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Theatre students ‘disiIIusioned’r over instructor denied tenure

By ALLEN D. GREER
Senior Staff Writer

 

tremely disappointed," said Rebecca Davis,
a theatre sophomore. “I am disillusioned
with the bureaucracy at this University be-
cause I feel like a major injustice has oc-
curred."

Davis said that Kagan-Moore is an out-
standing instructor, and said that her educa-
tion will suffer as a result of the decision.

“He‘s too good for this University,” she
added.

Todd Lacy, a theatre graduate student,

agrees with Davis.

“It’s a huge loss," Lacy said. “He’ll have
one more year here, and I‘ll have to say
that I'm glad that I‘ll be finished by the end
of that time."

UK’s tenure process involves several
levels of review that begins when a tenure
candidate prepares a dossier containing in-
formation which includes teaching experi-
ence, educational background, professional
activities, publications and research.

we bid to the next level of review.

The decision touched off a storm of pro
test in the UK theatre department, and stu»
dents met With several Lntyerstty officials
to voice their dissatisfaction, Many stu-
dents sent letters of protest to Chancellor
for the Lexington (Samplis Robert Heincrr
way.

A petition was drafted bf. Lacy. Davis

The dossier is reviewed by currently ten-
ured faculty within the department, the de-
partment chairman, a college committee,
the college dean, an “academic area corn-
mittee,” the appropriate chancellor, the
president, and the UK Board of Trustees.
The dean of the Graduate School also may
revtew the dossier.

Kagan-Moore was denied tenure in Janu-
ary when College of Fine Arts Dean Rich-
ard Domck Jr. elected not to send his ten

 

UK theatre students say they are “disillu-
sioned" by a recent decision affirming the
denial of tenure for Patrick Kagan-Moore,
a popular theatre instructor.

Kagan-Moore, who appealed an earlier
denial of tenure, will be forced to leave UK
at the end of the 1990—91 school year.

“I can say honestly that we are all ex-

Activists keep nature
on public’s agenda

By SHARLA HENSLEY
Staff Writer

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The lights have dimmed and Earth Day 1990 has moved off front pages
of newspapers. What will keep people interested in saving the earth? Hab-
it, according to Lexington Earth Day Coordinator Kim Vescio.

“It (Earth Day) gets people into a new attitude, a new habit and a new
way of doing things that are more environmentally sound,” Vcscio said.

“Once you get in a habit of saving your cans and dropping them at a re-
cycling center, you usually don’t just quit because the media stops talking
about the things you should be doing," Vcscio said.

Vcscio said people have the power to make the difference by their pur-
chasing power and their voting power.

“People's purchasing power makes the biggest difference," she said.
“There's always an alternative that's better and there‘s always one that‘s
worse. You can get into the habit of looking for what is better for the envi-
ronment."

Some purchasing choices Vcscio listed are choosing paper instead of
plastic, choosing items that are packed in only one layer rather than sever-
al layers anti choosing recycled materials or materials that can be recy-
cled.

“I’d like to see the govemmcnt as a leader in a lot of the programs we’re
asking everybody else to do," Vcscio said.

“If we had to purchase recycled paper, that would bring more companies
to accept all different types of paper," Vcscio said.

Vcscio said she had a difficult time finding recycled paper to print the
Earth Day material.

“Until businesses start demanding it, the places aren‘t going to start
stocking it yet," she said.

Vcscio said people should also listen to politicians who claim to be for
the environment.

“Keep an eye on their record to see if they really push for environmental
legislature,“ Vcscio said.

People also can help the environrnettt by recycling, saving water and
joining environmental organizations like the Sierra Club and Kentucky

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DAY OF JUDGMENT: David Meadows, Iett. a third-year architecture student. watches as his project is critiqued by Pascal Outnlard.
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College of Engineering names dean CORRECTION

Nature Conservancy, Vcscio said.

She said recycling is a problem because not enough places accept new-
papers which are in abundance in Lexington.

“There’s only one place left. I think, that takes newspapers,“ Vcscio
said. “We need more places that will accept recycled products so that we
can, in fact, do what we’re telling everybody to do.“

Chet Coons, operations manager of Lexington Recycling Center. 845
Angliana Ave., said that they do not accept newspapers or magazines be-

cause there is a glut in the paper market and the paper mills won't accept

the paper.

Gordon’s Harry Scrap Materials Inc., 637 Patterson, accepts newspapers
but does not pay for it, according to Norman Gordon, president of Gor-

don’s.

Vescro is optimistic that over 1,000 green pledges were made on Earth
Day at Shilito Park. People pledged to do their best to save the environ-
ment by recycling and voting for environmental legislature.

“If you can initially get them to do it. they will stick with it, I believe, "

Vcscio said.

Staff reports

Tom Lester has been named the
new dean of the College of Engi-
neering.

Lester, who currently is chairman
of the mechanical engineering de-
partment at Louisiana State Univer-
sity was selected for the position
by Chancellor for the Lexington
Campus Robert Hemenway late
this week.

“The faculty and students are in-
terested in the new leadership and
change of direction that comes with
the new dean,” said Andrew Sey-
bert. chairman of the search com-
mittee.

Lester could not be reached for
comment.

Fifty applicants and nominees
applied for the position. The appli-
cants were evaluated by the search
committee and a list of six names
were given to Hemenway, Seybert
said

Hemenway then named three lin—
alists: Lester; Vincent Dmevich,
UK’s acting dean of the (‘ollege of
Engineering: Yacov Shamash,
chairman of electrical engineering
department at Washington State
and Lester.

Each of the finalists visited the
Lexington Campus and then inter-
viewed with Hemenway.

Ashley Judd takes celebrity family in stride .;:¥‘

By TONJA WILT
Campus Editor

Like most seniors, Ashley Judd is
anxiously awaiting graduation. But
unlike other seniors, Judd will
leave UK this summer to spend
time with two country music stars
— her mother and sister.

Naomi and Wynonna Judd.
known as The Judds, are widely
known for their country music.

Despite her family's fame, Judd
—»- who has a major in French and
minors in women‘s studies, anthro-
pology, art history and theatre —
said that most students don’t think
of her as any different from other
people.

“I think it is stupid to get excited
because someone happens to be re-
lated to a celebrity. If Cher’s
daughter were in the same room
with me, so what? She is not Cher.
She is Chcr‘s daughter," Judd said.
“I know that some people will
come away with a nice impression
and say that‘s me and not form a
radical disposition about it."

Jenifer Simpkins, who has

 

“I think Ashley is as
untouched by her mother
and sister’s fame as

anybody in her situation
would be.”

Jenifer Simpkins
—

known Judd since the fifth grade,
said her friend has not been affect-
ed by her family’s success.

“I think Ashley is as untouched
by her mother and sister‘s fame as
anybody in her situation would
be," Simpkins said. “She focused
on becoming more of her own per-
son."

Judd may appear to be un~
touched by the fame of The Judds,
but it is actually the opposite.

“I have vested interests in what
they do. Show business saturates
every element of our lives," Judd
said. “Not necessarily the life that I
create for myself at school, but
when I‘m with my sister it doesn‘t
matter what we’re doing. Every-
thing smacks of the show business

stuff."

Show business is not all bad,

though, and it has taught Judd from
er mother and sister's experiences
that dreams can come true.

“Show business has taught me
that I cart take whatever I happen
to have and collect it, make it into
something that I can do something
with," she said.

Judd does not sing with her
mother and sister. but she plans to
become involved with the film in-
dustry. It was one of the advantages
of her family's fame that encour-
aged her interest in film.

“I like how I get to see projects
accomplished and the conceptual
beginnings of a film, of videos, of
recordings, of songs, all that,“ Judd
said. I enjoy seeing “everyone's
place role from the engineer to the
gapper, how the production sys-
tems trade off when going on loca-
tions, how producers get ideas,
what a director's role is."

With her family‘s fame, come
other advantages. such as traveling
and meeting new people.

However. being related to coun-

i
try music stars
does have some
drawbacks,

Judd said, such
as prank phone
calls.

“It happens. JUDD
It is not the norm and the majority
of the people who admire the inu-
sic are not psychos," Judd said. “It
is the occasional fanatic who en-
dangers regular lile and that‘s too
bad.“

But now that the semester has
ended Judd WI” hate the opportu~
nity to get away from the phone
calls and spend a summer relaxing
with her family III Nashville,
Tenn., before she begins her plans
of graduate school and the Peace
Corps.

“Or I can just travel the way that
I originally planned it and that is to
go on a dig," Judd said. “I might
put that on hold and go to Los An-
gclcs and enroll in an acting
school."

After the interview, Shamash re-
moved his name from the list.

“He voluntarily removed his
name from consrderation. He didn’t
give an explanation,“ Seybert said.
”This often happens when you con-
duct searches. It‘s a two-way street
when you interview people."

Hemenway could not be reached
for comment.

The search began when Ray
Bowen resigned as dean. effective
June 30, 1989, and Dmevich was
appomted acting dean.

“During the current year the col-
lege could not have done without
the critical leadership of Vincent
Dmevich." Sc} bert said.

Yesterday's articlt about
the death of Bharath Srinna
san, a doctoral candidate stu-
dying at UK, contained in-
correct information that was
given to a reporter.

-The name of Ktshore Sri-
nivasan was misidentified.

'UK police did lind a note
on the body, although otft<
cials are still investigating a
cause of death, according to
UK spokesman Ralph De-
rickson.

-Srtnivasan‘s body was
taken to Frankfort for an au-
topsy.

 

 

 

Today the last Kernel;
summer begins June 7

This is the final issue of the Ken—
tucky Kernel for the 1989-90
school year.

The summer Kernel Wlll publish
on each Thursday of the eight-week
summer session. The Kernel will
resume daily publication Aug.
22.Editors for the 1990 summer
Kernel are: Tonja Wilt, editor in
chief; Brian Jent, managing editor:
Jim Teiscr, sports editor; Rhona
Bowles, arts editor; Elizabeth
Moore, layout editor; Andy Collig-

non, photo editor.

Editors for the i‘Nll-“l Kernel
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Martin. news editor; Robert Nor—
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Jones. .irts editor; Hunter Hayes.
assistant arts editor. \like (‘leyetr
ger, photo editor; Julie lasseltnan.
projects editor. Tom Ilontler, edi‘
tortal editor,

Panel rallies around museum

Associated Press

CINCINNATI -_ A panel ol art
professionals warned yesterday that
failing to defend a museum facing
obscenity charges for displaying
photographs by Robert Mapple~
thorpe could jeopardize the future
of other museums.

“()ur audience \Hll grow wear)
ol safe shows, hygtentt'ally pack-
aged art .. and desert us." said
Ruth Meyer, the director of the Jail
Museum and a former acting till't‘s‘
tor of the Contemporary Arts (‘en
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