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The killer weed 4 The Minority Steve Ballmger
seems to be pacified. Meet some of Student Affairs Ofﬁce
The new morality 8 the new and 9 and how it works.
concerning old faces on your It could help you.
marijuana laws. Kernel staff. Article by
Article by
Nancy Daly Picture story by Pat Rainey
Chuck Combes 13
and Nancy Daly Hello? Hello?

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problem here, maybe

5 Who are those Nexus can help.

folks who will help

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Round-up

of the SG
virtuosos

BY SUSAN JONES
Managing Editor

Student Government (SG)
is like a round-up of opera
virtuosos. They are prima
don. as from small Kentucky
high schools who hOpe to
establish a status as “big
shots" at the University.

Politicking SGers are in-
credible, rivaling only the
Kentucky General Assembly
for wheeling and dealing.
Even more annoying, we
have to put up with the
General Assembly only once
every two years, but 86 is an
annual event.

If you‘rea hot shot sitting in
a small high school, there are
several things you can run
for. Just like real politics, you
have a choice of the legisla-
tive or executive branches.

In the executive branch, SG
president and vice presiden-
tial candidates must be sec~

ond-semester sophomores.
Student senators, from the
legislative branch, must be
second-semester freshmen.
The $6 president is a voting

K Opinion

the Board of

member of
Trustees.
There are two kinds of
student senators. Senator s—at-
large. who are elected by the

student body—or at least by
the less than 10 per cent who
usually vote. University sen-
ators are elected from their
respective colleges according
to the proportion of students
within the college. There are
15 senators-at-large and 25
University senators.

There are differences be-
tween the two types. Univer-
sity senators unlike sena-
tors—at-large, are members of

the University Senate—even
though they rarely attend
meetings. The University
Senate is made up of faculty,
students and administrative
representatives who deter-
mine much of the academic
policy of the University.

SG, like the federal gov-
ernment, has a strong execu-
tive branch—sometimes. In
an active SG year all the
action usually eminates from

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the executive branch. With
rare exceptions, the senators
attend senate meetings, ask
inane questions and pass the
executive’s proposal anyway.
In addition to the elected
office holders, there are sev-
eral presidential-appointed
positions. These positions, in-
cluding administrative aides
and directorships, are ap—
proved by the Student Senate.
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BY NANCY DALY
Editor-in-Chief

:7 Personal use of marijuana,
if not legally sanctioned by
the authorities, is gradually
becoming a recognized fact of
life which is here to stay.

Even so, a lot of changes
mus occur in the social and
political climates before
marijuana can be completely
legalized.

“Kentucky hasn‘t gone as
far as other states in liberali-
zing marijuana laws, but it
ranks in the top 10 in libral—
ness," said Sgt. Mike Dela-
ney, chief of the Lexington
metro police narcotics squad.

Marijuana laws have un-
dergone a gradual liberaliza-
tion in Kentucky over the past
decade. Each of the last four
sessions of the state legisla-
ture resulted in revisions of
the law—all the way from a
felony to a relatively minor
misdemeanor.

Marijuana possesion is a
misdemeanor. a very low

misdemeanor." Delaney
said.

“We're moving towards
decriminalization.“ he said.

Five states have removed
criminal penalties fro posse-
sion of small amounts. mak-
ing it a civil rather than a
criminal offense, with enfor-
cement much like traffic
violations.

Possesion is still a criminal
offense in Kentucky, with a
maximum penalty of 90 days
in jail. Penalties for dealing
are stiffer—a year in jail and
a maximum $500fine for first
offenders.

Growing numbers of per-
sons convicted of mrijuana
possesion have their senten-
ces probated to treatment at
comprehensive care centers,
Delaney said. After persons
successfully complete proba-
tionary treatment programs,
the offense is removed from
the record.

Many Fayette County of-
fenders fulfill probation re-
quirements at the Bluegrass
East Comprehensive Care
Center. Director Gary Porier
says Bluegrass East is con—
cerned primarily with whe-
ther the convicted user abu-
ses harder drugs or if emo—
tional or social problems lie
beyond marijuana use.

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an offense, it’s not a serious
abuse—it doesn't necessarily
affect one's daily living.”
Porier said.

Bluegrass East offers co-
unseling and subsequently
makes reports back to court
to indicate whether the of-
fender's probationary period
is fulfilled.

Metro police primarily
concentrate investigations on

the pusher. not the user.
"We're not going to commit
large numbers of men and
money to in—depth investiga—
tions of possesion, Delaney
said. “We‘re after the distri-
butor, but if in the midst of an
investigation we run across
somebody possesing pot

they‘ll be charged. That
doesn't mean you shouldn‘t
worry.“

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are college age, although not
necessarily sutdents, Dela-
ney said.

”Lexington is a college
town and the college-age
population is significant.
Compared to other college
towns you'd find other pat-
terns of behavior. But there's
more of a problem here than
say in Paris, Nicholasville or
Winchester. It’s not as bad as
Louisville."

“It’s not any worse at the
University than it is in East-
land or Gainesway," he said.
“We raid more apartment
complexes than houses.“

Delaney said marijuana
use is heavy in high schools.
“It’s heavier there per capita
than UK."

Most of the narcotics
squad‘s work is undercover.
Delaney said. “There are
many undercover agants on
campus. Everywhere you lo-
0k there might be a narc. You
just never know."

The UK Division of Safety
and Security works closely
with metro police in drug
investigations on campus, he
said.

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Placement Service
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BY FRANKLIN RENFRO
Staff Writer

UAlthough their job is be-
coming increasingly difficult,
University Placement
Services stiil attempts to
provide UK graduates with
jobs.

Col. James Alcorn, director
of the service, says students
are helped by the placement
service in a number of ways.
They find an “avenue of
employment,” Alcorn said.

The placement service ar—
ranges interviews with busi-
ness representatives who vi-
sit campus or provides stu-
dents with information on
how to contact prospective
employers who do not visit,
Alcorn said.

Students who want to seek
employment through the
placement service are ad-
vised to register sometime
during their senior year. A’-
cadem ic records of interested
students are retained at the
office permanently to aid in
seeking or changing employ-
ment.

Because the placement
service keeps these records
they are able to quickly
forward student credentials
to employers in various
fields, Alcorn said.

The placement service pro-
vides students with several
bulletins and publications de-
signed to keep them informed
on employment news and
trends, Alcorn said.

The College Placement An-
nual, a major business publi-
cation, is available at the
service. Additionally, a bi-
monthly bulletin listing var-
rious representatitives of or-
ganizations who plan a cam-
pus visit is provided.

Alcorn said the service
provides students with infor-
mation on job availability and
salaries in various fields. It
also suggest preparations and
procedures for students when
being interviewed for em-
ployment.

Presently, there are many
more job openings for en-
gineering, architecture, bus-
iness and agriculture majors,
Alcorn said. Comparitively
few employers are interested
in liberal arts majors, al-
though Alcorn said he en-
courages em ployers to inter-
view these people.

The placement service di-
rects students unsure of
where to seek employers
towards areas with high a-
vailability.

Because the results of stu-
dent-employer interviews are
not always known, the Alcorn
is unsure of the placement
service’s exact value to stu-
dents. “lt really depends on
the individual, Alcorn said. “I
could estimate that the inter-
views are 40 per cent effec-
tive, but we really have no
way of knowing."

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BY STEVE BALLINGER
Staff Writer

CiStudents at universities
have diverse career goals in
mind. Some study to be
doctors, lawyers or
engineers, but some opt for
the life of a career military
officer.

This last group is helped
along to their goal by the
Army and Air Force Reserve
Officer Training Corps
(ROTC) units on campus.

The units are designed as a
way for interested students to
complete their education with
help from the military in
return for serving time in the
service upon graduation.

Both units offer a commis-
sion as a second lieutenant
after graduation from a four—
year program.

The freshman and soph-
omore years are designed to
give the cadet an idea of what
a military career is like.

Upon their junior year,
cadets may sign a military
cantract to fulfill a service
obligation. This contract
makes them eligible to re-
ceive $100 per month until the
finish of their undergraduate
education.

The Air Force contract
calls for four years of active
service from non-flyers and
five years for pilots and flight
personnel. The Army con-
tract calls for six years of
reserve duty including an
active service period of at
least 90 days.

A nationwide program,
conducted by the military,
awards four-year ROTC
scholarships. Army ROTC
spent $15,650 for 24 scholar—
ship students at UK last year.
Scholarships cover tuition,
fees and books.

Air Force ROTC currently

has 85 students on scholar-
ship, said Col. Donald March
of the Air Force program. He
feels the Air Force program
is quite successful. “We ex-
pect about 150 freshmen to
register this fall," he said.

Many of the students who
enroll in Army courses as
freshmen and sophomores
want to see if a military
career is right for them,"
said Capt. Michael Fairhead
of the Army program.

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gone some changes recently.
“We added some military-
typethingslikemarching.We
felt we weren’t giving stu-
dents a true picture of what
the Army is like,” Fairhead
said.

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sequence calls for two hours
each semester for freshmen
and sophomores and three
hours per semester for ju-
niors and seniors.

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plement other degree pro-
grams," said Major Howard
Holaday of the Army pro-
gram.

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different people to gravitate
to in the service," said Hola-
day.

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cal and contemporary roles of
air power. Students aiming at
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of flight training from an
instruction service
contracted by ROTC.

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our courses are for cadets
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instruction course( Aerospace
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majority of students who
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Newcomer

Franklin Renfro went through initiation
rites this summer.

Franklin, a sophomore journalism ma-
jor, was a total stranger to the Kernel
when he entered the newspaper’s Jour-
nalism Building office in June. But in two
months’ time, this rookie reporter has
broken into what is often criticized as the
"closeknit Kernel clique.”

Before coming to UK. Franklin was sort
ofthe ’ poet laureate” of Henry Clay High
School here in Lexington, as one fellow
graduate put it. He wrote a lot of poetry
anda children‘s book which has since been
rejected twice by publishers.

The transition to writing for a newspa»
per has been trying. ”Poetry is loose and
tree feeling. i feel sort of confined writing
news articles and limited to the quotes l
get from people.”

"This is the first time I’ve had somebody
look Over my work, and sometimes l feel
that what comes out in the paper is not
mine." Franklin says he’s not used to
having copy editors rewrite his stories.
‘One story was changed around totally."

As long as he stays on the Kernel,
Franklin will probably never be able to
live down an error he made in a story this
summer. Quoting the coordinator of a
campus film series, he included on a list of
upcoming movies the farcical marijuana
film “Grief for Madness.” Franklin has
modnaturedly survived the inevitable
ribbing about smoking "griefers."

Franklin realizes'he still has a long way
to go. His brief exposure to the Kernel
taught him that. But he has racked up
several front page bylines and tried his

hand at reporting on a major campus beat,
Student Government. As any veteran
Kernel staffer knows, the first few months
He the most difficult and Franklin
endured them with a minimum of pitfalls.

Some people call it a clique. Others
call it a collection of bumbling,

pinko~fag, pseudo-intellectual ingrates.

But since journalists aren’t gen—
erally prone to writing about them-
selves, the University community
knows very little about the students
who comprise the staff of the Kentucky
Kernel.

Kernel staffers are not much dif-
ferent from the rest of the student
body. They tend to be journalism
majors and predominantly are natives
of Lexington or Louisville. But beyond
these characteristics, students work-
ing for the Kernel are fairly typical.

Publishing Kentucky’s fourth largest
morning daily newspaper is no easy
feat, particularly for students in the
process of learning about professional
journalism.

The Kernel is one of the few
independent college newspapers in the
country. It receives no funds from the
University, but exists solely on adver-
tising revenues.

Monetarily the cost of reading the
paper is absolutely free, even though it
might cost you intellectually.

Students are involved in all phases of

The Kernel staff

the Kernel’s operation—business, ad-
vertising, editorial and production. So
if you can stay up late and want to work
you are more than welcome—whether
you are majoring in journalism or
nuclear physics.

The Kernel editor’s job certainly
must be one of the most time-consum-
ing and nerve-wracking on campus,
especially since under Kernel rules,
that person must also carry a full class
load.

Bruce Winges, a journalism senior
from Louisville, has assumed the role
of editor for the l975~76 academic year.
He faces the challenge of maintaining
the Kernel’s standards while coping
with the problems which traditionally
beset Kernel editors.

Winges will bring a degree of
professionalism to this year’s paper;
he will soon complete a summer
internship working ”out in the real
world” with the Lexington Leader.

As we look forward to embarking on
another year of trials, tribulations,
excitement, discovery and occasional
fun. allow us to introduce several of our
staffers. Hopefully we can avoid any
misconceptions of what we’re like
from the start.

a Photos by Chuck Combes

Text by Nancy Daly

Writing

Wally Hixson thought he could help
dwange the world when he began writing
for the Kernel two years ago.

But as time passed, his idealism faded.

”I’ve become more realistic. Right now I'd
settle for $6,000 a year writing obits.“

A tight job market confronts all aspiring
journalists, but Wally, a journalism junior,
wants to work for a highly respected
newspaper someday.

Wally’s Kernel experience has been
almost exclusively on the news side of the
paper, although he worked part-time last
year on the Lexington Herald sports desk.

”I'd like to get into the news angle of
sports. Sports is getting out of hero
worship and more into hard reporting.”

Wally is presently taking a step up in the
Kernel hierarchy—from paid staff writer
to assistant managing editor. He thinks the
Kernel has progressed over this time too.
”We’re moving towards greater profes-

sionalism.”

”But the Kernel could use more people,
rmney, equipment and greater cooper~
ation with the journalism department.”

He’s aware of the Kernel's institutional

hazards , such as the gradual decline in
grades that tends to accompany increased
involvement with the paper. ”Working on
the Kernel hasn‘t helped my grades any,
but neither have I. If l’m working on a
story that I like, l'd much rather work on it
than go to class or study.”

Working in cramped quarters five days
aweek with the same old people can create
newsroom tension, Wally has found.
”There’s a lot of pressures around here
because people are under-rewarded for a
lot of hard work. But there’s no permanent
damage done. The only thing you can get
out of it is improving the paper, possibly
ﬁtting a job when you graduate and
letters of recommendation.”

Wally Hixson is himself something of an
"agitant” in the Kernel office. His style
ranges from sardonic cynicism to ecstatic
wtbursts with the predictability of a
manic-depressive. in any case, he’s good
for breaking the tedium and takes the
Kernel seriously while he’s at it.

Opinion

”I don’t think I’ve had an effect on
perple’s attitudes at the Kernel,” says
Susan Jones in her usual matter~ofefact
tone of voice.

But in this case, Susan is wrong. She has
had an unmistakable effect not only on
attitudes, but also behavior in the Kernel
office.

Susan is a feminist. She is also
extremely outspoken about whatever hap-
pers to be on her mind. The frequent
mixture of these two characteristics very
often makes things, to say the least,
interesting.

Susan’s intolerance of the slightest
offensive remarks about women have
caused people on the staff to think twice
before they say anything which could even
be potentially construed as sexist. As a
result, behavior and attitudes have
chatged.

”I don’t really care about changing
merrs attitudes about women," says
Susan. "I’m primarily concerned about
myown thinking and the thinking of other
women.”

Susan started writing for the Kernel two
years ago as a sophomore. Her previous
journalism experience included a contro-
versial stint as editor of the Lafayette High
Sct'ool newspaper here in Lexington. That
paper ran up against numerous press

freatom diffiCUlties with school admini-
strators and the Fayette County Board of
Education.

Susan finds the atmosphere at the
Kernel considerably less repressive.

”Without freedom from pressure or
censorship how can you expect a student
journalist to ever learn anything? At the
Kernel you can write anything about the
povier structure as long as you uphold your
own standards of accuracy and fairness.”

Swan is an instinctively good reporter.
Her hard-hitting coverage of Student
Government last year won her some
enemies but more praise. After two years
of writing, she has become disillusioned
with political activists who try to manip-
ulate coverage in the Kernel.

This year Susan will serve as editorial
paw editor, giving her an opportunity to
influence attitudes and behavior on a
University-wide scale.

Production

Jack Koeneman is one of the real ”pros”
on the Kernel staff. But he attained his
professional status in a rather roundabout
way.

Jack is the newspaper’s machine expert.
Early in 1974, the Kernel sent him to
Compugraphic school in Boston to master
proficiency of that company’s typesetting
equipment. The editors back then took
early notice of Jack's mechanical genius.

But rumor has the story another way.
Allegedly, when Jack first started working
forthe Kernel the editors found his writing
ability hopeless and shuffled him into
production. Jack denies such rumors—sort
of. He admits he botd'ied his first news
story, but never was he considered a total
lost cause.

In any case, Jack’s maintenance and

repair of the Kernel’s $30,000 worth of
machinery have been invaluable. And last
year, while serving as news production
manager, he gradually amassed a sizeable
knowledge of layout and design tech-
niques.

Last semester, Jack came to the
conclusion he was falling into a rut in the
production room. So he took on the
additional responsibility of assistant arts
editor.

Drawing on his musical background (he
was a percussionist during high school in
Virginia), Jack got back into writing
album reviews and editing arts copy. He
also took the time to bail ”cub reporters"
outof their predicaments by helping them
untangle the University bureaucracy.

Jack undertook a new challenge this
summer, as editor of the newcomer edition
you’re now reading. Production of this
60-page monster has been relatively
smooth because of his excellent planning
and leadership.

This- year Jack will serve as associate
editor, which entails getting—and keep-
ing—new Kernel staffers on the right
track. Now it’s his turn to re-shuffle
newsroom flunkies into other areas of the
Kernel.

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black understanding

BY PAT RAINEY
Staff Writer

DThe Office of Minority Student Affairs provides help for
some of the unique problems of black students at the
University.

The office, established in July, 1972, is directed by Jerry
Stevens under the jurisdiction of newly appointed Vice
President for Minority Affairs, Dr. John T. Smith.

Although not implied in its name, the office operates
primarily for black students, Stevens said.

Students are provided with two major services:
information about student activ