University of Kentucky - Kentuckian Yearbook (Lexington, KY)

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Rolling for the big numbers, Jeff Thomp- son throws the dice at Holmes Hall's annual Vegas Night casino party. Stu- dents gambling with play money used their winnings to bid on donated gifts at the close of the evening. —Photo by Terry Keys Big money changed hands when Ray Horn back, chairman of the United Way of the Bluegrass campaign, presented an oversized check during a luncheon at the Hyatt Regency.—Photo by Terry Keys Large neon letters atop a Holmes Hall window explain the gambling casino atmosphere inside the dormitory. Vegas Night was one of many campus fund- raisers for the United Way. —Photo by Paula Anderson m ■ M ■ t - ,♦ r- ■P ■; 4 : 4 ir r4 4 K if r --, + ■ ■ , « «g «. kj ■ •• • . ■. 4 a £ -4 4 • ❖❖ V %-4-4't - ' 44 ♦' „ • ... . » « • , s r r - i . ■ ’ ■: '«TV • ✓ . y vr v • jjk$P itl v.-v. v 'I'k u 10 ioo to? Physical plant worker Sonny Kirkland paints a block on the United Way goal chart signifying the $110,000 mark. The campus drive surpassed the $136,000 goal, setting a new record. —Photo by Chester Sublett

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United We Stand 26 FALL United Way From dribbling basketballs to haunting houses. hat has 50,000 feet and a big heart? Judging from efforts to raise funds in support of the Uni- ted Way of the Bluegrass, it's the UK student-faculty community. With a record goal of $137,000 in mind, groups and indi- viduals from vice presidents to the Kentucky Wildcat mas- cot set out to aid the United Way and several organizations it sponsors. The fund-raising campaign was called ''UK, The United Way. It rhymed. And it worked. It's a matter of helping people less fortunate than our- selves, said David Stockham, chairman of the campaign. I think the students do it because they really care. Examples of the big-hearted individuals at work could be found from kickoff time in September until the deadline in mid-November. Haggin Hall, for example held several major events for fund raising. Dwellers in the freshman male dormitory dribbled a basketball to Louisville, held a study-a-thon, and held competitions in various sports, even pizza-eating. Haggin's efforts paid off, as residents raised over $2700, a mark unsurpassed by any other group on campus. People think college kids don't do anything, said Rich Crowe, a Haggin resident adviser who participated in the campaign. It's always been a big tradition at Haggin. It's easy to get freshmen involved. Crowe said the basketball dribble raised approximately $400, in addition to a few strange looks from passing motorists. Perhaps one of the biggest incentives for people in the UK community to participate in the program is the fact that the money raised is used to benefit people and organiza- tions in the immediate Lexington area. Ernie Hatfield, executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lexington, explained the importance of the Uni- ted Way to the people of the Bluegrass area. The United Way, Hatfield said, provides about half our funding. This shows how important they are to us. Wildcat basketball player Tom Heitz participated as a big brother in the program, an organization providing adult companions for single-parent children. Heitz said he takes pride in playing role-model for 10- year-old Wes Major. A little kid needs someone to look up to, Heitz said. Wes can talk about problems and have faith in me. The goals achieved by United Way-sponsored programs such as Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lexington make it easy to understand why 18-year-old students dribble basket- balls 90 miles, why seniors in college dress as dracula to scare each other, and why pigs are roasted and parties hosted the same two months each year. —CHRIS CAMERON

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28 FALL Halloween Events benefiting charitable projects make Halloween Frightfully Fun I he sheet-shrouded furniture cast an eerie calm in the lobby of the aging building. Strangely-clad individuals greeted the guests as they entered then led them through the dimly-lighted rooms to the entrance of a Halloween adventure. A sign over the door warned, Abandon hope, • all ye who enter here. Over 300 brave souls ignored the sign and took the trip through Boyd Hall's annual haunted house. For the sixth year, the campus residence halls staff and interested stu- dents sponsored the event, proceeds to the United Way. The haunted house proved once again to be the highlight of campus Halloween events. Months of preparation and a lot of money went into the building of the seven-room adventure through the freshman women's hall. Mike Sims, head resident of Keeneland Hall, initiated the tradition along with Terry Strange, former Keenelend head resident when they were both undergraduates. We had ab ut 60 people who did everything from con- structing it to aeing in it, said Sims. And these were resi- dents from all over campus. The haunted house collected over $300 for the United Way. We bought around $250 in new props and equip- ment, Sims said, that can be used for years to come. Also on north campus the goblins gathered in Joe B. Hall Wildcat Lodge to entertain children of faculty and staff members. The haunted house was a project of the Little Sisters of the Lodge, who led groups of three to four child- ren through the basement, which was inhabited by Lodge residents dressed as such ghoulish favorites as Dracula, Frankenstein and the chainsaw murderer. continued on page 30 Aren't you glad you didn't turn on the lights? Jane Gehringer, a resident advisor from Jewell Hall, portrays a murdered coed in the Boyd Hall Haunted House. —Photo by Terry Keys