xt7g4f1mkq68 https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7g4f1mkq68/data/mets.xml The Kentucky Kernel Kentucky -- Lexington The Kentucky Kernel 1981-01-15 Earlier Titles: Idea of University of Kentucky, The State College Cadet newspapers  English   Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. The Kentucky Kernel  The Kentucky Kernel, January 15, 1981 text The Kentucky Kernel, January 15, 1981 1981 1981-01-15 2020 true xt7g4f1mkq68 section xt7g4f1mkq68 VoI.LXXXlll. No.86 Ker e] i'nitersity ofKentucky '. ' ,g
Thursday, January 15,1981 Lexington, Kentucky :l- ‘
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By The Associated Press ment before President Carter The action to set up neutral arbitra- approval of that bill was necessary tomorrow. In Washington there were expec- '1 f :
Iran’s Parliament-has approved leaves Office. _ . tion was seenasan Iranian move to before an agreement with the . . tations that an Iranian reply would 1. " ‘
eh emergency b1" aimed at clear- Behzad NeheVi. Iran’s Chief open the way for an accord to ex- United States could be reached. PresMent Certa- ‘ane‘ office on be received soon, but State Depart- ‘ ' .
ms the way for release 0‘ the 52 negotiator in the 14-month hostage change the hostages for frozen Ira- Nabavi forecast a decision in two Jan. 20' and'if there ‘5 "0 agree- ment spokesman John H. 'I‘rattner ‘ 'i i.
American hostages and Iran's chief crisis,mentioned decisive action on nian assets. or three days on release of the ment Pr?51qent'?le(‘t Ronald said some “fundamental ques- 5 .1' "
. negotiator said, “we are some, to the hostages in tWO 01‘ three days in But despite the govemment’s hostages, but said that without an Reagan WI“ inherit the hostage tions" remain unresolved. i i ‘2
release the hostages in the comma: what was seen by observers as an urging, Parliament delayed until agreement there might be new “1515-
two or three days ortrythem.” . effort to push Parliament into ac- Sunday consideration of another demands in Iran for trials of some A US. negotiating team remain- A senior Carter administration ,.
But Parliament adjourned until tion on both emergency measures. measure to formally “nationalize" hostages on spy charges. ed in Algiers, working through official, who asked not to be iden- ;
Sunday Without acting on another With the Carter administration’s the wealth of the late shah and the A spokesman for the Majlis Algerian intermediaries in an at- med» said the Iranian Parlia- -',
measure proposed “bygthe Iranian deadline for agreement only two royal family. (Parliament) told The Associated tempt to get Iranian agreement to ment's action ‘doesn't tell us what "gltj
government. which mdicatedltwes days away, the Iranian Parliament Na bavi told Parliament Press in Beirut in a telephone inter- American terms for unfreaing theu final position would be. What -,
seekiiig to meet tomorrow S approved a measureto authorize members their failure to act would view that the government “will about $9.5 billion in Iranian assets we exPeCt '5 that, m a day 0" 5,0! ‘i a“,
deadline set by the Carter ad- tlurdcountry arbitration of conflic- delay return of the Shah’s wealth to decide on the future of the and placing them in an escrow ac- sooner rather than later, they Will g: -.
ministration for reaching an agree ting U.S.-Iranian financial claims. Iran. But he gave no indication that American hostages” today or count, come tons with a reply" 'f
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By KATY BANAHAN Instead of hiking home in the V . ' ~.,g " . {raise 1‘ ‘ g .j ‘g
Staff Writer snow and cold, Tom Froedge g ' '5. g 3 g” ' - g "‘ "1L". a ““3””‘w- * I. f
As a result of activities by the Student Association spent his early evening hours . 3 - ‘g '* " ' '- 3‘ ‘ ' a “a" :gnn” off" * _ ~ If - g
and responses to a Kernel column and editorial, 3 in the listening lab at the i '_" g 5"“ " , i." ' l" ' h ' fir efm“~‘~ " . i
public hearing is being scheduled on the UK campus Classroom Building. The " :13; = K. , .E:_ 7 ' a "‘ g ”“313«s" 5‘47“ . I" .5§§Y§;
concerning General Telephone and Electric’s 38 per- metallurgical engineering 3 ' gt. fi' “‘ , ii “gag”: g . . ‘* g?“
cent rate increase request. junior was getting an early .-_ , . jg: . '1 - 19.3“ » - 3’ g "Is“ 3
The hearing, at which students and other members start on his Music 200 class. *sw.‘ ‘ _ , _ “fie“ ‘I . -
of the Lexington community may air their views on egg-1 g- *1? g g * , _ . , were” 11.35;; :. _'
GTE “nettle-“em“? they receive, “wheheld Jan- 22 By BENJIE VAN HOOK " . ' ., s “ ’ . ' ' i
at5p.m. inthelaw school courtroom. . . «3%? “I, ' ’3‘ - ». .. ‘3
If the full request is granted by the state Utility Kernel Staff a”: it ’ a _ in“ .gggasefiim 1 1."
Regulatory emission customers bus will be m- , ‘ \ ~ awe :.
creased$60to$70 ontheaverage next year. is“ _ . . . g, a ._ -- g'g sweets}? .‘v
SA President Brad Sturgeon, Vice President Britt g " “ ;. _, _v - .- ' ' . " -' ’“iiss‘em 1’."
Brockman, SA special advisor attorney Keith Baker, s“ ewe . ' ’ " " . -. ,
UK student Bob Neihaus, Kernel columnist Jim Griffin . '2
and a Kernel editorial petitioned the commission to ' 1
hold a Dec. 18 hearing concerning the requested in- ‘ , i 1,: .
"mm” 5000 01‘ O 00 t BXC an e
According to the arguments filed at that time, they ,~' L.
asked the commissiontoholdahearinginLexington on i g
the grounds that UK is GTE’s single largest customer
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23:85:]? 32:121522 sevgtilfi’afigfeect ed by. such an m B CHRIS ASH Officials from both Kennedy's and time, Troncone said, while others have the lists posted (describing the "_.., f
' ’8“ “"gmmsu‘e‘a’mt y- - th Uni 't B kst ‘dth 1 b kf ' ' . 'ed t ts) lik th books .
city served by GTE and that UK students come from Semor Staff Writer h e verSi y .00 ores sai ey emp oyed y SA wor or minimLm reqiiir ex e e tores g . .
ad noticed no difference as a result wage. Any money left over after ex- do.
all areas served by GTE and therefore represent a . . . .
cross section ofthecompany’s customers. 0f the exchangedoe Kennedy, owner penses Will be added to the SA Antonik said the exchange did not .1 f.
Griffin attacked GTE’s rate increase request as _ of Kennedy’s,said that in the30years treasury,'l‘roncone said. prowde lists of texts because there - '
unreasonable in his Dec 2 column “When For students who complain about he has operated his store he has seen Books are shelved according to sub- were problems obtaining them from .52;
' ‘ ‘ people are bu ' and selli textbooks at ha f ed ~ ' the U ' ' hi h f ‘
getting a good product they don‘t mind paying more “"3 _ “8 student book exc nges orm led at the exchange. A prospective ' mverSIty Bookstore. w c .“
' ‘ ' unreasonable prices at the two cam- “ever other ear ” ' bu er can save b examinin each receives notice from UmverSit " "
for it. But when, the product is as poor as G'I‘E’s ser- . y y .' y , . y . g y 2 . ,
vice they shouldn’t have to put up with such a drastic pus bookstores, the student Mk ex- Kennedy said he understands text, smce prices may differ between department heads of what books pro- . j .>
increase ” he said change may be a welcome alter- studentS’ attempts to save money and copies of the same book. For exam- fessors have requested. Antonik said, _ 5
. - ’. "m'n - native. added that this semester saw more ple, prices for the same regional however, she hopes the lists will be '4'»?
mgdildferndalcs‘: from agaccgtsegmséfinmn from local The workers conducting the ex- increases in the prices of new tex- geography book varied from$3to 812. posted for students in the future. V ;'.'. z’,
- - - ' - change say student respome has been tbooks. Students tronizi the bookstores Troncone said man students solve '- ' ‘
“I imagine the column stirred up some interest. Peo- . . ., pa "8 . y i . .. .- .
- - - 00¢ “They thlhk “’5 8 great deal, At the book exchan e students set were either not aware of the book ex- this roblem b obtaini the lists of . ~ «'
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pe omepreyineres petyqui wen a dlefGould . . l f hf . . ksth . d ,
fects their pocketbooks n hesaid. sai g l _ - g their own prices for the sa e o eac 0 change or did not think the boo ' ey require textbooks from the 1;, .. 1’
Sturgeon said he was “shocked that a utilit like S‘me Antonik, SA student affairs their books. wanted were available. MitZi bookstores and then purchase the , -
GTE wouldask for that much of ' ” y committee director, said students If the b00k iS SOld. SA deducts 75 Blankenship, business administra- books at the student exchange. "
amncrease‘ have brought in about 1500 books tobe f th 11' ‘ to over ti h 'd the books he A ' fbookst ' ' ‘
Sturgeon said he was urged to intervene by students cents rom e se ing price _c g on sop omore, sai , s comparisono ores prices , . : .
. . - id and senator-at-large Jerry overhead costs. The deduction is needed were not available at the ex- on some texts inted out the ten- ’t -
and others as public1ty over the request grew. “Things so ’ . , , 9° _ 9° i. .- i
reall . Troncone estimated the exchange eliminated on books that are sold for change and was told the books she tial for savmg through usmg the ex- ,t ‘
y got rolling after the Dec. 2 column. We worked had ld $5000 worth of books as of I l . ha bl‘ . . g .
on our argument every night. We knew we had to pre- 50 _ less than $2. , wanted to sel were no onger being c nge. A used pu ic speaking book , ,1, _i _
- terday. The b°°k exchange 15 Troncone said students who have urchased. was priced at $5 (book exchange) .i '.1 .'
sent a professmnal argument or we’d never get yes . . p . . . . . ' ' . 4 .
' ' anywhere "Sturgeon said located m room 107 Of the Student taken b°0kS to be 501d can PICk up Antonik said books Will beaccepted $6.70 (UmverSity Bookstore) and ,. ‘.
Sturgeoii and Griffin said they object to the rate hike Center. . their money 0" “"501" b°°k5 the week for sale through Friday. $8 00 (Kennedy ’5). A text for Theater 3' 'i .~._
request because the fee] GTE would not need addi; Troncone said the term “ka ex- of Jan. 26-30. Those whose b00kS did Another problem for students using 101 was priced at $10.10 at each g .:
tional fundi if the ymanaged their finances more ef- change" has misled some students 111- not sell will not be charged a handling the exchange was pointed out by Kel- bookstore but only $6.50 at the ex- t. . ‘ l; '. .
ficientl ng y to believmg hOOkS are exchanged fee, he said. ly Kunz, mechanical engineering change.A Communications 101 text Ag". (
“Ouryoverriding contention is that there has been rather than sold. “We‘re “Ot here to The senators working at the ex- sophomore. “You don’t know what was priced at $6.70 at each store and .-. g_ I g.
mismanagement on the part of GTE. Companies that exchange books, he said. change are expected to donate their books you need because they don t only $5.50 atthe student exchange .‘g . , ‘tg
serve comparable cities give better service with less (1...;
severe rates and still make a profit,” said Sturgeon. . '1‘ -g if" ”1;
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‘ ' " ' t I ' % Silberstein agreed. "Professors are eaSing if
vs & I g f \ :éfwrfigROUC" up,” he said, ”and so are the teaching 31'" g.
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‘ 3 Lewis Cochran, outgoing vice preSident for 2,9 , .
J . 3 Several administrators and professors are academic affairs, called the idea that 2.
- concerned over the relaxed grading stan- “teachers are grading easier and students :-.‘ 3-3.
‘r ‘ dards which have surfaced during the past learning less" ahiioversimplication. tud t he.”
decade. ' Possibly reflecting the decline in 5 en f f_
3 . ‘ The first half of the 19705 saw academic ability, Scholastic Aptiuide Test 2 8 ’0‘ .._.' .3
7' \ un aduate ade 'ht averages at UK verbal scores declined by about 10 percent in ' . . 1
§ defy 81" POI . a
; % increase spercent. reflecting a generally up Kentucky from 1970-1975. In the same five- ” s~’ \ if; _.
_.. . E 3% ‘ ward trend in grades nationally (see chart). year period, however, grades rose at UK. ’ ~.,a§‘ ‘j ,V
1‘ i '1 ~‘\ : . Even with a subsequent drop of four percent. (UK uses the American College Test, not the I v..." g , g
a 33 ‘r 1'. E ._ Q ' ,.’- ‘ grades in the ’70s experienced an overall in- SAT, foradmissionspurposes.) / ..° "0....
. E I . \ 'h - crease of two percent. Chemistry professor Rodney Black said. 2,7 ’ 0 ' g'; ‘ g» '
.3 I: z. 1' L i- a Q I ;‘ lamenting grade inflation, ambgemie eX- “Grades are going up; intelligence is gomg I ., Lg g
.-' -' ‘ pert: contend that professors are mg more down.“ _ ' ,. g . '
j. "‘ ‘ ~ ' t ' lax in grading. “It’s been a concern," history The pass-fail Option and the ”tamed GPA ’ .‘ i .‘
.' A A \ fr professor Gerard Silberstein said, “and l withdrawal period at UK_were citedbyCrabb . ~, . y t.
- hopewecan,ifnotstopit,at'leastcheckit.'g' as “correlary” to decluiing grades. Black ’0 9. g;
Procrastinators beware..... Harriet Rose of the counseling and testing said the two policies make1th; @1911ng 2.6 g. g. g. . ‘
service agreed that “the faculty has become average calculations “unre ia e. e g - , .' -
The offlceof Student Affairs is urging students to more I itable (with grades)!’ At the begin- absenteeism, particularly the rate of almost 0'. .. g g
avoid the lat minute madness and penalties by ning of the Vietnam War __ when the 60 percent in some freshman classes, was 0.. g .g . .
picking up financial '” check “a paying “5" undergraduate GPA for UK stood at about 2.4 mentioned by Silberstein as a “disturbing .0 — University of Kentucky . g ' .
a" week '3 on Student Center mlmm' — “grades began to go up because many pro- problem.“ , 2.5 ' o o o 0 University of North Carolina ‘ _ ‘ ‘- ‘
Inslae teasers were opposed to beins the £8th 0‘ According to Rose, UK? GPA “11 Mb" -- Ohio State University ' -‘ .
——-————§_‘—~—— sending students tower," Roeesaid. continue the present decline it began in 1975. g
To their 3m. pride or dimt. tllomands of peo- “Many young Mason were among those “In the '60; you had a relaxation standards Basedonfsllsuneetu untbrgnduete everlgel .
ple in Michigan are teaming that for years a state in the '00: who said grades don't ’mean —everyone doing his thins." She "kl "NW ' . 7 . ~
police “Red Squad" spied on them and listed their anything," shecontinued. “So now they tend thenational mood has changed, thependulum _ ~
names as potential subversives. to grade by that philosophy." is swinging back in the other direction."' 2-4 g i - .
i , with Wm M Crab!) said= “1 have Crabb agrees with We“”-“‘“““*,"” 1970 '71 '72 ‘73 '74 ’75 '76 '77 '78 '79 *
————-— detectedintheteaciuns staffieee certaintyon sort of decisions coming out of (English)
Our cold weather remains with I! for this week. It the mowing of grades. It's easier to give an departmental committees siibstantlante the .
will be mostly cloudy with a high in the upper 205- ‘A’ if itdoesn’t mean anythimf idea that standards are Wm up.
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-, . I . , _ _ a wonder) a . . , . ion With Sinatra hurt other politi . ti Wm li ammdtown‘
#1,. ; tabloid was right. Both J. Edgar With weightier things. clans in the past. weekend. crease my inventoryofempty box- "8» 0838 dine ' In ,.
_. ‘, . . . Hoover and Attorney General Kennedy 5 curiosity about the The Moral Majority people might ' es. ltwastherelhad my first bmh a'van, m"!- falling and WM.
.. ’4', _ }. .- Robert Kenn edv told President stars was not only serviced by approve of Sinatra on the grounds Allow me tosetthewhole picture. with death. An over-sized rat tried lm proud to cum that live
‘4’ “1"?" - Kennedy that his ties with Sinatra Sinatra but (“used 0" him mm" that he hates homosexuals (he had gustf‘vgsw month“ a” I "m“ t° “W m" ‘5 it mm" ‘0 m- At mmmmmw”' mch m
'. " i ', ‘ were hurti him . fte Exner, another friend 0‘ the presi- his goons throw Montcamery Cliff into a mce little duplex out in the first I didn’t think much of it' but . fraternity hon" kitchen.
,a , , .~ ,- , s. "8. . 50' a ' dent, has written.- "on, butheloved . . southendoftown. Iwu settinslnto when it took rappelllng gear to get "we. 1 still have dwble .
. .‘ inatra had built a special complex . . out 0”! mghtclub when Ch“ madea . . ,
., . f . . . gosstp. He adored it. That was . the suburban kind of thine, you upthepre-febbeddnvewey limew m.efllttenedtoe.ahnm-
,1 . or entertaining the president. Ken- . - pass at a man). But Mrs. Exners - - . . '
, n ed . . something he was always asking . , - know, e°°kln8 steaks on I Hibachi it was golngtobea significant fac- meted thumb, Ind about 15 her-
. .- .’ . , y went to stay With Bing Crosby . account of Sinatra s hyperactive . - , -
. , , . . _ . . me about on the telephone and in . . 0“ my pre-fabbed Ditto, wuhuc torinthenextday smoving game. mes.
. , , ‘ instead tshowmg, if belatedly. rson He would sa ‘Who’s heterosexuallty “'1" no assure my car in my pre-fabbeddriveway,
, , ’ musical as well as political judge- giank seeing now,” 0:" ,1 hear Jerry Falwell that his crusaders mowing my W‘M yard, and Morelofthestcry: ifanyoneever
' - . . » ment >. Frank is seeing swimm‘ and is,” are marching into Jerusalem to the mixing to the mum "the ”a, That night I started the hates; nits you todefine unset-y, iii-my
_ ' , , Why was President Kennedy so she married'l‘" ‘ croomngof Frank Sinatra. inmyneighborhood. boxing stuff, draining my water ‘moving...’
’ taken with Sinatra in the first ' bed. and folding my clothes. By
' , Place“? Well. he was always a The situation takes on its full Gerry Will: I- - n-tlon-Ily syn- early morningiwu almost ready. econ Owens la n wrlter with .
. stargazer and a iocksnifteh His meaning when we remember that dlceted columnist. Ills column will . It was nice, butnfterfive months Then, as thean cleared from my WVLK. Ills column appears every
. friends tended to be starlets and Frank Sinatra had passed on Mrs. appear every tuner ’ninrldey. In that environment, I was to the bloodhot cya, 1 caught my first Thursday. '
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Stumbo said that while the cutbacks he state employee from enforcing any cadre: ”swam" ””5 “W" E x C H A N G E . '.
issuedb Leein the Bucke eHi Sc 00 . .-
l ocal announced yesterday would eventually y y 8h WASHINGTON _ The m 12. 16- "I Ill 8“ VV .
save 816.3 million per year. they would matter. Chrysler Loan Guarantee W m . _ .
Jerry Frankel oi Dallas paid the top have little impact on anticipated budget Board granted common“ .Vlan.1923~aal book; only. V , .
pile:la of ammo yeaterdg :1): 0Egon): deficit: for the current and next fiscal W or] d approval last night to the mm M A“ , ,
NIB ' a ' a winner 1 ' ' ' ym' . . . . . . tottering automaker's ap- n r . , '1 - .
theKeenelandSaleothoraeaofallagea. Stumbo said deficits in the Medicaid . plication for another “00 Rm. 107 Stu