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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

CELEBRATING 37 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

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Smoke-out fire drills will return to campus

FILE PHOTO av so surname l srarr
Lt. William Norton, left, and firefighter Jeremy Brunei of Engine
Five use a smoke machine on the second floor of lngels Hall dur-
ing a drill in September 2007 The smoke machine is used to sim-
ulate real-life scenarios when conducting tire drills.

By Rebecce Sweeney

rsweeneyfikykernelconr

Donn residents have set—
tled into their home away
from home. but one surprise
may still await them: smoke
creeping into their rooms.

Within the next few
weeks. UK fire officials will
place a fog machine at an exit
of a residence hall. Hopes are
that someone will pull the tire
alamr and students wrll avoid
the smoke and find a safe
exit, said Greg Williamson.
an assistant fire marshal at
UK.

In addition to drills in
dorms. the Biomedical/Bio-

logical Sciences Research
Building may be added to the
on—campus sites for smoke-
otrt drills, Williamson said.
Officials with the Bio—
medical/Biological Sciences
Research Building. located at
the comer of Virginia Avenue
and South Limestone. have
requested smoke—outs. alv
though no date has been set.
Williamson said. The Med—
ical Science Building. located
on Rose Street. had a smoke—
out about two years ago. he
said. but no decision has been
made about smoke-outs in
buildings other than domis.
Before any smoke—out
drill could take place. the

University Fire Marshal‘s of-
fice has to be asked and the
office must assess whether a
drill would be beneficial.

“It‘s not like we‘re going
to set up in a building. set up a
smoke machine and start
throwing smoke." Williamson
said. "We have to be asked."

This is the fourth year
that UK fire officials have set
up the simulation smoke outs
in the dorms. Like last year.
three domis will have smoke-
out drills this semester at a
cost to the university of about
$5 per drill. That price does
not include the cost of the
machine.

Having three drills allows

each shift of fire department
personnel the opportunity to
learn each building and gain
experience of pulling their
hoses inside the dorms.
Williamson said. Dates for
this semester’s residence hall
drills have not been set.

Student opinion differs on
how much the drills may ben—
etit donn residents.

Sarah Pierce. 21 pre—physi-
cal therapy junior. said de—
spite the smoke filtering
through her dorm. nobody
pulled the alarm.

“We Were expecting a
drill. so l don't think people

See Fire drills on page 3

 

Professor
to address
state of
free speech

By Austin Schfltj
news@kykernel.com

Forty—five words written in the 18th
century may seem small. but for many
it represents years of work.

The First Amendment will be the
topic of a speech by University of Min~
ncsota professor Jane. Kinley at 6 pm.
Tuesday in the auditorium of the WT.
Young Library.

Kirtley is the keynote speaker at the
Scripps Howard First
Amendment Center‘s
annual First Amend-
ment Celebration.
which takes place
Tuesday and Wednes-
day.

During her speech
Tuesday. Kirtley will
discuss recent threats Kinley
to journalists' jobs
and prospects of fa-
vorable changes in the future regarding
joumalists' rights.

Kirtley. who said she has been a be
liever in freedom of speech her whole
life. called First Amendment rights es—
sential for US. citizens.

“If they live in this country. then it‘s
important." said Krrtlcy. director of the
Silha Center for the Study of Media
Ethics and Law at the School of Jour.
nalism and Mass Communication at the
University of Minnesota

“Some people say students are not
connected." she said. “1 don't believe
this; youths are the stakeholders of the
future. Free flow of expression is an cs
scntial key to life. If you are living. you
should care."

The State of the First Amendment

See Kirtley nit pane 3

 

Damean
looMng

for her
band

By Laura filerk
lclfifikykernel corn

Three weeks remain until The
Dame reopens. btrt there is still a lot of
work that needs to be done to the popu—
lar venue before it opens its doors.

A band for the Oct. 3 opening of the
new music hall has not yet been booked.
said Nick Sprousc. The Dame's general
manager and talent buyer.

“Since the openings only three
weeks away. getting a band is my num-
ber one priority." Sprouse said.

The Dame closed its West Main
Street location in .lunc and was demol-
ished In July. The other burldings on
the block between the comers of West
Main and South Upper streets. and
West Vine and South Limestone streets
were demolished as well.

The new location for The Dame. at

See Deme on page 3

PHOTOS Bi EMILY COOVERT ' STAFF

Above: Btrsrness marketing iunior and Lambda Chi Alpha member Jacob Vanwrnklc. far left, talks Willi chapter adviser Booby lyerrir/ezi leh political science
senior and Lambda Chi Alpha member Jonathan Ayer, and biology freshman and Lambda Chi Alpha rnerrber Matf Bar, in front of the iambrtir Chi Aipha ".rie'riitv
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Empty '6-pack' in UK's future?

By Rosalind Essig

ressrg-‘Qkykernel com

The "opack" fraternity houses have
been a staple on UK‘s campus for scycral
decades. but they are now disappearing.
leaving some to wonder why.

Questions have been raised about tini—
yersity' intentions regarding the South
Campus area between Hilltop and
Huguclet av critics. and the "fvpack" of fra-
ternity houses is now half—erripty. lcavrng
fraternity members concerned.

The area has become more of a "4—
pack" since the Kappa Alpha and Pi Kappa
Alpha houses were torn down. The Phi
Sigma Kappa house. which is still stand
trig. will be empty for at least the rest of the
semester after being .sliut down in April for
several fire code violations. including old
doors,

The three other houses on the South
Campus block are FamiHouse Fraternity.
Lambda (‘hi Alpha and Kappa Sigma.

These changes. which have all come in
the last l(l years. have contributed to ques—
tions about the health of the buildings. the
university‘s interest in their location and
the possible construction of a student ccn‘
icr on the land.

“We‘ve all heard rumors." said Daniel
Charles. an accounting senior and president

ot~ the Kappa Sigma fraternity.

Plans for a new Student Center where
the “(i—pack" no“ sli\ are part of the urn
y'cr'sity“s longiterm plan. but nothing is
slated to occur anytime soon. said l‘K
spokeswoman Kathy .lohnson.

Btit Lance Brocking. director of fin
nance for Campus Scr'yices. said UK has
no systematic effort to move the fraternities
from the current location.

Brocking said l'K hopes to someday
consolidate thcsc (ireek chapters in thc
block made tip by Rose Street. Rose Lanc.
Woodland Avenue and Columbia Avenue.
However. any plans to consolidate are
longvtcrm. he said.

Broeking did say. though. that the
houses. winch he referred to as l95tls. bar~
rack-style buildings. have sttffcred from
wear and tear.

“()\‘er the years they’ve kind of fallen
into disrepair." he \‘dltl.

Now. the remaining tour houses are cs-
ploring the possibility of moving or renoe
yatton,

Kappa Sigma is working to get started
on a new house. Charles said. He said the
house would begin to have structural issues
in a ten years it they did not address the
current problems.

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Courtroom fairness focus of j udgc’s speech

By Courtney Themes

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The first black woman ap
pointed to the Kentucky Court of
Appeals will discuss racial fair-
tress in Kentucky courtrooms at
UK on Wednesday.

Denise Clayton. a Circuit
Court of Appeals judge in the 4th
Appelate district. division 2. will
present “Racral l‘ainiess Commis-
sion - What is fair. what is just?"
at noon in the College of Law
courtroom ,

(whom.‘ebeeeeeetieeeeezscem’

sponsored by' the UK Libraries
and the College of Law. Clayton
“Ill discuss bail. sentencing and
Jury selection and how it relates to
ethnological issues surrounding
the judiciary process.

She will also outline the work
of the Racral Farmess Commis»
sion. created in 2001 by Joseph F..
Lambert. then-chief justice of the
Kentucky Supreme Court. The
commission examines racial fair-
ness in Jefferson County's courts
after members of the black corri-

accordrng to the Kentucky Court
of Justice Web site.

The result of her presentation
will benefit students of many drsv
ciplines. said Reinette Jones. the
event's cixyrdinator.

“All people in Kentucky are
affected by the court systems."
Jones said. “Students need to
care about issues like this be»
cause the whole reason for being
in college is to become better
people and to help better our
community."

The lecture should be a good
way for students to learn. said
Louise Everett Graham. the inter-
rm dean of the College of Law.

"Our responsibility is to give
our students an opportunity to ex
plorc issues like racral farmess and
demonstrate issues by inviting
speakers to campus." Graham
said.

Following the presentation.
those in attendance Will have a
chance to ask Clayton questions in
the reception hall of the College of
Law building.

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Wearing a t'omrt‘itting.
custoanade Versace dress. a
radiant Britney Spears. 26.
took the stage at the Para—
mount Pictures Studio Lot in
Los Angeles to claim her third
trophy at the 35th MTV Video
Music Awards Sept. 7. To a
standing ovation. she picked
up the Moonman statue t‘or -
Video of the Year. the biggest
prize of the night. for her me—
dia~ripping track “Piece of
Me.“ “I‘m in shock right
now.“ said Spears. who also
won the Best Female Video
and Best Pop Video awards. "I
want to dedicate this to all my
fans." And there were many
on hand. “She looked beauti«
ful." Spears‘ former" partner in
crime Paris Hilton gushed to
Us backstage. while VMA
host Russell Brand told Us.
“This is the resurrection of
Britney Spears."

But on the heels of
Spears‘ triumphant return to
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year's disastrous Iip-synching
of “Gimme More" —— comes
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lives of daughters Britney
and Jamie Lynn. 17. Lynne

promises intimate details of

Britney's 2007 “meltdown."
Jamie Lynn‘s teen pregnancy
and her falling-out with Brit—
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but spread lies about me."
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dishes much more. UK.
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who has had a tumultuous re»
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daughter. relates how Britney
began drinking at 13. lost her
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with her mom's literary et‘»
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mother started this book
when they were not speak—
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course. part of her wishes it
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rapher." Spears’ manager.
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angry with Lynne about
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Nelson, the Christian publish-
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tells Us of the tome. adding.
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about when they lost their
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would do is sell them out."

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sad. especially when her kids
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were panicking like they
should have been," Pierce
said. “People were still going
down the smoke-filled stair-
way, so the drill was pretty
pointless."

The fire drills may be a
good idea for students, said
Sarah Hines. an international
studies sophomore.

“It would simulate a real
fire," she said. “It shows how
people would really act."

UK firefighters have got-
ten encouraging feedback
about the drills from the na-

ln Febmary. UK was
ranked by Reader's Digest as
the nation's fourth-best cam-
pus for safety. and as a best
practice university for fire
safety. in part due to the fire
drills.

USA Today featured UK’s
fire drills in an October 2007
article that highlighted col—
leges’ efforts in raising fire
awareness.

“These drills are a great
opportunity to show students
how they might react in a real
situation and make them think
about whether or not their re-
actions were safe,“ Williamson
said.

STAFF WRITERS All ClCERCHl AND JILL LASTER
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DAME

Continued from page I

 

367 E. Main St., will occupy the Club Level and the AIA
Concert Level, on the right side of Main Street Live.

Spmuse said a number of things have to happen be—
fore he could sign a band for opening night. including
looking to see how well The Dame’s two rooms can
hold the night’s events.

In addition to the musical performance on opening
night. Sprouse said The Dame will host an ‘805 dance
party during or after the show.

The new music hall will also undergo a lot of work
in the next three weeks to look like the old Dame.
Sprouse said.

Along with the old look, the staff that had worked
for The Dame when it closed will be returning,
Sprouse said. He also said some employees that moved
from Lexington will be returning to work for the new

tional media, Williamson said.

 

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KIRTLEY

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Continued from page I

Address coincides with UK‘s cele‘
bration of Constitution Day on
Wednesday.

Kirtley will sit on a panel
Wednesday morning and discuss
the effects the evolving media, such
as the lntemet, have on the protec—
tions of the First Amendment. The
panel will also discuss the possibili-
ty of bloggers gaining the same
protections and privileges that print
and broadcast journalists hold.

Despite the controversy around
bloggers. Kirtley stressed the im-
portance of having the ability to
freely express thoughts and ideas.

“Everybody understands and
wants the right to say what they
think. Development of the lntemet
reminds us every day that we should
be able to speak freely," Kirtley
said. “In my mind. it's the basis for
the flow of democratic values and a
key to participation in society."

Mike Farrell. director of the
Scripps Howard First Amendment
Center, expressed the importance of
understanding the issues surround-
ing the First Amendment today.

“All of us need to be concerned
about what the First Amendment
means to us and be vigilant protec-
tors of our rights." said Farrell, an
assistant professor at UK. "The
First Amendment has provided.
more or less. protection throughout
our history and Americans have to
be vigilant about it.

“Jane is one of the foremost
advocates. This is a great opportu-
nity for the students."

 

Continued from page 1

“We haven't had any major issues,"
Charles said. “Every year they get a little
more strict but we haven‘t had to do any-
thing drastic to keep up to code."

Wes McDaniel, an accounting senior
and the president of the Lambda Chi Al-
pha fraternity. said the fraternity would
have to replace the house’s roof soon. The
roof was estimated last year to cost about
$19,530, fraternity member Spencer
Joyce said.

FarmHouse currently has a prospec-
tive location and plans for a new house on
campus. said Adam French. the president
of the fraternity. He said the fratemity has
finalized a land lease with the university.

“We‘re doing it all based on donations
from alumni." said French, who estimated
the project to cost between $4 and $6 mil-
lion. “We have a very active alumni
base.“

French also said the active chapter
members have been very involved over

the years.
“Whenever we have some extra mon—
ey we set it aside." French said.

“Throughout the years we‘ve actually
been our own biggest donor. which is
cool."

French said that they had been taking
good care of the house but they knew it
would become more difficult as the build-
ing ages.

He said they had been watching
trends in fraternity houses and he knew
when the university started building the
W. T. Young Library that the university
would eventually be interested in their lo-
cation.

“Instead of bein,0 reactive about it. we
decided to be proactive." French said.

The University Fire Marshal's office
closed Phi Sigma Kappa in April 2008,
and the fraternity will have the option to
reopen Spring 2009 if the violations have
been fixed. according to Greg
Williamson, the assistant UK fire marshal.

“It was kind of a shock to all of us,“
said Andrew Baughman, the Phi Sigma
Kappa president.

One of the repairs Phi Sigma Kappa
faces is replacing all of the doors in the
house. said Baughman, a civil engineering
junior.

“Right now we're in constant commu-
nication with the university," Baughman
said. “They have sent out a bid to alumni.“

He said the fratemity‘s alumni are
comparing contractors for the renova-
tions, and he said the goal is to get back in
the current house.

The lease requires the fraternities to
pay for and make “repairs and alterations
or additions“ that the university says are
necessary “to safeguard the health and
well—being of the students."

Baughman said the leases were writ—
ten "so long ago and so vague, it kind of
gave the university unlimited power."

“We did actually have our alumni le-
gal team go over the lease." Baughman
said.

The original 1954 lease was only
about three pages long. Broeking said.

"In today‘s legal world the lease would
probably be 30 to 50 pages." he said.

Susan West. dean of Fraternal and
Sorority Affairs. said some of the older
sorority buildings on campus were built in
the late ‘50s. around the same time as the
fratemities. and are also having to do a lot
of repairs.

”They're a little more financially sta-

ble because they plan for those kinds of

things." West said.

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By Malcolm Venable
The Virginian-Pilot

NORFOLK. Va. — When
Virginia state Del. Algie
Howell Jr. introduced what
was dubbed the “droopy
drawers" legislation in 2004.
his proposal to fine people
$50 for wearing clothing bor-
dering on indecent brought
him international notoriety.

Media outlets from
around the world descended
on Richmond to cover the de—
bate about the bill directed at
kids who expose their bot-
toms. or at least their under-
wear. The ACLU and black
leaders derided him and talk
show hosts poked fun at him.

But who‘s the joke on
now?

in the years since. several
localities across the country
have passed similar laws. in»
cluding more than six cities in

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Louisiana. The laWs apply to
women. too. but are aimed
primarily at men wearing
pants that fall too far below
the waist.

“Sagging.” as it‘s usually
called. has been illegal in Del-
cambre. La.. since June 2007
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indecent exposure charge.

At least 10 other cities
nationwide. including At-
lanta. Baltimore. Dallas and
Charlotte, are considering a
sagging ban.

To be sure. saggy pants
laws are no longer tongue in
cheek: lawmakers are crack-
ing down.

Having seen his idea go
from being mocked to a filli—
on trend. Howell, who repre-
sents parts of Norfolk. Chesa-
peake and Virginia Beach.
can claim pioneer status.

“I knew I was right then."
he said. “it didn't bother me
that people did not under-
stand it. Parents have lost
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Though he said he wold
not reintroduce the legisla-
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it passed all over the coun-
try."

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adults have tried appealing to
saggers' intellect and egos.
informing them that the style.
in fact. comes out of prison
culture. where inmates are
not allowed belts. So why
would you want to look like a
prisoner”?

That appeal has largely
been rebuffed.

Houell has even linked
the practice to slavery —»
telling young men that mas—
ters discouraged belts so
slaves couldn‘t run very far
- but that didn‘t get him
very far either. he said.

For their part. saggcrs
don‘t offer much by way of
justifying their attire.

“I just do it." said Bennett
Moore. a 31—year—old student
at Tidewater Community
College who was waddling
up Granby Street in down—
town Norfolk recently. his
booty on full display.

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By Jon Hale

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Most freshmen enter college with the hopes
of a large paycheck awaiting them after gi'adua
tron. but one I'K baseball player is here after
turning down a se\eii figure offer to play pro
fessional baseball. -\le\ .\Ie_\cr. ranked
the fifth best high school baseball play
er in the nation by Baseball America.
leads I'K baseball head coach Gar)
Henderson's first iccrttitiiig class after
turning down a reported ‘52 million
from the Boston Red Sm.

Meyer was selected b_\ Boston. the
defeiidiitg World Series cliaitipions. iii
the lllth round of the Mayor League
Baseball Amateur draft in June. The
fireAballiiig leftrhanded pitcher “as
considered a lII\l"I‘Ull!ltl talent by Bases
ball America. biit tell to the 20th round becaUse
of his strong coiiiiniiment to UK.

Maior League teatiis had tiiitil Aug. 15 to
sign draft picks. With the clock ticking toward
the deadline to sign Meyer. the Red Sox used
their biggest weapon to try and reel in the lefty.
Theo Iipstein. the Red Sox general manager.
visited Meyer's home on deadline day and of-
fered Meyer a $2 million signing bonus. ac—
cording to Baseball America. If Meyer had
signed. the bonus would have been a record for
any player drafted after the third round.

Meyer. ranked as the second best high
school graduate in the nation who didn't sign a
professional contract. is one of a number of
highly touted incoming players for the [K

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