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PHOTO BY SCOTT HANNIGAN| STAFFTerrence Jones dunks the ball in the first half against South Carolina at Colonial Life Arena on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011.
UK 67 - SOUTH CAROLINA 58
COLUMBIA, S.C. –John Calipari was still hisusual self, demonstrative andanimated and loud, even asUK led South Carolina by 18points with 11 minutes left.The game seemed like a con-vincing victory for UK.
“The reason I was stillcoaching and getting on guyswas because they didn’t un-derstand we could lose thegame,” Calipari said. “I wasjust trying to get out of thegym when we were up 18.But they still found a way toget back into the game.”
That they did, as SouthCarolina ripped off an 11-0
run late in the game to cutthe lead to within five in thefinal minutes before UK (15-4, 3-2 SEC) sealed its firstconference road win withfree throws late in a 67-58victory.
“We needed to show wecould win on the road andprove to ourselves, that con-fidence that we can do this,”said Terrence Jones, whoscored 14 points while play-ing through an ankle injurythat forced him to take
painkillers and double-tapeit.
UK withstood the laterally with clutch free throwsfrom Doron Lamb. UKkilled 26 seconds on the shotclock before South Carolinafouled, sending Lamb to theline for a one-and-one.
He knocked down both.After South Carolina
missed a three-pointer, Lambwas sent to the line for an-
By Aaron [email protected]
UK withstands late surge
See BBALL on page 4
After serving 11 years inprison for a crime he did notcommit, Michael VonAllmenshared his journey to exonera-tion with law students on Fri-day at the UK Law Court-room.
VonAllmen was indictedin 1981 and sentenced to 35years in prison for rape,sodomy and robbery. He wasparoled in 1994 after serving11 years in prison.
He was finally exoneratedon June 4, 2010, after over 27years of trying to prove his in-nocence.
VonAllmen discussed hisstory to a small group of UKlaw students, describingevents from his indictment toreceiving help from The Ken-tucky Innocence Project(KIP).
“The weight of the con-flict has been lifted… I can’tput into words [how it feels]to be able to stand before youand not be recognized as a sexoffender,” VonAllmen said.
According to The Ken-tucky Innocence Project’sFacebook page, KIP “pro-vides quality investigation andlegal assistance to Kentuckyprisoners with provableclaims of actual innocence.”VonAllmen is the 10th ex-oneree since the KIP started in2000.
After 15 years of parole,VonAllmen contacted the KIPwhen he read about the pro-gram in a newspaper article.
“That was a miracle thatjust fell out of the sky right onmy kitchen table,” VonAllmensaid about when he first readthe article. He said he wouldhave contacted the KIP muchsooner if he had known it ex-isted.
Linda Smith, SupervisingAttorney, introduced VonAll-men, saying that if a moviewere to document VonAll-men’s story, people would notbelieve the story “because ofall the twists and turns thattook place.”
“He believed in our [le-gal] system even though hewas shown it has a whole lotof flaws,” Smith said.
VonAllmen’s story startsin 1981, when a youngwoman was robbed and raped
in Louisville. Two days afterthe crime was committed,VonAllmen went to the samebar where the victim waspicked up, not knowing thatpeople at the bar had a draw-ing of the perpetrator, whohappened to look similar toVonAllmen.
Some people from the barfollowed VonAllmen home,where they recognized a blue-green 1968 Chevrolet the per-petrator was said to have driv-en. Though the car was actu-ally VonAllmen’s neighbor’scar, he was reported to the po-lice and two weeks later hewas arrested.
“There was the green car,there was the big curly headedguy, let’s be good citizens andreport him,” VonAllmen saidabout the case being builtagainst him.
The victim soon identifiedVonAllmen as the perpetratorby picking him out of a photolineup.
“Never at any point didthey come looking for a gun,or the ring that this guy stolefrom her,” VonAllmen said.
Though VonAllmen hadan alibi and said he had a“host of people who were cer-tain they were with me,” hewas convicted and sent to jail.
From here, the legalprocess began. VonAllmenhired an attorney, however hisattorney dropped the casewhen the hairs from the rapekit came back inconclusive.He then took a public defend-er, but said he was not tooworried because he knew hewas innocent and only neededan attorney to “organize theevents to present them proper-ly.”
But soon, he realizedproving his innocence wasgoing to be difficult, and Von-Allmen immediately beganthe appellate process andpushed for a polygraph test.
While in jail, VonAllmentook the polygraph test andpassed. Though he passed, theresults were thrown out be-cause the polygraph operatorwas indicted on arsoncharges, “so his credibilitywas shot,” VonAllmen said.
A few months later, a pos-sible suspect came up andVonAllmen said he held somehope that he could be the ac-
By Rachel [email protected]
Exonereeshares story
with UK
See EXONEREEon page 2
Those who want to be in-volved in the search for UK's12th president will get achance Friday to voice theiropinions.
Open forums will be heldin the William T. Young Li-brary Auditorium (room I-62)at different times throughoutthe day for students, facultyand staff and administration.
“The forums provide aconcrete, direct way for thesearch committee to receivefeedback from students, fac-
ulty and staff,” Board ofTrustees Chair Britt Brock-man, also the ex-officio mem-ber of the search committee,said in an e-mail to the Ker-nel. “We want to hear whatattributes and characteristicsthey are looking for in UK's12th president, particularly aswe look to build upon theoutstanding leadership andwork of President [Lee]Todd.”
Presidential Search Com-mittee Chair Jim Stuckertsaid in an e-mail to the Ker-nel that these types of forumsare very important to the
search process.“Having served on the
last presidential search, I cantell you the feedback we re-ceived on campus andthroughout the state reallyhelped us as we began toevaluate the pool of candi-dates and applicants,” Stuck-ert said. “We were able tohear firsthand some of theconcerns, the needs and thehopes that people on campusand throughout the Common-wealth had for their flagshipuniversity.”
“No one knows the cam-
By Becca [email protected]
Public forum to discusspresidential search
See SEARCH on page 2
UK professors willweigh in on Kentucky edu-cation Tuesday night.
College of educationProfessors Wayne Lewis,Huajin Maske, JohnThelin,and Ellen Usher willdiscuss how to enhance edu-cation in the state after ascreening of the documen-tary “Race to Nowhere”Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in theCenter Theater at the UKStudent Center.
“Through my work withthe P20 Innovation Lab, Ihave had the opportunity to
interact with school teachersand administrators fromaround the Commonwealth,”P20 Motivation and Learn-ing Lab Director Ellen Ushersaid. “I am impressed withtheir commitment to look forinnovative ways to addresssome of the challenges fac-ing learners today. We willinvite students in the audi-ence to share their own per-spectives on the film duringthe community discussion tofollow the screening. ”
“Race to Nowhere” dealswith current issues inschools, including stress,cheating and disengagement.
Through student narrativesand interviews with parents,the film points to the silentepidemic in schools: cheat-ing has become common-place; students are disen-gaged; stress-related illnessand depression are rampant;and many young people ar-rive at college and the work-place unprepared and unin-spired. The film is a call toaction for families, educatorsand policy makers to chal-lenge current assumptions onhow to best prepare theyouth of America to becomehealthy, bright, contributing
By Hongchul [email protected]
Panel will discussKentucky education
See PANEL on page 2
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tual perpetrator. But the leadsoon reached a dead end.
After six more months,totaling three years in jail,VonAllmen passed anotherpolygraph test. But becauseVonAllmen was caught en-gaging in the marijuana busi-ness behind bars, his case wasdeferred for another sixmonths.
At this point VonAllmensaid he was confident hewould be released the nexttime he was to go in front ofthe parole board.
But he ultimately was de-ferred two more times for atotal of six years to completea rehabilitation program.
Finally at his fourth pa-role meeting, VonAllmen wasreleased for parole after 11years in prison.
Once he was released,VonAllmen said he had to“get back into the game of
life” and began plumbing.Fifteen years later, he read thearticle about the Kentucky In-nocence Project and the KIPslowly built a case proving hewas innocent.
The KIP ultimately foundRonald Tackett had most like-ly committed the crime, whenhis ex-wife contacted VonAll-men and described her ex-husband.
“She gave us the informa-tion of the car, the gun, andhis behaviors,” VonAllmensaid. “She just provided somuch information about thisguy… not only did she havethe information, it was sup-ported by documentation thatwe had.” However they couldnot confront Tackett becausehe had died five years afterthe crime was committed.
The Kentucky InnocenceProject built a solid case prov-ing VonAllmen’s innocencethrough eyewitness misidenti-fication and invalidated foren-sic science. The judge re-versed the conviction sayingthe evidence showed he didnot commit the crime, Von-
Allmen said.“I stand before you now,
in the midst of changing myidentity,” VonAllmen saidabout how is life has changedsince his exoneration.
“I have been a convictedsex offender for practically allmy adult life… You kind ofshrink when you say it,” Von-Allmen said.
Part of the crowd on Fri-day included third year lawstudents Natasha Farmer andLauren Nichols. Both law stu-dents have an externship withKIP in which they work withthe investigators to prove in-nocence in a murder case.
Farmer said that workingwith the KIP has been themost practical thing she hasdone in law school, and thatVonAllmen’s case shows themistakes in the legal system.
Nichols said that by lis-tening to VonAllmen speak,she is motivated to workharder on her own KIP case.
“It makes you think longand hard about putting peoplebehind bars,” Nichols said.
EXONEREEContinued from page 1
pus, in all its diversity andcomplexity, better than stu-dents, faculty and staff,”Brockman said. He saidhearing directly from thepeople most impacted by anew president is “a criticallyimportant opportunity” forthe search committee.
There will be a modera-tor at the forums to keepthem running smoothly andmake sure everyone has anopportunity to ask questions,Brockman said. The entiresearch committee will attendto receive feedback that willbe used in evaluating presi-dential candidates, he said.
Brockman hopes that theforums will be “informal andfree-wheeling” in structure.
“At the end of the day,it's also important that theentire campus, as much aspossible, feels like the voicesof everyone are heard in thisprocess.” Stuckert said.“These forums are one moreway - an important way - toensure that feedback and in-put are provided in a timelyand useful way.
“What's exciting thistime is that with technologywe'll be able to offer the op-portunity for feedback to theentire campus.”
Each forum will bestreamed live on UKNow, athttp://www.uky.edu/uknow,and Twitter updates will begiven with the hash tag#search4UKpres. Additional-ly, questions can be submit-ted via e-mail, on Fridayonly, to [email protected] forthose unable to attend the fo-
rums in person.Stuckert also encouraged
the community in a campus-wide e-mail to “Like” the of-ficial UK Presidential SearchFacebook Page, www.face-book.com/UKPres iden-tialSearch, to receive up-to-date information about thesearch.
The faculty forum willbe from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.,the student forum from10:30 to 11:30 a.m., and thestaff and administration fo-rum from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
The Presidential SearchCommittee will meet afterthe forums, at 2:30 p.m Fri-day.
SEARCHContinued from page 1
and leading citizens.UK history student Brian
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“The event of freescreening looks very interest-ing. I hope that it will behelpful for me to understand
today’s problem about thestudents’ life and might giveus the good solution tomake it better life in school,”he said.
Because space is limited,students who want to attendthis event are encouraged toregister in advance by visit-ing at http://rtnuniversity-ofkentucky.eventbrite.comand to arrive early to get aseat.
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On Saturday, the Kernelalso earned honors at theKentucky IntercollegiatePress Association Awards.Staffers won first place inthese categories: news story,
features, review, commen-tary, opinion pages, sportsfeature, front page layout,sports page layout, best spe-cial section, best news head-line, best feature headline,best sports headline, originalillustrations, sports photo,photo essay and advertisingart. The Kernel also placedfirst in the deadline writingcompetition, which was heldin conjunction with KPA’sgubernatorial forum.
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PHOTOS BY MIKE WEAVER | STAFFUK's Michael Getz during the University of Kentucky Hockey game against Wright State(OH) at Lexing-ton Ice Center in Lexington, Ky., on 1/22/11. Uk won the game 10-4
UK DEFEATS WRIGHT STATE 11-1
UK player leads the charge during the University of Kentucky Hockey game against Wright State(OH) atLexington Ice Center in Lexington, Ky., on 1/22/11. Uk won the game 10-4.
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Weighing in on weather
&MARTHAGROPPOKernel
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ANDYBURRESSKernel
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While preparing to cross South Limestoneand feeling like Washington crossing theDelaware, it hit me: I’ve been cold for threemonths. Chunks of ice were floating by and Iwas trying to figure out how to hurdle the two-foot bank of snow left on the curb by snowplows when I was eclipsed by a tidal wave ofslush.
My impromptu shower was provided cour-tesy of a smiling guy roaring by in a truck bigenough to haul Santa’s entire sleigh. The truckpulled up to an ice-encrusted meter, and a tallguy with a buzz cut, a massive coat and hugecommando boots alighted from his weapon ofdestruction.
Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing betterthan a white Christmas, skiing, sledding andchucking snowballs. But I can’t say four-wheeling through slush gives me a rush.
For one thing, launching over that two-footsnow bank would be exponentially easier if Iweren’t 5’3”.
I bet Truck Guy doesn’t have trouble open-ing the insanely heavy doors across campus toescape from 60 mph winds carrying icechunks. And I bet he doesn’t take 30 minutes toscrape the ice off his windshield because hecan actually reach across it.
I bet when Truck Guy’s buzzed hair freezeswhen he leaves the house with a wet head, hishair doesn’t instantly freeze into long spikesthat could probably skewer someone. It mostlikely doesn’t blow into his lip gloss and freezethere, either.
Truck Guy’s boots actually made sense. Canwe talk about Uggs? Admittedly, I wear a pair ofthe famously atrocious Uggs which look likemoccasins on steroids—or like ski boots madeof cardboard. Have you seen what happens toUggs when they get wet? They just get evenmore “Uggly.” Why do we wear them? They areliterally the only thing that keeps my feet warm.
Of course, maybe I shouldn’t be complain-ing about shoes. High heels on the ice? We’veall done it. Once. The dreaded winter interviewleaves you picking across ice in spike heels anda pencil skirt with only the thin sausage-casing-like film we call “hose” over your legs.
My burning envy of Truck Guy’s winterskills cooled by the time I successfully crossedSouth Limestone. I turned in time to see himsliding into a snow bank on his derriere.
Prepare as you may, you’re going to becold until March.
Gentlemen, throw out your razors. Losethe tees and sink those tired old boat shoes al-ready. The time has come to get all burly andproject your inner mountain man. It’s warm,it’s comfortable and … well it just feels right.
I’m talkin’ flannels, boots, long johns andthat trusty cut of denim. Fire’s crackling andmason jars aplenty. This isn’t the time fordainty strips of chicken either. Fill thoseplates with gargantuan slabs of meat and po-tatoes. Look up and say it with me: “I amman.”
When the weather turns frigid there arecertain rules guys have to follow.
First and foremost, we do not get seasonaldepression. We are supposed to be built forthese kinds of conditions. Do you think PaulBunyon ever whined about his hands beingtoo cold to swing an ax? No, of course not.He simply took advantage of Babe’s snottierfriends. OK maybe he didn’t go that far, butstill, he worked with what he had. We have tobe self-sufficient.
Secondly, we are motivated. We can’t for-get what’s going on underneath all those lay-ers. It’s too easy to post up with your favoritevalue meal and slip into a coma. Now I’m notsuggesting that naps are bad, or that everymeal should be worthy of a waiter, but ourbodies do tend to slow down in extreme (byour standards, at least) conditions and pound-ing McNastys probably isn’t the best alterna-tive. Summer is the unveiling of our latesttransformations. We have to be ready.
Lastly, we appreciate. I don’t care whoyou are, or what your feelings about the coldmay be; there is zero denying the beauty of asnowy winter day. Get out there and live in itbeyond simply walking to class or driving towork. Trust me, it will exhaust that pent-uptestosterone if you let it. Campfires andeverything you choose to accompany themcan keep you warm while the naggings ofback-home obligations drip away. We have tounderstand perspective.
Oh, and one more thing. Please do makesure to be prepared and keep a snow scraperhandy.
Little ladies with muddy heels are goingto be out there, and ensuring one’s safetymakes for a pretty respectable introduction.Look up and say it with me: “I am man.”
New column explores gender perspectives
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sports
other one-and-one.He knocked down both,
again.“We stuck him in for one
reason,” Calipari said. “Wewant you to have it to makefree throws. The kid goes upand makes four. He’s a fresh-man. He’s 18 years old. Na-tional television. They’remaking a run, if he missesthis, the game’s on. We maylose this game.”
UK was led by BrandonKnight’s 23 points. Halfwaythrough the second half, asSouth Carolina made its firstcharge at UK and cut the leadto 12, Knight rattled off eightstraight points for UK. Knightalso played through a knee in-jury that forced him to thebench with an ice pack for afew minutes.
And Darius Miller, who
now has five straight double-digit games, scored 18 points,two shy of a career high. Hehit a buzzer-beater at the endof the first half with a patienthop-step jumper, but it washis aggressiveness, not thehighlights, that got him going.He was attacking the paint,utilizing a spin move aroundthe basket to score points andget to the line.
As a reporter started toask Miller what he did differ-ently this game, Calipari in-terrupted to get his pointacross.
“No fadeaways,” Caliparisaid simply. “That’s what itis.”
While UK was paced byits two stars, South Carolina’swas shut down by DeAndreLiggins. Bruce , who Knightcalled “the key to their team,”scored eight points. And hegot called for a technical foulin the second half during atimeout that gave him fourfouls and took him out of thegame.
Liggins scored a singlepoint while missing all sevenof his shots, but once againhis defense proved crucial forUK. South Carolina shot 33.3percent from the floor on thegame, and nobody except forcenter Sam Muldrow (23points) scored double-digitpoints.
“We can always dependon him to lock somebodydown,” Miller said. “And wefeed off that. He did a greatjob of taking him out of thegame, and I think that was themain part of the win.”
BBALLContinued from page 1
news
A new range of seismicinstruments operating in adeep hole in western Ken-tucky will provide valuabledata on earthquake activityin the central United States.
The Kentucky Geologi-cal Survey, a UK researchcenter, drilled nearly 2,000feet to install and operate theNew Central U.S. SeismicObservatory (CUSSO), thedeepest seismic observatoryin the eastern half of theU.S.
“The bedrock in theMississippi Valley is over-lain with thick deposits ofsand, gravel and clay. Thethickness is nearly 2,000 feetin western Kentucky and in-creases to over 3,000 feet bythe time you reach Mem-phis, Tn.,” Earth and Envi-ronmental Sciences facultymember Ed Woolery said.
Woolery managed thedevelopment of CUSSOwith KGS. The sediment cansometimes amplify or alterearthquake motions, but itsextent has only been mod-eled. These geologic condi-tions are not found in otherseismically active areas inthe world. CUSSO will al-low geologists for the first
time to assess and calibratethose predictive ground mo-tions, said Woolery.
“Date collected will helpgeologists and engineers bet-ter define the earthquakehazard in the region,” saidKGS geologist ZhinmingWang. “Finding out moreabout the nature of the earth-quake hazard will have animportant effect on econom-ic development in the regionbecause data collected bythe observatory will be usedto insure that building codesand construction practicesare appropriate for mitigat-ing potential earthquakedamages in the region.”
CUSSO includes an ar-ray of earthquake-sensinginstruments and is able torecord and transmit informa-tion to KGS scientists inLexington. The observatoryis located near the center ofthe New Madrid SeismicZone, the source of severalearthquakes in 1811 and1812 which shook the east-ern half of the U.S. and partsof Canada. CUSSO expectsto acquire the most usefulinformation in the shortestamount of time. The obser-vatory recorded groundshaking at multiple depthsfrom the small Dec. 30,
2010 Indiana earthquake, ac-cording to the KGS.
The KGS installed theinstruments in a four-inchdiameter, steel-cased bore-hole that was drilled 1,950feet deep to bedrock at Sas-safras Ridge in western Ful-ton County, Ky., accordingto the KGS. CUSSO joins25 other seismic monitoringstations in the KentuckySeismic and Strong-MotionNetwork operated by theKGS.
Drilling of the boreholewas completed in late 2006.The KGS and its partnersthen applied for funding tobuild and install the instru-ments. Five partners in-volved in the project com-mitted a total of $295,652,including the U.S. Depart-ment of Energy, the Ken-tucky Research Consortiumfor Energy and the Environ-ment, the UK Department ofEarth and EnvironmentalSciences, the KGS and theU.S. Geological Survey.
“It provides our studentswith a state-of-the-art fieldlaboratory in which they cando hands-on data collectionin order to answer funda-mental scientific questions,”Woolery said.
By Eva [email protected]
UK gives new seismic data
COLUMBIA, S.C.—Asvital as Devan Downey’s of-fense was in South Carolina’s68-62 upset over the newly-anointed No. 1 Cats last year,DeAndre Liggins’ shut-downdefense was just as importantin keying the Cats’ 67-58 vic-tory in UK’s first game inColonial Life Arena since lastyear’s upset.
The role of defensive stop-per isn’t something new toLiggins (nor is it usually par-ticularly popular among play-ers) but his value in such a rolecan’t be understated on ayouthful team that has had atendency to take plays off dur-ing stretches of time.
“(DeAndre) did a great joband he always does a great jobof locking down the other’steam’s best player; we can al-ways depend on him to locksomebody down, we feed offthat and I think that was themain part of the win,” saidjunior guard Darius Miller,who met with Liggins and fel-low veteran Josh Harrellsonthis week to talk about elevat-ing their game as UK stared atthe prospect of losing theirfirst three Southeastern Con-ference road games.
Downey has since gradu-
ated from South Carolina, andthis year he was replaced withBruce Ellington, a diminutivefreshman, who led the Game-cocks in scoring (14.3 pointsper game) and assists (3.6 as-sists per game) prior to Satur-day’s contest.
As the Gamecock’s topplayer, that meant Ellingtonwas Liggins’ defensive assign-ment for much of the game.And his stat line read like youwould expect an unheraldedtrue freshman’s stat line toread after facing a defensivedynamo: eight points, four as-sists and four personal fouls in24 foul-trouble plagued min-utes.
Ellington was simply onemore victim of Liggins’ de-fense, which is born fromqualities that an opponentcan’t prepare for with a scout-ing report.
“(DeAndre’s defense is)just heart, intensity andlength,” freshman forward Ter-rence Jones said. “DeAndre isa hard-nosed defender that en-joys playing defense and lock-ing down, and you have tohave someone like that onyour team to win champi-onships.”
Impressive as Liggins’standout performance was, hisinspired defensive playseemed to have finally rubbedoff on his teammates in whatwas an all-around good defen-sive game for the Cats, wholimited South Carolina to 33.3
percent shooting. The defen-sive element was somethingthe Cats lacked in their firsttwo SEC road games.
During one stretch in thefirst half, the Gamecocks wereheld to only two field goalsfrom the 15:17 mark of thefirst half until a pair of back-to-back dunks by SamMuldrow and Damontre Har-ris with roughly 1:30 to playbefore halftime.
“(It wasn’t only Ligginsstopping Ellignton), I mean,Muldrow, we did a fairly goodjob on him, we did a good jobon pick-and-rolls,” UK headcoach John Calipari said. “Youknow, we were good defen-sively today and that leads tosome of our offense.”
Praise of any kind fromCalipari has been a rarity aftertwo poor road performances,but the Cats seem to be backon track.
He said that he had a goodfeeling about stopping SouthCarolina after enjoying a goodlunch at Waffle House.
A good gameday may ormay not start with Calipari en-joying anonymity at a SouthCarolina Waffle House. How-ever, a good gameday for theCats most always occurs whenLiggins plays stellar defenseand his team follows suit.
In Waffle House terms,Liggins’ defensive assign-ments can be described as thewaffle. Liggins is the syrupthat smothers them.
Liggins the ‘main part’ ofCats’ first SEC road win
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605 Rhodora Ridge, www.gotrapp.com, 3BR/2.5BA,finished basement. Treed backyard. $155,000. Firsttime homeowner financing available $1,029/month.Carrie 859-983-2700
Duplex for Sale: For information and to view visit:http://www.homesbyowner.com/51391, $145,000 w/orealtor fees! Call 859-699-1177 or email: [email protected]
938 Lane Allen Road, EXCELLENT investment forrental income, 5 to 7 bedrooms, 3 full baths,inground swimming pool, off street parking for up to6 vehicles, quality built home, well maintained, allelectric updated. Convenient to hospitals, UK, shop-ping $179,500. Call or Text Pepper Woolwine, TurfTown Properties, 859-327-1896 Equal HousingOpportunity
For Rent1 Bedroom
Efficiency - 2 blocks to UK! Starting at $325. Someinclude utilities. Call 859-523-2363 or www.touch-stonerentals.com
1 bedroom - 2 blocks to UK! Starting at $395. Someinclude utilities. Call 859-523-2363 or www.touch-stonerentals.com
Great Value and a lot of space: 1BR & Study or 2ndBR. Low Electric Heat. Off Richmond Road.$495/month. 494-5058
Studios on Maxwell, $550 - $700/month. Walk tocampus. 859-221-0056
Large Efficiency Apartment, $440 /month + Electric,Perfect location for those attending UK, 1/2 blockfrom Main Campus 1 block from Main Library,Grocery, Laundry within walking distance,Unfurnished Call 859-270-6860 Anytime
Living Room/Bedroom Combination. Stove, refriger-ator furnished. 1 person. $550/month, all utilitiespaid. 269-2557
1BR Waller Ave. Hardwood and tile floors. Freeinternet and cable TV. Available January 1st.$465/mo. 859-494-8075, [email protected]
1BR Center Court, all appliances, $985/mo. plus utili-ties, Great view, great location, covered parking!859-221-0056
541 Columbia Avenue: 1BR House for Rent.$395/month + utilities. Free parking behind house.W/D included. Perfect for UK students. Call 937-838-3399.
For Rent/Sublease: 1BR/1BA, shared with one maleroommate. Tanning, Fitness, Parking Included.$499/month + split utilities. THE LEX on S. Broadway.Email [email protected].
1BR/1BA on Rose Street. $375/month, plus utilities.Call 859-948-5000
1BR Luxury Apartment, across from B&E Building.Utilities paid. Available January 1st. $595/mo. Call859-621-3128
588 West Short: Spacious 1BD Apartment, FormalEntry. Living Room & Dining Room, plus Courtyard &W/D. $685/month. 494-5058 or 967-6516
$534 Room for Rent in 3 bedroom apt. Near Campus,Private Living. Call 859-226-5600
2 Bedroom
2 bedroom - 2 blocks to UK! Starting at $350 per BR.Call 859-523-2363 or www.touchstonerentals.com
2BR/2BA, Griffin Gate. 2-Car garage, 24-hour securi-ty, gated community. $1,275/mo. Pool, fitness, tennis,golf. 859-396-9811 or [email protected]
2BR/1BA Available Now. Walk to campus or CentralBaptist. $675/month. 576-5720
2BR/1BA, 187 Sioux. Central air, all appliances. 1garage space. Available now. 859-338-8351
For Rent: Exceptional 2BR/1BA, 1300 sq ft; LivingRm; Dining Rm, 201 Preston Ave., Jan 1, No pets,$895 plus utilities. 333-5147
2BR/1BA on Rose Street. Very spacious.$595/month, plus utilities. Call 859-948-5000
Unfurnished Woodland Apartment, 2BR/1BA,$595/month. 552-4147
2BR/1.5BA, W/D Hookup, Clubhouse with pool. Allnew windows, Sutherland Drive, 2-story. $600/mo.576-8844
2BR Apartment, Rose Street, $595/mo + utilities, 859-948-5000
3 Bedroom
3 bedroom - 2 blocks to UK! Starting at $385 per BR.Call 859-523-2363 or www.touchstonerentals.com
3BR/2BA Condo walking distance to UK. Lots ofStorage. Washer/Dryer. Open kitchen andliving/laminate wood. Ground floor. Fresh custompaint. 3 reserved parking spots. Utilities included.$1200. Pics available. [email protected]
3 Bedrooms, 5 Min walk to campus, W/D,Dishwasher, off-street parking, all electric, $1050-$1200/month 859-351-9473, www.burtonproperty.net
3BR/2BA House, 419 Springhill, near UK, basement,off-street parking, very clean, $975/month, refer-ences & deposit, pet [email protected]
3BR/1BA Houses. Walk to campus. 3 to choosefrom. State, Waller, University area. Nice! Leasebegins 8/01/11. 859-539-5502
3BR/1BA, Recently remodeled. $1,200/month. 480 S.Ashland Ave. 859-333-1786
3BR/1.5BA House. Newly remodeled with 2-cargarage. Walking distance to campus onNicholasville Road. Short-term lease available.$995/month + utilities. 255-0922
Deluxe 3BR/2BA, 250 Lexington Ave. Short walk tocampus. All electric. No Pets! $1,050/mo. + utilities.277-4680 or (cell) 619-2468
3 Bedroom apartment for rent, 1 mile from campus,$1,050/month includes all utilities. Consists of all of2nd floor of a large renovated older house inKenwick area, 321-C Given Avenue, central air, off-street parking, large deck, available January 1st orFebruary 1st, 2011. 6-month or 1-year lease-1stmonth's rent paid with lease - $900 deposit,[email protected] or 859-351-1593
3BR/1.5 BA Charming House. Walking distance tocampus, on Nicholasville Road. Newly remodeled,with 2-car garage and basement. $999/month plusutilities. 255-0922
Campus Downs, 3BR/2BA, W/D, Very Clean, perfectfor UK students. $900/month + utilities Call (859)257-2356 or 224-7050.
House for Rent: Catskill Court, (15 min. from cam-pus). 3BR/1BA, completely renovated. Fenced. Nosmoking, no pets. $725/mo. 859-489-1593
Beautiful Tates Creek Duplex, 3BR/2BA, Garage, Allelectric, $895/mo. 263-3740
3BR Apartment off University, $700/mo + gas & elec-tric, 859-948-5000
4 Bedroom
4 bedroom - 2 blocks to UK! Houses - Starting at
$405 per BR, w/d, parking. Call 859-523-2363 orwww.touchstonerentals.com
4BR/2.5BA New construction Townhouse, Red MileRoad. All electric, large bedrooms, security system,W/D, Hardwood flooring. August lease,$1,550/month. 859-489-0908
4BR/2BA, 5 Min walk to campus, W/D, Dishwasher,off-street parking, $1340-$1600/month 859-351-9473,www.burtonproperty.net
208 Conn Terr, 4BR/2BA, W/D, 859-361-4811
209-B Waller, 4BR/2BA, W/D, 859-361-4811
4BR/2BA HOUSES! By Campus! Huge rooms.Awesome yards/decks. Parking. All Appliances. Allelectric. Won’t last. $300/mo. 859-333-1388
4BD/2BA Houses. Walk to campus. Several tochoose from. State, Waller, University area. Leasebegins 8/01/11. Very nice! 859-539-5502.
AWESOME TATES CREAK area 4BR/2.5BA, 2-cargarage, huge deck, backs to trees, $999/mo. 859-264-8181
NEW and Nearly NEW 4BR HOMES – Only a fewleft, very nice. Close to campus. View at lexington-homeconsultants.com. Showing daily. Call or textJames McKee, Builder/Broker 859-221-7082
5 Bedroom
5 bedroom - 1 block to UK! Houses - Starting at $405per BR, w/d, parking. Call 859-523-2363 orwww.touchstonerentals.com
5BR/2BA, 5 Min walk to campus, W/D, Dishwasher,off-street parking, all electric, $1875/month 859-351-9473, www.burtonproperty.net
5BR/3BA Gorgeous Ashland Park home convenientto UK. Hardwoods. Big porch. Walk to Starbucks,Restaurants. Great schools. $2500/mo. AvailableJune. Call 859-420-9901
5BR Walking distance. Extra nice. Hardwood floors,W/D, Summer Porch. $1,875/month, 576-5720
5BR/3BA NEW HOUSE! By Campus! Huge rooms.Awesome yards/decks. Parking. All Appliances. Allelectric. Won’t last. $350/mo. 859-333-1388
5BR/2&3BA Houses. Walk to campus. Several tochoose from. State, Waller, University area.Porches, W/D included. D/W, Parking. Very nice!Lease 8/01/11.Sign now for best available! 859-539-5502.
5BR House off Alumni, Large fenced yard, W/D. Call502-494-4598
6 Bedroom
6 bedroom - 1 block to UK! Starting at $415 per BR,w/d, 2 kitchens, parking. Call 859-523-2363 orwww.touchstonerentals.com
6BR/3BA NEW HOME! By Campus! Huge rooms.Awesome yards/decks. Parking. All Appliances. Allelectric. Won’t last. $350/mo. 859-333-1388
1-9 Bedroom Listings
7BR/3BA Duplex, $357/ea Walk to campus, 2kitchens, 2 W/D. Can split to 3BR & 4BR.Patriotrentalsllc.com. 433-0996
3, 4, 5 & 6 Bedroom Houses in center of campus,[email protected] or 859-433-2692
1-6 bedroom houses and apartments for rent, easywalk to campus www.wildcatproperties.com 859-255-4188
1, 2, & 3 Bedroom Apartments, Wildcat Textbooksblock, across from B & E Building. Showing now forfall semester. 859-621-3128
4-6BR Rentals Near Campus, W/D included,www.myuk4rent.com. Call Kevin @ 859-619-3232
Houses for rent. All sizes. Walk to campus. Porches,parking, W/D, D/W. Very nice! Waller, State,University area. Choose early for best selection.Lease begins 8/01/11. 859-539-5502
Now Pre-Leasing for Fall Semester, 1-5BR Houses,www.waynemichaelproperties.com or 859-513-1206
$750 Houses, University & State, extra parking, nice-ly updated, large, common rooms, rare deals. (484)326-1954
Available - studios w/flex space. Charming apart-ments within walking distance to UK campus. CallBrenda at (859) 327-1696 for more information aboutour community and move-in specials.
4 or 3BR/2BA Renovated Home by campus, 1105Crescent, All electric, all appliances. Spring Lease,$300 per person. 859-229-4991
Need person to Sub-Lease Apartment at 524Angliana. $499/mo. Sub-lease before 1st of monthand get ½ off that month’s rent. 270-604-1405
257 E. Lowry. 2-4BR/1BA. $725/mo. No pets. 533-1261
RENT REDUCED - 2, 3, or 6 Bedroom Apts Available.Central Heating and Air. Off Street Parking. Walk toUK. 859.338.7005.
2,3&4BR Townhomes, close to shopping, school &library. Would provide all lawn care. Floor plans areavailable on website, www.bgfinehomes.com. CallMarion at 621-7894
9BR House, 3BA, off Rose St. 5800 sq ft, $1600/mo +utilities, 859-948-5000
Office Space
Professional Office Space for Lease. Newly remod-eled. Euclid Avenue, 1,025 sq. ft., move-in ready.$1,500/month. Call 859-333-3393
Parking
Were you cold walking to class today? $300/Semester.Across from B & E Building. 859-621-3128
Parking Spaces Available, $295/Semester, 423Aylesford PL. Check out google maps to see amaz-ing Location, Call 859-270-6860 Anytime
HelpWanted
PART-TIME SALES. Have you seen the cool handleson board the Wildcat shuttle buses? High FiveAdvertising is looking for students to sell advertisingto local businesses. This is a great way for advertis-ers to get their messages in front of the students.Please send your resume to Gregg [email protected]
Part-time lab-tech position in research laboratory.Please email [email protected] for more information.
Student transportation needed. 3:30 to 5:30 Mondaythrough Friday. $20 per day. Please call 859 559-7141
Meter operator needed Monday, Wednesday, andFriday from 4:30p-7:30p $8/hour. Email resumes [email protected]
RUNNER POSITIONS AVAILABLE in large down-town Lexington Law office. Start dates immediate.Must be able to work Tuesdays and Thursdays.Email resume to [email protected] or fax to 859/367-3827
tanworld, Palomar Center, next to Malone’s, is hiringsmiling faces for tanning consultants. Call 859-983-4202
Lifeguards and Pool managers needed. PPM is hir-ing for clubs and waterparks in Lex, Lou andRichmond. $7.50 – $13.00/hour. [email protected] for application.
Childcare/Nanny Spring Semester Help Needed for3 children in our home. $9/hour. Good driving recordand references required. 859-232-7944
Leasing agent wanted for campus area properties,considerable afternoon availability required, sendresume to [email protected]
COMMON GROUNDS: Looking for baristas. Lookingfor energetic leaders who like to work hard andhave fun. Print off application at commonground-soflexington.com or email [email protected].
Dishwasher/kitchen helper needed for Fridays, 12:45P.M. to 2:30 P.M. and Saturdays, 11:00 A.M. to 2:30P.M. at smoke-free senior living community in ChevyChase. Police report and references required. CallTom Dickerson or Kelly Weber for details at 266-2581.
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Baptist Church looking for Minister of Music. Paidposition. Please send resume’ to Great CrossingsBaptist Church, 1061 Stamping Ground Road,Georgetown, KY 40324
KY Class Notes now hiring note takers. Apply onlineat KYClassNotes.com
Part-time child care help wanted. Looking forresponsible individual(s) to work two daily shifts inour home, Monday thru Friday, 7:30am - 9am and3:45pm - 6:15pm. Must have own reliable trans-portation and excellent references. If interestedplease phone 859-263-3078
Part time, farm work, Jessamine County, install wirefence, cut grass & weeds, basic carpentry,repair/paint fence, tractor experience desirable.$8.00/hour. Motivated, reliable, disciplined individ-ual only accepted. Send resume to: email:[email protected]; fax: 859 223-4658
Part-time PM Kennel. Apply in person RichmondRoad Veterinary Clinic, 3270 Richmond Road, 859-263-5037
Receptionist needed. Light office duty. $9/hr. Part-time: Thursdays 3:00-7:00pm & Saturdays 9:00-5:00.Email resumes to: [email protected] or call 859-277-9150
Administrative assistant for local CPA firm Monday,Wednesday and Fridays beginning in January 2011.Duties include assembly of tax returns, use of Word,Excel & billing system, receptionist, filing and deliv-eries. Please fax resume to 219-3339 attn: Lisa oremail to [email protected]
In-home childcare needed South LexingtonMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday 12–4; Thursday,Friday 9-4. References [email protected]
Medical Helper in a Plasma Center - Part or FullTime. No Experience Needed. Flexible Schedulesbut must be able to work Weekends, until 10pmWeekdays and during the Holidays. 1840 OxfordCircle. Apply for Donor Support or ReceptionTechnician at www.cslplasma.com "Careers" and [email protected] know you applied.
Part-time PM Kennel. Apply in person RichmondRoad Veterinary Clinic, 3270 Richmond Road, 859-263-5037
SITTER NEEDED for 2 elementary girls in home nearcampus. Education major preferred. 3-6pm [email protected] with references please.
Ramsey’s Diner now hiring servers. Apply at anyand all locations M-F between 2:00-5:00pm.
TONY ROMA’S now hiring servers and hosts. Applyin person Monday through Thursday between 2-4.161 Lexington Green Circle. 859-272-7526.
Help Needed: Specialty Food & Kitchenware Shop.Position A: Person with sales and merchandisingskills for Kitchen & Giftware Department. Position B:Person for Deli and Specialty Food Counter. Pick upapplications at counter. The Mouse Trapp, 3323Tates Creek Road, Lansdowne Shoppes, 269-2958
Work/Study & Earn at the same time. If you have aclass schedule that permits & reliable transporta-tion, you could work for Lifeline escorting our elder-ly clients to dr. visits, shopping, etc. CALL: LifelineHomecare, Inc. 859-273-2708 or email:[email protected].
Opening for Wait-Staff, Yesterday’s Billiards Room,Convention Center. Apply in person.
"Monkey Joe's”, Lexington's premier children'sindoor entertainment center, is seeking FUN HIGH-ENERGY employees. Apply in person at 1850 Bryant
Rd. Suite 120. [email protected] or call 264-0405for more info.
BARTENDING! UP TO $250 a day. No exp.Necessary. Training provided. 800-965-6520 x-132
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PersonalsLEARN TO SWING DANCE WITH THE HEPCATS!Great way to meet people, plus good exercise.Beginner Class starts January 24. Only $30 forthe entire 6-week class.www.Luv2SwingDance.com; 859-420-2426:[email protected]
New Year’s Resolution 2011! Wanna QuitTobacco? University Health Service has anAppointment for that. iThink…iQuit…iConquer isthe program for YOU. FREE QUIT KITS, NICOTINEREPLACEMENT PATCHES AND GUM available!Email us for more info at [email protected]
Want to Jump out of an Airplane? Go Sky Diving forfun. www.jumpingforfunskydiving.com, 502-648-3464
WantedResearchers are recruiting social drinkers with orwithout ADHD for studies concerning the effects ofalcohol. Looking for Male and Female participantsbetween 21-35 years of age. All participants arecompensated for their time. Please call 257-5794.
RoommatesWanted
1-2 Roommates Wanted for House in center of cam-pus. [email protected] or 859-433-2692
Roommate Needed. Extremely nice. All utilities,Cable TV & Highspeed Internet included. Dennis @859-083-0726. www.sillsbrothers.com
Female Roommate Wanted: Female Student a Must.1BR for sub-lease, near UK. $375/month + utilities.Available immediately. 859-588-5757
Female Roommate Wanted, 5BR House on campus.January-July. $375/month + utilities. Contact 859-250-7071
Lost &Found
FOUND- TI-84 plus calculator in room CB 207.Contact the Math department, 257-6802, to claim.
TravelBAHAMAS SPRING BREAK: $189 – 5 days or $239 –7 days. All prices include round trip luxury cruisewith food, accommodations on the island at yourchoice of thirteen resorts. Appalachia Travel 1-800-867-5018, www.BahamaSun.com
This is a response to Amanda Wallace's article, "Whois to Blame?," featured in the Jan. 21 edition of the Ken-tucky Kernel.
Promoting the notion that crosshairs on a map playeda significant role in the recent Arizona shooting is al-most as absurd as continuing to claim Obama was notborn in America.
I realized that Wallace ended with placing the blameon the shooter, with which I agree, but the reference toPalin's campaign material having been a major cause (aswell as the comment regarding magazine size) is notonly pointless, but fuels the fires of ignorant hateful par-tisanship.
If Calipari comes out before a game and says, “Let'skill 'em,” (he's said worse, so I’ve read), and incidental-ly a random lunatic shoots members of the opposingteam, will we hold Calipari liable for prompting a shoot-ing? Of course not; that would be completely absurd.
Wallace knows this. All this Palin blame-gamecomes down to is partisan fear-mongering.
Don't like the president? Deny the facts and say heisn't a citizen.
Don't like an opposing political group? Go writeabout how they're prompting murderous rampages.
I think it's a sad irony that the adjacent article callsfor less partisanship and coming together.
M. Nolan GrayPhilosophy and Political Science freshman
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