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February to, 2001

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dents at the l'niversity of Kentucky." said
(‘hester (irundy. director of African .\nieri
can Student Affairs

Over the years, many students have
gained invaluable experience from attend
ing the ltSl‘ meetings.

"I first started attending the meetings
this semester and I found the atmosphere to
be both business oriented and friendly."
said Ange la l’ eaglei r. a biology iiinioi

llthei positive llspttls of the llSl
clude meeting new people and heiiig sui
rounded by familiar faces

“l‘ve met many interesting people. but I
also knew a lot ofpeople because my friends
were in HSl'." l’eagler said

The BSl' conducts a variety of

See BSU on 2

The students’ advocate: Members of the Black Student
Union provide relaxed, friendly atmosphere for students

group changed its name to the ltlack Stu
dent Union in 1968.

The students tackled the need tor
AfricanAmerican historv courses. l'lx's
failure to recruit black athletes. students
and faculty; faculty behavior toward black
students. and community concerns with
housing. employment and police biiitality

Over the years. the HSI’ has provided a
relaxed and challenging atmosphere for
black students.

“liSl' is an organization that advocates
the best interests of Africani‘imericaii stii

By Nicole Foster

(jONlRlBUllNG WRllEN

’l‘lie lilack Student Union is rooted in
social change.

In 1966. a group of black students
formed the group ( )rgena a negro spelled
backward as a social and cultural outlet
for black students.

()rgena petitioned [YK administrators
for a course on black history and held week
lv dialogues on events and developments re
lated to the civilrights liiiwellli‘lli. The

ASHlEYALEXAMDtR E trim; stir:

Half man,
halt humor

”m“ Black Student Union members have implement-

ed many social changes at UK through projects.

Hello folks, i go by the '“__‘—'E‘* 7*7'“¥ "”va
alias of Mark and i
would very much
like to be the next
rail editor. I offer
an unlimited well of
humor to draw the
water of happiness
that Wlll make your
life that much
better.

HOME SWEET HOME

Looking for the lap

Students: Campus dorms lack
amenities of other universities

Many people call this
column "the rail."
Did you happen to
realize that rail
backwards is liar? l
promise you good
folks of Kentucky
that l'm not a liar,
nor am la lyre, the
mythical instrument
of tables past.

By Mac McCarthy

("V-.- ‘. wa'or

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dorin iooin. he is greeted h\ two wooden desks and
an old set ol’liiiiik beds

.\le:in\\liile when l'l'l,.\ studeiii .liilie :\ll
dreus comes to her doriii l'roni classes. she re|a\es
Here are some \\ itli l'i'ee llltt l. carpeted lloors and a \\ indow \ ie\\

innovative new rail _ ‘ . ‘ -_ of palm trees and somatic

SUDSGCNOHS l plan " r' " , . ' ‘ The difference" .\n ('Niit‘l'lt‘lit'e ol' lii\ur\. e\;

to debut: " ' ‘ ' ’ trayegante and relaxation that [K students are
missing.

l‘liilll islziiid counter kitchens .it the l'ni\ersit\
of Man land to free lll'il) .‘ll l'l‘l..\. these students
enio\ .'l wide range of luxuries in the dormitories
llie\ inlialiit .liisi ask students at l'iii\.ersit\ ol
l’loi‘idii. \\ lio li:i\e their own clubhouse and like to

dominant sub- . _ . llsl' (is llll‘\ lili‘fisi‘.

surface, post- . ' The idea is that imiyersiiies it ill bring in bi:

nuclear, biochemical 'i bucks \\ iili the rent tlie\ charge students for these

way? , . l.i\ts?i .itroiiiiiiodaiioiis. iiii'iil'lllll‘llli lien (‘riiirli
Three. or the answer " : er. tlll'v'i’liil‘ ol l'l\' .\it\ili:ii'\ \‘er\ ii'es

m” be posted m the . 5 So u here is l'l\' in this high stakes lll\lil‘\ rare“

Kernel one year 1 ‘7 .\pparentl\ slllllllliit'J ten \e;ii's.ix\.i\

from today. 'Rt.:|ii lE-Ii‘. i :ii»- iiist looking :it pi'oiieri‘. tor
new construction." (‘riitcliei' s.iid \\~'|l prolialili
lime to ill south. but we \\ ill be looking .it i'iillli‘lll
porai \ lliillslliL‘ that his the stiideiits' needs "

Those he needs that right iiou. according to
many l'l{ siiirlents .ireii'i being lili'l,

"l don‘t e\eii get air conditioning where I live."
said |)e\iiii-. :iii undeclared lreslinian hung in
lNi‘l‘lll‘lilllll llall "It’s i'idieiiloits that these people
get l\lll liens .iiid eliihliotises while oiliei s gel lizisi ;.L,__ ".4“
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See DORMS on 2 abundance of living space for UK students.

Rail Joke of the Day:

How many chickens
does it take to
completely

Invention Corner:

New inventions to
carry us into the
22nd century:

I envision a fanciful ‘ ~-~- '- *
box, perhaps no NICK TOMECEK f ~ - '
larger than a
common automobile,
capable of making
simple calculations
(such as l + 17 = ?)
faster than the
speed of sound, and
maybe also a good
veal parmesan.

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Biz: and 31g Tower.-.
Blanding Tower, located on south campus, provides 22 floors of
rooms for UK students.

Lucky Lotto Numbers:
l,2,3,4,5,6
Good Luck!

Group reports rights
violation in Mexico

By Scott Sloan

3"“ NWT“

UK Children's Hospital ranks
in top 30 of magazine poll

-Mark Yousset

\ war is brewing in Mew o but dissidents i: ‘ lea‘w their

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tomorrow and so beauti-
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Number 28

That number may he had for a
basketball team trying to crack
into a top 2?. poll. but for the [TR
(‘hildren's Hospital. that number is
promising

In this month's issue of(‘hild
magazine. the hospital was ranked
28th in the nation among 178 hospi-
tals that were eligible. UK tied with
the (‘hildren‘s Hospital Medical
(‘enter of Akron in Akron. Ohio

Sherry Holmes.
nursing. was proud even to see
the hospital participate in the
evaluations.

“l'm thrilled." Holmes said.
“.liisi being asked to participate.
tw ith i'Ki being a small children's
hospital"

The [K (‘hildren‘s Hospital
has It? beds. while the (‘hildren‘s
Hospital of Philadelphia. who was
ranked first in the magazine. has
lllll plus beds. Holmes said.

Holmes visited (‘HOP last year

(lll‘t‘Cltil' of

and was glad to see that what l'K
offers was the same at CHOP.
“l was delighted to have the

same services as them.” Holmes
said. “even with Philadelphia's
hospital set in a large urban M-IA
ting. more beds and endowments
in the billions of dollars."

The eligible hospitals. all mem

bers of the National Association of

(‘hildren's Hospitals and Related
institutions, were narrowed to 54)
finalists based on evaluations.

After evaluations from the
Joint (‘ommission on .\ccredita
tion of Healthcare Organizations.
hospitals with a sc re of Hit or
above completed a (( rehensiyt-

‘J-question survei by the maga
line's . \~mem mber medical adviso
ry board.

The survey addressed
including cancer survival
and hospital programs.

Established in 1997. the $13
million. +110le square foot addition
to the FR Hospital was designed to
accommodate its patients and their
families.

lsslli‘\
rates

With a separate entrants» from
[K Hospital. the .sii’lii‘-iii“ihi' art
hospital feature a colorful. kid
friendly environment with private
patient rooms with pullout beds for
parents and even a multimedia
center to help patients keep up to
date with their studies with a full
time teacher.

)ur pride is to provide family
centered care our patients."
Holmes said.

With the staff busy caring for
patients. Holmes said that they are
not really aware of the ranking

“But the managers are
thrilled." she said in the next couv
ple weeks. Holmes said the hospital
is planning to hang a banner an
nouncing the honor

The hospital is complacent
with being 28th. however

With I'K‘s goal to become a
“top 20" public research university
by 20120. the hospital is looking at a
"top 20" ranking next year.

“The goal is to be in the top 20
(of the rankingsi." Holmes said.

til it hine guns at home. lnste id lhe\ silt/lllll irn ‘lzeniseixes w ll.“
thread. thimbles and needles

.\n international indeixmdent ltt tory- monitoi ing gioup h is
report ted violations ofa numbei of woike rs rights at a .\le\i< an
clothing factory that produces Nike apparel.

An investigation team from the Worker Rights i onsoitium
y isited the Nike contractor's factory in .\tlixco. .\le\ice. in early
rebruary and has reported a number of “severe ongoing Viola
tions of worker rights" including substandard pay. \erbal and
ph. sical assaults on workers and comipt unions

The contractor. Kukdong. produces college sweatshir.s for
Nike. including those of [.’K. Because the sweatshirts promote ['K
and other institutions. many feel that universities are inadver
tently r ondoning the working conditions.

"This is not a message we want to send to the peoplew who
mike the clothing bearing our universities logos. ' sud the dele
gation s leader. ( oilumbii [ niversitv Law Protessor Mark Baren
berg. who also chairs the WR(‘ board.

The “RF is a factory watchdog group establishml by HT col
leges and universities These include prominent schools such .is
the l'niversities of Massachusetts. Michigan and l‘onnecticut and
local schools like Transylvania l'niversitv

While [K is currentb a member of the Fair Labor .-\.\\'(X‘l.‘l
tion. manv students feel it would be more beneficial for [K to Join
the WRt‘

"The “RF is going right to the source and solving problems
and deserves our support.” said Emily Rigdon. an agricultural en

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Florida mlscalls won't be repeated

WASHINGTON The nation's top TV exec-
utives told Congress a national uniform poll clos-
ing time would eliminate the issue of networks
announcing winners in some states before polls
in other states are closed. In an eight-hour hear-
ing of the House Energy and Commerce Commit
tee. the netwurk presidents Wednesday also
pledged that they will wait until all the polls in a
state are closed before declaring a winner in that
state and take other steps to prevent a recurrence
of events that led to the premature and incor-
rect declarations of the Florida presidential
race.

Requests for heating assistance soar

WASHINGTON Nearly 5 million house»
holds. about a quarter more than last \\ inter. are
having serious enough problems meeting winter
heating costs that they've asked for government
help. according to a nationwide survey. “l’rices
soar. temperatures plummet and poor families
are left out in the cold.“ said Mark Wolfe. direc-
tor of an association that represents state low-in-
come energy assistance otl'icials. The reports
I feel from the stateoffices show that'so far this year

the number of households seeking help has iii-

about creased by 1.1 million. a 26 percent jump over last
winter. In some states the number of applicants

Brad the has nearly doubled and is likely to go still higher.

way one otticials said.
feels
about a China warns against censure effort
blg iii-:iJiNc. Calling for dialogue instead of
brother confrontation. China on Thursday kicked off
its annual effort to fight off attempts to criti-
I have ci/c its human rights record at an upcoming
such l'nited Nations meeting. Foreign Ministry
spokesman Zhu Bangzao said Western efforts
respeCt to censure China at the UN. Human Rights
for his Commission had disrupted and "seriously
poisoned the atmosphere" at previous corri—
talent, mission meetings. “This has met with strong
which I opposition from the wide majority of develop-
- - irig countries. China included. It is natural
thlnk IS that it ended in failure.” Zhu said at a regular
immense press briefing. The IS. government is still dc»
and he’s hating whether to back a resolution to ceri-
sure (‘hina at the annual meeting next month
SO of the UN. rights commission in Switzerland.
On Wednesday. a bipartisan group of 11 US.
decent senators urged President Bush to sponsor
And he’s such a resolution.
easy on
the ” Ecuador kidnappers agree to ransom
eyes. QI'I'I‘O. Ecuador Freedom appeared
near for seven kidnapped foreigners who have
Julia Roberts. on endured four months captivity in Ecuador's
her The Mexican jungle and the brutal execution .of a US.
costar, Brad Pitt, hostage. (The head of Ecuador s military. \ ice
in thejust- Adm. Miguel Saona. announced Wednesday
launched new that the kidnappers had agreed to an unspeci»
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soliciting memo-
rabilia contribu-
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cast on TV in
early May. and
will be accom-
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two-CD 40 song
collection.
Reuters said.

CRUISING FOR
TROUBLE:

Tom Cruise,
38. reportedly
shocked Nicole
Kidman, 33, by
rushing file for
divorce only
two days after
the pair
announced
their separa-
tion. Cruise's
divorce petition
also reportedly
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actor's inten-
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Kidman from
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House passes reform task force

FRANKFORT w A task force on tax reform
would be created under a resolution passed by
the Kentucky House on Thursday.Whether the
Senate would go along was in question. The Sen-
ate's Republican leaders say the state needs tax
reduction. not further tax study a criticism
the resolution sponsor. Rep. Harry Moberly.
may have had in mind.“Many people say this
has been studied to death. and it has been stud-
ied quite a bit,“ Moberly, chairman of the pew
erful Appropriations and Revenue Committee,
said in a floor speech.The joint resolution calls
for House. Senate and executive branch ap-
pointees. A report would be due to the Legisla-
tive Research Commission by Nov. 1.

Cell phone bill stalled

FRANKFURT A bill to prohibit people
from talking on cell phones while they drive
stalled out in a House committee ThursdayRep.
Tom Burch said people trying to do both are a
road hazard. “When you use a cell phone. you
are distracted." said Burch. D-Louisville. “You
are not concentrating on driving." Burch's bill
generated plenty of discussion among House
Transportation Committee members. But when
the time came for a motion to approve the bill.
there was silence. Burch said he wasn’t discour-
aged and would try again next year.

Kentucky man dies after wreck

LEXINGTON A Louisville man died
Thursday after being injured the day before in a
wreck in Jessamine County. Aaron Hawks. 19.
was pronounced dead at University of Kentucky
Medical Center at 9:50 am. EST. Hawks was dri-
ving west on US. 68 when he lost control in a
curve and was hit by an oncoming vehicle, offi-
cials said. The crash happened at about 12:30
pm. Wednesday. The Lexington-Fayette County
coroner‘s ofﬁce said Hawks died of a severe head
injury.

Louisville man to face charges

LOUISVILLE A Louisville man faces
three counts of robbery in federal court follow
ing an armed holdup at a PNC Bank in
Louisville on TuesdayDarryl L. Welch, 31. ap-
peared before US. Magistrate Judge James Moy-
er on Thursday. where he was charged with one
count each of robbery. armed robbery and using
a ﬁrearm during a robbery. He remained in fed-
eral custody. He will be in court again on Feb. 21
at 9 am. EST.

Compiled from wire reports.

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ties and events throughout the
semester.

“BSU actively works in
community service projects
year-round and during the
Thanksgiving and Christmas
holidays." said David Duncan.
an education senior and BSU
vice president.

A majority of these activi-
ties are geared toward helping
others.

Every other Wednesday.
BSU students help feed the

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can still afford to build ex~
travagant housing for their
students.

“What these universities
are doing is called privatiza-
tion." says Crutcher. “They
buy out land and contract pri-
vate companies to build these
places.“

Besides the desire for ba-
sic necessities like air condi-
tioners, another concern for
many UK students is the lack
of perks and facilities for on—
campus living. For that. UK
officials say it has plenty to
offer.

“We have the Under-

homeless at Consolidated Bap-
tist Church.

Other activities offer stu~
dents a chance to mingle and to
be entertained. Each year the
group hosts a Thanksgiving
dinner for students. This year.
the BSU cosponsored Show-
time at the Apollo. a talent
show in Memorial Hall.

In its entirety. the BSU has
been a powerful force for many
students at UK.

“Although some years
have been more effective than
others." Grundy said. "BSU has
remained faithful to its original
mission."

News Edtor Tracy Kershaw con-
tributed to this story.

ground. which is a fantastic
fitness facility." said Sandy
Morgan. a coordinator for UK
Housing Assignments. “In
fact. the only people that can
use the Underground are peo-
ple who live iii university
housing."

Along with the Under-
ground. which is located in the
lower level of Donovan Hall.
UK also boasts the new WT
Young Library. as well as the
wide array of dining facilities
across campus. Still. many
students feel that all this is not
enough compared with the
high-priced accommodations
of other universities.

“It's just boring so far."
said Devine. who just moved to
UK this semester. “More activi-
ties and better living condi-
tions would definitely be good."

RIGHTS

Continued from page 1

gineering junior anti member
of United Students Against
Sweatshops. “This situation in
Mexico clearly demonstrates
that."

UK students have met with
Richard Plymale of the UK Le-
gal Counsel. I’lymale is consid-
ering writing a letter to Nike re-
garding the Kukdong situation.

The conflict started when
workers at the Kukdong factory
began a three-day work stop-
page on Jan. 9 to protest the
poor working conditions. The
stoppage escalated into a strike
that resulted in the dismissal of
a number of workers.

Both the WRC and Nike
have called for all Kukdong
workers employed before the

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strike to be rehired immediate-
ly and without exception. A
press release from the United
Students Against Sweatshops
reported that between 300 and
400 of the original 850 workers
have not returned to work.

The WRC is also investigat
ing whether returning workers
are being forced to join the
same unioti they protested

against just weeks ago and if

they are victims of possible dis
crimination or reprisal.

WRC investigators wrote
in a preliminary statement that
“Kukdong may be violating
[provisions of] university codes
of conduct that govern child la-
bor. physical and verbal abuse.
payment of living wages and
free association."

Investigators also believe
that Kukdong may be in viola-
tion of Mexican and interna
tional laws addressing the same
areas.

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Rich pardon controversy bewilders Clinton

Geraldo, hear me out:
Clinton decries accusations

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NEW YORK Bill (‘liiiloii said
'l'hursday that he is “bewildered" by the
controversy over his lastminute pardon
of fugitive financier Marc Rich and be
blamed Republicans for the criticism.

In a telephone call to (leraldo
Rivera. host of (‘NB(“s “Rivera Live"
and a friend. the former president again
denied any wrongdoing in pardoniiig a

man who had faced federal charges of

evading more than $18 million in taxes.
fraud and participating in illegal oil
deals with lran.

"There's not a single. solitary shred
ofey'ideiice that I did anything wrong. or
that his (Rich's) money changed hands."
(‘liiitoii said. according to Riy'era. "And

there's certainly no ey'idence that I took
any of it."

(‘liiiton‘s comments were not
recorded. but a transcript of Rivera's
notes was provided to The Associated
Press. A call to (‘liiiton's transition of
lice was not returned.

The pardon is the subject of coiigres
sional inquiries and a criminal investi
gation by the FBI and the US. Attor-
iiey's ofﬁce in New York. which indicted
Rich in 1983. Prosecutors are trying to
determine whether (‘liiiton was some-
how bribed to grant the pardon.

“l was bliiidsided by this." (‘lintoii
told Rivera "l ,iiist wanted to go out
there and do what past presidents have
done. but the Republicans had other
ideas for me "

(‘liiitoii pointed out that Rich was
once represented by lawyer Lewis Lib

by. now \'ice President (‘heiiey‘s chiefof

.siilll.

"It‘s terrible?" llt' told Riy'ei‘a. "I

mean. he had three bigtime Republican

lawyers. including l)ick (‘heney's chief

of staff."

US. Attorney Mary Jo White. in a
brief statement issued ’l‘hursday. con
firmed her ofﬁce and the FBI are investi
gating whether federal laws were bro
ken in the pardons of Rich and his part
ner. Pincus (lreen.

The probe is expected to examine
bank and telephone records and other
documents.

(‘ritics have noted that Rich's for
iiier wife. Denise Rich. contributed an
estimated $450,000 to the (‘lintoii Presi-
dential Library Fund. more than $1 1
million to the Democratic Party and at
least $091M) to Hillary Rodhain (‘lin
toii's Senate campaign.

Ms. Rich has refused to answer
questions before (‘oiigi‘ess. citing her
constitutional right against self iiicriiiii
nation. Her spokesman has not returned
calls seeking comment. but Rivera said

'halt my time laughing." slle \llltl. ac

he spoke to her by telephone Thursday
“I spend half my time crying and

cording to Rivera "But that's not so an
usual for me I'm such an emotional
person "

As part of the probe. federal iiiyesti
gators are expected to determine
whether campaign finance laws were
broken in particular. whether Rich.
who renounced his l7 S citiIeiisliip. ille
gally funneled money through llls for
iiiei' wife's accounts

In Ili1\'t‘\'t‘lll. legal experts said pros
ccutors will haye a difficult task pioymg
bribery in the case

"It may not be difficiili to show a
transfer oftiiiids. but proyiiig that ll was
done with the intent of getting pi'elei'eii
rial tieatiiieiit is tough.” said l’hilip
\l'eiiiberg. a professor oi t'tinsiliutllin.‘ll
law at St John s School oi Law "it goes
to what was in the person's mind when
they did it "

mourn-mi 'moavzrwrv‘szomi ,

Clinton denies wrongdoing in his
last-minute pardon of Marc Rich.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

House committee puts
telemarketing bill on hold

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ASSOClATED PRESS

Attorney General Ben Chandler, right, comments on a bill sponsored by Rep. Buddy Buckingham. D-Murray, left,
that would strengthen the state's telephone solicitation law during a meeting of the House Labor and industry
Committee Wednesday in Frankfort. The committee did not act on the bill.

Bad call: Attorney General’s
endorsement may have hurt bill

AiBOCiAlEC) DRESS

li‘RANKFURT A bill to put titrther restric
tions on telephone solicitors was put on hold
\t'ednesday by a House committee

The committee chairman said a ringing en
dorseiiient by Attorney General Ben (‘haiidler
may haye caused the hang up.

Chandler. whose relations with the General
.-\ssembly haye grown strained. spoke in favor of
the bill while seated next to its sponsor. Rep, Bud
dy Buckingham. l)r.\lurray'. The Labor and lndus
try (‘ommittee heard lengthy testimony on the bill
but declined to act.

(‘oinmittte (‘hairman JR. (hay. a Benton Do
mocrat. said he initially didn‘t think (‘handler's
presence played a role. llis impression changed.
however. after chatting later with committee
members.

“I begin to get the impression that in all prob
ability. yes. his presence there did not help Repre
sentatiy'e Buckiiighaiii‘s catise.” ( hay said.

Rep. Brent Yoiits. l)-(}reeny'ille. said he also
heard talk that (‘handler‘s appearance hurt the
bill‘s chances Yonts attempted to haye the come
mittee approye the hill. but his motion died for
lack ofa second.

Yoiits said the bill's biggest setback was an in»
«lustry prediction that the restrictions would cost
iohs at call centers in Kentucky.

Buckingham said he didn‘t my ite (‘handler to
testify “l was surprised to see him there" and
didn't know if his appearance hurt the bill's
chances.

Chandler said it was only natural for him to
testify since his office is closely connected with ef-
forts to protect people from telemarketers.

(‘handler said the legislation is popular with
Kentuckians and expressed surprise that the com
mittee took no vote.

“If it's because of any kind ofpersonal feeling
toward me. l cannot belieye that that would stand
in the way of the interest of the people of Ken
tucky.” (‘haiidler said in an inteiyieyy,

The legislation would allow people our To to
be placed on a “zero call" list maintamml by the at
toriiey generals ofiice. Solicitors would be barred
from calling them without prior permission.

The attorney general already has a “no stillt‘l'
tatioii” list for anyone not wanting to he called by
teleitiarketers, More than tilt“) people haye asked
to be put on the list. (‘haiidler said.

The bill would rmluce the groups exempt from
the “no solicitation" request. State law exempts
nearly two dozen groups. but the bill would nar
row the exclusion to a few groups that include
schools. non-profit organizations. charities. real
estate brokers and small merchants contacting
people who have expressed interest in their prod
ticts.

"'l‘urrent law is not getting the Job done."
Buckingham said.

(‘handler said the bill would protect the elder
ly from ht‘ﬂyyl‘léilltlt‘tl or unscrupulous sales pitch-
es it would greatly limit calls that people consider
nuisances that cut into evening family llllit'. he
said.

"it's :iy'mg the t‘lil)’.t‘ii.s of Kentucky an oppor
tunity to haye priy'acy in their own homes.” (‘han
dler said

The committee scented to be influenced by an
other witness Frank Shoop. a leading fund rais

er for (ioy Paul Patton and now a lobbyist for tele~
marketers. Shoop said the bill would Jeopardize
thousands of telemarketingjohs that haye sprung
up. many in rural Kentucky counties with high
unemployment.

EAGEANL

16 vie for Miss Lexington crown

Sixteen women nine ofthem UK stu-
dents ,, will compete Saturday in the “st
Miss Lexington Pageant sponsored by the
Lexington Metropolitan Women's Club.

The nine UK students are: Suzanne Bul-
lock. a graduate student: Amber Courtney. a
business management sophomore: Shell
Johnson. a child gsychology junior; Court-
ney Jones. a healt services management se-
nior: Megan Kozlesky. an undeclared sopho
more: Amanda Lee. a first year physical

therapy student; Toni Mot‘fett. an interior
design senior: Rebecca Rubenstein. an ani-
mal sciences pre-veterinary junior. and
Kristy Straten. a broadcast journalism
sophomore.

Winners of the Miss Lexington and Met
ropolitan pageants will advance to the Miss
Kentucky pageant in June.

The pageant starts at 7:30 pm. Saturday
in Haggin Auditorium on Transylvania Uni-
versity‘s campus. Tickets are $15.

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