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TUESDAYKENTUCKY

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Second to
none

Second City
shared witty
humor with
UK audience I 6

 

collective
international
backgrounds. This
residence hall will
open its doors to UK
to share food.
dancing and
celebration. Call 257-
8704 for information.

Thursday - Duke
Ellington Concert,
Kentucky Jazz
Repertoire Orchestra,
8 pm, Singletary
Center Recital Hall.
The School of Music
and the Kentucky
Jazz Repertoire
Orchestra are
conducting a concert
to celebrate the
100th anniversary of
Ellington’s birth. The
ensemble is a
specially assembled
group of music
faculty and
professionals from
around the state.
Admission is $5. Call
257-4900 for more
information.

Quotables

Got the
mid-
semester
blues?

Having a tough time
getting up for that 9
am. English survey
course? Ever wonder
what others think
about this whole
education thing?
Maybe some of these
words can inspire you.

“I have never
let my
schooling
interfere with
my
education.”
- Mark Twain

“There is a
time in every
man’s
education
when he
arrives at the
conviction that
envy is
ignorance, that
imitation is
suicide.”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Education’s
purpose is to
replace an
empty mind
with an open

one.”
- Malcolm Forbes
- Source:

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“We just have to chance it and jump out there. It doesn’t surprise me
that someone got hit. ”

- Erlt Rust, journalism sophomore

 

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Above Is the street where senior Stanley McGowan was hit by a car Saturday afternoon. Many students have said South Limestone Is
unsafe to cross If they want to go to McDonald's, but some disabled students say the normal trek ls too long to make.

Accident victim dies

Feeling loss: Collision mirrors wreck 10
years ago; students call for changes

By Pat Clem
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

Stanley Howard Mc-
Gowan. a senior, died at
about 6:15 pm. last night of
injuries he received in an
accident this past weekend.

The cause of death was
blunt force trauma to the
head and chest. the Fayette
County Comer's Office said.

At about 12:40 pm. last
Saturday, McGowan, a
quadriplegic. was crossing
South Limestone Street near
Keeneland Drive when he
was hit by a 1994 Mercury
Cougar driven by Lucille M.
Jackson.

The accident was eerily
familiar to one that hap-
pened in October 1987. It
was in the exact same spot
and also involved a student

in a wheelchair. Back then,
the accident prompted a
citywide crosswalk study.

“The drivers cannot see
the students who are crossing
the street.“ said Debra Hens—
ley, then a 3rd District city
councilwoman. in the Oct. 28.
1987 edition of the Kernel.

Today. though. the com-
plaints are still the same.

“There's problems with
visibility. with the parked
cars and things. We just
have to chance it and jump
out there.“ said Erik Rust. a
journalism sophomore, who
has dodged cars on his way
across that street. “It doesn’t
surprise me that someone
got hit."

Holmes Hall is home to
many students with disabili-
ties. Keeneland Drive, where
handicap students exit from

when they leave Holmes.
leads out onto South Lime-
stone in front of McDonald's.
Normally. students who
want to go to McDonald‘s
have to go down to Euclid
Avenue or East Maxwell
Street, then walk back up
Limestone. This is a trip
many students in wheel-
chairs aren‘t willing to make.

Officer S. Hiatt. who pa-
trols South Limestone. said
he sees a lot of students jay-
walking in that area. “espe-
cially from 8 am. to 5 pm.
while students are going to
classes."

Even students without
disabilities have problems
getting across the street.

“It’s not the safest place
in the world,” said John
Steenbergen. an art studio se-
nior. “There’s heavy traffic."

Other disabled students
at Holmes Hall say changes
need to be made, two times
is two too many.

“It seems

like they

would at least have a flash—
ing walk or a crosswalk."
said Mark Baxter, a sociolo-
gy freshman and friend of
McGowan‘s.

“Sometimes we would
sit out there trying to cross
the street. and we would just
yell ‘Go!’ and hurry across."

One person who saw the
accident right after it hap-
pened was mad.

“They need to do some
thing about this." said
Michael Nix. an English ju-
nior. ”even if it does cause an
inconvenience for drivers.“

Crosswalk or not. Mc-
Gowan's friends will miss
him.

“It leaves a big hole in
my life." said Baxter. who
had spoken to McGowan‘s
parents.

“His dad seems very
grim. He was very grateful
though. that there were oth~
er people concerned about
his son.“

 

Apolmlug a night of laughs

Black Student Union event brings out
best - and worst - of students' talent

By Aaron Cox
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Energy and charisma
blasted off the walls Satur-
day night as performers
from central Kentucky com~
peted in the first annual
Apollo talent contest

For the first time, the
Black Student Union and the
National Association of

Black Accountants cospon‘
sored their own version of
the variety show at the Apol-
lo Theater in New York.
“Tonight was a night of
pure fun, a social display of

  

raw talent - either you have
it or you don't." said Cinna-
mon Butler, animal science
freshman.

Although plagued by
technical difficulties. which
led to a one-hour delay. the
show was a success overall.
students said.

With a varied group of
performers and genres that
ranged from rap to poetry.
Apollo '99 was quite enter-
taining. Butler said.

Asha Mowman. presi-
dent of the UK chapter of
the association, and Clyde
Pickett. president of the

7- o ‘W..“.- - ~

union. opened the event and
promised the audience a
good show.

Emcees Tawanta Cox,
Demetreon Hubbard and
David Duncan, helped get
the show started by handing
out door prizes that ranged
from T-shirts to free Papa
John's pizza.

The atmosphere and
participation of the event
pleased Duncan. he said.

“It went very well, it‘s
good when you can get a
lot of African-Americans

together for something
positive.“
In all. 15 contestants

from UK, Georgetown Col-

lege and Eastern Kentucky

University participated.
Shades of Ebony. an act

W_ The Student Newspa—perat the UnivErsity of Kentucky.

comprised of three female
UK students. sang “Nobody's
Supposed to Be Here."

Another group of stu-
dents. Naya. elicited a simi-
lar response when it sang
“In the Rain." a song about
the betrayal of women.

Student rappers Lamar
Wilson. Demon Norris and
Jerome Baker. or the Home-
less Homies. ran off with the
prize with their comical and
well-performed rap style.

Like the real Apollo. the
audience applauded the win-
ners and booed the losers.

“I appreciate all the par-
ticipants." said (‘heri Bing-
ham. a stage manager.
“They have put a lot into the
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Permits to be
dolled out by
next spring

Students shall have it: Online
applications to save time, hassle

By Robert Ouan
CONTRIBUTING WRITER—

Getting a parking
permit this time next
semester could be
much easier for stu»
dents than it is now.

Students will even-
tually get permit appli~
cations over the Inter-
net. said I)on Thorn-
ton. director of Park-
ing and Transporta-
tion Services. The ap-
plications are now
available only for fac-
ulty and staff.

Thornton said his
office decided to test
the system out on fac-
ulty first before going
campuswide.

“We wanted to
start with a user group
that we thought it
would be easiest to test
this with." he said.
“Employees can pay
for their permits out of
their paychecks.“

The new Internet
system is all part of
customer service.
Thornton said.

“It‘s much easier
for people to get their

permits this way." he
said. “It's very simple
and very fast. It also
helps us process the
applications quicker
because they are typed
and more legible."

Students said
they‘d welcome the
change as well.

Necole Neal said
she has had to wait in
line for as long as an
hour to get her permit.

“The line was all
the way out the door."
said Neal. an English
senior. "It would be
very much easier if
you could get them on-
line.“

Biology sopho-
more Kristen Collins
agreed.

“I think it would
be a lot better over the
Internet.“ she said. “I
had to send it by mail
last summer. and that
was pretty easy. but it
was really hard as a
freshman."

But because of
past experience.
Thornton said he

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Students
should
prime for
meningitis

Easy targets: Spinal disease kills
about 10 percent of those infected

By Richard Cook
ASSISTANT NEVIS EDITOR

 

When students go to parties. they worry

about date rape or AIDS.

Perhaps. though. they should be more wor—

ried about meningitis.
“Meningitis.

specifically

meningococcal

meningitis. can affect college-age students." said
Dr. Spencer Turner. director of Student Health
Services. “It is a serious and highly contagious

disease."

Meningococcal meningitis kills about 10 per-
cent of those diagnosed. according to the (‘enters
for Disease Control in Atlanta.

The infection. which affects the membranes
around the brain and spinal cord. can be caused
by any type of bacteria. such as streptococcus. es-
cherichia coli or tuberculosis.

Meningitis can take a couple of major forms.

“The first manifestation is the infection of the
membranes around brain and spinal cord.“ he
said. “The second manifestation is an overwhelm
ing sepsis (a toxic condition resulting from the
spread of bacteria or their products from a focus of
infection). it spreads throughout the body. causing
the organs like the liver to completely shut down."

This manifestation of meningitis.

called

menigicoccimia. kills within two to three hours
after reaching this level of infection. ()nce infect-
ed. the symptoms will typically appear within

three to five days.

“Meningitis is spread through intimate con
tact." Turner said. “Think of it as a family-type
exposure. like residence halls or fraternity par—

ties."

The disease is spread through exposure to an

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Making the call

Top of his profession: UK teacher made all
the right calls, earned shot to ref Super Bowl

By Jill Cook
coumsurmo mum

Fireworks exploding, jets
screaming by overhead, even
Cher walking onto the field to
sing the national anthem while
more than 50,000 fans cheer in
the background.

To say that participating in
the Super Bowl is like being in
any other game would be like
saying flying to the moon is no
different from driving to the gro-
cery store.

Now some three weeks re-
moved from the biggest game of
his career. Jim Daopoulos takes
a break from his sports officiat-
ing class to talk about the
event.

“It‘s a pretty humbling ex-
perience.“ Daopoulos said of
first walking onto the field be
fore the game. “It‘s such an
extravaganza."

Working the biggest game
in the NFL is a long way from
Daopoulos‘s first job, officiat—
ing intramural sports at UK.

As an undergraduate in
the late 19605, Daopoulos took
a sports officiating class that
inspired him to take a job as
an official for UK intramurals.

Daopoulos then became a
graduate assistant in 1970 and
later director of intramural
sports here at UK.

years in the SEC working games
like Florida vs. Auburn, and
Penn State vs. Alabama as “real-
ly enjoyable. Exciting! The
games were fun.“

In 1989. Daopoulos made his
NFL debut doing preseason
games before starting the regu-
lar season.

He began as a back judge,
whose main responsibility is
covering wide receivers down-
field.

Three years ago, during a
game between Buffalo and Mia-
mi, the officiating crew‘s umpire
was injured.

Daopoulos stepped in, hav—
ing worked the position in
college.

Positioned in the middle of
the field just behind the line-
backers, he finished the game
with confidence, throwing out
Miami linebacker Bryan Cox for
fighting.

At the start of the 1998 sea-
son Daopoulos was ranked as
the number one umpire in the
NFL.

The top 10 officials at each
position are ranked by a system
that includes correct and incor-
rect calls, no calls. judgment
calls and mechanics.

To be eligible to work play-
off games. an official must finish
the season with a ranking of 90
percent or higher. Daopoulos fin-
ished the season where he start-

ceived a call from his
visor.

“Absolute elation," are the
words he used to describe his
learning that he would be an of-
ficial in the Super Bowl.

Officiating the Super Bowl
was the crowning achievement
to a lifelong dream of becoming
an NFL official, he said.

Back at UK, Daopoulos is in
his third year of teaching sports
officiating.

For the class, he brings in
professional officials, from base-
ball umpires to high school and
college officials, to talk to his
students about how to become
an official.

“I have learned that there is
a lot more work in it (being an
official) and it takes a lot of time
to reach the top," said kinesiolo—
gy junior Michael McLain.

The class discusses policies.
procedures and characteristics
of getting into officiating.

“I just want them to know
what it takes to be an official.“
Daopoulos said. "If i can get
one or two of them interested
in officiating, then it‘s worth
it."

Sports management senior
Michael Fulton is currently tak-
ing Daopoulos‘s class.

When talking about his
teacher‘s experience. Fulton
said it‘s rare to see a professor
on television.

super-

"To actually see him on TV
during the Super Bowl. then
have him back in class as a

 

 

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