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Vol. XCll. NO. 146

 

 

 

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Thursday, April 13, 1989

 

 

Olson decides to remain as Arizona’s coach

By TOM SPALDING
Sports Editor

Lute Olson, thought to be one of the top
candidates for the vacant UK basketball
coaching position, signed a new five-year
contract yesterday to remain head basket-
ball coach at the University of Arizona.

Olson. who was expected to meet today
with UK Athletics Director CM. Newton in
Lexington, won‘t come in after all, Newton
said last night.

“I'm disappointed he didn‘t come and iii-
vestigate," Newton said. "He just decided
to stay where he was, which is fine. "

Newton said he talked to ()lson but never
offered the Arizona coach a job.

“He‘s not been offered a job," Newton
said “Noone has."

(llson, who has compiled a record of 137-

55 in six seasons at .\t"‘/ltlt.'t and ii
his wife Bobbi spent “several tlillltl~
cussing his future. and
conclusion there was no plaee itki‘ l“-'tt

“As we have stated many times .\

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prepared statement 'We haw it
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proposed $464 million purchase of strike
bound Eastern Airlines collapsed over an
impasse with its unions and parent Texas
Air (‘orp.. the former baseball commis
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Senior Staff Writer

School authorities have the right to
reasonably discipline a child, contrar)
to the wishes of the parents. said (Ihief
Justice Robert Stephens in a lecture
presented in the Student (‘enter Theatre
yesterday.

However, “The court system may iiir
trude in these matters, as parties seek
a determination of what constitutes rea—
sonable punishment under the circum-
stances,“ Stephens told about 10 people
during his speech, sponsored by the FR
chapter of the American Association of
University Professors.

Reasonable punishment is based upon
the nature of the offense and the appar-
ent motive, the influence of the child‘s
example upon others in the group and
whether punishment is reasonably nec
essary. appropriate and proportionate
to the offense, he said.

Concerning this punishment, universi-
ties must follow certain guidelines when
suspending or dismissing a student.

“In addition to the rules of rear
sonableness that govern behavioral

 

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of $130,000 a year that “can be increased
for performance ”

The contract also said '

- illson could receive a supplemental
compensation equal to one~twe|fth his an
nual salary if Arizona at Wins the Pacific-
lo conference. finishes second in the
league and reaches the Final 16 of the
Nt‘AA Tournament or bi reaches the Final
Four

~ (ilson could receive a "performance
bonus" based on the president's sole dis
eretion the amount of one-twelfth his sala-
r) if his players achieve a certain
academic performance

- illson would be permitted to enter into
other agreements With other parties to pro-
iide at public service not included within
his contract Kha said this would include

shoe contracts and things of that ha
turt-

In .in t‘X't't'lllttt' session Kha said memr
tiers Hi the \riliiiia Board of Regent.s com-
municated through a teleconfereiice they
would inodifi the iniilti year contract of
the heart basketball coach '

lllstlll was not part of the teleconference.
she said

The salar) raise was a substantial in»
crease from what tilson :oriiierh .i'as
paid .Iohn lluddli-stoii Jr in assistant
sports lillttl‘llttl'itil‘ »l|t‘t't'll‘.i"

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together in a elass'rooni, 'he} usually as
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UK production of ‘Bi-
loxi Blues’ to open

Recruit pledged to UK
changes mind

 

 

 

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 2 — Kentucky Kernel. Thursday. April 13. 1989

DIVERSIONS

Simon’s serio-comic ‘Biloxi Blues’
opens tonight at Guignol Theatre

Rob Song
Arts Editor

By KIP BOWMAR
Staff Critic

The UK Theatre‘s production of
Neil Simon's play, “Biloxt Blues,"
takes a humorous look at a boy‘s
coming of age and how he deals
with new and painful situations in
the Army.

The action takes place during
World War II in a training camp in
Biloxi. Mississippi, 1943 Both the
UK cast and director see certain
challenges and benefits in the play

“This is a very well-written
play," said Jett Canary, who plays
Eugene Morris Jerome. "i think
this is one of Neil Simon's best
works That definitely works for
us.

James W, Rodgers. director of
UK's theatre department, said "it's
Simon‘s best play because he
blends comedy with serious prob-
lems and real life crises

“It makes people stand back and
laugh at themselves. There aren't
any cheap one-liners in this (play
The laughs come from the characr
ters.“ Rodgers said.

The play‘s popularity is evrdent
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But that presents another set of
problems to the UK cast.

"lt's challenging because they
have already made a movie out of
it." (‘anary said. "Especially since
its popular, we don't want to be
seen as Just trying to duplicate the
mm'ie, although some people will
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comes from the characters being
welldeveloped. He said that while
most plays have one or two clearly
defined characters, all of the
“Biloxr Blues" characters are
clearly delineated.

“The cast has really clicked,"
Hays said.“There's a lot of
comraderie with this cast

"We‘ve been getting to rehersals
early and working on our charac-
ters,“ Canary said. “We've really
gotten to know each other. We set
goals and try to help each other.“

For Rodgers there have been
some special tasks to work on in di-
recting this play. He said all the
cast members are different in
many ways, yet must look like they
are from the same place.

“Five of the members of the cast
are new to (iurgnol stage." Rodg-
ers said "And we've had to work
ciillcctixcly to make this play come
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Smith changes mind, signs with Cards

 

By CHRIS HARVEY
Staff Writer

Fort Knox High School star Troy
Smith changed his earlier pledge to
attend UK and signed with the Uni-
versity of Louisville yesterday, cit—
ing the fact that possible sanctions
against the program were not for
him.

According to Fort Knox school
officials, Smith signed his letter of
intent withUofLabout8:4Sa.m.

Smith was unavailable for com-
ment yesterday, but the Lexington
Herald Leader reported Tuesday
that he would sign with UK. That

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changed Wednesday as the Herald
Leader reported Smith had second
thoughts.

“Mostly everybody was talking
about three years (of sanctions),"
Smith said. “That is not for me.
(Monday night) I talked with my
family, and Louisville came out the
best school with me. It is no big
thing to me."

UK Athletics Director C.M. New-
ton said the best answer for why
the 6-8 forward will not be playing
for UK was Smith's own.

“His answer is the answer,“
Newton said.

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that not having a skipper cost the
UK program.

“These types of things will be
factors with recruits,” Newton
said. “Hopefully, it won’t happen
after next year."

According to Fort Knox coach
Larry Cheatham, the possibility of
UK receiving a lengthy probation
was the main reason.

“The possibility of probation
weighed heavily on Troy‘s mind. I
think,” Cheatham said. “I believe
the uncertainty of everything at
UK affected his decision. "

Cheatham said that his parents

moving to North Carolina was also
a point in his decision.

“He's (Troy) in a military fami-
ly. and his parents are moving to
North Carolina this summer,"
Cheatham said. “If UK gets proba~
tion, his parent‘s wouldn't get to
see him play. "

Another factor in Smith‘s deci-
sion was U of L's loss of two re—
cruits.

“'I‘wo of U of L's recruits didn‘t
pass the ACT...that meant Troy
would get more playing time if he
went to U of L," Cheatham said.

The lack of of a coach apparently
hurt UK also, Cheatham indicated.

Kentucky Kernel. Thursday, April 13. 1989 — 3

Tom Spaldlng
Sports Editor
Brian Jont
Assistant Sports Editor

 

By STEVE HARRIS
Staff Writer

UK pitcher Billy
Vanlandingham threw a onehit
shutout through five innings as
the Bat Cats rolled to a 12-2 wrn
over Xavier University. The
victory was the freshman's first
in a Wildcat uniform.

“I just tried to pitch the ball
low and let the defense do the
rest. We finally scored some
runs when l pitched, "
Vanlandingham said.

The Wildcats improved their

 

UK records easy win

record to 17-15-1 as the Xavier
Musketeers fell to 724.

With bases loaded in the first
inning. UK's Keith (Ionrad hit a
sacrifice fly to center scoring
Anthony Morrow who had
reached on a Single ltoger Gum
then scored from third alter
Sam Taylor made a delayed
steal to second.

After scoring the two runs Ill
the first inning, the Wildcats
bats came to life in the second
inning. UK scored seven runs on
six hits while sending 12 men in
the plate.

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 4 -— Kentucky Kernel, Thureday.Aprll13.1989

VIEWPOINT

End of the school
year can be a trying
time for all of us

In less than four weeks, the spring semester will be
over. No more late-night cram sessions. No more long days
in Margaret I. King Library looking for books and
periodicals that do not seem to exist. No more 8 am.
classes in which you have to struggle to stay awake.

In many respects, the spring semester is harder than

the fall term.

When it gets down to crunch time in the fall, the
weather usually is cold. wet and all—around miserable.
While Christmas break is on the minds of many. it usually
is easier to concentrate on schoolwork and final exams.

In spring, however, it is much easier to be distracted.

Temperatures usually begin to reach the 70-degree
mark. Picnics and weekend outings are just a few of the
symptoms of spring fever and distractions we have to deal

with.

And with the Boys of Summer getting into full swing,
it‘s very tempting for many of us to watch or listen to a
baseball game when we should be working on a paper
about the impact of modernism on mass culture.

In addition to spring distractions. many people become
much less tolerant of their neighbor.

As lines at the periodical section of the libraries become
longer and it becomes more difficult to find a place to
study, it is easy for many of us to react with hostility

toward one another.

Therefore, it is important for us to remember to be
consc10us of each other and a little more tolerant of one
another when things get a little hot.

The stretch run normally is the most difficult part of
anything. but if you bear down and do not allow yourself to
lose sight of your goals. you should be able to make it
through finals week and still be around to enjoy the

summer.

C.A. Duane Ionlter
Editorial Editor

Jay Blenton
Editor in Chief

Jim White
Managing Editor

Bred Cooper
Copy Desk Chief

Julie Eeeelmen
Special Projects Writer

Michael Brennan
Cartoonist

 

 

 

 

 

UK. in the past few months.
has been offered a tremendous
opportunity. one rarely had by
institutions like ours

For some 75 years. L'K’s over
all agenda has been steered by
its athletic program and those
UK Board of Trustees members
who favor revenue and
championship banners over re»
search and college degrees that
carry at least some positive na~
tional academic reputation

Now comes L'K President
David Roselle. voicing some
commitment to improving L'K‘s
standing as a national research
institution

Instead of devoting his time to
making that objective a reality.
Roselle has been forced to chan
nel his energy into cleaning up
an athletic program that has
been plagued by corruption for
much of its history

Herein lies the
tioned opportunity

It's not often that major um
ver5ities have the chance to
completely change the course of
their development

In the scandal of the athletic
department, we have just that
chance

The condition of the man‘s
basketball program is arguably
worse that it s ever been

In my mind. the pressure
faced thus far by those directly
involved with the men‘s basket-
ball program is only a hint of
what is to come

The situation is bad and it's
only going to get worse as the
NCAA reveals its punishment

It is now that those of us con
cerned with improving UK's na
tional academic reputation must
act, and I challenge Roselle and
all others to do so.

We have the opportunity to in-
flict irreparable damage to the
athletic department. and we
must “kick ‘em while they‘re
down" if we are to change our
direction. from that guided by
athletic to that guided by genu-
ine intellectual development

After all, that's why we're all
here (ideally, at least i

Some would argue that UK
could have both a Top to basket‘
ball program and a Top 10 aca-
demic standing

A glance at the national uni-
versity scene reveals only one
place where that feat has been
accomplished

atoremen~

Duke UniverSity. however, es
tablished itself academically
long before making its great
strides toward athletic success.
and its stand as a “Top 10" aca
demic institution is debatable

The recent condition of UK
makes any equitable cohabita-

 

NCAA probe should

help UK’s academics

Basketball should not be
University’s main priority

 

GUEST
OPINION

tion between athletics and aca~
demics Virtually impossible

We must make a choice and
we now have a tremendous op
portunity to make the correct
choice!

 

We have the
opportunity to inflict
irreparable damage to
the athletic
department, and we
must “kick ’em while
they‘re down" if we
are to change our
direction, from that
guided by athletic to
that guided by genuine
intellectual
development.

 

Albert B Chandler also has
presented us with a significant
opportunity to remove one of
this University‘s most retarding
handicaps.

I admit that our institution
presently faces major crises.
but the opportunities presented
by those crises sometimes make
me forget how bad things are.

All of the major athletic insti.
tutions. ever-increasing in mm
ber. should be presented with
the same opportunities recently
afforded to UK.

We have the chance to change
the future course of UK.

A quick look at the intellectual
and economic conditions of our
commonwealth. where the num-
ber of college graduates in the
workforce is dominated by UK
alumni. indicates to me that we
cannot, we must not deny
ourselves the opportunity to per-
manently degrade our athletic
program and begin at least to
upgrade our standing as nation-
al academic and research insti-
tution.

I challenge those of you who
share my general sentiment to
now begin to take steps, individ-
ually and collectively, toward
accomplishing just that

JohnvMarh B. Hack is a grad
uate student.

 

 

Numbers game

The Kentucky Lottery gives all people an equal chance

I‘m not much of a gambling
man. I don‘t play poker more than
a couple times a year, and when I
do I usually lose whatever I bring
with me.

I‘ve only been to the horse races
once. and the one time I went to
Keeneland. I didn‘t bet on a horse.

About the only gambling I regu—
larly partake of is the stock mar-
ket. but even with that I have mini»
mized my risk by buying shares of
A’I‘diT a stable, bluechip stock.

However. last November when as
Kentuckians we asked to vote on
the amendment that would allow a
lottery I was one of the program‘s
biggest proponents.

Since I was a child I‘ve always
been a little confused why
Kentucky did not have a lottery

As a product of the Catholic
school system of Louisville. Ky.
one thing I learned is that when
you need to raise money. one of the
best ways to do it is by having a
raffle.

Catholic church picnics are syno-
nymous with raffles. For only a
few bucks, you can buy a chance to
win a new car. thousands of dollars
or a side of beef. In fact. at the an-
nual St Jerome Picnic in Fancy
Farm. Ky. thousands of dollars
are made on a raffle for a new car
and some farm equipment.

Many of my colleagues who
oppose lotteries have explained to
me how they prey on the poor. As
soon as a welfare reCipient receiv—
es his or her check from Uncle
Sam. they rush to their local drug

Legalized

I would like to comment regard-
ing the letter written by Ms. Kelley
on abortion. First of all. I agree
that when children are born un-
wanted, unhealthy. or at inconve-
nient times tto the parcntst, it can
be tragic. overwhelming or heart-
breaking

Yet. in the 15 years since Roe v.
Wade. legalized abortion has not
solved this problem. It has
deceived many women into believ—
ing that the developing fetus was
not yet human.

What is it? A plant? Legalized
abortion has deceived them into be»
lieving that legal can be equated
with moral. No, not so.

Are the lives of pregnant women
important? Yes. definitely! Do
they deserve appropriate medical
care? Yes. definitely! Should a
woman have the right to control
her own body? Definitely!

Unfortunately, abortion is out of
control. It will not solve that which
it seeks to solve. It is a tragic

 

C.A. Duane
BONIFER

store, grocery. or gas station to
purchase lottery tickets. my
friends tell me.

And what makes it worse. they
say. is when a mother or father
buys lottery tickets instead of food
and clothing for their children.

Some opponents of the lottery
said a lottery would be a cruel joke
to those on welfare and in poverty
because the government would be
duping them into believing that you
can become wealthy overnight.

I’m not so naive to think that it
doesn't happen. In fact. several
people already have told me that
they have witnessed such incidents.
But I have problems with feeling
any sympathy for people who act
likethat.

Much of life requires hard deci-
sions and sacrifices. And when
you‘re on welfare. I imagine the
sacrifices you are required to
make are even tougher. But if
someone cannot be respsonsible
with their money and spend it wise-
ly. then they should have to suffer
the consequences for their irre~
sponsibility.

And if their children starve
because they did not act responsi-

bly, then they should be punished
for child abuse.

That may sound a bit harsh. but
it is time that we stop relying on
others to take care of us all the
time and and start taking responsi-
bility for some of our actions.

Besides, the poor who live in
parts of Kentucky that border a
state with a lottery are going to go
to Illinois, Ohio or West Virginia
and spend their money. So why
shouldn‘t we- have something to
keep their money in our state?

While having a state lottery is a
good way for the state to pick up
some extra cash. it should not be
viewed as a panacea to the com-
monwealth's economic woes.

When Wallace Wilkinson was
wandering around the state, bad-
mouthing state government,
education and other progressive in—
stitutions, he incorrectly told the
voters that a lottery would solve all
of their problems.

By having a lottery, Wilkinson
told us, there would be more fund~
ing for education and the elderly,
and in the first year there would be
enough left over to give the state‘s
Vietnam Veterans a “bonus“ ~~
which I consider to be the ultimate
insult to those who fought in the
Vietnam War.

One positive aspect of the lottery
is that everyone gets an equal
chance. It doesn‘t matter which
side of the tracks you come from,
what your last name is or what
school you attended, your $1 or $2
is just as good as the next person‘s.

While some may argue that is
the epitome of perpetuating the
myth of the American dream, the
lottery gives us something to
believe in and hope for. And we all
could use a little hope.

I played the lottery the first day
tickets