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85-year—old fulfills desire to learn

Donovan Scholars Program offers
free courses to senior citizens

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l5or Xchar—old Donovan
Scholar Hob ('oriey. continuing
education after earrirtig two de—
grees is not about becoming more
intelligent it is about a desire
to leam. he said.

"There is always an inborn
desire and challenge to seek the
unknown in how it shapes the
reasons for our lives the
whens. the hows. and the why
riots." (‘oney said.

Coney said he is thankful for
his continued good health. the op—
porturiitrcs he has been blessed
with. and the CR Donovan
Scholars Program.

l‘K's fourth president. Her—
niati Donovan. founded the pro
grant in Nb: iii an effort to allow
those who are 65 and older to re,
ceive a free education

Donovan had a vision that
everyone would be able to have
lifelong education. said :\rlecn
Johnson. director of the Osher
Lifelong learning Institute at l'ls'
Donovan Scholars.

“The program is an ama/ing
way for the Donovan students to

learn about any topics they want
and become all they have ever
wanted to be Johnson said.

Having the opportunity to
take classes in any topic is one of
the reasons Coriey keeps learning.

"It's great being able to take
all of these ‘ology'
courses that weren‘t
offered when l was in
school. Back then.
everything was all
chemistry and
physics. Now. if you
put o~l-osg«y on the
end of the course.
I‘ve been in it." he
said with a laugh.

Cone} attended
Lycoming College in
his hotttetovvii of
erlramsport. Pa. as
a freshman in l94i , He finished
the year and then enlisted in the
Navy‘s officer-training program
in .-\llentown. Pa.

After his service in World
War ll ended in 19-16. Coney con—
turned his education on a four-
year GI Bill grant. He graduated
with his bachelor‘s degree in
chemistry from Roanoke College
in Virginia. where he met his

”I like to keep “‘
in touch
with what's
going on in
the world."

BOB CONEY

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wife. in l‘l-lh,

“But one degree
enough." Coriey said.

He used the last two years of
his GI Bill support to get a degree
in chemical engineering front \"ir»
ginia Tech in l‘litl.

Coney and his wife. l’aula.
settled down in Winchester. Ky.
where he worked as an engineer
and she worked as an laiglrsh
teacher while raising four sons,

in l‘lts’ts. after re~
tiring. Coney decided
enroll in CR
l)onov ar: Scholars.

“I don‘t spend an
awful lot of time sit—
ting around watching
television." Coney
said. "l never have. I
like to keep iii touch
with what's going on
in the world."
pursurt of

wasn‘t

ways been encour—
aged in his family. Cone} said.
and lie is ama/ed at how few pco~
ple use the opportunity to get a
higher education.

“Life is a learning esperr»
ence." Coney said. "Focus your
thoughts on a good education. It
will give you the opportunity to
make the right choices in life. if
not. others will make them for
you. and they may not be in your

best interests."

All Donovan Scholars are rust
as excited as Coney to continue
their education. and their younger
counterparts eriioy having them
in class. Johnson said.

About l.llltl students are cur
rolled in the program and lit” of
them are taking classes this sc~
mestcr. Johnson said

C: isses are offered to the
scholars in two different tater
gorics self~eririchnierit and
academic. Johnson said.

Self-enrichment courses are
offered offlcampus to those 55
and older with a lee of $1” per
semester. which pays an instruc
tor and the rent for the oftAcant
pus location.

Academic courses are those
that Coney attends. Scholars who
are 65 or older can choose iroiii 1
list of about 40 thv'ttlt‘it‘rlls '(‘tllst‘s
that they can take free of charge

Johnson said ill students
have received degrees llll'vtlli'll
the acaderiiic proeran' \lost
scholars audit the classes and
aren‘t trying to complete a de
gree. slte said.

('oriey is not working towazd
another degree. but he said he has
taken between l5 and 15‘ classes
through Donovan Scholars.

“It‘s a whole new world out
there right now (‘oricy said
"You have to keep learning."

 

 

Hoosiers.

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Bl.()().’v1l.\'(‘.'l'().\. lnd tor the
first time in its short seven game season.
l‘K got a chance to break out its blue
road uniforms No color was more appro-
priate Saturday aftemoon, as l'K's trip to
Indiana left the Cats feeling exactly that

blue.

The No. l5 Hoosiers knocked off CK
7(la5l in front of 17.4ltt fans at Assembly
Hall despite playing without star fresh~
man [iric (Bordon. senior Al Ratliff and
sophomore ‘Armon Bassett. three of the
Hoosiers‘ top guards.

“I think people say. ‘Wow. this ought
to be easy.' " head coach Billy Ciillrspie
said “But until we get better at executing
and taking advantage of opportunities.
we're going to stniggle no matter who we
play against."

After losing to North Carolina on
Dec. l.l'K players said they thought they
had a great chance to win in lndiana But
the stat sheet showed a 1K team that was
a long way from competing with the

“I‘m happy for my brother But it‘s real

l'K i4 3) shot Just 33.8 percent. .drsaprxnnting.tlie way we played."

turned the ball over l9 times and was
out—rebounded .‘7-29.

“It was a tough game for tis."
(iillrspie said. “They whipped us in every
aspect. We've got such a long ways to go
in every aspect. but I think we‘re going to
get there."

The battle was billed as a series of in-
triguing inatchups. but most failed to live
up to the hype. The matchup between the
Crawford brothers » - UK‘s Joe arid [F‘s
Jordan 7 was lopsided. Jordan Craw-
ford. a freshman guard. led llT with 20
points. while Joe Crawford. a senior
guard. went rust 4-for—l5 from the field
and scored It) points.

Joe Crawford called the meeting a
“once in a lifetime chance” on Thursday.
brit the dream meeting with his younger
brother quickly tumed into a nightmare.
Joe (‘raw'ford missed his first five field
goals and didn't score until the MB mark
in the first half. Meanwhile. lL' fans took
every chance to chant “Jordan's better "

“It was tough." .loe Crawford said.

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The other maror battles. both involve
ing l'K freshman forward Patrick l’atter
son. never materiali/ed. Patterson had
been spectacular through srv games this
season but hadn't eamed the same praise
as Ill freshman guard and leading
scorer liric Gordon, Hut (iordon. who
averages 24.} points per game. didn't
play because of a tailbone initiry suffered
earlier in the week.

And Patterson‘s rnatchrip with lndir
ana senior forward D]. White was hardly
noticed. White drew two foals early in
the first half and played only It! firstvhalf
minutes. and the two spent much of the
day guarding other players.

Patterson once again proved he was
lTK's best scoring option . the freshman
scored l5 points to lead the Cats and
after the game. (iillispie again said the
Cats need to get him the ball more.

"We have to throw the ball inside to
Patterson more." Cirllrspie said “We‘re

 

Activists want
outside study
of logging

By Jfll luster

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’l‘liroughout the semester. the l'K cornmurirty has
debated the merits of logging Robinson Forest. On
Monday. a group of students will meet with the uni—
versity‘s highest gov erning body. the Board of
Trustees. to look at the issue one more time

Monday's meeting will be frorii 4 to 5 pm. in the
lb’th-floor boardroom in the Patterson ()f'fiee Tow er.
At the meeting. about eight people will present argue
merits against logging ts'tttl acres of the littooaicre
Eastern Kentucky forest. said CiaiTett Ciraddy. a geog-
raphy graduate student

"I‘m hoping the Board of Trustees will I'CttlléC
when they voted on this protect iii 2on4. they didn't
have all of the information (iraddy said. “We're hop-
ing the board realizes there is a lot on the line.”

About 25 local activists and members of campus
groups contributed to what will be presented at Mori-
day's Joint meeting of the l'niversity Relations and
Student Affairs committees.

Among their recommendations. the presenters will
call for an esternal review of Robinson lorest front
scientists who would understand the “extraordinary rer
search'~ that the proposed loggrrig would prevent.
(iraddy said.

“Us is aiming to be .i top»lll university. but if you
look at all of the top universities Harvard. Yale.
tl'niversity of California at) Berkeley ecological

See Logging ar‘. rage; A3

Massages, magic
await students
under stress

By Juliann Vachon

l‘srat.‘\(tt‘- iikvker'vol i om

Students looking for a break from studying can get
trcc food and tiiri at \loiidav night's ,\lrdrii_ bt (‘riiiicti
Brunch

faculty will serve students breaktast food from ‘)
pin. to midnight at Memorial Coliseum. and students
can also participate in free activ .ties. such as a game of
pool with President lee Todd tor the chance to w in a
Will tyl J'K l'hlsht'll‘tlll lle‘lvk‘h

llic seventh annual event. put on by the Division
of Student :\ll.lll"~. l‘» e\pccted to draw about Killll‘i
students this year, said event cocliair Rob Hayslctt
llic first Zfitltl students “ill get a free 'I' shirt at the
tltNtl‘. lls’ sdltl

“It‘s set up to give students a break lltiysfeti said
"It‘s lllck’ to give back to the students ”

The night will also teature magicians caricature
artists .lllvl masseiirs otterrng their services for tree.
and studcrits cari coiiipcle in .i freedhrovv basketball
coiiipc'nroii

.\ slittttlc will run from South ( ampus to \lemoti»
al (‘olisciini throughout the night. Hay slett said

"it’s probably one of those events \v'ierc some
people think 'lhis is too good to be true] 'hc said
"But it‘s free and there for the students to cltlllc and
get a break from studying."

.\ university in Canada retently adopted l'K's
Midnight Crunch Brunch idea and found it successful
and useful for students

.laniiic l-oster. manager ot iiiass appeals in the ()t-

s: .»- Brunch ." n i’lt‘: A3

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JAY SUWKLI lNDlANA DAILV STUDENT

Freshman lU guard .lordan Crawford faces “l“ agarcst his brother, UK senior guard

See Basketball on page A6

doe Crawford during Saturday's game at Assembly Hall

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