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CELEBRATING 39 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE
A NEW ERA
Growing hope for America By Alexandria Sardam news@kykernel.com
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Lead assistances programmer Jerry Grooms monitors the William N. Lipscomb Jr. High-Performance Supercomputing Cluster, UK's new supercomputer. The machine has the capacity to compute up to 40 trillion calculations.
Campus gets a reboot New supercomputer helps UK reach top research goals By Drew Teague news@kykernel.com
UK has kicked up its technology to meet the Top20 goal set by President Lee Todd. The university recently upgraded its supercomputer to get one that is three times faster than the old one that was installed in 2007. Matthew Beck, a professor and researcher in the College of Engineering, sat on the committee that selected the vendor and computer, called the Lipscomb Cluster. Beck said he knows the supercomputer will not only help engineers, but many different researchers from all over. “The Lipscomb Cluster is to enable computational research across disciplines to researchers throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky,” Beck said. “Any researcher in the entire Commonwealth of Kentucky can get access to the computer.”
“The computer is ultimately the main engine for doing math,” Beck said. “Those calculations are basically used in a wide range of areas.” The supercomputer can be used for a variety of calculations like usefulness of new drugs, how things were in the early university, the shape and function of proteins in the body and questions about inorganic systems, Beck said. The new supercomputer is the Dell PowerEdge C6100 High Performance Computing server PHOTO BY RYAN BUCKLER | STAFF chassis, with the Lib- The new supercomputer is three to four scomb Cluster being times faster than the previous machine. part of it. Vince Kellen, UK’s will help the university. Chief Information Officer, “This one is about three helped select the vendor the to four times more powerful supercomputer came from. and faster than the old one,” Kellen said he is optimistic Kellen said. “It lets our rethat the new supercomputer
searchers go through their research faster.” Beck said the reason for the rise in current technology is the gaming consoles and gamers. “On one hand you thank or blame everyone that plays computer games,” Beck said. “The software makers are constantly making faster, better, more powerful hardware.” The increase of power and speed at which calculations can be done, currently 40 teraflops, or 40 trillion calculations per second, was not the only reason the new computer was needed at UK. “In terms of research it probably has nothing to do with getting the same thing done faster or getting more of the same thing done in the same amount of time,” Beck said. “The real driver for making sure the latest, greatest technology is available to researchers is that See COMPUTER on page 2
Pregnant breast cancer patients found to have a higher likelihood of survival By Melissa Healy MCT
WASHINGTON — There may be few pregnancy nightmares worse than finding a lump in one's breast, given the dueling fears that if it's cancer, treatment could harm the developing fetus, while delay and pregnancy hormones could fuel a tumor's growth. But a new study finds that pregnant women treated for breast cancer are more likely to survive their ordeal than breast cancer patients of the same age who were not pregnant when their cancer was diagnosed. Five years after their diagnosis, almost 74 percent of the women diagnosed with breast cancer during pregnancy were still alive. Among their sisters who were not pregnant when they got treatment, 55.75 percent survived to the five-year mark. The researchers found
some evidence that the pregnant breast cancer patients fared better on long-term survival, as well. But those findings were less clear than the difference in five-year survival. The study's findings, to be presented Friday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's Washington, D.C., meeting, are likely to help lay to rest the lingering belief that pregnancy is a uniquely dangerous time for a woman to discover breast cancer. Until very recently, a pregnant woman diagnosed with breast cancer would have been urged to terminate a pregnancy or to wait until giving birth to begin aggressive treatment. Texas researchers-including Dr. Richard L. Theriault, one of the authors of the current study — offered strong evidence in 1999 that breast cancer can be treated effec-
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tively during pregnancy without harm to the developing fetus. The current study, which has yet to be published and is
The study’s findings ... help lay to rest the lingering belief that pregancy is a uniquely dangerous time for a woman to discover breast cancer. therefore considered preliminary, followed 225 women treated at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston between 1989 and 2009. Seventy-five of those women were diagnosed with breast cancer during pregnancy. The group's survival was compared to 150 nonpregnant breast cancer patients who closely matched
the pregnant group in age, date of diagnosis and the level of their cancer's advancement. Dr. Jennifer Litton of M.D. Anderson, said the babies born of the women who pioneered this shift are now 21. (And other research has found the rate of malformations or negative birth outcomes to be no higher for those treated with chemotherapy than those who were not.) Litton said this news is of increasing importance, since more women are choosing to start or complete families later in life, thus boosting the likelihood that breast cancer and pregnancy will coincide. The finding has already led to research on how pregnancy may influence the growth of breast tumors, and whether pregnancy may somehow enhance the sensitivity of cancerous tissue to chemotherapy, Litton added.
Milwaukee is home to the Brewers, tasty beer, dairy farms and this past weekend, Farm Aid 25. Artists, activists, fans and farmers trekked out to Miller Park for a night of entertainment and celebration of the traditional family farmer. In the 1980s, America’s farmers found themselves struggling to keep their land because of the skyrocketing production costs, interest rates and plummeting land values. Factory farms posed another threat to family farmers. Factory farms needed large amounts of cheap grains to feed their livestock so congress agreed and supplied them with it. This caused farm policies and support to decrease and deeper debt for the hardworking family farmer. Factory Farms crush the growth of local prosperity and affect the health and welfare of those who value a wholesome, healthy lifestyle. Factory farms use hormones and antibiotics in livestock and discourage animal rights. Willie Nelson was moved by the words of Bob Dylan at a Live Aid concert and yearned to do something to protect America’s heart and soul. He wanted to protect the farmers of America.
Farm Aid has been celebrated since 1985, marking 2010 the 25th anniversary of the benefit concert. Farm Aid was created by Nelson and then supported by artists John Mellencamp, Neil Young and eventually Dave Matthews. This year the Farm Aid stage welcomed Kenny Chesney, Band of Horses and Norah Jones, along with other artists and activists from across the country. Matthews answers some
For more information http://sustainability.uky. edu/Home and http://farmaid.org questions that concern the effects of factory farms and the involvement the youth of America has on it, while offering his advice for change. “I’m afraid that very often in our society now, that children reach for things that are produced by those who are solely driven by profit. So in this big industrial farm people are producing food for us with the solo goal of making money. And as much money as they can and cut as many corners as they can, “ Matthews said. Matthews, a musician, family man and owner of See FARM on page 2
New OB/GYN chairman named of service,” in which her job is to “make certain that the The new chairman of the clinical care of all our paUK Department of Obstetrics tients is excellent and safe.” She said she also wants and Gynecology is taking on to continue fostering rechallenges and setting goals. search within the obstetrics Dr. Wendy Hansen was recently named the new de- and gynecology and lend partment chair and said she support to that. John Allen, dewants to make sure partment adminisher department is in trator, has worked line with the effort with Hansen for the to make UK a Top past five years and 20 university by said Hansen brings 2020. leadership skills in Hansen said she education and adwanted to “build ministration to the something” and Dr. Wendy department. that is what brought Hansen He said Hansen her to UK. new OB/GYN is working on plan“[My job is] to ning to bring tochairman take a step back gether different and be the guardian of the entire department,” services to create a comprehensive women’s center. Hansen said. A comprehensive Hansen specializes in women’s center is where high-risk pregnancies. Originally from Detroit, services are put together “on she started her career as a an outpatient scale” so nurse with a degree from the women can come in and University of Michigan, and have services they frequentlater went to medical school ly need all in one place, Hansen said. at Northwestern University. Hansen said that right She completed her residency at the University of now the center is just an idea, North Carolina at Chapel Hill, but she hopes to organize it. Overall, Hansen said she where she met her husband likes being the department and had her four children. chair because it brings chalSix years ago she came to UK from the University lenges. “One of the challenges of Iowa and became the diwill be for the department to vision head of the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine. stay fiscally responsible as She will retain that posi- we transition into healthcare tion while she takes on her reform,” she said. Hansen said another new responsibilities as chairchallenge is to continue to man. Hansen said her main re- build up a patient base. She sponsibility is to be the “chief wants the ability to compete See HANSEN on page 2 By Rachel Aretakis news@kykernel.com
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HANSEN Continued from page 1 with two other hospitals in baby care “so that we can continue to have same number of deliveries and provide outstanding care.” Hansen has been interim chair of the department for a year since the previous chair, Jeff Ferguson, resigned. In September, she was named permanent chair. Allen said that with Hansen as chair “the department will be more cost effective and efficient in our pur-
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eas,” Beck said. Kellen said the university gets the money from funding and has about $1.3 million for the supercomputer. Those wanting to use the supercomputer for their research can visit the UK IT website and fill out the proper form.
FARM Continued from page 1 the organic Maple Hill Farm has been a board member and performer of Farm Aid since 2001. ”I think that it’s so important that we reach an understanding as a society that if we want a healthy future and healthy planet and healthy children then we have to think globally but act locally,” Matthews said. UK College of Agriculture Professor Larry Grabau said he believes students at UK can act locally by getting involved. “The university has a number of clubs and programs involved in making the environment better,” Grabau said, “The Greenthumb, Grass Pride and Sustainable Agriculture Programs are all starts. The Sustainable Agriculture Program is the closest related to the issue.”
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suit of the highest quality and excellence in women’s health.” Allen works with her on different financial and business issues regarding the department. “She has brought a lot of transparency to the department,” Allen said. “She is easy to work with and is very compassionate and understanding.” Hansen said that though it has been 17 years since her residency, she still enjoys her job. “I still love coming to work each day,” Hansen said. “I am not bored.”
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Secretariat movie falls flat Secretariat, the 1973 super horse, was no Seabiscuit. And that creates problems that "Secretariat," the movie, never overcomes. A well-acted tale of an underdog's triumph that sorely lacks an underdog, it teeters between pleasantly generic film biography and rank manipulation. Diane Lane stars as Penny Chenery, the plucky, rich Virginia horsewoman who wouldn't let her daddy's family farm be sold and who gambled, wheeled and dealt on the hooves of Big Red to save it. "You run your race, Penny," Daddy (Scott Glenn) always told her. So she's not about to let a pushy sibling (Dylan Walsh) sell the place after Daddy passes. She en-
dures separation from her own family, back in Colorado, the sexism of the Old Boy's network of thoroughbred breeders of the 1960s and 70s and resolves to make a go of it with Meadow Farm. She got the farm back on its feet, found success, and then found Secretariat and had the good sense to hang onto him as the going got tough. She hired a trainer, given a wild-eyed and wildwardrobed French-Canadian eccentricity by John Malkovich. Lane gives some emotional heft to Chenery, but there aren't enough scenes showing what she's giving up (watching her kids grow up). And we're left with bland exhortations to the horse and
about the horse. But many are the charms of watching Lane go toe to toe with that playful old pro, James Cromwell (as a rich rival who can't help but be nice to her). And Malkovich chews up the scenery, a necessity here when your central character is a horse. Director Randall Wallace ("We Were Soldiers") rarely finds the poetry in this horse tale, with the racing scenes never quite hitting their stride, never sending the chills that the great horse pictures from "The Black Stallion" through "Seabiscuit" delivered. What he's made is the trailer to a much better movie, one that might have earned the too-early Oscar buzz that swirled, briefly, around Lane a couple of months ago.
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get rolling, you see exactly how to accommodate their wishes. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) - Today is a 5 - Someone at work decides they want their own way. If you don't care, let them have it, at least for today. Otherwise, careful, logical explanations are needed. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Today is a 7 - A younger person applies considerable pressure about practical matters. You may need a trip to the store for the right uniform or gear. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) - Today is a 6 - Take care of your own nutritional needs. Assume the role of chef at home, perhaps, and go out for lunch with friends somewhere fabulous. Healthy food can be delicious. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 5 - A neighbor or sibling challenges you to a dual of practical words. Your best tactic is logic as you respond to their
emotions. Keep yours out of it. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 6 - Exert your will and apply physical effort to a housekeeping project. You've thought this through. Now get others to cooperate for fabulous results. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 5 - Take control of your own responsibilities. Others want to tell you what to do. Be respectful. You don't have to do it their way. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 5 - A dramatic dream had you tossing and turning. Now see how it applies to today's agenda. Maybe your subconscious is trying to tell you something. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 5 - Group activities pose problems for one person with petty objections. Resolve the difficulties by acknowledging their position. It helps to be heard.
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 5 - Is it dangerous to strive for more power? Only if you let desire diminish your capacity to think logically. Resolve problems for a win-win. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 5 - People around you seem to respond to energy you can't even perceive. To understand their motivation, ask questions that deliver logical answers. Gemini (May 21-June 21) Today is a 5 - As your thinking matures, you see practical changes that transform the results into a magical success. Set it free to really grow it. Cancer (June 22-July 22) Today is a 6 - A favorite person makes demands today that seem unreasonable at first. Once you
Obama urges students to remain informed, engaged By Katie Crowe MCT
Facing national polls showing decreased enthusiasm among young people, President Obama spent the week rallying college students nationwide to stay "fired up" throughout the upcoming midterm elections. "We can't sit this one out," the president told a crowd of more than 25,000 Tuesday at the University of Wisconsin. "We cannot let this country fall back because the rest of us didn't stand up and fight." Later in the week, Obama excited young supporters at a rally hosted by the Democratic National Committee in Washington, D.C, reminding them: "We've been through worse as a nation and have come out stronger." "It was always going to be hard,” he said at Thursday's combined rally and concert event, organized for the Democratic National Committee's Gen44 Group. "I need you to stay fired up, all the way to Nov. 2, because Nov. 2 is going to say a lot about your future." The Gen44 group was founded as a fundraising, outreach and activation group that continues to attract college-age individuals and young professionals. While encouraging young people to be proactive in the election, Obama simultaneously emphasized another core issue, the current affordability of a college education. The president said Sept. 27 in a conference call with student journalists nationwide that in a single generation, our country has fallen from first place to 12th in college graduation rates. "We want to open to the doors of our colleges and universities to more people so
concern, however, and the explanation for the rising cost of college, he said, is the state of the economy in general. Obama told students improving the economy overall is "critical" and stressed that in times like these, both students and their parents need to be conscientious consumers. In all of his appearances last week, especially while speaking to student media, the president spoke positively about the future job market and spoke confidently to students about their careerfinding potential. "Right now we're going through a tough time, but I have no doubt that you guys are going to be successful," Obama told the students in We cannot let this all his appearances last week. Most importantly, the country fall back president told those in attenbecause the rest of us dance at last week's rallies, didn’t stand up and re-engaging in politics and the upcoming election is crufight. cial to bringing about change. "If we stay on focus, if PRESIDENT OBAMA we stay on course, then ultimately we will make progress," he said. "It takes cation creates a workforce time; progress takes sacrithat's ready for new jobs," the fice. Progress takes faith. president said. "We need to But progress comes. And it make sure we're giving will come for your generayoung people a better sense tion, for this generation _ if of what jobs are out there in we work for it, and fight for the future so that people end it, and if we believe in it." Obama encouraged stuup gravitating towards the skills and degrees that they dents to knock on doors, make phone calls, and inneed to get employed." As per the president's re- spire their friends, family, quest, Dr. Jill Biden will and coworkers to "not lose hold the first-ever summit heart" in the kind of change on community colleges he and the Democrats proTuesday at the White House, pose in the near future. "The energy that you bringing together colleges, philanthropies, business and were able to bring to our government representatives, politics in 2008, that's needed not less now, it's needed and students. In addition, Obama men- more now," Obama said, in tioned that his administration conclusion to his week of would work with university campaigning. "So there betpresidents to get a handle on ter not be an enthusiasm gap, people. Not now. Not increasing tuition prices. The president's main this time." they can learn, they can graduate, and they can succeed in life," Obama said in his discussion of the educational reforms his administration has implemented thus far. He proposed that by 2020 the U.S. will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates. He said that so far, his team has raised the value of Pell Grants, simplified financial aid forms, changed the way federal loans are administered and passed the Affordable Care Act, which allows young adults to remain on their parents' health plans until age 26. "Community colleges are going to play a critical role in making sure that higher edu-
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SPORTS
Mark Crawford earns first start By Ben Jones bjones@kykernel.com
The education of junior defensive tackle Mark Crawford didn’t begin in earnest until well after high school. As a senior at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, he drew recruiting attention from nearly every school in the Big Ten. But he was academically ineligible, and had to take a detour to the most unlikely of places. Crawford enrolled in Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, Kan., a town with a population of just over 10,000. It’s a respected junior college football program that has produced NFL talent like Giants running back Brandon Jacobs, but outside of football, Crawford had trouble adjusting to life in Coffeyville. “(There’s) literally nothing else to do,” he said. “And if you didn’t have a TV, you were in trouble.”
“Every week we’ve seen Mark become more of a leader.” JOKER PHILLIPS UK football head coach
After two years in junior college and leading the team in sacks in 2008, he had become academically eligible. When he left Coffeyville as a noted college prospect, he took with him more than just what he had learned in the classroom. “Being in Coffeyville, Kan., alone is like a nightmare,” Crawford said. “There are great coaches there and a great junior college football program, but socially it’s just horrible. Coming from there to here makes you appreciate a new pair of gloves or appre-
ciate when the managers wash your clothes or appreciate a new pair of cleats.” Crawford was one of the Cats’ top reserves at defensive tackles last season, appearing in all 13 games and finishing with 15 tackles on the year, though he didn’t have any sacks or tackles for loss. Still, he was in the mix to start at defensive tackle alongside returning starter Ricky Lumpkin, and the job appeared to be his for the taking when redshirt freshman Mister Cobble failed to qualify academically. Instead, the coaches named junior walk-on Luke McDermott as the starter to open the season at Louisville. Things got worse for Crawford after the opener, when he was suspended for UK’s second game for an unspecified violation of team rules. It was another lesson for him as he missed a full week with his teammates. “Being suspended, you don’t even really get to practice,” he said. “You’re in practice, but you don’t get to practice, so you just look at it. You don’t get to go to the game, so I was on the couch watching TV. And I’m like, ‘Why am I on my couch watching TV? I need to be out there with those guys making plays.’ I think it was somewhat of a reality check. I don’t want to be on the couch watching my team.” But he bounced back from that, registering his first career sack and 1.5 tackles for loss against Akron the next week. Against Ole Miss, he continued to elevate his play, finishing with another sack and 2.5 tackles for loss. His play the last two weeks has vaulted him over McDermott, and he’ll make his first career start this weekend against Auburn. McDermott will still like-
PHOTO BY BRANDON GOODWIN | STAFF
Junior defensive tackle Mark Crawford tackles an Akron rusher during UK's home game at Commonwealth Stadium on Sept. 18, 2010. ly see significant time, and has three sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss of his own this season, though he failed to register a tackle against Ole Miss. UK head coach Joker Phillips said he’s seen Crawford take a leadership role in the weeks following his suspension. “I think it’s hard to lead when you get suspended, it has to wear off a little bit,” Phillips said. “His suspension has worn off and been put behind him. Every week we’ve seen Mark become more of a leader. Plays aggressive, plays with a motor … We feel Mark deserves a chance to start the game.” It’s hard not to notice
Crawford’s physical style on the field and his emotional play. That translates to his leadership role, where he’s become more vocal recently. The next time he celebrates a sack or a big play, he’ll be thinking about everything that’s happened to him to lead to that point. “It’s always been a part of it, just from all the issues maybe in class or practice or my personal life,” Crawford said. “I go out there on that field and that’s the place I can hit somebody and not get in trouble. I try to turn a lot of that energy on the offensive PHOTO BY BRANDON GOODWIN | STAFF line or the quarterback and let Junior defensive tackle Mark Crawford takes down Senior running it go.” back Emmanuel Moody in UK's game against Florida, Sept. 25, 2010. Florida defeated the Wildcats 48-14.
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Beach Boys to perform for Games Bro, it would be a huge booked them to perform in Ashland, Ky.,” said bummer if you couldn’t make Mandy Daughtery, Alltech Fortnight Festival it to Singletary Center coordinator. Wednesday; especially if you “We really wanted some names that are consider yourself rad. The recognizable around the world and we thought Beach Boys are coming to that the World Equestrian Games guests would town. be able to relate to…They are an act that spans In 1966, nobody would’ve generations.” COLIN batted an eye at such language, Only Mike Love and Bruce Johnston reWALSH and that was main from the quintet’s glory Kernel thanks in large days, but there should be no columnist part to the muworries as to what songs they sic of Brian will be performing. Old faWilson, brothers Carl and Dennis, What: Beach Boys Concert vorites will entertain attendees, Mike Love and Al Jardine – the When: Wednesday at regardless of whether the feelgroup that wrote the surfer subculing is one of heartfelt nostalgia 7:30p.m. ture into American history. or newfound pleasure. Where: Singletary Center The Beach Boys are still Despite splitting apart, lossynonymous with the 1960s Admission: $45, $55, $65 ing members to drug addiction (859)257-4929 pop rock musical landscape and death, weathering controwww.singletarytickets.com and the SoCal beach bum versy and internal legal battles, lifestyle that accompanied it. The Beach Boys have quite an Just one note of “Surfin’ USA” impressive resume that ranks or “I Get Around” is enough to evoke images with the very best. of wavy blonde-haired dudes hanging ten on The harmonious rock group was inducted Huntington Beach in the minds of just about into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988, any age group. received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement In fact, the band’s infamy is what drove Award in 2001 and still remains one of the Alltech to bring The Beach Boys back to Ken- best selling American bands of all time, maktucky for the World Equestrian Games. ing them both a commercial and critical suc“They did really well the last time we cess that has stood the test of over 40 years.
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A Canuck hypes hockey season T h i s Canadian enjoys hockey. No way! Am I reinforcing a stereotype? NICK You bet. CRADDOCK M o v e Kernel beyond your columnist initial surprise and realize that in my heyday I was exactly like ‘The Great One,’ Wayne Gretzky, except for the talent. Despite my difficulties both on and off the ice—tying skate laces is no easy task when your hands are so cold that your fingers have turned violet—my fellow countrymen and I always seem to get an extra pep in our step this time of year. The pep almost gets in the way of the step, making walking with skates a trial. With the calendar rolling into October, it means that it’s time for Canadians to fill up on berries and seal blubber for our winter hibernations, and the start of the NHL season. Interestingly, most hockey players don’t seem all that different from the common person. After all, would any of you be able to tell that I was a talentless Gretzky if you saw me strolling along campus?
Fear not, there are certain giveaways that will give you a clue that you might be in a presence of a hockey player. The trademark toothless grin: Hockey players have a penchant for missing teeth. If you see someone with one too many molars missing they may have taken a puck to the face. Or they might have a serious addiction to crystal methamphetamine. Hockey players and tweakers both tend to smile a lot, but for very different reasons. The endearing, if not stupid, nicknames: Listen to any interview and hockey players tend to have nicknames for their teammates. The formula for creating these nicknames is simple: add “-y”or “-er” to a part of the surname of the player. So, I could be “Craddy.” I can already feel the camaraderie. No shaves, homie: Superstition dictates that hockey players don’t shave so long as their team remains in the playoffs. So from April to June (playoff time) there are a few bearded Joaquin Phoenix look-alikes skating around. Fun fact: Phoenix keeps a beard because he doesn’t want his chin to get cold. Smell of a champion: Hockey players tend to have a musty odor because pads in a small dressing room tend to hold stenches. However, if a person has all their teeth,
doesn’t have a cheesy nickname and sports no facial hair, they just smell of BO. It has nothing to with hockey, but their inability to discover Old Spice (cue Old Spice whistle jingle). Small-town pedigree: Everyone knows the best hockey players come from places like Moose Factory, Ontario. Podunk towns are good for hockey because skating is the healthier of the two options to stay warm. The other is to have an IV of hot cocoa for the 20-plus hours of darkness in a day. Male pattern baldness: The helmet must rub the hair right off. Luckily, my lack of a hockey career enabled me to keep my golden locks. I’d hazard a guess and say onefifth of a hockey player’s career earnings are spent on Rogaine. So, some hockey stereotypes do ring true. Others don’t, like when Sarah Palin said the only difference between a hockey mom and pitbull is lipstick. I’ve seen some pitbulls wear rouge, but never lipstick.
Hockey faces capacity crunch By Mills Armbruster sports@kykernel.com
Fans who attended the first two men’s ice hockey games against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels, most likely noticed how crowded the Lexington Ice Center was on both the Friday and Saturday nights. As beneficial to the Cats as the turnout was, it will be an unlikely scene around the rink in the future, as the Lexington fire marshals are now going to strictly enforce the capacity limits inside the Ice Center. Fire marshals called investigators in to assess the amount of people in the building before the puck hit the ice. The legal limit for spectators in the Ice Center is set at 502 people. With nearly 700 people attending the season opener, many UK hockey officials are worried about the fan base suffering, including UK hockey general manager Ian Ward who has managed the team for 18 years. “I have no complaint with this, as it is a safety precaution. However, for now it will result in less people getting into our games,” Ward said. “During the season opener, we were told to close the door to the rink before everyone could be admitted. There were nearly 100 fans left outside chanting ‘let us in.’ But we couldn’t.”
The restrictions could incur a more severe penalty for the occupancy restrictions than ruining the evenings of a few spectators. Fewer customers mean fewer dollars. “It will place a bearing on the team,” Ward said. “We just have to see what is going to happen. If we lose 100 people per game, that’s a $500 loss in profit.” Lowering the capacity to 500 occupants, when roughly
“There were nearly 100 fans left outside chanting ‘let us in.’ But we couldn’t.” IAN WARD UK hockey general manager
600 to 700 fans arrive to the games on average, could take a toll on the budget of the team. As a club sport, UK hockey spends over $90,000 each year on expenses for the team. It costs the team $1,430 on a normal week (when there is a home game the following weekend), not including the salaries of the officials, timers, video personnel, security and numerous other employees. To compensate for the loss of revenue, the team could raise the price of entry to each game.
“Ticket prices haven’t been raised in 15 years,” Ward said. “But, if we cannot get the same amount of income from the smaller amount of fans we will have to raise the ticket prices eventually.” The over-crowding of the rink is a safety concern. It is a requirement to enforce these laws, and given the Ice Center’s residential location, it is crucial for them to abide by them. “The fire department showed up to that game and saw it first hand,” Lexington Ice Center manager Dennis Hyde said. “There were people standing in all the isles and walkways. In an emergency, that could cause an issue.” Only 502 guests will be allowed into the Lexington Ice Center for now. Management is planning to set up an extra set of bleachers at the far end of the rink in hopes of raising the capacity level and getting more fans into the games. “The deal is that we get a number based on the amount of seating available,” Hyde said. “We base our numbers by measuring our benches and giving 18 inches to each individual. For every 18 inches, that’s one person allowed in. By putting in some new bleachers will help to raise the capacity limit.”
Hoops raise awareness for breast cancer By Priscilla Howard news@kykernel.com
According to the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Facts and Figures for 2010, an estimated 739,940 women will be diagnosed with cancer in 2010, and over half of these cancer patients will receive chemotherapy. This Thursday, the Iota Sigma chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., wishes to combat self-esteem issues related to cancer treatments, such as hair loss. Alpha Kappa Alpha will be hosting their second annual Hoop for the Cause event in effort to raise money for the American Cancer Society’s Feel Good…Look Better program. “[Hoop for the Cause] is an annual basketball tournament for women, which raises funds to buy wigs for breast cancer patients,” said Joy Priest, a committee member for the event. The basketball tournament this year consists of nine 3-on-3 teams made up of women who attend UK. o
To help raise money, each team has a required registration fee. Furthermore, every spectator is asked to donate a minimum of one dollar upon entry, which will go towards the program. “Last year [Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.] donated 16 wigs and our goal for this
If you go What: Hoop for the Cause When: Thursday at 6 p.m. Where: Seaton Center Admission: $1 donation. Open to the public.
year is to donate 21. This is just a portion of what we are doing. AKA’s all over the central region will be bringing their wigs in March for regionals in Lexington next year,” Hoop for the Cause activities chair, Krishawnda Allen said. Along with approximately 50 participants and volunteers who will partake in the
event, including players, score keepers and referees, UK men’s basketball head coach John Calipari will be making a special appearance at the event Thursday evening. “I enjoyed [participating], it was a nice way to meet new people, a nice experience and way to get out,” Simone Lemaster said, a former participant who played in the first annual Hoop for the Cause event last year. “My grandma had breast cancer so this was a nice way to give back.” The event is just a portion of what the Iota Sigma chapter at UK wants to accomplish for breast cancer awareness. Hoop for the Cause is just one event in the annual breast cancer awareness week. “Come out and support the event, but come and support the [breast cancer awareness] week and be on the lookout for [Hoop for the Cause] next year,” Priest said.
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Texting encumbers interaction with others
MATTHEW STALLINGS, Kernel cartoonist
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I like to text a little too much. I have been known to text myself into trees, off sidewalks and from elevators onto the wrong floor. Mind you, running into things and walking in the wrong directions are things I would probably do without the aid of texting, but it certainly doesn’t help. Every time I bounce off something silly or Virginia find myself wondering Alley aimlessly towards a wall Contributing while texting, I chastise columnist myself a little bit and put my phone away. Since living in Lexington, there’s something I have learned: Not everyone is willing to tell themselves no. I have witnessed people texting intently while steering their cars in ludicrous directions, walking across the street without looking for cars (What happens when the texting driver meets the texting pedestrian? WHAM, text sandwich!) and within plain sight of people who just asked them to turn off their phones. However scary, none of these top the worst offense: texting through an entire conversation. With other people. Not only have I seen it, I’ve talked with several others on campus who have encountered the problem. While I believe most of us are slaves enough to occasionally pull out our phones and reply to messages when we probably shouldn’t, it’s no longer much of a faux pas. You can always apologize for such little interruptions. However, pulling it out mid-conversation, answering a text, and then another, and another, an endless plethora of partially incoherent messages to another human
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being? That’s rude, and sort of creepy. Unless you’re much more gifted than I, chances are you can’t carry on two conversations effectively at the same time. What happens is that the person directly in front of (or beside, or behind or on top of however you hold casual conversation) you is left sort of floating there awkwardly as you tell your text-buddy about how totally awesome you think giraffes are.
I have witnessed people texting intently while steering their cars in ludicrous directions, walking across the street without looking for cars...and within plain sight of people who just asked them to turn off their phones. Sure, as the rejected human being in that situation you can throw out nasty comments without the engrossed texter noticing, but the essence of your conversation is lost. So while I think society as a whole recognizes our addiction to texting and forgives it to a certain extent, there’s a little chalk line drawn somewhere that says “TOO FAR!” and we’re dancing around it (while texting, of course). Let’s all do ourselves a favor and turn off the phones occasionally, or at least ignore them long enough to interact with fellows in a normal way. Humanity is still out there — and it’s nice! Virginia Alley is an English freshman. E-mail opinions@kykernel.com.
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Upcoming series critical for Cats’ bowl hopes Yawn. UK is playing a little too Music City Bowl-esque for my liking this time CHANDLER of the seaHOWARD son. Kernel Don’t columnist get me wrong, I like Nashville and all — I’m just bored with it (though I have grown quite fond of that building shaped like Batman pressed against the nighttime sky). But it’s too familiar of a place to tickle my fancy. And last year was terribly cold. The Cats do have a great opportunity to right the ship but it must start now, in their approaching three-game home stint. With a triple-headed stretch of conference games at Commonwealth Stadium in UK’s immediate future, it must perform its best. Can UK win? Auburn: Unlikely. The No. 8 Tigers are 5-0 and cur-
rently boast the eighth-best rushing attack in the Football Bowl Subdivision, with 269 yards per game. Cameron Newton will likely torch UK’s deficient defense, as he has done to five other teams this season. The Cats haven’t really seen anyone like Newton and they will have little practice in stopping someone so dynamic. South Carolina: This one is slightly less impending doom-ish, but still an unlikely win. The Gamecocks will provide a situation that could earn the Cats higher merits come bowl game decisions. Given South Carolina is ranked when it comes to town, UK has an opportunity to score itself some national coverage with a win. The team’s numbers are similar and the stage is set. Georgia: The most feasible win, given the Bulldogs haven’t been playing up to Southeastern Conference snuff. Granted, they have played a tough schedule to this point, but fans should expect a win here. The most likely scenario
is that a 2-1 record will be tacked onto UK’s numbers over the next three Saturdays. A 2-3 start to conference play wouldn’t be the worst thing to happen, and it could put UK in a good position with the lackadaisical remaining conference schedule. A 1-2 finish and it should be back to the drawing board for the coaching staff. In that case, it’s also probably back to Tennessee in December. But if they can manage a 3-0 tear, the Cats will find themselves in a place UK football rarely — Happytown, USA. A 0-3 record, though, essentially knocks UK out of contention for a bowl game. More importantly, it won’t get the girls. But only time will tell. Cats, let’s shoot for something coastal this year. Everyone deserves it. We’ll all keep our fingers crossed we don’t draw Clemson again. Chandler is a journalism sophomore.E-mail choward@kykernel.com or follow on Twitter @KernelHoward.
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Running back Randall Cobb evades an Auburn defender in UK’s game against the tigers. Uk faces Auburn on Saturday, Oct. 9.
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