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Celebrating 33 years of independence
First issue tree. Subsequent issues 25 cents.
Faculty, staff raises
Right: Gov. Ernie Fletcher
addressed the state in his
annual State of the Com-
monwealth Address in a
joint session of the state
House and Senate. Speaker
of the House Jody
Richards sits behind
Fletcher. The governor pre-
sented his tax moderniza-
tion plan, which would gain
$22 million for state uni-
versities, said UK Presi-
dent Lee Todd.
Bottom right: Todd (left)
and his wife, Patsy Todd
(right). listen from the bal-
cony of the General
Assembly as Fletcher gives
his annual State of the
Commonwealth address
last night.
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FRANKFURT Ky e Gov. Ernie Fletcher said last night
that his tax modernization plan, which includes a $500 tu-
ition tax credit for Kentucky college students. will benefit
higher education in the Commonwealth.
In the House Chambers of the Capitol Building, Fletch-
er issued his annual State of the Commonwealth Address to
a joint session of the House and Senate.
“This is a new year. and we have a new opportunity."
Fletcher said. “We all are Kentuckians, and we all want
Kentucky to flourish and prosper."
Continuing with this bipartisan tone. he added that this
year is a crossroads for Kentucky.
There are two paths for the state. Fletcher said. One
route is the timid status quo. with a budget that fails to look
to the future. The other road is a courageous course with op
portunity and prosperity he said.
“But to forge that path. we must pass tax moderniza-
tion." he said. to applause.
That‘s a path that UK President Lee Todd said is essen-
tial to the future of UK.
Todd said the tax modernization plan — if passed -—
would give 822 million to Kentucky's universities. The gov-
ernor‘s plan also includes more operating funds. which
were UK’s first priority. he said.
.“
ernization,“ Todd said. “What I take from this is he (Fletch-
er) wants tax modernization as well and is ready to make it
happen."
Fletcher said one of the biggest problems for Kentucky
is that too many college graduates leave Kentucky each
year. They’re raised. trained and educated here, only to ben-
efit other states. he said.
“My vision for Kentucky is a commonwealth where
there is so much economic opportunity. and our quality of
life is so high. that people who are born here can stay here."
Fletcher said. “And people who aren‘t fortunate enough to
be born in Kentucky can look forward to locating here."
The proposed tax modernization plan would heavily
rely on two revenuegenerating measures: a cigarette tax in-
crease of 31 cents per pack and a 6 percent sales tax on pack-
aged alcohol.
In addition. the tax plan would offer incentives to help
promote education and economic growth.
“I‘m proposing a tuition tax credit of up to $500 for each
student going to Kentucky colleges and universities."
Fletcher said. “This will help working families cope with
the rising costs of tuition.“
But Fletcher‘s speech didn't impress Kathy Stein. the
75th district representative. which is part of Fayette County.
at least 2 percent
Merit-based, stratified systems
possible to distribute staff raise
By Adan Sicfdto
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In the wake of a staff hir-
ing freeze announced last
week. UK’s staff will get at
least a 2 percent raise next
year. a budget official said.
But staff opinion varies
on the best method to admin-
ister that raise 7- twice the
percent they received last
year.
“It will be a minimum of 2
percent. but we’ve not settled
on anything final yet." Angie
Martin. vice president for
planning. budget and policy.
said yesterday “A lot of that is
still unclear. but it will be at
least 2 percent."
Martin said faculty and
staff will each get at least a 2
percent raise next year. She
said a faculty hiring freeze is
unlikely.
“Given the enrollment
growth. I think that’s (chance
is) very low." Martin said.
President Lee Todd an-
nounced the staff hiring
freeze Friday. which only af-
fects the roughly 3.000 state
funded staff positions on
campus. The hiring freeze
doesn’t affect UK Hospital
staff, because the hospital is
largely funded through inter-
nal revenues. He also pro
posed that the staff salary in-
creases occur on a merit-
based system. which. in theo
ry. rewards staff members
based on their performance.
This system wasn‘t an-
nounced for faculty as well.
Martin said a merit-based
reward system doesn’t cost
UK any more money titan an
acrosstheboard percent raise
or a onetime bonus.
"There’s no cost differen-
tial at all as far as cost to the
institution.“ Martin said.
“First. we ask how much it
would cost us if we increased
all salaries by 1 percent. 2 per-
cent and so on. Then. the allo
$36,423
average staff
salary for
non-hospital
UK staff
$748.26
average staff
raise in an
across-the-
board 2 per-
cent raise
2 percent
l,
minimum salary
increase for
UK's faculty.
staff next year
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cation of that money is a dif-
ferent decision."
For Staff Senate Chair-
man David Ellis Jr.. it’s re-
freshing that the administra-
tion has already decided to in-
crease staif salaries.
“Anytime the administra-
tion puts faculty and staff to
the forefront. that’s going to
make us happy as far as the
Senate is concerned." Ellis
said. “We understand that
budgets are tough. but we’ve
been more than patient for
the past three years.“
Last year. the staff re
ceived a onetime bonus. The
year before that. they received
no extra compensation. Ellis
See Staff on page 3
Override of water veto
stalled until next session
“There‘s promise in this budget. and I support tax mod- See Fletcher on page 3
Council debates UK Hospital expansion plan
By Elizabeth Troutman
THE KENTUCKY KERNEI.
A top UK Chandler Medical Cen-
ter administrator addressed members
of the Lexington-Fayette Urban Coun-
ty council yesterday to present a
strategic plan for expansion of the
UK Medical Center.
Michael Karpf. the medical cen-
ter‘s executive vice president. said
over the next six years the medical
center plans to spend more than $60
million on renovating Medical Center
facilities. He referred to the current
organization of the university’s med-
ical college as a “disaster."
“We are not asking the city for any
of this." Karpf said. “We recognize
we have to do this on our own backs.
“All of this is the cost of doing
business; it has to come out of opera-
tions." he said.
Karpf said the strategic plan —
which the UK Board of Trustees ap-
proved during finals week last semes-
ter is funded partly by internal rev-
enue from the hospital. and partly by
state and national bonds. The first
phase of the project should be com-
plete by 2010. Karpf said. The entire
$375 million project is expected to be
complete in 2020.
University Health Services will
have a new building adjacent to the
Kentucky Clinic as part of the plan.
Karpf said. The next step is deter-
mining a location for a new parking
garage. he said.
Some council members expressed
concern for traffic on Rose Street dur-
ing the construction process.
“We get back to the old problem
about closing Rose Street." said 3rd
district councilman Dick DeCamp.
“Rose Street is a city street. We
need to know it does carry a lot of
traffic surrounding the university“
DeCamp whose district in-
cludes UK ~» plans to meet with the
council and medical center officials
again to discuss a potential traffic
plan.
“I’m not saying it can‘t be done."
DeCamp said. “I want to make sure
we are feeding traffic on and off Rose
Street.
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A domestic dispute inside a UK stu-
dent‘s apartment Monday at Greg Page
turned violent. with an assault and
one shot fired.
UK police received a 911 call re-
garding a domestic disturbance at the
apartment complex at about 3:15 pm.
said Capt. Paul Grant with UK Police.
David Moore. 21. of Louisville. was
arrested this morning by Louisville
Metro police. He is charged with four
counts of first-degree wanton endan-
germent in connection with the inci-
dent.
Moore‘s girlfriend. Arnisha Snead.
d
19. also of Louisville. is being sought
by Louisville Metro police on charges
of seconddegree burglary and fourth-
degree assault.
Lexington police and Shelbyville
police are also assisting in the case.
Grant said the dispute began when
Moore went to Greg Page to retrieve a
ring fmm his ex-girlfriend. UK student
Lonniea (Joe Holman. 18. An argument
began and Moore left. Snead then
came up to the apartment and assault-
ed one of the other three people who
were with Holman there. Grant said.
Moore then came to the apartment
with a .40caliber pistol. used it to
smash a window and fired a shot into
the apartment. the police report said.
The bullet traveled through the wall of
Holman‘s apartment and into the
apartment on the other side of the
building. through a bag of trash and
into a stove before falling to the floor.
the report said.
Grant said Moore has a prior ar-
rest record but did not know if he had
been charged with wanton endanger—
ment before.
“Right now. it‘s still an ongoing in-
vestigation." Grant said. “It's still un-
folding. but at least we have one of the
suspects in custody."
Grant was also optimistic about
the investigation.
“As of right now. it's (going) good."
Grant said. “We‘ve got the major play-
er in custody that fired the shot."
Grant also said UK police detec-
tives were en route to Louisville yes-
terday to interview Moore about the
case and how to find Snead.
“Hopefully his cooperation will
lead to Ms. Snead and put her in cus-
tody." Grant said.
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Action to override Fri-
day‘s veto decision from
Lexington Mayor Teresa
Isaac stands at a halt as
one member of the Lexing-
ton»Fayette Urban County
Council seeks more time to
investigate the issue.
Second district council-
man Jacques Wigginton
proposed a 40-day halt of
legal proceedings concern-
ing the condemnation of
Kentucky-American Water
Company. The council re-
jected Wigginton‘s propos-
al by a 10-4 vote. Isaac did
not vote.
"It is important that
this issue is not one with a
definite timeline." he said.
“My motion is what it is. It
encloses a period of time.
It is not perpetual."
The council passed an-
other motion from Wiggin-
ton. this time asking the
council to stop incurring
”While I
am con-
cerned
with the
condem-
nation, I am ready
to move on with
other business."
Mike Scanlon
Lexington Vice Myer
expenses concerning the
water company debate.
Councilman-at-large David
Stevens made a “friendly
amendment“ to the mo-
tion. which provided an ex-
ception for legal expenses
of additional settlements.
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Hospital
citizens that will be the most vocal."
Council members welcomed the econom-
ic benefits of the project. Karpf said the
hospital expansion would provide an esti-
Continued from page I
“There are some questions. and we
would like to see further planning."
Linda Gorton. the 4th district council-
woman. anticipates complications of traffic
during the construction but said the council
has seen the issue before.
mated 1.300 permanent jobs to the communi-
ty, as well as about 900 more temporary jobs.
Ninth district councilman Jay McChord
said he supports the expansion of UK‘s med-
ical center.
“As a lifelong resident and graduate of
the university. we don’t do things with the
future in mind." McChord said.
"Anything that‘s going to bring 2.500
jobs. we should be doing flips for."
“It's the people that have pounded us
over the years for closing the streets.“ she
said. “If we close the street, I think it is the
Water
Continued from page I
Two weeks ago. the
council voted 8-7 to end the
condemnation of the water
company. which Isaac sug-
gested in 2002.
Kentucky-American is
currently owned by RWE, a
German conglomerate.
After the council‘s vote
on Jan. 8. Isaac pledged not
to let the issue fade on the
back burner.
Wigginton's undecided
stance on the issue prevents
anti-condemnation council
members from gaining the
nine votes required to over-
ride the mayor‘s veto.
He said he is waiting for
events to fall into place be-
fore he makes a final deci-
sion on condemnation.
“My hope is to impress
upon my colleagues the im
portance of having a trans-
ferring government of
bringing all parties to the
table." he said.
Wigginton proposed the
organization of a commit
tee comprised of citizens.
water company officials
and legal professionals for
the council to consider all
aspects and opinions con-
cerning the issue.
He said there are too
many unanswered ques-
tions hanging over the
heads of citizens.
Wigginton said the coun-
cil should be “good stew-
ards of the public trust."
"Those that are engaged
in making the law have to
be responsible for due
process and carry out the
duties of the law.“ he said.
Vice Mayor Mike Scan-
lon stressed the importance
of resolving the issue as
soon as possible.
“If you had a settlement.
a truly negotiated settle-
ment. you would bring it be-
fore the council." he said.
“This is just a water compa-
ny.
“While I am concerned
with the condemnation. I
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am ready to move on with
other business." he said.
Fifth district council-
man Bill Farmer ques-
tioned Wigginton‘s desire to
postpone settlement of the
issue.
"Did Jesus wander for
forty days?" Farmer asked.
“And God created the world
in seven. That’s all I have to
say.“
Isaac said Wigginton is
interested in resolving the
issue with all citizens of
the Lexington community
in mind.
“I think he is trying to
make sure settlement talks
continue." she said of Wig-
ginton.
Isaac said she knows
members of the council
have the authority to over-
ride her decision.
"The veto stands until it
is overridden." she said.
“At any time. they (the
council) can make a motion
on the veto."
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“They’re not going to get any.
where with 1 percent raises.
“1 make about $30,000 so
this year I got an extra $300."
Ellis continued. “That didn’t
do much for me. except maybe
pay my parking bill."
Staff Sen. Ann Livingstone
said UK needs to start paying
its employees more competi-
tive wages.
“If you want efficient staff.
you have to pay them a decent
wage." said Livingstone. who
works with UK's Office of In-
ternational Affairs. “Equally if
you spend all your time worry-
ing about bills or food on table,
you can't concentrate.“
Livingstone worked on a
Senate ad hoc salary commit-
tee. which advocated a strati-
fied plan to give a higher per-
cent salary raise to those staff
who are currently on the low
end of the pay scale. and a low-
er percent raise to those near
the high end.
The Senate did not vote to
endorse the committee‘s re—
port, but it did authorize a mo
tion to ask the administration
to examine what it could do to
better help the lower-paid staff.
Livingstone said.
“There‘s simply too much
strain." Livingstone said. “I‘d
like to see a start made on im-
proving pay scales for the low
er-paid staff. with a plan to
continue the pmcess over two
years.
“Unfortunately. with tradi-
tion of percentage increases.
staff should receive more help
in the situation of a salary
raise.
"It is the most tangible ben-
efit we have from working
here." Dippery said. “The
health insurance and the bene
fits and everything else don't
really mean anything if you
can‘t afford to use them.“
Meanwhile. Ellis said he
would prefer that staff receive
a merit-based raise. as opposed
to the stratified approach.
“You can't tell somebody
that makes $60,000 per year
that they’re not as important
as someone who makes
$16,000." he continued. “We are
all for them (lower-paid staff)
getting as much money as pos-
sible." but the Senate can‘t ig-
nore higher-paid people. he
said.
“Give it to them based on
how they work." he said.
A stratified salary raise
system must keep an eye on
the local market, UK's biggest
competitor for staff. said Kim
Wilson. associate vice presi-
dent for Human Resources.
“With skewing. it always
has to be anchored to a com-
petitive salary level in the mar-
ketplace." Wilson said. “That‘s
not looking at a number and
saying. ‘That's low.’ but it's
asking what the competitive
wage in that area is.
“it‘s not the complete pic-
ture to only lixik at low wage
earners versus high wage
earners." Wilson said.
Within the staff salary de
hate. and to help attract and re
tain UK staff. the university’s
strong benefits package must
be accounted for. Wilson said.
“It’s the whole compensa-
tion package. not just salary,"
Wilson said. “The salary is one
element that attracts someone.
In looking at recent salary in-
flation, it would be nice to get
closer to that.
“But the benefits package
is competitive and well-round-
ed," she said. “It does a lot to
attract potential staff.“
Ellis said (xertain elements
of the benefits are rare.
“We get benefits that oth-
ers don't get," Ellis said. “For
example. the university dou-
bles what you put in to your re
tirement fund. which is un-
heard of. That’s basically giv-
ing us free money.
“When you look at salaries.
you have to look at the whole
picture," he said. “Salaries
could be higher. but overall.
the staff is compensated well.“
Still, UK’s staff would
more than welcome a salary
increase. Ellis said.
“It‘s very encouraging." he
said. “Anything is better than
nothing."
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“I have a student attending UK. and though
$500 is welcome. I'd really like to see adequate
funding of our universities so we aren’t looking
at doubledigit tuition increases next year.“ she
said.
Stein added that Fletcher‘s budget doesn‘t go
far enough to generate revenue
“We need even higher cigarette taxes." she
said. “We also need a tax structure that realizes
we are a knowledgebased economy and not an
agriculturalbased one.“
The General Assembly has 2;; days to pass a
budget. If it cannot. a basic budget must be
passed. said Brad Cowgill. state budget director.
“The budget we‘re sending to the General
state needs to appropriate funding," Cowgill
said.
As a result. a long list of university con-
struction projects left over from last year must
go without funding, such as the pmposed UK Bi-
ological and Pharmaceutical Complex. Cowgill
said.
The governor is supportive of these projects.
but the fact is that the demand for money is in-
creasing faster than its supply. COngll said.
"We need to stabilize revenue streams and
the economy first before moving forward." he
said.
According to the barebones budget released
yesterday. the state will have an additional $823
million heading into this session resulting from
revised forecasts and a budget stability initia-
tive undertaken by the administration. Of this.
tem.
Assembly is a bare-bones version of what the
57 percent is allotted for education. 30 percent
for Medicaid, 11 percent for state employees and
retirees and 2 percent for the corrections sys-
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WEDNESDAY
Hunger Mountain Band w/Kentucky
String Band
9 pm. The Dame. Tickets cost $3.
Jason England
9 pm. Cheapside. Free.
From first to Last VII/Matchbook
Romance, Motion City Soundtrack, The
Matches and John Beny
8 pm. Bogarts, Cincinnati. Tickets cost
$12.50.
Harold Sherman
8 pm. Natasha's Cafe. Free.
The Other Brothers
12 am. The Dame. Tickets cost $2.
THURSDAY
Leon Russell w/Kuchi Guru
7 pm. The Dame. Tickets cost $20.
Chase Dabney
8 pm. Live Wire Coffee 8 Music,
Richmond. Free.
St. James Gate
9 pm. Cheapside. Tickets cost $2.
Hollow Road
9 pm. Short Street Lounge. Tickets cost
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10 pm. High on Rose. Tickets cost $5.
Watty Peytona
10 pm. The Fishtank. Tickets cost $3.
Club Dub
10:30 pm. Cheapside. Tickets cost $2.
FRIDAY
BR549 w/T he Deehawks
9 pm. The Dame. Tickets cost $7.
SATURDAY
ChaseLounge
9 pm. Southgate House, Newport.
Tickets cost $5.
SUNDAY
Poor Man's Riches w/Overglow
7 pm. The Dame. Tickets cost $6.
MONDAY
Interpol w/Blonde Redhead
8 pm. Bogarts, Cincinnati. Tickets cost
$20.
DJ Carlos of Interpol
9 pm. Alchemize. Tickets cost $5.
The Fakes w/Cosmic Dirt
9 pm. The Dame. Tickets cost $3.
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Low w/Pedro the Lion
8 pm. Singletary Center for the Arts.
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aimed at boosting students" SAT scores.
recently released a music disc called “V04
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Boogeyman
Producer Sam Raimi (director of
cult ClaSSlC The Evrl Dead and the
admittedly more mainstream Spi-
der-Man and Spider-Man 2) adds
yet another horror film to the glut
of last week's releases. Yeesh. Any-
way. somebody has to confront the
terrors that haunted him as a child.
But you know what really haunted
me as a child? The bogeyman mon-
ster from the "Ghostbusters" car-
toon. that's what. That thing looked
crazy and sadistic. and it had a
vorce resembling nothing so much
as Barbara Streisand. At Regal and
Woodhill.
The Wedding Date
"Will and Grace" star Debra
Messmg makes another jump to the
big screen in this film. In a roman-
tic comedy of errors. Kat (Messing)
is a Single. "Sex and the City"-es-
que New Yorker — until she is
called home for her younger Sister's
wedding. To stave off unwanted
questions or comments. she does
what any sane capitalist would do:
Look for a boyfriend in the YeIIOw
Pages, Kat hires Nick (Dermot Mul-
roney. how long has it been since
My Best Friend's Wedding?) an at-
tractive escort At the wedding. he
manages to win over everyone (be-
cause it's his job) and make Kat
happy (because it's his job). So.
when Kat falls in love With Nick,
because this film is transparent.
would that mean Kat falls in love
with his job. and not the man?
What a conundrum! What happens
when retirement comes? Oh wait.
we won't get that far. At Lexington
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DVD RELEASES
The Grudge
Sarah Michelle Gellar stars in
this American remake of a Japanese
horror film. It still scares me that
movres have such a high turn-
around; c'mon. we've all seen The
Ring. So really. what's the pomt?
My. how time and bad movie rip-
offs fly.
Ray
lamie Foxx's Oscar-nominated
turn as the famous musician bops
into stores this week. Yet another
mov1e I rev1ewed when it came out.
Weird. Anyway, I recall talking
about the triumph. tragedy and
dark Side of an American Original
50 I'll stick to my story. Besrdes.
with all the awards its been nomi-
nated for, how can it be bad? I
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perk is that this release is an ex-
tended edition. which seems to be
worthy of a Peter Jackson release.
Now where's my Diet Pepsi?
Charmed: The Complete
First Season
I guess since the WB's released
four out of six seasons of "Dawson's
Creek." it's time to crank out DVDs
of another series. in this drama
about three magical sisters. it's
hard to pick out the most enchanti-
ng parts. Alyssa Milano's Wis? The
lack of men who are neither evil nor
complete lapdogs to the main char-
acters. that's a good one. too. Or.
to quote Mallrats. "Brenda?"
Frasier: Season Four
Anybody remember the
episode of "Family Guy" where they
make fun of "Frasier" for merely
trumping up old fat jokes? Me too.
Despite such indictments. "Frasier"
is an adrort programme that inter-
twines issues of kinship. genera-
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of intellectual endeavors in an un-
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