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Brad students
question Zinser
on budget cuts

By Kathy Reding
Nam Editor

Chancellor for the Lexington
Campus Elisabeth Zinser met
with graduate students yesterday
in the Center Theater at the Stu-
dent Center to discuss the Lex-
ington Campus budget, its pro-
cess and proposals to improve
higher education.

Graduate students had also
invited President Charles
Wethiqgton to the forum, but he
decline to participate.

“The absence of President
VVethington meant a lot,” said
Vincent DelCasino, a geography
graduate student.

DelCasino said he appreciated
the chancellor's effort to open
communication about the bud-
get, but the fact that her a enda
to inform them conflicte with
the questions they wanted to ask
kept much from being accom-
plished.

“I really didn’t learn anything
new,” DelCasino said. “I thought
she told us most things that we
could have read off the budget."

Graduate student Merrie
Winfrey said even though all the
graduate students' questions
didn‘t get answered because of
time constraints, “this is the
beginning ofa dialog."

About 40 graduate students
and other administrators attend—
ing the meeting. Zinser began by
ta ing preliminary questions
from the students to gauge what
they wanted to know about the
budget. She outlined the budget
proposals and answered addi-
tional questions along the way.

Zinser fielded questions as to
whether the 1998 budget
chan es are a temporary stop
gap, how they will effect student
retention and how student
enrollment is calculated into the
funding model.

She said while the Lexington
Campus budget she sent to
\Vethington made choices on
what items or employee posi—
tions received funding, benefits
will be received, but in other
forms.

Students questioned why UK,
similar to other universities in
the region, bases its full—time
enrollment when calculating

 

tuition income on 16 hours for
average undergraduate students
and 12 hours for average gradu-
ate students.

\Vhen enrollments are calcu-
lated on this I’l‘Ii basis, they
decrease, changing the amount
of tuition coming in. Zinser said
enrollment is about 1 percent
lower over the last two years.

DelCasino and others asked
whether the FTE calculation
should be changed to reflect the
number of hours students need
to be considered full—time, not
the average hours taken.

“It just doesn’t make a whole
lot of sense,” he said.

Other topics addressed were
the process of budget formula-
tion, whether earlier predictions
of TA cuts were put off until
next year and who discusses the
options ofwhich cuts to make.

“These questions could have
been addressed weeks and
months ago,” DelCasino said.
“VVe’ve been asking since the
budget process started for an
open door policy."

Zinser said the campus does
not anticipate a “precipitous
downward spiral" in available
funds. She said dollars have been
allocated for graduate program-
ming, but actual expenditures
have not been determined
because an evaluation of costs
and benefits is still in progress.

Zinser also ex lained that
budget cutting andPreallocation
decisions are made through the
dean’s council, composed of col-
lege deans and vice Chancellors.
She would like to involve the
University Senate’s bud et com—
mittee again because it has been
inactive in this capacity.

“This is a historic event," said
Senate Chairwomanjan Schaeh.

\Vinfrey said graduate stu—
dents hope to have at least one
more meeting with the chancel-
lor this semester.

“We do want to keep in touch
with Zinser,” she said. “We’re
not just all protest-oriented."

Zinser said she supports grad-
uate students in their desire to
organize.

DelCasino questioned her
intentions to meet further with
them on a smaller scale basis
rather than in a larger, open

possessions in the flood.

By Carey McMiIIen

Contributing ll 'riier

A trash bin sits suspended
between two houses. Personal
belongings hang fioiii trees.
These are some ofthe sights sev-
eral UK nursing students will
never forget.

A team of students and faculty
members from the UK School of
Nursing traveled to Cynthiana on
'l‘uesday to help the fiood yictnns.
()n 'I‘hursday one group went
back to Cynthiana and another
ventured to l"alinouth.

Dr. Kay Robinson, assistant
dean of undergraduate studies.
said dealing with the community's
problems and mental health con
cerns is part of the nursing
school’s curriculum.

“The flood community is a
prime candidate because of the
anxiety and stress caused by this
kind of disaster," she said.

The student-faculty teams
helped the victims clean out their
homes. They pulled carpet, car—
ried out furniture and washed
mud from the inside of the hous-
es.
The students who went to
Cynthiana said mud was every-

 

where.

Unfortunately the area still did
not have clean water. “hill: the
UK students were there. they ran
into another group from Lexing-
ton, The l’aint Store, a local busi-
ness that brought water for spray-
ing into \‘ictims' homes.

The nursing students said .ill
the Victims were grateful for their
assistance. They said they want
others to know that those affected
by the flood need help now. A
large number of the victims lost
all of their possessions. They lost
Llotlies and furniture, but they
also lost irreplaceable items like
photographs.

“\Vhat I learned is that things
lieie on l'arth are perishable and
WL' need It) store our treasures in
heaven." said nursing senior Deb—
orah ’irown.

"In the long term, a relation«
ship with (Iod is the only thing
that will last forever."

The Volunteer teams didn't go
to the devastated areas empty-
handed.

The nursing students collected
cleaning supplies, bottled water,
personal items, food items not
requiring water and money. All
money donated will be sent to the

 

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American Red Cross.

()ther student groups joined
the nursing students' efforts to
help the flood VICUII‘IS. Physical
therapy students collected non-
perishable items and pharmacy
students made packages with per—
sonal items and towels.

The nursing students hope that
other colleges and student 'roups
will also go out to the flinnlcd
areas to assist in the cleanup.

The students said the victims

need people power more than
supplies.

()ne of the faculty members
who helped out in Cynthiana
issued a challenge.

“\‘Vhat we have done is imich
more important than what (UK
head basketball coach Rick) l’itino
is doing,“ said lla7el(1happell. an
instructor in the nursing si‘ Hml.

“I challenge him and his has-
ketball players to help the flood
victims."

lllt graduate under house
west in native Albania

By Kathy Bedlno
New: Editor

While a student in the Patterson School of Diplo-
macy and International Commerce, Arben
Ahmetaj was optimistic about the future
of his home country Albania, even though
he knew it could collapse at any time.

Now that he is under house arrest in
Albania’s capital Tirana with his home
ards, Ahmetaj has
chosen to remain in is country until he is
free to put his optimism and education to

watched by armed

work.

Ahmetaj was arrested two weeks ago by
Albania’s Communist Party due to his
involvement last summer with the Demo-
in the nation’s elections as an
intern. R. . Burnett, professor in the Pat-
terson School, said he kept in touch with
Ahmeta' by e-mail until three days ago
etaj’s safety became a question.

“(Last summer) he became aware of
some policies he could not support,” Bur-
nett said. “Since he was originally affiliat-
ed with the regimc that is in power but
critical of it, he found himself to be sub-

cratic Pa

when

~ject to be controlled."

Burnett said Ahmetaj was arrested probably to
control dissent as the Communist Party takes inter-
im control of the vernment from the elected

Afifnetaj graduated from the Pat-
terson School in December and returned to Albania

Democratic Party.

in January.

He said this summer Ahmetaj quit the election
work in Albania because he suspected election fraud.
Before coming the Patterson School in 1995, “He
was already well-connected in the Albanian govern-

 

 

ment” through work on the country’s
economic transition to a free market sys-
a a
“Arbin is very experienced and has a
cat deal of knowledge in international
Helen very ance,” Burnett said. “He’s had contact
finc‘fidmd with the American government at high
charismatic 1“? .
H ven now as the US. government is
W' e c?” evacuatin Americans from the country,
be P"? 0pm" Ahmetaj c ose to stay.
ionate . 1431!? “He's going to have to make a deci—
see In)” taking sion right now on whether to face the
that 5011 Qf music or get out,” Burnett said. “If peo-
thin . pic put their arms down, he would stay.
8 92,3 e’s going to have to make that deci-
mo sion.”
V Burnett and Patterson rofessor
mm Robert Pringle, however, dbn’t see
Pm School rebels, se rate from the political parties
Mt utting own wea ons any time soon.
" ' ' he government cy are disenchanted
with, regardless of party, lacks control.
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nett said, comparing the uprising to conflicts in for-
mer Yugoslavia.

Pringle said in an attempt to work into a market
economy from a socialist system, Albanian citizens
ho d to get rich from investments.

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return every month, but the investments turned out
to be fraudulent. When people lost all their money,
they blamed the government for not protecting
them and accused leaders of profiting from the

scheme.

“Now you see this anger because they lost every-

thing,” Burnett said.

“Nobody in that country knows how to play in a

market economy."

Pringle said with the army not taking sides and a
weak government with competing parties not trusted
by the rebels, the new Socialist prime minister’s tac—
tic of calling for a new election could help restore

peace.

It could also help lead to Ahmetaj’s release from

the socialist’s control.

“He's a very forceful and charismatic sort of per-
son,” said Patterson graduate student Ray Fritts.
“He can be pretty opinionated. I can’t see him taking

that sort of thing lyin down.”
Fritts said he thing

as “bicultural.”

Now that Burnett advised Ahmetaj to ceasene:
mail communication to protect his safety, he finds it
hard to have a clear icture of what Ahmetaj’s day-
to-day life is like un er arrest, amid a city with ran-

dom gunfire.

Last year when Burnett boucgl:i a new truck,
, you bought a

Ahmetaj saw it and said “Oh my
tank.”

In one of his final e—mail messages, Ahmctaj
described watching tanks in the street and said he

thought about Burnett’s pick-up.

hat’s the one piece of humor I‘ve heard from
him since this happened,” Burnett said. “But it’s

5 Ahmetaj will stay in Albania
because he wants to aid in the reforms to a market-
oriented economy. He compared his former class-
mate toJean Claude VanDamme: “He's made up his
mind and don't try to confuse him with the facts.”
Burnett said students like Ahmetaj bring a new
perception to international studies because Ameri-
cans can’t comprehend what it would be like to live
in an unstable nation and to have experienced being
a part of the communist bloc. He described Ahmetaj

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soundtracks featured lame (with a
capital L) songs on the set that had
nothing to do with the television
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By Jeremy Rogers
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expect classic ‘705 rock on the
soundtrack. The soundtrack has
some classic rock. but in my opin-
ion, Stern could have picked some
better old tunes.

The classic rock portion of Pri-
vate Parts: The Album features
Deep Pur le’s “Smoke on the
\Vater,” C eap Trick's “I Want
You to Want Me" and Ted
Nugent's “Cat Scratch Fever” in
addition to tracks by the Ramones
and Van llalen. The film features
AC/DC playing a live version of
“You Shopok We All Night Long,”
which is also included on the
soundtrack.

Although the classic rock songs
seem misplaced to me, the newer
songs fit in better. Apparently
Howard Stern is a big fan of ’905
hard rock.

Private Parts
Motion Picture Sundt‘ratk
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Shock jock Howard Stern’s film
debut Private Parr; is funny. but
his first recording effort is nothing
to rave about.

Private Pam: The Album is an
interesting mix of classic rock
songs, new hard rock songs and
comedy bits taken from Stern's
film debut.

The movie chronicles Stern's
career from his start as a rock 'n'
roll disk jockey in the l970s to his
talk radio success in New York
(Iity. So naturally one would

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classic “Tired of \Yaiting for
You," and songs by Marilyn Man—
son. Ozzy Osbourne with Type O
Negative, Flea, Dave Navarro and
mv personal favorite. “I-Iard
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in for capitalized

The one track I just can’t
understand on the (II) is called
“The Ben Stern Megamix," It's a
dance beat dubbed over an old
recording of Stern's father. Amid
all the rock songs. it sticks out like
21 sore thumb.

The most unpleasant songs on
the soundtrack are those on which
Stern himself sings. He does a
duet with Rob Zombie on “The
Great American Nightmare" and
teams up with the Dust Brothers
for “Tortured Man." You can't
slight Stern's media career He has
conquered the talk radio industry
written two best selling books arid
has starred in .1 movie, but now
he's trying his luck at recording
songs.

I don't have anything against
Stern. I like his radio show, his
books and even his movie, but the
man couldn't carry a tune in a
bucket. Suffice it to say I just don’t
see a Grammy anywhere in his
future.

What Stern does best is come-
dy T he great thing about the
album is that he doesn t abandon
his brand of humor. Sandwiched
between all the songs are several
of the most hilarious bits from the
movie.

Private Parts is a great book
and a good movie, but the album
is far from an essential addition to
your CD collection.

Various Artists
A Twist of]obim
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Is that Kenny G with a hip-hop
drum machine? No, it’s Antonio
Carlos (Tom to his friends) jobim.

A Twist of jobim is a tribute to
the music of Antonio Carlos
Jobim. It features mostly Ameri—
can artists paying homage to the

ilations disappoint and deliver

music and interpreting the songs
in an American style for the 19905.
Lee Ritenour leads a distin ished
team of musicians in this e fort.

Among the most notable er-
formances are El DeBarge an Art
Porter’s version of “Dindi,” and
the Yellowjacket’s “Mojave." Rite—
nour and Dave Grusin start the
CD off with a rhythmic rendition
of “Water to Drink (Agua de
Beber),” and Al Jarreau and Oleta
Adams finish it with the classic
“Girl From Ipanema."

The album has a relaxing
sound although it is easy to get
lost in the lengthy interludes. At
times one forgets people are actu—
ally playing the instruments.
Jobim didn t compose most of his
songs for such elaborate arrange-
ment, but the artists take liberties
in interpreting the instrumenta-
tion.

Covering someone else's song
is a recipe that calls for two parts
imitation and three parts interpre—
tation. The avenues for interpreta-
tional freedom are wide open.
especially in an art form based
largely on improvisation l he jazz
chefs on A Twist ofjobim cook up
an exceptionally tasty bossa nova.

Bossa nova means “new flair” in
Portuguese. In the early 19605, the
Brazilian guitarist Jobim brought
this singular style of music to
worldwide popularity Several of
his albums rivaled the BUA;.~.J on
the charts.

Bossa nova as a jazz style react~
ed in the same vein as cool jazz,
away from the big band era of the
previous decades toward simpler,
more elegant compositions. The
harmonies and beats are distinctly
Brazilian.

Brazilian philosopher Carlos
Drummond de Andrade once
wrote of the unique Brazilian cul-
ture as being developed from the
assimilation of other cultures.
Through his music, Jobim exem-
plified Andrade’ s idea.

Just as American jazz came
from a mix of Euro can and
African styles, Brazilian ossa nova
combines American jazz and Latin
music. The man from Ipanema
influenced American jazz just as
much as he was influenced by it.

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By Chris Easleillng
Sport: Editor

SALT LAKE CITY - No. 16
seed Montana actually belonged
on the same court as the defend-
ing national champions.

For part of a half.

In the first l0 minutes of the
game, the Big Sky champion
Grizzlies were handlin absolutely
everything top—seeder UK could
throw at them.

Montana's 6—foot senior point
guard Kirk \Valker knifed and
weaved his way through the
patented Wildcat press, setting tip
teammates Ryan Dick and Bob
Olson for baskets in the paint.

The Grizzlies even found
themselves up 11-9 at one point.
and the large contingency of fans
who made the drive froin Mis—
soula, Mont., were dreaming of
becomin the first No. l6 to
knock of a No. 1. To top that, the
No. l was the defending national
champions.

But like all good dreams, the
alarm clock has to go off.

And the alami sounded when
Cameron Mills - — who is coming
off of a career weekend in the
Southeastern Conference Tour-
nament —— knocked down a three—
pointer frotn the left corner to put
UK up lZ-l 1.

After that, it was the same old
story as the last 51) times a No. 16
faced the .\'o. l: the \Vildcats
rolled into the second round of
the tournament with a 9254 vic-
tory at the ion M. lluntsman
(lcnter in Salt lake (iity. It was
also the second time in their last
three appearantes that the (iriz—
zlies (ll -1 l ) were blisteied by the
defending Il.l[lHl).ll t lianipions.

ln l‘Wl. \'t \ ida las Vegas
ripped \lontani "do; in 'l'tiscon,
:\r17., which is. in .iii interesting
twist, the other \\'est s‘ulrrcgiuliv
al.

“\Vc played \eiy hard," L'K
(Ioach Rick l’inno said, “\Ve're .i
little green in our big men; anti we
didn't have anybody to sub in for
Ron (.\lercer). I thought we
played an outstanding game."

As in the SHE 'l‘ournament,

the Cats (51-4) found their scor-
ing from a couple of unusual
sources, \Vayne Turner and Mills.

Turner, who has shown his
Allen lverson—like abilities to drive
to the basket throughout the sea—
son, once again found himself as
one of the primary scorers with a
career-high 19 points.

lie also had five steals and live
assists.

“(Ioach always told me when
you're on the break, and it‘s a fast
situation. look for the drive,"
'l‘urner said. “\Vhen I came into
the game. my whole mentality
when l had an open oiit-—oii~oiie
or an open shot. 1 was going to
take it.“ \

Mills tallied ll) ill the first half,
including I—ot-S front three point
range, .ind finished with W. In the
last five games, the o i guard from
Lexington‘s Dunbar High School
has been averaging a healthy 16.4
points a game.

.-\nd of course, who can forget
about Mercer. ’l'he‘first-tcain All—
American chipped in 16 points
against Montana.

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I (81-4): Mercer 7-15, 1-2 16; Padgett 2-4,
2-2 8; Maglotro 2-2, 0-0 4; Tumor 7-14, 5-7
19; Epps 1-7. 0-0 3; Edwards 00. 0-0 0;
Masrallo 04.00 0; Mohammad 4-5, 14 9;
Mills 7-10, 00 19; Pricltoll 3-6, 8-13 14.
Totals: 33-64, 17-28 92,

Hill-11): $9013 #9, 0-1 9; Dick 5-10, 0-1
to; Olson 36. 48 10; Walter 2-11, 3-5 8;
Camel 3-10, 1-1 7; Some 1-5, 00 2; Dada 2-
6. 00 4; Wamank 0-1, 00 0: Henry 0-1, 00
0; Seidenstlcker 1-2, 00 2; Carter 1~2. M 2.
DaVIS 0-2. 0-2 0. Totals: 2267. 8.18 54

Halltrme UK“ UM26 Rebounds UlePnclteti
9). UM u (Dick 10) Three-pant FG UK 9‘7

(Mills 57 Padgett 2.2. Mercer t3, Epps 1-4, Pneu-
eti or). UM 2-11 (Spore 12. Walker 1-5. Olson or
Bowie ()1. Dace w, Wamanli 0i) Blocks. UK It
iMagoue 4). UV. None. Assists. UK 19 (Epps 6).
UM 13 (Walker 5! Fouls UK 21. UM 22. Fouled
out Dick (UM) Technicals) None

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“My legs started getting tired
in the first half," Mercer said. “My
main thing is to go out and play
hard."

The (Eats now face the winner
of last night's lowa-Virginia con-
test in the second round of the
.\.'(‘.:\:\s tomorrow. The game will
tip-offaround 7 pm.

Seniors lead charge ago

By Jay 6. Tate
Weekend Sports Editor

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that, for her, that she’ll be able to
go to Nationals."

 

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To all things there is
a be ' ing and an end.
I omorrow night,
four Gym Cats will

make their final regu—
lar—season a pearances

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Brit a trip to the
NCAA Champi-
onships next month
hinges on Ewing’s
ability to complete a
solid floor exercise.

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have forced the All—

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againstNo. 8 LSU. ahead event, and with it, pos-
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each turned in nearly ltach all—around

four years of service for
the program and Satur-
day night’s meet pro-
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7:30pm. meet
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scores in all four appa—
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Ewing has carried a
heavy load of expectations all year.
She earned an All-American selec—
tion after her junior season and was
expected to make big contributions
this season.

“This is the time for her to be
kicking it in,” UK head coach Leah
Little said.

posed to be my best
year," havingr said.

“I've been pretty disappointed
that I've had all these injuries. But
it’s not over yet."

Though it's not over, liwing will
likely wait until next month's
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WE ARE fRMllV Alwz'e, the UK (i‘ym Kat .teniorr will make their final reg-
ular-immn appearance in .'l Itmnrirrl Coliseum tomorrow night. They are:
(clockwise from hurrum lefi) Kritty limp. 'lhereia Shaw, Robin Ewing and
(.‘rilleen Sheehy. 'I'op [cf/t, Rn/rin [firing hmri~ down and concentrate: before a
hur routine. Bottom, 'I‘herratr Shrru' geti‘jilnley on the floor exercise.

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Theresa Shaw knows a little
something about perseverance.

Shaw came to UK as a walkvon,
willing to work for only one thing
in return.

A chance to compete.

“When she came in as a fresh-
man ] (didn‘t) really see her help-
ing us any place." Little said. “But
she's having a great year. She’s
been able to crack the lineup and
not just be in there, but make a sig-
nificant contribution."

Indeed, Shaw has certainly
stepped it up for her final carn-
paign. I'ler scores on floor have
men amon UK‘s best this season
~— earningther the team's second-
highest average with a 9.604.

“I’ve been a lot more focused
this year," Shaw said. “I really want
to finish my time here at the top of
my game."

Tlilrl the a charm?

lfyou asked (Zolleen Sheehy if
she was frustrated with her knees,
the response would be automatic.

“That’s a major understate-
ment.”

The senior from Detroit com-
peted for the Gym Kats until dev-
astating knee injuries forced her to
the sidelines.

' Since then, Sheehy has
remained with the team as a stu—
dent assistant coach. Though she’s
no lon er putting up scores for the
Kats, she knows this is the last time
to contribute to UK gymnastics.

“My career has come to an end
about three different times,
because I've injured my knee two
times,” Sheehy said. “But this is it
-— this is for real. I think it’s
healthy for me to be done with it

 

and start something new, like my
career."

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livery team, especially ones with
a strong underclass base, depends
on leadership from the veterans.

For UK, a portion of that lead-
ership has come from Toups, who
came to UK frotn Baton Rouge,
La. This season, Toups’ biggest
contributions have been on the
vault, where she averages a 9.636.

But for Little, it’s her habit:
that she hopes the younger gym-
nasts learn from Toups.

“Kristy just has an awesome
work ethic," Little said. “She has
been hampered somewhat by
injuries, but she's really