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If you thought one H1N1 influenza virus was more than enough, try two. Two strains of H1N1, seasonal and novel, also known as “swine” influenza, are currently in human circulation. However, all patients who come to UK Health Services with “influenza-like illnesses” are being treated for only Seasonal Influenza A, unless they are considered a high-risk patient. The Novel H1N1 virus is a direct descendant of a virus that caused a
pandemic from 1918 to the ’50s, said Dr. Chris Nelson, associate professor of pediatrics who specializes in infectious diseases. When it disappeared from human circulation, it transferred into the animal reservoir and has been hiding there for 50 years. In March 2009, it reemerged in Mexico City. People more than 60 years old were exposed to the H1N1 influenza as children, and their immune systems are capable of resisting the virus, Nelson said “That’s how the (H1N1) viruses are different,” Nelson said. “This Novel H1N1 strain … has not been
seen by most of us and that’s why it’s causing a major worldwide pandemic.” Therese Smith, UK Emergency Management specialist, said the exact number of students who experienced the Novel H1N1 Influenza was unknown since the public is asked to self-report. Students who go to University Health Services comprise the current numbers Emergency Management has, Smith said. Since May, Smith said health services have only had 50 self-reports, most of which were students. Smith said from Sept. 14 to
Sept. 19, University Health Services reported 74 out of 1,003 patients had influenza-like illnesses. UHS reported out of the 898 patients that were treated at university facilities, 101 had influenza-like illnesses last week. Reports are made from students who seek medical attention from any UK medical facility, as well as from reports received by Residence Life. Those who live in the residence halls and report an illness are given a mask to wear outside of their dorm room, Smith said. Patients treated at UK also receive a mask if they show influenza-like
symptoms. Smith said the university does not monitor student or faculty attendance, but faculty can use the Academic Alert Referral System to report an unusually high number of absences in their classes. The alert system is a way for the UK Emergency Management to monitor flu activity on campus, but only a few notices have been received through the system, she said. Nelson said the emergency room at UK Hospital sees eight to 10 patients with influenza-like symptoms See H1N1 on page 3
SUNNY WITH NO CHANCE OF RAIN
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Vocal performance senior Amanda Maddox has lunch with UK alumnus Dave Dervis Smith during the early afternoon weather on the roof of their car at the Arboretum on Monday.
After seven straight days of rain, with the rainfall total amounting to around 5 inches, Lexington saw a day filled with sunshine and crisp fall breezes on Monday. With the temperature topping out at 69 degrees, Tuesday is forecasted to be much cooler, with a high predicted to reach 59 degrees. Students took advantage of sunshine by going outside, breaking out their sweaters and soaking up the autumnal weather on Monday. The first official day of fall was Sept. 22, which had a high of 81 degrees.
Traveling the world Journalism professor encourages students to go abroad
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Five continents, 20 countries and 96 cities later, Beth Barnes shared her love of travel with students Monday night as part of å Final Word lecture series. Barnes’ lecture, "There's Such a Lot of World to See: Why You Really Need to Get on a Plane," focused on encouraging students to travel abroad. Barnes, the director of the School of Journalism and was Telecommunications, asked by the Student Activities Board to take part in the lecture series. for inspiration The
Greenthumb rallies against proposed coal ash storage site
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Beth Barnes starts her speech with describing the places she has been for the Final Word lecture series in the W.T. Young Library auditorium Monday night. “You always have something to learn from other people,” she said.
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The Ale-8-One bottling company could have a new neighbor, but opponents of coal disapprove of the move-in. UK's Greenthumb Environmental Club will attend a rally at Cheapside Park on Tuesday to protest the East Kentucky Power Cooperative’s proposed construction of a new coal ash storage facility. The planned location is upstream from Lexington along the Kentucky River, near the Ale-8-One factory in Winchester. Matt Kramer, a secondary English education senior and coordinator of Greenthumb, said the club is participating in “Don’t Contaminate Our Ale-8” rally because of the campus’ use of coal. “Ninety percent of UK’s campus is powered from coal,” Kramer said. “Coal is a dirty energy … and horrible for the atmosphere.” The Cumberland Chapter of the activist environmental group, the Sierra Club, is host-
ing the rally as part of a national day of action against coal. Greenthumb, UK's only environmental student organization, is planning to attend this event as part of its weekly meeting. Kramer said anyone is invited to meet in the Center for Student Involvement in the Student Center at 6:00 p.m. From there, participants will walk to Cheapside Park. Students should dress in formal or business attire. “We know we’re not going to be able to turn from coal to clean energy overnight, but that’s why it’s important to look into those clean energies,” Kramer said. “We need to stop relying on coal for everything.”
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WHO LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG?
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Jessica Simpson’s heartbreak After her beloved Daisy is killed by a coyote, an already lonely Simpson spirals into depression. The calamari at Vino restaurant in L.A. is served in small portions. But when Jessica Simpson ordered the dish (and requested for it to be served "extra-crispy") during a friend's birthday dinner September 19, she could barely muster an appetite. "She looked -really down and didn't eat much," an onlooker tells Us. Drinking wine and sangria, however, was not a problem - especially when the music of her ex-boyfriend John Mayer started blasting throughout the Italian wine bar. Says the source, "She was trying -really hard to be nice, but she just seemed like she was about to burst into tears." When she left around midnight, "she seemed drunk," says a witness. "Two of her friends had to hold her up by the arms and guide her to a car." She deserved a night out. After all, Simpson could pen a country-music song based on all the heartbreak and agony she's had to endure of late: Former boyfriend Tony Romo, who -blindsided her by dumping her the night before her 29th birthday, quickly -rebounded with a 22-year-old former Miss USA finalist; ex-husband Nick Lachey has found happiness by rekindling his steamy romance with Vanessa Minnillo; and sources say she's still fighting weight issues. ("She's insecure about her body image," says a source.) And just when it seemed like life couldn't get any sadder, on September
14, her beloved Maltipoo, Daisy, was dragged away by a coyote in her own backyard. "It's just the worst thing ever," a Simpson source says of the tragic loss. "Daisy was her baby. She's devastated." As a result, Simpson now finds herself trapped in such an emotional black hole, friends are concerned she might never emerge. "She isn't sleeping, barely eating and is crying her eyes out," says a Simpson source. "She doesn't care about anything right now." Echoes another insider, "She's miserable. This is a really low time for her. She just can't catch a break lately." One insider says that Simpson believes she's the cause of her own misfortune. "She feels like she's being punished for something," says the source, adding, "Jessica is very spiritual and she relates things back to God."
Losing Daisy Ever since Lachey gifted her with Daisy on her 24th birthday, it was difficult to spot Simpson without the caramel-colored pooch by her side (see box, right). "Jessica was with her day in and day out for five years," says a source. But tragedy struck the evening of September 14 when Simpson's mom, Tina, took Daisy into the backyard of the singer's Beverly Hills mansion, nestled in the Santa Monica Mountains. COPYRIGHT 2008 US WEEKLY
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Horoscope To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — With help from an intellectual friend, you find ways to work more efficiently. This helps you move up a level. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 6 — You hold yourself to a high standard but rarely admit when you’ve achieved it. Give yourself a pat on the back. Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is an 8 — You can earn more without taking on any more work. You’ll have to show people what you can produce. Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 6 — When you finally buy
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that thing you and your family saved for, you’ll glow with pride. You’ve worked hard for this. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — This could be your lucky day. Finish up old chores and start new ones now. Also, set up a romantic weekend. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — There’s more work coming in, maybe even too much. You can figure out a way to handle the load and make a profit. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — You have all the ideas, but the words don’t take shape. Try drawing or using music to help you get them out. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — Yesterday, life came to a halt. Today, start up again and fire on all cylinders. Expect communication from far away.
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Former Israeli Prime Minister to lecture on Middle East peace Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will speak at the Singletary Center for the Arts on Oct. 14 as part of a continuing campus and community discussion on the Middle East, according to a UK news release. Assistant Provost Richard Greissman said an aspiring top-20 institution must have a global focus. “Few places in the world at this time are more connect-
Olmert ed to our collective security
than the Middle East,” Greissman said in an e-mail to the Kernel. “Bringing international public figures to campus is precisely what top-20 universities do. They provide students with opportunities to hear multiple and varying points of view on important social and political issues.” UK is sponsoring two lectures throughout the academic year to promote dialogue throughout the university about peace in the Mid-
dle East. Olmert’s visit is the first of these lectures, and the second will feature a prominent Palestinian figure in March 2010. The speaker has yet to be announced. The lecture will begin at 7:30 p.m. and is free to the public. Tickets must be reserved in advance at the Singletary Center Ticket Office or online at www.singletarytickets.com. — LAURA CLARK
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UK has recently added hand sanitizers to high traffic areas, including residence halls, dining facilities and classroom buildings. Almost 80 hand sanitizers were added to Commonwealth Stadium before the first home football game on Sept. 19.
H1N1 Continued from page 1 per day. “Everything that’s flu right now is certainly H1N1,” Nelson said. “However, everything that looks like flu may not be flu. There are other illnesses going around right now that may look like an influenza illness.” Nelson said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends only high-risk or hospitalized patients be tested and treated for Novel H1N1. High-risk patients include pregnant women, people who care for children younger than 6 months, healthcare workers and young children. Lexington is expected to receive its first allotment of the Novel H1N1 vaccine in two weeks, but the number of available vaccines will be small and will be given to high-risk patients first, Smith said. “The best public health defense we have for any illness is a vaccine,” Smith
FINAL WORD Continued from page 1 Barnes’ lecture came from her own passion for travel and the many moves her family made because of her father’s military career. Barnes’ travels taught her the importance of experiencing the local culture when visiting any given country. “You are really missing out on something if you don’t talk to the people in the country,” Barnes said. “You always have something to learn from other people.” Barnes vividly remembers her first trip out of the U.S. with her high school choir to Europe. She said she loved the experience, but one of her biggest regrets of the trip was that she didn’t get to interact with the citizens. Since her first travel experience, Barnes has been trying to interact and experience culture anywhere she goes.
said. “We are encouraging (students) to go ahead and get the seasonal flu vaccine … because once we start seeing seasonal flu and Novel H1N1 together, that’s when your numbers really increase and things could be bad.” Nelson said the UK Pandemic Planning Workgroup has been working on an H1N1 vaccine prioritization plan, which will determine who exactly will receive the vaccine. Decisions on who — healthcare workers or patients — will receive the vaccine first in a limited availability setting will be made using the CDC recommended prioritization list. “If there is still vaccine after (the initial distribution), then anyone who wishes to receive the vaccine will be offered the vaccine, and it will be first-come, first-served,” Nelson said. “We have no waiting list.” The Novel H1N1 is a pandemic because it meets three criteria: it is a new virus, it causes human infection and it causes sustained infection across the globe, Nelson said. Nelson said the peak of the Novel
H1N1 in the U.S. is unknown for sure, but is most likely to occur in late 2009 or early 2010. Nelson said the Novel H1N1 strain will replace a seasonal influenza by next year. Nelson said there are currently three Influenza A viruses and one Influenza B virus in the same season. He said one or more will eventually be forced out, and reemerge years from now, like Novel H1N1. “Mother Nature can only handle so many viruses in the population,” Nelson said. “Now, we have four viruses. We’re writing human history, this is unprecedented that we’ve had four.”
She travels extensively each year. Barnes has visited 47 of the 50 states in the U.S. and plans to visit them all. Being able to witness another culture can give a person perspective about how they view their home country. “Traveling really makes you appreciate what you have back home,” Barnes said. Barnes has had a new perspective of “home” since she started traveling. Many countries are different than America, she said, like in Singapore where you can be fined for chewing gum on the street. These cultural differences have allowed Barnes’ to do things she might not have ever experienced in America. “I have eaten a fried bug that a friend bought from a street vendor in Seoul, (South Korea,)” she said. Barnes’ recently began traveling to Africa in May 2008 for a partnership UK started with the Zambia Institute of Mass Communication Educational Trust, a
college specializing in media, located in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia. ZAMCOM is an internationally recognized college that offers professional training for journalists in southern Africa. The college strives to cover issues such as AIDS from a fresh perspective as well as attempting to highlight success stories of those living with the disease. Since the inception of the partnership, Barnes has traveled to Africa five times. Barnes is a co-chair on the UK Internationalization Task Force. She aims to internationalize UK and said the university needs to raise money for scholarships that will allow students to study abroad. Barnes said about 1.2 percent of UK’s students study abroad, which is consistent with the national average. Barnes said more scholarships would allow students to take greater advantage of study-abroad programs.
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CRIME REPORT UK Police reports from Sept. 21 to Sept. 26. Sept. 21 Criminal mischief reported at 744 Rose St. at 8 a.m. Ave. at 2:14 p.m. Sept. 21 Theft from building reported at 842 Rose St. at 2:11 Sept. 23 Bicycle theft reported at 701 Sports Center Dr. p.m. at 4:41 p.m. Sept. 21 Automobile theft reported at 305 Euclid Ave. at Sept. 24 Bicycle theft reported at 330 Hilltop Ave. at 5:31 2:38 p.m. p.m Sept. 21 Season football tickets stolen from 1540 CommonSept. 25 Criminal mischief reported at 1540 University Dr. wealth Dr.. at 3:52 p.m. at 6:06 p.m. Sept. 22 Terroristic threatening reported at 120 Sept. 26 Criminal mischief reported at 16 Transcript Ave. Keeneland Dr. at 12:35 p.m. at 5:47 p.m. Sept. 22 Fire reported at 512 Administration Dr. at 10:12 p.m. Sept. 26 Suspicious person arrested at Cooperstown at 9:54 p.m. Sept. 23 Bicycle theft reported at 120 Keeneland Dr. at 12:35 p.m. Sept. 26 Sexual assault reported at 101 Ave. of Champions at 10:00 p.m. Sept. 23 Criminal mischief reported at 752 Woodland Compiled from reports at UK Police Department. Compiled by staff writer Kirsten Clancy. E-mail news@kykernel.com.
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Hospital’s tobacco ban serves as test run for main campus ■ KERNEL EDITORIAL
If the 1,515 violations of the tobacco ban at UK Hospital are an indication of what will happen when the initiative hits the main campus, then UK can bet on some trouble. With the culture of our state and its regard to smoking, many individuals might assume it is OK to smoke in public places like UK hospital. The hospital becomes the backdrop to an ironic scene: people go to the hospital to seek medical treatment, while at the same continuing an addictive, unhealthy habit at the hospital. Even though the majority of the violations came from hospital visitors and patients, employees have contributed to the problem, with one employee terminated for refusal to comply with the policy. It speaks greatly to the effectiveness of the policy as there is a clear defiance to the ban, when employees continue to receive reprimands for breaking the policy. The main problem for UK Hospital’s enforcement is that there is nowhere to smoke. It is not as if the people who line up on South Limestone want to be out there smoking on the curb, yet there just isn’t any other alternative. With the medical campus tobacco free, off-campus and sidewalks have become the de facto designated smoking area. Those who are working at the hospital or visiting a patient need to stay close to the hospital. But those individuals need for proximity provides South Limestone with the image of smokers lining the streets thus doing a number on the image of a “smoke-free” campus. The tobacco ban seems to be a work in progress on the medical campus. The high number of violations probably don’t even begin to represent the real figure of unreported non-compliance. Smoking cessation isn’t just a forced policy; there are ways to help quit, if an individual so desires. UK is offering services to help students, faculty and staff stop using tobacco. so those who want to quit have a resource to help kick the habit. If UK’s goal is to provide a tobacco free campus for the health of Kentuckians, then the idea is right. However, when employees continue to receive reprimands for breaking the ban nearly a year after its implementation, it is clear some employees are reacting defiantly to the policy, UK can use the hospital ban as a measuring stick for its own impending ban, proactively finding solutions to problems that have arisen on the medical center campus. So far UK Hospital is having struggles getting the message across and enforcing the ban. The last thing campus needs is a similar problem.
Infrastructure reform key to ecological advances As sustainability and numerous other issues falling under the umbrella of environmentalism continue to carry focus of the news media, discerning the values at the heart of the movement becomes more difficult. It should be expected that MARK such a broad WETHERINGTON movement, repContributing resenting percolumnist sons as ideologically opposite as Sierra Club members and the ecoradicals responsible for arsons at resort developments in the mountains of Colorado, would have fragmentation among its adherents. Unfortunately, this has led to the dilution of the heartfelt convictions that inspired persons to organize groups dedicated to demanding changes in society. This fact is evident when analyzing mainstream discussions on environmental issues, particularly mountaintop removal and the solutions advocated by many environmental groups. Perhaps the most fundamental shortcoming in the rhetoric of proponents of “green” energy is their tendency to not condemn the environmentally devastating infrastructure that exists in America with the same fervor that they use in their condemnation of mountaintop removal. The U.S. Interstate Highway System is composed of almost 50,000 miles of asphalt, tens of thousands of bridges, and countless tunnels and other right-of-ways created by blasting through hillsides and other topographical inconveniences. The construction was arguably just as violent and disturbing as mountaintop removal, but we are so far removed from its creation and so dependent upon its convenience that we resist criticizing it. A flurry of Army Corps of Engineers damming projects occurred during this same period of time and in Kentucky alone resulted in the inundation of hundreds of thousands of acres of land along with the eviction of thousands of people from their homes. These projects were without a doubt destructive to landscapes and communities, as is mountaintop removal, but we’ve been conditioned to view them as opportunities for recreation rather than as abominations against nature. Similar to mountaintop removal, the interstate system was advocated as being necessary for the well-being of the American economy and citizenry, and in many ways it has fulfilled those requirements. Unfortunately, that fulfillment has drastically altered the
landscape of much of the country, negatively affected wildlife and perpetuated America’s addiction to automobiles and suburbs. Quick and convenient transportation of people and products was valued as being more important than the environmental and cultural impact of the project — just as how cheap energy for consumers and industry is valued by our society more than mountains in central Appalachia. The opposition to mountaintop removal is certainly justified by the fact that it is an ongoing environmental crisis that can be stopped through legislation and the development of sources of energy other than coal, thus preserving many mountains in their current form. But by ignoring previous blunders made in the name of progress, we risk making similar mistakes in the future in addition to failing to acknowledge and attempting to correct mistakes made in the past. Perhaps an effective way to illustrate this point is by examining the myth of the electric car as the ultimate solution to vehicles powered by oil. The electric car would rely on the same infrastructure as other vehicles, continue to clog up our cities with traffic congestion and allow us to maintain the illusion that we don’t need to live our lives on a more human scale with less separation between home, work and family. Unless the electricity used to power the car is produced from a renewable source, such as solar, hydroelectric generation or wind power, each of which has significant drawbacks, it is far from “green.” Believing that anything powered by electricity generated from coal is sustainable is at the pinnacle of absurdity. Furthermore, the enormous amounts of energy and materials needed to manufacture electric cars raise numerous concerns about the honesty of labeling them as a sustainable alternative. Ultimately, the bulk of the solution to the environmental problems we face as a planet does not lie in the magic bullet of alternative energy. It lies in helping ourselves and our children view the earth and its resources with wonder and respect rather than with a mindset of rationality and utilitarianism, which has time and again resulted in ecological catastrophe. By attempting to understand and respect the power of nature, rather than focusing on our ability to exercise power over it, we will mentally be better prepared to face the challenges that confront our generation. Mark Wetherington is a journalism senior. E-mail opinions@kykernel.com.
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Protesters march in Pittsburgh to oppose “police-state” policies
When I arrived in Pittsburgh last Wednesday, a post-rain mist had settled over the abandoned steel mills and many bridges that stretch across the city’s three rivers. Below, in the streets, silence abounded. But something was amiss. RICHARD Above, the BECKER sky was streaked Kernel with black helicolumnist copters swarming the city like venomous wasps. The bridges lay hauntingly bare, their entrances blocked by camouflaged Humvees and paddy wagons. On each street corner, National Guard troops recently returned from Iraq stood ready in riot gear to quash what they were sure would be a violent uprising of the people. In short, Pittsburgh had been transformed into a police state. But it wasn’t the typical, runof-the-mill police state to which we’ve all become resignedly accustomed. This was bordering on martial law, and it cast a pall over the activities to come. The occasion for my visit was the meeting of the Group of 20, or G20, a group of several dozen (more than twenty) world leaders from the planet’s richest nations. Their gathering always draws protest, and when I was given the opportunity to go, I took it. I journeyed to Pittsburgh at first simply as a political tourist. However, after being surrounded by so many diverse and politically engaged citizens as I was among the gathered protesters, I was swept up by the energy of it. For weeks the mainstream media had devoted themselves to ginning up the locals into believing the arrival of protesters was tantamount to the arrival of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. They painted a macabre portrait of anarchists amassing in suburban streets to destroy the city. While there was some property damage, it was far from widespread, and, when
compared to the amount spent on security, the ridiculousness of the police-state setup was revealed. Though I felt I had little in common with many of the constituency groups gathered in Pittsburgh, I wanted to go to stand in solidarity with them as they took to the streets in much the same way as our founders did hundreds of years ago as they similarly confronted injustice and repression. While the response from the traditional media was less than uplifting, the real slap in the face came from President Obama, who dismissed our dissent last week as being based on “abstractions.” I would like to remind the president there is no such thing as abstractions for the billions of working people all over the world who are affected by the policies of the G20. Hunger is not an abstraction. Poverty is not an abstraction. The enormous profits gleaned from the blood of dead civilians the world over is not an abstraction.
Some will say the suggestion of repression in a country like the United States is melodrama or hyperbole. I firmly reject that notion ... These are real issues that affect real people. These are issues with faces. As we marched through the streets of Pittsburgh past lines of faceless police in riot gear, abstractions were not on our mind. We were marching for the people whose lives are unjustly held in the hands of a few dozen world leaders from the planet’s richest countries. But we were also marching for our rights; marching because we believe that, as Robert F. Kennedy once said, “each generation must win its own struggle to be free.” We live in a society that is wary of dissent
and even more suspicious of those who would dare to take the streets in defense of what they believe. If we are to preserve our liberty to assemble and raise our voices in dissent, we must recognize, as activist and writer Naomi Wolf writes, that we have “a duty to protest injustice and overthrow tyranny.” It is in our blood to do so, but it will not long remain if we allow ourselves to be subdued by the subtle forces which are, at the very least, ignoring our right to assemble — through delay tactics for permits and other regulations — or at the worst, enforcing, with the use of riot police, roadblocks, tear-gas and pepper spray, their assertion that we do not have the right to protest. I have no doubt that I will be castigated as a result of this column. This is to be expected. Some will say the suggestion of repression in a country like the United States is melodrama or hyperbole. I firmly reject that notion ... but with one caveat: as activist scholar Noam Chomsky says, “whatever repression … we have to confront (in the United States) is nothing compared to what people face anywhere else (in the world).” The fact we were prevented at nearly every turn from marching on whichever streets we wanted and that many of the gatherings in Pittsburgh were loudly declared “unlawful assemblies” warranting police brutality and mass arrest, lends credence to the suggestion of repression in the United States. This repression takes many subtle forms, and through the forces of the mass media and other information outlets, we have been conditioned both to not recognize these forces, or if we do, to lack the will to do anything about them. We must fight for our freedom of assembly and freedom of speech, and that’s why I took the streets last week in Pittsburgh. Richard Becker is a history senior. E-mail opinions@kykernel.com.
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SPORTS & FEATURES Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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UK still searching for answers after Florida defeat By Ben Jones bjones@kykernel.com
Even after looking at game film on Sunday and talking with their coaches, most of the UK football team still doesn’t know what happened in Saturday’s firstquarter meltdown against Florida. “I feel like we had a decent week of practice last week,” sophomore guard Stuart Hines said. “I don’t really know what happened. I can’t say ‘This is why we got beat, this is why it happened.’ You never know that.” The Gators went out and scored 31 unanswered points on UK (2-1, 0-1 Southeastern Conference) in the first quarter. They outscored the Cats 10-7 the rest of the way, but the damage had already been done. UK committed multiple
penalties, had a punt blocked into the endzone for a touchdown and was gashed by the Florida offense for over 200 yards in the first 15 minutes of play. “They pretty much just came out there and jumped on us,” senior cornerback Trevard Lindley said. “I guess we weren’t ready.” Slow starts have plagued the Cats in the last few seasons. UK has been outscored 139-44 in the first quarters of its last 16 games, including a 122-17 margin in the first quarter of the nine SEC games in that span. Florida has outscored UK by a combined margin of 59-0 in the first quarter of their last two meetings. “It’s still a mystery to me,” junior defensive tackle Ricky Lumpkin said. “I thought we were ready, honestly.” UK head coach Rich
Brooks said he will change the team’s pregame warmup in an effort to try and eliminate the slow starts. The only possible explanation any of the players had for the Cats’ slow start against the Gators came back to speed. Where the Cats stumbled early, Florida was revved up and rolled to start the game. Lumpkin said that may be because Florida had begun its SEC schedule last week, and had a better idea of the level of competition. “They played an SEC game against Tennessee and we didn’t, and next thing you know there’s SEC speed out there,” Lumpkin said. “I think their speed caught us off guard in the first quarter.”
Cats face back-to-back titans When UK faces No. 3 Al-
Softball works in fall for rewards in spring By Nick Craddock sports@kykernel.com
The UK softball team modified the tired cliche “practice makes perfect” and replaced it with something a little less vanilla: scrimmaging makes for sound softball. UK took to the diamond Sunday and squared off against Marshall University and Ohio State in exhibition games, winning both, as part of the team’s fall-practice preparation. Though opening day may seem far off, UK softball head coach Rachel Lawson said she realizes the importance of these tune-up games as an extension of continuing the momentum of last year’s squad that enjoyed the most successful season in the program’s history. “The winning and losing part of (the preseason) won’t really carry over to the spring,” Lawson said. “The fact that we were able to see what everyone is capable of is a small snapshot of what we will do.” What UK did last year was finish with more than 30 wins for the second time in school history. They posted a 34-23 record and capped the season off with the first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in school history. Now, with 15 returning players, including all nine starters and the entire pitching rotation, the team is looking at their training this fall as the catalyst to springboard them to new heights. “It’s business as usual, but at the same time our fire’s burning right now,” senior shortstop Molly Johnson said. “We know we’ve been there before and we know what we have to do to get back to that point.” Johnson, a second-team AllAmerican last season, has witnessed the rise of the program under Lawson’s two-year reign and believes her coach has played a key role in the turnaround. “Coach Lawson has helped build a competitiveness amongst our team so that everyone is fighting hard, every day at practice, to win that spot,” Johnson said. Johnson added that the type of players brought in by Lawson
have helped the team bond and work toward common goals. One such player last season was pitcher Chanda Bell, who went on to break the single-season UK records for most strikeouts, victories and lowest opponent batting average as a freshman. Now a sophomore, Bell said she is not happy just to return to action, but is determined to work toward matching or improving on her performance last season, with the fall practice being the first step to realizing the goals. “It feels like spring all over again,” Bell said. “We’re finally playing, finally getting on the dirt in a real game.” UK has three preseason games
“Because we’re
returning every athlete, we can’t just get older, we have to get better.” RACHEL LAWSON
UK softball head coach
remaining to iron out any kinks. The Cats will host Georgetown College and Eastern Kentucky, who they defeated on Friday, before finishing their fall schedule with the Alumni Game against former UK players on Oct. 31. With so few games left, the players know what needs to be done. “We need to work on stringing hits together,” Johnson said. “We’re at that stage where we need to extend innings and score more runs.” Bell said “minus a couple of little errors” the batting and fielding looks “great” and the team just needs to continue on meshing together. Lawson believes the gap between UK and top-25 teams has been bridged, but much work is left to be done. “Because we’re returning every athlete, we can’t just get older, we have to get better,” Lawson said. “The theme this fall is to take everything we’re good at and to make it better.”
abama on Saturday, it will mark the first time UK has faced top-five opponents in back-to-back weeks in the history of the program. Florida and Alabama represent the highest-ranked tandem of opponents UK has ever faced. Brooks’ comments on Alabama sounded eerily familiar to what he said about Florida last week. “They have no weaknesses,” Brooks said. He said there’s nothing positive to take away from the first quarter of the Florida game but was encouraged by his team’s performance in the rest of the game. The Alabama game might be especially important to the team’s confidence after being beaten thoroughly by Florida. If the Cats can play a top team like Alabama closer than they did Florida, that could be important moving
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forward. “Alabama is as good as Florida in a different way,” Brooks said. “They have a totally different offense, but their offense is one of the best offenses in the league. Their defense is the best in the league. Their special teams are outstanding.” The biggest difference between Florida and Alabama is the strength of the players. Brooks said while Florida is
known mostly for speed, it’s the brute force of Alabama he has seen on film that makes the Tide “scary.” “They appear to be a more physical team,” Brooks said. “Their linebackers, they don’t come up and play a block and shed it, they just run through it and go to the ball carrier and leave the blocker laying at their feet. They just run through him. That’s scary.”
Edible food creation contest to promote Banned Book Week By Athena Stanley news@kykernel.com
Eating words may have never tasted this good. UK Library CATS will sponsor its first “Good Enough to Eat” contest Tuesday as part of the Banned Books Week celebration. The contest encourages students, faculty and staff to create edible representations of children’s books. The entries will be judged on creative design, taste, edibility and overall representation of the book, said Stephanie Reynolds, coordinator for the McConnell Center and director of the event. Maggie Munley, a library and information science graduate student, is baking a cake based on children’s author Laura Joffe Numeroff’s book “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.” “I loved the book as a kid,” Munley said. “It gives me the excuse to make both a cookie and a cake—kind of an added bonus.” Reynolds said the creative deserts will interest children in reading a diverse selection of books. “We want to inspire kids to rise to that level as well,” Reynolds said. “Our primary goal is to provide kids with books they can have in their own private libraries at home.” Entries will be accepted at the M.I. King Library in room 504 until Tuesday between 10 a.m. and 3p.m. The two winners, one for best representation and one for best overall taste/edibility, will be awarded a certificate from the event. All profits from the contest will go toward buying books for local children in an outreach project, Reynolds said. The event is an opportunity for students and staff to support intellectual freedom and to cele-
“
brate what it means to be literate, she said. “I've seen all sorts of things submitted to these contests,” Reynolds said. “It doesn't have to be hard, it just needs to be creative and edible.” Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the importance of the First Amendment and freedom to read. The event draws attention to censorship by highlighting attempted and actual bannings of books throughout US history, according to the American Library Association’s Web site. Michelle Ashcraft, assistant director of UK’s New Student and Parent Programs and coordinator of the Common Reading Experience, said the contest provides students creative ways support academic success. “All of them relate back to a book that they really connected with growing up,” Ashcraft said. “This is a great way for college students to be able to relate back to that favorite childhood book of theirs. It may help them remember that reading was fun then and it's still important today.” For more information visit http://www.uky.edu/StudentAffairs/NewStudentPrograms/CommonReading/pd f/gete.pdf.
If you go What: “Good Enough to Eat” When: Tuesday at 4 to 6 p.m. Where: room 504 of the McConnell Center, located on the fifth floor of the King Library Admission: free to enter, $2 to eat and judge
We want to inspire kids to rise to that level as well. Our primary goal is to provide kids with books they can have in their own private libraries at home.” — Stephanie Reynolds, coordinator for the McConnell
Center and director of “Good Enough to Eat”
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