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What's the Deal?: Home might not be that loving
place that you left one month ago PAGE 5

 

Ihursday, September 22. 2005

Celebrating 34 years of independence

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Gator Roast street party nixed this year

By Sean Rose
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This Saturday’s Florida-Ken-
tucky football game will have many
tailgaters, spectators and enthusi-
asm around it, but one thing it
won’t have is the Gator Roast.

The Student Activities Board
cancelled the Gator Roast Sept. 2 be
cause it wasn’t able to communi.
cate or plan the event with Student

Government. SAB has sponsored
the event with SC for the past two
years. But. since SG was not a rec-
ognized student organization by UK
until Sept. 9 because of the contro-
versy and legal battle over who
would serve as 80 president, the or-
ganization was unable to help with
the planning.

It usually takes several weeks to
plan Gator Roast. said SAB Presi
dent Meredith Hughes. She felt it

was best to call off the event be-
cause there was no promise of re-
ceiving funding or help from SC in
the near future.

“We didn't feel like it was a wise
decision to rush a process like
that.” Hughes said. “I was really
disappointed that we had to call it
off, but I think we made the right
decision."

As soon as SG was back in ses-
sion. a budget had to be made. It is

currently being examined and is ex-
pected to be approved by the Senate
next Wednesday

“Without a budget passed. we
are not able to put on an event like
that.” said SG President Becky
Ellingsworth.

The festival and Hoosier Daddy.
a similar street party that is held
before the Indiana football game,
have been held for the past four
years. Gator Roast was held in 2001

and 2003. Hoosier Daddy was held
2002 and last year. The events were
cosponsored by SC and SAB for the
past two years. As many as 5.000
students have attended the street
parties.

SAB and SG each allot $25,000
for Gator Roast and Hoosier Daddy.
The total cost has been $40,000 to
$45,000 in recent years. Each orga-

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Shaun Zitani, a former UK swimmer, joined the coaching
career at UK, Zitani garnered five honorable mention All

“WISH”

staff this year after coaching for three seasons at Indian River Community College in Ft. Pierce, F la. In his
-America honors and made two trips to the NCAA Championships.

POOL RAT, FROM A TO Z

Former UK athlete returns to the Bluegrass to help swimming and diving teams lap the competition

By Eric Lindsey
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Not long ago, Shaun Zitani
sported a UK Speedo in the
Lancaster Aquatics Center. as
he swam his way to five All-
America honors.

Today. the outfit is different,
and he’s now poolside, but that
hasn’t snuffed out his competi-
tive fire.

“I don’t ever want to hear a
swimmer say ‘I can’t’ or ‘that‘s
impossible,”‘ Zitani said. “They
have to believe there are no lim-
itations in swimming in order

for us to become as good as
we’re capable of being.”

In July, Zitani signed on as
an assistant coach with UK. Be-
tween graduation in 2001 and
now. he helped Indian River
Community College in Ft.
Pierce, Fla., to three national
championships.

“I’m thrilled to return
here," Zitani said. “UK has al-
ways felt like home to me. and
now I get the opportunity to
coach alongside my former
coach, Gary Conelly. It’s an op-
portunity that doesn’t come

around too much."

Conelly said he’s excited to
have Zitani working with him.

“Shaun’s background is
very important," Conelly said.
“As a coach, he knows what a
sprinter should be doing inside
and outside.

“Many coaches only have an
external view of what goes on.
Having been there himself,
Shaun has a much better read
on what the athlete should ex-
perience as well as what the
athlete is."

See Zitani on page 10

Zitani by the numbers:

honorable mention All~Arnerica
honors at UK. from 1997 to 2001

national titles while assistant
coach at lndian River Communi-
ty College (Ft. Pierce. Fla.)

swimmers to attain national
records while at Indian River

“'3 finish in the 50-meter freestyle at
_ the 2000 NCAA Championships

years of competition in the NCAA
Championships (2000, 2001)

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Texans evacuate as Rita gathers strength

UK official: natural disasters
remain on university's radar

By Ceci Connolly and Sylvia Moreno
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NEW ORLEANS -— Hurri-
cane Rita. a massive storm pack-
ing 165 mph winds and destruc-
tive force equal to the might of
Hurricane Katrina, tracked
through the Gulf of Mexico yes-
terday. prompting evacuation or-
ders for more than 1.1 million
Texans and the few remaining
holdouts in storm-ravaged New
Orleans.

After nicking the Florida
Keys as a Category 2 storm. Rita
intensified to Category 5 status,
the highest ranking used by the
National Hurricane Center. Au-
thorities in Galveston. Texas, a
coastal city of 58.000. ordered
mandatory evacuations.

By midday. a 20-mile line of

cars snaked up Interstate 45 out
of Galveston — scene of the
deadliest hurricane in US. histo
ry when an unnamed storm
claimed between 8,000 and 10,000
lives in 1900.

Thousands of cars crammed
roads around Houston, the na-
tion’s fourth largest city. where
authorities also ordered resi-
dents in low-lying areas to evac-
uate.

About 1,000 state troopers
were staged near the Gulf Coast.
while dozens of shelters pre-
pared for evacuees in Austin,
Lufkin. College Station-Bryan.
San Antonio and Huntsville.

In Austin. which just three
weeks ago took in 4.000 Katrina
evacuees, 50 shelters were being

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After the damage of Hur-
ricane Katrina and the
threat of Hurricane Rita. UK
continues to pursue federal
standards to prepare it for a
natural disaster.

“The university is pretty
prepared for any disaster.
though it does depend some-
what on the type and amount
of damage that can be
caused” said Christy Giles.
UK's director of emergency

management.

"Many of the precautions
that have been set in place
are response measures to
tornadoes, and severe winter
storms. The university‘s
first action is that once a safe
situation is established is to
continue on with its regular
business“

The Office of Emergency
Management. formally es
tablished in August of 2004.
coordinates UK's disaster

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UK alum
advocates
educational
outreach

Teach for America program
targets UK grads for service

By Alyson Goff
tame

The goal is to give every child, rich or
poor, the best quality education. and Teach
for America is asking UK graduates to help.

UK and Teach for America alumnus Dar-
cy Thompson spoke at an information ses-
sion aimed toward students interested in the
program at the Student Center. He now
serves as the director for Math and Science
recruitment with Teach for America.

Thompson also said he believed UK grad-
uates can do more to help out.

Compared with other colleges through-
out the country, UK has a
low rate of Teach for Amer-
ica members, including
alumni. There are five UK
alumni who have served as
corps members. According
to Thompson. there are
much more where that
came from. “Twelve per-
cent of Yale’s 2005 senior
class applied to Teach for
America, and I believe that
a comparable percentage of
UK’s top leaders and acade
mic achievers should apply
to Teach for America,“ he
said.

Currently. there are
3.500 corps members in 22
regions across the country.
Every year different loca-
tions are added to the pro-
gram, Thompson said in
his presentation. Gradu-
ates are committed to serve
two years with the profes-
sional corps where they re-
ceive a teacher's salary
with full benefits.

As a member of the corps. Thompson
served in the Mississippi Delta region. He
spoke about his own experiences and roles
as a representative of Teach for America as
a UK alumnus.

Though all majors were welcome to at-
tend the session. math. science and engineer-
ing majors were targeted. Statistically. chil-
dren who are taught by these majors show a
higher level of performance.

Two National Recruitment directors
with Teach for America. Spanish senior
Ryan Fields and geography senior Ali Smith.
attend classes at UK.

“We are trying to get the word out at UK
and to educate about the movement and to
recruit UK seniors to apply," Smith said.

During the session. Thompson spoke
about the current inequality in America's
public school systems and what UK students
can do to improve this alarming dilemma.

“In the short run. our corps members go
above and beyond to ensure that more stu-
dents growing up today in our nation‘s low~
est income communities have the education-
al opportunities they deserve." Thompson
said.

“In the long run. we build a force of lead-
ers with the insight and credibility that
comes from having taught in a low-income
community. They work from education and
from every other sector to effect the funda-
mental changes needed to ensure that all
children have an equal chance in life."

There are two different plans that a grad.
uate can choose from when entering the pro
gram. the Web site stated. With the short-run
program. members teach low-income stu-
dents. giving them the educational opportu-

See teach on page 2

Admissions
deadline for the
program is Oct. 30.
More information
is available
by e-mail from
admissionsOteach-
foramerlca.org

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Password coordination starts today for campus

By Dariush Shata

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University officials are mak-
ing technological changes in the
campus“ networks in the hope of
simplifying the lives of students.
faculty and staff.

Password synchronization on
the UK networks begins today.
meaning that when users change
their passwords for Blackboard.
U-Connect or any other UK com-
puter system. all of their other
UK passwords will also become
that new password.

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nization now has that money back
in their disposal.

Hughes said their share of the
money would be added to their op-
erating budget. She hopes that it
can be used toward a similar event
possibly sometime in the spring.

“We hope we can have some-
thing later that could replace what
Gator Roast could have been."
Hughes said.

Hughes and the SAB vice presi-
dent have the authority to decide
what this event would be. Hughes
said she would converse with all of
SAB and be open to suggestions by
students.

SG never budgeted any of its
money toward Gator Roast because
it was cancelled by the time its

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endeavor.” said Sidney Scott.
manager of UK's customer ser-
vice center. Scott said the cost
will come out to about $15,000.

Users are not immediately re
quired to go and change their
passwords to enact the synchro-
nization. Scott said. But as pass-
words expire as scheduled. users
will have to create new pass-
words. Their individual pass-
words will synchronize at that
time.

John Tibe. director of UK’s
Enterprise Computing and Com-
munications Systems. said
they've tried to make the change

widely known.

“Any time there’s a change.
there’s confusion," Tibe said.
“We tried to do everything we
could to advertise the change."

Tibe also said though he be-
lieves it may be a rocky start. he
thinks the password synchro-
nization will turn out well.

“I’m sure there’s going to be
some short-term confusion, but
the long-term gain in doing this
should be much more benefi-
cial.“ Tibe said.

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Student Lockers

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nities they deserve. The long~run
program directs previous members
to serve the community in ways to
educate the public on the campaign.

The national corps strives to-
ward maintaining their ultimate
goal of equality in the education
system. Smith said.

“Teach for America really
wants corps members who will up-

budget was drafted. The $25,000
that would usually go toward the
event is still in 80's hands.

Ellingsworth said the money is
in 80’s general fund. The general
fund comes from student fees and
provides money for SG's operating
costs, such as day-to-day expenses.
public relations and 80 member
scholarships and stipends. The
general fund also pays for campus
services such as SafeCats. 221-Ride
and wildcat service scholarships.
Ellingsworth said she wasn’t sure
if another similar event would be
made for the future.

Hughes and Ellingsworth both
regretted not having Gator Roast
but are hopeful for its future.

“It was a tradition that we’re
not able to put on this year. and
hopefully it will continue next
year." Ellingsworth said.

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hold the ideals of the program
throughout life." she said

Darryl Whitley. an electrical en-
gineering senior. said he wants to
make a difference in the black com-
munity though the movement. espe-
cially since UK admissions of black
students are down 40 percent from
last year.

“It would be a way to get back
and repay the university and to pro
mote college in general." Whitley
said.

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America gives China blunt notice

By Glenn Kessler
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Deputy Secretary of State
Robert Zoellick bluntly warned Chi-
na last night that it must begin to
take concrete steps to address what
he called a “a cauldron of anxiety"
in the United States and other parts
of the world about Chinese inten-
tions.

Zoellick. delivering the admin-
istration's most comprehensive
statement on its dealings with Chi-
na. said the United States had
worked hard to bring China into the
international system over the past
three decades. Now. he said. the
United States will focus on ensuring
China becomes a responsible player
on the world stage.

”Uncertainties about how Chi-
na will use its power will lead the
United States W, and others as well
# to hedge relations with China."
Zoellick told the National Commit—
tee on U.S.-China Relations in New
York. “Many countries hope China
will pursue a ‘peaceful rise.‘ but
none will bet their future on it."

The State Department released
the prepared text of Zoellick‘s ad-
dress in Washington. Zoellick heads
the US. delegation to a recently-
started strategic dialogue with Chi-
na. Much of his speech reflects the
message he delivered during three
days of talks in Beijing last month.

The Bush administration en-
tered office five years ago deeply
suspicious of China. but those con-
cerns were largely put aside after
the Sept. 11 attacks. China, in the
meantime. has emerged an econom-

ic powerhouse. scouring the world
for energy and raw materials to feed
its growth. Zoellick's statement ap
pears to avoid a confrontational
tonerehe asserted "China does not
want a conflict with the United
States‘fl-ebut he clearly lays down
markers by which Chinese behavior
will be evaluated.

“We have many common inter-
ests with China." Zoellick said. “But
relationships built only on a coinci-
dence of interests have shallow
roots. Relationships built on shared
interests and shared values are
deep and lasting."

Among other points. Zoellick
said:

I China should openly explain
its defense spending. intentions.
doctrine and military exercises to
ease concerns about its rapid mili-
tary buildup.

I China shows “increasing
signs of mercantilism." seeking to
direct markets 'rather than open
them. and such actions must cease
before its policies undercut US. do
mestic support for open markets.
Zoellick said China‘s efforts to “lock
up" energy supplies are “not a sen-
sible path to achieving energy secu-
rity."

I China should end its tolerance
of “rampant theft of intellectual
property and counterfeiting" if it is
to be considered a “responsible ma-
jor global player." China must also
do “much more" to allow its curren-
cy to adjust to market rates. Without
changes. China "cannot take its ac-
cess to the US. market for granted."
Zoellick warned. “Protectionist
pressures are growing."

I China should adjust its for-
eign policy to focus less on national
interest and more on sustaining
peaceful prosperity. including en-
suring North Korea‘s compliance
with an agreement to end its nu-
clear programs. supporting efforts
to end Iran‘s nuclear programs and
pledging more money to
Afghanistan and Iraq. China’s deal-
ings with Sudan. Burma and other
“troublesome states indicates at
best a blindness to consequences
and at worst something more omi-
nous.” Zoellick said.

I China should not attempt to
“maneuver toward a predominance
of power" in Asia by building sepa-
rate alliances in Southeast Asia and
other areas.

Zoellick also addressing democ-
racy in China. saying it was “risky
and mistaken" to believe the Com-
munist Party‘s monopoly on power
can be secured “through emphasiz-
ing economic growth and height-
ened nationalism.” He said closed
politics are “simply not sustain-
able" and pressure is building for
political reform.

“China has one umbrella labor
union. but waves of strikes,” Zoel-
lick noted. “A party that came to
power as a movement of peasants
now confronts violent rural
protests. especially against corrup-
tion. A government with massive
police powers cannot control
spreading crime."

Zoellick said China should con-
sider elections at the county and
provincial level. reform its judiciary
and “stop harassing journalists who
point out problems."

 

 

 

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Thursday, Sept. 22, 2005 | PAGE 3

War Games

UK students practice warfare with campus as their classroom

Left: Tyler Swikert, a political science sophomore, kneels during a combat training drill
with a squad of Army ROTC cadets in front of the Main Building yesterday.

Below: UK Army ROTC cadets perform a combat training drill in the field out in front of the

Main Building yesterday.

 

Rita

Continued from page 1

 

opened to house as many as
15,000 Texas Gulf Coast
evacuees.

President Bush declared
states of emergency in
Texas and Louisiana. Texas
Gov. Rick Perry, R. urged
residents along a 250-mile
swath, from Beaumont to
Corpus Christie. to leave.

“I urge the citizens to lis-
ten carefully to the instruc-
tions provided by state and
local authorities and follow
them," Bush said at a speech
in Washington.

“We hope and pray that
Hurricane Rita will not be a
devastating storm but we’ve
got to be ready for the

Safety

Continued from page i

 

preparedness and response
programs. It maintains a
good working relationship
with the Lexington-Fayette
County Urban Govern-
ment's own emergency man-
agement office in order to
serve students both on and
off campus.

Emergency management
involves a continuous pro-
gram which begins with
planning and regular assess-

worst."

In recent days. Rita has
grown into a giant storm
with hurricane-force winds
stretching 45 miles from its
center and tropical storm
force winds extending 140
miles. Forecasters project
Rita will make landfall early
Saturday somewhere along
the central Texas coast.

However. even a slight
shift north would put New
Orleans back in the bull’s
eye. prompting fears the
city's already-fragile levee
system could be breached
again. flooding neighbor-
hoods that remain coated in
a crusty layer of muck.

Painful memories of Kat-
rina w with a death toll that
reached 1.000 yesterday 7
drove thousands of private
citizens and elected officials
to act fast rather than taking

the wait-and-see approach
that greeted some coastal
storms in recent years.

“If Katrina did anything.
it woke people up to the pow-
er of Mother Nature.“ said
Anthony Griffin. 51, who
spent Wednesday boarding
up his Galveston law office
before heading to his broth
er's home in Fort Worth.

“When Katrina hit this
country. it was in a city that
everyone knew and those
folks looking at the TV cam-
era looked like folks we
knew."

In Texas. Perry urged
those in the path of the
storm to evacuate. “Homes
can be rebuilt; lives cannot."
he said from the governor‘s
mansion in Austin. “If
you‘re on the coast between
Beaumont and Corpus
Christi. now‘s the time to

 

ments of the university's
precautions for compliance
to national standards.
Should a natural disaster oc—
cur. there is a definite plan
set for response and recov-
ery from the damage and
conditions left by the disas-
ter. Giles said.

UK is set to be in total
compliance with these stan-
dards by the end of 2006.

One of the most notable
precautions in place is the
UK Campus “StormReady”
Project. Instituted in 2002.
the project's purpose is to
provide severe weather shel‘
ters for students. faculty and

staff in response to severe
weather. especially torna~
does. The shelters are
marked by green signs and
are located in near-

ly 400 buildings “The univer-
is sity is pretty
prepared for
any disaster."
Christy Giles

director. UK Emergency

across campus.

While UK
prepared for many
natural disasters.
emergency man-
agement is often
revised and devel-
oped through expe-
rience.

“With every dis-
aster. there is a
learning experience." said
Giles.

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The Defense Depart-
ment. taking lessons from
Katrina. intends to send sure
veillance aircraft soon after
Rita strikes [and to “deter-
mine the magnitude of the
relief required. and second-
ly where it would be re-
quired.“ said Paul McHale.
assistant secretary of de-
fense for homeland defense.
“We want to ensure as a
matter of policy we have
better eyes on target."

Already. some 5,000
Texas National Guardsmen
have been mobilized and an
other 1.300 who had been as
sisting in New Orleans are
returning from Louisiana.

The Pentagon is drawing
up plans to assist local law
enforcement “in the event
that the first responders be-

Many improvements
were made to UK's Emer-
gency Management Plan fol-
lowing the ice storm of 2003.
The damage and
adverse road con-
ditions left by the
Feb. 16 storm halt-
ed classes at UK
for two days. and
left many areas of
Lexington without
power. water and
heat for longer pe-
riods.

“We learned a
lot from the storm.
though the Office of Emer-
gency Management hadn't

Management

come the first victims" as
happened in Katrina. he
said. “The National Guard
MP (military police) re
sponse to Katrina was noth-
ing short of extraordinary.
but it was a response that
was formulated on the fly as
we recognized an emerging
law enforcement require-
ment." he said.

The Federal Emergency
Management Agency posi-
tioned 45 truckloads of wa-
ter and ice and 25 truckloads
of meals-ready-to-eat at Fort
Sam Houston in San Anto~
nio.

More than 400 medical
workers and 14 urban search
and rescue teams. compris-
ing 744 people. have been
stationed in Houston. San
Antonio and Fort Worth.

been created." said Giles.

“The response to some-
thing unexpected like that
was impressive. both from
the community and the uni-
versity."

UK's central concern
should another disaster oc-
cur is providing resources
and shelters for students.

“We’re working on our
off-campus disaster commu
nication efforts. We want to
be able to help all students if
something happens.“

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