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TUESDAYKENTUCKY

Freeze

Sandra Bullock‘s
new movie,
Murder By
Numbers, showing
free Wednesday I

April 16. 2002

Administrators
work to curb
marijuana use

By Anthea um
ASSlSVANT NEWS EDiTOR

In dorms, students
shove towels under the door
to keep the pungent smell of
marijuana from seeping
into the hall. In apartments,
pot smokers gather in a sin-
gle room with a swirling
fan, hoping the neighbors
won’t notice.

Their eﬂorts, though.
aren’t fooling anyone. UK
code enforcers say they are
not naive to the marijuana
use on and around campus.

From the dean of stu-
dents to UK Police. many
UK oﬁ‘icials recognize the
prevalence of the illegal
drug.

But. like Superman and
kryptonite, they are power-
less to stop the enemy drug,
they say.

See ARRESTS on 3

Then I got high: Many students smoke marijuana;
UK drug arrests have tripled over the last decade

By Andrea Uhde
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

Editor‘s Note: No last names
are used in this story and some
ﬁrst names have been changed to
protect the privacy of students.

It ’s a warm Saturday after
noon, and eight friends, four of
whom are UK students, crowd
into the living room of an apart:
ment off Tates Creek Road. Sit-
ting elbow-to-elbow on two
couches. they’re surrounded by a
haze of smoke. The perfume of a
freshly lit joint ﬁlls the room.

A girl with long brown hair
squints her eyes and takes the
ﬁrst hit, pressing it to her lips to
inhale. Vibrations from a hip-
hop record spinning on a
turntable set the mood. One guy
begins to pluck stems and seeds
out of his stash to prepare for the
next joint.

Move aside. Jack and Jim.
College students have another
friend: Mary Jane.

Roughly 33.6 percent of col-
lege students have smoked mar-

ijuana in the last year, accord»
ing to the 2000 ﬁndings by the
Core Institute, a non-proﬁt or-
ganization which seeks to assist
higher education institutions in
drug and alcohol prevention
efforts.

And almost everyone
from administration to the stu-
dents themselves —~ will admit
that a number of UK students
smoke the illegal drug or have
tried it.

Signs of it are everywhere.

At Sqecial Media, a new-age
book and gift store on South
Limestone Street, “Indoor Mari-
juana Horticulture." by Jorge
Cervantes. has recently made
its way on to the top-10 best-
sellers list.

And at Beyond the Wall. a
poster store next to Sqecial Me-
dia, posters with marijuana
leaves have become a popular
buy, with two to three sold each
week.

By the time the joint has
burned away. Reeda, a psycholo-
gy sophomore, has curled up on
the couch, her now bloodshot

eyes glancing from one person to
another.

She says she began smoking
her senior year of high school
and ever since, it has been a
weekly routine. “Smoking.l weed
helps me. " she says. “The semes-
ter 1 made the Dean's List, I
smoked more weed than I had in
my entire life. "

UK Police arrested 91 stu-
dents for drugs and drug para-
phernalia offenses last year. In
most cases. the drug was mari-
juana. says Anna Bowling. the
assistant dean of students. The
number of students caught with
drugs has steadily climbed
since 1995. when 15 offenses
were recorded.

Though UK Police can‘t say
that this means more students
are smoking. they do say that
police have been trained better
in the area and. at the same
time, marijuana may have be-
come more available.

Most marijuana conﬁscated
by UK police is found in campus

See POT on 3

As the mayoral race ‘3 primary apprruiches. the
Kernel will present a chance to meet the candidates
with a proﬁle and question and answer session. The
candidates are appearing alphabetically through
Thursday. The primary is May 28.

JIM GRAY

Jim Gray, a 1976 graduate
oi Vanderbilt University.
has sponsored numerous
programs at till, includlu
an endowed chair in the
College of Architectlwe
and a program in the
Classics Department. tie is
currently on the hoard oi
the Gaines Center.

Today, Lexington‘s James
N. Gray Company is one oi
the top 10 de

firms in the tidied States.
Gray led the Nsiwess in
many capacities, serving
as Chioi Marketing Officer
and Chiei Operating
Officer.

What is your view of the Lexmgton Area Partx

Plan?

It's useful for students to recognize the pressure on
neighborhoods and it‘s important for neighborhoods to rot-
ognize this is a student environment. UK needs to take a
look at its own policies of a dry campus. I am hopeful that.
given time, this could relieve pressure on neighborhoods.

' Parking is a huge problem for both students and
other Lexington residents. What solutions would you offer”

I suspect that when we can at

TﬂlS. WEEK

ford it, We will have more strategically

placed garages so we are able to put
buildings on streetscapes. not parking

lots.

To what extent does Leo- Todd‘s
college town vision fit into Villit‘ moi:

of Lexington?

It totally. completely and (to
solutely fits in. It's enormously tumor

0 & A with the
mayoral
candidates l
- Wednesday:
Teresa Isaac

c Thursday:
Ann Ross

tant to link downtown and UK. Quality

oflife is important when UK is trying to

reach Top 20 status. It's not all about money, but quality of
life. That's why the college town concept is so important

Bars here close at 1 a in. while bars lIl nitm‘. other
large college towns. such as Louisville. are open as late as i
am. If elected. would you do anything to keep bars ope-n

later?

This is important for convention trade downtown. I
would take a hard look at extending the hours

For those who are underage. if they want to dance
or have fun. they pretty much have to go to Richmond.
What are your plans to provide entertainment for the un-

der-21 crowd?

A lack of venue means students leave town When
you don't accommodate students. you dont create a place

Emampusb

Fight for new 56 election

The ﬁght for a new Student
Government election contin‘
ues. The SC Supreme Court
ruled last night that the elec-
tion board of Claims should
hear three claims filed by Ben
Hayes against president-elect
Tim Robinson and vice presiv
dent-elect Mary Katherine
Thompson. The three claims
were part of 35 overall claims
ﬁled by Hayes that alleged vari-
ous election violations, Origi-
nally, four of the 35 were passed
on to the e-board for a ruling.

Last week. the e-board found
Robinson and Thompson guilty
of a misdemeanor for violating
a city code that prohibits hang-
ing signs on telephone poles.
They found Robinson and
Thompson not guilty of the
charges brought in the other
three claims. The Supreme
Court upheld that decision last
night, but ruled that three oth-
er claims among the 35 should
have been passed on to the 9-
board for ruling. but weren't.
Hayes. who lost to Robinson by
35 votes in the March election.
will argue the three claims in

front of the election board of
claims Thursday.

Presentation on Kurds

The UK department of his-
tory will host the Kurdish Mi-
gration Histories presentation:
Doing Oral History among the
Iraqi Kurds Thursday. April 18.
2002 at 3:30 pm. in the Niles
Gallery of the Fine Arts Li-
brary. Dr. Diane King. anthro-
pologist and post-doctoral fel-
low in the UK department of
history. will give the presenta-
tion.

Live bird show tonight

There will be a live animal
bird show tonight from 6 pm.
to 7 pm. in room 200 of the
Funkhouser Building. The {0‘
cus of the show will be on the
bird rehabilitation process and
the roles that raptors ﬁll in the
environment. Raptor Rehabili-
tation of Kentucky treats birds
that have been injured in the
wild and restores their health.
The event is sponsored by Stu-
dent Government. Green
Thumb Environmental Club.
Campus Girl Scouts. Pre-\'et
Club. Phi Sigma Pi. L'K SPCA.
Phi Alpha Theta. Students for
the Green Party. and The Unit
ed Federation of Sidewalk
Chalkers.

Women in politics meeting
The Kentucky Commission

on Women and the Kenna k‘»
Historical Sortety vvill present
a symposium on “Making a hit
ference: Kentucky Women tr.
Politics and Government“ at
the Kentucky History Center
on April 26-27. Pro-registration
is required For more informa
tion call 4302) 364-1792. Ext tile.
or 4474,

Student org group meets

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Newest Legend Jimerson
was college hero at Miami

Minor Leagues: College World Series MVP
glad to play in Lexington on way to majors

By Lamin Swann
CAN‘M )lAfl WRITER

After winning the college
World Series last season with
the l'niversity of Miami and be-
mg named the College World
Series Most Valuable Player.
Lexington Legends centeitield-
er (‘harlton .limerson knows
lies back at the bottom.

“I try to be at the bottom of
the totem pole (as a rookie). or
what not." .limerson said. “I try
to hide behind the guys who
have been here before and
played seasons of minor league
ball before. stand in the back—
ground and contribute that
way."

Jiiiiersoii. a t‘ilifoinia na-
tive. was on the SingleA Pitts
field Mets roster aim being
drafted in the fifth round by the
Houston Astros last year. play-
ing 31 games with a 33-1 average.

With minor league experi-
ence for a half season. Ilnnerson
said this year he wants to expe~
rience the full season and devel
op his game

"Last year in Pittsfield I
was just seeing how the profes-
sional level of baseball is played
and separate college froiti that."
he said. “This year. I'm trying
to see how 1 can perform in a
full season."

With the Legends winning
the South Atlantic League
championship last season with
a 92-48 record. Jimerson knows
the team has a winning attitude.

"I‘m happy that the team
have their minds set to win. be-
cause 1 don't expect to lose out
there." he said. "It's good to
know that there are guys: who
want to win like l do.

"You got guys on the team

that won last year and all the
guys in this organization know
what it takes to win I‘m try-
ing to get one of those rings
they got last year."

But .Jimerson said he has to
play and win one game at
a time.

“You always want to win.
but you don‘t want to get too
caught tip in trying to win. try-
ing to do too much." he said.
"You got to let it come to you."

Baseball America has
Jinierson as one of the top 15
prospects in the Astros system.
though he's not looking to rush
to the major leauges.

"My original goal after I got
drafted was to move a level
every year. which is probably
the 2004-05 season; if (the Major
League) comes faster than that.
it comes. If it comes slower. I
just have to deal With it.“

He's appreciative to come
from the college level up to the
minor leagues to play. He said
the coaching staff. including
manager J.J. Cannon. is
effective for his development on
the ﬁeld.

“J.J. has been really helping
me: I make mistakes out there
and it‘s good to have a coach you
can talk to ask what I did
wrong. really learn from his
coaching." J imerson said.

Cannon's positive teaching
techniques on and off ﬁeld as a
coach makes Jiinerson want to
excel in the ballpark

It doesn't really help hav-
ing a coach out there ye ling
angry. not helping to teach.
Jimerson said. “\‘ice-versa you
don't want to have a player that
continues to mess up. don't
want to learn. He wants to
teach and I want to learn. it’s a

Spring football scrimmage

scheduled for Saturday

The annual Blue White
Spring Football Game will be
played at 7 pm. Saturday at
Commonwealth Stadium.

Tickets cost 8.3 for adults
and $1 for persons 18-andun»
dei‘, l7K students are admitted
free with ['Kll)s Parking is
free in the stadium lots and is
first-come. ﬁrst-served. Stadium
gates open at 3‘30 pm.

For the sixth consecutive
year. the Blue White (lame will
begin with one quarter of touch
football played by the [K alum-
ni. The varsity will take the
field in the second quarter.

Friday's football practice
has been rescheduled to 2'20
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Boston Marathon results
in Kenyan dominance

BOSTON Kenya re-
claimed the Boston Marathon
on Monday. sweeping the first
four men's spots and the top
two for the women.

Rodgers Rop held off
Christopher (‘heboiboch by
three seconds to win in 2 hours.
9 minutes. ‘2 seconds. Margaret
()kayo won the women's race in
a course record 2:20:43. pulling
away from two~tinie defending
champion and world record
holder (‘atherine Ndereha in
the final mile.

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Charlton Jimerson, a former Miami Hurricane outfielder, was the Houston
Astros' fifth round draft choice in last year's amateur draft and was
assigned to the Legends this spring. He was batting .226 as of Sunday.

Kenyans had won the
men’s race for a decade before
Lee Bong-ju of South Korea end-
ed the streak last year. But the
Kenyans were back in force.
taking six of the top seven spots
and nine of the top 13.

Fred Kiprop outsprinted
Mbarak Hussein. the brother of
threetime Boston champion
lbrahim Hussein. to finish third.

Keith Dowling. of Reston.
Va. finished 15th and was the
top American.

Ndereba was running in
her ﬁrst marathon since setting
the women's world record of
2:18:47 last year in Chicago. She
lost a sprint with Okayo in the
final mile and finished 29 sec-
onds back.

Kansas All-American set
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the Big 12's leading scorer and
rebounder. will announce Fri-
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