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By Melissa Rosenthal
Contributing Writer

More than 100 students regis-
tered to vote in the Student Center
during the first hour of Voter Reg-
istration and Education Week.

“We anticipate that up to 2,000
students will register this week,"
said Mike Wainscott, co-chairman
of the event.

“I feel like 2,000 is a reasonable
goal considering how things are
going so far.”

Issues Fair, the highlight of the
weeklong event. will be held
Thursday in the Student Center
Ballroom.

National and local politicians
will be present at the Issues Fair.
Students will be able to ask ques-
tions to help them better deter-
mine their political views.

"We need to make the decision
of who will run our country." said
Layla George, an undeclared
freshman. “Everyone should vote

 

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decisions that will drastically ef-
fect their lives."

Bob Babbage, Francis Jones
Mills and Susan Johns are among
politicians that are scheduled to
attend the Issues Fair.

Also. a conference call from
Senator Ford has been scheduled.

Campuses in 17 other states are

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Nursing freshman Kelly Seymour, 18, registers to vote yes-
terday In the Old Student Center.

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Panhellenic sponsors
sexual safety events

 

By Tyrone Beason
News Editor

 

The more students know about
the risks of unsafe sex the better,
Sexual Health and Safety Week or-
ganizer Melissa Browne said yester-
day.

“People don‘t want to think about
something like this," Browne said.
“I know that our age grOup is one of
the biggest at risk. The more we
know the more it helps."

This week the Panhellenic Coun—
cil, in conjunction with the Office
of the Dean of Students, is sponsor-
ing a series of presentations to edu-
cate students about the risks of sex-
ual behavior, as well as safe sex
methods.

Browne said she hopes sexual
awareness events will become a
regular part of campus life.

“We're trying to hopefully start a
trend," she said. “While we’re ad-
dressing some important issues,
there's a lot of other issues to deal
with."

Lisa Stofer. assistant dean of stu-
dents for health and safety, said
sexual awareness programs are vital
to college students, especially those
who are sexually active.

“I think that (sexually transmitted
diseases) are just running rampant
on this campus and on many cam—

puses around the country." Stofer
said. “If there‘s something that
needs to be done it’s to get students
to practice what they know."

Stofer said her office emphasizes
abstinence because it l.\' the only
sure way to prevent disease and un-
wanted pregnancy.

All of the events associated with
Sexual Health and Safety Week are
free and open to the public.

Tonight the Lifestyles Leaders
Players will present “Lifestyles of
the Young and Healthy“ at 8 in the
Kirwan-Blanding Complex Com-
mons study area.

On Friday. Panhellenic will dis-
tribute educational information at
the Student Center.

The week's activities will ti. .
Friday night with a slide presenta-
tion by Richard Keeling, an expert
on HIV infection among college
students.

The program will be held in the
Student Center small ballroom at
6:30.

Browne said the events this week
are meant for everyone. not just
members of the greek community.

Weekend workshop educates students about cultural diversity

 

By LI-Chang Su
Contributing Writer

 

The cross-cultural workshop
sponsored by the Office of Intema-
tional Affairs and the Student Gov-
ernment Association was held in
the Natural Bridge State Resort
Park this weekend.

Six American and 20 intemation-
al students from nine different
countries participated in the event.

Carolyn Holmes, foreign student
adviser and co-leader of the work-
shop. said that the goal of the work-
shop was to “promote appreciation
of differences and understanding
between Americans and intema-

Betts finds
satisfaction
in teaching

By Lance Williams
Staff Writer

Raymond Betts. director of the
Gaines Center for the Humanities,
says that he’s never had any doubts
about his choice for a career.

He said he considers himself
lucky for having found as satisfying
of an occupation as teaching.

“It has always been renewing and
refreshing.” Betts said, describing
his experience with teaching and
working with students.

Because of his service and com-
mitment to UK students, Betts. a
history professor, recently became
the first recipient of the newly es-
tablished Acorn Award for out-
standing teaching from The Ken-
tucky Advocates for Higher
Education.

He was presented with a hand-
carved plaque and a $5,000 hono-
rarium.

Belts has taught at UK for 21
years, and he served as a member of
the UK Board of Trustees for six
years.

He also has headed UK's honors
program for more than a decade.

 

Perot says supporters will determine candid

 

By John King
Associated Press

DALLAS — Ross Perot said yes-
terday there was “a great deal of
overlap” between his economic
views and those of President Bush
and Bill Clinton but coyly kept his
own counsel on whether he would
enter the presidential race himself.

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tionals."

This year’s workshop integrated
exercises, group discussions. role
playing games and case studies to
help its participants learn about eth-
nocentricity, awareness, understand-
ing, acceptance appreciation and se-
lective adoption.

The workshop emphasized that
visible differences like languages,
food, dressing. religions and man-
nerisms of distinct cultures are only
the tip of the iceberg. The invisible
and the most significant differences
in tradition and values are much
needed to be explored, workshop
leaders said.

The participants were expected to

realize that their own cultures are
not the only, nor the best. in the
world.

Most of the participants said they
attended the workshop to make new
friends from different cultures and
to have a relaxing weekend.

Many participants have had we
vious international experiences.

“Maybe these experiences made
them aware what the culture is and
made them eager to know what is
beyond their own culture," said
Brad Trainor, an cultural anthropol-
ogy graduate student and co~lcader
of the workshop.

Most of the participants said that
adapting to a new culture and keep-

 

 

 

ing up with their studies are the
most difficult things to deal with
when they enter a new environ-
ment.

Thus, the workshop leaders en-
couraged the participants to tell
their doctors not only their physical
problems but also their psychologi~
cal problems. when they have ill-
ness related to “culture shock."

Also, the leaders reminded stu—
dents that, because each culture has
its own standards and values in dif-
ferent situations, students should
“be open-minded, to be able to ac
cept failures, to tolerate the ambigu-
ity of the new cultures. to have em-
pathy, to maintain a sense of

 

 

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History professor Raymond Bette, who also Is director of the Gaines Center for the Humanities,
recently received the first Acorn Award from The Kentucky Advocates for Higher Education.

His students are quick to comple-
ment Betts.

“I’ve been really impressed with
his willingness to help students and
his knowledge in a lot of areas,”
said Alan Purcell. a senior who is in

"There is no messianic drive here
to have a candidate or to have me as
a candidate," Perot said after emis-
saries of the two presidential candi-
dates made unprecedented over-
turestowinthesupportofthe
Texas billionaire and his followers.

After meeting with delegations
from both camps, Perot remained
noncommittal. insisting the answer

his second year as a Gaines Fellow.

Purcell said the small discussion
groups and the classes in the fellow-
ship program allow students to get
to know each other and Betts.

“It‘s been a really great experi-

rested with the supporters who
placed his name on the ballot in all
50 states.

“If the volunteers feel that it‘s
appropriate that I run. certainly I
am going to honor their request
Then. I will give it everything I
have night and day." he said.

And, Perot added. “I assure you,
my campaign will be issues orient-

ence,” Purcell said of his Gaines
Fellowship.

John R. Gaines. benefactor of the
Gaines Center for the Humanities,

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ed."

Earlier, he suggested a decision
by Thursday.

State leaders of the Perot move-
ment assembled in Dallas yesterday
to hear the campaign presentations.
On their return home. they planned
to poll Perot supporters on whether

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humor, to have low goal task orien-
tation, to be not judgmental and to
have curiosity in the period of
adapting to a new environment."

After spending two days together,
many participants realized that they
actually have many things in com-
mon even though they come from
different cultures.

“If we can improve our intema-
tional functioning and coping skills,
our lives will be enriched through
the much wide—opened eyes and
knowledge,” Holmes said

Before adjouming, the partici-
pants discussed strategies to help
other students on campus bridge the
culture gap. They planned to help

organize cross-cultural programs
for the residence halls, to encourage
international stumnts to join the
Student Government Association
and campus clubs, to hold an inter-
national food festival and to present
a variety of intemational movres on
campus.

Many participants said they had a
very good impression of this work-
shop experience. Some said it in-
creased their abilities to understand,
communicate With and enjoy people
who grew up in different cultures.

Some thought. however, that it
should have had more outdoor ac—
tivities.

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Jones: No fall session
on health-care reform

 

By Charles Wolfe
Associated Press

 

FRANKFORT, Ky. —— Gov.
Brereton Jones yesterday ruled out
a special legislative session as early
as November to deal with health
care.

He hopes now for a session early
in 1993. Jones said in a news con-
ference.

“This is not one of those issues
that’s going to get less complicated
or easier as time goes on,” he said.
But “we are more interested in do-
ing it properly than in doing it
quickly."

Early this month. Jones called for
legislation to guarantee health insu-
rance for all Kentucky residents.

But there were numerous ques-
tions about its cost and mechanics
and its effect on employers who
don't now provrde coverage for
workers.

Jones got no encouragement for a
November session from leaders of
the General Assembly or the chair-
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committees.

Like them, he had questions
about the cost of his proposal and
“wasn't comfonable” with esti-
mates supplied by an Atlanta actu-
ary. Jones said.

The administration last week
hired a new actuarial firm, William
M. Mercer Inc. of New York. to
calculate premium costs. Jones said
he was not inclined to seek a tax in—
crease for health care.

The govemor said he also
planned to call a special session for
enactment of ethics legislation, but
its timing would largely a decision
of legislative leaders.

He would not attempt to tackle
health-care reform and govcmmen-
tal ethics in the same session. Jones

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By John Kelly
Sports Editor

On the strong side on the UK de-
fensive line is where you'll find
Dean Wells.

Defensive end is the standard
football terminology used to de-
scribe his position. But Wells plays
more like an outside linebacker.
Seven and a half sacks in two
games attest to that.

So what exactly is Dean Wells?
The Bill Curry-Larry New defen-
sive jargon for Wells position is
“strike," which is the most appro-
priate of any of the wacky terms
Curry and New use to label their
defensive players.

Wells certainly has spent this
season doing some striking.

“He's gotta be tough enough to
take on a double-team of a tackle
and a tight end and yet agile
enough to run down a quarterback
in the open field and Dean has
done both,” Curry said

Senior linebacker and fellow
Black Watch member Many
Moore stays technical, calling him
a defensive end, although he agrees
the Wells is more like “an extra
outside linebacker."

Curry jtm puts his most domi-
nant defensive player, his best ath-
lete, at the position and tums him
loose. Moore says that is exactly
what Wells is.

The 6-foot-3, 240-pound senior
runs the 40-yard dash in 4.5 sec-
onds and has a vertical leap of 38
inches.

“It was a position that was de-
signed as a position that lends itself
to one of our best athletes, which
Dean cenainly is," UK coach Bill
Curry said. “It should be a position
from which a player can dominate
a game. There have been long
snatches where Dean has been able
to do that

“Other players that we have had
at that position are familiar names
now."

The most notable strikes Curry
and New have coached are former
Georgia Tech standout Derrick
Thomas, who currently plays for
the Kansas City Chiefs. and for-
mer Alabama star Pat Swilling,
now with the New Orleans Saints.
While Wells knows he isn't a
Swilllng or a Thomas yet, he has
his own NFL goals,

Wells is putting up attention-
getting numbers. The aforemen-

 

tioned seven and a half sacks came
against Indiana and South Caroli-
na His total of eight and a half
sacks this year leaves him only one
sack away from setting a UK
record for sacks in a single season.

Former All-Southeastem Confer-
ence defensive tackle Oliver Bar-
nett, now with the NFL‘s Atlanta
Falcons. established the mark with
nine sacks in 1989.

"That‘s an incredible number,"
Moore said. “When you play four
ball games and average more than
two sacks a game, by yourself,
that‘s a hell of a job. If he keeps
that up he’ll have a tremendous av-
erage at the end of the year."

Wells had a tough season in
1991, when he was a preseason
second team All-SEC selection,
partly because he never fully re-
covered from a shoulder injury that
occurred early in the year and part-
ly because he made a sacrifice for
the team.

“We had to play him at defensive
tackle because we were so thin at
the defensive line that, to get our
best people on the field, we felt we
had to put him in the game at that
position," Curry said. “It was not a
happy time for any of us. And he
did play with one shoulder last
year. This year he's got two."

Wells said he wasn’t entirely
happy with playing defensive tack-
le, but he believed New when he
said for UK to have its best group
on the field. it was necessary for
Wells to play at tackle. He is happi-
er back at strike.

“The strike position is definitely
more suited for me," Wells said. “I
don't think too many offensive
linemen looking at the scouting rc-
pon were very intimidated with a
230-pound defensive tackle.

“I didn't produce the way I
thought I could have last year, pan-
ly because of the injury or whatev-
er. This year, I wanna be All-SEC
at the end of the year this year as
opposed to the preseason."

Moore said Wells is right on
track.

“Dean's doing a hell of a job."
he said. “He’s beating the people
he needs to on his own and we‘re
just giving him the extra few sec-
onds he needs to make the sack.”

Wells credits his teammates and
defensive line coach Lovie Smith
with most of what he's done.

“I‘m getting a lot of credit for all
these sacks, but, it's like Coach

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Curry says, and like I said after the
Indiana game, the other guys are do-
ing a good job.

“The secondary’s forcing the
quarterbacks to hold the ball a little
bit longer. We‘re getting pressure
up the middle with our nose and
tackle, and when we have a line-
backer blitz. the linebackers get in
there. Some of the times my job is
to contain and the guys are flushing
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which is fine with me."

And he says Smith, UK's new as-
sistant coach in charge of strikes
and defensive ends, gave him the
freedom to be aggressive.

“He went back and watched all of
our games from last year and he dc-
cided that was one of our weakness-
es, that we weren't getting up the
field aggressively enough on the
pass rush," Wclls said.

Aggressivcncss and 8 1/2 sacks
means quarterbacks are looking out
for No. 42 now and Moore says that
means that things only can get bet-
ter for Wells and the UK defense.

“When the quancrback’s on the
run he doesn‘t have the time to look
for an open receiver because now
he‘s worried about the sack,"
Moore said. “Once that kind of
pressm’e is on him, he's flustercd
and he really can't make the perfect
throw and that‘s helping us out a
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lndulge me while I beat a dead
horse. Over the summer, Vice Pres-
ident Dan Quayle criticized the
CBS sitcom “Murphy Brown."
Many have said that there are far
more important issues confronting
the country. That‘s true, of course.

That‘s why many people in poli-
tics and the media have called for
this issue to be dropped. Other
things need to be talked about.

But I don‘t think this is some
thing that will go away by itself.
Hollywood loves to tell jokes at
Quayle's expense, and Quayle
loves to respond in kind. So if we
want this “Murphy Brown“ silli-
ness to go away, Americans have to
remove it.

And the best way to remove this
as an issue is to call Quayle on the
carpet and ask him to spell out a
few specifics. Don't tell silly jokes
at his expense. as the “Murphy
Brown“ show itself did.

Quayle wants this to be taken .se-
riously. Let‘s do that. If Quayle is
going to make speeches about ab-
stract ideas like “family values"
and “the cultural elite," let’s ask
him the same probing, peneIraUng
questions we would ask him about
the economy or anything else.

Do that, and the emptiness of
Quayle‘s rhetoric will quickly be-
come apparent

As a nation, let's ask the follow-
ing things:

-What exactly are you saying?
Quayle was criticized in many cir-
cles for his remarks. Some said he
was attacking single mothers.
which he denies. Others said he
was suggesting that single parent
families aren‘t real families, which
he also denies. In fact, he‘s denied

 

saying almost everything his critics
have said he said.

Well, now that I know what
Quayle didn't say, could someone
please tell me what he did say‘.‘ And
more importantly. could you tell me
what possible solutions there are?

He didn‘t say “Murphy Brown"
was immoral, nor did he say view-
ers of the show are immoral. (In an
election year. he wouldn‘t dare sug-
gest such a thing.)

He didn‘t advocate boycotts of
“Murphy Brown" sponsors, and he
didn't urge CBS to cancel or
Change the show.

He didn‘t suggest that decent citi-
zens who respect family values
should stop watching the show.

So, aside from not liking the pro-
gram for some unspecified reason
(some type of negative impact it has
on young people, I guess), exactly
what don't you like, what is it do-
ing, and what cart be done?

He won‘t be able to answer any
of these questions.

-How could you have disliked
something you hadn‘t seen at the
time? A few days after his remark.
Quayle admitted he had never seen
an episode of “Murphy Brown."
Reponedly, he first saw the pro-
gram one week ago during its sea-
son premiere.

] think it's fair to ask this ques-
tion. Some have said that is a moot
poinL it's vital to me. None of us
can accurately judge something

DIVERSIONS
Almost enough said about Quayle, Brown

we‘ve never
seen. whether
it's a movie, TV .
show, book, -.
painting, etc.

-Can you de-
fine any of the
terms you have
been using
during your
campaign?
Can you give ex-
amples? Family
values and cultural elite are just two
phrases tossed about with no expla-
nation given. The vice president
talks about “them" and “us" and
“they" and “we" without telling us
who any of these people are. Am I
one of “us"? Am I a “they"? Some-
body clue me in.

-Aside from “Murphy Brown."
the one show you especially hate.
are there other non-family values
shows hurting the c0untry? To
me, most shows are apolitical. Al-
most none are liberal or show any-
thing of any cultural or political rel-
evance. Actionadventure shows
and movies, with their let‘s-shoot-
sonie-people, damn-the-
Constitution attitude, are anything
but liberal.

Quayle hinisell appeared on an
episode of ”Major Dad,” a pro-
military family Sitcom that used to
air on CBS right before “Murphy
Brown." Forget this one show
you've attacked. What about all
TV‘.’ And all movies?

As I stated above, taking Dan
Quayle‘s remarks about “Murphy
Brown" and family values seriously
is the best way to reveal the empti»
ness of his rhetoric. At times,
Quayle has tried to back away from
his “Murphy" criticism, noting that

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“Captain Ron" aspires to be a
modern pirate farce —— but falls
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The movie stars Martin Short and
Kurt Russell. Short plays Martin
Harvey. a Chicago businessman
with a secret yen for adventure.

His uncle dies and leaves him a
valuable yacht previously owned by
Clark Cable. The only hitch is that
the boat is moored in the Caribbean
and needs to be sailed back from an
obscure island to Miami in order to
be sold.

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because they know nothing about
sailing they hire Captain Ron (Kurt
Russell) to navigate them safely to
Florida.

Captain Ron, however. is laid»
back and sloppy in his duties. lead—
ing to an inevitable personality
clash with Mr. Harvey. His wife
and children side with Captain Ron.
But, of course. in the end, Captain
Ron steps aside. and Harvey be-
comes a hero to his family,

“Captain Ron" is in the tradition
of National Lampoon's “Vacation,"
but, unfortunately, it is a lackluster
imitation. Chevy Chase is much
more suited to the role of exasperat-
ed father than Martin Short, and
Short’s ravings never produce as

apsizes comedy

much laughter as Chase‘s.

A few scenes are humorous, but
most of them were shown in the
trailer. Save your money and just
watch the preview.

The funniest pan of the film is
watching Kurt Russell swagger
around with long hair and an eye
patch, trying in vain not to lmk ri-
diculous.

The grufi voice he affects only
atlds to the moronic caliber of his
acting. Martin Short's performance
is uninspired. as well. Like his
flop,“Pure Luck," last year, he just
doesn't use his comic ability to the
hilt.

His cameo in “Father of the
Bride" was hilarious, but he seems
unable to carry a whole mowe as
the lead.

”Captain Ron," rated PG-l3. is
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3 tenoe or two in a
‘ lengthy speech.
- But that‘s just
\ the point. He
touched on
something with-
" out ever explor-
ing it in depth. It
actually would
have been better
QUAYLE had he spent more
time explaining
himself. Better, that is, for the
American voter.

A lengthier explanation of his
problems with the entertainment in-
dustry would have made it clear to
us that he has nothing of substance
to say. If polls are any indication,
perhaps it's clear already,

Brevity and vagueness are Dan
Quayle's greatest allies. Brief off-
hand remarks that say nothing al-
low him to appear substantive,
mainly because the media are too
busy laughing to really give him the
scmtiny he richly deserves.

Quayle’s supporters would say
that if the press and the media
would stop laughing and give the
man a chance, we would see he's
actually making a lot of sense.

As a Quayle detractor, l agree
with half of that premise. I think if
we would stop laughing at ”pota—
toe" and “Murphy Brown" and give
the man a chance by looking at the
substance of what he says, we
would see he‘s actually even more
of a lightweight than we ever ima»
gined.

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