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UK hits $1 billion mark, keeps moving By Cassidy Herrington news@kykernel.com
Most would agree $1 billion is an impressive amount for any fundraising effort, but the UK Development Office has hit that goal and has no plans on stopping. In 2008, the Development Office reached over $1 billion in fundraising as part of the university’s 10-year capital campaign. UK President Lee Todd assigned the office the task of raising scholarships for undergraduates, medical
school, law and graduate programs. The majority of donations the office accumulates go toward academic and financial aid scholarships. D. Michael Richey, vice president for development and chief development officer, is the face of the fundraising efforts. “It never ends as far as what we’re doing,” Richey said. There are several campaigns on the horizon, including the Presidential Scholarship Initiative, scheduled to
begin in June 2010. The project is number one on Todd’s priority list, Richey said. The initiative aims to raise $200 million for scholarships, but the idea needs to be tested and verified whether the aim is plausible, said Susannah Denomme, director of development for Institutional Programs and head of the campaign. “You need to have donors match the numbers, and it’s our job to stretch these goals,” Denomme said. “You want to raise a little more
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than you think you can.” Richey said having money set aside for scholarships is vital for the benefit of students on a personal level. “That tears my heart out … it tears me up when students don’t have enough money,” he said. “We’ve got to have a rescue scholarship or something to help these students as well …” UK men’s basketball head coach John Calipari is also part of the project as co-
$5 million and above Commonwealth $1 mil to $5 mil Presidential $500,000 to $1 mil Patterson $250,000 to $500,000 Bowman $100,000 to $250,000 Dickey $50,000 to $100,000 Barker $25,000 to $50,000 McVey
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The UK Development Office pledged to raise funds for its business plan for development over the course of the next fiscal year.
$79.4 mil total goal for the plan
$58 mil amount raised to date
FOWL PLAY By Kenny Colston kcolston@kykernel.com
One week after South Carolina knocked off the thenNo. 1 UK men’s basketball team in Columbia, S.C., the Gamecocks are still crowing over their victory. The University of South Carolina Student Senate boasted the victories over the UK basketball and football teams in a letter sent to the Kernel; The Daily Gamecock, the University of South Carolina student newspaper; and UK Student Government. South Carolina has defeated UK in basketball for three straight games and in football for 11 straight games. The letter, signed by the South Carolina Student Body President and President of the Senate also mocked the UK mascot as being unoriginal and offered aid to the ‘wounded egos’ of UK fans. An excerpt of the letter reads, “ ... WHEREAS, any University of South Carolina major athletic program is far superior to any Kentucky will ever put together, AND WHEREAS, our mascot is both original and awesome and not just some duplicate of more than eight other Universities ... AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that even under budget duress, we will provide tissues and bandages for the wounded egos, hearts and minds of wildcat nation ... " Despite those taunts, UK Student Government President Ryan Smith said the UK SG Senate would not draft a resolution as a response. "They're enjoying their 10 minutes of See Letter on page 8
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Third VP candidate ‘considers students first’ By Taylor Moak news@kykernel.com
One candidate will travel more than 2,100 miles for the opportunity to prove to students he could serve as the vice president of student affairs. Cornel Morton, the current vice president of student affairs at California Polytechnic State University, will be on campus Thursday as the third candidate for UK’s vacant vice president of student affairs position. Denise Campbell, an associate vice presidents of student affairs at Cal Poly,
said Morton is a leader in the university in always considering students’ needs and wants. “(Morton) is the first to say, ‘What do students think?’ ” CampMorton bell said. “(He) is ever mindful that students are important partners in decision making. In the several years she has worked with Morton, Campbell said she is most struck by Morton’s kindness and his genuine concern for other people. Morton launched student initiatives
If You Go What: Forum to fill vice president for student affairs position When: Thursday at 3:30 p.m. Where: Student Center room 230 Admission: free and open to the public that brought students into better collaboration with the administration, Campbell said. Jean DeCosta, Cal Poly’s dean of See Morton on page 8
Employee, grad collect stories of recent veterans By Iryna Dzyubynska news@kykernel.com
While the guts and glory of war stories attracts many to the silver screen, two men are hoping to give people a glimpse into the lives of soldiers beyond the battlefield. Doug Boyd, director of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, along with Tyler Gayheart, a recent UK gradu-
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ate and a veteran of the Afghanistan War, launched a new oral history project last week documenting the experiences of student veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. Boyd and Gayheart have so far recorded video interviews of four UK student veterans. Originally Boyd See Veterans on page 2
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Academy will use new method to tabulate best-picture ballots The Oscars are using a preferential voting system this year to determine the best picture winner. Although attempting to understand the system can sometimes feel a little like trying to divine the secrets of cold fusion, the system is actually logical sort of. Whereas all other categories will use the same system used in the past every voter gets to pick one of the five nominees, and the nominee with the most votes wins the 10-nominee best-picture category will function differently. Voters will be asked to rank their best-picture choices from 1 to 10 (though they are not required to complete the ballot in full). Then the academy will gather up the ballots and separate them in piles according to voters' first choices. Each movie gets its own pile the film that appears most frequently as a first-place choice will naturally have the largest stack, the movie with the next-most first-place votes will have the second-largest, and so forth. Then each stack is counted. If one film has more than 50 percent of the votes on the first round (unlikely), it will be declared the winner. If it doesn't, the academy will take the shortest stack the movie that got the fewest first-place votes eliminate it from contention, remove its stack from the table and redistribute those voters' second choices to all the other stacks. The tally then begins again: If a film now has passed 50 percent of the ballots (still pretty unlikely), it wins. If it doesn't, the auditors go to the smallest stack left, eliminate that movie, remove that stack, and go down those ballots to voters' next-highest choice (of a movie that remains in contention, of course), and redis-
thought of organizing a nationwide project, but then decided to make his focus more local. “At first I did not know which direction to take the project in, with the lack of funding, and then it hit me that I should start on a smaller scale,” Boyd said, “With 350 student veterans at UK, some really great war stories can be collected.” Ian Abney, a political science and Islamic studies major, served three tours in Iraq. In his video interview he discussed different explosive devices and different protections at various points of the Iraqi War. “When we first got into Iraq, the (Improvised Explosive Devices) did not even have artillery shells on them,” Abney said. Boyd said, however, the purpose of the project is not
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tribute the ballots across the piles once again. The process repeats until one stack ends up with a majority. What all this means in practical terms apart from a lot of slips of paper is that, because it's unlikely that auditors will work their way past most voters' fourth or fifth choices before arriving at a winner, it actually could be preferable for a film to garner a lot of second- and third-place votes than to be a polarizing choice that splits evenly between first-place votes and, say, eighthand ninth-place on the ballot. That, in turn, means a movie could pull a Bush vs. Gore win best picture despite not getting the most firstplace votes. Although, because the academy guarantees a secret ballot, few people would ever know. COPYRIGHT 2008 US WEEKLY
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“I was surprised at how open and willing some of the veterans were to tell their stories. For some of them it was their first time to share the experience.” TYLER GAYHEART UK alumnus and Afghanistan War veteran
only to record the war stories of the veterans, but also to find out about their lives before military service and their transition after their war experience into higher education. Boyd said the project is currently in its prototype phase. He plans to actively fundraise to expand the project to a statewide level, and record interviews of student veterans all over Kentucky as well as collect photos and other materials students have obtained during the
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war. Gayheart served in the U.S. Marines from 2002-06 and served in Afghanistan in 2005. He said many student veterans are proud of their military service and wanted to put their stories into history books. “I was surprised at how open and willing some of the veterans were to tell their stories,” Gayheart said. “For some of them it was their first time to share their experience.” Boyd does not have an approximate date for the completion of the project. However, Boyd said these stories are an important part of war history which decades from now, people will look back on. If you are an Iraq or Afghanistan veteran and would like to participate or receive more information on the Iraq and Afghanistan Project, contact the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History at (859) 257-9672 or Tyler Gayheart at JosephGayheart@uky.edu.
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Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Imagine yourself stronger than Hercules, wiser than Athena. No need to dwell on the negative. Instead, use your imagination to envision a perfect outcome. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Choose your vehicle for practical style and durability. You have a long trip ahead, and you'll need more than one means of locomotion. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — A coworker feels isolated today. If work demands, this person can close the door and plow through the piles. Bring a cup (C) 2009 TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES
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Buster’s enrolls musical graduate for campus jam Matt Murray mmurray@kykernel.com
College students have to achieve a tedious balance: stay on top of classes, manage a social life, participate in campus groups and activities. Imagine having to find a way to do all that while simultaneously touring the country as a rising musician. Mike Posner did exactly that and graduated from Duke University in 3 1/2 years with a 3.59 GPA — while touring and performing in more than 35 cities in his final semester. Bursting onto the pop scene last year, Posner doubled as a college student and has remained grounded in terms of his success. Making people happy is at the heart of Posner’s shows. He said he feels fortunate to be able to bring together diverse crowds that may otherwise not associate with one another, and takes pride in the fact that his music becomes the thread that bonds them. “I started out making 100 to 200 people happy a night, and now I get to make 1,000 people happy every night,” Posner said. “I’m blessed ... In this economy and coming out of Detroit, sometimes I feel guilty and unworthy to be able to do what I do. All I can hope is that I can make the people back home proud.” But Posner has one important rule: Don’t label him a rapper. “If you looked in my black leather CD case from high school you would find Led Zeppelin next to Jay-Z and Paul Simon next to Nas,” he said. “I call my music pop music because it’s a combination of so many things.” Posner’s “Connect the Campus” tour has been selling out college-town venues across the country. When the idea was proposed to him, Posner said the thought of a kid right out of college touring universities across the country just seemed natural. “Pandemonium,” he said. “So far all of the shows have been totally insane. I can’t express how excited I am to come to Kentucky.” To date, all of Posner’s tracks have been released on mixtapes that are available for free at www.mikeposner.com. The tour is a chance for Posner to get his name out to bigger audiences before he drops his first full album later this year. Posner said his upcoming record will be his best, and he said much of the influence on the album has stemmed from his real-life experiences from the road. “It’s gonna be like all my other music except a million times better,” he said. “I write non-stop. I bring my keyboard on planes and people look at me all crazy. I just wrote a song about something that happened to me at Indiana (University) so who knows, I may have a track on the album about something that happens to me at UK.” Now for the elephant in the room: Posner is fully aware that UK’s campus may harbor a touch of bitterness toward a Duke alumnus, but he isn’t worried. “Some of my craziest shows have been at places that hate Duke,” he said. “I just hope we can put our differences aside and have a great night. And I’m sure we will.” For ticket information and tour footage, visit www.connectthecampus.com
A leap of faith: finding out if it’s more than friendship It’s a story as old as dating. Two friends use basketball games, movies and even pre-gaming to cover up an alternate agenda. Falling for a best friend is a phenomenon captured in books and movies such as ALISON “When Harry CARSON Met Sally” and Kernel “My Best columnist Friend’s Wedding.” One night a long phone conversation leads to a lasting smile. When thinking of your best friend studying abroad, you realize in their absence that you really miss them. But does that mean you can find yourself taking things out of the friend zone? There are a few reasons to go for broke and see if your best friend can be something even more. The months, or maybe
years, you’ve spent as best friends have done nothing but lay the foundation for a strong relationship based on something other than physical attraction. Knowing what makes one another tick and establishing trust over a long period of time provides a strong basis for why you actually like the person. History also plays a huge role in the ability of best friends to make the transition. You remember him in his awkward phase of high school. You’ve seen her without makeup. But it doesn’t matter because you like each other. The inside jokes, story swapping and poking fun makes the relationship comfortable and playful. When you have discovered your next-level fondness for your best friend it’s usually scary. It is a delicate balance between not ruining what you have and the relationship that could be. What if you date and it’s just not right? Running the risk of ruining a perfectly good friendship is
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beat what deters people from the entire notion. If you just can’t contain yourself—you have to tell your best friend how you feel. Worst case scenario— your best friend will respond “you’re like a little a sister to me” upon your confession. If that’s the case, the situation gets pretty “Harry.” You can either decide to continue on with the best friend relationship as is or pull back. Hanging out every waking moment or being too flirty may be painful if you know they don’t like you in the same respects. Best case scenario is your best friend has been feeling the same way and the attraction is mutual allowing you both to throw caution to the wind and see what develops. Alison Carson is a journalism sophomore. E-mail features@kykernel.com
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chair of the Presidential Scholarship Initiative, and the ESPN College GameDay event will be the first massive, televised opportunity to promote the campaign. “It’s not about just going out and raising money, it’s trying to help this university, the students and the faculty get better and have success,” Richey said. Another massive project headed by the office is the increase of the university’s endowment. Currently, UK’s endowment is about $819 million, whereas the average endowment for a top-20 research institution is slightly over $1 billion. “This office is a key part of the top-20 strategy because when Dr. Todd made the appeal to the legislature to fund our ascent to top 20, he knew we needed to do a certain percentage of that ourselves,” Denomme said. Richey said the most important element to the process is connecting with donors. “We have to use the art of development, which is relationship
building,” Richey said. “… people give nothing to people they do not know or like.” In the last campaign, gift officers made 41,000 face-to-face visits with alumni and donors connected to the university. The effort resulted in 131,000 gifts, Richey said. Phone-a-thons, another important facet in fundraising, have stayed strong, even through the economic downturn. The numbers for this year are up more than 10 percent, Denomme said. Looking ahead, the development office is preparing for several more campaigns directed toward scholarships. A recent and growing focus for scholarships is travel funds for increased opportunities for students to study abroad, Richey said. For now the focus is clear. The office is maintaining relationships with donors to support the two endeavors of the near future: the Presidential Scholarship Initiative and the progression toward a top-20 endowment. “We’re pushing the noodle up the mountain with our nose on this one,” Richey said. “We’ve got a long way to go.”
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KERNEL EDITORIAL BOARD Kenny Colston, editor in chief Wesley Robinson, opinions editor Melissa Vessels, managing editor Ben Jones, sports editor Allie Garza, managing editor Matt Murray, features 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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Safety trumps allowing guns on UK property Epidemiology graduate student Michael Mitchell suing UK for wrongful termination is definitely causing a stir. Mitchell filed a lawsuit against the university stemming from being fired last April for gun possession on campus. While Mitchell and anyone who goes through the proper channels to obtain a concealed weapons license has the right to carry, once they are on campus, UK has the say. “We’re arguing that (their right to regulate) is restricted to some extent by this other statute,” Christopher Hunt, an attorney for Mitchell, said. According to a Feb 3. Kernel article, state law says if an individual is in possession of a firearm and keeps the weapon in his or her vehicle and does not remove it, then that individual is not guilty of a crime. However, according to UK administrative regulations passed in June 2007, any student or faculty member, even if he or she possesses a permit to carry a weapon, is prohibited from carrying it on any campus-owned or leased property including parking lots. Colleges have the right to regulate the possession of concealed weapons on university-owned properties, according to the Kentucky State Police Web site. Nationally nearly all public universities ban student possession of concealed weapons. UK's main responsibility is to maintain the safety of all individuals on campus and having people who are not the law toting around weapons could be a potential problem. Police and other campus safety personnel are trained on how to handle campus crises. Having private citizens attempt to maintain safety during a potential crisis would only compromise the ability of safety official during an escalating situation. To his credit, Mitchell was extremely compliant, following the orders of UK Police. He may not have deserved to have lost his job based on the infraction, but UK had to act, as it and any other campus would, to ensure the safety of students is upheld.
Serving campus remains PTS’ goal I am writing in response to the Jan. 28 column “Parking issues continue to be problematic.” I would like to address some points made in the article. Parking and Transportation Services strives to communicate with the campus community through a variety of different methods. To cite one example, the Kernel ran an in-depth feature on Dec. 4 addressing some of the topics in last week’s column. The PTS Web site, www.uky.edu/Parking, is a good source of information for parking regulations, bus schedules and more. Additionally, PTS publishes its Annual Report online. This details the department’s revenue, expenses, number of parking spaces and more. The reports for the past five
years can be found at http://www.uky.edu/Parking/about-reports.html. We encourage anyone with questions to contact PTS directly. Unfortunately, misinformation from other sources about parking and transit topics can have negative consequences. We have several different ways that you can contact our department, most of which can be found at http://www.uky.edu/Parking/about-contact.html. We also encourage students and employees to follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/UKParking and sign up for our e-mail newsletter, Parking e-News, at www.uky.edu/Parking. Don Thornton UK PTS Director
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Alcohol problems too common in society Actor Rip Torn used to be the scariest guy in the world to me growing up. I would sit on my Lone Ranger rocking horse and watch “Beast Master” when I was a kid. With his weird hair, gravely voice, and pirate style earrings dangling around, he looked like what I imagined the devil AUSTIN would resemble. HILL As an adult I find Kernel columnist him far less scary, but still as equally disturbing at times. There are moments where I find Torn to be downright hilarious and endearing — this past weekend was not one of those moments. Torn left a watering hole Friday night and headed in the wrong direction from his home. Torn was apparently suffering from a blackout, a name given to one’s condition when they have had so much to drink they are essentially sleep walking. Torn found himself knocking on a strange window believing he was home. Actually, he was at a local bank branch, but in his impaired state he believed he had been locked out of his house. He broke the window and let himself inside. When officers arrived, they found Torn walking around the teller area with a handgun, talking incoherently.
He was arrested and charged with carrying a firearm without a permit, carrying a firearm while intoxicated, first-degree burglary, second-degree criminal trespassing and third-degree criminal mischief and now faces possible felony jail time. This is not Torn’s first offense. He was found not guilty of drunken driving in 2004 despite being taped belligerently drunk fighting his arresting officers during his intake at the jail. In 2007 and 2008 he was arrested for driving under the influence. Torn was not driving this time, but the issue remains that he is an alcoholic. Many see Torn as a rock star who got so loaded he walked into a bank with a revolver while others laugh at the guy and think he couldn’t handle his booze. Truth be told, this kind of thing happens all the time, give or take the severity of the bank being involved. A few years ago in Masterson Station, a woman shot an intruder who was crawling through her window. It was her intoxicated neighbor who thought he was locked out of the wrong house. I have heard a hundred stories of people urinating in closets or someone who wakes up to find their roommate at the foot of their bed thinking they are in the bathroom. When someone says, “Whoa, I got wrecked last night, but I don’t remember much,” and then has a hundred things rattled off that they spend the next week apologizing for, that’s a
blackout. It is nothing anyone plans for and much like Rip Torn and anyone else who has ever been arrested for an alcohol related crime, myself included, everyone thought they could control their drinking or could predict what would happen. When you factor all the variables, how much food someone has had, strength of the drinks, how much sleep are you on, etc; there are too many things that even when monitored create a different response to alcohol. Torn could have learned years ago how bad his problem was, but as his addiction was in the drivers seat, he also was encouraged by his lack of punishment and another instance of celebrity status heightened by alcohol. It is no different than Henry “James Brown” Earle. The guy gets over 1,000 alcohol intoxication citations and we want to reward him by trying to put him on television in admiration. We wonder why rehab doesn’t work for him. Torn turns 79 this weekend and will be spending his birthday in rehab wondering if he will do prison time for this accident. No matter that he was walking instead of driving, no matter that he only had a few, he handed the keys to his life over to his addiction. I wonder if I can guess what wish he makes when he blows out his candles. Austin Hill is an English senior. Email opinions@kykernel.com.
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Football signs 25 for 2010; top-2 Ky. prospects pick Cats By Aaron Smith asmith@kykernel.com
Before UK football can win the battle on the gridiron, it had to win the battle in the homes of recruits. The 2010 UK football recruiting class has officially taken shape after National Signing Day. The class includes the top two Kentucky prospects and a four-star tight end, and was ranked 49th in the nation by Rivals.com. UK head coach Joker Phillips said he was looking for size, speed and athleticism when compiling his first recruiting class as head coach. “The first phase of ‘Operation Win’ is recruiting,” Phillips said. “We feel good about the class and how it ended up … This is a game within the game, recruiting is. And we have to win this game of recruiting to get good quality players.” Now that the ink is dry on incoming freshmen’s signatures, the newly-minted members of the team will be expected to help UK ascend the Southeastern Conference ranks. UK’s class was ranked 11th in the SEC, ahead of only Vanderbilt, according to Rivals.com. “Once we decide to offer someone a scholarship he’s somebody that we think can come in and help get this program to another level,” recruiting coordinator Chuck Smith said. “Everybody that is coming to us is somebody that we really wanted.” If homegrown talent is the lifeblood of the football program, UK received a sufficient transfusion of state talent. Linebacker Tim Patterson and running back Miles Simpson, who were ranked the No. 1 and No. 2
prospects in Kentucky, respectively, headline the incoming class. Patterson joins UK from Central High School in Louisville, following in the footsteps of Central products like Corey Peters, Mister Cobble and Ridge Wilson. “The heart and soul of the program has to be the state of Kentucky,” Phillips said. “And we’ve got to be successful in the city of Louisville, and we feel that we have.” Simpson, Brandon Gainer and Raymond Sanders comprise a three-player stable of big, physical running backs who can hold up in the SEC, Phillips said. All three are rated three-star backs, according to Rivals.com. “We’ve been searching for these types of backs for a long time,” Phillips said. “We have two big backs in Gainer and Simpson. They can both get their shoulders downhill and punish people.” Tight end Alex Smith, a four-star recruit according to Rivals.com, was a late commitment to the Cats. Phillips said he cited himself and his own situation when he told Smith to live out his dream of playing for UK. “We’ve got to get kids like him, who have the passion and want to be here,” Phillips said. “We just had to bring it out of him, and we brought it out in the last hour.” Six prospects gave commitments in the final 24 hours before it came time to officially sign the dotted line, and the Cats were vying for their signatures until the end. Phillips said that the coaching staff was “sweating it out” as the proverbial midnight of recruiting approached. “It’s always nervous, you always want to know who’s in and who’s not,” Smith said. “It’s a nerve-wracking deal.”
No chance Counsins overcomes Wall for No. 1 pick, analyst says By Metz Camfield mcamfield@kykernel.com
John Wall is still at the top of the pecking order. Despite growing sentiment that freshman forward DeMarcus Cousins is moving his way up NBA Draft boards, DraftExpress President Jonathan Givony said he doesn’t believe there’s any chance Cousins will overcome Wall for the top spot. “There are a lot of bad teams in the NBA and there are reasons why they’re drafting there,” Givony said. “But I would be shocked if he was number one.” DraftExpress is a professional scouting service written and designed by a group of dedicated basketball analysts with a passion for the game, according to its Web site. Givony, who is also the director of scouting at DraftExpress, said he’s not sure if being the top pick of the draft would be a good thing for Cousins. “I think from his perspective it’s unfair, it’s putting too much pressure on him and he’s not mature enough for that,” Givony said. “For his sake it’s better to go a little later on in the draft where he’s not front and center.” Cousins began getting attention as a potential No.1 pick largely due to his play in the last five games. Cousins has registered doubledoubles in each of those games, and despite playing only 21.4 minutes per game, averages nearly a double-double for the season at 16.3 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. His 13 double-doubles on the season are the most by a UK freshman in the history of the program. “He’s really aggressive,” Givony said. “His per minute numbers are the best we’ve ever seen since we’ve been doing this.”
Draftexpress projects Cousins as the No. 8 pick, but team needs have not yet been taken into account. Wall is projected to go first and junior forward Patrick Patterson ninth. Givony said he didn’t believe Cousins could overcome Wall for the No. 1 pick, but where Cousins eventually will land is still very much up in the air because of the number of variables yet to be played out. “There’s a lot of variables that go into this, who’s going to be in the draft and who is actually drafting there,” Givony said. “… If the draft was today and Evan Turner (of Ohio State) was there I don’t see how you can draft him over Turner.” While Patterson returned to the Cats in part to improve on his face-to-the-basket game under Calipari’s tutelage, Givony said Cousins’ place in the NBA is under the basket in the paint. The best thing that has happened to Cousins, Givony said, is being convinced his biggest strength is with his back to the basket. Givony said while Cousins likes to refer to himself as a power forward at times, some of his worst moments are when he does take the shots from the perimeter. “It’s so rare to have a guy with that body at 6-foot-11 and his touch,” Givony said. “He’s much, much better at playing as the five. Calipari is getting through to this guy in an incredible way and has an amazing carrot saying this is how you get to the NBA.” Ultimately, while Givony was very high on Cousins’ skill set, his talent and his size, Givony said Cousins’ body language on the court was one of the reasons it would be difficult to take Cousins at the top. “You can’t put him in front of the owner and fans and say this is the guy who is the face of the franchise,” Givony said.
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For Rent 1 BLOCK FROM CAMPUS: 2BR, a c, parking. $395 & up. 269-4129, 608-2751 call after 6pm. 1 - 6 Bedroom Apartment/Houses available in May and August. Ask about our free Spring Break in Daytona Beach Giveaway! Dennis (859) 983-0726 www.sillsbrothers.com. 4/5 BR House. 1430 Elizabeth St, New tile bathrooms. Big closets, Sundeck, W/D, Nice! $1,750.00/mo. 509-2227 !STUDIO APTS. 422 Aylesford at Rose Lane. New appliances, Clean! $470.00/mo. Water included. August. 509-2227 2,3,4 BR apts. In historic South Hill neighborhood. Close to UK. Call 338-6778 or email : clear13@aol.com.
lease available May & Aug. $385.00/BR Walk to campus. New Paint, new carpet. 3BR 2BA, 1st Flr condo. Washer/Dryer included. $895.00/month. Short term available. 502-593-7421. 3,2,1 BR 1 BA new homes by campus. Huge rooms, awesome yards/deck, ample parking, all appliances, all electric. Won’t Last. $300.00/person/month. 859-229-4991. 4 BR 2 BA new homes by campus. Huge rooms, awesome yards/deck, ample parking, all appliances, all electric. Won’t Last. $325.00/person/month. 859-559-7594. 5 BR 3 BA new homes by campus. Huge rooms, awesome yards/deck, ample parking, all appliances, all electric. Won’t Last. $350.00/person/month. 859-559-7594. 6 BR 3 BA new homes by campus. Huge rooms, awesome yards/deck, ample parking, all appliances, all electric. Won’t Last. $310.00/person/month. 859-559-7594. 3 OR 4 BR TOWNHOMES: Off Sherrard Circle. Contact Sara at 859-621-3578 Preleasing Now! 1-5BR houses. www.waynemichaelproperties.com. 859-513-1206. Efficiency - 2 blocks to UK! Starting at $325.00. Pets, a/c, 523-2363 or www.touchstonerentals.com.
1 Block campus. Super apt and 3 parking spaces. 368-9775, 253-9775 !!!All size houses. 3,4,5,6 BR. Walk to campus. State, Waller, University Ave. area. Lease begins 08/01/2010. Won’t last! These houses rent by mid Feb. sign early for best house. Bob 859-539-5502. ! 3 BR, 2 BA. WALK TO campus. $850/mo. Large master w/ Bath & walk-in closet, a/c, All appliances incl washer/dryer. Low util. No smoking/pets. 510608-7676, Greg 859-225-3334 x. 101
1 Bedroom - 2 blocks to UK! Starting at $395.00. Pets, a/c, 523-2363 or www.touchstonerentals.com
4 BR house on campus for rent. Washer/dryer, DW, Pets allowed. 630-200-2935. jj.bank@uky.edu.
TSP Properties 2, 4 and 5 Bedroom Units washer/dryer & dishwasher included utilities are all electric
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859-229-1422 1BR, 1BA Sublease. University Village, walk to UK. All Appliances included. Internet/cable – Free. 1st month ½ off. $485.00/month. Daniel 919-632-3209.
2 Bedrooms - 2 blocks to UK! Starting at $650.00. Pets, a/c, 523-2363 or www.touchstonerentals.com 3 Bedrooms - 2 blocks to UK! Starting at $1,155.00. Pets, a/c, some w/d, 523-2363 or www.touchstonerentals.com
1 BR/efficiency, renovated. Refinished hardwood, new kitchen, new bath, new lighting. $375 + Util. short term lease avail. if needed. 859-396-9022
4 Bedrooms - 2 blocks to UK! Starting at $1,580.00. Pets, a/c, some w/d, 523-2363 or www.touchstonerentals.com
4 BR, 3 BA, all electric. FP, 2 miles from campus. 2973 Candlelight, $900.00. 229-8515.
5 Bedrooms - 2 blocks to UK! Starting at $2,025.00. Pets, a/c, w/d, 523-2363 or www.touchstonerentals.com
$350 HOUSES: UNIVERSITY AVE. Laundry, deck, patio, garage, basement, extra rooms, parking, updated, amenities. 484-326-1956
2 Bedroom Center Court - 2 blocks to UK! Starting at $1,500.00 plus elec. Heat, parking, w/d. NO PETS, 523-2363 or www.touchstonerentals.com
2 BR, 1.5 BA TOWNHOME in Tates Creek area for rent. $650/mo. Please call Amber at 492-1122
BRAND NEW 4 BR: VERY ENERGY EFFICIENT. New & nearly new homes close to campus. 2 car garage, very, very nice. Showing daily. Call James McKee 859-221-7082. View at www.lexingtonhomeconsultants.com
4 BR 2.5 BA Red Mile Sq. Townhouse, New Construction, All Electric, Large BR, Washer/Dryer, Dishwasher, Hardwood. Close to campus. 12 month
9 BR HOME: Recently remodeled. Walk to UK. Large BRs. Fraternities/Sororities welcome. Off-st. parking, w/d included & all appliances. Cable ready, immediate occupancy. $3000/mo. 859-227-1302
3 BR, complete interior renovation. New Kitchen, new bath, new lighting, refinished hardwood, yard, garage. Short term lease avail. if needed. $695 + Util. 859-396-9022.
!!!Are you an upper classman or Grad Student? Are you looking for a house in a nice quiet neighborhood close to campus? Call 859-559-7594.
Luxury Townhome, 2/3 BR 2.5 BA, Rich Rd. All electric, custom kitchen, washer/dryer, dishwasher, hardwood, 2- car garage. Available Aug. $825/$1150.00. 2885601.
6BR University Ave. 4 BR Oldham Ave. 2-4 BR units Transylvania Pk. Call 859-797-8850. J & S Properties
3 BR (2 Keys apts.) Across from UK. Hardwood, laundry room, security, on-site mgmt. $1,200.00/month, includes all utilities. 859-230-3072 FOR RENT. Next school term available July/Aug.
For Rent 4 BR house on Oldham, Duplex on Transylvania park – 4 BR Each. Avail. next school term. J & S Properties. 859-797-8850. Sub-Lease immediate availability until 08-1-2010. $550.00/month + electric. The Lex apts. 2 Roommates needed. 606-407-1697. 3 BR 1 BA. All appliances, off street parking. Close to campus. $1000.00/month. 859-351-9473. www.burtonproperties.net 4BR - $1260-1500/mo. W/D, hardwood floors, off-st. parking. 859-351-9473. www.burtonproperties.net Luxury Heatherwood townhome, Chevy Chase (near UK), 3 BR 3.5 BA, living rm, deck, loft, wash/dryer, dishwasher, garage. 2,054 sq. ft. 916-753-353.5. $1350/month
Studio apt, $400.00/month includes water. Woodland ave. Call 502-5527216
Help Wanted Sales Representative Needed for Creative Advertising, LLC. No experience necessary. Work your own hours. Great pay. Send resume to creative_advertising@live.com PT Position’s for cashier and sales clerk. Cashier must be available at least 8 – 3:30 Tue & Thur. this semester. Employees must be available to work this summer. Apply in person Mon-Sat 8-3pm. Chevy Chase Hardware, 883 E. High St. 269-9611 BARTENDING! UP TO $250 a day. No exp. Necessary. Training provided. 800-965-6520 x-132 LEE WEBER GROUP, INC. Executive Healthcare Recruiting Firm. www.leewebergroup.com. Now hiring PT position: Sales Administrative Assistant: Preferred Master’s Prepared, must be proficient on MS Word/Excel, 15-20 hrs/wk. If interested please contact Lee Weber at: Email: lee@leewebergroup.com, Phone: 859- 296-1112. SEEKING Person to assist individual with disabilities. Mon-Fri 9a – 11:30a,. $10/hr. + mileage. Call Carlos Serna at Homeplace Support Services at 859-936-2010 Gymnastics instructor and party helper needed, Part-time. Looking for energetic, enthusiastic and someone that loves children. Willing to train. Must be available on weekends. Call 859-255-5231. Tony Roma’s Now Hiring hostesses and servers. Apply in person, Mon – Thur 2-4 pm. 859-272-7526. 161 Lexington Green Cir. Lifeguards and Pool Managers Needed. PPM is hiring for clubs and waterparks in Lex, Lou and Richmond. $8 – 15.00/hour. Email brad40965@aol.com for application. SMALL ANIMAL VET. Needs PT assistants. Must be avail. holidays. Apply in person, 1073 S. Broadway. PT Tutors and instructors who can teach English language and school subjects to Japanese people whose ages range from pre-school to adults. Degrees Required. Send resume to: Obunsha Bluegrass Academy, ,2417 Regency Rd, Suite F, Lexington, KY 40503. Email:KKuroki@aol.com PT Front office assistant for plastic surgery center MWF or Tue, Thur all day. Email resume to: dhepp@waldmanpsc.com Need Cash? PT opening at Tates creek spirits and
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Wanted VOLUNTEERS PAID TO Participate in multiple studies. Researchers at the University of Kentucky are recruiting participants diagnosed with ADHD and for studies concerning the effects of alcohol. Looking for M & F social drinkers between 21-35 years of age. All participants are compensated for their time. Please call 257-5794 Are you suffering from Adult ADHD? Do you smoke tobacco cigarettes? Do you have difficulty paying attention, focusing or organizing? Are you easily distracted? Do you sometimes feel fidgety and restless or act on impulse without thinking? Do these symptoms interfere with completion of your daily activities? Are you NOT currently taking medications to treat these symptoms? If you answered yes to some of these questions, you may be eligible to participate in a research study. Researchers with the University of Kentucky departments of Behavioral Science and Psychiatry are conducting an outpatient study examining the behavioral effects of FDA-approved medications. If you are between the ages of 18 and 50, smoke and have some of these symptoms, call 859-257-5388 or toll free at 1-866-232-0038 for a confidential interview and for more information about this study. Qualified volunteers will be compensated for their time. You may be reimbursed for travel. Healthy volunteers needed for brain research study.
Participants compensated for time. Visit rrf.research.uky.edu for more information. Do you belong to a University group that needs to raise money; The Lexington Herald-Leader is recruiting groups to solicit customers for a new free publication in the Lexington Market. For more information email rmorgan@herald-leader.com. Safer SEX Secrets Week. The Secrets are Revealed. Feb 9th-12th, University Health Service, 1st flr Lobby 11am – 2pm. FREE GIVEAWAYS!!!!! ALCOHOL RESEARCH at the University of Kentucky. Health social drinkers between 21 to 35 years of age are needed for studies on the effects of alcohol on behavior. Participants will be financially compensated for their time. Movies, a hot meal, and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided after the study in a comfortable setting. Call 257-3137 for more information
Roommates Wanted Brand New – Roommates wanted. 859-455-8208. Needed 1 roommate to share rent/utilities in a 3BR townhome with 2 male students on Sherard Circle. 270-519-9371, 270-519- 6645 Sub-Lease immediate availability until 08-1-2010. $550.00/month + electric. The Lex apts. 2 Roommates needed. 606-407-1697. Roommate wanted to share spacious 2BR apt. in Bridle Creek Apts. Available immediately. References required. 303-518-9670.
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MORTON Continued from page 1 students, said Morton is receptive to what students want, individually and collectively. DeCosta said Morton is committed to ensuring that Cal Poly’s students have a well-rounded education. Cal Poly is a public university in San Luis Obispo, Calif., and has about 19,000 students, including a large Spanish-speaking population. Campbell said Morton started a professional development program to teach staff Spanish so they can better serve Cal Poly’s students and
their families. Morton also worked to create a first-year experience program for freshmen to maximize their capacity to excel, Campbell said. DeCosta said Morton oversees Cal Poly’s student government program, Associated Students Inc. Morton works with ASI so students can have a “shared governance of the campus.” In an e-mail, ASI President Kelly Griggs said Morton “allows the students to feel and understand that they truly have a voice when it comes to matters of the university.” Emilie Egger, editor in chief of Cal Poly’s newspa-
LETTER Continued from page 1 fame and being cocky just like their mascot," Smith said. "Every once and a while you get lucky. Props to Devan Downey, he played his heart out.” But Smith, in response to the letter, did note UK's achievements so far. "Just like (Paul) ‘Bear’ Bryant said, 'We act like we've been here before,' and we're gracious in victory and defeat. We're 21-1, they're 13-8 and we're proud of our record, our basketball team and all of our sports at UK. After that game I read a good quote that said 'People don't remember you lost in January if you win
per, The Mustang Daily, said the newspaper staff has consulted the division of student affairs many times for stories. Egger said the office portrays a tone of authority and is a source The Mustang Daily seeks often. Before coming to Cal Poly in 2002, Morton worked at Tennessee State University, University of Maryland, University of Toledo, Virginia Tech and State University, Central Michigan University and Kent State University, according to his resume. On Morton’s possibility of coming to UK, Campbell said she feels “(Morton) would be good for any place that cares about students.”
in April.' We've got a great team this year and I'm looking forward to the rest of the season." Alex Stroman, the South Carolina Student Senate president, said the resolution was passed in good humor because the presidents of both schools had recently met at the Southeastern Conference Exchange, a program that allows Student Government presidents to meet and exchange ideas. Stroman said he was hesitant at first, but doesn't worry about the resolution becoming locker room material. "My biggest worry was that we still have to go back to Rupp," Stroman said. "While I think Devan Downey is the best player in the nation, it's going to be tough. But if it provides locker room fodder, we'll just make sure Devan Downey is ready to play."