JUDGE DELAYS SMOKING BAN DECISION | PAGE 2 MONDAYKENTUCKY COLUMNIST: ABNEY DESERVES A BOWL, BUT NE DOESN'T NEED ONE TO BE REMEMBERED I PAGE 8 November 17, 2003 Celebrating 32 years of independence http:/ www.kykernel.co LCC student shot and killed in north Lexington Friends describe Brian K. Brown as a ‘sweet boy;' police said they have no motives or suspects Dylenm STAFF WRITER For Misty Gaitan. the way her friend was killed Friday morning makes it even more difficult for her to cope. “It‘s just the worst." she said. “He was murdered in cold blood. It makes it hard to take.“ Minutes after midnight on Friday. numerous shots were fired into the car of Gai- tan's friend. 18-yearold LCC freshman Brian K. Brown. while he was driving in a north Lexington neighbor- hood. Brown was shot in the head and died soon after, ac- cording to a Lexington Police report. Gaitan had known Brown for five years. The two attend- ed Lexington’s Bryan Station Middle School and High School to gether and worked at the Family Dollar store on West New Circle Road for the past few months. She last saw him alive at the store Thursday af- ternoon. They graduated in May 2003 from Bryan Station High School. Brown started to at- tend LCC in August and worked 20 to 25 hours a week at the Family Dollar store. Brown was on Fairdale Drive, only blocks away from the home he lived in with his grandmother, when the shots were fired. He was dead when police arrived at the scene. Memories “He was a sweet boy." Gai- tan said. “He was always kind and fun to be with." Gaitan said Brown decid- ed to go to LCC “to better him- self," though he wasn't able to fulfill his true dream — play- ing basketball. “He loved basketball. He always went to games." she said. “He would have played more. but he was short.“ Brown was 5-foot4. but that didn‘t keep him from standing out. “I remember in school. he was just popular. Everybody loved him,“ Gaitan said. “Hundreds of people are going to see him tonight (at his visitation), because he was just so loved," Gaitan said Sunday afternoon. Rebecca Whaley, manager of the Family Dollar store, said Brown worked there for the past seven months as a cashier and stocker. “He was an excellent worker. very sweet and very outgoing." she said, “He would always give me a hug when he came in." Since receiving word of his death Friday morning. times have been tough. “We‘re still really in shock about it," Whaley said. “Everybody who See BROWN on 3 4.: JOHN rosm I PHOTO EDITOR Mllte Graves, a production director and announcer for WUKY Radio, approaches the door damaged In the break-in Friday morning. WUKY office ransacked, items stolen Second incident in last two months on the floor; plans being formed to prevent any future break-ins ByTimWisemai STAFF WRITER The offices of UK‘s public radio station. WUKY. and the Center for Computorial Ser- vices were broken into early Friday morning. workers at the station said. WUKY rooms were ran- sacked. and items including a $300 portable audio recorder were stolen. workers said. The break-in at WUKY. which is located on the third floor of McVey Hall, was dis- covered by morning news an- nouncer Bill Griffin at 4:30 am. Friday. “I took one step out of the elevator with the key in my hand. and I saw an almost per- fect circle about four to five inches wide in the corner of the door‘s glass" Griffin said. After regular hours. the elevator in McVey Hall goes straight from the sub~base~ ment to the third floor, Griffin said. The door in the subbase— ment is always unlocked. he said. Out of habit, Griffin said. he put his key in the news- room door and went in. “The first thing I thought was that someone might still be in there." he said. He saw glass shards that spread out 10 to 15 feet beyond the door as he made his way into the newsroom. turning on lights and looking for any signs of an intruder. After calling the police. he went on the air as normal. Station manager Roger Chesser happened to be sub- stituting during the morning shift. and he arrived to see a police officer greeting him. Then. Chesser and Griffin had to juggle their on-air duties and the police. “We were doing our thing and talking to the police at the same time," Chesser said. Griffin led Chesser and the police through the news- room. and everything seemed to be in order. Griffin said. It wasn't until around 8 am. he said. that the true extent of the break-in was discovered. In the business area of WUKY. two offices had been entered and ransacked. he See WUKY on 3 Rapper Chuck D criticizes American ignorance The award-winning performer condemns Adolph Rupp, tells UK students not to be mindless consumers By Matthew Toner STAFF WRITER Rap, race and reality are all issues near and dear to rapper Chuck D's heart. Fri‘ day night at Memorial Hall. the outspoken co-founder of the rap group Public Enemy tackled one more “R": Adolph Rupp. Most speakers in the Bluegrass ease into an evening of discussion by shooting the breeze about UK basketball, but Chuck D came out firing against the former UK basketball coach. compar- ing him to Elvis Presley and John Wayne. In Public Enemy‘s explo- sive 1989 hit “Fight the Pow— er." the rapper. born Carlton Ridenhour in 1960. blasted the King and the Duke for the illiberal ide- ologies they represented. During the lecture spon- sored by the Student Ac- tivities Board. Rupp received equally colorful treatment. “I always chose the Uni- versity of Louisville because Chuck 0 they had the black people on their team." he said in refer- ence to Rupp‘s rumored resis— tance to integration. After the unconventional opening remarks. Chuck com- bined comedy and conscious- ness to comment on a plat- form that included political and social commentary on is- sues ranging from racism to the mixed effects of technolo 83’- According to the rapper- See CHUCK D on 3 31mm surname Hallof Famein1994. friendly to everyone.” skills and pride in UK. sions.” McCowan and his wife, Nyle, were also lmown for their generosity to UK. They donated $1 million to the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging in 1993. Friends and co-workers remember McCowan's sense of humor and welcoming spirit “Our paths crossed many times,” said Bernard Vonderheide, a former UK public relations director: “He was charming, a funny person. He always had a good joke. He was an important person. but he was Former BOT chair dies at age 75 Robert McCowan. former chairman of the UK Board of Trustees, died Nov. 12 from complications caused by Alzheimer’s disease. He was 75 McCowan served on the board from 1981 to 1989 and servedaschairmanfrom 1984to 1988. He was a graduate of the UK College of Com- merce, now known as the Gatton College of Business and Economics. Alter earning his bachelor’s degree, he worked as an executive for Ashland Oil Company from 1951 to 1988. He was promoted to vice chair of the company in 1980. Among many other honors, Mc- Cowan was inducted into the UK Hall of Distinguished Alumni in 1980 and the Gatton College Alumni McCowan McCowan was known for both his leadership “His contribution was in his leadership ability," Vonderheide said. “He was a special person who worked in trying times. 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