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CELEBRATING 35 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

 

occer team feels 'cheated' by NCAA tourney snub

By Chris Miles
cmiles®kykernetcom

For the six seniors on the UK
men’s soccer team. their final season
ended not on the playing field of a
closely contested game but in a dimly
lit newsroom in front of a big-screen
television.

On Monday afternoon. the team
went to Wildcat Den to watch the
NCAA selection show and see where
they would be placed to play and
against whom. But the No. 13 Cats.
who finished with a 14-5-2 record and
ended the season second in both the

Conference USA regular-season stand-
ings and the C~USA tournament. were
not one of the teams selected for the
NCAA tournament.

“How do we feel? Cheated.“ said
senior defender Matt McAlpine. “We
had something taken from us that
shouldn’t have been."

McAlpine was one of the last
players to leave Wildcat Den on Mon-
day. He sat and stared blankly at the
TV in disbelief that his squad had not
been chosen for the NCAA touma—
ment.

“We had a great season.“ he said.
“We did everything we could. and it

got taken away from us."

Head coach Ian Collins said the
team is in total confusion as to why
the Cats were not chosen to be part of
the tournament. »

“This team deserved to be in the
postseason.” Collins said. “There‘s no
doubt. You try and look at all things
and try to rationalize this. but I‘m just
confused. We lost five games all year.
It’s perplexing."

Collins said he had been told by
the C-USA that his squad had done
more than enough to make the NCAA
tournament.

UK athletics director Mitch Bam-

hart was with the team to watch the
selection show.

Bamhart said he talked to Noreen
Morris. the chairperson of the NCAA
selection committee and associate ath-
letics director of Northwestern Uni-
versity. and she told him the Cats were
a bubble team that did not have a
tough enough schedule or strong
enough wins to be selected.

“l don‘t feel like our schedule was
a reason (to not be included)." Barn—
hart said. “You can‘t take a team that
finished second (in its conference) and
not let them in.”

At the end of the C-USA touma—

ment, UK was ranked in the top 25 in
all four of the national college soccer
polls. The Cats were No. 13 in Nation-
al Soccer Coaches Association of
America. No. 18 in Soccer Times. No.
21 in Collegesoccemewscom. and
No. 23 in the Soccer America poll.
UK is the only team not included in
the tournament that was ranked in all
four top-25 polls.

Only two teams from C-USA
made it into the tournament: Southern
Methodist University (17-1-4), the na-
tion's top-ranked team. and the Uni-

See Soccer on page 5

 

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PHOTOS BY BRAD LUTTHELL I STAFF

Brother Rick preached to students on the sidewalk which leads from the library to Rose Street yesterday afternoon. Rick criticrzed public schools, universities
and rock mUSlC, saying they promote sinful and promiscuous behavior.

Lessons in sin

 

Preacher draws a crowd
by criticizing what
students learn at UK

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According to evangelist
Brother Rick, UK teaches more
than it should.

“Here at UK. you don‘t learn
the three Rs of reading. writing
and arithmetic." Rick said. “You
learn about the other three Rs
rock. reefer and rebellion."

Surrounded by a crowd of
students on Rose Street across

from the Chemistry—Physics
Building. Dallas native Brother
Rick. who said he was the presi—
dent of Campus Ministry Interna—
tional. preached on such topics as
education. rock music and rela-
tionships. He said he would not
reveal his last name or the city
where he currently resides be—
cause of concerns of identity
theft.

“My motivation is to try to
help all of you." said Rick. who
calls himself a fundamentalist.

At times, nearly 1.50 students gathered to listen to Brother Rick preach
yesterday, Many students were vocal in their disagreement With some of
Rick's statements.

Bible-loving Christian. “There is
an entertainment factor. to get a
group of students like this: it take
a bit of ingenuity."

In his preaching. Rick at-
tacked the public school system.
Addressing students who attend-
ed public school. Rick said they
didn't learn what was right and
wrong. but “how to be environ-
mental wackos.“

Students had slightly different
reactions to Rick. but no one
seemed to agree with him.

“What l want to know is.
where do you sign up for Reefer
10W" said Eli Bayer. a history

junior.

Many students yelled back at
the evangelist in protest of what
he was saying.

“We‘re not doing anything
productive here." said psycholo-
gy freshman Lauren Powell to
Rick about his efforts.

Christian students said they

See Message on page 5

 

 

Health worker
shortage good
news for

UK grads

By Shannon Mason
smason@kykerne|,com

The United States is experiencing a shortage of
public-health workers. and that is actually a good thing
for those who are studying public health right now. a
UK official said.

“Students are leaving (educational institutions)
with multiple job opportunities. and that‘s good for
them." said Stephen Wyatt. dean of the College of
Public Health. “But it could be challenging for the
field right now."

Wyatt said the field of public health got started in
the late 1970s and early 1980s and includes jobs in lo—
cal. district and state health departments: at the federal
level; at accredited universities: and at volunteer orga-
nizations like the American Heart Association and the
American Cancer Society.

“People entered the workforce when that work
force was gearing up." Wyatt said. "Now. there l\ .i
huge group that is retiring."

As this group is reaching a “maturing agc." Wyatt
said. wonderful job opportunities are being created.

Within the past five years. national organizations
have become concemcd about the growing number of
pending retirements. Wyatt said. They have commis—
sioned studies by the state to look at retirement and
have issued rcpons highlighting the results.

Wyatt said the studies have shown that the field of
public health will be losing a lot of its expertise v
workers who have been in the field for 20 to 30 years

-' in the next five to It) years.

But this creates the opportunity to get those with
more training and education into the field. Wyatt said.

“it’s good from the job pcrspcctiyc." he said.

The shortage of public-health workers does not
mean there is a decreasing interest in public health. he
said.

“Our student application pool has grown ii lot in
the last few years.” Wyatt said

Most of the students in the College of Public
Health are pursuing master‘s degrees after completing
undergraduate degrees in areas like communications
and psychology. or arc professional students who may
have degrees in medicine. dentistry or pharmacy but
are looking to broaden their area of specialization

UK's College of Public Health graduated its liftli
master's class and first doctoral class last spring. and
Wyatt said none of thc studcnts .irc haying difficulty
moving on in their careers.

Wyatt said that the students wishing to continue
their education arc getting into doctoral programs and
that those who hayc doctoral degrees have had no
trouble locating jobs after school

The College of Public Health was a school in the
(‘ollcge of Medicine for several years before attaining
college status in 2004. Wyatt said there are currently
more than 350 students enrolled in the college.

See Health Care on page 5

86 Senate sees no legislation; prepsforamendment vote

By Blair Thomas
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“We have a lot of good ideas. but it‘s time to

move on them." Burchett said.

North and South Campuses.
Five additional spots would be available for

don‘t think the students running would apprccr
ate special treatment." said at-largc senator Tylcr

Student Government‘s full Senate met last
night but had no legislation for debate.

“It is the first time in a long time that we
haven‘t had any legislation at all." said Senate
President Brent Burchett.

“1 can‘t say this enough -— I know everyone
is busy with other things. but the semester is al-
most over. and we need to get moving on pro-
jects." be said.

Senators discussed the campus projects they
are working on. including improving campus
maps. promoting recycling at sorority and frater-
nity houses. and a survey of students to deter-
mine how many are against priority registration
for honors freshman.

First Issue tree. Subsequent Issues 25 cents.

Officers swore in the four new
freshmen senators who were elected
during the last week of October.

“This is the time for our new sen-
ators to keep the promises of their
campaigning and get a project start-
ed." Burchett said.

At next week‘s meeting. Burchett
will introduce an amendment to 80‘s
constitution suggesting an expansion
of the Senate.

lf passed. additional seats would
be given to each college based on its
size. and seats would be allotted for
residential senators. including two
seats for Central Campus and four seats each for

__.._._ ———H~-~—~~ senators at large. and Burchett says

"It is the first
time in a long
time that we
haven't had
any legislation
at aii."
BRENT Bunciim

SG senate presrdent

he is considering reserving some
non-Greek seats.

”This is something I never would
have considered before. btit there is
some concern that only Greeks rcp-
rcscnt the students in SC. and we
want to make sure others are given a
chance." Burchett said.

Not all senators agreed that dies»
ignating non«(ireek seats would im~
prove the diversity of SG.

“1 think that making seats espe-
cially for non-Greeks is like we‘re
saying. ‘Hey. you couldn‘t get elect-

ed on your own. so we're helping you out.‘ and l

Montcll.

“And speaking as one of the few senators
who isn‘t in a fraternity. l know I wouldn't ap—
preciatc it." he said.

Burchett acknowledged that there were both
advantages and disadvantagcs to the expansion
and invited the senators to talk about their con-
cerns with him.

“I know people are conccmcd with the Sen-
ate becoming too large and unmanageable. but I
think this could scrvc to increase our campus
presence and bring more legislation to the table."
Burchett said.

“We would never have a night like tonight
with no legislation; there would always be some-
thing going on." he said.

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Lexington isn't just making country and bluegrass anymore:
it’s become hOme to a growing hip-hop scene

By Meghan Cain
features@kykernel.com

Horses. bourbon and farms may be
what come to mind when people think
of Lexington. Hip»hop music and culA
ture may not be.

But that‘s changing.

Over the past few years. tinder-
ground hip—hop has begun to emerge
here. and more people are becoming in—
terested in the music and the culture.
said Amadeus Durbin. a local hip—hop
artist.

"The town of Lexington is off the
charts for good hip-hop music. and
people are beginning to find out Lex-
ington has talent." Durbin said,

Brock Ward. producer of the Lex-
ington-based group Art of Covenant.
thinks that not many people know
about Lexington's hip—hop culture be—
cause it is underground. He said that
there isn‘t much of a market for any
hip~hop that isn't already on the radio.

“There is a huge artist base here in
Lexington (that a lot of people don't
know about) as well as a lot of activity
outside of the main performance halls."
said Ward. a human geography and
Arabic-Islamic studies junior.

Fears about a weakening scene

Even though there is an alternative
hip—hop scene in Lexington. a lack of
support for the scene is causing it to di—
minish. said local hip—hop artist Marcus
Richardson.

“There is a plethora of independent
musicians. whether it be hip—hop. rock
or spoken word.” Richardson said.
“There just appears to be a diminishing
amount of support for such artists."

Richardson said a lot of these artists
go undiscovered because of a lack of
support.

“I fear the indie scene in Lexington
is gradually disappearing.” Richardson
said.

Richardson says although he does-
n‘t really enjoy the hip-hop scene in
Lexington. he feels he needs to make
the best of what is around him.

"i do feel that Lexington‘s indepen»
dent hip-hop scene could be stronger."
Richardson said. "But you do not begin
making it stronger by focusing on the
problem. You move towards a solu—
tion."

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believe a lack of creativity is pit-writing
the hip-hop scene from blossoming.
Evan Morris. at local DJ and
MBA. student at UK. believes local
hip-hop music needs more talent.
“There are so many directions that
hip—hop can go. and 1 think that we are
trying to follow the rest of the nation
too much." Morris said. “We can make
our own music and make it so it‘s
something that‘s new and no one will

forget."

Richardson fears that The Dame
and Underlying ’l‘heiiics are the only
two music venues for independent mu~
sic.

“lt is difficult to open people up to
something new when there are only a
handful of \enues willing to allow local
hip—hop artists to perform." Ward said.

Several local artists believe the only
way to make people more responsiye to

 

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ta growmg hiprhop mUSIC scene in Lexington and Central Kentucky. "There

are so many directions that hip hop can go, and I think we are trying to follow the rest of the nation too much,” he said about the scene

hip»hop music in Lexington is for
someone from here to make it big.

It would take a miracle for the peo-
ple of Lexington to be respoiisne. said
Mario Hughlcy. a kinesiology junior
and local DJ and hip-hop artist.

"I think someone needs to get
signed with longevity." Hughley said.
“They can then speak about the hip—hop
culture of Lexington to give it more ex»
posure."

The importance of the music

The increase of \enues‘ and recep~
tiveness of the audience are \ery im—
portant to local liip~hop artists. but men
more important to them is. of course.
the music. Music is the essence ot the
scene the beats. the words and the
message.

“The Vibe of the indie hiprhop
scene in l.c\ington is set} laid back
calm and ll]tl|\ltlll‘.ll. like it should bc.”
Hughley said.

Richardson bclic\cs all artists
should remain true to themsehes and
only perform music that says some
thing to listeners and is true to their
life‘slylc.

“I play music that makes sense to
me." Richardson said. "That is .ill. ll I
say it in a song. belic\e it to be true,"

Durbin said he doesn‘t rap about
what he doesn't know.

"I want to perloriii lionest songs."
[)urbin said “I think that is iiiiponant ”

"You have a big responsibility
when people listen to you." Durbin
said. ”tYou have) a responsibility to
yourself and want you want to say

Ward said that for him. performing
consists of educating. interacting and
haying fun The audience is looking at
him as an artist, and he wants to set a
good example. He also wants people to
be able to interact with one another

“What good is an it you can't enioy
it?" \Nard said.

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HIP HOP

Continued from page 3
Looking to the future

Although all of the artists
love to perform. many feel Ken—
tucky isn't the best place to fos-
ter this pursuit.

"I don‘t think there is a lot
of opportunity here in Ken-
tucky." Dowel] said.

Hughley struggles with the
stereotypes the rest of the nation
has about Kentucky as well.

“Well when you think of
Kentucky. you think of horses.
bourbon, tobacco. basketball
and all of the music that that
comes along with that country
and bluegrass." Hughley said.
“So it is kind of hard getting
recognized as a legitimate hip-
hop artist in Lexington."

Morris feels that performing
in Kentucky does pose a strug-
gle — though some great groups
have originated in Kentucky.
like Nappy Roots and local hip-
hop artists CunninLynguists.

Durbin believes that since
Lexington is growing and ex-
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Evan Morris. a local DJ and MBA student at UK, performs at the Brock Auditorium on Eastern Kentucky Univer-

sity's campus in Richmond on Nov. 6.

that it is acting as a turning point
for change.

"Why can‘t music be a part
of this change as well?" Durbin
said. “l think it could eventually
be a launching pad."

 

 

Durbin said he can‘t wait to
see where the music scene will
be in five years.

With all of the hip-hop
artists and DJs in Lexington it
will now just take time and sup-

port to foster a significant hip-
hop scene.

“It will happen.“ Durbin
said. “and it will be a beautiful
thing when it does."

 

 

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By Chris Richards
SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON POST

My shirt is ironed. My shoes are
shined. My fingernails are clipped. My
nose hairs are trimmed.

Big job interview? Hot date?

Nope. l‘m meeting with David Boris
and Brian Joyner, two local 30-somethings
on a mission to remind dudekind that well-
trimmed nose hairs make all the difference
on big job interviews and hot dates.

They‘re the dapper gents behind Be—
BetterGuys.com. a self-help Web site
aimed at improving the habits of guys.
bros. brahs and other varieties of unkempt
young males.

Since launching in March. the site has
published more than 100 articles on topics
ranging from obvious etiquette (“No nose
picking or crotch adjustment in public") to
more nuanced sartorial tips (“On a single-
breasted. two-button suit. button the top
button only").

Many of their pointers are based on
lessons they learned the hard way. “We
have tons of self-deprecating stories of our
trials and many errors.“ Boris says. “We
take it seriously. but we have a lot of fun
with it.“

Almost all of their tips are simple and
painless. As the site says. they're “like
your older brothers without the beat—
downs."

Q. Why does the world need Bebet-
terguys.com?

A. Joyner: Because guys are expected
to magically know how to do everything
» from buying a suit to taking care of
their apartment to knowing about wine 7
and there are huge gaps in knowledge.
There are lots of intelligent guys out there
who don‘t get that promotion. and some re-
ally nice guys who don‘t get to go on a
date with that girl. it has everything to do
with appearances.

Boris: Guys don't know that it's good
to care. if you care about how you present
yourself. everything else comes into place.

Q. How would you describe the site?

Joyner: It‘s a guy's guide for getting a
life. This is not about making you a perfect
guy -— it's about making you a little bit
better. I don‘t expect anyone to become
Cary Grant because they went to our Web
site. But at the end of the day. they’re bet-
ter informed.

Q. What’s your favorite article on
the site?

A. Joyner: I enjoyed putting together
the one on facials. l was apprehensive to
go in and get a facial. but now i feel pretty
good about it. On the way out. I saw that a

 

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came a lot easier.

Q. Some of the grooming articles
seem cautious about appearing too
wimpy.

A. Boris: I think there‘s a difference
between paying attention to things and be-
ing fussy. We’re not perfect. but we do as
much as we can. If you don't want to use
hand cream. that's your call. bro. Just pay
attention to this whole thing. and you're 98
percent ahead of other dudes.

Joyner: None of this stuff is going to
make you any less of a guy - it‘s going to
make you easier to approach. it‘s going to
make employers want to talk to you. and
for women. it takes the guessing out of it.
She‘s going to see that you‘ve got it to—
gether.

Q. How do guys grow up without
learning these things?

Boris: With each generation this type
of knowledge becomes less and less criti-
cal to more and more families. People have
speculated about the demise of the gentle-
man. and that comes from your family situ—
ation. My dad is a wonderful man. but
style didn't matter to him. So if your dad‘s
not talking to you about this stuff. where
are you gonna get it?

Q. So where did you guys pick up on '

this stuff?

Things every guy
should know

1. it's not enough to buy a decent suit.
Take it to a tailor so the suit fits your
body.

2. Learn to cook one edible meal and
make one decent drink. Doesn't need to
be fancy, it just needs to be good.

3. Your socks - they match your pants,
not your shoes.

4. Within the first 10 minutes of setting
foot in your place, a woman will always
use the bathroom. Wipe yours down (yes,
the toilet and shower, too) before she ar-
rives.

5. Carry a handkerchief every day. Use it
instead of your hands or your sleeve
when you sneeze, blow your nose or
when your girl makes you cry.

A. Joyner: It had to be my brother say-
ing. "You gotta care. You're gonna get
judged on this." Let's not kid. l’m an
African American male. Everything 1 do
gets judged on a slightly different scale
than the average guy. I can‘t come to work
looking like I had a late night. I don‘t get
the luxury. My brother taught me to care
about that.

Q. And not everyone has that big
brother.

A. Boris: And we recognize it. Next
time you check out at the grocery store.
look at the magazines: Cosmo. Marie
Claire. Glamour. Vogue. Women have so
many resources. and we have very little.
We're trying to fill that gap for the regular
guy.

Q. But what about men’s magazines
like GQ?

Joyner: With GO and Esquire. they re-
quire people to make huge changes in their
lives to reach that level of living.

Boris: l love GO and Esquire. but the
suits are 2.000 bucks. We‘re doing this for
the regular guy. And the thing that the Web
does best is that it‘s anonymous. No one
has to know you're looking. There‘s a stig-
ma attached to reading anything that might
make you look vain.

Q. What are some men’s fashion
faux pas you continually notice?

A. Joyner: Flip—flops. particularly in
downtown D.(‘. You‘re not at the pool.
You‘re not at the beach. This is grownvpeo—
ple space.

Boris: l notice three main things:
grown men with backpacks. My son has a
backpack. and he goes to elementary
school. Second. guys with nice clothes
who never go to the tailor to get them fit to
their body. Third. dudes with ratty‘ shoes.
Girls have 40 pairs of shoes ~ and they
need a 41st. bad. Women pay attention to
everything about you. and they're gonna
size you up.

Q. What’s one pointer you’d give to
a regular guy that they could use today?

A. Joyner: Go to a tailor and get mea-
sured. Once you find out what your mea-
surements are. buying clothes becomes a
whole lot easier. If you don't get measured.
you end up buying a bunch of stuff that
doesn‘t fit. and it sours you on the whole
idea of buying clothes.

Q. And after giving all this advice.
what‘s one thing you feel you still need
to work on?

A. Boris: i can't stop talking. l will talk
right over people. I'm a motormouth.

Joyner: The regular practice of eti-
quette. it‘s easy in the rush of the day to let
a lot of it slip.

 

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