University of Kentucky - Kentuckian Yearbook (Lexington, KY)

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Rain is not enough to keep this Reagan supporter from displaying what many Kentuckians fish 7 all out suppon tor the preaident. - Photo by Rick Elkins -u ViLe presidential candidate Carry Terrax m speaks m a gruup uf Konturky I-nlr lowers, inrluding Governor Martha Layne Collins and lnrmcr Cnvcrnor Vv'cndcll Ford - Phnln by Ruk EHuns Heclhm 27

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Democratic candidate Walter F. Mondale ges- tures while upming a point. The Kentucky Center for the Arts was the site for the first presidential debate on fbreign policy. - Photo RickElkms 26 Election UK poll predicts t84 gan over tNalter F. Mondale before the 1984 presidential election, according to a UK Survey Research Center p011 taken Oct, 15-26 President Rea, gan did not disappoint the consensus. The president won 28 states with 274 electoral votes, and led in 10 more with 137, The electoral votes UT South Dakota pushed his total past the 270 needed to elect a president. Questions about the presidential election were a small part ot the biannual poll conducted by the cen- ter, a department of the UK Graduate School. Statewide, 622 registered voters were asked, If the presidential election were held today, would you vote for Ronald Reagan Dr Walter Mondale? Fifty- tive percent of the respondents said they would vote for Reagan, while 30 percenl hacked Mondale. We're not in the electioneprediction business, Said Phillip Roeder, director of the Survey Research Center. 'Don't Know' is not on the ballot, and pew pie will Lhange their minds before the election. W'c wanted to make comparison with the last two tsurveyst, Roeder said. And compared to the center's last three Qtatewide polity, Mondale Support in Ken- tueky had slipped in tavor of Reagan In all, 743 peopte responded to the 15-20 minute telephone survey, but only registered voters were usketi ahout their voting preterences. It they're not registered to vote, what they think doesn't matter, Kentucky voters tavored President Ronald Rea- Tim Johnson. research coordinator, said. The Reagan-Mnndaie questions were written to be consistent with the NBC News national polls, Tohnson said, and were tirst added to the Noveniber1983 poll. The center asked all respondents about Reagan's job performance. The percentage of those saying Rea- gan had done an excellent job rose trom 17 percent in April to 21 percent in October. Responses saying Rea, gan has done a poor job stayed about the same, 19 percent, according to the center's survey. An NBC poll had similar results, according, to Johnson. HOur figures were pretty much aligned with nationwide figures? Registered voters were also asked about presi- dential preference and Reagan's performance 'hah were called before the second debate ton foreign poht cyt and half after. Presidential preference figures were not changed by the debate 65 percenti, but respow dents rating Reagan's performance 215 excellent rest from 18 percent before the debate to 27 percent after The margin of error for the Survey before the dehatt is plus or minus 5.2, and plus or minus 6.2 For tht posteresponset The survey was an omnibus p011, which means r07 spondents were asked their opinions about subject such as personal health, the environment and govern ment, Kentuckians were phoned randomly from a 1i? Compiled by a computer. iCenie Sullivan

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LU S 28 Campus Safety . .l' ..llh Committee established Lehman afety wasn't just an occassional worry on cam- pus during the 1984-1985 school year. It became an Obsession In June 1984, Lin-jung Katherine Chen, a chemistry graduate student, was murdered in the ChemistryXPhysics building on Rose Street, the first campus murder since 1925 and the sec- ond in UK history The alleged murderer, Elzie Alexander Morton 'as apprehended in Long Beach, CaliF.; his trial was postponed in January to let the influence of newspa- per coverage die down. This incident made evident the fact that UK was not a safe place at night. UK Police Department Chief Harrison said, No, the campus is not safe, nor ever will be. I think it is the safest campus of its size com- pared to any other campus, in this type of environ- ment. I understand that we are dealing with human tactors, as well. l ISSUE: to study campus safety 2. a , h Wunmvat v: M V r. commiltee on safety dicovered problems with poor lighting and poor maintenance of such things as locks. -Photo by Cassandra Not only were students and faculty worried abou their safety, parents called the UKPD and expressei their worry, Many asked about what precautions ha been taken to ensure that another murder like Chen would not occur again. Harrison said that six watchmen were hired to pa trol the campus at a cost of approximately $42,000 He said, l'We, the police department have jeopai dized some things for the foot patrol. Two of the six were placed at the ChemXPhysic Building, one inside and one outside. Two watchme were located in the Patterson Office Tower, anotht two guards hired for nights only, covered the mai campusr All were equipped with two-way radios in better communication between the watchmen and th UKPD officers. Lois Dowd, a English teaching assistant, said hav ing additional night watchmen was a very good idea She also said, l'We tpeople on campusl think thi lmurdt it's ve mindst Dr. For the a task pus SI Harrist with t1 fairs, coordii tor of doasm 'The was to which Harrisc tee Che buildin dow Sj Studen the chc temi Stud: Preside a com' Preside Cain t wide sc trators Durii made tV campus south, lor EdL Student The nosed t lighting ty me; mainter We ha: and int ty. ln ge campus tound 1 that net lt's re; ot soror Building some of