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Partly t|0udy and cool again with highs in ‘1: "fly, the Donovan scholars a social and _, '-
er 2 the m‘d to upper 305. The Clouds should 3:? ' . ‘ stholastir organization tor student oust
blow by tonight and the stars should fi _ 55 year: of age held their SE'Ot‘id totem
twinkle biight though the winds around - 's show yesterday They delighted then an .
campus Wlll be (ool With the mercury dipp “ dieiice With a variety ot entertainment .
ing to the low to mid 205 Saturday should 'O'iglng train drama to music See story »
‘ be Sunny With hlgl’IS in the low to mid 40 5 J and photos page 5 ,
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5" ‘ /' ‘u f ' g&?ofitfi‘€dixgnmx Rhillippi. copresident of the Students to Save Robinson 3'4 ,4
,3 , r orest “I was going to be happy if 40 people showed up
' C» _ —»——~~ iv w-ww- _.... ,, . . 7 - ~ — .. . lt'sa definite Sign of the times. ’5', '
~ , " : " 1 _ "Peo 1e were litterl 'comin out of the woodwork,“ she Ir,"
4 ‘3 t" . Mining University-owned Robinson Forest would “set a said. ”geOple see ttheygroupigas a course they can jump :1
- l .x , dangerous precedent and risk the~ accreditation of the on 4 _ because (mining) is an immediate threat to peg 1r .'
‘ 4: .4 . g. ~ \ _ forestry program, department chairman Bart Thielges ple's scruples.“ :-
' . :' " ’ . 4 . 531d last mght. . ’ 4 _ _ Jeff Dwellen, fifth year architecture student, said he at ,. _
. 4‘ V _ ‘ -, M . 4 mThielges, addressmg the'first organizational meeting of tended because "people should be concerned. You can t 4
j .1 " 1, ~ , . 4 _‘3 Students t9 Save Robinson Forest. said strtpmining have a L'niversity if you destroy a research facility." .' «
. ‘ r v. —~ M, 4 ' J Within the Robinson Forest watershed could create pro- 4;
, , , . '- . " , blems in retaining accreditation for the forestry program. T—'_'_____—-_— A
. .“ 11 ., 4 To obtain accreditation a department needs “perma- H-Ii tour ("‘1‘ is gone. all you ('4' gut It‘ll
/ 4, " ' " '1 . I nent control, in terms of management, of a piece of forest is I’ll' Illlll'. "
',. I ‘” . "1? «a property" at least 1,000 acres in size, he said. .4 ’: .
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1 a" 14 ‘. . 5 ditions of a property given in trust could damage its - luiii Fitzgerald. attorney for 3. .'
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“ , “Turning assets and 9fts into shortterm gains would ’-
' : have an affect on potential donors," Thielges said "Poo " ' -~ '1
‘ , ”t’ ' ple make gifts fora specific purpose." "You've got nothing but ch0pPed up hillsides" in ‘
a?” ’ ' I At the Dec. 16. 1930, meeting of the Board of Trustees, Eastern Kentucky. said Preston Hall. a native of Delphia. ' F -
y ' . _ _ , then University president Hank McVey said the gift of Ky : f
‘” .. .- 32: v, .1 ,— Robinson Forest by the 13.0. Robinson Mountain Fund Hall. who lived in the southern portion of Perry County 1 . '
' ‘ "— ’ “Will remove any possibility that coal mining operations from 1929 to 1975. said he ”was very much concerned ~.
‘3'; 'E , , ' , will interfere with the development of the forest area at with“ the problems “We‘re fooling ourselves if we think " ;.‘
_MM_ ,4 . ,. y - Quicksand." Robinson Forest can be mined and get a lot of money out ,
, .0 ' g, (Quicksand, Ky, located in Breathitt county. is the site of it ”
k, of the Forestry and Wood Technology School of the Col» ()n this point a second speaker. Tom Fitzgerald. a - _‘
9‘ ‘ , w _ lege of Agriculture.) graduate from L'K‘s law school and attorney for the Ap-
:1 , -‘ * r Robinson Forest. a collection of 14 tracts in Breathitt, palachian Research and Defense Fund, concurred, "iThe (1 ’ ‘
, a, 3-:- ’ Knott and Perry counties totaling approximately 15,000 University) would spend every cent (of coal mining pro ' . x
I" f‘yflcitiaf" -, " , ~,§" .. . J , . \ acres, may be “the only remaining major representative fits i. maybe $50 million. to get the forest back to where it j 4 x
/ -. W”? 3‘ y :3" ' ‘ " ‘ n area of its type in the southeastern United States." he is today," he said. 3
, 7W 3" ‘ ' » . said. ”Vthen your ace is gone. all you‘ve got left is the hole." f -
”s .. ' ‘ "The University is blessed with this natural outdoor he said 3.
. "' ‘ laboratory." and is “the envy of many universities in the A trustee is "charged with the highest, most stringent .' . 4
'- .. H m» - Southeastern part of the country,“ Thielges told the group responsibilities that the law knows . . . putting aside any 1 ._ '
* a» 7 _ ' ' . ' of over135 people in the Student Center Grand Ballroom personal gains . acting solely for the benefit of the ~,
.' ‘ , ‘ , iThe meeting was originally scheduled to be held in the beneficiaries." Fitz said. adding that in the case of Robin- '. ,
‘ ’ ' 4 Music Room, however an overflow crowd caused the son Forest. the benefit‘iaries are the people of Eastern "1 :4
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Armco gives UK $33,000 grant ..
Q‘s} ' ' I ‘ The UK Department of Metallurgy Academic Affairs Art Gallaher‘s of- source of employees for Armco, f,- ,-
Iflf§ . , _ ‘ , 4 . Engineering and Material Science fice, Elam said. “Many alumni have posr 7')
£9144,» 4, . .- . ,. _ 4 yesterday receiveda check for $33,000 “We certainly appreciate 4,4" tions in the corporation
saggy}; ., _ . . , . . 4 .- .. ’_ » .' from Armco, Inc. to. equip a new Eichhorn said. “It will go a long way ‘This 15 very selfish. actually, , .. ,
figdif','_:5*fl.;': . ‘ . ' . 4 , ' . undergraduate extractive metallurgy to help us with the accreditation of because werget so many people com- 3‘1;
.M ' laboratory. _ metallurgical engineering." ing from UK .
5 "NVANHOOK “m" . Stanleigh F. Elam, a metallurgist Elam also said Arrnco grants a ,
4 safe haven for Armco's Ashland plant, presented Fine said the money from Armco scholarship each year to a student in .' _'
i Jim Brannon, apolitical science senior. decided the Lexington Technical Institutelwos the only place he $25953??? {teal-“32:12“:- Eggngz: mgrgogetmpgflzgidflégi: 3:?diili-rigstiéi‘iieift2g3iedfirslcnfiol318131;:th I -
1' could study Latin. All of the places on campus were out of the question because there were too many - . l ,.. - .. , . . .
4 girls at UK 40 distract him, 'he said. ing Dean Roger Eichhom at a press Hal . 4 _ now. he'said We anticipate hanng , :
:MMMM MMM . MM MMMMM M MMM MM MM MM MM _. 4 conference in Vice President for “UK is the fifth most productive avested interest in 3115. .
Reagan preposal endangers d te 'd
W— ”There iS .3 lpt 0f 800d instruction WhiCh comes from Carter said institutions have no way of legally waiving Jim McDonald, executive director for UK Research "4 '1
. Assistant Managing Editor TA 5, he said. The qualities that makea good instructor the fees, but some scools get around this problem by in— Foundation. said. however, if the Reagan administra- ; ‘4
‘ are the same for TAS and faculty.“ cluding tuition as a part of the stipend for TAs. tion‘s proposals to cut down on research are approved, the ,‘r‘ ,
———-—~~-——————*~—w-»~~—*-~#~————» .___ Gallaher said because the University d0¢5 not provide He also said Kentucky institutions of higher education number of research assistanceships may be fewer than in t
4 _ 4 _ free tuition for graduate students, as do some other probably take into account tuition costs when alloting the past years. "‘,,
Graduate students may be-in for hard “"15 1‘ President universities, it is faced with the problem 0f obtaining stipends. He said there will not be as many grant dollars and ,'. '3
Reagan's proposed cuts to “W“C‘al and are aPPFOYed by “quality“ graduate students. But TAs' salaries in the chemistry department are well therefore the number of projects and the number of ‘. ’4. '
(30“?va say state and local higher education folcmls- “'I‘A'S receive a Stipend but they (also) have to pay tUi- below those at other benchmark institutions according to graduate students helping on those projects will decrease - 3
Jim Ingle, UKdirector for student financial aid, saidthe tion. . .ThiS putsusatadisadvantage. a survey (see chart) completed by Joseph Wilson, But. “if we work a little harder and are more com- ' .n
Reagan proposal EXCIUdS graduate and professional “In many other institutions they do not «have to pay tui- associate professor and director for graduate studies in petitive. we might not feel the full brunt (of the cutst." [
students from eligibility for financial assistance under the tion). They waive tuition as a kind of reward." Gallaher the chemistry department. McDonald said "fji '
Guaranteed Student L03" program. said. In Wilson's report. he found UK was at the bottom of the At present, the overall outlook for graduate students ap- I; .
He said 210 dental students receive 31345500 from the Michael Baer, dean for the College Of Arts and Sciences, list as far as dollar amount of academic year stipends pears to be that fluctuations in some departments will i” ~,f
GSL program; 345 medical students receive 31.739375; agreed tuition isa problem. when compared to eight benchmark institutions. Wilson continue. but the situation will remain relatively stable. 4-, ‘3.
about 250 law students receive nearly 3875000? and 300 He said theaverage salary for Mrs TAS is approximate,- concluded in his report, "It is essential that the academic Gallaher said some students are going into the private .
other graduate students receive $1 million. 1y $5,000 a year. “This is several hundred dollars below year stipend be made competitive.“ sector rather than getting their masters' degree, ' g '. ' .,
Eighty percent of all medical and dental students at UK other benchmark institutions." he said, noting that William Wagner, chairman for the chemistry depart- “In some fields where there is high demand, a student ',-'
receive money from the GSL program and sper cent 0f 0‘ because UK charges tUltloni the financial burden on ment, agreed that salaries are a problem. ”What we need can see no advantage in doing graduate work." he said .
the total number of graduate students benefit from the yaduate students is even greater. are better salaries toattract the very best.“ “Where (the demand) is not that high. they go to graduate ‘4' ..'
program. “In some cam, . . 1 there is a problem“ 0f student Besides being a TA or receiving money from the GSL. school because they don‘t have anywhere to go " f
If the cuts are approved, “they would have a choosing toattend otherinstitutions thatare more attrac- research assistanceships are alsoa major source of finan- He said high area demands are now in the technology ,1 ,4
devastating effect on many of these students,“lngle said. two finanCially, Baer said. Clal 81d foragr aduate Student. and comntijegce field; suc-tcii las epgrfgfiasiorenpugr . , .‘i
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yggficcltzgggigs‘gggz figfl’t‘i’ofiémfi gvsé‘tgri’o Comparison of UK chemistry teaching assistants humanities and the social mama .
percent and putting all loans on a “need basis." Current- salaries with benchmark institutions Students who go to graduate school and become TAs. do 4;
ly, only students from families with a total income of more 4 4 N 4 d s A 4 5° for many reasons, 4 . , - 14 :.
manm‘Mayear must PTOVCUHM.” Benchmark Incoming TA Annua 995 e aco emic uniinsr nnua net Mark Henry a chemistry senior and TA m the 4 4
institutions academic year stipends and tumon year stipend stipen stipend chemistry department, said money is the best thing about ,4 . ., .'
Ingle said he hopes some kind of compromise can be being a TA. 4, .
worked out in Congress concerning continued financial lllinOlS $6 500 so so 500 si 300 $7 800 Henry said, however, the major reason for teaching 4 ' j
aid programs for graduate and professional students. assistanceships is to help students. “TAs in the chemistry , '
Ed Carter. Council on Higher Education deputy ex- Indiana 6 300 5 300 275 6 02575 025 i 200i 000 7 225 6 025 department are interested in the student‘s well being. . . . - 1 .
ecutive director for finance, said if the GSL cutbacks are _ , They provide for student‘s needs academically.“ : '
approved the“? Will be “a substantial de 0“ 0‘ students“ ”“55”" 580° 77° 5 08° ' 00° 6 080 Henry, who is one of the few undergraduate TAs at UK, " '
soingtosradmteschool- N Caron"; 5,049 5 800 500 5 300 700, 400 o 000 o 700 said his status has not created any problems for him, »
ed if h t the ts 'll be ro ed he ' ' ' ' “Many don‘tknow itand the ones that do don't resent it." '
mg: ha Jam .gh‘c; M “if: ‘i'tainl N.Corolina 5.175 400 4 775 i 725 6 500 Th? hardest part Of_ teaching hi? 401835 (general V
repi ' s r . rea n w ' ' ' . cc y ChapelHill chemistrylis lab),is“being able toantiCipateprocedural ,
seems to be a growmg reluctance to accept it (by Con- , . _ M . , , problems in the lab .. Henry said \
gross andthepublict.” ohio State 4 950 o 4 950 i 650 6 600 With all of the problems facing the graduate school ‘.
Wimberly Roysta', graduate “ho“ dean, agreed the Royster remains optimistic “I believe graduate study :1
proposed cuts to the GSL program could have a negative Purdue 6 500 '80 b 320 I 300 7 620 will be as siyiificant ten years from now as it is today ' ’
gfingnlzhaiyreflmdnuifl: 13:38:31]": 31:: maxi-£22.32 Tennessee 5 600 lSO 5 450 500-l 500 5 950 6 950 Egrseifys:d$tgitfl ‘Ppportunitlfi ff! mic Who .
ce‘nflhchazigtanet‘tgpumbfrofgraduamteusntuden! il (8;. R0 ter Virginio 5 650 ' 700 4 ‘50 l 300' 5 ‘50 Steven Hess, a second year graduate student in biology, .
said. 4: s can suppor veo, ys VPl ’ 6 300 , 227 5 073 , 69, t o 764 said he became a TA because “I eventually plan on 4 '4
The main sources of financial suppon for the approx- . 5 0 . 5 000 4 000 6 000 $43025.“ faculty member and 1 need u” “Ch“ ex‘
‘mwyhgg‘ifumdl‘P: “mm" ‘" "mm“ '"d w' V"?'"'° 00° , ' He added that being a TA is the only way he can inalte
‘ Kentucky 5 200 816: e 4 334 630i 300 5 0145 684 enough money to remaina fulltime student.
Art Gallaher. vice paient for academic affairs. said . - The hardest part of job, he said, is “trying to instill in
TM help instruct lower level courses, grading papers and the undergraduates the same kind of feeling that I have
assisting faculty members in variou ways. "“""“" ‘”‘ “’”"°“"’ for science."
Callaha- said a misconception about TA: is that their amt"? :W’N mt” W h WM44medmum,‘whmmw Hess said has taught two sections and a lab section of
ability to teach is not on par with that of rquur faculty mmn‘jfufi; ,,“,,;’,W',,,wj,j,, Wm, mm, 0. 9,0,...“ M, .. Wm «WM, Biology 542 for the last three semesten. He added that he -
members plans to continue as a TA while pursuing a PhD.
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‘ . e abOIflon Issue, House sends danger signals to the women of Kentucky I
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.- I; Strike one againstwomen. their place." The effective loss of the uphill , WHY A CT SIKE T S S E “VG.
. _ » _ I. When the state House of Representativesl battle for ratification of the Equal Rights DRASTl C . 2 TH lNK OF lT A5
-. ~. - overwhelmimgly passed an anti-abortion bil Amendment and the anti-abortion movement l
. ~ : ‘j last week, it essentially told women they will are just two examples. ‘JUST AN lNTERESTiNC? VARlA“ 0N ‘ . -
. . . no longer have a chOice as to what they can do If the bill passes the Senate, women who ON L£A SH LAWS- , -- cg“?!
, . With their bodies. want abortions Will be forced to seek them a ’l
, . The bill would require that a teenager obtain elsewhere. Not only will this mean more un- ,, _“ 4 in
.I . parental consent before having an abortion. wanted children _ born of women who were - 113‘ -0 ,II A {B
'- _ , Husbands of women seeking abortions would unable to obtain abortions —but it also signals :I Km?” ‘7‘. . (KS 7' ‘l‘ g;
-' " » have to be notified before the Operatitm: a return to the days of filthy , illegal and unsafe I! J’ ,t fl. 2 . kl" .
-. , Victims of rape and incest will also have to abortion factories. ) . / ’L ‘.
.,I ;II _. _. seek consent to obtain an abortion. If a girl is It is noteworthy that 92 percent of the House t. ~ l g #6“ ( 1’;-
' ’ . - I- raped by her father, she Will have to get per- members are men. If men were the ones hav- u‘ , A / L. y
.. ' : . mission from her rapist to terminate the ing children, perhaps this bill never would /414 f,, 1
. ' ' pregnancy. have been conceived. . ‘5 L- ‘ (LII;
_ ' Teenagers have a hard enough time dealing TWO legislators even went so far as to say /0/-/'" L i
f ‘ with an unwanted pregnancy. What they need women who want an abortion should have con- ‘t/ ‘EGIS LA .- j: '
- - . ' . ' least of all is this bill, which would require sidered the consequences of their actions /é~)/I * {'1}:
V .I ' . them to tell their parents. while they were getting pregnant. The concep- \ i ‘“ ‘
. ‘. , . There are also numerOus negative loopholes tion of a child takes two people, and birth con- fé‘ TU RE
I. . I, ' in the ill-considered bill. No provisions for trol is the responsibility of both parties. . .' 5,) .i 3
-. ' widows or divorcees are noted in the bill, nor Women should not have to pay the price when . M II, , t l
.- - I for single women who are of age, with or men shirk their responsibilities, I \ -. : a? I, l l
. . ,I : w1thoutIdeceased parents. . What is most disturbing is the number of ‘I j? : ‘W t" . F
~ , -. .' The issue, though, is deadly serious. By females behind the anti-women movement —- ~* , ~ ‘l'. ‘ d i
I i‘ . passing the bill, the House is depriving women the degree of their blindness is amazing, i Q \\ Waverly; II lat/”lit , .
* " f‘ . ‘ of one of the most basic rights — freedom of Legislatures dominated by men are passing \, h t : \\ W; ,9
'. .- choice. Women now can choose whether or not bills detrimental to women, yet women . ,‘I / ' \\\\\\I\\‘lt\ ‘/ 5
.I : if , . to have a child, but the legislators are saying feverishly rally behind them. 1/ (W I, \\\\\\\\\\ III , ’. r I ‘m‘
,l. t they no longer have this freedom. It is tragic Women across the state must band together '.\\\\\ , «\lh'\\‘ 3'2
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.- .. that women are subject to the whims of a and fight this oppresswe measure. They can- - ——__. hillhtmhfiahxl . A“. 7 , ’5 I
' ,' ~ male-dominated government. not allow more than a decade of hard work ” "“““' ' " -‘ . " ‘ ' __- ~-— * ‘— ‘ it '
g, " . This is just one of many attempts to sub- slide down the drain because of the alarming ' ' ’ S-
.I . jugate women. Legislatures across the coun- tide of conservatism which is sweeping the e ,
_ . . try are working hard to “put women back in country,
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. I -' 1U - - I: where is there a bar that has no gripping details you describe in every Page‘s friend, The Chinese are “go~
- :3 " n-VIl’glna Smokers? >I| cl" A" dim corner of the Club,or the way you ing places for sure," because they are
. . " Oh yes, fighting. there are always i simply label the male punk; haven’t serious about what they’re doing, and
. , D This concerns Walt Page‘s dim fights breaking out in bars, and I‘ve . you ever heard of relaxing and having they do it well.
. .- " comment on the closing of the Club Au been in some bars and watched them. 0 o alittle fun? For those of us who want an alter-
“ f . . .I - ' Go Go. In regard to your "venture" [guess its OK when ‘ole boys want to E Last of all,Iam wondering just why native to the standard boogie bar here
' . into the Club. or should I say breakafew heads but the punkers are the writer bothered to tell his in Lexington, and want to hear
: " ~"‘. “virginal” venture (you had [0 be kid” supposed to fight‘ you read that The [\vrrrrl hu~ rr-q-r-iied mun\ letters rurir-erriing Wall I’agr-‘n t'Ulllllll‘ll- bewildered readers SUCh silly something besides radio music,
i i -. ‘ ding), I would like to make some “un‘ someWhere didn'tyou? Inn (in lht' (:Iuh \u (infill (Feb: 23L This local night-spot will clone Sular- criticisms. After all, he is a “Virgin." Saturday, Feb. 27, Will Indeed In a
_' ';~ 7 virginal“ remarks. (Hide your eyes. The Club Au GO G0 is closing, and on; hi-r-nu-wul finnm‘iul problems. Surely this is not the voice of ex- time for mourning the passing of an
.i ”- j . Walt.) although the idea Of a “funeral" is a {unnugli uq-vernl hum .m- it..- lt-rm “editorial." il nlmuld Iu- perience. I suggest the would be exciting idea which didn‘t get enough
i - ii'i . Why do people get in their minds 3 bit much, What is really dying is Lex— rQ‘lllt'llllI’TO'd 4: column refIr-r'tu rhr- upinimi of the author and not that of author return to such baslc tasks as support from people who would
" h ». I i h. certain aspect about an object and inStOH'S only outlet for originality llir- Avranl. 'l'lir r-dimrinl position of this pups-r in esprmwd. unsigned. ul learning («0 form a Topic Sentence, rather watCh TV than M exposed to
{75, ; ..-' ., 1 the“ passively give in to this aspect NOW it you Will excuse me I'm going the input page 2. from which an Idea, if hehas one next something new and different.
:-, continuomly'? Very narrow-minded. dance “frantically“ to “whang. time, may flow instead of getting lost And if the Kernel should want to
, l; a. Let me first say I was not there on whang“ and spill a few beers down in the trash! report on this final Club event, please
.1 1" :i VI. , that fateful night when Walt lost his my partner's back, because, “man its because these people do not exist. The meone yet added no information to find an objective reporter to do the
Ig.I-.‘ I virginity, too bad. what you should expect." fear of an unknown philosophy does the content. One definitely wonders Mary Shea job.
l". I am not a punker. I hate that not warrent such a distasteful what type of immaturity is being Staff nurse, UKMC
.: - , media-bom term and the way Page Margo Ravel editorial. reflected by such insults. Are you tru- Dept.of Pediatrics Jeannie C. Taylor .
I' j' fell back on it as his safe “hey I‘m 3 Advertising Senior The primary themes of the editorial ly the virgin of life that you claim to Computer Science Senior
_'. . ,iI ,_ . journalist" net. I'm sure most people are sex, drunkenness and unconven- be? We think so. Uninformed
'.I II I’ -' ‘» have a low regard for punk, including New career tional dress. The connotation of the To associate punk, new wave, reg- Degrading
' - me. It went out in 1979. Can‘t you verbage regarding these subjects gae, synthesized dance music, ,
3 .~ r, think 0t anything on your 0W“ Or do Walt Page, concerning your disgusted these authors. His with DEVO, shows stupidity. The ex- 1“ response to Walt Page's 3111019 I di t bed b th
-. , ' you always have tobesafe. misrepresentation published in the generalizations after a trip to one of amples of gross generalizations that concerning “The IEhd" 0‘ the Chth a d YES v33} segr tr y a] (i
~: The Chlh‘ 35 iUdtCFOUS 35 its many Feb. 23 edition of the Kernel of one of the ”many unapproachable bastions warped the credibility of the article Go Go, I would like to say that I'm 8198;: “3600 Osthts 3%? a; (I)
t I 'I descriptions have been, isa rock club. the nightclubs in this exciting, con- of the world“ (the Club Au Go Go) continue throughout the story. This is 88thh8 pretty tired I°f 333th articles 1 "k 0“; th' arrcfll t2: ns. .33:
i "_ Can you say that Walt? Rock club. servative city (Lexington) you should does not give him the authority to the typeoimehtality that would allow on subjects (muSic In particular) a: letp ifhe t5“ ‘hfffs‘sd h
3",", '3."- ft' How many bars in Lexington have seriously reconsider your decision to write this article. someone to fire a rifle into a glass BhOUtWhiCh tliewriter 15 umnformed. re erra o k Kins“! 1e»; 0“:
iii-i“; ' brought as unique and talented bands venturea journalism career. Some of our favorite phrases are window endangering lives inside the Apparently, Mr. Page went to The PlagItlaseven l “kw f s naImehé,
:, ,fj'fu. asthe Club has? The reputation of the Kernel has found in his descriptions of the Club. Club With some preconceived notions c odho (or :fifimfienk ve on
'I, -i.’.- 3 You didn‘t have to go if you were been damaged by the opinionated in— patrons who seem tobea collection of This is not “the end" of a “fad," in whichhewas not disappointed. Ob- an wmuc Y a -
. {if} just going to insult it, who sent you a vestigative reporting and writing transvestites, promiscuous women and because the Club will close after viously, his interest in,I and Page charges that the club is
' ‘.'., III gold ingraved invitation. Asfar as the ability of this journalist. The article and gay men that are found in an this weekend the “punk establish- knowledge 0f alternative muSic (as somewhat dangerous and that while
' , ,‘.:,- “uniform" dressing, l hate to get into displayed a poor understanding of a “orgy of smoke and noise." Your eyes merit" will not cease. Lexington will opposed tOTOP 40, AM'FM Rock), are hewas therea fight took place. (What
i- ‘. V that, butlwill. social movement —— whether it is just were clouded with smoke and you lose a variety of musical entertain- minimalatbest. bar has not had a fight?) If a woman
7, 'er ,' " ,i Just what were you wearing Walt. a for entertainment or a true personal seemed tobe “to busy tobeconcerned ment when the Club closes. We hope Concerning the reported violence, I does not like being harassed or con-
,‘I ;_ ' ,‘c' button down shirt and your Calvins, niche. with anyone else" before you entered that another bar similar to the Club believe that this is only the second in- stantly propositioned, the Club is a
" , I lets talk uniform What is the big deal There were many accusations and the bar. will open soon. cidence 1“ the year-long history 9‘ great place to go. Not many non-
.“ 1’. .» :1r . about the Club being dark and falsehoods that will anger quite a few Many remarks in the editorial were The Club. Idare say that every hat 1“ discos have such a fine dance floor,
,II, ..I!;-I ; .I smokey? Aren‘t most bars dark and people. Many will not be offended additional padding that often hurt so Signed by seven “patrons" town plays host to the occaSional fight Page seems so amazed to like any of
17;? oftheClubAuGoGo by virtue of the fact that where the music. (Has he ever heard the
. . -,. . ,‘ there’s a bar there are usually a cou- uNHor the rimmn?)
.' ‘-. _ _ pleofdrunksitchingforafight. ~ ori ~ 1 of “the
-: . f . ,- , noon COUNTY by Berke Breathed Ridiculous meantime meantime mfigfi.“ggi“‘;mdeggsmy be
. :I-‘I Club are not looking for trouble, but sued for liable when he describes
7 I " ' m TO M {0" an 099°”th ‘0 he” new mUSlc their music as “one, two, three, four.
‘3 . i ' W mewses I feel a compelling need to write (local as well as national bands) WWI whang,ohmanldon't wanna '
.- .' II 0“" elm/800v... 3U”; . WK WAT HATED arm you, to air the view that the article which they can‘t hear anywhere else gotowar,whang,whang."
,, '. ,' ». 7' ,‘ ' —». l gm; MW m M, WNISHC WW5 "57 £63551“ describing events one Saturday night around here—least of all the radioor
'f . : I . . cum WW MOB. LONG uveru€ WWNCR \ ”5' some at Club A Go Go by Walt Page was so Rupp Arena. Though “the Club’s" closing seems
. I. a ‘ l y W-’ Memes. n'diculom, that I am left witha feel- In reference to Mr. Page‘s com- likely, the reason is not that there
'1 . . , \ ‘t , \ l s TWANT.” M , ' , ing of great disappointment for the merits aboutThe Chinese, I wonder if isn't any support for that “type” of
' . ‘ ”5' s, ‘i .‘ I, “"\ 71% - 3' ‘ I. i / editors of the Kernel, who would he and I heard the same band Satur- music. It is more the financial risks
. if? T 5L, , . (311 q ital, ‘: V1 “W 4 ' .' otherwise have is believe they are day night. To my knowledge, they taken by Bradley and Co. to bring
.- '3, I ' . . f»- i " 16‘ '11 t . ’4 Lt; ‘ ail I I striving for an objective publication, don't have one song that starts or outstanding New Wave, Reggai and
' , I i‘” " " ’ ‘ W" ,— ...., ‘ ' —‘ ’— bothcoherentaswellasrelevent. each with “One. two, three, four. Punkbands fromthecoast,andopen-
P , - , , iv_. 2. 6 .‘J ,: V . L4. E . In other words Mr. Page not only Whang,whang. Oh, man, I don'twan- minded policy towards local bands—
,v‘ V , , .., lift-‘3‘ m ’ I - ‘ 4" " ifim succeeded in irritating me with his nagotowar.Wham.whang." not its mysteriom aura or lack of
,t " ‘ narrow, scardy-cat view, but manag- Certainly, their music addresses safety as Page suggests. Most impor-
. W ”’6 ed as well to completely miss the modern social problems and con- tantly, it is the close-minded,
. am” W 1 "ME pornt of an establishment such as the cans, but it alsohas a sense of humor homophobic, unsupported gossip such
. . W OH. Club -— which represents freedom andisquite danceable as well (for ex- as P189s column that h” kept suc- .
. mum fiat/Am naval/name . . .. .
.Z , , ,' , WW", WWW W. both musically and personally — ample, songs like Limestone cessfromuieClub.
NOW” 0 ' while wastim the reader’s time by Street," "83848-18." ”What DO the If Walt Page is afraid of cigarette
. ' - 9 W m o focusing on trivia through use of con- Chinese Want?" and “Working Man's smoke and a little spilt beer, he‘d bet-
,w 3% WINf'P/GZ/ »’I‘\ all”, /‘ MED/0’ descending labels such as Punk" I— not to mention their more let stay away from bar: altogethu'
, , ~ , / T75. 4i 7, W / “tr'arisvestite.” rescue mfluaicedsonss. and sticktouieconcertau-lea. (If it‘s
- h 'V .: , i I \~ ’ , \‘ ,l, Why worddajom'nalistwhoisalso One of the excitlmI things about nottooloud.)
\‘ wt V! -%,VI 7 "k3 , ' kw“ -’ j, ,‘ studying psychology meant the their mate is that it is all original,
" \sl#'~ 5 \ “A \ \ , subject of his discussion in such a and each band member has con- x. Heartwood
' 1‘ «L If , { juvenile, subjective fashion? By the tributed something, either to the WWI major
“I. ~— —- - way, Walt, no one is intaated in lyrics or male. I agree with Mr. Localmmlclsn
’ » 1 d . i \

 ’ THE KENTUCKY KERNEL, Friday, February 26, 1982-3
Billet:
H~__fim .. .. , . . .
l Club is the only spot in town we know Ridge Boys or any Top40 over- We've been to all of the l ‘ « f . . - .
I . p aces men . lnnovative groups played here
Drop dead of that supports Rock Against produced five minute technical studio tioned herein and others in Lexington CONSCIOUSNESS "H uman Sexual Response . " ' ,
Rausm. , . marvel being played. more than once. We think the Club is "D O A.." “Demential Praecox." and .
groptad Walter Pgfieii to The Clubs forte ls undoubtediybthe Punk,new wave, re ggae. 01 (116 a n d tops. Just because a night spot enter- In response to the article written so many others. More than this. -' '
is yond our a it es com- music it brings to town. The C u 15 rockabilly are the Club's ““0an tains a certain clique does not mean Febzaon Cluba GoGoby Walt Page. however. the club has provtded a
prehendlmysome people arecapable notaplace thatplaysorsponsors only Nowhere else m Lexington has the”; the members of the group aren't free 1 would like to relate to you another gathering place for all pmple.
of passing Judgement so quickly on one type of sound. DiverSIty is the been as wide a variet of ban d5 The to move around. aspect of the many experiences regardless of lifestyle. contrary to .
saneflunstheyhaveonly swenacur- rule. although outSIders will label it ‘ . y ‘ . available at the Club ConSIder the Mr p e‘sobserV' lions '
' ‘ ' ' .. ~ iv ' . - ClUb “35 brought to town the Viet (.‘ome 'rt' With us! Throw away . . ‘ ag ‘