xt7n8p5vb386 https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7n8p5vb386/data/mets.xml The Kentucky Kernel Kentucky -- Lexington The Kentucky Kernel 2003-04-11 Earlier Titles: Idea of University of Kentucky, The State College Cadet newspapers English Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. The Kentucky Kernel The Kentucky Kernel, April 11, 2003 text The Kentucky Kernel, April 11, 2003 2003 2003-04-11 2020 true xt7n8p5vb386 section xt7n8p5vb386 Local literary journal specializes in unpublished authors | PRIDAYKENTUCKY pril n, 2003 Celebrating 31 years of independence WHY IS ROY WILLIAMS SMILING? WELL WHY WOULDN'T HE Supreme Court upholds 56 election Decision: Court rules 4-1 that discrepancy in vote tallies would not have affected the election outcome By Paul Lelghtty snrr wanna- The Student Government Supreme Court last night up— held the results of last week‘s election. despite arguments from election officials that all or part of the election should be overturned. The decision was 4-1, with Justice Brian Hopper dissenting. The court met in the College of Law court- room after a discrepancy of 171 votes in the election re- sults gave rise to suspicion of voter fraud or errors in how voting was recorded. Eric Mills, the election in- vestigator. argued in favor of a new election in races where the discrepancy may have af- fected the outcome. WAR IN Braphus Kaalund and Holly Harris argued on be half of several candidates that all election results be upheld. Hopper said to explain his vote, “I’m dissenting more in the fact that it's time SG started covering their asses." and avoiding election problems. In explaining the majori- ty opinion, Chief Justice Phillip Wheeler said: “There’s just as much of a likelihood that this will hap- IRAQ pen next election. If we over- turn this election. we'll be just as much obligated to overturn the next election." Wheeler said there would be discrepancies in every fu ture election, and that no member of the court suspect- ed fraud was the cause of the 171—vote discrepancy. Kellen Baker. Board of Elections chairman. said he agreed with neither the court‘s decision nor the elec- tion investigator's argument. Baker had filed four election ~ -.._ nae violation claims on behalf of the board that argued in fa- vor of holding a new election for all offices. Claims included charged that candidates did not have access to an uptodate copy of the constitution. and that vice presidentelect Matt Rippetoe was not qualified to run. Baker arrived in the courtroom to testify with Mills. but said he refused to testify after seeing that Mills did not plan to argue the claims that were filed on the By Sherri ELI"!!! CONTRIBUTING WRITER This Sunday. to the races. Keeneland mission to the track. “Staff Day break," said interning Keeneland. teachers and staff." must ployees ployee ID. many UK employees will be off Race Track is holding its first Staff Day and offering faculty and staff free ad- gives teachers and staff a day to get away and have a Christa McAlpin a student at UK with “Its a day to honor To receive free admis- sion all university em- enter through the Grandstand East Gate with an em- board's behalf. “I couldn’t stay for the court out of the fact that I expected to pre- sent a case on the whole elec- tion being redone.“ he said. Mills said he argued what he understood to be the con- sensus opinion of the Board of Supervision. which was that a new elecrion should be held only in some races. “I don't know how they can live with themselves knowing that there were races that were so close," Bak- er said of the court's decision. Keeneland offers UK employees free day at track been a huge McAlpin said. Last fall. close to 1,000 students from Kentucky and all over the United States visited the track on College day. This year College Day is scheduled for Friday, April 18. All students must pre- sent valid college identifi- cation cards and enter through the Grandstand East Gate to receive free admission to the track. Kentucky Thorough- bred Association has teamed up with Keeneland this year and will give away $10,000 in scholarships, $1.000 given to a lucky student at the track after each race. Keeneland gates open at 11 am, and the first success. The first 250 staff members entering the gate also receive a pro- gram of the races and events of the day and tickets for seats in the grand stands. The two major races this Sunday include the Commonwealth Breeders' Cup Stakes and the Jenny Wiley Stakes. This is the first Staff Day at Keeneland. but College Days have always ASSOCIATED my; race starts at 1:15 pm. The innocent Localcllildreawatchalrtttshlteyal Marineoutonpatrol Thursdayialasra. seuthernlraq. Basra has seen several days of civil disor- mtmmummunmemm.mmmmmummmm«trinity. Kurds sweep northern Iraq; Bush addresses Iraqi people Andthey'reefl... Race days are Wednesday through Sunday. General ad- mission is S3.00. For more information on tickets or races at Keeneland visit www.Keeneland.com or core tactracingelteenelandcom assocurtomss . Opposition forces crum- bled in northern Iraq on Thursday as US. and Kur- dish troops seized oil-rich Kirkuk without a fight and held a second city within their grasp. U.S. comman- ders said signs pointed to a last stand by Iraqis in Sad- dam’s birthplace of Tikrit. Despite the gains, one Marine was killed and 22 in- jured in a seven-hour battle in the Iraqi capital. Four more were wounded in a sui— cide bombing. “Baghdad’s still an ugly place,” said Maj. Gen. Gene Renuart. Widespread looting per- sisted 24 hours after the city celebrated the regime’s fall. Striking anew at the regime leadership, coalition aircrafi dropped six satellite guided bombs on a building where Saddam’s half-broth- er, Barzan Ibrahim Hasan al- Tikriti, was believed to be. The half brother once headed the Iraqi intelligence service, and the building in Ar Ramadi, 60 miles west of Baghdad, had served as an intelligence service opera- tions site, said Marine Maj. Brad Bartelt, a spokesman See WAR on 2 ASSOCIATED PRESS SARS case reported in Florida workplace ATLANTA # Federal officials said Thursday the new respiratory virus that began in Asia may have spread for the first time in a workplace in the United States. Dr. Julie Gerberding. head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. said a suspected SARS virus patient who became ill after traveling to Asia may have infected a co-worker in Florida. Gerberding said she was very concerned about the pos- sible spread of the disease and said the Florida case is being investigated. Gerberding and Florida officials declined to name the location. Until now. severe acute respiratory syndrome has ap- peared to spread only to family members or health workers Women share stories of Balkan War shared the same route. which led to the United States. Grahavoic. who was ex- pecting her first child when the war began, said that in- Remember: Student project brings women together to reflect on terror in former Yugoslavia, U.S. action By Derek Poore STAFF WRITER War came as a surprise to Mirjana Antic during the conflict in the former Yu- goslavia. and she was forced to live in fear. Antic and two others — Julija Bozich and Dzevada Grahovic — shared vivid personal stories of the war in the Balkans Thursday in the WT. Young Library “Women in War: Stories of Survival“ was organized by Aumaine Mott as a part of her Gaines Center fellow- ship. Mott, a Russian and East European studies junior. said she was asked to do some- thing “community based“ as a part of her junior jury pro- ject for the Center. Mott looked to her close friends and the stories they had to tell. The three women told their chronicles of destruc- tion. religious prejudice. and ethnic cleansing and refugee camps, many times with tears welling up in their eyes. “While we were walking, we had to watch where we were stepping because there were a lot of bombs hidden under the leaves.“ said Bozich. who was 9 years old at the time of the war. She came to the United States in 1996. when she was 16. stead of her first childbirth being a joyful experience, it was hell. “All I could hear was grenades exploding.” she said. “Being in labor at that point wasn’t important at all. Saving someone's life was more important.“ Grahovic's family was forced to flee their homes. and refugee camps were iso- lated and overcrowded. “60,000 people in the middle of nowhere." she said of the camps. “Each family was with a few bags of food and clothes.“ Grahovic eventually fled to Germany, and the other two eventually sought peace elsewhere as well. All three During the war. many were angry because (former Yugoslavia) was not aided sooner. Antic said. “Most people were upset because Bosnia was part of Europe." Antic said. Scenes of celebration in Baghdad this week praised by the three women. “It's so nice to see free- dom in Iraq after three weeks,“ Bozich said. adding that she wished it hadn't tak- en four years for the United States to rescue her country. but that she is thankful. “So many years later I will never forget." Grahovic said with tears in her eyes. “I'll never forget that I lost the best years of my life." 1‘ I health workers SARS." Gerberding said. who have had close contact with an infected person. So far. a dozen people -~ nine family members and three had been infected in that manner. The test of the 166 suspected cases in this country involve people who were infected while traveling in Asia. In Florida. the possible spread was found during the health department's routine investigation of one worker's contacts. The health investigators discovered a coworker who had a respiratory illness and placed that person on the list of suspected SARS cases. “It is far too early to know if any of these workers have But just in case, she said the CDC will post new gum- ance regarding SARS for schools and the workplace. “We are asking people to contact their clinician if they have any kind of unusual illness." she said. Since the World Health Organization announced a World“ ide alert last month about the emergence of SARS, the I'mted States has implemented infection control policia in hospitals and among households of suspected cam. A SARS case outside close contacts could cause health he Student NewSpaper at the University of Kentucky. Lexington ' t D SeeSARSonz 2 | FRIDAY, APRlL 11, 2003 I KENTUCKY KERNEL Two students with disabilities to receive Carol Adelstein Award 8y April R. Stevenson ~'«:<."~1M:'1R I'wo 1'l\' students v1 111 be presented w1t11 the Carol Adel \11‘ 1: Award this alternixm in 1ecognition of their outstanding with-\einents This award honors students with disabilities .1 ho exi‘t'l academically and sm‘ially. Sarah Newman and Robert "Sam“ West will both be re- ‘.\:11‘tlt*il with 51.0011 at the award presentation. This will be the 111111 year this award has been presented by i'K's Disability Resource (‘enter "1 was shocked. grateful. surprised; it‘s kind ot hard to put 111 words." West said. “I .1111 may honored. I don't use my disability as 911 advantage 1 take it 111 stride and don't let ' stand 111 my way " West graduated in 195181 from Ballard High \ bowl in the ll 11» 1 peiu nt of 111s (lass and is lllt ntl_\ woikmg on ;ltdue degree program 1:1 11 liltllldt s 1111111e1o1s in met 11 1111c; 11 engi :xeermg and a masters 111 business adminis- tration West has a vision impairment and is legally blind. Newman is a graduate student in the Masters Rehabilitation Program. with a bach- elors from the I'niversity of Louisville. and she was honored last year as the "Disabled .\lun111i of the Year" by 1' of L. While 111 Louisville. she worked with disabled children. and she currently works with the Symptom .\1 111: 1ge ment and Palliat w e (Iare Program at Newman the Markey t ancer ( enter. The award is named after the wife of former UK professor 311111.114 Adelstein Mrs. Adelstein raised a family and worked though she used a wheelchair because of polio T his aw '11d is a p1etty big honor.“ said Newman who has a spinal 11101 d injury. Disability or not people should be in spired to follow Mrs. Adelsteins example To have them believe 111 me like that means a lot to me. The presentation will be held today at 3:30 pm. in room 206 of the Student Center. ‘This awaId represents leadership. involvement in ex- tracurricular activities. academic achievements.‘ said Jacob Karnes. director of the Disability Resource Center. To nominate someone for this award. call Karnes at 257- 2754 or email him at jkarnesru ukyedu. public health containment ef- forts have failed." she said. “But we‘re not seeing that at this time.“ Also on Thursday: two teams of doctors reported in officials to consider stronger a medical journal finding a measures for controlling the newly discovered version of disease. but Gerberding said the coronavirus. a bug that the Florida transmission has- ordinarily causes common n't been proven yet. colds. in a total of 27 people “When we see an unex- believed to have SARS. The plained case pop up in a work supports the scientific school or workplace that's case that this virus causes when we are concerned the the disease. SARS Continued from page i Continued from page i for the US. Central Com- mand in the Persian Gulf. it was not known immediately whether al-Tikriti was hit. Increasingly, the US. military focus was away from the capital. Kurdish troops set off celebrations in Kirkuk when they moved in. and there Were hopes that Iraqis would surrender in Mosul. another northern city. on Friday. Nearly 100 miles to the north of Baghdad. U.S. com- manders said Tikrit was the likely site of a last stand by Iraqi forces if there is to be one. Iraqi defenders were believed to have moved there from other parts of the country. U.S.-led fighters and bombers also hit Iraqi posi- tions near the border with Syria. where special forces were trying to prevent regime loyalists from slip- ping out of Iraq and to keep fighters from entering. An American plane beamed taped addresses by President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair to Iraqis. “Your nation will soon be free," Bush said while Arabic subtitles scrolled across the screen. “The regime of Saddam Hussein is being removed from power and a long era of fear and cruelty is ending.“ While Bush, Blair and their commanders talked of a new life for Iraqis, Sad- dam’s whereabouts re- mained unknown and there were fresh reminders that the war was not over. In northern Iraq. Lt. Col. Robert Waltemeyer. commander of a special forces unit. said troops would enter the city of Mo sul “in a matter of hours or days." Gen. Babakir Zebari, a Kurdish commander. said remnants of Saddam’s Baath party and Iraqi mili- tary commanders in Mosul had offered to surrender on condition that the U.S.-led bombing stopped and they received amnesty. Defense Secretary Don- ald H. Rumsfeld said some of the Iraqi forces inside the city had stacked their weapons in accordance with US. surrender demands. Waltemeyer said the US. military would meet with representatives from Mosul on Friday morning in an at- tempt to negotiate a surren- der, although he said, “I‘m not here to make deals." Kurdish forces. which have battled Saddam for years, triggered celebrations in Kirkuk when they reached the city. an ances- tral home and gateway to Iraq's northern oilfields. In a scene reminiscent of downtown Baghdad Wednesday. joyous residents toppled a statue of Saddam. then stomped it and hit it with their shoes — a serious insult in the Arab world. “USA" was spraypainted on the base of the statue. Local residents cheered the passing Kurdish forces and pelted them with roses. Hours later. a suicide blast injured four Marines shortly after dark in down— town Baghdad. No further details were available. Your nation will soon be free. The regime of Saddam Hussein is being removed from power...” — President George Bush, during a television address to the Iraqi people Local journal puts students in limelight Imaginative literature: Limestone magazine focuses on aspiring writers in the Bluegrass area By Robbie Clarli ASSISTANI SCENE EDITOR A biannual literary journal is now available showcasing UK. national and international talent. Limestone magazine. though not exclusively re- stricted to local flair. tries to promote new writers in the Bluegrass. said Emily Biggs. an editor-in~chief of Limestone and UK graduate student. “We want this to be a UK journal." she said. “and give beginning writers a venue for their writing." The periodical features not only writing, such as poetry and fiction. but black and white photogra- phy and artwork. Biggs said that the ma- jority of the artists in this issue of Limestone have never had their work print- ed. which is a factor the edi- tors look for. “We have a preference for unpublished writers." Biggs said. During the process of selecting which art will be included in each issue of Limestone, editors and read- ers must sift through more than 3.000 submissions. De- ciding which compositions to publish is a “democratic process” and nobody at Limestone has a final say in the selection process, Biggs said. Limestone magazine has been published under its current name since 1976. Before then it was known as Stylus. “It’s nice to be a part of the continuity.” Biggs said. One of the reasons Limestone has endured is because of the committed volunteers who contribute to the production. The era ation of the periodical is completely volunteer." Big- gs said. “‘It 5 just a bunch of people who enjoy writing and the process.“ she said. This is the first year. however. that Limestone of~ fers a paid undergraduate internship position. Applications for the job are available on the 12th floor of the Patterson Office Tower. Copies of this edition of Limestone are available at local bookstores and will be sold April 14 _ 17 in front of the Student Center. They cost $6. Considering this issue of Limestone. Biggs said she was happy to work with this caliber of talent. “It's nice to get some of these people on their way up," she said. “I hope this will be an encouragement to aspiring writers in the area." Your name in print Limestone magazine is cur- rently taking submissions for 7 the fall 2003 edition of the pe- .' riodical. Deadline is April 30. _ Poetry : writers should Iim- _. it poetry submissions to five or less Fiction: submissions should g. be no longer than 15 pages. doublespaced. 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Jim Boeheim. who coaching legend, had compiled an impressive coaching re- or be?" a new Hum sume. but also lacked the supreme cre- eqacy at sroiiiswmiiiiii dential. North ‘ Don't feel sorry for him because of the Carolina, unwanted media attention he received during the Final Four week- where he end as a result of Matt Doherty‘s resignation at North Carolina. 59"“ as an With North Carolina pursuing the former Tar Heel assistant. assistant Williams refused to do the obvious —~ say he wasn't interested in the "M9" 9“" Chapel Hill job in order to rid himself and his team of the distraction. Smith. (”"9" The truth is, Kansas may have been distracted. but the Jayhawks coaches 3'9 lost because Syracuse couldn't miss in the second half and KU couldn‘t waiting for keep up. Or catch up. Williams’ Roy's history of getting out-coached in big games had more to do UECISIOII with his sixth loss in eight games at the Final Four than all the specula- before tion of his next stop. deciding to Don‘t feel sorry for him because of his shaky relationship with stay put or Kansas Athletic Director A1 Bohl ~ who was disposed of Wednesday A. seek a either. Bohl alleges Williams got the AD fired because of their personal position at differences. While Williams has denied asking for Bohl‘s dismissal. Kansas or Kansas knew any chance of retaining Williams may have hinged on North his relationship with the athletic department. Carolina. So while his athletic director is out of a job. Williams gets to Choose between Kansas and North Carolina — two of the three win- ningest programs in the history of college basketball. Poor Roy. Not only will Williams get to choose between his two dream jobs (and surely get a huge raise either way), but he gets to be the center of the basketball universe for at least this weekend. And his decision is sure to affect almost a dozen other coaches. If Williams doesn't move to UNC (and I doubt he rejects the Tar Heels a second time. He can't tell his mentor, Dean Smith. no) then the Tar Heels’ second choice would likely be former Tar Heel and for- mer Kansas coach Larry Brown, who is currently with the Philadel- phia 76ers. If Brown took the job. UK coach Tubby Smith would be on Philly‘s short list of candidates. Smith has a good relationship with the Sixers' FILE PHOTO KENTUCKY KERNEI. lFRIDAY, APRILII, 2003 l 3 I i \ “II I #l'flgk”, (lite ‘ esort .7371 fgke Crossing Luxury Apartments 859-543-0341 0 Computer Cate - 24 hr. Fitness Center - Roman Tubs FREE APPLICATION FEE WITH THIS AD. 'TME 3E5" DfAl IN TOWN! 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North Carolina is trying to sway Williams from Kansas, and UK may have to find a replacement for Smith if he gets the NBA bug. And Kansas and Kentucky could end up fighting over the same applicants. Bill Self, a former Kansas assistant, is happy at Illinois but wants a pre— mier job. UK, UCLA, Kansas and Carolina would be on his list. And Tom Crean left an impressive preliminary impression on UK when his Marquette Golden Eagles thumped the Cats out of the tournament in the Elite Eight. His name, along with Self and Gonzaga’s Mark Few would cer- — Townhouses 3395 Spangler Drive is accepting applications for Waiting List 1 & 2 Bedroom Townhomes under its Income—Based Program (30% of income) THE FOLLOWING SCREENING CRITERIA IS REQUIRED 1) Excellent Credit—no unpaid debts or collections 2) Satisfactory Rental Reference 3) Clear Criminal Background Check CALL (859) 272-2496 BY APPOINTMENT ONLY EHO tainly come up should either job open up. But it all depends on Roy Williams. 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W36“.- lNDURQElNlQM SG court decision mirrors last year's farcical elections Last night, Student Governments Supreme Court proved once again that an SG election can’t go by without the process being turned into a mockery of democracy. The court voted 4-1 to uphold last week’s elec- tion, even though a huge discrepancy was found among the voting totals. The number of votes registered at the polls and the number of voters who were double-checked by poll workers was off by 171 votes. While this didn’t necessarily matter in the presidential election -— even if president-elect Rachel Watts had forfeited 171 votes to runner-up David Hutchinson. she would have still won the election — every senate race could have been af- fected by the discrepancy In fact. in some elec— tions. the winner’s margin of victory was less than five votes. SG election investigator Eric Mills said that either poll workers didn’t properly record which students were voting, or the machines were bro- ken into and the extra votes cast that way. The fact that poll workers messed up, or that the polls were possibly broken into, raises a cloud of sus- picion against the integrity of the entire election. If the polls were indeed broken into, and it wasn’t worker error, who’s to say that a number of the votes cast couldn’t have been altered from one candidate to another? Of course, it seems like SG can’t hold an elec- tion without some kind of controversy ensuing. It’s the same show, with an all new season: Stu- dent Government Election Mishaps 2003. Stu- dents were shocked last year as polls were closed, hundreds of students were denied their chance to vote and dozens of election violation claims were brought against incumbent Tim Robinson, who won the presidency by less than 50 votes. How can students have any faith in next year’s SG Senate, since the entire election was botched? To restore integrity to SG, the Supreme Court should have voted to have another election. It seems like SG can’t hold an election without some kind of controversy ensuing.” Celebrities should admit they were wrong The thought of .laneane Garafalo ,ii'osti‘ating herself before the feet of George W. Bush ‘nakes the sadist in :ne giddy. If the posterchild for the Hollywood anti-War ‘ :xuntrust has any my tei'est in keeping her wirl. that fantasy :1: become reality Before the war began a tnere three - wens ago. ( iarafalo made the rounds on - i- . :iltle news shows. boring the nation - :tl: net predictions of catastrophe in I: it; I'll at least salute her for defending in :' position in the face of educated come ::.r i‘ii'llill\ in live debate. unlike the ma- .muzx or her cronies who are very new ll iabbing the president and mak r..: infantile statements in front of any Niht‘l"! they can find. then disappearing ’n :..;.rl a rurtain with their Oscar. i; one of her appearances. (Iarafalo M «ed us all with her prophetic Wis» explaining that Iraqi civilians mile? welcome US troops in their Hill ()‘Reilly proposed a hypo ‘ e‘ . «l o enario to (larafalo. asking how ti :eut if ii!» marines marched into it ._ .lui, .ind throngs of Iraqi civilians .. ;. wen celebrating with our troops. tl.e American flag and praising "er-(ls (kirafalo promised that if Josh Sullivan immanent such an outlandish thing happened. she‘d deliver flowers and fruitcake to the White House. apologizing to George W Bush while kneeling on broken glass. Time to pay the piper. Of course. I don't expect .Ianeane to go to such Arthurian lengths to admit how dead wrong she was. A simple apology will do. The images broadcast to the world from central Baghdad this week have proved which school of thought had it right. I seriously doubt Garafalo and her compatriots will have the courage to ad- mit their mistakes. though. Celebrities. and unruly war protesters in general. seem to have a problem accepting the idea that their actions may in fact bring about consequences they don‘t like. Hollywomi stars seem shocked at the criticism they‘ve received from the American public. Protesters who break the law don't tend to like it too well when they are handcuffed and dragged to pow lice cruisers. or shot with rubber bullets when trying to disrupt shipments of mil- itary supplies to our troops in Iraq. But when it comes to celebrities. we shouldn't be upset to learn how low they'll s