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Tuesday, January

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17, 2006

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Gov. Fletcher
addresses the
state legisla-
ture tonight at
7 in Frankfort.

 

 

 

UK will find out
tonight if Gov.
Ernie Fletcher
wants the state to
give UK what it
wants.

Fletcher will
give his budget ad-
dress at 7 tonight in
Frankfort, where he
will outline his pri-
orities for the up-
coming state budget
process. UK is hop-
ing for a sizable cut

of the budget to fuel the top20 busi-
ness plan.

UK has requested about $18 mil-
lion more in operating funds than it
received for this year, as well as $80
million in state bonds to complete
construction on the bio-pharmacy
complex and authorization of $150
million in bonds to further con-
struction on the new hospital pa-
tient care facility.

But as of now. Angie Martin,
UK‘s vice president of budget and
policy planning, said UK is “just
waiting."

“We‘re hoping that they fund
our top20 business plan. but we just
do not know at this time.” Martin

Celebrating 35 years of independence

said. “We have not been given any
indication to this point what has
been included in the governing bud-
get for postsecondary education.”

UK President Lee Todd said he
was delighted by the response he’s
received about the top-20 plan so far.
but wouldn‘t know what the state
would provide until later today.

“I'm gratified at the response
that we’ve received from the release
of the plan." Todd said. “But we
won’t know until (this) afternoon,
in all likelihood, what the budget
proposal will offer.”

Todd added that the final budget
will most likely be different from
the governor's proposed budget, as

compromises are reached between
competing interests.

Another of UK's initiatives —
pursuing greater authority to build
and manage all its own construc-
tion projects without required state
approval — cleared another hurdle
toward becoming reality Thursday.
The House approved a bill that
would enable UK, and all state uni—
versities. to have that greater bond-
ing authority by a 95-0 unanimous
vote.

“This is certainly necessary for
UK to achieve the mandate we gave
them in 1997." said the bill’s spon-
sor, Rep. Bob Damron. D-
Nicholasville. He referred to House

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UK hoping Fletcher's budget plan fulfills its needs

“I know of no other top-
20 research institution in
the nation that has these
types of shackles on their
feet and their hands..."

Rep. Bob Damron
D-Nicholasvllle, referring to UK's
ability to fund campus construction projects

 

Bill 1 of that year, in which the state
told UK to become a top20 public
research institution by the year

See Speech on page 2

 

Paramedics
praising
PolyHeme

Blood substitute receiving high

marks in UK-run clinical trial

By Dariush Shafa
rm

A real need to ‘hear’ King

Left: Rev. Jeremiah Wright
gives the keynote speech at
the Martin Luther King Jr.
Day ceremonies downtown
yesterday at Heritage Hall.

Below: Tiffany Kavanaugh, a
cast member in the play
“Crowns," sings during the
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
ceremonies at Heritage Hall.

UK s participation in a cutting edge na-
tionwide study IS coming to a close and physi-
cians and paramedics involved in the trial of
a new blood substitute have voiced optimism
about the product’s future.

A clinical trial of PolyHeme, a blood sub
stitute developed by Northfield Laboratories
Inc. of Evanston. 111.. has been in progress in
the Lexington area since 2004. Dr. Andrew
Bernard. a UK trauma surgeon and chief in-
vestigator in the trial.
said the study is near-
ing completion.

“It's something
“It has gone '
smoothly‘ Bernard paramEdlCS
said summing up the have wanted
study. which he est
mated will end some- for years and
time in the first half
of this yeai years and
years."

More than 600 peo
ple have been enrolled
Paul Abercrombie
lieutenant. Lextngton Fire Dept.

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0n holiday, speaker says true messages
Of civil rights leader have been distorted

By Clay McGuifin

THE KENIUCKY KERNEL

In 1967, civil rights hero Martin Luther King Jr. gave
a speech criticizing the divisive. politically explosive war
in Vietnam. He talked of a dangerous era where “the gi-
ant triplets or racism. extreme materialism and mili-
tarism are incapable of being conquered."

At an event honoring his legacy almost 40 years later.
Rev. Jeremiah Wright argued that those words could de-
pict today‘s reality

Including his belief that no one has truly listened to
King.

“The vast majority of Americans didn‘t hear him.
and on some days. it feels like no one heard him." Wright
said.

Wright. an author and the pastor at Trinity United
Church of Christ in Chicago. criticized President George

See King on page 2

in the study Some peo
ple receive standard
treatments and some
receive saline fluid
and other blood volume expanders , which
do not carry oxygen. Others receive Poly-
Heme. which carries oxygen the same way
blood does and boosts blood pressure in pa
tients who have suffered trauma.

PolyHeme is derived from hemoglobin. the
chemical that carries oxygen in the blood and
gives it its red color. Though derived from
blood. PolyHeme is simply the chemical and
contains no actual biological part of blood.
which means there is no risk for rejection.
transmission of disease or major side effects.
The only side effect that has been reported
with PolyHeme was a mild red rash around
where it is administered. which does not itch

See Blood on page 2

Moviegoers question
portrayal Of Coach Rupp.
UK in ‘Glory Road'

 

BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK

Cats head to Georgia -—“ 5* 5-:- u 5‘
with skid on mind ‘ f *

 

 

By Josh Sullivan

THE KENTUCKY KERNEL

For the second game in a row.
a solid offensive performance
from center Randolph Morris
failed to revive the slumping UK
men's basketball team.

The Wildcats dropped their
third consecutive game on Satur-
day. losing to Alabama 68-64 in
Rupp Arena. In just his second
game of the year. Morris once
again gave the Cats the post pres-
ence they sorely lacked while he
served a 14-game suspension.
scoring 19 points and pulling
down six rebounds.

For a short stretch in the first
half. it looked as if the light bulb
had finally switched on for the
Cats (106. 0-2 Southeastern Con-
ference). After two Morris free
throws tied the score at 14.
sophomore guard Rajon Rondo
snagged a steal off the fuilcourt
press and hit Morris for a thun-
derous dunk. prompting a Tide
timeout. That began an 189 run
that put the Cats up 32-23.

Consecutive 3minters br Al-

abama (9-6. 2-1) then cut the
Wildcat lead to three at the
break.

With the game neck-in-neck
five minutes into the second half.
Morris picked up his third foul
and was forced to play tentative
defense down the stretch. allow-
ing Alabama forward Jermareo
Davidson to take over the game.
scoring almost at will in the post.

“He’s an outstanding player."
Morris said of Davidson. whom
he played against in high school
in Atlanta. “We should have
forced him to the trap and made
him kick it out of the double-
teams.”

But instead of being forced to
pass out of the paint. Davidson

scored 13 of his game-high 28'

points after Morris' third foul.
The Cats led 5350 with 7:44 to go.
when Davidson torched the UK
post defense on three consecu-
tive possessions. scoring seven
points in just over a minute to
put the Tide up 58-53.

“We had the lead and we
were playing scared." said UK

See Cats on page 2

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Alabama senior forward Jean Felix blocks a shot by UK sophomore
guard Ramel Bradley during the second half of of the UK's 68-64
loss to Alabama on Saturday at Rupp Arena.

 

 

By Ryan Mahry
THE xrnrucxv KERNEL

Was legendary UK men's
basketball coach Adolph
Rupp racist?

The newly released
movie “Glory Road" does lit-
tle to answer that question
in portraying the quest of
Texas Western a team
with a black starting lineup
A to get to the 1966 NCAA
men's basketball champi-
onship game. where it faced
UK. a team without a black
athlete. Pat Riley. a starter
on that 1966 UK team. has
called Texas Western‘s 7265
win “the Emancipation
Proclamation of 1966."

In the process. the movie
—— released Friday nation-
wide — left questions about
the UK head coach's views
on racism up for interpreta—
tion from moviegoers.

“(Rupp) just didn’t seem
to be a racist," said Steven
David. 23. of Fort Knox. Ky
“He had one of the first

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black players (in the South-
eastern Conference)."

“He was probably a man
of his time." added Tyrone
Tyra. 45.0f Detroit.

Although most of those
attending the movie did not
believe Rupp was a racist.
many of them questioned
the movie's accuracy.

“If he was still alive.
would his family be upset
about this?" asked Amanda
Wiggins. a biology fresh-
man. “Because his character
kind of acted a little preju-
diced."

Most of the screen time
for Rupp. played by Jon
Voight. occurred during the
championship game that UK
lost.

“(Voight) would say
things like. ‘Make sure you
cover him on defense.‘ and
they'd make him look like he
was being racist." said Andy
Bates. a history junior. “He
was just trying to win the
ballgame.“

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Speech

 

Continued from page i

2020. Damron’s bill passed the House in
2004 and 2005; in both years, it died in
the Senate.

“1 know of no other top-20 research
institution in the nation that has these
types of shackles on their feet and their
hands preventing them from moving the
university forward," he said. “It allows
universities to provide services so dire
ly needed in a timely manner.”

Mike Goins, spokesman for state
budget director Brad Cowgill, said edu-
cation was important to the Fletcher ad-
ministration, but added that there are
many issues that require funding.

“Certainly, the governor has men-
tioned that education is important to his
administration,” Goins said.

“We have a lot of competing inter-

   
 

ests; I wouldn’t say that they’re (higher
education) the top," Goins said.
“They’re certainly one of the many
competitive factors for dollars we’ll
have in this budget.”

Todd said what the top-20 plan asked
for was realistic enough to be met by the
state.

“We’ve laid out a realistic —~ and, I
think, modest - proposal for what it
will take to transform this institution
over the next 15 years.” Todd said. “In
fact, many of the legislators and others
I’ve met with have remarked how sur-
prised they are that the cost figure is not
higher.”

The Council on Postsecondary Edu-
cation requested a 17 percent increase
for base funding after receiving a nine
percent increase last year. said Sandra
Woodley, vice president of finance for
the council.

“We requested $141 million new dol-
lars,” Woodley said. “We hope the gov.
ernment will be able to provide a signif-
icant level of our funding.”

She added that it’s a difficult situa-

tion to predict, because in earlier years.
education received flat funding and even
cuts.

Goins said the budget is a balancing
act between all competing interests.

“We’re going to have to tighten our
belts a bit and learn to live within our
means,” Goins said.

Despite the unpredictability of the
budget, Woodley was optimistic for UK
and other universities’ stake in the
funds.

“I certainly feel that the government
is interested in higher education,"
Woodley said. “I think we’re in the
pack.”

Todd echoed Woodley’s sentiments.

“We’re hopeful that in April, we'll
have a budget in partnership with the
state that will enable us to take a sub-
stantive step forward in our plan toward
becoming a top—20 university,” Todd
said.

E-mail
srose@jrykernel.com

 

Continued from page i

 

and disappears afier a few hours.

“It looks, so far, that the drug is as ef-
fective as blood,” Bernard said. “Nothing
has developed in the course of the study
that suggests we should stop early”

PolyHeme is being used in Fayette
County, as well as in several surrounding
counties within a certain distance of UK
Chandler Medical Center. Personnel with
the medical services have praised Poly-
Heme.

“The study has been something new
for us,” said Lt. Paul Abercrombie of the
Lexington Fire Department. “It’s been
kind of a challenge for us. but it’s gone
quite well."

In addition, Abercrombie said, he
and other paramedic crews were enthu-
siastic about a blood substitute like Poly-
Heme, since paramedics cannot trans-
fuse blood and no other oxygen-carrying
blood substitute is in use.

“It’s something paramedics have
wanted for years and years and years be-
cause paramedics can’t (transfuse) blood
products,” Abercrombie said.

Bernard also credited paramedics for
prompting the study. “If there is one sin-
gle group of people responsible for mak-

ing it possible, it’s the paramedics,” he
said.

Carlos Coyle, a paramedic and assis-
tant manager of Madison County Emer-
gency Medical Services. said he was
pleased with taking part in the trial.

“The folks here at our service really
embraced the opportunity to take part in
cutting-edge research,” Coyle said,
adding that the patients enrolled in
Madison County have reported no com-
plications.

“Thus far, our experience has been
promising.”

E-mail
dshafa@kykernel.com

 

Cats

Continued from page i

 

head coach Tubby Smith.

The Cats allowed the Tide to shoot 72
percent (13-for—18) from the field in the
second half.

“When a team shoots 72 percent
against you, you're not really doing'
much defensively.” said Smith.

Despite the defensive ineptitude, the
Cats were in position to win the game in
the closing moments. UK retook the lead
with 1:21 left on a driving lay-up by Ron-
do, but Davidson converted a Spoint play
at the other end, nailing a jumper while
getting fouled and sinking the free throw.
to give Alabama a lead they wouldn’t re-
linquish.

The Cats lost their second straight
home game for the first time since the
198990 season.

Sims, Perry injured

Junior forwards Bobby Perry and
Rekalin Sims were in street clothes dur~
ing the Alabama game. Sims is suffering
from a bulging disc in his back, while
Perry is nursing an ankle injury Before
practice yesterday, Smith said Perry
would likely play against Georgia
tonight, while Sims will almost certainly
sit.

A Polish message, via foot

Junior center Lukasz Obrzut came to
practice yesterday sporting new cus-
tomized Nikes. He’d written phrases in
Polish on the toes of each shoe.

“It’s just to remind me how I need to
play.” he said.

One shoe reads, “Play smart, play ag-
gressive, play for your mother.” The oth-
er says, “Be a beast.”

At yesterday’s press conference, Tub-
by Smith agreed that Obrzut must be
more beastly when he gets rebounds in
the post and try to score immediately in-
stead of passing the ball back out to the

perimeter.

“He’s seven feet tall; why wouldn’t
you go back up? It boggles my mind,” he
said.

Georgiaontheirmhdstoniuit

Tonight against Georgia, the Cats
will try to avoid going 03 in the SEC for
the first time since the 1975-76 season.
Smith expects the Bulldogs (11-5) to be
extra motivated when the teams tip off at
9 pm. on ESPN.

“Coach has told us that other teams
smell the blood and they’re going to play
their best game,” said Obrzut.

To make matters even tougher, Geor-
gia head coach Dennis Felton has had
success against the Cats in recent years.
In 2001, his Western Kentucky Hilltop-
pers. led by current Cat Patrick Sparks,
shocked UK in its season opener at Rupp.
In 2003, in his first year at the helm of
Georgia, his Bulldogs took both regular
season games against the Cats.

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Glory Road

Continued from paqel

 

Bates was also displeased with the
movie‘s portrayal of UK.

“I got tired of seeing Confederate
flags waving," Bates said. “Also, UK run-
ning out to ‘Dixie‘ instead of the school
song 77 that was a little bit Hollywood."

Tyra said the focus wasn’t on UK.

“Actually. there really wasn’t that
much UK in it," Tyra said. “When you
really look at it. it was really more about
the kids of Texas Western and what they

did. So, I think that made it more accu-
rate.”

David said that Esther Rupp, the UK
coach’s wife, played a large part in shap
ing his beliefs about the coach.

“I don‘t think he (Rupp) was a racist,
because his wife went to talk to Don
(Haskins‘) wife, and they had a little talk
about that (racism)," David said. Don
Haskins was the head coach of that
Texas Western team.

Larry Tiller, 34, of Estill County.
thought the movie represented a compro-
mise.

“Maybe they were a little hard on
(UK) through the movie. but I think at
the end the credits kind of softened the
blow a little bit,” said Tiller, referring to

   
  
    
   
  
   
  
 
 
 
  
  
   
   
   
 
    
   
 
  
    
   
  
   
   
  
  
   
  
     
 

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W. Bush‘s foreign policy and
American materialism in his
keynote speech that concluded
yesterday's downtown events
honoring King. Wright quoted
extensively from King‘s “Be-
yond Vietnam" speech of 1967.
an address criticizing then-
President Lyndon B. John-
son‘s foreign policies in Viet-
nam.

Wright said the real mes-
sages of King have been edit-
ed out of history and only his
less controversial speeches
are remembered.

“Too many of today‘s
preachers are dichotomously
opposed to Kings ministry"
Wright said. “They teach pros-
perity. He taught peace.“

Wright urged the crowd to
protest Bush‘s foreign policy
in Iraq.

“To those policies, you
have to say. ‘Hell no!‘ " Wright
said. “Hell no, you cannot lie
about why we went to war.
why our boys and girls are dy-
ing needlessly like in Viet-
nam."

Wright said King present-
ed an anti-war message: some-
thing Wright thinks still an
plies today.

“He was an apostle of non-
violence, against all war, par-
ticularly and especially those
wars to which we were led by
lies, ” Wright said after his
speech.

“God loves the world That
is the message of King' 3
speech."

Wright‘s speech came after

a breakfast sponsored by the
Education Foundation of the
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Inc. which has a chapter at
UK, and a march through
downtown Lexington.

During the breakfast. Reed
Polk, a commentator for
WKYT—27, recounted meeting
King when he introduced him
during an address at the
Southern Baptist Seminary in
Louisville, where he was
studying at the time.

“I remember that precise
moment with him and of how
he did reach out to me and
was so interested and it was
consistent," Polk said. “It was
not just, ‘Let‘s do this for 30
seconds and end it;’ it was that
kind of consistency and con-
cern that I tried to take with
me."

Having personally known
King. the holiday has special
meaning for Polk.

“A holiday like this aIIOWS
you to look back and remem-
ber, also to look around and
see what’s going on, and then
look ahead and see what I can
do to take this thing to the
next step," Polk said.

“ ‘We shall overcome.’ It's
not just a song: it can become
a motto and it can be ours."
Polk said. recalling the rally-
ing cry from the civil rights
era.

“Remembering and look-
ing gives you the view to look
out the window and see where
you need to go.“

Lexington activist Msiba
Ann Beard Grundy encour-
aged the audience to make a
real difference.

“Sprinkling a handful of
black and Latino faces here

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than new brass door knobs on
a house that is falling to the
ground," Grundy said. “Leave
here and run from here deter-

the interviews that were shown of sever-
al of the people who were depicted in the
movie during the end credits.

Regardless of what the movie's audi-
ence thought about its truthfulness, all
agreed that it was worth watching.

“It was a pretty good movie; you
know, true story, so I really liked it,” Tyra
said.

“It was better than my expectations,"
Tiller said. “Really. it was well-made.”

According to boxofficemojocom.
“Glory Road" was expected to gross near~
ly $16.5 million in its opening weekend.

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Buckethead: 1 a Cuttmgge-ed ‘

By Nathan Ihacher
mm MUSIC cnmc

Dearest music consumer, have you been
looking for just the right album to listen to
while stepping on kittens? A little back-
ground music while you dispose of that
corpse you “found”?

In either case, Buckethead has you cov—
ered - is there anything he can’t do?

Buckethead, that silent, shambling pile
of hair and guitar magic, is at it once again
with his latest solo effort “Kaleidoscalp,” a
title that well describes the fantastic, schizo-
phrenic malice that marks the album. This
album, not unlike 2004’s “The Cuckoo
Clocks of Hell,” is very loud and psychotic
at its core, but it shows a greater level of
savvy and artfulness than its noisy prede-
cessor.

The improvements with percussion and
looming synth noises in particular make the
album more challenging and diverse, and
somehow, even more strange. “Kalei-
doscalp” can be gleefully sadistic or confus-
edly queasy at just about any point, and try-

ing to make sense of
what’s going on or
where a song is head-
ed is an exercise in
futility
Few guitarists,
living or dead, can
boast of a technical
prowess as impres-
sive as Buckethead’s.
He obviously spends
hours on end every
day noodling away on
his guitar with a
bucket over his head,
and the results are
astounding. “Kalei-
doscalp” offers 13
songs played as fast
as Buckethead can
pick, and a poor
drum machine that must be all but exhaust-
ed after trying to keep up with him.
Almost every song has some impossibly
fast and complex prog metal riffs, but with—
out warning, the ferocity is inevitably inter-

rupted by dissonant,
groaning mechanical
effects. The skittish
nature of the songs,
each one composed of
dozens of separate
movements of vary-
ing speed and tone,
makes it hard to tell
when one weird song
ends and the next
baleful one beings.
It’s odd for the
sake of being odd,
and it works wonder-
fully Even without a
single lyric in 50 min-
utes of music, Buck-
ethead is able to con-
vey plenty of rage
and nuttiness with a
bleak yet fiery air. In short, it‘s metal for
folks in the loony bin.
And with titles like “Frankenseuss Labo-
ratories," “Breakfast Cyborg” and “The An-
droid of Notre Dame," the listener's imagi-

nation is free to run wild with campy mad
ness as to what all the explosions and
screeches are meant to signify.

The first track (“Frankenseuss”) covers
a lot of ground very quickly, and sets the
many tones and moods that are to follow.
There are moments of Buckethead racing
the drum machine (and winning) and a wall
of thunderous noise results. But moments
of wistful or even slightly funky guitar riffs
slow down the action, but only for 20 sec-
onds until the bass~slathered roaring re-
sumes.

Whether it's “Music Box Innards" or
“Rack Maintenance," all of the songs are in‘
ventive and fierce, equally capable of mak-
ing guitar junkies think they’re in heaven at
first listen. “Kaleidoscalp” is fun, though
not very easy on the ears, and not for just
any occasion. If you find yourself listless
with soft, straightforward music, Bucket-
head will kick you in the pants for being
such a wimp, and you’ll thank him for it.

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Students spring toward Johnson Center to exorcise winter weight

By Ellie Fairbanks
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With Spring Break less than two
months away, the urge to work out
and get in shape can be seen clearly
in the Johnson Center.

“This time of the year is defi—
nitely more crowded than the fall
semester,” said Kathy Rose, the
Johnson Center’s facility director.
Rose estimated Johnson Center
traffic would increase by up to 800
people a day from the average daily
total of 3,000 people per day last se-
mester.

As the spring semester begins,
many students return to campus
with goals and New Year’s resolu-
tions of getting in shape and eating
healthy.

“After being at home for so long
where it’s so hard to bring yourself
to work out, I plan on going to the
Johnson Center frequently to get in
shape for the spring," said Jennifer
Prichard, an elementary education
sophomore. “I think it’s important
to stay healthy, and since the John-
son Center is so close and free for
students, it’s really easy to go over
there to work out."

While many students have aspi
rations of establishing a workout
routine, all too often they abandon
those goals, either because the re-
sults are not immediate or because
they simply become too busy once
classes start, said Beth Atnip, a se-
nior wellness specialist at the John-
son Center.

“Every year, attendance is at its
highest this time of the year, and
then as soon as Spring Break is
over, it dies back down again," At-
nip said. “We want students to real-
ize that they shouldn‘t just be work-
ing out to get in shape for Spring
Break, but they should be changing
their lifestyles in order to lead a
healthier life."

In order to help students stick
with workout routines, the Johnson
Center offers many group fitness
programs and a campus fitness
challenge. Group classes include ab
solute abs class, cardio challenge.
kickboxing. cycling, yoga, Pilates
and step aerobics. Atnip said she
thinks working out with others
tends to keep students motivated.

The fitness challenge began yes-
terday and runs through March 10
and requires students to work out

for at least 30 minutes 32 times be-
fore Spring Break ~— an average of
about four workouts per week.

In order to keep a workout rou-
tine that will last longer than the
two months leading up to Spring
Break, Atnip offered the following
suggestions:

I Set an achievable goal.

“Instead of just working out for
a couple of weeks and then losing
interest, set a goal for yourself that
you can attain and that you will
work toward," she said.

I Work out with a friend.

“When you are responsible for
someone other than yourself. you'll
feel obligated to work out," Atnip
said.

I See the big picture.

“Losing weight and getting in
shape isn‘t something that will hap-
pen overnight." she said. "You have
to be able to see that this is a
lifestyle and behavior change.“

I Get involved in a program.

“Whether you join a group fit-
ness program or complete the fit
ness challenge," she said. “this will
make it easier for you because you
have other people in your same pro-
gram and you work toward a com-

mon goal."

I Leave time in your schedule
for working out.

“When students get too busy
with school. they tend to slack on
working out," she said. “Build an
exercise routine into your day as
you would classes and study time.”

 

I Realize long- term goals
“To be healthy, students need to
see beyond the immediate results,”
Atnip said. “You have to look at
yourself in 30 years and ask, ‘Will I
be healthy then?’ We have to see be-
yond the now."
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City council should can
current party plan

The Lexington Area Party
Plan, a symbol of contention be-
tween UK students and older resi-
dents in the areas surrounding
campus, may soon be changing.

The city’s Town and Gown
Commission will be reviewing the
plan, which was originally passed
in 2001, with an eye toward revis-
ing it. Under the ordinance, prop-
erties that are the subject of two
or more disturbance complaints in
one year are deemed “no party
properties" and face steep fines for
provoking further complaints.

But Lexington police have had
trouble enforcing the law. the Her-
ald-Leader reported last week. Al-
though police say there have been
fewer loud parties, they have
found that it is difficult to notify
those who have attained “no par-
ty“ status and that the courts often
reduce citation fines under the
plan to less-expensive noise ordi-
nance violations.

If the plan is unenforceable,
there is no question that it needs
to be revised or taken off the
books. It is a waste of time and
taxpayer dollars for the police to
spend extra time trying to enforce
this law while the co