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Wikipedia is now being incorporated intoone UK classroom.
Students in Economics and Public Policy,taught by Eugenia Toma, Ph.D., are workingon writing and editing articles for the free en-cyclopedia website.
The Wikipedia Public Policy Initiativepartners with professors at 32 different univer-sities across the country. These professors as-sign their students to write Wikipedia articlesas part of their class.
The Wikimedia Foundation offers supportin syllabus assistance, trains campus ambassa-dors and provides online ambassadors to beavailable to students.
Toma said she was excited to be part of thePublic Policy Initiative.
“I got an email over the summer asking ifwe were interested in being involved. UsuallyI have a big project during the semesters; I’vedone term papers, I’ve done debates. I reallylike this idea of Wikipedia project,” Toma said.
Ben Norton, the UK Wikipedia Ambassa-dor, was one of the first Wikipedia CampusAmbassadors to be trained in the program.
Part of his responsibilities include workingwith faculty members, giving presentationsabout Wikipedia, training students in editingand running in-class lab sessions for studentsto gain experience with Wikipedia.
“We are very, very rapidly moving into anInternet-based society,” Norton said. “Workingwith Wikipedia, understanding how it works
ClassroomsembraceWikipedia
By Ellen Baker
See WIKIPEDIA on page 2
UK class edits, writesonline encyclopedia
PHOTO BY KIRSTEN HOLLIDAY| STAFFAgricultural biotechnology junior Micah Fielden was elected to be the next Student Government President.
UK students will have theopportunity to observe a civicdiscussion on Thursday in-volving Jim Leach, the chair-man of the National Endow-ment for the Humanities.
Leach has been travelingthe country on a two-year civ-il discourse tour in which hediscusses American civility,and will speak at UK with stu-dents about how to improvecivic education in Kentucky.
The dialogue begins withan introductory roundtablediscussion of the Henry Clay-Sandra Day O’Connor CivicEducation Act for Kentucky.It will be followed directlywith Leach’s conversationwith students at 3:45 p.m.
Student representatives
from Tates Creek HighSchool’s International Bac-calaureate program, the eighthgrade social studies class ofChrist the King School andstudents from Fall 2010 fresh-man Discovery Seminar Pro-gram course, “Citizen Ken-tucky: Journalism andDemocracy,” will be in atten-dance to share their view-points with Leach.
Lindsey Austin, a journal-ism freshman and a memberof the DSP study, played alarge role in the planning ofthe forum, and will host theconversation with the chair-man.
“I've loved working withthe kids. That's probably beenmy favorite part so far and I'mreally excited to hear whatthey have to say next Thurs-day and how the Chairmanwill respond,” Austin said. “Iknow they'll be great.”
Buck Ryan, the director ofthe Citizen Kentucky Projectof UK's Scripps HowardFoundation, has collaboratedwith the Kentucky HumanitiesCouncil and the Kentucky Ad-vocates for Civic Education toarrange the discussion, andwas able to obtain seven co-sponsors from UK.
“We are especially happywith the event at the NilesGallery organized by LindseyAustin,” said Virginia Carter,the executive director of Ken-tucky Humanities Council,Inc. “Chairman Leach looksforward to an opportunity tolearn about the Henry Clay-Sandra Day O'Connor bill,and then respond to studentquestions regarding their ef-fort.”
At the event, food will beprovided preliminarily in addi-tion to music by Laurel Fugal.
“If anyone is at all inter-ested in civic education orcivic discourse, this event willbe a great event to attend andan even better opportunity tonetwork with some pretty in-fluential people in that realm,”Austin said.
Kentucky Secretary ofState Elaine Walker will beone of the civic leaders whowill be in attendance. She re-cently bestowed Lindsey
UK hostscivic
discussion
By Jarrod Thacker
Jim Leachbrings civil
discourse tour
If you goWhat: Civil Discourse TourWhen: Thursday at 3 p.m.Where: Niles Gallery of theFine Arts LibraryAdmission: Free and open tothe public
Although recently electedStudent Government president,Micah Fielden wants people to
know one thing:he’s a regularcollege student.
Fielden, ana g r i c u l t u r a lbiotechnologyjunior who ranu n c o n t e s t e dalongside VicePresident NikkiHurt, promised
a platform that centered on opencommunication and transparency.Although a student leader, Field-en would like to remain on thesame level as other students andbe as approachable as possible.
“It’s an impression in somestudents’ minds that the SGApresident cannot be reached,”Fielden said. “I’m a student justlike everyone else.”
While Fielden would like to
remain approachable to his peers,he would also like his policies tobe visible as well.
Students can see the tangibleprograms, like Tally Cats and theCats Cruiser, but it’s what stu-dents may not be able to see thatdrives the university, Fielden said.
“What they don’t see, theyhear about, like increases in tu-ition,” he said.
Fielden said past administra-tions have been proficient in es-tablishing visible, student-friendlyprograms, but he hopes to makean impact on the intangible pro-grams that are the most important.
Fielden and Hurt plan to fre-quent Frankfort to ensure betterlives for students. While Fieldenwill not promise a stop to tuitionhikes, he can guarantee a valianteffort.
“I’m not saying I’m going tostop tuition increases. They’regoing to happen,” he said. “Iwant to be in Frankfort with Nik-ki and other students to get moremoney for the university.”
As the senate president,
Fielden helped start the WildcatInterest Group. Based on Missis-sippi State University’s BulldogInterest Group, WIG ensures aUK presence in the Kentuckylegislature. The group hopes tosecure tuition caps and to giveUK the ability to sell bonds forlarger projects, Fielden said.
UK’s representation in thelegislature is not limited to stu-dents, Fielden said. Faculty andstaff also bear the weight of thetough financial times facing theschool and state.
“We have to make sureeveryone is sharing the burdenequally,” he said. “I know stu-dents have increasing tuition, butI know teachers have cappedsalaries. Students aren’t the onlyone bearing the brunt right now.”
Fielden’s compassion for oth-ers reaches beyond the politicalrealm. He aspires to help peoplein need and is currently debatinggoing to law or medical school.Regardless of his education,Fielden hopes to remain involved
SG president elect seekstransparency for next year
By Patrick T. Sullivan
Fielden to replace two-term Ryan Smith
See SG on page 2
Smith
One campus resource is aiming to help stu-dents get into graduate school.
Academic Enhancement is offering coursesfor students, especially seniors, to take to pre-pare for the Graduate Record Exam in both themath and verbal sections.
A math section workshop will be held onMay 14 and a verbal section workshop on May21, both workshops are from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Jessalyn Ubellacker, a GRE/GMAT in-structor at Academic Enhancement, said bothcourses are $100 to register.
According to a news release, students whoattend will get two full-length practice exams,a pizza lunch and four hours of instruction,which includes test-taking strategies and con-tent review.
The workshops are a place for students tolearn about the graduate school admissionsexam and to get to know what will be present-ed on the exam, Ubellacker said.
“What these workshops are is an opportu-nity for students to get that head start on prep-ping for the GRE, for admission to graduateschool,” Ubellacker said.
Ubellacker urged students who need totake the exam to take it prior to the changesthat will occur to the test later in the year.
“The GRE is changing forms August 1,”said Ubellacker. “This is the last opportunityfor students to take a prep course here at theUniversity of Kentucky in order to prepare forthe GRE before it changes.”
Megan Beach, the assistant director of Ac-ademic Enhancement, said Academic En-hancement has and continues to offer a coursethrough the semester for GRE prep, but theone-time course has been in the works for sev-eral months.
“We wanted to offer something to studentsand citizens thinking about going back toschool and preparing for the GRE in a fastquick way,” Beach said.
The one-time course will help others fromoutside the UK community to be able to take the
By Drew [email protected]
Program helpsprepare students
for GRE
See GRE on page 3
Academic Enhancementoffers courses
WASHINGTON —An Oval Office meetingTuesday morning yield-ed no deal on a finalbudget resolution, rais-ing the specter of a gov-ernment shutdown atweek's end.
President Obamahad called Tuesday'smeeting in an effort tofinalize a deal that De-mocrats have said waswithin reach but Repub-licans had yet to coa-lesce around.
Participants includ-ed Vice President JoeBiden; House SpeakerJohn Boehner, R-Ohio;Senate Majority LeaderHarry Reid, D-Nev.;and the chairmen of theHouse and Senate Ap-propriations Commit-tees, Rep. Hal Rogers,R-Ky., and Sen. DanielInouye, D-Hawaii.
In a statement re-leased after leaving theWhite House, Boehner'soffice said there was a“good discussion” butthat Republicans wouldnot accept a deal “that
fails to make realspending cuts.”
The most recentstopgap spending planexpires Friday night,and failure to pass anew bill by then wouldresult in the first gov-ernment shutdown sincePresident Bill Clintonbattled with congres-sional Republicans inthe mid-1990s. Houserules require any pro-posed legislation to beposted online 72 hoursbefore a vote, whichmeans a deal mustcome by day's end.
House Republicanssay their preference is tomove legislation fund-ing the government forthe remainder of the2011 fiscal year, butthey have offered yetanother short-term ex-tension — this time justone week — to avoid ashutdown.
That plan would ac-celerate the rate of cutsfor domestic programsthat lawmakers haveagreed to in past exten-sions _ from $2 billionper week to $12 billion.Democrats are unlikelyto support such a meas-
ure, however, and theWhite House was non-committal Tuesdaymorning.
“We believe that wecan reach an agreementon funding for the fullyear if people sit arounda table in a good-faitheffort to approach thisin a reasonable way,”press secretary Jay Car-
ney told reporters be-fore the meeting.
Democrats say thereis agreement on the lev-el of cuts a final dealwould include $33 bil-lion and that the stick-ing point was how toachieve that amount,from cuts to either dis-cretionary or mandatoryprograms.
Budget meeting inconclusive
By Michael A. Memoli
MCT
MCTA meeting between Obama and John Boehner wasinconclusive, raising concern of a government shutdown.
Obama, Boehner can’treach an agreement
See CIVIC on page 3
Bat CatsRead about the game with Xavier online
CanuckA Canadian’s thoughts from Houston online
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Today's Birthday (04/06/11). Newbusiness opportunities aboundthis year. Don't delay puttingideas into action. Continue evolv-ing and be willing to make mis-takes. Each one comes with a les-son, and some can be learned at abargain.To get the advantage, check theday's rating: 10 is the easiest day,0 the most challenging.Aries (March 21-April 19) —Today is a 9 — Great businessopportunities arise. Find outwhere to get the best deal. Makeyour move. Put the money yousave in the bank. Your luck hasjust improved immensely. Contem-plate recent revelations.Taurus (April 20-May 20) —Today is a 9 — It's easy to takelife with a sense of humor today,which is always useful, evenwhen projects move along easily.Rely on a trustworthy person. Dis-cover abundance at home.Gemini (May 21-June 21) —Today is an 8 — It's a good timeto tune out the din of the conver-sation and just focus on some-thing you really want to learn. Get
lost in study. Don't expect immedi-ate results.Cancer (June 22-July 22) —Today is a 9 — Today you make adeep connection with a partnerand discover a hidden treasure.Share the load to get to it, andprepare to take advantage of alucky break.Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Todayis a 9 — Your confidence seemslimitless, so let it rip. It serves youwell. Count your blessings, andget ready to switch directions.Keep your sense of humor andyour wits about you.Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) —Today is an 8 — You have morethan expected. Go ahead andmake people laugh, but don't trytoo hard. Just be yourself andshare your brilliance. There arelots of reasons to smile.Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) —Today is a 7 — You're especiallysensitive now to the little thingsthat make life special, and thisattention magnifies how abundantthey are. Accept a generous offer.Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) —Today is a 7 — Others are sayingnice things about you. Now is agood time to cultivate your rela-
tionships and take things to thenext level. The action is behindthe scenes.Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)— Today is an 8 — Laughing atoneself is the best therapy forlong days of work. Remember totake breaks so that you don't losefocus on your goals. Get enoughsleep.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) —Today is a 7 — Continue your cre-ative streak. Use your sense ofhumor to help you surpass obsta-cles. Your assets grow. Listencarefully to the challenge, andtake charge.Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) —Today is a 9 — Abundance isavailable. Build a cozy nest, andline it with comfort. Upgrade yourhome to support your futuredreams, and be supportive of thedreams of others.Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) —Today is a 9 — It's a good time totake a short trip, or maybe just ahike up the trail. Find satisfactionin your career. Success is almostinevitable. Exceed expectations.
Congratulations on that iPad purchase.Now that you've finished playing Angry Birds,it's time to take that thing into the kitchen andlet it do something useful for you.
Here are some indispensable apps that turnyour iPad into a supreme source of culinaryknowledge:
How to Cook EverythingMaybe it's insane to talk about something
being cheap if you have already paid $500 ormore for an iPad, but New York Times foodcolumnist Mark Bittman's iPad version of"How To Cook Everything" is an obscene val-ue at $9.99. Featuring more than 2,000 recipesfrom his acclaimed cookbook, which carries alist price of $35, the app takes the same sim-ple-is-better approach.
Just like the printed version, it containslarge, concisely written sections on tech-niques, equipment and ingredients. Want toknow what four pans are essential for theoven? The three knives that are most essen-tial? How long you can store a persimmon?All of these are covered with an intuitive de-sign that lets users navigate quickly betweensections.
But all of this is in print. What makes it agreat app?
For starters, the recipes can instantly ex-port to a shopping list for you. Thinking aboutcooking a meal but can't decide? You can flipthrough the recipes and build a favorites' listthat is always accessible and editable at thebottom of the page. It has built-in social net-
working functionality for Twitter and Face-book if you want to share what you're cookingwith friends.
Perhaps the most useful feature, however,is the on-screen timer that can be set duringcooking. A button moves the iPad into a "con-stant on" mode that prevents the screen fromdimming, something particularly handy whenyour hands are covered in food. If you onlybuy one kitchen app, this is the one.
Bread Baking BasicsThis app is derived from Michael
Ruhlman's excellent book "Ratio," in which helays out a case for learning the underlying fun-damentals of cooking rather than beingchained to a specific recipe.
"The fact is, there are hundreds of thou-sands of recipes out there, but few of themhelp you to be a better cook in any substantialway," he writes. "In fact, they may hurt you asa cook by keeping you chained to recipes.Getting your hands on a ratio is like being giv-en a key to unlock those chains. Ratios freeyou."
And in this way, Bread Baking Basics($1.99) is 180 degrees different than almostevery other cooking app. It provides userswith an outline for making different types ofbread without going into the infinite ways itcan be customized. That's for you to decide.
A step-by-step pictorial walks usersthrough the process from measuring to fin-ished loaf. The app is, essentially, a giant, il-lustrated calculator.
The genius is in how it demystifies bread-making and practically dares users to maketheir own bread on a regular basis.
An Apple in the kitchen
MCT
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and learning about the society that goes alongwith it is absolutely crucial. It would be hardfor me to overemphasize how important thesethings will be in the years to come.”
James Woodward, a public policy mas-ters student, is in Toma’s course and is work-ing on a Wikipedia project this semester. Hesaid he thinks that the Public Policy Initia-tive shows great promise.
“It is interesting to learn about specificissues of public policy economics and poten-tially share them with others throughWikipedia,” Woodward said.
LiAnna Davis, a communications associ-ate at the Wikimedia Foundation, was alsoexcited about the project and its potential toenhance the future of Wikipedia.
“Through this project, we're hoping toboth improve the quality of Wikipedia arti-cles and make academia understand thatWikipedia's a great first step in research —you shouldn't cite it in a paper, but youshould look at the references section of arti-cles to find the primary sources you shoulduse to cite,” Davis stated.
WIKIPEDIAContinued from page 1
in politics in some way.“As a doctor, I can help one person on a
one-on-one basis everyday,” Fielden said.“Even though people don’t know it, politicshelps people on an individual level everyday.
They affect on a global scale. The reach ofpolitics is immeasurable.”
Fielden got into Student Government dur-ing his freshman year when he ran for fresh-man senate and won. The next year, he ranunaffiliated and lost, but as the second-highestvote-getter he returned to the senate whensomeone resigned. This school year, heserved as senate president.
In addition to his experience in collegiatestudent government, Fielden also served onstudent government at Lexington ChristianAcademy and is currently president of DeltaSigma Phi Fraternity.
“He has a pretty good grasp on the is-sues,” outgoing President Ryan Smith saidprior to the election. “The transition willhopefully be seamless.”
Smith stressed the importance of a goodstaff, saying his administration functionedwell because of teamwork.
Fielden said he will be careful about pick-ing his staff. He encourages students from allbackgrounds to apply and expects a large ap-
plicant pool. As for his campaign ticket, which swept
the election, Fielden said he is very confidentin the job his endorsees will do.
“They’re very capable, intelligent peoplewho know student government very well,” hesaid. “We feel very comfortable with thehands the senate will be in.”
With confidence in his staff and a plan fornext school year, Fielden said he wants to im-prove what Smith and others developed.
“The programs now are great,” he said.“We want to take the strengths and makethem better.”
SGContinued from page 1
By Steve Cavendish
MCT
“It’s an impression in somestudents’ minds that the SGA
president cannot be reached.”MICAH FIELDENSG president-elect
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 | PAGE 3
course, including people fromEastern Kentucky Universityand beyond, Beach said.
“They may not have timeto come in and take the fullcourse, but they may be ableto come in on a Saturday andget the skills needed for mathand verbal (sections) to suc-
ceed on the GRE,” she said. The courses are capped at
25 people, but Academic En-hancement is willing to addother courses if enough peo-ple show interest, both Ubel-lacker and Beach said.
For more information orto register, visitwww.uky.edu/UGS/study/prepcourses.php. Any questionscan be directed to Ubellackeror Amanda Smith at 859-257-1356.
GREContinued from page 1
Austin and Gary Hermann, ajournalism freshman, with thetitle of Kentucky Colonel andgave the other students Com-monwealth Ambassador dis-tinctions.
For those interested butunable to attend, the discus-sion will also be part of a livewebcast for Wildcat StudentTelevision.
Jim Leach will also beparticipating in his ownevent, “Words Do Matter,” atFasig-Tipton's Sales Pavilionin Lexington. It is free andopen to the public.
CIVICContinued from page 1
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features
Fashion designer Christian Siriano istaking “mess” to a whole other level.
After winning season four of Bravo’shit series, Project Run-way, Siriano has goneabove and beyond any-thing he has everdreamed of. Despitebeing the youngestwinner of the series, hehas gone on to collabo-rate with big time fash-ion labels such asPuma, Saks Fifth Av-enue, Bluefly, Victo-ria’s Secret, PaylessShoesource and LG –just to name a few. But
he doesn’t plan on stopping anytimesoon.
The latest collaboration for Sirianoplans to be nothing short of “fierce” (onhis season of Project Runway, that waspractically the only word in the man’svocabulary). This new collection offerssomething a little different from any oth-er collection he has ever done.
Let’s just say that you might fall inlove with washing dishes (don’t see ithappening? Yeah me neither).
Well, Christian has teamed up withthe O-Cel-O brand to bring all of his“fierce” glamour from the runway all theway into your very own … wait for it …kitchen sink!
Yes, you read correctly … yourkitchen sink. The new collaboration fea-tures new scrub sponges inspired by Siri-ano’s 2011 Spring Collection.
“The new collection with O-Cel-Osponges will allow everyone to bringhome a piece of the runway that is fun,affordable and unexpected,” Siriano saidin a stylelist.com article.
Sadly, there are only two differentpatterns within the collection: leopardand muse. The leopard obviously lookslike, you guessed it, leopard. But themuse print resembles an Andy Warhol-esque pattern of faces.
In an article on tradershuddle.com,Siriano explained the true inspirationsbehind his first ever sponge designs.
“African, Indian and Asian influenceserved as the inspiration for my first-ever sponge designs,” he said. “Both pat-terns, leopard and muse, are meant tocaptivate the eye through the use of col-
or and the latest trends.”Despite sponges being associated
with such mundane tasks, style seems toremain the main focus behind the de-signs, and appropriately so.
“O-Cel-O embraces personal expres-sion and the challenge of bringing funpatterns to an everyday household item,”Brian Meyer, O-Cel-O business managersaid. “Sponges are something we useeveryday and the Christian Siriano de-signs give people the opportunity toclean with style.”
According to a Stylelist.com article,the new sponge designs were paired witha “Clean with Style” sweepstakes wherethe lucky domestic winner won a pair oftickets to Siriano’s Spring 2011 fashionshow at New York Fashion Week thispast September.
The limited edition sponges are nowavailable at retail stores nationwide andcome in pink, purple, blue and orange –a two-pack is $2.59 and a three-pack is$3.60.
I’m not quite sure if past clients ofSiriano’s such as Rihanna, Heidi Klumor Victoria Beckham plan on purchasingthe designer’s new sponges in bulk any-time soon, but I’m also pretty sure theydon’t wash their own dishes.
Nonetheless, I think the new spongeswill be a cute accessory to clean up any“hot mess” in the kitchen.
What would you do with $88?
For 88 bucks, you can fillup a keg, secure a decent con-cert seat or pay a cable bill.But when the organizers of88Bikes have that much cashat their disposal, they buy abike for a kid in a developingcountry.
In 2006, brothers Dan andJared Austin and NicolasArauz set out to collectenough money to give 88bikes away to children in anorphanage in Cambodia. Thefinal cost of one bike aver-aged out to about $88, andthey started collecting. Afterjust two weeks, they hadreached their goal.
They gave bikes to all thechildren at the Palm Tree Or-phanage in Phnom Penh,
Cambodia, and the crewadopted a meaningful nameand had a good reason to givemore.
Since that first donation,88Bikes has become morewell-known and has givenbikes to children all over theworld — children in Uganda,Peru, Vietnam, Nepal, India,Ghana, Mongolia and Tanza-nia.
Tonight, Dan Austin willvisit campus to share his or-ganization’s story.
“It was astounding to mehow much change they couldbring in such a short amountof time,” Jill Baranowski,Student Activities Board di-rector of engaging issues andevent organizer, said. “Iwanted to bring them here be-cause their story stuck out tome.”
88Bikes collects dona-tions from people all over theworld, then uses all of thatmoney to bring children inimpoverished areas much-needed joy and transporta-tion.
But it doesn’t stop there.All the bikes are given to
kids using local means asmuch as possible. Local menand women help assembleand deliver bikes, schools andorphanages get involved andhelp with continuing upkeepof the bicycles, and bikeshops are often established toteach new bike owners howto care for bikes and use themsafely.
“Every semester we takesurveys to find out what stu-dents want to see on campus,and they tell us they’re inter-ested in non-profits and social
change,” Baranowski said.“88Bikes is a non-profit thathelps children and adults … iteven stimulates local econo-my.”
According to the 88Bikeswebsite, Dan Austin believespeople might find it more re-warding to give money di-rectly to an individual and seeresults, than to give money toa larger organization withouttruly understanding where themoney goes. With 88Bikes,donations become more per-sonal.
“You can donate as muchas you’d like, there are differ-ent amounts,” Baranowskisaid. “Sometimes a bike canmean the world.”
Dan Austin will be speak-ing at 7:30 p.m. on Wednes-day, April 6, at the WorshamTheater. Admission is free.
The fashionable kitchen:tips for cooking in style
By Hope Smith
SHELISAMELENDEZ
Kernelcolumnist
88Bikes buys bikes for kids in developing countries
AUSTIN — At 3:42 Central Time(4:42 Eastern Time), there was a bird fly-ing back and forth between gates 20 and
25 at Austin-BergstromInternational Airport inthe Lonestar State.Species undetermined.I’m awaiting my sam-ples to come back fromthe laboratory soon.
That lead para-graph has nothing todo with the rest of thecolumn, but I thoughtit was necessary toshare because seeingsuch an unusual sightmimics much of the
rest of the weekend in Houston, the hostcity for this year’s 2011 Final Four.
Dennis Rodman and his bedazzledjacket (an understatement for him) madean appearance at Houston’s Reliant Sta-dium. So, too, did Sir Charles Barkley,doing the opposite of a “turrible” job do-ing game analysis for CBS.
UK’s favorite celebrities were well-represented also. Patrick Patterson sport-ed jorts, Ashley Judd immersed herselfin the UK student section and my fellowCanadian Drake sat with John Calipari’sfamily wearing UK blue and a watchthat featured so many diamonds, it hadless to do with telling the time and more
to do with proving he had bling-bling(oh, you fancy, huh?).
The biggest stir was created by apresident. And it wasn’t UK presidentLee Todd, who stayed to watch Mon-day’s national championship game aspart of his early retirement plan.
A crowd of people gathered at half-time at Reliant Stadium during the firstnational semifinal between Butler andVirginia Commonwealth for a photo op-portunity with George H. W. Bush, the41st president of the U.S.
Media members shook his hand, in-cluding CBS’ Jim Nantz. Butler Bulldogcheerleaders gathered around the elderBush. Rodman took time out from beingDennis Rodman to shake his hand.
Not surprisingly, the crowd (a Texancrowd, nonetheless) adored the formerpresident and his wife, Barbara.
Sure, no crowd greeted me upon ar-riving in Houston or at the stadium. I hadno photo requests like the former presi-dent did. But I did have a better seat.Boo-yah. Sorry to brag, Mr. President.
In fact, I felt somewhat guilty forhaving a better seat — one row in front ofthe president, who was getting blockedout by the Butler bench players, who keptstanding and blocking his vision.
Not only was I a foreigner at his na-tion’s amateur championship for basket-ball, but I was out-Texas-ing Bush on his
home turf. Doing it bigger in Texas thanthis Texan done doing it. Yee-Haw! (I’dfire a revolver in the air, if the airport al-lowed such carry-on items).
The weirdest part of being so closeto these celebrities, is that I’m a no-nameCanadian. I’ve never been a leader of mycountry and therefore, have no businesssitting in such close proximity to a for-mer president.
Then it hit me. As far as 99 percent inthis country are concerned, I could beStephen Harper, the current prime ministerof Canada. No one knows that Canada hasa prime minister, let alone what he lookslike (really, I don’t blame you … much).
Actually, I’m sure if I train this bird,which has snacked on popcorn andgrown increasingly frustrated with theconcept of the window in the time I’vewritten this column, to say “StephenHarper,” it could get some prime-timeseating at sporting events in the U.S.
A Canuck one-ups former president
NICKCRADDOCK
Kernelcolumnist
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1BR and Efficiencies, walking distance, hardwoodfloors & parking. Available April & May. $525/month.576-5720
$534 Room for Rent in 3 bedroom apt. Near Campus,Private Living. Call 859-226-5600
2 Bedroom
Large, Upstairs 2BR Apartment, 339 Aylesford.$370/person. Parking, nice. Call 299-1386 or [email protected]
2BR Newly Remodeled. Immediate availability.Block from Medical School. W/D, Hardwood Floors.$1,000/month. Call 338-5380
2BR/2BA Condo, Vincent Way, Lexington, Gym, Pool,Clubhouse, Appliances. $1300/Month. Call 270-293-1446
2 bedroom - 1 block to UK! Starting at $395 per BR,w/d, parking. Call 859-523-2363 or www.touch-stonerentals.com
2BD/1BA, Upstairs Apt. with HUGE rooms, vaultedceilings, off-street parking & W/D included. Walk toUK. No pets. $800/month. Call Jenny at 494-5624 [email protected]
2BR Apartment, Large, Charming, Parking.$720/month. Call 299-1386
2BR/2BA Apartment for lease, 900SF, MeadowsApartments, $645/month. If interested call 859-619-6150
2BR/1BA Available Now. Walk to campus or CentralBaptist. $675/month. 576-5720
2BR/1.5BA, W/D Hookup, Clubhouse with pool. Allnew windows, Sutherland Drive, 2-story. $600/mo.576-8844
3 Bedroom
3BR Apartment with Central Air, W/D, off-streetparking. Walking distance to UK. $945/month plusutilities. 502-558-9665
3BR/3BA, UK/Woodland Park. Liv-Rm, W/D, A/C.$1,155/month. Classic Real
Estate, 313-5231
3 Bedrooms, Upscale Townhomes, W/D,Dishwasher, off-street parking, all electric. LargeMaster Suite with walk-in closet and jacuzzi tub,private back patio and garage available.$1100/month 859-351-9473, www.burtonproperty.net
3BR/2.5BA luxury townnhome/private develop-ment close to campus. Richmond Road. all elec-tric, 2-car garage, Hardwood, large bedrooms,security systems, custom kitchen, dish, W/D,August lease $1,100-$1,200/month.www.mprentals.com or (859) 288-5601
3BR/2BA Condo, W/D, easy walk to campus,$900/month. Available August 1st. 859-559-1330
3 bedroom - 1 block to UK! Starting at $395 per BR,
w/d, parking. Call 859-523-2363 or www.touch-stonerentals.com
3BR/2BA Condos. Newly remodeled. Convenientlylocated to campus. All appliances, including W/D.$1,000/month. 859-619-5341 or [email protected]
Townhouse for Rent - 3BR/2.5BA, all appliances pro-vided, 1 car garage. Located near UK in Dove Creek.$900 + utilities. Call Mike at 502-600-1637 for info
3 Bedroom/2 Bath on Conn Terrace, walk to UK,www.wildcatproperties.com 859-255-4188
Now Pre-Leasing for Fall Semester, 3BR Houses.www.waynemichaelproperties.com or 859-513-1206
Deluxe 3BR/2BA, 250 Lexington Ave. Short walk tocampus. All electric, deluxe appliances and laundry.No Pets! Assigned Parking. $1,050/mo. + utilities.859-277-4680 or 859-259-0546 or (cell) 859-619-2468
3BR/2BA Large Apartment. Walk to class. W/D,D/W, Electric utilities, Private parking. Call Brian @859-492-5416
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]
3BR/1BA Houses. Walk to campus. 3 to choosefrom. State, Waller, University area. Nice! Leasebegins 8/01/11. 859-539-5502
Beautiful Tates Creek Duplex, 3BR/2BA, Garage, Allelectric, $895/mo. 263-3740
4 Bedroom
4 Bedroom house near campus. Available May orAugust. 859-983-0726 www.sillsbrothers.com
4BR/2BA, 5-10 Minute walk to campus, W/D,Dishwasher, off-street parking, $1200-$1500/month859-351-9473, www.burtonproperty.net
FREE APARTMENT FOR SUMMER 2011. All inclu-sive. Furnished. Brand new. Call 859-455-8208
4BR/2.5BA New construction Townhouse. 2-Cargarage. All electric, large bedrooms, security sys-tem, W/D, Hardwood flooring. August lease,$1,400/month. www.mprentals.com or (859) 288-5601
New 4BR/2.5BA Townhouse with deck, parking, eat-in kitchen. W/D included. Off Tates Creek Road.Clean, Painted, New Carpet. $1,000/month. 278-0970
4BR/2BA, 257 Lexington Avenue, W/D included.www.myuk4rent.com or call Kevin @ 859-619-3232
4 bedroom - 1 block to UK! $425 per BR, front porch,dishwasher, w/d, parking. Call 859-523-2363 orwww.touchstonerentals.com
4BR/2BA Beautiful House, walking distance to UKwith private parking, HUGE rooms & W/D included.Updated throughout! Privacy fence. No pets.$1550/month. Call Jenny at 494-5624 or [email protected]
NEW and Nearly NEW 4BR HOMES – Current placenot what you expected? Only a few left, very nice.Close to campus. View at lexingtonhomeconsul-tants.com. Showing daily. Call or text JamesMcKee, Builder/Broker 859-221-7082
4 Bedroom/2 Bath House, newly renovated, walk toUK, www.wildcatproperties.com 859-255-4188
4 Bedroom/4 Bath House, new construction, nice,walk to UK, low utilities,www.wildcatproperties.com 859-255-4188
4BR/2BA House, Nice, 428 Park, $1,300/month, Call299-1386
4BR/2BA Duplex, Large, Nice, Parking. 339Aylesford, $1,440/month. Call 299-1386
4 Bedroom Townhomes; $1400-1500/month plus utili-ties; historic South Hill neighborhood; close to cam-pus; off-street parking; 338-6778 [email protected].
4BR Houses for Rent off Euclid. IncludesWasher/Dryer. Integra Properties.www.integraky.com or call 859-402-2595
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.
5 Bedroom
5BR/2BA House, Available August, Campus, OldhamAvenue, Washer/Dryer, Off-street Parking, Call 615-663-5676
5BR/2BA, 1Block from Campus, off street parking,
GREAT CONDITION, summer sub-lease available.For Information call 704-905-5312
5BR, State Street, Walk to UK. Off-Street Parking,W/D. Large rooms. Available August 1st. $400/per-son. 333-8307
5BR Walking Distance. Extra Nice. HardwoodFloors, W/D, off-street parking. Available August.$1,875/month. 576-5720
5 Bedroom/3 Bath House, modern construction, lowutilities, walk to UK, www.wildcatproperties.com859-255-4188
5BR/2BA, 204 Westwood Court. Avail. August.$1500/mo. W/D Inc. 859-619-5454 or [email protected]
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.
6 Bedroom
6 Bedroom house near campus. Available May orAugust. 859-983-0726 www.sillbrothers.com
6BR House on Campus. 2 W/D’s, off-street parking,large rooms. Call 859-229-1470.
6 Bedroom - 1 block to UK! $425 per BR, front porch,2 kitchens, 2 living rooms, w/d, parking, Call 859-523-2363 or www.touchstonerentals.com
6 Bedroom/3 Bath House, well insulated, with hottub, walk to UK, www.wildcatproperties.com 859-255-4188
6BR/ 2 & 3 BA Houses. Walk to campus. Yards.W/D. Porches. Parking. Great Selection! Nice!Waller, State, Univ. area. 859-539-5502
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
2-3BR Houses/ Apartments available in August. Verynice. W/D. Dennis 859-983-0726. www.sillsbroth-ers.com
1 BLOCK FROM CAMPUS: 1 & 2BR, AC, parking.$395-up. 269-4129, 576-2761
Newly Remodeled! 1 to 3 Bedrooms starting at $260per bed. 859-258-9600 ext. 704
!!!WALK TO CAMPUS!!! $3000/month. Largehouse, Remodeled, 11x12 bedrooms, Washer/Dryer,Off-street parking. Call 227-1302.
Awesome 1-6 Bedroom houses on campus. GoingFast. Call 859-433-0956
3-4 Bedroom Houses and Townhouses, all electric,5-10 minutes from campus. Available from Aprilthrough August. Call 859-379-9564 or
www.JMG123.com
1, 2, and 3 BR condos. All near campus. Call Jon @502-552-7216 for details
Now Pre-Leasing for Fall Semester, 2, 3 and 5BedRoom Houses,www.waynemichaelproperties.com or 859-513-1206
4-5 Bedroom Homes. Very nice. Off Red Mile. Decksoverlooking Picadome Golf Course. Fantastic park.$300-$350/person. 859-333-1388
4-6BR Rentals Near Campus, W/D included,www.myuk4rent.com. Call Kevin @ 859-619-3232
1–6BR Houses/ Apartments available in August(some in May). Very nice. W/D. Dennis 859-983-0726.www.sillsbrothers.com
1 BLOCK FROM CAMPUS: 1 & 2BR, AC, parking.$395-up. 269-4129, 576-2761
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
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Now hiring part time Nanny for 2 girls, ages 7 and12. Must have reliable transportation, be availableafternoons, and be able to accommodate the girls’very active schedule. Position will extend into sum-mer so we are looking for someone who is fun,energetic, creative, and knows how to swim.Please email resume and references [email protected].
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Healthy Marijuana Users Needed for BehavioralStudy. Researchers with the University of KentuckyCollege of Medicine, Department of BehavioralScience are recruiting healthy volunteers ages 18-40 to participate in a research study to evaluate thebehavioral effects of marijuana. Qualified volunteerswill be paid for their participation. The studyinvolves completion of 8 to 16 testing sessions andare run in a pleasant setting during daytime hours.
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Shelvin Mack didn’t re-gret his decision to go to mid-major Butler — a school with“no football team,” he said,until later realizing they do infact have a Division-II foot-ball team — instead of the lo-cal basketball powerhouseschool.
UK already had a lot ofguards on the roster, and But-ler had been recruiting himsince the summer prior to hissenior year of high school. SoMack, a combo guard, wentto a place with a better oppor-tunity to play.
His sophomore year, heaveraged 14.1 points for theButler team that lost to Dukein the national final.
He took a big step for-ward after playing on a selectteam that helped Team USAprepare over the summer. Hewent up against Derrick Rose,fighting to hold his own onthe court. Then, Rose wouldrotate out, and Russell West-brook or Rajon Rondo wouldrotate in, and Mack would befighting to hold his own allover again.
“You have no choice toget better,” Mack said.
The summer lessons,playing against the best in theworld, gave him confidencecoming back to the collegegame.
“I’ve never seen a guardhave workouts like he had inthe pre-season,” Butler coachBrad Stevens said. “So youknew it was going to be an-other step forward.”
It was; Mack averaged 32minutes and 16.1 points pergame for Butler, although hestruggled with his shot duringthe season. He had to main-tain his confidence, as both
he and Butler struggled tolive up to the lofty expecta-tions a runner-up finish a yearago had set. But the coachingstaff and his teammates werethere, urging him to keepshooting.
“Coach Stevens kepttelling me the law of averageswould have to kick in,” Macksaid.
It kicked in full-force inthe NCAA Tournament.Mack led the team in scoringin four of their first fivegames — 15 against Old Do-minion, 30 against No. 1Pittsburgh, 27 in the EliteEight against Florida, and 24in the Final Four againstVCU.
“They’re starting to fallnow,” Mack said. “And it’s agreat feeling.”
Now, he’s paired up op-posite Kemba Walker, thebest player in college basket-ball and a player who was
also on the select team in thesummer. The two are friends;they texted each other con-gratulations as their teamswon, and won, and won,through the NCAA Tourna-ment.
“I think he knows howgood Kemba is,” said Butler’sRonald Nored, “and I don’tthink he’s going to backdown from a challenge.”
Mack will now have a de-cision to make regarding theNBA. He said he’s not focus-ing on it, but couldn’t denyhow much it would mean forthe program to have early en-trants in consecutive years(Gordan Hayward was a lot-tery pick last year).
“Shelvin and I will sitdown sometime next weekand we’ll cover (everything),”said Stevens. “I will presenthim with the facts. He’llknow I’ll support him eitherway.”
Mack shines at Butler
By Aaron Smith
sports
Lexingtonnative excels at
mid-majorButler
MCTJunior guard Shelvin Mack, a product of Bryan Station High School,led Butler to its second straight national title game appearance.
Before embarking on their longest roadtrip of the year, the UK softball team madesure they continued their dominance in South-eastern Conference play. For senior outfielderMeagan Aull, the Florida Gators were a teamthat had eluded her the previous three seasons.
“Freshman year we were swept, sopho-more year we were swept and last year we losttwo of three,” Aull said with a wry smile. “Wefelt that this was our chance to show peoplethat we are one of the best teams in the confer-ence.”
The Cats swept the previously No. 5ranked Gators this past weekend en route totheir sixth straight win and the lead atop theSEC East. The latest polls rank the team 18thin the nation, the highest mark in UK history.
Aull led the way for UK, hitting fourhome runs in the series, while driving in eightruns and also scoring seven of her own. Shebecame the first player in school history to hittwo home runs in an inning during the team’seight-run first inning on Sunday.
On Monday, she became the third UKplayer this season to earn SEC Player of theWeek honors, joining fellow senior MeganYocke and junior Brittany Cervantes.
“I was seeing the ball really well. To be
honest, I’m still in shock,” Aull said. “Aftersix career homers, then four in the series … itwas awesome.”
“Meagan really set the tone for those vic-tories,” head coach Rachel Lawson said. “Theway she started the game, especially Sunday,gave us a big spark.”
Riding a wave of momentum, the team hasits sights set on a new week, one of equal ormore importance. After a Wednesday double-header at Austin Peay, the Cats travel to Geor-gia for a three-game weekend series matchingtwo of the three best teams in the SEC.
Currently ranked second in the countryand on a nine-game win streak, the Bulldogshave been dominant at home, posting a 22-0record. Their offense has been the key to vic-tory; they’ve scored almost nine runs pergame during the current run. They return allnine starters from a team that lost in the na-tional semifinal a year ago.
Coach Lawson is eager to see how theCats measure up. She has confidence that herteam will challenge Georgia and not be satis-fied with their recent success.
“Beating Florida wasn’t our goal,” Law-son said. “Last week was huge, but we under-stand that every game is tough in the SEC.This is a veteran team that will be prepared forGeorgia. The overall aim is to make a deeppostseason run.”
Sweep of Florida capsbig week for UK Softball
By David Schuh
The bare-knuckle fightbetween NFL owners andplayers arrives this week be-fore a judge with a reputationfor urging compromise.
U.S. District Judge SusanRichard Nelson, sitting infederal court in St. Paul, willhear arguments Wednesdayon the players’ request for aninjunction lifting the NFLlockout.
Nelson rose to her posi-tion after a decade as a mag-istrate judge, where the em-phasis was on mediating dis-putes.
"To be a good settlementjudge, a magistrate judge hasto gain the respect and rap-port of both sides,” Nelson
told the Senate JudiciaryCommittee during confirma-tion hearings in May.
“By nature, settlement’sdifficult. It’s a compromise,and it’s difficult not to win.”
The NFL players andowners have their eyes onwinning, or maintaining, whatthey see as their fair share ofthe NFL’s $9.3 billion in rev-enue and the income growthexpected over the comingyears.
Even with Nelson’s expe-rience forging compromise,the sides appear far fromreaching an agreement.
The stakes put a spotlighton a judge new to her posi-tion, having been confirmedto her post in December. Be-fore that, Nelson spent 10years as a magistrate judge
after 22 years as a triallawyer.
As a private attorney shehelped win a landmark an-titrust case against tobaccocompanies, winning a $6.1billion settlement for the stateof Minnesota.
In January, Nelson over-saw talks that resulted in anamicable settlement between alesbian couple and their highschool, allowing the studentsto be introduced together at a“pep fest.” In turn, the girls’lawsuit against the Minnesotaschool district was dismissed.
Compromise, Nelson toldsenators last May, “requirescertain skills, but most impor-tantly that the parties do trustyou and trust your judgmentassessing the strength of theircases.”
Judge seeks compromiseBy Jonathan Tamari
MCT
