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Sit-in, then sleep-in at Capitol
1,500 use Cats Cruiser in first three weeks By Whittney Allen news@kykernel.com
Cats Cruiser, a late-night transportation service developed by Student Government in partnership with LexTran, is seeing success during its first month of service. “In the first three weekends, LexTran reported over 1,500 riders — roughly 500 each weekend,” SG Deputy Chief of Staff Max Stefka said. The service was implemented to provide safe and reliable transportation on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights from 9 p.m. until 3 a.m., hours that are considered most high-risk for crime, Stefka said.
If you ride What: Cats Cruiser When: Thursday through Saturday, 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. Where: Campus area Admission: Free with UK ID, $1 without More info: http://uksga.org/catscruiser UK students can use the service for free by simply showing their UK student IDs, while non-students can use the service for $1, the normal LexTran fare. See CRUISER on page 6
Police enforce seatbelts at night Monthlong policy promotes driver safety By Kristen Manouchehri news@kykernel.com
Lexington Police are buckling down on nighttime seatbelt enforcement. In an effort to reduce risky nighttime driving, Lexington’s “Click it or Ticket” campaign has big changes coming its way. Since the project’s inception, seatbelt enforcement has taken place during the daylight hours, a press release said. From Feb. 14 to March 12, a new program brought forth by the Federal Highway Safety Administration and the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety will move enforcement to nighttime hours. Statistics show more fatal accidents occur between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. due to impaired driving, reckless driving and speeding, the release said. “Nighttime drivers and passengers continue to be among those least likely to wear their seatbelts,” Officer See SEATBELTS on page 2
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Author and protester Wendell Berry reads a pocketbook of “The Tempest” before going to sleep Friday evening. He, along with 14 other activists, staged a sleep-in over the weekend to protest mining practices.
Noted author leads 14 in weekend protest over mining practices By Matt Murray mmurray@kykernel.com
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Wendell Berry slowly walked from the corridor of the empty Capitol Building into the governor’s reception room, where 13 fellow activists were scattered among the chairs and desks, eating, playing card games, and laying out pillows and coats to be used as makeshift beds. The protesters had been in Gov. Steve Beshear’s outer office protesting for nearly 36 hours and still had two nights ahead of them. They were in good spirits, and Berry hoped to keep them that way. In his left hand was a copy of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” and in his right were his glasses, which he put on as he told everyone he had something to share with them. “Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows,” Berry read, as his face turned bright red with laughter. The room roared as they recounted their efforts to sleep 14 people in a jigsaw puzzle-pattern on the royal red carpet of the governor’s office the night before. But it wasn’t all fun and games. The group, which had dubbed itself “Kentucky Rising,” was there for a reason.
The Beginning For activist Wendell Berry and other environmentalists across Kentucky, enough was enough. Berry and fellow writers Jason Howard, Silas House and Erik Reece, a UK writer in residence, were among a handful who met with the governor Friday morning, and they weren't pleased with the result. Howard, House and Reece left Friday evening, but made sure the group knew it had their support. After the unsatisfactory meeting with the
A security guard and a state trooper walk by protester Stanley Sturgill, who was sleeping, Friday night in the hallway outside the governor’s Capitol office in Frankfort. governor in his Capitol office, the group of ing until they were arrested, but Beshear inwriters, environmentalists, former coal miners stead invited them to spend the weekend. Proand other activists staged a sit-in in hopes that tester and Morehead State University history Beshear would return to finish the conversation professor John Hennen thought the governor they had started Friday. had many reasons for his decision to let them The sit-in was meant to protest Gov. stay. Beshear’s lawsuit against the Environmental “I think it was an astute decision by his Protection Agency’s Clean Water Act and his staff and his campaign staff,” Hennen said. “It lack of support for efforts calling for a halt to let him avoid a potentially embarrassing situamountaintop removal and strip mining. tion. You don’t want to see Wendell Berry Mountaintop removal involves the mining handcuffed and taken out of your office.” of a mountain's summit in order to extract coal. Regardless of his intent, the group took On Feb. 1, Beshear said in his State of the him up on his offer to stay. Commonwealth speech that he wanted the EPA to “get off our (KentuckSetting up camp ians) backs.” “I hope we love each other in the The group felt that the meethow s morning, that’s all I've got to say,” e ing with the governor was a slid said Berea resident and activist Teri start, but much more needs to be photo Blanton. done. .com Judging by the circle of laughing “I think we had a little start of friends that formed in the rotunda just a conversation today,” UK graduate outside the office each morning, the subpar and nurse practitioner Beverly May of sleeping conditions hadn’t dampened anyone’s Floyd County said Friday. “I think we need a mood. lot more conversation, and it gives me hope.” Originally the protesters planned on staySee SLEEP-IN on page 5
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Wendell Berry reflects on removal of papers ‘Coal Lodge’ compelled author to act By Taylor Moak tmoak@kykernel.com
Editor’s note: Kernel managing editor Taylor Moak has been working on a profile of Wendell Berry since October. The Kernel, which had planned to publish this story later in the semester, moved up publication because of the weekend’s events.
Wendell Berry studied at UK. He taught here. Over the years, he gained acclaim for literature that advocated a return to the land. His work and the state’s
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flagship university were intertwined. So in December of 2009, after Berry quietly removed the body of work he had loaned to UK’s archives, he knew that what he was doing would reverberate beyond his seemingly simple action. “To me it’s a matter of principle, of what I consider the proper role for the University of Kentucky in fulfilling its obligation to its state and its people,” Berry said.
Making his case The last indignity for Berry came See BERRY on page 4
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Coal supporters ask for understanding By Becca Clemons news@kykernel.com
In response to the anti-mountaintop removal and surface mining protests by the activists in Gov. Steve Beshear’s office, coal industry advocates say their biggest issue with the activists is a lack of understanding of the mining industry in Eastern Kentucky. “I think part of the problem is there’s not a good understanding of 21st century mining practices,” Kentucky Coal Association President Bill Bissett said. “The great strides we’ve made in worker health and safety are rarely recognized.” State Rep. Jim Gooch, D-Providence, said surface mining is often described in a manner that’s “meant to play on people’s emotions.” “The folks that are against it, through their rhetoric, describe it in a way that it’s not actually being done,” Gooch said. He said the term “mine waste” is misleading and that the See COAL on page 5
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Preparing for digital death Learning about loss through social media By Tony Hicks MCT
Barbara Rainwater was excited to hear her old college sorority was holding a reunion and, naturally, wanted to track down her best friend from 40 years ago to see if they could go together. They’d been pledge sisters and appeared in each other’s weddings, initially staying close after college. But, as happens over time, their connection dwindled. So last month, when Rainwater used Facebook to contact her pal who lived in San Diego, she was completely unprepared for what she found. “I got on her page and the first entry was, ‘I miss you terribly,’ said the Walnut Creek, Calif., resident. “I wondered where she was. By the third entry, someone wrote ‘Rest in peace.’” Her friend had died in August, and her Facebook page had become a memorial. “It was devastating,” Rainwater said. At first she felt terribly guilty about not staying in contact. On the other hand, she reasoned, it could have been worse. “When I calmed down, I thought, ‘Well, at least I know.’” In today’s plugged-in world, it’s beginning to feel only natural to discover via Facebook that an old friend has died. But that possibility wasn’t something many users or creators considered as social media took off. And the subject of death in the world of social networks is raising new questions. What do you do with a loved one’s digital holdings like posts, blog items and photos? How long should those items, or even memorial pages, remain floating around the Internet? And what legal rights do survivors have in dealing with these affairs? The questions are so numerous and confusing and painful that a cottage industry has sprung up to help those who must grapple with them. “The modern era of the Internet is transformational,” says Jeremy Toeman, the CEO and founder of San Francisco-based Legacy Locker, which helps customers get their loved ones’ digital affairs in order. “No one has really thought it through. It shouldn’t be up to Facebook or Twitter to decide what to do (with your holdings). It should be up to you.” Yet there seem to be very few rules or instructions indicating when the accounts get shut down and who controls that decision. And the rules that are in effect are usually in the fine print presented when you initially sign on as a member, and which few people read. Sometimes the terms give the deceased’s legal representative, such as the spouse or the
Horoscope Today's Birthday (02/14/11). The year ahead is filled with ambitions, but also with satisfaction about how far you've come. You discover new appreciation for your world, your neighborhood and your passions. When you're happy with your life as it is, you'll attract the attention of someone new. 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 an 8 — Today especially, you work well with others. You may feel drawn to stay at home for dinner with a loved one. Express your feelings. Why not? Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Spend wisely on your Valentine. Use creative methods and chosen words. It's about sharing love with people, not money. Get outside and burn some calories with someone. Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 7 — Are you tired of your old role? It's never too late to recreate and reinvent your per-
executor of the estate, control over the accounts, said Rebekah Jackson Sapirstein, a San Francisco-based attorney specializing in estate planning and trust and probate matters. “For instance, Gmail allows the legal representative to take control of the account after death. However, they require a court order to prove you are the legal representative, which people in California with a trust would not normally need.” But, Jackson Sapirstein said, even when the deceased person has a legally established representative, they would still have to go to court. “In California, if a person has created an estate plan and a trust, the trustee is the person appointed to handle the deceased person’s assets without court intervention,” she said. “It would take months and considerable expense for a trustee to get a court order just to access someone’s e-mail account.” In other words, the providers — from Gmail to Twitter — hold most of the decisionmaking power.
“No one has really thought it through. It shouldn’t be up to Facebook or Twitter to decide what to do (with your holdings). It should be up to you.” JEREMY TOEMAN CEO and founder of Legacy Locker
That power may nullify the question of when does the page of a deceased person go from being a tribute to being morose. Facebook, for example, continues to run ads on those pages, so there’s little incentive for them to shut one down. Facebook spokeswoman Meredith Chin referred questions to a Facebook blog that explains how the concept of memorial pages came about. It explains that friends or family of the deceased person can contact Facebook, which will then “memorialize” the page. That means the person disappears from the “suggestions” box, and privacy settings are changed so only the deceased person’s friends can access the page. Facebook also removes sensitive details, such as contact information and status updates. Memorializing the account also prevents anyone — even a proxy — from logging on to it in the future. The blog doesn’t say anything, however, about when or if the page may be taken down. The example it uses — of a Facebook employee who died, which prompted the discussion of memorial pages — happened in 2005. That person’s page is still up, according to the blog. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
sona. Balance intelligence with intuition to regenerate character. Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 6 — The day may start looking gloomy and full of limitations. Warm up and stretch your muscles (including your mind), and, soon enough, opportunities open up. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 6 — The emotions of the day may run amok and turn to frustration. Burn some anguish by getting your heart rate pumping and your body moving. Work it out. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — A wise man once said, "It's easier to love than to be loved." Accept love, it won't be on your doorstep forever. Listen for it and give it away. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — As your day proves productive at work, don't get sucked in too deep. Leave time for your special ones. Love them, and notice how reciprocal that is. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — Why don't you skip the restaurant tonight and cook dinner at home? You could follow
this with a walk under the stars and conversation by a fire. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 6 — Today's perfect. It's a day for intimacy, sharing and exploring relationships. Don't spend more than you need to. Everything happens for a reason. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Be careful, something you try doesn't work. New information threatens assumptions. Romance works best later in the day, so get work done early. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — Be happy wherever you are. Find comfort in those who love you. Joy can be found in the smallest details, if you allow it. Balance your heart and mind. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 6 — You come up with creative dinner plans and Valentines. Make sure that your good intentions are clear, and share the love. A little chocolate can be nice. MCT
Alvin Cook with the Lexington Division of Police said. “Almost 77 percent of accidents that occur at nighttime are unbelted.” Although it is more difficult to see an unbuckled motorist during evening hours, there are several ways to tell if a motorist is not wearing a seatbelt, Cook said. The campaign will use a team of observational officers and multiple pursuit vehicles made up of one sergeant and up to six officers. “In some of the intersections, we’re going to have an officer standing outside of his car — he may be in uniform or in plain clothes,” Cook said. “If he sees a violation, he will radio to the pursuit car giving a description of the driver and the vehicle.” Motorists caught without seatbelts are not subject to court costs or driving record infrac-
tions but a $25 fine, Cook said. The campaign will affect highways and urban areas, including downtown and the UK area. “I think what the Lexington Police are doing is important, but I think they should enforce the speed laws more,” early childhood education junior Emily Kauffmann said. “People 18 and older should be responsible for their own actions. Seatbelts for minors should definitely be mandatory. Does that mean police will start citing buses and taxi cabs?” Although seatbelt laws have been in effect for the past 10 years, seatbelt enforcement laws have not, Cook said. Until the last few years, motorists could not be pulled over simply for not wearing a seatbelt. Cook said the enforcement laws are not put in place to penalize people, but to keep them out of harm’s way. “People pay us for public safety, and it’s to help make you safe,” Cook said.
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UK unable to make the plays in close loss to Vanderbilt By Aaron Smith asmith@kykernel.com
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – He was a flurry all night, twisting and scooping and shooting his way to 32 points, and UK had to give John Jenkins credit for that. But it was two defensive breakdowns on Jenkins that really made UK (17-7, 5-5 SEC) bitter about its 81-77 loss to Vanderbilt (18-6, 6-4 SEC). The first: UK, up two points late in the second half, fouled Jenkins on a threepoint shot. Jenkins, a 90 percent free-throw shooter, hit all three to give Vanderbilt a 6463 lead. “Why would you foul the kid?” UK head coach John Calipari asked. “Kid hasn’t missed a foul.” The second: With the game tied, UK blew a defensive assignment, failing to pick Jenkins up in the corner. The Vanderbilt star nailed the shot to get the Commodores a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. “Left him in the corner one time,” Calipari said, slapping his face to cover his eyes. “I don’t know what we were thinking. (I asked) ‘Why did you leave him? ’I didn’t.’ I don’t know what that’s called, but you were five steps off him.” UK had trouble guarding Jenkins all night, no matter who was on him. He made six of 10 threes. DeAndre Liggins, normally the ace shutdown defender, was in foul trouble (not helped by a technical he received in the first half for jawing at the Vanderbilt bench after a layup).
Brandon Knight played on him some, but Knight was the one who committed the foul. Even when Jenkins was seemingly bottled up, he found a way. “There were some we were all over,” Calipari said. That included one running drive in the lane through two defenders. “I don’t know,” Josh Harrellson said when asked how Jenkins made the shot. “He just scooped it, went under my hand and bounced around the rim a couple times. That was one of those nights he was having.” Afterward, Jenkins received a head rub from virtually every teammate and staff member and took a pause before heading off the court to pose with his arms outstretched in front of the Vanderbilt student section. Despite Jenkins’ lategame prowess, UK still had a chance. But Vanderbilt mixed its defense up and threw a zone at UK for the first time all game. Although Calipari said UK was prepared for the zone, it worked. Brandon Knight and Terrence Jones committed back-to-back turnovers that Vanderbilt used to build a 75-69 lead. “That’s what lost it for us, is us turning the ball over and them knocking down free throws,” Jones said. It was ironically fitting that Knight and Jones made those two costly mistakes, because it was the pair of freshmen who kept UK close. Jones and Knight each hit a three-pointer inside a minute left to play, but Van-
derbilt hit all six free throws down the stretch to stave off a comeback. Jones scored 25 points and Knight scored 20, and both came to post-game interviews with ice packs (on both knees for Knight and the right hand for Jones). UK played almost the entire second half without Darius Miller after he left the game with a leg injury. Although he was put back in the game a couple times, he couldn’t do enough. His first possession back, with UK in transition offense, Miller couldn’t make it past half court. That forced Calipari to
keep Doron Lamb in the game even though Lamb “did not need to be in this game.” At the end of the first half, Lamb gave up on a play after Knight committed a turnover. Knight blocked the layup, but Lamb’s player was there to clean up. “My staff said (Lamb) was in front of the guy who ran it down and grabbed that ball,” Calipari said. “All he had to do is run, he grabs that. Maybe we’re up at the half.” Instead, UK was down. And Jenkins shot Vanderbilt to victory. “There was a lot of good,” Calipari said. “I just don’t like losing.”
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DeAndre Liggins and Brandon Knight guard Jeffery Taylor on Saturday. UK is now 5-5 in the SEC.
Logic proves Vandy unstoppable with Jenkins’ career-best 32 points NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Junior guard DeAndre Liggins scored 10 points against Vanderbilt. When Liggins reaches double-figure scoring UK wins. Using these premises as the NICK basis for CRADDOCK this probKernel lem, logic columnist would dictate the Cats must have defeated the Commodores on Saturday and finally snagged their first meaningful road victory of the season, right? Wrong. In this case, that would be flawed logic because the Commodores’ No. 23 was a variable that couldn’t (and wouldn’t) be removed from the equation. In very Jordan-esque fashion, Vandy sophomore guard John Jenkins represented his jersey number proudly: He exploded for a career-high 32 points, including six 3pointers, played almost the
entire 40 minutes of the game and the Southeastern Conference leader in points and made 3-pointers was virtually unstoppable in every way. “We couldn’t really contain Jenkins tonight,” UK senior forward Josh Harrellson said. Agreed. And not only were Jenkins’ threes numerous, but also clutch. With 4:29 remaining in the game, Jenkins hit a go-ahead 3pointer to break a 66-all tie and the Commodores would not surrender the lead for the rest of the game. “There were some of them where we were all over him (and Jenkins still made them),” UK head coach John Calipari said. Jenkins’ Herculean effort was similar to what the diminutive Devan Downey did to UK last year in South Carolina’s upset of the thenNo. 1 ranked Cats, where Downey put together a fantastic individual performance and quashed any chance of UK stealing a road victory. Prior to Saturday, the Cats were 8-0 in games in
which Liggins scored 10 points or more, and given his ever-increasing reputation as one of the best shutdown defenders in college basketball, the initial premises would have seemed to make for sound logic. UK’s version of the script should’ve read this way: Liggins remains aggressive in the offense, much like in Tuesday’s win versus Tennessee and he smothers Jenkins defensively (you know, much like syrup on the waffles at Waffle House). However, Liggins was emotional the entire game, picking up a technical foul in the first half and flirting with another in the second half, and he never quite managed to raise his game to the level of Jenkins’. Liggins was called for his fourth personal foul with 10:40 remaining in the game, and with junior guard Darius Miller ailing with an apparent groin injury, Calipari had no choice but to shift freshman guard Brandon Knight into the role of guarding Jenkins to keep Liggins from fouling out.
If Liggins couldn’t stop him, Knight certainly wasn’t going to stop him. “(Jenkins) just continues to move, he moves so fast,” Knight said. “ ‘Dre (Liggins) started off on him, then he got in foul trouble, so I moved onto him…basically, we were just trying to get a hand up on his shots.” Calipari couldn’t hold Liggins, his defensive stalwart, at fault for failing to prevent a talented shooter from going absolutely ballistic in a game on national television in his home arena. “(Liggins) did all right,” Calipari said. “It obviously hurt because he had fouls. He’s not the issue for us. He’s trying as hard as he can try.” Last Saturday versus Florida, it was UK’s self-inflicted and repeated mistakes. It was an unstoppable Jenkins this time. Logic dictates that the Cats have yet to stop what is beginning to seem like an unstoppable tailspin of closebut-no-cigar road losses. Nick is a journalism senior. E-mail Nick at ncraddock@kykernel.com.
Henderson’s layup wins it for UK By T.J. Walker sports@kykernel.com
It took 39 minutes and 58.9 seconds, but the 7,646 fans in Memorial Coliseum got their money’s worth. With No.18 UK and Louisiana State tied at 47 in the closing seconds, sophomore guard A’dia Mathies held the ball for the last shot. After wearing down the clock for 15 seconds, Mathies dodged and dipped past defenders and pulled up for what appeared to be a 10-foot jump shot. But at the last second, Mathies passed to a wide-open Brittany Henderson. Henderson connected on a layup with 1.1 seconds left, and simultaneously, the fans erupted. “That’s what you want, the ball in (Mathies) hands
and see if she can break free,” UK head coach Matthew Mitchell said. “We set a couple of ball screens, and the kids did a good job, and A’dia kept her poise there.” LSU’s desperate half court heave fell short,and the Cats (19-6, 8-4 Southeastern Conference) snapped its twogame losing streak. In a game that featured more combined fouls, timeouts and turnovers than total points, Mathies was able to avoid the sloppiness that plagued both teams. Mathies had a game-high 16 points on 6-12 shooting. Both teams combined for 41 turnovers, but Mathies only had two. Mitchell hinted the Cats would still be on a losing streak without Mathies. “Well in the second half
Mathies stepped up, she did some great things, made some shots and made some plays defensively,” Mitchell said. “Thought it was a very good day for her and certainly would not have won without her performance.” The Cats’ 49 points is their second-lowest total this season and noticeably upset LSU (17-10, 7-6 SEC) head coach Van Chancellor figured his Tigers would be able to outscore 49 points. “If you hold Kentucky to 49 points, you think you’re going to win the game,” Chancellor said. “It hurts as much as anything. Our team needed it, and I thought this would be a great opportunity to get out of the hole. This is tough right here, really tough.” What made things tough
for the Tigers wasn’t just UK’s stifling defense that forced 25 turnovers, but also the predominately pink crowd. The season-high crowd was quiet for most of the first half and part of the second, but Mitchell said they propelled the Cats to a muchneeded win. “I don’t know how much the crowd enjoyed the game because how tough it was, but I’m really appreciative of them. They were huge, especially there in the second half,” Mitchell said. “What a wonderful crowd today.” Sunday’s game was the annual Women’s Breast Cancer Awareness Pink Zone game. UK fans were asked to wear pink to go along with UK’s pink jerseys.
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Herb E. Smith, one of the 14 protesters who staged a sit-in at the Capitol, sleeps in the doorway of the governor’s office Friday night.
“I can't think of a better thing I'd rather be doing on a Friday night,” said retired schoolteacher and Inez, Ky., resident Mickey McCoy on Friday. The governor's spokesperson, Kerri Richardson, said the Capitol building in Frankfort was secured at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, but the group's members were allowed to stay as long as they wanted. Anyone who left the building over the weekend, however, was not allowed to re-enter until Monday morning, Richardson said. The group never saw leaving as an option. Instead, donated blankets and pillows found their way in before the doors were locked for the weekend. “It’s like being in camp,” Hennen said. “You have to go down and brush your teeth in communal bathrooms and wake up sore.” McCoy had a different sentiment. “Man, I got to sleep in until 8:15 a.m.,” he said. “I might start coming down and sleeping here a lot.” Sleeping wasn’t the only arrangement protesters had to sort through. Finding ways to stay entertained became just as important. Former Mining Safety and Health Association employee Stanley Sturgill sang in the Capitol’s rotunda as the group broadcast his performance live from their UStream account. Berry and the 12 others who watched Sturgill couldn’t help but sing along with his operatic voice. The camaraderie and passion for protecting their home state pervaded conversation, and the unity only grew as the weekend wore on. “I’m here with the best group of people I’ve been with since the last time we got out of jail in Hazard,” Sturgill joked before he began to sing. The protesters held regular meetings over the course of the weekend to identify their goals, the
ones that had been met by the governor and what they had yet to accomplish. They drafted press releases, editorial statements and a letter inviting the governor back to finish the conversation, and each was edited communally. Hygiene was the one obstacle the group never fully tackled, but McCoy found a way to stay clean, taking his shirt off in the bathroom and scrubbing with hand soap. “It’s a pour bath,” he laughed, rubbing soap on his underarms. But to this group, the cause was more important than their living conditions.
Beliefs behind the action Seventy-six-year-old Berry was the quiet, yet deliberate, leader of the group. In December 2009, he wrote a letter to UK, saying he wanted his writings from the university's archives removed, in protest of the controversial naming of Wildcat Coal Lodge, a dorm for UK basketball players. “Every sentence he says is just poetry, man,” Hennen said of Berry. Berry has been fighting what he said is abusive mining for more than 50 years and saw the sit-in as an opportunity to further his cause. “I don’t believe there is a justification for permanently damaging the world, and I'm here to say that and to be a part of this effort,” Berry said. “Kentucky Rising” is made up of activists that participate in a number of groups, and they all agree there is one common misconception. “We are not anti-coal or anti-coal communities. We are against certain types of mining,” Hennen said. “We just want to move Kentucky away from destructive practices.” McCoy too was disappointed that some misunderstood the group’s intentions. “I'm not here to take miners' jobs away,” McCoy said. “I'm here to take cancer away from the central Appalachians’ area.”
Martin Mudd, an environmentalist and physics graduate student at UK, thinks the sit-in was an opportunity to act on an ideology that is shared by many Kentuckians. “This action is one part of a historical struggle and an Appalachian struggle,” Mudd said. “Also, really important to me is that we exercise our democracy — true democracy in my mind is participatory and representative. That’s not the way it is right now.” Many of the protesters have strong feelings about UK’s role in the future of energy and think the university has failed so far. “I understand the economics of it,” Hennen said. “But what’s actually happened is UK, as the
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One thing was for sure — the 14 on the inside didn’t stand alone.
Support from the outside A guard skeptically looked at the six pizza boxes that sat on his desk next to the Capitol entrance. He finally agreed they could be delivered. The pizzas were ordered by Carl and Danielle Root, of Tampa, Fla., former Kentucky residents who wanted to show support. “We settled in last evening to watch the live feed, enjoy the stories and bask in history being made,” Danielle Root said. “Unsure of how we could show our support and appreciation from
I don’t believe there is a justification for permanently damaging the world, and I’m here to say that and to be a part of this effort.”
flagship university of the state, is the most visible participant and victim of the domination of a single industry shaping the political culture of the state.” The protesters came to the governor with nine demands, and after Friday’s meeting they said he had agreed to two — he took them up on their longstanding invitation to visit eastern Kentucky to see the damage of abusive mining, and he agreed there needs to be an end to aggressive speech toward those who oppose abusive mining. Protester and carpenter Doug Doerrfeld tried to put the group's action into perspective. “The coal industry is so powerful,” Doerrfeld said. “But when you do something like this, it’s like a dam breaking.”
— Wendell Berry, author
Tampa, we decided they must surely be hungry. We would have preferred to deliver a few thousand concerned Kentuckians to the Capitol on Monday (for the “I Love Mountains Day” rally), but since we didn't have the know-how, or the means, to make that happen, we figured pizza would suffice.” The pizza was just the first of many meals that would make their way to the Capitol over the course of the weekend. As it turned out, the protesters found a way to eat three square meals a day and saw a constant stream of coffee delivered to the hall outside the governor’s office. Eventually the stockpile grew so large that it couldn’t be contained to the governor’s office,
and they moved their food into the hall and their lounge to the rotunda, as the camp slowly spread throughout the Capitol like a game of “Risk.” McCoy is a veteran of political activism, but he said he never could have predicted the treatment he received over the weekend. The treatment only escalated Sunday morning. Food came in such large amounts that the protesters donated some to a local shelter, and two massage therapists offered free massages to the protesters, who were stiff from sleeping on the floor. The outside support culminated with an impromptu rally held on the steps of the Capitol Sunday afternoon. The protesters inside piled onto chairs in the front lobby of the building, peering through the six tiny windows of the Capitol's front doors to the supporters on the outside. “Kentucky Rising” members would rest their hands on the glass and stand on their tip-toes for a better view, collectively yelling some form of “we love you,” reminding everyone that they weren’t sleeping here for the few inside, but to be the voice of the many across the state that shared their beliefs. The protesters have yet to determine exactly when their protest will end, but think the continuous sit-in will conclude with the “I Love Mountains Day” rally in Frankfort Monday at 11 a.m. “Let’s just remember, whatever happens, we’ve already won this particular battle,” McCoy said.
Keeping up with their leader The group had just finished a meeting attempting to decide when, or even if, its protest would end when activist Herb E. Smith, Berry and Hennen gathered in the governor’s outer office to organize their belongings. Smith paused for a moment. “Look at all these young people following behind you Wendell,” he said to Berry with a laugh. Hennen thought a moment. “Trying to keep up is what we’re doing.”
Supporters from around the country paid for pizzas and gifts, and even arranged free massages for the weary protesters.
BERRY Continued from page 1 in the form of millions of dollars donated to UK. Joe Craft, an owner of coal mines in Eastern Kentucky, and other donors said they would give the university $7 million for a new men’s basketball dorm, but only if it would be named the “Wildcat Coal Lodge.” Berry, 76, has lived in Kentucky since birth, and he has opposed the land destruction by the mining industry for 45 years. His home, named Lane’s Landing, in Henry County’s Port Royal, overlooks the Kentucky River. He grew up playing in that river and his love for it was a big reason he came to oppose land abuse at the headwaters. Runoff from coal mines and other industries pollutes the river, Berry said. His parents taught him to respect the land, and coal mining abuses it. “I was taught that taking care of land was one of the primary human responsibilities,” Berry said. “In the long run, the top soil, the forests and the woodland of this state will be more valuable than the coal deposits.” “I don’t see the point of destroying those permanent resources in order to receive a resource that is exhaustible by nature and only when being burned,” he said. In October 2009, the UK Board of Trustees had to decide if it would accept the money from Craft and other donors. After protests, all but three of the 20 trustees voted in favor of accepting the money. Berry thought the decision was disgraceful; it was then he knew he “wasn’t going to give those papers to the university.” He wasn’t removing all of his papers. More than 20 years ago, Berry worked with an archivist to sell some of his papers to UK. His other papers were put on loan. He wanted to remove the papers on loan. “When the university accepted the gift from coal industry in return for naming the basketball dormitory ‘Wildcat Coal Lodge,’ the university had sold an advertisement,” Berry said. He said he felt the university had been moving away from interests that had mattered to him for some time. Berry has two sons who are farmers and said it became increasingly clear to him that UK did not have the interests of small farmers in mind. Papers on loan require the same caretaking as papers that have been donated, Berry said, and it seemed dishonest to keep his papers at UK if he had no intention of ever depositing them to the university. “(My) first intention was to deal hon-
estly with the people at the library,” Berry said. “(My) second intention was to make a statement about what I thought of the university alliance with the coal industry, which I have a history of opposing.” With a letter, Berry had made his point known.
A university’s loss Deirdre Scaggs, associate dean of UK Libraries Special Collections, responded to Berry’s letter. “As the University of Kentucky has worked its way through civil rights, war protests, research controversies and political struggles, UK Libraries’ policy has been to act in a scholarly and professional manner at all times,” Scaggs’ letter said. In her letter, Scaggs said the libraries had been good stewards of Berry’s purchased material and those he had placed on deposit. The letter said UK Libraries had been hopeful, and she supposed maybe “overly confident,” that UK Libraries would remain the home of his unique collection. “By your recent decision, UK Libraries suffers an irreplaceable loss, but it is the students and researchers who will now pay the price,” the letter said. Berry’s wish to remove his papers was disappointing, but it was not surprising, Scaggs said. She said she was glad Berry was keeping his papers in-state and was planning to house them at the Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort. Scaggs said she knew Berry’s decision to move his papers was not because of an issue with UK Libraries. Berry said he chose the Historical Society because of Thomas D. Clark, one of his history teachers who he thought had “served Kentucky well.” He said he also chose the Historical Society because, though it is a public agency, the society is not political. “It is a place I feel the papers will be properly cared for,” Berry said. Berry’s decision to move his papers also came from the belief that UK was not fulfilling its role as Kentucky’s land grant institution, a designation meant to encourage the teaching of agriculture, science and engineering. “Throughout my years of teaching at the university, I had felt that research was being increasingly emphasized at the cost of teaching, and that troubled me very much,” Berry said. “A teacher, in my opinion, ought to be committed to teaching without limit.” He could understand the university employing people with different viewpoints on coal, but he “couldn’t live with the university administration’s decision to form an open alliance for money with the coal industry. “That seemed to me to be wrong.”
Still, Berry said he had no personal rancor against people at UK.
Coal: A two-sided issue UK Provost Kumble Subbaswamy said UK had found itself in the middle of the coal battle with the naming issue and had tried to acknowledge both sides of the issue. “For any controversial issue, you have to have balance,” Subbaswamy said in an interview with the Kernel staff. “The university, we are all about exposing all sides of an issue and having people debate and then form their own opinions.” He said UK tried to recognize coal’s importance and environmental impact. “There’s no question but that coal has been an important source of energy in this country and continues to be an important source of energy in this country,” Subbaswamy said. “On the other hand, I think there’s also been no question that burning coal is one of the ways in which we significantly affect the environment. “So the question is, ‘How do you transition from heavy usage on coal to a more responsible use and generation of energy?’” he said. “I think approached that way, there’s room for a lot of people to disagree.” Subbaswamy said he admires Berry and his work. “I have the greatest respect for Wendell Berry and his writings and his stands and what he has been able to do in the cause of rural Kentucky and the environment,” he said. “Once an issue gets very politicized, people do things that have symbolic value,” Subbaswamy said. “And, yes, those hurt. “Certainly nationally he is very wellknown, and when he does something as visible and symbolic as that, it hurts.”
PHOTO BY BRITNEY MCINTOSH | STAFF
Protesters inside the Capitol building weren’t able to join supporters as they rallied outside Sunday afternoon. Wendell Berry watches through a window as Ed McClanahan, a wellknown Kentucky author, reaches up to his friend.
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Continuing his mission But Berry’s story does not end here. When asked what his greatest book or moment is, Berry said he is not concerned with what he has already written. “The only work that interests me is the work still to be done and what I’m doing.” He continues to make political statements about coal, like a sleep-in at the Capitol this past weekend protesting current coal mining practices. He said the negative effects of coal will be a problem for the people of Kentucky for many years to come. Berry said the leaders of Kentucky have been “irresponsible in allowing those dangers and damages to accumulate to the point of catastrophe. “People in Frankfort will not be thanked by the democracy for selling out to the coal industry.”
Mickey McCoy, one of the 14 protesters, cleans up after sleeping by vacuuming the floor Saturday morning. Protesters hope to leave the offices as they found them.
actual material being dumped into “streams” is dirt and rock. “None of us would be for dumping any kind of waste into streams,” Gooch said. “When you’re dumping rock and dirt — they call that a stream — now, that’s not a stream.” Bissett said his organization has used science and facts to enact public policy, not emotion. He said mining jobs positively affect Kentuckians’ lives. “In today’s economy, every job is important and critical,” Bissett said. He suggested that coal’s opponents focus only on the active mining process and not on the whole story, including the economic development connected to coal jobs and post-mine land use. “We would not be able to mine these particular coal reserves without the process of surface mining,” Bissett said. “It’s also important to recognize that negatively affecting coal production impacts the entire economy of the commonwealth. GE, Toyota, Lexmark, many other manufacturers are in Kentucky because of our low-cost electricity. Tampering with that benefit puts every elec-
tricity dependant job at risk. “I talk more about electricity than coal because it touches more people’s lives.” Gooch also discussed valley fields, created when the tops of mountains are removed and put into valleys, that produce valuable flat land on which many structures can be built. “In Knox County, sports complexes, hospitals, housing developments and airports are only a few of the ways mountaintop mining enhances the economic development opportunities for eastern Kentucky,” Bissett said. He addressed the concerns some opponents have over the naming of Wildcat Coal Lodge, the UK basketball dorm. “It’s facilities like this that help with recruitment and pursuing future national championships,” Bissett said. “The coal industry stepped up to help UK and Coach (John) Calipari, and it’s often the case these activists will complain but offer no solutions.” “These protesters suggest more information be shared about mining — which is a good thing, because it’s an important story to tell when more than 90 percent of Kentucky’s electricity production depends on our coal miners, both surface and underground,” Bissett said.
Professor uses Capitol protest as classroom material The weekend protest at the governor’s Capitol office has sparked debate fitting for the classroom. Professor Richard Fording will use the protest as a teaching tool in his political science class. His class, called “Social Movements in U.S. Politics,” uses protests and political movements as a starting point for discussion. “A lot of movements experience a sudden or heightened level of mobilization when there’s a kind of spark,” Fording said. He cited the Rosa Parks event and Greensboro, N.C., sit-ins as other examples that he recently brought up in class. “It’ll be interesting to see if something that’s getting as much attention as this will … spark protests and activity in Kentucky or in the region,” Fording said. He said it will be interesting to see how Gov. Steve Beshear responds to the Capitol sit-in. He also said the timing could not have been better, with UK’s recent approval to integrate a tribute to coal in the new Wildcat Coal Lodge facing disapproval from some faculty and staff within the university.
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Teams forming for Relay for Life event By Joshua Bryant news@kykernel.com
Lexingtonians can help create a world where there is less cancer and more birthdays. They can do so by attending Relay for Life, an event held every year in Lexington, as well as in other places around the world. The event is held to raise money and awareness for the American Cancer Society. Lexington’s version of the fundraiser is organized and run by J.C. Bicek and Kathryn Garrett. Bicek and Garrett said many look forward to this event as a chance to help fight back against cancer. It gives them the feeling they can help even though they’re not doctors or nurses with chemotherapy or other cures. “It means a lot to me,” Bicek said. “I lost my grandma to cancer, and she fought cancer separate three times over the course of nine years. This is my way, since I’m not a doctor, of fighting back and helping.” Others do it to support those they know who have struggled with cancer. “I started doing relay because I used to babysit for a boy who was diagnosed with leukemia shortly after I started watching over him,” Gar-
rett said. “It means, even though I have been blessed by not being diagnosed, I can help someone who has.” According to the Relay for Life website, 15 teams and 96 participants have signed up, and more than $1,000 has been raised so far. Last year’s event had 15 teams, 149 participants and raised over $11,000. This year’s goal is to organize about 75 teams. “Our goal for this year is to raise $75,000,” Garrett said.
“It means, even though I have been blessed by not being diagnosed, I can help someone who has.” KATHRYN GARRETT Relay for Life organizer
Teams are forming now for the April 16 event, to take place from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. in front of the Johnson Center on the Pieratt Student Recreation Field for at least its fifth year. It will include free food and a walking relay, where friends and family walk and run around the track all night to resemble that the fight against cancer never rests. Along the walking track,
tents are set up all around for teams that have participated in the event. All tents will be decorated differently and some will include games. A Survivor Lap will begin the ceremonies. All survivors present will be recognized and awarded a medal for their fights against cancer, and then they will walk the first lap together. Next is the luminary service. During the service, performed after sunset, bags with candles are placed around the walking track with the names of those fighting, those who are in remission or those who have lost their lives in the fight against cancer. Luminaries can be purchased at the event for a $5 donation apiece. Lastly, there is the Fight Back ceremony held at the end of the night. Everyone present is encouraged to make a pledge to try to help save the lives of those fighting cancer. Teams require at least two participants and those interested can sign up, make a donation or buy a luminary by visiting http://www.relayforlife.org/lexington. This social event is for free, all are welcome and all donations, big or small, are accepted.
Mock interviews prepare students for the real thing By Gabrielle Dudgeon news@kykernel.com
The first impression is the lasting one, and an interview often determines whether one is hired or forgotten. The James W. Stuckert Career Center has partnered up with UPS, Fifth Third, Target and many other employers to hold mock interviews. More than a few students are ready to take that giant leap into the real world. For library science graduate student Amy Retucci, the search for jobs and interview processes has already begun. “This opportunity allows not only invaluable practice, but a chance to develop skills that can help you later in life,” Retucci said. Even if just beginning a career at UK, a jumpstart can lead one in the right direction. English freshman Kaylin Oldham said working on her interview skills allows her to start thinking more seriously
If you go What: Mock Interviews When: Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: James W. Stuckert Career Center Reserve a spot at http://www.uky.edu/careercenter about her future. “I definitely plan to attend,” Oldham said. “The interviewing process can be a little intimidating at first.” Nerves and fears can leave one hesitant when placed on the spot at that first interview. Using the mock interviews can help students work on the skills to keep their cool. “I was nervous in my first interview,” Retucci said. “I think I was just lacking practice.” Since interview skills are such a basic necessity in today’s job searches, all majors
are welcome to attend. Brittney De Jaco, a journalism sophomore, is finding time in her busy schedule to expand her interview techniques as an investment in her future. “Interviews can be stressful,” De Jaco said. “I like to plan ahead, and I plan to do everything I can to ensure a positive future for searching for a job.” The future is imminent. Every year of college is one step closer to entering that imperative interview. “You can never do too much to aid your future to success,” Oldham said. “I want to have no regrets when I’m sitting in that interviewer’s chair when it counts.” The interviews will take place Wednesday at the Career Center between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Students can secure a spot online at Wildcat Career Link. To create an account, visit http://www.uky.edu/careercenter.
PHOTO BY RYAN BUCKLER | STAFF
UK students dance on the rails while riding the Cats Cruiser Saturday night. Rides are free with a valid student identification.
CRUISER Continued from page 1 “I really like what UK is doing with the program,” integrated strategic communication sophomore Amanda Goff said. “The drivers are friendly and are always helpful about getting you on the correct route closest to your destination.” The program has been helpful in getting students from points A to B in the safest manner possible. “I just recently found out
For more information A full schedule and route map are available on the Cats Cruiser website, http://uksga.org/catscruiser. about the program, and I would love to use it, but I can never find out the exact routes that the bus takes,” journalism freshman Rachel Lolli said. The biggest question surrounding the new program seems to be how to utilize it.
The Cats Cruiser buses circulate every 20 to 30 minutes without a specific route schedule, similar to the Colt Trolley in downtown Lexington. “From ideation to implementation, constant evaluation of the pilot program has been and will continue to be a key component of the service,” Stefka said. “We will continue to use feedback from many sources — emails, meetings, (Third District) Councilwoman (Diane) Lawless, Town and Gown — to make changes to improve the service as time goes on.”
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
I live right across the street from the Vulcan Materials limestone mine located near the intersection of Elk Lick Falls and Old Richmond Road (Highway 25). Ever since I was a child I have felt our house shake. As my father nears retirement, his goal is to move away from Kentucky and live on his sailboat. If he decides to sell our ranch style home, then he will have to deal with the property value being lowered by the mere presence of the mine. I have walked Boone Creek and other tributaries to the Kentucky River many times. There are salamanders in Boone Creek, for now. According to www.biologicaldiversity.org, the U.S. has some “56 amphibians, or about 20.5 percent [of the total population that], are at risk of dying out. Any time there is a windy day when it does not rain, there appears to be a large amount of dust blanketing our cars and windows. Luckily, I do not have asthma, but if I
did, the dust would surely aggravate the condition. Dust itself holds heat more than carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels. The amount of energy used to mine this colossal amount of limestone is only adding to the greenhouse effect. It is almost impossible to drive down Old Richmond Road without having to compete with dump trucks. They leave a trail of gravel on the roads, which hit the undercarriage and body of the car. Even if you do not live in Fayette County, you do live downwind and downstream. It is an eyesore to all the people who transverse our state and it leaves a bad impression of Fayette County. If you have property damage, sinkholes or other issues, e-mails may be directed to the Division of Planning c/o jmarx@lexingtonky.gov.
Sierra Emrich EKU nursing junior
SHANNON FRAZER, Kernel cartoonist
‘Kentucky Rising’ asks justified questions about governor’s disregard for EPA You have to respect people with standards — standards of humanity. The 14 sit-in protesters in Frankfort this weekend, dubbed “Kentucky Rising,” fit that bill. These weren’t just any people. Kentucky authors and activists Wendell Berry, Silas House and Erik Reece, as well as professors, a retired coal miner, a graduate student, a filmmaker and others, joined in the initiative. And the weekend’s sit-in wasn’t just for show. The group believed the state adminisSHANNON tration got it wrong when it put coal compaFRAZER nies’ interests first and disregarded a U.S. Kernel Environmental Protection Agency mandate. columnist According to an Oct. 18, 2010, news release from Gov. Beshear’s government web page, Beshear filed a lawsuit against the EPA, with support from the Kentucky Coal Association and the Energy and Environment Cabinet in District Court, concerning coal mining permits under the EPA’s Clean Water Act.
“The arbitrary and unreasonable decisions being made by the EPA threaten to end the responsible mining of coal and eliminate the jobs of an estimated 18,000 Kentucky miners who depend on mining for their livelihood,” Beshear said in the release. Kentucky Coal Association President Bill Bissett explained further. “The recent actions by the federal EPA forced us to take this action...to make certain coal companies and coal miners can continue working to provide energy resources to keep the lights on in Kentucky homes and businesses,” Bissett said in the news release. Sure, by letting the coal companies continue to operate, even with EPA violations, Beshear and his pro-coal supporters may think that they are doing humanity a favor. Jobs, energy, profits: These are all good things in the short-term. Beshear said, “Kentucky can mine coal while at the same time protecting Kentucky’s environment,” but how can such a paradox exist? Take a critical look at the EPA regulation violations Beshear so readily disregarded.
According to a Jan. 13 news release on the EPA website, entities within Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee had defied the Clean Water Act in the last quarter of 2010. “When left uncontrolled, water pollution can...contaminate food, drinking water supplies and recreational waterways, and thereby pose a threat to public health,” the release said. So, is that what you really want, Kentucky? Jobs in an industry that the state government allows to contaminate our food and water supplies? If harming your loved ones, your neighbors and your environment is, in your view, only a side effect to producing coal to maintain Kentucky’s economy, then let that be your prerogative. Don’t recognize the damage coal mining has had on the state. But if you see the inconsistencies and short-sightedness of the coal industry and state government officials, do something about it. Recognize your standards. The 14 protesters in Frankfort did. Shannon Frazer is a journalism senior. E-mail sfrazer@kykernel.com.
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Looking for fun, energetic people to work full or part-time as party hosts/hostesses. Gattitown is Lexington's favorite destination for food and fun. It's a great work environment with flexible schedules & competitive pay + tips. Apply in person at 2524 Nicholasville Rd (next to KMart). Check us out at www.gattitownlexington.com Part time caregiver for 23 year old female with Down Syndrome. Light housekeeping and some meal prep. No smoking, references required. Close to campus. $10 hour. 859-519-0471. Landscaping help needed. $8.50 to start, 3/1 – 12/31 employment. P/T 8-12 or 12-4. Exp. Preferred but not necessary. Must be available to work during summer. Please email resume and work history to: lawnshark04@aol.com. NO PHONE CALLS ! Female caregiver for elderly woman. Perfect for nursing students! Some housekeeping, cooking, errands, assistance with bathing. Within walking distance of campus. $12/hr. Please fax resume and availability to 264-0447.
www.HARDINPROPERTIES.NET is Now Renting Studios, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 BR Houses and Apartments for August. 4 bedroom - 2 blocks to UK! Houses - Starting at $405 per BR, w/d, parking. Call 859-523-2363 or www.touchstonerentals.com
2 & 3BR/2BA Condos. Newly remodeled. Conveniently located to campus. All appliances, including W/D. $800-$1,000/month. 859-619-5341 or john@hsdevelopment.pro
6 Bedroom
Now Pre-Leasing for Fall Semester, 1-5BR Houses, www.waynemichaelproperties.com or 859-513-1206
Duplex for rent: 2BR Duplex on Fontaine Road in Chevy Chase area. Updated kitchen, hardwood floors, large basement storage area, single car garage and large garden space. $700/month. Available immediately. 859-269-7886
2BR/1BA Available Now. Walk to campus or Central Baptist. $675/month. 576-5720
4BR/2BA HOUSES! By Campus! Huge rooms. Awesome yards/decks. Parking. All Appliances. All electric. Won’t last. $300/mo. 859-333-1388
4-6BR Rentals Near Campus, W/D included, www.myuk4rent.com. Call Kevin @ 859-619-3232
Wildcat Textbook Apartments, 2BR, across from B & E Bldg. Showing this week for Fall Semester. Only 2 left. Call 621-3128
2BR/2BA, Griffin Gate. 2-Car garage, 24-hour security, gated community. $1,275/mo. Pool, fitness, tennis, golf. 859-396-9811 or mlp2401@aol.com
209-B Waller, 4BR/2BA, W/D, 859-361-4811
1 & 2BR Apartments, 3-minute walk to campus. Parking, Laundry Facilities. Call 233-1760 or email youngproperties.1@gmail.com
2BD/1BA. 211 Waller Ave. $820/mo. All bills paid inc. internet. W/D. inc.
2 bedroom - 2 blocks to UK! Starting at $350 per BR. Call 859-523-2363 or www.touchstonerentals.com
208 Conn Terr, 4BR/2BA, W/D, 859-361-4811
1–6BR Houses/ Apartments available in August (some in May). Very nice. W/D. Dennis 859-983-0726. www.sillsbrothers.com 1, 2 or 4 Bedroom Apartment for rent at The Lex. $499/month per person. All utilities included except electric Great amenities. Call (253) 905-8222 2, 3, and 4 bedroom apartments; historic South Hill neighborhood; easy walk to UK. Call 859.338.6778. 1 BLOCK FROM CAMPUS: 1 & 2BR, AC, parking. $395-up. 269-4129, 576-2761
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. Research Opportunities for Occasional Users of Opioids 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 obtained will be kept confidential. You may be eligible if you: are between 18 and 50 years of age; and have used opioids for non-medical reasons occasionally in the past year (for example
OxyContin®, Lortab®, Vicodin®, or morphine). Eligible volunteers will be paid for their participation. You may be reimbursed for travel. Studies involve completion of one to 40 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 859-257-5388 or 1-866232-0038 Servers needed to work weekends. Must be 21. Apply in person at The Pocket, Orchard Shopping Center, 996 N. Main Street, Nicholasville, KY
Professional Services HONDA SERVICE AND REPAIR, ALPINE IMPORTS, SINCE 1980, NEXT TO WOODHILL MOVIES 10, CHECK US OUT AT CARTALK.COM UNDER FIND A GREAT MECHANIC 269-4411
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NOW HIRING Greenbrier Country Club: Cooks, Servers, Bartenders, call 293-6058 for info. Looking for part-time person to work with individuals with disabilities in Lexington. Computer skills a must, dependable and reliable. Shifts open are (1) Monday and Wednesday 9am-5pm, (2) Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 3:30pm-7:30pm. Must have reliable transportation. Pay is $10/hour. Training Provided. Please contact Homeplace Support Services at 859-936-2010 ask for Carlos
Buy One Tan, get one free with classified ad only. Golden Tan, 859-278-3285 Acne? Heal & rejuvenate skin with no UV, Red Light Therapy. Golden Tan, 859-278-3285
Body Structure Medical Fitness needs part time front desk workers/scheduler. Please apply in person or call Cindy @ 268-8190.
New Year’s Resolution 2011! Wanna Quit Tobacco? University Health Service has an Appointment for that. iThink…iQuit…iConquer is the program for YOU. FREE QUIT KITS, NICOTINE REPLACEMENT PATCHES AND GUM available! Email us for more info at Fadyia.Lowe@uky.edu
Childcare Center has part-time positions available M-F from 2:00-6:00. Please call 859-269-8736
Want to Jump out of an Airplane? Go Sky Diving for fun. www.jumpingforfunskydiving.com, 502-648-3464
Need Money? Make $15 to $20 per hour. Weekends and Evenings Available Come work with a company that works around your Schedule! Apply Today! Call Jesse @ (859)269-0945 Set up your Interview TODAY! GRANT COORDINATOR NEEDED. Duties include scheduling, budget management, regular email communication with individuals involved with program, and administrative duties. Previous work experience in administrative setting preferred. Part-time temporary. $10/hr, up to 30 hrs/wk. Position open for inquiries until February 11. Call 859-257-3780 for more information, or email interest/resume to eedwards@uky.edu. PART-TIME SALES. Have you seen the cool handles on board the Wildcat shuttle buses? High Five Advertising is looking for students to sell advertising to local businesses. This is a great way for advertisers to get their messages in front of the students. Please send your resume to Gregg Brogden gregg@h5advertising.com Student transportation needed. 3:30 to 5:30 Monday through Friday. $20 per day. Please call 859 5597141
Wanted Self Defense. Good exercise. Lifelong friendships. The UK Chinese Karate Club accepting new students. Buell Armory. Mondays 6:30-8:30pm. 859-4214335 or email uk.shao.lym@gmail.com Healthy Marijuana Users Needed for Behavioral Study. Researchers with the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Science are recruiting healthy volunteers ages 18-40 to participate in a research study to evaluate the behavioral effects of marijuana. Qualified volunteers will be paid for their participation. The study involves completion of 8 to 16 testing sessions and are run in a pleasant setting during daytime hours. Snacks, movies, video games and reading materials will be provided. Please call (859) 2773799. Investigators will return your call to discuss eligibility. Or visit our website at http://rrf.research.uky.edu GOOD HOME for beautiful female calico cat. All shots, spayed, chipped, petite, very docile. 859-3291081 Researchers are recruiting social drinkers with or without ADHD for studies concerning the effects of alcohol. Looking for Male and Female participants between 21-35 years of age. All participants are compensated for their time. Please call 257-5794.
Roommates Wanted 1-2 Roommates Wanted for House in center of campus. garymiel@aol.com or 859-433-2692 Roommate Needed. Extremely nice. All utilities, Cable TV & Highspeed Internet included. Dennis @ 859-983-0726. www.sillsbrothers.com Female Roommate Wanted: Female Student a Must. 1BR for sub-lease, near UK. $375/month + utilities. Available immediately. 859-588-5757
Lost & Found
Meter operator needed Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 4:30p-7:30p $8/hour. Email resumes to jobs@bgmailing.com Leasing agent wanted for campus area properties, considerable afternoon availability required, send resume to box5@hmwconsultants.com STUDENTPAYOUTS.COM. Paid survey takers needed in Lexington. 100% FREE to join. Click on surveys.
Found: Beautiful silver and pearl earring on the sidewalk between Mines & Minerals and Hilary J. Boone Center. Call 859 229 7256 to describe and claim.
KY Class Notes now hiring note takers. Apply online at KYClassNotes.com
FOUND- TI-84 plus calculator in room CB 207. Contact the Math department, 257-6802, to claim.
Work/Study & Earn at the same time. If you have a class schedule that permits & reliable transportation, you could work for Lifeline escorting our elderly clients to dr. visits, shopping, etc. CALL: Lifeline Homecare, Inc. 859-273-2708 or email: lhbadd@qx.net. BARTENDING! UP TO $250 a day. No exp. Necessary. Training provided. 800-965-6520 x-132
Travel $100 Limo 859-797-8739 BAHAMAS SPRING BREAK: $189 – 5 days or $239 – 7 days. All prices include round trip luxury cruise with food, accommodations on the island at your choice of thirteen resorts. Appalachia Travel 1-800867-5018, www.BahamaSun.com
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Same side of Cupid’s arrow ANDY BURRESS Kernel columnist
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Guys tend to catch a lot of slack around Valentine’s Day, but it doesn’t necessarily come from the ladies. This tendency instead stems from our own scrutiny. What should I plan? Where should I take her? Do I get her flowers? And if so, what kind? How many? There’s a whole laundry list of items to check off if the night is to be perfect, as it of course should be. It’s in this deliberation that we become forgetful, stressed and genuinely flustered. Of course we can’t count on our other guy friends to help us out. No, no, no. It’s our job to laugh at and ridicule those who forget what it means to behave like a man, not help them in sissy translation. When certainty is lost and the typical “it’s whatever” response leaves us … boom. (Forget the fact that those very same friends are probably going through the very same thing.) So, men: Let’s focus on a bit of that laundry list, and maybe this can be our way of letting the ladies know what’s up (since we’re otherwise not allowed to speak of it). Eating. Very few things can make you feel as unattractive as you do while stuffing your face. So let’s run with that. Forks are key. We all know that barbecue ribs are quite possibly the greatest invention of all time, but now is probably not the most opportune moment. Same goes for buffalo wings. Those shouldn’t ever even be considered, actually. This is supposed to be at least a little romantic. Flowers. Every girl loves flowers. They have to, it’s in their DNA. (Just the same as us loving the idea of a girl who’s OK with buffalo wings on V-day.) The question comes down to your selection. Standard roses are always good, but you also have to consider how many you get her. And if you choose to go other routes, you have to be aware of what each flower means, as well as again deciding how many. Too much liability lies within each dropping petal for us to decide on a whim. We really do care, though, right guys? I mean, if there’s no lucky lady at the moment, then maybe we call a bro night and post up in our freedom, but when there is, we really do just want to see her smile. All the stresses of making it perfect come together and melt away when we realize that she is there with you. Or maybe that’s just me. Andy Burress is an integrated and strategic communication senior. E-mail him at aburress@kykernel.com
MARTHA GROPPO Kernel columnist
Though it’s a holiday with a chubby naked baby as its mascot, Valentine’s Day gets violent reactions from people. Some people love it, and others hate it with frightening passion. My approach is simple: How could I not like a day about chocolate, roses and the color pink? I do, however, realize that many readers dislike heart day. Maybe they chipped a tooth on one of those what-the-heck-is-in-this-thingit’s-as-hard-as-a-rock chocolates. In my experience, Valentine’s Day haters fall into three main categories: 1. Men who say the day stresses them out; 2. People who say the day “commercializes love;” 3. People who don’t have significant others. We hear a lot about how hard V-Day is on the Y-chromosomes. Lest we feel too badly for male lovers, however, Valentine’s Day is stressful for the girls, too. What is girl protocol for Valentine’s Day? Getting a guy flowers never feels quite right. Chocolate? It seems like a waste. He gobbles down that nasty neon candy with just as much gusto. A stuffed animal? Seriously? What’s a girl to do? The commercially conscious people say they don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day because feeding into the commercial craze “cheapens their love.” But let’s all be honest here. The same thing could be said of other days, but no one fails to buy their mother a card for Mother’s Day because they think it will “cheapen” their relationship. There is a fine line between cheapening love and just being cheap. The final group of people hate Valentine’s Day because they have no one to share it with. But speaking as a single gal, I counter that if you have a pulse, you can like it. Enjoy some chocolate; if being single has destroyed your taste for chocolate, you should see your doctor. If Valentine’s Day still leaves you feeling glum, try buying one of those boxes of princess valentines covered in glitter. In the end, Valentine’s Day doesn’t just involve that perfect trifecta of chocolate, flowers and the color pink; it’s about love, too, and that’s not so bad no matter who you are. Everyone has someone they can make feel special on Valentine’s Day, or you can at least find someone; it’s not over until the fat baby sings. So whether you are living out your favorite chick flick or just watching it with friends, viva la Valentine’s Day. Martha Groppo is a journalism and history junior. Follow her on Twitter @kernelgroppo or e-mail her at mgroppo@kykernel.com.