xt71zc7rr231 https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt71zc7rr231/data/mets.xml The Kentucky Kernel Kentucky -- Lexington The Kentucky Kernel 1994-01-19 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, January 19, 1994 text The Kentucky Kernel, January 19, 1994 1994 1994-01-19 2020 true xt71zc7rr231 section xt71zc7rr231 we.» --... yv' DARREN BURCH/Kernel Sta" Guard digs out as cold, snow dig in By Jennifer Wieher Staff Writer One of the worst snowfalls in nearly 16 years covered Kentucky on Monday, closing most business- es, airports, schools, interstates and parkways. Gov. Brereton Jones declared a state of emergency at noon Mon day, closing interstate highways and parkways across Kentucky. The only exception was for emer- gency vehicles and trucks hauling heating fuel and equally urgent sup- plies. Jones asked residents of the state to remain off the roads unless trav -el was absolutely necessary. He gave no indication as to when the highways would officially be re-opened but promised the state would work as quickly as possible to clear the roads with the little equipment it has. The 10.2 inches of snow that fell in Lexington also caused the closing of UK for the first time since the late 1970s, when a reported 15.7 inches fell in 2 days. UK canceled classes and closed most offices Tuesday after the city asked the school to shut down. said Joe Burch, vice president for Uni- versity Relations. “They were having enough prob- lems," Burch said. “They didn‘t want (UK employees and students) out on the road because we are a great contributor to the traffic." UK also had to cancel classes be- cause there was no place for stu- dents, faculty and staff to park once they arrived to campus. Parking lots were filled with snow, and there was not enough time to plow the streets and the lots before Tuesday morning, Burch said. Many UK parking lots were cleared yesterday, but area road- ways remain slick and dzurgerous. Still. UK decided to re-opcn for classes today so that the University can get back on a normal schedule, Burch said. Night classes will also be in ses- sion tonight. He encouraged students, faculty and employees to use good judge- ment when attempting to drive to campus and acknowledged that "there will be problems." Burch also said the University un- derstands that not everyone will be able to make it to classes today. He said those who are unable to make it to campus should not feel penalized for missing class. LexTran will be providing bus service to campus today. but a snow plan will be in effect. Eula Gaston of LexTran said bus- es will travel only on main roads. For campus, buses will be moving from Central Campus and Com- monwealth Stadium, Burch said. There is a possibility that the classes that were canceled yesterday will be made up sometime during the semester, Burch said. “The president intends to make it up," he said. However, no official statement or decision has been made. The slonn also has extended the deadline for Add/Drop. “Due to inclement weather, ‘1, terminal-based .3‘ tended through’Friday at 4:30 pm.” said Lisa Collins, as- sistant registrar for registra- tion. “UK-VIP Add/Drop has registration 4:415...» ' and Add/Drop have been ex- been extended through 8 pm. (on Press. Friday).“ The stonn front that moved through Kentucky on Monday is one of the worst in a decade. The National Weather Service reported a low temperature in Lexington of minus 7 degrees Monday, with windchills at 20-35 degrees below zero across the state. A stage two snow emergency was declared Monday by city officials. prohibiting parking on main arteries throughout town. Tow trucks con- tinued to tow cars parked on the snow emergency routes well into Monday night, making way for plow trucks and emergency vehi- cles. Many motorists still battled the bad weather and dangerous roads. See SNOW, Page 2 ?-~ Single-digit temps invade Deep South; thousands stranded without electricity By Roger Patterson Associated Press National Guardsmen pitched in yester- day to help dig out the Ohio Valley from 30 inches of snow. and single-digit tem- peratures reached into the Deep South. Bad weather kept schools closed from the Dakotas to New Hampshire to Georgia. Temperatures in Mississippi and Ala- bama plunged to 7 degrees, and to 10 be- low zero in Louisville, Ky. “I don’t mind the cold, but God, this is Reagan implicated in Iran-Contra deal unbelievable," said David O‘Cull in Madi- son, Wis., where the wind made a record low of 27 below feel like minus 70. The weather has been blamed for 39 deaths since last week. Thousands of people were without elec- tricity after heavy snow and ice from Mon- day‘s storm weighed down power lines. States of emergency continued in Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia because of the snow. Interstate highways remained closed throughout Kentucky. Yesterday's record low temperatures for the date ranged from 34 below zero at Devils Lake, ND, and 27 below at Madi- son to 3 below at Jackson, Ky. Chicago‘s 21 below erased the record of minus 16 that had been on the books since 1930. The frigid air was pushing southward and Tupelo, Miss, had a low Tuesday of just 7 degrees. Today‘s forecast low was about 4, the National Weather Service said. Plumbers in parts of northern Alabama, where Huntsville-Decatur had a low of 7. were inundated with calls from homeown- ers with frozen pipes. “We told some of them to call other plumbers. “There were so many we just couldn‘t get to all of them,“ said James Moss of Fort Payne. Minnesota Gov. Ame Carlson ordered schools closed statewide to make sure no youngsters had to wait at bus stops with wind chills as low as 75 t low zero. “When it gets this cold, it's just too dan- gerous," said Robert Hanson, school su- perintendent in the northern Wisconsin town of Rhinelander. “If in this weather one of the buses goes down you don't have much time to get those 60 to 70 kids somewhere with heat." Ohio sent more than 100 National Guardsmen and 50 emergency vehicles to help dig out counties in southern Ohio, where up to 30 inches of snow fell Mon- day. West Virginia National Guardsmen cleared roads and helped in medical emer- gencies in seven counties. DARREN BURCH/Kernel Staff Theatre arts freshman Kevin Troxall and chemistry junior Agatha Feltus slide across campus Monday. Quake shatters Calif. life By Pete Yost Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Reagan “knowingly participated or at least acquiesced" in a coverup of the Iran-Contra scandal “spearhead- ed" by Attorney General Edwin Meese, the prosecu- tor concluded in his final report released yesterday. A host of Iran-Contra figures from Meese to for- mer President Bush, imme- diately denounced the re- port‘s conclusions as unfair and unsupported by the fact. It is “little more than an expensive vehicle for baseless accusations," Reagan said. In the 566—page report that con- cluded his seven-year probe, inde- pendent counsel Lawrenoe E. Walsh said there was “no credible evidence that President Reagan vio- lated any criminal statute. REAGAN “Nevertheless, he set the stage for the illegal activities of others by encouraging and in general terms ordering" military assistance to the Contra rebels in Nicaragua at a time when Congress banned such aid. the report said. At a news conference, Walsh said impeachment of Reagan “certainly should have been consid- ered" by the congressional committees that investigat- ed the Iran-Contra affair, but he declined to say whether he would have fa- vored such an action. Walsh‘s report said the president’s disregard for laws “created a climate in which some of the government offi- cers assigned to implement his poli- cies felt emboldened to circumvent such laws." In fact, White House aide Oliver North specifically took Reagan's order to aid the Contras “as an invi- tation to break the law.” Walsh re- ported. INSIDE: between 5 and 10. low between 5 and 10. INDEX: Sports..... oPartly cloudy tonight with a 30 percent chance of snow‘ Partly cloudy and warmer tomorrow; high around 25. .................. nee. Viewpoint .................................................. Diversions .................................................... r.. a.., By James Anderson Associated Press LOS ANGELES —- Under skies as bright and blue as ever, Southern Californians confronted a changed world yesterday. The defining features of this region’s life -— water. power and freeways —— were suddenly un- certain. In their place: long lines. hellish commutes and constant earthquake aftershocks. A 16th body was found inside a flattened apartment building in Northridge, near the epicenter of Monday's powerful earthquake, bringing the death toll from the quaketo34,asofyeeterdayaf— ternom. But that was only the worst toll paid by people in this bet- tered city. Once again. the rhythms of life in Southern California were snapped by disaster, much as they were after last fall's wild- fires and the Los Angeles riots Effects of the “IS AIIIIBIBS Earthquake Collapsed intersection of two major freeways in the San Fernando Valley. = Epicenter: Northridge. 6a., 20 miles north- west of downtown . Loe Angolan. : Richter scale reading: 6.6 Time: 4:31 am "' 93mm 34 Derailed 64 car freight train ca ing sulfuric .cifl‘.’ Major water and gas lines ruptured. Major structural damage. Buckled overpau of Santa Monica Freeway in Lee 21 months ago. - Angelou. Butureeffwtsofthisdisaster _ on the day-to-day lives of resi- m mow dentswctelikelytoreechfarther m” ardhulonger. 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Tickets for Next Stage Series are on sale at Ticketmaster; general public. students. faculty, and ad- ministration; CALL 257-8427 -EXH|B|T: Mammalian selections from The Ogunquit Museum of American Art, Sin- gletary Center for the Arts, UK Art Museum, Tuesday- \ /1&'“ (thru 1/22) Thursday, 1/20 -SAB Movie: Megan; W32, Student Cen- ter, Worsham Theater, 7:30 & 10:00 p.m., CALL 257- 8867 -College of Fine Arts ~ presents: University of Cin- \\\\\ (33:35:;71-25x5310 p£}‘\ , , Cinnati College-Conservatory Wednesday, 1119 ru ) .\ of Music Classical Guitar En- semble, Singletary Center " for the Arts, Recital Hall, ‘ - 8:00 pm., FREE ", ‘ Friday, 1121 k , -§AB Movie: [he Agé of In- essence: $2, Student Cen- ter, Worsham Theater, 7:30 ., a 10:00 p.m., CALL 257- 8867 -College of Fine Arts presents: UK Theatre: IDS—HEM 19mm, a oomdey by Tom Stoppard, Fine Arts Building, Briggs Theatre. 8:00 p.m., Tick- ets are $4, CALL 257-4929 \ t A \_. \ ". Tuesday, ma ’ . ’ -T|CKETS ON SALE!!! Tickets is; . ’ . N‘ for Spotlight Jazz individual I, ' , . \. "MOVES ENDAR ,. .r .I ,. . \ -College of Fine Arts presents: Oxford String Quartet, Singletary Center for the Arts, Recital Hall, 8:00 pm., FREE Saturday, 1122 -College of Fine Arts presents: University Artist Series; | Musici, chamber en- ‘ semble, Singletary Center for Arts, Concert Hall, 8:00 p.m., pre-concert lecture by Jo- “ seph Baber at 7:15 in the Re- cital Hall. Tickets are $20, $18, and $12, CALL 257- 4929 -SAB Movie: M were; $2, Student Center, Worsham Theater, 7:30 & 10:00 p.m., CALL 257-8867 \\ INTRAMURAL SPORTS MEETINGS & LECTURES ~' Tuesday, 1118 -UK Sierra Club: Meeting: Stu- dent Center, Rm. 228, 7:00 p.m., CALL 278-4126 Cosmopolitan Club Meeting: Student Center, Rm. 231-A, 7:30 p.m., CALL 323-7531 -Lexington Rape Crisis Center Needs Volunteerslllll Apply for a training session today, CALL 253-2615 or 255-5786. Train- ing sessions begin 1121. Wednesday, 1119 -Holy Communion: St Augus- tine's Chapel, 12:00 & 5:30 p.m., CALL 254-3726 -Aikido Classes: Alumni Gym Loft, 8:00 p.m., CALL 269-4305 -UK Judo Club: Alumni Gym Loft, 5:30-6:30 p.m., CALL 255- 2625 Thursday, 1120 -Catholic Newman Center: Stu- dent Night (CN2); 320 Rose Tuesday, 1118 -Mandatory Meeting for all those interested in being has- ketball officials: Seaton Cen- ter. 5:00 p.m., No experience is necessary, training and uni- form is provided, advancement opportunities, flexible schedul- ing, and EARN $4. 25 per game”!!! For more informa- tion CALL 257-6584 or stop by Rm. 145 Seaton Center. -Basketball Managers Meet- ing: Worsham Theatre, 5:00 p.m., rosters and the $25 entry fee per team must be turned in. Wednesday, 1119 Mandatory Meeting for inter- ested basketball officials: Seaton Center, 5:00 p.m., CALL 257-6584 or stop by . Rm. 145 Seaton Center. l -Basketball Officials Clinic: Rm. 145 Seaton Center, 4:00 pm. (thru 1122) Thursday, 1120 Mandatory Meeting for inter- SP0 RTS ested basketball officials: Seaton Center, 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, 1110 CALL 257-6584 or stop by -UK Basketball at Florida Rm. 145 Seaton Center. (ESPN) 9:30 pm. Saturday, 1122 Saturday, 1122 -Cool Cats Hockey Team vs -UK Basketball at Mississippi Dayton: Lexington Ice Center, State (JPTV) 4:00 pm. Midnight Sunday, 1123 _,........—..-' . ... .....- .... .. . A. Basketbal big 4305 Lane, 7:30 p.m., CALL 255- 8567 -Christian Student Fellowship: “Thursday Night Live“ Praise Program; on the corner of Woodland and Columbia. 7:30pm., CALL 233-0313 Friday, 1121 -Ga|lery Series Lectures: Words and Music of Renewal with George Ella Lyon, writer, and Steve Lyon, musician; King Library North, 12:00 noon, Free and open to the public Saturday, 1/22 -Aikido Classes: Alumni Gym Loft, 4:00 p.m., CALL 269- 4305 -Catholic Newman Center Weekend Mass Service: 320 Rose Lane, 6:00 p.m., CALL 255-8566 Sunday, 1123 -Catholic Newman Center Weekend Mass Services: 320 Rose Lane, 9:00 & 11:30 a.m., 5:00 & 8:30 p.m., CALL 255- 8566 -Holy Communion: St Augus- tine's Chapel, 10:30 am. & 5:30 p.m., CALL 254-3726 -Christian Student Fellowship Sunday Service: on the corner of Woodland and Columbia. 11:00 a.m., CALL 233-0313 -Aikido Classes: Alumni Gym Loft, 1:00 p.m., CALL 289- Many fear aftershocks ‘ By Sharon Cohen Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Iva Erwin spent her 80th birthday sitting on a curb without her medicine, her shoes or a roof over her head. Yes- terday, she was tired, confused —— and scared to go home. A few feet away, Jacqueline lac- quez, age 6, was clutching her fa- ther, her head burrowed in his shirt. still shaking from the predawn jolt that tore her from the warmth of her bed a day before. For the young and old. the initial terror of Monday’s earthquake is over. but the aftershocks and fear that next time it could be the Big One have left them stunned and sleepless. “i won't go back. No-ooo." said Erwin, who moved to a Red Cross shelter after her apartment building was damaged in the quake. “It just isn’t safe." “Scared is not the word," said Marion Sweet, a 44-year secretary staying in the shelter with her two teen-age sons. “You don‘t want to go to sleep. You're afraid if you do. you'll go through the same night— Sweet and nearly 400 others spent Monday night on cots or in the parking lot of the Granada Hills High School, about five miles from the quake‘s epicenter. Many, including Sweet, didn't lose their homes, but were afraid to return immediately because win- dows were blown out. furniture was overtumed and walls were cracked. Yesterday, the victims clustered in the dank gym or in breakfast lines outside. They were anxious, sad and wor- ried about the future — feelings psychologists say are common and unlikely to fade quickly. “The next few weeks are the hardest," said Chaytor Mason, asso- ciate professor of human factors- psychology at the University of Southern California “If people hear a door slam, they jump up expect- ing an earthquake. They’re feeling aftershocks when they don’t occur. Even shouting might be interpreted as a wanting.“ “They remain etemaliy antsy," Mason said. “They remain eternally on guard. Just like the military man fearing grenades. it will go on for years." As they did after wildfires rav- aged Southern California less than three months ago, local agencies have crisis counseling and emergen- cy teams to help the earthquake vic- tims. But some, such as Erwin. have practical worries. She needs her blood pressure medication and has little but the clothes on her back —— including a sweater and oversized shoes borrowed front a male neigh- bor. Manuel Jacquez, a city worker who slept with his family in a car Monday night, is trying to cope, too He said he helped firefighters working on gas mains Monday be- cause he wouldn't panic if he kept busy. But he couldn’t escape the look of terror on his daughter‘s face. “She was crying. She kept say- ing. ‘Don't let me go,‘ " he said, holding Jacqueline in his lap as they waited for water outside the shelter. Quake Continued from Page 1 fallen bridges yesterday morning, traffic crawled on Fairfax Avenue at a rate of about four blocks per hour. Late in the moming, in another of the unthinkable images that have marked the past couple of days, huge construction cranes began tearing down sections of the free- way, biting cracks into the concrete slabs and lifting them away. The quake also collapsed sections of Interstates 5 and 14 and state Route 118, all vital links in the re- gion‘s freeway network. The clo- sure of Interstate 5, the major north- south highway on the West Coast. left truckers stranded in the San Joa- quin Valley north of Los Angeles and gave a hint of the economic re- verberations of the quake. In the San Fernando Valley, the 60-square-mile suburban expanse most badly damaged by the quake, many people stayed home to clean up and take stock. That kept corn- muting problems to a minimum. But those who ventured out in their cars had to negotiate a crazy tangle of detours around cracked residential streets and flooded areas. Snow Continued from Page 1 causing numerous accidents and problems for the city. At least 52 counties across Ken- tucky declared emergencies or were preparing to last night, and 350 Na- tional Guard troops were activated across the state. Forty-nine National Guard armories also opened for shelters to those who were without electricity or water. Information for this article also was gathered by The Associated Press. ”@efi‘us NO L \YWEIGHT YMCA STUDENT MEMBERSHIP NO [DINING FEES! ONG TERM CONTRACTS! 2 locations: (High St. Downtown) 254-9622 (South Lexington at the Ice Center) 266—9622 - Nautilus. Universal. Free Weights 1617/7650/1117‘0/2 50/2/1700 You can work out anywhere but you belong at the YMCA ' Raquetball - Swimming ° Stair Steppers. Lifecyclee. Treadmills Bring Ad For 1 Day Free Visit - btplres 2/15/94 - Aerobics (Step, Low Impact, Cross Training) T Wh Grays I pic]: newsp up on the ac ’with i themi I re: goes, I’m v Times This was : grarnn a new school the jut with ti Con cheerli betwet and m ture a thing. 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(“Hey, hot control —but they will do pregnan- has been eXtended through itional . the activities of people I graduated the new program gave any informa- stuff, got one of those for me?" says cy tests. ' . d for g with (although I can usually find [ion about safer sex or birth control [he bikini-clad girl to the skanky They will help clean up a mess, Fr'day, January 21st at 4.30 PM 'ithOlll them in the court section). for the students who will likely ig- hunter with a six-pack.) but they won’t prevent it from be- Iread it because, as farasquality gore, I: PIC: {GIT abstinence. 51:16 And that is where the solution ing made. 3 also g(fisY iI always makes me feel like Idn t 0W. “t feel pretty safe 1'“ I'CSIS 0n the ShOUIdCfS of parents ' - ciated I‘m working for The New York assurrung that If New York City 15 and educators. 1' ls really "OI their fault, though. I'l' Times. This particular issue contained was an interesting (and mostly grammatically incorrect) article on a new organization at my old high school, the members of which go to the junior high school to discuss sex with the younger students. Considering that a third of the checrleading squad was pregnant between my junior and senior years, and maternity wear was haute cou- ture at the prom, this is a good thing. Apparently these kids go to speak to the classes with the teachers out of the room so that the students can feel free to ask any question with- out adult reprimand. The goal, ac- cording to the article (which I should take with a grain of salt, considering the newspaper‘s past “reporting"), is to encourage the students to abstain from sex until marriage. This is not such a bad idea. After all, abstinence is the only sure way to prevent sexually transmitted dis- ease and pregnancy. (Well. there‘s no way I‘ll be having any babies, but that’s another issue.) But as we all know, abstinence is not a reality for most people. Since my sister just entered the junior high, I asked my mother if having trouble with this issue, Grayson hasn’t advanced much fur- ther. Maybe school officials and par- ents across the country really be- lieve that if they First of all. parents could stop let- ting the television baby-sit their children, and do something produc- tive. I realize this is not always pos- sible for single working parents, but tell their chii- My mother was married dren to be absti- nem, my an by the time she was my will. age. She could have all "6"“ Rica" the sex she wanted to, do Montalban, I‘d like to pur- but by the standards of then again, one of the best par- ents I know was a single teacher with two chil- dren who al- ways made sure her kids were in- chase aone-way my community, I can’t _ volved in some ticket to Fantasy Island. of the argument and I would be denied The premise information to protect sort of school activity or something to keep them ac- against prom myself ifldefied them. tive. ing teens with birth control — and more impor- tantly, the knowledge to go along with it — is that if a teen sees a condom, he or she will immediately want to get down. (As if teen sex needs so much en- couragement. You practically have to make them do it.) Perhaps our culture is part of the problem. When I see 13-year-old girls tarted up like they were 21. it sends me into fits because they are only imitating what they see. We obviously are a society in which sex plays a prevalent role visually. It is difficult, but it can be done. Second of all, we need a frank discussion of sex and relationships in our country, touching on areas of our culture like why a junior high girl shouldn't look like Madonna since Madonna is 35, and why a boy should know that most women don't like to dress up in Spandex and be treated like Motley Criie nymphettes. Finally, we all need a big nasty dose of reality. The junior and senior high schools my brother and sister attend Most parents in that conservative religious community like to think that if they preach abstinence (when they mention S-E-X at all). every- one will listen. These concerned parents also would put pressure on the school if its programs counsel otherwise. But they are living in a dream world, and perhaps all of the un- wanted children around them will wake them up. The realities of their day aren‘t the realities of today. Teen sex always has existed and always will. It existed with our par- ents and those before them, only it was kept much quieter. Then there is the fact that mar- riage happens much later in life now. My mother was married with a child by the time she was my age. She could have all the sex she want- ed to, but by the standards of my community, I can‘t — and I would be denied information to protect myself if I defied them. There is no logic behind denying knowledge to teens to punish them for not accepting your morals. You may be punishing them with a life- time of poverty. unhappiness or even death. Editorial Editor Chris McDavid is a journalism and political sci- ence junior and a Kentucky Kernel columnist. Kernel columnist is irresponsible in his accusations To the editor: In response to Chris McDavid’s column of Nov. 16, I wish to cor- rect the record regarding the overall objective of our research project on heterosexual transmission of AIDS. On Nov. 15, 1991, the National Institute of Child Health and Hu- man Development branch of the National Institutes of Health pub- lished a request for research propo- sals dealing with the design of a substance and its delivery system which, a) would be an effective spermicide with strong anti-HIV properties; b) would. after a single application, establish rapidly effica- cious spermicidal and anti-HIV vaginal levels (within 1-2 minutes), and maintain these levels for at least six hours; c) be non-irritating to the vaginal membrane linings; and d) be cosmetically acceptable to young women. These objectives were formulated by NIH on the basis of careful con- sideration of data collected from ba- sic science and behavioral studies. In response to the above request by NIH, we worked hard to stage a successful scientific proposal, which was funded in April of 1993 on the basis of its scientific merit and the previous publications and experience of the investigators. McDavid's column seemed to imply that our mission lacked in moral values because our research would benefit women and not gay men. As stated earlier, the decision to work on products that would pre- vent the heterosexual transmission of AIDS was dictated by the availa- bility of funding in this particular area of research. Our previous research experience and our expertise was more appro- priately applied to a vaginal, rather than a rectal, product. It is obvious that the rectal and vaginal environ- ments differ in physiological and chemical properties. Furthermore. had McDavid taken the time to contact one of us regard- ing our research, we would gladly have provided him with the alarm- ing statistics in connection with the worldwide heterosexual transmis- sion of AIDS, particularly among young people in this country. I think young women deserve to be protected against AIDS and working toward this goal does not mean that we have forgotten the gay community. To write that I, as a scientist passed judgment by ignoring my re- sponsibility to help others affected by this deadly disease. is not only libelous, but irresponsible. This is particularly disappointing when one considers that McDavid, as editorial page editor, made no at- tempt to contact me before writing his column. I believe that good journalism, like high-caliber sci- ence, should be based on facts and not on one‘s personal preference or bias. George A. Digenis, Ph.D. Professor of medicinal chemistry and pharmaceutics UK will retain quality program in psychology To the editor: I am writing to clarify one as- pect of your Jan. 12 story on pro- gram elirninations at UK. The graduate program in psy- chology is not being eliminated. We are merely consolidating the master‘s and doctorate degrees awarded in the department. Graduates of either the clinical psychology program or the experi- mental psychology program will be awarded the doctorate; degree productivity of the two programs will not be separated. Both clinical and experimental psychology cur~ ricula are continuing at full strength. Students interested in obtaining high-quality graduate education in either experimental or clinical psy- chology will continue to find it at the University of Kentucky. Michael T. Nietzel. Ph.D. Chairman, Psychology Depart- ment Editor's Note: The Kentucky Ker- nel's Jan. 12 story did not report that UK 's psychology graduate pro- gram would be eliminated. A graphic that ran with the story list- ed UK programs that the Kentucky Higher Education Review Commis- sion has suggested for elimination. 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