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UK, Kentucky State kick off fitness campaign

New fitness program will combat ‘Kentucky uglies.’
participants can earn prizes for time spent exercising

By Emily Hagedern

NEWS EDITOR

Kentucky is the least ac-
tive state in the nation, ac-
cording to the Centers for
Disease Control and Preven—
tion.

Kentucky has the third
highest rate of obesity. the
CDC said.

It‘s also in “Coronary
Valley.” a swath of southern
states known for high rates
of heart disease.

To combat this. UK and
Kentucky State University
announced a new physical
activity program yesterday
called, “Get Moving Ken-

tucky!“

Teams and individuals
can compete for the highest
number of “physical activi-
ty miles." One mile equals
15 minutes of sustained mo-
tion.

“The statistics speak for
themselves,“ said UK Presi-
dent Lee Todd. “You take off
and you get running, you get
raking, you get swimming —
you get moving."

The campaign is run by
Health Education through
Extension Leadership, a
partnership between the UK
College of Medicine. UK
School of Public Heath and
the UK College of Agricul-

ture and its Cooperative Ex-
tension Service. The exten-
sion service is a cooperative
effort between UK. KSU, the
US. Department of Agricul-
ture and every Kentucky
county.

“Get Moving Kentucky!"
is an eight-week program
for teams of four people or
individuals. Besides improv-
ing physical health, partici-
pants can compete for prizes
and recognition.

“If you value your fami-
ly and want to be with us a
little longer, it would be-
hoove you to move.“ said
Linda Jouridine. the pro-
gram director for Health Ed-
ucation through Extension
Leadership.

The program is funded
by an $800,000 award given

by the US. Department of
Agriculture. which was se~
cured by US. Sen. Mitch Mc-
Connell. R-Ky. CHA-Health
and Humana-Kentucky will
provide additional funding.

The program functions
through health education
specialists and county ex-
tension agents, who will
work with health depart-
ments, school systems and
community organizations
throughout the state.

One of the community
organizations mentioned
was the Kentucky Extension
Homemakers Association.

Emma McCord, a state
chairwoman for the organi-
zation. said it's important
for women to get involved
with the program so the im-
portance of physical activity

can spread to families.

“If you have a mother.
grandmother, sister, aunt
pushing the program it's a
trickle down effect." she
said.

Jouridine said her office
has a marketing program in
place to spread the word on
“Get Moving Kentucky!"
While each county office is
charged with publicizing the
program in its own way, one

table in Kentucky: diabetes,
colon cancer, asthma and
high blood pressure.

“These are the things
that have been holding Ken-
tucky back for many years.
These are the things so
many people think of when
they think of Kentucky,”
Todd said. “Let’s create
some victories in the area of
healthcare."

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suggestion is to recruit par-
ticipants at sporting events.

“It‘s a good cross-section
of the community at these
games," she said.

Aside from reducing
obesity and heart disease,
heightened physical activity
can reduce the risk of other
“Kentucky uglies" — Todd's
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Muhammad sentenced to death

ASSOCIATED PRESS

VIRGINIA BEACH. Va.
— A jury decided Monday
that John Allen Muhammad
should be executed for taking
it upon himself to choose
who should live and who
should die during the sniper
attacks that gripped the
Washington area for three
terrifying weeks last fall.

The enigmatic Muham-
mad reacted to the decision
with the same flinty look he
had through most of the tri-
al.

The jury deliberated for
more than five hours over
two days before deciding the
fate of Muhammad, a 42-year-
old Gulf War veteran who
masterminded the attacks
and asked police to “Call me
God" during his reign of ter-
ror.

The jury‘s recommenda-

tion is not final. The presid«
ing judge. Leroy E Millette
Jr.. can reduce the punish-
ment to life in prison without
parole when Muhammad is
formally sentenced on Feb.
12, but Virginia judges rarely
take such action.

Some jurors said the lack
of any emotion or remorse
from Muhammad, combined
with the broad scope and vio-
lence of the shootings, con-
vinced them that the death
penalty was the only option.

“I looked for something
in him that might have
shown remorse." said juror
Robert Elliott. “And I never
saw it the whole time.“

The jury concluded that
prosecutors proved both ag-
gravating factors necessary
to impose the death penalty:
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on both counts he was mn-
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plot to terrorize the public.
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sentence In
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Beach. Va.
yesterday.

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SG provides
more DVDs

While 2 percent of students use SG's DVD service,
members hope more DVDs will bring more interest

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Empty DVD cases littered the floor and desks in the Stu-
dent Government office last week as members were busy up-
dating SG’s free DVD service with 180 new titles.

Members said they hope the $2,400 they spent on new titles
and increased publicity will draw students to the service.

“One reason that people aren‘t using this service is be-
cause we have had so few titles,” said Will Nash, the SG press
secretary. “We’re trying to give a service to 34,000 students —
that takes a lot of DVDs."

This semester, less than 2 percent of the student body has
stopped by the 86 office to choose from more than 500 free
mov1es.

Regular renters include 86 members and international
students who discovered the service over the summer, Nash
said.

Around 40 new students signed up last week, he said.

“We’re expanding to broaden the amount of students who
can use this,“ said John Weis, the SG senate chairman who
helped former 80 President Tim Robinson start the DVD pro-
gram last fall. “If you use this service just three times, you pay
for the amount you had to put in for student fees."

Weis said Karate Kid is his favorite “classic" in the drawers
of the DVD cabinet just 20 feet from his office.

The DVD program is open from 8:30 am. to 4 pm. Monday
through Friday After filling out a rental form and showing a
UK ID, students can rent two DVDs for two days.

The only cost is late fees.

SG started enforcing the $1 per day late fee last week be-
cause students were taking advantage of the nocharge system,
members said.

Ann Ran, a computer science junior, passes the 86 office
on the first floor of the Student Center almost everyday but did-
n’t hear about the program until last week, she said.

Ran stopped by Wednesday to check out the selection and
walked out with Mission Impossible and Die Hard.

“SC is supposed to help students.“ she said. “This is help
ing students and it‘s worth it. I’m using it."

SG chooses new movies based on requests from its own
members and from students who already use the program,
Weis said. The most requested titles during the summer wene
National Lampoon's Van Wilder and Sweet Home Alabama.

Many students said they don‘t use the service because they
either don’t know about it or don't think about it when they
want to grab a movie.

“If you want a movie, you think Blockbuster,” said Ryan
Evans, a pie-pharmacy sophomore. “You know they'll probably
have it.“

80‘s collection is far smaller than Blockbusters 3.000 titles.
While Blockbuster keeps over 20 copies of each new release. 86
carries one.

"Stop in at the beginning of the week if you want the pop
ular ones," said Amber Swain,
the SG senate clerk. “They

terrorizing people," prosecu-
tor Paul Ebert said Monday
of Muhammad and fellow
suspect Lee Boyd Malvo.
“They took pleasure in
killing people. That’s the kind
of man that doesn‘t deserve

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Friday"

Weis said SG will continue
to update their selection and
hopes to get the program on-
line this spring to make it easy
for students to check availabili-
ty and make reserves.

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British music drum to m llll m Ensenlile
Timothy Reynish, an internationally known wind ensemble di-
rector, will conduct the UK Wind Ensemble in a free Winter
Concert at 8 pm. tomorrow in the Concert Hall of the UK Sin-
gletary Center for the Arts. A free reception for Reynish and
the Wind Ensemble will follow the concert in the President's
Room of the Singletary Center. Reynish. who was head of the
wind and percussion divisions of the Royal Northern College
of Music in Manchester. England, for 27 years, is in residence
this year in the UK School of Music in the College of Fine
Arts.

llll Donovan Scholars Chonis to give tree concert

The UK Donovan Scholars Chorus will give a free concert of
holiday music at 3 pm. Saturday Dec. 13. in the Recital Hall of
the UK Singletary Center for the Arts. The 50member chorus
will be directed by Michael Rintamaa. The performance will
include holiday favorites from the Christian and Judaic tradi-
tions. Free refreshments will be available after the concert in
the President‘s Room of the Singletary Center.

lill Method Carter to host humanities festival

UK Chandler Medical Center will hold a Fall Humanities esti-
val at 3:30 pm. today in the Hospital Auditorium. Room HG611.
Twice a year a festival is organized to highlight faculty, resi-
dent, student and staff talents. The program will include music
solos, ensembles, dance. displays of art work and photography

and original poetry

Ull Art Museum is selling holiday cards

The UK Art Museum is offering its great artists‘ holiday cards
selection for the second year. At $10 for a box of 10 cards with
envelopes ($8 for members of the Friends of the Art Museum).
buyers can choose from Paul Sawyier's “Fading Day“ Guido
Reni's “Madonna and Child.“ David Lucas' “Snowstorm in
Whitesburg, Kentucky“ and a Venetian Tablecloth. a card de-
picting the handmade lace and embroidery artwork on display
at the UK Art Museum. Proceeds from the sale of the holiday
cards support the ongoing activities of the UK Art Museum.
The cards can be purchased at the gift shop of the Art Muse-
tun. located in the UK Singletary Center for the Arts at the cor-
ner of Rose Street and Euclid Avenue. or by calling Jane
Vahlkamp Andrus. Art Museum marketing and membership
coordinator. at (859) 257-8164.

Notable English professor to speak on Dec. 5

WJT Mitchell. the Gaylord Donnelley Distinguished Service
Professor of English and Art History at the University of
Chicago. will speak at noon Dec. 5 in the Recital Hall of the UK
Singletary Center for the Arts. Mitchell's lecture. entitled “The
Work of Art in the Age of Biocybernetics." is free and open to
the public. A public reception for Mitchell will be held from
6:30 pm. to 8 pm. Dec. 4 in the UK Art Museum. Mitchell is a
recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship and the Morey Prize
from the College Art Association of America. A long-time edi-
tor of the interdisciplinary journal “Critical Inquiry" and the
author of numerous articles. his books include “Iconology: Im-
age/text ideology" (1986). “Landscape and Power" (1994) and
“Picture Theory" (1994i. Mitchell‘s most recent book. “The Last
Dinosaur Book: The Life and Times of a Cultural Icon" (1998).
is a look at why animals that became extinct millions of years
ago are so culturally pervasive today The book was nominated
for the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize and won
the Award of Excellence and the Juror's Choice for design at
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FRANKFO . Ky. —— Opponents of human cloning research
are optimistic about Kentucky's incoming Republican gover-
nor as they begin lobbying lawmakers in anticipation of next
year's General Assembly Anti-cloning advocates are planning a
major push for legislation that would outlaw all human cloning
and shut down university research using embryonic stem cells,
The Courier-Journal reported in Sunday’s editions. Last week,
they sponsored an “educational symposium” on human
cloning and stem-cell research in Frankfort and invited legisla-
tors. Wes Irvin, spokesman for Gov-elect Ernie Fletcher. de-
clined Friday to answer questions about the Republican's
views on the issue. But Fletcher did vote for legislation on Feb.
27 banning human cloning, which passed the House 241-155.
Margie Montgomery executive director of Kentucky Right to
Life, which believes cloning is immoral. said Fletcher's record
in Congress shows promise for her side. “All his votes are pro-
life,“ Montgomery said, predicting that anti-cloning legislation
would “do well" this year. State Rep. Joe Fischer, R-Fort
Thomas, who has proposed bills the past two sessions that
would ban cloning, agreed. “This year. given the change in ad-
ministration and the more prolife culture down here in Frank
fort. I think we’ve got a better chance," Fischer said. Fischer
said he would introduce the same two bills he has the past two
years: one banning all forms of cloning and the other banning
what he called “destructive embryonic research.” Officials at
the University of Louisville and UK said in interviews that
they would lobby against any legislation to ban cloning. Both
universities say they oppose human “reproductive cloning" —
cloning aimed at creating a child. But stem—cell research for
“therapeutic cloning" does not harm life and is not immoral.
university officials say. In therapeutic cloning, scientists ma-
nipulate cells in the first few days of development — when em-
bryonic stem cells are derived from a hollow microscopic ball
called the blastocys. Many scientists believe that embryonic
stemcell research could lead to treatments for diseases that af-
fect more than 100 million Americans. Nancy Martin. a molec-
ular biologist and vice president for research at UofL said, “A
total ban would stop some promising medical research that sci-
entists in Kentucky need to be able to pursue for the quality of
life in the Commonwealth." A bill to ban cloning passed the
state House last year but was turned aside in the Senate. The
Senate debate was marked by extreme emotion, with some sen-
ators breaking into tears as they described personal experi-
ences with loved ones who have life-threatening diseases that
they argue might be cured through stemcell research.

Columbian rebels heed two European tourists
VALLEDUPAR, Colombia — Colombian rebels freed two Euro
pean hostages yesterday handing them over to a humanitarian
commission that whisked them by helicopter from the moun-
tains where they spent 74 days in captivity But there was a
tragic outcome in another kidnapping case yesterday with pa
lice saying they recovered a body believed to be that of Japan-
ese businessman Chikao Muramatsu. Muramatsu, an execu—
tive with the Japanese auto parts maker Yazaki Ciemel. was
abducted three years ago by common criminals and later be-
lieved turned over to Colombia’s largest rebel army the Revo—
lutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. During their release in
the jungle. the two smiled and stood for photos with their cap
tors — members of Colombia's smaller rebel group, the Na-
tional Liberation Army. One hostage, Reinhilt Weigel of Ger-
many posed with an AK-47 automatic rifle under her arm. next
to rebels wearing bandannas over their faces. A Catholic
church official said he believed the five other kidnapped back-
packers could be released before Christmas.

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to be in society"

Prosecutors had depicted Muhammad as a ruthless
murderer who was “captain of a killing team.“ and they
presented evidence of 16 shootings, including 10 deaths.
in Maryland. Virginia. Alabama. Louisiana and Wash-
ington, D.C. Muhammad could be prosecuted in those
jurisdictions as well.

When he and 18-year-old Malvo were arrested on
Oct. 24, 2002, various jurisdictions scrambled to prose-
cute them. Ultimately Attorney General John Ashcroft
sent the two to Virginia. citing the state's ability to im-
pose “the ultimate sanction.“

Only Texas has executed more people than Virginia
since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Virginia
is also one of 21 states that allows the execution of
killers who committed their crimes at age 16 or 17. Mal-
vo was 17 at the time of the shootings.

Virginia uses lethal injection for executions unless
the prisoner requests the electric chair.

Defense attorney Peter Greenspun suggested that
the Justice Department had essentially shopped around
for a jurisdiction willing to impose death.

“What is more unseemly than the attorney general
of the United States saying we‘re going to go to Virginia
where Mr. Muhammad is going to be killed?“ Greenspun
asked.

Greenspun indicated he sees several major issues
for appeal. including whether Virginia‘s post-Sept. 11
terrorism law applied in the sniper case. Muhammad
became the first person convicted under the law. Green-
spun also argued that Virginia law does not allow the
death penalty for Muhammad because there was no evi-
dence he was the triggerman.

Prosecutors said the killings were in part a plot to
extort $10 million from the government. Prosecutors
also suggested that Muhammad planned to kill his ex-
wife —— and make it look like a purely random attack —
so that he could regain custody of his three children.

The defense sought to convince the jury that
Muhammad’s life was worth sparing. presenting evi-
dence of his loving relationship with his children.

That included a 15-minute home movie showing
Muhammad laughing and playing with his kids and let-
ters from each of the children. ages 10 to 13. in which
they expressed their love for their father.

Meanwhile, the prosecution rested its case in Male
vo‘s trial Monday after jurors heard the remainder of a
recorded police interview in which the teenager
bragged about his marksmanship and admitted pulling
the trigger in all the shootings.

Much of the hiss-filled audiotape was inaudible. Ac—
cording to a transcript posted on a court Web site. Mal-
vo said he thought he would be executed.

“I think they’re gonna kill me," Malvo said. He later
added: “Between Alabama. Louisiana and Virginia. A1-
abama, good as gold."

Asked whether that scared him. Malvo replied: “You
want to hang me. OK, poke me. shock me, just gonna
last for 3 minutes, 2 minutes. then you're dead.“

Malvo also said he thought “my dad.“ meaning
Muhammad. would be executed. “They‘re gonna get rid
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Advertising agencies target Generation Y

Like their ‘older brothers and sisters' Generation X,
Generation Y stays away from phony advertising

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They total more than 70
million people, are known to
be consumer shop-aholics
and are a prime target for
advertisers.

In the next decade they
will represent 41 percent of
the US. population, accord-
ing to an article on
Salon.com.

They were born in the
19805, known as the Echo
Boomers, the Millennium
Generation and more formi-
dably, Generation Y.

Generation Y is already
three times the size of its
parent generation, the baby
boomers, according to Busi-
ness Week Online
(wwwbusinessweekcom).

Quickly surpassing its
parent generation, Genera-
tion Y has grown up in a
“media saturated, brand
conscious world." and is
keeping advertisers on their
toes.

“This is not about
teenage marketing. It’s about
the coming of age of a gen-
eration,” said J. Walker

Smith, a generation market-
ing specialist, in Business
Week Online.

With kids “tapping away
at computers in nursery
school," according to Busi-
Weekly,

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have to find new innovative
ways to bring messages to
Generation Y.

The Internet is one pop-
ular source. With concentra-
tion on fashion. entertain-
ment and toys, companies
have to think like Genera-
tion Y in order to win their
attention.

“Today. advertising is
evolving into event sponsor-
ship," said Phil Osborne,
CEO of Preston-Osbourne
Advertising in Lexington. “It
has become more of a
lifestyle issue, especially
since Generation Y doesn't
spend a lot of time reading
newspapers or magazines.
Instead, Generation Y enjoys
additions such as DVD, cable
and Internet."

Osborne said engaging,
dynamic advertising that
jumps out from all the clut-
ter is most likely to catch
Generation Y’s attention.

Does this hold true for
Generation Y's older “broth-
ers and sisters," Generation
X?

Rick Roth, an assistant
professor at the School of
Journalism and Telecommu-
nications, says yes.

“These folks are bright."
Roth said. “They were raised
on the media and they un-
derstand that the purpose of
advertising is to try to sell
something. If they think you

are trying to trick them, you
lose."

Generation Y is usually
characterized as outrageous
and they pay attention to
things that are on or over
the edge, said Dennis Alt-
man, an assistant professor
in the School of Journalism
and Telecommunications.

Still, Roth said Genera-
tions X and Y are a tempting
target for advertisers and
have been repeatedly ana-
lyzed, defined and insulted
by failed marketing at-
tempts.

Traditional ads are not
attracting either generation
—— X or Y.

“There are two types of
ads, one that shows conceit
and conveys how wonderful
it is, and the other shows
concern. stating what it can
do for the consumer," Roth
said. “Generations X and Y
have sensitive bull---- detec-
tors and are likely to walk
away from something that is
phony"

The two generations are
also not interested in tradi-
tional mass media. said Beth
Barnes. director of the
School of Journalism and
Telecommunications.

This could account for
recent drops in television
ratings.

Nielsen NetRatings, the
global Internet audience
measurement and analysis
group. reported a decline in
ratings for prime-time pro-
grams. According to long-

time advertising and market-
ing, Advertising Age’s Web
site (wwwadagecom),
Nielsen reported an average
of 9 percent fewer male
viewers. ages 18-24. causing
a frenzy among media buy-
ers and sellers who were sur-
prised at the drop.

Though some media
buyers have put the blame
on faulty measurements.
there are several media
agencies that claim men
“left town" a while ago. ac-
cording to Advertising Age.

NBC on the other hand.
was shown to have the most
expensive prime-time pro-
grams, topping the charts
with the three highest
prices. Advertising Age re-
ported that Friends is No. 1
with 30-second spots selling
around $473,500. Will and
Grace is in second, selling
for $414,500 and ER ranked
third. selling for $404. 814.

Thursday nights have
grabbed the top seven spots
for the most costly shows,
and are the strongest night
for viewers 18-49, according
to Advertising Age.

With advertising agen-
cies and marketing firms
looking for new ways to mar-
ket newer generations, both
Generations X and Y are not
homogenous, instead offer-
ing a wide array of attitudes
and interests, and whose at-
tention will only be won by
multiple media outlets.

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Generation X and Y have sensitive bull---- detectors and are
likely to walk away from something that is phony.”

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Michael Jackson’s Web site proclaims his innocence

ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES
Michael Jackson, addressing
his fans directly via a new
Web site (www.mjnewsus),
says the child molestation a1-
legations made against him
are “predi-
cated on a
big lie" and
he will be
exonerated
in court.

The en-
tertainer‘s
spokesman,
S t u a r t
Backerman,
had said
last week that Jackson was
putting the site together so
he could communicate with
the news media and fans.
Jackson said in his state-
ment that it would serve as a
source for “official communi-
cations on my case."

“As you know. the
charges recently directed at
me are terribly serious,"
Jackson said in the six-para-
graph statement. “They are,
however, predicated on a big

 

lie. This will be shown in
court, and we will be able to
put this horrible time behind
us."

Jackson surrendered to
Santa Barbara County au-
thorities on Thursday after
an arrest warrant was issued
alleging he committed lewd
or lascivious acts with a
child under 14.

He was released on $3
million bail. Authorities
have said they expect to file
formal charges sometime af-
ter Thanksgiving.

Jackson said his attor-
neys have advised him to say
little about the matter until
it is resolved.

“No doubt, this will be
frustrating for all of us.” he
added.

Jackson also urged peo-
ple to be skeptical of those
representing themselves as
his friends or claiming to
speak for him.

“With few exceptions.
most of them are simply fill-
ing a desperate void in our
culture that equates visibili-
ty with insight," he said. “We
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the Las Vegas studio where Jackson was filming a music video.

tion. We will not provide
running commentary on
every new development or al-
legation du jour. We intend
to try our case in the court-
room. not in the public or the
media."

Meanwhile, actress Eliz-
abeth Taylor broke her si-
lence about the accusations.
defending her close friend
and blasting the media.

“I believe Michael is in-
nocent and that he will be
vindicated," Taylor said Sun-
day in a statement released
through her publicist.

Taylor had previously re-
fused to speak to the media
about the charges against
Jackson, who hosted Taylor's
1991 wedding to construction
worker Larry Fortensky at
his Neverland ranch.

 

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