xt76hd7ns31p https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt76hd7ns31p/data/mets.xml The Kentucky Kernel Kentucky -- Lexington The Kentucky Kernel 2002-11-13 Earlier Titles: Idea of University of Kentucky, The State College Cadet newspapers  English   Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. The Kentucky Kernel  The Kentucky Kernel, November 13, 2002 text The Kentucky Kernel, November 13, 2002 2002 2002-11-13 2020 true xt76hd7ns31p section xt76hd7ns31p Women's b-ball wins against exhibition team l PAGE 4

EEMLfiIfiYKENTUCKY

 

November 13, 2002

 

FLEETING

IMPRESSIONS

Louisville museum
displays Scottish
collection of French
artl a: lg". -~

http: www.kykernel.com

 

Ky. ACLU condemns security measures

Liberty: UK ACLU teams up with Ky. ACLU in protest
against parts of USA PATRIOT Act legislation

WWW

STAFF WRITER

Unlawful searches. racial
profiling. secret detention and
spying are aspects of the USA
PATRIOT Act that must be
corrected. said members of
the American Civil Liberties
Union of Kentucky Tuesday
night.

In near-freezing tempera-
tures, members of the ACLU

Students grade
profs, results
posted online

A+: Evaluations can help
students and instructors

By Joshua Thomas
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

As students begin to flip
through the pages of their
schedule books to register
for next semester, one major
concern is that they know
very little about which in-
structors to take.

A Web site posted by the
Office of Institutional Re—
search may make it easier
for students to choose the
teacher who best fits their
learning style by displaying
the results of student evalua—
tions.

A summary of the re
sults from the standardized
bubble sheet evaluations
from each section instruc-
tors teach have been posted
since 1994 on a link from
UK‘s home page.

However. few students
say they know about it.

“I didn't know they post-
ed those evaluations. but I
will definitely use it as a ref
erence.” said Justin Bard. a
business management and
accounting junior. “If lots of
people my age think that
someone is a jerk that can't
teach. chances are. so will I."
said Bard.

Some students say they
already use the site. “I have
used it in the past to choose
professors.“ said Julie Tabor.
a biology senior. “If a profes-
sor has extreme positive or
negative characteristics.
then that usually comes
through on the evaluations."

Other students who are
aware of the site say they
have doubts about its useful-
ness. “I have never used it as
a reference because I don‘t
think that students take
those evaluations too seri-
ously." said Justin Johnson.
a telecommunications senior.

Some instructors have
no problem with the posting
of their evaluations. Eric
Christianson. a history pro
fessor. said that evaluations
helpful.

“Evaluations are impor-
tant and useful and students
and teachers alike should
seek them out." said Chris-
tianson. “If a student has
constructive criticism. it
ought to be reported."

Jane Phillips. a professor
in the classics department.
said evaluations don‘t tell
the whole story

“It makes information
more manageable for those
who are trying to pay atten-
tion to the numbers. but it is
too generalized." said
Phillips.

Formkm

Check om teacher

evakrations at:
http://wwwukyedu/IR/
toehtml

stood on the steps of the Fed
eral Courthouse in downtown
Lexington listing their con
cerns and calling upon offi-
cials to take up their charge
and safeguard American free-
doms.

“We're here to remind
Kentuckians they do not have
to choose between safety and
freedom.“ said Jeff Vessels.
executive director of the

ACLU of Kentucky. “Giving
government more power does
not equate more freedom.
When we sacrifice personal
freedom. the terrorists win.“
Casey Holland. co-coordi
nator 0f UK‘s ACLU. con-
demned the Terrorism Infor-
mation and Prevention Sys-
tem. or Operation TIPS.
which encourages citizens to
report “suspicious activity.“
This operation recruits volun-
teers who work in the trans-
portation. trucking, shipping.
maritime. and mass transit

industries to call a hot line
and report people they believe
to be engaged in terrorist ac-
tivities.

“Operation TIPS turns
neighbor on neighbor." he
said. “Operation TIPS is divi-
sive and wrong. Operation
TIPS must go."

Roberta Harding. a UK
law professor. discussed how
the USA PATRIOT Act allows
the government to survey re-
ligious groups and political
organizations without evi-
dence of wrongdoing.

Activities like this were
once curtailed after the FBI‘s
campaign to undermine Rev.
Martin Luther King. Jr. in the
19505. she said.

“As a law professor I
teach the Bill of Rights." she
said. “And this act infringes
our First Amendment rights
of freedom of association and
freedom of religion."

The ACLU of Kentucky
sent letters yesterday to Sen.
Mitch McConnell. Sen. Jim
Bunning. Congressman Ernie
Fletcher. Gov. Paul Patton.

Lexington Mayor Pam Miller
and Lexington Mayorelect
Teresa Isaac. They requested
written reassurances that
these officials would combat
issues including racial profil~
ing. military detention, Oper-
ation TIPS and First Amend-
ment infringements.

“The federal justice sys-
tem has the final say on all
legislation." Harding said.
"(Standing in front of the Fed-
eral Court) symbolizes the
last bastion available to pro-
tect our freedoms."

 

Walking into
another world

 

 

 

da Vinci’s studio

HOLLY oms l KERNELSTAI’F

Stewart Bible, a mechanical engineering graduate student, plays with the 3-D Immersive Visualization demon-
stration in the ILG. Anderson Building. The demonstration shown is titled "da Vinci's Vlork Room."

Virtual reality: College of Engineering's Metaverse Project
offers uses in gaming, TV, medical technology and business

By Steve Eilerman
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

A College of Engineering
project may soon allow video
gamers to do more than just
play the game v now they can
be in it.

With Immersive Visualiza-
tion. the basis for what the engi
neering college calls the Meta-
verse Project. video games can

become virtual reality.

“You would actually be able
to get inside the display of the
video." said James McDonough
of the engineering department.
“In 10 years. for the price of a
moderately sized car. you could
have one in your home."

It will also change the way
the world watches TV. he said.

“For sports. you could get
on the court or field and watch

the games." McDonough said.
The college has a set of 24
projectors and computers that
have enabled them to create a
three dimensional environment
of a collection of Leonardo da
Vinci's paintings. They also
have the ability to change the
environment with respect to the
position of the person using it.
“The network uses comput-
er vision technology where it
warps images to make them
seamlessly connected.“ said
Chris Jaynes. the assistant pro-
fessor in the department of com

See VIRTUAL on 3

‘GAMING’ THE DAY AWAY

Play: Video game industry keeps consumer interest
with expanding technology and subject matter

By Steve Ellerman

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Stu Tackett and his roommate are still in their box-
ers at 2 pm. on a Tuesday: pounding away at their con-
trollers as they play Madden 2K3. It‘s the norm in

Tackett‘s room

the controllers in his room in

Holmes Hall barely touch the ground before someone

else is there to pick one up.

Maybe it's because Tackett. a communications
freshman. and his roommate have six video game sys‘
tems to choose from. Or maybe it's because they. like
many college students. are easily sucked into long days
of playing the games. “There‘s almost always someone
playing (at our dorml." Tackett said.

Whether it's the older. more classic systems like
NES and Sega Genesis. or the newer. more sophisticat-

ed consoles such as PlayStation 2 and the Microsoft X-

box. students like Tackett often find themselves unable
to escape from the grasp of those little rectangular

shaped boxes.

Last year alone. people spent over $280 million on

mum | KERNELSTAI’I’

Stu Tockott. on undeclared mshmon, ploy:

See GAMES on 3

Mario Brothers as his room-to Jossoo
honor looks on.

 

Student rep
on city board
encouraged

Precedent: University of Maryland liaison,
College Park councilmen cite its success

By Jenny Robertson
manna.—

When the University of Maryland lost to
Duke in the NCAA basketball tournament two
years ago. University of Maryland students riot-
ed in the streets. That was when Eric Swalwell
realized the magnitude of the tensions between
students and residents in College Park. Md.

“I soon came to realize that the only way to
bridge that divide would be to have a student
with a certain degree of influence on the city’s
political body." said Swalwell. then chairman of
governmental affairs for the University of
Maryland‘s Student Government Association.

In November 2001, Swalwell began lobbying
council members on the College Park City Coun-
cil with his idea: the city council needed a stu-
dent liaison to give the students a voice and to
bring the council‘s opinions back to the stu-
dents. The College Park City Council agreed in
April. and Swalwell has served as the University
of Maryland‘s first student liaison -,. a non-vot-
ing member of the College Park City Council.

UK's Student Government has proposed a
similar idea to the LexingtonFayette Urban
County Council. modeled after College Park‘s
plan. College Park City Councilman Eric Olson.
who worked closely with Swalwell to pass the
measure. thinks it could benefit UK and Lexing-
ton __ if the right person is chosen for the job.

“It was a very positive experience. and I
would definitely recommend it," Olson said. “I
have recommended it to the [Lexington] council
members who have contacted me."

But not everyone on the College Park coun~
cil was so enthusiastic when Swalwell first came
to them with the idea. he said.

“They didn‘t want a student coming in there
and pushing a student agenda and not taking
into consideration the needs of the non-student
community." Swalwell said.

So Swalwell met with each of the council
members. lobbying for a student voice on the
council.

Olson said that. though the resolution passed.
some council members were still doubtful.

“One skeptical member of our council said
when he finally voted on it. ‘You know. I'm going

See LIAISON on 3

Faculty Senate
rebukes Todd

ASSOCIAYED PRESS

UK President Lee Todd's handling of last
month‘s hiring of Provost Mike Nietzel has
drawn criticism from the Faculty Senate.

The process “caused a loss of goodwill. trust
and confidence among faculty in the president‘s
commitment to shared governance." said a reso
lution voted on Monday by the governing body.

The resolution urged more faculty involve-
ment in such hirings.

Most of the complaints centered on the fact
that Nietzel was acting provost while he was a
candidate for the job. even though he originally
said he would not apply.

Todd did appoint an advisory committee
with several faculty members. It put forward sev~
eral names to “kid. but also suggested that if he
thought Nietzel was the best candidate. he should

See PROVOST on 3

 

The Student Newspaper at the University of Kentucky, Lexington

 

  

 

z | vtoucsw, uovcuatii p.766; 1 ksurucitv kennel

 

 

   
  
   
   
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
   
  
   
  
    
   
   
    
  
  
   
    
   
   
     
    
     
    
    
   
   
  
  
   
  
  
  
   
        
   
   
  
   

Yes, things
are muc
better for

women.
No one is
beating
them.
There is
no law to
wear the
burqa.
Girls are
in school.
But still
there are a
lot of
problems.”

Sin Sailor.
head of the
Afghan Human
Rights
Commission

JLLIHLNEWiIflAI f [IS

The Low-down

Slam poets will perform at UK

Nationally~celebrated. award-winning
slam poets. who have been featured on
HBO. will be at the UK Student Center
Grand Ballroom at 7 pm. Thursday Nov. 21.
Poppa E and Mathew Conley will be per-
forming for free. It's open to everyone. They
will also present a poetry workshop at 2
pm. the same day. The workshop is free and
open to the public. Workshop seating is lim-
ited to 75. Register at the door. For more in-
formation, contact the UK Student Activi-
ties Board at 357-8867.

UK institute receives national award

The UK 1nterdisciplinary Human De-
veloptnent Institute has received the Conn
cil on (‘onsumer Affairs award for its work
with persons who have developmental dis~
abilities and their families for the past 25
years. The [Hill (‘onsumer Advisory Coun-
cil was honored for its overall guidance
and leadership to the institute. The award
was given at the Association of University
(,‘enters on Disabilities national confer-
ence. The (‘onsumer Advisory (‘ouncil is
made up of people with disabilities. their
family members, and state agency direc-
tors who implement services and support
networks for persons with developmental
disabilities and their families.

Kentucky WWI veteran dies at 104

FL'LTON Elwyn (‘offmatr the last
Kentucky veteran who served in France
during World War 1. died Oct. 2-1 at the
age of 104. the State Department of Vetet‘»
ans Affairs said Tuesday. (‘offman's death
left the state with a single veteran of the
World War I era. Robley Rex of Louisville.
now 102 (‘offman of Fulton. was a stu-
dent at what is now Western Kentucky
University when he enlisted in the Army
on Nov. 22. 1917. He was assigned to the
quarterntaster corps in France. He was
released from service on Sept. 27, 1919. ac-
cording to the department.

   

JACKO:

Michael Jackson
may have to take
the stand In his
own defense as
early as l’uesday
in Santa Maria
Superior Court.
He's the target
of a $21.2 million
lawsuit, filed two
years ago by
concert promoter
Marcel Avram,
who alleges that
Jackson backed
out of a deal to
perform in two
"Millennium"
concerts in 1999.
According to
Launch.com,
Avram filed suit
in 2000 over the
shows, which
were to have tak-
en place in Syd-
ney, Australia,
and Honolulu,
Hawaii. They
were part of a
package of four
Avram-promoted
Jackson perfor-
mances that
year. Jackson
performed in the
charity shows,
but when it came
time to play the
for-profit con-
certs, the King of
Pop allegedly
told Avram he
wouldn't be per-
forming and did-
n't say why.
Asked by MSNBC
to comment on
the case, Jack-
son's publicist
declined to do so,
and his lawyer
didn't return
calls to the New
York Post.

 

Chronic wasting disease prompts ban

FRANKFORT ,. Kentucky has
banned the importation of deer and other
members of its animal family in an at-
tempt to stave off the spread of a disease
that has threatened the valuable industry.
The order signed Tuesday by Gov. Paul
Patton bans the import and export of all
deer, elk. caribou, reindeer and other
members of the animal family (‘ervidae
The danger is from chronic wasting dis
ease. which is related to mad cow and
damages brain and nerve tissue before
killing the animal. Bennett said there is
no known vaccine for the disease and it
can only be tested front brain tissue.
which requires killing the suspect ani~
mal. Bennett said scientists do not believe
the disease can be transmitted frotn ani
mals to humans. either through contact
or eating meat from infected animals. No
cases have been reported in Kentucky. but
several other states and some (‘anadian
provinces have reported chronic wasting.

Postal worker pleads guilty to theft

PIKEVILLE A Pike (‘ounty postal
Worker pleaded guilty on Tuesday to
felony charges of stealing from a mail
package and possessing a prescription
drug with intent to distribute. Richard
Franklin Howard Heflin, 28. of Sidney. en—
tered the pleas in US. District (‘ourt in
Pikeville. said Gregory F 'an Tatenhove.
[3.8. attorney for the Eastern District of
Kentucky. Heilin was charged with the
crimes in August. Van 'I‘atenhove said
Heflin faces up to five years in prison and
a $230,000 line. US. District Judge Karen
(‘aldwell scheduled sentencing for Feb. ll.

British hacker faces U.S. accusations

WASHINGTON US. authorities ac-
cused an unemployed British computer
administrator of what they said was the
largest successful hacking effort against
American military networks. secretly

breaking into scores of nonclassified com-

puter systems. including two inside the
Pentagon. Gary McKinnon. 36. of London.
was indicted Tuesday in federal courts in
Virginia and New Jersey on eight counts
of cotnputer-related crimes. McKinnon
was briefly held by British authorities.
said US. Attorney Paul McNulty. He said
the Justice Department will seek to extra
dite McKinnon. an exceedingly rare move
in international hacking cases.

 

As Son/{.12 2' VP of Financial Planning at a major
movie studio you could:

0.K. a $93 million budget

 

 

    
   
       
      

HOSTAGE CRISIS:
What Is it with
Bruce Willis and
hostages? Many
of his movies
involve hostage
situations --
"Striking Dis-
tance," "Naive
Monkeys," "Un-
breakable," and
of course, the
"Die Hard" se-
ries. Guess it
was a matter of
time before he
did one that was
just called
"Hostage." Ac-
cording to the
Hollywood Re-
porter, that film
is ready to go
into production
at Sony-based
Revolution Stu-
dios after being
dropped by MGM,
distributor of two
recent Willis
flops: "Hart's
War" and "Ban-
dits" -- another
hostage caper.
"Hostage,"
which screen-
writer Robert
Crais adapted
from his own
novel, will star
Willis as a big-
city hostage ne-
gotiator who is
traumatized
when a situation
goes awry. He
becomes a
small-town police
chief, but he's
pulled back in to
resolve another
hostage crisis.
But he's also
under pressure
from the Mafia,
since one of the
captives is a
Mob accountant.

    
   
      

  

Prince Charles orders investigation

LONDON After more than a week
of silence, Prince Charles waded into the
controversy that followed the abrupt end
of former royal butler Paul Burrell’s
theft trial. ordering an investigation of
his household‘s role in the affair. The
news came as Burrell‘s tabloid story con-
tinued to provide grist for gossip. Bur-
rell. Princess Diana‘s former servant.
had been accused of stealing hundreds of
her belongings after she died in 1997. But
prosecutors dropped their case Nov. 1. af-
ter Queen Elizabeth 11 said Burrell had
told her he was holding some of Diana's
belongings for safekeeping. Critics
claimed the queen wanted to keep embar-
rassing revelations from emerging if
Burrell testified. or to prevent her rela-
tives from being called to the stand.

   

Afghanistan still has lingering issues

KABUL. Afghanistan One year af-
ter US. warplanes drove the Taliban
from Kabul. few in Afghanistan's capital
long for their return, but it‘s also hard to
find anyone who thinks the world has
kept its promise to help the Afghans.
“Yes. things are much better for women.
No one is beating them. There is no law
to wear the burqa. Girls are in school.
But still there are a lot of problems.”
said Sima Samar. head of the Afghan Hu-
man Rights Commission. One of the
most serious problems is that President
Hamid Karzai’s government is weak and
its control is largely confined to the capi-
tal. Religious restrictions have crept back
into the administration. with the estab-
lishment of a religious instructions de-
partment. television censorship and at-
tacks on schools for girls some say
with the approval of some in govern-
ment.

Compiled from staff and wire reports.

 

Corrections

A story in Tuesday's paper incorrectly
identified the campus escort service. Since
ROTC‘s takeover of the program last week.
the service has been re-named SafeCats.

To report an error call The Kentucky
Kernel at 25 7-1915.

 

 

 

Hire 7,500 extras

 

Rent 273 palm trees

 

(and l big fan to make them sway)

How do you get a job like this? Start today.

Apply for a Summer Dream Internship at:
www.8tartHere GoPIaces.com/bi22

 

“ell :‘ll‘il i" ;,.(t.- ' n it i" ' ‘v ,u‘ v’ ‘ - o “in“ W v‘v’w’ ' "l‘ 5" 5w ‘h' i M“ u lns' mt"; [town llll‘\ ‘ i" ' ”, '1‘ 2r! ((0
Walt»; elf‘w' V i’ like i‘ "We ' n‘ ' , mi e-‘ l ‘1 pp " ~.. 1 'mw‘ n4,» , no)» r, and e . my“: in .h‘, miv'plo'p i New. 1 a .. .
'siat‘lf'ewfw «1 w. 11' full 4,, 'r a'sn‘ ~’ A i v. n, ' ha, i“ l' w. w . «in ‘ ' or that "o vale“ at vwwx‘rr‘lrvw l‘ll' o" A ‘ M‘ u no ~I'v ‘t
'rwepiim or“; ' "I t “ if "' t lr‘vm in" ‘ ~ ' We ”It" 4 ‘Iptlt v' '1 i l; ' l1 -, p1,"- :m'fi films“: .2 or)‘ 'e‘ptlrvihll '.]l tutor-4 y c-I t‘tm " a ‘ .m' r ‘i
‘1' fixed 0"!" iv ,i' i .l'l '» ”ml ‘ . n ' 'm 'qu w to.) l' l e' r ' ,‘ "i" ’N ,1 WWW? Vv 3.,1 h'""WU n'.‘,.],' ,ivl us: my“. m...
"Hamshn' [1"‘1 h" ‘r, (Vlr‘Uil whit “ r, with ‘ '1‘... vu, 1, e 4 (hp ,r-ymy my, Ihp wavy 0, If“ » t-r- fr‘grrfinvv";

WW“ H‘fi.‘ t‘ncp e va .c ' .(imv‘i ,- t. 'i r
if‘ Mark: "-D 4 Wow ,4 We 4.,“ J, n M n w
Somw ‘he llmentar 1’ swine ,' swam, l,,’l
Sum: 7m Larisrw‘ {,A 17'"!

 

l“ ,rtfi'i" ’M V

In , (","'.ll "\

'r. “'v 'runrl 1’; a" V ll mwi ,ma

.,, .y, y; “flat“ .,. u’

1 H I‘mr w

, , ,V 1. “n. a.” ,4” ,y

u; 'é‘l:\',l’ *_1

‘ 'hr; Arum

apt» ”in an'ftr, 2
“flaw: it at 'fiu‘l" 1"“ limit: ‘lhiv‘. where r‘i'il'm-a‘t' w
‘v‘l’iw Viiil W 'ilt‘lft H/l‘w influx“ left or“ a l‘v'u’“ ‘ ' tile '

 
  
 

7' "K "wee t w 4" mu Dhnnw»

 

 

3V,» A: i‘thl

"t “I ”.31 look a" " -> ‘» i'l't-n'i
. my, 9, "‘JV be 1.13"“ “M M“
New if tIV:ll'.(il vl'- I»! not: mt
'rlrmva 1able netwnvl. a now him.
but 0 y' one iii v'nv Go" ‘w Winn."
-" i." W Mp- "am who may 6 form ,ie or m
i.’ J. l Nlil‘jii’l’io Monger: dpi‘zi i‘“ llll
I' be 'nsm' am’e fr)! any and al 'amk

"i [(3): row Del "annv

 

Start here. 60 places.

If you know business and accounting, you
can get a job anywhere. Because the skills
you learn in business -— strategic and
analytical thinking, communication, and
leadership —— are always in demand.

In some of the coolest industries in the
world. Even in the movies.

Start going places with a Summer Dream
Internship. Register online today and
complete your application by 2/01/03 to
compete for one of two $5.000 paid

 

internships. Eight other students will
receive cash value awards of up to $1,000.”

 

 

 

 

' w by is. A-orican Institute of Certified Public Accountant:

 

A

O

 

     

  

LIAISON

Continued from page I

to vote for this to establish
the position because then I

can refer all my con-
stituents who are complain-
ing about the students

down the street to you.“ 01.
son said. “Eric [Swalwell]
said. ”That's great; that's
what this is for.”

llnder (‘ollege l’ark's
plan. the student liaison is
chosen by a committee con-
sisting of the SGA presi
dent. the SGA speaker of
the house. the mayor and
two council members ap-
pointed by the mayor. Stu-
dents apply for the liaison
position. The committee
then interviews each candi-
date and chooses a liaison.

That choice. said (‘ol
lege Park's mayor. is
essential.

“Whoever is working
on this should endeavor to
find a highly skilled. highly
qualified student to fill the
position." said College Park
Mayor Stephen Brayniaii.

Brayman said that
Swalwell has been dedicat-
ed to the job. One evening.
the council members invit-
ed Swalwell for a beer after
a late meeting. Swalwell de
clined: he had to study for
law school entrance exams.
Brayman was impressed
with the fact that he put in
the time. despite his
scholastic commitments.

“Swalwell‘s been a
trooper." Braytnan said.

Enovos'r

Continued from page I

appoint him without inter-
viewing anyone else.

However. no one. in»
cluding Faculty Senate
President Jeff Dembo. knew
until shortly beforehand
that Todd would be making
his recommendation at the
Oct. 29 Board of Trustees
meeting.

"Before any of this
started. we felt Mike Nietzel
was going to be selected and
the whole thing was a
sham." political science pro-
fessor Don Gross said.

The resolution. which
passed with an overwhelm—
ing show of hands from
more than 100 attendees. is
the first public dissatisfac-
tion with Todd.

He and N ietzel were out
of town Monday and un-
available for comment.

The Senate Council last
week drafted the resolution

(‘ollege Park's liaison
is required to attend coun-
cil meetings year-round.

“Sometimes that means
I Iiave to stay there until :2
am." Swalwell said. "but I
think that's why I‘ve gar-
nered the respect."

Since serving as the stir
dent liaison. Swalwell has
tried to connect the students
to the city. The first piece of
legislation he introduced.
"(‘ommiiniversity (‘lean Up
Days." takes effect soon.
Every Sunday morning. fra-
ternities and sororities will
meet up Wllll (‘ollege Park
residents to clean the streets
around the Greek houses.
Businesses from (‘ollege
l’ark have even donated
money to supply the cleari-
ers with breakfast.

Olson said Swalwell has
also turned an annual cam-
pus runiiing race into a
community event. brought
local and state officials to
the students. and lobbied the
legislature on behalf of the
university and (‘ollege Park.

"He's been very much
on the forefront with work-
ing with graduate students
and other students on a ten—
ant committee. creating
more housing near campus
for students." Olson said.

These kinds of things
can happen for any town.
Brayman said.

"I'd have to recommend
it to any university town."
he said. “It's almost the role
of an ambassador.”

()lson agreed.

“We need to do more to
bring people together." he
said. "There‘s so much po-
tential. especially in college
towns. I hope that college
towns across the country
pick up on this idea."

that will direct the Senate to
prepare guidelines for facul-
ty involvement in searches.

Two faculty members
who serve on the board of
trustees Michael Kenne-
day and Claire I’oiiieroy ,
said in an accompanying
letter that they informed
Todd about faculty con-
cerns.

The language regarding
the loss of confidence was
added Monday and met with
some disagreement.

“This tries to put blame
and the whole reason was to
say it was a messedup
search and we would like to
move on from here.” said
Enid Waldhart. a professor
in the communications de-
partment.

But others felt Todd
needed to understand the
depths of anger and frustra
tioti the search engendered.

“People are upset be
cause an insider who al-
ready had the job was giv-
en the job without consid»
eration of people in an out-

side search." said Bob
Grossman. a chemistry
professor.

 

 

VIRTUAL

Continued from page I

piiter science. James said
this technology will be useful
in studying the flow of fluids
"It gives the user a subjective
feeling of a physical phenom
enon." .Iaynes said.
Metaverse differs from a
lot of VR equipment in that it
uses projectors instead of
head-mounted units "Head
mounted units are heavy and
expensive." James said
"With projectors. we can
paint the environment with

GAMES

Continued from page I

Nintendo products. accord
itig to videogaiiiereview.
com. “(Iti seems almost
like part of our culture."
Tacket said. “We were all
raised playing video
games."

Jordan Stapp. a sales
and marketing freshman.
said he likes to play games
as soon as he gets back
from class. "Video games
are a great way to relieve
stress and frustration be-
cause in real life you can't
walk down the street and
blow off a zombies head
with a pump action shot—
gun." he said.

James Rodgers. a se-
nior Spanish and German
major. said he likes to play
a lot of strategy games.
“They exercise the mind
and keep you occupied." he
said.

Some students. such as
Iieah Allen. an English
freshman. play games to
get a small break from the
outside world. “They give
us an escape from real life
because the real world
sucks." she said. “There
are happy endings in video
games. There aren't any in
real life."

As of last May. Sony‘s
PlayStation 2. which v"s
released a year ago. his
sold over 11 million units
iii North America alone.
according to PlayStation
Reporter. an Internet site.
Nintendo (‘rame(,‘ube and
the X-box. also released iii
Fall 2001. have sales rates
trailing not far behind.

Stacy IVIchieary. a
manager of Funcoland in

Hamburg Pavillion. said
she believes it‘s the coir
stant advancement of tech-
nology that keeps video
gamers returning to the
stores.

 

an alternate reality."

l'nlike similar systems
such as (‘AVES which can
cost SH iiiillioti. Metaverse
was put together with offthe-
shelf computers for about
Siiioooo.

"Toyota is interested in
using it to help them with
spray painting. It would allow
them to do simulations of
spray painting without using
any paint." I\Icl)onough said.

This virtual reality could
also be used to simulate the
spread of a forest tire or the
infection an organ. he said.
“I‘sing a cat-scan. they (the
medical center) would be able
to display an organ in 3D and
decide whats wrong before
cutting." he said.

"They want the newest
thing." she said. “It‘s like
buying a car you don‘t
want a ‘97 car if you can af-
ford a 2on2.“

It's been a hectic time
for Fiincoland with the re-
lease ot' (irand Theft Auto:
Vice City. she said. She said
hundreds of people have
had it on reserve. "It‘s a
great game. but the hype
on it is insane." she said.
“It‘s the largest release in
history."

The world of video
games has come a long way
since the early days
Space Invaders and Super
Mario Brothers. Mi»
crosoft's X—box has a 733
MHz processor and 128 bit
graphics compared to the 8
bit graphics of the original
Nintendo. “There's been a
major improvement in the
graphics and capabilities
of consoles." McQueary
said.

Today is the day
games like Halo. a first per
son shooter game that al
lows as many as 16 people
to participate. and the
Grand Theft Auto games.
which let the player take a
prostitute into a car.

Games with virtual re»
ality capabilities are al
ready on the way. The UK
engineering department is
currently working on a
project called Metaverse or
Imiiiersiye Visualization.

The goal of the project
is not devoted to the ad-
vancement of video games.
but could easily be applied.
say those working on the
project.

Stewart Bible. a second
year computer science grad
student. is one of the many
engineers involved in this
project. He said he believes
that this technology could
be applied to video games
in the near future.

“With this technology.
you could make about as
real a fighting game as you
could get without hurting
someone." he said. "I see
these things having a huge
future.”

 

 

 

Jennifer Barnes
Julie Boumonn
Laura Bradley
Jennifer Brown
Susana Chornecki

Brandy Fisher
Holly Freeman
Kate Gorrell
Allisan Gough
Megan Harper

 

BrieAnne Hubbs
Meredith Hughes
Megan Komer
Lauren Keller
Caitlin Larger

Robin Qwrk
Lindsay Rosenbeck
Ashley Rowe

Katie Rut

Lydia Sollode

Delta Zeta would like
to congratulate our
new initiates!

Loin Schrock

Colly Simpson
Ashley Smith
Ashley Stoley

Vanessa Churchill Jean Lee Amy Stallings
Lindsey Clark Kellie Lykins Jamie Swet
Emily Clark Taylor McWillioms Rebecco Tichenor
Bobbi Cobb Ashleigh Niceley Liz Urso

Beco Collar Crystal Nicol Dayna Visse

Liz Ellis Carolyn Petredis Christina Wagner
Jennifer English Candace Pryor Bridget Woldrup
Katy Evans Ericka Puckett Courtney Watts

Katie Westermon
Abbie W0jchowski
Ashley Woods

 

Katherine Sc hulmam

 

l . .0...“ _,,.,_. .,..__..

 

 

 

 

 

COOL
SWEATER!

Have your yearbook portrait taken . . .

1 so THAT THE com or 2040 (AN
i HAVE A GOOD LAUGH!

MONDAY, NOV. 18
TUESDAY, NOV. 19

WE DN ESDAY, NOV. 20

FROM 9 A.M. TO 5 P.M.
Senior portraits are fREt
Underclassmen portraits are only SI

Ulslt one of these convenient locations:

307 COMMONS

on South Campus

CATS D E N
In the Student Center

l Von may purchase c 2002-2003
yearbook a! this time for only $39. .

l IT’S YOUR YEAR!
1 KENTUCKIAN YEARBOOK

j The official University oi Kentucky yearbook
l 2574005

l keniiu kian20050itommli.com

 

«S

 

of

of

  

 

  

KENTUCKY KERNEI. I WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2002 I 3

FREE
CHECKING

O NO Monthly Fee
0 NO Minimum Balance

0 Unlimited Check Writing
0 FREE Internet Banking
0 FREE ATM/Debit Card

0 Student Center BRANCH

For more information call 257-2678 or
visit www.uky.edu/UKFCU

.. L3“ V...‘ 3. .

;\~ ,i- “4c. i :x f.»

t

aw. ~‘ . m.

_ UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
—__=' FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

llil'Fill'llS

London ................ $344
Mexico City ......... $368
Caracas ............... 5612

Bangkok .............. $700

‘r‘res rm Vi)li"iTlle imm tow. m.» omini iii». m,

taxes 'IH' in. i .iimi Lives soon-Ii ic mime

III'RAVELCUIS

Sn ”ii‘wyiira win

,4 J .

IM

‘ v

  
   
  
  
   

“'55

'.‘ernne'st .;: i-‘e'ni ted

 

  

Toll Free

1-800-592-CUTS (2887)

.isareseivalions/i:tmvii‘t LISA on.

 

www.travelcuts.com

EURAILPASSES ISSUED ON-THE-SPOT!

WORLD’S

* llllEIIESI at

GOURMET

SANDWICHES

Illl Hill

N lllISllll

W
W

III III“ "I" III" II: 7 II III IIST IEllCIIIS III
"llESIIE Illllll EIIINS III" II III. III "'8 SIICEI
IEIl IIICK SI "I “I i BIIIIS "I IV!" ll“. ms “8!“:
lil Iii lllY IIIIIEI SIIIIICI. III llSIl IIllII III.

“Mm" 10"”?

I‘M}

\nh't'

'OILD‘ [S‘
, 5 GREAT
P"Wi