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CELEBRATING 39 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE
Sustainability grade drops a letter Annual evaluation gives UK a C+ from 2009’s BBy Drew Teague news@kykernel.com
Students have received their midterm grades, and now UK has received a grade of its own in sustainability — and the grade did some backtracking from last year. The Sustainable Endowments Institute released its annual College Sustainability Report Card for 2011 on Wednesday, and UK received a C+ for its overall grade. Last year UK received a B-. The report card is broken up into nine categories and compiled into an overall score for the university. Susan Paykin, director of communications at the Sustainable Endowments Institute, said the report card is used to help showcase what schools are doing well, what needs to be improved ßand how they can improve those by what others are already doing. “The report card is an evaluation of a campus sustainability initiative,” Paykin said. “The goal of the report card is to highlight schools that are excelling in certain areas and to provide a forum to share best practices so that schools can learn from each other.” A UK representative was not reached by print time. According to the report card, UK received a D in the area of Climate Change and Energy, its worst scoring area. Paykin said this was because the university has not redone its inventory on how much greenhouse gas emissions it produces in several years. “First we’re looking at it as if the school is keeping a greenhouse gas inventory. I see that the University of Kentucky has an inventory and it was in 2006. There hasn’t been an updated one since then,” Paykin said. “So just by keeping an inventory up to date, that would be a big boost to the report card grade.” Paykin said another way to improve that section would be to invest in renewable energy resources and stay away from things like coal. “Another thing that a lot of schools are investing in is renewable energy on campus,”
PHOTOS BY SCOTT HANNIGAN | STAFF
Political science and French sophomore Brett Chancellor paints broadcast journalism freshman Jessica Greshan’s face like a tiger at the fall festival.
Campus festival celebrates fall With the fall season in full swing, the residence hall governments of South Campus hosted a fall festival outside of Commons Market yesterday. It included games such as can toss, hillbilly golf and ping-pong toss into a fish bowl for a free fish. It also had face and pumpkin painting.
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EA program takes students to S. Africa By Hayes Gardner news@kykernel.com
This summer UK students will have the opportunity to travel to South Africa as part of the program “Writers Bridging Borders.” The study abroad opportunity is a part of UK’s 2010-11 initiative, “Kentucky and South Africa: Different Lands, Common Ground.” This writing experience allows students to spend two weeks in Cape Town, South Africa, working for non-profit organizations. Up to 30 students will join UK English professor and accomplished Affrilachian poet Frank X Walker, and UK English Department graduate students Amy Anderson and Jesslyn Collins-Frolich in Lexington and Cape Town for the study abroad program. During the first summer session, students will meet in Lexington for half of a week to plan the upcoming trip and then spend two weeks in Cape Town. The remaining week and a half will be spent back on campus. Anderson said while in South Africa, students will spend the majority of their time working on writing projects for non-profit organizations. These organizations are all focused on various aspects of human rights, such as woman’s rights and environmental awareness. The student-writers will cover the gamut from gathering information and writing articles to working on websites, performing interviews and taking photos. The intention of this service writing is to help these non-profit organizations in their mission. Collins-Frolich said the students will also have the chance to tour the Cape Town area See AFRICA on page 2 First issue free. Subsequent issues 25 cents.
Micheal Hiler, 6, participates in the can toss in his Halloween costume at the fall festival.
Thelia Berry, 8, paints a pumpkin after getting her face painted at the festival on Wednesday.
Practice for Beaux Arts Ball: Fall Ball to raise money for annual event By Kellie Carpenter features@kykernel.com
Lexington’s largest costume ball will be held on the eve of Halloween. The second annual Beaux Arts Fall Ball will open its doors at Buster’s Billiards and Backroom on Saturday at 8 p.m., and the ball is scheduled to last until 3 a.m. The Fall Ball marks the halfway point before the larger spring Beaux Arts Ball. The Beaux Arts Ball is open to the public and has become one of the largest student-run, nonprofit charity events in the state.
“The Fall Ball was created in 2009 as a fundraiser for the larger spring event,” Board of Directors member and architecture student Donovan Justice said. “The money that is raised from Fall Ball will ultimately provide for the production costs of the 2011 Beaux Arts Ball.” Justice and fellow architecture students Madelynn Ringo and Geoffrey Sorrell are planning the event with help of volunteers. The Beaux Arts Foundation has raised more than $50,000 that has been donated to local charities in the past and contin-
ues to raise the amount by striving for a bigger ball each year. Ringo said the charities for the 2011 spring Beaux Arts Ball will be chosen next semester. The ball is also about celebrating the arts, whether through eclectic costume designs, creative artists or music performances. Five local and international artists will perform at this year’s Fall Ball, including Milyoo, Nemo, Fair Heron, The Chaotic Good and Le Castle Vania.
The artists produce a mix of house, R&B, hip-hop, indie and electronic music. Local artists are selected to fit within this eclectic vibe to shuffle the types of music people want to hear. “I like the BAB because it usually houses a ton of really great music and artists under one roof at one time,” integrated strategic communications senior Gretchen Fangman said. The Beaux Arts Ball highly encourages creative costume designs. See FALL on page 2
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SUSTAINABILITY Continued from page 1 Paykin said. “Whether its small-scale installation of solar panels to getting the schools own wind turbine.” The grade for the report card is compiled through surveys sent out over the summer to various people associated with the universi-
AFRICA Continued from page 1 and sights such as Robben Island and Table Mountain. In addition to the trip, a spring course is highly recommended to interested students. “Writers Bridging Borders: Introduction to Service Writing,” is a course centered on service writing and digital media, specifically for the trip
FALL Continued from page 1 “We don’t restrict the costumes because we want people to release their inner creative genius,” Justice said. “That is always our theme for
ty. Four surveys are sent out: endowment, campus, dining and student. “Our research is primarily based on four surveys,” Paykin said. “We also do conduct independent research, and that’s based on what kind of information is made available to the public online.” Paykin said the university might have received a lower grade this year because of several reasons, including
how the institute graded. “In 2010 the University of Kentucky scored an overall grade of a B-,” Paykin said. “It did have a drop in the overall score. We have also expanded our grading criteria this year … to hold schools to a higher standard.” To improve the university’s overall grade, Paykin said 56 percent of reporting universities said they had a full time employee working
in a sustainability office. She said this helps raise the score by having one person focused on the different categories and getting them improved. “A lot of schools have taken that on in terms of really institutionalizing their commitment to sustainability,” Paykin said. For more information on UK’s score, visit, (www.greenreportcard.org).
to Cape Town. This course will start late and be worth two credit hours. Beyond the writing, students will learn technology skills, such as photo editing and creating audio slideshows. This course will prime students for their summer trip overseas. The leaders of the program hope that student-participants will find their experience beneficial. “I would hope students realize that writing is some-
thing that matters beyond the classroom … that it truly makes a difference in the world,” Anderson said. Collins-Frolich hopes experiencing a new culture will be valuable to students, noting the uniqueness of living and working with people from another culture. She also sees the real-world value of this trip. “I hope that students will see that writing is dynamic and has implications outside the classroom,” Collins-Frol-
ich said. Interested students are encouraged to sign up for the service writing spring course. This class should be available during priority registration. Students interested can email one of the program’s leaders. Walker can be contacted at fxw2@uky.edu, Collins-Frolich at j.collinsfrohlich@uky.edu and Anderson at amy.anderson@uky.edu.
Beaux Arts Ball.” At the Beaux Arts Ball in the past few years, people have worn scandalous costumes for one night. “The possibilities are endless,” Justice said. “This is your chance to be as radical as you can be.” Participants in the past
haved painted their faces with ornate makeup, glued feathers to their bodies and put on multicolor wigs. Some even dressed themselves as robots and comic book characters. “Last year there was some chick that rolled in covered head-to-toe in googlyeyes,” Ringo said. “That was
pretty awesome.” “For past Beaux Arts Balls, I have just gone with crazy makeup,” Fangman said. “I like that look.” The ball will have a costume contest, and the winner will receive two free tickets to the spring Beaux Arts Ball. Guests can sign up with Joe King, a local artist who will be doing live black light painting and raffling off his work throughout the night. The popularity of the Beaux Arts Ball has grown since its start in 1969, and people have begun traveling from all over the state to attend the annual event. More than 3,500 people attended the 2010 spring ball, and more than 4,000 are expected to attend the 2011 event. “The Fall Ball on Saturday will be capped at 1,000, so tickets are limited,” Ringo said. Tickets are $20 for presale and $25 at the door. Tickets are available at POPS Resale, CD Central and TicketFly.com.
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Musical coalition raises money LOS ANGELES — Continuing their efforts to reward music fans who still patronize independent record stores, a coalition of small retailers will be offering exclusive releases on Nov. 26 from rock, pop, R&B and country artists including U2, Metallica, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix and many others. The special releases are part of indie retailers' "Back to Black Friday" promotion for the day after Thanksgiving, typically the heaviest shopping day of the year. Many are being released on vinyl, which gives rise to the "back to black" theme. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Cee-Lo, Iron & Wine and Drive-By Truckers are among the other acts participating. "These exclusive pieces not only create nice sales, but a lasting memory and connection between the customer, the store, the employee and the artist, whose
importance can't be overstated," Mike Batt, who owns Silver Platters, a Seattle indie music store, said in a statement Thursday. The store owners also seek to increase awareness of existing retailers each spring with National Record Store Day, which also has become something of a cause celebre among pop and rock stars. "Many of the great indies have disappeared in recent years, but Record Store Day is giving us yet another chance to show appreciation to this wonderful endangered slice of Americana," Patterson Hood of Drive-By Truckers said in the same statement. Among exclusive highprofile reissues coming to the indie stores for the holiday season are a special edition of Harrison's 1970 solo triple-album "All Things Must Pass" and a Hendrix holiday EP, "Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year." MCT
Horoscope To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 5 — You find yourself deeply involved with your own feelings today. Don't try to talk yourself out of them. Instead, face them squarely. This brings peace. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — You achieve balance between social obligations and personal desire for travel. The two may combine in a natural way. Enjoy the trip! Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 7 — You love the passionate response that you get from your favorite people when you share an idea. It's not time yet to put the plan into action. Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 6 — Productivity gets a boost when you allow yourself
to chase your passion. Take advantage of the circumstances to make hay while the sun shines. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Your week comes to conclusion on a most satisfying note. Go out and celebrate your success with good food and good friends. Record this day for the future. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 9 — As you look forward to the weekend, handle small tasks as you go. That way you free up time for everyone to do something fun together. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 6 — Nurture your own social position by bringing something unusual to the plans. A male handles the invitations, while you focus on refreshments. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 9 — Everything gets accomplished that you need to do today. Oddly, your enthusiasm isn't as important as consistent
effort. Tease others into compliance. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — It's easy to stay on track today with major changes. Just take the next step. You already have a great plan and the necessary energy. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 6 — Keep yourself focused on what's on your desk. Don't get distracted by associates and chatter. You want to get home to something more fun. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 9 — Enjoy every moment shared with associates. Everyone seems alive, thriving and working at their optimal level. You see success ahead. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 9 — Plan on spending a lot of time in public situations today. Circumstances require your presence. Clear your schedule and remain flexible. MCT
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opinions
A better cessation recipe, no more ‘quitting cold turkey’
MATTHEW STALLINGS, Kernel cartoonist
How many people do you know have successfully quit tobacco? The average success rate for quitting “cold turkey” is a one in 20 chance. Fadyia Lowe You’d be Guest better off columnist throwing that Butterball in the oven and serving it up for Thanksgiving. Let’s stick with recipes that will be more effective
when you’re ready to kick the habit for good. There are proven ways to conquer a tobacco addiction, and the University can help with counseling and support. Try this recipe for quitting: 1. Start with a quit date: Choose a date meaningful to you, but will avoid stressful times. Stressors and external pressures may make quitting more difficult. 2. Blend in a strong dose of accountability: Notify the important people in your life that you’re quitting and ask for their support.
3. Add coaching: Make an appointment with a tobacco treatment specialist to discuss nicotine replacement medication, including patches, gum, lozenges or prescription medications. All of these options are free under the student health fee. 4. Mix together these ingredients with a side of patience in your slow cooker, because conquering a tobacco addiction takes time. Research has shown people are most successful with a combination of counseling and medication. Nicotine replacement
medications can double your chance of quitting because they help your body to decrease cravings and other withdrawal symptoms. Students may contact the University Health Service or the Counseling Center for an appointment. Staff and faculty can check out (www.uky.edu/tobaccofree) for more information. See (www.ukhealthcare.uky.edu/u hs) for more details. Fadyia Lowe is a health education coordinator and a tobacco treatment specialist for University Health Service.
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SCORE Friday, Oct. 29, 2010 page 4 PHOTO COURTESY OF UK CRICKET CLUB
Prasanna Padmanabhan, UKCC’s team captain, above, plays the square cut as he bats during the past season. The UKCC started in 1995 and became recognized as a UK club sport in 1997.
Cricket club finds passion in its game By Cassidy Herrington cherrington@kykernel.com
A crack of the bat and a white ball takes flight. No, it’s not baseball, but like the American pastime, it has a patriotic allure. For India, the game is cricket. The UK Cricket Club just finished its season becoming quarter finalists in the Midwest Open Cricket League and Midwest Cricket Tournament and semifinalists in the Ohio Invitational Cricket Tournament and the UCCtwenty20. The rules and procedures of cricket can be quite daunting. Essentially, three positions
are on a cricket team: bowlers, batters and wicket keepers. For further insight, Venkat Rajagopalan simply suggests watching a game. “It’s like how we learn American football after coming here and watching it,” Rajagopalan said. The UKCC is centered around several core principles, the first, being everyone gets a chance. For example, during a game, 11 players are on the field, and the club team typically has between 18-25 players on the team. The players are rotated or assigned games, so everyone gets playing time. “We make sure everyone
plays the game and gets to show their talent, its really nice,” UKCC’s wicket keeper Hari Chirra said. The encompassing nature of the club has brought the players together, said the team’s captain Prasanna Padmanabhan. “If you want to win a tournament, each and every person has to contribute,” Padmanabhan said. One member, Akshay Vummanagari, hit star status as the best batsman for three consecutive seasons. For the 2009 season, Vummanagari scored more than 1,000 runs in eight months, more than any other league combined.
Though the sport has strong ties to the Indian community, Rajagopalan said he would like to see more interest and participation from the whole campus. Chirra was quick to point out a misconception: the UKCC’s games do not last for days. A typical game is about four hours. “Americans think that the sport is played for about three days or five days, and that is the reason they never come and watch the sport,” Chirra said. The British brought cricket to India before it gained independence, and Rajagopalan said the sport is embedded in
The Edge: UK v. Mississippi State By Nick Craddock ncraddock@kykernel.com
UK run defense vs. running back Vick Ballard/quarterback Chris Relf Unfortunately for the Cats, their point of weakness, the run defense, happens to play to the biggest strength of Mississippi State, which averages 219.2 rushing yards per game, good for second in the Southeastern Conference behind Auburn’s 303.2 rushing yards per game. The Cats surrendered 311 yards rushing to Auburn three weeks ago, despite the fact they knew the run was coming. Likewise, Mississippi State has had success running the ball despite unbalanced play calling (353 run plays compared to 173 pass plays). Opponents know the run is coming, but that doesn’t make stopping it any easier. Ballard averages 6.6 yards per carry and is tied for the SEC lead with 12 rushing touchdowns. Ballard is only one component in the effective rushing offense, however. Relf is a mobile quarterback who
throws the ball a measly 14.25 times per game, but has racked up 428 yards on the ground. In recent history, the Bulldogs have had success on the ground against the Cats. Last year, MSU senior Anthony Dixon ran for a school-record 252 yards in the Bulldogs’ 31-24 win against the Cats at Commonwealth Stadium. Another big day could be in store for the Bulldogs Saturday.
through the air to a 2-5 UAB squad. Hartline and the Cats’ 23rd ranked passing offense in the nation (and secondranked in the SEC) also received a boost when sophomore wide receiver and one of Hartline’s favorite targets, La’Rod King was cleared to play this Saturday after spraining his knee against Georgia. King has four touchdown catches the last two games.
Edge: Ballard/Relf Quarterback Mike Hartline vs. MSU secondary With senior tailback Derrick Locke’s status uncertain for the third consecutive week, Hartline, who was recently added to the Manning Award watch list, and the passing game will be the most trusted source of the Cats’ offensive output. Hartline threw for 353 yards and four touchdowns in a losing cause against Georgia last week, while the Bulldogs’ secondary gave up 236 yards and a touchdown
Entering the home stretch of the season as losers of four of five games is not good for any team’s momentum. Three of the Cats’ four losses have been winnable games, which has taken a toll on the team’s psyche. “It gets tough when you get in those situations to not give up and to not resort to bad things during the game,” Hartline said. “But we’re proud of the way our team keeps fighting and keeps playing. I think teams in the past would have let down, would have just thrown in the towel.” The players have to rise up to the challenge, starting this week on the road against a top-25 team, because settling for mediocrity will most likely mean another postseason trip to a bowl game in Tennessee for the fifth straight year.
Edge: Hartline UK vs. Struggle for motivation Now that a SEC East division title is out of reach, the Cats claim that getting to a higher profile bowl game is the next goal for the team.
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Indian culture. Rajagopalan also said the enthusiasm took off after India’s first ICC Cricket World Cup win in 1983. “We were the underdogs, that’s where the craze began, of cricket in India,” Rajagopalan said. Chirra remembers playing cricket as early as the age of three and says the sport is as widespread in India as a pick-up game of basketball in the U.S. “You can see people playing it at beaches, in roadside parking lots or basketball courts,” Chirra said. “It’s as crazy as ice hockey and football combined when you go
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Matthew Stafford had a few beads of sweat on his forehead as he stood in front of his locker talking to reporters after a two-hour practice Wednesday. It was a welcome change for the second-year quarterback, whose media interaction most of the previous six weeks consisted of uncomfortable conversations after missed workouts. Stafford said his separat-
ed throwing shoulder “feels good” after a week’s worth of practice, and he remains on target to start his second game of the year Sunday against the Redskins. The No. 1 pick in last year’s draft, Stafford has missed as many games as he has played — 11 — in his NFL career. “It’s frustrating,” Stafford said Wednesday. “It’s part of the game. Hopefully it’s a part that will let me alone ... and let me get out there and play some.”
While Stafford is blessed with one of the biggest arms in the NFL, the Lions insist their offense won’t look dramatically different with Stafford at quarterback. Under backup Shaun Hill, the Lions (1-5) still scored points at a high clip — they averaged 26.4 in Hill’s five starts, more than all but four teams in the NFL are averaging for the season — and in impressive fashion. They scored 44 points against the Rams, a multiseason high, had four touchdowns against
the Eagles, and put 26 points on the Packers. “(Stafford’s) just got to continue to be smart and be where he was during the preseason, where he was in the first half of the opener, and really go back to all those things we were working on going into his second year,” offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said. Stafford seemed content to work the underneath routes in his one half of action against the Bears. He completed 11 of 15 passes for 83
to India and see it.” The UKCC started in 1995 and became officially recognized as a UK club sport in 1997. Chirra said many alumni of previous cricket “generations” are now doctors in UK’s hospital. “Basically since we are graduate students working in research, we develop a lot of frustration from our work,” Chirra said. Despite the stress that comes with a heavy academia workload, the players practice twice a week and often return from a game at 2 a.m. “The passion is the key why we play,” Rajagopalan said.
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