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PHOTO BY SCOTT HANNIGAN | STAFFRobert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at Memorial Coli-seum about sustainability on Wednesday night.

By Hope Smithnews@kykernel.com

Young performers in Lexington have a new venue forhoning their talents of singing, dancing and acting.

A class offered by UK Opera Theater teaches its stu-dents what other performance classes don’t — how to im-prove while having fun.

The Academy for Creative Excellence is a series ofclasses designed to train young individuals in the perform-ing arts in a way that inspires growth through a positive,hands-on learning approach.

“A.C.E. supplies the triple threat — singing, acting anddancing,” said Program Director Mary Joy Nelson. “It’s away for students to train in all three areas and have the op-portunity to branch out, where most classes just specializein one area.”

Nelson grew up in a small town in Canada, wheresinging was her passion, particularly opera. For five yearsshe directed summer camps and workshops for childrenand then moved to Lexington to pursue her master’s degree

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New student housing regulations proposedBy Brandon Farmernews@kykernel.com

Overcrowding in student neigh-borhoods has the Lexington Townand Gown Commission consideringchanges in student housing regula-tions.

At the meeting on Wednesday,the committee discussed the prob-lem of converting single-familyhouses into numerous-occupancyapartment complexes.

Because the streets were de-signed to house only light-density

homes, there have been problemswith parking, garbage and noiseamongst the non-student residents.Diane Lawless, 3rd District council-woman, expressed her concern onthe issue.

“Density is one of the primaryproblems. … If there were three stu-dents in what would be a two-stu-dent home, as opposed to 12 or 14,then it wouldn’t pose a problem,”she said.

Mark Meuser, a neighborhoodrepresentative and crafter of the Stu-dent Housing Task Force Report,

proposed implementing ‘bufferzones,’ or non-student residences be-tween each student-populated house.

“The goal is to never have stu-dents living next to each other; thereneeds to be a space for buffering,”Meuser said. “Students respond tohow adults around them are acting.”

Student Government PresidentRyan Smith disagreed withMeuser’s proposition, saying thisplan only alienated students.

“You’re pushing students furtheraway from campus and there’s go-ing to be a problem,” Smith said.

The committee passed the mo-tion to send their general support ofthe proposed update to the planningcommittee. The next meeting that

will be primarily concerned with theStudent Housing Task Force Reportwill be held Tuesday.

Andrew Smith, director of Alco-hol and Health Education, attendedthe meeting to discuss students andalcohol consumption. He said hewas approaching the issue realisti-cally and wanted to ensure studentsafety when it comes to alcohol.

“I don’t operate under the prem-ise that I’m trying to keep studentsfrom drinking. … We want to make

If you goWhat: City planning committeemeetingWhen: Tuesday at 1 p.m.Where: Government Center at 200E. Main St. in the council chambers

TEACHING A TRIPLE THREAT

PHOTOS BY ADAM WOLFFBRANDT | STAFFJenny Fitzpatrick teaches the A.C.E. participants a dance to a number from “Grease.” Fitzpatrick is the dance instructor and choreographer for ProgramDirector Mary Joy Nelson's classes.

Program Director Mary Joy Nelson warms the participants up with singing exercises. WhileNelson is the director, she focuses on teaching the kids the vocal part of musical theater.

Kennedyurges Ky.clean-up

Activist focuseson ending coal use

By Roy Yorkryork@kykernel.com

The nephew of late environmentalistSen. Edward “Ted” Kennedy attacked coaland other fossil fuels and called for anoverhaul of the infrastructure and econom-ic policy regarding energy production inthe U.S. on Wednesday in Memorial Coli-seum.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., chief prosecut-ing attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeperand president of Waterkeeper Alliance,spoke on campus and cited numerousproblems with the current methods of pro-ducing energy in America. New regula-tions for energy companies, a nationalelectric grid and a free market economywere solutions he offered to help fightglobal warming.

“It would cost $1.5 trillion to replaceall carbon-based energy (in the U.S.),”Kennedy said.

A complete reconstruction of theAmerican energy infrastructure has beencriticized by opponents who have said theoverhaul would destroy the economies ofstates dependent on fossil fuels.

Kennedy answered this opposition bycomparing ending the use of fossil fuels tothe abolishment of slavery in Great Britain200 years ago. There was fear that abolish-ing slavery would kill the economy, butKennedy said in the absence of forced la-bor, entrepreneurs appeared to fill the void.

“Every nation that has decarbonized itssociety has experienced massive economicgrowth,” he said.

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Students A.C.E. musical theater

By Ben Jonesbjones@kykernel.com

Freshman linebacker Ridge Wilsonpleaded not guilty to fourth-de-gree assault charges onWednesday in Fayette CountyDistrict Court.

Wilson, 18, was arrested af-ter he turned himself in to UKPolice on Tuesday morning af-ter an altercation Monday night.

He appeared before the courtin a video arraignment from theFayette County Detention Center. Hisbail is set at $3,000.

UK Police responded to a call Mon-day at about 11 p.m. at the Kirwan-Blanding Complex.

UK Interim Police Chief Joe Mon-roe told the Kernel Tuesday evening in

a phone interview that Wilson struckthe female victim in the face. Monroesaid Wilson and the victim knew eachother previously and both attended

Central High School inLouisville.

The victim was treated forminor injuries and was releasedfrom the hospital that samenight.

Wilson has been suspendedfrom the football team indefi-nitely, UK head coach RichBrooks announced Tuesday. He

will not practice with the team and willnot play in this weekend’s game. Hissuspension will be evaluated as the situ-ation progresses, Brooks said.

Wilson was one of five true fresh-men to see action in the Cats’ seasonopener. He assisted on one tackle.

Wilson

Wilson pleads not guiltyto fourth-degree assault

By Sara Nargessinews@kykernel.com

Football season brings thou-sands of fans into Common-wealth Stadium for hard hits andtouchdowns, but once the gameends, cans, bottles and othertrash cover the area.

For its third year, the GameDay Task Force is hoping tocurb the amount of litter left af-ter games around the stadiumand surrounding areas.

At a news conference heldWednesday, the Game Day TaskForce said it is working to keepthe stadium area clean, but what-

ever trash is left over will becollected by inmates supervisedby the Community Corrections.

Diane Lawless, the 3rd Dis-trict councilwoman, said thePanhellenic Council’s fraterni-ties and sororities will also beparticipating in the clean-upprocess throughout the weekend.

“On Sunday mornings theyare going to go through theneighborhoods and clean up anytrash or debris that has been leftout, and we at the 3rd Districtreally appreciate their work andvolunteering their time,” shesaid.

Erica Denoyer, a marketingsenior, said the trash was a no-ticeable problem after gamedays, and she thought bringingin outside sources to clean was agood idea.

“I have noticed the trash, es-pecially after the games,” she

said. “I think if the inmatescome, it will definitely help outwith picking up the trash andkeeping our university lookingnice.”

The task force made addi-tions to help control the amountof trash. New trash containerswill be on the sidewalks aroundthe stadium and Code Enforce-ment officers will give citationsfor trash violations.

UK Interim Police Chief JoeMonroe said he was concernedabout keeping the campus areasclean, and he hoped tailgaterswould respect the campus andits rules.

“Everyone take ownership,”Monroe said. “Treat areas asthey were your own. … Fans,please manage your behaviorfor the sake of public safety. …

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THE BEAUTY IN DRIVING

Houston, you have a problem. As WhitneyHouston belted out four songs in NYC September 1for ABC's Good Morning America — her first tele-vised performance in seven years, which aired thenext day — her voice sounded hoarse. The R&B diva,46, even apologized, citing chatting and singing forOprah Winfrey as a cause. "I'm so sorry. I did Oprahyesterday, and I was talking for so long," BobbyBrown's ex told the crowd of the tell-all special shetaped for The Oprah Winfrey Show, set to airSeptember 14 and 15. And while it's plausible("Talking for two hours is pretty tough on your vocalchords," says NYC otolaryn-gologist RichardRosenfeld), some imply the performance could havebeen worse. A show insider told Gawker.com thatproducers digitally "sweetened" the diva's vocals.Reps for both GMA and Houston had no comment.

High note Regardless of her shaky showing,Houston's album, I Look to You, released August 31,is expected to sell more than 250,000 copies its firstweek and claim the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200chart. "This is a comeback," says Gail Mitchell, a sen-ior editor at Billboard. Houston's mother agrees, say-ing her daughter has recovered since 2002, when sheadmitted she abused cocaine. "Whitney needed totake some time off," Cissy Houston, tells Us. "She'sfeeling and doing much better."

Katherine Heigl’s ‘Grey's’ hiatus

Fresh off the heels of bff T.R. Knight's departure,Katherine Heigl, 30, is taking a reported five-episodebreak from Grey's Anatomy to film the romantic come-dy Life As We Know It. Is the series tired of the castshake-ups? "This is how Grey's works," a show sourcesays. "It's a true ensemble. It will be firing on all cylin-ders while accommodating the actors' needs." Indeed.Heigl's hiatus — which "will, of course, be explainedthrough the story line" — will likely coincide with 39-year-old Ellen Pompeo's maternity leave. Still, thesource says, "Ellen will have as much time as sheneeds and wants as a new mom." A bright spot forfans? Three new cast members debut this fall.

Oh no, she didn'tV for vile! Natalie Portman's thoughts on the

recession? "I think it's kind of an exciting time.Everyone is cutting back," the A-lister, 28 — whorecently paid $3.25 million for a home in L.A. —gushed to Interview magazine. "I've started to seepeople look more toward their own passions andwhat really excites them."

Kristin on BrodyJenner, 26, may have bragged about his bedroom

conquests to Howard Stern, but Cavallari, 22, snipedin the new trailer for The Hills that sex with him "wasvery vanilla."

Whitney Houston’s rocky comeback

One morning I woke up around 6 a.m. to drive out to rural Kentucky to work on a story. I love drivingthrough Kentucky, especially during sunrise. I honestly believe Kentucky is one of the most beautiful states,if not the most beautiful, that exists.

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After a summer of hammering out thedetails, the two launched their business to

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Bar flirting etiquetteOf all the conversation

starters that occur at bars, thenumber one flirtation technique

has to be thatold stand-by:“Can I buyyou a drink?”

That lineis classic, it’scool, but it’s aconcept thathas becomeseverelywarped forour genera-tion. Over thepast few

months, I started observing peo-ple as they offered, rejected oraccepted free drinks at bars. Theresults left me greatly disheart-ened. So here is a little bar eti-quette I think we need to re-claim.

I thought it would never haveto be said, but clearly I was mis-taken — proper pick-up etiquettedemands that the words “howmuch?” never be used when flirt-ing. Ever. Unless your target is infact a prostitute, leave pricing outof it.

A guy offered to buy my nextdrink at a bar over the summer,but before I could answer, heshocked me by pointing at mycup and saying, “Oh wait — howmuch does that cost?”

Apparently $5.25 was a littlesteep for this fellow. I’m sure hemoved on to find the girl whowas downing the $1.50 PBRs.

I don’t exactly consider myself tobe super-classy by any stretch,but I still know tacky when I see(or hear) it.

I understand that times aretough and many of us arecounting every penny. But ifyou don’t have the cash to payfor a shot of premium liquor,maybe you should use a differ-ent flirting technique. Likestarting a conversation. Iwouldn’t judge a guy for notoffering to buy me a drink. Sowhy pull that card out of yourpocket when you have someself-imposed monetary restric-tion? Seriously — you might aswell just say, “Hey there, can Iorder you something off thedollar menu?” or, “Baby, it’shappy hour and I’ve got acoupon — let’s get crazy!”

While it is always nice to beoffered a free drink, it’s reallynot necessary. And any girl whodemands free booze before shewill allow the flirting to com-mence probably isn’t interested,or worth it, anyway.

Another touchy subject I’dlike to bring to the attention ofthe male population — orderingfor the girl. You may think it’schivalrous, but it usually justpisses me off. Let the girl choosewhat she wants to drink. Don’tassume you know what shewants, because that sends themessage you will probably becontrolling in other facets of arelationship as well.

On that same note, ladies —don’t take advantage of the guyoffering to pay for your nextdrink. Don’t order somethingridiculously expensive just be-cause it’s free, and don’t acceptmore than one drink if you knowyou have no intentions of pursu-ing this guy ever again.

Abide by the rule, “If youaccept a drink, you should talkto the person long enough tofinish the drink.” It’s only cour-teous. Taking free stuff andthen running back to yourfriends to laugh about the dudewho just tried to hit on you isan uncool move, every time.Attempt a conversation first. Ifthere is no connection, so be it.But don’t run up someone else’sbar tab when you have no in-tention of talking to them afterlast call.

It’s a great ice-breaker tobuy someone a drink, but withthat deal comes a lot of strings.So fellows, don’t be cheap anddon’t be assuming. And gals,don’t lead on a guy just for afree drink. Let this practice be-come something that it once was— a classic route for an intro-duction.

Katie Saltz is a journalismsenior. E-mail theheartbeat@kyk-ernel.com.

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UK students have a new way toexperience the Warped Tour this year.Instead of traveling over 100 miles toattend the tour, students can see theevent right here in Lexington.

Thursday, Cinemark LexingtonGreen and Regal Hamburg Pavilion 16are the only theaters in the area playingthe one-day showing of a special con-cert event presented by the WarpedTour.

This movie celebrates the 15th an-niversary of the original Warped Tour,highlighting the history of the tour andfeaturing a concert filmed for the movie.

The concert was filmed in Los An-geles on Sept. 6, and features perform-ances from both Warped Tour veteranslike NOFX and Blink 182, and new-comers like Katy Perry and 3OH!3.

The movie mainly consists offootage filmed at this year’s tour, butalso contains interviews intermixed withthe performances, detailing the long his-tory of Warped Tour, said Kevin Lyman,the founder of Warped Tour.

The idea for a Warped Tour con-cert movie was imagined by Lymanover four years ago.

“I wanted to do something uniqueto celebrate (the anniversary),” Lymansaid.

Lyman is the driving force behindthe movie; he produced it, put the line-up together and did some of the licens-ing and publishing himself.

Lyman has been in the music in-dustry for over 20 years, working onthe original Lollapalooza tour wherehe met rapper Ice-T for the first time.Ice-T makes an appearance with his

former band from the ‘90s, BodyCount, for the movie.

In 1994, Lyman was inspired tostart a tour near the music and skatescene in Southern California. Vanssponsored the second Warped Tour in1995, merging extreme sports andpunk rock culture. Since the sponsor-ship with Vans, the festival has growninto the massive tour it is today.

Lyman said the Warped Tour is ba-sically a “lifestyle country fair,” sinceit happens once a year, bringing such aunique experience.

The Warped Tour is one of thelargest tours each summer and one ofthe only traveling punk shows of itssize.

The Warped Tour also offers manyways for people to get involved withcharities. The tour works with non-profit organizations to help raiseawareness for many causes, includinganimal rights, protecting the environ-ment and homelessness.

The movie itself raised $50,000 forthe charity Music Cares. Music Cares'goal is to help fellow musicians withsubstance abuse by helping them ob-tain health insurance, along with otherneeds.

Lyman is also the founder of theMayhem Tour and the Taste of ChaosTour. He plans on continuing with theWarped Tour as long as he can, and isstarting an outlaw country tour nextyear.

The Warped Tour 15th AnniversaryCelebration movie is showing at 8 p.m.Thursday at Cinemark LexingtonGreen and Regal Hamburg Pavilion 16theaters. For more information visitWarped Tour’s Web site www.warped-tour.com.

Warped Tour celebrates15 years of punk culture

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e-mail and independent contractors stationedin each of four delivery zones ensure quick de-livery, while longboards and bicycles offer therunners the fastest form of transportation, Metzsaid.

“The zones are set up so we can get topretty much anywhere in that zone prettyquickly,” he said.

As long as a person is in a delivery zone,RubberRunners will accept their order, saidGoodman, CEO of the company.

“If they’re in a zone, it doesn’t matter whoit is,” he said. “They need us, obviously, sowe’re there. It’s almost like a public service,only it’s for profit.”

Deliveries are made in a discreet manner,Goodman said, unless, that is, you order a con-dom-gram.

“If somebody wants to call us up and haveus deliver a condom-gram to somebody else ata party, we’ll walk in and say ‘Did somebodyorder a condom?’ and hunt them down,” hesaid. “It’s a little more in the spirit of jokingaround and the humorous side of things. As faras a normal, regular delivery, we are prettydiscreet about that.”

Metz said he is not opposed to campus de-liveries, even if it might be a little weird.

“I think that’d be funny,” he said. “I’d loveto deliver to, like, Memorial Hall or some-thing.”

Goodman said they will “absolutely” de-liver to dorms and he has gotten a positive re-

sponse from the resident advisers he has en-countered.

“I’ve actually had a couple of them ask mefor a handful of fliers so they could put themup in their own halls,” he said.

While the company does not currently ac-cept Plus Account, Metz said they would beopen to the idea in the future, “if enough peo-ple want to use it.”

“Right now we do take credit cards andPayPal as well,” he said. “If we get bigenough and the demand’s there, we’ll do it.”

Along with delivering the goods, Rubber-Runners will also make sure you know how touse them. The company provides links to a va-riety of sexual health-related topics on theirWeb site, including information on proper con-dom use, sexually transmitted infections andrelationship advice.

“We really want to be a public health serv-ice,” Metz said. “We don’t want people tothink that we’re encouraging people to dowhatever it is that they’re doing. We’re moreof ‘Be safe when you’re doing it.’ That’s whywe wanted to have all that information up.”

Even with all the health information,Goodman says he knows not everyone willagree with their business.

“We’re simply recognizing that people aregoing to do whatever they’re going to do,” hesaid.

“And we’re doing our best to make surethat campus stays clean, as clean as possible.There’s no sense in having rusty nails in aplayground. If we can prevent a certain extrapercentage of sexually transmitted diseasesfrom occurring on campus, then we’ve doneour job.”

RUNNERSContinued from page 3

PHOTO BY ADAM WOLFFBRANDT | STAFFPaul Goodman, management and finance senior and CEO of RubberRunners, LLC, left, gives marketingand management senior Andrew Goodale supplies before his shift as a runner on Saturday night.Goodale delivers condoms for RubberRunners by longboard.

Kanye’s VMA outbreaknot his first public misstep

PHOTO BY LANE CHRISTIANSEN | MCTRap artist Kanye West performed a free concert for Chicago Public Schools students who had improvedtheir grades this year in Chicago, Illinois, on June 11, 2009.

Kanye West’s relationshipwith the public has been any-thing but stellar and last Sun-

day headded an-othergauche actto his list.

DuringTaylorSwift’s ac-ceptancespeech for‘Video ofthe Year’at MTV’sVideo Mu-

sic Awards, Kanye Westcame on stage and strippedSwift of her microphone sothat he could tell the publiche felt that Beyonce had thebest video of the year. Exit-ing the stage to a chorus ofboos and a bewildered TaylorSwift, it was immediately ob-vious he had committed amajor faux pas.

Sunday’s outburst isn’tthe first time West has com-mitted an act many felt to beout of line. In the wake ofHurricane Katrina, West par-ticipated in a broadcast to ac-company a concert rasingmoney for the relief effort.On live television in thecompany of Michael Myers,

West made the bold claimthat “George Bush doesn’tcare about black people.”Again, the reaction was al-most instantaneous as MikeMyers looked speechlesswhile the camera cut away.

While this didn’t sit wellwith many, most were able tobrush it off and move on.However, in June 2008, Westtook his prima donna attitudeto the Bonnaroo Music andArts Festival . His originalset was intended to takeplace at 8 p.m on the second-largest stage, however , herequested he be moved to2:45 a.m. on the main stageafter Pearl Jam so that hecould perform night show.West didn’t take to the stageuntil 4:22 a.m. due to delaysin perfecting his massivespace-age set. The delaypushed his show back nearlytwo hours, causing the sun torise midway through his“Glow In the Dark” show.Poetic justice?

The difference betweenKanye’s previous outbursts inthe past and what took placeSunday night is that his ac-tions in the past weren’t di-rected at other artists. It’s onething to question a politicianor to be late to take the stage

but another to interrupt ahumble new face to the mu-sic world during one of thehighlights of her career. Bey-once offered some damagecontrol, allowing Swift tofinish her speech while ac-cepting her own award.

West apologized numer-ous times on his blog and onthe Jay Leno show, howeverthe damage had already been

done and whether or not theapology was sincere becamea bit of a moot point. SinceSunday evening West hasbeen one of the top 10 trend-ing topics on Twitter, a ma-jority of the comments beingnegative.

It’s hard to imagineWest’s antics will have anylasting effect on his career.Only time will tell.

Matt Murray is a jour-nalism junior. E-mail mmur-ray@kykernel.com.

MATTMURRAYKernel

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effect on his career.Only time will tell.

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Clearly there's going to be a groundswell forTebow, and we'll have to make that evaluation if we havea draft pick that's going to be anywhere near him.”“ — Wayne Weaver, Jacksonville Jaguars owner

PHOTO BY ADAM WOLFFBRANDT | STAFFJunior cornerback Paul Warford breaks up a pass against a Miami of Ohio receiver in the Cats’season-opening win against the Redhawks.

By T. J. Walkersports@kykernel.com

LOUISVILLE – Before Wednesdaynight, UK and Louisville hadn’t facedoff in four years. Most of the 1,270fans in attendance would agree thegame was worth the wait.

The Cards handed UK its first lossof the season winning 3-2 (25-19, 23-25, 25-18, 22-25, 16-14) in their owngym.

“If people didn’t get their money’sworth then I’m not sure what to puton the floor to get that money’sworth,“ UK head coach Craig Skinnersaid, “It was intense, exciting andLouisville made the plays. They madethe hustle plays when it mattered, gotthe kills when they needed to in tran-sition to make the difference.”

The No. 16 Cats (10-1) faced aLouisville team ready for the chal-lenge after a lull in the rivalry.Louisville won its sets by an averageof five points but that was hardly anindication of the intensity of the rival-ry.

“It’s a tough environment but itsfun,” senior libero and Louisville na-tive BriAnne Sauer said. “It’s veryloud, the people in the crowd are soclose to you it feels like they’reyelling right there at you. It’s a reallygood atmosphere, if you’re on theother team.”

Sauer’s six digs moved her intosecond place all-time in the UK ca-reer digs category. Sauer is four digsaway from becoming the secondplayer ever to eclipse the 1,200 digs

mark.It appeared

after the thirdset UK wasgoing to fall,but the Catsrallied to winthe fourth andforced a fifthset. The fifthset was backand forth withLouisville (7-3) squeakingout a closewin and brag-ging rights.

UK wasable to hang in

the game thanks to junior outside hit-ter Sarah Mendoza. Mendoza led UKwith 26 kills, a career high. AlthoughMendoza wasn’t particularly pleasedwith her effort, Skinner was.

“She’s a fighter, she gets after itand she’s going to swing away untilthe end and she did,” Skinner said.

Despite Mendoza’s efforts, theCats never seemed comfortable. UKhad 33 errors and nine service er-rors.

UK will enter Southeastern Con-ference play on Sunday when the Catstravel to Baton Rouge, La., to faceLouisiana State University on nationaltelevision. This will be the first timethis season the Cats will face a teamcoming off a loss.

“It’s a new season, we startfresh,” Sauer said. “So starting tomor-row we’ll start practice and startpreparing for LSU, and that’s whatwe need to focus on. We can’t thinkabout this past game. We just have tomove forward and get ready for SEC(play).”

By Ben Jonesbjones@kykernel.com

When UK’s defensive backs line up againstLouisville’s deep receiving corps, junior cornerbackPaul Warford won’t be worried about covering allthe Cards.

Senior cornerback and All-America candidateTrevard Lindley will line up on one side. Warfordand sophomore cornerback Randall Burden will beon the other.

“I think Randall is an excellent player,” War-ford said. “He’s just as good as Trevard.”

That’s especially high praise when you considerWarford won a heated position battle with Burdenin fall camp to become the second corner.

In the season opener, Miami of Ohio appearedto target UK’s defensive backs who lined up oppo-site of Lindley.

Warford and sophomore cornerback RandallBurden will be counted on to shut down anyonewho lines up opposite of Lindley.

After sitting a year out, Warford expects to seeplenty more passes thrown his way.

“It’s going to be like that all year,” Warfordsaid. “As long as Trevard is on the other sidethey’re always going to throw at us ... I alreadyknow they’re going to throw at me.”

UK defensive coordinator Steve Brown doesn’tplan on matching any one corner against a particu-lar receiver, barring something spectacular. He saidthe Cats will just have to cover Louisville’s re-ceivers “as best we can.”

Brown is expecting to see more play-action andlonger passes from Louisville than he saw againstMiami of Ohio.

That could mean UK’s top safeties – neither ofwhom were full-time starters last year – will havemore strain put on them.

Warford said he’s already seen plenty of im-provement from the safeties. He only expects themto get better as the season progresses.

“It takes chemistry,” Warford said. “You have toget used to different safeties back there. They’regetting better each week.”

Even with all the talent Louisville will splitwide, Warford and Brown said they don’t plan ondoubling any one player for the whole game. Muchlike how Louisville spreads its talent at receiveraround, UK will spread its best cornerbacks acrossthe field.

“We have full confidence in all our guys,”Brown said. “Those are the type of receivers we’regoing to have to face in the SEC.”

Secondary will be forced to step upto lock down Louisville receivers

By Clark Brookssports@kykernel.com

The No. 22 UK men’s soccerteam came into Wednesday’sgame heavily favored against Ala-bama A&M, and the Cats narrow-ly escaped with a 1-0 victory in abruising game.

Last year when the Catsplayed the Bulldogs, the gameended in a lackluster 0-0 tie in OT.But freshman Matt Lodge, whowas suffering from a stomach bug,scored off a free-kick 30 yards outin the 25th minute to give the Catsan early lead.

“I just tried to smash it,”Lodge said. “Luckily, I got a fa-

vorable bounce and it went in.”Lodge had already been on a

hot streak. After scoring both goalsin a 2-1 win Sunday, he was namedto Soccer America’s National Teamof the Week on Monday.

“Since he’s from anothercountry, he went unnoticed at thebeginning of year,” UK headcoach Ian Collins said. “His playthough has brought him a lot of at-tention as of late.”

Besides a yellow card issuedto senior Marco dos Santos in the37th minute, the first half be-longed to UK.

UK’s defense continued to berock solid as it didn’t allow a shoton goal the entire half or let the

Bulldogs feel comfortable on theoffensive end by playing toughand physical.

“We like to press and createchallenges,” Collins said. “A cou-ple of their guys got hurt, but it’sthe nature of the game some-times.”

Despite the lead going into thesecond half, UK didn’t let up oneither side of the field and pre-vented any chance of a comeback.

But there was still plenty of ac-tion. After a hard slide-tackle byByron Vega in the 80th minute, Al-abama A&M’s Moses Semakulaalmost swung on the young fresh-man. The two were separated be-fore a fight ensued; Semakula waseventually given a yellow card inthe 88th minute arguing a call.

“I felt we should have scoredon a lot more of our chances,”Collins said. “The first 20 minutes

and the last 20 minutes is whenwe stuck to our game plan; be-tween then we played sloppy. But,the win is always the most impor-tant thing.”

UK improved to 5-0-0 on theseason, its best start since 1995.The Cats ran their school-record,consecutive game unbeaten streakto 15 matches in a row, whichdates back to last October.

“Though we won tonight, weneed to step up our game,” Lodgesaid. “But, if we continue to workharder, we’ll keep winninggames.”

The Cats open up C-USA playSunday at the UK Soccer Com-plex.

“Hopefully, we can stick toour game plan,” Collins said. “Wewant to move the ball around anduse our depth. We need to comeout hungry.”

“As long as Trevard is on the other side they’re always going

to throw at us. I already know they’re going to throw at me.”

— Paul Warford, junior cornerback

Cards topCats in

five setsVolleyball suffers

first loss of season

“If people didn’tget their

money’s worththen I’m not

sure what to puton the floor toget them that

money’s worth.”CRAIG SKINNER

UK head coach

Men’s soccer escapes with 1-0 win Freshman continues hot streak,

gets best of Alabama A&M

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Look for updates of Saturday’s gameKeep up with your favorite UK teams and players every day

tomorrowUK sprinter represents Trinidad and

Tobago at World ChampionshipsScore

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This is a response to Michael Kegley’s “Prohibitionhardly stops campus smoking problem” letter whichcalled for action regarding the Tobacco Free MedicalCampus. I think a point of clarification is in order. Pro-hibiting smokers is not the goal of the Tobacco-Free Ini-tiative. The goal is to promote a healthier environmentat UK HealthCare and, as of Nov. 19, UK’s Campus.

Tobacco users have many resources available tothem to help them get through the day without usingtobacco products if they so choose, or to help them quitsmoking, which is the best decision a tobacco user canmake for their health in their lifetime. If people chooseto use tobacco products during their workday, the poli-cy clearly states where these products may be used.

Tobacco use is harmful to both the individuals thatuse these products and, in the case of tobacco smoke,to the health of those exposed who do not. The sci-ence is very clear on this. Nationally, 70 percent of

smokers want to quit. In a recent survey at UK, nearly70 percent of those responding said they plan to quitor cut down on their tobacco use when the campus istobacco-free. Living and working in tobacco-free envi-ronments makes this easier for them.

Change comes slowly sometimes, but clearly aculture of acceptance of tobacco use promoted by thetobacco industry and marketed to youth must bechanged. One of the best ways to accomplish this is topromote a culture which is accepting of avoiding to-bacco use and exposure. With some of the worst to-bacco-use rates in the nation, 22 Kentuckians die eachday from tobacco-related illness and 107,000 Ken-tucky children under age 18 today will eventually diea tobacco-related death. Our social conscience mustlead us on a course to a healthier UK and a healthierKentucky.

Audrey DarvillePh.D., candidate,

UK College of Nursing

Within the next two years, UK is set toimplement a revamped general educationprogram. This move shows the university isnot only making progress, but it is startingto look beyond meeting benchmarks andlooks to improve the university overall.

In an Aug. 30 news story, the Kernel re-ported the American Council of Trusteesand Alumni gave UK a “C” on the strengthof its 2008-09 core curriculum. The currentUniversity Studies Program has been inplace for 20 years and needed drasticchanges to bring UK up to more modernlearning standards. Students learning fromcurriculum written roughly the same year

they were born is probably not the best idea.Perhaps the top-20 plan is working if

UK is surpassing benchmarks and continuesto strive for improvement.Often, the plan has beennegatively attacked fornot placing the needs ofstudents first, but therewill probably be a shift inopinion because of thepositives in the plan.

While the entire pro-gram adapation will not be in place until the2011 fall semester, changes started during the2009 summer session and will gradually beadded over that two-year period. So, insteadof dumping a brand new system on a bunch

of students, there will be a two-year interimperiod where the university will have time toreceive student feedback, and the program

can acclimate to theuniversity. Additional-ly, the teaching stylesfor classes will beadapted so that stu-dents can learn moreindependently and notbe enslaved to a syl-labus.

One area of change that will hopefullybenefit all Kentucky students is UK, alongwith other Kentucky schools, paying atten-tion to the ability to transfer of coursesamong colleges. The most absurd part of col-lege is paying for classes and not being able

to use the credit if a student transfers, so it iscommendable someone is looking into theproblem at the state level.

There are still a lot of questions as to thefeasibility and overall value of the top-20plan, but this change shows that passingbenchmarks is not the sole goal of theadministration and they do sometimes thinkabout the students.

There has been recent progress in aca-demics, including filling open positions andhiring Associate Provost Michael D. Mullen,who is pushing the General EducationProgram improvement movement, and UKmust continue the forward momentum forthe betterment of the university on its ownaccord and not because of competition withother schools.

OPINIONSThursday, September 17, 2009 Page 6

■ KERNEL EDITORIAL

TV show explores social oddities

SG deadlines fast approaching, weekend game provides relief

The ultimate “antihero” willreturn as “Curb Your Enthusiasm”returns for its seventh season on

Sunday at 9 p.m.on HBO. Builtlike a realityshow, it might bethe epitome ofreal life, takingon issues fromeveryday interac-tions and dissect-ing them. Armedwith only a page-long outline forthe idea of eachshow, the actors

do not use a script but rather ad-lib dialogue by putting themselvesin real-life situations.

Each season is centered on onegeneral idea with many other sto-ries branching out of the nucleus.Larry often finds himself in conun-drums as a result of bad luck, hisown deception or the victim of amisunderstanding. Season sevenwill feature the highly anticipatedand much talked about “Seinfeld”reunion. All the characters exclud-ing Michael Richards (Kramer)have made cameos, but this is thefirst time the gang will be back to-gether. Richards himself has notappeared on any sitcom since hisstand-up meltdown in which helaunched into a racial tirade.

“Curb” Creator Larry David,who is the co-creator of “Seinfeld,”plays himself, or at least by charac-ter name. He follows himselfaround a daily life placing himselfin different situations that mirrorreal life. Much like “Seinfeld” theshow picks apart socially-createdlaws by asking questions most peo-

ple think about but are too afraid toinquire on.

For instance, how many timeshave you been in line somewherethat offered free samples of food?While the person in front of youtakes multiple samples, and theremight not be a sign prohibiting it,it is deemed socially polite to takeone and move on. Most wouldn’tconfront the person, but Larrydoes in season six.

David knocks down classesand stereotypes by confrontingthem and exploring many of theracial things that divide us. Doblack people tip? Are Jewish peo-ple frugal? Are white people op-pressive with their ideals? Thereare no boundaries in his attempt toerase the lines we draw sociallyand help us understand we are allhumans in the same world.

David is a very imperfect per-son. He lies, he is rude at times, but,when the time comes to confront asituation that lacks in common log-ic, he explores it.

He has a big heart. He be-friends homeless people, he invitesa convicted sex offender over forthe holidays when others judgehim, and he takes in an African-American family from hurricane re-lief. Now he does many things as aresult of his own personal interest,but don’t we all take ourselves intoconsideration when making deci-sions? Like everyone, he learns,both about himself and about thethings he might normally avoid dueto petty difference, in doing so.

It is a show dedicated to ran-domness, but that is what life isreally about. Have you everasked yourself what a car and a

college textbook have in com-mon? I have, and I know. Theydepreciate in value the momentyou leave with one. Think aboutit. If you buy a sweater and itdoesn’t fit when you get it home,you can return it with a receiptand get your money back. Now,you could have tried it on in thefitting rooms, but they don’t saythat when you bring it back youget your money and move on. Ifyou buy a new book for classand don’t have your syllabus anddiscover an hour later you gotthe wrong text, then, when youreturn it with your receipt, youhave already lost money and willnot receive a full refund but aportion. How does that makesense?

Every day we see discrepan-cies in our social system. Theystay with us in the back of ourminds, and we resort back tothem when they reoccur but gen-erally ignore them. This is a manwho says he is not a fixer but animprover and, in a world full ofthese moments, tries to under-stand their significance as they re-late to bigger problems. Whenpeople prefer to turn a blind eyeto hot button topics or the small-est misunderstanding, it does cre-ate larger issues. It is comfortingto know there is someone whofixates on knowledge enough tofind the answers for us all. It’sabout breaking down our walls ofcomfort to see ourselves and ourdifferences in the ugliest form us-ing the catalyst of humor to bringus together.

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

It's not often an event in popculture has as much effect as wehave seen the past few days. Yet

since Sunday,ringing from thevillages of Face-book and thehamlets of Twit-ter was the newsof Kanye West'sblatant disrespectof Taylor Swiftat the MTVVideo MusicAwards.

Just in caseyou missed it, as

Swift accepted the award for BestFemale Video, Kanye took it uponhimself to pop up and interrupther victory speech to say that Be-yonce had “one of the greatestvideos of all time.”

Kanye's actions have beenthe driving commentary from“The View,” to a conversationwith President Obama. Tuesdayon “The View,” the panel dis-cussed the event and revealedthat Kanye, even after claimingcontrition for the event, he hasyet to reach out to Swift. Whenasked about the situation in anoff-the-record portion of an in-terview with CNBC, PresidentObama said that Kanye was a“jackass” for his actions. The au-dio was subsequently recordedby an ABC news employee andhas been the subject of its owncontroversy.

Entertainment is somethingeverybody needs in one way oranother and without belittling any-body's tastes, I understand whythis was a big deal. Both artistsare two of the biggest stars notonly in their genre, but in popularmusic. Not to mention West's ac-tions, while totally in character,were unprecedented in scope andwere genuinely conversation wor-thy, just not to the magnitude thatthey have been.

I am really happy for youKanye, but this is the most in-significant moment of all time.He should have just kept hismouth shut, or used his platformto talk about something of greaterimportance because in the end,Taylor Swift beat Beyonce in asub-category. Beyonce went on towin the award for overall videoof the year, and Kanye's com-ments were wasted on a videothat wasn't even that creative onan awards show that really does-n't matter. There's no way to dothis, but I'd bet that had this inci-dent not occurred, more than like-

ly this year's VMA probablywould have missed most every-body's radar. I mean really, howirrelevant is a video music awardshow on a network that you haveto go to their 76th channel to seevideos, other than during thecredits at the end each program.

Tuesday's Kernel brought thereprint of an editorial written byDavid Hawpe. In the editorial,Hawpe questioned the value of avictory over a top-ranked Missis-sippi team after such turmoil assegregation, NCAA sanctions andplayers quitting the team because“total football” was the rule of theprogram. That idea of “total foot-ball” ultimately led to the firingof coach Charlie Bradshaw, leaderof the football intensive move-ment, but it wasn't until the con-troversy and shame had beenbrought to the university that hewas fired.

While this situation is totallydifferent in circumstance, the in-stances have the same elementsof misplaced focuses that Hawpediscussed. People are puttingway too much stock into casual,pleasurable events in life and notfocusing on serious issues thathave more bearing on day-to-dayactions. People can tell you moreabout the death of Michael Jack-son, UK football or the KanyeWest/Taylor Swift debacle thanthey can tell you about thehealthcare debate, the universitybudget crisis or anything else ofimportance.

By no means am I sayingeveryone's ideals and interestsshould align with those of myown persuasion, but there issomething wrong when a con-troversial award show trumpsmajor issues. I like to be enter-tained, I love sports, but I alsorecognize that there has to be abalance between enjoyment andreality. I would love nothingmore than to listen to and blogabout music all day and with all900 ESPN and Fox SportsChannels going at the sametime. But none of those thingswould pay my bills, enrich meas a person or give me anythingmore than fleeting entertainmentuntil my next fix.

Not everybody can or shouldspend their time focused on life'stough questions and difficultproblems but what's worth more:to follow the lives of others, orto lead a life of your own?

Wesley Robinson is a Spanishsenior. E-mail wrobinson@kyker-nel.com.

Pop culture overpowerssociety’s real issues

After three weeks of waiting,the weekend we’ve all been wait-ing for is finally here. It’s time for

in-state braggingrights to return toUK as the footballteam takes on theUniversity ofLouisville thisSaturday. I hopeyou are all as ex-cited as I am forwhat is sure to bean incrediblegame.

We have thebest fans in the

country, so we know Common-wealth Stadium will be rockin’.However, to reinforce our solidarityin cheering for the Cats, StudentGovernment is partnering with UKAthletics to turn CommonwealthStadium into a “Sea of Blue.” Theformula isn’t calculus, it’s actuallyquite easy: Come early. Be loud.Wear blue. Enjoy victory! We en-courage you to join Big Blue Nationin wearing solid blue to the gameon Saturday so we can see blue

throughout the Commonwealth!And don’t forget, the game is

our fifth TallyCats event, so swipeyour Wildcard for a chance to winsome free swag. We’ll have stu-dents set up with card readers atthe student entrance and near theramp to the upper level until theend of the first quarter. Be sure tostop by! After the game, head towww.tallycats.com and login withyour LinkBlue ID to check yourpoint totals and learn more aboutthe program.

The game isn’t the only sourceof excitement on campus thisweek, though. In case you haven’tchecked it out already, this weekhas been full of DanceBlue eventsas a part of their newest fundrais-ing campaign, “Blitz Week.”Dozens of DanceBlue representa-tives have been – and will contin-ue to be – around campus if youare interested in getting involved.Just look for the yellow ribbon.Furthermore, all UK students areinvited to the first ever DanceBlueRave from 8 to 11 p.m. in theCat’s Den on Friday night. Dance-

Blue is the largest student-run phi-lanthropy event on campus, whichsupports the UK Pediatric Oncolo-gy Clinic, and any event put on bythe program is definitely some-thing you don’t want to miss.

This is also a significant weekfor SG. Applications for the Fresh-man Leadership Development Pro-gram were due last week andwe’re conducting interviews thisweek. We have more than 140well-qualified freshmen applicantsfrom which to choose. That’s thelargest turnout in the history of theprogram and almost doubles theamount that applied last year. It’sgreat to see so many of you haveheard about the initiatives StudentGovernment is offering and wehope you’ll continue to show suchhigh interest as we work to pro-vide you with additional opportu-nities to enact positive change oncampus while developing yourleadership abilities.

Freshmen Senate applicationsare now available online and in ouroffice in room 120 of the StudentCenter. For the freshmen, this is the

first opportunity to have a say inhow SG represents our student body,and we hope you’ll take the chanceto make a difference here at UK.Applications are open to any fresh-man who would like to run for Sen-ate. There are four spots to fill andwe are expecting a very competitivefield for this election as well. Appli-cations are due on Oct. 1 and theelection will be held in mid-October.Be on the lookout for campaignsigns and eager freshmen!

Also, for any UK student witha child and has a need for financialassistance with daycare, StudentGovernment Childcare Grant ap-plications are due this Friday, Sept.18. We know being a student isnot easy – being a parent and stu-dent doubles that challenge. Thesegrants, awarded each semester bySG, demonstrate our commitmentto providing additional fundingand resources to students that needassistance caring for their childrenwhile they attend class. The grantsare limited in number and areawarded according to a demon-strated need by the student. Apply

by visiting www.uksga.org andclicking on “Applications” on theleft-hand side. If there are anyquestions, please stop by our of-fice or e-mail us at ukstudentgov-ernment@gmail.com.

As you can see, we’re workinghard to ensure the needs of stu-dents are met and we are alwayslooking for students to help us out.If you have something you’re pas-sionate about changing, stop byand let’s have a conversation aboutit. Our door is always open and weare here to advocate on your be-half. Let’s work together to ensureour community of 27,000-plus stu-dents has the best experience pos-sible. I look forward to seeing youout this weekend, at the game, im-mersed in a “Sea of Blue,”throughout the rest of the semesterat TallyCats events, and all of theother great events offered by ourstudent organizations and universi-ty departments. Go Cats!

Ryan Smith is a political sci-ence senior and Student Govern-ment president. E-mailopinions@kykernel.com.

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Kernelcolumnist

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Healthier campus goal of tobacco ban

Perhaps the top-20 plan isworking if UK is surpassingbenchmarks and continuesto strive for improvement.

Program revitalization positive change for students

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at UK. She went to EverettMcCorvey, director of theUK Opera, with the idea tocreate a similar camp, and“Broadway Bound” wasborn. The summer camp,which just completed its thirdyear, gives participants thetraining they need to excel inthe performing arts at a highschool level, and, hopefully,beyond.

“We wanted to help tran-sition kids into singing, actingand dancing, so that whenthey got to high school andwanted to perform, theywould be ready,” Nelson said.

A.C.E. is a new extensionof this program that runs fortwo semesters, one in the falland one in the spring. Theprogram is currently holding“trial classes” for threeWednesdays in September, inwhich students are invited toparticipate in the same activi-ties that they would take partin if they attend A.C.E. Thecourses focus on teaching stu-dents one particular piece perclass in which they sing, actand dance.

“I want the students tofeel like they accomplishedsomething, which is why ourgoal is to learn one singlepiece in each two-hour classperiod,” Nelson said. “I wantthe kids to go home and sayto their parents, ‘Hey, lookwhat I learned today.’ ”

But the instructors striveto ensure that the studentshave fun above all else.

“You guys need to do twothings for me: one is to havefun, but I also need you guysto put some style into yoursteps,” dance instructor JennyFitzpatrick said to the classwhile reviewing a section ofthe evening’s routine.

Nelson and Fitzpatrickwill be teaching the courses,as well as Tim Hull, who willspecialize in drama. Theirmain goal is to provide a pos-itive learning environmentthat leaves room for fun andfor growth.

“The teachers are so niceand relaxed,” said 12-year-old A.C.E. student MariahMowbray. “They alwayshelp you when you need it,and they’re never mean aboutit. I always try to practice myweaknesses more than mystrengths.”

Luke Pellegrino, 8, at-tended his first class Wednes-day evening and said his fa-vorite segment was acting.

“I liked when I acted likeI was eating fudge,” Pellegri-

no said. “I want to come backnext week.”

A.C.E. currently offerssinging, acting and dancing,but the program has room toexpand.

Nelson hopes to offercourses on film acting, instru-mentals, opera and otherforms of self-expression inthe future, and sees the pro-gram as a means for UK tobranch out into the greatercommunity of Lexington.

“Part of (UK President)Lee Todd’s vision is to makethe university more commu-nity-friendly, to make peopleand families more familiarwith it, and this is a good wayto do that,” Nelson said.

Classes start Sept. 30, andsign-ups for both fall andspring semester are still open.Those interested can sign upin the Fine Arts BuildingSept. 25 from 4 to 6 p.m. orSept. 26 from 10 a.m. to 12p.m. For more information,contact Mary Joy Nelson atace.academy@uky.edu.

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sure that our students are safe if they drink athigher levels,” he said.

Another cause of concern brought up dur-ing the meeting were the policies surroundingfootball game days at UK. Lexington PoliceChief Ronnie Bastin said police are preparedfor game days this season and will havestricter parking enforcement and greater vigi-lance regarding alcohol in the stadium.

“The plan is to let people know that opencontainers are not allowed in the stadium,”Bastin said. “Our folks will be looking at in-toxication levels of people who will be cross-ing our areas.”

Bastin also said he was concerned with il-legal parking around the stadium. The policechief said in earlier seasons illegal parkingcreated great hazard to pedestrians and emer-gency vehicles. In the past, the officers wouldwarn people and ask them to move, but thisyear may be different.

“We’re going to be in those areas … wewill be citing, we will be enforcing,” Bastinsaid.

By Andrew Pillownews@kykernel.com

The possibility of com-bining two Student Govern-ment positions was presentedWednesday night during afull Senate meeting.

Senator-At-Large KaraOsborne used senator’s privi-lege at the end of the meetingto introduce the idea of com-bining the vice president titlefrom the executive branchand the Senate president posi-tion of the legislative branch.

“We just wanted to inter-view vice presidents from thepast to investigate making thevice president (also) chairmanof Senate,” she said.

The idea is not yet legis-lation, but would make theelected position of vice presi-dent the president of the Sen-ate as well.

Osborne said she thinksthe change would create bet-ter collaboration between the

two branches.“I think in the past there

hasn’t been open communica-tion between the legislativeand executive branches,” Os-borne said.

Senators discussed thenotion but differed in opin-ions. Some senators pointedout there was a procedure al-ready in place to foster com-munication between the twobranches.

“I think there are otheroptions to go with before wecombine the vice presidentwith Senate president,” saidFalon Thacker, College ofArts and Sciences senator.

The Senate also approved$4,000 through a Senate spe-cial project for the Solar CarTeam.

“We are going to use it tobuild a new car and hopefullywin a race,” said Brent White,a member of the team andpresenter of the project.

Senate President John

Whitt sponsored the projectand is also the College of En-gineering senator. He said hesponsored the project becausethe Solar Car Team representsthe entire college.

Whitt also used the op-portunity to kick off his ini-tiative of college senators be-ing more loyal to their col-leges.

“I wanted to see senators,especially if they’re collegesenators, using their specialprivilege to give back to theircollege,” Whitt said.

At the meeting, the Aca-demic Student Affairs Com-mittee introduced the idea ofhaving a contest betweenmarketing and communica-tion students to create a pam-phlet that could be given toevent organizers who re-ceived iPods to make theirevents more successful.

The Senate also unani-mously passed minor changesin wording in the SG bylaws.

SG debates consolidation

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PHOTO BY ADAM WOLFFBRANDT | STAFFMariah Mowbray, 12, shows her "happy face" in an expressionsexercise lead by Mary Joy Nelson.

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Some students were not convinced thatcoal country would be able to escape a changeunscathed.

“I think it will be harder for Kentuckythan a lot of states,” said Sandy Broadus, anatural resource and conservation sophomore.“But I think it's doable.”

In America, Kennedy said the way to fightjob loss when converting to green energy wasto employ Americans to build a national ener-gy grid to be coordinated by the national gov-ernment.

Kennedy said the funding would comefrom the money currently used to buy foreignoil and subsidies costs for domestic energycompanies.

After energy can be transferred across thecountry, Kennedy said the next step would beto build green power plants and encouragehomeowners to modify their homes to be self-sufficient for energy. When homes producesurplus energy, a free trade market would al-low consumers to sell the excess back to ener-

gy companies.“Every American becomes an energy en-

trepreneur and every home becomes a powerplant,” Kennedy said.

The U.S. coal industry receives more than$1 trillion in subsidies to offset costs,Kennedy said, and the American people pickup the tab on costs such as roads topped with22 inches of asphalt to handle overloaded coaltransports.

But the costs are not limited to dollarsand cents, he said.

According to the Environmental Protec-tion Agency, every fresh water fish in Americacontains unsafe levels of mercury, which cancause permanent IQ loss in children born tomothers with high mercury levels due to coalpollution.

Kennedy said the problem stems from thefact that currently energy companies makemore money with the more fossil fuels theyburn.

“They still want consumers to leavetheir lights on all night and their refrigeratordoors open.

“We're protecting (the environment)because we recognize that the environment isthe infrastructure to our community,”Kennedy said.

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We don’t want anyone run-ning onto the field to cele-brate.”

Other task force membersaddressed safety and securityconcerns about game days.Lexington Police ChiefRonnie Bastin discussed thebalance between fans havingfun and people acting inap-propriately.

“Any behavior that putspeople or property in danger isgoing to be swiftly dealtwith,” he said. “Our goal is togive an environment whereeveryone can have the besttime that they can, and we’rehere to do that.”

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