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Students from Lexington marched from Triangle park to the UK
campus (top). in happier days. students signal 'v' for victory in pro-
tests at Tienanmen Square in Beijing, China two weeks ago (bot-
tom).

Pitino settles in as
new UK coach.
See page 2.

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Tour of China
full of surprises

By TOM SPALDING
Editor in Chief

For Adrian and Theresa Cannon
of Hopkinsville, Ky., no news was
definitiely good news two weeks
ago.

The Cannon‘s 20-year-old daugh-
ter, Amanda, was one of 14 UK stu-
dents — including 13 from the Col-
lege of Agriculture — touring
China as part of an exchange pro-
gram with a university in China.

’nieyjusthappenedtobeinthe
middle of one of the biggest upris-
ings in China’s history. Angry stu-
dents and citizens staged hunger
strikes as part of a protest against
the existing communist govem-
ment and for a change toward de-
mocracy.

Fortunately for the UK students,
the protests did not turn ugly in
China until the day after they had
come home. Since then anywhere
from 300 to 3,000 Chinese citizens
have died as a result of clashes
with the army and President

ing Americans to get out of the
country.

But for the worried parents who
weren‘t able to contact their chil-
dren — in many cases it was six
days before they contacted each
other — it was a frightening expe-
rience.

“l'm thankful they got out when
they did," said Adrian Cannon. “I
felt it something did happen, we
would have been notified. If I
didn't hear anything everything
would be all right."

Roger and Gloria Smith of
Brooksville, Ky.. whose sons, 'I‘im,
22, and Adam, 19, were on the trip,
shared the same fears. They did
not know their children‘s condition
for overaweek.

“We were severely concerned,"
Gloria Smith said.

Most of the UK students, howev-
er, weren't worried. The media.
they said, “blew things out of pro
portion," at least while they were
there.

“I didn‘t know anything until i
called my parents . . . they told me
(the protesting) was being com—
pared to the French Revolution,"
Amanda Cannon said. “i had no
idea about it. When you looked at
the papers in China it was like

See CHINA. Page 7

Chinese
adventure
more than
protests

Editor's note. this article con-
tains the writer's thoughts and
opinions gathered after a trip to
China with 13 other UK students
duringMay.

By AMANDA CANNON
Contributing Writer

CHINA — When i got home from
my tour to China, telling friends
about all the things I saw there
seemed to take a back seat as they
bombarded me with questions
about the student protests.

My favorite question was ‘were
you scared?"

We were scared, naturally, it
was our first time in a communist
country and we weren't well-in-
formed about the student uprisings
that developed during our visit.

The purpose of the trip was not
to follow the movement in China,
Even if it was our purpose. it
wouldn‘t have been accomplished
because our group was kept far
from the turmoil.

Our main objective was to study
agricultural and cultural differ—
ences between China and the Unit~
ed States. To promote good rela»
tions between Shandong
Agricultural Universtty and the
University of Kentucky.

Those relations easily can he
dampened when situations like stu-
dent protests occur. The Chinese.
like us, want to give visitors the
best impression possible of the
country, and during student upris-
ings. this is not easilly done.

Recently. governments have sug-
gested that all foreigners leave the
city, including Americans. Fortu-
nately, we left Beijing the day be-
fore the hunger strikes began and
government troops began firing on
the protesting citizens.

Although things were a little qui-
eter while we traveled, 1 had un-
easy feelings about what we would
face each day we traveled to a new
town. Most of the time we had no
itinerary, and our tour guides did
their best to keep us in the dark,
generally ignoring our questions.

We didn‘t have to go far to find

See ADVENTURE. Page 7

Indiana Jones
returns — again.
See page 6.

2 — Kentucky Kernel, Thursday, June 8, 1989

CAMPUS NEWS

Elizabeth Moore
News Editor

Trish Harpring
Design Editor

Pitino, UK found what they were looking for

Battered program
gets stability
with new coach

By TOM SPALDING
Editor in Chief

Somewhere on the road to happiness, Rich-
ard A. Pitino and the University of Kentucky
bumped into each other last week.

Pitino, a boyish-looking basketball coach
from New York, was trying to establish
some stability in his life by getting out of the
NBA and back into college.

UK. its entire institution shamed because
of improprietiee in the basketball program,
was looking for a coach.

Both are convinced they've found what
they’re looking for.

“It‘s a historic day," UK president David
Roselle said the day Pitino was named coach
at UK, “and a happy day. A day we believe
we can safely rejoice in.“

“This was a move,“ Pitino said later,
”thathadtobemade."

Ever since The Package popped open re-
vealing 81,000 in cash in March 1988, UK has
taken an image beating that Roselle and new
Athletics Director C.M. Newton have tried
constantly to restore.

It was exhibited fully on the court, where
Kentucky stumbled to a 13-19 record and the
first losing season in 62 seasons. Later, its
coaching staff would resign under pressure.

UK’s fortunes reached an all-time low
nearly a month ago when the National Colle-
giate Athletic Association filled in the blanks
on its nearly yearlong investigation. After
finding UK guilty of two major violations,
the NCAA slammed the famed program with
a three-year probation that includes no tele-
vision coverage for one year and no post-sea-
son play for two seasons.

In addition. the NCAA declared ineligible
UK's top two players, Chris Mills and Eric
Manuel. which paved the way for more play—
ers to leave.

leRon Ellis, a t‘rfoot-il center who led
Kentucky in scoring, said he’d transfer. In a
way, his sentiments were everyone‘s.

“To be penalized that seriously for some-
thing I had nothing to do with, after all I
went through . .. is a lot to be asking of
somebody."

Sean Sutton, the son of former coach Eddie
Sutton, said was transferring yesterday.
Derrick Miller's status still isn‘t known.

The only returning starter from last sea—
son is junior Reggie Hanson.

Since it was in the neighborhood, the
NCAA decided to take away previous eam-
ings in the 1988 NCAA Tournament, as well
as two victories in that event. The Southeast-
ern Conference followed suit, stripping Ken-
tucky of its 37th conference title.

Another blow reached came in the pocket-
book. UKstandtoloseclosetotzmillionbe
cause of its penalties.

But the indirect blow UK took came in per-
ception. Pitino said a week before he signed
his contract there were always “rumblings"
about the integrity of UK basketball. It
reached new lows union the sanctions were
levied.

Sports lllmtrated testis-ed a six-page arti-

New Kentucky coach Rick Pitino promised to “overcome all obstacles" and make

UK a winner.

RICK PIT/No. .®- @

His Past

~ Five years as head coach at

Boston University

. Two years as head coach at

Providence College

- Two years as head coach for
the New York Knickerbockers

cle and cover story entitled “Kentucky’s
Shame.“ Meanwhile, such astute observers
such as Howard Cosell lamented the sad
state of Kentucky basketball, calling it an
"absolute disgrace. ”

UK was in sore need of respectability.

Enter Rick Pitino.

“He met the three criteria," Newton said.
“A coach, first of all, who had a proven re-
cordandwhopossessedtheabilitytodothe
job. Someone who understood the visibility of
thejob.theexpectationsofthejobandthe
tradition. And someone who wanted the job.

“I realized the difficulty that coach Pitino
faced in making a tough decision to leave an
wtstandingjobandreturntocollegeatare-
ducedincome,”Newtonsaid.

“It indicated to me here’s someone who
wanted the job. I thought that was impor-
tant."

Pitino mint have known that. he 36-year-
old New York native, widely regarded as the
hottestymmgcoachinAmerica,hssinhis
hanbthe thstRuppbuilt.

Pitinodoesn'tsppeartohsvethesame

His Future

~ Three years probation for UK
- No televised games for one
season

- No NCAA Tournament for
two seasons

- A lineup without Mills,
Manuel, Sutton and Ellis

"ISM MARPRIWKemel Gran“:

sort of pressure that was placed on the
shoulders of Joe 8. Hall or Eddie Sutton. He
must rebuild a tradition rather than main~
tain it, a job he relishes.

“I think it’s going to be exciting years for
Kentucky basketball," Pitino said. “And I
think it’s going to be a great challenge for all
of us to see something so rich in tradition be
brought back in the correct manner."

The wooing of Pitino to UK from New
York eased the pain and may have created a
falsesenseofsecm-ityforUKfamwhose
pride was hurt and felt the sting of punish-
ment. But with good reason.

Pitinoisthesortofcoschwhohasstepped
inbeforesndmadeawlnnerolawhiner.lle
did it at Boston University, then Providence
College

The latest magic act was performed in his
hometown with the Knickerbocker-s, per-ermi-
sl \mderachievers in the National Basketball
Association.

“You have to know who you are." he said.
“I was not happy with the lifestyle I was
lesdlr'Jolwsntedtomakesehsnge."

UK students think
both sides benefit
with young coach

By JOHN SIMON
Contributing Writer

Meat UK students feel although Kentucky
basketball will be down for a while it is far
from out, especially with one of the top bas-
ketball coaches in the country taking over.

“Rick Pitino is the most gifted coach in
the country. Period," said John Kasper-
bauer, an architecture senior. “He has the
ability to resurrect the UK basketball pro-
gram in ways similiar to Adolph Rupp."

“Rick Pitino has the ability to
resurrect UK. (He) is the
most gifted coach in the
country. Period.”

John Kasperbsuer
architecture senior

The turbulent NCAA investigation that left
UK without a coach and without much integ-
rity caused many students to worry as they
left for summer vacation.

Many students, however, feel that Pitino
willhelp cleartheair.

Sean Lehman, president of the UK Student
Government Association, is one of those stu-
dents that believes Pitino will turn things
around.

“I think that we are very lucky to get such
a good basketball coach,” Lohman said. “I
think he’ll be able to bring all the respect
backtoUK. He’llbeagreatassettotheUK
basketball team."

Julia Ward. a sophomore at UK, also
thinks that he’ll be a good coach. “He’s
young and he’s come a long way for a 36-
year-old.”

“He’s a decent man," said P. Brooks. a
marketing junior. “He took the time to check
the local school district on behalf of his chil-
dren before he committed to Lexington. He's
obviously a man with strong moral charac-
ter which is exactly what UK and its fans
are looking for," he said.

“I thought he was the best choice to turn
this corrupt team around," said Brian Par-
ker, an interior design junior.

Since Pitino’s coaching style is perhaps his
least secretive trait, speculation on UK’s fu-
ture seasons is abundent.

“I like his style of play," said Scot Cucca-
ro. a graduate student in business. “He uti-
lizes the three point shot and the
wholegamelikethat.lthinkhe'lldoagood
job ifhecan recruit," he said.

SteveBrewer.aUijior.saysthst“UK
won’tbeagoodteamthefirsttwoyears,but
they will be better in the years to come.
(Pitino)knowswhathe’sdoingsndhecan
really turn the team armmd."

StudentsusedtoUK'swinningwayssay
the Wildcats are overdue for a win.

Jennifer Anderson, a sophomore at UK
thinksthstPitinoistl'ierightguyforthejob
aM‘Mﬂhdeaihlckyrisewagain."

ForPltlno,thsyssy.theskyhthelimit.

SGA approves funding
for campus programs

By CAROLYN MAYER
Contributing Writer

The UK Student Government Association
met Tuesday night to discuss whether two
organizations would receive SGA support.

The first order of business was whether to
pass support for Campus Rape Awareness
and Sexual Harassment or CRASH Council.

The SGA unanimously agreed to ‘recognize
the University of Kentucky as a functional
and safe educational environment’ as well as
that ‘rape, acquaintance rape and sexual ha-
rassment are current and pressing issues
that face the University community.‘

“There were two reported problems with
date rape on campus and there is no stand-
ing regulation for students accused or con-
victed of date rape." said senator-at-large
Alan Putnam.

In passing the resolution. the SGA lends
support to the organization in efforts to cre-
ate and promote programs pertaining to
rape and sexual harassment.

The second order of business was to pass a
resolution starting a Computer System Re-
view Committee.

This committee would be made up of rep-
resentatives from the administration, faculty
departments, and the student body to review
and approve any decisions being made about
changes in the computing system at UK.

A proposal passed by
a unanimous vote
would force UK to get
input from students
before deciding on a
new computer system
that would be installed
on campus.

There was discussion as to whether a new
computer system would be installed at UK
and that this system would be different than
that currently uSed on campus.

The student body would have to try to
learn to use a harder system than already is
use, said Neil Greene, a UK computer con-
sultant.

The proposal, which passed by a unani-
mous vote, stated that since students are one
of the main users of the computers they
should have some input.

Kentucky Kernel, Thursday, June 8, 1989 — 3

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Senator-at-large Allan Putman (standing) spoke to members of the Student Govern-

ment at the Patterson Office Tower Tuesday.

The final order of business. brought up by
SGA President Sean Lohman, was the appro-
val of the Board of Student Body Presidents'
Constitution and Budget.

The Board of Student Body Presidents is
made up of all the state university student
body presidents. The body itself is a lobbying

Vending machines offer versatility

By ELIZABETH C. MOORE
News Editor

Beginning Aug. 1, 1989 UK students, fac-
ulty and staff will not have to worry about
having correct change or even carrying cash
for campus vending machines.

All the old Canteen vending machines will
be replaced with new ones that have dollar
bill acceptors and debit card acceptors. The
replacement should be completed by Aug. 14.

The new machines will be University
owned and UK Food Services will supervise
the operation of them. “By operating ‘in
house’ . . . we will be more responsive to the
needs of our customers . . . in terms of more
timely maintenance and in products offered
for sale in the machines," according to a
memo written by Robert Braun, Director of
Food Services.

Since the machines will have dollar bill ac-
ceptors, no change will be needed to pur-
chase items.

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A new innovation, the debit card acceptor.
will allow students, faculty and staff to oper-
ate vending machines without money. All
they to do is open a Vend-Plus account
through UK Food Services.

“It’ll be incredibily convenient," said
Richard Clark, Assistant Director for Food
Services Central Campus. about the new
Vend-Plus card.

Students can set up Vend-Plus accounts
when they sign up for their meal plans this
summer. New DinerCards and MealCards
with two magnetic stripes on the back will
be issued. One stripe is for the meal plan
and the other is for the Vend-Plus Account.
This will help to keep all moneys in both ac-
counts separate.

UK faculty and staff can obtain Vend-Plus
cards at Food Storage or the new Automatic
Deposit Machines, which will be located
around campus.

“They (faculty on staff) can get a card
with a logo, no picture and use it without set-

ting up an account," said Clark. All a user
has to do is go to the ADM and put $20 on
their card, he said.

An initial deposit of $20.00 is required to
open an account. After the initial deposit is
made, all vending machines on campus can
be accessed with the VendOPlus card.

Pepsi products will be replacing the Coke
products that are now offered. Food Services
dining areas, however, will continue to serve
Coke products. “This is the first time stu-
dents get a choice from Coke or Pepsi." said
Roger Sidney, vending manager for Food
Services. “We're really excited."

The change to Pepsi will be the only major
change. “Whatever is being offered now will
be offered by us (Food Services)," said
Clark.

Food Services will be able to offer more
than the regular selections of soft drinks.
candy and chips. They will also be offering
snacks of a more nutritional value such as
sandwiches. yogurt and nuts.

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tion of state government where and when
deemed necessary.

The budget was approved with a six cent
fee payable by the students to help cover the
expenses incured by this representative
body.

Sendek named
new assistant

By KIP BOWMAR
Section Editor

Herb Sendek. an assistant basketball
coach at Providence College since
1986, became the first assistant to join
head coach Rick Pitino‘s staff at Ken-
tucky, the university announced Tues-
day.

“Herb is a dedicated young basket—
ball coach who is well-rounded at
every phase of college coaching,“ Piti-
no said in a news release. “He is ex»
tremely well organized. and we are ex»
cited to have him as part of Kentucky
basketball. "

Sendek. 26. was hired by Pitino as a
graduate assistant at Providence in
1985, when Pitino was the head coach
there.

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Athletics Association approves budget

By K]? BOWMAR
Sports Editor

Although UK had a substantial
decline in income from mens’ bas-
ketball and football, The UK athlet-
ic budget for 1989-90 was increased
by over a million dollars.

“This budget is reflective of what
it is going to take to operate the
athletics department this year,"
said Larry Ivy, UK assistant ath-
letic director. “There will be a con-
scious effort on everyone's part to
watch spending and to see where
some cuts can be made. ”

The budget, approved by the UK
Athletics Association on June 1. to-
tals $15,971,965 for the 89-90 year. It
was a record $14,874,100 last year.

The football program revenue de-
creased 3262000 even though there
was a $1 charge added to ticket
prices. Athletic Department offi—
cals blamed a number of factors
for the decrease, including poor
weather, which may have lowered
attendance at home games. The
Athletics Board increased the oper-
ating expense for football by
$356,200.

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While the football program‘s rev-
enue decreased, the men's basket-
ball program suffered an even big-
ger economic setback. Due to
NCAA sanctions barring UK from
postseason play and live television
appearances, the estimated income
from the basketball program will
decline by $716,000. The basketball
program was granted a $271,600 op-
erating expense increase.

While both the basketball and
football programs experienced a
decline in revenue, both continued
to operate well in the black. The
football program generated a profit
of over $1 million, while the basket-
ball program garnered a profit of
nearly $750,000.

The money for the increases in
operating expenses and the in-
crease in the budget overall came
from two sources.

One was endowment income
from the blue~white fund. The blue-
white fund was established 16 or 17
years ago to fund scholarships for
student-athletes, Ivy said. “We‘ve
been fortunate in that we‘ve never
had to use the fund for schol-
arships.” Ivy said. “We’ve always
been able to pay them out of the in-
come generated. But because of
the budget this year we had to use
it (the blue-white fund) . "

The other area was blue-white
fund gifts and grants, which in-
creased by over two million.

The budget allows for a number
of increases in the program. in-
cluding a five percent across the

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board operating expense increase.
This includes an $18,000 increase
for women’s basketball to $513,975.
The non-revenue sports will have a
a budget increase of over $73,500
for the next year.

There will also be a seven per-
cent increase in salaries for staff in
the athletics department.

UK will also repay the NCAA the
money it received from the 1988
NCAA tournament. The amount of
the repayment is approximately
$400,ll)0.

The budget also allows for the
hiring of a new basketball coaching
staff and increasing the staffing of
the swim program.

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UK researchers given $3 million to study disease

By MIKE Ml}
Contributing Writer

A team of researchers from UK
were awarded a $3 million grant to
study Alzheimer‘s disease by the
National Institute on Aging. it was
announced yesterday.

Dr. William R. Marksbery, a na-
tionally recognized authority on
Alzheimer’s Disease and aging and
director of the UK Sanders-Brown
Center on Aging, will serve as the
principal investigator of the study
to examine the cause and devel-
opment of the disease.

Thecenterisoneofonly izfed-
erally designated and funded Alz-
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ters.

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UK gets
valuable
collection

By CATHERINE SALMEN
Staff Writer

The Appalachian Regional Com-
mission, a federal-state agency
dedicated to the improvement of
the quality of life in Appalachia,
has decided to move its library and
archives to the University of Ken-
tucky.

Paul Willis, UK Director of Li-
braries, announced yesterday the
addition of the chian Re-
gional Commission collection to the
UKlibrary.

According to Willis, the ARC col-
lection, along with papers and ar-
chives already in the library,
makes it quite valuable to the fac-
ultyandstudents at UK.

The collection consists of approx-
imately 10,011) books, records of re-
search and legislation, and tran-
scriptsotmeetings fromtheARC.

The collection provides an ac-
countotARCanditsroleinAppa-
lachian regional development since
its creation in 1965.

Winifred Pizzano. Federal Co—
Chairman of the ARC. said the de-
cision to donate the collection was
reached in order to make the col-
lection more available to scholars.
policymakers and leaders.

UK was selected from among
three universities that submitted
proposals to the ARC for the collec-
tion. UK was chosen to house the
collection, Pizzano said, “because
of its accessibility. commitment to
the Appalachian program, and the
strength of the library program."

UK president David Roselle
voiced the universities pledge to
ARC to provide a “secure and ac-
cessible location" for the unique
collection.

“The ARC placed it on a compet-
ive basis." said Willis. “This grant
indicates...thelibraryisonthe
move."

UK operates 15 specialized li-
brary collections on its Lexington
camptl.

tuckians each year,"
said.

According to Marksberry. the
disease affects only humans and is
the fourth-leading cause of death in
those over the age of 65.

The study’s three research pro-
jects will investigate major hypoth-

Marksbery

esee of the causes and development
of Alzheimer‘s Disease by examin-
ing tissue from diseased and nor-
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In addition to the three projects.
a major component of the study
will be the recruitment and distri-
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DIVERSIONS

Belushi’s

movie for
the dogs

By KIP BOWMAR
Section Editor

Jim Belushi
has shown a
penchant for
essentially
playing the
same charac-
ter in all mov-
ies that he ap-
pears in. Mind
you. it’s a pre-
tty good char-
acter which he

Belmhi's most recent revival of
this character happens in “K-9.”
where he shares the screen with
Jerry Lee, a drug-sniffing police
dog.

Unfortunately for Belushi, it is
the dog who really owns the
screen. And that is not meant to be
a criticism of Belushi. The dog has
an excellent stage presence, much
in the manner of Lassie or Bin-Tin-
Tin.

The dog’s incredible presence
also has a down side for the film.
The directors of the film rely on
Jerry Lee’s ability extensively and
milk his charisma for all it‘s
worth. On a few sad occasions,
they milk it for more than that.

But there is no denying the excel-
lent chemistry between Belushi
and Jerry Lee. It carries the ﬁlm
in many instances because the plot

is some-what average. These two .

characters give this movie depth.
Many of the scenes involving Belu-
shi and the dog are just hilarious.

When Belushi wrestles with
Jerry Lee on the floor of his kitch-
en, animal lovers and dog lovers
should see the film just to see the
way the dog handles himself on the
screen.

Mel Harris plays the slightly ex-
asperated love interest of Belushi
who tolerates his obsesssive police
work. She has an interesting look
about her and handles her part
well.

The story opens with Belushi on
a stake-out trying to nail the evil
drug lord played by Keven 'I‘ighe.
After he is nearly blown up and
shot to death, Belushi gets a tip
which he is convinced will help him
nail 'l‘ighe, but he needs a -
sniffmg dog to help him make the
bust

Thetwogothroughavarietyof
adventures and Jerry Lee saves
Beluhionanumberofoccasiom.

The bond between the two stays
strong to the end. One flaw is when
Belmhi tries to get emotional with
the dog. and it is not convincing.

"K4,” rated PG-lJ, is now show-
ing at North Park and South Park-
Cinemas.

Kp Bama'
Section Editor

New Indiana Jones back for summer

By K]? BOWMAR
Section Editor

Like most angst-filled movie
goers, I was apprehensive about
the new Indiana Jones film “In-
diana Jones and the Last Cru-
sade.” with Harrison Ford repris-
ing his role as the adventurous
archaeologist.

As a rule, sequels are not as
good as their predecessors. Much
less the sequel of a sequel.

All those doubts aside. “Indiana
Jones and the Last Crusade
turned out to be a good movie.

Sean Connery has been added

to play Ford’s father. His charac-
ter fits into the script well. The

scenes between the two have a
universal appeal because the au-
dience can identify with a conflict
in a fatherson relationship. Conn-
ery's acting is a real bonus and
adds an extra element to the
movie.

River Phoenix makes an ap-
pearance in the early part of the
film, portraying Ford as a teen-
ager. The immense amount of
time Phoenix has spent studying
Ford and his performances in the
other two movies is obvious. The
fruit of his labor is sewn in subtle
ways. He portrays the gestures
and mannerisms of Ford very
convincingly. Phoenix has com—
plete credibility as a young India-
na Jones.

Alison Doody stars as a cross
between a heroine and a femme
fatale. While she wasn't outstand-
ing or even good. for the that
matter, she was infinitely better
than Kate Capshaw in “The
Temple of Doom.”

The only good heroine in the se-
ries has been Karen Allen from
“Raiders of the last Ark,” the
first film in the series.

This film has a humor to it that
is all its own. For the most part,
it is not slap-stick humor, going
for cheap laughs.

In some aspects this film is ac-
tually better than the original.
For starters, the acting is better
in most places (the one exception

~duly noted). The addition of an-

other major character to play off
of Ford adds a great'deal to the
movie.

The conclusion is more dramat-
ic than in any of the films be-
cause it involves more of Ford.
Parts of it test the distance of the
leap of faith the viewer has to
make. But it does not push it too
far and makes for a good ending.

All in all “Indiana Jones and
the Last Crusade” stacks up very
well with the original film. ,And
given Hollywood’s penchant for
making sequels which rip off the
original idea, that is very rare.

“Indiana Jones and the Last
Crusade,” rated PG-l3, is now
playing at South Park Cinemas.

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