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Top recruits decide about UK Noel chooses to be a Cat, Muhammad selects UCLA AARON SMITH Kernel columnist
Nerlens Noel turned around and there it was, shaved into the back of his head: the UK logo. The top overall recruit in the Class of 2012 picked UK over Georgetown and Syracuse on Wednesday night. “I just felt that was the best fit for me,” Noel said. “I talked to my mom, she liked it as well.” He simultaneously made people feel a lot, lot better about the 2012-13 season — especially after Shabazz Muhammad, the No. 2 recruit, chose UCLA over the Cats minutes earlier and after
most recruiting analysts predicted Noel would go to Georgetown. Noel brought a fourthstraight trend to UK (John Wall Dance, Jorts, Unibrow, Flat Top). Noel will fill an Anthony Davis-like role for UK, a fact not lost on the touted recruit. He pointed at what Davis was able to do under head coach John Calipari as one of the reasons for coming to UK. Noel is tall (6-foot-10), lanky (215 pounds) and explosive. Many recruiting analysts have described him as a better shot-blocker than Davis, as crazy as that may seem. Noel could be a seasonchanger for UK, especially after Muhammad opted to try restoring the Bruins to promiSee RECRUITS on page 4
Campus walk focuses on safety, areas to improve By Megan McClain news@kykernel.com
Students will be able to participate Thursday in the annual Safety Walk hosted by Student Government in partnership with UK Police. A variety of campus administration and services, including Greek directors, Divison of Student Affairs and deans, will walk through North, South and Central Campus to raise awareness and improve campus safety. “The goal is to come together, look around campus and find areas to improve on,” SG President Micah Fielden said. “It is part of our duty to participate in the event and increase safety.” The route will include the most walked paths of the university and the Cat’s Path. “We are looking for places that are potentially unsafe right now,” said Drake Staples, SG deputy chief of staff. “Unsafe could mean anywhere from lack of light-
ing, tall bushes and lack of visibility.” Both Fielden and Staples explained students are welcome to come and offer input about areas of the campus in which they feel unsafe or that could be improved. This event is not in response to any sort of threat to safety, it is to raise awareness and make sure UK’s students feel safe and comfortable walking around campus. Staples said he is eager to see how the Safety Walk can improve the campus and bring UK students together. “It is a great opportunity to have so many people from UK interested in the walk and the safety and well being of students,” he said. “So many kids have worked on it and put in a lot of hours already. It should turn out great.” Participants will meet outside the SG office, which is located in the basement of the Student Center next to Panda Express, and the walk will begin at 8 p.m.
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UK softball cheers after senior outfielder Erika Silence scored a run during the first game at UK softball doubleheader vs. Arkansas at the Softball Complex in Lexington, Ky., on Wednesday.
A split meeting UK, Arkansas 1-1 in doubleheader matchup By Cody Porter cporter@kykernel.com
In what started out as a chilly Wednesday night at the UK Softball Complex, UK (19-22, 6-8 SEC) and Arkansas (20-19, 4-15 SEC) heated up with their 11 combined home runs in the doubleheader of the conference foes. Trailing 6-5 entering the bottom of the seventh inning, the Cats were looking at a bases loaded opportunity. Head coach Rachel Lawson
chose to bring in sophomore Krystal Smith, who has had only 11 hits on the season. Smith delivered. Facing a 3-1 count, the sophomore grounded a ball to the second baseman, who missed the tag at second to end the inning. Sophomore Ginny Carroll broke for first on Smith’s hit to score the game’s tying run. One failed at-bat later, the Cats were heading to extras. “Krystal’s a gamer,” Lawson said in response to why she used her
as UK’s pinch hitter. “She does a really good job with that type of pitching, so it makes a lot of sense to bring her in during a situation like that.” Arkansas’ fourth home run of the game gave them a 7-6 advantage, but UK would rally again. Presented with one out and having sophomores Lauren Cumbess and Emily Jolly on base, senior Erika Silence sent a pitch from Razorbacks’ pitcher Kimmy Beasley to deep center for a walk-off three-run See SOFTBALL on page 4
Capilouto discusses use of social media Says distance learning could help some students By Emery Mason Campbell news@kykernel.com
UK President Eli Capilouto sat down with a handful of students Wednesday and discussed the universities’ social media use, the new dorms and UK’s Top 20 Business Plan. Capilouto talked about how he was impressed with UK head coach John Calipari’s social media use and
how he is able to keep all of his followers and fans feel closely involved. “I feel like an amateur among experts with your generation when it comes to social media,” he said. Capilouto said he was concerned that some students may damage their image by posting photos or items that others may view as embarrassing. He asked how UK can
improve their use of its social media platforms. Ideas were discussed about how to bridge the distance between faculty and students when it comes to social media. An idea was brought up that a student-run social media workshop for the faculty could be a way to teach the faculty on how to use social media more and even use it in their classrooms.
Social media has brought about new ways to teach and educate, and the use of “distance learning” was brought up and discussed. Distance learning is an alternative way of learning. The student isn’t in a traditional classroom with a professor, and a course can be completed by getting assignments and completing them on the student’s own time, much like an online course. Capilouto said he wants to see UK use distance learnSee CAPILOUTO on page 2
Media reflect changes in politics, focus on quickness By Amelia Orwick news@kykernel.com
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John Harwood, CNBC chief Washington correspondent and reporter for The New York Times, delivers the 35th annual Creason Lecture.
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John Harwood, chief Washington correspondent of CNBC and political writer for The New York Times, discussed Wednesday the changes within business, economics and within the U.S. political system. Every spring UK brings a distinguished journalist to address students, staff and the general public in a speech in honor of journalist Joe Creason. This year marked the 35th annual Creason lecture. “Changes in the political system have now come to be
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absorbed and reflected in news media,” Harwood said. “All of the changes … over a long period of time, have eroded and destroyed the monopoly that a small number of media organizations have on the majority of information in this country.” UK School of Journalism and Telecommunications director Beth Barnes and Har-
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wood encouraged audience members to use their electronic devices throughout the lecture as part of Social Media Week at UK. “I don’t even need a notebook all the time,” Harwood said. “I’ve got my iPhone and Blackberry always with me. I can tweet, I can write and I can file.” Harwood said social me-
dia is helpful to presidential candidates when it comes to things like fundraising and crowd-building. However, he said it could also be troublesome. “The danger is in the need for speed,” Harwood said. “The speed at which this whole news process moves is See CREASON on page 2
The danger is in the need for speed.
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Archaeology offers chance to learn from the past By Steven King news@kykernel.com
To some, archaeology may seem like nothing more than digging up bones. To others, it’s essential to understanding life, both in the past and present. “Archaeology provides students a way to learn about the past, who we are, what our background is, and learn about ourselves by working with others,” said David Pollack, the director of Kentucky Archaeological Survey and an adjunct professor. UK has various programs and opportunities for students to pursue. The archaeological survey, which aims to provide educational assistance and assistance with archaeological preservation, according to the its website, is housed with three other archaeology programs in the Laboratory for Archeological Research. The laboratory, located off campus on Export Street, also contains the Office of State
CAPILOUTO Continued from page 1 ing more because it helps students finish their curriculum sooner and has been proven to be as effective as traditional learning. The president also discussed the plans for new campus housing. He pointed out the concerns and logistics that need to be addressed while the new dorms are being built. These concerns consist of the increase in construction and demolition around campus, along with the lack of “green space” that will be taken up by the new dorms. The president addressed these issues by telling the students that
Archaeology, the William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology and the Program for Archaeological Research. Pollack said the comprehensive laboratory provides multiple benefits. “Having all of the programs in one building is good because our responsibilities tend to overlap and we can work together,” he said. “If a student is interested in archaeology, but is not sure what they want to do, they can come in here and say, ‘I’m interested in a lab, project, volunteer opportunity or a part-time job.’” The KAS education coordinator and adjunct professor at UK, Gwynn Henderson, said the opportunities archaeology provides go beyond collecting data to answer questions about people in the past. “In the 21st century we cannot afford to not appreciate diversity,” Henderson said. “Archaeological research teaches us there are many different ways to be a human.”
the current dorms are outdated and UK only has 600 modern beds out of the 6,000 beds that exist, and that 8,500 students apply yearly for those 600 beds. With these new dorms being built, the old ones will be taken down and turned into green spaces for students to enjoy. “I thought the discussion about the upcoming dorms and the construction that will come with it was the most important issued talked about tonight,” Brian Garcia, a human nutrition junior, said. Lastly, Capilouto explained UK’s progress with the Top 20 Business Plan. By 2020 the state government wants UK to be a top 20 research college, and Capilouto pointed out
that he has not seen a lot of structure commitment to this idea by the state government. Capilouto said that he was not going to make any excuses because he sees UK continuing to grow. He said he is still committed. He also pointed out that out of more than 3,500 universities, UK is in the top 100 research institutions in the U.S., and that UK has continued to move up the list. Some factors that go into the rankings of top universities do not meet or deal with UK’s mission and that staying committed to the mission is what UK will continue to do, he said. “I enjoyed how accessible and open the president was tonight,” Garcia said.
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China likes ‘Titanic 3-D’ LOS ANGELES — In America, moviegoer interest in “Titanic 3D” may soon start to ebb — but in China, the tide of box office receipts for the updated James Cameron classic is rising high. The reformatted version of the 1997 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet debuted in China on Tuesday and posted the second-highest opening day ever in the country, not accounting for inflation. In one day, the historical romance sold $11.6 million worth of tickets — or roughly 26 percent of the $44 million the original grossed in China during its entire theatrical run in 1998. When the movie was released in China 14 years ago, it played in only 180 theaters. This week, “Titanic 3D” was screened in 3,500 locations in the country, which has in recent years become one of the leading foreign markets for Hollywood films.
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The original “Titanic” remained the topgrossing film in Chinese history until 2009, when it was eclipsed by “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.” The record now belongs to a different Cameron-directed film: “Avatar,” which raked in a whopping $207 million in China in 2010. Since its international release last week, “Titanic 3D” — which is being distributed overseas by 20th Century Fox — has grossed a total of $60 million abroad. China is so far the highest-grossing foreign market for the film, though it is also performing solidly in Russia and Britain. The 3-D reissue has collected about $28 million domestically in the eight days since it hit theaters and opened in third place behind “The Hunger Games” and “American Reunion.”
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Camille Westmont, an anthropology and political science junior, said she was first interested in archaeology from participating in mission trips to the Navajo Nation when she lived in Arizona. “You see how these people still live on the land their ancestors lived on,” Westmont said. “You see how the ruins and artifacts of the past exist in the same space that the Navajo live on today.” Westmont is currently working on analyzing an unmarked graveyard that was excavated to make room for a parking garage for the new BCTC campus. Eastern State Hospital patients from the 1900s were buried there, Westmont said. “I think it’s really fascinating because it gives us the chance to tell stories of people’s history who have been forgotten,” Westmont said. Caitlin Rogers, an anthropology and classics junior, is currently analyzing ceramics
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from a Fort Ancient (A.D. 1200– A.D.1400) site in Northeastern Kentucky. Rogers studies different decorated jar necks excavated from the site. “It is interesting seeing how things changed over time,” Rogers said. “Things are added and left out, all based off of what was considered stylish at that time, which is really interesting.” Cara Mosier, an anthropology senior, said her current assignment is fascinating. “I analyze projectile points, excavated from the Fox Farm Site in Mason County, from the middle and late Fort Ancient time period,” Mosier said. “I am in charge of analyzing why and how the arrows changed over time.” The variety of opportunities in archaeology at UK is impressive, Henderson said. “There are many ways that students can find what is right for them,” Henderson said. “In archaeology, you don’t always have this
CREASON Continued from page 1 just breathtaking.” To close, Harwood emphasized the importance of demanding certain types of media. “If the people who are following the 2012 campaign … are going to demand the kind of information that will enable them to make real distinctions and have a real understanding of the political choices … then ultimately we will find a way in the news business to profitably deliver that information,” Harwood said. Julia Myers, a journalism junior, agreed with the position Harwood took on the “need for speed”
within the media. “Most opinions that I’ve heard about the constant need for quick information have been positive, but I liked that he took more of a negative stance and thinks it’s lessening the credibility and the quality of the information,” Myers said. Others say they enjoyed hearing Harwood’s discussion of politics. “I like to see students getting politically engaged,” Anthony Limperos, a professor in the College of Journalism and Telecommunications, said. “As much as he talked about journalism, I thought it was a good crash course in some things that are currently happening in politics.”
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Zimmerman arrested in Trayvon Martin’s death Authorities announce 2nd-degree murder charges By Laura Isensee and Audra Burch MCT
MIAMI —For six weeks, they marched and protested and prayed for justice at least an arrest in the killing of a unarmed Miami Gardens, Fla., teenager killed 250 miles from home. On Wednesday, Florida authorities announced second-degree murder charges against George Zimmerman, the Sanford neighborhood watch captain who s h o t Trayvon Martin as he returned from a conZimmerman venience store on Feb. 26. The polarizing case, traveling at the warp speed of social media, soon became a national cause, in some ways echoing the civil rights movement more than a half-century earlier. Outrage over Trayvon’s death and the lack of an arrest galvanized ordinary citizens, particularly in the black community, who saw the case as a symbol of the consequences of racial profiling and the hazards of being a young, black male. Collectively, the arrest of Zimmerman and the charges he faces were met with measured relief by some and disappointment by others. “I think it’s important that the legal system carries out a fair process and a transparent process,” said the Rev. Marcus Davidson, senior pastor at New Mount Olive Baptist Church, where a large Trayvon prayer rally was held last month. Davidson, who leads one of the largest black churches in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., said he hesitated to say if a murder charge is enough for justice. “For real peace and real
satisfaction, that will come at the end after all that takes place in the legal system. I have a lot of trepidation in saying that just a charge will satisfy, not just African Americans, but all Americans. I think this has affected all Americans who are disappointed that we’re at this point in 2012.” Two weeks after Trayvon’s death, his parents launched a campaign seeking justice in their son’s death that mushroomed into daily marches and rallies across the nation. From middle school students to celebrities to the Miami Heat basketball players many donning the hoodie, like the one Trayvon was wearing at the time of this death many made the cause their own. “... tonight maybe America can come together and say only the facts should matter when you are dealing with the loss of life,” said the Rev. Al Sharpton, among the leaders of the movement. “This is not a night for celebration, it’s a night that never should have happened in the first place.” From the very beginning, the merits of case have been debated in living rooms, classrooms, even in Congress, perhaps most fiercely online. Following the charges, social media exploded with reactions ranging from elation to disgust. “Finally justice for Slimm,” said Suzi Charles, referring to Trayvon’s nickname on a Facebook post. She was a friend and classmate at Dr. Michael M. Krop High School in North Dade. Others believe the charges against Zimmerman were not warranted. “I think the prosecutor bowed to pressure from the professional civil-rights community in charging Mr. Zimmerman,” said Wayne Engle, 67, who has followed the case from Madison, Indiana, and responded to a Miami Herald
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Tracy Martin, right, and Sybrina Fulton, parents of Trayvon Martin who was killed a month ago in Sanford, Fla., attend a U.S. House of Representatives Black Caucus discussion of racial profiling and the Florida law used in their son's case in Washington D.C. on March 27. query. “The government is under tremendous pressure; they had no choice but to grandstand,” said Anthony Petroff, another query participant from Seattle. At Antioch Missionary Baptist Church of Miami Gar-
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dens, where Trayvon’s mother was a member and Trayvon’s funeral was held, a church minister announced the arrest of Zimmerman to a mostly stoic crowd of about 75 who had gathered for a mid-week prayer service. Minister Ben-
Slayings of 2 students stun USC By Andrew Blankstein, Ashley Powers and Rosanna Xia MCT
LOS ANGELES — It started as a typical evening for Ming Qu and Ying Wu, two graduate students from China studying electrical engineering at the University of Southern California. After a night at the library, Qu drove Wu to the house where she was renting a room less than a mile from campus. He double parked in front of the home early Wednesday morning to continue talking. At around 1 a.m., a gunman approach Qu’s BMW and opened fire, killing both students in an attFack that shocked USC and rekindled long-held concerns about safety around the university. Qu attempted to run for help after he was shot in the head and was found collapsed on a nearby porch, police said. Wu was found shot in Fthe chest, slumped over in the passenger seat of the car parked on a tree-lined stretch of Raymond Avenue just south of Adams Boulevard. The students, both 23, were close friends who spent evenings chatting on the front porch of the house where Wu lived, according to police sources, who requested anonymity because the investigation is ongoing. But on Wednesday, it was raining, so police believe the pair decided to stay in the car, which friends said was a 2003 model that Qu bought for about $10,000. Police suspect a lone assailant of carrying out the killings, but Los Angeles Police Department Capt. Andrew Smith said investigators had little to go on and are examining all motives, including that the gunman was trying to rob the pair. More than a dozen LAPD homicide detectives canvassed the area
Wednesday, going door-todoor to search for witnesses and reviewing intersection cameras for clues. USC, south of downtown Los Angeles, has long dealt with worries about crime in the neighborhoods around the campus. But in recent years, some of those concerns have eased as crime plummeted, the university expanded and some of those neighborhoods, such as West Adams, gentrified. Critics have faulted the university for not building enough dorms for the growing number of students from other states and countries. USC has more foreign students enrolled than any other college or university in the United States, according to a recent study. With cheaper rents and close proximity to the campus, the area where the killings took place has seen a marked increase in the number of students renting apartments in recent years. Authorities said the influx has centered around neighborhoods to the west and north of USC. There are so many students that have integrated into the neighborhood that it’s not unusual to see students riding bikes or walking to and from school, at all times of day and night, LAPD Deputy Chief Patrick Gannon said. Even with the double slaying, LAPD officials said violent crime and homicides were down 20 percent this year through the first week of April compared with the same period last year. Before Wednesday’s shooting, there had been only four homicides in the LAPD’s Southwest Division since Jan. 1 _ far lower than in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when there were more than 100 homicides annually in the division. The Adams-Normandie corridor where the shooting occurred is a mix of USC stu-
ton Aladin quoted Martin Luther King Jr., saying the “arc of justice is long” but the “faithful hand of a loving parent” bent that arc. “Our responsibility is to continue to pray for that family ... that justice will continue
dents and working-class residents living alongside each other in large wood-framed houses and apartment complexes. Locals said the neighborhood once experienced a lot of gang activity, which had slowed over the last decade as students moved in. In the last 10 years, we’ve definitely seen the neighborhood get better and quieter, said Julie Burleigh, who for a decade has lived on the block where the shooting took place. Still, isolated crimes targeting students off campus have made headlines and unnerved some students. In 2008, a 19-year-old star sprinter was shot and wounded while walking at night near campus. The same year, a film student was fatally stabbed in a fight near the university. Last year, two USC students were shot and wounded when several students confronted a stranger who appeared to be stealing items during a party at a nearby apartment complex. In a statement released hours after Wednesday’s killings, the university reassured students and employees that it was making strides to improve safety around the campus. Our community is saddened and outraged by this callous and meaningless act, the statement said. Tragedies such as this morning’s remind us that we all need to be continuously vigilant about safety and security. The university’s Department of Public Safety continuously patrols many areas near the campus and has hired security ambassadors, who wear yellow jackets, to rove in additional areas west of campus. The school has installed security cameras in the neighborhood where the killings took place but does not patrol the area around the clock.
to prevail,” said Aladin, whose church helped send several buses to rallies in Sanford. “We will never take our hand off that arc until justice is served.” Trayvon’s death was a special loss in Miami Gardens
where he grew up, said the city’s Vice Mayor Oliver Gilbert III. Gilbert said he wants Zimmerman to be subject to the court of law not the court of public opinion as he has been in recent weeks. “I don’t want to take his word for it. He left the car. He took the life of someone who wasn’t doing anything. I want the laws to apply to him. That’s a start,” Gilbert said. For students at Miami Carol City Senior High, where Trayvon was once a student, the case was personal. More than 1,000 students had participated in a mass walk-out at the high school along with dozens of other South Florida schools last month in honor of the slain teen. “I feel relief,” said senior Antonisha Alexander, 17, who stopped to watch the news announcement at work, together with other employees at a clothes boutique in Miami
Gardens. At the same time, she thought the arrest should have happened sooner. “I believe if it was a black boy who killed a white male, he would have been tried and sentenced by now. But because he’s a black male, they don’t take it as serious.” Her classmate senior Jarquerria Perry added: “I felt like when Obama won, it was like a shock. I really didn’t believe he was going to end up getting charged.” She said she had lost hope that something would be done because it had been so long 45 days. “This is just to show me to never give up on anything.” (Miami Herald staff writer Christina Veiga contributed to this report. This article includes comments from members of HeraldSource, part of the Public Insight Network. To learn more about the network or to join, visit MiamiHerald.com/insight.)
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Football sees new leaders for linebackers Williamson, Dupree need to step up in 2012 season By Ethan Levine elevine@kykernel.com
The UK football team lost four starting linebackers from last season in Danny Trevathan, Winston Guy, Ronnie Sneed and Ridge Wilson. For Wilson, off the field issues cost him his spot on the team. Sneed simply ran out of time, graduating from UK in December and moving on to the next chapter of his life. Trevathan and Guy were lured away by the
bright lights of the National Football League. All in all, the Cats will lose 381 tackles from the linebacker position a year ago. But the program continues to look forward to the future of the position in the form of sophomore Avery Williamson and freshman Alvin “Bud” Dupree. “It’s weird (practicing without Trevathan and Sneed),” Williamson said. “I was with them two years and then they're gone, and now
guys are looking up to me like I was looking up to Danny and Ronnie. It's a difference.” Williamson saw the most time on the field in 2011 of the returning linebackers, playing in all 12 games and recording 49 tackles. As a freshman, Dupree burst on the scene late in the season with 21 tackles and 2.5 sacks, tied for second best on the team. No other returning linebacker recorded more than nine tackles in 2011.
“We need that kind of experience,” linebackers coach Chuck Smith said of Williamson and Dupree. “They’ve done a great job providing that leadership in the meeting rooms, on the field, and now we just have to keep bringing those other guys along.” Transitioning from students to teachers at the linebacker position will be the biggest challenge for Williamson and Dupree, who one year ago found themselves sitting behind and learning from Trevathan,
Guy and Sneed. “They have embraced that challenge,” freshman quarterback Maxwell Smith said. “They’ve been very good with the young guys because they remember when they were there.” If the 2012 Cats wish to match the defensive production of the 2011 team, Dupree and Williamson will not only have to fill the large shoes of Trevathan and Sneed, but they will have to help develop the next Dupree or Williamson behind them.
Among those the two will be mentoring this spring are freshman Malcolm McDuffen, slated as the starting weakside linebacker on the spring practice depth chart, and freshman Miles Simpson, who is replacing Guy at the hybrid safety/linebacker position. “I had to prepare myself over this winter,” Williamson said. “Learning my plays, getting the playbook, knowing my responsibilities and everyone else’s responsibilities and just being a leader out there.”
Go Green. Recycle this Kernel. RECRUITS Continued from page 1 nence. If Noel had passed on coming to UK as well — and the signs leading up to his announcement were not promising — the Cats were looking at an ultra-thin roster. That hasn’t totally changed — if Marquis Teague and Doron Lamb both leave, UK could be looking at a backcourt of Ryan Harrow and Archie Goodwin and no one else — but adding the top high school player who can change the game on one end of the floor places UK at the Noel forefront of next season’s title contenders. His commitment also showed, again, why Calipari’s roster-building methods work and why he may be the only coach who can pull it off consistently. The margin for error is much smaller, and the decisions of one player are much more impacting to UK than other schools with a
more stable base of players. But Calipari usually gets that one player, and it usually pays off in the end when he has the most talented roster to mold year-in and year-out. He’ll have it again next year, in what will likely be his fourth straight No. 1 recruiting class. UK also landed guard Goodwin (No. 7 in CBSSports.com’s recruiting rankings), forward Alex Poythress (No. 15) and center Willie Cauley (No. 45). The Cats are also in contention for forwards Anthony Bennett (No. 6) and Amile Jefferson (No. 17). “We’re coming for a repeat,” Poythress said. Noel will be a key part of that and he said watching UK win the national championship this year was a big factor in his decision. “#BBN yall ready to get #9 ?!?!” he tweeted after his decision. That’s the cycle Calipari has created. UK is now not only the best place to prepare for the NBA, but also the best place to try to win a title. UK will be in prime position to do that again with another big recruiting class highlighted by the best prospect in the nation.
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Senior infielder Brittany Cervantes looks to throw the ball during the second game at UK softball double header vs. Arkansas at the Softball Complex in Lexington, Ky., on Wednesday.
SOFTBALL Continued from page 1 home run to give UK the 9-7 victory. That hit would not only conclude the first game of the doubleheader. The home run fest started early with Arkansas leading off with a homer for a 1-0 advantage in the top of one. UK’s play was under way with a strikeout of senior Brittany Cervantes, despite being ahead 3-1 in the count. After having junior Kara Dill reach on an error, UK’s inning was ended on a double play by the Razorbacks. The non-home run highlight of the game came resulted in the second inning on a diving catch by Carroll to get the inning’s second out. A pop out soon after ended the inning with UK still trailing by a run. But UK got on the scoreboard in the home half of the second with three hits by the Cats that ended with a RBI double by Carroll to score Cumbess from third. Arkansas retook the lead an inning later on freshman Devon Wallace’s second home run of the game — a solo for a 2-1 lead. A two-run fourth inning put UK in front 3-2 with help from three consecutive hits from the bats of Cervantes, Dill and senior Rachel Riley. Cervantes’ 10th double of the season scored junior Alice O’Brien from second base.
Cervantes then came in on a Before they continued single by Dill, her team-high their slew of home runs, Cer54th hit of the season. vantes hit a two-RBI double Jolly’s homer to left-cen- in the bottom of the second to ter gave the Cats some cush- tie the game. ion in the fifth, but Arkansas A two-run home run an came up big with a three-run inning later, however, gave home run by sophomore Arkansas a lead they Jayme Gee to give the Hogs a wouldn’t look back on. 6-4 lead. Sophomore Jennifer RamCervantes drew the Cats bo’s homer to center scored a closer once again in the bot- runner that was on second tom of the sixth gave them that with her lead4-2 lead. off homer for Riley the fourth conled off the secutive game. third with Who: UK vs Georgia Senior the Cats’ fiWhen: Friday at 8:15 p.m. Chanda Bell nal score — Where: Lexington, Ky. replaced Riley a solo shot in the top of to center Televised: ESPNU the seventh and field to cut put the Razorthe deficit backs down in to one. order before Lawson the Cats did said she had their damage in extras for the hoped the Cats would use the win. momentum from game one in “The fan in me absolutely their favor heading into game loved game one,” Lawson two, but they lacked the hits said. “For us, I was excited that helped push them over because we put so many hits the top in their game one win. “Sometimes there’s a letup on the board and we got hits throughout the entire down when you have a doubleheader and something so lineup.” Bell used the late-inning exciting happened in the first relief-turned-win into a game,” Lawson said, “so I chance to warm up for the was a little disappointed we second half of the double- didn’t do a better job of takheader. ing the momentum into game Similar to Riley’s opening two and generating some ofinning, Bell gave up a two- fense early on in the game.” UK will now move on to run home run early in the first inning to give Arkansas the No. 10 Georgia at home for its next three game set. Game advantage. It was the first of many one will take place Friday at for the Razorbacks in their 7- 8:15 p.m. Eastern time on 3 game two victory. ESPNU.
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From one UK to another: basketball’s equivalents UK winning its 8th national championship game? Priceless. Being in the ‘wrong’ UK more than 3000 miles away when it happens? Painful. The most agonizing aspect of it all (other than JORDAN the difficulty of streaming COVVEY games over a temperamenContributing tal Internet connection) columnist was the fact that there was no one here to celebrate. No CATS cheers, no sea of UK blue adorning every corner of town. No couch fires either, albeit thankfully on that one. But the final knife to the heart was a friend commenting on my excitement for March Madness with, “Really? Basketball is so boring. All they do is run up and down the court.” After I dried my little blue tears, I reminded myself that sports are an important aspect of cultural diversity and that the UK is in the midst of its own exciting year in sports. Recently, we had the Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union tournament between the countries of France, Italy, Ireland,
England, Wales and Scotland. Opposed to the single-elimination bracket style of the NCAA basketball tournament, teams in the Six Nations Tournament all play each other once. The winners of the tournament receive the Championship Trophy, although a variety of other trophies are also awarded. This year Scotland triumphantly received the Wooden Spoon – meaning we came in dead last.
After I dried my little blue tears, I reminded myself that sports are an important aspect of cultural diversity, and that the UK is in the midst of its own exciting year in sports. There’s always next year, right? It might take me that long to actually understand the sport of rugby. All I’ve figured out at this point is that it is a more violent form of American football, minus all the padding, and seemingly
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a few players’ teeth. But don’t ask me the difference between rugby league and rugby union just yet. One day I hope to figure it all out. Also, this month was The Boat Race, an annual competition between the rowing clubs of Oxford University and Cambridge University. Millions of spectators watch the event (live on the River Thames, or on the television), which generally consists of no more than 20 minutes, two boats and less than 20 people. This year, Cambridge emerged victorious, although that was the least important aspect of the entire event. Partway through the race, a man deliberately swam out into the middle of the river and after nearly getting his head chopped off by a rowing blade, caused the race to be stopped for 30 minutes, and again restarted. Why? Apparently it was an “an act of civil disobedience against elitism.” If that wasn’t strange enough, the remainder of the race was subject to a boat clash, a broken oar on the Oxford boat, and a rower collapsing from exhaustion and requiring extraction from the boat by medical personnel. Thrilling. And of course, there is the culmination of all sporting events — the 2012 Summer Olympics — to be held in London in July and August. The games will feature 26 distinct sports and happen to coincide with the year of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, a celebration of 60 years since her accession to the throne. Needless to say, London might implode on it-
self this summer with the pending excitement. You thought State Street was bad? So as a sport lover of all kinds — running to rowing, foosball to football (both the American kind and what the rest of the world plays) — and an entire ocean away from my alma mater, I still wear my CATS shirt proudly. But nothing beats a good game of basketball. Jordan Covvey is a 2010 Doctor of Pharmacy graduate from the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate and Fulbright-Strathclyde Postgraduate Scholar at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. The monthly column “From one UK to another” will follow her experiences and cultural education across the pond. For more information on the US-UK Fulbright Commission, visit www.fulbright.co.uk
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Pardon the Interlude: Q-and-A with Portugal. The Man going to take our time with it and really think about it, but overall I’m feeling really good about everything. Yeah, it’s going to be fun.
Bassist discusses festivals, upcoming album
it’s really supportive of the arts in general, you know. What’s different about the way the band’s When we were first doing this, we had approaching this album and day jobs. I worked at a what do you hope to create? restaurant and they were Um, well a lot of things. I cool with me leaving like a guess to start off we have kind month to go on tour. They of a new lineup. were like, “Don’t worry What: Portugal. The Man We recently have a new man, come back and you When: Sunday at 8 p.m. keyboard player and a drumcan have your job back.” mer. So that right there is And that was so nice. Where: Buster’s already changing. So many people don’t Admission: $18 in advance, They’re both very, very have that and it was, I got a $20 at the door good, but we’ll miss our old lot of support from my So the Jagermeister Music ALEXANDRIA Tour kicked off April 3. guys a lot, for sure. They were bosses and my employees SARDAM with us for years and so this and it was really f---ing That must be pretty fun. cool. And that’s just kind of how Portland is. one, we’ll definitely have a different vibe as You’re playing New Kernel far as the sounds go and the direction of it. They’re very supportive of all things like Orleans? columnist I don’t know if it’ll stick, like I said that. Always having a good we’re not sure if we’ve definitely got a time here. Really cool city, whole form or a more aggressive tone This is the season of summer festivals. going to go out take some pictures and have and it’s going to be really fun to play You’ve played Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo some fun before the show. live when we start doing that. twice. Which do you prefer? Oh, I don’t know, every one is so differThis is a very serious question. Since How do you feel about all the Jägermeister is sponsoring the tour, do you ent and each has its own, its own vibe, its guys leaving the band? own charm, I guess. get free jager? I miss them, but it’s for It’s (pauses) — Bonnaroo will always Yes. There is a lot of free Jager. Free the best. hold a special place in our heart because Jager flows like wine. No shortage of We’re all still friends, I that’s the first major festival that we ever did Jägermeister on this tour. No shortage. mean Ryan still lives at our and the first night that we played in, I don’t house in Portland, he’s watching think anything could have gone more perWell I have to ask, what’s with the name? it while we’re gone. You know I still see fect. We were the first “Portugal. The Man?” Jason Sechrist and when we’re at home, I band on after the sun Where did you come see him every other day. went down, we were up with this? I think it was the best move for everythe first, we were Well, we really kind of the first rock like the idea of how and roll band, a lot of people with one it was more electronname sounded good. ic kind of stuff or If you hear a name ambient. like James Brown, And there was a or something, you storm coming in. The just picture it in band before us had lights, or David gotten stuck in an airBowie. port. So normally So we also realZACHARY CAROTHERS, you have 15 minutes ly like how the ficPORTUGAL. THE MAN to set up and it’s all tional characters like really hectic. Fifteen that blew up. Like minutes to set up and David Bowie creatthen you have to play in front of a bigger ing Ziggy Stardust, we love that whole idea. crowd than you have ever played in front of You saw a picture of Ziggy Stardust and he in your life and try to impress them. But the could get away with anything. You know, band before us wasn’t there so we had like “It’s not me, it’s Ziggy Stardust!” And we an hour and a half to get all of our stuff set just thought that shit was really cool. up an it was really, really, really, really aweAnd so we work as one person and we some. wanted our one fictional character to repreAnd yeah, Bonnaroo will always hold a sent our whole group of people. And we figspecial place in our heart. ured a country, one name, for one group of You know Lollapalooza is pretty awepeople with one voice in the world and so some, too. It’s cool because they are kind of we randomly picked Portugal. We thought in the city. You know a lot of festivals are it’d be a good name for a guy. We tried to make “Portugal. The Man” to out in the middle of nowhere performing. And the other ones you have more of a city stop confusion about us being Portuguese scene. It’s really cool to see the influence the and from Portugal, but I think it just led to city has on those kinds of productions. more confusion. We didn’t really think that I can’t really decide. It’s all pretty cool one through. and I hope to see all of them many more “Portugal. The Man” started going off times in the future. pretty quick and we really didn’t have time to do much else. It’s been reported that the band is recording a new album this summer. Have you The majority of you are from Alaska, started recording yet? but the band is based out of Portland. Why Yeah, we’ve started the new CD. We’re did you all decide Portland? supposed to be writing just to get an idea of I went to Western Oregon University in what we want to do and it’s been — I’m Monmoth, Oregon. It’s about an hour and really, really excited about the direction that half from Portland and we started a band up the new stuff is taking. I don’t know how there. Oh yeah I love it. It’s really—it’s a long it’ll take us to do, you know we’re smart move. A lot of people move there and Deliciously funky and on the rise rock group, “Portugal. The Man” will be rocking out Busters on Sunday. I chatted it up with bassist and backup vocalist, Zachary Carothers, to discuss what it was like growing up in Alaska, what it was like when Ryan Neighbors left the band and what it felt like to play at some of the most sought after musical venues in the country.
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I think we’ve got a pretty good group right now to tell you the truth.”
Conference focuses on leadership skills Workshops include financial management, history By Kyle Kelly features@kykernel.com
A free leadership conference will be held Saturday by the Center for Academic Resources and Enrichment Service from 11:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. in the Main Building. The conference is titled “Take the Lead: With Power, Passion and Purpose” and will have activities, workshops, keynote speakers, give-a-ways and a free meal. The event will begin with an opening speaker during lunch, and then move to the third floor of the Student Center where the six workshops will be held. “I’m excited about something like this because it is close, cheap and easy.” Chris Thomas, an agricultural education junior, said. CARES offers opportunities to teach students how to become involved on campus. The CARES program allowed its students to arrange this conference, monitored by adviser Kahlil Baker. “The CARES program has done a lot to help stu-
dents,” Thomas said. Life Decisions,” “Time ManKeynote speakers for the agement” and “Finances and event include Dr. Sharon You”. Moore, a professor from the The second session will University of host “Cultural Louisville, a Awareness,” member of “RelationC AT a l y s t , ships: MakVeeko Lucas, ing Them Lenroy Jones Work For To register for the CARES from the caYou” and reer center, “Finances leadership conference or for Lamonte and You.” more information contact Nowlin and The conKahlil Baker at Dr. Tina ference will kahlil.baker@uky.edu. Bryant from end in the the UK counStudent Censeling center. ter Ball Room There will be two break- with evaluations and door out sessions, where students prizes. will be able to choose from Baker, a CARES sophothree different workshops. more counselor, is overseeing Workshop topics consist the conference. of financial management, ba“The importance of the sic leadership skills, leader- event is to gain the experiship as it relates to the history ence of attending a conferof social change, cultural ence,” he said. competency and preparing for Baker also added how imgraduate school. portant it is for students to “Finances and You,” a take leadership roles in their workshop taught by Nowlin, classes, professions and perwas chosen by students to be sonal lives. available in both breakout In order to register for the sessions. CARES leadership conferBreakout session one will ence, contact Kahlil Baker at have “How Purpose Drives kahlil.baker@uky.edu.
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body, personally and for the band. You know I think it’s going to go well and luckily we have a lot of friends and the two guys who we got to come in and fill them are some pretty big shoes to fill for just how much those two had done. We have some pretty good friends that we know that are pretty talented so it’s not like we were just holding auditions for random — we weren’t just holding auditions for random musicians or anything. You know, people whom we know, people who we trusted. Our keyboard player, he recorded on our first record and he’s done a few tours with us, and so they kind of fit in instantly. In the near future do you see the band evolving anymore? I know you’ve gone through different members and different record labels. What do you see for the band in the future? I think we’ve got a pretty good group right now to tell you the truth. I feel like we’ll be playing with these boys for a while and hopefully playing Atlantic for a while. We’re very happy with that label and it’s the best one we could possibly go to, in our eyes. So hopefully things stay that way and if not, I’m sure we’ll make the best of whatever we can do. “Portugal. The Man” will be playing at Buster’s on Sunday. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $18 in advance and $20 at the door.