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A UK college is redesigning its interior. The College of Design has made new appointments, been equipped with new Mac computers and has offered a new lecture series and more opportunities to travel abroad for students as part of a restructuring in the school, said Dean Michael Speaks. Speaks, who has been dean for a year and a half, has made significant strides in reorganizing the program. Five years ago, the architecture, interior design and engineering programs all merged to become the College of Design. Disorganization and poor planning led the college to the state that it is in today, Speaks said. Students also felt the brunt of the cluttered college, including dealing with scheduling conflicts. “It was always hard to get the classes you wanted,” said design alum Amanda Tate. Speaks said these conflicts were the result of many factors. The college’s advising department is in charge of arranging which classes meet in which rooms. Advisers procrastinated and often classes had to be moved to different times or cancelled, Speaks said. Fourth-year students were also concerned about limiting space in the college. The college offers one studio for the fall semester and one for the spring semester. However, many students will be attending an international conference in Germany in May. Students were concerned their absence would interfere with their studio class, resulting in a large number of students trying to take the fall studio with a limited number of seats. To fit as many students in the fall course, Speaks added another fall studio. The College of Design has been restructuring its programs, such as the new Design Energy Initiative, which generates more money for the college in addition to crafting more energy efficient buildings. The UK College of Design was also chosen for the Solar Decathlon, in which 20 schools globally were selected to participate. All the designs can be seen in Washington, D.C., in October. Another project the college is participating in is the River Cities Project, a multi-city project to revitalize the economy of river cities, starting with Henderson and eventually reaching Paducah and Owensboro. Speaks said reorganizing the College of Design will not happen overnight. He said the goal is to provide design students with the “best education they could have.”
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Senior kicker Lones Seiber displays a tattoo devoted to his son, Jaden. Seiber is nine points away from becoming UK’s all-time leading scorer. By Ben Jones bjones@kykernel.com
Lones Seiber hears your boos. UK’s senior kicker has heard them with every missed field goal and botched extra point. Even Seiber admits that he has been disappointed in his career up to now. “It just hasn’t gone my way,” he said, shaking his head. His problems on the football field are just the beginning of what has made Lones Seiber the man he is today. From finding out he was a father after his freshman year in college to a childhood spent traveling the world with the Air Force, there’s been enough change in his life already. Enough change to make him think his career won’t be remembered for the boos. Now, just nine points away from becoming the program’s all-time leading scorer, Seiber doesn’t want to be remembered for inconsistency. But when he does miss his first field goal at Commonwealth Stadium this year, the boos, warranted or not, will come back. “I hear them, but really, it doesn’t faze me,” Seiber said. “I could care less what they think. I’m out there to do a job. If I miss, they have the right to boo and stuff, but I try not to let that faze me. “It’s just stupidity when they boo, because I want to see one person out of the stands try to do what I just did. That’s how I feel about it.”
‘IT WAS DEVASTATING’ Seiber’s UK career was difficult from the beginning. He suffered through a lingering hip injury and finished his freshman year 11-for-19 on field goals. The fans in Commonwealth were already making life difficult enough for him. That was before he heard the news that rocked his already turbulent life. Being a freshman kicker, the loneliest position on any football team, is one thing. Finding out about an unknown son was more. In May 2007, Seiber found out he had a son who had already been born and was living in Knoxville, Tenn. His first reaction to the news was hardly something he would be proud of now. “It was devastating,” Seiber said. “I didn’t want to have any problems or anything holding me back from what I was trying to do — coming here, starting a new life and becoming UK’s kicker.” Seiber feels differently about his son today. Jaden, now two years old, lives with his mother in Knoxville. Jaden comes to most of Seiber’s football games and visits his father whenever possible. Seiber sees him every other weekend in the summer but still wishes he could be with his son more. Seiber is still with his son’s mother – “I don’t
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Seiber lines up a kick against Miami of Ohio on Saturday at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. In the first quarter of that game, Seiber missed a 43-yard field goal, but finished 6-of-6 on extra points. want to have any baby-mama-drama,” he said with a laugh – but is taking things slow until graduation. For now, he’s focused on football and finishing up his last year at UK. After reconciling with his role as a father, Seiber took a new outlook on life. He thinks of Jaden every day and has a tattoo devoted to his son on his chest. “He’s my motivation. He’s my strength,” Seiber said. “When I don’t want to get up in the morning, I look at him and it’s like, ‘If you want to make something for your son, you better get up and do something with your life.’ ”
MARCHING ORDERS Ask him to list all the places he has lived and Seiber will take a deep breath and look off into the distance, almost like he can see his next stop just over the horizon in a lifetime already full of changes. “Born in Japan, moved to California, then Nebraska, then Panama, back to California, then to Hawaii, Texas – I lived in three different places in Texas – then to Japan, back to Texas, Germany, Tennessee, and then here,” he said, taking a breath to catch up when he finishes.
New rules for moped riders cause concern By Amanda Powell news@kykernel.com
An updated parking policy puts the same regulations on mopeds as motorcycles, and that means no more parking at bike racks. The UK Parking and Transportation Services updated the parking policy for all mopeds, motorized scooters and motorcycles on Aug. 1. All users now have the same rights and responsibilities, including same parking spaces and permits. Riders were required to purchase an $8-per-month M permit, See Moped on page 6
Seiber comes from a military family; his father is in the Air Force. Growing up, he never lived in the same place for more than two years. Wherever his father’s marching orders told him to go, Seiber went too. He never had a choice. It’s a lifestyle few people can understand. Military spouses and children are just that — as much a part of the military as their partner or father. It’s something the rest of the family becomes accustomed to but is never truly comfortable with. Such was the case with Seiber. For all the controversy surrounding Seiber, his life as a military son might have affected him the most. It’s the one thing he’ll continue to speak about, even when the conversation has drifted elsewhere. He’s putting together an application now to follow in his father’s footsteps and join the Air Force after graduation. His time in Lexington is the longest Seiber has resided in one place, and now he finally considers it home. “It was good because I didn’t have to focus on change,” Seiber said. “It was just a matter of going See Seiber on page 3
Women writers gather to ‘slam’ and share work By Stephanie Short features@kykernel.com
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UK Parking and Transportation Services included mopeds in the same parking policy as motorcycles on Aug. 1.
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An evening of high-energy and fast-paced slam poetry will take center stage in downtown Lexington on Thursday night as women from across the country compete to win the title of top “gypsy poet.” The Gypsy Poetry Slam, a free event, will kick off the 30th annual Kentucky Women Writers Conference this weekend and features three-time National Poetry Slam finalist Rachel McKibbens.
“It’s a free event, with many unorthodox and unique individuals, so it’s especially popular with college students,” said Virginia Conn, undergraduate coordinator of KWWC. McKibbens, along with four judges selected from the audience, will score the female contestants during two intensive rounds of poetry slams. Cheering and jeering from the crowd is extremely encouraged. This year the event is being coSee Writers on page 6
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UK senior offensive guard Christian Johnson talks to fans after the game against Miami-Ohio on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009 at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. — BRITNEY MCINTOSH
Their exes speak out While lovers LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibriansteam up the beach, their spurned spouses become angry allies. The jacuzzi at the 5,800-square-foot Villa Amanda in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, faces the gorgeous Sea of Cortez, but the view on the morning of August 30 might have been lost on LeAnn Rimes, who only had eyes for Eddie Cibrian. As the Missoni-bikini-clad singer leaned back between his legs, “he was kissing her cheek and playing with her hair,” a fellow beachgoer says. At one point, the two - who traveled to Mexico for a four-day getaway celebrating Rimes’ 27th birthday tore themselves away for a walk down the beach and couldn’t resist a celebratory dance in the surf. “When they went back to the house, LeAnn put a finger down the back of Eddie’s shorts to hold on,” the onlooker says. “They were smiling, without a care in the world.” All the stress, it seemed, remained stateside with their estranged spouses. Four days before he boarded the plane, Cibrian, 36, filed for divorce from a heartbroken Brandi Glanville, his wife of eight years and mother to their two children, Mason, 6, and Jake, 2. Meanwhile, Rimes’ husband of seven years, choreographer Dean Sheremet — from whom she is now separated — is struggling too, a confidant says, as he aims for a fresh start in New York City. But, in a strange twist, the two wounded exes are now leaning on one -an-other, and sources say they’ve formed a
surprising bond. “They reach out to each other,” a Sheremet pal says, “because they’re the only ones who understand what the other is feeling.” Sheremet, 28, broke his silence to Us at an August 29 performance of Wicked on Broadway. Asked how it feels to see his wife with Cibrian, he had to fight back tears. “I don’t really know what to say,” he told Us. “It’s bizarre. It’s surreal. But I’m doing OK.” His new friend Glanville, 36, overwhelmed by raising two boys on her own, is faring less well. “Eddie is way too busy juggling his women,” Glanville tells Us, “to be a proper parent.”
Exes United Sheremet and Glanville first met last fall while visiting their spouses on the Calgary, Alberta, set of Lifetime’s romantic -thriller Northern Lights. At the time, they didn’t know an affair had already begun. “Brandi and -Eddie hung out with LeAnn and Dean before the s—t hit the fan,” a Sheremet pal says. Us broke the news in March, but Rimes and Cibrian continued to conceal their relationship and deceive their partners, with Cibrian -going so far as to show Glanville texts from Rimes and imply she was stalking him (which it’s now clear was not the case). COPYRIGHT 2009 US WEEKLY
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Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Proceed with what you had planned. The time is right to follow through on decisions you’ve already made. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 5 — You’re not stuck in the mud; you haven’t given up. Continue what you’ve been doing and you’ll eventually succeed. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Somebody has a very urgent message for you. Stick to your studies: You’ll absorb the material easily.
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SPORTS Wednesday, September 9, 2009
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The conversation about LeGarrette is done. It’s how do we move forward and what are the actions that take place for him to forward as a person.”
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The UK volleyball team rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat Cincinnati in the fifth set on Tuesday at Memorial Coliseum.
Hiler steps up, Cats remain perfect By Metz Camfield mcamfield@kykernel.com
For the UK volleyball team, the 2009 season hadn’t seen many close matches. Cincinnati didn’t get the memo. Lucky for UK, the emergence of junior outside hitter Blaire Hiler and the experience of a veteran-laden UK team saved the Cats’ perfect season. “Tonight Blaire showed what she’s made of,” UK head coach Craig Skinner said. “She loves pressure and thrives in it and produced for us in the end.” Down two sets to zero, the Cats (7-0) stormed back to take the next three sets and the match (21-25, 27-29, 25-23, 25-22, 15-9). Behind a raucous crowd of 1,099 the Cats put on a show Big Blue Nation won’t soon forget. “(The crowd) really gave us a push and a boost,” Skinner said. “I think that our players really felt like they weren’t going away and they were going to help us finish at the end, and they were a big part in us finishing the match.” With chants of ‘Go Big Blue” echoing throughout Memorial Coliseum at 13-7 in the final set, the Cats realized they’d been through a lot in only one match. After losing the first two sets, only the third and
SEIBER Continued from page 1 to school and becoming a better kicker. I really enjoyed being in one place for four years because it helped me maintain my stability of who I am and everything else around me.” Seiber received offers to play at Tennessee and Middle Tennessee State even though he only began kicking his junior year of high school, but they both planned to redshirt him. He had no desire to sit a season out, so he came to UK. He immediately took on the placekicking duties as a true freshman.
‘IF YOU MISS THIS, YOU’RE SCREWED’ Kickers are traditionally looked down on by teammates. The archetypal kicker isn’t viewed as a real member of a football team by the true athletes, and he doesn’t dare mingle with teammates. They spend most of their time in practice isolated from the rest of the team, and aren’t to be heard from unless called upon for a big kick. Then, of course, they’re expected to do their one job and split the uprights. When Seiber comes out to make a kick, special teams coach Steve Ortmayer grabs him and gives him some words of wisdom, but there’s not much he can say to help at that point. If he makes the kick, he and his holder might embrace or high-five. If it’s a big enough kick, his teammates might mob him.
fourth sets they’ve lost all year, the Cats banked on their experience to get the win. “We’re a team of veterans now,” senior setter Sarah Rumely said. “In the past we’ve been youngsters, but we’ve all been here before and being down two nothing we said ‘Hey, we’ve been here before,’ – that’s what we said in the locker room. Just come out, do what we do, play Kentucky volleyball, and we know we can do this.” Hiler, who didn’t play in the first three sets, took over the fifth set, hammering down five kills on only nine attempts, including the final kill of the match. Hiler accounted for five of the Cats’ final six points, including four kills and one block. Entering the game, the Cats were 43-7 at home under the tutelage of Skinner. With six games in the books, the Cats hadn’t seen a match where they had been under the pressure they were under against the defending co-Big East Champions. With the come-from-behind victory now in the books, the Cats believe the match can be something they rally around for the remainder of the season. “Talent doesn’t win you close matches,” Skinner said. “It’s about how you play the game. And how we played the game the last half of that match is what it’s all about.”
Miss it, and he hangs his head and jogs to the sideline. He’ll probably go and practice kicking into the net by himself again, away from his teammates. “Kickers kind of march to the beat of their own drum,” senior left tackle Zipp Duncan said. Standing 5-foot-9 and with a background in soccer, it’s easy to peg Seiber as another stereotypical kicker. But ask anyone around him and they’ll disagree. “I am exactly the opposite,” he said with a smile, happy to break the mold. His best friends on the team include Duncan, senior defensive tackle Corey Peters and senior linebacker Jacob Dufrene. Seiber’s sophomore and junior years would wind up looking similar to his freshman campaign, save for a few spectacular moments. He kept kicking through the boos – and a pain in his hip that had bothered him since high school. “The doctors in Knoxville just thought it was a hip pointer or something, but I knew it was something more,” Seiber said. “Then when I got here, I tried to kick one day and I just couldn’t do it.” He was diagnosed with a torn labrum. Every time he kicks, he feels a pinching pain in his hip. He says he’s healthy now, but the injury has flared up throughout his career. Seiber’s inconsistency has certainly been noticed by his teammates. But for all his errors, one of the greatest moments in UK football history likely wouldn’t have happened without him. On Oct. 13, 2007, Seiber went 3-for-3 on field
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Women’s soccer coach suits up to fire team up
Jon Lipsitz is suited for success. An innocent passer-by can walk into the UK Soccer Complex on any night with a women’s soccer game and tell right away, without even checking the scoreboard or watching a single player take a warm-up shot, that Lipsitz means business. The first-year coach dons a suit for each and every game. Standing next to other JAMES UK coaches such as John PENNINGTON Calipari or Matthew Kernel Mitchell, it may not seem so columnist out-of-the-blue. But next to most other college women’s soccer coaches, Lipsitz stands out. Lipsitz started wearing a suit when he became head coach at the University of Charlotte in 2005. Since then, he’s coached 90 games and worn a suit 90 times. He chose to start wearing suits as a statement that he takes his job as seriously as any majorcollege basketball coach. “I saw the way basketball has marketed itself and the amazing job basketball has done,” said Lipsitz in a tan suit, blue shirt and purple patterned tie after a loss to Wake Forest on Friday. “You would never show up in the winter and see Coach Cal in shorts and a T-shirt.” According to Lipsitz, it caught on. People started talking about it. But four years and three Atlantic-10 titles later, it wasn’t just the suits that brought Lipsitz to Lexington. Of course, Lipsitz brought the suits with him, even if game conditions can be a little uncomfortable in the Commonwealth. No problem. If you’re a soccer coach and you pace the sidelines in a suit, you’ll be used to uncomfortable conditions. While at Charlotte, Lipsitz and the 49ers traveled to Tempe, Ariz., to play Arizona State. Game-time temperature: 116 degrees, according to Lipsitz. He wore the suit. Perhaps more frequently than 116-degree temps, Lipsitz has to deal with rain. “My wife gets mad at me because I'll wear my nice shoes when it's raining,” Lipsitz said Dec. 18 when he was introduced as UK’s women’s soccer coach. “But I told her I'm not going to waver from that.” It’s not a matter of if or when; Lipsitz has made it clear that if he didn’t wear a suit now,
goals against eventual national champion Louisiana State. Two of his field goals – one in the fourth quarter that forced overtime and another in the second overtime to force the third extra period – tied the game. The latter, a 43yarder, was particularly impressive and pressure-packed. “This is exactly what I said to myself,” Seiber said. “I looked up at the scoreboard and then it hit me, just how big this kick was. This kick was to win, not to tie. If I missed, we lost. I told myself ‘If you miss this, you’re screwed.’ I just went up there and nailed it. I was pretty stoked about that.” Seiber was eventually benched last season after going 2-for-6 on field goals in a one-point victory over Middle Tennessee State. Freshman Ryan Tydlacka handled field goal duties for the next four games, but he missed three of his last four field goals and Seiber was given the job again. Of course, it didn’t take long for the boos to come back. There are far too many instances when Seiber trotted off the field with his head down after missing a kick for him to be comfortable with where he stands now. “Some people look at it as a positive career, some people look at it as a negative career,” he said. “That’s just what happens with people. They have their opinions. Personally, what happened with the last three years is in the past. I’m ready to build on that this year.”
‘SMOOTH RIDE’ After three up-and-down years
he’d let down himself, the university, the state he represents and his players. Part of the fun of game day for the players is to give coach a hard time over his suit selection for the day. They judge him over what tie he should be wearing. After the laughs settle in the locker room, the players and coaches know it’s game time, Lipsitz said. That’s the whole point. “I don't wear it in the spring and I don't wear it in scrimmages,” Lipsitz said. “I want there to be another level when we get into the games in the fall. This is a signal to them that it’s game time.” By wearing suits, Lipsitz is giving his program buzz — perhaps even an identity. After four years at Charlotte, all of which were spent coaching in suits, Lipsitz left for UK. The day Lipsitz was announced as UK’s coach, a Charlotte message board filled with fond farewells, most of which associated the coach with his wardrobe. One fan: “The next coach will probably dress like some slob and wear a polo shirt and windbreaker pants. I'll miss the suits. Good luck, coach.” While Lipsitz has forged an identity for himself with his attire, he has also set himself apart in professionalism. Rain or shine, 56 degrees or 116, he shows up for each game dressed to the nines. More should follow his example. In 2006, a pair of NFL head coaches petitioned the league to wear suits for just two games out of the 16-game schedule. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell gave the coaches permission, but only if Reebok (the NFL’s official merchandiser) manufactured the suits. Reebok did, and San Francisco’s Mike Nolan and Jacksonville’s Jack Del Rio wore suits those two games. Nolan has since been fired; Del Rio now wears his suits to each Jacksonville home game. But the fact that those coaches had to petition the league to wear suits, and those suits had to be manufactured by an athletic apparel company? That’s embarrassing to the league, just like Bill Belichick’s cut-off sweatshirt sleeves. The NFL could’ve avoided that embarrassing anecdote if they’d seen the professional attitude Lipsitz built up in Charlotte and now at UK. His take on coaching has influenced his programs, and his record proves it. And his idea of professionalism rubs off on more than just his players and staff. I put on a suit just to write this column. James Pennington is a journalism senior. Email jpennington@kykernel.com. Seiber was born in Okinawa but lived all around the world as he traveled with his father, who was in the Air Force. PHOTO BY ALLIE GARZA STAFF
at UK and a lifetime of changes, Lones Seiber is ready for the boos. He’s been through enough controversy to be ready for whatever is next, on or off the field. “Being a military child, you have to learn to cope with change and cope with criticism and you cope with obstacles that you’re not accustomed to and they’re thrown at you every day,” Seiber said. “That really prepared me coming to college, knowing that not everything is going to go your way, not everything
is easy for you and you have to work for everything you have. You know, ultimately, it’ll pay off and that’s what I’m hoping for. That those three years of obstacles will ultimately make this senior year not a roller coaster …” He trails off, searching for the right words, almost like he can’t expect things to go his way anymore. Someone suggests he wants his final season to be a smooth ride. He nods. “Yeah,” he says. “That’s it. A smooth ride.”
OPINIONS Wednesday, September 9, 2009
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Textbook income should remain with the professors A Sept. 2 Kernel story explained that professors who assign their own books in their classes are now expected to donate any profit from that book back to UK or to a charity, according to an ethics directive. While it would certainly be unethical for any professor to assign his or her own book solely to make personal profit, and the end result of this directive seems to be a positive one, the university is still eliminating a source of income for its employees. At a time when the university has frozen wage increases but still requires some faculty to be published to earn tenure, it seems contradictory for UK to disallow professors to profit off their own books. Of course, professors can still earn profits off their books if they are sold elsewhere, but many of these books are custom-tailored for the class the professor teaches. At other universities, other professors probably write their own books for their own classes and can still profit off them. In essence, it makes the most sense for these
books to be sold at UK. Requiring that the profits be given back to the university also creates the impression that UK could be having professors write these books to create another source of revenue. Having profits be donated to a charity of the professor’s choice seems to make much more sense, and it’s something every professor across the nation should consider. But to require profits from a professor’s original work be taken out of their hands without any choice of their own still seems at least a little wrong. This ethics directive was certainly issued to protect students, but it seems it might still be tweaked to help professors. Faculty should be allowed to profit from their own work, but students should also be protected against professors who may only have their own interests in mind. If professors were asked to donate a portion of the profit to a charity—not UK—that might seem to be the most appropriate solution for all parties.
Bill positive step to reducing debt Some students may not be able to feed and clothe themselves for free during the first few weeks of the semester, thanks to legislation signed by President Barack Obama last May. The law, Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights Act of 2009, bans the on-campus marketing of credit cards to those under the age of 21, according to a Sept. 2 Kernel article. No longer will students be able to score free swag like T-shirts and Papa John’s pizza in exchange for filling out a credit card application. While free food is nice and one can never have too many obscure T-shirts lying around for those lazy mornings, the president made the best decision for college students. Though adults, students aren’t especially concerned with their credit, nor are they typically money savvy. “Getting a credit card for a T-shirt has never been, nor will it ever be, a good idea,” said Thom Payne, director of branch sales and service at UK Federal Credit Union. It’s hard to resist free things when every cent earned is handed over to UK or a landlord. But credit card companies have been preying on vulnerable students
for long enough, and it’s time something was done to stop them. Students don’t necessarily realize what they’re getting themselves into when applying for a credit card, which is part of the danger. The average credit card balance for undergraduate students is about $3,100 and continues to climb each year, Payne said. If credit card companies and their applications weren’t so readily available to students, it’s hard to believe this number wouldn’t significantly decrease. The signed legislation will tighten or end on-campus marketing by next fall, according to the Kernel article. But that’s not soon enough. UK and the businesses around campus should take matters into their own hands and not allow these entities to set up at their events or on their property. Allowing the companies to be there is one thing, but allowing them to bribe students with free gifts should not be permitted. The federal government has things moving in the right direction, but UK, and colleges across the country, should take a little more responsibility for the growing debt of undergraduates.
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Mongiardo not the answer for Kentucky Just ten months after the conclusion of a nearly two year campaign for president, the 2010 midterm elections are already heating up. Nowhere is this more evident than in the BlueRICHARD grass State BECKER where mulContributing tiple Decolumnist mocrats and Republicans are vying for their respective party’s nomination to succeed outgoing Republican Sen. Jim Bunning. The race has already gotten nasty on the Democratic side. Attorney General Jack Conway of Louisville has entered the race to take on the man who almost beat Bunning in 2004, former state senator and current Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo. Unfortunately for Mongiardo, the evidence for his unelectability has been stacking up against him from day one. There are practical reasons not to support Mongiardo for U.S. Senate, and they are simple. First of all, Mongiardo is intimately wedded to the political fortunes of Gov. Beshear, whose administration is pitifully thrashing in the riptide of the Republican State Senate. Secondly, Mongiardo’s campaign, according to Kentucky political blog Page One, is bleeding campaign funds at the very
same time that Jack Conway is raking in money from all over the Commonwealth. Finally, while Jack Conway may not be the hottest public speaker in Kentucky history, Mongiardo has demonstrated time and again his inability to do any better. That simply won’t do in a state where we still do old-fashioned stump speeches each election year. Last month Mongiardo and his campaign assistant Kim Geveden wasted about a week’s worth of news cycles attacking Conway for uttering a profanity at the annual Fancy Farm picnic in Western Kentucky. Mongiardo and Geveden characterized Conway’s performance as “screaming profanities.” Anyone familiar with the annual barbecue fest and political stump-speaking extravaganza knows that such utterances are not exactly out of place. But that’s not the point. Already, after mere months since the start of the race, Mongiardo has made clear what he wants this race to be about: petty personal grievances and a slash-andburn, divide-and-conquer appeal to the electorate that is predicated on the perceived stupidity of Kentucky voters. Mongiardo is frantically trying to convince the voters that his opponent, an attorney from Louisville, is somehow not as qualified as a former state senator from rural Eastern Kentucky to represent rural Kentucky voters. This ar-
gument is coming from a man who attended school for a time in Canada, where they have socialized medicine and speak (gasp!) French, of all things! So while Mongiardo criss-crosses the state attacking his “city-slicker” opponent for whatever trivial matter strikes his fancy on a particular day, he’s also running away from his unconscionable positions on issues important to Democratic primary voters. For instance, being from Eastern Kentucky, Mongiardo is a resolute supporter of Big Coal in Kentucky, including supporting the horrific and destructive practice of mountaintop removal mining. Furthermore, Mongiardo (again, running as a Democrat), himself a doctor, has come out against our Democratic president’s healthcare reform plan because the said plan may include a public option. What’s more, Mongiardo, presumably in response to the thousands of dollars he has received from the coal industry, is opposed to cap and trade, the program by which the president and other progressive Democrats hope to curb the disastrous rise in climate-altering carbon emissions. Kentucky has languished at the bottom tier of states in terms of quality of life and other metrics for as long as anyone can remember. Republican readers may wish to remind me that Democrats have been in power in Ken-
tucky for most of its existence. To them let me say that the very problem for much of Kentucky’s political history is the same as the problem in this race: we are obsessed with the notion that somehow, magically, replacing a bad Republican (Jim Bunning) with a bad Democrat (Dan Mongiardo) will somehow make things better for the millions of Kentuckians who suffer in our present state of poverty and backwardness. Guess what? It won’t. As long as we desperately cling to that fallacy, we’re only going to continue the downward political spiral that we’ve been in for years which has rightfully earned us the ire and ridicule of the nation. The problem is poor leadership in general, and we need sound leadership from both parties. We need elected officials who actually stand for something and who are willing to wage a campaign for public office based on ideas and ideals, not on slander and slime. Next November, we may finally have the chance to get a truly progressive leader in office as the Junior Senator from Kentucky. Please, Kentuckians, let’s not miss the opportunity to put another nail in the coffin of the good ol’ boy wing of the Kentucky Democratic Party by rejecting the divisive politics of our lieutenant governor. Richard Becker is a history senior. E-mail opinions@kykernel.com.
■ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Diversity on campus from a different view Yesterday’s article about the sensational new “diversity major” was iconic of the weightlessness of this modern buzzword. Diversity! How can anyone argue with that? I think most of us place an intrinsic value on broadening our horizons and trying to experience as many things as possible. But how can a university “help” us to do this? As the editorial put it “diversity became a priority for UK, [while] the definition never became clear.” But if this is so, how can we claim “…UK still has a long road ahead of them when it comes to creating a truly diverse campus…” I’m a bit confused. We’ve hired a “diversity expert” to make sure we push along this indefinable, yet assumed positive concept, all while claiming that somehow, there isn’t
quite enough of it yet. Isn’t diversity technically at its peak already? I’ve never met two people at UK who’ve systematically shared the same opinions, birthplace, looks, and aspirations etc. And I’d think it impossible to do so. Everyone is already diverse from everyone else. I think what J.J. Jackson, VP for institutional diversity, really means is visible diversity. It doesn’t matter if you’ve lived in Senegal, have two moms and can secretly speak five languages. What really matters is if you stand out from the crowd based on how you look. So there’s today’s fill of irony: the discrimination of diversity, in advocating diversity. Congrats J.J. Jackson! Bennett Jerrow Economics and International Studies Senior
Contrary to preachers, grace is for everybody As classes get rolling and another year kicks off for students, there has been a noticeable presence of street preachers standing and “preaching” to us students. As a strong, unabashed Christian myself, I cannot fault their courage to spread the Word. Yet, as I walk to class I am saddened, ashamed and even embarrassed by the fashion of their preaching. However, their attempts to reach people by yelling, screaming, and proclaiming, “Turn or Burn!” are outdated at best, and narrowly focused on one aspect of a gracious God. This will not reach young students. It breaks my heart to see my peers walk away from a discussion about Christ extremely frustrated and furious with the discussion that they just walked away from. Hearts are only being hardened in the process of these attempts to reach people. The God that I serve has an equal amount of grace to contrast with His characteristic
of judgment. This is the side that should be harped on by street teachers. By human nature we are born into sin. Everyone since the beginning of time has struggled with this human complex. Save for one; Jesus. Yet God, in His infinite mercy and grace, provided a way to atone for our sins through the sacrifice of His only Son. That sure doesn’t sound like a God who is 100 percent geared toward judging people. God’s grace is for everyone, and everyone needs this grace the same. No matter what you have done or who you have become, God is extending His hand to you. There is not one who needs His grace less. Not even campus preachers. Romans 3:22-24. Look it up and read for yourself. Josiah Durham Biology Junior
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WRITERS Continued from page 1 sponsored by UK’s Center for Research on Violence Against Women, and many of the pieces will concern that topic. “Every year is different because the people involved are new, so in a sense, expect the unexpected,” Conn said. The conference continues Friday as authors from across the nation come together for workshops, panel discussions and community events “to provide support, visibility, and education to writers and readers,” said Julie Wrinn, director of KWWC. This year’s speakers include UK alum Holly Goddard Jones who recently published her first collection of short stories, “Girl Trouble.” “Lexington is where I discovered that I wanted to be a writer,” Jones said. “When I was attending readings then, participating in workshops, shopping at Joseph-Beth, I wanted but didn’t really believe that I’d ever be in a position to participate in that dialogue, that I’d have a book to sign. I’ve come full cir-
cle.” Along with teaching a workshop, Jones will perform a reading alongside UK creative writing and poetry professor Nikky Finney. “(Finney) mentored me through two writing workshops and an independent study while I was at UK,” Jones said. “I owe so much of my current writing to her wisdom and encouragement.” The conference will conclude Saturday evening with the Hardwick/Jones keynote reading from Yale Professor and poet, Elizabeth Alexander. Alexander recently wrote and delivered her poem “Praise Song for the Day” at President Obama’s inauguration. The Gypsy Poetry Slam will begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, with open-mic beginning at 6:30 at Victorian Square in downtown Lexington. The keynote lecture is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. While the workshops are already filled, more information about other free community events can be found at www.uky.edu/wwk. “What we offer that is original is having all these authors here at the same time,” Wrinn said. “At the conference there is an opportunity to rub shoulders with the authors. It is a more intimate experience than an average lecture.”
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which allows riders to park their vehicles in assigned motorcycle parking spaces. Those spots are marked with either signs or green lines. Although this clears up overcrowded sidewalks and packed bike racks, the new policy could lead to more problems. Moped driver Chris Scorsone is worried his vehicle is more likely to be stolen. “There is no place to chain up in the motorcycle parking lots,” Scorsone, an undeclared junior, said. “Mopeds are like bikes, any one can just roll it away from the parking lot.” Scorsone said mopeds are very light and are not insurable, so if any mopeds are stolen, it is not likely they will be found and returned. Scorsone said his attempts to make his concerns heard have gone unsuccessful. “I have gone to the transportation office and they sent me all over,” Scorsone said. “Then I tried to contact Student Government, but I am still waiting for a response.” Brad Feather, chemical engineering senior, has yet to apply for a moped permit. “I haven’t been cited yet and I’ve been parking with the bikes for two years,” Feather said. Feather said he has parked next to the bike racks because “motorcycle parking is usually packed.” UK spokeswoman Gail Hairston said some moped drivers were acting as if their vehicles were bicycles. “We had complaints from students because of near collisions with mopeds,” Hairston said. “Students were riding on the sidewalks and the grass with their motorized vehicles and putting pedestrians in dangerous situations.” The new rule was not intended to limit moped or motorcycle access on campus, but to prevent hazardous situations from occurring, Hairston said.
Football to have first ticket lottery By Lee Cottle news@kykernel.com
Distribution for UK Football tickets will be taking a different approach, yet any student who has attended a men’s basketball lottery will find it familiar. Tickets for the 2009-10 UK football games versus Louisville, Florida and Alabama will be sold at a lottery at Memorial Coliseum at 9 p.m Wednesday. The lottery is for students who have not already purchased a season ticket package, The decision for a ticket lottery was a collaborative effort between the Athletic Department and the Dean of Students Office. Assistant Athletic Director Joe Sharpe said after winning three straight bowl games, student ticket sales are going into uncharted territory. “This is a great problem to have and we look forward to future challenges to meet the demands of our student fan base,” Sharpe said. Instead of a first come, first served basis, Sharpe said the lottery was implemented to
allow as many students as possible the opportunity to purchase the tickets to the first three home games. “Not all students can make all seven home games and we wanted to give those students the best chance to obtain tickets,” Sharpe said. The reaction of students seemed to be mixed. Several are already in possession of season tickets and not concerned with the lottery system. A few were not interested at all. At the lottery, groups of 50 will be called at a time. If selected, students with their student ID will be allowed to purchase one $5 ticket per game. Bringing additional student IDs will not permit the purchase of additional tickets. Guest tickets are not expected to be available for these three games. Any remaining tickets not claimed at the lottery will be distributed on a first come, first served basis. These remaining tickets may be purchased at the Joe Craft Center ticket office beginning Thursday morning. The remaining UK home games will be distributed through two other lotteries set through the year.
Volunteer fair offers experience, service opportunities for students By Jenny Boylan news@kykernel.com
Students in a pressing job market may find volunteer work to be not only a service to the community, but also a résumé perk. The Center for Community Outreach will hold its annual Volunteer Fair Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on the Student Center patio or in the Grand Ballroom if it rains. Fifty non-profit agencies will provide pamphlets and other information for students, faculty and staff on volunteer options and outreach programs they may be interested in pursuing. Agencies such as the Humane Society, UK Hospital, art organizations, tutoring programs, senior centers and
family counseling services for low-income individuals are just a few of the non-profit organizations available for students and staff to check out and get involved in. “These agencies will be giving information on their purpose and the services they provide to the community so that students can get involved and fundraise,” said Colby Khoshreza, promotions director of the CCO. Khoshreza said students will be able to sign up to volunteer during the fair with whatever agency they are interested in. The agencies will be there to answer any questions students have and to show students the vast opportunities in community service available to them around Lexington. Aleidra Allen, special events direc-
tor for the CCO, has been working all summer to put the Volunteer Fair together and promoting the event through flyers and posters around campus. Allen is hopeful for a better turnout of students this year. “This is a great event for students to attend,” Allen said. “We’re such a service-oriented community and it being in September, right at the beginning of school, gives students service opportunities right off the bat.” Emilee Dover, a Humane Society volunteer, feels community outreach and volunteering is extremely important for students to get involved in. “Not only is volunteering a great way to build your résumé , but it also enriches you as a person and gives you leadership opportunities outside of just the university,” Dover said.
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