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Students prepare for new bicycle registration system By Roy York ryork@kykernel.com
Beth Phillips has been called a number of names after impounding an illegally-parked bike, but only once has she seen a student jump into her pick-up truck and try to rescue his wheels from lockup. Phillips has been a bike-patrol officer for UK Parking and Transportation Services since 2000, and next month her duties will shift when UK implements a new policy to enforce campus bicycle regulations. On Oct. 1, students will be required to have registered their
bikes with the university and attach a registration sticker to the frame. The process is free but mandatory for any student or faculty member using bike racks on university property. Chrissie Balding Tune, Parking and Transportation Services spokeswoman, said her office had registered more than 2,000 bikes as of Monday. After Oct. 1, students not using bike racks, or who do not register but continue to park on campus, will be given warnings and fines. After the third offense, the bike will be impounded and students will have to pay a $40 fee to have their bike returned. A storage fee of $2 per day will be added. Persistent offenders who are given more than six citations in a
year will see their impound fee increase to $51. Parking services currently only impounds bikes parked in areas that pose a fire hazard or impede handicap entrances. Phillips said she gets daily complaints concerning illegal parking outside of White Hall Classroom Building and has seen her fair share of angry students. Phillips said the insults and angry students do not bother her. She said it comes with the job and she does not take it personally. A large portion of impounded bikes are never claimed, See Bikes on page A3
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graduate student Leila Mende applies her parking sticker to her bike after registering it with UK parking in front of the Funkhouser building. RIGHT: Psychology
senior Brynn Allarie registers her bike online from her phone next to the White Hall Classroom Building. She said that she just bought her bike and did not know about the new permit requirement..
Kennedy to speak on fuel alternatives in coal country By Roy York ryork@kykernel.com
In the heart of a state dependent on coal as a source of revenue, UK will host a speaker who is an advocate of transforming energy production worldwide. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., chief prosecuting attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper and president of Waterkeeper Alliance, will speak on the economic and environmental sustainability of our state, nation and world on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Memorial Coliseum. The
event is being hosted by the Student Activities Board. Kennedy has spoken out against coal as an energy source and has said mining is damaging to states dependent upon it. “Coal is actually probably the most catastrophically expensive form of boiling a pot of water that's ever been devised,” Kennedy said in a CNN interview. In the same interview, Kennedy said there is no way a community can generate an economy after the land has been de-
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Linebacker Wilson arrested, charged with assault By Ben Jones
each other, Monroe said. Both attended Central High School in Louisville. The girl suffered minor injuries to her cheek and nose and was treated and released Freshman linebacker Ridge Wilson was from a Lexington hospital, Monroe said. He arrested Tuesday morning and charged with did not know which hospital treated her. fourth-degree assault after he hit a girl in the UK head coach Rich Brooks announced face Monday night at the Kirwan-Blanding Tuesday morning at practice that Wilson had Complex, said UK Interim Police Chief Joe been suspended from the team indefinitely. He Monroe. will not practice with the team this week and “I’m not sure if it was a punch or a slap, will miss Saturday’s game against Louisville. but there was a strike to the face,” Monroe Wilson Brooks said he will evaluate Wilson’s situsaid. Wilson, 18, turned himself in to UK Police, Monroe ation as it develops. Wilson is being held on $3,000 bail at the Fayette said. Wilson and the victim, who is a UK student, knew See Wilson on page A6 bjones@kykernel.com
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Stars say goodbye Friends, including ex-fiancee Nicole Richie, mourn celebrity DJ Adam Goldstein as the mystery of his death deepens Clad in a black sundress, her due-any-minute belly front and center, Nicole Richie walked into the Hollywood Palladium September 13 to pay her final respects to her ex-fiance, Adam Goldstein (a.k.a. DJ A.M.). Never removing her oversize black aviator sun-glasses, the expectant mother approached Goldstein's mom, Andrea, embracing her before taking a seat in the front row. "She looked so sad," a witness says of Richie, who was comforted by hugs and words of sympathy from fellow well-wishers after the ceremony. Says the source, "She kept wiping her eyes." She wasn't alone in her grief. "Everyone was crying," the attendee says of the 2,000 family members and friends -- including Robert Downey Jr. and Scott Caan -- who turned out to remember the star spinner, found dead in his New York City apartment August 28 of an apparent overdose at age 36. (Ex-girlfriend Mandy Moore, who is shooting a film in London, was absent.) "The saddest part was seeing his empty DJ booth on the stage with his laptop and sneakers, knowing we won't hear him spin again," laments the witness. The two-and-a-half-hour service -- which took place a day after Goldstein's private funeral -- included testimonials from fellow drug addicts who praised Goldstein for
helping them get straight. "I think he would have liked it," says a source of the event. Yet even as Goldstein is laid to rest, questions surrounding his sudden demise remain.
FINAL MOMENTS Despite Goldstein paramour Hayley Wood's tearful farewell at the memorial ("He was my soul mate, and now he is my soul," the 22-year-old model said) and her statement to Us that they never broke up, sources insist the couple of nearly a year split just two weeks before his death. "He was not himself after it ended," says one pal. Sources close to Goldstein say it was the combination of heartache over the breakup and the post-traumatic stress from the fatal jet crash he survived in 2008 that led the ex-crack cocaine addict to ingest nine OxyContin painkillers (one of which was found still in his mouth). "We believe this was suicide because he couldn't take the pain anymore, both emotional and physical, from the plane crash," says a source close to Goldstein, who suffered third-degree burns in the accident that took the lives of four people. "He was hurt horribly, but the emotional scars were worse." (A rep for Goldstein couldn't be reached for comment.) (C) 2009 US WEEKLY
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to romance. Pay attention to your psychic vibes.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — Do what you love and love what you do. You have the energy to handle details and keep the big picture in mind.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Go for the gold in the romance department. It’s there for the taking. No pressure.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — You have ideas percolating in the back of your mind, but they’re not ready for prime time. Hold off until tomorrow. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 6 — Remember yesterday? Same song, second verse. Compassion is your strongest ally now.
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Trustees attack attrition, work to update general courses Student Affairs links campus engagement to increasing retention By Chris Robbins news@kykernel.com
Every fall, thousands of UK students flock into classrooms to progress their academic careers. However, a much smaller number remain engaged in student activities and university affairs. The UK Student Affairs Committee discussed efforts to increase student involvement and retention by offering opportunities and incentives for students to get engaged early on Tuesday morning. “We’re trying to create a sense of community where students are attending events and supporting their fellow students,” said Ryan Smith, Student Government president. Smith offered the TallyCats program as an example of SG’s attempts to foster student involvement. The program creates incentives for student involvement by awarding points for attending UK events, Smith said. It kicked off on Sept. 9. “The goal is to partner this with Provost (Kumble) Subbaswamy’s ‘War on Attrition’ to increase student retention rates,” Smith said. Smith and Student Affairs Committee chairwoman Ann Haney agreed that the program was unique. “We’re leading the country in this kind of program,” Haney said. The iPod Incentive program is another SG initiative encouraging student involvement, Smith said. The program provides student organizations an opportunity for an Apple iPod to encourage attendance at their events. “This notion of student engagement
KENNEDY Continued from page A1 stroyed by coal mining. Kennedy has supported President Obama in his energy plan and said Obama will lead the way to weaning America from its “deadly addiction to coal and oil.” He has praised alternative forms of energy, such as solar and wind power, already being pursued in the U.S., and said these efforts will create jobs for Americans in the recessed economy. Kennedy started StopGlobalWarming.org, a virtual march to petition government to accept the idea of and to fight global warming, as a forum for citizens to discuss and study his fight against global warming in addition to his fight against coal. “Our generation faces the greatest moral and political
really reaches out to a lot of different areas and encourages students to participate in things beyond the athletic realm,” said Victor Hazard, assistant vice president for Student Affairs. Smith described a $250,000 scholarship through the SG drive to provide need-based assistance to UK students, and a child-care grant program for fulltime students. “These programs increase opportunities for students,” Smith said. “With the economy bad, a lot of students are struggling to pay for college.” The committee discussed the Common Reading Experience, a summer reading program for incoming freshmen. Rebecca Jordan, associate dean of students, linked the program to the effort driving student engagement. “It provides a shared experience for incoming students,” Jordan said. “It sets the expectation for students to get involved.” A committee of students, faculty and staff chose this year’s book, “The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother,” by James McBride. TallyCat events throughout the semester will tie into the book, such as a visit by the author on Oct. 1. Jordan said the Common Reading Experience is incorporated into the UK 101 course, which many UK freshmen take. As part of the program, incoming students met in discussion groups led by a faculty or staff member paired with a returning student during K Week, Jordan said. “We were disappointed in the number of students in the meetings, but we were happy with the number of student facilitators,” Hazard said. “The dynamic of students working along with us was amazing.” The board could not take any action on items on its agenda for the meeting because a quorum was not met.
crisis in human history,” Kennedy said on the Web site. “Will we take the steps necessary to avert catastrophic global warming or will we doom our children to a new Dark Ages?” Kennedy has been involved in projects such as protecting indigenous tribes’ homelands in Latin America, protecting New York City's water supply during development and pushing environmental legislation in the 104th Congress. Jacinda Haynes, SAB director of multicultural affairs, said Kennedy will be speaking on the theory of sustainability and giving suggestions for how those theories can be implemented. “He's not just making money off of a movie about the planet warming up,” Haynes said. “It will be a great learning experience for people who think environmentalists are just a bunch of tree huggers.”
New hire aims for entire curriculum updates by 2011 By Kirsten Clancy news@kykernel.com
Big changes should be expected for the entire UK curriculum in the next two years. The new Assistant Provost for Undergraduate Education said his number one priority is to revamp UK’s General Education Program. Michael D. Mullen, who took the assistant provost position in August, said the entire program will be changed in Fall 2011, though certain changes are being implemented now. These changes were a topic of discussion at the Academic Affairs Committee meeting Tuesday. David Randall, chairman of the University Senate Council, said 60 experimental courses were offered during the 2009 summer session. These courses were evaluated to see if they met learning outcome requirements. This spring, 20 new cours-
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Minimum deposits and a convenience fee are a few of the changes made to the UK Plus Account for the 2009-10 school year. The Plus Account, used to pay for services like laundry, on- and off-campus food and taxis, has implemented a new $20 minimum deposit at all of its deposit locations. Deposit locations include the Dining and Plus Account Office, Student Billing Services, DART machines and the Plus Account Web site. Using the Web site, (www.uky.edu/PlusAccount), to deposit money into a Plus Account will make the depositor pay a $2 convenience fee. The convenience fees will help cover the cost of the Web site, where users can monitor the amount of money in their respective accounts. Chip Carter works in the Plus Account office and said the $20 minimum deposit and the $2 convenience fee are good things for the Plus Account.
The major changes will be in teaching style, which will give students the skills to learn more independently. “We’re going from an educational basis where the student is taught, to where the student learns how to learn,” he said. There will be 10 categories of courses with dozens of courses approved in each category, Randall said. “We know what the courses are, now is the time to develop those courses,” Randall said. Ernie Yanarella, a political science professor on the board of faculty trustees, chaired the committee meeting. Yanarella said curricular development usually takes roughly nine years, while the current development has only been happening for four and a half years, which is a major accomplishment. Yanarella said the previous program had not been evaluated in a long time and needed to be “brought into the 21st century.” “Along the way, it lost its way,” Yanarella said. “It was a creature of 20th century conditions.”
At the meeting The Academic Affairs Committee also approved the list of candidates for degrees. There was a degree name change. The name of the Bachelor of Science in Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering with a major in Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering changed to Bachelor of Science in Biosystems Engineering with a major in Biosystems Engineering, effective Fall 2009. Accreditation criteria of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology made the change necessary.
Hump Day celebration helps students cope with mid-week blues By Megan Hurt mhurt@kykernel.com
Wednesdays are commonly known as Hump Day for a reason. The day could be the worst of the week for a college student. On Mondays and Tuesdays there’s left-over energy from the weekend and Thursdays and Fridays you’re looking forward to the immediate weekend. Wednesdays are the middle point between the two. But James Davidson wants to help UK students get over the hump day grind. “A lot of times, students are burned out when they reach Wednesday. They’re looking toward the weekend,” said Davidson, spokesman for the Cat’s Den and Communications and Leadership Development senior. “I want to give people a time to unwind for two hours.” So Davidson created Hump Day, a celebration on the Cat’s Den patio that
gives students a chance to relax on Wednesdays by hanging out, listening to music and eating free food. The focus of Hump Day will be celebrating with the National Pan-Hellenic Council. There will be strolling to the music, and at noon, two of the NPHC organizations will be performing a small step routine. There will be door prizes awarded during the event, including gift certificates. Food will be provided by UK Catering, including pizza, sandwich and cheese trays, Davidson said. The point of Hump Day is to be entertained and relax for a couple hours between classes, Davidson said. “It’s very relaxing,” he said. “It’s time to relax and focus on you by being comfortable.” This Wednesday will be the first Hump Day of the semester, but others are planned for the coming weeks, spaced out so students aren’t over-
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es will be offered as General Studies requirements, Mullen said. These courses will be evaluated at the end of the year. The Board of Trustees will vote on the changes to the General Education Program in Fall 2010, and the changes will be implemented for Fall 2011. Mullen said he wants this transition to be natural. “We don’t want (students) to feel like they’re part of a grand experiment,” he said. Courses that do not meet requirements when evaluated at the end of the year will have the opportunity to revise and resubmit their curriculum, Mullen said. Randall said a major concern of the program is the transferability of classes among colleges, especially among colleges in Kentucky, and community colleges. He said the senate chairs of other Kentucky schools are all involved in reforming their General Education Programs as well. “They’re watching what we’re doing here,” Randall said. Randall said the current University Studies Program has been in place for 20 years.
“We pay a certain amount for every transaction that goes through,” Carter said. “Students were adding a dollar … a dollar … a dollar, so the fees were eating us up.” Carter said whatever amount they are short, UK Dining Services covers. “The less that they have to cover for this office, the more they can use to give out scholarships to student employees and the university,” Carter said. With the new convenience fee, Dining Services can spend less money to help pay for Plus Account shortages and use more money renovating on-campus dining facilities, he said. “The convenience fee is to mainly cover the cost of the Web site itself,” Carter said. “We pay a certain percent annual fee for the maintenance of the Web site.” One new renovation is the updating of the DART machine which has been on campus since 1996. Students find DART machines are the most convenient and easy way to deposit money into Plus Accounts. “It was real easy and convenient, es-
pecially with all the locations,” said business management sophomore Dwight Young. “It didn’t take long to process the money into my account.” The DART machines were purchased at an estimated $10,000 each through Student Computing Services and function much like an ATM. Each machine has a deposit slot and three buttons for easy use. The DART machine allows users to push the “inquire balance” button and swipe their student ID in order to monitor the amount of money on their Plus Account. DART machines can be found in Dickey Hall, the Medical Center, W.T. Young Library, the Gatton Business and Economics Building, the Health Science and Mechanical Engineering Building and in the M.I. King and Little libraries. The new convenience fee has some students using DART machines to avoid the charge with online deposits. “The $2 (convenience) fee is taking money from students, and the money should go directly into your account,” Young said.
whelmed. “I picked every other week or so because I didn’t want people to feel like they had to go every week,” Davidson said. “It could feel exhausting. I wanted to spread out the fun.” As of right now, Davidson has Hump Day celebrations planned for this semester, but he hopes that the event is successful enough to continue after he graduates in December. “I definitely would like to see it grow and go beyond me. I don’t want it to die when I graduate,” he said.
If you go What: Hump Day When: Wednesday at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: Cat’s Den Patio Admission: Free
BIKES Continued from page A1 Phillips said, and after three months those bikes are donated to foster homes or other charities. Parking services impounded 12 bikes last week, but only five of those have been claimed, she said. Tune said the registration will provide an alternative to impoundment in certain situations because parking services can simply call the owner of an illegally-parked bicycle and ask him or her to move it. When students register, they are given a pamphlet with rules about parking and reasons for the registration. Benefits listed include gathering data about bike use on campus, educating students on the rules and increasing bicycle use in Lexington. Tune said the move has shown to be a deterrent to bike theft at universities such as Penn State, which has had a 28-percent decline in thefts, and the University of Wisconsin, which has had a 20-percent decline. “Since we dropped the fee, the response from the students has largely been positive,” Tune said. Annie Williams, a business junior, said the registration process was quick and free, and she was happy to participate if it meant getting more bike racks on campus. UK is bike friendly to a point, but “there is room for improvement that needs to be explored,” Williams said. For students who have not registered, Tune said parking services will be at White Hall Classroom Building Wednesday from 9 to 11 a.m., Thursday from 1 to 3:30 p.m. and at the Kentucky Clinic Thursday from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
OPINIONS Wednesday, September 16, 2009
KERNEL EDITORIAL BOARD Kenny Colston, editor in chief Austin Schmitt, asst. opinions editor Melissa Vessels, managing editor Ben Jones, sports editor Allie Garza, managing editor Megan Hurt, features editor Wesley Robinson, opinions editor The opinions page provides a forum for the exchange of ideas. Unlike news stories, the Kernel’s unsigned editorials represent the views of a majority of the editorial board. Letters to the editor, columns, cartoons and other features on the opinions page reflect the views of their authors and not necessarily those of the Kernel.
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■ KERNEL EDITORIAL
Bonus turndown long time coming
Budget cuts and tuition raises in the last two years have forced students and faculty to do their part to keep UK on its feet. Finally, one of UK’s administrators is taking his turn. Board of Trustees Executive Chair Mira S. Ball said UK President Lee Todd will turn down his $168,000 bonus citing an “act of solidarity with the university faculty and staff,” according to a Sept. 15 Kernel article. This decision by Todd was truly the only decision he could have made. Accepting the bonus would have landed him in thick mud with faculty, staff and students. At the same time, applauding Todd for his act is not what UK needs right now. For the last two years Todd has called his bonus part of his base compensation. Now, he is considering that same payment a bonus. Is that because when it’s unfavorable to accept, it’s a bonus and when Todd doesn’t care about public perception, it’s part of his base salary? Todd accepting a pay cut is just what the other members of UK’s campus have essentially done over the last two years — including stu-
dents. While the board froze salaries of faculty and staff last year, students were forced to pay an increase of five-percent tuition. What about the 12 staff members who lost their jobs in the past year? What about the faculty who have not received a cost of living raise in two years that will nod their heads together and say that it’s about time the leader of this university felt their pain?
At the same time, applauding Todd for his act is not what UK needs right now. Todd’s base salary of $304,010 is still more than most faculty and staff members, but his act of not accepting his bonus is purely symbolic. Todd doesn’t need the money. The faculty, staff and students who are the foundation for this university do. So instead of putting the almost $170,000 back into the general fund, why doesn’t UK hire back some of the staff members it let go? That action would truly be a reason for celebration.
■ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The following are web comments in response to “Todd to decline $168,000 bonus”
Top-20 goal hurting quality of university It’s encouraging to see that Dr. Todd finally acknowledges in some form that the body of his university is tired of doing increasing amounts of work for stagnant pay rates, but I couldn’t believe my eyes when I read what the Board of Trustees had to say about it: “If Todd is not being rewarded for his performance, it defeats the purpose of conducting a performance review.” I don’t know if this is true campus-wide, but I work in the College of Education, and our staff members have not received pay raises for the last two years, despite our performance evaluations. Despite being saddled with increasing workloads as administrative tasks trickle down to our desks to lighten someone else’s workload, people are laid off and disgruntled employees leave and are simply not replaced. I know times are tough nationwide, and people are scraping by everywhere, but I sometimes wonder, in “our” quest to become a top-20 university, who really wins from the deal? And if many of us must lose for the sake of institutional reputation? It’s hard not to feel sometimes that staff members are simply expendable casualties of war in a quest for an elusive title that really doesn’t mean much to most of us anyway. Maybe if we owned the goal as much as Lee Todd does and could see how it would directly benefit us, we would be more gung-ho and willing to make sacrifices for a future benefit. Maybe. In the meantime, if performance evaluations are really so inherently useless, except as a means to determine raises or bonuses, until funds for raises are available once again, maybe we should just cut them out in the name of efficient use of time. Mary Hrabak
Give all employees pay for performance To Ms. Ball and Mr. Stuckert, If staff and faculty are not being rewarded for their performance, it defeats the purpose of conducting a performance review. These reviews are mandatory for all faculty and staff but we rarely have seen any rewards come from them in the past few years. The bonus appears bad because you are rewarding him for doing his job correctly like every other employee at the University of Kentucky who does the same thing on a daily basis and does not receive an award. Finally, Mr. Todd is realizing that accepting bonuses while the majority of UK employees suffer without is wrong. Thank you, Mr. Todd. Chris Muzinic
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Todd decision about ethics, not money I don't see how to decide which part of the UK Board of Trustees Executive Committee to awaken first by bringing the hammer down, so let's just bring down a hammer big enough DAVID to address REMPFER Contributing the entire table, and columnist may what comes of it come. Board, I am abnormally and startlingly appalled. President Todd's declining of his bonus has almost nothing to do with the financial quantity of his decision. Leaving $168,000 in a budget $9.9 million short is a drop in the bucket at best—1.7 percent of the deficit — and only equates to an impact of about $8 per student. In that single and small regard, Board, we do seem to agree: Todd's decision should be swiftly pushed to the side, and as Mira Ball said we "students and faculty probably will not see any affect from this." Any financial effect, that is. But you see, President Todd's declaration had nothing whatsoever to do with a fiscal effect. Rather, it had everything to do with an ethical effect, and that effect, I
most assuredly correct you, could have an overwhelming impact which no UK student would miss. In truth, no collegiate president in this entire nation would miss it. You see, we understand as students that the times are hard; our wallets are thinner than ever, as we and our parents empty our college savings funds that have taken a lifetime to amass. The professors here understand that times are hard; as you're asking them to do more with less, amidst consecutive years where their pay has been frozen, and while their peers, coworkers and loved ones are being ushered out the door by budget cuts, I'm sure they grasp the enormity of the era in which we live. The only question that seems to linger is this: do you see what we can't close our eyes to? I ask because I fail to see how it is even remotely feasible to approve a $168,000 bonus in an hour where students are thrilled to make $1.68 an hour plus tips. I lack the capacity to comprehend how it is at all permissible to receive six-figure incomes while supervising students and families who amass six-figure debts in the pursuit of the better life that many either have never had or now question if they ever will. I tell you the truth: I don't want a financial effect. I don't want President Todd's
$168,000. It's a great start and I emphasize, a start, but I refuse to settle for that. Board of Trustees, you have been entrusted with our administration in an hour where chaos reigns, with our education in a world where the truth is desperately absent and direly sought for. No financial effect will touch that, but perhaps an ethical effect can. Let's quickly sidestep
I don’t want President Todd’s $168,000. It’s a great start and I emphasize, a start, but I refuse to settle for that. President Todd's decision. As a leader and as a man, he is simply doing what should be done in a world where little seems to be done as it should be, and because of it that which is truthfully ordinary is being perceived as extraordinary. Let it simply be said that he did the right thing. Now, let's refuse to sidestep your decision, Board. Will you hold yourselves to the same standard which he is beginning to take ownership of? Will you step forward to lead in a new reality? Because UK will never become a top-20 university until it has top-20 leaders, and no great leader is willing to call
out of their people what they will not give out of themselves. Board of Trustees, I exhort you — I challenge you — to live a life that is worthy of your calling. I encourage you to evaluate one anothers' performances, but I challenge you to cease from assigning bonuses and compensation which stands at the measure of insult for the struggling and maxed-out. I wildly applaud you for dreaming courageously of the future that could be, but I plead with you to awaken yourselves to the rough seas of today which our wooden-raft dreams will not endure. I support your vision of becoming a top-20 university, but I pray I alert you to the reality that no vision succeeds without ownership. If you will not assume ownership at whatever expense, then you will fail at inspiring ownership at whatever expense. But if you will assume ownership at whatever expense, then your ethical declaration will more assuredly be one which students and faculty will see the effects of. More, they might just follow you into birthing something that overcomes our economy and stuns our world. And if that comes, $168,000 was a bargain. David Rempfer is an engineering senior. E-mail opinions@kykernel.com.
UK students in path of seasonal flu outbreak Since the first case of the H1N1 outbreak this spring, the formerly unbeknownst four-letter word – or abbreviation rather – has quickly become a household name. Initially termed the “swine flu” for its genetic similarities to strains of Influenza. A virus found in pigs, it has since been more appropriately declared DAVID a “novel H1N1”, as it RITCHIE is actually a combinaGuest tion of pig, bird and columnist human flu viruses. This combination of genetic information from various animal species gives the novel H1N1 flu virus the potential to cause an illness much more severe than that of the seasonal flu. Furthermore, while the seasonal flu virus is responsible for thousands of deaths in infants and the elderly each year, the current H1N1 flu may pose its greatest threat to children and young adults; a reason for concern amongst college students. A similar H1N1 virus was the culprit behind the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918, which caused between 50 and 100 million deaths worldwide. More than 50 percent of these deaths were in otherwise young and healthy individuals. While the current H1N1 is not expected to be as deadly as the Spanish Flu, simi-
lar age groups are at the greatest risk. According to the World Health Organization, 25 to 50 percent of the most severe cases of H1N1 reported thus far have occurred in young and middle-aged adults.
Keep your health in mind at all times, particularly when attending large gatherings such as UK football games. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have advised that college students take special care to avoid contracting the flu, as college campuses may be prone to isolated outbreaks. H1N1 is primarily spread by inhalation of or direct contact with droplets emitted by the sneeze or cough of an infected person, much like the spread of the seasonal flu. Frequent hand washing or sanitizing, sneezing into a tissue (or your shirt sleeve), avoiding touching your mouth and face and staying clear of sick people can collectively minimize your risk of infection. Additionally, an H1N1 vaccine may be available to the general public this October. The seasonal flu vaccine is available now, although it will only provide protection from the season-
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al flu virus and not the novel H1N1 strain. Should you have the misfortune of contracting the H1N1 flu, you will likely experience traditional flu-like symptoms including fever, chills, muscle aches, weakness, sore throat, cough and a runny or stuffy nose. Some cases have also involved vomiting and diarrhea. While these symptoms should resolve themselves within seven days without the need for medication, it is extremely important to stay hydrated, get plenty of rest and avoid contact with others until 24 hours after your fever is gone. Students can call 323-INFO to speak to a University Health Services nurse and determine if a physician visit is necessary. The key to avoiding an encounter with H1N1 will be smart and consistent personal hygiene. Keep your health in mind at all times, particularly when attending large gatherings such as UK football games. Consider carrying handsanitizer with you for on-the-go hand cleansing. Also, be sure to stay informed about the latest developments and recommendations from health professionals. Special instructions and information for students regarding H1N1 issued by the university are available on UK’s website. David Ritchie is a College of Medicine Senator. E-mail opinions@kykernel.com.
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5BR, 2BA HOUSE AVAIL. NOW. Near Med Center. w/d furnished. $1500/mo. + util. Call 489-3371
2BR, W/D HOOKUPS, off-st. parking, balcony, new carpet. 6 min. from campus, off Alumni Dr. $400 deposit, $475/mo. low utilities. 859-749-6160
9 – MONTH LEASES, Starting in Aug. Furnished 1BR & efficiencies. Util. paid, no pets, close to campus. 266-6401. 361-5197
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APT. AVAILABLE: Walk to UK & Woodland Park. 2BR, 1BA. All electric. $650/mo. Call 859-523-8508
3 & 4BR TOWNHOMES for rent. Close to UK. $8751000/mo. Call Sarah 859-621-3578
BEAUTIFUL LAKE FRONT LIVING in the south side of Lexington with super easy access to New Circle Road. This condo offers approximately 1350 sq. ft. in size including the attached garage. It has two bedrooms, open plan living room/dining and kitchen with wooden vaulted ceilings and wooden floors upstairs. There is also a mezzanine level which can be used as an office or a guest room. Open plan still as it looks over the living/dining and kitchen areas. Deck overlooks beautiful lake. Available early/ mid Sept. $850/mo. includes Association Fees. Please call 859.312.3397 for further details.
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NEW 4BR, 2.5BA townhome with deck, parking, eatin kitchen, w/d included. Off Tates Creek Rd. Clean, painted, new carpet. $1000/mo. 278-0970 NEW 4BR HOMES – Only 2 left, very nice. Close to campus. View at lexingtonhomeconsultants.com. Showing daily. Call James McKee 221-7082 PARKING: 655 S. LIMESTONE. 5 spaces available. 859-552-3793 RENOVATED DOWNTOWN STUDIO and 1BR Apts. Monthly lease, partial util. paid. Starting at $335/mo. 859-245-0572
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Gillispie files petition to move trial to federal court By Metz Camfield mcamfield@kykernel.com
PHOTO BY BRITNEY MCINTOSH | STAFF
Freshman defensive specialist Stephanie Klefot digs a ball in the Cats’ win over Cincinnati on Sept. 8 at Memorial Coliseum. Klefot, a Louisville native, considered attending Louisville before signing with the Cats.
In-state rivalry restarts
Cats, Cards playing again By Metz Camfield mcamfield@kykernel.com
The Cats and Cards are meeting on the volleyball court Wednesday night for the first time in four years. UK head coach Craig Skinner said it was a long story, but the years off in the rivalry are now over. Louisville (6-3), which won a Big East Championship in 2008, will host the Cats (10-0) this season, while 2010 will have the Cards coming to Lexington. “They felt like it was our problem that we didn’t play, and we felt like it was their (problem),” Skinner said. “But that’s beside the point, it hasn’t been played in a couple years and we felt like it needed to be played so we called them and told them we’d come to their place and play.” The game will be UK’s final nonconference game of the season after winning its first 10 matches. The start is the best for the Cats since 1993 when they won their
first 17 matches. “The exciting part about this team is they are experienced and mature enough to handle our record the way it is and really focus on the next match and right now that’s Louisville,” Skinner said. “And I don’t think there will be any extra motivation needed to play in that match.” One player who’s especially excited for the match is freshman defensive specialist Stephanie Klefot. A Louisville native, Klefot said as a youngster she wanted to play for the Cards. Upon entering high school however, Klefot said the desire to play for Louisville left. Still, she played on the same high school team as one player for Louisville and said she will have a lot of people from home at the game. “Everyone looks forward to a UK-UofL game,” Klefot said. “The fans are going to be crazy and to go out there and play against them for the first time is going to be cool. Especially for it being my freshman year, that’s going to be awesome.” In a road game at No. 21 Kansas State on Friday evening in front of a crowd of over 2,000 fans, Klefot had a match and career-high 20 digs.
Coming to UK with high credentials, Klefot has surpassed even Skinner’s expectations so far this year. Klefot said she’s played well so far, but a lot of that is due to her teammates’ help. “They’ve helped me adjust – college volleyball and high school volleyball is a big difference,” Klefot said. “Without them I don’t think I’d be able to get as many digs as I did.” Louisville has already sold out its gym for the game and the Cats are expecting a raucous environment. Skinner said he’d like to believe once the Cats and Cards play these games for the next two years, that it will be pretty easy to renew the contract for future matchups. “We’re the two best volleyball programs in this part of the country so there’s no reason why we shouldn’t be playing,” Skinner said. “For whatever reason it didn’t go on the last couple of years and we felt like it needed to so if they wouldn’t come to our place we told them we’d come to their (place) and get the series back going again. “That’s what college sports is all about. It’s about big games and rivalries and exciting matchups and I think this will be no exception.”
Former UK men’s basketball coach Billy Gillispie has filed a petition to move a lawsuit UK filed against him in Franklin County Circuit Court to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky in Frankfort. Gillispie claims that as a resident of Texas, the case should be moved to a federal court because it involves parties in multiple states, said Kevin Henry, one of the outside trial council members for UK. The lawsuit questions whether Gillispie’s “memorandum of understanding” between he and Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart constitutes a formal contract and whether UK owes Gillispie $6 million under that agreement. Gillispie was fired in March, two years into a seven-year agreement to coach the basketball team. Gillispie filed a lawsuit with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Dallas on May 27 against the UK Athletics Association alleging breach of contract and fraud. The next day, UK countered Gillispie’s suit in Franklin Circuit Court. Since May, UK has maintained Gillispie’s federal suit in Dallas was filed against the wrong entity because UK — not its athletics association — was Gillispie’s employer. The next step for Gillispie will be to file a copy of the notice in state court. The university will then have 30 days to file a motion to remand the case back to state court, Henry said. Henry said the case was scheduled to take place in Franklin County Circuit Court initially because Franklin County Circuit Court has the exclusive authority regarding all contracts with state agencies and the university is regarded as a state agency. Calls to Darran Winslow, Gillispie’s Louisville attorney, were not returned.
WILSON Continued from page A1 County Detention Center. He will be arraigned in Fayette County District Court on Wednesday via video from jail. Wilson, listed at 6-foot-3 and 207 pounds, was one of five true freshmen who saw playing time in UK’s season opener against Miami of Ohio last weekend. He assisted on one tackle. On Sept. 26, 2008, then-junior
safety Ashton Cobb was arrested after making several threatening remarks to his girlfriend in 15 text messages and 19 phone calls in a three hour period. He was suspended from the team and missed two games. Cobb eventually pleaded guilty to terroristic threatening. He was sentenced to anger management classes and adult supervision probation. In his senior year, Wilson was one of the top recruits in the state. He was named first-team All-State by the Associated Press. He also helped lead Central’s basketball team to the state title game in 2009.