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PHOTO BY JONATHAN KREUGER | STAFFMembers of the UK marching band dance during the Homecoming pep rally in front of Memorial Coliseum on Monday night.

Many parking spots willbe unavailable beginningMonday, Oct. 22, in prepara-tion for construction on new

North Campus residence halls.The parking lots affected

are the E/R1 lot next to BlazerHall and south of WildcatLodge, the small lot at WildcatLodge and the Good Samari-tan Hospital E Lot, according

to a UK news release.The Blazer E/R1 lot as

well as the lodge lot areplanned to be closed Monday.The Good Samaritan lot isscheduled to be closed in De-cember.

The number of parkingspaces lost from these lotsequals 431 — with 268 em-ployee spaces and 163 residentspaces.

R1 permit holders willhave to park in the K Lot atCommonwealth Stadium us-ing their R1 permits, accord-ing to the news release. E per-

mit holders can use other ELots on campus.

The changes come be-cause the UK Board ofTrustees Sunday approved thefirst part of Phase II of UK’sprivatized housing plan, whichwill add 2,317 beds for $133million.

Five additional dorms will

be built by Education RealtyTrust, following the first phaseof the housing partnership thatis under way on what wasHaggin Field — in the form ofconstruction of New CentralResidence Hall, which willopen next year.

The next sites are Wild-

By Becca Clemons

bclemons@kykernel.com

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Phase II of housing plan will go in effect Monday

North Campus parking lots to be closed

2013 recruit MarcusLee was on UK’s campusthis weekend to take in theaction of Big Blue Madnesson Friday held in Rupp Are-na. It was a night that hewill remember for a longtime.

“He enjoyed it im-mensely, from what I haveheard from his family. Theywere really impressed withKentucky and he lovedeverything about it,” DeerValley High School headcoach Lechet Phillips said.

Marcus’ brother, BrianLee, was most impressed bythe one-of-a-kind video in-troduction on the hardwood.

“It was pretty crazywatching the video on thefloor.”

But he didn’t stop therewhen raving about thewhole experience of BigBlue Madness

“It was pretty cool tohear the kids get theirnames shouted out andchanted so they enjoyed it.”

The fan support is what

left the greatest impressionon Marcus during his offi-cial visit to Lexington.

“The support of BigBlue Madness and Big BlueNation, the support is stilljust unbelievable to him,”said Brian Lee.

UK head coach JohnCalipari, along with the restof the coaching staff has de-veloped a relationship withMarcus that he has becomevery comfortable with.

“I think he is getting re-ally comfortable withthem,” Brian Lee said.“That was the point of cut-ting down his list to two, sothat he could get closer tohim and coach Mont-gomery, and I think it’sworking out well. It’s goingwell for him, and they arehaving longer conversationsand their relationship is justbuilding.”

Even though Caliparihas had great success withhis ability to have his play-ers’ names called on draftnight, Marcus is not focusedon the NBA at this point,

Marcus Lee tochoose between

UK and Cal

By Nick Jones

sports@kykernel.com

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PHOTO BY COREY FERGUSON | STAFFStudents work on a float at the Homecoming Float Build at Commonwealth Stadi-um on Monday.

The Homecoming Pep Rally at the WildcatAlumni Plaza, Monday night, was filled with music,former UK football players, free popcorn and soda,crowds of students and an anticipated homecomingcourt.

“The Homecoming Pep Rally is an Alumni As-sociation event in which we reach out to and recog-nize UK alumni and announce the homecomingcourt,” said Micaha Dean, director of traditions forthe Student Activities Board.

Indeed it was. Monday night was filled withUK cheerleaders, dance team members, the bandand other students all celebrating the week ofHomecoming. The aroma of popcorn, given out freeby the Team Wildcat Alumni Association, and theexcitement of Homecoming lingered in the air.

This year the pep rally was at the WildcatAlumni Plaza across from Memorial Coliseum.UK’s Alumni Association paid for the new wildcatstatue and plaza that was dedicated in April 2012.

Cats coming home

Hilltop lot to see increased control

Finding a free parkingspace for late-night study ses-sions at the W.T. Young Li-brary may have just gotten abit more difficult.

The Hilltop Avenue paylot, where students often parkto access the library andOvid’s Cafe, is designated asvisitor parking by UK Parking

and Transportation Services.The lot has previously

been without an attendant lateat night , allowing students ac-cess without having to pay anyparking fees if they leave lateenough.

Last Tuesday night, stu-dents came out to their cars tofind that there was an atten-dant controlling the lot.

There was a lot of confu-sion as students tried to pay

and get out of the lot, market-ing and management juniorBrandon Loschiavo said.

There was no warning heknew of that the lot would becontrolled that night, he added.

Loschiavo also said he be-lieves the late-night control ofthe pay lot could lead to safetyconcerns with people havingto walk further to their cars atnight.

“This is going to discour-

age people from using the re-sources that we pay for withtuition,” Loschiavo said.

The outcry of studentswho use the lot has not goneunnoticed by parking officials.

Spokeswoman ChrissieTune said Friday she had seencomplaints on social networksabout the change.

“There was no change in

Morgan Eads

news@kykernel.com

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In a campuswide email sent out Monday, PresidentEli Capilouto announced a search committee for findingUK's next provost.

The provost serves as UK's chief academic officer.Tim Tracy, dean of the College of Pharmacy, has servedas interim provost since May, after Provost Kumble Sub-baswamy was offered a job as chancellor at the Universi-ty of Massachusetts Amherst. Subbaswamy had beenprovost since 2006.

Capilouto said in his email that the committee wasformed "after consultation with various stakeholdersacross the campus." The provost search will be a nationalsearch, UK spokesman Jay Blanton said.

Below is the list of search committee members. Capi-louto said he hopes to have a provost in place by fall2013.

•Charley Carlson – professor, College of Arts andSciences (co-chair)

•Mike Reid – chair, Department of Physiology, Col-lege of Medicine (co-chair)

•Mike Adams – chair, Staff Senate•Terry Allen – associate vice president for institution-

al equity•Rodney Andrews – director, Center for Applied En-

ergy Research•Kristin Ashford – assistant professor, College of

Nursing•David Blackwell – dean, Gatton College of Business

and Economics•Lee Blonder – chair, Senate Council•Mary Chandler Bolin – director, Counseling Center•Nancy Cox – associate dean, College of Agriculture•Mary Davis – professor, College of Law•Mary Katherine Kington – vice president, Student

Government Association•Noemi Lugo – professor, College of Fine Arts•Terry Malone – professor, College of Health Sci-

ences•Mary John O’Hair – dean, College of Education•Frank X. Walker – associate professor, College of

Arts and SciencesSTAFF REPORT

Provost search committee

formed

2013 forward impressed by visit to Big Blue Madness

Senate Council challenges Capilouto

The University SenateCouncil delivered a scathingmemo to President Eli Capi-louto detailing ways they feelhis administration has comeup short in carrying out themission of the university.

“I certainly understand and

appreciate the concerns ex-pressed. UK, like virtuallyevery public institution ofhigher learning and business,continues to grapple with achallenging economy,” Capi-louto said in an email to theKernel.

Forums were hosted andelectronic message boardswere opened to gather re-

sponses from the faculty re-garding budget cuts. These re-sponses were summarized tocreate the point-by-point re-sponse from the faculty.

“Everybody within theuniversity, if they have anopinion, needs to speak it,”Student Government PresidentStephen Bilas said. “With thememo, the only reservation I

personally had with it was if itwas really necessary to go tothe Herald.”

The memo was critical ofCapilouto’s handling of under-graduate education.

“Faculty expressed angerregarding the administration’spublicized focus on excellencein undergraduate education

Gary Hermann

ghermann@kykernel.com

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Sidney Emison

news@kykernel.com

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The musical features a score by Bon Jovikeyboardist David Bryan.

The show opened on Broadway in 2009and won the Tony Award for best new musi-

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“Memphis” has actually come to cinemasbefore, in the form of a high-definition tapingat New York’s Shubert Theatre that wasbroadcast to movie theaters in 2011. TheBroadway production of the musical has alsoaired on PBS and is available on DVD.

‘Memphis’: movie musical?

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the parking policy; the lot hasalways been a pay lot,” shesaid.

Those who park in the lotafter the attendants have leftfor the night are taking advan-tage of the system and break-ing the policy, Tune said.

The change is not in theenforcement of the lot either,Parking and TransportationServices Director LanceBroeking said.

“We noticed that an esca-lating number of people wereusing the pay lot for free dur-ing pay hours when they knowan attendant is not working it,”Broeking said.

Because of this trend,Broeking said the departmentdecided to staff the lot longerat night.

There was no warning be-cause the department does notmake a habit of posting whoworks what hours, Broekingsaid.

The late-night use of thelot is not something that canbe ignored, he said.

“For me it goes against thespirit of the pay lot,” Broekingsaid. “It is for people using thelibrary, not for people to getfree parking to go to whatev-er’s in the area.”

The matter of the lot is oneof fairness, he added. Somehave to pay for parking whileothers try to get by withoutpaying their share.

“People were parkingthere for almost eight hours es-sentially for free,” Broekingsaid.

There is free parking avail-able in the back of the libraryafter 7:30 p.m., Tune said.

The lots are E lots wherestudents with K lot passes alsocan park from 3:30 to 7:30p.m.

The parking lots on Co-lumbia Avenue are another op-tion for students who generallypark in the pay lot at night.

Parking Structure 2 is alsoavailable at night for studentshoping to use the library.

The structure, on HilltopAvenue across from K-Lair, isa slightly farther walk from thelibrary.

Some students pointed out

the difficulty of finding a park-ing spot in these areas.

Finding a spot in the E lotbehind the library at night wasnot easy even before the nightcontrol of the pay lot, kinesiol-ogy junior Justin Gillette said.

The effects the change willhave on safety are a matter ofconcern for some students.

“It’s always an issue tryingto be home before dark or try-ing to find a ride at night,”marketing sophomore Cather-ine Wheeler said. “If you’rewalking farther to your caryou increase your risk of aproblem.”

“I can only assume thatwalking long distances at nightwill increase risks of yourname ending up on a newslet-ter the next day,” Gillette said.

PAYLOTContinued from page 1

PHOTO BY JARED GLOVER | STAFFA car pays for parking at the lot next to the William T. Young Libraryon Monday night.

cat Lodge and adjacent park-ing lots, the parking lot nextto Blazer Hall, two buildingsin the Cooperstown complexand Haggin Hall. WildcatLodge and Cooperstownbuildings D and E areplanned to be demolishednext month.

Students who live onNorth Campus were upsetabout the changes.

“I was really angry when

I first read the email,” saidJustin Palmer, an Englishand Spanish senior who is aresident adviser on NorthCampus. “We weren’t givenany kind of notice about thisexcept for a week in ad-vance.”

He said bus systems thatrun between North Campusand Commonwealth Stadiumaren’t always reliable.

“It’s going to add anhour to anything that anyoneon North Campus wants todo,” he said, adding that ittakes about 30 minutes to

walk from North Campus toK Lot.

Parking spokeswomanChrissie Tune said bus servic-es run on campus between theareas as many as 22 hours aday.

She said the Lextran busbetween Commonwealth andmain campus runs from 7 a.m.to 6:15 p.m. Mondays throughFridays.

The CATS yellow nightroute runs every 15 minutesfrom 6 to about 10 p.m. andevery 30 minutes from 10 p.m.to midnight Mondays through

Fridays.UK’s on-demand service

can be used from midnight to5 a.m. Mondays through Fri-days and from 7 p.m. to mid-night Sundays by calling 221-RIDE (7433). Students alsocan call 257-SAFE to reachthe on-demand service orSAFECATS, the safety escortservice, Tune said. She saidCats Cruiser fills the ride needon Saturdays.

“We know that it’s a con-cern of students, but theyshould never have to walkfrom K Lot,” Tune said.

She said students whodon’t want to park in K Lotcan turn their permits in for apartial refund of $124. Permitsoriginally cost $248.

Ben McIntyre, another RAwho lives on North Campus,said he will turn in his permitfor a refund.

“I’m pretty upset about itbecause they did it right in themiddle of the year,” saidMcIntyre, a business manage-ment junior.

He said he understandsthere’s a process and thechanges needed to be made to

work on the new dorms, but“I didn’t pay for a K Lot pass,I paid for an R1 pass,” hesaid.

He said the same thinghappened to him last yearwhile he was an RA at Hag-gin Hall on Central Campusand construction on NewCentral Residence Hall be-gan, getting rid of some park-ing spots adjacent to HagginField.

“Right in the middle of thefall semester they make thatdecision,” he said, “and it’sjust really frustrating.”

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while at the same time strip-ping funding from educationalunits. Many see the increase inenrollments combined with re-

duction in resources, staff andfaculty as undermining thequality of undergraduate edu-cation,” the memo said.

One of the strongest criti-cisms was the accusation thatCapilouto had created a “false

crisis.”“Our recurring budget is

$50 million less than it was in2007 and $20 million less thanthis time last year. That has ne-cessitated difficult, and some-times painful, decisions re-

garding reductions in ourbudget,” Capilouto said

The faculty members werealso critical of a perceived lackof transparency from the uni-versity.

According to the memo,“Many feel disadvantaged be-cause they have had little tono information on the exactnature of the budget, when thesecond round of cuts will beexacted, and whether they willhave any role in the process.”

Capilouto said his admin-istration has been transparentbut could do better.

“I appreciate very muchthe Senate’s admonition tome to find ways to continueto improve communicationand consultation,” Capiloutosaid.

“Faculty expressed angerregarding the administra-tion’s publicized focus on ex-cellence in undergraduate ed-ucation while at the sametime stripping funding fromeducational units. Many seethe increase in enrollmentscombined with reduction inresources, staff, and facultyas undermining the quality of

undergraduate education,” thememo said.

Capilouto acknowledgedthese are tough budget timesfor UK.

“The simple fact is thatstate and federal fundingwon’t return anytime soon tothe levels of five or 10 yearsago. So, we have to find waysto control our destiny, ratherthan having it dictated for us,”Capilouto said.

The conclusion of thememo included an excerptfrom one of the responses thatsaid, “Many on the facultyhave noticed that our drive toincrease enrollment has led tothe admission of more andmore poorly qualified stu-dents, who are likely to dropout of college with an enor-mous debt and no degree toshow for it.”

Capilouto pointed out thequalifications of this year’s in-coming class in response tothis criticism.

“Our first-year class thissemester is, without question,the finest to ever enter the uni-versity. They are the most aca-demically prepared we’ve ever

enrolled with 71 NationalMerit Finalists,” Capiloutosaid.

The memo asked Capi-louto to “promote the valuesespoused in our GoverningRegulations – particularly‘mutual respect and humandignity’ and ‘diversity and in-clusion’ in all future personnelactions.”

The memo also requesteda point-by-point response tothe concerns of the faculty.

In response to the Kernel’srequest for an interview, LeeBlonder, the University SenateCouncil chair, said in an email,“I am not available, but every-thing I have to say about thisis in the memo.”

According to Capilouto,he has called a special meetingof the University SenateCouncil on Oct. 22 to discussthese issues,

“Do I think the administra-tion and the faculty can cometo a much better agreement? Idefinitely think it’s in thecards,” Bilas said. “I think itcan be dealt that way. It’s justtough.”

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The Alumni Associationput on a competition to namethe wildcat statue. Hundredsof name suggestions came inand were narrowed the fielddown to three: Champ, Vic-tor and Boman (after JohnBoman, founder of UK in1865). The winning namewas revealed at the pep rally.From now on, the wildcatstatue will be referred to asBoman.

Dean said in the past, thepep rally has been hosted indifferent locations.

"Normally, the pep rally isbehind the Alumni House or inthe band practice field, but thisyear they wanted to showcasethe new wildcat statue," shesaid.

SAB is celebrating 70years of service to UK’s cam-

pus, and this is among manyevents it has planned for thisweek. The Kitty Karnival,Paint the Town Blue, theHomecoming Parade and theDance Blue 5K also are SAB-planned events for Homecom-ing week.

The Homecoming courtalso was announced at the peprally. The homecoming queennominees are Mary KatherineKington, Logan Sparks, NikkiJohnson, Liz Pawley andKatelyn Brown. The home-coming king nominees areStephen Bilas, Eli Edwards,Josiah Hanna, Ethan Ritter andNolan Jackson. The king andqueen will be announced atSaturday’s football gameagainst Georgia.

Students can vote atwww.uksab.org/Homecominguntil Friday.

Dean said her favoritepart of the Homecoming PepRally is “the recognition of

past, significant alumni.” Afew former UK players wererecognized at the rally. BillRansdell and other formerUK football players were inattendance.

Charli Huddleston, a UKstudent and member of TeamWildcat, was enjoying hertime at the pep rally.

“It’s been fun so far, but Iwish it wasn’t so cold,” shesaid.

Her friend, Drashti Patel,also a UK student, was enjoy-ing the event, too.

“I love watching the danceteam, that’s probably my fa-vorite part,” she said.

Huddleston and Patel werehanding out free popcorn anddrinks from Team Wildcat, asubcommittee of Students To-day, Alumni Tomorrow, whichis an athletic spirit-based or-ganization that was developedby UK Athletics and theAlumni Association.

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tuesday 10.16.12 page 3kernelsportscody porter | sports editor | cporter@kykernel.com

Before every season ofevery sport, fans are givensomething to talk about: aschedule.

The talk around the watercooler, the ceremonial forumfor discussion for fans every-where, will always pick upwhen a season schedule is re-leased. This is so because of aknown truth about sports:seasons, teams, players andcoaches are defined by biggames. For years to come af-ter each season, fans will lookback on the big ones and say,“Do you remember when ...?”

UK Hoops’ 2012-13schedule packs in manygames that should leave fanswith lasting memories, fol-lowing a trend of big regularseason games over the pastseveral seasons.

Each of the last threeseasons has had definitiveregular-season wins for fans,players, and coaches to lookback on with pride. 2009-10saw the Cats with majorwins against No. 17 Vander-bilt, No. 18 LSU and No. 19Georgia en route to headcoach Matthew Mitchell’sfirst NCAA Tournament ap-pearance. The followingseason put UK to the testearly with a game againstNo. 12 Notre Dame in No-vember 2010, which the Catswon 81-76. Last season,

Mitchell’s most successfulthus far, had the Cats withvictories over No. 10Louisville, No. 6 Duke, No.6 Tennessee, and No. 15Georgia.

The coming season looksto pack as many punches withmajor games to be playedevery month, including 12games against teams thatmade the NCAA tournamentin 2012. Audiences will haveplenty of opportunities tocatch the games, as the Catsare scheduled for 17 TV ap-pearances.

The season won’t makefans wait long to see intenseaction as UK travels toWaco, Texas, on Nov. 13 togo head-to-head with reign-ing undefeated nationalchampion Baylor. Leadingthe charge for the Bears willbe the 2012 AP Player of theYear and three-time All-American senior center Brit-tney Griner. Only the secondgame of the regular season,the matchup will test UKearly, and could shape theway the non-conference por-tion of the season progress-es. The game will be broad-cast on ESPN2.

Equally daunting, the sec-ond month of the seasonstarts off with three intriguingmatchups in a row. On Dec.2, UK will make the hourlongdrive to play in-state rivalLouisville, which finished lastseason ranked No. 16 in theUSA Today/ESPN poll. On

Dec. 7, the Cats will take onNicholasville, Ky., nativeAnna Martin and the BlueDemons of DePaul, who end-ed 2011-12 ranked No. 24.Two days later, Middle Ten-nessee State will come toLexington to challenge UK.The Blue Raiders are rankedNo. 24 in Athlon Sports’ pre-season poll.

The DePaul and MiddleTennessee State games willboth be on Fox Sports Net,with the Louisville matchupairing on ESPNU.

January and February willkick off the SEC portion ofthe schedule. The conferencesent nine teams to the NCAAtournament last year, afterMitchell’s squad wascrowned the SEC regular-sea-son champions for the firsttime since 1982.

UK will play all three ofthe other SEC teams thatjoined UK in last year’s EliteEight: Tennessee, South Car-olina and Texas A&M. Infact, the Cats will play the lat-ter two schools twice. UKalso will play 2012 tourna-ment teams Florida, LSU,Georgia, Arkansas and Van-derbilt.

After what is sure to bean action-packed season, Catsfans will certainly have plentymore to talk about as thisschedule takes on life.Mitchell and his players willcement their places in historyor fall short, with the fanscheering the whole way.

By Boyd Hayes

bhayes@kykernel.com

Maddening? You be the judge

PHOTO BY QUIANNA LIGE | STAFFUK head coach Matthew Mitchell discusses a play with assistant Shalon Pillow in a game last season.

College basketball teams across the coun-try celebrated the official start of practicewith “Midnight Madness” events Friday.

Although very few actually played atmidnight, their tactics weredefinitely maddening.

Maryland Madness, in ahalf-filled Comcast Center,featured acrobats flyingthrough flaming hoops —not basketball hoops, morelike huge hula-hoops setablaze.

Attendance was soft, itwas stated, because both theOrioles and Nationals hadGame 5 Division Seriesgames that day.

According to BaltimoreSun columnist Don Markus,

many of the fans who were there believe theTerrapins will be better off without the Harri-son twins, who verbally committed to UK onOct. 4.

“Many believe the Harrisons would havedisrupted the chemistry that Turgeon is build-ing this year,” Markus wrote.

I get it. Who would want two top-five re-cruits? Maddening.

Indiana did receive exclusive ESPN cov-erage for its madness special, but “Mid-After-noon Madness” just doesn’t sound thrilling. A5 p.m. start in a nearly empty Assembly Hallwas home for a mundane practice. Madden-ing.

For excitement in Lawrence, Kan., theJayhawks had head football head coach Char-lie Weis address the crowd. Weis, coming off

a 56-16 loss to Kansas State, holds a 1-5record and a damaged national reputation af-ter admonishing the student newspaper’s re-porting on his program.

If Weis didn’t fire up the Jayhawk faith-ful, perhaps basketball head coach Bill Selfdid the job in his speech. “Kentucky didn’tbeat us,” Self told the crowd. “We just ranout of time.” Maddening.

If acrobats flying through hula-hoops,empty arenas, motivational speeches fromdesperate coaches and rampant hyperbolearen’t your cup of tea, then maybe you wouldenjoy watching freshman players dance in tu-tus.

That is precisely what went down inChapel Hill, N.C., during “Late Night withRoy” for the North Carolina Tar Heels. I amsure the recruits in attendance were all think-ing: “This is where I want to be next year.”Maddening.

Then there was Big Blue Madness.UK Hoops head coach Matthew Mitchell

summoned MC Hammer, the players scrim-maged for a few minutes, all eight national ti-tle banners were ceremoniously re-raised bymembers of those teams and UK basketballhead coach John Calipari delivered anothersermon to the masses.

Special guest this year? The basketballcourt turned into a projection screen.

A three-minute video played on the courtchronicling classic teams and plays from UKlore.

The light show that wowed the Ruppcrowd cost UK between $250,000 and$300,000, according to a Lexington Herald-Leader report. Money well spent, according

to crowd response. After the light show and player introduc-

tions concluded, the Cats played whatamounted to a glorified pickup game that re-vealed little about the 2012-13 Cats.

Sophomore point guard Ryan Harrow hasbulked up since arriving in Lexington but isstill extremely quick to the basket.

If Calipari does indeed play freshmenWillie Cauley-Stein and Nerlens Noel togeth-er, an uncontested basket being scored in thepaint is tough to envision.

Returning sophomore forward Kyle Wilt-

jer and transfer graduate student Julius Mayscan shoot the ball well and will be countedon to be consistent outside threats.

What was learned, however, is that UKbasketball knows how to put on a show. Theplayers were allowed to be themselves andhad fun dancing for the crowd and playingsome basketball.

Big Blue Madness played well to every-one in the crowd, including potential re-cruits.

For the rest of the country it was justmaddening.

First UK Hoops games of the season

PHOTO BY TESSA LIGHTY | STAFFThe UK dance team performs at Big Blue Madness at Rupp Arena on Friday night.

LESJOHNS

Kernelcolumnist

11/13 at Baylor 12/2 at Louisville12/7 DePaul 12/9 Middle Tenn. St.

date opponent location time

UK Hoops to feature marquee schedule

No college basketball program puts on a better opening night than UK

Waco, Texas Louisville, KyLexington, KyLexington, Ky

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As the upcoming presidential electionapproaches, the UK College Republicans areworking nonstop to aid the campaign forRomney and attempting to dominate theKentucky House of Representatives withRepublican seats—but these students worktirelessly year-round, attempting to get stu-dents more involved with the politicalprocess as a whole, and creating a safe andwelcoming environment for students sport-ing conservative viewpoints all across thecampus.

“College Republicans is an organizationthat is based solely around conservative val-ues,” said T.J. Morrison, a senior and a pub-lic service and leadership major. “It givesstudents on the University of Kentucky cam-pus an outlet” to voice their views withoutbeing shunned or dismissed. “There’s not aton of people that would admit to lining upwith our view,” Morrison said, but the Col-lege Republicans are there to support thosethat do.

“The College Republicans [allow us to]spend time together with people who havethe same ideals,” said Emily Myers, a seniormajoring in psychology.

“Our main goal as an organization is tospread our conservative ideals and conserva-tive views to the younger generation” andget the younger student population more in-volved in the whole political process, saidpolitical science and psychology majorKelsey Slone, also a senior.

The College Republicans spend hoursupon hours of their time volunteering forvarious local and national campaigns, andtry to make this community service into asocial atmosphere, such as making signs forcandidates to distribute while enjoying a piz-za party.

“We have weekly call nights where we’llmake calls for the different campaigns,” saidMyers. “We’ll also go door to door.”

The nights of making phone call afterphone call aren’t always the most fun thingin the world, admitted Morrison. But they at-tempt to liven it up, gathering three or morepeople in one of the Victory Offices, amakeshift headquarters, to make phone callstogether and share stories.

“We try to make it fun—we’ll do CallerBingo,” Morrison said, where, during theirhundreds of weekly phone calls, they’ll notewhen they get yelled at, call someone who’sin the shower, phone someone with a solelydemocratic agenda, or, as has happenedmore than once, yell “John F. Kennedy!”into the phone. “It makes the night go fasterif we have funny stories.”

But as fun as the atmosphere the CollegeRepublicans create around their work is,they are still helping as much as they can

and however they can—whether that’stabling to make their presence known atevents such as Rock the Vote, CampusRuckus, or the Student Involvement Fair, orvolunteering for different organizations tohelp Republican campaigns by serving aswelcoming committees and valets at variouspolitical events.

“A few weeks ago I spoke at Constitu-tion Day,” Morrison said, detailing the eventin which sixth graders from Christ the Kingwere invited to learn about the importance ofthe Constitution. “We try to keep it as non-partisan as possible, as they’re so young, butwe explain how important it is to understandthe Constitution and get involved.” Morrisonmade sure to inform the sixth graders thatAlexander Hamilton was only 26 when hesigned the Declaration of Independence, andto impart the message that what the youngergeneration does or does not do at this currentage of politics will have ramifications for thenext four to eight years.

Getting students across campus involvedis an overarching goal of this organization,and one shared by their “rivals,” the CollegeDemocrats.

“I think it’s great that they believe insomething versus nothing,” said Myers ofthe College Democrats. “It’s a good rivalry,both sides are very passionate,” and theyknow when there is a time and place for de-bating—inside the classroom may not be thebest place for such discussions, but the twoorganizations come together for events suchas the debate at Jewell Hall.

“There is a mutual respect between theorganizations,” Slone said. “Because in theend, what we’re promoting is for young peo-ple to get more involved, no matter whatthey believe in.”

The College Republicans have beenworking on several major goals throughoutrecent months: getting more students in-volved with the College Republicans, in-forming the public about local Republicancandidates, and helping in the attempt tohave “12 in 12,” or twelve Republican seatsin the Kentucky House of Representatives in2012. They are also working on the generalstudent voter public and attempting to per-suade people to vote in the upcoming elec-tion, helping to register those who are as yetnot a part of the political process.

“Young people are fed up,” Morrisonsaid, and therefore, more than ever, theyneed to get involved in the political processand vote. “People are sick and tired of thesebroken promises that never came true, thatwere falsely claimed.”

“We will persuade people to vote,” Slonesaid, describing the organization’s plans forElection Day. “Not one way or the other, justto vote. […]We will make a big presence togo out and vote […] as a group,” she said.And at the end of the day, “we will have aVictory Party, no matter who won.”

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his brother said.“He knows Kentucky is

bringing in a bunch of draftguys, but he just wants to getto college and enjoy it first.”

As for the current UKcommits that spent the week-end with the 6-foot-9 Lee, hisbrother thinks they are a lotalike.

“I think it went well.They are all pretty quiet kidsand they all have similar per-sonalities, but I think itworked well.”

On Sunday night Marcussent out a picture on his offi-cial Twitter account includingcurrent commits, Aaron andAndrew Harrison, JamesYoung, Derek Willis andhimself.

The photo was followedby a caption that said, “That’sjust scary.”

Marcus is a top-40 powerforward in the 2013 class, butcoach Phillips thinks his up-

side is higher than any of thecurrent commitments forUK’s 2013 roster.

“To be honest with you Idon’t think there is any betterperson in that group that willfinish better than Marcuswill.”

But should Lee decide tobring his talents to the UK,he would likely be a glueplayer for the 2013 roster.His coach describes him asthe ultimate team player thatwould compliment the tal-ents of the rest of his poten-tial teammates.

“He is nice to work with,he is a great team player andhe works well with others. Hedoes the little things to makethe team better. He has beenstrengthening up his offensivegame but mainly he is a de-fensive force,” said Phillips.

“So it seems like a perfectmarriage for all of them. Iknow they are bringing in theHarrison Twins and (JamesYoung), but its probably aperfect fit for them and viceversa.”

With all the talk about

how Marcus will mesh withUK’s current committedplayers on and off the court,it is likely that he will wrapup his recruitment and makea decision in the comingweeks.

A commitment will come“in about three weeks,” hisbrother Brian said.

Although the star big manis winding down his recruit-ment, his trip to Lexingtonthis past weekend will not behis final visit. According toBrian Lee, the other schoolon his final list of two, theUniversity of California, willget the last recruiting pitchfor Marcus’ services.

“He is going to go downto Cal on Saturday for a visitand then he will take a weekor two and make his deci-sion.”

But what will be the basisof that decision?

“He is just deciding ifhe wants to stay home andget that local support or goto Kentucky and get thewhole Big Blue Nation andall the things they do.”

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A recent Pew Researchpoll stated that 20 percent ofall American households haveoutstanding college debt.

That topic along with apotpourri of others will bediscussed in Tuesday’s townhall presidential debate.

Shauna Sheehy, a UKsenior, will be watching theevent at 9 p.m. She’s motivedherself to be more informedher second time around thevoting carousel.

“I was 18 so my parentsinfluenced me. My vote waspretty much their vote,” shesaid. “Now, I watch the de-bates, try to keep up with the

news, and I’ve developed myown opinions.”

The UK nursing studentunderstands that watching thedebates is important, but pay-ing attention to the fact check-ers is even more pertinent.

“I watched the previousdebates, and I thought Rom-ney won since he was moreaggressive,” she said. “He wasthrowing out stats left andright, but it was disappointingto find out that a lot of themwere false after the debate.”

Sheehy is still undecidedabout which candidate shewill vote for, but hopes thatthe next debate will give hera better idea of who’s boxshe’ll check off on the ballot.

She’s eager to see how

President Barack Obama andformer Gov. Mitt Romney re-late to Americans who arebearing the brunt of the GreatRecession.

“I’m really looking for-ward to this debate, becausethe people from the audiencewill be able to ask questions.It’s good that they have to di-rectly address average peoplethis time,” Sheehy said.

She also looks forward tohearing what will be dis-cussed regarding her futurefield of employment.

“I’d really like to hearmore about health care, be-cause that’s going to be af-fecting my family,” she said.

UK political science pro-fessor Richard Waterman be-

lieves Obama and Romneywill reach out to college stu-dents in the debate.

“Obama has to talk aboutwhat he’s done for college stu-dents like extending studentloans and having more PellGrants available. Romney hasto talk about creating jobs foryoung people,” he said.

Waterman pointed outthat even though Romneywon the first debate becausehe was more assertive, thesame type of approach couldbe a detriment to his cause inthis town hall style debate.

“If he comes out too ag-gressive and is on the attack,then he could come off tooabrasive in this type of de-bate,” he said.

Waterman is almost cer-tain that foreign relations willbe a hot button issue.

“Foreign policy should bea strong suit for Obama.Libya is a weak spot rightnow, but China will be anarea he focuses on,” Water-man said. “The presidentneeds to point out that he andRomney have a lot of thesame views when it comes toforeign policy like Iran.”

Waterman said Obamahas to reach out to women.

“Obama has to appeal tofemale voters that he lost in thelast debate, who have real con-cerns about Roe v. Wade andabortion. That one issuetrumped a lot of the other onesin the vice presidential debate.”

He also believes the mod-erator for this debate will playa more unique role than theprevious two.

“Candy Crowley has thecapability of putting both ofthe candidates on the spotwhen she asks followup ques-tions. Candidates don’t wantthat, but that’s something thatthe viewers will need,” he said.

Waterman advises peopleto really listen to how thecandidates respond to ques-tions.

“Get beyond the optics,”he said. “Pay attention towhat they’re saying, and payattention to what they are notsaying even more. If theydon’t answer a question di-rectly, take note of it. “

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Student debt key in Tuesday’s debate

Campus organizations strive for student vote College Reps. aim to spread conservative ideas

With this year’s upcom-ing election, fewer and fewerstudents are registering tovote and deciding which can-didate will receive their votein November.

Romney and Obama’scampaigns are a popular topicamongst the media and havereceived incredible newscov,erage however, manyyoung adults of voting ageare completely uninformed onwhat policies each candidateis looking to change and howthis elections results will af-fect their futures.

On UK’s campus there isa strong democratic presencegathering known as theUKDems or College Democ-rats.

Their philosophy is to ed-ucate, assist and influencechange in all levels of politicsfrom a local to national level.They work to expand politicalknowledge to the college gen-eration about the importanceof voting and how the issuesthat the presidential candi-dates are addressing now willaffect the futures of almost allUK students.

Members of the group areheavily involved in the cam-

paigns of Congressmen BenChandler and State Represen-tative Susan Westrom as wellas working closely with theFayette County DemocraticParty and other college chap-ters such as TransylvaniaUniversity.

Students get a first handlook at the political processand once election season isover members will get achance to give back to theLexington communitythrough different outreachprograms such as Ronald Mc-Donald House and Seedleaf.

The group even had an in-fluence in the recent RockThe Vote Campaigns that hadbeen covering UK’s campusweeks ago.

President Shea Henningtalked a little about the groupand their goals for this year asshe stated, “I would like forus to get more presence oncampus and stay heavily in-volved in the campaigns.”

Henning has been withthe College Democrats groupsince she was a sophomoreworking her way up to Treas-urer then finally the positionof President.

Henning also stressed theimportance of getting morecollege age people registeredand willing to vote.

“The youth vote, if we ac-tually tapped into it, wewould have a wonderfulvoice. Our numbers rivalthose of the baby boomers butunfortunately the youth does-n’t like to vote.”

The College Democratsare working to change thisnegative outlook throughtheir efforts.

Interested students can at-tend meetings on Tuesdays at6 p.m. in the Student Centerroom 359 up until Novemberor join the Facebook group“University of Kentucky Col-lege Democrats”. There isalso a Twitter page that is fre-quently updated throughoutthe semester.

According to their officialpage there are 25 officialmembers however the Face-book group has over 100members. Membership duesare $10 and are needed by thethird meeting a student at-tends.

“We are cautiously opti-mistic,” Henning said whenasked about the upcomingelection. “Historically speak-ing whoever’s leading twoweeks after the conventionusually wins the election…knock on wood.”

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College Dems. focus on youth in 2012 electionBy Colleen Kochensparger

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On Tuesday afternoon,UK students gathered outsidethe Student Center to hear thecontroversial words of Broth-er Jed Smock, as he broughtpart of his ministry to campusto preach in a style known as“confrontational evangelism.”

Smock and his followersaccused UK students of beingwhores, whoremongers,drunks, sinners, socialists andeven pre-mature ejaculators.

Smock said that he wason campus to “call on stu-dents to turn away from theirsin and follow Christ.”

Believing that “studentshere are rebellious and de-ceived,” Smock said “UK hasexchanged the truth of God,our creator Jesus Christ forthe lies of Charles Darwinand the evolutions.”

Preaching that masturbat-ing will turn you gay, hug-ging will turn you into a per-vert, Muslims want to killeveryone and women shouldmind their own place behinda man did not go down wellwith much of the crowd andled to heated conversation.

After what Simon ParkerSegal, a chemistry sophomore,described as a yelling matchbetween a few students andSmock, Sister Pat, one ofSmock’s followers said, “Westarted talking about sin, andthe majority of students aresinners. So, it hits them rightin the heart, and they get angrybecause we’re pointing theirsin out. (Students) are defen-sive of their sin. They thinkthey’re basically good people.”

Students challengedSmock and his followers withtheir own interpretations of theBible backed up by scripture,

while some prayed for him to“see the error of his ways.”

Computer engineeringsenior Mohamed Bakr saidSmock was “bringing a mes-sage of hate, not of Christian-ity.”

Identifying as a Muslim,Bakr said Smock “said hehates me because I have a dif-ferent belief. That’s not thekind of religion you want topromote, and he is misleadingthe book that he claims to be-lieve in.”

“If I didn’t know anythingabout Christianity, and this isthe first time I’m hearing this(message) I would hate thisreligion.”

Political science freshmanRafael Villegas said: “They’retwisting the words of theBible to fit what they want itto say,” and as a result“they’re showing their mes-sage as a negative. They’renot trying to, but they are re-pelling people away fromtheir religion.”

Not all students thought themessage was truly one of hate.

Chemistry seniorMatthew Hellman said “be-hind his message of hate isreally a message of love.”

“What most people don’there is, is why Brother Jed ischoosing to preach the wayhe is. He’s trying to get peo-ple’s attention. He can’t justcome to a campus where peo-ple are doing a million thingsevery day and say ‘hey, Godloves you,’ and get people’sattention.”

“This is the message thathe needed to preach in orderto get people’s attention,”Hellman said. “When you’rein a giant public setting likethis you have to pull out thefire and brimstone to get at-tention.”

Smock founded “CampusMinistry USA” out of Colum-bus, Mo., in 1984 and hastraveled to all 50 statespreaching his message on col-lege campuses.

Smock will be back oncampus Wednesday, withtrips to Morehead and AsburyCollege planned this week.

Preacher draws students with‘confrontational evangelism’

By Judah Taylor

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PHOTO BY JUDAH TAYLOR | STAFFBrother Jed Smock drew a crowd of students at the free speech areaon Monday.

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tuesday 10.16.12 page 5kernelopinionsUniversity of Kentucky enrollment is a

record nearly 29,000 this fall and the fresh-man class is nearly 5,000.College popularity is atan all-time high.

Four in 10 adults inthe U.S. over age 25 nowhold a bachelor’s degreeor higher, the Census Bu-reau says. If a bachelor’sdegree earns you $1 mil-lion more than a highschool diploma over alifetime, then the eco-nomic value of a collegeeducation seems undeni-able.

The reality is highereducation is taking longer and costing more.

UK’s six-year graduation rate is about60 percent. The four-year graduation rate,which used to be the standard for earning abachelor’s degree, is only one in three.

Students are also borrowing more to payfor school, with the national student loandebt topping $1 trillion last year. But theyhave to. As the state governments cut fund-ing to colleges each consecutive year,schools are raising tuition to compensate.

At UK, tuition increased by about 6 per-cent over the last two years, making a total12 percent increase from 2010-11 to the cur-rent semester.

On top of these increases, recent collegegraduates are facing one of the highest un-employment rates in the country.

Last year, more than 50 percent of bach-elor’s degree holders under age 25 experi-enced unemployment or underemployment,the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports.

“You shouldn’t take out a bunch of loans

when you’re not going to be able to get ajob,” arts administration junior RebekahSmith said.

Smith added, “Teachers say if you don’tthink a certain way, then you won’t make it,and I don’t think that’s true. There are otherways to find success.”

Others don’t share the frustration andskepticism.

UK biology sophomore Angelina Chengsaid, “I’ve never questioned whether collegewas the right choice.”

Cheng also said she isn’t worried aboutfinding a job or paying off student loans af-ter graduation.

Secondary education student teacher An-drew Moore thinks about the future of high-er education as a soon-to-be instructor.

“If we tell students they don’t have togo to college, it might deter some who hadplanned on going from doing so. Others willthink, ‘What’s the point of learning, then?’ ”Moore said.

However, Moore cautioned that collegeisn’t for everyone.

“We also need people to do jobs thatdon’t require degrees. A job that requires adegree wouldn’t be worth it if everybodydid it,” he said.

Evaluating the pros and cons of collegeis more important than ever for prospectiveand current students at UK and beyond.

One thing all the interviewed studentsagreed on: “Before committing your timeand money to college, make sure it’s thebest thing for your future,” Smith said.“And don’t keep wasting your time if youdon’t enjoy it.”

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Homecoming is a wonderful occasion not only for our football team and students,but it’s an opportunity to reflect on the nearly century and a half legacy we all have in-

herited. It gives me great pleasure to see everyone upholding this senseof community through tradition.

Our university has grown tremendously in the last few decades andthese changes are more visible still in our most recent years. The uni-versity has admitted a record number of freshmen without diluting itsacademic mission. This contributes an important and diverse aspect tothe university: a new group of students eager to achieve and give. Stu-dents ahead have not only an exciting place to study and research, butalso state-of-the art residential halls to which the Board of Trustees re-cently approved the second phase on. Despite these changes, studentspast, present and future should see themselves as a vital part of thewhole. The university’s dedication to its members does not end whenour students receive their diplomas. This week in fact, UK will be host-ing several events across Lexington including a day at Keeneland, col-lege open houses, a pep rally at the Wildcat Alumni Plaza, and, of

course, the Homecoming Parade downtown. You’ll see Wildcats — old,current and future — all around town and campus. That is what homecoming embodies:an inherited tradition renewed with each passing year.

For that, I would like to thank each of you for representing the university so well.The pulse felt here at UK is in large part due to the efforts of those standing before me.Our accomplishments may not be realized for years to come, but the university’s nameis forever attached to us as scholars and alumni. Your success is our success — thosewho have come before us have worked selflessly for us to enjoy the type of experiencewe have today. These experiences are dynamic. I challenge each of you to make themost of what’s before you. More importantly, I encourage each of you to “pay it for-ward.” To leave a more resourceful and stimulating place than you found it, only thencan the university grow.

That is what homecoming is for: to celebrate the decades of dedication and commit-ment everyone in the Wildcat family makes. Please take time this week to enjoy all therich traditions around campus and the community, thank those who have laid the foun-dation to which you currently walk as they return to campus.

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