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Associated Press

 

Police in Iowa are holding two
Lexington men charged in Ken-
tucky with murdering a 26-year-old
UK student whose body was found
near an abandoned Fayette County
schoolhouse.

The body of Thomas Robinson. a
medical technology student whose

Audible street
signals placed
near campus

 

By Lance Williams
News Editor

 

Visually impaired and blind resi-
dents took another step toward total
independence with the installation
of audible street signals on a busy
Lexington street last week.

The devices were placed on the
crosswalk signals on both Upper
Street and South Limestone Street
near UK's main entrance. The de-
vices emit a series of beeps that al-
low blind or visually impaired indi-
viduals to tell when it is safe to
cross the street.

The installation also will benefit
many students who cross the street
every day.

“There have been some close
calls with students almost getting
hit by cars in the past. but there
have been no serious accidents."
said Jake Karens. director of the
UK Disabilities Resources Center.

“I think for the blind and visually
impaired students. it gives them the
opportunity to be able to cross the
street safely."

In the past. Karens said students
who had to cross every day usually
had to wait for help. but now they
will be able to cross on their own.

The signals were dedicated Fri-
day morning with lexington and
state officials. as well as the leaders
of the Kentucky department for the
Blind and the Blue Grass Council
of the Blind. in attendance.

The signals, which cost $500
each. have different sounds for the
two streets where the signals were
placed. This allows the people who
use the system to distinguish the
difference between the two streets.

At Friday's dedication. Lexing-
ton Mayor Pam Miller praised
Jeane Grow. director of the Blue
Grass Council of the Blind. and the
state officials who helped bring the
signals to Lexington.

”This will mean a tremendous
amount to the blind population here
in Lexington." Miller said. “Jeane
Grow represents the best of Lexing—
ton."

In addition the signal dedication.
Oct. IS was also proclaimed White
Cane Day in both Lexington and
Kentucky.

The day was named in honor of
those who have worked to improve
the living conditions for visually
impaired and blind residents in the
Commonwealth.

“It used to be that the blind com-
munity didn‘t have the opportuni-
ties that we have today." Grow
said. “We are lucky to have politi-
cal leaders who are kind to you."

The signals are the second pair
installed in Lexington. and there
are only 12 statewide. Jefferson
County has IO of the signals now.

Lexington officials are planning
to add several more signals in the
near future. Although no one was
able to give a time frame. officials
named possible kications for more
signals. Most are near UK‘s cam-
pus as well.

Plans all for signals to be placed
at the intersections of Rose Street
and Euclid Avenue. South Lime-
stone Street and Euclid Avenue.
and Main and Rose streets. In addi-
tion. Karens said UK officials hope
the signals can be placed some-
Where on Rose Street in the middle
of campus.

State and city officials spent the
past several years determining
where the best places were to place
the signals. The officials looked not
only at pedestrian now but also the
flow of traffic in the area.

Established 1894

roommate reported him missing
last Sunday, was found on the
grounds of Briar Hill Elementary
School Thursday afternoon. said
Detective Larry Etherington of the
Lexington Police Department.

Bulier Thursday. 21-year-old
Richard Clayton Staton and 19-
year-old Robert Rankin were arrest-
ed in Des Moines. Iowa. on charges
involving the use of Robinson's

Two held in Iowa in student’s death -

credit cards. driver‘s license and
car.

Lexington police swore out mur-
der warrants Thursday night against
the men. who are being held in the
Polk County Jail in Iowa pending
extradition.

After learning of Robinson's dis-
appearance. Lexington police began
tracking his credit card receipts.
The trail led authorities to Des
Moines.

Police there were told to be on
the lookout for Robinson‘s 1988
Chevrolet.

Two officers spotted the car at
about 2 am. CDT Thursday. occu-
pied by five young men.

When officers asked the men for
identification. a front-seat passen-
ger handed over Robinson's driv-
er's license and identified himself
as Thomas Robinson. police said.

 

 

By Lance Williams
News Editor

 

The presentation of a gift to
the UK library fund on Friday
was given all the fanfare of
sporting event. but one big bur-
dle remains before construction
begins on the five-story building.

A $500,000 gift from Ashland
()il broke the goal of $20 million
that had been set when the fund-
raising drive began in 1991.

The UK Pep Band was even
on hand to help announce the
520.360.372 that has been raised
in the past two years.

The focus of UK‘s fund-
raising efforts now will go to
other projects. but before con-
struction can begin on the new li-
brary. the University must get
the financial support it needs
from the General Assembly.
which meets again in January.

“I never had any questions that
we would reach the goal.“ UK
President Charles Wethington
said.

 

 

Members of the UK Pep Band hold up signs Friday showing how much has been raised in
private donations for the Central and Life Sciences Library.

Ashland Oil donates
$500,000 for 'brary

“In my mind, it was only a ques-
tion of time.“

Wethington said he does not
think the University will have a dif-
ficult time with its request for fund-
ing from the state legislature.

"Govemor (Brereton) Jones com-
mitted to us two years ago. This is a
gorxi project." Wethington said.

UK officials originally planned to
ask the General Assembly for $42
million in support for a bond sale.

That amount will be smaller by
the time the request is submitted,
Wethington said.

“I‘m sure that it will be a smaller
amount but I‘m not sure what that
will be." Wethington said.

The 5500.000 gift was presented
during the annual meeting of UK‘s
Development Council at Spindletop
Hall on Friday.

Paul Chellgren. president and
chief operating officer of Ashland
Oil and a UK trustee. was on hand
to present the donation.

“The University of Kentucky has
always had a special place in Asb-
land ()il‘s bean and pocketbook.“

TH GOOOLVIKornol Contributor

Cbellgren said.

“Ashland Oil takes pride in
its efforts to help provide quali-
ty education for all Kentucki-
ans." added Cbellgren. who said
he hoped the gift would be “sig-
nificant" to the library drive.

Wethington said receiving the
goal-topping donation from
Ashland Oil was appropriate.

“It is fitting that Ashland Oil
~— one of Kentucky‘s strongest
supporters of higher education
—— provides the gift that has
made it possible for us to reach
our initial goal." Wethington
said.

Wethington said the Universi-
ty now will focus its fund-
raising efforts elsewhere.

“We can now move onto oth»
er things. You will now find us
publicly trying to help the aun-
paign for Sanders-Brown Cen-
ter on Aging and the campaign
for (College 00 Allied Health
(Professions). as well as the
Community Colleges and the

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However. an officer noticed that
the man's eyes were brown. where-
as Robinson‘s driver’s license listed
his eye color as blue.

After funher questioning. police
in Iowa charged Staton and Rankin
with false use of financial instru-
ments for allegedly using Robin-
son‘s credit cards. with the theft of
Robinson's car and with giving
false infonnation to police.

The three other occupants of the

 

car were released after police deter-
mined they bad no knowledge of
incidents in Kentucky. police said.

Police in Lexington said Robin-
son. of Paducab. apparently was ab-
ducted from his apartment near the
UK campus.

James Curless. a Lexington de-
tective. said additional charges
could be brought once Rankin and
Staton are returned to Kentucky.

UK chancellor
in search at FSU

 

By Brian Bennett
Senior Staff Writer

A submitted resume does not
necessarily an interested
candidate make.

()r at least so says Rob-
ert Hemenway. chancellor
for the Lexington Campus. .

A Florida newspaper re-
ported Saturday that lie-
menway is one of 29 in the
search for the presidency
at Horida State University.

“All that means is
someone
me for the position and
I submitted a resumé out of counc—
sy to the person who nominated
me." Hemenway said yesterday.

“It‘s much too early to tell
whether it's even appropriate to
consider this seriously.“

Hemenway said “I don‘t really
know anything about" the position
or the search process.

He also hasn‘t had a chance to
look closely at the Tallahassee
school. he said.

Search processes are becoming

 

 

nearly an annual event for Hemen-
way. a UK chancellor since 1989.
In late July I992. he withdrew
his name from a list of four final—
ists for the new chancellor
at the University of Mis-
souri's Columbia campus.
In 1990. he was one of
four finalists for the Uni-
versity of Nebraska‘s
presidential search. from
which he also dropped
out.
Despite the number of
nominations. the Ne-

nommated HEMENWAY brash name Said he's

not looking to leave
Lexington.

“I‘m quite happy at UK." said
Hemenway. who began his career
at the University in 1966.

“I‘ve got an investment of 20
years here. It would have to be just
a very good situation for me to
want to leave that investment of 20
years."

Also involved in the FSU search
is Ronald Kurth. president of Mur-

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Nothing Spectacular
about weekend rain

 

By Erica Patterson
Assistant News Editor

 

Those who were looking forward
to the UK Sports Spectacular had
wait. as the event was postponed
Saturday because of rain.

Basketball courts were wet and
slick. making it too dangerous to
play. said Melinda Binegar. chair-
woman of the event and secretary
of the student mmpaign for the
United Way of the Bluegrass.

The Spectacular. which was
scheduled for Seaton Field. could
not be moved indoors because there
was another event inside at that
time. said Rob Warrington. co-
cbairrnan of the student campaign
for the United Way.

The event tentatively has been
moved to Nov. 6. coordinators said.
The event will be held inside the
Seaton Center at 10 am.

Binegar said registration for the
Spectacular has been re-opened.
That means students. faculty. ad-
ministration and UK employees still

Cancer center picked to study drug

 

By John R. Wicker ll
Staff Writer

UK's Lucille Parker Markey
Cancer Center has been selected by
the National Cancer Institute to take
part in the first major study of a
drug that may prevent of prostate
cancer.

The drug. finastcride. aheady has
been approved by the Food and
Drug Administration for use in pa-
tients suffering from enlarged pros-
mics.

Dr. David Wood. assistant pro-
fessor of surgery. division of urok)-
gy. and principal investigator of the
study. said finasteride reduces the
level of dihydrotestostcrone (DHT).
a male hormone that encourages the
growth of trostate cells.

 

The drug will be evaluated for its
ability to prevent prostate cancer in
healthy men.

Prostate cancer is the most com-
mon form of cancer in men and is
the second leading cause of cancer-
related death.

Almost I65.(X)0 men will be di-
agnosed with prostate cancer in the
United States in I993 and almost
35.000 men will die of the disease.

However. there usually are no
symptoms until the disease has
spread to other organs. Wood said.

"Typically. we see a middle-aged
man come in with a backache after
he's played golf over the weekend.
andwe findthatbehasbonecancer
that has spread from his prostate.“
be said.

Routine screening for men older

than 50 has increased detection of
the disease. and when caught early
the five-year survival rate of the
disease is around 70 to 80 percent
Wood said.

Treatment usually involves radia-
tion therapy or removal of the pros-
tate.

While all men older than 50 ex-
perience enlargement of the pros-
tate because of DHT. men with
very high levels of DHT show an
increased chance of developing
prostate cancer.

Men who do not produce DiiT
also mly develop prostate cancer.
And finastcn'dc has been shown to
inhibit the growth of cancerous
[lostatc cells in laboratory condi-
trons.

UK was chosen by the National

Cancer Institute because of its “ded-
ication to research. excellent track
record and our recruitment patterns
for patients to take part in the
study." Wood said.

In addition to UK. there will be
102 sites participating around the
country.

About 18.000 men will be re—
cruited for the study nationwide.
Participants must be older than 55
and in good health with no occur-
rence of prostate cancer.

Men interested in taking part may
call the cancer center's research
program at 257-5207 or the Nation-
al Cancer lnrtirure'r Cancer Infor-
mation Service at 1-W-
CANCER.

 

may apply to participate and may
pick up forms in the Students Ac-
tivities Office.

A tentative deadline for complet-
ed forms will be Nov. 3.

Even though more people may be
able to participate in the Spectacu-
lar now that it has been resched-
uled. the new date may conflict
with schedules of people who have
already registered. Binegar said.

Mike Demers. a psychology jun-
ior. and the rest of his three-on-
three basketball team may not be
able to participate because of the
new date.

Demers said he was disappointed
that Sports Spectacular was post-
poned and that if the event does
take place Nov. 0. he may not play
because there is a UK football game
at Vanderbilt that day.

So far. there are more than 40
people who will participate in the
sporting events. said Kathy Lin. co-
cbairwoman of the student cam-
paign for the United Way.

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Monday,10l18

-FREE SNEAK PREVIEW:
MStudent Center, Wors-
ham Theater, 8:00pm.. Passes
are available at Worsham Thea-
ter Information Booth

-TICKETS ON SALE!!! Tickets
for KRS-ONE and SEE-I are on
sale at TicketMaster: general
public $15. UK students $10,
and other universities $12,
CALL 257-8427

-T|CKETS ON SALE!!! Tickets
for Spotlight Jazz individual
shows are on sale at TicketMas-
fer; general public. students, fa-
culty, and administration; CALL
257-8427

-TICKETS ON SALE!!! Tickets
for Next Stage Series are on
sale at Ticketmaster: general
public. students, faculty, and ad-
ministration; CALL 257-8427
-Exhibit: Quilter's Guild of the
Bluegrass; Student Center, Ras-
deII Gallery, Monday-Friday
11:00 a.m.-5.00 pm (thrulO/27

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Tuesday, 10/19

-FREE MOVIE!!! SAB Foreign
and Classic Films present Le
Cage Aux Folles Student Cen-
ter, Center Theater, 7 00 pm.
Wednesday. 10/20

-SAB Movie: In the Line of Fire;
$2. Student Center, Worsham
Theater. 7:30 p m. CALL 257-
8867

-Co|lege of Fine Arts presents
Celebrate 75' McClintock Se-
n'es; Medical Center Auditorium,
12:00 noon, FREE
Thursday,10/21

-SAB Movie: ID the Line 91 Eire;
$2, Student Center. Worsham
Theater, 7:30 pm, CALL 257-
8867

-Women Writers Conference:
Media and Pornography." a
slide presentation/lecture by
Ann Ruso, Singletary Center for
the Arts. President's Room. 2:00
pm, CALL 257-6681

-College of Fine Arts presents
Celebrate 75: Jazz Celebration,
Singletary Center for the Arts,
Recital Hall. 800 pm, FREE

Friday,10/22

-SAB Movie: In the Line of Fire;
$2. Student Center. Worsham
Theater, 730 8110200 pm.
CALL 257-8867

-College of Fine Arts presents
Celebrate 75: Peal Gallery Se-
ries. King Library North, 12:00
noon. FREE

-Lexrngton Philharmonic Or-
chestra: Singletary Center for
the Arts. Concert Hall. 800

p m Tickets are $20. $17. $13.
310, and S7 ( free for UK stu-
dents at the SCFA and Student
Center ticket offices), CALL
233-4226

Saturday, 10/23

-SAB Movie. In the Line of Fire
$2. Student Center, Worsham
Theater, 7 30 & 10.00 pm.
CALL 257-8867

Sunday,10/24

- SAB Movte: In the Line offlg.
$2, Student Center, Worsham
Theater, 5.00 pm CALL 257-
8867

-Exhibit. An Eye Fer Antiquity:
opening receptionSingletary
Center for the Arts. UK Art Mu-
seum, 2:00 pm . FREE, CALL
257-5716 ( thru 12/23)

Exhibit: Russian Icons: Single-
tary Center for the Arts, UK Art
Museum. Tuesday-Sunday
12:00-5:00 pm, FREE. CALL
257-5716 (thru 12/23 )

College of Fine Arts presents
Celebrate 75: Concord Trio. Sin-
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Monday, 10/18

-Catholic Newman Center Daily
Mass Services: 320 Rose Lane,
1210 p m, CALL 255-8566
-Aikido Classes: Alumni Gym
Loft, 8:00 pm. CALL 269-4305

Tuesday, 10/19
-Cosmopolitan Club Meeting:
Student Center. Rm, 231- A.

7 30 pm

-PRSSA ( Public Relations Stu-
dent Society of America) Meet-
ing Grehan Building, Maggie
Rm. 7:00 pm. CALL 255-8975

Wednesday, 10/20
Symposium Series: ML. King
Cultural Center, 12:00 noon
-Holy Communion: St Augus-
tine‘s Chapel. 12:00 & 5:30
pm. CALL 254-3726

-Student Government Senate
Meeting: Classroom Building,
Rm. 212. 7:30 pm.

-Aikido Classes: Alumni Gym
Loft, 8 00 pm, CALL 269-4305
-Fitness and Weight Training
Clinic sponsored by Campus

Recreation. Sign up Rm. 145
Seaton Center. Cost is 81 cash,

Seaton Center Conditioning
Rm . 7:30-10:00 pm. All UK
and LCC students, faculty, staff
welcome

Thursday, 10/21
-Catho|ic Newman Center: Stu-
dent Night ( CN2), 320 Rose
Lane. 7 30 p m., CALL 255-
8567

-KRS-ONE Lecture: Student
Center, Grand Ballroom. 8.00 /
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Weekend Mass Services:
320 Rose Lane, 6:00 pm.
CALL 255-8566

Sunday, 10/24

-Catho|ic Newman Center
Weekend Mass Services:
320 Rose Lane, 9:00 81 11:30
am. 5:00 & 8:30 pm, CALL
255-8566

Holy Communion: St Augus-
tine's Chapel, 10:30 am. 81
5:30 pm, CALL 254-3726
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US. pilot held in Somalia
returns to Ft. Campbell

 

By Karin Miller
Associated Press

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky.
Army helicopter pilot Michael Du-
rant was glad to be home yesterday
after his return from captivity in So-
malia and even had a good word for
Army chow.

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days and might be back in the cock-
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Durant spoke briefly to television
news crews yesterday at Blanch-
field Army Community Hospital.

“1 would just like to thank all the
American people for all their fan-
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His room was decorated only
with an American flag and a stack
of T-shirts he had received from
admirers.

Durant‘s leg was raised above
the bed in traction and he had a
low-grade fever. But the hospital's
acting commander, Lt. Col. Tom
Hardy, said the soldier was in good
humor.

“I asked him about the food last
night and he said he would never
say anything bad about Army food
again, after having eaten with the
Somalis." Hardy said. “I thought
that was a good comment. He en-
joyed his spaghetti and meatballs
and seemed to be in good spirits."

Durant‘s wife. Lorrie, spent the
night at the hospital and Durant‘s
l4-month-old son and parents visit-
ed yesterday moming. officials
said.

Hardy told reporters it appeared
that Durant suffered no significant
mental trauma during his ll—day
captivity.

“He is not an ordinary soldier."
Hardy said. “He comes from a unit
trained to cope with this kind of
problem.“

Durant. 32, is a chief wanant of-
ficer with the 160th Special Opera-
tions Aviation Regiment (Air—
borne). an elite unit that gained
fame and the nickname “Night
Stalkers“ for low-level night-flying
operations. lts motto is “Night
Stalkers Don‘t Quit.“

Durant was flown back to Fort
(hmpbell on Saturday from a US.
military hospital in Germany.
where he was placed in a back
brace to help his broken lower ver-
tebra heal, his broken left cheek-
bone was set and shrapnel wounds
were examined.

Peace rally a part
of Aidid’s plan
to change image

 

By Paul Alexander
Associated Press

 

MOGADISHU. Somalia —
About 1,000 Somalis turned out for
a peace demonstration yesterday as
pan of a campaign by Gen. Mo-
hamed Farrah Aidid to change his
warlord image.

Some chanted “Down with the
UN!" and “Down with Clinton!"
but most of the people seemed con-
tent to listen to speakers and sing
along to a lilting, traditional poem.

Aidid did not attend the rally. But
top officials of his Somalia Nation-
al Alliance told the crowd they
want peace and blamed the United
Nations for the conflict that has
racked southern Mogadishu since
early June.

The United Nations has blamed
Aidid for deadly ambushes and
mine attacks on its forces, saying he
started the fighting to shore up his
once-sagging support.

The attacks have driven divisions
into the multinational peacekeeping
force in Somalia and led to changes
in the force‘s policies, while raising
Aidid‘s stature among many in his
clan as a wronged freedom-fighter.

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Team asserts itself in tough
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By Brett Dawson
Staff Writer

 

A funny thing happened on the
way to the Alabama-Florida re-
match in this year‘s Southeastern
Conference Championship game.

UK affirrned its position as a
contender by cruising past LSU 35-
17 on a wet Saturday night that saw
Florida fall to Auburn and Alabama
tie Tennessee.

OK. if the season ended today.
the Tide still would be facing Flori-
da but the Gators certainly have a
pack of Wildcats breathing down
their necks in the SEC East.

The Cats are the new kids on the
SEC contenders‘ block. but if the
pressure is getting to them. you‘d
never guess by listening to titem
talk about it.

“The most fun in all of football is
to be in the hunt." UK coach Bill
Curry said.

“We feel confident that we're in
the race right now." tight end Terry
Samuels said. “We have a chance.

Wehave a good chance to' have a
posrtive outcome.“

“It feels good (to be in the race)."
fullback Danton Hood said. “It real-
ly feels good with Tennessee tying
Alabama. We wish Tennessee
would‘ve gotten heat. but with
I~Torida losing. it helps Us out a lit-
tle bil.

"We hold our own destiny.
though. We're not worried about
anybody else.“

UK quarterback Pookie Jones
said the fact that skeptics thought
the Cats couldn‘t compete in the
SEC only sweetens the deal.

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“It feels good because people
didn't think we were going to be
able to do it," Jones said. “This
team is just so much more improved
over last year.

“Our attitude is so much differ-
ent. and we knew what we were ca-
pable of doing. I think now we're
starting to show it. People are stan-
ing to open their eyes up. Kentucky
is a real team."

LSU coach Curley Hallrnan and
his team had their eyes opened by a
UK offense that pounded out 210
yards rushing (106 of them by true
freshman Moe Williams) and a de-
fense that stifled the Tigers. at least
until the game was no longer in
doubt.

Jones was excellent in his deci~
sion-making for the second straight
week. His smartest decisions were
handoffs to Williams. who was
spectacular all night in breaking
tackles and blasting through holes
en route to his second lOO-yard
rushing effort of the season.

UK put together two sparkling
scoring drives in the second quarter,
then scored on two of its first three
possessions in the third to go up 28-
3 and erase any doubt that the Cats
could play when they are actually
supposed to win.

The UK team gave the game ball
to defensive coordinator Mike
Archer. LSU‘s head coach from
1987 to ‘90. Curry was pleased with
Archer‘s unit with the exception of
two second-half touchdowns after
UK took the big lead.

“Our defense performed very
well until we had the game in
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IN YOUR FACE: LSU’s James Gillyard's face meets UK quarter-
back Pookie Jones’ hand in Saturday‘s game.

had one of those lapses. and it start-
ed to get close." '

That. though. was one negative in
a sea of positives from the (‘ats‘
performance on Saturday.

Curry had promised all week to
get Santuels more involved in the
offense. and he did just that. The
senior tight end was UK's leading
receiver with four catches for SI
yards. including a 19-yard TI) catch
that gave the (‘ats a lead they would
never relinquish.

The UK offense was more diverse
titan any game this season. lnclud~
ing Samuels. Jones hit eight differ-
ent receivers.

Among those were Randy Wyatt.
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EYE OPENER: UK’s Antonio O'Ferral (5) and Wesley Jackson (52) watch after a fumble.

Fans finally taste success

   

Eric Mosolgo
Kernel Columnist

 
 

For the true UK football fans. a
loyal trtxrp who for years have wit-
nessed every conceivable type of
adversity a football team can face.
this season must be sweet.

When Saturday‘s football slate
was complete. a look at the Sondr-
eastem Conference‘s East Division
standings (Florida 4.]. UK 3-1.
Tennessee 3‘1-1) may have left
some wondering if they were caught
in a time warp.

You see. more titan a decade has
passed since the football Wildcats
have seriously challenged other
SEC teams for supremacy. The
1977 UK team finished with an un-
blemished conference mark but was
ineligible for the bowl parade be-
cause of NCAA sanctions.

Sixteen years is a long wait. In
I977. the freshmen now on this
campus may have still been in dia-
pers. Luke Skywalker and Chew-
bacca were the toast of the town.

For goodness sake. John Travolta
was the heartthrob of a nation and
‘"‘Grcase was the word that you
heard.

Now. for the first time since
I977, the Wildcats have strung to-
gether three consecutive victories
against SEC competition. That B-
word, rarely mentioned in this state.
is likely to be nominated as word of

_thedayinthenearfuture.

Represematives front the Citrus.
Independence and Sugar bowls
were at Commonwealth Stadium

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Saturday night

A scout from the Sugar Bowl 7

To simply mention the words UK
and Sugar Bowl in the same sen-
tence would have been considered
grounds for insanity before this sea-
son.

While it probably would be fool-
ish to make reservations in New 0r-
leans for New Year‘s Day. UK fans
should be advised to prepare to go
bowling somewhere.

The new bowl alliance basically
guarantees bowl bids to the top five
finishers in the SEC . Though not set
in stone. the basic format of the alli-
ance sends the SEC champ to the
Sugar Bowl and the runner—up to
the (‘itrus Bowl.

The third. fourth. and fifth place
teams most likely would participate
in the Gator. Peach and Sunshine
bowls. respectively.

Question: When was the last time
a UK squad competed in a bowl
other than the Hall of Fame Bowl?

If you answered either 1976 or
the Travolta Era. give yourself a
point. An estimated 25.000 UK fans
made the voyage to the Peach Bowl
that year to witness the Wildcats‘
21-0 victory over North Carolina.

Could this be I976 revisited? A
look at the standings suggests there
is a good chance it could be.

If any postseason escapade is to
be experienced this year. the (‘ats
must not let history repeat itself. Af-
ter six games last season. the team's
record stood at 4-2. The current
record is, of course. 4-2.

The Wildcat faithful hope the
similarities with the I992 squad end

there. Asked how it felt to be in the
bowl chase. strong safety Marcus
Jenkins responded with cautious op-
timism.

“It feels good. but I know (UK's
next opponent) Georgia doesn‘t
care too much about that. People
say we‘re a lock for a bowl. but I
don't look at it that way." Jenkins
said.

“If we beat Georgia. that will be
the turning point because we were
4-2 last year and you know what
happened.“

The dilapidated unit from Baton
Rouge continues to conjure up
memories of the Bad News Bears.
The misery index in Louisiana must
be significantly above the national
average.

In the micess of taming the Ti-
gers. the Wildcats unveiled perhaps
their most varied offensive show-
case of the season. The rapidly im—
proving shotgun attack coupled
with the Stack-I led to 21 points in
the first 18 minutes of the second
half.

UK coach Bill Curry said the key
to Saturday night‘s perfonnance
was the tumover ratio. UK did not
commit a tumover while the Tigers
threw one interception and lost two
fumbles.

Curry. a coach who has known
both success and failure. is delight-
ed to be back in the bowl chase.

“The most fun in all of football is
to be in the hunt." he said.

And in the hunt they are.

Staff Writer Eric Mosolgo is a
civil engineering graduate student

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