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As students turn their focus to Thanksgiving break, now is the time to consider serving those in need. And an alternative break gives students the option to do so, instead of going on a traditional spring break. Though March 10 may feel like a long way away, the Nov. 22 deadline to apply for an alternative spring break program is closing fast. Alternative Breaks, a program that started at UK in 2008, is working with national service organization Break Away. Break Away partners with more than 450 nonprofit and government organizations Visit the Center for worldwide to Community Outreach in create a society Student Center room of active citi106 or at the zens, according Alternative Breaks to alternativebreaks.org. website, ukasb.org. “Alternative Breaks sends students to communities in need across the country as well as internationally,” said Sarah Hermiester, head of the Alternative Breaks program. “It’s a way to get away from campus to relax and rejuvenate but to also learn something.” The number of trips has doubled since last year from four to eight, and two are international, Hermiester said. Locations range from areas in Kentucky all the way to Ecuador and the Dominican Republic. Each location has a different theme, such as Youth in Appalachia, Cumberland Trail Preservation, Refugee Resettlement and Global Health and Wellness, among others. “Part of the expansion of our trips this year was to hit on all social and environmental themes that students are interested in and issues that are needing to be addressed,” Hermiester said. “The trips touch on a variety of personal passions and majors and there’s a significant price range in hopes that any student can have access.” Chelsey Perron, the promotions coordinator for Alternative Breaks and the Dominican Republic site leader, has been encouraging fundraising to support her trip this year. See BREAKS on page 2
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Materials engineering junior Mike Brassfield reacts to a losing bet in roulette at the College of Engineering’s casino-themed Monte Carlo night.
Engineering’s a safe bet The College of Engineering and Tau Beta Pi hosted Monte Carlo night offering food and casino games in a lively atmosphere. Professors were dealers for student “gamblers” who paid a $5 buy-in and could bid their chip winnings for prizes. Games included Texas Hold ‘Em, Blackjack, Poker, Craps, Roulette and Horse Racing. The event was held in the Ralph G. Anderson Building Thursday.
In UK’s 97-53 victory over Transylvania Wednesday night, freshman forward Anthony Davis walked out of Rupp Arena for his first exhibition game with eight blocks and eight rebounds. While fans and contenders had heard about Davis’ ability to block shots, it still came as a surprise to Transy’s coaches and players. He was blocking shots at the perimeter while 10 feet away from the shooter. “I had to keep yelling out, ‘Quit trying to shoot three-point shots over Anthony Davis,’” Transylvania head coach Brian Lane said. “The guy is 6-foot-15.” Of Davis’ eight blocks, five came in the first half. But, whether on the arch or in the post, players and coaches alike didn’t know how to respond to him. “I made them shoot over a broom for two days inside,” Lane said. “I would have never dreamed we’d have that many shots blow up in our hand from the 3-point line.” Whether the Cats had trouble posting up due to mismatches and height differences or whether they’re simply learning to adapt to playing with others, UK head coach John Calipari has expressed that this team needs to learn better defense. “We have a long way to go,” Calipari said. “First half, we couldn’t post up. We couldn’t go into the post and hold a position.” With this year’s Cats’ developing defense, Davis could provide a break for the adjusting teammates. “Got a lot of work to do defensively, conditioning, toughness, execution,” Calipari said. “Understanding you can’t settle.” The combination of a very young team in a very young season forces the Cats to develop chemistry and trust within the squad. A player like Davis is “definitely a plus to have,” sophomore forward Terrence Jones said. “When it comes to how aggressive you can play on-the-ball defense, knowing you’ve got somebody behind you that is going to have your back if you get beat and most likely block the shot or alternate him so he has to shoot it differently.” But the Cats plan to take what they can from each game to develop and better themselves on the court. “We got a lot of work to do. I wish it was easy,” Calipari said. “Just put a group of guys together, a bunch of freshmen, you throw them together and they just play. That’s not how it works.”
UK has the week 10 edge: Ole Miss could be first SEC win Defense could stop Rebels in a close game at home By Ethan Levine elevine@kykernel.com
Breaking down the key matchups in Saturday’s game between UK and Mississippi State.
UK defense vs. Ole Miss offense The matchup seems simple enough, but between two of just three winless teams remaining in the SEC, it is a crucial one. In last season’s showdown between these two teams, turnovers plagued the Cats in a 42-35 loss to the Rebels in Oxford, in Ole Miss’ last in-conference win. This season, with both offenses ranking near the bottom of every statistical category, it will be up to UK co-defensive coordinator Rick Minter’s 3-3-5 de-
fense to reverse the Cats’ fortunes from a year ago and create turnovers in UK’s favor. Senior linebackers Danny Trevathan and Winston Guy will once again be in charge of leading the new-look UK defense, designed to create those turnovers and provide different looks to confuse opposing offenses. Combined, the two have accounted for five interceptions and three forced fumbles in UK’s first eight games, and their 177 combined tackles are the most of any two-man tandem in the SEC. If Trevathan, Guy and the rest of the UK defense can win the field position and turnover battles with the Ole Miss offense, the Cats offense may be able to do just enough to clinch a victory. Edge: The edge goes to the UK defense. Sometimes the numbers
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don’t back it up, but the defense is far improved from the one that gave up 42 points to Ole Miss a season ago. Turnovers will be a determining factor in the game, and UK’s highenergy defense is more likely to make them than the Ole Miss defense.
UK special teams vs. Ole Miss special teams As with any game between evenly matched teams (evenly matched and talented are two very different concepts), special teams will be a deciding factor in Saturday’s game. The biggest matchup between the special teams units will be senior punter Ryan Tydlacka and the UK punt coverage team against Ole Miss punt returners. The Rebels have not had a
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single punt return yard in their last two games, losses to Auburn and Arkansas, despite averaging 27.8 yards per game on punt returns. Tydlacka, one of 54 nominees for the Ray Guy award, the annual award given to the nation’s best punter, has 50 punts for 2,212 yards, an average of 44.2 yards per punt. In a game of See EDGE on page 2
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BREAKS Continued from page 1 Perron said participating students will be gift wrapping through Amazon.com and will have a personal letter drive around the holidays to raise money for the trips. They also are planning a
Latin-themed bake sale for the Dominican trip as well as salsa lessons for donations. Perron will be teaching English to children in the Dominican Republic. “Whether you go international or local, it’s a great way to take a spring break; serving people is such a cool alternative,” she said. “It’s not
necessarily work either; it’s volunteering.” She said there will be a culture day, where volunteers take the day off to see the country. If money or the distance is an issue for students considering going, there are multiple opportunities to get involved with that are closer to
home. Faith Jennings, a pre-pharmacy junior, volunteered at the David School in David, Ky., last year, where she spent a week tutoring students and repairing the school. She said she worked with public school children who were not succeeding and were sent to an alternative school. “Their environment made me realize how much I have,” Jennings said. “There’s a lot of stuff right at your back door that you don’t even know is happening; it will open you up to experiences that you wouldn’t otherwise have.” Jennings decided to lead this year’s West Virginia trip because of her previous experience. “I’ve become a more active citizen,” Jennings said. “I see social problems and I
want to create change and now I want to bring others into that. My motivations for going this year are a lot different.” She said she wants to make a lasting effect on the people she leads. “I want them to see what I saw and I want to make them care in the way that I’ve come to care,” she said. Drew Ritzel, a biology sophomore, became the director of Alternative Breaks this year because he wanted to continue to provide the opportunities for students. “Our trips aren’t only about service, but are also about educating people about these issues so students can learn about the people they’re serving and why they’re doing the services,” Ritzel said. Ritzel said the program is a great way for students to meet other students with sim-
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contained it could be a major advantage in field position and on the scoreboard for Ole Miss. Edge: Tydlacka and the UK punt coverage team. Tydlacka is one of the nation’s best punters, and is a master at backing a team up without landing it in the end zone for a touchback. Scott, likewise, has not had opportunities for big returns in the Rebels’ last two games. If Tydlacka can put his punts where he wants, the Cats can make it three.
Continued from page 1 mediocre offenses that will likely involve a number of 4puz.com punt situations for both teams, Tydlacka’s leg will play a key role in the field position battle. With Tydlacka, the UK punt coverage team will need to hold up its end of the bargain, limiting big returns on Tydlacka’s booming kicks. Ole Miss returner Jeff Scott has 18 returns for 138 yards, including a 67-yard The new film will also star Javier Bardem touchdown scamper. Scott as the villain and brings back Judi Dench as has game-breaking ability in Bond’s no-nonsense boss, M. The cast also in- the open field, and if he is not cludes Albert Finney, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris and Bérénice Marlohe. ”Skyfall” is a new adventure — it’s not based on any specific work by author Ian Fleming — and it will reflect the style of the past two 007 films but take a step away from their story arc. James Bond is the most storied spy of them all, but he faces plenty of rivals these days in the cinema of geo-political peril. A new ”Mission: Impossible” entry will hit theaters next month, for instance, and “The Bourne Legacy” is on tap for next summer with Jeremy Renner taking over for Matt Damon as the face of the franchise.
Bond is back with ‘Skyfall’ LOS ANGELES — James Bond will be back in U.S. theaters in November 2012 with “Skyfall,” the 23rd film in the venerable spy franchise and the third installment starring Daniel Craig as 007. Shooting began Thursday for the film that will mark the film franchise’s 50th anniversary, although the fans who made “Dr. No” a hit back in 1962 might barely recognize the hero in his current taciturn mode. Still, at a news conference in London, director Sam Mendes assured reporters and fans that he will keep the adrenaline pumping in an aging brand that was revitalized with Martin Campbell’s “Casino Royale” in 2006. “It, I think, has all the elements of a classic Bond movie, including, to quell any rumors, a lot of action,” said the filmmaker, whose credits include “American Beauty,” “Jarhead” and “Road to Perdition.”
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ilar interests, to connect with a community and to travel and see a different aspect of life. “This program is great because once in college we get wrapped up in our own studies and our own careers and our own problems. This is a way to remind people what’s going on in the world. There are people in real need — people who need our help,” Ritzel said. The trips fill on a first come, first serve basis and the two international trips are nearly full. Deposits are due with applications: $75 for domestic trips, $150 for international trips. Applications and more information about the trips can be found at the Center for Community Outreach, in Student Center room 106, or on the Alternative Breaks website, ukasb.org.
ic team, UK is the more sound team. Defense will keep the Cats in the game and could set the offense up with a short field a few times. So long as UK can continue to reach field goal range and kicker Craig McIntosh remains consistent, UK will try to stay in front on the scoreboard behind a safe and slow offense led by freshman quarterback Maxwell Smith. If Smith can play Overall Edge: UK in a like he did last week close game. Neither team against Mississippi State has the talent or maturity (26-33, 174 yards, no interto take the game from the ceptions), UK will steal its other, but while Ole Miss first conference win at seems like the more athlet- home.
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Understanding Chinese culture as ‘multi-stranded’ DENISE HO Guest columnist
Many cultural encounters begin with generalizations and limited knowledge of the other. When I tell friends in China that I teach at the University of Kentucky, I am first asked whether I mean the Kentucky of Kentucky Fried Chicken. Then, when I mention that UK is located in Lexington, a flash of recognition is followed by, “That is where your American Revolution began, right? ‘The shot heard ‘round the world?’” Though I tell them that actually took place in Lexington, Mass., my friends are gratified to hear that our fair city was named after the contemporary event, and they feel satisfied that they’ve remembered their American history. My students at UK also begin their study of China or Asia with similar generalizations. Coming of age in a time when everything seems to be “Made in China,” they nonetheless arrive in my classes with prior knowledge largely limited to China’s rise as portrayed in
local news media and the Olympics of three years ago. Of course, they might also be familiar with the Chinese dining options available in our college town of almost 300,000: Panda Express and Panda Cuisine. Their cultural background is very different from that which I encountered growing up in California or at school in New England; there, Chinese-Americans formed a significant part of the student body, the universities had a long history of engagement with China, and studying Chinese went from popular to mainstream. In contrast to my Chinese history course at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where 90 percent of my students were of Chinese extraction, in my three years in Kentucky I have taught only one Chinese-American student. And yet my students’ views of China are rapidly changing. The University of Kentucky, a public land-grant university in the American South, has recently hired new China studies faculty. We have a Confucius Institute that offers Chinese language and culture classes to the wider community. For the first time this year, our students can major and minor in Chinese, and they can now study abroad at our
partner institution in Shanghai. Local schools are beginning to teach Chinese, and Kentucky’s view of Asia — long trained on Japan because of its automotive manufacturing presence — is beginning to shift. This year, the UK College of Arts and Sciences is hosting “Year of China,” a two-semester program of events that includes an introductory course, special events, films and guest lecturers in fields as farranging as education and culture, literature and film, human rights and religion. The premise for this article, one of a planned four-part series written with my students, begins with a question: What is it like to introduce the study of China to a large public university in the United States, in a place where interest in China is novel? Of course, teaching and learning about China in Kentucky is not entirely new. Our keynote speaker to kickoff the “Year of China” was China Beat’s Jeff Wasserstrom, who began his own teaching career at UK in 1989. Although he arrived at UK in the wake of Tiananmen Square and the images of student protests were still fresh in Americans’ minds, his UK undergrads at the time were more interested in talking about Japan. As he
recalled with my students last month, people in the UK community were more curious about Japan and economics, as Toyota was (and still is) one of the largest international businesses in the Bluegrass. Questions about China were primarily political: Was the Communist Party in China going to fall? What about the repression of Christians in “Red China”? By contrast the questions that UK students asked Wasserstrom more than 20 years later seemed to have accepted the political reality of CCP rule, wondering instead about China as an economic threat or about China’s military buildup. Another striking difference, Wasserstrom remarked, was the presence of Chinese and Chinese-American students. The shift in student interests that Wasserstrom observed is one of degree, one that has changed in focus from politics to economics, and one that has taken place in a world linked by information technology largely unimaginable in 1989. Yet the potential and challenges for cultural understanding remain largely the same. Real understanding will require, as Wasserstrom suggested in his public lecture, seeing Chinese tradition as a
“multi-stranded” one, an understanding that culture is not unitary but marked by complexity and tension. To expand on his point, I believe that real exchange will entail moving from basic shared interests like food and basketball (though both important traditions!) and realizing that we have common problems: energy based on coal, a reliance on manufacturing jobs that are moving elsewhere, an urbanrural divide with consequences for health and education, a growing divide between rich and poor (Kentucky ranks 14th among U.S. states for income inequality), and continued use of the death penalty. No less than twenty years ago, meaningful understanding and exchange will start from contact between students, students who recognize that our local issues are also global ones. This piece was originally published on Oct. 27 in The China Beat, which provides context and criticism on contemporary China from China scholars and journalists. The Kernel ran a related piece titled “‘The Year of China’ at UK” by Jared Flanery in Wednesday’s edition. Denise Ho is an assistant history professor at UK. Email opinions@kykernel.com.
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UK students can join the ‘Circle of Love’ this season By Jennifer Abreu jabreu@kykernel.com
Pick up a child’s wish list for this holiday season on Friday at the “Circle of Love” kickoff, an annual program sponsored by the Center for Community Outreach and a UK tradition for more than 20 years. What started out with a small group of UK faculty and staff who wanted to make the holidays more special for children and needy families is now a student-run program that sponsors more than 500 children each year, said the center’s advisor, Jillian Pyatte. Circle of Love receives wish lists from kids enrolled in all 30 elementary schools in Fayette County. Wish lists will be available for pickup 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday in the Student Center Great Hall. The gifts can be dropped off from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 5 and 6 in Student Center room 206, so sponsors have plenty of time to do their shopping. Pyatte said the CCO works hand-in-hand with each school’s Family Resource Counseling center to figure out which children are in need of sponsoring.
“They know the kids and the family’s situation, so they decide which families we take to be sponsored,” Pyatte said. “The siblings of the elementary school kids we sponsor have their own wish list. We want to make sure one kid doesn’t get more than the other and every kid in a family is being sponsored.” The program sponsors all ages from kindergarten to 12th grade. Circle of Love tries to be as fair as possible by not overlapping with other sponsorships families might be getting. “We ask the family resources at each school to make sure the kids that are being sent to us are not already being sponsored by a church or by another organization,” Pyatte said. Brad O’Neal, director of operations at the CCO, said this year’s number of wish lists are higher than last year’s by at least 100. “I like the idea behind it, to know who you’re helping,” O’Neal said. “Giving to little kids is exciting.” O’Neal, a sophomore international studies and Spanish double major, encourages
students to pick up a wish list or even volunteer to help behind the scenes. “Students who are interested in participating can sponsor a child or help in the gift receiving and gift wrapping,” O’Neal said. Sponsorships do not have to be individual, he said. Clubs, organizations and even colleges can sponsor a child, or a family, as a group. Pyatte, who is coordinating the program for the first time this year, said the sponsorships are completely anonymous and they choose to do it that way for a reason. “We let the parents decide if they want to tell their kids where the gifts came from,” Pyatte said. “They can say it’s from mom and dad, or Santa, or some parents will even tell their kids it’s from us, but we let them make that decision.” Pyatte said that sponsoring a child this holiday season can even be a family-fun event for students themselves. “For those who are going back home for Thanksgiving, it would be fun to go shopping for a child with the family,” she said. Pyatte said Circle of Love is a great opportunity for students to get involved in the
community and give back. “Circle of Love is a great program. Helping others is important all the time, but especially around the holidays. It feels good,” Pyatte said. Students interested in helping can go to the Center for Student Involvement in the Student Center and wish lists will still be available to pick up from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday outside of the Student Center Starbucks.
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Best and worst Women’s rugby has sisterly bond case scenarios Team could CODY PORTER Kernel columnist
Joker Phillips’ Cats have played eight games so far this season, but the fate of their season has yet to be told. They have four games remaining in which they could conceivably pull out the W. Teams including Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Georgia and Tennessee make up the remainder of the schedule. Of those four teams, a .500 or below record is held by three of them. Each of those teams has its flaws and strengths, as do the Cats, so with that playing factor, here are two scenarios that I see chronicling the remainder of this season. Ole Miss (2-6, 0-5 SEC) — Nov. 5 Best Case: The Rebels are on a three-game losing streak that consists of losses to three top-25 teams. With the exception of two of its games, Ole Miss has lost by multiple touchdowns to its opponents. Because freshman quarterback Maxwell Smith appears to have added a new dimension to the offense, the Cats could extend that losing streak for the Rebels with a passing game that has been absent for most of the season. The UK defense could have its easiest SEC matchup as it takes on an offense that ranks 90th or worse in scoring, passing and rushing yards. Worst Case: Ole Miss has played four good football teams in Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn and Georgia. Among those teams, it had a victory well in hand against Arkansas until a second half comeback. Having played three of those teams each of the past three weeks, taking on what seemingly was believed to be a less-than-talented UK team, Ole Miss could come into Commonwealth and make moving the ball look effortless. @Vanderbilt (4-4, 1-4 SEC) — Nov. 12 Best Case: Coming off of
a victory against Ole Miss, the Cats could conceivably go into Nashville and knock off a Vanderbilt team that has been performing much better than its teams in years past. The Commodores could overlook UK, who is in a similar position with a bowl birth in grasp and having surprised highly ranked opponents with its ability to compete in the past few weeks. Another helpful area for the Cats would be the lessthan-stellar Vanderbilt passing game that currently ranks 108th in the FBS. Worst Case: Some national media have predicted that the Commodores will knock off the Florida Gators on Saturday. If they do, a win against UK will put them in position for a bowl berth. For a questionable UK offense, the Commodores will have a defense that is ranked 38th in scoring. Against teams such as Georgia and Arkansas, the Commodores took these top25 schools to the limit, but came up just short of an upset. @Georgia (6-2, 5-1 SEC) — Nov. 19 Best Case: I just can’t see the Cats beating Georgia. After two early season defeats, the Bulldogs got their act together and have used a balance offense to set themselves up for a likely appearance in the SEC championship game. Although a loss, the Cats still could keep it a competitive game, just as Vanderbilt and Tennessee did against the Bulldogs. If the UK running game can be healthy, it can help keep the defense off the field long enough to move the ball against the Georgia defense. Worst Case: Without a respectable running game, the Cats could be putting more pressure on the shoulders of Maxwell Smith, which would result in a game that could mimic the Cats’ performance against South Carolina. Another blowout would cap off a dismal season. Without a victory over Tennessee the pressure to force Phillips out of office would only increase for athletic director Mitch Barnhart from the fan base. Read the full version of this story online.
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Speaker finds faults with Ky. education By Joy Priest jpriest@kykernel.com
Steve Perry is the principal and founder of Capital Preparatory Magnet School — a school that boasts a 100 percent college acceptance rate for its students. Perry, a CNN education contributor, was invited by the Student Activities Board to talk about education in America. When he visited UK Thursday night, he did not hold back his thoughts on Kentucky’s educational system. “I didn’t come all the way out here to have a light conversation. I came to discuss the challenges you face within the Fayette County and Kentucky school system,” Perry said from Memorial Hall’s stage. “Ninety percent of black students are only in 10 of the 176 school districts that you have — why? You don’t let black people move?” Perry maintained his demeanor the entire evening, at one point telling the crowd, “I don’t care if you all laugh at me, I have a round trip ticket.” Perry said he had done his research on Kentucky and proceeded to read some statistics. “Less than 1 percent of African-American boys in Kentucky are ‘advanced’ on your state exams,” Perry said. “So let me explain to you what less than 1 percent is — nothing.” Perry said a big disparity exists between the AfricanAmerican population in Ken-
tucky and their counterparts. He said 7 percent of Kentucky’s residents are AfricanAmerican, but African-Americans make up 36 percent of the prison population. “A school’s purpose is to educate; if it doesn’t educate, it’s not a school,” Perry said. “You have failure factories in this state, and money is not the issue because you are spending half a billion dollars to lock them up.” He said the inmate population in Kentucky is greater than the population of students at UK, and that Kentucky spends three times the amount of money on locking someone up than on a college student. He used an analogy UK fans could understand. “African-Americans are 40 points behind white students in Fayette County schools,” Perry said. “Rumor has it you all like basketball; would you all want to be losing by 40 points?” A student’s race is not a factor in his or her ability to learn, and the responsibility is the educator’s, Perry said. “Children become their environment,” he said, explaining that good schools make students feel good and give them a sense of purpose. “I don’t believe that someone can be taught to teach.” He said the lowest GPAs are often in universities’ education schools. “It’s not okay to be average and be an educator,” he said. Read the full version online at kykernel.com
switch from Division III to II next year By Carol Seiler sports@kykernel.com
The UK women’s rugby team is a real sisterhood that has “rucked, mauled, pillaged and burned,” as their pregame chant goes, its way to its best season record in two years, at 4-1. This has earned the team the right to compete in the playoff game against Ashland University in Ohio on Saturday. “We have had a great season and it shows in our record,” junior two-year player Elizabeth Ducker said. She described one of the reasons that the team is so successful this season was because of its passion for the game of rugby. There are 30 women on the rugby team, and 12 of them are rookies. “Our rookies are good and really athletic,” senior captain Jackie Hammond said. She added that the team this season compared to previous seasons is “more committed and has an intensity that they’ve never had before.” Thirty passionate, committed, athletic and intense women have come together to “work well as a team” that is “definitely going to win the playoff game,” said senior two-year player Elizabeth Rebmann. The women will have the opportunity, if they win the playoff game, to play in the championship game on Nov. 19 against the winner of Marshall University and Ohio Northern University. “We’re winning it all,” said senior four-year rugby player Ali Yunker. “We have the talent, the drive and the passion.” After the conclusion of the championship game, win or lose, the women can apply to their regional conference, the Ohio Rugby Union, to go from a Division III to a Division II team for next season. “The goal for the season has been to win as many
kerne l Junior Ali Yunker said she is confident the women’s rugby team could win a championship this month. “We have the talent, the drive and the passion,” she said. The team’s record this season is 4-1. PHOTO BY MIKE WEAVER STAFF
games possible and move up to being a Division II team,” said firstyear head coach and former UK rugby player Mary Bosserman. The team is prepared to be a Division II team for next season because, as coach Stephanie Febles said, “this team is mentally above a Division III team and are currently at the mental level of a Division II team.” She described this season as having the best emotional team she’s ever coached with a high level of emotional intensity. The UK rugby women are excited about the possibility of moving up a division for next season.
“It will be awesome and more of a challenge for next season,” freshman Kate Field said. Moving up a division would be “pretty awesome, because when you move up a division it means more to the school and the team gets more appreciation,” sophomore Daniele Mucker said. “This really helps out our team mentally.” Rugby is a full-contact sport that has continuous 40minute halves with no timeouts. It can be best compared to having the grace of soccer, the speed of track and the power of football. These women play this physical and brutal sport because “once you play, you can’t
quit,” as senior three-year player Heather Posey said. “It’s in your blood.” “We’re just a club sport, but we take it seriously, because there’s not too many opportunities for women to play rugby after college,” she said. The UK women’s rugby team is a dedicated group of women that are “pretty much unstoppable,” coach and former UK player, Stephanie Kunz said. “We are a very welcoming team and are always recruiting new players.” She extended an invitation to anyone who wants to join in this sisterhood that’s making big strides. Saturday’s game starts at 3 p.m.
Smith named Saturday’s starter Freshman quarterback will play; Newton’s ankle improving By Ethan Levine elevine@kykernel.com
Freshman quarterback Maxwell Smith will start for the Cats Saturday against Ole Miss, according to UK
head coach Joker Phillips. Phillips announced that Smith would start after the team’s Thursday morning practice. Junior quarterback Morgan Newton, UK’s starting
quarterback in its first eight games, has been limited all week after injuring his right ankle in Saturday’s game against Mississippi State, allowing Smith to get most of the first team reps in practice. Phillips would not rule out Newton as a potential backup quarterback if his ankle allows. He said New-
ton’s ankle was in the best condition it had been in all week during Thursday’s practice. Should Newton end up unavailable to play Saturday, the UK coaching staff has decided to name freshman redshirt quarterback Bookie Cobbins the team’s emergency quarterback should Smith go down.