required to
work two to three hours per week for each semester,
but many students work more than that. For Shipp,
though, the required number of hours is just fine.

“I come here every Monday from 3 to 5," Shipp
said.

Volunteers also have to go through tests, such as
the TB test, just like regular employees.

What is so great about this volunteer program?

“I just got experience of being around patients
and sick people, (learning) how they act, how to act
around them,” Shipp said. “They are not that differ—
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NEWShytes

Killing suspect
says she is ‘antichrist'

l'lKl‘iV'lLLl“. — The alleged leader of a 'roup
accused in a triple slaying in Tennessee thinks she
is one of at least three antichrists, a daughter of
Satan sent to tight the Christian establishment, her
lawyer said yesterday.

l'iric Conn talked to Natasha \Vallen (Zornett,
18, of Betsy Layne, on Saturday and Sunday at an
Ari7ona jail. He said she and the other five accused
in the April 6 killin ys of three family members
near an interstate big way rest area were on a mis-
sion to do Satan's work.

“She believes that Armageddon has already
begun, that in the year 2000. all mankind Wlll no
longer exist, and that she and these other
anticlirists will re~form the world into this new
being, new shape until the year RUIZ," he said.
“And then life will begin anew under a new con—
trol. livil will become greater than it already is and
Will rule everything."

(Lonn said Cornett believes that her particular
“dominion as an antichrist" is to "have the chil-
dren ofAmerica and the world rise up against their
parents and cast off their bondage."

Cornett and the others are charged with three
counts ofmurder in the deaths of Vidar and Delh-
na Lillelid, and their 6—year-old daughter, Tabitha.
They were arrested near the Mexican border on
April 8, driving the victims' van.

m Poets. journal to host reading

Limestone: A Literary journal , UK’s graduate
literary magazine, and Affrilachian Poets, an
African~American writers group at UK, are host—
ing a poetry and fiction readin ' today at 4 pm. in
the Martin Luther King, Jr. Cultural Center on
the first floor of the Old Student Center.

The reading celebrates the release of the 1997
issue of Limestone, which includes pieces by a num-
ber of UK graduate students and undergraduates,
many of whom are members ofAffrilachian l’oets.

The event will consist of a traditional poetry
and fiction reading, followed by a poetry slam,
which is an open-mike poetry competition, judged
by various audience members on style, originality,
and presentation. Anyone who is interested shou d
bring his or her poetry, or just show up to listen.

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Football Star Will “IF“ I)” wrestler

MlLVVAUKlil‘Z — Reggie White: Baptist min-
ister. Super Bowl champion. Professional wrestler?

The Green Bay Packers' defensive end will
make his ring debut May 18 against former Chica-
go Bears defensive tackle Steve McMichael in
Charlotte, N.C., promoters said yesterday. The
pay—per—view special will air on TNT.

“Reggie is a competitive guy and he's a big fan,"
said \Vorld Championshi W'restling executive
vice president Fric Bischof. Bischoff wouldn't dis-
close how much \Vhite will pocket for the one-
time appearance except to say: “it was a healthy
payday." '

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lecturer
blasts civic
journalism

By Chip Brlohl
Staff Writer

This year’s Pulitzer Prize
recipient, Michael Gartner ellicit-
ed a chorus of laughter and a
standing ovation as key-note
s eaker of the 20th annual Joe

reason Lecture.

Gartner’s lecture followed the
induction of five new members
into the Kentucky Journalism
Hall of Fame and recognition of
journalism student scholarships.

Brenna Reilly, editor-in-chief
of the Kentucky Kernel, and Jeff

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of the School ofjournalim and Telecommunication: Buck Ryan.

sider on a Kentucky news aper
staff while discussing the ils of

By Kathy Betting
News Editor

A letter from UK President Charles W’ethington
to the governor and a prospectus by Fitzgerald
Bramwell, vice president of research and graduate
studies, have become widely read, even though they
were addressed to only Gov. Paul Patton.

In a hearin before the state Task Force on Post-
secondary E ucation yesterday, Sheryl Snyder, a
Louisville attorney, presented an analysis of UK‘s
rationale of requirements for its becoming a top 20
research institution. UK is currently 45th.

The analysis, completed by Sn der and a com-
mittee of seven others, concludedt at the letter was
“hurriedly put together," Snyder said.

“The numbers, in our view, are considerably
overstated,” Snyder said of the $795 million needed
for UK to reach that level stated in W'ethington’s
letter.

“I don’t think it’s a matter of (VVethington's)

Vinson, mana 'ng editor of the
Kernel, intro uced Gartner as a
writer who speaks to the heart of
issues affecting his newspaper’s
readers. Reilly and Vinson also
recognized him for his defense of
frees ech.

“ r. Gartner is a staunch
defender of First Amendment
rights and of student rights,”
Vinson said.

Gartner began his speech with
several brief stories about his first
days in Kentucky as the editor of
The Courier-Journal in
Louisville.

Gartner said Republican Sen.
Mitch McConnell came to see
The Courier-Journal editorial
board and told him The Forum
was bad with the Bingham broth-

“That was the best compliment
anyone had given me in six
months in Kentucky,” Gartner
said.

Addressing recent trends in
civic 'ournalism, Gartner ques-
tioned the definitions of civic
journalism, which proponents of
the trend boast. He said promot-
ers declare community 'ournalism
as interaction and invo vement in
helping the community.

Newspapers are being conned
b civic journalism,” the 58-year-
o d Iowa man said. “Newspapers
explore issues not solve them.
Papers are suppose to tell the
truth.”

The editor and co-owner of the
Ames, Iowa Daily Tribune related
to his own experience as an out-

chain-ownershi and constant
transfers that dbminate modern
newsrooms. Gartner said his lack
of knowled e of the state and its
people hin cred his closeness and
understanding of the communi .

Gartner, who writes a biwee y
column “Words, Words, Words”
for The Courierojournal, attacked
the constant movement of
reporters and editors, which he
said creates the need for civic
journalism because editors have to
constantly learn about new com-
munities.

“Activism within communities
is just a scheme to get editors and
reporters to learn about their
towns," Gartner said.

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being right or wrong,” Snyder said. “It’s a sugges-
tion that the metho ology is faulty and should not
be relied upon.”

Patton had asked the committee of business lead-
ers and attorneys to review whether UK’s projec-
tion of resources necessary to reach his proposed
top 20 status in 20 years was in the ballpark. He said
if the price tag had been accurate, he would rethink

that al

Th: evaluation states UK’s costs are based on the
full cost of maintaining the entire university as a top
20 facility rather than the marginal cost on a pro-
gram-by-pro m basis of elevatin UK's status.

UK’s num I'S also assume all e funding comes
from tax dollars but account for none from federal
and private research grants, the major sources of
research university funding, Snyder said.

Based on the conclusiom, Patton said, “The state
should not 've u that goal (of UK as a top 20 uni-
versity), an we 3 ould appoint a scholarly study (of
what the goal will cost)"

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Wethington's letter relutetl

Patton, in outlining budgeting that would take
place if his plan for postsecondary education were
ap roved, said he would give $20 million to $30
mi lion per year for 20 years to UK to improve as a
research institution.

“Is my number so completely ludicrous and
ridiculous?” Patton asked. “One hundred and four
million dollars a year is im ossible for this state to
do. To me 20 million (dol ars) or possibly 30 mil-
lion (dollars) is absolutely all I can see the state of
Kentucky giving to this institution.”

Bramwcll, David Watt, vice chancellor for aca-
demic affairs, and Del Carter, vice chancellor in the
medical center, defended UK’s rationalization of
the funds needed.

Bramwell said 530 million a year for 25 years
would equal $750 million, close to UK’s total esti-
mate.

“(Patton’s dollar proposal) jives with our snap-
shot,” Bramwell told the task force.

He said the $104 million per year outlined in the
prospectus for recurring needs would go to funding
the additional faculty needed for the higher researc
status. He did not answer whether he thou ht Pat-
ton’s proposed amount would boost U to the
desired status.

“State money of any amount would make an
impact,” Bramwell said.

Representative Greg Stumbo asked for a stud to
determine the actual cost ofimproving researc at
UK because Snyder's committee did not set out to
do this.

“W'e all agree that it’s a worthwhile goal, but
how much does this cost?” Stumbo said. “There’s
nothing out there that tells us what this is really
goin to cost.”

i e and other le islators said they would disre~
gard Wethin on's etter.

Watt aske the task force not to debate numbers,
but to look at UK’s strategic plan for targeting
research areas, which will begin this fall and come

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All five starters (1"

return upfront

By Chris Easterllno
Sport: lv‘alr'tor

Just when it seemed that the
UK offensive line was getting
everything together at the end of
last season, the new coach had to
come in and completely change
the system.

Last year, in a run-oriented
5 le of offense, the youthful
o fensive line struggled early to
keep the defensive players off their
quarterback or whoever was carry-
ing the football. But as the season
progressed and the unit came
together and matured, one could
actually tell the line was making
some significant improvement.

Then Hal Mumme comes in
and brings a wide-open, passing
offense, which means that the line
has to learn a completely different
blocking technique.

Just how difficult has it been for
the line to pick up?

“It chan es the whole tech-
nique comp etely,” offensive tack—
le Jonas Liening said. “It hasn’t
been too bad; there’s things that
we need to work on as a unit, but
considering everything that we’re
doing, it’s not going too bad.”

One of five starters returning
from last season, Lienin said hav-
ing to relearn the bloc 'ng tech-
niques in a way eliminates the
advantage of having the entire line
back.

Another problem is that one of
the starters, Jeremy Streck, has
been moved from his starting
position at right guard to the
backup position at left tackle. Kris
Comstock was also moved from
left tackle to right guard.

The biggest thing that the line
has to watch out for this season is
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been hit by a vane? of injuries.
Last season, three di erent players
missed at least one game due to
injuries.

Lienin missed the last three
games after he broke his leg
against Georgia; Streck suffered a
dislocated kneecap against
Louisville and was sidelined three
different times due to the injury.

Then there was John Schlar-
man, who suffered a torn anterior
cruciate ligament during the
spring prior to last season, yet was
still able to play in the second
game of the season against Cincin—
nati. He also had to undergo knee
surgery during the season, but he
did not miss any action because of
it.

Throughout his career Schlar-
man has endured five major

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13ml! "MFME jererny Streck is one of three returning linemen to miss
at least one game lastyear due to injury.

injuries and has gone through
three different surgeries on his
knee. Des ite all this, he has
missed on y three games in his
career.

“He’s a s ecial guy,” offensive
line coach uy Moriss said. “The
thing that eve body talks about
John is his toug ess and his work
ethic and all that, butJohn is really
talented also. He’s got a lot of
abili .”

Sc larman said the offensive
line has a chance to be good, as
long as no outside factors adverse-
ly affect the team, and “as long as
we can all stay healthy and stick
together,” he said.

“The last couple of years we’ve
had injuries that have hurt us a
lot,” Schlannan said, “so if we can
keep away from that, we’re going
to be alright.”

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Six Wildcats in
T/Vorld League

By Chris Easterllno
Sports Editor

It might not be the NFL, but
UK can proudly claim that it has
the most players of any Southeast-
ern Conference school in the
World League.

The World League is an NF L-
supported venture which has
teams in various foreign cities. lts
regular season began on April 12.

Oliver Barnett,
Chuck Bradley
and Alfonzo
Browning will all
play for Barcelona;
George Harris will
play for London;
Don Robinson
will suit up for Rusk
Rhein; and Reggie
Rusk will play for Scotland.

Rusk is being loaned to the
World League by the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers.

The number of former VVild-
cats in the league is two more than
any other SEC school has. Alaba-
ma, Auburn, Georgia and Ten-
nessee each have four players in
the league.

Three former LSU players
grace the rosters of the World
League, while Florida, Ole Miss,
Mississippi State and South Car~
olina all have two players each in
the league. Arkansas and Vander-
bilt each have one player on the
World League roster.

Among the more recognizable
names to play in the league
include Shane Matthews, who set
many conference records while
playing quarterback at Florida,
and former South Carolina quar—
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available. Students who did not receive this pamphlet
may pick up a copy at any college dean's

office. For specific details regarding individual
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The UK baseball team return: to action today at 3 p.rn. against IUPU—Indianapolir at Cliff Hagan Stadium. Tire Cat:
lost 2-of-3 last weekend to Southeastern Conference rival Tennessee.

Bats spilt weekend home matches

By Dave German
Staff Writer

You win some, you lose some.

That pretty much sums up the
final chapter of the UK men's ten-
nis team’s spring season.

The No. 5

Wildcats upset
No. 2 Geor ’a in
Athens on riday
night 4—3. It was
another amazing,
head-cumin vic-
to for K in
ad ition to their
wins over No. 1 Emery
Stanford and No.
6 Pep rdine earlier this season.
UK a so was getting revenge for
their loss to Georgia in the semifi-
nals of the National Team Indoor
Tennis Championships in
Louisville.

“We’ve had a great year. I feel
that our team has competed hard
all year,” UK coach Dennis Emery
said, looking back on the season.

“This win over Georgia has
been one of hi hlights of my
coaching career,” e said.

Early in the match things
looked grim for UK as they fell

 

behind 1-0 after the Bulldogs shut
them out in doubles. Fighting
back, the Cats won the top four
singles matches to pull off the
upset.

No. S-ranked Cedric Kauff-
mann lived it to his billing when
he clinched e match b to ping
No. 4-ranked John R dic 5-7,
7-6 (4), 6-2. Ludde Sundin, No.
15, wi d his hands with No. 63-
ranke Steve Baldas 6-2, 6-2 while
freshman Carlos Drada defeated
No. 72-ranked Kevin Sessions 6-
2, 6-1.

No. 95-ranked Marcus Fluitt
helped further celebrate the upset,
party dismissing No. 9-ranked
Eddie Jacques, 6-4, 0-6, 6-4.

The Georgia match was the
sixth UK played in 12 days. The
last three matches were road trips.

“It's tiring, but we’re in eat
shape,” Fluitt said. " I think at is
whathe dusinourwinover
Georgia.

On Sunda the Cats lost their
last match 0 the season at home
to Ole Miss at the Boone Tennis
Center, a.k.a. “De Boone Barn.” It
was the end of a long stretch of

matches with not many days of
rest for UK.

Kauffmann and Sundin started
things off well with their win over
No. 3 Sebastien Dechaunac and
Robert Abendroth 9—8 (5). After
that match things went downhill
as Ole Miss won the remaining
two matches. Fluitt and Dan
Spaner fell to Johan Landsberg
and Martin Landsberg 8-5. Drada
and Ariel Gaitan lost their match
as well, and that was all she wrote
as UK lost the top four singles
matches.

“We are still confident despite
the losin today,” Kauffmann said.
“We wil probabl see them in the
tournament; we efinitely want to
play them again.”

As the Southeastern Confer-
ence Tournament gets under way
this week, and with the NCAA
Tournament conting up in early
May, UK’s Sundin is confident
about their chances.

“We really know that we can
beat ar‘iyone in the country,” he
said. “ e’ve proved that we can
beat anyone, anywhere — indoor,
outdoor; it doesn’t matter.”

SPORTSIJytes

Smith signs with
[Denver Broncos

DENVER — Defensive end
Neil Smith, a five-time Pro Bowl
selection, signed with the Denver
Broncos yesterday.

Eugene Parker, agent for the
former Kansas City Chiefs star,
last week agreed to a contract with
the Broncos. But he said Smith
hadn’t indicated whether he would
sign the one—year, incentive—laden
deaL

Smith was allowed to become a
free agent after a subpar season in
1996. After visiting with several
teams, including Denver, Smith
met with Chiefs coach Marry
Schottenheimer last week and was
told Kansas City could not fit him
under its salary cap.

Smith had only 4 1/2 sacks in
1996, his lowest total since his
rookie year in 1988, when he was
the second player taken in the col—
lege draft.

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala.
While his ex-teammates labor
through spring practice, Dwayne
Rudd is looking to cash in on a
great decision.

The Alabama linebacker ago-
nized over whether to stay with
the Crimson Tide for his senior
year or come out a season early.
Since he made the choice to come
out, his stock has gone up.

“When he first started thinking
about going out early, the specula—
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ii»; In the midst of Gov. Paul Pat-
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student government associations
of the colleges have been educat-
in 3' students on the effects of such
.I ecision.

Many SGA presidents oppose
the govemor’s plan.

With backing from the SGAs,
students gathered yesterday to

.. voice their opinions at Students

Talk, a rally in Frankfort.

Rachel Standridge, SGA presi-
dent at Southeast Community
College in Cumberland, partici-
pated in the meeting to persuade
leaders to reject the proposal.

“(Patton will) lower everything
about the college,” Standridge
said. “I fear that many students
will drop out and this is a big con—

By Mat Herron

l’raturts Editor

Talking with Monica
McQueary, one could hardly
believe the Social Work Associa-
tion has been a registered student
organization only since January.

The president of the organiza—
tion and a social work junior,
McQueary said involvement is
low (“We have eight people that
do everything”), and she hopes
more students make an effort to
len.

And not just for the bum er
and the membership
‘ cards.
McQueary and another mem-
‘ ber, social work junior and execu-
tive director candidate Mandy
Lewis, said they first got the idea
to jump start the organization
while attending a national social
-,mrkers’ conference in Cleveland
last November.

{The two said there was a “real
need for the College of Social
\‘v'ork to come together and to be
involved.”

 

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' \Vriting is learning, as the
rliche goes.

And journals are one of the
many learning tools professors
use.
The journal entry has kept pace
with changing times, moving into
the information age as part of
j “virtual classrooms.”

Virtual class journals require
the same effort but allow expres-
sion of ideas, issues and opinions
on an electronic bulletin board
system.

They replace pen and paper
with a keyboard and mouse.

'“It‘s one way to use writing as a
learnin tool, to make students
think a out what they’re learn-
ing,” said David Durant, English
department chairman, “and as a
wa to et students to become
in epen entinthought.”

Students in English literature

; classes are most familiar with class
journals, but students in political
science, advanced writing and law

 

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before,” undeclared sophomore

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cern for SGA.”

Many SGA presidents have
noticed an increase in their
responsibilities since they were
first faced with this dilemma.

“Our workload has gone up in

order to get the word out to stu-
dents," said Lance Johnson, SGA
president at Somerset Community
College.
On Saturda ,Johnson
invited legislators to
SCC's second annual pig
roast so students could
share their sentiments
with them.

Somerset receives a
certain amount of funds
from UK for student services that
would be missed at the college if
the governor's plan goes into
effect.

Man of the presidents recog—
nized t e large role the colleges
play in their communities and
worry that the separation will have

Both approached professor
Holly Riffe, who agreed to be the
group's faculty adviser.

A bake sale and a Super Bowl
fund-raiser later, SVVA now looks
to April 26, when 35-40 social
work majors and six professors in
the college will gather for Repair

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community college SGAs side with UK

    

a detrimental effect throughout
their counties. Standridge said the
average age of the Southeast
Community College student is 27,
and they are not willing to leave
their hometown to get an educa-
tion elsewhere.

This is true in other communi-

ties as well.

“A lot of students at Somerset
have families and jobs;
they can’t uproot and
take off,”Johnson sai