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Fletcher
lssues
pardons

On eve of testimony before grand jury,
Governor declares “he had never
knowingly violated any laws" in office

By Troy Lyle
m: KENTUCKY item

In yesterday’s public address, Gov. Ernie
Fletcher issued pardons to all
current and former members of
his administration being indict-
ed for misdemeanor violations of
the state’s personnel laws regard-
ing hiring practices.

Fletcher, who is scheduled to
appear before a grand jury today,
did not pardon himself and said
he would not testify on this mat-
ter.
In his address in the Capitol
Rotunda in Frankfort, Fletcher
said mistakes were made, but “he had never
knowingly violated any laws" while serving as
governor.

“I cannot allow state government to continue
to be consumed by this game of political ‘gotcha,”’
Fletcher said, according to a transcript of his ad-
dress that pointed to Democratic Attorney Gener-
al Greg Stumbo’s investigation. “I cannot stand by
and watch your tax dollars being wasted and lives
being destroyed.”

Democratic Attorney General Greg Stumbo,
who is overseeing the investigation, claims Fletch-
er used political considerations rather than merit
to hire several key employees across the state.

Sen. Ernesto Scorsone, D-Lexington, agreed,
calling the state of affairs in Frankfort a situation
“that has gone from bad to worse.”

“The governor is using his pardon power to
cover up criminal acts within his administra-
tion,” he said. “If the governor thought these nine
would be cleared of any wrongdoing, he wouldn’t
need to pardon them."

Scorsone continued by adding that the “mess
in Frankfort” only draws attention from more im-

See Fletcher on page 2

 

Victims speak
through actors
about violence
against women

Elizabeth Troutman
TNE KENTUCKY mm

Last summer, healthcare communications ju-
nior Lindsay Giauque was sunbathing alone at
her parent’s house in the woods of Asheville, N.
0, when she got a creepy feeling that someone
was watching her.

She turned around to find a familiar face star-
ing at her less than a yard away. It was the mo-
ment she realized she couldn’t be silent about a
man who had been stalking her since she was 13
years old.

“It was the first time it had really scared me."
she said. “It had been six years and he just didn’t
quit."

She ran inside her house and called a neigh-
bor for help. After she put clothes over her
bathing suit. she approached her stalker and told
him to leave. The man tried to grab her right as
the neighbor drove up her gravel driveway.

“He thought I was his guardian angel," she
said of the stalker, who was seven years older
than she. “He thought I was someone he ad-
mired... l was untouchable.”

After that encounter, she filed a restraining
order.

Giauque wanted to speak out to students
about her experience by submitting her story to
Dorothy Edwards, the director of the Women's
Place for “In our Own Voices," a play performed
by students to spread awareness of violence
against women. The play portrays her story, and
other anonymous UK students’ experiences with

See Play on page 2
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The Terme area of New Orleans lies under several feet of wat
ripped into the Gulf Coast, battering New Orleans, swamping

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resort towns and lowlands With a crushing surge of seawater and stranding people on rooftops.

The Big (un)Easy

After pounding New Orleans and
the Gulf Coast, Hurricane Katrina
moves north, still packing a punch

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NEW ORLEANS (UPI) — Hurricane
Katrina was downgraded to a tropical
storm Monday evening as it headed
north, threatening Tennessee and the
Ohio Valley with heavy rains.

At 8 pm. EDT. the storm was 30 miles
northwest of Meridian, Miss. moving
north-northeast at close to 21 mph with

winds at its center about 65 mph, the Na-
tional Hurricane Center in Miami said.

Katrina was expected to be over west
and central Tennessee by early today.
picking up speed during the night.

“Although Katrina is no longer a hur-
ricane, Katrina’s winds are still capable
of downing trees and creating hazardous
conditions," the center warned.

A tropical storm warning for Lake
Pontchartrain was expected to be lifted
before midnight today.

But Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco
asked refugees from the hurricane to stay
away for the moment and said state police
would block roads into New Orleans and

coastal areas to all but emergency vehi
cles.

Officials warned that those who re-
turn would find flooded streets, houses
without power or telephone service and
neighborhoods infested with venomous
snakes and fire ants. CNN reported.

“Please. I‘m begging for patience."
Blanco said at an afternoon news confer-
ence.

“We are working hard to get you
home, but not until it is safe."

Katrina was downgraded to a Catego-
ry 1 hurricane early yesterday afternoon.
The remnants of the storm are expected
to reach Kentucky today.

 

Kentuckians
watch, wait
for Katrina

By Tim Wiseman
ms KENTUCKY mm

After watching Hurricane Katrina
pummel the Southeast on television. Ken-
tuckians can see the storm for themselves
today. And a few UK students and faculty
said everything’s OK. all things consid-
ered, after watching the storm sweep
through their Louisiana hometowns.

Heavy rain and strong winds should be
expected today in central Kentucky, as
remnants of Hurricane Katrina move into
the region. said UK agricultural meteorol-
ogist Tony Priddy.

Priddy said four to six inches of rain
and sustained winds of up to 20 mph are
possible today. Last night, a flood watch
had been issued through tomorrow.

“There is a significant concern that the
remnants of this storm are so huge that
there is so much moisture. that we are
looking at copious amounts of rainfall.“ he
said. “When you see rainfall amounts in

 

 

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MayBeth Chrostowsky, an anthropology graduate student, watched the latest update on Hurricanes Katri-

na in the Student Center Food Court yesterday.

the models, it would exceed
the amount our system can
handle. It is obvious flooding
could be a problem."

Priddy said the storm‘s
winds should still be at tropi-

probably

39 to 73 mph ,, when it
reaches Tennessee and the
southern counties of Ken-
tucky.

Former UK athletics in-
tern Eric Engemann escaped
some of the heavy damage in
Baton Rouge. La.. but said it

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could have been a lot worse.

“Here. it wasn‘t really scary.
but just not a lot of fun for a little
while," Engemann said. “For the
most part. we were pretty much
spared as far as the flooding and
major wind damage.

“Some of those old neighbor-
hoods. it‘s unbelievable." he said
of New Orleans. “You couldn't
imagine how bad it is."

George (Taylor. a mining engi-
neering senior. has been experi-

See Storm on page 2

UK changes student code to address off-campus incidents

By Troy Lyle
TNE KENTUCKY mm

When Michigan State University won a
national men’s basketball title in 2001. the
students celebrated by rioting. partying in
the streets and nearly burning down East
Lansing, Mich.

That single incident prompted several
universities. including UK. to extend their
authority to include off-campus activities
involving students or organizations repre-
senting their institution.

Tony Blanton. associate dean of stu-
dents, said prior to these changes to the
student code of conduct. UK didn‘t have
the power to address incidents that oc-
curred off-campus.

“Take, for example, a situation where a
student is sexually assaulted off-campus.“
said Blanton. who also served on the Stu-

dent Code Committee that drafted the new
code. “Under the previous code. if he or
she were to come to the administration for
help. all we could do was to connect them
to the necessary authorities. The new code
now allows us to charge the alleged perpe-
trator in violation of the code of student
conduct."

Susan West. assistant dean and direc-
tor of fraternity and sorority affairs. said
the new code was long overdue.

“Students should be held accountable
on and off campus." she said. “Part of our
mission as a university is to make sure
students learn to be responsible citizens."

The new code of student conduct was
unanimously passed by the board of
trustees this past June. The old code was
developed in the late 1960s. It has existed

See Code on page 2

 

Changes to the student code

The new student code expands UK authority in
off-campus student conduct that falls into these

categories:

I conduct associated with an activity sponsored
by UK or a student organization

I conduct that threatens the safety. security or
well-being of a member of UK

I conduct that involves academic work or mis-
use of UK documents or records

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Some see ‘upward trend’ in storms

By Miguel Bus—till}
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Although most mainstream hurri-
cane scientists continue to be skeptical
of any link between global warming
and heightened storm activity. the grow-
ing intensity of hurricanes coupled
with the continuing frequency of large
storms is leading some to rethink long-
held views.

Most hurricane scientists continue
to maintain that linking global warm-
ing to more frequent severe storms.
such as Hurricane Katrina. is prema-
ture at best. Though warmer sea sur-
face temperatures caused by climate

change theoretically could boost the fre
quency and potency of hurricanes. they
assert that the 150year record of At.
lantic storms shows ample precedent
for the spate of recent events.

But a paper published last month in
the journal Nature by meteorologist
Kerry Emanuel of Massachusetts Insti-
tute of Technology is part of an emerg-
ing body of research that has begun to
challenge the prevailing View.

It concluded that the destructive
power of hurricanes and tropical cy-
clones. the name for the same storms in
the Pacific Ocean. had increased 50 per-
cent over the last half-century. and that

a rise in surface temperatures linked to
global warming was at least partly re-
sponsible.

“I was one of those skeptics myself
— a year ago.” Emanuel said.

But after examining airplane moni-
toring data on tropical cyclones in the
Pacific Ocean as well as hurricanes in
the Atlantic. he said, “I was startled to
see this upward trend" in the duration
as well as the top wind speeds of the
storms. “People are beginning to seri-
ously wonder whether there is a (global
warming) signal there. I think you are
going to see a lot more of a focus on this
in coming years."

 

Fletcher

Continued from page I

 

portant issues. like higher education.

“We need a governor who‘s focused
more on higher education than pardon-
ing members of his administration." he
said. pointing to the close relationship
between the state universities' funding
and state politics.

James Taylor. a history and political
science junior. said he doesn‘t think the
governor's actions will directly affect the
university. but warned ”they will likely
affect the state for years to come."

“It makes Kentucky look bad." Taylor

said. “And in the eyes of the nation we al-
ready look bad enough.“

Ernie Yanarella. a political science
professor. said. “Like any citizen of the
United States, he has the right to plead
the Fifih Amendment."

“He possibly shouldn’t because of the
political implications it places on his ad-
ministration." he said.

Al Cross. interim director of the In-
stitute for Rural Journalism and Com-
munity Issues at UK and former reporter
and political writer for The Courier-
Journal. said he doesn‘t think the gover-
nor’s decision will have much influence
on the university.

It may inadvertently allow the admin-
istration to focus more on issues con-
cerning education. such as UK‘s budget
requests. he said.

In response to the governor‘s unwill-

ingness to testify tomorrow. Cross said,
“I think when you don‘t testify it makes
you look more culpable.“

Rep. Stan Lee. R-Lexington. dis-
agreed.

“I think it’s the most courageous
thing the governor could have done in
this situation." he said. “If he didn’t
make this decision the state would have
been dealing with this for years to
come.“

Lee continued by adding that he did-
n‘t think that the merit system‘s statutes,
for which Fletcher was being criticized
for ignoring, were constitutional in the
first place. adding “they are vague at
best."

“I‘m proud of the governor.“ he said.
“And I’m glad this state can finally move
forward.“

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encing a problem common to those dial-
ing New Orleans area codes: his calls
can’t go through.

“There‘s no service.“ said Caylor. a
New Orleans native. “They were sup-
posed to have pretty bad wind. so the
house is probably ruined. but it‘s just

Continued from page i

for about 40 years without any signifi-
cant changes.

Will Nash. acting Student Govern-
ment president. said he doesn't think
university officials are interested in

material possessions. right?"

Edward Jennings. a UK professor
and director of the Martin School. had
five siblings safely evacuate the New Or-
leans area.

“I was relived to see that it wouldn‘t
be a direct hit on the city and get the
catastrophic results that it could have.“
said Jennings. who earned degrees
from the University of New Orleans. He
estimated that this was the most wind
damage New Orleans had ever seen in a
hurricane.

“There‘s lots of wind damage. so it‘ll
be a pretty long clean-up."

Louisiana residents may be used to
such damage from tropical storms, but
Priddy said it’s not often that they have
such an impact on the Bluegrass. The
remnants of Hurricane Katrina could
even have a positive effect. he said.

“We need this rain." Priddy said.
“The impact is. this might move us out
of this drought.

“(Today) will be very interesting."
he said.

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pursuing every noise violation or inci-
dence of public intoxication. If they
did. “it would consume all of their
time." he said.

“The university's main concern is
student-to-student relations.“ Nash said.
“They want to make sure every student
is protected under the new code."

Nash. who gave feedback and offered
suggestions during the drafting of the
new code. said the new code is a step in
the right direction. but worries some of

the wording is open to many interpreta-
tions.

“It doesn‘t define some things." he
said. “Like for example. if someone dis-
tributes alcohol to a minor. does it affect
the university‘s well-being. as defined
by the new code?“

“I just want to make sure students‘
rights aren‘t being lost in this process."
he said.

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rape. stalking and violence through a
series of original monologues.

Giauque. who saw the play when it
was performed for new students at Ken-
tucky Welcome earlier this month. was
pleased with the way the performers
told her story. The final show is at 8 pm.
tonight at the Worsham Theatre in the
Student Center and is open to all stu-
dents and faculty members.

Edwards wants to use the play as a
way to show students the reality of vio-
lence against women on campus. A
study conducted by the Center for Vio-

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have experience some form of violence.

“There‘s always a bunch of statistics
about violence on campus.“ she said. “I
thought it was very important that we
put a voice to these."

English junior Ashley Rouster. who
is the undergraduate representative for
the Women‘s Safety Advisory Council.
codirects and performs a monologue in
the play. Rouster thinks it is important
to educate male students on ways to pre-
vent acts of violence against women.

“They (men) play a pivotal role in
ending violence against women." she
said. “These stories tell them and relate
to them in ways they can understand. It
really brings it into their life."

Rouster said her role is important
because it tells a story of triumph and

hope for a woman victimized by acts of
violence.

“The story I am portraying wraps up
the entire production with a statement
saying although this woman had been
victimized. she won’t bow down.” she
said. “She was victim of rape. and her
submission is her acclimation of being
a survivor.“

Emily Forester. a Spanish education
sophomore and co-director of the pro-
duction. performs the monologue of
Holly Dunn. a UK student who was
raped and beaten on railroad tracks
near campus in 2003.

“It‘s not for entertainment.“ she
said. “It is definitely to peak interest
and make people aware and say. ‘yes.
this is a problem‘"

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Brittany Johnson
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Phone: 2514915
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We’ve all been the victims
of one big practical joke. No.
no. wait. The joke isn‘t this
column, although my editor
may argue otherwise.

L a s t
week. thou-
sands of
creatures
b e g a n
s 1 o s h i n g
a r o u n d
UK‘s cam-
pus. To
many. these
beings are
known as
freshmen.
T h e y ‘ r e
easy to
pick out because they all have
‘frosh’ tattooed to their face in
the form of “Class of ‘05“ T
shirts and plenty of ques-
tions. like. “Where is P.O.T.?“
when they're standing in
front of P.O.T.

Freshmen also tromped
through campus with a very
special box of corporate prac-
tical jokes tucked under their
arms.

Yes. I’m talking about
goodie boxes given out in
front of bookstores and in
dorm rooms.

They're obviously compli-
mentary kits full of every-
thing you need to survive col-
lege life.

UK Theatre

By Melissa Smith Mallery
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Derek
Poore

KENNEL COLUMNISI

In an effort to attract new

students to the theatre. the .

UK Theatre Department is
cutting ticket prices and in—
troducing an exciting lineup
for this season.

Last season. students
coughed up $8 for tickets to
UK Theatre productions. Stu-
dents will be able to attend
this season’s shows for 35
when they present a valid
student ID. Season-long sub-
scriptions are also available
for all four shows at the price
of $15.

After hearing complaints
about the ticket price last
year, Theatre Department
Chair Nelson Fields said he
decided it was time to cut the
price by three bucks to usher
in a new group of students to
the theatre.

Fields is also excited
about the upcoming season.
packed with four plays. all in
the historic Guignol Theatre.
he said.

“We have four plays that
continue with the idea of dif-
ferent voices in the theatre.“

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All the distinct differences
between men and women are
also evident in these packs.

There's a box for the
ladies and a box for the men.
It‘s third grade all over again.
Remember the kid's meal toys
you used to get way back last
Thursday? Well they always
asked if the meal was for a
boy or girl in order to pick the
appropriate toy. Boys got
something that exploded or lit
their little sister's hair on fire
and girls got something pink.
It didn‘t matter if it was a
hunk of peat moss. as long as
it was pink. the little princess
was happy. And as long as GI.
Joe had something he could
break or chew on. he was cool
with it.

The girl versions of these
care packs had body lotion.
massage oils. chewing gum
and shampoo and other fruity.
giggly stuff. which apparently
means all women at UK stink.

Gals also get coffee-lip-
gloss-shimmer-glitter which
can also be used for most oil
paintings.

The guys' boxes were
filled with a seventeenblade
razor and one microscopic
drop of cologne. which evapo-
rated long before it left the
factory

All the care packages con-
tained gianormous college

introduces new season

said Fields. “We start the sea-
son hearing from classic
playwright Tennessee
Williams and Kentucky au-
thor Silas House. In the
spring. we hear the voices of
two women. an African-
American and a female play-
wright from 1709 in ‘The
Busy‘ Body.”

The season kicks off in
October. with Tennessee
Williams’ classic. “The Glass
Menagerie." A memory play
based loosely on Williams'
own life. it portrays a mother
and her two children. each of
whom have their own brand
of dysfunction and ways of
coping.

In December. UK presents
the world premiere of Ken-
tucky author Silas House‘s
“The Hurting Part." House.
has published three novels
based in Kentucky and is cel-
ebrated throughout the na-
tion. His new play deals with
the drama that inevitably
arises during the holidays.
particularly at Christmas.

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Ramen noodles and America
Online CDs worth six million
free hours on the Internet.
Which makes no sense. be-
cause I can pick up one free
campus wireless network or
another just by being awake.

Rounding out the box is
one racy pack of sample
toothpaste. I'm serious -- it's
naughty It looked like a con-
dom wrapper. small and
square. foiled. complete with
a picture of a steamy couple
in a sultry embrace on the
front. But it's only toothpaste.
How excited am I supposed to
get about cinnamon tooth-
paste? Enough to have sex. ap»
parently.

But perhaps the funniest
item in these packs was the
combination National Guard
advertisement and iTunes
music store certificate. Appar-
ently. you get three free music
downloads for joining the Na-
tional Guard. Seems like an
even trade for me. Go through
hell in boot camp. live in the
mud. serve America in a for
eign war zone. while jamming
to your iPod.

Well kids. I better get
started on my Ramen noodles.
Then I'll shave. wash and con-
dition my hair. dab on some
sample cologne. tear open
that toothpaste wrapper and
chase a few cute freshmen co-
eds. They stand out.

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February to celebrate Black
History Month. The play re-
volves around Esther Mills. a
spinster and seamstress who
crafts extraordinary under-
garments for her clientele in
turn~0f~the-century New York
City. “Intimate Apparel" has
won five national awards for
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Editoriai Board

Adam Sichlto. Editor in chief

tint Wisernan, Managing editor
Andrew Martin. Opinions editor
Brenton Kenliel. Asst. Opinions editor

    

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Local smoking ban
needs sharper teeth

first winter stuck outdoors.
Lexington citizens can‘t
be blamed for their linger-

Some smokers are still
whining over the smoke-
free ordinance passed by
the Urban County Council
in May 2004. causing some
sympathetic bar owners to
turn their heads while cus-
tomers light up.

With cold weather just
around the corner. smokers
will flock to lenient campus
bars and restaurants
around town to keep from
shivering through a smoke
break.

But breaching the city‘s
rules to keep customers
may cost businesses more
than just a mere citation.
Earlier this month. a city
council subcommittee
passed a proposal to punish
businesses cited six or more
times a year for allowing
customers to smoke inside.
A sixth citation means a
suspended business license
for a week.

Stronger consequences
would be a useful deterrent;
a week of closure can be
detrimental to a restaurant
business' chances of stay-
ing afloat amid tough local
competition.

Many restaurant and
bar owners object to the
proposal. arguing that own-
ers and bartenders are not
responsible for individual
customers' actions. So the
fault sits on the shoulders
of Lexington smokers. still
rebels after enduring the

ing bitterness over the
smoking ordinance. It was
an abrupt and uncomfort-
able adjustment for bar-go-
ers used to matching a stout
drink with a cigarette.

But the other side of
this story is that many non-
smokers are enjoying clean-
er air and pleasant dinners
and drinks without a repul-
sive cloud of smoke haunt-
ing them.

Family businesses that
profit from food sales vio-
late the ban and common
courtesy when they allow
disgruntled smokers to
puff.

That is why the subcom-
mittee proposal is neces-
sary to prevent naughty
businesses from crossing
the line. even if it might not
hurt anyone.

Bars and restaurants
should support the regula-
tion instead of ignoring the
law.

Businesses can work
around the ordinance by
changing the way they oper-
ate. because all bars must
deal with the same regula.
tions. The playing field is
even for Lexington bars.

May the best. most cre—
ative and appealing bar at-
tract smokers and non-
smokers alike to a healthy
and appealing environment.

 

Kentucky's meth problem takes

a toll on users and their families

This column is in response to John Dixon's column yes-
terday. “Drugs don‘t seem so tantalizing when you meet

users‘ children."

I've never understood drug use. even in

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not

the recreational sense.
that
straight-laced Pollyanna.

I'd like to think that it's because I posv
sess a rational mind. and I'm capable of in-
telligent choices.

But the methamphetamine problem
slowly miring Kentucky in a cesspool of
strung-out junkies desperate for their next
fix. even in my tiny hometown in the south
central part of the state. makes me wonder
if I'm not missing something. after all.

I mean. any substance that mixes Dra-

I'm a selfrighteous.

no. lighter fluid. striker pads from matches
and antifreeze has got to be fantastic. right?

Not to mention the lure of the drug's euphoric side af-
fects: nausea. twitchiness. paranoia and the possibility of
emulating the Human Torch if you make a mistake putting
together a batch in the bathtub of your apartment. You can
blow your backwoods lab out of existence with one false

move

there's a marketing plan that's sure to reach the

masses of bored teenagers languishing in suburbia. or tro
phy wives with nothing better to do.

Clearly. I have