Worley makes it three's company in SG presidential race By Sean Rose, The Kentucky Kernel, February 21, 2006 The campaign slogan "new vision, real results" projected on the back wall of the small ballroom in the Student Center last night as history junior Preston Worley announced his candidacy for Student Government president. Worley, vice president of public relations for the Interfraternity Council, along with running mate and accounting sophomore Scott McIntosh, spoke about the importance of women's safety in the announcement in front of about 100 people. "The most important thing has to be women's safety," Worley said last night, adding that he only fully understood the importance of the issue after his little sister came to campus. Worley said most people's recommendations for improving women's safety included better lighting and fewer bushes, but that only affects the 5 percent of women who are victimized by strangers. Worley said 95 percent of victimized women were assaulted by acquaintances and that forming teams to educate and engage people on women's campus safety issues were more valuable in the long run. "The more people involved (in the issue) on campus, the safer women are going to be," Worley said. Women's safety fell into Worley and McIntosh's "ABC plan" to improve UK. That three-part plan calls for standing for awareness, back to basics for SG and campus life. Worley also advocated a change in punishment for UK students from local police in regards to alcohol violations. He said it isn't fair for student be stuck with "a criminal record just because they had a drink." Worley instead proposed having any UK student caught breaking an alcohol-related law to be referred to "Choices," UK's alcohol abuse class, instead of being arrested by police. "I think it's terrible that we are criminalizing students," Worley said. Worley said a better SG must include better, more effective communication between the organization and its constituency of UK students. "One of the biggest criticisms of Student Government is how students say, 'I don't know what it does for me,' " Worley said. "Well, students should know what it does for them." To help with this, Worley said he would utilize Channel 50, a new campus TV station that UK administrators hope will eventually act as a communications network for UK organizations and students. Worley and McIntosh also shared hopes to restructure dead week by breaking it up with a weekend to give students more time to study for exams. Both Worley and McIntosh thanked everyone who helped them and said they are encouraged by the start of their campaign. "I'm confident their hard work is going to pay off," Worley said.