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PRIDAYKENTUCKY Fighting

the Irish

Point guard
says the Cats
are ready to

Listen up

Remember
Dr. King

January 12. 2001

The following are
activities in
Lexington to
celebrate the
birthday of Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr.. a
man who worked for
peace and civil
rights among the
races in the 1960s.

 

UK alumnus won't forget Dr. King

Some DVD/Elle to] r_ __ “=1
leges do not close for l
I

Gospel Celebration at
Transylvania
University

7 pm. Saturday, Carrick
Theater, 300 N.
Broadway

this year.

(‘renshaw who is a lawyer in I."\lll‘_{
ton, was a \t'llllil' at Kentucky State I'nr
versity when King was assassinated H'-
was "stunned beyond belief" to hear the
reports.

“The tragedy was overwhelming in
terms of the effect it bad on you." he said

He began law school at III that .-\ii-
gust. where he was Illll' of \l\ black stii
dents 111 the college. and one of three in
his class.

In Fall Blllill. there were 17 black stu-
dents out of a :58 total enrollment at the
111W st'iltiol.

(‘reiishaw said he encourages the law
school to accept more black students.

No school: The work of a UK law graduate ensures that
children learn the importance of Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King
Day. including George-
town College in George
town. Ky.

Lexington's Tran
sylvania University
closed for the first time
last year. As the city cel-
ebrations began to in-
crease and more stu
dents and faculty wanted to participate
in those events. the university decided to
close. according to Transy's public rela
tions department.

Transylvania will be

Film: At the River / Stand

2 pm. Sunday, Lexington
Public Library Central
Library Theater

Even though only a handful of dis
tricts did not voluntarily close last year.
it sends a message that the holiday is not
important. (‘renshaw said.

“My main concern was to make sure
that by being closed all of the students
know how important Dr. King‘s contri~
bution was.“ he said.

hurlllt‘l‘ President Ronald Reagan
signed legislation creating the holiday in
November 198:1. Most public offices and
business close for the holiday.

By Tracy Kershaw

NEWS EDITOR

Thanks to an UK (‘ollege of Law
alumnus. all public school districts will
be closed Monday in honor of Dr Martin
Luther King Day

The 2000 Kentucky General Assent
bly passed a bill proposed by Rep Jesse
(irenshaw. a 1972 UK (‘ollege of Law
graduate. which mandates all public
school districts to close for the holiday.

Disciples for the Dream Crenshaw

Community Worship
Service

6 pm. Sunday, Central
Christian Church

Unity Celebration: WTLA
Gospel Ensemble &
Booker T. D.R.U.M.
Ensemble

7 pm. Sunday,
Transylvania
University, Carrick
Theater

closed again

 

HUNG, OUT IO DRY

UK women still
winless in SEC play

Guard Dasieka
Hawthorne
attempts a con-
tested shot dur-
ing the first half
of last night's
game. The fresh-
man was 0-6 but
had four assists.
UK was led by
junior forward
LaTonya
McDole's 18
points and fresh-
man center SeSe
Helms' 15 points.

Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. Unity Breakfast

7:309:30 a.m., Monday,
Patterson Ballroom,
Hyatt Regency Hotel,
Lexington

Tickets: $12 per person
or $120 per table

Martin Luther King Jr.
March

10 a.m., Monday,
Heritage Hall

"00 Down Moses, Go
Down Martin: A
Celebration of the
Life of Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr.
through African-
American Spirituals"

ll a.m., Monday,
Heritage Hall

ANY CRAIEORO I
KERNEL STAFF

Film: A Lesson Before
Dying, starring Cicely
Tyson and Don
Cheadle

2 pm, Monday,
Kentucky Theatre

Free

 

The Lexington
Community College
Office of Multicultural
Affairs will present a
celebration of the life
and work of Dr.
Martin Luther King
Jr. at 3:30 pm.
Wednesday in the
lobby of the
Academic and
Technical Building on
LCC's campus.
Students from
instructor Carol
Hunt's "Major Black
Writers" class will
read and discuss
some of Dr. King's
speeches and papers.

Eight minutes: Cats go scoreless for
eight minutes while Vandy dominates

By Will Messer
ASSISTANT SPORTSDAILY EDITOR

The No. 18 ranked Vanderbilt Commodores used a 3.3-0
first half run to cruise past UK 9161 Thursday night at Memo
rial Coliseum.

The Commodores were led by sophomore center (‘hantelle
Anderson and junior forward Zuzana Klimesoya. Anderson
scored 32 points and grabbed seven rebounds while Klimesova
added 28 points and seven rebounds. The pair shot a combined
27 offld from the field.

“They took our youth to the cleaners."
Bernadette Mattox said.

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after which the video
“Legacy of a Dream"
will be shown.

Compiled by Lamin
Swann

The Kernel is still looking
for a rail editor for
fall 2001. If you are
interested please
e-mail Ron Norton at
rail_editor®hotmail.
com.

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5.0 4.2

Partly cloudy for
most of the weekend but
at least it is warming up.

 

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Bang: Former UK student making it in Hollywood

By Patrick Avery
ASSISTANT SCENE EDITOR

()n the last day of his senior
year in high school. Stephen
Gaghan drove a gotkart into the
administration building at his
school in Louisville.

“It was an act of rebellion."
Gaghan said. “It was a privilege
of youth to throw stones and
things."

Today he finds himself nom»
inated for a (lolden (llobe award
with Hollywood talking about an
Oscar nomination for his
screenplay to the movie Traffic.
starring Michael Douglas. Don

Often you sit at your computer and say, ‘What

(‘headle and Henicio Del Toro.

Gaghan‘s transformation
front trottblemaker to Hollywood
player occurred at ['K in the
early 1980s. He only stayed for a
year. however. to start his ca-
reer in the movie and television
industry.

Influenced by his love of lit»
erature. (laghan began to write
some short stories and screen
plays, His first big break came
when he wrote an episode for
the television show "NYPD
Hltie.” He later wrote television
episodes for ":\lllel'lt‘(lll Gothic"
and "The Practice,"

Alter trying television for a

do I do today?”

As a team the Commodores made to of 57 shots 170.2 per

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while. Gaghan turned to movie
screenplays. which he prefers.

“It's so different working
with television because you are
working with other people's
characters." (laghan said.

The first movie screenplay
he wrote was Rules of Engage-
ment. starring Tommy Lee Jones
and Samuel Jackson.

(laghan calls screenwriting
a painful process and one that is
hard to start.

“lt's faith on a blank page."
he said. ”Often you sit at your
computer and say, ‘What do I do
today?"'

"Around the seventh or
eighth draft. I finally begin to
understand what the story is

See TRAFFIC on 2

 

lrlterStephenGoghanandDirectorStevenmchatowtbesatof
- STEPHEN GAGHAN, SCREENPLAY WRITER FOR TRAFFIC their highly acclaim movie Traffic. now In theaters.

 

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 2— I FRIDAY, JANUARY 12 2001 I KENTUCKY KEINEI.

ALL IHE KENS THAT FITS

The Low-down

Oh
honey
the
only
island I
love is
Man-
hattan!
Don‘t
take
me
away. "

- Tina Louise.
66. “Gilligan's
Island" survivor
on the current
spate of
reality-based
TV shows
featuring
castaways, to
the New York
Observer.

Bush holds educational forum

\t'ASllthi'l‘ON l’restdcnt elect Bush. who
made education a central thetne of lits presiden
tial campaign. is holding a forum with corporate
e\ecutt\es and educators to discuss his educa
tional agenda as he works at filling retttaintng
\acanctes tit his administration linsh's meeting
comes as he prepares to make .1 final trip back to
’l'e\.ts before returning here ne\t week in ad
\ance of his .lan. Lil) inauguration. The president
elect was try mg to find a new labot secretary all
tet' his first choice. l.inda (‘have/. withdrew
'l‘uesday iii the face of disclosures that she pro
\ tded shelter and financial support to an illegal
immigrant who performed household chores for
ltt‘i‘

Israeli hard-liner takes on softer image

.lliill'llllill‘.’
for studonts to show wo (ii-sorVo at

 

CANDIDATE
WY

Tho itinerary for all thi‘oo ('andidatos is tho samo. Mont
hoi‘s of tho soaroh (‘tmlmlllt‘t‘ aro oxpotrtod to announoo l’K's
prosidont at 8 pin. .Ian. 1?).

Wednesday, Jan. 17

Grogor V GooffroV so nioi Vll o pi osido nt for aoadomio af-
faiis and pioVost at thol' niVoisitV oi Maryland,

Thursday, Jan. 18

Jon Whitnioro. provost and profossor of thoatot‘ historV at
the ['nivors‘itV of lowa.

Friday, Jan. 19

loo] '1 [odd Ji. . sonior Vito president of messaging and
(ollahoiation for Lotus l)( W lopmont (‘ oi p

0 7:30-8:30 am.

(William T. Young: Lihrary. tho Gallery)

Hroakfast meeting: with tho prosidont‘s administrative
staff: ohanooilors. Vlt‘t‘ prosidonts. special assistant to tho
prosidont and others. (Apprmimatoly 15 people).

0 9-9:50 a.m. .

(William ’1‘. Young LihrarV. Auditorium)
Aoadoniio (loans and dirortor of libraries. (Approximately
22 pooplo).

0 10-10:50 a.m.

(William T. Young; LihrarV. Auditorium)

Group mootint: with UK dopartmont Chairs. Viro ohancel-
lors. (tontor instituto directors and other administrative staff.

Hosts: Alan Kaplan and Judith Losnaw. faculty members
of tho soaroh oommittoo, (Approxiinatoly ill) pooplo).

0 11:10 a.m.-noon
(Worsham thoatoi
Group meeting

roprosontatiV'os.

Hosts: l)on Witt. staff roprosontatiV'o on tho search com-
mittoo, and Russ Williams. oiootod staff momhor of tho hoard
of trustees. (ApproximatolV 100 people).

0 12:30-1:30 pm.

(Rooms 1“ G. 18th floor. Patterson ()ffice Towor)

Lunch with sonato council members.

Host: William Fortune. law Chair of the senate council.
(2t) pooplo).

0 2-2:50 pm.

(Woi‘sham Theater. Now Student Center)

Group meeting: with faculty senators (University Senate)
and faculty roprosontatives from throughout UK.

Hosts: George Herring. faculty member oftho search com-
mitteo. and Loys Mathor. faculty member of the board of
trustees (Approximately 373-100 people).

0 3-3:50 pm.

(Worsham Theater. New Student Center)

Group meeting with students (undergraduate, graduate
and professional). Student Government Association senators
and officers.

Hosts: .1th Varollas and Kevin Kidd. student members of
the search committee. (.-\pproximatoly 375-400 people).

0 4-4:50 pm.

(King Alumni Housoi

Group mootintz with momhers of the National Alumni
Association and other alumni reprosontativos.

Hosts: .laok Guthrio. member of tho board of trustees.
James Stuekert. momhor of the search committee and Stan
Key. alumni affairs director. (Approximately 100 people).

'. Now Student (‘ontor)

with university-wide staff

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