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Todd expands campus diversity to-do list

By Troy Lyle
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UK will immediately imple-
ment a more holistic admissions
review process and reallocate
$500,000 to diversity-related schol-
arships as part of a string of
moves designed to improve cam-
pus diversity. President Lee Todd
told state legislators yesterday.

UK has faced criticism recent-
ly for a 40 percent drop in black
enrollment in this year's fresh-
man class, after seeing gains in

that area the past two years. Todd
met with state senators and com-
munity leaders in Frankfort to
get their feedback and assure
each of them that UK is serious
about addressing diversity issues,
said UK spokesman Jay Blanton.
“Certainly, the enrollment
numbers prompted a pretty seri-
ous evaluation and were cause for
concern,” Blanton said. “Each of
these initiatives is in the process
of being implemented right now.
“The president wants to have
these initiatives in place as quick-

ly as possible." Blanton said.
Many administration members.
including interim Provost Scott
Smith and Registrar Don Witt are
helping finalize these plans, he
said.

Those initiatives also include
installing a new chair for the
President’s Commission on Diver-
sity within the next two weeks.
hiring eight new recruiting and
admissions workers and increas-
ing the recruiting operating bud‘

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The initiatives President Lee Todd announced yesterday,
to be acted upon immediately, include:

- Creating a Diversity Enrollment Team

- Hiring a Diversity Enrollment
Management Coordinator

. Adding four new recruiting positions

- Increasing the budget for recruiting
operations

- Reallocating $500,000 in funding for

diversity-linked scholarships

- Implementing a new, holistic
application revnew process

- Hiring three new admissions officers
to implement the revrew process

- Filling the vacant chair position on
the President's Commission on Diversity

- Forming a research committee to
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Valenti
‘an icon
to history’

Film industry titan, presidential
assistant comes to campus

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The tombstone doesn’t exist yet. but he al-
ready knows what it will say: “Here lies Jack
Valenti. He did his damnedest."

Valenti will be speaking at a dinner at the
UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging tonight

about his life story. During
the day, he’ll speak to UK stu~
dents in two classes.

“You have to talk about
something you know some-
thing about. and I hope they

‘ find that of some modest in-
terest." Valenti said.

Valenti’s experience
stretches from being an
American combat pilot in Eu-
rope to serving as the first

special assistant to President Lyndon Johnson
to creating the movie rating system that to-
day’s movies abide by. Today. he’ll speak to a

See Valenti on page 2

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traffic rolling

Student Center opens up bike rentals
at no cost to university population

By Holly Wooten

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Albert Shumake rides on his bicycle to
Fourth Street to visit a friend. and the best
part is his ride was free.

And that deal is available to all UK stu-
dents and staff.

The Student Center is now offering a pro-
gram called Wildcat Wheels Bicycle Library
in the Cats Den. where UK students and staff
can rent bikes two days at a time at no cost.
Bicycles may also be rented for an entire se-
mester with special arrangements. All that is
needed is a student or staff ID.

“I live on North Campus.” Shumake. a
musical education senior said. “So I decided
to rent a bike because it was cheaper than the
bus."

Enthusiastic about his new program.
Shane Tedder describes bicycles as “a superi-
or mode of transportation in a superior envi-
ronment. They're cleaner, faster. healthier
and cheaper than operating an automobile."

Tedder also said he hopes “this will allevi-
ate some of the stress of parking. stress of
gas prices and encourage a more active
lifestyle benefiting health.“

So where do these bikes come from?

“The majority of the bicycles come from
the UK surplus program." Tedder said. “They
are bikes that have been abandoned or have
never been reclaimed. We get them. strip ‘em
down, paint them and rebuild them."

By “we," Tedder means himself. an assis-
tant and a group of volunteers. He describes
this program as a “recycle-a~bike program.”

“We give them life and get people to ride
them again." Tedder said.

Among numerous other sponsors, Pedal

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Cats do kung fu

Free class teaches people how to defend themselves with martial arts

By Lindsay Curtin
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Ryan Hunter was surprised
when another man suddenly
attacked him inside the Buell
Armory.

The attacker. however. was
even more surprised when a
swift kick from Hunter sent
him to the floor.

“Shoulders down. don‘t
reach, use your hips and don‘t
forget to twist in your side
kicks," said instructor David
Griffith during his students‘
routine self-defense drills.

“Twisting your hips is
where all the power in your
punches and kicks comes
from.”

The attack was part of a
sparring session with Griffith.
Hunter’s instructor in a kung
fu class sponsored by the UK
Karate Club. Griffith, who has
a black belt in kung fu. teaches
the class on Mondays and Fri-
days from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. in
Buell Armory.

During the class. Griffith
and his students sometimes
have practice fights so the stu-
dents can apply the various
self-defense techniques they
have learned.

To promote safety on cam-
pus, UK Police and Safecats
have encouraged self-defense
classes, but some prefer mar-
tial arts to simple self-defense
classes.

Griffith said he has always
been inclined to martial arts.
because many self-defense
classes may teach too much in-
formation to grasp.

“Basic self-defense classes
teach you 200 different tech-
niques for 200 different situa-
tions. and the martial arts
teach intricate techniques that
require practice. but will prove
to be more effective," Griffith
said.

Considering the classes are
free and easily accessible, Grif-
fith sees no reason for students
not to participate.

“I just don’t really see why
students. especially those
aware of the campus assault

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David Griffith (left) and Chad Campbell. both instructors, spar during a kung fu class Monday night at Buell Armory. The
classes are taught every Monday and Friday, and are sponsored by the UK Karate Club. The free sessions are open to all

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Michael Grice is the new director of the Singletary Center for the Arts. Grice,
a Georgetown, Ky., native. replaced Holly Salisbury, who retired last year
after directing the Singletary Center for 25 years.

For Michael Grice. the new
director of the Singletary Center
for the Arts. life has come full cir-
cle.

The Kentucky native and
Georgetown College graduate
was looking to return to his
home state. when he found a job
opening at the Singletary Center
— for the top position.

Grice had worked in Califor-
nia in several different perfor-
mance arts venues since 1989 be-
fore returning to Kentucky. As
the new director of the Single-
tary Center. he said he feels
lucky

“To work in performing arts.
you have to leave Kentucky. be-
cause there just aren‘t many pro
fessional venues.“ said Grice.

second person to hold the posi-
tion.

As he gets settled into his new
office. Grice is looking toward
the not-sonear future. at least in
the eyes of students.

Since many art events are
booked up to a year and a half in
advance. most of next season is
already locked in. But Grice will
tell you there's more to being an
executive director than simply
booking acts.

One of Grice‘s main responsi-
bilities as a director is to attract
an audience. and this is a big con-
cern. he said.

"We're looking for ways to
reach out to new students. exist-
ing students and faculty. and a

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Being a college student
usually means buying
generic-brand groceries.
the cheapest (and typically
thinnest) toilet paper and
treating “Coupon Mint” as
a bible _. anything to save
a buck.

But some Lexington
residents must choose be
tween eating and paying
rent. eating and paying a
phone bill, or eating and
getting needed medicine.

UK’s nutrition and food
science graduate students
enrolled in a community
development class are hold-
ing the first “Treat Your
Neighbor Right” campus
food drive Monday through

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film class and a political sci-
ence class about his 84 years
of experiences

Flying colors

As a young American sol-
dier in World War II. Valenti
was a combat pilot in Italy
where he flew a 8-25 attack
bomber. At the end of the
war. Valenti had flown 51
missions and been awarded
medals and other honors at
least nine times.

Valenti remembers some
thing more than the medals.
though.

“I remember there were a
lot of people trying to kill
me." Valenti said. laughing
at the first thing he remem-
bered from the war. "The sec-
ond thing you remember is
that you survived."

Valenti walked away from
the war with a much more
serious and valuable lesson.

“(I learned) you can do
your job and do your duty.
even though you're fright-
ened out of your skull." he
said.

Friday next week. The
class is working with God's
Pantry Food Bank. a pri-
vate. non-profit organiza-
tion that collects and pro-
vides food and meals for
people in 49 counties
across Kentucky

Kathy Goss. programs
director at God's Pantry.
said she‘s appreciative of
the UK students who are
helping out.

“Any of us can be just a
step away from needing as-
sistance, and these stu-
dents realize it.” Goss said.
“The people that we help
are just like you and me."

More than 120,000 peo-
ple in Central and Eastern
Kentucky rely on God‘s
Pantry to sustain life. Goss
said.

Valenti went back to work
after he returned from Eu-
rope. and in 1952. he co-
founded Weekly and Valenti.
an advertising and political
consulting agency in Wash-
ington. D.C.. which led to
him being in charge of the
media in Dallas for a presi-
dential visit on Nov 22. 1963.

An assassination and a
presidential appointment

It was supposed to be a
standard drive through the
city

“I was six cars back and
suddenly. the car in front of
us was eight miles per hour
to 80." Valenti remembered.

When the cars ahead sud-
denly accelerated. Valenti
thought President John F.
Kennedy was merely run-
ning late. and he told the dri-
ver to leave the motorcade
and head to the convention
center. which was their desti—
nation. Upon arriving. Valen—
ti was informed Kennedy had
been shot.

There was no time to han-
dle that shock. because an-
other quickly followed.

“A secret service man
said the president (Lyndon B.

“God’s Pantry picks up
where other programs fall
short." she said.

In a report released by
God‘s Pantry. a poverty-rid-
den single mother said.
“What do you do when
your kid comes to you in
the middle of the night and
tells you he's hungry and
you have no food? You sit
and you cry”

Seventy-one percent of
the families who use God’s
Pantry have incomes of
less than $10000 per year.
Goss said. The median in“
come of Kentucky families
is about $38000 per year.
according to US. Census
Bureau statistics from
2000.

Janet Tietyen. an asso-
ciate professor in the Col-

lege of Agriculture and in-
structor of the community
program development
class. said this is an oppor-
tunity for her class to do
something good.

“This class is about
helping people who need
it." Tietyen said. “It’s just
so much more meaningful
at a local level when you
can actually see your help
going to wor

Nicole Biederman. a
graduate student in the
class, knows exactly how
much good an event like
this can do.

“I grew up in a single
family house without a lot
of money. and my mother
always refused to accept
aid like this.” Biederman
said.

“Now. I completely un-
derstand that people are
just trying to help. I want
to pay back the community
that was always so good to
me. even in hard times."

Carolyn Hofe. a gradu-
ate student helping with
the food drive. encouraged
UK students to donate. She
said she knows it’s hard for
college students to come up
with items to give away. but
she said every little bit
counts.

“80 many people want
to help and just don't know
how." she said. “This is a
way to help others and
make an impact. That one
jar of peanut butter makes
all of the difference."

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“I had no idea what
being a special assis-
tant meant. for God's
sakes. I'd never even
visited the White
House as a tourist."
Jack Valenti

former special assistant to
PreSIdent Lyndon Johnson

Johnson) wanted me on Air
Force One. and he told me
the president wanted me on
his staff.“ Valenti said.

Johnson. who had met
Valenti in 1955 and gotten to
know him because of Valen-
ti‘s political consulting work.
brought Valenti on board —
literally. In mid-air on Air
Force One, Johnson took the
oath of office. and he then ap
pointed Valenti first special
assistant to the president.

“I had no idea what being
a special assistant meant. for
God’s sakes." Valenti said.
“I'd never even visited the
White House as a tourist."

His tour came soon
enough.

“My tour guide of the

White House was the presi-
dent." Valenti said. “He was
a pretty good guide."

Valenti spent the next
three years as special assis-
tant in the White House. dur-
ing the Vietnam War and the
civil rights movement. and
recalls it as a fulfilling job.

“I found those three years
in the White House to be the
summer of my life," he said.
“I was doing something I
thought counted.“

Behind the scenes

Valenti resigned from his
White House position in 1966
to take his next job as presi-
dent of the Motion Picture
Association of America.

In that role. Valenti
changed the industry

“I also invented the movie
rating system 30 years ago.
so I had an integral role in
Hollywood.” he said frankly

Prior to 1968. the MPAA‘s
rating system had only four
ratings M G. M. R and X.
Valenti‘s work changed that.

Valenti also was outspo-
ken in his fight against the
Sony Betamax videocassette
recorder. which he felt
threatened the life of the
movie industry with the pos-
sibilities of piracy He even
spoke before Congress on the

subject in 1982.

“I say to you that the VCR
is to the American film pro-
ducer and the American pub
lic as the Boston strangler is
to the woman home alone.”
Valenti told Congress.

After 38 years of work
with the motion picture asso
ciation. first as president and
then as CEO. he retired.

The spoken word

“Retirement”
busy for Valenti.

“If people remember a
couple sentences you said.
you've hit the jackpot,"
Valenti said about the work
he does now.

Valenti travels the coun—
try doing speaking engage-
ments. with a special interest
in speaking at universities.
He has lectured at Harvard.
Stanford. Yale and Duke,
among other colleges.

When he comes to UK to-
day. he will speak to a politi-
cal science class and a film
class.

“The board chose Mr.
Valenti as a speaker because
of his interesting past," said
Lindsey Ein. director of the
Sanders-Brown Center on
Aging. “He brings a very rich
and varied background...

“He represents an icon in

has been

history”

Valenti will speak in Eng-
lish lecturer Thomas Marks-
bury’s History of Film and
Media class.

“He’s had an incredible
record of reliable service in ‘
the motion picture industry .
and the political world,"
Marksbury said. “He’s the. ‘
perfect speaker for my class.”

Looking back on his life.
Valenti said he‘s just tried to
do his best.

“I saw a tombstone out in
west Texas. It said. ‘Here lies
John Travis. He did his
damnedest.’” Valenti said.

Valenti has made up his
mind to have his life reflect
that epitaph.

“(I want mine headstone
to say)’Here lies Jack Valen-
ti. He did his damnedest.”‘

For tonight, Valenti will
be speaking to a group about
a life he said he’s enjoyed.

“I’ve led an interesting
life.” he said. “I never have
any regrets about my life.
I’ve loved every minute of
it."

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By Allyson Burtner
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Hi-tech crime is on the rise. and UK
students are being warned by law en-
forcement officials to beware online
scams.

Kentucky has the seventh-lowest to-
tal of identity theft victims among the
50 states, with 1.332 victims. Internet
scammers swindled an average of
more than $2.000 from each victim in
scams such as “phishing" and “pharm-
ing.” according to Federal Trade Com-
mission statistics from 2003.

Internet fraud has become a fre-
quently noted crime in America, total-
ing more than half a million cases of
phishing in one year ,, 42 percent re-
sulting in identity theft. according to
the FTC.

“The best way to not get caught in
these scams is to not start," said Paul
Sims. resident agent-in-charge of the
Secret Service in Lexington.

Phishing is a type of fraud where
scammers create an e-mail claiming to
be authoritative sources such as banks.
Internet service providers. airliné cor-
porations or even eBay. These e-mails
ask recipients to verify personal infor-

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mation like credit card account infor-
mation. Social Security numbers and
mailing addresses. using a clever ex-
cuse to deceive.

The newest type of fraud. similar
to phishing. is called pharming. After
the victim gives credit card and other
personal information to purchase
goods or services. the business disap-
pears. phone lines are cut off and
names are changed. Sims said.

Although there is no typical victim.
the assumption is that “people with the
least exposure to the world of the Web
and have learned to respond to their
trustworthy bank" are the ones who
find themselves scammed. said Doyle
Friskney. associate vice president of
information systems at UK.

Victims are usually not computer
literate. said UK police officer Wesley
Tyler. Additionally. the e-mails appear
to come from legitimate sources. but
contain hidden code that reroutes the
user to a real-looking but phony site
which is used to steal information.

Officials have made attempts to
trace e-mails back to the origin. Sims
said.

“People have been caught; the prob-
lem is that some sites are not domesti-

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nare of A Web scams

cally grown." Sims said. ”Some come
from overseas , it depends on where
the attacks are made from to how far
they can be tracked."

But the main concern is not fixing
an e-mail account; it is fixing credit
problems victims face after falling for
these scams. Sims said.

Some students didn‘t think it was
an issue.

“I never knew it was that serious."
said Ashley Burford. a biology sopho-
more.

"To know what you're dealing with
is important." she said. “It's (probably)
the only way you can avoid being
next."

Others have developed a system to
go around the scammers.

“Usually I do not go to the given hy-
perlink; I go to the Web page itself."
said Matthew Weekley. a junior civil
engineer major.

Sims said caution is the wisest
path.

“If the e-mail does not look or
sound right. do not respond." Sims
said. “When an e-mail looks as though
it could be genuine. contact the cus-
tomer service line."

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large part of this will be with
marketing.” said Grice.

The Singletary Center
houses about 400 events per
year, many of which students
rarely hear about, Grice said.
A relatively small marketing
budget forces the careful se-
lection of which shows and
events to heavily market.

For example, flies for the
Oct. 16 Nickel Creek concert
are posted all around cam-
pus. but fewer people are
aware of the UK Symphony
Orchestra concert on Nov. 4.
which is being sponsored by
Keeneland. The orchestra is
performing “Music of the

phonie Fantastique."

“It has to be more than
just the music." said Grice.
who wants to attract the av-
erage student to a classical
music concert and bring this
genre to a younger audience.
“When I was in college. I hat-
ed classical music. Then. a
girl got me to go to a concert
and because I wanted to be
there. the night flew by."

To attract this new,
younger audience. Grice
hopes to bring in contempo—
rary artists to collaborate
with the symphony orches-
tra. or to perform individual-
ly. One of these artists is
Savion Glover. creator of the
hit Broadway show “Bring in
‘da Noise. Bring in ‘da
Funk." Glover‘s type of per-
formance art is what Grice
hopes will start to bring in a
different crowd.

Another example of vari-
ation on the same old theme
is to bring in “Love. Janis.“ a
musical that uses the music
of Janis Joplin. Grice said
this is the incorporation of
music. theatre and dance.
which he wants to make part
of the Singletary Center‘s
profile.

Grice said he wants the
center to “get to the point
that the public will assume
that a show is good and
worth their time. no matter if
they've heard of who's play-
ing that night."

Reaching that goal will
involve bold and major
changes in marketing and
public relations strategies.
he said.

The Center's competition
is not other arts organiza-
tions. but personal entertain—
ment devices that distract

DVDs. Grice said. An orches-
tra is static. moving as a
whole. and the attention span
of the average student is lost
quickly. Grice said.

“It’s not about the money.
but rather about the fact that
students see three hours in a
concert hall as a waste of
time.“ he said.

Grice also listed goals of
alleviating pressures such as
parking troubles and high
ticket prices. too. But the
overall goal. he said. is pro-
moting the Singletary Cen-
ter‘s strengths 7— which.
since returning to Kentucky.
he's come to recognize.

“We have to get people to
understand that they’re
missing out." he said.

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Power Bike Shop in downtown Lexing-
ton has also donated six bikes. The
bikes are those brought in by cus-
tomers to be serviced and are never
picked up.

. Currently there are 16 bikes avail-
able for rental, and there will be 15
more added within the next few days.

Even though the only advertise-
ment the program has received has
been by word-of-mouth. there have
been over 70 checkouts since rentals
began Sept. 13 of this year.

“The last two weeks. I've seen a lot
of people come in a check out bikes."
said Sherrell Watson. an integrated
strategic communication sophomore
who works in the Cats Den. “We had a
class come by and they all wanted to
(rent)."

Jesse Moyers. a staff member at

 

UK. decided to rent a bike for the en-
tire semester after hearing about the
program during an orientation.

“With increasing cost of gas. a bike
is more economical. especially for me.“
said Moyers. who lives two miles from
campus. “This way I get exercise.”

For Moyers. his rented bike is not

' only a means to get to and from work.

but he has also driven it downtown and

Vasvedevan
Malhalingam, a
computer sci-
ence graduate
student, rents a
bike from Wild-
cat Wheels out-
side the Cat’s
Den Tuesday
afternoon.

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to church.

“I think it‘s a wonderful program."
he said. “It‘s an ingenious idea. and I
hope it catches on."

For more information. e-mail Ted-
der at dstedd0(a ukyedu.

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Eardrum aims to hear Victims

Bylegan Stanley
nit KENTUCKY unit

They are here to “hear
your voice."

The victims of violence
on UK‘s campus can now be
heard by a new student or-
ganization. The Eardrum.

The idea for this group
came after a 2004 campus-
wide study revealed that 36.5
percent of 1.010 undergradu-
ate and graduate students
surveyed had been beaten.
raped or stalked on UK’s
campus.

"We are a student organi-
zation here to stop the vio-
lence. and we will." said
Somerville Harris. vice pres
ident and programming
chair for The Eardrum.

The Eardrum is looking
to do several events this fall
to promote awareness of vi-
olence on campus. In No-
vember they will be doing a
Remembrance Week in

which they will be handing
out green dot pins that rep-
resent that students drive to
stop violence. They will also
be having a moment of si-
lence to remember the
women who have been vic-
tims of violence on campus.

“There needs to be a stu-
dent voice." said Ellen
Sawyer. president of The
Eardrum. “We want to keep
going until the violence
stops."

The group is also selling
bracelets that represent tak-
ing a stand against violence
on campus. The bracelets
also symbolize the goal to
help victims know there is
someone they can talk to
and help direct them to the
right place to get help.

Only 2 percent of rapes
on campus are reported.
Harris said.

“It‘s more than an issue
r~~ it’s a crisis. not only on
campus. but in the world."

said Lindsey Cooper, a Span-
ish and integrated strategic
communication junior who
attended last night's meet-
ing.

The group is working to
get a strong base of students
to help stop the violence on
UK's campus.

Though the attendance
for this first event was only
10 or so. the goal is to bring
in many more and get peo-
ple to pay attention.

“We are getting the en-
tire student body to take no-
tice." Sawyer said.

The group meets every
other Wednesday in Student
Center Room 205 at 8:00 pm.
The next meeting will be on
Oct. 19.

For more information.
send an e-mail to eardru-
mUKlwgmailcom.

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rates wouldn’t want to take
the time to gain this knowl-
edge." he said.

Among the numerous
techniques taught. the “side
kick" seemed most popular
because of the power it de-
livers. The “front snatch“
was another popular tech-
nique because of its ability
to disarm the enemy. The
students practiced these and
other techniques after a
lengthy warm-up period
consisting of various
stretching exercises.

“Even though our class
only meets twice a week. my
confidence and coordination
has increased." said Hunter.
a computer science senior.
“It's also great exercise."

Although the majority of
the students have only been
in this class since the start
of the semester. many of
them have noticed small but
definite changes in their
bodies. Increased flexibility.
better balance. greater
strength and improved
hand-eye coordination were
some of the changes Hunter
mentioned.

“The way we are con-
stantly practicing our hand-
eye coordination skills
through the intricate blocks.
punches and kicks is what
really improves our physical
technique." said Martin
Holmes. a physics freshman.
“That‘s why the moves we
learn in class would be so ef-
fective in fights."

()ther male students
talked about situations
where there has been ten»
sion in a group of guys that
could have lead to a fight.
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Virginia Tyler (front), a 2003 UK alumna, practices kung fu moves during

a class at Buell Armory Monday night.

dent in those situations.
This confidence can he a
factor in avoiding assaults.
“One thing I emphasize
is to always be aware of
your surroundings and try
your best to become a small-
er target." said Maj. Joe
Monroe of the UK Police De—
partment and coordinator of
UK‘s self-defense class for
women. the Self-defense
Techniques and Risk Reduc-
tion program. “Attackers

look for these who appear
weak or timid."

The students who have
taken Griffith‘s class feel
better prepared to defend
themselves if necessary

“I feel a great deal of
confidence in my students‘
abilities to protect them-
selves." Griffith said. “Even
if they've taken just one
class."

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I just don’t really see Why students,
especially those aware of the campus
assault rates, wouldn’t want to take the
time to gain this knowledge.”

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get.

The President's Commis-
sion on Diversity helped de-
velop several of the initia-
tives outlined in Todd's plan.
It hasn't had a leader since
the beginning of the sum-
mer. when chairwoman De-
neese Jones left to become a
dean at Longwood College in
Farmville. Va.

In a campus-wide e-mail
sent last Friday Todd said he
wanted to take a more “ag
gressive" approach to re-
cruitment.

According to Todd's list of
initiatives. the recruitment
and review process will ex-
pand considerations beyond
the standard factors of ACT
scores and GPA. The “new.
holistic application review

983" includes considera-
tion of additional factors
such as leadership. special
talents and contributions to
community diversity.

— David Griffith,

instructor. UK kung fu self-defense classes.

 

Blanton said Todd has yet
to determine where the monv
ey will come from for the
$500000 reallocation for di»
versity-linked scholarships.
the increase in recruiting op
erating funds or to hire eight
new staffers.

“Regardless. Todd is com-
mitted to expending these re-
sources.“ Blanton said.

Blanton said work has
started on several recruiting
initiatives already. so that re-
cruitment of next year's
class. which is currently un-
derway, can include these
new principles.

He added that many of
these initiatives. such as ap-
pointing a new chair for the
diversity commission. were
already being considered be-
forehand and others were in-
cluded in the diversity rec-
ommendations that commis-
sion released last year.

State Sen. Ernesto Scor-
sone. of Lexington. said he
thought there was a genuine
exchange between himself,
Todd and the others who at-
tended yesterday‘s