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New basketball ticket lottery system After large turnouts, athletics shakes up student ticket distribution By Taylor Moak tmoak@kykernel.com
UK students will have a different way of getting basketball tickets this fall. Previously, students have attended a lottery in Memorial Coliseum where they received a group number. If
their group was called, they received tickets. If not, they did not. According to the new ticket procedures, students will enter online to see if they get to attend the lottery at Memorial. If the student is selected, he or she will be noti-
fied by e-mail a few days before the actual lottery. They will be guaranteed tickets if they are selected for the lottery. Student Government President Ryan Smith said the change for the lottery system came after lotteries last year. “The whole idea of the ticket lottery arose last year when had six, seven and 8,000 people lined up outside,” Smith said. “There was
kind of an outcry to us from some students about changing the lottery.” Cathy Hurst, associate ticket manager, said last year’s lotteries saw much higher numbers than previous years. “Last year, we ended up selling more (tickets) at the lotteries than we ever had showing up to begin with at the lotteries during (Billy Gillispie’s) era,” Hurst said.
Smith said several benchmark schools and Southeastern Conference schools used online lotteries, so it was something UK wanted to explore. Joe Sharpe, associate athletics director and director of Ticket Operation, said a survey showed students were interested in an online ticket lottery. Sharpe said a similar survey was conducted four or
five years ago, but students were not in favor of an online lottery. Now students are more tech-savvy, Sharpe said, and they want to have the access online. Sharpe said students also like the convenience of an online lottery. “A lot of students want to have a chance to be in the lotSee LOTTERY on page 4
Sports writer to speak at forum
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Columnist to talk on sports, race and human rights By Kelsey Caudill news@kykernel.com
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UK Student Government Vice President Kelsey Hayes moderates the mayoral debate between candidates Jim Gray (center) and Jim Newberry (right).
Mayoral race heating up By Nicole Schladt
Newberry and Gray bring debate to Student Center, students
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Lexington Mayor Jim Newberry and Lexington Vice Mayor Jim Gray participated in a mayoral debate in the Student Center Small Ballroom Wednesday, sounding off on topics ranging from the conditions of neighborhoods surrounding UK to the recent cases of violence on campus. The debate was moderated by Richard Heine, a member of the League of Women Voters of Lexington, and UK Student Government Vice President Kelsey Hayes. “It was great to have (the debate) on our home turf,” Hayes said. The Lexington League of Women Voters, the Scripps Howard First Amendment Center and UK’s Student Government helped bring Wednesday’s
2010 mayoral debate to the Student Center. The location of the debate was important, Hayes said, because the future mayor of Lexington will make decisions that significantly impact what happens on campus. During the debate, both candidates had two minutes to introduce themselves and 90 seconds to respond to each question posed by members of the community. They touched on subjects such as job creation, environmental enhancement and downtown development, as well as several issues immediately relevant to the lives of UK students. When asked how he will maintain a close relationship with UK if elected, Newberry emphasized that “having a good working relationship with the university’s president is a good place to See MAYOR on page 2
Mining Engineering program a rarity Mining one of 13 accredited in the country By Rebecca Clemons news@kykernel.com
UK is known for award-winning athletics and strong equine programs, but one unique department is often overlooked. UK’s mining engineering program is one of only 13 accredited programs of its kind in the country, and it’s one of the oldest. The program says its fall 2010 under-
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graduate enrollment of 205 students is the largest in the U.S., according to professor and chair of the department of mining engineering Rick Honaker. Approximately 10 percent of the enrollment consists of out of state students. “Mining engineering is a major that few people automatically think of, yet it is one of our most important programs,” mining engineering junior Katie Gardner said. “If a resource cannot be grown, it must be mined.” She said the program at UK is especially important because of the importance of coal to the economy of Kentucky. Mining jobs are in high demand not only
in Kentucky, but also nationwide, Honaker said, noting that UK’s program is not just about coal. He said that research being done at UK covers a wide array of topics, from homeland security to explosives to mine ventilation. Explosives and blasting expert and associate professor of mining engineering Braden Lusk took part in a 12-episode series on the Discovery Channel called “The Detonators.” It premiered in 2009 and still airs today. Nearly a million people watched some of the episodes, Lusk said. See MINING on page 2
Students can learn about everything from the heritage of Adolph Rupp in Kentucky basketball to the hiring of UK’s first African American coaches at a forum on Thursday. Herald-Leader sports writer and UK alumnus Chip Cosby will lead a panel on Sports, Race and Human Rights following the showing of “Fair Play” at 3:30 and 7 p.m. in Kastle Hall, room Chip Cosby Herald-Leader 213. The film is the fourth installment of “Have you sports writer and columnist heard from Johannesburg,” a seven-part documentary sponsored by the UK College of Arts and Sciences. The event is in collaboration with UK’s year-long diversity project to explore South African culture and history. Cosby said the panel will focus on the local and national effects of race and sports, including the issue of paying players and the recent questioning of a former UK basketball player’s eligibility. “Let’s face it—the issue of race is a topic that generates a lot of discussion. I’ve learned just from my job that people learn through communication,” Cosby said. “This is an opportunity for students and the general public to come out and communicate on a very prevalent topic.” Other panelists include fellow alumnus and social activist Dr. Boyce Watkins, Kentuckybased journalist Billy Reed, high school football coach Jock Sutherland and three-time allstate basketball player Louis Stout. Reed, a sports reporter for over 50 years and Hall of Fame journalist, said that he is looking forward to the forum because it draws attention to a controversial issue. “I think that racism is still a problem in our society and anytime we have an opportunity to examine the issue in this type of forum, we should. The integration of college sports in the Deep South is something I’ve lived through and written about, so it’s been a really important part of my life and career,” Reed said. “I’m looking forward to discussing it with the other panelists.” Cosby agreed that racism still happens on and off the playing field and said the best way to deal with it is through discussion. “Sometimes it’s taboo. People kind of tiptoe around it, but the best way to learn about it is through open forums and open discussions,” Cosby said. The film and panel are being offered as part of a course taught by Dr. Lauren Kientz. “South Africa and Kentucky: Different Lands, Common Ground,” focuses on human rights issues, sports, music, race and activism through several multimedia sources, according to the course website. This week’s focus is on racial discrimination in sports. Kientz urged students to participate in a forum lead by those who have experienced the integration of Kentucky sports firsthand. "I encourage students to think about the connection between sports and social change,” Kientz said. “Kentucky refused to integrate its sports teams for a long time, but now they are predominantly African American. Come listen to men who witnessed that transition reflect upon their experiences and the road ahead of us today."
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MINING Continued from page 1 “One of the main reasons I did the show was because I feel that it’s my obligation to show the good things and the science behind explosives,” he said. Although essential to mining, Lusk said many people feel uneasy about explosives, and he saw the show as a way to communicate with the public about their use in the industry. With such few mining engineering programs and students in the country, graduates are hot commodities, Honaker said. He said it’s a “very attractive field,” with 100 percent job placement and an average $60,000 or $70,000 starting salary. “The age of the workforce in mining is steadily increasing, so it is an industry where people are greatly needed,” Gardner said. Honaker said UK generates mining
engineers that will continue to address critical issues in the industry. Safety is one of these issues, recently brought to the limelight with the story of the Chilean miners. UK offers courses about mining health and safety, especially in regards to ventilation for underground workers, Honaker said. Every mine plan designed by students must be approved by the Mine Safety and Health Administration. “Everything we do is related to safety,” mining engineering senior and president of the Norwood Student Chapter of the Society of Mining and Metallurgy and Exploration Kristopher Milner said. “In every class that deals with any sort of infrastructure, being an engineer that does what is safe is emphasized, whether it be pillar design, roof control, ventilation, etc. The theme of safety is also reinforced by the companies that visit us, all of which make [it] known that safety is their first priority.” “[Safety] is a huge issue,” mining
engineering senior Anthony Tharp said. “There’s a misconception that a lot of corporations focus on profit and not safety.” Focusing on specific issues within the mining industry is achieved through an ample amount of faculty with an array of specialization, Honaker said. Tharp noted that many UK professors in the program are some of the top experts in their fields worldwide. Additionally, Gardner recently started a chapter of Women in Mining at UK to attract women to an industry where there are very few. However, she said there are many opportunities for women in the industry. In terms of student enrollment, research and faculty, UK is among the best mining engineering programs, Lusk said. “If you wanted to list the top programs in mining engineering, we’re on the list; at the top of the list, probably,” Lusk said. “I’d like to think we’re the best program.”
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“Glee” cover raises controversy Et tu, "Glee"? A mildly pornographic slideshow of photos accompanying "GQ's" November cover story about "Glee" recently went up on the magazine's website, and the onslaught from parents groups has begun, with terms like "pedophilia" being used and renewed complaints that the show is too sexually explicit for the tween end of the audience it courts. In light of the show's rather self-congratulatory "some people want to do good" Team Project ads, the term "role model" so bizarre when it is connected to celebrities of any sort can be expected to come up. But the problem isn't so much the sex as the sexism. And the disappointing banality of it all. The photos feature Dianna Agron (Quinn), Lea Michele (Rachel) and Cory Monteith (Finn), kicking off with Monteith smiling his All-American smile while grabbing the scantily clad derrieres of two young women. So fresh. So daring. Monteith is, of course, fully clothed. Not so his female costars, who bare their midriffs and decolletage, bras and panties, in thighsspread, derriere-hoisted poses made more than slightly unsettling by their school-girl ensembles. Michele, in particular, seems to be auditioning for a live-action version of Japanese anime porn. Of course, Agron and Michele are grown women who only play high school students, and there is some version of satire at work here the story "gleefully" references all the complaints from those uptight parental groups. But it's of the smug have-your-cake-and-eat-ittoo variety. The result is not so much saucy and in-your-face as it is predictable and depressing oh look, more young women being
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asked to assume the position, this time complete with pom poms and lollipop. No doubt Agron and Michele did it to be sexy and playful, and were not at all manipulated by forces that have put generations of young women in precisely the same poses for precisely the same reasons to feed the fantasy, promote the show and sell magazines. And that just makes it worse, doesn't it? One assumes that Michele, whose poses are much more aggressively suggestive than Agron's, also wants a payoff for the hours she has clearly spent in the gym since the show premiered, or at least a bigger payoff than her recent Britney Spears number. And no one can blame a young actress for wanting to make it very clear that, the Broadway cred notwithstanding, she isn't a theater geek but a sexually attractive young woman who shouldn't be shoeboxed into Rachel roles. But honestly, does a woman still have to strip down to panties and thigh-highs and straddle a bench to accomplish this? That's not titillating or provocative or even retro. That's just sad. Also very telling. While the pictures do not affect the quality of the show itself, they do make one thing clear. "Glee," in case you were wondering after the CDs and the roadshow, is now a franchise, working its way into the American pop conscious and wallets with the same intensity of the Disney machine it once seemed determined to send up. The good news about the GQ photos is that, unlike Miley Cyrus when she did those unfortunate Vanity Fair shots, these performers are all adults. The bad news is that the women decided to strip down anyway.
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MAYOR Continued from page 1 start.” He also mentioned that he plans to continue Lexington’s “Game Day initiative” to ease traffic problems on campus associated with football games. Gray agreed that a close relationship between Lexington’s government and UK is vital. “One of the great strengths of our city is what the university creates: great talent,” Gray said. Despite holding several fundamental differences in opinion on projects such as CentrePointe and the new water treatment plant, both Gray and Newberry encouraged UK students to vote in the upcoming election. The election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 2.
Burgers, Books and Beer
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By Martha Groppo mgroppo@kykernel.com
Dave Fuller smiled as he pinned a poster of the UK football team on a wall in his restaurant. “We took that down until they beat South Carolina,” he said. Of course, Fuller was joking. His restaurant, Charlie Brown’s on Euclid, has enjoyed a close relationship with UK for years. “A bunch of the coaches come in here,” Fuller said. “We have athletes from time to time. We support UK.” And UK supports him. Fuller thinks his restaurant is popular with students because it serves the full menu until late, has two happy hours and has a relaxed ambiance. “We’ve always had a great late night crowd,” Fuller said. “We’ve always served food late.” The restaurant serves the full menu until closing, which is midnight on Sundays, 12:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday and 2:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Fuller describes Charlie Brown’s, known for its comfortable atmosphere and unusual decor, as “a relaxed, rustic atmosphere.” The restaurant is always dimly lit and feels more like a den or living room than a restaurant. “We have fire places, sofas and love seats inside,” Fuller said.”There are no windows.” The restaurant also has an outdoor patio. Charlie Brown’s plays music from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s and has a free juke box. There are old coke signs on the wall and a 60-yearold cash register behind the bar. The atmosphere is old-fashioned, but it seems to attract young people. “It’s a nice place to bring a date,” Fuller said. “We’ve had a lot of first dates and proposals over the years.” He thinks the casual
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seating makes for a more comfortable first date.The food is also a hit. “My favorite is the grilled or blackened tuna salad,” Fuller said. He said the cheddar burger has always been a best-seller. The restaurant has added 13 new items to the menu in the last six months, including a bison burger, and has sold them successfully enough to keep them all. Fuller attributes some of the restaurant’s appeal to its staff members, who are familiar with the menu. “We have a bunch of people behind the counter who have worked for three to 17 years,” Fuller said. He knows his employees and keeps in touch with some of the people who no longer work for him. Charlie Brown’s is perhaps most widely known for the hundreds of books that line its walls. “We have about 1,500 books out there that have been here for 27 years,” Fuller said. Fuller said that the books moved into the restaurant when he and his business partner Larry Ellington bought the restau rant from the bank 27 years ago. He said they added the books “just for the look.”
The books have become an integral part of the restaurant’s image. “People can take books if they bring one in to replace it, so it’s a conversation piece,” Fuller said. He said the books are not in any particular arrangement, and are constantly moving around the restaurant as people take and replace them. “They’ve been moved around and rotated a lot,” Fuller said. Some of the book movement has been caused by people looking for something rumored to be hidden in one of the 1,500 books. “There is supposed to be a hundred dollar bill in one of the books,” Fuller said. He quietly acknowledged that it is true that he and his partner hid the bill years ago. “They’ve looked for it but haven’t found it,” Fuller said. To Fuller, however, the books hold a much more precious treasure: the memory of a
business partner and friend. Ellington died two years ago, ending a long-term business partnership. “We miss him,” Fuller said. “He was very much a part of this place.” The books serve as a re minder of Ellington to Fuller. “My partner used to say this all the time:” Fuller said, “’If I haven’t read one of those books, my partner has.’ So they were either read by Larry Ellington or Dave Fuller.” The timeless power of friendship has kept the rustic restaurant fresh throughout its years of operation. Fuller said his business partner also became his friend. “That’s hard to do this day and time,” Fuller said. “A lot of people became enemies when they work together.”
New haunts for ‘Paranormal Activity’ By John Horn MCT
LOS ANGELES — Throughout the making of Paramount Pictures' "Paranormal Activity 2," an unsettling specter floated over the production. The apparition had nothing to do with the earlier haunted house blockbuster, a micro-budget thriller that exploded into a pop-culture sensation and grossed more than $107 million in domestic theaters a year ago, becoming one of the most profitable releases in show business history. Instead, the sequel/prequel
was haunted by memories of Hollywood's last effort to clone a similar scary story: Artisan's "Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2," which took in less than 20 percent of the preceding film's revenues and was so decisively despised by critics and audiences that it tainted 1999's original "Blair Witch Project" by association. "We were worried more than anything else that the new movie wouldn't work," says Oren Peli, the former video game designer who wrote, directed and edited the first "Paranormal Activity" and served as a producer on the update, which premieres Thurs-
day at midnight but was to be shown in 20 selected cities late Wednesday night. "And I'm sure there are a lot of people who will want to make sure that it's not 'Blair Witch 2' " The follow-up unfolds in the Carlsbad residence of Kristie and Daniel Rey, Katie's sister and brother-inlaw. The couple has just welcomed newborn son Hunter, but he's far from the only new arrival in the house. As security cameras document, their German shepherd, phantomsavvy teenage daughter and incantation-chanting nanny are no match for whatever is causing pans to fly off a rack,
doors to slam without warning, and one person to exit a room rather swiftly. That mysterious burned photograph found in the attic in the original film? Kristie and Daniel might have something to do with it. Any number of possible sequel ideas were rejected because they disregarded the first film's DNA. "A lot of the pitches didn't relate to the first movie _ it was just a different kind of scary story, two other people in a house," says producer Jason Blum, who supervised the movie's development and production with partner Steven Schneider and Peli.
"We tried to keep it in the same language," Blum says. "There was a desire on our part and the part of Adam and Ashley to not spend a lot of money on casting recognizable people and remain true to the spirit of the original film." But the two films also are intractably different, ultimately shaping how the new movie is marketed. Paramount focused much of the "Paranormal Activity" sales effort around the experience of watching the film _ television spots included glimpses of audiences jumping at its scares. The studio used some of that footage in
its "Paranormal Activity 2" campaign launch but quickly shifted the promotion toward what the new movie might be _ or might not be _ about. One trailer included scenes that aren't in the finished film. Paramount says it won't spend much more than $10 million on paid advertising, about half of what is devoted to most film openings. As the new movie's opening draws closer, Peli says he's starting to relax. "A lot of people are skeptical, but once people see that it works, they will start to spread the word. We won't know until this weekend, but it feels like we pulled it off."
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Students pursue green degrees, but jobs lag By Tim Barker MCT
NEOSHO, Mo. — With the nation investing billions of dollars in clean energy, it stands to reason that tiny Crowder College should be quite popular these days. After all, this is a place that's been educating students about alternative energy for more than three decades. The school offers degree tracks in solar, wind and biofuels. It offers courses both locally and through its online program. Yet fewer than 60 students are pursuing green degrees from the school. That's not terribly surprising, considering that jobs in this sector have been slow to materialize. It's a market, instructors say, that depends heavily on using government incentives to get companies to invest in green endeavors. And that's just not happening right now. "Frankly, with these market conditions, it's turned out to be very hard to make a living in this industry," said Daniel Boyt, whose uncle founded Crowder's alternative energy program in the 1970s. Boyt studied wind technology at Crowder and returned last year as a full-time instructor. It's not that the government hasn't tried, at least on the money side of the equation, with the Obama administration setting aside $25 billion in stimulus money for clean energy. So far, the investment hasn't yielded the kinds of results the administration had hoped for. But it has spurred fresh interest on the part of colleges and universities eager to get in on the green action. "It wasn't too long ago that we couldn't get anyone's attention," said Alan Marble, Crowder's president. "Now everyone's got the fever." The community college near the Ozark Mountains with 5,200 students seems an unlikely place to serve as the state's go-to school for all things green. Many schools around the state have their own green-flavored programs. But in 1992, Crowder was designated by the Legislature as the state's renewable energy education center. Later this year, school leaders hope to break ground on a $7 million home for its Missouri Alternative and Renewable Energy Technology Center. The squat school _ the tallest building is three stories _ sits on a sprawling campus of nearly 600 acres, including land set aside for grazing livestock. Here and there are
LOTTERY Continued from page 1 tery, but not waste their time coming down here on a Sunday night not knowing if they’re going to have a chance to get a ticket,” Sharpe said. Now, students will be able to register for the lottery from anywhere and will be assured tickets if they are chosen from the online lottery, Sharpe said. So many people turned out for the ticket lotteries last year that Memorial reached capacity, Sharpe said. The amount of people Memorial could hold limited the number of students who try for tickets, Sharpe said. Hurst said the new system will help prevent that. “We didn’t want to get to that point where we had to shut the doors and not allow people any access to the lotteries,” Hurst said. Leftover tickets will be available the next day, Hurst said. Sharpe said UK will post online Monday night if there are leftover tickets. Smith said UK is looking at tying tickets more to stu-
reminders of the school's military heritage _ in the 1940s, it was a U.S. Army base, Camp Crowder. The National Guard still maintains a base adjacent to campus. But in the late 1970s, an instructor named Art Boyt started pushing the school toward its current position as a bastion of renewable energy education. In 1984, Crowder joined the ranks of schools battling for solar car supremacy _ its first car is now at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich. _ in an annual crosscountry race. In 2002 and 2005, Crowder took part in the Solar Decathlon, a contest of student-built solar-powered houses. In that first year, the school finished sixth, but also captured the people's choice award _ based on voting by the touring public _ with 20 percent of the vote. "Second place got 4 percent. So it's not like it was even close," said Amy Rand, associate dean of program development and educational support. It's clear the tiny school from Neosho takes pride in those battles. They held their own against teams of students from big name schools such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Texas and Carnegie Mellon Institute. The school still races solar bikes, but has been sitting out the bigger competitions because of rising costs. Administrators say they'd rather focus on campus programs. Part of that focus, however, includes the realization that jobs still haven't caught up with the supply of graduates. To counter that, Crowder employs a job-hedging system, in which each of the green degrees teaches something extra. A student who studies wind turbines, for example, also learns about general industrial maintenance. "It's not our purpose to train people and take their money," said Marble, Crowder's president. "It's about getting people ready to go to work." Among the students enrolled in Crowder's alternative energy program is Edwin Moore, a freelance writer from nearby Anderson, Mo. Like many students in the program, Moore sees it both as an opportunity to learn something that could help his current job and something that could lead elsewhere. "As much as I enjoy my work, it would be nice to have a steady paycheck and health insurance," said Moore, who's
dents’ IDs. The student ticket barcode will be scanned along with the student IDs, Sharpe said. So if a student loses a ticket, they can get a replacement. UK also hopes this tracking will cut down on the amount of students scalping tickets, Sharpe said. However, Smith said this system is not meant to prevent people from giving tickets to their friends. “It’s not that we’re cracking down on people transferring tickets,” Smith said. “We’re just trying to mitigating any type of scalping.” In the future, students who are more involved or those with more credit hours may be more likely to be chosen in the online lottery, Smith said. “We’d like to make it as convenient for students as possible and reward the best fans and prevent people from scalping tickets and selling tickets,” Smith said. For now, however, the online lottery remains random, Hurst said. Students still will only be able to buy one ticket, Hurst said, and student IDs will be checked closely to make sure someone is not buying tickets
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Students insert tubes into a tank while assembling a Sun Maxx Solar thermosyphon during a lab. studying biofuels with an eye toward working in a cornbased ethanol processing plant. It's a similar story for Victorio Angulo, a chemical engineer based in Bentonville, Ark., who is considering a career shift. "I'd like to work more in that area," Angulo said. "And one thing might lead to another." But figuring out whether Angulo and Moore will get those green jobs is a bit of a guessing game. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics only recently started tracking the sector, figuring the nation had around 2.2 million green jobs. The bureau has not yet offered forecasts on expected growth from the sector. Economic experts, however, aren't optimistic. The problem, some say, is that the U.S. lags in green industries compared to Europe and other parts of the world. And it's still cheaper to use traditional energy sources _ though most expect that to change. "Over time, we know that energy prices have gone up and down. But they are more likely to go up," said Jack Strauss, an economics professor at St. Louis University. "I would think the jobs are coming." Strauss and others say help for the sector could come in the form the carbon tax that's been pushed for years as a way to reduce carbon emissions by making traditional fuel sources more expensive. To some, it's simply a matter of making it happen. Dan Eberle, the former director of Crowder's alternative energy programs who's building a similar program at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kan., sees parallels to the 1950s when the country decided to build a network of roads across the nation. "When we wanted to build the interstate highway system, we incentivized it. We
made it possible," Eberle said. The $25 billion set aside by the Obama administration two years ago has, thus far, produced little in terms of job growth. "It's happening. But it's happening at a very slow and methodical pace," said Rico Kolster, a Kansas City-based lawyer on Bryan Cave's energy industry team. "Right now, the effect of the stimulus package is negligible." Kolster said efforts have been hampered by the higher costs of alternative energy. He said businesses also are leery of incentive dollars, which they fear will come with regulatory strings such as increased scrutiny, mandatory federal contracting guidelines and minority business requirements. At the same time, smaller start-ups eager to grab the federal money often lack the resources and expertise needed to secure the funds. And it's not even clear that new jobs will do anything more than put back to work those people who've been idled by the move away from coal-powered plants and other traditional power sources. Others, however, say the problem with creating green jobs is the same one experienced by virtually every other sector during these tough economic times. "It's not good. But that's because the overall job market is not good," said Robert Pollin, economics professor at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and a consultant to the U.S. Department of Energy on stimulus spending. Pollin said getting the stimulus money out into the economy has been tough because of difficulties establishing how it should be awarded and a reluctance on the part of businesses to invest matching dollars. "You will get a lot of jobs if you spend a lot of money," Pollin said. "But we haven't spent the money."
with someone else’s ID, and only the student IDs of those who were selected by the online lottery will work. The number of winners from the online lottery will depend on the amount of tickets available for each game, Hurst said, which is normally around 3,500 to 4,000 tickets. Another change is where students will actually purchase tickets. In previous years, students paid with cash or check on the floor of Memorial. This year, students will go to the Athletics ticket office, Sharpe said. Students will register for the online lottery on their ticket account on UKathletics.com. Every student has a ticket account. If students have trouble with their accounts, Hurst said they can contact the ticket office for help. Smith said student feedback so far has been positive. “Everybody’s very supportive of the idea that they’ll know whether or not they’re going to get a ticket when they get selected, so they’re not going to waste their evening or skip a class or waste their time coming over here and waiting three hours
to get a ticket,” Smith said. “They’re also pretty supportive of the idea that if you lose your ticket, or something happens to it—which happens pretty often—then you’re able to come over and say ‘I lost it,’ and they’re able to verify that and you’re able to get another ticket.”
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Fighting crime in a limited radius KERNEL EDITORIAL The conflict between the UK Police Department’s radius surrounding campus and the area covered by Lexington Police is one of continuing distress. UK students are the ones at the biggest disadvantage because the gray area between what UKPD and Lexington police must do to protect students, the largest community in Lexington, is far from drawn out. Though many of the recent crimes near campus have been outside the radius UKPD is expected to patrol, students should be notified of crime incidents immediately. The majority of UK students live off campus and must travel during peak hours for crime, and any danger those individuals are in could be averted if they are aware of criminal activity. It should be the duty of Lexington police to alert students of any and all illegal activity that could be of concern to them. Despite Lexington Po-
lice not being required to release crime bulletins to students, those traveling on and near campus have a right to know. Far more students live outside the area covered by UKPD anyway. The university has a duty to at least protect its students if it can’t provide on-campus housing for them. With the recent influx of freshman students, the upperclassmen being forced far from campus don’t deserved to be of no concern to UKPD, too. Students living outside the radius patrolled by UKPD are at an inconvenience in more than one way. Campus police bust parties outside its perimeter, but the patrol in those areas is lacking before typical party-scene hours. It is unfair for those living outside the patrol borders to suffer twice. UKPD and Lexington Police need to do a better job of protecting UK students, rather than punishing them.
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Cleaning up Haiti When a savage earthquake nearly destroyed the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince in January, the world responded at once. Food, medicine, makeshift shelter and brigades of aid workers arrived within days to begin the massive task of rescue and recovery. Fortunately, Haiti has avoided the worst outcomes many feared. Famine, deadly epidemics, widespread disorder and worsening conditions due to perennial tropical storms haven't happened. That's a tribute to the many volunteers, governments and organizations that labored to give the people of Haiti a helping hand, with an assist from Mother Nature. Yet a visitor to Port-auPrince and surrounding areas
would be surprised and dismayed to see mountains of rubble everywhere, nine months after the quake. Not until recent days, according to a report in The New York Times, has the government begun the essential task of removing debris. It's a small start. A contract worth up to $13.5 million out of a debris removal program expected to cost $1.2 billion, but hopefully, a sign that Haitian authorities and their international backers finally realize the importance of the clean-up job. Wonderful plans for the future of Haiti can't begin to materialize as long as the capital is mired in rubble. MCT
As I was driving around town the other day, I witnessed a crime, a crime I have seen repeated over and over in my lifetime — someone who had just finished a cigarette looks around and then throws the Donald Mason butt on the ground. Kernel In Kentucky, columnist littering is considered a Class A misdemeanor with a fine up to $500 (KY Statute 512.070). Just to clarify, this is an illegal act. This is not an attack on smokers, who make a personal choice to smoke. My beef is with the littering and the disregard for the environment, law and fellow Earth dwellers. As my friend Dave Chappelle reminds us, let’s keep it real for a moment. According to a 2009 study by the United Health Foundation, Kentucky ranks third in the US for highest population of smokers, at 25.2 percent. The estimated population of KY is 4.2 million residents. That means there are about a million smokers here in KY. According to several studies, the average smoker consumes between 10-20 cigarettes per day. This would equate to approximately 10-20 million butts or filters to dispose of daily, just in Kentucky alone. For the year, the tally would be between 365 million and 730 million pieces of toxic litter. So, “what is the big deal about a few filters on the ground?” you may ask. Filters are usually made with cellulose-acetate wrapped in a paper shell — a change made in the ‘50s to lessen the risk of lung cancer and other diseases. Basically, the filter is plastic and paper. This causes a problem: cigarette butts do not decompose, but they degrade over 10-15 years. Thus, each one discarded will stay around for a while. Just look on the ground anywhere you walk, including this smoke-free campus. You would be hard pressed to find many areas that have no cigarette litter. This means that there will be contamination of water supplies — animals will be at risk by eating them and even children picking up and eating them out of curiosity. Let me ask you, when you unwrap a CD, get a drink from a fast food restaurant or open a piece of junk mail, do you just throw it on the ground when you are done? No, you say? Then why would cigarette butts be so different? Again, I’m not asking people to stop smoking, but reconsider your choice after the nicotine rush is over. We all live here together and should respect this planet responsibly. So keep your butts away from my mama (Mother Earth). Donald Mason is a local musician and works in the UK Department of Geography.
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Experienced Yard and Home Maintenance Worker needed, Part-time. 3 miles from campus. 269-0908 Sitter Needed: Looking for responsible, non-smoker with reliable transportation for occasional afterschool and evening baby-sitting. One child. 10 minutes from campus. References required. 859-6211202 Receptionist Needed for weekends. Apply at 860 S. Broadway Houseboy needed for Tri Delta Sorority. 859-3388354 O’Neill’s Irish Pub has immediate openings for cooks. Experience preferred but not required. Apply in person, Idle Hour Shopping Center, Richmond Road. TELEPHONE INTERVIEWERS NEEDED: Central Kentucky’s oldest marketing research firm is looking for dependable people to conduct telephone surveys. No experience necessary. Part-time evenings and weekends. 278-9299 M-F between 10-4. ON-LINE SALES ASSISTANT. Need someone to assist an existing on-line re-seller. Looking for selfstarter. Knowledge of E-Bay, toys, comics & pop culture is a plus. Part-Time up to 20 hours/wk. Call 278-9299 M-F between 10-4. Specialty Foods/Gift & Kitchenware Shop Needs Full- & Part-Time Sales & Deli Help. Pick up Application at counter. Mouse Trap, 3323 Tates Creek Road, Lansdowne Shops, 269-2958 Bartenders Needed, FT/PT available. No experience required. Will train. Earn up to $250 per shift. Call 877-405-1078 - ext.-1701
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Research Opportunities for Users of Stimulants for Non-Medical Reasons. Researchers with the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Science are conducting research to examine the effects of medications. All information will be kept confidential. You may be eligible if you: are between 18 and 50 years of age, are using stimulants for non-medical reasons (for example, Adderall®, Ritalin®, Amphetamine, or Ephedrine). Eligible volunteers will be paid for their participation.You may be reimbursed for travel. Studies involve completion of one to 46 testing sessions depending on studies for which you may be eligible. Meals, snacks, movies, video games and reading materials will be provided. For more information and a confidential interview, please call 859257-5388 or 1-866-232-0038. Tobacco Smokers Needed for Behavioral Studies. Researchers with the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Science are recruiting tobacco smokers ages 18-50 to participate in ongoing multiple research studies that evaluate the behavioral effects of prescribed FDA-approved medications. Qualified volunteers will be compensated for their participation. Potential volunteers should be current tobacco smokers who are not trying to quit. Studies involve completion of one to nine testing sessions. Studies are run in a pleasant setting. Snacks, movies, video games and reading materials will be provided. You may be reimbursed for travel. Please call (859) 257-5388 or 1(866) 232-0038 for more information. Investigators will return your call to discuss eligibility. Are you suffering from Adult ADHD? Do you smoke tobacco cigarettes? Do you have difficulty paying attention, focusing or organizing? Are you easily distracted? Do you sometimes feel fidgety and restless or act on impulse without thinking? Do these symptoms interfere with completion of your daily activities? Are you NOT currently taking medications to treat these symptoms? If you answered yes to some of these questions, you may be eligible to participate in a research study. Researchers with
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Freshman is living up to the billing By Ethan Levine sports@kykernel.com
Throughout its season, the UK volleyball team has relied on seniors to provide the Cats with the experience and leadership to win in the Southeastern Conference. But one of U K ’ s Billings biggest playmakers came into this season with no collegiate experience under her belt—freshman sensation Whitney Billings. “She is a competitor, she is a great athlete, and she has very good touch and feel,” UK head coach Craig Skinner said of his star freshman. “This is just the beginning of what Whitney can develop into in terms of being a big
time division one collegiate volleyball player.” Billings arrived in Lexington following an accomplished high school career. Billings was a two-time National High School Player of the Year finalist in her freshman and sophomore seasons. Before high school, she traveled to South Africa with the USA Junior Olympic 14-andunder volleyball team.
“This is just the beginning of what Whitney can develop into.” CRAIG SKINNER UK volleyball head coach
Last year, Billings came to UK as a redshirt freshman and was named to the All-
SEC Freshman Academic team for her stellar work in the classroom. Now, in her first full season competing for the Cats, Billings seems to have had little trouble adjusting to the game at the collegiate level. She has posted 215 kills in 77 sets played, both of which are second on the team. “It’s a huge difference (from high school to collegiate volleyball),” Billings said. “The competition and the tempo of the game are way faster. My goal is always to play to my fullest potential every game, give it my all, and to be more consistent.” As one of four freshmen or sophomores who currently start for the Cats, Billings and her fellow underclassmen have had to figure out the game on the fly in order to help their team succeed. “They have just had to
PHOTO BY BRITNEY MCINTOSH | STAFF
Freshman running back Raymond Sanders runs the ball against Akron on Sept. 18, 2010.
Plenty of parity all around in the SEC East By Nick Craddock ncraddock@kykernel.com
History might not repeat itself in the Southeastern Conference East division this year. Since 1992, the year the SEC started playing a conference championship game, only three of the six teams from the SEC East (Tennessee, Florida and Georgia) have represented the East in the title game. However, just past the midway point of the season, the SEC East is wide open, with first-place South Carolina (4-2, 2-2 SEC) sitting twoand-a-half games ahead of last-place Tennessee (2-4, 0-3 SEC) in the standings. UK, left for dead after losing its first three conference games, still has a shot at a division crown after upsetting South Carolina last Saturday. “Knowing that the East is wide open gives you more confidence to know that you can go out there and win,” UK junior cornerback Anthony Mosley said. “Everybody has a loss, everybody has multiple losses as a matter of fact, so if we just handle business the rest of the season, we can see ourselves at the top of the SEC East.” Traditional powerhouse programs Florida, a 10-time SEC East champion, and Georgia, UK’s opponent this Saturday, are the two teams with the most losses in the entire SEC, with three apiece. For Georgia (3-4, 2-3 SEC), this season marks a stark departure from the
Dawgs’ expectations for success during the decade-long tenure of head coach Mark Richt, who is the longestserving active coach in the SEC. He has compiled a 9331 record at Georgia. “Last year people said (Georgia) had a down year, and they could say the same for this year, but they’re still a SEC team so anything can happen,” said junior cornerback Randall Burden, who is one of six current Cats to have played for LaGrange (Ga.) High School, located approximately 130 miles from the Georgia campus in Athens, Ga.
“We can see ourselves at the top of the SEC East.” ANTHONY MOSLEY Junior cornerback
Freshman tailback Raymond Sanders, also a Georgia native, said that after growing up in Bulldog country he “definitely has a lot of respect for them,” adding that no team in the SEC East can be considered to be having a subpar year as long as every team is in the hunt. Saturday’s matchup will have major implications on the division race, but it won’t resolve the muddled picture completely. “Because we battle each other, it's always going to go
down to the wire who wins it,” UK head coach Joker Phillips said. “It's going to be two or three teams (usually), it just happens to be now at this time in the season it's probably all six of us have a chance. Usually there will always be parity in the East. In the league, period.” The parity doesn’t seem to be limited to the SEC. On Saturday, eight teams in the AP top 25 were upset. Then, the year’s first edition of the BCS Standings was released Sunday and Boise State’s No. 3 ranking was the highest ever for a school from a nonBCS conference. “I think everyone thinks they have a chance now, the smaller schools think they have a chance now seeing all the upsets that happened earlier in the year…I think it’s making college football better actually,” Sanders said. “Back in the day, you had the ’05 USC, Texas (teams) where you know those were the (top) two, but now any given week you could be upset.” The East may be topsyturvy, but three SEC West schools (Auburn, LSU and Alabama) are in the top eight of the BCS Standings; however, this marks the first week since Nov. 25, 2007 that the SEC has not had a team in the top two of the BCS Standings. Sanders said that speaks to the quality of the conference. “Every week in the SEC is a championship game,” he said.
learn in the middle of the fire, and that’s hard to do at times, so I think their ability to catch up to the speed of the game has happened relatively quickly,” Skinner said. “That really has to be a theme for them this year so that the game slows down and it doesn’t feel like they are try-
ing to catch up. They all have made big strides in that area.” Despite her inexperience on the court, she has absorbed her coach’s message and fully understands what it is going to take to win in the SEC this year, and going forward through her career at UK.
“We need to do what coach was telling us. Yeah, we beat teams like Arkansas and Mississippi State, but those are teams we should beat,” Billings said. “For the second half, we have to beat the teams that we need to beat, like Florida and the other big teams in the SEC.”