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State says
UK forest
not a park

By GREGORY A. HALL
Senior Staff Writer

Arch Mineral Corp. has not fur-
ther violated strip mining laws near
UK’s Robinson Forest since the
land was not a park when the com—
pany mined the property under a
1986 permit, the state declared yes—
terday.

In a letter dated Aug. 27, the De-
partment for Surface Mining Recla-
mation and Enforcement said that
Robinson Forest, which is used for
forestry research, was not a park
when Arch, operated near the forest

The letter deferred ruling on pub-
lic park status pertaining to Arch’s
current request to mine within the
forest The St. Louis-based compa-
ny owns the mineral rights to two
tracts of land in the forest.

Arch wants to mine the land be-
cause it is more economically recov-
erable than the land UK has offered
in trade negotiations.

The state, which already cited
Arch on two violations under the
1986 permit, sided with Arch saying
that the company was not in viola-
tion of strip mining laws when it
mined land within 300 feet of UK
PTOPCITY.

Strip mining laws prohibit mining
within 300 feet of a public park.

The letter, from department com-
missioner William J. Grable, stated
that UK made no attempt to assert
that the forest was a park during the
review process held before the per-
mit was issued in 1986.

The letter cited a 1984 letter from
Bart Thielges, the former chairman
of UK’s forestry department, that
called the forest “a research labora-
tory.” According to Grable‘s letter,
Thielges’ 1984 letter made no refer-
ence to the forest as a park.

Thielges wrote an Aug. 7 letter
detailing the forest’s use as a park to
Iris Skidmore, a counsel in the de-
partment, to aid in her investigation.

UK claims that the research forest
is a public park, with hiking trails
and horseback riding.

But Arch anomey Blair Gardner
says those claims are “bogus” and
said that the forest “has minimal
recreational use” and is “padlocked.

“The University simply doesn't
have a park.” Gardner said.

Although the state could rule that
the forest is a park in considering

the permit request, Arch officials
believe this ruling will foretell the
next.

“I see no basis, when it comes
time to make a ruling (on the per-
mit) for a change," Gardner said.

“It means that we will be able to
mine all of our property adjacent to
the University’s property" if the
state grants the permit, Gardner
said.

In a “non-technical, non-legal”
sense this would act as a precedent
when the state rules on the permit,
which Arch is seeking in order to
mine about 105 forest acres, Gard-
ner said.

The permit Arch seeks concerns
two tracts of land within the torest‘s
Clemons Fork watershed, which is
used in UK forestry research pri-
marily because of its purity.

Many UK officials claim that
mining in this area would damage
the watershed, and harm the re-
search projects. UK owns the land,
but Arch leases the mineral rights.

UK and three leading environ-
mental groups have threatened to
block Arch's recent application to
mine by having the forest declared
unsuitable for mining. A hearing on
the issue is scheduled for mid-
December in Jackson. Ky.

Yesterday’s decision is not a sur-
prise and it does not affect Universi-
ty strategy, UK officials said.

UK Associate General Counsel
Paul Van B00ven said that UK
raised the question of Robinson For-
est as a park in two contexts and
this ruling only affects one.

Van Booven said this ruling an~
swers the questions raised by the
University in an Aug. 1 letter to the
department concerning the “en-
forcement" of the old permit.

He said that the questions UK
raised about Robinson Forest as a
park in the “permitting" context
have not been answered.

UK officials have not received
the letter, and have not discussed
whether they will appeal the state's
ruling, UK spokesman Bernie
Vonderheide said.

Vonderheide said that UK’s ob-
jectives throughout the process are
to keep negotiating with Arch on a
possible land swap and “to help

See ARCH. Page 5

 

University of Kentucky. Lexington. Kentudty

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Fear, prejudice
part of agenda
for Iraqi student

By JAMES TElSER
Staff Writer

Ali Al-Yazdi’s perspective on the current crisis in
the Persian Gulf is a little different than that of most
UK students.

Al-Yazdi, a 24-year-old geophysics graduate stu-
dent, thinks more about his safety than how high
prices will climb at the gas pump. He has to shrug
off the anti-Arabic jokes that pop up occasionally
and at times, despite UK’s efforts to intemationalize
the campus, truly feels like an outsider.

But that’s what happens to most Iraqi citizens who
live in the United States. The daily battles they face
stem not from military personnel or a hot, desert sun,
but from fear and prejudice from their community.

“Being Middle Eastern, a lot of people look at you
and think that you are one part of the problem," Al-
Yazdi said, “Sometimes in the airport or on the bor-
dcr in Canada, you’re not just questioned. you're in-
terrogated. They search everything you have.”

Al-Yazdi’s worries aren't limited. He is concerned
about all people from the Middle East who work,
live and go to school here. He is concerned about
what the United States plans to do in wake of Iraq’s
decision almost one month ago to make neighboring,
oil-rich Kuwait a province.

He is also concerned about himself.

Al-Yazdi, who is president of a chemical company
he helped start here in Lexington, said that the Gulf
crisis has already affected his business.

“I personally have lost some business because of
the situation. We are working to establish factories in
the Middle East and we’re also selling high»tcch
equipment in the Middle East. But because of this
situation. everything was stopped." Al-Yazdi said.

The kind of prejudice Al-Yazdi believes he faces
is one thing UK officials are hoping won‘t surface.

“I‘m hoping that Americans. number one. don’t in-
flict these kinds of things on any Iraqi students they
may meet, and number two. don’t generalize what
they think are Arab characteristics," said Chris Mu-
sick, program director for Intcmational Students and
Scholars office.

Robert Hemenway, Chancellor for the Lexmgton
campus, believes the school's “well-deserved reputa
tion" for tolerance and understanding of all cultures
and peoples “would be manifest in this situation as
well."

Kazi Ahmed, presrdent of the UK Cosmopolitan
Club and an international student from Bangladesh.
said he hopes conflicts on campus won‘t occur.

“I hope everybody is here for academic reasons.
for education. We have come over here. We‘re not
here because of politics. We don't want people get-
ting out of control With their emotions — hating or
hurting each other,“ said Ahmed, whose club is de-
signed to prevent conflict between international and
American students.

Al-Yazdi's problems are compounded by the pos—
sibility of losing his right to stay in the United States.
especially if the country goes to war. That would

 

Ali AI-Yazdi, a 24-year-old Iraqi citizen. attends classes like most UK students, but

faces an uncommon fear —— that he may not have his visa renewed.

See STUDENT, Page 5

 

 

 

 

 

TECHNOLOGICAL TICKETING

 

 

Parking spots
hard to find
in student lots

By ANGELA JONES
Contributing Writer

Snatching a parking space min-
utes before class may ensure your
being on time and may even pre-
serve your sanity, but more than
likely, it also means getting a park—
ing ticket.

There are 9,996 parking spaces
awaiting about 23,000 students
every morning. but Don Thornton,
assistant director of parking and
transportation, said his office is
“trying our best to accommodate
everyone."

Last year, UK patrol officers is-
sued 4,303 parking citations in the
last 10 days of August and 6,080
for September, Thornton said.

Statistics for this August will be
available Sept. 13, he said.

“It‘s always this way for a
couple of weeks when school
starts —-— this year isn't any differ-
ent.” Thornton said

Thornton said his main concern
is “straightening students out on

 

STEVE MCFARLMQ/Kflnd Sill

Students could see themselves faced with additional parking tick-
ets due to a new computerized ticket distribution system.

which lot they can park in with dents to proper lots.

their panicular permit," said
Thornton. who has assigned some
extra patrol officers to direct stu-

But there have been several at-

See PARKING, Page 5

Ticket-writing
goes high-tech
for UK police

By ANGELA JONES
Contributing writer

The parking and transportation
department has gone high-tech
with a new computer system that
takes short cuts processing ticket
information ——getting a parking ci-
tation made fast and error-free, ac-
cording to Don Thornton, assistant
director for parking and transporta-
tion.

Campus parking patrol officers
started this school year‘s ticket
writing effort armed with hand-
held computers. which do all the
work for them.

“It eliminates errors and produc-
es a more legible ticket,” Thornton
said.

With the new system. patrol of-
ficers cut ticket-writing time in
half and, according to Thornton.
this enables more tickets to be
written and may deter excessive
violations.

“If people think there is more of

See TICKET. Page 5

 

 

 

 

Some foreign hostages
could be released today

By JOCELYN NOVECK
Associated Press Writer

Presrdent Saddam Hussein of Iraq
mingled with foreign hostages yes-
terday and then decreed that the
women and children held captive in
his country were free to leave.

A statement from the Revolution-
ary Command Council said the deci-
sion was made “to preserve the im-
age of Arabs," thc officral Iraqi
News agency said.

The agency. monitored, in Nico-
sia, Cyprus, said the foreigners
could leave starting today. It was
not known how many women and
children were among the hostages in
Iraq or whether the decree also ap-
plies to foreigners in Kuwait.

There are 500 Americans trapped
in Iraq and 2,500 in Kuwait.

The Iraqi news agency said Huss-
ein made his decision after foreign-
ers expressed concern about their
children. Dun'ng yesterday‘s tele-
vised encounter. a woman with a
British accent asked Hussein why he
was using foreign children “in
something they can't understand."

At the samc meeting, Hussein told
the foreigners he was willing to talk
to President Bush and Prime Minis-
ter Margaret Thatcher on television
about ending the Persian Gulf crisis.

 

State Department spokeswoman
Margaret Tutwilct, asked about
Hussein's suggestion, said: “it .,

See IRAQ, Page. 4

 

 

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Tower, 23rd Floor

 

 

 

 

Wildcat
Football team
looking
ionivard to new
season.

Story,Page 7

Sports ......................... 2

Diversions ................... 7
Viewpoint .................... 8
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M
Talk over, bullets to fly

By BOB NORMAN
Sports Editor

You've heard and seen all the
popaganda flying around this
year's UK football program. it's
amazed you at times, led you into
anticipation. possibly even anxiety.
It was all produced, however, by re-
porters and advertisers and PR peo-
ple. Some necessarily biased, others
attempting to be objective.

But you want to see them with
your own eyes.

When the Cats step out onto the
field Saturday to play Central Mich-
igan University. those slogans and
sound-bytes will all be dead just as
the real action comes to life, as Bill
Curry coaches his first game at UK.

“It’s time for the talk to be over,”
Curry said at yesterday‘s luncheon.
“As they say, we're shooting real
bullets now."

Real bullets. And judging from
the looks of things, UK will be
quicker on the draw. CMU, howev-
er, will be carrying the bigger guns.

UK, with the loss of several big
men from last season, will be field-

ing a small. quick team Saturday.
while CMU has. according to UK’s
defensive coordinator Larry New.
“about as big a team as anybody in
college football.”

“They have a good throwing of-
fense. they’re big and they play
hard-nosed old-fashioned football,"
New said. “But I expect our young
to get at ’em. [expect to win and
our players expect to win."

As do most of the fans and media
in the state. And for good reason.
The Chippewas are a dominating
force —— but only in the weak Mid-
Atlantic Conference. Last year they
finished 5-2-1 in their conference
while going 5-5-1 overall. They
didn't win anywhere outside their
conference. nonetheless in the
strong SEC.

The history of UK-CMU games
began in 1983 as UK clobbered
them 31-14. In their only other con-
test in 1988. UK won again, in a
rain-soaked, fumble-filled 18—7.

Besides a lack of a strong com-
petitive base, the unknown also
weighs heavily on CMU’s. The
press release from from Mount

 

Pleasant (CMU‘s site) proclaimed:
“Uncertainty surrounds (CMU's)
preparation for the 1990 football
opener at (UK)."

“We have to prepare this team for
a Bill Curry — do we prepare for
what Alabama did this year or what
he will do with this football team as
he adapts to the personnel at Ken-
tucky?” CMU head coach Herb De-
romedi said in a teleconference yes-
terday. “That concerns us because it
forces us to prepare for an awful lot
of things, none of which we know
we will see."

While Deromedi has been specu-
lating about what Curry will throw
at them, Curry has been throwing
everything he has at his own team.
What plays and strategies he will ac-
tually use against the Chippewas de-
pends upon which pans of the
whole Curry package UK players
master.

“We will shear it down according
to their level of skill,” Curry said.
“What they can’t execute perfectly
we will knock out and begin incor-
porating throughout the season."

 

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STEVE MCFARLAND/Kemel Stat!
US Senator Mitch McConnell speaks at a rally hosted by Young
Kentuckians tor McConnell at the Student Center yesterday.

By ANGELA JONES
Contributing writer

US. Senator Mitch McConnell
urged students at a rally yesterday
to recruit additional supporters as
his campaign for re-election enters
its “final stretch.”

Young Kentuckians for McCon-
nell, one of 26 campus organim-
Lions across Kentucky, hosted a ral-
ly yesterday in the Student Center
to boost support in the last two
months of McConnell’s campaign.

“Senator McConnell really has
students’ interest at heart," said
Scott Damron, chairman of the Uni-
versity’s campaign organization.

McConnell said surveys show the
majority of ages 18-35 only vote
during presidential-election years.
That same age group is most likely
to vote for Republican candidates in
any election, he said.

“I know how imponant your age
group is to this election and I need
your help," he said.

“I like that he places such great
emphasis on what college students
think,” said Sarah Coursey, Student
Government Association vice-
president, who interned at campaign
headquarters in Washington, DC.
over the summer.

McConnell stressed to about 50
students who attended the rally the

“I like that he places such
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and vote as possible.

Young Kentuckians across the
state distribute ‘STICK WtiH
MITCH' yard signs and bumper
stickers, hold rallies and encourage
peers to register in time to vote for
the election, according to Bates
Hunter, state chairman for the or-
ganization.

McConnell. the first Republican
candidate in Kentucky in the last 22
years elected US. Senator, boasted
that many democrats are showing
an interest in his campaign and said
he expected Active Democrats for
McConnell, a campus organization
of supporting Democrats, to popu—
late every county in the state soon.

McConnell said several state and
local government officials who are
Democrats are surprisingly saying
‘STICK WITH MiTCH.’

“That’s showing real courage," he

said.

McConneti stated, during a 45-
minute speech, he is the first Repub- =.

iican candidate to receive support
from the Kentucky Farm Organiza-
tion and the Kentucky Hospital As-
sociation. “Where are Sloane’s
group supporters?" he asked.

Two debates between McConnell
and Democrat opponent Harvey
Sloane are scheduled to air on Lex-
ington television Sept. 5 and 30.
McConnell said he “expects Sloane
to come out swinging" after Labor
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Ticket

Continued from page 1

a chance of getting a ticket, they
will be less likely to park illegally,”
he said.

The system, costing the depart-
ment about $30,000 for five hand-
held ticket computers and a