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Taylor Moaktmoak@kykernel.com

One of Kentucky’s own is returning to UKto take over some familiar reigns.

Jay Blanton is returning to UK as the exec-utive director of Public Relations and Market-ing.

Blanton replaces Jimmy Stanton, who leftUK Tuesday to head to the University of Ten-nessee as the associate athletic director ofCommunications.

In 2008, Blanton left UK to be press secre-tary for Gov. Steve Beshear. In Nov. 2009, hebegan working as director of Communicationsand Marketing at Keeneland.

His decision to return to UK was formallyannounced at Keeneland on Thursday, andBlanton said he was formally offered the posi-tion within the last few days.

Blanton said coming back to UK would belike coming home. Both of his degrees are

FromStanton to

Blanton

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By Martha Groppomgroppo@kykernel.com

Amanda Rambo stood back to admire thework of freshmen who came to the RasdallGallery during Student Center Spectacular tolet their creative juices flow.

“I really like it — it reminds me of theColdplay Viva la Vida Cover,” she said, exam-ining a door that had been spattered in graysand purples.

She moved eagerly over to a table display-ing drying painted Styrofoam balls.

“This one is a Bob Marley reggae typething,” she said, holding one rainbow coloredball dangling from a string.

Despite her visable enthusiasm, Rambospoke in hushed tones so as to not disturb theartists at work in the Gallery. “Yesterday therewere people in here all day,” said Rambo, di-rector of Arts for Student Activities Board.

Edgard Munez-Curgas, an electrical engi-neering grad student, was one artist busy atwork. He leaned intently over a pencil drawingof a creative spacecraft with a UK logo thatspanned several pieces of paper taped together.

“I’ve always been inspired by space explo-ration,” Munez-Curgas said. “So I’m puttingmy imagination on paper.”

The door painting, drawing and Styrofoamstations were just three stops in a room filledwith creativity. As a part of K Week, the Stu-dent Activities Board sponsored “The World isYour Canvas,” a week-long event that trans-formed the Rasdall Gallery into an artist’sworkshop. Freshmen had origami, paints, Sty-

SAB givescanvas forcreativity

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PHOTO BY BRANDON GOODWIN | STAFFStudents attend the Student Involvement Fair during K Week Thursday afternoon. Representatives from many student organizations set up tables to adver-tise and recruit new members.

PHOTO BY BRANDON GOODWIN | STAFFMissionary Tom MaCalester invited students to take photos witha cut-out of Pope Benedict

PHOTO BY BRANDON GOODWIN | STAFFBroadcast journalism major Kyle Piercy makes

By Drew Teaguenews@kykernel.com

Some may think that Honorsstudents are always in the books,but the students get some time tolounge around in style.

The Honors Program has re-located to the third floor of Pat-terson Office Tower and has de-cided to include a student loungefor the individuals in the pro-gram when they have free timeafter or between classes.

Meg Marquis, senior aca-demic coordinator for the HonorsProgram at UK, enjoyed theidea of giving students a space oftheir own.

“We've always wanted desig-nated student space as long asthere's been an honors program -since we truly are a community,”Marquis said. “(It has) been im-portant for us to provide a spacein which students can interactand build relationships outsidethe classroom.”

During the 2010 spring se-mester, the Honors Program got

notice from the university thatthey would be moving from it’slong time location on theeleventh floor of Patterson OfficeTower to their new and currentlocation on the third floor.

“We immediately beganplans to renovate office spaceinto student space alongside theother renovation and repairwork,” sMarquis said.

Marquis said the location ofthe student lounge is appropriatefor everyone because it is locatedin POT, a centralized location oncampus that everyone can get to.

“[Patterson Office Tower] isa great location for us and ourstudents,” Marquis said. “Wehave students from every majorat the university, so a central lo-cation on campus is best to servethem all.”

The location will not only beused for relaxation, but also forfun things helped put on by theprogram.

“We are so excited to be ableto plan all kinds of activities forstudents in this space, in addition

to just the down time use, [like]movie nights, faculty presenta-tions, Honors Program StudentCouncil meetings and test re-views,” Marquis said, addingthat activities will be planned fortimes that will fit students’schedules.

Brian Garcia, a pre-pharma-cy sophomore and Honors Pro-gram student, said he enjoys theidea of having a student area inthe programs office. Garcia saidhe thinks it will get them a lotcloser to the staff that helps themduring their time in the program.

“It’s really great,” Garciasaid. “It’s a lot better for us to getaquatinted with the workers ofthe Honors Program.”

Marquis said she was happythe students are already enjoyingtheir new lounge, stressing thefact that it is truly their space.

“The students love it,” Mar-quis said. “They are thrilled tohave a space that is theirs, wherethey can come to study in be-tween classes, print a paper ifthey need to and hang out with

their friends.”The new lounge isn‘t fully

furnished yet, but Honors planson getting all the furniture soon,Marquis said.

“The student lounge, as wellas the new Honors office suite inwhich it is housed, has beenfunded internally by the programand by the generosity of the Of-fice of the Provost, who reallyhas shown incredible support forthis student scholarly communi-ty,” Marquis said. “We are alsotalking to a group of Honorsalumni who are hoping to set upan endowment to support thespace in the future.”

Garcia is in agreement withMarquis that the lounge will be ahit with Honors Program’s stu-dents, but he thinks word willhave to spread for people tocatch on to use it.

Once it picks up, Garciathinks it will be a great place forthose students to share ideas andwork together more with otherstudents in the program.

Lounging around: Honors enjoysits new hangout

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Students get involved

INVOLVEMENT FAIR 2010

By Brian Hancocknews@kykernel.com

Student organizations were out in full forceThursday afternoon, as students witnessedeverything from the UK Quidditch Club tothe university’s solar car. More than 100 stu-dent organizations were represented at the an-nual Student Involvement Fair, located alongthe walkway between the William T. YoungLibrary and Rose Street.

See FAIR on page 4

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Avatar to re-release in theaters

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Is eight extra minutes of "Avatar" worth $20?Fans will decide Friday, as "Avatar: Special Edition"

hits theaters. Featuring added scenes set on the fictionalplanet Pandora and, reportedly, a little more intimacybetween Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington as the blue-skinned Na'vi the film is showing only in 3-D and IMAX3-D, which generally means higher prices. The studio,20th Century Fox, seems to be hoping that new andrepeat viewers will add to the movie's record-breakingticket sales of $2.7 billion worldwide.

It's rare, however, for a longer or revamped versionof a well-known movie to resonate strongly with audi-ences. Generally, the first impression is the strongest.Even when directors cry studio interference and releasea so-called director's cut, the results aren't alwaysnoticeably better. Director James Cameron isn't evencalling "Avatar: Special Edition" a definitive work, only aresponse to audience demand for "more of Pandora."

Fans are getting smarter at telling the differencebetween a genuine improvement and a mere cash-in.Here are five landmark films whose reissues met withmixed reactions over the years.

"The Exorcist"William Peter Blatty, who wrote the original novel,

wasn't entirely pleased with the final cut of this 1973horror classic. Decades later, in 2000, director WilliamFriedkin authorized a release closer to Blatty's liking. Notall the changes seemed necessary, but one welcomeaddition was the now-famous "spider" scene, in which apossessed Linda Blair crawls down a staircase face up.

"Star Wars"Although arguably the most beloved film of all time,

1977's "Star Wars" has been frequently tweaked by cre-

ator George Lucas. When Lucas embellished it (and itstwo sequels) with computer-aided special effects in1997, purists groaned. After all, the original film's charmlay precisely in its old-fashioned, hands-on feel.

"Apocalypse Now"Did Francis Ford Coppola's two-hour, 33-minute epic

about the horrors of Vietnam really need to be 49 min-utes longer? New sequences in 2001's "Apocalypse NowRedux" include Martin Sheen's surreal visit to a French-Cambodian plantation and a brutal epilogue to thefamous Playboy Bunny scene, but the 1979 originalremains the definitive version.

"Blade Runner"Fans of Ridley Scott's 1982 masterpiece have long

been fascinated by its many versions, partly becausethey differ so dramatically. Depending on which oneyou're watching, Harrison Ford's voiceover may disap-pear, the ending may not be so sunny, and the centralcharacter's very identity may change. Scott's "Final Cut,"released to home video in 2007, appears to be the onlyone he had complete creative control over.

"The Lord of the Rings"The massive popularity of the film and its follow-

ups, released between 2001 and 2003, made them ripefor new versions with extras and bonuses. Indeed, Warn-er Bros. released lengthy "Special Extended Editions" onhome video. These received largely positive reviews,with some critics calling them an improvement, butdirector Peter Jackson perhaps mindful of his fansdiplomatically refrained from labeling them "director'scuts."

To get the advantage, check theday's rating: 10 is the easiestday, 0 the most challenging.Aries (March 21-April 19) —Today is a 5 — Direct all of yourattention to a partner's creativeidea. Although everything staysabstract for today, your plan foraction gels nicely.Taurus (April 20)—May 20) —Today is a 6 — A social invitationinspires you to create a dynamicnew look. Accent it with soft col-ors that flow into each other. Con-trast this with black.Gemini (May 21—June 21) —Today is a 7 — Your day bringsyou satisfaction when you letyour imagination flow. Use allyour talents to create somethingunusual and wonderful.Cancer (June 22—July 22) —Today is a 6 — An older familymember has more ideas thantime. Get everyone to chip in toaccomplish their goal, and have

fun together in the process.Leo (July 23—Aug. 22) —Today is a 9 — By adding a touchof glamour to your attire andaccessories, you nurture yourselfand present an elegant face tothe world. Blend colors to besteffect.Virgo (Aug. 23—Sept. 22) —Today is a 5 — Everyone hasimaginative ideas about how tospend your money. You're not sowilling to turn over the pursestrings. Require purchase orders.Libra (Sept. 23—Oct. 22) —Today is a 9 — To achieve yourimaginative goal, you need bothemotional energy and practicallogic. Don't let others sway youto their opinions.Scorpio (Oct. 23—Nov. 21) —Today is an 8 — Today's dramacould include many tears if some-one's feelings get hurt. Is therereally something to cry about? Ifso, focus on that.Sagittarius (Nov. 22—Dec. 21)— Today is a 6 — Your creative

ideas don't quite gel yet. Youwant to paint and rearrange thefurniture for a bright new look.Take an extra day to choose col-ors.Capricorn (Dec. 22—Jan. 19)— Today is a 6 — Clear your cal-endar to enjoy today with some-one you love. Each of you imag-ines exactly what the otherwants, and fulfills that desire.Aquarius (Jan. 20—Feb. 18)— Today is a 9 — Your activemind comes up with myriad ideasfor work and travel. You can't doit all, so prioritize work responsi-bilities before taking off.Pisces (Feb. 19—March 20)— Today is a 5 — At first youfeel that solutions should be self-evident. If they aren't, apply logicto whatever information you haveand then make a judgment.

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PHOTO BY BRITNEY MCINTOSH | STAFFCy Alexander, an agriculture junior, shoots at a UK Trap and Skeet team meet hosted at the Bluegrass Sportmans League.

One club around campushas gone from relatively un-known to seam-bursting ca-pacity with a single click ofthe trigger.

The UK Trap and Skeetteam is firing up for its newseason and the club expects itto be its best year yet.

“The club has beenaround for about 20 or 25years, but it has been so stop-and-go because of the lack ofsupport,” agricultural biotech-nology senior and team Presi-dent Daniel Birkenhauer said.“This is the first time it’sbeen around for five or sixyears straight, and we are re-ally seeing that change ournumbers.”

The increase in numbershas certainly been evident inthe amount of women joining

the club, now a double-digitnumber opposed to zero onlya couple years ago.

Telecommunications jun-ior Catherine Lacy serves ascurrent club vice presidentand president-elect for nextyear. She is one of 10 womennow involved in the shotgunclub.

“The sport is great be-cause it’s something thatchallenges your inner self,”Lacy said. “Everything is inyour head and it’s such amental battle – I just love it.”

Birkenhauer, like Lacy,was introduced to shooting ata young age.

“I remember how it felthunting with my dad and mygrandpa when I was a littlekid,” Birkenhauer said. “Inever really shot competitive-ly until I started getting olderand moving up to where I amnow. I think that’s one thing

most of us here have in com-mon.”

The club prides itself onits student community in-volvement, with nearly everyteam member participating inat least one, if not more, otherstudent activities. It is defi-nitely something the clubtries to promote, Birkenhauersaid.

Because of the team’sconstant success and growth,the club has been able to trav-el in order to compete withteams from across the region,competing in about eightmeets per season.

“The coolest thing we’vedone as a team was going tonationals last year,” Birken-hauer said. “It was our firsttime ever being there. Therewas this huge televised eventput on by ESPNU, which we

By Chandler Howardchoward@kykernel.com

Trap and Skeet grows on campus

See CLUB on page 6

PHOTO BY BRITNEY MCINTOSH | STAFFThe UK Trap and Skeet team has grown from three memebers to nearly 45 in only a few short years.

UK football headcoach Joker Phillips’ decisionon who would be the man un-

der centerthis seasonwas one ofgreat inter-est to Catsfans andplayers. Butto be honest,it hardlym a t t e r e dwhich ofUK’s poten-tial shot-callers wonanyway.

Because the Blue-grass rarely receives the thrillof a top-notch quarterback,the question has not histori-cally been who would be thebest guy for the job, butrather which one would makefewer mistakes. Granted, thismay be the year Mike Hart-line proves otherwise, but thatis yet to be determined. Basedupon his previous inconsis-tencies, how he will fair iscertainly up in the air.

As for the possiblepurpose of the drawn-outbuildup, well, drama and con-troversy sell. It’s what keepsthe football team in the spot-light and the Blue and Whitesupporters hyped until theseason kicks off.

But all the fans reallywant to know is which play-ers they’ll be cheering onesecond, then cursing the next,come game time on Saturday.Though Phillips’ decisionlikely wasn’t derived fromwhich player’s name soundedbetter accompanying an ex-

pletive, it’s tough to say ex-actly what took so long forhim to make up his mind. Heknows better than the publicthat starting rosters are any-thing but permanent.

Sure, the men whostep onto the field first mayenjoy the luxury of cleanergrass and a few more inter-views after the game, butthat’s about it. There is noth-ing stopping the coach fromyanking them after one or twofaulty plays to replace themwith the boys itching for ac-tion on the sideline.

Many second stringers,once given an opportunity,become feared athletes intheir respective sport. Thegreat Brett Favre (yes, he’sstill great despite his waf-fling), though heavily criti-cized, is one athlete whomade the most of his first op-portunity. It seems almost

more of an advantage for aplayer to be benched earlythan to be named a starter. Itmakes them hungrier to provethemselves.

Even in professionalfootball, the importance ofstarting rosters is question-able. Watch any Sundaygame, and it’s evident thatno single person is the bestfor every situation. Eachplay is different than the onepreceding and the one fol-lowing. Teams would benefitfrom incorporating multiplequarterback and runningback switches throughout agame assuming they don’thave an exceptional talent ata position (i.e. the UK quar-terback situation). Once adefense figures out a throweror runner’s tendencies, pullhim for someone different.

Starting rosters tobe taken lightly

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PHOTO BY ADAM WOLFFBRANDT | STAFFUK head coach Joker Phillips’ decision to start Mike Hartline thisseason is one of potential controversy.

Much speculation went into the marqueeposition battle about which UK quarterbackshould be taking the snaps under center, yetthe debate over who will be delivering thosesnaps is just as intense.

UK head coach Joker Phillips brandedthe position battle at center, which began as afour-player competition, as one of the best offall camp.

Junior Jake Lanefski and sophomoreMatt Smith are the remaining candidates forthe starting center position.

“(The competition is) really mentallychallenging with the heat, with the pain,”Lanefski said. “Me and Matt are really goodfriends but we both want that spot obvious-ly.”

Senior Marcus Davis, who started lastseason’s opener against Miami (Ohio) butthen suffered a season-ending ankle injury,and redshirt freshman Sam Simpson were the

other players initially in contention for thestarting job at center.

Smith played in six games last year as thebackup to the departed Jorge Gonzalez.

Lanefski has four career starts at guard,but made the transition from guard to centerin the spring. He was forced to sit out contactdrills in the spring while he continued to re-habilitate a knee injury he sustained fivegames into last season. The injury is makingfor a tougher learning curve, as Lanefski hadonly rotated in at center a few times beforehis injury.

“I was a little slow at first with mysnaps,” Lanefski said. “I’m getting used tobeing in a hurry and snapping, I was fum-bling a few times, but now I’m starting to getthat down and the knee feels great.”

Phillips said that Smith has demonstrated“consistency,” whereas Lanefski has dis-played “nastiness” in practice.

“I think it’s just nervousness, actually,”

By Nick Craddockncraddock@kykernel.com

Center stage: O-line battle continues

See FOOTBALL on page 6

Quick Hits: Offensive Line

Probable StartersLeft tackle: Chandler Burden/Billy Joe Murphy

Left guard: Stuart HinesCenter: Jake Lanefski/Matt Smith

Right guard: Larry WarfordRight tackle: Brad Durham/Billy Joe Murphy

Who To Keep An Eye OnHines: The only full-time returning starter from a solid O-line

last season, he will be counted on for leadership.

Biggest QuestionWith so many starters gone, can a bunch of new faces gel in

time to replicate last year’s success at the line of scrimmage?

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from UK.“I think UK is the most impor-

tant institution in the Common-wealth,” Blanton said.

Tom Harris, UK’s vice presi-dent of external affairs, said he wasexcited to have Blanton back aspart of the public relations team.

“I’m thrilled the opportunitypresented itself for Jay to comeback to the university,” Harris said.

Since Blanton has worked atUK before, Harris said Blanton willmake the transition from Stantonsmooth because he is already famil-iar with many of the people at UK.

“He can hit the ground run-ning,” Harris said. “There’s nolearning curve with him.”

Blanton said he looked forwardto working with the public relationsstaff. He said Stanton had addedpeople the public relations staff tomake it a “great blend of youngpeople and veterans.”

“I’m thrilled to be cominghome,” Blanton said.

rofoam balls, duct tape, andseveral other mediums attheir disposal to create a vari-ety of projects during theweek.

The week of originalitybegan on Sunday night, whenfreshmen listened to music,munched on cookies, sipped

hot chocolate and threw paintat several white doorspropped against the wall.

“We pretty much justmade sure the walls didn’t gethit,” Rambo said.

Even more popular thanthe door painting station wasthe duct tape station, wherestudents could make ducttape wallets. Rambo said theSunday night event also hada Lego station on the floor,“so people could be really

kiddy.’The “The World is Your

Canvas” event has takenplace for several years now,but Rambo said the roughly500 who came on Sunday seta record. Rambo said fresh-men students find the creativeoutlet relaxing.

“K Week is such a busyweek, it can be crazy andoverwhelming for new peo-ple,” Rambo said. “So weaimed to create a relaxing en-

vironment for new people tolet loose and use their cre-ative side.”

Rambo said “The Worldis Your Canvas” has becomea tradition for the CulturalArts Committee and in-creased the recognition of theGallery, which has several artexhibits scheduled for the se-mester.

“People are rememberingthe Rasdall because of thisevent.”

“The best part is it’s the place where theHonors kids can work together and share ideas,”Garcia said.

The Honors Program plans on using dona-tions coming in for the new lounge to honor afounding member of the UK Honors Program,Marquis said.

“We will then name the lounge after one ofthe founding faculty of the program, Dr. RobertEvans,” Marquis said.

HONORSContinued from page 1

“I think it’s great that UK holds thisevent every year,” secondary educationjunior Mark McDaniel said. “It showsthat they really care about getting theirstudents involved.”

Anna Hays, a public relations senior,coordinated this year’s event. Haysworks as Student Government specialevents coordinator.

“This is a great example of studentgovernment’s commitment to serving stu-dent organizations, and an exciting wayfor our university to come togetherthrough student involvement,” Hays said.

An estimated 6,000 students stoppedby the fair throughout the day, which

helped organizations such as the UKForestry Club that use table events as aprimary way of recruiting new members.

“This is awesome,” said forestry sen-ior Alex Klein, who heads up UK’sForestry Club.

Jordan Dongelo, a history graduatestudent, was out promoting his OrthodoxChristian Church group.

“We’ve given out a lot of flyers to-day, which is pretty good for having noposters or candy,” Dongelo said.

Food was a major draw, as Star-bursts, drinks and ice cream litteredthe walk and lured students to stay awhile.

“I think it’s good to use food to at-tract people,” biology and math sopho-more Katy Brewer said. “It’s definitelyworking.

“At first I was just attracted by the

environmental club’s Tootsie Pops, butnow I plan on getting involved withthem.”

This year’s fair resembled those ofyears past, as it remained in the same lo-cation for the third straight year. Never-theless, it attracted many new faces.

“This is the first time I’ve ever beento it,” kinesiology junior Scott Hudsonsaid.

One new aspect this year was thepresence of TallyCats, who was on handto take attendance.

Katelyn Banks, management sopho-more and coordinator of TallyCats, saidthe fair was the final K Week eventwhere students could earn points.

TallyCats will be at several hundredmore events throughout the year, however,and will have a new website coming withall the information in the next few weeks.

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ARTContinued from page 1

BLANTONContinued from page 1

WASHINGTON - Astudy released on Thursdayfinds that 39 sites in 21 stateswhere coal-fired power plantsdump their coal ash are con-taminating water with toxicmetals such as arsenic andother pollutants, and that theproblem is more extensivethan previously estimated.

The analysis of state pol-lution data by the Environ-mental Integrity Project, the

Sierra Club and Earthjusticecomes as the EnvironmentalProtection Agency is consider-ing whether to impose federal-ly enforceable regulations forthe first time. The EPA willhold the first of seven nation-wide hearings about the pro-posed regulation Monday inArlington, Va. A public com-ment period ends Nov. 19.

The electric power indus-try is lobbying to keep regula-tion up to individual states.Environmental groups say thestates have failed to protect

the public and that the EPAshould set a national standardand enforce it.

Of the 39 sites analyzed,35 had groundwater monitor-ing wells on the grounds ofthe waste disposal area. All ofthem showed concentrationof heavy metals such as ar-senic and lead that exceededfederal health standards.

The new report, followinga previous study by the envi-ronmental groups and EPA'sown tally, brings the numberof contaminated coal waste

sites to 137 in 34 states. The U.S. burns more than

1 billion tons of coal a year togenerate about half of the na-tion's electricity. It ends upwith at least 125 million tonsof coal waste, including ashand the sludge left from scrub-bers that remove air pollutants.

The report from the envi-ronmental groups said thatmore than a third of the reusedcoal ash is for structural fill orto fill up empty mines. The re-port said those uses could re-sult in water contamination.

By Renee SchoofMcClatchy Newspapers

Coal ash study finds contamination

JESSICA NUNN, Kernel cartoonist

Mandatory bikeregistration:cyclists benefit

October marks the one-year anniversary of the UKParking & Transportation(PTS) bicycle permits man-date.

All full-time and part-time employees, students,children of UK students andemployees and visitors tocampus must display validbicycle permits to park oncampus.

According to the PTSwebsite, these permits arefree but have the same reg-ulations as automobile pass-es.

The Kernel reported in aSeptember 2009 article thatthe decrease in bike theftprovided by bicycle registra-tion programs at other uni-versities led to UK’s initia-tion of a similar program.

For instance, PennState’s bicycle registrationprogram resulted in a 28percent decline in thefts, andthe University of Wisconsinsaw a 20 percent drop.

In line with the otherschools’ observations, anAug. 25 Kernel articlereported that bike theftis declining on UK’scampus. With more than4,500 bicycles registeredsince July 2009, the pro-gram has offered notablepopularity and successfor bicycle-commuters.

Because the permit reg-istration program is free,lasts for the lifetime of thebike and requests are easilyaccessed, students have noreason to bypass registra-tion and risk impoundment.

New bicycle-commuters

should take advantage of thePTS registration programduring the current start-of-school grace period to pro-tect their bicycles on cam-pus.

The serial number asso-ciated with each bike passis one more measure thatcan work to locate stolenbicycles. PTS keeps recordof the make, model and se-rial number of each bikeupon registration, valuableinformation that can be for-warded on to campus orcity police in the event of atheft.

Illegal bike parking is-sues can more easily be rec-tified if a bike is registeredwith PTS because the ownercan be contacted using theregistration information,thereby avoiding needlessbicycle towing.

By making bicycle reg-istration on UK’s campusmandatory, PTS is doing aservice to its universitycommunity.

Students whose bikesare properly registered anddisplay the decal may avoidimpoundment and moreeasily recover stolen bikes.These students can also en-joy a more environmental-ly-savvy way to get aroundcampus and improve car-diovascular health in theprocess.

Students considering rid-ing bicycles on campusshould bear in mind all ofthe benefits and take advan-tage of the free, convenientprogram provided by UKPTS.

College advancesexperience, not

maturation

I’ve come to the realiza-tion that although I’m get-ting older, my societal rolehasn’t changed much sinceI’ve entered college.

For example, last FridayI joined scores of upper-classmen volunteers in thedaunting task of movingfreshmen in to their resi-dence halls.

As a fifth-year seniorthis year, my newly-acquired“super seniority” status of-fered me the valuable oppor-tunity to be a go-to personon campus.

But this year’s freshmenmove-in effort made me es-pecially aware of the agegap between the people whoare just arriving at UK forthe first time and people likeme who are sticking aroundfor the cliché academic “vic-tory lap.”

College is no longer arestricted four year periodduring which career goalsare made, soul mates aremet and lifelong aspirationsare crossed off the bucketlist, prior to ascending intofull-blown adulthood.

In more and more cases,college has become an ex-tended (yet finite) period ina person’s life, worthy of itsown classification.

A recent New YorkTimes Magazine article ex-plained this very phenome-non, describing how in thisday and age a new sector ofthe population is separatingitself: it’s located some-where between adolescenceand adulthood, right in thattwenty-something realm.

This new categorizationhas affected numerous exist-ing social institutions. Forinstance, the Internal Rev-

enue Service now classifiesfull-time students as de-pendents on their parents’insurance until age 24, andthose without insurancemay stay on their parents’plans until age 26, even if

they are not students. With the down economy

many college graduates areforced to return to their pre-college roles of dependentchildren to their parents, atleast until job prospects startlooking up. These grads areadults in terms of educationand experience, but inabilityto obtain a job hinders anyfurther progression.

As a result, college sen-iors are equally confoundedby their predicament as thefresh-faced 18-year-olds,and changing governmentpolicies are feeding thatnaivety.

Reflecting on my time atUK, I have become an ele-ment of its culture. I haveembraced the college studentlifestyle and I am seasonedby my experiences, butwould hardly label myself anadult because of it.

But higher education isnot the reason that studentstransition into higher levelsof maturity; rather, it is anintermediate step betweenadolescence and adulthoodwarranting its own recogni-tion that enables the strad-dling life stages to flow intoone another.

Post-undergraduate lifepromises to be experientiallydifferent from that prior tocollege entry because highereducation equips studentswith an advanced skill set.But it’s not until the day thatthe job offer is accepted andthe nine-to-five grind beginsthat the adult persona seemsto take over.

Watch out, freshmen.It’ll sneak up on you fasterthan you think.

Shannon Frazer is ajournalism senior. E-mailsfrazer@kykernel.com.

Water balloon fight introduces CSF missionGod loves a good water bal-

loon fight. An odd thesis to becertain, but does it--pardon thepun--hold water?

For the past two years, theChristian Student Fellowship(CSF) has hosted two water bal-loon fights with combined atten-dance totaling almost 7,000 peo-ple tossing nearly 200,000 waterballoons.

Last year’s fight set theofficial Guinness worldrecord for the largest suchevent in history.

Friday night, Aug. 27, at11:55 p.m. CSF will attemptto reclaim the GuinnessWorld Record for the largestwater balloon fight in history.The record set on the John-son Center Field in 2009 wasbroken a few weeks backwhen BYU narrowly toppedlast year’s attendance markof 3,902.

World records aside, thequestion remains as to whya Christian campus ministrywould be interested in host-ing a water balloon fight.

Shouldn’t such religiousgroups be concerned withBible studies, praying withpeople and the like? Why inthe world seek world recordsfor water balloon fights?

CSF deeply believes thatlife is a huge gift and not tobe wasted. The ancient bibli-

cal figure King Solomon fa-mously quipped that on earththere is a time for everything.A time to cry. To laugh. Tolove. To serve. To forgive.To heal. And yes, even tothrow water balloons.

Not only does CSF throwwater balloon fights, we throwhuge parties for any and all UKstudents who want to attend atno cost to students or the univer-sity. The CSF Luau last weekwas attended by 3,500 studentsfrom varied beliefs and back-grounds. 80s Party. Free FridayFlapjacks every Friday at mid-night. Tens of thousands of stu-dents come through CSF eventseach year. Some care that weare a Christian group and somecouldn’t care less.

At these events we don’tbreak out Bibles, and theDJ’s don’t stop and huddleeveryone up for prayer. Wejust live. Fun. Free. If some-one comes, dances and loves

life the night they are herethen great. If they want tocome around CSF more afterthat, then great.

No pressure. No weirdbait-and-switch tactics. Justcome and if you have a greattime then come back again. Our belief is that our bestway of living out our life offaith is simply by loving andhelping people. And maybeone of the best ways we canhelp someone on any givennight is simply by helpingthem to have a blast meetingnew people, dancing andchucking water balloons atpeople standing 25 feet away.

Campus is a place tothink, a space where basic as-sumptions are questioned.This questioning andwrestling with big questionsand big ideas is one of myfavorite parts about being in-volved in a university setting.

Campus ministries havean important role in thisquestioning and investigativeprocess. We want to chal-lenge some of the basic as-sumptions of campus life, ofwhat living life to the fullestreally means.

Does excessive drinking en-hance life or does it ultimatelydiminish one’s faculties for fullyexperiencing life?

Do a myriad of sexual

experiences, while no doubtenjoyable in the moment,limit one’s ability for intima-cy and trust down the road?

These are fair questions,good things to ask beforegiving one’s life away insuch pursuits.

In short, life is what CSF ischasing after. Life, life and morelife. God does love water bal-loon fights because God loveslife and, as strange as it maysound, we think God also lovespeople.

The well known Chris-tian author and Oxford schol-ar C.S. Lewis once wrote that“Joy is the serious businessof heaven.”

On Friday night, thou-sands of smiles and highfives and memorable storieswill be exchanged at the wa-ter balloon fight. But if C.S.Lewis is right then maybe theJohnson Center Fields won’tbe the only place filled withjoy because of people havingfun throwing water balloons.

Maybe God will also en-joy watching people lovinglife for an evening, even if itis something as simple as thesmiles produced by enjoyinga good water balloon fight.

Brian Marshall is cam-pus minister of UK ChristianStudent Fellowship. E-mailopinions @kykernel.com.

Underage music lovers excluded from shows

So, you are an undergradlooking for something to doin Lexington.

You round up yourfriends and head downtown.There are people runningaround in the street, bandsplaying and good times arein store. You get to the ven-ue to check out some musicyou heard about and thedreadful words are asked,“Can I see your ID?”

You only want to listen tomusic, not drink or get toowild (at least not in public),and your birthday doesn’tagree with the bouncer. Youare turned away.

While there are a handfulof places that do offer 18 andover entertainment, thoseplaces typically are therestaurant/venue establish-ments.

Unless your favorite bandis playing at the 18 and over

venues, you will miss out onthem. If they continue toplay at venues that aren’t 18and over, you might missthem during your time atUK.

As a long time Lexing-ton resident and front man ina band, I see this as a solv-able problem that could ben-efit the venues as well asLexington.

First of all, students whohave an enriched experience inthe city during their time in col-lege have an increased chancethat they will be holdoverswhen they graduate.

This exposure will in-crease the educational level,revenue for the city and haveadvocates for UK, based ontheir experience.

Young, progressive andeducated people help this citygrow into the next phase andbecome a viable destinationfor young professionals.

If someone doesn’t get todelve into the culture andnightlife of Lexington until21, Lexington has a hardtime competing withLouisville, Cincinnati,Nashville and other surround-

ing cities in those areas. That same person will be

ready to leave Lexingtonupon graduation, for some-thing “bigger and better.”

Second, students will beable to find local music andlatch on for several years.This helps the bands survivewith not only the cover takefrom the door, but crowdsupport and fan feedback.

Supporting local music ismore difficult than support-ing national acts.

Local acts have about anaverage of three years, mean-ing if a band starts yourfreshman year, you may notget a chance to see them be-fore they disappear. Nationalacts have large ad campaigns,considerable followings, pro-moted music, etc.

For local acts, you haveto be in the know, referred toa band or stumble upon onewhen you are out and about.

Lastly, the venues couldprofit from this as well.Granted, the underage pa-trons would not be able tostimulate bar sales, but ifthey paid a premium cover($10 instead of $5, for exam-

ple) and possibly a two non-alcoholic drink minimum,they would be making up forsome of that difference.

Instead of putting the bigblack Sharpie “X” on thehands of the underage, put iton those who are of age.

Chances are that a 21 andover patron will not wash theX off.

The main reason whyvenues are not as friendlyabout this more often is theinsurance/licensure liability.If one bad apple came inand was served drinks, thevenue would face heavyfines and possibly lose theirliquor license. The only wayfor it to work is for the un-derage respect the privilege.

Once venues lock into asystem and have safeguardsbuilt in to protect them, thiswould be a great way todraw the entire campus, in-stead of 25 percent.

Until things change, youcan always stand outside.DRM signing out.

Donald Mason is a localmusician and music loverworking in the UK Depart-ment of Geography.

At these communityevents, we don’t

break out Bibles, andthe DJ’s don’t stop

and huddle everyoneup for prayer.

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actually won. It was reallyamazing to be able to go outthere and show off all thework our teams had been put-ting in.”

The hard work is some-thing club members say trapand skeet is all about.

“What draws me to thesport is the fact that it hasbeen the only hobby I’vebeen able to stick with mywhole life,” Lacy said. “Ihave been doing this since Iwas 8 years old and I love itmore every day. I feel likethe people I meet and thememories I make are thingsthat will stick with me forev-er. It’s something great to getyour mind off things when

CLUBContinued from page 3

Phillips has stated thatplatooning quarterbacks isnot an option for him (fornow), but perhaps he shouldconsider this option seeing ashe hadn’t decided upon astarter until just a few daysago.

The bottom line is if anathlete makes a team, thecoach believes that personpossesses the necessary talentto play – that is undisputable.

But how much of a talent dis-crepancy really exists be-tween starter and backup isdisputable.

A coach will ultimatelyput in whom he feels fits atthat time, no matter who be-gins the game. Phillips wasbrought to UK to do a partic-ular job, which he seems tobe doing well to this point.

Hartline, on the otherhand, may only have onegame to prove he is the rightman for the job in the eyes ofhis critics. If he is unable to,the next in line will be be-come the starter just like that.

STARTERSContinued from page 3

Lanefski said of his perceivednasty streak. “I think it’s justbeing nervous about being inmy spot at the right time. Iwant to get there as fast aspossible and if someone isthere I’m going to hit them ashard as I can.”

Aside from the battle atcenter, UK’s offensive line isnot necessarily brand newwith nine lettermen on hand,

but the line is certainly re-tooled. Junior Stuart Hines,who is switching from rightguard to left guard, is UK’sonly full-time returningstarter on the line.

Graduated are Gonzalez,left tackle Zipp Duncan, leftguard Christian Johnson andJustin Jeffries, who startednine games at right tackle.

Last year’s offensive linehelped the Cats average191.2 rushing yards pergame, the team’s best outputsince 1995. UK also ranked

in the nation’s top 25 in rush-ing offense, fewest quarter-back sacks allowed andfewest tackles for loss al-lowed.

“We’re starting to cometogether as unit and playmore as a whole offensiveline,” Hines said. “We needto be playing together, stayingon the same page with eachother and bringing intensityto everything we do.”

Senior Brad Durham, apart-time starter at right tack-le the past two seasons, will

look to start full-time at thatposition, while sophomoreLarry Warford will likely startat right guard.

At left tackle, junior BillyJoe Murphy, who startedthree games in 2008, and jun-ior Chandler Burden, whotransitioned from defensiveend in the spring, are battlingfor the responsibility of pro-tecting their quarterback’sblind side.

“I think the offensive lineneeds to be a unit, a teamwithin a team,” Phillips said.

FOOTBALLContinued from page 3

UK’s brand new crop offreshmen haven’t even hit theRupp Arena floor, but thehype surrounding the class of2011 recruiting class is al-ready beginning to build.

And with one-and-doneplayers seemingly the norm inthe Calipari Era, keeping upwith potential Cats has becomepart of the fan experience.

The hype received an ex-tra boost with the newly re-

leased recruiting rankings byboth Rivals.com andScout.com. UK commitmentsmade up half of the top sixplayers in both lists.

Anthony Davis, whocommitted over the summer,rose to No. 1 overall in theScout.com rankings. The topranking culminates his quickrise up the depth charts ashe’s grown six inches to be-come a 6-foot-9 power for-ward with a guard’s skill set.In the span of about a year,

Davis has gone from a rela-tive unknown to one of thebest prospects in the nation.

Michael Gilchrist, thetop-ranked small forward inthe class, was ranked No. 5overall. He played for TeamUSA’s under-17 team thatwon the world championshipover the summer. Gilchristcame off the bench but wasthe team’s second-leadingscorer, averaging 15.0 pointsand 7.3 rebounds in 19.5 min-utes.

Marquis Teague is the toppoint guard in the class andwas rated No. 6 overall.

Rivals’ list was similar,although they flipped the or-der of UK’s commits.

Marquis Teague wasranked No. 2 overall, MichaelGilchrist No. 3, and AnthonyDavis No. 6 in the updatedRivals rankings.

Either way, UK figures tohave a third straight top-ranked recruiting class in2011.

By Aaron Smithasmith@kykernel.com

Recruiting rankings favor UK

The 2010-11 men's bas-ketball schedule has been of-ficially released.

The full schedule includesa trip to Hawaii for the MauiInvitational, which has a fieldof Oklahoma, Washington, Vir-ginia, Wichita State, Connecti-cut, Chaminade and MichiganState, beginning Nov. 24. UKalso plays at Louisville Dec.31, creating the chance for amemorable New Years Eve for

the state of Kentucky. UK fin-ishes the season at Tennesseefor the last game of the season.

“This year’s schedulechallenges us from game oneand I hope it will prepare ouryoung team for the battles wewill face in March,” UK headcoach John Calipari said in anews release. “Great job byJohn Robic and our athleticdepartment in getting theschedule together. Thereshould be lots for the BigBlue Nation to get excitedover.”

By Aaron Smithasmith@kykernel.com

Men’s basketballschedule released

2010-11 UK men’s basketball schedule

notable games

Nov. 22 Maui Invitational beginsDec. 4 at North Carolina

Dec. 8 Notre Dame (at Louisville)Dec. 31 at Louisville

Feb. 5 at Florida (College Gameday)

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. _Two years ago on Aug. 25,theDemocratic Party gathered inDenver _ energetic and confi-dent of victory to nominateBarack Obama for president.

What a difference a deeprecession, two wars, a year-long argument over healthcare, a tea party movement, amassive deficit, a minor scan-dal or two, a muddled mes-sage and partisan gridlockcan make.

That 2008 enthusiasm,many Democrats acknowl-edge, has turned to anger anddisillusionment in 2010,threatening midterm chances

for scores of their candidates."My gosh, it's like night

and day," said Anne McGre-gor, a field organizer forObama, comparing the atti-tude of his supporters nowand then.

"Young people have noreason to be excited," ob-served Doug Gray, a politicalconsultant and liberal organ-izer in the Kansas City area."They feel like it doesn't mat-ter, it's just more of thesame."

Political pros havedubbed the problem an "en-thusiasm gap," and point topolling that suggests thedeepening Democratic prob-lem:

An Ipsos Public Affairspoll designed to measure vot-er enthusiasm in August putDemocrats at 60 percent andRepublicans at 79 percent.

Gallup found 51 percentof conservative Republicans"very enthusiastic" about vot-ing this November; just 29percent of liberal Democratsare in that category

The effects of the enthusi-asm gap, he said, will be feltin several local races, includ-ing Ike Skelton's re-electionbid in Missouri's 4th Con-gressional District and theRoy Blunt-Robin CarnahanSenate campaign.

A Rasmussen poll re-leased Tuesday showed

Blunt, the Republican, withhis biggest lead to date in thatrace: 51 percent to Carna-han's 40 percent.

Carnahan spokesmanLinden Zakula said the poll'sfindings did not reflect anyenthusiasm gap. He said theyshow the impact of Blunt'sheavy advertising effort inJuly and August, as well asanti-Carnahan ads from out-side groups.

He said the numbers willnarrow once voters focus oncomparisons between Bluntand Carnahan.

"I really don't sense anylack of enthusiasm," Zakulasaid.

But some Democrats said

Carnahan's response to herpoll numbers could alienateparty members in the state.

Those positions, someDemocrats said, could causeproblems with traditional par-ty voting blocs such as organ-ized labor and urban and mi-nority voters.

Some Democrats said itwill help if Obama assumes amore aggressive campaignposture. Hamburger notedObama's pointed criticisms ofthe GOP earlier this month,saying he expects those at-tacks to continue after LaborDay.

"There's still time to miti-gate some of the damagewe've done to ourselves,"

Gray said. "But we need a bitmore of backbone and to starttalking about some of theseissues."

Other party members areurging discontented Democ-rats to get over it.

"I can understand yourdisillusionment with a presi-dent and representatives thatseem to bend to the prevail-ing winds from the right,"former Labor SecretaryRobert Reich wrote earlierthis month.

"But if you ... and otherprogressives wallow in yourcynicism we'll be in muchbigger trouble as a nationthan we are now."

By Dave HellingMcClatchy Newspapers

Democrats deal with low enthusiasm

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The term “AnimalHouse” not only describes theUniversity of Kentucky in itsfirst week of classes, but alsoRupp Arena as it hosts theRingling Bros. and Barnum& Bailey Circus “ZINGZANG ZOOM” FROM Aug.27-29.

“In the 140 years of busi-ness, this is the first and onlyRingling Bros and Barnum &Bailey Circus based on mag-ic,” Alex Roman said, magi-cal zingmaster and host of theshow. “Be prepared to wit-ness a nine-ton elephant dis-appear before your eyes, andwatch as we transform aclown into Bengal tiger.

“The circus this yearpromises to be new, innova-tive and exciting, while com-bining the thrills and fun ofthe circus with the mystery of

magic,” said Roman.According to the Ringling

Bros. website, the experienceis supposed to keep you onthe edge of your seat, anxiousand in awe all at once.

“Be prepared to gasp aspeople shoot out of canonsand acrobats to crazy tricks,”Roman said.

The circus will bring withit a variety of acrobatsand ex-otic animals that hope to en-tice viewers throughout theshow.

“This is truly an interna-tional affair with performersand acrobats from China,Russia, Ukraine and othercountries around the world,”Roman said.

“The circus brings nineAsian elephants, a dozenBengal tigers, zebras, Arabianand Friesian horses, and otheranimals from around theworld that are not only exotic,but also do tricks,” Roman

said. The circus aims its focus

on not only children, butpeople of all ages.

“College students wouldlove the show because it isnothing like they have everseen before,” Roman said.“Imagine seeing AmericasGot Talent live, but with bet-ter talents and exotic animals.

Tickets can be purchasedat Rupp Arena or Ticketmas-ter.com and are extremely af-fordable for all budgets, saidTeresa Franzen, publicist ofRingling Bros. Circus.

Ticket prices range from$12-85 and can be bought on-line or via telephone.

“The biggest thing istickets are affordable, Ro-man said. “So come see theshow because it is like noth-ing in the world and it reallyis ‘The Greatest Show onEarth.’”

By Courtney Thomasfeatures@kykernel.com

Lions, tigersand acrobats, oh my

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Want free food and enter-tainment? Well, look no fur-ther than your own neighbor-hood. The second annualBlock Party takes place Fri-day at 9:00 p.m. on SouthCampus, and is put on by theResident Student Association, Black Student Union andUK Dining Services.

“Basically it is a chancefor students to come outsideof their own dorms and getfree food, t-shirts and otherthings, along with getting toknow the people that are liv-ing around you,” K-Crew Co-ordinator and pre-law junior,Lauren Perkins said.

The Block Party will beheld outside the south campusdorms, but it is open to allUK students as a part of K-Week Perkins said.

“[This year] we’re wiserand know more about what’sgoing on,” said Krissalyn

Booth, President of the BSUand english senior. “It’s go-ing to run smoother and havea better turnout than lastyear.”

RSA president AbbeyElkus, said she expects thereto be around 1,000 studentsor more stopping by at somepoint during the event.

“A lot more students areattending [K Week] eventsthis year, Perkins said. Eventhe smaller events have a fewhundred students coming outand since this is one of thelast events, people are still ona high from meeting newpeople and getting free food.”

“It’s a good event for stu-dents who are looking to dothings after classes instead ofright before classes start,”Elkus said.

The RSA and BSU decid-ed to move the Block Party sothat it will take place the Fri-day after the first week ofschool, instead of the Friday

before classes start like lastyear.

Everything is free. Stu-dents are able to meet otherstudents and be introduced tocampus organizations whileenjoying free music and pro-motional items and tons offree food. This year will alsohost more organizations, anew DJ, more security and thestaff of ResLife will be in at-tendance Elkus said.

“I would attend becauseof the free food, give aways,to meet new people and to re-lax after the first week ofschool,” Perkins said.

This year is the secondyear the Block Party is takingplace. It was started by theRSA for students living in thedorms to get to know theirnew neighbors and to encour-age getting involved with or-ganizations on campus. Ittakes place Friday from 9:00to 11:45 p.m. near the SouthCampus dorm complex.

By Erin Sheafeatures@kykernel.com

More free food and prizesoffered at South Campus