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Kentucky Kernel

Vol. XCI. No. 135

Vietnam legacy
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delicate

By DOUG TA’I'I‘ERSIIALL
Contributing Writer

Both the left and right have used
the Vietnam conflict to “mislead
more than guide,“ said George
Herring, professor of history, last
night at the Distinguished Professor
Lecture.

While the left says no more Viet-
nam to avoid future intervention,
the right says no more Vietnam to
be sure that future intervention is
successful.

And Herring says that there is a
tendency to relate Vietnam to pre—
sentday situations.

But the situation in Nicaragua dif-
fers from that of Vietnam, Herring
said. The Nicaraguan rebels, known
as contras, are fighting a reactio-
nary government, whereas the Viet-
cong, the rebel group of Vietnam,
was fighting against French coloni«
alism.

“History has a great deal to teach
us, but it must be used with care,"
hesaid.

Herring added that history does
not teach explicit lessons.

Vietnam has turned policy deci-
sions into a reflex action, with little
attention given to the differences
that present conflicts have with past
ones.

One significant lesson. which Her-
ring said the Reagan administration
has failed to learn. is that military

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GEORGE HERRING

intervention cannot be sustained
without public support. This is par«
ticularly hard in the United States
where objecting to military action is
as “American as apple pie.“

The only reasonable policy, there-
fore. is one which can be supported
in public debate, he said,

Herring used American involve~
merit in Vietnam as a prime exam-
ple of the danger of ignoring history
wheii making policy decisions.

The United States went into Viet-

Scc VIETNAM. Page 5

2 Meese aids resign
in abrupt manner

By PETE YOST
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — In a move that
reportedly shocked Attorney Gener-
al Edwin Meese III. the Justice De-
partment's No. 2 official and the
head of the department's criminal
division abruptly resigned yesterday
amid a nearly year-old criminal in»
vestigation of Meese.

Deputy Attorney General Arnold
Burns said in a letter to President
Reagan that “Unfortunately, I have
regretfully concluded that I must re-
turn to private life at this time." He
did not elaborate

William Weld. who as an assistant
attorney general oversees all federal
criminal investigations. resigned ef-
fective at the close of the business
day yesterday. despite a personal
plea from other department officials
that he remain on for several weeks.

Two of Burns‘ aides and two of
Weld's aides also quit simulta-
neously.

The decision by Burns and Weld.
who refused to say why they are re-

Volunteers
are asset to
hospital

By MARY YOUNGSTAl-‘EL
Staff Writer

Volunteers are an important part
of the University of Kentucky Medi-
cal Center.

Volunteers are a tremendous
asset, according to Paul Ferrell,
nursing assistant in charge of emer-
gency room volunteers at UKMC.

“I don't believe there's not a day
that goes by that we‘re not apprecia-
tive,“ he said.

Volunteers take time out of their
own day to help out, Ferrell said.

Chris Embry, director of volun-
teer services, said: “I personally
feel volunteering is very advanta-
geous for college students, because
it can reinforce that decision in en-
tering into a health profession."
Even if the student decides, “Hey
this isn‘t what I thought medicine is
about and it‘s not for me," volun-
teering is still a positive experience,
Embry said.

Embry has had a very good re-
spome to college student volunteers
this semester. "We still have a few
vacancies available." she said. The
average student works two to four
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you personally, Ed
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signing or to discuss their plans.
leaves a gaping hole in the lead-
ership of the Justice Department.

Meese's continuing legal problems
have “everything to do with" why
the two men quit. said a department
source familiar with the reasons for
the resignations who spoke on condi-
tion of anonymity.

The unexpected resignations were
the result of the fact that "major
things aren‘t getting done at the Jus-
tice Department. nothing's moving
because Meese is under this cloud,“
said another informed department
source.

Meese first learned the two would
step down when Burns and Weld

See MEI-18E. Page 5

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By HEIDI PROBST
Staff Writer

The Aeromedical Services
staff '5 job is easy and relaxing —»
until the phone rings.

At the hanger, where the aero-
medical helicopter is located, the
staff tell jokes, watch movies and
do anything else to make the
long, seven-hour shifts pass by
quickly.

But when the call comes to res

 

Flight Paramedic John DelBelIo and Pilot Scott Reed load a heart August of last year, makes
patient into the UK helicopter rescue service. The service, began in ZOO-mile radius of UK,

Helicopter unit
provides care
to critically ill

cue a victim, the atmosphere
turns serious and the job of the
nurse and paramedic becomes in-
tense. They check with the pilots
for the weather, request extra
equipment or a doctor if needed.
and are off the ground in five
miiitites.

lfK‘s aeromedical service
makes emergency flights to
needy persons within a ZOO-mile
radius of Lexington. Most of the
flights aid traumatic and cardiac

victims and mothers at high risks
in their pregancies. Paramedic
Tim Smith said. The service also
transfers patients who need par»
ticular care at the PK hospital.

“We have probably known that
there has been a need for this
service for about seven years.“
said Chief Flight Nurse Terry
Stanely. “About too patients \H‘l't'
coming in by ambulance that
could have beiiefitted from the
helicopter."

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Student volunteers are a tremendous asset to the staff at the UK
Medical Center, according to UKMC administrator Paul Ferrell.

well as carrying on their studies and
most work part-time, she said.

About 50 students volunteer each
semester in the emergency room,
physical therapy, pharmacy. medi-
cal plaza, radiology, gift shop, clini-
cal lab and all nursing floors. UKMC
also has 100 adult volunteers
throughout the year and 50 teenage
volunteers in the summer. Last
year. they contributed approxi-
mately 23.000 hours to the medical
center.

Duties for volunteers at UKMC
range from transporting and com-
forting patients to helping stock
shelves.

Sometimes it also means enter-
taining children.

”School is 100 miles away and all I
care about is playing 'Battleship‘
and talking to them about how
they're feeling." Jamie Hudepohl, a
pediatrics student volunteer said.
Most children are very appreciative
of you being their playmate for the
hour, she said.

Hudepohl, a first-year medical
student, volunteers to work with
very sick children.

“If I only have a couple of hours, I
could be talking or reading them a
See VOLUNTEER. Page 5

SAB inducts recreation committee

By EVA J. WINKLE
Staff Writer

The Indoor Recreation committee
is now an integral part of the Stu-
dent Activities Board.

The committee was voted in
unanimously by SAB in last night's
meeting. Lynne Hunt. SAB presi-
dent, said a committee chairperson
would be selected within the next
two weeks.

James Calkins, acting spokesman
for the Committee for the Preserva-
tion of Indoor Recreation. said he
was pleased with the decision.

“It should provide a lot more

activities in a more organized mane
her for people interested in these
areas." he said. “It will add a lot
more to their recreational tipptil‘llllll'
ties."

Laura Mollett. spokeswoman for
the committee, echoed (‘alkins‘ si-n
timents.

"We feel like there's ilt'll\'lllt',\
that students might like to pilrllt'lv
pate in." she said “We‘d like to see
students utilize the Student (‘ciitci‘
morefully.”

Hunt said recreation preservation
committee members first an
proached Hunt before Christmas,
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academic year

A story in yesterday's paper incor
rectly stated David Botkins' experr
ence with the Student Government
Association. Botkins has served two
full terms (including his current
term) and one partial term as sen-
ator at large, Botkins has also
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Diversions

Cawelti to talk on evolution of spy in literature

lh l.lS.\(‘Rlll'('llER
Staff Writer

The name is (‘aweiti ~ John (‘a-
uelti And he will be lecturing today
on the role of spies as heroes in lit
erature and popular culture.

(‘awcltL a professor in the English
department. is the author of
Apostles or a Selfmade Man, The
Sixth Cili’i Mystique and The Spy
.s'twt ice-authored by Bruce Rosen»
bergv

"it llilt' spyt is a great. distincti-
\‘ely»t\\entieth£entury hero because
spies have wasted all along."
('aweiti said. "But they don‘t really
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until around the end of the 19th cen-
tury."

In his lecture. Caweiti will explain
the evolution of the spy into two dis-
tinct characters: the heroic spy and
the ordinary spy. James Bond typ-
ifies the enigmatic. invincible heroic
spy who sets out to conquer the an-
tagonist and inevitably succeeds.

(‘awelti describes the heroic spy
as "almost always (being) in a
ciearcut moral situation in which
the viiiianis evil."

The less familiar ordinary spy
plays a much more subtle. realistic
role ill literature. "In this case, the
spy is a human being.“ Cawelti said.
"He is limited. He is often a victim

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of other people's plot rather than a
heroic figure acting out a mission of
his own."

Unlike the heroic spy mission, the
plight of the ordinary spy doesn‘t
com'e about through choice, and the
enemy is very often someone within
the spy‘s own service. Caweiti said.

Whereas the heroic spy stories are
“basically dressed-up fairy tales,“
the ordinary spy stories present es-
pionage as a "serious moralistic
thing.“ Caweiti said.

He said the evolution of the spy re—
flects our culture's development in
that the ordinary spy story express-
es a rebellion against a world
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 The aeromedical helicopter lifts off. The service makes about 75
runs each month to patients within a ZOO-mile radius of Lexington.

 

“We have probably known that there has been
a need for this service for about seven years.
About 400 patients were coming in by
ambulance that could have benefited from the

helicopter.

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Terry Stanely.

chief flight nurse

Flight Nurse Jan Davis and Flight Paramedic John DelBeIlo tend to
a patient during a flight. in addition to the speed of transport. a big

Continued from Page I

OUK Medicaleenter heli

UK began its aeromedical serv-
ices Aug. 28 of last year. It receives
about three calls a day and about 75
each month, Smith said. The record
is 14 requests in a day.

December's 99 requests is the all-
time record. said Communications
Specialist Victor Seward.

Requests can be answered be-
cause of bad weather or conflicts

with other requests. When this hap- _

pens. Smith said, the request is re-
ferred to another service.

Smith said there is no doubt that
the new service has saved lives.

“There‘s no question about it.
We've made a large impact on pa-
tient care safety," he said.

The obvious impact is the time
saved with the service. Paramedic
George Glessner said a four-hour
trip by ambulance takes only 50
minutes by helicopter.

The pilots usually fly at a speed of
about 160 mph. However. when nec-
cessary they can fly faster. Lead
Pilot Harold Coverdale said the heli-
copter has flown at a record speed
of 238 mph with the tail wind push-
ing them.

The time factor is not the only ad
vantage to the new service. Nurse
Sandy Hagen said the equipment
used in the helicopter is much more
extensive than the equipment in an
ambulance. Hagen said the equip—
ment is just like that in an intensive
care unit.

Smith said the level of care done
is much better. “We can do more
than physicians in hospitals do."

For example. UK‘s service is the
only one in the state which uses a
new medication called Tissue
Plasminogen Activator.

TPA is used on cardiac patients to
desolve blood clots in their hearts.
Also. the helicopter is large enough
so a balloon pump can be taken to
help pump a cardiac patient‘s heart.

UK has the largest helicopter in
the state. Two patients, two babies
and a patient, or a patient needing
the balloon pump to aid them can fit
in the helicopter with the nurse.

7

Kentucky Kernel. Wednesday.mrch30,1908 — 3

Flight Nurse Jan Davis and cardiologists Dave hospital on way to the Med Center The serVIce
Booth and John Gurley rush a patient out of a often moves patientsr‘eeding specriic care at UK

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advantage to the service is the extensive equipment installed in it.
which nurses say rival that in an intensive care unit

port. Stanely said they have to be
certified in emergency or critical
care and prefer that they have a
bachelor of sciences degree in nurs-
ing.

The crew is trained to know the
helicopter and how it functions for
safety purposes. They are reviewed
on the procedures every month.

Emergency help is what the staff
specializes in and while they are
waiting for a call they can be found
helping out in the emergency room.
getting information on the patients
they have brought in and checking
their progess. making sure the hang-
er is stocked with the equipment
used in the helicopter or answering
the phone in dispatch

The hanger. located on Alumni
Drive. provides the working space
for the mechanics to work on the he-
licopter. It is like a large garage.
Mechanic Jack Waters said the
hanger saves time and is good she]-

‘ ter when the weather is cold.

paramedic and two doctors it' they
are needed.

The helicopter is a newer S-76
model rented from Petroleum Heli-
copters. inc. The helicopter, a back
up helicopter shared with Columbus.
Ohio‘s services. six pilots. four me-
chanics and all the equipment that
is needed to provide safe flying is
leased for $60.000. In addition. $568
is paid to PHI for every hour in
flight.

Stanely said the additional price
covers routine maintenance fees.
For example. when an engine needs
to be replaced the new one is no
extra cost.

Glessner agrees that leasing is
better than buying the whole outfit.
He said this way what takes two
hours of maintenance would take
two days if the mechanics were not
on hand.

Another cost involves pay for the
seven nurses and seven paramedics
that UK Hospital staffs. Stanely said
around 8300.000 was budgeted to pay
them this year.

The nurses and paramedics were
chosen according to their qualifica-
tions for basic traumatic life sup-

The mechanics have to do zone in-
spections every 100 hours to make
sure every part of the helicopter is
operating correctly. The mechanics
are responsible for doing regular
maintenance and inspections.

The other men who know the heli-
copter well are the pilots.

According to Administrator Amy
Brannen. directer of external serv-
ices. the pilots have the biggest duty
concerning safety.

Coverdale agrees. “My primary
job is to fly it (the helicopter) safe-
ly."
The pilots determine if the weath-
er is appropriate to fly in and make
decisions to fly by that information
only.

"We are separated from the medi-
cal crew." said Coverdale.

This means that they are never
told the condition of a patient. only
asked if they can fly in the present
weather conditions.

“If we told the pilots that a two-
monthold baby was in dying condi-
tion their adrenaline would start
going and they may make a bad de-
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c0pter serves ar ea

in danger." Glessner said. “They fly
according to the weather only. "

Coverdale said the crew and air—
craft are rated by Intrument Flying
Regulations so if bad weather oc-
curs while they are in the air they
get clearance to land at the nearest
airport. Brannen said this is a plus
because otherwise they would have
to land in the closest field.

The pilots do not only have the job
of flying the helicopter as safely as
possible but they watch out for the
crew's safety while they are on
ground as well.

“We watch them at all times.
making sure they don't run into the
tailroader, which is hardly Visible at
night.” Coverdale said.

The service charges are $325 for
lift off and $15 for every hour in the
air. This is about half the cost that
UK pays to keep the service. Barker
said.

“But if you look at a really ill pa—
tient this is not a very big part at
the (patient‘si hospital bill." Dr.
Barker said.

UK‘s medical service has come a
long way in medical care and is still
trying improve its usefulness. Smith
said. For example. L'K's medical
services is expanding by building
the Critical Care Wing.

Smith said the new wing should be
finished in 18 months-two years.

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unidentified staff member attend to a pa
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Nurse Franketta Zalazmk transfer a patient from
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Viewpoint

Work in diverse
roles of SGA leader
separates Bridges

The role of the Student Government Association presi-
dent is a difficult one. As the leader of the University‘s
largest and most diverse student organization, the presi~
dent is expected to wear many hats.

The president must be able to listen to a student explain
his or her need, to bring this need to somebody who can fill
it and to be persistent enough to follow this issue to its
completion.

Above all, the president must genuinely care about stu-
dents.

Through her experience and its tangible results, Senior
Vice President Susan Bridges best fulfills this expectation.

Bridges' campaign has stressed SGA's role as a provid-
er of student services, services like child-care, study ses-
sions, funding of student organizations, a student night-
club. appointments on important administrative commit-
tees. a campuswide leaders‘ board, and student center
commercialization and realistic programming.

Granted, senators at large David Botkins and James
Rose have most of the same ideas. Both plan some sort of
campuswide boards of student leaders, mention hand-
icapped students‘ rights and campus child-care issues.
Both also have unique ideas in the form of a student credit
union, Botkins‘ plans for a South Campus "Quest" machine
and Rose's idea for a campuswide formal dance.

But the difference is on the philosophies of student gov-
ernment the candidates have stressed in their campaigns.

Only Bridges has stressed tangible results and how they
have benefited students.

., As a member of the UK Safety Committee, she has
been the primary sponsor of student safety concerns. Re-
sull: the SGA Student Escort Service.

.1 As the only undergraduate student member of the In-
ternational Teaching Assistants Committee, she fought for
students‘ right for quality teachers. Result: screening of
teaching assistants.

.1 As the only student member of the Ticket Distribu—
tion Committee. she argued for the retention of 1,000 stu-
dent football tickets. Result: all tickets were retained.

Botkins has stressed his plan to run SGA “like a busi—
ness.” cutting down on wasteful allocations by the SGA
Senate. Other than fiscal responsibility. which is the least
we can expect. this plan shows only a naive vision of how
student government is run. The Senate is a democratic
body — it alone approves the SGA budget, it alone allo-
cates from the Senate money.

Botkins has fought for student alcohol use and getting
condoms on campus. We compliment him on these suc—
cesses. but want to qualify them. Botkins himself said the
condom proposal went through the administration so
smoothly because it was so comprehensive and well-
worded. As anybody — including the Kernel editor —- who
was sitting in that closed—door session will tell you. SGA
President Cyndi Weaver wrote that proposal.

Concerning alcohol, Botkins was not on the committee
which recently recommended the “permissive" alcohol
policy to Chancellor Art Gallaher at his request. He did not
even attend its meetings.

We admire Botkins‘ abilities as a public speaker, as we
do those of Rose. We would feel comfortable in having
Rose speak for students to the adminstration.

But as much as Rose promises, he has not proven he
can deliver. His work on the Student Development Council
is admirable. but his SGA work specifically for student
concerns does not come anywhere close as that of Bridges.

Platforms are just plans. Some are questionable, most
are idealistic. If you want an idea of how well these candi-
dates can and will transform these plans into concrete stu-
dent benefits. look at past records. It is obvious that Susan
Bridges is the only answer.

McCain’s plans for post
best short-term answer

Strong cases can be made for supporting both senators
at large Ken Mattingly and Leah McCain for vice presi-
dent. Both are well-liked and respected by SGA and stu-
dents as a whole.

The two candidates. however, have radically different
philosophies on what the job should entail.

Mattingly promises to dedicate himself solely to run-
ning the SGA Senate. McCain promises to not only run the
SGA Senate but also be second-in-command in the tradi-
tional sense of a vice president.

Her plan is the best temporary solution to an obvious
gap in SGA duties. The role of the SGA vice president has
been unclear ever since the Senate decided early this se-
mester that having two vice presidents — one to run the
Senate and one to back the president — was too many. It
voted to disband the executive vice president position in
favor of a nonelected executive director. The remaining
vice president would continue to run the Senate and contin-
ue to be elected by students.

SGA has its plan backwards. The executive director —
essentially the president‘s partner and the second-highest
SGA position — should be elected by students. The vice
president — who runs the Senate — should be appointed
internally because the Senate‘s respect for the person is
more important than campus popularity.

McCain has realized this. She will run the Senate, but
also be a liaison between the SGA branches.

And unlike Mattingly, she has experience and interest
in important campus issues, issues like student safety,
funding for M]. King Library and student services.

For these reasons we support her candidacy. By taking
over two roles, she best can serve SGA until traditional
roles become applicable again — the vice president be-
comes the president's right hand and the pro temp runs the
Senate.

CA. Duane Boniiar

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GA Elections — 1988

Rose most
efficient

I would like to take this opportuni-
ty to urge you to go out and vote
during SGA elections March 30-31.
Then pull the lever for James Rose
for next year‘s most effective and
efficient SGA president.

My reasons for supporting James
are simple. No, I am not a member
of the greek community, nor have I
worked more than indirectly with
him on campus activities. But as a
concerned student I have listened
objectively and have seen that he's
the one for the job. His experience
and involvement on campus reflect
his commitment to working for the
student body in a truly representa-
tive way. He is personable and well
respected by administrators and stu-
dents at UK who have had the
chance to work with him more close—
ly. Willi this relationship estab-
lished. James has the ability to con-
front issues effectively and
efficiently for the benefit of students
at l'K.

Vote for James Rose. He has an
advantage quite worthy of your con-
sideration.

Charlotte Trainor is a business &
economics junior.

Bridges an
asset to UK

As president of the Medical Stu—
dent Government Association, I am
endorsing Susan Bridges for presi-
dent of the Student Government As-
sociation.

Susan Bridges spoke at a recent.
meeting of the Medical Student Gov-
ernment Association and stressed
that as SGA president. she would
work to ensure that all University
students would continue to be fairly
represented. Susan made it clear
that she wants SGA to be ap-
proachable by any campus group or
individual with an idea so that the
programs SGA funds are programs
that actually serve and benefit a va-
riety of students. As evidence of her
dedication to serving students and
the community, we would cite her
effective leadership in bringing an
escort service to UK, her successful
guidance and mediation in an ag-
gressive student Senate and her
coordination of a 5K run that
brought many campus g