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an independent student newspaper

By GARY LANDERS/Kemel Staff

' Everything seems to be piling up at the end of the to leamlng the codes of unlocking secrets stored In UK's

semester and little problems become great ones. computers. In all Iikelyhood. even after he graduates, it
Computer science freshman Robert Crowe is on his way would still be difficult to decode the machine.

Computing cen ter helps in formation gathering
far various University jobs and problems

By SAIT TARHAN '
Staff Writer

Someone‘s life story may be one of
those thousands of different
programs. small-colored cards and
miles of green paper filled with
complex data at UK‘s vast computer
center.

In I957. the University started its
computing center. The multi-service
center coordinates the efforts of
business management. data
processing. user services and systems
programming and operations.

Located on the first and basement
floors in McVey Hall. UK‘s computing
center is one of the largest systems
built by IBM. The new system was
purchased four years ago for about $5

» million.

Computer programs are kept in
“disk drives" which hold “packs"
containing indivdual programs.
Programs can be withdrawn from
packs and run through the computer
by using account numbers to unlock
them.

The account numbers are individual

codes which are kept in confidence by
each of their owners lest anyone get
into programs without permission.
“Senstive programs.“ such as the
payroll and student records. are stored
in a separate office protected by
physical security.

A recent story in the Courier-
Journal reported the arrest of a
student for breaking codes of various
accounts in the University of
Louisville's computer center. UK‘s
Computing CCenter Director Martin
Solomon said the computer system at
U of L wasoriginally not very secure
system and the manufacturer soon
realized it wasn‘t.

“He (the manufacturer) developed a
new set of computer programs that
made the system more secure and it
was at this early stage when. this
student was able to penetrate.” he said.
“Now. the possibility of a penetration
is much more remote.“

Solomon said UK doesn't need a lot
of security because there isn't a lot to
seccure. “We have a 24-hour seven-
day-a-week physical security as well as
electric locks and pass keys." he said.
“We just take our precautions.“

Solomon said computer crime is not
a frequent problem. “Actually
computers prevent crimes that could
be committed. because of the
complexity and specialized knowledge
involved. A person must know such
things as how information is coded.
how to extract and “run” it. what form
it is inscribed in -, essentially how to
work the computer." he said.

Solomon said. however. that no
system is foolproof and there isn‘t one
in the world that the most
knowledgeable person couldn't get
into. “If broken into. there is the
possibilty of literally getting away with
millions of dollars. although the larger
amount of money you try to get away
with. the quicker you will be detected."
he said.

What would happen if the
comptuing system were to break
down? Dr. Lavine Thrailkill. the
center's manager for user services. said
that has not been a problem. She said
the center periodically “goes down“
for a short periods of a half-hour or so.
but that a long-term breakdown has
never been a problem.

“We can usually run on a partial

Safety tips could help prevent fires
in apartments and UK dorms this winter

By on. wason
Staff Writer

Almost a year ago. l0 girls were
killed in a dormitory fire at
Providence College in Rhode Island.

The fire started in one of the fourth
floor rooms and was fueled by highly
combustible Christmas decorations.
Two girls jumped to their deaths. four
died of carbon monoxide poisoning
and smoke inhalation. and four others
died as a direct result of burns.

according to the July I978 Fire
Journal.

The journal stated fires on college
campuses are not unusual and many
are results of poor safety practices. In
I975 a college student in
Massachusetts was killed when he was
overcome by smoke as he waited for an
elevator instead of taking the stairway.

Three University of Pennsylvania
were killed in December. I967 when
their heavily decorated fraternity
house caught fire and swept up an
open stairway.

The Fire Journal concluded that “it
is not surprising. therefore. that the

Wildcats break records

in annual ’Texas Iaugher’

By BRIAN RICKERD
.Staff Writer

The Kentucky Wildcats played their
annual early season “Texas Iaugher“
last night at Rupp Arena as they
demolished West Texas State l2I-67
and broke three arena scoring records
on the way.

Two years ago Kentucky routed
Texas Christian by 50 points in their
second game of the season and last
year the Cats swept past Southern
Methodist University early in the
campaign.

Record-wise. UK set a new arena
scoring mark of l2l; broke an arena
record for most points in a half with
66: and broke a scoring margin record
(56) which was set two years ago
against none other than TCU.

“I‘m surprised and impressed with
the excitement this club creates.“ said
UK Coach Joe B. Hall afterward. “But
we had spells of selfishness and it will
take a better team effort to beat
Kansas this Saturday. However. you
couldn‘t ask for any more spirit or
hustle from this team."

Continued on page 4

students. as a whole. have little
awareness of fire hazards.“

UK has had a number of small
residence hall fires although none L.
them have resulted in deaths.
Residence hall Dean Rosemary Pond
said three years ago a cosmetic mirror
in Blanding IV caught some clothing
on fire and gutted the room. and
several years ago a curtain in Boyd
Hall caught on fire from heating coils

Garry Beach. UK safety officer. lists
several safety tips for students living
on campus.

M Don‘t burn candles or incense in
rooms. Beach said a fire at a UK
fraternity house two years ago was
caused by a candle.

— Don‘t smoke in bed and be sure
to have adequate ash trays. Frazee
Hall was gutted 20 years ago because a
cigarette butt was left smoldering in a
trash can. Beach said.

—~ Beach discouraged the use of fish
nets as room hangings because they
are highly combustible.

- Cooking is not allowed in
residence halls rooms. "These rooms
are not desigened to cook in." Beach
said. “I know it‘s a hassle. but from a
fire safety standpoint it‘s not too
good.” (Pond said most residence halls
have special kitchen units for students
who want to cook).

Continued on page 5

program. depending on where the
problem is.“ she said. “There are so
many‘things that can go wrong ~ a
hardware or memory problem. but a
longterm breakdown would be a
rarity.“

“It’s so rare that we can accomodate
it.“ Soloman said. “and should it
happen that we would have a long-
term breakdown. we would just begin
processing at another cite.

“We have contacts with three or
four other Comptuing centers.
including one in Frankfort.and IBM.“
he said. “In fact. when you‘re in
trouble. computer people will bend
over backward to help you because
they might need your help someday."

In describing the computer itself.
Thrailkill and Solomon tried to
explain it in layman‘s terms.
“Basically. what the computer does.“
said Solomon. “is take data into
memory. manipulate it and outputs
the information in anyway told to.”

“It simply works for the University.“
Thrailkill said. Added Solomon. “It‘s
the most simple animal ever produced.
It does exactly as it‘s told.”

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University of Kentucky
Lexington. Kentucky.

Political activist of 606
Jerry Rubin takes

his pieceof life’s pie

By NELL FIELDS
Images Editor

When most of today‘s UK students
were in elementary schools. Jerry
Rubin was protesting the Vietnam
war.

Abbie Hoffman and Rubin founded
the Yippies. the whimsical Youth

 

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International Party. Its first act was to
throw money from a New York Stock
Exchange balcony to the businessmen
below.

Such ‘605 activism is rarely
remembered now. but what political
turbulence did for this country is
unforgettable. Rubin‘s 8 pm. lecture
tonight in the Student Center should
awaken memories of the raucous ‘605
for some and illustrate it to others.

Rubin participated in the October.
I967 March on the Pentagon. He
served a nine-month jail sentence in
opposition to American involvement
in Vietnam.

The I968 “Chicago 7" trial thrust
Rubin into national prominence.
Rubin and four of his contemporaries
(Black Panther Bobby Sealewas later
separated from the group) were found
guilty of leading demonstrations at the
National Democratic Convention on
charges of crossing state lines to incite
a riot and conspiring to incite a riot.

Judge Julius Hoffman sentenced
them to five years and $5.000. the
maximum penalties permitted. In

November. I972. an appeals court
found the five innocent of the
conspiracy charge.

Before sentencing. Rubin’told the
court. “You see. you are notjailing five. .
individuals. You are jailinga historical
movement. We are symbols.”

“We were ourselves. And you are
sentencing us for being ourselves.
That‘s our crime: being ourselves . . .
Our crime is idealism. That‘s the only
thing.“ he said. “And there is this
slogan. you can jail the revolutionary
but you can‘t jail a revolution.“

He said he was going to jail because
he was a part of a historical movement
and “because of my life. the things I am
trying to do. because. Abbie said. we
don‘t want to be — we don‘t want to
have a piece of the pie."

That was a decade ago. Since then.
Rubin has done a lot of growing up; he
has found his place in the “real world.“

He didn‘t want a piece of the pie
then but he wants it now. He has
discarded his peace beads and shaven
his beard. He has traded his
revolutionary spirit for self-awareness.

Rubin. who considers himself
grown up at 40. now hosts l4-and-a-
half-hour programs where the
participants will learn “everything you
will ever need to know about how to be
healthy and loving." The Event costs
anywhere from $32 to $60 per ticket.

Rubin has written Do It! and
Growing (Up) at 37. He is now writing
two books; a history of the ‘60s for
Simon and Schuster and a book about
male sexuality for Holt. Rinehart and
Winston. '

Continued on ll!!! 6

UK students can’t answer.
‘Who is Jerry Rubin?’

By JACK WAINWRIGHT
Staff Writer

Yippie leader Jerry Rubin isn‘t as
well known among today‘s students as
he was while a political activist during
the ‘605.

An informal poll conducted on
campus yesterday showed only seven

of those asked outside the Student '

Center knew who Rubin was. The
other l3 either recognized his name or
didn‘t know.

Most of those who did know of
Rubin‘s political activism were either
graduate students. instructors or
students who were returning to

complete school. Only one student
who knew Rubin‘s affiliation was an
undergraduate.

“I have a four foot poster of “Do It!"
on my wall." history and political
science major John Pirolli said. He has
returned to UK to finish incomplete
classes and graduate.

“He‘s an idealog for the new left in
the ‘605." sociology professor Bob
Goldman said.

Rubin is speaking about issues of
the ‘60s and the Yippie movement at 8
tonight in the Student Center
Ballroom. Admission is SI and open to
the public. Tickets may be purchased
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damages for alleged injuries suffered in the swine flu
vaccination program of I976.
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CARROLL HUBBARD AND HARVEY SLOANE.
democratic primary candidates for governor. will be atthe Law
School noon forum tomofrow. The Wed. forum program.
sponsored by the Student Bar Association. is the last of the year
and concludes its Gubernatorial Symposium series.

state

KENTUCKY'S DISTRICT JUDGES will be shifted around
next year where necessary to help alleviate any case overloads in
certain areas. the chief justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court
said yesterday.

Justice John Palmore told a legislative subcommittee that
method is preferable to redistricting. which he said almost
always creates unexpected problems.

His remarks were made to the special task force to study the
commonwealth's legal system. which is trying to come up with
suggestions for a more effective and efficient judicial
arrangement.

THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE is expected to
issue an opinion today saying legislators must be paid for a
recess of two weeks or more during the coming special session.

A spokesman said yesterday that the advice will be similar to
that handed down in the I976 special session.

The effect of such an opinion— which has no force of law —-
seemed uncertain as the time approached for the special session
to begin next Monday.

The Democrats. who control the I978 General Assembly
decisively. plan to meet late today to discuss their options.

Lt. Gov. Thelma Stovall called the special session last month
in Gov. Julian Carroll‘s absence. listing proposed tax relief and
changes in court fines and costs.

The governor has not expanded the agenda yet. nor has be
indicated how active he will become in the session.

nation

THE SI'PREME (”OITRT REFUSED yesterday to disturb
a law that protects drug manufacturers from suits seeking

‘ challenging the liability law as unconstitutional.

Passed by Congress shortly after the vaccination effort was
launched. the law shields the vaccine‘s manufacturers and
distributors from liability.

Persons seeking to collect damages for injuries allegedly
suffered from swine flu shots must sue the government In
federal court. The suits are tried by a single judge. not a jury.

world

THOUSANDS OF OIL WORKERS. again spearheading
the anti-shah movement. launched a new round of work
slowdowns yesterday hoping to topple Shah Mohammad Reta ‘
Pahlavi by drying up Iran‘s all-important oil revenues. reliable
sources reported.

Sources said the new slowdown by many of the Mom-man
work force in Iran‘s southwestern Khuzestan‘ oil fields
immediately cut Iran‘s daily oil production by 2 million barrels.
one-third of the normal level.

JAPAN'S NEW PRIME MINISTER. foreseeing continued
troubles for the dollar. called yesterday for a tripling of
President Carter‘s 30-billion “defense fund” for buying up
surplus dollars around the world.

In a party election last week. the 68-year-old former finance
minister ousted Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda from the
leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. .

After a two-year slide in the value of the dollar against other
currencies. Caner on Nov. I announced a comprehensive plan
for bolstering the US. currency. A key measure is the
borrowing of up to 30 billion in strong foreign currencies.
primarily Japanese. West German and Swiss. to buy up surplus
dollars on the money market.

weather

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UK scores near top in prestige ratings,

. but it’s what’s on the court that c0unts

in large part correct," he concluded after the results
were in. If trends and associations mean anything.

For what it's worth, the University scored well in
a nationwide survey that measured the social
prestige of academic institutions.

UK was far and away the “class" of the state.
scoring ”6 to the University of Louisville‘s 5,
Transylvania College's 6 and Centre College‘s 5.

The determining factor? The survey, reported in a
guidebook, added the number of graduates whose
families were listed in the l977 Social Register. The
book describes the register as a “reasonably
accurate, complete and independent listing of
members of America‘s richest, oldest and most

socially prominent families."

Harrumph and egad, all you bluebloods out
there. Who would have thought it? After so many
years after being debunked as a southern cow
college where shoes are optional, we now discdver
that UK ranks right up there with the well-bred
genteel schools of the East, finishing in the high
prestige category with Vassar, the University of
Chicago and Washington and Lee, among others.

So big deal, right? Wrong, according to Gene
Hawes, the book's publisher. “Americans
necessarily surmise that social prestige and
academic quality go hand in hand. Their surmise is

 

Boyd Hall is one of the oldest resld
residents are complaining that the
South Campus Complex and allowing the older North Campus dorms to
fall into disrepair (see commentaries at right and below.) Above is one of

the bathrooms used by residents of the dormitory. (All photos by Gary
Landers of the Kernel staff.)

Council president says administration has virtuall

BY DAVID MORRIS

The Boyd Hall House Council is
submitting this letter to the Kernel.
Dean (of Residence Hall Programm-
ing) Rosemary Ponds and (Director of
Housing) Jean Lindley in an effort to
draw attention to the dire conditions
of our dormitory. We have
approached this issue in various ways,
with both members of the Boyd Hall
staff and members of the council
speaking to housing operations about
it. Having had no success along that
route. we now hope that we can get
some action by bringing our
greivances out into the open.

Although we have many

then UK‘s academic quality may be partly a

function of its prestige rating.

The association. between the two doesn’t
necessarily hold true in all institutions, including
UK. Faculty salaries, student costs and admissions
comparisons were judged “long average,” “very
low,” and “easy" by the report. That's not exactly
Harvard and Yale level.

Of course. statistics can be skewed because of
error. Long known as the “country club“ school of

the South, UK has been famous for having a

ence halls on the UK campus. Some
University is showing favoritism to the

complaints. the major one revolves
around the condition of our
bathrooms. The tile floor is cracked
and peeling up in all the bathrooms, as
is much of the paint on the walls and
ceilings. This not only looks bad, but is
a health hazard. In addition to the
paint. there are places in which plaster
is falling from the ceilings and walls.

A second major greivance is that
Boyd Hall is a men‘s dormitory. yet
has no urinals in its bathrooms.
Doesnt it seem like a University the
size of UK would provide such
services? When housing operations
was asked about the possibilites of
having urinals placed in our
bathrooms. we were told that the cost

pleasant, undemanding atmosphere in many
respects. Also, wealthy Kentucky clans with coal or
thoroughbred money usually disdain uppity
Eastern schools, and keep their progeny in the state.
And the report‘s findings could have nothing to do
with the present student body, reflecting only the
status of UK alumni.

So what‘s it worth? Only a sense of pride,
evidently — or perhaps it'sa rating that many would
rather ignore and forget. UK might not really rank
with the apprentice socialite academies such as
Vassar, but let's see how well they play basketball.

Boyd Hall reSidents register complaints about dorm facilities

BY TERRENCE KUHN

I am a member of one of the most
discriminated against minorities on
the UK campus. 1 live on North

. Campus, or. to be more specific, in

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commentaries

 

Why, you say, are you so
discriminated against? You‘ve
obviously never been in Boyd Hell
(sic).

At the beginning of the school year.
painters could be seen with their
Porter paints ready to paint a pleasant
picture on Boyd Hail. To quote a line
from American Graffiti, are the walls
in Boyd Hell “puke green or piss
yellow?“ Actually, we couldn’t tell
because of the chipped paint and
falling plaster. However, a new coat of
life would remedy this. So we thought.
The painters went to work on the
outside of Boyd Hall, giving that a
fresh coat of paint, but what about the
inside? Not one drop of paint entered
the doors of the dorm. Why not?

After many agonizing hours of
reflection, the reason for this hit me
like so much falling plaster that is so
common to Boyd Hall. Except for
Boyd residents, no one would ever
enter Boyd Hall. People like to retain
myths that cockroaches are cute bugs
on television. Jean Lindley (head of
housing) wants to think chipped paint,
falling plaster, backed-up sinks, and
broken bathroom stalls only exist on
CBS special news reports about slums.
Lindley should realize that, just as the
athletic budget must spend money on
track and girls‘ sports as well as the
“glamorous” sports, the housing office
should spend money on “stately” Boyd
Hall and the rest of forgotten North
Campus, as well as the modern
f‘glamorous” complex.

was prohibitive. That aside. we would
at least like to see something done
about the general conditions in our
bathrooms.

Housing has informed us that they
will replace a few missing stall doors,
but nothing else will be replaced or
even improved. They have promised
us those stall doors (which have not yet
appeared even though they were
promised by Lindley seven weeks ago
and again two weeks ago) and given us
a new bulletin board. Thus. they feel
their obligations to us are fulfilled for
this year.

Bull. They have not even started.
We have some valid grievances which
should be taken note of but are being

 

 

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I got a laugh the other day. (Notice
how so far I have remained silent on
how the Kernel also snubs North
Campus.) All the time, we are being
rocked by Jean Lindley and the
housing people, but when the second

heaters are [taken away from the poor,»

deprived corner rooms on South
Campus. all hell is raised by the
unfortunate students who command
from page attention from the Kernel!
(No front page for us, Kernel? You‘re
right, ignoring us is easier and
wouldn’t make good reading, but
everybody likes a disaster story. Look

 

Visitor‘s bathroom in the
basement of picturesque Boyd
Hall.

at Boyd Hell. That‘s a disaster.)

My heart bleeds for those poor
suckers on South Campus. My heart
bleeds for them everytime l‘m sleeping
and my hand touches the exposed red-
hot pipes carrying heat throughout the
dorm. Those open pipes burn, damn
it! And where do they lead? To the
steam radiators that were built in with
the dorm in the l9205. Great
renovations, folks.

It reminds me of a parable. Once
there was a man and a woman, Mr.
and Mrs. Campus, who had a son.
This son was named Boyd. Boyd wasa
good, but more importantly a faithful,
son. Life was good to the original
family.

Then one day came a big flash to the
loving parents of Boyd. “Let’s adopt a
pair of cute twins and dress them up so
cute.“So adopt twins Mr. and Mrs.
Campus did. They named the identical
twins Blanding and Kirwan. Thetwins
were identical so what one got the
other got.

And get they did. They got so much
they were spoiled. When a toy was
taken away, boy did Blanding and
Kirwan raise a big stink (with a little
help from their good friend, Kernel).
So to refurnish Blanding and Kirwan‘s
playrooms and buy them more toys.
Mr. and Mrs. Campus had to stop
caring about Boyd. They even started
ignoring him.

Boyd dispaired and fell into ruin, so
unloved was he. If this was Cinderella,
a good fairy would smile on Boyd and
give him some of the things he needed
just to survive at the poverty level. But
since this isn‘t Cinderella and the only
fairy we‘ve got is Jean Lindley, I doubt
if anything will be done to the fire trap
known as Boyd Hall.

A fire trap? Yes, a fire trap, but
that‘s a horror story. I‘m glad the fire
trap horror story hasn‘t had a bad
ending yet. i have friends that live
(exist)) in Boyd. Sleep well.

Terrence Kuhn is a psychology junior.

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American Conduit.

y ignored requests to improve dorm’s condition

ignored. Frankly. many of the
residents of Boyd feel they are being
short-changed in favor of South
Campus. They pay as much for
housing yet live in poorer conditions
(including no air conditioning and
lack of carpeting in their rooms).

Let there be no misunderstanding,
we have nothing against the residents
of South Campus. It is just that there
seems to be considerable expenditure
in that area while we have trouble
getting everyday repairs taken care of.

As an example of the differences
between South Campus and our area.
one only has to look at the fourth floor
of Boyd. This floor has a large open
area which would be ideal for it study

  

lounge, very similar to the lounges in
the Complex which are full of
furniture for the occupants‘ use.
However. we have no furniture in this
open area and. from the reaction
housing gave us, it is obvious that we
will not receive any.

There are other examples, but for

now let it be said that we do not object ,

to housing operations providing
South Campus with these services. we
only wish they would do the same for
us.
Our demands. like fixing toilet
bowls that constantly leak, are not
unreasonable. They are all things
which need to be taken care of now.
The Boyd Hall Council. as well as the

majority of its residents, are angry
that, whenever we bring our problems
to light, we are totally ignored. We are
angry that our pleas are disregarded by
the only people in a position to help us.
Like anyone paying rent. our
landlords should take care of these
problems for they are not the result of
vandalism, but rather result from the
general breakdown of ouur housing
facilities.

We have not been able to convince
housing operations of their
responsibilities as of yet. Hopefully
this letter will do so.

David Morris is a poltieal science
lurior and porealdent of the Boyd Hall
Home Council.

 

 

  
   

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'Seagull’ writer's latest is fun

THE FLIGHT OF THE
HORSE

Larry Niven

(Ballaniine)

Larry Niven has proven
himself as an excellent science
fiction writer many times.
Now. inThe Flight , of the
Horse. a collection of short
stories, he proves he can write
fantasy just as well.

The majority of the stories
deal with the adventures of a
character named Svetz. and his
travels through time. (Niven
considers time travel as an
element of fantasy. not of
science fiction.) Svetz works
for the futuriStic organization.
the Institute for Temporal
Research. whose main function
is the study of time travel.

The Institute stays in
business by collecting artifacts
for the nobility. particularly
those on extinct animals.
Though he hates animals. Svetz
gets the job of catching the
animals in the past and
bringing them to the future.

Predictably. Svetz runs into

trouble. Instead of traveling to
the true past. he travels to an
era in which Earth is full of

unicorns. dragons. sea
monsters and werewolves. To
make matters worse. someone
later hijacks his time machine.

Also included in the book is a
science_fiction novelette about

ILLUSIONS
Richard Bach
(Delai'orre Press)

Richard Bach writes like
cotton candy chews; the words
melt before one can get one‘s
teeth into his meaning. The
whole book slides by so fast the
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Pluto. and Niven‘s only Sword~
and-sorcery story to date.
While the Svetz stories are
slightly tongue-in—cheek. these
tales have a more serious tone.

All stories in the book are
characteristic of Larry Niven‘s
style; the characters are well-
developed for short stories, and
their actions are logical. Niven
takes skillful command of the
English language, and he
creates suspenseful and
exciting stories.

—Mark E. Hall

II BRIAN HARRIS/Kernel Staff

Stickin' to the bass

Bass player Ron Carter plueks away on his piccolo bass in a
concert last Thursday in Memorial Hall. The show was the
final. installment in UK‘s “Spotlight Jan Series.”

UK ’3 ’Dream’

The UK Theatre‘s second
production of the season, A
Midsummer Night's Dream,
opens tonight at the Guignol
Theatre. Fine Arts Building.
Curtain for the Shakespearean
comedy is 8 pm.

Tickets may be purchased at
the box office, in the lobby of
the Guignol. Tickets are $3 for

opens tonight

students. $4 for all others. All
seats are reserved.

Any tickets not sold or
picked up by 7:45 may be
purchased by UK students for
the reduced price of $2.

Performances run through
this Saturday. Dec. 9. For
further information. call after
noon at 258-2680.

forgetting the beginning.

The author is best known for '

his earlier book. Jonathan
Livingston Seagull. This is too
bad. as Illusions is in every way
a much better book. Jonathan
was just :1 practice fiight.
Someday. Bach will be known
as America‘s answer to Kahlil
Gibran. Meanwhile. he‘s just
flying around having fun.

His basic philosophy is:

“You are responsible for your
own life." This is as American
as hamburger. However. Bach
also believes the world is an
illusion. If that sounds un-
Amcrican. it is. Bach got it ofl‘a
Hindu.

Since even the once-exotic
pina has worked its way into
the hearts and stomachs of
millions of Americans. some of
Bach's foreign notions may
become decorative studs on
America's Bible Belt.

It is tempting to compare
Bach‘s book with the
commercials of a fast-food
chain. All the surfaces are clean
and shiny. the service is smiling
and efficient. and the message
is brief and attractively pitched.

But such a comparison does
not do justice to Bach's sly
humor. Just when he has the
reader convinced. he slips in a
warning: “Everything in this
book may be wrong."

— lz'llen Mizell

Eagles release

holiday

The Eagles‘ first single in l8 '

months is due next week, but it
is nothing like the music of
Hotel California.

The group from California.
perhaps best known for their
country-rock hits. have
switched over toa rhythm-and-
blues format for the single. The
“A“ side is a remake of “Please
Come Home for Christmas.“ a
regional hit for R&B singer
Charles Brown in the early
19605. g

In an interview with Robert
Hilburn of the Los Angeles
Times. Eagle Glenn Frey said.

“The record is an effort to"

compete with the Blues

record

Brothers , "

Frey was referring to comics
John Belushi and Dan
Akroyd‘s attempts to move
into the music field. “We didn’t
want a couple of dilettantes to
corner the market.‘

Becoming serious. Frey
explained. “We‘ve always
wanted to do a Christmas
record. Whenever we talked
about it. Don (Henley) would
mention the Charles Brown
song.

“He played it for us last
September and I went crazy. I
loved the song. We knew it was
perfect for Don to sing... So we
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