University of Kentucky - Kentuckian Yearbook (Lexington, KY)

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'au- C clist Tum Moran takes a break from his pedaling durin a faLI sunset, Photo by David Coylc Lexington's Triangle Park attract; hun- Df people nightly to me Cln 117 area, The Wmtain was dedicawci 1981 iPhoto by Chuck Perry Opening 3

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2 Opening urprise, you've been dropped from the enrollment lists of the University of Ken- tucky. It wasn't that brash of an announcement, but over 2,500 students were nonethelesss un- amused. They had neglected to pay a new $50 deposit on the fall semester's tuition. They were granted amnesty, but the deposit melee represented the first in a long series of confusions for students in 1982-83 Confusions in the '605 and '70s led to violent protests and demonstrations. Even at UK, a tra- ditionally conservative college of the South, tear gas was unleashed 0n protesting students. UK '83 was tranquil. All annoyances, a gre- vations and aberrrations were absorbed. In eed, it was a quiet confusion From the to of the University administration came structuralpchange. UK President Otis Sin- gletary wanted to remove himself from the day- to-day operations of the University. To ac- complish this he performed a musical chair rou- tine which reassigned vice presidents Art Callah- er, Peter Bosomworth and Charles Wethington as Chancellors responsible for the Lexington cam us, the Medical Center and the community co ege system respectivel . Externally, the student pop- ulace saw little change although Singletary had hoped students might notice an improvement. Other adminstrative switches hit closer to the student soul. T. Lynn Williamson, perhaps the most recognizable administrator on campus, moved from the Dean of Students office to the position of administrator of personnel policy and rocedures. A month before this move, Kentucky aw began prohibiting the release from jail of persons arrested for DWI charges on one's own recognizance. Williamson had habitually per- formed this as an administrative duty. A Quiet Confusion

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t' it l I 237, hat law was just one step by state and local law enforcers to crack down on the alcohol and drunk driving roblems. The City of Lexing- ton started the Tra fic Alcohol Patrol program to curb drunk drivers within Fayette County. LADDS, Lexington Anti-Drunk Drivers Service, offered rides to members who found themselves incapable of driving, and BACCHUS trained stu- dents to drink responsibly. A dry rush for frater- nities was proposed during the sprin semester. The new attitude on alcohol id not change the boozing tradition at Wildcat football games. Some accused the lethar ic pla of driving the fans to drink. As usual, tlgie drinling began in the parking lot before the game and continued there afterwards, For some, this was the only reason to come to a football game. The football games themselves had all the makings of a Cinderella story. Jerry Claiborne, Kentucky boy, Kentucky graduate, returned as Kentucky coach. In return the Cats logged a 0- 10-1 record, the first winless football season in the history of UK It seemed the fans would have to wait another season to see what miracles the fairy godmother could work. Controversy mired other sports as well. Mike Ballenger and Todd May opted to pursue their college basketball careers elsewhere. They were the first players in three years to defect from the team. The rest of Coach Joe B. Halls Wildcats mystified fans in the commonwealth with what the media publicized as the annual January Slump. During this period the Auburn Tigers broke their streak of never beating UK on the Wildcats' home court. A Quiet Confusion 4 Opening All-American center Valerie Still goes up for a shot against Georgia in Memorial Coliseum, In December, Still overcame Dan 15521 as UK's alletime leading basketball scorer. -Phnto by David Coyle Several Lady Kats vie for a rebound against South Florida in the Lady Kat lnvitaional Tournament. The Kate set a national single game attendance recurd in February against Old Dominionilotzl gathered in Memorial Coliseum for UK's 80'66 victory. ePhUto by David Coyle