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The Juggling Act Calipari discusses student-athlete issues at academic-athletics forum By Drew Teague news@kykernel.com
UK men’s head basketball coach John Calipari spoke to a group on Tuesday about what he knows best: basketball. Calipari spoke as part of the Academics-Athletics Forum put on by Joseph L. Fink III, who serves as UK's faculty athletics representative, discussing student-athletes’ grades and their importance. The Academic-Athletics forum was created by Fink to help give students, facility and staff an opportunity to have close interaction with their coaches as well as to give background and insight into the programs at UK. To begin Tuesday’s forum, Fink outlined the way the program would run. “This is the second of
these forums we will be doing,” he said. The first forum featured volleyball head coach Craig Skinner, baseball head coach Gary Henderson and head softball coach Rachel Lawson discussing how over 500 student-athletes at UK have at least a 3.0 grade point average and the juggling act that student-athletes go through with class and sports. Fink said the program is still in the experiment stage, so Tuesday’s session had live audience questions, replacing the submitted written questions used in the first forum. With a crowd of 50 people listening at White Hall Classroom Building, Calipari began with an explanation of why he wanted to get involved with this type of program.
Returning to school
By Rachel Aretakis news@kykernel.com
The "Academics-Athletics Forum: Striving to Achieve Goals" program was held in rm. 106 of White Hall, Tuesday afternoon. “Anytime that we can get involved on the campus and help, we try to do what we can,” he said. Calipari said he has several of his former coaches involved in his life and pro-
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By Nicole Schaldt
While the economic downturn has left thousands unemployed and with fewer options, some are making light of their situations by returning to school. Nationally, nontraditional students have increased, and this number includes students older than 25. UK has a significant number of these students — between 6,000 and 7,000, said Cecile McKinney, director of Adult Student Services at UK. “There are a number of reasons (why adults return to school),” McKinney said. “But certainly what comes to the forefront is economic crisis.” Pam Shaughnessy is one of these students. After working in thoroughbred breeding for more than 20 years, the economy forced her to seek other options. “It became apparent that I needed to come back (to college),” she said. Shaughnessy is now completing a degree in philosophy, which she began at George Washington University. She expects to graduate this May and pursue a graduate degree. See SCHOOL on page 4
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The UK Board of Trustees approved plans for a $30 million student housing project Tuesday as part of UK’s initiative to become a Top 20 public research university. According to a UK news release, the new construction is expected to provide up to 98,000 square feet of housing, which will accommodate from 350 to 400 undergraduate students. It may open as soon as August 2012. The residence hall will feature suitestyle housing, with one bathroom shared between every two rooms, according to the news release. The location of the construction has not been determined, but several sites on campus are currently under consideration. The facility has a high-probability to be located in the north campus neighborhood, said Ben Crutcher, associate vice president of Auxiliary Services. The Board’s announcement came after many months of planning that began with seeking approval for the housing project in the state budget last spring. The next step in the development of the project is to engage an architect and design firm to help with designing the facil-
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gram, wherever he goes. Calipari, who majored in business marketing at Clarion University in western Pennsylvania, said his major has been great for him. See CAL on page 2
UK approves new residence hall
By Allie Huddleston
The people who will select UK’s new president have been named. Britt Brockman, chairman of the Board of Trustees, said the Presidential Search Committee is a “nice, well-balanced committee.” He said the committee is well-rounded in terms of gender, racial and geographic diversity. The 13-person committee is made up of Board, faculty, staff, student and alumni representatives, Brockman said. Brockman selected the members for the committee from the Board, student and alumni nominations, but said he had “no say-so” in the selection of the faculty representatives. The Staff Senate has not selected their nominations yet, Brockman said, but he will choose one representative when the Staff Senate sends him those nominations. Two UK students were selected to be on the committee. Student Government President Ryan Smith will serve as the graduate student representative. “I’m in the unique position to help select the next presSee COMMITTEE on page 2
ity, Crutcher said. “We’ll be getting input from a lot of people about this construction,” Crutcher said. “We’ve already been working with Student Affairs and the Office of Residence Life, and we’ll continue to work with them throughout the planning stages. We also want to get input from students.” Crutcher warns that the residence hall will take roughly two years to build, and that the August 2012 finish date largely depends on factors beyond the university’s control, like weather conditions. Still, Crutcher remains optimistic. “We’re going to try to put this project on the fast track as much as we can,” he said. This project is expected to fulfill the increased demand for on-campus housing that the university has faced in recent years. The new hall is also expected to increase recruitment and retention rates, which will help UK reach its goal of becoming a Top 20 university, Crutcher said. “We don’t have enough on-campus housing right now,” Crutcher said. “This project will help to expand our inventory of housing that’s available to all students who want to live on campus.”
Students will have the opportunity to meet with employers and learn of employment and internship opportunities at the UK Fall 2010 Employer Showcase. The fair will be in the Student Center Grand Ballroom Wednesday and Thursday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday will consist of “technical” employers in fields like computer science, scientific research, construction and engineering, according to the James W. Stuckert Career Center website. Thursday is the “nontechnical” day where employers will represent fields like accounting, consulting, communication, health care, government and other areas without a technical or scientific focus. In total, 115 employers will be represented, said Francene Gilmer, assistant provost for Career Education and director of the Career Center. Most employers are from Kentucky, Gilmer said. However, many are regional offices. Some represent the federal government, which means that assignments can be anywhere in the United States, Gilmer said. The career fair was recently renamed “Employer Showcase” to “give way to the fact that employers are here showcasing what they offer,” Gilmer said. Gilmer said one of the goals of the fair is to make students aware that employment is still available. Though the fair focuses on employment opportunities, employers are also offering internships and coops. Gilmer said although the fair is primarily for juniors and seniors, freshmen and
sophomores are encouraged to attend to learn about internship opportunities. “The advantage of doing internships is that it also helps students understand what they do like and what they don’t like,” Gilmer said. She said students should take advantage of the three summers they have before their senior year to “gain work experience” through an internship. Internships are “the entry into full time employment,” she said. The fair shows students what opportunities are associated with their majors, and Gilmer said whatever the students’ majors are, they are likely to find an oppor-
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tunity. Students will also gain interview experience and have a chance to network with employers in their field. Gilmer said students can learn of their competition here, and that they are competing on a state level and national level for jobs. The Career Center recommends students come dressed professionally and with a resume. “They should be ready to give a short speech about who they are, what their major is and the opportunities they are looking for,” Gilmer said. Another career fair will be held in the spring. Students can find more information at (www.uky.edu/careercenter).
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CAL Continued from page 1 “It has played a big part in my coaching career,” Calipari said. “It has been an education well used. I loved it.” Calipari talked about how famous programs like UK recruits players. “Not only are you going to be on a team with good players. Because they can play too, you are going to have to sacrifice some of your game to come here,” he said. Because UK is one of the leaders in the college basketball world, everyone’s eyes are focused on its program, Calipari said. “If it goes on here it’s on 60 Minutes,” Calipari said. “You come here, it’s a big deal. Everything’s at a level you’ve never seen. Every
game we play, I tell them, is someone’s Super Bowl.” Of the 120 counties in the Commonwealth, Calipari said he has been to 30 and truly feels the UK team is the “Commonwealth’s team.” “No matter where you go, it’s Kentucky,” Calipari said. “I’ve never seen such a connection.” Calipari does not agree with the NCAA rule about one-and-done’s, he said, and thinks the rule should be changed, having the players decide no later than the beginning of June. He said he has had several current National Basketball Association players hurt his recruiting in that way. “I had one player leave after three years when I was at UMass,” Calipari said. “I want the rule change. The other side of this, I still have to do right.” Calipari discussed how
he puts together the non-conference schedule and how sought-after the UK men’s basketball team is. “Being here, we’re asked to play in every tournament. We’ll bring 5,000 people, if it’s close we’ll bring 20,000,” he said. UK currently has the second hardest out-of-conference schedule and the youngest team in the nation, and Calipari said the team will have some early season battles. “I probably screwed up and over scheduled,” Calipari said. “We’ll probably lose games early this season. Losing early will probably be a blessing in disguise.” The next program will focus on the Center for Academic and Tutorial Services program and will be on Nov. 16, with the time and location to be determined.
COMMITTEE Continued from page 1 ident,” Smith said. Smith said his work with President Lee Todd, the Board and SG has shown him the qualities important for a university president. Taylor Cox, a political science and pre-dentistry junior, was chosen to be the undergraduate student representative. “I was incredibly excited when I received the notification from the Board,” Cox said.
Cox said his work in student organizations allows him to see the impact the president has on the university community. “I think it’s incredibly important for the president to care about … students,” Cox said. Now that members have been selected, Brockman said the committee’s next step is to select a professional search firm to aid in the selection process by Dec. 1. Brockman said he has put forth an ambitious timeline for the committee to work on. Nominees for potential candidates should be in by
February, and off-campus interviews will begin in March, Brockman said. By April, the applicant pool will be narrowed and on-campus interviews will begin. Brockman said May 1 is the tentative date for the nomination of the new president. He said the committee’s diversity will help them in the selection of the new president. “(I) picked who I thought would be the best representatives of the University of Kentucky at this time,” Brockman said.
Presidential Search Committee Board of Trustee Members Jim Stuckert, chair of the search committee Jo Hern Curris Pamela May Everett McCorvey Billy Joe Miles Terry Mobley Alumni Representative Myra Tobin Faculty Representatives Sheldon Steiner, College of Arts and Sciences Hollie Swanson, College of Medicine and University Senate chair Lee Meyer, College of Agriculture Student Representatives Ben Taylor Cox, undergraduate Ryan Smith, graduate student and Student Government president
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Freeman wins lifetime achievement LOS ANGELES Oscarwinning actor Morgan Freeman was named Monday as the 39th recipient of the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award, AFI's highest honor for a career in film. Freeman, 73, is only the second African American performer to receive the honor. Sidney Poitier got it in 1992. "Morgan Freeman is an American treasure," said Howard Stringer, chairman of the AFI Board of Trustees. "Across decades, whether playing a prisoner, a president or God, he embodies a calm authority that demands respect for the character and for the art form. His gifts to the cultural record are also under-
scored by his unmistakable voice that echoes through the hearts and minds of movie lovers around the world." Freeman will receive his award at a gala tribute on June 9; the ceremony will be broadcast on TV Land Prime later that month. Previous recipients include John Ford, James Cagney, James Stewart, Alfred Hitchcock, Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas, Mike Nichols, Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, Barbara Stanwyck, Elizabeth Taylor, Warren Beatty, Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep and George Lucas. Freeman began his career more than 40 years ago offBroadway before joining the
cast of the PBS children's show "The Electric Company." He won the supporting actor Academy Award for Clint Eastwood's 2004 boxing drama, "Million Dollar Baby." He received his first supporting actor Oscar nomination for playing a vicious pimp in 1987's "Street Smart." He also earned lead actor nominations for 1989's "Driving Miss Daisy," 1994's "The Shawshank Redemption" and Clint Eastwood's 2009's "Invictus," in which he portrayed South African President Nelson Mandela. His latest movie, the action-thriller "Red," opens Friday.
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trying to prove something. Or you could allow imagination to flow directly into your project. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 9 - There's a lot to accomplish today, and everything you need is at hand. Slow down. You discover you get more done that way, and then the team can keep up with you. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Today is a 7 - Focus on a repair or other project. A neighbor has the tools and expertise. Later, you can invite him to a treat. Once it's done, you can quit obsessing. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) - Today is a 6 - Ideas fly as you assess considerations. You don't want to stick to basics, yet it's the most direct path to success. Try the practical solution first. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) - Today is a 6 - Today you see the value of recent efforts. Stress eases when you see the light at the end of the tunnel. Take care with written com-
munications. Sagittarius (Nov. 22Dec. 21) - Today is a 7 - Exercise caution when repairing something at home. Don't let the glue drip; it might be really hard to clean later. Sandpaper can be a blessing and a curse. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Today is a 6 - Today's all about checking stuff off your list. Someone else has a list too. If you work separately, you get more accomplished. Meet to share results. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) - Today is a 6 - Use your imagination to ensure independence. An older person would take you along on their journey, if you let them. Participate together, on your terms. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) - Today is a 6 - Grasp a clear proposal, at least in your mind. Then research details to add convincing arguments. Send it off to the appropriate places early in the afternoon.
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 - Listen deeply to gain insight into your partner's situation. Take a deep breath before any action, and consider the impact. You can make a difference here. Taurus (April 20-May 20) - Today is a 7 - Team up with a special person. Challenge yourself to get the job done and to feel good about it. Creative competition helps get things rolling. Gemini (May 21-June 21) - Today is a 6 - You find yourself bouncing off the walls, until you accept the challenge. You have to figure out the question before you can provide a reasonable answer. Cancer (June 22-July 22) - Today is a 6 - Your way is not the only way. You could become enmeshed in
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Harvard graduate to lecture on evolution By Hongchul Yun features@kykernel.com
A professor from the University of Chicago will attempt to answer the question “is evolution true?” on Wednesday night. The Biology Graduate Student Association is hosting a seminar on evolution on Oct 13th. The seminar, presented by Jerry Coyne, professor of ecology, will focus
on the debated issue of evolution. Coyne will present what he considers to be evidence for evolution, and will discuss why he believes it is important to not only know scientific evidence, but also to understand why more than 40 percent of Americans do not believe it. Organizers emphasize that this seminar is designed for every student to know the
evidence for evolution as easily as possible. Also, it is free
If you go What: “Is evolution true?” lecture When: Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Where: White Hall Classroom Building room 106 Admission: Free and open to the public
A Canuck lays down the law NICK CRADDOCK
Kernel columnist The thought of standardized tests and getting in trouble with the law makes me fidgety. I wouldn’t last a week in the slammer. I would be far too polite to cause a ruckus with my potential cell mates, Lil’ Lou (who the state knows as B-1556) and Shanking Steve (aka B-1557). I would have to respectfully decline both of their invitations to take possession of my soul. I can already envision a disappointed Lil’ Lou with the teardrop tattoos under his eyes, which I assume symbolize that he’s lived a sad life and can be classified as a sympathetic character. Ironic, then, is the fact that I had to take a standardized test, the LSAT, as a step toward law school and ultimately a better understanding of the legal system—a good way to avoid quality time with Lil’ Lou and a life of constant fidgetiness. My focus on law got me thinking about the differences between the Canadian and U.S. legal systems and, for the most part, I couldn’t think of many differences. Both countries have a constitution, which is upheld by a complex
court system headed by a supreme court. And whether you’re in Canada or U.S., the assumption is that justice is blind. Unless you’re a celebrity. Then you can do whatever you want. There is at least one difference between the two countries’ law codes, however. Capital punishment exists in 35 U.S. states, yet in zero of Canada’s provinces and territories. Canadians would probably be hesitant to include an executioner as part of a beheading reenactment at a Renaissance fair, let alone sentence someone to lethal injection. The lesson to be learned here is that if you’re going to commit capital murder, make sure you do it in one of the 15 states that have abolished the death penalty. You can never be too cautious in these situations. Death penalty aside, without any criminal law, NBC would have been unable to fill their fall line-up for the better part of two decades with the many versions of “Law and Order.” The proceedings of U.S. civil court have also brought hours upon hours of entertaining television thanks to the honorable Judge Judith Sheindlin and her ability to degrade the average litigants of society. Herein rests anoth-
er difference in the legal system between the U.S. and Canada: the ease of suing another party. In Canada, the losing party has to pay the other party’s attorney’s fees, as a way of discouraging frivolous lawsuits. In America, though the English Rule is adopted occasionally, often a party doesn’t have to worry about paying the other party’s fees should they lose in court. The result? Even if someone is so stupid that they need to be warned in two languages (Caution!/Cuidado!) before scolding their tongue with coffee, they can sue the provider of said coffee willynilly. It’s true that the legal systems are complex and balanced institutions. However, no formal legal training is needed to know that some things are not allowed. But, just to be safe, the LSAT admission ticket states that no weapons or firearms are allowed in the testing room. I had to check my ninja stars at the door.
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and open to all students. Coyne graduated from the College of William & Mary and received a Ph.D. in Biology from Harvard University. Coyne has acted as associate editor of “Evolution” and vice president of the Society for the Study of Evolution. “We would like to invite anyone who wants to know more about evolution,” Tom Gawriluk, president of Biolo-
gy Graduate Student Association at UK, said. “Dr. Coyne is a prominent voice and researcher in the study of evolution. So if you are at all curious about evolution, please come out to enjoy this seminar.” UK biology undergraduate Yunsuk Oh is one student who is looking forward to the lecture. “I’ve been interested in how the population of organ-
isms has evolved over time,” he said. “The seminar might give me the exact solution about the unsolved problem. Also, it is a good chance to see a prestigious New York Times bestseller near at hand.” For more information, visit the Biology Graduate Student Association, send email to tgawriluk@uky.edu, or call at (859) 257-1717.
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Campus housing may go coed nationally By Encarnacion Pyle MCT
At most colleges, men and women have lived harmoniously together in coed dorms often just a floor, wing or few doors away for decades. Student activists at Ohio and Denison universities are now pushing for the final step in the student housing revolution: to allow members of the opposite sex to share rooms. The movement started about 10 years ago at a few small, progressive liberal-arts colleges in an effort to help gay and transgender students feel comfortable in on-campus housing. But more colleges are embracing the idea to allow all students, gay or straight, to pick the mostcompatible roommates. In Athens, the Student Senate voted last week to support an effort to start a test program next fall at Ohio University. School leaders are studying the issue. Gay, bisexual and transgender students at Ohio University currently can request special accommodations, but
they have to "out themselves" to the housing staff to do so, said Amelia Shaw, vice commissioner of the Student Senate's GLBT panel. "Can you imagine being put into such an uncomfortable situation? I don't have to go in and say, 'I'm straight,'" she said.
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next logical step," said Judy Piercy, associate director for residential housing. She said her department would need to make a recommendation by February to make it possible to roll out a few coed units next fall. About 55 schools nationwide, including the Colum-
any sexual orientation can live together. A few make coed housing possible everywhere but in single-gender halls. Generally, advocates say, about 2 percent to 3percent of rooms at the institutions have been made coed. Many universities have resisted the concept because
tee and studying other programs at peer institutions," said Bill Fox, associate dean of students and residentiallife director. CCAD officials started offering gender-neutral housing last year after opening its new Design Square Apartments, which have private
Can you imagine being put in to such an uncomfortable situation? I don’t have to go in and say, ‘I’m straight.’
Shaw noted that such accommodation often means students are put into singleoccupancy rooms, which are more costly. Campus housing officials have been independently studying the issue since the summer. "We're in the business of creating safe environments, and we think this is just the
SCHOOL Continued from page 1 Many adult students face challenges that their younger counterparts often do not have to deal with. Adult students usually work full time and have children or other dependents to care for. Also, some are not used to the environment at UK. “What threw me off about coming to UK is that it was so huge,” said Sonia Burrows, a nontraditional social work freshman. She has found the transition unexpectedly demanding. Shaughnessy understands how difficult returning to college is. “That first semester was a real challenge,” she said. “Just getting back is pretty tough.”
— Amelia Shaw, vice commissioner of GLBT panel
bus College of Art & Design, Miami University and Oberlin College in Ohio, allow men and woman to live in "gender-neutral" housing. Freshmen typically aren't eligible. Some schools have specific housing for gay and the small number of transgender students on campus. Others offer a few units where men and women of
Burrows sees these challenges as something to motivate her as she becomes acclimated to the university. “I’ve come too far to give up, and I’m not going to give up until I succeed,” Burrows said. Experience and maturity offer advantages to adult students academically, and many enjoy their classroom experiences. “Adults have good judgment capabilities,” McKinney said. McKinney also said adult students have a “vested [economic] interest in education,” since many are paying tuition out-of-pocket. “Usually adult students perform very well ... they are outstanding,” McKinney said. Now, many resources such as financial aid and child care are available for adult students to help
of concerns that some students would end up sharing not only a room but a bed. At Denison University, a small private college in Granville, student leaders submitted a petition this spring to allow coed rooms. "We are still in the very early processes of reviewing data, talking with students, thinking about it in commit-
them navigate their return to school. Double the Numbers, a Kentucky initiative to double the amount of adults with bachelor’s degrees by 2020, has also invited many residents to complete degrees. McKinney said about 550 such people contacted her office so they could begin the process. Back to School, a workshop for adult students or those who wish to return to college, will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 28 in the Student Center Small Ballroom. This workshop will provide financial aid information, services for adult students and advice for balancing careers, families and school. “It has just been a phenomenal experience to walk right into this educational environment,” Shaughnessy said.
bedrooms. "We knew students wanted to live with whomever they wanted, but at the same time, we knew some people would look at this as a morality issue," said Dwayne Todd, associate vice president and dean of students. Like most schools, CCAD discourages romantic partners from living together.
But officials were prepared to make room transfers if couples did move in together and then broke up. That hasn't happened. "Most coed roommates are just friends," said Jeffrey Chang, co-founder and associate director of the National Student Genderblind Campaign, an advocacy group that works with students and campus administrators to provide coed housing. Claims that gender-neutral housing would result in promiscuity among straight couples and the potential for violence haven't materialized, said Chang, a second-year law student at Rutgers University. The suicide of Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi, whose roommate had posted video on the Internet of Clementi having sex with another man, proves the need for this kind of housing, he said. "There are students out there like Tyler who don't feel comfortable in their own campus home. How long are we willing to turn our backs on this need?" he said.
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opinions
Hockey team becomes hockey family ‘Coming Out Day’ perils GLBT students Life can be lost so quickly. This cliche became all too real yesterday afternoon when I lost a friend and former teammate in Taylor Vit. Taylor and I transferred to UK our sophomore year and played hockey together that year. We had different exPATRICK periences with the SULLIVAN team — I was a Kernel fringe defenseman; columnist he was a bona fide star. Despite his star status, Taylor was easy to connect with. He embraced the team concept and helped build morale in the locker room. Taylor was a very grounded superstar, despite being a go-to player for virtually every scenario on the ice. That’s why people will miss him. Sure, Taylor possessed elite hockey skills — he played Division III hockey in upstate New York before coming to UK — but he was only a hockey star on the weekends here. What he did off the ice will solidify his place in UK Hockey’s history. My fondest memory of Taylor actually came on a day that I’d like to forget. In fall of my junior year, I was the only returning player cut from the hockey team. After that fateful tryout, I was forced to wait in the parking lot while my friends who made the team attended a meeting to plan the season. When the meeting adjourned, Taylor was the first player to console me. We were not the best of friends, but him telling me to keep my head up was a testament to his character
and leadership. It’s actions like this that make the ripple effect of Taylor’s death so easy to understand. The hockey team transformed one of its signs into a memorial for Taylor. Players, fans and alumni offered condolences via Facebook by turning their profile pictures into a blue and white 14, Taylor’s hockey number. To witness a sea of these blue and white 14s in my news feed was simply chilling. What’s even more chilling is what’s coming next. I am certain the hockey team will remember its fallen star in a very classy and sentimental manner. I’ve always been a firm believer in the unity of hockey teams. No stronger bond exists in sports. The team has proved this already by transforming from the UK Hockey team into the UK Hockey family. The outpouring of support from current players and alumni has been remarkable and makes me proud to call myself a hockey player, and a former UK Hockey player at that. While the score sheet will no longer be littered with Taylor’s goals and assists, he will have an even bigger presence in the hockey and UK community. Most fans will remember him for sniping goaltenders or maneuvering around defensemen with ease, but the UK Hockey family will remember Taylor for more than the superstar he was. Club hockey players only get five years of eligibility, but Taylor will be with the an active member of the team forever and I don’t think a single fan, player or official, will mind. Patrick Sullivan is a journalism and English senior. E-mail opinions@kykernel.com.
I want you to think back to your freshman roommate. Many of us who lived in the dorms elected to play random roommate roulette. How did it turn out? Was he/she clean? Kind? Openminded? Did he/she make you want to kill yourself? Recently at Rutgers University, freshman Tyler Clementi took his own life after his roommate secretly videotaped his PATRICK sexual encounter with another SIMS man and then broadcast it onKernel line…How bad was your roomcolumnist mate? 2010 brings many perils for young gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender students. While colleges are often seen as bastions of tolerance, we have seen five recent highlypublicized suicides on the part of GLBTs. So thus, our campuses must not be as open-minded as we lead ourselves to believe. Yesterday, America celebrated “National Coming Out Day,” a country-wide movement to encourage support both for those who already have publicly expressed their sexual orientation and those who have yet to find the strength to. But how safe is it, really, to come out? According to a large-scale survey by Human Rights Campaign, a non-profit organization concerned with equality for those of all sexual and gender identities, 90 percent of GLBTs have experienced what they consider to be significant harassment, bullying or prejudice. While there is no doubt that America sociopolitically is more progressive than ever in its acceptance of GLBTs, this is not to say that it is progressive. Our mass social media has made the coming out process for college students highly perilous, as Rutgers tragically proved. To tell someone you are gay is a word you can trust won’t stay quiet for long. However, the advent of Facebook has made it infinitely easier to disseminate this information. With some frequency I witness page updates from those whose Facebook has been
“playfully” hacked by their friends, who change all of their information to identify them as gay. My freshman year the guys living in the dorm room next to me changed my status to, “Patrick Sims is fucking men, but won’t tell anyone.” And how do people respond to this blatantly hijacked message? I see a barrage of responses from friends, writing, “I knew it” on my wall. Even amidst a completely dishonest situation, what sort of atmosphere of intolerance does it portray? One where everyone’s sexuality is suspect. Should a person even be honest about it, he or she most assuredly face the disapproval and distaste on the part of many. Publicly. Internet columnist Dan Savage, fed up with the hate, recently launched the “It Gets Better” project — a video-submission movement where GLBTs submit their own stories of struggle for those who are battling with their own sexualityto tell them “it gets better.” My freshman year of high school I myself frequently romanced the idea of suicide after a schoolmate (falsely) spread to the entire school that I had attempted to “gay” him. All of my friends abandoned me, because they believed the rumor, not me. How easy, I thought, it would be to just go away. Forever. But Dan Savage is right. It does get better. Because once you have the strength to say, “I’m gay,” those who ridicule you no longer hold any power over you. So here goes: My name is Patrick Sims. I am gay. If you know me well, you already know this and may or may not accept it. And if not, take pause before prejudice. You never know whose life hangs in the balance. And to those who didn’t come out yesterday out of fear, it gets better. Whether you’re male, female or somewhere in between. Whether you’re gay, straight or somewhere in between. Black, white or in between. It gets better. We’re all human. Eradicate hate. For more information about GLBT equality, visit the Human Rights Campaign at (www.hrc.org). Patrick Sims is a kinesiology senior. E-mail opinions@kykernel.com.
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010 | PAGE 6
SPORTS
Cats’ corners hope to avoid repeat success by Jeffery
PHOTO BY BRANDON GOODWIN | STAFF
Junior cornerback Randall Burden reaches for an incomplete pass during the first half of UK's game against Florida at the "Swamp" in Gainesville, Fla., on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010 By Ben Jones bjones@kykernel.com
The UK defense has had to match up with more than its fair share of elite wide receivers in the last two seasons. The Cats have had to account for Alabama’s Julio Jones and Georgia’s A.J. Green, but neither of those players gave the secondary fits like a little-known freshman did last year in Columbia, S.C. Alshon Jeffery, now a sophomore playing for South Carolina, broke out against UK last year for seven catches, 138 yards and three touchdowns last year, leading the Gamecocks to a 28-26 win. Jeffery has continued that torrid pace this year, averaging 125 yards a game. He’s also had two receiving touchdowns in each of the last two weeks against Auburn and Alabama. “He’s a hell of a receiver,” UK defensive coordinator Steve Brown said. “He’s killing everybody right now. But our guys are competitive and they’re up to the challenge.” The big part of that challenge is accounting for Jeffery on every play. South Carolina’s offensive game plan often moves him around to
different parts of the field to create matchup problems, meaning every defensive back has to be ready to cover him. He is clearly the most dangerous Gamecock receiver; no other player has more than 145 receiving yards this year. Junior cornerback Randall Burden and sophomore corner Martavious Neloms were primarily responsible for covering Jeffery last year, giving up all three of the touchdowns. But they were both thrown into action, as starting corners Paul Warford and Trevard Lindley both sat the game out with injuries. It was particularly rough on Neloms, who hadn’t seen much action as a true freshman before that game. “I didn’t know their receivers were that good at the time,” Burden said. “I was thrown in there and didn’t know what to expect.” The Cats hadn’t spent much time gameplanning for Jeffery last year; before the UK game he’d never had more than two catches in a game. To prepare for Jeffery this time around, freshman tight end Ronnie Shields is playing the part of Jeffery on the scout team in practice. Jeffery is listed at 6-foot-4
Volleyball halts losing streak By Ethan Levine sports@kykernel.com
The UK volleyball team returned to Lexington from a weekend road trip to Louisiana State and Arkansas, having split a pair of Southeastern Conference matches. UK (9-9, 3-5 SEC) began its trip by falling to the defending conference champion LSU Tigers, but rebounded two days later by defeating the Razorbacks in Fayetteville. “We had a good practice on Saturday,” UK head coach Craig Skinner said. “Our offense executed as well as it has all season against Arkansas to get us the win.” The Cats began their road trip in Baton Rouge, La., falling in straight sets to the Tigers 25-13, 25-21, 25-22. Once again, the Cats were slow out of the gates, struggling to gain any momentum in the first set. In the second and third sets, the Cats played LSU close, but in the end were unable to prevail. It was the Cats’ third consecutive straight-set loss. “As weird as it seems, I thought we made a lot of progress Friday against LSU,” Skinner said. “We lost 3-0, but we had chances up until about point 20 in the last two games. I thought we played better than we had the last couple of matches, and I thought we had a bit of a turning point there. Now it’s just about capitalizing on the opportunities you get at the end of close games to win them.” The Cats snapped their losing streak Sunday against Arkansas, defeating the Razorbacks in four sets 25-21, 25-15, 21-25, 25-17. Junior Becky Pavan notched a ca-
reer-high 19 kills in the victory, and sophomore setter Christine Hartmann recorded a career-high 50 assists. As a team, UK had one of its best offensive performances of the season to match their normally consistent defense. The usually slow-starting Cats came out on fire in the first set, recording 19 kills in the opening set alone. “I think everything is more mental,” Pavan said. “It got to the point where you want to win every game and at this point I just had it in my mind that we were going to pummel this team. We went out there, and I went out there, with it in my mind that I wanted to beat this team by as much as possible.” UK will return home next week, as it prepares for matches against Alabama and Mississippi State this weekend at Memorial Coliseum. Mississippi State is currently sitting at 2-5 in the SEC, and Alabama has a 1-6 record in conference. The teams are fifth and sixth, respectively, in the SEC Western Division standings. The Cats understand the importance of their upcoming home stand. “I know (the team) is practicing pretty well,” Skinner said. “Their concentration is good, we are learning things, focusing on fundamentals and basics, and I think that’s turning into better execution.” The players echo their coach’s sentiments. “We are really excited to be playing at home again, we love playing at Memorial,” Pavan said. “I want to go off the good note we took from Arkansas and just go out and beat Alabama and Mississippi State.”
and 233 pounds, while Shields is 6-foot-5 and 220 pounds. The matchup doesn’t get much better for whichever corner doesn’t draw Jeffery on a given play. South Carolina’s other starter at receiver, sophomore Tori Gurley, is 6foot-5 and 230 pounds. “(Their receivers) are not only tall but they’re athletic and they can catch the ball,” Brown said. “What you try to do is be in the right position and put pressure on the quarterback.” Jeffery wasn’t completely unknown before torching UK last year, thanks to former Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin. Kiffin made Jeffery famous when he told him during recruiting that he’d end up pumping gas for the rest of his life if he committed to South Carolina, raising questions about Kiffin’s recruiting tactics and ethics. Then he fell back into relative anonymity. But after one afternoon at WilliamsBrice Stadium, at the expense of Burden and Neloms, all that changed. “He wasn’t doing too much before (last year’s game),” Burden said. “But this week we’re looking more towards him.”