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Thursday, December 5 1974

KENTUCKY

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an independent student newspaper “1—

UNIVERSITY Council decides
ll new proposal

Brooms

Kernel staff photo by aim Combos.

friend or foe ?

In snowy weather. brooms have various uses. The snowman on 222
Hanover Avenue leans on his friendly broom and defies the lethal
sun. Magan B. Smith. physical plant employe from Richmond. has
other plans for his broom as he sweeps cinders put down to melt the
remaining snow. which includes. if not the snowman. at least a few

of his friends.

21 University of Kentucky

Lexington Ky. 40506

needs work

By LYN HACKER
Kernel Staff Writer

A proposal to establish guidelines for
selective admissions to University
colleges and schools was held for further
investigation by the Senate Council
Wednesday.

The Council decided to send the proposal
back to the Senate Committee on Ad-
mission and Academic Standards after
Council member Paul Sears pointed out
so'me wording problems in the proposal.

(‘OL‘NCIL CHAIRMAN Stanford Smith
said he would like to make sure the parties
involved with the proposal had read it and
had questions answered before it was sent
to the University Senate floor,

The Committee on Admissions and
Academic Standards made five recom-
mendations on establishing selective
enrollment policies in UK colleges and
schools.

They are:

THE FOCUS of enrollment control
should be by program areas rather than by
University-wide or total academic units;

Continued on page 12

Survey shows local residents favor cable television

By TIM MCCARTHY
Kernel Staff Writer

Results of a public opinion survey on
cable television in Lexington were
released Tuesday at the Urban (‘ouncil
meeting.

Mayor Foster Pettit requested the
telephonesurvey to determine whether the
Lexington community would accept a
cable system. Although the results were
released at Tuesday's meeting. Pettit
delayed any discussion until the next
council meeting. This would provide
council members with ample opportunity
to study the results at a council workshop,
he said.

“i feel this is an important report,“
Pettit said. “so we must take time to
examine the issues before any official
discussion by the council.“

The survey was compiled by two UK
statistic professors, Dennis Haack and
Richard Anderson. Results Were based on
517 completed phone calls out of 559 at—
tempts. Four unsuccessful attempts were
made to contact the remaining 42 num-
bers. There was no indication of how these
subjects were chosen.

From the persons contacted, it was
recorded that 84 per cent had at least one
television set in working order, One per
cent of those interviewed indicated they
had no set, and 15 per cent gave no
response.

A no response answer was determined
when the individual refused to participate
by not answering the seven questions
incorporated in the survey.

FIFTY-NINE per cent of those in-
terviewed said they receive satisfactory
reception from the local stations while 25
per cent reported that they were not
satisfied. Seventy-four per cent of those

questioned said they did not receive
satisfactory reception of Cincinnati and
Louisville television signals.

This phase of the survey determined if
residents were happy with their television
reception. The questions were designed on
the cable system‘s premise of providing
quality reception from both local and
distant signals.

Some 13 per cent of the citizens already
have access to a central cable system.
Those who are tied into cable reside
primarily in the larger apartment com-
plexes. it was suggested in the survey that
followup studies contact the owners of
these complexes to determine if they
would be interested in hooking their
apartment buildings to the community
cable system.

Persons questioned were asked if they
would subscribe to a cable system in
Lexington. The statement asked, “if a
cable system would offer: local com-
mercial stations plus access to network
programming not carried by the local
stations; plus the local KET station and
additional public service channels; plus
one independent station, would you be
interested in paying $6 per month for such
a service?“

01‘ THE completed calls, 46 per cent
said they would be interested, while 39 per
cent said they would not invest in such a
program.

Those expressing no interest in the cable
system, were asked if, in addition to the
forementioned services, cable would also
offer the opportunity to pay to view first-
run movies and sold out sporting events,
would they be interested in sud: a service.

There was an 11 per cent increase in
those favorable to cable if this service
would be offered.

The survey assumed that the possibility
of watching UK basketball games was the
cause for the increase.

A Sl'BSl-IQl'l-INT question asked if as
many as 12 stations were offered by cable.
would there be any increase of interest.
The survey recorded that there was a
seven per cent increase in overall ap-
proval of a cable television system if there
were 12 stations.

(Tonceming the basic cable interest.
approximately 46 per cent of those in-

terviewed would be in favor if pay cable
was added. approximately 57 per cent
would be agreeable; and if there were 12
stations. 64 per cent would be interested in
subscribing to a cable system.

The survey concluded that it is
“reasonably sure that between 41 and 51
per cent of the households in Fayette
County would hook onto the basic cable
television system.“

(‘ontinued on page 12

Finance committee says
dorm costs may go up

By WALLY HIXSON
Kernel Staff Writer

The University finance committee will
probably recommend an increase in
student fees for housing and dining due to
increased energy costs. Lawrence Porgy,
vice president for business affairs, said.

“It appears now that rising energy costs
will require a substantial increase in
housing and dining fees." Forgy said. The
energy costs he referred to are in coal,
which has gone up about 400 per cent in the
last year, and oil and gas prices which
Forgy said have risen about 50 per cent in
the last year.

Housing and dining costs are normally
recommended to the Board of Trustees for
approval in November or December of the
year preceding their enactment. However.
Forgy said the finance committee will
“wait until the last feasible time" before
proposing a figure. He indicated the
proposal would come in April or May and
students “will be informed before summer
break.“

Forgy said the committee is waiting as
long as possible in order to “get a better
idea of how much of an increase is
necessary."

Last year a housing and dining price
increase was approved by the Board of
Trustees and is now in effect. The increase
was due primarily to increased labor and
food prices. The three meal plan rose $72 to
$1246, the breakfast and dinner plan rose
$44 to $1080 and the any two meal plan rose
$44 to $1120.

Porgy said the housing and dining
program is selfosustaining. "We don‘t
want to raise it any more than is necessary
to break even." he said.

Making up for inflated housing and
dining costs can be done only by increasing
rates or reducing services, Porgy said.
“We‘re trying to get a combination of
both." he added. Serving smaller portions,
reducing the use of expensive entrees and
limiting the consumption of salads aid
desserts are among the alternatives being
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Of squirrels and men:
An intercultural study

Iiy NORMANDI ELLIS

Squirrels are very interesting and a lot like
people. And then sometimes they are not like people
at all. Squirrels liketo eat popcorn if someone gives
it to them. If someone gives a person popcorn, he
will probably eat it also. Unlike people. however.
squirrels do not mind sharing their popcorn with
other little squirrels. Often people would object to
sharing their popcorn with a squirrel. Many times
two squirrels will stand rigidly side by side on a tree
trunk looking at the popcorn trying to decide if it is
treated with lysergic acid diethylamide. But usually
they will eat it anyway.

It is wise for the two squirrels to discuss this
issue. Most young squirrels have been taught not to
accept candy, popcorn or a ride from strangers. In
today's rapidly deteriorating society. one cannot be
too cautious. This is called looking a gift horse in the
mouth. On the other hand. if a person offered his
friend some popcorn and the friend refused to eat it
out of fear. this would be called paranoia.

When two squirrels are engaged in conversation
they emit a high-pitched rapid squeaking sound.
According to an old issue of “Field and Stream,“
humans may duplicate this sound by making a fist.
licking the exposed thumb and kissing their hand
rapidly eight successive times. Many hunters
believe this to be the best, least expensive method of
squirrelcalling. Many psychiatrists believe this to
be the first stages of narcissism.

Squirrels similarly can reproduce human speech
by kissing their furry paws. On the average less
than 1.5 per cent of the nation‘s squirrels do this
because they feel silly kissing themselves. They
would probably feel less silly if they had a gun.

Observe the tail of a squirrel. There are many
tales to be told of the squirrel‘s tail.

Since the time when the ape shed his banana and
became a thinking man, naturalists have used the
squirrel’s tail as a weather indicator. For example,
suppose a squirrel was in his tree facing north, that
is, that the moss on the tree was aligned with the
squirrel‘s torso. If the squirrel's tail was blowing
toward the left. the wind would be eastward. Con-
sequently. if the tail were blowing right. the wind
would be westward, One must be alert in the event
that them is no wind and the squirrel falls from his

tree. If the tail is straight out, this is a good in-
dication that the squirrel is dead. Do not be
distraught if at first you don’t understand this
method of meteorology.

A large portion of the squirrel's waking hours is
devoted to enhancing meaningful relationships with
other squirrels. Squirrels enjoy running around in
the trees chasing each other‘s tails. Comparatively.
humans also enjoy chasing tails.

One subject long disputed is whether or not the
squirrel sleeps. No one has ever seen a squirrel
sleeping, although squirrels can frequently be found
during daylight hours sitting motionless upon tree
limbs. It is therefore safe to assume that squirrels
involve themselves in brief periods of tran-
scendental meditation when rest is desired.
Squirrels meditate on such vital issues as gun
control. overpopulation and food shortage, as well
as with which squirrels to sleep,

Free sex among squirrels is very popular.
Squirrels seldom have the money to pay for tail
anyway. Transvestites have a problem adapting to
the squirrel culture, as most squirrels are nudists
and therefore the transvestite has no other clothes
to dress in. Squirrels do not wear bras or un-
derwear. And no one has ever accused squirrels of
being perverted. There is nothing whatsoever lewd
about squirrels seeing each other naked; for God
made squirrel in his own image. The squirrels are
very proud.

Squirrels live a communal existence. They do not
wear wedding bands, they do not print engagement
announcements, nor do they get married. They do
have babies. But they do not wear condoms.

Squirrels are not segregationists. If a squirrel
from Africa moved into the tree next door, they
would not forbid their children to play with that
squirrel‘s children. Bigger squirrels do not make
the other squirrels bus their kids to school.

Squirrels are very happy. On the other hand, not
very, many people are happy. People sometimes
might wish they could be as free as a bird, or a
squirrel. Squirrels are damn glad they are not
people. I‘ve never heard a squirrel complain

 

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