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Kentucky Kernel

Vol. XCI. No. 36

W13“

. Unlvereltyot Kentucky. Lexington. Kentucky

Governor candidates
both promise change

By (‘.A. DUANE BONIFER
Associate Editor

OWENSBORO. Ky. ~— According
to Kentucky‘s two major gubernato-
rial candidates, Kentuckians have a
choice when they go the polls Nov. 3.
They can either vote for the static
quo and remain in their current eco
nomic condition or vote for a
change.

The only problem is that both can
didates claim to be that change.

Last night. Democrat Wallace Wil-
kinson and Republican John Harper
squared off for the first time in a de—
bate sponsored by the Kentucky
League of Women Voters.

Wilkinson said he has been “all
over the state"and talked to people
about their problems and ideas.

“They have told me they want a
change and I have listened to
them," he said

Horse to be

By LAURENCE HUVELLE
Contributing Writer

The Gaines Center for the Human-
ities and the Maxwell Gluck Equine
Research Center will cosponsor a
series of events commemorating
“The Celebration of the Horse."

October will feature various
events related to the horse. includ-
ing talks and lectures, a play orga—
nized by UK‘s Theatre Department,
an equine art exhibit at the UK Art

Museum. a dressage performance .

staged by the Midway College
Equestrian Team and an Interna-
tional Conference on Equine Infec-
tious Diseases.

The program will be an opportunio
ty to show the importance of the
horse in our economy as well as in
our civilization. according to Lylas
Rommel. who contributed to the pro-
ject for the Gaines Center.

Rommel says the event is an op-
portunity for UK students to become
interested in a topic and view the
horse through variom perspectives.

“The horse is quite an amazing
animal; it is very historical. The
horse is not only an entert inment.
it is also a part of our civilizat m.“

Raymond F. Betts, directt of the
Gaines Center. originated tne idea
for the celebration. Betts says that
considering Lexington‘s geographic
situation. choosing this particular
topic seemed natural. He also has
an academic interest in the horse in
Western civilization.

Betts said the Equine Center and
the Gaines Center complement each
other in an interesting way. The
Gaines Center is located on the
northern border of campus and fo-
cuses on undergraduate studies
while the Equine Center is located
on the southern border and focuses
on graduate work.

Cooperation between the two cen-
ters bring campus together accord-
ing to Betts. “It is going to help
building a sense of community." he
said. Betts also said that several de-
partments within the University
have been working together on the
various events.

“The Celebration of the Horse"

 

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Harper said that Kentucky is cur-
rently at a crossroads. Kentuckians
have the opportunity to select a
“new candidate" who offers the peo-
ple of Kentucky a “better quality of
life.“

Wilkinson pointed to three main
areas that separate himself and
Harper — the lottery. taxes and the
Toyota incentive plan.

0n the issue of the lottery. Wilkin~
son said there is “no magic answer
to the problems of this state.“ but
said the lottery is a solution to some
of those problems.

According to the Casey County

businessman, the state lottery that
would bring in about $70 million a
year could be instituted by Decem-
her 1988.

Harper, a state representative
from Shepardsville, said that Wilkin-
son had changed his tune on how
much a lottery would actually bene-
fit Kentucky.

Just months ago, Harper said.
Wilkinson was telling the voters a
lottery would be the “panecea” for
all of the state‘s economic problems.

He also said that Wilkinson‘s fig-
ures on how much the lottery would
actually bring are bloated.

“We‘d be lucky to get $30 to 40
million a year.“ he said.

Wilkinson responded by saying
that in March 1985. Harper said he
would favor a state lottery and that
it would raise about $110 million a
year.

See DEBATE. Page 8

celebrated this month

was first scheduled in the spring to
mark the opening of the Equine Cen-
ter’s new building. It was then
scheduled for October to comple-
ment the International Veterinary
Conference. which will gather horse
experts from around the world.
Rommel believes the horse event is
also timely since Keeneland Race
Track is about to start its season.

0 The performance offered by the
Midway College Equestrian Team is
scheduled for tomorrow at 12 pm.
on Stoll Field (adjacent to Euclid
Avenue). Four horses and riders
will participate in the event. which
will include dressage. polo and
jumping. The performance will be
entertaining and informative for
people who do not know about
horses. said Betsy Fishback, who su-
pervises the project.

0 Beginning yesterday, an exhibi-
tion of paintings and sculptures of
horses are being featured at the UK

Art Museum. The exhibition will last
until Nov.29.

- Poet. author and horse trainer
from Connecticut Vicki Hearne will
give a talk on 0ct.7. titled “Don’t
upset the horses." The talk starts at
8 pm. in UK's Center for the Arts.

0 The M.i. King Library will ex-
hibit the history and romance of
horses from Oct. 5 to Oct. 28. This
event includes a lecture by UK En-
glish professor Joan Hartwig titled:
“The Horse and Renaissance Litera-
ture" on Oct. 9. A lecture by Anne
McConnell titled: “If wishes were
horses; the horse in children‘s liter-
ature" is scheduled for Oct. 23.

o The International Conference on
Equine Infectious Disease will be
held from Oct. 7 to Oct. 10.

o The UK Theatre Department
will present a play written by James
Rodgers. chairman of the depart-
ment. entitled “Drinkers of the
wind." from Oct. 29 to Oct. 31.

Series of four lectures
to be held on supernova

By JACK NYBERG
Contributing Writer

The UK physics and astronomy
department. through an enrichment
grant funded by the College of Arts
& Sciences, is presenting a series of
four lectures to discuss a recently
observed supernova.

The supernova occurred 160,000
years ago in the Large Megellanic
Cloud. Suketu Bhavsar. of UK's
physics and astronomy department.
said that the light from the supemo
va first reached the earth only last
February.

Bhavsar said a supernova is a star
going through severe changes. A
star is composed of two parts. a
dense core and a gaseous outer
shell.

After consuming most of its nucle-
ar fuel. the core of a star that be-
comes a supernova shrinks consider-
ably in a matter of seconds. This
sudden contraction causes the star‘s

outer shell to explode in a blinding
flash.

The core becomes a black hole or
neutron star. but the remnants of
the outer shell. blasted away in the
supernova explosion. contain the el-
ements that make up planets and
living organisms.

Since the last recorded nearby su—
pernova occurred in 1604. scientists
have long awaited the chance to ob-
serve another.

“It is the fulfillment of a dream to
have a nearby supernova occur in
our lifetime," Bhavsar said.

For UK‘s faculty and students. the
lecture series will provide a chance
to receive the latest information on
this unique event.

The first lecture will be held at 8
pm. tomorrow in the Worsham
Theatre.

Moshe Elitzer, of UK‘s physics
and astronomy department. is the
featured speaker and the lecture
topic is “What Is a Supernova?"

Independent since 1 971

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Monday October 6, 1987

 

By HEIDI PROBST
Contributing Writer

After winning the title of UK
homecoming queen. Stephanie
Strohmier says she can't imagine
feeling that good ever again.

“That was a feeling I'll never
forget," Strohmier said, after
winning the title at halftime of
Saturday‘s football game.

“I can't imagine ever feeling
this kind of excitement again,“

 

Stephanie Strohmier. of Chi Omega sorority,
waves to the crowd after being crowned UK's during halftime of the football game Saturday

Queen says homecoming title
her biggest honor as student

Strohmier said. “1 never dream-
ed this would happen I kept
thinking that my name would be
called next. but then it was just
me and Kim Hall standing there.
This is the biggest honor I‘ve
ever had."

And by no means are honors
new to Strohmier.

“I like to get involved into a lot
of things," she said.

Strohmier has been a member
of the Dance Cats for two years

l987 homecoming queen. She was crowned

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and was a Lady Kat cheerleader
for one year.

For the past three years she
has been in the Pi Kappa Alpha
calendar. She was named the
Southeastern Conference Glam-
our Girl this past spring and is
the Sigma (‘hi fraternity sweet»
heart.

Strohmier is a senior majoring
in journalism. She plans to go
into advertising. specializing in
public relations.

 

 

Associated Press

LOUISVILLE —— A majority of
Kentuckians generally agree with
the principles of the Myearold
US. Constitution. according to a
copyright story in yesterday's
editions of The Courier-Journal.

The Bluegrass State Poll found
that three-fourths of the Kentuck-
ians questioned said they favor
the structure that divides the fed-
eral government into three
branches because it holcb the na-
tion's leaders accountable.

The poll. in which 813 Kentucky
adults were questioned by tele-
phone. was conducted by the
newspaper from Aug. 27 to Sept.
2.

Only 13 percent of those polled
agreed with a statement that
three equal branches creates “a
divided government that is often

Most agree with Constitution

paralyzed when it can't agree on
what neetk to be done. "

Instead. 74 percent agreed with
a statement that having three
equal branches “helps prevent
any single branch from assuming
too much power and . . . holds
our leaders more accountable."

Another 13 percent had no opin-
ion on the question.

The poll also found that 43 per-
cent of those asked named free-
dom of speech as the most impor-
tant right guaranteed in the
Constitution, and two-thirds said
someone who advocates a form of
government contrary to the US.
system should be allowed to give
a speech in the community.

Specifically. 67 percent of thos
polled said a person who wants to
do away with elections and let
the military run the country
should be allowed to speak in

public. Thirty percent said no
and 4 percent had no opinion.

Eleven percent said freedom of
religion and the right to vote
were the most important consti-
tutionally-guaranteed freedoms.
while seventeen percent said they
didn‘t know what right was most
important.

Ironically. 24 percent of those
who said freedom of speech is the
most important right guaranteed
in the Constitution said the pro-
military. anti-election speaker
should not be allowed to speak
publicly.

Freedom of speech was ranked
highest among all age groups and
income levels and in all areas of
thestate.

Protestants were four times
more likely than Catholics to list
freedom of religion as the most

important right.

 

 

 

Donovan program lets seniors learn

By GRETCHEN PAPE
Contributing Writer

Polly Kesheimer. 71. paints the per-
fect picture of a grandmother. Pe-
tite and prim. she looks like the kind
of woman who would always have a
supply of fresh. homemade choco-
late chip cookies. But Kesheimer is
doing more during her golden years
than baking cookies. She is a Done
van Scholar.

Donovans. as people in the pro
gram call themselves. are people
over 65 who attend UK without hav-
ing to pay tuition.

“Tile premise. when it started in
1m. was that there were empty
seats and people who wanted an ed-
ucation," explained Roberta James.
assistant director of the program.
“But we‘ve found Donovan Scholars
give as much back to the University
as they take. A lot of them do volun-
teerworkand tutoring."

Many Donovans share their expe-

rience with others through such ac-
tivities as “Ask A Professor." This
free service provides Fayette Coun-
ty Schools with a list of speakers
and the topics in which they are
knowledgeable. Teachers can then
choose a speaker to coincide with
classroom studies.

As students. Donovans add diver-
sity to UK classrooms as well. Both
young and old benefit from the oth-
er‘s different perspective.

“The young people treat us just
like we are one of them" said Ke-
sheimer.

“The students love us. and we
think they are terrific." said Ruth
Luckens, a second-year Donovan.
“We all really get along."

More older people are realizing
the advantages of being a Donovan.
Enrollment is currently at its high-
est ever with 159 attendim academ-
ic classes. The Council on Agim
doesallthepaperworkandUKfoots
thebill.Tohelpthemgainaccessto

UK. Donovans are also issued free
”A" parking stickers and student
105.

All courses are open to Donovans
on a space-available basis. Aside
from regular classes. a private en-
dowment. left by a former Donovan.
provides funding for special non-
credit courses. About half of all Do
novans choose to audit courses. but
22 have gone on to earn degrees.

Jessie McDonald is one of those
who has earned a degree through
the Donovan program. McDonald
was retired and living in Virginia
when she decided to seriously con-
sider college.

“I wrote to all the schools that had
ongoing education for seniors. UK
had the best program," she said. “I
have never had better friencb than I
havehereatUK."

UK was the first university in the
United States to offer an lndepth
propam for seniors and is still

See DONOVAN. Page 7