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PHOTOS BY BECCA CLEMONS | STAFFAbove: Reynolds Building No. 1, a former tobacco warehouse, hasbeen home to UK’s art studio students since 1962.Top: Patricia Cruz, left, a Spanish and international economics seniorand Chris Bryant, an art education and art studio senior, work on astill life in their beginning painting class in the Reynolds Building. Right: The University Lofts building, located at 236 Bolivar Street, isroughly the same size as Reynolds Building No. 1, at about 100,000square feet.

The UK art studio department mightbe finding a new home, after the Board ofTrustees approved allowing negotiationstoward the purchase of University Lofts.

The art department’s current home isin Reynolds Building No. 1, an old tobac-co warehouse in need of much renovation.

UK officials estimate, however, thatpurchasing the University Lofts buildingon nearby Bolivar Street — which current-ly houses students in apartments with openfloor plans — and converting it to an artspace would be less expensive than reno-vating the Reynolds Building. A full reno-vation could cost an estimated $17 mil-lion.

At its Tuesday meeting, the board ap-proved the administration’s recommenda-tion that no more than $6.7 million bespent on the lofts property.

University Lofts has a useable squarefootage similar to that of the ReynoldsBuilding, at 100,000 square feet, accord-ing to a UK news release. The lofts haverecently been renovated.

Some renovations have already beenmade to the Reynolds Building in the pastfew years, said UK spokesman Jay Blan-ton, such as a new air conditioning system.He said the Reynolds Building has been anissue for the bulk of outgoing PresidentLee Todd’s 10-year tenure.

“We have spent a pretty significantamount of money over the years trying to

Lofty plansto improve

By Becca Clemons

bclemons@kykernel.com

See REYNOLDS on page 2

Board approves negotiations between UKand University Lofts for art studio space

UK trustees have finalizedthe contract for President-se-lect Dr. Eli Capilouto.

The board voted Tuesdayto give Capilouto a five-yearcontract, with a base salary of$500,000, said UK spokesmanJay Blanton.

With retirement benefits,Capilouto’s compensation willtotal $625,000.

Blanton said that is com-parable to outgoing PresidentLee Todd’s current pay.

The contract follows thebasic plan of what was out-

lined in Maywhen theboard select-ed Capi-louto, Blan-ton said.

C a p i -louto wasnot presentfor the meet-ing, but hevisited cam-

pus last week to meet withsmall groups of faculty.

He met with about 60 fac-ulty members total, asking forthe groups to be diverse interms of representing differentdepartments and fields ofstudy.

Carey Cavanaugh, directorof the Patterson School ofDiplomacy and InternationalCommerce, who was part ofthe first meeting, said hethought that was a good for-mat.

“I think to focus on a sin-gle college ... would have beena mistake,” he said.

Blanton said Capiloutoasked what they liked aboutUK and what they find chal-lenging, and the conversationswent from there.

“The sense from these dis-

Capilouto

contract

finalized

By Becca Clemons

bclemons@kykernel.com

Incoming prezseeks faculty input

at meetings

Eli Capilouto

As part of a group of regulationsannounced at the end of May, UK’snew policy on hazing prevention hasgone into effect.

The policy aims at encompass-ing all UK groups, organizations,teams and individuals, said incom-ing Student Government PresidentMicah Fielden in November, whenthe policy was indrafting stages.

The UK Anti-Hazing Coalitiondrafted the policy,and it was sent to ad-ministrative bodieslike the Faculty Sen-ate and Board ofTrustees for approval.

The policy describes hazing as“any action or situation created by amember of the University Communi-ty” that is “negligent or reckless innature,” “humiliating or endangers anindividual” or interferes with aca-demics or employment.

A list outlining actions and situa-tions that may constitute hazing is in-cluded in the policy, as well as guide-lines about what to do if hazing issuspected.

This is a new regulation, not a re-vision of an older one.

The old policy didn’t includerights of students and protections

for students, Todd Cox, assistant di-rector in the Center for Student In-volvement and member of thecoalition, said in November. Hesaid the new definition makes itclear what constitutes hazing andwhat does not.

Governing regulations for theBoard of Trustees — including the

new process by whichmembers of the univer-sity community can ad-dress the board — werealso released at thistime.

Those wishing togo before the boardmust submit a written

petition to the chair of theboard at least two business days be-fore a scheduled meeting. Petitionsare available in the Office of the Pres-ident or online atwww.uky.edu/Trustees/petition.htm.The chair will approve the petition orrefer it to an appropriate committeeof the board.

Other new regulations includepolicies pertaining to registration ofstudent organizations, the establish-ment of a sustainability advisory com-mittee and social media policies andguidelines for UK employees.

Hazing policy, otherregulations released

STAFF REPORT

At a news conference Tuesday,UK officials announced that theNational Institutes of Health hasawarded UK $20 million forhealth care research.

The funding will be used tosupport research at the UK Centerfor Clinical and Translational Sci-ence over five years, with the maingoal to deliver results of researchdiscoveries to patients more quick-ly.

Making the announcementwere President Lee Todd, Provost

Kumble Subbaswamy, ExecutiveVice President for Health AffairsDr. Michael Karpf and AssociateProvost for Clinical and Transla-tional Science Dr. Philip Kern.

Todd called it a historic mo-ment, one that puts UK amongother schools in the “Top 20 eche-lon” of national research universi-ties.

Subbaswamy said UK is nowpart of an “exclusive club” ofCTSA holders.

Being part of the NIH’s Clini-cal and Translational ScienceAwards program represents UK’ssuccess as a major academic re-

search institution, Todd said, andputs the school in a position to“improve the economic well-beingof the commonwealth,” and “pro-vide a higher quality of life for ourcitizens.”

Karpf said the synergy be-tween clinical and research pro-grams is critical in moving the uni-versity forward toward the Top 20goal.

“The stronger your researchprogram, the better your clinicalprogram,” he said. “The strongeryour clinical program, the bettercapacity you have to build re-search programs.”

UK will partner with MarshallUniversity in Huntington, W.Va.,for the CTSA program. CTSAs atOhio State University and the Uni-versity of Cincinnati will collabo-rate with UK and Marshall on theAppalachian Translational Re-search Network, which focuses oncommunity-based research pro-grams to solve the area’s healthproblems.

This project “mirrors the workthat we set out to do 10 yearsago,” Todd said, “to create a cam-pus culture that realizes … that weare the best hope for changingKentucky.

“And by developing teams offaculty and investigators from var-ious fields of research, we cantransform scientific discoveriesmade in the laboratory into treat-ments and strategies for patients inthe clinic.”

UK gets $20 million for healthBy Becca Clemons

bclemons@kykernel.com

PHOTO BY BECCA CLEMONS | STAFFPresident Lee Todd, flanked by Provost Kumble Subbaswamy and AssociateProvost Dr. Philip Kern, said the NIH award brings UK closer to the Top 20 goal.

Online A complete list of

regulations can be found at

www.uky.edu/Registrar.htm.

Rules aimed at prevention, understanding

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Having done Ebenezer Scrooge and theGrinch, Jim Carrey once again plays a cynicalold grouch taken on a journey of salvation bycute tykes. This time, with penguins! Puristsmay be disappointed that “Mr. Popper's Pen-guins” has ditched the performing birds story-line of the children’s favorite in favor of thefamiliar “workaholic dad drifting away fromhis kids” template that is more relatable formovie studio production executives.

The film is just another slice off a verystale loaf, but it's earnest and benign. It’ssometimes funny and contains no ingredientsthat are bad for you, unless you are allergic tosap.

Carrey’s Tom Popper is a fast-rising NewYork City real estate wheeler-dealer one pro-motion away from the corner office. His climbto the top has distanced him from his ex-wifeand two kids who could have stepped out oftelevision commercials. He adores them andmaintains both households in mega-affluentstyle, but where nonfinancial obligations areconcerned he hasn't a clue. When he tries toadvise his teenage daughter on the schooldance snub that threatens to ruin her whole en-tire life forever, she is thoroughly mortified athis meddling. He's really not to blame, though.His own dad was an explorer forever off ad-venturing throughout little Tom's childhood.

When cartons of penguins arrive at hispenthouse door, a bequest from his late father,the famously loyal birds set Popper on a pathto redemption that's approximately 200 prat-

falls and sentimental moments long. Popperlearns Big Life Lessons as he watches thebirds bond and breed. His kids delight in hiswaddling sidekicks, they clamor to doovernights at Dad’s penthouse apartment, andit’s not long before Popper’s ex (Carla Gugi-no) jumps atop him at an ice rink as if it weremating season in the Antarctic. In this film,saying “I love you” solves every problemshort of global warming.

Carrey is at his best in early scenes with awicked glint in his eye. He works his crafty,fast-talking ways to bilk property owners outof their buildings and con his business part-ners into offering him a seat on the board, pro-vided he can scoop up Central Park’s land-mark restaurant, Tavern on the Green. As theplot gears begin to grind and he's softened byhis squawking, belly-flopping aviary’s antics,the film loses its steam. Angela Lansburyplays the Tavern’s owner, who will only sell toa new owner with solid family values. Youshouldn’t need a diagram to know how thingswill work out. The special effects are fine,with actors and computer-generated penguinsinteracting plausibly. It’s the film’s view ofreal life that seems denatured and phony. Theimages are big, empty and lifeless, the verywintertime snow on the streets looks as if itwas being rented by the props department.Carrey is always watchable, but I prefer himmanic and mugging, not safe, sentimental andsoggy.

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address some of the issuesthere,” Blanton said.

He said UK has been intalks with University Loftsmanagement on and off for afew months.

Some in the art programthink moving the space wouldbe an improvement, even if ittakes time to move and ad-just.

“I feel like it’s constantlydirty,” Chris Bryant, an arteducation and art studio sen-

ior, said of the ReynoldsBuilding. “I don’t feel like it’sa safe environment.”

Willie Robertson, a paint-ing instructor and paintinggraduate student, said theReynolds Building has plentyof room, but “it’s not exactlya pleasant environment to bein. It doesn’t encourage or in-spire necessarily.”

He said, though, thatmany art students like the“wild and free-spirited” at-mosphere of the ReynoldsBuilding.

But, “I wouldn’t mindgiving up that history or that

community for the sake of thefacility,” he said.

If the university and Uni-versity Lofts negotiate adeal, it would still need to beapproved by the secretary offinance and state legislature,Blanton said. That processcould take about a year tocomplete.

Art students could poten-tially start using the Universi-ty Lofts space in fall of 2013if no complications arise.

The Reynolds Buildingwould be converted to storagespace for the university, Blan-ton said.

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cussions is he’s asking the right kinds ofquestions,” Cavanaugh said. “He’s verymuch in listening mode.”

Rodney Guttmann, director of gradu-ate studies in the Graduate Center forGerontology, said the faculty did most ofthe talking, and that Capilouto appearedgenuinely interested in what they had tosay.

“For example, though we were run-ning late, he made sure everyone had achance to speak their mind, and he wasvery gracious,” Guttmann said in anemail to the Kernel. “I came away feelinggood about him.”

Capilouto begins his term as UKpresident at the beginning of July.

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PHOTO BY BECCA CLEMONS | STAFFPersonalized and heavily-used lockers line the hallways of the Reynolds Building. Available to studentsin art studio classes, many lockers have painted doors to add artistic flair.

New stores are coming to Fayette Malland are expected to open in the next severalmonths, most of which are targeted toward thecollege-aged crowd.

Fayette Mall is expected to open a J. Jilland a Forever 21 in the fall. Francesca’s, awomen’s apparel boutique, opened its doors inMay.

The store has generated a large amount ofbusiness in the first month of opening.

“The business has been amazing. I thinkit’s better than anyone could have expected,”said Stephanie Love, a Francesca’s sales asso-ciate.

Forever 21, a popular store with youngpeople, is expected to open its doors to thepublic in November, just in time for the holi-day season.

J. Jill is a women’s apparel store, which isalso expected to open in the fall. Both J.Jilland Forever 21 are starting construction thissummer.

“It will be so nice to finally have morestores I like to shop at, at the Fayette Mall,”UK student Chrissy Hill said. “I’m glad Iwon’t have to drive to Louisville or Ohio to goto my favorite stores.”

Not only are new stores opening, butmany of the mall’s most popular stores are re-locating. Some of the stores relocating in-clude: Ann Taylor, Cache, The Limited, Lids,Moochie & Co, UrbaNation, Victoria’s Secretand Wet Seal. All of these stores have eitherjust moved into their new locations or are stillcurrently under construction.

Victoria Secret is undergoing a large re-model by opening a “Michigan Avenue” typestore. The new store is going to be in the samelocation but will offer a wider variety of prod-ucts.

“The new store will offer a larger amountof merchandise and attract more people to thisarea,” said Kendall Carter, a Victoria’s Secretemployee.

New storescome to mall

By Megan Tracy

news@kykernel.com

PHOTO BY ALEX LOVAN | STAFFArt studio senior Chris Bryant works on a still life painting during a summer beginning painting classtaught by painting graduate student, Willie Robertson, and held in the Reynolds Building.

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Republican debate too ‘uniform’If you watched the Republican

candidate debate, you might havewondered why you bothered. Across

the board, the an-swers were almostuniform. It got tothe point whereMichele Bachmann,Tea Party darling,said “I agree with(Newt Gingrich),”rather than actuallymaking a differentpoint than her fel-low candidate. Shecould have just said“ditto” for the restof the debate, since

most of her responses involved point-ing out how many foster children shehad helped throughout the years (animpressive 27) or expressing a desireto undo all of the policies made in thelast four years rather than bringinganything new to the table.

It isn’t the Republican Party that Ihave a problem with. It’s uniformityin the face of multi-faceted questions.It’s when an entire group votes inblock. It’s when there is no answerother than the party line. Perhaps it isa childhood steeped in science fictionculture, but uniformity freaks me out.The Stepford Wives were all thesame. The Borg are the same. Humanbeings, as sci-fi likes to remind us,are different.

This is one of the few reasons I ap-preciate Ron Paul. The debate was less“Republican candidates sparring

against each other,” and more “RonPaul versus the Republican party line.”As a libertarian, Paul could be accusedof being far more liberal in his policiesthan his fellow candidates.

As a teenager in search of a po-litical party, hearing Paul speakmade me assume that I was liber-tarian. His policies are a meshingof extremely liberal and extremelyconservative, as per his beliefs inconstitutional literalism. For one,he supports the gold standard, lim-iting the federal government, gayrights, lowering taxes and cuttingdown on spending in foreign wars(his website covers all of these is-sues). This should make him moreof a “Tea Party” candidate thanBachmann, especially since in thebeginning tea partiers were morelibertarian. But that was a farcicalattempt at differentiating them-selves from the Republican stan-dard. In truth, Bachmann is on theRepublican party line, and Paul iswhere he always was — yellingfrom the bleachers. But why?

Paul honestly doesn't have a shotof winning the Republican ticket forPresident. Why? Because he's toomuch like what neo-Republicansclaim to be but actually aren't. In thetime that Republicans have claimedtheir newfound “Tea Party” ideals,what have they actually done thatwould make original Tea Party sup-porters proud? Honestly, not much.And what candidate supposedly“won” the debate this past weekend?

Mitt Romney, who will basically betrying what previous year candidateshave done — putting on an extrem-ist front in the face of his own mod-eratism. It’s so that voters can saythey went with the most “right” can-didate, without actually having tovote for a truly right candidate. It'scomforting.

Voters aren’t stupid. They knowthat Romney isn't as conservative ashe likes to pretend to be. The manwas once pro-choice, and he has re-cently been getting hits for helping toestablish a state-run health care sys-tem in Massachusetts while he wasgovernor. Voters know that the man isnot as deeply conservative as he pre-tends to be, much the same way theyprobably knew that John McCain wasnot a “maverick.” It’s like pretendingyour boyfriend is a bad boy becausehe got caught smoking at Bibleschool. Except that in this case, it’sthe Republican party deluding itselfinto believing that it is the true right-wing party of America.

I'm sorry, Ron Paul, that you don'thave a shot. But in truth, extrememainstream party candidates are littlemore than trumped up third-partycandidates, there to shout about theissues, but not there to establish anytrue competition. I, for one, hope thatPaul sticks it through far enough for afew more debates. He actually makesthem worth watching.

Amanda Wallace is an Englishsenior. Email opinions@kykernel.com.

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At the beginning of theyear, before games had be-gun, DeAndre Liggins wassporting stitches in his lip.

The result of an inadver-tent elbow while playing abasketball game, the injurywas less surprising and morefitting. Stitched lips almostseem natural when its on theface of a gritty and deter-mined player like Liggins.

I expected Liggins to re-ceive many more of thosethroughout the year, becauseof either his style of play, orby diving for his 37 looseballs per game, or by some-one cold-clocking him be-cause of trash talking. Henever got those stitches a sec-ond time, but he still carriedout those three defining as-

pects of his game.Liggins was the ultimate

player you only want on yourteam, and detest if he’s wear-ing another jersey. He wouldtake you out of your offen-sive flow, at minimum, andlet you know he was doing it.The steady stream of animat-ed discourse had its repercus-sions: against Tennessee, theofficials had to directly tellboth him and Calipari that hewas being excessive, and inthe Southeastern ConferenceTournament, punches werethrown in the tunnel after UKexacted revenge against OleMiss. Both cases were quin-tessential Liggins — theymay have been appalling ormade your morals squirm abit, but they were damn ef-fective.

The streetball-raised Lig-gins was embraced for histenacious defense. While UKhad the exuberant John Wall,the boisterous DeMarcusCousins and the honorable

Patrick Patterson two yearsago, Liggins gained the mostrespect from me because ofhis willingness to embrace alesser role, despite adjustingto a new coaching era and af-ter being suspended ninegames for an undisclosed vio-lation of team rules. Then, inhis junior year, Liggins hadthe chance to progress as aplayer, and he did. While henever quite developed a solidoffensive game — and thatmaddening Euro-step keptgetting called for travelingevery time — he had hisshare of big moments, culmi-nating in the 3-pointer thatsent UK to the Final Four(and, unfortunately, in themissed 3-pointer that sent UKhome from the Final Four).

But for all his merits as aplayer, it was his personallife that marked a deeper lev-el of love for UK fans. Ontop of that, he continued pro-gressing as a person, comingout of his self-constructedshell to socialize with histeammates. While he wastough to coach earlier in hiscareer, Calipari repeatedlypointed out Liggins as theguy who most wanted toplease him.

It’s also this personal lifethat led Liggins to leave UK,against the (still unknown)advising of Calipari. He’s 23(the same age as the currentMVP and former Calipari-ite,Derrick Rose), and he has aninfant child. It’s a decisionwe can’t hold against him byany means.

He may or may not makeit in the NBA. A defensive-minded wing player has aplace in the Association —Tony Allen of the MemphisGrizzlies is the current modelstandard — but it’s a difficultniche to carve out for your-self. Calipari warned Ligginsthat he must be ready for the“worst-case” scenario.

Then again, Ligginsknows all about worst-casescenarios, and look where heis now.

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Saying goodbye: Liggins

LATARA APPLEBY | STAFF FILE PHOTODeAndre Liggins, shown here during the SEC Championship gameagainst Florida, is going to the NBA Draft, to be held June 23.

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