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Demonstrators rallied on the steps of thestate Capitol on Tuesday, to oppose Senate Bill6 which is an attempt by lawmakers to de-crease Kentucky’s population of undocument-ed immigrants.

People of all ethnicities and from all overthe state gathered in Frankfort to oppose thecontroversial bill.

Among those in attendance were Jose Mar-tin, a political science freshman, and ClintonSmith, a civil engineering junior.

Originally from Spain, Martin said his fam-ily is directly affected by SB6.

“I know people who came to this countryto seek a better life and raise a family,” Smithsaid. “To be deprived, that is completely un-constitutional.”

Smith and Martin arrived in Frankfort forlobby training so they would be prepared ifgiven the opportunity to speak with their legis-lators.

“This bill is stepping back to an era of seg-regation,” Smith said. “I’m somewhat apatheticwith politics, but this really upset me.”

By Gary Hermannnews@kykernel.com

Lobbying forimmigrants’

See BILL on page 2

PHOTO BY COLLIN LINDSTROM | STAFFMore than 1,000 opponents of Senate Bill 6 ralliedin Frankfort on Tuesday, arguing it will violate con-stitutional rights.

Protesters rally against

Arizona-like law

NO PLACE LIKE HOME

The first state encyclopedia exclusivelycentered upon the lives of African Americans isbeing written and is expected to be completedin 2013.

The Kentucky African American Encyclo-pedia will address the information deficiencyof African American history.

Co-editors John Hardin, Karen Cotton Mc-Daniel and Gerald Smith began writing the en-cyclopedia in 2005. The text will cover sub-jects including important individuals, eventsand places.

“Kentucky African American history hasbeen limited at best,” said Sallie Powell, a re-search assistant for the Encyclopedia.

“We’re addressing the issues of new dis-coveries; not only formerly unknown peoplebut communities, churches, cemeteries, organi-zations (and) events,” Powell said.  The refer-ence book will include topical essays concern-ing slavery, education, sports, women and reli-gion.

A project of this magnitude has multipledifficulties.

It can be difficult locating information, saidJosh Farrington, a research assistant for the

By Jarrod Thackernews@kykernel.com

New bookdocuments

Black history

See KAAE on page 2

Encyclopedia is first

of its kind in Kentucky

When the month of Februaryis mentioned, the first thoughtthat comes to mind is Valentine’sDay or Black History Month.Now there is another label to addto the second month of the year:Earthquake Awareness Month.

Gov. Steve Beshear declaredFebruary as Earthquake Aware-ness Month in Kentucky.

The Emergency ManagementDivision may have led the gover-nor to the decision, said MichaelLynch, geology technologytransfer officer for the Kentucky

Geological Survey and formerearthquake program coordinatorfor the Kentucky Division ofEmergency Management.

“Each year, we asked thegovernor to declare EarthquakePreparedness Month or Week,and I’m confident that the Emer-gency Management Division wasagain the source of this declara-tion,” Lynch said.

Lynch said the New MadridSeismic Zone, which lies inArkansas and Missouri, can af-fect parts of western Kentucky.

He said there was a timewhen the state actually felt thewaves of an earthquake, which

was in April 2008 in the WabashValley Seismic Zone.

“It was felt throughout theMidwest, including Kentucky,and caused minor damage tosome older buildings in down-town Louisville,” Lynch said.

Ryan Knott, economics ma-jor, said before he took geology,he was not aware of the danger

of earthquakes. “Before this geology class I

never considered earthquakes abig deal, but after the lecture aboutthe damage that earthquakes cancause, I was kind of like ‘wow,’these are something all peopleshould be aware of,” Knott said.

Not many people realize thatthe small tremor that was felt inthe 2008 earthquake had causedany sort of damage to Kentucky.

Susan Kuegel, psychologystudent, said that earthquakes donot make her nervous.

“All 23 years of my life Ihave been a Kentucky resident,and I can only recall one earth-quake that lasted a minute,”Kuegel said. “But I do think it isgood to make people aware ofthe procedures to follow if onedoes occur.”

By Hannah Ellisnews@kykernel.com

All shook up: February gets new nameGovernor declares Earthquake

Awareness Month

“I never consideredearthquakes a big

deal.”RYAN KNOTT

Economics major

PHOTOS BY MIKE WEAVER | STAFFJunior guard DeAndre Liggins drives to the basket during the first half of UK’s matchup with Tennessee at Rupp Arena on Tuesday. The Cats led the Volunteers 35-28 at halftime.

Heading into the Tennessee game, anunfamiliar training tool was brought out byUK head coach John Calipari.

A boxing bag.It was to instill toughness in a team that

had dropped two straight games on the road– two losses that also contributed to somepent-up frustration the players were able totake out.

“I was trying to break through that bagevery time I punched it,” Josh Harrellsonsaid.

UK (17-6, 5-4 Southeastern Confer-ence) was throwing heavy punches of itsown in a 73-61 victory over Tennessee (15-9, 5-4 SEC).

Harrellson especially was takingswings, scoring 16 points (his highest scor-ing mark against a conference opponentthis season) while missing one shot. Healso took what he said was the first chargeof his life.

“I might not have been hit that hard,”Harrellson said. “I kind of fell down withit. (Calipari) was smiling at me. I gave hima little point, like, ‘I can do it.’”

Also leading UK was DeAndre Lig-gins, who tied a career-high with 19 pointsand limited Tennessee’s Scotty Hopson, inhis first game back after an ankle injury, to11 points.

And after the game, Liggins cut Cali-pari in line to be the first to shake Ten-nessee head coach Bruce Pearl’s hand. Itwas Pearl’s first SEC game back after be-ing suspended for recruiting violations.Pearl was peppered by fans, causing securi-ty to intervene at halftime, and by signs inthe student section.

“That’s all sportsmanship,” Ligginssaid. “I respect him as a coach.”

Liggins said he heard some of thewords being thrown at Pearl.

“Yeah, but that’s none of my con-cern,” Liggins said. “I’m not into all that.We just came out trying to play the bestwe could.”

It was close to it. UK came out chargedup, using a 17-2 run to build a lead as largeas 19 in the first half. Emotion was flowingfrom the start, with plenty of chest-poundsand fist-pumps and those ubiquitous three-point hand signals (UK shot 7-for-18 from

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Tennessee 73-61

UK head coach John Calipari greets Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl during the first half of the Cats’game against the Volunteers on Tuesday night at Rupp Arena. It was Pearl’s first Southeastern Confer-ence game as coach this season due to NCAA recruiting violations.

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Groups of people linedthe halls of the state represen-tatives’ offices. Many of thepeople were wearing shirtsthat read, “Do I Look Undoc-umented to You?”

Along with the help of avolunteer lobbyist, Martinand Smith were in a group ofeight attempting to get an ap-pointment with any memberof the House.

Although they would notlobby, Smith knew that therally would have the greatestimpact of the day and ad-dressed his group.

“Numbers are going tospeak louder than words,”Smith said.

As the demonstratorsmade their way out onto thesteps, they passed a sign witha slogan not made by any ofthe rally attendees. The signhad a common phrase dis-played by the governmentthat summed up what thedemonstrators wanted peopleto realize: All Men are En-dowed by their Creator withCertain Unalienable Rights.

The more than 1,000 peo-ple estimated to have whogathered on the steps werenot deterred by the mid-20degree weather.

The demonstrators heldsigns with phrases such as“What Happens in Arizona,Stays in Arizona,” “Stop De-stroying Our Families,” andKentucky’s state motto,“United We Stand, DividedWe Fall.” The crowd chantedin Spanish and English andmany speeches were recited

in both languages.Several community lead-

ers spoke, including Rep.Reginald Meeks, who saidthere are many representa-tives “who will not sit quietlyand let this Senate Bill 6 seethe light of day in the Houseof Representatives.”

Maria Lopez, internation-al studies, Spanish and eco-

nomics senior attended theevent and said that she hopesthe governor sees the impor-tance of the bill beingstopped.

“I’m very excited aboutthe turnout and the wholecommunity supporting thiseffort,” Lopez said. “There isa sense of family and com-munity.”

BILLContinued from page 1

KAAE.“One of the problems with (researching)

African American history is the sources,” Far-rington said. “The Lexington Herald-Leaderdid not talk about civil rights during the CivilRights Era. So you have to go to AfricanAmerican papers (and) oral histories, and a lotof this is difficult to find, particularly informa-tion about slaves.”

Program researchers also combat the issueby using other resources, such as genealogydatabases, photographs and U.S. Census data,which have been invaluable in providing his-

torians more insight into the past.The KAAE encourages students, even un-

dergraduates, to become potential contribu-tors. By following the writing guidelines pro-vided on the KAAE website, students are eli-gible to select available topics and have theirentries published in the encyclopedia.

“It’s a great chance to get published, and agreat thing to put on your resume, especially ifyou’re going into an academic career…thereare enough topics there to find somethingyou’re interested in,” Farrington said.

The encyclopedia is published by the Uni-versity Press of Kentucky.

Those interested in assisting with the his-tory of Kentucky African Americans can con-tact reasearch assistants via website or visittheir offices in the Margaret I. King Library.

KAAEContinued from page 1

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PHOTO BY COLLIN LINDSTROM | STAFFModeled off of the controversial Arizona law, Senate Bill 6 requireslaw enforcement to check immigration status while enforcing otherlaws.

“This bill is stepping back to an era

of segregation. I’m somewhat apathetic

with politics, but this really upset me.

— Clinton Smith, junior

With March right aroundthe corner, many UK studentsare hitting the gym and cut-ting the calories to put the fin-ishing touches on their springbreak physiques.

UK health consultants of-fer advice to students in an ef-fort to curb crash dieting andoverexertion in the month be-fore spring break.

Erica Dhuy, a certifiedathletic trainer at UK Or-thopaedic Surgery and SportsMedicine, said the most im-portant thing to rememberwhen training is to work outin a way that prevents injury.

“A lot of times people willstart out not having any condi-tioning,” Dhuy said. “It’s betterto start out a little bit slower.”

Dhuy said students aimingto tone up before spring breakneed to target opposite musclegroups by cross training. Shesaid students can build muscleand avoid injury by alternatingbetween weight lifting, runningand swimming.

“Whenever you strength-en one body part, you want tomake sure you’re not neglect-ing another,” Dhuy said.

Dhuy’s other tips for aneffective workout regimen arestretching before and after ex-ercising, drinking lots of waterand increasing daily activity.

Dhuy said it is not necessaryto work out five days a week,but for students who choose todo so need to follow theserules in order to prevent injuryand overexertion.

“It’s really unhealthy towork out and then stop. A lotof times if you lose just fivepounds not only will you gainit back, you’ll gain backmore,” Dhuy said.

Consistency is the key toseeing results, she said.

“More consistent activitythroughout the entire day willincrease your metabolism andyour calorie loss,” Dhuy said.

Dhuy said that eating bal-anced meals is also crucial tomaintaining an effective fit-ness regimen.

“Whenever you have ameal, you want have a pro-tein, a complex carb, a veg-etable or fruit, and a low-fatdairy product.”

Registered Dietitian Jill

Kindy said students shouldfocus on achieving steadyweight loss.

“One to two pounds perweek is appropriate,” Kindysaid. “Don't plan on losingmore than five to ten poundsby spring break.”

Kindy said students cancut calories by using the palmof their hand to measure mostmeal portions.

She also advised studentsto avoid fried foods, to leavefood on their plates and tolimit liquid calories—sodas,energy drinks, lattes, punch,lemonade and alcohol.

Beth Atnip, campus recre-ation fitness director at UK,said that the Johnson Centerstaff offers a “Get Fit forSpring” eight-week fitnesschallenge. Sign-ups runthrough March 11 and are freefor UK students.

The Johnson Centerhopes that students will wantto maintain their fitness afterthe break, Atnip said.

Atnip said the JohnsonCenter also offers a variety ofgroup fitness classes for stu-dents who want to loseweight or get in shape.

“We know students wantto get ready for spring break,but the goal would be for stu-dents to continue on their fit-ness afterwards,” Atnip said.

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By Kelsey Caudillnews@kykernel.com

Spring break prep: helpto shed last few pounds

For more informationStudents with injuries

can visit UK OrthopedicSurgery and Sports Medi-cine to create a workoutregimen that won’t effectinjuries, in Wing C, on firstfloor of Kentucky Clinic.

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three).But all the emotion led to

some early carelessness withthe ball, as UK turned the ballover 11 times in the first halfafter averaging 11.4 per game.

“You know what thatwas? Jitters,” Calipari said. “Icouldn’t even get mad.”

Terrence Jones had five ofthose turnovers, part of an of-fensive game Calipari called“awful” as he shot 2-for-8 andscored 11 points. But Jones,notching his eighth double-double of the season, also hadfour blocks and 11 rebounds –the rebounds were his com-mitment – and said he had fundespite the poor personalshowing.

“Terrence almost had atriple-double – 11 rebounds,10 points, 10 turnovers [hehad eight],” Calipari said.“But Terrence today had fourblocks and 11 rebounds. …That’s why we won, becausehe rebounded and blockedshots.”

While Tennessee closedthe half on a 10-0 run, cuttingUK’s lead to seven points, theCats answered with a 13-0spurt early in the second halfto build the lead back to acomfortable margin. Ten-nessee never got within 10again.

“From there we neverlooked back,” Harrellson said.

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PHOTO BY MIKE WEAVER | STAFF2009-10 UK guard John Wall is the “Y” during the second half of UK’s basketball game against Tennessee on Tuesday night at RuppArena. Wall returned to watch the Cats take on the Volunteers in the 211th meeting between the rivaled teams.

Team Records and Series Info

• Kentucky is 17-6overall, 5-4 in the Southeast-ern Conference. Tennessee is15-9 overall, 5-4 in leagueplay.

• UK leads the serieswith Tennessee, 145-66, in-cluding 87-16 in Lexington.

Team Notes• Kentucky is 29-0 at

Rupp Arena under CoachJohn Calipari.

• UK has won 30 in arow at home, beginning withthe 2009 NIT game at Memo-rial Coliseum and continuingwith the last 28 at Rupp. It isthe second-longest activestreak in the nation.

• UK is 17-0 this sea-son when holding the oppo-nent under 68 points.

• Kentucky has madeat least one three-point shotin 772 consecutive games.

Individual Notes• DeAndre Liggins

tied his career high with 19points and had a career-highfive steals

• UK is 8-0 this sea-son when he scores doublefigures

• Josh Harrellsonnotched 16 points, six re-bounds, two assists and twosteals.

• Most points for himvs. this season vs. an SEC op-ponent

• Has blocked a shotin 15 consecutive games

• UK is 6-0 this sea-son when he scores in doublefigures

• Terrence Jones col-lected his eighth double-dou-ble of the season with 10points and 11 rebounds.

• Brandon Knight tal-lied 12 points and three as-sists.

• Has scored in dou-ble figures in 17-consecutivegames and 22 of 23 gamesthis season

Go Green. Recycle this Kernel.

Former UK guard John Wall was in a familiar spotafter the Tennessee game — holding court with the me-dia in the UK locker room.

Wall, now a rookie point guard with the Washing-ton Wizards, had come back to watch UK take onTennessee, and was the ‘Y’ at the end of spelling outKentucky. He spent time with the UK players beforethe game, and was sitting in Enes Kanter’s empty lock-er — adjacent to Brandon Knight’s locker — after thegame.

After the win, UK head coach John Calipari said hewouldn’t mind if Wall came to every game.

“He watches every game we play,” Calipari said. “Helooked at me about Terrence (and said) why does he set-tle for jumpers? Why doesn’t he dunk balls? I said, ‘Idon’t know, go talk to him, coach him a little bit.’ He hasa good beat on our team, he wants to be here.”

Terrence Jones said Wall keeps in contact with theteam.

“I mainly text him when I’m struggling, what I shoulddo, how to handle things,” Jones said. “He told me to listento coach. He’s a good friend, someone I can look up to.”

PHOTO BY LATARA APPLEBY | STAFFUK junior guard Darius Miller pulls up for a shot againstTennessee on Tuesday night at Rupp Arena.

“I’m not into all that.We just came out

trying to play the bestwe could.”

DEANDRE LIGGINSUK junior guard

PAGE 4 | Wednesday, Feruary 9, 2011

One play has never sum-marized the history of Cana-dian forays into the tradition-al American sports so well.

During the Super Bowl,kicker Shaun Suisham, theonly Canuck on either Pitts-burgh or Green Bay’s roster,missed a 52-yard field goallate in third quarter thatwould’ve cut the Packers’lead to one point and perhapschanged the outcome of thegame.

Suisham simply flubbedthe kick, wide-left. Given thecircumstances that occurredbefore the game, you couldsay he Aguilera-ed it (“Fer-gie-ed” it and “Roethlisberg-er-ed” it work, too).

Like a good Canadian,

I’m sure Suisham was terri-bly apologetic to his team-mates after his miscue; Evenso, his missed kick typifiesthe mediocrity of mostCanadians (because playerssuch as Steve Nash and JoeyVotto are rarities, let’s behonest) trying to earn a livingoutside of the sports Canadi-ans excel at: hockey, curlingand throw-Eskimo-baby-catch-Eskimo-baby.

Here is a list of otherCanadian sports figures whowill/never did wow you:

Eric Gagne — he wonthe 2003 Cy Young Awardand posted 84 consecutivesaves during his MLB career,only to later admit to usingsteroids sullying his accom-plishments and once againconvincing me that with a lit-tle HGH and chewing tobac-co I could be a 50-homerunhitter in the Majors copingwith ‘roid rage and breast de-velopment.

Jamaal Magloire —

member of UK’s 1998 na-tional championship hoopsteam, he now plays for theMiami Heat. Sad thing is,Magloire contributes to theHeat as much as I do, but Iwon’t be eligible for a cham-pionship ring.

Joel Anthony — thisFrench-Canadian is a, umm,energy player for the Heat.I’m sure LeBron James re-quires him to be on the rosterbecause he likes how itsounds when he is compli-mented in French.

Todd MacCulloch — hewas everyone’s favorite, gin-ger 7-footer who had to retirebecause of plantar fasciitis.

Samuel Dalembert —kind of like MacCulloch,sans ginger-ness and plantarfasciitis.

Jay Triano — he failed tomake it to the NBA as aplayer, so he eventually em-barked on a coaching career.Currently, he is at the helmof my beloved Toronto Rap-tors, one of the NBA’s worstteams. Great career choice.

Mike Vanderjagt — oneof the most accurate kickersin NFL history, but he

smashed his helmet on thefield after missing a fieldgoal in 2006 that sent theColts packing from the play-offs. Such a non-Canadiandisplay of anger earns him aspot on this list.

The entire Canadianmen’s national soccer team— it’s hard to pick only onemember of the team whenthey are all so bad.

Stubby Clapp — remem-ber good ol’ Stubby and his11 seasons in the St. LouisCardinals’ organization? Nei-ther do I. A great namenonetheless.

Chris Webber — he bearsthe namesake as the memberof Michigan’s Fab Five andfive-time NBA all-star, butthe Canadian version of C-Webb only starred in theBritish Basketball League.

The hashtag on Twitter issure to read “#letdown.”

A case of Canadian shanks

NICKCRADDOCKKernel

columnist

features

The ugly truth: Canuck athletes

fall short in the big leagues

The mystery of the disap-pearance of Rome's IX Le-gion Hispana inspires yet an-other moderately rousing ac-tion picture in "The Eagle," afilm based on Rosemary Sut-cliff's popular 1950s novelabout "The Eagle of theNinth." Eagle-eyed period-piece fans will recall that lastfall another movie, "Centuri-on," drew inspiration from thesame piece of history.

That film, essentially aprolonged chase from B-movie vet Neill Marshall("The Descent"), had a breath-less momentum that "The Ea-gle" lacks. But "Eagle" direc-tor Kevin Macdonald ("Stateof Play," "The Last King ofScotland") manages to delivera striking, nicely detailed, vis-ceral thriller built on a corny,old-fashioned script.

Channing Tatum playsMarcus Aquila, a young sol-dier with a new command ona fort on Roman Britannia'sfrontier. He's the sort of chis-eled, charmed warrior whodoesn't need his helmet halfthe time, who hears what oth-ers don't and senses the BigAttack when the veterans ofthe outpost think "the boy" isjust skittish.

Marcus has reason to be on

edge. He's fighting for the hon-or he believes his father lost 20years before. That's when theNinth Legion marched northand into oblivion. They losttheir unit standard, the eagle, inthe process. Marcus longs toredeem the family name andretrieve the eagle from the"tainted legion."

First he must recoverfrom battle wounds he sus-tains saving his men. He mustovercome the skepticism ofhis patrician uncle (DonaldSutherland, less interesting

here than in "The Mechan-ic."). And he must win theloyalty of the slave (JamieBell, buff and feral) who mustguide him, in disguise, to theLand of the Painted Seal Peo-ple.

Tatum's rock-solid buildhas always suggested "sol-dier," even when he wasplaying a dancer in "StepUp." But he's not a com-manding presence, especiallyplaying a commander. Hethrows what weight he caninto scenes in which Marcusprays that he doesn't "dishon-or my legion," and behindsuch lines as "The Eagle isnot a piece of metal. It isROME."

Tatum handles the brawlsbeautifully and clicks withmost of his co-stars, especiallyBell. Their male bonding

gives this World WithoutWomen a hint of Heming-way's homo-eroticism, a touchthat may earn titters from less-sophisticated filmgoers.

For my money, "Centuri-on," using similar Scottishand Eastern European loca-tions and with the formida-ble Michael Fassbender asits star Roman, is a morerousing and entertainingmovie. But Macdonald getsmore out of his Scottish lo-cations (he is a Scot, afterall), and had the budget toget a lot of detail right. Thefilm's early scenes of march-ing, clanking soldiers andbrutish slaughter let you

smell the sweat soaking intothe armor.

Then it goes all chatty.And the odd decision to haveeverybody try to matchTatum's hidden Alabama ac-cent jars the ears. I don't wantto hear Sutherland or thegreat Mark Strong ("SherlockHolmes") sounding like guysyou might hear at a CrimsonTide game.

Outside of "Gladiator"(clearly a big influence onthis film), these movies don'tseem to go over on this conti-nent the way they do in Eu-rope. That's the real mysteryhere. Combat that's up closeand personal, tactics tornfrom the pages of history andmessages of honor, freedom,survival and comradeship —it shouldn't matter that thewarriors wear skirts.

By Roger MooreMCT

‘The Eagle’ soars intocloud of disappointment

Channing Tatum ‘steps up’ from

dancer to Roman soldier

MCTTahar Rahim, left, Jamie Bell, center, and Channing Tatum star in the new Roman adventure “TheEagle,” coming out this Friday.

“Outside of ‘Gladiator’ (clearly a big

influence on this), these movies don’t

seem to go over on this continent the

way they do in EuropeRoger Moore, MCT

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2BR/1BA Available Now. Walk to campus or CentralBaptist. $675/month. 576-5720

2BR/1BA, 187 Sioux. Central air, all appliances. 1garage space. Available now. 859-338-8351

2BR/1.5BA, W/D Hookup, Clubhouse with pool. Allnew windows, Sutherland Drive, 2-story. $600/mo.576-8844

3 Bedroom

3BR Available May 1, 2011. Near UK. All utilitiespaid. $930/month. Call 489-3371

Deluxe 3BR/2BA, 250 Lexington Ave. Short walk tocampus. All electric, deluxe appliances and laundry.No Pets! Assigned Parking. $1,050/mo. + utilities.859-259-0546 or (cell) 859-619-2468

3BR/2BA Campus Downs. Walk to UK. Call 859-494-5961. Ask for lease options

Now Pre-Leasing for Fall Semester, 3BR Houses,www.waynemichaelproperties.com or 859-513-1206

3BR/2.5BA Townhouse , all appliances provided, 1car garage. Near UK in Dove Creek. $900 + utilities.Call Mike at 502-600-1637

3 bedroom - 2 blocks to UK! Starting at $385 per BR.Call 859-523-2363 or www.touchstonerentals.com

3BR/2BA Condo walking distance to UK. Lots ofStorage. Washer/Dryer. Open kitchen andliving/laminate wood. Ground floor. Fresh custompaint. 3 reserved parking spots. Utilities included.$1200. Pics available. 859.255.7030.vbarnhart@gmail.com

3 Bedrooms, 5 Min walk to campus, W/D,Dishwasher, off-street parking, all electric, $1050-$1200/month 859-351-9473, www.burtonproperty.net

3BR/2BA House, 419 Springhill, near UK, basement,off-street parking, very clean, $975/month, refer-ences & deposit, pet standards.debmurr@hotmail.com

3BR/1BA Houses. Walk to campus. 3 to choosefrom. State, Waller, University area. Nice! Leasebegins 8/01/11. 859-539-5502

3 Bedroom apartment for rent, 1 mile fromcampus, $1,050/month includes all utilities.Consists of all of 2nd floor of a large reno-vated older house in Kenwick area, 321-CGiven Avenue, central air, off-street park-ing, large deck, available January 1st orFebruary 1st, 2011. 6-month or 1-year lease-1st month's rent paid with lease - $900deposit, bo3722@aol.com or 859-351-1593

Beautiful Tates Creek Duplex, 3BR/2BA, Garage, Allelectric, $895/mo. 263-3740

4 Bedroom

NEW and Nearly NEW 4BR HOMES – Only a fewleft, very nice. Close to campus. View at lexington-homeconsultants.com. Showing daily. Call or textJames McKee, Builder/Broker 859-221-7082

New 4BR/2.5BA Townhouse with deck, parking, eat-in kitchen. W/D included. Off Tates Creek Road.Clean, Painted, New Carpet. $1,000/month. 278-0970

4 bedroom - 2 blocks to UK! Houses - Starting at$405 per BR, w/d, parking. Call 859-523-2363 orwww.touchstonerentals.com

4BR/2.5BA New construction Townhouse, Red MileRoad. All electric, large bedrooms, security system,W/D, Hardwood flooring. August lease,$1,550/month. 859-489-0908

4BR/2BA, 5 Min walk to campus, W/D, Dishwasher,

off-street parking, $1340-$1600/month 859-351-9473,www.burtonproperty.net

208 Conn Terr, 4BR/2BA, W/D, 859-361-4811

209-B Waller, 4BR/2BA, W/D, 859-361-4811

4BR/2BA HOUSES! By Campus! Huge rooms.Awesome yards/decks. Parking. All Appliances. Allelectric. Won’t last. $300/mo. 859-333-1388

4BD/2BA Houses. Walk to campus. Several tochoose from. State, Waller, University area. Leasebegins 8/01/11. Very nice! 859-539-5502.

5 Bedroom

5BR/2BA, 204 Westwood Court. Avail. August.$1500/mo. W/D Inc.

5 bedroom - 1 block to UK! Houses - Starting at $405per BR, w/d, parking. Call 859-523-2363 orwww.touchstonerentals.com

5BR/2BA, 5 Min walk to campus, W/D, Dishwasher,off-street parking, all electric, $1875/month 859-351-9473, www.burtonproperty.net

5BR/3BA Gorgeous Ashland Park home convenientto UK. Hardwoods. Big porch. Walk to Starbucks,Restaurants. Great schools. $2500/mo. AvailableJune. Call 859-420-9901

5BR Walking distance. Extra nice. Hardwood floors,W/D, Summer Porch. $1,875/month, 576-5720

5BR/3BA NEW HOUSE! By Campus! Huge rooms.Awesome yards/decks. Parking. All Appliances. Allelectric. Won’t last. $350/mo. 859-333-1388

5BR/2&3BA Houses. Walk to campus. Several tochoose from. State, Waller, University area.Porches, W/D included. D/W, Parking. Very nice!Lease 8/01/11.Sign now for best available! 859-539-5502.

6 Bedroom

6BR/ 2 & 3 BA Houses. Walk to campus. Yards.W/D. Porches. Parking. Great Selection! Nice!Waller, State, Univ. area. 859-539-5502

6 bedroom - 1 block to UK! Starting at $415 per BR,w/d, 2 kitchens, parking. Call 859-523-2363 orwww.touchstonerentals.com

6BR/3BA NEW HOME! By Campus! Huge rooms.Awesome yards/decks. Parking. All Appliances. Allelectric. Won’t last. $350/mo. 859-333-1388

1-9 Bedroom Listings

4-5 Bedroom Homes. Very nice. Off Red Mile. Decksoverlooking Picadome Golf Course. Fantastic park.$300-$350/person. 859-333-1388

1 & 2BR Apartments, 3-minute walk to campus.Parking, Laundry Facilities. Call 233-1760 or emailyoungproperties.1@gmail.com

4-6BR Rentals Near Campus, W/D included,www.myuk4rent.com. Call Kevin @ 859-619-3232

Now Pre-Leasing for Fall Semester, 1-5BR Houses,www.waynemichaelproperties.com or 859-513-1206

www.HARDINPROPERTIES.NET is Now RentingStudios, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 BR Houses andApartments for August.

1–6BR Houses/ Apartments available in August(some in May). Very nice. W/D. Dennis 859-983-0726.www.sillsbrothers.com

1, 2 or 4 Bedroom Apartment for rent at The Lex.$499/month per person. All utilities included exceptelectric Great amenities. Call (253) 905-8222

2, 3, and 4 bedroom apartments; historic South Hillneighborhood; easy walk to UK. Call 859.338.6778.

1 BLOCK FROM CAMPUS: 1 & 2BR, AC, parking.$395-up. 269-4129, 576-2761

2 & 3BR/2BA Condos. Newly remodeled.Conveniently located to campus. All appliances,including W/D. $800-$1,000/month. 859-619-5341 orjohn@hsdevelopment.pro

7BR/3BA Duplex, $357/ea Walk to campus, 2kitchens, 2 W/D. Can split to 3BR & 4BR.Patriotrentalsllc.com. 433-0996

3, 4, 5 & 6 Bedroom Houses in center of campus,garymiel@aol.com or 859-433-2692

1-6 bedroom houses and apartments for rent, easywalk to campus www.wildcatproperties.com 859-255-4188

Houses for rent. All sizes. Walk to campus. Porches,parking, W/D, D/W. Very nice! Waller, State,University area. Choose early for best selection.Lease begins 8/01/11. 859-539-5502

257 E. Lowry. 2-4BR/1BA. $725/mo. No pets. 533-1261

HelpWanted

Female caregiver for elderly woman. Perfect fornursing students! Some housekeeping, cooking,errands, assistance with bathing. Within walkingdistance of campus. $12/hr. Please fax resume andavailability to 264-0447.

Research Opportunities for Users of Stimulants forNon-Medical Reasons. Researchers with theUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine,Department of Behavioral Science are conductingresearch to examine the effects of medications. Allinformation will be kept confidential. You may beeligible if you: are between 18 and 50 years of age,are using stimulants for non-medical reasons (forexample, Adderall®, Ritalin®, Amphetamine, orEphedrine). Eligible volunteers will be paid for theirparticipation. You may be reimbursed for travel.Studies involve completion of one to 46 testing ses-sions depending on studies for which you may beeligible. Meals, snacks, movies, video games andreading materials will be provided. For more infor-mation and a confidential interview, please call 859-257-5388 or 1-866-232-0038.

Research Opportunities for Occasional Users ofOpioids for Non-Medical Reasons. Researcherswith the University of Kentucky College of Medicine,Department of Behavioral Science are conductingresearch to examine the effects of medications. Allinformation obtained will be kept confidential. Youmay be eligible if you: are between 18 and 50 yearsof age; and have used opioids for non-medical rea-sons occasionally in the past year (for exampleOxyContin®, Lortab®, Vicodin®, or morphine).Eligible volunteers will be paid for their participation.You may be reimbursed for travel. Studies involve

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Student transportation needed. 3:30 to 5:30 Mondaythrough Friday. $20 per day. Please call 859 559-7141

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Healthy Marijuana Users Needed for BehavioralStudy. Researchers with the University of KentuckyCollege of Medicine, Department of BehavioralScience are recruiting healthy volunteers ages 18-40 to participate in a research study to evaluate thebehavioral effects of marijuana. Qualified volunteerswill be paid for their participation. The studyinvolves completion of 8 to 16 testing sessions andare run in a pleasant setting during daytime hours.Snacks, movies, video games and reading materialswill be provided. Please call (859) 277-3799.Investigators will return your call to discuss eligibili-ty. Or visit our website at http://rrf.research.uky.edu

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I’d like to think I’m a prettyopen-minded person. I try to takeeveryone’s opinion in stride, and

understand thatall voices de-serve to beheard.

But even withall of my efforts,I have to realizethat my ownprejudices willcome throughevery time.

I encouragethe universitycommunity to

share its stances on various issuesbecause I want to present bal-anced opinions on those topics.

More importantly, though, I askfor different viewpoints because Iknow that eventually, I have to takea side. I want supporters of the oth-er side to have their equal say.

We are shaped by our experi-ences, biases and fears. We act acertain way or think one view is

favorable because that is what weare brought up to believe, or howpast situations have conditionedus to react.

For every person who believesone thing, there is another personwho believes exactly the opposite.And that doesn’t include all of theshades of gray in between.

That is what I love most aboutpeople. We are not bound by in-stinct alone to determine our nextcourse of action; we have the willto choose.

The majority of people deter-mine what is “most right” by per-sonal intuition.

These people think it’s detri-mental to take on others’ views,especially if those views don’tsupport their ideas of what isright. Once they identify their be-liefs, they gain a self-realizedsense of privilege to advise othersto share in those beliefs.

Adamantly (and publicly), Ichoose to take the opposite side.It’s dangerous to think personal

perspective is the end all, be all.The most viable solution to

combat this mentality is to prac-tice selflessness. I advise taking ahypothetical walk in someoneelse’s shoes and see what happens.

Even when presented with aperspective completely differentfrom my own or with which Iwhole-heartedly disagree, I canstill get something out of it.

I can learn to view thingsthrough another pair of eyes, toconsider others’ experiences andcultural norms that may seem for-eign to me initially.

My sense of self and its rela-tionship to the world around me isforcibly changed when I realizethere is someone out there whoperceives that same world in aradically different way.

My views are challenged. Andthat is the point when my mindtruly may be opened.

Shannon Frazer is a journal-ism senior. E-mail sfrazer@kyker-nel.com.

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The UK ice hockey teamappears to be in the driver’sseat for a regional tournamentappearance after a weekendwithout a game and the re-lease of new American Colle-giate Hockey Associationrankings.

The Cool Cats haveearned a No. 10 ranking inthe ACHA Southeast Region,which would give them thefinal spot in the RegionalTournament field and a shotat Nationals.

Junior forward MichaelGetz is very pleased to crackthe top 10, but said he ex-pected the team to be rankedhigher at the beginning of

the season.“We didn’t really want it

to come down to the wire likethat,” Getz said.

UK is only four pointsbehind No. 9 Bowling Green,but 12 points ahead of No. 11Maryland.

“Going into (Ohio State)we thought we needed to winboth games,” freshman for-ward Gray McLaughlin said.“It’s such a relief we made it.We were really biting ournails.”

After the team heard aboutbeing in the top 10, “We cele-brated pretty hard,” junior for-ward Josh Knicker said.

The team was swept byOSU in its two previousgames before the rankingscame out.

The team has gamesagainst Missouri State Fridayand Saturday and two gamesagainst Akron on Feb. 18-19which can still affect itsranking.

“We are not taking any-body lightly,” Getz said.

The Cool Cats will playthe remainder of the regularseason at the Lexington IceCenter.

The team did not have agame over the weekend andused the time to fine-tune itsstrategy for the rest of theseason.

“We just practiced likewe normally would,” Getzsaid. “We worked on the planwe are going to use at Re-gionals.”

McLaughlin said the teamhad two hard practices anddid most of its training on itsown during its weekend offfrom game action.

“We hit the gym every

day,” Knicker said.Even though the team

didn’t play Tennessee thisweekend due to a schedulingconflict several players stillvisited the state.

“A bunch of guys wentdown to Gatlinburg and rent-ed a cabin,” McLaughlin said.“It was great for team bond-ing. We grew closer togetherand had a lot of fun.”

Getz said there are 10good teams in the SoutheastRegion and the games will bevery competitive. However,the Cool Cats are ready forany team, including OSU.

“We feel like we can beat(OSU) at Regionals if itcomes down to it,” Getz said.

Despite the losses toOSU, the team feels it justneeds to keep playing hard.

“We’ve got to keep thatthirst and keep rolling,”Knicker said.

By Gary Hermannsports@kykernel.com

Cool Cats check in to Top 10Weekend without games allows

team to rest and practice

PHOTO BY SCOTT HANNIGAN | STAFFThe UK ice hockey team, shown here in a game against the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, holds hopes of making the 2010-11postseason tournament. The team is No. 10 in the latest conference rankings.

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Orange you glad that the Cats got to facethe Tennessee Volunteers and experience thereturn of Bruce Pearl (and the creamsicle

blazer) from an eight-gamesuspension in Rupp Arena?

If you’re a UK fan youshould be because, frankly,it’s downright odd how dif-ferent the Cats continue tolook when playing at homecompared to when they areplaying on the road. Theyseem so much more confi-dent and everybody else onthe team, aside from studfreshmen Terrence Jonesand Brandon Knight, seem

to be able to contribute big minutes in thefriendly confines of Rupp Arena.

That “everybody” on Tuesday night meantveterans, namely junior guard DeAndre Lig-gins and senior forward Josh Harrellson, step-ping up in a big way. On this night, Ligginsand Harrellson finally understood the messageUK head coach John Calipari has been tryingto drill into his veterans for much of the sea-son: The onus for success rests with them.

“How about this?” Calipari posed. “Wemade a run with Brandon sitting on thebench, and we also made a run when I tookTerrence out early in the second half.”

In Knight’s and Jones’ absence from thefloor, it would’ve seemed strange to predictLiggins, the defensive miser yet persistentflopper, and Harrellson, who had managed toscore only 41 points in his last nine games af-ter scoring a career-high 23 points versusLouisville, would eventually become the Catstop two scorers against the Vols, with 19 and16 points, respectively.

Then again, predicting Pearl’s orangejacket or Vols guard Scotty Hopson’s FreshPrince of Bel Air-esque haircut would qualifyas fashionable for 2011 standards before thegame would’ve seemed strange, too.

But that’s exactly what happened.Nonetheless, Calipari had nothing but the

highest of praise for Liggins and Harrellson.“Fabulous, (Liggins) was fabulous … He

deserves it the way he defends,” Calipari said.“Man, did Josh Harrellson play well, he’s ca-pable of doing that.”

Liggins’ offense was spurred by whatcould’ve been his most intense defensive ef-fort all season; he yelled and fist-pumped likea Jersey Shore cast member when he drewHopson into committing an offensive foul inthe second half concluding a frustrating nightfor the former Mr. Kentucky Basketball.

“I rattled (Hopson), I was into him and I

was doing something he was uncomfortablewith,” Liggins said.

Though Liggins can’t be expected tomatch his career high in points every game,he along with his teammates made commit-ments to Calipari this week in hopes of avoid-ing the selfish brand of basketball that hascost the team four close losses on the road.

“(Calipari) wanted me to be more selfishtoday and be more aggressive in the offense,”Liggins said.

Liggins said he and his teammates calledout Harrellson for not being aggressive inpractice the past two weeks, during whichtime Calipari said the big man had been“BS’ing” practice.

Naturally, Harrellson’s commitment to histeam was to become more aggressive: “I justkind of went through the motions and stoppedplaying as hard as I had been playing and Ijust had the mentality where I was going toleave it all out there,” he said.

If these commitments continue when theCats return to the road, an opposing team’sarena will be like a home away from home.

Nick is a journalism senior. E-mail ncrad-dock@kykernel.com of follow him on Twitter@KernelCraddock.

Liggins and Harrellsonfeed off home cooking

PHOTO BY MIKE WEAVER| STAFFUK’s Josh Harrellson goes to the hoop during theCats’ game against Tennessee on Tuesday. He fin-ished with 16 points and six rebounds.

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