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CELEBRATING 39 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE
Events celebrate constitutional rights By Becca Clemons Buck Ryan Citizen Kentucky Forum leader
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Patriotism showed its colors Friday on the north side of UK's Main Building, where students, faculty and guest speakers aimed to give the Constitution justice. It was a day full of banned book readings, mock political debates and voter registration — not to mention free lemonade and apple pie
— all to celebrate the Constitution’s signing 223 years ago, on Sept. 17, 1787. Eighth graders from Christ the King School and Young Democrats and Young
Republicans from Tates Creek High School attended the Citizen Kentucky Forum, which UK journalism professor Buck Ryan moderated. “This program is brought to you by the First Amendment,” Ryan said in the forum’s introduction. Freshmen from Ryan's “Citizen Kentucky: Journalism and Democracy” discovery seminar helped organize
the event and participated in mock debates based on candidates in the upcoming midterm elections. Guest speakers included Al Cross, a political writer and director of the Institute on Rural Journalism and Community Issues, Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson and UK’s College of Education Dean Mary John O’Hair. Cross talked about the
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upcoming elections, including the U.S. Senate race between Jack Conway and Rand Paul. He discussed the constitutional questions the Ground Zero Islamic community center raised, along with the threat Florida Pastor Terry Jones issued to burn the Quran. He said both issues involve the First Amendment. Grayson followed, discussing his plans to get Ken-
tucky students interested in legislature through a new group, the Kentucky Advocates for Civic Education. “We have seen kids pass laws in Frankfort,” Grayson said, also noting that his favorite part of his job is getting to work with students of all ages. O’Hair introduced the P20 Civic Engagement Lab, See CONSTITUTION on page 2
CONQUERRING CATS
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Tailgating usually leaves aluminum cans and other recyclables covering the lots surrounding Commonwealth Stadium, but one group is trying to change that. Wildcats Take Out the Trash is a program formed by Tom Gregory, a worker in the recycling area of the Physical Plant. The program has student volunteers who walk around making sure recyclables are collected during tailgating before home games. With so many fans coming out hours before the game, Gregory knows a large amount of recyclable material will need collecting. Gregory said he wanted 40 students to participate in the group but had 22 volunteer. About 17 showed up for the game against Akron on Saturday. Ten locations exist around the stadium, giving tailgaters numerous places to drop their blue bags of recyclables. “Athletics put us here,” Gregory said. “The guys that run the stadium picked the spots they wanted us to sit at. The people that tailgate want this spot real bad.” Student volunteers have several perks to working the games and collecting the trash, Gregory said. These perks include pizza from Papa John’s and game tickets for when they are done collecting. Gregory hopes the program will collect many recyclable materials from Saturday’s game against Akron. “Hopefully we’ll get 2,000 pounds, we got 1,800 last week,” Gregory said. “We’re getting a little better at it as we go.” After most tailgaters head in to see kickoff, Gregory’s crew is finishing up, collecting the blue bags that parking attendants and Gregory’s crew handed out to tailgaters. “We have to go around and get it,” he said. “We start picking up the cans right after kickoff, because most people have gone in.” Kerachel Rieger, a dietetics junior, said most of the collected material is from the crew going around and collecting, but some is from tailgaters bringing it to locations. “Mostly it’s that we pass out the bags and then we go back and pick them up,” Rieger See RECYCLE on page 2
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Teammates celebrate with running back Derrick Locke after scoring a touchdown against Akron. Locke surpassed 2,000 career rushing yards in the game.
UK dominates Akron 47-10 TEAM PLAYS SOLID IN LAST PRE-SEC GAME By Ben Jones bjones@kykernel.com
UK wasn’t perfect in Saturday’s romp over Akron. But players and coaches said the team did everything it hoped it would for the first time this season, taking a final step forward before its biggest test yet this season. The Cats spent their final week before Southeastern Conference play begins shoring up
mistakes that had been made in the first two weeks. UK rolled up 544 yards of offense while cruising to a 47-10 win over Akron, with the coaches hailing the victory as the Cats’ first “60-minute game.” Defensive coordinator Steve Brown said he lost sleep after his unit gave up 28 points to Western Kentucky last week but acknowledged that the team took a step forward against Akron. Zips quarterback Patrick Nicely went
Mysterious show come to campus to aMAZE viewers By Hope Smith features@kykernel.com
The MAZE is not a magic show. The MAZE is not an illusion show. The MAZE is not a turn-you-intoa-believer show. The MAZE is a show designed to blow your mind. On Monday night, a Jim Munroe man who travPerformer of els with only a the show suitcase will MAZE mount the stage to do things that you have only seen
on television – and he will make you wonder whether or not anything at all is real. Jim Munroe, illusionist, leukemia survivor and self-proclaimed “professional liar,” will open his suitcase and perform feats that will scramble your brain and leave you asking yourself questions about reality. Campus Crusade for Christ and IMPACT, two of UK’s Christian ministry groups, have worked for months to bring the show, which has been to colleges all across the country, to UK’s campus. “He will allow an avenue for entertainment and the question of what’s true in life,” UK Campus Crusade for Christ staff
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member Justin Schriver said. “He will evoke emotion and dialogue and will expose the deceptions that exist in our culture today.” The MAZE, a blend of psychology, magic, mystery and illusion, challenges audience members to examine what is real and what is not. According to the show’s website, people who have witnessed the MAZE do not know how to describe it or tell other people about it. Campus Crusade for Christ director of staff John Strange agrees with the website’s assertion. See MAZE on page 2
4-for-19 for 57 yards, and five different UK defenders registered a sack on him. After a week of chatter about UK’s defensive shortcomings, junior linebacker Danny Trevathan had plenty of motivation. “Going into this game, I feel like the defense had a point to prove,” Trevathan said. “The run can be stopped, and by God, it’s going to be stopped.” Akron gained 22 rushing yards on 29 carries. The offense did just as well, as most of UK’s arsenal made
significant contributions. Senior quarterback Mike Hartline cruised while completing 21 of 29 passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns, and senior tailback Derrick Locke rushed 17 times for a career-high 166 yards and two scores. Junior receiver Randall Cobb had five catches for 43 yards and a touchdown, and senior receiver Chris Matthews had his second touchdown reception of the season. That was before the backups See FOOTBALL on page 4
Alert system to test its effectiveness Tuesday By Rachel Aretakis news@kykernel.com
UK issued an updated alert system at the beginning of the school year, and now it will check how effective the system is. UK Alert will test its emergency notification system Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. All students, faculty and staff will receive an e-mail to their official UK account, and a text or voice message will go to all registered phones. Therese Smith, Office of Emergency Management specialist, said these tests will occur semesterly, and the law requires this. The test also comes because of the system’s new vendor, Rave Mobile Safety. The first use of the updated system occurred last Tuesday when a student re-
ported an armed robbery. Office of Emergency Management Director Christy Giles said the test is a good time for people to make sure their contact information is correct. “We’ve got many, many more people in the system than we had with the previous vendor,” she said. “We want to see how that works.” The Office of Emergency Management and Rave Mobile Safety will evaluate the results from the test and make changes if needed. Giles said she wants people to make sure their contact information is exactly how they want it. “I encourage individuals to go their UK account and add other means of communication,” she said. For more information, visit (www.uky.edu/ukalert).
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CONSTITUTION Continued from page 1 encouraging civil engagement and asking students to identify, analyze and think about problems in their communities. Nancye McCrary, a director of the lab, also addressed students, encouraging them to make changes for their society. “Our democracy is being remade every day, and we need you to remake it,” she said. “We would like you to help engage people your age in civic education.” Before and after the forum, UK’s Gaines Center for Humanities sponsored banned book readings to engage passing students. Students and faculty read excerpts from a number of
banned books, including Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Thomas Mann’s Buddenbrooks (read in German). The Gaines Center has traditionally done an outdoor reading for six or seven years, director Robert Rabel said. In past years, the readings have lasted the span of an entire day, but the event partnered this year with Constitution Day activities to celebrate the importance of the First Amendment in people’s lives, Rabel said. “I don’t think these books should be banned, because they make people stop and think,” chemistry freshman Vicki Herde said. “People need to think more.” Ryan said the goal of Consitution Day was to
MAZE Continued from page 1 “You can’t explain what they do at this show,” Strange said. “People walk away wondering what they just witnessed. It’s hard to explain unless you were there.” Munroe causes inanimate objects to float mid-air and quickly stabs around his own hand with a knife while blind-
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Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson speaks to students about being actively involved in governmental processess. teach citizens about the Constitution in creative ways. “The true test is how much learning occurred today and how much will stick, because the two key
questions I posed at the beginning were, ‘What is the bare minimum a citizen needs to know and know how to do?’ and ‘What is the best way to teach so that it sticks?’ ”
RECYCLE Continued from page 1 said. “We tell people it’s just like the trash bags, they leave it out, and we’ll come pick it up. Maybe once or twice we’ll go around with the recycling cans.” Gregory bought 15 recycle feathers that are 15 feet high and cost about $200 each, but those are not the only expensive thing he bought.
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“Devil” ‘not great’ but ‘not bad’ M. Night Shyamalan indulges his messianic side with “Devil,” a quasi-religious supernatural thriller he has released under The Night Chronicles production banner. It's a tidy tale about the Devil picking off folks trapped in an elevator in a Philadelphia highrise while cops and security guards look on, in horror, through closed-circuit TV. “Devil” is the sort of story Rod Serling would have taken for a spin in “The Twilight Zone,” back in the day. Shyamalan came up with the idea, produced it and got others to script and direct this 76-minute exercise in movie minimalism. Our superstitious narrator regales us with memories of “stories my mom used to tell,” tales about how “the Devil roams the Earth.” And a sure sign Satan is about to torment the doomed before they make it to Hell is a suicide. Thus, that jolt when somebody plunges through a top floor window clutching a Rosary sets us up for the elevator that won't elevate. Five are trapped: a rude and abrasive salesman (Geoffrey Arend), a looker (Bojana Novakovic), a sweaty security guard (Bokeem Woodbine), a testy older woman (Jenny O'Hara) and a mysterious young man in a hoodie (Logan Marshall-Green). They're irked but not to worry, the head of security (Matt Craven) says over the PA system. They'll be out before the panic attacks start. But they aren't, and the cop (Chris Messina of “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”) sent to investigate the suicide is on a new case, looking in on a body somebody killed during one of the many moments when the lights blink out and the pounding sounds of a basketball in a dryer emerge from the closed compartment.
Horoscope Today's birthday (9/20/10). Vary your routines this year. A new outlook makes relationships feel fresh and delightful. You get on the same wavelength with others when you allow family, children and partners to share in fulfilling your dreams. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 6 — Use your willpower to create an umbrella protecting everyone in your circle. Rely on logic to resolve emotional distress. Move forward with creative projects. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — If everyone works in teams of two, a lot more gets accomplished. One pair may go off in some wild, imaginative direction, but that's all right. Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 7 — Activities move forward like a well-oiled machine. Maintain control over the wheel, and you stay on track and get
That's when we realize the narrator is the guy with the answers a Catholic Latino security guard, Ramirez, who flirts with being a stereotype. The performances don't give us much. Everything's entirely too calm for entirely too long. But only when Ramirez (Jacob Vargas) tries to explain the unexplainable by dropping his toast, jelly-side down, on the floor, does “Devil” live down to the hilarious promise that had audiences howling at the film's trailer this past summer. As the pretentious words “From the mind of M. Night Shyamalan” hit the screen, you could hear the hoots all the way into theater lobbies. It was so widespread that viral videos came out mocking the idea that the fellow whose films since “Signs” have annoyed and dismayed horror fans could still consider himself a “brand.” But for all that, for all its preaching about guilt, redemption, punishment and salvation, “Devil” delivers its chills in a compact, efficient package of extreme close-ups, decently-timed surprises and the terror of dread-anticipation. It's not great, but it's not bad, and the fellow who foisted the “The Happening,” “Lady in the Water” and “The Last Airbender” on the faithful would take that praise any day. No doubt the mind of M. Night is troubled that he didn't get a directing credit (John Erick Dowdle of the taut and tense “Quarantine” did) for a movie that at least doesn't further devalue his brand.
plenty accomplished. Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 7 — Yesterday's accomplishments put you and a close person in a really good mood. You jump into the week's activities with great ideas and strong emotional support. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Someone needs to take the lead. It doesn't have to be you. Balance between criticism and optimism may not be as simple as you'd think. Consider all possibilities. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — To take in all the action today would require a very wideangle lens. Ask someone to record part of it for review, to savor it later. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Choose a direction early and follow it. You get a lot more done if you don't switch gears every time someone opens their mouth. Keep your eyes on the prize. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Inject a note of optimism into every activity today. A lot needs to get done, but nobody appreciates a grumpy attitude. Do it with a smile.
folded. He makes other illusionists look like rookies while creating conversation among audience members. Part of Campus Crusade for Christ’s mission is to bring people together and create healthy dialogue, Shriver said. He hopes this event will spark conversation and create a stir. “It’s going to freak people out,” Shriver said. “They’ll leave amazed, entertained and disturbed.”
MCT
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — Best results come from concentrated, logical thought. Plan each detail to allow for flexibility along the way. Each person contributes to success. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 6 — As long as you remain in charge, you meet all your goals (and more). To create a livelier mood for others, tell stupid jokes and laugh at theirs. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 9 — You have all your ducks in a row regarding your personal task. You discover that others have also done their work to move a joint project forward. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 6 — You'd like to stay on the intellectual side of any argument. Let others wax emotional while you keep your head. Group consensus evolves late today.
MCT
If you go What: Illusionist performance When: Monday at 8 p.m. Where: Singletary Center for the Arts Admission: Free and open to the public
Many tailgaters treat the expensive blue bags, which cost $0.30 each, for recycling as trash bags, Gregory said. If the bag is full of non-recyclable materials, the crew leaves it. “I left a bunch last week because it had all kinds of spaghetti and meat sauce,” Gregory said. “I’m not doing that.” When the crew is finished collecting the bags of recyclable materials, members then transport them behind Com-
monwealth Stadium where they wait for city collection at the beginning of the next week. Wildcats Take Out the Trash will work the remaining home games this season collecting and helping clean up. “A lot of people seem to appreciate what we are doing, so they are eager to help out,” Rieger said. Students wishing to participate in the recycling effort, can go to the employment office inside Scovell Hall to ask for more information.
SPORTS
Monday, September 20, 2010 Page 3
Chandler Howard Sports Editor Phone: 257-1915 choward@kykernel.com
Cats roll, down Gamecocks 3-1 VOLLEYBALL SPLITS FIRST SEC GAMES By Ethan Levine sports@kykernel.com
UK volleyball is officially on the board in the Southeastern Conference standings. UK (7-5, 1-1 SEC) notched its first conference win of the 2010 season Sunday against the visiting South Carolina Gamecocks in four sets 25-20, 25-10, 21-25, 2520. After the CATS dropped their SEC opener Friday night against the number three ranked Florida Gators, the Cats looked like a team focused and determined to win their first conference match of the young season. “It was really exciting,” senior Lauren Rapp said. “It was a great turnaround from Friday. I am just excited for the team and hope to carry this over into next weekend.” The Cats came out strong in the first two sets of the match, executing both offensively and defensively. After a back and forth first set, UK focused to finish off South Carolina and take the set. The players carried that focus into the second set, during which the Gamecocks hardly challenged them. But after taking a commanding two sets to none lead, South Carolina regrouped and rallied to stay alive in the match and force a fourth set. “I told (the team) that it’s going to be a challenge now, it’s going to be a battle,” UK head coach Craig Skinner said regarding the third set. “You put South Carolina in a position to make it a match, and you really have to refocus and regrind.” And that is exactly what the Cats did, taking the fourth
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The UK volleyball team opened conference play by going 1-1 against it’s first two opponents, Florida and South Carolina, at Memorial Coliseum.
“I actually don’t mind the road. It’s a good test, it brings the team together, and they stay pretty focused on the road. It’s just another test for us.” CRAIG SKINNER UK head coach
set by force to win the match. On Friday night, the Cats played for a crowd of more than 2,000 hometown fans at Memorial Coliseum for their conference opener against Florida. They came charging out of the tunnel all the way
to a first set victory 25-18. But UK was unable to keep that intensity throughout the rest of the match as the Gators, the perennial conference favorite, pulled away to win the next three sets to take the match.
Nonconference play proves no real test for UK CHANDLER HOWARD
Kernel columnist
Despite the fact I upset the majority of my readers (all nine of them) in my last column, I still work here. I can’t knock out my aspiration to be the most-hated columnist in Kernel history in just two weeks. Let’s move forward. I realize a coach rarely sees a “flawless” game from his football team, but the latter three-fourths of Saturday’s game had to come pretty close for UK head coach Joker Phillips. It is fair to say the Blue and White faithful were taken aback after one quarter of lackadaisical play (frankly, so was I), but all the Cats needed was time. “Offensively, we had been talking about finishing and playing fast in the second half,” Phillips said. “But we neglected to start fast, like we had been doing. It is like trying to patch up holes in a dam — you get one part of your game fixed and another hole appears somewhere else.” UK’s defense certainly didn’t play nicely (pardon the pun) either. The players piled up enough sacked lunches to feed a small village. The offense was also terrific, racking up 544 total yards, and looking remarkable while doing so. A
stunning 10 different receivers hauled in at least one pass in the game. Second-, third- and even fourth-string athletes saw playing time all around. Backup running backs Donald Russell, Raymond Sanders and CoShik Williams combined for major yards and two touchdowns on the day. Heck, the backup place kicker even got into the game. So, fans can be happy with how UK played Saturday — but the Cats won the game before the battle had even begun. In fact, that was the case for the third consecutive game for the Cats. These early statistics really do not mean much. UK has now won 18 consecutive nonconference games in the regular season, but is looming around the .500 mark in the Southeastern Conference in recent years. The illegitimacy of early, nonconference games is hard to discount. Just look at the numbers. Shoot, the UK team notes someone handed me after the game is littered with “first time” and “never before.” I honestly do not see how it prepares the team for, say, Florida. Phillips and the team know better than anyone else playing how they did early against Akron will lead to a monstrous deficit to an opponent like Florida. Senior tailback Derrick Locke has notched 372 yards through the first three games,
putting him on pace for 1,488 this season, a number which seems enormous, considering he only reached his 2,000th career yard on a scamper against Akron. Even the confident (bordering on cocky) Locke shares my sentiment, if not feels it stronger. “Nothing,” Locke said when asked what the milestone meant to him. “That number should have been here a long time ago. It’s good, but oh well. Some backs reach close to that number in one season, so I can’t be proud of that.” The Cats have not committed a turnover yet, though, which is something to hang a hat on. But I venture to say UK and Phillips generally learned little from the opening quarter of the season because the opponents they saw were no better or more diverse than the players they face in their intrasquad practices each week. The athletes cannot be blamed for taking advantage of the mediocre adversaries either — they had nothing to do with the scheduling. The program needs to do a better job at inking opponents who will legitimately prepare the team for the brutal play it faces in the Southeastern Conference. Until then, UK’s record (and inconsistent stats) will reflect these types of schedules. Chandler is a journalism sophomore. E-mail choward@kykernel.com
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The Cats rebounded against South Carolina, playing some of the cleanest volleyball they have played all year, both offensively and defensively. Sophomore Stephanie Klefot led UK with 21 digs. The Cats’ front line of Anne Armes, Whitney Billings, Blaire Hiler and Lauren Rapp each notched double-digit kills for the match. One surprise of the match was the insertion of Elizabeth Koberstein into the starting lineup as the setter. She recorded 48 assists for the match as well as a service ace in the first
set. “I made the decision to start Elizabeth this morning,” Skinner said. “I felt like we needed a boost offensively, and Elizabeth has been doing a nice job.” The Cats will look to build off the momentum of the win as they hit the road next weekend for matches against Auburn, Georgia and Tennessee. “I actually don’t mind the road,” Skinner said. “It’s a good test, it brings the team together, and they stay pretty focused on the road. It’s just another test for us.”
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Defensive end Collins Ukwu attempts to bring down Akron quarterback Patrick Nicely in the second half of UK’s 47-10 win on Saturday.
FOOTBALL Continued from page 1 got in on the action. Reserve tailbacks Donald Russell, Raymond Sanders and CoShik Williams combined for 101 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries. Hartline said the offense was able to do everything he hoped it could. “There definitely were times when we could have made more plays,� Hartline said. “We had a couple drops, and a couple schemes we could have gone into that could have given us a chance to make some plays downfield. Overall, it was good, though. When you put up 500-plus yards as an offense, it feels great.� If there was an issue, it was that the Cats had six penalties called on them for 60 yards. But five of those calls came before halftime,
and once UK recovered from a slow first quarter, there was no stopping them. Just as impressive, UK didn’t turn the ball over once. The Cats have yet to issue a turnover this season. UK head coach Joker Phillips bristled when a reporter mentioned that UK still hadn’t lost a fumble or thrown an interception this season, knocking on the wooden desk he sat at for good luck. “We stress that a lot,� Phillips said. “Our plan to win is to win the turnover battle. Late in the game, that’s the thing that I’ve been stressing.� By the end of the third quarter, UK had outgained Akron 459 yards to 79. A garbage time drive and touchdown by the Zips against UK’s reserve defenders helped save face, even though it was all but meaningless. By that time, the Cats already had a 47-3 lead and were mentally moving on to Flori-
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Linebacker Danny Trevathon tackles an Akron receiver in the first half of Saturday’s game. This was the last game before SEC play. da. “Now conference play starts, and it’s going to be one of those battles that you can’t relax,� Phillips said. “You
cannot relax and not be focused at any point in the game. You cannot come out and sleepwalk because you’ll be down 14, 21 points.�
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Having been a child of UK (both my parents taught here, and my father still does) and an employee for the past decade, I have seen many things. As a child, I saw growth, and I saw inspiration. Yet as an employee, these things began to lose luster as I saw the hidden costs of “growth” and “inspiration.” For the first half of my career at UK, I did not even make a living wage. I graduated cum laude from Indiana University, but somehow in UK’s warped system, I only merited a salary that was barely enough to cope with rent and student loans. If I had been a family of four, I would have been at the federal poverty line. But I cared about my graduate students and enjoyed my work. For a time, we thrived — but then my department started to crumble. Since UK did not have the money to keep our professors (or so it said didn’t), we lost more than half of our senior faculty. So then I was in a job with no money and with no one I wished to work for. My quest began to find anything that was a level above mine that would have a higher pay grade. My co-workers said the only way to earn more money at UK was to change jobs and/or go to the med center. This was what the mass departmental exodus
created — mercenary souls searching for any escape possible, as long as it paid more money. The “UK Way”! Fortunately, I was hired to a posi-
“Academia is politics with
doctorates. It begins to chip away ... at your soul.” tion that not only had a salary above the living wage but also held new challenges and experiences for me. These have mostly been wonderful things, as I have learned new skills and terminology and am assisting in research projects that will postively affect millions of people. However, I am also learning how the system maneuvers, strategizes and manipulates. Academia is politics with doctorates. It begins to chip away at your enthusiasm. It chips away at your soul. Perhaps it is because I have been here a decade. Perhaps it is my natural sarcasm. Perhaps it is the innate darkness of the human psyche. I would like to believe that the Board of Trustees will see that this way is a betrayal of the faculty and staff who have toiled to improve education and its people’s lives.
I would like to believe the people on the board could see beyond their places of privilege and look to our workers who do not even make enough money to save for a car, a home or an emergency fund. I would like to believe the people of the board (who perhaps long ago may have experienced the fear of losing their job because of budget cuts and perpetual “lack of funds”) would feel the same offense when they read a proposal like this during that time in their lives. Who are they to devalue the positions of the other UK employees? If we received high evaluations, shouldn’t we all receive a 51 percent raise? But we are not UK’s president. No, we are not. We are the people whom you rely on moment to moment. We are the people who keep UK alive. We are the people who support you and assist you and do so without the same luxuries as the university president or members of the Board of Trustees. We are the foundation. We grumble and we rant, but we have pride in what we do. Don’t destroy that, too. Avalon Sandoval Administrative research assistant
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For Rent 1 Bedroom 2BD/2BA Roommate Wanted. $400 mo. Utilities included. Free internet/tanning/gym/b-ball court. 1 mile from campus. 1 female roommate 217-497-5588 1-2BR Apartments, 3-minute walk to campus. Parking, Laundry Facilities. Call 233-1760 or email youngproperties.1@gmail.com Graduate Students Only, 3BR House, Near UK, Must have References and Credit Check. 277-2469 1BR, Available now. Near UK. All utilities paid. Parking. $450/mo, call 489-3371 Upscale 1BR Apt in my home. Washer/dryer, fireplace, separate entrance, fully furnished. $575/mo. Utilities included, Near Arboretum. 859-552-1190 or mhopkins110@mac.co. Bell Court area, 1BR Historic Apartment, Hardwood Floors, W/D, Off-street Parking, $500/month, water paid, 288-5601 1 BLOCK FROM CAMPUS: 1 & 2BR, AC, parking. $395-up. 269-4129, 576-2761 call after 6pm. 1BR, Carpet, 2nd Floor, 1 Person, UK/Woodland Park. Quiet. $600/mo, bills paid, 859-539-3306 UK/Chevy Chase. 1 Person, $550/mo. Bills paid. Hardwood, quiet area. 859-539-3306. Large Efficiency Apartment, $440 /month + Electric, Perfect location for those attending UK, 1/2 block from Main Campus 1 block from Main Library, Grocery, Laundry within walking distance, Unfurnished Call 859-270-6860 Anytime 2 Bedroom 2BR/1BA Apts., 2 blocks from Main St., Converted warehouse in industrial area. Just renovated, 1 garage parking space available, 301 Newtown Pike, 2 units available. $550/month plus utilities, one month deposit required, all electric, pictures available, 859-351-1593 or bo3722@aol.com
2BR-3BR/2BA Bungalow located on Nicholasville Rd with a yard perfect for tailgating, $750, Available Now! Call 859.233.7474
One Parking Space one block from WTY Library. Good through August 2011. $120/entire year. 3350726
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2 Bedrooms – 2-minute walk to campus and downtown! Luxurious, Center Court, $1,250 plus elec heat, controlled access, parking, W/D, bthomason@insightbb.com
Parking Spaces Available, $295/Semester, 423 Aylesford PL. Check out google maps to see amazing Location, Call 859-270-6860 Anytime
2BR/1BA, W/D, Dishwasher, all electric, $850/mo, one block from campus. Call 502-500-6842 2BR Apartment, Rose Street, $595/mo + utilities, 859948-5000 2bd 2ba Aintree condo 10 min to UK all elec with deck/pool $625 call 299-6728 3 Bedroom 321-C Given Avenue: 3 Bedroom Apartment for Rent. Off-street parking, large deck, TOP FLOOR OF BUILDING. 1 mile from campus. $975/month includes all utilities. 1 year lease. Deposit required. 859-351-1593 or bo3722@aol.com 3BR/2BA Campus Downs Apartment, $900/mo. Available Now. Pets Allowed. 859-338-9366 Just became available; 3BR-4BR House on State Street. Large porch and yard, spacious rooms, walking distance to campus. 9-month lease. Available Now! 859.233.7474. 3BR apts. within walking distance to UK. Please call 859-252-4656 or visit www.myukapt.com 3BR (Walk to UK, Downtown) Remodeled, carpet, parking, $900/mo. 421-8957 3BR Apartment off University, $700/mo + gas & electric, 859-948-5000 House For Rent: 3bd 2ba deluxe house 10 min to UK $850 call 299-6728 4 Bedroom NEW and Nearly NEW 4BR HOMES – Only 2 left, very nice. Close to campus. View at lexingtonhomeconsultants.com. Showing daily. Call James McKee, Builder/Broker 859-221-7082 4BR/2BA, Near Hospitals & Commonwealth Stadium, W/D, Off-street Parking, $1,150/mo. 859269-7878 or 859-619-0913 4BR apts. Within walking distance to UK. Please call 859-252-4656 or visit www.myukapt.com 5 Bedroom 5BR house within walking distance to UK. Please call 859-252-4656 or visit www.myukapt.com 6 Bedroom 6BR house within walking distance to UK. Please call 859-252-4656 or visit www.myukapt.com 1-9 Bedroom Listings 323 Old Virginia Avenue, No Pets, Street Parking, References. Duplex, 1.5BR $375/mo., 2.5B/R $425/mo., $400 Deposit, Year Lease. 277-6900 7BR/3BA Duplex, $325/ea. Aylesford Pl. Walk to campus, 2 kitchens, 2 W/D, off-street parking. Can split to 3BR & 4BR. Patriotrentalsllc.com. 433-0996 2,3&4BR Townhomes, close to shopping, school & library. Would provide all lawn care. Floor plans are available on website, www.bgfinehomes.com. Call Sarah @ 859-621-3578 9BR House, 3BA, off Rose St. 5800 sq ft, $1600/mo + utilities, 859-948-5000 Parking
Help Wanted HORSE RACING WEBSITE is currently hiring parttime positions as a customer service representative in Lexington, Ky. Must be available nights and weekends. Some weekdays may also be available. Computer literacy required. Horse racing knowledge, customer service experience a plus. To schedule an interview, e-mail or send a resume by October 8 to the following: Nancy.Kanaval@brisnet.com. P.O. Box 4097, Lexington, Ky. 40544. Web Consultant, The Prichard Committee, an independent citizen’s advocacy organization for Kentucky schools, is looking to hire a web consultant to manage and update web design and content 5 hours per week. $15-$20 per hour, based on experience. Candidate should be self-motivated, organized and have excellent writing and communication skills; interest in education issues; Javascript, Photoshop or Illustrator and basic html proficiency and strong interpersonal skills. Email resume and cover letter to rbelin@prichardcommittee.org Part-time Music Teacher, MWF 9am-12pm, Temporary M-F 12pm-6pm with Pre-K class. Subpositions also available. Crestwood Childcare. Contact 859-266-8490 to apply or e-mail Michelle @ crestccclex@windstream.net Need someone to help care for sick woman, for fillin and possibly permanent hours, $8/hour. 859-3090081 Part-Time Accounting Student, GPA 3.0+, Flexible hours. Send resume’ plus available hours to GHF, PO Box 11873, Lexington KY 40578-1873 Mother’s Helper. Couple on Aylesford looking for help with infant and housework on M-W-F afternoons. Contact spj@uhaps.com or 859-806-1810. Web Analytic/Data Expert, Must be able to: Be good with numbers/spreadsheets; Interpret Data; Understand Web analytics. Would be helpful if knew: How to update and reorganize graphics; Experienced with Affiliate Marketing; Basic SEO knowledge; Google Ad Words; Photo Shop. Must have a positive outlook, winning spirit, be dependable and like working in a team atmosphere. Permanent position, 40 hours per week, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday thru Friday. Benefits: Major Medical Insurance; Paid Vacations; Paid Holidays; Profit Sharing Bonus every other month. We are experts and know how to rank all of our key words on the first page of Google. It’s rare that an opportunity opens to join our company. Send INCOME REQUIREMENT and RESUME to: jobs@trustedhealthproducts.com. Temporary workers needed M-F and some weekends. Part-time - flexible days and hours starting in September going to November making $10/hour preparing mailings. Email jobs@bgmailing.com Case Manager/Administrative Assistant; Full-time, Experience with Medicaid, Must have B.A. Degree, Highly energetic and organized. Send resume’ to
cheron@insightbb.com. Cheron Miller 859-536-3613. Help Wanted!! Vendors needed for UK Home Football Games! Please call 8598034068 or email djccs31@yahoo.com Childcare Workers Needed for Mother’s Morning Out Program and evening church programs. Education/Childcare Majors preferred. mdunlap@ccclex.org. 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 Road, Suite F, Lexington KY 40503 or email to: KKuroki@aol.com. Leasing Consultant – PT, Weekends, Are you a star performer? Are you results oriented? Would you like to determine your own income potential? We are seeking a driven Leasing Consultant to join our team of professionals. We offer a respectful, friendly and team-oriented environment with a competitive base pay of $8/hour, plus excellent commission opportunities. Part-time hours: Sat. 10a-3p/Sun 1p-4p, with additional flexible hours during the week. Previous sales experience, reliability and an outgoing personality are most successful in this position. Please send resume to Sharon@AndersonCommunities.com Full/Part-Time Help Needed at Vet Clinic. Apply in person to 1073 S. Broadway NO GREASY FRIES or funny hats. PT, apply in person. Re-Kid, Regency Center, Idle Hour Center FALL EXPANSION! Great pay, Flexible FT/PT Sales/Service, all ages 18+. Conditions apply, 2660170 Value City Furniture has part-time warehouse and customer service positions available. Applicants must be available for some days, nights and weekend shifts. Background check and Drug Test required. Please apply in person at 2321 Sir Barton Way in Hamburg. Work/Study & Earn at the same time. If you have a class schedule that permits & reliable transportation, you could work for Lifeline escorting our elderly clients to dr. visits, shopping, etc. CALL: Lifeline Homecare, Inc. 859-273-2708 or email: lhbadd@qx.net. Part-time help needed—15-20 hours/week. Flexible hours. Warehouse and grounds care. Some Saturday mornings required. Please email jobs@wilsonequipment.com Opening for Wait-Staff, Yesterday’s Billiards Room, Convention Center. Apply in person. "Monkey Joe's”, Lexington's premier children's indoor entertainment center, is seeking FUN HIGHENERGY employees. Apply in person at 1850 Bryant Rd. Suite 120. Email kelly.vanmetre@monkeyjoes.com or call 264-0405 for more info. STUDENTPAYOUTS.COM. Paid survey takers needed in Lexington. 100% FREE to join. Click on surveys. Part-time Childcare needed∫, non-smoker, must provide your own transportation. Call (859) 351-8463 BARTENDING! UP TO $250 a day. No exp. Necessary. Training provided. 800-965-6520 x-132
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Personals Research Opportunities for Users of Stimulants for Non-Medical Reasons. Researchers with the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Science are conducting research to examine the effects of medications. All information will be kept confidential. You may be eligible if you: are between 18 and 50 years of age, are using stimulants for non-medical reasons (for example, Adderall®, Ritalin®, Amphetamine, or Ephedrine). Eligible volunteers will be paid for their participation.You may be reimbursed for travel. Studies involve completion of one to 46 testing sessions depending on studies for which you may be eligible. Meals, snacks, movies, video games and reading materials will be provided. For more information and a confidential interview, please call 859257-5388 or 1-866-232-0038. Tobacco Smokers Needed for Behavioral Studies. Researchers with the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Science are recruiting tobacco smokers ages 18-50 to participate in ongoing multiple research studies that evaluate the behavioral effects of prescribed FDA-approved medications. Qualified volunteers will be compensated for their participation. Potential volunteers should be current tobacco smokers who are not trying to quit. Studies involve completion of one to nine testing sessions. Studies are run in a pleasant setting. Snacks, movies, video games and reading materials will be provided. You may be reimbursed for travel. Please call (859) 257-5388 or 1(866) 232-0038 for more information. Investigators will return your call to discuss eligibility. 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.
will be provided. For more information and a confidential interview, please call 859-257-5388 or 1-866232-0038. LEARN TO SWING DANCE WITH THE HEPCATS! Great way to meet people, plus good exercise. Beginner Class starts September 20. Only $30 for the entire 6-week class. www.Luv2SwingDance.com; 859-420-2426; info@luv2swingdance.com Practical Self-Defense, Good Exercise, Life-long friendships. UK Chinese Karate Club accepting beginners, Mondays 6:30pm, Beull Armory, uk.shao.lym.ryu@gmail.com, 421-4335 Healthy Marijuana Users Needed for Behavioral Study. Researchers with the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Science are recruiting healthy volunteers ages 1840 to participate in a research study to evaluate the behavioral effects of marijuana. Qualified volunteers will be paid for their participation. The study involves completion of 8 to 16 testing sessions and are run in a pleasant setting during daytime hours. Snacks, movies, video games and reading materials will be provided. Please call (859) 277-3799. Investigators will return your call to discuss eligibility. Or visit our website at http://rrf.research.uky.edu Sky-Diving Instruction, www.jumpingforfunskydiving.com, 502-648-3464 LOOKING FOR M & F Social drinkers 21-35 years of age with or without ADHD. Researchers at the University of Kentucky are conducting studies concerning the effects of alcohol. Volunteers paid to participate. Please call 257-5794
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Research Opportunities for Occasional Users of Opioids for Non-Medical Reasons. Researchers with the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Science are conducting research to examine the effects of medications. All information obtained will be kept confidential. You may be eligible if you: are between 18 and 50 years of age; and have used opioids for non-medical reasons occasionally in the past year (for example OxyContin®, Lortab®, Vicodin®, or morphine). Eligible volunteers will be paid for their participation. You may be reimbursed for travel. Studies involve completion of one to 40 testing sessions depending on studies for which you may be eligible. Meals, snacks, movies, video games and reading materials
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Festival brings Latino flavor to Lexington By Jasmine Whitlow features@kykernel.com
PHOTO BY KARRUS FULLER | STAFF
Participants dance at the annual Festival Latino de Lexington this weekend. The festival took place Friday and Saturday in downtown Lexington, and it coincided with Hispanic Heritage Month.
PHOTO BY HANNAH ARVIN | STAFF
Cheryl Pan (right), artistic director for the Moon Festival, performs a traditional Chinese dance on Saturday.
This weekend the Lexington community hosted the annual Festival Latino de Lexington to celebrate Latino culture. The festival falls every year during the national celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, which recognizes and celebrates Hispanic heritage and culture. This year, the festival added a brand new component, the Latino Carnival Parade. The parade turned downtown’s Main Street into a Latino culture showcase, with dancers and live music representing numerous Latin American countries. The Brazilian style carnival parade introduced Lexington residents to Miss Kentucky Latina, Daniela Gaskie, who lives in Lexington. The vibrant floats gave spectators a taste of traditional dances, and music played in the countries represented. The authentic food vendors were the icing on the cake. Lines were long and peo-
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ple were hungry. They waited to get a taste of tacos, tamales, burritos, fried corn with cheese, rice and the popular dessert, churros, a Spanish doughnut. Festival goers could wash everything down with multiple flavors of “Aguas de Frutas,” a refreshing fruit drink made from fruit in season combined with sugar and water. Live music played on both Friday and Saturday, and musicians played today’s hits in both Spanish and English. Festival Latino de Lexington organizer Irene Jarman said the festival and the Latino culture is a huge, important part of the Lexington community. “It shows the diversity of the community and how we have integrated our culture into the community,” Jarman said. “It’s such a great thing to show our heritage and who we are.” Jarman said the festival draws a large crowd because it is unique and allows the community to see the Latino culture and what it has to offer. “Last year we had over 30,000 people come to the festival,” Jarman said. “This
year with the new parade component, we expected an even greater turnout.” Friday night about 10,000 people attended, and Saturday night between parade participants, spectators and the festival crowd, about 25,000 attended, Jarman said. Festival goers could buy traditional clothing, handmade jewelry and sporting attire. They could aslo purchase flags for each country to show pride. Students who went downtown for the festivities represented UK at the event, including biology sophomore Arlexes Jones, who attended the festival Friday night. “I traveled to Mexico when I was in high school, because I was studying Spanish,” Jones said. “The place was amazing, and coming to the festival made me feel like I was back there. From the food to the music and the vendors, and the people salsa dancing, I love being able to just come downtown and experience a new culture.”
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Performers at the 2010 Chinese Moon Festival dance in traditional Chinese garments on Saturday. The celebration took place at Midnight Pass Amphitheater.
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