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Kentucky Kernel

Thursday. October I3. 2005

UK wants to give itself total oversight of 56

Student Affairs says proposed changes for
governing regulations don't increase authority

 

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SG names two

By Sean Rose
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UK Student Affairs is
proposing changes to UK’s
governing regulations that
would give the university final
say over Student Govern-
ment’s actions.

The proposal gives Pat Ter—
rell, vice president of Student
Affairs, oversight on all SG af-
fairs. including budgetary and

80 throughout the year. Ter-
rell said the proposal puts
UK’s authority over SC in
writing.

“I don’t think it strength-
ens (UK’s) authority; it clari-
fies that it existed in the past
and will exist in the future,"
Terrell said. “They are not in-
dependent of the university.

“We just want to bring
them back down to earth."

Rhonda Strouse. director of

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new justices, aids
tutoring program

By Sean Rose
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UK's Student Government filled vacant
positions and allocated thousands of dollars
to a tutoring program at its third meeting of
the school year.

A bill was also passed appointing two

new associate justices to the SG Supreme
Court. These appointments fill vacancies on

See Meeting on page 4

Student Government Senator Scott McIntosh speaks about an act related to hold-
ing paid staff accountable for their work during last night's 56 meeting in the
Student Center Small Ballroom. 50 also appointed two Supreme Court justices.

financial issues. According to

the proposal, Terrell would ap- Student Serv1ces. 15 currently

See Regulation on page 4

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Youth
(a)weight
help at
UK clinic
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By Shannon Mason
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With a little dodge ball and the arcade
game Dance Dance Revolution. a UK pedi-
atrics professor is helping Kentucky chil-
dren battle obesity.

After recognizing a growing problem in
the number of overweight teenagers and
children, Dr. Joan Griffith, a UK Health-
Care pediatrician and UK College of Medi-
cine assistant professor of pediatrics, de-
veloped and implemented the Teens Enjoy-
ing Active Management Systems Clinic
nearly two years ago.

The clinic is a program for overweight
children and teenagers to help them man-
age their weight and sort out its possible
causes.

Griffith said the acronym TEAMS was
chosen because “it incorporates our philos-
ophy that the solution to pediatric over-
weight requires a multidisciplinary ap-
proach that involves changes in diet, physi-
cal activity, attitude and family to make a
difference.”

Griffith said the original thought was
to gear the program toward teenagers.

“Originally. we developed the program
to address the problem in teenagers, but
quickly learned that the problem extended
to other ages as physicians called request-
ing younger patients be evaluated,” Grif-
fith said.

Patients 21 years old or younger who
are overweight are eligible to be seen at the
clinic. Patients are either referred to the
clinic by a physician. or they contact the
clinic directly.

The clinic is open on Mondays in the
General Pediatric Clinic of the Kentucky
Clinic.

On the initial visit, Griffith said pa-
tients receive a complete physical exami-
nation and appropriate lab tests. She said
the family meets Gantz and receives di-
etary recommendations.

“We make specific recommendations
for increasing physical activity and offer a
pedometer to help increase activity.” she
said. “Our goal is to get the child to record
10,000 steps a day."

The patient returns for a follow-up visit
in two to three weeks and is seen at the
clinic once a month after the follow-up vis-
it. she said.

“We ask families to commit to the pro-
gram for at least a year." Griffith said.
“Our goal is to develop lifestyle changes
that lead to a healthier approach to life. not
just loss of weight."

Since the beginning of the program.
Griffith said about 200 children have been
evaluated. The evaluation of the data for
the first 100 patients has shown the average
patient age as 12 years old and the average
body mass index as 30. meaning patients
were very overweight. Griffith said.

“The youngest patient has been about
171gionths. the oldest 21 years," Griffith
sa .

Jennifer Lites, a second-year UK med-
ical student. has also been working with

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Photos by Chris Reynolds

Tennessee Williams play “The Glass Menagerie”
is a semi-autobiographical work about an

overbearing mother and her struggle
against her two children. the alcoholic

Tom and the reclusive Laura.

The play will run at UK's Guignol Theatre in the Fine Arts Building on Rose
Street on Oct. 13, 14. is, 20, ll, 22 and 23. Showtimes for Thursdays, Fridays and
Saturdays at 7:30 pm. and Sundays at 2 pm. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for se-
nior citizens and UK faculty and staff and $5 for students and children.

Top: Theater senior Crystal King puts on makeup before a dress rehearsal of The
Glass Menagerie yesterday at the Fine Arts Building. King plays Laura in the play.

Left: Theater senior Dara Tiller, left, and graduate student Fonzie Geary rehearse
a scene of The Glass Menagerie last night at the Guignol Theatre.

 

Bush says Miers’ religious beliefs played role in choice

By Maura Reynolds
Los AMGELES TlMCS

WASHINGTON —— President
Bush indicated yesterday that
Harriet Miers‘ religious beliefs
were one reason he nominated
her to the Supreme Court. com-
ments that drew quick criti-
cism from liberal groups who
said religion should not be con
sidered a qualification to sit on
the United States‘ highest
bench.

Bush's remarks came on the
same day James C. Dobson.

president of Focus on the Fami-
ly. told his radio show listeners
that White House deputy chief
of staff Karl Rove assured him
in advance of the announce-
ment of Miers‘ selection that
she was a committed evangeli-
cal Christian.

"People ask me why I picked
Harriet Miers." Bush said
when asked about those assur~
ances by reporters. ”They want
to know Harriet Miers‘ back-
ground. They want to know as
much as they possibly can be-

fore they form opinions. And
part of Harriet Miers‘ life is
her religion. Part of it has to do
with the fact that she was a pio-
neer woman and a trailblazer
in the law in Texas."

Bush previously has
stressed his knowledge of her
character in discussing his
nomination of her. but this was
the first time he has publicly re-
ferred to her faith when asked
about picking her.

His comment about Miers as
a trailblazer refers to her being

the first woman to head a major
law firm in Dallas and the first
women elected president of the
Texas state bar facts he has
mentioned before.

Following Bush's comments
yesterday. White House
spokesman Scott McClellan
avoided a direct answer when
asked if Miers‘ religion played
“no role at all in the president‘s
decision-making."

He responded: "That's part
of who she is. That‘s part of

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Dr 'l‘arvez Tucker. an as»
sociate professor with the De
partment of Neurology at the
UK. will be featured on the
television program Kentucky
Health airing on Kl~ITl Sun
day, Oct. 16 at‘: :31) pm and on)
KE’I“? Monday Oct. 17 at?
pm. She will be discussing in-
novative new procedures for
the relief of tnigraines and
the causes and prevention of
headaches. Since arriving at
UK she has founded the
Headache and Pain (‘linic. the
only comprehensive headache
clinic in the state.

B&£ branch names new head

UK's Center for Business
and Economics Research. the
applied business and econom—
ics research branch ot‘ the
(latton (‘ollege of Business
and Economics. has natned
Kenneth 'l‘roske as its new di-
rector 'l‘roske itas previously
worked for the US. (‘ensus
Bureau and the University of
Missouri.

Clinic

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the clinic's patients.

liiles said she shadowed
Griffith during her first year
as a medical student. and by
chance. shadowed her on a
day she spent at the clinic.

“I loved the program."
Liles said. “I knew i had to
get involved.”

For a project in one of
her classes. lilies and a
group of students from the
class starting coming to the
clinic and playing with the
children while they waited
to be seen.

"Dodge ball and Dance
Dance Revolution are the fa-
vorites right now." she said.
“l think I know what a lot of
the kids are getting for
Christmas."

During her time at the
clinic. l.iles said she has
seen some patients who have

News BRIEFS

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at lronman

Chris Parks. a 21m gradu~
ate of UK. will compete
among 2.001) challengers in
the lronman Triathlon World
Championship. The event be-
gins ()ct. 15 in Kona, Hawaii,
with a 2.-t-mile swim, a 112-
niile bike and a 26.2-mile run
to be completed in succession
within a 17-hour timeframe.
NBC will cover the event.
which is set to air Nov. 12 at
4:31) pm

World Food Day tomorrow

()od's l’antry. in associa-
tion with llK's nutrition de-
partment. is sponsoring a
World Food Day teleconfer-
ence from noon to 3 pm. in
Erikson Hall tomorrow The
event will coincide with the
25th anniversary of World
Food Day and the speaker is
Frances Lappe. author of Diet
tor a Small Planet.

Theater kicks off season
llK's 'l‘heater Department

“Dodge ball and
Dance Dance
Revolution are the
favorites right now. I
think I know what a
lot of the kids are
getting for
Christmas."

Jennifer Liles

second-year UK med student

made great progress.

"(me girl has lost 31)
pounds in the program.”
Liles said. "She looks great.
She comes in with a smile
on her face because she
knows she is doing all the
right things.

“And we have others that
are losing weight. but at a
slower rate."

Liles said the clinic is an

will kick oft its 78th season
today with a performance of
Tennessee William's ac-
claimed work The Glass
Menagerie. Each day's perfor-
mance begins at 7:30 pm. in
the Guignol Theater with the
final performance on Oct. 23
at 2 pm. Russell Henderson,
an associate professor of act-
ing and voice. will direct the
prtxluction.

Riversdenceprotlectues
todayandtomorrow

Nick Clifford. a professor
of river science at the Univer-
sity of Nottingham. will give
tWo lectures at UK today and
tomorrow. (‘liflbrd‘s talk titled
“Dynamics of the Lower Mis-
sissippi River: Some Insights
from a Multi-scale Geomor-
phological Study," will be giv.
en today at 4 pm. in the Slone
Building.

Part two will be given to-
morrow at 4 pm. in the White
Hall Classroom Building.

important program.

"Obesity is running ram~
pant in the United States
and in Kentucky." Liles said.
"if we want to make an im~
provetnent. we need to start
with the kids.

“We have to stop it while
they're young."

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"HAT 'STHE DEAL? I Demystifying campus trends

‘Winter blues’ causing you
to put up a cold front?

Have you ever been in one
of those awkward moments
during a conversation with
someone when the most in-
teresting thing the two of you
have to talk about is the
weather?

For some reason. one of
you thought this would be an
e x c e l l e n t
starter. but
unless the lev-
el of weather
interest or ex-
pertise is ex-
tremely high
on both sides.
this conversa-
tion was
doomed from
that moment
on.

But why
do people
tend to result to weather com-
ments when out of ideas? Is it
a mere result of boredom. or
perhaps a lack of personality
to begin with? The answer.
however. is because the
weather, whether you realize
it or not. determines your
personality. thus allowing the
topic to become very person-
al. 80 perhaps talking about it
is actually not that bad of a
way to start some chatter and
get to know someone.

The cool thing about the
weather is that it is one thing
all humans have in common.
No matter where you are
from or what you do for a liv»
ing. weather affects all of us.
It‘s also one of the few con-
versational pieces that won‘t
induce any sort of opposition
amongst strangers (unless
you are talking about the cur-
rent climate of our athletic
program. but that’s a whole

Kenny
Moyer

KERNEL COLUMNIST

separate subject).

In the past two months.
this earth has experienced
massive earthquakes. flood-
ing. landslides. golf ball sized
hail. forest fires, the more
common tropical hurricanes
and many more natural dis~
asters. These disasters don't
pick on certain individuals
and decide to only hit a spe-
cific area of the world. which
makes it less offensive.

Beyond the conversation
level. weather affects every-
thing we do as humans in our
daysto-day routine. It deter»
mines the clothes we are go-
ing to put on in the morning.
and then perhaps what to
change into in the afternoon.
or whether you might stay in‘
doors and be lazy instead of
going to Keeneland on a cold
and stormy day. If you trav-
eled south for fall break this
past weekend. I'm sure some
of you had to leave a day ear-
ly just to stay in front of the
bad weather that was near.

The weather doesn‘t have
to affect us in a negative way.
either. On Tuesday. communi-
cations and ISC senior Jim
D‘Amico decided to take a
roundabout way to class to
enjoy what pleasurable
weather we have left.

“I love that autumn smell
of leaves falling and the
sound of wind gusting
through the windtunnel in
front of the library“ Jim
said. “I'm just trying to take
advantage of the day. not
knowing what the weather
will entail tomorrow."

Now that Judgment Day
seems to be approaching all
nations of the world. the
weather has become obses‘

 

sively abundant in our day~to~
day conversation. as well as
in the news. This talk can po-
tentially put a damper on all
our moods every time the top-
ic is brought up. With the
quick change in Lexington's
climate over the past couple
of weeks and exams beconr
ing more and more plentiful
in our school schedule. our
moods have become very im-
pressionable.

As winter approaches.
many of us are experiencing
what I like to call a "Summer
Complaint" (not to be con
fused with Montezuina's re-
venge). The summer months.
or more specifically the sun-
ny. warm days. tend to instill
a happygo-lucky and easygo-
ing mentality in all of us.

Regardless of our day‘s
stressful routine. having the
sun blaze on us allows any-
one to become more person-
able and carefree. But as soon
as the dark and stormy
months of fall and early win
ter arrive. all of 11s can tem»
porarily kiss those joyous
moods goodbye and say hello
to the “Winter Blues.“

Nobody likes this transi-
tion. at least at first. Humans
have never been in control of
the temperature or seasonal
changes. but all of us can ad-
vantage of the pleasant
weather we have left by being
outside and keeping good atti-
tudes. Eventually. the winter
mood will develop in all of us
and we will all become pre
pared for the snowy ski sea»
son and holidays. But. until
then. enjoy.

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‘Gypsy punk’ the eclectic sound
of the American melting pot

By Susan Carpenter
LOS ANGELES TIMES

If Eastern Europe made a
musical crash landing in the
United States. it would sound
like Gogol Bordello ._. a
bawdy pack of immigrants
dancing their way through
the streets late at night. in«
struments blaring. The New
York City eight-piece is the
American melting pot as mu-
sic: a multicultural riot of vi-
olin. accordion. ska. flamen-
co and rock. or. as the band
says more succinctly. “Gypsy
punk."

“I wanted to combine
most extreme sounds of the
East and most extreme
sounds of West.“ said musta-

chioed frontman Eugene.

Hutz who sings in sneering.
Ukrainian- accented English.
“I didn‘t want it to be punk
rock-flavored with accordion.
That's why I went for seeking
excellent musicians from
Eastern Europe. putting
them together with musi-
cians that were schooled in
punk and rock ‘n‘ roll and
other things." '

Among those musicians:
Sergey Rjabtzev. a fiddler
who worked as a theater di-
rector in Moscow. and Rea
Mochiach. an Israeli bass
player with a background in
jazz. dub and drum ‘n‘ bass.

Throw in a couple of
dancing drummers. an accor-
dionist and a handful of oth-
er musicians and the result
is so irresistibly lively and
welcoming that it could se-
duce the most recalcitrant
and reserved listener into a
vodka- fueled. kick dancing
frenzy.

Ity‘ 5 this sort of pied-piper
vibe that's had the group
touring the world for the past
half decade. from Bosnia-
Herzegovina to San Diego. in
venues as diverse as art gal—
leries. Gypsy festivals. fash-
ion shows. even this year‘s
Warped Tour.

On Oct. 22. they‘ll bring
their circus act of a show to
the Troubadour in Holly-
wood in support of the
group‘s recent third release.
“Gypsy Punks: Underdog
World Strike“ on SideOne-
Dummy Records.

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The members of Gogol Bordello an 8- piece 'gypsy rock' band whose

music will be featured in the new film, "Every

“We are equally unappro-
priate anywhere.“ Hutz said.

Maybe so. but the group's
stock seems to be rising.
Most recently. Gogol Bordello
got a boost from its contribu-
tions to the new Liev
Schreiber film. “Everything
Is Illuminated.“ in which
Hutz also played the charac-
ter Alex. Portraying a
Ukrainian Ali G wannabe
forced to work for his father's
tour guide service. Hutz al-
most steals the show from
star Elijah Wood.

And Hutz isn't even an
actor. At least. he wasn't.

For months. Jason
Schwartzman had been cast
as the character Hutz eventu-
ally played. But after
Schreiber approached Hutz
about including Gogol Bor-
dello‘s music in the film. it
was clear Hutz was more ap-
propriate for the part of the
young born-and-bred Ukrain»
ian who never identified with
his home country and who
speaks English enthusiasti-
cally. if imperfectly.

“I'm that guy."
Schreiber.

“There is some archetypA
al traits that Eastern Euro-
pean people carry. and one of
the most important ones be-
ing is verbal creativity" Hutz
explained. unwittingly prov-
ing his point.

English clearly is a sec-
ond language for Hutz. 33.
who grew up in Ukraine un-

Hutz told

ing Is Illuminated.”

til the Chernobyl disaster
sent his family on a seven-
year tour of Eastern Euro-
pean refugee camps. He
moved to New York in 1998
and began gathering the inu-
sicians who would soon be
come Gogol Bordello.

Hutz writes all the lyrics
for the songs. which are. for
the most part. carousing im-
migrant vignettes all punc-
tuated with unintentional 111a—
lapropisnis or mangled grain-
mar.

“Legalize me! Realize me?
Party!" Hutz belts out on “lm-
migrant Punk." a track on the
new album that could easily
double as the band's mani-
festo. Much of "Gypsy
Punks" was written and
recorded after Hutz had fine
ished "Everything Is illumi-
nated." Likewise for the
movie's score. which was cre-
ated in a series of late-night
“gypsy sessions" at the New
York office of music supervi-
sor Susan Jacobs.

“All I needed was a wine
and vodka budget. and off
we'd go." said Jacobs. who
recorded the sessions with
composer Paul (‘antelon play
ing piano and some of the
Gogol Bordello musicians imr
provising on the spot.

“There‘s something bril-
liant about getting back to
spirit." Jacobs said.

“That's what Gogol Bore
dello did for the film, Their
spirit is there."

 

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tagoii official said yesterday:
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duty military response would
be limited to rare. mass
calamities or attacks in which
thousands of lives were at
risk such as a category 4
hurricane. or a terrorist
strike involving chemical. bio
logical or nuclear weapons.
Federal troops might also
play a role in enforcing a
quarantine in the case of a
pandemic outbreak of avian
flu or other disease. McHale
said. although initially that
job would fall to National
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“We are looking at a wide
range of contingencies poten-
tially involving Title 10 forces
(federal troops) if a pandemic
outbreak of a biological
threat were to occur." said
McHale. who planned further
review of avian flu quaran-
tine measures.

In contrast. the Pentagon
does not intend to take the
lead in responding to the
dozens of “major disasters"
such as floods declared every
year. McHale said. And even
in catastrophic events. the
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provide a rapid. early re-
sponse and then quickly
transfer responsibilities to
civilian authorities. he said.

The planning for an ex-
panded Pentagon role in do-
mestic catastrophes comes
amid escalating demands on
US. forces, which today not
only are fighting in Iraq and
Afghanistan but also waging
disaster relief missions in
Pakistan. Guatemala. and do
mestically along the Gulf
Coast.

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Rumsfeld yesterday advocated

  
 
 
 

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closer cooperation among US.
and Central American de-
fense forces as a way to better
address threats from terror-
ists and drug traffickers. as
well as natural disasters. “It is
clear the better the relation-
ships and the better orga-
nized we are with respect to
security matters. the better
able we will be to deal with
disasters. natural or man-
made." Rumsfeld told a meet-
ing of defense ministers fmm
seven Central American na-
tions at a conference in Flori-
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her background. That‘s what the president was
talking about in his remarks in the ()val ()f—
flee."

McClellan added: “Faith is very important
to Harriet Mlt‘l‘S. But she recognizes that faith
and that her religion and that her personal
views don't have a role to play when it comes
to making decisions."

Liberal groups. who have taken a low pro-
file since the nomination was announced. iiot<
ed that White House officials took issue with
Democratic senators who wanted to discuss
(‘hief Justice .lolin G. Roberts‘ religious beliefs
during his recent confirmation process.
Roberts is a (‘atholic

“We were told we weren‘t even allowed to
bring up the topic of religion when .John G.
Roberts was nominated for the Supreme
Court." Barry Lynn. executive director of
.>\mei'icans linited for Separation of Church
and State. said in a statement. “Anyone who
did was quickly labeled a bigot. Now Bush and
Rove are touting where Miers goes to church
and using that as a selling point. The
hypocrisy is staggering.“

Ralph Neas. president of the liberal advoca-
cy group People for the American Way. cited
Article 6 of the (‘onstitiitioir which states that
"no religious test shall ever he required as a
qualification to any office or public trust."

"The president and his people are using re-
peated assurances about Miei‘s' religion to
send not-so—siibtle messages about how she
might riile on the court on issues important to
the president‘s political supporters." Neas
said. “lt's a shabby ploy unworthy of the de-
bate over a lifetime appointment to the
Supreme (Tourtf‘

Kermit Hall. president of the State Univer-
sity of New York. Albany. and editor of the of
the Oxford (.‘oinpanion to the Supreme Court.
said that. it is unusual in the history of
Supreme (‘ourt nominations fora president to
emphasize a nominee's religious beliefs or af-
liliation.

Since President Woodrow Wilson named
Louis Brandeis to the Supreme (‘oiirt. “tacitly
there has been some understanding that we
should have some .lewisli representation on
the court. just as nowadays there is some rep-
resentation of gender and AfricanAmerican
background.” Hall said. "'But I cannot think of
any president who has ever made a nomina-
tion because of the religious beliefs that a per-
son lield.

.\liers' nomination has aroused little enthii»
siasin among some of Bush's core supporters.
\\ ho had hoped the president would rely on Re-
publican control of the Senate to pick a con»
seryatne with a wellrknown legal record.
.\liers. a Biish aide for several years who cur-
rently serves as White House counsel. has nev~
ei‘ been a judge

"There are three categories of coiisci‘va
tiies those who are opposing her. those iii
favor and those taking a wait-andsee ap
proach. ' 'l’ony Perkins. president of the influ-
ential Family Research (‘ouncil. said in an in
terx‘iew. "By far the largest category is the last
unit"

Miers‘ nomination also was promoted yes.
terday by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
who said on MSNBt‘ he believes Miers person
ally opposes abortion. Gonzales did not say
whether he had discussed the issue with her.

He also said. “But the question as to
whether or not she's pi‘trlll‘e or not has no
bearing and should have no hearing as to
how she would rule on a particular case inter~
preting the right to an abortion."

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the body which played a deci»
sive role in the recent contro-
versy over the presidential
election.

The Student Senate added
$8.500 in funds to the Peer Tu-
toring Program at the third
senate meeting of the year last
night in the small ballroom of
the student center.

Originally called Elevation
Tutoring. the Peer Tutoring
Program‘s total funding
jumped to 3318.500 after Jim
Breslin. the coordinator of the
program. made a presentation
explaining that at the pro-
gram's current rate. it would
not be able to function past
February. He said he was over-
whelmed by the support of
Student Government.

“I’m definitely thrilled.“
Breslin said. “This just means
that we can keep helping stir
dents."

Senator Will Fuller. who co-
sponsored the bill with senator
Nate Thompson. said the mon-
ey will be put to good use.

“It‘s funding that‘s going to
go to something that‘s being
proactive." Fuller said. “It's al-
ready helping students."

SG President Becky
Ellingsworth echoed Fuller's
sentiments.

”1 think it’s great; I think it
will benefit students immense-
ly." Ellingsworth said.

The Senate also passed a
bill requiring all paid senate
and executive staffs to publicly
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the unofficial adviser for SC.
Terrell said if the changes are
approved. she will still be SG's
adviser. hilt her role would be
an official one and will be sup.
ported in writing.

The proposed changes were
written by an unofficial com-
mittee made up of Terrell.
.‘trouse. UK's general counsel.
Barbara Jones. and T. Lynn
Williamson. UK‘s associate se-
nior general counsel. Terrell
said the proposal was written
because SG has been asserting
its independence from UK
since the March election last
school year.

SG President Becky
lillingsworth won the past elec-
tion after she sued UK on
grounds that SG was indepen-
dent from UK. Presidential can-
didate Will Nash Won the SG
election last March. but was
disqualified because of cam-

The bill came after heated
debates at the last Senate meet-
ing over the increase in the ex-
ecutive staff‘s salary fund by
$2.500 from last year's total.

The bill is currently only
for the 2005-06 academic year
but it could return to the Sen-
ate in two weeks to become a
statue to be followed by all fu-
ture senates.

The Senate passed a bill
confirming Ellingsworth‘s
picks for her cabinet positions
but with an amendment. ap-
proved the creation of the ex-
ecu