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CELEBRATING 35 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

 

UK celebrates Constitution with a debate

By Katie Salt:
NEWS «KYKERNEL. cou

With apple pie and hot chocolate. the Constitu—
tion has never been so sweet,
Free food may have been a major attraction to

many students participating in UK‘s celebration of

Constitution Day. but the debate about present
constitutional controversies had a draw as well.

Reuben Schy and Angelo Theodosopoulos.
both political science seniors. took opposing sides
and faced off on the first-floor balcony of the Main
Building.

The issue was whether or not President George
W Bush has overstepped constitutional boundaries
in conducting the war on terror.

Schy said he believes in the arguments he
made during the debate today

"The President has worn his military powers

like a pair of boots. walking all over the Constitu~
tion." he said.

Theodosopoulos countered Schy‘s arguments.

“It is try—or—die for the survival of our nation."
Theodosopoulos said.

Overall, the debate was more of an academic
discussion than a political debate. Theodosopoulos
said.

“It shows people that there is more to argu-
mentation than just conviction." he said. "Debate
is more than an exchange of beliefs. It is exchang-
ing facts."

John Biery an undeclared freshman was one
of the many students who stopped by to enjoy a
slice of pie and some political discussion.

“Even though I was freezing it was still really
informative,‘ Biery said.

Constitution Day has a somewhat contradicto-
ry history, said Robert Tannenbaurn. associate di-
rector of undergraduate studies.

“A couple of years ago. a senator from West
Virginia created a bill that required every institu-

tion of education in the United States to celebrate
Constitution Day if it wanted to receive federal
funding." Tannenbaum said. “It is ironic that peo-
ple are required to learn about their freedoms."

Ashley Crawford, a political science and psy—
chology freshman, was at the event passing out
pocket—sized copies of the Constitution.

“In our nation‘s current state. it is important
for everyone to know and celebrate their rights,"
Crawford said.

Schy said he thought the day was a success.

“Given the political apathy of young people, it
is so important to get them involved," Schy said.

 

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Carl Eliiett, left, a pnilosophv graduate student, and Oliver Belcher, a geography graduate student, spoke at a war rally in front of Patterson OiilCt: Tower yesterday

Students renew war protests

By Katie Saltz

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How does a patriot act"

This was the qucstioii asked
when the Coinniittcc for
Democracy and Social Change
held a rally yesterday to protest
the war in Iraq. Students gatlr
cred in front of Patterson Office
Tower to listening to speeches
calling for an end to the war and
see signs warning “Don't Don't
Don't liclic\c thc llypc' H

()liyer Bclchci a geography
graduate student. said the coin
mittcc was there to show stus
dents that thc antiwar mo\c-
merit was not gone

”Our role is to reinforce that

The

committee‘s

science junior.
the speeches.

SUC.

ot the organi/ation agreed with

"Watching the news makes
me sick." Asher said.
because l'm turned off by mur~
dcr and deception."
speeches
Amcrica should not tolerate two
more years of the Bush adminis»
tration and raised the question
"How should a patriot act?” The
answer:
opposite of Bush.

Chandler Snyder. a political

was there to bear
but he had an en-
tirely different opinion on the is-

“lt's fine that they are out

 

“I’m here

said that

exactly the

the war is not only illegal but

here exercising their right to
free speech. but it is frustrating

also absolutely immoral.”
Belcher said. “The President de—
liberately misled out country
into war and violated interna—
tional law in doing so. There are
no questions about killing inno~
cent people."

Brandon Asher. co-foundcr

that they forget the millions of
people that have been liberat»
ed.“
a war for profit. but the only
profit I see is freedom.”

 

Snyder said. “They say it is

Despite the heckling and an-
See RALLY on page 5

against the war .n
put on the event and ca

raq yestera

Brandon Abstier a philosophya raduate student spoke into a bullhorn at a rally
The Committee for Demorzraty and Social Change
led for t e impeachment of Presrdent Bush

Panel examines Changes in U.S. spying

B_y Ashleigh Wolf

NEWS®KYKERNEL COM

Warrantless wiretapping by the
federal govemment has recently led
some Americans to question if their
rights are being violated.

This discussion comes to UK's
campus with a forum titled “Who‘s
Watching the Spies? Intelligence
Activities and the Rights of Ameri-
cans." which takes place tonight at
7 pm. in Memorial Hall.

Tracy Campbell. forum modera-
tor and co—director of the Wendell
H. Ford Public Policy Research

Center. said places like UK should
make a home for such discussions.

”Universities should be places
where great ideas are formed and
debated." Campbell said.

Panelists in the forum include
Walter Mondale. a fomicr US. vice
president; Walter Dee Huddleston. a
former U .S. senator from Kentucky:
and Fred Schwarz. former chief
counsel of the U.S. Senate Church
Committee. which will soon cele—

‘ brate its 30th anniversary. Mondale

and Huddleston were members of
the committee as well.

First issue inn. Subsequent lam 15 cm.

“It‘s not often we get a former
United States vice president land
presidential candidate) on campus.
let alone a U.S. senator and the
chicf counsel to a Senate select
committee.” said Beth Barnes. di—
rector of the School of Journalism
and Telecommunications. “So just
the opportunity to hear from these
historic figures is incredible."

ln I975 and 1976. the Church
Committee investigated U.S. intelli-
gence practices. lts findings led to
changes that included banning as-
sassination as a method of U.S. for-

eign policy and requiring warrants
for electronic .survclliance of indi~
\‘iduals.

Campbell said the panelists Will
discuss the types of policy changes
that stemmed from the committee's
work and how those policies affect
today‘s society.

“I hope students walk away to
increased debate and dialogue about
these constitutional issues." Camp-
bell said.

The forum is hosted by the Ford
Center. the joumalism school and
the First Amendment Center.

 

UK guards
against
E. coli
outbreak

By Alice Haymo_nd

An E. coli breakout from tainted spinach that
began last week has now spread to 146 people in
the United States. seven of whom are from Ken-
tucky.

Local food distributors are taking strict precau-
tions to avoid adding any UK students. faculty or
staff to the list.

The contanunated spinach comes from one of
the largest or unit. producers Natural Selections
Foods. Since the outbreak. the company has re»
called all of its spinach products that have expira-
tion dates before Oct. l. The outbreak. however.
has continued to spread.

“We yanked all the spinach from the menu as
soon as we heard about it last week ' said Jeff
DcMoss. exccutne director of L K Dining Senices.

The spinach on the [K dining menus has been
replaced with other green \egctables. such as broc-
coli in quiche.

[)eMoss is keeping up with the Food and Drug
Administration reports on the issue and will not
serve any spinach ~ fresh. cooked or frozen ~-
until the FDA says it is safe to do so. Though only
the fresh spinach is contaminated. DcMoss wants
to be as cautious as possible

Food retailers are taking similar precautions.

Kroger stores have remos ed all spinach from
their stores and cleaned the areas to prevent conta‘
mination.

We have sterilized all racks and equipment
that may have come in contact with spinach." said
Tim McCiurk. the Kroger spokesman front the mid»
South division office.

Kroger has even remmed the spinach from its
warehouscs to prevent any accidental shipments.

Bill Hcrrell. a Wal~Mart lcad associate at the
Nicholasvillc Road location. said he and other cm—
ployees put on gloyes last w cek to carry the
spinach to the dumpster.

“We pulled anything that had to do with
spinach." Hcrrell said. “We didn‘t want to take any
chances."

See E. COLI or“ page 5

SG looks for
freshman
leadership

By Blair Thomas

newsakykérnel com

Applications are due tomorrow for Student
Govcmmcnt's Freshman Representative Council.

This diV’lSth of SO allows freshmen to get
their feet in the door with Student (iovcmment and
many other organizations on campus.

“This program is a part of Student Govcmment
that helps freshmen gain a better understanding of
how things work at UK." said Kyle Bums. SG‘s
communications director.

Freshmen interested in interviewing for a posi-
tion in the FRC can pick up an application in the
SC: office. room IZO of the Student Center.

“Instead of holding elections. various members
of Student Govemment. including senators and
members of the executive and legislative branches.

See FRESHMAN on page 6

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He's an actor whose movie
plots typically revolve around
romance. action and a healthy
dose of suspense. So it's no
wonder that Tom (‘ruise has
kept the details of his next pro-
duction _. his wedding to Katie
Holmes A closely under wraps.
Holmes friend Andrea Beni—
holtz. president of the Rock &
Republic fashion line. tells Us.
“All I really know is that the
wedding is soon! They will sur»
prise all of us."

Adds JJ Abrams. who direct—
ed (‘ruise in Mission: Impossi—
ble 3. "He hasn't told me about
the wedding. but I'm sure it will
be great and full of love. And if
I'm invited. I'll be there."

Abrams better mark his cal—
cndar. Us has learned exclusive
ly that after a 15-month engage
ment. the couple have finally set
their wedding date. "It's going
to definitely happen in the next
three to six weeks." a source
close to thc twosome tells Us.

Adds the couple's rep.
Amold Robinson. "The wedding
is still in the planning stages.
They're really excited about it.
They have always said they will
be married by the early fall. and
they are still in that window.
They can‘t wait."

lndeed. when Holmes was
asked by photographers during a
September 5 shopping trip if the
wedding was coming up. she
smiled and replied. “Yes!"

in fact. the following day.
the actress and her husband-to—
be had a leisurely lunch/wed—
ding powwow at the Beverly
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with her youngest daughter and
bride-to~be. "[Kathleenl is help-
ing with the final planning."
says the source. "It’s a real
mother—daughter affair."

Big Day lowdown

Though Cruise. 44. famous-
ly proposed to Holmes. 27. on
bended knee while reciting a
two—page poem at the top of the
Eiffel Tower in Paris (and an-
nounced it_the next day during a
War of the Worlds press confer»
encci. expect the nuptials to be
decidedly more low—key — but
equally romantic.

“It will be simple and cle»
gant." says a source close to the
pair. "They don't want any
riffraff there, just people who
are special to them that they
trust."

A source confirms that
('ruisc’s children with Nicole
Kidman. lsabella. l3. and Con—
nor. ll. along with their 6-
month-old. Suri. will all be part
of the ceremony. And Cruise's
contribution? "He'll just show
up!" jokes the source. adding.
"He really wants this to be about
Katie having her dream wedding
day." (The actress ended her en—
gagement to actor Chris Klein in
March 2005.)

As for location. prepare for a
game of Where in the World ls
Tom? Even those close to the
couple don't know.

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With her wedding just "three to six weeks"
away, Holmes finalizes plans to become
Mrs. Tom Cruise

says a friend of Holmes. A fami—
ly confidante adds that the cere—
mony will not be held in Tel-
luridc. Colorado. where the cou—
ple share a 10.000—square—foot
home — the site of Cruise's inti»
mate wedding to Kidman on
Christmas live 1990. (He mar—
ried Mimi Rogers in a Unitarian
ceremony in upstate New York
in l987.)

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(‘ruise has been contemplating a
wedding at a remote locale.
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So why did Holmes and
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question just eight weeks after
their first date. (To be fair. he is
on schedule: He told Barbara
Walters last November. "We're
going to get married next sum-
mer or early fall") But given the
couple's tumultuous summer. it
was hard to imagine that tasting
wedding cakes was at the top of
their to—do list.

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dured a massive and torrid pub-
lic hunt for Suri sightings. Then.
in August. (‘ruisc was fired from
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5. The new Starbucks in Ovid’s. There
used to be a whole section devoted to de-
licious Cheesecakes and smoothies — but
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smooth jazz and ta k about the deconstruc-
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as opposed to bi—weekly. Enough said.

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Bored this weekend?
Check out the Terrapin Hill

Harvest Festival

What: This annual festival showcases local
artists, musicians and storytellers

When: Thursday through Sunday

Where: Harrodsburg, Ky. On-site camping avail-
able and encouraged.

. The Kernel Book'C/ub wrl/ run on Thursdays throughout the semester to introduce readers to
different books and literature genres that are Interesting, fun and worth the read, Each week Will
have a new theme. The inaugural theme is immigrant fiction.

 

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Readers discover American culture through immigrant authors

 

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This book is about four sisters w hosc family
has emigrated from the Dominican Republic to the
United States. The tale is told through fifteen sto»

life in a new world. Laura Barrio-Vilar. an English professor at UK. thinks

Immigrant fiction is the lives. stories and experiences of the adaptations to

that this genre is especially important for American citizens to read.

“When you get to see the process immigrants go through to achieve not
just legal status but also recognition and acknowledgement from other Ameri-
can—bom citizens. then you understand better what their culture is about." Bar—

rio-Vilar said.

The books chosen for this week w ere written by an Afghani. a Haitian. a
Bengali and a Dominican. All of the stories. while fiction. tell the stories of

immigrants' struggles in the Western world.

» by Khaled Hossetni

"The Kite Runner" is one of the best pieces
of fiction —— no. one of the best books _. l have
read in a long time. The plot revolves around the
relationship between Amir. the wealthy son of a
Kabul businessman. and Hassan. his father‘s ser-
vant's son. As the story progresses. the relation-
ship between the two boys becomes heartbreak~
ing and triumphant. The story is written in such
a personal manner that it seems like a mcmoir;
the imagery and style of the novel proy ides a vi—
sual of Afghanistan. making it seem like the
reader is traveling through the last days of the
monarchy with the two young boys.

Though the novel has sortie somewhat unrc-

by Julia Alvarez

alistic plot turns. the story reads well from start
to finish. Perhaps one of the most important as
sets of the book is that it gives readers insight
into what Afghanistan V both past and present
~~~ is like and how the country led to its conflict
today. “The Kite Runner" is a haunting. enter:
taining. and honest novel that is hard to put
down.

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the Dominican Republic because that is where the
preyious stories really made sense. It also gives the
reader insight as to the reason for the girls‘ desire

to turn their backs on their heritage and their
(‘atholic upbringing. Thls book was an interesting
read because it not oiily described the immigrants‘
lives while adrusting to .‘\lllc‘l'lc‘illl culture. but also
why they were forced to llcc from a country and a

ries. describing the sisters' lives both before and ate
ter they immigrated. This format can be yery con»
fusing at times. because the stories are not in
chronological order. Sometimes it is difficult to tell
whether the story takes place in the Dominican or

Most-played albums of the week

1. Yo La Tengo, "I Am Not Afraid of You and I
Will Beat Your Ass"

2. TV on the Radio, "Return To Cookie
Mountain”

3. Be Your Own Pet, "Be Your Own Pet"

4. M. Ward, "Post-War"

5. era, "154"

6. Pinback, “Nautical Antiques”

7. Forget Cassettes, "Salt"

8. Faist, "Open Season: Remixes and
CoHabs"

9. Heartless Bastards, "All This Time"

to. Caribou, "Start Breaking My Heart/Up in
Flames"

the United States. or how old the girls are at the
moment.

At times the book scents like a racy version of

“Little Women." with the four sisters having sex.
smoking pot or going through a divorce. I preferred
the part where the girls were younger and living in

life they loved so much.

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Famous pianist brings unique style to classics

By Sage Thomas
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widely

Eat Italian food. Listen to a
world—renowned pianist. Watch an
athlete at work.

The Lexington Philharmonic
Orchestra is kicking off its 46th
season at the Singletary Center to-
morrow. hosting world~renowned
pianist Jon Nakamatsu. Food from
Bella Notte will be available at the
reception before the 8 pm. perfor-
mance.

Nakamatsu gained global

Japan and

three Sergei

medal in the Van (‘liburn Interna—
tional Piano Competition.
acknowledged as
the most prestigious piano
competition in the world.

The pianist has per»
formed throughout Europe.

States. including a perfor—
mance at (‘arnegie Hall in
New York and a special
performance for Bill and
Hillary ('linton in NW).
Nakamaisu

to No i.
most

the United

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Nakamatsu

will be playing lormance.

Rachmaninoff pieces

regarded as one ot the
challenging
Plt‘L‘Cs c\ er w ritten.
Nakamatsu said he cnr
toys playing for younger
audiences and that this is
his first \isit to l,c\ington
“It‘s really cyciting to
be able to play in Kentucky
for the first time." Nakar

He is not the only one
looking forward to the per—

fl is a wonderful opportunity to see
an .ii‘ttst work at the highest lcycl of
dk compltshnicnt.

"ln thc performingarts licld.
sitlllc‘lllllt‘s it feels like thcrc is no
end in sight. iandt it is iiicc to occai
sionally bc rcnnndcd of what you
ate striying for."

“l feel so lucky cyery timc l
walk out on stage and perform with
so many talented orchestras.” Nakar
matsu said. “liacli performance is
special and unique in a different
way. because you never know \\ hat

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Breath, Eyes, Memory >h

An excellent book. lt describes the relation-
ship between a young Haitian girl named Sophia
and the women who have greatly influenced her
life. Separated from her mother in the United
States. she grows up with her aunt in Haiti until

her mother sends for her.

by Edwidge Danticat

triguing. dealing with both issues of culture and
problems that many mothers and daughters face.
regardless of nationality.

My only complaint is that the beginning of the
book was a little slow. but it was definitely worth

reading to get to the novel‘s shocking conclusion.

The descriptions of Sophia‘s relationships are
realistic and influenced by the culture of their na-
tive land. The author relates the thoughts of the
individuals very eloquently. which gives the char-
acters a personal relationship with the reader.

The plot was absorbing and kept me interest-
ed. and the ending was a complete surprise. The
mother-daughter dynamic was particularly in-

lnterpreter of Maladies —— by Jhumpa Lahiri

.lhumpa Lahiri‘s debut collection. The Inter-
preter of Maladies. was the winner of the 2000
Pulitzer Prize for tiction. What is amazing about
this collection is how deftly Lahiri weaves stories
about the characters into the plot of characters in
other stories. Each character has a certain “mala-
dy" that Mr. Kapasi. the protagonist and inter—

preter. tries to tix.

thralled.

The nine stories told in the book are great in

that they provide vignettes of immigrants‘ experi—
ences of life in America. which are revealing to
those who have never been in a new situation or

had to move to a new country. Lahiri does such a
good job of describing her characters‘ positive and
negative attributes that it is startling that this is her
debut novel. She writes with such accuracy and
such emotional involvement that each story —
and the ending — will leave you surprised and en-

— Ellen Sawyer. features editor

tit

«Gina Young. Kernel hook critic

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PIANIST

Continued from page 3

is going to happen. and it is al-
ways so magical."

Nakamatsu said he prac-
tices as much as nine hours a
day. depending on whether he
is traveling. And practicing is—
n‘t just playing the piano.

“I have to memorize all the
pieces. lt‘s like memorizing a
play and then reciting it every
night. only the pieces are not
always the same."

Not only will

 

audience

members be hearing a master- ’

piece. but they will also be wit-
nessing an athlete as well.
“Most people think of the
piano and think of sitting still."
Nakamatsu said. “But actually.
it is incredibly physical to
make the piano loud enough to
hear over the rest of the orches-
tra."
“Piano Concerto No. 3 re—
quires a huge amount of stami-
a " Nakamatsu said. “There
are very few ‘rests‘ as in most
concertos. and the piano plays
95 percent of the time. The pi-
anist does cardio exercises at
the gym as much as possible to
help him develop that stamina.“

Joe Tackett. education coor—
dinator and bass player for the
Lexington Philharmonic. says
they worked all last season to
bring Nakamatsu to UK.

When asked how the deci-
sion is made to pursue particu~
lar artists. Tackett said the Phil-
harmonic's conductor. George
Zack. has a “dream list“ of
artists he would like to get.
Tackett said Nakamatsu has
been on that list for a while.

“Nakamatsu is highly
sought-after; we were lucky to
get him." Tackett said.

Nakamatsu said students
should not let the orchestra en-
vironment discourage them

from coming to his perfor—
mance.

“Just let the music wash
over you and understand that
you put your own meaning to
it." Nakamatsu said.

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'Six Degrees' connection similar to TV shows

By Robert Lloyd
LOS ANGELES TIMES

HOLLYWOOD . (‘oincv
dcncc Is the engine that drives
drama. which otherwise would
too much resemble the way we
actually ll\C a book might
last lor 20.000 pages. a movie
go on for six weeks before
something Interesting happened.
some little bit of serendipity that
made the hair on the back of
your neck stand up.

(‘ollision and rc~collIsIon. It
can look like late or like an acci-
dent. depending on how your
philosophy incImcS. but life
would be less fun without it. and
TV even worse

Coincidence Is at the very
heart of “Six Degrees." a new
series from ABC premiering
Thursday night that takes its
name from the “st degrees of
separation" theory. which holds
that you can connect any two
people through a chain of six
other people (and sometimes
less. obviously. unless you want
to take the scenic route).

It‘s odd. in a way. to see this
show coming along now, years

after John (iuarc's l‘)‘)0 play
“Six Degrees of Separation"
(and its only slightly later movie
version) planted the concept
firmly In the WW.
pop culture.
But in the
way It brings
strangers to,
gcthcr and ex»
plores the idea
of connection.
ll has a lot in
common with a
number other
shows this sea-
son. including
“The Nine" and
“The Class."
and also with
“Lost." whose
co—creator lJ.
Abrams is an
executive pro-
ducer here.
New York is where our sto-
ry unfolds. the naked city of 8
million stories and the metropo-
lis of happenstancc nonpareil.
because people there are contin-
ually moving about on its side-
walks and bumping up against
one another on its subways.

The way it brings
strangers together
and explores the
idea of connection,
it has a lot in com—
mon with. a number
of other Shows this
season, including
”The Nine" and 33.