.- . -~,-. Ititerna tionai pastry Danish for you Beginning Monday in 245 PRIDAYKENTUCKY ERNEL Student Center, the Cosmopolitan Club and the International Hospitality Program will hold a European Pastry Cafe’ from 10 am. - 4 pm. Physms theory Hot water Does hot water freeze faster than cold water? People have told me if I fill my ice trays with hot water. then I will have ice cubes faster then if I use cold tap water. How can that be? The concise answer is that it all depends! You cannot put one tray of hot water next to a tray of cold water in the freezer and get a consistent result. There are too many variables. Let's move to something else then. What about a bucket of hot water vs. a bucket of cold water set outside? Which would freeze first? Other factors besides temperature, such as motion of the water. gas content, etc., effect the freezing of water. With these multiple parameters, any argument based on the hot water having to pass through the initial state of the cold water before reaching the freezing point will fall apart. The most important factor is evaporation. At sufficiently high temperatures, evaporation is more important. If equal masses of water are taken at two starting temperatures, more rapid evaporation from the hotter one may diminish its mass enough to compensate for the greater temperature range it must cover to reach freezing. The cooling effect of evaporation is twofold: First, mass is carried off so less needs to be cooled from then on. Also. evaporation carries off the hottest molecules. considerably lowering the average kinetic energy of the molecules remaining. This is why your soup cools when you blow on it. It encourages evaporation by removing the water vapor above the soup. Thus experiment and I theory agree that hot ‘ water freezes faster than cold for sufficiently high starting temperatures, if the cooling is by evaporation. — Sources: What Einstein Didn’t Know by Robert Wolke; http://www.netmeg.ne t/faq/science/physics/ 03.html - RON NORTON Tomorrow‘s weather ft 3.32.4 Gotta love that snow. Kentucky Kernel VOL. m4 ISSUE 8104 ESTABLISHED IN 1892 INDEPENDENT SINCE I971 News tips? Call: 257-1915 or write: kernel@pop.uky.edu ADMINJSIRAIJM o‘OOOUCVV‘vaCOVUOQ. . . .-.»-Iouooo‘avoc—. Afflicted Nolte perfects character’s sickened soul in Oscar- worthy film I 6 Swift to step down after semester A storied career: Dean says it's 'time to turn the reins over,’ plans to return to teaching classics at the University By Richard Cook ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Louis Swift. dean of Undergraduate Studies. will step down from his post as at the end of the Spring 1999 semester. “I‘ve been in the job nine years." he said. “It is time to turn the reins over to someone else.“ Swift cited what he called "cycles of life" and “cycles in institutions" for his stepping down. Elisabeth Zinser. chancellor of the Lex- ington Campus, said the move comes at the natural time for administrators to return to the teaching side of university life. Swift is 66 years old. one year older than the noit mal retirement age of University staff. "We‘d like to keep him from aging." she said. “but he has expressed the desire to return to the department and continue his research." To honor the dean. Zinser said a coin- mittee has been appointed to put together 3 Lou Swift Day later in the spring. “Actually. it will probably be more like :1 Lou Swift Week.“ she said. "It will proba- bly be held in April. It will be an opportuni ty for students and faculty to honor him." He was asked to stay an extra year af ter initially announcing the move more than a year ago. in recognition of his many accomplishments. Zinser said she sought special permission to keep Swift on staff for an additional year. He has helped pull the campus togeth- ('i‘. she said. and helped give the lliiiversr ty guidance for the future. That guidance has come in what has become Swift’s main focus in the last years of his tenure. “Lou Swift has worked very hard to improve the undergraduate experience.“ she said. The undergraduate experience has become important to the dean. as he said he realized the need for diversity in how undergraduate students learn. It‘or years. Swift said. the concentration has been on classroom teaching. "Diversity in learning is about pro muting opportunities for students to have as much contact as possible it llll the out side world." Swift said. And while he says he wishes he could have done more to promote di\ersitv. Swift‘s other accomplishnients speak vol- umes. He established the Central Adv isiiig (lflice to help advice undeclared students. as well as the (‘eiitral Learning (‘eiitci. LAMEUS Maelstrom comes out on top in Kappa Delta's second Battle of the Bands By Amber {cit} STAFF WRITER The Norm growled. KeltiK Raged. The other bands an- swered the call. But in the end. Maelstrom left its mark. Last night's Battle of the Bands did more than entertain. It drew more than 300 people and raised more than $4.500 for the Nest. a Lexington-based children's home. and the Na- tional Committee to Prevent Child Abuse. Maelstrom will receive recording time. and each band member will get a demo tape. The competing bands won smaller prizes such as gift cer- tificates for pizza. Kappa Delta social sorority hosted the event. which was its second Battle of the Bands. Last year's event raised more than $1.000. but extra promo- tions made a big difference this year. said Lauren Barrett. com munication sophomore and a member of the sorority. “This is what the students wanted, a big activity that‘s open to the public." said Eng- lish junior Kelly Hammons. vice president of Public Rela- tions for the sorority. “It's not a Greek thing. We really didn't want that stigma attached." Fans stood on the battlefield as the bands shouted back and forth across the Student Center Ballroom. each respectfully waiting for its 25-minute turn. Telecommunications freshman Chad Perkins said he came for the music. “i am in a band. I like listening to live music." Jocelyn Hyravy came out to support the cause. “Most (philanthropies) attract sorori- ties and fraternities. btit this brings together everybody with music and for a good cause." said Hyravy, a business admin. istration sophomore. The Schuers. the featured band for the last two years. 9 oo.¢¢a¢m4--DO" ‘ Photos BYJANB CRISP | own sow Dave Cronin and Ben Clark (top) of Private Blend performed covers of songs ranging from Tom Petty to Otis Redding, while English senior Jonathan Wurth (above) and his group, The Norm, belted out originals. judged the contest. which also included the groups Private Blend and Poole's (‘rcek Band. “The thing I like about (judging) is we‘re all about ap preciating all kinds of music." said Jamie Schuer. vocalist for the group and an integrat- ed strategic communications senior. Fellow band member and judge Jeff Tipton said. “liven if it‘s not my type of music. i can still appreciate it. appreciate the talent." “Obviously you want the most deserving band to get the recording time. but at the same time, you hope other bands learn from it." said Kevin Schuer. judge and baiid member. Sulfur made its debut per formance last night “It's basically kind of a learning experience." said gui tarist (‘hi‘is Rebhol‘l. :i ll\\ chology senior. (‘otiipetiiig bands got to keep the evaluation sheets that determined the winner. hopc fully to “use as constructive criticism." Kevin Schuer said. Alternative rock station 2 lti‘iB. whose Freaklladdy did a live broadcast during the event. donated as did Kap pa Delta chapters from other schools. said Andrea \‘alento. a pre physical therapy sopho» more The radio station pro molcd thceyi'nl fora month. I and developed the l'ndergraduatc Re search Program. "I am fond of the development of the undergraduate research program that pro vides students with funding for semester and summer research projects.” Swift said, And he has received many awards for the educational innovations he has brought to I'K. lie is especially proud ofthe 1W3 liis tinguishcd Professor Award for Arts and Sciences. "The faculty elects a professor each year for the award." he said. “I was hon- orcd to be chosen in 1992." Swift said he will now turn to his first love. the study of classics. Although he is proud of his time as dean. he said he wants to return to teaching and get closer to his colleagues in the classics (lt‘plli’tillt‘iii. Swift plans to take some time over the summer and fall to concentrate on his research be» fore returning to the classroom full-time next spring. .PDLlIlCS Students concerned about plan Some wondering if there will even be a surplus for federal government to allot By David Rowland {OWE} iiiéwiidi’im As (‘apiiol Hill returned to the more familiar business of planning next year‘s federal budget. college-age voters are expressing concern over the new (‘liiiton proposal for saving Social Security. Under Clinton's plan. 6‘3 percent of the federal surplus over the next 15 years would be given to Social Security to keep the program solvent. In addition. (‘lintoii wants to invest one-fourth of those funds into the private sector. Although most agree that saving Social Security should be one of the country's top priorities. I'K students are wary of funds being being invested into the stock market. "The stock market is just to risky." said Jason Blackburn. a classics gradu- ate student at UK. The same concern was voiced by Darryl Estes. a graduate student in the French department. “Just look at what happened in the Asian market last year. We don‘t know what the economy is going to be like to. or even five. years from now.“ he said (‘oniments like these reflect a fiscal conservatism by voters of all ages. Michael ()‘llara. a Sflyear old student in the English department. said. "The suc- cess of (‘lintoii’s plan depends upon be- ing able to predict the outcome of a number of variables. I would opt for a safer plan to save the program." In addition to the perceived risk of investing in private stocks. ll‘iftll\ siu» dcnts also are concerned about lit" po teiitial abuse of funds by lawinakcis who let their political agenda influence where the money is invested Although Clinton has said lli’ will work with (‘ongress to "devise a meclia iiisiii to cnsurc that the investments are made independently and without politi cal interference." many students are concerned that the abuse of funds is in cvitable. "lf lawmakers are given the power to invest Social Security funds. ill some point. somebody will abuse this power in order to further their political ca reer.” Blackburn said, ()‘llara also pointed out that (‘Iiii ton's plan to hold back a pcrceniagc of the projected surplus assumes there will. in fact. be a surplus. “The possibility cxtsts that the actu» :il surplus may be significantly less than what (‘liiitoii‘s proposal projects." ()‘llara said. “I think it is unwise to rely so heavily on a prediction that may or may not come true." James A. Fl'ililt‘ls. a professor iii the t lassics department and Honors Pro- grain. is for the idea of using surplus funds to help save SoCial Security. “We sliotild use surplus funds to re- pair the Social Security program. rather than giving everyone a big tax cut." he said. With so much opposition among Voters to the (‘liiiton proposal to invest Social Secui ity funds. some say the plan will likely face some adjustments before llll' final budget is drafted ‘ .0 ‘ 6 1 ' l i. i ‘ i i if“ ”' ’ "" e X