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harges
against
overnor
rapped

Ev Blair Thong
bthomas@kykerne|.com

All charges against Gov. Ernie Fletcher were
dropped yesterday in return for his accepting re-
s msibilit for “inappropriate" personnel actions in

an agreement signed by Special
Judge David E. Melcher.

The agreement ensures that
Fletcher will not be indicted on
any prior allegations that he
abused the merit hiring system
for partisan purposes.

Fletcher denies he broke any
laws but admitted wrongdoing by

"9'3"" his administration. He also ac-
knowledged that Attomey General Greg Stumbo‘s
investigation and prosecution were “necessary and
proper exercises of his constitutional duty" and
“benefited the Commonwealth and ensured that
abuses of the state‘s merit system will be eliminat-
ed."

Stiiinbo recognized in the agreement that the
Fletcher‘s administration's actions “with regard to
the state‘s classified system were without malice."

As pan of the agreement. four of the seven
members of the Personnel Board appointed by
Fletcher will be forced to resign in order to “ensure
that affected merit employees will have a hearing
free from any appearance of impropriety."

A statement from Fletcher's office said the. gov-
cmor had acknowledged all along that mistakes
were made and that "the buck stops with him."

The statement also said that during the investi~
gation. Fletcher‘s administration has made "enor—
mous progress" in the areas of education. health
care of families and senior citizens. and economic
opportunities for jobs and business.

“Now that this distraction is over, the (‘iovemor
and his administration will sharpen and rc-double
efforts to make the (,‘ommonwealth of Kentucky a
better place to live and work." the statement said.
“Kentuckians deserve that. and this administration
is committed to making it happen."

Steve Voss. the director of undergraduate stud-

See Fletcher on page 2

UKfififin
magazine’s
college ranks

By Juliann Vachon

riervvsfi‘ky—k‘eirnelfic om

UK rose from No. 59 to No. 54 among Amer
ican public universities in the US. News & World
Report‘s 2007 edition rankings.

The university‘s rise in a national ranking
demonstrates the positive momentum UK has
gained in striving to achieve top—30 status by
2020. UK President Lee Todd said,

While UK looks at indicators such as the US.
News college
rankings as a
sign of progress.
it is not the main
indication of
where the school
is in its quest to
become a top-20
research institu-
tion. UK
Spokesman Jay
Blanton said.

According to
Blanton. UK out‘
lined its own
system to statisti-
cally evaluate its
position among
the country‘s 88 public research institutions. These
areas include undergraduate education. graduate
education. research and faculty recognition.

Based on this system. UK is currently No. 35.
up from its rank of No. 40 in l997. the same year
the Kentucky General Assembly mandated that
UK reach top-20 status by 2020.

“I‘ve been gratified that we have come so far.
so fast and often with limited financial resources."
Todd said. “Now with the commitment we are
getting from our elected officials, with the mo—
mentum we have and with the people we are at-
tracting like Provost Kumble Subbaswamy. I am
as excited as l have ever been about the future of

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Morning-after pill can be
sold over-the-counter

Board

“By Jonathan D. Rockoll

_ The Baltimore Sun

WASHINGTON A The Food and Drug AtllllllllSll‘lt‘

tion announced Thursday that the Plan B inorriiiigaftci' .

pill can now be purchased \vithoiit'a prescription by
women l8 years and older.

The decision ends a bitter three—year political fight.
but doctors say it is not likely to change the behavior of
women in the ways that conservatives and liberals had ar~
gucd. '

Women Wlll have to show proof of age to buy the
emergency contraceptive. which will be kept behind couri—
ters in phamiacics and health clinics. but they won‘t need
a prescription any longer.

()ver-the-coiintcr sales should begin by the end of the
year. said Barr Phamiaceuticals. the drug‘s maker.

By limiting the sales to adults. the acting FDA com—
missioner. Dr. Andrew C. v‘on lischenbach, said in a meni-
oranduni that the agency had found a way to ease access
to the iiiorniiig-aftcr pill while protecting the health of
teenage girls.

The resolution clears the way for v'on lischenbach's
continnation as permanent FDA commissioner. Democra-
tic Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Patty
Murray of Washington called the approval a long overdue
but positive step and said they were lifting the hold they
had placed on the nomination because the agency had re~
peatedly delayed making a decision.

Conservative opponents complained that the FDA
had buckled to political pressure. They have argued that
easier access to the pill would increase promiscuity.

Liberals. who had countered by arguing that it would

See Plan B on page 2

Pill’sapprovalsparks debate
between student groups

By Elizabeth Collier

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The approval of the "morning after
pill" by the Food and Drug Atllllllllslrtr
tion yesterday will make the emergency
contraceptive available to women over
lb without a prescription a step that
some of its opponents say has little
riiedical reasoning.

“lt‘s disturbing. this new decision."
said Joel llaiibciircich. a member ofl‘K
Students for Life. "You still need a prc
sci'iptioii for regular birth control. and
Plan B is even more powerful. so it
seems nonsensical.

“It is a very potent drug that has not
been around long enough for long—term
testing. (‘oncems for women‘s health
alone should persuade this action."

The pill. also known as Plan B. is a
high dose of the most common ingredi—
ents in regular bii1h~control pills and
significantly lowers the chance of preg
nancy when taken within 72 hours of
sexual intercourse.

The pill will be kept behind
the counters at pharmacies and cos”

toiiicis purchasing the drug \\ill bc rc
titiircd to show prool tli.it tltcv are its
l‘lun ll bccauic available with .i pic
scriptioii in NW)

The \\oiiicii's ('.ipit.il ('oi'poiatioii.
.i privatcl} held company basctl in
Washington. l).( ‘. dedicated to dcvclop
mg and marketing rcpi'odiictivc prod
ticts crititul to \\itnlCll.l1.l\ bccn scckiug
approval to sell it (“CT the coiiiitci since
loot

Much of the tontrovcisv unites
from likening ot the drug to abortion

"Plan B prc\cuts implantation of
l'crtili/cd eggs into the uterine wall.”
llaubcnrcich said "New life is flushed
out. so it is in fact a type of chemical
abomon.

(‘arric Bass. prcsidcnt of tlic l’K
Feminist Alliance. disagrccd and said
the national debate over abortion does
not apply to Plan it

“Only Plan B has been approved by
the FDA." Bass said. “It will not affect
lcrtililed eggs. so it is not abortion. It
only prevents ovulation of eggs and

See Debate on page 2

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Business school launches new
international program

By Kristen Sharrard

tiews@kykerirel 6661

As the class of 20H) eni-
harks on its iirst week of cours-
es. 3i of its members are mak-
ing history at the (iatton (‘ollege
of Business and liconoinics.

This is the first-ever class of

(ilobal Scholars iii the business
school. These talented lirst-year
students will obtain “a global
perspective and an opportunity
to develop leadership skills and
learn how to run a global (il'gilr
iii/anon." said Paul Jai'ley. ttsso~
ciate dean of faculty and special
programs at (iatton. as well as
the overseer of the acadeiriic as.
pects of the prograiri.

FLETCHER

Continued from page i

 

ies and associate professor in the
political science department.
said he was not surprised that
the parties came to an agree
ment.

“We’re talking about minor
charges. He was using civil ser-
vice jobs to the beneiit of his po-
litical allies." he said. "In the
political spectrum. that is just

This new program allows
students to enroll in the business
school as freshmen and to par~
take in a specially designed cur-
riculum to help thcrri think in
terms of the global marketplace.
In addition. as Juniors. they are
required to study one semester
abroad at one of llK’s partner
institutions.

"The (iattoii Business
School. along with UK. is very
interested in significantly iii-
creasing the numbers of students
going abroad. Business students
need to be thinking globally and
this brings it all together." said
Sumnne Waldrop. director of
Project Destiny. the umbrella
program that oversees the Glob

not that big of a deal."

Voss thinks l’letcher has al—
ready experienced most of the
negative impacts from the
charges and agrees that a trial
was not practical.

“I expect most damage has
already been suffered. (iovcmor
Fletcher has already been brand~
ed with his actions; no trial
would have changed that." Voss
said.

Thursday‘s order could
come at a great political cost to
Fletcher in the upcoming elec-
tions. according to Voss and
some UK students.

 

RANKINGS

aI Scholars.

Global Scholar Derek Willis.
a business management and eco-
nomics freshman. said that he
was attracted to the program be-
cause of the opportunity to study
abroad his junior year.

"It’s a great opportunity to
meet new people and get iri-
v'olved with the school." Willis
said.

Participants were chosen
based on specific criteria. To be
eligible. an applicant must have
an .»\("I‘ score of 28 or higher
and a high—school GPA of at
least 3.6.

“At least with this decision.
the public will hear the ac-
knowledgement of the gover-
nor’s bad decisions. even if it is
subtle. and their discouragement
will be reflected in votes." said
political science sophomore
Aleks Beard.

Voss said he thought the in—
vestigation was about politics
from the beginning.

“Accusations like this are al-
ways tainted by politics in the
beginning. regardless." Voss
said. "I think this agreement will
most affect who will be the next
governor of Kentucky. Fletcher

overall aclvaiicerrient of the state."
UK has the opportunity to achieve its goal of

 

Continued from page 1

the University of Kentucky "

Blanton said the US News rankings prov idc a
snapshot of the iniprov errrents [K has been mak—
ing in areas such as quality of students. graduation
and retention rates and research growth. but that
they fail to address other areas of concern.

"()ur improvement in the rankings should cor
respond directly with ways we are i
helping improve Kentucky." Todd
said. “'l'hat‘s something the 1.7.8.
News 64 World Report rankings don‘t
lhc ellorts ttnl~
v'ersities put into making their states
better places to live. work and raise

take into account

families.”

There is a clear connection be—
tween the presence ot a tothl uni-
versity and the per capita income in

the state. Blanton said.
Phil (ircaslcy. associate

av ailablc.

"This is not Jiisl .i gairic oi nunr
bcrs and rankings. as states with top
le universities typically have much higher stan-

vice
president oi university engagement.
said achieving top-21) status will re»
quire a continuing coirrmitmcnt from
the state government and legislature
to ensure that necessary funding is

becoming a tool” research institution by 3020,

biit it w ill take a great deal oi effort. Blanton said.

"It is a huge mountain. but we believe we can
climb it. and we believe Kentucky iiccds tis to
climb it." Hlanton said.

“Our
improvement in
rankings should

correspond
directly with
ways we are
helping to
improve
Kentucky. "
LEE’TODD

. i,.i'

dards ol liv mg." he said. ”In return for support and
lunding. l'ls' will be able to do much more in the

PLAN B

Continued from page i

 

i‘cducc unintended pregnancies.
welcomed the decision but said
the age restriction “(is unwar-
ranted

Doctors anrl researchers
said tlicy don't evpcc‘t tlic deci
sioii to result in the \\til’slrc£isi_‘
[have
the trout experiences with pa
ticrits and loan studies. they cs
pcct sexually active womcn who
use birth control to sltLls with
their current contraception
method. and most oi those who
don‘t to continue avoiding pro
tcction

DEBATE

Continued from page i

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stops sperm ir'om lertili/iiig. So
as lor the medical dclmition oi
abortion this docs not apply “
'lhc Kentucky (‘linic had
not yet been iirtoriricd about the
decision yesterday altcrnooi‘i.
Tracy Watts. d pharmacy techni-
cian at the clinic said she be-
' lievcs that the availability will
increase the use oi the drug

The iiioriiiiigaitei' pill is ac»
tually two birth control pills.
each taken orally. lhc lirst must
be taken within 73 hours of un-
protected scs and the second l3
hours later. According to the
l l);\. the pills work by stopping
the release of an egg lrorri the
ov.iiy. preventing the union ol‘
slic'l'lli and egg. and preventing
irrrplairtation ol the egg

Supporters oi over—the»
couiitcr sales say the l‘l).r\ aps
pr‘oval will increase access to
the pill by n‘iuking it availablc
on weekends or at other times
when it might be diflicult to
reach a doctor tor a prescription

Men will also be able to
buy the drug for adult women.
an l’l).t\ oilicial said.

lhc supporters predicted

Many are concerned that the
increased availability will ens
courage more unprotected sc‘v

Kimberly Winburii. an unde~
cidcd sophomore. said pcoplc at
age ltl are responsible enough to
have access to the drug.

“I do not think that this will
increase the rate ol unprotected
sev. because you still have to
worry about STDs." Winburn
said. "It'll reduce unwanted
pregnancies."

Bass said she is concerned
that the pill will not be available
to women under the age of IX.

“1 think it's a great step tor-

UK also showed improvement among all
American public and private universities. rising
from No. ill) to No. llZ.

Roger Sugarman. director of institutional re-
search at l’K. said rankings such as US. News‘
are detcnnined using indicators such as peer rank~
. , W V" ings assigned by other universities. stu-
dcnt graduation and rctciitioti rates. stu-
dentrtoAiaculty ratios. /\("l' scores of in?
coming tresliirian. acceptance rates and
alumni donation rates.

l K's ranking system. by contrast.
likitisc‘s on the quality of undergraduate
and graduate students: the achievements
of laculty. including awards and publi
cation rates; and the amount of money
available for and spent on research.
Blunton said.

Sharing the rank of No. 54 among
public universities with [K were lini-
vcrsity of MissoiiirRolla University of
Oklahoma. Washington State University
and l'niv'ersity of South (‘arolina at ('o-
lunibia. ’l'hose universities. along with
['K. l)re\el l'niversity. Loyola Univer-
sity ('liicago and University of San
Francisco tied tor No. llZ among all
public and private universities in the nation.

that the number of prescriptions.
now 15 million a year. would
rise as awareness grows.

l’laii ll. technically called
lcvonorgestrel. has been avail-
able by prescription since NW).
and time have allowed
pharmacists to dispense the drug
vv ithoiit a prescription.

During the past tlricc years.
while ovcr=tlre~counter sales
were under l"l)/\ consideration.
prescriptions iumpcd 13H perv
cent. according to Hana

'\ potential obstacle to
wider tlsc‘ is the likelihood that
insurance plans won‘t pay tor
the ovcr—thc—countci‘ product.
llan‘ is not expected to discount
the prescription price of $25 to
$30 for the two—pill package

states

ward." llass said, “But it doesn't
help teenage pregnancies. since
the younger worricn still have to
see a doctor and get a prescrip-
tion. loch hour that goes by de-
creases the el‘lcctivcness til the
pill,"

The pill will only be sold in
pharmacies. meaning it won‘t be
sold in convenience stores and
gas stations.

"lt may still be difficult for
people in rural areas where
pharmacies are not always open
or easy to access." Bass said.

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Ellie Fairbanks as the Earth Rock? (‘onccrt .
awareness.

UK Greenthumb. an environmentalist club at

to increase public

Fire dancers and speakers. Bands and organi—

zations. College and high-school students. All of

these will come together this weekend in an effort
to raise awareness and money to combat moun~
taintop removal.

The Teen Environmentalists of Kentucky.
along with Kentuckians for the Commonwealth.
are hosting Earth Rock!. a benelit concert to light
mountaintop removal The concert. which takes
place Saturday at 4 pm. at the Kentucky Horse
Park campgrounds. will fea-
ture dancers. speakers and :3
music. ‘

“This concert is to raise
general awareness of moun~
taintop removal and help the
people that it affects.“ said
Danielle Deneys. vice presi-
dent of the Teen Environmem
talists of Kentucky and a se~
nior at Sayre High School in
Lexington.

Mountaintop removal is a
type of coal mining wherein
the top of a mountain is
logged. cut off and discarded
into area streams and rivers.
According to [)eneys. more
than 1.200 mines in Eastern
Kentucky have been damaged
or destroyed because of this practice of mining.

“More explosives are used in Appalachia
every day than in the Gulf War and Afghanistan
War combined." Dcneys said.

The Teen Environmentalists of Kentucky.
which was founded in winter 2005. is an organiza-
tion of area high-school students who gather to
discuss and protest unsound environmental prac-
tices. Members raise money. spread information
about these practices. and organize events —- such

campgrounds

midnight

MAKE YOUR

WHAT: Earth Rock' Environmental
Awareness Concert

WHERE: Lexington Horse Park
WHEN: Saturday, Aug. 26, 4 pm. to

TICKETS: $l 0 at the door

Those attending are encouraged to
bring a picnic dinner and camp at
the horse park overnight.

UK. is also participating in this event. It will have
an informational booth for concert-goers to leam
more about (irecrrthumb and the causes they sup
port. Other activist organizations. such as the Lex—
ington Action Project. the Sledge Safety Project
and the Yes Campaign. will also be present.

“This event supports a lot of the same organi-
zations and causes that we do." said Brittany
Zwicker. a communications disorders senior and
co—coordinator of Greerrthumb. "We try to help
out like groups."

(ireenthumb successfully
campaigned during the Spring
2006 Student Government
elections for a renewable ener-
gy initiative.

“We generally protest
causes that aren't environmen»
tally friendly." said Joanna
()ldigcs. a history _llllll()f and
third year member of Green-
thumb. “We're trying hard to
support this cxent in particu-
lar."

Various bands. with mem—
bers ranging in age from high—
school students to professional
musicians. will be perl‘onning.
Among them are the Ap»
palachia Terror Unit. Rock
Around Boys and (ihostmice. About 300 people
are expected to attend the all—night concert.

“It sounds like a fun event." Oldiges said. “It‘s
a great opponunity to hang out and listen to hands
all day."

“This is pretty much a mini~environmentalist
festival Zwicker said. “We're hoping to see peo-
ple from both UK and (Transylvania University)
out there supporting this cause."

WEEKEND PLANS

Student Center (late Night) Film Series

Tonight
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After coming up two wins
shy of winning the Southeastern
Conference Toumanient title last
season. the UK women‘s soccer
team is striving for much more
this year.

“We are here to win a na—
tional championship." head
coach Warren Lipka said.
"We‘ve got a group of highly
detemiined. focused people. and
they take the game at this level
seriously."

New assistant coach Erica
Whatley agrees that there is
something special brewing in the
the Cats‘ clubhouse.

“There‘s so much potential
in this program." she said. ”(Wei
have the opportunity to do great
things."

Noticeably absent from this
year's squad is forward Court-
ney McCrudden. last season’s
statistical leader in all of the of—
fensive categories.

McCrudden led the club last
season (86-7) with seven goals.
six assists and 27 shots on goal.

Junior midfielder Sarah
Gaunt and forward Callie Lan-
phier hope to fill the void left by
McCrudden.

Gaunt was second in goals
scored last year. with six. She.
along with Lanphier. notched
four assists.

Skill. though. will not be an
issue.

"We've improved on the tal-
ent side and on our overall team
speed." Lipka said. “We might
be lacking in temis of games un-
der our belt. but I think the (new)
players are talented enough to
hopefully overcome that lack of
experience and gain it through
the first part of the season."

Last year's starting goalie.
senior Anne Ogundele. is back
and provides maturity to an oth-
erwise youthful squad.

"Now I‘m seen as a role
model. which has added respon-
sibility," Ogundele said. “I'm
going to continue to do what
I‘ve been doing to make the girls
feel confident.“

Although conference play
doesn‘t begin until Sept. 22. Lip—
ka hopes the Cats‘ non-confer-
encc schedule will prepare his
new players for the tough road
ahead.

"It‘s no secret that the SEC
has top-25 programs." Lipka
said about No. l2 Tennessee.
No. 15 Florida and No. 24 Geor»
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Junior forward Callie Lanphier played in all 2I matches last year, starting
l6, and was Bid on the team in scoring

ence. top to bottom

The Cats are ready to put
their greener players up against
those top squads.

“This is a really young
team." ()gundelc added. “We
have a lot to prove on the field

starting this weekend."

The club kicks off the sea—
son tonight as a part of its pre-
confercnce slate in Cincinnati
against the Bearcats. Sunday.
the Cats will travel to Evanston.
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Secondary to be defensive stronghold

By Eric Lindsey

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Defensive backfield coach
Steve Brown wants his young
and inexperienced secondary to
focus on one thing all year long.

“Doing our job." Brown
said.

And with only one starter in
the secondary returning. the
young Cats will have to do ex-
actly that if they are to be stic-
cessful in 2006.

“We have to know what our
responsibilities are." Brown
said. “We have to concentrate on
assignment and technique."

Junior strong safety Roger
Williams is the most experi—
enced player in the defensive
backfield.

Last season. Williams regis-
tered 6‘) tackles. an interception.
two pass breakups and two
caUsed fumbles.

The lone returning starter at
safety. Williams believes this
year's secondary will be much
more effective.

“It‘s the attitude this year."
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or two players that we‘re relying
on. We're deep and talented at
basically every position."

Redshirt freshman Michael
Schwindel is penciled in to back
up Williams. Sophomore Adam
Richey' will be Schwindel's al»
temate.

Sophomore Marcus McClin~
ton will get another chance at
free safety after a knee injury
knocked him out for most of the
2005 season. During his fresh—
man scason. McClinton tallied
37 tackles and a pick. Junior
Dallas Greer will be McClin~
ton‘s top reserve.

While Williams and McClin-
ton bring some stability to the
Cats” secondary. talent and ath~
Icticisin will be the foundation
for the comerhack positions.

Despite the lack of experi-
encc on the comers. head coach
Rich Brooks has reason to be
optimistic

"There is more talent than
we‘ve ever had at comer."
Brooks said. "But there is How
ally no experience."

'l‘rcvard Lindley' lits that
mold.

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safety Marriis

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safety Roger
Williams, left, and
sophomore corner

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After a phenomenal spring
in which he emerged as the
number one cornerback. the
freshman from Georgia showed
the ability. but lacks the game
action.

“I think we match up pretty
good ito the SEC receiversl."
Lindley said. "I feel we have the
speed to match up with any re—
ceiver."

Senior Karl Booker will be
the other favorite to grab the sec;
ond comerback spot. Booker.
who has two interceptions and
five pass breakups in his career
brings just about the only experi-
cncc UK has to the position. Last
year. Booker tilled after McClin—
ton suffered his season—ending in-
jury

The veteran is pleased to be
moving back to his more natural
position at corner and believes
his young secondary is ready to
step up to the challenge this
year.

"I feel as long as we practice
hard and work hard everyday.
we‘ll be in the right position at
the end of the year and be a
good defense." Booker said.

While Lindley and Booker

      

 

 
 
 

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are the two favorites for the
comers. both will have to play
with consistency if they expect
to hold off the competition be—
low them.

Sophomores David Jones
and Shomari Moore should be
in the rotation to get playing
time after seeing action last
year as freshmen. Both were
named to the SEC All—freshman
team,

While the secondary may
be young. Brown isn't looking
for that to be an excuse for poor
play.

Brown feels his group is
talented and athletic enough to
match up with anybody in the
SEC. And. after watching his
secondary get beaten tip by in-
juries a year ago. he is ini—
pressed with the depth he cur»
rently has.

"We'd like to have eight
guys that can start because you
never know what‘s going to
happen during the year." Brown
said. "We need eight guys to
play. so if anything happens.
we can throw another guy in