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Crime report shows increases, decreases By Katie Perkowski kperkowski@kykernel.com
Because of recent oncampus robberies, members of the UK community have had crime on their minds. Wednesday, UK’s Office of Emergency Management released the 2010 annual Campus Safety and Security Report, listing the number of reported crimes for 17 different
offenses during 2009. While some of the 17 listed crimes increased from 2008 to 2009, some also decreased. The crimes in the report included forcible sex offense, robbery, aggravated assault, wanton endangerment, theft and criminal damage to property. The on-campus crimes that saw decreases from 2008 to 2009 included forcible sex offense, theft and criminal
damage to property. On-campus forcible sex offenses went from eight to seven, oncampus thefts went from 549 to 510 and on-campus criminal damages to properties went from 170 to 107, according to the report. The on-campus crimes that saw increases from 2008 to 2009 included robbery, menacing and wanton endangerment. On-campus robberies went
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from four to six, on-campus menacing went from four to 10 and on-campus wanton endangerments went from three to 31. The report also lists crimes that occurred at residential facilities, non-campus locations and on public properties. Because the 2010 report
Other on-campus crime numbers… 2007
2008
2009
Arson
4
2
0
Assault
31
46
52
Burglary
32
22
31
Motor vehicle theft
8
20
8
Terroristic threatening
24
13
25
See CRIME on page 2
*numbers according to the 2010 annual Campus Safety and Security Report
WILDCAT FEVER
By Corey Hord news@kykernel.com
Members of the UK community have the opportunity to gain an inside perspective of UK Police thanks to a semi-annual program that began Tuesday. The program, UK Police’s Citizen Police Academy, aims to create a more cohesive relationship between police officers and the UK community, according to the program’s website. “The Citizens Police Academy is one of the programs that I envisioned to open lines of communication with the campus community,” Police Chief Joe Monroe said. “This is the fourth year of UKPD offering this program, and this class is the eighth class.” UK Police is the sole funder of the program, but the department is working toward sponsorships to continue funding the program. See ACADEMY on page 2
Cats’ defense geared to stop Masoli By Ben Jones bjones@kykernel.com
Ole Miss has lots of new faces on its offense this year. But of all the faces on the unit that lost 10 starters from last year, none is newer — or maybe more frightening —than quarterback Jeremiah Masoli. The UK defense has spent plenty of time preparing for the former second-team All-Pac10 selection this week. Players are watching film of the Oregon Ducks, where Masoli played in 2009, and film from the Rebels. The Cats have also spent extra time working on tackling this week — something they didn’t do last week. Because so many players were banged up, the team cut back on tackling in practice. EarSee FOOTBALL on page 2
PHOTO BY RYAN BUCKLER | STAFF
UK basketball fans set up tents outside of Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday to get Big Blue Madness tickets going on sale Saturday morning at 7 a.m.
Fans camp out for Madness tickets By Caitlin Cox news@kykernel.com
Tents overtook the perimeter of Memorial Coliseum, stretching as far as Rose Street, as fans waited Wednesday for tickets to the first look at this year’s men’s basketball team. About 350 tents were outside the arena and fans turned the area into a swarm of blue. “Free Enes” signs hung on tents and on signs poking out of the ground, as people waited for tickets to Big Blue Madness, the first official UK men’s basketball practice.
Lester Kellerhakes, a Lexington resident, has been camping out annually since 2004, and he said it is all because of his dedication to the Big Blue Nation. He said fans camping out shows belief in UK. Kellerhakes is not alone in his pride. The campout is also familiar territory to Mark Robertson, who started camping out for tickets at age 10 with his grandfather in the early 1980s. Marie Champlin, of London, Ky., is a first year camper, and she was in line to PHOTO BY RYAN BUCKLER | STAFF set up her tent with family hours before it UK students display one of many “Free Enes” signs while See MADNESS on page 2 camping out for Big Blue Madness tickets Wednesday.
SAB to bring light to recovery efforts By Kamla Jones news@kykernel.com
PHOTO BY LATARA APPLEBY | STAFF
UK’s defense hopes to stop Ole Miss quarterback Jeremiah Masoli in Saturday’s game. First issue free. Subsequent issues 25 cents.
A campus event will give students the chance to have their voices heard and share views on the relief efforts in our country. America to the Rescue: International Relief Efforts is an event part of the Diversity Dialogue series, which allows stu-
dents to talk about issues surrounding diversity and multiculturalism. The event, which the Student Activities Board is hosting, will take place Thursday at 7 p.m. in the William T. Young Library auditorium. According to the SAB website, the event will discuss how
America has helped with numerous disasters around the world, while still having issues and problems that haven’t been resolved in its own backyard. The website also said a panelist will talk about national and international relief efforts which represent the American Red Cross, Students Taking Action
Globally, the Veteran Affairs Office and A Helping Hand Adoption Agency. An event goal is to open the eyes of the UK community to the international relief efforts and why they are important. “Students should come to this event because it is relevant See RESCUE on page 2
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was permitted. She said she is excited for the week, especially to celebrate her birthday on Thursday with other Cats fans. Matt Elswick, of Willisburg, Ky., said he is camping out for lower arena tickets, because at a past Big Blue Madness he had to sit in the upper rafters of Rupp Arena. This year, he made sure to set up his tent shortly
FOOTBALL Continued from page 1 lier this week though, the defense worked on individual tackling drills to make sure it won’t have the same problems against Ole Miss this week. Masoli, who has been with the program since Aug. 6, leads an offense that lost almost every major contributor at the skill positions from last year. “He’s short, stout, strong,” senior defensive tackle Ricky Lumpkin said. “He’s like a little version of Tim Tebow, and you have to stop him. That’s the heart of their team, the heart of their offense. They didn’t get him (to transfer) there for no reason, he’s there to make plays.” Masoli, who was considered a Heisman candidate entering the season at Oregon before he was released from the program, is listed at 5-foot-11 and 220 pounds. For comparison, UK’s Mike Hartline is listed at 6-foot-6 and 210 pounds. “He’s basically like a quarterback that is another running back,” senior linebacker Jacob Dufrene said. His body type may make him difficult to defend and tackle, but Dufrene said the Cats are hoping to use his diminutive frame to their advantage by keeping him in the pocket. If UK can contain Masoli and force him to pass without scrambling around, he’ll have to look over several taller linemen to complete his passes. To keep him in the pocket, Dufrene said the Cats will try to keep the defensive ends from jetting past Masoli in the pocket and try to keep a linebacker assigned to him. “If you don’t have a specific person on him, and the play goes wrong, he takes off and runs,” Dufrene said. “You have to try and keep him inside the box and keep him behind his linemen.” But when the Cats face Masoli, he’ll likely be better prepared than he ever has been for the Rebels.
CRIME Continued from page 1 gives information reported during 2009, the five robberies that occurred recently will be included in the 2011 report. The 2010 annual Fire Safety Report also came out, and eight reported fires occurred in university housing in 2009. The fires occurred at the Sigma Phi Epsilon house, Kirwan I, Kirwan III, Greg Page Apartments 1 and 13, Kappa Delta Sorority house, Donovan Hall and Sigma Kappa Sorority house, according to the report. No injuries requiring treatment occurred, and no deaths occurred because of the fires. Causes included discarded smoking materials, a vehicle fire outside of a facility and exterior mulch fire. To view the full reports, visit, (www.uky.edu/EM/annual-security-report.html).
Because he joined the team less than six weeks ago, he’s still learning the system but is getting better with each passing week. Lumpkin said by the end of the season, he’ll be a force to reckon with. “He’s getting a lot of it going, people can see he’s more comfortable with it,” Lumpkin said. After a weekend when Florida freshman Trey Burton lined up in a Wildcat formation and ran for five
RESCUE Continued from page 1 and it is something that hasn’t been talked about,” SAB Multicultural Affairs Committee member Dominic McCraney said. The event comes in light of the five year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the building efforts still taking place in areas Katrina affected. The Diversity Dialogue series encourages students
touchdowns on five carries against UK, the defense has something extra to prove. “We see the Wildcat every day,” Lumpkin said. “We have a great person that runs it too, Randall Cobb. It’s nothing new to us, it’s just actually doing the fundamentals that you have to do to stop it, and we didn’t do it that game.”
and the community to share their views on the set topics and also offers diversity. “The dialogue provides students with the opportunity to come to a safe environment and express their feelings on surrounding issues,” SAB Director of Multicultural Affairs Jasmine Whitlow said. More information on America to the Rescue and other SAB events can be found at (www.uksab.org/Events).
Injury update Junior guard Stuart Hines, who did not travel to play Florida last week, is expected to play Ole Miss this weekend. Hines was previously listed as questionable with an ankle injury suffered during UK’s 47-10 win over Akron. “Stuart's moving around well,” UK head coach Joker Phillips said at practice Wednesday. “He'll be fine.”
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after the line was released. Kevin Franklin, captain of Support Services for UK Police, was one of the officers supervising the crowd outside of Memorial Coliseum in the evening. Franklin said police will be at the sight to make sure fans do not get out of hand. Tickets will be distributed Saturday at 7 a.m. “Bring plenty of patience and come early,” Kellerhakes said.
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Horoscope To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 6 — Family responsibilities require your undivided attention. If you want friends to know what's up, tell them yourself. Don't keep it a secret. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 6 — Like a butterfly, you flitter from one project to another without much direction. For the best results, choose one idea and pursue it logically. Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 5 — You have too many irons in the fire. Weave your activities together, first by applying logic, and then by anticipating good fortune. Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 7 — Don't expect visible results from today's efforts. Everyone is chipping away at the
requirements, but may not be ready to share results. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 6 — A neighbor may try to distract you from household matters that require attention now. Someone at home watches the fort and calls you back in when it's time. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — Did you sleep well last night? If not, take time out for a quick nap or quiet time to relieve stress. Get the people around you to do the same. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 6 — An idea you've nursed along unfolds today. You don't need a lot of money to take the next step. Enthusiastic coworkers make your dream possible. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 6 — Internal dialogue provides you a different point of logic. Harmony is the goal, and the assertive energy required to
achieve it. Imagine freedom. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 5 — Don't be the one who's dragging their feet now. You want instant results, remember? Ignore side issues to achieve steady forward movement. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — As you explore communication avenues, a new fortunate vista opens up. Others may fuss about details. Move ahead cautiously. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Associates all agree to a central change you've suggested. Move ahead before anyone changes their mind. You're glad this is out of the way. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Don't drag your feet. You might stub your toe. Instead, move briskly ahead, enjoying the harmony that comes with working smoothly in a team. MCT
ACADEMY Continued from page 1 “We strive to provide quality crime awareness programs to enhance our partnership with the community to reduce and prevent crimes from occurring,” Monroe said. The program includes a series of three-hour courses offered over a seven or eightweek period, according to the website. The series will address topics including university policing overview, criminal procedure, K-9 operations, firearms, use of force, special response team, executive protection team, police survival skills and self-de-
fense. Lectures, audio-visual aids and interactive scenarios will be used to present course material. Those interested in participating in the program must be 18 years or older with no prior felony convictions, must have an affiliation with UK and must be a Lexington resident at the time of the classes. Those interested must also fill out a course application, and submission of an electronic background check is required. Classes will be held every Tuesday until a formal graduation ceremony on Nov. 30. They will be in room 359 of the Student Center from 6 to 9 p.m. To enroll, visit, (www.uky.edu/Police/citizensacademy.html).
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opinions
Police need to increase Rugby player advocates feminism, confidence weekday safety measures Women today have been taught to be their own heroes.
KERNEL EDITORIAL
Chances are, when you’re walking or driving near campus on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday, one part of the scenery is the same: police officers in cars, on bikes and maybe even on horses. On Sunday, when you’re making your walk or drive to or from the library, however, the scenery is different. It looks like the police forces have gone into hiding, maybe to prepare for the next weekend of party busting. For the past two weeks, the Kernel has covered the issue of campus safety because of the five robberies on or near campus. It has been evident that UK Police, Lexington Police and other UK organizations are taking measures to ensure the recent spike of robberies does not happen again. According to a Sept. 27 Kernel article, SAFECATS, a safe and free escort service for students, has been working harder to aid students, and on Thursday, Student Government and UK Police will host a safety forum for
students to address their concerns and to learn safety tips. While these are solid steps to solving the problem, this should have happened before the five robberies. UK and Lexington Police should have patrolled the streets on and around campus on weeknights in equal intensity to weekends — before the robberies, not afterward. It’s no secret that police are in full force Thursday through Saturday, searching for the nearest party to bust and the nearest “underagers” to cite. But when the parties are over, and students are walking the streets in early morning hours? Or, when a robbery occurs on a party street on a weekday and on a walk home from the library, perhaps, instead of a party? Where are the police then? Police have made visible efforts to improve safety during the week, but this needs to become the norm and not the after-effect. Police need to continue to swarm the streets to bust or prevent weekday robbers, too.
AMANDA WALLACE
Guest columnist As products of the bra-burning generation, it’s no longer acceptable to sit back and wait for a prince riding a white horse. And yet, a field still exists where women are tentative to go: full contact sports. On today’s open-minded campus, the women’s rugby team should have little trouble finding recruits. So why, when I help recruit for my sport, is it nearly impossible? In our age of modern feminism, girls still feel that rough and tumble sports are just for the boys. Where is feminism hiding? You can still be a princess and play rugby. To be fair, rugby is not a sport for the faint-hearted. Injuries and blood occur. But that isn’t what makes recruitment difficult. Women athletes everywhere know sports can be painful if they are to succeed. No, it’s the anti-feminist stereo-
types that persist about women ruggers. When you imagine a woman playing rugby, chances are you think of a 400-pound rampaging beast, barreling down a field while her equally large, unattractive girlfriend cheers her on.
Feminism has taught us to be confident and to fight our way through a male-dominated world. Since the passage of Title 9, women have become involved in many sports, and yet a girl who chooses a sport more aggressive than soccer or basketball is seen as overly masculine. The opinion is, if I play a ‘guy’ sport, people will think I’m undateable. Just because I don’t want to be the fragile maiden in the story doesn’t make me the ogre. This doesn’t mean every woman that plays rugby is a straight-A-student beauty queen. Female ruggers come in all shapes and sizes — we’re a microcosm of women at UK. We played sports in high school. We were collegiate-level gymnasts. We are straight and bi,
and yes, gay. We are hipsters, nerds and hippies, and girls who wear sweatpants to class. We are bigboned, built and some of us hardly look like we could take a hit. We are like all other women, except our Saturdays are devoted to a muddy pitch near the soccer field. I fail to see much about us that is expressly masculine. Women today feel that being too athletic, too strong is somehow wrong. That people will view them as unattractive. But when you’re out at a party Thursday night and one of my teammates is there, chances are, she’s the one being hit on. Why? Because she has the confidence to take the field for 80 minutes and make things happen. And confidence is sexy. Feminism has taught us to be confident and to fight our way through a male-dominated world. Where is male domination more clear than in sports? It is time we challenged these stereotypes and thought of ourselves less as fragile princesses who have to be saved. It’s the 21st century, and we can be our own heroes. Amanda Wallace is an English junior. E-mail opinions@kykernel.com.
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Texting in class: 67% (72 votes) Showing up late to class: 60% (65 votes) Talking in class: 60% (65 votes) Failing to turn off phone: 49% (53 votes) Turning assignments in late: 24% (26 votes)
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Forgetting assignments: 19% (21 votes) Eating in class: 18% (19 votes) Ignoring office hours: 17% (18 votes) Failing to respond to e-mails: 13% (14 votes) Skipping class: 13% (14 votes)
After you spend 15 to 30 minutes trudging or cycling to campus at the crack of dawn, you want to locate your classroom, drop your scoliosis-inducing backpack to the floor and hunker down for a lecture. You might take your cell phone out to shoot your pal a text, open up a granola bar or wave a fellow classmate over to the empty seat next to you. But here’s something you may not have realized: all of these things drive your instructors crazy. A survey conducted online by the Kernel of 108 professors showed that 67 percent of the professors polled hate it when students text throughout the class instead of actually paying attention and soaking up the knowledge they pay for. “I can’t stand it when students try to hide the fact that they’re texting by texting under a desk, or in their backpacks,” Kate Ponto, UK associate professor of mathematics, said. “It’s disruptive to everyone, and the student understands less material.” The survey, which allowed professors and instructors to vote on what students do that annoys them the most, asked participants to choose five things that are most annoying. Talking during class tied for the second most annoying student behavior with 60 percent of the votes. “A little talking doesn’t bother me,” Lynn Phillips, geography lecturer, said. “It’s the ongoing, private conversations that I don’t like … that loud din of gig-
gling and talking during lectures.” Showing up late to class and forgetting to turn off cell phones were next on the list of undesirable behaviors, followed by late or missing assignments. One instructor added a new item to the list: students who give wild excuses to miss class. “I’m not happy with how easy it is to get excuse notes,” Chris Huggins, sociology lecturer, said. Huggins recalled one student who had missed two weeks of school and then e-mailed him to ask how he could keep from falling behind if he needed to miss another four weeks of class because of a severe case of mononucleosis. Huggins wondered why the student even bothered to remain enrolled in the course. “A student’s weird excuse doesn’t make me feel any better,” Ponto said. “They’re usually just too much information anyways; it doesn’t help the situation.” According to the poll, eating in class isn’t a big deal, and skipping is less irritating to professors than showing up late. However, one pet peeve the poll overlooked is sleeping in class. “I teach a class that begins at 2 p.m. in one of the hottest classrooms on campus, so I can understand if a student falls asleep every once in a while,” Phillips said. “But I really can’t sympathize with the students who come to class, sit in a chair by the wall and prop up their comfy, down jackets just so they can take a nap.” Another pet peeve not in the poll, according to Huggins, is student expectations of the electronic availability of lecture notes. “PowerPoint presentations are great, but they’re not always effective,” Huggins said. “It’s getting to the point where students just expect the lectures to be available online all the time, but that’s simply not the case.” But for the most part, these three instructors said they weren’t overly annoyed with students on a day-to-day basis. “I generally don’t have many problems,” Phillips said.