Vol. XClV, No. 203
Kentucky Kernel
Estaoiished 1894
Young donates
$5 million for
new UK library
By KELLEY POPHAM
Contributing Writer
Lexington businessman William
T. Young announced Friday he
would contribute $5 million to the
UK Library Campaign, the largest
gift ever given to the University by
an alumnus.
The announcement, which re»
ceived a standing ovation from the
500 guests in attendance, was made
during the statewide fund-raising
kickoff luncheon at Heritage Hall in
Lexington.
UK launched a $20 million cant
paign to raise private funding for a
new library to be built on the Les-
ingtor. Campus.
“It is my sincere hope that this
gift will become a catalyst for other
private giving so that this project
will become a reality," said Young.
a 1939 mechanical engineering
graduate.
“The entire university appreciates
Mr. Young's generosity in helping
get the library campaign started.
and I am sure that his gift will be
the spark to bring in many other
significant gifts as the campaign un»
folds on a statewide basis," said UK
President Charles Wethington. co-
chairrnan of the fund—raiser.
In attendance at the luncheon
were former governors Martha
Layne Collins and Ben T. Combs
and UK Athletics Director C.M.
Newton, chairman of the humani-
ties book endowment drive.
"It gives the incentive that every-
one needs," said Collins, a graduate
of the home economics college,
now the College of Human Envi-
ronmental Sciences. “I know the
impact the library will have not
only on this campus, but all over
the state of Kentucky."
Plans are to raise $20 million for
the new central and life sciences li<
brary in which 812 million will be
committed for the actual building of
the library. And $3 million will be
part of an endowment fund to buy
humanities literature and publica-
trons.
The endowment, part of a chal-
lenge grant from the National En-
dowment for the Humanities, is
now in its second year. This year,
the endowment will receive a Si
million donation from Toyota Mo-
tor Manufacturing. USA, Inc. and
$750,000 from the National Endow-
ment for the Humanities Challenge
Grant.
Officials plan to increase the en-
dowment by $5 million. The cam-
See LIBRARY, Page 10
University of Kentucky, Lexington. Kentucky
Independent since 1971
Monday, October 21, 1991
LOOSE TIGER
LSU‘s Todd Kinchen (left) ran from UK‘s Neal Clark (center) on a punt return in the first half of im Wilder: 2 '7 : '7 'rv
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Months of dispute at KSU end with Wolfe resignation
By CHARLES WOLFE
Associated Press
The stormy tenure of John T.
Wolfe Jr. as president of Kentucky
State University came to a negotiat-
ed end.
Wolfe, who said several times he
would not resign, on Friday accept-
ed a settlement from the Board of
Regents. It will force him off the
campus. but keep him on the uni-
versity payroll as a consultant
through July.
The board also replaced two
more of Wolfe‘s vice presidents.
but apparently failed to resolve the
issue ofan interim president.
The board convened Friday
morning for a hearing on adminis-
trative charges against Wolfe. but
the only apparent activity was nego-
tiation of a settlement. The board
spent nearly its entire meeting in a
closed session. Attonieys shuttled
back and forth from the regents to
THE MADNESS BEGINS
UK guard Junior Braddy drove for a layup against Wildcat
freshman Aminu Timberlake at Big Blue Madness
GREG EANSKernol $a"
Wolfe.
Wolfe was charged by the board
chairman. former Gov. iouie B.
.\‘unn, with incompetence. immoral-
ity and neglect of duty Those
charges were dropped in exchange
for Wolfe's resignations as presi-
dent and as a tenured professor.
The board, in tum. agreed to a
consulting contract that will pay
Wolfe the balance of his salary -—
$73,228 , through July ‘sl. plus
$9,000 for moving and related ex‘
penses.
Wolfe, without e irrirnerit. left the
hearing room ;II the sL’JlL‘ Capitol
Annex shortly after Yam .1:
nounced the settlement
A si/able crowd a: KSI.‘ tactilty.
employees and students was on
hand for what had been scheduled
as a two-day hearing Ihere were
some gasps of apparent virprise
when a settlement w .I\ announced,
See WOLFE. Page 10
By CHARLES WOLFE
Associated Press
FRANKFORT. Ky. ~~— ()n the
surface it was a power struggle
with a Simple issue: The regents
of Kentucky State University
thought John T. Wolfe lr. did a
Problems remain at university
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Hiring freeze for staff positions imposed
By GREGORY A. HALL
Assocrate Editor
UK has announced a hiring free/e
for staff positions alter Gov. Wal<
lace Wilkinson ordered a $31.6 mil-
lion budget LUl for the eight state-
supported universiues Tuesday.
LJK President Charles Wethington
announced the freeze in a tiiemoran~
dum last week. The freeze, to last
through Nov. 4, is “a quick way to
start generating some money to
meet a budget cut," he said yester»
day.
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tree/c
will be
tied beyond ;
No», 4. when
the state ('otin-
crl on Higher
Iidtrctitiori will
decide how to
split the 8 il b WETHINGTON
million cut
among the eight universities.
But because of LIK's sue, a com-
plete tree/e is not practical beyond
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Court hears arguments on UK records
By BOBBY KING
SeniOr Staff Writer
The two—year dispute between
UK and three state newspapers
Oyer access to NCAA investigation
documents is now in the hands of
the state Supreme Court.
The court heard oral arguments
Friday in the case regarding public
access to the eight-volume. 4,000-
page report UK sent the NCAA at
the end of its investigation into the
men's basketball program in 198‘).
UK‘s response, and the NCAA‘s
own investigation. eventually led to
the basketball program being
placed on probation for three years.
It also was suspended from the
postseason tournament for two
years and banned from television
appearances for one year.
The \tlll was brought by Ihc
Courier-Journal. 'lhe Kentucky
Post and the I,e.\ingtori Herald
Leader against t'K when the school
refused to grant their request to see
the report.
A decision on the ..ise isn‘t ex
pected on the
months.
The case hinges on whether the
court will determine if the Us re
port was a preliminary document
that went into making a final deer
sion on the basketball program I 'n-
der Kentucky 's open records law, if
the court finds it to be .i titi.il prod
net of the rnxestrgation then it Illtlsl
be made accessible to the prihh.
This was the llrsl ttisr' tht Sll'
preme Court has heard lll\ \‘txrrig
the open records law
Jon I.. Herschaker, who repre-
c.isc for scycral
\Clllt‘tl iilt‘ h‘l'lli'lti .
ease, .irgried that its
rial and thus should ‘~
the public
Illt‘le' .t\ I.» 1 ,y_i
this \tl\\' under the suit.
thakcr said 'llne dint.» sr
title that what ls
means soriicthing other
litlttl. The t'hnersth ‘,\: shit I
ha] report to .in outside bod.
\t‘AAi that had no ltrtther wt. to
l‘t‘ titltlc‘.
“The open
means anything, means the pi. ":t
has the right. not onb to hilt \ .
decision made, but how .1 *».ts
made We have a right to know M. as
our gmernntent works "
It‘tl‘ltl\ lass
I‘orn \liller.representing1:11 tier
.iId-I.e.idcr. said I'K‘s responsv to
the investigation llfltl the subse-
SPORTS
UK TODAY
INDEX
UK’s volleyball team split with Southeastern
Conference foes LSU and Ole Miss.
Stories, Page 4.
Today is the last day to withdraw from a
course. It also is the midterm of the fall se-
mester.
UK professor in
residence Kewal
Singh died Friday.
Obituary, Page 7.
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