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Health program designed
to get employees involved

Incentive: President of Chandler Medical Center says
money saved means more money for raises, benefits

By Ben Franzini
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

One of Lee Todd's first
initiatives as UK president
is finally materializing.

Todd introduced the
Health Literacy Project
Thursday: designed to com-
bat rising health care costs
by showing UK employees
how to become better health
care consumers.

"We will ask our em-
ployees to become more in«
volved in their health care.
empower them to make deci~

sions that improve their
health and reward them fi-
nancially for doing so." Todd
said.

Teamed with represen
tatives from the UK Medical
Center. CHA Health and Hu-
mana-Kentucky. Todd said
the Health Literacy Project
will encourage consumers to
learn more about their
health care.

"The project is really
about one Word aware-
ness." Mark Birdwhistell.
(‘HA Health CEO said. "We
need consumers to be aware

of their own health care."

The project will use ser-
vices offered by the College
of Pharmacy. including "to
pay counseling."

Pharmacists will work
with patients to determine if
less expensive generic drugs
could be used just as effec—
tively as name-brand coun-
terparts. The pharmacist
would then communicate
with the prescribing physi-
cian about which medica-
tion to use.

”We want to focus on as-
sisting individuals in behav-
ior plans that will change
employees‘ health for the
long term." said James W.
Holsinger. Jr. senior vice
president and chancellor of

the UK Chandler Medical
Center

The Health Literacy
Project's Health improve
ment Plan will target seven
highsrisk conditions. such
as tobacco use. sedentary be-
havior and diabetes. BeH.I.P.
will also provide written
materials. and ongoing per-
sonal counseling. for health-
ier lifestyle changes. UK
employees and retirees can
get involved with BeH.l.P. on
their own or by a physi-
cians prescription.

In past years. employees
may have been costing the
University millions of dol-
lars that could have been

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Amy Pestona watches while other ROTC members practice their "low-crawl," which Is an ROTC/military detense tactic.

Under scrutiny: Female ROTC cadet says women are under
an ‘extra spotlight,’ feel more pressure than male peers

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STAFF WRITER

Some students might feel
awkward addressing teachers as
“sir.” But Amy Peston automati-
cally uses it after every question
and statement to her superior,
just as she‘s done for the past
three and a half years.

Cadet Captain Amy Pestona,
a marketing senior. joined the
Army ROTC her freshman year
at UK.

Pestona’s interest in ROTC
came from growing up in the
military. Her father is a Lieu-
tenant Colonel in the US. Army
and has always been a role mod-
el to her.

"I grew up in the military
lifestyle. and you stick to what
you know," Pestona said.

She also joined the ROTC
because it gave her an opportu-
nity to travel. Pestona is no
stranger to moving; she has
lived in Germany. Italy and Eng

“I graduated high school in
indianapolis. Ind.. but i don't
have a hometown.“ she said.

Pestona‘s aspiration was to
attend West Point. but she re-
ceived a four-year scholarship to
UK from the ROTC.

Pestona will graduate in
May. She will go through an as-
sessment and will receive a
branch assignment in the Army.
She is hoping her branch assign
ment will match the top choice
on her own wish list.

”My ultimate goal is to be a
pilot." she said. “I want to fly he-
licopters.”

As part of the ROTC. Pe-
stona has more than one leader-
ship position. Afier going to Na-
tional Advanced Leadership
Camp. Pestona was given the po-
sition of Advanced Course Com-
mander. This is one of the high-
est rankings in ROTC. and she

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CITY COUNCIL

Candidates talk
about University,
studentissuss

BRAD WILDERI KERNEL STAFF

Candidates for Council At-Large chat among themselves just
before the start of the debate last night at the Catholic Newman
Center.

Politics: UK Newman Center sponsors debate;
candidates address Town & Gown, area housing

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Candidates for council-at-large said they .rre t‘lJIll't‘i iii-d
about [7K students takingjobs outside of l exiiigton.

“We're losing some great kids." candidate Mike Scanlon
said. “They just don’t know where the jobs are here and are
getting positions in other cities "

The six candidates met Thursday night to answer qucs»
tions and address concerns in a debate sponsored by Christ
the King and the UK ('atliolic Newman (‘enter The debate
was held at the Newman Center.

The council~at-large candidate who receives the most
votes in the Nov. Selection will take over as ixsxington‘s yice-
mayor. The next two highest vote getters will act on the
council as at~large members.

Candidate Chuck Ellinger said he is concerned about
the UK student “brain drain" but excited about the college
town project.

"In order to cultivate a vibrant downtown. we need to
actually get people to go downtown." Ellinger said. “Stu
dents are a big pan of that effort."

Candidate Richard Moloney said UK and the city should
look into expanding in the area near LCC. not just the down-
town area.

“Housing is an important concern. and we need to be a
lot more creative with the projects and where we look at do
veloping them." Moloney said

The Town 8; ()own (‘ommission has already been suc

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UK president hosts
lecture at his home

By Paul Leightty

{for more

UK President Lee Todd hosted a handful of l'lx’ {{l’t"
ulty and administration Thursday night at Maxwell
House for a lecture on the history of women's rights

Sponsored by the President's Commission on
Women. the night was the opening l)l‘(‘Si‘l‘.i.lil(ll‘i of the
commission‘s series of “(‘onversiitiom \‘i'ith and
About Women "

History professor Kathi Kern spoke on tlic l't‘i‘
gious ideas of 19th century feminist and author [iii/i
beth (‘ady Stanton.

Kern published a book last war contrasting Mar.
ton's religious ideas and the activism of her early life.
titled Mrs. Stanton 's Bible (‘arolni liratt. than to the
(‘OflllillSSitilL ("filled iht‘ brink “accessible to any
reader."

The talk was set in the context of what Todd is
calling a series of “Maxwell moments." Todd said this
is an informal idea where UK faculty. administration
and students will be able to meet at his house. located
on campus. for talks and intellectual discussion
afterward

The (‘ommission on Women is hoping to create :i
“salon" enViromnent. where intellectual discourse
takes place in a home setting.

“Patsy and I have talked about these Maxwell mo»
merits." Todd said. “Students can be in a non-graded.
informal setting.”

.ioy Myree. an English doctoral student who at-
tended the talk. said. "i would hope that. as a future

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Continued from panel

was given the honor after be-
ing evaluated at the camp.

"My job is to prepare
students to go to NACL,“ she
said.

She prepares them phys-
ically by scheduling their
physical training three times
a week and working out with
them.

To sharpen their skills
technically and tactically. Pe.
stona teaches them leader
ship and land navigation. Pe~
stona spends 12 hours a week
with ROT(‘ duties.

“I teach them the basic
skills of becoming an officer
in the Army." Pestona said.

Pestona is also a compa
ny commander in the Ken-
tucky Rangers student orga-
nization. She is the only fe-
male ranger. Of all the mem-
bers of the UK ROTC pro
gram. 2:”) percent are women.

Pestoiia said being a {0.
male in the ROTC is a
challenge.

"Women in the ROTC are
under an extra spotlight."
Pestona said. "They are not
expected to do as well as the
men and are seen as weaker,"

Pestona said females are
afraid to mess up since they
are under extra pressure.

“You don‘t want to fall
on your face in front of [the
males]. because they will re-
member you falling because
you were a female. though
they would care less if their
buddy fell down himself."
she said.

She said she always
wanted to be on the same lev-
el as male cadets. She said
she was always trying to
prove herself. Pestona said
she used to get frustrated be-
cause she could not keep up
physically with the men.

“I wanted to put on a
backpack of rocks and lead
the guys in a run." she said.

She said it bothered her
until a male cadet told her
that when she did her best. it
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Amy Pestona (center, above),
ROTC cadet captain, stands in
front of a formation of her com-
pany Wednesday inside the Buell
Armory. Pestona is a marketing
senior, and hopes to fly heli-
copters for the United States
Army in the future. Pestona
(right) briefs a First Squad
Instructional group on the day's
demonstrations and activities.

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Physically. females are
under different stz-indards.
according to Maj. [)wayiic
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cer. He said females haye to
run the same distance. but
have different time require
ments.

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college-age males have to run
two miles in about lit min
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their pci'torinaiice with oth
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like she also has a rapport
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IN OUR OPINION

Patton initiatives
worth sustaining

Every now and then, even lanie
ducks manage to take flight.

Although Governor Paul l’atton
has been hit hard by scandal and is
nearing the end of his term. he is
still working to preserve one of the
initiatives he introduced during his
first campaign for governor.

l’atton has called upon whoever
succeeds him to uphold the higher
education reform he enacted in
1997. He warned that without sus
tained attention. the reforms sur-
vival could be in danger.

It is heartening to see that l’at-
ton is not ignoring a matter as i111-
portant as the education of Ken-
tuckians. Although he is a lame
duck. by calling on his successor
to continue working for higher ed
ucation refortn. he has ensured
that this will remain an impor-
tant issue.both during the elec-
tion and afterward.

Since Patton enacted the reform.
Kentucky has seen large increases

A mixed legacy awaits

In recognition ot his
3.") years of humanitarian
and goodiy ill work around
the globe. former Presi
dent Jimmy t'arter was
awarded the Nobel Peace
Prize for 2110:

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exaitiine one of the grow-
112: 1‘111’111‘1wers1ai tigures
‘1‘. .\llli’l‘l".’lll history.

This was a man whose ioh approval rat
mus 111 the late 1970s and 1980 were
Nixeoesqne. a man who symbolized the fail-
ore of the ideological left to effectively gov
111‘1‘1 .\llli’l'lt’:l. or at least that is what the vot
ers \’llll in With

l‘arter. the selfpi‘oclatitted humble
peanut farmer from Georgia. literally came
out of nowhere to claim the US. presidency
111 two (if course. his election was not over-
whelming in any respect. Networks had to
wait late into the night to declare a winner.
and (‘arter had very little competition.

1\ strong candidate normally does not
lose the presidency (excepting Richard Nixon
in lin). and .-\111e1‘ic:1ns in 1976 were as disil-

 

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111 the number of Kentucky stu-
dents attending colleges and univer-
sities. taking adult education class-
es and taking the GED test.

Yet whoever takes Patton’s
place should not only make educa-
tion reform a priority. he or she
should strive to put measures in
place that expand and improve on
the current reforms.

For instance. despite the higher
enrollment figures at colleges and
universities. the number of degrees
bestowed has remained virtually
the same in the years since the re-
form was enacted.

Something should be done to
make sure that the additional num—
ber of students attending higher ed-
ucation institutions graduate.

Otherwise. all the reform will
have managed to do is put more
tnoney in the coffers of state col-
leges and universities, and create a
lot of highly educated video store
clerks and grocery baggers.

lusioned as ever following the imperial presi»
(lt’ll("\ of Nixon and the mediocrity of the un-
elected Gerald Ford.

Nevertheless. in terms of image restora—
tion. only John Quincy Adams had a more
successful postpresidential career than
(‘arter But has that success really been a
success‘.’ The fortner Georgia chief executive
still maintains a contingency of stalwarts.
and some of these people did not vote for
Clinton. 1 have even heard some characterize
him as the greatest public figure of
their lifetime.

Clearly. people embraced what he repre-
sented in his campaign and have wildly
cheered his supervision of elections and visi-
tation of other countries. but has the1 man
fooled them all"

The Nobel committee. in making yet an-
other political statement. took a swing at
President George W. Bush‘s foreign policy
when they extolled Carter. But what foreign
policy did President Carter have? Ted Kop—
pel‘s career was launched monitoring the
failure of Carter‘s administration to break
the 444-day suffering of the hostages in Iran.

Carter also praised the Soviet govern-
ment for nearly 100 percent employment and
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throughout the semester the Dialogue Page will
feature a column submitted by various campus

and community leaders.

In an interview that aired on “60 Minutes" re
l cently, Rev. Jerry Falwell succeeded in insulting the
1 Islamic faith and its 1.3 billion worldwide adherents,
including millions of Americans. Among other
1 things, Falwell accused Muhammad, Islam’s most sa-
1 cred prophet, of being a terrorist. He went on to con-
1 trast Muhammad to Jesus (who is one of the most
' revered prophets in Islam, perhaps unbeknownst to
Falwell), claiming that Jesus set an example of love,
: whereas Muhammad set the opposite example.
1 He said he came to such judgments by “reading
about Islam." Conveniently, he did not mention any
specific sources that can explain his baffling con-
tradiction in logic. Eventually, Falwell decided to
half-heartedly apologize for his statement, but only
after his comments received widespread, worldwide
condemnation and sparked riots in India that killed
six people.
‘ It is especially troubling when an influential reli-
gious leader such as Falwell so ignorantly and hurt-

fully denounces a major world religion and its follow-
ers, and seeks to substantiate his claims with a “my
religion is better than yours” ideology. In this coun-

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Carter is best known for the Camp David
Accords of 1978 a