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Student affairs prospects to interact with campusBy Katie Saltz

ksaltz@kykernel.com

The search for a new vicepresident for Student Affairshas narrowed.

On Thursday, ProvostKumble Subbaswamy sent ane-mail informing campus thatfour candidates have been se-lected to come to campus forthe chance to interact with theUK community.

Before the selection ismade, students will have theopportunity to get to know

the hopeful individuals in aseries of open forums oncampus. Each forum will hostone candidate over the courseof the next three weeks. Theprovost did not say when thefinal decision would be made.

Since Pat Terrell resignedfrom the position in 2008,Victor Hazard, dean of stu-dents, has been serving as in-terim vice president for Stu-dent Affairs. The job involvesoverseeing departments suchas Dining Services, the Coun-seling and Testing Center,

Fraternity and Sorority Af-fairs and Residence Life.

After considering morethan 60 applicants, Jim Wims,co-chair of the search commit-tee, said in an e-mail he waspleased to be moving on to thenext phase of the search.

“The next step in theprocess is extremely impor-tant in that it provides an op-portunity for these four candi-dates to be exposed to a muchbroader cross section of cam-pus constituents,” Wims said.

The first forum is sched-

uled for Jan. 28 with DavidParrott, who currently servesas executive associate vicepresident for Student Affairsand dean of Student Life atTexas A&M University.

The other candidates in-clude Theresa Powell, vicepresident for Student Affairsat Temple University; CornelMorton, vice president forStudent Affairs at Cal PolyState University; and RobertMock Jr., associate viceprovost for Student Affairs atthe University of Arkansas.

RAINY DAY REFLECTIONS

ROTC cadets ‘bust amove’ for Dance Blue

By Roy Yorkryork@kykernel.com

One Dance Blue team is show-casing its moves early this year, butstudents may have to raid their par-ents’ closets to fit in.

On Friday at 7 p.m. in BarkerHall, the Air Force ROTC DanceBlue team will host an ‘80s-themeddance-off for the annual Dance Bluefundraiser, with all proceeds benefit-ing the UK Pediatric Oncology Clin-ic. The event costs $5 at the door, andevery dollar earned goes toward theteam’s Dance Blue pledge, whichwill be donated at the 24-hour dancemarathon on March 5.

Chelsea Arnold, a psychologyand Spanish senior and Air ForceROTC Dance Blue captain, said eachcadet has pledged to raise $300, andshe expects to have a large turnout onFriday.

“Anyone that can bust out a movewould be great,” Arnold said.

With the help of a disc jockeyfrom Saddle Ridge, the event willkick off with cadets teaching line

dancing to students. At 8 p.m., organ-izers will begin a “Grease-style”dance competition in which dancerswill be tapped and asked to leave thefloor until a champion is crowned.The top-three dancers will receiveprizes.

The night will feature populardance music from the ‘80s, andArnold said students are encouragedto bring out parachute pants, shoulderpads, off-the-shoulder sweatshirts andacid-washed jeans.

Arnold said she plans to hit thedance floor sporting her aunt’s wind-breaker, leg warmers and a pair ofvintage sneakers.

While gearing up for her thirdyear participating in Dance Blue,Arnold said she was inspired to en-courage others to participate in thedance-off. As the team’s captain, shesaid organizing the fundraisers hasbeen extremely hard work, but shestill smiles and laughs when talkingabout it.

“I love Dance Blue so much,”

See Dance Blue on page 2

Below the bar: Students worryabout College of Law curriculum

By Jennifer Parlinews@kykernel.com

Recent statistics of an examhave caused some students toquestion the quality of courses inthe UK College of Law.

The bar exam is a test givento any lawyer wishing to practicelaw in a certain state, and passingthe exam is mandatory. Some UKlaw school students are concernedabout the bar exam passage rate atUK compared to other Kentuckyuniversities.

For July 2009, UK reportedlower bar passage rates thanNorthern Kentucky Universityand the University of Louisville.UK’s first-time takers had a pas-sage rate of 83 percent, whichwas 6 percentage points lowerthan NKU.

From July 2008 to July 2009,UK’s first-time takers and all-timetakers passage rate dropped 12percentage points.

Mary Davis, associate dean ofadministration for the College of

Law, said she is not concernedwith the numbers and feels theUK administration is focusing onits own students.

“I am not in the business ofcompeting against other lawschools,” Davis said. “My busi-ness is educating our students ... and ensuring that, to the extentthat we can, our students pass.”

Although there was a slight

increase in the passage of UKLaw alumni consisting of first-time takers and all takers last year,some third-year students are con-cerned with whether or not theyare being prepared for the barexam.

Anna Girard and David New-ton, both third-year law students,

See Law on page 2

Company tomeasure UKenergy, find

ways to save By Tilly Finley

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UK Facilities Management will begin the largest energy-saving projecton campus to date this week.

With the help of Ameresco, an ener-gy service company out of Louisville,UK will be monitoring 20 to 30 build-ings across campus to see where themost energy and money can be saved,said Bob Wiseman, vice president forFacilities Management.

The UK Board of Trustees approvedthe contract with Ameresco in December2009. After a year-long process of trialaudits of 10 campus buildings, includingthe Chemistry-Physics Building,Ameresco was selected to perform theaudits. The project will begin this weekwith the Funkhouser Building andMiller Hall.

“We already measure our energyuses hourly,” Wiseman said. “Now weare looking at where the most energy isused and how to save.”

The project will require a $25 mil-lion budget, which makes it the largestenergy-saving project in school history.Ameresco is funding the project, and thecompany guarantees that the utility sav-ings the audits discover will be sufficientto pay back the investment. If the projectdoes not create enough funds to payback the $25 million, Ameresco will beresponsible for the difference.

“Energy service companies such asAmeresco guarantee that utility savingsgenerated by facility upgrades are suffi-cient to pay back the capital investmentover a set period, generally 11 to 12years,” said Gail Hairston of UK PublicRelations.

Wiseman said he expected that sim-ply reducing energy costs would beenough to pay back the $25 million.

“All of the money is expected to bepaid back by savings,” Wiseman said. “Theoverall goal is to decrease the university’senergy demands by 10 to 15 percent.”

See Energy on page 2

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PHOTO BY BRITNEY MCINTOSH | STAFFStudents walk by Whitehall Classroom Building during Thursday’s afternoon showers.

GRAPH BY AZRA DRLJEVIC | STAFF

A WetWinter

Soggy sneakers and shiny rainboots trudge through puddles toclasses on Thursday's drizzly after-noon.

Chilly wet winds cut through therain coats of many as the averagetemperature for Thursday was 40degrees and the average rainfall was0.64 inches. Rain is in the forecastfor the next five days.

UK Law in comparison to Kentucky schools since 2005

UK Hoops: The No. 25 women’s basketball teamdefeats Arkansas to move to 15-3 on the season.

Column: Even Denzel Washington struggles to keepcliched doomsday flick afloat. See page 2online

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Aries (March 21-April 19) —Today is a 7 — You've reachedthe balance point with workand responsibilities. Now it'stime to pursue social activitieswith flair. Join the party!Taurus (April 20-May 20) —Today is a 6 — It may be hardto get through to an older per-son now. Don't worry. You'll getanother chance. Follow throughon social plans.Gemini (May 21-June 21) —Today is a 6 — Give a femalepermission to carry your mes-sage today. You don't need tobe the bearer of news. You justneed it to be delivered.Cancer (June 22-July 22) —Today is an 8 — Cultivate a re-lationship with your favoriteperson today. Spend extra timetogether and let yourself be car-ried away.Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — To-day is a 6 — You have your

marching orders. Don't beafraid to start out early andwork hard all day. A femalebegs you to take a break forsupper. Follow her instructionsto the letter.Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) —Today is a 6 — Exert yourself topush aside an obstacle at work.Challenge yourself to move up arung on the career ladder. A fe-male provides support.Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — To-day is a 6 — Connect with a fe-male who has a special connec-tion to private information.Don't expect her to reveal hersources. Just accept the datagracefully.Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) —Today is a 6 — If you collabo-rate with a much older person,you'll love the results. Both ofyou feel vindicated when thenews gets out. Feel free to pateach other on the back.Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)— Today is a 5 — Get down to

business early and stick to it.Most of the day is spent clear-ing up mistakes and trying tograsp what seems like an an-cient concept.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)—Today is a 6 — A womanpresents a compelling argu-ment. It's unique and yet prac-tical. It's hard to imagine any-thing working better thanthat.Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) —Today is a 5 — Relationshipshave been tough lately. Todayyou get a handle on how tocommunicate your ideas rea-sonably, without seeming bor-ing. Get exercise later.Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)— Today is a 5 — Share thestage with a female who knowsher lines perfectly. Even if youad-lib, she can handle the ban-ter. Who knows where the playwill take you?

Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers says hewasn't sure how ticket sales would go for his newside project, Nick Jonas and the Administration.

"It's so much different than anything I've donein the past, so I can never assume anything, and Ididn't with this," Jonas says in a phone interviewfrom Nashville, Tenn., the third stop on the NickJonas and the Administration tour.

"That's why we wanted to make sure we hada real intimate vibe, in case the tickets didn't sell.Once I saw it was selling, it was a relief."

The tour is largely sold out, whether it's fromthe Jonas name, curiosity about Kevin and Joe'slittle brother or genuine interest in the music onhis upcoming CD "Who I Am," scheduled for re-lease Feb. 2.

The idea for the side band came about afterhe realized that new tunes he was writing didn'tnecessarily sound like Jonas Brothers songs, hesays.

"These songs were just pouring out of my

heart about things I was going through, and I satdown with management and told them my idea ofdoing the record," Jonas says. "It was about mebranching out and finding my own sound."

"Who I Am" was recorded in about a weekand a half, and "we recorded it like it was the '60sand the '70s, with a real raw rock feel," he says.

The "we" in this case are some former mem-bers of Prince's NPG band, who are also part ofthe Jonas' touring band.

"Those are musicians I was really inspired by,"Jonas says. "I learned so much from them."

Asked who's likely to be the tougher boss —Nick Jonas or Prince — Jonas laughed. "I don'tknow. I think Prince is amazing and much more tal-ented than I, and more opinionated."

Naturally, Jonas' detour has led some peopleto wonder whether there's trouble in the Jonascamp.

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Arnold said. “It’s hard to grasp what it allmeans, but when you get there you say, ‘I’m soglad I worked so hard to raise all this money.’ ”

The Air Force ROTC team has raisedmore than $400 through Web site donations,mail order donations, a restaurant night atBD’s Mongolian Grill and a penny war com-petition.

“One of the Air Force ideals is service be-fore self,” Arnold said. “Dance Blue is a real-ly great way to start teaching cadets that idea.”

DANCE BLUEContinued from page 1

Girard, president of theStudent Bar Association, saidshe found research aboutwhat classes UK Law doesnot offer and what classespeople who failed the bar didnot take.

“The two most commonlynot-taken classes (last year)from people that failed thebar exam were Conflict ofLaws and Secured Transac-tions,” Girard said. “As a re-sult, Conflict of Laws is notbeing offered this semesterfor the law students.”

Because some classes arenot offered every semester,

Davis said the Conflict ofLaws class might not havebeen the contributing factorfor the recent bar passagerate.

“We don’t have any infor-mation for this year or anyyear about whether a particu-lar course that was or wasn’toffered caused a person topass or not pass the barexam,” Davis said.

Newton said some profes-sors have told students not toworry about certain materialbecause it would be coveredin the bar review class. Cur-rently, third-year students arerequired to pay for a $3,000bar exam review class aftergraduation, which is not asso-ciated with the university.

“I think there’s maybe a

divorce between the teachersand the test because theydon’t see themselves aspreparing students for the barbecause of the $3,000 bar re-view class,” Newton said. “Ijust think the law schoolshould be about turning peo-ple to be lawyers, not turningpeople to meet academics.”

Girard suggested UKhave a bar exam review classbuilt into the curriculum, sim-ilar to that at NKU. Review-ing that material would bebeneficial, she said, even ifcertain other classes aren’t of-fered.

“It’s better than nothing,”Girard said.

LAWContinued from page 1

Wiseman said upgradinglighting systems, replacingold plumbing fixtures, repair-ing pipe insulation and work-ing with students living inresidence halls to stress theimportance of energy conser-vation are all strategies UKwill use to reduce the overall

energy consumption in build-ings on campus.

“Probably the same thingyour parents are telling you athome ... Turn off those lightswhen you leave the room,” hesaid.

Ameresco is expected tocomplete the engineeringanalysis by this summer.Once the auditing process iscomplete, the contract will besigned, and construction andrepairs will begin. The con-

struction process is expectedto take as many as threeyears, Wiseman said.

The research is done us-ing mostly meter readings,and Wiseman said the audit-ing will not interfere withcampus life.

“Beginning next fall, thecampus community will seethe effect of this project ineverything from lighting tomore extensive buildingretrofits,” he said.

ENERGYContinued from page 1

Denzel Washington saves “The Book of Eli”The post-apocalyptic, dystopian

storyline has remained omnipresentin popular media for nearly a centu-

ry. “The Book ofEli” does any-thing but try tothe break trend.

The recentrevival, presum-ably propelledby the infamousMayan-predictedapocalypse in2012, has beenaccompanied byseveral films inthe recent

months. However, most recent ef-forts linger in the realm of medioc-rity (I’m looking at you “2012”).Though “The Book of Eli” containsan adequate performance by DenzelWashington, it doesn’t do much tostand out from the rest.

Washington plays the role ofEli, a rough, tough lone wandererand keeper of the only survivingcopy of the King James Bible.

When he isn’t reading from thebook of Revelations and tellingpeople “I told you so” (no, he does-n’t actually do that), he spends histime dispatching mobs of drifterswith a machete while heading west.

The plot of “Eli” follows a pre-dictable path. Eli runs into a dustyand decrepit town, meets some like-able folk and runs in to the boss-man Carnegie (Gary Oldman).Carnegie is a “civilized” man andan aspiring tyrant. Naturally,Carnegie needs a Bible to convertthe illiterate masses and expand hisrule beyond the small town.

The Bible is hunted incessantlyby Carnegie and his henchmen,and, until the films final minutes,audiences will wonder why Elidoesn’t just burn it. Truthfully, norevolutionary explanation is offeredup throughout the film as to theBible’s actual importance or allure,other than its ability to magnetizemen such as Carnegie and keepEli’s sword damp with blood.

The movie is like the popcorn:

you’ll enjoy it, but there’s nothingat the bottom of the bag but morepopcorn.

In retrospect, imagining anyonebut Washington in the role of Eliwould be a difficult task. His ability

to command the screen and deliversenseless lines with uncanny wit isunmatchable. Over the years he hasmanaged to singlehandedly takemore than a few action movies intothe dominion of true drama. Eventhough he doesn’t accomplish thathere, he truly saves the film fromflopping. And in the end you willappreciate his effort.

Viewers can take Washingtonseriously from time to time, but willhave trouble believing in the worlddirector Albert Hughes has created,though it is a fine-looking one in itsown twisted way. Fortunately theentertaining action, gritty post-fall-out world, and glamour of “Eli”will take audiences’ minds off itsfaults just long enough to merit theprice of admission.

Colin Walsh is a journalism andEnglish junior

PHOTO BY DAVID LEE | MCTDenzel Washington stars as Eli in Alcon Entertainment's action adventure film,"The Book of Eli," a Warner Bros. Pictures' release.

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NEWS

OPINIONS

Campus-wide tobacco banhypocritical, ridiculous

Although there exists no Constitutionalright to use tobacco products, there also ex-ists no Constitutional right not to be an-

noyed. As a result, the to-bacco ban cannot be jus-tified by saving thehordes of students fromsecond-hand smoke, aschewing tobacco isbanned as well.

Thus, I can only rec-oncile that the purpose ofthe ban is to alleviate theannoyance some peoplehave about others usingtobacco. I agree it is un-

sightly to watch someone walk around witha wad of chew in his or her mouth, or smellthe remnants of freshly-puffed tobacco on asmoker.

Proceeding along this rationale, I proposethat UK should ban all ugly people and every-one who does not use deodorant or just plainstinks, whether they apply a daily dosage ofdeodorant or not. Quite annoying.

Maybe my previous rationalization ofthe tobacco ban is ill-conceived and the truejustification does lie in the safety and healthof the collective campus.

Therefore, proceeding along this ration-ale, I propose that UK should forego sponsor-ing any concerts, for it is likely that they willdamage the hearing of those in attendance.

I also propose UK should suspend itsfootball program. We all know practicallyeveryone in attendance at the tailgate con-sumes alcohol, which may lead to alco-holism, cirrhosis of the liver and drunkendriving accidents — not to mention loudnoises associated with such events thatcould again lead to hearing loss. In addition,dealing with a drunken person while one issober is more annoying than dealing withthe most foul-smelling person on campus.

Finally, I recommend the university doaway with all fast-food campus eateries. Nu-merous studies and common sense indicatethe dangers of eating too much fast food,yet it is seemingly the only available optionon campus.

I almost find the above propositions asridiculous as the tobacco ban, except maybefor the campus eateries. There is no reasonwhy healthier foods cannot be offeredaround campus if safety is of such greatconcern that Kentucky, the tobacco state, isnow planning to ban tobacco.

Life inherently is not safe for it in-evitably leads to death. There are choiceswe all make along our path that may hastenor delay the inevitable. However, thosechoices, if they do not harm anyone else,should remain the individual’s and the indi-vidual’s alone to make.

When are we as Kentuckians going tostop the hypocrisy that is ravaging thisstate? Here we stand as Kentuckians, theproud producers of bourbon, yet we havemore dry counties (51 out of 120) than anyother state in the nation. We are a majorproducer of tobacco, yet now we are sayingwe cannot smoke in public, not even in des-ignated areas (regulation is always betterthan prohibition). We are home to the mostfamous horse racing in the world, which al-lows people to gamble away their life sav-ings, yet if we want to drop a quarter into aslot machine we are forced to take our mon-ey out of the state.

Solely by saying we are a state of highmoral integrity and conscience does not nec-essarily make it so. Rather, it is displayedthrough our actions. Making paternalisticchoices about what others choose to do, inthe absence of harming others is not moral-istic. It is judgmental.

Daniel Schulman is a law student. E-mail opinions@kykernel.com.

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SCOREFriday, January 22, 2010 Page 4

Don’t forget about Pelphrey, ArkansasBy now you’ve heard. The Cats are

just 40 minutes away from the No. 1ranking for the first time since the end of

the 2002-03 regularseason. I’m sure youdidn’t forget thatdrought.

The Cats featurethe likely No. 1 pickin the upcoming NBADraft to go with twoother likely lotterydraft pick selections.Earlier this week, onepundit even predictedovershadowed fresh-man guard Eric Bled-

soe will work his way into lottery pickconsideration. Judging by the UK ticketlottery turnout, I’d say you didn’t forgetall that talent either.

Despite the monumental recruitingclass and positive buzz UK head coachJohn Calipari brought into his inauguralseason at the helm of Big Blue Nation, a2009 NIT finish probably didn’t have youthinking 18 victories to start the 2009-10season. But be honest, you’ve let that “u-word” enter your mind once or twice re-cently. Who can blame you? Eighteenconsecutive victories make that NIT fin-ish easy to forget.

You’ve already got the next big gamecircled on your calendar. UK has helpedyou by starting a promotions blitz for aESPN College GameDay appearance still

weeks away. The upstart Volunteers likelyconstitute the next threat to UK’s perfectseason in your mind.

But not so fast. All this hype is start-ing to make Big Blue Nation do some-thing it promised it never would: forget.

As visions of national titles and NBAdraft picks dance in your head, you mayhave forgotten former UK great JohnPelphrey returns to Lexington for just thesecond time as a visiting coach Saturday.The same John Pelphrey who joined withhis unforgettable teammates in turningaround the UK program at about thesame time John Wall and DeMarcusCousins were learning to walk.

Pelphrey brings with him an Arkansasteam that has played better recently thanits record indicates. In three games sincesophomore point guard Courtney Fortsonreturned from suspension, the Razorbacksare averaging just less than 79 points agame, but lost two close games to No. 1Texas and preseason Southeastern Con-ference West favorite Mississippi Statebefore defeating Alabama.

Add in sharpshooter Rotnei Clarke,who brings his 18.4 points-per-game av-erage and 49 percent three-point shoot-ing into the Rupp. You might rememberthe Cats have had some trouble withshooters at Rupp this season, but those18 wins have probably helped you forgetthat too.

After Arkansas won only two con-ference games in 2009, Pelphrey may

be coaching for his job as the SEC sea-son winds down. A host of off-the-court trouble to go with the poor on-the-court performances has led some inthe “The Natural State” to start won-dering if the Paintsville-native is theman for the job.

A win against what might be the bestteam in college basketball on the roadcoming off a short turnaround from aThursday game would be just the state-ment Pelphrey needs. Putting yourself inthe Razorbacks’ shoes may be hard. Afterall, 18 consecutive victories make theidea of season-changing wins easy to for-get.

Despite recent close scores, you saythere hasn’t been a moment in a UKgame this season since the overtime vic-tory against Stanford where you actuallythought UK would lose. While some ofthe Cats’ best wins are starting to losetheir luster with each North Carolina,Connecticut and Louisville loss, you ar-gue each of those teams is better thanArkansas.

You say the Razorbacks don’t havethe size to compete with UK, but no onedoes. You argue they don’t have an an-swer for any of the Cats’ stars, but don’tsleep on Arkansas this weekend. Big BlueNation anointed Arkansas’s coach as un-forgettable for a reason.

Jon Hale is a communication gradu-ate student. Email him at jhale@kyker-nel.com.

JONHALEKernel

columnist

PHOTO BY BRITNEY MCINTOSH | STAFFStorey Morris, a sophomore from Texas, warms up on the balance beam at practice on Thursday morning. The team is preparing for their first SEC meet on Friday night against Florida.

UK gymnastics soars to highest ranking in 12 yearsBy Chandler Howardsports@kykernel.com

UK gymnastics is vault-ing to new heights.

After beginning the sea-son with a 3-1 overall record(1-0 in the Southeastern Con-ference), the UK gymnasticsteam finds itself ranked No.12 in the nation in total teampoints scored. This marks thehighest position the team hasachieved since the 1998 sea-son and, accordingly, thehighest rank under seventh-year head coach Hajile “Mo”Mitchell.

Mitchell said the positive

attitude held by each athleteand a heightened level of ex-pectations held by the grouphas allowed the team toreach their current level ofsuccess.

“The team is flat-out tiredof losing,” Mitchell said.“They have decided to followthe coaches and come up withthe recipe for success. So farit has been working.”

This year the Cats tookan unconventional route indeciding not to elect teamcaptains, a strategy Mitchellbelieves will allow leader-ship to emerge from withinthe team. Mitchell said sen-ior leadership is a tremen-

dous influence on a team, butit can lead a team up ordown.

UK is looking forward to apromising year in 2010, rely-ing in part on the shouldersand experience of the five sen-ior and four junior members ofthe veteran-laden team.

Storey Morris, a sopho-more from Tyler, Texas, whowas recruited by many of thetop gymnastic programs inthe country, said the team istrying to go higher than theyever have before.

“We would love to com-pete at Nationals,” Morrissaid. “There has never been ateam to do so from UK and

we want to be the first.“The theme for this year

has been to raise the bar andto have higher expectationsfor ourselves and our team-mates,” she said. “We sup-port each other in all that wedo.”

Currently, three membersof the UK team are national-ly ranked in individualevents. Morris is tied for17th on the balance beam;Whitney Rose, a sophomorefrom Frisco, Texas, is tied for10th on vault and HillaryFerguson, a senior fromRichmond, Ky., is tied for20th on vault.

“As with any sport, thehard work pays off,” Morris

said. “We work out 20 hoursa week and do cardio at 6a.m., which certainly isn’t thefun part. But doing the actualskills and learning them iswhat first caught my interest.Competing collegiately isn’tso much learning new skillsas it is perfecting ones you al-ready know.”

UK predominantly com-petes against opponents fromthe SEC, but faces a few non-conference teams, as well.This season they travel as farCorvallis, Ore., to face Ore-gon State. The SEC Champi-onships and the NCAAChampionship are held inJacksonville, Fla., and

Gainesville, Fla., respective-ly.

Surprisingly, it is neitherthe remarkable season theCats are having nor the prac-tice ethics that satisfyMitchell the most.

“Not only do our athletesget it done on the playingfield but they get it done inthe classroom, too,” Mitchellsaid. “Our team GPA was alittle bit over a 3.2 last semes-ter and we are striving tohave one of the best gradepoint averages on campus.We want to make sure we’redoing it right both in theclassroom and on the playingfield.”

NEW HEIGHTS

“Hoops for Haiti”eBay items raisemore than $150K

By Metz Camfieldmcamfield@kykernel.com

“Hoops for Haiti” con-tinues to bring in moneyfor the country devastatedby an earthquake lastTuesday.

Of the 16 items auc-tioned off on eBay, thedinner for six with AshleyJudd at UK head coachJohn Calipari’s housedrew the highest bid.

The dinner, accordingto the description on eBayincludes a limo that willtake the winner and fivefriends to and from Cali-pari’s house, wine and ap-petizers and a dinnercatered by Judd’s personalchef, went for $98,100.

One item still remainsup for auction, a “Ken-tucky blue” Rolex Sub-mariner Stainless Steel &Gold. The watch, as of7:15 p.m. on Thursday,

was going for $6,100. Bid-ding for the watch willend on Jan. 24 at 3:29p.m. The 16 items thathave been auctioned haveraised $152,000 in total.That sum is in addition tothe “Hoops” telethon,which raised over $1 mil-lion.

Other items of note:A guest appearance on

Calipari’s TV show wentfor $4,050.

A guest appearance onCalipari’s radio show wentfor $2,550.

A chance to meetCleveland Cavaliers starLeBron James after aplayoff game went for$10,099. This item also in-cludes a private plane rideto the game.

A game of 2-on-2 withcurrent UK coaches andformer UK stars ScottPadgett and Tony Delkwent for $5,401.