xt7vdn3zwk07 https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7vdn3zwk07/data/mets.xml The Kentucky Kernel Kentucky -- Lexington The Kentucky Kernel 2000-03-07 Earlier Titles: Idea of University of Kentucky, The State College Cadet newspapers English Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. The Kentucky Kernel The Kentucky Kernel, March 07, 2000 text The Kentucky Kernel, March 07, 2000 2000 2000-03-07 2020 true xt7vdn3zwk07 section xt7vdn3zwk07 lemma Are you ready? The countdown has now started in earnest. Spring break officially begins in just three more class days, four if you are reading this in your 8 am. class trying not to fall asleep. Unofficialiy, it starts in like one-and-a-half days or something close to it. Here are some things that I am sure people are doing in preparation for the upcoming break: ~Eating any and all dairy products so that there will be no gangrenous science projects asking you how your trip was and then trying to bite you when you try to throw them out. -Starving yourself for two or so important reasons. i. To save money, you are eating one serving of Lipton noodles a day, along with a cold cut sandwich for the same reasons as the milk above. 2. If I starve myself now. I will be so skinny and sexy that everyone will want me. Not a good idea. Don't do this. It is stupid. Get help. This is not a joke. Starving yourself does not equal higher self- esteem. Trust me, we did the theorem in Calculus of the Body. — Students who just got a membership to some gym. The rationale: if 1 am really disciplined, I will have those abs and legs by the end of this week. The only thing you will actually have is sore muscles and a lighter wallet. - People are going out on fewer dates this week. Why? Because people would rather pay the cover at a bar next Tuesday than buy their date a salad now. What pigs. — Others are skipping their 11 o'clock classes so that they won’t be late to their noon appointment at the plasma center. - Three words: Selling your sperm. — "It's fake and bake. and these cancer beds helped." - Some have forty dollars and two extra inches around their waist. What are they going to do? Body Wrap! -Source: Ron Norton Tomorrow‘s woe timer % n 5.3 sunny. Kentucky Kernel VOL. #8105 ISSUE N115 ESTABLISHED IN 1892 INDEPENDENT SINCE 1971 News tips? Call: 257-1915 or write: kernel@pop.uky.edu TUESDRYKENTUCKY ERNEL Mad about hoops Preview of things to come . in the tournaments I ,. smdfier Tuesday showdow George W. Bush Birth Date: July 6, (946 Religion: Methodist Education: BFA, History, Yale University (1968); MBA, Har- vard University (1975) Political Experience: Governor, State of Texas (1994 to pre- sent); Republican National Convention Co-Chairman, (1996) Bush For President. Senior Advisor (1988) John McCain Birth Date: August 29, 1936 Religion: Episcopalian Education: BS, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD (1958); National War College, Washington, D.C. (1973-1974) Political Experience: U.S. House of Representatives, (1982-1986); U.S. Senate, (1987 to present) By Patrick Avery W Super Tuesday. “It sounds like a 99 cent cheeseburger special,” replied George Zorn, undecided sopho- more, when asked what that term meant. Super Tuesday, as today was dubbed, is the day in a presiden- tial election where many impor- tant primaries take place on one day. “Super Tuesday is only spe- cial because of the number of del- egates in the states holding the primaries," said Donald Gross, UK political science professor. The states at stake this Super Tuesday are California, Connecti- cut. Georgia, Maine, Maryland. Massachusetts. Missouri, New York. Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont. California and New York, the two states with the most delegates. prove very impor- tant in deciding what candidate will be chosen to run at the party ‘ conventions. Professor Gross believes that this day will prove to be more im- portant to the Democratic Party. “If (Bill) Bradley does not win New York, it's over." Gross said. . UK political science profes- sor Richard Fording agrees with professor Cross. “The Democrats definitely have more at stake on Tuesday. Gore should establish himself as the leading candidate.“ Fording said. However Fording points out Bradley that the Republicans also consid- er this an important day for their party. “This is McCain‘s last chance to stay in the race," Fording said. “He can do well in the non-South- ern states like New York and Ohio. But (today) he faces the pri- maries in Florida and Texas. where he is sure to lose.“ The two professors differ on the significance of Super Tues- day. When asked whether this was a D-Day of sorts for the elec- tion, professor Gross said that he thought it was, though more so in the Democratic Party because Bradley has yet to win much. Professor Fording believes that today will prove more impor. tant to this election. “Tuesday. Mar. 14 will proba- bly be the actual turning point of this election. The primaries in Florida and Texas will probably put McCain away. Bush will probably sweep those states." The importance of today’s primaries was clearly evident yesterday, as the four top candi‘ dates of the Democrats and Re- publicans campaigned for last minute votes. A feisty John McCain labeled Republican rival George W. Bush “so Clinton-esque it's scary." while a subdued Bill Bradley said he must “win a couple of states" as both underdogs looked to re- vive their presidential campaigns in a Super Tuesday showdown. In the more competitive race of the two, both Bush and McCain were making a final push yester- Who wants to be president?: A brief look at the candidates Al Gore Birth Date: March 31, 1948 Religion: Baptist Education: BA, with honors, Harvard University (1969); Vanderbilt University Divinity School (1971-72); Vanderbilt Law School (1974-76); Political Experience: Vice President (1993 to present); U.S. Senator, Tennessee, (1985-93) Bill Bradley Birth Date: July 28, 1943 Religion: Protestant Education: BA, American His- tory, Princeton University, (1965); MA, Politics. Philoso- phy, Economics, Oxford Uni- versity, Rhodes Scholar Political Experience: U.S. Sen- ator from New Jersey, three terms (1979-96) Delegate tally Here is the current beakdown of presidential preferences of delegates to the Democratic and Republican national conventions, based on the latest primary results. Total delegates Core 42 Bradley 27 Uncommitted 0 TOTAL 69 Needed to nominate 2,170 Total delegate votes 4,339 .“C‘L‘Q‘ssj, , »‘ ties-J. ". Total delegates Bush 61 McCain 60 Keyes 4 Uncommitted 12 TOTAL 137 Needed to nominate 1,034 Total delegate votes 2,066 Source: Compiled from AP wire reports day in California. where 162 dele- gates to the GOP nominating con- vention were the biggest prize of the day. Bush had the inside track on those delegates, but Mc- Cain hoped for a symbolic victory in the nonbinding popular vote. The Associated Press contributed to this article. WHAT’S AT STAKE: STATE’S ELECTORAL VOTES Hawaii: 4 Alaska: 3 District of Columbia: 3 Total number of elect: 270 Majority needed to electoral vetes:538 Source: Office of the Federal Register LAMBUS Scout cookie sales restricted Cookie controversy: Soliciting regulations prevent non-profit from selling on campus By Jill Gorin NEWS—t on pit Studcnfs crav ing thosc famous (iirl Scout cookics will ITIIH‘ to look In' yond campus. (ili‘I Scotti 'I‘l‘oop Hl tried to soil the cookies outsidc tho Studcnt (‘cntcr and outside rcsidcncc g halls bill \\'cf‘c turned down ‘ “A univcrsity policy says you can‘t solicit around tho dorms." said Kclly St‘iiz. 'I‘l'oop lll leader and clcmcn- tary education so nior, "And we wcrc not able to do it in the Student Center. l was told bluntly." David Stock- ham. dean of stu- dents. said only reg istcrcd studcnl orga- nizations or sfudcnt organizations that are working with outside companics arc allowcd to soil things and set up booths on campus. “Individuals are not permitted to conic on campus (to soliciti.“ hc said. "Not cvcn individual students arc allowcd to soil. It must bc a rcgis tcrcd sludcnt organization raising funds." Stockham said that cxcoplions arc madc only for tho Lox ington llcrald l.cadcr and thc Louisvillc (‘ouricr .Iournal. ”Students need to be concerned with current events." In- said. "That's almost part of bcing cducatcd." But Scitz pointed out that shc had seen Sprint. I’owcrlcl and other companies that have sot up booths in and outsidc lhc Stu dcnt (‘cntcr Rhonda Kilig facilities coordinator for tho Studcnl (‘cnlcr said thosc companics wcrc giving part of lhcir profits to a sin dcnt organization. “Studcms would got a pcrccntagc of the profits cvcry lllllt' they signed somconc up for tho scrvicc.” shc said. “And lhc booths must bc slalli‘ti by studcnts." King said that thc only cxccplion would bc onlsidc cinploy- ers who come to thc Student (‘cntor and try to rccruit students. Then. shc said. the booths would be staffed by outside com- pany rccruitcrs "1 sec pcoplo on campus handing things out all thc timc." Scitz said. "Wc'rc just standing hcrc, \Vc‘rc not forcing any thing." Although thc troop cannot scll thcir cookics on tho actual campus. lhcy arc allowcd to soil them close to the school (iirl Scout Troop ll] sold thcir cookies in front of Kcnncdy ltooksforo ycsfcrday. hoping to find sonic students looking for swccts. 'l‘hc troop had lricd to sell thcir cookies to students last ycar and wcrc turned down Instead of fighting it. they spent lhcir limo focusing on an- ofhcr goal. ”Last ycar. our goal was to send a box of cookies to cvcry scrvico man and woman on the lISS. lk~ttysburg. sta tioned in thc Persian Gulf.” Scitz said. The girls surpassed this goal and soul onc box to every scrvicc man plus 1:30 extra boxes. NICK TONECEKI «tear. surr Graduate student Janel Olds purchases girl scout cookies in front of Kennedy's bookstore Girl Scout Troop 141 will be selling cookies in front of Kennedy Bookstore ll a.m.-3 pm. on Wed. Mar. 8 Cookies are $3 per box After that, they will accept bulk orders and arrange a delivery time. Call 245-1843 to place orders. Forum looks at free speech By Cristy vNacDerniott CONTRIBUYING WRITER Studcnt activist organizations l');pl‘i'ss(‘li lhcir dosirc to change frcc spocch rulcs last night at a sludcnf rights forum The campus progrcsslvc coalition. a ccnlral group for all of the progrcssivc groups on campus voiccd fhcir conccrns to David Stockham. dean of studcnts. and John Ilorbst. dircctor of the UK Student (‘cntcr During the forum. sltllli‘llls advocafcd now f‘rcc spi‘i'i‘li ar cas(in front of thc classroom building and I’attcrson ()fficc ’l‘ow or) for activists groups- “Tablcs on campus can bring about discussion and mtcrosl that makes thc campus fccl liko morc of'a community said Kristina 'l'albcrt. an agricultural luo tcchnology and Russ inn and Eastcrn studics scnior and co coordinator for tho Amcr ican (‘iyil l.ibcrfics i'nion. "Most of us 1ch like» thcrc‘s not a lot of'opporlunily to mcct a lot of pcoplc on l'K‘s campus." said Amy Shclion, an tinglish. Spanish and linguistics junior and group coordinator for See RIGHTS on 2 The Student _spaper at-_ University of Kentucky. Lexingtno 2 I TUESDAY.NARCH 7.2000 I Wm ALLIHLMEHSIHAIIJIS The Low-down I’m really just a comedian. That’s all 1am . . . Every- body’s got so many different expecta- tions of )2 me. - Ellen Degeneres, on being a role model, to the Los Angeles Times. Greenspan wary on economy WASHINGTON ~-- Federal Reserve Chair- man Alan Greenspan said yesterday that if the high-flying stock market loses some of its zip, that will help slow the supercharged US econo- my to a more sustainable pace. He indicated the central bank would help that process along with more interest rate increases if necessary. Speak- ing at Boston College on his 74th birthday about the "New Economy.” Greenspan said there might be an inflation crisis unless growth slowed to a more sustainable level. He said red-hot consumer demand. which has been met increasingly by im- ported goods. had driven the nation's trade deficit to unsustainable levels. Cops found guilty of Louima coverup NEW YORK Three white officers were convicted yesterday of a cover-up in the attack on a Haitian immigrant brutalized in a station- house bathroom. Former patrolman Charles Schwarz. 34. and officers Thomas Wicse. 36, and Thomas Bruder. 33. were found guilty of lying to investigators to conceal Schwarz's role in the 1997 attack on Abner Louima, who suffered se- vere internal injuries. The officers could get up to five years in prison. Schwarz also could get life in prison when he is sentenced for his 1999 con- viction on charges of holding down a handcuffed Louima as fellow Officer Justin Volpe sodomized him with a broken broom handle. Defense chief Cohen to tour Vietnam WASHINGTON William Cohen will travel to Vietnam next week. becoming the first Ameri- can secretary of defense to visit the Southeast Asian nation since the Vietnam War. the Penta gon said. The Pentagon released no details of Co- hen‘s visit. but a senior official said he is expect- ed go to Hanoi. the capital. and Ho Chi Minh City. known as Saigon before it fell to the North Vietnamese Army in April 1975. Although the United States and Vietnam normalized relations in June 1995. there has been almost no military- to-military relationship other than cooperation in searching for and recovering remains of American servicemen. OPEC boost may not help gas prices WASHINGTON ,,, The Energy Department yesterday predicted sharply higher gasoline prices this summer even if the world's oil pro- ducers agree later this month to increase produc- tion. The forecast by the Energy Infortnation Ad ministration said gasoline prices. nudging near CLOONEY . CONNIE: George Clooney has bagged a bevy of big names to co- star in the upcoming “Fail Safe," based on the classic i960s novel and subsequent movie thriller about a Cold Vlar doomsday scenario. GANCSTA WILLIS: For the third straight week- end The Whole Nine Yards was the best thing at the nation's movie theaters. Even better than The Next Best Thing. Audiences again favored the Mob comedy over all new-comers. $1.50 a gallon on average nationwide, easily could jump another 20 cents a gallon by May and June. Boeing imposes last contract offer SEATTLE -—— Boeing said yesterday striking engineers and technical workers would get a raise if they decide to return to their jobs, but the union said few took the company up on the offer. The union for 17.000 striking workers dismissed the action as an attempt to get workers to cross picket lines and called it an unfair labor practice. Rock Hall of Fame inductions set NEW YORK ——~ Eric Clapton. already in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work as a member of two groups. the Yardbirds and Cream. will be inducted tonight for the third time. along with Bonnie Raitt. James Taylor and Earth, Wind & Fire. This time. Clapton‘s solo career is being spotlighted. His hits have spanned three decades. Dow ends off 196.70; Nasdaq dips NEW YORK ~—-- Stocks pulled back sharply yesterday, blocking a Nasdaq run at 5.000, as in- vestors locked in some of last week‘s big gains. The Dow Jones industrial average slid 196.70 to end at 10.170.50. On the NYSE. losers led gainers 19161.14]. The Nasdaq fell 9.94 to 4,904.85. Vikings want to talk with Marino MINNEAPOLIS v Former Miami Dolphin quarterback Dan Marino is considering an offer from the Minnesota Vikings but also considering retirement. Marino turns 39 this year and has spent his entire 17-year career in Miami. He has never won an NFL championship. Jet Skids Off Runway in California BURBANK. Calif. A Southwest Airlines called it the worst accident in its 29-year history. but two days after a jet carrying 142 people hur- tied off a runway and skidded to a stop just short of a gas station. everyone was talking more about what could have happened than what did hap— pen. After landing at Burbank from Las Vegas, Flight 1455 screeched through an airport fence Sunday evening in a cloud of smoke and stopped with its nose just 39 feet short of the gas pumps at a Chevron station on Hollywood Way. The Boe- ing 737-300 struck a car. pinning its hood under the aircraft. but the driver and her 4-year-old daughter weren‘t hurt. Fifteen passengers on the plane were slightly injured. Compiled from wire reports. ASSOCIATED PRESS RIGHTS Continued from page i Amnesty International. “I remember feeling alien- ated as a freshman. Students are now ready to change this campus. It is part of our educa- tion and we feel we can teach each other." she said. But the administration may be hesitant to change cur- rent policies regarding free speech areas. “(Opening the areas) needs to be done in a way that doesn‘t restrict students.“ Stockham said. “If you‘re go- ing to set up tables. you need a space where you will not have that problem. You‘re dealing with a campus with a long tra- dition of being neat and tidy." The definition “neat and tidy" may be open for debate. Students said that a neat and tidy campus is one where in- teraction is frequent and unre~ stricted based on boundaries. not one filled with new build- ings and landscaping. “It could also be a double- edged sword.“ Herbst said. “Unfortunately, how some or- ganizations act may not be true of other organizations. One thing that we have to deal with is. we don‘t want people in the face of students on their way to class." 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Many college students. es- pecially women. have turned to science to overcome the hand nature dealt them. Dr. S. Randolph Waldman is the director of the Center for Facial Plastic Surgery based in Lexington. Waldtnan has been practic» ing facial plastic surgery for 17 years in Lexington and said that he performs around 300 major operations annually. About 80 percent of his clientele are women. he estimates. Lee Wells. an education se- nior. was one of Waldman‘s pa- tients. Wells underwent a rhino- plasty for reasons rooted in both health and beauty. Wells said that prior to her surgery her nose had a large bump in the middle and curved upward at the end. The shape of Wells‘ nose made it hard for her to breathe properly. It also made her unhappy with her own apix‘arance. After the surgery. Wells‘ spirits were lifted. and she breathed easier. "I feel like people aren't looking at me funny anymore.” she said. Wells said the benefits of the surgery far outweighed the cost. "It was definitely well worth the money. I'm much more confident about my ap- 1warance." she said. Some students question plastic surgery as the answer to problems linked to physical ap pearance. Heather Unthank. a man seling psychology graduate stu- dent. feels that the answer is something more than just skin- deep. “I think that it‘s OK for someone to have the surgery. but there's probably something deeper that makes them not like themselves." she said. But Waldman believes there‘s more to plastic surgery than correcting people's self-es- teem shortcomings. "We're doing minor proce- dures on healthy people that iIAIEiARL just want to look a little better." he said. "It (the operation) im- proves someone‘s outlook on life. It makes people feel good about themselves." Although going from a Ros- anne to a Rebecca Gayheart may sound appealing to some. there are always risks involved. Waldman said the best pre- caution that one can take is to carefully check out the doctor‘s credentials and past perfor mances. However. Waldman said that in general the risks in- volved with most facial plastic surgeries are minimal. Wells said that she did ex- perience some bruising and swelling after her operation. but in her opinion it was “no big deal." Waldman echoed Wells“ view saying that some swelling and soreness are common side effects of the procedure. Perhaps the biggest obsta cle that stands in the way of stu- dents relying on plastic surgery as a source of instant good looks is the price tag. Waldman said that a rhino plasty alone costs between $2.5thS-l000. Bottle Bill dies on house floor By Will Messer STAFF WRITER Due to strong opposition and a lack of support. Rep. Greg Stumbo ended his fight to pass the Bottle Bill. opting instead for a broadbased fee on retail sales to fund statewide cleanups and the Adopt-a-High way program. Stumbo now plans to make all businesses with a sales-tax identification number and more than $100000 in gross an- nual sales pay an environmen- tal impact fee to raise $25 mil- lion. which would largely be used to pay for three yearly clean—ups of every road in the state. Under Stumbo‘s new bill. about 50.000 Kentucky busi- nesses would have to pay the fee. The new plan would be added to House Bill 1 as an amendment. Stumbo was forced to give up his plan to make Kentucky the eleventh state with refund able container deposits because fast-food restaurants. grocers and soft-drink bottlers all op- posed the bill and attacked it with petitions and advertising. The businesses claimed the container deposits would hurt profits and raise prices for con- sumers. Stumbo‘s supporters be- lieve his new plan will aid the state and environment almost as much as his original bill. “The only difference be- tween the two is that the new plan gives you no incentive to not to throw trash out on the road." said Barbara Rhodes. a legislative assistant. “The new plan will still make a big differ- ence. because right now there is only one statewide clean-up a year." Although there may only be one difference between the two bills. according to UK students. the difference is a big one. “Now it won‘t do anything for the enviroinnent in the long run. and it won‘t rlo anything to promote recycling." said Ryan McGaugaghey. a secondary ed- ucation sophomore. Besides paying for annual clean-ups. Stumbo plans on us: ing the money to clean up ille- gal dumps and contribute to the Adopta-Highway program. "He‘s going to give money to the AdoptalIighway pro gram and remove them from the executive branch ethics code which says they can‘t so- licit funds from private organi- zations." Rhodes said. Although Stumbo's new plan will benefit Kentucky if it passes, some UK students are still saddened that the original bill (lid not pass. “I really think it's sad that we lost the deposits it's real- ly tragic. There was nothing wrong with that bill.“ said Jay Varellas. a history junior. LAMEAIfiNlRAIL California, Bush grab spotlight ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO When Californians choose between A1 and Bill and John and George W. Tuesday. they also will decide whether the state will validate gay marriages. ()f the 20 propositions on the ballot dealing with a slew of social and economic is- sues Proposition 22 is gener~ ating the most heat. The measure declares that only marriages between men and women are legally valid. “It‘s been a more quiet campaign but we certainly have a lot of action over Propo- sition 22.“ says Stanley W. Moore. a political science pro~ fessor at Pepperdine Universi- tV. Democrats Bill Bradley and Al Gore oppose the mea» sure. while Republican John McCain favors it. A regional chairwoman for Republican George W. Bush‘s campaign said late last week that Bush was “not taking a position" on the initiative. California doesn't recog- nize same~sex marriages now. but it does validate marriages that are legal in the state where they were performed. Proposition 22. sponsored by Republican state Sen. Pete Knight. would prevent gay marriages from being recog- nized if they became legal in another state. The senator's gay son is among the proposition's oppo- nents. Gay and lesbian groups have said the measure will bring their members to the polls. But it also could mobilize right—leaning opponents of gay marriage. which could help the Republican presidential candi- date who can paint himself as the most conservative. said Shaun Bowler. an expert on the initiative process who teaches political science at the University of California. River side. Bush tails prey to prankster ()TTAWA Stung by a pop quiz about foreign leaders earlier in his campaign. Re- publican presidential candi- date George W. Bush now has fallen victim to a foreign af- fairs prank. (‘anadians are chuckling over his on-air answer when a comic posing as a reporter made up a story that (‘anadian Prime Minister “Jean Pou- tine” had endorsed him. “I ap» preciate his strong statement. he understands I believe in free trade.“ Bush replied. "He understands I want to make sure our relations with our most important neighbor to the north of us. the (‘anadi- ans. is strong and we'll work closely together." he contin- ued. (‘anada‘s prime minister is Jean (‘hretieir not Poutine. and he has endorsed no one in US. politics. Poutine is a fast food meal of french fries. gravy and cheese curd popular in French-speaking Quebec. The stunt was pulled by comic Rick Mercer from "This Hour Has 22 Minutes." a satiri cal TV show in Canada. The (‘B(‘ program showed the ex- change twice last week. A malaria- strlclion flood victim is rushed to a helicopter Sunday by on aid worker in “in. Mourn- m. when cyclone Eliot hos raged since tor over I not. mm FIB! Mount? Willi“? 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