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This campus is full of
things that you can
make odds on if you
are the betting type
of person. The hard
part may be finding
someone to take the
bet in the first place.
I have a weird feeling
that bookies are
widely scattered here
in Lexington. maybe
except on game days!

4 of 5 — Louisville gets
beat by UK in their
Pizza Bowl (Papa
John's Stadium for
you out‘of-towners)

l in 15 - Odds that you
can find a ‘social' girl
that has, or has a
friend so close that
they call each other
sisters, with larger
breasts than God
gave her.

i in 10 - The new
president of the
University will be
able to fundraise like
Wethington did while
in office.

i in 3 - Odds that a car
that passes you has
Eminem turned up
very loud in their car.

l in 6 - Odds that a car
passing you has Dave
Mathew's Band
turned up very loud
in their car.

i in 4 - Odds that the car

The Cell leaves
much to be desired

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August 25, 2000

 

Professor creates
civil rights bridge

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Building bridges: UK professor Garry Bibbs builds a bridge memorial to

faces

UK professor Garry Bibbs,
pictured below, built this
structure as a bridge to
honor the 22 Inductees at
the Kentucky Civil Rights
Hall of Fame ceremony July
18 at the Louisville Gardens.
Bibbs said he took on the
project to show people what
each inductee personally

represents.

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Johnson
elected to
hall of fame

By Ashley York
IssTsiiiu tars tiiiioii

()ne of l‘K‘s most memorable civil rights leaders entered
the (‘ivil Rights Hall of Fame at the loth anniversary celebra
tion of the Kentucky (‘omniission on Human Rights ceremony
in July.

()l‘the 23 people notiiinated. the late Lyman T. Johnson. who
fought to desegregate the l'niversity iii Ill-til. was commemorat
ed for his accomplisliineiits.

The excitement iii Lauretta Byars voice when asked about
Johnson's induction provides enough inspiration to encourage
those who don't know of his astounding accomplishments to re
search his contributions to the l'niversity. as well as coniempo
rary America,

"I was extremely pleased that Lyman was selected for the
work that he did." said Byars. vice chancellor for Minority Af
fairs, Even though what he did opened the doors to higher edu
cation for African .-\mericans at I'K, his impact was not ‘iust at
UK. but for the entire commonwealthf

liven though I’iyars didn't work directly with Johnson. her
relationship with him was built upon something that many
knew him for tiis compassion and genuine concern for stu
dents.

Byars said that even though Johnson's health deteriorated
significantly as he got older. he returned every year. without
fail. to the Black Student l'nion banquet.

"He was so frail and could hardly walk because of aithritis.

recognize Kentuckians who were important in the Civil Rights Movement

but the reason he came is because the students recognized him.
He said it made liitn feel so good that students accelerated in
school." Byars said, “He loyed to come and hear what students
were doing."

Regardless of ailing health. Byars said Johnson always
showed up.

"He always had a message. no matter how frail he was. His

with Eminem playing
loudly is a low riding
Civic, lntegra or
Echpse.

By Jennifer Sibenaller said.
{éfigfimggnfii‘g' ‘ " The Bridge of Fame is cur-

retitly located in [K storage until
.1 permanent home is found. Bibbs
said he is satisfied with its loca-
tion because he can add the names

Bridges represent movement.
transportation and perhaps even
change,

3 in 5 - Ratio of girls to
guys on campus, and
most of us are not
good looking!

With all this in mind. I'K Pro
fessor (tarry Bibbs built a bridge
that he said represents how 22

of new inductees to his sculp-

llll't'.

Bibbs cattle

UK in

mind was: always sliarp,‘ she said
Byrirs said Johnson‘s name provides a positive image in
most people's minds. however not for the most obvious reasons.

Ki‘llltlt‘klalTS htlllfllfl l'ilfH‘KS “\Vt'l" 199” U) “1301] Sculpture.

”He wasn't as interested iii taking classes as he was chal»
come obstacles and led them to a Ten years later. hp has

lenging the system.” she said of Johnson‘s fight for desegrega-

4 in S - Odds that you
are going to go out
tonight.

8 in 9 — Odds that you
are not in the major
you started or that
you will switch yours.

Sin 6 - Odds that a
freshman will regret
something they do
over the weekend.

50 in l - Odds that UK
will reach the Final
Four this year.

20 in 2 - Odds that all
incoming freshmen
will return next
semester.

100 in l - Odds that
there will be no
construction on
campus next
semester.

No scientific means were
used to gather this
data. Margin of error
+/- 99 percent.

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Bibbs‘s Bridge of Fame was
revealed July 18 at the 40th an-
niversary celebration of the Ken-
tucky Cotiiinission on Human
Rights at The (lardens in
Louisville.

This 34 by 12 foot structure
recognizes the 32 inductees of the

Kentucky (‘ivil Rights Hall of

Fame who have performed out
standing deeds for civil rights.
The bridge holds a mural-
sized picture of each inductee on
large wooden slots.
Lyman T. Johnson. who

fought for the desegregation of
I‘K. is recognized on the Bridge of

Fame. Johnson sued l'K for ad»
mission in 1948. At the time. black
students were enrolled at the [hi
versity. btit were taught at a dif-
ferent location than white stu-
dents.

(,)thcr famous faces found on
the bridge include (‘ivil Rights ac-
tivist Anne Brade and the Direc-
tor of Louisville Metropolitan
Housing Coalition Suzy Post.

Bibbs said the project was a
way for him to honor the iii-
ductees.

"I adopted the project. My ob
jective was to find a way to spirir
tually and aesthetically give peo~
ple reference to the idea of what
each inductee represents." Bibbs

distinguished himself as
a director of graduate

studies.

In addition to his
work at the ['niversi-
ty. Bibbs was chosen to
serve on the Planning
Committee (‘ommission

on Human Rights.

The commission is

made up of SO

members

who handle cases of civil in»
justice. (‘urrently the come
mission uses its 82.1 million
budget to take on BOO cases of
discrimination a year.

 

Who: UK Professor Garry

Bibbs

When: Unveiled July 18

Where: The Louisville Gar-

dens

What: Bibbs designed the
bridge memorial that recog-
nized 22 Kentuckians for their

efforts in the Civil Rights
Movement. Each Kentucky

Civil Rights Hall of Fame in-
ductee was honored in the
bridge with a mural-size pic-

ture.

 

 

tioti.

Johnson's struggle for equal rights at [K began in 1948 and
became a landmark in I'K‘s history when the [‘niversity de-
segregated in 1949 after Johnson refuted the idea of the Day
Law. which stated that blacks and whites could not be educat-

‘ed in the same facility.
‘ They could. however be enrolled in the. L'niversity. but they

I had to be educated at a different location.

Byars said Johnson‘s ideologies derived to desegregate L'K
because he felt that as a tax-paying citizen he too should be al.
lowed to attend the same classes as white students.

"He thought it was wrong that he couldn't go here." she said.
It was his moral convictionI

What Byars said was a reason to challenge legalized segre.
gation turned out to be one ofl'K‘s greatest feats.

"Johnson wanted a fight and he got it." Byars said.

In W18 Johnson decided to apply to l'K. He was accepted.
but would have had to take his classes at Kentucky State Uni
versity. where faculty would commute several days out of the
week to instruct the predominately black university. He took
the case to court in 1948 where he filed a discrimination suit
against L'K and won.

Bv the summer of 1949. so black students sat in UK class-
rooms for the first time in graduate and professional programs.
Several years later iti I934. the undergraduate programs at UK
became integrated.

Even though Johnson enabled blacks to attend classes at
l'K. he decided to take another route He attended classes at L'K
for a short while before be discontinued his education at UK. He
later finished his master's degree at the Ifniversity of Michigan
and taught history at Louisville Central High School. In 197.9.
L'K awarded Johnson an honorary degree to commend his ef-
forts,

Byars' explanation of Johnson's story provides an intrigu-
ing wish of her‘s: that everyone could have known Johnson for
his trite sincerity. will and determination to desegregate L'K.

On-line associate degrees available for students

Log on: Getting an associate's degree
can be as easy as clicking a mouse

By Ashley York

Asusrm NEWS tori—69

Sandy Adams said she
doesn't fit the description
of a typical college student.

"I am 42 years old.
have three teenage sons.
and I stay busy with them.
The other thing is that I
don‘t fit the description of a
regular college student."
Adams said.

She‘s in luck.

Now. Adams doesn‘t
have to drive to campus.

look for parking and be in
class by a certain time. All
she has to do is log on to
the l'niversity at her cone
venience.

“The Virtual l'niversi
ty eliminates sitting iii a
classroom with people half
your age." Adams said.
“Another advantage is that
if a local college doesn‘t of-
fer a course. then you can
do it on line anytime of the
day."

Since Kentucky (‘om-
niiinity and Technical Col-

lege System lK(‘T(‘Si and
Kentucky Virtual l'nivcrsi-
ty (KYVL‘) ventured togethe
er. Adams. along with 2000
other students can obtain
degrees.

()n-line courses are not
new to UK. but the partner-
ship between K(‘T(‘S atid
KYVL’ allows virtual stu-
dents to have more choices
on line.

Sue Patrick. director of
marketing for KY\'I'. said
that this online program is
the first in the state to offer
a complete associate de-
gree. This fall the program
offered over 130 courses
that lead to master and doc
toral degrees. as well as six

entire master‘s programs
for Morehead State Univer—
sity.

The courses are taught
via the Internet by a facul-
ty derived from 22 of Ken:
tucky's colleges and um-
versities.

“This online program
is a brand new program
that's exceeded our expec-
tations. We enrolled over
300 in the program." she
said. “We had to close en-
rollment last week for the
fall because all classes were
full."

Patrick attributes the
success of the program to
the convenience the Inter-
net offers,

"The program appeals
to nontraditional stu-
dents." Patrick said. "(‘on-
venience is why they chose
online courses."

Mary Beth Susman.
CEO of the Virtual l'niver
sity. said the online cours-
es offer a quality education
to those who chose to sit at
a computer. instead of in a
classrmm.

"K(‘T(‘S is a leader iti
online learning. and this
complete associates degree
available anywhere. aiiv
time marks one of the most
advanced concepts for de
livering full degree pro-
grams in a studentfriendly
fashion." Susmaii said

It is a fashion certainly
more suited for working
mothers like Adams.

"It's a great idea. I have
recommended it to several
of my friends."

Who: KCTCS and KYVU
What: ieo courses that
lead toward associate. bache-
lor, master or doctoral de-

li“! Wm.

When: Registration for this
semester is over because al
classes are ful.

Where: mkyvuorg or
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