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Clinton promises

Complex plan would guarantee lifetime coverage

 

By Terence Hunt
Associated Press

 

WASHINGTON —— Proposing a
massive makeover of the nation's
health care system. President Clin-
ton called last night for reforms that
would guarantee every American
comprehensive medical benefits
“that can never be taken away."

Math classes
change tests
this semester

By Clarissa Blair
Staff Writer

 

 

Students no longer can make edu-
cated guesses when they‘re
stumped by problems on college al-
gebra or elementary calculus tests.

This semester. U K‘s mathematics
department replaced multiple
choice tests in MA 109 and MA
123 with tests that require students
to show their work.

The change presents challenges
for students and faculty alike. in-
structors say. While students will be
expected to work out every prob-
1cm. instructors will have to grade
every test by hand. Previously. a
machine scanned and graded an-
swer sheets automatically.

Carl Lee. chairman of the math
department. said the new tests will
take longer to grade. but instructors
will be better able to evaluate their
students' performances.

Lee said the department‘s faculty
members decided during a meeting
last spring that students would be
better served and evaluated if al'
work was shown on math tests.

“If students work out the prob-
lems on an exam. they can at least
get partial credit." Lee said.

“But a test is a diagnostic. too.
An insuuctor can tell what led a
student to a wrong answer —.
whether they lacked some funda-
mental knowledge or were making
small errors.

“You could not see that on a mul-
tiple choice exam." Lee said.

(‘hris Mizell. a pan-time math in-
structor. said the tests will mean
more work for him. but he said the
new format is “a better system" be-
cause it “gives a more valid repre—
sentation of what the student actual-
ly knows.“

Mizell said it is easy to make
small mistakes while working out
math problems. And, with the old
multiple choice tests. the wrong an-
swer that a student comes up with
could have been listed on the test as
one of the possible correct answers.

“It is easy to make a small mis-
take. and the answer will honestly
look like the right answer.“ Mizeu
said. “But if the student picks that

See MATH. Back Page

Clinton, in a speech to a national-
ly broadcast session of Congress.
said his plan would reform “the
costliest and most wasteful health
care system on Earth without any
new broad-based taxes."

laying out his rationale for the
biggest social initiative since the
New Deal. Clinton said the current
system is “too uncenain and too ex-
pensive. too bureaucratic and too

wasteful. it has too much fraud and
too much greed."

Pointing to his own proposal,
which would require all employers
to provide health insurance to their
workers, the president said. “This
system will work. You don't have
to take my word for it." Clinton
spoke to a House chamber packed
with lawmakers and dignitaries.

He signaled a willingness to com-

 

promise over the course of what is
sure to be months of debate. “On
this journey. as on all others of con-
sequence. there will be rough
stretches and honest disagreements
about how to reach our destination.
After all. this is a complicated jour-
ney."

He said that under his plan. some
Americans would be asked to pay
more but that the vast majority
“will pay the same or less for your
health care coverage and. at the
same time. get the same or better

health

   

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care

coverage than you have today."

To help pay for it. Clinton said he
would impose new taxes on tobac-
co. Also possible is a tax on corpo-
rations that opt out of the health al-
liances and set up their own
programs. and billions in cuts in
Medicare and Medicaid. The White
House deliberately left vague the fi-
nancing details. one of the thomiest
issues to come.

Clinton saluted his wife, Hillary.
as “a talented navigator" for the
controversial. complicated plan.

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From her perch in the gallery. Mrs.
Clinton acknowledged a brief
standing ovation. Beside her were
C. Everett K00p. the former sur-
geon general who has endorsed the
administration‘s approach, Surgeon
General Joycelyn Elders. known for
her liberal views on abortion and
birth control, and T. Berry Brazel-
ton. a pediatrician and author of
books on child development.

in a direct challenge to lawmak-
See CLINTON, Back Page

 

 

 

 

to be called “house director'

rority.

 

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Public health graduate student Christy Savells. 23, prefers

of Alpha Omicron Pi social so-

Grad student, 23,
AOPi’ s new mom

 

By Bob Thorns
Stall Writer

 

The word “housemom” con-
jures images of an older. matriar-
chal figure who rules over a fra—
ternity or sorority house.

It usually doesn't bring to
mind an active 23-year-old grad-
uate student.

But for members of Alpha
Omicron Pi social sorority.
that's exactly what it means.

Christy Savells. a public
health graduate student from
Dayton. Ohio. took over as
housemom —— she prefers “house
director" — in eariy July.

“I needed money. and i need-
ed a place to stay." Savells said.
so she decided to apply for the
position after a friend encour-
aged her.

“As an undergrad. I went to
Ohio University. where most of
the house directors are grad stu-

dents." she said. “So it was no big
deal to me.”

The AOPi Housing Corporation
Board was the first to contact her.
saying it wanted a bit of a change.

After her first interview. Savells
said she was very nervous.

“The whole ride back to Ohio I
thought. ‘l‘m not going to get the
job. There‘s no way.‘ “

After a few more interviews. the
board decided to give her the job.
and she said things have been great
ever since.

Advertising junior Heather
Hoelzer. a member of AOPi.
agreed: “She‘s not only a house di-
rector; she's our friend."

Hoelzer recalled one late night
when she got separated from a
friend and need a ride home. She
called Savells. who quickly came to
her aid.

“1 don’t think most house moth-
ers would have picked me up after

See MOM, Back Page

Beta pledge,
31, ‘jast one
of the guys ’

By Julie Owens
Contributing Writer

 

 

Corry Branson just pledged a fra—
ternity at age 31. but his brothers
see him as just another one of the
guys.

“Corry is a strong leader with in—
credible spirit and enthusiasm.“
Beta Theta Pi President Dave Solo—
mon said. “His attitude is just like
one of the guys".

Branson. a natural resource con-
servation senior, became the oldest
member of the fratemity when he
joined during fall Rush.

Despite the age difference. Bran-
son said he fits in well with his
younger fraternity brothers.

“These guys really care." Bran-
son said. “and l was very impressed
by that during rush. The people
here are very real and genuine."

Though Branson doesn't see
himself as being 31. he said he
knows the importance of being re-
sponsible.

“1 like to get involved in every-
thing that I do." said Branson.
whose goal is to become Student
Govemment Association president.
“I take responsibility very serious-
1y."

Other members of the fratemity
say they sometimes see Branson as
a “father figure.“

1(er Lucus. vice president of
Beta Theta Pi Housing. said Bran-
son helps many younger members
through his guidance and support.

“He has so much to add to the
fraternity." Lucus said. “Because of
his age. he is both responsible and
experienced in life."

Lucus also said Branson
shouldn‘t have problems relating to
other members because of the age
difference.

"He already fits in well with oth-
er members of the fraternity." he
said. “As a student, he is experienc-
ing the same things as everyone
else. He can relate to them in that

 

Natural resource conservation senior Corry Branson. 31.
pledged Beta Theta Pi social fraternity this semester. Other
Betas say they sometimes see the oldest member of their

fraternity as a ‘lather figure.’

way."

Branson said he doesn‘t have a
problem with taking orders from his
fraternity leaders. “it doesn‘t bother
me because everyone here respects
each other.

"Beta is not about trying to em—
barrass anyone. whether they are 17
or 31 years old. There is a good rea-
son for everything that we are asked
to do."

Though Branson felt like an ini-
tiated member of the fraternity w-

 

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her in the semester. he said that
getting his “big brother" on
Monday night has changed his
attitude. “I had already felt like 1
was an active.“ Branson said.

“I had the opinion that I
wouldn't be. surprised. or that
they couldn‘t do anything that
was new tome.

“But after (Monday) night. I
feel more like a pan of my
pledge class. instead of being so
much of a father figure.“

 

 

SGA running out of money, official says

 

 

By Lance Williams
News Editor

 

With a little less than eight
months left in the 1993-94 academ-
ic year. the Student Government
Association is trying to tighten its
belt.

“We are running out of money."
Senator at Large Shea Chaney said
last night during a meeting of the
SGA Senate.

“At the beginning of the year. it
seemed like we had enough." he
said. "I don't know what happened
to it all. but it‘s disappearing."

The Senate hm only $25,494 Iett
of the $50,471 that was allotted to
it in SGA President Lance Dow-

 

 

By Erica Patterson
Assistant News Editor

 

A resolution asking the Uni-
versity to issue mid-term evalua-
tions to all undergraduates was
passed unanimously last night
by the Student Government As-
sociation Senate.

The resolution would require
teachers to give students written
progress reports by the Friday of
the seventh week of class. Stu-

 

Senate passes mid-term resolution

dents then would have about a week
to decide if they want to drop the
course.

Evaluations would include tests.
class participation and homework.
said Senator at large Steven Dawa-
hare. who is co-sponsoring the bill
with SGA Vice President Amber
Leigh.

Dawahare said teachers have a re-
sponsibility to help students and
that mid-term evaluations would
help students.

“1 think a teacher's responsibility

is to serve students the best they
can." he said.

Dawahare said he has assu-
rances from members of the
University Senate (‘ouncil that
the resolution will be approved
by that body as well

If the council approves the
measure. it will go before the
full University Senate for ap-
proval.

UK President Charles Weth-
See REPORTS. Back Page

 

 

dy‘s budget.

(Ilianey's comments led to debate
over each appropriation bill as it
was brought to the floor last night.

Senators discussed slashing funds
for everything from T-shirts and

transportation to advertising and
snacks to cut costs.

Chaney. who also serves to chair
man of the Student Organizations
Assistance Committee. said that if
the cwrent funding trend continues
for the Senate. the body will be rel-

‘ ”“mew-v-v» ‘*

egated to talking about changes in
the by-laws and constitution. rather
than funding student projects.

The major point of debate cen-
tered around the funding a trip for
several residence hall leaders.

The leaders hoped to go on the

trip so they could win the bid for a
regional conference to be held at
UK in 1994.

However. sotne members of the
Appropriations and Revenue Corn-
mittee said the students who pre-
sented the bill to their committee
Last week has misrepresented facts.

Senator at large Trent Knuckles
said he wondered why the residence
hall lenders didn‘t request money
from the Residence Hall Associa-
tion first. and he said that when the
student leaders were asked how
much money RllA had available.
they gave the committee three dif-
fercnt answers.

Senator at Large Misty Weaver
said she sees SGA “as a last resort"
for funding. and she doesn‘t think
the residence hall group had tried
every opportunity available to it. in-
cluding RHA.

“It‘s an RHA thing; that's all it
is." Knuckles said

See 80A. Page 5

DIVERSIONS:

-UK Art Museum director says
there's more to her 'children‘
than meets the eye. Story.
Page 4.

VIEWPOINT:

~President Charles
Wethmgton's request for state
funding IS commendable.
Editorial. Page 6.

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2 - Kentucky Kernel. Thursday. September 23. 1993

Amtrak train hurtles into Alabama bayou

Forty dead, I 3 missing afier wreck
outside Mobile yesterday morning

 

By Garry Mitchell
Associated Press

 

SARALAND, Ala —— Amtrak‘s
cross-country Sunset Limited hur-
tled off a bridge into an inky bayou
early yesterday. plunging its sleep-
ing passengers into a nightmare of
fire. water and death.

Forty people were killed, some of
them trapped in a submerged. silver
passenger car and others in a
burned engine. and 13 were miss-
ing in the deadliest wreck in Am
trak‘s 23-year history.

More than 150 people survived.
some to help other passengers who
clung to wreckage from a collapsed
section of the bridge in a swamp
populated by alligators. snakes and

"We were asleep and the next
thing you know we were in the wa-
ter," said Bob Watts. a retired fire-
fighter from Placerville, Calif. “I
thought It was a dream'

All three engines and four of the
eight cars on the Los Angeles-to—
Miami train went off the bridge.
which was about 7 feet above the
water. Two of the cars were passen-

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ger cars and one of them was corn-
pletely submerged in water about
10 feet deep in Bayou Canot. An-
other passenger air dangled from
what was left of the bridge.

It wasn’t immediately known
what caused the wreck. which hap-
pened at about 3 am. on the north-
em outskirts of Mobile. Investiga-
tors also were trying to determine
whether the 84-year-old wood-and-
steel bridge collapsed before the
train began crossing it, or because
of the crash.

'The FBI joined the investigation,
though there was no immediate in-
dication sabotage was involved,
agency spokesman Charles Mandi-
go said in Washington.

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may have hit the bridge. Coast

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Passengers jolted from sleep
when water gushes into cars

 

By Bill Kaczor
Associated Press

 

MOBILE, Ala. — First. the rail-
road cars tumbled off a trestle into
the bayou. Then dark swamp water
gushed in.

“Water just rose immediately up
to the top. 1 mean there was just
room for air." said Bill Crosson.
gesturing to show how the water
reached almost to the ceiling.

“Everybody just kind of floated
together and went out the back."
Crosson said.

All three engines and four of the
eight cars on Amtrak's Sunset Lim-
ited derailed early yesterday as the
train crossed a trestle over the re-
mote Bayou Canot, a backwater
north of Mobile on the Alabama
coat.

Brian Logan of Fife. Scotland,
said he awoke when the train leaned
dramatically to one side.

“It kind of threw a lot of people
off their seats,“ said Logan. who
was on a car that remained on the
trestle. “I figured the train was go-
ing to tumble over.

One passenger car was sub-
merged in about 16 feet of water.
Another slanted into the water, next
to a cargo car blackened by smoke
and fire. An engine apparently ex-
ploded as it crashed into the bayou.

A section of the bridge was col-

Guard spokesman Dennis Schaefer
said. "There was a barge and tow at
the scene. That's just one scenar-
io," he said.

Amtrak said a CSX freight train
had passed the scene just before the
accident and reported no problems.

One wrecked engine erupted in
flames. setting the area aglow as
survivors. joined by rescuers in hel-
icopters and local people who came
to the scene in boats, uied desper-
ately to save fellow passengers.

”The train had gone into the wa-
ter. it was burning but the bridge
was down. We couldn't get there to
give any help." said Cliff Hurst of
London.

Bob Watts' wife, Betty Watts.
58, said, “1 got hold of a big piece
of the bridge, a railroad tie. 1 held
onto it. I could feel the current pull-
ing me."

“It was just a horrible night-
mare."

Alligators, bears and snakes live
in the swamp but there were no re-
ports of wildlife creating any prob-
lems. But poor underwater visibili-
ty did hamper rescuers. “Divers are
having to go through it by hand,"
said Mobile police spokesman Tom
Jennings.

The head of a diver learn, Wil-
liam Woodail. said some of the
dead remained in the sunken pas-
senger car and some in a burned en-
gine.

The train carried 189 passengers
and 17 crew members, Amtrak
said. All of the crew and 122 of the

lapsed. and one car perched precari-
ously at the edge.

Crosson and his wife Vivian,
heading home to Tallahassee, Fla,
after vacationing in New Orleans.
were jolted awake.

They and three other passengers
grabbed a chunk of debris from the
wood-and—steel trestle and paddled
through the darkness.

“We were in the water about 45
minutes trying to figure out which
way was land." Crosson said. Final-
ly. a train worker on shore shined a
flashlight and shouted “Fellows,
this way."

“There were a few times we won-
dered whether we were going to
make it. But thank God we made
it.” Crosson said in the lobby of a
hotel where survivors were taken.

Within moments of the crash, a
tug pushing a barge turned its
searchlight on the broken train and
started picking people up. said Stir-
vivor Curtis Turner of Baton
Rouge. La.

Once ashore. passengers helped
other survivors scramble out of the
water. Some lost their shoes and
cut their feet on the rocky shore.
said Charles Wiggins of Sebring,
Fla Someone found tablecloths
from the dining car to wrap around
their feet. he said.

Al Paiz of Sunrise, Fla, was
trapped in a car that was submerged
at one end and dry at the other. A

 

SGA extends
deadline for
applications

passengers had boarded during a
layover in New Orleans. the rail-
way said. The train left Los An-
geles on Sunday night and was due
to arrive in Miami late last night.

The death toll could exceed the
number of deaths in all other crash-
es since Amtrak was created in
1970 to run the nation's long-
distanoe passenger trains. Before
yesterday, 48 people had died in
Amtrak wrecks, railway spokesman
Clifford Black said in Washington.
The worst previous single Amtrak
crash killed 16 on Jan. 4, 1987, in
Maryland.

The Sunset Limited became the
fust coast-to-coast train last spring
when Amtrak, amid great fanfare.
extended its Los Angeles-to-New
Orleans route to Miami.

 

Staff reports

 

lf Student Government As~
sociation freshman elections
were held today, voters would
find their choices extremely
limited.

In fact. there would be no
choice at all because only one
student has signed up to run
for one of the four freshmen
slots in the student Senate.

The deadline for application
was set for tomorrow, but it
has been extended to Sept. 29
to give more people a chance
to sign up.

Applicants must bring a $30
dollar deposit when they regis-
ter at the SGA office. 120 Stu-
dent Center. Twenty-five dol-
lars will be refunded from that
amount if all campaign materi-
als are taken down within 24
hours after the election.

Kim Meadors, fall election
chairwoman, said a lack of
knowledge about the elections
is the primary reason for the
lone candidate.

“We were hoping that word
of mouth would be enough to
spread it. but it doesn‘t look
like it will be enough." Mea-
dors said. “That's why we
needa little bit more time.“

Freshman elections will be
held Oct. 6 and 7.

The accident occurred where a
railroad bridge crosses Bayou Ca-
not. near the Mobile River. The
bridge, a single-track span built in
1909, once was a swing bridge but
was locked into a fixed route sever-
al years ago, said Gary Sease. a
spokesman for CSX, which owns
it. He said the bridge underwent a
comprehensive inspection on Feb.
10 and the track was inspected as
recently as Sunday.

CSX officials and a team from
the National Transportation Safety
Board went to the scene. Just last
week, the NTSB found that poor
track maintenance by CSX caused
a 1991 Amtrak crash that killed
eight in South Carolina.

 

 

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ing keep it from tipping over. he

said.
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car for about an hour before they
were rescued by a tugboat thatjetti- Kentucky
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soned its barge to join the rescue.
passengers said.

“There was a young kid outside
who did a helluva job helping peo-
ple out as they went through the
window,“ said Paiz, who was re-
turning home from New Mexico.
He helped people from the inside
and was the last one out. “Every-
body was pretty cool.“

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UK—USC:
Why on
national
television?

 
   
 

 

‘ Ernest Wrontmoro
Kemel Columnist

 

 

Somewhere. an ESPN executive
is hiding in a closet. head bowed. on
bended knees.

The executive just realized he or
she scheduled the UK-South Caroli-
na game tonight. Prime Time!

"Noooooooooooo, " the executive
screams. "What have I done.
Please, please, I’ll do anything. Just
let this be a semi-quality game. "

Though South Carolina has been
in the Southeastern Conference one
year. UK-USC is more like teeth-
pulling or zit-popping than it is a
football game. It could become an
exercise of bad habit. For now it's
necessity; somebody marks it down
like “Oh, no. UK-USC." Check.

The interest of the game is placed
in Steve Taneyhill's hands. The
USC quarterback is a ringer. You
won‘t be able to miss this guy if
Carolina is winning.

Taneyhill. easy to spot because
his hair hangs six inches out of his
helmet. predicts the score of each
IISC game. He's a cult hero in his
state. a Rex Chapman with attitude.
He waves to the crowd and pumps
his fists a la Jimmy Connors when
the Gamecocks score.

The executive isn't the only one
worrying. There's UK Coach Bill
Curry. His team looked as bad as it
ever has in Bloomington. Ind.. and
he has taken some heat from the
media. He knows his squad better
show up to play.

Curry. though he may not say it.
has to be worried about his team‘s
upcoming perfomiance. UK must
play somewhere near the level it
played against Florida to prove the
Indiana game was a fluke and not
the Honda game.

If UK doesn't play well. if it
doesn‘t stupefy USC with the not-
so-innovative or stupefying Stack-I
offense that should be scrapped. this
game could potentially be damaging
to this program. one already with a
not-so-hot national reputation in
football.

Curry fans already are doubting
his ability to be successful.

Ilow much more disappointment
will they sit through before they
stop traveling to Bloomington or
SI-lC destinations? How long before
they give up hope of success.

Also. there is another group Cur-
ry surely has to be concerned with.

This is the first time UK has been
on ESPN since it was defeated 13-
10 by Indiana in 1991.

How would you like to be a po-
tential recruit'.’ You sit there with
your friends and talk about possibly
coming to UK. You talk ab0ut Cur—
ry being a great guy and say you be-
lieve the program will be on the up-
swing soon.

Then

Antonio O‘Ferral takes the snap
and readies to run the ball up the
middle again. Will you come to
UK, where the players rarely look
like they have fun? Or is a place
like USC more atuactive. with guys
like Taneyhill?

1f UK plays poorly. it loses every-
where. Whether Curry will admit it.
this could be a damaging game.

Once this game begins. UK has
the opportunity to sway what people
think about the team -— including
fans, potential recruits and team
members themselves.

"Please, never put UK-USC on
ESPN or any other station again. ”

Senior Stafl Writer Ernest Wren!-
more is a journalism senior and
Kentucky Kernel columnist.

 

 

Kentucky Kernel. Thursday. September 23. its: - a j 17". g

 

 

By Brett Dawson
Staff Writer

 

It took outside hitter and fifth-
year senior Ann Hall several
minutes to come up with her
most thrilling moment in volley-
ball at UK. After considerable
thought. she finally produced an
answer.

“My favorite moment was
when I received some fan mail."
Hall said with a smile. “I guess
because volleyball players don’t
usually get fan mail. it’s usually
men’s sports or something like
that.

“I got fan mail from someone
from Tennessee. They had
watched us play, and they sent
me some fan mail, so that was
probably the best thrill of my
life."

Having her Wildcat squad
start 9-0 and receive national
rankings of No. 11 in Volleyball
Monthly and No. 10 from the
American Volleyball Coaches
Association isn’t too shabby. ei-
ther.

For Hall and her teammates,
though, nine games are only a
small part of a much larger goal
they have set out to achieve.

“Our first and main goal is to
win the SEC," she said. “And by
doing that. wearegoingtotryto
go undefeated this season, which
inthepasthasnotbeenagoalof
ours.

“In the past. we‘ve just tried
to win as many games (as possi-
ble) and we said, ‘OK, we might
win the SEC.’ This year. it‘s

 

like. ‘We'te gonna be undefeated,
and we are going to win the SEC.’ "

So far, Hall has done her fair
share of work to make tint goal a
reality. Her statistics this year have
been consistent. a they have been
for her entire career at UK.

This season, Hall has amassed 75
kills and a team leading 112 digs.
Those 112 have sent her skyrocket-
ing on the all-time digs list at UK.
Her 929 career digs are second only
to Lisa Bokovoy, who totalled
1,057 from 1985 to 1988.

While discussing this season and
her UK career are easy topics for
Hall,the l992campaignisamuch
lass pleasant subject

She was redshirted for what
would have been her senior season
after a torn anterior cruciate liga-
ment left her unable to play.

It wasn’t easy for Hall to watch
as UK marched to a 25-9 record
and an appearance in the NCAA
Tournament's round of 16.

“(Sitting out) was really diffi-
cult.” she said. “Not just being a
senior, but being an athlete, every-
body wants to play.

“When you don’t get a chance to
participate in what’s going on. it‘s
very difficult to sit and watch.
whether you're winning or losing."

That is all in the past. however,
and her team's fast start and nation
a1 ranking have helped Hall to for-
get 1992. They also have given the
Cats some well-deserved attention
around campus, and Hall says that
is important to her team.

“(Drawing attention to volley-
ball) is very important." she said.
“If you want spectators at your
sport. you've got to get as much

Ann Hall: ‘Digging’ her way to success

Volleyball team wants SEC Championship

publicity out as possible.

“Since (UK) is a basketball
school. you don’tgetalaofwu-
tion from the media. but if you can
luveareally goodsmithelpsto
get the audition by word oftnouth.

“People will be saying. ‘Yedr,
the volleyball team’s Illdcfefled'
and then they can look for a bright
spot tn sports."

Hallwouldliketoseeafewme
fans. pmieularly students. in the
stands when UK plays bane match-
es in Memorial Coliseum. and she
has sound advice for those who
have never watched the sport.

“Come try it once," she said.
“Just try it because volleyball is
very contagious. It's a very fast-
paced sport. and 1 think people

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Jones sidelined; O’Ferral gets
first start with Cats on ESPN

 

Staff reports

 

Following a miserable perfor-
mance in last week's 24-8 loss at
Indiana. the UK football team heads
to Columbia. SC, tonight for a
prime—time matchup with the South
Carolina Gamecocks.

The Wildcats (now 1-2 overall.
0-1 Southeastern Conference) met a
disgruntled and unhappy South Car-
olina team a year ago. On that cold
day at Commonwealth Stadium. the
Cats edged the Gamecocks 13-9 be-
hind two Doug Pelfrey field goals.

The game will be carried on live
on ESPN — which. if history tells
us anything. will work against the
Wildcats. UK is 0-3 in previous
games on ESPN.

Those include a 1991 loss at Indi-
ana, a 1989 loss to Tennessee and a
1985 loss at LSU. UK is 11-31-1 in
its history on national and regional
television.

South Carolina and ESPN don‘t
exactly have a love affair, either.

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The Gamecocks (now 2-1. 1-1) own
a 3—12 record on ESPN.

UK's offense, almost non-
existent against the Hoosiers last
week. has dwindled since the sea-
son opener against Kent State.

The Cats racked up 506 yards

against Kent. 251 against Florida in
a 24-20 loss and then just 233 yards

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