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Money matters: Comedian
puts his mouth where the money is

FEATURES, PAGE 3

 

 

www. kyketnel. com

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_August 31, 2006

KENTUCKY KERNEL

 

CELEBRATING 35 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

 

Senators pass early budget in first meetin

By Blair Thomas
news@kyketnal. com

At the end of Student Govemment‘s
first full Senate meeting last night. sen—
ators were still not in agreement on the
provisional budget.

The preliminary budget includes
$13,500 going toward 50 office reno—
vation and $4,000 more than last year

Sen. Lauren Russow'. a political sci-
ence sophomore. and Sen. Tegan
Alexander. a joumalism senior, had ob-
jections with the staff salaries.

“1 just don‘t understand why these
numbers have increased." Russow said.
“I just want some reasoning for why
they are getting paid more."

Alexander agreed.

“We just need to know why these
numbers are higher than last year‘s."

dressed questions regarding the budget
in a general statement.

"Please keep in mind that we are
now dealing with a completely new ad-
ministration." Brown said. “That means
a whole new set of salaries. a new set
of responsibilities and my own expecta-
tions that l have set forth completely
separate from the previous administra-
tion’s salaries."

Sen. Justin Rasner. a second-year

“These figures
are just not that
high." Rasner said. “I
know of many stu-
dent organizations in
other states who get
paid double these
salaries to do the
same job. We can‘t

Bmwn expect these people

to take time out of

In the end. only two senators —
Alexander and architecture senior Erik
Dyer — did not vote in favor of the
budget.

“I urge all senators to go home and
look through this suggested budget
thoroughly." said Sen. Josh Odoi. a me-
chanical engineering senior. “But it is
important to pass this provisionary doc-
ument tonight so we can get this money
working for the students.“

for executive and legislative staff
salaries.
Not all senators think it is necessary.

Alexander said.
SG President Jonah Brown ad-

medical student. was in favor of the

budgeted salaries.

free."

their own schedules and work for us for

The provisional budget was ap—
proved after much debate. questioning
See 86 on page 8

 

Controller
only got
two hours
of sleep

By Sean Rose

srose@kykernel.com

The lone air—traffic controller manning
the tower during Sunday moming's crash at
Blue Grass Airport only got two hours of
sleep the night before. investigators said.

The controller had nine hours off before
he started the shift that involved the crash.
the National Transportation Safety Board
said based on interviews.

“He advised our team that he got ap-
proximately two hours of sleep." said

NTSB member
Debbie Hersman u .
in the final press We WIII
“‘“fc‘m ”‘ continue to look
at shifting and
policies.

Lexington last
night.

The con-
troller worked an
eight—hour shift
on Saturday that
ended at 2:30
pm. He had nine
hours off until he
took his next shift
at [1:30 pm. Saturday. That shift was sup-
posed to end at 8 ant. Sunday.

Flight 5191 crashed at 6:07 a.m.. about
an hour before sunrise.

Hersman said the investigation would
continue to examine if this was normal
scheduling for a traffic controller. She said a
controller is required to have at least eight
hours off between shifts.

“We will continue to look at shifting
and policies." Hersman said.

She would not comment if the con—
troller's lack of sleep played a factor In the
crash.

The controller handled Io takeoffs after
his second shift started before Flight 5l9l
crashed. Two planes took off within five
minutes before the crash.

Hersman said the controller was per«
forming several duties. such as clearance.
departure control. approach control and
ground clearance. since he was the only
controller in the tower. Hersman said that
near the time Flight 519] was taking off.
the controller was vectoring the plane that
took off 3 minutes before Flight 5I9l
around weather.

Earlier in the week NTSB announced
that there was only one controller working
the airport. whereas the Federal Aviation
Administration requires two be working.
The controller working Sunday morning
said he fumed his back to perfomi adminis—
trative duties and did not actually see Flight
5l9l tum onto the wrong. shorter runway at
Blue Grass Airport. the NTSB said. A sec—
ond controller arrived at (1:30 am.

Hersman said that 244 more feet were
needed on the runway for Flight 5l9l to ac—
celerate to take—off speed. amending statis-
tics from earlier in the week. Even more
room would be needed after that minimal
3.744 feet for the plane to become airbome.

The plane. a CRJ< IOU. would also need
I38 knots to become airbome. lt reached
I37 knots, the NTSB said.

Flight 5 l9l took off from the 35(l0-foot
Runway 26 at Blue Grass Airport. whereas
it had been cleared for the 7.000-foot Run-
way 22. It crashed after 29 seconds of ac-
celeration. killing 49 of the 50 people on
board. including II with UK ties.

The co-pilot. James Polehinke. is the

DEBBIE HERSMAN
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'Our hearts are not without hope'

Gov. Fletcher encourages grieving for families of crash victims

Top: Paige Williams reads scripture from Romans and Revelations during a VIgII for the Victims
of Flight 5191 last night at Centenaw United Methodist Church

letcher Sits next to candles In an memory of the Vittims of Flight 5‘9"
during the Vigil Fletcher spoke at the memorial servae encouraging the congregation to tirav

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for the Victims and their families.

By Elizabeth Troutman
ettoutman@kykernel coin

(iov. Fi'nie Fletcher offered a

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prayer of hope to the congrega
tion of a local church I.I\~l night.
urging the community to thin! to
the memories of Imed ones who
died in the crash of ('oiiiaii Flight
Sl‘ll on Sunday Itioti‘iing.

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passion around [is that
the strength. for our hearts are not I he
Fletcher said

Fletcher. who participated in
a prayer service
Methodist
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day. About I‘ll) people attended

the event.
PHOTOS BY BRAD LUTTHELL I STAFF

“We \\'lll let their unique gifts'
and memories live on."
Rcv. l)a\id Thomas read the
names of the crash \ictims as 40
candles were lit before the coit-
gregation. Thomas. whose neigh»

ntein to thc community,

lltshop Limes R King. \\ ho
Is head of thc litittcd Methodist
(lunch of Kentucky. asked the
congregation to ictlect on the
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reasons to celebrate." King said

he said.

Get slammed wax poetic at the Cats Den

By Ryan WLEvons
news@kykernel.com

Rhyme. reason and a yeaming to perform.

All three will be on stage for the first poetry
slam of the semester at the Cats [)en in the Student
Center tonight at 7:07 pm.

Poetry slams. such as those seen in coffee hous-
es or on HBO‘s “Def Poetry Jam." are events where
participants perform poetry before an audience.
Writers use their personal lyrical styles in their per-
formance.

“It seemed to draw a pretty good crowd last
year. and we re hoping that it s just going to get
better as we hold more of them. said Kathryne

(ioldey. an economics and French freshman who is
the Cats Denis events coordinator.

More slams are being scheduled for the future.
This particular event has been held at the Cats Den
since November 2005.

A slam in February will award the winner a paid
trip to the National Slam in Tennessee hosted by the
Association of Colleges Unions lntemational.

“We see this as an opportunity for students to
express themselves poetically." Goldey said. “One
of my concems is that people are hesitant to get on
stage. but the slam is very welcoming and reward-
ing for the perfomiers and the audience."

The Cats [)en also hosts a number of events on
campus throughout the year. including weekly Bin-
go games on Tuesdays at 7:07 pm. and Comedy

(‘arayan on Wednesday s at b’ pm, ()ther large
events are being planned as well. The time 7'07
pm was chosen to stick out in people's minds.

“We‘re planning for our first open-mic night on
Sept. 14." (ioldey said. “We've also got table tennis
and poker toumamcnts being scheduled for October'

Despite signs throughout campus. some stit-
dents especially freshmen and other incoming
students are unaware of the events sponsored by
the (‘ats Den.

“To tell the truth. I really haven't noticed the
signs all that much." said Max Webb. an undeclared
freshman. “But. with it being the first week of class-
es and a lot of new students trying to find their way

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and confusion over parliamen-
tary procedure. something Sen-
ate President Brent Burchett
hopes will be clarified by the
next meeting.

“Senators. I promise not all
meetings will be this confus-
ing." Burchett said. "We will all
come to understand these offi-
cial orders and know how to ase
them. and we'll get business
taken care of faster and more ef-
Iiciently."

Brown offered a recap of
SG‘s summer activities. includ—
ing its Kentucky Leadership
Academy retreat. the Commerce

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Continued from page I
only survivor and has been in
critical condition at UK (‘han—
dler Medical (‘enter since Sun
day.

Polehinke was handling the

CATS DEN

Lexington retreat and the Stu-
dent Activities Leadership re-
treat that some senators attend-
ed.

“We really appreciate all of
the senators who were active
with our projects this summer."
Brown said. "It was great to
have so many get involved."

Brown also discussed the
success of Welcome Week and
the State of the (‘ampus Ad-
dress.

"There were a lot of students
who showed support of the
changes we are beginning to
make. Now it is important that
every single one of you get out
there and work towards more
change." Brown said.

The orders of the day
opened with the unanimous ap—
prov al of the legislative appoint-
ments of Angie Smits and Ash—

aircraft during takeoff. and pilot
Jeffrey taxied the plane to the
wrong runway. the NTSB said
in previous press conferences.
First responders reached the
burning and mangled aircraft
eight minutes after they received
a call about the crash. It took (i
minutes to put the fire out.
Airport cameras had video
of the plane taxing but a parking

 

Continued from page 1

around. it's kind of understandable that some—

thing like that might happen."

Some returning students aren’t aware of
what is going on at the Cats Den either.

"l‘\e definitely heard and read about the
Cats Den. but I‘ve never really looked into
said Mary Hughes. an unde—

what's going on."
clared sophomore.

The intent of the slam is to reverse that and
get students informed and involved.

“We‘re just hoping that this Iirst slam will
get the word out and that we‘ll get a big
I just want people to
come out and have fun. That‘s the most impor-

turnout." said (ioldey. “

tant thing with all of this.”
Participants must perform

poem. which must last three minutes or less.
Any poem and subject matter is welcome. No
props may be used during the performance.
Participants can show up and perform. Sign~
ups may be used in future shows. More infor—
mation is available at www.uky.edu/Student—

Center/(.‘atsDen.

an original

ley Hull as Senate clerks and
Bradley Joe Hansock as parlia-
inentarian.

A resolution condemning v i—
olence against women at UK
that Vice President of Student
Affairs Pat Terrell has been
working on over the summer
was passed by unanimous con»
sent.

“The purpose for resolutions
like this can be used to get an is—
sue otit to the public." Burchett
said. “Everything we discuss
passes the UK president's desk
and is out in the media."

The presidential appoint-
ments in the executive branch

, including Robbie Hopkins as
chief of staff. (‘hris (‘rumrine as
executive director and Nick
Phelps as cabinet secretary
passed unanimously

This act also introduced a

garage was obstructing smite of
the views. The turn onto the
wrong runway could not be
viewed. and only the beginning
of the take—off roll could be
seen.

Hersman said much of the
investigators were moving off
site for interviews and further
analysis. Much of the investiga~
tion is now based in (‘incinnati

new position. the historian, into
the executive branch.

"The historian is a position
we think w ill be of great impor—
tance this year and in the fu-
ture Brown said. "This person
will be responsible for taking
pictures of all Student (iovern~
ment events. putting them onto
our new Web site and docu—
mentng them for future use."

(‘ourtney McGonnel will
serve as historian.

Brown explained the execu-
tive cabinets. and Phelps urged
recruitment of new members.

“We need around 60 stu-
dents to serve on these cabi—
nets.u Phelps said. "They can be
anyone: freshmen. seniors. grad
students. I want a good variety.
And we plan to have four to six
freshmen in each cabinet to help
build them up."

and Washington. I).(‘. Some in-
vestigators will remain on—site
for a couple more days.

Hersman would not give a
concrete timeline for the investi—
gation but said many of them
took over a year.

The N'I‘SB investigation will
result in the publication of a re‘
port and an opinion that will be
voted on by the entire board.

 

 

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Bush highlights themes for midterm elections

By Michael Abramowitz

THE WASHINGTON POST

NASHVILLE. Tenn. r~
Sandwiching politics between
anniversary commemorations
for the two pivotal events of his
tenure. President Bush cam~
paigned Wednesday on behalf of
two Republican candidates fac~
ing unexpectedly strong Democ—
ratic opposition in Southem hor<
der states dominated in recent
years by the GOP.

A day after visiting New ()r—
leans to mark the first anniver-
sary of Hurricane Katrina. Bush
flew to Little Rock to appear at
a closedrdoor fundraiser for for
mer congressman Asa Hutchinv
son. who is trailing state Attor
ney' (icneral .\Iikc Beebce in his
bid to becorite Arkansas gov er:
nor. After little more than three
hours on the ground. Bush
moved on to Nashville to help
Hob ('orkcr collect tliitds for his
contest against Democrat Harold
Ford .Ir. for ’I‘citnessce‘s opcn
Senate seat.

Appearing before a friendly
crowd of about Slit) (i()P partii
sans at a downtown Nashville
hotel. Bush previewed sortie of
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national convention.

Terrorism and Iraq lootn
large in the coming midterm
elections. and the GOP majori»
ties in both chambers of Con»
gress are at risk. In many of the
most competitive races. Repiib~
licans are still hoping the public
trusts them more to defeat ter—
rorism. and Bush highlighted the
issues on behalf of Corker. who
is bidding to fill the seat of rum
ing Senate Majority Leader Bill
Frisl.

Bush offered an impas~
sioned defense of his Iraq poli-
cy. linking the war to the battle
against terrorists and once again
rejecting the growing clamor
from Democrats and some
Republicans ~ to begin setting
a timetable for withdrawing the
more titan 130M)” IKS. troops.
While acknowledging that many
Americans are troubled by the
violence in Iraq. Iic said “tuna/-
mg progress" is being made and
said defeating the insurgency in
Iraq is essential to preventing
terrorists from coming to Ameri—
ca.

If America left Iraq "before
the job is done.” he said. it
would be a “major defeat" for
the United States and would cre—
ate a "terrorist state in the heart

of the Middle Iiast."

The Tennessee Senate race
is shaping up as one of the most
interesting this year. with Ford
mounting a fierce effort to be-
come the first African Ameiican
since Reconstruction to be elett—
ed to the Senate from the South.
Tennessee is a conservative
state. and political analysts here
say Bush’s popularity has not
fallen as steeply as it has in oth
er states.

But Ford has been making
inroads by stressing moderate
positions on social and fiscal ls
sues. He has supported the war
in Iraq but told the Nashville
'I'cnnessean this w eels that he

does not share .i "stay the
course" philosophy with the
president.

()n (worker‘s campaign Web
site. he says: "We must com
plete our mission in Iraq. sup
porting the new emerging demo
cratic gmernment until Iraqi
forces are prepared to defend
their country."

The (TOP believes its
chances of holding on to the seat
impro\ ed after (‘orker‘s victory
iii this month‘s primary ovei iw o
more conseryatiye candidates.
although the Ford campaign re
leased a poll last week \Ilgg‘t‘fslv
ing it had a small lead. ()thcr III?

dependent analysts are skeptical
of those numbers.

.Iohn (Beer. a political scien-
tist at Vanderbilt I'niversity who
speciali/es in campaign adver-
tising. said l-'ord is trying to
“turn the race into a referendum
on the president. and some of
(‘orker's moves have played
into this." including Wednesday
nights fundraiser.

But (iccr said he doubts the
fundraiser will Iiurt (‘orker too
much. especially since GDP of—
ficials said they collected more
than \lfi million for the cam»
paigii and for the Tennessee
(i( )l’.

Just the fact that the race ap—
pears to be so close is bad news
for the Republicans. according
to (ieer and other analysts. A
switch of six seats would give
the Democrats control of the
Senate for the first time since
Stilt}.

“Democrats are going to
have a good year in the Senate."
said Jennifer Duffy. who tracks
Senate races for the nonpartisan
(‘ook Political Report. "'I‘cir
iicsscc is the lircwall between a
Democratic majority and a Re-
ptihlican majority. If this state
goes Democratic. it would likely
mean the Democrats will be in
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