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“We are not here to harm you, we just want to prove to

people that you exist.”
- PATTI STARR, GHOST CHASERS INTERNATIONAL

Have ghost? Will travel

International ghost chaser. Patti Starr travels the area in search for spirits and other paranormal activity.

 

PHOTOS BY IATT GOINS I KENNEL STAFF

Ghost hunter teaches,

explores spirit world

By Moira Dooley
STAFF WRITER

Within five minutes of
entering the 113 year-old bed
and breakfast. Patti Starr
was in midst of a bona fide
ghost hunt.

The George Clarke
House, on Woodland Avenue
is supposedly filled with
ghosts and spirits and for
Starr was the perfect place
for a paranormal investiga-
tion.

Starr and her husband
Chuck. sporting embroi-
dered fishing vests reading
"Ghost Chaser" unloaded
their gear from their car.

She set up a wide array
of equipment. including digi-
tal and film cameras, audio
recording devices and a
video recorder: all aiding her
hunt for ghosts.

Upon entering the parlor.
Starr announced the pres-
ence of a spirit and proceed—
ed to speak to it.

"We are not here to harm
you, we just want to prove to
people that you exist," she
said to the invisible pres-
ence.

Electromagnetic field
(EMF) meters are the best
way to detect the presence of
a ghost. Starr said. They de-
tect the electromagnetic cur-
rents that are emitted by
spirits. Starr also said that
these are undetectable by
any other means.

For Starr, who has been
practicing professional ghost

hunting since her certifica-
tion in 1999. interest in
ghosts and paranormal activ-
ity began in early childhood.

"My first encounter was
when I was three or four
years old." she said. "and I‘ve
been interested in the spirit
world ever since."

Ghost Chasers Interna-
tional. Inc. which Starr be»
gan six years ago. is based in
Lexington. She leads a team
of certified ghost hunters on

to go on a ghost hunt with
Starr and earn their ghost
hunting certification.

For the benefits of the
Kernel. Starr was lenient on
the prerequisites and al-
lowed an inside look at one
of her ghost hunting excur-
sions. At the George Clarke
House. Starr explained the
ins and outs of her collection
of ghost hunting tools. Aside
from the EMF meters. one
important tool she used was

 

various excursions through-
out the country.

"Our main goal is to
prove to people that life ex
ists after death." Starr said.

Starr offers two adult ed-
ucation courses at Lexington
Community College: Intro
duction to Ghost Hunting
and Advanced Ghost Hunt-
ing.

In the introductory
course. her students learn
about the various equipment
and techniques involved in
ghost hunting.

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the dowsing rod.

Dowsing rods look like
two metal coat hangers
stretched out and bent into
the shape of a tall letter "."L
Farmers seeking water for
their fields have used dows—
ing rods for ages. as have
miners.

According to Starr. the
act of dowsing relies on
one's ability to seek answers
and interpret them correctly.

Before Starr could use
her dowsing rods in the
house. she insisted on a cir-
cle of prayer. The intention
of the prayer was to ward off

any malevolent spirits that
might harm the observers
and to further open every-
one's minds to fully appreci-
ate the dowsing that would
be taking place. Starr said.

After the prayer. Starr
pulled out her dowsing rods
and began asking yes and no
questions to the spirits in the
house. As she quizzed the
spirits. the rods vibrated as if
they were being yanked on
the other end . . guiding
Starr toward the master bed-
room.

Starr continued her
questioning. each time im-
mediately receiving an an
swer from the spirit in the
form of motion from her
dowsing rod. an up and down
movement of the rod mean-
ing "yes" and a side to side
movement of the rod for
'no."

Kathryn Bux. propri-
etress of the George Clarke
House. suggested queries
pertaining to activities and
previous occurrences in the
house. of which she had no
prior knowledge. Starr re-
layed them herself.

During the dowsing.
Starr became very dizzy and
attributed her light-headed-
ness to being overcome by a
spirit. She said it is not an
infrequent occurrence for
her to be overwhelmed with
certain scents. Starr doesn‘t
consider herself psychic. but
refers to her ghost hunting

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ASSISTANT NM EDITOR

The University of Kentucky Police Department
will get a new Chief of Police on July 1. Fred H. Otto
[II will replace Chief Rebecca Langston, who is now
the Public Safety Commissioner for Lexington-
Fayette Urban County Government.

"i'm a native Kentuckian and have always been a
really avid UK supporter," Otto said. "It’s home I
guess is the best way to put it."

Otto plans to get to know people
working in the department and to
open dialogue with people in the
community He wants to talk to offi—
cers, members of Student Govern-
ment and members of the communi-
ty to find any problems.

Otto will leave his job as Chief
of Police at the University of Mis-
souri, where he worked to get the po-
lice department nationally accredit-
ed. Accreditation depends on meet-
ing sets of standards, which are set
down by the Commission on Accreditation for Law
Enforcement Agencies, Inc., or CAIEA.

Otto says one of his main tasks will be bringing
UKPD up to these standards. He says he plans to
evaluate UKPD programs, work with staff on equip-

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ate ichool, Provost Michael T. Nietzei announced last
wee .

Blackwell will start July 1 pend-
ing approval by the Board of
Trustees. She has been the Senior
Associate Dean for the Graduate
School since January 2002.

She is The Graduate School’s
fourth dean, replacing Douglass Ka-
lika, who has been acting dean since
2001 and will be returning to a facul-
ty position in the College of Engi- W
neering.

Blackwell has been at UK since 1985 and has
served as acting director of Women's Studies and as-
sociate dean at the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Richard P. Siemer has left his post as vice presi-
dent of finance at Ohio University to take a simmer
job at the University of Kentucky Pending a Bonnie!~
Trustees approval, Siemer will be
named executive vice president for 11-
nance and take office by August 1.

Siemer will replace the retiring Jack
Blanton.

President Lee Todd had exten-
sive accolades for Siemer, emphasiz-
ing the tough job that comes with the
position.

"in this important position, Dick
Siemer's even-tempered leadership
style and his extensive organization-
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Banjos anyone? Bluegrass legend J.D. Crowe leads a list of
bluegrass musicians that will play the Festival of the Bluegrass

By Crystal Little

51A" WRIYER

Grab your best blue jeans and

polish those cowboy boots.
Forget about

the Festival of the Bluegrass.

The 30th annual Festival of the
Bluegrass kicks off on Thursday af-
ternoon at the Kentucky Horse Park

and runs through Sunday

Featured acts include the Lone-
some River Band, III'rd Tyme Out.
J.D. Crowe. Mountain Heart, Billie
Renee and Cumberland Gap. the
Lewis Family Valerie Smith and
Liberty Pike. Ernie Thacker and

many more.

The Festival of the Bluegrass is
a wonderful opportunity to get reac-
quainted with friends and to edu-

the countless
country-wannabe bands that serve
as a poor imitation of genuine blue-
grass legends and their music.

The time has come for Kentuck-
ians to get back to their country
roots with hundreds of other fans at

grass since it began in

1974, when

the first festival stage was a farm

wagon with a tarp for s

helter. The

first festival was held at Walnut Hall

Farm. which is now the Kentucky

Horse Park.

Cornett‘s many

contribu-
tions to preparing for the festival

range from exhausting to the ex-

pected.

ditches to take tickets an
ey." Cornett said.

the chance to dip into
the rich history of
Kentucky‘s native
music.

Even the most
devout heavy met-
al fan may find
something surpris-
ingly enjoyable at
the festival. blue
jeans and cowboy
boots notwithstanding.

cate others about the magic of blue-
grass music. according to Festival

Coordinator Jean Cornett.

Festival of the Bluegrass

“It's nice to see the same faces

come back year after year,” Cornett

said.

The Cornett family has been in-

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John Holmes may have
discovered the peifect sum
mer getaway: the US. Open,
But the UK golfer is hoping
that this will be the first of
many trips to the prestigious
tournament.

Holmes tees off at 8 am.
today at the Olympia Fields
Country Club in Chicago.
where he will be playing
against the likes of Tiger
Woods and David Duval.

Holmes will pair with
Chad Campbell and Brad E1-
der today and at 1 pm. to-
morrow.

Playing against the
world's elite doesn't scare
Holmes, who will be playing
in his first PGA Tour event.

"There's no pressure."
Holmes said. "I‘m not even
supposed to be there. I'm
just going up there and have
a good time. If I make the
cut, great. If not. hey. I still
made the US. Open."

Holmes earned the hon—
or of playing in the US.
Open last week in a 36-hole
qualifying event in Colum-
bus, Ohio. The Camp-
bellsville native made the cut
by scoring an eight'under
par 136.

"Once I figured out there
were 20 spots to be had. I felt
like I had a good Chance.”
Holmes said. "I was hitting

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UK golfer John Holmes talks with the media last week at the University Club on Leestown Road. He will
tee off" In the U. S. Open at 8 a. m. EDT today at Olympia Fields Country Club North Course near Chicago.

the ball pretty good and fell
real confident going into it."

PGA players Bob Tway
and Jesper Parnivic were
just a few of the pros
Holmes either beat or tied in
qualifying.

"It was something I al-
ways felt I could do but never
had the chance." Holmes
said. "It made me feel good
and just gave me more confi-
dence."

UK coach Brian Craig
hopes that Holmes isn't over—
whelmed by all the tourna-

ment hoopla.

The good thing about
the Open is you get to go up
there and play two or three
practice rounds and get your
feet wet." Craig said. "Hope-
fully when he gets up to the
first tee. (today). it won't be so
new to him and he won't be
so overwhelmed.

"He just has to focus on
what he does. It‘s still golf.
it's still 18 holes. and it's still
the lowest score that wins.“

Craig sees this as the
next step for Holmes.

"1 think this is a natural
progression for a guy that
has Johns ability." s Iid
Craig. "'Hes got the game to
play the (PG A) tour and to
play it well. Hopefully he'll
take it from here and keep
getting better and better and
we'll see him for many years
to come on the tour"

lf Holmes does well in
Chicago. maybe he‘ll be able
to make the US. Open his
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Heath Castle drafted by
the New York Yankees

UK junior pitcher Heath
Castle was drafted by the
New York Yankees in 16th
round of the Major League
Baseball Amateur Draft on
June 3. Castle was the 484th
overall pick. He is the 64th
Wildcat player to be selected
since 1979.

Castle went 6-5 and post-
ed a 3.54 ERA in 86 1/3 in-
nings on the 2003 season.

The senior-to—be can pass
on signing with the Yankees
and return for one final sea-
son at UK.

UK names Muhammad
GymKats head coach

Haj ile “Mo“ Muhammad
has been named the
GymKats head coach.
Muhammad spent the past
six years as former UK head
coach Leah Little‘s top assis—
tant.

Muhammad was named
Assistant Coach of the Year
at the NCAA Regional Cham-
pionship in 1999 and in 2002.

Muhammad replaces Lit-
tle. who announced her re-
tirement last month after
guiding the GymKats since
1974.

Abney, Hall named Pre-
season All-America

Antonio Hall was named
to the Outland Trophy Watch
List as being one of the na-
tion‘s top interior lineman.
Hall has also been chosen
first-team All-America by
Athlon Publications.

Hall was the staple of
last season‘s offensive line
that helped Kentucky score
32.1 points per game. Hall
had 74 knockdown blocks in
2002. with a season-high 14
against Louisiana State. Af-
ter the 2002 season. Hall was
named honorable mention
All'America by CNNSI.com.
first-team All-SEC by the
league coaches and second-
team All-SEC by The Associ-
ated Press. He has started

every game since his fresh-
man season in 2000.

Derek Abney was also
chosen preseason first-team
All-America by Athlon Publi-
cations.

Abney provided many
sparks for the 7-5 (Tats last
season. He had six kick re-
turns for touchdowns in 2002
and broke or tied five NCAA
records. nine Southeastern
Conference records and 10
school records for kick re
turns. He averaged 15.1 yards
on punt returns. He averaged
26.8 yards on kickoff returns
with two touchdowns.

Abney also caught 40
passes for 569 yards and four
touchdowns in 2002. He
ranks third in UK Ixhistorx in
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light. While it is admirable for the government to
be considering what might be best for its citizens,
the takeover of the water company is a waste of
the government‘s time and the taxpayers’ money.

During the past month, the debate has again
begun to blaze over Lexington’s possible condem-
nation of Kentucky-American water. Several
members of the Urban-County council, lead by
Mayor Teresa Isaac, hope to condemn the compa-
ny in hopes to take it over.

Both citizens and council members have been
torn over the issue. A group known as Bluegrass
FLOW (For Local Ownership of Water) backs con-
demnation while Kentucky-American continues
to fight it.

Currently. the city has spent over $300000 just
to research the possibility of the takeover. Count-
less hours of the council’s time have been wasted
researching, discussing and arguing over some-
thing that seems to have no real impact on the
public good.

The argument has been made that since Ken-
tucky—American is owned by German conglomer-

An open letter

Dear Dr. Todd,

 

I understand that our school. and
moreover our state. is III a budget crisis
and I try to be understanding, I acquir
esce as tuition rises. as do the hidden
fees

I watch my department. political sci
ence, starve for funds and adequate staff
as the student enrollment increases
steadily

l watch the library. where I enjoyed
many late-night cram sessions after
work. cut its hours and the availability of its services.

Last month. however. I witnessed something that is
making me a whole lot less understanding We may not
have the funds to keep our library open all night. or hire
adequate faculty. or improve life for otir students. btit when
it comes to splurgmg on the truly unimportant. our school
must be top 20 material

The scene is Young Library approxunately four in the
.ifternritin Like about a hundred other patrons. l was read
ing. studying. and enjoying the frtiits of my tuition ()n
the second floor the most trafficked and utilized portion of
the facility a huge meal was being set tip for some research
ration

I'm not sure w ho the rese'irt hers are. but they intist
have been litin.:r\, berause the caterers set tip at least fifty

  

 

 

 

Andrew
Grossmon

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ate RWE AG, public ownership of water would be
better for the citizens. But ask yourself. Who
would you rather have running your utilities? A
successful and experienced company, specializing
in providing public water. or the government, no-
torious for overspending. With water privately
owned, rates are regulated to keep them reason-
able. No such regulations apply to government
ownership. In addition, Environmental Protection
Agency regulation of drinking water is so tight,
water quality would unlikely change at all.

Kentucky-American has consistently shown
that it cares about the needs of the citizens. Most
recently, the company offered to transfer the title
to Jacobson Park to the city and establish a
$500,000 endowment for both Jacobson and the
city’s other parks. They have also offered to form
a council of local consumers to meet with compa-
ny officials several times a year.

The Urban-County council should accept the
offers of Kentucky-American and realize that the
company really is willing to compromise to better
the public good. They should stop wasting time
and ever-scarce money and should focus their at—
tention on more important and timely matters.

 

 
 

Matt Goins, photographer
Moira Bagley, contributing writer
Brad Wilder, yearbook editor

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LUNWIBUIMG COLUMNISI

Relaxed media
rules pose danger

In his last speech before leaving office, President
Dwight Eisenhower warned the public of the "military-
industrial complex." Should Eisenhower be alive today,
he would caution us about the dangers of the military-
mdustrial-media complex.

Monday in a move former Federal Communications
(‘onimission chairman Reed Hundt called a "right-wing
power grab," the Republican majority of the FCC voted
32 to roll back media control limits.

Under the six new rules. any single media company
may buy the chief neWspaper. local cabletelevision sys-

‘ tent. up to three local TV stations and eight radio sta-
1 tions in a single market.

Imagine it San Antonio-based conservative media
i giant Clear Channel Communications, which already
owns 1.200 media outlets. including some of Houston's
top AM and FM stations, would be allowed to buy the
Houston Chronicle or any other station whose price tag
did not reach deeper than the almost infinitely deep
pockets of today's media powerhouses.

Independent voices and fledging media companies
will struggle to survive in this new environment as
they are swallowed up by the few conglomerates. These
new regulations are another perfect example of the
right wing's practice of rewarding the wealthy and
squelching the upstart and the disadvantaged.

FC(‘ Chairman Michael Powell (Colin Powell's son)
defended his position by implying the changes would
. have been made by the courts A without the FCC's help.
i No kidding. These courts act on behalf of the same
‘ companies. Last month the Center for Public Integrity

i
i blew open the door on the relationship between the
i FCC's Republican majority: key staffers and the indus-
i tries they police. FCC Commissioners took more than
‘ 2.500 junkets running a cost of $2.8 million paid for by
the interests they supposedly police.

The center also revealed that over the past eight
months. the world's media elite met behind closed doors
with FCC officials 71 times to discuss the media rule
changes. Mel Karmazin of Viacom (MTV, CBS, Para-
mount) and his staffers met 45 times with the FCC. Ru-
pert Murdoch's News Corp. (Fox News, 20th Century
Fox. New York Post) lobbyists met with officials 25
times.

Last time I checked, the airwaves were public prop-
erty owned by the public and created to serve it.

Consolidation in the media serves as nothing but a
proponent of ignorance and conformity -— and their sub-
sequent consequences — fear and violence.

l Mike Krutt writes for The Daily Couger at the
t University of Houston. His views do not necessar-
E ily represent those of the Kentucky Kernel.

WE WANT
TO HEAR.
FROM

YOU!

50 you don't like what you read? Ouit
complaining and write a letter. Send your
thoughts and responses to
dialogue@kykernel.com.

 

 

to President Lee Todd, Jr.

place-settings. with no less than five forks apiece. Five
forks! You know the meal is going to be extravagant
when...

Adding insult to injury were the caterers and the
guests. who apparently missed the sign "library" over the
front of the building, and catne in talking and carrying on
as though they were in the more appropriate confines of.
say. Boone Forest. It became difficult to study. or to think.
for that matter, so I considered writing my Kernel column.

I decided to write to you. complaining about this bla
tant waste of money at a time when we're pleading pover-
ty. I've always known and half-suspected that our adminis
tration wastes copious amounts of money on such
"events," but. to hold one on the main floor of the library
is. in a word. disgusting.

My column was about half-completed. and let tne tell
you it was one for the books. when a security guard ap-
proached me and. with the courteous mien well attributed
to IIK's security personnel. told tiie to "get out. right now,"
It seems that the library was closing at Me for this gala,
shutting out the students and other library denizens well
before their time

She wouldn‘t even let me save my column?

As I exited the building with a few choice. underrmy
breath Words for the security guard. I noticed a wet bar
had been set up by the circulation desk, complete with Jim
Beam. Makers Mark. arid other harbingers of knowledge
All this time. I thought we ltad a dry campus. perhaps next

week I'll bring my flask as a study guide.

I'm glad to see our university has its priorities
straight; sock it to the students, cut their services, balloon
their class-sizes. increase their tuition. and wine-and-dine
research associations. The fact of the gala at a time of
budget crisis is perturbing: to use it as an excuse to kick
students out of their library is insulting.

()n the way home I ran into State Representative Kathy
Stein. who aside from being the best legislator Kentucky’s
cver known is also responsible in part for our school's
funding. and she urged me to re-write the letter, to make
the student hotly aware of how our university is spending
its evervsmaller piece of the state pie.

Your :ulministration has been good. generally speak-
ing. about trimming extraneous costs. It is my hope that
you will ensure that no student is ever asked to leave a li-
brat‘v for an administrative function. particularly when
our tuition money is funding the extravagance.

Because of our lack of money. UK's been cutting
enough corners to build a round room. I wonder how
many of the monetary pressures would be eased if you
take :1 hard line against wasteful spending. gala luncheon-
conl'erences. and other needless expenses.

Failing that. could you at least tell me what the fourth
atid fifth forks are tised for'.’

Andrew Grossman is a political science and history
senior. His views do not necessarily represent those of
the Kentucky Kernel.

I’m glad to see our university has priorities straight; sock it to

the students and wine-and-dine research associations.”

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