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THE KENTUCKY

erne

Celebrating 33 years of independence

1

confidence

SEC title gives golfers

of frontrunners

Page 5

 

Targeting Top 20:

Alumni adding to UK's mission
Page 6

 

Provost search could cost $65,000

By Troy Lyle
THE xturucrv mm

Bill Harris. UK’s purchas-
ing director. told a 16member
provost search committee yes»
terday that UK will spend
about $23000 to 367.500 to con-
duct a national provost search
using a consulting firm.

That‘s 20 to 35 percent of
the provost's annual salary
and the industry standard for
consulting firms. he said.

According to the Web site
Salarycom. the average salary
for a full-time provost is
$115,488 annually The current

provost. Mike N ietzel. is paid
3193.000 annually.

N ietzel announced earlier
this spring that he will be
leaving July 1 to be Southwest
Missouri State University's
next president.

Scott Smith. the dean of
agriculture. will act as inter-
im provost starting May 15.

“We're looking for some-
one who is articulate and un-
derstands education. univer-
sities and state politics." said
President Lee Todd. “The
provost should be a person
who has an outstanding
record of scholarly activity.

administrative experience
and the ability to communi-
cate with faculty"

Todd met with the com-
. mittee to take the first step in
replacing N ietzel.

“I would like to see the
new provost on campus by
January 2006 and no later
than July 1 the same year." he
said.

Step one for the commit-
tee ? made up of college
deans. administrators and a
member of the Greater Lex—
ington Chamber of Com-
merce v is to develop a re-
quest for proposals to identify

prospective consulting firms
to conduct the search.

This process should be
completed in the next eight
weeks. said Harris.

Once a consulting firm
has been chosen. it will work
alongside the committee to
conduct a national search for
qualified candidates.

“It’s important that we so
licit our faculty in this mat-
ter." said Fred deBeer. co-
chair of the search committee
and chairman of the Depart-
ment of Internal Medicine.
“We need their valuable input
and there's a huge advantage

to bringing in someone our-
selves , especially financial-
1y.“

DeBeer wasn’t alone in his
financial concerns. Robert
Quick. president of the
Greater Lexington Chamber
of Commerce. said. “We want
to get our money‘s worth. but
finding the right person for
the job is the most important
thing."

Having a highly qualified
and dynamic provost will pay
off in the long run. he said.

“We need a true visionary
. a man or woman who can
change this university." said

 

The
son
rises

UK shortstop
John Shelby III
learned game

from his father.
a fomier major

league player

By Ryan Mabry
inf'iitriiiic'id {thin

Most kids who like base—
ball grow up wondering what
it would be like to spend time
in a major league clubhouse
or even meet a major-league
player. UK sophomore short-
stop John Shelby III didn‘t
have to wonder what it would
be like to meet a major lea-
guer .. his dad was one.

“There are more base-
balls and bats in our house-
hold than anything else."
John Shelby Jr. said. who
played for Baltimore. Los An-
geles and Detroit from 1981 to
1991. “I don't push (baseball)
on them (his children).
though."

For Shelby III. however.
he didn't have to.

“It‘s always been my goal
to be a professional baseball
player," Shelby III said. “But
just growing up in that at-
mosphere. it's pretty much
hard not to.“

“That atmosphere" was
something Shelby III almost
missed out on during his
dad's playing days. But
thanks to the kind-hearted»
ness of Shelby Jr's manager
with the Dodgers. Tommy
Lasorda. Shelby III got to
spend quite a bit of time in
the Los Angeles clubhouse.

“I first played in Balti-
more. where children weren't
allowed in the locker room."
Shelby Jr. said. “John T. was
two when l was traded. and
Tommy took a liking to John
T. I brought him to the locker
room a few times. but I
stopped after a while because
I felt funny about it.

“One day. Tommy called
me into his office. and I
thought I was in trouble. He
asked me. ‘Where's little
John'." Well. I explained the
situation to him. and he said.
‘This isn't Baltimore I
want him in the locker room
He'd better be in there tomor-
row!‘ That was great. having

 

 

 

 

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UK sophomore shortstop John Shelby lll covers second base during the Cats' series with Tennessee April 10. He leads
the Cats in several offensive categories. including home runs. stolen bases and RBI.

a manager who wanted kids
in the locker room. because
as major leaguers. we spent a
tremendous amount of time
away from our families. It
was a big help. and I‘m very
grateful to Tommy Lasorda
for that."

Maybe the aura of the
Dodgers' clubhouse rubbed
off on Shelby Ill. On the sea-
son. he is batting .350 and
leads the team with seven
home runs. 35 runs batted in.
and 15 stolen bases.

In his last fifteen games.
he's swung an even hotter
bat. hitting .422 with four
home runs and 22 RBIs. He
also produced the team‘s first
five-hit game in the last two
years against Georgia on
March 26. Simply put. he's
playing like a major'league
talent and he's only a
sophomore.

UK first baseman Michael
Bertram said that being
around major league players
has been a big help to Shelby
III‘s game.

“All the big-league experi-
ence that his dad has. has re-
ally shown off in John. be-
cause he's been around the
professional athletes. and he
knows how it is." Bertram
said. “He knows how things
go on at the big~league level.
and he plays like a big lea-
guer; he's a five-tool player.
He can run. hit for power. hit
for average. play defense

Study: 3311 didn’t

By Elizabeth Troutman
nit IINTUCKV mm

A UK study released yes
terday shows that restau-
rants. bars and hotels
around Lexington have not
suffered since the county-
wide smoking ban was im-
plemented last year.

But business owners and

citizens of Lexington dis»
pute the results of this study.

The study. conducted by
the (‘ollege of Nursing and
the (latton (‘ollege of Busi-
ness and Economics. sug»
gests that restaurant patron
age and employment has im-
proved in the past year. It ob-
serves changes in employ»
ment. payroll withholding

D

Shelby celebrates his home run with teammates during a win over Evans-

ville April 6. "He can run. hit for power. hit for aver

, play defense - he's

a great guy to have on your team.” said teammate ichael Bertram.

he‘s a great guy to have on
your team.“

Bertram says he got to
know Shelby .Ir. when he
coached a summer team that
he and Shelby III played on
together.

“His dad came down to
Tennessee with me and John
one fall and coached us down
there at a tournament."
Bertram said. ”It was actual-
ly pretty cool having the

See Shelby on page 8

hurt bar business

taxes and business closures.

Dr. Eric Thompson. di
rector of business and re
search at the University of
Nebraska. is a former UK
faculty member who was in-
volved in the study. Thomp-
son said the report disre-
gards many factors that
measure the economic devel
opment of restaurants and

businesses in Lexington.
“There are a number of
issues here." he said. “We
didn't address it from the
consumer choice point of
view. Some people's choices.
in terms of smoking at a bar.
have been restricted. We
looked at the total amount of
activity"
See Smoke on page 2
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offers

By Rebecca Neal
TME KENTUCKY KERNEL

As this year‘s Creason
Lecturer. Leonard Downie
Jr. executive editor of The
Washington Post. hopes his
speech will motivate college
journalists.

“I want to inspire them
to come to the busi-
ness --~ it's an im-
portant calling to
work for newspa-
pers.“ he said in a
phone interview

Downie. 62.
plans to tackle a va-
riety of issues he
sees as crucial to the
future of print jour-
nalism in his speech
“Challenges to Journalism.“

The accessibility of gov-
ernment records. source at-
tribution and quality jour-
nalism are all issues he said
challenge newspapers today.

Journalism has radically
changed since Downie. 62.
started at the Post as a sum-
mer intern in 1964. The ad-
vent of the Internet and 24-
hour cable news has revolu
tionized how Americans re-
ceive news but also chal-
lenged newspapers to do
their jobs better.

"We're at a crossroads in
American media." he said.
“The best news reporting is
better than ever. thanks to

 

Kernel chooses

2005-06

By Shannon Mason
THE rturucrv mm

The Kernel
Board of Directors
announced new edi-
tors and an advertis-
ing manager yester-
day.

Adam Sichko. a
journalism junior.
was named editor in
chief for the 2005-06
school year

Hillary Canada.

a journalism senior.
was named editor in
chief for the sum-
mer.

Brittney Riley. a
integrated strategic
communication ju-
nior. was named stu-
dent advertising
manager

The Kernel. Ken-
tucky's only inde~
pendent daily stu-
dent newspaper. has
been a finalist the
past three years for
the Pacemaker
award. which is con—
sidered the Pulitzer
Prize of college jour-
nalism.

The Kernel has a circula-
tion of 17.000 with a 30.000
person readership.

Duane Bonifer. the presi-
dent of the board. said the
board was looking for some
one who could carry on the
paper‘s traditions.

“We were looking for an

Downie

deBeer. "And we need to work
as expeditiously as possible
on this matter."

The committee will spend
the summer looking over the
candidates and narrowing the
field down to three or four.

“I expect to attract a pool
of outstanding candidates
and I am confident that we
can appoint an excellent
provost." Todd said.

“Someone who can carry
on the outstanding work that
has been rendered by Mike
N ietzel.”

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advice

Washington Post editor comes to UK

technology."

Downie said people now
have a better grasp of world
events. such as the Sept. 11.
2001. terrorist attacks and
the recent tsunami in South
Asia. thanks to newspapers’
Web coverage and improved
communication technology

He also said that
newspapers are be
ing better watchdogs
for the community.
stepping up inves-
tigative reporting.
He cited the Post‘s
expose on torture at
the Abu Ghraib
prison in Iraq and
reporting on war
crimes in Darfur. Su-
dan. as examples of
informative investigative
journalism.

“We Wouldn‘t know
about Darfur without our re~
porting. and we wouldn‘t
know about Abu Ghraib
without calling people‘s at-
tention to it." he said.

It's a business Downie.
born in Cleveland. Ohio. has
known for more than 40
years. After working as an
intern at the Post. he was a
reporter and editor for the
Post‘s metropolitan staff for
15 years. and then served as
assistant managing editor
for metropolitan news from
1974 to 1979. He worked as

See Downie on page Z

leaders

individual who has ideas
and an imagination to ex
pand it (the newspa
per)." Bonifer said.

"All three of the
students we chose
will do that."

Sichko said he
was excited to get
started as editor.

“It's a pretty rig-
orous examination
process. and I'm
looking forward to
taking this newspa-
per to the next lev-
el." he said.

“We have a lot of
hard workers who
are returning. and
it's that work ethic.
that desire. that is
going to push us to
where we need to
be."

Canada said she
thinks the job will
be a lot of fun over
the summer.

“I‘m really excit-
ed about the oppor-
tunity to work on
some projects over
the summer and
reach the student
population on some
important issues.“

Riley said that she has a
lot of ideas she looks for-
ward to putting in motion.

“We have a lot to accom-
plish. but I think it will be a
really good year.‘ she said.

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Continued from panel

the Post's London correspon-
dent from 1979 until 1982.
when he was named the na-
tional editor in Washington.

In 1984. he was promoted
to managing editor. and he
was named executive editor
in 1991.

Downie‘s speech is part of
the Joe Creason Lecture Se-
ries. which has been held
since 1977 in honor of the
late Joe Creason. a columnist
for The (Louisville) Courier-
Journal.

Beth Barnes. director of

fiday marks Oklahoma City anniversary

By Gaylord Shaw

SPECIAL to swipe

OKLAHOMA CITY
The cover of the Official
Record of the Oklahoma City
Bombing offers a subtle sam-
ple of this state's determined
effort to memorialize the mo
ment and the conse-
quences of the terrorist
bombing of a federal build-
ing in America's heartland 10
years ago this week.

When the book‘s glossy
black cover is tilted toward a
light source. a list of 168
names materializes beneath

the School of Journalism and
’l‘Alecommunications. said
the program provides valu~
able educational opportuni-
ties to students.

"Having this program
makes top-quality national
journalists like Downie avail-
able and is so valuable to stu-
dents and the school as a
whole." she said.

Marilyn Thompson. edi-
tor of the lexington Herald-
Leader. helped bring Downie
to campus. She worked with
Downie for 14 years as the
Post 's assistant managing ed-
itor for investigations until
coming to lexington in April
2004.

"He’s like a hungry re-
porter who wants to know

the imprint of the silver state
seal and the subtitle. "9:02
am. April 19. 1995.“

The names. not visible in
a straight-on look. seem to
glow faintly when the cover
is viewed from an angle. The
ghostly visual effect is the re
sult of a pricey printing
process using special inks ap
plied over a thin layer of var—
nish.

After a decade. the bomb-
ing seems to many to be but a
pale precursor of a much
larger tragedy the Sept. 11.
2001. attacks that destroyed

every fact while the voice of
professionalism and real-
ism." she said.

She said Downie is a
tough. respected editor.

"He goes for the jugular
while being fair." she said.

Journalism has been
Downie‘s lifelong passion. He
worked on the newspaper at
The Ohio State University.
where he earned his bache‘
lor's and master's degrees in
journalism and political sci-
ence. However. his experi-
encc in journalism began
even earlier

Downie said when he was
11 years old. he started a
newspaper for his elemen-
tary school. The fifth-grader
worked as a reporter. then as

the World Trade Center in
lower Manhattan. hit the
Pentagon and killed nearly
3.000 people.

(in Sept. 11. two airliners
hijacked by Muslim terror-
ists crashed into the Trade
Center‘s twin towers. causing
them to collapse within
hours. in full view of a horri-
fied television audience.

In Oklahoma City in 1995.
few were watching when a
domestic terrorist parked a
5.000-pound truck bomb out-
side the Alfred B. Murrah
federal building. lighted the

 

the editor when he was in
sixth grade. In high school.
he was the coeditor of his
high school paper. His coedi-
tor. Donna Shalala.
served as Secretary of Health

and Human Services under 1

President (‘linton and is now
the president of the Universi-
ty of Miami.

Downie said he cannot
imagine doing anything else

with his life. and he hopes to E

share this enthusiasm for

journalism with others as

this year's (Treason lecturer
"I really feel it is a calling

when we add to people‘s .

knowledge." he said.

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fuse and fled. The result: 168
people killed. 850 injured.
Half of the nine-story build-
ing collapsed. and the blast ‘

destroyed or damaged 350 j

other structures. It was felt
and heard in towns 50 miles
away.

ences in the two attacks. the
connections resonate years

later .

Despite the vast differ- .

 

later. as do the lessons of res-
cue. grief and reflection.

“Many of the memories
are eerily-similar." said for- :
mer New York Mayor Rudy .

Giuliani.

 

 

CORRECTION

A story in Friday‘s Kernel incorrectly identified a fraternity and sorority. Alpha Omicron Pi and Sigma Pi spon-
sored the 10th Annual Pi-Athlalon.
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Smoke

Continued from page 1

The study says employ
ment rates at restaurants
rose 3 percent five months af-
ter the smoke-free law was
implemented. Bar employ
ment remained the same and
hotel employment increased
about 8 percent. The statis-
tics were compared to a five-
year average calculated be-
fore the smokefree law was
enforced.

Local bar owner. Gina
ScottaLynaugh. thinks that
the findings of UK‘s study
are misleading. She said that
all restaurants and bars
were adversely affected by
the first few weeks of the
ban.

“My business has
dropped because i am also a
bar. but it‘s leveled off." she
said. “People are still angry."

Scott-Lynaugh owns Lyv
naugh‘s on Woodland Av—
enue. Many bar customers
step outside the establish-
ment to smoke during the
evenings. leaving the bar va-
cant. She also runs a
lunchtime business to gener-
ate income from her food
sales.

She said that the study
cannot be trusted because so
many casual dining restau-
rants emerged in new areas
such as Hamburg Place last
year. She thinks that basing
a study on payroll taxes is an
inefficient way to conduct a
study of Lexington business»
es.

"1 think they need to re-
think their study.“ she said.
“I can‘t understand how they
can say payroll taxes are bet
ter. of course they are. More

 

restaurants have opened.

“'l‘o generalize like that
is way off the mark and not
even a scientific study."

Ellen Hahn. an associate
professor in the College of
Medicine. worked with
Thompson in researching
the effects of the smoking
ban. She acknowledges that
the study only covered a
short span of time after the
smoking ban. She thinks the
study is helpful in that it is
based on quantitative facts.

“I think the study is a
good way to look at the is-
sue." she said. “All too often.
the hospitality industry
looks at human stories or
anecdotes. This study is an
objective. scientific study
looking at averages across
the industry.“

Members of the city
council received the report
in their packets yesterday
for today‘s work session.
Councilman George Brown
voted against the smoking
ban last year. He has not
seen the report but thinks ef-
forts to exempt the smoking
ban will be discussed in
meetings during the coming
weeks.

“1 think there are things
that could have and should
have been done." he said.
“We infringed on the private
industry in its ability to
make that decision."

Brown said that the
smoking ban should be put
into a referendum for the
public to vote on. He thinks
the public has the final say
in whether businesses
should be smoke-free.

“1 think there are people
that say if something is go-
ing to kill me. I should have
the choice."

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Prior 3

TECHCHECK I not just for geeks
Gaqqle of new Google

programs equals
world domination

Just one month ago the
only thing you could have ever
imagined using to get driving
directions was
MapQuest.com. right?

I don't think you’ll ’
be doing that any-
more. Google has re-
leased the beta ver-
sion of Google Maps
(mapsgooglecom), a
free service not un-
like MapQuest but
with one very special
feature: It’s integrated
with a satellite maps
system.

Though the satel-
lite service only
works with North American
maps right now. one can only
imagine that Google is work-
ing on making a global sys-
tem.

After all. Google is well on
its way to taking over the in-
formation technology world.
Rumors abound of a Google
operating system secretly in
the works and a Google brows-
er being developed by the cre-
ators of Mozilla.

These rumors might have
some credence as. in just the
last year. Google has intro-
duced Gmail. allowing users
two gigabytes of online space.
and Google Desktop Search.
allowing users to scan their
hard drive with the same effi-
ciency they have in searching
the Internet.

It is also critical to note
that Google Maps was a ru-
mor just a few months ago
when Google purchased Key-
hole. the company that pro
duced the original satellite
map technology Google Maps
is based on.

Keyhole can still be pur»
chased as a standalone client
for $29.99. but it also offers a
free sevenday trial.

I checked it out and I
promise it's worth a try. The
real advantage is the global
feature. As noted earlier.
Google Maps is limited to
North American locales. but
Keyhole allows you to check
out London. Tokyo Paris. and
Rome. You can zoom in and
out anywhere you can imag-
ine on Earth that‘s been pho-
tographed with a satellite
(which is most of it) with ease.

Google Maps isn‘t just for

Conley

KENNEL COLUMNISI

getting directions. either r~~
it’s incredibly fun to play
with. I’ve spent hours finding
really obscure loca-
tions including. but
certainly not limited
to. Area 51. CIA Head-
quarters and nuclear
test sites in Nevada.
Yes. I’m something of
a conspiracy theorist.
and this is just adding
fuel to my paranoia.

The maps service
is also creating a sub-
culture of geeks and
nerds and. strangely.
normal people. all
finding the bizarre
knick-knacks that dot our
landscape. Several blogs focus
entirely on these geographic
artifacts found by users. The
most popular of these. Google
S i g h t s e e i n g
(http://www.shreddies.org/g
maps/page/5/). is a repository
of the weird.

Some of my favorites are
cornfields marked not with
some sort of extraterrestrial
message heralding the Apoca-
lypse. but with “I love you
Jen" and “Will you marry me.
Charles?"

Like all really neat online
services. Google Maps works
best with a broadband connec-
tion. as every time you move
around you have to load about
8 pictures.

The beauty of it. however.
is that there‘s no need to
download a client. The whole
thing runs on the site. You‘re
also not required to use the
satellite maps feature if
you‘re more comfortable us-
ing a traditional (and painful-
ly boring) map service.

I‘m not really sure if the
directions provided by Google
Maps are superior in terms of
cutting down distance and re-
ducing the number of compli-
cated turns as seen on
MapQuest. but it‘s a lot more
interesting and entertaining.

I think John Hanke. Key-
hole's CEO. said it best: “We
can‘t promise you’ll never
miss another freeway exit. but
we do think that Google Maps
plus Keyhole gives you a great
way to see and explore your
world."

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UK student pedals to Florida for charity

James Goatley

mr‘iirurucrv aim

Two members of Pi Kappa Phi will
travel this summer to participate in pro
grams that will help benefit the lives of
disabled people.

The undergraduate and alumni
members of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity
have a chance to participate in events
for their own national philanthropy.
“Push America."

Pi Kappa Phi is the only national col-
lege fraternity to create and maintain
its own national philanthropy.

On May 12. Andrew Schuette. a com-
munications disorder sophomore and a
member of the fraternity. along with 35
other Pi Kappa Phi members from vari-
ous universities. will cycle through
Florida to raise awareness for disabled
individuals on a twoweek BOO-mile cy-
cling trip.

Nick Blair. a kinesiology and health
promotions senior and fellow Eta Tau
chapter member. will travel across the
country to six cities beginning June 30
to assist in building summer camps for
individuals with disabilities.

Schuette is participating in “Gear
Up Florida.” an event that raises money
and awareness for people faced with dis-
abilities. Each individual that partici-
pates in the bicycling trip will raise

$1.800.

The program is limited to 40 cyclists
each year.

During the journey through Florida.
the cyclist will have an hour and a half
with the children in each city. They will
join the children for a meal and interact
with them for a

piers, nature trails. climbing walls and
picnic tables.

“I enjoy more hands-on types of ac-
tivities and working with the kids.” said
Blair.

The summer service oppo ity
also provides team members the o r-

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“I made a goal
for myself that]
would do every
“Push America"
program offered to

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l the campers personally
every day.
Working with the

Blair with more than
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me." said Schuette.

The time and effort that Schuette
puts into working with disabled chil-
dren is a mutual benefit.

“This trip is going to provide me
with more of an understanding for peo-
ple with disabilities." said Schuette. “I
will have the opportunity to build the
quick relationship instead of having
more time like it was at the camps dur-
ing ‘Build America.‘ "

“Build America" is a six-week pro
gram that takes place during the sum-
mer where members of Pi Kappa Phi.
including Blair. spend their breaks con-
structing facilities at six camps that
serve disabled individuals across the
country. raising $3.500.

Over the course of their trip. the
crew will assemble accessible fishing

has a true passion for
working with the disabled.

“The kids grab your heart. and they
don't even know it when you work with
them." said Blair.

Blair has discovered his career of
choice in working with “Push America.”
He will graduate from UK next year and
plans to go to graduate school to receive a
degree in occupational therapy.

“It is a way for me to pay back ‘Push’
(America) for all it has given to me,
Blair said.

“Nothing makes me happier than to
work with them."

“I have found something that has
changed my life." said Schuette.

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Flap over Moore visit subject of new film

By Kevin Moser
m: KENTUCKY KERNEL

Stephen Greenstreet. a student filmmaker. screened his
film. This Divided Nation. at the WT. Young Library last
night. Greenstreet's film covers the firestorm of controversy
surrounding Utah Valley State University's decision to bring
Michael Moore to campus in October 2004.

Most of the controversy stemmed from the resistance of a
deeply conservative community to the presence of Moore. a
liberal activist.

“I got a press release and ran to start filming." said Green-
street when asked about how he first came upon the idea for
his film. His efforts yielded a film showcasing the uncertainty
of a place normally considered staunchly conservative.

The administration. faced with angry donors. brings in
conservative personality Sean Hannity to quiet the uproar.
though to no avail.

The cast of characters. including a conservative activist.
several professors. and the long-suffering student council offi-
cers who initiated Moore's visit. presents a wide spectrum of
different opinions and the significant disconnect between
them.

In the end. Moore visited to an enthusiastic crowd. though
not without a lawsuit claiming the student government offi-
cers exceeded their mandate and the resignation of the vice
president.

After the film. Greenstreet fielded questions from the stu-
dents and other audience members who came out to see the
film. moderated by political science professor Steve Voss.

Many of the questions concerned themselves with human
interest in the film. with queries about the eventual fate of
the characters and Greenstreet‘s personal stake in the issue

being prevalent questions.

Greenstreet said he was committed to presenting his char-
acters as they were. and he referenced the feedback of a ser-
viceman who later revealed to Greenstreet that he questions
his own opinions after seeing himself in the film.

“The hardest part was the editing process." he said.

“I didn't want to inject my beliefs. so I kept things chrono
logical to show things at the time they happened. I wanted to
stick to grassroots methods of making a documentary"

In a film dedicated to covering an attempt at censorship.
Greenstreet also answered questions pertaining to free
speech.

He felt. that despite some setbacks. free speech prevailed.
with Moore’s visit occurring and his own film being success-
fully made.

He also used the questions a springboard to talk about po
litical discourse in the United States. He felt that the appear-
ances by both pundits did little to help political discourse.

In his opinion. he felt that the major figures in political
discourse. were similar to action heroes who entertained
those in agreement with them.

He stressed the important thing in situations such as the
one in his film was to listen to others to promote understand-
ing and unity between sides often viewed as deeply divided.

To illustrate his point. Greenstreet. a professed liberal and
Mormon. polled the audience for any conservatives and then
asked for their opinions.

“I really enjoyed the Nov. 2 (Election Day) montage."
Greenstreet said about his favorite part in the film. stressing
his belief in bridging political gaps. “Everybody came togeth-
er to have their say at once."

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I wanted to stick to grassroots methods of making a

documentary.”

— Stephen Greenstreet, who films a movie about the divisive nature of Michael Moore's visit

to a conservative Utah town.

 

 

 

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