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Dream analysis

Get my
Freud on

It seems these days that
anyone with a deck
of cards, a Jamaican
accent and a touch-
tone phone can
predict your future
or provide insight
about your aura. That
can cost you a pretty
penny unless you let
Bug-Eyed-Earl at the
corner of Maxwell
and South Limestone
give you his free
palm reading. If he
spits in your hand, it
means you're going
to have a swimming
pool. I've also
decided to offer my
services by advising
you to the hidden
meanings of all your
dreams, which will be
helpful when
determining how
messed up you really
are. Now is when the
mystical trance music
and unnecessary light
show begins

If you have dreams of
being chased by
angry mobs of people
holding signs that say
things like
"relationship,"
“work" or
"responsibility." it
probably just means
you need more
exercise.

When you dream you are
falling into what
seems like a
bottomless, swirling
pit of death. it's a
definite sign good
luck is coming your
way.

If you have recurring
dreams that you've
murdered your father
and have started
making moves on
your mother, it's
most likely just
something that you
ate. I'd lay off the
Greek food.

The infamous dream
where you're
wandering through a
maze of funhouse
mirrors and all you
see are devilish
images of yourself
often indicates your
fear of commitment.

if you've ever dreamed
you were flying over
the ocean with or
without a plane, it's
time to come to
terms with your paint
chip addiction.

If you are female and
dream about me
sneaking out of your
room at 6 am, just
go back to sleep and
cherish the time we
spent together. If
you are a guy and
had this dream, it
wasn't me; it was
probably Jared
Whalen.

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Investigation: FBI doubles the number
of people it has detained for questioning

ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON The
FBI has stepped up its search
for possible collaborators in
last Tuesday's terrorist at-
tacks. detaining 49 people for
questioning and casting a
global dragnet for as many as
200 others.

Attorney General John
Ashcroft asked Congress to
pass sweeping new anti-terror-
ism measures by week‘s end to
assist the inquiry while as-

signing numerous federal
agents to provide security
aboard commercial airliners.

“Associates of the hijack-
ers that have ties to terrorist
organizations may be a contin-
uing presence in the United
States." Ashcroft said.

The effort to find suspects
intensified as the FBI doubled
the number of people it has de-
tained for questioning or lin-
migration violations from 25
on Saturday to 49 on Monday.

In addition a list being
provided to US and global po
lice of people they wanted de-
tained grew to nearly 200. otfi»
cials said.

FBI Director Robert
Mueller confirmed that sever-
al secret material witness war-
rants have been issued.

The people are believed to
have relevant information
about Tuesday's events.

He declined to provide es-
timates or names. saying
courts have sealed the infor-
mation. The Justice Depart»
ment previously confirmed
two have been arrested on
such warrants.

But no one has bee n
charged directly with crimes
related to the attacks on Sept.
11.

Some of those detained
have been charged with iinmi
gration violations and have re
quested lawyers. Justice De-
partment officials said.

Mueller said law enforce
ment did not have any ad-
vance indications about the
suicide hijackings that struck
the World Trade (‘enter tow
ers and the Pentagon.

Ashcroft announced he
has assigned :lilo deputy
marshals to assist the FBI
which has nearly 30 (Kill leads

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Attorney General John Ashcroft gestures during
a news conference at the Justice Department in
Washington Monday to discuss the investigation
of the terrorist attacks.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

New York Stock Exchange Chairman Richard Grasso, center, is joined by politicians, members of the city

{med services and others 0

n the bell podium as the NYSE opening bell is rung Monday.

A week after attacks, U.S. markets open low, drop throughout the day

By Clay__ McDaniel
STAFF WRITER

Financial markets in the
United States performed weakly
Monday, with the Dow Jones In-
dustrial Average hitting a record
three-year low.

The drop came despite an ear-
ly morning cut in the federal
funds rate and has led many in-
vestors to question whether the
U.S. economy will soon pull out of
the apparent economic recession.

Joe Peek, UK finance profes-
sor and endowed chair in [ntema-
tional Banking and Financial Eco.
nomics. said that though the
aforementioned is true. long-term
investors have no reason to panic.

“The economy will recover.“
he said. “The only question is
when.“

That is a question most Wall

The economy will recover;

 

Street investors were asking after
the DJIA dropped more than sev-
en percent. The Nasdaq and S&P
indices fared slightly better. but
both gave up ground on heavy
trading volume.

The Federal Reserve sought
to answer the question of when in
its own way by cutting the federal
funds rate 50 basis points. Though
most believe the cut was to bol-
ster the stock market, Peek said
there are other reasons to cut in-
terest rates.

“With airlines at a virtual
standstill. banks and other finan-
cial institutions have not been
able to clear mortgage payments
and loan payments as quickly as
normal." he said. “The Fed.
through a number of policies. has
tried to provide enough liquidity.
so banks can meet their own
obligations."

Fed action aside. the long-
term economic outlook for the
United States is not all that bad.
said UK finance professor Dan
Bradley.

“There will always be uncer-
tainty about where the market is
headed in the short-run." he said.
“But the United States will pull
out of this malaise just as it has in
the past. and those who are in»
vested for the long-run will be
handsomely rewarded.“

Bradley said other factors
such as increased patriotism and
increased fiscal spending by the
federal government could provide
fuel for future economic growth.

“Sure. the markets are horri-
ble right now. but that‘s the best
reason not to sell. The primary
objective of investing is to buy
low and sell high. not the other
way around."

the only

The Dow Jones
industrial average
closed at 8,920,
down 684 points
for the day.

Go to www.kykernel.com
and follow the links for
expanded coverage, pho-
tos, graphics and links
related to last Tuesday’s
terrorist attacks.

 

question is When.”

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Campus 1

Sexualassauttoncampus

Police are investigating a possible sexual
assault against a female during the early
evening hours of Sept. 12 at the UK Chandler
Medical Center, said a UK spokesman.

The suspect was described as a 6'1"
Hispanic male weighing around 220 pounds.

The incident occurred in the women's
restroom located near the Medical Library on
the first floor of the Medical Center,
according to UK Police.

Suspicious persons or activity should be
reported to Medical Center Security at
323-6156, UK Police at 257-1616 or Lexington
Police at 258-3600.

Escorts are available by calling Medical
Center Security at 323-6156.

BOTtovoteontuitionincrease

The UK Board of Trustees is set to vote on a
proposed tuition increase at 3 p. m. today in the
conference room on the 18th floor of the Patterson
Office Tower.

The proposal, which would take effect beginning in
the fall 2002 semester, would increase in-state
resident tuition per semester for undergraduates by
SIDS, from $1,635 per semester to $1,740.

Out-of-state undergraduate tuition would increase
by $111 per semester, from $4.905 to $5,016.

Proposed increases in tuition costs for students at
UK's Graduate School and Lexington Community
College can be found at www.uky.edufirustees.

The meeting is open to the public.

Terrorism forum

UK faculty and students are holding a
forum to discuss the recent acts of terrorism.

“Terror Comes Home: Political. Economic
and Human Responses" will feature a panel
of UK faculty members offering their
thoung on last Tuesday's events.

"The forum will focus on a series of
issues, including economic concerns and
individual well-being," said Edward Jennings,
acting chair of the Department of Political
Science.

Audience members will be able to ask
questions of the panelists.

The forum takes place at 7:30 pm.
Wednesday at the Student Center's Grand

UKPharmacypreceptordies

David Allen Zachary. 61, a preceptor for the
UKCollegeofPharmacy,diedathishomein
Carlisle Saturday.

Zachary, owner of Hopkins Drug, served as
a preceptor. or a comnmnity-based faculty
member of the college.

He is survived by his mother. Katheleen
Zachary: wife, Louise Zachary, two sons. Kevin
and Derek; sister, Joan Whitman; and one
grandson.

Services will be at 2 pm. today at the
Carlisle United Methodist Church.

Contributions are suggested to the Carlisle
United Methodist Church or Hospice of the

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THE TAMBOURINE MAN

Legend does it
right and creatively

Bob Dylan

"Love and Theft”

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CONTRIBUTING CRITIC

Bob Dylan, the eminent lyricist and songwriter. re.
turns with his first album since the Album of the Year-
winning Time Out of Mind. The master musician‘s al-
bum “Love And Theft" is a journey through American
musical traditions.

- "Love And Theft" is a mixture of genres, making it
" difficult to classify the songs, much less the entire al-
bum. Dylan mixes traditional W kw . .,
blues, jazz. early rock ‘n’ roll. rag- "3 mm ,1: ‘t ”a?
time, swing, country and folk. . ~‘ t3, .g‘z
The medley approaches perfec. : ‘7‘“ >"
tion, without any songs sounding
similar and offering sound com-
binations to which the likes have
never been heard.

Several songs, such as
“Moonlight" and “Po‘ Boy," have
a whilnsical, jazzy characteristic. The song “Lonesome
Day Blues" strictly follows raw blues tradition. contain-
ing a 12.bar blues chord progression and a lyrical re-
frain. In the song “High Water (For Charley Patton),"
Dylan goes to an all-out country/bluegrass mix with

speedy banjo picking and rural lyrics. However, odd in~
“Wow tal combinations lace many of the songs on the

In the traditions of Bob Dylan, two things remain
Wham. First, the lyrics. for which Dylan is known,
maintain their flawless wit and rhyme. The words to
the songs of “Love And Theft” quite clearly show Dy-
lan’s mastery of his art. Frankly, he does it better than
anyone in the past or mat. Second, Dylan’s voice re-
mains nasal, but has refined with age to a warm,
blues perfection. While Dylan isn’t the most talented
singer, he communicates to his audience with astound-

perfection.
“Love And Then" is an American music anthology;
its genrespanning songs and potent lyrics make it an

instam classic. Nobody does music like Bob Dylan.
Grade: A+

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Jenny Robertson, dialogue editor
Clay McDaniel, asst. dialogue editor
Ashley York, editor in chief

Josh Sullivan, at-large member

John Wampler. associate editor
Amanda Thompson. senior staff writer
Tim Staley, senior staff writer
Jennifer Kasten, at-Iarge member

Humility

DIALOGUE

One oi our own.

 

 

Eastern Ky.
man killed
in Pentagon

LOUISVILLE - A Navy

 

weatherman killed
in the terrorist
attack on the
Pentagon will be
buried in his native
eastern Kentucky.

Funeral arrangements

have not been
completed for
Edward Thomas
Earhart. said Denny
Northcutt, owner of
Northcutt and Son
Home for Funerals.
The Morehead
funeral home will
handle the services.

Earhart. 26. who grew

up in the Morehead
area, was an
aerographer's mate
first class. He
joined the Navy two
years after
graduating from
Rowan County High
School and had been
on duty at the
Pentagon since

Dec. 31.

Earhart died when a

hijacked plane
slammed into the
Pentagon last
Tuesday. part of a
terrorist assault
that also destroyed
the World Trade
Center in New York.
His death was
confirmed by the
Navy on Saturday.

Northcutt said Monday

that Earhart’s
remains have been
taken to a military
base in Dover, Del.
Northcutt said he
did not know when
the remains would
be brought back to
Morehead.

Substitute
teachers a
lifesaver

FRANKFURT — Schools

pressed for
substitute teachers
are using hundreds
of non-certified
stand~ins in more
than 30 districts.
state records show.

They are required to be

substitutes of last
resort - the people
a principal calls
when no certified
"sub" is available.
college education is
required. Each is
trained within the
district. Many
already work as
office or classroom
aides. All are
restricted to
specific schools;
they cannot work
anywhere else in
the district.

Some districts use

them only sparingly,
but some others
have to turn to
them repeatedly.

"The non-certified

substitutes were an
absolute lifesaver
for us, particularly
in the elementary
schools," Joe Dan
Gold, superintendent
of Morgan County
schools, said in a
telephone

interview Monday.

Morgan County, with

2,200 students.
closed out the last
school year with 32
non-certified subs
working 252 days
from April I onward,
according to
records at the
Education
Professional
Standards Board.
the state's teacher
certification
agency.

Union County, with

about 2,500
students, had 37
non-certified subs
working l56 days
from Jan. 1 through
March 3i.

Items confiscated at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport security checkpoints were displayed Monday by airport
police in Minneapolis. Items including knives, scissors, wine openers and nail clippers were seized in the last several
days under the recent FAA mandate requiring seizure of any items which could potentially be considered a weapon.

lilDllR .OEJNION.

Returning to
a normal day

Life slowly returns to the way things were,
after a week we would all like to have back.

It has been a week since planes piloted by terrorists de-
stroyed the Twin Towers and demolished a section of the Pen-
tagon. All air travel stopped. the stock market closed. and
were

even most major events

the weekend.

sports

Now. our airports are running again. our stock market is
back open for business. and there will be both college and pro
football games this weekend. Rubble is being cleared from the
sites of destruction and death. We as a nation have already be-

gun to rebuild.

With that in mind. we fell it is now time. as a nation. to
move on. The events surrounding these attacks and their af-
termath will be in the news for months to come. Yet they
should not cloud our vision to everything else that is going on
in the nation and the world. If we continue to put all our focus
never find a way to

on this tragedy. we will

to normalcy.

In the weeks to come. we will see continued coverage ofthe
latest developments. We will see articles in campus issues. as
well as sports stories and music and play reviews. In admon-
ishing our fellow Americans to move on. we as a paper must

do the same.

We would like to make clear. however. that in stressing the
need to move on. we in no way mean to belittle the pain suf-
fered by the victims of these attacks or their friends

and families.

Those of us who have lost a friend or family member under
much less tragic circumstances know that healing takes a lot

more time than a week.

Those of us not dealing directly with a loss must move on

and be strong for those who can‘t yet.

 

vital to
democracy

Vengeance. Retaliation. War. Such
words seemed to dominate the thoughts
of the president. the media and the
American people following Tuesday‘s
horrible terrorist attacks.

"We will hunt them down." Presi-
dent Bush said within hours of the at-
tack. A headline in the Herald Leader‘s
Opinions page discussed “retaliation,”
and 3 Dialogue headline in the Kernel de~
clared “First Pray. Then Fight.“ Media

and public speculation quickly turned to
Middle Eastern terrorism and Osama bin
Laden. People began looking to the Mid-

dle East and Afghanistan, with itchy trig~
ger fingers and revenge in their hearts.

All of this took place while the rub-
ble still smoked. and the search for sur-
vivors was just beginning.

This background of horror and death

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renders these bloodthirsty calls for re-
venge most unseemly. There are more
important matters to attend to before we
begin talking about retaliation, more
bombs and more death. Let's search for
the survivors. and bury the dead. Let's
mourn for them properly. Let‘s talk
about taking measures to ensure that
nothing like this happens again. We can
discuss an appropriate reaction later.
when we know who is responsible for
the attack.

Tuesday's attack revealed America‘s
arrogance and shattered our sense of in-
vincibility. Over and over I heard these
sentiments: “What were they thinking?
We‘re America! We're the most powerful
nation in the world! They can‘t do this
to us!“

The terrorists on Tuesday showed us
they could. We are vulnerable just like
everyone else. When you prick us. we bleed. and when you run
airplanes into skyscrapers. we die.

Instead of responding with arrogance and saber-rattling, we
can learn humility and grow as a nation. We can change the way
we view the rest of the world. and walk through it with less
of a swagger. For. as the old proverb says. “you reap what you
sow." and it is time to examine what we are sowing.

This attack is not an isolated incident. The United States has
been the focus of increasing terrorism throughout the last decade,
including the previous bombing of the World Trade Center, two
US. embassies. the USS Cole and Oklahoma City. Anti-American
sentiment runs high throughout the world. far beyond the con-
fines of terrorist fringe groups. We cannot dismiss them all
as lunatics.

America. of course. is not to blame for these murders. The
blame lies with the people who committed them. Yet these terror-
ists willingly and purposefully gave up their lives for their cause.
Such incredible devotion merits attention. Perhaps. beneath the
bizarre inhumanity of their methods. they actually have a point.

Impossible as it may seem. we must overcome our grief and
anger. and learn from this ordeal. We can look within ourselves
and honestly examine our role in world affairs. We can change
our foreign policy and begin to deal with other nations as equals.
We can drop our smug. paternal attitudes. and stop trying to force
our way of life. our economic system and our values on
other nations.

For this enemy cannot be fought with threats or military
might. They hide and plot and wait. As they have shown, they are
not afraid to die.

And. were bin Laden (or any other terrorist) stopped. count-
less more wait to take his place.

We do not exist in a vacuum apart from the world. We do
have the biggest guns and the biggest economy.