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As the search for UK’snext president winds down,members of the faculty agreethat the selected candidateshould come from academiaand not a strictly political orbusiness background.

“The search committeeshould be looking for some-one who has gone up the aca-demic ladder,” political sci-ence professor Ernie Yanarel-la said. “The next presidentmust have demonstratedscholarship.”

Yanarella’s commentscome a day after the Lexing-ton Herald-Leader identifiedformer chancellor of the Uni-versity System of Ohio andwell-known Ohio politicianEric Fingerhut as a candidateand possible finalist for presi-dent. Fingerhut currentlyserves as a senior fellow forBoston-based non-profit Jobsfor the Future, and has servedas a faculty member at Bald-win-Wallace College inBerea, Ohio and a senior lec-turer at Case Western ReserveUniversity.

Not speaking on Finger-hut specifically, Yanarellasaid his ideal candidate wouldbe someone who has risenwithin an academic institutionand can highlight and developUK’s faculty and staff.

“The strongest concern isthe next president’s manage-ment type,” Yanarella said.“There needs to be an educa-tional style that recognizesthat academics are first andforemost.”

While the development ofUK’s academic facets is animportant task for the newpresident, it is not the onlyrealm the new leader shouldbe adept in, Yanarella said.

“The next president has to

Academicpresident

idealBy Patrick T. Sullivan

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See PRESIDENT on page 3

Students ‘jam’ before finals

One issue has become apopular of a topic on UK’scampus in recent weeks:weather.

On Wednesday morning,many students were woken

up by the sound of residencehall’s public announcementsystem, tornado sirens andUK Alerts sent out warningstudents of tornadoes.

Students like KaitlinMitchell, an early childhoodeducation freshman, werethankful they were warned

about the possible danger.“It’s really scary to wake

up to a tornado warning be-cause it gets your adrenalinepumping,” Mitchell said.“And you have to go down-stairs, and you’re hungry andyou have to worry about allyour stuff in your room.”

UK Spokesman JayBlanton said because classeshad already begun at 8 a.m.on Wednesday, the universitywas unable to cancel classes.

“Classes were alreadyunderway and faculty thenhas the discretion to workwith that and do what theyneed to do to maintain safe-ty,” Blanton said.

“As to students missingclasses, the provost is talkingto the Faculty Senate andstarting that process to ensurethat faculty knows that we’dlike them to use discretion,”Blanton said. “Obviouslysome students might havebeen going to a nine o’clockclass, or were out of class and

By Drew Teguenews@kykernel.com

More storms whip across campus

See STORM S on page 3

Summer courses at UKhave become more popular inrecent years, and they offerstudents a way to take morecourses they need in a four,six or eight-week session.

Not only can students fitin a few classes in a shorteramount of time, but they canalso take them online.

“We think the onlineclasses will be particularlyuseful to students who want tolive at home and have a sum-mer job,” said Anna Bosch,the associate dean for Under-graduate Programs in the Col-lege of Arts & Sciences.

The number of onlineclasses has grown from 45 in2006 to 59 in 2008, and therewere 115 offered in the 2010summer session, according tothe institutional research doneby the university.

According to the research,the enrollment number forsummer classes continues togrow. In 2006, there were6,729 students in summerclasses, which grew to 6,819in 2008. That number reached7,425 students in summer ses-sion 2010.

“Summer classes allow

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More enrollin classes

Combat on three frontsThe United States is at war on three fronts, and over the summer, the U.S. will pull troops from Iraq, but add troops to both Afghanistan and Libya.

The Sunni, Shiite split

The Sunni and Shiite factions of Islam disagree on the right-ful successor to the Prophet Muhammad. Shiites, who makeup only 10 to 20 percent of the world’s Muslim populationand 65 percent of Iraq’s, believe Ali was divinely ordained byhis cousin – the Prophet Muhammad – to be the next Caliph.Sunnis, who make up 80 to 90 percent of the world’s Muslimpopulation and only 32 percent of Iraq’s, believe Abu Bakrwas the rightful successor. This disagreement has caused aSunni - Shiite civil war as a result.

Percentages around the world – Percentages in Iraq

• Sunni – 80 to 90% (world) 32% (Iraq)

• Shiite – 10 to 20% (world) 65% (Iraq)

Getting to know Iraq: Students discuss native land

In a Q-and-A session, UK journalism stu-dents sat down with four Iraqi students to gaina better understanding of Iraq. As a part of theIraq Education Initiative, a program that aimsto bring Iraqi students to study in the U.S.,Hussein Mohammad Khaeim, a 25-year-oldagricultural genetics student and engineeringstudents Osamah (Mike) Mahmood, 24, Mo-hanad Alshroofy, 29, and Baban Mahood, 31,are the first to take part in the program at UK.

Where are you from in Iraq?· Khaeim: “I’m from Diwaniyah. It’s south

of Baghdad about 100 miles. It’s about 500,000people. The winter is really cold while the sum-mers are very hot … in the middle and northernIraq, the weather is different from the south. It’ssnowy and very cold in the winter. In south Iraqit’s very hot.”

· Mahmood (Mike): “I am from a city calledSamarra; once the capital of the Islamic world,it’s a really ancient place right on the Tigrisriver.”

· Alshroofy: He is from Karbala, which hesaid is in the middle of Iraq. “It is a beautifulcity, not very, very big. Nearly one million peo-ple live there. Every year, 11 million people

come to the city for Imam Hussein.”· Mahood: He is from Kirkuk, which has a

population of about 600,000 and is the capitalof the Kurdistan region, he said. “Kirkuk is inthe middle of Iraq, North of Baghdad, sur-rounded by cities including Erbil. The northpart of Kirkuk is mostly mountains and thesouthern part has many little hills. Kirkuk ismostly Islam. Ethnicities within Kirkuk areKurdish, Arabic and Turkmen.”

Explain your perception of the U.S. beforeliving here compared to now.

· Mahmood (Mike): “America for me wasall New York, Miami and Hollywood. When Ifirst came here I found normal people, like us,who had normal lives, so I was shocked,” headds, “Now I have adjusted to life here.”

· Alshroofy: “I was (initially) nervous aboutthe studies. When I came here I thought it wasvery beautiful because of the farms and all ofthe horses. I love the new culture and now I cancompare between my culture and the other cul-tures in Lexington.”

What does the war stand for in Iraq? Whatdo the Iraqi people think about the wholesituation and what changes have you seenover time?

See IRAQ on page 4

Iraq:The war in Iraq has been go-ing on since March 2003, butthe U.S. and Iraq have cometo terms with a plan to pull150,000 American troops outof Iraq by the end of this year.

Afghanistan:The U.S. has been in Afghanistansince October 2001, and the deadlinefor the White House to pull U.S.troops is approaching. But first, theU.S. plans to add to the number oftroops stationed there as an attemptto make security gains as well as toput more pressure on insurgents.

Libya:In March, the U.S. senttroops to Libya as part ofNATO’s mission to oustleader Moammar Gadhafi,after war broke out be-tween Gadhafi’s followersand citizens fighting tomake Libya a democracy.

By Garrett Bonistalli

news@kykernel.com

PHOTO BY KYLE WATTS | STAFFMichael Gasser, a sophomore biology major, plays corn hole at Cram Jam with some friends at Memorial Coliseum Wednesday night. “This is a great wayfor students to celebrate with their friends and take some time off from studying and writing papers,” Joe Quinn, the chief of staff for Student Government,said. Cram Jam is a group effort from SG, Dining Services, Student Activities Board, UK Athletics, Campus Recreation, Academic Enhancement and UK facul-ty and staff to help students relax from the stress of finals week and celebrate the end of the semester with fun events.

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be a good manager of money,someone who knows budget-ing and can use creative waysto leverage,” he said. “Thisperson cannot dig us into adeeper economic hole.”

While Yanarella stressedfiscal responsibility, facultyrepresentative for the Boardof Trustees and finance pro-fessor Joe Peek said the newpresident must keep money inmind, but not run UK like abusiness.

“We’re selling teaching,research and service, notsomething like telephones,”Peek said. “(UK) is trying toimprove the standard of livingin Kentucky by educating itscitizens.”

Like Yanarella, Peek saidhis ideal candidate wouldhave an academic back-ground. The next presidentmust also possess businessmanagement skills, as he orshe will have to make toughbusiness decisions, Peek said.

In addition to having anacademic background andgood management skills,Peek and Yanarella agree thenext president should beready to delve into the politi-cal realm.

“They have to be politi-cally astute,” Peek said.“Money does come from thestate.”

The next president shouldbe prepared to lobby at thestate assembly, Yanarella said.

To function well withinpolitics, the next presidentmust recognize the pride Ken-tucky has in UK both as aca-demic and athletic entities

and pursue change with pa-tience, former Kentucky gov-ernor and current PikevilleCollege President Paul Pattonsaid. Patton served as gover-nor from 1995 to 2003. Hewas not considered in the UKpresidential search.

“It could be 20, 40, even50 years before we see re-sults,” he said, noting that hisideal candidate would alsocome from academia.“Changes will take time. It’s avery long turnaround.”

In addition to politicalproficiency and patience, Pat-ton said the next presidentmust continue to enhance itsathletics.

“In a state that’s not No.1 in a lot of things, UK athlet-ics is something people lookat with pride,” he said.

While the athletic depart-ment functions has growninto a nationally recognizablebrand, the next president muststrike a balance between aca-demics and sports, Yanarellasaid.

“Sports is one of the fewgrowth industries here atUK,” he said. “Athletics hasto give back.”

UK athletics had a budg-et of $13.8 million in 1987,when it began its annual do-nation of $1.25 million backto the university’s generalfund, Yanarella said in anemail.

Although the next presi-dent will be faced with prob-lems regarding UK’s diversefacets, Patton said he ispleased in its progress underTodd.

“The fundamental direc-tion Todd has us going in isgood,” he said. “We just needsome new inspiration.”

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had to be late or miss thatclass.”

It is not mandatory forstudents to take cover,

“I was really surprisedby the lack of people whowent downstairs,” she said.

Blanton said studentsare able to make their owndecisions about what to doduring serious weather.

“Students are adults andthey need to use some dis-cretion about making choic-es about what they need todo as well,” Blanton said.

Tyler Hudnall, a kinesi-ology sophomore, thoughtthe university’s warningsystem is a good way tospread the word to students,staff and faculty efficiently.

“I think (UK) does afine job of warning us,”Hudnall said. “There aretext messages, there’semails sent out. Hall direc-tors are made aware. I wastexting friends— they weretelling me that they were inclass and got taken out tothe basement.”

Hudnall said he feelsthe lack of actual tornadoes,will cause students to stoptaking cover when prompt-ed to by the university.

“It’s just annoying andtiring,” Hudnall said. “It’slike the boy cried wolf, themore and more we getcalled down to the base-ment and nothing happens,the more and more wedon’t want to go.”

UK Parking & Trans-portation Services is inves-tigating the possibility oflightning striking the top ofParking Structure No. 7during the storm.

“It appears that theremay have been (a lightningstrike) … so we think pos-sibly over night, but wearen’t sure,” Chrissie Tune,a UK marketing and pro-motion specialist, said. “Wehave some officers investi-gating that right now.”

The lightning strike dis-abled the timer on the gatesof the parking structure,which resulted in it openinglate, Tune said.

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me to finish school earlier,”said Caitlin Sanner, a UK stu-dent. “I can fit in a few class-es I need in a short amount oftime and graduate at an earlierdate.”

There are many differenttypes of classes offered in thesummer, Bosch said.

“You might choose to

take a (University StudiesProgram/ General Education)course, or an elective thatsounds interesting, or a coursefor your major,” Bosch said.

The number of onlineclasses and students enrolledin summer classes are expect-ed to grow in this year’s sum-mer sessions.

“The online format allowsthem (students) to do theirclass work at their own pace,and at the time of day that bestsuits them,” Bosch said.

SUMMERContinued from page 1

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With the SoutheasternConference Tournament justtwo weeks away, the UK soft-ball team has its sights set ona trip to the NCAA Region-als. However, that largelyhinges on how they finishtheir final six games.

After a series victory overSouth Carolina this pastweekend, the No. 16 Cats(35-10, 13-7 SEC) will playNo. 3 Alabama in a weekendroad series in Tuscaloosa,Ala. They will then returnhome to finish the seasonagainst No. 25 Auburn. Andwith the abundance of SECgames ahead, the team knowshow important a high seed inthe conference tournamentcould (or could not) be.

“Any time you can get ahigher seed it’s great,” UKhead coach Rachel Lawsonsaid. “But, I’ll be honest; thetop seven teams in the SEChave pretty similar records.

So, every matchup is goingto be tough. I don’t thinkseeds will make a huge dif-ference.”

This season has been ahistoric one for UK. Theyhave already secured theirfourth consecutive 30-winseason, the longest streak inthe history of a program thatstarted just 14 years ago. InSaturday’s win over SouthCarolina, three new schoolrecords were set. SamanthaDeMartine’s two solo homeruns gave the team a total of58, a new single-seasonrecord. Ten RBI’s in the se-ries gave the Cats the single-season record in that categoryas well. And with the win, theteam won their fifth SEC se-ries, breaking the previousschool mark.

But regardless of therecords, the Cats won’t besatisfied without a deep post-season run. With a roster top-heavy with experienced up-per-classmen, a birth in theNCAA Regionals has been

the ultimate goal from the on-set. That journey takes shapeFriday against Alabama. Andwith seven SEC teams rankedin one or both national polls,it won’t be an easy task.

“We want to win the SEC

tournament and realize thatwe have to go through someof the best teams in the coun-try to do that,” Lawson said.“That has been the focus allalong. We’re definitely notoverlooking anybody.”

Softball sets its sights on postseason playProgram achieves fourth consecutive 30-win season

By David Schuh

sports@kykernel.com

PHOTO BY KRISTEN HOLLIDAY | STAFFJunior Brittany Cervantes awaits her turn to bat in UK soft-ball’s matchup with Mississippi State on March 27th, 2011.

· Khaeim: “The war has changed ourlife for the better because when SaddamHussein was in Iraq we didn’t have life,freedom— we didn’t have anything …we would just hear about war and peoplegetting killed. Before, we didn’t have theInternet, cell phones, satellites. WhenSaddam was in office, there were just twoTV channels. Right now, everything(internet, cell phones, satellites) is avail-able.

Khaeim also spoke about the feelinghe experienced around him when USforces captured Saddam. “Almost allpeople were happy when Saddam gottaken down but they couldn’t say thatthey were (happy) because if word hadgotten out [that people were happy] theywould have been killed.”

· Mahmood (Mike): he said in thebeginning of the war, there was a generalsense of ill feelings, but now he thinkseveryone realizes progress has beenmade. “I think it’s really too soon to judge

the whole situation. We have a fresh gov-ernment … you don’t have to worryabout if someone is going to arrest you orkill you … now I’m free, I can do what-ever I want.”

· Alshroofy: “You used to not be ableto travel; now you can travel. Before thewar, I would not be able to come here andcomplete my education.”

· Mahood: “For most Iraqis, it washelpful. The last president was one of themost famous tyrants in the world, remov-ing him was good for all Iraqis. For someparts of Iraq, security now is worse, butfor others, it’s better. The income of theIraqi people is now much better thanbefore. Many more opportunities areavailable for getting jobs, careers.Technology is now more prevalent— inthe past Iraqi’s didn’t have cell phones(or) satellite dishes, but now all of themodern technologies and modern auto-mobiles are in Iraq. People possess assetsthat they couldn’t possess before thewar.”

In five to 10 years from now, what isyour vision of Iraq?

· Mahmood: “It’s all about hope, Ihope,” Mahmood said laughing at hisplay on words. “I hope we’ll have a reallygood government that’s going to dealwith the whole… this religious fightingbetween Sunnis and Shi’ite.”

· Alshroofy: “Everything is changed.From 2003 to now, we have more devel-opment in education and everything inlife. In 2010, about 500 students havecome to the U.S. and the UnitedKingdom to complete their education.Iraq’s foreign relations have bettered andwill continue to better. Also, the develop-ments in building and technology inInternet, television and cell phones (arealso progressing).”

· Mahood: “I expect there will be rec-onciliation among different groups andpeople of different ethnicities ... I amoptimistic about the future of Iraq espe-cially when we go back to Iraq and makeenormous changes, hopefully, if they letus.”

Contributions by Audrey Smith,Brooke McCloud, Colin Walsh and JoyPriest.

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In 1961, John F. Kennedy asked for acorps of American volunteers to goabroad, and the Peace Corps was

born. Former UK professor Angene Wilsonwas one of the first to answer his call. Sheand her husband, Jack, were among thefirst Peace Corps volunteers in March 1961as seniors in college.

“Our understanding is that we wereprobably among the first 100 people to ap-ply,” Angene Wilson said. “It was very excit-ing. You did feel a little bit like you were onthe cutting edge of something. It was verystimulating.”

The couple received notification of theiracceptance only a week after their honey-moon via a cable that said, “Report nextweek to Puerto Rico for Peace Corps train-ing.” They opted to postpone their serviceand were invited to serve in Liberia thenext spring.

Although Peace Corps training now oc-curs in-country, the early volunteers at-tended training in the U.S. Jack Wilson’sflight to Cleveland for training was his first.Angene Wilson described the training as be-ing “dawn to dusk” and rather intensive.Looking back, elements of it were also hu-morous, she said.

“They were showing us the new technol-ogy, which was overhead projectors,” An-gene Wilson said. They were also trained ingiving themselves anti-snake venom shots.

They never had to use the shot theypacked on themselves,

but did give itto a

Liberianchild at the school where they

taught.“We did simulation activities about what

to do if you meet a communist,” Jack Wilsonsaid. “We were there during the Cuban Mis-sile Crisis and could envision our entirefamilies being destroyed by some missile be-ing dropped.”

Though some of the scare seems far-fetched now, the Wilsons heard of at leastone volunteer in Indonesia who had to betransferred when Cold War tensions be-came too great.

A poignant event that occurred while theWilsons were serving as Peace Corps volun-teers in Liberia was the assassination of theman who had created the volunteer force.

“We were at a gas station, and the gasstation attendant said, ‘Our president hasbeen shot,’” Angene Wilson said. She saidthe Liberian people’s close association withthe American president was related to thePeace Corps’ activities in the area.

“We did make a difference,” Angene Wil-son said. Jack Wilson coached the area’sfirst basketball team, and led it to win theNational Championship. The couple taughtEnglish and helped the Liberians withseemingly simple daily tasks during theirservice.

“I knew a whole bunch of things I didn’tknow I knew,” Jack Wilson said, “Simpleskills from growing up American.”

He said small things like helping thecommunity read di-rections for a

new trac-

tor seem intuitive, but “they’re not intuitiveto someone who has never seen them be-fore.”

The Wilsons did not leave the PeaceCorps behind them when they left Liberia.They have kept in touch with many of thepeople they served abroad with and even“adopted” one young man whom theyhelped through a higher education.

They have also networked with other re-turned Kentucky Peace Corps volunteers.The Wilsons worked with the UK Nunn Cen-ter for Oral History to collect 100 inter-views with Peace Corps volunteers. Most ofthe interviews are available online. TheWilsons also took the task of preservation astep further by compiling the recently pub-lished book “Voices From the Peace Corps:Fifty Years of Kentucky Volunteers.” Thebook is organized by experience and retellsdifferent stories of volunteers being apply-ing, being accepted, being trained, servingand returning home.

The Wilsons’ advice to students consider-ing the Peace Corps today, 50 years afterthe couple applied, was enthusiastic.

“Do it,” Jack Wilson said. “Go some place.It’s an opportunity for you to test yourself.”

“You should think about it,” Angene Wil-son said. “Obviously one of the reasons yougo is to serve. That’s part of what appealedto young people about Kennedy—he askedpeople to serve.”

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Story by Martha Groppo

POP!

UK’s chapter of Alpha PhiOmega, a national coed serv-ice fraternity, is hosting the“Fútbol for Fertiza” SoccerTournament on Saturday,April 30 from 12 to 5 p.m. atthe Johnson Center Fields.

APO has hosted thefundraiser in the past and isresurrecting the tournament inthe hopes of making it an an-nual project. The tournament

is open to all UK students, andplayers of all skill levels arewelcome to register.

The tournament will bedivided into two brackets:“rookies” and “ballers.”Teams consist of five playersand must contain either threemales and two females, orvice versa. Each player on thewinning team of each bracketwill receive a $10 gift card toRaising Cane’s. Players whocannot find a team can regis-ter individually and will be

placed on a team.“Through a non profit or-

ganization called IdukayPeru,all of the proceeds will gotowards educational, medical,nutritional and sanitation-re-lated support of an impover-ished settlement in Perucalled Fertiza,” said AaronSamide, sophomore biologymajor and Fertiza Projectchair.

The “Fútbol for Fertiza”fundraiser is just one ofAPO’s many philanthropic

projects throughout the year.Members have also volun-teered at sites such as God’sPantry, Mayfair Village andthe Hope Center.

“UK’s chapter of AlphaPhi Omega performed morethan 3,000 hours of servicelast semester alone, makingus one of the most accom-plished chapters in the na-tion,” Samide said.

In preparation for thetournament, APO hostedfundraising events at local

restaurants like Naticakes andMellow Mushroom. UK Stu-dent Government is alsohelping fund the tournament.Eli Edwards, sophomore sec-ondary English education ma-jor and College of Educationsenator for SG, is sponsoringthe tournament as his SenateSpecial Project. Edwards isalso a member of APO.

“I selected this project be-cause it is a great cause thathas the ability to impact animpoverished community in

Peru,” Edwards said. “It’salso a great way to relax be-fore finals week, and at thesame time do service by help-ing the less fortunate.”

Teams and individualplayers must register online athttps://sites.google.com/site/futbolforfertiza/ if they want aspot in the tournament. Theregistration fee is $5 per per-son, paid on the day of theevent. This fee includes a t-shirt.

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1BR in Four-Plex, near stadium – UK bus line,garage, large yard. $450/month. Call 859-748-9677.

1 Bedroom Apartments, 5 minute walk to UK, nice,quiet, and affordable. Parking, walk-in-closets, on-site laundry. $495-$565 per month. Cats and smalldogs welcome. www.wildcatproperties.com or 859-255-4188

1BR Apartments. Close to campus. $425/month. 233-1760

1BR Studio Condos on Woodland Ave. $500/month,includes water. Call Jon @ 502-552-7216

$534 Room for Rent in 3 bedroom apt. Near Campus,Private Living. Call 859-226-5600

2 Bedroom

2BR Apartment with Central Air, W/D, off-streetparking. Walking distance to UK. $750/month plusutilities. 502-558-9665

2-Master BR/2.5BA, 246 Simba Way, Near NewCircle and Richmond Road. New Paint. $690/month,available May. 859-230-8899

2BR/2BA Duplex on Fontaine @ E. High Street.$730/month. Loaded. Must see. Call Ike @ 351-2142.

Newly remodeled 2BR/1BA student condo’s. Allappliances, W/D included. Please call 859-621-1339.

2BR Apartments. Close to campus. 233-1760

2BR/2.5BA on W. Maxwell St. $750/month. Call Jon@ 502-552-7216

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

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

3 Bedroom

Georgetown, 3BR, Clean. $925/month. 502-863-4764

3BR Apartment, $960/month. All electric, W/D, D/W.Walk to UK. Renovated, very open. Pets allowed.948-0205

3BR/2BA, Campus Downs Condo, walk to campus,Refrigerator, D/W, W&D, Parking. $950/month.Available August 1st Call (859) 257-2356

3BR Apartment with Central Air, W/D, off-streetparking. Walking distance to UK. $945/month plusutilities. 502-558-9665

WALK TO CAMPUS. Campus Downs 3BR/2BA. Allappliances, including W/D. 3rd floor, Cathedral ceil-ings. 859-433-5966

3BR/3BA, UK/Woodland Park. Liv-Rm, W/D, A/C.$1,155/month. Classic Real

Estate, 313-5231

3BR/2.5BA luxury townnhome/private developmentclose to campus. Richmond Road. all electric, 2-cargarage, Hardwood, large bedrooms, security sys-tems, custom kitchen, dish, W/D, August lease

$1,100-$1,200/month. www.mprentals.com or (859)288-5601

3BR/2BA Condos. Newly remodeled. Convenientlylocated to campus. All appliances, including W/D.$1,000/month. 859-619-5341 or john@hsdevelop-ment.pro

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

Deluxe 3BR/2BA, 250 Lexington Ave. Short walk tocampus. All electric, deluxe appliances and laundry.No Pets! Assigned Parking. $1,050/mo. + utilities.859-277-4680 or 859-259-0546 or (cell) 859-619-2468

3BR/2BA Large Apartment. Walk to class. W/D,D/W, Electric utilities, Private parking. Call Brian @859-492-5416

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

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

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

4 Bedroom

Georgetown, Large 4BR. New carpet and paint.$1,110/month. 502-863-4764

4BR/2.5BA on Waller. All electric. New! Parking. Allappliances, including W/D. Available May/August.859-333-1388.

4BR/2BA House, Walk to UK, Virginia Ave, X-Largerooms, off-street parking, W/D included. Very niceupdates! Call Jenny 859-494-5624

4BR/2.5BA Townhome in historic South Hill neigh-borhood; close to UK; $1400 +utilities; (859) 338-6778or clear13@aol.com

4BR/2BA HOUSES! By Campus! Huge rooms.Awesome yards/decks. Parking. All Appliances. Allelectric. $300/mo. 859-333-1388

4 Bedroom house near campus. Available May orAugust. 859-983-0726 www.sillsbrothers.com

FREE APARTMENT FOR SUMMER 2011. All inclu-sive. Furnished. Brand new. Call 859-455-8208

4BR/2.5BA New construction Townhouse. 2-Cargarage. All electric, large bedrooms, security sys-tem, W/D, Hardwood flooring. August lease,$1,400/month. www.mprentals.com or (859) 288-5601

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

4BR/2BA, 257 Lexington Avenue, W/D included.www.myuk4rent.com or call Kevin @ 859-619-3232

NEW and Nearly NEW 4BR HOMES – Current placenot what you expected? Only a few left, very nice.Close to campus. View at lexingtonhomeconsul-tants.com. Showing daily. Call or text JamesMcKee, Builder/Broker 859-221-7082

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/3BA NEW HOUSE! By Campus! Huge rooms.Awesome yards/decks. Parking. All Appliances. Allelectric. $350/mo. 859-333-1388

5BR/2BA, 204 Westwood Court. Avail. August.$1500/mo. W/D Inc. 859-619-5454 or Clarence@cun-diffrealestate.com

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/3BA NEW HOME! By Campus! Huge rooms.Awesome yards/decks. Parking. All Appliances. Allelectric. $350/mo. 859-333-1388

6 Bedroom house near campus. Available May orAugust. 859-983-0726 www.sillbrothers.com.

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

1-9 Bedroom Listings

Euclid/Aylesford. Best location on campus. Bestvalue on campus. Free parking, WiFi. 2BR for$650/month, 1BR for $550/month. Call or text Davidfor a tour at 859-420-3974. “Like” us on Facebook @400-418 Aylesford Place and enter to win an I-Pad2!

2-3BR Houses/ Apartments available in August. Verynice. W/D. Dennis 859-983-0726. www.sillsbroth-ers.com

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

Newly Remodeled! 1 to 3 Bedrooms starting at $260per bed. 859-258-9600 ext. 704

!!!WALK TO CAMPUS!!! $3000/month. Largehouse, Remodeled, 11x12 bedrooms, Washer/Dryer,Off-street parking. Call 227-1302.

Awesome 1-6 Bedroom houses on campus. GoingFast. Call 859-433-0956

Now Pre-Leasing for Fall Semester, 2, 3 and 5BedRoom Houses,www.waynemichaelproperties.com or 859-513-1206

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

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

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

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

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

HelpWanted

Gainesway Small Animal Clinic needs 2 employeeson a part-time permanent basis: A Receptionist towork at 4:30-6:30 every other evening M-F & someSat. 8-4:30p.m. with other part-time hours to bescheduled. Also a Live in position to share a 2 bed-room house behind the Clinic with a male Pre-Vetstudent. All utilities are paid in exchange for clean-ing the Clinic after hours & monitoring hospitalizedpets. Part-time work available as a Vet. Asst. stay-ing in Lexington year round. Apply in person @ 1230Armstrong Mill Road or call (859) 272-9625.

Private Practice Speech-Language Pathologist -Part-Time or Full-Time. CCC and CFY welcome.Flexible schedule. Position begins early June!Contact Amanda @ 859-402-1553, Amanda@thes-peechnetwork.org or view www.thespeechnet-work.org

Part-Time Operator Needed Immediately for GlennAuto Mall. Computer experience needed (Word,Excel). Hours are Monday-Friday, 4:30-7:30,Saturday, 1:30-7:00 (summer hours may be extend-ed). Please apply in person Monday - Friday atGlenn Nissan, 3360 Richmond Rd., Lexington, ask forMischelle or send resume’ to mischelle.lowe@glen-nautomall.com

Lexington family seeks energetic female babysitterfor 3 girls (ages 4, 7 and 9). Mostly weekend &weekday evenings & some weekday hours. Pay is$12 per hour. Resume & references required. Sendinformation to molly@yandell.us.

Specialty Food/Deli/Kitchenware Shop looking to fillmorning and afternoon shifts. Apply within. Gourmet

Specialists/The Mouse Trapp, Lansdowne Shoppes,3323 Tates Creek Road

Kennel Help Needed. Must be available on week-ends and holidays. Apply in person at UptownHounds, 12-4 M-F, 466 Angliana Avenue.

Do you want to have a summer to remember? Doyou want to touch lives and leave a lasting impres-sion on the future generations? Are you willing to becrazy and show your fun side? If so, come be agroup leader at the YMCA Summer Camps. Hiringnow for group leaders, to finish out the school year,and summer camp counselors. If interested, con-tact Jamie Massie, 859.226.0393 or email:jmassie@ymcaofcentralky.org

Part-Time Office Work in Doctor’s Office. Flexiblehours. Medical background preferred. Emailresume’ to arobbins@qx.net

Wanted: Live-In Nanny for summer months. UKProfesser with 2 children, ages 9 & 10. 257-7779 or361-9622.

Psychological Associate Needed ClinicalEvaluations in Central Kentucky. Flexible schedule,split-fee, supervision. Call Sherry (859) 373-0133

Cariino’s Italian Restaurant is now hiring servers.Apply in person. 135 Rojay Drive.

Need Part-Time Web Designer/WebsiteMaintenance. Send resume’ to drzavos@gmail.com

Childcare/Nanny: Summer Help needed for 3 kids inour home. $9.00/hour. Good driving record and refer-ences required. 859-232-7944

LEE WEBER GROUP, INC. Executive HealthcareRecruiting Firm. www.leewebergroup.com. Now hir-ing Part-time position: Internet Data Entry.Preferred Master’s Prepared, must be proficient onMS OFFICE (Do not apply if not proficient with MSOffice), 15-20 hrs/wk. If interested please contactLee Weber at: Email: lee@leewebergroup.com,Phone: 859-296-1112

Club Scientific Bluegrass is looking for CampCounselors to work this summer. More info andapplications on-line at www.clubscientificblue-grass.com.

Child Care Center is in need of Teaching Assistantsto work afternoons this summer, 15-20 hours perweek. Call 859-253-2273 for more information.

Research Opportunities for Occasional (less than 4to 5 times per month) Recreational Users of Opioidsfor Non-Medical Reasons. Researchers with theUniversity 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 recreationally used opioids fornon-medical reasons occasionally (less than 4 to 5times per month) 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 involvecompletion of one to 40 testing sessions dependingon studies for which you may be eligible. Meals,snacks, movies, video games and reading materialswill be provided. For more information and a confi-dential interview, please call 859-257-5388 or 1-866-232-0038.

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.

Part-Time Cashier Needed. Flexible hours. ChevyChase Hardware. Call 269-9611.

Seeking: Female Student to care for two childrenover the summer. 5 days/week needed. Must haveown transportation/clean driving record. Candidatemust truly enjoy children and have the energy levelto work with children! Previous experience a plus. Iam willing to work around planned vacations/need-ed days off. Candidate will be asked to provide ref-

erences and copy of transcript. If interested pleasecall 232-2703 or send emails tohalcin@lexmark.com.

Lord’s Legacy Ministries, a nonprofit that supportsadults/children with disabilities, is hiring staff towork with our clients as mentors, $10/hour pay rate.Email resume to denise@lordslegacyministries.org.

NOW HIRING Greenbrier Country Club: Servers,Snack Bar, Bartenders & Cooks, call 293-6058 forinfo.

P/T Tutors and Instructors who can teach Englishlanguage and school homework (math, science,history, etc.) to Japanese people whose ages rangefrom pre-school to adults. Degrees required. Sendresume to: Obunsha Bluegrass Academy, 2417Regency Rd., Suite F, Lexington, KY 40503 or E-mail:KKuroki@aol.com

Receptionist Needed, Part-Time. Flexible Hours.Apply at 860 S. Broadway. Wayne Michael Salon.

Part-Time Sales Clerk Needed. Chevy ChaseHardware. 269-9611

SUMMER INTERSHIPS available at the UniversityHealth Service in the health education department.For more information email Fadyia.Lowe@uky.eduor follow us on Twitter@UHSPAWS and Facebook!

"Monkey Joe's”, Lexington's premier children'sindoor entertainment center, is seeking FUN HIGH-ENERGY employees. Apply in person at 1850 BryantRd. Suite 120. Emailkelly.vanmetre@monkeyjoes.com or call 264-0405for more info.

Electrical/Software Engineers needed! BS needed,but open to upcoming graduates. C/C++ & P.L.C. amust. Prefer industrial programming and microcon-troller experience. Position requires occasionaltravel. Submit resumes to cris@forcedpotato.com.

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Office/personal assistant for small company. Work9-5 @ $9/hour. Occasional house sitting/animals.Send resume to 1707 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington,40503

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Camp Counselors, male/female, needed for greatovernight camps in the mountains of PA. Have funwhile working with children outdoors. Positions stillavailable – Unit Leaders, Director of Arts & Crafts,Tennis Instructor, Waterski Instructor, Office Asst.Apply on-line at www.pineforestcamp.com.

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Part-time warehouse help close to campus. Greatjob for reliable college student with flexible sched-ule. Apply in person at 573 Angliana Ave. M-F 9-5.

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

Lifeguards and Pool managers needed. PPM is hir-ing for clubs and waterparks in Lex, Lou andRichmond. $7.50 – $13.00/hour. Emailbrad40965@aol.com for application.

PartTime-Front Office-Plastic Surgery, Tues-ThursOnly 8am-5pm, Mon-Weds-Fri Only 8am-5pm,Marketing or Communications majors preferred.Email résumé to info@multi-specialty.org

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Researchers are recruiting social drinkers with orwithout ADHD for studies concerning the effects ofalcohol. Looking for Male and Female participantsbetween 21-35 years of age. All participants arecompensated for their time. Please call 257-5794.

RoommatesWanted

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Female Roommate Wanted: Female Student a Must.1BR for sub-lease, near UK. $375/month + utilities.Available immediately. 859-588-5757

Lost &Found

White Iphone 3 lost on campus. Reward if found.Contact Brad O'Neal at 636-399-2958 if foundplease.

KEY LOST, March 26-27. Key is on a blue lanyard.Please call 502-876-4780.

FOUND! Apartment Key on a lanyard, on campus.Please call 257-2871.

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shannon frazer | opinions editor | sfrazer@kykernel.com

thursday 04.28.11 page 7kernelopinions

Potential counts for a lotthese days.

Right now, the UK Boardof Trustees is narrowingdown the field of potentialcandidates for president No.12.

Thanks to the crazyspring weather conditions inLexington, the past couple of

weeks havebeenfraughtwith poten-tial thun-derstorms,tornadoesand flashfloods. Andsoon-to-becollegegraduatesare learningtheir poten-tial for job

placement as the semesterwinds down.

But don’t misconstrue po-tential for something else. Itis not aptitude, which can bemeasured by examination,nor is it a solid prediction ofthe likelihood of an event tooccur.

Potential only tells youwhat is possible, as opposedto what is actual and factbased.

That distinction makesme wonder: How and why dowe as a society value poten-tial so highly?

We put our faith in thepotential of things workingout as they should. We pre-pare for the potential side ef-fects of a course of action.We do this, and yet we don’tseem to give it a secondthought.

How potential is your po-tential? Can you quantify it?Can you measure whether aperson or event has the typeof potential you desire?

Talk to any physics stu-dent, and he or she will mostlikely tell you the definitionof potential is the measure ofenergy stored in a body orsystem due to its position or

configuration.So, in the physics stu-

dent’s terms, potential isstored energy.

Tell me why, then, doemployers reward it? Why dojob recruiters look for whatapplicants have balled up in-side of them, rather than whatthey have accomplished al-ready?

It might have somethingto do with the emotions at-tached to potential. Theseemotions prompt us to act,with the hope that our deci-sions yield desired results.

We care about the futureof our university, so thetrustees take great care in de-termining the presidentialsuccessor. We fear for theworst when we hear aboutstorm predictions, so we takeprecautions.

And employers gaugehow a company can improveand expand not only by whatits new hirees have alreadydone, but by what the em-ployers believe the applicantscan do in the future.

This may seem back-ward initially, but it’s onlynatural. And because poten-tial is not definite, we don’tfeel cheated in cases whenacting upon these emotionsdid not result in an anticipat-ed, often advantageous, con-sequence.

“It was a shame that hewas fired because he has somuch potential.” “No tornadoformed from the sighted fun-nel cloud, but we were pre-pared in case.” See, we justi-fy potential, even in spite ofresults.

Potential may have ahand in circumstances, or itmay not exist at all. But thehope of potential makes itvery real, which prompts so-ciety to praise it.

All we can do is hope forthe best, and see what poten-tial has in store.

Shannon Frazer is ajournalism senior. Emailsfrazer@kykernel.com.

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For most of the sports fans on this campus, UK’s loss inthe Final Four to eventual national champion Connecticut wasthe end of their sports year until the football team starts again

this September.But for a big-city boy like me, spring is

just the beginning of an exciting time inprofessional sports. Major League Baseballis now in full swing, and even better theNBA and NHL are in the midst of theirplayoff seasons.

Hailing from Washington D.C., profes-sional sports were all I knew growing up. Ibecame attached to my Washington sportsteams (the Nationals, the Wizards, the Capi-tals and most of all my beloved WashingtonRedskins) like they were a part of my fami-ly. And when it was playoff time, it felt likethe Christmas I never had (I’m Jewish).

Even though Washington sports are asdisappointing as the recent rain in Lexington, I watched everygame no matter who was playing.

The playoffs are a display of the greatest talents in theworld facing off against one another with national bragging

rights on the line.Upon moving to Lexington last year to begin my college

career at UK, I was shocked and saddened to see the lack ofenthusiasm over professional sports, especially the playoffs.

What’s not to love? It’s the highest quality competitionthat sports in America can offer, and you choose to scoff andignore them? I just don’t understand.

The NBA playoffs have now been going on for two and ahalf weeks, and I bet most of you couldn’t care less. This dis-appoints me tremendously, if you couldn’t already tell becauseyou are missing out on world-class athletes making jaw-drop-ping plays night after night.

Have you ever heard of a young kid named Derrick Rose?Once upon a time he played ball at the University of Mem-phis for John Calipari, the same coach that is now beloved bythe entire state of Kentucky. But as soon as Rose entered hisname in the 2008 NBA Draft and was selected first overall bythe Chicago Bulls, he was forgotten about just as quickly aslast semester’s class material.

Little would any of you know that at the ripe old age of22, Rose is likely to win the NBA’s Most Valuable Playeraward, and has already advanced his Bulls to the secondround of this year’s NBA playoffs. All you’d have to do is

tune into one of their nationally televised games to see thisexcitement before your very eyes.

Likewise, have you ever heard of an old veteran namedKobe Bryant? He too has put his game on display for Ameri-ca to witness in this year’s playoffs. In fact, Tuesday nightBryant dunked so hard in the Lakers’ playoff game against theNew Orleans Hornets, that I think I felt the ground here inLexington shake a bit. But I’m sure you all missed that too.It’s just too bad …

And then there are the NHL playoffs, which are easily themost underappreciated sporting event of the calendar year.

What other sport offers you action in which any playcould result in the goal that decides a game, or even endssomeone’s season? It’s 60 minutes of unpredictable, high-oc-tane, gut-wrenching excitement, and there are two or threegames on every night. What else do you want?

So to the sports fan who complains that there’s nothing towatch until the fall, here is your open invitation to enjoy someof the most exciting sports of the year. I beg for you to pullyour head out of your (expletive) and turn on the playoffs.Please and thank you.

Ethan Levine is a journalism sophomore. Email opin-ions@kykernel.com.

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UK basketball fans: don’t forget professional sports SHANNON FRAZER, Kernel cartoonist

Opportunities to expand horizonsare just an elevator away

On a relatively normal Tuesday,with rain suggesting a precursor to theSecond Great Flood, I found myself at

work delivering fly-ers to the StudentCenter.

Particularly dis-gruntled, due mostlyto the fact that I stillhave not had the in-telligence to pur-chase an umbrella, Ipressed the downbutton for an eleva-tor in Patterson Of-fice Tower and ab-sorbed in ideas as tohow to keep these

flyers dry. I was not at all looking forward to

a day absorbed in work, meetings,preparing for finals and most likelyfailing to stay dry throughout.

As I waited for the elevator, ab-sorbed in thought, a middle-aged manwalked up and stood next to me.

It was one of those situationswhere two people are waiting for an el-evator, and neither one is sure whetheror not to strike up a conversation. I, forone, was not in any sort of mood to en-gage in small talk. When we did thatsplit-second, caught-your eye-thing, hesaid, “Good afternoon!” Internallygroaning, I replied in a more-than-chip-per manner, “How are you?”

The professor, whose name I neverlearned, turned out to be a visitingteacher from South Africa. We talkedabout tornadoes, a meteorological phe-nomenon he had never seen in hiscountry.

Getting onto the elevator, steppingout into the pouring rain, it struck mehow very unique an opportunity thatwas.

I have four years of my life to en-gage in the academic world, and I amonly wasting it by worrying about stay-ing dry and being tired rather than try-ing to talk to and learn from as manypeople as possible.

Here was a man with an entire life-time of experiences accumulated halfway across the world, a man who hadmost likely seen the end of apartheidand the rise of Nelson Mandela. A manfascinated by what I see as a nuisancethat only means a slew of texts fromUK Alert. This entire catharsis wasbrought about by a “good afternoon.”

There’s a big world out there, andcollege is the best location to get toknow as much of it as possible. Don’tbe afraid to get your feet (or, in a Lex-ington spring, your entire body) wet.

Luke Glaser is an English andSpanish sophomore. Emailopinions@kykernel.com.

LUKEGLASER

Kernelcolumnist

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The UK volleyball team concluded its2011 spring season with an impressive 4-2win-loss record as it focuses on continuing theprogram’s success, trying new strategies andfilling the holes of its departed seniors.

“Spring has really been about getting oursystems foundation in place for the fall andworking on some new things,” UK head coachCraig Skinner said. “We want to be successful,but winning and losing isn’t the most impor-tant part. It’s how well we develop and howwe integrate some of those news things intowhat we want to do.”

UK kicked off its spring schedule in lateMarch when they hosted the Dayton Flyers athome to compete in a live interactive offen-sive and defensive coaching situation sessionat the 2011 Kentucky Coaches VolleyballClinic.

The spring schedule continued, taking theCats to Louisville, where they swept NotreDame and Morehead State in straight sets, 2-0.The Cats put up a good fight against Purdue,an NCAA Elite Eight member from last sea-son. However UK fell to Purdue in a 2-1 bat-tle.

UK traveled north to Columbus, Oh. toface off against the Ohio State Buckeyes. TheCats posted wins in the first, second and thirdsets to win the match. The Cats then postedanother win as they competed in an additional“friendly” set.

The team concluded their schedule at athree-team tournament in West Lafayette, Ind.where the Cats took another win from the BallState Cardinals before falling once again tothe host Purdue.

Seniors Gretchen Giesler and Becky Pa-van said the major focus of the spring season

was improving individually and conditiontraining more so than the matches they com-peted in.

“We went down to the basics,” Gieslersaid. “Every position tried to get better controlof the ball. Also, we worked on swing block-ing and getting stronger physically. Thosewere our three main goals.”

UK is also trying out a new defensivescheme within their practices.

“All of us have been trying to improve onour passing and defense,” Pavan said. “We aresuch a big team that when we play againstthose little teams, they are so scrappy andgreat in the back row that we need to work ex-tra hard to keep up with them. So that’s some-thing else we have been focusing on.”

With 11 of its expected 13 roster membersfor the 2011 fall season competing and train-ing this spring, the expectations for the up-coming season are high. Last season, the Catsadded to the program’s success by marking itssixth consecutive season with 17 wins, and theCats hope to continue the success next season.

UK welcomed two new offensive threatsthis season: junior transfer Ashley Frazier,who sat out last season because of NCAArules, and freshman Lauren O’Conner, whoenrolled in January after graduating highschool in December.

The Cats will add two more freshmen totheir fall roster. Jackie Napper is a defensivespecialist from Louisville, Ky., and KaylaTronick is a middle hitter from Hutchinson,Minn.

“What we did last year is good,” Skinnersaid. “But it’s not where we want to be andour players know that. I just want to makesure that our program and individuals withinthe program are improving all the time. And Idefinitely think we got that accomplished thisspring.”

Volleyball reloads in springBy Betsey Smith

sports@kykernel.com

Women’s golf selected forNCAA tournament

The UK women’s golfteam was selected to the 2011NCAA Golf Championshipsthis week, according to a UKAthletics release. The Catswere placed in the East re-gion of the tournament,which will be held in Day-tona Beach, Fla.

UKis one of 72 schools se-lected for the tournament with24 schools seeded into one ofthe three regions, including theEast region, the Central region

and the West region.The selection clinches

UK’s 16th postseason appear-ance in the program’s history,and the second postseasonappearance by the Cats since2000.

“I’m really excited aboutmaking the field,” UK first-year head coach Golda Jo-hansson Borst said in the re-lease. “This really shows thatthe hard work we’ve put inall season long is paying off.

I’ve said it before, I reallypushed them this year and ex-pected a lot out of them andthey responded. I couldn’t beprouder.”

The East region tourna-ment will be held from May5-7. If UK places in the topeight in the region, they willadvance to the nationalchampionships from May 18-21.

— SPORTS STAFF REPORT