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(Clockwise)
Kathleen
Sienko, a mate—
rials engineer-
ing senior,
Todd Griffith,
11 meek/mint!
engineering
senior and jim
flirkson, a
mechanical
engineering
junior, test out
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By Manish Bhatia
Stuff ll 'rm'r

Bright orange plastic, glass
boxes and foam spurring through
little tubes.

Throw in a few engineers
whispering instrtictions and you
could almost hear Tom Hanks
blttrt, “l louston, we have a prob
lem" from aboard Apollo H.

Four UK students will have a
chalice to show off their new
design idea in front of N:\S:\
next week in Ilotistoti. The four—
person crew, plus a backup, will
fly aboard a reduced—gravity KC—
l35 aircraft, affectionately
dubbed the “Vomit (Ionic-t."

In fact, the same plane was
used in the filming the weightless
scenes from the hit movie, Jpn/lo
I)”.

“(The KC—HS) does a series
of loops and then one begins to
float for about 30 seconds," said
Todd (iriffith, a mechanical
engineering senior and one of the
crew members.

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‘Students pus/7 or
zero—gravity @191“

exit methods to deploy space craft
in orbit," he said. “One way is
inflatable structure and the sec—
otid one is the foam rigidi/ed
structure."

In a rehearsal yesterday at the
Terrell (Iiv‘il I‘anineering l.ab,
the group sprayed foam inside a
set of nine inflated tubes packed
within a Plexiglas box strapped
on their shoulders. L'nited
Applied 'l‘echnologies of
Huntsville, :\la.. supplied the
model for the “Shooting Star"
experiment parts.

Kathleen Sienko, a materials
engineering senior, will make a
second trip to NASA after a simi»
lar project last year.

“The KC—l H is similar to the
interior of a military cargo jet,"
she said. “\Ve will leave from
llotistoii and fly over the (£qu of
Mexico in parabolic fashion."

The craft makes about 40
loops during the flight, rising to
art altitude of “1,000 feet at the
top of the curve, Sienko said. It

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UK 101 gives hope to overwhelmed lreshmen

By Delmar Watkins
Stuff If 'rlter

UK 10] takes the word
“fresh" out of“freshman."

'lhe orientation course helps
incoming students prepare for
college life by giving them the
tools needed to succeed.

“I really enjoyed it," said
Jeremy Stull, an agricultural
economics senior. “It helped
me get acquainted with cam—
pus and the library, and I
made some friends in the
class.”

“It made the campus seem
a little smaller," he said.

Most UK l0] classes meet

during the first eight weeks
for the fall semester.

[.'K 201 is a similar course
except that it is targeted for
transfer students, said Becky
jordan, director of New Stu»
dent Services.

Both UK l0] and [K 20]
cotmt for one credit hour
each. Two pilot sections were
added last semester.

Topics in the class include
e-mail use, acadetnic advising,
library and study skills, time
management, career decision—
iiiaking, resume writing, reg-
istration and extracurricular
activities,_lordan said.

Instructors can also

include special topics, such as
diversity, date rape, UK his—
tory and alcohol use, she said.

I‘lach class is taught by a
faculty member and a student
assistant.

“I had a very active role as
a student assistant," said Mar-
ianne Lorensen, a family and
consumer sciences junior. “l
‘team taught' with my faculty
member."

“I stipplied student input
that upperclassmen may have,
and I answered questions
from a students' perspective,"
Lorensen said.

One of the most important
topics in the class is time

management.

“Time management was
really important for me. The
class taught me to write
things down so I could map
out my time," Stull said.

“It appears that study skills
and time management were
the most important to iics,"
said Loys Mather, professor
of Agricultural Economics.
“These subjects really caught
the students attention and
gave thetn information they
needed.

“I've reorgani7ed my class
to have those subjects at the
very beginning so the stu-
dents can use those skills

immediately," Mather said.

“It gives students an
advantage. They can handle
the pressure of college life
more easily after they take the
class," Lorensen said.

Students interested in
applyin for UK 10l or L'K
2m student assistant positions
should see Sarahjoncs in ‘18
Patterson Office Tower by
March ll. Grade-point aver-
age, an interview, class time
availability and upperclass
student status are criteria in
selection.

Applicants will be notified
about the positions by the end
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Breaking
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0' seams

By Mark Fister

(fauna/tilting ll Vl'llt'l‘

Spring Break is a time for vacation. It is a time
for hot lit-aches. clear skies and pure fun with no
homework.

But Spring Break is also attracting to scam artists,
who present their potential victims with enticing
offers at lllllc cost.

(lollcge students should also be aware that they
are often the prime targets for scam artists.

"The Better Business Bureau typically hears from
students who never get their ‘bargain' or ‘frec‘ trip
because their rcsen ations may not be confirmed, or
they must comply with hard—toaueet liuldeii or
expensne 'Ctilitlltitins,m said Tracey .\lcl.arney.
Bureau president and chief executive officer, in a
news release.

Scam artists use telemarketing, classified ads,
campus bulletin boards. direct mail arid the Internet
to offer their “bargains."

Integrated strategic ctimiiiunications sophomore
.\leegan \Vither received an offer through the mail.

"My first reaction was that I wished I was going,”
\Vithcr said.

\Vendy Southworth. a histoty sophomore, saw some
travel ads plastered around campus. She said she usually
forgets about them after reading a couple ofliiies.

()ther students have noticed some eye—popping
offers in newspapers.

“I just ignored (the ad) because I knew I was
going home," said (ireg link, a computer science
freshman.

Special education sophomore .lill Blandford
decided the trip probably wouldn‘t be the same as
was advertised when she actually got there.

Joe Lowery, a chemical engineering freshman who
works in the (Zommons .\licrolab, has experience with
seemingly frivolous ads found on the liitcriiet.

"There are some honest people otit there," Low-
ery said, “but you have to hold back and protect
your pocket book.“

The BBB catiie tip with a list oftips to help stu-
dents separate tlic legitimate offers frotii the seams.

VBc w ary of “great deals" and low-priced offers.

Vl)on't be pressured into buying.

V;\sk detailed questions.

V(iet all information iii writing before you agree
to buy.

Vl)on't give your credit card number or bank
information over the phone unless you initiated the
call or know the company.

VBe wary of sending money by messenger or
overnight delivery services.

V( heck out the company before you pay.

VRead the fine print in advertisements,
brochures and flyers.

Students who want more information can call the
Better Business Bureau at ZW—l008.

“The chances .irc . if it sounds too good to be
true, it is." low cry said. “That‘s the general rule."

 

Fraternity to
90 alternative

By Brian Melton

(,‘nrm‘ilimmg II 'rim'

“hen you think of Spring Break, what comes to
mind? :\ trip to lilorida for a week of drinking and
partying, waking up next to someone you've never
seen before?

If stmburns and hangovers aren‘t your idea of a
good time, members of Alpha Phi Omega service
fraternity have an idea for how you can spend your
Spring Break: helping others.

That‘s the purpose ofthis fraternity, which is based
on three principles: leadership, friendship and senice.

“The main purpose of our fraternity is to go out
into the Lexington community and help those in
need," said Andrea .\lc.-\tee, president ofthe fratemi-
ty. “\Ve also give our time and effort to hel i make the
L'nivcrsity of Kentucky a better place for al students.”

This Spring Break. members will travel to Fast-
erii Kentucky. mainly llyden and Hazard, to paint
.ind repair sites around the community.

The group will also perform drug awareness skits
for local elementary children and visit Frontier
Nursing Services, which trains midwives.

“This is a great way to get away from the stresses
of college for a week while helpin people in our
home state," said Allison “'alston, the project man-
ager. “It also is a great way to make new friends and
grow closer to those in otir fratemity."

This opportunity is open to everyone who is will~
in to work hard for a very worthy cause. The group
wi I be leaving on Friday, March 13 and return on
’l‘hursday, March 19. All meals will be donated by
local restaurants.

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minum tapestries in an array of

si/es, shapes .iiid colors adorn the
walls.

The exhibit, featuring the work
of Arturo Sandoval and his stu»
dents, _
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breakaway from the norm of fab-
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the exhibit and professor in the art
department.

“The selection of art in the
exhibit shows the diversity of fiber
art," Sandoval said.

Pieces in the “Past atid Present"
exhibit challenge societies views
about fiber art, Sandoval said.

"\lanv' people think of house—
wives knitting baby booties when
they think of fiber, but this exhibit
shows that fiber art can go beyond
functional and become art in the
truest sense of the Word," said
Dorcas Peters, .1 fiber art senior.

l’or years, Sandoval has told his
students to “push the envelope"
and take fiber art to the next level.
The exhibit is an exploration into
vv here pushing that envelope can
lead.

"\\'e were encouraged to take
things we saw every day, and tising
various media. put .1 new spin on
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Pushing the envelope for many
students has meant tying together
modern art techniques with his-
torical and cultural themes.

“Many of the artists in this
exhibit have used fiber to express
their views on world issues, and to
stir 11p connections between the
past and today," Peters said.

That fiber is such an everyday
part of people’s lives is key to
making connections between the
art and its audience.

“\\'c are surrounded by fiber,

we touch it everyday," said
Tracey Stakelin, a fine arts
senior. “This connects the audi~

eiice to fiber art in a very basic
way. Someone iiiighi see a pat-
tern that they recogtiire. a fabric
or texture that they want to reach
out and touch."

l’ior Sandoval, the fiber exhibit
shovvs the complete harmony that
can be achieved among the several
types of media.

“It seems as though there is a
sense of peace expressed in the
exhibit that comes from all the
different media conversing
together." Sandoval said.

“Pm and Present" will be on
displiv ill the Rasd'.(1ll 1allc1y iii
the Studcnt( enter until April ’i.

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NASA

Students get to show
idea, feel zero gravity
from PAGE A1

then drops for about 30 seconds

causing .1 /.ero— gravity effect.
Once it reaches the bottom of the
loop at 14,000 feet, the crew expe—
riences a force of gravity twice
their weight.

The group members submitted
a proposal to .\':\S:\ that involved
filling ordinary foam into sleeves
made of ls'apton. a material that
looks similar to plastic wrap.

Once the foam hardens. the
tubes turn into rigid structures
that withstand large weights.
Lightweight and cheap. these
tubes offer a feasible option for
building parts of satellites and
space stations. or even the sup—
porting structures of solar panels.

"The foam is similar to the one
used in cars, " said Suzanne Smith
associate professor iii niec h mic al
engineering. “He believe the
foam in the flight is ”omit to h we

ltllllLrL‘lll sttutture because of
lero gravity.“

The experiment consisted of
two major divisions, Smith said.
One involved testing the proper
ties ofthe foam dtiring the flight;
the other looked at the different
ways the tubes opened up in space.

“There are different patterns of
unfolding in /er o gravity condi-
tions, Smith said. One of the
aims of the project is to remove
the kinks that might result in the
process.

Ji111_l.1ckson.a mechanical engi-
neering junior, will also make a
second appearance as the third
crew member,

“lt is a great experience with

N1\S:\," Jackson said. “It has
opened up doors to summer
work."

jackson was one of 3-} people

chosen to do research at the God-
dard Space Flight Center this
summer. Engineering seniorjen-
nifer lickert of Pairfield. Ohio,
was the final member ofthe crew.

.\lechanical engineering senior
Patrick llobbs served as the back—
up to the tnain team. He would be
the group’s fallback member
should any of them get sick or fail
to pass a pre-flight test.

“\Ve have to go through psy-
chology and physiology tests,
pressure chambers etc., that we
have to pass," he said.

The group leaves for N \SA
this Saturday to present their pro-
posal for approval safety and test
readiness before being assigned a
flight date.

The flights run from \lareh 23
until \larch 28, with each group
allowed two days for their experi-
ments. (iroups from Georgia
Tech. Purdue and Princeton uni-
versities, as well as the Mas-
sachusetts Institute of'l‘echnolo-
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Hate crimes becoming a trend;

Jason Stotter
lli. liigm/ Daily

:\1\'.\' ARBOR. .\lich. - Busi-
ness iunior (Iorey liryling found
hate signs on his door, had a
garbage can full of water spilled into
his room .ind received an indirect
death threat while living at .\lary
.\larkley residence hall last year.

He said these incidents were
malicious hate crimes that
stemmed from his active member-
ship iii the university‘s gay com-
inunity. Hate crimes such as those
against liryling have not been
uncommon on the university's
campus in the past year.

The Triangle Foundation, a
national gay rights group, report—
ed a H—percent increase last year
in hate crimes against the lesbian.
gay. bisexual and transgender
communities on college campuses.

“Misinformation abounds on
this catnpus about gays and les—
bians." saitljiiii Toy. the universi-
ty affirmative action representa—
tive. “There are $000 entering
students every year and they bring
their preiudices with them."

The increase in hate criities
wasn't limited to universities

overall incidents rose two percent
nationally and 13 percent in Michi—
gan. the foundation reported.

The university is a microcosm
of society. and several highly pill)—
licized hate crimes on campus this
past year itidicatc the university
has been unable to sliirk the
national trend. Toy said.

During the past year, university
groundskeepers controversially
removed giy rights clialkings
from the l)iag wliile perpetritoirs
def 1c ed a gay tights sticker 11
.\nge|l Hall and ripped down a

.1} org.1ni7..'1tion s Drag bulletin
lioard.

liryling said anti—gay incidents

.er lll()Sl Cnlllllltll] lll l‘CSIthliCL‘

halls, where first—year students of

contrasting backgrounds live side-
I)}'-\l(l(‘.

“In residence halls you have .1
large diversity of students coming
together, .1de a lot of students
want to coitie out." lirvling said.
“( )ther students iust came to .-\nn
.\rbor frotii communities where
they had little contact with gays.

“Because you have to live with
each other, (residence halls) are
where a lot of problems happen,"
he said.

Jeff Montgomery, the 'l'riangle
Foundation's interim director,
said although reported hate
crimes have increased in the last
eight years, gauging how many
crimes are unreported is difficult.

“For the most part. I think (the
increase) is because people are
reporting more," Montgomery
said.

But the large increase iii cain~
pus hate crimes was not entirely
due to increased reporting, he
saitl.

“L of .\l, (Michigan State L'ni—
versity) and “'ayne State (Univer—
sity) are generally very good,"
.\lontgomery said. “The problem
is with smaller schools.

“Michigan is fortunate because
they have the best model (Les—
bian. (iay, Bisexual and 'l‘ransgen-
dcr) office of any school in the
country." he said.

1\ change in college students'
political beliefs might be another
factor in the rise of hate crimes,
Toy said.

“(lollege students are more
conservative than they were a few
years am and conservatives are
general y more likely to commit
these crimes." Toy said.

 

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Baby food chemical may be toxic

By Kari Thorene
'I lie lingo” I)ilI/\ [merit/fl

l’L'( .‘l"\l- . ( )l‘c. The brain
and nervous systems of .\IIIerIcaII
clnldt'cn fill] the daily risk of
exposure to Io\ic chemicals.
according to the new report.
“( )vcrexposed ()rgzmtiphospliatc
insecticides In (Ihtldren's Food"
from the limironmcntal \\'oI'k~
mg ( iroup.

The clitmicals Iii questIon

organoplitIsphates. the line of

Insecticides demed from the
\uscliwit/ nerve gas phosgene
are undergoing review by the
Environmental l’rotettion .kgcit‘
cy for new Iise l'CL‘t)llllllL‘lltlJI‘lHHS
due out in WV"

In the meantIIIIe. what does
exposure IIIeaII to children. and
how are they e\posed? .\iso. what
(all parents do to protect Ilielt‘
kIds?

\ccording to the group‘s
study. orgalioplttIspltates "lt.l\c
the potential to tanse long IetIII
damage to the bIaIn .Ind nerIous
system. which are rapidly grow
ing and extremely \ulnerable to
injury during fetal
ment."

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The standards the agency uses
for determming maumum ton
taIIImatIon levels are set for
adults. The new levels those
due otit III l‘N‘) “Ill be adjust—
ed to protect children through
the WWI l’ood ()uality l’roteo

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old. the dominant source of
c\pusure Is tommercial baby
food particularly apple juice.
peats. .Ipplcsaute and peaches."
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that about —,".000 infants are
uposcd to llli\.llL lc\els of
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Berkeley officials 38“
lens ifll‘ retrofit dollars

By Dan 0stmann
I Mil}I Californian

BERKELEY, Calif. —— L'C
Berkeley is engaged in a danger-
ous waiting game, unsure of when
the federal government might
help it pay for a $l billion seismic
retrofit and unable to quickly raise
the money from other sources.

The campus faces the possibili—
ty that it will receive no federal
funding at all for earthquake
upgrades. Even if it does. the
money cotild come too late: (ieol—
ogists have determined a good
chance exists that a major earth-
quake will hit the catnpus in the
next two decades. and the federal
program campus officials are piti—
ning their hopes on was just start
ed and has yet to dole out one
dime.

Federal money is needed
because cash from state coffers
and private donors will not pay for
the upgrades in a titnely manner.
The task ofupgrading old campus
buildings is not sexy enough to
attract private donors. university
officials say.

And state funding for the
upgrades averages about $20 mil-
lion per year. hardly enough to
bring a speedy end to worries
about campus buildings falling.

“No one source of funding will
be adequate,“ said Nicholas _lew-
ell, interim vice chancellor of cap—
ital projects.

jewell said the university has
always been “most dependent on
state funding" for retrofitting pro—
jects. But inconsistent funding
over the past several years, and the
recent defeat in the state assembly
of a proposed seistnic bond mea-
sure leaves him inereasingly wor—
ried that an earthquake could
strike before retrofitting begins.

The university received $33.6

million front the state last year for
seismic retrofitting. It could pick
up a one—time payment of $2]:
million if the state assembly and
California voters approve a bond.
The bond measure. if passed by
California voters. would grant
tnoney to schools statewide for
capital improvements. Having the
L'C system
attached to a bond
that provides
money for the ls?
ll education sys-
tem is beneficial
because it is more

ff

We are in tbe

seriously dangerous campus build-
itigs. The Inoney would also
strengthen some smaller slrttc~
tures and water distribution sys-
tems.

Seismic work will also be fund-
ed with $4 million that went to
the campus after voters approved
Proposition 303.

\Vith state funding at
tens of millions ofdollars
each year. campus
administrators are look—
ing to the federal goverw
ment.

Luckily the govern—

likely to pass. said beginnin ment has grown weary of
[en .\laterman. lg cleaning tip disasters
campus directorof stagesofa 072g after thev happen and
government affairs. andproductwe wants to experiment with

”Voters are very relations/11' keeping disasters from

sympathetic to is—
]: projects." V
.\laterman said.

with FER .”

wreaking havoc in the
first place.
it brought [(2 Berke—

The bond has Nicholas JWG" ley into a program to cre—
already been Izterflflozrm ate disaster—resistant
re'ccted once by r in,“ of communities throughout

l

4 _ - rapitulprojertx. ~
the legislature. UC—Berkeley the country. Launched
\\'hile the bond ‘ by the federal Emergen-

was passed by the

state Senate. it

failed to gain a two»tliirds vote
margin needed to get through the
assembly and come before \otcrs
in_lune.

.r\ second attempt is now
underway in the legislature to get
the bond on this November‘s bal—
lot. lftlte second attempt should
fail. the chances of the university
receiving immediate state funding
for retrofitting are slim.

lfthe bond does make its way
through the legislature and is
approved by the voters. it is
expected to pay for the retrofitting
of several buildings and structures
on campus. The money would
fund work on \Vurs‘ter Hall. Bark—
er llall. l.eConte Hall and
.\lclaiughlin llall ~~ the most

cy .\lanagement Agency.

the program, l’roject
lmpact. was showcased at a meet
ing lll ()akland last month
between President Bill Clinton
and a number of Bay ‘\rea leaders,
including Chancellor Robert
lierdahl.

“\\'e are in the beginning
stages of a long and productive
relationship with l‘il“,_\l:\." Jewell
Nil-VS.

:\t the meeting. the chancellor
presented to Clinton and the
l"l“..\l:\ director a ten~point plan
that prioritt/es the seismic retrotit
procedures.

“l‘il‘iMA not only sees ()akland
as a pilot community. but llerkc~
ley as a pilot university," said Kim
l’uller, spokesperson for Project
ltnpact.

 

Student loan issue

Advocates ywoon
over possible drop
in interest rates

By Jennifer Coleman
The Store I lomel

SACRAMEN’H). Calif. w
The interests of college students
and bankers clashed in a high—
stakes subcommittee meeting in
\Vashin ton last week. as lawmak—
ers triet to find a compromise on
the impending change in student
loan rates.

At issue is an $11 billion sav-
ings over five years to students
whose school loan rates will be
dropped starting in july This
aspect of the Higher EI ucation
Reauthorization Act was debated
'l‘hursday in a hearin in front of
the Subcommittee fir Postscc—
ondary Education.

The financial institutions that
loan the 70 percent of student
financial aid not covered by direct
loan are attempting to stop the

mandated change in interest rates,
and are threatening to pull their
business froin that market.

Ctirrently student loan rates
are set by a formula of the 91-day
'l‘reasury bill interest plus i.l per-
cent. totalin r 8.25 percent. The
new law wouiil reduce the interest
rates to 7.l percent by setting the
rate on it formula based on If)—
year'li—bills plus 1 percent

Student advocates are under-
standably thrilled with the
expectet drop in interest rates.
“ith the average student gradu~
ating with a debt of$l 3,000. the
savings could add tip to Inore
than $650 over the 10—year life
span of the loan. For raduate
students, that would éltfil up to
even Inore.

David Foy, press secretary for
subcotnmittee chairman Buck
McKeon, R-Santa Clarita. said
'l‘hursday's meeting consisted
mostly of testimonials aml not
any decisions on the future of the
law.

“Congressman MeKeon has
always tried to keep focusing on
finding a compromise." he said.

flares III)

“The stakes are too high to play
partisan politics."

lioy said McKeon would “love
to see really, really low interest
rates." for students. but that the
congressman understands the
needs ofthe banks also.

“They're going to walk if they
can't make some sort of profit." he
said.

If that happens. 1:”). said, stu—
dents will have to rely on the
direct loan program, which he
called a “bad system."

The Federal Direct Loan Pro—
gram subsidizes H) percent of stu—
dents who receive loans, with the
rest loaned by private financial
institutions. But the bank loans
are guaranteed by the federal gov—
ernment.

Erica Adelsheimcr, the legisla—
tive director for the L'nited States
Student Association. said stu—
dents and their representatives
were far outnumbered in the
hearing.

“There was only me and a rep-
resentative from the American
Association of State Colleges and
Universities.“ she said.

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