Breaking down the keymatchups in Saturday’s SECshowdown between UK andSouth Carolina.

The UK offensive line vs.South Carolina defensive endJadeveon Clowney

UK’s offensive struggles in2011 have been well chronicledby those close to the program.

The Cats’ biggest concern on of-fense so far this year has beenthe offensive line. For the veter-an group up front comprised ofexclusively juniors and seniors,expectations were high headinginto week one. But with fivegames now in the books, the linehas suffered through injury prob-lems and inconsistent play re-sulting in a soft running gameand 21 sacks allowed, the thirdmost in the nation.

Now enter JadeveonClowney, a 6-foot-6, 254-pound

freak of nature who possesses adeadly combination of speed andstrength on the defensive line.As the nation’s top high schoolfootball player a year ago,Clowney had offers to play at al-most any school in the nation butdecided to stay in his nativeSouth Carolina and play for headcoach Steve Spurrier. In his firstfive career games, Clowney hasrecorded 18 tackles, with threetackles resulting in a loss, andfour sacks.

Edge: The edge in this matchupgoes to Clowney, who has donewhat the UK offensive line has notthis year; proven he can hold his

own and make plays in the SEC. Withthe ability to blow past a tackle onthe outside or overpower a double-team inside the trenches, expectthe Gamecocks to utilize Clowney ina number of different ways on theedge to take advantage of UK's lack

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PHOTO BY TESSA LIGHTY | STAFFHorses pace each other Wednesday in preparation for fall racing. This year marks Keeneland Race Course’s 75th anniversary.

–This weekend kicks offKeeneland’s Fall Meet,marking the track’s 75thanniversary, with live racingbeginning Friday and con-tinuing on select daysthrough Oct. 29.

William Lear, a

Keeneland trustee andmember of the Board ofDirectors, said Keeneland is“one great big outdoorparty. This town prides itselfon being the horse capital ofthe world, and Keeneland isthe crown jewel ofLexington.”

“Keeneland draws thebest horses, jockeys and

trainers to Lexington andhelps drive tourism in thearea,” said Niki Heichelbech,media and communicationsdirector for the LexingtonConvention and VisitorsBureau.

In honor of the 75thanniversary, Keenelandwill give away $20,000 inscholarships to students as

part of College ScholarshipDay Oct. 14. In addition tothe scholarships, local ven-dors and the Keeneland giftshop will give away otherprizes.

Natalie Van Wagoner, aMaster of BusinessAdministration student,attends Keeneland every

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One student trades in a summer by the poolfor a red nose and the trip of a lifetime.

When she graduated high school, ElizabethDale, an elementary education junior, didn’task for a new car or laptop. Instead, she tradedthem in for a plane ticket to Iquitos, Peru, toembark on a journey of self-discovery.

After being inspired by the movie “PatchAdams,” starring Robin Williams, Dale wantedto get involved and learn how she could makea difference in the world.

“I wanted the opportunity to expand myhorizons and see other cultures and how theylived,” Dale said.

After conducting research, she found heranswer in The Belen Project.

Each year, a group of volunteers from allover the world comes together with TheGesundheit! Institute to participate in the proj-ect.

The project is “a U.S.-based nonprofit or-ganization dedicated to health care educationand reform, and also international service anddevelopment,” according to its website.

To the people of Belen and the volunteerswho participate, it is so much more.

Unclean water, illness, community vio-lence, lack of education and alcoholism areonly a few of the severe problems citizens facein their everyday lives.

With the collaboration of the Gesundheit!Institute and Bola Roja Clown Doctors, a Peru-vian hospital clown group, the project providescitizens with the aid they need to solve currentproblems and the attitude and community par-ticipation necessary to tackle future problems.Clown volunteers interact with citizens asfriends, not as patients.

“I became fascinated with the notion of re-

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The week 6 edge: S. Carolina

Child careservices grow

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Board member questionsaffordability of care

Plan aims to improve communication skills

A document development team hasstarted drafting a plan to improve commu-nication skills on UK’s campus.

The Quality Enhancement Plan is oneof 12 requirements needed to attain reaffir-mation of accreditation by the Southern As-sociation of Colleges and Schools.

The development team, which is madeup of faculty, staff and students, is respon-sible for devising and submitting the plan,which should be no more than 100 pages,by January 2013.

Should SACS approve the plan, it willbe fully implemented by fall 2013.

Throughout the process, the team willreceive feedback from students, faculty andstaff, as well as SACS officials.

Multimodal Communication Across theCurriculum has been selected as the topicof UK’s QEP.

The topic “was chosen because it re-flected a consensus that students can al-ways benefit from more practice communi-cating,” said communication professorAmy Gaffney. “We don’t always communi-cate face-to-face. In applying for jobs and

having jobs, you have to communicate in avariety of ways.”

Research shows that employers are notsatisfied with the effectiveness of students’communication skills upon graduation.

“One in four employers think we’re do-ing a good job. That means three in fourthink were not,” QEP co-chair DeannaSellnow said in an email to the Kernel.

Once approved, the program will be ledby a director and committee of expertsfrom across campus.

“This is absolutely a broad-based cross-campus endeavor. It is not something thatone program or unit will administer,” Sell-now said.

Not only will students have more re-sources available to help them improvetheir communication skills, but professorswill work on enhancing their assignmentsto give students more opportunities to puttheir skills to use.

“There are going to be resource centersacross campus where any student can walk inand get help, and there will be similar placeswhere faculty will be able to improve,”Gaffney said. “We want to give students the

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Construction began on a child care cen-ter Aug. 15 that will provide services to UKfaculty, staff and Lexington residents.

The center will be next to the Arboretumoff of Alumni Drive.

Last November, in a Kentucky MedicalServices Foundation Board meeting specialsession, a proposal for the creation of aChild Development Center on UK’s campuswas approved.

UK’s Board of Trustees approved thecreation of the center on Dec. 7, 2010, to beprivately funded.

The child care center will offer dailyservices to 166 children in the Lexingtonarea, said Stella Crutcher, executive directorof the current Child Development Center ofthe Bluegrass.

UK medical center spokeswoman KristiLopez said the exact breakdown of spots forchildren at the center has yet to be deter-mined.

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UK Athletics has revoked the Lexington Her-ald-Leader’s access to future interviews with aUK basketball player after a dispute over a re-porter’s Q-and-A story.

The story by reporter Jerry Tipton in Wednes-day’s Herald-Leader contained a question differ-ent from the one Tipton asked in an interviewwith freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. DeWaynePeevy, associate athletic director for media rela-tions, said in a statement Thursday that the newquestion “sensationalizes the story and was unfairto Michael and his family.”

The question was printed as follows inWednesday’s Herald-Leader: “Your father died ofmultiple gunshot wounds when you were 2 yearsold. How did that affect you?”

In a clarification added to the online storyWednesday, the Herald-Leader said the questionasked in the interview with Kidd-Gilchrist was:“My father died when I was 2 years old. So thatgrabbed my attention. How did that affect you?“

Herald-Leader Editor and Vice President Pe-ter Baniak said the newspaper clarified the word-ing in Thursday’s paper, too.

But the newspaper did not issue an apology,which led UK Athletics to withhold future inter-views with the player.

Information about Kidd-Gilchrist’s father’sdeath has been published previously on newswebsites and blogs. An interview discussing theincident can be found on CoachCal.com, where aJuly 15 article said, “Michael was robbed of thechance to build a relationship with his father whenthe elder Michael Gilchrist was killed at the age of30 from multiple gunshot wounds.” Kidd-Gilchrist will be featured in an HBO documentary,“Prayer for a Perfect Season,” about his basketballtalents and personal struggles, and it will includeinformation about losing his father.

UK’s statement said it has a duty to protectstudent athletes, “and we feel an apology fromthe Lexington Herald-Leader was necessary.”

Billy Reed, a former Sports Illustrated writerand former Courier-Journal sports reporter, saidhe thinks the athletes are overprotected.

“It is part of the learning process for these

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opportunity to make the most of their assignments.”Another positive aspect of the QEP is its con-

nection to UK Core, the university’s new generaleducation program.

“One of the design principles of our new UKCore is ‘vertical integration,’ which means that theoral, written and visual communication skills stu-dents are introduced to in the composi-tion and communication courses aresupposed to reappear in the majors,”Sellnow said.

The QEP will complement UKCore by focusing in on the communi-

cation skills necessary for specific professionswithin each major.

Sellnow and her colleagues look forward tobeing a front runner in the transition from com-munication mediocrity to excellence amongst col-lege students.

“We at UK are trendsetters in attempting toprepare our students with a written, oral, and vi-sual communication across the curriculum pro-gram that addresses flat print, face-to-face, anddigital channels,” Sellnow said.

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LOS ANGELES — Hank Williams Jr. is nolonger ready for some football.

ESPN has severed its ties to the outspokencountry singer just a few days after his re-marks on a Fox News show in which he com-pared President Obama to Hitler.

“We have decided to part ways with HankWilliams Jr.,” the network said in a statement.“We appreciate his contributions over the pastyears. The success of ‘Monday Night Foot-ball’ has always been about the games and thatwill continue.”

Williams sang the rocking theme of thebroadcast. The song was pulled from Mon-

day’s game after his remarks on “Fox &Friends.”

Williams said he was not removed fromthe broadcast, he quit.

“After reading hundreds of e-mails, I havemade MY decision,” said a statement onWilliams’ website. “By pulling my openingOct. 3rd, You (ESPN) stepped on the Toes ofthe First Amendment Freedom of Speech. Sotherefore Me, My Song and All My RowdyFriends are OUT OF HERE. It’s been a greatrun.”

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year and thinks that every UK stu-dent should go at least once.“Keeneland is like no other place inthe world,” she said. “It has its own

unique atmosphere, and it’s aLexington tradition that doesn’t existanywhere else.”

Gates open at 11 a.m. Friday, withpost time for the first race at 1:15 p.m.General admission is $5 per person butfree for UK students with a valid stu-dent ID.

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ally treating patients as humanbeings, not just as a list ofsymptoms,” said Julia Telfer, astudent volunteer from ElonUniversity in North Carolina.The red nose worn by volun-teers symbolizes a positive atti-tude.

“Putting your nose on lets

you be whoever you want to be,go out of your comfort zone tohelp people you otherwisewouldn’t; it makes you vulnera-ble,” Dale said.

To better assist the people ofBelen and their needs, volun-teers, doctors, students and psy-chologists gain trust by showingthem love and generosity.

“The children there growup with very few material pos-sessions, but they grasp the

concepts of community, shar-ing and love,” Telfer said.

This sense of communitythat is contributed by each andevery volunteer is vital to TheBelen Project.

“If you are physically able,and have the love in yourheart, that’s all you need,”Dale said.

For more information onThe Belen Project, visitpatchadams.org/belen-project.

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of athleticism up front and its in-ability to contain aggressive de-fensive lines.

South Carolina runningback Marcus Lattimore vs.UK defenders Danny Tre-vathan and Winston Guy

In his second year at run-ning back for the Gamecocks,Marcus Lattimore is already

on pace to exceed the num-bers he put up during hisfreshman year in 2010. So farthis year, Lattimore has al-ready rushed for 677 yardsand nine touchdowns, caus-ing UK head coach JokerPhillips to call out Lattimoreas a potential Heisman Tro-phy candidate during hisweekly press conferenceMonday.

“One of the top teams inthe league in rushing has aguy who is probably a Heis-man candidate,” Phillips said.

“You guys would have to de-termine that. I think he defi-nitely is, but that's for youguys to determine.”

If UK wants to slowdown the Gamecocks’ rush-ing attack and force the gameinto the hands of South Car-olina’s inexperienced sopho-more quarterback ConnorShaw, newly inserted into thestarting lineup this week, theCats will have to follow thelead of their senior leaders,linebacker Danny Trevathanand safety Winston Guy. Tre-

vathan has recorded double-digit tackles every week butone this season and will needto do it again with Lattimoreon the field. Guy, who hasplayed closer to the line ofscrimmage in co-defensivecoordinator Rick Minter’s de-fense, will also need to usehis speed and athleticism tobe a factor in stopping therun.

Edge: The edge goes toLattimore, but not by much.Lattimore posses all-worldability in the backfield, with a

combination of strength, later-al quickness, patience and ex-plosiveness that will eventual-ly have him playing on Sun-days. UK’s defense, especiallyTrevathan and Guy, will haveto find gaps, clog runninglanes and make difficult tack-les to make Lattimore's jobharder. Look for Lattimore torush for more than 100 yardsand perhaps even score atouchdown, but the Cats' de-fense may be able to preventhim from putting up a game-changing performance.

Overall Edge: The edgegoes to South Carolina. TheGamecocks are UK's thirdranked opponent in threeweeks, and if the first twomatchups are any indica-tion, Phillips' team is notprepared to play at a com-petitive level against topcompetition. As things con-tinue to spiral downwardfor UK, Spurrier will havehis team refocused andready to pounce on theCats from start to finish.

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For those visiting Keeneland for the first time, here is a list of tips thatwill make your day at the races run smoothly:

1. Dress to impress — Nothing is worse than looking “Plain Jane” or “Joe Schmo” atKeeneland on race day. Now is the time to burst out that new sundress you’ve beensaving for a special occasion. Gentleman, bring out the seersucker pants, Oxfordbutton-downs and croquies. Top it off with an ostentatious hat, or a colorful bow tie,and you’ll fit right in.

2. Bring sunglasses and sunscreen — You will be in the sun all day long. Plan accord-ingly.

3. Bring all-weather gear — Keeneland seems to bring out the best or worst inweather, so make sure you cover the alternatives.

4. Bring supply for the tailgate — Show up with some chicken salad, brushetta orpigs-in-a-blanket and you will most certainly be well received. And, if you are of age,it never hurts to bring some beer or bourbon as well.

5. Bring cash you plan to spend, and NO more — Spending money is an easy thing todo at Keeneland, made all that much easier by a few drinks.

6. Other necessities for a tailgate — It’s always a good idea to bring entertainment, likea good radio or a corn-hole set. Don’t forget to bring umbrellas and lawn chairs either.

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I have been speaking re-cently about the importance,nay, the necessity, of standingup and fighting (non-violent-ly, of course) against injusticein the world. And, recently, agroup has been doing exactlythat. They call themselvesOccupy Wall Street. So, to-day, I’m going to talk aboutthe necessity of occupation.

In their first press release,on July 13, protesters stated“Our nation, our species andour world are in crisis. TheU.S. has an important role toplay in the solution, but wecan no longer afford to letcorporate greed and corruptpolitics set the policies of ournation. We, the people of theUnited States of America,considering the crisis at hand,

now reassert our sovereigncontrol of our land.”

This is exactly what theyhave done. Occupy WallStreet, and its myriad off-shoots (Demonstrations are re-portedly taking place in 147cities, and OccupyTogether.orgstates that these are in 47states), have, for some for al-most three weeks now, peace-fully occupied public property— in spite of vehement policebacklash.

People complain theydon’t understand the demandsof the protest. The truth is, thisis because the demands vary;they are simply the desires ofthe people, of the majority.This is democracy at its finest,and the majority says, in thewords of Adbusters, “It’s timefor democracy not corporatoc-racy, we’re doomed withoutit.” This majority is united inits disdain for egregious gov-ernment corruption, for theiron fist of Machiavellian cor-porations blatantly controllingpolitics in this nation, for the

richest 1 percent of Americans— our real, totalitarian politi-cal leaders and rulers.

The thing is, this is a newkind of protest. It’s a paradigmshift; it’s a true watershed.

Notice I said the Necessi-ty of Occupation. The “neces-sity.” Not the “option”; notthe “decision”; not the “luxu-ry,” the “necessity.” These in-dividuals are fighting for theirrights; they are fighting tosurvive. They realize thatthere is no such thing as a“right.” Those in power wantus to think otherwise, yet wedon’t have “rights”; we have“privileges.” As George Car-lin wryly quipped, “Rightsaren’t rights if someone cantake ‘em away. They’re privi-leges. That's all we’ve everhad in this country is a bill oftemporary privileges; and ifyou read the news, even bad-ly, you know the list getsshorter, and shorter, andshorter.”

Critics claim that the Oc-cupy Wall Street movement

is just a bunch of “hippies,”who need to go “find a job.”However, this itself is one ofthe problems. Many of themovement’s constituentshave college degrees andyears of experience, yet can-not find work.WeAreThe99Percent.tumblr.com has plethoric of such sto-ries, unified in their claims of“We are the 99 percent. Weare getting kicked out of ourhomes. We are forced tochoose between groceriesand rent. We are denied qual-ity medical care. We are suf-fering from environmentalpollution. We are workinglong hours for little pay andno rights, if we're working atall. We are getting nothingwhile the other 1 percent isgetting everything. We arethe 99 percent.” In what hasbecome an eminent, scenicphoto, a protester’s signreads “Lost my job, found anoccupation.”

In the words of themighty Noam Chomsky, “At

this stage of history either oneof two things is possible. Ei-ther the general populationwill take control of its owndestiny and will concern itselfwith community interests,guided by values of solidarity,sympathy and concern forothers, or alternatively therewill be no destiny for anyoneto control.” The “general pop-ulation,” the 99 percent, istaking control of its destiny.And, according to EzraKlein’s recent WashingtonPost article, “The ‘OccupyWall Street’ Protests are esca-lating.”

So, the question is, wherewill we occupy next? We’realready occupying New York,Los Angeles, Chicago; an oc-cupation has even been goingstrong for a week right herein Lexington, where hundredshave come to speak outagainst injustice, lest they gounheard.

When will we stop?When we occupy the world.

Why is it that the world

belongs to 1 percent of thepopulation? As the Tumblrstates, “They are the 1 per-cent. They are the banks, themortgage industry, the insur-ance industry. They are theimportant ones. They needhelp and get bailed out andare praised as job creators.We need help and get nothingand are called entitled. Welive in a society made forthem, not for us. It’s theirworld, not ours. If we’relucky, they’ll let us work in itso long as we don’t questionthe extent of their charity. Weare the 99 percent. We areeveryone else. And we willno longer be silent. It’s timethe 1 percent got to know usa little better.”

The world is ours for thetaking; we are the people; weare the majority; we are the99 percent.

Stand up and occupy.Ben Norton is a music,

Spanish and film studiessophomore. Email opin-ions@kykernel.com

We, the majority, must now stand up and occupyBENJAMINNORTON

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young men, and especially the ones whohave the chance to go play in the NBA,(who) should know how to handle them-selves in the public and how to handle themedia,” he said. “I don’t think the UKsports information office is really teachingthem the right kind of lessons about how todeal with the media.”

In its clarification, the Herald-Leadersaid it had edited the question for space andto add context.

Reed thinks UK’s action is aimedtoward Tipton, rather than the questions heasked.

“I think they do see Jerry as an enemyinstead of the professional reporter that heis, and that is really unfortunate,” he said.

UK’s statement said Kidd-Gilchrist“will no longer be available for interviewswith the Herald Leader,” and Peevy told theKernel this includes any Herald-Leaderreporter and is not exclusive to Tipton.

Some think, however, that the Herald-Leader might have edited the interviewineffectively.

“There is a tension here betweentelling the story of his father’s death andreflecting the interview as it actually hap-pened,” said Kelly McBride, a seniorethics, reporting and writing facultymember at the Poynter Institute. “I think,unfortunately, in trying to tell the story ofthis player’s father’s death, they chose analternative that didn’t let the readersknow that was not the question theyasked.”

She said this could have easily beenfixed by using parenthesis, italics or aneditor’s note to describe the situation, “sothe reader knew that was not part of thequestion and they would have been ableto uphold both values at the same time.”

Peevy told the Kernel that UK Athlet-ics would not comment further about thedecision and stands by its statement.

From a public relations perspective,this situation would have been handled

better by UK behind closed doors, saidStephen Dittmore, an assistant professor ofrecreation and sports management at theUniversity of Arkansas.

He said that if the Herald-Leader’s in-tent was to publish the interview verbatim,the newspaper might have been wrong inchanging the question.

But Dittmore said although he is geo-graphically removed from the situation, hisinitial reaction is that UK “has made a big-ger deal out of this story by issuing a me-dia statement and issuing more retributionto a media organization rather than justhandling it internally.”

However, “if attention was already be-ing made,” he said, “then UK needed torespond in a public forum.”

Reed said UK drew attention to itselfby issuing a response.

“I think nobody would have noticed ifthey would not have made it an issue,”Reed said. “And in making it an issue,they are the ones who are showing unnec-essary attention to the family and theyoung man.”

The Kernel’s access to the same mediaday when Tipton conducted the interviewwith Kidd-Gilchrist was revoked in Augustafter Kernel basketball writer Aaron Smithcalled two basketball players directly toconfirm whether or not they were walk-ons. After the players confirmed they wereon the team, Smith asked if he could ques-tion them further.

Smith was to receive access to one-on-one interviews Aug. 30, but lost that “re-ward” when he attempted to interview thetwo athletes, Peevy said at the time, whichviolated UK Athletics’ policy on inter-viewing student athletes.

“They still are trying to punish thepress,” Reed said, “and I think that is real-ly a bad policy.”

Reed said he “can’t recall another situ-ation where an athletic department has goneout of its way to make mountains out ofmole hills.”

“It’s almost like they are declaring waron the media who cover them,” he said.

Baniak, the Herald-Leader editor, said

in August that he recalled another time thenewspaper had an access issue with UKAthletics officials when they held an invi-tation-only event and invited one specificHerald-Leader reporter over another. Hesaid the newspaper declined to attend.

Beyond clarifying Tipton’s question,Baniak declined to comment further on thecurrent issue.

“I think it’s always dangerous to as-sume why a news organization acted theway it did without asking the people in-volved,” McBride, the Poynter expert, said.

She said she can’t pass judgment onthe situation since she doesn’t know thepaper’s side.

Reed said UK Athletics is going outof its way to create problems that it does-n’t have to.

Most readers who commented on theHerald-Leader’s website regarding the in-terview sided with UK.

“I am absolutely dumbfounded at thewording of the questions and the entiretone of the interview,” wrote user Pccats-fan. “He is not some professional celebri-ty who may expect this type of interroga-tion. The Herald-Leader owes this youngman an apology.”

One reader said the setting was inap-propriate to ask Kidd-Glichrist the ques-tions.

“Do you normally ask the families ofthe deceased what happened in the finalmoments? Especially if they spent themwith the dying?” wrote user JonathanBorders. “If Kidd-Gilchrist wants to talkabout something like that, he can initiateit. It isn't something that any reportershould elicit, especially at this stage inhis career.”

Some readers, however, agreed withTipton.

“I thought it was a great interview,”wrote user knotonalog. “Tipton was let-ting him tell his story about the hardshipof losing his father at age 2. And with thehelp of his uncle and the strength hismom gave, he has developed into a greatperson.”

ATHLETICSContinued from page 1

“However,” she said,“slots will be allocated forchildren of UK faculty andstaff.”

When the Board votedon the creation of the cen-ter, not all members werein favor.

Staff representativeSheila Brothers was one ofthose members.

Brothers, who is also amember of the UniversitySenate Council, said shevoted against the proposalbecause child care wouldbe offered at market price,without a discount to UKstaff, and that child careopportunities would notbe offered to all of UKstaff.

The market rate childcare would not be helpfulto UK employees, shesaid.

“Finding child care isn’tthe problem; it’s finding af-fordable child care that’s achallenge,” she said.

The current child carecenter provides care to 53children, ages 13 monthsto 5 years, “and we see an-other 50 children for out-

patient and community-based therapy,” Crutchersaid. “In each of the pre-school classrooms, 40 per-cent of the children havesome type of specialneed.”

The center has beenproviding child servicessince 1958 aiming to helpchildren, with and withoutdisabilities, reach their fullpotential, according to thecenter’s website.

The center providesservices that includespeech, physical and occu-pation therapy for childrenwith special needs. Thealso provide outpatienttherapy services.

“The new, larger centerwill allow us to offer qual-ity preschool and early in-tervention programs tomore children in the com-munity and to expandservices for children withdisabilities,” Crutcher said.“University of Kentuckystaff and families will haveanother option for quality,convenient child care,which is such a huge needfor today’s working fami-lies.”

The current estimatedcompletion date for thecenter is July 27, 2012.

CHILD CAREContinued from page 1

CorrectionThe Kernel incorrectly stated that Big Blue Mad-

ness is scheduled for Oct. 15. The event is actually Oct. 14. The Kernel regrets the error.

To report an error, call the Kentucky Kernel at 257-1915 or email tmoak@kykernel.com.

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