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Thursday. July 13. 1989

New SGA leaders hope to restore campus unity

Lohman, Foster trying to bridge gap,
link students and student government

By TOM SPALDING
Editor in Chief

Sean Lohman isn't an evangelist.
and although he's an “average" piano
player. he doesn't belong to any rock~
n-roll band.

But the 20-year-old UK Student
Government Association president is
"on the road" this summer. and he
plans on touring throughout the
school year.

Lehman and Vice President Paige
Foster will confine their trips to with-
in campus. and their stops won’t in
clude any big auditoriums. A small
classroom will do.

Even simpler is Lehman's message:
he wants to bring students and student
government closer together.

"Students are going to be seeing a
lot more of us. even if they don't want
to." Lehman said. “By the end of my
term. students are going to know what
student government is."

On the surface. Lohman and Fos-
ter‘s immediate goals for this year are

improving campus safety. providing
affordable child care on campus for
students who are parents. and improv-
ing conditions for handicapped. com-
muter and Lexington Community Col-
lege students.

What the duo really hope to accom-
plish. however. is something every
candidate promises. but most often
fails to deliver: campus unity. They
want to tear down the “invisible wall"
between SGA and the student body that
seems to grow more each year.

“I think a lot of students feel SGA is
not approachable." said David Hall. an
English senior. SGA has “always had
that image of being real distant."

Greg Sither. an undeclared junior.
said. “I don't think the student body
knows what it's all about. It's just that
- a mystery."

Those kind of comments make Loh-
man and Foster cringe. but they're
honest enough to admit the statements
represent the feeling held by most UK
students.

Correction

Due to an editor's error. a photo
caption in last week's Kentucky
Kernel misidentified Mary Ann
Barker (foreground. right photo).
She is a pro-choice supporter.

C AMYUS

LeRon Ellis may be
headed to Syracuse.
See page 2.

Student Government Association President Sean
Lohman, a political science junior, sits in his Stu-

Lohman and Foster don’t
want to “just sit around.”
_

“You can feel something there when
the students walk by" the SGA office.
Lehman said. “Some see it as an elir
tist organization. I hope (this year)
that there is no barrier between us and
the students."

Bridging that barrier is something
every elected candidate promises but
almost always fails to do. It's not
from a lack of trying. Lohman and
Foster just think it'll be a little easier
by leaving their office instead of wait
ing for trouble to come walking in.

Last year "SGA put it on the stu.
dents' shoulders to see us when they
had a problem." Lohman said. “That's
not why we were elected. We have to
find out what they want. We should be
the ones taking it to them."

Foster agrees. "That was one of our
biggest problems." she said. "Stu
dents didn't lcnow what we (had) to of—
fer. They missed out on a lot."

The two new student leaders also
can offer a slightly different perspec
tive than recent SGA officers.

Lohman and Foster are just entering
their junior year of school. Traditionr

ally. most SGA presidents and vice
presidents have been seniors. or stu-
dents nearing the end of their college
program.

Whatever measures they pass this
year. they'll “have to live with" next
year.

Fostcr believes that being a junior
makes for a better president because
the farther along you get in college.
the more you “get away from student
life." she said.

The pair don't expect to discard sut
cessful programs from the past. Loh
man and Foster believe that change
isn't always beneficial. Therefore.
some of the ideas will remain from the
previous president. James Rose. like
the campuswide dance. Excelsior. and
the idea of a campus newsletter.

"Sure. we'll make revisions. but not
start something completely different."
Lehman said. "Too many times people
say 'l'm gonna change things. Wipe it
away and do something new.‘ You
have to build. and until we build. we
will not get the respect from stu»
dents."

Lohman said he'll be a part of two
new boards this year designed to give
students more of a voice in their gov
ernmcnt.

The most important. he said. will be
a Board of Student Body Presidents.

MEL Marni Sllﬂ

dent Center office. Lehman and running mate
Paige Foster are promoting campus unity.

made up of representatives from the
state of Kentucky's eight public uni,
versities. which will attempt to be a
voice of students on matters being
discussed by state legislators.

He'll also chair the Student Rela-
tions Board. which Will consist of
representatives of various student
groups. from handicapped students to
LCC. greeks and graduate students, as
well as others

Whether Lohman and Foster's per
formance Will earn applause on their
tour of duty remains to he seer: But.
as Lohman said. "Paige and l have
never been low on energy l think we
proved that when we were running We
didn't put anything on hold "

The pair also hope to avoid tine ot
the biggest (‘l’lIlClSmS of SGA , that
its members use their titles as a Hit?
line on their resume. but then do little
to advance programs and serVices to
help students.

Lohman and Foster say the only
line they want to see is one made up of
students in the SGA office who are
talking about problems.

"Students shouldn‘t be intimidated
by Paige and l." he said.

"We're the epitome of students We
go to class with students. We live in
the residence halls with students
We‘re regular students."

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UK survey on use of animals comes under fire

Research center stands by findings

By HUNTER HAYES
Staff Writer

An animal rights group spokesman
last week attacked a recent UK survey
on the use of animals in biomedical
research.

Eric Reed. treasurer for the Ken-
tucky Coalition for Animal Protec-
tion. lnc.. disagreed with the results
of the survey which showed over 64
percent of Kentuckians in favor of an‘
imals being tested.

Thirty percent of respondents in the
poll said they were either “somewhat"
or “strongly" opposed when asked
whether they approve of using ani»
mals for biomedical research. Reed
objected to the survey because he felt
that words like “humane treatment of
animals" biased the results of the sur-
vey.

“It was a ridiculous survey. The
question had a pre-concluded artswer to
it. 'If you were going to die tomorrow.
would you do this?‘ Sure. you‘ve got

to say yes."

Reed added that “an objective queS»
tion would be. ‘do you believe that
it's morally right to sacrifice one
form of life to beneﬁt another form of
life?‘ "

Reed's group feels that most people
would oppose the use of animals in re-
search.

“All of the surveys and studies that
we have available to us show. over-
whelmingly. that the general public
doesnotsuppontheuseofanimalsin
research." Reed said. “We've been told
that the United States Congress re-
ceives more mail on the treatment of
animals titan any other issue. Fifty

Ellis may be headed to Syracuse

By BETH SEABORN
Contributing Writer

UK basketball player LeRon Ellis
plans to announce on Monday that he
is transferring. and his destination ap
pears to be Syracuse University.

Ellis told Syracuse coaches that he
would announce his decision Monday.
said Karen Brown. of the Syracuse
University Sports Information depart-
ment. when contacted Wednesday.

Ellis‘ mother. Lucy. told the Kernel
last week that her son is going to Sy-
craeuse.

Ellis. when contacted recently tn
chmgton before he left for a basket-
ball camp in New Jersey. wouldn't di<
rcctly confirm his choice. but he
spoke highly about Syracuse's com-
petitive program and the Big East
Conference's reputation, He also had
Visited the campuses of the University
of Nevada-Las Vegas and St. John's
Universrty

Universrty officials aren‘t confinn-
ing Ellis‘ decision. however. “Accord-
ing to us. LeRon Ellis has not decided
where he is going." said Ms. Brown.

Chris Cameron. UK Sports lnforma.
tion Director. also was unable to con-
firm Ellis' decision. “No. we haven't
had any information to that effect." he
said. UK Coach Rick Pitino could not
be reached for comment.

Ellis. who played the past two sea»
sons with UK and was chosen the
team's MVP last year. said he was irn~
pressed with Syracuse because "they
have a good chance to be in the Final
Four."

“UNLV has a good chance at a cham-
pionship. but not like Syracuse." he
said. "UNLV is like the Lakers in col-
lege basketball. There aren't many
good teams to root for out west."

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim could
not be reached for comment.

Ellis averaged 16 points and 4.3 re~
hounds a game for UK. which ﬁnished
with a 13.19 record. Ellis was allowed
to transfer without having to sit out
after Kentucky was given a three-year
probation by the NCAA in May.

Ellis said he likes Syracuse‘s Busie

ness and Communication depart-
ments.

Ellis said he is very impressed with
the Big East and its big. physical
players.

“By playing against physical
players. that will make you better." he
said.

Ellis said he hopes to be playing for
the Los Angeles Lakers someday.

Ellis doesn't have a particular NBA
player he models himself after. but he
says he will pick one someday. “Proh-
ably Akeem Olajuwon. For a big man
he runs the court well." he said.

While at UK. Ellis believed he de—
veloped his shooting skills for a big
man.

"I'm more stronger around the buck
ct. I go up more stronger to the bas~
kct. and l have better court aware-
ness." he said.

Even though he believes he im-
proved as a shooter. he says “every—
one needs to always improve that. No
one is perfect. Larry Bird is close.
though."

Ellis said he also needs to improve
his ball-handling.

“I need to be quicker." he said.

What does Ellis think about Pitino?

"He‘s a good coach. Almost too
good. He takes a lot of control. He‘ll
be on a one-on-onc basis at UK.

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whereas in the pro's he‘s more on a
team basis. not being with each indi-
vidual player."

“He's a tough coach. In this situa-
tion. UK needs him. What he says
goes. The media won't have any say
at all. He can deﬁnitely turn this pro-
gram around." said Ellis.

What will Ellis miss about UK?

“The people. the teammates. and
the quality fans." he said. “The fans
cheered through the season no matter
what. I won't miss the cold weather
though."

One teammate Ellis will especially
miss is Richie Farmer. Ellis has been
to Manchester. Ky.. where Farmer
lives. many times.

“We'd fish and shoot clay pigeons.
groundhogs. and crows.“ said Ellis.

Ellis is living in Les Angeles for
the summer.

“I'll go to the beach. party with old
friends. and work a little." he said.

Before going west. Ellis spent the
ﬁrst week of July at Princeton Univer—
sity in New Jersey as a counselor at
the annual NIKE Camp.

Ellis offered a ﬁnal good-bye to all
UK fans.

"Good luck with the program." he
said. "Be rooting for me because I'll
be rooting for you."

percent of the people out there own a
dog or a cat. I mean. think about it for
a second. are you going to turn your
pet over for research? It's ridiculous."

James Hougland. director of the UK
Research Center. was unaware of the
objections to the survey. Hougland
wasn‘t surprised to hear of Reed‘s ob-
jections.

“I would not be surprised to hear it.
becausecertainlytheuseofanimalsin
research is an issue irt which some
people feel very strongly." Hougland
said.

"I think whenever you do a survey
on a controversial topic. whether it be
the use of animals in research or al-

most anything else. it's a subject of
controversy." he said.

Hougland said people look carefully
at how a survey is worded.

“I think that's really as it should
be. I think that survey research should
be an open public process. and word-
ing should be open to question.”
Hougland said.

Hougland plans no response to the
protests of the survey.

"We developed the questions by
looking at questions that have been
asked in the past. I feel conﬁdent
thatweareusingthetermsinanap—
propriate manner." Hougland said.

Departing center LeRon Ellis. shown above battling Dyron Nix oi
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nessee. West Virginia and North Care»
lina will receive stipends of $3.000
each to come to UK and do research
with the use of UK‘s library.

"The University of Kentucky. The
Appalachian Programs and the Still
Fellows of the past decade owe a real
debt of gratitude particularly to the
Andrew Mellon Foundation." said UK

James Still. founder of the Still Fel«
lows at UK. celebrated his 83rd birth»
day a few days early last week with a
log cabin-shaped cake and a 5500.000
endowment.

Still. who is the Kentucky Literary
Treasurer. presented UK with a

Program given $500,000

lett. a Still Fellow from Cumberland
College who studies Greek Sculpture.

Another Still fellow. Rosita Sands
from Berea College. studies heritage
as well as music in order to delve into
the past and find out more about its
forgotten aspects.

Sands is researching a holiday cele-
bration the slaves once held at Christ-
mas. their only day off. It is called
“Junkanoo” and incorporates music.
dance and masquerade. She is studying

President David Roselle. as he ad-
dressed the luncheon where the fellows
ships and endowment were presented.

The Still Fellows believe the en-
dowment gives them the opportunity
to keep doing what they‘ve always
wanted to do.

“This is for my sanity - to keep do-
ing what I love." said Virginia Good-

$500.000 endowment. given by Mary
Bingham of Louisville. that will go
toward the Still Fellowships for UK's
Appalachian Scholars Program.

“It is a real godsend to our pro-
gram." said Alice Brown. Director of
the Appalachian College Program. be—
cause it “allows us to continue to do
what we've done for 10 years."

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DIVERSIONS

UK production

true to original

By TANIA SAMMONS
Contributing Writer

UK‘s summer production of “The
Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" is
not like the movie, so be prepared.

In keeping with the original script,
Miss Mona. the whorehouse madam,
and Ed Earl. the town sheriff, are older
and their romance has faded. The audi-
ence won‘t see the kind of love affair
they saw when Dolly Parton. Burt
Reynolds starred in the motion pic-
ture. The UK production has worked
hard to ensure that is the case.

Georgia Farrell. who plays Miss
Mona. and Roger Leasor, who plays
Ed Earl. are veteran actors who know
what the roles require. UK has re-
mained true to the original script in
other ways as well. The audience gets
to know “the girls" of the infamous
Texas bordello. “You can tell the dif-
ferent personalities because you get to
see them more," said Melissa White.
who plays Shy, a newcomer to the
whorehousc. The play was “written so
that it makes them out as human be-
ings instead of (showing) the dirty
side." White said.

The play doesn't make a statement
al‘out legislating morality and prosti<
tution

“it manages to have fun without
getting serious about those SUbJCClS,"
said Dr. James Rodgers. co-director of
the play. He suggests the public at-
tend the play with an open mind re-
garding those ideas. “It's all taken
very lightly." he said,

“it's more about hypocrisy than
legislating morality." Leasor said. He
referred to a senator in the play who
visits the “chicken ranch" but later

condemns it.

Leasor has appeared in the last eight
years in UK's summer productions. in»
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musicians today. Who better than he
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6 -— Kentucky Kernel. Thursday, July 13. 1989

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SGA leaders’
ideas on unity
goodfirst step

A major theme of SGA President Sean Lohman and
Vice President Paige Foster’s student government cam—
paign last spring was campus unity. When the two jun-
iors announced their candidacies last February, they said
their campaign was for “all students."

Apparently, that message fell on deaf ears. Only about
10 percent of the student body bothered to vote in the
election.

There are many explanations why. People aren’t that
interested in student government, think SGA is an elitist
organization and don’t think they should take part in an
organization that hasn’t done anything for them.

As Lohman and Foster see it, however. changing
those perceptions and bringing students and student gov-
ernment closer together can happen just by getting the
word out.

They intend to do that by mailing out a monthly
newsletter — a ﬁrst for SGA — and making numerous ap—
pearances on campus. They say their door will always be
open to any student with a problem.

Those promises have all been made before by past
leaders of SGA, two of whom Lohman and Foster served
under, James Rose and Cyndi Weaver. The fact that they
felt the need to make this a major platform issue indi-
cates the others fell short of their goal. Perhaps knowing
what does not work will help Lohman and Foster better
decide what will.

Do as all afavor —
pave those darn lots

University ofﬁcials did UK faculty. staff. and students
a big favor last year when they turned an abandoned lot
into additional parking spaces on the comer of Virginia
and Press Avenues.

Although parking at UK is still a nighunare. the extra
space was a welcome relief to those fortunate few who
possess ‘A .‘ ‘B‘ or ‘C‘ parking stickers.

It‘s still not a relief to cars. however, because parking
conditions are less than ideal. Driving over a gravel lot
isn‘t anyone‘s idea of a picnic.

Pave that lot. UK.

Soon.

After the eight-week summer session, right before
school starts.

Your cars will thank you, your tires will thank you.

And faculty, staff. and students should thank you -
again.

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No shame

Columnist’s car was an eyesore but provided many good memories

"You don't have to be ashamed ofthe car I
drive ..."

- Tom Petty,

the Travelling Wilburys

Isensedthattheendwasnearformy
battle-worn automobile last weekend while
driving home after visiting a friend.

Turning right in) the steep hill that begins
mysmluppodthegaspedalbutonlygot
a sputter and a wheeze. It almost quit right
there.

Luckily. the car responded and slowly
plodded up the hill. My car had died thou-
sands of times. But I knew. somehow. that
my car's days were numbered.

For the last three and one-half years I have
always taken the dirty white. 1976 Oldsmo-
bile 98 for granted. simply because it had al~
ways worked. Cold days were never a prob—
lem. Hot weather? My car laughed at the sun.
To suddenly see it this vulnerable was some-
what of a scary sight.

You see. I was one of the first kids in my
class to turn l6. and shortly thereafter re~
ceive my driver's license. Sometime in mid-
summer of that year. dad gave my brother
John and I full access to the car.

It was big. about 22 feet in length. and it
was sorta ugly. But it was wheels and it got
you where you wanted to go.

As the years passed from high school to
college. most of my friends got newer.
sportier cars. Cars that were more fuel efﬁ-
cient. cars that were smaller. cars that could
fit within the normal lines of a parking
space.

Meanwhile. I kept driving the 98.

it was a good car. although it wasn't eco-
nomical. Slowly. things began to break. For
example. I haven‘t had a working speedome-
ter since fall 1987.

But like I said. it ran. Like a faithful sol-
dier.

One day dunng my senior year of high
school. it snowed about eight inches but the
wise academicians at Lexington Catholic
High School decided that the roads weren't

SPALDING

bad enough to call off chases.

I probably would have agreed. had my car
not made it. But the 98 cruised through the
snow. like. well. a German tank.

Hence. its ﬁrst nickname. Some of my
smarter. more witty friends also likened it to
a boat. “Where you gonna dock it?" they‘d
cleverly say.

Never had a wreck in it. either. in those
three and one.half years. Except for the time
I parked on top of the driveway and it slid
down the hill into our front yard. It hit a big
tree stump. The stump moved about two feet.
The car wasn‘t scratched.

Oh. and the 98 survived trends as well.
You know. the fuzzy dice (won at the 1986
Bluegrass State Fair). graduation tassel
(from 1987) and garter belt (from 1988) that
hung dubiously on the rearview mirror. And I
still haven‘t figured out who stuck that
“Have you hugged your kid today" bumper
sticker on the back of my car.

Although dad says the 98 has close to
250.000 miles on it. sources close to the
Spalding household (OK. it's morn) say the
number is closer to the last ﬁgure listed on
the odometer before it died: 161.043. That's
still pretty good.

Dad drove it up nonh a lot. sometimes to
New York but mostly to southern Indiana.
Since John and I got it. we haven‘t driven it
to too many exotic places. out of fear that it
might somehow die on the highway.

I have. however. ventured through the
towns of Lancaster. Ky.. and Paris. Ky.. and
a few red lights as well.

Somebody once said I should name it. I've
watched the movie Christine. but who wants
a haunted car?

It was big and sorta ugly. But
it was wheels and it got you
where you wanted to go.

There were a couple of good names that
never did see the light of day. however. in-
cluding one by a guy named Dave who sug-
gested I call it the Great White Shark. Dave
obviously had a ﬁrm grip of the obvious.

he 98 is spacious as well. Not two differ-
ent time zones between the front and back
seat as my friends suggest, but pretty big.
We once mushed 15 people in the car. al-
though my best friend found out that two can
work just as nicely.

The novelty of having such an odd car
were off soon after high school. I was driv-
ing an eyesore. And eyesores usually don't
attract the babes.

I have the kind of car that people scream at
when they‘re late for work and see me stuck
ahead of them. One day some wise guy put a
“house for sale" sign on top of the car.
Along with three freshly broken eggs. Jerk.

Since John and I purchased a used Toyota
last spring and I'm currently saving in order
to make a down payment this fal