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Final problems

. How to stay
f awake

During this last week of
school, finals can
take a toll on all
students.

December 14, l998

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Late nights in the library
and 8 a.m. finals for
what seem like days
on end can cause
some to question the
ethics behind school
administrators.

But have no fear, Vivarin
is here! It is a great
way to gut it out
through this week in
my opinion. Here are
some 0&As.
according to Vivarin’s
home page.

0. Are there any side
effects to taking
Vivarin?

A Vivarin is safe as
directed. Do not.
though, consume
other caffeinated
products because too
much caffeine may
produce side effects
such as nervousness,
restlessness,
irritability and rapid
heartbeat.

0: How long do the
effects last?

A: Effects can be felt
between 10 and 30
minutes.

it is recommended that
there should be at
least a three- to
four-hour gap
between doses to
avoid any side
effects.

0: Is Vivarin a drug?
And, is it addictive?

A: Yes, Vivarin is an
over-the-counter
drug. it's only active
ingredient is caffeine,
which is the only
FDA-approved
alertness aid for non
prescription use. No,
Vivarin is not
addictive when used
as directed and in
moderation.

But Vivarin's active
ingredient is caffeine.
Studies have shown
that after a tolerance
for caffeine has been
developed within the
body, certain
individuals may
experience some
symptoms if they
stop ingesting it,
including headaches,
fatigue and
grumpiness.

0: Do candy bars,
chocolate or
caffeinated soda
provide the same
effects as Vivarin?

A: Each 12 oz. can of
caffeinated soda
contains between 35
and 52 mg of
caffeine. Vivarin
equals about two
cups of coffee.
Compared with
Vivarin's 200 mg of
caffeine, caffeinated
soda's and
chocolate's stimulus
is much less.

- Source:
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A finals tip

Try this in class:

As soon as the instructor
hands you the exam.
eat it.

-Ron Norton

Tomorrow's
weather

as
5,6 3.5

Sunny for finals. Isn't
that ironic?
Kentucky
Kernel

VOL. M04 lSSUE 376
ESTABLISHED IN 1892
INDEPENDENT SINCE I971

News tips!

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A look back at the year ’5
most memorable stories

News and then some: Presidential scandal, a space flight
and a national championship have defined campus, country

ou might be reading this hav-
ingjust finished your last final.
filling in bubble sheet after
bubble sheet.

()r you might have yet to take your
first final.

Whatever the case may be. it's not go-
ing to be easy to forget the semester that's
been. Some of you may be graduating
now. others later.

But this is the last time that we‘ll
have the opportunity to feel together as
the student body at the University of Ken-
tucky. The next time you pick up the Ker-
nel. it will be 1999.

i know it‘s been an eventful semester.
Heck. we've spent most of our time cover-
ing the eventful things that go on during
the semester. and we know that you‘ve
read about them.

But do you truly know just how

many things you‘ve done this semester?

How much have you learned in your
classes? How many papers have you writ-
ten about subject material you knew
nothing about before taking the appropri-
ate class? How many different viewpoints
have you come to agree with?

How many different people have you
met this semester? How many friends
from different cultures. race-s or parts of
the state have you met?

How many people who you didn‘t
think you could stand wound up being
some of your best friends?

in addition to all of that. we “ill all
never forget some of the things that have
happened this year.

We'll never forget the excttciiioiit
that was “Air Raid ‘98." and the bowl
game that is to come,

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Former SGA president Melanie Cruz led a student protest in front ol Patterson Office Tower last fall, but the
outcome seemed predetermined, as the Council on Postsecondary Education passed the 22 percent increase.

Increase takes effect

Cruz, Rice look at tuition formulas set by
benchmark universities around the country

(This story ran in the Jan. 27.
[.998 edition ofthe Kernel.)

By Mat Herron

NEWS ED'IO‘?

The word "formula" might
as well be Latin to UK‘S bench»
mark institutions when setting
tuition costs.

Officials from the Student
Government Association spent
the last two and a half months
l:alling universities such as Indi-
ana-Bloomington. North Caroli-
na-Chapel Hill and Tennessee-
Knoxville to find out how each
school sets tuition rates and de-
termines increases.

The data showed that UK‘s
method is a tad unorthodox.

“It strikes me as rather odd
that we're the only state among
our benchmarks that uses a
formula to set tuition. and it
definitely is iggests a serious

look at the tuition policies and
consideration of some changes
is in order." said Joe Schuler.
executive director of Academic
Affairs for SGA.

Schuler anti academic af-
fairs chairperson Lindsay Mc—
Neil has been collecting this in-
formation since the Council on
Post Secondary Education ap-
proved the 22 percent increase
in October. Most universities.
SGA officials have found. have
their board of trustees or their
presidents set the rates. or re-
view the Higher Education
Price Index and Consumer Price
Index and set rates accordingly.

UK. on the other hand. looks
at the tuitions these universities
charge. compare that with the
state‘s per capita income and tie-
cide on a happy medium be-
tween the two. Schuler said.

"It's important to not only
look at what the benchmarks

are charging but how they ar-
rive at that number." he said.

The only other states that
had similar tuition setups were
Tennessee and Ohio.

The tuition increase
brought much protest from stu-
dents at UK and the University
of Louisville. the two doctoral
institutions in the state. because
officials say it unfairly burdens
students who attend these
schools. a majority of which use
some form of financial aid.

SGA President Melanie
Cruz said the council agreed
the increase was excessive, but
they didn‘t know the ramifica-
tions of a 3 percent cap across
the board. another proposal un’
der consideration. , ..

"t The council) said ‘f‘his is
the way it's been done. we
shouldn’t change unless we
know what the final results
would be." Cruz said.

Cruz said she supports a
system where tuition increases
go through a chain of com
mand. such as the chancellor to
the president to the board of
Trustees.

 

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Authorities say Clore,

20, was drunk at time

of accident; used fake ID to buy beer at bar

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EDITOR "I CHIEF

He has a big smile. a big
laugh.

And for the rest of the stu-
dents who knew 20-year-old
Chad Alan Clore. his death will
leave a big hole in their lives.

“Very easy to get along
with,“ “outspoken.“ and “bold-
1y honest" were phrases his
friends used to characterize
Clore. a marketing sophomore
who died of injuries after being
hit by a train the morning of
Nov. 6 behind 1301 W. Man St.

Clore wandered onto the
train tracks after leaving the
home of James Haney Jr. A
blood-alcohol test showed that
Clore was legally drunk. Po-
lice have ruled Clore's death
an accident.

His death shocked one of
Clore‘s best friends Nathan
Salyers. an accounting junior

at UK.

“It didn't really sink until
(yesterday).“ said Salyers. who
was a pallbearer at the funeral
yesterday at Burlington Bap-
tist Church.

Both the funeral and visi~
tation were filed with acquain-
tances. friends and family
members who came to pay
their respects.

“There was just tones of

people. they couldn‘t fit any-
one in the church." he said.
“The line was constantly out
the door for the visitation.“

Knowing Clore's personal-
ity. no wonder.

“He made friends every-
where they he went." Salyers
said. “If any of his friends were
in trouble. he was always there
to help them out, he just al-
ways had everyone‘s back.“

From the time Salyers and
Clore were in grade school in
Union. the two were “practi-

cally inseparable." he said.

In high school. “we were to
gether everyday; he went on va—
cations with my family.“ said
Salyers. who lived in the triple
crown neighborhood in Union
where Clore's family lived.

At Ryle High School. Clore.
the Hoosiers fan who spent
most of his early years in the
gym, made an unforgettable
impression on his teachers.

Especially to Martha Dug
gins. a family and consumer
sciences teacher at Ryle. who
has known Clore since he was
born.

“Chad was very friendly.
he was very much a partici-
pant." said Duggins. who teach-
es with Clore‘s father. Ken. “He
had an enthusiasm that was
contagious.“

She knew him so well, at
times. it felt like here was
some psychic connection be-
tween them.

“Because Chad and I had
such a long background. he
knew how I was going to react
sometimes before I did." Dug»
gins said.

 

District deemed H-l zone

By Jessica Coy
NEWS EDITOR

Months of planning. re-
search public hearings and de-
bate over the proposed Ayles-
ford Neighborhood district
zoning overlay culminated in
the Urban County Council's 8-
3 decision in favor of H-l.

The proposal. approved by
the Fayette County Planning
Commission. was bounded by
Euclid Avenue. Rose Street.
Rodes Avenue. Clay Avenue.
Main Street and Old E. Vine.

But several owners of
property in this area were con-
cerned that the H-1 zone over~
lay would negatively impact
their investments.

These concerned owners
hired lawyers. who worked
with the members of the neigh-

borhood association. to come
up with a modified district
that would benefit everyone
involved.

The compromise. which
eliminates all properties to the
west of Rose Street and the
Woodland Triangle Business
district. was the proposal that
ultimately won the city coun-
cil's vote.

Bill Lear. an attorney for
several property owners who
were opposed to the original
H-l zone overlay. said the com-
promise has more support
from the people who will be af-
fected by it than the original
proposal did.

"The time was not right
for the original proposal. It did
not have the backing of the
people who live in the area."
Lear said. “This compromise

has the support of more than
50 percent of the people who
will be affected by the zone
change.“

At the meeting. Lexington
Mayor Pam Miller asked those
in favor of the compromise to
stand. Only 15 out of more
than 75 people were left sitting.

That may have been a sign
that the Aylesford Neighbor-
hood Association was in favor
of the compromise. but when
people started approaching the
microphone. a different im~
pression formed.

“Many people living in
this his area have the prover-
bial gun to their heads because
while many of us don't want to
cut out the areas outlined in
the compromise. we feel we
have no choice." said Joan
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UK goes
dry
after
student
deaths

After two high-
profile alcohol-relat-
ed deaths at MIT
and LSU last fall,
UK officials exam-
ined the existing al-

cohol policy on
campus and in
April, announced

that UK would go
dry as of July 1,
1998.

The new "three
strikes and you‘re

out" policy,
banned alcohol in
social fraternity

houses, and intensi-
fied the enforce-
ment in residence
halls and other ar-
eas on campus.

Many students
cried foul this fall
because of the tail-
gating that contin-
ued at Common-
wealth Stadium,
saying the Universi.
ty should enforce
the dry policy for
non-UK students
who are on campus
as well

Off campus. the
number of alcohol-
related citations
and noise violations
shot up dramatical-
ly in the first month
students were back
in school.

Residents in
surrounding neigh-
borhoods, particu-
larly the Aylesford
district, com-
plained about the

Campus turned upside down after death

The wreck that rocked the
campus and beyond took place
on a rural road in Pulaski
County on Sunday, Nov. 15.

Starting center Jason Watts
was legally drunk at the time
his pickup flipped over, killing
teammate Artie Steinmetz, 19,
and EKU student Christopher
Scott Brock, 21. and leaving
Watts with a severe laceration
in his arm

The deaths prompted ath-
letics officials to institute a new
policy regarding student-ath-

found guilty, will be kicked off
the team and lose his or her
scholarship.

A police investigation
found that Watts, Steinmetz
and Brock were at Jim Haney’s
home on Leestown Road before
they went on a hunting trip.
Haney, whose home adjoins the
bar, became the subject of an
investigation by the state Alco-
hol Beverage Control Board,
Lexington and Pulaski County
police. UK oflicials and the
NCAA.

Last week, Haney was
served with summonses to ap-
pear in Fayette District Court

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http://www.kvkernel.com

Fire
death
sparks
debate
on
dorms

A dorm fire that
claimed the life of a
student at Murray
State University in
October gave new
meaning to the
phrase “safe place."

After it was dis-
covered there was
no sprinklers in the
dorm where the stu-
dent lived, state gov
ernment officials
are now looking
into the possibility
of outfitting the
state's universities
with sprinklers in
the dorms.

UK, even though
it was well within
the state law man-
dating sprinklers in

residences taller
than four floors, de-
cided to begin

 

putting sprinklers in
all dorms during the
next few years.

FILE PHOTOS

 

later this month on misde-
meanor charges of serving after
hours and serving alcohol to
minors.

UK and the NCAA had
been investigating the $8,000 in
gambling debts Haney claimed
in a 1997 bankruptcy filing, but
later dropped that investiga-
tion.

Watts, who campus offi-
cials have said might return to
UK next semester, will appear
before a judge in Pulaski
County Thursday for two
counts of second-degree
manslaughter and one count of
drunken driving.

 

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noise that came rested for DUI is suspended
along with off—cam. pending an investigation, and if
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Students furious with a resolution to limit the number of occupants who can
live in a single-dwelling housing unit marched to the Lexington Urban County Gov-
ernment Center last month and watched the (7in (‘ouncil kill the proposed ordi-

nance it. its early stages.

“The students put the pressure on and look what happened," said George

Brown, lst District councilman.

The fervor arose over a recommendation made by the city neighborhood plan-
ning commissmn to prohibit more than three unrelated adults from living together

in a single dwelling.

“There's so many housing units in Lexmgton that contain enough space for
more than three people," said undeclared freshman Beth Kennedy. who protested at
the government center. “It's ridiculous to say that only three unrelated people can

live in one household."

7. Getting on board

There are three students to each on of these.
but they are the lifeblood of UK.

They handle everything from planting flow-
ers and clearing campus when it snows to pro
gramming computers and conducting research.
They are UK staff members.

More than 8,000 staff members work in var-
ied fields here at UK, but until this summer.
there was never a staff representative on the UK
Board of Trustees.

That all changed July 24 when Russ
Williams, A Human Resource Development se-
nior training specialist was elected to the board

Williams' appointment came as the long
awaited result of the work of UK‘s staff.

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5. Right, the second time

, 5'7. ._ , The Student Government Association took two tries to elect the
' president, as it held elections twice last spring after 0ffic1als contested
the results of the first.

A claim filed against candidate Nate Brown alleged that Brown
campaigned in a campaign-free zone at the Student Center. SGA offi-
cials also cited as well as six discrepanctes. including poll booth irreg-
ularities and also constitutional irregularities. The decision says the
SGA Senate voted on election dates and times five weeks before the
election instead of the required eight weeks.

After the election, Brown and SGA created an Election Board of
Claims to oversee any complaints of constitutional problems with the
freshman elections. The only problem: The board was appointed right
in the middle of freshman elections.

SGA then began an investigation of Brown’s alleged improper
nomination of Matt Andersen to the E—Board.

The committee began interviewing people based on their involve-
ment in the issue and chose people directly involved in the decision to
nominate Andersen without his approval, or those who were directly
affected by the outcome.

 

 

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8. Pizza, please

UK granted exclusive rights to Papa John's
Pizza, enabling students to use the PLUS Account
to purchase pizzas. Last April, UK Food Services
conducted an informal survey of 220 students
that showed Papa John's to be the favorite. re-
ceiving 44 percent ofthe vote. The other pizzas in
the bidding war included Pizza Hut, Domino's
and Mad Mushroom.

Domino's appealed the decision to George De-
Bin, the Vice president for Fiscal Affairs. saying
the evaluating committee did not follow the point
system used and did not think about the commis~
sion offered to UK when making the question-
naire, Domino's was granted a temporary re‘
straining order in Fayette Circuit Court.

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9. College transfer

Thirteen of the state's 15 community colleges
are no longer under UK's control as of July 1.

The Kentucky Community and Technical
College System gradually assumed control over
the colleges and technical schools beginning in
January of 1998, and completed the transition
this past summer.

Before consolidation under the system, the
schools were under the Work Force Development
Cabinet. Lexington Community College and Glas-
gow Community College were the only two to re-
main in the UK system because they are located
on UK property. The system of community and
technical colleges creates, in effect, one large,
widespread state university

6.

The William T. Young Library finally opened its doors
to the public on Friday, April 3, after more than a year of
delays and anticipation.

The library was originally scheduled to open in
spring 1997, but the date was pushed back repeatedly be-
cause of construction delays, lack of coordination and in-
ability to get proper funding.

Once students did walk through the doors, the words
they used to describe the new 858-million library was
“awesome."

The library is 365,000 square feet and has 39 miles of
compact shelf space. It has a ISO-seat lecture room, a cafe
overlooking the lawn, 4,000 carols wired for lntemet connec-
tion, private rooms students can use, and a computer lab.

Administrators
will not be raising
rates but will use
money in an “emer-
gency slush fund” to
pay for the renova-
tions.

Other universi-
ty presidents are
asking the state to
pay for sprinkler
systems in their
dormitories.

Governor Paul
Patton has publicly
stated he does not
support spending
government funds
on residential mat-
ters, and UK admin-
istrators support his
opinion.

 

 

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Cracking the spine

10. Health and wellness

Graduate students rallied for free health care
coverage from UK to replace a policy they said was
inadequate and expensive. The University Senate
Council approved a policy that provides 100 per-
cent of individual health care coverage to all full-
time teaching assistants, research assistants, grad-
uate assistants, target opportunity research assis-
tants and fellows.

A large problem that faces graduate students
who work full-time for UK is that they agree not to
work for another employer -— one that might pro
vide health care —«- when they sign their contracts.

Graduate students are also concerned about
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party that you shouldn't count your chickens
until they hatch. That somebody was the vot-
ing population. Democrats not only held their
own. they made up ground in both the House
and Senate. The designs on impeachment that
the Republicans might have taken a hit.

As the Speaker of the House, many Repub-
licans turned to Gingrich for answers to their
questions: Why wasn‘t the Republican Party
able to pick up more seats in Congress?

Why were there bickering factions within
the party? Gingrich resigned from Congress
immediately after the GOP‘s poor showing.

The new speaker, Bob Livingston (R-La.).
faces an uphill battle in the attempt to bring
Clinton to impeachment. Hearings were
scheduled throughout the week to come.

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They started as small tropical waves that
were barely noticeable on the radar screen.
But they grew to storms of unbelievable
strength.

Hurricane Mitch ravaged parts of Central
America. killing thousands of people and
causing economic damage that will last well
into the next century.

Hurricane Georges, though not as pow-
erful. still wreaked havoc in Haiti and the
Dominican Republic. killing dozens of peo-
ple.

All in all, the hurricane season of 1998
was a very active one. one which lived up to
the expectations of meteorological experts
who predicted such a situation. The same ex-
perts are calling for a more intense season in
1999. Stay tuned.

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Starting on Jan. 17. with his emphatic denial. "I
did not have sexual relations with that woman.
Miss Lewinsky; I never asked anyone to lie." the
last year has been devoted to a continual investiga
tion of the president's public as well as private life.

Independent Counsel Ken Starr has spent over
$40 million of taxpayer money to investigate the
president. Following his emphatic denial. Starr
spent the next nine months subpoenaing witnesses.
gathering evidence. and engaging in legal battles
with White House lawyers regarding certain pieces
of key evidence.

After a relatively slow summer. the nation was
shocked when President Clinton appeared on na.
tional television on Aug. 17 and admitted to the
country that. indeed. he had an “improper relation-

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ton‘s videotaped testimony showed a president that.
indeed. he gave answers that were "legally accu-
rate." but did not volunteer information that was
critical to the investigation.

The public‘s response was one of almost indif-
ference. Public opinion polls shifted dramatically
from January to December with an overwhelming
majority of Americans now believing that (‘linton
should receive punishment no worse than an offi-
cial censure.

With the full report having been delivered to
Congress in October. and impeachment inquiry
hearings currently taking place. this story will be
one that effects the American people well into the
next year. and possibly beyond.

7. Matthew Shepard

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From record-breaking heat in Texas to record
drought in most of the Southeast. well. it was a
rough summer for most. The Lone Star State suf-
fered economic losses into the billions because of
the 40-something straight days of lOO—degree heat
that most of the state endured. Cattle had to be sold
off months ahead of time because there was nothing
left to feed them. Citizens had to conserve water be
cause the scorching sun was baking the reserves
dry.

Its effects weren't limited to Texas.

Fruit farmers in Michigan had to deal with
some of the worst quality crops in decades because
of the extreme heat and lack of rainfall.

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lions of dollars.

The tinderbox that was Florida in May turned
into a raging inferno in June and July. causing
wildfires to break out in a region usually known for
its abundant rainfall.

Here in Kentucky. water shortages were de-
clared when the state went more than a month with-
out a measurable amount of rainfall anywhere.

Now. experts are predicting one of the worst
winters on record. espeCially for residents of the
Midwest. So far. the mild. dry pattern has continued
into the late-fall. with dozens of record high temper
atures occurring in the last couple of weeks.

Whatever is on the way. one things for sure:
Mother Nature can sure pack a punch.

college-age individuals as reason for an in
creased vigilance in so~callcd “hate crimes."
Shepard's funeral brought thousands of
mourners as well as dozens of anti-gay pro»
testers. who chose Shepard's funeral as the
place where they unveiled banners reading
“Fear God. not fags "

9. Embassy bombings

Kenya and Tanzania are two foreign
countries that the l'nited States never had
any diplomatic problems with. So it was espe-
cially shocking to learn that on Aug. 7. bombs
had gone off at the US embassies in Nairobi.
Kenya, and Dar es Salaam. Tanzania, More
than 250 people died. including 12 Americans.

Attention quickly turned to Islamic ter-
rorist groups. whom the CIA suspected were
behind the bombings. (in Aug. 20. the United
States responded with swift air strikes
against suspected military targets in Sudan
and Afghanistan. killing some 30 people and
destroying many buildings the CIA suspected
were being used for terrorist intelligence rea
sons. President (‘linton vowed that he would
do everything in his power to bring those re-
sponsible to justice

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More than 30 years removed from his
original expedition into the wild frontier also
known as space. John Glenn returned to
space aboard the space shuttle Discovery.
Glenn went into space for either a) to take
part in research projects about the effects of
aging in space. or b) to create a world of pub-
licity surrounding the NASA program. and to
generate good PR for an organization general-
ly lacking in good PR.

Critics argued that placing Glenn on the
space shuttle was unfair to the dozens of as-
tronauts who were more qualified than Glenn
did. But millions of senior citizens across the
country cheered him on. as Glenn proved that
it's not how old you are. it‘s how old you feel.
Apparently. Glenn didn‘t feel very old: The
mission was hailed as a huge success.

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In a continuation of a seven-year game of
“He said. she said." Saddam Hussein once
again served as an obstruction to I'nited Na-
tions weapons inspectors. either not allowing
them to view sites. simply refusing them ac-
cess. or insisting that certain parts of docu-
ments be omitted before the United Nations
be allowed to see them.

After one episode in November. the Unit-
ed States had enough.

Troops and planes from all over the coun-
try moved into the Persian Gulf as attempts at
diplotnatic solutions to the problem continued
to fail.

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