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Anyone who knows me will
tell you I love nothing
more than watching
movies. I love action,
comedy, independent
and sometimes drama,
but only manly drama.
The following is a list
of things learned from
films l've wasted time
on.

Large, loft apartments in
New York City are
plentiful and
affordable, even if the
tenants are
unemployed.

One in a pair of identical
twins is evil.

it doesn't matter if you
are greatly
outnumbered in a fight
involving martial arts.
Your enemies will wait
patiently to attack you
one by one, dancing
around in a
threatening manner
until you have
dispatched their
predecessors.

Honest, hard-working
police officers are
usually gunned down a
day or two before
retirement.

Rather than wasting
bullets, megalomaniacs
prefer to kill their
enemies using complex
machinery involving
fuses, deadly gases,
lasers, buzz saws and
hungry sharks - all of
which will give their
captives at least 20
minutes to escape.

The ventilation system of
any building is the
perfect hiding place.
No one will ever think
of looking for you in
there, and you can
travel to any other
part of the building
without difficulty.

You're likely to survive
any battle in any war
unless you make the
mistake of showing
someone a picture of
your sweetheart back
home.

Should you wish to pass
yourself off as a
German officer, it is
not necessary to
speak the language. A
German accent will do.

A man will show no pain
during a horrific
beating, but he will
wince when a woman
tries to clean his
wounds.

Police departments give
their officers
personality tests to
make sure each is
assigned a partner
who is their total
opposite.

When they are alone, all
non-English speaking
people prefer to speak
English to each other.

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unifies to decry
h insurance plan

By Tracy Kershaw

NEWS EDITOR

UK's fundraising carrrpaign to become
America‘s Next Great University contin~
ues‘: new limestone walls mark campus
boundaries. construction sites dot the
landscape.

Albeit, many UK staff members rrray
have to find other jobs because they can‘t
afford to insure their families on UK's new
benefits plan.

Several hundred staff. faculty and stir
dents rallied Thursday in the Free Speech
Area in protest of a near 40 percent in-
crease in UK's family insurance plans. The
lowest family plan. through Humana. is
8486 a month.

“Any good institution can always find
money for what it thinks is important." said
Maureen Barker. who works in graduate
admissions. "If you are allocating money in
terms of importance. aren't we important?"

Barker was one of many staff mem-
bers who expressed their disgust with the
increase. Some said they will be forced to
work another job or leave their children
uninsured.

Russ Williams. the staff member on
the Board of Trustees. tried to deliver 6.769
staff. faculty and students signatures to
President Charles Wethingtotr after the
rally. but Wethington wasn‘t in his office.

Williams said he would deliver the pe-
tition to Wethington in person. “l made a
commitment to staff to give them to him in
person." he said.

Wethington has instructed the benefits
committee to re-evaluate the increase and
rrrake a recornnrendalion to him.

Williams urged the staff to keep talk~
ing about the increase and to keep wearing

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Above. UK staff mem-
bers gathered in the
Free Speech Area
Ihursday to rally
against the raise in
family health care
rates. As a symbol of
unity, many staff and
faculty members have
worn children's han-
dages, like the one
seen to the right.

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children's bandages. which has become
their symbol of unity.

Williams said he would not vote to
pass the 2001-2002 budget if the price does
not decrease and will encourage other
trustees to do the same. "The vote might be
1971. but 1 don't think so." he said.

Lee Todd. who will become l'K presi-
dent on July 1. is “very aware and very
concerned" about the issue. Williams said.

"His dedication to taking care of the
people who have worked for him in the
past was one reason [ supported him."
Williams said.

William Fortune. chairman of the fac-
ulty senate. told the crowd that he wants
three things from the administration: an
explanation of why the rates increased. a
process put in place so health insurance
decisions are not tirade without staff repre-
sentation and action to stop the increase
this year by the Board of Trustees.

“The University has been able to come

up with money w hen a need has appeared
to be there." Fortune said.

Miranda Hines. who works at WT
Young Library. said she will be able to af-
ford the insurance. but she said the major
ity of her fellow staff members will not.

“It‘s impossible. especially if you are a
single parent." Hines said. "There is no
way they can do it."

Many students signed the petition and
members ofthe Leftist Student Union have
collected the signatures.

LSI" member Luke Boyett was up at
6:30 am. working on the petition. "The
l'niversity wasn't creatwi for the staff. but
they are its lifeblood." he said.

.lay \t'arellas. a history senior and LSLT
member. said he encourages every student
to support the staff.

“We wouldn't have an education with-
out the staff.” he said. “How can you let
this happen to people you see and who
smile at you every day?”

 

Five inducted
into journalism
hall of fame

Success stories: Members
honored at Creason Lecture

By Paul Haker
srhr’wmrra V

The Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame
inducted five new members 'l‘hursday trrght.

Nick (‘loorrt-y. \‘rrginia Harris (‘ombs.
William R. (irant. (luy Hatfield and Monica
Kaufman joined the ranks of other Ken
tucky journalists who have been inducted
into the hall of fame at the annual .loe (‘rea
son Lecture.

:\ll(ll‘l‘\‘\' llpprnann. president of thr-
Journalisrn .\lurnnr Association. said many
people were nominated. but the inductees
stood out from among the others.

"We were fortunate this year. We had a
strong pool of candidates to choose from."
()ppmann said. "it was a difficult decision
this year lrecailsc there were rrrarry distin
guished people nominated.”

Representatives from the Kentuck\
l’ress Association. the Kentucky Broadcast
ers .»\ssocration. the dean of the (‘ollegt- of
(‘orninunications. the director of the School
of’Journalism and the president of the Join
nalisrn Alumni Association formed a com
rnittw that voted on the five inductees.

Each year the committee solicits nonn
nations for the inductees from past recipi»
cuts and advertises for people to \l‘llll in
norrrinations. The committee (‘I insidered sev
eral journalists

.-\n inductee does not have to be a [K
graduate or from the state ot'Kentucky. lll vw
ever. a significant portrorr oftlreir career has
to have been spent in Kentucky

lnductec Nick l‘looney, a natiye of
Maysville. is a former news anchor and pro-
duction director at WKYT-TY and a former
prograrrr director for WlAl’ radio. He is now
a columnist for the (‘incinnati and Kentucky
Post and a host of a syndicated radio program.

\‘irginia Harris (‘ornbs a native of Lee
(‘ountyx wrote columns for the Whitesburg
Mountain Eagle. and published two books
during the course of her lifetirrre. She died
last year at the age ofw.

Williarrr R. Grant of Winchester is a for-
mer Kernel editor-inchief. He has written
for The (‘our‘ier‘~.lt)ur'nal. San Francisco
Chronicle. Detroit Free Press and Lexington
Leader. He is currently the director of sci-
ence. natural history and features programs
for WNET Public 'l‘elevrsion in addition to
being an executive producer and executive
in charge of production.

Guy Hatfield is the publisher of three
Weekly newspapers in Kentucky. He became
Kentucky‘s youngest publisher in 1973 and
has headed the Kentucky Weekly Newspa
per Association three tirrres.

Monica Kaufrnarrn of Louisville is a for-
mer reporter for the Louisville Times and a
former WHAS—TV reporter and news an
chor. She joined WSB-TV in Atlanta in 197.?
as a news anchor and was awarded the 2001
Broadcaster of the Year award by the Uni
versity of Georgia

"Each inductee is a success story. but
the single element that made these people
stand out was a love for their profession and
excellence in what they do." ()ppmann said.

 

 

 

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Professor pulls retirement out of magic hat

()rndorff is now a member of the

Abracadabra: Robert Orndorff prepares to disappear
from UK to put focus on his favorite pasttime, magic

By Scott Sloan

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A l'K professor is preparing to pull a
disappearing act in more ways than one.

Robert Orndorff. an associate profes
sor in liK’s School of Journalism and
'l‘elecommunications. is preparing for re
tirement and ready to focus on his favorite
hobby magic.

( )rndorff has astounded friends. family
and audiences since he was a child. He cred
its a magic set for sparking his interest.

While some magicians prefer to saw
people in half. Orndorff prefers closeup
magic. such as card and coin tricks.

“When [a trick] happens in [rwople's]
hands. they're a little more amayed by it."
he said. “Birds are a real crowd pleaser."

While ()rndorff enjoys magic. he usu
ally doesn‘t mention it in the classroom.

But once. while teaching a news report-
ing class. Orndorff did reveal his hobby.

He had invited people with strange

hobbies to the class for controlled inter-
views. He scheduled the president of a lo-
cal rnagic club. but the president canceled.
leaving Orndorff with a void to fill.

Orndorff decided to speak about his
own interest. murh to the surprise of
many students.

“It [wasn‘t] shock. but they were taken
aback." he said.

When told of his hobby. current stu»
dents in ()rndorfTs copy editing course
were also astounded.

“He doesn‘t have a persona in class
that would lead you to believe he‘s a magi-
cian on the side." said Lori Shepherd. a
journalism junior. “I think he'd look real
spiffy in a tuxedo.”

While ()rndorff will no longer be
teaching. retirement does offer a number
of benefits including an active return to
performing.

"There was a time in Louisville when
l was doing 30 shows a year." he said. “I
only do a few shows here and there now."

Thoroughbred Magic Guild. a group that
is associated with the lrrterrrational Broth»

erhood of Magicians.

He has tirade a mark on the guild Mike

Windward, the guild's historian. spoke high-
ly of()r'ndorff s contributions to the group.

“He put his news editorial skills at
work." Woodward said. “He edited the
newsletter for the organization."

Woodward said ()rndorffs newsletter
was a refreshing change.

“He took it over and all of a sudden we
had clip art and stories carrying over from
page to page." Wrmdward said.

()rndortfs magic has also left its mark
on the triost important people in his life.

His wife. Liz Orndorff. was a UK gradu-
ate student teaching public relations classes
when they met in 1995.

"We started dating and he would show
me magic tricks on our dates.” she said. “I

just thought he was wonderful."

She's not the only one.

The same group that applauded him
over to years ago did so again when ()m-
dortf perfomred at his high school reunion
last fall.

“They just loved it." Liz ()mdorff said.

 

 

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Finding a home for local art

Close to home: Lexington Arts Collective brings together sight,
sound and speech at event to raise funds for community arts center

By Valerie Fonorow
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"it is the impermineut‘e
ol‘ commercial arts spaces
that bothers us." said t‘omp
ton. a l‘oundinu memliet' oi il:~
collective.

(‘ompton said he leads that
commercial plat-es pt'essili‘e
artists to only perform or iii'ilxt‘
things that are marketable to
the masses.

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s'tid “Some-u here where artists
ire treated \\ itli respect.”

'l't- at this mnimtmitv arts
in titer. the \‘tiiik‘t‘lhi‘ is hosting
iiltiilil‘ll w'wnts. 'l‘hm hope to
L'fllll awareness tor the roller
titw‘s ideas and raise monev

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‘-1 ii‘th'.

The first of these events.
"livent out." is being held at 8
p.m. tonight at .\lecca. a live
gall-in and studio. located at
3W .\' Limestone St. The cost is
5.; per person .\ll ages are in—
\’lil'(i to attend,

The featured artists per»
fiti‘iillli}: tonight have varied
stiet'lnlilt‘s. i‘1lll‘4lii! from the vi-
sual arts to the vocal arts and
the spoken word.

()no at the hands perform
in: is lnrddou, This will serve
as their record release party for
iiit'll‘ third album. .-l Street and
[inter l‘Tl/Il'fi‘.

Another hand that will per»
hunt is The Speerltrain. an all-
:irl punlt i'ot'lx~ trio. Big l’rosh. a
local pop lilllllic w ill perform as
well

The local group
hlrddog is just one
of the many hands
that will be per-
lorming tonight
alongside artists of
other mediums at
“Event 001" at
Mecca.

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If a jazz ensemble that
places a premium on tension
and contemplation sounds in-
teresting. The George Steeltoe
Ensemble will perform just
that.

Ralph Prater will also
share his MC talents with the
Mecca crowd through hip-hop
music.

For visual arts fans. there
is Radar: Dance in Reverse.
Made up of former members of
the UK Dance Ensemble. the
group is a local modern-(lance
ensemble that was started a
year ago.

Local poets spoken word
collective Unlodged Ink will
also read several selections.

Finally. Ben Allen and
Tony Smith will present their
documentary about the Lexing-
ton arts community and the
need for an artists community
run arts venue.

PHOTO FURNISHED

Fixing a hole

Roger Brucker. author of “Trapped! The Story of Floyd Collins," will
be signing copies of his book at I p.m. Saturday at Joseph-Beth
Booksellers. Brucker will then speak after the 8 p.m. performance of
the UK musical “Floyd Collins" at the Guignol Theatre.

 

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You dropped the bomb

In spite of a few setbacks, the release party for Juice Bomb's new
album, Computers and Lasers, will still be held at 9 p.m. Saturday at
Lynagh's. But due to legal problems involving lead singer and drum-
mer Scott Goodenough, Juice Bomb will not be performing.

 

 

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Bat Cats host Vandy
in three-game series

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By Travis Hubbard
SPORTSDAILY EDITOR

This weekend's home se-
ries against Vanderbilt is the
beginning of what the UK base-
ball team hopes will be a new
and different season.

Vandy is in a threeway tie
for ninth place at 5-10 in the
Southeastern (,‘onferenee. but
only the top eight teams qualify
for the SEC Tournament on
May 1620.

UK is 3-12 anti in last place
in the SEC. but the Bat (‘ats are
still optimistic of their chances
of making the tournament in
Birmingham. Ala.

“We have set a goal as a
team to win 11 out ofour last 13
SEC games in order to make the
SEC Tourney." sophomore
Scott Wade. TK‘s starting pitch-
er for tonight's game. said.

At 14-16, the Bat (‘ats would
have a legitimate shot at mak-
ing the tourney. and winning 11
games in the SEC down the
stretch is not quite a stretch.

“With our young club real»
ly swinging well now and with
Arkansas. Vandy. South Caroli-
tia and Georgia. who all are just
ahead of us (in the standings).
left to play. T definitely think
it‘s a possibility." said i’K assis-

 

tant coat-h .Tan Weisberg.

Arkansas is tied with
Vandy at 5-HT and South (‘aroli-
na and Georgia are tied for the
final tourney spot at 877. l'K's
SEC opponents thus far are a
combined 47738 and its remain-
ing conference opponents are a
eombined3.1m.

i'K‘s tournament t'hanees
would appear much better ifthe
Bat (‘ats had not dropped three
consecutive one run games to
the Florida Gators last week-
end Still. tlie Bat (‘ats have not
let the disappointinents drag
their optimism.

"The biggest thing we need

to do is not beat ourselves."
Weisberg said.

"At Florida

each game we 6|!th
did not do anSaturhy
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The first game ClileaqanSiadrum
was not hitting “fissile-ft

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was not field
ing the ball."

(ly'erall. T‘K's hitting has
greatly improved sinee it began
its Si'l(‘ sehediile. The team's
average is .284 and ['K junior
(‘att‘her (‘aleb Tirol-k is leading
the team at .5139.

"We‘ve made adjustments
in our two—strike approach and

UK junior infielder
Vince Harrison is
congratulated at
home plate by his Bat
Cat teammates after
hitting a home run
versus louisville
Tuesday. The Bats
Cats host Vanderbilt
in an important
three-game series
this weekend at Cliff
Hagan Stadium.

NICK touzctitl Pnoro torrorr

been more aggressive in swing-
ing at first pitches." Brock said.

T'K's pitchers. however,
have allowed seven or more
rims in four of the last me
games.

“We've got to improve our
pitching." Wade said. "We feel
if we pitch Well this weekend
we will win."

Weisberg said \‘andy‘s
starting pitching is its strength.
He said T‘K must get to the
Vandy starters before the sey»
enth inning in order to get
some at bats against the thin
Vandy hiillpen.

[TK‘s postseason prospects
rely on a series win this week-
end to get the Bat (‘ats on a
streak. A Vandy-17K series has
rarely had as much lilipl)!’i(lli('(‘
as it does this weekend.

“it‘s huge for us.” Wade
said. "We look at this series as a
turning point for our season."

in order to achieve its goal
of ii wins out of its last 13
games. l'K tnust put int-reased
emphasis on each eonferenee
series the rest of the season
starting with tonight.

”This is by far the biggest
series of the year." Brock said.
“it's not like we can come in
and get one or two wins. We re-
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Okay, drilllsiiig;

, , r . I
and stealing.

Plans to
steal foiled
with lots
of alcohol

WHEELING, W.Va. -

Authorities say a
store clerk got
lucky when a would-
be robber was too
drunk to steal the
right kind of
ammunition.
Sheriff's deputies say

the man stole a rifle

from a house in
Wheeling, then
ripped off a box of
shells from a Wal-
Mart. Not realizing
the shells were the
wrong size. he took
the gun to an adult
sex toy shop where
he demanded cash.

In the process.

investigators say.
he pulled the
trigger. but the rifle
misfired because it
had the wrong srze
shells. The clerk
managed to subdue
the man and hold
him until deputies
arrived.

"This guy has to go
down as one of the
idiots of the year."
Ohio County
Sheriff's Deputy
Sgt Davrd
McGlothtin said
Wednesday.

Brian Lee Moore, 28.

was jailed on
charges of
attempted murder,
attempted robbery
and mallClOUS
wounding.

 

1' fascia rum’rsum
Mixing alcohol
and robbery, bad.

Las Vegas
resorts must
ask for room
surcharge

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -

Two Las Vegas
resorts are betting
customers wril pay a
room surcharge

to help them

meet spiraling
energy costs,

Harrah‘s international

inc. added a $3 per-
nrght charge for
customers at the
2.600'room

Harrah s Las Vegas
hotel, as did the Rio
hotei‘casino, wrth
2.550 surtes

The companies say the
power pricing IS
temporary. There
are no plans to
implement it at
other Nevada
properties.

Other casrno operators

say they’ll keep the
lights on but rely on
conservation
measures to ayord
raising rates

Nevada Power Co.

prices have jumped
at least 25 percent
in the last year and
It Is conSiderIng an
additional 25
percent rate
increase in 2002.

The electriCity used by

a megaresort with
about 3,000 rooms
is the about same
amount it would

take to power 9.000

three-bedroom
homes.

-Source: AP Wire

-Complled by:

Amanda Thompson

 

  
      
   
    

 

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airlines

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fare for tho trip to Hill. he must ask a
more fundamental question ito \iuertcans
have .‘i “right ' to ‘Jrurtl service on airlines.
or even .r l‘l;1lll to air travel .it all"

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r'laini. Nomi-thin: must he rloiic'"
haps nl'iiuc' ill lien profanities. as is the
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to make a tan sperm inn “hat a private
companv must pro\ irie in the realm of goorl

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is humperl from a flight. is best left to mar
ket forces and the airlines themselves.

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ner-rl to he more realistic

and savvier

consumers when it comes to airline travel.

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.‘ihout

l’iiei's shoulrl not expect premium service
on a super-saver. $8?) tare.

What‘s more. travelers ought to ptiiiisii
poorh performing carriers hv rliverting
their husiness to other airlines (such as
Southwest.
haserl .lethlue). which consistciith
awards for superior service. g\|ill at the
most hasic level. i can onl\ sin that ii ll_\'~
his: is such an awful experience. tiieii thrill
fly. The l'niteri States has plentv of forms of'
alternate transportation to get vou “here
you Willil to go.

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llt‘l‘ a much greater share of the hurrien in
improving their image. as promising to im»
prove only works it" they actuallv t'ollmv

Mirltvest i‘I\press anrl .li’K

“in

through. l‘arriers iieerl to rio what they can

D0
Americans
have a
‘right’ to
good
service on
airlines, or
even a
right to air
travel at
all? Clearly
the answer

is no.”

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hooks

\N'ashington
sistentiv provirle hail service.

late the llitlllsll‘\ in all areas ot'satetv since

.iirplanr- inamtenance practices and pilot
li'nllllliL’ all have the potential to take lives.
But rlelineatintt. for instance. iiovi much a

passenger must he compensated when she

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to rerluce rleiavs. provirle
more accurate Illlll timely in
formation to passengers. and
to offer customers more cour»
teous anti pleasant service.

.-\ll of this hinges. however. on
the aliilitv of new entrants to
survive in the inrlustrv.

While .-\inericans may not
ha\e a right to goorl service
aloft. thev rio rieserve to enjoy
the hcnelits of' rigorous com
petition at our nation's air
ports, While l rlo not suggest
that mega carriers are tiecesr
sarilv tillllrl‘lillllielillw‘. the
government neerls to make
sure that entrants can have
reasonahle access to so callerl
“firrtresslurh” airports and
are not the victims of illegal
price collusion.
.-\s Southwest
rlemonstraterl in all of the
places where it has estah
lislierl a vihrant presence. the
more options availahle to trav
elers. the more