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60011 START The UK women ’s soccer

made its I 996 debut Sunday with a 2-1 win
over UNC-Greemhoro. Sports, Page 6.

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY. LEXINGTON. KENTUCKY

Grants to University top $100 million again

 

 

By Ann Boden
Smfl' Writer

 

Caroline Bal had an interesting
first week in America.

She arrived sick, four days later
than her luggage got here, and
because she did not know her way
around campus, a police officer
had to take her to the hospital
because the student health center
was closed.

Bal is an international transfer
student from Malaysia.

Although Bal had a bad first
week in Lexington, hers was not
the typical experience for the
other 160 new international stu-
dents.

Caroline Holmes, an advisor in
the Office of International Affairs,
said that when the new students
arrive in Lexington they are met
at the airport and taken to campus
where many orientation events are
held to make them feel at home.

“They go on walking tours, 0
shopping and learn to use t e
buses and banking system. There
is also a big committee of other
students from last year and Ameri-
can students who have been
abroad and know what it’s like, to
help the students feel more com—
fortable,” Holmes said.

Since Bal was ill, she missed
these events, but others were able
to talk about them. Nida Khan, a
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campus she really enjoyed the
activities provided for internation-
al students. Audrey Teoh, a trans—
fer from Malaysia and Bal’s room-
mate, said she liked the activities
but had to work to avoid time
conflicts.

“There was a lot of stuff that
clashed and I had to choose, it was
overwhelming,” Teoh said.
“Sometimes I just stayed in the
dorm.”

Many American students won-
der why international students
from more than 100 countries
would choose UK. There are
many answers to this. Of course
there are publications, catalogs
and good programs like engineer-
ing and business that bring people
here said Kim Stahlman, in the
Admissions Office. But more than
that, there is word of mouth.

“In fact, peo le came to meet
me and my brotlier, who also goes
to UK, over the summer and ask
us about UK and that’s how two
people came here,” she said.

Carol Silva, a freshman from
Brazil, was a foreign exchange stu-
dent at Montgomery County
High School last year. A teacher
helped her get here and she is get-
ting applications for other people
she knows. Instead of test scores,
like the ACT, grades and courses
taken are a large part in the deci-
sion accordin to Stahlman. Once
students go t rough this rocess

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By James Ritchie
Senior Stafl Writer

UK has received more than $114 million in
grants, contracts and gifts from outside the Universi—
ty in the 1995-96 fiscal year, the third straight year
UK has received over $100 million in such extramu—
ral funding.

This year’s total is about two percent lower than
last year’s, which was nearly $1 17 million.

High extramural funding is important in light of
recent federal cuts in basic research funding, said
Fitz erald Bramwell, vice president for research and
gracFuate studies. He said research is essential to a
great university which “not only disseminates knowl—
edge, (but) also generates new knowledge.”

Kentuckians enefit from the findings of universi—
ty research, Bramwell said.

New seeds developed by plant research have
helped farmers, and environmental studies have
helped improve community water supplies.

Research directed toward improved child
restraints has given better protection to children in
cars. Previously, restraint harnesses sometimes
crossed the wrong area on small children.

UK researchers have developed a plate to guide
the strap away from the child’s neck.

It is easy to see why UK’s extramural funding is

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high, Bramwell said.

“New knowledge has economic impact. It’s that
simple," he said.

He said each dollar coming into the state turns
over several times, so the effect of research-generat—
ed revenue is tremendous.

Each new rant equals about five new jobs.

The top— our single largest awards from July
1995-]une 1996:

V Eric Spohn, Dentistry, $1.9 million from the
Kuwaiti government. Spohn dam to set up an oral
health program for Kuwaiti schoolchildren.

V Gerald Huffman, Engineering, $1.8 million
from the US. Department of Energy. Huffman
plans to continue cooperative research in coal lique—
faction.

V Lyle Sendlein, Kentucky Water Resources
Research Institute, $1.8 million from the Common-
wealth of Kentucky. Sendlein plans to assist with
oversight ofthe Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant.

V james Holsinger, Chandler Medical Center,
$1.8 million from US. Public Health Service.
Holsinger plans to expand the biomedical research
laboratory at the Center on Aging.

Two young UK electrical engineering professors,
Stephen D. Gedney and Keith W'. Whites, were
recently awarded separate four-year grants from the
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for them to participate in
throughout the year. Two parties
held by the Office of International
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the parties are generally popular
because these holidays are not cel-
ebrated in many of the foreign
countries.

On Sept. 21 there is a cross cul—

State Park. On 'this day, both
American and International stu-
dents learn how different cultures
work. Stahlman said this is good
for people who want to experience

 

 

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Student Government Association
and costs $10. Applications, which
are due Sept. 9, can be picked vn
in Bradley Hall.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A 13-year-old was
charged with murder Sunday after accidentally
killing his 8- ear-old cousin while showing him a
handgun. Nicholas Oberrniller was shot in the
abdomen and died a short time later at Kosair

Children’s Hos ital, said Jefferson Coun
arIena Cignoni. The s ooting

spokeswoman

By Kimberly Glenn
Staff Writer

A positive attitude and lots of ener-
gy were two of the qualities sought in
a new Director of Residence Life.
Both were found in Jim Wims.

Last spring Deborah Hazard, who
held the office for 2 1/2 years,
resigned to spend more time with her
family. Wims applied for the position
after he saw the openin advertised.

After being offere the position
and doing some research on UK and
the nature of the job, he decided to
accept the offer because he “wanted to
get back to the size of school where he
was most familiar and could make the
most contributions.”

Wims moved into his 5 ace on the
fifth floor of Patterson O fice Tower
on July 24.

Although this is his first time in

Kentuc , Wims said he likes it and
. thinks exington is a “wonderful
Police City w

occurred at a home on Manslick Road in southern

Jefferson County.

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He quick] learned that UK is a
basketball school with a “great sense
of pride with regard to its athletic pro—
grams.”

Wims hopes some of that same
excitement can be carried over into
Residence Life.

One way he hopes to create that
enthusiasm is by addressing three
areas he sees as crucial to bettering a
residence life program: freshmen
retention, diversity/inclusion and stu-
dent involvement.

Because Wims believes learning
takes place inside and outside the
classroom, he wants to “work closely
with the faculty and keep them
informed of what is happening in the
residence halls.”

That way, activities in the class-
room and in the halls can complement
each other and create an environment
to help freshmen complete their col-
lege years at the University.

An important as ect of retention
for students at all evels is diversity
and inclusion, Wims said.

He thinks if the Residence Life
staff appreciates diversity and values
all types of people, UK, and especially
the residence halls, will be a place at
which students will feel more com-
fortable and more likely to stay.

While they are staying, Wims

wants the students to become involved
in campus life.

“The residence halls will sponsor
2,000 programs this year,” he said.
“That allows plenty of opportunities
for student participation.”

Wims considers himself a student
advocate. “I am genuinely interested
in the students and their welfare,” he
said. “I like to su port and challenge
students so that tiiey can realize their
own potential.”

Wims, a native of Cleveland, is
married and has two children—a son,
13, and daughter, 9.

He received his bachelor's and
master’s degrees from Kent State, in
Ohio.

He said once he gets settled he will
resume his doctorate work here in
educational policy studies.

“rims has been in the housing field
for 20 years.

He first became interested in resi-
dence life when he was a resident
advisor at Kent State.

“Once you get into housin , either
you like it or you don't. An I have
really enjoyed it,” said Wims, who
prides himself on having an open-
door policy for students.

 

 

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James Wims, named three
areas he wants to address to
brin more. “excitement” to the
resi ence lite programming.

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hall activites complement class-
room activrties because team-
lng can take place in more than
Just the classroom.

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all students in order to make
everyone more comfortable in
their envrronment.

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Comhs' collectiongiven

Late governor’s
papers donated

By Rodman P. Botkins

(.‘omributing Writer

Political papers and memora-
bilia of Bert Combs, a late former
governor of the Commonwealth
of Kentucky and UK alumnus, are
being donated to the UK Library.

The Combs Collection — a
wealth of official correspondence,
speeches, executive orders, news
clippings, campaign memorabilia,
photographs and audio and video
tapes — will be dedicated and
exhibited in early 1997.

Combs’ collection will join the
collections of 31 other well-
known Kentucky politicians,
including seven other governors.

According to Pau A. Willis,
director of UK libraries, such col-
lections are important for univer-
sity research libraries.

Director Willis’ persistence
and Combs’ fondness for UK

brought the collection to the
Modem Political Archives.

“I wrote to (Combs) and talked
to him repeatedly,” Willis said. “It
was his widow, Judge Sara Combs,
who actually placed it here . I
think he had a good feeling about
the University of Kentucky.”

Retired UK law professor Paul
Oberst, a classmate of the former
governor calls Combs the “most
illustrious lawyer and governor of
my time.”

Combs received his law degree
from UK in 1937.

Because he worked his way
through school, it took him more
than 10 years to graduate.

Combs’ political career started
with his 1951 appointment to the
state court of appeals. In the 1955
Combs lost the gubenatorial elec-
tion.

When election time again
rolled around, Combs ran again,
this time successfully.

He served as governor from
1959-63.

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system, improving mental health
facilities, beginning the merit sys-
tem for state employees and
investing heavily in education.

He raised teachers’ salaries by

62 percent and founded the corn-
munity college system.

In 1963, Combs issued an exec-
utive order which desegregated all
public accommodations in the
state.

PI‘OI'BSSDI‘S team III] to form geological theory

By Hodman P. Botltins

Contributing Writer

UK geology professor William
A. Thomas and Ricardo A. Astini
of the National University of Cor-
doba in Argentina believe a piece
of North America broke away and
collided with South America.

According to their theory, a
fragment of North America,
known as the Argentine Pre-
cordillera, broke away 525 million
years ago and reached South
America 70 million years ago.
The “microcontinent” covered
2,500 miles during its journey.

“What Ricardo and I have done
is put together a timing story, and
we think we can inpoint the exact
place on Nor-t America from
which these rocks came,” said
Thomas.

This “timing story” is what
makes the Argentine Precordillera
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“There are a lot of others
(microcontinents). But the thing
that’s unique about this is being
able to say exactly where it came
from,” Thomas said.

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Geologists have known of
microcontinents prior to Thomas
and Astini’s discovery. However,
no one until now found both a
microcontinent’s current and

originating ositions.

Original y, the 250,000 square
mile rnicrocontinent was attached
to North America between Texas
and Alabama.

A rift in the earth’s crust set the
Argentine Precordillera on its
journey. Now it is part ofa range
of mountain ridges in Argentina
reaching 600 miles in length and
less than 125 miles at its widest
point.

Thomas and Astini believe the
microcontinent was once part of
North America because they share
identical geologic and fossil
records.

“Even though these are very
primitive animals (trilobites),
there are some very distinctive
shape characteristics," said
Thomas, “Except for the trilobites
in the Precordillera in Argentina,
those trilobites are like North
America, not like the rest of South
America.”

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Scoring stunmary

first quarter:
YUK, 9:25, McLaurin 6-yard run,
.bhnson kick, 70 UK.

Sicond quarter:

YU of L, 12:53, Akers 20-yard field
gal, 7-3 UK.

Y U of L, 5:48, Dinkins 15-yard
blocked punt return, Akers kick, 10—7
U, of L

1U of L, 4:01. Clark 48-yard fumble
rptum, Akers kick, 17-7 U of L.

Third quarter:

VU of L, 13:12, Madison 41-yard
interception return. Akers kick. 24-7
U of L.

VUK, 0:00, Curtis 20-yard pass
from Couch, Johnson kick, 24-14 U
of L.

Fourth quarter:

VU of L, 9:39, Floyd 1-yard run,
Akers kick. 31-14 U of L.

VU of L, 0:16, Bates 8-yard pass
from Redman, Hilbert kick, 38-14 U
of L.

individual state

Rushing:

VUK, McLaurin 16-36, White 7-23,
Couch 5-7, Logan 1-3, Haskins 7-(-
30).

VU of L, Payne 446, Floyd 10-39,
Gordon 12-17, Moreau 7-14.

Passing:

VUK, Couch 8-20-0 101, Haskins 5-
12-1 45.

VU of L, Payne 15-22-1 110,
Redman 3-6-0 34.

Receiving:

VUK, Curtis 3-44, Coleman 1-27,
Sanford 3-22, Mason 1-19, White 1-
16.

VU of L, Montano 5-46, Bates 245.
Green 6-39, Floyd 2-13.

Punting:
VUK, Carter 8-383.

VU of L, Borseth 745.2.

Notable
LVAttendanee: A record crowd of
59,384 packed Commonwealth
ZStadium.

:VPlay of the game:You could
:make a case for the two blocked
punts, or the two turnovers which
were turned into U of L touchdowns.
But the play of the game came with
the Cards leading 24-14 and UK
facing a fourth-and-one at the Cats’
42-yard line with about 12 minutes
left in the game. Louisville stopped
Couch on a quarterback sneak and
then went down and scored. If UK
gets the first down, who knows if it
could have scored and made the
game competitive.

TVOffensive Player of the Game:
The Louisville defense. Considering
it accounted for more scoring (three
.TDs) than the Cards offense (two

TDs).

VDefenslve Player of the Game:
'Again. the U of L defense. it
completely shut down UK and
prevented it from doing anything on
offense.

VNext up: The Cats travel to face
:Cincinnati at 3:30 pm. Saturday.

 

 

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Blocked punts, ll of L
defense stop Wildcats

By Chris Easterllng
Sports Editor

A lethargic offense and poor blocking on
punts cost UK the ame against archrival
Louisville on Saturday night at Common—
wealth Stadium.

The Cards turned two blocked punts —
one of which was returned for a touchdown
-— and two turnovers returned for TDs into
24 points, and routed the Cats 38—14 before
a record crowd of 59,384.

“Obviously the game turned on our
inability to protect our punter and the
offensive errors that resulted in touchdowns
for Louisville," UK Coach Bill Curry said.
“Any time you make that many mistakes of
that magnitude in those two areas, you’re
goin to lose.”

T e Wildcat offense sputtered through-
out the first half, gaining only 43 total yards
and only two first downs. Even worse, UK
managed to compile a total ofminus 2 yards
on the ground.

“We didn’t play well,” starting quarter—
back Billy Jack Haskins said. “We have to
get better on offense. We just had too many
mistakes. That’s something that happened
early last season as well.”

The Cats finished the game with only 39
yards rushing on 36 carries, while they
totalled just 185 yards of offense on the
evening.

Ray McLaurin led the Cats in rushing
with 36 yards on 16 carries.

“I’m never going to get down on the
offensive line,” McLaurin said. “If any-
thing, I could have ran harder tonight.”

U of L Coach Ron Cooper said the (Ear—
dinal defense met the goals they had set
early in the preseason.

“We had three goals coming into this
game," Cooper said. “We wanted to stop
the run and we did that. We didn’t want to
give up many big plays and we didn’t. And
we wanted to make sure we tackled.

“Our defense showed tonight that it is
capable of stopping the run every game,”
Cooper said.

U of L’s self—proclaimed “Mob Squad"
defense spent the entire week leading up to
the game talkin about how good it was,
and the lopside win did nothing to quiet

the brashness of the defensive players.

“We came out ready to play because we
didn’t want the ame to be close,” defensive
tackle Leland aylor said. “We knew we
were goin to win and the scoreboard tells
the sto . Ft wasn’t even a close game.”

Mid le linebacker Tyrus McCloud, who
finished the night with a game-high 18
tackles, went even farther in describing
Louisville’s defense.

“We’re the best defense in the country,”
McCloud said.

UK struggled on offense almost from
the start, not picking up a first down until
the 7:45 mark in the second uarter.

It did get a 6—yard touchdown run from
Ray McLaurin in the first quarter after Kio
Sanford returned a punt to the Louisville 8—
yard line.

After the touchdown, things fell apart
for the Cats.

Two possessions later, facing a fourth—
and-lZ at its own 18—yard line, UK elected
to punt. Louisville linebacker Tony Esters,
8 Lexington native, broke clean through the
Wildcat line and blocked the punt, sending
it out of bounds at the UK 8 yard line to
end the first quarter.

The Cats’ defense held the Cards, and
David Akers cotne on to kick a 20—yard field
goal to make it 73 UK.

Two more possessions passed and Jimmy
Carter was called on again to punt. This
time, the ball didn't go out of bounds after
Esters blocked his second punt of the game.
Instead, Courtney Dinkins picked up the
football and rumbled 15 yards for the go—
ahead Score.

“It was a technique error, in part” Curry
said, “and an injury situation where a sub—
stitution was required, but the substitute
should have been able to do it. The next
time it was the starter. We simply did not
execute the technique properly."

After the punting miscues, it was time
for the offense to bumble around for
awhile.

The very next possession, McLaurin
fumbled the ball away and Rico Clark
recovered and zipped down the sideline for
a 48—yard touchdown.

The offense got a break with the arrival
of halftime, but it only delayed the

“I DIDN'T play well. I don’t know if] ’ll ever

get another chance. ”

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STUFFED The UK defense swarms Louisville tailback Donnell Gordon during the Can" 38— I 4 loss

at Commonwealth Stadium on Saturday.

inevitable. Haskins made the mistake of
overthrowing Sanford on the third play of
the second half, instead hitting Louisville
cornerback Sam Madison, who returned
the interception 41 yards for a score. Say-
onara UK, and drive home safely, 24—7 U of
L.

“I was a little surprised that (UK) threw
my way," Madison said. “I didn’t see many
passes in camp. Quarterbacks mostly stayed

away from me. I’m not taking anything
away from (Tim) Couch or Haskins, they’re
good quarterbacks, but when you put that
kind ofpressure on people, they’re going to
make mistakes.”

After that play, Couch was inserted into
the game and the Cats’ freshman quarter-
back threw his first collegiate touchdown
pass to Isaac Curtis. But it was too little, too
late.

 

 

 

Curry faces QB controversy as Wildcats head toward Ill:

By Chris Easterling
Sports Editor

\Vhether UK Coach Bill Curry
likes it or not, he has quarterback
controversy.

Junior Billy Jack Haskins was
tabbed by Curry as the starter in
fall practice, with freshman Tim
Couch listed as his backup. No
controversy there, since Couch’
was guaranteed playing time in

 

the opener.

But in Saturday's 38-14 loss to
Louisville, Haskins struggled in
completing five-of-IZ passes for
45 yards. He also threw an inter-
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second half that U of L corner-
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yards for a touchdown.

“I didn’t play well,” Haskins
said. “I don’t know if I’ll get
another chance or not.”

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Curry decided to insert Couch
followin the interception, and
the freshman was immediately
greeted with a thunderous ovation
from the stands.

“I was so concentrated on what
I had to do, I didn’t hear the fans,”
he said. “When you get in your
first college game, you just don’t
want to trip over the line or fum—
ble the snap.”

Curry said the timing of
Couch’s entrance had nothing to
do with the way the game was
going.

“We promised we’d get Tim in
the game,” Cur.y said. “We cer-
tainly wanted it to be in more
favorable circumstances."

After handing off to tailback
Ray McLaurin on his first colle—
giate lay, Couch brou ht the
crowd ack into the game By elud-
in the grasp ofa charging Cardi-
nal defensive line and scrambling
for 10 yards.

Another run by McLaurin, and
Couch was iven an opportunity
to show offt e golden arm.

He threw incomplete twice,
but finally completed his first col—
legiate pass, a one-yard out to
Craig Yeast.

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think the supposed savior of UK
football had just led the Cats to a
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Eventually, Couch did just that.
His long touchdown pass to
Anthony W’hite was called back
because of an ineligible man down
field, but Couch got a sec—
ond chance, hitting tight
end Isaac Curtis III for a
20-yard touchdown.

“We had a chair route
by Isaac Curtis,” Couch
said. “He beat his man
down the field and made a
great catch.”

Couch finished with 101
yards passing on an 8-for-
20 performance.

“I have to take my hat off to
Tim Couch," U of L coach Ron
Cooper said. “We’re talkin about
a kid comin right out 0
high schoof and doing
some of the things he did
tonight.”

Haskins was also
impressed with the play of
his chiefcompetitor for the
quarterback position.

“He looks good.” he Haskins

said. “He kept his poise
and played a great ballgame. He’s
going to be a great player for us.”

Curry was cautiously optimistic
with Couch's performance.

“Tim was gutty as always,” the
UK coach said. “He did some
great things and he did some
rookie things."

With a road game against

 

Couch

 

Cincinnati on Saturday, Curry has
a decision to make. One thing is
for sure the Bearcats will be fired
up after losing to Tulane in their
season opener and to UK
near the end of last season.

Does he go with Hask-
ins and dismiss Saturday's
perfonnance as a result of
U of L’s defense, or does
he make the change that
Big Blue backers have
called for since last Dec. 33
and coronate Couch as his
starter?

“It’s the coach’s decision,"
Couch said. “1 just have to make
the most ofit when I ret a chance

to go on the field.”

Curry said he would
make his final decision
based upon what the two
do this week in practice.
Last year in the week prior
to UK's 17-10 win over
Indiana, Curry had rela-
tively the same dilemma,
only it was Haskins trying
to beat out the incumbent
jeffSpeedy.

Curry made that decision min—
utes before game time.

“I haven’t had a chance to talk
to the coaches yet." Haskins said.
“What I’m going to do is practice
the same, and play the same and
work hard."

 

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