CAMPUS CHURCH CLOSING UNFAIRLY | DIALOGUE, PAGE 4 KMONDAYKENTUGKY LOUI COOL CATS SWEEP WEEKEND SERIES AGAINST SVILLE I PAGE November 10, 2003 Celebrating 32 years of Independence http: www.kylrernel.com ‘ STANDING ROOM ONLY AT LCC In need of more space, LCC is one of the state's most overcrowded schools STAFF WRITER One of the major prob- lems facing Lexington Com- munity College is a dire need for more space. LCC President Jim Ker- ley said the school is trying to come up with “creative ideas“ to meet the needs of the students. “We should continue to allow people to come to this college. It is all about the stu- dents." Kerley said. Kerley said he thinks that while LCC‘s student body continues to grow, it could have grown more this past year if not for a lack of space. Charles McGrew, Institu- tion Effectiveness and Plan- ning coordinator. said the re- sults of a 2001 LCC study showed that the square feet per student. per class ratio is the lowest in the state. At LCC there are 4.5 square feet per student, per class; the next lowest was the Kentucky Community and Technical School. with seven square feet. The state average ratio in 2001 was 13.8 square feet per student, per class. Since the study was con- ducted. LCC‘s attendance has risen from 7,793 students in 2001 to 8,639 students this fall _ an increase of almost 11 percent. “Our space needs are pretty dire." McGrew said. At one time. a new build- ing for LCC was considered atop priority for UK. but has since dropped to number five See LCC on 2 Not enough room Jotlll rosrtn I PHOTO rmron Nursing freshman Nelissa Townsend and business management major Carrie Phillips worlr on computers they have to stand to access because all the chairs are taken at LCC's Oswald Building. Expert informs public on fraud By Sanieh Shdash snrr WRITER A person on the street corner is holding up a sign that reads “Need Food.“ Does he really need food. or is he saving up money for a trip to Las Vegas? Swindling, identity theft and credit fraud are growing concerns across the United States and the world. Crime prevention officer. Bige Towery of the Lexington Police Department. spoke Sat- urday at the Successful Aging Fair at the Lexington Green Hilton to people interested in how to avoid being a victim of scams. Professionals can steal your identity or access your fi- nancial accounts in almost the blink of an eye, Towery said. All they need is a med- ical bill from your trash can. As Towery explained, one sheriff learned that the hard way To teach him a lesson af- ter he said he was nearly posi- tive identity theft couldn‘t happen to him. a professional found a medical bill in the sheriff ‘s trash and used the information to get a new so- cial security card. With it, he obtained a driver‘s license with the sheriff ’5 information but his own picture. With those two cards in hand, he was able to rent an apartment and buy a car in one day. His last stop was a jewelry store. where he bought a diamond ring. The next day, he rang the sheriff 's doorbell. “Here's an extra social se- curity card. the keys to your new apartment, the keys to your new car. and a diamond ring for your wife," the man told him. Towery said there are two simple steps everyone should take to avoid being the victim of such fraud: Call one of three national credit bureaus to have a free fraud alert put on your credit ~ and buy a crosscut shredder. “You won't be able to re- ceive instant credit approval at a department store or buy a car in one day after that.“ he said. “But it keeps someone from following your mailman around and getting your cred- it card without you ever knowing." The fraud alert means the credit bureau calls you at home to verify that you re- quested any account before it is approved, stopping frauds from obtaining instant credit in your name. Towery said phone scams are becoming a rampant con- cern as well. Norma Houston, an at- tendee at the seminar. said she tends to be gullible when it comes to such things. “I'm basically a nice per- son, so I assume everyone else is.“ she said. A telemarketer once told her he had just spo- ken with her cousin Evelyn to ease into the conversation be- fore throwing his sales pitch. “He was so smooth." she said. “I was suckered into giv- ing him the name of someone I knew before the conversa- tion was over.“ Towery said that we are accustomed to trying to be nice to people. “If someone calls to solic- it money from me. well — I‘m going to be rude,“ he said. “People like to think that something good has actually happened to them. But no body will ever call and say you've won money, and then say that you need to send them some first." The Internet has become another avenue for scam artists to hit victims. A recent scam on America Online works through pop-up win- dow that hackers can send you. An official-looking win— dow will pop up and tell you there has been an error with your account, then ask for your bank account or credit card number, whichever you have on file to pay for your In- ternet service. Towery advised people to never give information over the phone or the Internet un- less they are the ones who ini- tiated the contact. He also ad- vised college students be very cautious with their student ID cards and other information. “Be careful where you leave your purse and even what you leave in your dorm room." he said. He also ad- vised taking cash into bars or See SWINDLE on 2 I’m basically a nice person, so I assume everyone else is.” - Norma Houston, fraud prevention seminar attendee ResLife recycling campaig begins mml mm liesldencellferepresentetlveswllcelectucyclegbhe, llletheonesshownherelnllegglellallmextweeh. Residence Life sponsors awareness week; hopes students will take advantage of program By Meghan Arrell CONTRIBUTING WRITER Residence Life Recycling will sponsor a recy- cling campaign this week entitled Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Respect Week. The focus of this campaign will be to educate the UK community on reducing and reusing waste in addition to recycling, said Shane Tedder, recy- cling coordinator. Recycling is already a part of many students’ routines. In each residence hall, students can find recycling bins for their mixed paper, plastic bot- tles and aluminum cans on each floor. Bins for batteries, ink cartridges, plastic bags and cardboard are located in the basement. Tedder said a ResLife Recycling associate col- lects the contents of all the bins in their designat- ed residence hall two or three times a week. The contents are then emptied into trailers lo- cated on campus and driven to the Bluegrass Re- gional Recycling Center once they are full. Last year ResLife Recycling collected a total of 65,372 pounds of recyclable products. As of Oct. 16, the group had collected 19,862 pounds. The goal for this year is to collect and recycle 100,000 pounds, Tedder said. Some students have ideas on improving UK’s recycling program. “I think there should be more recycling bins around campus,” said Kourtnay Jones, a biotech- nical engineering freshman. If dorm residents are having problems with the recycling on their floors, they are encouraged to contact ResLife Recycling. Residents’ feedback is important to the pro- gram’s growth, Tedder said. However, some students said ResLife Recy- cling’s goals may be difficult to achieve because many people on campus ignore or abuse the recy- cling program. “1 don’t think people respect the program, they just use the bins for trash cans,” said Jessica Murray an Education freshman. “I think they are a good idea, but I don’t think people use them all the time because they are lazy,” said Austin Gadlagde an education fresh- man. Tedder challenged all UK students to “practice good stewardship and help us divert as much waste as possible from Kentucky’s landfills.” E-mail kernel@uky.edu How to recycle on campus ResLife Recycling will have a table set up Monday from 12-3 pm. in front of Whitehall Classroom Building and Thursday from 10 am-3 pm, and Friday from 10 am. to 3 pm. across from Starbucks in the Student Center ResLife Recycling will display information on the amount of trash created by students as well as the difference recycling can make for the en- vironment. 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