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Vol. XCV No. 44

Established 1894

University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

independent since 1971

By Doug Saretsky
Contributing Writer

Gov. Brereton Jones announced
yesterday that UK will receive $4
million in grants to fund new
health and safety initiatives for
farm families in the southeastern
United States.

At a press conference in the
Dorothy Enslow Combs Cancer
Research Building. Jones and the
members of the UK College of
Medicine announced the three-
stage project.

The University will receive
nearly $4 million in grants over
the next five years to fund the pro—
ject.

A 51.6 million grant from the
Centers for Disease Control will
fund the first step of the project.
which will create a Southeast Cen-
ter For Agricultural Health and in—
jury Prevention.

The center will attempt to re-
duce the risks associated with
farming though research and infor—
mation. Funding for the first year
of this project is set at $400,000.

During its first year of opera-
tion, the center will introduce ll
research and prevention programs
to aid farmers in Southeastern
Kentucky. Among these programs
will be a study of lip and skin can—
cer among farmers. as well as
long-range planning fer agricultu-
ral health.

UK organizations playing key
roles in the first step of the project
include the Colleges of Medicine,
Agriculture and Nursing. The
Kentucky Department for Health
Services and the Kentucky Farm
Bureau also will participate in the
initiative.

The second stage is based on a
three-year, $450,000 grant from
the WK. Kellogg Foundation to
UK's Department of Preventive
Medicine and Environmental
Health.

The grant Will fund the “Ken-

M0ney will be used
for safety initiatives

tucky Partnership for Farm Family
Health and Safety."

It will help farm women state-
wide in forming coalitions to pro-
tect the health and safety of farm
families.

Jones will work with farrn
women to identify the high risks
of farming.

The third major component of
UK‘s plan for farm safety is the
continued funding of a five-year,
$1.9 million grant to conduct the
Kentucky Farm Health Survey.

The survey also is funded by the
Centers for Disease Control.

Project director Robert
McKnight said this survey will be
the state’s largest and most com-
prehensive study of the health and
safety of Kentucky farmers.

The survey is intended to pro-
vide information on the presence
of safety hazards on more than
2.000 Kentucky fanns.

“A proactive approach is need-
ed to keep agriculture a sustaina-
ble industry by enhancing the
quality of life for farmers and ag~
ricultural workers." said
McKnight, who is an injury epide-
mologist and an assistant profes-
sor of preventive medicine and en-
vironmental health.

The Kentucky Farm Health Sur-
vey is the only one of its kind in
the Southeast and is one of six
such projects in the United States.

To conduct the survey. a health
and occupational safety team will
make on-site visits to Kentucky
farmers to learn first-hand about
concerns facing them.

Kentucky is home to more than
91.000 farms. each of which are at
high risk for accidents and health
hazards, McKnight said.

He stressed that most areas of
rural Kentucky do not have a
“911" number that farm families
can call in the event of an emer-
gency.

UK to get $4 million to aid farm families

JEFF BURLEW Ketcei Sta‘i

Kentucky Gov. Brereton Jones yesterday announced that UK will receive about $4 million in

grants to fund safety initiatives for farm families in the Southeast.

Kentucky Kernel

Tuesday, October 27, 1992

Speaker offers
tips on dealing
with bad credit

By Erica Patterson
Contributing Writer

One of the danger signals of bad
credit is deciding who not to pay,
atcording to a credit specialist.

”The worst enemy with a credit
card is instant gratification because
it causes you to buy impulsively,"
said Alan Piles, a member of the
Consumer Credit Counseling Ser-
V'lCC.

Piles‘s lecture. titled “Cleaning
Lip Bad Credit," Thursday night at
the Student Center was sponsored
by Delta Sigma Theta social sorori-
ty.

He said although credit card use
can be damaging. there are bene-
fits.

“College students should have
credit cards to establish credit."
Piles said.

However. a person should have
no more than three credit cards.

By having a credit card. “i can
get anything i want.“ said Bryan
Blackburn, a UK student who at‘
tended the lecture.

However. students should not put
themselves beyond what they are
able to pay, he said. “You don't
need added worries of credit card
payments."

Piles said other danger signals of
bad credit are paying only the mini-
mum amount on credit cards, re-
ceiving retunted checks, borrowing
money to pay other bills, receiving
threatening letters or calls from
creditors anti the inability to save
money.

The mismanagement of money
and an automobile with high pay-
ments can often lead to bad credit.

“People don‘t recognize prob»
lerns early enough." said Piles.

Credit and saving money are an
important part of any person's fu‘
ture, Piles said.

Students should pay themselves
first. by starting a savings account
or by investing in stock, and they
should distingmsh between wants
and needs. he said.

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Journalism faculty analyze media’s role in presidential race

By Lance Williams
Staff Writer

In the year of Ross Perot, family
values and spin doctors, many have
charged that the news media have
moved away from reporting hard
news and that election coverage
has been biased, "two UK officials
said in a forum last night.

The discussion. held at the Hi-
lary J. Boone Faculty Center, fo-
cused the public’s views of the
coverage of this year's presidential
campaign. David Dick, director of
the School of Joumalism. and
Douglas Boyd. dean of the College
of Communications, moderated the
discussion, which included several
UK students. as well as others from
outside the UK community.

Boyd gave his ideas concerning
the changes that have dominated
this year’s political campaign.

He said the increased use of the
fax machine, or power faxing, hm

CORRECTIONS

Because of a graphic artists er-
ror, a graphic that appeared in
yesterday's Kentucky Kernel mis-
represented birth control expens-
es at two locations in Lexington.
Planned Parenthood charges
$90 for 15 packages of birth con-
trol pills and $30 for the annual
exam.

The Fayette County Health De
partment charges $30 for a
year‘s supply of pills and $90 for
the exam.

Because of a reporter‘s error, the
name of UK Army ROTC Capt.
Philip Hartslioid was misspelled
in an article in yesterday's KenA
tucky Kernel.

led to the focus of the campaign
from day-to-day to almost hour-by-
hour. He pointed to the use of info-
mercials, especially by Perot, as
another new trend that is changing
the way politicians are trying to
convey their messages.

He noted the increased appear-
ances of the candidates on “enter-
tainment" news programs as a shift
from several years ago, when can-
didates were more likely to appear
on straight news programs.

He note'. that the shift has in-
volved more appearances on Larry
King Live, for example. and mom-
ing news programs, which do not
involve a direct line of questioning.

Dick then talked about charges
levied against the news media that
they are not doing their jobs in get-
ting the right information to the
public. He countered these poian
with comments about the candi-
dates' and the public‘s need to
blame the messenger.

Perot defend

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By Steven Komarow
Associated Press

An angry Ross Perot yesterday
vehemently defended his accounts
of alleged Republican dirty tricks
against his family as rivals Bill
Clinton and President Bush sought
to siphon off supporters of the Tex-
as businessman.

ln an impromptu appearance at a
Dallas news briefing. Perot reiterat-
ed his belief that Republicans had
prepared a doctored photograph to
embarrass his daughter. Carolyn,
just before her wedding in August.
He said the alleged smear cam-
paign. which he ﬁrst spoke about
on Sunday, was the real reason he
pulled out of the presidential race in

See related story,
Back Page.

late July.

“i decided it was a risk I should
not take, could not take. did not
have to take.“ Perot said in a com-
bative session with reponers. "I
adore her. And i would not risk
mining one. of the most important
days of her life, and i didn‘t."

Perot also acknowledged: “i
could not prove that this occurred.“

Clinton. campaigning in North
Carolina, called the Perot imbroglio
a strange development. but said he
wanted to focus on winning back
Perot gupportcrs who may have

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strayed from the Democratic ticket.

Bush hopes “that the anti-Bush
vote will be divided and he can
sneak up through the middle.“ Clin-
ton said. The Democratic nominee
added. “This fight that Perot and
Bush are in right now may make
that more difficult."

If the American people “want to
replace George Bush, they only
have one practical alternative,“
Clinton said. “I‘ve got a chance to
replace him."

The White House was in the posi-
tion of both attacking Perot and ap-
pealing to his supporters.

While the president delivered a
speech setting out his top domestic

S‘ee ELECT. Back Page

Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton nar-
rowly defeated George Bush in a
mock presidential election held last
week at the. UK Bookstore. accord-
ing to rcsulLs released yesterday.

(if the 5 lo UK students who vot—
ed, 22] chose Clinton and 208
chose Bush. independent candidate
Ross Perot came in third with 87
votes.

The poll showed that 465 of the
particrpants are registered voters.

The mock election was part of a
nationwide event sponsored by Fol—
let College Stores. which manages
more than 400 college and univer-
sity bookstores.

Nationally, 40,698 studans vot—
ed in the election. Clinton again de-
feated Bush, 20,293 to 1 1,887.
Perot took in 8,518 votes.

The mock election ballot also
asked students to mark two iSSllt‘s
that are most imponant in choosing
a president. UK students and sin
dents nationwide chose tltc econ.)-
my and education.

In the nationwide election. only
2,497 students picked the debates
as an important issue for choosing
a president.

Thursday. a political science
class at Lexington Community Col-
lege will release results of its sec-
ond political poll of area residents.

CUTTING EDGE

Business sophomore Robin Hydon, 19. carve: a pumpkin
yesterday outside the Sigma Chi social fraternity house.

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A trace of gold among the green
Bringing back the memories
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Perhaps my judgement was
somewhat chemically induced at
the time. but last Friday morning, as
I drove down Tales Creek Road
from town to the Valley View ferry
on the Kentucky River, I decided
that this autumn must be one of the
most beautiful of the past 10 years
or so.

In fact, the colors were so phe-
nomenal, I made the round trip up
and down Tates Creek Road three
times, just to keep riding the experi-
ence. I didn't want it to end.

Every new curve in the road
brought with it a new vista, with
new trees and new colors and infi-
nite variations on the themes of
green and gold and brown and tan.

Each tree had its own valid inter-
pretation of autumn »— and music.
in which we seek to imitate nature.
offers us the chance to create alter-
nate interpretations of an idea in
sound.

We were discussing how a musi-
cal masterpiece can sustain multiple
interpretations. and how that con-
cept relates to the better works of
popular music. Often. a good song
will be picked up and re-exammed
by another artist; and if the artist is
good, and the song had something
of substance to it in the first place.
the new interpretation usually will
be good, as well.

If subsequent interpretations also
stand up well to examination. it is
safe to say the original must have
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tention of others and inspired them
to relate the idea in their own way,
something that doesn't crumble or
fall apan when it is stripped bare or
modified or set in a new context.

Now, the proliferation or success
of alternate interpretations is not a
guaranteed sign of quality for any
given musical work — but in most
cases. this criteria is a good rule of
thumb to use in discussing the rela-
tive merit". of a given work.

Eric Clapton‘s “Layla“ and
Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”
were the two examples we exam-
ined earlier. Here are a few more of
my favorites for you to chew on.

The budget rack always is a good
place to find lots of “cover tunes"
(or alternate interpretations of
someone else’s material). and one
of the best budget rack values is
Nazareth’s 1980 live double album,
“Snazz.” If you ever see this album.
do whatever you have to do to buy,
beg or borrow it. Don‘t steal it —
because if someone stole my copy.
I'd be forced to beat them to death
with my bare hands. It's really that
good.

This record not only showcases
the band‘s versatility and musician-
ship in several different styles of
music, but also includes their ver-
sion of several cover tunes —- and
in some cases, they do more justice
to other people’s music on this re-
cording than they do their own. For
instance, their live readings of stan-
dards like “Hair of The Dog" and
“Love Hurts" are a bit lame here.

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Alternative interpretations
ﬁtting for autumn, music

‘n‘ Roll Star.“ the Yardbirds'
“Shapes of Things" and Rick Dan-
ko‘s “Java Blues" all are pretty
good. And their version of Clap-
ton‘s “Cocaine“ is so cleverly dis-
guised in a completely different
slow reggae arrangement that you
don‘t recognize the song until the
singing starts.

Another budget rack beauty is Ju-
das Priest‘s “Sin After Sin" from
1976. This jewel, their first major-
label (CBS) recording. includes a
stirring rendition of Joni Mitchell's
biggest hit song “Diamonds and
Rust."

The story goes that this started as
a joke — after CBS officials hinted
that the album needed to include at
least one guaranteed hit and sug-
gested they look through a stack of
45s to find a tune to cover. But the
band succeeds in taking Mitchell‘s
slow folk dirge and turning it into a
tight, effective heavy metal ballad.

Another radically different inter-
pretation of an existing song is
Stanley Jordan's solo jazz guitar
version of The Beatles’ “Eleanor
Rigby,“ which is the first track on
his debut album “Magic Touch.“
Jordan plays the guitar by tapping
on the fretboard with both hands.
almost as if he were playing a piano
— and the effect is that of hearing
several guitars at once.

Working within the limitations of
his six strings, Jordan creates an ex-
citing and interesting interpretation
of “Eleanor Rigby" that is moving,
haunting and astonishing — and
must be heard to be appreciated.

Of course, the world is full of ex-
amples of subsequent interpreta-
tions that have fallen flat on their
faces — and. usually. it’s either be-
cause the interpreting artist was not
talented enough to realize the origi-
nal intent of the work. or because
the original work didn‘t have any-
thing worthy of interpretation in it
in the first place.

Phil Todd is a graduate student
in the UK School of Music and is a
Kentucky Kernel contributing col-
umnist.

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‘SNL’ funny about once a month

Sick of politics and political cov-
erage? Sadly, it’s very easy to get
tired of the way television covers
the election process.

But without going into that (be-
cause columnists’ complaints about
the media are almost as tiresome as
the media itself), let‘s talk about
something else.

Have you “Seinfeld” fans seen
the new series that follows it
Wednesday nights? “Mad About
You" stars Paul Reiser and Helen
Hunt as a newlywed couple living
in New York City. Some critics
called it “Seinfeld Gets Married"
because it supposedly hm that same
Seinfeldesque sense of humor.

If you’ve seen it, you know that's
not quite the case. It‘s not a bad
show. In fact, it’s one of the new
season‘s better efforts. But unlike
“Seinfeld," which succeeds because
of its unique blend of wacky (a vin-
tage sitcom word) yet likable char-
acters, this show has just two inter-
esting people: Reiser and Hunt. The
rest have little character in their
characters.

Reiser can‘t compete with Sein-
feld on the Funnymeter with his
similar “did-you-evcr-notice" brand
of humor. Hunt, though, is abso-
lutely wonderful. It’s no “Seinfeld,“
I‘m sorry to say, but it‘s ahead of
most sitcoms. And, thank heavens,
there are no kids on the program.

Just when I pan a show, it does
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couple of weeks back. I criticized
“Saturday Night Live" for losing
any sense of what was funny. The
first three shows of this season —
with hosts Nicholas Cage. Joe Pescr
and Tim Robbins - proved the
point.

But Saturday's show. with actor
Christopher Walken, was the best
“SNL" I‘d seen in months. I have a
feeling that installment will prove
to be the exception and not the rule.
but at least it demonstrated the cast
can be amusing once a month or so.
Not that the show was perfect or
anything, but at least half the
sketches had some humor in them
(or at least had points).

Watch for “Designing Women"
to leave the air after this upcoming
season. Annie Potts says she will
leave the show at the end of this
year. And replacing old. established
characters with new. interesting
ones isn‘t exactly this show‘s
strong point. The show has nose-
dived in quality since Delta Burke
and Jean Smart left; the departure
of another character spells doom.
Why continue a declining program
that peaked three or four years ago?

“LA. Law" might leave the air.
as well. It’s been declining in rat-
ings and in critical prestige for a
couple of years. and also suffers
from Boring New Character Syn-
drome. But, even with all its prob-
lems, ratings probably are going to
be respectable enough for NBC to
justify keeping it on the air.

And they may do so if the rest of
the Thursday night line-up contin-
ues to sag. Cosby already was fall-
ing in the ratings during its last
couple of years. but its replacement.
“A Different World." gets no rat-

ings at all. “Cheers" and “Wings"
still get good ratings, but this will
almost certainly be the last season
for “Cheers." Without it, Thursday
could belong to anyone.

The best pure talk show on the
air? It has to be “Later With Bob
Costas.” I say “pure talk show” to
separa: it from entertainment- talk
programs like Leno, Letterman or
Arsenio. There‘s nothing wrong
with that format. but. if you really
want a deep. enlightening discus-
sion from anyone, “Later" is the
place to get it.

Instead of seven minutes of actu-
al discussion with an actor. author,
joumalist. politician or sports star.
you get to see 22 minutes (a half
hour. minus commercials). If Cos-
tas devotes two shows to the same
person. as he does sometimes. you
learn more about the person than
you do in 10 Arsenio interviews.

Costas proves he knows more
than sports. He frequently asks the
most interesting. unexpected ques-
tions and demonstrates he‘s well-
read and knowledgeable. If “Later"
has a guest I like, I‘ll fire up the
VCR with glee. I only wish the
show was on earlier.

My advice to you? For the next
week. take refuge from the carn-
paign ads and photo ops with Nick
at Nile and morally deranged sit—
coms that espouse no “family val-
ues." (This way, you can avoid
Bush commercials.)

I’m not telling you to avoid the
election. But. if you‘ve already
made up your mind, as most of us
have, become a campaign hermit.
then emerge from your cocoon on
Election Day and vote.

Then you can enjoy TV again, se-
cure in the knowledge you won‘t
see political skullduggery again for
several weeks — when the next
presidential campaign begins in ear-
nest

Toby Gibbs is a UK employee
and a Kentucky Kernel columnist.

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