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in presidency

By Aaron Sandertord

Campus Editor

The image of a woman in power,
barely tall enough to peer across the
wide, cherry desk in her office but
strong enough to stand up against
tuition hikes will soon be a memory.

Intensity and drive still define
Melanie Cruz, but these are days of
reflection for the outgoing Student
Government Association president.

“It’s all kind of like a blur right
now," she said as she rumma ed
through the pile of paperwork on ier
desk. “I'll probably remember more
when I‘m 50 than I do right now."

A whirlwind year at the helm of
UK’S official student voice has Cruz
exhausted and behind academically.

But the accomplishments make it all
worthwhile, she said. The Cruz—Rice
administration fulfilled every promise
on their 1997 campaign platform.

The platform included ll specific
goals, including the now-open Student
Memorial Room in the William T.
Young Library and a Rape Awareness
Book being )ublished this summer.
Some are stil works in progress, but
progress was made on each.

“lt’s unbelievable," she said. “I can‘t
remember the last time a president
achieved 100 percent of their platfomi."

(letting things done has never been
a problem for the Spitfire frotn South—
ern California. Cruz cratns more into
an afternoon than most do in a day.

During her term as president, Cruz
worked at Arby’s on South Limestone
Street and as an office assistant at the
Residence Life Resource Center.
“'hile running for office in 1997, she
worked as a manager at the l’ayette
Mall Chick-Fil-A.

Contrary to popular image of SCA
presidents as ﬁnancially supported
individuals, Cruz is a first—generation
college student scraping to ether the
means to live while accumu ating stu-
dent loan debt. The University stipend
she receives pays just a fraction of her
out-of—state tuition costs.

But she makes no bones about
working for what she has. Cruz said
everything worth having in life should
be hard work to attain.

“If it comes easily, then you take it
for granted," she said.

Cruz applied the same work ethic
on campus. ller administration fought
against the plus—minus grading system

last year and won.

They expanded S(i;\ tutoring ser-
vices and organized credit counseling
for students. A student activities tran-
script is in the works, and l'iiiiergency
Crisis Cards are available now.

The plus-minus war is Cruz's favorite
memory ofher temi as president.

“It was an issue most students cared
about," she said. “and that made the
win that much better."

Despite her small stature, Cruz
loves to fight big issues.

“I like stirring up trouble," she said.
“l'm always thinking, ‘\\'e might get in
trouble here, but let‘s see how far we
can take it as students.“‘

\Vhen Cruz is not battling the
bureaucracy or punching a time clock,
she likes to take it easy.

“I like to call my mom, take a nice,
warm bath, tnaybe buy a carton ofice
cream, rent a movie and han out with
people close to me," she saicfi “That is

the way l keep my sanity."

L nlikc many of her predecessors,
Cru/ is not using her presidency as a
stepping stone to higher political
office. She plans to spend her career .is
a college administrator.

Graduate school is the next step, but
first she must learn to lead life after
SGA. ‘

“It‘s hard, because this has been my
life for a year," she said. “S(i':\ has
been pretty much my life for four
years, and now 1 haic to restructure
my life to be a normal student."

“lien asked to find a simple way to
define the person behind the presi—
dent, (Iruz recalled an anecdote from
her mother.

“My mama always says people proba—
bly look at me like a little. petite woman
who won‘t say a word or make a squeak,"
she said. “But when people see that
gleam in my eyes, people know someone
is in for a fight, and it could be fun."

Student

By Llsa Gentry

contributing H 'riter

Ten members of the Society of
Automotive Engineers have decided to
enter the world of Formula race car

com etition.

Tifiese members ofthe UK chapter
have designed and are in the process of
building a Formula-style race car. The
car will be entered in the society's 18th
annual Formula International in Pon-
tiac, Mich., later this month.

Jason Rowe, mechanical engineer-
ing junior and president of UKSAE,
said building the car has not been the
only hard part for students.

“We started working on the car
about a year ago,” Rowe said. “One of
the hardest parts has been raising
money.”

Members have had to raise approxi-
mately $25,000 to successfully com-

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plete the project. Thev received sever—
al donations frotn alumni members
and other corporations around the
state.

CLA'RK Material Handling Com—
pany provided a large donation for the
construction of the car, presentin the
members with a $7,500 check in
March.

“The CLARK ift helped the pro—
ject tremendousfy,” said Monica
Mehanna, director of communications
in the College of Engineering.

Besides CLARK, the society also
received donations from Good Year,
Mobile Oil and several other alumni
members.

This entry will mark the first time

UK, or any other Kentuc school, has
entered the competition. he Univer-

sity of Louisville is also competing this

year.

“\Vc have gone to look at

to one

Louisville’s car," Rowe said. “It‘s really
great because everybody is open to
sug estions. '

The competition will include such
thin s as how many miles the car gets
on t e gallon (of gas) and acceleration
times.

“This competition is not just a race,
but we are being judged on creativity,’
he said.

The competition is very competi—
tive, Rowe said. Many other schools
have much larger budgets to work
with, such as the University of Texas
at Arlington, which has an annual bud-
get of SIOODOO.

That budget makes UK-SAF. bud~
get seem so small, but they can build a
comparable car.

Rowe said UT’s car has an engine
with 400 cc's with a turbo charger,
which increases the amount ofair and
gas that goes into the combustion

uoation

chamber. L'K's car has an engine with
600 cc's, which enables the car to
accelerate from 0—60 mph in 4.5 see-
onds.

The car is slated to be completed
about one week before the competi-
tion begins on May 27. The driver for
the car has not been chosen. To drive
the car, the student must have worked
on the car. Drivers must also undergo
training before driving in the competi—
tion.

The team doesn't expect to win the
competition, Rowe said, but they do
have other expectations and goals they
plan to achieve.

“\\'e are hoping to win the best
rookie team award,‘ he said.

After the competition, the team still
plans to make good use of the car.
Sponsors will use the car as a display

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Jones formally
tiles an appeal in court

LlT’lith‘. ROCK, Ark. — Paula Jones for-
mally told a federal judge yesterday she was
appealing the decision tossing out her sexual
harassment lawsuit against President Clinton.

The appeal notice was filed with US. District
Judge Susan \Vebber “right, who on April 1
ruled that .lones' claims against the president fell
“far short" of being worthy ofa federal trial.

The brief filing contains no new allegations,
merely informing the judge that her A ml 1 rul-
in and earlier rulings are being appealed to the
8t Circuit L'.S. Court of Appeals in St. Louis.

tic-Berkeley opens Free Speech eaio’

BliRKl‘ill‘iY, Calif. —~ :\ L'nuersity of Califor-
nia alumnus u ho witnessed the lWiils free speech
protests has given the Berkeley campus Si" mil—
lion to honor the movement, including building a
cafe with a free speech theme.

The university that expelled the late \lario
Savio, who leaped atop a patrol car to rally fellow
students, will set up a book fund in his name,
archive its student protests and build the cafe, offi-
cials said \\'ednesday.

Stephen Silberstein, a graduate who went on to
co—fotind a computer software firm, said he made
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pus‘ history.

Savio, who died of a heart attack in WW», lcd
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.lupiter, Saturn and Neptune were already
known to have irregular moons, which circle them
in hi hly elliptical or tilted orbits. In contrast. their
regufar moons have nearly circular orbits in rough-
ly the same lane as the planets' equators.

All 15 o the previously known L'ranus moons
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NEH' YORK _ The city where “Seinfeld“ is
based has once again scuttled an outside celebra-
tion lanned for its finale.

T e city rejected a request by l’ujifilin to hold
a party for the last episode of “Seinfeld" in
Bryant Park, which covers about a city block
behind the New York Public Library.

The company had initially sought to hold the
party in Times Square, but that was quickly
nixed after police officials said it would create
too much traffic confusion.

Police Commissioner lloward Safir and
Parks Commissioner Henry Stern said \Vednes-
day they feared the May H party would draw a
lar rer crowd than the park could hold.

)an Sieger. a spokesman for the Bryant
Park Restoration Corp., which had earlier
approved the party, said 12.000 ieople safely
watched “Casablanca" in the path a few sum-
triers ago. ,

Compiled from wire reports:

Fﬂl‘d keynote
speaker at
“K graduation

By Jason Dooley
.S‘mﬂ‘li 'rirer

Retiring L'.S. Senator \\'endell l’ord will speak
at the lilst L'K commencement May (l.

Ford‘s selection was something of a chaii e
from UK tradition, said (Zomiiienccment Coortfi-
nator T. Lynn \\'illianison.

“\Ve don't. as a rule, have political figures as
commencement speakers," he said. “I lowever,
since Sen. Ford is retiring this year, we felt he was
an ap ropriate selection. He's the senior senator
from 'entucky. as well as the longest-serving sena-
tor from the state and a native Kentuckian."

Ford, a Democrat from ()wcnsboro, will retire
from the Senate in December after completing his
fourth term. He became Kentucky's longest—serv-
ing Senator in March, passing up Alben Barkley.
Before being elected to the Senate in 1974, Ford
served as a state senator from 1965 to l967, lieu-
tenant governor from 1967 to 197] and governor
from 197l to 1974.

Williamson said the commencement commit-
tee, which is responsible for planning and holding
the commencement ceremonies, comprises faculty
and student representatives. The committee selects
two to five candidates to give the commencement
address and sends those names to UK President

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The project has incorporated
many different fields in the col-
lege ofengineering.

“There are students from
electrical, civil and mechanical
engineering working on the ear,"
\lehanna said. “It’s an interdisci-
plinary kind of thing."

The project has been an excit-
ing one for the College Of En .—
neering and the members oft e
society. Mehanna said a send off
for the teatu is being planned for

Students learn lessons
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and new drivers for future com—

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“\\'e also plan to take the car

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interested in automotive engi— “It's been a lot of fun," she
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Years ago,

. as the legend goes, an embittered Kernel editor came
i back to the ofﬁce upset, hurt and insulted. A prominent
é . 5 campus ﬁ re unfairly harangued the young reporter
' " fOr an of ense the reporter did not commit. It was at
that point, in the heat and sweat and tension, that the
young editor vowed revenge. From those feelings of
scorn, the Golden Forks were born. As a testament to
that youn reporter, we take it upon ourselves to strike
back wit venomous pleasure at those who have
wronged us, the mighty Fourth Estate.

(Editor’s Note: Yeah, that's the same liiie ot'eriip we've been feeding
this campus for decades. But it's a good enough story to hear repeating.
Actually, the Forks 'JI‘L' our way of poking fun at the ehieanery and lint-
tbonery that [leC place all year at L'K. It. you feel you've been unfairly

forked, take it tip with next year’s editors: JCSSiC;l'(:()'\’ in the summer
. . .. and Mat llerron in the tall. Or write us it letter. Since this is our last
i .- . regular issue, it won’t get published. But at least you'll feel better.)
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Not since the TA. Jones
administration has there been
this much buffoonery in the old
Stupid Government Associa-

VThe “It Wasn’t Me” Award goes
to the fraternity members of Sigma
Alpha Epsilon who were dumb
enough to get caught hazing pledges.

; tion..SGA provided a fertile to: What were you thinking? You should
feeding ground for forks. y “ have been crucified like the Kappa
V The “Three Blind 2g Sigs two years before you.
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Mice Award goes to this \ VThe “Let’s Make a Deal” Award

, l year’s SGA presidential candi-
dates. Ever so spineless, and
-_ '_ ever so lacking suitable plat-

” ' - forms, Kim Glenn, Nate Brown
and Joe Schuler waged proba-
- ; Ely the most successful non-

; , campaigns in the history of the
i_ ' ' ' Student Organization that

' » isn’t. And lest we forget the
myriad of campaign violations.
This raucous just goes to
show what vandalizing a car
will get you.

goes to Seth Burnett, (SAE member)
resident of the house where the haz-
ing took place. Mr. Burnett ended up
looking a little less than intelligent
after threatening Kernel editors, the
Lexington Police and the Dean of Stu-
dents Office. Threats get you nowhere
but kicked off campus, stupid.

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VThe “Stop the Press! Literal-
ly!” Award goes to the Campus Mail,
for its feeble attempt at providing an
“alternative” newspaper on campus,
and further for its insistence that start-
ing the bush-league publication had
nothing to do with dissatisfaction with
the Kernel. Not so easy, is it guys?

. VThe “No Really, It’s an

_ ‘ Educational Trip” Award

" oes to Circle of lmani and

._ ,. . ,romise Keepers. In the

‘ g. { biggest travel case this side of
Bill Clinton’s zipper, the groups

once again attempted to turn

=. . our beloved SGA Senate into

" ' i a travel agency. While Circle’s

f impression of Carrie Sterling

‘ and RTNDA worked, Promise

VThe “Ma be Next Year You VThe “Blind Leading the Blind” VOTJ‘BOmW 135:9: sllfthgilélr-

Can Get lm Couch” Award Award goes to SGA for its introduction proclaimed “Education Governor”

i H , Keepers quest to join the rest also goes to SGA, which could’ve of the not so useful “Crisis Cards.” If pa”, Patton, who was notably missing

3 ‘ cf the testosterone junkies in used the UK quarterback In the You have a CfiSiSr SGA is the last from the dedication of the new William

3 DC. flopped big time. Need organization’s first annual football group you should be listening to. T. Young Library April 3_

i Some estrogen guys? Not to matchup with the Kernel. Remem-

3' mention Melanie Cruz’s lame her that old saying about “careful V The “Get Over It” Award to VThe “Get a Life” Award goes to

'- defense to vetoing the trip. what you wish for?” You guys everyone in the student government those who complain about the lack of
Just saying you’re not a travel asked for it, and you got it, to the who bitched about apathy. It’s most of crossword puzzles. You should read
agent is enough. tune of 34-0. you that make us not care, the paper, you might learn something.

VThe “It Will Melt don’t let reporters in the

Away” Award goes to Uni- halls because the outside
versity administrators who world might see how crappy
decided to close school the dorms are.

every other day of the bliz-

zard of 1998. Students real- VThe “On The NeXt

ly appreciated getting out of Train Out”

VThe “Readin is a
Requirement or Gradu-
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offensive lineman Mike Web-

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i . UK administration. which Gifford wants out of his ence Commissioner Charles Bloom. After cov- VThe “Exposure? We
l conveniently forgot to marriage. That’s OK with enng more than 100 SEC athletic contests and Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Li
l _ include students on the us. Only about one in each'UK men’s basketball game, the Kernel Ex sure” Award s to E
' plan to make the campus 20,000 students has ever took it Bloomy-style after he elected to decline H PM? mme and C M90; wt i i;
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Quiet They ll Stop increasesflbp 20 0' ”0» we getting the Final Four seating it deserves. Sure Ruppand second-guessed :
’ Calling Award 9093 i0 3"” "Ch Y all. the college media had seats. A quarter-mile Tubby Smith this season. .5
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