xt7zkh0dzf6s https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7zkh0dzf6s/data/mets.xml The Kentucky Kernel Kentucky -- Lexington The Kentucky Kernel 1982-01-26 Earlier Titles: Idea of University of Kentucky, The State College Cadet newspapers  English   Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. The Kentucky Kernel  The Kentucky Kernel, January 26, 1982 text The Kentucky Kernel, January 26, 1982 1982 1982-01-26 2020 true xt7zkh0dzf6s section xt7zkh0dzf6s w ' ’ ‘
Tuesday , , , _ .
KENTUCKY . fit
* Fairer Forecast ‘ .‘ '
r lodoy should be sunny but cool bring- ' 3‘ I ‘ c." Win ‘
ing a brief respite from the snow. . ‘. Melvin Turpin poured in 20 points lost
However it will remain cold, with highs in ' Q night as Kentucky won over tSU, 76-65. .
the upper 205 and lows again In the teens. '. _ \ The w." to, the Cats moved them into a ti.
Tomorrow‘s forecast calls for increasing for second place m the SEC. For more '.
cloudiness vvith highs around 40 details see the sports on page 5
Vol LXXXIV No 92 luesdoy January 26 We? University of Kenludty len-nglon Kentucky An independevil student He/espuprl suirr- “3'- -
S h | ' 'ng cl h rta ‘
————____—_ could get double that in industry,” he said engineering programs nation- tractive positions instead of pursuing 70 students to one faculty member. statistics from a November, 1&0 arti- . .« '
By DAV!” PAULEY said. wide are experiencing problems iden- graduate degrees. He said graduates of the com- cle by the president of Committee of -_
Staff Writer Furst said the starting salary Of a ticaltoengineering's. Forbes Lewis, a computer science puter science program with Associations for Computing Machines , -. 'I
. . graduate with an MBA averages “We have assistant professors professor and former chairman of bachelor's degrees can find starting magazine, Peter Denning, a com- .-
529.500 nationally. whose 8818116 are about equal to that department, said computer jobs paying an average of $22,000,ad- puter science professor at Purdue
‘ High industrial starting salaries for (He pointed out, however, that this those for starting (bachelor of science is experiencing a similar ding that those with master's degrees University. a -
Braduatei of professional fields figure is strongly influenced by the science) degrees (in the Private sec- situation, particularly suffering from will receive $25,000 to $27,000 and In the article, Deming said the =_‘:.’
holding low-level degrees are con- New York City market, which taids tor)." Eichhom said. a dearth of adequate equipment. Ph.D.s will receive approximately overall demand for Ph.D.sin 1980 was M':M '
tributing to a dearth of graduate to range higher than other national The benefits and hours are also bet— “1 really don't know what the 335.000. five times greater than the supply. In
students in those fields, aggravating figures.) terinthe private sector, he said. University is doing for the computer “A lot of very, very good people and the same year, universities needed , 3 .
an already troublesome teaching “It’s a lousy mess," Furst said. Eichhorn saidthemain problem for science department,“ said Lewis. almost every minority student will 650 Ph.D.s, but only 60 of those posi- M.
shortage. “Business schools nationwide are the Engineering College is doubled “The way to correct the problem is to leave after they get their bachelor’s tions were filled. {M1 ' .
“The problem is that faculty having trouble. We have a limited enrollment since 1970, puttingastrain be competitive, provide adequate degrees and will certainly leave after The national average starting ; .-' .
members have students who are get- number of individuals looking for a onfaculty and teaching facilities. equipment and provide the proper at- their master’s degrees." he said. salary for computer science pro— _;.; _. .~
ting paid more than they are with large number of positions, and the He said students see pressures on mosphere for teaching and resear- Only 600 students have received fessors offered by universities ranges ._ : ..
lesser degrees," said Richard Fuist, hiring freeme (begun last semester by faculty, lack of good equipment, cuts ch.” Ph.D.s in computer science during from $25,000tosz7,000, Lewis said. , -’. .
business and economics dean. President Otis Singletary in response in government support (implemented He said although there are only 10 the last three years, Lewis said. Of “It is possible to be competitive and
“And that problem is compounded to unexpected cuts to UK’s share of during the Carter Administration), faculty members in the computer those, one-half will go to industry, 50 get good people only if the University . ‘fM.
by the fact that if a quality (faculty the higher education budget) is caus- difficulties in acquiring research fun- science department, there approx- will return to their native countries supports the computer program and 1
member) is brought in at maybe ing just as much anguishforus.” ding and heavy work loads, sothey imately 600 undergraduate majors andsowill seek academic jobs. is competitive with other univer- -. - -
$30,000 or even $40,000, that person Roger Eichhorn, engineering dean, turn towards industry for more at- this year. The current adviser load is To illustrate the situation, he cited See SHORT AGE. page 4 .' , .
- W ' I ‘ It ' . as? if , -- ‘ ‘1 K W K i? ll ' l I ‘7
a t . , . g on . “MK“: .equm . fJNKKK' ..., ' . .. .. M.
. . x ~‘i W v < Site emergency
. ' , 7;; . K. ,M ; ‘7'". _ K j? W“‘_LTI-W:-::.§;M4M»«I .. MfiifKXKT A . 3 "SM s M‘ 1‘ :. .
. - ’ K \ i . ‘ o ..'“Tliig‘fif, Z - » -‘_{~~-w-- f ,, g T I M‘- _.
. 1 ~ “ a... ~— '+ - d c ared at N Y
\ a”)! I EV“... if”??? -‘Khwm a“ -- .--. ' ’ ' K W e ' ' I.
\v’, / I‘WW'-‘W”i":.-.K - 19g???“ #13:: ' 1 1 ”Lift: ,fi , " r
. - ~ nuclear Iant
. M- , ":_.....’.;.,.,,,..,.. ‘ 2...} <11.” ..f ‘3: is K" . WM\ x ‘ .. K?" t tobe m h th ha could -: 1::
-MM~‘I-:g:,:::‘:‘;“w-"New " " : a; -- é” ' . ..e «encrlu . _ 1.. ~51 '_ ~. .. ' . —-—————— ra es" no 'g er anw t ' , .
Z " j: . .. l " -. We“; " "- 3’ ...... @W , ”K v” . 85y Mfalteit‘ligfgglriter be expected in nature. Sullivan said. -
‘ 1 M _ ' ' . -- M ”‘ . a, i new ~ - 1 “Surface contamination is not ex- M
M a". . . ? Wear“ new“ ' —————-——- pectedtooccur."he said. -
. '. . as w.-I-I.a . __ . MM g. g. . , . “We are told that all systems work- 3 ~ 3
4‘17 “Kris"??? a“ ‘ . ONTARlO' N‘Y' " A ”be ’“P‘l‘red ed as they were summed ‘0 “WK" 5 .
.- ,Mgfiafitefag' ” -- t in a cooling system at the Ginna said Bassett. "The company said all .
, . .lr ,2 " ' .. T”- K .. nuclear power plant yesterdayemit- the bells went off when they weresup— f - .
'K . i. "’ , . . _ ,,.. ._... ting radioactive steam into the at- posed to and that the shutdown 5. '. ‘
_M 1. . . . . ' . . . ,- mosphere and leaking thomands of systemoperated properly." . _ "
‘3 ’ ' gallons of water into the reactor‘s The plant,named for retired 334,3 5 {.1 .
”K ..r "é . containment sump before the plant board chairman Robert E. Ginna,has
for '3 ' .. ’ was stabilized, officials said. a history of steam tube problems, ac- f .
' . “Mal . n...» / . w” . . , . The reactor 0f the plant, 13 miles cording to NRC records. The plant M‘
" w . ' ., " as “(M ‘7'; " " ' northeast of Rochester, New York’s underwent an emergency drill test _’. '
K 1722‘} _ ‘ K: “5’. MK; W3 WE” W "i Q’; third-largest City, was Shut down last Thursday Despite a communica. M.: ,
- 5K.-,:- - - . .3, {as . Its-r ' "‘- g, “A W3 automatically aMndeas doused Wlth tions problem due to a computer, the M.
. : x ".a w. -‘ 'l , , . L - £3.“ Stipfi, Fl 55%? water to keep It from overheating, exercise went smoothly, said Terc, 5 n.
- - ..e- ’ s ,1 .- .. "‘ ; ‘ ‘ ‘ * 1' ' * ‘ " , WI .. said Gary Sanbom. a kafiman for who directed the drill. ;,:M_.L-
»- .. r .4: , . ._ .., ”:1? «- ,,..~ ' ‘ Muck” Regulatatcmmismn- i. as... a... officials activated
; , MM; _ M .,.. s. . ”My“, Ms l’.‘ M wwf’w»... . ,, M He said the plant appears to be their Emergency Operations Center- Z
~.-‘ . wi.x . u - . ma; Z. . 'T' ., WMWgu M , ' [I fairlystable. to monitor the Situation. Under '
. W "WWW - ' ; “new ' t‘*““*’?““.“ . W - , . Nemen M-Terc.all NRC emergen- See EMERGENCY, poge4
. _ ~ ', , g. :1 KW‘ ' 3?"- K M “,9”. .. " . ‘ . ' cy preparedness anglyst, said there T b l—-R—~—~i
2.- ’ 1' g.” _ ‘ ' ' "K ”" - ' ‘ ’ '. i. " f ' . ‘ 4’ was no damage to e reactor core. ‘- -
‘3er if a". 3i}. . . , . 1..., _ i .1”, ya.» ‘ ” KKK M . ‘ " ' K . , K . K The reactor‘s fuel elements were u 6 ea age I .‘ .
. w . stew We . .v «as» . ‘ 5" ' ‘K never uncovered. said Ebe McCabe. - t l ‘
"mu” ”"""'K'°" NRC regional reactor projects section In genera or i -
chief. '2', ,
”edged In Harold Denton, director of the may be causel ‘. ..’ -M
A car belonging to John W. Weathers of Lexington lies lodged in a Street near the UK Center for the Arts. Weathers died of a massive NRC, said in Washington that “it :
hedge in the yard of Phy5ica| Plant Director Jim Wessels on Rose coronary following the accident. See story. page 3. mightbeexpensiyefor theoperatorto —— M. j'} g,
clean u but in terms of ublic health By 0'6" ”BELLE l 1‘ ' .1
p, . , p . .. Associated Press Writer ; . M. .
. I. . I consequences it wasn tvery serious. l .M , .
It Officials said the reactor was being -_____...-_,__ -.VM_.______ l M ' L _
House approves stiff marijuana-growmg pena Ies .... .... .... ..,..... w... _ .. m... l ,
temperature and the cooling down cause of a reactor emergency .‘g ‘4
___________ processwas expectedtobecompleted yesterday at the Ginna nuclear f“; "K
l. . I . “This is a very simple bill but a Rattliff, the only legislator to speak University President Constantine by today or tomorrow. plant near Rochester. N.Y., has ,’ ,‘fK,
egls at've very seriors piece 0f leg'slation," onthe blll- Curris. Richard de Young, director of the been a chronic, nationwide «,
said, the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Herman “I am “0‘ so naive to feel this bill Rep Freed Curd D-Murray the NRC‘s office of enforcement, said it headache for atomic facilities with 2;. 5 -. ,.
Rattliff,R-Campbellsville. Will 5‘09 the production 0‘ mari- sponsor of the bill and amendment wouldbe “a number of weeks“ before steam generators. if} '2
epo The bill would make it a felony to juana," he said. “But it would be a said he wanted the bill to become ef: the plant is back to normal. A recent report by the Nuclear l . 3., M M-
plant, grow and cultivate 25 0" more deterrent." fective after Curris' contract expires Denton identified the gases releas- Regulatory Commission staff '2 *
_—__——~—— plants 0f marijuana, since it muldabe The House yesterday also passed a on June 30 1933 ed as radioactive xenon and krypton. notes that some form of degrada- . ‘ ‘ ."'
—————-—-—— presumed under the law t e . - ~ ' ‘ The radiation release — described tion in steam generator tubes has j
By HERBERT SPARROW plants were being grown for sale. Sflmzddgnffigé r3? 1:: "32$ :sf Curris weathered an attempt to by one official as no higher than what been found at 27 of the country’s 38 Ml , ’..' {'-
Associated Press Writer Growing less than 25 plants would regents at Kentucky‘s regional oust him last year by the Murray could be expected in nature — was operating pressurized water reac- "Mg-Ms;-
"———'_———__—— remain a IniSdemeana. intentim to universities regents. and Curd Sald hMe does "9t emitted in 5-second puffs, totaling LOTS. ..'. .M MIM- :
sell is proven. ' want a new staff member involved m three minutes, while the wind was In its report, the NRC staff said. ‘.- .'=
FRANKFORT — The House 0‘ Rattliff saidtheproduction of mari- The bill passed75-9 and went to the negotiations on Curris’ next contract. blowing from the northwest at 14 “Various [”5 of corrosion have .. -M .35"
Representatives yesterday approved juana is a serious problem in Ken- Senate. mph, officials said. Snow was falling affected most steam generators ‘. 5 l-
without dissent 8 bill PTOVldlDS tucky, with some estimates placing The House also amended the bill to The Senate, meanwhile, narrowly over Rochester. that began operation prior to 1975, M'-'._- -.
tougher penalties for growing mari- the state 50(30de third inthenation prevent it from becoming effective approved a bin to allow tax deduc- Officials said none of the workers at resulting in scheduled and f -
juana {0" sale. in marijuana cultivation. until July 1, 1983, a move intended to tions for volunteer work at for-profit the plant were exposed to radioactivi- unscheduled outages to repair or -,
The House approved the measure “It is time to take the profit out Of prevent the possibility of its use institutions such as hospitals and nur- ty. Nonessentia] personnel, most of replace steam generators." 'M 'l; i"
93'0““: sent it totheSenate. the PFOdUCthh 0‘ marijuana," said against embatth Murray State 5th homes. Ginna‘s 250workers, were evacuated Problems in steam generators t ;. .7
. . to an on-site training center, said built by Westinghouse — such as l . 1‘.',Ti
T tees a rave letter wept," des , atlan plan utility spokesman John Oberlies, but the one at Ginna —— have caused M‘ , -. ‘
Ills pp 9 89 eg no residents of the area were shutdowns for major repairs at the l .' '_ ,'
. Board t Bu ded the evacuated. Local schools and a large Surry power .plant in Virginia, the l - g -.
—————— 0 ' ectors, persua Xerox ant near the nuclear plant ’Iurkey Point plant in Florida, and '- ' .‘: '4‘. ‘
By “DREW QPPMANN company ‘0 donatethe landtoUK. were no’tlified of the emergency, said the San Onofre plant in California. : ~ 5. ,
Senior Staff Writer Based in Toledo, the company - Monore County Public Relations of— Other plants have been closed for .'
and WIN HARRIS specializes in auto SUPPlY products . ficer Clarence Bassett. lesser repairs. ‘M '_ .. '
JAASEtSaiDMana . Editor and the production 0‘ car in“ truck ‘ .1: a? About 45,000 people live within 10 The major repairs — which can . ' ‘
‘8 ging bodyframes. . ' r " miles of the plant. Rochester has a include actual replacement of the I . ‘
_.___.__._.__.———M- UK will hold the land until the pro- ’ . l!" ' ‘ » . ‘. population of $0,000. steam generator —- are very cost- - .-
A letter from President Otis petty market improves. Sinsletary ' . ‘ Officials declareda “site emergen- ly. For example, the shutdown of “ 5. .
. Singletary to Gov. John Y. Brown said. ”this, I , h I; 1 a. cy," the second most serious of four the two Surry reactors lasted for ‘
stating the University's support 0‘ The board 3180 approved 91¢ nam- . _'. a, ”I ’ Mere“ 77 emergency classifications, within 75 more than a year and cost $112 ‘» . .
Kentucky’s desegresatlm Plan was ins 0‘ the 500cc“ cinm in the “-2 , , I Q a h ,3. minutes of the tube rupture at 9:25 million. . '
approvedby the Board of 'I‘nntees at million Student Center annex, ""‘-“ -' ‘ ' M f am. At Ginna (pronounced Gin-nay). :-‘ -
lumeetinsyecterday. scheduled to open in mldduly. for . g . '- NRC officials said the incident the problem of corroding in pipes , .‘
The letter says UK has reviewed Ions-time University employee . as" markedthefirstuseofthatemergen- has been occurring since 1m, and f '
the state’s desegr‘egatim plan and MargaretCanti-lll Wot-sham. i - M Cy classification since the March 28. Rochester Gas & Electric Co. MS ._
willworktoachieve its 80311 WOW W35 ”WM/9tl 3‘ the Stu- . ‘ 1979, accident at the Three Mile been usinga process called “sleev- = g
“The Board of I‘m-tees has dent Center from 1950 untilherdeeth , Island plant near Harrisburg, pa_ in!" tostrengthen corrodedarees M' .
stated that we are going t0 "like a in 1979. The Student CURE Md ~ ‘ ? TM! was fin nation’s was! me. “"1“an
w filth effort to comply (with the recommended unanimomly Ihlt "I M. l“ “ M‘ cial nuclear accimg The fl‘nt re- Basically, what MW in . .. .
Pllhli" Illd W in reference mmhanamedlnhu'honor. K“ t “\ g. - ' mains shut. pressurized water reactor - call- -
mum,"um‘M- In W ”in“, m m” ‘p- f3”\¥ M M . 't‘ . M By "away, mmt said an I“ d I um» m "Mm Wlm M. M
State officials submittedtheplan polmed Don M. Solue, I Manor of ' ,_ - “ ‘ ‘ , w it" was “isolatedandter'minated.” _ i. that water is med to cool the
to federal ClVll I'llhtl officials in economics. Mill! executive director .. 1 ' KMK " ,. ta. 1' ‘K’ , According to Barbara Thomas- radioactive reactor core.
Wm ‘mmmm- 0‘ the UK-bued Kentucky CNN“ 0‘ ’ M“ ‘ K l: -- Noble of the state Health anart- This watq' — made radioactive
1" otha' actions during the relative- Economic MM and “3h! direc- a..-“ ,. ‘5 , ment, industry officials measured the by contact with the core —— is then ., ‘
lY meventful "“va the trmtees tor 0‘ the on” {0" wt“ .9“ ' ‘- X K‘ radiation at the plant‘s boundary at carried under pressure in .
accefiedflmofi‘ranklinCoJand Ecoriomlc Research. e ‘1 - ‘ - 1.5 milllrems. Officials estimate a thousanrh of tiny tubes throudi a
valued It ‘2”.me an Ohio-based The nited "° “"" """" 9°“ lethal dose of radiation at between 000 steam gate-star. - -
F'thtGm - I WU Way campaign . . . . . . and 1000 rems, while a millirem is Non-radioactive wata is cir~
Chairman of the Board of Trustees William Stur ill and PreSIdent Otis ‘ . . ,
President Otis Singletery, . W m M by 1. mt _ Singletary prepare notes of yesterday's Board 0% Trustees meeting. meme thomandthofa mi 'h‘ff‘ld' culated on the “'de of the Nb.
manner of the Dane Col-pander 8176.316. . mum mum“ dose See LEAKAGE, a .4
r ~ ~ 4 K . u ' ' O .

 . W
* KW '
‘ M‘I°.M°"°fl
Editorial (duo:
I
[III holder! g." am... m", m” Alon Crouch “'5! "W M. Mot lolln ‘
‘ ' (duo. .nChml Day Educ: Nonq LID-vie 3901I5EJ|IQ| An: Edllor Graphiu Editor Photo Ednov
hm. ldwln Haul. ,
' ersuaSIon ‘"""“'"" “W" ’°“""" '°'""""" "“""“’"'°“ "'"'°“‘ '°“°"""
' . - ‘ Managing Editor Copy Ed-io: Assoslonl Managing Editors Assistant Sports Edna: Assmont Arts Editor lGYOU' Editor Lino! rhovogmplior
" LESS secure'
. I ‘ I
', . , l l n o l l
,. - . , Changes In Scalal Security threaten to prevent students from attaining education
. Last Spring President Reagan gave Con- These changes come on the heels of cut- AND NOW 30R YOUR L‘STEN'NG‘ pl—EASURE‘”,
. . gress several proposals to help the ailing backs in financial aid for many students. THE ‘ FIE UNION A DRE
, f _, Social Security program. These proposals Popular programs such as the Basic Educa- OF T D SS0
~ _ - ‘ were later recended after a large public out- tional Opportunity Grant and the Guaranteed *
- .v cry — probably Reagan‘s biggest political Student Loan are being changed to make it 064 ("l A I MA ,
‘1 - ' '_ '1, ' blunder so far. harder to become eligible for and less aid will X50 YB E / . DE
. -. _ . . However one of these proposals, which re- be given. A OUPLA WK7 A/y L! L M KE --.
, , ' _ ‘ 1 . ; mained intact, will directly affect many pre- _ . _ . gmw I 'STA S
.' y _ , j sent and future college students. All of this is continued eVidence that Reagan «a
‘, f is insenitive to the financial hardship facing , 73
4' ' 1 _ ,. A four year phase out plan of social security today’s college student. . ) ,// 4
1 g V‘ benefits for students whose parents are dead, Rising costs of attending college and less ' I b ’
,‘ . . . ' 4 disabled or retired will soon be implemented. financial aid will probably result in the decline ll ‘ \ /
,' . . ' . . . . l / " / I
1,, ._ _; -- One of the critical changes is that students of college enrollment. Especially enrollment .f 117 (7 w ‘ '
: " _ 3 ‘ must enter an accredited post-secondary in- of students coming from low and middle in- . ,, _ , , I , (;-/ wt WK / \ .
.- ’ ‘ , p ; stitution by May 1 if they are to get any come families. W - -‘41 r} , ‘ Q, 11‘!) fl , . “m :‘t v»;
3- - . benefits for 1982-83. This is difficult for many Reagan argues that the Social Security ., .. T.“- - Av ? .J k I MWWQ'V“ .
, . high school students to do because many col- system is going broke. Conflicting reports ‘..-.“' a—( ‘6’? ‘ ' 3 . , -.' ' ‘ ‘5 (’96:? '0‘42. .f"
-‘ ' leges do not offer early admission programs. have come out from various sources on this .;‘,";¢oosfssc\§7§_ / )1} ll V1 : ‘ -“f’§>&‘;">§\c7_' _.
_ f At UK, only exceptional high school students issue. Some say it is solvent and others say it 9199;2314‘612 .- r- l 4 l ,Wy/fl/o§§,2
' f , ' ' . can enter early. They can take courses which will be broke if something is not done quickly. @v 9‘3.“ (9‘9”, ' h w ' ’. 1, .- ‘ " ‘ ‘ \°‘&6’°¢\ r"
f 2 . .. will go toward their high school degree. Whichever side is correct, Reagan should ’ /ow%g.‘_ -..‘- ’ -, ‘ ' ' " \ §33 QC; - . 7-,. ‘ ~ . - . ‘ ‘1‘; ‘. - - .
.-- ., , , Will awarded. , _ . t 4- /)~ ....-‘ . 3 - , 6 / - .
' 3. Most students who receive benefits come .- ‘.»\‘ 5 _Q 4’8 ’78‘ — , e ““ 5 .- ’ , proper notice has not been given. Les Grigsby, tion of income. The death or retirement of a .\.. .1 .' .‘ f 7: - - E1 ~ . ‘2. .. ‘ >4 _ . -." \5 '
;- . ,' . assistant admissions director at Eastern Ken— family’s breadwinner can all but exclude , ' \_°. . 1" ="~,' ~' 2‘ . T r “ .. y: ,- -3 "
', L tucky University was quoted as saying, them helping out with their child’s college ex- ' - . «1.. ”72(- : _- 1 gs: .- _;_..‘ ' " 3"}; .
5 , j -’ - “We‘re finding really that not many people penses. Therefore, it is often the case that the 9 - (-,/"‘\-‘ s - ‘ ‘; ~ ' ”\‘(\ I
g - : . ' ’ know about this. Apparently it’s something the student benefit is the only way for them to pay ‘ " ‘~.-,~‘ , :H\, 1 3 . «. 1: K or: ‘. .' ’ . ', 3» ”M
. _, Social Security Administration did quietly.” their college expenses. ‘1’ “ ' ' ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ " l 1 ‘ ‘ ‘ ' u-
'1 I ~ . ‘ ‘ l l . . I . f
_. ,; A uto accident causes variety of emotions. panic to re 19
1‘ 5 My forehead hit the windshield, a was traveling north on Bryan Avenue I glanced toward the other car just shaking uncontrollably, tense all squad wasonits way,and that the car The officer was silent almost the 1
'1 j glancing downward blow.My chin hit when she pulled across the two-lane as somebody came over and asked ifl over. wouldbetowed. whole way to Good Samariton
. ‘ ' ‘ ~ the steering wheel, my knees busted road. was alright. “Yeah, I‘m alright. Get To calm down, I concentrated on Itried to fasten my coat, but found Hospital,

f ; ‘ against the cramped interior 0f the There was enough time to curse, meaphone. Igotta call my parents.” the consequences of the wreck: Mom it easiertoclasp my arms tighter. Growing restless, I asked him, “Do
.f-i . I VW and my glasses flew Ott- A box then Prayv t0 close my eyes and then Slowly, as we walked, I became and Dad, finals week coming up, the The emergency squad finally arriv- most of your runs involve stuff as
- 1' ' , 7: flew from the back, hurling its con- open them as we hit. aware of my physical person, my other driver, work, my poor VW, my ed. They had to come from Richmond stupidasthis stuntlpulled tonight?"

. ' . , tents allover. ——————— location, the other people milling debts and other responsibilities. I Road because the closest squad had He said that this was as typical a
. , " Somehow, I chipped a tooth and around. ' decided I was lucky to be alive and been out on call. runas there could be, but that he has
.. . ,1 '. brokeatoenail. ’, Anauto accident always brings pe0o triedtoquitworrying. A few minutes later we started gone out for everything from gas

. ,5 . ‘ Still fighting for my life, I thought. ‘ ple running. “Great pictures, and me I wanted to go into a store near walking towards the emergency vehi- fumes to very serious — fatal — ac-
" - ' ' z and fearful of going through the wind- with no camera. So what, I‘m in no where the accident had occured but cle. cidents.
1' ‘. ; shield and breaking my neck or g“ shape to shoot my own wreck." I was afraidIcouldn’t make it. I noticed all the confusion. I [didn’t pursue the conversation.
_ ' ‘- . worse, I shoved as hard as I could / age tried,unsuccessfully,to laugh. Someone got my keys. Someone thought, “Look at all the trouble you In the emergency room, as my
Q ‘- , -' backward into the seat. bruising my People kept asking how I was, say- else made two or three trips hunting caused, dummy.” I tried tolaugh, but mother watched, they washed the
. -=_ E_ " arms and shoulders. (The driver of the other car, to my ing to each other: “He’s bleeding, for my glasses and found them. Two couldn’t muster the strength. blood off and sewed up my forehead:
L. ‘;.~j l blinked, looked around. tried to great relief, was alone; she had left man. He don’t look too good." or three individuals hung around After four or five steps, Istumbled, 17 stitches, shaped like a horseshoe,
2 ~ feel something to simply experience her five children at home. The impact Perhaps the most remarkable thing soothing the anger and pain in my felt dizzy, and nearly fell. Officers on about two inches over my lefteye. '
‘:;i ; my physical and mental presence, T0 caved in the passenger sideof her car about the accident was the eyes. both sides grabbed my arms. I After a series of X—rays, they put
‘; f, ‘ " . . find my life, I believe, is not putting it where the children would have been bystander‘s willingness and desire to I wanted something to drink, but apologized for not being abletowalk. bandages on both knees, a brace on
1,17,; .i too stronglylsaidashort prayer. riding.) help this tall, thin, blonde 20-year old one young man, claiming to know I realized there was more wrong my right leg and a bandage on my
'- _.'w ’ l tASted thOd. l ripped my gloves I checked the windshield. It wasn't walking around the middle of Bryan first aid, talked me out of it. with me than a cut forehead when I forehead.
,f f .- . off and felt around my head — more broken. I touched it, then touched my Avenue, bleeding and cursing lremember a few faces, but mostly couldn’t get my right leg high enough In a wheelchair, I pushed myself to;
.‘ - j.‘ ,1: . blood. forehead again. More blood. I began to worry about passing out. I just remember the emotions of the to step into the truck. the car. _ -
’ {-5-} .=-.~‘~.: it was weird: I cursed myself — “I gotta tell Mom and Dad that I'm [had gotten so angry at the telephone moment — confusion, anger, cold, After some help getting in, Ifell into We drove down Bryan Avenue onI
before, during and after impaCt - alright." operator than I nearly did pass outi worry, pain. As I calmed down, I achair beside thedoor. theway home and slowed, looking for‘
l, , cursed the other car. and then As I jumped out of the VW I stag- my knees buckled and I slumped apologizedtothe ones Ifeltlhadbeen As I took my coat off so they could skid marks, glass and blood. ' 1
, marveled at how lUCky l was to Still gered, nearly fell, cursed myself against the phone booth as a second rude to, and tried to thank them. check my blood pressure, I noticed About a mile from the scene of thee
-,' ,. ". bealive. again and immediately made a men- operator asked about 30 seconds into A police officer arrived, introduced the stream of blood soaking into it and accident, I leaned (m my father’sI
”Oh. dear (30d. what have I done talnotetostopcursing. the call, “What state please?" himself, checked me for shock and said, “It looks like I may get a new shoulder and we limped into the:
_ ' this time?" Iwasn’taware of my physical body, Someone led me to a large white checked my identification and put a coat for Christmas." house, where l collapsed on the:
‘.-. , Astime had seemed to warp in slow only my mental state: no pain, no car, where I laid on the hood and cloth on my forehead to stop the The officer simply said, “Roll up couch.The clock in the kitchen read-
' "" 1 ., motion myVWandIhadjustslamm- cold, nothing. I fell against the wondered what the owner would think blood. your sleeveifyoucan." 10:15. It had been an unforgetablei
edintoa 1971 Plymouth. totaling both carand noticed a broken headlight about me bleeding on his car. He said that everything would be They asked about my physical con- threehours. “
i" g‘_‘ cars. It was Saturday. Dec. 5. 1981, I and the warped green metal. I hyperventilated: breathed hard, okay, that the emergency medical dition. I wanted to say, “I’m fine," We talked for awhile, our laughter
:3; . . :‘ . _ _ I _ I and leave it at that, but the balding, concealing the forbidden thoughts of Q
- 3‘." z ' blonde officer said. “100k, just near tragedy.Aftercalling our in-i
_ :- Time constraints on legislature Will cause logam by sessmn s and answer 1.. mm. ,. 1...... mm .8... M... new w... .1.
‘ otherwise,bequiet." much of the blood out of my hair as-
:"-. . 1 Last fall, when the gubernatorial in 1978 and the voters in 1979 to adopt now being enacted will be delayed. A 1980 session, when the leaders met for Again, I apologized, realizing that possible. . 1
',‘ SUCCSSIO" amendment was being a constitutional amendment pro few legislators of course will face only two extra weeks, and then my stubbornness was only making I started writing this about mid-i
1;, . 1-135. : debated, the strongest argument viding a new schedule for the much different districts when they do recessed for ten days in order to give their job harder. night, whole holding ice onbothknees;
, .. ,’ ;4. against it was that a second term legislature. seek reelection. the legislators a chance in mid-April Iasked abouttheother driver. “She andon my forehead. -
I: would enhance the ability of the Legislators are tobeelected in even Next January the legislature will to override gubernatorial vetoes. This said something about her lower back I slept uncomfortably — with thei
-.‘ .1," 3 governor to dominate the legislature. numbered years, and after a ten day hold an organizational session under gave the legislature some leverage possibly being hurt, but otherwise, light on, so I could adjust the ice bags
:; _'._in organizational session in January, the new plan, and will choose leaders overthegovemorat the cost of reduc- sheappearstobeonly shook uppretty duringthenight. '
r- ”a; ’ a ‘8 will have a full year for interim com- for a two-year period. Whoever wins ing the working time available. bad.”
7 ”:3, 23 mittee work before the regular60day election as governor in November Presumably this schedule will be us- The ride to the emergency room Walter Page is a junior majoring in
:_ gf 1,} '; " .. session. Moreover, those 60 days can 1983 will discover that the legislative edagain. was bumpy, but at least the truck was journalism and psychology, and a
f“ ,' .f. - Malcolm be stretched from the beginning of leadership is already entrenched and The key question is how well the heated, stqffphotographerfor the Kernel.
'. ‘1 \ Jew.“ January until April 15 by counting on- there will be no opportunity to revive legislature use its time, and this I ~
. I. —..~_ ly those days on which the Home or the tradition (abandoned by Governor depends in part on how quickly the
. . 1,: The voters, who rejected the succes- Senatef not just committees)actually Brown) of gubernatorial choice of Brown administration submits its I e aux—
. ‘ f. sion amendment, have also several meets. This can add almost a month legislative leadership. legislative program. Legislators have
,5 times rejected amendments designed of working time. If is difficult to tell how much the already begun to complain that the ' . uden
', . ’2 ‘ to givethelegislature moretime to do The plan is unimie. Kentucky will legislature will benefit this year from Governor is moving too slowly, and wrmen we" mmutmgmegatiwtm
.’ its work and thus give it more effec- be the only state in which guber- the greater flexibility now permitted thata logjam attheendof thesession I would like to extend my highest to life love work and education
1 .p , a -, tive power. As a result, the Kentucky natorial and legislative elections oc- in scheduling its 60 day session. The seems inevitable. commendation to your copy editor, After all we (’10 have a single College
. 1.. 4., legislature has bee