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I love Bush

I love Gore too, it’s just
not as fun to say. I

PRIDAYKENTUCKY

ERNE

From music

to movies

Bjiirk shines
in Dancer in
the Dark !4

 

 

have an odd feeling
that l was not the
only one who waited
up all hours of the
night watching that
election trauma. I
gave up after Bush
won Florida after it
was too close to call
after Gore won it
alter it was too close
to call. Here are some
things that friends or
i did during the
sleepless nights.

Homework - Due in like a
week. homework
seems like the right
thing to do. but you
are all ready caught
up till December.

Download songs all night
while Napster is still
up and running and
wonder why songs
like. ”I'm proud to be
an American" seem to
have found their way
into the download
folder.

Theorize ~ "Those
Republicans stole
votes," and "Those
Democrats stole
votes."

 

Burn CDs from those
songs and tell your
friends you were
messed up when you
burnt the ”Patriot
Mix."

Reorganize the closet full
of jackets and the
vacuum and see if all
the toilet paper inside
can be made into a
fort to bomb your
roommate.

Read the current issue of
Cosmopolitan. After
that, read the current
issue of Maxim. Both
are great cross
gender magazines
that should be read
by both sexes.

Drink. ”I supported my
candidate with a
forty."

Toss a ball above your
head to see if you can
catch it. More thrill
and excitement if you
can do it one-handed.

Channel surf to see if
another channel has
better coverage. Tom
Brokaw, Dan Rather.
all of CNN. What to
dol?

Eat. Munchies are
necessary for a long
night in front of the
tube. Trust me, I
watch Monday Night
Football. See what
combination of
Monterey Jack,
tortilla shells.
barbecue sauce and
pineapple tastes good
enough to eat all
night.

-lnsplred by Leslie
Kinsolvlng

-Ron Norton

rail_editor@hotmail.com

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I gave you a break before
the elections. Now
you should have time
to write In. What do
you think? About: the
election? Mac and
Cheese? Oreo cookie
ice cream? Let me
know!?

THE 411

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shine, yeah, and don't it
feel good?

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Bush leads in recount

And the recount rolls on: Unofficial
results have Bush holding on to the lead

ASSOCIATED PRESS

TALLAHASSEE. Fla.
George W. Bush's lead over Al
Gore in crucial Florida
shrank to fewer than 300 votes
by unofficial count Thursday
with allegations of irregulari-
ties swirling and ballots from
overseas residents still to be
counted.

Recount results from 65 of
the state's 67 counties gave Re-
publican Bush a lead of 225
votes out of nearly 6 million
cast. according to an unofficial
tally by The Associated Press.
The original “final" margin
had been reported at 1.784.

AP called each county
election official to get the final
recount total for each candi-
date in their county.

The official recount
lagged behind. and Secretary
of State Katherine Harris told
an early evening news confer-
ence that it could be as late as

next Tuesday a week after
the election — _, before the state
has certified ballot results
from all 67 counties. She also
pointed out that it would take
even longer , at least until
Nov. 17 k to tabulate ballots
cast by Floridians overseas
and postmarked by Election
Day.

Harris said Bush had
2.909.661 votes to 2.907.877 for
Gore. :1 difference of 1,784
votes. That was the same mar-
gin as at the end of vote-count-
ing Tuesday night. with each
man's total now 526 higher.

One election board mem-
ber. Agriculture Commission-
er Bob Crawford. defended the
pace of the recount.

”Nobody ever said that
democracy was simple or effi-
cient." he said. “But this is
democracy in action." He said
anyone wanting simplicity
should look to the south. to
Cuba. a reference to the dicta-

torship of Fidel Castro.

The Gore campaign has
criticized the ballots in use in
Palm Beach County as confus-
ing. and has asked for a hand
count of votes cast there and
in three other counties.

Palm Beach County
agreed to hand~count bal-
lots in three precincts on
Saturday.

There is also a legal chal-
lenge pending in state court
with the support of Democrats
who say a poor ballot design
in Palm Beach County led
some Gore supporters to inad-
vertently mark their ballots
for Pat Buchanan.

“We expect legal chal-
lenges." said Clay Roberts of
the Department of Elections.
refusing to comment further.

Harris said that thus far
53 of Florida's 67 counties
have forwarded recount mate-
rials to the state. She said the
board count was behind the
AP tally because the board is
only reporting "those that are
unofficially certified.“

She said she had been
glued to her television watch»

Unofficial

Texas Gov. George
W. Bush led with

loss than 300
vote: with 65 of
67 Florida coun-
ties reporting
Thursday night.
Officials say the
recount may not
he official until
Tuesday. and will
not certified until
Nov. 17.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

ing unofficial counts. and "i
hope they're going to be a lot
more accurate than the other
night.“

That was a reference to
television networks that pro
maturely declared (lore the
winner in Florida and then re-
versed course and said Bush
had won the state and with
it the White House.

In addition to the partial
recount-byhand in Palm
Beach County. the board in
Broward County arranged a
meeting for Friday to discuss
the (lore campaign‘s request
for a manual recount there.

With the outcome of the
presidential race in the bal
ance. allegations on both sides
were becoming increasingly
heated.

Gore campaign manager
William Daley said courts
may find the Florida result
“an injustice unparalleled in
our history." Bush chairman
Don Evans countered. "The
Democrats who are politiciz-
ing and distorting these
events risk doing so at the ex;
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ing until someone likes the outcome."
Evans seems impatient for the results.

The lawsuit filltlsllfmlllg Palm lleach
(‘ounty's l‘Il‘t‘iltlll returns for the presiden-
tial election was withdrawn Thursday.

However. another suit is in creation.

The filers of the previous suit. three res~
idents ot' the county. claim a confusing bale
lot may have misled them to vote inadver
tently for Reform Party candidate Pat
Buchanan when they meant to support Vice
President Al (lore.

Kendall (‘olleyy a Democratic attorney.
said llll‘l‘l ‘wrc rcmmlies available to the [)e-
mocrats. “()rii- ofthosc imssibilities is a new
election in Palm Beach County.” he said.

A proposed new election definitely
seems like a good idea to (lore campaign
chairman William Daley. who said the nulli-
fied and uncounted votes of the 19.120 Palm
Beach (‘ounty residents' matter.

"(We can't) blithely dismiss the diseri
franchiscment ofthousands of Floridians as
being the usual mistakes."

So. they are not giving up. That is. the
residents or the Democrats.

“The Democrats who are politicizing
and distorting these events risk doing so at
the expense of our dcmrxracy." Hush cani-
paign chairman Don Evans said. "Our (10,
mocratic process calls for a vote on Election
Day. it does not call for us to continue vot

just as everyone else is. but Thomas .lanoski.
an associate professor of sociology at (K. said
the disqualified votes. not usable because
they had multiple candidates marked. pmba»
bly would have given (lore the lead he needs.

"That‘s 18 times what he needs to go
above Hush." he said. “That would give him
a commanding lead."

Thus. the country might be facing a
lawsuit that could last for a while.

“This could drag out if it gets into court
cases." Janoski said.

l'nlike Evans. .lanoski said accurate re-
sults are worth the wait.

“Bush and (lore are on pins and needles

but they can wait ll) more days." .lanoski
said about the state election officials state-
ment that the results wouldn't be certified
until at least Nov. 17. which is the deadline
for ballots cast by military personnel and
other Floridians overseas.

\Miile lawsuits are being filed. l'K mar-
keting senior Rory Bergman doesn't seem to
understand how this confusion happened.
but she disagrees with the filing of lawsuits
and also with the idea of a revote for resi-
dents ot‘ Palm [leach County.

"This will cause more problems." she
said. "What if people change their vote?"

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Election
reflection:
Is it over?

Closure: Students ready for
president to be named

By Julie Nelson

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This seemed to I)" the \t‘lllllllt'lll across
l1llllilll\ 'I'lriii‘~.(l.iy itIlf'l l'K students
writrhcd and '\\ilIll‘II lo lind out who will rip
rcscnt them in the White Htlll\.f‘ in January

Students .icross lhc lllllllrli votwl for thc
ncx‘t pi'widwnl of ihv- I'niicd States 'l‘ncsilav,
only to waki- up \‘t‘i-ilni-sday morning to
have no ire-w pi‘wsiditif i-li-rl The l'ilf‘l' was
four lil\t' [m 'lII

lint as the recount in Florida. the stat»-
lliiii l\ holding this election by a string. (on
linnwl 'I hursdziv. illllf‘ii’lI\ \illfi ll may be a
narrow victory for Texas (iov (icorgl‘ W
lliish llush led the race with '32.? ions with
if, of Florida's o7 i'lilllllllN reporting

ll lll fact linsh claims victory alter Hoi 1
this ri-coiirrl. it will not llt' official nearly
3.4”; ballots r onnng from oyi-rscas have not
act been counted in Florida. leaving the “Ir-c
lion results Iinccriified until Nov 17

"It's lll'l'll\ neryi- racking.” said l‘rystiil
IIIllll‘l .i prc pliirrniicv freshman as shi-
.i. illl'il lo: lhc linzil count of votes in Horida
'l’hnrsilay ‘Yon iusi want to have closurc ”

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\i'W‘lill (I.l\.\, but it Ill\(i might llt' ii victory
lnal docs not ’llli‘if‘lfIi' with the I‘t’SllllllV' of
illi‘ iiwritilc Ii linxh wins the \lllli' of Florida.
he w ill I‘"lli ill the Electoral College. Illll not
thr- popiil ii \olw {\l the cnd of the day
'I'huisd ry, the national total of popular yon-s
'.‘..‘i~ lli fi.oi of ‘y ll" I’l‘l‘\lll“l‘.l Al (yore
lag-mayo? lo llush's iiloitoil’i.

Their- llil\ only ll“('.’l one other time in
history that the people of the limited States
have been [)l‘l'sl'lili'fl with a situation like
this w licn lhl‘ll‘ f'It‘f'lf‘fl president was not
who ihe-x those in 1888. Benjamin Harrison
took the presidency wrth an Electoral ("ol
loge w in over firovcr (‘lcvciand

Robbie Taylor: a sophomore biotechnol
ogy mayor. said in thinks this system of
electing a pi‘l'slfli‘lli should be seriously
\(‘l‘llllill/r‘fl "The Electoral College needs to
b:- done away with." Taylor said.

Although he doesn't like the Electoral
hc said therr- l\ not much anyone
can do about the outcome this time.

“This lrhc Electoral College) is an issuc
that (lll‘Nlil Illll‘l‘l this eliction." Taylor said.
"Rules are l‘llil's. But next time we should
look n the electoral system more closely."

I,iEl' llulu-r Taylor said the twists and
turns Lii Tl‘il\ election have been frustrating

‘I vinoy watching this kind ofclose ole-c
tion because it's going to br- history But it is
Ii IliiI" frustrating.”

“iii no matter what the outcome. Huber
w‘llil the candidates will have iodcal with what
the liil‘ll‘l' holds "Ir-is put ourselves back to
gi-lhi-r‘. ' she \éili‘l. "It's time to move on."

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Lawsuits filed in Florida over confusing ballot

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The Low-down

The
American
people
have spo-
ken. but
it’s just
going to
take a
while to
figure out
what they

said.”

- President
Clinton, on the
unresolved Nov.
7 presidential
race.

GOP explores an Iowa recount

DES MOINES, Iowa State Republican Par-
ty officials are exploring the possibility of re-
questing a voter recount following Al Gore‘s ra
zor-thin victory in Iowa. Bush campaign officials
said they are looking at the possibility of a re
count in Iowa. as well as in another closely con-
tested state, Wisconsin. To ask for a recount.

Bush would have to personally write each of

Iowa's 99 county auditors by 5 pm. Nov. 16 or 17.
depending on the county. With all Iowa precincts
counted. Gore leads 635.026 to 630,077 a mere
4.949 votes.

Panel wants hearings on TV calls

“CASHINGTON A House telecommunica-
tions panel will hold hearings as early as next

week on the television networks‘ early calls of

the presidential race in Florida and their possi~
ble impact on voters elsewhere. Rep. Billy
'l‘auzin. chairman of the House Commerce Cont
tnittee's telecomniunications subcommittee.
planned yesterday to announce the panel‘s intene
tion to invite TV network officials to testify. Be-
tween 714.9 pm. and 8 pm. EST Tuesday. NBC.
CBS. CNN. Fox. ABC and The Associated Press
all called Florida. with its decisive 25 electoral
votes. for Vice President Al Gore.

Clinton meeting with Arafat

WASHINGTON Renewed violence was at
the top of the agenda and resumption of negotia
tions with Israel only a remote possibility yester—
day as Yasser Arafat called on President Clinton
at the White House. “We‘re now in a very diffi-
cult cycle." Clinton‘s assistant for national secu-
rity Sandy Berger. said before the meeting. "The
president is focused on what he can do in the
next few months to try to reduce the violence and
resume a political process." Rejecting any notion
Clinton‘s influence has waned with his term run-
ning out, Berger said "the business of the presi-
dency goes on."

Brown University names president

PROVIDENCE. RI. Ruth Simmons. 11
sharecroppers daughter who went on to earn a
PhD. in romance languages. was named presi-
dent of Brown t't 1l\i rsity yesterday. becoming
the first black to l ada in In League school. Sim-
mons. the 55-yearold pr s iliilll of Smith College
succeeds Gordon Gee w: 1 i *signed trom Brown
in February to become .3 1* lot of \ antlerbilt
l'nivcrsity Simmons .. 5. st imlatship to Dil »

CUBISN PAYS:
Pablo Picasso's
"Woman with
Crossed Arms"
sold for more
than $55 mil-
lion on
Wednesday.
setting a world
auction record
for the artist
and making it
the fifth-high-
est auction
price paid for a
work of art,
Christie's auc-
tion house said.

DEEP DEPP:
The handsome,
soft-v ed
actor 7 had
his choice of
parts, and he
usually picks a
challenge over
mainstream
tare. Once
again, Depp has
chosen the
more difficult
path; he's
accepted the
part of 16th-
century play-
wright
Christopher
Marlowe, who
some believe
authored many
of the works
attributed to
William
Shakespeare.

lard University in New Orleans and graduated
with highest honors in 1967. then got her doctor-
ate from Harvard.

American spy case hears witness

MOSCOW 7— A Moscow court questioned a
witness yesterday who served on a commission
that decided documents sought by an American
businessman on trial for spying were not classi-
fied. the defense lawyer said. The court ques-
tioned Oleg Kosiskin. a professor at Moscow's
Bauman Technical institute. Kosiskin served on
a commission that allowed documents to be giv-
en to Edmond Pope, saying they weren’t secret.
Pope. a Pennsylvania businessman and former
US. Navy officer. is being tried behind closed
doors in Moscow on charges of trying to buy clas-
sified plans for a high-speed Russian torpedo.

Dow down 253; Nasdaq down 130

NEW YORK —— Stocks continued their de.
cline yesterday as investors waited for the presi~
dential election to be resolved. Just before 2 pm.
EDT, the Dow Jones industrial average was
down 252.92 points at 10,654.14. Decliners on the
New York Stock Exchange led advancers 1,784-
903. The Nasdaq was down 129.34 at 3,102.36.

NBA ruling on T-Vlolves' Smith upheld

NEW YORK W An arbitrator upheld the
NBAs penalties against Joe Smith. virtually as-
sur ing that the player will leave the Minnesota
Timberwolves. Arbitrator Kenneth Dam ruled
yesterday that NBA commissioner David Stern
did not overstep his bounds when he voided
Smith‘s contracts for the 1998-99 and 199900 sea-
sons. Smith. a free agent, now has no financial in-
centive to stay in Minnesota since the Timber-
wolves can only offer him a one-year contract for
$611,000. Other teams, including the Miami Heat
and Chicago Bulls, can offer Smith a much more
lucrative contract.

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By Rebeca Osborne
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Money, money, money!

Students have various reasons for applying for scholarships.
There's the sense of pride wrought from completing sometimes

strenuous application processes, the thrill of competition, and, of

course, there‘s the cash.

There is an abundance of treasure to be found at UK in terms
of scholarship awards. Various offices facilitate matching stu-
dents up with the kind of scholarships that will suit their needs.

The Merit Scholarship Office in 211 Funkhouser might be a
good first stop for someone looking for funds. They award cash
each year to those who qualify. According to Crystal Shepherd.
staff support associate for the Merit Scholarship Office. they of-
fered 854 scholarships to incoming freshmen last year. worth any-
where from $700 per semester to coverage of full tuition and costs.

Transfer students were awarded 39 scholarships. worth be-
tween $500 per semester to full tuition.

Scholarships worth between $250 and $500 per semester were
awarded to currently enrolled UK students.

Winning students who are currently enrolled or are transfer-
ring in must be enrolled full-time and have completed at least 12
semester hours, either at UK or at their previous institution.
They must also have a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Incoming freshmen must have an unweighted GPA of at least
3.3, and either a 28 on the ACT or 1240 on the SAT.

It all starts with walking in and picking up an application. As
Shepherd said, “You can‘t receive one if you don’t apply for one."

The application also requires an essay. The due date for these
applications for the Fall 2001 semester is Jan. 15 for freshmen.
Mar. 1 for transfer students and April 20 for continuing students.

Many individual colleges also offer their own scholarships.
The Merit Scholarship Office recommends that students who
have already chosen a major contact their department or college
to ask about scholarship opportunities,

The College of Arts and Sciences, for example. has applica-
tions for next year‘s awards available outside of 257 Patterson ()f—
fice Tower. which are not due until Feb. 15.

These awards can be worth a wide range of money. between
$100 and $6,000. The amount of money a student can receive de»
pendson which scholarships they are eligible for.

Winning students must be enrolled Arts and Sciences majors.
have at least 30 hours under their belts by the end of the Spring
semester, and have a GPA of at least 3.5. The application requires
the completed form, available at 257 POT. two letters of recom
mendation, a current UK transcript and a 500-word essay.

Cindy Iten. director of advising for the College of Arts and
Sciences, said they had roughly 90 applicants last year.

Based on the number of students offered awards. Iten said the
odds of getting a scholarship are about one in five.

Kate Johnson. academic coordinator for the Honors Program.
encourages students to apply for more prestigious external schol-
arships, such as the Marshall, Rhodes and Truman scholarships.

In these cases. the application process can be extremely rigor-
ous. with lengthy writing assignments and personal interviews.
Furthermore. the selection process for these awards is highly
competitive.

For these students. Johnson stresses that they should be will-
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Get certified through
sports marketing program

‘Great networking opportunity': Program
offers three-day certificate for students

By Paul Hater
SIAFF WRITER

Students interested in
sports marketing could get a
certificate in only three days
beginning in May.

The College of Business is
having their fourth annual
Sports Marketing Academy
May 7-11. Topics to be covered
include core marketing and
elective modules.

The academy offers distinct
strategic training for market-
ing practitioners and a limited
class size to maximize learning.
Previous attendees of the con-
ference earned a total of 24
credit hours.

Scott Kelley. director of the
academy. said the conference is
a great opportunity.

“It‘s a great networking op-
portunity on either a business
or sports side. The speakers are
key players in sports marketing.
The academy is always very iti-
teresting and cutting edge. Stu-
dents can learn about the indus-
try before graduating."

The program is geared to-

ward directors of sports pro-
grams. assistant athletic direc-
tors and marketing managers.
but anyone interested in the
field can attend. The partici-
pants in the conference can ex-
pect to gain knowledge of new
marketing strategies dealing
with everyday issues.

The program began in the
summer of 1998 by Jim Host
who wanted to find a way to
bring together marketing and
athletics. Previous speakers in
clude Host. the president of the
WBNA. the CEO of Outback
Steakhouse and representatives
from Nike.

The speakers for this year
have not been confirmed.

To register

Registration forms will be online
in the spring, or interested stu-
dents can register through the

College of Business. Accommoda-

tions are at the Radisson Hotel in
Lexington. Cost is $88 per night.
For more information call Scott

Kelley at 257-3425.

The
academy is
always very
interesting
and cutting

edge.

Students
can learn
about the
industry
before
graduating.”

- Scott Kelly,
director of the Sports Marketing
Academy

 

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Study Abroad Fair offers
opportunities for students

Travel: Program emphasizes
importance of studying abroad

By Amanda Yorli
.(DITOR IN CHIEF

Amanda Shaw went to France to teach
English to French high school students.

But her teaching experience ended up be-
ing more of a learning experience.

Shaw. a French and international eco-
nomics junior. went to France last academic
.school year as part of the UK Study Abroad
~Program.

. The Study Abroad program wants to
make Shaw's experience accessible to all UK
~students Nov. 14 at the Study Abroad Fair in
the Whitehall Classroom Building.

‘ The fair coincides with international Ed»
ucation Week. which is a followup to Presi-
dent Clinton‘s memo issued last April that
emphasized the importance of international
education for [7.8. students. said David Bet-
tez. the adviser for study abroad.

Bettez said the study abroad office sends
‘about 300 UK students abroad each year.

“We have them literally going all around
the world." Bettez said.

But that's still not as many as other coun~
tries send to the i’nited States.

“The iT.S.. as a percentage of our popula-
tion. sends fewer of our students abroad than
do most western countries." said Douglas

MBA.

Boyd. director of the ()ffice of international
Affairs for i'K. Boyd said International liduv
cation Week shows that the Department of
Education in Washington has realized the im~
portance of studying abroad.

“To be part of the global economy and a
global workforce. we as Americans need to be
much better schooled in international affairs.
economics and languages." Boyd said.

The purpose of the Study Abroad Fair.
Boyd said. is to make students more aware of
the opportunities.

Boyd said UK has exchange agreements
with many universities where one can pay tu»
ition at UK and study at another university
and not pay tuition.

“We try to keep it e ven so that tuition bal-
ances are about the same. he said.

Students who study abroad learn much
more than classroom material. Boyd. who has
lived abroad on several occasions. said being
in another country is the best way to learn
about your own country.

"I think people are much more attuned to
their own country when they study abroad."
Boyd said.

Shaw said she was more attuned to every
thing when she got back from France. Living
in France allowed Shaw to be almost fluent in
French. and has also prompted her to study
abroad again. Next fall. Shaw will study ecoe
nomics at McGill University in Montreal.

"It is definitely the best experience of my
life." Shaw said. “It was the best thing i could
have done."

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