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Davis in the running for awardsCould be first Naismith NationalPlayer of the Year

PHOTOS BY TESSA LIGHTY | STAFFStudents sit in front of the William T. Young Library Monday afternoon, enjoying the warm February weather. Temperatures are expected toremain in the high 50s and mid-60s the rest of the week, according to weather.gov.

Students took to being outdoorsMonday enjoying the spring-likeweather that is warm for the endof February.

The rest of the week is expect-ed to follow suit, with warm tem-peratures predicted.

The high for Tuesday will bearound 57, according toweather.gov.

Wednesday’s high should bearound 66, and there is a 90 per-cent chance of precipitation.

Thursday’s high temperature isexpected to be 57, and Friday’sshould be near 65.

The weekend will be slightlycooler, with Saturday expected tobe near 51 and Sunday to be near48.

Spring is in the air

It seems harmless, but arecent study shows that dietsoda could be risky for yourheart.

For ten years, researchersfrom the University of Miamiand Columbia University fol-lowed about 2,500 New York-ers over the age of 40 and hadnot had a stroke before thestudy.

The participants declaredtheir soda-drinking habits be-fore the study, and researcherscontacted the participantsabout changes in their healtheach year.

The participants whodrank diet soda daily weremore likely to experience astroke or heart attack than theother participants.

The study, published Jan.27, showed that daily dietsoda consumption was associ-ated with more vascular riskfactors. The vascular risk fac-tors are linked to metabolicsyndrome.

UK HealthCare cardiolo-gist Alison Bailey described

Dietsodamayhaverisks

By Kristin Martin

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The UK Alumni Associa-tion is now hosting GradSalute for students who areparticipating in Commence-ment in May.

Those graduating can visitthe King Alumni House to fi-nalize graduation requirements.

Students can get measuredand purchase their cap andgown, register for Com-mencement and make surethere aren’t any holds on theirrecord.

Graduation portraits willbe taken for the Kentuckianyearbook, and students will beable to purchase class ringsand graduation announce-ments.

Grad Salute will takeplace until Friday, March 2from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

For more information, visitwww.ukalumni.net/gradsalute

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Take that talk of Michael Kidd-Gilchrist returning to UK for a sec-ond year and out it on hold.

Kidd-Gilchrist made waves withhis comments after Saturday’s gameabout a possible return.

John Calipari said Monday thatKidd-Gilchrist’s words were prema-ture, simply because of how far away

the actual time for a decision is. Hesaid Kidd-Gilchrist needed to waituntil after the year, when he hascomplete information, to make thestay-or-go decision.

“Basketball-wise, he’s got towait until the year is out and seewhere everything is,” Calipari said.“It’s too early to tell what anyonewill do right now. … You can’tmake a decision until the end of theseason.”

Calipari said Kidd-Gilchristwould have to “come up with somereasons” to justify a return for a sec-ond year, noting the risk of hurtinghis draft stock (currently sitting inthe 2-6 range) with an injury or someother issue.

Calipari noted that many of hispast early entry players have toldhim they wished they could havestayed three or four years.

“But there’s opportunities thatarise,” Calipari said. “And just likeBill Gates, who said I’m done withschool, I’m going to chase mydreams — you have opportunities,you have to look at them and figure

out what’s right.”Calipari did say that if Kidd-

Gilchrist was the No. 1 pick, hewould tell him to go.

Which means that AnthonyDavis is, in all likelihood — and asexpected — will be gone. But thatwon’t be before he finishes making ahuge impact on the college game.

Florida head coach Billy Dono-van called Davis one of the best shotblockers “of all time,” and certainlyone of the best in the last “20 to 25years.”

Donovan’s comments on howDavis does it, however, were fasci-

By Aaron Smith asmith@kykernel.com

See FRESHMEN on page 2

Calipari says Kidd-Gilchrist spoketoo soon about possible return to UK

Too early to think about next year

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LOS ANGELES — The makers of “Undefeat-ed,” which won the Oscar for documentaryfeature Sunday, may have gotten off to a rockystart when accepting their Academy Awardson stage: They dropped the F-bomb, forstarters, were bleeped out and their speech wascut off at 45 seconds. But Daniel Lindsay, T.J.Martin and Richard Middlemas were charm-ing, if a bit apologetic, backstage.

“It wasn’t the classiest thing,” admittedMartin. “But it did come from the heart.”

Their film about an inner-city football teamat Manassas High School in North Memphis,Tenn., had a good deal of heart as well. Lindsaysaid they’d wanted to dedicate the award, whenaccepting it, to the community of North Mem-phis, but they’d gotten cut off prematurely.

“It was heartbreaking,” said Lindsay. “Be-cause we wouldn’t be here without them.”

“We can’t thank the community of NorthMemphis enough,” added Martin.

The team at Manassas High is all black;volunteer coach Bill Courtney is white. Martinsaid the film wasn’t initially meant to make apointed political or social statement, but he’spleased it has sparked discussion of such is-sues. “When we got there and saw race andclass was not an issue for the coach and volun-teer players, for us, it was not our duty tobring that element into it if it wasn’t an ele-ment for them. But that said, the whole pointof it was to elicit and inspire a conversationabout race and class.”

Lindsay threw effusive shout-outs to allthe other nominated films in the documentarycategory; backstage, he credited the win inpart to current filmmaking technology. “It’spartly because of the technology — you cantell stories you couldn’t tell before,” he said.“And people are clamoring for something gen-uine. I think we’re sick of manufactured.”

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metabolic syndrome as a “constella-tion of everything bad.”

Metabolic syndrome includes highblood pressure, obesity, low HDL(heart protective) cholesterol, hightriglycerides (fat) and high glucose.

“We know that your risk in devel-oping cardiovascular disease overyour lifetime is related to the numberof risk factors you have,” Bailey said.“All of these things are risk factors.”

Bailey said it’s unknown whethersomething in the soda causes therisks or if people who drink moresoda have unhealthy lifestyles. Shesaid she believes it’s a combinationof both.

“A lot of people will have a high-fat meal, or high-calorie meal, andgrab a diet soda and think it equalsout,” she said.

Bailey said some studies showthat diet soda’s artificial sweeteners,which taste sweeter than sugar, canlead to more sugar cravings. She saidwhen people eat sugar, they tend toeat more of it because it takes moresugar from other sources to satisfythe brain.

Bailey quit drinking diet soda ayear and a half ago and lost tenpounds without changing any otherhabits. She said she doesn’t cravesweets as much and feels healthier.

Keith Parrott, a mechanical engi-neering junior, said he drinks aboutthree diet sodas daily and oftencraves sugar.

“Not having that extra sugarmakes you want to get more sugarfrom another source,” Parrott said. “Icould see where it would make youwant to drink regular pop or eatchocolate cake or something likethat.”

Amanda Kirby, an accountingfreshman, said she quit drinking sodafor seven months. After having justone, she started drinking it again.

“I just drank one and then I justcouldn’t stop,” she said. “They’re re-ally good, but I just know they’rebad for you.”

She quit drinking soda again inJanuary and said she can see a differ-ence in weight.

“Whenever I drink more soda, Ijust don’t feel like exercising,” Kirbysaid. “I don’t feel like doing any-thing.”

She said she feels better andmakes healthier choices overall whenshe doesn’t drink soda.

Bailey said if diet soda can’t beproven bad, it definitely can’t beproven good. She said water is thebest choice.

However, Bailey said completelygiving up soda might not be necessary.

“Moderation is key to everythingin life,” she said. “I think if you drinkone diet soda a week or one regularsoda a week, you’ll be fine.”

Bailey said maintaining a healthyweight, exercising regularly, avoid-ing cigarette smoke and eating ahealthy diet – vegetables, fruits,whole grains and lean proteinsources – is how to have a healthyheart.

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nating.Donovan said that Davis is —

relative to other elite shot block-ers — relatively “unassumingphysically.” That’s because Davisisn’t an imposing 7-foot-1, 285-pound figure in the paint. Whatmakes him different is how Davisbecomes a physical specimenonce you’ve tried to shoot.

“I think the thing that is diffi-cult with him is there’s timeswhen guys shoot against him orgo to the basket, he has an abilityto become a lot longer than heappears,” Donovan said. “Andvery quickly. … But he’s a toughkid, great timing, and very de-ceptive in how long he can be-come when he leaves the floor.”

For now, Calipari wants thepair, especially Kidd-Gilchist, fo-cused on the present.

“Right now I want him wor-ried about our team and being thebest college player he can be,”Calipari said.

So far, the two — who sweptthe SEC weekly awards (Daviswas Player of the Week and Kidd-Gilchrist was Freshman of theWeek) — have had no troubles.

But if the time comes andKidd-Gilchrist makes a decision tocome back to UK?

“Obviously if he wants tostay,” Calipari said, “I’ll be veryhappy.”

FRESHMENContinued from page 1

PHOTO BY LATARA APPLEBY | STAFFFreshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is guarded during the second half of UK’sgame against Vanderbilt on Saturday.

The UK baseball teamwill try to extend its undefeat-ed record to start the seasonwhen it takes on MoreheadState University Tuesday at 4p.m. at Cliff Hagan Stadium.

After a sweep of Buffalolast weekend at home, theCats are 6-0, a far cry fromthe 2-4 start they posted in2011.

“We have to get off to agood start,” head coach GaryHenderson said. “Not only interms of wins and losses butwe have to play with somepresence, with some confi-dence and with some skill.”

Statistically, the Cats areon a better pace than last sea-

son.The offense has shown

the firepower that seniorcatcher Michael Williamshinted at before the seasonwhen he “guaranteed” thisteam would shock people.

Baseball enthusiasts use afew all-encompassing statis-tics to compare offensive fire-power and pitching excel-lence. The offensive stat,called OPS, combines a play-er’s on-base percentage withhis slugging percentage.

It’s designed to calculatea player’s ability to get onbase and to hit for power.

Typically, the very besthitters will have an OPS near1.000. Ryan Braun of theMilwaukee Brewers postedan OPS of .994.

Last year’s UK teamrecorded a season OPS of.836. This year’s team cur-rently is hitting an OPS of.989.

Much of that improve-ment could be contributed tobetter plate discipline, whichHenderson commented onlast weekend.

“Hopefully that will be-come a strength of this club,”Henderson said. “I thinkwe’ve done a really nice jobat the plate of letting thegame come to us.”

On the other side of theball, the pitching has alsoshown improvement.

WHIP is a statistic thatcombines the walks and hitsthat a pitcher gives up, divid-ed by his innings pitched.

It has been frequentlyused in the last few years tocalculate pitcher’s efficiency.

For example, reigningMLB National League Cy

Young award winner, ClaytonKershaw of the Los AngelesDodgers, recorded a .977.

Last year’s UK team fin-ished the year with a WHIPof 1.55. This year’s team hasbegun the season with a1.12.

Better starting pitchingand a much-improved bullpenhave contributed to the vastimprovement.

The Cats have shown aconsistent ability to throwstrikes and keep the ball inthe park.

If that continues alongwith the increased powernumbers, this team couldhave the potential to finishamong the elite in the SEC.

“We’ve got a lot of tal-ent,” Williams said. “Wecome back with a lot ofstrengths and we’ve got betterdepth this year. I am lookingforward to seeing where wecan go.”

By David Schuh

dschuh@kykernel.com

Cats are on a better pace than last season

Baseball looks to stay perfect

UK football’s 21-year-old junior linebacker RidgeWilson was arrested on afelony drug charge inLouisville on Sunday, as re-ported by WDRB News inLouisville on Monday morn-ing.

According to the reportby WDRB, police were con-ducting a routine patrolwhen they noticed a car withIndiana license plates parkedon the roadside.

Leaning out of the parkedcar with no lights on in the

interior wasW i l s o n ,who —when ap-proached bypolice —a l l o w e dthem tosearch hiscar.

Police told WDRB thatthey found a bag of Xanaxpills within a pair of jeans inthe back seat of the car.When searched, $1,947 wasfound in the jeans being

worn by Wilson.He was charged with

felony drug trafficking andhas since been granted a“general release,” accordingto the Louisville Metro Gov-ernment website.

When contacted by theKernel, UK Athleticsspokesman Tony Neely con-firmed Wilson had been dis-missed from the team.

This is Wilson’s secondarrest since coming to UK.

In 2009, his freshmanseason, he was arrested and

charged with fourth-degreeassault after hitting a womanin the face on UK’s campus.With the loss of senior lead-ership in Danny Trevathanand Winston Guy, RidgeWilson’s role on defense wasexpected to increase.

Wilson played in all 12games of the 2011 season.He ended the season sixth onthe team in tackles with 47,recorded two sacks and hadone fumble recovery.

UK linebacker arrestedRidge Wilson dismissed after arrest for drug trafficking

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UK officially announcedthe hiring of Pat Washingtonas wide receivers coach andpassing game coordinator onMonday. Washington will bereplacing Tee Martin, wholeft to fill the same position atthe University of SouthernCalifornia.

“I met Pat when wecrossed paths during recruit-ing and was impressed withhis professionalism,” UKfootball head coach JokerPhillips said. “He has out-standing coaching ability and

enthusiasm for the Southeast-ern Conference.”

Washington has morethan 15 years of experienceas a coach and player in theSoutheastern Conference,where he has coached at Ten-nessee, Mississippi State andhis alma mater, Auburn.

From 1995-2005 Wash-ington coached alongside cur-rent UK offensive coordina-tor Randy Sanders at Ten-nessee.

While there, Washingtonand the Volunteers had a 105-

31 record that featured 10bowl appearances, four tripsto the SEC championshipgame and a national champi-onship with the man he is re-placing, Tee Martin, at quar-terback.

“Pat has a lot of energyand expertise, and is an out-standing person,” Sanderssaid. “He is also an excellentevaluator and recruiter, bothin handling his recruiting ter-ritory and in evaluation ofwide receivers.”

Prior to accepting the posi-

tion with the Cats, Washingtonwas on the East Carolina coach-ing staff for a short amount oftime. On Jan. 10, the Piratesnamed Washington their outsidereceivers coach and run gamecoordinator.

“I appreciate CoachPhillips giving me this oppor-tunity,” Washington said.“I’ve had a strong relation-ship with Randy Sanders fora long time and I wanted towork with him again. I lovethe Southeastern Conferenceand having been here (withvisiting teams), thought thatKentucky would be a greatplace to coach and live.”

Like Martin, who recruit-ed very well in his homestate, Washington is a nativeof Mobile, Ala. He and his

wife, Claudette, have twosons, Tyson and Justin.

Joker Phillips announces replacementPat Washington to replace Tee Martin

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tuesday 02.28.12 page 4kernelfeaturesluke glaser | features editor | lglaser@kykernel.com

S p r i n gbreak isjust oneweek away,and suit-cases willsoon beging e t t i n gpacked andready forfun, sunand thingsnot to bementioned.

Although you maythink you are ready to takeon the events yet to comeon your sandy “vacay,” youmay want to reconsider theitems set aside to tag alongin your suitcase.

Every beachy-type vaca-tion requires the staples:cute bathing suit, sandals,beach tote, sunglasses, flop-py hat, sunscreen, cover-up,cute beach towel … you getthe idea.

But having the stapleitems doesn’t always ac-commodate your lastminute needs. You know,the ones you didn’t expectto run into over springbreak. No fun.

I will not be enjoyingsandy beaches and excessamounts of vitamin D thisspring break.

However, I am familiarwith the feeling of not think-ing to pack something thatwould have obviously madesense (in retrospect).

It was out of my kindheart that I decided to search

the forever informativeWorld Wide Web for beautyitems many of us girls willfind to make their springbreak just a little more flaw-less.

Upon completion of mysearch I found the followingfive items, all under $30, tobe the most fitting:

Water-resistant sunscreenand foundation: I know itsounds weird, but I can defi-nitely see the practicality ofit. Some find it necessary towear makeup to the beach,and why not apply a 2-in-1?The Shiseido Sun ProtectionStick Foundation is $27 andcan be found onsephora.com.

Hair treatment sheets orhydrating kit: After being inthe pool and/or ocean over aspan of seven days, yourhair is bound to be in seri-ous need of moisturization.Often times, the shampooand conditioners providedby hotels tend to dry outhair and are more harmfulthan helpful. Look for a hy-dration kit for hair or TedGibson’s hair sheet treat-ment ($15) that claims tomoisturize, strengthen andrestore shine.

On-the-go nail polish:Bright, colorful nails areperfect for spring break, butwho wants to pack and car-ry multiple polishes thatwill most likely break in

your luggage? Try SallyHansen’s Color Quick FastDry Nail Pen for just $4.Not only does the polishdry faster than regular nailpolish, but it is easy to tossin your beach bag andwon’t break.

Power face mask: Longdays and even longernights, plus hours and hoursin the sun are bound to takea toll on your skin, espe-cially your face. Avoidpuffiness and dry skin withSephora’s Hydrogel PowerMask ($6).

Water resistant bronzer:Although some enjoy thechallenge of “who can lieout in the sun the longest,”others enjoy being in thesun just long enough toachieve the “sun glow”look. Bronzer is the perfectway to enhance the glowyou worked to achieve.Target sells Jemma Kidd’sShow Stopper Water Re-sistant Bronzer for $23, andit seems to have receivedgreat feedback ontarget.com.

Pack smart, my friends.

5 spring break essentialsfor less than $30

What to buy, pack for a beach vacation

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Kernelcolumnist

What began as a routinestart of the school day, break-fast in the cafeteria and stu-dents shuffling to class,turned into a scene of chaosand tragedy Monday when ateenage gunman opened fire,killing one student andwounding four others at asuburban Ohio high schoolbefore he was arrested a halfmile away.

The shooting began about

7:30 a.m. EST at ChardonHigh School, about 30 milesoutside Cleveland.

Students told reportersthat the gunman appeared totargeting specific classmateswhen he walked into the cafe-teria and began firing a hand-gun.

Victims were found in atleast three locations, policesaid. Authorities did not iden-tify the shooter because he isa juvenile and were investi-gating the motive.

Loud pops rang through

the cafeteria and hallwaysand sent students scurryingfor safety.

Teachers responded hero-ically. One reportedlygrabbed a wounded studentand pulled him to safetywhile others barricaded theirrooms. Another finally forcedthe gunman to leave thebuilding, officials said.

“Everybody just startedrunning,” Megan Hennessy,17, told The Associated Press.Hennessy said she was inclass when she heard the

noises. “Everyone was run-ning and screaming down thehallway.”

The building had no met-al detector, but Geauga Coun-ty Sheriff Dan McClellandsaid police and school offi-cials had many drills. Itturned out to be “practice, ifyou would, for (an) event justlike today.”

Police responded after thefirst shots, Chardon PoliceChief Tim McKenna told re-porters at a televised newsconference. Students reachedfor their cellphones andtexted nervous parents whogathered outside to pick up

their children.Five students were taken

to two local hospitals. Twostudents were listed in criticalcondition, one was in seriouscondition and one was stableat the other hospital. McKen-na identified the dead studentas Daniel Parmertor.

“We are shocked by thissenseless tragedy,” Parmer-tor’s family said in a preparedstatement distributed to re-porters. “Danny was a brightyoung boy who had a brightfuture ahead of him. The fam-ily is torn by this loss. We askthat you respect our privacyduring this difficult time.”

Teenage gunman opens fire in OhioHigh school shooting kills 1, wounds 4

By Michael Muskal

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Spanning 20 films andcountless awards, KenBurns’ career has long em-braced the self-described“emotional archeology” thatdrives him to document in-credible events and peoplefrom our past. Subjects suchas “The Civil War,” “Prohi-bition,” “Thomas Jefferson”and others are all relatedwith a beautiful mixture ofphotos, personal stories andmusic that turns otherwiseone-dimensional history les-sons into engaging epics.

“The material speaks andtells you what it needs,” herecently told a gathering atRowan University in NewJersey. “It’s all about ifyou’re willing to donate yourattention. You’re trying to

convey the emotion, themeaning and _ sometimes _the double meaning that liesbeneath.”

Burns’ next feature docu-mentary, “The Dust Bowl,”was recently announced byPBS officials at the WinterTV press tour in Pasadena,Calif. It will air on the net-work in November. Accord-ing to the 58-year-old, thefilm will tell “the story of 25people who were childrenand teenagers during this 10-year apocalypse. They’re re-membering unbelievable tri-als as if they were yester-day.”

The Dust Bowl (aka,“The Dusty Thirties”) was aperiod of devastating duststorms during the 1930s thatcaused terrible ecologicaldamage to prairie lands inthe U.S. and Canada. It was

a man-made disaster causedby overfarming and severedrought, leading to the dis-placement hundreds of thou-sands of people.

“It was as though the skywas divided into two oppo-site worlds,” recalled oneperson who experienced theinfamous “Black Sunday”dust storm on April 14, 1935.“On the south there was bluesky, golden sunlight and tran-quility; on the north, therewas a menacing curtain ofboiling black dust that ap-peared to reach a thousand ormore feet into the air. It hadthe appearance of a mam-moth waterfall in reverse –color as well as form. Theapex of the cloud wasplumed and curling, seethingand tumbling over itself fromnorth to south and whippingtrash, papers, sticks and card-board cartons before it. Eventhe birds were helpless in theturbulent onslaught anddipped and dived withoutbenefit of wings as the wind

propelled them.”To piece together the

doc, Burns says he made anappeal to viewers throughPBS asking them for theirstories, films and pictures.

“It’s animated by you be-coming intimately acquaint-ed with their families,” heshared. “One of the most im-portant characters is actuallydead, but her diary is unbe-lievable.”

Looking ahead, Burnshas plans to document theVietnam War (2016), TheRoosevelts (2014) andErnest Hemingway (2019),in addition to other projects.

“When you work onsomething for several years,you find out a lot,” he said.“Every day is a surprise, andI think I have the best job inthe country.”

By Michael d’Estries

MCT

Documentary on 1930s storms to air in November

Director Ken Burns to tackle ‘The Dust Bowl’

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3BR/1BA Houses. Walk to campus. 3 tochoose from. State, Waller, University area.NICE! Lease begins 8/1/12. Call 859-539-5502.

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3BR/2BA newly refurbished Condo. Cam pusView Condos at 1081 S. Broadway.$1,150/month, plus deposit, L/R, W/D, deck.All appliances furnished. Walk to campus.Private parking. No pets. jmwhite@kba.org.Phone or text 502-682- 9473.

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4 Bedroom Houses for rent off Euclid. In -cludes washer/dryer. Integra Properties859-428-8271.

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Research Opportunities for Occasional (lessthan 4 to 5 times per month) RecreationalUsers of Opioids for Non-Medical Reasons.Researchers with the University of KentuckyCollege of Medicine, Department of Behav -ioral Science are conducting research to ex -amine the effects of medications. All infor -mation obtained will be kept confidential. Youmay be eligible if you: are between 18 and 50years of age; and have recreationally used opi-oids for non-medical reasons occa sionally(less than 4 to 5 times per month) in the pastyear (for example OxyContin®, Lortab®,Vicodin® or morphine). Eligible volunteerswill be paid for their participa tion. You maybe reimbursed for travel. Stud ies involve com-pletion of one to 40 testing sessions depend-ing on studies for which you may be eligible.Meals, snacks, movies, video games and read-ing materials will be pro vided. For moreinformation and a confiden tial interview,please call 859-257-5388 or 1- 866-232-0038.

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eva mcenrue | opinions editor | emcenrue@kykernel.comkernelopinionseditorial board members:

Editor-in-Chief Taylor Moak,Becca Clemons, Aaron Smith, Eva McEnrue, Sam Rothbauer and Luke Glaser

Somehow we have made ituncool to voice our opinions. Iuse we and our to target us stu-dents, our generation, youngadults.

Think about it, mostly every-thing our generation does is loud;the way we dress, the music welisten to and the pop culture weaccept.

However, it seems webecome more vocal about the lat-est episode of Jersey Shore than“situations” in Frankfort, and forthat I classify us as a silent gen-eration.

We cannot afford to be silentany longer.

We cannot afford to allow thestate government to deprive theinstitutions and colleges of thisstate from the funding it desper-ately needs. According to eachuniversities’ website of the 12current SEC schools, UK has thefourth highest undergraduatetuition for in-state residents tak-ing 12 or more credit hours, only

ahead of the University ofAuburn, University of Floridaand Vanderbilt.

Students from my highschool who were accepted intoUK and were capable of suc-ceeding had to pass on the oppor-tunity because the price wasalready too steep. That shouldnever happen. Secondary educa-tion should never be just forthose who can afford it, butshould be for those who want tocontinue their education becauseof their ambitions or hunger for abetter life.

As a student, I will put it in amore enticing perspective. Thebudget cuts from the state gov-ernment would increase tuition,and dare I say, possibly reduce orcompletely eliminate the moneyyou’re using for spring break.Are you furious yet?

We are the minds of thefuture. We are the innovatorswho will fix the agriculturalproblems troubling our localfarmers. We hold the creativeideas on how to replace energyand jobs in the eastern mountainsof Kentucky. We hold this poten-tial, yet our government seeks topenalize us for flaws within thestate’s economy.

You should be morphing into

a raging Hulk from such injus-tice, yet collectively we do noth-ing. But I guess we were thosekids who had their lunch moneystolen and never decided to fightback because clearly we are get-ting bullied by the lawmakers inFrankfort.

One rally at the Capitol orone phone call doesn’t show thepersistence we need to sparkchange. To truly make an impact,we must be united as a studentbody.

We are the ones who will beaffected from these decisions, notthose who are making them. Weare the ones who must be heard.

So call your district legisla-tor, email the suites in Frankfort,visit our Student Governmentand ask for ways to get involved,tweet how mad you are — dosomething.

Are we only capable ofstanding up for an AnthonyDavis dunk, or will we stand upunited and face the state govern-ment? Are we too cool to make adifference, or is this the year weput our imprints on the Com-monwealth?

Aaron Fowler is a biologyfreshman. Email opinions@kyk-ernel.com.

Time for students to unite on important issues, tuition

PAUL ROHR, Kernel cartoonist

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Anthony Davis’ quest inobtaining the “mythical”college basketball grandslam (NBA 1st Pick, Nation-al Player of the Year, Defen-sive Player of the Year,Freshman of the Year)hasn’t only been on theminds of fans in the Blue-grass since his offensiveprowess improved.

“It would be great to getthat award,” Davis saidabout the player of the yearafter his dominating per-formance on Saturdayagainst Vanderbilt.

According to many ex-perts, including ESPN’sChad Ford, it would take amajor injury to removeDavis from atop the draftboard.

When a player createsas much havoc as Davis hasfor the opposition on de-fense, a defensive player ofthe year award should begetting engraved with hisname as you’re readingthis.

With the pace that the“diaper dandy” has beenswatting shots, a staggering4.8 to be exact, Davis onlysupports his case for theaward.

Many have compared hisability to affect opponents tothat of Shaquille O’Neal’sperformances in the early90s at LSU.

Based on what I’ve seen,that is probably an accurateassessment.

If one would like to goback further, NBA greatDavid Robinson is the onlyplayer to have outmatchedthe pace that Davis is on forblocks.

Not saying that he willbe as good, but Robinsondid have the Spider-Manpersona to match his gamein the mid-80s.

One difference to beconsidered is that Robinsonplayed for Navy against amuch less skilled group ofopponents.

And unless Duke’sfreshman guard AustinRivers blows up entering thetourney and can carry theBlue Devils to a title, thenDavis can sit back, rest easyand, in the words of KanyeWest and Jay-Z say, “WhoGon Stop Me.”

The only thing not quiteclear yet for the Cats’ freak-ish athlete is whether or nothe can become UK’s first-ever Naismith NationalPlayer of the Year.

As the season has pro-gressed, so has Davis as aplayer. For much of the sea-son, fans and UK headcoach John Calipari saw aplayer who was merelyblocking shots, reboundingand scoring without takinghis hands off the rim.

Since then, Davis dis-played a knack for shootinga mid-range jumper that hehas consistently used to findthe bottom of the net.

In addition to that im-proved asset, he has begunto use his length to back de-fenders down for a fadeaway jumper or a hook shot.

With these improve-ments, he has sped towardKansas forward ThomasRobinson in the player ofthe year race, where he isnow considered by many tobe a virtual co-favorite ifnot the favorite, as ESPNcommentator Dick Vitalesuggests.

The problem for Davisis that history isn’t on hisside.

Aside from the fact UKhas never had a player earn

player of the year honors,similar players have failedto do so.

During Calipari’s inau-gural season, freshman JohnWall seemed to be a lock forthe National Player of theYear award.

As the season movedforward, people began to seethat Ohio State guard EvanTurner was improving theBuckeyes with a significant-ly less talented supportingcast.

This same theory is be-ginning to be applied withRobinson. On Saturday hematched the 28 points anddouble-digit rebound effortby Davis when he helpedthe Jayhawks knock off thenNo. 3 Missouri.

As previously men-tioned, Davis has been com-pared to Shaq.

While O’Neal did winthe AP National Player ofthe Year in 1991, it’s notthe same as the Naismith,which is the ultimate title toaccompany a player’sname.

Davis can have it pre-cede his name much likeLew Alcindor (Kareem Ab-dul-Jabbar), Larry Bird,Michael Jordan, Patrick Ew-ing and Tim Duncan.

During his final season,1991-1992, O’Neal averaged24.1 points per game, 14 re-bounds and 5.2 blocks, onlyto see Christian Laettnertake the honors before hebecame the No. 1 pick inthe NBA draft by the Orlan-do Magic.

Calipari’s personal com-parison to Davis of pastplayer Marcus Camby wonthe award in 1996.

He did so while averag-ing less rebounds and blocksat season’s end than whatDavis has now, but he aver-aged 20 points per gamethat season compared toDavis’ 14.3.

If Davis claims the titleas college basketball’s bestplayer, he will have done soafter averaging the leastamount of points since T.J.Ford in 2003 with 15 pointsper game.

Much of the same ap-plies to the Associated Press

Player of the Year award,except for one detail Cali-pari has already acknowl-edged.

Calipari has critics, andhe believes that regardlessof how good Davis may be,some of those writers withvotes will refuse to give

their vote to the Cats’ fresh-man.

On the other hand, histo-ry had previously never seena player like Davis swat an-other long 6-foot-10 forwarduntil this season when Davisdid so to seal a win on na-tional television.

A look inside Davis’ pursuit of awards

PHOTO BY BRANDON GOODWIN | STAFFFreshman forward Anthony Davis goes underneath Vanderbilt center Festus Ezeli during the first half ofUK's home game against Vanderbilt at Rupp Arena on Saturday.

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