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September 10, 2003

UK Police officer pleads innocent to abuse

Police report shows incident involved male minor,
officer released on $7,500 bail and has October court date

By Ben Fain
STAFF WRITER

A UK Police officer pled
innocent to three counts of
first~degree sexual abuse Tues-
day afternoon.

After spending nearly 24
hours behind bars. Officer

Hugh “Donny“ Turner, 34, en-
tered his plea through closed
circuit television from the
Fayette County Detention Cen-
ter.

Judge Kevin M. Home or-

dered Turner not to have con-
tact with the victim — who

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was identified in a Lexington
Police citation as a male minor
—— or the victim’s family

Turner agreed to obey
those orders.

Attorney Jerry Wright
represented Turner, but of-
fered no comment after the ar-
raignment.

“I don’t talk about cases
that are pending," Wright said.
“It‘s out of fairness to both
sides."

The judge cut Turner's
bail in half — from $15,000 to
$7,500 —— and Turner was re-
leased on bond later Tuesday
afternoon.

Lexington Police arrested
Turner one day earlier at a
home on Wilson Downing Road
following an investigation.

The police citation also
said that Turner is married. It
is unknown if the couple had
been living together or had

any children.

Messages left for Turner.
his wife and acquaintances
were not returned.

Turner served as a patrol
officer for UK Police for nearly
six years. He started with the
force Sept. 1997. but took an
unpaid leave of absence April
29 of this year and has not re-
turned.

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Organizations say Todd is responsive

Review found UK president lacking in follow-through;
Todd says new chief of staff has helped him prioritize

By Cara Blevins
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

A summer Board of
Trustees review found Presi-
dent Lee Todd lacking in re-
sponsiveness and follow
though.

But some organizations
maintain that Todd has never
lacked these qualities.

Requests for time and at‘
tention usually don't sit and
wait. said Rhonda Strouse.
the director of student activi-
ties for the Student Activities
Board. “Our experience has
always been extremely posi-
tive.“

The president received
exemplary marks on the June
review in areas such as char-
acter. compassion and work
ethic but faltered with re-

sponding to requests in a
timely manner and following
through with tasks.

To help prioritize Todd's
time as well as help students,
faculty and staff access him
better. Todd hired Phyllis
Nash as his new chief of staff
the prior January. Previously
she was the associate vice
president for academic and
student affairs for the Med-
ical Center.

“He spends so much time
with donors. alumni. students
and other members of the
university community that he
needed to make sure that
someone was going to stay on
top of things in his office."
Nash said.

Nash‘s primary duties
are to move the various mate
rials through the president‘s

office in a smooth way and
make sure that correspon-
dence is answered in a timely
manner. If she decides some-
one or something merits
Todd's time. she passes the re-
quest on to Judi Quite. an ad-
ministrative staff officer. to be
scheduled.

“I believe this (chief of
staff) position will better en-
hance my liaison with all fac—
ulty, staff, students and alum-
ni," Todd said in a release.

Many student organiza-
tions come in contact with
Todd on a regular basis and
say they see no problem re-
garding his responsiveness
even before Nash joined staff.

Jean Ellen Hiter. pro-
gram coordinator for the Stu-
dent Volunteer Center said
that while the organization is
not in regular contact with
the president, President Todd
along with Patsy Todd have
participated in events like

their community volunteer-
ing event. UK Fusion.

“Given the current finan-
cial and organizational cir-
cumstances of the university.
we feel Dr. Todd is doing the
best job he can.“ said Will
Nash, public relations for Stu~
dent Government. “The Presi-
dent and First Lady have al-
ways had an open door for
students and SC is always
looking for new avenues of in-
teraction with the Office of
the President."

Strouse. with SAB. reiter-
ated the Todds have done
“anything we've ever asked
them to do." The Todds attend
student events ranging from
Homecoming to Gator Roast.
a street party prior to the
Florida football game.

“Assuming they're avail-
able. they‘ve been very agree-
able and accessible." she said.
“It's been very easy."

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UK officials educate
new Greek members
about hazing dangers

Parking on some streets around UK banned
on first Wednesday or Thursday of each month

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UK officials at a workshop Monday night asked
students not to be silent —— especially on the issue of
hazing. -

“Hazing is like an iceberg, you only see part of
it,” said Victor Hazard, Dean of Students.

Through education, officials said they hope stu-
dents can stay safe.

New UK fraternity and sorority members were
required to attend a hazing workshop, which was put
on by the Greek Afiairs office, at the Student Center
Ballroom .

According to the Greek Affairs office, hazing is
any action trken or situation created to produce men-
tal or physrcal discomfort, embarrassment, harass-
ment or ridicule

This includes harmful use or forced consump-
tion of food, alcohol or drugs and personal servitude.

Officers of the Inter Fraternity and Panhellenic
Councils, which regulate and govern UK fraternities
and sororities, respectiver were adamant about the
importance of hazing awareness.

“Students new to campus have preconceived no-
tions about fraternities and sororities, and they need
to know exactly what is hazing and what is not,” said
Vanessa Hahn, president of the Panhellenic Council

UK officials are not convinced that hazing does
not occur at UK.

“I would like to think that (hazing) is gone from
UK. but I’m not that naive," said Victor Hazard, Dean
of Students.

In 2001. there was a case of hazing that involved
a non-Greek organization, resulting in the group be- ’
ing disbanded.

The most recent episodes of hazing involving UK
Greek organizations occurred in the 95-96 academic
year. with eight reported cases resulting in four
Greek organizations being suspended from campus.

Alcohol was a factor in every case.

“This is my 16th year at UK," Hazard said.
“Every case I have ever had to deal with has involved
alcohol."

According to a poll administered in spring of
2003 by Alcohol and Health Education Office, ‘76 per-
cent of UK students drink once a week or less. She
said that she hoped students would choose to con-
sume wisely while they attend UK.

New students were given alcohol poisoning infor-
mation cards as well as hazing cards, with the num-
ber for the Greek Affairs office to report any hazing.

Mike Falcowitz, Inter Fraternity Council advisor,
stressed that those found hazing will have their chap
ter memberships cancelled among other actions. Haz-
ing goes against the positive standards of Greek life.

One case he cited was from another school and
involved fraternity pledges drinking entire bottles of
Jack Daniel’s whisky before initiation. Seven of sev-
enteen students were hospitalized, two of them dead,
Falcowitz said

“Our organizations were not founded to have 8d-
dents suffer barbarous punishment for the entertain-
ment of others,” Falcowitz said. “Any found
guilty of hazingwillbecloseddown' "

During the workshop, some less serious exam-
ples of hazing were given, such as making
clean floors with Qtips and making them push
around on pavement with their nm.

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