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SEPTEMBER 19,2006

KENTUCKY KERNEL

CELEBRATING 35 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

UK looks to define diversity by more than race

By Bleir Thoma:
news@kykernel.com

After last year‘s low number of in~
coming black freshmen, UK seems to
be rebounding with one of its most di-
verse incoming classes.

UK saw a 96 percent increase in
black freshman enrollment, with 296
black students enrolling. up from 151
the previous year. There was also a 54

percent increase in the number of His-
panic freshmen this semester. with 57
students, up from 37 last year.

Last year‘s 40—percent drop in black
freshman enrollment prompted the uni-
versity to create a task force to pinpoint
UK's diversity problems and suggest
solutions. But some university ofﬁcials
have different views of what diversity
means at UK.

“I think it is fair to say that in terms

of students, we tend to look at race and
ethnicity in measuring how diverse we
are as a university." UK spokesman Jay
Blanton said.

Bill Turner. associate provost for
multicultural and academic affairs and
the chair of UK‘s Diversity Task Force.
believes diversity is something that
many people have a hard time deﬁning.

“When 1 go about campus. more of-
ten than not, I hear people talking

mainly about what diversity ‘isn’t,‘ "
Turner said. “First, diversity is not
strictly ﬁxed on racial issues. Diversity
covers a broad scope of human ele-
ments: gender. culture. generations.
personal thinking styles. socio—eeonom—
ic status. physical abilities. as well as
race."

The mission statement of the Diver-
sity Task Force. established in Novem-
ber 2005. is to “increase knowledge of

this university regarding race, gender,
religion, sexual orientation. disability.

veteran affairs and thought."
Some students have trouble ﬁnding
what diversity means on UK‘s campus.
“Honestly. I‘m not really sure what
being considered ‘diverse’ really
means." said biology sophomore Kris—
ten Alford. “! guess being diverse is the
same thing as saying we are all differ-
See Diversity on page 3

UK gives
ﬁinding, space
to black history

encyclopedia

By Juliann Vachon
news@kykernei.com

Kentucky has a very colorful history. and a new
encyclopedia backed by UK has set out to illustrate
just that.

“To quote poet Frank Walker. ‘Some ofthe blue-
grass is black.” said John Hardin, associate profes-
sor of history at Western Kentucky University. “We
have a rich heritage in the commonwealth. and
African—Americans. who have been here all along.
have had a great impact on that history."

Hardin is one of three general editors of the
Kentucky African—American Encyclopedia. which is
set to publish in 2011.

The KAAE is venturing into new territory as the
nation‘s first statcu'ide comprehensive encyclopedia
on black history.

“There have been encyclopedias on blacks. but
none have been for a particular state." said Gerald

Smith. a general editor and associate professor of

African—American studies at UK. “There are a num—
ber of different people. places. events. organizations.
communities and institutions that have never been
discussed in print. And we want to share information
about them."

Hardin said the KAAE will be a “canon of
knowledge" on black Kentuckians. correcting mis-
conceptions and illustrating the impact of black life
and culture on Kentucky and the United States.

The fivevyear project began in February and has
made considerable progress since then. Smith said.

The KAAE moved into its new office space in
UK‘s M.l. King Library in June and has created an
interactive Web site and promotional DVD.

With the help of an extensive advisory commit~
tee and l4 topical editors. more than [.000 subject
entries -— including events. places. individuals. or-
ganizations and movements relevant to the black
community in Kentucky M have been identiﬁed for
the volume. Smith said.

UK is at the head of this project with help from
WKU and other colleges and organizations.

President Lee Todd said the university decided
to invest in the encyclopedia because it will provide
students and the state with a greater understanding
of how black Kentuckians have made this state the
place it is today.

“As the state‘s flagship. land—grant university. we
not only value the creation of new knowledge but
also the dissemination of that knowledge to students
and residents across the state." Todd said in an e—
mail.

Smith said the support of UK has been critical in
the development of the project.

“We have received very generous support from
President Todd's ofﬁce." Smith said. “The Universi-
ty of Kentucky is clearly at the forefront in support—
ing this work."

Karen McDaniel. the third general editor and
professor emeritus at Kentucky State University.
agreed that UK‘s support was instrumental.

“When UK endorses something, everyone
wakes up and pays attention. " she said.

Along with providing more than $100. 000 worth
of office space and other general assistance. UK
supplied more than $75,000 to launch the KAAE
Web site and committed to maintaining the site for

See History on page 3

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Gerald Smith. an associate professor of African-Ameri-
can studies, is one of three general editors for the ﬁrst
ever Kentucky African-American encyclopedia.

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Law requires formal smoking ban

Board of Trustees use mandate to examine current policy

By Kristin Bednarski
news@kykernel corn

What once was common law for

UK smokers will soon be a formal pol»
icy.

Kentucky House Bill 55. passed
during the last legislative session. re»
quires all state lllll\'L‘rSlllL‘\ to pass a
smoking policy for their school.

anyways

the Board of Trustees.

Katie Lynch, a sophomore political science major, smokes outsule the

White Hall Classroom Budding yesterday.

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“The Smoke—Free policy is putting
into effect what we are alrcady doing
said Jeff Dcmbo.
of the Human Resource (‘oininitlcc oi

a member

UK's smoking policy isn't formal
i/.ed in writing but has cxrslcd since
fomicr UK President Charles Wcthing
ton‘s term. which lasted from MS] to

“Smoking guidelines written by
President Wcthington were the basis
for the policy for a number of years."
said Lance Broeking. director of tie
nancc in campus services. “There has
been a gradual shift reducing the areas
“hcrc studcnts can smoke since then.
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ic buildings."

The new Ian would put
gllhlc‘llllt‘s Into formal policy

'lhc Board of lriistccs .ipprmcd
the Smoke l‘l't‘t‘ Policy in its first read
ing last \‘yctlncsday .-'\ policy must be
put into writing to be in accordance
with state law

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October, further changes may be exam-

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Journalist: Darfur conﬂict deserves attention

By Ashley Westerrnfn

features®kykernel com

Joumalist Nick (‘Iooney wants to
know why the deaths of 250.000 peo-
ple did not make the front page of
American newspapers.

“What makes a great news story?"
Clooney asked. “What makes a story
that will rivet us to the front page of
our paper or to the ﬁrst section of our
television program“? [)oes 2 million
people displaced from their homes?
Does that make a great news story?
Does that make a compelling news sto-
ry? Apparently not"

These were some of the opening
words of Kentucky-bom Clooney as he
began his presentation. “In Search of
Darfur." last night in W. T. Young Li-
brary.

About I70 students. faculty. staff
and Lexington-area residents packed
into the library auditorium. Clooney
came to campus to speak about his ex"

periences traveling to Darfur with his
son. actor George Clooney. in April.

“Without joumalists. none of us
would know about this story ~~ or very
few of us would." Clooney said. He
called the three-year conflict between
Darfur‘s rebels and the Arab—dominat-
ed government of Sudan a “story that
doesn‘t get any traction."

Clooney claimed that when he and
his son began reading the stories and
seeing the TV reports. they began to
wonder why these stories were not the
ones making the front page of the pa-
pers or the beginnings of the news-
casts. Evcn though the Department of
State. the CIA. and the Department of
Defense did not want them to go. a
group of four ﬁnally managed the trip.

After landing right in the middle of
a coup d'etat and having to reroute to
Nairobi. Kenya. the ﬁrst thing they saw
when they arrived in Sudan was 500 to
600 people ﬂeeing from Darfur and

Nick Clooney
speaks about his
April trip to Darfur
during a presenta
tion to a full house
at the W T Young
library Auditorium
last night The
journalist turned»
advocate spoke
about the Situation
in Sudan and sur
rounding coun-
tries

ROBIN BAKER | STAFF

See Derfur on page 3

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