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For the upcoming mayoral election, students and Lexington residents can blog, Tweet and Facebook their way to a voting decision. On Wednesday, Awesome Inc. will host a mayoral forum sponsored by the Scripps Howard First Amendment Center that will be unlike any other forum seen in Lexington. The four candidates will sit amongst traditional media,
bloggers and Lexington residents to answer questions submitted by media attendees concerning issues facing Lexington. “I envisioned it as both an expansion of ways that people can politically participate to include more of the digital things that people have been embracing, and also as an information session,” said Kakie Urch, a UK journalism professor and organizer of the forum. “We don’t have it structured as a debate.”
The candidates are Mayor Jim Newberry, Vice Mayor Jim Gray, former mayor Teresa Isaac and technology manager Skip Horine. Urch hopes the forum will be the first chance for residents to see where candidates stand on issues facing Lexington. The bloggers will sit separate from traditional media outlets such as the Kernel, the Herald-Leader and WKYT-TV. Each member of the media in attendance was asked to submit questions in advance, and Urch
said she reviewed the questions to ensure they were fair and related to public concerns in Lexington. Newberry’s campaign recently questioned the inclusion of blogger Joe Sonka, who writes a blog called “Barefoot and Progressive.” Sonka has openly criticized Newberry and Isaac. Newberry’s campaign claims Sonka openly supports Gray and therefore will be biased as a panelist, but Newberry
How to participate Join the forum live blog at kykernel.com ■ Watch online at UStream.com with real-time video ■ Follow on Twitter with hashtag #lexmayor ■
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Students from Kentucky’s public universities went to the state Capitol on Tuesday to “Rally for Higher Education.”
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Anthropology junior Katie Mills smiles as political science freshman Becca Barhorst congratulates the group on a job well done after the students had protested outside White Hall Classroom Building on Tuesday.
Students voice concerns to state legislators By Taylor Moak
Environmental group signals for change By Roy York ryork@kykernel.com
Coal is a hot topic of discussion on UK's campus, but on Tuesday, one group of students let the numbers do the talking. Students with UK Beyond Coal, a campaign started this semester by the Sierra Club and UK students advocating alternative energy, stood along a sidewalk between White Hall Classroom Building and the Ralph G. Anderson Building from 10:45 until 11 a.m. and advocated powering UK with renewable energy rather than coal, but they did not speak a word. The students stood silently holding signs with coal statistics from the Environmental Protection Agency written on them. The signs carried information about the amount of coal mined in the U.S. per year, the amount of coal used in the U.S. per day and health and environmental statistics. “We wanted (the demonstration) to be informational and encourage students to research more on their own,” said Becca Barhorst, a political science freshman and
event planning coordinator with UK Beyond Coal. “We just presented the information. We didn't talk. We didn't say anything.” Miranda Carter, campaign organizer for UK Beyond Coal and employee of the Sierra Club and Green Corps, said the goal of their efforts is to have a meeting with UK President Lee Todd and ask him to pledge to identify a renewable energy source that could power campus and to implement that source of energy by 2015. “UK has the chance to be a leader in energy innovation and to do great things,” Carter said. After the demonstration ended and the signs had been gathered, Barhorst was pleased with the event and said she could see people reading the signs as they walked See Coal on page 2
What’s Your Sign? Students carried signs displaying facts and statistics about coal use in Kentucky and the U.S. Some signs read: country consumes more than 3 million tons of coal every day” ■ “Coal-fired plants account for 40 percent of our nation’s carbon dioxide footprint” ■ “Coal combustion-wastes produce more than 120 million solid tons per year” ■ ”In 2007, a record 1.15 billion tons of coal was mined” ■ ”1 in 6 women have high enough mercury levels to cause birth defects”
Dancing club shoots for nationals By Kellie Doligale
Wednesday afternoons at the Wesley Foundation on Columbia Avenue are punctured by the sound of country tunes and Dan Graham’s melodic voice as he serenades his students while they dance in mathematical formations. “From a jack to a king, from loneliness to a wedding ring …” he sings. Graham’s square dancing group has been working toward its goal of representing UK at the National
Square Dance Convention in Louisville in June, but a lack of participants remains an obstacle. “We would love to get about three squares of people so that we can go to the National Convention and represent UK,” Graham said. “We want to promote square dancing and keep the heritage alive, but at the same time, we want to promote the university too.” When UK students at the Wesley Foundation decided to have a hoedown in Sep-
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It may have been two weeks late, but students came to rally. Students from Kentucky’s public universities traveled to the Capitol in Frankfort Tuesday for the Rally for Higher Education. The rally was originally scheduled for two weeks ago, but was postponed because of snowy weather. The turnout for the rally was smaller than in past years, but those in attendance heard about the benefits of a Kentucky education. Gov. Steve Beshear said
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when he came to office two years ago he had two priorities: education and jobs. “(Our first priority was to) get and give the very best education to the people of this state,” Beshear said. Beshear said his office has “stood fast on the priorities that will make this state great” and “maintained (the) commitment to education of our people.” Jonathan Miller, secretary of Kentucky’s Finance and Administration Cabinet, encouraged students to speak up about their concerns to state legislators. “We need to have your voices heard,” Miller said. Miller asked students in attendance to chant “I am Kentucky’s future” and took a video of them doing so to post on Facebook.
Med school dean leaving to accept president position By Roy York ryork@kykernel.com
The University of Maryland is stealing one of UK’s most prized possessions. Jay Perman, dean and vice president for clinical affairs at the UK College of Medicine, was offered a position as president of the University of Maryland on Tuesday. He accepted and will take the position on July 1, 2010. “Dr. Jay Perman has done a tremendous job as Dean and has taken the College of Medicine to new heights,” UK President Lee Todd said in an e-mail. “When you have outstanding people, sometimes they are afforded excellent opportunities elsewhere. “While we are obviously disappointed at losing Dr. Perman, we are excited for him for the leadership opportunity he has received, and we wish him all the best in
that endeavor.” Perman said he was nominated for the position and was selected to interview with 16 other candidates in mid-January. One week ago, the field was narrowed to three and Perman was Perman again interviewed by a group of University of Maryland officials including deans of the school and the board of regents. Perman said he is excited about his new opportunity, but disappointed to be leaving UK. He said he has been nominated for similar jobs before and was not interested. “I have the best medical dean’s job in America,” Perman said. “You can’t beat what we have here at Kentucky … but I have roots (in See Dean on page 2
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Warped Tour founder to shed light on music industry By Adam Wozniak features@kykernel.com
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Slammed for their size Kevin Smith ordered to get off a plane The big issue after settling into his February 13 Southwest Airlines flight from Oakland to Burbank, California, Smith was forced to disembark because his size made him a "safety risk." While he could buckle up and lower his armrests, a Southwest rep said his "cramped" seating could impede emergency exits. His recompense: a $100 voucher. The 240-pound Cop Out director tweeted the story to his 1.7 million followers: "You f--ked with the wrong sedentary processed-foods eater!" In the following 24 hours, Smith fired off more than 50 angry missives. Southwest apologized on its blog the next day, and the airline's rep tells Us, "We're in the process of refunding him for his flight." Smith, 39, for his part, continues to rant via Twitter (plus his blog and a podcast) but with a sense of humor: "[Try] the Southwest Air Diet. You're publicly shamed into a slimmer figure!"
Mandy Moore told to trim down The big issue Moore, 25, said she was "mortified" when given a mandate three weeks before stepping in front of the cameras for 2007's License to Wed. "Someone pulled me aside and said, 'They want you to lose 10 pounds,'" says the 5-foot-10 star, an estimated 142
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pounds at the time. She began dieting and working with a trainer (she's now a size 6), but her confidence was shaken. "My feelings were hurt," Moore has said.
Students interested in learning about the business of the music industry will have an opportunity to do just that on Wednesday night. Kevin Lyman, founder of the Warped Tour and president of 4 Fini Inc., will be sharing his experience in building a music business into an empire. C h r i s Lyman Duncan, the director of concerts for the Student Activities Board at UK, said the event is an opportunity for students to gain exposure to the music industry. “Mr. Lyman will be talking about working in the music industry, how he got start-
Tyra Banks called ugly names The big issue "America's Next Top Waddle." "Tyra Porkchop." Tabloids had a field day after unflattering photos of the talk show host surfaced in 2006. "Luckily, I'm strong enough [to] overcome these kinds of attacks," the 5-foot-10 former model, 36, said. Then 161 pounds, she guessed she had added 30 since gracing the cover of the 1997 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. Now back to a size 8, she says, "I feel good about my curves."
Ryan Gosling lost a plum role The big issue After being cast as a dad in The Lovely Bones, the actor, then 26, opted to gain weight (by eating grilled cheese every day, says a source) to age himself for the part. But in October 2007, before shooting began, director Peter Jackson spied the extra 20 pounds on Gosling's 6-foot-1 frame — and the role went to a trim Mark Wahlberg. Explained DreamWorks, "Creative differences, plain and simple." COPYRIGHT 2010 US WEEKLY
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With the tobacco ban in effect now for three months, it was time for a progress report from the university. Has this culture of compliance that Tobacco-Free Campus Initiative Task Force Co-Chairs Anthany Beatty and Ellen Hahn have preached about actually become the norm? On one hand, yes. According to a Feb. 17 Kernel article, the number of people using university-provided resources to quit smoking has doubled since the tobacco ban went into effect at UK. While the number of participants may seem small compared to the more than 26,000 students on campus — not including all of the faculty and staff — it is a step in the right direction for these smokers and their health. According to the Kernel article, the numbers of individuals who have used various UK resources are as follows: ■ 58 enrolled in nicotine replacement ■ 67 participated in phone- and email-based programs ■ 19 used free nicotine replacement therapy ■ 51 received counseling from a to bacco treatment specialist. Assuming the people using those treatment options were unique individuals, 195 people, on record, have been helped by the university to deter their smoking habits. These numbers do not include individuals who may have quit without using UK’s services. "I think the bottom line is ... for a new policy like this, I think it's going well,"
Hahn said. While it may be going well for those 200 or so documented individuals, the university should drop the smoke and mirrors act and realize people blatantly ignore the ban on a daily basis.
Assuming the people using each of these treatment options were unique individuals, 195 people, on record, have been helped by the university to deter their smoking habits. According to the same Kernel article, only two individuals reported tobacco violations, but neither person had followed through with bringing their report to the Dean of Students or Human Resources. Hahn said she believes the low number of violations indicates that people are complying with the ban. But let's not kid ourselves. Some people have used the university's resources to quit and surely others have sought treatment elsewhere, but many individuals are still smoking on campus with no intention of quitting. If the UK population wants to get serious about this tobacco ban, reports need to be made and followed through to the Dean of Students or Human Resources. If not, the tobacco ban will be nothing but meaningless signs littered throughout campus.
What: Kevin Lyman talk When: Wednesday at 8 p.m. Where: Memorial Hall Admission: Free marketing, branding and event production company. It specializes in custom production of tours and events, entertainment marketing and youth branding programs. The mission of 4 Fini Inc. is to bridge corporate expectations with street reality and create long-term working relationships based on integrity and passion. 4 Fini Inc. also produces the Vans Warped Tour in Europe, Australia and Japan. Students wanting to learn of Lyman’s progression as a businessman in the music industry can hear his story Wednesday evening.
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will participate in the event anyway. Urch said bloggers are choosing particular niches and reporting on certain subjects. She said bloggers come from a particular point of view and can add certain perspectives to the discussions even after stating their opinions. “This is kind of a change in the way we get our information and I think Lexingtonians are smart enough to figure out what they think and to figure out what other people think on the issues,” Urch said.
Tanya Shumaker, a management, economics and political science freshman, said she came to the rally because she is concerned about tuition increases and the funding of schools. Shumaker said she also wanted to hear the “governor’s take on need-based scholarships.” Colton Jessie, a broadcasting junior at Western Kentucky University, was a student keynote speaker. Jessie said the scholarships he received through state programs like the Governor’s School for the Arts are one of the reasons he can afford his higher education. “I am a Kentucky education,” Jessie said. The state government should not cut funding because a Kentucky education will move us forward as a state, Jessie said. Jessie encouraged students to speak up to state legislators about the continued need for funding of higher education. “Demand your education be invested in,” Jessie said. “Because we are the future and worth investing in.”
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ed in the music industry and how he was able to develop (the Warped Tour) into the huge success it is today,” Duncan said. Lyman will also be discussing marketing, and what he has to do to maintain the success of such a large music festival. The Warped Tour is a touring music and extreme sports festival. As many as 100 bands play at each show. Premier artists such as Black Eyed Peas, Sum 41, The All-American Rejects and Blink-182 have played on the Warped Tour. Bands play up to 30 minutes on more than 10 different stages. The Warped Tour runs from June through August and visits 40 cities nationwide. Lyman’s company, 4 Fini Inc., which produces the Warped Tour, is a full-service
Maryland). I spent the better part of 20 years in the Baltimore area.” As president of the University of Maryland, Perman hopes to help the highlyranked individual schools come together to gain national exposure for the entire university.
DANCING Continued from page 1 tember, they invited Graham to call the dancing. Afterward, he recruited about nine students to take a square dancing class through the foundation. “It’s been difficult because of Christmas holidays,” Graham said. “We have more fellas than girls … but we just got permission from Wesley Foundation to invite other students from the campus to come over and join us.” Graham said he believes square dancing is a more wholesome alternative to the activities many college students participate in, such as drinking and partying. Students are easy to teach because they learn so fast, Graham said. What takes most people up to 23 weeks to learn can take students as little as 10 weeks. “It’s unique,” Spanish and linguistics junior Christopher
gineers. “I was worried at first that it would be a yelling match, but it wasn't like that at all,” Beck said. “Each side
wants to bring up info and inform the other side. It was nice. We shook hands and all that.” Beck said he exchanged contact information with a
few of the mining engineers and they agreed to meet at a later time to talk further. Barhorst and Carter said 509 people on campus have shown interest in getting involved with UK Beyond Coal. At the beginning of the semester, the group began its campaign by sending postcards from 824 students to Todd urging him to move UK away from coal as a source of energy. “All we want is what's best for UK … but we're in coal country,” Barhorst said. “You will find the majority of people in Kentucky are for coal and it’s understandable. We just want to inform campus and get people involved.”
“What I’m going to immediately tackle is that (the individual colleges) need to sit much less as beautiful islands and build bridges between them,” Perman said. Perman said his experience at UK will help him to do just that. “When I was first approached about the job I have, I could not imagine what a prestigious medical school they could have in Kentucky,” Perman said.
“People are now asking, ‘What’s going on in Kentucky?’ And that’s very different than ‘What could be in Kentucky?’ ” Perman said the University of Maryland was hoping to hire a highly visible leader, and Perman believes he can fulfill the role admirably. “These are always bittersweet moments,” he said. “This has been a wonderful opportunity I’ve had at UK. “
Jameson said. “There aren’t many young people who square dance.” Brooke Francis, an undecided freshman, said she grew up line dancing and enjoys attending square dances. “People don’t put square dancing and teenagers together,” Francis said. “But I think that if they tried it, they would really like it.” Graham is a member of Kentucky Grand Squares, a Winchester area dance club that promotes square dancing as a fun, “low-impact aerobic activity,” according to the dance club’s Web site. Recently, Kentucky Grand Squares adopted a UK chapter for Graham’s class. Besides the entertainment values of square dancing, Graham said it also has plenty of physical benefits. “(Square dancing) decreases your chances of getting dementia by 76 percent,” he said. “And it burns 300 calories in half an hour of dancing … I’m 69 years old. I feel like I’m 35.”
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What: Square dancing When: Wednesdays from 4 to 6 p.m. Where: Wesley Foundation, 508 Columbia Ave. For more information: Call Dan Graham at (859) 556-1259 Graham said he hopes his students will pass on the traditions of square dancing to their own families down the line. “It’s something they can do anywhere they go in the world,” he said. Graham said about 30,000 people are expected to attend the convention, which will include 32 dance halls. In the meantime, Graham teaches his students every week to continue developing their skills and love of the dance. “I played an ace and won a queen,” he sings. “And walked away with your heart.”
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Sports
UK Hoops coaches share bond with UT By Nick Craddock ncraddock@kykernel.com
The UK women’s basketball coaching staff is comprised of UK employees, but they all were Volunteers at one time. UK head coach Matthew Mitchell and his assistant coaches Kyra Elzy, Matt Insell and Shalon Pillow all share, in an ironic twist, a connection to one of UK’s most-hated rivals: the Tennessee Volunteers. “It’s something else because all of us had incredible experiences at (Tennessee) that meant so much to us in our development as people,” Mitchell said. UK has been the beneficiary of that development as the connections to Tennessee can be traced to Hall of Famer Pat Summitt, head coach of the Lady Vols and an important mentor for all the UK coaches. In the mid-1990s, Mitchell, who was a coach in the high school ranks, received a suggestion from a friend to assist at Summitt’s summer camps. For three summers, Mitchell put in his time, and then, after his fourth summer in Knoxville, Tenn., Mitchell was hired as a graduate assistant for the 1999-2000 season. Away from his home state of Mississippi, Summitt welcomed Mitchell into what he called a “family atmosphere.” On Summitt’s staff, Mitchell learned the importance of practice to a team’s success, a lesson he still employs with his team today. “(Summitt) is incredibly consistent with energy in practice,” Mitchell said. “The players knew what to expect from an energy level.” These players included Elzy, who played for the Lady Vols from 1996-2001, and Pillow, who played for the Lady Vols from 1998-2002. “It was a chance to play at a national powerhouse and an opportunity to play for Coach Summitt, which is what every little girl dreams of,” said Elzy, a Kentucky native, of her decision to attend Tennessee. Insell also worked at Summitt’s summer camps, but never coached alongside Summitt despite attending Tennessee as an undergraduate from 2001-2005. But Insell knows Summitt well because his father, Rick, is good friends with Summitt and is head coach of the women’s basketball team at Middle Tennessee State. The Tennessee connection may seem somewhat conspicuous, but all four coaches said that more important than their previous affiliation is their commitment to a vision
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UK Hoops head coach Matthew Mitchell has strong ties to the Tennessee program. where UK can sustain excellence over a period of time like Summitt has managed to do in 35 years at the helm of Tennessee. “They have the history of winning,” Elzy said of the biggest difference between the Cats and the Lady Vols. But history might change as the pupils will meet their teacher when the No. 16 Cats hit the road to face the Southeastern Conference-leading and No. 4 Lady Vols on Thursday. UK can still win the SEC regular season title, but a win against the Lady Vols is necessary for that to happen. “It’ll be an exciting game,” Insell said. “You take one game at a time, but you definitely highlight Tennessee on your schedule.”
Steady Henderson guides Cats in second year By Aaron Smith asmith@kykernel.com
After a heartbreaking end to the 2009 season in which UK barely missed the Southeastern Conference tournament, players aren’t looking for personal redemption heading into the clean slate that is the 2010 season. Instead, they’re fixated on getting there for the coaches. “We’re trying to give the coaches what they deserve,” junior second baseman Chris Bisson said. “Not making it last year was devastating for them because they care the most. They get up early in the morning and stay up late at night thinking about how they can get us where we want to go.” Where the team wants to go this year is the SEC tournament. The man looking to guide them to that destination is second-year head coach Gary Henderson. In his first season as head coach, Henderson said he saw plenty of learning opportunities during a 28-26 campaign that saw five freshmen receive major playing time and injuries decimate his bullpen. “Last year was every bit as challenging as I thought it might be,” Henderson said. “Things come up that you wouldn’t have anticipated. You really can’t prepare for everything that happens that first year.” Henderson will still be the same bespectacled coach in the same UK jersey in his second year. Not much will change. But that doesn’t mean he will forge blindly ahead, oblivious to improvement. That attribute — the willingness and capacity to improve — is a staple of the program that he instills every day in his players. “We want to have kids show up on a daily basis working on getting better,” Henderson said. “Baseball skills get better over time. You have to pound and grind to improve.” It’s a mindset the players feel from the moment they first lace up their cleats for the program. “As soon as you get here, whether you’re a freshman or a senior, he expects you to bring your ‘A’ game,” Bisson said. “If you take a bad practice, it’s polluting the environment. That’s instilled in everyone, regardless if you’re playing or not.” Henderson said he wants to communicate, instruct and manage frustration better this year. Bisson said Henderson’s steady approach provides a solid foundation for the team. “Poised,” Bisson said of Henderson’s coaching. “Poised and confident and aggressive. You will never see any of us out of control, at the plate, on the mound. And that’s a reflection of him.” If the baseball team’s mindset really is a reflection of the skipper, it’s a reflection of which the team can be truly proud. “Everything starts with the coaches,” Bis-
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UK baseball head coach Gary Henderson is entering his second season at the helm of the program. son said. “This team has good chemistry, good camaraderie. It starts with the coaching staff and spreads to the players.” Senior catcher Marcus Nidiffer has seen Henderson throughout the spectrum of Henderson’s UK coaching career. Before ascending to the head coaching spot in 2009, Henderson worked with the pitching staff. Nidiffer says Henderson has what it takes to guide a team through the grueling grind of a long baseball season. “The mental side of baseball is the most important part, and (Henderson) absolutely crushes that part of the game,” Nidiffer said. “In baseball, a game of failures, your mind is going to get worn down, but you have to stay strong. He does a great job with that.” And when the grind of the long baseball season takes place in the particularly harsh SEC? “He prepares you for what the conference is going to bring,” Nidiffer said. “He gets you ready for the 3,000 people you play in front of every night. You’re on a stage, and he helps you learn from that environment.” But Henderson may have learned a little bit himself. “Any time you spend a year going through a job, getting a year of experience, there are things you learn,” Henderson said. “What you learn is that you are constantly in the business of motivating and educating kids.”
Home opener postponed As announced Tuesday, UK’s home opener against Murray State, originally scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m., has been postponed due to possible inclement weather. The game has been rescheduled for 4 p.m. on March 15. UK (3-0) will resume its season on Friday at 4 p.m. with a home game against Bowling Green.