Sports UK’s Tony Massey filling in, in fine fashion. SEE PAGE 6. Diversions Beat Farmers combine comedy and seriousness. SEE PAGE 3. Today: Partly sunny Tomorrow: Clear and cool Kentucky Kernel Vol. XCI. No. 27 SW 1894 University of Kentucky, LOW. Kentucky Head light «Ti 3. - T.l _ I l Sheldon Creech, a UK Physical Plant Division employee. paints the light for a walkway in the quadrangle by the Chemistry/Physics building yesterday afternoon. RAMON. VIL McConnell optimistic about treaty By C.A. DUANE BONIFER Associate Editor Kentucky Senator Mitch McCon— nell said he is optimistic about the latest arms agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union. The freshman congressman from Louisville told about 60 people in 228 Student Center yesterday that the recent agreement between the US. and the Soviet Union to remove their medium- and shorter-range nuclear missiles from Europe is one of the most “significant“ occurrences in the nuclear age. Although there are several areas that still need to be worked out be- fore an actual arms treaty is signed, McConnell said last weekend's an- nouncement by the two superpowers is a good indication that the U.S. is dealing with a “new crowd“ in Mos- cow. “There‘s pretty clear evidence there's a new crowd over there," he said. “All the signs coming out of the Soviet Union today are posi- tive." McConnell, a member of the Sen- ate Agriculture and Foreign Rela- tions committees said he is hopeful the latest developments between the two superpowers will lead to possi- MITCH MCCONNELL ble progress toward a strategic arms reduction. However, if the two sides want to substantially reduce their military budgets, McConnell said they need to reduce their conventional forces. McConnell said he is convinced So- viet Secretary General Mikhail Gor- bachev is committed to reforming the Soviet Union's economy. But he said the job will not be an easy one. “What Gorbachev is up against is the most bureaucratic society in the world,“ he said. Another topic that has been in the Washington headlines recently has been the confirmation hearings of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court. McConnell praised Bork, calling him a “giant" in the legal field and an individual who believes in judi- cial restraint. “Clearly, the president has picked someone of great distinction for the Supreme Court,“ he said. Some members of the Senate Judi- ciary Comittee have criticized Bork for being too conservative, but Mc- Connell said political ideology should not be taken into consider- ation during the confirmation. Philosophical leanings of nomi- nees is the president's choice. he said, while the Senate should ensure the nominee has outstanding creden- tials. “Whether we like it or don’t like it there‘s going to be a conservative on the Supreme Court,“ he said. If Bork is defeated, McConnell said that President Reagan will nominate someone else who will be “younger and just as conservative as Bork,“ and he will be confirmed. Independent since 1971 Tuesday, September 22, 1987 Hearing gets response By JAY BLAN'I‘ON Executive Editor Randy King, 28. is a third-year medical student at UK. King is ahlr to go to medical school because of a Guaranteed Student loan and the fi- nancial support of his wife, who works. His wife, however, is nine months pregnant and will soon have to take a leave of absence from her job. King said that raising tuition rates next semester would cause “a crunch” for his family. Evidently, he‘s not alone. More than 200 students and region- al university representatives at- tended a hearing yesterday to voice their opposition to a proposed mid- year tuition increase. Yesterday’s hearing, held in the Student Center‘s Worsham Theatre, was sponsored by the Kentucky Council on Higher Education. It was the first of three hearings designed to gather input about the increase proposal. The next hearing will be at West- ern Kentucky University on Sept. 24, followed by a hearing at Ashland Community College on Sept. 28. The tuition-increase proposal is in response to a projected $9.4 million shortfall in funding for higher edu- cation. The council is considering raising tuition next semester to off- set projected budget cuts. UK, Kentucky State University, Eastern Kentucky University and Northern Kentucky University were all represented by students, with the largest contingent coming from KSU in Frankfort. Terry McBrayer, vice chairman of the council‘s finance committee. opened the hearing by saying that because of the projected budget cuts, the council has been forced to look at other alternatives for fund- mg. McBrayer said the council is also IANOAL WILLIAMSON Kernel Slal‘ More than 200 students and university representatives attended the CHE tumon hearing in Worsham Theatre yesterday considering revising the current way tuition is set to help in funding high- er education. Since 1982 tuition is set through. a comparison of tuition rates with benchmark institutions and examining the state's per capita income, UK Vice President for Administra tion Ed Carter said the University administration is against both pro— posals because they might ”negati- vely affect access“ to higher educa- tion. The balance for funding higher ed- ucation has been shifting toward the students, Carter said. A mid-year in- crease could be “detrimental" to the objective UK has and the objective the CHE has for higher education _ attracting students to universities. Dennis Taulbee. director of budget and planning for Northern Kentucky University, agreed, saying that ac— cess is a critical issue in considering any tuition increases. Kentucky has the lowest rate of people going on to college. Taulbee said. Anything done that might hin- der potential students should be con- sidered carefully. While the hearing allowed admin- istrators from ['K, KSI.‘ and EKL‘ the opportunity to speak on the issue. it was student representatives who dominated the discussion. L'K Student Government Associa- tion President Cyndi Weaver said if the council increased tuition next se- mester, it would break an "informal contract" that students have with the council The proposal to raise tuition would set a bad precedent. said John Sea— bree. NKl's student government president. It would be. Seahree said. going backwards by making education less accessible. Higher education cannot be made a “luxury product.” Weaver said. "Some of the burden has got to go Sec II III()\. l’agc.‘ Texas evangelist to speak tomorrow By HEIDI PROBST Contributing Writer The Rev. Bruce Nieli, director for evangelization in a diocese in Texas. will try to spiritually move his audi- ence tomorrow at 7:30 pm. Nieli’s lecture, the first in the 1537-88 UK Newman Center‘s Distin- guished Speakers Program, is free and open to the public. The title of Nieli‘s talk is “Ameri- can Metanoia: The Awakening of the Spirit of Christianity" and will focus on America's hunger for spiri- tual renewal. Nieli said “there is a revival of re- ligious life throughout the United States that is beginning to happen, that more people are becoming aware of religion.“ He said Ameri- cans are reaching for a deeper sense of belonging and that this is fulfilled inthe church. Bernie Vonderheide, chairman of the speakers program, said he chose Nieli to speak because of his well- known reputation for speaking and relating to students. Vonderheide said Nieli has done a lot of work with students and described him as “particularly appealing“ to them. Nieli earned a master‘s degree in pastoral counseling from Iona Col- lege and then served as a parish priest. As an accomplished musi— cian, he served as a chaplain at the Julliard School of Music, His speech will be at the UK New- man Center at 320 Rose Lane. U.S. bombs Iranian By NORMAN BLACK Associated Press WASHINGTON — A U.S. military helicopter attacked an Iranian ship in the Persian Gulf on Monday after discovering it laying underwater mines, the White House and Penta- gon said. The Pentagon said the stern of Iranian ship ”Iran Ajr" was set on fire. The fire was extinguished but the ship was left “dead in the water," said Fred Hoffman, the Pentagon‘s spokesman. Marlin Fitzwater, the White Horse spokesman, said U.S. forces “took defensive action“ when the Iranian ship was discovered laying mines in international waters 50 miles north- east of Bahrain. The attack was outside an area where a British tanker was attacked earlier yesterday by Iranian gun- boats. Mining building to attract funding and students By RU'I'HIE MASLIN Contributing Writer Rose Street is blooming with pro- gress. Its newest addition is the Mining and Minerals Resource Building, which will be a great asset, not only to UK, but also to Kentucky‘s coal industry, according to Jack Blanton, vice chancellor for administration. The 814 million building has been under construction for about two years and will be ready for use by the beginning of the 1988 spring se- mester, Blanton said. The College of Engineering's de- partment of mining and minerals will share the building with the Ken- tucky Geological Survey. the Insti- tute of Mining and Mineral Re- search and the Coal Survey. Dee Saperstein, the new chairman of the department of mining engi- neer-Ira, said he is “overwhelmingly pleased" with the new building. He said that the new structure was one thing that attracted him to UK. “One of the things a prospective faculty member looks at is where he is going to be able to teach,“ he said. “The College of Engineering is overcrowded." He said the new facility “will give everyone a little more space." G.T. Lineberry. associate profes- sor in mining and emineerirg and director of the Kentucky Miniru En- gineering Scholarship program, said the new building will attract major national funding for the mining and minerals wogram. Lineberry emphasized the role that the new facility will play in at- tracting quality students. “It's goirg to help us tremendom- ly in our recruiting efforts," he said. “Just like the athletics department is excited about its new building, we‘re excited about ours and the Ithins it's goirg to mean for our col- e89," The incident was the first Ameri- can military action against Iran since Aug. 8, when a Navy F-14 Tomcat fighter fired two missiles at an Iranian jet that was judged to be “hostile." Both missiles missed, The episode was the closest that the two countries have come to combat since the United States started es~ corting reflagged Kuwaiti tankers in August. Hoffman, appearing at a Pentagon briefing yesterday evening, indi- cated at least two American heli- copters were on patrol from the frig- ate USS Jarrett when they spied the Iranian ship. One of the helicopters opened fire with machine guns and rockets after observing the Iranian ship laying mines. “The location is in international waters at a spot frequently used by commercial vessels, both those of the United States and of other neu~ tral nations,“ Hoffman said. He said the attack occurred at night, and the helicopters were able. THE REV. BRUCE NIELI mine ship using night-vision d9‘.l(‘e.\. to identi- fy objects being dropped over the side of the Iranian ship as mines. “Acting under the rules of en gagement as ordered by the com- mander of the Middle East Task Force, the helicopter engaged the Iranian ship. setting its stern ab- laze," Hoffman said. “The fire appears to be out and the ship is dead in the water. Our ships and aircraft are standing by to render such help as may be needed." The White House said L'.S. forces acted “in accordance with existing rules of engagement." “We have previously commu- nicated with the Iranian government the way in which we would respond to such provocative acts which pre- sent an immediate risk to United States ships and to all ships. United States forces acted in a defensive manner and in accordance with Sec A TTACK. Page 2 Task force Staff reports The Student Government Assn ciation‘s Sexually Awareness and Safety Task Force will hold its first meeting tonight at 7:30 in the SGA office, 120 Student Cen- ter. Scheduled to speak to the five- to meet member group will be Jean Cox. Student Health Services adminis- trator. According to the task force‘s chairman. SGA Senator at Large David Botkins, (‘ox will address the group about ways in which to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies.