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

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g the meaning of their
wild battles.
’ A barrel contains 31
' gallons of beer.
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' 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

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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

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Guignol nears
golden moment

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

By Elizabeth Garoialo
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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
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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

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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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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-
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“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

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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

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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
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