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UK gets $1.4 million to explore aging disease

By TIM JOHNSON
Senior Staff Writer

With the aid of a $1.4 million grant
and “a team effort by all involved,“
UK h0pes to provide some important
insight into the causes of Alzheim-
er‘s disease, according to Dr. Wil-
liam Markesbery, principal investi-
gator on the project.

The grant, to cover a four-year
study, was awarded by the National
institute on Aging. UK has received
numerous grants since 1978, but this
one is “the largest and the most im‘
portant one," Markesbery said.

“About one to one and a half mil-
lion people in the world are affected
by Alzheimer‘s disease every year,"

Bomb threat
affects finals
in Chem-Phys

Staff reports

Final exams for sections 3 and 5 of
Chemistry 105 were interrupted for
about one hour Saturday night after
an unidentified female called at 8:03
pm. and told campus police a bomb
in the Chemistry-Physics Building
would go off within the hour.

According to campus police. the
building was evacuated at about
8:10 pm. and stayed so until about
9:15p.m..butnobombwas found.

“it‘s tough for the students to
come take a tough chemistry exam
and then have a delay like this,"
said Allan Butterfielr‘l director of
general chemistry. “it's tough to
maintain intensity in the dark and
cold. It‘s like when a ballplayer
shoots a free throw and the other
team calls a timeout to disturb the
shooter.

“I felt sorry for the students," he
said. “it wasn‘t funny. it was very
harmful to the students. "

Merle Pattengill. a professor for
the two sections. said. “It was a
very unfortunate thing for the stu-
dents, Someone did them a great
disservice. "

Martha Harper, an undecided
sophomore, said, “it wasn‘t fair. We
couldn't study very well in the
dark.“

“1 wound up not even taking the
test." said Doug Pierce, a biology
freshman “I thought no test would
be given after waiting that long. so I
left with a couple of my friends. The
test was given about 20 minutes
afterlleft."

Pierce did not know whether he
would be given a makeup exam, but
was going to talk with administra-
tors today.

Markesbery said. Also, nearly 60,000
Kentuckians per year have the age-
related disease.

“it is a slowly progressive, de-
meaning disease,“ he said. “It
strikes at the essence of what a
human is and how a human can
function. it takes away your think-
ing process, your reason and your
memory.“

Markesbery, also the director of
UK‘s Sanders-Brown Research Cen-
ter on Aging, said there are three
stages in the disease. The patient in
the first stage loses all recent mem-
ory, has trouble using words prop-
erly. and suffers a decline in other
cognitive abilities decline.

The second stage is “much more

striking," he said. “The patient can-
not even recognize friends.“

A loss of distant memory, not
being able to recognize loved ones,
and being bedridden are all charac-
teristic of the third stage, Markesb-
ery said. “After contracting the dis-
ease, the length of survival is
usually about eight vears.

“A cure is a long way off," he
said. “But with research like this.
we are hopeful that eventually
something may materialize.

“We are especially proud of this
grant,“ he said. “it places UK
among the leading institutions in the
nation in researching Alzheimer's
disease.“

Markesbery stressed that the re-

search is a total "team“ effort and
several different departments, pro-
fessors and researchers will be in
volved in the project.

“We are all going to work together
and provide as much new informa-
tion and insight as possible," he
said. “We can‘t treat or prevent the
disease without knowing the cause,
or causes of it, and that's our main
goal. l‘m not saying we‘ll determine
the cause of it with this study, but
we hope to help in the research."

The research will proceed in five
levels. A study of the trace el-
ements, zinc, aluminum. bromide
and others, found in the brains of
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Faculty, students reveal Christmas lists

By LINDA HENDRICKS
Staff Writer

He‘s making a list and checking it
twice, going to find out which of the
faculty has been naughty or nice.

Santa will soon be making his way
to town, and several faculty mem-
bers know just what they do and
don't want for Christmas.

Rosemary Pond, associate dean of
students for residence hall life, said
she needed to make it home to her
family in lndiana.

“i need a compass for my car to
head home for the Christmas holi-
days, and 1 need a little peace and
quiet,“ she said.

 

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days once again. And. in keqiin‘
with the spirit of the season, the
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One present that she didn't want
to receive this year was candy.

“1 always get candy canes and
cards," she said. “This year, I don‘t
want any more candy canes. I'll
take the cards, but forget those
candy canes.“

Dean of Students Joseph Burch
would like to have a “great skiing
tripthatwasn‘tlocal."

“That‘s what 1 don‘t want, a ski-
ing trip that is anywhere near
here," Burch said. He also said that
he hoped that he wouldn‘t get
clothes that didn't fit.

One faculty member is not think-
ing of himself at Christmas, but of
the UK men‘s basketball team.

“I want the fortunes of our basket-

ball team to improve drastically and
1 know Joe B. Hall will echo my
thoughts,“ said Bob Clay, assistant
dean of students. “1 don‘t want any
more fruitcakes "

One faculty member knew exactly
what he didn't want for Christmas.

Edmund Lambeth, director of the
School of Journalism said, “No
more blue socks — and unfortu-
nately, no more size 15 shirts." He
said that he would really appreciate
a “good new book and especially the
time to read it."

Lambeth hoped that Santa Claus
wouldn‘t overlook the School of
Journalism at Christmas because he
would like to see the school receive

a $1 million endowment for academ-
ic and faculty development.

Donald Sands, vice chancellor for
academic affairs. needs more time.

“For myself I‘d like to have more
time in a day, more days in a week
and more solutions for the prob-
lems.“ he said.

Sands also said that he would like
to see the University receive some
appreciation from the people of Ken-
tucky as well as money.

“I'd really like for people to have
more appreciation for UK.“ he said.
“l‘m very optimistic about the Uni-
versity of Kentucky and i would like
for people to know that we are a
good school with good students. You

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From rattlesnakes to jockey shorts,
unusual gifts can please every taste

By LYN CARLISLE
Staff Writer

Is your list of people to Christmas
shop for longer than your list of gift
ideas? Are you tired of buying your
father ties and your boyfriend
sweaters? Then maybe you eight to
look more closely at the many uti-
mualglftsthatcanbefoundthis
Christmas season

Onesuchitemisarattiesnake
head sealed in formaldehyde; or,
ma you would order a tooth
bruit set with solid brass handles. A
good ides for the martini and/or golf
lover is a miniature set of golf clubs
that substitutes for swiuie sticks.

if your mother spends hours on
the phone, then Dave Bryant, assis-
tant manager of Stone Fence, sug-
gests you give her somethn' for her

other hand to do: buy her a crdl. A
crdl is really nothing more than
adult-style Play-Dob. It consists of
thin pieces of metal — held by a
strong magnetic base — that you
can mold into variom forms of art-
work.

Artistic creations that don‘t
stretch the imagination are also
available. if you have $500, and
you’re not in the Audobon Society,
you can give a picture made entirely
of dyed bird feathers. 0n the other
hand, Chinese cork art is a lot less
expensive and a very popular gift
idea, Bryant said. Enclosed in glass,
these tiny trees, dragon and orien-
tal homes arehand carved.

[less seriotn presents may be pur-
chased also. According to Spencer'
manager Terry Redfern, Popo
Pocket Monkey is a great novel

gift. Popo hams on a swing, uncoiis
his tail and squeaks. Of course,
there is a catch: Popo eats batteries
instead of bananas.

One gift that doesn't require batte~
ries is the “Two Potato Clock." All
youhavetodoishookituptotwo
potatoes, orarges, plants, or even
two carts of cola and it starts run,
ning.

Have a best friend who loves to
talk? Redfernsaysonelntitemon
the market now is a telephone

can, a Rolling Stone‘s

Other

phone, a Coke

mouth \you talk with the tongue)

and — of course — Garfield.
Forthepuzzleloverthereisa new

plan that claims: “nicks
like pizza! Smells like pizza! Tastes
like cardiosrd!"

determine if they contribute to the
disease.

“There are a number of theories
that exist as to the causes of the dis-
ease. Each one has to looked at so
we can get information in order to
narrow it down," said Dr. William
Ehmann, principal investigator in
this area, along with Markesbery.

Robert Rhoads will be the princi-
pal investigator in examining the
way protein is synthesized in the
brain of the patient to see if the syn
thesis process is altered in the dis»
ease.

The team of Dr. John Slevin and
Dr. David Sparks will examine
neurotransmitters in specific brain

areas to find out why these (‘ht'llil
cals are lost in the victims

Dr. Steven DeKosky will examine
the change in neurotrophic factors
in the disease. DeKosky said the
neurotrophic factors are necessary
for maintenance of neuronal m-t
works and their regrowth after ill
jury.

"All five areas of icscarch are ex
tremely important We hope to Hill
tribute to the study and i'cs<~.iicn oi
the disease," DeKosky said

The heart of thc proiwl. accord
ing to Markesbery. \‘llil be a core
study of patients. both clinically and
postmortem Markeslwry. Del-(risky
and Dr. David Wekstcin will be the
principal investigators ill this area

No Christmas snow,
meteorologists say

Folklore expert, however, says 2 inches;
observes maple tree to predict weather

By TIM JOHNSON
Senior Staff Writer

Several local meteorologists arc
dispelling dreams of a Whllt’
Christmas for this year.

“It's really way too early to pre-
dict anything.“ said Brad James.
weekday weatherman for WKYT-
TV. Channel 27. “There‘s usually a
10 percent chance for a white
Christmas. That means that in one
year out of 10. we might have 1 inch
of snow."

Frank Faulconer. the weekday
weatherman for Wl‘VQ-TV. Channel
36. said,“The odds for one are really
pretty slim. "

A spokesman from the National
Weather Service said. “it‘s hard to
be accurate, According to the 30-60-
90—day outlook. we do have some
fronts coming through Washington
state around the 23rd or 24th of De.
cember. Right now it's a 5050
chance. and that‘s a pretty wild
guess. It could be snow or it could
be mild. We‘ll just have to wait and
see."

“In my personal opinion. there
will be 6 inches of snow, beautiful.
and snowing all day long," said
Brian Collins, weather forecaster for
WLEX-TV. Channel 18. “in my pro»
fessional opinion, it will be 45 de-
grees and no snow.

“Basically though, over the past
few years, we generally don't have a
white Christmas." he said.

Tom Priddy. extension agricultu-
ral meteorologist at the UK agricul-
ture weather center, cited the clima»
tological probability for a white
Christmas.

"The climatological probability
has nothing to do with the weather
service. We‘ll just be looking at the
individual Christmas Eves and
Christmas Days and see if it snowed
at those times.“ he said.

He studied charts dating back to
1974 and came up with five years
with snow on the ground on
Christmas Day and five years with-
out snow. “At least by looking at the
past 10 years, we have a 50 percent
chance for snow this year.“ Priddy
said. “The probability is a lot higher
than I expected. I'm surprised. l‘ni

. pleased."

L. H. “Dick" Frymire, a Ken-
tucky folklore expert in Irvington.
Ky., uses a number of unusual meth-
ods to predict. not only the weather.
but political, social and athletic
events.

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tree predicts 2 inches
of snow on Christmas
Day. The tree has
gauges installed in,
around and on the base
of it. I also look at the
leaves and the bark on
the tree. They all tell
me something about

the weather. ”
I.. H. “Dick " I’rymire.
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2 inches of snow on (‘hrislmas Ila} .'
i‘ry'mire said. “The tree has gauges
installed in. around and on the base
of it i also look at the leaves and
the bark on the tree They all tcll
me something about the wcathcr '

August is the key month iii pi‘t”
dieting the weather forecast. accord-
ing to Frymirc. and that includes
the day of the first frost. the first
snow. and the first robin to appear
in the spring. “My predictions for a
white Christmas are approximately
68 percent accurate over the past 19
years. Overall, my predictions on
everything are about 72 percent. "

Frymire also has a skunk named
Zeb. a rabbit named Fred. and a
rooster named Ted which help him
in his predictions in fact. on Thurs»
day. Ted told the Kcnlucbv Kernel
what the outcome of thc l'K-t’ of L
game would be Saturday night

“i put two posters in front of Ted.
one of L'K and one of t' of L.” Fry-
mire said Thursday. "He went to the
l' of L poster and rubbed it with his
beak, He didn't knock it down. he
inst gently rubbed it. He then went
to the UK poster and knocked it all
the way to the ground He then
peckcd the poster seven times That
means UK will fall by seven pomts "

The Louisville Cardinals beat l'K
71-64. a margin of seven points

“I like to put a little humor iii my
predictions.” he said “Even though
they are correct a lot of the time.
they still make people smile Nearly
every country in the world except to
or 12 have sent me cards. (‘hristmm
cant and letters saying somt‘th ng
about my predictions i like ii- get
that response "

 

 

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all year long is a crystal to hang in
the window. When the sun shines
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Every year between Thanksgiving
and mm. thomands of chil-
dren descend upon malls. depart-
ment eta-es and shopping centers
with fine in their eyes and one goal
In mind — to sit on Santa’s lap and
tellldmthetrClu'istmas wishes.

But who are these brave men be-
hind the boards? Where do they
come from, and why do they do
this? I decided to find out. The an-
swers were as diverse and complex
-— and sometimes as heartwarming
—as Christmas itself.

As I dressed to do a little investi—
gative reporting (as an undercover
Claus). Kevin Harmon, the man in
charge of the Santa booth at Turf-
land Mall. gave me some pointers
and told me what he looks for when
hiring a Santa. Harmon works for
Cherry Hill Photo, which manages
theSanta boothat the mall.

He said a surrogate Santa does not
have to be a fat man. but “I look for
a twinkle in the eye. and a lot of
times a round face helps . . . There‘s
not a whole lot of physical traits I
look for really." A special padded
vest compensates for any excess
thinness.

l. fortunately, was of proper build
(adequate fatness) to avoid the
padded vest. and Harmon compli-
mented me on the twinkle in my
eyes. It was strange to watch myself
in the mirror as I transformed from
ace reporter to ace Santa Claus.

Harmon said he also looks for
cleanliness and overall wholesome-
ness. "You don‘t want to disappoint
anybody. I‘d say Santa Claus is
probably one of the most wholesome
Americans that anyone can think
of." Neither Harmon nor I knew
Santa's exact nationality, so we let
it slide.

Harmon said he rarely gets
strange requests from the children.
but “the really strange requests you
get are from the adults that come sit
on your lap. “One woman wanted
sex.“ Harmon said, “and Santa
Claus said well, he couldn‘t get off
right now.“

“This isn’t a real fun job unless
you really. really love kids," Har-

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“You don ’t want to
disappoint anybody.

I ’d say Santa Claus is
probably one of the
most wholesome
Americans that anyone
can think of. . . .

Don ’t promise them
anything, . . . ask them
how old they are, ask
them their name, . .
ask them if they’ve

been good. ”
Kevin Harmon,
Santa booth manager,

advising a would-be Santa
—
mon said. He said the kids are very
sweet and the biggest trouble, again,
comes from parents — especially
the ones who want their children to
see Santa against their wishes.
“People are more interested in their
children knowing Santa Claus than
they are in their children knowing
probably. how to celebrate
Christmas."

I was dressed in the Santa suit —
red from head to kneecap, white
grease paint on my eyebrows and
rouge on my cheeks lfor the ”rosy"
effect that‘s so important in creating
the whole Santa imagel. I gave my-
self a good look in the full-length
mirror and realized I was indeed
Santa Claus — from my brown
suede boots to the tip of my red hat
that covered my gray wig. (The wig.
incidentally. looked like dreadlocks
I felt like Eddie Grant at age 80.)

“Is there any special advice I
need before I go out there?“ I
asked.

"Don't promise them anything,
. . . ask them how old they are. ask
them their name. pretend to be gen-
uinely interested (jokingly) . . . ask
them if they‘ve been good." he said.

“Aren‘t I supposed to know that?"
I interrupted.

such famous signatures as Beethoven. Einstein. Karl

Marx and Vincent Van Gogh.

Shopping for a someone with a sweet tooth‘.’ Linda
Borne. McAlpin‘s Personal Shopper. suggested a carmel

corn maker.

For the person who consistently complains of an ach-
ing back. back massagers have taken a new form -

shaped like little animals. they are rolled across your

back on polished wooden wheels.

According to Thornbury's Toys sales clerk Jeff Wood-
ward. the newest item in toys this year are “transform-
ers.“ toys that are more than one thing. For example. a
camera becomes a robot. There are also watches and

guns that unfold to become robots.

Unusual stocking stuffers also are easy to find. Some
examples are: chopsticks. incense and incense holders.
stickers lof everything. and even some that smell). tiny
porcelain figurines (from clowns to cabbage patch
kidsl. boomerangs. Kokeshi 'l‘ie-ons [Chinese good luck
charms). seasoned teas. male jockey shorts and t-shirts

made especially for women.

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“Yeah. you're supposed to know
that." he said. but it’s fun to see
what they think.

lwasreadytogotowork—I
thought. But there's no way you can
really be ready for a thing like play-
ing Santa. Although Harmon had
warned me. I didn't fully compre-
hend what it meant to wear a Santa
suit in public. You are Santa, for all
intents and purposes. Even the
mall’s security guant address you
as Santa.

When I got to the Santa booth.
there was already a line. One little
girl, leI as I was arriving. bolted
into the booth so she could be the
first one to talk to Santa. Her moth-
er promptly grabbed her and pulled
her back in line. Harmon showed me
the coloring books I was to give
away and let me go to it.

Most of the kids were great. There
was one child that had just discov-
ered hair, and found my beard fas-
cinating. She tugged it and almost
pulled it off.

This made me paranoid for the
rest of my stint because I was afraid
that my beard was surely crooked
and my brown hair was showing —
my paranoia proved to be unwar-
ranted.

The oddest request I got came
from a little girl — looking cute as a
button and very pretty — who
wanted a motorcycle.

There was a tense moment when
another little girl ran up in line and
her mother said something about
Santa not liking little girls who butt
in line, and I - foolishly — said
something similar. She burst into
tears and ran away. My attempts to
console her were to no avail and I
guess she figured she blew it for this
year. Santawise. I gave her a color-
ing book and a hearty “Ho Ho Ho"
and told her not to worry about it. I
think that cheered her up a little bit.

She was one of about five criers I
got. Not a bad assignment at all.
But not everyone becomes Santa be-
cause they‘re on assignment.

Cecil Smith, 72. has been sitting in
“Santa‘s Gazebo" at the Civic Cen-
ter Mall for seven years because he
loves children. Smith was a custodi-
an at Deep Springs Elementary
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covered that he missed children. So
he became a crossing guard to be
around them. He said the people
from the Civic Center saw him one
day and thought he'd make a good
Santa.

Smith, with a white beard and a
rosy nose and cheeks, is referred to
by some as the “real Santa." He has
been in commercials and parades
and is probably the most widely
known and popular Santa in Lexing-
ton

Betty Kenan, who had brought her
children to the Gazebo. said, “I
think he's the best Santa in town."

About children. Smith said “they
all run jtst about the same —- as far
as toys and stuff like that." He said
“I don't go with that ho ho busi-
ness,“ because “they‘re scared
enough anyhow.”

This is the first year that Kenneth
Howard, who works at Turfland
Mall, has been Santa. He said “my
wife talked me into it really." His
wife told him he would make a good
Santa. so he applied and got the job.

“I have a great time," Howard
said. He said he likes to see the ex-

 

 

    

 

 

pression on the children’s faces
when they talk to him and the over-
all “joy of Christmas."

He said he has received some
strange requests as Santa. One girl
asked him to get rid of her big sister
and another asked for a new father.
He told the first that she would grow
up one day and be a big sister, and

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told the other that there was not a
whole lot he could do about her fa-
ther.

Howard said that if someone who
wants to be a Santa. he should love
children. like the spirit of Christmas
and be “someone that likes to have
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0K, deck the halls,
but you can forget
the boughs of holly

The end of the year is like a mirror in a department
store -— it gives us a chance to pause for reflection.

So. as the UK community gears up for the second gruel-
ing leg of finals week today, perhaps — in between test
questions -— we should look back on 1984.

1984 brought us a renewed interest in the writings of
George Orwell. and, by extension. came close to tarnishing
the image of the Big Brothers of America. But despite all
the gloom and doom that we heard about Orwell‘s proph-
ecies. the thought police are still just thoughts ——- at least
for the time being.

It was a year that had its share of unusual stories Even
the most apathetic person could find something to .care
about.

In 1984. we saw an infant girl receive a baboon‘s heart
and a man receive history's second man-made heart.

In 1984, our US. Marines pulled out of Lebanon and into
Grenada.

In 1984, our president was elected by one of the greatest
landslides in America‘s history.

All things considered. it wasn‘t a boring year.

And now it‘s almost over.

Soon, the last class bell will ring, the last bubble sheet
will be filled in and the last suitcase will be packed. Traffic
will line the streets of Lexington as weary, cheery students
make an extra-special exodus from exams.

UK will head home for the holidays.

And. because this is the last issue of the Kentucky Ker—
nel before the holidays. the paper‘s staff and management
would like to wish all its readers a merry Christmas.

Keep the faith during finals. Keep the spirit during
shopping. And. even though it‘s been said many times,
many ways, merry Christmas to you.

Specifically. we have one suggestion. It’s one sure way
to remember the spirit of the holiday.

Forget the boughs of holly this year.

Deck your halls with olive branches.

The Kernel will resume publishing with its Add/Drop
edition on Monday. Jan. 14. 1985.

 

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LETTERS

‘Open your heart '

“I just hate (‘hristmasf I can‘t
watt until it‘s over." were the words
from a lady that I had the unfortu-
nate pleasure of waiting on recently
at the store where I work I had to
restrain myself from thanking her
for not putting me on her gift list
this year

Finding gifts for others should no!
be such it pain I happen to enjoy the
process of finding an unusual gift for

a friend. or taking the time to create
a gift. The worn out phrase “it‘s the
thought that counts," can be very
true if you receive a gift that some-
one has given from their heart.

I encourage you to open up your
heart. and enjoy the season of giving
~ and the reason why you're doing
it

Brian Quisenberry
English senior

 

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Readers are encouraged to submit
letters and opinions lt‘ the Kentucky
kernel

l’ctsuns submitting material should
address their comments to the editori-
al editor at the kernel. ll} Journalism
Butlditig. l csingtoti. Ks 40506

All material
and double spaced

must be typewritten

lo be considered for publication.
letters should be 350 words or less,
while guest opinions should be 850
words or less

Frequent writers may be limited

“men must include their names,
telephone numbers and major classifi-
cations or connection with UK. If let-
ters and opinions have been sent by
mail. telephone numbers must be in-
eluded so that verification of the writ-
er may be obtained. No material will
be published wtthout verification.

All material published will include
the author's name unless a clear and
present danger exists to the writer.

Editors reserve the right to edit let-
ters for clarity. style and space con-
siderations, as well as the elimination
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The Kentucky Kernel wishes you and yours a merry Christmas

 

 

Debaters today want to be anonymous

“Red Skull read with trembling
anticipation your interesting front
page story on kidnapping house-
mothors for charity Further still.
paroxysms of sadistic joy enthralled
hint as he closely inspected the asso»
ciated graphics with bonds. gags.
bun-saw, female body and (new
hinht canned goods on a scale."

Anonymous letter to the editor

What has happened to open de—
bate'.’ I refer to the reasonable. in-
telligent kind of criticism that
comes from a desire to solve a prob-
lem rather than a desire to make
noise‘.’ Or. more concisely. when did
we develop this tendency to lash out
at each other from behind a veil of
namelessness'.’

The Kentucky Kernel does not
print letters without confirming the
author's identity. That is one of the
reasons Mr. Skull’s letter was never
printed. Of course. it didn't arrive
on my desk until the copy for to
day‘s page was already laid out. so
old Red didn't have much hope of
publication anyway.

And. as one might expect from the
opening paragraph of his letter. Mr.
Skull's tone moves steadily from the
sarcastic to the sardonic. concluding
with the profane. The Kernel doesn‘t
print much profanity, either.

Newspaper editors read all kinds
of hate mail with a kind of tolerant
disapproval, so I don‘t necessarily
put a letter down when I realize it is

 

unfriendly. After a few people call
you a blatantly ignorant moron, it
can take the edge off the experience.

But Red Skull‘s letter surprised
me. As far as I could see. every
word in the letter was correctly
spelled. Despite some chaotic rhe-
toric, the thing seemed to possess
grammatical accuracy.

I even looked up the word “parox-
ysms." and sure enough. it was used
correctly.

So why do seemingly creative, in-
telligent people limit their editorial
criticism to a format that they must
realize will never see the light of
publication? And what good is all
this talk about Christmas spirit and
good will if we're going to go on poi-
soning each other's Tylenol and
mailboxes without even owning up
toit'.’

Even as I read over Red's letter, a
Kernel editor was at my desk writ-
ing a story for today‘s paper. She
was calling names at random and
asking students if they had any New
Year’s resolutions they would like to
talk about.