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Jon Bopp, an integrated strategic communication junior, faces discrimination for his sexual orientation. As a member of Lambda. Bopp
tried to promote tolerance and understanding for other homosexual students dealing With prejudice at UK.

Special Report: Defining Diversity ~

cit-imam PERCEPTIONS

This student came out as a homosexual in high school
and is now helping other students search for a place to fit in

By Danielle Komis
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This is the third installment in a four-
part series examining diversity at l 7K and
the leaders of some student groups who
aim to adrance dicersitvi' on campus.

He has put up fliers for club meetings
only to have them ripped down moments
later

He has been the target of religious
representatives. and he has been called
“fag“ more times than he can remember.

.lon Hopp. an integrated strategic
communications junior. hopes others do
not have to meet the same discrimination
and prejudice he has battled as a homo-
sexual.

As last fall‘s president of UK Lambda.
a gay. lesbian and bisexual organization
on campus. he made it his purpose to

raise awareness and gain broader accep
tance of gay. lesbian. bisexual and trans-
gender people at UK. Though Bopp is no
longer as active in the club because his
classes conflict with meeting times. he re
mains committed to the cause and the or»
ganization. Each meeting usually brings
in about 15 to 25 people.

Bopp said that raising awareness that
homosexuals are real people is the first
step in opening minds.

“(lay people do exist. and it's not just
something on ‘The Real World‘ or 'Will
and Grace.' " he said. “There are real is
sues."

Hopp. a native of Paducah. Ky. first
began dealing with these issues in sixth
grade. when he realized he was attracted
to the new boy in school. He tried to ig-
nore his feelings because it was inst one

See Bopp on page 2

This week:

Tuesday: Diversity means more
than numbers to many.
Yesterday: The president of the
Latino-American Student
Association works for
understanding.

Tomorrow: The president of
the Black Student Union pushes
for equality.

 

Committee

pledges to
fight fines

Fines for Beaux Arts Ball violations
will be announced in court May 5

By Dariush Shafa
THE KENTUCKY mm

The Beaux Arts Ball
committee plans to fight
charges brought against it
when Lexington police
broke up the party early
Sunday morning.

“We have an attorney,
and we are definitely go-
ing to go to court. ready to
fight for Beaux Arts." said
director Tony Shiber.

Shiber said the four
committee members cited
are due in court May 5.

Lexington Police were
called to the party at 177
N. Mill St. on Sunday at
3:30 am. after receiving a
noise complaint.

According to the cita-
tions. obtained through an
open records request to
the Lexington Police De-
partment. noise could be
heard more than 50 feet
away from the building.

Lt. James Lombardi.
the Sunday morning duty
commander. said the
sergeant on the scene re-
ported the party could be
heard three blocks away.

“The initial call was
about noise. It was a loud

party." Lombardi said.

“The noise could be
heard three blocks away. It
was almost out of con-
trol."

Shiber did not deny
that part of the charges.

“I admit it was loud."
he said. “I guess it‘s how
Beaux Arts ordinarily is.
If anyone complained
about the noise. I apolo-
gize."

Police also charged
them with allowing mi-
nors to purchase alcohol
at the party.

According to the cita-
tions, several people were
passed out or vomiting in-
side and outside of the
party. and police said
many were underage.
which police assumed if
they didn't have ID.

Shiber said le were
checked at the door. and
anyone over 21 was given
a wristband to show so
they could buy alcohol.
Anyone underage was giv-
en a hand stamp.

“We took every precau-
tion we knew to take." he
said.

See Fines on page 3

Greeks team up
for step program

By Jenisha Watts
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Amid the sounds of
stepping. Delta Zeta. Alpha
Delta Pi and Alpha ()mi-
cron Pi are just a few soror-
ities the audience will see at
6:30 tonight at Memorial
Hall.

The Epsilon Chi Chap-
ter of Alpha Phi Alpha so-
cial fraternity is hosting the
first annual Stomp-A-
Palooza stepping competi-
tion for various Greek orga»
nizations at UK.

in the past. predomi-
nantly white and black fra-
ternities and sororities
have had little or no inte—
gration.

Stomp-A-Palooza was
created to bridge this gap
between historically black
and white Greek organiza-
tions. said Brian Johnson.
an Alpha Phi Alpha mem-
ber and marketing senior.

For the past month.
members of the Epsilon (‘hi
(‘hapter have volunteered
to teach various sororities
and fraternities dance steps
for the competition.

They've also been teach»
ing the other Greek organi-
zations the history behind

stepping.

“Stepping is indigenous
of Africa." Johnson said.

“Blacks were not al—
lowed to be in white frater-
nities or sororities. Since
they were not allowed to
chant. they picked up step-
ping."

Alpha decided it would
teach steps to some of the
predominantly white Greek
groups on UK‘s campus.

"They are catching on
quickly.” Johnson said of
the sororities.

In addition to the seven
sororities and one fraterni-
ty. Fiji is involved in the
event.

“We extremely appreci-
ate all of the hard work that
Alpha Phi Alpha has put
into their first annual
Stomp-A-Palooza." said
Brandy Fisher. a Delta Zeta
member and sociology ju-
nior.

However. some people
are opposed to teaching his-
torically white Greeks this
tradition. said Samuel
(laines. an Alpha member
and marketing finance ju
nior.

“it‘s vital for them to un»

See Step on page 3

Residents near campus say closing Rose will cause problems

By Troy Lyle
THE liNiUClV KERNEL

UK officials met with local residents
last night to discuss UK‘s proposal to close
a 4.000-foot section of Rose Street from
Huguelet Drive to South Limestone Street.

Most of the outspoken attendees were
residents who came to discuss safety is
sues. increased traffic and inconsistent
planning.

“it appears you‘re (UK) looking at a
very narrow view here." said Rob Kelly. a
UK architecture professor who used to live
near campus for 15 years.

Kelly told the crowd of about 30 people
there‘s a lot of traffic outside the area that
isn't being considered.

“i believe a greater strategic view needs
to be taken on this project." he said.

UK introduced the partial closing for
space for a $375 million expansion of (‘han-
dler Medical Center expansion. which is
planned for the space where the hospital's
parking garage currently is.

To maintain a thoroughfare for the
H.000 to 20.000 drivers who use this portion
of Rose Street daily. UK has proposed
widening and extending Virginia Avenue
between South Limestone Street and
Huguelet Drive.

Virginia Avenue would then become
three lanes with a center turning lane.

"This project has to go through." said
Michael Karpf. the executive vice president
for health services. He said the hospital has
not found another suitable site for the ex
pansion.

"We didn‘t have a whole lot of choice in

terms of building the new hospital on cam»
pits.“ he said

"if we're going to retain existing struc-
tures and complete Phase l of this project
for the $37.3 million allotted. then this loca-
tion is our only option.”

.lim Dickenson. an attorney who lives
on Transylvania Park. worries many com-
muters will take alternate routes such as
Woodland Avenue and University Drive.
causing increased traffic congestion and
safety concerns.

"So what you‘re saying to us is that this
is a done deal and that there is no alternate
or back up plan." he said.

This prompted Mark Barber. a UK soft-
ware engineer and an Aylesford Park resi-
dent to ask a question in frustration.

“Where's all this traffic going to go.“ he

said.

The answer is straight through his own
neighborhood. he said.

Barbara Cook. a Marquis Avenue resi-
dent. said her main issue with this project
is that citizens don‘t feel they being consid-
ered in the development and planning
process.

“What I‘d like to see is more communi-
cation between UK and local residents."
she said. "We feel like we have no say in
these matters until it's too late.

"We just want to be more a part of the
process."

UK officials are planning another open
forum for late in April or early May to re-
ceive more feedback from residents.

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“It wasn‘t like I stood up in
the middle of class and said I
was gay.“ he said.

His parents and friends
stood by him and were not

 

overly surprised by his an- ‘

“(My mom) and my dad
had talked about it since I was
in kindergarten." he said. "It
wasn't a shock to them at all.“

Bopp. who has been a mem-

freshman at UK. schedules

- speakers for the weekly club

meetings. which address ho-
mosexual. bisexual and trans-

“ gender issues.

Last year. President Lee
Todd hosted a question-and-
answer session with the club
about these issues on campus.
People from AIDS Volunteers
of Lexington have come to
meetings to educate members
on HIV and AIDS. A represen-
tative from the “No to the
Amendment“ campaign came
to recruit volunteers before
the constitutional ban on
same-sex marriage was decid-
ed.

Bopp also said he tries to
schedule some fun meetings.
such as a how-to on being a
drag queen. which addressed
problems such as how one can
bear wearing stilettos for long
periods of time. He would also
love for the Club to host a for-
mal dance on campus in the
future. which would be open to
anyone. regardless of sexual
identity.

“Lambda always has been
mostly social." he said. “We
want people to feel accepted

and to get into their own
skin."

ln October. the club co-
hosted a National Coming Out
Day event with the Lavender
Society outside the Student
Center in hopes of making the
gay and lesbian community
more visible.

The first time they staged
the event. in Fall 2002. club
members were bombarded by
people with Bibles and hand-
outs with religious messages.
Bopp said. The next year. they
made sure that club members
were not outnumbered. he
said.

Bopp said the hardest part
of being gay is not being able
to relate to the majority. in-
cluding professors.

One of Bopp's instructors
recently made a comment in
class that every male would
like a girlfriend and every fe»
Inale would like a boyfriend.
Though he says he hasn‘t al-
ways spoken up for himself.
Bopp did this time and told the
instructor that he didn't have

 
 

a girlfriend and will never
have a girlfriend.

“It was just sort of break-
ing the mold." he said.

Bopp dealt with a difficult
living situation when he lived
on South Campus his fresh-
man year. He and his room-
mate. who was also gay. faced a
lot of prejudice from straight
men in the dorm.

"It was always very tense."
he said. “We were always the
gay guys on the floor."

They were often called
names. he said. Bopp stayed
away from his dorm room as
much as possible.

Resident advisers should
get more training on how to
deal with these issues and
learn how to assist students
who are questioning their sex-
uality. he said. Bopp didn't
confront those on his floor be-
cause he thought that getting
through to them would be im-
possible.

“They didn‘t want to know
me." he said. “They just want-
ed to say what they wanted to

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Art studio junior Caitlin Heinz (back right) observes undeclared junior Rebekah Eleazer (left) play scrabble with philosophy senior
Stephanie Little outside the Student Center Oct. 10, 2004, during Lambda's and Lavender Society's National Coming Out Day.

say.

Now Bopp lives off campus
and does not have to face the
same prejudice every day. He
enjoys working part-time at
Stein Mart on New Circle
Road and hanging out with his
group of friends. most of
whom are gay. He aspires to
work in public relations.

Before he leaves UK. how-
ever. he wants to concentrate
on raising awareness and in-
creasing acceptance of homo-
sexuals. Seeing new faces at
Lambda meetings always of
fers him a lot of hope for the
organization. Bopp said ~ he
remembers what it‘s like to be
new and scared.

"Our main focus in finding
people who aren‘t out and say-
ing we‘re here." he said. Bopp
looks forward to when homo-
sexuals are looked at in the
same way as heterosexuals.

“In three to five years. it'll
be a non-issue in mainstream
American life."

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March 30: Report of golf cart being driven recklessly near White
Hall Classroom Building reported at 8:18 and 9:32 am.

March 30: Theft at Kentucky Clinic reported at 10:31 am.

March 30: Arrest made in connection with indecent exposure at
W. Young Library reported at 11:05 am.

March 30: Theft at the Johnson Center reported at 1:40 pm.
March 30: Theft of a wallet at Miller Hall reported at 1:45 pm.

March 30: Theft of a two-way radio at UK Chandler Medical Center
reported at 3:29 pm.

March 31: Theft of mail at Blanding Tower reported at 1:55 pm.

March 31: Assault and domestic dispute at Greg Page Apartments
reported at 3:23 pm.

March 31: Criminal mischief and theft from a vehicle at Lexington
Community College parking lot meters reported at 4:13 pm.

April 1: Theft from a vehicle at Parking Structure No. 4 reported at
12:48 am.

April 1: Theft from Breckinridge Hall reported at 11:39 am.

April 1: Harassing communication at UK Chandler Medical Center re-
ported at 3:03 pm.

April 1: Theft of a shoulder bag at Mining and Mineral Resources
Building at 5:50 pm.

April 2: Parking meter removed from sidewalk and stolen at H].
Young Library reported at 10:13 am.

April 2: Criminal mischief at W]. Young Library reported at 6 pm.
April 3: Theft at UK Chandler Medical Center reported at 12:46 pm.
April 3: Theft of a wallet at Fine Arts Building reported at 9:49 pm.
April 3: Harassment at the Seaton Center reported at 10:01 pm.
April 4: Theft at UK Chandler Medical Center reported at 7:13 am

April 4: Theft of a computer monitor at UK Chandler Medical Center
reported at 0:38 am.

April 4: Theft of a laptop computer at UK Chandler Medical Center
reported at 9:23 am.

April 4: Assault in progress reported, student tied to a tree at Chi
Omega house. Police left after learning it was a prank.

April 4: Theft of a motorbike at WI. Young Library reported at 10:29
pm.

April 5: Theft of mail from Blanding Tower reported at 10:02 am.

April 5: Theft of a wallet from the Seaton Center reported at 10:30
am.

April 5: Harassing communication at 653 Maxwelton Court reported
at 8:18 pm.

Crimes selected from the 011 police and online crime log.
Compiled by staff writer Dariush Shafa.
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said were necessary to restore
public trust in the National
Institutes of Health, director
Elias A. Zerhouni said
Wednesday that he would
seek changes in the sweeping
set of rules that have rocked
the NIH campus and caused
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had access to more embryon-
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dent Bush’s policy allows.
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direct in their opposition to
the president’s policy.

The new ethics regula-
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of any health-related holdings
by the agency’s 17.500 employ-
ees and their families. They
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“If we saw someone
drinking underage. we tried
to make sure it didn‘t (con-
tinue)."

Police also cited the par-
ty for not having a dance
permit, which is required at
large events where alcohol
is served.

“I‘ve never heard of a
dance permit. and we
looked into everything
needed so that the ball
would be legally permitted,
and nobody told us any-
thing about it (before-

hand)." Shiber said.

“It's really vague. No
one even knows what a
dance permit is.“

Lombardi said to get a
dance permit you must ap-
ply for one with the Lexing-
ton-Fayette Urban County
Government.

One of the things Shiber
said angered him the most
was the attitude of the offi-
cers.

“The police officers
were extremely disrespect-
ful and rude," he said.

"They might have had
justification to come by and
issue a citation, but they
had no justification to come
by and be so disrespectful
and hostile."

“Not being there, I
wouldn’t know," Lombardi
said. “That’s only one side
of the story. Ordinarily
that‘s not how we treat peo-
ple.”

Shiber also said he
thinks police should have
taken into account the in-
tent and history of the ball.

“I feel the Beaux Arts
Ball shouldn’t have to face
things like this because it’s
an event is a fundraiser for
the community and all the
profits are for the benefit of
the community,” he said.

“I don’t think the police
should put a halt to that.”

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derstand the importance of
stepping." Johnson said.

Although the Epsilon Chi
Chapter members are teach-
ing the sororities steps, step-
ping is not the only trade-
mark of Alpha or any other
black Greek organization.

“Stomp-A-Palooza gives
fraternities and sororities of
different ethnic backgrounds
the opportunity to interact
with each other.“ Johnson
said.

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POPE JOHN PAUL II,1920-2005
Cardinal's name now eternal secret

By Richard Boudreaux
LOS writs nuts

VATICAN CITY _. Pope
John Paul II will take a se-
cret to the grave when he is
buried Friday: the identity
of the last cardinal he
named.

The mystery stems from
the rare papal practice of
naming cardinals in pectore.
or close to the heart. Popes
have usually done this to
honor a prelate‘s service in a
country where the Roman
Catholic Church is persecut-
ed without further straining
the Holy See’s relations with
that nation or exposing the
prelate to harassment.

Sometimes even the car-
dinal in question is unaware
of his honor. And until the
pope who appointed him an-
nounces his identity. he can-
not receive his scarlet biretv
ta or take his place in the

alter—not goin

By Ellen Gamerman
THE ammont sun

WASHINGTON 7 Presi-
dent Bush arrived in Rome
Wednesday night for Pope
John Paul II‘s funeral. bring-
ing with him a delegation of
US. dignitaries — as well as a
public-relations headache
over a botched invitation to
former President Carter.

Bush will appear at the
pontiff ‘s funeral Friday with
former presidents George
H.W. Bush and Clinton. But
Carter. the first president to
invite a pope to the White
House. will not be there.

Neither the White House
nor the former president‘s
staff in Georgia can agree on
exactly why Carter who
made history with a recep-
tion for Pope John Paul II at
the White House in 1979 ,
won't be attending. The
White House says Carter re-
fused its invitation. Carter a1-

College of Cardinals as a
“prince Of the church." Vati-
can spokesman Joaquin
Navarro-Valls said Wednes-
day that Pope John Paul's fi-
nal spiritual testament, a 15‘
page document to be made
public Thursday . does not
reveal the name of the cardi-
nal whose in pectore ap-
pointment was announced in
2003 along with 30 who were
identified.

That means the mystery
cardinal. unlike his 183
peers who are named for life.
will never learn of his rank
and will not be able to join
the College of Cardinals in
electing a new pope.

“If the holy father had
made that person‘s name
known before dying. it
would have been disclosed
by now." Cardinal Edmund
Casimir Szoka of Michigan
said in an interview after
hearing the testament

lies explain his absence as
the result of either a miscom-
munication or a White House
snub.

“I'm very disappointed he
isn‘t going." said Mary Hoyt.
former first lady Rosalynn
Carter’s former press secre-
tary. recalling the Carters"
warmth for the pope. "I think
he belongs there."

A statement from Carter‘s
office earlier this week said
the former president had
asked the White House if he
could join the lTS. delegation
at the funeral but was told
that space was limited and
other l'.S dignitaries were ea-
ger to attend.

The White House coun.
tered that it had extended an
invitation and noted that the
Vatican. not the White House.
limited the US. delegation to
five people. First lady Laura
Bush and Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice will round
out the US. delegation.

Wednesday in a closed meet-
ing of cardinals. "It's over.
That person will no longer
be a cardinal."

The tale of the invisible
and now vanished cardinal
highlights the status of the
world‘s largest (‘hristian
church as a beleaguered mi»
nority religion in places
such as China and Russia.
Authorities in both coun-
tries are so averse to the Vat
ican that John Paul. the
most-traveled pope ever. was
unable to fulfill his dream of
visiting them.

Speculation here about
the secret cardinal‘s identity
has centered on two Roman
Catholic prelates in those
countries.

Father Thomas Reese. a
Vatican specialist who edits
the New Yorkbased Jesuit
magazine America. said he
believed the secret cardinal
was someone in China.

gto Rome

Carter‘s absence is strik-
ing when set alongside the
long list of American politi—
cians who will attend (though
those lesser stars won‘t get
the same prime seats as the
official US. delegation). Con-
gress is sending 4O lawmak-
ers while other local groups.
like one assembled by New
York's (‘ardinal Edward
Egan. will include New York
Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

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llap in a statement Wednes-
day: ”There has been no dis-
sension between me and the
White House concerning the
pope‘s funeral." he said.

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bel Peace Prize winner and
an outspoken opponent of the
Iraq war. as (‘lt”lll)t‘l‘(lt(‘l_\' ex-
cluded by the Bush adminis-
tration. Although the White
House extended the invita-
tion in a letter. they argue.
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Speaker: It’s time to rethink energy

8y Sasha Shymanska
th KENTUCKY mm

Modern civilization will
become increasingly depen-
dent on access to large
amounts of oil. gas. coal, in»
dustrial materials and wa-
ter at reasonable costs in
the near future, said Arthur
Green. retired chief geosci-
entist at ExxonMobil Explo-
ration Co.. yesterday.

“The next stage of the
energy business will be its
greatest challenge as corpo-
rations try to meet the nev~
er-ending demand for new
sources of oil and gas." he
said.

Today. oil and gas supply
about 67 percent of the
world's energy. Renewable
energy excluding hydro-
electric and nuclear energy.
represents about 2 percent
of production worldwide.
Consumption of this energy
is growing along with the

world‘s population. Coun-
tries such as Russia and
China are refusing to sell
their oil to Unit-

ed States
cause they are
afraid that their
oil supplies will
soon run out.

In his
speech, “Global
Energy the
Next Decade and
Beyond." Green
said gas prices
are not going to
get cheaper. He
urged both at-
tendees of his
speech and the
population as a
whole to try to
conserve energy
supplies.

His speech inspired
sotne students to take ac-
tion.

be- ”The next stage
of the energy an
business will be
its greatest
challenge as
corporations try
to meet the
never-ending
demand

Arthur Green

was very interesting. and I
learned a lot about oil pro-
duction. 1 will do a little
more research
on my own." said
Erika Thomas.
elementary
education junior

()ther stu-
dents said Green
could have
touched on other
energy issues.

"What he
talked about
pretty much
agrees with my
opinion. but I
wish he would
have talked more
about alternative
sources of ener-
gy," said Aaron
Clark. a mathe-
matics sophomore.

Green holds master‘s
and bachelor's degrees in

retired geosttentist

“I thought his speech geology from Washington

State University and Uni
versity of Oregon. He
drilled for oil in many coun«
tries. including Venezuela.
Azerbaijan. Scotland.
Turkey Angola. Russia and
(‘hina.

Green started working
at Exxon Production Re-
search Company in 1969. In
1993 he moved to Exxon Ex-
ploration. and by 2000 he be-
came chief geoscientist of
ExxonMobil. He retired in
2003.

Green told the audience
they need to recognize the
energy problems Ameri~
cans and others will soon be
facing.

“It is really time, folks.
we get to start talking
straight to each other. You
are going to make the fu-
ture of this country. state
and the world," he said.

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Experts say trerorists are

eyeing stored nuclear fuel

By Ralph Vartabediari
L05 ANGELES miss

Spent nuclear fuel stored
at commercial reactors
across the United States may
be vulnerable to a terrorist
attack that would set off
fires and disperse radiation
to surrounding areas. nu-
clear experts warned
Wednesday.

A report by the National
Academy of Sciences recom-
mended that all the nation’s
103 commercial reactors be
examined by the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission and
that measures be taken to re-
duce the potential for fires if
the plants do come under at-
tack.

Louis J. Lanzerotti,
chairman of the academy
panel that conducted the
study and a consultant to

Bell Laboratories in New
Jersey. said the committee
considered air and ground
attack scenarios, but details
and assumptions about ter-
rorist capabilities are con-
tained in a classified version
of the report delivered to
Congress.

The academy’s conclu
sions have been disputed by
the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission and the nuclear
power industry.

The study was requested
by Congress to examine the
vulnerability of tens of
thousands of tons of spent
radioactive fuel across the
nation. Every nuclear power
plant must store spent fuel
rods for at least five years af-
ter they are removed from
reactors, allowing them to
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