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Wheel Kats exhibit a love for the game
they play. For the story, SEE PAGE 3.

 

 

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Treaty called shallow

Analysts say conflict deeper than weaponry

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Thursday. December 10. 1987

CAE to help recruit
students over break

By GEORGE GEDDA
Associated Press
WASHINGTON —— The nuclear
arms treaty signed by President
Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S.
Gorbachev is a milestone in super-
power relations but does nothing to
address what some experts see as a
more fundamental cause of U.S.-So-
viet tensions.

“The arms race is the symptom
and political rivalry is the disease."
says William H. Luers. a Soviet af-
fairs expert and former foreign
service officr.

In a recent article. Luers noted
that of all the crises the United
States and the Soviet Union have
faced since World War II — both
small and large — only one has di-
rectly involved a controversy over

 

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nuclear weapons. That the
Cuban missile crisis.

All the others have involved at—
tempts by one side or the other to
expand its influence or to prevent
the other from doing so. a pattern
that continues to this day. This com-
petition has turned many a Third
World country into a bloody battle-

field,

While Gorbachev has been exhort-
ing Americans to strive toward an
improvement in relations. several
administration analysts expressed
doubt that. with the possible excep-
tion of Afghanistan. this week's
summit will produce any headway

was

in the range of conflicts in which
Washington and Moscow have a
stake.

Soviet and American weapons are
arrayed against each other in such
places as Central America. Angola
and Cambodia as well as Afghani-
stan. The Soviets have provided
Libya. a target of a US. military at-
tack last year. with a huge arsenal
of weapons.

Nuclear arms are not at issue in
any of these conflicts and were not a
major factor in any of the previous
post-World War II arenas of compe-
tition. ranging from Vietnam to
Korea to Berlin to the Middle East.

Former Secretary of State Henry
A. Kissinger has warned that it
would be a mistake to assume that a
mere personality change in the
Kremlin would reverse more than

RONALD REAGAN

400 years of what he regards as a

pattern of Russian expanswnism.
Secretary of State George P.
Shultz said last week that the Sovi-
ets are trying to make a "monkey"
out of the United Nations by not
going along with a proposed global
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Coke rep.
explains
formulas

By THOMAS J. SULLIVAN
News Editor

On the average. most Americans
consume 680 eight-ounce servings of
it every year.

It contains extract from the coca
(cocaine) plant, and Carlton Curtis
is. in essence. a dealer of it.

No, it's not an illegal drug, it‘s the
real thing — Coca-Cola.

Curtis, assistant vice president for
corporate communications at Coca-
Cola’s Atlanta headquarters. spoke
last night to Liz Shear‘s public rela-
tions class and other interested
“Coke-ologists."

Curtis told a story he says he‘s
told many times before —— the story
of Coke‘s formula change.

“For the first year and a half or
so following April 23. 1985. I never
received a speaking engagement in
which people didn't want me to talk
about New Coke," Curtis said.

April 23, 1%5. is the day Coke re-

placed the original Coke with New
CokeJ-‘rom that date until July 11.
tees. the original recipe for Coke
was not being produced.

“That period generated more pub-
licity than any other story in histo-
ry,"oirtissaid.

And Curtis said the publicity
didn't create a pleasant situa-

tion.People were upet, he said.

“I think that if someone chal-
lemed the flag in front of you.
mearirg to take it away from you.

CARLTON CURTIS

this loyalty that has been imide of
you would well up and you would ex-
plode,“ Curtis said.

With Coke it was the same way ~
“an emotion welled up in people and
they exploded.“

Consumers wanted the original
Coke back.

Curtis ° .id calls poured in at the
rate of 400,000 a day for an eight-
week period. not including the let-
ters.

One letter sent to the corporate
heads read. “Dear sits. please sign
on your respective line at the bottom
of this letter and send it back to me.
I think there will be some future
value to having the signatures of the
two stupidest men in the world."
Curtis said.

“This was a protest move." Curtis
said. A protest which lead to the re
turn of Coke‘s original formula.

Sugar colas on the whole were de-
clinirg for so years before this. Cur-

See COKE. Page 7

By MATT STAHI.
Contributing Writer

thiile basketball coach Eddie Sut-
ton has enjoyed recent success in
luring top recruits to UK. Collegians
for Academic Excellence is likewise
hoping for a banner crop.

CAE. a service organization made
up of about 75 students. will be re-
cruiting prospective L'K students
during the Christmas break.

More than half of its members. in
cooperation with the admissions of
t'ice. are expected to take part in the
effort. according to Tom Wade. aca-
demic recrunment director.

(‘AE plans to have its members
return to their high schools to work
with guidance counselors and ad-
ministrators in setting up appoint-
ments to meet with potential L'K
students

The goal of this program is to help
l'K bring in some of the top students
troiii across the state and to let
them know what L'K has to offer

Wade said this was “another way
we‘re hoping to get students here to

L'K.” He also noted that this gives
high school students an added oppor-

tunity to hook up with l.'K because

"a lot of students feel they don't

know where to go for information
because UK is so big.”

The organization has a handful of
members from out of state. but its
efforts during the holiday break will
be aimed at contacting high school
students statewide. said Leslie
Popplewell. vicechairperson of
(‘AE

Popplewcll is enthusiastic about
t'AE‘s involvement with the recruit-
ing of students.

“I think it is very t’Ilt‘ClchH she
said "One of the best things we can
do is to talk one-on-oiie with stur
dents "

CAB. which was formed four
years ago. also sponsors Merit Day.
a time when high school students
with exceptional ACT scores are ill
vitcd to campus: and Counselors
Day. when high school gmdaiice
counselors from across the state are
allowed to familiarize theiiisclvi-s
withtheUKcampus.

Safety for handicapped
discussed in meeting

B) DOL'G TATTERSHALI.
Contributing Writer

Just over a month ago. Kandy
Lewis. a handicapped UK student.
was killed while crossing South
Limestone Street. But for the aver
age driver and pedestrian. the im-
pact of the tragedy has already less~
ened. said Jacob Karnes. director of
Handicapped Student Services.

But while Karnes said the general
public has forgotten the accident.
some people concerned with campus
safety have not.

Lexington-Fayette Urban County
Councilwoman Debra Hensley. who
represents L'K‘s district. has formed
a committee to look into traffic safe-
ty. particularly for the handicapped.
The committee. made up of UK Stu-
dent Government Association mem~
bers. Metro and campus police and
other campus and local officials.
met for the first time on last Friday.

The committee focused on north
and central campus. looking at
speed limits. traffic signals. cross-
walk locations. sidewalk conditions.
ramps and law enforcement for pos-
sible ways to improve transportation
conditions for handicapped students.

The committee specifically

ad-

dressed the area around Holmes
Hall. where a lot of handicapped stii
dentslive.

An area of broken sidewalk lll
front of Tolly H0 and the L‘niversity
Club is one reason students iii wheel
chairs cross Limestone near McDon-
ald's rather than at the corner
crosswalk. said Kim Lehman. Siis‘i
senator-at-large, Lewis was crossing
toward McDonald's when he was hit
byacar.

Although the committee plans to
meet two more times before making
any recommendations. four possible
actions have already been dis
cussed.

0 Placing ramps at all corners
Many corners. built before ramps
were required. lack ramps. and
some existing ramps are either bro-
ken or difficult for the handicapped
to use. But because of the high cost
of complete reconstruction. it may
be impossible to replace all of the
ramps,

- Repairing sidewalks. City ordi-
nances require that sidewalks be
maintained by the owner of the
property adjacent to that sidewalk.

. Enforcing traffic laws Hensley
said blocked crosswalks and turns

SccSAH l‘\ . Past '

Crum’s pregame excuses a lot of hot air

When Denny Crum was just a wee
bit bigger than a cardinal. his father
gave him some good advice.

“My dad told me ‘Don‘t major in
minors.‘ “ the Louisville coach said.

He didn‘t. He didn‘t major in psy-
chology either. But that hasn‘t
stopped him from practicing it.

The weather in Lexington this past
week has been unseasonably warm.
No wonder. Hot air has been blow-
ing up Interstate 64 since Sunday.

Kentucky and Louisville resume
their intra-state showdown Saturday
at Rupp Arena. if you‘ve been lis-
tening to Crum. you may wonder
why.

“I mean. they ought to beat us by
50 or 55." Crum said. “lf they don't.
then we‘ve got a moral victory."

Puuuuuuuleeeeeeeeeze.

What in the name of Jock Suther-
land is golng on here?

Building up your opponent is a
pregame psychology ritual of every
coach. But Crum has cranked it up
to a ridiculous level.

Fifty points.

Maybe 55. Hear that CBS?

UK coach Eddie Sutton ought to
buy a sympathy card and have all
his Wildcats sign it. Surely they
won't beat on such defenseless
birds.

Crum is trying to pull the red
feathers over everybody‘s eyes be-
cause a lot of eyes were watchirg
his Cardinals Saturday. What they
saw was igly. Notre Dame romped
Louisville, ”-54.

UK followed the opening act at the
Big Four Classic with a gutty over-
time victory over defendim national
champion Indiana.

 

C" Todd

-> ' JONES
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The Louisville defeat dropped the
Cards out of the Top 20. The UK vic.
tory propelled the Cats to the top of
the polls. Both are reasons you
didn‘t wear your winter coat yester-
dav.

"We're not under that much pres-
sure against Kentucky.“ Crum said.
“They‘re ranked No. 1 in the nation.
They got three or four All-Ameri-
cans sitting on their bench. They‘re
playing in their place.

“From our position. there‘s really
no downside for us because we‘re
not supposed to beat the No, 1 team
on their floor."

The position Crum is putting his
team in is the best position of all.
The Cardinals can‘t lose Saturday.
Kentucky can‘t win.

If Louisville comes to town and
plays well -— which it will — the
Cardinals will probably lose by eight
or to points. That would make Crum
look great. His poor Cards should
have been thrashed by half-acco-
tury. But they hung tough with nu-
mero uno. This would be the “moral
victory.“

There can be no victory for UK. If
the Cats do drill the ‘Ville by 50.
they should have. if Kentucky wim
by a couple. it didn't play well. For
this reason. Sutton has retaliated
with some psychology warfare of his
own.

DENNY CRW

"From what l've read. it would
seem that everyone is leading the
people to think that it‘s going to be a
blowout." Sutton said. “Believe me,
it's not going to be a blowout.

“i don't know if the great wizards
in Vegas have put a line on the
game or not. but I‘ll be surprised if
it‘snotvery close."

Sutton is probably correct in his
odds. Surely. he‘s closer than Crum.
Louisville is not as bad as it played
in the Hoosier Dome. Don‘t be sur-
prised if the Cats have to scratch
and sweat as much as they did
against the Hoosiers.

“We know that they've got excel-
lent basketball players.“ Sutton
said. ”They‘ve got some high school
All-Americans tliemselves.‘

Which makes Crum‘s talk even
more outrageous. This isn‘t St
Louis This is Louisville But their
coach wouldn't let you know it
Crum. who pleaded for this game
for so long. is now hoping for just a
“moral victory . "

“Since we're not supposed to win.
let‘s just go up there and have fun
and learn." Crum said.

“If I was worried about winning
or losing, we wouldn‘t be playing
nearly this many top teams. My job
is to get my team ready by tourna—
menttime."

Then why waste everybodys time
Saturday? Why keep score it you're
not concerned about it'.’ Why not
play a free exhibition? Why not play
the stupid game in March —— at
“tournament time."

Sutton has chosen his pregame
worth like he‘s walking through a
mine field. And for good reason.
Last year he stepped on a mortar
when he referred to Louisvdle as
“little brother.“

But at least Sutton didn't try and
downplay a game that means so
much to basketball junkies in the
Commonwealth. He never tried to
cast a haze of foggy baloney.

“i don‘t think that kind of com-
ment helps.“ Crum said about Sut-
ton‘s“brother"reference.

Neitherdoyours. Denny.

Sports Editor Todd Jones is a
journalism senior.

 

 2 -— Kentucky Kernel. Thursdaymecemberto, 1887

Diversions

 

Mojo Nixon
in concert
tonight

Staf f reports

Mojo Nixon gets 'em on their
feet — but he plays his particular
brand of roadhouse rhythm and
blues sitting in a chair.

Nixon. an Enigma recording
artist. and his partner. Skid
Roper. will play at Lexington‘s
Babylon Babylon tonight. Nixon
growls and shouts his distinctive
and often hilarious lyrics from a
straight chair as Roper accompa—
nies him on a washboard. broom
handle and cymbal rig that can
sound like a full drum kit.

Nixon and Roper are touring in
support of their new album. 80«
DayShuslll, which is receiving
uide exposure on college radio
stations. Their club dates usually
feature at least 90 minutes of
music.

Tickets for the show are on sale
for $6 at Babylon Babylon. Lexv
Ington band 9 lb. Hammer will

 

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. . ~ - Enigma recording artists Mole Nixon and Skid tonight with their Out-of-the-ordinary roadhouse
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Christmas tunes go ’round on turntables

By JOHN SOWARD
(‘ontributing Writer

This year‘s charity collaboration
album. A Very Special Christmas,
features 15 different performers
with all proceeds (above A & M’s
marketing and production costs)
going to Special Olympics Interna-
tional.

In order of appearance:

The Pointer Sisters' rendition of
"Santa Claus is Coming to Town" is

nothing to get excited about. See the
Springsteen version instead.

The Eurythmics‘ “Winter Wonder-
land" contains their usual techno-
pop synthesized drum beat, but
probably won‘t become a Christmas
classic.

Whitney Houston performs “Do
You Hear What I Hear?" with back—
ing vocals by Darlene Love (who
sang on Phil Spector’s Christmas
album in the 605) and Edna Wright
Perry. Although it's not especially
impressive. Whitney fans won't be
disappointed.

The Boss sings ”Merry Christmas
Baby." an original song in the
Springsteen tradition which will
probably creep up next Christmas
as well.

A mellow “Have Yourself A
Merry Little Christmas" is done by
the Pretenders. Chrissie Hynde goes
a little flat in spots, but is still tradi-
tionally good. However. her hesi-
tations (as usual) make it virtually
impossible to sing along.

John (‘ougar Mellencamp does “I
Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"

 

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The Boss sings “Merry Christmas Baby, ” an
original song in the Springsteen tradition which
will probably creep up next Christmas as well.

—

in his new “Lonesome Jubilee“/
Bluegrass mode and wraps it up
with children singing (poorly). Yet
it's still rather appealing and will,
no doubt. find a home on the turnta-
bles.

”Gabriel’s Message" is unmista-
keably Sting. Its medieval sound
might limit its airplay. but it is one
of the best tracks on the disc.

And what modern Christmas
album would be complete without a
Run-DMC number? In “Christmas
In Hollis," Run finds Santa’s wallet
intheparkand. . ..

U2's contribution, “Christmas
(Baby Please Come Home)," sounds
remarkably similar to all those
B-sides on the 455. and it was re-
corded July 29. Hmm. I enjoyed it
nonetheless.

An annoying but cute novelty
Christmas song. “Santa Baby," is
redone by Madonna in her best Mar-
ilyn/ Betty Boop voice.

Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet
Band do “The Little Drummer
Boy." But Seger’s raspy voice sing-
ing the part of the innocent drum-
mer boy loses a little of the seasonal
cheer.

Brian Adams has a Chuck Berry-
style number called "Run Rudolph
Run.“

song-

Bonjovi~Christmas
Jovi

Christmas-bon-jovi-Bon
Christmas song ~~ once again. no!

Stevie Nicks is a good singer. “Si-
lent Night“ is a good song. Com-
bined. they are a painful disaster.

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‘Pack of Lies’ tells
trials and pulzles
of code-solver’s life

By MICHAEL KUCHWARA
Associated Pres

NEW YORK — Alan Turing was a
shy. almost childlike English math-
ematician who cracked the Nazis'
Enigma Code. a labyrinth of sym-
bols and numbers that gave German
U-boats control of the Atlantic dur-
ing World War II.

He loved numbers, computers,
puzzles — anything that challenged
his genius. But the one puzzle he
couldn’t decier was himself, rec-
onciling, among other things, his ho-
mosexuality with the strict moral
and criminal codes that governed
postwar Great Britain.

He was arrested and later volun-
tarily underwent injections of fe-
male hormones to “cure" himself.
Turing died in 1954 after eating a cy-
anide-filled apple. Authorities called
it suicide.

It‘s easy to see why Turing’s story
fascinated playwright Hugh White-
more, author of “Pack of Lies"
(currently playing at Actors‘ Guild
of Lexington) and actor Derek Jaco-
bi, star of the Royal Shakespeare
Company’s “Much Ado About Noth—
ing" and “Cyrano de Bergerac.”
They have joined forces for “Break-
ing the Code,“ a success last year in
London’s West End and now playing
on Broadway at the Neil Simon The-
ater.

“Turing was a brilliant but naive
man. particularly in the ways of the
world," Jacobi says. “He trusted
people too much. “

Jacobi sits in a spartan rehearsal
hall before the day‘s work has begun
on refining and perfecting “Break-
ing The Code“ for New York audi-
ences. His blond hair, sprinkled with
gray. is disheveled but he still looks
much younger than his 49 years.

For Jacobi, it hasbeen a difficult
job portraying Turing on stage. The
play is a series of episodes. not per-
formed chronologically. The actor
shifts from world-weary scientist to
17-year-old schoolboy and back
again. The play is studded with
mathematical soliloquies. philosoph-
ical discourses on numbers and fig-
ures. something Jacobi claims “to
know nothing about.“

Neither did Whitemore when he

first thought of writing the play. The
author stumbled on Turing when he
read a review of Andrew Hodges’ bi-
ography “Allan Turing: the Enig-
ma."

“The review fascinated me be-
cause shamefully I had never heard
of Alan Turing. Many people in Bri-
tian hadn't or simply had forgotten
him." Whitemore says. “The review
made me realize what an extraordi-
nary man he must have been."

The playwright took an option on
the book, talked with Jacobi about
playing Turing and then couldn't
think of how to adapt the story to
the stage.

“The book is extremely long,”
Whitemore says. “It's also written
by a mathematician. I can‘t do my
son '5 homework."

Whitemore met with Hodges and
they had long talks. It took about a
year. the playwright says, before
the shape of the play began to sug-
gest itself.

“I tried to re-create in my own
mind, as much as I could, the sort of
world Turing lived in," Whitemore
says. “And I took a deep breath and
quite a lot of time and tried to write
about his mathematical work. It
would seem a tremendous cheat to
write a play about Alan Turing with-
out trying to beckon the audience, as
it were. into Turing‘s mind. It
seemed cowardly not to meet the
mathematics head-on."

The work. complete with math-
ematical discussions, evolved
through a series of 15 to 20 drafts be-
fore a final version was agreed
upon.

For Jacobi. the character came
complete with a large collection of
physical quirks and peculiarities.

“Turing had a stammer and a
large. braying laugh.“ the actor
says. “Fortunately. we use it spar—
ingly in the show."

The stutter is not unlike the
speech defect that Jacobi used in “I
Claudius." the British television ad-
aptation of the Robert Graves novel
about ancient Rome that many pet»
ple consider the best work ever done
on “Masterpiece Theater." It made
Jacobi a recognizable commodity in
the United States.

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 Wheel Kat coach Mike Woodard talks to the team during practice at the Seaton Center.

Wheel Kat player Butch Rhodes is helped by an opponent after his chair overturned.

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By GRETCHEN PAP E
Staff Writer

oug McLaughlin plays
basketball with the same

enthusiasm and spirit that
drives any athlete. The difference is
that injuries received in a cliff-
climbing accident have confined him
to a wheelchair.

"[ didn‘t play much basketball
before the accident because I was
too short, but now it‘s a big part of
my life." said McLaughlin. the 26-
year-old captain of the Wheel Kat
basketball team. He has been with
the Wheel Kats — the UK
wheelchair basketball club since
1984.

The team provides unique
physical opportunities for
handicapped students and local
residents. said Stan Labanowich. the
team‘s faculty adviser.

“We acknowledge the fact that if
the disabled were not offered these
opportunties. they would not
experience recreation." said
Labanowich. the commissioner of
the National Wheelchair Basketball
Association

Since there aren‘t enough L'K
students to fill the squad. the roster
is open to residents of the
community. McLaughlin said some
members drive from Louisville just
to attend practice.

Anyone who qualifies may try out.
but making the team requires
dedication. better-than-average
coordination and the drive to push
one‘s abilities to the limit.

“We have high standards.“ said
David Hartsek, who has been on the
team 11 years. “One has to be
competitive. We‘re not here just for
the social life, but there is a social
aspect to playing.“

Intense competition is a big part
of the game. said coach Mike
Woodard. “These guys are just as

competitive if not more competitive
than regular players." But the sport
promotes fellowship between
players and offers a release from
everyday tensions. he said.

Woodard encourages newcomers
to come out. watch the games and
sign up. At 18, Rod Bobblitt is the
youngest member of the team. He
knows how it feels to be one of these
newcomers.

"It will take a long time to get as
good as the others," Bobblitt said.
“But the guys accepted me. and I‘ve
made a lot of friends."

This friendship continues off the
court as well. Team members often
eat together and viSit each other.
They agree that this interpersonal

 

“Coming to games
would give students a
chance to see Our
ability instead of our
disability."
David Hartsek,

11-year member

—

communication helps to promote
mutual moral support.

During games the Wheel Kats are
aggressive competitors. and an
overturned wheelchair is a common
sight.

"We‘re good sports about it," said
Hartsek. “But we play to win."

The number of injuries is
comparable to those in regular
basketball games. Labanowich said.
though they are often of a different
nature.

“Because Wheel Kats don‘t have
to run and jump, they avoid
common injuries in the lower body
that regular players receive," said
Labanowich. McLaughlin said many

players break their fingers when
they get caught in the rims of the
wheelchairs .

Speciallydesigned chairs with
cambered wheels that slant outward
and stabilize the chair are used to
prevent injuries. The chairs sit
lower to the ground. providing
easier access to balls on the gym
floor They are also lighter than
normal chairs and pivot more
quickly.

In addition to the problem of
injuries. there is also a shortage of
funds for the Wheel Kat program.
which costs about $11000 a year.
The t‘niversity supplies $500. and
the rest comes from team projects
and the players themselves.

One major fund-raiser is a three-
day tournament held in Lexington
featuring the top 20 wheelchair
teams in the country The event.
which is scheduled for early
February. raised $2.000 last year

Much of the 311.000 is used for trip
expenses and tournament fees for
the team. which is a member of the
National Wheelchair Basketball
Association. Last year the team won
about 50 percent of its games. while
their record this year is 2—4.

"We are going through a
transition period." McLaughlin said
"We‘ve got some new players. and
they‘re still learning the game."

Nevertheless. he said the team is
looking forward to a better second
half. And in this way. they are no
different than any other sports
team. said Labanowich.

“The Wheel Kats are no different
from anyone else." he said. “They
have the same personalities.
strengths and weaknesses. The only
difference is that they cannot walk."

llartsek agrees.

“Coming to games would give
students a chance to see our ability
instead of our disability

Rod Bobblitt (left), the team's y0ungest player. enjoys a moment with assistant coach Kent Bell.

 

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