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Kentucky Ker nel

Vol. XCII. No. 80

 

Established 1894

University of Kentucky, Lexington. Kentucky

 

Independent since i 971

 

Wednesday, November 2, 1988 !

 

Proposition 48 is racially biased, critics of NCAA policy say

By MEREDITH lil'l'l‘lil-I
Stall Writer

The UK basketball program is a telling
example of the national effects ol' PI‘tlpOSr
lion-18.

Since the admissions rule for athletes
was implemented in 1986 by the NCAA.
three t'K basketball players have been de
clared ineligible their freshman seasons
All of them are black which is indicative
ol' Prop 48 statistics nationally.

"I know that administrators and educa-
tors say that the tests are pitched tor a
certain level _ . that they are not lair to
black athletes," l'K coach Eddie Sutton
said. “A lot of people feel that "

l'K forward Reggie Ilanson was lIlt‘lI'
gible to compete or play with the team
during the 1986-87 season under NCAA
Bylaw Tr] j. formally known as Proposition
«lit. This season, I'K recruits Sean Woods
and Shawn Kemp were declared ineligible.

Proposition 48 requires athletes entering
I)ivision I or II colleges to have certain
minimum test scores and high school

grade point averages to compete or pracr
lice on an intercollegiate athletics team
during the treshman year.

Student athletes must how at least a 2.0
high school (WA and a minimum ('tlIIlr
bined score ol Too on the Scholastic :\pll
tude Test or a minimum composite score
ol 1.”) on the American ('ollege 'l‘est.

.-\n athlete not meeting the minimum re
quirements is also ineligible for collegiate
linancial aid~ including scholarships. dur
mg the first year at the college and loses a
yearol'eligibilit}

(‘i‘itics ol the rule say that it discrimi
nates against black athletes and is iinlair
to student athletes III general

Hanson doesn't think that the I'Illt' is lair
either

"I think that it an athlete gets his grades
and takes his classes in high school then he
should be able to play Hanson said

l'K men‘s basketball coach Eddie Sutton
is aware of the claims that Proposition lit
isdiscriminatoiw

“Studies haw slli)\\lt that there is a dis
proportionate number ol blacks atlected

by this rule,” said Brad Davis. assistant
commissioner tor the Southeastern (‘onl‘er
ence

“Generally speaking it's the standard-
ized test scores 'I‘hal's where the debate
arises because some say that these tests
are racially biased.“ l)a\'is said

SAT score statistics tor all high school
seniors who took the test in 1987 show a
gap between scores ol black and white stu
dents.

The average black student had a com
bined score ol 737 on a scale lrom zoo to
won The average white students total
score was 933. according to Robert t'anier
oil. director ol research tor the ('ollege
Iloardi w hich produces the S.-\'I‘

(‘ameroii said that despite the
discrepancy between the scores of whites
and blacks. the S\'l' lISt'Il t‘» not racialb
biased

"'I‘o assume that dillcrences in mean
scores means that it is biased is a danger
ous assumption," he said "l'hc test re
tlccls dillerciices in qualitx ot \t boots and
opportunitiesaxailable

 

ll) ('YV'I‘III \ LEWIS
Stall Writer

Although all the kinks haven't been
worked out yeti l'K ollicials are conli
dent that the new computer registration
system will be qtncker for students than
the old method

Students are registering l‘roni atto
a in until it p m eieryda) through Nov
'32! Lana Ilearinger. director ot regis
tration and scheduling. said the new
computer system is pi‘oi‘ing \er) ctlec
ti\e

"It's wonderful," [)earinger said,
“Students are coming here ver_\ well
prepared The colleges have done an ex
celleut job explaining it and advising
the computing center stall has iust
done an incredible iob ol~ supporting the

 

SIGNING UP: Ralph Gosney. a chemical engineering se-
nior, makes use of the new Student Information Services

New computer registration has students
happy about time saved in getting classes

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dai causing lines to back up in the Stu
dent (enter The problem was cleaied
up. however. [ind Ileariiiger said the
s).\|t'ltl is working as it should

'I'heproccss t1\'tll\l‘\.\t\ steps

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\itations to register l'l‘lts which tell
students their registration date and
time

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III to be sure they are eligible to regis
ti-r .\ll students time a tour-hour win
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\\lll be put on ‘late ai'rnal and get an i
other chalice to register ’
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permits it the ('iillt‘si' has restrictions i
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Bentsen trying to secure Kentucky’s vote

It) \Il(‘ll.\l~jl.l. Jinks
Stall Writer

iM'l-INSBitltil. K) llemoncratic Vice
Presidential nominee Lloyd Bentsen went
on the ofl'ensne against Vice President
George Bush yesterday saying that the
lleagan administration has “moved this
countr) lroiu the \‘o t lender nation to the
No l debtor nation in just three years ‘

Speaking to more than Still supporters at
the Big Independent 'I‘obacco Warehouse in

ttweiisboro. Iteiitscn said the l'nited States
has spent $3 ) billion mer} )car to protect
its interest in the Far East

For example. Bentsen said. although
l’nited States has ships in the Persian
tiull. Japan gets 3.5 percent ot its oil troiii
the Persian iiull while the l'nited States
gets only two percent

But that out) was the beginning ol the
Bentsen diatribe against Hush. which
Illdllll} consisted oi attacks on the lteagan

administration thillt‘) ranging trom trade
iodrug policies

Bentsen called tor an end to \oodoo eco
iioniics. .i label than) Democrats place on
Reagan's suppl) side economics programs

But in .i debate on the IR iampus .\loii
da) night. representatives tor The l I\
group. Students tor Bush. said Reagan's
economic [)(lllt’lt‘s are not \(iixloo eeoiiom
I(‘\. since the countr) .sent trom double
digit inllation to single-digit inllatioii. and

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"The data that we Ilil'.t'
shows that the SAT is .. Iii'Ht‘l I
college pertorinani-i- in: i). r
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is to predict college I“ :‘to: than»
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Today: Sunny
Tomorrow: same

 

 

 

DIVERSIONS

SPORTS

 

 

Roberta Peters
to perform tonight

LIK holds l'ii‘st scriiiiagc
in Louisville.

 

 

 

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SPORTS

UK 18 tops
nationally
vs. the pass

By BARRY Rl-It-IVI-Zs
Staff Writer

The hard work is finally paying
off for the UK defense Heading
into this weekend‘s game with \‘an
derbilt, the UK defense ranks num
her one in the nation against the
pass by giving up only 1114 1 yards
agame

“1 can believe it (‘laiborne‘s de
lenses have always been very
tough." Vanderbilt coach Watson
Brown said "Even when he was at
Maryland. they were tough

Claiborne tried to play down the
ranking at yesterday‘s press con
terence Claiborne gave the weath
er and schedule as being the rea
sons for his pass defenses success
this year

"It's who you play and the type
of conditions you play inf l‘lai
borne said

The UK pass defense will face
their toughest challenge on Satur
day when they run into the \'ander
bilt Commodores Vandy features
one of the best passing attacks iii
the SEC averaging 2:167 yards a
game through the air

"No question about it This is our
biggest challenge so far.‘ ('lill
borne said “They will probably
throw more against us than an}.
body has "

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Joey Couch (48) and Tony Zigman (30) rap up a Southern Illinois

runner during last Saturday's game

‘11 is a very big challenge for
is " t‘K defenswe back lton Robina
son said "After all, they have the
number one passing offense in the
SEC and we are the number one
pass defense in the nation "

The Vandy offense is lead by
Heisman Trophy candidate Eric
Jones Jones already has thrown
for over 1.3410 yards this season

"1 am not saying that he is the
best in the conference but he very
well might be.” Claiborne said

'llc's definitely one of the pre
mier players in the nation." t‘K der
tensive back Ron Mack said

The Vanderbilt offense also fea-
tures the services of standout wide
receiver Boo Mitchell Mitchell is
projected to be a first—round draft
churce in the NFL next spring

Mitchell is only 153 yards off the

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