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About 3.000 people dressed
up and escorted their dates to a
prorii on Friday. but it wasn‘t at
a high school it was at a
church.
The Jesus Prom. a commu-
nity gathering that people who
have disabilities are encour—
aged to attend. began at South—
Iand Christian (‘liurch in Lex—
ington seven years ago and has
since spread to California.
North Carolina. Virginia and
Haiti.
Brewster McLeod. South—
land‘s special—needs minister.
said the Jesus Prom reflects Je-
sus‘ message of caring for
everyone. People with disabili»
ties are often overlooked.
McLeod said.
The idea for the prom stems
from the Bible passage Luke
1-1113 I4. according to the Jesus
Prom‘s Web site lw ww.jesus-
proiiiorgi. In the passage. Jesus
says. “When you give a ban»
qnet. invite the poor. the crip»
plcd. the lame the blind. and
you will be blessed. Although
they cannot repay you. you will
be repaid at the resurrection of
the righteous."
The theme of Friday's
Judy Day a guest at the Jesus Prom hosted by Southland Christian ”its OI
Church, holds a snake as part of one of the many activates for guests or
Friday evening,
PHOTOS BY BRITNEY MCINTOSH I STAFF
Katie Hale teft dances witha volunteer at the Jesus Prom hosted by Southland Christian Church on Friday evening In addrt ion to dancrr rig guests at the
prom could hold snakes a tarantula and pet bi ids along with other activities at booths set ip by the church
Jesus Prom draws crowd of 3000
Down syndrome. said their fa~
voritc part of the Jesus Prom
was having the opportunity to
flirt with girls.
Fife. who regularly
Beach Boys hits at Soutlilanrl
on Sundays. also enjoyed the
"Deal or No Deal" game host»
ed by VI KYT‘s I)C:\ltll
Stephens. who \olunteered at
the eyent.
Kinesiology senior Amy
llanibrick. who escorted life.
said she was happy to volunteer
and meet people. Hambrick was
several members of
Delta (jamma sorority who vol-
unteered at the prom.
Hunter Sherwood. the
sings
prom was “Lost But Found."
along with Hawaiian costumes.
The event had stations set up
for gaming. eating. dancing.
and viewing animals such as a
live snake. a tarantula and par—
I'OLS.
Jackson escorted Nathan
Watson. an attendee of the
prom. who said he enjoyed tlr.-
people dressed iii gorilla suits
who were part of the entertain
ment at one of the party star
tions.
event‘s creative director. has esv
corted his friend Shelley Lane
as a date to the prom each year.
"We have the opportunity to
\alue people who don‘t always
get the best treatment.” he said.
Lane has cerebral palsy and
Barbara Jackson. an inte—
grated strategic coiiimunica-
tions sophomore. said it was
better than any prom she had at—
tended. Jackson. whose sister
has Down syndrome. said her
understanding of the situation
gives her motivation to help
others with disabilities. adding
that she wants to bring an event
like the Jesus Prom to UK.
"A gorilla that looked like
riiy dad threw a banana at me '
he said
The prom provides the right
type o."
“arson. Nathan Watson s moth
er. The church provided security
and had volunteer medical staff
on hand. said. "I
Nathan and
tendee.
can‘t speak. but through her
board ol letters that connet is to
an electronic display of what
she wants to say. she said that
she enjoys dancing with Sheri
wood
"The prom is like heaven is
going to be like one day." Lane
know I have friends
here. but licaycn will be the
biggest party "
eiiv ironiiie nt. said Irene
another at
Bryan life. who has
NASHVILLE. Tcnii. All
week long. L'K football players and
coaches talked about the much—
needed return of senior starting
tailback Rafael Little.
But after backup tailback Derrick
Locke scored the ganie~winning
touchdown in Saturday 's victory
over Vanderbilt. much of the credit
went to the true freshman tailback
from Hugo. ()kla.
“He really just took the pressure
off of getting the ball in other peo.
ples' hands.‘~ senior quarterback An»
dre Woodson said. “He‘s a great
player. and obvioti§ly he's going to
be the future of this program."
Locke’s l2 carries for 5| yards
sparked No. 24 [K (7-3. 3-3 South~
eastem Conference) to a 273.0 victo-
ry over Vanderbilt 15—5. 2-5 SFCI in
front of the largely blue-clad crowd
of 39.773 at Vanderbilt Stadium.
The win vaulted the ('ats as high
as No. 20 in the USA Today poll.
They rank 22nd in the Associated
Press poll and 23rd in the Bowl
(‘hampions‘hip Series standings.
Locke took over the running
game in the second half after Little
went down with a lower-back injury
with the score knotted 13-13. On the
(‘ats‘ first possession of the half.
Locke carried the ball six times for
24 yards before sophomore fullback
Maurice Grinter capped the drive off
with a l-y'ard touchdown run.
“The speed and the explosive-
ness of Derrick Locke coming in.
in that situation when things are
going one speed. all of a sudden
he‘s got a different gear." UK head
coach Rich Brooks said. “And he‘s
a very physical player. He doesn't
shy away front contact."
Vanderbilt tied the game 20-20
on a 7.yard .scamper by quarterback
Macken/i Adams with 7:3I remain-
ing. brit it was Locke again who put
the Cats ahead late in the fourth
quarter on a 4—yard touchdown run
First issue he. Subsequent inns 25 cm.
UK 27, VAixttitat‘taiit 131i
Locke’s fourth-quarter touchdown carries Cats to Victory
By Eric lindsey
elrndsevflkykerne! tort
that produced the game‘s final score
"(The win) puts its in a good
position for a good bowl." Locke
said. “It puts us in the chase.
were still not satisfied. We need
to keep winning."
The Vanderbilt offense still had a
chance to tie the game in the final
minutes. The Commodores took ov er
with just over six minutes left and
marched down the field. converting
on three huge fourth downs. But on
fourth-and—six. Adams overthrew his
intended receiver. and the ball tell
hamilessly' in the end /onc to secure
the (‘ats‘ first win in three games.
“My stomach has been chuming
for 24 hours." Brooks said. “It didn't
stop churning until I saw that ball
fluttering on fourth down otrt of the
end [one
Brooks‘ stomach churning could
have been the result of watching a
physical contest that was highlighted
by bnital hits and UK penalties.
Outgoing gov.
seeks dismissal
of trustee suit
JJill Luster
ilaster@kykernel com
FRANKFURT - After losing his bid for re—election.
Gov. Eniie Flet her is set to leave office in less than a month.
However the attomey general s case against the governor s
office concerning boards oI trustees at U K and other state
universities will proceed as planned.
Attomey General Greg Sturnbo added another petition for
judgment on Oct 3] to the] law suit he filed against the gover—
nor rn September. which calls tor the resignation of three
members of l K s Board of Trustees .
On Wednesday. Gov Eniie Fletcher‘s office will file a
motion to dismiss the law suit said Fletcher s deputy general
counsel. Andy Barr.
Stunibo. a Democrat who did not run for re—clection and
will be succeeded by Jack Conway. initially called for the res
ignations in August. saying the board s Republican majority
violates state law
Kentucky Revised Statute I()4.I3I,Ih€ legislation in con-
tention. requrres that the makeup of I'K‘s Board of Trustees
be proportionate with the number of registered voters in the
state s two major political parties Similar statutes apply to
other Kentucky public universities
In Kentucky. 56.9 percent of voters are registered Democ-
rats 36 6 percent are Republicans and o 5 percent are inde-
pendents or are atfili ited with another party. according to the
Kentucky State Board of Flections
The l K board has lb gube matorial appointees. of whom
se\ en are Democrats and nine are Republicans. ()f Kentucky
See Trustees an page 4
Senate may urge
halt on logging
By Jill Lester
Jiaster'tikykeinel com
Robinson Forest and planned l'niversity Studies Program
reforms will be the focus of today .s l niversity Senate meet-
ing.
Although the plan to comriicrcially log tstlti acres of
Robinson forest was discussed at last month's meeting. the
Senate took no official action tor or against the logging plan.
" Toward the end oi the Senate's ()ctobcr meeting. a mis-
understanding occurred in w liicli some senator's were mistak-
enly under the impression that motions could not be made."
states tlie motion that will be voted on today. “The Senate
(‘ouncil rS('i subsequently decided to solicit motions from
senators."
The proposal that the Senate will vote on today uses pro—
posed recoiiimendations from a senator and a Senate (.‘ouncil
member.
The first halt ol the proposal. submitted by Sen. Susanne
Arnold of the (iollege of Medicine. recommends that UK
create a policy for handling undeycloped university land like
Robinson forest
The second halt. by Senate ('oiiricil riieriiber Judith
Lesnaw. evtends Arnold's motion by urging [K to halt the
plan to log Still acres ol Robinson liorest until the university
has developed guidelines for undeveloped land.
If approved. the Senate would issue a iioiibriidiiig state—
ment to e\press its opinion on the logging. and it could be
sent to [K President Lee Todd and the Board of Trustees.
That stateriicnt is a “sense of the Sc iate" resolution. mean—
ing it represents the Senate‘s opinion but does not set uni—
versity policy.
Debate about Robinson Forest today will be limited to
the Proposed resolutions. said Senate Council ('hair Kaveh
T ig or it list week s meeting
‘We are going to oiily t.iscuss the motion," Tagavi said.
See Senate on page 4
ED mm | STAFF
Freshman running back Derrick locke runs into the end zone for UK's final touchdown against
See Football on page 5 Vanderbilt on Saturday
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Nablus is key to success of upcoming Middle East peace talks
Bi Dion Magnum
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NABLI'S. West Bank
Beefy. burly and full of brayado.
Alaa Taha Yassin rested his
hands on the biitt of his new ma—
chine gun and tried to sound like
a tough talking. modern day
Palestinian Joe Friday as he
looked out oti passing cars.
"Our mission is this." said
the 34~year~old. a pitie batoti the
si/.e of a baseball bat strapped to
his back. "Wheiey er there is
trouble. we go."
Yassiii‘s boast tiiay be a lot
of bluster. But what he does on
the streets of Nablus tiiay be
cetitral to the success or failure
of the BUsh iidnnnisti'ation‘s up-
cotnitig Middle Iiast peace talks.
Yassin is one of lltll newly
trained Palestinian Authority
foot soldiers at the forefront of a
LBS-backed. two-week—old
Baghdadstyle "surge" meant to
bring a new sense of security to
one of the West Bank's most
volatile cities.
Alter the dramatic disinte-
gration of LS -led efforts to
build a reliable Palestinian mili-
TRUSTEES
Continued from page i
\oters registered in one of the
two major parties. (ox percent
are Democrats. proportionate to
about Ill Democratic appointees
on I'K‘s Board of Trustees.
Although Democratic goycr—
noivelect Steye Besheai' will
succeed Iiletcher. a Republican.
wheii he lea\es office on Dec.
I l. the case will likely continue.
Barr said. l‘lctchei‘K office att~
ttcipates a decision sometime
later this month. he said.
Stumbo‘s otfice is confident
that the outgoing attorney gener-
al is iii the right about the boards
of trustees. said Deputy Attor
tiey (ieneral Pierce Whites.
"We illtllld waiit to go to
court. but we really had no
choice." Whites said "I am sur~
prised the goyei'nor doesn‘t real~
i/e what the law plaitily stated."
I).t\lcl l'lcettot'. I‘ilclcltcris
general counsel. said Stiiiiibo‘s
reasons for filing the law suit are
not strictly legal.
”I absoluteiy think rStimi-
bo‘s tiiotiyes are) political."
I'lectioi said "Why bring it this
SENAIE
"\o more debates on the merit
of logging A
\lsit tilt lllc' .tgt'lliln litl' I0
meeting is I'Sl’ ie
toi‘iii. although the Senate does
not plan to take any official aer
tioit oii the proposed changes
lhe initial tiiiicluie tor I Sl’
re\.sioiis was to discuss specitie
thanges to the [SP proposal tin
ated eaily iii the semester and \ote
on the proposal In December
lloweyet. l'i‘oyost Rumble
\ubbaswaiiiy announced two
weeks ago that lllL ollicial dis
cussioii and milling on l'SP re~
iiuuements would be delayed
until iieyt semester
lltL‘ \lc‘lity. lli‘ salil. \Mttlltl lk‘
to gi\e the I Sl‘ Steering ('om-
tt‘irit't'iiu .\
Now through Dec 24
tel IRII movie passes
when you it chase
Movie tavern Bill I
tary that ended with the Hamas
takeoy er of (la/a iii June. the fo-
cus has now turned toward re—
burlding a police force in the
West Bank.
"This is where the Palestins
ian state will get its first real
test Lt. Gen. Keith Dayton. the
yeteran soldier leading Ameri—
ca's campaigti to create a trust-
worthy Palestinian military. told
reporters during a Visit to
Nablus late last month.
But a week itito the chal-
lenge. troubles qtiickly etiierged.
During an hours~loiig stand-
off at a Palestinian refugee camp
last week. militant gunmen re—
fused to surrender their weapons
or let the Palestinian Authority
patrols iii. Israeli forces staged a
midnight raid that made it clear
that the Palestinian Authority
still does not haye lull control.
respect or power. And the police
themselves admit that they hay e
little interest in going after niili»
tants whose target is Israel.
"It‘s a recipe for failure."
said Yotii Fighel. a senior rc-
searcher at the International Iii—
stitute for (‘ounter~Terrorisni. an
independent Israeli think tank.
year rather than last year?”
Iii September. the goyemor‘s
office sent Stumbo's office a let—
ter saying his claim about the
proportions of trustees "defies the
law. common sense and simple
arithmetic." About a week later.
Stumbo‘s office filed a lawsuit
calling for a judicial decision.
liletcher‘s response on
Wednesday will echo earlier arr
giinietits. including the coit—
tentions that the statutes are not
clear and are not mandatory.
Barr said.
"They ~\e had a chance to re—
spond to us. and now w e'li hay e
a chance to respond to them." he
said.
The key argument that will
be tirade in Wednesday 's re
sponse. Barr said. is that the
statutes allow the goyernor to
account for the party affiliations
of the faculty. staff and student
members of the boards when
making appointments.
lti addition to the gubernato-
rial appointees. IIK's board citr-
rcntly has one staff trustee. Russ
Williams: two faculty trustees.
lurnie \aniirella and Jeff Dembo:
.iiid a student trustee. Student
(ioyct’iiment President Nick
Phelps.
mittee time to make changes to
the proposal based on faculty re-
sponse
During today 's meeting.
Subbaswairiy \\lll giye an tip-
date on w here the [SP changes
staiiil now. The Senate will not
tote on them
"It a senator decides to raise
their hand and say ‘I disagree
with this] I‘m not going to stop
it.” l'agioi said at last week‘s
Senate (‘outictl meeting. ”llmw
e\ei. there will be no rl'SP)
agenda iii front ol us.”
The meeting is from 3 to 5
pm. today in the auditorium ol
the W I Young Library. Like all
monthly meetings of the fitll
Senate. today 's meeting is open
to the public. The agenda for to»
days meeting can be found on
the I ni\crsity Senate‘s Web site
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MICHAEl MATZA I PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
Harnas candidates address the crowd in Nablus Harnas, whose charter
calls tor the destruction of Israel, has been riding a wave oi popularity
that derives from its reputation ‘or honest administration and extenswe
philanthropy
"Who is the authority on the
ground and w ho do the people
see as their protectors" The Is»
raelis" The Palestinians“.l Both?
Neither?"
Creating a respected Pales—
tinian security force is central to
the Bash administration‘s road
map for peace. Israel and the
US. View a reliable Palestinian
security force as the biggest
thing Palestinian Authority Pres-
ident Mahmoud Abbas can do to
establish his credibility in the
weeks leading up to a planned
Annapolis. Md. peace confer-
ence at month‘s end.
"This is the Achilles heel."
said Mark Regey. a spokesman
for Israel's l‘oreign Miiiistiy. ”If
this isn‘t taken care of seriously.
this peace process will be still-
boni."
Israel and the US would
like to see the beefed up Palese
tiniaii forces tackle two tough
challenges: militants who target
Israel. and llamas fighters who
might want to sei/e control of
the West Bank.
To aid In that effort. the
Bush administration plans to an
nounce a new plan this week to
pump SI million into ci\iliaii
projects to shore up the security
plan.
"The [LS is satisfied with
the effort that the Palestinian
security services are making in
Nablus and we are embarking
on a series of immediate ciyil—
iati assistance proyects to try
arid assist iii the effort to briiig
security to Nablus." said Mr-
caela Schweitzer-Bluhm. a
spokeswoman for the US.
(‘onsulate in Jerusalem.
With their (‘hinese-iiiade
AK-47s. pine batons. and “Tina
kle~free drab oliye uniforms. re
cruits like Yassin are settitig up
checkpoints arid planning inis
sions to rout this West Bank city
of "rascals "
"I tune a list of the true re-
sistance fighters and names of
about l5ll rascals." Yassin said.
"Real resistance fighters we
don‘t target.“
The operation at the Balata
Refugee (‘amp showed the
problems. The goal was to at—
rest a renegade tiiilitaiit. lll*
stead. it became an hours~|oiig
standoff that sent panic ked
camp residents scattering Two
iiiilitatits e\entually surren-
dered to police.
Mohamiiied Issa was sit-
ting in his cramped. onerroom
grocery store during the shoyw
down when he saw an ””107
cent bystander take a bullet in
the arm.
"I‘m for the security plan."
Issa said as one of his friends.
an off-duty member of the
Nablus police force. sat by his
side. “But I‘m not for shooting
innocent people. [it eryone looks
down at the Palestinian Authori-
ty for its actions."
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The Philadelphia Inquuer
PHILADELPHIA Bottled water.
once ati icon of a healthy lifestyle. has be~
come 'a pariah. the eny'ironiiientally incor-
rect hunw ee of beyerages.
In recent months. dissetit oyer the once
innocuous bottle of Aqiiafina or Dasani has
grown from a trickle to a tsunami.
Not iiist among em iros who decry the
l5 million barrels of oil used to make a
year‘s worth of bottles. (Plus more to
transport it from. in the case of Tasmanian
Rain. the end of the earth.)
Not rust among pragmatists who cringe
at the absurdity of paying SIN.) for bottled
when tap is all but free.
Dreamalee Biotl. a special~education
teacher at Plymouth Whiteniarsh High
School in Ply mouth Meetitig. Pa.. only had
to look at her family's w atcr bottles piling
up in the recycling bin to reconsider what
on earth she was doing.
She bought a refillable Nalgene bottle
the new icon of a healthy “and an cm is
ronmentally correct lifestyle.
“I feel better about myself. and I‘m
saying money
Throughout the region. tap water is
getting a boost from college e\ents and
eco~campaigns. At least one restaurant is
about to banish bottled water. e\'en as an—
other cclcbrates it with 42 selections.
Bottled water a SIIW billion—a—y car
industry in the United States . has even
emerged as a moral issue. a peace issue.
"We are called by our faith stance."
said Sister Sharon Dillon. a former e\ecir
the director of the I‘l‘ill’lL'lSC‘dll Federation
in Washington. as she pledged to forgo
Deer Park. Poland Spring. atid all the oth.
CFS.
l"or her. it‘s a matter of equitable ac,
cess. .\ billion people worldwide don't
haye safe drinking water. one in fiye of
them children.
Americans. on the other liatid. with
near total access. are bingiiig on bottled of
e\ei'y soit. from the handheld yiiriety to the
office tugs. We swigged N25 billion gal»
Ions in Zorro an aycrage of lb’ gallons
per person.
Dillon spoke at a telei onterencc orga—
iii/ed by the adyocacy group corporate
Accountability International, which sees
bottled w atcr as a corporate abtise the
takeoyer of a natural resource that should
belong to everyone.
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The group wants people to “Think
Outside the Bottle" and. like Dillon. pledge
not to drink it.
(‘aiiada's Polaris (lroup. which advo»
cates for social change. wants people to
take a closer look at w hat‘s "inside the bot-
tle. .~\ccording to the Beyerage Marketing
Corp . more than 40 percent is filtered or
treated tap water.
Last month. (‘aliforiiia Gov. Arnold
Schwar/enegger signed legislation requir—
ing water labels to specify the source. be-
ginning in 200‘).
The Women‘s International League of
Peace and I-‘rcedom has latinched a three—
year "Saw the Water" campaign. on the
itotioii that drinking bottled w ater encour—
ages priyati/atioii. which can lead to wars
over water.
The league's local chapter hopes to
prompt a boycott in the Philadelphia region
by spreading the word at schools and at
pl‘dSIlc‘dllllTlL‘lltll} places such as Weaer
Way (‘ovop in Mount Airy which sells
cont—resin bottles that can be refilled tip to
90 times.
"It's a scaiii the way they‘ye made it
fashionable to drink bottled water at e\eiy
meeting. every e\eiit." league member
Dory Loder said.
In the spring. Food atid Water Watch. a
nonprofit consumervrights organi/atioii. re-
leased ii numbers~ladeii report. "Take Back
the Tap. aiming to show why tap w ater "is
better for your health. your pocketbook
and the environment."
Taking adyantage of the hoopla. Amer-
ican Water Works has launched an ad cam»
paigii to plug the \alue of public water Sys7
tems nationwide. which require $300 bile
lion Just to maintain the pipes.
The ad pictures a faucet that asks. how-
eyer iiiiprobal'tly. "Do you know how often
you tum me on?” Listing myriad other tasks
from laundering to fighting fires the
ad asserts that "only tap water deliyers."
The bottled-water industry doesn't see
the debate as either~or. Bottled is just often
more conyenicnt. said .loe Doss. president
of the Inteitiational Bottled Water Associav
tioti. Its siiry eys indicate that 75 percent of
people who drink bottled also drink tap.
Doss said campaigns against bottled
water could result iii less water overall go,
ing down the national gullet. a health issue.
He said that the plastic in bottles had
gone down 41) percent iii fiyc years. and that
w hile some bottles wound up in landfills.
they were only a minuscule proportion.
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GERALD s. WILLIAMS : PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
A 20 foot "waterfall" of plastic water bottles
by artist Deb Hoy is at the. lziirniriiint Water
Works Interpretive Center
Still. momentum grows.
Officials at Smith ('ollege iii Massa»
cliusetts handed out 3.5“” refillable bottles
and installed an eight~headed tap iii the
dining hall for what students now call
“draft" water,
This tiioiith at a l’niy‘ersity of Pennsyl-
vania "Green Fest." the campus eny'iro
group held a tap—water challenge . part
taste test. part educational opportunity.
"You dont have to do any com incing."
said Anit \'etikatesh. a math major who
git/Iles West Philly tap water. "Most people
are like. ’ Wow. thanks for telling me.”
Ptiblie officials are acting.
In June. the IKS. Conference of Mill“
ors decided to study the impact of bottled
water oii city waste streams.
Apparently. it‘s "bottles. bottles. e\ei'y -
where. The (‘ontatner Recycling Institute
siiys so percent of water bottles maybe
two million torts of plastic a year wind
up as litter or in landfills itistead of recy
cling bins.
San Francisco and perhaps a down oths
er cities haye canceled purchasing contracts.
Bottled water "very clearly reflects the
wasteful and reckless consumerism in this'
country." Salt Lake City Mayor Ross C.
Anderson said.