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By Brenna Reilly
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(Ihandra Pollitt had just began
to worry about the dangers of
teaching in New York (lity's
inner»city public schools. But the
real danger lurked just outside her
(TINII'.

I’ollitt. a 22—year—old UK edu—
cation senior, was killed Honday
night after a broken relationship.

 

Hiller was driven to Pollitt's
house by a friend, whom he told
that he needed to go to
Nicholasville to sell a gun.

Hiller shot Steffey in her home
at 368 Apple (irove Dr. in
Nicholasville, then chased l’ollitt
and Steffey's sevensyeai>old
daughter out oftbe house, shoot~
ing I’ollitt as she ran from him.

After shooting I’ollitt, Hiller
headed back toward the car, said

I’ollitt and her sister, Sally
Steffey, 2‘), were killed by I’ollitt‘s‘
estranged boyfriend, Adam Aliller,
21, of Haysville. After shooting
the sisters, Hiller then turned the
IZ—gauge shotgun on himself.

Lt. Hac Hayes with Kentucky
State Police in Richmond. Before
he could reach the car, Hiller's
frientl drove three houses down
the street and ran to the horiie of
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called the police.

Heanw'hile, Hayes said, Hiller
ran back in I’ollitt's house and
called the women‘s mother,
telling her, “I‘ve
killed both your
daughters."

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(Ilenzek said she
saw Steffey"s
daughter and told
to come inside.

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to take the little girl back home.

Hayes said the girl refused and
told police, “I don‘t want to go in
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there."

I’olice entered the Steffey‘s
house at 3:45 a.in. after tryingr to
coax Hiller out for about four
hours. They found Aliller dead in
the laundry room, said Hayes.

Hayes said Aliller had been
harassing I’ollitt for several days
prior to the incident, and said I’ol—
litt and Hiller had been together
for between six and eight months.

“The relationship turned into
sour grapes, she wanted to end it
and he didn‘t want to," Hayes
said.

Pollitt had recently been
accepted to L'K‘s secondary social
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“She was very excited about
being admitted to the program,"
said Yvette Ray, an education
senior who worked with l’ollitt in
the office of the dean of educas
tioii,‘l._lohn llarris III.

Harris said I’ollitt wanted to
teach low income students in
\t w York's inner city.

“( )ne of the last things we dis-
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()lenxek said, “'l he mother was
very calm at first. then she was sit~
ting at the table and started to
cry."

()lenzck said the Steffey's
daughter, Sierra lx’achelle Sriiith,
did not know her no ‘lllt'l‘ was dead
until after she \\'tllt' born a nap
hours after going to ()len/ek‘s
house.

"Hominy is a giiaitfiin angcl
on my shoulder, l have- two

guardian angels on my shoulder,"
()leiizck said the girl said aficr
learning of her mother's it aili
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going to New York to teach right
after she graduated," I Iarris said.
I’ollitt and Steffey 's parents
drove to Nicholasville shortly
after the incident.
“The father was very agitated,"

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Student rights
nailed to door

By Perry Brothers
Nari lid/tor

A student attempted to hammer the iriiportance
ofstudent rights into the minds of UK administra—
tors yesterday,in a gesture reminiscent of 16th cen~
tury (ierinan reformationist Hartin laither.

Shortly after 7 a.in., an unknown student nailed a
liill of Student Rights to the front door of the
Administration Building. The same student, or
group of students, subsequently submitted a twos
page anonymous letter to the Kentucky Kernel
explaining the reasons for the act and endorsing stu—
dent government candidates Avi \Veitzman and
Amy Abernathy.

\I'eitzrnan and Abernathy said although they
were not responsible for the act, which violates the
University law by defacing public property, they
support and appreciate the gesture.

"It is an action that is not only on behalf of stu-
dents, but on behalfof student rights and supports
otir campaign ideas. It’s radical, but I'm not against
being radical," said vice presidential candidate Aber-
nathy.

By 10 a.in. yesterday, only the quarter—inch silver
nail remained attached to the door, and even less lin—
gered in the minds of several UK administrators.

After reviewing a copy of both the bill and the
anonymous letter, UK officials declined comment,
stating that the document was more about student
politics than student rights.

“It is my policy not to get involved in student
election issues," said Chancellor for the Lexington
(lainpus Robert IIeinenway. “lien asked about the
notion of student rights, Hemenway still declined
comment,

“I think this is an election issue, and I don't think
it would be appropriate for me to comment."

A spokesperson for President (Iharles \Vething—
ton resounded Heinenway's statement, saying the
president does not respond to such anonymous
actions.

Joe Burch, Vice President for University Rela-
tions, also refused to comment, but he said UK stu—
dents should feel comfortable discussing student
rights with the administration.

“Any student who has concerns," he said, “can
come in and talk to us, but we feel it is not appropris
are to comment on student government election
issues."

However, to Abernathy, the administrators
missed the point.

“I think it is about much more than the election
because no matter who wins yesterday will still stand
as an important day in UK history," she said..

“This a student issue. It is a rights issue. I think
it's about time students started standing up for
themselves and standing up for their rights, and if
that means nailing a bill of rights to the door ofthe
Administration Building, more power to them."

 

 

 

 

 

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\VASI II.\'( i'l'( IN Shouting erupted in the
House yesterday as Democrats bitterly accused
maiority' Republicans of trying to ram through a
mean—spirited welfare overhaul bill, in the harshest
floor fight yet over the (i( ll’l “( ontract \Vitli
America."

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tactics in pushing the larrreaching bill toward
enactment, The bill shrinks welfare spending by
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ERA Amendment Pevweu altel‘ 12 years

\VASIIING’IK IN ~ Supporters of the liqual

Rights Amendment began trying yesterday to

revive it. proposing that the drive for ratification

. be picked up where it broke off when time ran out
i in 1082. three states snort.

“liy and large, lll‘.llllsllc‘.ill‘ Anitzita supports
the I'iRA." said Rep. Rob Andrew's. l)-.V._l, a.
sponsor ofthe effort. “It's clearly a loitg shot, but
it's a zero shot ify'ou don't try."

The amendment spelling out equal rights for
women clearer; (Iongress in 1073.

 

Postal worker charged with murder
.\1( )NTCLAIR, NJ . 7 A former postal worker

burdened with a “mountain ofdebt" was charged
yesterday with shooting to death four men in a
holdup at a small neighborhood post office,
including two employees e knew.

Christopher (ireen, 3‘), was arrested less than
34 hours after the robbery.

In (ireen’s apartment, investigators found
blood-splattered clothes worn during the holdup,
.i 9mm pistol believed to have been used in the
crime and $3,000 cash, some of it under the refrig
crator, llochbcrg said. Hore than Siilllii appar-
ently was taken in the robbery, she said

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INDIANAPOLIS ~~ Ilow much for thc name
patch inside Hike Tyson's prison
jeans?

Nothing, since the Indiana
Youth (lctiter plans to destroy
clothing tags, autographs and
other items bearing his name after
he is freed Saturday

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By Perry Brothers

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An afternoon at grandma’s house
catches new light when your cousin
walks throu h the front door toting an
Uzi — unfiess you're in Israel and
you're Avi “'eitzman.

Born in Tel Aviv, raised in New
York, \Veitzman’s family experience is
so varied, one wonders if he ever need—
ed to heed formal history lessons. IIis
grandparents survived Hitler’s concen-
tration camps. His cousin (the one
with the in) is a soldier of the Israeli
army amRVeitzman himself forfeited
a position with Israeli troops so he
could attend UK.

He sees his extended family sporad-
ically, but he says they are the foun-
tainhead of his inspiration.

“Hy grandparents' experience in
the Holocaust taught me the impor-
tance of empathy," he said. “I was
about eight years old when I first asked
my mom about it. That is when I
began to learn the importance of

understanding what certain experiv
ences can mean to others."

In an off-campus coffee shop, the
steam froin his mocha io temporarily
fogs his glasses as he talks about under-
standing what is right for students.

\Veitzman's empathetic nature, he
said, led him to seek out niches in his
world that offer him the opportunity
to serve society. He didn't plan to get
involved in student government (or
politics for that matter) but when
ap roached by T.A. jones with an
of er to serve as Student Government
Association’s executive director of aca-
demic affairs last year, he jumped at
the chance to do what many have tried
but few have done _. make a memo-
rable change student government.

“I feel I‘ve had an impact on SGA,"
he said, mentioning the programs that
he and his running mate, SGA's cur
rent Executive Director of Student
Affairs Amy Abernathy, have coopera~
tively expanded or created.

“\Ve‘ve expanded the escort service.
the legal service, the tutoring service

and started a student tax service with
the law school," Abernathy said.

The duo insisted on being inter—
viewed together because they say they
are a “united front."

“For a while, we couldn't decide
w ho would run for president and who
would run for vice president," \Veitz-
man said. As a team, \Veitzman is the
“facts man" and Abernathy is the “peo—
ple person." During interviews, they
finish each other‘s sentences, correct
each other's errors and detail, alternat-
ing point by point, their strate ry for
making the organization a soldier of
progress for student rights on campus.

Included in their platform is a Bill
of Student Rights constitutional
amendment, which \Veitzman and
Abernathy hope will solidify certain
student rights on campus.

In the middle oftheir explanation of
this Bill of Rights, UK's Martin
Luther Kin r (Iultural (Ienter director
(ierald (loft-man pauses beside the
table to say hello on his way out.

Initially. both of the candidates

express interest in the books (Loleman
carries under his arm, then “cit/Juan
returns to answering an interview
question while Abernathy and (Jole—
rnan discuss Kahlil jibran's spiritually
exhlorational novel “The Prophet."

Then the talk turns to a ( iscussion
of government's role in society.

“A large percentage of what govern-
ment does is represent, but student
government right now doesn’t repre—
sent student," \Veitzman said.

But (Ioleman reminds \Veitzman
that more than 20,000 student do not
vote in SGA election, and therefore,
proper representation is impossible.

“If people don‘t participate, it won‘t
work," (ioleman said, prompting sev-
eral, um-bm's from Abernathy.

That is one thing the duo plans to
do, Abernathy said: increase the
respectability of the organization to
facilitate an increase in the quality of
S( 9A.

“The past sets the precedent for the
future," she said. “And we are working
hard now to change the future."

 

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Wcitzinan/Ahernathy Cannainn Highlights

VRecommend a constitutional amend
ment that will send all spending bill to
SOAC, instead of the lull Senate,

Vlimil conference bill to $1 000 each,
and recommend an amendment to reserve
a majority of Senate funds for campus
projects

VInstilule a Student Bill of Rights into the
SGA Constitution

VCreate more communication between
SGA and college student councds.
VForce roll-call votes in the Senate, and enforce atten-
dance rules tor senators

VEstablish a Senate Ethics Committee to monitor elected
representatives in the legislative branch.

VEnact cosrcutting measures with executive branch funds

 

 

 

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