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Ashley Harper-Webb, a communications senior, talks with Kim Benett, a nurse practitioner at University Health Services. Bennett's examining
room also serves as her office. Bennett said that the lack of adequate space at University Health Services can lead to wasted time.

Breathing room: Director of Health Services says
UK enrollment is making space, staff a concern

By Ben Franflii
STAFF WRITER

Once a hallway. the storage room of University Health
Services is a cluttered arrangement of three copy ma-
chines. mailboxes. bookshelves and storage racks barely
leaving room to walk.

Patient exam rooms also function as offices. where
doctors work on computers. do paperwork. hang their
coats and store journals and lunches.

When patients need to undress. doctors have to wait in
the hallway.

“Every room in University Health Services is utilized
to its maximum capacity and crowded from wall to wall."
said Spencer Turner. director and head team physician of
University Health Services. “There‘s just no place else to
put this stuff. We provide an extraordinary service to stu
dents. despite one huge problem that's space."

With UK students using Health Services an average of
four times a year. it stays very busy. Turner said.

A rootn the size of a dorm room is the only space
available to hold supplies for the 400 patients that visit
Health Services in a single day. he said.

“That‘s not to mention the 300 or .100 more people who
stop by to ask questions. straighten out insurance prob-
lems or make appointments." Turner said. “And the prob-
lem is only getting worse."

Enrollment has increased by 4.8 percent to 32.349 this
year. which has caused even more problems. said Kurt
Volk. the medical director of the clinic.

”With enrollment going up. we can barely keep our
heads above water." Volk said. “Students hate telling their
problems to a nurse in a cubicle in the middle of the hall-
way There isn't even enough room to establish any priva-
cv.

Privacy isn‘t the only issue at stake. Turner said.

“Space limits the number of personnel we can have."
said Turner. “We can use another clinician. but there just
isn't any space.“

According to a study Turner conducted with 19 of
UK's benchmarks. UK is ranked second to last on the
number of staff working at student health services when
school is in session. UK has 62 on staff while University
of Florida has 170 on staff.

Regardless of enrollment. the average size of health
service facilities is 50.643 square feet. UK's Health Service
Center is the smallest of benchmarks with 13.596 square
feet: the University of Minnesota‘s health service facility

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ROTC takes
CatWalk back
after year off

Resuming command: Though ROTC was not eager
for the job in September, members say they are now

Dy Christie Hegarty

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

After three months with-
out a sponsor. the service that
provides students with a safe
walk home will resume this
year under the sponsorship of
the same organization that
Student Government left
without the job just one year
ago.

ROTC began running the
CatWalk service Monday

ROTC ran (‘atWalk for 10
years until last year. when SG
awarded Farmhouse Frater»
nity the service. In Septem-
ber. ROTC members were not
interested in taking over the
service this year when Farin-
house did not renew their
contract. However. the mem-
bers have changed their tune.

“We think this is an ideal
opportunity to give back to
the students and add to the
university community's safe-
ty." said Steven Whitson. the
wing commander cadet
colonel of Air Force ROTC.

ROTC had not shown any
real interest in submitting a
bid in September to run the
service this year because the
students who worked with the

program in the past had grad-
uated. said Air Force ROTC
(Tadet First Lt. Ben Burdette.
Farmhouse chose not to
renew the contract this year
with SG. who manages the
program. because it didn‘t
have time for the escort ser-
vice. said Nathan Lawson. the
president of Farmhouse.
“Our fraternity is in-
volved in many other commu-
nity services and events. but
our members were not able to

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Call CatWalk

CatWalk, a safety escort ser-
vice, runs Sunday through Thurs-
day, 8:30 pm to 1:30 am. The
number is 323-FREE. Calls go to
UK Police, who inform CatWalk of
your whereabouts by radio con-
trol. CatWalk is in the process
getting the calls directly routed
to ROTC.

CatWalk members are lo-
cated at William T. Young
Library, Blazer Hal and
Baker Hall.

Students, professors
have new mediator

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New Academic Ombud Susan Scollay works in 109 Bradley Hall. Mon-
day through Friday from 8 am. to 5 pm. Walk-in visits welcome.

Ombud: Students have the right to have academic
performance judged fairly and concerns heard

By Jade Mishler
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if a class doesn't seem to
cover the syllabus. a test is
unfair or a student wants to
dispute a class grade. at least
one person on campus will
listen.

And she might be able to
do something about it. As i'K
academic ornbud. Susan Scol
lay. is a liaison between stu
dents and professors.

Yet many students are
unaware of what route to take
when academic problems oc-
cur. so Scollay. who recently
took over the position. is
working hard to make these
services well known.

Scollay said students
should know and understand
the resources they have avail
able to them.

“Students have a right to
have heir academic perfor
mance judged fairly."

Scollay works for strident
academic rights and helps
students and instructors deal

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with academic offenses

She said confidentiality
neutrality and impartiality
are several fundamental prin-
ciples she uses in helping stu
dents and faculty deal with
problems.

Scoilay acts as an adviser
and mediator. i'nder no cir-
cumstances will she confront
a professor about a problem
without permission from a
student. she said.

Last year. 1.271 contacted
the ornbud. and there were
291 actual cases.

A case is when the ombud
does more than just offer ad
vice or explain procedures.
The ombud can call a profes-
sor. conduct an investigation
or arrange a meeting for a
student and professor.

Scollay. who started her
job this year. is replacing Jeff
Dembo. who is now the presi-
dent of the Faculty Senate.

Scollay was chosen by a
search committee consisting

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Bush: Iraqi conflict may be necessary

WASHINU'I‘t ).\' Iii somber tribute to
soldiers of \iars past. President Bush said
.\lond.1\ he will commit "the full force and
1111ght of the I‘iiited States military" against
Iraq it Saddam Hussein refuses to disarm
swiftly .\s the I'lll)l)t’l'rSlttII1[)lllg Iraqi parlia-
ment condemned a l’.S.-backed United Na-
lElllt\ resolution. Bosh used two Veterans
I111; .ulrh esses to underscore his impatience.
"The time to confront this threat is before it
.11'1'1\es. not the day after." he told several
dim-1'1 \eierans during an East Room cere~
111(111\' Izehmd the scenes. Bush has ap-
proved tentative I'entagon plans for invad
111:; Iraq should a new ITN. arms inspection

ettort tail to rid the nation of weapons of

mass destruction. The strategy calls for a
land. sea and (111' three of 200.000 101250.001)
troops. .1111111111stration officials said. as they
sought :1» build up pressure on Saddam to re-
lent

Troops shoot dead Palestinian toddler

.IIIHI'S.\I.IC.\I Israeli soldiers killed a
Priest 211.111 toddler and wounded two others
111 11.441 .\Io11tl;1'\. hospital officials and wit-
:II‘.\\"\ sud. The shooting came as Israeli
11-:1de1s =1xei;.:hetl .1 military response to a
l"tles11111.111 shootnig rampage that killed
ll‘xt' people. int-hiding a mother and her two
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