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Police release details at 8

By Mat Herron

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Police found a student “show-
ered" in beer.

They also found cocaine, mari-
iuana. rolling papers. digital scales
and other drug paraphernalia at a
Sigma Alpha lipsilon fraternity
party last Alay. according to a UK
police report.

This party. hosted May IS by
S AI“. member Seth Burnett at 410
Pennsylvania Court. has sparked
intense debate between L'K offi—
cials. who charged the fraternity
with hating Aug. 3‘), and SAP,
who denies it.

Neighbor Chris Clarkson
called police at 3:12 arm. on May
16 and complained that the party
had grown too loud. \\'hile inside
Burnett's house, police found

cocaine in the room of Scott Hop-
kins. a non-fraternity member who
wasn't there when police arrived.

Hopkins denies the cocaine.
which he says was in his room iii
plain view, belonged to him. He
said he was not sure who the drug
belonged to.

“I wasn't there the day before
or that night because of the hazing
that I knew was oing on." Hop—
kins said. “Next t ing I knew I was
being arrested.

“It wasn't my cocaine," Hop-
kins said. “\\'hat kind of moron
would leave his cocaine out on a
plate in his bedroom when there's
a party going on? It wasn‘t mine."

Hopkins said this incident has
caused him and his family a lot of
problems.

“I’m tired of this." Hopkins
said. “I'm not going to let these

guys do this to me — drag me
through the mud like this. I told
Dean (Victor) Hazard there was
stuff going on that night. but none
of this had to do with me."
Then-SAP. vice president Bur—
nett told police Hopkins used the
room where police fotiiid cocaine.
He added Hopkins had left “so
they could initiate new members."
Hopkins said he entered an
Alford Plea in Fayette County
Court to avoid a felony charge. An
Alford Plea is a no-coiitest plea
where the defendant acknowl~
edges the presence of evidence
against him or her. He was
c arged with a misdemeanor.
Lexin rton Police issued cit-.i«
tions at t e party. and Burnett was
arrested at the scene.
\Vhen UK Police arrived. I,ex—

ington police officer David Aslr

ford was already in the basement
of the house with chapter presi~
dent Peter Nesmith. rush chair
Scott Iioehnlein and about 3‘
other SAP members.

()ne of them. Bryan I’Iegood.
had his clothes covered in beer.
which. according to the report. he
told police was part of his "initia-
tion" into the fraternity,

l'ileg‘ood‘s wrists were discolr
ored “as if they had been bound.
Ilis back appeared to have been
struck possibly by an open hand."
she said. I‘ilcgootl would offer no
explanation for the marks. the
report continued.

“Since SAI’ does not currently
have a house on campus." the
report reads. "they were holding
their ‘initiatioiis‘ in the basement
of—ll0 l’enn all occupants had
consumed alcohol,"

Last Thursday. Burnett denied
the fraternity had held the party to
initiate new members and said
that no ha/mg occurred. a denial
he .ilso made in the report.

Officers of the fraternity
refused to comment on the issue.’

'I'hroiigli September. national
officers .iiid local alumni will con—
duct their own internal investigation
ofthe charge against its Ills chapter.

Normally. director of chapter
services I‘ii‘tllils‘ (iiiiocchio iiivestb
gates such charges. but he has been
at Louisiana State L‘iiiiersity in
Iiaton Rouge. looking into ilic
death of an S \l‘i member there,

"\Vc want to make sure the
chapter isn‘t penaIi/cd unfairly."

said Pete Stephenson. director of

ctiiniiiunications for the fraterni»
ty"s I‘vanston. lII.. headquarters.
which sent one of its officers to

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campus to meet with the L Is
Dean of Students office last 'I tics
day about the charges.

The fraternity may focus us
investigation on w Iietlier the
chapter should be considered
active year-round. or only during
fall .iiid spring sL‘IllL‘s‘Iers. L‘ K t on
siders fi'atcriiitics. like most stii
dent organi/ations. .ictnc yeaiv
round. a policy nationals say is
"broad. but that's the opinion that
the L'niversity has." said Steve
Sikorski. director of foundation
services for S \I’ nationals.

The in\estigatioii will involve .i
review of the fratci'iiity‘s IIIL‘IIIIK'I“
slitp and look into any iiicinlici's that
.ictcd irresponsibly. Sikorski said.
“but we‘re not admitting to lia/iiig,"

S>\l~ nationals have until (hi. I
to turn in their report to the dean's
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By James Ritchie
News Editor

Problems with an elevator in.
Blanding Tower yesterday morn-
ing left a student and an employee
inclined to take the stairs next time.

Anthropology iunior Molly
Crawford said she boarded the
elevator on the llth floor where
she lives. It stopped at the seventh
floor. and housekeepin r employee
Sandra \Varner entered.

The doors closed and the ele-
vator dropped abruptly to the
fourth floor. where it stuck.

“It was really rough going
down." Crawford said. “You had
to brace yourself."

Crawford said that after she
and \Varner called for help. more
than 30 minutes passed before a
service worker showed tip.

“I got off at the fourth floor
and I haven’t been back since."
she said.

A report from Dover l‘ilevator.
the Lexington company that holds
L'K‘s‘ elevator contract. said the
elevator became unleveled and an
adjustment had to be made. UK
Director of Auxillary Services
Allen Rieman said.

The elevator that stuck was
installed one week before school
started. Rieman said, and a new
control system that relies on coin-
puter technology may have been
the culprit yesterday.

But. he said. the elevator did
not fall.

“l".levators basically don't fall,"
since they have emergency brakes,
he said. “It iuinps‘ around, you get
the sensation that you‘re falling."

But a free fall of several stories

in an elevator would result in
iniuries for those on board. since
it would be equivalent to falling
from a building of the same num-
ber of stories. he said.

A service person had been fish-
ing for a student's keys in a Kir-
wan Tower elevator shaft when
the Blanding elevator stuck. Rie-
man said. resulting in the delay in
response. The service person was,
however, on the scene in 15 min-
utes. he said.

\Vhile he was not aware of the
details ofthis case. Dover Elevator
Area Sales Manager Buddy Green
said this type of situation is not
unusual.

“Elevators from time to time
have problems," he said. “All ele-
vators have to be serviced.”

\\'ith the computer system in
the tower elevators, “There may
be a period of time when they’re
out of tune."

A residence hall can be a taxing
place for an elevator.

“Es )ecially during the early
part of the school year, they get a
lot of use." Green said.

Blanding and Kirwan towers
each have one new elevator out of
three. The old ones date back to
1967. when the towers were built.
The University is in the process of
replacing the rest.

\Varner said this was the third
time she has been stuck in one of
Blanding’s elevators since she
started work at UK Aug. 4. The
first two instances were on the old
elevators.

“This time was really rough,"
she said. “The only thing I could
do was scream and panic. I
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President says
school continues

to make progress

By Manisli Bhatia
Stuff H 'rttcr

The first man of UK addressed the
University Senate Council for the
Senate‘s first meeting of the '097-98
school year yesterday.

UK President Charles \Vethington
presented the annual state of campus
speech highlightin the progress made
by the University tiringt epastvear.

“\"hen we look back. I think we

continue to make progress in keeping
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our goal of having in Lexin ton a uni-
versity of undeniable exce Ience and
quality-Z“ \Nethington said.

He said the University wou.
rededicate itself toward the inclusive
learning program that would help pro-
vide equitable treatment of all mem-
bers of the UK community.

He pointed out the reinstitution of
the statewide mandate to enhance the
importance of the University.

Enrollment figures'were similar to
last year‘s and UK was ranked in the
top l0 public institutions nationally
for the number of freshmen merit
scholars for the fourth consegutive
year.

. In the area of research. UK
obtained $125 million in contracts and

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Senate considers
mokin g change
to repent option

By Joe Dohnor
Stir/f ll 'r/tcr

A proposal to change the repeat
oition got a grade of “I" for incoin~
p etc from the University Senate yes-
terday. However. it will get another
chance. -

Senate Rules Committee Chairman
Tom Nieman submitted the proposed
rule change. which would eliminate a
single sentence. .

Students can currently opt to repeat

up to three courses, with the grade in
the second of the two replacing the
first attempt for the purposes of grade-
poiiit average calculation.

That is. in most circumstances.

The tar eted sentence reads. “If .i
failing grade (Ii) is earned on the sec—
ond attempt. the original grade will
continue to be used in calculating the
grade—point average and the second
attempt shall constitute exhaustion of
one of the student's three repeat
options under this provision."

The effect of the change would
have been to make the second grade
always count. regardless of the first
grade.

At yesterday's meeting. debate on
the proposal was swift.

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America 0nline
to acquire CompuServe

\l’.\\‘ YORK . \mcrica ()nlinc has struck a
deal to acquire (IoiiipuServe's 2.0 million users.
creating a cyber~behemoth that would lit Ilit‘
liiteriiet onramp for ()0 percent of \ineritans logi
ging on from home.

If approved by government regulators. thc deal
will allow \merica ()nlinc to swallow its tloscst
competitor and add to its base of nearly ‘1 iiiillioii
subscribers. already the biggest in the industry.

kinder the complex. IIitee»way deal annount cd
yesterday. \VorIdCom. the nation‘s fourth largest
long—distance telephone company. “I” buy
money losing (LoiiipuSei'yc foi SI.) billion .llltl
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I.Uk'IS\'II.I.I7 m I‘resli water pouring
through a valve left open on the Belle of I .t illl\\ illc
caused the historic steamboat to partly sink .ii iis
moorings two weeks ago. (inasl (iiiard iiivcstiga
tors said yesterday.

The valve. about the si/e of a small sauccr. was
within reach of passengers on the Iiellc's cruise the
night before it sank. (Ioast (iiiard (Zoiiimaiidcr I’iill
\Vagncr said. lint \Vagncr was quick to .idd that
determining whether it was a passenger or a crew
member who opened it would be impossible.

“It inst becomes one of those mysteries you
can‘t explain." Belle of Louisville I-Kecutiyt-
Director Ken .\Ierideth said. "It's impossible to
tell why it happened."

Cll‘llllllls amt sex offenders on computer

l’().\l()\.-\. Calif. A— The I.os Angelcs ( ,ounty
l‘iair will offer cotton candy. carnnal rides ind .i
chance to check out the names of the state's
(H.000 registered sex offenders.

The statcjiistice Department will set up eight
computers in an exhibition hall that can display
offenders‘ names. pictures. zip codes .ind crimes.
A similar exhibit at the state fair in Sacramento
last month drew 4.000 inquiries.

“It‘s a perfect place to disseminate information
families can use to protect their children." depart;
iiieiit spokeswoman Sara Brown said.

Critics say the fair. which opens Thursday. is
an inappropriate place for the information.

All‘llIIOS I‘Btlll‘ll to IOWOI‘ 'II‘BS

.\'I‘I..\.\"l~ \ — After irritating iiioi'iiing yestcr'
day travelers with 5 percent fare increases. some
maior carriers quickly backed off .iiid returned to
last week's prices.

.\ customer yesterday morning had to pay
$1.104 for a round—trip fare on Delta from Atlanta
to New York. much more than he expected to pay.
a company spokesman said.

American Airlines spokesman Tim Smith said
his carrier pulled back its fares not so iiitich
because ofs'uch negative reactions. btit as “a com—
petitive response." He said the higher fares were
in place such a short time that be doubted most
people were aware of the increases.

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but he can't get the girls. The rap ier-turned—actor
stars as an ex-con one straight w o helps the FBI
nab criminals in . 'BC‘s new fall
show “Players."

Ice-T has one complaint. though.

“They've got to let me get near
a girl. I‘ve been doing this stuff for
years. and I cannot get within
arm's reach ofa girl in any script.
“bar‘s up with that?" he said in
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mer female Citadel cadet sued the
school yesterday saying shew was
sc\u.1llv harassed by male cadets
\\ ho hinniliated her with taunts
attacks and altered photos that
were distributed on the Internet.

“I'm seeking justice. The major
goal here is to make sure that it
doesn‘t happen to anybody else."
.leanie \Ientavlos said.

I ler lawsuit alleges federal civil
rights violations.

“1 can honestly say there is
nothing I miss about that school,"
said the (Iharlotte, N.(l., woman
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Mentavlos also sued The
Citadel's governing board, the
officer who oversaw the barracks
where she was assigned, and five
male cadets who were in Echo
(Iompany with her.

The school had no comment
and the others either would not
comment or could not be
reached.

.\Ientavlos‘ lawyer, Dick liar-
pootlian, would not say what she
seeks in damages.

“\I'e think she lost a year ofher
life. “hats that worth?" he said.

Mentavlos and Kim Messer
quit the state military school in
january. saying they were hated
and harassed, including having
their clothes set afire.

Two other women who
enrolled at the same time did not
report any problems and are now
sophomores at The Citadel.

Twenty women enrolled this

year.

Two have dropped out. along
with 42 male cadets. None of the
woman have reported being
hazed.

The school first voluntarily
accepted women last year after
Virginia Military Institute’s all-
male policy was overturned by the
US. Supreme Court.

The Citadel’s first woman
cadet, Shannon Faulkner, entered
the school in 1995 under court
order. but left after 2.1 week, citing
stress and isolation.

The lawsuit claims .\Ientavlos
suffered “insults, indignities.
physical assault and humiliating
treatment which went far beyond
any need to toughen, strengthen
or acclimate plaintiff to the rigors
ofmilitary discipline."

Male cadets digitally altered a
picture of Mentavlos to show her
with a penis and exposed breasts,

then published it on the Internet,
the suit said.

Another unidentified cadet
tried to get her to look at lesbian
pictures, it said.

One of the cadets named as .1
defendant, lames Saleeby. once
entered her room wearing only
underwear.

Another unidentified cadet
“pushed his male anatomy on
plaintiff‘s backside," the lawsuit

said.

Mentavlos also claims that
cadets told her the first freshman
to have sex with her would

become an honorary upperclass—
man.

I he school disciplined H male

cadets as a result of the women s
accusations.

State investigators and the FBI
also were called in, but a local
prosecutor said there were no
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STATE OF AFFAIRS UK P1 endear Chat/e1 II! c rlringron gaze his annual state of the cam/1m addreu lrtjorc the U111—
z'ersitv Senate verrerdav. Ill/ethington predicted UK will be a top 20 research inm'runon by 2020

Address
UK ranked 6 6th

research university
From PAGE 1

gifts. Over the past three years,
L'K moved up a few notches from
77th to 66th among research uni-
versities.

VI'ethington projected the
University to be in the Top 20 of
public universities by the year
2020.

UK also received in excess of
$41 million in donations for
development, and the College of

Repeat

Senate will consider
change to option
From PAGE 1

Professor of Business and Eco-
nomics Jane Wells pointed out
that under the pro )sed change, 2.1
student could ma 6 an “F." in a
class, exercise the repeat option

 

 

Engineering established four new
professorships this year.

Also. the new V’I'illiam T.
Young Library is scheduled to
open in the spring. VVethington
stressed the importance of the
library as playing a pivotal role in
making UK a top 20 research
institution.

The library, he said, “would
not just be a repositon for books
but .1 technology hub" for the L K
campus.

Also, the College of Agricul-
ture plans new facilities at the
\Voodford (Ioun 1 Farm, and
about $18 millionrhas been allot-
ted for a new plant science facility
there.

\Vethington also spoke about

and take the class pass/fail. The
student could then show up once
to keep from getting automatical-
ly drop ed, never show u again
and failpthe class, and still see a
(IPA Improvement.

SGA Executive Director of
Academic Affairs Joe Schuler said
that he didn't see a clear rationale
for the change.

The pro 0521 came about as a
result of t e Central Advising
Office asking for clarifications
that the rules committee had dif-

the community colleges recently
strip ied from L’K's control, call-
ing t e situation “not perfect, but
an improvement over the original
proposal. "

After \\ ethington s speech, the
Senate brought up several key
issues for discussion, including the
plus/minus grading s\ stem.

I he council is calling for a uni-
form grading system for the L ni-
versity by spring 1998 and will
come up with a final decision In its
Oct. 13 meeting

In his speech, \Vethington
emphasized the importance of the
University for the common-
wealth, callin it “the second most
influential idlentity in the state
after the state government.”

ficulty giving. Those clarifica—
tions were not included in the
proposal.

English rofessor Tom Blues
motioned t at the Senate refer
the proposal back to the rules
committee for further revision in
order to clarify it and close the
loopholes. The Senate approved
the motion by acclimation.

The Senate also 3 proved a
proposal to allow the cfiairman of
the Senate to be elected to a sec-
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Pamphlets detail "K [10110188 011 harassment

Officials su

est documenting

incidents o racial discrimination

By Kimberly Glenn
Surf Writer

Some say it seems like there is
always a construction project
oing on around campus, whether
it’s modifying a facade here or lay-
ing new grass there.

But this fall brin s a sign of the
more subtle socia construction
that also takes place at UK.

Starting this semester, you will
see cream and green brochures
that address UK’s racial harass—
ment policy at various locations
on campus. This brochure is just
one of the products of the Inclu-
sive Learning Community Com—
mittee.

The nine—person committee
was formed last fall semester as a
result of the racial flair-ups of two
years ago.

Although those incidents and
resulting discussions may have
been painful, they fostered dia-
logue on cam us and allowed the
opportunity or concerns about
UK’s commitment to diversity to
be raised.

These concerns led to the need
for a racial harassment policy.

However, to the surprise of many,
UK already had such a policy on
the books.

Dean of Student Affairs David
Stockham said, “the people who
needed to know (about the policy)
didn’t know about it.”

The committee was responsible
for producing the brochure, said
member Lauretta Byars, vice—
chancellor of minority affairs.

The committee decided that
printing and disseminating a

rochure would put the informa—
tion “at the fingertips” of the UK
Community, Stockham said.

These brochures were issued
throu hout the UK system,
inclutfing residence halls, Greek
houses, the Student Government
Association offices and at Human
Resources.

But the six- anel brochure,
which is preface by a letter from
UK President Charles Wething-
ton, goes beyond just stating the
University’s stance on racial
harassment.

It offers suggestions of what to
do if you are racially harassed and
where to turn for help.

For example, the brochure

states that it is beneficial to keep a
written, detailed record of inci-
dents.

Jimm Glenn, a civil engineer-
ing fres man, said this is good
advice.

“Most people don’t think about
writing down what happens, but
that way you have something to
back up what you’re saying," said
Glenn.

The brochure also lists several
offices a person can go to for
information, clarification or assis—
tance. Ifa charge is made, the vie-
tim is the one who guides the type
of response the University takes,
said Stockham.

Possible courses of action
include mediation, formal disci-
pline and the filing of a police
re ort. 1f the person prefers, an
informal re ort can also be made.

Althoug that might seem
insignificant, action can be taken
if repeated reports are made
involvin the same person over a
period 0 time.

Byars said she is pleased with
how the brochure turned out.

“Diversity is integral to aca-
demic excellence and by publiciz—
ing the policy, it shows that UK
has made a commitment to keep-
ing the UK community a place
that appreciates and encourages
differences," said Byars.

Behavior rules,

laws defined

By Sarah K. Velter
Contributing Writer

As students moved into UK
residence halls this fall, they found
a collection of calendars, coupon
books and handouts in their
rooms.

Included was a brochure titled
“Sexual Harassment is Prohibited
and llle al."

The brochure, “a guide for fac-
ulty, staff, and students,” was pub-
lished in 1992 by the Affirmative
Action Office and has been dis—
tributed since that time.

The pamphlet outlines the pol—
icy definition ofsexual harassment
as found in the UK Administrative
Regulations.

It states, “Sexual harassment ‘—
a form ofsexual discrimination —
includes unwelcome sexual
advances, requests for sexual
favors or other verbal or physical
actions ofa sexual nature."

This policy takes effect when
the rejection of such conduct is a
basis for a decision regarding
employment or academic stand—
ing. or interferes with an individu-
al's work or academic perfor-

mance.

Also included in the pamphlet
are examples of sexual harassment
and common reactions that vie:
tiins experience.

Sexual remarks and jokes,
unwelcome physical contact and
the dis )lay of sexually explicit
materials in the workplace or
classroom without a “compelling
educational purpose" are examples
of sexual harassment given that
they may create an intimidating or
offensive working or learning
environment, according to the
pamphlet.

Sexual harassment is a violation
of Title V11 of the (Iivil Rights
Act of 1964, and Title IX of the
Education Amendments of 1972.

A letter from UK President
Charles \Vethington that begins
the pamphlet states that harass—
ment diminishes the work of the
University by undermining its
educational mission.

“Sexual harassment by any
member of the community vio—
lates both state and federal laws as
well as University policy and Will
not be tolerated," it reads.

Penalties for sexual harassment
at the UK range from reprimand
to termination.

“Sexual Harassment is Prohib-
ited and Illegal" suggests that
individuals keep a written record

of dates, times, witnesses, discus
sions and actions each time they
believe they are being harassed
and inform proper authorities of
any inappropriatc lit‘li.i\l(li.

l‘he l).1(. k of the brochure lists
the l'nnersity (illites charged
with handling both litll'lll‘Jl and
informal complaints.

Dean of Students l).ivid Stotk—
ham was not sure of the exatt
number of sexual harassment cases
reported on the L'niiersity cam
ius or if harassment of this kind
has been .1 significant problem in
the past.

“One case, [\Hl cases, \\ll.llt‘\ er
—‘ we wanted .1 shorthand, come
nient way to provide the commu
nity With the information nt't‘t‘s
sary if an incident should occur."
Stockliain said.

Many students did not llllllt't'
or read the handout

lireshman Lauren (Iiceone
said, “Sexual hai'assiiient is deli
nitely a bad thing. but 1 just threu
all that stuff that \\'.l\ on my desk
away. l don't even remember sCC'
ing a brochure."

The Student (iovcrniiient
Association hopes to more widely
inform students of the problem of
sexual harassment during .i variety
of activities to be held on campus
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By Jill Messer

Contributing Writer

Unlike many of her friends,
Kristen Goble is not in debt.

Goble, an integrated strate-

ic communications junior,
said, “I pay off my credit card
bills every month.

“A lot of my friends are in
debt,” she said. “It can happen
easy ifyou’re not careful.”

But many college students
run into problems when it
comes to credit cards.

In fact, a recent study by a
UK professor shows that stu—
dents do not use them wisely.

The study was conducted by
Celia Ray Hayhoe, associate
professor of family studies, and
involved six universities includ-

   

ing UK.

The research was gathered
last spring through question-
naires.

The study found that most
students do not have the expe—
rience or the education to han-
dle credit cards.

Fourteen percent had never
received any ersonal finance
education be ore college and
13 percent had some after they
came to college.

Twen -five percent of the
studentstfiad their first credit
card before colle e, and 80

ercent of the stu ents had at
lJeast one credit card.

Another problem students
faced is they had too many
cards to handle.

Most had three cards or less,

  

but 10 percent had more than
seven cards.

“We had two students who
had 18 cards,” said Hayhoe.

Many students said their
parents never discussed
finances with them, she said.

Most parents also end up
paying a good chunk of their
childrens’ credit card bills.

Twenty-ei h