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“Romeo and Juliet” — Read a preview online.
Appalachia in the Bluegrass
presented by UK Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Guignol Theatre. Tickets are $10 students, $15 general public. Also Dec. 3, 8, 9 and 10 at 7:30 p.m., and Dec. 11 at 2 p.m.
Featuring Red State Ramblers. Noon to 1 p.m. John Jacob Niles Gallery in Fine Arts Library. Free.
"Estado Plurinacional Derechos Afrodescendientes y Desigualdad Racial en Ecuador” — Read a preview online in both English and Spanish. A lecture by John Antón Sánchez. 3 to 4:30 p.m. Student Center room 111. Free. Lecture will be conducted in Spanish.
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Men’s basketball vs. North Carolina. Noon. Rupp Arena.
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Free swing dance lessons 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Barker Hall.
Women’s gymnastics “Meet the Team” intrasquad scrimmage. 6 p.m. Memorial Coliseum. PHOTO BY Latara appLeby STAFF
UK Hoops vs. Louisville — Preview on p. 4. 1 p.m. Memorial Coliseum.
Free Holiday Shopping Shuttle Daily campus pick-up times are 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Passengers will be picked up at the north side of the mall, near the Macy’s entrance, at noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. and returned to campus. To schedule a pick-up, email ukbuses@lsv.uky.edu by noon Friday with the subject: “Holiday Shopping Shuttle” and name, address, phone number, date, time and pickup location. PTS will call to confirm details.
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UK School of Music presents “Collage” 7:30 p.m. Singletary Center Concert Hall. Tickets: call 859-257-4929.
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This is a drop-in, drop-out, informal session for all prospective graduate students. 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Stuckert Career Center room 101. Free.
Join author/filmmaker Michael Crisp as he signs copies of "Murder in the Mountains: The Muriel Baldridge Story.” 7 p.m. Joseph-Beth Booksellers. Free.
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Karaoke Night 8 p.m. Cats Den in the Student Center. Free.
PAWS for Stress Relief. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Complex Commons. Free.
6 p.m. Alumni Gym. Free.
UK Graduate School Information Session
Book signing
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Kentucky Dodgeball Open Gym
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inbrief zOOM IN ON Ky. The Kentucky Geological Survey has created a super-sized map of the state, available online and in hard copy. The map is one of the first of its kind in the country. Online.
NEW tAKE ON A CLASSIC UK Theatre is putting a contemporary twist on the classic love story “Romeo and Juliet.” Read a preview and view a trailer for the show. Online.
GAMING COLUMN From Zach Walton: “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim” is the best multi-player single-player game. Online.
OPINIONS Look for opinions submissions about the tobacco ban, studying abroad and coal. Next week. Have any pictures of the Patterson Statue? Send your photos — goofy or serious — to qlige@kykernel.com and they could be featured in an upcoming Kernel POP!
Submissions Please limit letters to 350 words or fewer. Guest columns should be no more than 600 words. Be sure to include your full name, class, major and telephone number with all submissions. Telephone numbers will only be used to verify identity. Email opinions@kykernel.com
CORRECtIONS The Kentucky Kernel editors correct significant errors brought to our attention. To report an error, call the Kernel newsroom at 859-257-1915 or email tmoak@kykernel.com.
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Student Wellness Ambassadors will provide free stress management tips for finals week. 8 to 9:30 p.m. Keeneland Room in W.T. Young Library (University Drive entrance).
UK Hoops vs. Duke 6 p.m. Rupp Arena.
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Get ready to ‘Pack the House’ Louisville, Duke are next for UK Hoops LES JOHNS ljohns@kykernel.com Head coach Matthew Mitchell’s UK Hoops team is ready to celebrate “dead” week with its most lively competition of the year — back-to-back “Pack the House” games against Louisville and Duke. The Cats have not yet been challenged en route to their 7-0 record, leading the NCAA in turnover margin and ranking fourth in scoring margin. The level of competition is about to increase, however. The combined record of the seven vanquished foes is 12-31. Three of their next four opponents are ranked in the Associated Press top 10. Their combined record? 16-3. “We think this is really going to help us a lot later in the season, playing three top 10 opponents,” UK junior guard A’dia Mathies said. “Hopefully we come out with wins in all of them.” “We like to see if all the hard work that we have put in up to this point has us in a position to be competitive in games like this and win games like this,” Mitchell said. The first of the formidable challenges is in-state rival Louisville (7-1). Last year, the Cats got blitzed by the Cardinals at the KFC Yum! Center, losing 78-52. “In our locker room, we posted ‘26’ all
over just as a reminder of that’s how many points we got beat by last year,” sophomore guard Kastine Evans said. “Who wants to lose by 26?” said Mathies. “Seeing that everywhere helps you regain focus on the mission — and that is to win on Sunday.” Louisville out-scored the Cats by 27 points behind the arc in the contest, shooting 12-21 from three-point range compared to UK’s 3-for-18. “It felt like everything they were shooting was going in,” Evans said. “I don’t feel like they missed any threes — I can’t remember any,” Mathies said. “Everything they were throwing up there was going in.” Mitchell is impressed with the Louisville squad coming to Memorial Coliseum. “Louisville has an extremely powerful team — very, very good offensive team,” Mitchell said. “They can put up a lot of points. “I’m really impressed with the defensive pressure they bring. They bring tremendous defensive pressure and they make it really difficult on you to score.” All 21 of Louisville’s three-point shots last year against the Cats were taken by then-freshman Shoni Schimmel and thenjunior Becky Burke. The sharp-shooting Cardinal duo are hitting a combined 38for-92 from behind the arc this season,
shooting 41.3 percent combined. “Schimmel may be one of the best guards in the country,” Mitchell said. “We have to try our very best to identify where they (Schimmel and Burke) are. We gave them a lot of open shots last year and they created a lot of open shots and we certainly need to do a better job with that.” “In the press, we have to be supersharp with our rotations,” Mitchell continued. “If you give them open opportunities, they are going to knock those down. You have to limit those the best you can.” The game Sunday has been dubbed one of the two “Pack the House” games this season. The house will indeed be packed as tickets for the game against the Cardinals Sunday are sold out. “I like the excitement I get from the big crowd. We play for the best fans in the nation,” freshman guard Bria Goss said. “It’s a testament to how these kids play and the excitement they have been able to create in this community,” Mitchell said. “To have it sold out almost a week before the game is awfully special.”
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Sophomore Kastine Evans, shown here Nov. 19 against Southern Miss, said the Cats are reminded daily of their 26-point loss to Louisville last year.
Upcoming Games Date 12/4 12/8 12/11 12/18
Opponent vs. No. 10 Louisville vs. No. 7 Duke vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff at No. 3 Notre Dame
Venue (Tickets) Broadcast Memorial Coliseum (sold out) UK/IMG Rupp Arena (ukathletics.com) Fox Sports Memorial Coliseum (ukathletics.com) UK/IMG South Bend, Ind. ESPNU
UK-UNC: A battle of the blues MEGAN SMIDDIE features@kykernel.com With the UK-North Carolina basketball game fast approaching, the motto “see blue” is taken to a whole new level. Both UK and UNC have variations of blues as their team colors, and although some would argue that blue is blue, that is just not the case. “The (visual) difference is UNC is a baby blue and UK is more of a royal blue,” said Stephanie Durbin, a merchandising, apparel 4 | weekend timeout |12.02.11
and textiles senior. The technical way to tell the difference between these two colors is by using a system called Pantone, Durbin said. “They have their own color swatches that everyone uses,” she said. “For example, if Nike wanted to make all UK stuff, they would just pick (UK’s) Pantone color, and that tells the manufacturers what color to use.” All industries use Pantone colors, from Tommy Hilfiger, to UK and UNC, said Scarlett Wesley, an associate professor in merchandising, apparels and textiles. “It is important to have an industry standard so that way any company in the whole world knows what
Pantone color UK Blue should look like.” The colors are created using a certain color formula made up of yellow, blue and red mixed together. “It is like paint chips, where you go to the store and they mix the colors together to get a certain shade,” Wesley said. “It is the same concept.” The UK Blue is “Pantone 286,” while the Carolina Blue is “Pantone 278” — a difference of eight levels. “UNC Blue isn’t close to our blue; Duke Blue is a better example because it’s closer,” Wesley said. Duke is only a difference of one level at “Pantone 287.” UK chose this specific blue during a stu-
dent vote in 1892 when the school’s colors were up for debate, said UK spokeswoman Katy Bennett. The students “picked the blue color based on a football player’s color on his tie and they matched it to the blue on the color wheel,” Bennett said. UK’s colors were originally blue and light yellow in 1891 until the yellow was dropped for white a year later, Bennett said. “That’s what the students voted for and that’s what it was and always has been,” she said. Wesley said the UK Blue color is popular and widely used. “We are in the top 10 of branding licenses in the U.S.,” Wesley said. “It means that our brand and our color are so strong throughout the U.S. that people recognize it and support it through purchasing it.”
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Club with chemistry Men’s volleyball players ambitious, learn to challenge each other ANNA HARRIS sports@kykernel.com Preparation, pride and perseverance are the principles that the UK men’s club volleyball team hopes will guide them to victory at Nationals in the spring. Although the team comes from all over the U.S., its members have already bonded into a close-knit group. Tyler McCamish plays outside hitter for the team and is the president of the program. He said he is proud of the way the team has come together. “The new guys and the old guys have been bonding well,” McCamish said. “I think the sky is the limit as far as where we can go now.” McCamish has many roles as president of the team. Apart from keeping everyone on track and organizing practices and tournaments, the position introduces new challenges for him. “Being an officer is an interesting position because you have to play two roles,” McCamish said. “You have your on-the-court role and your off-the-court role, and you can't let
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them affect each other.” Last weekend the team hosted its annual Turkey Smash Tournament. The event’s purpose is to raise money to fund the team and its travels. McCamish said this year’s tournament raised the most money to date. Jon Wood, a freshman setter from Chicago, chose to come to UK because of the program. He talked about the benefits he has experienced so far. “I feel like (my skills) have definitely improved. I feel like I’m more comfortable and like I have a lot more freedom … the environment is good,” Wood said. The team travels to weekend tournaments throughout the year, road tripping anywhere from Ohio to Michigan. Freshman Eric Bruner says all the time together gives them a chance to develop their biggest strength: chemistry. Head coach Isaac Wong is looking forward to the spring. He says the team has used this semester to improve their skills and consistency. Wong has developed ways to chal-
“I feel like I’m more comfortable and like I have a lot more freedom ... the environment is good.” • Jon Wood, freshman setter
lenge all of the players during practice in order to get them ready for tournaments. “We compete head-tohead a lot in practice, and we compete for playing time,” Wong said. “That actually has worked really well at challenging them and making them challenge each other.” The team competes in Division I-AA at Nationals. The best it has ever done was making it to finals in the Silver Division. Wong PHOTO BY scott hannigan | STAFF thinks the team’s hard Sophomore Shane Derringer practices in Alumni Gym Nov. 17. The work, chemistry and deter- men’s club volleyball team aims at making it to Nationals in the spring. mination will pay off at nia who used to play D-1 somewhere amazNationals. ing, and totally shut him down,” McCamish “I would love, as a first step, to win the said. silver, and of course to win the gold would be Anyone who has volleyball experience even better,” Wong said. I think that we have and is interested in joining the program can the components and the people to do it.” contact the club sports department at the JohnEven with ambitious goals, the players son Center. The club also has a Facebook lean on each other for support. group, a Twitter feed and websites at “When your best friends are on the court www.kentuckymensvbc.com and with you through thick and thin, it makes it www.TurkeySmash.com. easier to face that 7-foot-2 guy from Califor-
Smile: You’re on FanCam AARON SMITH asmith@kykernel.com Going to the North Carolina game? Get there early (as if you weren’t going to already) to be part of a massive, high-definition panorama picture shot by the “FanCam” before the game. From a news release:
“Fans will need to be in their seats 18 minutes prior to tipoff (12 minutes on the pregame clock), because at that time an ultra-high-def, 5 billion-pixel, 360-degree image will be taken from center court. “This high-definition image will capture Rupp Arena in its entirety, and the image takes between 5 and 7 minutes to shoot. Once rendered, fans will be able
to “step inside” the 360-gigapixel image and look around, as if they were standing on the court for a frozen moment of time. “The resolution of 5 billion pixels is so high that fans will be able to zoom in to find themselves or friends.” 12.02.11 | weekend timeout | 5
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Staff picks UK 84 UNC 76 At the beginning of the season I thought this was the game that the Cats home winning streak ended. How times have changed. While Kentucky hasn’t been very physical inside this season, the Tar Heels haven’t been using their bodies either, leading to poor rebounding and ultimately a mediocre display of offense by their bigs. Just has been the case every game this season, the UK length wins again. —Cody Porter
UK 69 UNC 65 The Cats aren’t losing at home. UNC is deep, talented and tested. At this stage of the season, if played on a neutral site or at Chapel Hill, I would give the Heels the edge. A raucous Rupp Arena will prove to be the difference between two evenly matched elite teams. — Les Johns
UK 74 UNC 69 These teams are remarkably close-matched, and this game will show it. UNC’s length and experience will bother UK, but a ruckus Rupp Arena crowd will ignite the Cats’ defense, which will be the difference in the game. — David Schuh
UK 77 UNC 71 This game will be won by Big Blue Nation and it will jumpstart the Cats from the beginning. The experience of UNC will show, but UK’s immense talent and home crowd will be the edge on Saturday. — Ryan Brown
UK 83 UNC 80 Three point shooting will be the difference here, as Darius Miller and Doron Lamb will have huge games. UNC’s experience will keep them close in a brutal environment, but UK’s perimeter play will be key in the victory. — Paul Martin
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Internal focus key for UK Tar Heels, rankings won’t improve play as a team When the North Carolina Tar Heels lost 90-80 to the UNLV Rebels last Saturday, the commonwealth rejoiced for what would soon follow — a No. 1 ranking for its ETHAN beloved Cats. It is the LEVINE first time since the Kernel 2009-10 season that columnist UK has held the top ranking in the nation, which it held for all of one week after losing to Devan Downey and the South Carolina Gamecocks. But the No. 1 ranking really doesn’t mean much, at least not in college basketball. UK head coach John Calipari told his players to think of it as a badge of honor, and they should. But they should also keep in mind that 30 percent of voters felt someone besides UK was more deserving of the top ranking. Last year, the Cats were never ranked No. 1 in the nation, lost their annual regular season meeting with UNC and didn’t earn a top seed in the NCAA tournament. Yet they still managed to win the SEC regular season crown, the SEC tournament and marched all the way to UK’s first Final Four in 13 years. So, like I said, UK’s top ranking
means nothing more than bragging rights. Instead, the team should work on buying into Calipari’s system and preparing for the long haul. Point guard Marquis Teague should focus on his development in commanding the dribble-drive offense. Forward Kyle Wiltjer should be working on bulking up to compete better with the big boys UNC will have inside. And veterans, such as
sophomores Terrence Jones and Doron Lamb, and senior Darius Miller should be sharing secrets to improve everyone’s game and prepare them for what they expect UNC will bring to Rupp. That’s what’s most important in UK’s December portion of its schedule. Not the rankings. Not the highly touted recruiting class, nor the perfect record. UK should be focusing on building team chemistry, on improving as individuals and as a team, and on buying into what Calipari is selling. When ranked No. 2 in the nation, the Cats defeated the then-No. 13 Kansas Jayhawks by double digits in New York’s Madison Square Garden, but still Calipari was not impressed. It’s because his team was focused more on rankings and records than on improving its play each game. Last season, it wasn’t until the Cats began playing for their coach and for each other that they began their run through March to a conference title and a Final Four. This season, top-20 recruits and all, is no exception. So when No. 5 UNC comes to town looking for vengeance on the program that took its top ranking, UK is better off focusing less on the Tar Heels and the rankings, and more on itself.
GAME INFO UK vs. North Carolina date: Saturday location: Rupp Arena time: Noon where to watch: CBS
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3 things to watch against North Carolina Enjoy the talent — The game may not be the matchup of an undefeated No. 1 and an undefeated No. 2 like we expected, but that doesn’t mean the insane amount of talent that will be on the floor has been dilutAARON ed. SMITH “North Carolina is the Kernel greatest team in the last 22 columnist years,” head coach John Calipari said, although I’m not sure what his requirements are for that distinction. Still, he has a point when you get past that. “They lose a game (to UNLV), all of a sudden, this guy can’t do this, this guy can’t do that. What? … North Carolina is still, if not the best team, one of the best two or three teams in the country.” Representatives from nearly every NBA team are expected to be at the game. UK has received 289 credential requests for the game. The “FanCam,” used for high-profile sporting events, will be at the game to take a 360-degree panorama picture of Rupp Arena before the game. Every player has enough talent to be considered a star. North Carolina has Kendall Marshall, as “pure” a point guard as there is in college. He’s scored 33 total points in 222 minutes, mostly because he’s too busy feeding the ball to everyone else (72 assists and 19 turnovers, compared to UK point guard Marquis Teague’s 24 and 20). That “everyone else” includes Harrison Barnes, a preseason Player of the Year candidate who is still waiting to have that one virtuoso game. Barnes has been talked about as a potential No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft — but
that distinction has been taken by UK’s Anthony Davis. As for Davis, he and North Carolina’s John Henson should be swatting shots all over the place. Davis has 26 blocks, Henson has 23; both may or may not be of a different species. They’re long and gangly and are a flying swirl of lashing arms. No matter what, it should be an insanely fun game. Post game — Both teams have solid frontcourts. UK’s toughest matchup will be with center Tyler Zeller, who is averaging 13.3 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. Last year, Zeller torched UK the first time the teams played. In the Elite Eight, however, UK held him in check with a combination of a better Josh Harrellson and doubling down on Zeller with a perimeter player. UK doesn’t have a player like Harrellson who can body up to Zeller on his own. UK’s guards will probably be active in doubling Zeller in the post. That could open the perimeter up for the Tar Heels, but UK got a break when North Carolina’s top shooter, P.J. Hairston, tweeted that he would be missing the game with a left wrist injury. Validation — UK got the No. 1 ranking when North Carolina lost early last week. Since then, No. 2 Ohio State crushed a highly ranked Duke, and now-No. 5 North Carolina knocked off No. 7 Wisconsin. So UK doesn’t have the No. 1 ranking wrapped up. Not even close. But the UNC game is an opportunity to prove the top ranking should belong to them and them alone. Does it matter whether they do? A win’s always nice. But a December win is not equal to a March win, or even a January win, in some cases.
Behind enemy lines A look at the other team’s likely starting lineup North Carolina ACC 6-1 Coach: Roy Williams
No. 40 Harrison Barnes Forward 6-foot-8 210 17.7 ppg 4.6 rpg
No. 31 John Henson Forward 6-foot-11 220 14.7 ppg 10.9 rpg
No. 2 Kendall Marshall Guard 6-foot-4 210 4.7 ppg 10.3 apg
No. 1 Dexter Strickland Guard 6-foot-3 180 8.4 ppg 2.9 rpg
No. 44 Tyler Zeller Forward 7 foot 250 13.3 ppg 7.1 rpg
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On to the next one Volleyball beats Dayton 3-2 in first round of NCAA Tournament COURTNEY NELSON The Battalion, Texas A&M
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In its seventh consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, UK volleyball (27-5, 17-3 SEC) extended its season on Thursday in a five-game come-from-behind victory 2520, 16-25, 22-25, 25-15, 16-14 against Dayton. “The worst part about that match was that someone had to lose,” head coach Craig Skinner said. “That is a really good volleyball match. We really got out-competed for a little while, but several people stepped up. Our defense was obviously a big difference in the game. I’m really proud of our players for digging deep and finding the will to win.” Dayton and UK exchanged points throughout the first set, with neither team able to put together more than two at a time until the Cats pulled ahead 12-7 and forced a Dayton timeout. UK grabbed its biggest lead of the game at 20-12 before Dayton brought it within four. After a timeout to regroup, the Cats came out firing behind the serve of redshirt junior Ashley Frazier. The Flyers did all they could to come back, but freshman Lauren O’Conner ended the threat and the set at 25-20 with her third kill of the frame. O’Conner began the second set in the same way she ended the first, with a kill over the Dayton block, as UK jumped ahead to the 3-0 lead. With a communication error between the Cats, Dayton grabbed its first lead of the game at 11-10. After taking the lead, Dayton controlled the remainder of the game and left UK looking confused. The Flyers rattled off five straight points to steal the game 25-16. Dayton pulled ahead 15-9 in the third set, causing UK to call a timeout. The Flyers did not let up and continued to pull the Cats out of sorts. At 15-21, setter Christine Hartmann strategically tipped the ball to the corner for a point, followed by a kill from Frazier. The momentum shifted to the Cats’ side with a service ace, a block from Hartmann and senior Becky Pavan, and a kill off the hands of Pavan to cut the Flyers’ lead to two. Despite their efforts, the Cats fell short in their comeback as Dayton took a 2-1 lead with a 25-22 win. With their season on the line, the Cats charged into the fourth game with the power and confidence they showed to begin the match, hitting .395 in the set. Frazier and O’Conner came alive with seven kills each to lead the UK offense and force a fifth and final set to decide both teams’ fates. “I’m always in the mindset that I am going up there to hit the ball,” Frazier said. “I think this team was a big game of momentum. The process of getting the ball back on our side of the court took a lot of momentum.”
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Junior Stephanie Klefot helped the Cats rout Dayton Thursday. UK plays Texas A&M Friday in College Station, Texas. Game five began in favor of the Flyers, but quickly turned into a game of back and forth with teams exchanging points. UK appeared flustered as Dayton increased its lead to 8-4. With Dayton leading 11-9 following a rally that seemed endless to everyone in the arena, the Flyers came out victorious and forced a UK timeout. Both head coaches were issued yellow cards in the spirited finale, in which UK pulled out 16-14. “I feel like it was just another learning experience, and now we know what we are made of,” O’Conner said. “We were down, and all the momentum was on Dayton’s side, and we fought back and really fought hard to bring back the game and win it. I think we can go into other games knowing that we believe and can win every game.” UK will play Texas A&M in the second round of the tournament on Friday in College Station, Texas at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time.
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Davis leads ‘stifling’ defense to beat St. John’s Almost earned a triple-double in 81-59 win Representatives from 13 NBA teams were in Rupp Arena to watch UK and its roster of players who will, one day soon, be playing in their league. None more so than freshman Anthony Davis, the prime candidate for the overall No. 1 pick next year. Or, as one scout heading to his seat before the game put it, “there’s him, and then there’s everyone else.” That statement was even AARON more true 40 minutes later, after SMITH Davis put together a near-tripleKernel double in UK’s 81-59 win over columnist St. John’s. Fifteen points. Fifteen rebounds. Eight blocks. “He changed everything about this game,” head coach John Calipari said. “He balled.” If he had gotten it, he would have been the sec-
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Freshman Anthony Davis ended the game against St. John’s with 15 points, 15 rebounds and eight blocks.
ond UK player in school history to pull it off. As it was, he got stuck on eight blocks with 10 minutes left, and was eventually pulled out of the game with under five minutes to play. Both Calipari and Davis said they didn’t know exactly how close Davis was when he went to the bench, although Davis said he was aware early on that he was on pace. “Mike Kidd-Gilchrist was telling Terrence (Jones) my stats, and they were like, well, go for it,” Davis said. “They kept talking about it. It kind of made me feel bad that I didn’t do it.” He shouldn’t feel bad. He was a whirlwind on defense. The dude just isn’t created like a normal human being. Even normal, good-at-basketball ones. He led a defense that broke a school record for blocked shots with 18 (oddly enough, Eloy Vargas got the tying and record-setting swats). The basket was there, as always, looking normal. At least, that’s what my eyes told me. But judging from the Red Storm’s offensive performance — an ineptitude created almost entirely by a stifling UK defense — I couldn’t be sure by the end of the game. St. John’s made one more shot than UK swatted. The Red Storm committed 19 turnovers. The Cats forced four shot-clock violations. St. John’s strategy was to shorten the game by elongating possessions. But it would have been nice to not use the entire 35 seconds. Lost amid the countdown to a triple double was Terrence Jones, who led the team in scoring for a third game in a row with 26 points and added nine rebounds. He started the season non-remarkably yet solid, but he’s looking closer to the Big Blue Madness version of himself as of late. That included yet another nasty dunk, this one off a missed UK free throw. Was there posing afterward? Yes. Did Dick Vitale admonish him for it, as he has in the past? No. Some things require a pose, and that was one. Jones was one-upped later in the game when Darius Miller went up for a lob, cocked his arm back and thundered it home, leading to the student section throwing whatever it had in its hands into the air. (I hate myself for even having to try describing that play in words. It just can’t happen.) “D-Lamb did a great job of setting me up,” Miller said. “I don’t really know what happened. It just kind of happened.” It was all happening, all game.
UK breaks blocks record in win over Red Storm SAM ROTHBAUER srothbauer@kykernel.com History was made during UK’s 81-59 victory against St. John’s Thursday night at Rupp Arena. The No. 1-ranked Cats blocked 18 shots, surpassing the previous record of 16 blocks in one game, with freshman forward Anthony Davis blocking eight. “Without (Davis) we’d probably lose the game,” head coach John Calipari said. “He changed everything about the game. He blocked shots, he scored baskets, he rebounded tough rebounds. He came up with balls.” Davis, recording 15 points and 15 rebounds, was two blocks shy of being the second player in UK history to earn a triple-double. The first and only player to reach that feat was former Cat Chris Mills from the 1988 UK squad. “It would be a big accomplishment,” Davis said, “being one of the two guys who had a triple-double.” Both teams struggled with turnovers early in the half, committing six combined in the first 4 1/2 minutes, and both teams struggled offensively. “We were just inept offensively,” Calipari said. “We started the game, we had 16 points. ... So again, got a ways to go.” But while UK’s offense was lacking, its defense was what enabled the Cats to hold St. John’s at an 11-point deficit at the half, recording 12 offensive rebounds, 10 blocks and five steals. While turnovers were a reoccurring issue, UK was able to force four shot clock violations in the first 12 minutes of the half. “We’re a good defensive team,” Calipari said. “We can’t sustain the energy we need because it’s so early in the season (that) we stop playing a lot. Offensively, we just aren’t in sync yet. We’ve gotta get there.” But with an important matchup with North Carolina only two days away, Calipari says the older players will be the key to a successful outcome. “These next two games are vital, because you cannot count on young players — freshmen — to go in there in these kinds of games,” Calipari said. “The next two are going to be ridiculously hard for us to win.” “We know it’ll be a very PHOTO BY brandon goodwin | STAFF intense game,” senior guard Terrence Jones, above, and freshman Anthony Darius Miller said. “We gotta Davis helped UK beat a school record for blocks. come out and play the whole 40 minutes and be ready to go.” 12.02.11 | weekend timeout| 9
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sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It’s also one of the year’s most critically beloved releases. Her success has signaled LOS ANGELES – In 2009 after she rethat songcraft, raw emotion and a dazzling ceived four Grammy nominations, young voice can still triumph over artifice. Yet British soul singer Adele said she didn’t de- there’s now a chance Adele will be forced serve to win one. She was simply to sit out what could be her coronalooking ahead to what would tion as the Grammy Awards take hopefully be a long career. place Feb. 12. “A Grammy is like an Oscar,” Russell said Adele would treat Adele said in between drags of a the Grammys with respect. “Musicigarette — one of six she smoked cians everywhere have heard of the during an hourlong interview at Grammys, and they’re taken seriWest Hollywood’s London Hotel. ously, and it’s very few musicians “You win an Oscar when you give who can honestly say they wouldn’t the performance of your life. I be honored,” he said. “They are an Adele hope this isn’t the performance of honor.” my life.” Adele had surgery to repair her Fast-forward two years and the concern vocal damage in early November, and it reis no longer whether or not the 23-year-old mains unknown when she’ll be given the artist has already given the performance of green light to sing again. All accounts, howher career, but rather whether she’ll be able ever, are that she is expected to make a full to perform again. recovery. She posted on her official website Adele has been sidelined since early that the operation was a success and that October after vocal hemorrhaging forced she was “chilling out now” until she got the the star to cancel her 10-city, sold-out U.S. “all-clear” from her doctors. tour. “In terms of recovery, it’s going as Without knowing the particulars of well as could be expected,” said Richard Adele’s case, Dr. Lee Akst, a laryngologist Russell, whose London-based XL Recordand director of the Johns Hopkins Voice ings signed Adele. “We’re taking it one mo- Center in Baltimore, said typically performment at a time.” ers could fully recover from the surgery, alThe vocal trauma has scarred what has though it could take two or three months, otherwise been a blissful year for Adele. possibly more depending on the damage beHer sophomore album, “21,” was awarded fore surgery. Once cleared to sing, Adele six nominations Wednesday for the 2012 will probably need a three-week rehearsal Grammy Awards, including one for album period, Akst said. “It’s not the kind of thing of the year. Additionally, it’s the top-selling you go from zero to 60, to being right back release of 2011, with 4.6 million copies onstage tomorrow,” he said.
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For Rent 1-9 Bedroom Aylesford/University 4-6BR, $1,600 $2,200/month. Lexingtonrentalhomes.com. 859-396-3273 or 859-278-7752 (Office). Leasing for January 1st. 4 & 5BR/3BA Rentals. $1,200/month +. Close to campus. Kesten Management. 859-619-8988. rikesten@hotmail.com Now Pre-Leasing for Fall Semester, 1-5BR Houses, www.waynemichaelproperties.com or 859-513-1206 Pre-Leasing August 2012 - 7BR/3BA, $2,500/month plus utilities. wwwpatriotrentalsllc.com or 859-433-0996
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Help Wanted Carino’s Italian, 135 Rojay Drive, is now hiring for hosts, servers, and carry-out attendants. Please apply in person.
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Horoscope To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 5 — Greek philosopher Democritus said, "Nothing exists except atoms and empty space. Everything else is opinion." Focus on the space to avoid confrontations. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Don't get distracted trying to make sense of everything. Your friends and your instincts help keep you on track. You can always connect the dots later. Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 6 — Nobody told you whether the road to success was paved or straight. There are detours, and sometimes you may have to backtrack. Follow your heart. Use your artistry. Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 7 — It's not a great day for travel, romance or spending money. Therefore, a quiet, productive day suits you just fine. Keep to your principles. Revise your routine. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Don't overspend or flash your money; it could lead to a clash of wills. Postpone an outing, and be patient. Quiet time sorting out the plan gets you farther. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — Don't let the turkeys get you down. Your imagination
could trick you. Misunderstandings are possible, so listen for love and ignore the rest. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Your busy schedule may lead to romantic problems. Don't stress about it. Everything works out. Be gracious to a hothead. There's no hurry. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — Problems are smaller than they seem. Try not to alienate the boss. Obligations force a delay. Don't forget an important detail. It's getting busy. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — You feel pushed to take action. Find a family member or friend who understands, and get their advice. Don't spring your idea on an elder yet. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Follow your highest ideals. Keep to basic routines without fuss or controversy. Don't lend, spend or travel. Go slow. Relax with a walk and good food. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — Consider new options. Only accept cost-effective ones. Strive for balance and fairness. Things don't go according to plan, so be adaptable and flexible. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 6 — Travel and spending money could be chaotic today ... better avoid both. Pay attention to other people's arguments. They could have some real pointers. MCT
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