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‘ University of Kentucky, Lexington. Kentucky

Officials await budget news

President: UK ‘on pins and needles ’

By Lance Williams
News Editor

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — UK Presi-
dent Charles Wethington said the
school is “on pins and needles" as
it waits for the General Assembly
to decide on Gov. Brereton Jones’
budget — including how much UK
will get over the next two years.

The General Assembly will meet
today in what stands as the last
chance to balance the budget dur-
ing this session of the General As-
sembly. if there is a failure to bal-
ance the budget today, then a
special session will have to be
called to have the money ready for
the beginning of the ﬁscal year
July 1.

“I still have a great deal of re-
spect for the General Assembly

and for the process. so I‘m con-
vinced we are going to have a bud-
get, and I hope it will be in the next
couple of days," Wethington said
after speaking to the Louisville Ro-
tary Club. “But if not, we‘ll have a
budget prior to July 1."

If a special session is called to
balance the budget. Wethington
said UK will feel the effects for
next year. A delay on the budget
vote will mean that UK will not be
able to work on the 1994-95 operat-
ing budget until the decision is
made.

Usually UK's budget is written
in June. but it would have to be
pushed back until after the state
budget is passed, Wethington said.

“The conference committee is
dealing with a very serious matter.
They have a responsibility for bai-
ancing the budget, so I don't know
how to predict what the outcome of

Some blaming
UK for ﬂooding
near stadium

By Trent Knuckles
Staff Writer

Some residents in the Dantzler
Court-Barberry Lane area are upset
about flooding problems for which
they say UK is partly responsible.

Sam Sharp. president of the Area
dia-Barberry-Dantzler Neighbor-
hood Association, said flooding be-
gan on June 18, 1992. when a storm
devastated the area.

“There were cars ﬂoating down
Dantzler Drive.“ Sharp said.

The University worsens the dan-
ger of flooding in the area as it con-
tinues paving the green space behind
Commonwealth Stadium, causing
severe runoff during heavy rain,
Sharp said.

He said he has spoken to Universi-
ty ofﬁcials who insist UK is not re-
sponsible for the runoff problems.

“We have expressed ideas to
Charles Wethington." Sharp said.

But talks with UK ofﬁcials thus
far have been unproductive, he said.
“We have pretty nach given up."

A letter sent by the group to UK
Board of Tmstees Chairman Edward
“Ned" T. Breathitt claims the Uni-

versity is partly responsible for the
runoff problems because of contin-
uing expansion in the area and the
ﬁlling in of a water retention basin
to reroute Alumni Drive.

In a response written to the
neighborhood association. UK
President Charles Wethington said:
“There are a number of areas
where the University of Kentucky
clearly has different understandings
from those set forth in your letter."

The letter goes on to say that the
University at no time proposed to
reroute Alumni Drive, and that it
pays more than its fair share of
sewer costs, equaling “some four to
ﬁve percent of all the fees collected
in the community.“

Sue Anne Salmon. a member of
the neighborhood association and a
Lexington-Fayette Urban County
Government committee on storm
sewers, disagrees with the stand the
University has taken on the issue.

“UK has contributed signiﬁcant-
ly to our flooding problem by ﬁll-
ing in the wet retention basin." Sal-
mon said. “We feel that the
University should be held account-

See FLOODING. Back Page

By Doug Saretsky
Staff Writer

A UK study has found a link
between the structure of mental
health care and the effectiveness
of its facilities.

The study. conducted in pan
by Keith Provan. a UK business
management professor, found
that the seriously mentally ill are
best served when state funding is
channeled through a single. com-
munity-based agency that inte-
grates service.

The three-year study was con-
ducted by Provan. University of
Arizona public administration
professor Brint Milward and four
others.

It was funded by a $677,157
grant from the National Institute
of Mental Health.

The group examined mental
health services in Akron. Ohio;
Tucson. Ariz.; Albuquerque.
N.M.; and Providence, R].

“We chose the four cities be-
cause they‘re all comparable in
size." Ptovan said. “We wanted
to examine states such in Arizo-
na and New Mexico. who have a
low amount of state menu!
health funding. as well as Ohio

Mental care funding,
effectiveness linked

effectiveness because of a recent

and Rhode Island. both of which
have a high commitment to men-
tal health care."

The researchers began gather-
ing information in spring 1991
by interviewing health-care pro-
viders and case workers in each
city. Patients of the hospitals
and their families were also in-
terviewed.

When the initial results of the
study were gathered in summer
1992. the researchers found the
city of Providence to have the
best mental health care system
out of the four surveyed.

“It had everything -— good
state funding, stability and a sin-
gle core agency monitoring all
services." Provan said.

By the same token. Provan
said Tucson was rated least ef-
fective in the study because of
inadequate funding. poor integra-
tion among health-care providers
and recent system changes.

Akron's system. which was
found to be well-endowed with
state funds. also wm rated low in

system overhaul.
Provan noted that changes it a

See STUDY. Back Page

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that budget balancing is going to be,
" he said. “I‘m not sure how they
are going to get it done. but l'm
conﬁdent they are going to get it
done."

Several other UK-related items
also hang in the balance of the bud-
get decision. The proposed Central
and Life Sciences
Library. additional
funding for the UK
College of Engi-
neering and an in—
crease in the fund-
ing to the state-
supponcd universi-
ties all are on the
line.

Wethington said
he is conﬁdent that
the eight state-
supported universities will get the
proposed increases over the next
two years. Jones' budget calls for a
2 percent increase for 1994-95 and
a 3 percent the following year.

"i think we have a good under-

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standing on the part of General As-
sembly leaders that higher educa-
tion has been through some tough
times and it needs an increase over
the next two years." Wethington
said.

Capital projects, such as the li-
brary and various buildings in the
UK Community College System.
and money for speciﬁc programs.
such as the $500,000 additional
funding for the UK College of En-
gineering. still are large questions
marks.

“At this time, I‘m not necessari-
ly conﬁdent about any one particu-
lar item," Wethington said.

He said if the library is not in-
cluded in the budget, UK will have
to wait until 1996 to try to get
more funding.

“I think most (of the private do-
nors) are giving to establish or
build a new library and not neces-
sarily to have one start in any spe-
ciﬁc period of time." Wethington
said.

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APR 1 1994
Friday. April 1. 1994

By Alan Ala
Staff Writer

After weeks of testing and
trial-runs. the new student identi-
ﬁcation cards are ready for stu-
dents who will be enrolled in the
fall 1994 semester.

UK ofﬁcials will begin making
the new ID cards today and will
continue producing them until
April 29.

The identiﬁcation card pictures
will be made in 206 Student Cen-

' ter. between 8 am. and 7:30 pm.
on most weekdays.

IDs will be made according to
a schedule in order of academic
class status and alphabetical or-
der of student‘s last names. All

students are encouraged to have
their IDs made according to the
schedule as soon as possible.

The copy of the schedule has
been posted in various places
around campus, such as Marga-
ret I. King Library and the Stu-
dent Center.

When students get their ID
pictures made. they will receive
an informational brochure re-
garding the new card. The bro-
chure will explain new proce-
dures and changes in the ID and
will give a thorough explanation
of the students' mics and re-
sponsibilities about the ID.

The new ID is eight different
cards in one. It functions as the

See CARDS, Back Page

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nny afternoon by rollerblading down fraternity row.

JAMES CRISP/Kernel Staff

SGA ticket seeks student input

By Stephen D. Trimble
Assistant News Editor

They‘re the two guys toting the
green tissue boxes around campus
with the prompting message “Ask
Me“ on front. inviting students to
answer the questions:

“What do you want to see
changed on the University of Ken-
lucky campus." or. “If there was
one thing you could change at UK.

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what would it be?"

The inquirers arc Rob Waning-
ton and Joe Braun. and they’re Stu-
dent Govemment Association presi-
dential mnning mates who are
spreading the word of their carn-
paign.

They have asked students those
questions in hallways, on sidewalks
and during lunch across South and
Central Campus the last two days.

Presidential candidate Rob War-
rington said the boxes are a trade-

mark of their campaign that they
have used since their February an-
nouncement.

ideas dropped in the box go di-
rectly into forming the duo‘s cam-
paign platforms and agenda. War-
rington said.

“The agenda is created. literally.
for the students by the students,“
Warrington said of the more than
500 ideas submitted by students so
far in their campaign.

Also. Warrington said the boxes

are way to get studcim involved
and educated. “Therek not enough
students leaders.“ on campus. he
said. adding that he is trying to
“break the apathy."

Although both he and vice presi-
dential hopeful Braun concede that
some of the people they talk with
feel awkward answering their ques-
tions.

“Students are surprised when we
come up to them." he said. “but

See SGA. Back Page

Candidate Todd promises
‘unique’ race against Philpot

By Perry Brothers
Staff Writer

State senatorial candidate Don
Todd promises “a unique carn-
paign" against his opponent. in-
cumbent Sen. Tim Philpot.

Todd. a Democrat and currently
the 12th district Lexington-Fayette
Urban Comty councilman. told a
small crowd at the Student Center
Wednesday he will confront issues
not being addressed by the Repub-
lican sonata.

“i feel that in reviewing his legis-

lative non-performance. Philpot has
woven uneffective." Todd said. re-
ferring to Philpot’s persistent advo-
cacy of sodomy and anti-abortion
legislation.
“He has chosen to focus his atten-
tion on right-wing, fringe issues
that are not representative of the
community." Todd said.

After commenting on his oppo-
nent. Todd delved into a 30-minute
emination of crime. health care.
the economy aid the preservation
of Lexington's “green space."

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Todd said thwarting crime be-
gins with programs designed for
children.

“We have not addressed the
transitions in our family lives." he
said. “While Mom and Dad are
away at work. the children come
home from school and channel
surf “

He said because the econcmy
dictates this plental absence. the
canmuniry must develop mm
which offer prom “to give

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vanced further to see what in the
world was making such a horrible
din.

To my surprise, instead of dis-
covering a leftover basketball fan
with an airborn, I discov-
ered the ingenuity of one of
UK‘s up-and-coming artists,
Keith Spears.

The Keith Spears‘ bache-
lor of ﬁne arts exhibit, “Cru-
cial Fix," opened on Tues-
day evening with a large
turnout from the public. Un- ,
like most art exhibits, which
house untouchable objects

to be viewed and revered by In! Hill"

observers, “Crucial Fix"
contains several hands-on works
that please the ears as well as the
eyes.

“Drum Kit“ is a piece constructed
of a large oil barrel, several smaller
gas drums, two buzzers and a tele—
vision. By pressing the foot pedal. a
hammer hits the oil drum, produc-
ing a loud, metallic “thud."

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throughout the building. A small
switchboard on the floor next to the
“drums“ allows one to turn individ-
ual objects off and on.

While the sounds are not exactly
pleasing to the ear, the sheer inge-
nuity of the design and the surprise
at the noises that are produced caus-
es an operator of the “Drum Kit" to
press buttons over and over again to
see what each switch will do.

“Sampler Table“ takes the
switchboard idea to a larger scale.
At ﬁrst glance, a person might just
look at the table cluttered with junk
and wonder what in the world the
piece is all about.

The discovery of the switchboard
lying at the viewer's feet, however,
sheds a whole new light on “Sam-
pler Table." Press one button and a
record player begins slowly playing
a Herb Albert record. Press another
and the eyes of a gooﬁly grinning
clown head illuminate evilly
as the whole structure it is
sitting on begins to shake vi-
olently. Another button
plays music from the group
Ministry, and another causes
a light to turn on and silver
angels strapped to twin bul-
lets to rotate ever so grace-
fully.

Perhaps the only things
more entertaining than the
creativity of the “Sampler
Table“ is watching the people play-
ing gleefully with the switches like
overgrown kids.

All of Spears‘ works carry an in-
dustrial theme. Gears. car parts and
old plow parts are transformed into
abstract metal sculptures. Ilis series
of “Angels“ have wings shaped
from tractor parts, while his piece
“ﬂower" resembles a small bonsai
tree with bladelike gears for flowers
at the end of each metallic branch.

Crucial Fix’ ingenious art

“The industrial theme is a pan of
my personality," Spears said. “I like
to make things that move — it is
more exciting to me."

“Process of Nurturing“ is a piece
containing a grinning baby doll be-
ing swallowed in an endless sea of
circuits and gadgets.

“The piece is about growing up
in the technological age," Spears
said. “It's about information over-
load.“

One of the most eye-catching
pieces in the exhibition is “Industri-
al Infant Jesus,“ which comments
on modern religious iconography.

Colorful blinking Christmas
lights are entwined around the col-
umns of the three-tiered structure
made of automobile brake drums. A
large bronze infant -—— reminiscent
of a ceramic lawn Cupid — stands
on the top with a gear as a halo be-
hind his head. Smaller silver angels
decorate the lower tiers and a rotat-

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‘Cruciel Fix' by UK tine arts senior Keith Spears is showing at
in the Bernhart Gallery through April 5.

ing coil with gears attached to it
sits in the middle of the structure.

“Crown of Thorns” completes
the “religious experience." The
bronzed crown includes bullets in
place of thorns to make a powerful
piece.

Spears also includes several sad-
istically humorous canoons with
subjects such as the Pilsbury
Doughboy cooking his family and
Charles Manson as the average
middle-aged man.

If you enjoy lighthearted, interac-
tive artwork. be sure to please your
senses by viewing “Crucial Fix,"
and if you ﬁnd anything that you
just can‘t live without, many of the
pieces are for sale.

"Crucial Fix" will be on display
at the Bamhart Gallery through
April 5. The Barnhart Gallery, lo-
cated in Reynold '5 Building No. 1
on Scott Street, is open 9 am. to 5
pm Monday through Friday.

Resurgence of Western genre

By Matt DeFoor
Staff Writer

Somewhere in the bright orange
sun setting on the horizon or in the
thunder of horses‘ hooves or the
solemn stature of a Western town
crouched atop a hill lies a quality
that is endearing to everyone.

Yardena Rand has recognized
this mysterious element of the
Western ﬁlm genre.

Rand, a graduate student in
American cultural studies at Brown
University, is conducting a study to
document people‘s love for the
Westerns and what makes the ap-
parent simplicity of this ﬁlm genre
timeless.

The study is to ﬁnd out why
Americans like Westerns, not just
what they like.

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something more personal in West-
erns because movies, just like
songs, elicit certain memories.
Through a previous informal sur-
vey. Rand found that people from
diverse backgrounds love Westerns
for surprising reasons.

“One white housewife loves John
Wayne because she can imagine
herself free and independent. One
Pawnee elder loves the Pawnee in
‘Dances With Wolves,‘ admiring
their courage. A black advertising
executive has seen every Clint East-
wood Western, enjoying the notion
that one man can succeed against
all odds, embattled by a hostile and
often comrpt society," Rand said.

By breaking down the emotions
and adjectives that people associate
with their favorite Westerns, Rand
hopes to ﬁnd out how popular ﬁlms
lead to cultural change and how
ﬁlms conuibutc to cultural dia-
logue.

With the recent flood of Westerns
(“Tombstone, " “Posse, “ “Geroni-
o“ ,“Unforgiven‘ ‘,) the genre is in
the midst of a revival “Dances
With Wolves,“ partly responsible
for the resurgence. is what sparked
Rand to begin her research.

About her own interest in the
subject, Rand said, “I‘ve always
loved Westerns. And that is not
easy to admit for some people.“

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‘Bad Girls,’ due out next month, is the latest take on the West-
ern film format and illustrates the longevity of the genre.

The Western has a connotation of
American goodness and the tradi-
tional battle of humanity versus na-
turc.

’Ihis aura can be subversive if
you can walk away from the movie
with a different perspective, Rand
said. For example, “Broken Arrow”
and “High Noon" were under suspi-
cion during the McCarthy era be-
cause they addressed the issues of
racial faimess.

Even though the Western is stere-

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otyped as simplistic, Rand said
there are underlying themes that
have a lot to offer an audience.

The rough, kill ‘em and hang ’em
high scenarios and characters have
been a constant source of criticism
of the Western. Racist, sexist and
imperialist themes also have dis-
credited the genre.

To participate in the study, write
down your favorite movie Western
and why you like it. Mail the infor-
mation to: I Love Westerns, PO.
Box 6051, Providence, RI. 02940.

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Assistant Sports Editor

Whether you're talking football,
basketball or baseball, one thing re-
mains constant in the Southeastern
Conference.

It's tough to
win on the road.

Pookie Jones
knows that. As the
-f; UK football
team‘s quarter-
back and a right
ﬁelder for the UK
baseball team,
Jones also knows
that makes confer-
ence home games
that much more

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important.

And with Mississippi State com-
ing into Lexington for a three-game
series this weekend, Jones and his
baseball teammates will get their
ﬁrst taste of SEC home games.

”Ihis is our home ﬁeld. We're
playing in front of our home fans,
and it's our home opener for the
SEC," Jones said yesterday.

“We want to go out and have
good games.“

The series kicks off today at 6
p.m. Games tomorrow and Sunday
are set for 2 p.m.

MSU (12-10, 0-2 SEC) normally
provides quite a challenge to the
Wildcats (14-9, 1-1). The Bulldogs
lead the all-time series with UK
21-13.

But this season‘s State team is a
far cry from its usual baseball pow-
erhouse.

In fact, the 12-10 start is MSU‘s

Air Jordan
landing in
Birmingham

Associated Press

SARASOTA, Fla. — Michael
Jordan has been assigned to the
Class AA Birmingham Barons, the
Chicago White Sox announced yes-
terday.

The NBA superstar, trying to
make it to the major leagues after
retiring from basketball last sum-
mer, is 4-for-22 in minor-league
games this spring after going 3-for-
20 in 13 exhibition games for the
White Sox.

“I’m really looking forward to it,
hitting-wise," Jordan said of his as-
signment to the Southern League
team. “The competition will cer-
tainly get me prepared so I know
where I need to be. Hopefully it is
competitive and hopefully [‘11 re-
spond well to it.

“My main objective is to do well
as long as I can and let them decide
if I’m good enough to move up."

Jordan, calling his assignment to
the Barons “a good start for me,"
said he will give it a year, and
Birmingham manager Terry Fran-
cona said it will be a unique situa-
tion.

“The whole idea is to not lose
sight that he‘s trying to get to the
big leagues,“ Franeona said. “Eve-
rybody who goes there is important
to the White Sox.

“All I have to do is treat him like
another player. I get the on-the-ﬁeld
stuff. 1 get to watch him improve."

Jordan has played three games
with the Barons this spring.

“I think we picked the right
spot." White Sox general manager
Ron Schueler said. “I think the
main thing for him is to try and im-
prove his hitting."

Schueler said Jordan would be
treated — and paid — like all the
other players.

worst since the 1982 Bulldogs stan-
ed 10-13.

The Cats know about slow starts.
UK‘s 14-9 slate has been a major
disappointment to coaches and
players alike.

“We expect so much of our-
selves, and this is not the way we
wanted to start." Jones said.

“But great teams aren’t built in
the ﬁrst 20 games."

Slow starts notwithstanding, Mis~
sissippi State is likely to give UK a
ﬁght. particularly the Wildcat hit-
ters.

MSU's pitching staff sports a
miniscule 3.35 ERA, and opponents
are batting a paltry .247 against
Bulldog pitching.

“Mississippi State‘s got a real
good pitching staff," Jones said.

"'l‘hey‘re struggling a little bit of-
fensively. but their pitching is prob-
ably going to be some of the best
we‘ll face."

UK also has sputtered offensively
in stages, particularly in its two
Slit‘ games.

'lhe (‘ats are batting an anemic
.212 in conference games.

And two of UK‘s most proliﬁc
sluggers, catcher Brad Hindersman
zuid center ﬁelder Jeff Abbott. are
ruining the most notable strugglers.

Hindersman is 0-for-8 in SEC
play, while Abbott is batting only
.125 in conference games.

The Bulldogs' offensive struggles
include a .271 team batting average
and only 16 home runs.

For comparison‘s sake, UK has
belted 36 long balls, led by Jones‘

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