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PHOTO BY SCOTT HANNIGAN | STAFFStudents scramble for more than 3,000 pingpong balls dropped from Patterson Office Tower on Thursday afternoon. Some pingpong balls were marked for winningprizes such as T-shirts and Drake concert tickets.

Pingpong balls rained down on studentswaiting below at Patterson Office Tower onThursday.

The fifth annual Student Activities BoardLittle Kentucky Derby kicked off without ahitch. More than 3,000 pingpong balls werelaunched from the top of POT, with hundredsof students looking to catch as many as theycould.

People scrambled for the falling ping-pong balls in hopes of catching one to be re-turned for prizes ranging from a cup full ofpingpong balls, a green bag of surprises andDrake concert tickets.

Along with the pingpong ball drop, SABoffered snacks and games to waiting students.

The Little Kentucky Derby festivities willcontinue Friday with a balloon glow, includ-ing a concert and carnival-style activities.

— WILL BALDON

Eat andrun

By Roy Yorkryork@kykernel.com

A five-kilometer race and 2,400calories. That’s what UK Habitatfor Humanity is asking runnersfrom UK and the Lexington com-munity to tackle on Saturday.

UK Habitat leaders organizedthe “UK Habitat for HumanityKrispy Kreme Challenge,” a 5Krun, to raise money for Habitat forHumanity projects in FayetteCounty, but this traditionalfundraiser comes with a twist.

UK Habitat, inspired by aNorth Carolina State Universityevent, combined two dieting oppo-sites: running and doughnuts. Par-ticipants will race through a 3.1-mile course around Common-wealth Stadium, and stacks ofKrispy Kreme doughnut boxes willmark the halfway point. Thosehoping to win a year’s supply ofdoughnuts and bragging rightsmust complete the race and scarfthe dozen doughnuts at the halfwaymark in less than one hour.

“I’m excited to see what thebest time will be for completing thechallenge,” UK Habitat PresidentEric Ellis said. “Runners at N.C.State complete the race in under 29minutes, and their course is fourmiles, rather than 3.1 miles.”

Ellis hopes to raise about

5K race includesdoughnuts, raisesmoney for Habitat

What: UK Habitat for HumanityKrispy Kreme ChallengeWhen: Saturday at 10 a.m.Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.Where: Gate 2 of CommonwealthStadiumAdmission: $21 for the challengerdivision, $18 for casual runners,$10 for the motivator

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By Katie Saltzksaltz@kykernel.com

UK fans can now relive their fa-vorite moments of the UK men’sbasketball team one page at a time.

The Kernel has released “Blueis Back,” a book to commemoratethe 2009-10 season that saw theresurgence of Big Blue pride inKentucky.

“Blue is Back” is a compilationof season flashbacks, with abbrevi-ated versions of articles about eachgame, photos of the most memo-rable moments and news stories thataccompanied the cultural and eco-nomic impact the Cats had on thecommunity. Kernel staff reportersand photographers created the con-tent.

Kernel assistant design editorLauren Frame worked on the layoutfor the book since February andsaid it is a surreal experience nowthat it is done and she can share itwith campus.

“I can’t believe it’s a realbook,” she said. “It was a great ex-

‘Blue’book now

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By Zach Waltonnews@kykernel.com

Students won’t have to travelacross the globe to experienceJapanese culture this weekend.

The Yuko-En on the ElkhornJapanese Friendship Garden will bebringing Japanese culture and funto Georgetown, Ky., on Saturdaywith the annual Sakura Festival, acultural event that celebrates theemergence of spring by viewingthe blooming of cherry blossomtrees.

The Sakura Festival at Yuko-Encelebrates spring with traditionalJapanese food such as sushi, Japan-ese cultural activities and UK’s ownJapan studies and jazz programsperforming various pieces of Japan-ese and American music.

Katie Siler, an art education

freshman, is from Georgetown andattended the event last year.

“The Japanese food is really themain attraction,” Siler said. “Themain reason people will want tostop by is for the food. I highly rec-ommend the sushi. It’s delicious.”

Besides the food, there aremany cultural events students cantake part in, ranging from Japanesepoetry to kite flying.

“We have a lot of different typesof cool events,” said Nobuko Pat-ton, a UK Japanese languageteacher. “We have hands-on thingslike making origami and poems,and performances such as jazz, teaceremony, martial arts, Japanesepottery, etc.”

For a bit of familiarity, therewill be many event that will appealto Americans as well.

“There are a lot of things unre-

lated to Japan at the festival such asjazz, kite (flying) and World Food,”Patton said.

Overall, the event aims to enter-tain as much as it does to educateabout Japanese culture with theunique setting that can only befound at Yuko-En, Siler said.

“It’s a different change ofscenery for Kentucky,” she said.“Kentucky only has one Japanesegarden and it’s authentic. The festi-val really brings it to life.”

Patton said students looking fora unique experience will find justthat at the festival with a variety ofsights and sounds.

“The diversity of things fromthe beauty of garden, the perform-ances, the Japanese food and thehands-on activities,” Patton said. “Ifyou are interested in music, Koto,Jazz and African drums (it’s) great.

You can even participate in a Haikucontest.”

UK Japanese language studentswill perform songs and dances atthe event, with the UK Jazz Ensem-ble performing as well.

“If you are interested in Japan-ese language, UK singers will singJapanese songs,” Patton said.

Annual Japanese festival arrives with springWhat: Sakura FestivalWhen: Saturday at 10:30 a.m. to 5p.m.Where: Yuko-En JapaneseFriendship Garden in Georgetown, Ky.Admission: Free and open to thepublicFor more information:www.yuko-en.com

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By Genevieve Adamsnews@kykernel.com

What is learned in the class-room is only half of one’s educa-tion.

This is the mentality one UKprofessor tries to bring to her stu-dents. As a cave diver, teacher, ad-

venture seeker and published au-thor, Stephanie Schwabe seeks tonot only teach her students aboutgeology, but the wonders of theworld they don’t see.

“I try and bring my experiencesand the excitement that I feel forwhat I do to the students,” Schwabesaid. “I want them to be excitedabout this amazing planet as I am.That is the main reason for teach-ing. It certainly isn’t for the mon-ey.”

Although giving lectures is her

day job, her love for the water andexploration has catapulted her to thehead of her field. Her first step to“Growing Some Gills,” the title ofthe first chapter of her book, “Liv-ing in Darkness: A Woman’s Scien-tific and Exploratory Adventuresinto the Underwater Caves of theBahamas,” was taking a scuba div-ing class in college. She fell in lovewith underwater life and discover-ing the unknown. She became anavid cave diver and hasn’t lookedback since.

“Cave diving is when you entera water-filled cave system,”Schwabe said. “It’s like a big drycave system like Mammoth Cavehere in Kentucky except it is, in mycase, totally filled with water.”

Over the years Schwabe hasgone diving in South Carolina, Eng-land, Scotland and often the Ba-hamas. But it was her first dive thatgot her hooked — examining asunken ship from the 1950s off the

Professor goes from caves to classroom

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Dropping the ballAnnual event opens with

pingpong scrambleElectricalengineeringand computerengineeringfreshmanKaitlin Burtonfilled her bagwith ping-pong balls,hoping to geta winningone at theStudentActivitiesBoard’spingpong balldrop onThursday.

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Baby JoyRescue Me star Andrea Roth, 42, and her producer

fiance, Todd Biermann, 32, welcomed their first child,daughter Ava Reese, March 29.

SplitsvilleTia Carrere, 43, filed for divorce from photojournal-

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SongbirdAlicia Keys, 29, will perform on American Idol's

April 21 charity special segment, Idol Gives Back.

Do-gooderRihanna, 22, filmed a PSA for the bonemarrow

donation center DKMS, which is a charity in competitionfor the Pepsi Refresh Project's $250,000 onceamonthgiveaway.

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well as Tom Hanks, 53, and Mel Brooks, 83, will be fetedat the annual TV Land Awards. It will air on April 25.

MultitaskerActress Selena Gomez, 17, will launch a fashion

line with Kmart called Dream Out Loud, which will be instores this October.

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grance Lola Vie. . . . Andy Roddick, 27, is the new face ofLacoste Challenge cologne.

By Drew Teaguenews@kykernel.com

Most students can re-member the days of playingkickball in elementary school,but one UK fraternity has tak-en this classic school-yardgame and added a slipperytwist.

To raise money for theSpecial Olympics of Ken-tucky, Phi Sigma Kappa hasadded a Slip ‘n Slide to theirkickball game, between thirdbase and home plate in agame they have dubbed“Splashball.”

Phil Marchetti, an archi-tecture freshman and InternalPhilanthropy Chair for PhiSigma Kappa, said the ideacame from a brother in thefraternity who transferredfrom South Carolina.

Marchetti and the rest ofPhi Sigma Kappa have beenworking on this event for awhile trying to get all thecomponents put together.

“It’s been in talks since the

end of last semester and we’vebeen working on putting it onsince the beginning of this se-mester,” Marchetti said.

Teams had to register forthe event by April 13, makingsure all paper work and the$50 registration fee was in tothe Phi Sigma Kappa house.

Now Phi Sigma Kappa isready to get the event rolling.Marchetti said the rules aresimple but runners must usethe Slip ‘n Slide to score arun.

“Splashball is just a kick-ball tournament,” Marchettisaid. “It’s just like regularkickball but with a Slip ‘nSlide between third base andhome.”

Games will be short,Marchetti said, to make sureall teams play and the entiretournament will finish in areasonable time.

“Games will be played infour innings,” Marchetti said.“Teams have 10 people onthem, five guys and five girls,and the batting order has to

alternate (between sexes).”Because of the added Slip

‘n Slide element involvedwith the game, Marchetti saidthe event will go on rain orshine. During this tourna-ment, teams will be playingfor the “Splashball Champi-ons” plaque or trophy that PhiSigma Kappa will present tothe winners.

Splashball has a total ofsix teams in the tournamentthis year, but the fraternity isexpecting for it to grow incoming years.

“Since it’s our first year,we expected smaller numbersand some growing pains,”Marchetti said.

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DeMarcus Cousins has a lot ofwork to do before the NBA Draft. Per-haps most elementary, above anything

basketball-related:He needs a driver’slicense.

Big Cuz — thesame Big Cuz thatdrew almost asmuch love fromNBA scouts as hedid from end-of-the-bench hacks,sent in to try andhack their waythrough what manythought was a pa-

per-thin temper — may have controlledthe lane more so than anyone in collegebasketball for 38 games, but that’s allfor now.

Eventually, he’ll move up to thetwo-lane roads and larger highways.

So maybe when John Caliparicalled Cousins a “big 12-year-old” onseveral occasions throughout the bigman’s only collegiate season, there wasa little something more to that than justsitting down and playing video gameswith Calipari’s son.

Regardless of his status with UK,the NBA or the DMV, they don’t make‘em like DeMarcus very often. Andsoon, big men around The League willfind out.

Right now, he’s not really workingon much in terms of basketball. Hesaid right now he’s focusing on finish-ing up the semester in good academicstanding and getting his body ready forthe NBA. He’s losing weight and put-ting on muscle.

Once the semester’s out, he’ll startworking on his basketball skills, fine-tuning and getting them ready for theNBA scouts and general managers whowill have to decide whether he’s wor-thy of a top-three, top-five or top-10pick.

And more so than judging hisskills, those same scouts and GMs willhave to decide if his attitude is worthyof such a considerable investment.Cousins had a reputation follow himaround while at UK that he lost hiscool with the snap of a finger.

Anyone that digs into game filmwould be wrong to assume an issuewith Cousins’ flares (which were fewand fairly tame, especially compared tothe perception surrounding him).

At UK. he was a kid being bulliedaround — by bullies, no less, who hadto flout the rules just to keep him frombreaking records at their expense.

Now it’s time for kids his own sizeto pick on him.

“It just helped me grow up as abasketball player and a man, and I be-lieve it’s time for me to go,” Cousinssaid.

Soon, he’ll be going up againstmen like Dwight Howard, who can ac-tually hang with a body and a talentlike Cousins without not-so-subtly re-sorting to dirty tricks. It’ll be a newchallenge for Cousins because even af-ter a year of Division I hoops, he’s stillnever played regularly against menwho can reasonably match up withhim.

Those asking if Cousins can men-tally handle the challenge could evencompare him directly to Howard.Howard jumped straight from highschool to the NBA (before the leagueestablished a rule in 2005 banning suchtransitions) and some thought his goofyattitude and constant grin would costhim.

Even as recently as 2009, a SportsIllustrated cover story questionedHoward’s “smile,” questions whichCousins has faced, if in a bit of a dif-ferent light. (Big Cuz can get angry ina game, but not too much to don hisgeeky glasses and laugh it off immedi-ately thereafter.)

In 2009-10, Howard led the NBAin rebounds per game, blocks pergame and field goal percentage.Whether Cousins will equally pro-duce doesn’t matter; but just becausehe’s a big kid, that won’t countagainst him. Even if he’s a “big kid,”he’s still big.

And for the sake of the NBA,which employs too many players thatseem to find more headlines in courtthan on the court: Hopefully Cousins,like Howard, never grows up toomuch.

When asked on what he’d spendthat first NBA paycheck, he answeredwithout too much pause, like any kidwho knows what’s best.

“Whatever my mom wants,” hesaid.

A few big paychecks down theroad, he’ll get that driver’s license, too.

James Pennington is a journalism sen-ior. E-mail jpennington@kykernel.com.

JAMESPENNINGTON

Kernelcolumnist

PHOTO BY WILLIAM BALDON | STAFFDeMarcus Cousins signs a basketball as Mark Krebs poses for a picture with an excited Peyton Pichard at Kennedy Book Store.

By Metz Camfieldmcamfield@kykernel.com

DeMarcus Cousins picked an agent lastweek. On Thursday, he spoke to the mediaabout his time at UK, being accepted for thefirst time in his life and his future in the NBA.

After signing a National Letter of Intentwith the Cats on the first day of the springsigning period in 2009, Cousins – or “Boogie,”as many fans know him – has been welcomedwith open arms, and he said his decision toturn pro was not an easy one.

“The people here, the coaching staff, it wasjust easy to adjust,” Cousins said. “I’ve neverbeen accepted like this, no matter where I was.Everywhere here just felt like family.”

In his first game with the Cats, he recordeda modest seven points and four rebounds in 18minutes of action before fouling out. Helearned quickly, however, scoring in doubledigits in 26 of his next 28 games and setting aUK freshman record for most double-doublesin a season with 20.

By the end of the season, Cousins wasnamed Southeastern Conference Freshman ofthe Year and a first-team All-American by theAssociated Press.

“I’ve proven myself this year, and rightnow my stocks are high and I believe this is thetime for me to go,” Cousins said.

DraftExpress.com, a professional scoutingservice written and designed by a group of ded-icated basketball analysts with a passion for thegame, as described on their Web site, hasCousins projected as the No. 3 draft pick thissummer. It should be noted, however, that be-cause the order in which teams will draft hasnot yet been decided, team needs are not takeninto account in current mock drafts.

Still, despite being projected as one of thetop picks in the draft and having endorsement

deals and millions of dollars waiting for him,Cousins said his decision to leave UK for theprofessional ranks was not an easy one, but onehe had to make because it was “his time.”

“The love here, I mean I didn’t want toleave this place,” Cousins said. “I could stayhere forever. I have so much love for this uni-versity (and) I just want to stay here and helpthe team to just keep winning.”

Cousins is finishing up the spring semesternow and is working on losing weight andadding muscle to his 6-foot-11, 270-poundframe. He said he will still stay close to theuniversity and come back often.

Cousins’ agent, John Greig, a Seattle-basedagent whose current clients include NBA De-velopment League players and European play-ers, was in attendance at the news conference.Cousins said his mom found him, and to him.it wasn’t too hard of a process.

“Agents do what they do. They find you,”Cousins said.

Cousins’ emotional style of play drew con-cern from some NBA scouts, and being labeledas an emotional player continued throughout theseason even though he walked away from nu-merous confrontations when other players triedto provoke him. Looking back on the season,Cousins said he thought he grew up a lot, pass-ing some tests and failing others. And he saidplayers who choose to come to UK will love it.

“I’ll never forget this part of my life,”Cousins said. “This is probably one of the mostprecious times I’ve ever had. Like I said, I’venever felt accepted like this. I just felt lovefrom day one.”

Cousins, Krebs sign autographs atKennedy Book Store

Fans lined up around Kennedy Bookstorelate Thursday afternoon with items in hand tobe signed by UK freshman forward DeMarcusCousins and senior guard Mark Krebs.

“We sold out of the balls, we sold out of theCats’ Pause yearbooks, the SEC T-shirts we puton sale, we about sold out of them too,” said Car-ol Behr, general manager of Kennedy Bookstore.

It cost $20 to get a signature from a playerif someone brought in an outside item with apercentage of the proceeds being donated tocharity. Twenty percent of whatever was soldinside to be autographed was also donated tocharity. Workers at Kennedy Bookstore esti-mated 230 people came in the two-hour win-dow made available from about 5:30-7:30 p.m.

“It shows how far we’ve come in the lastcouple years because I don’t think we wouldhave had a showing last year,” Krebs said. “Wehad a great year this year, it shows how muchpeople do love us around the state and how muchof a good team we were and how much peoplelooked up to us which is really good and that’swhat you always want, to be good role models.”

Bye bye, BoogieCousins reflects on timeat UK, being ‘accepted’

By Ethan Levinesports@kykernel.com

From Paris, Ky., to Paris, France, the gameof tennis translates into any language. Nowhereis this more relevant than on UK’s men’s tennisteam.

The French connection begins at the topwith fifth-year associate head coach CedricKauffmann. Kauffmann came to the U.S. atage 14 to play tennis at the Bollettieri TennisAcademy in Florida, a prestigious trainingground that has trained the likes of MariaSharapova, Andre Agassi, and Venus and Sere-na Williams. After four years at the academy,Kauffmann played tennis for UK from 1994-98.

“I love the city of Lexington,” Kauffmannsaid. “I love the people I work for; it is a goodplace to have a good team.”

Now, UK has two more Frenchmen insophomore Alex Musialek and freshman An-thony Rossi. Both players credit much of theirdecision to come to UK to Kauffmann.

“We look at players from everywhere —first in America and then outside,” Kauffmannsaid. “I looked where I have connections, andof course, one of those places is France. I knowbig coaches in France, the players e-mailed meback and now they are here.”

When asked what his favorite part aboutcoaching Musialek and Rossi was, Kauffmannsaid he knows French and American playersare coached differently.

“I have spent as much time in France as Ihave in America, so I recognize what the play-ers need and what they like and dislike,”Kauffmann said.

Musialek, who hails from Dax, France,said when he first got to UK, he couldn’t speakany English.

“I came here and couldn’t speak English,”Musialek said. “But Cedric really helped melearn English and build my confidence. I didn’tknow anything about UK before I got here, butCedric really helped me.”

Musialek said there are many differences

between the French and American cultures thattook some getting used to.

“In general, people here are friendlier,”Musialek said. “You can walk down the streetand people will say hello to you, even if youdon’t know them. That doesn’t happen inFrance. I was also surprised at the fact thatpeople here really care about their sports. TheFrench like their sports, but people here are re-ally passionate.”

Rossi, a freshman from Martigues, France,is still adjusting to the culture and improving hisEnglish, and said it helps to have Kauffmann, aswell as Musialek, around to help him settle.

“Speaking English is tough,” Rossi said. “Iam living in a new system for me.”

When asked if they missed anything fromhome, including friends and family, bothquickly said the food at home was much better.

One thing that helps comfort Musialek andRossi is when they play doubles together. Asdoubles partners, the two have experienced alot of success together.

“We can speak French on the court and noone can understand us,” Rossi said. “I playeddoubles once with Eric Quigley, but I like play-ing with Alex better. We are always together.”

Musialek and Rossi agreed they have moreopportunities in the U.S. and at UK than theydid in France.

“It helps to have someone from your nativecountry to speak to if you get homesick. But Inever get homesick here,” Musialek said. “Ilike fighting for UK.”

“For sure when I came here, it was becauseof the French people here at UK,” Rossi said.“When I talk to my friends in France, I try andget them to come here. Life is much better here.”

UK’s French connection

PHOTO BY SCOTT HANNIGAN | STAFFSophomore Alex Musialek hits a forehand returnagainst Wake Forest on Jan. 31.

Rossi, Musialek form uniquedoubles duo for tennis team

PHOTO BY BRITNEY MCINTOSH | STAFFUK freshman forward DeMarcus Cousins said he’snever felt as accepted as he has in Lexington.

BRETT HATFIELD, Kernel cartoonist

Non-profit annualfestival brightensskyline, economy

Violent explosions andvast arrays of color willlight up the night sky as

thesounds ofseeming-ly infiniteroundsarelaunchedoff theSecondStreetBridge,an end-less bar-rage of

mortar shells rainingdown.

This Saturday, begin-ning with an air show at 5p.m. and continuing withfireworks as darknessfalls, Thunder OverLouisville will be boom-ing.

Booming is the perfectway to describe fireworks,sure, but it is also true interms of describing theeconomic boosts for thecity of Louisville as well.

Signaling the start ofthe Derby festivities,Thunder Over Louisvilleis the region’s largest an-nual event.

Thunder is the firststepping stone into the ac-tion-packed two weeks ofKentucky Derby events tocome.

Although Thunder isonly one event of morethan 70 others in the Derbyfestivities, it is certainlyone of the most recognized.

In fact, Thunder OverLouisville is the largestannual pyrotechnic showin all of North America.Aside from this fact, itmay be striking to someto know Thunder is actu-ally a non-profit eventthat makes basically noreturn on the show.

Although the event iswidely recognized for thebroad display of fire-works, it should be knownthe event works to benefitmultiple other charitableand non-profit organiza-tions around Louisville.

According to theThunder Over LouisvilleWeb site, Thunder is theNo. 1 fund-raiser for theLouisville Science Center,the Kentucky Center forthe Arts, Louisville Slug-ger Museum, Easter Seals,

Actors Theatre ofLouisville, the LouisvilleBallet and the Belle ofLouisville.

On the waterfrontspecifically, revenue gen-erated from auctionedboat slips gross thousandsper slip, as these spots arein high demand.

Also according to theWeb site, the Belle ofLouisville generates morethan $35,000 toward itsoperating budget duringthe event, a vital chunk ofchange that sustains thelocal landmark throughoutthe year.

In addition to thecharitable donations creat-ed, a recent study foundthat Thunder produced anestimated impact of $31million for the local econ-omy on both sides of theOhio River.

This is a substantialeconomic boost for thecity of Louisville andacross the river in South-ern Indiana. What is evenmore striking is the factthe $31 million is generat-ed in a single day.

Multiple businessfronts experience this eco-nomic boost ranging fromlocally owned businesses,extending down to the in-dividual who may belooking for part-time em-ployment.

The event needs work-ers for concessions, set upand tear down and otherjobs like general cleanup.Clearly, the benefits ofThunder Over Louisvilleextend well beyond thesights of the air show andfireworks and work to ul-timately advance interestsof the community.

Above all, I wouldlike to extend my grati-tude to those of you whohave attended Thunder inthe past, those of you whowill attend this year andin years to come.

Not only do you helpstimulate my home city’slocal businesses and econ-omy as a whole, but youalso help to fund so manyof the non-profit organiza-tions that come togetherand make Louisville thegreat city it is.

Andrew Allen is a com-munications senior. E-mailopinions@kykernel.com.

University’s integrity lies within enforcement of its policies

UK men’s basketball assistantcoach Rod Strickland’s recent drunkendriving charge will serve as an interest-

ing litmus test for UKathletics.

This is the firstblemish on the newcoaching regime andsince President LeeTodd and Athletics Di-rector Mitch Barnharthave yet to announceany possible punish-ment, time will onlytell what is in store forthe former NBA veter-

an. This is Strickland’s fourth DUI ar-

rest, but as it is his first in the last fiveyears, he would only be charged as afirst-time offender if convicted.

The punishment is usually up to a90-day suspension of driving privi-leges, mandatory alcohol educationclasses and a fine. Strickland would, inessence, be getting off with a slap onthe wrist.

Will UK do the same? If John Calipari wants Strickland

back next year, a betting man says hewill have him. However, part of thereason Billy Gillispie was shown thedoor was that his position as a coach atUK was to uphold a higher standard.

The line dividing Gillispie as ahead coach and Strickland as a firstyear assistant means nothing. Peoplewho are hired to take responsibility formen in sports, or in any other leader-ship role, accept that when they signtheir name on the dotted line.

You set the bar for those underyou, to mold them as players as well asthe ones who hope to attain your posi-tion one day.

For a university that just ran thelast guy out of town for his personalissues, it is time to take a firm stanceon the matter of alcoholism. They holdtheir players to a standard — therewould be an automatic suspension forany player who received a DUI — sowhy should coach be any different?

I remember being at Gillispie’s in-troductory press conference whensomeone asked about a suspected ofDUI that allegedly occurred in Texas10 years earlier.

He assured everyone that incidentwas a misunderstanding and that helooked forward to knocking down therivals one game at a time. He insteadset up shop at a local establishmentand began to live out a wild and crazysocial life, one drink at a time.

Although Billy G did not producewins the university and fans had hopedfor, he has accomplished victories sincebeing shown the door by UK.

Gillispie received a DUI soon afterbeing terminated, which caused him toseek the help he needed to treat his al-coholism and he has been working onhis personal recovery from addictionever since.

For Strickland, he should see thisrecent arrest as a similar wake-up call.

To have a previous DUI arrest isnot a huge surprise, as in the sociallyaccepted world of drinking we live in,many people have received at least one.

You can chalk one up to circum-

stance, but what if it is your fourth ar-rest and possibly your third convic-tion?

The sports world has been lit uplately with athletes making bad deci-sions.

Ben Roethlisberger has not beencharged with any crime in two in-stances of sexual misconduct accusa-tions. He is in trouble with his teamand his league for the positions he puthimself in and the decisions he made.

Strickland must be punished for hischoice. Preserving UK’s integritythrough consistency is up to Barnhart,Todd and Coach Cal. When he came toUK, he did so to resurrect this eliteprogram from the cellar of the NCAA.

With two previous schools findingthemselves in trouble after Cal lefttown, he has been defended by hisfans. 

With players committing infrac-tions, it is hard to keep a close eye onthem 24/7, let alone the coaches. Butwith two strikes against you, onewould think Cal would want everyoneon the same page.

This program just had a remarkableseason and it was on his watch thathappened, but winning has to translateoff the court, too. He knows that, andif he was willing to take Strickland andhis past on, he must accept some of theresponsibility in deciding his future.

It is all about setting the bar for theones that want to attain your position,to mold the ones you were hired tomake better.

Austin Hill is an English senior. E-mail opinions@kykernel.com.

UK provides students with broad experienceI was making a mistake.“Hey, uh, Keeneland,

seventh race, $2, show, onNo. 4.”

And Iam not justreferring tomy bet onthe 42-1long-shotAfternoonStroll.

I shouldhave beenin W.T.Young Li-

brary studying on that Fri-day afternoon.

Ever since returning toUK from Spring Break, Ihad been continuallylamenting how overwhelmedI was with schoolwork andthat I did not have time todo it all.

And yet, there I was thispast weekend, throwingaway my money atKeeneland’s thoroughbreds.Keeneland’s charm had se-duced me.

But can you blame me?In less than a month, my

study abroad experience atUK through the NationalStudent Exchange programwill conclude, and I will re-turn to my home institution,Winthrop University inSouth Carolina.

Before returning toWinthrop, I don’t want tomiss out on the unique ac-tivities UK and the Lexing-ton area have to offer.

Where I am from in theCarolinas, there is no horseracing. My NSE experienceat UK in the Horse Capitalof the World is my only op-portunity to enjoy fully theunique culture of horse rac-ing.

Dodging daintily dressedKeeneland patrons, I wadedmy way through the crowdfrom the betting window to-ward the track just as theseventh race was set to be-gin. The gun sounded andAfternoon Stroll bolted outof the gate to the front.Would my long-shot wagerpay off?

As a horse race novice,my betting strategy wasn’texactly scientific. I hadpicked the filly for one sim-ple reason: her trainer and Ishare the same first name.Only later did I discover thatthe day before, AfternoonStroll had pulled off a majorupset as a 50-1 long-shot.

But as the fillies roundedthe final bend, AfternoonStroll looked as if she weremore interested in taking anafternoon stroll than a run, enroute to finishing next to last.

My second wagerchoice, Chapel of Love,fared similarly in the nextrace: starting off well andhanging around at the frontof the pack, but then fadingdown the stretch. What can Isay? I am no expert gam-bler, only an exchange stu-dent trying to soak in Ken-tucky’s culture.

Spending a few hours atKeeneland would not havebeen so bad if my excursionto the races had been theonly extracurricular activityI indulged in last weekend.But I was not interestedonly in horses.

The No. 24 AlabamaCrimson Tide baseball teamvisited the Bat Cats at CliffHagan Stadium, UK footballplayed in an intra-squadscrimmage open to the pub-lic at Commonwealth Stadi-um and Memorial Coliseumhosted the NCAA CentralRegional Championship ingymnastics. As a true sportsjunkie, how could I resist?

Unquestionably,Winthrop University is awonderful school for aca-demics. Small classes andhelpful, accessible facultymake for an excellent learn-ing environment.

However, another reasonwhy being a good student is

easy at Winthrop is thatthere is not much to do on ornear campus on the week-ends instead of studying.

Winthrop’s campus activ-ities programming board hasconsistently earned recogni-tion as one of the best in thecountry, but Winthrop lacks afootball team and its existingNCAA Division I teamscompete in the obscure BigSouth Conference.

And even when theWinthrop Eagles reach theBig Dance, their appear-ances are often short-lived.In this year’s men’s basket-ball NCAA Tournament, theSelection Committee rele-gated the Eagles to the play-in game, where they lost by17 to Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

At UK and in the Lex-ington area, however, sport-ing events are abundant,even after basketball seasonhas ended. I am envious ofstudents who have fouryears to enjoy UK athleticsand Keeneland. So, I ammaking the most of my re-maining time at UK as anNSE student from Winthrop.

Don’t take your time asa UK student for granted.

Timothy Kroboth is aneconomics and political sci-ence junior. E-mail opin-ions@kykernel.com.

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Lifeguards wanted at Greenbrier Country Club.Please call Josh Osborne at 299-5002 for info.

Local Insurance office is seeking PT receptionist towork through Sept. Employer can work aroundclass schedule. Please send resume to John LWood Insurance LLC, 1316 Versailles Rd.,Lexington, KY 40504

PT cashier, must be avail this summer. Chevy ChaseHardware. 883 E. High St. 269-9611.

Seeking student interested in working with 14 yr old,high functioning PDD girl. Hours flexible July –early Aug. Hamburg area. Experience preferred.914-980-2880.

Full or part time, all summer. 5/10 thru 8/10, solo farmwork, Jessamine County, cut grass & weeds,basic carpentry, repair/paint fence, tractor expe-rience desirable. $8.000/hour. Motivated, reliable,disciplined individual only accepted. Sendresume to: fatss83@aol.com; fax: 859-223-4658.

THE MOON NIGHT CLUB now hiring for securityand doorman. Call Wed & Thur. between 10am –2pm. 335-6666 for interview appt

Bar Lexington downtown now hiring for summerpatio. Bartenders, security, bands, singers/song-writers and DJ’s. Go to www.barlexington.com,or call 859-523-7694.

PT Front office assistant for plastic surgery centerMWF or Tue, Thur all day. Email resume to:dhepp@waldmanpsc.com

PT or Fulltime sales clerk.. Flexible hours and days.Afternoons, evenings, weekdays, or weekendsposition available. Apply at Rite Aid 878 E. HighSt.

Earn $20/hr Teaching Physics or Chemistry inLexington, KY. Nights/Weekends Email Resumeto: info.columbus@review.com

NO GREASY FRIES or funny hats. PT, apply in per-son. Re-Kid, Regency Center, Idle Hour Center

Idle Hour Country Club, Staffing Full and Part TimeSeasonal Positions, AM/PM, Weekends, HolidaysRequired. Part-Time Receptionist, Servers,Bussers, Snack Bar, Kitchen Staff, Lifeguards.Competitive Wages, Uniforms, and Meals. Applyin Person Wed-Sun 10am-4pm. ImmediateInterviews. No Phone Calls Please. 1815Richmond Road, Lexington, KY 40502.

KEENELAND is seeking applicants for part-timeSeasonal Gift Shop Sales Associates to workduring its Spring Meet April 2-23. Flexible hours.Please contact Kristi Barrett, Monday-Friday, 9:00a.m.-5:00 p.m., at 859-288.4190.

RAMSEY’S DINER now hiring servers and cooks.Apply in person M-F 2-4pm.

! BARTENDING! UP TO $250 a day. No exp.Necessary. Training provided. 800-965-6520 x-132

Lifeguards and Pool Managers Needed. PPM is hir-ing for clubs and waterparks in Lex, Lou andRichmond. $8 – 15.00/hour. Emailbrad40965@aol.com for application.

Summer Jobs – Labor. Local real estate companyseeking summer help turning vacant apartments.Duties include trash-out, cleaning, basic repairsfor drywall, painting, carpentry, plumbing, etc.Hourly wage $8-10/hour, depending on skill level.Opportunity for overtime, reliable transportationrequired. ContactSharon@AndersonCommunities.com. Please pro-vide a list of previous skills or experience andavailability for summer.

Seeking individual to stay with woman overnight.$8.00/hr. 859-309-0081

PersonalsSelf Defense. Good exercise. Life long friendships.

The UK Karate club accepting beginnersMonday’s 6:30 - 8:30pm. Buell Armory. Email:uk.shao.lym@gmail.com. Call 421-4335

WantedResearch Opportunities for Users of Stimulants for

Non-Medical Reasons. Researchers with theUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine,Department of Behavioral Science are conduct-ing research to examine the effects of medica-tions. All information will be kept confidential.You may be eligible if you: are between 18 and 50years of age, are using stimulants for non-med-ical reasons (for example, Adderall®, Ritalin®,Amphetamine, or Ephedrine). Eligible volunteerswill be paid for their participation. You may bereimbursed for travel. Studies involve completionof one to 46 testing sessions depending on stud-ies for which you may be eligible. Meals, snacks,movies, video games and reading materials willbe provided. For more information and a confi-dential interview, please call 859-257-5388 or 1-866-232-0038.

VOLUNTEERS PAID TO Participate in multiple stud-ies. Researchers at the University of Kentuckyare recruiting participants diagnosed with ADHDand for studies concerning the effects of alcohol.Looking for M & F social drinkers between 21-35years of age. All participants are compensatedfor their time. Please call 257-5794

RoommatesWanted

Female Roommate needed! Fully furnished withexception of bedroom! Very nice, safe area closeto UK! Email if interestedukwildcat2011@yahoo.com

Brand New – Roommates wanted. 859-455-8208.

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$7,000 from the challenge.The group donated $5,500 inthe 2009 Fall semester and$15,000 in the 2010 Springsemester to Lexington Habi-tat for Humanity. Ellis saidthe goal for the 2010 fall se-mester is to donate between$5,000 and $10,000.

“I think having such aunique fundraiser will notonly raise awareness aboutHabitat for Humanity, butwill also show people that ourorganization does more thanbuild houses,” said UK Habi-tat Vice President NicoleMather. “A lot of what we doinvolves fundraising and thatis what allows us to build.”

Mather said the event hasgrown into a tradition at N.C.State and she hopes the eventwill garner the same recogni-tion at UK. N.C. Statereached 5,500 runners in itsrecent competition. By

Thursday at noon, 167 peoplehad registered for the UKevent.

“This fundraiser is larger-scale than ones we have hadin the past,” Mather said. “Itinvolves a lot more peopleand has the potential to be anextremely well-known, annu-al event that the students andlocal community get excitedabout.”

Ellis and Mather do ex-pect a bit of a mess to comefrom gobbling a dozendoughnuts mid-run.

“There will be side ef-fects,” Mather said. “We’rehoping all the side effectsmake it into the trashcans thatwe will have set up along thecourse.”

For those not wanting torisk any physical reaction tothe mix of running and glazedbread, the event offers threelevels of participation: a chal-lenger division, which taskschallengers with running andeating; a casual division,which requires no eating ofthe runner; and a motivator

division, which allows peopleto donate without running oreating.

Ellis and UK Habitatleaders hope the fun and ex-citement of the uniquefundraiser will raise aware-

ness for substandard housingin Lexington and get peopleinterested in Habitat for Hu-manity.

“We’re hoping to reachout to students looking to vol-unteer and grow our organi-zation,” Ellis said. “Hostingcreative events like this letspeople know that we canhave fun while working to-ward our mission of eliminat-ing poverty housing here inLexington.”

coast of the Carolinas.In her book she described the feeling and

intensity that goes into one’s first dive.“I completely forgot the danger when I

saw my first school of Atlantic spadefish. Thisbeautiful gray and white colored ribbon of fishthat swam within arms reach of me was some-thing that I had never experienced before. Iwas hooked … In that short period of time, Ihad become a true dive junkie,” she said.

Other than the awe-inspiring view,Schwabe said during her dives she looks forinteresting features in the walls that supporther hypothesis that caves are formed by bacte-rial acids and collects samples to further herresearch. Taking samples from rocks and soilallow for further research in how and whenthese caves were formed.

Schwabe has also found many interestingartifacts and important historical discoveries

such as recovering the first ceremonial canoemade by Native Americans from within acave.

“I surveyed the bones and artifacts andworked with experts around the world on under-standing the Lucayan culture,” Schwabe said.

Growing up in South Carolina, Schwabereceived her bachelor’s degree in geologyfrom the College of Charleston in 1990. Shewent on to study geology at Mississippi StateUniversity, international environmental law atthe University of Queensland in Australia andearth science at the University of Bristol inEngland.

Schwabe has appeared in television docu-mentaries and interviews and has been fea-tured in numerous books and magazines. De-spite cave diving being a dangerous venture,Schwabe stands out as one of the only womenin the field.

“As far as I know, I am the only womandoing exploration and science in underwatercaves,” she said. “There are some otherwomen who cave dive but they do it for ex-ploration only and for a short time only.”

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perience and a wonderful way to end my Ker-nel career. I’m glad we were able to put thistogether so everyone can remember this his-toric season.”

From the John Wall Dance to the DeMar-cus Cousins “call me” moment, UK fans nowhave a piece of memorabilia to cherish the un-forgettable season, said Kernel editor in chiefKenny Colston.

“I’m extremely proud of what this staffhas accomplished with this book,” Colstonsaid. “The quality of this book is second tonone and it’s a great way for people to foreverremember John Calipari’s first year as headcoach.”

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Where to buy: Kennedy Book Store, WildcatTextbooks, The Morris Book Shop, FanOutfitters, Joseph-Beth Bookstore, Barnes andNoble Bookstore, www.blueisback.com

‘Blue is Back’

Last decade, BBC andthe Discovery Channel didn’tjust raise the bar on naturedocumentaries, they pushed it

throughthe atmos-phere bycatalogu-ing ourentireplanet onan un-precedent-ed scalewith“PlanetEarth.”

Thetwo master natural historyproduction companies haveteamed up again to deliveranother ambitious project:“Life.” And for those hopingthat it would feel like a se-quel to its groundbreakingpredecessor, “Planet Earth,”you’re in luck. “Life” notonly matches the first act, itruns right past it into newand exciting territory.

As the title suggests,“Life” brings us up close andpersonal with a diverse abun-dance of living organisms andshowcases all the fascinatingbehaviors that we are rarely, ifever, privy to witness.

“Life” focuses almostexclusively upon animals asthey fight to survive; and theactions that promote thatsurvival are almost alwaysat the expense of another in-dividual.

Whether it’s a baby ibexscaling a cliff to avoid a pur-suing fox, or a pack of chee-tahs brutally taking down anostrich, nearly all the scenesin “Life” vividly remind usthat life, for every organismon the planet (except us), is aconstant, never-ending strug-gle to avoid death by anymeans necessary.

Therefore, “Life” is aptlytitled, and is a potent depic-tion of the simultaneousbeauty and cruelty of Earth’smany ecosystems.

I know that some of youmight be wondering what sets“Life” apart from “PlanetEarth.” The only difference,and that’s not to say it is sub-stantial, is that the newcomerfocuses on animals interactingwith other animals, whereasthe prevailing aspect of “Plan-et Earth” was depicting ani-mals as they interacted withtheir geography and climate.

Differences aside, “Life”will affect its audience just as“Planet Earth” did — it willcompletely envelop anyonewho watches it, and thosewho immerse themselvesdeeper will hopefully developa newfound or greater respectfor the awesome power andbeauty of nature.

Least I forget: HD is anabsolute must for this show.The shots here are breathtak-ingly vivid and astonishinglydetailed; anything less than 720pixels will not do them justice.

Sadly, I do have onecomplaint with the U.S. edi-tion of “Life,” and I normallywouldn’t point this out, butit’s a mistake that the Discov-ery Channel continues tomake.

Once again they have cho-sen to take David Attenbor-ough out of his role as narratorand replace him with a voicethat U.S. audiences will bemore familiar with; in “PlanetEarth” it was Sigourney Weav-er, and for “Life” they havechosen Oprah Winfrey.

I have nothing againstthese women, but it justmakes no sense to removesuch a seasoned and talentednarrator. Attenborough hasbeen narrating natural history

documentaries since the early1950s and is inarguably thevoice that people have cometo expect, admire and enjoy.

Overall, “Life” is a fan-tastic addition to the genreand undeniable proof thatBBC and Discovery Channelabsolutely own it.

You can catch newepisodes of “Life” on theDiscovery Channel on Sun-day nights at 8 p.m.

Colin Walsh is a journal-ism and English junior. E-mail features@kykernel.com.

BBC, Discoverytighten grip on genre

COLINWALSHKernel

columnist “Life” airs on the DiscoveryChannel, Sunday nights at 8

p.m.

“Planet Earth” is availableon DVD and reruns air on

the Discovery Channel

Strickland’s attorneypleads not guilty

UK men’s assistant basketballcoach Rod Strickland had his attor-ney enter a not-guilty plea on fourcharges, including drunken driving,during his arraignment in FayetteDistrict Court on Thursday.

Strickland’s arrest on April 11near the intersection of Tates Creekand New Circle roads led tocharges of driving without insur-ance, driving without registration

tags, disregarding a traffic deviceand DUI.

He was convicted of DUI in1998, found not guilty in 1999 andpleaded guilty in 2001.

A pretrial conference for thecase was scheduled for May 12 at8:30 a.m. in Fayette County DistrictCourt.

— KEITH BUCKHOUT

Strickland

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“We’re hoping all theside effects make it

into the trashcans ... ”NICOLE MATHER

UK Habitat vice president