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University of Kentucky, Lexington. Kentucky

Children’s Miracle telethon
raises funds for UK Hospital

 

By Ll -Chang Su
Staff Writer

 

UK‘s Albert E. Chandler Medi-
cal Center kicked off this year's
Children’s Miracle Network fund
drive. collecting $40,000 during its
annual telethon Thursday.

The Children's Miracle Network.
which was established 10 years ago
by the Osmond Foundation, is an
international fund-raising effort for
hospitalized children around the
world.

Marian Blanchard, director of
Children's Miracle Network, said
the Network is one of the largest
telethons in the world. The money
raised stays in each local organiza—
tion.

The Medical (‘enter is the only
hospital iii the state to benefit from
the Children‘s Miracle Network
Telethon.

“The Children‘s

Miracle Net»

work made a positive impact for
children in the past." Blanchard
said. "For several thousands of
children who visit the hospital eve-
ry year. we know that this effort is
important for them."

ln last year‘s telethon the hospi»
tal raised a record~breaking
$395,000 and at the same time
reached the $1 million milestone.
bringing the five-year total to $1.26
million for the UK pediatric pro
gram. Blanchard said.

Though ntany other fund-raising
campaigns did not reach their goals
because of the recent economic
downturn. Blanchard is optimistic
in this years' fund-raising goal.

"l tliiitk we will be able to raise
3400.000 this year." she said. "We
usually solicit pledges and hold tltc
golf Itdlt'tldtllt‘lll. a v.ii‘iet\ of par
llt‘s. slttiwc'ds'c‘s and (did salt‘s
throughout the year.”

The catnpaign began last Thurs-
day with a telethon kick—off an-

nouncemertt. During the event.
video pieces introducing the func-
tions of the Network and several
miracles of children were present-
L‘tl.

Featured guests. like l'K football
coach Bill (‘urry arid his wife (‘aro-
lyn. NO} honorary chairpersons
and Stephanie Bottom. a til—year
old cancer patient from llarrodss
burg made an appearance in tlie
kick-off'event.

Sigma Chi social fraternity at
UK. along with the other chapters
nationwide. chooses the Children‘s
Miracle Network as their philan~
thropy projects this year.

Steve Staples. chapter president
\‘dltl. the fraternity will present a
Sllltlfl dollar check to the Network
ne\t \loiiday.

Staples said tltcsc iiioiie\ was
raised diiiiiig the Sigma ('hi spon-
sored Derby and light iiiglit
events

 

 

Jockeys’ Guild pleads guilty
to bribing Kentucky legislator

lators who attended the confer-

 

By Mark R. Chetlgten
Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The
Jockeys’ Guild picaded guilty
yesterday to paying a bribe to a
Kentucky legislator, the tatest
chapter in the tale of government
corruption being told by federal
authorities

 

Under a plea agreement. prose-
cutors will recommend a $25,000
fine againSt the organization,
which represents thoroughbred
riders. U.S. District Judge Charles
Simpson declined at request to im-
pose sentence immediately. leav-

ing open the possibility that the
guild could be subject to the max—
imum penalty of $500.00.).

The charge wraps up a loose
end from earlier charges leveled
in the corruption investigation,
c0de~named Boptrot. Several of
those who have already pleaded
guilty acknowledged receiving
money at the guild’s annual con~
ventions, held in Las Vegas.

In this case, the money was
given to former Rep. Bill McBec,
who then gave some of it to Other
legislators attending the conven-
tion. Prosecutors declined to
identify who might have gotten
the money, but all but two legis-

1986 convention.

once at state expense have plead-
ed guilty to other corruption.

“The information we have is
that it was distributed to other
legislators and used for gant-
bting," said US. Attorney Joseph
Whittle. “I will not say that all of
them took the money more
than two."

A guild attomey said. and pros-
ccutors acknowledged. that it was
McBee who actually began the
transaction by asking a guild rep-
resentative for money during the

See GUILD. Back Page

 

 

Judge pleads innocent to charges

 

By Charles Wotte
Associated Press

FRANKFORT, Ky. — An east~
em Kentucky judge pleaded inno-
cent to bribery charges yesterday as
authorities disclosed a broad inves-
tigation of alleged corruption in
Letcher County.

 

Attomey General Chris Gorman
said the arrest of Letcher Circuit
Judge Larry D. Collins was “the tip
of the iceberg“ and that a special

 

 

grand jury would be used to hear
other charges.

Gorman and other officials at a
news conference said the investiga-
tion began a year ago in extraordi-
nary fashion — a plea by a local
grand jury for help from the attor-
ney general’s office.

The grand jury. which was trying
to look into activities of the local
government. made the request w Illl~
out the prosecutor‘s knowledge.
And Collins disbanded the grand
jury soon after taking office lll Jan-

 

 

CMS WALTEM Kornol Statl

John Stompel. acting dlroctor oi the Patterson School of Diplo-
macy. speaks last nlght at the Lexlngton Publlc Library.

uary, the officials said.

Justice Secretary Blll) (l. Well
man said the investigation began to
cusiiig on Collins iii April.

Collins, ol lsottt. allegedly at-
ceptcd or solicited money and man
juaita iii return for protecting a local
iiiarijuatia dealer and agreeing to
grant probation to a person under
iiidictiiicitt.

lie was taken to l.i‘\ttls'lf\lt for .ir
raigiiiiiciit bclore (iiiciiit

See JUDGE Back Page

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independent since 1971

Tuesday. November 24. 1992

 

 

 

 

By John Dyer Fort
Senior Staff Writer

 

The average lllt‘t’dl} traveller
iiiiglit tliitik these characters
sprang frotii the pages of “The
l-.lcttrtc Kool -\id Acid 'l't‘st U

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UK English professor James Baker Hall recently published ‘Fast Signing Mute.‘ a collection
of his poetry. Hall has taught creative writing at UK since 1973.

Professor’s collection of poetry
culmination of his experiences

origins. The”. Micros ('apfaiti
Kentucky. a cotiiitt‘v boy fired lw
rebellion. staying one step ahead
of his ttiotlier.

And finally. the Mad l-aritiei.
preaching agrarian reform and
crawling on his knees to see
dut ks on the slough.

lliese portraits however. are
drawnfroiii“l-';is1Signing Vote.“
a rccetitl\ ptibl;slied volume of

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pocti_\ b} l K l-tii'lisli professoi
Jaiiies Baker Hall :\tltl to Ktii
tiitkiaiis. the Cl](lr.l\lk'l\ are better
known, respectively, as writers
(itirne) \oriiiati. lid Mct'latiahati
and Wendell Bern

.'\ltl|tt', with Hall. the flirt» at
tetided Stanford ill the
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RAD program set to begin in spring

 

By Jennifer Pattison
Contributing Writer

 

Starting: iii the spring. I R will
become one of a liatidfiil of schools
offering a rape [‘Jt_'\t‘lllltitl piograiii,

llic progratii. coordinated by the
l K Police Department. is titled
"RAD." of Rape Acct. ssiiiii l)c
lt‘ll‘n.‘ \kslt'lll.

lite polite departtiieiitk piogiaiii
will focus oti tccli-
“hints and is c‘\tlctlt'd [it l‘t' ltt‘t' til

st‘ll-ilt'lt‘tist‘

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SO ltll lllt'
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Studciit (imciiiiiieiit
l‘rllllitt) sponsor for
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sltiiii

"\l ld\l “(this 5‘ i,\ .\>i'll.tlt~ lft‘ s'l

iiig. Senator at l arge \listv Weaiei
argued against the funding. stl)lllt.'
student tlltillt') should not have to
be used to pay for the system.

“I really don‘t »\atfi to give the
iiiipt'essioii that l'iii not for this kiiid
of progiatii. But it's the fact that
the l‘K l’olicc lktuirtiiietit came to
the its student :tiH't‘tltllt‘tll foi
iiiotie\,” \\ea\ei \.llil
However. [llk‘ \t‘tt‘sl ll‘
tiitid the project.

~t‘tldlt‘

Officials at the police department
said the} are reads to get started on
the pi'ograiii.

"We‘re teallx est tied and chitin
siastit about it. Stephanie
llasliii. ciiiiie l‘ltftt‘lllltlli .ooidina
tor for the l K police department

said

lhe class will be a l.‘!ioiii

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with ill<‘l iii\cisit\ in an» wax

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only A!” be hunted to
less than Ill people

(‘lass sl/t'

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:‘ltWC‘s and limits
'lc\tl\ooks for the course will tie

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to fiiid a privafc oit'aiii/atioii to pro

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\nriis will bt posttd as it .slicii

'lic toiirse will be offered

UK administrator: President-elect m
must make foreign policy decisions

Clinton probably
will face crisis
in first 6 months

By Rebecca Burkhard
Contributing Writer

 

 

The biggest mistake President-
elect Bill Clinton can make is to
avoid making foreign policy deci-
sions. a UK administrator said last
night during a lecture at the Lexing-
ton Public Library Theater.

“Congress may give Clinton a
honeymoon. but the world will
not.“ said John Stcmpel. acting di-
rector of UK‘s Patterson School of
Diplomacy.

“The first main task that Presi-
dent-elect Clinton has is to pick a
solid policy team and see that it
works well together. President Can-
er never was quitc able to do this."

This type of task force is neces—
sary. Stenipel said. because Clinton
will likely face a major world con
flict, such as a terrorist act. an inva~
sion, or a massive refugee problem,
in his first six months in office.

Stempel urged Clinton to steer

 

The first main task that President—elect Clinton
has is to pick a solid policy team and see that it
works well together. President Carter never was

quite able to do this.

— John Stempel,

Acting director, Patterson School

 

clear of isolatiotiisni iii a time when
America's involvement in foreign
affairs is important.

Throughout his presentation
Stempcl made several references to
failures in the (‘arter presidency
and he indicated (‘linton could (ltl'
plicate those failures if he is not
careful.

“The (‘liiitoii adtiiiiiistiation is
going to have to deal with a lot of
on-going issues." ltc said.

Stempel listed the former Soviet
Union. the Middle East and Bosnia.
Herzegovina as possible trouble
spots for his administration.

After Clinton addresses foreign
policy concerns, his next task will
be to tackle the key issues and tlllll‘
culties facing the United States.
Stcmpel said.

However, Stetiipcl said (‘linton
should not rely on cuts in defense
spending to solve those problems.
mainly because those cuts would be
detrimental to (ZS. intelligence op-
crations.

“We need to align ourselves with
foreign policy trends. not against
them."

Stetnpel expressed some laitli iii
(‘linton‘s plans to stimulate domes»
tic groWLh but stressed t atition

“I would suggest ‘gtiarded opti»
misni~ is the watchword,” he said.

Before coming to [K Stempel
spent 24 years as a foreign service
officer and he was director of the
State Dcpanmcnt‘s (‘risis (‘enter
from Will to 1983.

SPORTS:

Cross country team finishes 21 st
in NCAA Cross Country
Championships Story, Page (3.
UK 8 men‘s basketball team
takes on the Ukraine National
team tonight Story, Page 3,

DlVERSIONS:

.Ju'iri'i Copt-‘s floored Gemus' Is
(twain/nit} of its i'irigapf title,
Hot/tow. Page I)

The 1 mpg l rid d meted by
Gregg Ar.iki_ is. (timidtully
"itsbaririiod Roy-ow, Page 2

VlEWPOlNT:

With its banner for Multicultural
Awareness Week. Chi Omega
not in! sorority missed the whole
ponit Column. Page 4

WEATHER:

Cloudy today With .i 50 percent
chance of afternoon mm. high
twin/«zen 55 and 60 A 70 percen.
citation of rain with,
thunderstorms possible tonight.
low DPlWi‘Pn 50 and 55. Partly
cloudy tomorrow With a 50
percent chance of
thunderstorms: high around 65.

INDEX:
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Julian Cope

Floorcd Genius: The Bert of Ju-
lian Cope and The Teardrop Ex-
plodes. 1979-8]

Island Records

 

By John Abbott
Staff Critic

YOu have to be pretty arrogant to
title an album Floored Genius.

Fortunately for Julian Cope, he‘s
got the goods to back his mouth up.
Floored Genius is a sprawling, 20-
song collection of Cope‘s 12, often
LSD-riddled. years in the music
business.

It not only includes songs per-
formed with his old band, The Tear~
drop Explodes, but his solo stuff.
it‘s got its fair share of dead spots,
but considering how much good
music you'd be buying, it's worth
the cost.

Phase l of the album covers
Cope‘s career fronting The Tear-
drop Explodes, a band that achieved
considerable fame in England but
didn‘t make a dent in the United

States.

Oddly. The Teardrop Explodes is
considered one of the best English
pop bands in history — on the
strength of only two albums.

Then again, The Sex Pistols be
came wildly famoUs after managing
to crank out one measly album. Go
figure.

The six songs in Phase I crackle
with newness, with the energy of a
young band that hasn‘t become
bored with music that still wants to
try out interesting experiments.

“Reward" and “Sleeping Gas"
feature hilariously obnoxious horns
and sloppy keyboards (This was a
band haying too good a time to real»
ly polish its songs), and “The Great
Dominions" has sotnc pretty neat
percussion.

Phase II of the album,compris1ng

 

songs that Cope wrote in the wake
of his band's breakup, is almost
flawless. The only let-up is the first
song of the four, “The Greamess
and Perfection of Love," which is a
bit sappy. but decent.

The next three. though, are just
magnificent. “An Elegant Chaos"
features a wrenchingly beautiful
keyboard riff. and “Sunspots” is a
duly. weird-out acid love song.

The last song of Phase II, “Re-
ynard The Fox," could be the high-
light of the whole album. Cope's
wicked bloodsport allegory takes
you from the desperate image of a
fox running for its life from English
sporting gentlemen to a disturbing
picture of a ritual suicide. and fin-
ishes with a gloriously uninhibited
triple-speed instrumental. And only
in six minutes.

Phase III is passable stuff
a little dry.

While “World Shut Your Mouth"
is a driving, ready-made guitar an»
them that every recording artist
needs to have and “Charlotte Anne"
is vaguely catchy, none of the songs
in Phase III is all that special.

but

Neither as attracuwly rough-
hewn as Phase I nor as completely
loony as Phase ll. these five songs
are sort of a dry spell. We can grant
him that. No one can be really good
all the time.

Cope regains form in Phase l\".
which closes out the album.

“Out of My Mind on Dope and
Speed" recaptures what was miss-
ing in Phase III: a sense of humor.
The song is very sloppy. anti Cope
sounds stoned arid/or drunk as he
sings it (which would be very ap-
propriate. l lhlllkl, but it's a lot of
fun to listen to and that's all that
really counts. right.’

Phase lV also includes the gor-
geous “Beautiful Love." tlrty e11 by a
really nice piano. and the angular
rocker “East Easy Rider."

This album would be an awful
choice for an anti-drug soundtrack.

Though songs like “Beautiful
Love" and “East Easy Rider,"
which he did alter he stopped lrlp'
ping. are very good songs. the tnost
adventurous music on the album is
the earlier. really spaced—out stuff.

Those songs defy the confines of

 

 

 

PHOTO COURTESY OF ISLAND RECORDS

Julian Cope, former member of British pop band The Teardrop
Explodes, has put together a compilation of his musical career.

conventional music. They can take
you places that you usually
wouldn't go. What does that say
about drug use .'

ln any case, its very fortunate that

Director exchanges drama for bizarre in homosexual

“The Living End"
Starring Craig Gilmore
October Films

 

By Bo List
Staff Critic

 

There is a brief scene in Gregg
Araki's “The Living End“ in which
a car with a bumper sticker reading
“Choose Death" passes by.

This is a phrase that in many
ways sets the tone for the rest of the
film. its principle characters, two
HIV positive homosexual men,
seem to embrace that concept pas-
sionately throughout.

The first of the two is Jon, a Los
Angeles film critic who has just re-
ceived his positive test results and
is in a numb state of acceptance.

The other is Luke. a rebellious
wanderer who is hitchhiking his
way to nowhere — a nomad, who.

 

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as far as life is concemed,
along for the ride.

The two meet when Luke, pan-
icked from having just killed three
gay bashers out to mess him up,
runs into Jon‘s car. Luke accepts
Jon’s unmotivated offer to spend
the night, and it soon turns into a
sexual encounter.

Jon tries to wam Luke about his
HIV status. but Luke only replies.
“Welcome to the club. partner."

Jon and Luke begin a strange and
turbulent affair. Luke gets Jon to do
things he didn’t think capable of
himself, including maxxing out a
“borrowed" credit card anti stand-
ing idly by watching Luke beating a

   

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in broad daylight.

Eventually. Luke kills a cop, or at
least he thinks so, and he insists that
the two leave town immediately.
They then set off on a sex and
crime spree that leads them on a
wild trek to San Francisco and
many other undeternnnable West»
ern states.

Their Journey began with ion. a
reluctant participant. But for all of
his hesitations and protests against
what they are doing. it's what he
really wants and his unbalanced
lover‘s demands are an easy excuse
to do it.

Even as he was afraid of breaking
the rules. he craved the forbidden~
ness of it all and most likely wants
it even more than Luke. His condi-
tion has becotne less of a death scnv
tence and more like a liberation to
him.

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different chance l-.\en as .lott be-
Ct)lllt‘\ llltllt‘ tllltl llitlft‘ determined
in h!\ will. Luke is all the more des-
perate in his. losing his whocares
attitude to a frantic dental.

These changes come to a shock—
ing and relevaiory climax in the
end.

There are some films whose
strong perfonnances save them
frotn their otherwise unforgivable
flaws. (“Rambling Rose" and “My
Own Prrvate Idaho" come to mind).

“The Living End" is not one of
them. (‘raig Gilmore. as Jon. dread-
fully niishandles his character. The
sincerity and seriousness that the
c aracter demands is replaced by
one who is whiny and self-
righteous.

Gilmore does not seem comforta
blc in his role.

Mike Dytri, as Luke. is somewhat
better, at least capable of believabil-
itv. though he shares with Gilmore

a lack of distinguished presence re-
quired to giyc their characters true
ltlt‘.

Director Gregg Arakt lets us
know up front that "The Living
End" is an “irresponsible film."
This may be true. btit not for the
reasons that Araki would most
probably have desired.

In “End.“ Araki had a staggering
opportunity to portray a very real.
very poignant relationship, with
real situations and genuine emo-
tions. He passed it up. in what is to
be the biggest mistake of the film.

llis sacrifice of drama for
strained quirkiness reflects a simi-
lar problem to so many other trouv
bled filmmakers. (Remember TV's
“T wrn Pcaks"'.’)

There is one scene that has Luke
riding iii a convertible with two
killer lesbians holding him at gutt-
point. Though funny in a very sick
way. this scene is ineffectiye and in

Cope still can produce quality mu-
sic without using LSD as a crutch.

and we can all be thankful for that.

adventure

many ways inconsistent \th Ara-
ki‘s apparent goal of creating a mo-
\ 1e about “real" homosexuals.

The killer lesbian stereotype is a
harmful one for him to hold onto.
even in jest. Even some of the kill-
ings in the film are played for
laughs. also a regrettable turn.

All is not lost, though. Araki‘s
exchange of the dramatic for the M
Iarre is not complete. A few good
gritty scenes remain. and they are
the film's best.

Those scenes of Jon and Luke ex-
changing views of society are
thoughtful and well-written. Fortu-
nately, the ending has this dramatic
feel, and the final scene is powerful
and important and one that shows
better than any of the others jUst
what this filtn could have been.

“The Living End," unrated, is
showing (I! the Kentucky Theatre
through 'I'hursday.

Opry star Roy Acuff dies at age 89

 

By Joe Edwards
Associated Press

 

\‘ASHVILLE. Tenn. Roy
Acuff was a gentleman showman
and flamboyant patriarch who
eamcd the title “the king of country
music" during 54 years of zesty
singing arid fiddling on the Grand
Ole Opry.

Acuff. known for such twangy
tunes as “Wabash Cannonball“ and
“The Great Speckled Bird," died at

Baptist Hospital early yesterday of
congestive heart failure. He was 8‘).

    

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Before Acuff entered the hospital
()ct. ‘sil. he sang on the Opry _ittst
about every weekend with charac-
teristic, full-throated vcrve.

During commercial breaks. he
did yo-yo tricks and balanced his
ever-present fiddle upright on the
bridge of his nose.

lie was a gracious entertainer
who always kept his dressing rootn
door open backstage at the Opry
where he warmly greeted visitors
and swapped JOKCS.

(‘ountry singer George Jones re-
called climbing into his mother‘s
bed and asking her to be sure to
wake him when it was Acuff‘s turn
to sing on the ()pry broadcast

“When i came to thc ()pry for the
Iirst time 111 '56. he was this most
kind. gentle man I'd ever met."

Acuff was “the troubadour of the
American people" to former Presi-
dent Reagan.

President Bush. a country music
fan, said Acuff leaves behind “a
touch of the American dream.“

“We marveled at his talent."
Bush said.

in one of' Acuff‘s final public ap-
pearances. the ailing star was
helped to a Nashville stage Sept. 20
for a campaign rally for Bush.

The once robust star welcomed
the audience in a weak voice, but
left the singing to other performers
while he relished his role as indus-
try ambassador and father figure.

In a I983 interview, he recalled
that his singing style in the l93lls
was new to country music: “I reared
back and sang it. I did it like I was
going for the cows in Union
County."

In the 1970s and l980s, Acuff
was a regular on the comball TV
show “Hec Haw." A street on Nash-
ville‘s Music Row and a theater at
Opryland are named in his honor.
He lived iii a home next to the

Grand Ole Opry House.

He was natty. engaging and wit-
ty. About l5 years ago, when a
group of political figures gathered
iii his dressing room. Acuff
cracked: “We‘re not running for
anything but the county line."

(‘outitry veteran Little Jimmy
Dickens recalled yesterday that
Acuff once gave him this advice:

“He said when you go on stage,
don't think about ‘fans.’ He said
those people out there are your
friends and they‘re there to help
you.

“He also said don’t ever walk
away from a man or a woman or a
child who has conic ttt‘ to talk to
m“ ..

Acuff, a native of Maynardville
iii the east Tennessee hills, original-
ly yearned for a baseball career and
didn't sing professionally until he
was almost 30.

The son of a Baptist minister, he
became a regular Opry cast mem-
ber in 1938 after getting his start
singing and fiddling in a medicine
show in the mountains of Virginia
and Tennessee.

Over the years. Acuff sold more
than 25 million records with hits
like “Wreck on the Highway,"
“Fireball Mail,“ “Night Train to
Memphis." “Low and Lonely” and
"Pins and Needles."

Although Acuff liked to sing
about trains, his “Wabash Cannon-
ball" had a twist in the last verse
when the lyrics refer to a train by
that name carrying people “home to

victory“ after “the earthly race is
over."
With his band “The Smoky

Mountain Boys." Acuff maintained
a traditional style of country music
_.,, shunning electric instruments in
favor of fiddles. dobros. acoustic
guitars. pianos and harmonicas.

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With a new-found accuracy from
beyond the three-point stripe. that
same pressure defense and the
emergence of Stacy Reed from her
scoring lapse. the UK Lady Kats
cruised to a 87-45 win over the
Kentucky Spons Crusaders last
night in Memorial Coliseum.

The Lady Kats owned the first
half, shooting 53.8 percent from the
field and forcing the Crusaders to
tum the ball over 13 times.

A 48-19 halftime sCore was the
prmf of that domination. With just
under 10 minutes left in the first
half, the Lady Kats held a 316
lead.

The free throw line was the sav-
ior for the Cnisaders as they hit
nine of 12 in the first half. which
accounted for nearly half their
points.

The Lady Kats didn't let up in the
second half as they extended their
lead to 41 points at one point.

“We tried to back off and work
on the 1-3-1 which we really had
not even practiced that much. So
that slowed the game down some
and didn‘t create as many opportu-
nities for us from the steal stand-
point," said Sharon Fanning. Lady

Kats head coach. “Therefore. the
score didn‘t go as it had in the first
half. but we needed to see every-
body work in in that situation. so
that's it took that long to do it."

The Lady Kats continued to be
on target from the three point line.
due in part to the sharpshooting of
Lady Kat freshman Julie Swarens
who finished with a team-high 15
points, including two of three front
three-point range.

“1 came in and played as hard as
1 could. and I was really nervous 111
the first exhibition game about get-
ting the plays right and getting the
defenses right and everything." said
Swarens. “Today really helped be-
cause my shot was falling."

“We hit open shots, and we‘ll get
more confidence in it. We have got
to get closer to 50 percent with it.
because 1 think we are good enough
to do it.“ said Fanning.

Sophomore Stacy Reed scored 12
points to go along with her five as-
sisLs.

“This week. I really worked a lot
on my shooting," she explained.
“Going into tonight‘s game. I felt a
lot more comfortable with my
shot. and coach Fanning was giving
me the green light to shoot, so as
long as I‘m confident. I‘m going to
shoot."

Sendek: Look for fast
pace tonight at Rupp

 

By John Kelly
Sports Editor

What can UK fans expect from
the Ukraine National Team‘.’

“It's hard to say." L‘K associate
coach Herb Sendek said. “The best
indicator is — as they've gotten
tnore used to playing over here ~7-
their best game is their last game
where they gave Alabama a fairly
compeUtive game."

The Ukrainians line up against
the Wildcats tonight at Rupp Arena
in UK‘s second and final exhibition
game before tipping off the season
against Wright State on Dec. 2.

The Crimson Tide had to strug~
gle to beat the Ukraine squad 86-80
lt‘riday. Victor Savchenko. a 6—foot-
10-inch center. led with 24 points
and five rebounds.

Savchenko is averaging 15 poian
and four rebounds per game. Sen—
dek mentioned reserve forward
Dmitri Snejko, who scored 18
points and grabbed five rebounds in
a 90-75 loss to Alabama»
Birmingham Saturday, in as one of
the Ukraine‘s “outstanding"
players.

Sendek said he knows exactly
what to expect from the Cuts to-
night because he's seeing it in prac-
tice and in Thursday night’s 113-84
win over High Five America.

Sendek said he liked what he saw
that night. but he waan more.

“Right now, we are a collection
of good individuals," Sendek said.
“We may seem like an outstanding
team. There'll be a fabulous dunk.

 

“There'll be an outstanding shot.
but to ptit it all together so that eve-
rybody"s playing on the satne pace
and with a great deal of chemistry
is another matter."

Sendek admitted the (‘ats clicked
offensively at times during the
High Five game. btit not enough.
He said he and UK coach Rick Piti-
no are looking for more tonight.

“We just hope we can keep mov-
ing more in that direction," Sendek
said.

Look for another high scoring at-
fair because both the Cats and the
Ukrainians are fast-paced teams.

“This should be an uptempo
contest," Sendek said. “I don‘t
think it's in their agenda to slow
things down."

Notes:

-Sendek said Pitino is still titling
the fence on whether to play or red—
shirt sophomore center Andre Rid-
dick.

Riddick did not dress Thursday
and Sendek did not know whether
Pitino would allow him to dress to-
night or not.

-Students still can get tickets to
tonight's game at the colisetint tick-
et window facing Euclid Avenue.
Tickets are free.

The ticket window is open from
9 am. to 4 pm.

-The first student ticket lottery is
Sunday at the coliseuni. Doors
open at 8 am. and close at 8:15
am. Students may receive one tick—
et and must bring a student ID and
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We hit open shots, and we’ll get
more confidence in it. We have
got to get closer to 50 percent
with it. because i think we are
good enough to do it.

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Crusader Wendy Johnson led the
team with 11 points and 11 re~
bounds.

Fonner Lady Kats arid present
Crusaders Kristi Cushenberry and
Rebekah Reasor finished with it)
and nine, respectively.

Cushenberry. one of last year‘s
co-caplatns, along with Reasor and
Stacy McIntyre arid the sixth place
scorer on the Lady Kats all-time
scoring list, received an ovation
from the fans as she left the tloor.

The final totals showed the Lady
Kats shot 36-75 from the field for
48 percent.

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Kats were eight for 14 for US per-
cent.

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them 51-39.

The pressure defense that the
Lady Kats applied held the Cru-
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