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Left: Josh Harrellson walks into the Wildcat Lodge Monday night. There are plans for the Wildcat Lodge to be relocated and renamed.
Renaming tradition Coal makes its way into name of possible new lodge By Laura Clark news@kykernel.com
The proposal for a new Wildcat Lodge is more than just a move and a name change. On Thursday night, at A Forum on Coal in Kentucky, Joe Craft and his group, the Difference Makers, pledged $7 million to finance the new residence entitled the “Wildcat Coal Lodge.” According to the Board of Trustees meeting agenda for Tuesday, they will discuss undertaking the new name and the $7 million gift from the Difference Makers. The group, which is made up of 21 donors, with Craft as largest donor to the UK Athletic Association, also includes Nick Carter, president and chief operating officer of GP Natural Resource Partners, LLC and Lynn Parrish, Marwood Land Co., and Community Trust Bank chairman. “(The board) still needs to vote on the name and also on the acceptance,” said Mira Ball, Chair of the Board of Trustees. Ball said the proposal had
to go through the Committee on Naming University Buildings before it could be presented to the board. Those on the committee include Tom Harris, vice president of external affairs; Terry Allen, associate vice president in the department of institutional equity and equal opportunity; Kimberly Anderson, engineering professor; Susanne Arnold, assistant professor in the Chandler Medical Center; Terry Birdwhistell, associate dean for special collections and digital programs for UK Libraries; Karen Combs, the vice provost for budget and administrative services; and Bob Lawson, law professor. According to the president’s report and action items of the meeting’s agenda, the Committee on Naming University Buildings reviewed the request and found it to be in compliance with university policy and recommended its approval. In the finance committee’s report for Tuesday’s meeting, they are requesting the board accept the pledge to fund the
“Replace Wildcat Lodge Student Housing” project. The current Joe B. Hall Wildcat Lodge was built on North Campus in 1978. Bob Wiseman, UK vice president of facilities, said the gross square feet of the lodge is 20,778, with a total bed count of 37. Wiseman said the new lodge, which will be constructed northeast of Memorial Coliseum in the current R1 parking lot, will have around the same bed count. In January 2009, UK proposed to the Council on Postsecondary Education to renovate the lodge with $1,500,000 in private funds. However, Ball said the renovations were put on hold because the Board of Trustees “anticipated the building of a new one.” Wiseman said if the proposal is approved by the board, the project will be submitted to the Council on Postsecondary Education at its Nov. 5 meeting, and then to the Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee at its Nov. 17 meeting.
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While the construction on South Limestone continues, the rest of the road will also get a makeover. Through a public meeting Tuesday in the Student Center at 4:30 p.m., three designs will be presented to the public to improve pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular traffic. Bicycle and pedestrian coordinator in the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government’s Division of Planning Kenzie Gleason said everyone is involved, including students. “I remember when I went to UK, dashing across South Limestone … ” Gleason said. “Students are the biggest users of corridor, our biggest stakeholders … students have a lot to say about where those improvements need to be and how we should approach it.” See Limestone on page 3
“Difference Makers” “Difference Makers” are a group of UK supporters brought together by Joe Craft to fund the new “Wildcat Coal Lodge” basketball residence. ■ Armstrong Land ■ Charles Baird ■ Charles Bradley ■ Nick Carter ■ David Childs ■ Joe Craft ■ Luther Deaton ■ Ted Doheny ■ Franklin Farris ■ L.D. Gorman ■ Mike Jones ■ Lynn Parrish ■ C.L. Redmond ■ Rex Smith ■ Tom Smith ■ Tom Snyder ■ Jeff Speaks ■ Wellford A. Tabor ■ Greg Wells ■ Charlie Wesley ■ Lyle Wolf
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From veterans to Sex Week: Board hits big issues Program gives military students another chance
Trustees debrief hot topics on and off campus
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Veterans will have an easier time returning to school thanks to a new Veterans Resource program. The UK Board of Trustees student affairs committee met Monday and hosted Anthony Dotson, UK’s veteran resource coordinator, to speak with the group on the newly created program. Last June, Dotson met with Provost Kumble Subbaswamy and wanted him to start a program for returning Veterans to the U.S. to start or continue their college education. The mission of this program is to provide a smooth transition back into the U.S. and into college life for veterans. Dotson See Veterans on page 3
The top floor of Patterson Office Tower will be filled with students and board members once again, as some of the most controversial issues in Kentucky will be discussed on Tuesday. The Board of Trustees will meet to vote on the $7 million donation to fund the “Replace Wildcat Lodge Student Housing” project, which include the initiation of the project and the renaming of the house to “Wildcat Coal Lodge,” according to the meeting’s agenda. The pledged donation will come from Joe Craft and 21 “Difference Makers.” The pledge will be paid over a 10-year period. The Committee on Naming University See Trustees on page 3
The UK HeathCare Hospital System has climbed from a financial hole and has begun building a staircase into record levels of black ink. On Monday, Sergio Melgar, senior vice president for health affairs and chief financial officer, informed the Board of Trustees University Health Committee that the UK HealthCare Hospital System, which includes UK Hospital and Good Samaritan Hospital, reported record levels of revenue and patient volume for the first quarter of the 2010 fiscal year after a dismal third quarter in the 2009 fiscal year. After the first quarter of the 2010 fiscal year, which includes July, August and Sep-
UK Hospital System recovers, sets revenue records By Roy York
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Smokers sit on the curb on South Limestone. City council will meet Tuesday to discuss sidewalk tobacco enforcement.
Tobacco ban on public sidewalks to be voted on Members of City Council will meet Tuesday afternoon to discuss UK’s proposal to implement the tobacco ban on public sidewalks. At last Tuesday’s meeting, Assistant Vice President for Public Safety Anthany Beatty asked the council to sign a “memorandum of understanding” which would allow enforcement on city-owned sidewalks on and surrounding the campus. Diane Lawless, 3rd District councilwoman, said if approved, the memorandum would not affect all public sidewalks because some are owned by the state and not the city of Lexington, citing Euclid Avenue as an example. This will be the second reading of the proposal and if approved, it will be considered law, said Jeannette Williams, council staff. -Katie Perkowski
If you go What: Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council meeting to vote on the tobacco ban being implemented on city-owned sidewalks. When: Tuesday at 3 p.m. Where: Government building (200 Main St.) Admission: Free and open to the public.
Journalism graduates carve paths through modern world changes By Nick Rhodes news@kykernel.com
With the rapid expansion of the Internet and technology, all career fields are expecting changes. Journalism is no exception. The eighth annual Richard G. Wilson Journalism Alumni Symposium plans to discuss just that, with this year’s topic being, “The
Future of News.” The symposium will be held Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the W.T. Young Library auditorium. Mike Farrell, UK journalism professor, organized the symposium. “The purpose is to help journalism students realize that while there are fewer jobs, there are still jobs,” Farrell said. “While big papers are closing, jobs are still
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available in smaller markets, such as weeklies and business papers.” The panel is composed of five UK graduates: Mark Boxley, the assistant city editor and night breaking reporter at the Daily Times in Maryville, Tenn.; Lance Williams, editor of the Nashville Business Journal; Virginia B. Edwards, president of Editorial Projects in
Education and editor-in-chief of Education Week and edweek.org; Jenay Tate, publisher of three Virginia newspapers, The Coalfield Progress, The Post in Big Stone Gap and The Dickenson Star in Clintwood; and Tara Pachmayer, the symposium’s moderator and sports anchor and reporter at WKRC-TV in Cincinnati, Ohio.
“These are people who not so long ago were sitting where students are now, they provide experience and opportunities to students,” Farrell said. The symposium honors Richard G. Wilson, interim director of the School of Journalism and Telecommunications from 2002 to 2003, the years in which the symposium was established.
Beth Barnes, director of the School of Journalism and Telecommunications, said the speakers are seeing realworld evidence of those transformations. “The thing of most interest to journalism students specifically, but also to students outside the school, is that these are people out in the field experiencing the changes,” Barnes said.
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Their dark family secrets What price fame? Ask the publicity-hungry dad whose name - Heene - is forever linked with hoax They built science experiments in their backyard, went on storm-chasing missions at all hours and appeared twice on Wife Swap. In other words, Richard and Mayumi Heene and their sons, Bradford, 10, Ryo, 8, and Falcon, 6, were not your typical Fort Collins, Colorado, neighbors. "They are free-spirited," local Jason Creech tells Us. "Richard spends all day working on his inventions." Neighbor David Martell is diplomatic: "Eccentric is the nicest way I can put it." But when news broke October 15 that Falcon had accidentally airlifted himself in the family's "flying saucer" balloon only to be found hiding in an attic, nobody doubted the -story's authenticity. "Richard is odd, but I want to believe it's not a hoax," local Amy Dengler told Us later. "What parents would fake the possible death of their child?" Apparently, ones who were desperate for notoriety - and got it. Ever since local police confirmed that the "balloon boy" saga - which transfixed the country for nearly five hours and cost taxpayers countless thousands of dollars - was actually a stunt hatched by Richard, 48, and -Mayumi, 45, in a twisted effort to land a reality-TV deal, their parenting style has come under attack. "It's so screwed up they should be put in a mental hospital," says one neighbor and search-team member. Says a friend of the two, "The worst part is they brought their kids into it." Falcon's emotional strain was clearly evident dur-
ing the family's media tour. The rambunctious kindergartner, who admitted in a live CNN interview he didn't come out of hiding because "we did this for the show," vomited during his October 16 appearances on Today and Good Morning -America. (A nonplussed Richard continued the interviews.) Now the couple, who deny any wrongdoing, are likely to face federal charges of conspiracy and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. (The kids face no charges, and state child services is investigating their situation.)
Fame-Obsessed Naturally, this story starts in Hollywood. Richard reportedly met the Japanese-born Mayumi at L.A.'s Lee Strasberg acting school. "Fame is what drives him," says a pal. But Richard chose to then seek it via a science-themed reality show. "He wanted to produce," friend Vince LeGrow tells Us. "But no network ever picked up his ideas. He may have gotten frustrated." The pair moved to Colorado in 2007, where the high school grad took up contracting work and reinvented himself as a professional storm tracker and inventor, cohosting a Web series called The Psyience Detectives. But his thirst for attention ultimately jeopardized his kids' safety - especially when he began to take them on road trips to pursue violent storms.
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sparks your imagination and allows you to fantasize about completion of an essential project. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 6 — As much as you enjoy your co-workers, you suspect that they aren't sticking to the truth today. Check facts. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — Use your imagination wisely. Some of your ideas push the envelope too far for other people. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 6 — Write down your ideas today. Share them later. Recording them gives you a chance to test them on yourself. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — You have some truly imaginative ideas today. Take notes. You can't communicate all of them at once.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — If you're a writer, you make remarkable progress today. If you're not a writer, you still make progress.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 6 — Others tell you about their difficulties. Respond with compassion, but don't think you have to solve every problem. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Everything will work out today if you get off to an early start. You tend to run out of energy late in the day. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — No idea is too wild. Others may snicker, but later they'll see the advantages.
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UK Alumnus looks to ‘catch’ students’ imaginations through music and art By Michael Kraus features@kykernel.com
Although the cat almost never catches the mouse, Louisville musician and artist and UK alumnus, Jason Zavala hopes to capture the minds and imaginations of UK students with his music and art. On Tuesday, at the Lucile Little Fine Arts Library, as part of the Little/Gaines
Artist Series, Zavala will be showcasing “The Chase.” The theme will portray the classic case of a cat and mouse scenario through pop music, visual art and written word. “I chose this theme because it’s universal and can be applied to many domains of life, from cartoons to love and beyond,” Zavala said. Along with his collaborators, James Friley, Clay
Kennedy, Jesse Lucas and Shannon Saur, Zavala is hoping to get UK students to open their minds to the different interpretations and forms of a cat and mouse chase. “I believe that the theme of cat and mouse is capable of reaching many people on an individual level,” Zavala said. Whether or not a student can relate to the cat and
mouse theme, at the least UK students can relate to Zavala in one aspect: he was once a UK student himself. Zavala graduated from UK in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in architecture. Aside from being back at his alma mater, Zalvala finds it a great honor to be the main artist being showcased during the Little/Gaines Artists Series. “Being chosen as the
lead artist for the Little/Gaines Artist Series represents the largest-scale interdisciplinary project I've been involved in,” Zavala said. “I was very excited to be chosen and thought it would be a great challenge.” Although Zavala has an expansive knowledge and level of talent for art, he is mainly interested in writing and performing music.
Housing committee to revise options By Katie Perkowski kperkowski@kykernel.com
After months of speculation on proposed off-campus student housing plans, the Urban County Council’s Planning Committee will decide which recommendations to use for a final plan. Members of the Student Housing Task Force will meet Tuesday morning to decide which options members support and those they will consider dropping, said
TRUSTEES Continued from page 1 Buildings, which reviewed the proposed name, found it compliant with university policy and recommended the approval of it, according to the agenda. The new lodge would house the men’s basketball team along with non-student athletes, according to the agenda.
Paul Schoniger, council assistant. Schoniger said one specific topic would be enforcement of policies. “If we have something on books we should enforce it,” he said. The proposed off-campus student housing plan, or the Student Housing in Partnership Program, or SHIPP, is based on some ideas from the Ohio State University housing model, according to the meeting’s agenda.
The committee will also discuss issues including the definition of a student house
Board of Trustees Chair Mira Ball said a December 2008 plan proposing $1.5 million in renovations to Wildcat Lodge were put on hold because the university anticipated building a new house. Student Government President Ryan Smith said there would be a briefing on Sex Week and an update on the Lexington Student Housing Task Force report, as well.
Smith said he would address how the housing report has been going and the role of the university in the proposal. If the acceptance of the donation and naming of the new Wildcat Lodge is approved the proposal will be submitted to the Council on Postsecondary Education on Nov. 5, then to the Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee at its Nov. 17 meeting for final ap-
LODGE Continued from page 1 Ryan Smith, Student Government president and board member said he intends to speak on the issue of the name changing at Tuesday’s meeting. In 1988, the basketball program was charged with 17 violations, including some regarding the lodge. In a 2005 Associated Press article, UK reported an NCAA violation regarding the misinterpretation of a
VETERANS Continued from page 1 and his staff want UK to be known worldwide as a military-friendly campus and has spent time making sure that policies fit. Dotson has looked into fees being waved for applications and vouchers for their books. Many schools do not have organizations for veterans. Dotson said he wants to take the program beyond campus grounds. One of the ways the program has reached out to veterans is by eliminating the application fee for veterans looking to apply to UK. “This program has really come a long way in such a short time,” said Ann Haney, chair of the student affairs committee. The Veteran’s Resource Program is also looking into veteran tutoring and recruiting retired veteran tutors. “Academics are the number one
If you go What: Special planning committee When: Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. Where: Council Chambers (Second floor of the government building) Admission: Free and open to the public.
rule regarding the number of athletes and non-athletes in the Wildcat Lodge. Wiseman said following the approval and the employment of an architectural service, the development of the new lodge could start in over a year. “It’s a building that was built not using the standards we use today … ” Wiseman said. “The building is just aging ... Instead of putting another million and a half, the donors said, ‘Why don’t we just build a worldclass facility?’ ”
reason why veterans do not succeed or finish college,” Dotson said. Dotson is also looking to create a transition course for recent veterans. Professors would also be veterans, and specific veteran orientation and advising would be offered. On campus, Dotson wants to establish a larger center for the veterans so they have a place to gather. He also wants to incorporate more veteran events and recognition and gave the example of the Military Appreciation Day at Saturday’s football game. “Why is this program important you might ask? Because it is the right thing to do,” Dotson said. He said he felt strongly about the program because education is the primary incentive for joining the military. He said there is about $30 million in educational benefits and only half is used. “This is a great way to bring diversity to UK because the military is one of the most diverse groups,” Dotson said.
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and the definition of a sorority or fraternity house. Schoniger said the definition of specific houses such as sorority and fraternity houses could restrict placement of “party houses” off-campus. After the council decides on a plan Tuesday, it will be taken through the full council next week. Tuesday’s meeting is at 9:30 a.m. and is free and open to the public.
CRIME REPORT UK Police reports from Oct. 19 to Oct. 25. Oct. 19
Bicycle theft reported at 330 Hilltop Ave. at 9:04 a.m.
Oct. 23
Theft from building reported at 800 Rose St. at 12:57 p.m.
Oct. 19
Bicycle theft reported at 701 Sports Center Dr. at 1:11 p.m.
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Oct. 20
Theft from building reported at 411 South Limestone at 10:58 a.m.
Non-sexual assault reported at 305 Euclid Ave. at 4:14 p.m.
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Oct. 20
Fire reported at 321 Columbia Terr. at 11:53 a.m.
Terroristic threatening reported at 1540 University Dr. at 8:24 p.m.
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Oct. 21
Harassment reported in progress at 406 Administration Dr. at 1:20 p.m.
Criminal mischief reported at 301 Hilltop Ave. at 2:28 p.m.
Oct. 25
Criminal mischief reported at 701 Woodland Ave. at 2:29 p.m.
If you go What: Board of Trustees meeting When: Tuesday at 1 p.m. Where: Board Room, on the 18th floor of the Patterson Office Tower Admission: Free and open to the public.
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proval, according to the agenda.
LIMESTONE Continued from page 1 The areas the study will redesign include South Limestone from Cooper to Avenue of Champions, and on Upper Street, from the Scott Street area to Vine Street. Gleason said while the study and the current South Limestone Streetscape Master Plan will not overlap, they are somewhat similar. Gleason said the quickest
HOSPITAL Continued from page 1 tember, UK HealthCare's current assets totaled $1.045 billion compared to $1.015 billion at the same time last year, a $30 million increase. Melgar reported the operating revenue for UK HealthCare totaled $74.19 million, $4.93 million above budget and an all-time record for monthly revenue, and the operating revenue for the 2010 fiscal year to date was $205.4 million, $1.31 million above budget. These highs follow a series of lows during the winter months of the 2009 fiscal year. January through March saw negative operating margins as expenses outpaced revenues. The 2009 third quarter saw a loss of $4.9 million, a 7.9 percent deficit. Melgar said an unusually se-
Since the age of 15 he has been learning and playing music and has even put out a few records in the process. Zavala is currently working on a solo album “Ornament” and plays with the Louisville band, Lazer Crust, as well. The showcase will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the John Jacob Niles Center for American Music located in the Lucile Little Fine Arts Library. Admission is free.
Criminal mischief reported at 800 Press Ave. at 4:07 p.m.
Compiled from reports at UK Police Department. Compiled by staff writer Kirsten Clancy. E-mail news@kykernel.com.
changes would be minor, including alterations in signage or pedestrian crosswalks. Construction affecting traffic patterns would not occur any time soon. Engineering consultants with Wilbur Smith Associates will present three design options and a formal presentation will be given at 5:30 p.m Tuesday. The South Limestone Multimodal Transportation Study was conducted by the LFUCG, UK, the Lexington Area Metropolitan Planning Organization and the vere winter and the economic downturn caused low patient volume and were to blame for the losses. Even when many academic hospitals decided to lay off staff in response to the recession, Melgar said UK HealthCare bet on recovery and did not lay off any staff. “We know it was the right decision now,” Melgar said. “But if you had asked me if we would be seeing record patient volume at this time, I wouldn't have bet on it.” Melgar said inpatient and outpatient surgeries, major revenue sources for UK HealthCare, increased 10.2 percent and 5.6 percent respectively from the 2009 to 2010 fiscal year. Melgar said the number of patients discharged per day and the consistency of that number during the first quarter contributed to the success. Melgar said the latest trend is
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Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Eighty-percent of the $120,000 bill for the study came from the state, while UK and Lexington paid 10 percent each. Gleason said the study is very early in the process, and said the next step is developing an alternative plan, with short and longterm goals. “We’re not going to walk out of the room knowing exactly which design we want to move forward with,” Gleason said. “It’s a hybrid of multiple ideas.” for insurance companies to pay hospitals a flat rate based on the illness the patient is diagnosed, creating an incentive for hospitals to treat patients more efficiently. Dr. Michael Karpf, executive vice president for health affairs, said he and his staff were still cautious the winter months of the 2010 fiscal year would freeze the growth. “We're not lighting cigars and sniffing cognac just yet,” Karpf said. He said variables such as weather, the economy and Novel H1N1 Influenza could bring about an unexpected change in the forecast. Melgar said the possibility of a repeat of the 2009 third quarter was possible but said Karpf was simply being cautious. He said the losses were an anomaly and compared the situation to a game of roulette: He bets the financial ball will land in the black.
OPINIONS Tuesday, October 27, 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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Responsibility lies on UK, not city in ban ■ KERNEL EDITORIAL
With the Nov. 19 tobacco ban imminent, UK is scrambling to find ways to make the seemingly unenforceable restriction work. Instead of taking responsibility for patrolling all areas of campus, UK is looking to hand off a large portion of campus — the sidewalks — to the city. Hesitating to enforce these smoke free areas doesn’t look good. It seems as if UK is looking for somewhere to place the blame if its let’s-get-healthy campaign isn’t as successful as it hoped. We’ve all seen what’s happened on the UK medical campus: smokers stand in droves along Limestone to get their nicotine fix. UK realizes sidewalks Since the university are the inevitable option for is not willing to students, faculty and staff on campus as well. Asking the provide designated city to patrol these areas for violations is just a way UK smoking areas for can point fingers if things go members of campus, wrong. According to an Oct. 22 more attention Kernel article, 3rd District needs to be focused Councilwoman Diane Lawless has expressed concerns on helping those over people moving outside the boundaries of campus to people drop their smoke, making neighboring bad habits. areas “UK’s ashtray.” “I’d like to kind of poll the neighborhoods because many of them have said since they heard about (the tobacco ban), they’re concerned that people will be walking across the street and smoking in their yards,” Lawless said. This doesn’t seem to be something UK has put enough thought into. If the university is trying to improve the relationship between the school and the Lexington community, making surrounding areas a wasteland of cigarette butts isn’t the best way to do that. Since the university is not willing to provide designated smoking areas for members of campus, more attention needs to be focused on helping these people drop their bad habits. Relying on coverage in the Kernel and posters in obscure areas of campus about their quit-smoking programs isn’t enough. Be proactive and get representatives of these programs out on campus. If not, come Nov. 19, we may finally be able to clearly define the ambiguous boundaries of UK’s campus. Just look for the border of butts.
■ LETTERS TO EDITOR
Wildcat Lodge should honor people not object There’s an elephant in the room that the university has failed to address in regards to the new Wildcat Lodge. Coal is an inanimate object. It doesn’t think or feel or voice its opinion on any matter. It’s coal. The people who mine coal are a different story. Historically, they’ve worked in dark cramped underground spaces to get this inanimate object out of the ground so we can burn it and have a cheap source of energy. I understand why the “Craft Center” has such a name; it’s named in honor the individual who donated the most money for the facility to be built. If the university truly wants to honor the coal miners who have made sacrifices to the Commonwealth then don’t name the building after an intimate object. The Steelers are not called the Steel or the molten ore. Instead, the team is named in honor of those individuals who sacrificed their lives to work in the harsh conditions of the steel industry. The Wildcats symbolize to the Commonwealth what the Steelers symbolize to Western Pennsylvania. Both teams are a source of inspiration and hope for their supporters who traditionally have not come from the most prosperous areas of the nation. Though not everyone may respect coal, I think all respect the sacrifice coal miner’s have made to the Commonwealth. Instead of honoring an intimate object, honor the people themselves. Name the new lodge the “Coal Miner’s Wildcat Lodge.” Mark Rouse
Third Year Law Student, Student Government Senator
ALLIE GARZA, Kernel cartoonist
Coal issues need balanced debate Just utter the word “coal,” and emotions flare, hotter and higher than the flames the black rock generates when burned for energy. The supporters of coal BRAD mining LUTTRELL fight back Guest against the columnist environmentalists, saying coal provides jobs and useful flat land in the impoverished Eastern Kentucky, while the anti-coal activists say the technology is readily available for a switch to green energy, and we are destroying our environment. If only it were that simple. Kentucky has seen its share of supportive rallies and civil protests, but there are few true discussions of coal mining and its effects on our lives. Whenever there is an opportunity for varied perspectives, it often literally turns into a screaming match. But thanks to the efforts of many at UK, there is
finally a chance. Journalists, environmentalists, big-time coal company executives and government officials will all come together on Nov. 5 to offer dozens of views on coal mining in the state of Kentucky. A true chance for education and change comes with “A Forum on Coal in Kentucky: Varied Perspectives.” The events will start at 1 p.m. in the Hilary J. Boone Center on campus, and throughout the day speakers will present on the economics, environmental impact, history, process and future of coal mining in Kentucky. At 7 p.m. in Memorial Hall, a lineup of some of the most significant names in the business will give their thoughts, sans slant. President of the Kentucky Resource Council, Tom Fitzgerald, Joe Craft, the president and CEO of Alliance Coal, Fred Palmer, a Peabody energy representative will all give presentations. Jeff Goodell, the author of “Big Coal” has been invited, and will hopefully make the event. This will be a truly balanced presentation.
During the event at Memorial Hall I will give a short presentation of my work and what I learned through a story I wrote last year for the Kentucky Kernel, “The Future of Coal.”
Whenever there is an opportunity for varied perspectives, it often literally turns into a screaming match. But thanks to the efforts of many at UK, there is finally a chance. The story took over four months to complete, and required weeks of research, traveling, interviewing and writing. Even though I was born and raised in Eastern Kentucky, there were many things I learned about coal mining, some supportive of the industry’s claims, others downright stomach twisting. After a lifetime of experience with the effects of the business, I still don’t know exactly how I feel about coal mining. I know
U.S. mining process needs drastic overhaul There has always been a debate raging in Kentucky about coal. It provides about 90% of the electricity to our state, but the negatives are quite well-known. Mountaintop removal reclamation usually only includes the stabilization of rock formations, with resultant decreases in biodiversity in nearby streams as well as polluting and diverting streams; burning coal releases mercury and sulfates (which cause acid rain) into the atmosphere; burning coal produces 130 million tons of coal ash (waste) per year ... the list goes on much further. It seems as though "free marketeers" would have a tough time with this problem. But digging a bit deeper (pun intended) into this problem seems to show that a market with less restrictions could solve the situation. Mountaintop removal was imple-
mented to mine low sulfur coal as well as provide a safer alternative to underground mining. Let me say that again. Mountaintop removal was created to increase safety and decrease pollution. Government agencies such as the EPA made it easier for coal companies to fill in valleys and hollers by allowing for permits to be obtained to create gently rolling surface topography. According to the environmental Law Resource, "A permit is required under section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) in order to discharge dredged or fill material into the waters of the United States. The permit is issued by the USACE using the guidelines developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)." If the government is the one allowing for coal companies to pollute our streams and rivers and watersheds, why should we think that giving them
Future of university tied to proposed dorm name Political discourse detracted from column’s effectiveness I don’t know about the rest of the student body, but I have grown sick and tired of these lame excuses given by the coal companies on why they should be revered rather than criticized. Their current excuse seems to revolve around this idea that “coal is a part of Kentucky’s heritage,” and is thus something worth being proud about. Heritage, however, is not always something worthy of praise. Take tobacco for instance. This state has a long and rich history tied with the production of tobacco, yet I haven’t seen anyone proud of that lately, especially UK. Such lauding of tobacco is not missed, because we now realize just how harmful it is to society. Fortunately, we are now
at a point in time where we are beginning to recognize the consequences of both coal production and use. Thus, while many at this university may currently feel proud to add the word coal to the name of the Wildcat Lodge, I wonder how they’ll feel in 10 years. In twenty years, when even more evidence will have mounted against the use of coal, will this university still feel proud of its association with Kentucky’s heritage of coal? I’m predicting that it won’t, and thus the Board of Trustees should seriously consider the lasting effects of associating one of their most public programs with the coal industry.
Shea Sheppard political science senior
I’m not with the supporters, but I have many reservations about how the environmentalists attack the people of Appalachia who are feeding their families by mining the black gold, rather than the unenforced laws and lazy legislation that allows such a worn area to be taken advantage of year after year. What I know for certain is that without productive and civilized discussion, we will never make any real efforts to get away from coal as an energy source. The forum is a place for change, but efforts can start right now. 50 percent of our energy is provided by coal, and flipping off a light switch when you’re not in the room, taking a slightly shorter or cooler shower, and using less AC or heat all goes toward creating less demand, and helps in finding a solution. Come be a part of the resolution on Nov. 5., but until then, do your part. Brad Luttrell is a UK alumnnus and former editorin-chief of the Kernel. E-mail opinions@kykernel.com.
The following is a Web comment in response to “UK fails campus with allegiance to big business” A couple of things here. First and foremost, both your arguments have merit – the problem with mixing politics and sport, and the problem with the coal industry. Unfortunately, those arguments don't belong in the same article. Criticizing UK for mixing politics and sports is something we can agree on, but we part ways when you turn around and make the rest of your article all about the politics of the coal industry rather than the decision by UK to mix politics with sport, turning your piece into a self-parody. If you object to UK embracing the coal industry because it is a polluter, say so. That may be a partisan position, but it is an honest one, fairly argued.
But when you take the position that UK shouldn't be mixing politics and sport and then go on to decry the particular political interest they are de facto embracing, it makes it look like the first part was nothing more than smoke to make your political stance appear more reasonable. That looks dishonest, even if it wasn't meant that way. If you have a point to make, make it, even if it looks like a screed. People can appreciate honest attempts to debate a controversy, even if they disagree with the side you take. But it is unwise to try to hide behind a broadly appreciated "don't mix oil and water" theme to score political points off an opponent. Leave that sort of muckraking to the politicians. Glenn Logan
more authority to make rules and govern would create a solution? An Austrian view would be to eliminate the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act and allow for citizens and property owners to file civil suits against big coal for any infringements. Having a smaller government would mean that coal companies would have a tougher time flexing their large budgets to scare away these suits and influence politicians. On a final note, coal companies have invested more than $50 billion in clean coal technologies, and the first truly clean coal plant went online in Germany with facilities to clean the emitted gasses and convert the produced carbon dioxide into liquid form to be stored. Campbell Fritschner materials science and engineering senior
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Cats prepare for ‘most important game of season’ By Ben Jones
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Mississippi State is hardly a Southeastern Conference power. But every year, UK’s matchup with the SEC West foe seems to prove decisive in the outcome of its season. Last season, Matt Roark blocked an extra point to give the Cats (4-3, 1-3 SEC) a one point win over the Bulldogs on the road, making them bowl-eligible. Two years ago, Mississippi State stunned a sleepwalking UK team 31-14, holding them back from a potentially charmed SEC season. This year is no different, many players said. “It’s one of those games we have to win,” senior guard Christian Johnson said. UK head coach Rich Brooks said the reason why the game is always so important could be because both teams are fighting to leave the league cellar. “I think when you’re in the lower half of the league,
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Sophomore safety Matt Lentz is tackled after making an interception in the fourth quarter against LouisianaMonroe on Saturday. PHOTO BY BRITNEY MCINTOSH STAFF
historically, to get to the upper half you not only have to knock off some of those big boys up there but you also have to beat the guys who are like you,” Brooks said. “Mississippi State and Kentucky have been like each other for a long time.” Mississippi State (3-5, 13 SEC) will be gunning for another win in Commonwealth Stadium after nearly upsetting Louisiana State earlier this season and playing
No. 1 Florida within 10 points this weekend. When the Bulldogs knocked off UK in 2007, the Cats were without several key offensive contributors. UK appears to be without senior cornerback Trevard Lindley this time around and could be without senior linebacker Micah Johnson. Led by senior tailback Anthony Dixon, who gashed UK for 75 yards and a touchdown in 2007, Mississippi
Ice Hockey keeps ‘killer instinct’ By Aaron Smith sports@kykernel.com
They don’t just want to win. They want to win big. The UK club hockey team has sprinted to a 12-1 start, and while the team is happy with the number in the win column, the most important thing is the way they got many of those victories. “A win is a win, but when we are capable of winning big we have to do it,” UK head coach Rob Docherty said. “We need that killer instinct, that ability to get opponents on their heels.” The Cool Cats have proven themselves more than capable. An explosive offense allows the team to jump on teams early, build on the lead and continue to pour in goals. UK has scored 109 goals on the season and has beat teams by a margin of four goals or more seven times already. With UK seeking a high postseason berth, that ability to crush the competition pays off at the end of the season, where success hinges on past performance. Crushing an unranked team by a large margin enhances the team’s reputation in the eyes of the voters. Merely beating a cellar-dweller can damage the notion that UK belongs at the top of the standings. “What we do in September and October affects what happens in February when the seedings come out,” Docherty said. “Voters look at how you win – good wins, bad losses – and what we do now matters an awful lot in the end.” That mentality pays dividends on the ice, too. Most of the huge wins have come against teams that sit below them in the standings, but beating the bad teams helps UK keep the mentality needed to defeat the good teams. Satisfaction with simply getting a result against unranked teams can breed bad habits. “We can’t be content with a win, we need to keep that killer instinct and want to run up the score,” junior goalie Jim Borgaard said. “I love to see the offense when they keep firing the puck.” The ability to keep the team skating end to end for 60 minutes, rather than switching on cruise control, can be chalked up to depth and maturity. UK plays four lines deep and all have shown they can have success, and veterans have stepped up as leaders to ensure the team doesn’t get complacent with a big lead. “The experienced players realize how im-
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Senior forward Tony Valerino seen here against Northwestern on Oct. 3, has continued his scoring ways in ‘09.
portant [winning by a wide margin] is,” junior defender Andrew Serres said. “In previous years we would let teams get back in the game, but this year we’ve matured and we keep pressing as if the score was tied.” If the whole team has adopted this mentality – no mercy, play to the final buzzer – thanks to senior and assistant captain Tony Valerino. As the leader of the team, he is the heart of the offense, and the pulse never slows down. “It’s the drive within him,” said Docherty. “He’s out to win. If he can score 20, he’ll score 20. If he can get a hat trick within the first minute, he’ll want that hat trick.” UK may be able to outscore their opponent by a dozen, but their ability to win big should not be confused with bad sportsmanship. “It’s a fine line, and we know that,” Docherty said. “But we’re not out to embarrass anyone. We just have to prove our value against some of these teams we play and the only way to do that is play as hard as we can for 60 minutes.” The team loves having a permanent green light. After all, who doesn’t want to go out and impose their will on an opponent? “Everyone enjoys it,” Serres said. “I mean, beating a team is fun, but really sticking it to a team is even better.”
UK remains in first after wild week By T.J. Walker sports@kykernel.com
No. 12 UK (20-2, 10-1 Southeastern Conference) faced the No. 4 and No. 2 teams in the SEC this past week, and after the dust cleared the Cats still remain in first place in the conference. UK faced Tennessee on Wednesday and the Vols handed the Cats their first conference loss. Tennessee only needed four sets to oust UK. The Cats had no time to rest as then SEC co-leader Louisiana State ventured to Memorial Coliseum. However, the Cats clawed back and managed to beat LSU in the fifth and deciding set. Thanks to their perseverance, the Cats still lead the SEC. “We did not respond very well against Tennessee,” UK head coach Craig Skinner said. “I think it was a big moment for us just to understand we have to do what we do and do it well and only good things will happen.” The Cats had a nine-game winning streak heading into their match against the Vols, which had given them a one game lead over LSU. Florida, LSU and Tennessee are all tied for second in the SEC. UK has remaining games against Tennessee on the road and will host
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Senior Sarah Rumely and the Cats have had at least a share of the SEC lead the entire season. Florida later this season. As a result, UK is making sure to focus on each game individually. “Once you’re past a game you’re past it, once you’re past Tennessee you’re past it, and now we’re past LSU and we’re looking toward Arkansas,” said junior outside hitter Sarah Mendoza. Although a loss is never a good thing, the defeat coming from Tennessee and the comeback win over LSU could serve as reminders for the Cats later in the season, allowing them to realize they can lose to anyone on any given day, but if they ever do
fall behind they are very capable of rebounding. “LSU is a great team, they’re ranked and we were tied with them for leading the SEC,” senior setter Sarah Rumely said. “And down the road if we are in a position, if we are not playing well, or not comfortable, we have been there before and we can do it again.” UK has a long road before it can capture its goal of a conference championship, and Skinner said it might not be reachable unless everyone on the team improves. “There are a lot of great matches and every match is for a conference championship, but it starts in practice, and we have to improve individually and improve as a group to play our best volleyball at the end of the year,” he said. The Cats know any team can sneak up on them, and they don’t expect the rest of the season to be easy. The Cats control their own destiny, but in order to capture the title they have to stay focused. “We have to keep going, we can not let up one bit,” said junior outside hitter Blaire Hitler. “Every team wants to beat us and we have to be ready.”
State employs an offense similar to Florida’s. New Bulldogs head coach Dan Mullen was previously the offensive coordinator for the Gators, who hung 31 points on UK in the first quarter earlier this season. Even though Mullen no longer has the talent he had at Florida, the players will make sure to look out for a quick start on Saturday. “I think it’s definitely the most important game of this
Pos.
Injury
Status
Mike Hartline
QB
MCL strain
Will not play
Trevard Lindley
CB
High ankle sprain
Doubtful
Micah Johnson
LB
MCL strain
Questionable
J.J Helton
LS
Flu-like symptoms Probable BEN JONES | STAFF
season,” senior defensive tackle Corey Peters said. “Not only because of where it falls but also because we want to go to better bowl games.”
Brooks nixes idea of black jerseys Fans are being encouraged to wear black to the Mississippi State game in hopes of ‘blacking out’ Commonwealth Stadium on Halloween night. That sparked the annual speculation that the Cats could be busting out black jerseys. Players were excited by the idea of black jerseys, but
still weren’t sure what the plans were. “That would be pretty neat if we did have black jerseys,” sophomore safety Matt Lentz said. “But the only information I have is that students told me it says ‘blackout’ on the tickets.” Brooks, however, was less than enthused with the idea of breaking out an alternate black uniform. “I haven’t seen black in our school colors,” Brooks said. “I think we’re blue and white and that’s that. I’m an old traditionalist, I guess. They tried to sell me on black shoes too. That didn’t work out.”