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Word origin

Mama
always said

In English pubs, ale is
ordered by pints and
guarts. So in old
England, when
customers got
unruly, the
bartender would yell
at them to mind
their own pints and
quarts and settle
down. it's where our
moms got the phrase
“mind your P's and
0's."

It was the accepted
practice in Babylon
4,000 years ago that
for a month after
the wedding. the
bride's father would
supply his son-inrlaw
with all the mead he
could drink. Mead is
a honey beer, and
because their
calendar was lunar
based, this period
was called the
“honey month," or
what we know today
as the
”honeymoon."

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Liouéri facts.

.2 Power of
Beer

1 According to a diary
entry from a
passenger on the
Mayflower, the
pilgrims made their
landing at Plymouth
Rock, rather than
continue to their
destination in
Virginia, due to lack
of beer.

I George Washington had
his own brew house
on the grounds of
Mount Vernon.

After consuming a

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bucket or two of
vibrant brew they
called aul, or ale, the
Vikings would head
fearlessly into
battle, often without
armor or even shirts.
In fact, "berserk"
means "bare shirt"
in Norse, and
eventually took on

I
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g the meaning of their
wild battles.
’ A barrel contains 31
' gallons of beer.
'I
' The first beer cans were
produced in 1935.

Twelve ounces of a
typical American pale
lager actually has
fewer calories than
Z-percent milk or
apple juice.

A beer is not just a beer.
All told, there are 27
different styles of
beer, with a further
breakdown of 49
substyles.

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Bikers will be cited for riding against traffic in
hopes of increasing safety, parking officials say

By Kyle Pasley

CONTRIBUlING warm}

to an effort to make it safer
for bikers to get around campus,
UK Police will begin citing bicy-
clists for riding against traffic.
parking officials say.

Under Kentucky law. bicy-
clists on the road are considered
vehicles and can be charged with
moving violations just like cars.
One of those violations is riding
in the opposite direction of traf
ﬁc.

And that‘s not the only
change this semester. Billie Joe
Sparks. a UK Parking Services
employee. is now the main cam-
pus bike. coordinator. a newly

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created position within UK Park-
ing Services. That means she is
now in charge of enforcing the
rules and regulations for parking
and storing bicycles.

Sparks said she wants to get
the message out that students
and Parking Services are on the
same page when it comes to one
thing: safety.

“We‘re really wanting to
stress safety. as in locking up
your bikes. the proper way to
lock them up." she said. "We also
like to stress using helmets. reg-
istering your serial number. any
thing that‘s in the rules and regu-
lations."

Don Thornton. director of UK
Parking Services. agreed that

face.

ployees

JILIHEARIS

Guignol nears
golden moment

50th anniversary approaches for UK theater; money still
being sought from donors for several renovations

By Elizabeth Garoialo
courmeurmc within _

As the Guignol Theatre nears its gold-
en anniversary. efforts continue to raise

money for its renovations.

The theater. which first opened its
doors in 1949. has been involved in a
restoration project for the last two years.
Students, alumni. faculty and the Lexing-
ton community can be involved in the
project. aimed at raising $250,000 to re-
store the theater to its original quality.

“The campaign has been very suc-
cessful so far.“ said Jeanne Suchanek. di-
rector of development of the College of
Fine Arts. “It‘s important to stress it‘s just

not complete.“

Theater members hope to have the
project completed by the anniversary. in
the fall of 1999, but still need approximate-

ly $125,000 to meet their goal.

The restoration project includes re-
furbished seats. general cosmetic updates.
lighting improvements. safety features
and the renovation of the lobby. which
serves as a main entrance to the Fine Arts

Building.

“The theater is not well-maintained
and that hinders the viewers' enjoy-
ment." said Stephani Heise. an educa

tion sophomore.

Mike Peters. a theaterjunior. said the
crowds are becoming smaller and smaller
a due to the bad acoustics and the broken
seats. Attendance by older viewers. espe-
cially. is tapering off.

The main fund-raising activity is the
“seat campaign." This project allows indi»
viduals who donate $350 or more to have
their name engraved on a brass name
plate on the back of a seat in the Guignol
Theatre.

All individuals who donate $350 or
more are invited to the private (lala ()pen
ing of the new theater in the fall 1999.
Suchanek said the celebration will occur
regardless of whether all the money is
raised.

the Department of Theatre. said the Gala
will include a play writtcn by a Kentucky
writer and based on Kentucky subjects.

“The gala will be a fitting way to cele-
brate 50 years of use." Maschio said. “be
cause the Guignol Theatre has been a cen-
terpiece of Lexington theater since the
day it opened."

Anyone wishing to donate or lend a
hand to the project can call the Guignol
Theatre main ofﬁce at 237 3297.

safety should be the top priori-
ty of any rule or regulation
concerning bicycles.

“What we‘re trying to do is
provide a safe means for stu
dents to operate bikes on carn-
pus." he said. "Bikes are such
an important way of getting
students to and from class."

The alternative. having bi-
cyclists drive cars to campus.
is not one Thornton wants to

I MORE WORK?

Geraldine Maschio. acting chair of

the Student espaper at the Unive Mtuklexnigton

lght direction

A UK student locks
up his bicycle at
one of the many
bike locks on
campus. UK Police
will begin citing
cyclers who ride
against the flow of
traffic. UK Police
have cited many
accidents over
recent months that
have spurned the
need to deter stu-
dents iroin riding
recklessly.

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Generalipddahoslor
opuathgbhcooeanes

i. Pedestrians have the right of way.

2. Bicycles shall not be operated on
pedestrian walkways or sidewalks,
parking structures, within University
buildings or other areas where pro-
hibited by regulations or signs.

“If the students and em»
didn‘t
they'd have to drive cars. and
we don‘t need any more of
those." he added.
Thornton said a committee
including other Parking Sen
vices personnel: Lisa Aultman
Hall. an engineering professor;
UK architects; Physical Plant

bikes. 3. Bicyclists are to operate only in
designated bike lanes, bike paths. or
other areas not restricted by these

regulations.

ride

4. Bicyclists are required to operate
within applicable Kentucky law when
riding on streets or roadways.

5. Freestyle ridingorskatingarenotho
be performed on University property.

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Seniors may
have ﬁnal
ISP project
requirement

By Pat Clem

Assisting urws moon

I An Independent Study Project could be.
come a mandatory requirement for graduation
The President‘s Initiative includes a proposal
fora culminating project. similar to the project
the Honors Program requires of its graduates

The project would be expected to link the

I student's major to other fields of study. It is

1 thought that students become too involved with

I their major in the latter years of college study

: and are not taking full advantage of the variety

I of skills that they have acquired.

I Some students are not thrilled about this

I potential requirement

. “It‘s a waste of time." said .lessica Terrell.

I an interior design junior "We need to concen-

I trate on our majors."

j Many questions were raised by the proposal

I "We have something similar to that in the

I architecture department." said Matt Zupancic.

I an iti‘t‘llllt‘t‘lllri‘ sophomore. ”But it seems like it

i would be very hard for certain types of majors."

» ()thers doubted that students would truly

. take it seriously and would instead just throw it

I together in order to graduate.

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Dorms
forcing
residents
to choose

By Jessica Coy

SENIOR srirr wiiinrr

It's moving time. and ‘tl't'Iil‘tl
Ing to the student housing office.
students living in doubII-»Iiccupan
cy dorm rooms \\ ithoui room
mates don’t have to go home. but
they can't stay there.

This week marks the begin
ning of the dorm consolidation
project. Sandy Morgan. I'K hous
ing assignment coordinator. said
this means all students living in
double-occupancy dorm rooms
without roommates have three
choices. Either they can choose an-
other roommate. hayt- thcir dorm
director pick (lid for them or take
a single room and pay the single
rate. which is SW1morcpt-rscmcs
ter than the rate for a double h min.

Morgan said the consolidation
process. which takes plato- etcry
spring semester. will be complcY
ed by the first or second \kt't‘k Il‘.
February.

“In the spring semester many
students who had roommates in
the fall no longer havi- room
mates." she said. "Students are aI
ways leaving. but in the spring
the number vacating the dorms is
higher."

Morgan said the heavy out
flow of students in Illt‘ spring is

because many decide to more off

campus. into a sorority oi fraII-r
nity house. or are leay or: because
they have decided to drop our or
have been suspended

“Consolidation has its
and downs." Morgan said.

She said many students who
wanted a single room in the tall
and were not able to get one will
be given that opportunity now
that rooms have been vacated. but
added that many students were
not happy about having to more
from their double room because
their roommate left.

Shannon Abbott. an clemen-
tary education freshman. is om-
such student.

"Students should not have to
take (a roommate) just so they
wouldn't have to pay the single
fee." she said. “It‘s not their fault
that their roommate moved out."

Undeclared freshman Lance
Acton agreed.

"They (students affected by
consolidatiom should be able to
keep the room to themselves lll‘.
less there is someone who needs .
room. because last semester then-
were people living with the trust
dent advisers) because there was
no room." he said.

Though some students may
not be happy about the consolida
tion. Morgan said it could not be
helped.

“What many students Ilont
realize is that housing is com
Plctely self-sufficient." she said

Morgan Zl(lllt'(l that ll"t 'lll.\l' thc
housing department does n It re
ceive any money from tho slali'. II
is dependent upon housing I: es to
keep the donns running smoothly

ups

Hall directors across. tnipu~
are sending letters to \l‘nl‘itls
who will be expected to itI‘l\t‘ll
date llll.s Week (lnci‘ litt'If‘tvIl. tlp
students huvc a “(wit to decide

what to do.

(‘hris Fossctt. assistant Illlt't‘
for at llolmcs IIalI. sod th it al
though one week may \l't'nl m“. .1
short amount of timc for students
to make up their minds. tins |\ not
a complete surprise to the stu
dents

“We made them aware at the
floor meetings since lllt' beginning
of the year that this was going to
happen. and no one had .1 problem
with it." he said

Morgan said to make- It easier
on the students w ho have to mow.
housing is not forcing students to
move from dorin to dorm unless
they specifically request to do so
The department is also not mak
ing tripleoccupancy rooms with
two occupants take on a third
roommate

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jllOliE: Details
jioihian. the con-
troversial seven-
tlnie NBA
rebounding
leader. has decid-
ied to retire from
professional has-
tethall. his agent
said yesterday.
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to play." ado-If
W Mahler
‘said. "He wants
.to go Into the
sports and enter-
tainment field."

PROMISE :
Leonardo
DiCaprio
premised on
Monday to
ensure a Thai
tropical island
was not harmed
by the rnaltlng of
the film The
Beach. In which
he has a starring
role. DiCaprio
said
“extraordinary
measures" had
been taken to
protect Phi Phi
Leh in southern
Thailand.

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The Low-down

Ruff presents Clinton's side

WASHINGTON — White House Counsel
Charles Ruff opened President Clinton’s impeach-
ment defense yesterday with statements of Clinton's
innocence and an attack on the House’s “rush to
judgment.“ Ruff offered Senators a point-byspoint re
buttal on each allegation of perjury and obstruction
of justice. He also accused the House of “prosecutori-
al fudge" on one key piece of evidence, saying the
House was wrong about its claim that Clinton had
ordered his secretary to retrieve gifts the president
had given Monica Lewinsky. Similarly, Ruff said the
House was mistaken about a key fact in connection
with Clinton’s efforts to ﬁnd Lewinsky a job.

Social Security plan to he offered

WASHINGTON —— President Clinton will an-
nounce his long-awaited proposal to shore up So-
cial Security during his State of the Union address
tonight. His plan would use budget surpluses to en-
sure the retirement system can pay promised bene-
fits. It also would create separate 401(k)-style ac-
counts for most working Americans. marking the
ﬁrst time the government could invest some of So-
cial Security’s cash reserves in the stock market.
Republicans also have made reforming the nation's
retirement system a priority this year, with party
leaders even offering to introduce legislation Clin-
ton recommends.

Court denies ‘three-striltes' appeal

WASHINGTON ~ In a pair of crime-related de-
cisions. the Supreme Court yesterday left intact
California's three-strikes law for repeat offenders
and allowed Florida to continue using the electric
chair as the sole means of the state's death penalty.
The justices rejected the appeal of a man sentenced
to 25 years to life in prison after he stole a bottle of
vitamins from a supermarket. his ninth conviction.
They also rejected a condemned man’s contention
that electrocution is a cruel and outmoded method
of capital punishment.

NATO on alert for Kosovo strikes

BRUSSELS, Belgium — NATO planes and mis-
siles remain on alert for strikes against Yu-
goslavia, ready to spring into action after an order
from political authorities. Last fall, Yugoslav Presi-
dent Slobodan Milosevic halted his offensive
against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo only under the
threat of attacks. Gens. Wesley Clark, the Ameri»
can who serves as NATO‘s supreme allied com.
mander in Europe, and Klaus Naumann, the Ger-
man who chairs the NATO Military Committee,
went to Belgrade yesterday to warn Milosevic that
if he didn‘t end his latest offensive in Kosovo the
consequences could be severe.

Compiled front wlre reports.

Clinton: Save
Social Security

Divided Congress listens to president avoid
talk of his impeachment trial and more on
the state of nation's economy, war with Iraq

ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON —— Presi-
dent Clinton. standing before
a divided Congress weighing
his fate, offered a bold plan
last night to protect Social
Security with the huge bud-
get surpluses that Republi-
cans are eyeing for tax cuts.
“First things first.” Clinton
insisted.

On a day of high drama
that shifted from his trial in
the Senate to his State of the
Union address, Clinton re-
called the admonition of new
House Speaker Dennis
Hastert for Republicans and
Democrats to work in a spirit
of bipartisanship and civility.
“Mr. Speaker, let’s do exactly
that," Clinton said.

The president was wel-
comed with respectful ap-
plause in the ornate House
chamber where exactly one
month ago he was im-
peached on a party-line vote.
Democrats were more enthu-
siastic.

Clinton urged spending
billions of dollars for new
programs in child care, edu-
cation. crime-fighting, the
environment and the Penta-
gon. And he called for rais-
ing the minimum wage by $1
an hour over two years to
$6.15.

Even as his speech was
under way. aides said Clinton
also would announce that the
Justice Department will sue
the tobacco industry to recov-
er billions of dollars in health
care costs spent on smokers.
Clinton also is seeking a 55-
cent-a-pack tax on cigarettes
to finance much of his pro—
posed new spending.

“With our budget surplus
growing, our economy ex-
panding, our confidence ris-
ing, now is the time for this

generation to meet our his-
toric responsibility to the let
century," Clinton said. “Let’s
get to work."

In response to Clinton’s
speech, Republicans said the
nation's business would not
be hurt regardless of the out-
come of Clinton’s impeach-
ment trial.

“Our country is not in
crisis. There are no tanks in
the streets," Rep. Jennifer
Dunn. R-Wash., said in pre-
pared remarks. “No matter
what the outcome of the pres-
ident’s situation, life in
America will go on."

Two special guests were
invited to sit in the House
chamber with first lady
Hillary Rodham Clinton as
the president spoke: civil
rights pioneer Rosa Parks
and baseball slugger Sammy
Sosa. The president also rec-
ognized the widows of two
Capitol Police officers slain
last summer by a gunman
who forced his way into the
building.

Clinton’s speech came
eight hours after White
House lawyers began defend
ing the president in a Senate
trial, arguing he was inno-
cent of perjury and obstruc~
tion of justice charges and
“must not be removed from
office." The president was to
speak from the same House
chamber where lawmakers
voted exactly one month ago
along party lines to impeach
him — only the second time
in history that has hap-
pened.

Clinton’s advance text
made no mention of his im-
peachment or the Senate trial
that ended for the day just
hours before. His closest ref-
erence was a mention of the
“clash of controversy.”

Continued from page l

Division employees and
Sparks — is organizing a
new enforcement and educa-
tion program.

“I can assure you that
before we do any enforce-
ment. the policy will be well
publicized," Thornton said.
“They’ll come up with some
means to publicize the
rules. We’re just getting the
word out.”

Thornton wants to
make sure students are
aware of the safety concerns
of operating bicycles.

“A lot of people don't
know the rules," he said.
“We’re just trying to in-
form students how to safe-
ly operate their bicycles
and store them on cam-
pus"

As well as trying to
make bicyclists safer,
Thornton said the parking
department is trying to
make parking bikes easier
by considering three more
bicycle parking areas across
campus.

"We’re trying to do
what we can to facilitate

more bicycles on campus.”
Thornton said.

One way of discourag-
ing students from illegally
parking their bikes is
through high tines. All bicy-
cle violations are $25. as op
posed to a $7 parking ticket
for cars.

Thornton said the high-
er ﬁnes are an issue of safe-
ty as well as property dam-
age.

“They're higher be-
cause most bicycle viola-
tions impede pedestrian
movement, or they’re likely
to damage trees or proper-
ty." he said. “We wanted to
provide a deterrent for ille-
gal parking, not for the pur-
pose of generating rev-
enue.”

Some students are hap-
py to hear about the enforce-
ment of people riding in the
wrong direction.

Greg Moore, an electri-
cal engineering senior, said,
“They need to start enforc-
ing the rule. You see people
on the wrong side of the
road. It’s dangerous. It’s a
safety issue."

All bicycle rules can be
viewed online at the Park-
ing Services web site,
http://www. uky.edu/Park-
ing/ukbikes.htm.

SENIORS

Continued from page Al

“It sounds like a good
idea if students would both-
er to do it right,” said Nick
England, a pre-pharmacy
freshman in the Honors Pro-
gram.

“1 can see where it
would be beneficial.” said
Rod Stephens. a computer
science freshman. “But
there should be some type of
honor for completing it, in-
stead of it being required.”

Time and hassle were
an issue to other students.

“Seniors are already
dealing with a hard class
load and most are already
trying to make some type of

living,” Terrell said. “There‘s
just not enough time."

People directly in—
volved with Independent
Study Projects in the Hon-
ors Program spoke highly
of the results.

“It brings all of a stu-
dent‘s classroom experi-
ences together." said Kate
Johnson. academic coordi-
nator for the Honors Pro-
gram. “Our students see this
as a very worthwhile pro-
ject."

Honors Program Direc—
tor David Durant stressed
the importance of the pro-
ject.

"Often. the results are
not as important as the
process," Durant said. “It’s
the accomplishment of
working by yourself and
tackling a problem."

Name: Christy For someone
"enhancer who is only 30
Age: 30 years old. magazine
H E E I - magnate Christy
gander & Publisher Haubegger has already put
Latina Magazine together a pretty impres-

sive resume. She's won an
award from the M5.

Foundation (also given to Oprah Winfrey and
Madeleine Albright). and Tom Brokaw named her one
of the "most influential people of the year“ in I996.

So how did she end up in company like that? Turns
out it all started with one simple question. ”I took a
few business classes in school with some great profes-
sors. and they always talked about the search for that
mythical big idea." she recalls. "As a Mexican-American.
I‘d always wondered why no one had ever produced a
magazine for Latina women. Then I wondered if i
could do it thyself."

(Zhristy graduated from the University of Texas in I989
with a philosophy degree and immediately headed off
to Stanford University Law School. But as law school
graduation approached. she couldn't shake the maga-

. zine idea from her head. so she decided to devote a

$ year to chasing her dream. "My friends thought I was

fir .1 Jilyt‘HISt’” e“

"If you take any reasonably smart person and tell them to
spend a year researching an industry, they can become

an expert if they work at it." Christy Haubegger

crazy." she recalls. "But I figured the worst thing that
could happen would be that the business wouldn't fly
and I'd end up being a lawyer after all."

As President of her class at law school. Christy already
possessed the leadership skills that entrepreneurs need.
Her publishing experience. however.

was limited to editing the Stanford

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Law Review Still. she figured she could learn what she
needed to know pretty quickly. "If you take any
reasonably smart person and tell them to spend a year
researching an industry. they can become an expert if
they work at it.“ she says. "All the data I needed was in
the public library. Census data. information about the
magazine industry. books on how to write a business
plan. it was all there." In the meantime. she lived on the
cheap in San Francisco's Mission District and did legal
research to pay the bills.

Once Christy's business plan was done. she started to
show it to people who might be willing to invest the
millions of dollars she would need to launch a glossy
publication. "l92 people told me no. I counted.” she
says. "But most of them didn't slam the door in my
face. and l was able to learn a lot by asking them how I
could improve my business pitch."

Eventually. some good old-fashioned networking led
her to her first big investor. ”If you don‘t believe that
stuff about using all of your contacts. you should." she
says. Turns out that Christy’s classmates aunt‘s
neighbor (follow that?) knew the editor of Essence. a

women's magazine aimed at African—Americans.
Christy convinced the magazine‘s president to meet
with her. and his company agreed to help fund her
start-up. Christy launched Latina magazine in I996. and
it was an immediate hit. Today. it has an impressive
circulation of almost 200.000. but it wasn't easy getting
there. One of the hardest things about being a young
entrepreneur is simply the fact that you are young.
Potential business partners often
assume you are inexperienced.
"Nobody saw me walk into a
meeting and thought they were
looking at a magazine publisher. But
I persevered. You have to be prepared
to get over your pride and fake your confidence when
you need to."

While there is a certain glamour associated with being
the publisher of a major magazine. Christy still relishes
the role of underdog. "Each milestone means so much
more when you're a start-up." she says. "A major retailer
just advertised with us for the first time. To a larger
publication. it wouldn‘t be such a big deal. But when
they agreed to be in our magazine. we jumped up and
down and cried and hugged. Then. ”she laughs. "we
ate ice cream."

As an owner of a growing company and Publisher of
Latina. Christy has continued to nurture her dream
magazine into a leading lifestyle publication. read by
thousands of dynamic. educated young women ju5t
like herself. She
says that she
hopes to inspire
other young
women to pursue
their dreams

as well.

Sec’fet

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Forum on Initiative held

With little student turnout but high faculty
support, group tosses around proposal ideas

”MW

ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

One student and about 40
faculty and staff members at-
tended the tirst public forum
on the President’s Initiative on
Undergraduate Education yes-
terday.

Those involved were
pleased with the meeting, al-
though student turnout was
low.

“I think we had really
good comments," said Lexing-
ton Campus Chancellor Elisa-
beth Zinser. “It was a really
good discussion."

“1 was very pleased.“

ilAIlQN.

said Louis Swift, dean of un-
dergraduate studies, who
moderated the forum and
chairs the President‘s Initia-
tive committee. “We had lots
of faculty from lots of depart-
ments.

“Frankly, I was a little
concerned that I'd have three
people here. Obviously. they're
taking the report seriously.“

The proposal to create liv-
ing/leaming communities was
one of the most supported by
those present, while the idea to
equip every classroom with
computers was the least popu-
lar.

“I don't know that technol-

ogy is the answer,” said Karen
Mingst, chair of the political
science department. “I think
the major area has to be inte-
grated learning within the
dorms.

“We still havent created a
rapport with each other.“ she
said.

Those who spoke up also
ranked freshman seminars
and a student resource center
as high priorities. as well as
solving the problem of “bottle-
neck courses," which seem to
create high anxiety for stu-
dents during registration.

“It’s things on the surface
of them that sound simple but
make students' lives very
hard," that need to be changed.
said one faculty member who
was present.

Two more forums will be

held before the committee con-
venes again After that. the
proposals will be prioritized
and submitted to the UK Presi-
dent (‘harles Wethington.

"I was surprised at the low
turnout of students." Swift
said.

“We‘re going to work on
(student attendance) for the
(forum on the) 27th." said Ja-
son Johnson. the Student Gov-
ernment Association's execu-
tive director for Academic Af-
fairs. lie was the only student
represented.

The next forum will be
held this afternoon from 5 to
(3:30 pm. in 230 Oswald Build-
ing.

Another forum will be
held January 27 from 1:30 to
3 pin in the auditorium of the
William T. Young Library.

Tenn. rocked by storms

Time to heal: Vice President Gore visits his

hometown to offer support and aid to victims

of tornado damage in Tennessee

ASSOCIATED PRESS

JACKSON, Tenn. — Vice
President Al Gore visited his
mother‘s old hometown yester-
day. offering support and
promises of aid to victims of
tornadoes that killed eight peo-
ple.

“We‘re going to bring a lot
of help in here, we're going to
help you rebuild." Gore
promised a shook-up Peggy
Turner. 65. as residents in a
heavily damaged neighbor-
hood around South Side High
School picked through what
was left of their homes.

The vice president, who
began the day with Gov. Don
Sundquist, Lt. Gov. John
Wilder and Tennessee House
Speaker Jimmy Naifeh.
planned to tour other neigh-
borhoods and meet with hospi-
talized victims.

The Tennessee Emergency
Managment Agency said dam-
age was reported in 28 coun-
ties. Gore announced yester-
day that 12 counties have been
declared federal disaster ar-
eas.

lore‘s 86-year-old mother,
Pauline. was born in

Palmersville but her family
moved to Jackson when she
was young and she spent much
of her childhood there.

In Bemis. just south of
Jackson. a teary-eyed and
shaking Shelby Phifer
climbed over the heap of
bricks and glass that was once
her living room Monday. past
the shattered fish tank and
overturned furniture, until
she found what she was look-
ing for.

“The pictures - pictures of
my babies.“ she said, pulling
ragged portraits out from un-
der glass. “Everything else can
be replaced. All I want is the
pictures."

She. her husband and
their three children had
crammed into their home‘s
shower stall as the storm blew
through.

The Phifers waited until it
was safe and climbed out a
bedroom window into the dark
and went to a shelter. They
were hardly prepared for the
scene daylight brought.

The front and back rooms
of their two-story brick home
were gone. So was most of the
roof. Five-year-old daughter

Page's room was open to the
sky. little dre-ses fluttering in
the wind.

In every direction, the dev-
astation seemed worse: a wash—
ing machine wrapped around a
tree. crushed cars and Christ-
mas decorations strewn along
the street.

Six people in the Jackson
area died. including a woman
in her 305 and her 10-year-old
daughter. A 72.year~old Woman
died in nearby Henderson
County and a 41-year-old

woman was killed in Harde-
man County.

Wrecked cars and trucks
dotted the wind-swept land—
scape around Jackson while

twisted metal. broken boards
and clumps of insulation hung
from broken trees and power
lines.

Gary Jordan said he was
lifted off the floor by the
swirling winds as he struggled
frantically to hold onto his 7-
year-old son. Logan. by one of
his arms.

"I thought i was going to
lose him." he said. "But I was»
n‘t going to let go."

Logan was apparently hit
in the head by storm debris.
but doctors said the boy's
skull fracture would heal
with no permanent damage.
"He's going to be OK." Jordan
said.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

A house was destroyed by recent storms in eastern Tennessee.

Trial ongoing, Clinton working

Clinton's defense team gears up; Senate
debates whether to have witnesses or not

WASHINGTON — White
House Counsel Charles Ruff
opened President Clinton's de-
fense yesterday by telling sena-
tors at the impeachment trial
the president was innocent of a
“witches' brew of charges"
brought by House prosecutors.
“He must not be removed from
office." the lawyer declared.

Ruff. an imposing ﬁgure in
Washington legal circles for
two decades. sharply attacked
the conclusions and motives of
the 13 House prosecutors who
laid out their evidence last
week. He called their effort
“nothing more than a rush to
judgment."

The House Republicans
who approved two article of
impeachment alleging Clinton
lied under oath and obstructed
justuce were “convinced by
their own rhetoric" and failed
to “explore the constitutional
underpinnings of that duty.“
Ruff argued in a calm. matter-
of‘fact presentation.

“Perhaps they understood
that a full and candid explo-
ration would revecl that the
proposed articles had no con-
stitutional underpinnings at
all." he said in the sharpest at-
tack yet on the Republicans‘
work.

“They have, in essence.
treated these articles as empty
vessels to be filled with some
witches' brew of charges." Ruff
said.

He gave an unyielding de-
fense of the president just
hours before Clinton was to de-
liver the State of the Union Ad-
dress before the same lawmak-

ers that impeached him.

“There is not a court any-
where. highest to lowest, that
would hestitate, if they were
conf