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By Kathy Redino

Assistant News Editor

The first day of class provided
the an opportunity for students
and police officers to put the Uni-
versity’s new bike policy to the
test.

W.H. McComas, UK police
chief, said overall, most students
were familiar with and adhered to
the guidelines. He said he wus
impressed with the support most
gave to the regulations.

Four or five officers patrolled
campus throughout the day.
McComas said they ave out “a
number of warnings to cyclists
who were riding in areas other
than marked bike paths and
routes. -

Barry Blondell, an en 'neering
sophomore, said he didg-‘n’t mind
having to park his bike in the lot
behind the Ezra Gillis building
and then walk to class.

“It’s a pretty good deal,” Blon-
dell said of the policy.

He thought Central Campus
sidewalks would have been too
crowded and dangerous with both
bicycles and pedestrians.

Non-degree student Andrew
Katen, also a cyclist, said some
areas of campus already seem
crowded without the addition of
bikes on sidewalks.

Karen was not at UK last year,
but he thinks the bike policy is

 

 

STEPHANIE CDBDLE Kernel staff

BIKE PHI"? josh Cummins, a flirejgn international economics senior, rides past a “no hikes” sym-
bol stenciled on a sidewall: designate for pedestrian use only.

effective.

Leslie Schumacher, a biolo
senior, said she didn’t ride a bi e
last year but decided to this year

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by the rules

because she moved off campus.

She said she rides a bike
because it is more efficient, but
“you almost lose that extra time
worrying about where you can
park here.”

Schumacher said she was not
aware of the new regulations
before today, but she did walk her
bike on Central Campus when
she found out about the bike
rules, even though she didn’t
notice any officers on bike patrol.

“Walking your bike there
(Central Campus) is just about as
dangerous as riding it," she said.

McComas sai while imple—
mentation of the policy is going
smoothly, one problem exists:
more on campus are riding bicy-
cles than police antici ated.

The increase in icycles has
led to a shortage of spaces to park
them.

McComas said his department
noticed the racks on Patterson
Drive and those behind the
Chemistry/Physics building were
filled by mid-morning.

He said about 3,500 to 4,000
spaces exist for bike parking. Last
year, only 3,000 spaces were
available.

McComas said officers will
continue to issue warnings to rid-
ers who disobey the rules until
Sept. 6.

After that, they will issue $25
tickets accordin to the bike reg-
ulations. Even t ough police are
not ticketing until Sept. 6, McCo—
mas said they will impound
improperly parked bikes.

Campus note on a
blitz tor newrecruits

 

 

 

By Mat Horton
Contributing Writer

Students are getting up close and
personal with a full-size Apache heli-
copter and an M—16 machine gun this
week at the Reserve Officers Training
Corps’ recruiting blitz.

The blitz, which began on Monday
and runs through Friday on the
administration lawn, “is getting a lot of
positive support,” said 2nd Lt. David
Soltau, who graduated from the UK
School of Nursing in May.

“A lot of people just aren’t aware of
what’s out there in the Army,” he said.

Maj. Wes Johnson, a UK alumnus
who went through ROTC, said more
than 500 prospects have already visited
the site.

Television stations WTVQ (Chan-
nel 36) and WKYT (Channel 27)
made appearances on Monday and
Tuesday, and radio station WLKT-
FM (104.5) conducted a midday
broadcast.

Students who wish to enroll in the
ROTC program at UK can apply for a
two-, three- or four-year scholarship,
which requires a 3.0 grade point aver-
age, a 28 on the ACT or a 1260 on the

SAT.

Those on scholarship receive full
tuition, $450 for books as well as a
stipend of $150 a month, and take
courses in military history, military
communication and leadership and
command management. If a student
enlists in the Army National Guard, he
or she receives full tuition to any col-
lege in Kentucky and pays it back
through service.

Immediately after graduation, John-
son said, ROTC students sign up for
four years of active duty and two on
Individual Ready Reserve.

However, Soltau said about 90 per-

cent of the soldiers prefer active for all
Six.
“The best thing about (ROTC) is
you get your school paid for, you’re
payback is time, but you’re making
more than competitive wages,” Soltau
said.

Lieutenants start out at $26,000,
and in four years are reeling in $38,000
as captains.

Scholarships and combat opportu-
nities like the Ranger Challenge are
the big draw for the program, Johnson
said.

An “internal fraternal organiza—

 

 

 

JAMES CRISP Kernel staff

"HIM" MAcIIIIE This Apache helicopter remains on display on the administration
lawn through Friday as part of ROTC ’s recruitment blitz

tion,” the 20-plus students that consti—
tute the Ranger Challenge compete in
skirmishes with other universities in
the eastern United States. While it
may be all fun and games, Johnson said
these activities are “not like the ones
played in grade school."

The new military technology made
an impression on the elder war veter—
ans.

“It’s interesting, quite a change
from what I was familiar with,” said
Ballard Peyton, a former radar opera—
tor during World War II who brought
his grandson, Andrew Jarvis, to check
out the choppers.

Any students who are interested in
joining ROTC can call Johnson at
257-4479, or visit Rm. 111 in Barker
Hall.

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By Gary Wolf
Assistant News Editor

Student center Food Court receives much-needed roenvation

UK Food Services underwent numerous changes
over the summer. Menus, prices and renovations are
among the most noticeable differences students will
encounter this fall.

Perhaps the most notable change is the renovated
Food Court in the Student Center.

“By redesi ing and redefining, it should speed
service and e ciency and should make it much more
customer friendly a ration,” said Carol Raitz,
director of UK Food rvice.

When reconstructin the Food Court, UK Food
Services replaced O’C icken with Mom’s Kitchen
and combined the potato bar, taco bar and salad bar
into Salads and More.

The Food Court deli combined with Hot Off the
Grill. Soda fountains were moved in front of the
counters to eliminate the wait.

Instead of waitin in line. students and faculty are
now able to fax their order into the Student Center
Food Court. The fax service will be expanded to
other areas of campus if it is successful.

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. North and South campus had menu changes and
new restaurants added during the summer.

The Commons Market replaced Long John Sil-
ver’s with Stirfry Station.

The Courtyard in Blazer Hall will feature a veg-
etable and carbohydrates bar with salad, pasta and
potatoes.

The Oak Room in the lower level of Donovan
Hall changed its menu as well as lowered prices on
many of its meals.

Instead of charging $6 for any amount of food,
The Oak Room made pricing more reasonable by
charging students for how much th eat. For exam-
ple, if a student wants vegetables, sa ad bar and sou
they will be charged $4, instead of paying for a full
entree.

The Lemon Tree will be reopening Se t. 17 on
the second floor of Erikson Hall.The fu l-service
restaurant gives I-IES students an opportunity to
learn the restaurant business while offering cus-
tomers an upscale diningeexperience.

The restaurant will open for lunch on Tues-
da and Thursdays from noon-l p.m. Reservations
vi 1 be required.

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process of giving the eateries a new look.

Block & Barrel Deli has expanded to Erikson
Hall. The popular deli will be next door to The
Lemon Tree and will be open Monday through Fri-
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AUBURN, Ind. — Buy a car. meet the pope.
As part of its Labor Day weekend sale, Kruse
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car, the high bidder gets a trip to Rome.

“This was his personal car that he actually
drove,” said Kruse spokesman Jon Yeh. “A guy
that basically everybody in the world has heard
of.”

Included in the trip to Rome is a Mass at St.
Peter’s Basilica, a picture with the pope and a tour
of the Vatican.

Proceeds from the auction Adonday will go
toward scholarships for students from former
Soviet bloc countries to attend the Catholic Uni-
versity of Lublin in Poland.

The pontiff used the four—door car when he
was known as Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, and it’s
been in storage since he became pope in 1978.

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SGA _to sponsor
bonfire tonight

By Gary Wult

Assistant News Editor

In an emergency Senate meeting, the Student
Government Association approved funding for
tonight’s Big Blue Bonfire.

The $700 a ropriated for the bonfire at E.S.
Goodbarn Field: will fund a DJ, microphone and
stage, advertisin and a banner.

UK coach Bi 1 Cu and the football team will
attend the 7 .m. bot’ifiyre, with team captains Van
Hiles and Bil yJack Haskins giving speeches.

The Wildcat Danzers are also scheduled to per-
form.

“The only problem might be the lack of public~
ity because it was just planned this week,” said
SGA vice president, Chrissy Guyer.

Executive director Melanie Cruz said the event
was scheduled to improve campus attitudes.

“W'e needed to do more activities to ensure
campus unity,” Cruz said.

Wendy Hyland, executive director of Academic
Affairs, said students have complained when SGA
funds trips to conventions.

“This is the kind of program SGA is supposed
to have,” Hyland said.

Hyland said activities like bonfires show SGA is
willing to change the way they spend money.

Throughout the year SGA will be sponsoring
and co-sponsoring many events and programs
geared toward improving the campus environ—
ment.

In November, SGA will sponsor “An Evening
with Linda Brown Thompson and Cheryl Brown
Henderson of Brown vs. Board of Education -—
the 40th anniversary of a landmark Supreme
Court case”

Aja said the last time SGA sponsored a speaker
was 1993 when Jesse Jackson came to campus.

Other SGA events on schedule include:

V UK will be one of the few schools MTV will
visit as a part of their “Choose or Lose” campaign.
The event will encourage students to vote as well
as re ‘ster students. ‘

As promised in his campaign, Aja revamped
SGA’s free tutoring service.

“We’ve restructured it. The problem was that
students didn’t know much about it," Aia said.

The tutorin service will concentrate on help-
ing students in Basic level classes.

V SGAalaoconsuuctedawebpageduringthe
summer. The site will list SGA senators, then E-
mail addreas and howtheyvooedonspecificbilla.

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from some, disgust om others

By Lindsay Hendrix

Features Editor

New and familiar faces, friend-
ly and intimidating looks, helpful
and hindering 0 le.

Although tlfee rrst day of class
creates a mixture of memories, it
always reminds us that autumn is
on its way.

The old routine of waking up,
walking to campus,

uses ellow paper.”

ile its robable that this
sense of not owin anything
about the subject of t is class is
fairly common on college campus-
es, even some students who are
new to UK seemed to have every-
thin under control.

“ ’ve been to two classes, and
they were fine,” said Lindsay
Wolford, an English/art history
freshman.

 

finding the proper
building and receiving
the dreaded syllabus
seemed to run right on
schedule this year for
most students.

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“I’ve been to

“It’s better than sit-
ting around all day try-
ing to figure out some-
thing to do, like I have
been for the past three
days.”

As alwa s, it was a

“SO far, so good," two classes bit of a re ief to most
said Mary Bryant, an already and students that their first
English sophomore. “1 they were fine. classes were not much
was very Impressed I"; better than of a mental work-out.
with the instructors— 'tt' (1 But for those who
I look forward to the 5’ mg “my" are inclined to enjoy
class.” a” day trying vigorous activity, it

Although many felt tofigure out came as a bit of a dis-
their first day was a waiving to a pointment that their
success, some found do...” p ysical fitness classes

their classes lacking a
little.

were all-talk.
“Well, we didn’t do

“The professor did Lindsay Wolford anything in aerobics
not show up for the English/unborn like I thou ht we
first class of the year," fi'erhman would,” said ichelle

 

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neering junior, Chad
Adams, of his History 247 class.

“We put the 15-minute rule
into affect, signed the sheet and
left.”

And while those taking History
of Islam and Mid-East Peo les,
500-1250 A.D. got lucky, ot ers
did not.

Rebecca Dills, biolo junior,
felt the usual panic tfilit over-
wheltns manv students when
introduced to Math 109.

“(The instructor) was very fast
— my hand was cram ing in 15
minutes,” she said. “ realize I
don’t know anything at all about
algebra and I’m the only one who

tions senior who is
enrolled in an aerobic fitness class.
“I was ready to work-out.”

In addiont to the usual disap-
pointments, the new bike policy
was an unpleasant surprise for
some students.

“I tell you what oofed me up a
little bit is this new ike deal,” said
Matt Grunkemeyer, a Spanish
senior. “I was a couple of minutes
late to class.”

Grunkemeyer said he was late
because he could not find an
em ty place in the racks.

n addition to bikers, the no-
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“I get really bitter if I can’t
rollerblade where I want to,” said
Nathan McConathy, mechanical
engineerin senior.

Althoug the absence of bikers
and rollerbladers should have
made central campus less crowd—
ed, some felt more people were on

campus than had ever been.

“As if the school wasn’t crowd-
ed enough before, I think there’s
more eople here this year,” said
Sam azard, food science sopho-
more.

“Maybe it’s because we won the
championship.”

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By John Horn

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L05 ANGELFS john
Grisham, Sissy Spacek, and Neil
Jordan, the director of The (.‘rymg
(lame, may have absolutely nothi
ing in common —- except a com-
mon fascination with Oct. 11.

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relson, Nick Nolte, Richard
Dreyfuss, Bill Murray and Gena
Rowlands might be as different as
night and day, but all are focused
on Nov. 1.

Fall's movie season may be
even more competitive than sum—
mer's. Autumn films are crowded
around release dates like deer to a
salt lick, with more than [20
movies set to open between
Labor Day and Christmas.

While some movies will
chan re their premiere dates
and ee for safer ground, the g
fall season will nevertheless

   

be a blood bath. A movie
audience that has not
grown in years cannot
support so many titles,
and there are bound to be
some momentous bombs.

In the summer, studio
executives typically try to
counterprogram: When a
big action movie is debut-
ing, it makes a lot more
sense to open a children's 1
comedy or a mature drama
on the same date then
another action film.

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but wasn't swallowed by the
alien film because Phenomenon
played to a largely different audi—
ence.

In the fall, there are so many
movies, the cr)unterprogramming
philosophy can't work. Thus, on
some weekends, several movies
targeted to nearly identical demo—
graphics will be introduced.

()n Oct. 11, for example, three
action films appealing to young
males are all set to be introduced:

The Chamber, (irisham's legal

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thriller set in death row; The Long
Km (food/light, in which (ieena
Davis plays an amnesiac slowly
learning about her violent past;
and (ihoit m the Dark/mm Pairing
Michael Douglas and Val Kilmer
in a tale of lions and their hunters.
Since fall is typically the season
for more sophisticated works,
there also will be an over-
flow of films from g
quality tilmmak- é
ers. But they,
too, are
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crowded.

On Sept. 13, Dustin Hoffman
stars in American Buffli/o, the
much—delayed and highly troubled
adaptation of the David Mamet
stage play. The same weekend,
however, Allison Anders ((las

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