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Neither here
nor there

Tomorrow is game day
and Homecoming.
let's root on the
Cats to victory. Here
are some differences
you may experience
if you are new to SEC
football.

IONEN'S ACCESSORIES

North: Lipstick and $40.

South: Lipstick, fifth of
Jim Beam, extra
blush and eye
shadow. The guy
brings the money.

STADlUN SIZE

North: College football
stadiums hold 20,000
people or so.

South: High school
football stadiums
hold at least 15,000.

FATHERS

North: Want their
daughters to
understand
Descartes.

South: Expect their
daughters to
understand a 5-2
defense and
intentional
grounding.

ATTIRE

North: Male and female
alike - wooly
sweater or
sweatshirt and jeans.

South: Male - pressed
khakis, oxford shirt.
cap with frat logo or
favorite team.

Female - Black pants.
coordinated colorful
tight shirt and black
boots.

CAMPUS DECOR

North: Really old
buildings and ivy.

South: Old buildings and
statues of Heisman
Trophy winners.

HONECONING QUEEN

North: 4.0 engineering
student.

South: Has been in
pageants all her life
and was even on the
dance team.

PARKING

North: An hour or so
before game time,
the university opens
the campus for game
parking.

South: Parking spots are
found the night
before at least, and
RVs sporting their
school flags begin
arriving on Thursday
for the weekend
festivities.

GANE DAY

North: The student
section is calm and
collected and nearly
empty.

South: Drinking starts at
l0 am. and the
student section is
raucous even if we
do have a 2-6 record.

-Ron Norton

-lnspired by a Kelly Kehn
submission
rail_editor@hotmail.com

THE 411

Tomorrow‘s
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At least you can't
complain that there's no
rain.
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”Eli, rights activist speaks at UK

Discrimination: Alicia Pedreira tells her story

DyBenAdklis

surr WRITER—

Alicia Pedreira hopes her sto-
ry is a catalyst for change.

Two years after being fired
from her job at Kentucky Baptist
Homes for Children because of her
sexual orientation. Pedreira and
the ACLU are fighting the action
in both federal and state courts.
The ACLU. a 100 percent privately
funded organization. is footing the
bill for the case.

For the past couple of years.

jIEEElhlL

Pedreira has been busy between try-
ing to find steady work. telling her
story to different audiences. dealing
with the lawsuit and leading a nor-
mal life. as she told listeners during
her Wednesday visit to UK.

Pedreira began talking to
lawyers immediately after her dis-
missal. but a lawsuit was not filed
until last April. a year-anda-half
later. She said it took so long be
cause the ACLU had to find
grounds to defend her since reli-
gious organizations are exempt

from any laws protecting homo
sexuals from job discrimination.

"Right now. protecting gay
people is like standing under an
umbrella that‘s full of holes." she
said.

While monetary damages are
being sought from KBHC for em-
barrassment and humiliation. Pa
dreira and the ACLU have bigger
ideas for the federal couits. They
hope to have a stake in preventing
states from giving funds to faith-
based organizations that discriiiii~
natc based on religious beliefs,

However. some changcs have
already taken place in the past
year that l’edrcira's situation may

have influenced.

Louisville. along with .lcll‘or
son. Fayettc and llctidcrsoii couii
tics have adopted laws concciiiing
job discrimination based on st-xu
ality. according to Jeff Vesscls. the

executive (lil‘t‘ctoi’ for Thf‘ .-‘\( ‘l.l' of

Kentucky. \"css’cls also noted that
Kentucky has passtxl morc laws to
protect pcoplc based on sexuality
than any other state in a one year
time period.

As of yet. a court datc has not
been set for the case. but l’cdi‘cira
seems patient. “’l‘hc whccls of ius
ticc turn slowly." shc said.

Pedreira also hopes for
changes on a more personal lcycl.

TEAM SPIRIT

and thinks that education is crii
cial for advancements to lw made
“if people don't know what's
happening. they can‘t hi-lp to
make a changi slit» said
She addul that part of what shc
hopes to accomplish by It'IilllL! bcr
story is to let [ii‘opli‘ with similar
cxpi-rit-iicis know tlicy‘rc not alonc
l’cdrcira also believes that of
tciitimcs one person has to pay a
price for many to benefit. llowcv
cr. thc M'Iliil‘Sl‘l‘liii'li postcr lcs
bian dot-sift mind making a sacri
lice for the grcatcr good.
“Sonictimcs pcoplc bavc to be
willing to ‘takc it on lht' chin' in
order for things to changc."

Lords of the danze A tale of two
UK mascots

Fancy footwork

TheliidcatDanzers,alulmnasthethoroughhabes,perfematKentuckymsganesunlluother
UK events. They wilparticlpate lathe UK Homecomingmniiyand pendants weekend.

Pepsters: Wildcat Danzers provide game-time
entertainment, compete at national level

By Krista Idle-e
communion WRITER

Many UK students do some
pretty crazy things when the
weekend rolls around. That goes
without saying.

But many don’t realize that
some of their fellow students are
responsible for the incredible feat
of creating fire on ice, in a man-
ner of speaking, that is.

The Wildcat Danzers. a group
that is also known as the Thor-
oughbabes, spice up the home
game halftimes of Lexington’s
professional hockey team. the
Kentucky Thoroughblades.

This week. the Danzers will

do their part to help kick off

Homecoming weekend by taking
part in the Homecoming parade
on Friday. sharing a fire truck
with the UK cheerleaders.
Following the parade the
group will perform during the

Homecoming pep rally. an event
attended by hundreds of students,
alumni and fans.

Co—captain Ashley Ledbetter.
a marketing and business man
agement senior put it simply.
“We love to do it. We‘re used to
being in front of big crowds. We
are a performance and competi-
tion team so we’re all very com-
fortable performing."

In addition to the Thorough-
blades games and special UK
events, this team donates their

time and talent to a variety of

crowds. They perform at 15 to 20
performances each school year
for such events as the Bluegrass
State Games, the Kentucky State
Fair and numerous competitions
and fundraisers.

Although this team is not
athletically funded like their
counterparts. the University of
Louisville's Ladybirds. that does-
n't stop them from being a top

contender each April at the CBS-
covered National Dance Associa-
tion's National Competition in
Daytona Beach. Fla, right along
with them.

“This is the beginning of our
seventh season and we‘ve only
gotten better." Coach Dawn Wal-
ters said.

Walters has guided the team
in achieving their national repu-
tation since the team. registered
as a student organization, was es-
tablished in 1994.

A former member of UK‘s
national championship-win-
ning cheerleading squad and
Lady Cats dance team coach. Wal-
ters is proud of how far the orga»
nization has come since it began.

“It used to be that the Danz-
ers were girls
who couldn‘t
make it onto the
cheerleading
squad. Now
we‘ve got people
with years of ac-
tual dance expe
rience vying to
be on this won-
derful team."

For more
contact
Coach Dawn
Walters at
2944672.

By Krystal Spears

CONTRIBUltNG WRITE"

Bcing a [K mascot is a ht-avy job. The stilts alone for thi-
Wildcat and Scratch. l'K's mascots. weigh 202:3 pounds, But that
doesn't stop Josh Walton and Scth rldcns from loy iiig tbciriobs.

Josh Walton has iit'f'll the Wildcat for two yi-ai‘s now

"A guy who used to be a mascot here was a good friend of
mine." Walton said. "thn hc graduatcd. hc talks-d me- into it,"

Sctb Edens is new to the sccnc as Scratch. thi- (‘Ilt‘Ttiiill'lTltiti
('It‘ti mascot. Edciis has wanted to bc a mascot sincc he was a \i‘

nior in high school,

“i called lilf‘ coach cvcryday and hugged him. I'm sure he

got lll‘t‘ii ot'nic."

said lidcns.

Who-n l-Zilcn's parents élski‘fi him how hc got thc position. hc
said. "l was thc dumbest oni- out there." [is- hopcs to be a mascot

all through college

Scratch. at thi- lt‘lltit‘l‘ age offour years. is the l7K Kids' (‘lub mas
mt. He zdso functions as a second lr'K mascot. making appearances at
[T K fmthall. basketball. soccer and volleyball games

The guys are free to design their own moves and ways to
pump up the crowd. The Wildcat practices with the l'K chccr
lcading squad everyday but Sunday. He does pyramids with thr-
malc (‘hH’l‘It‘éllIé‘l‘S atid his push-ups cannot be forgotten.

Scratch has more of a frwlancc style. "I don‘t know if l really
practice." Edens said. “i do go to practice every once in a while."

The mascots get to take a break whenever it is necessary, "[
just havc to make sure l‘m ready to do push-ups whenever we

score," Walton said.

While the mascots are mostly free to do what they wish.
they do have one strict rule. “You can never let little kids set-
you with the costume head off. and you can nr-vcr talk in the

suit." Walton said

in the bigger scope. the mascots have hopes of national
recognition. The mascot nationals take place in January. Both
tlic Wildcat and Scratch recently sent in their tapes to nationals

()lli‘ question rarely asked. but highly speculated. is do the
mascots of competing teams really fight‘.’ Edens said he has nev-
(fr gottcn into a real tight with an opposing mascot.

“Most of them have been pretty cool." he said. “i got goal-
posted once at a game but they did it softly so it didn‘t hurt me“

Walton said most of the fights are staged to get the crowd going.

“They'll come up and try to knock you over." Walton said.
“You may have to take their legs out from under them."

Even with the heavy costumes and possible catfights. the
guys say they have a great time at the games.

 

 

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Former professor Phil Noffsinger dies

‘A great friend': UK architecture professor
known internationally for his achievements

Dy Tracy Kershaw
iEii—s EDITOR “

James Philip Noffsinger. 75.
former Professor Emeritus of the
College of Architecture. died
Tuesday in Lexington.

He is survived by his wife.
AnneRussell Lillis Noffsinger.

Noffsinger was international-
ly recognized for his knowledge of
architectural history. preserva»
tion and Japanese architecture
and culture.

He won the UK Great Teacher

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Award in 1966.

He received three Fulbright
Awards in Japan. England and
Norway and authored two books
on World War I aviation.

NofTsinger. who has also writ-
ten more than 75 articles on
Japanese architecture and cul»
turc. was listed in the Directory of
Specialists in Japanese Studies. in
the international Scholars Direc-
tory and numerous national
“Who‘s Who" publications

He also served as director of
the Bluegrass Trust for Historic

Preservation.

Prior to teaching at UK.
Noffsinger taught at the lfniver-
sity of Minnesota and Kansas
University.

Leland “Buck" Ryan. director
of the School of Journalism. was
Noffsinger's neighbor. Noffsinger
had become a surrogate grandfa-
ther for Ryan's two children.
Ryan said.

“Phil was one ofthc most fasr
cinating people I've known." Ryan
said. “I'll never forget looking
through his collection of front
pages from a Washington. DC.
newspaper detailing every day of
World War II. He was a great rc-

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The Low-down '1

It’s a
$3,000
Armani
but I’d
throw it
to the
ground
and step
on it for

Al Gore."

- Ben Affleck
explaining to the
Associated Press

why he’s not
concerned about

ruining his
leather jacket to
show his support

for Al Gore.

Mideast violence kills tour

JERUSALEM A thunderous car bomb
killed two Israelis near a crowded Jerusalem
market on Thursday. escalating tensions as Is-
raeli and Palestinian leaders put off a truce an-
nouncement meant to end five weeks of fighting.
Islamic militants claimed responsibility for the
blast. which killed the daughter of a right-wing
Israeli political leader. Elsewhere. Palestinian ar-
eas were again aflame. with two Palestinians
killed and at least 80 injured in the West Bank.
doctors and rescue workers said. The violence
endangered - and may have scuttled - the latest in
a series of ceasefire agreements.

Gore, Bush campaign in Midwest
St‘lt.-\N'I‘O.\'. Pa. Al Gore warned that ii
val George W.
"deficits and debt" as the two traded charges and
chased each other through states that could hold
the key to next Tuesday's election. "We have
worked too hard on this economy to put it all at
risk." Gore said yesterday. opening his campaign
day with a rally in Pennsylvania. Bush coun»
tered that voters should send an outsider to the
White House. repeating a familiar refrain “I'm
running against a fella who is of Washington. by
Washington and for Washington.”
(lore.

Lieberman counters pro-gun lobby

W'AI'KICSIIA. Wis. On NRA President
(‘harlton Heston's heels. Democrat Joseph
Lieberman assured Wisconsin hunters yesterday
that he and Al Gore, would not take away their
guns if elected to the White House. Two days ago.
mo\11 st 1r- -tuined- political activist Heston had
ur sied members of the \' itional RifleA \ssot‘ i: ition
111 W aukesh 1 to pull the t1 igger on t)ra11ts and
vote for George W. Bush next week. Lieberman
asked people not to be “fooled" by Heston.

Air crash raises safety questions

TAIPEI. Taiwan Angry relatives accused
officials Thursday of concealing information
about the deadly crash of a Singapore Airlines

jetliner. and sortie survivors criticized the flight

crew. Two days after Plight SQDOG burst into
flames and broke into three pieces on a rain
soaked runway. the cause of the crash remains
uncle a1 The death toll stood at 111. including at
least 2:1\m<11