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Bailey, Hennel
assume power

By Sara Spears
Senior Staff l/Vriter
and Stephen Trimhle

[iterative Editor

After weeks of controversy surrounding his
administration, T.A. Jones resigned as Student
Government Association president during last
night's emergencv Senate meeting.

Jones arrived at the meeting late with bongo
drum in hand and the American flag draped over
om: cbmlldet‘. He immediately requested a 10—
minute recess to discuss his possible resignation
with a group of supporters.

Jones led the group into the hallway and told
them he had been considering resigning, but in
no way was he admitting guilt.

Jones repeated the phrase “I have done noth—
ing wrong” several times to assure his followers
that his resignation was brought about by pres-
sure from some SGA senators.

“I do not want to work with an organization
that is not diggin’ rue,” Jones said. “My closest
people in SGA aren’t with me; students are, but
SGA isn’t.”

 

 

 

- Senator at Lar e
luflde Julie Wright met wigh
. V reporters and promised
i. ‘ Future qfstudent that Jones still will be
' thee yeat investigated.
unclear. “We’ll investigate
See gory) him, and he will go to
page 2.. jail,” Wright said.
Later, she toned
The down her comments,
Bailey/Hennel adding “innocent until
administration proven guilty.”
begins. Wright would not
See rtoty, page 8. elaborate on allegations
against Jones, which
fones timeline, include mismanagement
page 8, of SGA funds an sexual
harassment.
She said she knew of

 

 

 

one SGA member who
had considered filing a sexual harassment com—

laint, and “three or four” more who had been
' liarassed.

Jones responded with disgust, saying
VVright’s comments were possibly “slanderous.”

, “She’s a gossiper,” Jones said. “She’ll be in
; jail on slander charges.”
Student Center Director Frank Harris said
' late last week that no sexual harassment charges
against Jones had been filed with his office.

The Senate re—established an ad hoc commit-
tee last night to examine the executive branch and
any allegations against Bailey or other executives.

Executive Director of Academic Affairs Avi

See JONES on Back Page

‘ . By Brian Bennett

  

MWG My Aloe Williams" big game

eouldn ’t stop Georgia as the Cats lost their

sixth-straight 34-30. See .rtoty, page 3.

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY. LEXINGTON. KENTUCKY

WEAIHEB Partly sunny r
today, high in the lower 605;

cloudy tonight, low near 40;

sunny tomorrow; high near 5 5.

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[A81 STAND ll’o‘apped in the American flag and carrying hit trademark hongo drum, TA. jonex announced his. rerig—
nation at Student Government Association president [an night at an emeigemy Senate meeting.

   

 

  

Editor in Chief

Right down to the last minute, T.A.
Jones thought about fighting.

He thought about it when he returned
from whitewater rafting and friends
urged him to stay. He thought about it
when he asked for supporters at last
night’s emergency Senate meeting.

But in the end, the man who vowed to
fight for student’s rights didn’t want to
fight anymore. Jones resigned as Stuident
Government Association president last
night.

“I’m tired of being under the scope of
somebody’s rifle,”Jones said. “As much
as it pains my heart, it’s the best move for
me."

Surrounded by bare walls in his office
and with a box containing his belongings
sitting on his desk, Jones ecked away at
the keyboard yesterday alliernoon. After
finishing his page-and—a-half resignation
letter, he sounded relieved.

“I look forward to relaxing evenings at
home,” he said. “I look forward to going
back to being a normal student, if that’s
ever possible."

Jones’ resignation had been imminent
for four days. At “"ednesday’s Senate
meeting, a committee was formed to
investigate alleged wrongdoings by
Jones. Allegations included mismanage-
ment of funds, lying to the Senate and
sexual harassment.

Jones admitted yesterday to making
mistakes as president and said he would
do many things differently if he could.

But what ultimately prompted Jones
to resign, he said, was that the controver—
sv was preventing SGA from retting any-
t ing else done. He made t e decision
while whitewater rafting in Elkhorn City
on Saturday.

“Like they say, a divided house falls,
and I don’t want to see this fall," he said.
“I seem to be the root of all roblems, or
at least that’s what people tell)me.

“I hope this is the change that was

needed. I may have just been the sacrifi—
cial lamb for SGA, and if that's the case,
well, I’m on the table."

The fifth—year architecture student
promised to change SGA when he won in
a landslide last April. But after seven
months, he is convinced that was an
impossible pledge.

“I did not know at the time that I was
getting into a fishbowl with a bunch of
sharks,” he said. “I don’t think change is
possible in this organization."

Jones said he's “not bitter toward any—
body,” but he wishes that SGA could be
more cohesive.

The 23—year—old from Meade County
will focus his attention on his studies.
And be sounded like a future architect as
be assessed what he hopes is his legacy.

“It’s like designing a controversial
building sometimes where all you can do
is draw the blueprints," Jones said. “I laid
the blueprints for a great organization.
The only difference is I'm not going to
be president to see it get built."

 

NEWShytes

m Election rally bomb
kills 50 people in Sri tantra

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka —— A bomb blast at an
election rally outside Colombo killed about 50 peo—
ple late Sunday, including the opposition candidate
for’president and top leaders of his party.

he assassination of Gamini Dissanayake came

less than three weeks before the election and just

before lpeace talks were to resume with Tamil Tiger
a

guerril s. The I 1-year-old civil war has killed more
than 34,000 people.

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Dissanayake was an outspoken critic of the talks
that began this month, and the overnment had
warned him three weeks ago that t e Tigers would
try to kill him.

NMION Clinton distances sell trom memo
\VASHINGTON -—- President Clinton attempted
on Sunday to discount the significance of a \Vliite
House budget memo attacked by Republicans and
distance himselffrom discussions in the leaked docu—
ment about major entitlement cuts.
“I do not support cuts in Social Security, and I
believe any savings we achieve in the Medicare lpro-
ram should be used in health care,” Clinton sair fol-
fiming a VVasbington state fund-raiser. He chal—
len ed House Minority Whip Newt Gingrich to
maEe the same promise.
Clinton was forced to make the remarks after

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Republican consultant \Villiam Kristol obtained an
internal memo that outlines a number of possibilities,
including tax hikes and entitlement spending cuts,
that are available as the administration pursues its
goals ofimproving the economy, reducing the deficit
and providing universal health care.

Inmate kills prison director

GREEVSIK )RO, Ala. —~ An inmate at a state
prison cattle ranch killed the director, the director's
wife and two inmates yesterday and burned the bod—
ies by setting a house on fire, prison officials said.

Kelvin O'Neal Vl'ashington, 27, was arrested in
the slayings hours later on prison property, saidJohn
Hale, a spokesman for the state Department ofCor-
rections. \Vashington is serving a 20—year sentence
on his 1984 conviction for theft and assault. A motive
in the slayings was not immediately known.

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INDEPENDENT SINCE 1971

  

Candidate not
some as winner

By Lance Williams
Atroeiate Editor

Like the heroes ofall great tragedies, T.A. Jones had
one flaw H he couldn’t remain a candidate forever.

\Vhile campaigning during two elections, he cap-
tured the feelings ofmany UK students and gave them
a voice long ignored by the Student Government Asso-
ciation establishment.

His ideas, his speeches and his
m leadership during his two campaigns
broke through all the usual divisions among students.

“Everyone who voted for him was a disenfranchised
person," said Avi VVeitzman, who served as one of
Jones‘ executive directors and was a member of the
core group that helped getJones elected.

That group included \Veitzman, Executive Director
Amy Abernathy and former Executive Representative
Ted Lahren. While other campaigns last year had
many workers helping out, the Jones-Bailey campaign
was small, and for the most part disorganized, \Veitz-
man said.

For two years, Jones became a mouthpiece for stu—
dent concerns. He spoke of making SGA more
accountable and adding a new free speech area for
everyone to gather and share ideas.

“The characters in this drama may want to give the
students a choice, but it's more than give them a
voice," Jones wrote in a statement for the Kentucky
Kernel during the 1993 campaign. “They have their
voice; the key is votin in a president who wants to
hear their voice and wil shout with them to change our
problems. Our voice is strong; our action is strongerl”

He was a candidate for the people, and even though

See ANALYSIS on Back Page

‘I did my very hest’

Excerpts from M. Jones‘ resignation letter:

Over the course of these seven months, our Student
Government Association has had victories and defeats.
\Ve, the students ofthis university, made a mandate
for change with our votes. I, as President of this orga-
nization, have done my very best.

Yes, it is true that some members of the Senate
wanted and vowed to impeach me from the very
be rinning. The night ofour victory was marred by
tal of impeachment. These members ofthe opposi—
tion have never fully believed in me or respected the
office that I hold.

When they did not believe in me, they did not
believe in the very students that elected us. Everything
that I have done as President, I have done in good
faith and with good intentions.

I am proud ofthe good work that has been accom—
plished under my administration. I ran on improving
and expanding upon SGA campus services, and this

See HESIGN on Back Page

‘Til'etl' T.A. thinks better of lighting

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NEW YORK ~ George Bush
does a dead-on Dana (larvcy.

The former president opened
“Saturday Night Live" with a few
shots at Carvey's im ersonations of
him during the Bus years in the
\Vhite House.

“Do I have any hard feelings about Bush
that? Yes I do, and I’ll have my
revenge when the time is right," Bush joked “Not
now. \Vouldn't be )rudent at this juncture. But
revenge will be mine.

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I never knew existed!

    
    
 
   
   

  

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Officials unsure ‘
how to fill Jones’
empty BOT seat

resign late Tuesday night after the
Board of Irustees meeting so he
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With his unprecedented resig-
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Association president left behind a
trail of confusion about his trustee

However,]ones resigned as stu-
dent body president during last
night’s emergency Senate meet-
ing, and state law says he can no
lon er represent the students on
theioard.

Jones said he does not plan to
attend the trustee meeting.

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define what happens next.
“There is a poli

The University’s governing
regulations concerning the stu—
dent trustee seat do not clearly

to fill the

During last night’s Senate
meeting, Amy Abernathy, execu-
tive director of student services,
said newly confirmed President
Benny Ray Bailey will ask Lois
Wineburg, a “family friend on the

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A second attempt to bring a
conservative speaker to cam us
failed Friday when (i. (iordbn
Liddy refused the Student Activi-
ties Board's invitation.

“Liddy reflected the proposal

3 _,_ that (the'Stut ent Activities Board)
3 sent him,” said Scott Coovert,

chairman of the Student Govern-
ment Association Speaker’s
Bureau. “()ur honorarium just

‘ , wasn’t high enough.”

The proposal to bring Liddy, a

, ex-Nixon aide, to campus original-
- 5 ly met w1th disapproval when

some Student Government Asso-

' _f ciation senators, while debating
. , co-sponsorship, argued that Liddy

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dents on campus.
They also argued that since he
is a convrcted felon he would be a

" ; bad role model for students.

“\Ve are currently looking at

:1 several different speakers, but they

aren’t as well known as Liddy,”

. . Coovert said.

Right now, SAB's first choice
for a possible speaker is former
Vice President Dan Quayle, said
SAB President David Craycraft.

   

Quayle's invitation is contin-
gent upon SGA’s co-sponsorship,
Craycraft said.

Asked if he thinks SAB has a
responsibility to invite another
conservative speaker to campus,
Craycraft replied, “No more than
we do for anything else.”

There are many factors that
involve deciding who to invite,
Craycraft said. Among them he
cited affordability, popularity,
responsibility and originality.

If a conservative speaker
comes toward us that is affordable,
sure, we’ll bring him,” hesaid.

UK’s College Republicans have
attended revious SAB meetin s
and calle for conservative speaE-
ers.

But ex-Colle e Re ublicans
Presrdent Dave amfor said it is
important to have a conservative
speaker, even ifit isn’t Liddy.

“I think it would be nice to
bring some diversity to campus,”
he said.

Craycraft said he would not
release the names of other poten-
tial speakers unless they are con-
firmed because pre-lecture public-
ity can dissuade potential 5 eakers'.

“We can’t decide w 0 will
come,” Craycraft said, “We can
only make the offers.”

 

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vacancy and this nee s to be done
promptly so a student re resenta-
tive can be placed back on the
board,” said Board of Trustees
chairman and former Gov.
Edward T. “Ned” Breathitt.

The statute states that if “the
student member does not main-
tain the position as student body
president a special election
shall be held to select a full-time
student.”

There has never been an
instance when the student repre-
sentative did not maintain his or
her status as president, and there is
no precedent for the required spe-
cial election.

“Because there are no it )"-

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dures in place concerning the spe-
cial elections, I believe that the
SGA Senate would be the body to
establish those procedures after
consulting with the ['nivcrsity
administration,” said Paul Van
Booven, UK associate general
counsel.

Heather llennel, SGA’s newly
ap ointed vice president, said
S :A's executive directors will
address the issue. She said it prob—
ably will be a long process.

She said they are doing every-
thing they can to make sure the
students will have representation
at the board meeting tomorrow.

“(Jones) is the most familiar
with the board,” Hennel said.
“What we are hoping is TA. will

board,” to yield him time to pre-
sentJones’ proposal to add a com-
munity college student trustee to
the board.

SGA Director of Academic
Affairs Avi Weitzman said he will
meet with Van Booven and Presi-
dent Charles VVethington to dis-
cuss the regulations concerning
thc special election for the trustee
seat.

No formal meetings with the
administrators have been sched—
uled yet.

“If we determine a special elec-
tion of the whole student body is
necessary, I am going to ask the
administration for financial sup-
port because I don’t think SCA
has the funding to support a spe—
cial election.” VVeitzman said.

Also, he said SCA may have to
ask the state attorney general to
make a ruling on what type of
election has to be held and when.

The election should be open to
any full-time student on the Lex—
ington Campus, according to Van
Booven's interpretation of the
statute.

Jones said he plans on running
for the student trustee position if
there is an open election.

“Hell, yes, I’ll run for it,"_lones
said.

“I was very effective on the
Board of'l‘rustees and if] can run
for it I will.”

 

 

 

 

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—Living Arts for Students: “Charlotte's
Web,” 9:30 & 11:30am, Concert Hall-
Singletary Ctr. for the Arts; CALL 615—

-CERAMICS EXHIBITION: Bobby

Scrog ins, two-person show, spon-
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mEETINGS 8 lECTlIRES

- Video- Taped Practice Mock
Interviews, sponsored by the UK
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9:30-11:30pm, Alumni Gym; CALL 323-
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