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Vol. XClll. No. 102

 

Established 1894

Universrty of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

Independent Since 1971 Thursday February 1 1090

 

Bush calls for significant cutbacks

By TERENCE HUNT
Assomated Press

WASHINGTON _. President
Bush, propelled by dramatic politi-
cal shifts in Easterrt Europe and the
Soviet Union, proposed a signifi-
cant cut in US. and Soviet combat
troops last night, saying in his first
State of the Union address that “the
time is right."

Hours before he delivered his
address to Congress and a national
television audience, Bush tele-
phoned Soviet President Mikhail S.
Gorbachev on Wednesday to dis-
cuss anns control issues.

Bush also announced plans to
withdraw the nearly 13,000 troops
sent to Panama as part of the tnili«

tary invasion to
oust Gen. Ma-
nuel Antonio
Noriega “well
before the end
of February."
The plan for
supermwer
troop reductions
in Europe was
the surprising
centerpiece of a BUSH
speech in which Btish also was to
proclaim the nation in good health,
set lofty goals for America's
schools and warm Democrats not to
cut Social Security taxes.
Moreover, Bush was to prod
Congress again for action on capi—
tal gains tax cuts and legislation

Gorbachev won’t quit
position as Party head

By ANN IMSE
Associated Press

MOSCOW . Mikhail S. Gor-
bachev denied a report yesterday
that he ttiiglit resign as head of the
(‘oriimttnist l’artx while remaining
Soviet president

A leading Sm iet newspaper
called litrn too \altiable to risk los-
ing and another newspaper. the
party daily l’ravda. urged authori<
ties to strengthen the powers of the
presidency to protect (iorbachev
from elforts to oust lllllt.

Correspondents cotering ("tor-
bachev‘s meeting with Bra/than
president-elect Fernando (‘ollor de
Mello asked about a Western tele-
vision report that he was \‘till\|tlc‘f-
ing quitting the party leadership.

”All this is groundless." (lorba-
chei said in remarks that led the
Soviet television news last rttght.
"lt is in Interest to
propagate such things."

He added that similar rumors
are becoming common in the So-
viet l’mon, arid “it demonstrates
that we are a ditlerent country. a
dtlterent society ltyerythtrig is
discussed. and discussed openly."

someone‘s

Gorbachev has strengthened the
presidency and tried to shift power
frottt the ruling Communist Party to
the elected goveniment.

But it is far front clear whether
the reforms have gone far enough
for him to dare relinquishing the
top post in the party. which has
been the source ot power for all
previous Soviet leaders.

The Pravda article. based on a
debate among prominent tigrires.
appeared to tell readers that party
power still is paramount and that
the presidency is not strong enough
to be the country‘s main leadership
post.

The political ttirrriotl comes rust
five days before what is expected to
be a fiery meeting of the party‘s
(‘entral (‘ommittee ., the one bodv
with the official power to remote
Gorbachev as party leader.

Progressives hope to present an
alternative party program at the
meeting. In addition. ll is likely to
be the hard—liners' last elltlllcc‘ to
make a power play betore the votv
crs decide on their future in local
and republic-level elections lll l-elv
rtiary and March.

Wilkinson’s approval
rating slipped, poll says

Associated Press

l-‘R..\.\'l\'li()l<'l'. Ky. Gov.
Wallace Wilkinson's approval rat-
ing plummeted 1‘) percentage
points during tlte last nine months.
according to a poll that was re-
lL‘.l\t‘tl )L‘slc'ftlll).

The Bluegrass State l’oll. which
The l.otits\ille (‘lttlflv‘l'dt‘llfll'tll
conducted ltortt .lati. lt‘s’ to 2-1.
found that to percent of the SIS
adults surveyed said they disap-
prove of Wilkinson‘s perforriiance.
The disapproval rating jumped
froiti 2‘) percent iii April 193‘).

The ttndmgs also showed that «‘5
percent approved of the way Wil-
kinsoii ts handling liis rob, down
front (»1 percent in April. and ‘) per~
cent in the latest poll had no opin-
ion.

Breaking the numbers down fur-
ther, ll percent said they “strongly
approve" of the job Wilkinson is
doing. 34 percent said they “some-
what approve," 22 percent said they
“somewhat disapprove" and 23 per«
cent said they “strongly disap-
prove.“

The poll also loiind that many
people wlto were aware of the con-
flict between the governor and the
legislature blame Wilkinson.

The latest polling period began
two days alter Wilkinson broke a
1087 campaign promise and pro-

posed tax increases. but it was
concluded before last w eek‘s
llare-tip between him and the Gen
eral Assembly.

The effect of the tax announce
ment on the poll could not be de-
termined. Rut Doug Alexander.
the governor's press secretary.
said Tuesday that he thought it
was a big factor.

The poll asked if the w illingness
of legislative leaders and Wilkin»
sort to work together has been
“pretty good" or “pretty bad."
About 42 percent answered “pretty
good." The 38 percent who ari-
swered “pretty had" were asked
who was more to blame.

Wilkinson was blamed more
than the legislative leaders by
clear and usually overwhelming
margins in every demographic
group and geographic area ana»
lyzed.

The overall margin was 54 per-
cent to ll percent. with 27 percent
volunteering that both were to
blame.

Among those who approved of
Wilkinson's job performance and
felt the relationship was “pretty
bad,‘ 30 percent still blamed the
governor and 26 percent the lead-
ers.

The answers also appeared to
represent a shift from the April
IQX‘) Bluegrass poll.

dealing with clean air, child care
arid crime, all of which are pending
frorri last year.

in his prepared remarks, Bush
hailed the tumultuous drive for
freedom in Panama, Poland and
Czechoslovakia, and said the Unit-
ed States has been at the center of
those dramatic events.

“America w not just the nation
—— but an idea. alive in the minds of
people everywhere. As this new
world takes shape, America stands
at the center of a widening circle of
freedom 4-. today, tomorrow and
into the next century."

Wortl of Bush's troop proposal
leaked otit well before the president
arrived on Capitol Hill for his ad
dress before a joint session of Cort-

gress. The plan was described by
senior adriiinistration officials as a
response to the “rapidly falling
deck of cards" iii Eastern Europe
and the collapse of hardline com~
munistregimes.

Bush said that he had spoken to
Gorbachev and aides said he had
obtained support in advance from
America's NATO allies.

While saying that “an Ameri-
can itiilitary presence in Europe is
essential,” Bush told Congress that
“our troop levels can still be lower.
So, tonight, lam announcing a ma-
jor new step for a further reduction
lll US. and Soviet manpower in
central and Eastern Europe, to
195.000 on each side."

 

 

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joyed a game of hackey sack yesterday afternoon.

KAREN BALLARD Kernel Sta‘t

 

 

 

New day care center
Will open in August

By REGINA SWIFT
‘ta‘f Write."

lTK students. faculty and stall lookrrt; tiir .-..irdt
a new tin-campus tla} tar.-
er.

Although Culls‘lt‘tlcllitti is not expectrl i
this month. L'K Ullil’t ial- are touting Aug 1
the facility. \\lllcll is e\;
liiiished.

l'K‘s Board of 'l rastces irtticiall‘, approx '1‘ h .
such a facility last June, citing a need tor ti'u ..tii.;_
to ha\e an affordable and {‘ta. treat day .ar

'l he laciltty, which Alil 1' located oiz -‘
and (‘oluiithia tl‘-t'llt.’.. taunt-t be put up .it.
on the property iri.ta.ltii_.i tht at; l’: l)
hotise and the (ierriian House are lttll. vii .- i.

litit oflittals are confident that the .i. :t
the Aug. l date. said James \\ -t- l:
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Kii’itler-(lire learning (enters, in.
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Showing of ‘Temptation'
meets with little protest

By RHONA BOWLES
Castro; . j W' {er
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li|;lll at the \Vorshatii lhcatre. but
there 'wqre‘ rttotc reporters and l‘}
standers looking for protesters than
there w. re protesters themselves. \
last night was the first local l'mtt‘h:
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Colleges and universities putting pressure on fraternities
and sororities to change attitudes. news about alcohol

By DENNIS KELLY
USA TODAY’AppIe Cc ege
Information Network

Colleges and universities are
turning tip the heat on fraternities
and sororities. increasingly cori-
t‘erned about oiicercomic “Animal
House" attitudes that no lortger
seem so funny.

“The world has changed and
the greek—letier organi/ations ha-
ven‘t changed with it." said Stan
Levy, vice chancellor at the tim-
versity of Illinois. l’rbana-
(‘harripaign

Several colleges recently ha\e
taken actions concerning greek
organtlations. for instance:

- Middlebury College trustees
lll Vermont voted that the
school‘s sis fraternities must con-
vince their national offices to re-

voke prohibitions against women
or cease to mm as of Dec ‘l.
NW. The \ote also said that "l'ra
ternittes" must now be called by
the non‘gender specific term
"houses."

The trustees vote came alter a
task force said that university pol-
icies that prohibit discririiinanori
can’t coexrst with social organi/a-
tions that discriminate based on
sex.

- The .-\merican (‘ouncil on lid
ticatton's Commission on Self
Regulation Initiatives told its
member colleges to impose tough
new sanctions against alcohol
abtise and sexual harassment. enr
force rigorous antivhaying policies
and deter rtisli tinttl second semesv
ter.

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Columbia. became one of a numr

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Lady Kat
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 2 — Kentucky Kernel, Thursday, February 1, 1990

SPORTS

Lady Kats
wake up in
second half,
pull out win

By BRIAN JENT
Managing ECilO’

The t K women‘s basketball
team proved once again it can beat
a non-conference opponent. The
\ieum this time was hapless East-
ern Kentucky l'niversity tn an 80
5" spanking last night at Memorial
Coliseum

“Any team that we play, we can
play with as long as we play well
and we are feaithy." L'K coach
Sharon Fanning said. “For our
team now, there is not a bad loss."

t'is'. w inch boosted its record to
14-5 on the season. has only lost
one game an overtime loss to
Ohio State L'niversity — outside
the SEC. However, the Lady Kats
are 1-4 In the conference, which is
considered one of the toughest in
the nation.

Meanwhile. the Lady Colonels.
7-9 on the season. dropped their
:nth straight game because of poor
rebounding. according to Coach
Larry lnman.

“it was iust the matter of having
the personnel to match up." lnrnan
said. “Both Vanessa Foster—Sutton
tl‘l rebounds) and Lisa Ellis i4 re-
boundv got some garbage and
stuck it back in."

[is went mto halftime leading
Vii. but iiix'i' was the team leelr
trig more fortunate because the lead
could have been larger.

l K had leads of up to 10 points
during the first half but was unable
to put EK'L' away early because of
some blistering three-point shoot~
mg by the Lady Colonels.

MCHAEL MU/Kemei Staff

Lady Kat coach Sharon Fanning urges her team on. UK ran its
record to 14-5 with an 8059 victory over the EKU Lady Colonels.

‘\\‘e had some good spurts but
we had some bad ones," lnman
said. “I thought we were very in-
consistent at times."

The Colonels were five of six
from behind the three-point line for
the first half. keeping the game
close.

However, UK came out fighting
after halftime and delivered a knock-
out blow about a minute into the
second half.

With the score 39-36. UK went
on a 22-4 run and never looked
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It started with senior Kris Miller
hitting a 17—footer at the 17:41
mark. Ellis, who had 16 points,
followed that with a basket under~
neath to make the score 43—36.

Then sophomore forward Stacy
McIntyre, who led UK in scoring
with 17 points, connected on con-
secutive baskets to make the score
3+ / 1‘6.

Ellis continued the punishment
by converting a three—point play

After EKU scored a bucket, Fos-
ter Sutton had a three»point play to
push the KaLs‘ lead to 15 points.

Freshman Pattrcsa Leonard
pushed the score up to 55-38 with a
layup courtesy of Malmka Salfu.

Sophomore guard Kristi Cushen~
berry showed signs of coming out
of the shooting slump she has
been in since the beginning of the
year.

Last night Cushertberry connect-
ed on five of eight shots for ll
points.

“I thought I shot the ball well."
Cushenbcrry said. “I just went out
there and didn‘t worry about things.
It worked out w ell."

McIntyre finished the Lady Kats‘
second-half run with a 17-footer.

The Lady Kats will return to ac-
tion Saturday afternoon when they
play fifth-ranked in Athens.

Charlotte

Harter let go
after Hornets
lose 32 games

Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, NC. -— The
Charlotte Hornets fired head coach
Dick Harter yesterday and named
assistant coach Gene Littles as in-
terim coach.

"At the prercnt time, Mr.
(George) Shinn anti I felt that a
coaching change was necessary.”
said team president and general
manager Carl Schecr in a statement
released to the media.

“The decision wasn't made due
to our wins and losses, we know
that the building process is a long
one and that was not a factor. But
the development of our younger
players and the team is our priori-
ty, and with that in jeopardy, a
change was necessary,” Schecr said.

Hartcr. 58, was 8-32 this sea-
son and 28-92 in 1 U2 years with
the NBA expansion team.

“A coach is a key member of
an organization. I hire skilled peo-
ple thinking that they can do the
job and give them the freedom to
do their job," Hornets owner
George Shinn said. “A skill that a
coach must have is communication
and it came to the point where I
couldn’t, as the owner, communi-
cate with Dick and I know that he
had lost his communication link
with the players.“

Littles will begin his second
stint as an interim coach as he
compiled a 4-1] record for the
Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1985—86
season when he replaced George
Karl.

“This is nothing compared to
my last interim job,“ Littles said.
“i‘m taking over a good team. My
last situation, I took over a bad
team."

Littles said he found out about
6:15 p.m., 75 minutes before the
Hornets played the Spurs in San
Antonio.

“It was tough for George to
make the decision," Littles said.
"l‘m sure they wanted Dick to stay
anti they wanted things to im-
prove."

Hartcr was not available for
comment. He had been criticized by
several players, including Rex
Chapman.

 

 

 

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The Award: $1000 for One Year

Application Deadline: March 9, 1990

'l he Academic Excellence Scholarship competition is open to currently enrolled full-time
students on the Lexington Campus. Adult students, age 25 and over, may be enrolled part-time.
All students must be enrolled in a degree program or enrolled in courses leading to acceptance

in a degree program. Minimum cumulative GPA is 3.5.

Undergraduate students who will be receiving other scholarships for 1990-I991 from the
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The UK men's basketball team had better luck against Miss State in
December (102-97) than last night. UK lost in overtime, 87-86.

Emmitt Smith leaves
Florida for NFL fame

By FRED GOODALL
Associated Press

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — College
football lost another marquee name

yesterday when the University of

Florida’s Emmitt Smith became
the fifth prominent underclassman
to give up his eligibility for an
“opportunity of a lifetime" in the
NFL.

The risk of injury as well as the
prospect of a wage scale for rookies
in 1991 were factors in the teary-
eyed All-American tailback's emo-
tional decision to leave a program
under NCAA investigation.

The investigation already claimed
the job of coach Galen Hall last
fall, but Smith said the threat of
sanctions and the presence of a new
coaching staff didn‘t push him
away from the school.

“Emmitt Smith is leaving be-
cause this is the opportunity of a
lifetime,” Smith said at a news
conference, “Every guy has a dream
of being in the NFL. l‘m not going
to stand here and give you a sob
story about my family needing
money because I feel like they
don‘t really need money.

“It‘s a personal goal of mine and
I want to achieve it in the best way
possible,” he added. “i feel like this
past season helped me increase my
stock (in the draft) and I don‘t want
to risk the chance of decreasing it."

The 5-foot-10, 201-pound tail<
back rushed for l.599 yards and 14
touchdowns as a Junior and finished
fifth on the Southeastern Confer-
ence‘s all-time list with 3,928
yards.

Smith holds 58 school records
and gained 100 yards or more in 2-1
of 3| collegiate starts. He prospered
despite constant changeover in of-
fensive coaches and the absence of a
consistent passing attack.

“Having three different offensive
coordinators with three different

philosophies was tough." said
Smith, who finished ninth in bal-
loting for the Heisman Trophy as a
freshman and seventh in 1980.

“That took a lot out of me," he
added. “I don’t think 1 really had a
chance to grow in the offense. run
the ball and show what i could do
once I had leamed a system. You
can expect a lot of a player. but a
player isn’t going to feel comforta-
ble in an offense in just one year."

Nevertheless, Smith conceded
that playing in the pass-oriented of»
fense recently—hired coach Steve
Spurricr plans to use might have
helped him increase his value as a
pro prospect.

He wasn't used much as a receiv -
er at Florida, and he figures a more
productive passing attack would
give him additional running space
as well as provide him with more
opportunities to catch the ball.

“If I knew what was going to
happen for Emmitt Smith next year
and it would all be great, id love to
stay." he said. “But nobody can tell
what’s ahead."

Smith joins University of Alabai
ma linebacker Keith McCaan, lili‘
versity of Arkansas fullback Barry
Foster. University of Georgia tail»
back Rodney Hampton and fortner
University of Tennessee running
back Reggie Cobb as top under-
classmen who have applied for ear-
ly entry to the l 'FL. ilntversity of
Virginia tailback Marcus Wilson
said he, too, wrll pass up a final
year of eligibility in favor of the
NFL.

NFL scouts rate Smith as one of
the top running backs available and
a certain first—round pick, The tail
back said he has been told that near
ly 40 college juniors have llt‘II'
tioncd for the draft but that he
didn‘t consult with anyone about
his value.

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DIVERSICNS

Freeman,
Tandy
propel
‘1)aisy’

By KIP BOWMAR
Senior Staff Critic

The character study is a vanish-
ing breed among movies. But Peter
James‘ “Driving Miss Daisy"
proves that the genre is still vital
and capable of producmg an en-
thralling story.

Jessica Tandy gives an excellent
performance as an elderly Jewish
woman, Daisy, who is no longer
able to operate an automobile with-
out great risk to herself and, in gen-
eral, society.

Dan Aykroyd makes a rare ap-
pearance in a theatrical film as her
son Boule. The duty—bound son
hires a chauffeur to prevent any
more mishaps.

But the best performance comes
from Morgan Freeman, who won a
Golden Globe for reprising his role
in the off-Broadway version of the
play. He plays Hoake, Miss Dai-
sy‘s driver.

The relationship between the two
gets off to a rocky start. While Dai.
sy may no longer be able to operate
a car, she is very much in com-
mand of her senses.

She refuses [0 let lloake take. her
anywhere and a battle of wills en
sues The scene where Hoake linal
ly convinces Daisy to let him drive
her to the market is equally touchy
ing and funny.

None of the humor in the film is
forced by the screen dialogue or the
characters. James did not allow the
characters any contrived or extrane-
ous dialogue just to get a laugh.
This subtlety and restraint helps es—
tablish the credibility of the rela-
tionship between Daisy and Hoake.

The passage of time is depicted
in an equally gradual manner. In
one instance, the year is etched on
the license plate of Miss Daisy's
car, in another it‘s on a (‘hristmas
card. By handling the scene so delt—
Iy, James keeps the audiences‘ at-
tention from being drawn from the
story.

The audience sees the friendship
mature. In one scene Daisy helps
Hoake learn to read. In another he
shows up at her house despite a
snowstorm outside. There is no
outpouring of emotion in those
scenes W a gulf separates them.

But that distance adds to the
film's texture because the audience
constantly sees something new in
each of the characters.

Aykroyd acts as a buffer between
these occasional combatants
throughout the film. He especially

is convincing in voice and appear-
ance.

Aykroyd emanates an almost
homespun flavor with his business-
man character. The makeup used to
highlight his aging is effective and
the rotund Aykroyd doesn't need
any padding to depict weight gain.

But the best makeup jobs are
done on Tandy, who also won a
Golden Globe for her role, and
Freeman. Both of these characters
are old at the beginning and age
gradually through out the movie.

Esther Rolle, of the sitcom
“Good Times". adds humor to the
film in her role as another servant
in the house. ller character is well
drawn in her brief appearance on
screen.

The movie is notable for avoid-
ing Hollywood tendencies to make
a story better. The screen play,
based on the play by Alfred Uhry,
doesn‘t minimize or hide Daisy's
Jewishness.

The film also pays attention to
issues of the time. The racism of
the South in the 1940s and ‘50s af-
fects both Hoake and Daisy.

When Hoake and Daisy are driv-
ing through Alabama, they are
forced to endure the racism of the
police. While no blatant prejudice
is shown, the police officers’ intent
and feelings are clear.

In one instance Daisy is over-
whelmed when the synagogue she

attends is fire-
bombed. Her
pain helps build
the understand-
ing between
Hoake and her
self. But Daisy
isn't aware of
racrsm within
herself. .

Daisy doesn‘t AYKROVD
take Hoake to a dinner where Mar-
tin Luther King Jr. is speaking,
even though she has an extra ticket
and knows that he would like to
go.

King says that racism is perpet-
uated notjust by the acts of the bad
people but also by the apathy and
ignorance of the good people.

The words ring true on Daisy as
she fidgcts. frequently looking at
the empty seat beside her.

In smaller detail, the audience nos
ticcs subtle things like skepticism
about television and the expansion
of business in the south.

The film flows smoothly from
the late '40s through the '70s with-
out skipping a beat. Hans Zim<
mer‘s music score adds to the flavor
and feel of the movie.

The movie makes a concerted et-
fort to look at a very racist period
of America's past and focuses on a
positive relationship. It refuses to
be bitter or take an angry look
back.

Hunter Hayes
Arts Editor

Louisville hosts Lonesome special

Associated Press

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