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City considers tagging kegs to stop underage drinking

City-wide policy would require kegs to be registered;
council members could vote as soon as Oct. 23

By Adam Slchko
STAFF WRITER

A proposed beer keg
registration policy cleared
its first hurdle toward be-
coming a city ordinance
Monday.

The Lexington-Fayette
Urban County Council‘s
Services Committee voted
6-1 in favor of the beer keg
ordinance.

Committee members
will make a presentation in
a council meeting next
Tuesday. asking council

members to vote to put the
issue on the docket.

The council could vote
on the measure as early
Oct. 23.

Urban County Coun-
cilmember Dick DeCamp
formally presented the
idea to the services com-
mittee in early July 2003 af-
ter a constituent in his dis-
trict asked him to. he said.

“At this point. I'm lis-

tening to both sides,” said
DeCamp, whose district in-
cludes UK. “This was
mainly brought up because
an awful lot of high school~
ers. so we are told from na‘
tional statistics. get adults
to buy them alcohol for
their parties,“ adding that
some area liquor stores
have independently adopt-
ed a similar policy.
“This is just city-

Walkway to be constructed
between campus building

Safety concerns prompt
path between Taylor Ed.
and Reynolds buildings

By Misty Cope
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Students who have
class at the Reynolds Build-
ing must walk across South
Limestone and down Scott
Street to get to class.

Believing this to be a
safety issue, President Lee
Todd, Vice President of
Student Affairs Pat Terrell,
Associate Vice President of
Facilities Bob Wiseman
and others took a walk to
the Reynolds building last
April to see firsthand what
the walk was like.

Terrell said she felt un-
safe on the walk.

“I felt uneasy and if I
had not been walking with
my colleagues, I would
have been afraid and look-
ing over my shoulder. ex-
pecting someone to jump
out at me," she said.

They concluded that it
would be safer to build a
controlled campus-to-cam-
pus path for students to
walk through. They plan to
construct a cemented walk-
way behind the Taylor Edu-
cation building. Overhead
lights will be attached to
the education building and
the Reynolds building. The
path may be surrounded by
fencing, Wiseman said. but
that will not be done at
first. Terrell said they
hoped to have the path fin-
ished by the end of Octo-
ber, before it gets dark an
hour earlier.

Wiseman said North
Southern Railroad owns
part of the land where the
path would be built. UK is
in negotiations with the
railroad, he said, so it is
not definite when the con-
struction of the path will
begin. UK has offered to
purchase the land because
UK currently owns all the
surrounding land. he said.

The train tracks are
not there anymore, so the
path wouldn‘t need to be
built over them. This
makes it more likely that
the railroad will sell. said
Wiseman.

wide," said Lisa Johnson,
vice president of the Ayles-
ford Neighborhood Associ-
ation. “I'm hoping that by
January, we can get some.
one to pick this issue up
and make it a state-wide
thing because this problem
is all over the state, not
just in Lexington.”

If it is passed, Lexing-
ton would become the sec-
ond city in Kentucky with

this policy. Bowling Green
passed a keg ordinance in
1998. ~
The proposed keg poli- ' f
cy requires that beer kegs . ‘
be labeled with a numeri- '
cal identification code.

With the proposed poli-
cy, purchasers would have
to fill out a keg registra-
tion form, and vendors
must report the sale to the

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Dean: Graduate School
admission competitive
despite high enrollment

Bylala'alooenschulz

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Despite the record enrollment, admission into the ;
Graduate School is as competitive as ever, said Jeannine -
Blackwell, dean of the school. -

The Graduate School enrolled 6,100 students this fall ' '-
compared to 5,572 students in the fall of 2001. '

More students applied this year and more students
that were accepted came to UK, according a report by
Christy Jacks. institutional assessment analyst for the
Graduate School. “This is the most selective class ever,"
said Jeannine Blackwell, dean of the Graduate School.
“I'm almost scared to brag about the numbers.”

One in three completed applications were accepted
into the doctoral program, and 43 percent enrolled.

In the masters program, 46 percent of applicants were -
admitted and more than half that number enrolled. »

Blackwell said that although the numbers have stayed '
steady since last year, the program is growing in the right
direction because UK is enrolling better students.

“Students are coming to UK because we‘ve got some .
darn good programs here,” she said.

Compared to its benchmark institutions, UK‘s gradu-
ate enrollment is competitive, she said.

According to its Web sites, the University of North_
Carolina enrolled 7,857 students this fall and the University i

of Virginia enrolled 4,459.

UK has the largest graduate program by far in the .

state. Blackwell said.

“I think the increased enrollment has something to do
with the fact that more students are utilizing the K68
scholarship that pays outcf—state tuition," said Marilyn
Lyons. assistant dean of the Graduate School.

The Kentucky Graduate Scholarship is for non-resi-

dent student applicants that gives them in-state tuition and ' ,

fees.

321 students this fall.

Instituted in fall 2001, the scholarship was awarded to :

UK is able to accommodate the growing numbers of _
graduate students by building more space in the MBA and _ '
business programs, Blackwell said. ,

New buildings are essential for the functioning of the

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Breathitt still in coma
after Friday's collapse

By Rebecca Ned
ASSISTANT NM EDITOR

Former Gov. Edward '1‘.

“Ned"

Breathitt remained in a deep coma yester-
day at the Chandler Medical Center. a UK

spokesperson said.

Breathitt was removed from life sup
port yesterday, said Attorney General and
gubernatorial candidate Ben Chandler.
Breathitt was placed on a ventilator Fri-
day afler he collapsed at an LCC speech.
Mary Margaret Colliver. director of UK Public Rela-
tions. declined to give Breathitt's condition. At last report.

he was in serious condition.

Breathitt's collapse was caused by an irregular heart- ,
beat, said Dr. John Gurley, a cardiologist. Although
Breathitt was revived after collapsing, it was not before a
lack of oxygen damaged his brain. Guriey said. He said it is
unlikely Breathitt will emerge from the coma.

Breathitt‘s wife and daughter have been with him since

the incident. Other visitors have included President Lee
Todd and Patsy Todd. former President Charles Wethington
and Chandler. Breathitt, a Democrat, had campaigned for
Chandler in recent months.
Breathitt, who was governor from 196'} to 1967, is a UK
graduate and was a member of the Board of Trustees.
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~ while kicking over a motorcycle. UK Police said. It happened at
a home on Aylesford Place early Sunday morning. Police ar-
rived at the home after receiving a call about a fight. said Lt. Joe
Monroe of UK Police. “Officers found a lot of yelling and
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LEXINGTON — The Democratic mayor of ntucky's second-
largest city has endorsed the independent candidate for state at—
torney general. Mayor Teresa Isaac said Sunday she felt that
Gatewood Galbraith‘s “independence is what makes him so
_ well-suited for that job." Asked why she would not endorse the
_ Democratic candidate. Greg Stumbo. Isaac said. “I just don‘t
know him." But Isaac said she has known Galbraith since she
was a law student at the University of Kentucky. Though Isaac
' studied at UK after Galbraith had. “his reputation preceded
him.“ she said. “He was known as a real independent thinker."
“I think he is a fiscal conservative that he is in favor of smaller
government." she said. “And I think he is very much in favor is-
sues that would allow everyone in the state to share in prosperi-
ty." Galbraith has run three times for governor and twice for
Congress as a Democrat. Reform Party member or independent.
_ Stumbo. who could not be reached for comment Sunday: is ma-
jority leader of the Kentucky House. The Republican candidate.
- Jack Wood. is a former district judge in Monroe County

“AARPcallsforhlgherciganettetaxtohelpMedcaid
FRANKFORT - AARP. which usually lobbies on quality-oflife

. - issues for a graying population. Tuesday called for a 25cent in-

. crease in Kentucky's cigarette tax. The organization said the
money should be spent on Medicaid to restore services that Gov
Paul Patton’s administration has cut for budget reasons. “We
felt that AARP must take a stand." Laiuel True. a Shelby Coun-
ty farmer and member of the organization's executive council.
said at a news conference in the Capitol. "We aren‘t experts in
revenue by any means." he said. “But we do claim some exper-
tise in where the needs are." For skittish legislators. AARP offi-
‘ cials said they could offer some reassurance - a survey indi-
; eating support for raising the cigarette tax 25 cents to pay for
_- health and long—term care services. AARP paid for the survey

, by a national firm. Woelfel Research Inc. Woelfel interviewed

‘ . 815 voting-age Kentuckians by telephone from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7.

Participants phone numbers were generated randomly. The
survey's margin of sampling error was plus or minus 3.4 per
centage points. People in the survey also were sampled about an
increase of 75 cents per pack. Support dropped dramatically at
that level. according to AARP. But an anti-smoking advocacy
group. Kentucky ACTION. plans to call for a 75cent tax increase
in a news conference Wednesday At least one legislator Repub
lican state Rep. Jon Draud of Crestview Hills. has drafted a pos
sible bill for a 75cent increase. Kentucky‘s tax. 3 cents per pack.
' has not been changed since 1970. It is lower than the tax in any
other state except Virginia. whose rate is 2.5 cents per pack. Ear-
lier this year. the Patton administration changed Medicaid eligi-
bility guidelines. resulting in hundreds of people losing Medic.
aid coverage of nursing homes. adult day care and the like. Pat-
ton said he was having to manage a crisis the General Assembly
created by enacting a budget with a built-in shortfall of $169
million this year in the $4 billion-a-y ear Medicaid program. Of
the candidates for governor: Republican Ernie Fletcher says he
; is against any “stand-alone tax increases" but is “willing to
- bring the cigarette tax to the table” as part of an overall “tax
modernization." Democrat Ben Chandler said raising the ciga-
rette tax would be regressive. borne in greater proportion by
the poor. AARP state director Phil Peters said many taxes could
be described as regressive. but AARP focused on the cigarette
tax because it was getting "realistic discussion" among some
members of the General Assembly:

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Oct. ‘h Fourth-degree assault reported at 454 Complex Drive at
7:50 pm. A 21-year-old man who was visiting UK said a known sub-
ject assaulted him.

Oct. 8: Criminal mischief reported at 1095 Veterans Drive at 9:40
am.

Oct. 8: Medical assistance given to 18-year-old female who passed
out in room 114 of 140 Patterson Drive.

Oct. 8: TV stolen from front lobby at 343 Martin Luther King
Boulevard at 2:30 pm

Oct. 8: Fight in progress at 800 Rose Street at 9:04 pm.

Oct. 9: Criminal mischief reported at 318 Hilltop Avenue at 2:02 am.
Oct. 9: Harassment by letters, phone calls to 620 South Limestone
Street at 9:22 am

Oct. 9: Three small children left alone in a car for over an hour out-
side of Agricultural Science Center North at 10:20 am.

Oct. 9: Disorder in progress. arrest made at University and Hilltop
Avenues at 9:48 pm.

Oct. 10: Criminal mischief investigated at 368 Rose Street at 3:25
am.

Oct. 10: Item stolen from vehicle at 330 Hilltop Avenue at 4:53 pm.
Oct. 11: Suspicious person arrested at Kitty O'Shea's at 4:58 an
Oct. 11: Disorder in progress, arrest made at 343 Aylesford Place at
2:24 am.

Oct. 11: First-degree burglary and second-degree assault reported at
545 South Limestone Street at 7:42 pm. A man kicked in the door
of his girlfriend's apartment, where he threw a porcelain mug at her
head and tried to strangle her. She suffered from cuts to her head
and swelling to her throat, but was treated and released from the
hospital.

Oct. 12: Fourth-degree assault reported at 434 Aylesford at 2:10
am. 23-year-old man suspected of hitting people, vehicles with
fence plank.

Oct. 12: Criminal mischief investigated on Woodland Avenue at 1:25
pm. Subjects suspected of pouring paint on vehicle parked on
Woodland Ave.

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county within 30 days.

When breaking up a
party. police can record the
number on the keg. which
will link it to the person
who bought the alcohol.

Claretta Lahr. owner of
Coliseum Liquors on Rose
Street. said she has a repu-
tation for carding but does-
n’t see the point of the pro-
posed keg policy.

“No matter what, older
kids will still buy alcohol
for the younger ones."
Lahr said.

“It isn't going to really
stop anything. It‘s just like
the issue with cigarettes;
it‘s the same damn thing. I
really don’t see how this
policy will help or hinder
anything." she said.

Lexington Police Lt.
William Henderson said

such an ordinance would
be embraced by the police
force.

“We always welcome
anything that lets us do
our jobs better." Henderson
said. “This certainly
helps."

A common problem
that he said police officers
face when handling a party
with kegs is that they must
spend time attempting to
discover who bought the
kegs.

“Most of the time. at
least in the parties that
I've had to break up. it's a
case of asking. ‘Who’s in
charge?‘ Well. nobody
knows who‘s in charge,"
Henderson said.

“‘Whose beer is it?
Where did you get the keg?‘
Again. nobody knows. Now.
we can go to the keg‘s tag.
which will give us informa-
tion about who bought the
keg. and we can find the
person who bought the al-
cohol." he said.

Above all else, Hender-
son said this proposed
measure would help police
monitor underage drink-
ing.

“The number one goal
is to try to keep alcohol out
of the hands and mouths of
underage drinkers." he
said. ,

Lexington Police ar-
rested 112 minors for alco.
hol intoxication in 2002. ac-
cording to the Lexington
Division of Police 2002 An-
nual Report

That figure is eight ar-
rests higher than in 2001.
Police made 129 arrests in
1999. the year UK declared
itself a dry campus.

In 1998. arrests totaled
150.

If passed. the keg poli-
cy would be a city law.
meaning UK Police could
not enforce the policy. Hen-
derson said.

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SAFETY

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Students said the corri-
dor will make a more con-
venient and safer route to
the Reynolds Building from
the main campus.

“I‘ve just gotten used to
walking around here even
at night," said Catherine
Van Kemper. a fine arts
sophomore.

Dean of Fine Arts
Robert Shay said that the
path would be very benefi-
cial.

He said that he had al-
ways been concerned about

students walking there at
night. Some students park
across South Broadway and
jaywalk to the Reynolds
building sometimes carry-
ing large art supplies or
portfolios. said Shay. The
path will allow students ac-
cess to the Taylor Educa-
tion building parking lot.
he said.

UK and Lexington po-
lice both patrol the area.
Officer Tim Dawson with
the Lexington Police De-
partment said that there

' have not been a lot of safe-

ty issues reported to them
there. He said the biggest
worry with the Reynolds
Building is that homeless
people live around there.
Dawson also said that once

the corridor is built there,
the homeless people will
leave. But there have been
no reported issues involv-
ing the homeless people ei-
ther.

The path would be
safer for students if it is
planned out properly with
proper lighting, said Cmdr.
Travis Manley of UK Police
Communications and Infor-
mation Services.

There were sixteen var-
ious crime reports around
the Reynolds Building last
year. most of which were
burglaries.

Manley also said that
they constantly patrolled
the area to help protect stu-
dents.

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program. she said.

Pressures exist only in
the lab sciences. she said. be-
cause they require physical
space to accommodate stu-
dents.

With new buildings in
the planning stages. Black-
well believes the Graduate
School has few shortcomings.

“Our only limitation is
the number of faculty.“ she
said. Last year. UK had a 161
student to faculty ratio.

The biggest increases in
the program remain on the
master‘s level.

Students seeking degrees

in health care industries con-
tinue to be growth areas,
Blackwell said.

Education. social work
and communications are just
some of the areas that have
seen growth despite the
struggling economy.

Education enrolled 80
more students in fall 2003; so-
cial work enrolled 10 more:
and communications enrolled
32 more students on the mas-
ter‘s level.

Whether students are
furthering their education be-
cause of the economy or be-
cause of increased opportuni-

ties is dependent upon each

student. said Rashada
Alexander, president of the
Black Graduate Student Asso
ciation. Many students sim-
ply recognize the value of a

master’s degree. she said.

“Students that I talk to
feel that having a master’s or
PhD gives them more flexi-
bility. upward mobility and
opportunities in their chosen
fields. as well as potential in-
come increases,” she said.

Alexander said that she
thinks the economic climate
is only a small factor for most
potential graduate students.

“The determining factor
I see the most is an increased
awareness of the opportuni-
ties afforded by graduate de-
grees." she said.

Prestige associated with
an advanced degree is also a
motivator for some students.
Blackwell said. “A Master's
degree is now the gold stan-
dard," she said.

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 DIALOGUE

WEDNESDAY. OClOBER I5, 2003

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”TENNIDAY

The number one goal is to try to keep alcohol out of the hands
and mouths of underage drinkers!" -

l KENTUCKY KERNEL

Editorial Board
Andrea Uhde. Editor in chief
Josh Sullivan. Dialogue editor

Sara Cunningham, Imaging editor
Paul Leightty. Asst. Dialogue editor

John Wanpler. Photoo'apher
Stacie Heiliaus. KEG edtor

Wes Blevins. Stall columnist

Anne Bornschein, Copy desli chief

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Reynolds Building walkway
will make students safer

lit and isolated from heavily trafficked areas.

A concrete walkway that will connect the
Reynolds Building to the rest of campus is
set to be completed by the end of the month.

Plans for the project were made after sev-
eral officials. including President Lee Todd.
Vice President of Student Affairs Pat Terrell
and Associate Vice President of Facilities
Bob Wiseman, decided to take a walk to the
Reynolds Building last April to evaluate the

safety of the path.

Terrell said the walk made her feel un-
easy and that she would have suspected dan-
ger had she not been with her colleagues.

The path will be well lit with overhead
lights and may be fenced in eventually It will
run between the Taylor Education Building
and the Reynolds Building. It should serve to
ease the minds of students who have classes

in the area.

Administrators have served students well
by pushing for this project. The dilapidated
path that students are forced to take is badly

Though there hasn't been a major problem
with violent crime in the area, 16 crimes
were reported around the Reynolds Building
last year, most of them burglaries.

Students who take classes in the building
are often seen carrying armfuls of art sup-
plies or construction materials, so they’d

have little chance to defend themselves if

some sort of attack were to occur.
Administrators should be applauded for
acting to improve safety for UK students be-
fore being prompted by an unfortunate inci-
dent. This, along with other safety measures
officials have supported in recent months,
point to a significant overall concern for stu-

dent safety.

The estimated $20,000 price tag on the pro-
ject is well worth the investment. It will buy
something less tangible than a walkway, but
just as important: peace of mind for UK’s
most valuable asset, its students.

 

Davis' own campaign tactics bite him back

A n
drew John-
son was
spared by a
single vote
in the [7.8.
S e n a t e .
Gray Davis
was not
that fortu
nate. Cali-
fornia vote
ers viewed

their nflw-fm'mt‘t‘ governor
in the same light as histori-
ans perceive Johnson. the
seventeenth president of
the linited States; that is to
say. not very highly

The differences remain
striking of course. Ameri-
cans in 1866. had their been
a nationwide referenda.
would never have voted to
recall the president. Even as
he left the White House in
quasi-disgrace in 1869.
Johnson still maintained ap-
proval ratings higher than
26 percent, which is what
the exit polls showed for
Davis. to the disbelief of
many. As a nation. we do not
revile public figures easily

Thomas Jefferson at~
tempted to heighten our sus-
picion of Aaron Burr. The
Republican Party gave up
trying to persuade us that
FDR was a socialist bent on

destroying America. Even
Richard Nixon. the only
president to resign from of-
fice. never suffered this in
glorious of an exit.

(‘ompared to the
snarling. distasteful. ob-
structionist. racist Andrew
Johnson. Gray Davis ap-
pears almost Lincolnian. He
served as an Army captain
during Vietnam and re-
ceived the Bronze Star
for valor.

He presided over two ex-
cellent years for California‘s
economy, returning the
Sacramento perch to the De-
mocratic Party. which had
been throttled by Pete Wil»
son's landslide win in 1994.
When he arrived in 1998. it
was on the wings of a 1.6
million vote margin.

Despite his fumbling of
the energy crisis and his
lackluster handling of the
budget. he was reelected in
2002. Gray Davis ran a fairly
progressive administration.
even as he was allegedly
hostage to the interests of
the state-government
employee.

For the first few years of
his terms. Davis ruled by
pragmatism and his popu-
larity reflected that. Some-
how he degenerated in the
last few years. not by veer-

ing hard to the left (al
though he tried to late in
the recall process). but by
isolating himself from his
political allies. and earning
the enmity of millions of
Californians.

He unraveled. became
his own worst enemy and
may have cost the state of
California dearly Governor
Davis was by all accounts a
tough political operative.
but unlike many other fa-
mous names. his campaign»
ing style was seen as him.
not just a face to win office.

Many Democratic politi-
cians. in their most private
moments. have raged
against the GOP. cursing
them vehemently. Many Re-
publicans have done
likewise.

Yet that is seen only
through a political prism.
Even though Bill Clinton
might hate the Republican
Party more than Gray Davis
he is not seen as an angry,
vicious man who will do
anything to win.

He had a positive agen-
da. he appealed to a sizable
minority of the white male
electorate (deserters of the
donkeys since the 19603).
and he appeared to sincere-
ly care about the plight of
real Americans.

Davis had none of those
qualities. and it showed on
election night.

Gray Davis was the per-
sonification of everything
Americans despise about
politics. They envisioned
the man having nothing else
in his life besides dirty, un-
orthodox campaigns and
caring about little else than
prevailing and proving he
was the least offensive
candidate.

Certainly, Darrell Issa
and the Republican Party
exploited an opportunity, de-
feated the ACLU on its home
turf (the 9th Circuit) and co-
alesced around Arnold
Schwarzenegger.

But the memorable as-
pect of the ‘03 Recall will al-
ways be the image deprecia-
tion of Gray Davis, some-
what ironic considering he
made his political fortune
by doing that to others.

Tenacity is often a great
trait of politicians. and it
wins far more elections
than it loses. but without
complementary characteris-
tics. it can be the death
knell of a campaign -— and
of a political career.

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WHOR

Affinnative Action issue
not a litmus test for ideology;

In Wes Blevins' column that was printed last Fri-
day he expressed his ideas about Democrats, Republi-
cans, affirmative action and the careers of certain
individuals. . .

I feel that Blevins“ editorial spoke well for itself.
base and rudimentary as it was. It neither demands
nor deserves a response. However, on a campus full of
so many young minds, failure to engage in dialogue
allows the vulgarities of ‘shock' journalism to fester. ”

According to Blevins, the primary goal of Affir-
mative Action was to tell African Americans that they
could neither get into college nor acquire certain jobs
on their own.

The column also argued that this was a program
devised solely by Democrats. In reality however. Affir-
mative Action was a bipartisan response to wide-
spread discrimination on the basis of color, gender.
nationality and religion that persisted despite the Civ-
il Rights Act.

Being an institutional solution (federal mandate)
to a personal problem (racism, sexism, etc.), the re
sults can undoubtedly be ambiguous. However, it was.
necessary then