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Roommate
horrpr
stories

“We interviewed new
housemates. One
thing I learned was
that people don't
check their
references. I can't
tell you how many
people I called for
references who said,
‘You don't want
anything to do with
that @N$#%.' When
we finally found one
guy, a graduate
student in a
specialized discipline
of psychology, we
thought he would
work out. But he
seemed a little
odd. He got
progressively more
strange, then angry
and violent, and
ended up whacking
one of the original
housemates over the
head with a jug of
antifreeze. It turns
out he decided to go
off his medication.
We were concerned
that he might do this
again so we asked
him to leave. He
made death threat
phone calls. which
obviously didn't
change our minds."

“First of all, the guy was
extremely
overweight. One time
my husbands friend
stayed the night and
woke up to
roommate in the
living room in little
purple Speedo
underwear. All you
could see was the
back side of him
because his stomach
hung over the front
and sides. He was
rude to anyone my
husband had over.
When he answered
the phone he didn't
say hello, he just said
‘yea' in a grunting
manner. If my
husband wasn't home
he wouldn’t take
messages he would
just say 'no he's not'
and hang up the
phone. There were
times where he
smelled so bad
people had to leave
the apartment when
he came out of his
room so they
wouldn't vomit. The
roommate had hair
all over his back and
would trim himself in
the bathroom. There
would be half-inch
long hairs all over
the sink, floor and
counter."

"She dropped out of
school and told me
about it a month
later. After she
dropped out of
school, she would
sleep all day and
leave piles of her
crap wherever she
felt like dropping
them. She would take
hour-long showers,
and leave rolled up
balls of hair lined up
on the side of the
bathtub where they
would sit collecting
for a week or more.
She would also do
things like cook
something at 3:00
am, and then I
would go into the
kitchen the next day
in the AFTERNOON,
and find the oven
on."

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Students buy books for this semester the old-fashioned way-

 

CHRIS RostimiALl KENNEL smr

in a store.. Internet companies hope to change that.

Bookstores of the
future online?

Several college textbook sellers bet students can do without long
lines and real-life hassles, offer virtual back-to-school shopping

By Bobbiejo Winfrey
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Waiting in long lines while
your arms seem to separate
themselves from your body be»
cause of the weight they carry.
Agonizing over whether or not
you arrived quickly enough to
snatch the last used copy of that
English book. Wondering what
black hole suddenly began suck
ing in your money. Sound famil—
iar?

Online textbook stores bet
they have the solution to some
common book-buying woes. but
some students hesitate to leave
the hectic domain ofthe public
bookstore to enter into what
they might consider sticky
strands of the web.

“I wouldn‘t do it. I‘m afraid
my credit card number would
end up in the wrong place." said
Angela Morrison. an English ju-
nior.

To reduce such possible

.GREEL

fears, several online companies
have created diiferent programs
to ensure greater security and
safety for their customers‘ per-
sonal information.

eFolletcom offers to store
all billing. shipping and order
histories in a location that can
only be accessed by a certain
password.

Another on-line retailer.
Varsitybookscom. places more
responsibility on the reader by
issuing “Pl-Commerce Safety
10]" guidelines for students to
peruse and to apply at their ben-
efit.

Not all of the booksellers of-
fer such protection policies.
many attempt to appeal to the
students‘ pocketbooks.

Varsitybookscom gives
savings of up to 40 percent off
new textbooks while
eFolletcom offers both new and
used books that can be picked
up at the students‘ local campus
bookstores or shipped to their
home or local address.

The U Zone. at
http:/ "www.theuzonecom.
claims to be the first to sell new
and used textbooks at cost.
Thus. the company makes no
profit margin off the books. and
instead it seeks profit from oth—
er sources on the web such as
advertising.

Still. students worry about
buying books on the web.

“I didn‘t know how long it
would take to get here." Eliza-
beth McCarte. a mechanical en-
gineering freshman said.

Anticipating this concern.
the companies have listed esti-
mated delivery times. as well
as shipping costs on their web-
sites. Delivery times range
from same-day to two to three
weeks. with shipping costs
ranging from free-instore pick-
up to to $12 plus $2.95 per book.
In some cases a flat rate was ap-
plied instead ofa per-book ship-
ping cost. Shipping costs in-
creased as shipping time de-
creased.

Local
company
enters
online
book
arena

awn" Names!

firs cotton

Among the large
number of companies
entering the online
textboook sales arena.
there is one based
right here in Lexing
ton that is looking for
a corner of the mar—
ket.

ecampus.com.
whose distribution
center is located off of
Palumbo Drive. offers
free standard ships
ping. and even carries
used books and elec-
tronic books. They
will also buy the books
back at the end of the
semester.

“We can do any
thing a bricks and
mortar bookstore can
do except sell snacks."
said ecampuscom
president Steve
Stevens in a press re-
lease.

Depending on
what time of day an
order is placed. UK
students will receive it
the same day. or by
the next day. said
Doug Alexander. a
representative from
ecampuscom.

ecampuscom is
not in competition
with college book
stores. said Alexander.
In fact, the UK book-
store receives a com-
mission of the on-line
sales as part of a part-
nership agreement.

Alexander ex.
plained that ecam-
puscom had been
formed as a result of a
project of Wallace's.
former Gov. Wallace
G. Wilkinson‘s compa-
ny that manages the
UK Bookstore. Instead
of trying to set up an
on-line service for
each bookstore. ecatn
puscom was created
as a separate company
with which the book-
stores could enter into
partnerships if they
chose to.

A massive $12 mil-
lion ad campaign has
been launched by
ecampuscom to prO»
mote nationwide
recognition. As part of
the campaign, stu-
dents can register on-
line to win a Humvee.
Two other Humvees
are being driven na-
tionwide to college
campuses handing out
free promotional prod-
ucts.

“More and more
students want the op
tion of being able to
shop online." said
Alexander. “It’s a con-
venience thing.“

Fraternity grades improve

  
 
  
  

Rites of
passage
Med
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EDUCATION

UK tops
state ACT
scores

Recent report shows average
ACT scores down for state,

UK freshmen still score high
By Kevin Thacker

CONTRIBU'NC} Milli»?

A recent state report had some bad
news about the average ACT scores of Ken—
tucky‘s tollege-lxinnd high school seniors.
but ['K students remain well above the
state in general.

According to a press release from the
Kentucky Department of Education. an
analysis of ACT scores revealed a drop in
Kentucky‘s average A("l‘ score for the high
school seniors. front 20.2 to 20.1. This is al
most a full point behind the national aver-
age of21.

“The group ofstudents that are attract»
ed to [K are better (than the average
scores)." said t'K Director of Admissions
Pat Herring.

At‘T scores for l'K applicants remain
at a higher—thart-average level. Herring
said.

l’K‘s average A("I‘ score is currently
21.8. and 38.5 percent of freshman have a 26
or higher. as of mid-summer. Officials will
have the complete average later this semes—
for.

The i'K admissions office estimates
that by 2002. I0 percent of freshmen will
have an A("l‘ score of 26 or higher.

State officials have said that the reason
scores have lowered could be due in part to
the increased number of students taking
the exam. A record high of 68 percent of
high school seniors took the A("l‘ test.

The study also shows a visible gap be-
tween whitc and . t’rican- American stu
dents. White students averaged a score of
20.4 while African-.~\mericans averaged
16.8. This can be attributed to the fact that
more white students take collegelevel prep
courses than AfricatrAmericans. state edu
cation officials said.

Another figure worth examining is
how Kentucky did in its geographical re-
gion. 'l‘he southeastern region of the [1.8.
scored an average of 20.0. Kentucky's 20.]
raised them slightly above the regional av-
erage. but still failing to reach the higher
national average.

liK does not have a cutoff A("l‘ score.
Instead of relying solely on a test score.
Herring said. the admissions department
also looks at a student's core curriculum
and grade point average.

liven if the state‘s scores continue to
drop. [K has no plans to lower any stan-
dards. 'l‘hc Merit Scholarship. for example.
will still require a 28 on the A("l‘.

(‘ontrary to the overall state trend.
lTK's average A("l‘ score. Herring said. “is
creeping upward."

Incentives credited for rise in GPA among fraternities on
UK's campus, IFC looks to improve some more

to the fraternities working harder and
the new IFC scholarship for fraternity
members with good grades. Blanton said
a new rule established by the IFC encour-

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83 63 3V Hillary CI'W The IFC grade point average was 2.81. ages. fraternities to raise grades by
Hi to ASSISTANT um EDITOR ugfrom 2.74 for t e 1998 fall semester. putting F§StTlCt10nS on some“ activities If
T irteen fraternities showed an improve- (fl chapter 5 average grade dI‘ODb. It 15 11m- ..
Partly sunny . ‘ . -. ment m their grades slnce then. ited to four soctal functions per semester.
Kentucky L35! springs fraternity grades. re» The all-male average at UK is 2.828. If the average continues to drop. the
Kernel 193$?d this month. pleased the Interfra- the all-university average is 2.939 and the chapter is limited to fewer social activi-
temity Counc1l. , . , all-freshman average is 2.34. ties. _ .

vor. mos ISSUE 3004 , L'ght 0f the 18 men 5 500131 fraterm- “We're hoping to see continued im- “I would say that the incentives had
__ ties on campus were above the all-male provement in grades especially since the something to do with the rise of the aver-

[sngusum IN ‘39; average grade pomt average. Which has new scholarships are in place," said Tony age.“ Blanton said. “We plan to continue Building

long been a goal of the IFC. Last fall only enforcing that."
six fraternities exceeded the all-male av-

erage GPA.

Blanton. Assistant Dean of Students and
adviser for the fraternities.
Blanton attributes the raise in grades

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Brazilians Protest Economic
Reforms

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The surviving
members of the
zany Monty
Python comedy
team are to
reunite to cele-
brate their
30th anniver-
sary. John
Cleese, Michael
Palin, Eric idle
and Terry
Jones have
written and will
perform sketch-
es for a Monty
Python special
being broadcast
in October.

  

CONCERT A
DREAM COME
TRUE FOR
RICHIE:
American soul
singer Lionel
Richie sang
under the stars
at the Giza
pyramids
Wednesday.
fulfilling what
the 50-year-old
entertainer
called a life-
time dream.

 

 

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Study: Risk Low From Colo.
Plant

liiIINVlIIR A t‘iineyear study released tn
day up ("lill‘t‘l' risks stemming from secret ra
(iliiill'ilh‘ and ehemieal releases at the former
Rueky lI'lais nuelear \yeapnns plant lpund t'ety
dangers Hut it warned ut~ new risks caused by
the uneeiu: elezuuip The plant, ahuut iii miles
|liIl'lii\\i'~l ni’dmynimyn lieiixer. began prudueing
pilllitlllilltl lmmhs and hunil) parts in 19.32. State
iiilii'ials illlilt‘19805l‘lllst‘tl(”itllt'i‘l‘llsililitlli[)iiIi‘ll
tial health hazards. and ilie plant was rinsed alter
the liltl raided it in liiiiii in intestigate allegatinns
iii em ll'iillllli‘lll.ti (Titties.

Low-Cal Diet Said To Lengthen
Life

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i‘iliiil'li' diet. says a study that may help explain
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l'nueism ui’ \\'iseunsin. Madisun. researehers
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Aiming ilie t'raternities
that surpassed the alimale a\
erage \tere Alpha 'l'au ()mega.
Lamhda (‘hi .-\lplia. I’hi (lain
ma lielia. Phi Kappa Tau l’hi
Sigma Kappa. i’i kappa .\|pha.
Pi Kappa Hit and Sigma Phi
l‘llixlliill

hi'ilii‘l titties lii‘iil“ the ay
ei'aue \tet‘e iIlzu'eil till :u'adeiii
ll' warning and l‘l‘\li‘li'lt‘ii te
iiilll serial eyeiiis this \i'llll‘\
ii'l' until their grades eliaiiue
Sigma (‘hi's has already (ill a
\\'.'ii‘tllil‘,!. and muyed in aeade
inie piuliatiun. luniiaiu them

in i\\'ii siu‘lzil e\ei:l~~ I.iI ii si‘
mestei'.
.\lliIlilI‘l‘ lit'i'i‘llllliitil ill"

ll’(‘ is taking this year is pre
\‘i'llllllf.’ iirst semester Lenin:
tun t'unnnuiiity (‘ulleue stu
dents ti‘iIin pierluiiig until they
hav- an established a i'lIlleee
(il’.-\ [Ii at least '3” The [it
i‘estrieiiuii is neu this semes
iet and the ehapters are tak
in: mere preeauiinns iieliii't‘
lll\'lilllL’ pledges

Sean (iril‘i’iii tlIe ll“(' \‘lt‘i‘
president pi edueaiiun. said
that while nut all l.i_‘(‘ stu
dents \ket‘e hayim: dii'l’ieulty
with their grades. :1 yisilile
trend in that (ill‘i‘l‘lliill neeessi
tated ilie ehansze.

“Ii uasn‘i :ill the Hi stu-
dents." he said ”Hut thei'e “as
a runsistent trend in the
grades «it those pledges i‘rum
l.i_‘i‘,”

(Eril‘l‘in duesn'i think this
neu ehanue will harm Clii_\Uil(‘

mifi'imljFF. 7 W _" ,

"It has not hurt anyhpdy
yet." he said "It's a wry small
number «It people that are at.
levied."

(it‘iiilti alsi) [minted nut
that it l.('t‘ students are inter»
ested in pledging a fraternity.
they ran do so during spring;
rush. provided their GPA is
ahiiye the Be requirement.

“We named In mnye the
entire (Greek) system tur-
uai'd." he said "We Viant it)
get met-tune on tiieii grades
t'ii'st 'l'liai's why tlie\‘re here
in the first plare "

Fraternity GPA's
Grade point averages for
Spring semester 1999.

Alpha Tau Omega 3.7647
Phi Sigma Kappa 3.4729
Pi Kappa Alpha 2.9009
Sigma Pi 2.8081
Sigma Phi Epsilon 2.7987

Phi Kappa Psi 2.7187
Farmhouse 2.6667
Sigma Chi 2.6366
Phi Kappa Tau 2.5312
Kappa Sigma 2.5056

Phi Gamma Delta 2.5

Pi Kappa Phi 2.3863
Delta Tau Delta 2.3302
Lambda Chi Alpha 2.3200
Sigma Nu 2.3132
Alpha Gamma Rho 2.2315
Kappa Alpha Order 2.0

Delta Sigma Phi 1.7288

All male average: 2.828
All university average: 2.939
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Students lllistened intently to George Brown Jr., a I993 UK College of Dentistry Graduate. Brown was one of the
speakers at a ceremony yesterday for minority Medical Center students.

Students hear the
call of success

UK faculty and alumnus invite students to experience the world and
set goals, offer directions for the road of life

By Lamin Swami
Staff Writer

As the call of tlte drum led
first year graduate healtlt sttt

dents aitd [,‘K faculty and staff

tltrougli the (‘oiitbs Research
Building atrium ’l‘hursdav

evening. tltere was a feeling of

closeness. a feeling tltat yott
were entering a small college
ittstead a large university.

Yesterday's ceremony "llht
iitinatiitg The Path To Success;
The Opening of the Way." was a
syinbolicrite of passage to sue
cess for students lit the (‘olleges
ofl)entistry. Nursing. Medicine
and Nursing.

It was as if the students
were initiates. and the faculty
and staff were elders.

After a powerful opening of

"Lift Every Voice and Sing."
the Black National Anthem.

David Stockhain. lIK dean of

students. welcomed the initi-
ates and guests. explaining how
elephants in the wild possess
the strength to tear down a tall
tree. But when in captivity. ele
pltai‘its cait itot break away
from being tied to a tether. be

ing taught not to break away by
a trainer.

“While iii your studies
here at the university. test your
tethers every oitce iii a while.
try something different some-
times." Stockham said.

l'K Medical (‘enter Minori-
ty -\ffairs IlililitllXI‘S programs
like this one to show minori-
ties. especially African Ameri‘
can students. that they are a
part of the l'niversity and they
are welcome with open arms in
their acadeiitic areas.

There was a diverse gather-
ing of around so people. from
family members to the Medical
(‘enter (‘hancelloit among oth~
ei‘s.

Dressed iit traditional
African attire. Nashid l’akrid
lieen. director of multicultural
affairs at Kentucky (‘ommunity
and 'l'echnical (‘ollege System.
spoke to participants.

"The purpose is opening
the way for yoti (the students)
to establish themselves with
faculty and staff who can aitd
will ltelp you along the way."
l’arktd-lieeit said

l-‘akitl-l)eeit performed a li-

bation. a traditional African rit-
ual pouring liquids. paying re~
spects to ancestors who paved
the path before us.

Perfect Circle. a local band.
performed a musical celebra-
tion. aitd Ramona Thompson. a
Medical (‘enter employee. sung
an uplifting rendition of “Wind
Beneath My Wings" and “l Be.-
lieve i Can Fly."

A 199:; (‘ollege of Dentistry
graduate. Dr. George Brown.
Jr. gave words of wisdom to
students anti guests to remem-
ber fora long time to come.

Brown. along with his wife.
both of whom practice here iit
Lexington. gave advice to stu-
dents to not just set goals, write
their goals down. review them
often. and carry them with you.

“My wife taught me to do
this. anti its help me well."
Brown said. “If you do this.
you'll probably have more suc—
cess at what you are doing.“

The UK Medical Center Mi-
nority Affairs anti the UK Med-
ical (.‘enter Chancellor's Office
presented the ceremony.

 

Local anchor forged path

By Lamin Swann
Simian“ Muh— 7

 

About a year ago. in a iiteet
iitg before retiring from WHCX—
TV. Site Wylie noticed that of
the 20 producers. assignment
editors. technicians and oiirttli‘
talents. II were women.

Thirty years before. Wylie
was the only woman.

Yesterday. the UK Medical
(‘enter Minority Affairs Office.
in conjunction with the lI'K
Medical (‘enter (‘liaitcellons ()f
lice. observed Women's l‘lquali
ty Day with a special event in
the hospital auditorium.

“By observing Women's
Equality Day. we can educate
faculty. staffand students about
the diversity of people that the
Medical (‘enter has." said Lav
erne R. (‘arteix acting
staff/community development
director of the center's Minori~
ty Affairs.

“This is one of the many
events on diversity we have
throughout the year."

Wylie was the keynote
speaker at the event.

A long-time anchor aitd

The UK Turkish Student
Association will hold a yard
sale front 8 am. until 4 pm. on
Saturday. August 28th. at the
corner of Nicholasville Road
and Rosemont Garden. across
from Central Baptist Hospital.
Proceeds front the sale will ben»
efit earthquake victims. In addi~
tion. the students are sponsor-
ing a fund-raising table of goods
today at the UK sttideiit Center.

Turkish Students Hold Yard Sale to Benefit Quake Victims

  

producer. Wylie became the
first woman in the state of Ken»
tticky to anchor a daily TV
newscast and broke ground for
women in other television mar-
kets.

Wylie started out doing
commercials. the only job that
was available for Women at that
time. She advertised products
geared toward women. like ap-
pliances.

Then the doors started to
crack open; television made an-
other opening for women.

"l was a weather girl iit Mr
anti (l’lai being oit the beach
on the newscasts." Wylie said.
“l had to wear a bikini while re-
porting the weather. saying.
‘lt‘s a great day for the beach.‘
it it was raining. i would say.
“Today's not a great day for
beach time'."

in the following years.
Wylie moved tip among the
ranks iit television. and was the
first woman to break through
iit many areas. in Florida. she
was the first female to anchor a
hard news program daily.

For 23 years at Wl.l£X-TV.
Wylie was the principal anchor
and executive producer of Norm

’I'oday. and had complete con-
trol of the program's style. di-
rection and content. a rare oc-
currence for a woman in the
1970s.

Wylie was also moderator
and executive producer of the
famed public affairs program
“Your Government." a show
that generated front page mate»
rial for the state's major news-
papers anti the Associated
Press newswire almost every
week.

Interviewing everyone
froitt local officials to heads of
state for over 30 years. Wylie
became a respected member of
the press and the community
but decided it was time to leave
television.

“I don't miss it (being on
television). I can say l was
blessed." said Wylie.

Wylie has not completely
exited public life. She is produc-
er anti host of Front Page. a dai-
ly radio show heard on WVLK-
AM.

“When the coanchors be-
side iiie were younger than my
son. it was time for me to go.“
Wylie said of her departure.

 

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UNIVERSITY/COMMUNITY STATEMENT
ON STUDENT MISUSE OF ALCOHOL

As the University of Kentucky strives to provide the best possible environment to: teaching and
learning. we are concerned about alcohol abuse among students. Rctciit tragedies across the
nation. coupled with the understanding that UK is not immune to such possibilities. li.’t\c prompt—
cd both the University and thc (‘ity of Lexington to strictly ciiiorcc alcohol policies and law \ All
students. especially those who choose to use alcohol. nccd to be aw arc of tire conscqticnccs of
being found guilty of alcohol related offenses on and off campus.

ON CAMPUS

The University Alcohol Policy. which can be \icwcd on the l'niycrsity ch Sitc cited below.
essentially prohibits the use of alcohol iit btiildiitgs and campus outdoor areas Regardless ot a
student's age. alcohol is itot permitted tit undergraduate housing. including residence halls.
fraternities. sororities and undergraduate scclions of(ircg Page .»\partincnts

      

   

  
            
    
   
    
       
    

Alcoholic beverages are permitted iii graduate studcnt apartments aitd houses. married studcnt
housing and non-student residential housing as long as such use docs riot \ iolate any law or
University regulation.

     
       

Violations of the alcohol policy are adjudicatcd undcr the Student (‘odc of Conduct. which can be
viewed at thttp://www.uky.cdu/StudciitAffaii's/(‘odc). Typically. indiy iduals who are found
responsible for alcohol violations oit campus are subject to the following sanctions.

     
      
 

FIRST OFFENSE

Referral to “Choices." a day—long alcohol education workshop that costs soo titi

SECOND OFFENSE
University disciplinc which can include monetary .isscssiitcnt. probation and/or community
service and parental itotilicatioii.

THIRD OFFENSE

Suspension from the University. usually for a calcndar ycar.

 
        
    
     
 

OFF CAMPUS

Students living off campus have the same rights aitd responsibilities as otlicr citi/ciis and are
obligated to observe local laws arid ordinanccs. Lexington-l‘ayctte l‘rban ('ounty l’olicc hay c
primary jurisdiction for law enforcement throughout the community l.ast ycar. crttorccmcnt of
excessive noise violations and other disruptiyc behavior; possession of alcohol by a minor. Use of
false lD/possession of a forged instrument; public drinking and intoxication and HI 'I w as
increased. Citations issued arid arrests made by Urban County Police. ['K l’olicc. .-\B('. and
Sheriff Deputies are dealt with iit local courts. Typical penalties for alcohol \ rolations and related
wrongful behavior cart include littcs. court costs. referral to Choices and/or community scry icc
Conviction of a felony cait rcsult iii a jail scntcncc. l‘alsc ll) charges cait carry the additional
penalty of loss of driver’s license.

  
 
      
 
    
     
       
  

The University urgcs students to be good citi/cns by conscientiously striy ing to bc Iawabiding.
respectful and positiyc participants in the life. goycrnancc and maintenance of their by ing
environment. whether on or off campus.

 
   

 

 

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