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3 levels
of garage
to open
this month

By Erica Mitchell

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After nearly two years of construe
ttoii. three le\els ot a new parking garage
on South Limestone Street will open this
tnoiith. followed by the destruction ot an
e.\isting garage

The parking structttre between (‘oiiii
'l‘errace and 'l‘ranscript :\\eniie is one part
of the $650 million ol construction pro-
jects l'K will undertake o\er the next four
years. including the new l'K (‘handler
Hospital. the student health facility and
College ot l’harniacy btiildirig. said Dall
Clark. l'K‘s capital construction manager.

The plart on the parking garage had
always been to open the ttt’st three le\‘els
of the sL‘\eti—sittt'_\ structure before the
rest. ("lurk said.

To accommodate the ongoing work.
the construction company ls taking dddl‘
tional precautions. such as installing a
coyered walkway out of the structure and
placing barricades m openings to protect
C'dt‘s frotii falling obiects. The company
wanted to get the tiew structure open on
Nov 1‘) so it cottld start demolition of the
old garage. (‘lark said.

Another ley'cl ot the parking structure
will open in December. and the remaining
three levels ‘-\lll open in March. Clark
said. The structure w Ill liaye approxrmatee
ly‘ Lotto parking spaces. making it the
largest parking structure on campus.

The demolition o1 l’arkmg Structure
No. 4 will begin \'o\. it» to provide space

See Parking on page 6

SE to look at
online voting
expansion

By Katie Saltz

ksaltl ’ikykemel Loni

Student (ioyernrncnt created two ad
hoc committees at last night‘s titll Senate
meeting.

One was a committee to design a pro-
posal concerning online \oting tor the
spring 50 elections. Senate President
Tyler Montell said there is a genume need
to discuss the option of online \oting.

“if we're not making the most tech;
iiologically sensible choice. then we are
behind. and so is the student body." .\loii
tell said,

Currently the 80 election act allows
\otmg only ttom designated polling cttltlr
puters iii the spring elections. Last w eek's
freshman Senate elections. when students
could one online trom anywhere. were
art esceptton

There might be some opposition to

respond to recent rash of recalls

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PostSeeret creator divulges truth behind art

By Emily Coovert

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Send a postcard to l‘l‘dtik War
ren. and hell he sure to "keep your
dirty little secret.”

Warren. creator of l’ostSt.-eret. an
ongoing corttntunity ai't protect that
allows people to mail their secrets
anonymously oti one side ot a
homemade. decorated postcard
talked abotrt his protect and book.
last night at Worsham lliearer iii the
Student (enter

"I collect secrets,“ ‘War'icri said
"Some call me the ttttisirll'llslt‘d
stranger in America."

Warren said he started the pro
iect m 3004 as part ot ,\rt.»mattc. a

tiyeweek niultitiiedia
held in Washington. DC.

“I‘m not really an artist.” War-
ren said, “If anything. l‘m art acci-
dental artist."

Warren said he handed out
1.004) blank. w liite postcards to peo-
ple in Washington and told them to
put their secret on one side of the
L‘Ltl‘sl.

"People put their secret on the
iron: with a thawing or painting or
picture." Warren said “On the back
is my home address and postage."

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sored 3w Strident "\c’IlHlle Board
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llll‘sis-lltl\ and showed secrets that
had ltcctr left out it! his books bcr

arts ey'etit

cause of potential copyright viola-
tions or shock \‘alue.

Warren. who has helped raise
fttnds for the surcide-preyention hot»

line l-thti-SL'ICIDE. said many of

the postcards deal with serious per—
sonal problems.

"Very few secrets haye to do
with murder. homicide and crime."
Warren said. “Most have to do wrth
body image. eating disorders and
suicide.

"All of its ha\e that
would break your heart. if only we
knew what it w as." he said.

Warren said there is a connection
between the experiences that t ause
the most pain and the ones that ha\ e
the tiiost meaning to people.

it \Cc‘l’L‘l

“The children the world almost
breaks become the adults who
change it." Warren said

Alexa Amold. an international
studies freshman. said she has sub—
mitted three secrets to Warren. one
of which was included on his Web
site tw w w.postsecret.blogspotcom).

"I‘ve been following PostSecret
for three years." Amold said. “it feels
more personal tiow that l‘\'e met
tWarrent i told liirn which secret
was mine. and he remembered it,”

Warren said his protect would
ne\ er end.

“I truly belie\e l’ostSecret is a
community art protect and belongs
to all of us.” Warren said. “i hope
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Med students it ‘alth blog

recognized on Fox News

By Ben Hyatt

news @kykti'rtel cont

Trent McBride. a third year patholo
glst resident at his. and fellow
pathologists made the spotlight
when Toy News Health hoziie
page recogni/ed then educa
tiortal Web site as Best Health
Blog.

"l had written a blog be
fore that i’eceiyed some small
attention. but I ne\ei thought i’

would make national news,‘

McBride

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where but up." l)a\is said

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lab work that will

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no one sees." \chi'ide said. "I
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dissect tumt its and

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topic of lecture tonight

By Pamela Burke

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McBride
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tainahle community
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trig a lecture at

A local emironniental leader
is speaking at Worshant Theater
tonight about where l'ls stands in
its etlorts to become a more susr

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ple on exactly what sustainabili-
ty is." said Brittany chker. co»
coordinator oi (ireenthurnb.

Kimmerer will talk about the
l'\'s efforts on sustainability ed~
ueatton. and a discussion session
will follow. [wicker said.

l'K recently joined ANSHE
w hich otters member colleges
and uniyersities assistance on
sustainability programming.
on Because [K is now a merit-

Mth‘ide said out what ts wrong w itli a patient

the proposal to possibly e\paiid online
\oting. htit .\lontell said the legislation
the coninnttee will w the should reflect
what is best tor students,

“Some people might ha\e problems
and think it will dilitte the integrity ot the
elections.“ Montell said “But if it makes
it L‘ttstc‘t' lot sltttlerils to \otc illlkl \(ilt‘c
their tliert that takes
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(iardnei' Webb l'iti\ersit\ .ip
pareiitly missed the memo
The Bulldogs were trotted to
Rtipp r\rena tor the .‘l\ sports ( ol
lege Hoops ('lasstt benefiting
(‘o‘aclies \s. ('aiicei knowing they
had a potential date w ttli l is m the
second round
But on a night when [k head
coach Billy (iillisptc was supposed
to be celebrating his iKtii birthday
a night when (iardner Webb was
supposed to mm e out of the way so
the (‘ats could adyance to New
York tor the final two rounds ot the

GARDNER-WEBB 84, UK 68
Runnin’ Bulldogs e “ash Cats” N.Y. party plans

tournament the Runniri' Bull
dogs \ raslicd the party

led by sophomore guard
(iia\soit Hunters 3: points. (lard
ttc‘l “t‘l‘l‘ tlt‘lt‘dlc‘il liK X4 (\H ill
Rtipp \i'cna last night ('old shoot
me the ('ats shot itist 1‘ percent

doomed l'ls' Poor defense did
n‘t help. as the Bulldogs shot ‘1
percent (iardner Webb senior tor
ward l’honias Sanders added ll
points and lit rebounds.

When sophomore guard Jodie
\lt‘t‘ks suirt‘tl l'K'\ first pttlnls
J JR into the game. (iardtiereWebb
had already iuinped to a 14 it lead

Twice in the opening tour l‘tlln'
tires. the Bulldogs missed shots btit

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corralled oftciisiye reboutids and
scored. Two other times. they hit ‘-
pointers oyer the l'ls' defense And
fotir times iii that period. the (‘ats
ttrrried the ball o\ er. keeping them
oil the scoreboard

When .\leeks finally scored. it
looked as it the ('ats may immedi-
ately claw back into the game. He
scored twice more and. aided by
treshman forward Patrick Patter-
son‘s first points. cut the lead to l7—
.s by the to U mark. The ('ats made
otily two of their first It) shots but
were 4-forr7 dunng the run.

But tiirntwers the (‘ats had
nine in the first half plagued l'K
again

her. its students and employees
can log on to the association‘s
Web site (www'aasheorgl for
tree. said Niles Bames. AASHE's
adrninistratiye and public rela-
tions assistant.

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cart use their l'K ertnail ac»
counts to gain access to restrict.
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site's re—

After Gardner—Webb had built
the lead to l l . i-‘httner scored 5 con-
\CCUNVC points to push the Bulldogs
ahead lbs it). It was Gardner-
Webb‘s largest lead of the first half.
and it seemed to wake UK up for
the second time.

The Cats poured in the next 6
points. 4 of them by Patterson. and
trimmed the lead to 10. A 3-pointct
by Meeks shrunk the lead to 9 with
7-00 to play in the first half. After
senior guard Joe Crawford scored
to cut it to 7. the Rupp Arena crowd
came to its feet.

But yet again. the Bulldogs held

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Gossip Girl star Chace
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Underwood out of his sight!
"He goes everywhere with her
when she‘s in town," an insider
says of the NYC—based actor,
who tagged along to Under—
wood‘s appearances to promote
her new album. Carnival Ride.
on Good Morning America and
Live With Regis and Kelly.
"They're in love and she doesn‘t
want to hide it. She‘s beyond
happy!" And now the 24-year—
old singer (who started seeing
Texas native Crawford, 22. on
the down-low in July with dates
in Nashville and LA.) has got-
ten so serious about him that
there are plans for their families
to meet. What‘s their secret?
“He‘s very attentive." says the
source. Crawford being so gen-

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bodes well for his future with
Underwood. who has said: “I
want someone who will spoil
me a little bit. . . . Every girl de-
serves that"

Malaak & Chris — Parent-
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Chris Rock had not one but
three dates to the October 25
NYC premiere of his latest flick.
Bee Movic: Malaak Compton-
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Lola. 5. and Zahra. 3 v who
were outfitted for the red carpet
as bees. complete with antennae.
But the actor. 42. tells Us he had
very little to do with their
getups. “I‘m a guy and they‘re
girls. so it's all up to the wife to
dress them." says the star
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another animated role in fall‘s
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loves to play." says the model.
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gets exhausted because he puts
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"You look at them and marvel
that you created this thing!"

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Jon Cryer and TV Guide Chan—
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only been married four months.
but the actor. 42. is already
slightly stressed about the next
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Kimora Lee Simmons‘ idea
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The Baby Phat CEO. 32. and
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just that October 22 in Long
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joined volunteers with The
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program and the nonprofit Ka-
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UK theater students will be presenting ”The Tempest," a William Shake-
speare play, at the Guignol Theatre for the next two weekends.

When "The Tempest" was originally written, it was consrdered a comedy,
but now critics believe it falls more into the genre of romance. The tale sur-
rounds a sorcerer named Prospero and his daughter Miranda, who have been
stranded on an island for 12 years. As only Shakespeare can do, the playwright
intertwines stories of love, conspiracy and murder together, creating a series of
exotic and subhuman spectacles.

The show starts tonight and continues through Saturday night, and it will
also run Nov. 15 through Nov. 17, at 7:30 each night. A Sunday matinee on Nov.
18 at 2 pm. will end the play's run. Tickets cost $5 for students, $10 for UK fac-
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Robyn Hitchcock M Sean

Nelson

8 pm, The Southgate House,
Newport. Tickets cost $15 in ad-
vance, $18 at the door

Lucero
9 pm, Headliners, Louisville. Tick-
ets cost $13.

FRIDAY, NOV. 9

Dallas Alice

8 pm, Phoenix Hill, Louisville.
Tickets cost $10 in advance. $12
at the door.

Paul Thorn w/ The Kentucky
Struts

8:30 pm, The Southgate House,
Newport. Tickets cost $17 in ad-
vance, $20 at the door,

Fulcrumpoint w/ Silk Abra-
sion and One Finger Grip

9 pm, Madison Theater, Coving-
ton, fickets cost $5 to $7.

SATURDAY, Nov. 10
The Clerks

8 pm, Bogarts, Cincinnati. Tickets
cost $15.

Ann Rabson w/ Martijn
Schok 8i Greta Holtrop,
Christoph Rois and Ricky
Nye

9 pm, The Southgate House,
Newport. Tickets cost $20.

SUNDAY, Nov. 11

Joe Bonamassa w/ Crosby
Loggins

8 pm, Madison Theater, Coving»

For the week of
Nov. 8 ~ Nov. 14

ton. Tickets cost $25 in advance.
$28 at the door,

Paul Thorn w/ Tim Krekel
9 pm, Headliners, Louisville. Tick-
ets cost $16.

MONDAY, Nov. 12
The Spill Canvas w/ Meg
and Dia, Playradioplayl,
Treaty of Paris and Ellison

7 pm, The Mad Hatter, Covington.
Tickets cost $13 in advance, $15
at the door.

Casper 8i the Cookies w/ Pat
Fleming
9 pm, The Dame. hckets cost $5.

TUESDAY, Nov. 13
Dropkick Murphys

730 pm, Bogarts, Cincinnati.
Tickets cost $20.

Chevelle
8 pm, Headliners, Louisville. Tick~
ets cost $26.

David Bazan (Pedro the Lion
frontman) w/ All Smiles

9 pm, The Southgate House,
Newport, Tickets cost $8 in ad-
vance. $10 at the door.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14
MC Chris

9 pm, Headliners, Louisville hck-
ets cost $13 in advance, $15 at
the door.

Ben Lee

9 p m., The Southgate House,
Newport Tickets cost $10 in ad-
vance, $12 at the door.

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1. Vets go marching on

 

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A parade in commemoration for local veterans will take place
Saturday in downtown Lexington at I] am. The parade begins at
the Thoroughbred Park on Main Street and ends just beyond
Cheapside. For more information. call 281—4877.

2. So you think you can dance?

The top 10 finalists from this summer‘s hit series “So You Think
You Can Dance?" will be busting a move Saturday at Rupp Arc-
na. The finalists will be performing live and sharing their skills
with audience members. The show starts at 8 pm. and tickets
cost between $35 to $54.50. For more information. call 233-(Xl44
or visit Ticketmaster‘s Web site for ticket information (ww'w.

ticketmastercom ).

3. Grand 01' beastie

The Lexington Humane Society will be hosting its grandest event
of the year Saturday. The Beastie Ball is a red—carpet event;
black-tie attire is optional. The event starts at 6 pm. at the Grif-
fin Gate Maniott Resortx For more information. call the Humane
Society at 233—0044 or visit its Web site iwwwzlcxtngtonhumane

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Buyers look at displays of stuffed toys at the Shanghai Toy Fair, the biggest in China, on Oct 18

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Teddy bears getting a new look
as toy plants retool after recalls

By Tim Johnson
McClatchy Newspapers

SHANGHAI. China v
Coming soon to a toy store near
you: plush teddy bears with al-
tered noses.

Reeling from global recalls.
China‘s toy factories are scram-
bling to ensttre the safety of
their products. down to the ven-
erable teddy bear.

Mostly gone are the old-style
black vinyl or plastic nOses.
which contained chemicals.
Now. the noses on most stuffed
playthings coming out of China‘s
factories in this prc-holiday sea-
son are stitched or embroidered.

“Before the recalls. some
European companies asked for
the embroidered noses. but we
ignored them said Emily (‘ao.
a sales representative for the toy
division of the Jiangsu (iuotai
lntemational Group. a major
producer of stuffed playthings.

Few are ignoring safety is—
sues anymore. Toy retailers and
manufacturers are hurrying to

contain the fallout from recalls
that terrified parents. damaged
toy companies and gave Chinese
toymakers a black eye. Bad pub—
licity has sobered toy manufac-
turers. which now strive to show

that they’ve improved quality.

even if it means costs will rise.

At the Shanghai Toy Fair.
producers eagerly demonstrated
design changes. They ttigged on
seams of stuffed toys to show
double stitching and pried at
plastic eyes to demonstrate how
they wouldn‘t fly off. Materials
such as artificial leather. w hich
cart contain noxious chemicals.
no longer appear. Sales agents
pulled out certificates to prove
that paint they used was fottnd
free of toxic lead content.

The spate of recalls began in
June when 1.5 million (‘hinesc~
made Thomas Tltc Tank Engine
wooden railway toys were
pulled off shelves because of d
lead-poisoning ha/ard. In Au-
gust. Mattel Inc.. the World's
biggest toy retailer. recalled 3]
million toys. sortie containing

lead paint. Also recalled were
millions of l’olly' Pockets arid
Batman action figures with tiny
magnets in them that could be
harmfttl if swallowed Mattel
later apologized to (‘ltina for tire
trouble the recalls had cattscd.

The toy industry fttiitles
along faster than most sectors.
reacting to changing consumer
tastes with short product cycles.
It takes I4 to 15 months be-
tween a toy 's conception arid the
time it cart LITI‘IH.‘ on a store
shelf. Buyer's roaniittg (‘htna
now are preparing not for this
holiday season. but for ('lli‘ISIe
inas 2008,

“There are about 35.000
toys on the shelves at any given
time around the world." said Ian
.I Anderson. a veteran toy ittdus»
try cx‘cctttiye w lto mct‘sces coii~
suntcr testing of toys for SUS. .i
Swissbascd company. “About
70 percent of the product
changes every year ll]llti\d
tron drives the toy industry."

Anderson said the t‘ct‘alls are
forcing factories to conduct

more testing on their products.

Testing companies check for
tlantrttabihty. safety of materi-
als. ingestion t’tsks lttl' small
parts and other perils. and they
say business is booming.

".-\pplications for lead test»
titg are at their highest tit four
years." said Sarah (tn. the sc
nioi ittai‘kcting e\ccuti\c for
('.\l.\ 'lcstirtg and ('ci‘tilicatioit
Laboratories. a Hone Kong-
bascd coitrpaity

But as toyiitakcrs pay tor
additional testing. sliittt cheaper
paints with lead in tlicitt and
adopt other methods to cttltaiii c
quality. costs will i'isc Izspect
retail prices to llILll tip. but not
right away. mpcrts say.

"If there is .1 price increase.
it will probably ‘Iiow tip in the
spring of nest year Riotto s.tltl.
adding that he doesn't lllllll\
l' S. consumers will find pi'icc
iitct'cascs obicttiottablc “lot the
knowledge aitd cotttfort that you
are getting a sate product
you‘re ttot going ‘o arctic me;
pay an; an extra dollar ”

Classic, funky fashions offered at new vintage boutique

PM
features@|iykernel.com

Calypso is the mythical daughter of
Atlas. the name of Jacques Cousteau's
famous ship and the title of a John
Denver song. It‘s also the name of a
new store in Lexington run by a UK

graduate.

UK accounting alumna Ann-Michael
McCalister opened Calypso. a women‘s
boutique on East Maxwell Street. on

Oct. 13.

“I‘ve always been into fashion. and

I wanted to open a business near down-
town that targets college girls arid
women in their 20s." McCaIister said
McCaIister. who graduated front
UK in 2004. said fashion has always
been important to her. When she fottnd
a store for rent in the area. she decided
to open her boutique with help front her

parents.

“My dad has always told me that if
I could come up with a business idea
and give it to him. he would back me."
McCalister said. "So he paid the first
few months‘ rent and bills to get me

to her.

started on ‘overheadf as he called it.”
The boutique offers everything
from jeans and tops to hand-painted
wallets and colorful tights. McCaIister
said offering a wide selection while
keeping prices reasonable is important

“I‘ve realized that for boutiques
and specialty stores. there are numerous
middlemen involved in the supply
chain." she said. “So keeping pieces
moderately priced is a real challenge.
I've just done my best to only pick
items that are relatively inexpensive but

ister said.

still have good quality."
Vintage boots and icwelry. as well
as pttrs‘cs. arc (‘aly'pso's niche. Mc(‘.il

McCalistcr said she finds her \inv
tage pieces through estate sales. thrift
shops and any other venue she can find.
She said she likes to ntainly offer clas»
sic pieces to her costumers. but she
likes to dress a bit funkier.

“l _iust like to dress uniquely." Mc-
(‘alistcr said. “I‘ve always been a thrift
shopper and worn clothing that rcpre
scrtted other time periods."

Mc(‘nlrstcr wants the clothing \ltc
offers to be timeless
“I think anything can bc tiiriclcss.”

she said ".lll'sl a piece of clothing. icw

clry. shoes. but that could be worn now.
30 years ago. or 30 years from now "

As of now. Mc(‘alistet' is the only
citiploy cc .tt (‘alypso

"I plan to hate ottc cittploycc C'sk‘ll
orally and will hire soittconc that I
trust." she said.

(lilypso is open front I I a in. to 0
pm. on weekdays and on Saturdays
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Keith Slim. editor in chief
Bum Moi, managing editor
Sou Boa, managing editor
Linen Li, opinions editor

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Curio Boa. columnist

Bryn lowly. columnist

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Delay of USP vote
good opportunity
for student input

The decision last week to take
more time for discussion before voting
on the proposed changes to the Univer-
sity Studies Progrzun was the right one
to make. Students should use the delay
as an opportunity to get more involved
in revising UK‘s general education re-
quirements.

The proposal that is currently under
discussion represents a radical change
in USP requirements and is an attempt
to move the focus of UK‘s general ed—
ucation program to

Though the desire to implement
changes quickly and not let them be-
come mired in debate is understand-
able. USP reform warrants a more de-
liberate pace. We commend the admin—
istration for taking faculty concerns
into consideration and realizing that
more discussion is necessary.

Faculty members. especially those
already involved in teaching classes
that fulfill the current USP require-
ments. will undoubtedly discuss the
proposal in depth in

 

developing critical
thinking and em-
phasizing students'
roles as global citi-
zens.

The USP re—
quirements are
certainly due'for
an overhaul. as the
current program
has been in place

Ultimately, the
proposed changes
are meant to benefit
students, who should be
- taking an active role in

‘ the reform process.

the coming months.
Ultimately.
though. the changes
are meant to benefit
students. and stu-
dents should be tak-
ing an active role in
the reform process.
While no one who is
currently enrolled at
UK will have to
complete the new re—

 

for 20 years with

only minor revisions. Several commit—
tees havc studied the program in recent
years. and it‘s encouraging to see that
the USP Refomi Steering Committee