xt7w6m335b1p https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7w6m335b1p/data/mets.xml The Kentucky Kernel Kentucky -- Lexington The Kentucky Kernel 2003-10-22 Earlier Titles: Idea of University of Kentucky, The State College Cadet newspapers English Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. The Kentucky Kernel The Kentucky Kernel, October 22, 2003 text The Kentucky Kernel, October 22, 2003 2003 2003-10-22 2020 true xt7w6m335b1p section xt7w6m335b1p Petty theft entertains students | PAGE 5 October 22, 2003 WEDNESDAYKENTUCKY Celebrating 32 years of independence .- 4 .,.4....L.___._.._. The season of spooks | KEG httpzl www.ltylternei.corn UK drops United Healthcare UK officials said they will accommodate emergencies; contract negotiations broke down after a few months By “an Stem 51m wnirtn Beginning Dec. 1, anyone with insurance through Unit- ed Healthcare will not be cov- ered at UK hospitals. includ- ing the Chandler Medical Center. Failed contract renewal negotiations between United Healthcare and the UK Chan- dler Medical Center mean that people with insurance through United Healthcare will have very limited access to UK medical services. UK announced Monday. In many cases. patients will either have to pay more money to receive treatment at a UK hospital or go elsewhere. UK officials said they re- gretted any inconvenience caused by the failed negotia— tions but said they still want- ed to provide quality health care. “We affirm our commit- ment to meet the health care needs of Central Kentuckians and those throughout our en- tire service area,” said Frank Butler, vice president for med- ical center operations. The main issue of the ne gotiations was about United Healthcare's insurance pay- ments to the medical center for services to their clients. “The medical center pro vides a certain number of specialty services, such as neonatal care and trauma ser- vices, that are a higher cost to provide than normal ser- vices.” Butler said. “We were asking that United Healthcare reimbursement recognize the value of those services." Butler said the contract renewal talks stalled because medical center officials and United Healthcare could not agree on an amount of reim- bursement. “The problem was that United Healtcare was offering to reimbursing us less than the costs of providing that See HEALTH on 3 LEAVING FOR GOOD JOHN FOSTER I PHOTO EDlTOR Keg registration decision delayed 56 officials address proposed keg tagging: officers say registration not just targeting UK By Rene Henderson sun mm It’eprgagedtbga h l wents fgi‘iemm Wetter!!- men 1 en c e atts, ' - Urban County Council voted unanimously to elay action on the proposed keg ordinance until Nov. 6. Councilmembers said they want to give stu- dents more time to get involved with the policy that would tag and track beer kegs. “I am not here to advocate underage drinking,” said Watts as she stood before the council at Tues- day’s work session. “I know it's a problem. I’m just asking you to slow this down so students can hop on." Watts asked the council for an extra week. They gave her two. 80 has been scrambling to voice student opin- ion since a committee approved the ordinance last Tuesday with a 6-1 vote. No students were present at that meeting. “Student opinion was not sought out on this is- sue,” said John Weis. SG Senate chairman. “We don’t want the council to come running to us with things like changing the names of street signs, but we do want to hear about things that ndtly affect us.” Mayor Teresa Isaac said the council will use the delay to research the legal issues. Watts said she is working with Isaac to hold a fo- rum between students, police, neighborhood associ- ations and councilmembers. Students first discussed their concerns about the policy during Monday’s forum hosted by SG and attended by councilmembers Paul Brooks and David Stevens. “There were a lot of good questions posed at the forum." said Matt Rippettoe, SG vice president. “In this next forum we want to respectfuny search out all the possible implications of this policy ” Students are not the only ones involved in the debate. Ike Lawrence, who owns properties in the Eu- clid Avenue area where many keg parties take place, said keg tagging is a “feel good ordinance." It will af- fect more legal college drinkers than high school students, he said. “The keg is a college institution,” he said. “It’s not going to be much fun if you’re having a party but have to sit and watch your keg the whole time.” Sgt. Richard Bottoms of the Lexington police’s alcohol beverage control unit said keg tagging is necessary to help his officers curb underage drink- ing. “I’m not targeting college students,” he said. “We just want to stop underage drinking wherever it is happening.” Councilmember Dick DeCamp said he is im- pressed with how SG is handling the current debate. “This has been nothing like the ‘wildcat war' brought on by the last president,” he said about for- mer SG President Tim Robinson’s campaign against the Lexington Area Party Plan in 2001. “Rachel has shown that students can respond to problems in a very civilized way. She has begun to smooth the wa- ters between students and the council." However. DeCamp disagreed with 86‘s accusa- tion that the approval came as a surprise. “I talked to SG about it personally," he said. “This was not a surprise. They just didn‘t keep up with it." The delay means the ordinance will not be up for a formal vote until Nov. 20. Mechanical engineering freshman ‘Mer Roberson packs all his belongings into his SUV as he prepares to leave UK forever. He withdrew from E-maii khenderson@kykernel.com all his classes instead of falling them. Although he is unsure of the future he said, "if i want to go anywhere, I gotta get out now." The last day to withdraw from classes ls Friday. Fraternities, sororities discuss governing councils Governing councils manage activities and discipline; students said they give them leadership opportunities By Andrew Martin STA" WRITER Every Greek organiza- tion at UK is a member of one of three self-governing groups that help manage and regulate fraternities and sororities on campus. The Interfraternity Council regulates UK frater- nities. the Panhellenic coun- cil regulates UK sororities, and the Pan-Hellenic council regulates African-American chapters of both fraternities and sororities. UK mandates that each Greek organiza- tions belong to the corre- sponding council. Officers of these govern- ing bodies view these gov- erning councils as a service to the students. “The IFC is here to in- sure the livelihood of all fra- ternities," said John Weis. the Interfraternity Council president. All Greek councils have elements of representative democracy that allow UK fra- ternities and sororities to govern themselves. Each council has a con- stitution. three branches of government and bylaws. The council consists of two dele- gates from each fraternity or sorority who vote on consti- tutional amendments and by- laws that regulate the frater- nities and sororities. Officers said they believe the right of each chapter to make its own rules brings co operation and takes every- one‘s opinion into account. “Everybody's different. If everybody was the same we‘d all be in one fraternity." said Brad Bacon. vice presi~ dent of scholarships for the Interfraternity Council. If a fraternity or sorori- ty is found to violate the rules. the judicial council hears both the sides of the issue at hand and deter- mines if and what type of punishment a fraternity or sorority will receive. This provides some so- lace to fraternities or sorori~ ties that stand trial to their council's judicial board. “I feel it allows a sorori- See GREEK on 3 Newsroom Phone: 257-1915 | Emit kernelOutyedu Classifieds Phone: 257-2071 | Email: classl‘ledfiyherneim Display Ads Phone: 251-2012 | E-inelt: MW First issue Free. W issues 25¢ Staying fit on campus in: a Cigarette tax a sensible idea I m as: a Contact Us 70 | 47 71 i47 m” 10' “N l" hula-“datum The Student Newspaper at the University of Kentucky. Lexington N H-.. .._....—.. -.. .--__——-.-—..__........- u...— I“! Immunoctmzuooa I mm W The Low-down Kernel beta for students, with ‘nasty' m If you th' you or someone you ow has the “crappiest car on campus," send us a photo or e-mail kernel@uky.edu and tell us about it. We'll showcase many of the cars in the Kernel and talk to the owners about what makes their can well. crappy. We want to know all about it. We’ll also do a non-scientific vote on what car is the worst. Let us know be- fore Nov. 5. Call 257-1915 or e-mail kernel@uky.edu. Bush m from Asia in terror w. free trade SINGAPOR — President Bush pressed for more Asian help in the war on terror Tuesday, carrying his appeal to Sin- gapore after winning a pledge from regional leaders to curb illicit weapons. Bush failed to win explicit endorsement by the 21-nation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum for a new U.S.-led diplomatic initiative to end a yearlong nuclear standoff with North Korea. And North Korea’s firing of a short-range missile — possibly two —- appeared to undercut progress toward an agreement. However. the leaders called for resumption of multinational negotiations to resolve the impasse. The call was made by Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who chaired the annual APEC summit. and he spoke with the other leaders flanking him. Bush came up empty in getting Asian allies to back U.S. efforts to persuade China to end an exchange-rate policy that US. manufacturers and politicians of both parties claim is costing American JO 5. Ten Pdestiilis kled ii intense Israeli air assailts NUSSEIRAT REFUGEE CAMP. Gaza Strip w The flag- wrapped bodies of seven Palestinians killed in an Israeli mis- sile strike were carried through this shantytown Tuesday. with tens of thousands of mourners clamoring for revenge. The seven, ranging in age from 11 to 49. were bystanders crowding around a car afier it was targeted by a first missile. Palestinian security officials said. The Israeli military said it believed three of the dead were militants in the car. However. the vehicle did not take a direct hit. and witnesses said the wanted men escaped. The attack in Nusseirat was one of five air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Monday. one of the most in- tense single-day assaults with helicopters and warplanes in three years of fighting. In addition to the seven killed in Nus- seirat. three more Palestinians — two Hamas militants and a bystander —— were killed in the other strikes. About 100 Pales- tinians were wounded. hospital officials said. More than a dozen were in serious condition. little school student brnigs rm to school, no one but RADCLIFF. Ky. — A mid le-school student has been charged with terroristic threatening after he allegedly brought a gun to his school. police said. The boy. a student at Bluegrass Middle School. will attend a hearing Thursday to determine his future in the school district. The school board could expel him or place him in an alternative school. said Richard Hughes. superintendent for the Hardin County schools. Another student notified a parent Thursday morn- ing that he or she had witnessed the eighth-grader show the weapon to some students on the school bus the day before. The parent then called the school shortly after 7 am. EDT. of- ficials said. Radcliff police responded. but the child was not in school. They went to his home. where the officers found the child and a loaded handgun. police spokeswoman Elaine Leach said. The child's parents escorted their son to the po- lice department for questionth Police said the boy stole the weapon from a 19-year-old re tive who was living in the boy’s residence at the time of the alleged incident. Pope Imus new m Ist of callus VATICAN CITY —— His health failing, Pope John Paul II added 30 names to the list of his possible successors Tuesday installing a diverse collection of cardinals in a consistory some say may be his last. In a ritualfilled ceremony on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica, the 8&yearold pope gave the new “princes of the church" their red hats and declared them members of the elite band of chur hmen who will elect the next pope. The pope‘s increasing fr ilty. on display during a rigorous week of ceremonies surrounding his 25th anniver- sary. added poignancy to Tuesday’s consistory, the ninth of his pontificate. Rid: ii Kl'bdl. shots lied h Bagdad lllilg spot BAGHDAD, Iraq — Coalition troops and Iraqi police arrest- ed 32 people Tuesday in raids in the Shiite Muslim holy city Kar- bala, and US. troops fired in the air to disperse a crowd at the Oil Ministry alter a woman objected to a search by a sniffer dog.In Fallujah, troops of the 82nd Airborne Division were back on the sweets Tuesday one day after one paratrooper was killed and six wounded in an ambush. Two civilians. including a Syrian truck driver. were also killed. A full 24 hours after the deaths in Fallu- jah. the US. command in Baghdad said it still had no comment on an allegation by the family of one of the dead civilians that he was killed by American tr00ps after they detained him. Pol- ish military spokesman Capt. Andrzej Wiatrowski said the raid in Karbala. 50 miles south of Baghdad, took place before dawn against a group which seized an Iraqi official last week in a dis- pute over a bus, triggering armed clashes between rival Shiite factions. to address box-cutter incident on WASHINGTON — Congress wants to know ow a ZOyear- old college student apparently spirited box cutters onto two air- planes. where they lay undetected for weeks after he allegedly told the Transportation Security Administration about them. He even emailed ofiicials his name and telephone number. the FBI said. Rep. Tom Davis. R-Va., chairman of the House Government Reform Committee. said Monday he told TSA Chief James boy that the panel would review the agency‘s operations. including airline passenger screening. “Despite significant seizures of pro hibited items from passengers going through TSA security checkpoints. this week‘s events highlight possible weaknesses in the system which need to be addressed." Davis said in a letter to Loy. Nathaniel Heatwole. 20. of Damascus. Md. was charged Monday in federal court in Baltimore with taking a dangerous weapon aboard an aircraft. The case followed discovery of bags containing box cutters. bleach and other prohibited items aboard two Southwest Airlines planes. Judge orders trial for Kobe EAGLE, Colo. — NBA star Kobe Bryant has been ordered to stand trial on a charge of sexually assaulting a IOyearold Col- orado resort worker. but the judge said prosecutors had offered only minimal evidence. Eagle County Judge Frederick Gannett said Monday that although prosecutors presented “a minimal amount of evidence." what they did show suggested “submis- sion and force." The evidence included photographs of the woman‘s injuries. as well as blood on her underwear and on Bryant's T-shirt. The Los Angeles Lakers guard could face life in prison if convicted. His next appearance was set for Nov. 10. Bryant. 25. has said the sex was consensual. His attorneys sug- gested the woman‘s injuries came during sex with other men in the days before her June 30 encounter with Bryant at a posh re sort in nearby Edwards. WWS‘IAFFADIIEW UNIVERSITY OF CRIME i KENTUCKY SelectedreportsmadetoUKPolicefrom Oct.7. ZOO3toOcL12. 2003. Oct. 7: Fourth-degree assault reported at 454 Complex Drive at 7:50 pm. A 21-year-old man who was visiting UK said a known sub- ject assaulted him. Oct. 8: Criminal mischief reported at 1095 Veterans Drive at 9:40 am Oct. 8: Medical assistance given to 18-year-old female who passed out in room 114 of 140 Patterson Drive. Oct. 8: TV stolen from front lobby at 343 Martin Luther King Boulevard at 2:30 pm. Oct. 8: Fight in progress at 800 Rose Street at 9:04 pm. Oct. 9: Criminal mischief reported at 318 Hilltop Avenue at 2:02 am. Oct. 9: Harassment by letters. phone calls to 620 South Limestone Street at 9:22 am. Oct. 9: Three small children left alone in a car for over an hour out- side of Agricultural Science Center North at 10:20 am. Oct. 9: Disorder in progress. arrest made at University and Hilltop Avenues at 9:48 pm Oct. 10: Criminal mischief investigated at 368 Rose Street at 3:25 am. Oct. 10: Item stolen from vehicle at 330 Hilltop Avenue at 4:53 pm. Oct. 11: Suspicious person arrested at Kitty O'Shea's at 4:58 am. Oct. 11: Disorder in progress, arrest made at 343 Aylesford Place at 2:24 am. Oct. 11: First-degree burglary and second-degree assault reported at 545 South Limestone Street at 7:42 pm. A man kicked in the door of his girlfriend's apartment, where he threw a porcelain mug at her head and tried to strangle her. She suffered from cuts to her head and swelling to her throat, but was treated and released from the hospital. Oct. 12: Fourth-degree assault reported at 434 Aylesford at 2:10 am. 23-year-old man suspected of hitting people, vehicles with fence plank. Oct. 12: Criminal mischief investigated on Woodland Avenue at 1:25 pm. Subjects suspected of pouring paint on vehicle parked on Woodland Ave. Source: UK Police Web site at www.uky.edu/Police and police reports. Compiled by Staff Writer Ben Fain. E-mail: bfain@kykernel.com is “it ‘ All Greeks with a 3.5 or better GPA based on Spring 2003 grades are invited to attend. erlxamity Council and Paflhelle , 80h01aIShlp Awards Baanet 1110 Friday, October 24th 2003 9:00am Student Center Grand Ballroom Breakfast will be served and Awards presented for 0 Highest Fraternity and Sorority Grade Point Average 0 Most Improved Fraternity and Sorority Grade Point Average Jrstudentactivitiesboard ; X’Ree re) CW1“? VKEST awe UK/LCC ID «9 was 257.8867 www.uksab.org) r Students combat Freshman-1 Students take advantage of campus fitness centers; counselors advise how to stay slim and keep in shape By: Shanna Sanders CONIRIBUIING WRIIIR The two gyms on cam pus tend to see more stu- dents during different times of the year as some students start new fitness routines. The Johnson Center is located on University Drive on South Campus. and the Underground Fitness Center can be found in the basement of Donovan Hall on Central Campus. The Johnson Center is open to full-time UK and LCC students, and the Un- derground Fitness Center is free for dorm residents. “The busiest times of the year are at the beginning of semesters." said Robert Hayslett. fitness director at the Johnson Center. “This is the time that students are trying to orient to new class es. friends, campus. etc. This is the same time that stu- dents try to take on a new fit- ness routine. Some stay the course and other fall off the bandwagon.“ Finding an enjoyable ac- tivity is the key to keeping up a fitness routine, he said. “The key to staying ac tive and maintaining a rec- ommended weight is to find an activity that you enjoy." Hayslett said. “Too often I see individuals that exercise because they feel it is some- thing that they have to do. and not that they want to do. These are the same individu~ als that I see at the begin- ning of each semester for about a week or two." Any activity that burns calories is considered a workout. including sports, aerobic classes. weightlifting and running. Mary Bolin-Reece. direc- tor of the Counseling and Testing Center. said that most students begin to be- come upset over weight gain in the early spring after go- ing home and having friends notice their weight gain. “A lot of student worries depend on their body image and weight prior to college,“ Bolin-Reece said. “If they have already had problems with the issue. then it can be distressing. For a lot of stu- dents. though. it's not the end of the world.“ Bolin-Reece also said that one of the best ways to exercise is walking to class. “Students should just walk very briskly around campus." she said. “I think there is a myth that you have to do thirty minutes on' the treadmill for it to count." Students can also use re- sistance training in their dorm rooms to stay in shape. she said. “You can buy small hand weights." she said. “You can work most of the major mus- cle groups without taking up much room." Many students begin fit- ,, Menuhin l WEDNESDAY, ocroetii 22, 2go§ '|_ 3 4H9 new t in Ii‘ rd rim Graduatestudentflimlalamutntesmexerclselnhergymclass. ness routines as they see the effects of the Freshman 15. extra weight gained by un- healthy eating the first se— mester away from home. “I know it exists. Skinny girls come home with a little extra padding." said Katie Hansen, a French freshman. However. some upper- classmen debate the exis- tence of the Freshman 15 at UK. “I don't think anyone I know gained any weight," said computer science sopho- more Nick Mattei. “I actually was worried (about it) before I came. I got on the scale before I left and then I did when I got home and I had lost ten pounds.“ E-mail kerneliu ukyedu Officer said he let Officer let John Muhammed go just after a shooting; Muhammed faces the jury as his own legal counsel ASSOCIATED PRESS VIRGINIA BEACH. Va. —— A policeman spoke to sniper suspect John Allen Muham- mad just a half-hour afier the shooting for which he is on trial. but let him go as the offi- cer tried to deal with angry. panicked drivers trying to leave the scene, a jury at Muhammad's murder trial was told Tuesday Prince William Officer Steven Bailey testified that Muhammad was “very polite and very courteous" when they spoke as Muhammad drove his Chevrolet Caprice out of a restaurant parking lot where police believe the snipers fired the shot that killed Dean Harold Meyers on Oct. 9. 2002. Bailey said Muhammad told him that police had actu- ally directed him into the parking lot as they secured the crime scene. Only later that night did Bailey find out that was untrue. “I didn‘t catch on. I wish I had." Bailey told Muhammad on cross-examination. Muhammad is serving as his own lawyer. Police have said they had several encounters with the sniper suspects during the killing spree that terrorized the Washington area, but the manhunt focused on a white van thought to be the sniper vehicle. Bailey said he faced a dif- ficult situation in which he interviewed every driver in the lot. preventing people from leaving who were scared to be at the scene. “We were having prob- lems with people getting irate. wanting to leave the scene.“ he said. Muhammad asked Bailey. “Did you ever see me with a weapon?" and Bailey respond- ed “No.” Muhammad has asked similar questions of many witnesses in the case. Bailey also testified that he found a Baltimore map book in the restaurant park- ing lot. which was later deter- mined to have Muhammad's fingerprints on it. The map book is one of the few pieces of physical evidence linking Muhammad to the Manassas crime scene. Muhammad, 42. and fel- low suspect Lee Boyd Malvo. 18, are charged with 13 shoot- ings. including 10 deaths. over a three-week span last Octo- sniper suspect go her in the Washington area. They are also suspected or charged in shootings in Al- abama. Georgia. Louisiana, Arizona and Washington state. Muhammad‘s trial took a surprising turn Monday when he was granted the right to serve as his own lawyer. But prosecutors com- plained Tuesday that Muham- mad’s court-appointed attor- neys are playing too large a role in the case. Muhammad made his opening statements and has questioned witnesses, but his attorneys were al- lowed to stay at his side to provide assistance. "It's apparent the defen- dant cannot act as his own counsel,“ said assistant prose— cutor Richard Conway. “The current situation is intolera- ble." Circuit Judge LeRoy F Millette Jr. agreed that Muhammad was getting too much help. saying the defense lawyers should only interact with Muhammad when he specifically requests for help. So far. though. Millette said Muhammad “appears to be competently representing himself. appears to be asking questions appropriately. seems to understand his legal rights." Court began Tuesday with Muhammad withdraw~ ing a request that might have allowed him to introduce mental health evidence at his trial. “I‘ve changed my mind on that," Muhammad told Millette at the start of the tri- al‘s sixth day. Muhammad has been barred from presenting any mental health evidence on his behalf because he refused to meet with prosecutors” men- tal health expert. On Monday. he had asked Millette to re- consider that ruling in hopes of using it as mitigating evi- dence at sentencing if he is convicted. A witness to the shooting of Meyers testified that he heard the shot and saw Mey- ers as he lay in a pool of blood beside a gas pump. He immediately assumed it was a sniper shooting and told prosecutor Paul Ebert that he “went inside the store. dug down. We felt unsafe. scared." The testimony could bolster the prosecution‘s theo- ry that the sniper shootings amounted to acts of terror- ism. On cross—examination. Muhammad asked the wit- ness. Jason Salazar. "C an you recall seeing me at the area?” Salazar said he couldn't. HEALTH Continued from page i care." Butler said. Butler said that the two sides had been discussing the contract for months. “We had been attempting to negotiate for the last six months." Butler said. “I‘m ~— GREEK Continued from page I ty to voice their side," said Vanessa Hahn, Panhellenic Council president. “We usu- ally can work out a solution together.“ Officers also said they feel the executive branch is responsible for enforcing rules. "It‘s important for every- body to pull their weight." Bacon said about executive disappointed that we couldn't come to some agreement." People with United Healthcare who use UK physi- cians for primary health care will have to find another doc- tor. Butler said. In the event of an emer- gency. Butler said that the medical center would accept United Healthcare patients. “In that situation. the pa- tient will have to work with us in getting appropriate pay— ment from United Health- members. “If anyone slacks. then that area of the overall experience is not as good as it could be.“ Each council has an ad- viser that assists each coun- cil with parliamentary proce- dures and understand the by- laws set by previous groups and assist in bringing monies for programming. “I encourage them to do programs among themselves and with other groups on campus.“ said Dawn Offut. adviser to the Pan-Hellenic Council. Advisers said they enjoy the working with students. care." Butler said. In general. Butler felt that many Central Kentuckians would not be affected by this break of partnership. “We still accept almost all other insurance companies. so I think there won't be a ma- jor effect on the general popu- lation.“ Butler said. Mary Margaret Colliver. public relations official for the Medical Center. said out- side groups will be affected by this decision. but not any UK “I like seeing the stu- dents grow and develop skills.“ said Susan West. di- rector of Greek Affairs and Panhellenic Council adviser. Another organization that helps all three councils coordinate events is the Inter Greek Programming Associ- ation. Any event with four or more fraternities and sorori- ties requires approval of the programming which allows five votes from every council when making decisions. association. “It‘s important to negu- late activities because not employees. Some UK students may be affected. depending on their insurance provider According to the press re lease. UK Hospital admitted about 500 United Healthcare patients in 2002. That year. Chandler Med- ical Center physicians saw around 6.000 outpatient cases from Central Kentuckians. Email asichkoi u kykernel. com only does the calendar get overfilled but it gets to the point that no one wants to come to anything." said Ryan Schoonover. president of the programming associa- tion. Most involved said they agreed that the experience with self-governance and parliamentary procedure is good for Greek students. “I feel it's a great oppor tunity for political science students or students interest- ed in (related) issues.“ Hahn said. E-mail amartiniwkykernelmm M {flow our: mmsl mm STAFF ll“lll);li\n ' Baby line (Sf limp hair ‘ Bad umcllllun 5: split ends ' (folur (urrcc‘liim 83‘)'558'U3~3 Duglas K Amara; ll.iir \.ilun 153 l’atclicn l)r.. Sum: 37' Specializing in Problem Hair! Bummg Out? Come to Independent Study and we will help you make up for lost credits. 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Still. national comparisons are imperfect because states set their own standards for licensing and subject mastery by veteran teachers. On the low end in the new figures: Alaska. which reported that just 16 percent of its public school classes were taught by highly quali- fied teachers. Two other states reported that less than half of their classes made the mark: Alabama. at 35 percent. and California. at 48 percent. Wisconsin reported that almost 99 percent of classes had top teachers. and Idaho. Arkansas. Connecticut. Min- nesota. Indiana. Massachu- setts. Utah. Michigan. Penn- sylvania and Wyoming re- ported totals of at least 95 percent. By the end of the 2005-06 school year. all teachers of subjects from English to arts must be highly qualified. a mission aimed in particular at helping poor and minority students. Overall. 39 states and the District of Columbia report- ed data. and most said that at least eight in 10 teachers were already highly quali- fled. The 11 states that did not report information were re- quired to do so as a condition of receiving federal money this month. The reporting will put a spotlight on the states and the areas within states that need the most improvement. said Celia Sims, who coordi- nates the federal applications for the Education Depart- ment. The department will pro- vide help. Sims said. and the public will get more involved. “In the past. parents have never had this type of infor- mation." Sims said. “It‘s kind of been that dirty little secret over the years. and what we‘re beginning to do is un- cover that." Several states indicated problems in coming up with the figures in the way the de- partment wanted: percentage of classes taught by highly qualified teachers. not the percentage of top teachers themselves. The distinction is meant to expose situations in which teachers qualified in one sub- ject are assigned to teach classes outside the field they know. Beyond gathering data. just meeting requirements of the law is a huge challenge for some states. In Alaska. for example. many rural schools have teachers who handle many subjects. In many cases. those teachers would have to get college degrees in each sub- ject within the next three years. or pass rigorous tests in those subjects. to remain in the classroom. “How is that person go- ing to get highly qualified in that time period?" asked Cyn- thia Curran. who adminis- ters teacher education and certification for Alaska. "It is a concern. and we're doing everything we can to try to help