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Campus police to withhold Victims’ names

UK counsel says decision protects victims;
press attorney says policy might violate law

By Sara Cunningham
mt xtmucxv KKRNEL

UK Police will no longer provide
the names of any crime victims
without the permission of the vic-
tims.

This policy. though. may be
against the law and deprive the pub
lic the ability to get the information
from the police they need. said Jon
Fleischaket‘. a first amendment
lawyer who has represented media
around the state including the
Louisville Courier-Journal and the
Kentucky Press Association.

Before a meeting last week

where the UK legal department in-
formed the police department of the
change. the police would provide
names in most situations. Excep‘
tions were usually made when a
crime involved a continuing investi-
gation, a sexual assault or a juvenile.

Now. all victims‘ names and ad-
dresses on incident reports are sub-
ject to being marked out. if the vic-
tim asks for the name to be with-
held. regardless of the nature of the
crime. said Barbara Jones. UK's in-
terim general counsel.

Even after the investigation is
complete. the names may still be
withheld. she said.

The names of those charged
with crimes will still be released.
Jones said.

She said the change was made in
order to respect the privacy of vic-
tims.

No written form of the policy ex-
ists because the change represents
Jones‘ “interpretation of the open
records law." she said.

The Kentucky Open Records law
says that any person shall have the
right to inspect public records.

The new policy raises many legal
and ethical questions. Fleischaker
said.

“I don‘t think that’s authorized
by the law." Fleischaker said.
“(.lones) is the only one I know of
that has that interpretation. and
she's wrong."

Also. having a more open policy

with records increases the public's
trust in the police department. said
Paul McMasters. the first amend-
ment ombudsman at the Freedom
Forum. a national media-related
agency based in Arlington, Va.

“Access to information ensures
accountability." McMasters said.
“View with some skepticism a sud-
den change in policy of this nature."

Policies that withhold too much
information can easily hurt the pub-
lic instead of helping. Fleischaker
said.

“They can always require you to
file an open records request. but
once they give you the records.
there’s no reason to hold the names
of the victims or their addresses."
he said. “It‘s important for the pub
lie to know what's happening with
law enforcement and who it's hap-

 

pening to."

Newspapers are simply trying to
get complete information to the pub
lic. he said.

"it’s important to talk to victims
to also see if the police helped
them." Fleischaker said. “How are
you supposed to investigate the be-
havior of the police if you can’t talk
to the victims?“

UK Police (‘hief Fred Otto said
the police department has to follow
the advice of legal counsel and will
black out names.

“That's what we're going to do
until we hear otherwise." Otto said.

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By Derek Poore.
Tyler Montgomery,
Adam Sichko

le lfNTlJCKY KIRNEL

To hear the leaders of liK‘s
Greek community tell it. Greek
life really is for anyone.

“(if the 3‘: fraternities.
there’s a chapter for weryone.”
said Alex Thiele. president of
Phi Sigma Kappa and an eco
nomic and political science se-
nior. "Different chapters excel at
different things. but all are
proud of their hrotherhrxxi."

Ryan Schoonover. lnteifra
ternity (‘otincil vice president of
public relations. echoed that
sentiment. He is a member of
Delta Sigma Phi fraternity.

“It's definitely benefited my
college exiwrience very much
so." the linglish and political sci-
ence senior said. citing academ-
ic and leadership skills that he
has gained through the Greek
community

i’i“illlilli:ll‘}' numbers from
the l'K Fraternity and Sorority
Affairs Office for this year show
that about 1,100 men participat-
ed in Rush Week recruitment
events. That is over no more eli~
gible students than in arm. do
spite the fact that about zoo few
er men enrolled at [K this year.
the office said,

llut is the Greek experience
truly for anyone'.’ The Kernel fol-
lowed three "prospects" from
three fraternities throughout
Rush Week to find out.

Alex Vldil. Phi Sign: Km

Alex Walil had decided he’d
wait to rtish until his sopho
more “3111'.

But the marketing freshman
from ()wenslmro thought it
might be good to visit at least
one fraternity during Rush
Week to get an idea of what
rushing would be like next year
Wahl walked by the Phi Sigma

 

Kappa house on South (‘ampus
with friends and went in.

He realized next year would-
n‘t come soon enough.

"I knew i wanted to rush
once I went thmugh this house.”
he said. “I met everybixly and it
was just like being back in high
school. Eveiybody was great."

The atmosphere was exactly
what he was looking for.

Last 'l‘uesday. Wahl played
volleyball at the house. and the
next night. he put on his best
poker face for a round of cards.

“it was basically just a revis-
it back to high school. getting to
know everyixxiy." he said. “It's
been a great exix‘rience."

Wahl said he felt comfortable
about his bid. ’l‘hursday after-
noon. Phi Sigma Kappa called
him to the house.

"I pretty much knew it was
going to be a bid." Wahl said.
when he and three other
prospects were ushered into Phi
Sigma Kappa's alumni room.
They were all given bids and
Wahl gladly accepted

"l'm excited about getting a
bid." Wahl said ’l‘hursday. “l'm
glad I didn't wait until next
year.”

He said he felt like there
would have been a lot of missed
opportunities if he had let his
rush ambitions linger until his
St iphi imi ire year

(‘hapter President Alex
Thiele said Wahl was just what
Phi Sigma Kappa seeks

“He represents the character
we look for in brothers." Thiele
said. “Brotherhixxi. scholarship
and character."

Wahl said his father was
happy for him. too, Wahl's dad
pledged the same fraternity
while he attended UK in 1970.

Like many fraternities. Phi
Sigma Kappa requires a pretty
consistent approval for each hid
it gives out ”Unless there's a
strong objm'tion." Thiele said.

lfir )ll had asked these gins a wcck ago almutjoining a fratcmity.
one would have said ”next year.‘ ( )llC \\'( iiild have said ‘maibc.’
and one \\'( iuld have said 'dcfinitch .' But all three ended up...

IN THE RUSH

the decision is pretty much
unanimous.

Bobby Huff. Farmhouse

The real question for Bobby
Huff during his Rush Week on
periences was whether he would
accept a bid if Farmhouse of-
fered one.

The answer varied depend-
ing on which day you asked.

(in Monday. Huff said he def
initely wanted to join the Farm
house brotherhmxi if given the
chance.

“This is a real (lowirtoearth
group of guys." said Huff. sports
ing a white Tshirt with blue
jeans. work boots and a John
Deere hat. "I couldn‘t ask for
anything better

”if l go Greek anywhere. it
Would be Farmhouse.“

However. after his first day of
classes. the prepharmacy ma-
jor‘s course load clouded the pic-
ture. "1 don‘t think l can go
Greek this semester." the (‘liii
ton (‘ounty native said \Nt‘dné‘S
day. “With the difficulty of class-
es l'm taking. I can‘t put in as
much time as i would want to or
need to. "

Huff is taking 17 ciedit
hours this semester and had to
weigh his classrmm assign
merits with his wouldbe respon-
sibilities as a member of Farm
house.

Huff did not attend Rush
Week activities at Farmhouse ei-
ther Wednesday or ’l‘huisday.
leaving town both nights. l)ur
ing those two days. Huff debated
the decision to accept a bid over
and over again.

“he thought about it a lot.
and l really want to take it this
semester. but i don't see how l
can." Huff said Thursday night.
“It will be really. really hectic for
me."

He learned Friday morning
that he got a bid. and returned

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Bobby Huff. a ore-pharmacy sophomore, was hesitant about rushing throughout the week, but in the end, he chose the Farmhouse Fraternity.

 

Above: Alex Wahl, a marketing freshman.
plays cornhole on Friday. He pledged Phi
igma Kappa.
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Below: Thomas Cunningham. a philosoph
and pre-med freshman, got four bids an
ultimately pledged Sigma Chi. “I felt
more wanted here than anywhere else."
he said.

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Trustees talk
top 20, goals
at 2-day retreat

By Adam Sichko
THE KENTUCKY xrnuri

HARRODSBURG. Ky. Discusv
sion and debate concerning UK‘s top
20 status and a “to-do" list for the
school year highlighted a two-day re—
treat f‘or the UK Board of Trustees.

While the board could not legally
take any action. 18 trustees spent Sun»
day and Monday at Shaker Village at
Pleasant Hill exploring a variety of
topics and listening to presentations
from President Lee Todd and Provost
Mike Nietzel.

Chairman Steve Reed reminded
everyone of the importance of the
trustees' jobs.

"There is only one university that
is uniquely able to change the face of
education in the state of Kentucky.
and we're on that board." he said

"We can't forget what a privilege
and an honor it is to be a part of
this."

During part of a three-hour debate
Sunday. Student Government Presi-
dent Rachel Watts challenged board
members to be more visible to the stu-
dent body

“Students don‘t understand
Hoard of 'l‘rustees." she said,

“We have to think of this like a
business if you don't have the cus-
tomers. you‘ll have no need for the
board

”We must ensure that student in
terests are examined and weighed in
every decision." she said

Monday. Todd and Nietzel led both
a discussion that revolved around
l'K‘s top-Bil quest and a presentation
containing enrollment figures. gradu
aiion rates and a detailed profile of
this year‘s freshman class.

“It‘s vitally important to keep our
focus on top 3o status." Todd said.
adding that there is one roadblock
facing the university.

“l-Zverybody wants us to be top-20.
but no one has ever told us how."
Todd said

"We need a plan now. I'm feeling a
little pressure. this being my fourth
year here The clock is ticking we
need to determine how we can pursue
this "

Later in the morning meeting. Ni»
em-l then presented a list of the top
to academic initiatives for the board
and the uniwrsity to pursue during
this school year

One item was a set of curricular
reforms that would change the Uni;
versity Studies Program. which is up
for review.

“This is always a fairly con-
tentious issue. because all the college
deans want their classes to be ‘llSP' to
ensure enrollment." Nietzel said.
“We‘re looking to make this a more
rigorous and simpler program. and I
think we'll get consensus on this."

Other tasks included revamping
the Honors Program to include social
and life science pilot classes. and also
the creation of a Commonwealth (Ten-
ter for Undergraduate Excellence.

UK paid $2242.29 for the two‘day
retreat. but board members said it
was well worth the cost.

“It's difficult for the board to have
time like this during the academic
year." said Secretary Russ Williams.
"The academic year has a life of its
own. Here. we can be more relaxed
and thorough in our planning.

“This is the kind of information
we need.“ he said. “Our decisions will
be much more legitimate with data to
back them up."

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Abren eager to réaJize pOtential A

Editor‘s note: This is (lit-
fifth of eight stories eta/um
trig UK ’5 football team posi
tion by position,

By Jeff Patterson
lHi mourn tinnti

Ricky Abt'en has become
an afterthought on llK's de
fetise,

When he arrived as one
of the best freshman defen-
siye linemen iii the state
last seasott. everyone fig
ured he‘d make headlines.

Well, he did. They iust
weren‘t the kitid he was
hopitig for

"Since he's been here
he's beeti iii the news for his
(medical) condition. for be»
ing in trouble," said defen»
sive coordinator Mike
Archer. “Hopefully he can
just be a football player and
a studentsathlete ltere. if he
focuses on tltat. he has a
chance to be a very good
football player"

Last season, a heart coti
dition forced Abreti to take
a medical redshirt after
practicing with the team for
a couple of weeks:

He‘s better now

Then iii .luly. Abren and
his older brother Brandon.
were charged iti Hop
kinsyille. Ky. with carrying
a concealed weapon. operat
ing a tnotor vehicle on a sus
pended license poswssion
of a suspended license and
possession of marijuana
Abreti will perform commu
nity service.

lle‘s smarter now
much smarter, he said.

"He‘s going to take that
and learn from it." said
sophomore nose tackle
Lamar Mills "He has a
bright future ahead of
him.”

Now that Alireti has re-
ioined the team. his coaches
aitd teatntnates are ready
for him to make headlines
on tlte field.

”l was just so
tired of everybody
talking about the
getting iti trouble,"
Aliren said. ”I'm
just ready to get out
here atid play,

"All this time
away frotn the game
has made tne more
ansious to get out
there and do better."

After recovering frotn an
ankle injury. Abren has ex-
celled on his pass rush.
Mills said.

“Ricky has probably got

more ability than any of

our defensive linemen."
Archer said.

"( ince he realizes his po
tential. I think he can play
on Sundays." said senior dev
feiisive end lillery Moore.

_\bren said he is thank
fiil for his teammates‘ and
coaches‘ support during
what has been a rocky year
for him.

He said Mills has really
looked out for him.

“it's a blessing l get to

ABREN

play with guys like that."
Abren said.

Abren. who backs tip
Mills at nose tackle. hopes to
have the kind of season Mills

had last year. By the end of

last season, Mills emerged to
earn Freshman All America
honors.

“Hopefully I can show the
whole city and world that l‘m
ready to play." Abren said.

There were times
last season when
Abren wished he could
be on the field helping
out,

He wished he could
have helped his tired
teammates in the
Louisville gatne and
the seven-overtime
Arkansas game.

Last year. UK's rota-
tion on the line was thin. Ror
tating Vincent “SWeet l’ea"
Burns. Moore, Mills, Trey
Mielsch and Jeremy t‘audill
didn't give UK enough rest,

“We need him up in our
rotation to keep its fresh.”
Mills said.

Now that he is iti UK‘s ro
tation. he plans on staying in
it.

"i think adversity can
create a man or it can break
a man," Moore said. “I think
it‘s creating him to be a bet-
ter man."

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Scouting

the defensive line

Strengths: Expirience.
’l‘lte (‘ats have plenty of it
up front. Swwt l'ea Burns.
'l‘rey Mielsch and Ellery
Moore have played iii a
combined liii games for
UK. 'l‘ackle Lamar Mills
emetgwl in am as a force

Weaknesses: While
the depth is much im
proved frotn 3on3. the ('ats
will be iii a similar situa
tion to last year if liurns
doesn't rm-over front knee
surgery soon.

Player to watch:
Trey Mielsch. The sel
domberalded jiitiior end
rarely makes the high
light reel. but he‘s one of
the most consistent de-
fenders for the (‘ats He
doesn't gamble. atid thus
the left outside linebacker
should be in position to
make some big plays,

Newcomers: Ricky
Abren. He sat out last year
with a medical redshirt for
a heart condition. Now that
he is cleared to play: look
for him to break through.
much like Mills did last
year. Junior college trans—
fer ll. .Iay Parsons should
see some action.

Outlook: The first
team is as good as any in
the conference. Being able
to play more than six
guys will be huge for the
(‘ats in the fourth quartet:

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to Farmhouse l‘iltllti‘ night
for more Rush Week activities

Once again. llufts mind
had changed “This is just
something that i can't pass
up." he said. "These guys are
straightup cool “

fluff also found that many
of the guys in Farmhouse
were taking similar classes
and many members told him
they’d help hitti out during
farmhouse study tables

Later in the t’\i‘lllfit.. llaft
acceptml his bid

"i thought about it a little
bit." fluff said. "and I think
with the guys that an in the
fraternity: it‘s a chance that i
can't pass up

“i think it will help my col
lege t'XiX‘l‘ll'lit‘t' trciiiendously'

Thomas Cunningham,
Sigma Chi

Thomas (‘unnitigham en

tererl the Sigma (‘hi house
'l‘hursday afternoon. expect~
ing to see meiiiliers of that fra-
ternity who earlier that day
asked him to stop by

Instead. the philosophy
and pre med freshman walked
into a quiet atid almost empty
litillst‘

“l was a little nervous be-
cause i wasn‘t really sure
what was going on." (‘unning
ham said ” t was very "hush.
bush in the house I actually
said ".‘we you guys later' and
almost headed otit to go study.

"Then one of the guys
catnc ‘lli to me. coycred my
put lils hand on my
shoulder and said ’(‘onie with
Hit“ l \\;t.\ like "()li. (itftl.
what s going on" but pretty
soon i fig-.ired it out."

\\'h:n l‘unninghatii fig
Lif'Wl out was that he was be
in: offered .1 bid.

lot the Louisville natixe.
that moment ended a decision
making proi ess that had ('tin-
ningham continually weigh
if)? his options.

"It was definitely a hard
choice. ' t‘unninghani said. “1

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was back and forth the whole
week. I got back at 2 am.
(Wednesday morning) and re-
ally started fretting about it.“

(‘unningham sought the
same type of close-knit friend-
ship that he enjoyed on his
high school varsity soccer and
swim teams.

He also said he hopes to
one day be a leader within a
fraternity. especially because
his mother and father served
as presidents of Delta Delta
Delta and Si l.‘psilon. respec»

tively. at the University of

Minnesota

t‘unninghani first had to
overcome the intimidation
that came with rushing alone.
because tioiie of his friends
were rushing. and l'K does
not have a chapter of his fa-
thers fratet nitj.:

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iii

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in ll you'll fit in \\iill theoth
er guys." he said. “The dress:
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house just the overall atmos»
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"Sigma (‘hi has probably
been the most persistent with
me." he continued. “They
make you feel like you're a
part of it before you get in."

By Wednesday night. (‘un-
ningham had narrowed his
field of choices frotn seven to
two Sigma Chi and Sigma
Phi Epsilon. He received four
bids Thursday. ultimately
choosing Sigma (ihi.

“l definitely see a brother-
hood here," (‘unningham
said. “At certain frats. you can
sense a vibe that you‘ll be
good with sortie guys but clash
with others That wasn't the
case here

“i felt more wanted here
than anywhere else."

As for the bid announce
tiietit which requires ioo per
cent approyal from the
house‘s current members
(‘untiinghatn wouldn‘t share
any of that tradition's secrets.

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tails." the newest member of
Sigma (‘lii said with a smile.
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Free access to information is neces-
sary for effective self-governance.

Just as the First Amendment gives the
press and citizens freedom to print and
express ideas. the Kentucky Open Records
Act allows the public to access records
kept by public agencies. The synthesis of
the amendment and law is supposed to al-
low journalists and the public to investi-
gate. report and analyze the news.

At least that's how it‘s supposed to
work. The UK legal department decided
otherwise.

UK Police will no longer provide the
names of crime victims uitless the He
tims give their permission. Previously. po
lice would provide names in most situa
tions. with exceptions made for cases that
included juveniles or sex offenders.

Now all police reports will come with

   
 

  
 

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Emily Hagedorn. Editor tn chief
Andrew Martin. Opinions editor
Ben Roberts, Asst. Opinions editor

UK information lockdown hurts public

yictiins' names and addresses crossed out. be able to find out the name of their ac
The rationale is tltat it will protect the cuser. This dotible standard also puts a

victims' privacy

However. as Ken
tucky Press Associ-
ation (Tounsel .lon
Fleischaker said.
such a policy could
easily hurt the pub
lic more than it
helps it.

UK Interitn (len-
eral (‘ounsel Bar-
bara Jones told the
Kernel she doesn't
want to deal in by
pothetical scenar~
ios. Fine. We will.

Suppose some»

one is accused of a crime

informed choices and puts

burden on the press and the public.

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crime is automatically con
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. . to examine all sides of the
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. . , .. Furthermore. if they're
Citizen 5 ablllty to make found innocent, that person's
reputation has suffered a
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accused becomes the real
victim.

Without the victim’s
name and address. the public
cannot properly examine a
string of crimes. such as if a
they will not certain type of prrson is being targeted.

public safety at risk.

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Lexington Police readily provide pol

lice reports to the public at a small cost
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dent was a sexual assault or the victim
was a juvenile. There's no reason why UK
police couldn't or shouldn't do the same.

Aside from the specifics. there's a big?
ger issue at stake here. Readily accessiblr
information is necessary for citizens tr
stay informed.

Fleischaker said he‘s never seen any-
one besides Jones with that interpretation
of the open records law. and be correctly
stated that her position is wrong.

The UK legal department decision is
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Approximately how many
students who submitted housing
applications were without housing
when classes started?

Stamper: .»\~ of Aug ltv. We
had about zoo that were unassigned
due to pretty much being at capaci
ty. llut we are still assigning l"i‘tt"l
on its receiving cancellations

“i- 5 How does this number
compare with housing shortages in
past years?

Stamper: Probably this year
We had a larger wait list mainly
because our freshman < lass is larg
er than it has ever been liar-h year
that freshman class has grown

'5 a? What is the status of the
new dorms and approximately how
many students will they house?

Stamper: Hill. wi- will bi 'ttg
684 adrlitional beds online. tall Jooil

Nikirk: We're on schedule on
South ((‘ampusl and just a little off
on North ((‘ampusi. but we're not
worried about it

(a) Are there plans to improve
or renovate any of the existing
residence halls?

Stamper: We hope s‘o And a
lot of that hinges on Frankfort and
getting authority to be able to