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RA’s don't think complaints were taken seriously

By Sean Rosa
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Former resident advisers said they
weren t taken seriously by UK when
they filed sexual harassment com-
plaints against Brian Bowman, a hall
director who resigned in September.

Four formal sexual harassment
complaints were filed against Bowman
since he began work as the Haggin
Hall Director in fall 2003. He was the
hall director in Holmes Hall this fall.

The first two complaints against
Bowman prompted letters of warning
from Marcia Shrout, the assistant di-

rector for North and Central campus-
es. After the third complaint in spring
2005, Bowman was suspended for the
remainder of the semester.

On Sept. 8, Bowmen met with
campus officials who told him they
were launching an investigation, said
Jim Wims, director of Residence Life
and assistant vice president of Student
Affairs. Bowman resigned Sept. 11,
the day after a fourth complaint was
filed, although Wims said the last
complaint did not play a role in Bow-
man’s departure.

Josh Mainord, a former RA in
Haggin Hall from fall 2004 to spring
2006, said when he was hired, he had

heard stories of Bowman’s behavior
toward the staff.

During his time in Haggin, Main-
ord said he contacted Residence Life
on three different occasions to com—
plain about harassment on Bowman’s
part and preferential treatment by
Bowman toward certain RAs.

“It’s like they didn‘t take me seri-
ously," Mainord said. “From that point
on my name was crap to Res Life."

On one occasion, Mainord said he
spoke to Marcia Shrout, the assistant
director for North and Central Cam-
puses, and Tony Ralph, the associate
director of Residence Life. Mainord
told them of harassing episodes by

Bowman including one where he
flicked an RA in his genitals. Mainord
said both Shrout and Ralph dismissed
the episode as joking between staff
members.

“People joke around and do things
but you could tell this wasn ’t right, "
Mainord said.

Wims said all sexual harassment
complaints including informal ones
are taken seriously.

“Every concern that was brought
to our attention was addressed," Wims
said.

The reports against Bowman
claimed he inappropriately touched
RAs’ ears, rubbed their backs and

played with their hair. Individual in-
stances included one in which Bow-
man was accused of groping himself
while around other RAs and another
in which he gave them pornography,
according to letters to Bowman from
Residence Life officals. The letters
said' Bowman had denied touching
himself or other staff members inap-
propriately.

One report shared an instant mes-
sage conversation during which Bow-
man asked an RA if he was interested
in “bisexual exploration." Bowman
later said he was joking, according to
the letters.

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University
restructures
police,
parking under
new head

By Megan Boahnka
mboehnke kykernelcom

UK posted a new job position on its Web
site Friday and is looking for a Director of Pub-
lic Safety to oversee the police department,
Parking and Transportation and Environmental
Health Services.

Those departments currently report to Asso-
ciate Vice President of Campus Services Ken
Clevidence, who will retire at the end of the fis-
cal year in June, said UK spokesman Jay Blan-
ton.

The decision to restructure the departments
was made by Frank Butler, the executive vice
president for Finance and Administration, Blan-
ton said.

“He‘s been thinking about it for a few
months," Blanton said. “When he and Clevi-
dence started talking about the timing for retire-
ment, Frank started thinking about restructur-
mg."

The position will be listed on the Web site
until Nov. 19, and Butler will then start review-
ing applications and interviewing candidates,
Blanton said. Clevidence will step down from
his current position in December and will work
on special projects under Butler until his retire-
ment. .

David Hibbard, the director of Environmen-
tal Health Services, did not know about the
change until he saw the online job posting.

“The extent of what I know is in the job
announcement,” Hibbard said. “It was dis-
cussed as far as ‘here is the position, it’s been
posted.’ "

Blanton said Clevidence had a meeting with
employees who report directly to him yesterday
afternoon to discuss his retirement and the
changes in the departments.

Don Thornton. the director of Parking and
Transportation, said he just recently heard about
the change.

“I have talked to my boss about this."
Thornton said yesterday moming. “But none of
it has been official."

While structure of the oversight of the de-
partments may change, Thornton said the day-
to-day operations of Parking and Transportation
will not change.

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Medical school hires 30 new faculty

By Shannon Mason
smason kykernel.com

The UK College of Medicine has hired 30
new faculty members and plans to hire an addi-
tional 10 to 15 by the end of this fiscal year, a col-
lege official said.

The new hires are not paid with state funds,
but with revenue generated through research and
patient care, said Pete Gilbert, associate dean for
administration and finance in the College of Med-
1c1ne.

"(They are funded through) clinical revenues
or research grants," Gilbert said.

Most faculty members have multiple roles,
meaning they may do any combination of teach-
ing. seeing patients in a clinical setting and con-

ducting research, Gilbert said.

Research done by faculty members is funded
through grants, which support the faculty salaries.
Faculty members who work in the clinical setting
see patients, and therefore medical billing sup-
ports their salary.

Gilbert said it is important to understand that
faculty in the College of Medicine teach students
not only in the classroom, but often instruct resi-
dents while working with patients.

By paying faculty members this way, the
medical school is unique from the rest of the cam-
pus. but not from other medical schools across the
country, Gilbert said.

The majority of the new faculty members
have been hired during this fiscal year because
July is the biggest recruitment month, said Julanc

Hamon, director of communications for the C ol~
lege of Medicine.

A lot of residents graduate on June 30 and be-
gin looking for full—time positions in July. Hamon
said.

Gilbert said the expansive hiring has been go—
ing on for the past several years.

“It is not limited to this fiscal year." Gilbert
said. “It is really in concert with the Top-20 Busi—
ness Plan."

Gilbert said UK's College of Medicine is cur-
rently ranked 30th among public universities that
receive funding from the National Institute of
Health. This ranking is up one spot from 2004 and
up five spots from 2003.

Dr. Jay Perman. dean of the College of Medi~

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Deadline for DanceBlue teams to register approaches

dance marathon benefitted.

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at Memorial Coliseum. Sorensen, who was diagnosed with leukemia on
April 28, 2005, was one of the Golden Matrix children that the 24 hour

By Emily Convert
newsGWkernelcom

Tomorrow is the final day
for registration for DanceBlue‘s
dance marathon, a 24-hour no—
sitting, no-sleeping event that
raises money for UK’s Pediatric
Oncology Clinic. It is open to all
UK students, alumni and faculty,
and will be held March 2-3.

Last year about 180 dancers
took to the floor of Memorial
Coliseum at 9 pm. Friday,
standing and dancing while
friends and fellow students
cheered them on.

DanceBlue raised $l23,323
for the Pediatric Oncology Clin-
ic last year. breaking the record
for the most money raised by a
college dance marathon in its
first year.

This year, the goal is to top

that amount.
I

“5200.000 lingers in some
of our minds,“ said Nick Phelps,
DanceBlue teams chair.

For the marathon, teams of
five or more people join together
to raise money for
the Golden Matrix
Fund. which pro-
vides emotional sup—
port and research for
the children and their
families at the clinic.

“It is 100 percent
for the children,
showing [them] we
care," Phelps said.

The number of
dancers on a team
determines how
much money the
team should raise. Teams are ex-
pected to raise $150 per dancer
for teams of 5-30 people, $200
per dancer for teams of 31-70
and $250 per dancer for teams

"It is 100 percent
for the children,
showing (them)

we care."

Nrcx PHELPS

DanceBlue teams chair

of 71 or more.

Last year. 32 student organi-
zations had representatives on
the floor.

“Right now the goal is 50
teams to register.
and about 400
dancers," said Am-
berlee Kempf. over-
all chair.

One of the most
significant changes
to this year's event
is that those not af-
filiated with a stu-
dent organization
can join. Kempf
said.

“This way freshA
men on campus
who may not have had a chance
to join an organization, or facul-
ty or alumni will be able to par-
ticipate,“ Kempf said.

More events have been

added to the 2007 program as
well.

Earlier this month. Dance-
Blue held a kickoff concert at
Memorial Hall featuring
Jonathan Webb and the Collec~
tive Few and a 5k walk/run that
involved about l00 runners.

Students don't have to par-
ticipate on a team to get in-
volved in the cause, Kempf said.

“We have 150 people on
staff, so our committees are
full." she said. “But we‘re also
looking for volunteers for the
night of the marathon itself."

Any money raised is for the
kids. and Kempf said that‘s what
matters.

“At the event, Greek and
non-Greek students, and those
involved and not involved in
student organizations can come
out and support kids with cancer
here at UK," she said.

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wed in 2001.

Linda Evangelista, 41.
gave birth to her first child.
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Riverdance's Michael Flat-
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child actors who look like
daughters Rowan, 3, and Gri-
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ABC‘s Grey's Anatomy.

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Paris Hilton, 25. won
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Q&A with LaShana Porter

Spotlight on the president of the Black Student Union

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Throughout the semester, the Kernel will spotlight various cam-
pus leaders. This week. we are featuring LaShana Porter, the presi-
dent of the Black Student Union. Porter. who is a psychology senior
is serving her first year as president of the organization.

Q. What is the Black Student Union?

A. The Black Student Union is designed for retention and recruit-
ment of African American students at UK. but it has now
changed to include all minority students. It provides minorities
with an outlet to be able to socialize with their peers, and it is
useful for getting minorities involved on campus.

Q. Why did you originally get involved with BSU?

\. Originally, to find out what things were going on, on campus.
I knew college was more than just going to class and then going
back to my room.

I wanted to make the most of my college experience, and I
also wanted to provide the same experience BSU had on me. I
wanted to give back to the community.

Q. Who can attend BSU meetings?

A. It is open to all backgrounds and ethnicities. A lot of people
think that because it is the Black Student Union, only black stu—
dents can attend, but that is not the case.

Q. What other minorities are represented?

A. We have Caucasian. Asian and Hispanic students that attended
this year. I have been really pleased with that.

Q. What issues does BSU stand for?

A. We stand for different things that we discuss at meetings. We
have conducted voter registration and addressed diversity on
campus. We have been involved in increasing diversity on cam-
pus, and we care about safety issues.

Q. What is the goal of the BSU?

A. The goal is to keep minority students informed about events,
both socially and politically, on campus.

Q. How is the BSU involved in the Lexington community?

A. We have a community project called Operation Motivation
where we tutor at-risk youth in the Fayette County schools pro-
gram. I started the program my sophomore year.

We help at risk students raise their grades. We always get
around 30—40 borderline or at-risk students a year, and every year
they have passed on to the next grade.

Q. In classes where there are few African American students, it
seems that teachers pick you out of the class for examples and
opinions. How do you feel about this?

A. I feel a little bit embarrassed and a little bit proud. I am not
ashamed. Now that I have grown older, I know it is my duty to
let others know about my culture. It is my way of telling my sto-
ry to other students, especially those students who have not expe-
rienced minorities before.

Q. How do you feel about the freshmen class being the most
diverse in UK history?

AJ think UK is progressing on diversity. I feel UK is taking the
needed changes to make the school more diverse.

The fact that the freshmen class is the most diverse is great. I
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dent Union. Porter's main goals are to invoive BSU with more organiza-
tions at UK and gain new, diverse members.

Q. Why is diversity important?

\. I feel diversity is important because every race of people ex-
ists, and we all co-exist. A lot of people come from backgrounds
where they do not know a lot about diversity.

Time is changing. and the world is changing. The world is be-
coming culturally enriched, and students need to experience that.

Q. How do you feel about the actual diversity on campus?

\. I feel there is always room for improvement. Being a minority
student, I have taken advantage of all the benefits. You have to
put yourself out there to get those: they are not thrown at you.
But as a minority student. I can see the effort that UK is trying to
make.

Q. Do you think racism is still a problem?

\. Yeah I do. It is not like it used to be, but I feel it is an issue
that now gets swept under the rug. People are ignorant to racism
and what they do. It is not a problem at UK. per se.

It is always going to be there, but maybe not as strong. But
still. the subject is going to be here for while.

Q. What do you think it will take to end racism?

\. It will take more knowledgeable people who know about dif—
ferent ethnic backgrounds other than their own. When people he»
come more informed then racism will decrease. You don't have
to be tolerant or like what someone does. but you have to respect
them.

Q. If people are interested in joining the BSU. what should
they to do?

5.. For the Black Student Union there is no sign-up. but we do
keep a record for attendance just for voting purposes. You have
to attend 50 percent of the meetings to be eligible to vote. The
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Tyler Little is the drumtner
for the Lexington-based band
Sexual Disaster Quartet. btit his
grandmother wouldn't know it.

"I can't tell my grandmother
the name of the band." Little
said. “I have to change it to
SDQ (when I talk to herl."

Though Little thinks the title
of the band can sometimes be
inappropriate. he said the name
and the music are suitable for
college students.

Because of its unique style
of music. Sexual Disaster Quar—
tet is performing tonight as a
pan of the Student Activity
Board's new Beatnik Ball Se-
ries. which showcases "avant-
garde influences in music and
culture."

Sexual Disaster Quartet
blends several different genres
of music together to create a
unique sound. Little said.

"(The band) has elements of
jazz because it has a sax and
trumpet...but then there are
electric instruments that make it
take on evidence of rock. blues
and a soul type of thing." Little
said.

“We‘re about 50 percent
jazz and 50 percent rock." said
Kenny Bernhardt. bassist and
keyboardist for Sexual Disaster
Quartet.

Sexual Disaster Quartet
band members try to play what
they love and shy away from
mainstream radio. said Sam
Flowers. who plays the trumpet
and sings for the band.

"Most of us are just the op—
posite of thrilled about what is
on commercial radio." Flowers
said. "We‘re trying to stick with

If you go

What: Beatnik Bell featuring
Sexual Disaster Quartet
We: Tonight at 8 pm.
Where: Student Center Grand
Ballroom

Tickets: Free and open to the
public

what we personally love."

The band formed three years
ago when Bernhardt saw Little
playing at a local bar. Guitarist
Ross Whitaker. trumpeter and
vocalist Sam Flowers and saxo-
phonist Brad Grable knew each
other through school at UK and
were later added to the band.

“We just all happened to
know each other." Little said.

The name Sexual Disaster
Quartet comes from The Acid
House. a 1994 book of short sto-
ries written by Irvine Welsh.

()ne story. Sexual
Quartet. was about a family that
was really strange. Because the
band was looking for a name
that personified jazz, but didn‘t
want to have an actual person‘s
name in the band‘s title. they de-
cided on this. Little said.

People can see Sexual Dis-
aster Quartet playing regularly
around Lexington at the Fish
Tank Bar and Grill, Lynagh's.
Cheapside and occasionally at
The Dame. Playing at UK will
allow them to expand to a new
audience. Little said.

“We figured it would be a
chance to play for people that
can‘t go to the bars and for peo-
ple that haven’t heard us," Little
said. "We‘ve never done UK as
a function before."

Students should come out to
see Sexual Disaster Quartet be—
cause they have great vibes. a
high level of musicianship and
they have played a lot around
Lexington. Little said.

“I think that we‘ve got
something for a lot of different
people." Little said. "If nothing
else. we‘ve got an interesting
name."

"Bringing local acts like us
into the mix is a big deal.”
Flowers said. "Most people will
like the things that we do. The
word is out about us in Lexing—
ton."

 

Students explore education abroad

By Brad Bowling
news@kykernel.com

UK students filled the walk—
way from Rose Street to WT
Young Library yesterday for the
annual Education Abroad fair.

Representatives from several
programs lined the walkway.
handing out flyers and bulletins
and answering students‘ ques-
tions.

Janet Roccanova. the direc»
tor of Education Abroad and [£x~
change Programs at UK. said
the primary goal was to inform
students about study abroad op-
portunities. About 200.000 US.
students are currently studying
abroad. but Roccanova thinks
there can be many more.

“My biggest fear would be
for a UK student to have gone
four years and not consider Iidu»
cation Abroad." she said.
“There are many who don‘t con—
sider it or even know about it.”

Roccanova said the benefits
are noticeable among students
who decide to study abroad.

“We see the students when
they return from abroad and
they are transformed." she said.
"They learn so much about
themselves and others in the
world."

While many students see a
trip in erseas as a good time. the
representatives at the fair said
there are more benefits than just
the excitement of spending time
in a new country.

PHOTOS BY ALLIE GARZA l STAFF

Musrc performance freshman Farhad Rezaei plays the drums along with
TrippBrattony at the Study Abroad Fair yesterday on the walkway from
Rose St to the W T Young Library Rezaei and Bratton played a mixture
of African, Latin, and improvrsational rhythms on African Deiembo drums

during the fan.

“It changes your per~
spectivc on life in the world."
said Amylia Grace. of the (‘oun~
cil on International Educational
Exchange. one organization that
had representatives at the event.
“You can make many new
friends. It‘s also a terrific re-
sume builder."

Michael Swift of Aus—
tralearn. another organization at
the fair. discussed how students
grow and mature w hen studying
abroad.

"Being
home allows
growth." he said.

away from
for personal
“I am a big

advocate of a year abroad. so the
student can take in the new cul»
ture and get changed by it."

As a student who spent
five weeks over the summer
studying abroad in China. phi-
losophy sophomore Kristen
Svarczkopf said she has a
greater appreciation for her life
in the US.

“I realized that I take
many things for granted. espe—
cially luxuries like the Internet."
she said. “You really don‘t
know about it until you‘ve li\ed
through it."

 

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