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Round two: Students, residents debate housing policy By Casey Wheeless news@kykernel.com
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SG president Ryan Smith speaks about the proposed student housing policy at the Lexington Government Center Monday.
For the second time in two weeks, students and residents convened on city hall to voice in favor and in opposition of the proposed student neighborhood housing policy, claiming everything from violation of Constitutional rights to accepting students’ culture of partying. The Housing Planning Committee meeting was held Monday at the Lexington
Government Building, allowing students, landlords and university neighborhood residents to voice their opinions. The policy would address density limits for students off campus. It would also limit any two houses occupied by students from residing next to each other, as well as requiring inspections of certain properties. Donna Maupin, a homeowner living on Transylvania Park, said there was a need to use the houses in Lexington.
“Landlords need to make money, students need appropriate housing, homeowners need to be able to maintain the cultural and historical integrity of their neighborhoods,” Maupin said. Thomas Cunningham, a UK graduate student, said the policy violated his rights as a homeowner. “I can’t help but stand up and talk when I think my Fourth Amendment and my Fourteenth Amendment rights may be violated,” Cunning-
ham said. “I hope these recommendations are taken with a grain of salt.” Fewer students attended the meeting compared to the one held on Sept. 22. Student Government President Ryan Smith said in addition to being absent due to midterms, some students had already given their opinions on the proposal. “A lot of people were able to voice their concern at the See Housing on page 6
Apple takes byte out of campus By Laura Clark lclark@kykernel.com
Apple is coming to campus. The UK Bookstore will begin making room for an Apple Store by the end of this week, said Sally Wiatrowski, UK Bookstore director. “The products are largely already here,” Wiatrowski said. “There’s no grand opening until the beginning of November.” Apple Inc. approached Follett Higher Education Group at the beginning of the semester because the company thought the bookstore would be “an excellent location for an Apple retail location to service the University of Kentucky community,” Wiatrowski said. She said agreements were “just finalized” between the bookstore’s academic products provider, Follett, UK and Apple. UK Apple representative Bill Kiel was unavailable for comment. Wiatrowski said because of strict Apple guidelines, only UK students, faculty and staff can purchase Apple products at the store. Customers will be required to present a student ID and complete a verification certificate, and the UK Bookstore will record what equipment the buyer purchases. Discussions on offering a repair option for customers at the UK location are also in the works, Wiatrowski said. Wiatrowski said students will be able to buy Mac products such as MacBooks at a student discount or in a bundle. For example, students might get a free printer with the purchase of a Mac. However, student discounts will not
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Biology freshman Michael Carey beats on the bridge leading to Parking Structure # 5 with his classmates for a class within the Discovery Seminar Program on Monday afternoon.
Drummin’ on a street light By Laura Clark lclark@kykernel.com
The normal drone of UK, usually filled with sirens and car engines, was interrupted Monday by a pack of amateur percussionists. About 25 students in UK music professor Kevin Holm-Hudson’s Discovery Seminar Program class on improvisation were given a pair of drumsticks to “use the campus as a musical instrument,” Holm-Hudson said. The group began their class in the Free Speech Area near the Student Center patio, but the class gradually moved toward the Parking Structure #5 and around Kennedy Bookstore on South Limestone. “The students found the acoustics were so live, so they wanted to stay there,” Holm-Hud-
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son said. “It was deafening, my ears are still ringing.” The Discovery Seminar Program works through the Chellgren Center for Undergraduate Excellence, which is open to only freshmen, Holm-Hudson said. According to the Discover Seminar Program’s Web site, each class is worth three credit hours and has no more than 25 students. Biology freshman Michael Carey said the class focuses on improvisation in everyday life. “(The class) acknowledges it and makes you realize how much you use improv,” Carey said. Chelsea Darnell, a political science and economics senior and the undergraduate assistant for the class, said the improvisation activities allow students to create art without being a professional. “(The students) were asked to
Sexual health awareness focus of events By Laura Clark lclark@kykernel.com
UK’s first week of sex has begun. Five booths were set up on the Student Center patio to promote “Sex Week @ UK” to the constant flow of students that passed Monday morning. The week is full of events to promote sexual health awareness, as well as to initiate a dialogue of human sexuality throughout campus, according to the event’s Web site, sexweek.info. Barrett Gargala, a family studies senior and co-coordinator of Sex Week, manned the official booth of the department’s new event. She said the students strolling through the Student Center patio got a “surprise.” “People, when they hear the words ‘sex,’ get interested,” Gargala said.
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The other booths included representatives from Voices for Planned Parenthood, Volunteers of America, the UK Gay-Straight Alliance and OUTsource. The other student coordinators, Courtney Roberts and Trisha Telles, are helping organize the week’s events, as well as the Sex Week faculty adviser, Jason Hans said.
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Hans, an assistant professor of family studies, said college students need more sexual literacy. “American young adults have the highest rates of teen pregnancy, abortion, child birth, and STI’s (Sexually Transmitted Infections) among all comparable See Sex Week on page 6
Undeclared freshman Alex Hoffmann beats on various objects around Kennedy Bookstore on South Limestone for a class within the Discovery Seminar Program on Monday afternoon. unleash their creativity and get in touch with their inner artist —
their inner self,” Darnell said.
GuestAssist lends security, info at Commonwealth By Andrew Pillow news@kykernel.com
UK vs. Alabama football updates weren’t the only topics found in student text messages during Saturday’s game. GuestAssist is a service provided by UK Athletics that allows Commonwealth Stadium attendants to text message stadium operations personnel information about locations or call attention to unruly fans on gamedays. Kevin Saal, an event manager with UK Athletics, said the interface should be familiar to fans. “It’s one-to-one text communication just like you would use with your friends,” Saal said. “The difference is that it goes to a server monitored here at the stadium. Our operator will relay that information.” By text messaging “CATS” to
Info Box Students and Commonwealth Stadium visitors can text
“CATS” to 78247 to receive information or to report a security issue.
78247, fans can use the program for a range of issues, from general gameday information to safety concerns. Brittany Moses, a pre-pharmacy sophomore, said the program was a good idea. “I’m glad to know it’s out there because it’s a really handy resource,” Moses said. “I think once people find out about it, it will really take off.” See GuestAssist on page 6 Newsroom: 257-1915; Advertising: 257-2872
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TEARS FOR A LOST LOVED ONE
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p When a person has a loved one die, it is one of the hardest experiences they have to go through. Photographing the experience is very hard as well. This woman weeps for her deceased mother as she makes arrangements for her funeral. She choked back tears, trying to be strong for her family members. Her sister embraces her, offering words of comfort to help ease the pain of the loss.
Justin and Jessica are done Partying solo, Justin Timberlake tells pals his relationship with Jessica Biel is over, but the heartbroken actress isn't ready to give up yet. There was no doubt who was king at Crown Bar in West Hollywood late on September 27. Sipping Grey Goose cocktails in the low light of the small, upscale nightclub, Justin Timberlake had women flocking to his table. First chatting up a blonde, then flirting with a brunette, Timberlake made the girls giggle by dancing to his ex-girlfriend Britney Spears' "Gimme More." The singer soaked up the attention until closing time, when the lights came on to reveal his huge grin as the DJ played his breakup anthem "Cry Me a River." So where was his queen, Jessica Biel? Working on The A-Team in Vancouver - and possibly nursing a broken heart. After nearly three years of breakups, makeups and her tears over his nights out, a mutual pal of the pair reveals that Timberlake has told friends "it's over," and that he ended it for good with the actress over the phone. "It was about a month ago," the pal says, adding that Biel's insecurities and his wandering eye did them in. Says the source, "He was over it, and she was too much to deal with." But Biel, 27, and Timberlake, 28, have been down this on-again, off-again road before. While their reps have no comment, a separate Timberlake associate says that the pair have been breaking up almost as long as they've been together. "There's just no way of knowing if it's a firm breakup, because with them it's so hot and cold," this source
says. "It could be momentary and could be back on tomorrow." Yet another source close to the pair insists they are still officially a couple and that she flew from Vancouver to be with him for the weekend. But no matter how hard Biel tries to keep him this time, the -mutual pal says, there may be no happy ending. "She's in severe denial and won't accept it. But it's done."
Justin's Decision The mutual pal says the end came with a whimper, not a bang. "It wasn't even a blowout fight or some big drama," the source says of the couple, who first crossed paths December 7, 2006, at L.A. club Social, then became joined at the hip - even, yikes, dressing alike - after a cozy ski getaway a month later in Park City, Utah. Instead, the source says, Timberlake simply moved on: "He was done, and he told her it was over." But Biel isn't letting him off that easy. "She refuses to accept it and still plays like nothing's wrong, because she needs him emotionally and for her career," the pal says. While Biel told Allure the public scrutiny that comes with dating an international sex symbol "just happens to you," the mutual pal says the actress, who recently landed the high-profile A-Team role, craves the spotlight. According to a second source, the breakup call capped a nightmare summer for Biel. "Its basically been off and on for months," the pal says. 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 a 5— Circumstances are beyond your control. Yet somehow everything turns out just fine. What luck! Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — As luck would have it, you are in the right place at the right time, with the right stuff. Go for the gold. Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is an 8 — You feel like you’re on the wrong side of a discussion or argument. Try to consider the other person’s point of view. Cancer (June 22-July 22) —
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Today is a 7 — Today could be the day you transform into an independent entity. If that’s not what you want, keep your head down. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — You discover that your partner knows far more than you ever imagined. This is a good thing. Enjoy your good fortune. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — You feel like putting your energy into work now. There’s plenty of time to spend with friends tomorrow. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Decorate (or redecorate) now. Add what seems like a wild touch. You’ll like it later. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 5 — Now is a good time to discuss core values. Sounds serious? It probably is. Do it anyway.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Yes, yes, yes! You can do it today, and you can take a friend with you. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — You stand to gain more by listening first and taking action later. That shouldn’t limit the scope of your actions. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — You want to eat everything on the menu. You could do that, but it’s better to choose one exquisite thing. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — All systems are go for Pisces today. Any private thoughts you have become part of your plan for the future.
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Sophomore cornerback Randall Burden will be relied on heavily in the Cats’ next game against South Carolina. With injuries adding up from the starters, normal reserves will get more playing time.
UK’s secondary cornered after injuries By Ben Jones bjones@kykernel.com
At this rate, UK may not have any defensive backs left at the end of the season. The secondary, which at the start of the season was expected to be a strength of the team, has been rocked by injuries to two of its top players and now looks like a major question mark for the Cats’ game against South Carolina. Sophomore Randall Burden, freshman Martavius Neloms, sophomore Anthony Mosley and junior Cartier Rice will be UK’s (2-2, 0-2 Southeastern Conference) top corners when the Cats travel to Columbia, S.C., on Saturday. Senior cornerback Trevard Lindley will likely miss the game, and junior cornerback Paul Warford could miss his second straight start with an injury. “There’s not a lot of starting experience and not a lot of gametime experience in that group,” UK head coach Rich Brooks said. The loss of Lindley, an All-America candidate who has started 43 consecutive games and is among the most dominating players on the UK defense, is especially troubling. He’s a potential first-round NFL draft pick who can shut down an entire side of the field in the passing game even when covering some of the top receivers in the SEC. Other players in the UK secondary aren’t so concerned about the losses. Even though senior safety Calvin Harrison will likely have more pressure on him this weekend, he’s still confident in his teammates. “We still have Randall
Burden, who’s been playing real good,” Harrison said. “Martavius showed a lot of promise last week when he got in. That’s tough just to be thrown into a tough SEC game like that, he showed good things in that game.” Burden, who lost a position battle with Warford in fall camp to start opposite Lindley, has been especially impressive. His teammates have compared him with Lindley, and he should be UK’s top corner on Saturday. Burden’s performance after Lindley left Saturday’s game, combined with his efforts in practice, have shown players like Harrison that not all the questions surrounding UK’s corners will be difficult to answer. “(Burden and Neloms) are hard workers, they play hard, they’re physical and they’re not scared to cover anybody,” Harrison said. “They’ve got a lot of confidence in themselves.”
BROOKS STILL LOOKING FOR FIRST S.C. WIN Even as Brooks works to move the Cats out of the SEC cellar, he’s still had trouble beating South Carolina. He’s 0-6 against the Gamecocks in his tenure at UK. “I’ve got a lot of monkeys on my back,” Brooks said.
“And it’s becoming very apparent that I have a lot of monkeys on my back.” Brooks said UK’s ninegame losing streak to South Carolina doesn’t bother him any more or less than UK’s unfavorable streaks against Florida and Tennessee. But senior defensive tackle Corey Peters said this game is more important than Florida or Tennessee. He said beating South Carolina is important because the Cats are always close to the Gamecocks in the standings. “I think that’s the team that’s been pretty much right above us these last couple years,” Peters said. “This year we’re going to have to try and take that step over that program.” Brooks did recognize that UK needs to beat South Carolina if the Cats are ever going to move away from 6-6 and 7-5 seasons. Knocking off a school like South Carolina, even though not a perennial power, would still mean a lot for the program. “All I know is that South Carolina and Kentucky are in the bottom-to-the-middle of the food chain in the SEC East,” Brooks said. “If either one of us want to climb that ladder, we have to beat each other.”
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Alfonso Smith
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Gillispie DUI trial dates set By Metz Camfield mcamfield@kykernel.com
Nov. 2 has been set as the final pretrial date in former UK men’s basketball coach Billy Gillispie’s drunken driving case, and Feb. 10 through Feb. 11 have been set as the trial dates.
The dates were set at the Anderson County Courthouse at 9 a.m. Monday in what Gillispie’s attorney William Patrick described as a scheduling session involving Gillispie’s DUI charge in Anderson County on Aug. 27. Gillispie was offered a plea bargain by Anderson County attorney Bobbi Jo
Lewis on Sept. 23. It is still uncertain as to whether Gillispie will accept the deal. The pretrial hearing will begin at 10:30 a.m. The trial dates will begin at 9 a.m. This most recent charge marks the third time Gillispie had been arrested on alcohol-related driving charges, but he has never been convicted of DUI.
OPINIONS Tuesday, October 6, 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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park in the lot. And, of course, for four years that lot, more importantly the sign, had remained the same. You can imagine the number of people who parked there and came out to find a nice little sheet of paper with a yellow envelope on their windshield. And of course, with my luck, one of those glorious citations graced my windshield as well. Did the university ever plan on telling its students they had changed the lot, or were they simply going to sit, watching from afar, as half the student body got a ticket? Over 200 students were ticketed one glorious Saturday when they attempted to park their cars in the lot behind the library. Taking the only logical step UK changed the lot, not only for those night-time staffers, but also so students would not park there on game day. At least that’s what they claim. Ever heard of a yard sign? No? Well these are big pieces of cardboard used to write messages on and then shoved into the earth. Instead of ticketing numerous students after changing the lot, why not purchase a yard sign from Lowe’s for $6, a red Sharpie from Office Depot for $1, and simply write “NO GAMEDAY PARKING”? Everyone here was accepted into this university, so we have to have some brains. And yes, even though many students overlooked the sign that
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For those of you wondering how the tobacco ban will be enforced at Commonwealth Stadium, just look at the way it will be enforced on the rest of campus. Essentially, the same problems that have crept up at the hospital and have been predicted to pose an issue on campus have a strong potential to be mirrored at the stadium. UK Hospital has enforced its tobaccofree ban since Nov. 2008 and still encounters far more violations than should occur. General campus is set to implement the ban Nov. 19, and the enforcement, while becoming a little clearer every day, is still hazy at best. Policy-wise, the idea remains the same at every venue: to promote smoke free air and help rid campus of cigarette butts gratefully adorning campus. But this still leaves smokers with no place to go. As for those caught ignoring Essentially, the ban, employsmokers will be ees would be referred to Human expected to Resources, stuwould be honor the ban, dents dealt with via the non-smokers will code of conduct and visitors would be need to be asked to leave. it's not report violations the While strongest and UK police stance, at least is some will “approach” there method of punindividuals who ishment in place for the tobacco violate the ban. ban. However, the tobacco ban is difficult to monitor and therefore difficult to enforce. Essentially, smokers will be expected to honor the ban, non-smokers will need to report violations and UK Police will “approach” individuals who violate the ban. See where there could be issues here? In a Sept. 30 Kernel article, Anthany Beatty, vice president for public safety, said violating the ban is not a criminal offense and police officers will not be involved until the situation escalates to an issue of public safety. But by the time an issue deserves police attention, it could be too late. Brendan Space, a finance sophomore and smoker, said the ban would not stop him from smoking at the stadium and does not think it will be possible to enforce the ban. Sporting events crowd thousands of fanatical fans in a small, volatile area, and the mix of high adrenaline, alcohol and intolerance toward the ban could present a problem. Leaving a passionate fan responsible for policing UK’s ban could prove risky. The silver lining for UK in this situation is the fact the ban will not take effect until the final football game versus Tennessee on Nov. 28. This gives UK a little over a week after the ban is implemented campus to find problems, test out the ban before it is fully implemented next year and prepare to combat noncompliant fans. With any luck there will be a smoother transition at Commonwealth Stadium than at the UK Hospital, but don’t count on it.
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had been the same for four years, many would probably recognize a new sign with red writing, read it and easily find somewhere else to park. Give us a little credit, we can read a sign with big, bold letters. If there really was an honest-to-God reason for changing the sign, at least send us a courtesy e-mail. We did get accepted to college, but we aren’t psychics. With a massive mailing list, an e-mail could have been sent to students in 2.2 seconds. Plus, where are students supposed to park? It seems like everywhere you look on campus you are met with an E-Lot sign or a ‘No Parking’ sign. Walking from K-Lot to the
library at 2 a.m. is highly unsafe and extremely unnecessary when all the lots on campus are pretty much abandoned at that hour anyway. Most students paid $232 for a piece of paper to hang on their rearview mirror. That should count for something, right? That $25 citation placed on my windshield is now on my dashboard. Chances are it’s going to sit on the dashboard until registration rolls around, and I’m absolutely forced to pay. So, UK Parking, don’t expect to see my $25 dollars anytime soon, I’m still recovering from paying $4,179 to get an education. Kelly Wiley is a journalism senior. E-mail kwiley@kykernel.com.
Group march key for civil rights, equality for humankind This weekend a great crowd of gay Americans and allies are set to converge upon the District of Columbia for the National Equality March, and I look to be among them. And though in our exercise of the freedom to assemble, we will assume the form of a faceSEAN less crowd, it’s imTAYLOR Contributing portant to understand that each of columnist us has a history that brings us there; a story to tell the world. That is, after all, what coming out is all about. Growing up in tiny suburban St. Louis neighborhood with a conservative family, being different was never going to be easy. I knew from the passing conversations of schoolboys in the hall and Rush Limbaugh on my dad’s radio that liking other boys was definitely different. That feeling of otherness eventually grew into a sort of inner apartheid, a separateness of my true self from the mirage I created for the rest of the people in my life to hide my burgeoning sexuality.
By the time high school rolled around, I had become accustomed to living a lie. But as the boys around me started to date girls, I instinctively knew that I needed a good reason why I shouldn’t be. Terrified of my secret’s revelation, I did what a lot of us do when confronted with fear – I found Jesus.
I had an intellectual and spiritual awakening before I allowed my self a sexual one. But once the process was complete, there was no turning back. In four years of fundamentalist indoctrination, I convinced myself the secret feelings I had were really from the Devil and I studied the Bible meticulously, was baptized and preached. Before an assembly of 10,000, I called the young people of my faith to serve God. Soon, I was ready to travel to New York to begin training as a missionary. But that was never to be. There were many reasons I left the church, none of which had any-
thing to do with me coming out. I had an intellectual and spiritual awakening before I allowed myself a sexual one. But once the process was complete, there was no turning back. I didn’t just casually exit the closet – I ran out and blew it up behind me. I told family and friends, workmates, everyone — everyone, that is, except my dad. I knew it would be hard for him when he found out, coming from his background of Cuban machismo. I had no idea how hard. In a bullheaded attempt to drive me back from what he deemed a “dangerous lifestyle,” he drove me into homelessness. I spent the next couple months trying to survive, sometimes in a shelter and other times on the streets. With help from friends and the government, and a lot of hard work, I got myself out of there, back in college and on my feet again. There really are no words I can summon to describe the pain, despair, hunger and humiliation of that chapter in my life, and I won’t try to do so here. I will say I learned a lot from living through the turning of that chapter’s pages. I lost my faith, and gained my
If you go What: National Equality March When: Oct. 10-11 Where: Washington, D.C. Visit http://equalityacrossamerica.org/ for more information. soul. I learned the importance of loyalty and love, and I learned to forgive. I learned to be compassionate to those without, and learned to stand up for what I believe in. And with these experiences, time and a little luck, my prodigal family came back to me. The wounds of what had come to pass healed. In 2006, the explosion from an Improvised Explosive Device came close to killing my brother, a U.S. soldier on patrol outside of Baghdad. It should not be surprising, that my only other march on Washington was to protest the Iraq War. I flocked into the National Mall in January of 2007 with 100,000 other activists, filled with wonder. The experience of being surrounded by so many like-minded citizens was at once utterly overwhelming and strangely comforting. The memories of the gathering’s
power still resonate in my mind. The crowd so large the eye could not see its entirety. The collective chants from thousands behind me reverberated in wild echoes around my body, up and out toward the center stage and the capitol’s silent majesty behind it. Marching the streets of the district en masse, and climbing the steps of the capitol in leaps, the crowd exuberantly shouted, “This is the house of the people!” Inside the marble walls, a nascent democratic majority began to chip away at what at the time had seemed an eternal night of conservative dominion. With the memories of this past protest fresh in mind, I come to march once again on Washington. I march to heal the scars of my youth, and to heal the wounds of youths currently battling bigotry. I march so children unborn will never know the bitter swill of living with fear and prejudice. I march to honor our straight allies, without whom the universe’s moral arc would never bend toward justice. Along with a myriad of others who will join me this weekend in our nation’s capital, I will march for equality. Sean Taylor is a linguistics junior. E-mail opinions@kykernel.com.
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‘Dirty’ blues comes to Lexington By Katie Saltz ksaltz@kykernel.com
An old chicken-processing plant isn’t the traditional venue for a recording studio. But then again, Left Lane Cruiser is not what most would call a traditional blues band. Band members Freddie J. Evans IV (aka Joe) and Brenn Beck (aka Sausage Paw) form the Indiana-based band that will hit up The Green Lantern Tuesday night to promote the release of their latest album, “All You Can Eat,” and play what they like to call a little “broke-ass blues.” The band blends styles that wouldn’t normally be compatible, but when the two musicians come together — Evans with his slide guitar and vocals that sound as if his diet consists of swallowing sandpaper and chewing gravel, and Beck with his collec-
tion of hubcaps, trash cans, ladders and whatever garage accessory you can drum a beat on — the result is hard, rusty blues that Beck guarantees will get you moving. “(The crowd) can expect their feet to be stompin’, and their necks to hurt the next day,” Beck said. “We hit the stage and give it everything we got from start to finish. If we ain’t drenched in sweat by the end of the night, then we did something wrong.” The duo’s sound came together upon their first meeting. Beck was a schoolmate of Evan’s wife, who insisted the two get together and play. From that first jam session, a musical match was made. The band was formed and their first song, “Cheyenne,” was written. With songs from their newest album, the band hopes to deliver a little more edge
and add more of a rock ‘n’ roll punch to their tunes. “Our sound has definitely progressed on this album,” Beck said. “The songs got a little heavier, and took on more of a rock ’n roll feel with this record. We wanted a dirty sound that really represented us and what we do.” Beck said he hopes the band can provide a new experience for music-lovers in Lexington, especially since bars like The Green Lantern are their preferred venue for their “loud as hell” shows. “We prefer the intimate settings where folks are right on top of you,” Beck said. “More than anything, we like spots where people come to get drunk and have fun.” Left Lane Cruiser will perform along with Willie Eames at 10 p.m. at The Green Lantern located at 497 W. 3rd St.
SEX WEEK Continued from page 1 developed countries,” Hans said. Katie Miller, a public service and leadership in agriculture education junior, said she was attending the health fair for her family studies class but will attend more of the events “out of curiosity.” “UK needs to have more health awareness,” Miller said. “It’s not taken seriously (by students).” Hans said more than 500 students enrolled in family studies classes will be attending the Sex Week events for class assignments. “The whole week is about sex literacy,” Hans said. “There’s a lot of misinforma-
HOUSING Continued from page 1 last meeting,” Smith said. Councilwoman Linda Gorton said the council would only permit people who had not spoken at the last meeting to speak in Monday’s meeting. Smith said cooperation and proposing solutions would benefit all parties involved. “Pushing students farther away I don’t feel is the answer,” Smith said. “We need to embrace students and entice them to stay here after graduation.” Scotty Stutts, a political science sophomore, said students will be students. “Students do get a little rowdy but any group of
GUESTASSIST Continued from page 1 Saal said GuestAssist allows fans to report security concerns such as smoking or behavior issues without fear of repercussions. “There’s some anonymity to that, which is a good quality for (it),” Saal said. The server will be operated by Commonwealth Stadium operations staff and will behave in a similar manner to a police dispatch, Saal said. “It will be no different than monitoring calls for police,” Saal said. “We will have a
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Psychology senior Courtney Roberts, a co-coordinator of “Sex Week @UK,” educates biology sophomore Sara Ailshire on the lubricants she is giving out on the Student Center patio Monday afternoon. tion that is perpetuated in the media … and by parents, by peers. “We’re trying to provide people gets rowdy,” Stutts said. “We have our culture, which involves partying as long as it doesn’t get too reckless. We should be allowed to do it … I’m (being) honest.” Anne Stamatiadis, Lexington homeowner, said more of a mix of students and homeowners would be better. “Anytime you put too many people together, of course they are going to get rowdy,” Stamatiadis said. President of the Columbia Heights Neighborhood Association, Catherine Savage, said the proposal is not an anti-student effort. “It makes sense students live close to campus,” Savage said. “Everyone is welcome, we just don’t want to be overwhelmed.” GuestAssist dispatch (person).” The new program has been put to the test twice this season with success: during the Florida and Alabama football games. “We did a trial for the Louisville game, we started last week with Florida and we will continue on,” Saal said. Fans can expect fairly speedy response times. Confirmation texts have come at an average of 12 to 15 seconds from the time the text is sent from the fan. Saal said the average conversation may be three texts at most. Most cell phones work with the new GuestAssist program. The primary carri-
an educational forum where people can become more sexually literate from a reliable source.”
APPLE Continued from page 1 be given on iPods. iPhones will not be sold in the store. “Some (products) will be the same (in price), but sometimes we’ll be able to secure better prices because of special bundles (Apple is) running,” Wiatrowski said. Wiatrowski said all of the bookstore employees are undergoing Apple training. Toward the end of this week, UK Bookstore employees will begin clearing out an area of the store specifically for Apple products. “You will see Apple products on the floor by the end of this week,” Wiatrowski said. “We have a little bit of everything.” ers have been boosting reception in and around the stadium, Saal said. There are currently no plans to use the GuestAssist program in Rupp Arena or any other sporting events, Saal said. “Right now strictly at Commonwealth Stadium,” he said. “We don’t anticipate it being used anywhere but football.” GuestAssist was started to help fans on gamedays, not to spy on students, Saal said. “We decided to do this so that we could have another layer of communication between our loyal fans and stadium operation,” he said.