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Watch out tor
No. 2

Here is the second
candidate for rail
editor. Let me know
what you think at
rail-editor@hotmail.
com. I don't care if
you are Dr. DeSantis
or a student taking
the semester off, let
me know.

The woes of
construction

Whether you’re a
freshman or a
seventh-year career
student, you have to
admit that besides
parking and the no
alcohol policy,
construction on
campus is one of the
most annoying
problems at UK. You
find the most
efficient way to class
that allows you to
sleep in an extra two
minutes and then one
day, without notice,
fences from the Rio
Grande Fence
Company pop up and
make you saunter an
extra lOO yards to
class. However,
seeing that it is
unhealthy to let your
anger build up inside,
or so I've been told,
here are some ways
to release all that
retained hostility.

 

Take advantage of the
portable fences and
rearrange them to
create walkways
directly to your
classes. For extra
fun, if you happen to
have hundreds of
yards of red carpet,
make yourself the
guest of honor at
every class.

Collect fence sections
and construct a
massive WWF cage
arena. Then dress as
your favorite
wrestler and entice
students and faculty
members to "test
their skills." I
suggest donning an
"El Asso Wipo"
costume from Fox’s
Mad TV.

Sneak into the
construction area
and get your hands
on some of their
precious
jackhammers. Then
market a jackhammer
rodeo and grand prix
race on Seaton Field,
or even better, K lot.

After acquiring a fine
blue pen and
straightedqe.
proceed on site and
make new lines on
the building’s
blueprints.

Pretend for one second
that the construction
workers are
stereotypical and
plot to steal some of
their tin metal lunch
boxes. I'm sure
they're filled with
large sub sandwiches
and thermoses of
Campbell's soup. M'm
M'm Good!

-Jonathan Ray

4.7 3.9

More rain. When will
the raindrops ever stop?
At least Spring Break will
be here soon.

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SGA senators' proposal postpone

Why you should care: Proposal moves to strike down the amendment that
requires presidential and vice presidential candidates have one year experience

By Jay Salyers

surr' yearn

A meeting that coitld have changed the require
merits for Student (lovernment Association presiden
tial and vice presidential candidates was postponed
Wednesday night.

SUA Senators Steve Shaw and Brian Roth were
scheduled to propose a bill that would strike down the
constitutional amendment that requires presidential
and vice-presidential candidates to have at least one
year ofexpei‘ielice in SBA.

Shaw, a political science senior and Roth. a fi

will he heard at the Senate's Wednesday
meeting

The proposal would il;t\l' come one week after the
SBA Supreme (‘ouri dcnied i’li‘sllii'lll .limniy (ilenn
and two other student leaders request to void this
amendment and others made to the constitution in the
fall.

.lay Varellas. an St..\ seiiitliii', said he was disap
pointed that the meeting did not take place

"These initiatiyes reill'» need to he looked at."
Varellas said.

Shaw. who coauthored the proposal with Roth.
wants to run for SBA president this spring The
aniendtiient does not aIIo-J. Shot to run because he

night

has only been a lllf'lllili'l oi so \ ~11."

Rotli limits the e\isting claow zvt In
deittial and HF“ presidential c ind. law-
rience lll MIA has mam or o, are i. o, ,

"'l'lie clause l-\'l “[116“. on l,,ry,~..._
llod_\.‘ Shaw said ' I in ii\ in: lo inc 'r ' "-
as it stands right now llaii t lot:

But some senators said the. liiltii.
would bring more r'\llt'l ience ‘o \t,

Sen .Iactitielytin Riisswii 'titio»,
should not in- . hanged

Russell l ioiirnalisiii ninio; -. l»
organizations l‘t'tlllll" Yilr'll pit-silly"
of the til'LIlell/Illltlll first

"i think people need the expw: -'
ing president.” Russell said

"'I'hen. Iil>'\ understand tln- oi» .' (tine at \l. ‘\

Michael Walker, at: Six \ \‘rprt-riw l o: 'r .I: ~'

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tiance senior. will know by 'l‘uesday if their proposal

jIARfiAZERS

Looking
stars for

fits... teat: time yonder

to the
answers

The Areclbo Observatory in Puerto Rlco ls home to one of the largest telescopes in the world. The telescope was fea-
tured in the movie. Contact. The satellite is 1,000 feet across and it's instrument measures 500 feet above it.

In the
stars
9! mammal!

1 CONTRIBUTING WRITER

T 0 most people. a winter trip to Puerto
Rico or Hawaii is a chance to bask on tropi-
cal beaches and forget about the woes of
everyday life. To UK astronomy professors
Tom 'I‘roland and Gary Ferland, it is a rare
chance to solve the mysteries of the
universe.

Last week Troland got his chance at the
Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico and
P‘erland atop a volcano in Hawaii, both not
only continuing their research of the cos-
mos. but adding to the fundamental knowl-
edge of human origin.

It was coincidence that the two as—
tronomers were away for research at the
same time and both happen to study the
same phenomenon. the formation of new
stars in the Orion Nebula.

'l‘roland‘s trip to Puerto Rico was one of
many where he uses Arecibo‘s radio tele
scope. the largest telescope of any kind in
the world.

“It's a tremendously fascinating place
to be it is truly awesome." Troland said
of the telescope. which resembles a satellite
dish. only it is 1,000 feet across with its in-
strumentation suspended 500 feet above it.

The telescope, which has been featured
in the films Contact and ()oldeneye. allows

light year, a
measure of
distance tril~
lions of miles
in length
(how far light
travels in a
yearl

10

billion light
years, rough-
ly how far it
is to the far-
thest things
seen in the

universe.

4.5

billion years
ago,the

Earth's solar

system was
formed.

 

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Blue moon: UK professors travel to Puerto Rico, Hawaii to
do research, work on solving the mysteries of the universe

astronomers to study radio waves in space,
Troland said radio astronomy is essen-
tial for researching star formation because
light cannot penetrate the nebula‘s giant
cloud of gas and dust, al.
though light from neigh-
boring stars makes it
glow brilliantly. Star for-
mation itself does not
emit light. Troland said.
because it is a very cold
event.
“When you think of
new things in the uni-
verse." he said. “you
think of billions of years
ago, but new stars are
being formed all the
time."
"The fact that you
can look up in the sky
and know where these
stars came from. how
they live their lives and
how they're going to die
is amazing to me.“
’T‘roland said.
The Orion Nebula
is a hotbed for star formation in the
galaxy and at 1.500 light years away it is

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SPOTLIGHT

Blacks who
made their
marks on UK history

Numero uno: A look at the individuals who
brought diversity, culture to UK's campus

By Lamin Swann

ASSISTANT NEWS .‘D‘VOP

Leonard Hamilton and I-letcher (Lot

'I‘hese two men are among the lll.’lll\ HI w l.‘ ti; at trade
"firsts" on campus and in l'lx's ill\Ilil"\ hooks

Many lieIiMe that I'K titetrs liaskelitill or If
“'l'uflhy” Smith was the first black coach u. it}: :ht train lil 2'9”?
but llamiltoii was the first. over 3.7 years earlier

llired in. head coach Joe B Hall in WT». llannjron was an
assistant coach w ith the team for the follow ing 12 seasons After
his stint at ITK. Hamilton was head coach at the I’niyersity of
Miami and is currently in his first season
coaching the NBA Washington Wizards

f'ari was originally hired as an assisr
rant football coach by head coach Fr'in t or
ri in WT". He then lit-cane- the head
wrestling coat it. making hiin I'K's first full
time black head coach

ln lEiSl. Holloway l‘ields .lr. was the first
black student to receive an iind:mgrarluate
degree from [K in engineering

Mary Ann Adams was the first him i.
student known to receive a degree front I'K.
a year earlier, Adams rel eiyed rl master 's law-t-

()ther firsts for blacks at [K incliid~-

- ()llen B llinnant .lr . who ill't snow the .‘i: t’: k Tl) gratin
ate from the (‘ollege of Law in lift}

- The Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity We the fa s' hit k lireel’
lll‘LIfllll/ltllttll to charter a chapter in loll}

- In IIMT. sociology professor lloris \\ ilkinson lief aine the
first black woman to he a i‘tlii‘llllll' regular lat iii: member at
I'K.

- Also in 1967. Nat Northington became the first black to
play in a Sill‘ football game between [K and Mississippi State
Northington left the team before the end of the si'ilstiti, after the
death of his roommate. (lreg Page. lie transferred to Western
Kentucky l'niyersity,

- Ilaryl Bishop became the first black student to play has
kethall in Memorial (‘oliseum in 1969. Before walking on to
I'K's basketball team. he played football for the (‘ats In lSlTl.
Tom l’ayne was the first black player signed by Adolph Rupp to
play at I'K.

- In lStTS. Sarah .lenkins was hired as the first .issistant dean
ofstudents.

- Donna Bryant was the first black student elected as the [K
Homecoming Queen runner up in 1978.

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I can’t
even put
into
words
what I’m
feeling
right
now. I
think
that if I
didn’t
have the
distrac-
tion of
shooting
a film, I
would
have to
be sedat-
ed.”

Steven
Soderbergh, a
double Oscar
nominee (for
Traffic and Erin
Brockovich) from
the set of Ocean
if. to the New
York Post.

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0.5. attorney investigating pardon

NEW YORK Federal prosecutors have
opened an investigation itito fortner President
Clinton's last tiiinute pardoti of fugitive financier
Marc Rich. a source familiar with the case said
Wednesday. 1'8. Attorney Mary Jo White in New
York “is trying to determine if there was a trans
fer of money to btiy the pardon." the source told
The Associated Press. speaking oii the condition
of anonymity White was expected to examine
bank records. telephone records and other docu
int-tits to determine whether there was aiiytliitig
criminal in t‘linton‘s decision to grant Rich a
pardon. the source said.

Palestinian attack shocks Israel

AZl'R. lsrael A Palestinian driver who a
friend said was upset about weeks of Mideast yio
lence rammed his bus into a packed bus stop on
Wednesday. killing seven lsraeli soldiers and a
civilian in the deadliest Palestinian attack in fotir
\ears. The hit-andrun raised fears that violence
was spinning oitt of control when prospects for a
resumption of peace talks appear remote, The at
tack shook lsrael at a time of political transition
and accelerated efforts by Prime .\1inisterelect
Ariel Sharon and his defeated predecessor. Ehud
liarak. to lortii a joint government.

Kansas restores evolution to science 5

TOPEKA. Kan. Evolution was restored
Wednesday as a central theory iii the state‘s sci-
ence classes. ending 18 months of debate and in
ternational ridicule over how Kansas teaches the
origins of titan The state Board of Education ap-
proved the new science standards in a T 3 vote. “I
believe now that we have science standards that
the rest of the world could look to.” hoard mem
ber t‘arol Rupe said. The new standards will re
place ones adopted in 1999 that omitted refer-
ences to many evolutionary concepts as well as
the bigbang theory of the creation of the uni
\‘t‘i'SlX

Civilians could have distracted crew

W.»\Slllf\'tiT()N The admiral investigating
the 1'8, submarine collision with a fishing boat
is considering a bite of inquiry that could lead to
criminal charges against the subs captain or
members of his crew. Nay y officials said Wednes
day. The officials also said they cannot rule out
the possibility that civilians aboard the 1'88
(lreeneville. including two at control positions.
were a distraction to the crew and contributed to
the sinking of the Japanese fishing vessel otfthe
coast ot‘llawaii.

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PEACEFUL
WEAPON:
Danny Glover
sang a message
of peace to
Egyptians on
Wednesday in a
charismatic
rendition of
works by black
leaders. To
mark Black
History Month,
Glover and iel-
low actor Felix
Justice pre-
sented "An
Evening With
Langston and
Martin." a work
based on the
words of poet
Langston
Hughes and
Martin Luther
King Jr.

INTELLECTUAL
ROCK STAR:

U2 lead singer
Bono will speak
to Harvard
University
seniors in June
as part of the
school's “Class
Day" festivi-
ties. Harvard
officials denied
earlier reports
that Bono would
be the class of
2001's gradua-
tion speaker
and an honorary
member of the
graduating
class.

Bono will also
perform four
concerts at the
FleetCenter
that week.

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Networks pledge to fix problems

WASHINGTON , The nation's top TV exec-
utives said Wednesday they have made changes,
including self-limits on calling elections. to re-
store viewer confidence after the networks' mis-
call of the Florida presidential race. The media
representatives. speaking to the House Energy
anti Commerce Committee. agreed with many
lawmakers that establishment ofa uniform poll
closing time would remove concerns that calling
elections in Eastern states might influence vot-
ers in the West where polls are still open.

Goodyear plans to eliminate jobs

CLEVELAND Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Co, hurt by higher oil costs and lower tire de-
mand by US. automakers. said Wednesday it
will elitninate 7.200 jobs worldwide this year to
try to stem losses. The cuts are in addition to
last year's elimination of 3,500 jobs. The latest
round of cutbacks by the Akron-based tire mak.
er will trim nearly 7 percent of its work force of
105.000. The latest cuts, tiiost expected by
midyear. were announced as Goodyear reported
a $102 million loss for the fourth quarter and an
83 percent decline lil profits for 2000.

Puffy and Jennifer Lopez split

1.08 ANGELES Valentine‘s Day was a
heartbreaker for Sean "Puffy“ Combs. who con-
firmed his breakup with singer—actress Jennifer
Lopez. "Mr. (‘ombs confirmed that he and his
love Jennifer Lopez have in fact broken up." his
publicist Nathalie .\1oar said Wednesday. A
breakup has been rumored for weeks. The per-
formers have spent considerable time apart be-
cause she’s promoting an album and he‘s been
on trial in New York on Weapons and bribery
charges stemming frotn a 1999 nightclub shoot-
mg.

Baseball wants umps to be tougher

NEW YORK "Yer outta here!“ could be
heard a lot tnore often at the ballpark this year.
Baseball officials are telling umpires to eject
pitchers who throw deliberately at hitters‘
heads. not to give them a warning first. "They‘ve
always had that authority." Frank Robinson.
baseball‘s vice president in charge of discipline.
said Wednesday "Wejust wanted to reinforce it
and make it clear they would have our backing
if they took that action." The planned crack
down was first reported \‘Vednesday by the De-
troit Free Press. it tneans pitches like the one
Roger Clemens beaned Mike Piazza with last
July will result in ejections.

Compiled from wire reports.

 

 

 

 

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astrotioinically pretty close.

By studying these events.
Troland believes astronomers
are learning what he calls "the
cosmic facts of life," which pro»
vide information on how the
Earth‘s solar system was creat-
ed 4.5 billion years ago.

Thousands of miles away
oti the big island of Hawaii. Fer»
land was also studying these
“facts of life“ last week at the
Northern Hemisphere (lemini
Observatory. The observatory
is at an elevation of 15,000 feet
on Malina Kea. an extinct vol
cano. The high elevation allows
the Gemini telescope to see
above much of the Earth‘s at~
mosphere.

It was his third trip to the
Hawaiian observatory.

Ferland uses optical tele—
scopes as well as ultraviolet
telescopes. which must be sent
itito orbit above the Earth's at-
mosphere. to study star forma-
tioti.

"What 1 do is. with compu-
tational sciences here at 11K. is
build computer models of
what‘s happening in Orion.“
Ferland said.

He said one could test a
computer model of the Orion
star-forming region to study
what has to happen for stars to
form.

UK‘s super computer. one
of the. 10 fastest at a university.
is excellent leverage to get valu~
able time at a stateof-theart ob
servatory used by astronomers
all over the world. Ferland said.

Valuable time at an obser-
vatory leads to learning valu-
able information. such as the
origin of the elements.

“Star formation is actually
tied up with the origin of the 91
ements anti where we catne
from.“ Ferland said.

“What we know today is
that a very long time ago, the
universe consisted ofjust two
gases. hydrogen and helium."
he said.

He said this is observed by
"looking back in time" at light
produced in the outer reaches
of the universe 10-12 billion
years ago.

Ferland said nuclear reac~
tions within stars. particularly
in the deaths of stars. created
new atoms such as oxygen and
carbon and cast them into
space to be used again.

"The average atom in our
bodies has been in two or three
stars over the history of the uni-
verse.“ he said.

Ferland and Troland both
emphasize that research such
as theirs is answering funda-
mental questions about not
only the universe. but about
the solar system and our-
selves.

And the chance for this re-
search is something tiot every-
one gets.

 

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and a public administration
graduate student. was on the
committee that drafted the
disputed amendment.

He said the clause
should not be changed con-
sidering the tip-coming elec-
tions.

“l'm adamantly opposed
to any changes this semes-
ter." Walker said.

“Filings (to be a candi-
date) start next week. so if

changes took place it would

be in the middle of the elec»
tion cycle."

Walker said the point of
the amendment was to “de-
emphasize the popularity
contest and instead. have a
president that‘s really coin-

mitted to service."

Walker said the idea was
both good and bad.

"it was a good idea in
theory. but maybe not so
good in practice.” Walker
said,

"i think the clause
should go. but not in the
middle of the election."

Tim Robinson. a second-
year law student. is the only
student to announce his can
didacy for president.

He and vice presidential
candidate (‘aroline liarral-
son have been focusing on
their platform. Robinson
said.

“l‘m just concentrating
on our campaign." Robinson
said.

“I hope that everyone
that wants to run is allowed
to. as long as it’s within the
rules."

 

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Time is rutining out for stu
dents to apply for a job that of-
fers benefits like a meal plan.
priority registration and leader
ship opportunities. Resident Life
is now taking implications for
Residetit Adviser positions.

There are many benefits to
being (1 RA. such as a discount at
the [7K Hookstore. a single room
(when available) and llexrbilitv.
There are 2.1m residents as
signed to each of the HF) RA's
across campus. About 7.3 new
RA‘s will be hired for the next
school year.

Natalie Harrison. a RA in
Donovan Hall last year. said she
found the overall experience to
be a positive one.

“it‘s good on a resume. good
to meet people aml give leader-
ship ahility." Harrison said.

But the best part. she said.
was the people she worked with.

Amy Bentley agrees.

“The whole college experi-
ence is right there.“ said Bent-
ley. :1 RA in Donovan Hall for
two years.

"It's like being an older sis-
ter." Bentley said.

RA’s are responsible for
planning activities. attending
staff meetings each week. work-
ing the front desk and making
themselves available to the resi-
dents.

Hut with all the benefits
come sortie strong guidelines to
follow.

"You have to hold tip ap»
pearances. be the role model."
Harrison said.

court ANDERSON | KERNEt SiAl’F

randon Hurley, a biology sophomore, is a resident adviser at Kirwan 3 on
South Campus. He must work the desk at least five hours a week.

said. were the had attitudes peo
ple showed when she enforced
rules.

'l‘ony Ralph. assistant direc-
tor of Residence Life. said mak-
ing sure the rules are enforced is
part of tile RA's _l()lt.

“If staff follows the depart-
mental policies as written they
should have no worries about
personal liability.”

He said being a R.\ requires
spending time with other stttr
dents and enforcing rules. Ralph
agrees the job is a hard. bitt said
it is Worth it.

“Being an RA can be fun
and challenging." said Pat Whit-
low, associate director of Rest-
dence Life.

There are expectations for
RA's other than just obeying the
law and l'niversity rules, They

have to work the front (It sk of

their residence hall at least five
hours a week. monitor commu
iiity behavior and enforce coin-
inunity standards. Whitlow
said they are looking for people
ofditferent ages and ethnicity.
"We want to reflect people
with a wide range ofdiversity.”

Get a job

Those interested in a RA position
for the 2001'2002 school year must

have their application into Resi'

dence Life, 537 Patterson Office
Tower. by Feb. 23. For any ques-
tions about becoming a RA you can
contact the Residence Life office at
257-4783, or http://wwwukyedu/

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or Composer and pianist
Scott Joplin IS known
as the ‘king of
ragtime." Which song,
published in 1899.
first brought Joplin
his tame?

. The Entertainer"
’Maple Leaf Rag"
"Solace '

Wall Street Rag"

Author. sociologist
and intellectual
wiilram Edgar
Burghardt (W E B.l
DuBors is credited as
being the most
:mportant black
Drotest leader in the
united States during
the early 20th
centu'v He is also
"redited wrth co-
founding what
important
organization?

The National Urban
league

‘ The United Negro
iiolioqe Fund

' The National
Assoriation tor the
Advancement of
l‘olored People
The American CIVll
Liberties Union

BPSSlE‘ Coleman
staged the first
public flight in
America by a black
woman, on Sept. 3.
l922, But because of
opposntion in the U 5..
Coleman had to go to
which country to earn
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. Spain

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There are countless numbers of black musicaians, such as James Brown, that have taken music in new and exciting directions.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Black women and men that have enriched our world through music

By ‘I’lm Staley
SCENE EDITOR

Music is an ever-changing medium and those changes
are a result of men and women who choose to follow their
vision instead of convention. Many of those pioneers are
black artists. If it weren't for the contributions of black mu-
sicians, music as we know it would not exist. They have in-
fluenced every aspect and every genre imaginable. not only
jazz. blues and soul. but rock and pop music as well.

While this list is by no means definitive. here are some
of the black men and women who have changed the face of
muSic.

Bessie Smith

“The Empress of the Blues.“ Smith was one of the first
major blues and jazz singers to put her voice on record. Her
voice was so powerful that its strength is still evident from
recordings made in the early 19205;

Louis Armstrong

Though there are many people that remember Arm-
strong for his deep. raspy voice or ever-present smile. jazz
fans remember him for his pioneering trumpet work. Ar-
guably the first jazz superstar. he established creative im—
provisation as the backbone of the genre. In addition to his
legendary recordings with his Hot Five and Seven ensem-
ble. Armstrong had several film roles. making him an inter-
national icon.

Duke Ellington

Even if he had only played piano. or been a bandleader.
Ellington's place in music history would be secure. Fortu-
nately for the world. he was also a brilliant composer.
Ellington was one of the most prolific songwriters of all
time. and his music can still be heard anywhere jazz music
is played.

Chuck Berry

Muddy Waters once said the blues had a baby and called
it rock ‘n‘ roll. If that is the case. then Chuck Berry is the
guy that knocked-up the blues. His music and Showmanship
has influenced generations of rock bands around the world.
Anyone that has ever picked up a guitar to play rock music
owes Berry an enormous debt.

Sam Cooke

Paving the way for countless soul musicians. (‘ookc
made th