I I I ESTABLISHED 1894 WEATHEB Ibeze _y and 11111711 i V y tonight: ‘ - 1/0me tomorrmr, [rig/1 oil—(i 5' SPORTS 7711' (7K lyric/mil ten/n rot/(rm to (Infill/(gun Stat/111m after 11 grueling nine— todny lug/1mm 5’0 L/UIILIY ."It/1 \tornti [021‘ i 6/); game rond stretch. Story, page 1‘. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY 716 April 11, 1995 I (Ito/Indy 7 l (,onlli 8 (Join; r1111 7 .Spot‘ty 3 I 1111111111! 5 INDEPENDENT SINCE 1971 University Senate discusses new grade policy By Alison Kight Stilt] II 'I'Ifei The pros and cons of pluses and iitintises were discussed yes» terday as the L'niversity Senate tackled the idea oI changing the grading scale. The new scale would include pluses and minuses in addition to normal letter grades, thus giving instructors more leeway in allot— ting student grades. For example, a student scoring an 8‘) would receive a lirpltis, instead of .i 15. l’roponents Ior the new plan say it yvould make the grading scale itiore distinct. The original proposal in Iall of Arts attd Sciences, but sonte iii the Senate said the only way to effectively implement the new sys‘ tent would be Liniversitywidc. In a mock vote yesterday, 5 L'niversitv Senate members voted in support oI ch inging grading policy Ior the entire university iI the Sen ate approved the plan next Iall. Iiye iiteiiibers yoted against the idea. Meanwhile, only 20 members voted to change the grading policy in just the (Iollege oI \its and Sci- ences, while nine voted against it. The Senate (Ioiiiicil will dis cuss the results of yesterday s MW in its weekly meetings and decide whether to pursue the idea Iui vote will not take place” until next Iall, (on said. Student (iovernment Association senator (lreg \\'atkms said applying the new systetit only to Arts and Sciences stu» dents would hurt stu~ dents in other colleges. He said if students were enrolled in other colleges bttt still took classes in the (lollege oI Arts aitd Sciences or attempted to transIer to another col~ lege. it would make the process more difficult. “I think it's going to create a lot of paperwork fifi I “we talked to students about this, and before I could even get [1111 \ o) minm out of my montlt, (they) were saying no. "‘ Greg T. Watkins .S( {.1 tritium- dents, who‘ll want to know their (il’.\s," said \\'1ttkins.S(i;\'s (iollege of Bllslltc‘SS aitd l‘:c'()ll()llllc‘S sens ator. “I‘ve talked to students about tltis, and before I could even get plus or ntiiius out of itty iiiottth, (they) were saying tio, no, no.“ Ilans (iesund, an architecture and engineering proIes V sor, said he thinks I'niversitywide addition oI plus and minus grading is W‘H called for the plan to he implemented only in the (Iollegc ther, said L'niversity Senate chair< man Raymond (Zox. prohleiiis Ior both the An official Registrar‘s Office and the stttv unnecessary and that it wouldn‘t create technical prob- letiis iI the Registrar‘s ( )Itice made a change in the type oIconiputcr program] it uses. “I'm not happy that Arts aitd Sciences. since they think they can evaluate people so precisely, think everyone else should, too." (icsiinil said. "It should he .iii iitdiy idual college's decision." \cademic (Imbud llorst Sch ich howeyer, .-idyocattd makr mg the policy I niyersitywide lllt only sensible thing to do is to ll.l\t the whole I niyeisity go to the (new griding) )sy-.'stcm he said II we ha\e a sy s'ttin like that it giyes students a little more intentiye to go Ior tht gusto ' Sch ich also said U(I pe icent oI his caseload deals with said he thinks students would be .ippe istd .it getting a 11 plus inste id of .i Ii when they Ielt they de'sc r\ed .iii \. S(i;\ \VILK' l’resident Ileather Ilenitel, however, said of the stu— dents she has talked to about the idea, "less than iii percent are in Iayor." "I eat hers ltaye a limited Iotus," she said. “They're not machines There's going to be a discrepancy in how teachers grade .i history paper. on whether it‘s a ‘1-1 (percent) or a ”1." Monica Harris. a psychology professor. doesn't think she has .1 limited locus in grading. “lit itiy class, there is a world oI diIIerent e between an S] .iiid S“). I):: t7..\lolly 4 appeals and grade complaints. Ilc grade I'd like to reward the 8‘) student." lllt's Turay triumphs in Met competition By Carrie Morrison .111y IftI/tol (Tall him the $10 (100 tenor. \ ocal performance senior (ireg Turay currently is in New York C ity counting his cash and his bless— ings. The Zly ear— —old singer Ioiind out Sunday he has been selected as one of 10 w inners in the .\1etropolitan ()per a National Council competition. The announcement concludes almost a year oI intense preparation and preliminary auditions at dis— trict and regional levels. Turay will he awarded $10,000 and a featured spot in the w'inners‘ concert on April II on the Met stage. The concert will he televised nationally aitd broadcast on sever ral radio stations around the country including L K s \ILKY 1M 91%. luray i ompeted this vear against 5 ,()(I() young operatic soloists from around the country. The council selected 21 finalists to sing before an elite audience ofopera proiessioiials last weekend. After a performance oI (lounod’s “Salut demeure chaste et pure" that awed the judges, Turay earned the chance to make valuable contacts in the performing arts industry. “It's a pretty big rush," he said in a telephone interview from New York. “I’m trying ttot to let tnyself get too wrapped up in it." The tenor will stay iii New York until the cow cert, rehearsing with top Met vocal coaches loan Dornemann and Kevin Murphy. For the concert, he will sing the (iounod piece plus Donizetti s “1. na furtiva lagrima." “(These coaches) are known throughout the world. They demand a great deal of respect," Turay said. The (ireendale, \\’is., native hasn't always had complex melodic lines in foreign tongues running through his head. Turay came to UK his freshman year planning to swing, not sing. Baseball was his strength, and he made the University’s baseball team as a walk-on. “People who knew me in high school knew me as a baseball player. It was my life.” Turay sang in choirs and musicals when he could, but “singing was for fun," he said. Now, as his voice becomes the ultimate factor in his future, the fun of singing has had a tendency to diminish, he said. “It’s very hard, " Turay said. “This is the most nervous I ve ever been Ior anything. " The singer looks forward to the oIIers he proba— bly will get as a result of Met tropolitan ()per 11 National ( ouncil win. He said he plans to use the award money to “buy an autontobile to get me to St. Louis," where he will be featured in various events at that city s Opera Theatre. Turay, who will complete his courses in June and enter graduate school here in the fall, gives his UK instructors most ofthe credit for his success. “1 m greatly in debt to Dr. Everett \1c( oryey' .tnd \1r.C liIIjackson," he said. They could be teaching at any top school in the world. (I K) is kind of 11 dia- moi. d iii the rough." Turay TOP TENDB Greg INN” Is one ofll) runners. in t/fie .\ letropolitnn ()pem National Council run/petition in .\'t-:.“ l'orI' III! {'I'is'r NEWSbytes m PLO cracks down on militaMs alter bombings (iAZA (ZlTY. (iala Strip -- In .i move that could push Palestinians closer to end w ar. Yasser Arafat cracked down on Islamic militants yesterday after suicide bombings killed scyeii Israelis and an Amerir can college student. «rams security Iorces arrested 11‘ Iollowers oI llimas 11nd the smaller Islamic Iihad aIter Sunday s deadly back- to- back bombings near two lewisli scttlcllicttisltt the l’l.() ruled (la/a Strip. \Vasliington applauded AraIat‘s tough stance. lint angry Islamic militant leaders raised the specter oi ciyil war, apparently trying to force :\r.iIat to Iiatl. down. mm Dole announces presidential bid T( )I’l‘iKA, Kan. ~ limbracing the conservative agenda oI lower taxes, smaller gov ernment and a balanced budget, Seii~ :ttc Al‘aiority I.c.tdct‘ Bolt )olc launched his third \Vltite Ilouse hid yesterday by casting himself as uniquely qualified to “lead \i-itcric .l back to her pl ice iii the sun “I am not afraid to lead. and I know the way," he said. Dole, 71, entered the race with a scornIul cri- tique oI President (llinton. There was nary a mention oI his Republican rivals. BL‘ITI‘ ting his st itus as the clear early ( ()I’ Iroiit runner. Dole c hose to ignore them Pint Party begins today \ ( ,1entril Keittutky Blood l)ri\e “Pint Party the Iinal student blood drive this set iiiester will be held today and tomorrow Iroiii noon to 0 p m at the Kirwan Blanding( ompley ( oiiiiitoiis. The drive s goal is to attract 3133 donors from the I K communi— lltc c\e|tt ls sponsoletl by \\ KI UN) Ii\l ”3‘1 and ( inemark lhe aters I ach donors will recent .i Iree l—shirt and a chance to win a door prize. (.lnL" mark will give movie passes to the first 401) donors. NAMEdr‘oppz'ng iaylor will sue over boolt NF\\' YORK .1.) Had Ileyiiiann can eypect to hear Iroin I lilabetli l aylor s lawyers Ileyiiiinn s book ‘.I II .\n lntiniate Biography ot Ili/ibetli Taylor claims that the (n— ycir old atticss was beaten by two oI her husbands, had an aIIair with Frank Sinatra and in 1‘18.” was popping prescription drugs like candy. “Most oI the supposed incidents never occurred " laylor's .ittoi‘nL‘,V. Neil Papiano said ytsttiday “It‘s just made tip oI wholc cloth. It has no basis in fact. The-n will he litigation. (Sum/1111.1 t1 om dirt}. :. IH’ tip/rm Dole Taylor Students want SEA election thrown out over lloelker's campaigning By Jenniter Smith (aw/[11o Editor week. director of stttdent services last notified ofthe resignation. However, Voelker said he fol- Although the Student Govern- ment Association elections have been declared official, a group of more than 15 concerned students has filed a complaint to the SGA Supreme (Lourt asking that the election he invalidated. The complaint states Brandon Voelker violated the SGA (Ionsti- tution by campaigning for eventu— al winners Shea (Ihaney and Ileather IIennel. Voelker was a member oI the Supreme (Iourt when the election began. but he temporarily resigned to campaign. Voelker gave his permanent resignation after the election, and (Ihaney appointed him executive Scott Noble, a former (Iollege of Architecture senator, is the only one ofthe 15 students who signed the claim against Voelker. How— ever, he said the claim he filed Tuesday night represents the interests of every student. “It's all kind oI shady," Noble said. “First, he’s on the court, and then he temporarily resigns and campai is for (C hanev and Ilen~ nel). Tic-n, when his candid-ates win, he steps down and assumes sa position as an executive director." In the claim. Noble said there is no precedent for a temporary resignation Iroin the c.ourt Ile said students, other candidates and the press should have been lowed correct procedure. “I contacted (ChiefjusticeUay lngle, and he said he would accept my temporary res- , ignation, and it seems like Jay would not let me do something in violation of the Constitution," he said. Noble said the students who filed Voelker the claim think Voelker's campaigning and endorsing oI the (Ihaney/I lennel ticket changed the outcome ofthe election because the ticket only won by 2‘) votes. The claim says (lhaney and Ilennel should be held account~ able for their campaign persons nel's “blatant violation of the Constitution." As a remedy, N'oble is requesting the election he invalidated or the candidates be removed. Hennel said the claim is filed a ainst Voelker and should not acct the election outcome. ““8 re not guilty by associa~ tion " the S( \ yice president said. “T hey cannot make a claim against Shea and 1 based on Bran— don's actions." Also, Ilennel said those,who filed the claim are trying to say her ticket violated the (:ons‘tittti tion, when the complainants vios lated the Constitution as well. She said because they did not Iile the claim through the proper channels what the court does," he said. “So [don‘t think I'd be that influential or during the correct time Irame, it should be thrown out all togeth~ er. “The Constitution was revised to allow yotl to make claims only in the window of claims," Ilennel said. "\\ lto s to say when that window should be exhausted.: \Vhat if someone wanted to Iile against us next October: \Ve have to get on with our administration sometime." Voelker said he does not think the claim against him is valid because lie never campaigned as a justice. He said he did not use his title to sway yoters “To be honest, I don't think that many people know or care that way." Although he said he cannot speak Ior the court, Voelker said he expects the claim to be thrown out because only the Elections Board has the itirisdiction to hear election claims. Ile said he would like to see SGA get back to nor— mal. “I think this claim is a disser- y ice to the students," Voelker said. “Friday, 1 assigned five students new tutors. Now, for the next few days I'm going to have to concen» trate on this case. It‘s not fair to students who need S( 1A senices." The pro-hearing will he held tomorrow ni rht at 10 on the steps of Pence Ilal .