Vol. LXXXVI, No. 96

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University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

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Independent Since 197]

Friday, January 20 I984

 

 

Sociology chairman attributes
excellence to diversity, grants

B) \\\.\ ”Allin
Stat i Writer

Faciilt} expertise, national and in
ternational research and extramural
tiinds have made the sociology de
partment one oi the top in the na
tion. said ('haii'inan .léilllt-s t‘hris
tenson

liixei‘sit} is the strength oi the is
taciiltt member department. he
said The department comprises a
\.il‘lt‘l}' oi programs such as drug
iesearch labor market research
medical stNltllliLl} and \pplathiaii
:iiidiegionalstudies

'l think the di\ersit_\ ot our ltii‘
tilt) (litlliL’ work lll so man} ditierent
.it‘t‘as t‘ontl‘ilttiti's to the strength oi
the merall program

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ll. more than st i:.tliioii a
mild ‘l'llt' i‘illtlt‘s
t't'ltb giaizts iiesatd

iii-said

whole hrtiigs
\"lil ill.

Hittite-t. ’l‘ttlli \ii
The ltnillt". is used toi lt‘\".tlt'lt on

hug

and tart: s‘.

use lllt‘l'!t.tl‘illi.t: agriculture

s?i‘lt.s ixt‘ituzlailia.

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are out in the country dealing with
hunting and farming systems." he
said

The rural sociology program is
\‘o 1 in the nation in terms of grad
uate programs and extramural
grants brought in by the stall. he
said The program was ranked by a
Louisiana State l'niversit) sociolog
ist. he said

The medical soCiology program is
ranked among the top four in the na
tion in its area oi expertise. ('hris
tenson continued The program also
has some taculty members in the
i'ollege oi Medicine iii the depart
ment oi behanoral science

i'lll'ls‘lt‘nsttll said one strength oi
his department is the qualit} oi the
teachers “We are one oi the better
teaching departments in the (‘ollege
oi \rts {it Sciences ” In terms ot stu
dent exaluations ot the teachers, the
department is "at or near the top.‘
lit-said

t'liristenson said the teaching as
sistaitts must go through a trainini.
process beiore the} are allowed ti
it'dt'l: 'll the classroom itnce the}
are :l‘. 'he ciassrimm. the) are mon
.tored \t'r\ closei} he said Me let

only the vent best teach courses
he said

A new doctorate program also has
been developed James lloughland‘
director of graduate studies 181d
the program is designed tor siii'litl
seientists who are planning to work
outside the academit setting 'l‘hex
are trained to understand the meili
odolog} applied to social research
he said

The doctoral students are also re
quired to go through internships
alter their course ttork is i‘ritltplt'li'
The purpose oi internships is to gain
"handson ex'pei It‘lli e he said

The department also is restructur
ing the undergraduate prograit.
('hristenson said The purpose ot the
restructuiIitg _s to cluster
courses s'i lliai
in the area wt
the undergraduate
said

The depa'Hm-ht .ii\'« has i? tat
ult_\ hit-tithe
iniolied
the
and
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sudan and \li \‘t it

related
students t.ill tolloa
;ntei'est 'riiougl‘oa'

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ptogt'atia ital-j
llt‘ltiil'illit'fils oi

lielta'u‘it‘il \t i‘tav

Phase bidding, new bond issue allow
new pharmacy building to continue

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Reception will highlight availability
of new office space in old bookstore

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The llllu't'sti}
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lice spat e tor stiidetzt 'ii’uatxt/atmns

tlnlm llei'ttst. r'tu‘teiit \. 'l\ ’
rectoi satd the 'il)t"l".v_.’ is des
’to laniiliari/e stilt! s
stati With the aim

The opeiti'nl also is a: attempt to
acquain' leaders o: taiatiis sttitieii’
ot‘gaiti/atioiis Herhst saiti

"Hard or \taht oigant
Iatioiis to gne a Mile e\posure tni
their iiidi\ tdual groups

to Hit} an

in alum

hesaid

 

“\"umber one, iris a
service and Number
two, I! has a ripple

effect, ”
John Herbsr,
Student .4 ctivities director

lll‘ttlti}\ oi ditterent groups will
he presentwi The Student (im‘et‘h
.\ssitt'l.tll(tll \Hll pl‘UHtlt’ te
treshtiients and a \ariet} oi enter
tainnient is being planned b)
l‘atricia \Vack. president oi Soc-tall}
t'oncerned Students

llerhst said he hopes the opening
.till make students more aware oi
the tenter which opened the begin
ning ot semester but has had
little business "The Fall semester

them

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student list \i
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ripple etieit 't t
thccenter hi sat-l
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tioiiist said a
erate out oi the t..
oi the week we
lift" she said
\dams satd she
oi \arious groups
haw spent t' in-
out unique wins '1
ple doun here

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Debate team wins, goes to Georgia

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tourrattietit \ ‘t 'or) this tea:

The 1K “apttit'w‘
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COUNTTERPOINT

('oiinterpoint. a new weekly feature of the Ken-
na». Kernel. makes its debut in today's edition. Ap-
pcaiizig each Friday. Counterpoint will feature articles
at L‘tllltll'léll interest, pro and con debates. columns
and lcitcis to the editor. Viewpoint. the Kernel’s reg-
ular editorial page. will be featured Monday through

Thursday. See page 4.

 

Award-winning poetess to teach two workshops

B) “E \\\ \ ~\llhll,
Staii \\ riter

She has been
two \‘tlllllllt‘s oi poetr} tr.» ft ain‘
Killing lioor. with numerous ‘Jl'll'Il';
awards. iellouships and teat hing p4»
sitioiis at universities. int-lud'ngl l\

The poet x\l is teaclii'ig
workshops in creatiie writing and
poetr) as a \isiting instructor at the
l‘nit'crsit} and plans to return to
teach in Spring 1983

Robert Hemenwai linglish tlt'
partment chairman said his depart
ment was interested in adding an
other creative writer to the statt

l't't tlfllli/t‘tl li.’ it!"

i‘tii»

Hemenwa} considers :\l as prob
ably one oi the best poets writing in
America toda). and we are tortu
nate to have her with us '

Ai. who prefers to not use her last
name. realized her interest in poetr)
at the age of 12 alter a nun at the
Catholic school she was attending
asked her class to pretend they were
martyrs being fed to the lions

The students were asked to write

the sister
".il hers \1 said.
iii to the tact that l

”t‘ls .itiil

.‘.l t r t~\t'l‘ since l
"tat I had tal

had its \irite

. ' ”so; the poems to
«sit lt'lil.tll\tl_\ titled Sari

'\-,o books were well re
mt han- sold approximatel}
and ,\i said she never
'I‘l works would he pub»
w: thought that she would

ti :‘t ‘oits‘i‘ut‘iH

..;t‘¢|\

\ tl'i‘lid took .-\i s cop} of her
graduate school thesis and sent it to
her current publisher lioughton
\litiln. I'l pant In about SIX
months _~.. tzeird irom the pub-
lishing : vi 'sKtllfl tor a new menu-
script iv v "M ii sh. did not reply for
eight lll'i't"

\ttei "- first book I couldn't
“Flit‘ tor alum” mu tears, ' Ai said
‘I didnt ttatt‘ to rewrite about the
same thing and I decided to change.

hut not drasticaih l
pand on my past \\orl\'

She has recened the tiuggenheim
Radclitte and .\.iil|lll.ti Endowment
for the .-\rts Fellowships "The
John simon (niggenheim
Fellowship is the most prestigious
prile that a writer can recei\e ' He
nienwa} said

.‘\l grew up in Tucson. :\t'll She
recened her bachelor oi arts degree
ll‘t iti'ental studies troni the l lll\t'r
sit} oi Arizona and her master oi
tine arts in English at the l'niters‘itx
oi t .iliiornia l

'.\.ililt‘tl to e\

The poet said the master oi iine
arts is "a writer's equnalent to a
doctorate" and is a two-year degree
In intensive writing Ill combination
with literature courses

At said the popularit} of poetry in
creased during "the social and cul
tural upheaval of the 60s "

“Poetry is a lot more popular than
when I was an undergraduate." :\i
said "Women and minorities have
turned to writing as c form oi selfr
expressmn "

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“ining and dining is 3‘ m "an - .
dents will be spending this uscthend
[or a listing of hats. hands. “ men
and othcr
PASTIMES, pagei

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acllHltL‘s at ‘h;' 't ' ‘L‘C

Students for I Belle! l k at; I‘l.ll< ‘tng
toot patrols across the campus to \lc
tails. see pagel

 

WEATHER

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Cold and frigid days are ahead lodax
it will be parth cioudt \Hll’l ! high ot
5-I0 degrees. Tonight It will hc r‘.irtl\
cloudy with a low oi < to Jecrecs
below zero. Tomorrow the men! icm
partures will COI’IIIDUC with i tmth at S
IOdegrecs.