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Ragland pleads guilty to manslaughter 1 AG tells

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Shane Ragland pleaded guilty to
second-degree manslaughter iii the
1994 sniper—like shooting of a UK
football play er yesterday morning at a
hearing iii Fayette Circuit Court.

Ragland will serve three more
days of home incarceration before go»
ing free. He was awaiting his second
murder trial in the death of former of—
fensive lineman Trent Di(iiuro.

in exchange for the guilty plea.

more days under
ormer football player

prosecutors suggested an eight-year
sentence. Fayette (‘orttittonwealth‘s
Attorney Ray' Larson said. Ragland
will receit'e credit for time served iii
prison and home incarceration. said
his attorney Steye Roriiines. '
Ragland has maintained his inito~
cence since the case first went to
court in 2000. While Ragland still
says he did itot kill DiGiuro. he
couldn't turn down a plea offer that
will allow hint to walk free alter sery -
ing tltrce more days. Roitiiries said.
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refuse." Routines said. “()iin a fool
turns dowit walking aw ay."

if Ragland had pleaded
not guilty. the case would
hate proceeded to trial later
this year.

Although prosecutors are
itot happy witlt the plea. it
was important that Ragland
at least adittit he killed
DiUiuro. Larson said.

"The important thing for
the [)iUitiro family is that
this guy admit what he did."
Larson said. “We would have liked
for him to spend the rest of his life in
prison. but that wasn‘t going to hap-
pert.

Although Ragland titaiiitairts he is

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including many UK students gathered for the beginning of a Whig rally against it»? l'dfl 1'

Students march against war

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Many students who are critical
of ltow elected officials are han»
dling the war ignited strong reac-
tions as they kicked off a 34-hour
pea . rally yesterday by itiarchiiig
froitt PR to downtown Phoenix
Park.

Di'iycrs lioriked their horns as
rally participants chanted. “Hey
Mc(.‘onnell. what do you say. ltow
many kids have you killed today ""
referring to l .S. Sen. Mitch Mc-
Connell. RsKy.

Rally opponents shouted out a
window in Holmes Hall at the siti-
dents ntarchittg along Sotith Lime-
stone Street bclow them: the par-
ticipants responded with calls of
"join us."

At Phoenix Park. the rally hes
gan with speaker Richard Becker.
a political science iunioi'. Becker.
who opposes the war. said he was
disappointed with McConiicll‘s
support of President (ieorge W.
Bush‘s lraq policy arid called for
other students to become ittyolted.

“We‘re at a generational cross.

road." Becker said. "It dcfirtes who
we arc."

More than 20 students began
gathering in the free speech area
outside the Student (‘ciitcr yester-
day at 4 part. to prepare for the ral—
ly and make posters.

Stephen Shepard. a political
science senior arid the Lilly’s stii»
dent coordinator. has been iii—
yolycd with the national oi‘gaiti/a
tioit. Iraq Summer 24 Peace. for
two weeks. Shepard said he want?
ed L'K students to know Lexington
has a group of coii'iiiiiiitity mem»
hers inyolyed with the orgaiti/a-
lioit.

"Students are a growing pres-
eitce in our generation aitd should
use their voice to speak on the war
issues." Shepard said,

Rally participants tried to get
other students ln\0l\Cd by hand-
ing out stickers arid posters. ()tlter
students played hoitgos to grab
the attention of bystanders on
campus

The rally began at 5 pin. yes-
terday at Phoeniy Park and will
corttiiiiie throughout the night.
Some student arid contritiirtity

DiGiuro

innocent. when Judge Thomas (‘lark
asked Ragland if he admitted to
killing [)iGiuro. Larson said~
Ragland raised ltis right hand
under oath and said. “Yes. I
did."

“All he‘s trying to do is
utter his own rear ctid now."
Larson said.

Ragland's guilty plea
came more than 13 years
after the murder of DiGiuro,
who died front a gunshot to
the head July 17. 1994. while
sitting on the front porch of his
Woodland Avenue home during a par
ty three days before his 31st birthday:

See Ragland on page 6

ELLIOTT HESS

l- ivt’i'rit wastnraay Ti‘ii- protesters,

CHRISTINA LAYTON

lexingiiin resalent Nancy lyeriittie holds 4 Sigll calling to' an end tii inn Iran

war yesterday afternoon in Phoenix Park

members planned to stay oyentighl
at the park.

Many students knew not
everyone at the rally would agree
with their message. Julia Taylor. a
recent llK graduate. said she
would welcome the opportunity to
discuss different \ iewpoirtts.

“Students should be itiore iii

\oltcd wttlt politics in general."
Taylor said. “If they ltaye a chance
to \oite their opinion they should
cortte to the rally "

Last night continued with a

candlelight \ igil for tltc deaths of
Kentucky troop ittcitibci's, Today
there will be more poetry. speeclr
cs aitd music

New technology spots repeat parking offenders

91 C.J. Conklin

news@kykernel com

Bill Ayers has been cruising
through UK parking lots as usual this
year. making sure cars have permits
and ticketing those that don‘t. But
now he has a helper in the passenger
seat to scan the masses,

The new Automated License
Plate Recognition system. a high

Hm turn has. Subsequent issues 15

tech tool that [K is the second cant.
pus nationwide to implement. noti»
fies Ayers. a parking control supervi-
sor assistant. every time he passes a
car that has outstanding parking
fines.

This new enforcement method
will help free tip parking spots for
permit holders. said Dori Thornton.
director of Parking and Transporta~
tron Services

cents.
V

" The number one complaint from
students every year is of other stu-
dents who park in lots without pers
mits." Thornton said. “thus prey ent-
ing them front finding spots."

The sy stem. manufactured by'
l’lPS Technology in Knoxville.
Tenn.. uses two cameras mounted on
the VCthlt.‘ that capture a color image
of each parked vehicle. as well as an
infrared image of the license plate.

The license plate is then run
against a database of yehicles with
outstanding parking citations. notify-
ing officers immediately with an alert
sound on their laptop if a match is
found.

F’TS already owned the cameras
and other equipment necessary for
the system and only had to pay for

See Parking on page 6

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Fletcher
trustees
must resign

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Kentucky ‘s attomey general has called
for the resignation of three members of
L'K's Board of Trustees. saying the board‘s
Republican ntaiority \iolates a state law.

The statute requires that the number of
Republican and Democratic appointees on
the boards of trustees at the state‘s public
research urtiyersitics reflect the affiliations
of registered Voters.

(lot. lirrtie l-letcher‘s recent appoint-
ments to the boards at [K and the Llnit er-
sity' of Loursy'ille Home the law. said At-
torney (ienei‘al Greg Sturttbo. .i Democrat.
iii a letter to the Republican goy'emor yes»
terday.

The citi/eiis ot Kentucky are entitled
to representation on these Boards that
faithfully reflects their own political choic-
es and makeup." Sturitbo said iii the letter.
"By creating a Republican ttiiiyittl'ity' among
gubernatorial appointees to those boards.
you have dented the people their guaran‘
teed Voice."

in Kentucky. 57 percent of registered
\oters are Deitiocrats and 37 percent are
Republicans. according to the Kentucky
State Board of Elections.

For the UK board‘s lo gubernatorial
appointees to parallel the state‘s partisan
makeup. it should haye I0 Democrats and
si\ Republicans. Sturiibo said iii the letter.
Right now. it has scyen Democrats and
nine Republicans.

The affiliations of the tour trustees
elected from within l'K one student.
oitc staff iiieiiibei and two faculty inciti-
bci's aren‘t considered tinder the law

Ilii l' of l ’s ltoartl nine ol the l7 rip
poiittccs .ii'c Republicans when there
shoii d only be sewn Stiiiitho said in the
letter

l-letclicr has doric nothing
spokeswoittaii Jodi Whitaker said

"The goyei‘iiot' is coiiirititted to ap-
pointing the best and brightest indiyidu»
als." Whitaker said. "The goycrnor has fol»
lowed the law "

Sliimho could not be

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reached for com-

Kee Trustees on page 6

SG proposes
cutting
salaries in
new budget

By Blair Thomas

btbnnias @kykernel (‘flP‘

Student (loy cinritcnt President \itk
Phelps and his stall i=c taking a pay \ Ll
lit the first draft ol the 200“ {ix ()pcrat‘
Budget. which passed iiiiariiri'ioUsly at
the .‘yppropriatioris and Rey'ciiue meeting
last night. the Sti executive and legislatiye
staff salaries are V000 less than last year.

"I feel like ccittpcits itiiig the staff is int
portaiit if we cypcti my kind of work out
of them." Phelps said ‘ltut were worked
hard to decrease the budget this year. and
paying the siatt less is part of those cuts."

Phelps will be paid SI .000 less than last
year‘s president. .lonah Brown. and the
Senate president's salary went down
‘Tsl 50o.

“(lur budget is less this year." Phelps
said “We have less (money) to start with.
arid w c‘re spending less ey'erywhere in the
budget "

The 3007-08 budget also returned the
salaries for the chairmen of the SU commit-
tees. a cut AdiR (‘hairrttan Jesse Parrish
didri t e\pect.

"I was surprised to see these salaries rer
titoycd." Parrish said. "It's not because i
thirtk i need to be paid. but l'rtt interested in
hiring a support staff to help me. and i
think we should be able to pay them. They
have to be compensated to do the work."

Senate President Tyler Montell said
amendments to the budget. including the
salaries of committee chairs. would be
made at Wednesday‘s full Senate meeting.

“These are issues that need to be

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meetings and other conversations
With friends Go over the recent ac
tivity and see ll you can make any
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real estate broker Leigh Boniel—
lo. 33.

Laura Linney. 43. and her
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ond child on January 23.

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Lindsay Lohan‘s parents.
Dina. 44. and Michael. 47,
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a multi-episode arc on NBC‘s
Heroes starting in October.

Real Estate

Courteney Cox. 43, and
David Arquette. 35. bought a
four—building Malibu. Califor—
nia. compound. with a five-bed-
room house and beach cabana.
for $17 million.

Steve Carell. 44. sold the

four-bedroom pad in L.A.‘s Stu—
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On August l4 —— the day he
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against CBS Radio — Don
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ketball center Kia Vaughn. On
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last April. he called her team
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American Idol champ Jordin
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vember.

Ruben Studdard. 28. is
opening a club in his hometown
of Birmingham. Alabama.

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Amy Winehouse and hus-
band Blake Fielder-Civil. both
23. checked into a “retreat" in
Essex. England, for health rea-
sons. he told the BBC August
16. When asked if she had a
drug problem. Winehouse said.
"I wouldn‘t say so. no."

Booked

Jennifer Aniston. 38. is in

talks to play a woman whose
man won‘t commit in a film ver-
sion of the 2004 bestseller He's
Just Not That Into You. Scarlett
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lates teacher who falls for a
married man.
lsla Fisher. 3|. will headline
the big screen version of Con—
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Jason Wahler.

After completing a 56-day
rehab stint for alcohol abuse this
spring. the Hills star, 20. was
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August )7 by an LA. traffic of-
ficer who claims Wahler and
model Kristen DcLuca physical»
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last September.

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of the car and hit Wallace in the
left eye while calling him the n-
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other Obscenities. (Police said
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Johnson rises to occasion
after freshman slump

By Travis Woldron
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During the 2006 season. it of—
ten seemed as if the eyes of every
L'K fan were on Micah Johnson.

The blue chip recruit‘s first
year in Lexington didn't exactly
go according to plans. falling
short of the lofty expectations
that fans. coaches and even
Johnson had set.

But during summer work—
outs. with few eyes on Johnson
and the Cats. the linebacker un-
derwent the transformation his
coaches and teammates were
looking for.

The first sign. senior line—
backer Wesley Woodyard said.
came when a few players
slacked off during summer
workouts and Johnson got in
their faces. urging them to work
harder.

“That was something new."
Woodyard said. “Micah was al-
ways a serious guy. but he was
never a guy to get in someone‘s
face. He did a lot of that this
summer."

The intensity was a wel-
come sign for linebackers coach
Chuck Smith. who said Johnson
often struggled with his own in-
tensity in practice last season.

"He's older. age-wise. and I
expected him to mature." Smith
said. "As he matures. you‘ll see
a different Micah Johnson. We‘re
absolutely seeing signs of that."

Johnson signed with UK as
one of the nation's most highly
touted recruits. earning numer—
ous All-America selections and
Kentucky's Mr. Football award.
He made 29 tackles and earned
Southeastern Conference All-
Freshman honors last year but
still felt like he fell short of both
his and the fans‘ expectations.

This offseason. he took
strides to prove he can live up to
those expectations as a sopho-
more.

 

Johnson lost nearly 20
pounds. dropping from about
270 pounds last season to

around 250 pounds this year.
And after playing most of the
2006 season with two sports
hernias. he had offseason
surgery and entered L'K's first
fall practice healthy.

"1 took last year as a leam—
ing experience and worked hard
this offseason." Johnson said. "i
got myself back in shape and re-
cuperated from surgery. got my—
self right academically. I'm real—
ly' excited to come out here and
play. I think l can make great
strides and help the team get
better."

By the end of L'K‘s first
week of fall practice. Johnson
had already begun to prove he
was a different player. When ju—
nior Braxton Kelley. the project—
ed starter at middle linebacker.
went down with a high—ankle
sprain. Johnson stepped up.

“(He's) looked the best he
has since he‘s been here." head
coach Rich Brooks said. "He‘s
making his reads quicker and at—
tacking the line of scrimmage."

Though Kelley is still ex-
pected to start in UK‘s season

anao lUTTllELl. | STAFF
Sophomore linebacker Micah Johnson forces a fumble against Central
Michigan on Sept 30, 2006 Johnson adds depth to an experienced unit

opener Saturday against Eastem
Kentucky. an improved Johnson
will add depth to a unit that is
already the deepest on the UK
defense. Woodyard. an All—SEC
selection. will start on the weak
side for the fourth straight sea-
son. Kelley is a two-year starter
at middle linebacker. and junior
Johnny Williams is slated to
start on the strong side.

With defensive coordinator
Steve Brown preaching that the
defense needs to be more ag-
gressive. Smith is excited about
the depth and ability of his unit.

"l‘m really excited about
our linebacking corps." Smith
said. "We‘re going to attack and
pressure more...and the players
like to do that. It allows them to
be more aggressive and hopeful-
ly it will show up in the results."

Woodyard has dubbed the
2007 version of the defense the
"Cleanup Crew." and he intends
for the linebackers to lead the
charge in UK's defensive im—
provement.

"(That‘s) our motto right
now." Woodyard said. “We’ve
got to put it all together. if we
pull everybody together. we can
come out with some victories."

Older brother lacks drive to improve

In the immediate aftermath
of UK‘s Music City Bowl victo—
ry over
C l e m s o it
last season.
head coach
Rich Brooks
s t a r t e d
p r e p a r i n g
his team for
this season.

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to get better; we have to get bet--
ter.“

Most of his players heeded
that message. Since December.
those same words (or a slight
variation of them) have served as
a mantra for UK‘s players. From
Andre Woodson to Keenan Bur-
ton to Wesley Woodyard. the
Cats have expressed a universal
feeling that last season means
nothing unless it is used as a cat-
apult to an even better 2007. Al-
most every IJK player seems to
understand that.

Christian Johnson. however.
does not. ()r if he does. he has‘
n't shown it yet.

Throughout fall practice.
Brooks has attempted to light a
fire under the iunior offensive
guard who staited l2 games last
season. Johnson fell out of layor
~ and off the No. 1 spot on the
depth chart after academic
troubles forced Brooks to sus-
pend him for all of spring prac»
(ICC. And apparently Johnson
has done little this fall to re-
claim the starting job.

“Christian did not take ad-
\antagc of understanding tthe
message) or implementing it."
Brooks said. "In sortie cases.
he‘s regressed a little bit."

That's a shame. because for
the Cats to achicye their full po»
tcntial. their incxixrienccd offen-
sive line needs a roadrgradcr like
Johnson playing at a high level,

"Christian Johnson could be
and is the best offensiyc lineman
that we hayc." Burton said, “But
until he steps up and show s that.
coach is going to keep constant-
ly saying what he has to say and
doing what he has to do so he
can understand it. (Brooks)

thinks the world of (Johnson)
and he understands that we need
him. But (‘hristian has to under—
stand he has to do some things
that we need him to do so that
he can be a big factor."

You get the feeling that
Brooks can‘t figure out how to
crack Johtison. He‘s tried sus-
pending him. and he's tried call-
ing him out in public. What will
it take to get Christian Johnson
ready to play"?

"I wish i could answer it."
Brooks said. "Christian has a lot
of ability. I am one of his biggest
proponents of getting him to play
to his capability and at this point
l have failed to do that. That‘s
my responsibility and I‘m not
getting the message across."

But Brooks seemingly has
done a good job of getting the
message across to everyone else
on the team.

So if Christian Johnson still
isn't getting a message that has
been drilled in to the men in
blue since late December. who’s
fault is that‘.‘

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August 28. Jim”
Page 4

I KERNEL EQleORIALS _

 

Loosening rules on
mining technique
will harm region

Mountaintop removal. the destruc~
tive strip—mining practice that has rav-
ished the Appalachian landscape for
more than 21) years. is on the verge of
gaining a stronger legal foothold if a
proposed federal regulation becomes
law'.

The mining technique entails
blowing the tops off mountains to
make the coal inside more easily ac-
cessible. and a large amount of waste.
known as spoil. is produced in the
process. The proposed new regulation.
which the Office of Surf‘ace Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement pub
lished Friday. makes it easier for mine
operators to dump the spoil within 100
feet of flowing streams as long as they
agree to minimize damage to streams
"to the extent possible.“

But the proposal gives no specific
guidelines about which waste-dump—
ing practices fall outside the law. ln‘
stead. it says regulators will decide
“on a case—by~case basis“ whether
mine operators have failed to do
etiottgh to avoid damaging the envi—
ronnient.

So whereas current law errs on the
side of the environment .2 mine oper—
ators must get an exemption each time
they put spoil in a stream. the Kernel
reported Friday the change. if en—
acted. will give wastevdumpers the
benefit of the doubt.

A coal-industry representative
downplay ed the significance of the
proposed change. say mg it w ouldti‘t
lead to more mountaintop removal.

“This new change is intended to
codify exrsting practices that have
been occurring for the past 3U years.“
said Bill (‘aylor. president of the Ken-
tucky (‘oal Association. in Friday ‘s
Kernel. "This does not mean that we
will be doing more surface mining as
a result of the change. It will be ltllSl'
ncss as usual.“

But business as usual is exactly
the problem Mountaintop removal has

already done irreparable hann to wa~
terways in Appalachia. By 2002. spoil
from mining sites had already affected
724 miles. or l.2 percent. of central
Appalachian streams. according to the
environmental impact statement ac-
companying the proposed change —
and the damage isn‘t slowing down.

"If valley fills continue to be con-
structed at this rate.“ the statement
said. “an additional 724 miles of head-
water stream would be buried in 17
years or by 2(ll8.“

Mountaintop removal is not an is-
sue that the UK community can com—
fortably ignore. even if the landscapes
being ruined are hundreds of miles
east of Lexington. Coal makes up 14
percent of Kentucky‘s economy and
provides 90 percent of the state‘s elec-
tricity. according to figures on the
state‘s Web site twww.kentucky.gov).
Even when we just flick on the lights.
we‘re reaping the benefits of a mining
practice that is ruining stream ecosys-
tems in Appalachia.

Fortunately. the new rules won‘t
take effect until at least the end of a
60-day period. which ends Oct. 23. for
residents to submit comments about
the proposal.

To comment online. go to the Fed—
eral eRuleinaking Portal twww.
regulationsgov). select “Office of Sur—
face Mining Reclamation and Enforce-
ment“ from the first drop—down box.
and press “Submit.“ 0n the list of re-
sults that comes up. find the document
called "Excess Spoil. Coal Mine
Waste. and Buffers for Waters of the
l‘nited States.“ and press the talk-bub»
ble image on the right to see the com—
ment form.

Federal officials should be
strengthening regulations on moun<
taintop removal. not making it easier
for mine operators to harm Appalachi-
an ccosy steins. At this point. public
outcry may be the ortly way to remind
them of that.

Follow exampleset
by Henderson Project

l'K architecture professor lli'ut‘a
l’arrisli and lo architecture students
are spearheading art initiative to reno
\ate the Henderson. Ky. riverfront
a protect that is impressive enough in
itself.

\\ hat makes the Henderson l’roi
‘lL'vl even more notable. though. is that
it's a prime example of how lvls‘ stur
dents can apply the skills they learn
in the classroom to i'ezilrworld \lllltl'
trons. for that reason. other depart
ittcnts at [K should emulate llll‘s pro
gram

Imagine the possibilities \Ke
could have business and marketing
students helping to rev 1\ c commercial
and retail centers in struggling small
towns Kincsiology and health promo
tion students could bc aiding the fight
against obesity llistory majors could

I LETTER TO THE EDITOR

put together a traveling museum and
take it to schools throughout the state.
bringing knowledge and artifacts to
students w ho may otherwise never
have an opportunity for that type of
hands-on learning.

Of course. many of l'K‘s schools
and individual students are already in!
volved in local communities. but few
have had the impact and commitment
demonstrated by those involved in the
Henderson Project And not only have
those involved lll Henderson given us
a brilliant e\aiiiple of risk~taking and
initiative. btit they‘ve prov en that we
can be successful in helping people
and places that need it.

They‘ve shown that the learning
experiences of Us students can
and should stretch all over the
Bluegrass.

New Chargers a waste of UK's money

I read with no small interest the air
title in the Aug. gt Kernel isstic titled
“New rides charge campus streets.“
The aniclc was inforiiiattvc and well
written.

However. new Dodge (‘hargcrs
with a top end of Hts mph for [K po
free” If it weren‘t August. I‘d have
thought the article was an April Fool‘s
joke. Why not rust ordinary new do
inestic sedans with air conditioning
and the new computer equipment“ Do
the campus police engage in high-
speed pursuits off campus. or do they
call for help from the local. very capai
ble gendarmes’

The article stated that the cost
would be paid from the campus po-
licc‘s operating budget. No wonder l
am constantly getting calls froin the
(‘ollege of Arts and Sciences and solicv
nations frotn the [K (‘ollege of Law
requesting money.

With fiscal stewardship as irrespon»
stble as this. l'K‘s quest for top-20 sta-
tus is going to be a protracted and ar—
dtioiis climb. To the administrators.
please take my name off the contribu-
tion requests until you hire a latter-day
J .P. Morgan to handle your money.

Bill Sowoll

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