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Problem
explained

00 not try to deny it, we
all have our bouts
with a little gastro-
intestinal discomfort.
Here is an
explanation about
the gas that smells
up the stalls.

Where does fart gas
come from?

The gas in our intestines
comes from several
sources: air we
swallow. gas seeping
into our intestines
from our blood, gas
produced by chemical
reactions in our guts,
and gas produced by
bacteria living in our
guts.

What is fart gas made
of?

The composition of fart
gas is highly variable.
But the relative
proportions of these
gases that emerge
from our anal
opening depend on
several factors: What
we ate, how much air
we swallowed, what
kinds of bacteria we
have in our
intestines, and how
long we hold in the
tart.

What makes farts stink?

The odor of farts comes
from small amounts
of hydrogen sulfide
gas and mercaptans
in the mixture. These
compounds contain
sulfur. Foods such as
cauliflower. eggs and
meal are notorious
for producing smelly
farts, whereas beans
produce large
amounts of not
particularly stinky
farts.

Why do farts make
noise?

The sounds are produced
by vibrations of the
anal opening. Sounds
depend on the
velocity of expulsion
of the gas and the
tightness of the
sphincter muscles of
the anus.

How much gas does a
normal person pass
per day?

On average. a person
produces about half a
liter of fart gas per
day, distributed over
an average of about
14 daily farts.

Is it true that some
people never fart?

No. not if they’re alive.
People even fart
shortly after death.

What things other than
diet can make a
person fart more
than usual?

People who swallow a lot
of air fart more than
people who don't.
This can be cured
somewhat by
chewing with your
mouth closed.

Compiled by
Samantha Essid/Ron
Norton

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Candle cause of fire in Holmes Hall

‘It looked too dangerous': Most of student's belongings damaged by
smoke and water from Tuesday night's fire at Holmes Hall

By Paul Halter

STAN WRITER

By Scott Sloan
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Accidents happen when least
expected

A..I. ()gg. a marketing fresh
man found that out the hard way
when a fire started in his room
in Holmes Hall 'I‘uesday night.

()gg said he had just gotten
home from work and had started
to look over the next section in

his astronomy book. His room
mate. whose name ()gg would
not release. had left to get food
and study.

()gg said he left to use the re
sti'ooni. While in the restroom.
()gg heard the fire alarm sound.
so lie returned to his room to
grab hisjacket. When he opened
the door. smoke and flames
greeted him.

"I looked in the room to see
if I could save anything. but it
looked too dangerous. I couldn't

 

see anything visibility was
probably about it inches. l
tboiight to myself. "Why did the
room IjUst left go up in smoke in
a matter of iiiiiiiites""‘ ()gg said.

()gg said he attempted to find
the nearest fire extinguisher. but
could not find it

The fire started when a lit
candle caught a blanket on the
bunk beds on fire. ()gg said. He
said he does not know who lit
the candle

tigg. along with the other fllItI
residents of Holmes Hall. stood

“Eating drilled by
construction

Founding Reside

incx tomcat l PHOTOEDITOR

The Alpha Tau Omega house sits beside the No. 2 Parking Garage, located near the William T. Young Library. Members
say they don't mind the added noise but miss the extra parking. Construction is expected to be completed this year.

By Sara Zaehrlnger
STAFF WRITER

Getting drilled in the arts and
sciences is a part of college life
most students find only in the
classroom. But for Alpha Tau
Omega fraternity members the
word drill has taken on a whole
new meaning.

The ATO house is located di-
rectly beside the ongoing renova-
tion and addition to Parking
Garage No. 2. the garage adjacent
to the William T. Young Library.
Despite the evident menace of
having bulldozers and power
drills disturbing their early mom~
ing sleep. ATO housemates feel
other irritations with the con
struction underway.

For Nick Ginn. a secondary
education junior and ATO house
resident. the noise and constant
traffic in and out of the site are
daily annoyances. -

The chain link fence. which
surrounds the right and backside
of the house. makes it difficult to
access the house from the road.
Ginn said. Limited road access be-
cause of the construction was es-
pecially problematic at the start of
last semester when people were
moving into the house. Residents
had to break some rules in order
to move in furniture.

“There were some tracks [in
the grass] leading up to the house.

We kind of got in some trouble
with the groundskeeper." Ginn
said. smiling.

Ginn and fellow housemate
Kevin Pierce agree that the mom-
ing is the noisiest time.

“I have an 8 am. class. i go to
that and they‘re up and going."
Pierce said.

Pierce. a graduate student
and resident of the ATO house
since 1995. lives on the side of the
house opposite the construction
and doesn't seem to mind the
noise. However. he finds the loss
of the parking spaces next to the
house an inconvenience.

“They definitely need to do
something to add more parking
spots." Pierce said. although he
figures UK employees will benefit
most from the renovation.

David Doss. the project man-
ager of Messer Construction. the
company contracted for the
garage makeover. said that the
renovation and addition to the
parking garage is estimated to be
finished this year. The goal of the
project is to extend the life of the
33-year-old parking structure by
repairing the concrete. placing
new deck coatings and adding
more parking spaces, Doss said.

As for the neighbors next
door. Doss said the fratemity
house and its members have gone
out of their way to make the con-
struction team feel

welcome at UK.

“They’ve been super neigh~
bors." Doss said. “They‘ve been
real helpful by letting us use wa
ter. and we've caused more prob
lems than they have with the
noise and all the dirt and confu-
sion that disrupts everyone‘s nor-
mal patterns." Doss said that the
team tries to stay out of the stu-
dents‘ way as much as possible.

“Mostly. we‘re former stu-
dents so we know how it is." he
said.

The presence of dirt piles.
bulldozers. cranes and chain-link
fencing did not seem to affect the
fraternity"s rush numbers. Pierce
said that while the construction
took up a lot of A'l‘O’s yard. their
numbers remained fairly high.

“A lot of people thought the
construction would negatively af-
fect it but our numbers stayed
fairly high. I think you just have
to get out and talk to people like
anything else Pierce said.

By accepting the sounds.
sights and smells of the construc-
tion next door. Ginn and Pierce
find the construction a part of
their everyday lives. Ginn said he
had even met and talked with the
head engineer about the project.

“1 think they've made some
advancements. That‘s kind of
hard with it being as cold as it
was during the break."
Ginn said.

I have an 8 am. class. I go to that and
they are up and going.”

- KEVIN PIERCE. GRADUATE STUDENT

 

 

outside for over an hour while
firefighters and police put out
the fire.

When he returned to the
room. ()gg said most everything
had been damaged by the smoke
and the water. The fire
only damaged the bedding

“After the fire. we gathered
everything that could be sal
vaged from the room. and we
tried to clean up our belong
ings."

”Everything was either
soaked in water or covered in
smoke and soot." ()gg said,

()gg said he had not received
the damage report.

Also damaged in the fire

were windows. ()gg said seven

lls‘ell‘

panes of glass were broken when
firemen broke in to fight the fire

The Kernel contacted tiarrv
Beach. l’K fire marshal. but be
had not yet received permission
from (ieot‘ge lleHIii. vice pi‘esi
dent of fiscal aflans, to comment
on the fire

t'andles are against the l'K
fire regulation because of the
possibility of open flames caus
log fire

But ttgg said what happened
to him was an "accident" and
could happen to anyone

"This isn't about
this is about accidents
everyone has." be said.

"It‘s the f‘ati that anything
can happen “

candles.
that

EXTRACURRICULAR

Mixing business
with pleasure

More than business: Business fraternity
uses meetings to mingle, make contacts

By Nathy Wyatt

STAFF WRITER

Howling and playing with animals could help add an ex
tra line on your resume These elements are found in the
professional business fraternity of Alpha Kappa Psi

Social involvement is present. but professional events
are also provided once a month. where people in the busi
ness world share helpful information w itb the members and

open up chain es for recruitment,

Melissa Lucas. the marketing committee chairperson.
said the fraternity helps members with their majors or

minors in business.

"We want people to walk away with skills they can
apply in occupations when they graduate." she said.
Alpha Kappa Psi has many service programs they par

ticipate in.

Members have wound up volunteering at the

Humane Society. serving dinner at the Ronald McDonald

House and joining another BRA) organization. The National

Association of Black Accountants. for a canned food drive.
Tommy Smith. the president of Alpha Kappa Psi. said

involvement is key.

“The biggest goal is to give members an outof-class ex-

perience, to supplement their insclass experience.“

he said.

Smith said brotherhood is very present in this fraterni‘
ty. They have a bowling league and schedule camping trips.

and have group seating at football games.

"Joining a student organization gives an outstanding

opportunity to get to know other people."

he said.

This week is rush week for Alpha Kappa Psi Events In'
clude informational meetings. and the arrival of a profes
sional speaker who works with the Kentucky Legends. Lex-

ington‘s new minor league baseball team.

Aside from professional fraternities. UK offers many
honorary societies. to coincide with the. many colleges

See FRAT on 3

Bringing campus
fraternities closer

Check it: New president wants to increase
interaction between Greek chapters

By Becky Neisel

STAFF WRITER

lfK's new lnterfraternity Council
president. Blaine Ayers. says he wants to
bring the brotherhood of campus frater-
nities closer. to see more enthusiasm to-
ward the (‘yreek system and improve its
image.

Ayers. a history senior. was sworn
in as president last November and is a
four-year member and former vice presr
dent of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon social
fraternity

He plans to continue what last year's
president and executive council worked
on. relations among the fraternities on
campus and between Greek and non-
Greek groups.

”The last president and executive

See IFC on 2

Theme
president

To contact the
Interfraternity
Council, call the
Greek Affairs Office
at 257-3151.

To contact Blaine
Ayers. call
323.7055 or e—mail
trim at
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as a “right-wing
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No more power extensions

SACRAMENTO. Calif. » California is “burn-
ing through" tiiotiey about as fast as it is con
suining electricity. puttitig added pressure on the
state to quickly find a solution to the energy cri-
sis. Presitient Bush extended an emergency order
keeping power flowing to (‘alifornia for two
weeks but said it wouldn't be extended again.
State officials noted 'l‘uesday that in just five
days they have spent more than a quarter of a
$400 million emergency fund. Another Stage 3
power alert was issued for all of California until
midnight Wednesday. The alert. which means
the state’s power reserves have fallen to about 1.5
percent anti rolling blackouts are a strong possi
bility. has been issued every day for more than a
week.

Trespasser shakes Bush's hand

WASlilNG’l‘ON Just after President Bush
was inaugurated. a man without any security
clearance bypassed three security checkpoints
and shook Bush‘s hand an escapadc he pulled
at President (‘linton‘s second inauguration. aur
thorities said. The man‘s success at gaining ac
cess to the president startled Secret Service
agents anti l'.S. t‘apitol Police officers because se»
curity was intensified in preparation for large
groups of protesters. t‘apitol Police refused to
give details except to say that the trespasser “'11s
unarmed and had been taken through a metal de
tector.

Chinese New Year

TAIPEI. Taiwan (‘hinese around the
world on Wednesday welcomed the Year of the
Snake a period astrologers say could be lucky
for the new US. president. The start of the lunar
new year is the biggest holiday for (‘hineso
about one-fifth ofthe worlds population. Accord
ing to the liasynibol (‘hinese horoscope. this is
the year of the snake. which can bring upheaval.
revolutions antl disasters. But this year won‘t be
a time of great change. predicted 'l‘ai'w‘aiiesi- as.
trologer Shao (‘hung-ling. a master oi‘tlie Hook of
(‘hangestl'l'ALi an ancient (‘hinese book used
for predictions. it could be a good year for new
President Bush. however. because Bush was
born in 1946. a Year oftlie Dog. which is believed
to be able to get along with the snake.

Peace talks continue

.lERl'SALl‘IM Just as some progress was
reported iii Mideast peace talks. lsrael's prime
minister foutitl himself with a fateful decision
whether to resume negotiations with the Pales
tinians despite the brutal killing of two Tel Ayiy
restaurateurs Denotiiicing the killings as "hor
rendous." Ehud Barak on ’l‘uesday recalled the
leaders of his delegation from marathon peace
talks in the Egyptian resort of Taba. He planned

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NOT HUNGRY:
A Nebraska
couple is suing
Ted Nugent for
not having din-
ner with them.
lion and
Nrishelle
Bennet of
Lincoln,
Nebraska claim
that they only
received limited
access back-
stage passes,
their "front row
seats" were 30
rows back and
they did not get
to have dinner
with Nugent, he
did however
talk to them
briefly before
the concert.

NOT BRITNEY:
A website is
claiming it has
a recording of
Britney Spears
swearing and
sounding off
backstage at
the Rock In Rio
festival. Spears
is said to have
been caught
cussing when
she forgot to
switch off her
microphone.
While the voice
sounds very
much like
Britney, there
is some doubt
as to whether it
really is her.

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a meeting with the negotiators Wednesday in
Jerusalem.

Woman dies In fiery protest

BEIJING 7— Police checkpoints ringed
Tiananmen Square to head off threatened
protests Wednesday by the outlawed Falun Gong
sect after Tuesday‘s protest by five members who
set themselves on fire in China‘s symbolic heart.
The fiery protest left one woman dead. injured
the other four and signaled a dangerous turn in
the intensifying 18-inonth‘old standoff between
the spiritual movement and the communist gov-
ernment. In response. Beijing police imposed the
tightest security in the square in years. marring
W’txintistlay"s start of the lunar new year. China‘s
biggest public holiday.

More layoffs for AOI. Time Warner

NEW YORK ., Less than a week after a ma-
jor revamp at CNN. newly formed media giant
AOL Time Warner is shaking up the entire orga-
nization iii a move that will result in at least
1.000 tnore jobs being lost. sources said. The cuts.
announced Tuesday. are affecting the company‘s
music business. its America Online division and
its movie studio New Line Cinema. according to
several sources who spoke on condition of
anonymity. The cuts are part of an overall belt»
tightening drive to make good on a promise to in-
vestors that the merger would deliver a major
boost to earnings. Two top executives at AOL
Time Warner discussed the cuts with several me-
tiia outlets. putting the number of layoffs at more
than 2.000.

Star jOlnS fight against death penalty
PARIS French film star Catherine
Deneuve called tiii the llniteti States to abolish
the death penalty anti helped deliver thousands
of petitions to the US. Embassy in Paris. The pe-
tition drive was launched by the Parisbased
Group Against the Death Penalty. which invited
Deneuve to join iii delivering the petitions. Some
500.000 people in France anti other European
countries signed the petition. according to the
group. Postal sacks filled with petitions were tak-
en Tuesday to the gates of the embassy. located
near the (‘hamps-Elysees. Minutes later.
Deneuve‘s car drove up and she was quickly es-
corted inside. It was unclear with whom she met.

Williams recovering from surgery

BOSTON Doctors continue to be encour-
aged by Ted Williams' improvement more than
one week after a 9-hour operation to repair fail—
ing heart valves. Doctors have removed a tube
that ran down his mouth and into his throat and
four of the six [V lines anti have continued to tie-
crease the 82-year-old Hall of Famers medication
intake. The Boston Globe reported Wednesday.
The throat tube was replaced with a tracheotomy
below the larynx. which tioctors say would allow
him to talk. something he could not do before.

Compiled from wire reports.

 

jIllDENLMEDlA

Interim adviser named

STA" REPORl

A new interim adviser has
been named as the search con-
tinues for UK‘s next student
media adviser.

Roy Moore. associate dean
for graduate studies in the Col-
lege of Communications anti In-
formation Studies. replaced for-
mer interim Media Adviser
Buck Ryan this semester.

Ryan. director of the
School of Journalism anti
Telecommunications. is taking
a sabbatical this semester.

The search for a new me-
dia adviser began last June
when Mike Agin. fortner media
adviser. announced that he was
leaving UK to become a com-
munications coordinator with
Cypress Semiconductors. a
computer parts company. Agin
worked as the UK media advis-
er for 11 years.

The media adviser over-

sees two student media organi-
zations. the Kernel and the
Kentuckian yearbook.

Moore. who has taught
many journalism classes at UK
anti worked as a reporter for
the Berea College student
newspaper when he attended
the school, is proud to assist
the Kernel.

“It‘s a honor to work with
an award-winning paper.“ he
said.

The Kernel staff is looking
forwarti to having Moore as the
interim adviser this semester.

“Everyone at the Kernel is
really excited about working
with Dr. Moore." said Amanda
York. Kernel editor in chief.
York also appreciates the peo
ple who have assisted the Ker-
nel since Agin resigned.

“We are all thankful that
everyone has been so helpful
while we have been without
an adviser.“ York said.

 

 

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Continued from page I

council were really good. anti 1
want to build on what [they]
did." he said. His vision for
the future of UK‘s fraternities
is more interaction between
chapters to increase friend-
ship anti pride in the Greek
system.

“The more. stuff you do
with other chapters the more
you learn about them." Ayers
said. “You also gain more re-
spect for your own chapter. I'd
like to see them more. involved
with the IFC delegation. more
involved with their chapters."

Past leaders agree with
Ayers about fraternal rela»
tions.

“Our best accomplish-
ment was lFC relations with
each other and interfraternal
relationships." said former
IFC president. Johnny Collias.

Collias said he enjoyed
the job and will miss working
with the chapters on a

regular basis.

Duties of the [PC presi~
dent include leading weekly
meetings. planning rush activ-
ities anti a retreat for the IFC
delegation. anti maintaining
the Greek system as a “well-
oileti machine."

“I am an elected represen
tative of the fraternity system.
I make sure things get done
anti make note of certain rules
to change in our bylaws."
Ayers said.

With Rush. Ayers said the
IFC has been busy making
plans.

“We are encouraged and
enthusiastic about that. That's
our lifeline ~ » the new guys
coming in. I want to increase
membership.“ he said.

They are also planning to
attend a conference in
Atlanta.

Most of all. Ayers wanted
to stress that the presidency
was not about increasing his
own status.

“The office is not about
me or one man.“ he said.

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Students ‘in debt' to Mr.

Students don't get enough: Disordered sleeping patterns can
cause chronic bad moods, lower performance levels, doctor says

By Ashley York
ASSISTANT urws EDIYOR

Look around for just a nio-
ment and the evidence is clear
the vast tiiajority of llK's catn-
pus woke up on the wrong side
of the bed this morning.

If you look around tomor-
row mornitig. you will probably
witness the same circutnstance.
l)on't exclude yourself because
these odds more than likely
suggest that you are one of the
77 percent of students either not
getting enough sleep. or not
sleeping to your fullest
potential.

This becomes problematic
for many because sleeping.
even though many see it as a
waste of time and unnecessary.
is paramount to living a harmo-
nious lifestyle.

“If you don‘t get enough
sleep. you are likely to get
clumsy. stupid. unhappy. sick
and sometimes dead." warns
Fred l)anner. a professor ofed-
ucational and counseling
psychology

l)anner knows all about
sleep deprivation. Not just
among college students. but for
the collective society.

“Most of us don‘t get
enough sleep." he said about so»
ciety‘s typical sleeping average
of 6.5 to 7.5 hours of sleep per
night. Instead. l)aimer recom~
mends young adults sleep clos
er to nine hours per night if
they plan to survive the day
without the stimulation of nicor
tine. caffeine and naps.

Since most fail to take this
advice. they suffer the conse

, .SIAILNEINS,

quences. Listed above. plus
"groggy. cranky. clumsy and
stupid" behavior.

l)anner said chaotic, sleep
schedules also create iinplica
tions for students.

"When awakened through-
out the night. their subsequent
mental performance is as bad
as that of students who (stay)
up all night." he said.

As for the night owls. l)an-
ner‘ said they don't necessarily
face any serious problems on a
day to day basis as long as they
sleep consistently, but when
early classes and day jobs force
early waking. problems may
arise.

"If you persist in an owl
pattern long enough. you even-
tually entrain your sleeprwilke
cycle so that it is extremely dif-
ficult to fall asleep at an earlier
hour." he said of this pattern
known as llelayed Sleep Phase
Syndrome.

l)anner said this disorder
could cause someone to suffer
from chronic bad moods the
rest of their life.

And then there's the sleep
debt. which l)anner said is. in
fact. a reality.

(letting as little as one hour
less sleep per night than the
body needs contributes to this
debt.

(luess what'.’ At the end of
the school week. you just about
added seven hours of sleep debt
to your account.

"Like most debts. it eventu
ally has to be paid." he said if
people want to avoid illness. ac
cidents. poor academic pel’l‘ot‘r

mance and depression.
Perhaps. one could take a
nap to make up for lost time.
l)anner said this isn't a bad
idea. but many people believe
naps are not only a sign of lazi-
ness. but also a waste of time.
"Naps can be both refresh»
ing and life saving." he said.
Even though most people
simply don‘t practice superb
sleep patterns. some people do
have problems. Sometimes.
they're caused by caffeine. lack
of exercise. smoking or drink.
ing. but in some instances. rest-
lessness. sleep disordered
breathing. insomnia and exces-
sive daytime sleepiness make
for some cranky people.
l)anner‘s‘ advice
some sleep.

get

Sandman

Bythenlnhers

National Sleep Awareness Week
is in March but it is never too early
to start catching up on all the
winks you missed.

It you don't catch up now. your
owl-like patterns could turn into a
disorder. Below are some statistics
from an e-mail survey done by Dr.
Fred Danner in March 2000. Banner
received over l,800 responses to
his query. He found only 23
percent of students sleep
adequately.

13.7

percent say they experience
“creepy-crawly" feelings in their
legs either a lot of the time or
most of the time.

19.5

percent of people surveyed say
that it takes them longer than 30
minutes to fall asleep.

22.3

percent say they twitch or kick
during the night while sleeping.

41.8

percent scored 10 or higher on
the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, 3
scale that measures how sleepy a
person is during the daytime.

Proposed tax to finance anti-litter

Cleaning up: House leader drops bottle bill to propose tax on
containers and fast-food cups; Political opposition stiff

ASSOCIATED PRESS

FR.»\NKI“()R'I‘. Ky. Drop»
ping his plan for a "bottle bill”
that would collect a refundable
deposit. a leading House Demo-
crat said he will propose a tax
on containers and fast-food
cups to finance an anti-litter
effort.

House Majority Floor
Leader (ireg Stuinbo said his
proposal would levy a If) cent
“environmental impact fee” on
containers from i ounces to a
gallon. and one-half cent on
each fast~food cup.

The fee would not be col-
lected on containers for milk or
some nutritional products.

Stumbo‘s disclosure
Wednesday of his anti-litter
campaign caine just hours be-
fore (‘.ov. Paul Patton scheduled

a news conference to unveil his
plans for mandatory universal.
curbside garbage collection.

Stumbo said the plan would
generate upward of Slit) million
annually with the proceeds go
ing to counties to clean up litter
at least four times a year on
state and federal roads and
twice a year on local roads.

"If you're not going to have
a bottle bill to keep them from
throwing it away. you have to
pay somebody to pick it up.”
Stuinbo said.

Stumbo said he believes
Patton's bill will have little to
do with litter control or raise
any money for a more compt‘e
hensive approach to solid-waste
disposal.

“I'm hoping he'll change
his mind. That‘s why I'm trying
to rush to get mine out there."

Stumbo said.

A spokesman for Patton de
clined comment on Stumbo‘s
plan and deferred questions un»
til the governor's news confer.
ence. which is scheduled to take
place near an illegal dump in
Franklin (‘ountv

Stumbo‘s bill also man
dates universal collection by
January ‘Jlllrl. which he said is
identical to what will be in Pat.
ton‘s proposal.

The proceeds of the tax on
cups and containers would be
divided among counties based
on a formula that takes into ac.
count population and road
mileage.

Stuinbo said based on some
estimates of the number of con
tainers people use. such as soft
drink and beer cans. sports
drinks and fast-food cups. the

average Kentuckian would
have to pay only about 81’. annu»
ally, "I don‘t think that's oner-
ous at all.”

But the political opposition
to any tax. fee or deposit is al-
ready stilf, Senate President
David Williams. IHiurkesville.
has already declared any pro
posals that raise money dead
for this session.

Senate Republicans have
weighed in on the solid-waste
debate with a vaguely worded
plan for an advertising cam-
paign to combat litter.

Stumbo has a trump card
that he might also play. He has
already introduced a proposal
that would put a referendum
for a container deposit plan a
“bottle bill" on the ballot for
voters to decide.

Stumbo said if voters got a
chance. he is convinced they
would approve a bottle bill as
they have in Michigan and
other states
recently.

Bill requires schools display ‘In God We Trust'

ASSOCIAIE D PRESS

RI(‘I'IM()NI). Va. A leg-
islative committee on Wednes
day approved a bill that would
require Virginia public schools
to display the phrase “In (lod
We Trust” prominently
on campus.

“It's on the dollar bill. why
shouldn't we have it in our
schools?" I)el. Robert (l. Mar»
shall. R-I’rince William. told
the House of Delegates Educa-
tion Committee. The panel vot»
ed 12»? to send Marshall‘s bill to
the House floor.

Marshall said he didn‘t
know how much it would cost
schools to post the message.

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I)el. Anne (i. Rhodes. R-
Richmond. said while she un-
derstands why someone would
want to honor the statement.
which is also the national mot-
to. displaying it at school
would conflict with the consti-
tutional separation of church
and state.

Richard Ferris. associate
director of the American Civil
Liberties l'nion in Virginia.
told the committee that posting
the message violates students'
First Amendment rights and
would make nont‘hristians
feel like "outsiders."

Ferris argued that such a
message also would do much to
influence children who ”are ex»

Mike Rogers. the president.
listed the benefits of this society.
He said that it gives you an on
[mrtunity to get to know your
professors. to meet people with

treinely susceptible to religious
indoctrination."

Bob Hall. chairman of the
Henrico County School Board.
said he saw no problems with
displaying the motto.

“If we're required to do it.
then we'll do it." Hall said.

The Virginia General As
sembly also is considering leg
islation to require public
school students to learn the
Pledge of Allegiance and recite
it in classrooms displaying the
l'S. flag. Students with reli»
gious objections could get an
exemption by providing a note
from “an ecclesiastical officer
ofhis religion." the hill says.

The bill is sponsored by

Sen. Warren Barry. Rl‘airfax
(‘ounty. author of a state law
requiring students to observe a
minute of silence at the begin-
ning of the school day.

Barry said that when he
visited a school to see how the
minute-of-silence law was be
ing implemented. he noticed
many students weren‘t partici»
pating in the Pledge of AlltL
glance.

"I talked to students to find
out why and the general an-
swer was. 'I just didn't feel like
it." As a former Marine. I took
offense at that, If we don‘t in
still patriotism in these young
people. the consequences will
be very grave.” he said.

 

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Scholarships are also of-
fered. it) coming from M icrosofl.

Iliane Kohler. senior associ»
ate director at the UK (‘areer
(‘enter. explains how these types
of organizations aid in obtaining
careers in
the future.

"Employers look for ex-
tracurricular activities." she
said.

Activities show students are
capable of doing more than one
thing.

“It shows a student is well
rounded." Kohler says hirers
are also interested in career-re
Iated experience. volunteer
work and academics.

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