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Vol. XCIV. No. 12

Kentucky Kernel

EMshod 1894

University of Kentucky. Lexington. Kentucky

Independent since 1971

Thursday. August 23. 1990

Officials distribute
1,000 student tickets
for Wildcat football

By ANGELA JONES
Contributing Writer

The first day of ticket distribution
for the Central Michigan game
closed with a whimper —— not a
bang, according to Rodney Stiles,
student affairs officer.

Approximately 1,000 of 5,500
available student seats were claimed
by 4 pm. yesterday —— a letdown
compared to last year. “I didn't ex-
pect as big a turnout as last year,”
Stiles said.

The ticket office broke a record
of 3,500 tickets on the first day last
year, he explained, because the sea-
son opener was against rival India-
na.

Yesterday's light turnout is attrib-
uted to student preoccupation with
the first day of classes and rainy
weather. “Students are busy paying
their fees and buying books," Stiles

said.

This year students can pick up
their tickets starting two Wednes-
days before the game instead of
waiting until Monday. This will al-
low UK students 10 days to pick up
their tickets instead of one week as
in the past. As a result, tickets will
to be available to the public for a pe-
riod of five days instead of two.

“We want to give students their
tickets, but if they're not here to take
them, we’ll have to give them to oth-
ers."

Formerly, students waited until
the last minute, the Friday before the
game, to get tickets, Stiles said.

“If we waited until Saturday to
give tickets to the public, we would
be left holding a bunch of unused
tickets in our hands.“

More student interest is expected
as the week progresses.

“i think it will just take a couple

of days for the news to get out,”
Stiles said.

Tickets can be obtained 9 am. to
4 pm. today through next Friday at
Memorial Coliseum.

Kentucky plays six home games
this season, Stiles said. After its
home opener, UK will play its next
home game against Indiana Univer-
sity Hoosiers on Sept. 15.

Greg Sither, an economics junior
from Lexington, got group seating
for members and guests of Phi Kap-
pa Psi fratemity.

He said lines were short for group
seating.

“l was really surprised," he said.

Anne Feldman, a telecommunica-
tions junior, said she didn‘t have to
wait in line to get tickets.

She said she was surprised becau-
se “there’s a new coach and I
heard tickets were going to be hard
to get this year."

About 100 enrolled in facility
as on-campus child care starts

By SUSAN A. MARTIN
Contributing Writer

last semester, UK employees
James and Karen Wolf had to drive
about 15 minutes out of their way to
take their children to child care.

But this semester, they practically
bring the children to work with
them.

On August 6, a new Kinder-Care
Learning Facility, on the comer of
Woodland and Columbia Avenues,
opened its doors to about 100 chil-
dren.

“The first couple of weelcs we‘ve
been open have been quite an expe-
rience for both the kids and the
teachers," said Lorri Kanauss. cen-
ter director. “Every infant up to af-
ter-schoolers has to get used to the

new routines."

According to administrators, UK
is the first major University to set up
such a center.

The facility is equipped for about
141 children, from six weeks to 12-
years—old. The center‘s staff offers
infant care, two pre-school classes, a
pro-kindergarten class, a kindergart-
en class, and a before—and-after
school pick-up/drop-off program for
older children.

“I like the Kinder-Care program
because I can see the difference it
makes with my children," James
Wolf said. “There were two main
reasons for our decision to change
centers — one, because it was a
Kinder-Care center, and two — be-
cause it is so convenient to where
we work."

The center offers a 15 percent dis-
count to the UK community, as stat-
ed iri their contract with the Univer-
istty',

Although the center is open to
everyone, so far no one outside UK
has enrolled their children, Kanauss
said.

One growmg concern that work-
ing parents have is that there is ade-
quate and affordable child care pro-
VldCd, said Judy Marshall, of the
vice chancellor’s office,

Liz Rowe, operations manager,
said half of the staff has an asso-
cnate. bachelor of arts or science de-
gree in early childhood development
or education or a Child Develop-
ment Association certificate. Others
earned a high school diploma and
completed a training program.

UK Police, others making campus safe

By MARY MADDEN
Contributing Writer

UK Police and several campus or-
ganizations are working together
this year to continue improving safe-
ty features on campus.

The newest program, Adopt-A-
Copp, is an experiment this year, ac-
cording UK Police Chief W.H.
McComas. The purpose of the pro-
gram is to strengthen relations and
“provide interface" between the po-
lice department and students in resi-
dence halls, McComas said.

Because the program is new, po-
lice are stationed only at Donovan
and Haggin halls. Two police offi-
cers, who volunteered for the

Football Cats
hold closed
scrimmage

Rick Pitino
talks about his
newest player

Story. Page 7
Diversions ........................... 2
Sports ................................ 6
Meet the Press ................. 10
Classifieds ........................ 11

Adopt-A-Copp positions, are sta-
tioned in each of the halls.

Concern for students' safety and
for improving student-police rela-
tions was a big factor in prompting
the University to begin the program,
he said.

McComas said he hopes the offi-
cers will become a part of the resi-
dence hall communities.

They will “provide information
on crime prevention and increase
student awareness of safety," he
said.

This program is also designed to
help students become comfortable
with UK police. Thus, the officers
may not always be in uniform, and
they will be available “just to chat“

with students.

In addition to the new Adopt-A-
Copp program, several other safety
programs are being continued this
year around campus.

Campus emergency phones are
beginning their second year of use.

There are now It) operational
phones in various locations around
campus.

And “one more Will be in opera-
tion in about 90 days." McComas
said. He added that, pending fund-
ing, there are 28 more recommend-
ed emergency phone locations.
When those phones are installed, the
emergency phone system Will be

See SAFETY, Page 9

By TOM SPALDING
Editor in Chief

Charles Wcthington knows
what his skeptics are thinking.

Student leaders and faculty are
convinced that, despite a search
committee’s promise to conduct
an unbiased, open search, it is a
foregone conclusion that come
September he‘ll be chosen as
LIK‘s I0th president

But public criticism is, simply.
“a matter of which I have no
control." Wcthington said in an
interview last week.

.-\s he ncars his ninth month Ill
the position as UK interim Presi-
dent, Wethington said he wants
to focus on the "good kinds of
problems,” like getting the new
freshman class settled in and

paving the way for I smooth se-
mester, not whether he's one of
the few candidates remaining in
the search for a replacement to
David Roselle.

“I‘m concentrating cnurcly on
doing the best job I can as interim
president," he said.

An undetermined number of ti-
nalists for the position Wlii begin
coming to campus for 'ﬂlCl’\'lC\\\
next month, and although he mil
not say whether hes m the run
ning, “everybody assumes" Weth-
ington is a candidate, according to
Don Leigh. former chairperson of
the University Senate.

Foster Ockerrnan, a Lexington
lawyer who is chatrman of the
UK Board of Trustees and the
search committee, \dld the final
ists~ names won‘t be released im«

MCHAEL CLEVENGERXBMO' 93*

N0 IVORY TOWER: Charles Wethington, above, has been accessmte and open to students m m
tenure as interim president. Many in the UK community believe he‘ll be named tuft broadest

UK chief satisﬁed with role
as interim period nears end

til the ttrst t~nc tirri‘.t-\ .i'. i K
sometime during the seek wt
Sept. 10. The board is ext‘thtcd t.~
name the president Sept. is.

“lf you count the numbers ill
the board and the win he can cst
yeah. iWcthtngton) has enough
people \\ ho'll vote for ’iinii ’
said Sean Iohman, 'ric »iudt‘f‘,I
trustee on the board and president
of the Student (iowrmncnf asso-
slillltln.

Lehman said he l\ll i contintcd
that \Vethington \Hii .cam-
rolled into the presidency. “claust-
thc search committcc hasn ; ncrr
yiewcd all the finalists again :iut i
he does say it's a l‘thlblill},

\Vcthmgton said he docsn I Inc-
:tiislctidmg .mybom ity

! 't‘

hes i: he

See WETHINGTON i‘age ti

Bush orders Pentagon to call reserves to duty

By ROBERT BURNS
Associated Press

WASHINGTON w President
Bush ordered the Pentagon yester-
day to call military reserves to active
duty for the first time in 20 years, in
an effon to bolster the defense of
Saudi Arabian oil fields. Officials
said as many as 40,000 “weekend
warriors" could be in uniform by the
end of the month.

Bush‘s order, taking thousands of
Americans from homes and jobs.
was a clear sign of the administra-
tion‘s commitment to sustaining the
huge US. military force opposing
lraq‘s Saddam Hussein in the Mid-
east.

Officials declined to identify the
reserve units that would be activat-
ed, or to say when they would be
called to serve. But Army sources
said some could be called up within
24 hours of Bush's order.

in a further sign of the scope of

the US. military butltlup, Bush also
authorized Defense Secretary Dick
Cheney to suspend layoffs and re-
tirements of son iccuicn. ’lhe Penta~
gon said it had no immediate coma
ment on how or when it might use
that authority.

The last time reserves were acti-
vated for military purposes was
1968, when 35,280 were called up
by President Johnson following the
Tet offensive in Vietnam and the
North Korean seizure of the US.
surveillance ship Pueblo. ln I970
President Nixon ordered a call—up
during a mail strike.

Bush. meeting with Cheney and
Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, at his vacation
home in Kcnnebunkport, Maine,
signed an executive order that stat-
ed:

“l hereby determine that it is nec-
essary to augment the active armed
forces of the United States for the
effective conduct of operational

missions iii and around the Arabian
Peninsula."

Cheney and Powell had been ex-
pectcd to report to him that the Unit-
ed States was approaching a target
of l0t),000 military personnel in the
region, said one source, speaking on
condition of anonymity.

Presidential press secretary Mar-
lin Fit/water said in a statement that
“the actual number of reserve pcr-
sonncl to be called to active duty
will depend upon the operational
needs of the armed forces" in the
gulf area.

While not saying which reserve
skills Bush wanted to tap, Fitzwatcr
noted that the reserves are an inte-
gral part of military airlift, food and
water handling, surface transpona-
tion, cargo handling. medical servic-
es, construction and intelligence.

A Pentagon statement said some
reserves called to active duty would
be shipped to Saudi Arabia while
others would remain on US. shores

replacing troops already dispatched
to the Mideast.

‘ lhcse reservists will support Op-
eration Desert Shield by joining .it-
uvc duty units deployed in and
around the Arabian Peninsula or by
filling critical military support yaa
cancies in the United States or else-
where," the statement said.

An administration official said the
Pentagon expected to call up 40,000
reservists “between now and the end
of August."

Short of declaring a national
emergency, the president can mobi-
illC up to 200,000 of the nation‘s
1.2 million reservists for as long .is
180 days. It is up to the Pentagon to
determine how the total is diVided
among schiccs.

“At this time we do not anticipate
approaching the full 200,000 author-
ity provided by law," Fitzwater said.
While taking reservists front their
normal jobs may be disruptive. the
Pentagon statement said, “What

must be tinptiasixcd is :hut :hoxt
who hayc ordered to .zctixt
duty are that to out natioiiai tome
iiillllIClJl in ii‘il\ opcitition,”

The tall to arms for .‘\tiicrica's .t
\ilian militia is thc first tcai test or
the Pentagon's ability to field .‘lII ct
tectiyc fighting force \lnk‘x' it began
shitting more waitimc rcspoiisibility
to the lt‘\c‘l\c‘\ l 7 years ago.

After the tlratt was abolished in
1973, thc Pentagon .idoptcd a "total
force" cont‘cpt that moved many
key tasks, web .is \llppi) transport,
medical st‘ryiccs. and communica
tions, away from the piol'cssionai
soldiers to civilian tcscry isLs,

lhc change was designed to en-
surc that no sustained conﬂict wouhi
be fought without the use of rc-
scrvcs. The idea was that follow mg
the publicly unpopular Victnan.
war. the White House would be
forced to measure national resolve
in future military crisis by bringing
civilians into the figliung force.

been

2 - Kentucky Komel, Thursday, August 23, 1990

‘Mo’ Better’ worthwhile despite ﬂaws

By MICAHEL L. JONES
Arts Editor

He called it “Mo' Better Blues,“
but Spike Lee’s new film seems
more like a mo’ better fairy tale.

Bleek Gilliam (Denzel Washing-
ton) has all the characteristics Eng-
lish teachers say constitute a tragic
hero — right down to the tragic
flaw, his obsession with music.

Gilliam has more passion for his
horn than the two women in his life,
schoolteacher Indigo (Joie Lee) and
sexy singer Clarke (Cynda Wil-
liams). If that weren’t enough, his
(mis)manager is an addicted gam-
bler named Giant (Spike Lee.) An
ambitious saxophonist named Shad-
ow (Wesley Snipes) is after his band
and Clarke.

Bleek has more than enough rea-
sons to sing the blues. Unfortunate-
ly, he's too caught up in himself to
really care how much he is hurting
the people around him.

In Washington's hands, Black is
never unlikable, even when you
think he‘s being a damned fool.

Spike Lee said that he wanted to
make a realistic jazz movie. The
film is most successful when it fea—
tures the off stage interplay between
the band. The movie’s ﬂaw is the
love triangle.

The film is basically about an art-
ist’s descent into the abyss and his
redemption and ascent from it. All
of Blacks selfishness comes back to
haunt him when Giant’s bookie (Ru-
ben Blades) hires two brothers to re—
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time. Bleek walks in at the end of
Giant's beating and gets one of his
own, for trying to helping his friend.

Bleek loses his ability to play, and
instead of diving into despair, he
chooses marital bliss and lives hap-
pily ever after.

Spike Lee has always had a prob-
lem ending his films, but I felt let
down. After over an hour of what is
arguably some of the best film work
he has ever done, Spike Lee let
down the audience with a weak
script (which he wrote).

First, you wonder why a level-
headed sister like Indigo would put
up with stubbom-headed Bleek,
who can’t seem to commit to her.
Joie Lee, who has been in all of her
brother’s films, gives one of her
greatest performances as this hard-

boiled woman with set goals about
where she wants to go.

Spike Lee manages to stay away
from the normal stereotypes asso-
ciated with jazz musicians, but his
women are paper thin. Luckily, his
sister and William are able to bring
a three dimensional quality to the
characters.

Snipes' performance as Shadow
is also noteworthy. He never allows
Shadow to turn into a cartoon vil-
Iian. He is all too human and hu-
morous to boot.

In some ways, “Mo’ Better
Blues” is the best thing Lee has fin-
ished, but as a whole it does not
measure up to last summer’s “Do
the Right Thing." However, as far
as the current movies go, it’s proba-
bly the best film on the market now.

French ofﬁcials appoint

By MARILYN AUGUST
Associated Press

PARIS —- Rock ’n' roll, never a
prime concern of the French govem-
ment, is getting a boost through
France’s new junior minister of
rock.

“Monsieur Rock,” as he’s been
dubbed, is 27-year-old Bruno Lion,
a jean-clad dynamo with degrees in
law and political science.

His official title at the Culture
Ministry is “charge de mission" for
rock and pop music, but he doesn‘t
object when the title is translated as
junior minister. He was picked last
year by Culture Minister Jack Lang
to revitalize a domain long dominat-
ed by foreign talent or homegrown

copycats.

His appointment came at a time
when French rock and pop were be-
ginning to outgrow their reputation
as mediocre.

Second-generation immigrants
from post-colonial France —— a
patchwork of ethnic groups from
Africa and the West Indies —— are
musically coming of age, venting
their rage and fears in tough sounds
as diverse as their backgrounds.

In recent years, Paris has emerged
as a capital of “world music"
catchy, ethnic rhythms sung in
French, Arabic, Spanish and Carib-
bean dialects and updated with
state-of—the art technology by talent-
ed, innovative performers.

Among the rising rockers are

PHOTO COURTESTY 0F UMVERSML MCTURES

VARIATION ON THE BLUES. Denzel Washington is Bleek Gilliam
in Spike Lee's sometimes brillant, but flawed new film “Mo' Better
Blues." The film also stars Spike Lee. Cynda Williams and Joie Lee.
“Blues" is now playing at the Crossroad Cinema, 119 Reynolds Rd.

minister for rock music

Mano Negra, who blends salsa, hip-
hop, gospel, punk and reggae; ms
Negresses Vertes (the Green Ne-
gresses), eight white men dressed in
suits singing a blend of exotic melo-
dies, puns and Edith Piaf-style pas-
sion; and Les Garcons Bouchers
(the Apprentice Butchers), who
wield meat cleavers and spit wine.

However, Lion’s appointment met
with ridicule and even outrage from
some critics who believe rock, by
definition, ceases to be rock once
pulled into the mainstream.

“Any country that needs a minis-
ter for rock is not a rock country,"
said Lionel Rotcage, editor of the
French edition of Rolling Stone.
“He should resign; that would be the.
rocky thing to do.“

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nessman, has persevered, chasing
down financial and media support.
With a 1990 budget of $7.8 million,
he expects to set up a solid support
structure for musicians and industry
professionals, including direct subsi-
dies to artists.

His tasks also involve promoting
native talent at home and abroad, no
easy matter given France’s dearth of
concert space and poor reputation as
an inspiration for rock.

“France is underequipped com—
pared to its neighbors. When I took
the job, we had as many concert
halls as there are in greater London
or in Holland, and we’re 12 times
bigger," Lion said in an interview.

His priority is getting groups out
of suburban basements, or subway
stations and onto the stages of con-

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‘Flatliners’ thought-provoking tale of mischief

Alamo" : man vs. man.

Next came Roy Scheider in
“laws" : man vs. nature.

A new Columbia Pictures release

By LINDA D. GRAVER
Contributing Writer

First came John Wayne in “T he

PHOTO COURTESY OF COLUMBIA PICTURES
Julia Roberts and Kieter Sutherland in “FIatIiners.”

Student Athletics Council

All UK students are invited to attend
a Membership Drive meeting.

Thursday. August 23: 7:00 pm.
Commonwealth Stadium: Gate 3

257-5759

presents man vs. his conscience in
“FIatliners.” This is a humanistic/
sci-ﬁ romp into the subconscious of
ﬁve medical school students.

At first, an image of deja vu
comes to mind, due to the direction
of Joel Schumacher, who was re-
sponsible for “The Lost Boys.” For-
tunately, this contributes to the
ﬁlm’s mystique.

Schumacher uses light, where
blue is equivalent to death, yellow
to life and white to the afterlife, con-
sistent with religious statues. In fact,
the experiments take place in a goth-
ic cathedral. Paganistic dances also
create an atmosphere that is visual-
ly, as well as sensually, exciting to
the audience.

The ﬁve heroes embark on a jour-
ney to discover what awaits them on
the other side —- the afterlife. In oth-
er words, they kill themselves and
then revive themselves to see what
happens. In the process, character is
forced to confront a painful rendi-

tion of past sins and experiences.

Nelson Wright, played by Kiefer
Sutherland, the instigator of the ex—
periment, pulls together the bright-
est students from the gross anatomy
lab to assist him. His hopes to gain
fame by Ieaming the some of the an-
swers from beyond.

Reluctantly, everyone agrees to
participate. Labraccio, interpreted
by Kevin Bacon, represents the
voice of reason, whose medical ex~
pcrtise consistently proves his
worth.

William Baldwin (yes, Alec's lit-
tle brother) is the lady killer/
cinematographer chosen to docu-
ment the experiment. Little-known
actor Oliver Platt plays Randy
Steckle, the self—absorbed, but comi-
cally entenaining. stenographer.

Lastly. Julia Roberts is Rachel
Mannus, whose obsession with
death leads her into the group. Her
Florence Nightingale-like perfor-
mances in the lab hold everyone to-

‘ Continued from Page 2
cert halls and clubs. Since he
took Ofﬁce in May 1989, the gov-

" mment has helped ﬁnance near-
ly 100 new auditoriums.

Lion's appointment was hardly
a disinterested cultural gesture.
» “A little invesunent can go a

_ long way,” Lion said. noting that

the government yearly earns
more than $180 million in taxes

.' from record sales.

_ Lion sees himself as something
of a talent scout. He said he
works l4