Tunday. February 11. 1992

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photographer-author
brings Japan to campus

By ZOYA TERESHKOVA
Contributing Writer

Photographer and author Linda Butler invited UK Japanese students
to her Lexington studio to speak about her latest book titled Rural Ja-
pan: Radiance of the Ordinary.

“One of the wonderful things of being a foreigner is you see things,
which other people take for granted.“ Butler said about her extensive
travels in Japan.

Butler set out not to be a stranger in a foreign land but to use her un-
derstanding of the people and culture of Japan to capture the country’s
amazing moments through her pictures and words.

“What struck me most of all (is) a great difference between Linda‘s
pictures and pictures of thousands of other photographers. both profes-
sional and amateur, which I saw before,“ said student participant Kayko
Sago.

There are no exotic flowers or birds in the book, nor are there Tokyo
urban landscapes and other elements that usually attract tourist atten-
tion. instead. Butler tries to show radiance of the ordinary by photo-
graphing radishes hanging on bamboo poles to dry, kitchen pots.
brooms on a clay wall and tobacco leaves hanging in a closed tent.

While she says she seeks to capture the unusual in what appears ordi-
nary, the adverse also is true. Butler also photographed the Japanese
spiritual statue the God of Wealth. showing the peeling and cracking of
the aging icon‘s nose and abdomen.

Students were struck by Butler's originality and the ability of an
American woman to find Japanese rarities.

“Where did the author find these old raincoats made from rice stocks
in Walking Home in the Snow"? Mayumi Sugie asked. “Where did she
see the earthen floor —- now floors are covered with concrete even in
the most remote villages."

“These ancient manuscripts. God statues. actor's masks. dolls in But-
ler‘s pictures . I was lucky to see the things like these because I grew
up in the village," Keiko Tabata said. “But l'm afraid my son. who is 2

See BUTLER, Page 6

PHOTOS IV ZOVA TENBNKOVNKOMQI Contributor

Linda Butler of Lexington shared her Japanese experiences and
photography with UK students yesterday.

 

 

 

 

Renowned author
Haley dead at 70

Acaociatad Prue

Haley. who was scheduled to
speak this Saturday at a black
achievers banquet in Louisville.
died shortly after midnight of an
apparent heart attack at Swedish
Hospital in Seattle.

Haley. known for his 1976
bestselling novel Roots: The
Saga of an American Family.
was elected a trustee of the Ap-
palachian school in 1984. Ste-
phenson said Haley became fas-
cinated with the interracial
" a history of Berea. which was

’ . A ’ founded in 1855asanabolition-
just losing a

‘ HALEY ist school.
trustee." said

Stephenson said the author
Stephenson. who last saw Haley was co-chairman of the school‘s
on Saturday. “It‘s like losing $65 million capital campaign.
your brother.

“He was a real workhorse."

BEREA, Ky— Renowned au-
thor Alex Haley. who died yes-
terday at age 70, was a trustee of
Berea Col-
lege, where
an emotional
President
John Ste-
phenson said
the loss was
a dear one.

“it was
more than

 

 

 

 

 

 

Students to vote on referendum

By KYLE FOSTER
News Editor

Students will have the opportuni-
ty to vote on a referendum next
month concerning Student Govem-
ment Association election reform,
despite internal turmoil that has sur-
rounded the idea since its proposal

last month.

SGA President Scott Crosbie‘s
reform referendum. which will be
voted upon during the first week in
March. will ask students campus-
wide to vote for or against six piec-
es of legislation as a whole. Al-
though many senators view election
reform as a positive move. they

Insurance bill
passes House;
sent to Senate

By NICK COMER
Senior Staff Writer

FRANKFORT. Ky. — The state
House of Representatives over-
whelmingly approved a bill yester-
day to repeal the law requiring col-
lege students to carry health
insurance coverage.

The House voted 83—9 to approve
the bill, which is sponsored by Rep.
Ernesto Scorsone (D-Lexington).

The current law requires full-time
and some part-time college students
to carry coverage for 14 days in the
hospital and half of the related doc-
tor’s bills. The measure has not tak—
en effect pending a decision on a
lawsuit questioning its constitution-
ality.

In presenting the bill, Scorsone
attacked the provisions of the law as
a “small business (health insurance)
package." which will not meet the
needs of college students.

“When the health-care profession-
als examined the package that we
are forcing students to adopt. they
saw that this was not a package the
students needed," Scorsone said.
“But at the same time. it served to
increase the cost of tuition. and it
clearly keeps some people from
considering (college) because of the
initial expense."

Marshall Long (D-Shelbyville)
spoke out against the bill. saying it
would drive up insurance costs
statewide.

“When you give somebody an ex-
emption from having health insu-
rance all you do is drive up the
cost of insurance for everybody
who does have a policy," said Long.

The bill dodged a last-minute pro-
posal by Paul Mason (D—
Whitesburg) to table the measure
until the lawsuit is decided. House
members voted 62-21 to defeat the
proposal.

Scorsone‘s bill is expected to
meet heavier opposition in the Sen-
ate. particularly from Sen. Benny
Ray Bailey (D-Hindman). who
sponsored the law requiring student
health coverage during the 1990
General Assembly.

Bailey is chairman of the Senate
Health and Welfare Committee and
a member of the Senate Education
Committee. The next stop for the
health-insurance-repeal measure is
likely to be one of those commit-
tees.

Bailey said yesterday he plans to
oppose Scorsone‘s bill in the Sen-
ate.

Having the insurance would help
to keep students who go to college
from having to drop out. Bailey

have expressed concern over the
cost of a special referendum and
Crosbie‘s intentions.

Arts and Sciences Senator lay in-
gle criticized the referendum last
week. saying that the money being
spent was excessive and the referen-
dum vote would occur too close to
the regular spring elections. which

 

SCORSONE
said.

“There‘s only one reason a stu-
dent drops out (of college) outside
of his own control." Bailey said.
“That‘s unexpected illness or a
huge hospital bill.“

The debate over the health insu—
rance requirement continued yester-
day in Franklin Circuit Court as
well as in the Capitol.

Briefs were to have been tiled
yesterday by lawyers representing
two students who are suing the
state in response to the health insu-
rance requirement

But the lawyers requested a sev-
en-day extension due to an illness
in the family of one attorney. said
David llolton. one of the students’
attomeys.

llolton was optimistic that the
lawsuit would overturn the health
insurance requirement --~ regard-
less of what happens in the legisla—
ture.

“We‘re going to let Sen. Bailey
take his shots.“ he said.

The suit questions the constitu-
tionality of the bill because it was
passed as special legislation. which
is required to meet specilic criteria.
llolton said.

Student leaders have also ques—
tioned the mtutdating of students to
carry health insurance while other
groups are not required to do so.

Bailey responded to those charg-
es yesterday. citing numerous pro-
grams such as financial aid. which
are available to college students.

“Some would say we treat stu-
dents a whole lot better (than other
groups)," Bailey said.

in March

are scheduled for April I and 2.
(Trosbie said the cost will not ex-
ceed S400. He said he is seeking
volunteers to work the voting ma-
chines. leaving publicity as the only
cost.
The vote on the referendum must

See SGA, Page 6

‘Pack the Stacks’ kickoff looks for student support

By JEN BRYANT
Contributing Writer

A new library at UK may be as
important to students as its basket-
ball team. one student says.

Students kicked off the 1992
“Pack the Stacks" campaign yester-
day that will raise funds for the pur-
chasing of books for the new Corn-
monweaith library.

“The library campaign to students
is probably the most important thing

besides basketball." said ihica
McDonald. head of the student
campaign.

Officials for this year’s campaign
are asking students to give what
they can.

"If everybody gave 510. which is
not a lot of money 10 times
23.000. is a lot of money." McDo-
nald said.

Each individual who makes a
$35 donation will have a name
plate in one of the new books that

will be bought with funds raised.

“We would like people to give
that because it has a lasting effect.”
she said.

The campaign has raised $1.8
million but is $400,000 short of its
goal. which would qualify the Uni-
versity for matching funds from the
National Endowment for the Hu-
manities.

“No other major university has
undertaken a fund-raising campaign
such as this." said Jill Cranston.

committee chairwoman. 'lhc catn-
paign ends in April.

Rcsa Wright. president of Alpha
Delta Pi social sorority. presented
the committee with a 510.000 dona~
tion during the kickoff.

“We feel we are not just giving
back to the University. we are giv-
ing to the Lexington Community.
and not only that. we are giving to
every Kentuckian who may come

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Walt Disney World will be giving informa-
tion from 6-8 pm. in 206 Student Center on
summer and fall internship opportunities
for students. Call 257-3632 for information.

Local talent vies
for ‘Decent Expo-
sure’ Iaurels.
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