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Vol. XG“. No. 18

By PAUL NOWELL
Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, NC. — Jim Bak-
ker was committed to a mental in—
stitution in handcuffs and manacles
yesterday after a psychiatrist re-
ported the television evangelist
was hallucinating and cowering in
a fetal position in his lawyer’s of-
fice.

US. District Judge Robert Potter
suspended Bakker’s fraud trial and
ordered him taken to the Federal
Correctional Institute in Butner,
NC, for up to 60 days for psychiat-
ric evaluation.

“Please don’t do this to me,” a
sobbing, disheveled Bakker said as
he was led from his lawyer’s office
by US. marshals to the courthouse
for processing of the commitment
order. He curled up in a fetal posi-
tion in the back seat.

“Mr. Bakker, I’m going to have
to ask you to sit up, please." a dep-
uty marshal said.

New class
helps ease
adjusting
to college

By ROBYN WALTERS
Contributing Writer

UK freshmen have a new oppor-
tunity to take part in a special
orientation class that is designed to
ease the transition from high
school to college.

“The course is designed to help
freshmen get on the right track
with college,“ said Christa Collins,
a speech pathology sophomore and
one of the student assistants to the
class.

The syllabus for the eight-week
class, called UK 100, includes top-
ics such as study skills, learning
how to use the library sytem and
getting the most from an academic
adviser.

Beth Wakefield, a forestry fresh-
man, said she took the class be-
cause it was recommended during
her summer advising conference

“I really like it and it has helped
a whole lot. It helps orient you to
campus. I don‘t know what I‘d do if
I hadn't taken it,” she said.

One focus of the class that im-
pressed course instructor Jane Pet—
ers was the study-skills sessions.

Kevin Tabler, a communications
freshman, said he decided to take
the class to improve his study
skills.

Lisa Keeton, a marketing fresh-
man. said she looks forward to
doing the assignments for her UK
100class.

“The class helps a lot and it is
pass/fail, so I don‘t feel the pres-
sure of other classes. Also, I have
gotten to meet people that I would
never have met otherwise," Keeton
said.

UK 100 is a pilot project that not
only tries to make the transition
from high school to college a bit
easier, but it also tries to improve
the University‘s freshman reten-
tion rates, said Assistant Dean of
Students Becky Jordan, who is one
of the program‘s coordinators.

The idea for the class came out
of a special committee that was ap-
pointed by Vice Chancellor for Aca-
demic Affairs Donald Sands to find
ways to help students better adjust
to college.

Sands said he hopes the program
will encourage more UK freshmen
to return after their first year. The
current freshman—retention rate is
75 percent, Sands said.

The retention rate increased
from 67 to 75 percent after the Uni—
versity implemented selective ad-
missions. But Sands said he doesn‘t
“think that is high enough for a see
lective~admissions university.“

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After the paperwork was com-
pleted, marshals left for Butner,
about three hours away, where
Bakker will be spending his first
night behind bars since the PTL
scandal broke. The evangelist is
accused of fleecing followers of his
evangelical empire.

Dr. Basil Jackson, a psychiatrist
who has been treating Bakker for
nine months, told the judge that
Bakker began hallucinating
Wednesday after a former P'I'L ex‘
ecutive testifying against him col-
lapsed on the stand. The witness
was revived within seconds and
said he was laid low by illness.

“Mr. Bakker reported that when
he left the courthouse Wednesday,
suddenly people outside took on the
form of frightening animals which
he felt were intent on destroying
him, attacking him and hurting
him," Jackson said.

Jackson said Bakker‘s condition
worsened overnight, even after he
was given Xanax, an antidepres-

University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

Bakker trial pending
psychiatric evaluation

sant sedative. Bakker was not in
court for the hearing.

Yesterday morning Bakker “was
lying in the corner of his attorney’s
office with his head under a couch,
hiding," Jackson said. “He was ex-
pressing thoughts that someone
was going to hurt him.“

“To put it in lay language, the
man is stressed out," Jackson said
later.

Prosecution and defense lawyers
are under court order not to dis-
cuss the trial outside of the court—
room. But during the hearing, As—
sistant US. Attorney Jerry Miller
described the psychiatrist as a
“hired gun.”

Assistant US. Attorney Mike
Scofield said most pre-trial psychi-
atric evaluations take about 45
days. And the judge told jurors.
who were not told the reason for
the suspension in the trial, that it
could resume as early as Wednes-
day.

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By CHARLES WOLFE
Associated Press

FRANKFORT, Ky. — An ideal
public school system would have
enlightened leadership, generous
financing, a strong sense of mis-
sion and the backing of a moti-
vated public, educators said yes-
terday.

But in Kentucky the group said
there are several obstacles: di-
rection from the top that shifts
with the political seasons; hand—
to-mouth funding; underpaid and
overworked teachers; and a pub—
lie that has neither an apprecia-
tion for education nor the will to
pay for it.

“We are not preparing our kids
to go out in the world and com-
pete," said Charles Terrett, su-
perintendent of Nton County
schools.

Terrett was one the educators
invited to a roundtable yesterday
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Task Force on Education Re-
form.

The task force, 21 voting mem-
bers from the General Assembly
and Gov. Wallace Wilkinson‘s
staff, was created to redesign
Kentucky‘s school system. It was
prompted by the state Supreme
Court's ruling in June that the
current system is unconstitution-
al.

The conference, which began
yesterday, brought together tea-
chers, principals, school superin~
tendents and board members,
and private citizens for two days
of brainstorming at Kentucky
State University.

The conferees harmonized on
several points, including a call
for more money for education.

Terrett said too few Kentucki-
ans value education — an atti-
tude reflected in its politicians,
who have not pushed for the
taxes that a good school system
needs.

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is that we have failed to make
that commitment.“ Terrett said

William Hardin, principal of
Washington County High School
in Springfield, said many ioca.
schools frequently have man-
dates imposed from Frankfort
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ment the programs

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Dancers hope to sweep
the campus off its feet

By REGINA SWIFT
Contributing Writer

Ballroom dancing is swinging
back in style across the nation, and
this semester it has waltzed its
way to UK’s campus with the for-
mation of a new dance organiza-
tion.

“It‘s more romantic to be able to
hold somebody and dance with
them than it is to go out and jump
up and down," said Daniel Garnett,
one of the founders of UK’s newly
formed Baller Dance Society.

The group plans to offer dance
instructions for UK students and
faculty.

“Ballroom dancing is not just for
old folks," said Andrea Marshall,
who also was involved with estab-
lishing UK's Ballroom Dance So-
ciety.

“I would much rather go out with
a man that I know is going to hold
me in his arms and we're going to
dance together," Marshall said.

It is not necessary to have expe-
rience to join the organization,
Marshall said.

“We welcome anybody who
wants to walk in the door," she
said, adding that she could not
walk and chew bubble gum at the
same time before she took dance
lessons.

Not only is ballroom dancing fun,
but it is “excellent for your
health,“ Marshall said.

The dance society is a branch of
the Kentucky Collegiate Ballroom
Dance Society which is a non-profit
corporation that includes universi-
ties and colleges in the state.

Garnett and Marshall said they
decided to begin the organization
because there are very few oppor»
tunities on campus to dance.

“We wanted other people to have

fun with us," Marshall said.

Although only about 12 students
are involved in the society, more
than 10,000 student dancers are in-
volved at 50 universities in the
United States.

The group‘s short-term goals are
to have events, “which are really
parties,“ once a month and provide
space for students to practice,
Marshall said.

The group plans to sponsor a
team of dancers to compete in Jan-
uary in Orlando, Fla, for the third
annual lnter~Continental Inter-Col-
legiate Match of Amateur Ball-
room Dancers.

More than 200 US. students and
40 British students will participate
in the match. There also will be a
formation team presentation.

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Timoney is appointed
acting equine director

Staff reports

Peter J. Timoney was named
acting chairman of the veterinary
science department in the L'K Col—
lege of Agriculture yesterday and
acting director of the Maxwell H
Gluck Equme Research Center

"I certainly feel very honored to
be selected to assume the responsi—
bility as acting chairman and as
acting director, and certainly feel
the research program and the ex-
tension of the department will con-
tinue to expand." Timoney said

The appointment was made by C
Oran Little, dean of the College of
Agriculture. Timoney replaces
James Rooney who returned to tea
ching and research.

"He was chosen because he is
the natural leader over there right
now," Little said.

Little said a search committee
will be formed within the next few
weeks to conduct a nationwide
search for a permanent director

He said the University is looking
for a candidate who is a recognized
leader in an area of seience related
to the horse. a scholar and a per
son with a "good track record of
leadership."

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