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kentucky kernel est. 1892 | independent since 1971 | www.kykernel.com thursday 03.21.13 46 32 mostly sunny tomorrow’s weather index First issue free. Subsequent issues 25 cents. Newsroom: 257-1915 Advertising: 257-2872 Classifieds.............5 Opinions..............5 Sports.....................4 Sudoku.................2 Head coach Matthew Mitchell holds hands and prays with the team after winning the last home game this season. Mitchell often prays with them as a reminder that their successes are a team effort. MATTHEW MITCHELL RENAISSANCE COACH Every cloud has a silver lining. After a troublesome week filled with two first- round tournament losses and a bump from the NCAA Tournament field, UK head coach John Calipari finally got some good news Wednes- day when five-star recruit Julius Randle announced his commitment to UK. Randle also was consider- ing Kansas, Texas and Flori- da. After an official visit to Lexington in September, Randle was considered likely to accept Calipari’s scholar- ship offer. The Twitter photo posted by Randle of himself wearing a UK sweatshirt pos- ing with hip-hop star Drake at the UK alumni game had re- cruiting analysts declaring the Plano, Texas, native was a lock to play for the Cats. As the weeks and then months following that visit ticked by, the possibility arose that Randle might play elsewhere. That possibility ended for good Wednesday and Randle now joins a re- cruiting class that was already ranked No. 1 in the nation be- fore his commitment. “Kentucky, man,” Randle told Jason Jordan of USA To- day. “Every time I told my- self that I was going to look somewhere else, it just never felt right. Kentucky is home for me. It’s where I feel most comfortable.” His athletic ability was displayed in a big way in Au- gust when he won the Under Armour Elite 24 dunk contest with a behind-the-back slam that would have challenged Terrence Ross’ winning effort in the 2013 NBA drunk con- test. The 6-foot-9, 240-pound forward is considered one of the physically strongest play- ers in the Class of 2013. His sheer physical dominance is what sets him apart from the rest. Even before the ball is in Five-star Julius Randle chooses UK See RANDLE on page 2 By Tom Hurley [email protected] Above: Mitchell, left, sits with junior guard Bernisha Pinkett for the filming of the segment “Guitar Tip of the Week” for the “Matthew Mitchell Show.” Mitchell gives shoutouts to fans who watch the show. Right: Mitchell leans down to kiss his 18-month-old daughter, Saylor, as she reaches up to grab his cowboy hat during a break while filming his cook- ing show at home. Saylor has many UK outfits and can be spotted at most of the home games. UK Hoops coach builds strong relationships on and off the court K Hoops head coach Matthew Mitchell sat on the couch in his basement, sand- wiched between two of his players during the Women’s NCAA Tournament selec- tion show. Moments later, his arms were skyward, as his team had just been announced as a No. 2 seed for the second time in as many years. ESPN analyst Carolyn Peck, commenting on the Cats’ seeding, said Mitchell had done a great job with the UK program. The coach, smirk on his face, playfully shrugged. But what Mitchell has accomplished is noth- ing to shrug about. In just six years, he has eclipsed the all-time wins mark. He led UK to its first SEC regular-season championship last sea- son. He recruited the players who have claimed four straight SEC Player of the Year honors as awarded by the AP (Victoria Dunlap in 2010-11, A’dia Mathies in 2012-13). His personality attracts talented players. Once on campus, the young women on his roster seem to respond to his brand of coaching. A two- way connection is recognizable — mutual re- spect between coach and player. A veritable family man, Mitchell, his wife, Jenna, and 18-month-old daughter Saylor Rose are darlings of the UK community. The toddler can be seen ambling around the court before games decked in blue, her blue-clad mother close behind. As a man of faith, Mitchell instills those val- ues into the program. He gathers his team for prayer before every practice and after every game. And Mitchell himself is charming. Armed with a southern drawl and sense of humor, Mitchell Photos by Tessa Lighty | Story by Alex Forkner [email protected] See MITCHELL on page 3 U 6-foot-9 forward becomes 6th All-American in class

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Newsroom: 257-1915Advertising: 257-2872 Classifieds.............5 Opinions..............5

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Head coach Matthew Mitchell holds hands and prays with the team after winning the last home game this season. Mitchell often prays with them as a reminder that their successes are a team effort.

MATTHEW MITCHELL

RENAISSANCE COACH

Every cloud has a silverlining. After a troublesomeweek filled with two first-round tournament losses anda bump from the NCAATournament field, UK head

coach John Calipari finallygot some good news Wednes-day when five-star recruitJulius Randle announced hiscommitment to UK.

Randle also was consider-ing Kansas, Texas and Flori-da.

After an official visit toLexington in September,

Randle was considered likelyto accept Calipari’s scholar-ship offer. The Twitter photoposted by Randle of himselfwearing a UK sweatshirt pos-ing with hip-hop star Drake atthe UK alumni game had re-cruiting analysts declaring thePlano, Texas, native was alock to play for the Cats.

As the weeks and thenmonths following that visitticked by, the possibilityarose that Randle might playelsewhere. That possibilityended for good Wednesdayand Randle now joins a re-cruiting class that was alreadyranked No. 1 in the nation be-fore his commitment.

“Kentucky, man,” Randletold Jason Jordan of USA To-

day. “Every time I told my-self that I was going to looksomewhere else, it just neverfelt right. Kentucky is homefor me. It’s where I feel mostcomfortable.”

His athletic ability wasdisplayed in a big way in Au-gust when he won the UnderArmour Elite 24 dunk contestwith a behind-the-back slamthat would have challenged

Terrence Ross’ winning effortin the 2013 NBA drunk con-test.

The 6-foot-9, 240-poundforward is considered one ofthe physically strongest play-ers in the Class of 2013. Hissheer physical dominance iswhat sets him apart from therest. Even before the ball is in

Five-star Julius Randle chooses UK

See RANDLE on page 2

By Tom [email protected]

Above: Mitchell, left, sits with juniorguard Bernisha Pinkett for the filmingof the segment “Guitar Tip of theWeek” for the “Matthew MitchellShow.” Mitchell gives shoutouts tofans who watch the show.

Right: Mitchell leans down to kiss his18-month-old daughter, Saylor, as shereaches up to grab his cowboy hatduring a break while filming his cook-ing show at home. Saylor has manyUK outfits and can be spotted at mostof the home games.

UK Hoops coach buildsstrong relationships

on and off the court

K Hoops head coach Matthew Mitchellsat on the couch in his basement, sand-wiched between two of his players duringthe Women’s NCAA Tournament selec-

tion show.Moments later, his arms were skyward, as his

team had just been announced as a No. 2 seed forthe second time in as many years. ESPN analystCarolyn Peck, commenting on the Cats’ seeding,said Mitchell had done a great job with the UKprogram.

The coach, smirk on his face, playfullyshrugged.

But what Mitchell has accomplished is noth-ing to shrug about. In just six years, he haseclipsed the all-time wins mark. He led UK to itsfirst SEC regular-season championship last sea-son. He recruited the players who have claimedfour straight SEC Player of the Year honors asawarded by the AP (Victoria Dunlap in 2010-11,A’dia Mathies in 2012-13).

His personality attracts talented players.Once on campus, the young women on his rosterseem to respond to his brand of coaching. A two-way connection is recognizable — mutual re-spect between coach and player.

A veritable family man, Mitchell, his wife,Jenna, and 18-month-old daughter Saylor Rose aredarlings of the UK community. The toddler can beseen ambling around the court before gamesdecked in blue, her blue-clad mother close behind.

As a man of faith, Mitchell instills those val-ues into the program. He gathers his team forprayer before every practice and after every game.

And Mitchell himself is charming. Armed witha southern drawl and sense of humor, Mitchell

Photos by Tessa Lighty | Story by Alex Forkner [email protected]

See MITCHELL on page 3

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To get the advantage, checkthe day's rating: 10 is the easiestday, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) —Today is a 9 —For the next fourweeks, pay close attention toopportunities to achieve old ob-jectives. Discipline is absolutelyrequired, and the results are sat-isfying. Follow your heart, andplay by the rules.

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LOS ANGELES — The pioneering goth-rocker Peter Murphy’s nightlife took a darkturn Saturday, when the 55-year-old singerwas arrested after he allegedly rear-ended avehicle in Glendale, Calif., injured the driver,then fled to Los Angeles, where he wasblocked by an eyewitness until police arrived,officials said.

According to a report in the GlendaleNews-Press, quoting Glendale police, theBritish singer, known for fronting the goth-rock group Bauhaus in the late ‘70s and early‘80s, was driving a Subaru Forester that re-portedly hit a Mercedes shortly before noon.The crash injured the driver, police said.

According to officials, Murphy then fledthe scene in his vehicle, while a bystandersnapped a photo of his license plate and calledpolice. Another witness followed Murphy in apickup truck and blocked his car until policearrived, officials said.

Officers noted that Murphy looked “veryconfused” at the time of the arrest and that heclaimed to be jet lagged. Murphy also denied

drinking that day, adding that he’d only takenhis regular prescription pills for depression,police said.

Officers found what appeared to be a bagof methamphetamine in the Los Angeles po-lice car where Murphy had been detained, po-lice said, adding that Murphy denied the bagbelonged to him, but officers said they be-lieved he was trying to discard it in the patrolcar.

Murphy was arrested on suspicion of caus-ing injuries while driving under the influenceof drugs or alcohol, felony hit-and-run andpossessing methamphetamine, police said.

He was held on $500,000 bail after a judgedeemed him a flight risk. Murphy currentlylives in Turkey.

The arrest comes at an inauspicious time— Bauhaus just reissued its landmark albums“In the Flat Field” and “Mask” on 4ADRecords, and Murphy was due to play aBauhaus 35th anniversary show in Los Ange-les in July.

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his hands or he rises aboveopponents for a rebound, hegives the impression of beinga man among boys at thehigh-school level.

He can drive the lanewith either hand and out-muscle a defender with ease.His competitive nature andhigh work ethic will fit per-fectly into Calipari’s ethos tohave a stronger and tougherteam both on and off thecourt.

The prospect of seeingRandle run down the RuppArena floor with the likes ofAndrew Harrison, AaronHarrison, James Young, Mar-cus Lee, Dakari Johnson andDerek Willis will soften theblow to Cats fans followingthe events of the past week.

Randle’s committmentgives UK’s 2013 recruitingclass six McDonalds’ All-Americans, the most in col-lege basketball history.

“I don’t know if we’rethe best of all time,” Randlesaid. “That’ll be based onhow we play. But we’re real-ly talented. And, yes, we all

like each other.”Add to that the likes of

freshman trio Archie Good-win, Alex Poythress andWillie Cauley-Stein statingTuesday their desire to returnfor a sophomore season, nextyear’s UK squad could befilled with starting-qualitydepth at every position.

That’s before you thinkabout the possibility thatCalipari adds either No. 1-ranked recruit Andrew Wig-gins or 6-foot-10 power for-ward Aaron Gordon to whatis already considered amongthe best recruiting classesever seen at the college level.

RANDLEContinued from page 1

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Approximately one inevery four to eight millionnewborns is affected byprogeria.

According to the ProgeriaResearch Foundation’s web-site, progeria is a rare, fatalcondition that results in theappearance of rapid aging inchildren. Most children diag-nosed with this disease die ofheart attacks or strokes beforethe age of 13.

As of February 2013,there are 100 known cases ofprogeria in 37 different coun-tries.

To help raise awarenessof this disease, UK’sKeeneland Hall, for the pasttwo semesters, has hosted astudy-a-thon for Keenelandresidents in honor of Lexing-ton resident Zach Pickard, asix-year-old boy who was di-agnosed with progeria in De-cember 2007.

“Study for Zach” has twomain goals: “to raise moneyfor a great cause and to raiseawareness,” said Eric Neely,Keeneland Hall director.

Dorm residents who par-

ticipate enjoy free food pro-vided by Keeneland Hallwhile logging study hours.

To encourage participa-tion, students who log themost hours are eligible to winprizes. Prizes include giftcards to the UK bookstore,iTunes, and Mad Mushroom.

Last semester, when theprogram first started, studentsraised about $20. This semes-ter, students exceeded theprograms goal by far.

“We had a goal to raise$306, which is $1 per bed inKeeneland Hall,” Neely said.“We ended up raising $1,200.Needless to say, I am proudof my residents.”

In addition to the individ-ual prizes students get forlogging study hours, the floorwith the most hours wins apizza party. The floor thatraises the most money gets tospend time with Zach.

“The floor competitiongets more students downthere. The more people study-ing for Zach's cause the bet-ter. It is all really just to helphim,” peer mentor ChristinaAnderson said.

Cassandra Williams, di-rector of student affairs, saidthat the building’s directors

try to find different events forKeeneland residents to buildpartnerships and connectionswithin the community.

“Eric recommended Zach,a little boy who goes to hischurch,” Williams said. “Hetold me about how he hasprogeria. So the student pro-gramming committee, thepeer mentors and I did exten-sive research on what proge-ria is, what are the causes,and how we could educatethe Keeneland populationabout this particular disease.We were able to do a study-a-thon.”

Williams added that she ispleased to witness the realconnection with Zach.

“It is so groundbreakingin my eyes because we wereable to get him here,”Williams said. “Usually it’s acause, it’s a donation, butthere’s no connection to areal person where studentscan actually see that theyhave made a difference. Ithink that’s what made‘Study for Zach’ so touchingfor many of our students tobe a part of.”

All proceeds go to theProgeria Research Founda-tion.

Keeneland residents studyfor kids with progeria

By Andrea [email protected]

Study-a-thon raised $1,200 this semester

PHOTO BY LOGAN DOUGLAS | STAFFKeeneland Hall residents raised money for kids like Zach Pickard with Progeria for medical research.

After defeating in-statefoe Western Kentucky onTuesday night, No. 21 UKsoftball took to the field againWednesday, this time againstBig Ten opponent Iowa (19-8).

The Hawkeyes snaggedruns in the first and secondinnings to gain a 2-0 advan-tage and never looked back,going on to defeat the Cats, 3-1.

UK (20-8) started fresh-man pitcher Katie Henderson,

who last time out threw theninth no-hitter in UK softballhistory. Henderson was un-able to match her featWednesday as Iowa scoredtwo early runs on just threehits. This was Henderson’sfirst loss on the year droppingher to 2-1 this season.

Senior outfielder AliceO’Brien was the only Cat torecord an RBI in the game.O’Brien knocked a single tobring home freshman pinch-runner Darington Richardsonin the bottom of the fourth.

UK head coach RachelLawson alluded to the Cats

need to back up strong pitch-ing performances with runsafter her side bettered WKUTuesday.

“It’s hard to win whenyou don’t get a lot of run pro-duction,” she said.

The Hawkeyes added in-surance run in the seventh tomake the final 3-1 score line.Junior pitcher Kayla Masseypicked up the win for Iowa.

UK will next play host toSEC opponent MississippiState for a weekend series.First game of the three-gameset starts at 6 p.m. Friday atthe UK Softball Complex.

Cats fall to Iowa, 3-1By Tyler Spanyer

[email protected]

Solid pitching not matched on offensive side

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After her last game at Memorial Coliseum, guard A’dia Mathies is congratulated by Mitchellas she leaves the court. After Mitchell recruited Mathies, she played for him for four years.

Mitchell kisses his wife, Jenna, who holds their daughter, Saylor, before the final home game ofthe season. Jenna and Saylor cheer on the team at almost every home game.

In a show of mutual respect, the team cheers for the head coach after he was announced as the winningest coach in program history with 139 wins. “It’s Senior Night, this isn’t about me, it’s about you guys,” Mitchell said.

Above: Mitchell likes to run his practices like he is one of the team members. After missing a layup, senior guard A’dia Mathies,left, and junior forward Samarie Walker laughed while Mitchell jokingly said, “What? You don’t think I can play?”

Below: Mitchell, right, faces the media with Mathies after the loss to Texas A&M University in the SEC Tournamentchampionship game. “We’re just disappointed,” he said.

routinely holds court in pressconferences and in front of thehome crowd in Memorial Coli-seum. His annual dance routinesat Big Blue Madness becomeYouTube sensations and sendfans into tizzies about what he’lldo next.

Mitchell has managed tocarve a niche for his program ata school where men’s basket-ball attracts all the limelight,partly because of the way hemarkets himself and his team.

The Cats’ success on thecourt can be directly attributed toMitchell, who has made UK rel-evant in both the SEC and na-tional discussion for the firsttime since the early ‘80s.

Mitchell has piloted UK tothree SEC Tournament champi-onship games and two EliteEights. The Cats reached No. 4in the AP poll this season, thehighest ranking in program his-tory. McDonald’s All-Ameri-cans now consider UK an at-tractive destination.

Attendance is a goodbarometer of the new heights offan interest. Each of the pastthree seasons, UK has ranked inthe top 15 in the nation in aver-age attendance per game. In2010-11, UK set a seasonrecord for average attendance

with 6,364 per game, and in2011-12, set a season record fortotal attendance with 113,068total people packing MemorialColiseum throughout the year.

Mitchell obviously makes ita focus to cultivate a relation-ship with fans of UK Hoops.His weekly coach’s show isgoofy and fun, featuring acooking segment with his wifeand guitar tips with a differentplayer each week.

But don’t mistake Mitchell’sgeniality for a lack of focus. Heis a man who is hardwired forsuccess, evinced by turning UKinto a premier program. Thisman wants to do great things; hewants to win SEC titles andchase Final Fours.

Some might imagineMitchell taking off for a betterjob should one ever becomeavailable, one of those traditionalwomen’s basketball powers thathave dominated for decades, butthat seems unlikely. In Lexing-ton, Mitchell has top-notch facil-ities at his disposal. He hasgrowing fan support. He is situ-ated in one of the most basket-ball-crazy areas on the globe.

But mostly he has made UKhis program, the one he built, theone that will define his legacy asbasketball coach. And in a fewyears, Mitchell might just have anational title banner to his name.

We’ll see who’s shruggingthen.

MITCHELLContinued from page 1

At the end of each timeout during games, the team members all put their hands inand say, “One, two, three, together!”

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Promoting civic healthand government to studentswas the main topic Wednes-day morning in the Cats Den.

Kentucky Secretary ofState Alison LunderganGrimes led the forum withseven other leaders speakingbehind her. Among the lead-ers were Lexington MayorJim Gray and Student BodyPresident Stephen Bilas. 

One supporter for Grimesis former President Bill Clin-ton who has recently ex-pressed his support for her torun for Senate rather thansupporting the award-winningactress Ashley Judd. 

When asked if she willrun for Senate, Grimes de-

terred the question by statingwhat she needs to focus on atthe moment.

“My focus has to remainon making sure we havesome legislation that has tocome out that updates ourvoting laws, so we don’t havethe problem that we had lastyear, which was 300 militaryand overseas ballots that wecouldn’t count because theycame after 6 p.m. on electionday.” 

Grimes kept the entiretyof the forum completely un-der control as she kept themeeting on topic.

Issues varying from nega-tive affects of social media toreaching minorities were ad-dressed in the forum.

Many students stood tovoice their experiences and

thoughts on strengthening thepolitical bond with society.

Blacks came close towhites as a whole in terms ofpolitical engagement. Thiswas not the case in Kentuckywhere 62.5 percent of whitesreported at least one politicalactivity and only 40.8 percentof blacks, according toGrimes.

Junior Zack Hodge stoodup to point out the lack of mi-norities in office.

“I think it is pretty obvi-ous looking at this table, thereare no African-Americans upthere,” Hodge said whilepointing toward the tablewhere Grimes was sitting.“And I think the governmentof Kentucky is probably a lotlower than other states interms of African Americans

holding a seat in the govern-ment.”

Freshman Amanda Con-way declared she was de-prived of a political upbring-ing and has taken it upon her-self to become engaged in thedemocratic world.

“I am not going to standup here and act like I amsmart or very aware of beinginvolved because where Icome from it is a rural area… I haven’t seen awarenessfor voting. I am not awareand it is because of where I

come from,” Conway said.Grimes congratulated the

two students, Zack Hodgeand Amanda Conway, fortheir courage and honesty andencouraged the rest of thestudent body to be their own“Zack and Amanda.”

Grimes addresses students on civic health

By Nini Edwards

[email protected]

Ky. Secretary of State gets strong student response

PHOTO BY ADAM PENNAVARIA | STAFFKentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes addresses a Journalism 101 class on March 6.

The UK logo may bemissing from the uniform ofany players competing in theNCAA Tournament this year,

but the emblem will be seenon the court during collegebasketball’s premier postsea-son event. Cats fans will geta taste of what they are miss-ing out on this week as fansof eight schools descend on

Lexington to see their teamsplay in the NCAA Tourna-ment at Rupp Arena.

Four games will takeplace Thursday and two Sat-urday in the second-and-third-rounds of the MidwestRegional and East Regional.

The action gets under-way at 12:40 p.m. Thursdaywith two games from theEast Regional.

F o u r - s e e dButler takes on11-seed Buck-nell for the rightto play either 3-seed Marquetteor 14-seedDavidson inLexington onSaturday.

The GoldenEagles of Mar-quette and Wild-cats of David-son will playtheir second-round game atthe conclusionof Butler vs.Bucknell.

Former UKhead coach RickPitino leads hisNo. 1 overallseed LouisvilleC a r d i n a l sagainst 16-seedNorth CarolinaA&T in the firstgame of sessiontwo on Thurs-day night. It willbe A&T’s sec-ond game of thetournament afterthe Aggiesedged Liberty,73-72, in theFirst Four onFriday in Day-ton, Ohio.

The Cardi-nals and Aggiestip at 6:40 p.m.,which means thenightcap be-

tween 8-seed Colorado Stateand 9-seed Missouri is un-likely to start before 9:30p.m.

Saturday will see thewinners of each session faceone another in round three ofthe tournament. The NCAAwill reveal start times forSaturday’s games at the con-clusion on Thursday’s action.

Images of blue-and-white-clad UK fans takingover the KFC Yum! Centerduring last season’s SouthRegional games in Louisvillewill be replaced by the sightof red-and-white-clad Cardsfans pouring into Lexingtonfor U of L’s game with A&T.

Should the Cardsprogress to Saturday’s third-round matchup, more fansstill are anticipated to travelEast along I-65 to sample theLexington atmosphere. Col-orado State makes its secondtrip to Kentucky for NCAATournament games in asmany years after competingin Louisville last season.

Marquette also played atthe Yum! Center last Marchand they too will be makingback-to-back NCAA tourna-ment appearances in theCommonwealth.

UK students receivedemails this week invitingthem to purchase tickets forthe six games taking place inLexington, with prices rang-ing from $15-$28.

The email stated that allstudents tickets must bepurchsed in person from theRupp Arena box office.

Ticket prices for non-stu-dents range are priced be-tween $33.50-$88.50.

The NCAA advises tick-et holders to print out ticketsat home to avoid anticipatedlengthy lines at the RuppArena box office pregame.Any remaining tickets canbe purchased atNCAA.com/mbbtickets.

Rupp plays host to NCAAs

By Tom [email protected]

Lexington welcomes two days of second- and third-round games

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PHOTO BY TESSA LIGHTY | STAFFLouisville head coach Rick Pitino leads his Cardinals into Rupp Arena Thursday at 6:50

Lyric Theaterhosting festival

For the third consecu-tive year, the historic LyricTheater in downtown Lex-ington will become hometo the UK Diversity Festi-val this Friday.

The event is part of amonth-long Cultural Di-versity Festival celebratingdiversity in arts and cultureacross the university.

The event on Fridaywill bring together actsfrom the university and lo-cal community, and prom-ises to host a wide varietyof performance arts, in-cluding bluegrass music,spoken-word poetry, and“stunning vocal perform-ances,” according to theLyric’s website.

The newly renovatedLyric Theater boasts a longperformance art history inLexington. Opening in1948, the theater becamean entertainment establish-ment for a segregatedblack community living inLexington. Originallybuilt as a movie house, the

Lyric would go on to hostmusic legends like RayCharles and B.B. Kingthroughout the ’50s and’60s.

The Lyric was forcedto close its doors in 1963before reopening in lateOctober 2010, and is nowowned and operated by thecity.

The committee respon-sible for the performancespartnered with UK cater-ing to hold their annual“Taste of Our World” foodtasting last month, provid-ing students an opportunityto sample cuisine fromaround the world.

“Taste of Our Worldthis year was one of themost well attended in pre-vious years,” MichaelHaag, a representative forthe festival, said.

A Facebook page, “UKDiversity Festival at theLyric,” has been set up forstudents to RSVP and finddirections to the theater.

The event is free ofcharge, will run from 7p.m. to 11 p.m.

By Brenton [email protected]

Diversity Festival celebrates arts

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Porches, parking, W/D, dishwasher. Verynice! Waller, State, University area. Chooseearly for best selection. Lease begins8/1/2013. (859) 539-5502.

3-6BR/2BA campus rental houses and apart -ments. W/D. Off-street parking. Pets al -lowed. Appliances furnished. www. -myuk4rent.com. Call Kevin at (859) 619-3232.4BR/2BA and 6BR/2BA houses off Euclid.Off-street parking. W/D, dishwasher. Petsal lowed, fenced-in yard. [email protected].

5-6BR/2-3BA houses. Walk to campus. Sev -eral to choose from. State, Waller, Univer sityarea. Porches, W/D, dishwasher, park ing.Very nice! Lease 8/1/13. Sign now for bestavailable! (859) 539-5502.Campus area housing: Pre-leasing for Fall2013. For more information, please visit:Lexingtonrentalhomes.com or contact:[email protected] or kei [email protected]/nearly new 2-4BR homes. Only a fewleft. Very nice. Close to campus. From$349/person. www.lexingtonhomeconsul -tants.com. Contact James McKee at (859)221-7082 or [email protected] Michael is now pre-leasing 1-5 bed -room houses for the fall semester. www. -waynemichaelproperties.com. (859) 513-1206.

1BR/1BA studios, 562 Woodland Ave., avail -able for summer and fall. $500/month, in -cludes water. Call Jonathan at (502) 552-7216 for details or to schedule showing.

HALF-OFF 1st month’s rent and securitydeposit with student ID. Village at Rich mondWoods 2BR/1.5BA luxury town home.Hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, W/D, pri-vate patio, close to campus. Pets allowed.$825/month. Available Fall 2013. (859)543-8931.

3BR/1BA apartments available for rent.Walking distance to UK. Great condition.Washer/Dryer and dishwasher included.$360-380 per person. Call Dennis (859)983-0726. www.sillsbrothers.com.3BR/1BA available close to campus. Wash -er/dryer, dishwasher. $360/person. Call(859) 983-0726 or visit www.sillsbrothers. -com.HALF-OFF 1st month’s rent and securitydeposit with student ID. Village at Rich mondWoods 3BR/2.5BA luxury town home, hard-wood floors, vaulted ceilings, W/D, garage,patio, close to campus. Pets allowed.$1,125/month. Available now, Fall 2013.543-8931.

4BR/2BA duplex unit, close to campus. W/Dhook-up, parking. No pets. $1,620/month +utilities. (859) 797-8850.Preleasing for fall: 4BR houses off Euclid.In cludes W/D. Contact Integra Properties at(859) 428-8271 or www.integraky.com.Red Mile Square town homes for Summer/ -Fall 2013. 4BR/3BA with 2 car garage.$1,700/month. Ceiling fans, W/D, deck orprivate patio. Walking distance to campusand restaurants. www.mprentals.com. (859)543-8931.

6BR/2BA house available close to campus.Washer/dryer, dishwasher. Call (859) 983-0726 or visit www.sillsbrothers.com.

A PT pharmacy tech needed at Walmart inthe city of Nicholasville. $8.80/hour. No ex -perience required. (859) 885-9490.Columbia’s Steakhouse, 201 N. Limestone,now hiring servers. Apply in person or call(859) 253-3135.

Forget retail and fast food – work with yourhands and learn new skills. Local real estatecompany seeking summer help turning va -cant apartments. Duties include trash-out,cleaning, basic repairs for drywall, painting,carpentry, plumbing, etc. Hourly wage $9-10/hour, depending on skill level. Opportu -nity for overtime, reliable transportation re -quired. Please provide a list of skills, previ -ous experience and summer availability [email protected]. Got drive? Join our team! Now hiring PThospital valets. Clean driving record a must.Must be able to work weekdays. No week -ends. www.parkingsolutionsinc.com.Hiring dependable, energetic PT reception -ists, need opener and closer. Good multi-tasking and people skills a must. ContactCrystal Sidwell at (859) 268-8190 or crys [email protected].

Idle Hour Country Club hiring servers,bussers, snack bar, cooks, lifeguards, bar -tenders and receptionists. Apply in personWed.-Sun., 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at 1815 RichmondRd.Johnny Carino’s in Hamburg is now hiringfriendly, energetic PT/FT servers. Apply inperson Monday-Friday at 2333 Sir BartonWay.Lifeguards and pool managers needed. Pro -fessional Pool Management is hiring forclubs and waterparks in Lexington,Louisville and Richmond. $8–$15/hour.Email [email protected] for application.Now hiring enthusiastic FT/PT servers andbartenders for a fun, fast-paced environ mentwith flexible hours. Visit www.apply. -ocharleys.com.

Now hiring PT evening servers. Will train.Flexible hours. Pay is over minimum. Applyin person after 4:30 at Paisano’s, 2417Nicholasville Rd. (859) 277-5321.Now hiring PT/FT servers, bartenders,bussers, hosts for Palmer’s Fresh Grill andWine Bar. Experience preferred. Apply inperson at 161 Lexington Green Circle. Pepperhill Farm Day Camp now hiring FTsummer camp counselors. Apply to 104East way Dr., Lexington. (859) 277-6813.PT/FT front desk assistant needed for busyplastic surgery practice. Minimum 2 yearsuniversity education. Must be personable,professional, have good communicationskills. Send resume and availability to dhep [email protected].

Researchers at the University of Kentuckyare looking for individuals 21–45 years ofage who have received a DUI in the last 2years to participate in a study looking at be -havioral and mental performance. Partici -pants are compensated for their time andparticipation is completely confidential. Formore information, call (859) 257-5794.Researchers at the University of Kentuckyare conducting studies concerning the ef fectsof alcohol and are looking for male & fe malesocial drinkers 21-35 years of age. Vol unteerspaid to participate. Call (859) 257- 5794.Seeking childcare for 10- and 12-year-oldboys, May 27-Aug. 13, Monday-Friday, 8-3.Near Man O’ War and Harrodsburg Rd. Paynegotiable. (859) 492-9631.Seeking marketers, painters and a produc -tion manager for exterior painting businessin the Lexington area. PT during semester,FT in summer. Email resumes to km [email protected].

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Female roommate needed in AugustCall landlord Dennis at (859) 983-0726 orvisit www.sillsbrothers.com. Seeking female roommate for summer sub -lease. Close to campus. Some pets allowed.Private parking. $410 + utilities. Call Tylar at(606) 304-6157.Seeking female student to share 3BR condo.Walk to class. Only need bedroom furniture.$355/month, includes water, electric, cable& internet. (859) 814-7049 or ronbrown [email protected]. Seeking roommate, close to campus. Imme -diate availability. Call landlord at (859) 971-0726 for info.

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CALEB LONG, Kernel cartoonist

This is the first in a series comparing Anthony Davisand Nerlens Noel.

What these players have in common:Shot blocking ability, intimidating pres-ence, leadership position on the team,beloved by UK fans.

What separates these players: Daviswas a slightly better scorer than Noel,more of an offensive threat, and all hisstatistics are slightly higher than Noel’swith the exception of steals per game.

Let me start off by saying that, as aUK student and a fan of the school'ssports programs, I have nothing but lovefor both these players. They both arecentral figures to UK's success in thelast several years, and will be remem-

bered by the UK faithful for years to come. I am not trying to put anyone down or degrade either

player's skill. I am simply doing a comparison to see which

player brings the more complete package to the table.It is important to note that Noel sustained a tragic in-

jury in the Feb. 12 game vs. Florida, therefore had fewergames to rack up statistics against Davis in this break-down.

Both players were the stars of their team the year theyplayed, representing the face of the university's basketballprogram.

These men both came into their stints at UK with in-credible hype, as they were both ranked the No. 1 incom-ing freshman at one point or another by several publica-tions and competed in events such as the Jordan BrandClassic.

Keeping in mind the stats above, I will put these play-ers against each other in a head-to-head match-up in fivecategories: offense, defense, court presence, leadership andx-factor.

Cheyene Miller is a journalism freshman. Email [email protected].

Nerlens Noel v. Anthony Davis:Who is a more dominate player?

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