xt74b853j82j https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt74b853j82j/data/mets.xml The Kentucky Kernel Kentucky -- Lexington The Kentucky Kernel 1991-03-05 Earlier Titles: Idea of University of Kentucky, The State College Cadet newspapers  English   Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. The Kentucky Kernel  The Kentucky Kernel, March 05, 1991 text The Kentucky Kernel, March 05, 1991 1991 1991-03-05 2020 true xt74b853j82j section xt74b853j82j a
D
I

 

Kentucky Kernel

_
In building stadium, UK forgot handicapped

 

 

Students fly
to hot spots
in the South

Staff reports

When college students talk about
spring break hot spots, they mean
more than where the weather is sun-
ny.

They’re talking about going
where thousands of other students
are flocking.

This year, UK students breaking
away for spring break are choosing
such hot spots as Cancun. South Pa-
dre Island, Jamaica, the Bahamas
and Panama City Beach. Several
companies offer group rates for
spring break trips.

Panama City Beach is becoming
one of the “in" spring break destina-
tions for UK students, who are say—
ing that Daytona and Fort Lauder—
dale, Fla, are less popular in recent
years.

About 300,000 college students
are expected to hit Panama City
Beach in the Florida Panhandle dur-
ing the weeks of spring break.

In recent years some resort areas,
like Fort Lauderdale, have cracked
down on student activity.

Hotels in many Florida resort are-
as require a large deposit or will not
rent rooms to people under 21, try-
ing to discourage students from
staying there.

But now Fort Lauderdale is trying
to rejuvenate its college market,
said John Herbst, UK Student Ac-
tivities director.

UK's Student Activities Board is
sponsoring a seven-night, eight-day
trip to Cancun for about $575.
Herbst said fewer students have
signed up for the trip than last year,
probably because the price has gone
up.

He attributed the higher price to
an increase in air fares and higher
room rates because of a switch in
hotels.

Cruise packages, popular several
years ago, also have declined in
popularity because of rising costs.

But Herbst said spring break trip
prices generally have remained
steady. and students are still head-
ing south for break. Not all students
who travel over the break opt for
package trips.

“So many people just jump in
their car and go. and there‘s also a
trend for more families to have
timeshare fairly condominiums and
cottages in resort areas” he said.

Fraternities and sororities in cam-
pus tend not to plan group trips but
may “gang up” in certain areas.

Brent Cooper, SAB travel chair-
man, said he thinks some students
may skip trips this year because of
the Gulf War, but that most stu-
dents' travel plans will not be af-
fected by the war and fear of terror-
ism.

 

,‘ Temporary seats added to Shively Field

‘i

21-
till

.;
.t'i

“Cl-IA EL CLEVENGER/Ker nel stafl

UK graduate student David Allgood has been working to increase handicapped seating at UK sport fa-
cilities, like the recently-renovated Shively Field, home of the Bat Cats.

By TIM WIESENHAHN
Senior Staff Writer

UK officials apparently have
avoided violating a federal law by
providing temporary handicapped
seating at Shively Field, home to
the Bat Cat baseball team.

UK baseball coach Keith Madi-
son and lake Kames, director of
Handicapped Student Services, met
yesterday aftemoon in response to
complaints raised by Kames and
UK student David Allgood and
came to an agreement.

Shively Field was renovated last
year, but the baseball stadium was
reconstructed with no provisions for
wheelchair seating.

Janet Gold, with the Department
of Vocational Rehabilitation Servic-
es in Lexington, said the absence of
handicapped seating at Shively
Field was brought to her attention,
but she had not seen the field.

Gold said Shively Field may be in
violation of section 504 of the Fed-

 

By MARY BETH MAZZEO
Staff Writer

Lt. Col. Samuel Castle boasts
an impressive resume, but the
newest professor in UK's Military
Science Depanment prefers to
talk about his mission, not his
medals.

Returning to the United States
after a stint in Heidelberg, Genita-
ny, the 42-year-old Castle —— who

 

l“

Lt. Col. Samuel Castle, UK's newest professor in the Military Science Department, has set a full
agenda, which includes boosting the number of cadets at UK.

Castle making home at UK

just finished his first month at UK
— has almost an empty office,
but a B-52 Bomber‘s wonh of
ideas.

Some of those ideas -— like in-
creasing the number of cadets ——
are somewhat simple. Others, in-
cluding his vision of where the
department is headed, are more
complex.

Through classes, “we have an
opportunity for students not in the

 

“CHAEL CLEVENGER/Komel staff

Military Science Department to
gain experience . They can
participate in leadership skills and
get a better understanding of what
the military is about."

As the executive director of ac-
ademic training for UK's Army
ROTC, Castlc‘s duty is to ensure
that cadets are prepared to be off i-
cers in the Army.

See CASTLE. Page 7

 

 

eral Rehabilitation Act, which says
no qualified handicapped person
shall, on the basis of a handicap, be
excluded from panicipating in, be
denied the benefits of, or otherwise
be subjected to discrimination under
any program or activity that re-
ceives or benefits from federal fi-
nancial assistance.

A permanent handicapped section
will be completed by next fall,
Kames said.

He said a concrete slab will be
placed down the first base line next
to the UK dugout. The slab would
be bricked in the front to match the
stadium's surroundings.

The section would have a screen
in front to ensure safety. The sec‘
tion would accommodate about 14
wheelchairs and some guests.
Karnes said.

“I think the students will like it,"
Kames said. "The altemative looks
pretty good. The viewing is good. It
gives the students the opportunity to
see what a permanent section would

Turmoil,

be like — it’s in the same area."

The decision to add temporary
seating came two days before the
Bat Cats' home opener against Indi~
ana University tomorrow night.
Shively Field‘s seating capacity is
listed as 2,500.

Madison, whose 6-] team plays at
the Universny of Louisville today.
could not be reached for comment.

Allgood, a 25-year-old vocational
rehabilitation counseling graduate
student, said he met with UK Asso—
ciate Athletics Director Larry Ivy
twice to discuss the absence of
handicapped seating at UK’s new
baseball field and the number of
handicapped seats at Rupp Arena.
But Allgood said nothing came of
the meetings.

Allgood said he believes Ivy and
the :\IlllCIICs‘ Department have been
“insensitive" and not aware of hand-
icapped students‘ needs.

“Athletics has done nothing," All-

See HANDICAPPED, Page 7

fighting

reported in Basra

By RICHARD PYLE
Associated Press

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Iran’s
official news agency reported the
worst unrest of Saddam Hussein‘s
rule in Iraq yesterday, with fierce
fighting in the southeastern Iraqi
city of Basra. It said units of Sad-
dam's Republican Guard were
fighting people including defeated
soldiers returning from Kuwait.

Meanwhile, ten allied prisoners of
war —- six of them Americans .,
were freed yesterday by Iraq in a
first step toward meeting truce
terms.

The Islamic Republic News
Agency quoted refugees fleeing
Iraq as saying the govemor of Basia
province, Basra's mayor and Sad-
dam's eldest son, Udai, had been
slain in the unrest.

The news agency also said there
were five explosions at midday in
Basra. It said Iraqi soldiers had
broken into army warehouses and
distributed food and other supplies
to residents.

There are no Westem reporters
known to be in Ilasra and the re-
ports on the turmoil could not be
verified independently.

Iran's official radio on Sunday
had reported tutti~govcrntiicnt dem-
onstrations in at least live LILICS,
suggesting Iraqi anger with Saddam
for leading the country to defeat
was beginning to boil over.

Baghdad Radio made no mention
of any unrest in Basra. Iraq's offi-

Group offers
income tax
assistance

By LAURA CARNES
Staff Writer

Pulses throb every April when
students stare at the deadlines dot-
ting their calendars.

A UK organization wants to alle-
viate hassles with one of the dead-
lines « the April 15 due date for fil-
ing income taxes.

Beta Alpha Psi, a UK accounting
honorary, is offering free income
tax counseling to students every
Monday and Thursday from noon to
2 pm. in the Student Govemment
Association office.

The Volunteer Income Tax Assis-
tance (VITA), which started Feb.
25, allows students to bring their in-
come tax forms to Beta Alpha Psi
members for assistance until April
4, organizers said.

“It (reviewing the forms) makes
you feel like you can put some of
what you've leamed to use,‘ said
accounting senior Natalie Thomp-

See VITA, Page 7

INSIDE: CATS TO PARADE THROUGH LEXINGTON

cia] media instead depicted Saddam
as a strong leader who is working to
rebutld his war-wrecked country.

The Iraqi president -~— who had
not been heard fmm in five days _.-
resurfaced Sunday, when Baghdad
Radio reported he had held two
meetings with officials on restoring
basic services.

Despite the prisoner release. Iraq
took a belligerent line today on an-
other topic —»— allied surveillance
flights. A military spokesman sud
on Baghdad Radio that the over-
tlights were meant to "tt‘rrorile ’
Iraqis and Violated the truce

There was no immediate rcs‘ponsc
from the allies to that charge. but
there was a positive response to the
POW release. The US. Central
Command issued a statement saying
LOLUILIOI'I forces would rec‘iprocate
by releasing about 300 Iraqi prison-
crs on today.

The aliics claim to be holding
more than 60,000 Iraqi l’OWs.

Iraq was known to have held I3
allied prisoners of war. including
nine Americans. In addition, no al-
lied soldiers were listed as missing
in action.

'I‘hosc released today three
Britons. .tii Italian and the six Amen
icaiis iclt tir Jordan. is here they
were to be handed mcr to their re—
spcctiic i‘llliltl\\lt‘\. ‘\I' toricspivii-
dent \ultih \.i.si;iwi igportcd troiii
the Iraqi capital.

The Americans included Army

See GULF, Page

~ ”UK Timer "

Leah Marangu, Profes-
sor and Chair of Home
Economics, Kenyatta

. University in Kenya wrll

be lecturing on ‘Gender

. issues and the status oi

f women in Sub-Saharan
Africa, problems and

prospects, ' at the Peal

Gallery at noon.

lNXS
rocks Rupp
Arena.

Preview,
Page 4.

Diversions ................. 4
Sports . . . -
Viewpomt

Classifieds

 

 

 2 - Kentucky Kernel, Tuesday, March 5, 1991

Lawsuit fights discrimination in tenure process

By CHARLES McCUE
College Information Network

WASHINGTON Eleanor
Swift received tenure at the Univer-
sity of California, Berkeley — by
suing for it.

Swift, a law professor for eight
years. was fired after being denied
tenure in I987 because the universi-
ty felt she lacked the competence
for full professorship.

She fought back by charging that
she was evaluated by higher stan-
dards than men in line for tenure.
And won.

A university grievance committee
agreed to a settlement by having a
panel of non-Berkeley law profes-
sors re-evaluate Swift.

The panel ruled that Swift was
qualified for tenure. and she was
granted full professor status.

Swift’s situation is neither unique
nor isolated.

Nationwide, female professors
say they don’t get a fair shake when
it comes to issues of promotion and
tenure.

“(Discrimination) comes from
deep. deep social conditioning
When the centers of power -— usu-

ally white males — feel threatened.
there's going to be resistance.”
Swift says.

“What makes (filing suit) worth-
while is that it’s very, very impor-
tant for other women. After I did it,
many women felt they could do it,
too. It's one way to change a system
that often treats women and minori-
ties unfairly.”

lronically. the number of under-
grad te males and females in high-
er ucation is almost equal. More
women than ever are going to grad-
uate school and earning doctorates,
with plans for teaching.

And women account for about 50
percent of all new hires at universi-
ties.

It's when female scholars go be-
fore tenure boards that inequality
begins. says Kathy Vandell, re-
search associate for the American
Association of University Women.

“Women are hired at lower ranks
and are not promoted as fast as
men,“ Vandell says.

Usually after a six- to eight-year
probationary period, a candidate
goes before a tenure board, where
his or her published articles, re-
search and other work are evaluated

 

Read the Kernel

 

 

 

RIVERBEND

PO BOX 30E

WE HAVE THE TICKET FOR A
GREAT SUMMER JOB!

WE ARE NOW AC 4? EPTING
APPLICATIONS FOR THE
FOLLOWING POSITIONS:

OFFICE CLERKS, MAINTENANCE,
USHERS AND SECURITY.

FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES

Visit your placement office for an application or

send a self-addressed stamped envelope to:
RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER

CINCINNATI, OHIO 45230

 

 

 

“(Discrimination) comes from deep, deep social
conditioning When the centers of power —
usually white males — feel threatened, there’s going

to be resistance.”

Eleanor Swift,

University of California at Berkley professor

by peers and experts from outside
the university.

An assistant professor usually has
earned a doctorate but doesn’t have
tenure. The next level of promotion,
associate professor, generally signi-
fies tenure has been granted.

Except for the humanities and
“typical" female majors such as
nursing and foreign languages, it is
not uncommon for a university de-
partment to have only one tenured
female professor, educators say.

During 1988-89, 49 percent of fe-
male faculty held tenure compared
to 71 percent of male faculty, ac-
cording to a report published by
AAUW.

Educators agree that the disparity
between tenured male and female
professors stems from a long tradi-

The Doggy Bag by Kenn Minter

WWI/Plum We
Off? [5 Alt Primary, M
/’M R6407 ,7; 60/

 

 

IZL at our (awr-
'IN6 IN W6 ark!
new, (iv/W

mt- Mm!

tion of discrimination.

Vandell points out one prevalent,
but discreet, form of sex discrimina-
tion: Many women in graduate
school are given teaching assistant-
ships. but men are given research
assistantships.

By teaching, women have less
opportunity to network. do research
and publish, which is almost always
given top priority by the tenure
boards.

If universities want to make it
fair, Vandell says. the tenure sys-
tem should give the same weight to
research and teaching.

“If you’re teaching, you‘re not
getting as much help," she says. “
(The universities) need to be made
aware of this unconscious bias."

Vandell added that women often

have to assume the burden of child
care. which can cut into crucial re-
search time.

. Nancy 'nieriot, an associate histo-
ry professor at the University of
Louisville, says another obstacle
women encounter when going be-
fore the tenure boards is that re-
search done by women and minori-
ties. when published in women and
minority journals, is sometimes not
seen as scholarly.

“Sometimes the scholarship is
judged differently (Publication
in feminist journals) is not seen as
prestigious enough," she says.

Also, Theriot added, tenure candi-
dates must undertake varying de-
grees of service commitments for
evaluation. -

Women and minorities are gener-
ally asked to do more service com-
mitments. thereby limiting their re-
search time.

In order for change, “tenure has
to be looked at from the woman's
standpoint," Theriot says. The rigid
probationary periods before tenure
review do not take into account
such things as maternity leave.

Susan Geiger. chairperson of the
women's studies department at the

University of Minnesota, Twin Cit-
ies. suggests that tenure boards ex-
ercise more flexibility in their poli-
cies so everyone can benefit, not
just women.

“Greater flexibility would affect
women most positively but men
would also benefit,” Geiger says. “
(The policies) should be more gen-
der-neutral. They could make the
tenure clock more flexible and ac-
knowledge other activities as im-
portant.”

Today’s women who hope to
reach the higher ranks of academe
have a better chance than their pre-
decessors did 10 years ago - but
still have a long way to go. educa-
tors warn.

Clara Sue Kidwell, a Native
American studies professor at the
University of California, Berkeley,
says having few female role models
in the upper ranks of education does
impact on students.

“Many women still suffer from
unrealistic societal and institutional
pressures put upon them," Kidwell
says. “The presence of women
would inspire female students
and let them know that their options
are broad."

 

 

 

 

iT'S

 

ill 'IIIE
all £71!

‘3

 

 

5'5

Proud Kentuckians celebrate end of Gulf War

Assoclated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Military
personnel, state lawmakers. church
congregations and students gave
thanks for the cease-fire in the Per-
sian Gulf during ceremonies that
had been aimed at supporting troops
at war.

“Today is a day of pride. a great

 

 

UK

pring QBreaK

STUDENTS _,
Earn up to $125M four weeks for year; ’
Spring bleak by donating we. .

9 M m ~COMMITIED TO AUTOPHERESIS —-
me rasresr. SAFEST WAY TO DONATE PLASMA.

mm -, COMMITTED to BEING rHE sgsn

"’ LQCATED OFFVERSAILLES . .
' ROAD ON OXFORD CIRCLE. .* '~

 

day of pride,” said Col. Don Smith,
commander of the 194th Amored
Brigade at Fort Knox.

“Today I'm very proud to be a
soldier, and I'm also proud to be an
American," he told the congregation
at South Jefferson Christian Church.

Smith was the featured speaker at
the Valley Station church Sunday as
it celebrated the success of U.S.
military forces in the Middle East.

Other speakers were Republican

state Reps. Bill Lile and Lindy
Casebier, both of Valley Station.

“We're all just bursting with
pride," Casebier said.

Lile expressed his “pride and re-
spect for our troops who are serving
with great courage and sacrificing
precious time with loved ones to
protect the rights, principles and
privileges for which America
stands."

The Rev. Gene Welsh. pastor of
the church, said the service had
been planned several weeks ago to
support the troops. But, he said, as

the fighting came to a dramatic con-
clusion, the ceremony turned more
to celebration.

Another Jefferson County service
Sunday, at Bellarmine College, de-
veloped the same way. Students
there originally had planned a rally
to support the troops. Instead, they
held a service to celebrate peace.

Bellarrnine junior Heather Kuhn
said organizers decided to go ahead
with the event even though the
ground war appeared over so the
troops get a message that people
care.

“We want to show them our sup—
port and that we want them home
safe and as soon as possible," she
said.

Among the group of about 60
people were Ed and Lois Fortener.
parents of Marine Cpl. David For-
tencr, 23, a senior at Bellarmine.
Fortener, a reservist. serves on a
Marine tank crew in the Middle
East.

Leis Fortcncr was grateful for the

10%

scores of yellow and orange ribbons
decorating the campus of the R0-
man Catholic college in a show of
support for the troops.

“Those are a sign of hope and
they help —— they really do." she
told the group.

At South Jefferson Christian
Church, pride and patriotism —
along with a slightly larger than
normal crowd of 268 —— filled the
auditorium. The themes of God and
country mixed easily during the 90-
minute service.

The Valley High School color
guard opened the service. Worship-
ers were handed yellow ribbons to
pin to their clothing. Children car-
ried drawings of flags they had dec-
orated with stick-on gold stars dur-
ing Sunday school.

Patriotic songs and the national
anthem were sung along with Chris-
tian hymns.

“Praise God for the great victory
we have achieved over there in the
Middle East." Smith said.

 

Valid to
3/9/91

 

Publisher’s Price

All Books

WOMEN'S
HISTORY
DISPLAY

Easter is Early!

Don’t Forget Your Hallmark Easter Cards
See Our Mde Selection Now

106 Student Center Annex 0 257-6304

Umversrl‘y of

in our

 

Kentucky

Book store

\

 

 

 Mucky Komol, Tuesday. Match 5. 1901 - 3

MK IA$KETEALL
PARADE & PEP RALLY

 

 

 

JOIN IN HONORING THE 1990-91
WILDCATS BASKETBALL TEAM

00 MEET IN FRONT OF MEMORIAL COLISEUM

15 PARADE BEGINS
00 PEP RALLY - MEMORIAL COLISEUM

EVERYONE IS INVITED - - WEAR BLU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 4~ WV Kernel. Tuesday. hitch 5, 1901

‘The Doors’ labor of love for Stone

Mooclatod Press

LOS ANGELES — For more
than two decades, Oliver Stone has
been obsessed with Jim Morrison.
an early casualty of the rock revolu-
tion.

The result of that obsession is
“The Doors,” a big-scale movie that
alive: the music scene of the 19605
with all its passions.

It's easy to see why Stone was at-
tracted to Morrison. lead singer of
The Doors and author of the
group's poetic lyrics. Mon'ison was
something of a mystic. a railer
against the hypocrisies of a staid so-
ciety.

Stone also has a mystical side,
and his films have thunderously at-
tacked the excesses of wartime
C‘Salvador," “Platoon"). finance
(“Wall Street"). bigotry (“Talk Ra-
dio") and governmental bureaucra-
cy (“Born on the Fourth of J uly.")

Both men had a self-destructive
side. Morrison‘s indulgence in
booze and dope contributed to his
death at age 27 in 1971. Stone also
went through a period of addiction,
but he conquered it to become one
'of Hollywood's most productive
Ifilmmakers.

. Stone was boni into an affluent
family in New York City in 1946.
He was a merchant seaman and
teacher in Southeast Asia in 1965-
66 and fought in Vietnam in 1967-
68. After a period of drifting, he
started writing screenplays
(“Scarface,” “Midnight Express”).
,and his success led to directing.
' In a recent interview with The
1 Associated Press, Stone reflected
. on his work and life. Here are high-
; lights:

Q. Hasn‘t the Morrison biogra-
phy been a long time coming?

A. Yes. He died in ’71, and from
’75 on. people have been trying to
make the movie. The producers —
Sasha Harari, Bill Graham and
Brian Glazer —— tried all through
the '80s to get it approved by five
different people. You can’t make
everybody happy.

Q. How were you able to lick the
clearances problem?

A. If I did lick it, I followed my
heart. I was very attached to Jim’s

 

TFIIQTAI'I PICTURES

Oliver Stone, director of the newly released “The Doors," poses next

to Jim Morrison‘s grave.

songs and his poetry. I was a fan in
the ’60s when I was a kid.

Q. Did you ever meet him?

A. No. But I had written my first
script, called “Breathe." and a lot of
The Doors was in it, including their
songs. Somebody had sent it to Jim,
perhaps to get permission for the
songs. When he died in Paris, he
was reading it. I found out about it
20 years later, when his manager’s
wife returned the script to me and
said it was in his apartment when

he died.

That should have been an omen
for me to pursue this quest. 1 did
feel that Jim was with us. I felt that
he was laughing and having a good
time. He wanted the film to be
good, colorful, dark and enigmatic.

Q. How did the group fit into the
’603?

A. Jim and The Doors were a lit-
tle bit offbeat. They were certainly

See DOORS, Back page

KAREN BALLARD/Kemel Start

INXS lead singer Michael Hutchence performed Sunday night at Rupp Arena. The Austraillan rock 'n‘
roll band capped oil a memorable three-day weekend at Rupp.

 

Valid at participating stores

 

[Ell

 

DOMINO’S
PIZZA

r-—----------------------1

Two Medium
Cheese Pizzas for

$5.

Additional Toppings $1.00

99

only. Not valid with any other

offers Delivery area limited to ensure safe driving. Our
drivers carry less than $20. 00. ©1991 Domino‘ 5 Pizza
lne. Limited time offer.

Exp.3-18-91

L----—----------—-—----—-J

It’s Time For Domino’s Pizza?“

DOMINO’S NOW SERVING DIET CSOKE®!

Student Special

r—---——---------—------—-1

Inc. Limited time offer.

Two Medium
Cheese Pizzas for

$5.99

Additional Toppings $1.00

Valid at participating stores only Not valid with any other
olfers Delivery area limited to ensure safe driving. Our
drivers carry less than $20. 00 ©1991 Domino's Pizza

Exp.3-18-91

I"
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
L

Call us:
27 6-4437

269-3030
801-805 Euclid Ave.

DOMINO S
PIZZA

1641 Nicholasville Rd.

 

 

 

Weekend to remember
capped off by INXS

By AL HILL
Senior Staff Critic

A legendary blues band and a
basketball championship are pretty
tough acts to follow, but an electri-
fying performance by INXS con-
cluded a weekend to remember at
Rupp Arena.

Rupp Arena began shaking Fri-
day night with a concert by blues-
rock band 22 Top and the Black
Crowes.

Then Saturday night the UK
men's basketball team won the
Southeastern Conference by beat-
ing Auburn University 114-93.

Just when you thought there
wasn’t a clap or a cheer left in the
arena, the Australian band INXS
brought packed the place for anoth-
er memorable night.

When the cunains fell the crowd
looked onto a nouveau-modem/
Gothic-styled stage. The prop-free
stage, clear of clutter, was long and
wide and created a perfect play-
ground for lead singer Michael
Hutchence and his band mates to

 

CONCERT
REVIEW

parade on.

The stage blended soft-tone rain-
bow colors with images of daggers
and eyes that created a intimate
place setting for their music.

The band kicked things off with
“Suicide Blonde,“ the first single
from the latest album X. The song
is dark anti combines a groovy
dance heat with illusional lyrics
“You want to make her/suicide
blonde/love devastation/suicide
blonde."

As the concert went on, so did
the growing feeling of togetherness
the band created with fans.

The band fed the crowd exactly
what it came to hear, performing

such classics as “Falling Down the
Mountain," “Listen Like Thieves"

See INXS, Back page

 

 

r-------

I 75¢ off
I the I
I Faulconer I

One coupon per customer
I WITH COUPON ONLY
EXPIRES 3/ 15/91

-------J--

FREE DELIVERY
Minimum $4.00

269-4693

438 S.
Ashland
Ave.
Chevy

 

Monster Mix
(Italian Sub)
Potato Chips, Drink
Was $6.04
NOW ONLY

$4.45

One coupon per customer
WITH COUPON ONLY
EXPIRES 3/15/91
- - - - - -

 

 

 

  

Mozartmania

Nation rediscovers Mozart’s music in 200th anniversary of composer’s death

By ERIN MacCRACKEN
Staff Writer

e’s hot. He’s sexy. He's
H dead," USA Today pro-

claimed recently when writ-
ing about the subject of the largest
posthumous cult following of any
musician.

It's not John Lennon. Jim Morri-
son or Elvis Presley — it's Wolf-
gang Amadeus Mozart.

Call it Mozartmania, Mozart
Madness or simply Mozart's Mag-
ic, but it is sweeping the country
and leaving a trail of adoring Ama-
deus fans in its wake.

This year is the 200th anniversary
of Mozart's death in Vienna at age
34. And the German composer is
more popular than ever.

Tributes, celebrations and festi-
vals are planned from San Francis-
co to New York to honor this
unique, ingenious force in musical
history.

He wrote more than 800 sympho-
nies, operas, requiems and chamber
music, and he is ranked by many
with 1.8. Bach and Beethoven as
one of the three greatest composers
of all time.

In the 1984 Oscar-winning movie
“Amadeus," Mozart was portrayed
as an impish, lustful. financially in—
competent genius who wore his
passion for his music on his sleeve.
The movie depicted him as a com-
poser ahead of his time, tragically
misunderstood by his contemporar-
ies. But despite those obstacles, he
wrote masterpiece after masterpiece
as if an angel of the Lord had whis-
pered them into his ear.

His lighthearted approach to love
in The Marriage of Figaro and his
black Don Giovanni were consid-
ered taboo operas during the 18th
century, but today they are consid-
ered triumphs.

Although biographers say that
Mozart‘s life was not as tumultuous
and dramatic as the movie por-
trayed, they say that Hollywood's
account was fairly accurate.

However the speculation and
mysterious aura surrounding Mo-
zart's death have only added to the
mystique of his music.

“There have only been two peo-
ple with more strange conjectures
about their death." said Rey Lon-
gyear, Mozart scholar and UK mu-
sic professor. “They are John F.
Kennedy and Elvis."

Scholars today don't believe that
it was a jealous colleague or Vien-
nese disease that killed Mozart. but
simply kidney failure, said Lon-

r——_——-—-—--1

:Ever consider
la coupon
lfor your
Ebusiness?
:Advertise
:Wlth
:Kentucky
{Kernel

L——————-—-——J

SOUTH PACIFIC

\\ oll'l' 'l'niiniiig Sjstt-iii

I \ isli $3.00
3 \ isifs $8.00
5 \ isifs $10.00
I0 \ isils “7.05
\\ If” ('(H I’()\

269-9377
(‘liinoc ('enter

§¢¢§H§§§Q¢400444

gyear.

According to Longyear. who re-
cently reamed from Salzburg. Aus-
tria. where he presented a pmr at
the Mozart International Congress,
Mozart was truly the prodigy that
portrayals of him indicate.

“When he was five years old his
father had written a musical model
for Mozart to study and practice.
but Mozart took the piece and went
far beyond what his father had writ-
ten,” Longyear said.

Mozart’s tamer, Leopold. was
one of the greatest violin teachers in
Europe at the time. He also was
Mozart's greatest influence in his
childhood and early youth. After his
father's death. four years before his
own. Mozart’s letters and music be-
came fewer and farther between.

Today, however, Mozart fever is
reaching a new pitch. In 1984. the
year “Amadeus" was released, there
were 187 Mozart opera performanc-
es in the United States. This year
there will be 256.

Among this year’s repertoire is
the Opera of Central Kentucky’s
presentation of Casi fan tutie
(“Women are Like That”), an opera

that takes a lighthearted look at
love and the attempt of two hus-
bands to find out if their wives are
faithful. The opera will be per-
formed May 31 and June 2.

Along with opera presentations.
there will be numerous opponum-
ties to hear Mozart‘s famous and

less well-known divertimenti. sere-
nades and symphonies.

Why has it taken society two cen-
turies to fully understand and appre-
ciate the music left by Mozart?

Perhaps Minnesota composer Lib-
by Larsen said it best when she
compared Mozart’s music with our
culture’s increasingly short atten-
tion span and low tolerance for
lengthy musical compositions. as re-
flected in Top 40 music.

“We are conditioned to feel satis-
fied with a musical statement that
lasts about three minutes. His tim-
ing and ours seems to match be-
cause he rarely carries a musical
idea for more than three or four
minutes without changing the key
of texture." Larsen said.

Another reason Mozart's music
has a universal appeal is because it
can be appreciated on many differ-
ent levels, Longyear said.

“He wrote on several levels."
Longyear said.

“The general audience will appre—
ciate the beauty of the music. but
highly knowledgeable musicians
will be able to find the refinements
and the profound depth of the com-
positional motif. He is the smooth-
est craftsman in all music.

“Mozart did a lot of his compos-
ing in his mind. A lot of people
don't realize that about one out of
every four works of his is incom-
pletc. He would begin numerous

Kentucky Komol. Tuesday, March 5, 1991 - 5

 

/

 

/ kn

:
l

 

works and then, if he was commis-

sioned. he would finish them.”
"-At 8 pm. tomorrow at the Otis

A, Singletary Center for the Arts.

the Mozarteum ()r. ht’xtm if Sol:-
burg will perform .‘Vozart'r "Sym-
phony .‘v’o. 34 in (' flirt/or," 't’fom
certo for Violin and Orr/intro Nu,

 

 

KENN MNYER Staff At‘ltst

5 m A Major' and "5}.mph0ny N0.
41in a C Mir/«tr "

The concert, which is sold out,
will include a [ire-concert lecture.

 

”is 000 “In 11“
3"!" Col

“w'
'aflur Q» m 0

There‘s no better time to spark your mind.

Because now when you get your free A’liilv’l‘ (idling ('ard, you‘ll
get your first 15-minute call free‘.
' ‘ "A" ‘ ' With your .4'I&’I'('allmg Gard, you can call
from almost anywhere to anywhere. And you

can kee ) your card. even if you move and get

a new p one number.

Our Calling (‘ard is part of the

Get the ART Calling Card and your first call is free.

A]&T.\lltdefll Salter [’1th program, ’.1 win ilt' package of pit idut is .tiid
services designed to make a student's budget go further.
50 ltX)k for A’lX/‘(Idli‘ng (21rd applications on campus
Or call us at 1 800 525-7955, Ext. 655.
And let freedom ring.

ATIW

A1831 Helping make colltgc life a little easier.

The right choice.

‘A .300 value for a mast to mast (alling (aid tall \pplit-s to t ustomet dialed calls made during the A12“ Night
Wediend t‘alli' period. llpm to 8am. Sunday through l‘hursday and 11pm Mythiixrgh 5pm Sunday You may rut-1w
more or less a at time depending on whcn- and when w >u tall Walla“ must he termed by [number ‘1. 1991