xt70vt1gmp37 https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt70vt1gmp37/data/mets.xml The Kentucky Kernel Kentucky -- Lexington The Kentucky Kernel 1998-07-30 Earlier Titles: Idea of University of Kentucky, The State College Cadet newspapers English Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. The Kentucky Kernel The Kentucky Kernel, July 30, 1998 text The Kentucky Kernel, July 30, 1998 1998 1998-07-30 2020 true xt70vt1gmp37 section xt70vt1gmp37 J ESTABLISHED IN 1894 SPEAKEASY Inner Circle} new release, Speak My Lan— guage, is a weal: attempt at true reggae. See Diversions, page 4. j'u1y_w 30, I998 ' (.Iai‘iifinli 7 I—)i:¢rwm\ 4 l N Spa/1v 8 l ref. plum—6 INDEPENDENT SINCE 1971 UK nicotine study receives more funding By Matthew T. Patton \ew: Editor A study of the causes of nicotine addiction that began two years ago at UK recentl received an addi- tional 1.24 million to help it continue The grant was given by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which comtnitted $8 mil- lion to the study when it was initi- fifi The study is In a 1997 report the CDC said that researchers estimate 3.000 young peo- ple become regular smok- ers. The report further states that every year tnore than 400, 000 people die from diseases caused by tobacco use. During the second year of the study, Cla on's team deve oped a research agenda identifying important unanswered (westions about t directed by UK Marcy)» e causes of sociology profes- jug” nicotine addic- sor Ri art Clay— tion. ton, who is direc- tor of the UK Center for Pre» ""“Jffi' tbblgymb “we are trying to answer (Hues- tions 3 )out vention Research. abmnim— things such as “This is not a tine ’0: how nicotine IU v P a lavs a role in typica ni ersity- '0’:th p .» sponsored study," the develop— said( layton “We doggone: ment of t e have organized 3"" brain. \Vith researchers from ”It”. researchers across the board v from differing With neurobiolo— mania." fields, we can gists, psychologists . help one anoth— and anthropolo- gists from all over the nation.” During the first year. Clayton organized a 13- member team of scientists to serve as a network of scholars. The team includes researchers from Brown University, Yale University and the (. enters for Dis- ease (.ontrol and Preven- tion. According to the CDC, the use of tobacco prod- ucts is the nation's dead- liest addiction and a youth-centered prevention strategy is the nation‘s best response, er understand different aspects, such as social or psychological," said Clayton. Issues the roup plans to address includ: determining the risk factors for adoles- cents becoming addicted the stages of acquiring a nicotine addiction and the stages of cessation. Clayton is very opti- mistic that the research will provule some insi ht into the addicting drug. le adds, “There are many unan- swered questions that we hope we will be able to answer after the research is done." I‘ _ p. “1”“ " § :3 g f i .5 L_c____;i~. CNRIS HOSENYHAL A I [I I“ H 111mm I. Young Itlmry 11'!” lie the rim home to thmsandv 0/ :n/umei tmmfr 77 ed [1 rpm \I I. [\mq Library. I. "til the more [I romp/(ted studentr ptofiaI'Iyu ill I nnmme to ba: e tame pmHemt axing th- m .i fa, i'lm pmn il THEGREATBODKHUNT 0y Regina Prater (.bnrrtfmtmg H 31m- lthough William T. Young Library has been wowm students with the hi E technology and beautigil surroundings they find there. sev eral students have experienced problems using the facility this summer. l’aul \Villis. L'K Director of Libraries said. “The library is fully operational, the only limitation is very few of the books in the build mg are in order on shelves." “‘illis added. “Some ofthe books are on carts or tables now. but they Will be shelved by the time school starts in August " The library staff have set up a book retrieval system to help patrons obtain materials not vet shelved. Patrons may fill out a form .it the Circulation desk and the materials should be loiind Within 34 hours. Solomon Johnson. an litter- strategic Communications senior, .s‘er Students on 3 2 Thursday. ]ulv $0, 1998. 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King remodeling schedule still up in air Old library space to house spe- cial collections and archives By Matthew T. Patton New; l'klitor All of the books have been moved to the W.T. Young Library and most of the sorting and shelving is finished. but what may happen to M.I. King remains to be seen. The monumental task of movin hundreds of thousands of boois is nearing completion accordin to )udy Brown, head of circulation, who says the movers should be finished by August 8. “The movers have done a really. really good job,” Brown said. The now barren M.I. King South will still contain repro- graphics. the school of library science, a com uter lab and Cen- tral Kentucky adio Eye, a read— ing service {or the blind. Hours are still limited. Neither of the two (M.I. King or Will. Young) are open 24-hours. Brown said the current entrance to M.l. King will be locked and the former loading dock at the back of the building will be remodeled into a new entrance. Until the new entrance is finished, library patrons must use the front door. Some feared that M.I. King was doomed to fall by the way— side. “The building was designed to be a libra , and it is definitely not being rhoarded up,” said library t‘livclopment assistant Paula Pope in response to rumors that the libra would be boarded u until fun 5 could be allocated or the expensive utili- ties that keep the building opera— tional. Paul Willis, UK director of libraries, said the special collec- tions and archives collection will be housed in the older section of the library. V. The I963 King North add; tion will house the science and en 'neerin branch libraries, inc uding c em-ph‘ysics, mathe- matics. geolo an engineering and the South ranch will be the home of the Fine Arts library. “Although”we have 52.5 mil- lion for renovations, we still need more money, so it throws the timetable u in the air a little bit," W'illis said? The Medical Center library remains open, keeping materials that are 10 years current and the former Agriculture Library is now designated as the Agricul— tural Information Center, with 200 current journals. Some agri— cultural joumals will be stored electronically at W.T. Young. VVillis says that even thou b all of the books may not he shelved, they are all in the build- ing and even the “messy looking carts have some sort of organiza- tion." “We are anticipating a lot of people when the fall semester starts. It’s going to require a lot of organized, well-committed Eeople. There are risks of umps, but that is part of any new \eroject," Willis added. “ e’re still putting finishing touches on the building. There are little thin . that require some attention. Tfihse wiggling mats at the entrances throw people off balance.” laughed Pope, whose cheery mood is indicative of the positive outlook from nearly everyone involved in this historic move. Kentucky 1mm. ‘Irm-i-dm, ]u/y 30, 199.9 3 Students Problems to be cor- rectedjust in time From PAGE 1 has experienced accessin books. “I filed out a retrieval form for a book listed on the Notis system. I was supposed to get an e-mail within two days to pick up the book. I finally received an e— mail a week later saying the book couldn’t be found,”_lohnson said. Denesh Peiris, an Electrical Engineering junior, is an employee at the circulation desk. Peiris feels many problems arise since all the books are not shelved. Peiris admits the retrieval system often takes more than 24 hours. “Most of the books are on the shelves, some of the patrons take this well some do not,” he said. Peiris added that he feels ade- quately trained to handle the normal responsibilities of his job but he has not been trained to deal with disgruntled patrons. Locating a book may be time consuming because most of the shelves are not marked. Patrons must search through individual call numbers on books to find the one needed book. Cindy Pennington, a political science freshman, sees this an inconvenience, but not a huge problem. “Notis is really helpful. it gives you thousands of choices. All the books are not on the shelves, but the staff is really helpful,” Pennington said. difficulties "My“ f“-.. A” m “V Greglmtamktfigjwnar JOHNNY FARMS Kn-nr/ wt? ‘ ' Mbwbileumgatfiemu/auondmfmJ/U hing. .Hasrrmdmlrbme m warrwmltfierum‘kmmake rtm the “may. Somebmxbeenfiidlmgitbardmmfamund the short rummer bows. Willis said all si and directo- ries (maps of boo locations) will be in place on shelves and walls by the beginning of the fall semester. The main problem students seem to be havin is working around the limited ours that the library is operating under this summer. Pennington who works rotat- ing hours at a local news station said. “The only roblem l have right now is the ibrary closes at 10." She said she would be able to use the library more when it is open 24 hours. Bob Combs, a business man— a ement senior, comes to the liirary to use the computer lab. Combs attends class from 8am to 10 am then works from 1 lam to 7pm. “The library closes at 10pm Monday through Thursday. It doesn't give me enough time to write papers and work on group projects," Combs said. But even students who have had some problems with the library say that the positive most often out weighs the ne ative. Combs said he felt t e library was conducive to studying because of the comfortable tables and chairs and said that he thought students should have 24 hour access to the computer labs. john Stapleton, accounting senior and transit student from the University of Richmond (VA) agrees. “l wash the lab stayed open later, we don't have anything like this at my school," Stapleton said. “I have been pretty impressed with the facilities. the speed of the com- puters are reasonable and the soft— ware is updated. Last week I had 3 wer point presentation and [his ab is the only way l had to do the project." o PEN I N G ”manna-race Ila mmqhflmmmud skis. Mmelnflfihmmmtuhh’. magmmim Mflfl.lfllldd way-ell. Aldmnflunmlhmzy. Introducing Geeit's. Like no place else for miies around. Open from W lunch to 1AM Monday-Saturday and1PMto 11PMonSundays. 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The quintet has enjoyed immense international success with its infectious brand of reggae—pop music. Inner (Iircle’s biggest hit. “Bad Boys." has been used inces— santly on television and in mowes and has sold more than seven million copies around the world. In addition. the group has sold over two million a bums since 19‘”. I‘iven With all the suaess abroad, mention Inner (lircle around even knowledgeable music fans and you re likely to get some blank stares Despite the fact that the} aren t exactl household names. this flvesome from Kingston. Jamaica continues to soldier on after more than two decades of making records. Their new release, Speak My Language. is due in stores this wee . Inner Circle has been an important force and a seminal influence in reggae music throu hout its career. ()n g eak My Language, owever. the sound seems a lit— tle unins ired. The a burn kicks off with what is .su posed to be the bandls next bi hit. “Da Bomb.“ T e track features a moderately catch chorus. but comes off sounding like a sedat- ed version of Ini Kamozes crossover hit “Ilotstep The allcuin trudges tos it («in») wrap-r 1‘" her Cid! (W along frotn there stopping rarely ow off the funky, mneful sounds that have made Inner Circle as successful as they are. For example. on the title track the band really locks into a groove and produces the one memorable track on the album. Aided by the laid— back rapping of Arrested Development's lead rapper Speech. “Speak My Language” is the best song here. The problem. however, is that Inner (Zircle scents to have sleepvwalked their way through the rest of the selec» tions. However. the bass rutnbles throughout, the instrumentation is solid if not sharp, and Kris Bentley handles the lead vocals well. Speak My I an- guage to its credit is a decent effort to et dread- heads liobbin' in a really mellow sort of way. And some records are made With that as their only goal. But don't go looking for any deeper incan— ing to this collection. up," ...,. Vii day ant Ba: Sht law (H of SN) hat On abt per U) Ln T ig may hea pas for has ms]; lint his of : thr sho dut sioi of: 5x h”3‘b°fi_ .D-k 6'2 9’3 laax EETEfl an“. 1 .......— ’*-- .- Kt’mttrkv Kernel. Thin-tilt”. ]11/)' 3‘0. [993’ 5 DIVERSIQNSbytes APB out for 008 There's an APB out for ODB. A judge in Virginia Beach, Virginia, issued a warrant Tues— dayfor W'u-Tang Clan founder and Grammy crasher Ol’ Dirty Bastard after the rapper failed to show for a court ate. ODB’s lawyer was also MIA. The 29-year-old hip-hop star was to face shoplifting charges. ’ (He allegedly swiped a $50 pair of Nikes from a Virginia Beach store July 4.) VVliiie ()DB's label, Elektra, had no comment on his where- abouts, the rap— per is scheduled to perform August 3 at Lousiville’s Toy Tiger. ()l' Dirty has made his share of 00' headlines in the past few months, though rarely for his music. (He and VVu-Tang have sold millions of albums and inspired a successful clothing line.) Just last week the ra per had his Range Rover heiste in front of a recording studio. And, just three days before the alle ed shoplifting incident, he was s at during an apparent home-inva— sion robbe . Back infigebruary, he was one of a dozen men who helped lift a 1996 Mustang off a stricken child and then paid a visit to the tot’s hospital bedside. A few days later, he stormed the stage while Shawn Colvin picked up one of her Grammys and hijacked the mike. “Puffy is good, but Wu—Tang is the best,” c said, referring to his group's Four Juana: children, at their grandmothers house for the summer. explore their/mum history and Much! whore thelr grandfather was killed RHAPSODY IN AUGUST Afl/m ”r.” by Akuru Komrawa to commemorate Hiroshima Day, rpamaml by the Newman C (titer A the C entrd K entucx y C came]! for Peace «1 Julia. 7:30 p.nt. Thursday 8/6/98 on the Newman C enter. 320 Rose Lane loss to Puff Daddy in the rap cat- egory. Claiming that he spent a lot of dough on his new suit and didn't get to show it off (the rap award wasn’t part of the TV broadcast), he later a logized. And back in April Eli: told “be that he wanted to be known henceforth as Big BabyJesus, but the name never stuck. All: "mummy Since January, six adult per- formers, one man and five women, have tested positive for the HIV virus -— an alarming number for a field where clean bills of health are job rerequi- sites and monthl AID tests are routine. X-ratedl roducers are resgonding to the fiealth crisis by pu licly vowin to take advice first dispensed y the US. sur- geon general more than a decade ago: Use condoms. According to trade magazine Adult Video News, the Industry’s leading porn manufacturers agreed in princi— p e in June to go “condoms-only.” “All perform- ers, all men, are wearing con- doms,” Steven Hirsch, presi- dent of Vivid "om": Video, announced yesterday. “We are no longer going to allow the performers to make the deci- sions as to whether condoms are or are not used." Among straight performers, porn le end John Holmes (who died 0 AIDS in 1988) was the exception; AIDS-free perform— ers, the rule. Journalist Mark Cromer says the crush of six diagnoses in six months —— the latest coming just weeks ago — is more than the number of diag- noses for the previous 10 years combined. Indeed, according to Cromer, one of the recently infected per- formers swears she was exposed to the virus during a shoot for a flick endearingly called, The ”/0er Bigger! Anal Gangbang. But can condoms really take root in a workplace where the all- key “money shot” has nothing to do with coins and dollar bills.: Observers like Cromer think “condoms-only" is a great idea that may prove to be a little less so in practice. I!” calmer: MIX Mm}! More than 6.5 million people invaded the nation’s theaters over the weekend to see Saving Private Ryan, producing a clear victory for the Steven Spielber World War II drama, whicE earned $30.6 million, according to final figures released Monday by Exhibitor Relations. AP quoted DreamVVorks spokesman Jim Tharp as saying. “The movie played very broad ' across the country -— sma l towns as well as large cities. 50 percent male and 50 percent female and the over-25 crowd was sli htly, only slightly, more than t e under-25 crowd. Eve one is smiling here." T e film routed The Whale o Zorro, last week's top film, whic fell 40 percent to $13.4 percent. Warner's Let/ml M’eapon 4 suf- fered a similar lunge to $13.1 million. But 20t Century Fox's There‘s Something About Mary slid only 9 ercent in its second week to wintrup with $12.5 million. Cmptlcdfrom itdfl'imd u‘tre reports, Situation THE WIN PROGRAM WANTS YOU! The Wildcat international Network (WIN) needs American students willing to engage in a cross cultural program to befriend freshman international students. Small scholarships will be awarded. Call SGA at 257-319]. Little time commitment, BIG IMPACT! ! - aunt—bum. 9!‘-4.'~w‘-'yteW»Wr.WI-e“rm‘«wv1‘~q«”r’flwflu - e 3» . . 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For those who don't remember, columnist Clark Case took the Student Billings and Financial Aid to task a few weeks ago because of a hapless bureaucracy that led to a missing scholarship check. VVe’re happy to report that Clark now has money to live on. a welcome apology and a higher opinion of the bureau- crats we all love to hate. V S eaking of the Financial Aid 0 fice, it has a nifty little dry-erase board on its wall so that students can see when their assigned aid counselor will be in the office or out to lunch. It’s not the invention of the wheel, but for a small amount of money it helps bridge the gap between stu- dent and financial aid officers. V Lemons to lemonade: This past spring, the UK Credit Union lost its affiliation with Central Bank that provid- ed credit union members with free access to its multiple ATM machines. Rather than force its members to pay through-the- nose fees at non-a filiated ATMs, the UK Credit Union recentl forged an agreement with 0 er local institutions. Members now can visit ATMs belonging to Common- wealth Credit Union, Member’s Heritage Credit Union, Square D Credit Union and the Vine Street Trust for free ATM use. V Growth is God: Believe it WWI/10W Kernel or not, there will soon be more shopping opportunities on Nicholasville Road thanks to UK. A uick drive past UK’s former (South Farm finds an army of worker ants preparing the site for a new Wal-Mart. we realize the money received for this valuable property was set aside for needed projects, but we also wonder if it put short term gain ahead of long term development. V A pleasant touch: Individ- uals lucky enough to possess 3 C—5 parking tag for the parking structure on South Limestone know that a little rain is nothing to fear because the can borrow a loaner umbrel a from the structure’s Parking and Trans- portation Office. The addition- al perk was prompted by a sug- gestion from Don Thorton who heard about it at other uni- versities. Nice job! V we feel your pain: There is a cure for the painful, cramped hands students often et as they hurriedly scribble Fengthy answers to essay ques- tions. Several law schools now allow students to take exams in class on laptop computers with the aid of a program called Examinator. To combat cheat— ing it prevents students from accessing notes, but still lets them spell check, make revi- sions and print out answers that will ease the strain on a tired professor’s eyes. Although every student doesn't own a la top, it would be nice option fbr those who do. Ilow about it UK? Elllfllfllllboard Todd“ ............... may ............. mom ............. WIN-I ......... . mm ........... ............ editorial editor ............. editor in thief ........... managing editor .............. new: editor .......... néwedmr “Miracle! V Addras your com- W to “Letters to the g ‘ or”; Kentucky Kernel Include your name and ma'or (for publication), as we! as your address and . i Editorial Editor; 35 telephone number for ver- Enoch]..Grehan Joumal- ification, even with elec- iam Builain , UK; Lex- tronicmbn‘teissions. Ir , mayo-rum. ~ . .’ .V‘* 2 is” . ;: ‘Private Ryan' hits close to home Portrait of heroism under fire is too often forgotten by Americans today s I grow older, I find myself more and more unsettled by the direction of the United States. In particu- lar, I find it very disturbing that most Americans no longer believe in the concept of the citi- zen soldier. Our country was founded on the idea that each citizen bore a common responsibility for the defense of community, state and nation. However, the notion that armed defense of freedom is somehow , unnecessary or even sin- ful has become integrated into modern American The intensity of the firefight durin which I was shot in Soma ia was similar to the cli- mactic battle at the end of the movie that demonstrates the paralyzing effect of fear. U on viewing the scene, I vividl’y recalled an instance where I was absolutely frozen in fear. Within my first weeks of arriving in Somalia in 1992, I found myself at a checkpoint in the ca ital city of Mogadisfiu. My first day at the checkpoint, I stopped a young pregnant woman as she approached my thinking. position. At least 8 I say this because most months pregnant, she college students with , asked in broken English if whom I come into contact ’4 we had any food we could wouldn't dream ofservin 6",“. spare. Before I could in the armed forces, active Sll‘IUP‘ respond, automatic rifle duty or reserve, despite Kmul fire came down on my my deep conviction that Columirr position and the woman the truest Americans are 7 standing in front of me those willing to stand in defense of the United States. This, of course, indicates veter- ans of the armed forces are those who can truly regard themselves as patriots ofthis eat republic. So last weeE‘; release of Steven Spielberg’s film, “Saving Private Ryan” might help illumi- nate the sacrifices made in shap— ing and maintainin the United States as a free re u lic. As one of the ew combat vet— erans attending the University of Kentucky as a student, I can hon- estl say “Saving Private Ryan” is the closest approximation of true combat I have ever seen. was hit in the abdomen. As her belly exploded, I became drenched with a mixture of blood and fetal tissue. Thank— fully, I had the presence of mind to dive behind a sandbaggcd emplacement before I became the next casualty. Others returned fire and I joined in a quick assault on the gunman’s position. Within min— utes we had silenced the gunman through aggressive fire and maneuver. I experienced little joy when I discovered the gunman we killed was a boy no older than 12. I understand that the uniniti- ated may not have the profound experience I did while watching this film. By the time this article is printed, I will have seen this movie again, this time with my brother who is also a combat vet- eran of the Gulf War. I am quite sure that he will leave the theater feeling much the same wa I did. He will see that at the can of the film is the constitution of true Heroism born of action. In this regard, Hollywood has out- done itself. Sadly, this nation is in such desperate need of heroes that we cheapen the word by applying it to wholly inappropriate situa- tions. A perfect example occurred this past week. Two police offi- cers were shot inside the Ca itol building and immediately these men were branded “heroes” by the media and general public. Now I’ve seen too many ood men die to ever make Iig t of anyone’s death. Yet, one of the police officers labeled a hero was shot in the back of the head with- out so much as a chance to draw his weapon. If that constitutes heroism then every victim who has ever been shot during a crime is a hero. Simply being a police officer is not an act of heroism. Americans in search of true heroic virtue need simply a tour a Veteran's Administration med— ical center such as the one on campus. There ou'll find sted this motto, “T c price 0 free- dom is apparent here." More than any other class of citizens alive today, it is these men and women who are the true national “Heroes." 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