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Knowledge

Movies can
educate

During investigations.
it is necessary to
visit a strip club.

- Cars that crash will
always burst into
flames.

Word processors
never display a
cursor but always
read: Enter Password
Now.

All martial arts fights
are one vs. 50, but
your enemies will
wait patiently to
attack you one by
one by dancing in a
threatening manner
until their turn.

it you decide to start
dancing in the street,
everyone you bump
into will know all the
steps.

Blowing up buildings.
killing innocent
bystanders or
violating any number
of federal/state/Iocal
laws is OK as long as
it was in the course
of “getting the bad
guys" and will not be
held accountable for
any wrongdoing
whether you're a
police officer or not.

If you are being
chased by a
homicidal maniac,
you will fall over
every obstacle with
10 feet of your
escape path and/or it
is safer at the
highest in your
house.

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gothicmetal.com/
movies.htm

fictionai Titles

World's
Shortest
Books

Things i wouldn't do for
Money by Dennis
Rodman

Al Gore: The Wild Years

Human Rights Advances
in China

Career Opportunities for
History Majors

The Engineer’s Guide to
Fashion

The Differences Between
Reality and Dilbert

My Plan to Find the Real
Killers by 0.J.
Simpson

Strom Thurmond:
Intelligent Ouotes

America ’5 Most Popular
Lawyers

Detroit - A Travel Guide

Dr. Kevorlrian's
Collection of
Motivational
Speeches

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net/tech/humor.htm

- RON NORTON

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storms are going to
leave us come Thursday.
so be happy about that.

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Dr. James Holmes (above), faculty adviser to the Ballroom Dance Society, taught a student the proper steps in a class last semester. Spanish
and marketing sophomore Marissa Fugate (top) danced during one of the sessions held by the society.

 

Ballroom Dance Society provides place for
students to take mind off classes, learn to
jump and jive like true swing masters

By Brandon iiart
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The UK Ballroom Dance
Society is trying to shake the
stigma that ballroom dancing
is a thing of the past.

With the resurgence of
the swing music craze, the
club has seen an increase in
the number of people in the
beginner class.

Club member Michelle
Dudley. a chemistry junior.
said the beginner class has
nearly twice as many people
than last semester.

When asked about the
idea that ballroom dancing is
something associated with
older people. Dudley said.
“Most people associate ball—
room dancing with their
grandparents. but if they actu-

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ally tried it they would find
that it was a lot of fun.“

Dudley joined the society
last fall after attending one of
the society’s dances. She said
she went to learn how to
swing dance, and it was so
much fun that she decided to
attend the weekly instruction-
al classes.

“The turnout for the
dances are very good. and the
dance floor is always full."
Dudley said.

Dr. James Holmes is the
faculty advisor to the society.
and he and his wife are also
the dance instructors.

The society holds dances
every semester that are at-
tended by UK club members.
but members of ballroom
clubs from other surround-

Offseason acquisitions should play role in
improving defense, Mumme’s offense

By Matt May
SPORTSDAILY EDITOR

The national letter of in-
tent signing day for college
football begins today. and for
the second straight year. UK
looks to have a solid recruit-
ing class coming to Lexington.

Highlighted by Fort
Thomas Highlands‘ stars
Jared Lorenzen and Derek
Smith. UK has received oral
commitments from 27 high
school players representing 11
states.

Lorenzen. a 6-foot-4. 235-
pound quarterback from the
Class 3A state champions. is

expected to compete with re-
turnees Dusty Bonner, Chase
Harp and Mike Scipione for
the starting quarterback job
left vacant when junior Tim
Couch announced his inten—
tions of moving to the Nation-
al Football League. Lorenzen
has been highly touted by re-
cruiting experts despite play-
ing in a run-oriented offense
at Highlands.

Smith, a 6—foot‘6. 240,
pound tight end. will join his
former teammate Lorenzen at
UK next year. Smith is one of

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ing colleges like Eastern
Kentucky University and
Lexington Community Col-
lege also attend. Holmes
said.

The society is open to any
UK student. faculty or staff
member.

According to club presi-
dent Janine Zabroski. a nurs-
ing senior. the society has
different levels of experience
ranging from beginner to ex-
pert. So even people with two
left feet can learn how to
“cut the rug" in no time. she
said.

“Everything is taught step
by step so everyone learns at
the same rate." she said.

Aside from learning how
to swing. Zabroski said they
also learn how to do other
dances such as the Fox-trot.
the Waltz, the Tango and the
Rhumba.

Zabroski became a mom
ber of the society in the fall of
1997 when she saw an add in
the paper.

“Learning how to dance

can bc a great asset when it
comes to social functions such
as parties or weddings." shi-
said.

Zabroski disagreed with
the notion that ballroom
dancing is only for older pio
pic.

"You really don‘t know
how much fun you can havc
doing it until you try it, I'm
really glad that I decided to
become involved with ball
room dancing." she said.

The society will be hold-
ing a dance at the Grand Ball-
room of the Student (‘enter on
Saturday. Feb. 1:).

There will be dance
lessons given at 8 pm. and thc
dance will start at 9 pm

There will be members from
UK. I‘IKl‘s dance club and
members of a local chapter of
the United States Amateur
Ballroom Association.

Anyone interested in
joining the 1K Ballroom
Dancing Society should con-
tact Dr. Jamcs llolmcs at 237
1947.

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Donors
high on
soft money

UK professors develop study
to show spending patterns

By Shannon Pratt
nitrite iiii’c’iiiintii" m

A national study conducted by UK poi
Iitical scicncc professors discovered that
political parties more than doubled their
soft moncy spending.

The study compared the spending of
campaigns in the 1994 mid-term elections
with the 1998‘s Jim Bunning-Scotty Baesler
US. Senate race and the Ernie Fletcher-
Ernesto Scorsone congressional race.

The professors that conducted the
study on the political races were Donald
Gross and Penny Miller.

Soft money funds are those that are
raised by political
parties specifically
for party encour
agcment activities.

These funds are
raised through
various organizzr

tions that have a

direct benefit in Network-

supporting that . .

campaign, mg IS hOW
Gross and

Miller conducted we COHBCt'

the study by getting

information from ed the

political strategists. '

political reporters dlreCt

and advcrtiscmcnts ' '

on radio and tclcvi» .mafllng

sion. They also mforma-

tracked direct mail u H

ings and phone ‘01],

records.

"Networking is
how we collected
the direct mailing
information."

- Donald Gross.
UK political Stience
professm

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Gross said. "We

told our students to

bring mailings that

they had received. We had stacks of Illlili
that various people would bring to us rocu
Iarly."

Those two races were markcd to ho
competitivc very early in the your which
made them prime targets for soft monox-
contributions.

“(‘ompctition drives the destination of
soft money. If the race is going to be com
potitivc more organizations arc willing to
put more money in their candidate‘s cam
paign." Gross Sflld.

The study shows soft money spending
is being directed at smaller. strategically
important campaigns. as opposed to pl't‘Ni
dcntiai campaigns.

“The growing use of soft moncv gives
more and more opportunities to big moncy
donors to increase their iiit‘Iucncc ill [lilil'
tics and their access to leaders." Mliit'l‘
said.

The smaller state raccs arc chcapcr to
endorse.

“Organizations donating money want
to maximize their power in cortgrcss. 'l‘hcy
are getting more bang for lilt‘ll‘ buck.
8100.000 can buy a lot morc ads in a Kt‘ll
tucky race than a national racc." (iltiss
said.

The study found national groups maili-
larger investments in smaller races likc
Kentucky Senate and congressional races
lntcrcst groups were found to have spent
more money on political campaign ads
than the candidate‘s own campaigns 84 1
million compared to St million spi-m by
candidates.

“That‘s not a phenomcnal amount of
money if you talk about a statc like Now
York or California. but it is phcnomi-ual
for the state of Kentucky where we only
have 3.9 million residents." Miller Sillti.

Political parties and spccial intcrcst
groups gain a lot of control over a (‘i’lllfil'
datcs campaign as they donatc more money.

"As soft money increases. the candi-
date can begin to lose control of his cam
paign. Regulation of fcdcral financing of
campaigns is completely breaking down."
Gross said.

Political parties dcsirc more soft mon
cy bccausc it is harder to trace and is not
as regulated as hard money.

Major political parties are moving
their focus to soft moncy. (iross said.
"They also have greater flcxibility with
how they spt‘nd that money "

The study was directed at the national
level by David H. Maglcby of Brigham
Young I'nivcrsity. with funding provided
by the Pew (‘haritahle Trusts.