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Who. staff reports

House and Senate negotiators
reached a middle ground on funding
for education programs and the pro-
posed UK library in a compromise
budget adopted yesterday.

The committee suggested that UK
be allowed to spend privately-raised
money to plan for a new central
campus library and new buildings at
the commrmity colleges in Hazard
and Ashland.

The University will not be able to
begin construction and there is no
mention in the budget about wheth-
er they will be given permission in
1994

UK President Charles Wething-
ton said, although he hadn't seen
the committee‘s report, the recom-
mendation was a return to Gov.
Brereton Jones’ proposal. Jones‘
budget did not comment on selling
bonds for the library in 1994, but a
separate memorandum gave his in-

Cmporoise budget gives to library

tent to ask the 1994 General Assem-
bly to give UK permission.

“We were comfortable with the
governor's commitment," Wething-
ton said.

If the General Assembly allows
UK to begin selling bonds in 1994,
“that would keep us on schedule,"
he said.

The conference committee spread
its work out over three days, but
participants said there was little
rancor. Only the tight budget itself

and tradition worked to draw out
the process.

“We didn't light," said Sen.
Mike Moloney (D-Lexington), the
Senate budget committee chairman.
“I think it was just a question of not
being used to making the decisions
until the last minute.“

There appeared to be no clear cut
winner in the negotiations, with

See BUDGET. Page 2

Reed Good, Kirk Haynes and Jay lngle, three of the six candidates for Student Government Association president, participated in a
live, hourlong on-air debate last night on WRFL-FM, UK‘s student-run radio station. Byl Hensley served as moderator.

JAMES FOHBUSH/Kernol Staff

Democracy dampened by poster thieves

By KYLE FOSTER
News Editor

Once a year, students face a trans-
formed campus. Calm, neatly kept
and litter-free grounds become the
billboard on which colorful remin-
ders announce that democracy is
alive and well and active at UK.

The alphabet is arranged on these
posters in such a way as to inﬂu-
ence the opinions and voting habits
of students who will decide the fate
of candidates trying to get in or stay
in the student government.

This year the painting began Sun—
day at 1 pm. but sometime late that
night or early the next morning
somebody or sornebodies did not
want this artwork covering the cam-
pus. so they removed almost 4,000
posters and stacked them, tape and
all, outside the Student Center.

“They were as close to the stu-
dent government ofﬁce and still out-
side the building,“ said Frank Har-
ris, director of the Student Center
and University adviser for the Stu-
dent Government Association.

Harris said he was stopped by a

staff member around 8:15 yestcr‘
day morning, who asked him why
there was a stack of posters piled
outside the Student Center. Not
only were SGA presidential candi-
date posters tom down but all can-
didates, no one was excluded.

“Somebody worked real hard,"
he said.

Harris said he looked through the
stack to see if anything were sal-
vageable, but found only “a wet
soggy mess, so we just carted
them."

There were not any posters left
hanging on Central Campus. he
said.

“Somebody had cleaned up Cen-
tral Campus pretty good." Harris
said he called the Physical Plant Di-
vision to see if its employees had
taken the posters, but director for

the Lexington Campus Jack Apple—
gate said no.

Applegate said PPD did remove
some posters that were in undesig-
nated areas of campus or posed a
threat to safety, but there were small
numbers.

“During student government elec-
tions there are guidelines and the
signs stay up. Most of our people
know that," he said.

Besides the amount of posters re-
moved, Applegate said the effort
put forth to make sure SGA saw the
posters was more than PPD would
have given.

“The posters were stacked up out-
side the Student Center and I can
tell you we wouldn‘t go to that ef-
fort if we took them down," he said.

Harris said he does not have any
evidence about who might have re-
moved the posters.

“Weird things happen in student
g0vemment during elections but I
don‘t recall anyone going through
and cleaning up like this.

“We‘ve had problems from time
to time —— candidates getting into it
and taking each other's (posters)

down, but I can‘t remember anyone
taking all of them down." said Har-
ris, who has been the SGA adviser
for about 20 years.

Student Elections Board Chair—
man Jiin Knispe said there are a lot
of nrmors about who may have re-
moved the posters, but he would
not comment on hearsay.

Kruspe is responsible for making
sure the candidates follow the SGA
Constitution's guidelines during
elections and that the elections are
executed fairly.

"I‘m looking for help on this. If a
candidate did this. then we have ju-
risdiction, but if another organira-
tion, did it, what can we do‘.’ I
don‘t know what's going on," he
said.

Kruspe said everyone‘s posters
were taken, so there is no evidence
pointing to a candidate‘s involve-
merit.

“I have no idea what‘s going on.

. It wasn‘t a single candidate or
ticket that was removed. It wasn‘t a

See POSTERS, Page 2

Kentucky Kernel

independentstnu 1971

Tuesday. March 31, 1992

IFC approves
new alcohol
restrictions

By NICK COMEFi
Senior Staff Writer

UK‘s Interfratemity Council yesterday overwhelmingly approved
a new policy for dealing with alcohol use at fraternity functions.

'Ihe council voted unanimously to approve the policy. dubbed the
“risk management policy," said Jeremy Bates, IH‘ president.

Among the revisions to the existing alcohol policy. fraternities
now will be required to have a security guard and an cxccutive ol't'i-
cer from each of the sponsoring fraternities present at designated cri-
trances during parties. A list of designated sober drivers must also
be posted at the entrances.

Fratemities will be required to post signs reading. “No one under
the age of 21 is allowed to consume alcoholic beverages." at each
entrance and three random locations throughout the house tlur;r.g
parties.

'Ihe new policy also prohibits parties, “111C“ are \ptilhtirt‘tl by
more than two fratemitics. on chapter prt‘llll\C\.

Dan Andersen. president of Kappa Alpha ()rdcr. end he felt the
new risk management policy is "not too stringent" but 1\ a "more
complete program."

Steve Staples, president of Sigma (‘hi social lr:rtcriiity. said ll‘ic
policy is a “step toward" reducing rrndcrrrgc drinking,

“1 think it is very positive for thc grcck s} stem to a whole." he
said.

Kappa Alpha Order. which already is using security guards at par»
ties. is paying about $55 to $60 per event tor the \crvicc. Andersen
said.

II:(‘, has discussed hiring a ~irigle liriri to patrol rill trrrtcrruty par»
ties, a proposal. which could keep costs dow ii tor rill ot the orgaiii/rr-
tions, Bates said. He estimated the cost of thc security guards at $32
per event if they are hired through II“(‘. Izvcri if a tratcrriity hires its
Own security guards. the security linri must be approicd by 11-'(‘.

Jack Lamon, president of Alpha 'Iriu ()riiega, said his fraternity

also has already begun using security guards at panics

“I think it‘s good to have them there just in case." he said.

The council also voted unanimously to accept Omega Psi Phi lrrr«
temity into IFC should it colonize on I'K‘s campus, Bates said.

Advance
registration
starts today

Staff reports

It‘s time for students to
plan their futtrrc again as ad~
i'ancc registration for sum‘
mcr turd fall 10‘): begins to-
day.

(iraduate students may be-
gin choosing their classes at
8:30 this morning. Seniors
begin this (lllL‘nllKill at 3.

Juniors can advance regis—
tcr beginning 'lhursdrry at
11:40 am. while sopho-
mores begin April 7 at 11:11)
am. l’rcsliman rcgisti‘auori
begins April 0 at 2:30 pm

The l’attcrson ()l’licc l'oiv‘
er meuzuiirie. the ccntnrl reg—
istrntion site. will be open
from 8:30 am. to 12:15 pm.
and again from 1:30 to 5:15
pm. from now until April 14.

There will be no Add/‘1)rop
session during advance rcgi»
iratiori this semester. lirirly
Add/Drop will be Iicld April
27 and 28.

Feminist speaker addresses sexual discrimination

By TIA SILVERTHORNE
Staff Writer

Today signals the end of Wom-
en‘s History Month.

The celebration of women also
emphasized the need for students to
be made more aware of sexual dis-
crimination.

Last night. Mary Poovey gave
UK students a foundation for un-
derstanding and evaluating sexual

discrimination that will last far
longer than a month.

Poovey, a feminist literary schol-
ar and a professor of English at
Johns Hopkins University, conclud-
ed the month with a lecture titled “
‘Voluptuous Notions of Beauty:‘
Erotics, Aesthetics and Wollstone-
craft‘s Vindication of the Rights of
Women.“

This year marks the 200th anni-
versary of Wollstonecraft‘s work.

Poovey‘s book, The Proper Lady
and the Woman Writer: Ideology as
Style in the Works of Mary Woll-
stonecraft, Mary Shelley, and Jane
Austen caught the attention of UK‘s
Women's Studies Program who
sponsored the event.

Poovey who currently is working
on a new novel thanked UK for
forcing her to re-evaluate her previ-
ous work.

“I will be taking a new role in the

new novel thanks to the University
of Kentucky,“ she said.

In a language beﬁtting a former
Yale professor, Poovey stressed the
importance of peoples‘ attitudes to-
ward beauty as well as the tendency
to connect these attitudes mainly to
women.

In summarizing her lecture on
women as “the creatures of sensa-
tion," she emphasized the compari-
son of women as commodities that

are bought and sold.

“()ur notion of what is bcautil‘ul
(compares) with the logic of the
way things are bought and sold."
l’oovey said.

Adam Smith and Rousseau virtu-
ally created the idca of women Its
commodities, Poovey said,

Rousseau viewed lust as thc main
motivation of mart while Smith said

See CONFERENCE, Page 2

Billionaire
continues

search for
presidency

By EVAN RAMSTAD
Assocrated Press

DALLAS »- 'l‘cxtrx hillltilidllc'
Ross Perot said yesterday rclrrcd
Vlcc Admiral .1lllllC\ Stockdrrlc. .i
lormcr Victngriir prisoner of wrr
whose lrecdoiu lic hclpcrl to gain.
would be ill\ "rntci‘im" rurrrrrrrg
male in :l povrblc‘ racc tor thc
White llousc.

'l'hc dccrsion :rlhmx voluulccrx to
mount ballot pcutiori tll'l\L‘\ ori l‘cr»
ol's bchall in the f states .uril llrs-
trict ol (‘olurubirr that rcquuc urdcv
pcrrdcrrl crriitlrtlrrtcs to
running lll;11L‘\

lrrtl’r-

l’crot hit) \illll hc'll rrrrr tor prcsi
dcut as an iudcpcudcrrt 11 support
crs :rrc able to plrrcc his rrziiiic ou
the ballot in all 5‘1 states.

“I'm not hcrc loi mc. l'ui hcrc
toi‘ Ross Perot.” Slockdalc and at .r
iicus corilcrcricc at Strriitord l'iii~
\cisity‘s Hoover llhllllllltill. whcrc
he 15 iron .1 scruor It’\t‘1llt'li1t‘1lti\\

"I‘m not that much llllL‘l’C\lt‘tl III
thc Illt‘c‘l1:llll\‘\ ol govcruriir'nt I‘rii
iulcr‘cslcrl in leadership." hc \;ll\1.

lint Stocktlalc plcdgctl to stay ou
the tickct through the .\‘o\ciiibcr
clcctrori it l’ci'ot wants him

“Admiral Stockdalc 1~ .ui out
standing .'\lllt‘lltrlll patriot \\ ho h.r\
served his country in pc.rcc and
war." l’crot \tlltl, "1 wt) much ap-
prccirrtc his participation in this ct
fon to let the American pcoplc bc
heard."

Sttx‘kdtilc. 68, was a combat pilot
iii Vietnam and led the first bomb
attack on North Vietnam it] Not
lie was shot down and captnicd a
year later and spent the next 7 1/2
years in solitary confincriiciit

In the late 1000s. l’crot workcd

See PEROT. Page 2

. SPORTS r—L

UK TODAY

INSIDE

Story, Page 3.

Author Dick Welss’ year with the Wildcats
and Rick Pltino has made him respect UK’s
basketball program even further.

call 257-4068.

‘To Sleep in Anger’ will be shown at the
Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Center at
4 pm. Admission is free. For information,

A potpourri of
upcoming events
in Lexington.
Column, Page 8.

Spons ........................... 3
Viewpoint ...................... 6
Classifieds ..................... 7
Diversions ...................... 8

2- Micky Kernel, Tuesday. March 31,1002

Conference

Continued from page 1

the motivating factor was money.

So why not sell lust?

Phovey quoted Wollstonecraft‘s
view of women being used for sell-
in: purpose-

“(Females are used) not simply
B a shadow of bodily desire, but
also as a production and enforce-
ment of discrimination . Com-
merce has displaced virtues," Poo-
vey said.

Her lecture, although eloquently

spoken aid thoroughly investigated,
brought a look of frustration and
confusiontothefacesoftheattend-
ing student body.

Kelly Dorgan, a part-time instruc-
tor of basic public speaking, said
she had difﬁculty with the extensive
language of the lecture.

Dorgan, in an attempt to evaluate
the lecture, felt that women, as ob-
jects of beauty, were essentially
marketed like soap.

1f the wrapper is pretty, consu-
mers generally buy that soap ——
whether it can actually clean.

Jawahara Saidullah, a teacher's
assistant for basic public speaking,

said that the current makeup main
kets use women as commodities.

“ltisadreamtobelikethem(the
models) because the market has in-
stilled a sense of sensuality (of
women)," Saidullah said.

These ads. therefore, make it
harder for women to obtain the
beauty that they often feel is neces-
saryfor their success.

Because of this, “women are al—
ways trying to run for beauty in-
stead of intelligence," she said.

If you would like a copy of Poo~

vey’s lecture, call Bonnie Cox at
257-1388.

Budget

Continued from page 1

conferees drawing from the budgets
passed by the House and Senate
and also returning in some instanc-
es to the plan Gov. Brereton Jones
originally offered.

Printing the agreement plus the
mandatory 24-hour waiting period
in the House will mean a vote on
the budget tomorrow, the last day
the General Assembly is to meet
before adjouming until a two-day
veto session begins April 14.

The mood in the conference
turned stingy at one point, said
Rep. Joe Clarke (D-Danville), the
veteran chairman of the House Ap-
propriations and Revenue Commit-
tee.

For a time. Clarke said the group
seriously considered eliminating all
new bonded debt in the coming
budget. That would have meant no
road bonds, no park improvement
bonds and the cutting of some $400
million in debt.

There were few contentious is-

BOD ’n 1093173

sues that had to be resolved.

Education

The ﬁrst decision lawmakers
made was to ignore the Department
of Education’s claim that there are
4,000 more primary and secondary
students in Kentucky than initially
believed. To accept the higher ﬁg-
ures would have meant the legisla-
ture would have to come up to $15
million to $30 million more for
schools, or redistribute that number.

“1 think the general consensus
was we weren‘t comfortable with
the numbers," Moloney said.

The negotiators accepted the de-
partment‘s recommendation to be-
gin the statewide student assess-
ment program in the coming school
year rather than waiting until 1994.
The department’s request for $2
million to continue work on the
achievement tests for fourth, eighth
and 12th graders was cut in half.

Regional service centers for ele-
mentary and secondary education.
eliminated in the House, were kept
in the ﬁnal product.

Extended services, such as sum-

mer school, which received a big
increase in the House, received a
smaller increase in the ﬁnal budget.

The money for school construc-
tion was cutback to the level Jones
recommended.

Posters

Continued from page 1

select group of tickets or candidates
but everyone who had signs up."

Kruspe said he has no plans to
take action to protect posters or to
follow up on ﬁnding out who re-
moved them, because he believes it
was not a candidate and, therefore,
there is nothing he can do. Howev-
er he did say that posters probably
will be tom down again.

“I don’t even believe it was a
candidate or someone representing
a candidate.

“1 really wouldn‘t be surprised if
it happens again. Is it wise to put
them back up? That‘s something
the candidates will have to decide."

by John Morrow and Jerry Volgt

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