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Parking situation
about to change

Cooperstown traffic to flow opposite way

By ANN HALCOMB
StaffWriter

The UK Parking and Transpona-
tion Department will reverse the
one-way traffic flow through the
Cooperstown Complex on Friday,
July 28, at 7 am. by switching the
Woodland Avenue exit and entrance.

The changes are being made in or-
der to benefit the residen's of Coop
erstown and to protect the identity
of the housing area, according to
Don Thonon, Associate Director for
Parking and Transportation.

The plan also will decrease non-
resident traffic flow, provide safer
play for children, limit unauthorized
parking, gain additional parking
spaces for residents, and make enter-
ing and exiting less hazardous, he
said.

“The changes will increase the
parking spaces in the area, decrease
vehicular traffic or cut-throughs, and
should deter illegal parking, because
it will not be as convenient for
those living in other residents,"
Thonon said.

Parking and Transportation decid-
ed to make the needed changes be-
cause it had “listened to complaints
over the years and have had the con-
sistent, same problem with non-
residents and vehicles speeding

through the area. Campus should
not be a cut-through for everyone,”
Thonon said.

Residents at Cooperstown were
sent a memorandum explaining the
operation, and were asked to call the
Parking and Transponaion Depart-
ment if they had any questions or
concerns.

“We were thorough in the infor-
mation we gave and in explaining
what we hope to achieve.”

So far the department has not re-
ceived one complaint from the resi-
dents, Thonon said.

On July 28, vehicles will enter
the Cooperstown Complex near E
Building (across the street from Phi
Kappa Tau) and exit near D Building
(across the street from Sigma Chi)
in a clockwise direction. Also, the
McGuire Gates at Cooperstown and
Sports Center Connecter Road will
be closed to traffic. However, the
Oldham Avenue intersection at G
Building will remain unchanged.

“Traffic will be directed to Univer-
sity Drive which is a four-lane road-
way,” Thonon said.

The last time the traffic volume
was measured on University Drive,
the road was only using 30 percent
of its capacity. “University Drive
can handle a great deal more traffic
than what we’ve had in the past, If

 

 

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UK acquires
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The direction of the parking spaces at Coopers-
town Apartments was recently changed. The di-

we put a few more vehicles on the
street there isn’t going to be a sig-
nificant traffic stacking problem,“
Thonon said.

To keep traffic flow to a mini-
mum while the Physical Plant De-
partment was reconstructing the
parking areas, residents and employ-
ees had to remove all vehicles from
diagonal parking spaces before Wed—
nesday, July 12.

Until July 28, drivers will have
to back into the parking spaces.

next week.

When traffic is reversed, cars parked
in parallel spaces must be parked in
the direction of the new traffic flow.

Further, any vehicle parked in a
diagonal space must have the front
of the vehicle against the curb, he
said.

Recently, many residents of
Cooperstown expressed a dissatisfac-
tion in the inconvenience of having
to go to the Parking Office or Uni»
versrty Police Department to obtain
a temporary pass for visitors.

“CHAEL “II/Kama» S'at‘

rection of traffic flow is scheduled to be changed

'l‘horton said. the parking prob»
lem cannot be resolved unless vehi—
cles adhere to the parking regula—
tions.

Thorton is currently researching
two possible solutions to visitor
parking.

He has proposed that parking mc-
lets be installed near each building
for a 45-minute limit for 25 cents.

He also has suggested that one»
day parking pcnnits be made availa—
ble for the resident's visitors.

Residents agree: changes will be beneficial

By ANN HALCOMB
StaffWritcr

Residents of the Cooperstown
apartment complex say the parking
changes UK is making may cause
some initial inconvenience, but in
the long run should be beneficial.

Specific changes. including the
reversal of a one-way traffic flow
through Cooperstown, are in the
process of being made in order to
cut down on non-essential traffic
flow, to provide more parking for
residents and eventually make the
area safer for pedestrians and chil-
dren living in the complex, said

Don Thonon, Associate Director for
Parking and Transportaiton.

Some of these changes left some
of the residents dissatisfied. Carol
Kissel, UK graduate student said,
“One of the reasons they gave to re-
verse it was to reduce traffic and pro-
mote safety. I don‘t see how it will
affect these problems.“

Ravi Sinha, a UK chemistry grad-
uate student. agreed.

“There‘s not really much differ-
ence in entering on this side or the
other. It will be very inconvenient
because I‘m used to entering on the
other side, but I will get used to it."

Other residents also believe the

change will be an inconvenience at
first. Paul Gold, another graduate
student, said, “lt won't benefit me. I
have to go a longer way to get to
where I‘m going, and it is a longer
route to town.“

Eve Rudder, another Cooperstown
resident, added, “It will he inconven-
icnt to have to exit at Cooper
Drive. On the other hand, if it helps
the parking situation to be what it
is supposed to be, it will be worth
it."

Most residents did feel that the
change will be an asset to safety. “It
will protect kids a lot more." Gold
said.

Van Horn learns
what boxing’s all about.

See back page.

 

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CAMPUS NEWS

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Executive Editor

Trish Haiprlng
Design Editor

Computer system to help UK monitor athletics

By TOM SPALDING
Editor in Chief

To UK Athletics Director CM.
Newton, an $80,000 grant by a ma-
jor computer company to the UK
Athletics program for the develop-
ment of a recruiting and compliance
tracking system means more than
just disks and keyboards.

For Newton, the contribution by
Wang Laboratories is the bridge be-
tween what UK has long wanted but
until now couldn't get.

The UK Athletics program‘s
“commitment to integrity has al—

ways been there,” he said. “Now we
have direction."

On Tuesday. UK and Wang an-
nounced a joint partnership for the
implementation of a sophisticated
computer system to automate the
recruiting of student-athletes for all
sports at UK.

It will enable UK to successfully
monitor itself by keeping efficient,
accurate records of its student-
athletes, academically and athletical-
ly, throughout their careers at UK.
It also will provide up—to-date infor-
mation on any athlete in the Uni-
versity system from the first sport

UK formalizes

exchange

By HUNTER HAYES
StaffWritcr

An exchange program between
the UK College of Pharmacy and
Kitasato University in Tokyo, made
official last Thursday, will provide
both schools with the opportunity
to share ideas, faculty and staff and
will promote friendship and educa-
tion.

The agreement formalizes the
practice of exchanging faculty and
students between the two Universi-
ties that has been conducted for six
years.

“The reputation of Kitasato is
quite well known in the scientific
area of pharmaceutical sciences.”
said Dr. Patrick Dcluca, from the
College of Pharmacy. who has vis-
ited Kitasato. “There is a great op-
portunity there for interaction. I
think they recognize our leadership
in the clinical education area and we
respect their advances."

With the exchange being made
formally, members of the UK facul-
ty and students will be able to spend
time at Kitasato, allowing for mu-
tual friendship and understanding as
well as sharing cultural and academ-
ic experiences.

Dr. Ikuo Moriguchi, Dean of
Physical Pharmacy, and Dr. Bonro
Kobayashi, both of Kitasato, toured
the medical facilities at UK last
week and signed an agreement.

It also was signed by UK Presi-
dent David Roselle, Dean of UK
College of Pharmacy Dr. Jordan
Cohen. and Chancellor for the UK
Medical Center Dr. Peter Bosom'
worth.

According to Cohen. “The Out-

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reach program of the University is
an imponant one. The Outreach pro-
gram with the Japanese program is
very important to Lexington be-
cause of the major presence of Toy-
ota."

Takako Komiyama graduated from
UK in 1986, receiving her Doctor of
Pharmacy degree, then returned to
Kitasato where she is an associate
professor. Another student from Kit-
asato will come to UK this fall as
part of the program.

Cohen says that “we also have at
least two post-doctoral people from
Kitasato working in our laboratories
here. We’ve been working along the
lines of the agreement without it.”

When Komiyama returned to .la-
pan, she helped promote clinical
pharmacy — a branch of pharmacy
where the pharmacist works closely
with the physician during treatment
— which was a new concept to Ja-
pan.

carnp attendance through graduation,
officials said.

“This system is particularly sig-
nificant not only for the recniit-
ing and compliance system, but be-
cause this will bring together
electronically all parts of the athlet-
ics organization from across the
campus and connect them to the
University network," said Eugene
Williams, UK Vice President for In-
formation Systems. “This is a hap-
py day for us. We’re pleased."

The system, expected to be partly
operational in 90 to 120 days, is be-
ing developed to adhere to the

known NCAA compliance audit
standards.

It is the first of its kind in the na-
tion.

The Athletics program has been
given a budget of about $200,000
to work on the new system, UK
Assistant Athletic Director Bob
Bradley said.

Ruddata, a software developer lo-
cated in Paducah, Ky., will develop
the software from specifications
provided by UK and Wang. A joint
marketing agreement between Rud-
data and UK will provide for a roy-
alty payment to the Athletics Asso-

ciation on all future sales of the
software package.

“The joint development and mar—
keting arrangement of this truly
unique application for athletic asso-
ciations is one example of a venture
that will benefit both partners," said
Ron Valentine, area director for
Wang. “We’re pleased to be able to
help.”

Newton said the new system will
be an excellent recruiting tool and a
trendsetter in the area of NCAA
compliance. “We expect universities
to follow our lead in adopting this
system."

 

UK gets
collection

By TROY O’NEIL BODY
Contributing Writer

UK rweme acquired a large pri-
vate library amassed more than a
century ago.

The library was the private col-
lection of the late George Howk, a
Cynthiana, Ky., businessman be-
tween 1850 and 1881. The library
remained intact at Poplar Hall, the
family home.

The collection contains over
2,000 books on a variety of sub—
jects including religion, world his-
tory, botany, landscaping, world
travel and Kentucky. Several of
the books are of particular anti-
quarian significance, including an
eight-volume Bible.

The value of the collection has
been appraised at between $50,000
and $60,000. Although several of
the individual volumes are rare,
UK librarians believe the collec-

 

Paul Willis (left), Jim Birchtield and UK President David Roselle
examine part of a book collection that UK acquired recently.

tion has value beyond that of each
individual book. They feel it rep-
resents atypical library of a well-
educated mid—19th century reader.
“It’s very rare to get an entire li-
brary," said Paula Pope, the devel-
opment assistant for the library.
“It‘s kind of a stroke of luck."

museum“:

Pope said that UK purchased the
library from the remaining Howk
children for $10,0(X).

UK President David Roselle and
library officials said the collec-
tion, which will be housed in
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More than half of Lexington‘s
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Greg Yates, a UK sophomore
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first students to take advantage of a
new major offered by the UK Col-
lege of Agriculture — agricultural bi-
otechnology.

In a UK laboratory, Yates learns
general techniques that make his
major more interesting to study.

“Agricultural biotechnology in-
volves research to improve agricul-
tural plants and animals by studying
cellular and molecular manipula-
tion, as well as the control of agri—
cultural pests and diseases," said
Glenn Collins, director of the new
program.

“I’ve known since I was a senior
in high school that I wanted to
study something related to biolo-
gy,” Yates said.

Yates said he considered going to
a different university before learning
about the new program at UK.

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New degree program offered

 

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By KIP BOWMAR
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From its opening scene — where a
young Jerry Lee Lewis and cousin
Jimmy Swaggart discuss music and
hell — “Great Balls of Fire” grabs
you by the hair and drags you
through the rock ’n’ roll era. The
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The movie tells the tale of the
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played to perfection by Dennis

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VIEWPOINT

Wang did UK,
NCAA afavor
with large grant

When UK entered a joint partnership with Wang
Laboratories. Inc. to develop a computer system that
will check the progress of student-athletes from re-
cruitment to graduation, it did itself and its fellow
member schools in the NCAA a tremendous service.

UK Athletics Director C.M. Newton said Tuesday
that Wang will provide in excess of $80,000 to the
school‘s athletics association for the project. de-
scribed as thc first of its kind in the country.

This new computer system. to be fully operational
in four to five months. means that UK can keep
track of the progress of its student-athletes academi-
cally and athletically, from their first sport camp at—
tendance through graduation. It means UK can effi—
ciently monitor itself.

it also will be an excellent recmiting tool for UK
and establish the school as a trendsetter in the area of
NCAA compliance

The NCAA, of course. placed UK's basketball
program on probation for three years and barred it
from participating in post-season tournaments for
two years because of mles infractions.

One of the NCAA’s biggest complaints about UK
during the investigation was that there wasn’t
enough institutional control. What that boils down to
is inaccurate filing and disorganization.

But with a new system in the works, officials say.
records can be kept more accurately and fairly.
Trouble can be spotted before it can get out of hand.
Future Big Blue bungles like those in the past can be
avoided.

You can bet the NCAA. no stranger to Kentucky’s
doorsteps, will be watching UK closely again this
year and taking notice.

Should the new system succeed at a program of
Kentucky' s magnitude it will mean more schools
will follow UK‘ 5 lead and implement similar pro-
grams of their own. ‘

That‘s good news to UK financially as well. A
joint marketing agreement between Ruddata (the
company that‘s developing the software for Wang)
and UK will provide for a royalty payment to the
Athletics Association on all future sales of the soft-
ware package.

It‘s too bad. however. that it took punishment by
the NCAA to make UK officials wake up and see
that such a system is needed.

But it is an encouraging sign that the same school
that was penalized by the NCAA for breaking rules
will soon become a leader in helping other" schools
learn how to comply with them.

 

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Columnist’s friend Bernie Nudelman has big body, bigger heart

When Bernie Nudelman came riding
into Plum Lick on his super motorcycle it
brought back so many memories we
couldn't possibly recount them all. But
we tried.

The last time I‘d seen my old friend.
“Nard,” was in Guatemala during the coup
of 1982. Seven years hadn’t changed him
much. His 6-foot-6 frame, give or take an
inch. was still as rugged as ever. The huge
gentleness was still there. The generosity
flowed as it always had.

The first time I’d seen this splendid
giant of a man had been in a dusty Rio
Grande valley town. An inexperienced net—
work correspondent was on the George
Wallace campaign plane in 1968 and
“Nard” was a veteran CBS News televi-
sion cameraman waiting in the crowd. The
crush of people was so great the smaller
carneramen were pushed out of position.
but the tallest shooter of them all hoisted
his shoulder-mounted film and sound carn-
era to his head, hooked it there and pointed
it like a coal miner's lamp. effective as if
he‘d been hanging from a blimp.

The memory came back of my first real
blimp ride with Bernie (we called him
“Bemie.” “Bern." “Nard.” and just plain
“Nudelman”) when we had a little time to
kill one day in Miami. It was also the
time of the crash of the 727 in the Ever-
glades. We covered that. too.

Bemard Nudelman was born in Jackson-
ville. but Miami and Dadc County. espe—
cially Coconut Grove. became his home,
a launching pad for virtually every country
in Latin America. He had filmed Castro in
Cuba, Somoza in Nicaragua. Torrijos in
Panama. Peron in Argentina, Stroessner
in Paraguay. Pinochet in Chile and Papa
and the Baby Docs in Haiti.

Traveling with “Nard” through Central
and South America was helping to live a
legend. His trademark was cool in times
ofchaos. and chaos was his meat and po-

 

tatoes. He could charm the socks off a co-
bra.

The 1972 Christmas Eve I arrived in
Managuatocoverthcearthquakethathad
killed an estimated 20.(X)0 people. “Nard”
was waiting for me at the airport. He had
already interviewed President Anastasia
Somoza.

“Here,” said “Nard,” smiling, as he
handed over the film.

The other members of the original Nu-
delman crew were “Hermie” Adyr and Dick
Martin. In the old days they were as un-
likely a three musketeers as you'd ever
want to come upon in the middle of a
star-crossed night. Yet, in the midst of the
worst of calamities they’d have just about
everybody feeling better within sight or
sound. They were the essence of the art of
not taking oneself seriously.

“Remember when l fell through the
roof over my swimming pool and it didn‘t
have any water in it?“

I had completely forgotten. Sitting in
the rocking chairs on the front porch on
Plum Lick more than a decade later. sip-
ping tequila, watching the sun going
down. observing the worm turning in the
bottom of the bottle. the memory came
back.

“Remember it was right after that we
did that “day-in-the-life-of" a shrimper off
the coast of Maryland? I had all those
bandages around my broken ribs, and the
shrimp boat was pitching all over the

Ali his bones have to ache after 20
years with CBS News. a tour of several
years with ABC News and now about six

His trademark was cool in
times of chaos, and chaos was
his meat and potatoes.

years with NBC News. still covering Lat-
in America as if it were his own backyard
with these little “problems" out there to
quietdown.

“Damn it. La Soufriere is erupting
again,” I said as l pounded on Bemie’s
door at two o’clock in the morning more
than a decade ago at the hotel in Basse-
Terre, Guadeloupe.

“Wake me up first thing in the mom-
ing.” said the huge man standing there in
his underwear. filling up the doorway.

Of course. there was nothing to do at
two o’clock in the morning. but Radio
News had called him from New York,
wanting an instant report. Bemard Nudel-
manhadmoresensethantrytoplacatethe
radio newsdesk in New York at some out-
rageous hour of the night when it was ob-
vious that the best thing to do was to get
a good night’s sleep. He’d leave stupidity
to correspondents.

Then there was that night in Key West
when Bernie had something more impor-
tant to do than to fret over a hun’icane. It
was the big guy's birthday. and he was de-
termined to celebrate it. “Nard” stayed two
nights on Plum Lick. He had dropped in
to check out his old buddy. He seemed
pleased. climbed on his Honda and headed
back toward Miami.

The first