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Robinson Forest won't be mined

Board of Trustees report shows coal mining on the land
would be a public relations and environmental problem

By Elizabeth ‘ll‘outman
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

While students protested
coal mining in the Robinson
Forest. members of the Board
of Trustees said the lands
would not be mined.

“I have no interest in
proposing coal mining in the
Robinson Forest. I think the
focus should be on the envi-
ronment." said UK President
Lee Todd at the Board of
Trustees meeting Tuesday af-
ternoon.

Before the meeting, stu-
dents concerned about the fu-

Artist puts new

ture of the forest protested in
front of Patterson Office Tow-
er, where the meeting was
held. The rally began at the
Cooper Forestry Building and
proceeded down Rose Street
to Central Campus.

“Robinson Forest has the
first and third cleanest
streams of Kentucky and di-
verse fauna." said David
Hutchinson. a marketing se-
nior.

Students said they were
opposed to the idea of using
funds from mining in the for-
est to support the Robinson
Scholars program but wanted

High Street resident displays paintings in window;
adds character and charm to local neighborhood

By Ian Hickman
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Her paintings keep watch
over students and other mem-
bers of the High Street com-
munity.

People passing by say the
eyes in Susan Gilliam‘s paint-
ings are what they notice first
and those eyes have become a
local treasure.

All she needs is a one-
inch. house-painter brush to
churn out the vivid paintings
she displays in the windows
of her house. 312 E. High St.,
for students and community
members.

“I don‘t see her much
anymore.“ Yuka Swonke said.
co-owner of High on Rose.
But “it‘s always good to see
the paintings in her window.
The customers really enjoy
that."

Her Smurf-blue house
displays the art that passers—
by have grown to admire
through the years.

“No one (has to go into) a
gallery but can see my paint~
ings in the window and be ex-
posed." Gilliam said.

Placing paintings in the
window is her way of con-
necting with the outside
world. she said.

It's how she shows the
world what she can do.

“I love the energy and di-
versity from around here."
Gilliam said. “It's a perfect
area to find student and ani-
mal faces."

Herbmuflsuly

This 63-year-old has lived
in Lexington all of her life
and has owned the little blue
house for more than 25 years.

Bought back in 1977 from
an estate sale. it was labeled a
fixer-upper from the start and
only cost $21.000. an amount
cheap even for those times.
Gilliam said.

The now 100-year-old
house originally had plaster
walls. no electricity except for
the downstairs and no heat _-
only fireplaces.

Since the house was lo-
cated in a historic district.
she said she was able to re.
ceive a grant in order to help
fix up the house.

The grant covered the
roof being fixed as well as a
few other things. but there
was one catch: the house had
to be painted a historic color.
The choices of colors ranged
from blue to red to brown.

“Both of my neighbors
had red houses so I wanted to
be different," Gilliam said.

Even though she had
fixed up the house. she didn’t
move in right away

With nine rooms avail-
able. she said she rented to
college students before decid-
ing to move in several years
later.

“I really like this house
because of the high ceilings.”
she said. “I feel like I can
jump in the air and float
around."

The inside rooms are just
as unusual as the outside.
with walls painted in pastel
colors and antique furniture
from her mother that emits a
haunting Easter feel.

The upstairs is where she
ventures into her artistic ex-
ploring.

Walls are filled with vari-
ous newspaper articles and
rough sketches of ideas for
paintings and in the center
stands an easel where she
works.

Despite having fixed up
the house when she first
made the purchase. she is
still working on it to this day.

Perhaps it's worth it. she
said. She has read in the Her-
ald-Leader that the four-block
area surrounding her house
is the “hub of the Lexington
artistic community."

That may be the reason
there are no signs of her
slowing down. she said.

She still wakes up at 6:30
am. every morning just to
get a good jumpstart.

“It’s too dark at night to
paint." she said. “It's hard to
get true colors."

She does have electricity
throughout the entire house
now. though.

Tow W

Much of her drawing is
done by computer. She said
using the computer allows
her to sketch and try out new
ideas without wasting lead

to preserve both the scholar-
ship fund and the forest.

“It should be a place for
students to research and tap
into its beauty.” said Jessica
Fisher. a journalism and cul-
tural anthropology senior.

Last October, Todd ap-
proved a resolution to the
highly debated issue by nam-
ing four administrators. in-
cluding former Executive
Vice President for Adminis-
tration Jack Blanton and Col-
lege of Agriculture Dean
Scott Smith. to develop a geo-
logical survey on the 14,000
acres of forest in Eastern
Kentucky.

The land. donated to UK
by Edward 0. Robinson in
Oct. 1923. extends across Per-

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Face in the window

ry, Knott, and Breathitt coun-
ties. Robinson agreed to sup
port the conveyance of the
property to UK with an agree-
ment that all timber proceeds
on the land would carry out
the Edward 0. Robinson
Fund. The state gave the for-
est the designation of “lands
unsuitable for mining" in the
late 19905. a move supported
by both the Board of Trustees
and environmentalists.

The report presented at
the meeting said mining the
lands would be a public rela-
tions and environmental dis-
aster.

”Although not impossible
if a small enough area of the
forest were to be considered

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Susan Gilliam’s painting of Albert Einstein keeps watch over students who pass by her house on High Street near High on Rose.

and paper.

When painting, she
prefers using the one-inch
house-painter brush because
it frees her up and oil paint
because it's “very forgiving."
she said.

“They let you start over
and dry slowly so you can
take time to think."

Gilliam only uses prima-
ry colors in her paintings to
create the natural feel to the
paintings. the “true color.“

Her “true color" style is
often criticized for being
monochromatic.

“I don't use all colors in
any one painting. I feel like
I‘m losing control if I do.“ she
said.

Susan has been painting
all of her life and doesn't
“know what it's like not to."

Adopted at the age of
two. her parents didn‘t know
what to expect from an adopt-
ed child.

So when she began draw-
ing with crayons around the
age of four. her parents ran
with it by giving her lessons
to keep her occupied.

Painting was much of
her life until she picked up
tennis in her early teen years.

She later went off to play
tennis for Southern Florida
University her first two years
of college as it was one of the
few colleges that allowed

women to play on the men's
team

Tennis was her life in
Florida and not much else.
she said.

Her grades took a back
seat to the sport. causing her
to do poorly

Her parents quickly
solved that problem by hav-
ing her move back home to
Lexington and enroll in Tran~
sylvania University.

However. they didn't al-
low women on the tennis
team. so she went into study-
ing secretarial business. a de-
gree her father wanted for
her because women were
only accepted in certain job
markets at the time.

But she hated the busi-
ness classes and she realized
that she had better “get wise
and start taking art cours-
es“as well. because she did
not want to deal with busi-
ness for the rest of her life.

“Inhibit-t

She soon dropped out. got
married at 20 and later had
two kids. Unfortunately. she
said. that meant leaving her
art classes behind.

After five years of mar-
riage. she got divorced and
went back to Transy to com-
plete her secretarial business
degree.

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The
lowdown

New policy takes effect

Studen s in selected UK
residence halls could have 24-
hour visitation beginning to-
day if all roommate contract
forms on campus are turned
in. Residents of" Keeneland
Hall. Boyd Hall. Patterson
Hall. Blanding [I and III. Kir~
wan II and Ill. Commons
Apartments. Greg Page
Apartments and the German
Hairs might have 24-hour visi—
tation. Other dortns might
have 24-hour visitation on the
weekends. Those dorms are
Jewell Hall. Blanding I. Kirv
wan Tower, Blanding Tower.
Holmes Hall. Donovan Hall.
Haggin Hall. Kirwan I\' and
Wildcat Lodge. ’l‘wo dorms.
Kirwan I and Blanding [\v'.
will continue to have restrict-
ed visitation Opposite-sex
visitors can stay until mid-
night on weekdays and 2 am.
on weekends.

Board OKs nommations
The Board of Trustees
approved the nominations of
two administrators at Tues-
day's meeting. Michael Karpf
was approved as the new exv
ecutive vice president for
health affairs. effective Oct. 1.
He is the first EVHPA. The po-
sition was created last spring
with the restructuring of the
medical center under Presi-
dent Lee Todd‘s provost sys-
tem. In other appointments.
Sharon Turner was con-
firmed as the new dean of the
College of Dentistry. effective
Oct. 1. She replaces Leon As-
sael. who resigned in June.

Board approves bonds

The board approved
nearly 332 million in bonds
to fund campus construc-
tion projects Tuesday. A
new parking structure will
be funded through
317.645.0011 in bonds issued
today. The parking struc-
ture would have between
1.000 and 1.11m parking
spaces. The board also ap-
proved another $1~1.1$'U.oot)
in bonds The bonds Will he
used to retinancc parking
structure and classroom
building construction prir
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UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

Selected reports made to UK Police
from Sept. 9, 2003 to Sept. 14, 2003.

Sept. 9: Vehicle keyed at 641 S. Limestone St. Criminal mischief
report made at 10:40 am.

Sept. 9: Air taken out of tires at 450 Pennsylvania Ave. Criminal
mischief report made at 11:17 am.

Sept. 9: Medical run/assistance given to man passed out on lawn
facing S. Limestone at 102 Avenue of Champions at 12:26 pm.
Sept. 9: Theft from apartment 330 at 845 Red Mile Road at 10:53
pm.

Sept. 10: Theft from vehicle at $16 4 at 2:14 am.

Sept. 10: Disorder at SIG 4 parking lot, citation issued at 8:14 am.
Sept. 10: Theft from room 171A at 434 Complex Drive at 5:20 pm.
Sept. 10: Suspicious person seen in Kirwan/Blanding Complex area
at 11:46 pm; person gone upon arrival.

Sept. 11: Criminal mischief complaint investigated at 476 Rose Street
at 12:44 am.

Sept. 11: Arrest made for alcohol intoxication at 330 Hilltop Avenue
at 2:27 am

Sept. 11: Theft report made from 460 Cooper Drive at 8:48 am.
Sept. 11: Three tires slashed in parking lot near Alpha Delta Pi on
Rose Street. Report made at 11:35 am.

Sept. 12: Arrest made for alcohol intoxication at Columbia and
Woodland Avenues at 12:30 am.

Sept. 12: Person investigated for alcohol intoxication at Aylesford
Place and Euclid Avenue at 1:34 am.

Sept. 12: Theft report made from 120 Graham Avenue at 11:00 am.
Sept. 12: Forgery report made at 1084 Export Street at 4:33 pm.
Sept. 12: Arrest made for alcohol intoxication at Virginia Avenue and
South Limestone Street at 9:31 pm.

Sept. 13: Arrest made for alcohol intoxication Cooper Drive and
Nicholasville Road at 12:54 am.

Sept. 13: Theft from 468 Rose Street at 10:08 pm.

Sept. 13: Theft from vehicle at 591 South Upper Street in 52 parking
lot at 10:59 pm.

Sept. 13: Disorder at McDonald’s on South Limestone Street at 11:21
pm; subject investigated.

Sept. 14: Subject investigated for trespassing call at Mining and
Minerals building at 1:31 am.

Sept. 14: Arrest made for alcohol intoxication at UK emergency
room at 11:32 pm.

 

Source: UK Police log at www.uky.edu/ Police and police reports.
Compiled by Staff Writer Ben Fain.
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for mining, the process of re-
versal. and related appeals.
would take an estimated five
years. would involve outside
counsel and expert fees in the
range of $1,000,000. would en-
sure a front page "blow-by-
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and legal battle. crate a hot po-
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In 1967 . she graduated
and began working until she
met her second husband and
got remarried in 1972. She de-
cided to pick up painting
once again and began taking
art courses at Transy to get
reacquainted with the craft.

While getting reacquaint-
ed with art. she found a men-
tor who would become a huge
influence for her.

It wasn‘t long after going
back to Transy that she be-
gan studying with Al
Domene.

“He knew how to capture
not only lightness but the
spirit and soul in the person
or animal." Susan said.

Susan said that she “has
absorbed his ability" and “be-
come Al" in her artistic style.

By 1981. Susan decided
she was ready to go profes
sional with her artwork and
began doing so.

Willem

Local word began to ac-
cumulate about her paintings
in the window and within a
few short years. she was
showcasing and dealing her
paintings with The Gallery.
an art gallery downtown.

Her works have been on
sale there for more than 18
years now and still‘receive a
lot of public interest.

“The animals get a lot of
attention. but I personally like
the people." said Mike Drury.
owner of The Gallery: “It‘s
their dynamic eyes which re»
ally draw the attention."

Although she has painted
many different people. places
and things. she still feels that
animals are the best subjects
she has to work with.

Her goal is “to find a soul
and reveal it.“ so she paints
more animals than people.

With animals. “they let
you look right into their
souls." she said. “They are

nationally." the report said.

UK has ownership to the
mineral and coal rights. but
not to the oil and gas rights.
The value of timber in the
forest is estimated to be $11
million and the market priced
of coal is valued between $2.7
and $4.3 million. although
only a small percent of this
value comes to UK in royal-
ties. said Smith.

The site is ideal for quali-
ty water research. Smith said.
which the college has since
used for a great number of re-
search projects. The board
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the land into four areas. each
designated for different pur-
poses. The only area that will
have any timber harvest is
designated for hydrology re
search. It is estimated that
1 70 of the land will be har-
vested each year. Smith said.
The Robinson Forest's
quasi-endowment is worth
about $11 million. which
funds the Robinson Scholars
program. according to the re-
port. The program gives
scholarships to first-genera-
tion college students from 29
Eastern Kentucky counties.
Former UK baseball

coach Keith Madison has
been recruited to head up
fund-raising efforts. said Ter-
ry Mobley. vice president for
development.

Todd said recruiting peo-
ple like Madison will help
keep the foundation alive.

“Our plan is to aggres-
sively solicit fund from out-
side foundations and organi-
zations for the scholarship
program." said Todd. “It is
just another part of raising
funds for all scholarship pro-
grams.“

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Lexington artist Susan Gilliam said she tries to find the soul of her subjects. She paints people and animals.

just so uninhibited

On the other hand. p-eo
ple have wanted portraits
changed because I have re-
vealed the something that
they didn't want revealed.
They may not know what
they are seeing so it makes
them feel uncomfortable
which reflects how they see
themselves and their own ex-
periences."

She is not picky when it
comes to subjects. however.

Her main inspiration
now comes from the commis-
sion paintings she does.

“It makes good money.
she said. The paintings she
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such as those of Albert Ein-
stein. seem to sell well.

She has sold all but two
of the 20 Einstein originals
that she has done over the
years.

He is easily one of her fa-
vorite subjects to paint.

"You can look deeply into
his eyes and see eternity in
them. His skin is full of
places to explore." she said.
“And his hair never ends. so
many different textures and
slopes."

She likes painting the de-
ceased like Albert and Lin-
coln because they are public
domain

“liyeryone knows who

they are and I try to reveal
their souls to them."

With 40 years of practice
and 20 plus years of profes-
sional painting under her
belt. she is now ready to move
into the forum of teaching.

“If I take several (stu-
dents) as a class. I won‘t have
to charge as much." she said.

“Painting is about ex-
pression. not rules and regu-
lations. You have to look into
yourself to find your own ex-
pression. Teachers can help.
but only you can do it.“

Leave Susan Gilliam a
message about art classes at
231-7850.

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