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April 12. 2002

Celebrating 30 years of independence

 

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Warehouse will be razed
to make room for housing

Development: Planning Commission approves
proposal that will add more downtown residences

By Rebecca Neal
STAFF WRITER

The Fayette County Plan-
ning Commission yesterday
passed a proposal by a promi-
nent Lexington businessman to
demolish a vacant tobacco
warehouse and create new
housing units in a block be-
tween UK and downtown.

Bill Lear. a Lexington
lawyer and developer, wants to
create a mix of apartments.
townhouses and single-family

houses on the city block at
South Mill and Pine streets.
The complex will be called the
South Mill Commons.

Lear was not present at the
commission‘s meeting due to
prior appointments with
clients.

His lawyer and partner at
the firm Stoll. Keenon and
Park. Rena Wiseman. spoke on
Lear’s behalf and presented the
plans to the council.

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A tobacco warehouse between Lawrence and South Hill streets. owned
by Bill Lear, will be razed to make way for new housing developments.

 

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Eastern tradition: Tibetan monks have practiced making mandalas
for centuries. The intricate designs represent the cycle of life and death

B Jami Fritter and
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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Millions of grains of sand
will be brought to the Rasdall
Gallery next week. Starting
Monday. a group of Tibetan
monks will create a sand man-
dala. a circular design. five feet
in diameter. in the gallery. The
monks will be making a stop
on the UK campus to share
their art and culture
with students.

The Student Activities
Board is sponsoring the
Tibetan monks from the
Drepung Loseling Monastery.
to help promote diversity on
campus. said SAB President
Chris Rodgers. SAB represents
and caters to the whole student
body by offering a wide variety
of activities. she explained.

“We are looking for pro-
grams that have a good mes-

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Tibetan monks are shown here creating a sand mandala. A group of the
monks will be at UK next week to demonstrate their art.

sage and meet the needs of all
members of the student body."
Rodgers said.

Marielle Peck. SAB Next
Stage director. is in charge of

the monks' visit. She said the
visiting monks have a lot to
teach students through their

art.

“This is something people

do not usually get exposed to.
and it can help to broaden your
horizons and understand dif~
ferent cultures." Peck said.

The monks will construct
the mandala with authentic in-
struments and sand they bring
with them. The word mandala
means “circle" in Sanskrit.
and it represents the universe
and its energy.

The mandala symbolizes
the need to develop clarity of
mind. purity of behavior and a
correct view of reality. At the
end of the week. the sand man-
dala will be destroyed with wa-
ter to represent the cycle of life
and death.

Chris McDaniels. an agri-
culture biotechnical junior. is
very interested in seeing the
sand mandala.

“Any time you can experi-
ence a culture outside your

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SG controversy not unique to UK

By John Iampler

NEWS [DITOR

The past five years of Stu-
dent Government at UK have
seen one election overturned.
two impeachment hearings and
a call for overturning this
year's election that still awaits
a decision by the Election
Board of Claims.

Yet the problems of UK's
Student Government pale in
comparison to those of several
other universities around the
nation have experienced in past
years.
Both the University of AI
abama and Florida Intemation-

al University had their student
governments disbanded in the
early 19905. and it took some
time before they returned to
campus.

Throughout the years at Al-
abama. there have been threats
against candidates and allega-
tions of wiretapping and selec-
tive allocation of student funds.
said Rick Funk. adviser to UA‘s
current Student Government
Association.

But it was the assault on a
female candidate in 1993 made
the university to decide to take
action, Funk said.

“That was the straw that
broke the camel's back." he said.

The president of [TA and its
vice president of Student Af»
fairs decided to disband the
SGA.

“They felt it was not serv-
ing the purposes it was de-
signed for." Funk said.

For the next three years. the
duties of SGA assumed by two
other organizations. Funk said.

UK management freshman
John Barth said wouldn't mind
seeing a similar division of
SG's duties happen at UK.

“It would make things run
smoother." he said.

In 1995. UA got a new presi-
dent who wanted to see SGA re-
turn to campus. said Tom

Strong. UA's Dean of Students.
A campus-wide election was
held in March of 1996 that re«
sulted in the ratification of a
new SGA Constitution. and
SGA was back at UA.
“They've gotten
things done.“ Strong said.
At Florida International
University. student govern-
ment was disbanded in the
spring of 1992 because members
mismanaged funds and violated
both the SGA Constitution and
their oath of office. said Larry
Lunsford. assistant vice presi-
dent for Student Affairs at FIU.
Among the more serious

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Gandhi espouses
non-violence as
a way of life

By Joe Anderson
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The grandson of Mahatma
Gandhi does not have much of a
physical presence. A smallish.
wiry man with salt and pepper
hair. he would be easy to over-
look in a crowd.

But when Arun Gandhi
speaks. people listen.

Gandhi. the founder of the
MK. Gandhi Institute for Non-
violence in Memphis. Ten.
nessee. spoke Thursday at
Memorial Hall. weaving memo-
ries and anecdotes of his grand-
father with his own ideas to ex
press his philosophy of non-vio
lence.

“Everywhere I go. people
have a limited understanding
of non-violence." Gandhi said.
“Not using physical force is
only a small fraction of the phi-
losophy,"

Gandhi said non-violence is
not a strategy to be manipulat
ed. but a way of life.

Gandhi grew up in South
Africa. where he repeatedly be»
came a victim to “color preju~
dice." beginning at age 10. “I
was beaten up by whites. who
thought I was too black." he
said. “Then. a few days later. I
was beaten up by blacks who
thought I was too white."

Gandhi‘s anger over these
incidents prompted his parents
to take him to India to live with
Mahatma Gandhi. He lived
there for 18 months. during the
height of India's struggle for in
dependence from British colo-
nial rule.

“Grandfather taught
through stories. weaving every-

day experiences into what he
was telling me." he said.

When Gandhi threw away
a pencil. his grandfather made
him search through dark bush-
es for hours to find it. “When
we waste natural resources."
he said, “we do violence against
the earth and violence
against other humans."

Gandhi spoke at length
about “passive violence.” such
as waste. discrimination and
hate. “Even when we don't use
physical force. our actions can
hurt someone." he said.

Gandhi also addressed
dealing with anger. comparing
anger to electricity. saying it
can be as useful or destructive
as we make it. He spoke of the
need to channel anger into posi‘ .
tive actions.

“Anger leads to moments of
madness." he said. “Our prison
system is full of young people
who acted in that moment of
madness."

Instead of punishments.
Gandhi said. we should teach
by example.

“Punishments help no
one." he said. “Justice should
not mean revenge. but reforma-
tion." 4

Gandhi listed selfishness. -
labels and economic disparity *
as other sources of anger which
can lead to violence.

“We must build good rela-
tionships. based on respect. un
derstanding and appreciation."
Gandhi said.

“So many of our relation-
ships are selfish and self-inter
ested. between individuals and
entire nations.“

 

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Entertainer, crusader
Belaionte to visit UK

If you go: Speech part of week's symposium

By Lamin Swann
SENIOR SiAFF WRiTER

Harlem native and Ja-
maica-raised Harry Belafonte
had humble beginnings in New
York City‘s garment district.

After moving from Jamaica
to Harlem. he dropped out of
high school and joined the US.
Navy. After his tour of duty. he
worked in New York's garment
district and as a janitor's
assistant.

But after seeing an Ameri-
can Negro Theatre production.

he was hooked
by the world of
entertainment.
In follow-
ing years. he
would become
a respected
singer. actor.
producer and
human rights
crusader.
Belafonte
will speak at UK Tuesday
evening. as a part of nex

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The flowers are part
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