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UK announces partnership with Winchester hospital

By Allie Gem

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UK HealthCare has announced that it will
form an affiliation with Clark Regional Medical
Center in Winchester. Ky.. to help serve the com-
munity there.

UK already provides contractual services to
Clark Regional. but according to the new contract
that is expected to be signed in February. UK
HealthCare will help manage the hospital’s opera-
tions. said Dr. Michael Karpf. UK's executive vice
president for health affairs.

"UK will manage the hospital. and a team

from UK. in conjunction with Clark Regional
Medical Center. will assist in the planning process
with the board. community and doctors." he said.

The two health-care providers will likely sign
the management agreement on Feb. 1. according
to a news release. In the following seven to eight
months. a committee will perform an analysis to
look into enhancing revenue. controlling spending
and working with the community to identify the
health needs that are not currently being fulfilled.
Karpf said.

“Through this program we‘re providing local
care and keeping less complicated cases at home."
Karpf said. “People can stay close to home. but

when they need to come to Chandler (Medical
Center at UK). this will make it happen quickly
and efficiently."

Despite UK's anticipated role in operations.
Clark Regional will remain an independent hospi-
tal and will retain its staff. Karpf said.

"We'll see if additional doctors need to be re—
cruited." he said. adding that the committee will
also look into the establishment of new health pro-
grams.

"This new relationship is a major long-term
benefit for our community and will provide local
access to UK health services and physicians and
thereby complement and build upon the high—qual-

ity health care currently offered by Clark Regional
and our physicians.“ said Dudley Taylor. chairman
of the Board of Directors of Clark Regional. in a
news release yesterday.

UK already provides services such as cancer
treatment and high-level heart treatment at Clark
Regional.

“We‘re involved to a pretty substantial de-
gree." Karpf said. noting that a psychologist and
cardiologist are sent to Clark Regional when need-
ed and that UK HealthCare has a good relation-
ship with Clark Regional‘s emergency room.

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Students
debate use
of n—word

in pop culture

By Ashton Smith

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Who can say it? When can it be said?
Should it be erased from the human vocab-
ulary'.’

These questions and many others were
up for discussion at the Black Student
Union and the Martin Luther King Jr. Cul—
tural Center‘s presentation “The History of
the N-Word" in the Student Center yester-
day. This is the second school year in a row
that the MLK Center has sponsored a dis—
cussion about the n-word.

About 70 people of various racial and
ethnic backgrounds came to the dialogue.
Veleashia Smith. the MLK Center‘s direc-
tor. led the discussion with a detailed histo-
ry of the n-word. including its origins.

Most of Smith‘s research came from the
book “The N Word" by labari Asim. She
studied the history of the word from 1555.
the year it was first used. and continued to
follow its use through the meaning it repre-
sents today.

Smith described uses of the n-word not
only by hate groups but by contemporary
authors and rappers. She asked the people
in the audience how they felt about the way
the n-word is freely used in songs today.
Some said if people did not want to be
called the n-word. then they should not say
it. But others argued that it was freedom of
speech or that it is OK as long as the person
saying it is black.

The various responses led Smith to say
rappers and songwriters cannot put a posi—
tive spin on a word that exemplifies so
much hate.

"Why would you let someone degrade
you?" she said.

Many of the people who attended the
speech shared their own views and opinions
on the SUbjCCl. Some people recalled emo-
tional memories and others elaborated on
the hami the n-word embodies.

"This is important because it's American
history." Smith said. “It‘s for everybody."

Her history lesson reminded students of
the past surrounding the n-word and how its
degrading meaning has carried on.

"The n-word is not going anywhere
anytime soon." said joumalism sophomore
Kayla Charleston. "But by talking about it.
we gain a better understanding of why we
say it and what it really means."

“A discussion like this is important to un-
derstanding how hurtful the n«word really is."
said Lauren Bach. an undecided freshman.

Smith said she hoped “people who use
the word without thinking would think
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Henry Clay Owen who is retiring this school year after 43 years working at UK is the universrty's treasurer Over the past year he oversaw UK 5 $2 1 billion budget
”When you have to account for every penny every dollar of the university's money you have to be precise and you have to be diligent,” Owen said.

Treasurer retiring after 43-year career at UK

By Jill Laste_r
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On July 1. 1964. UK's first
computer — an IBM system that
took up an entire floor of McVey
Hall A arrived. So did Henry Clay
Owen.

"As I recall. the transition from
the old bookkeeping machines to
computers was traumatic for the
people in the accounting depart»
ment. but they made the change."
said Owen. the UK treasurer.

“it's like any challenge in life."
he said. “You have to learn ll. so
you do."

Owen will retire this school
year after more than 43 years work-
ing in UK‘s treasury department.
and three years as a UK accounting
student before that.

' After graduating from high

school. Owen had no intention of
going to college.

“Then 1 went into the service a
couple of years. spent a couple of
years working at different jobs." he
said. “and then a light bulb goes on
that there's a better way to do it. and
college obviously was a better way."

As a full—time student from Jan—
uary 1958 to December 1963.
Owen worked full-time in an A&P
grocery store as a stock clerk and
part-time in an accounting office.
After making “whatever sacrifice it
ltookl to go to school and get an
education." Owen received his
bachelor‘s degree in accounting.

Six months after graduating.
Owen rctumed to UK. started as a
staff accountant and worked his
way up to treasurer.

As treasurer he is responsible for
the official accounting records and

systems at UK. including managing
institutional assets. purchasing goods
and services. and reporting the bud-
get to the UK Board of Trustees and
other university bodies.

Throughout his career. account-
ing veered away from “the old con-
cept of the accountant with the
green eyeshadc and the armband"
as technology advanced and l‘K's
budget increased. Owen said. In the
2006-07 fiscal year. the budget was
$2.1 billion.

“When you have to account for
every penny. every dollar of the
university‘s money. you have to be
precise. and you have to be dili-
gent." Owen said.

Owen said the university has
become a second home to him.
which is why his UK career has
lasted so long.

“You look at opportunities and

you measure them thinking. ‘Here's
my home. here‘s my family] and ask
if the differential in salary is enough
to leave home for. and the answer's
always no." Owen said. “l‘ve always
been happy doing my job."

Owen will officially retire on
Jan. 2. and he said that although he
will take some vacation days. he
will work until the end. At 73.
Owen said he never really had any
reason to retire before now.

With the turn of a new year and
a new lifestyle. Owen will probably
spend time taking care of his two
teenage grandsons. reading and do—
ing home maintenance. he said.
While he said he will not be bored.
he is not exactly sure how he'll like
retired life.

"l‘ve been here 43 1/2 years.

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State senator to talk politics with students E

The event will be laid- back.

By Rebecca __Sweenoy

Since then. he has been state sen -

Greeks to duke it out for charity
at UK’s first-ever Fight Night

 

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State Sen. Emesto Scorsone.
D-Lexington. will be on campus
tomorrow night to hold a casual
discussion with students about
politics. government and the on—
going transition in the govemor's
office.

UK College Democrats is
hosting “A Talk with Ernesto
Scorsone" tomorrow at 7:30 pm.
in room 359 of the Student Cen-
ter.

As a UK alumnus. Scorsone
said he feels a duty to participate
in discussions with students,

“I represent the University of
Kentucky in the legislature. and
it’s my responsibility to be acces—
sible to my constituents.“ Scor-
sone said.

Scorsone was a state repre-
sentative from 1984 to 1996.

ator for Kentucky s 13th District.
located in Fayette County

“Getting input from students
helps me do a better job
in Frankfort." Scorsone
said. “These informal
discussions. not in the
heat and turmoil of a leg-
islative session. can of-
ten produce very valu-
able feedback."

Scorsone has helped
pass legislation about
school safety. hate
crimes and rights of the elderly.
according to his Web site
(wwwsenatorscorsone .com ). He
also serves on the Board of Bi
rectors of the Urban League of
Lexington. is a volunteer faculty
member at the UK College of
Medicine and belongs to the Na-
tional Academy for State Health
Policy.

mummies-ulna.

Scorsone

with coffee and snacks provided.

said Robert Kahne. UK College
Democrats president and a politi-
cal science and econom-
ics junior.

“We'll have a ques-
tion-andanswcr session.
so anyone can come ask
Sen. Scorsone a question.
and he'll answer it."
Kahne said.

Kahne said Scorsone
has a passion for repre-
senting the people in his
district and has always had a
good relationship with the uni-
versity.

“This is a great way to con-
nect people to their legislator."
Kahne said. “We can let him
know what we're thinking. and
he can let us know what he’s
thinking and what's going on in
Frankfort."

31. Ross Bogus

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Members of the Sigma Chi fratemity and
the Delta Delta Delta sorority decided to try
something more exciting than their typical Fri-
(lay-evening activities,

Instead. today and tomorrow at 7 pm. they
will be hosting a fratemity-boxing charity
event. Fight Night 2007.

Fight Night is an amateur boxing touma-
merit between UK fratemity members that will
raise money for the Huntsman Cancer Institute
and St. Jude Children's Hospital.

Tim Pearce. a Sigma Chi who is organizing
the event. said he expects a large tumout.

"This is something totally different than
anything that has happened on UK‘s campus
before." Pearce said. “It should be really excit-
ing to watch some Greek-on-Greek fighting
between difierent fraternities. and it should get
pretty competitive."

Pearce. an undecided sophomore. and

 

some of his friends discovered Fight Night
when they traveled to Western Kentucky Uni-
versity last semester and witnessed the Sigma
Chi chapter there hosting the event.

Pearce found out that many Sigma Chi chap-
ters around the country were starting to use Fight
Night as their main philanthropy project and de-
cided it was time to bring the brawl to UK.

Under U.S. Amateur Boxing Association
rules. the event will run in tournament style.
with each match consisting of three one-minute
rounds. Around 50 boxers will compete in 12
different weight classes ranging from 125
pounds to 200 pounds and above.

“A lot of people have been training really
hard and should make for a good fight." Pearce
said. “and then there are others who will prob-
ably be good for a laugh."

Guy Miller. a management sophomore.
will be representing the Delta Tau Delta frater-
nity and has been training for over two months.

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Spears' desperation
leading up to rehab

pyltavin O’Laary

Britney Spears was sitting in
her Beverly Hills mansion, get-
ting primped and pampered by a
personal glam squad headed up
by her then—hairstylist Rick Hen-

ry. It was early December 2006.

and the singer. freshly separated
from Kevin chcrline and en-
joying the new blonde exten-
sions Henry had put in her hair.
was making plans for a night on
the town. Suddenly. her eyes fell
on Kalie Machado. the hair-
dresscr's assistant. and Spears
said in her sweetest southem
drawl. "Do you want to come?"
From that chance encounter. a
friendship was born. “She would
want me to be with her 24/7.
and l was like. 'l can‘t. I have a
job.” says Machado. "She was
like. Come work for me.m

And so on January l6. the
Ceres. Califomia. native offi»
cially became Spears‘ assistant.
and after two weeks received
her first ~ - and. as it turned out.
only A paycheck for $4.000.
During the three—month adven-
ture. the sweet-natured Macha-
do. 23, was a featured player in
the singer's real-life soap opera.
a drinking companion and con—
stant shoulder to cry on as
Spears obsessed over multiple
schemes to win chcrline back.
But during their wild ride. “I

was there every day. all day and
night." says Machado. who
shares her story for the first time
with Us. “She‘s very. very nice.
but she has crazy thoughts al~
ways going through her head. 1
never saw her do drugs. 1 never
saw her take prescription med-
ication — but she needed it. She
needs mental help.“

Where's Your Daddy?’

On the surface. assisting
Spears might sound like a cushy
dream job: watching DVDs
while drinking wine or Jack and
(‘0sz at one of her plush LA.-
area homes (Spears‘ fave flick:
Dreamgirls). Or listening to her
gush over celeb crush George
Clooney and sing her pop ballads
as lullabies to sons Scan. 2. and
Jayden. 14 months. But the reali-
ty was that the songsucss was in
a troubled state. prone to out-
bursts of sobbing at the mention
of Federline. “In the beginning.
she really wanted to get back to—
gether." says Machado. "She
wanted so badly to have the fa-
ther of her babies. When Britney
thought about Kevin not wanting
her. she would bawl." And.
Machado adds. Spears would not
shield her kids from her anger
and sorrow: "She would look at
Scan and Jayan and say.
‘Where's your daddy? I need
help. Where‘s your daddy?”

Spears. Machado says. had
never wanted to split in the first
place and felt chcrlinc had
tricked her into the breakup. The
final chapter began with their
disastrous Halloween 2006 night
in LA. which ended with Fed-

erlinc having to crash at a
friend's pad after the couple had
an explosive argument. (A
source says Spears‘ arrival at a
party drew the focus away from
her husband. who was trying to
launch his hip‘hop career.) On
November I. Fedcrlinc flew to
NYC to stay at the $549-a—night
Doubletree Guest Suites Times
Square (a source tells Us Spears
had refused to fund the trip). and
the “Toxic" singer flew out a
day later. "She said she went
there with the two babies. and
Kevin wouldn‘t even let her in
the hotel room." says Machado.
“So she had to get a hotel room
for herself. And that was it."
(Spears checked into the more
luxe Loews Regency Hotel.)
Four days later. she asked her at-
tomey to draft the divorce pcti~
tion to end her two—year mar-
riage and signed it before leav-
ing for her ringless appearance
on Late Show With David Let~
terman. "She stood up for her-
self. and it kind of backfired."
Machado says. "That was what
he wanted." lndced. Spears
would often feel sorry for her-
self. asking Machado. “Why did
he do this to me?"

On February 2i. Spears
again entered rehab. this time
for a monthlong stint at Promis-
es Treatment Center in Malibu.
and Machado was cut off from
the singer forever. Machado
called Rudolph and asked if she
still had a job. “‘You never
know.” she says she was told.
“‘When Britney gets out of re-
hab. she could want everything
back the way it was.”

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A Tale of Humanity’s Dark Side

Originally based on a story by E.T.A. Hoffmann about the
depraved side of mankind, "The Nutcracker" was first performed in
Russia on Dec. 17, 1892. Composer Peter llyich Tchaikovsky was com-
missioned by the czar's choreographer, Marius Petipa, to set the story

to music.

"The Nutcracker" tells the story of Clara, a young girl who is
given a nutcracker as a Christmas gift by her godfather. At midnight,
Clara magically shrinks to the size of a toy and the nutcracker comes to
life to lead an army of toy soldiers into battle against the Mouse King
and his legion of mice. After defeating the Mouse King, Clara and the
nutcracker journey through the Land of Snow and meet the Sugar Plum

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Ellie F099, 13, left, artistic director Louis Dominguez and Jamie Rosenstein, l3, right, rehearse a dance during the party scene for "The Nutcracker” ballet yesterday
evening. The Lexington Ballet will be performing "The Nutcracker" at the Singletary Center for the Arts on Dec, 7, 8 and 9

Dancers bring ‘Nutcracker’ to life

By Kelly Wiley

features@kykernel.com

As Anne Jensen took off her ballet slippers.
revealing her bloody toes and blisters. she
sighed and groaned.

Jensen. a home-schooled high school senior.
finished up dance rehearsal Tuesday night tired.
btit pleased that she will dance as the Snow

Queen in the Lexington Ballet‘s production of
"The Nutcracker" next week. Jensen is one of

several dancers in the studio preparing for the
performance.

“It‘s hard to explain. but dancing is amaz-
ing." Jensen said. “You can express yourself that
way. Every accomplishment is personally very
rewarding because it‘s all your own work."

Jensen. 17. said she has been dancing for it)
years and has been involved with “The Nut-
cracker" for the past nine years. Jensen attends
practice six days a week for a total of about 15
hours. but she said she loves every minute of it.

"i do love ‘The Nutcracker.‘ " Jensen said.
"It's your classic production: every company
does it."

Because it is so common. however. it is up
to the dancers to bring something unique to
every performance.

“I think each show is different." said Luis
Dominguez. artistic director of the Lexington
Ballet. “We can see the same show the next day
and experience something different. Each per-
former adds a different role. and they play it dif«
ferent

Jensen said she always likes to add a person-
al touch to the roles she plays.

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members are students. with the ballet only consisting of three professionals

“The dancers have to be enthusiastic to keep the
audience interested."

“I love PCrforming and expressing myself

through ballet." she said. “A lot of dancers just
do the steps. I like to bring my character into the
part."

“The Nutcracker" has been an annual per
formance in Lexington for the past 33 years.
Dominguez said. The program used to be per
formed at the Lexington Opera House. but for
the past three years. the performance has been
held at UK‘s Singletary Center for the Arts.

Dominguez. said he believes the audience
will be moved. even if they have already seen it.

"You really don‘t see the same things
twice." he said. "You see it twice and the energy
of the show is different because it's a live art
form. When you come see an expensive perfor-
mance and you are moved to tears. then it was
worth it."

Dominguez said he tries to add new ele-
ments to the show every year. since dance has
evolved over time. The pace of dance is now
quicker. which makes it come alive. he said.

The live score provided by the Lexington
Philhamtonic Orchestra sets the Lexington Bal-
let‘s “Nutcracker" perfomtance apart from others.
said (ieorge Lack. conductor of the orchestra.

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event." Zack said.

“The orchestra ciiioy's the challenge of the
performances. and tltc dancers always perform
at their best with live. versus taped. music." he
said.

Even in this annual performance. perfection
is impossible. Dominguez said.

“As a performer you want to do a really
good Job and do a clean performance with no
mistakes." he said. “Technically that is very dif-
ficult for a dancer. For a dancer there is never a
perfect show. There is always something that
you can improve on. Whether or not the audi-
ence realizes it. you know as a pcitormer."

But Jensen said she Cl]Jt)_\s the challenge of
dancing because it hclps build discipline and
work ethic.

“Not many people can do ll. because it's a
lot of work." Jensen said. “I couldn‘t imagine
not doing it.”

The Nutcracker will be held at the Single»
tary Center for the Arts on Dec. 7 to Dec, 9. The
Dec. 7 and X performances will be at X p.m.. and
the Dec. 9 performance will be .It 3 pm. llc‘lv'c‘lfs
cost $20 to $35. depending on the location of
the seats. and can be purchased through the Lev-
ington Ballet or the Lexmgton Philhannomc.

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Students won’t just be in the audience at a
film showing on campus tonight _- they‘ll also be
the ones behind the camera.

The films from this year‘s finalists in
NextFrame. the University Film and Video Associ-
ation‘s annual student film festival. will be shown
tonight at It) in Worsham Theater in the Student
Center.

The showing will last about an hour and will
be followed by a brief informational session
about “the homegrown film festival." said An~
drew Crawford. an English senior who is film c0-
ordinator of LlK's Late Night Film Series. which
has free showings of various movies every
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday in the Student
Center.

Tonight‘s showing is co-sponsored by the Late
Night Film Series and the UK Film Club.

NextFrame is currently in its 15th year and is
run entirely by student filmmakers at Temple Uni~
versity's film and media arts department. according
to the festival‘s Web site lwwwtempleedu/
ne xtframe ),

As an international festival. NextFrame re—
ceives about half of its submissions from coun—
tries other than the United States. according to its
Web site. Students from all over the world. in-
cluding many developing nations. present their
work to be judged in the competition.

NextFrame finalists are chosen in July of each
year. and then the festival begins its year—long in-
temational tour. Award winners are chosen by a
jury of filmmakers. scholars and industry profes-
sionals. Winners receive product grants and cash
prizes from the festival's corporate sponsors.

Crawford hopes NextFrame will inspire UK
students to pick up a video camera and submit their
work.

“(NextFramc is) an opportunity to see some-
thing that (students) might not otherwise be able
to." said Crawford. "(It is a) chance to see that stu—
dents their age and older are doing things like this.
not JU\l sitting back and watching films. but actual—
ly going otit and making them."

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 PAGEA | Thursday, November 29, 2007

Popular post— 808
writers make their
mark in China

91, $2999.?!“

The Vomiuri Shimbun

BEIJING — A new gener
ation of authors known as the
“post-l980s writers" is emerg-
ing in China. gathering strong
support from young readers.
Bom in the 1980s, they are the
generation that grew up under
the country‘s one-child policy
and during its opening-up
process. They wield increasing
influence in society as the
country's market-oriented
economy develops.

Guo Iingming. 34. is one
of the most popular post-'80s
writers. He has an office on
the 15th floor of a building in
Shanghai

"The world through the
eyes of the younger genera-
tion. who spent their child-
hood in a rapidly developing
country during those II! years.
differs greatly from the one the
older generation saw." (iuo
said.

(iuo‘s good looks make
him especially popular among
teenage girls. In his writing. he
deals with themes such as ado~
Iescent friendship. love. feel~
ings of pain. pent-up discon~
tent or anger, But what really
stands out in (iuo's writing is
the sense of isolation inherent
to the children of the one-child
policy.

Every time he publishes a
new noyel. it reaches the best
seller list. His autograph ses-

sions. held at many locations
in the country. attract thou—
sands of fans.

(iuo also is a successful
businessman. He is the main
editor of monthly magazine
Top Novel. which carries nov»
els written by post-'80s writers
as well as younger "post—’90s
writers" and has been a huge
success with a circulation of
500.000. He also launched a
pocketbook series. which con-
tains a story per book. enhanc—
ing his reputation as a leading
player in the publishing busi-
ness in the market—oriented
economy. According to a (‘hi-
nese newspaper. (iuo heads
the list of wealthiest writers in
the country.

(iuo recently was admit»
ted to the (‘hina Writers As—
sociation. which is under the
instruction of the Communist
Party. together with nine oth»
er post-'80s writers. Howew
er. (iuo’s admission to the as—
sociation created an uproar on
the internet. due to his sUs-
pected plagiarism a few years
ago.

“Few authors could stir up
such controversy. It constitutes
a reversal of his popularity. a
source involyed in the publish—
ing business said

Tie Ning. who chairs the
association. explained the rea-
sons for (iuo‘s admission. say-
ing it was partly down to the
success of the post-‘80s writ-
crs.

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