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Arson: Trashcans, toilet paper set aflame in Haggin;
truck and trashcan set on fire at Taylor, Dickey Hall

By Emily Hagedorn

Asstsrtur NEWS EDlTOR

More. fires were set on
campus between Friday and
Saturday than during all of
2002. said UK police.

Three tires were set in
Haggin Hall on Friday. Two
were set Saturday: one in Dick
ey Hall and one iii the Taylor
Education Building. UK po-
lice. the UK fire marshal and

"It‘s

(,‘nidr.

plaiiied.

tiie state fire marshal's office
are searching for motives and
those reijmsible.
grit
marshal dumbfounded."
Travis Manley.
tor of I'K's (‘oinmunication
and Information Services.
ITsually fires are set in It
dorms durlng finals week to
disrupt studying. Manley ex«
"There is no clear
purpose for these fires."

KENTUCKY

Celebrating 31 years of independence

Five fires set on campus during holiday weekend

was set on tire.
Les Elliott. an

fire
said of
tlit‘ecr

the state
floor hallway of

The Top layer of
was on tire.

“Tl-.II se Iooms ate
traps. Ihiy

.\'o one was injured. a
damage was limited to what

undo
clared freshman. was return-
ing to his rooiti to grab his
coat Friday afternoon when
he noticed smoke coitiiiig out
a trashcan on the first
Haggiii Hall.
trash

it hadn‘t beeii found.
the fire could have spread.
dam tging the dorm. he said.
death
have big metal

doors and small windows." Fl
11011 said "If It would have
happened In the middle of the
night. It I‘oltld have been bad."

Ilaggin‘s fire alarms did
not activate for any of the
three incidents

The other fires Included
a toilet paper roll set allanie
tin Illt' lill‘Sl ilIIIII' til' Haggm
and another trashcan tire on
the fourth lloot‘ All three
acts occurred between :i pm.
and 1:10 p in. Friday.

Those found responsible
will face three counts of first
degree arson. expulsion and

God has given us everything we need to live in peace, joy
and balance. What’s missing is what Martin Luther King, Jr.
practiced. What’s missing is love.”

In mei‘aory

- Susan L. Taylor,
editorial director of Essence Magazine

JOHN lAMPLERl mm STAFF

Brother Nashid Fakhrid-Deen and Osunnilte, also known as Robin Scott Manna, perform a Iibation ceremony at Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. cele-
bration, held in Hedtage Hall. Both are Lexington residents.

CAMPUS, CITY COMMEMORATE KING

Elegy: Speakers remember King's accomplishments while looking to the future

By Steve Eilerman
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Lexington joined the rest of the court
try in honoring Martin Luther King. Jr.
with a march to celebrate the nation's
greatest civil rights leader.

Following the downtown march was a
presentation at Heritage Hall to remember
King's accomplishments and consider ways
to expand upon them.

The guest speaker. Susan L. Taylor. a
renowned advocate of the advancement

of black people and editorial director of

Essence Magazine. ended the celebration
with a speech during which the audience
rarely ceased applauding.

“We have to wake up." Taylor said.
“God has given us everythitig we need to
live in peace. joy and balance. What‘s miss-
ing is what Martin Luther King. Jr. prac~
ticed. What's missing is love."

Many people said the march and the
presentation were a great success.

“It's important to honor Kiiig and his
message." said Lynda Matusck. a volun-
teer at the celebration. "[I'nity] is not an
easy thing to work toward. but we have to
keep trying. It‘s important to Lexington
as a community to get together and do
this."

Volunteer Eugenia Smith said she be-
lieves that everyone is trying to do their
part and that's the way it should be.

“This is a way to renew our community
to get together with people celebrating the
vision of Dr. King and a way to keep It
alive." she said.

Even Lady Liberty and l’iicle Sam
made it through the cold to celebrate Mar
tin Luther King Jr Day Monday

Laura Spencer. a vocal performance

Jomt VANPLER l KERNEISTATF

Susan L. Taylor. editorial director of Essence
magazine, spoke at the Martin Luther King Jr.
celebration.

freshman. and Josh I‘reston. a theater
freshman. donned a Lady Liberty and VII
cle Sam outfit and headed downtown for the
day‘s festivities

“It felt great to jiiitip right Iii and join
Iii the spirit of the celebration." Spencer
said.

I’restoii felt the same "This day is very
iIiiportaIit.” he said "The fact that millions
of people all over are doing this gives you a
warm fit/A feeling ”

King's widow urges
peace in speech

ASSOCIATED PRESS

ATLANTA The Rev.
Martin Luther King Jr's
widow urged world leaders
Monday to settle their (lif-
ferences peacefully and
avoid a painful war.

Coretta Scott King told
a packed crowd of about
1.000 at Ebenezer Baptist
Church to honor the memo-
ry of King. who would have
turned 74 last Wednesday
The federal King Day holi»
day. first celebrated in 1986.
is on the third Monday in
January

“We commemorate Mar-
tin Luther King Jr. as a
great champion of peace
who warned us that war
was a poor chisel for carv-
ing out a peaceful tomor-
row." King said. “We must
pursue peaceful ends
through peaceful means.
Martin said. ‘Ti‘ue peace is
not just the absence of ten»
sion. it is the presmtce of

justice.”

Her comments came as
the I‘nited States is consid.
ering military action
against Iraq.

The daylong celebration

See MLK on 3

ELECTRIC

Under 21?
Don't fret.
Three
bands play
for all
ages
Thursday

I ‘I

state penalties. Manley said

The tires at Dickey Hall
and Taylor liducatioii Build
iiig included one in the cab of
a physical plant truck and an
other in a cement trash can.

A lﬁvyear old male who
lives on l’rall Street was ar
rested. but he is not believed
to be responsible for the flag
gin Hall fires.

If found guilty. he will be
charged with first and third
degree arson and third de
gree burglary. since he en
tered the buildings with the
intent to do harm.

“-llII .\lIc;h II 'L-MmgII \.c.t
legisl .Itioii I- Ii Ic re d after the
I‘Itto‘ dorm fire that killed
Muriay State student
Michael \IIIiger. requires all
Kentucky universities to
publicly report fires and
threats of ill‘es

Arson on college cam
puses has been taken more
seriously since. Manley said.

“This is :I very serious
matter when you recognize
the potential risks involved
with dorm fires." Manley
said. ".Iudges aren't going to
be lenient "

State universities
compete for patents

on ideas, technology

scan usmm l KERNEL smr

Nitin Chopra, a second year Ph.d. student in materials engineer-
ing, works on nano fabrication research with a carbon nanotube
membrane in the Center for Micro Magnetic Electronic Devices
located in the ASTeCC building Monday afternoon.

Revival: Schools benefit from national lab cutbacks

ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOUISVILLE Ken-
tucky's universities are
pursuing and earning
patents. reviving a trend
froin 70 years ago.

“In the future we‘re go-
ing to see more and more
innovations come out of
the universities just like
there were in the 1930s and
’40s" said Phil Womble. di-

rector of the Applied
Physics Institute at West-
ern Kentucky University.
Late in the first half of
the 20th century. many of
the world's major science
and technology break-
throughs occurred in uni—
versities. But with World
War 11. national laborato-

See PATENTS on 3

Committee

examines

dorm Visitation policy

By Paul Leightty

STAFF WRITER

The visitation policy in
residence halls can be hard
to enforce. and it does Iiot
address the sexual orienta-
tions of all residents. meni-
bers of a committee look
ing into altering the policy
said.

The coIiinIittee is con-
sidering changing the ptiliv
cy to Biliour visitation ei
ther all through the week
or only on weekends. It is
also looking Into allowing
iiidividual residence balls
to vote on what policy best
suits that hall

To better gauge student
perspectives on the current
visitation policy and possi
ble changes. Residence Life
plans to begin handing otit
about 3.000 surveys Iii the
dorms this week The coiti
iiiittee is also considering
sin \I v s that were conduct
ed Iii iIIeIIt semesters by
Student Government and
the Resident Student (‘ouii
I‘ll

The advisory commit
tee. made up of i‘epresenta
tives from .IdIIiiIiistratIoiI.
student and parent groups
and Hi I‘olice. started
studying the policy and dis
IIIssIIIg ways that It l‘IllIiIl

be improved in mid~Decem~
her.

Patricia Terrell. the
vice president of Student
Affairs. has charged the
committee with identifying
"how the current policy
meets students' develop-
mental. social. and academ-
ic needs and interests." She
also asked that the commit-
tee coinpare current UK
policy to those of bench-
mark universities and to
consider the management
and security ramifications
of any changes.

The current policy re-
stricts opposite sex visita-
tion to 13 p m to midnight
Sunday through Thursday
and 12 pm to 2 am. Friday
and Saturday.

The committee's goal Is
“to assess our benchmarks
and come tip with a model
that fits and that can work
here at I’K." said Randy
Gonzalez. the committee
chair and administrative
staff officer at Student Afv
fairs "And that's not copy-
ing or borrowing a policy.
but picking and Ihoosing.”
he said

Student (iI‘U‘i'llliit‘iIt
liesIdIIIt 'I‘Iiii Robinson
and I-oI RtlsI‘lIell. 5(3 Sen

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The Low-down

Neither of
the two
drugs pose a
risk to
public
health. The
anthrax
vaccine is
used to
protect
personnel
and doesn‘t
contain any
live
anthrax."

a Ministry of
Defense spokes-
woman on
condition of
anonymity,
on the anthrax
vaccines found
washed ashore
on a southern
British beach.

Press Avenue Parking Lot closed
The contractor for the Biomedical Bio-
logical Sciences Research Building tBBSRB)
will temporarily close a small portion of
Press Avenue starting Jan. 22. Permit hold-
ers will be able to access the northern por—
tion of the Virginia Avenue Parking Lot and
the remaining section of the Press Avenue
Lot from Press Ayenue by going down Vir-
ginia Avenue. The Leader Avenue Parking
Lot \\ ill continue to be accessible from
l.e.iilei' Ave. while the southern portion of
the Virginia Avenue Parking Lot will be ac-
Cessllile only from Press Avenue by going
down ’l‘i‘aiiscript or Leader avenues. It will
be this way tor abotit three weeks. People
will still be able to walk down Press Avenue
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Avalanche kills skiers in Canada
REVELS’I‘OKl-I. British Columbia -. An

avalani he swept down on a group of Ameri-

can skiei s in eastei 11 British Columbia Mon
day. killing seven of them officials said.
Thirteen others we1e rescued from the
.11 .11 111( he item the Durand Glacier outside
of Revelstoke. said Bob Pearce. a spokesman
for the BC Ambulance Service. The party of
20 American skiers had chartered a heli-
copter to take them to the remote backcoun-
try. Pearce said. Seven skiers were con-
firmed dead and 13 were located after a
seaich- and rescue effort and were being
tr anspm ted to a hospital. At least one was in
stable condition but Pearce said the status of
the other victims was not known. There was
no immediate word on where the Americans
were from.

Family found after two days in snow

TROUT LAKE. Wash. #7 A couple and
their two young children were rescued Mon-
day nearly two days after they failed to re
turn from a day trip to play in the snow in
the Mount St. Helens area. Billy Buzzini. 24.
his wife. Sarah. 23 and daughters Kaleigh. 4.
and Madison. 1. were in good condition. said

MARKED MEN:
Last Thursday
evening, as-
sailants fk'od
shots at the Man-
hattan offices of
Violator Manage-
ment. which
overseas the ca-
reers of hip-hop
artists such as
Busta Rhymes,
Missy Elliott.
Mobb Deep and
50 Cent. There
were no injuries.
Police would not
comment on their
investigation, but
sources said an
unknown number
of shooters en-
tered the office
building in Man-
hattan's Chelsea
district around 7
pm. rode the el-
evator to the 11th
floor and shot up
the metal and
glass security
doors of the
management
agency. The
shooters then
tied. The recep-
tion area directly
behind the doors
was empty at the
time of the
shooting. but a
number of em-
ployees. including
Violator founder
and CEO Chris
Lichtv. were pre-
sent inside their
offices. It's not
known whether
security cameras
captured the inci-
dent. A Violator
representative re-
fused to comment
on the incident.

Skainania County Undeisheriff Dave Cox. A
pilot in :1 pi ivate plane spotted thel family
walking along a US. Forest Service road
about 't 1 2 miles from where their car was
found stuck in the snow. Directed by the pi-
lot. a deputy drove to pick up the four. The
family had food. water. blankets and extra
clothing but did not return calls to two cell
phones. Cell phone seiv ice is unpredictable
in mountain areas. C ox said the family
stayed in theii cat Saturday night then de-
cided to walk Sunday morning because they
couldn't get cell phone serVice.

Town to vote on legalizing marijuana

COLUMBIA. M0. i A group of stu-
dents at the University of Missouri-Colum-
bia have gathered enough signatures to
force a vote in the city on legalizing maii
juana for medical use. The City Council
was to vote Tuesday on whether to simply
pass the proposed ordinance o1 put the mat
ter before voters on the April 8 ballot. Law
student Anthony Johnson who wrote the
proposed ordinance. said he believes it also
would reduce penalties f01 those caught
with small amounts of the drug. City Coun-
cilman John John said passing the ordi~
nance would send a message of tolerance
for drugs and create problems in the com-
munity. One it encourages the use of mar-
ijuana and two you ve got to get it to use

John said. Officials also questioned the
implications of approving something that
is illegal under state and federal law.

Anthrax vaccine found on beach

LONDON w Several boxes of anthrax
vaccines from the Ministry of Defense were
found washed up on a southern British
beach Monday. officials said. Investigators
were checking if the boxes were from a
ship that was headed to the Persian Gulf as
part of a U. S. and British military buildup
for possible war against Iraq a Ministry of
Defense spokeswoman said The packages
found at West Bay in Dorset. southern Eng-
land. also included some phials of dimer
caprol which acts as an antidote to heavv
metal poisoning. The beach was closed and
searched after coast guards found the vac-
cines at 11 am. The Ministry of Defense
said scores of phials were in the packages.
“We can conﬁrm it was issued to the armed
forces.“ a Ministry of Defense spokes-
woman said on condition of anonymity.
“Neither of the two drugs pose a risk to
public health. The anthrax vaccine is used
to protect personnel and doesn‘t contain
any live anthrax."

Compiled from wire reports

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

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Selected reports from the UK police from
Jan. 13, 2002 to Jan. 19. 2003
Jan. 13: Tires slashed at 343 Waller Ave.

Jan. 13: Assault reported on the corner of Aylesford and

Rose Lane at 12:38 pm.

Jan. 13: Money stolen from copy and change machines on the

first floor lobby of WT. Young Library at 2:28 pm

Jan. 13: Reported from Euclid Ave, 60-year-old male carry-

ing a pitcher of Coke and pouring it on the ground.

Jan. 13: Domestic violence reported from 1608 University

Court. at 8:49 pm, arguing and yelling heard.

Jan. 14: Books stolen from 504 Administration Drive.

Jan. 14: Theft of phones from 317 S. Limestone St.

Jan. 14: Two males seen breaking into vehicles on fourth

level of Medical Center Parking Structure at 9:44 pm.

Jan. 15: Suspicious person reported on Columbia Ave. at 3:23

am, three males seen knocking over Herbie trashcans.

Jan. 15: Theft reported from 140 Patterson Drive at 11:00

am. computer tower stolen.

Jan. 15: Harassment reported from 1210 University Drive at

12:05 pm, unknown subject tried to provoke fight.

Jan. 15: Burglary reported from Tolly H0 at 3:33 pm. sus-

pects in altercation with employees, two males seen running

through McDonald's.

Jan. 15: Drug/marijuana use reported from 754 and 765

Woodland Ave.

Jan. 16: Cordless phone and directions for phone stolen

from pediatrics specialty clinic at 750 S. Limestone St.

Jan. 16: Drug/marijuana use reported from 422 Rose St.,

three to four males seen in gray vehicle with marijuana.

Jan. 17: Suspicious person reported from Greg Page apart-

ments at 7:55 am, person seen looking in windows.

Jan. 17: Toilet paper roll set on fire in Haggin Hall at 3:21 pm.

Jan. 17: Trashcans set on fire in Haggin Hall at 4:07 pm.

Jan. 18: Ticket scalping reported from Rupp Arena.

Jan. 18: Four subjects attempting to skate on pond at the

Gluck Equine Center at 11:07 pm.

Jan. 19: Burglary reported from Stadium View Drive at 12:13

am, door kicked in Building 25.

Jan. 19: Disorder reported from WT. Young Library at 2:09

am, large disorder including nine to ten males.

Jan. 19: Male reported expelling fire extinguisher from Taylor

Education Building and Dickey Hall at 1:08 pm.

Jan. 19: Criminal mischief reported from Memorial Coliseum

at 4:59 pm, blue spray paint on car.

Jan. 19: DVD's stolen from 750 Woodland Ave. at 10:49 pm.
Source: UK Police Log at www.uky.eduIPoIice and

police reports.
Compiled by assistant news editor Emily Hagedorn

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Party for Bush aide
raises ethics debate

Corporate inﬂuence? Ofﬁcial recommends changes
to policy 10 days after lobbyists pay for her reception

ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON The Bush administration‘s point per-
son for telecommunications policy allowed phone company
lobbyists to help pay for a private reception at her home. and
then 10 (lays later urged a policy change that beneﬁted their
industiy, according to docrunents and interviews.

Assistant Commerce Secretary Nancy Victory said she
regards the lobbyists as personal friends. and cleared the
arrangement in advance with her department‘s ethics of-
ﬁce. She did not report the October 2001 party as a gift on
her government ethics disclosure form.

"My friends paid for this party out of their personal
money." Victory said in an interview last week.

Victory added she believed it was “ridiculous" to draw a
connection between the party and her letter 10 days later to
the Federal Communications Commission urging an imme-
diate end to a decade—old restriction on wireless spectrum.

"Many of the attendees had nothing to do with that is-
sue." she said. declining to further identify the guests.

Ethics experts said the arrangement at the least height-
ens public concerns about the appearance of a conflict of in-
terest. and may have run afoul of federal ethics standards.

"Going ahead with this party seems insensitive to pub-
lic concern about whether this Bush administration is in
the pocket of corporations and lobbyists. It doesn't look
good for her or the administration." said Kathleen Clark. a
law professor at Washington University in St. Louis who
teaches legal and government ethics.

Stephen Gillers. a professor at New York University‘s
law school. said Victory had a legal obligation to disclose
the lobbyists' largesse on her ﬁnancial disclosure form.

"Victory's industry friends could pay for the party out of
their own pocket. but she had a duty to reveal their contri—
bution to the public." Gillers said. Under federal ethics
rules. Victory can correct the matter by revising her form.

Victory serves as administrator of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration and
is the administration's policy representative before the in-
dependent Federal Communications Commission.

The party Oct. 14. 2001 was paid for by six hosts. in-
cluding lobbyists for three companies with a stake in wire—
less communications and an attorney from Victory‘s old
law firm. where her husband is a partner specializing in

communications law.

Corporate representatives from the telecommunica-
tions industry were among the dozens of party guests. ac-

cording to Victory.

A copy of the party‘s invitation, obtained by AP, clear-
ly names at the top lobbyists Brian Fontes of Cingular
Wireless. Priscilla Hill~Ardoin of SEC Telecommunica—
tions and Rich Barth of wireless phone manufacturer Mo-

torola.

Ten days after the catered reception at Victory‘s mil-
lion-dollar home in Great Falls. Va., she asked the FCC to
immediately repeal restrictions that Cingular. SBC and oth-
er major cellular companies had long complained about.

’ cy and security issues. and

DORMS

Continued from paqel

ate chairman. both say they
are in favor of allowing stu-
dents in each dorm to vote
on the policy that they
would prefer for that dorm.

“Not every student is
. the same and not every visi-
tation policy would suit
every student. so they
should have choices.“
Robinson said.

Michelle Mendelsberg.
the Resident Student Coun-
cil president. and Noah
Friend. the RSC vice presi-
dent. said their main goal
with the committee is to see
the policy liberalized.
Mendelsberg said she
would be in favor of allow-
ing students "the option to
vote to go to a more restric—
tive policy."

But changing the policy
isn‘t going to be easy Prob-
lems include the possibility
of increased stafﬁng. priva<

increased roommate con-
flicts.

The committee has a
deadline of late February
to submit a proposal to Ter-
rell for review and ap—
proval.

Any new policy must
be approved by March 1.
when housing applications
for next year will be sent
out to students.

Some students feel
strongly about changing
the policy. Heather Pease. a
journalism freshman. said:
“If we‘re old enough to go
to college. old enough to go
to war. old enough to vote.
then we‘re old enough to
make decisions about who
we have in our rooms."

Comment?

Randy Gonzalez, the
committee chair and adminis-
trative staff ofﬁcer in Student
Affairs. said the committee
welcomes input from students.
He can be reached by e-mail-
inq him at
riqonz@email.uky.edu

Reﬂections

PHOTO FURNISHED

Coretta Scott King, the widow of slain civil rights leader Rev.
Martin Luther King Jr.. is applauded by Dexter Scott King,
left, and Rev. Michael L. Pﬂeqer, right, during the 2003 King
Holiday Observance at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta

Continued from page i

of King's birthday was
marked with memorials.
church services and reflec-
tion. .The ceremony at
Ebenezer Baptist Church
opened with songs and
hymns, including “The
Star-Spangled Banner" and
“Lift Every Voice and
Sing."

Sen. Zell Miller of
Georgia referred to King as
a “native son of Georgia
who changed my life. the
life of my grandson and
your life and the life of
an entire nation. indeed
the world. for the better We
must never forget that one
person. only one person
can make a difference.”

Miller, a Democrat.
said King was a leader
whose dreams still inspire
people every day.

“As we pause on this
day to remember this
great and noble man. let
us all ask ourselves again
the question What are
you doing for others?“
Miller said.

President Bush.
speaking at a Baptist
church in Landover. Md..
said there’s still work to
do to reach King's dream
of equality in America.

“There is still preju-
dice ...," he said. ”There‘s
still a need for us to hear
the words of Martin
Luther King so that the
word of hope reaches
everywhere in the land."

Democratic presiden-
tial candidates Sen. John
Edwards and Sen. Joe
Lieberman spoke about
King‘s importance to his-
tory At a rally in Detroit.
Lieberman called King
the “modern—day Moses."

Edwards questioned
President Bush‘s stance on
affirmative action during a
speech at Research Trian-
gle Park in North Carolina.

“We should support
efforts that increase diver-
sity and put an end to sys~
tems. like legacy admis-
sions. that give special
preference to the most ad-
vantaged at the expense of
diversity." Edwards said.

At the church remem-
brance in Atlanta. the Rev.
Joseph Roberts, pastor of
Ebenezer Baptist Church,
said a war with Iraq
would dishonor King's
legacy.

“Have we learned
nothing from this man of
peace?" Roberts said.
“How can we think of de-
stroying a people who‘ve
done nothing to us except
not obey us?"

The annual King Day
march was planned for
the afternoon, and more
than 15,000 people are ex-
pected to eat at the Hosea
Williams Feed the Hungry
dinner at Turner Field.
Williams. one of King’s
ﬁrst lieutenants in the civ-
il rights battle. died in
2000 after a battle with
cancer.

Several universities
held commemorative
speeches Monday. and vol-
unteer groups recruited
people to help in the
community.

Have we learned nothing

from this man of peace?”
- REV. JOSEPH ROBERTS, PASTOR 0F EBENEZER

BAPTIST CHURCH

PATENTS

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ries such as Oak Ridge in
Tennessee and Los Alamos
in New Mexico took over
that role.

Now. funding cutbacks at
the biggest labs have opened
opportunities for faculty and
researchers at the nation‘s
universities. Womble said.

The state's schools have
taken advantage:

- At UK. researchers re-
ceived a patent last year. for
an improved system of mix-
ing liquids for the biotech-
nology and pharmaceutical
industries.

- At Western Kentucky.
physicist George Vourvopou
los created a land-mine de-
tecting device which he sold
in 2001 to the United Nations.

- At the University of
Louisville. electrical comput»
er engineering professor Aly
Farag is developing a virtual
reality program to enable

doctors to see a three-dimen-
sional image of a patient's
head or jaw. Farag and other
researchers are forming a
company to market it.

. At Eastern Kentucky.
chemistry department chair-
man Frank Shaw developed
a plastic three-dimensional
model to better demonstrate
to students the concept of
symmetry. Shaw is develop—
ing a Web site to market the
models to other chemistry
professors for use as teach
ing aids.

1n the 19705 and 19805.
university faculty members
often focused on pure re-
search. and practical applica-
tions were downplayed. But
by the late 19903 that changed
as the public began to realize
what society stood to gain
from the intellectual powers
on college campuses. Shaw
said.

“Now. universities are
interested in seeing people
work on things and take
them to market." he said.

Patents obtained by fac-
ulty members are seen as a
mark of distinction. as well
as an avenue for future rev-
enue. S‘haw said.

Scientists in Western
Kentucky's physics institute
are responsible for several
groundbreaking inventions.
including a coal analyzer. an
illicit—drug detection device
and the land—mine detection
device. known as the
PELAN. which stands for
Pulsed Elemental Analysis
with Neutrons.

PELAN will be manufac-
tured by a San Diego-based
technology company. Science
Applications International
Corporation (SAlCi. The uni»
versity will receive seven
percent of the 3100.000 sale
price in royalties.

“That's one example of a
patent that has commercial
applicability. and we would
project that SAIC has the po-
tential to sell several hundicd
of these instruments." said
Western Kentucky president
Gary Ransdcll. "If that hap-
pens. then we stand to have a
handsome royalty returned."

The marriage of univer-
sities and industry is a boon
to students who become in»
volved in the research. giy
iiig them practical experi
ence. And some graduates
are reiiiai'iing in the state to

work. scientists said.

"It's a great start for un-
dergraduates." Shaw said.
”It makes them more attrac-
tive to graduate schools. It
makes them more attractive
to employers. It gives them a
unique experience that is not
available simply through
coursework.”

Farag at UofL said com»
panies come to his lab to in-
terview students and then
"hire them on the spot."

At UK. this type of work
experience for students has
become increasingly available
through the university's Ad-
vanced Science and Technolo
gy (‘onimercialization Center.
said Joseph Fink. l'K vice
president for corporate rela-
tions and economic outicach.

The 80000-sqhare-foot
center opened in 109-1 and of-
fers two types of lab space
faculty labs and labs for high-
tech business startups that
have a connection to 1K.

“It creates employment
opportunities With compa
tiles doing cutt ingedge tech
nology so that the students
can fully use the knowledge
they iust got through lllt‘ll‘
education.” Fink said.

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