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Greg Fint, a computer Information systems junior at Eastern Kentucky University and former UK student, cheers for the Cool Cats
from the front row at Friday night's game against Ohio State University. Fint said college hockey is the only hockey he likes

because he can get up close and "see them bash each other."

Hockey fans like it all,

from punches to posters

Puck it: Hockey developing a sports tradition
as Cool Cat fans gather at the midnight hour

By Steve Eilerman
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

It wasn‘t Marshelle Woodward's idea to go to the Ken-
tucky Cool Cats game Friday night. but she said she still
had a lot of fun. “I‘ve wanted to come to one of these for a
while." she said. “I wanted to see some people ﬁght."

It was also a ﬁrst for Tricia Scuman, a pre~pharmacy
freshman. “You always hear about ice hockey being crazy.
so you have to find out for yourself." she said.

Whether they attend because of coercion. a fetish for
fighting. the supermodel on the schedule posters, or be-
cause they genuinely enjoy the sport, fan turnout at the
UK hockey games often keeps the benches ﬁlled.

The games are played at midnight at the YMCA ice
rink on Eureka Springs Drive —— at least a 10 to 15 minute
drive from campus.

Fans call the opponent names so original that only col-
lege students could come up with them.

The arena is ﬁlled with screams and hollers. For many
fans. the best parts of the game are the ﬁghts.

“It‘s something to do late at night," said Matt Craft. an
undeclared sophomore. “It's good to come out and support
a team that doesn't have anything to do with the athletic
department. Plus. you get to see a bunch of people ﬁght."

Support from the fans is intrinsic. and there‘s no trou-

See HOCKEY on 2

Playin’

it cool

Mary Carlton,
a freshman
at George-
town College,
cheers for
the Cool Cats
after they
score their
second point
Friday night
against Ohio
State Univer-
sity. Carlton
had never
been to a
hockey game
before Friday
night. The
Cool Cats
lost Fi’iday,
3-7 and Sat-
urday, 2-3.

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Poverty research center to study state

Correlations: Researchers say studies are valuable,
will attract involvement from many UK colleges

I think it will
bring a
concerted
effort in
responding to
the Kentucky
‘uglies.’ ”

A new center is bringing
researchers together to focus
on poverty and its links to
obesity. diabetes. domestic
violence and Medicaid in
Kentucky and across the re-
gion.

The Kentucky Center for
Research on Poverty is the
result of a $1.17 million fed-
eral grant to create a region
al hub of research on low-in-
come populations.

James Ziliak. an eco»
nomics professor UK hired
in the spring. spearheaded
the proposal for the grant
and is the director for the
(enter.

Of 27 universities with

- Mary Secret, member of the
Kentucky Center for Research
on Poverty and College of
Social Work professor

proposals. UK was one of
three chosen. he said. The
University of Wisconsin and
the University of Missouri
were the other two chosen.

“it turns out that the
three that were chosen do
have emphases on geograph-
ic regions. Ours is basically
the southeast United States."
he said. “The idea of the cen-
ter was to try to bring people
together from different units
to take a broader look at the
problem of poverty"

The center's initial pro-
posal included three studies
dealing with Kentucky that
UK researchers will now
conduct, he said.

He said the first study
will allow the examination of
how the dispersal of Medic-

aid services in Kentucky
counties impacts child well
being.

Aaron Yelowitz. a profes-
sor from the (‘yatton College
of Business Economics. will
conduct this study. Ziliak
said.

The second study from
the proposal looks at trends
among low-income popula-
tions. obesity: children. and
type 11 diabetes.

He said that past data
has indicated that this form
of diabetes was common in
black children.

"What (scholars) have
found is that type 11 diabetes
is less of a race issue than it
is an income status issue."
he said. “Rural caucasian
Kentucky children have as
high a risk for type [1 dia-
betes as urban African—

See POVERTY on 2

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ART STUDENTS
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SEMESiER PROJECTS
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L60 considers
expansions
in Winchester

Building: Advisory board members look for growth
of facilities, relations with UK and Lexington

By Matt Towner
SiAFF WRITER

Construction in Winches
ter and increased interaction
with UK are some of the op
tions LCC officials Ell‘t‘ consid~
ering to help the college grow
even with space problems on
the main campus.

The LCC advisory board
looked at blueprints for a new
building in Winchester dur-
ing its meeting Friday The
building would likely be locat
ed near 1-64. said Phillip Ker-
rick. director of economic do
velopment in Winchester

Kerrick said the location
would make l.C(‘ more yisible
to local residents and visitors.
He said the site could accoin-
modate further expansion to
meet L(‘(‘.‘s and Winchesters
goals for the partnership.

“We understand the llir
portancc of higher educa-
tion." Kerrick said. “Winches
ter needs this community col-
lege to achieve these goals.”

Another potential draty-
ingr card for the Winchester
site is the presence of multi-
ple creeks on the 20 acres oi
land that have been offered,
The Winchester construction
will he examined further once
enrollment on the campus iii-

ci'oascs to about Zoo in idczit

[.(‘i‘ has :in ciiroiliiiciit of

about with) students this you

tool) more students than
the iiiziiiicaiiipiis facility was
made to tit. l.(‘(‘ has opened a
south campus off Regent y
Road and another biiildiiiu in
Winchester to offset pressure
on their facilities.

The board also illsi'lisw‘tl
how the college can iiiiiiiit'iiii
a strong relationship \yitl:
l'K. Lt‘l‘ President .iiiii Ker
icy said Ht 1 growth his
made the collcuc more i‘i-lo-
rant to Hi than over [to oil
member Randy Pom-ll
agreed.

“My pt-i‘v'eptioit is it ti
l.(‘(‘ l\ rapidh becoming the
inaioi' iiiidei graduate t iconic“
for thc uniycrsity.” ht- mid.

t)iic plan foi sticiicihcu
ing tho i.('( ri'h' connection
\yould iiiy'ohc plat ing iiiiitu-il
members from each st boo‘. oi;
the others stratcgir planning
l‘tllililliiit't' Kt'l‘im
incl-tings with l'ixl l'rcsitirtu
ilcc Todd i‘cgai'ding 'be iiuitii
al relationship have been pos
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for us to i‘l‘lil‘tlii iiitoi‘oiiiosx
as well."

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UK economics professor says
economy could go either way

Possibilities: Researcher predicts improvement for Ky.

EyﬂSteve ivey

STMF WRITIR

The US. economy is in a
volatile condition. l'K eco—
nomics professor Christopher
Waller said Friday

“The stock market is be
low its historically high stair
dards. but it's not in the
tank." Waller said.

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fearing a set oiii't rm o” .o
three years 'iiiil (li‘\ \ii‘ izt
shock to tho market. \lit it ,,
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Former generals to present
Iraqi war scenarios tonight

Invitations: General says students should be informed

ByBenl-‘ranzlni

STAN WRIYTR

Experts will discuss the
military aspects of a possible
war with lraq tonight at l'K

The event, hosted by the
l'K Patterson School of 1)1p1o
iiiacy and International (‘om-
iiierce. will address topics
such as technology and ltigls
tics. special oiwrations. guard
and reserve roles. and opera-
i1onal planning

“We're going to have a
le\el of expertise here that
\eii would be hard pressed to
1.1111 outside of the Pentagon."
said Mike 1)escli. assoeiate di-
l‘t‘i‘ittl‘ of the Patterson School
.’llli organizer of the event

POVERTY

Continued from page]

\merican children.”

Martin School of Pub

11‘ Polity professots Sarah

‘tVackerharth and .leflery
Talbert will carry out this
study,

The third study w ill be
.11:enthnographiestudy by
sot-1ology professor .loanna
Radagliaeio. Ziliak said.

He said Hailagliaeeo
will lllii‘l'\'lt’\\ victims of
domestic violence to look at
links between intimate
partner violence and the
transition from welfare to
work.

Mary Sei‘t‘et. a member
of the center and a profes
soi' iii the (‘ollt'gt‘ of Social
Work. said the center‘s use
of researchers irom around
the university wil‘i he par
titularly useful for policy
‘egislation.

“We're assembling a superb
group of former generals
with extensive and diverse es-
pertise in tnany areas critical
to the use of force against
Iraq."

Gen. John (‘ohurir a for
mer commander of the 1'8.
Army IVlaterial (‘ommand
who will be a panelist. said it
is important that students he-
come informed about what a
war with Iraq could mean.

“What we're dealing w1th
is the future of our world." he
said. "WVre going to attempt
to offer a broad brush treat
ment of the many impliea
tions a possible war with Iraq
would bring,"

Mai (Een. Russ Groves. a

"1 think it will bring a
eoneei‘ted effort 111 re-
sponding to the Kentucky
"ugliesf" she said.

Among the state‘s
"uglies" are poverty. eduea
tioti and medical problems.
she said.

\‘ecret
search

said her i‘e
involves the rela
tioiiship between low in
come mothers who must
work and the well being of
their children.

The (‘ollege of Social
Work had 11 seminar Friday
to introduce the center and
its research plans to the
public.

Sutphen said the at
traction to the center is its
potential for involvement
from many different (‘olr
leges. He said it should he a
good resource for grant
money. as well as valuable
lli ekt‘llllllllllg poverty.

“Hopefully. it‘s going to
be an organization that
supports atid encourages
all types of research on low
lllt’ttli‘tt’ populations across
campus." he said.

loriner Adjutant (leneral ol
the Kentucky National Guard.
w 111 also be a panelist.

"l believe that it is the
duty of Americans to have
not only an opinion on global
matters but an informed opin-
ion." tlroves said "War with
lraq. should it ot‘t'tli‘. will once
again move conflict froin an
abstraction to a reality.”

tither panelists will in
«little lit (ten (‘lay Bailey .1
commander of 1'8. Air Force
Special ()pei‘ations (‘om
mand. Who will comment on
the deployment of special op
erations forces. and Brig. Gen.
.liin Shane. the head of the
(lovernor‘s (‘ommission on
Military Affairs and a former
Army war planner.

"1 urge students to attend

ECONOMY

Continued from page]

conference Friday. He said the
loss of iotmyibs in the Unit»
ed States 111 November is not
gt 11 id news.

"When employment be
gins to decline. that‘s almost
always a warning of a reces
sion.”

Waller said that should
the economy see a recession
111 3003. the federal govern
ment would have limited op-
tiotis to stimulate it. He said
the Federal Reserve has low
ered interest rates so much
that ftirtlier reduction would
be difficult

That leaves tax cuts as
the one tool left for improving
the economy. he said Waller
said the tax cuts would need
to be significant and perma-
nent. He said recent tax re
hates were not enough to spur
consumer spending.

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to hear the opinions of know]
edgeable former military
leaders as they too examine
an uncertain future." (iroves
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"They have to be long
term. People can‘t go buy a
car on a $600 rebate." he said.

Waller said the tax cuts
passed by (‘oiigress last year
won't take effect until 2000.

Eric Thompson. an asso
ciate research professor in the
(latton (‘ollege of Business
who also spoke at the confer
enee. forecasted a gradual iinr
provement for Kentucky‘s
economy

Thompson said the lien-
tucky economy will see a
slight improvement 111 the see
oiid half of 200?). with larger
growth coming 111200],

Thompson predicted Keir
lucky will add ~].700 manufac-
turingjohs each year through
2003, The retail industry will
add 4.300 per year. but the coal
industry will lose an average
of 300 per year. he said.

A key to the state ecoiio
my reaching the predicted 1%
percent growth will bean in
crease 111 business invest
nient. Thompson said

"if we don‘t see that 111
crease. we won’t see quite as
big an increase in consumer
spending in 3001." he said,

Marshelle Wood-
ward (lelt) and
Mary Carlton,
both freshman at
Georgetown Col-
lege, dance to
the music
between plays at
Friday night's UK
Cool Cats game.
Both modern and
classic hits are
played at the
games.

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HOCKEY

Continued from page i

hle finding it. said lan
Ward. the general manager
ol the fool (his

'!The fans] get pretty
wound up l‘siiall‘. there's
standing room only." Ward
said

For the past few sea»
sons. the hockey poster has
become the talk of fans.
They have featured models
such as Rebecca (iayheart
and famous alumna Ashley
Judd. This year‘s poster fea»
tures international model
Kylie Bax wearing a hockey
Jersey and showing a lot
of leg

tool that tan and
loresiry senior lion Fish»
paw said laiis get so iii
volved in the games that the
\1sitiiig team players hardly
(‘\'tl expei ient‘e '1 iiioiiieiit
without ieers and t‘llt‘t‘l s

"l'l'he -.:.-1mesl are pretty
i'owih 111111111; tommeto. 1t

seeiiis like you're really
close to the action.” iflxly
paw said

live-1'1 time the (‘ool

this store. l'li fans have a
chant they sing to Queens
“We will Roek You."

"it‘s supposed to mum]
like ”We're gonna beat the
puck out of you] but no-
body eyer says puck." (‘raft
said.

"The crowd is so ener~
getic.” said Beth Skees. a
teleeominuiiieations fresh»
man "1 think that‘s because

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the
games a little bit drunk."
Most of the Cool Cats
home games are played at
midnight on the weekends.
This gives students another
option for something to do

t‘Vt‘l'ytHlt‘ (‘011195 {0

on the weekends late at
night.

l'nlike other athletics
at l\'e11tucky. the hockey
team is relatively new. The
Southern Collegiate Hockey
.vasocialion was established
111 July 1070. However. Ken»
tucky didn't form a team
until 108-] under head coach
Terry Pelto. Since then. the
(‘ool (‘ats have won the as-
sociation‘s chattipionship in
1990 and 1991. and have
been runners up in 1992 and
1993. They also have a
streak of 15 consecutive
winning seasons.

This season. the C001
(‘ats are facing one of the
toughest yet. with a record
of 7.1 l. but there are still 13
games remaining. including
a regular season ﬁnale with
Duke at Rupp Arena. Many
losses were extremely close.
with six games lost by two
goals or less.

Regardless of the
team's success this year and
years to come. the fans
turnout probably will not
subside.

For Ashley Graham. an
advertising freshman. the
Kentucky v. Ohio State
game on Friday night was
the first hockey game she‘d
ever attended. but it would-
n‘t be her last. she said.

"You get so close to the
game." Graham said. “I love
that the crowd gets so into
it."

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This old airplane propeller was one of many otherwise ordinary objects transformed into artwork at the UK Art Department's Open Studio.

Showcase: UK art students display their creations
at the fifth annual Open Studio exhibition

By Crystal Little
KERNEL COLUMNIST

It was totally different
from my expectations.

After tromping up and
down Scott Street in the frigid
night. 1 ﬁnally locating the
elusive Reynolds Building.

Alternately scooting and
sliding down the steep. snow-
covered hill. I stumbled up
the rickety metal stairs on
the three-inch heels of toy
Chunky black boots.

My God. I'm walking
straight into an abandoned
house. I thought. panicking
quietly.

I took a deep breath as I
opened the door. cursing the
editor who had offered this
assignment. cursing myself
for taking it.

Clearly. I thought I was
wasting a perfectly good Fri-
day night.

I walked in and nearly
swooned from relief. The
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sured me I was in the right
place.

And what I saw as I on
tered the gallery took my
breath away.

The walls were covered
with paintings. sketches and
drawings.

There were people every.
where—students. UK faculty
and the artists themselves.

I could barely tear my
eyes from the surprisingly
pleasant assault of color and
presence of emotion that
practically emanated from
paper and canvas.

What sounded like a
Dave Matthews cover band

played live in another rootn.
but I was oblivious. walking
slowly from piece to piece.
barely aware of the crush of
people around me.

Open Studio Night at the
fifth annual Carey Ellis Ju—
ried Student Art Show in the
Barnhart Gallery was an
amazing experience _., the
word ”amazing" doesn't even
begin to encompass the vast
artistic talent displayed by
UK graduate art students.

No adjective properly de—
ﬁnes the feeling.

I felt humbled almost im-
mediately.

The cold no longer mat-
tered. the run‘down ware-
house-turned-art-studio fad-
ed away and all I could focus
on were the pieces before tne.

I could scarcely believe I
attended the same university
as the artists whose work
was on display.

Layered beneath my awe.
I longed to have the same de-
gree of talent simply
sketching stick people taxed
my artistic side to the limit.

As I moved from room to
room. from ceramics to
sculpture to the ﬁber studio.
I found tnore and more ob-
jects to marvel.

Angry paintings and
melancholy sketches vied for
my attention. while sculp—
tures of a grafﬁti artist and a
suicide bomber with
makeshift dynamite forced
me to do some double takes.

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bodies both intrigued and re
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greens of one painting drew
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at the Reynolds Building. Here UK students look at a sculpture that

won Judge's Choice.

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woman's face forever im~
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I was so caught up in the
art. I almost forgot l was
there to gather information.
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clutched in my hands

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rael. Jews and the Middle
East peace process. It's easy
to dismiss this as a desper-
ate action by a beaten orga-
nization. but after the coor-
dinated attacks in Kenya. it
appears that al-Qaeda again means business.

Moreover. it shows al-Qaeda‘s hatred for
democracy. peace and non-lylusliins remains un-
changed. Unable or unwilling to further prose-
cute the jihad agaiiist America. the terrorists
have shifted to another familiar target. Israel.

After a terrorist uprising that seems far
from resolution. the Middle East's only real
democracy is certainly not suffering from a
lack of enemies. From Iraq to the Al Aqsa
Brigades. from the Hezbollah to al-Qaeda. it
seems every fanatical Islamic terror organiza—
tion has found in Israel a common enemy

Such unified hatred raises the question:
What is it about Israel that moves these fanatics
to such atrocities?

There is no simple answer. Indeed. reli-
gion. politics and vendetta all play compelling
roles in the coiiilict. but the true motive be-
hind the hatred is an underlying fear of the
contagious idea of democracy.

Since as far back as the {\Iaccabeaii Empire.
modern lsrael is the first and only democracy in
the Middle East. When Egypt and Jordan held
the territories that are now considered Pales-
tine. they kept the populace oppressed and did
not extend citizenship to the refugees.

After listening to Egypt's scathing criti»
cism of Israel‘s treatment of the Palestinians.
it is interesting to note that when given the op
portunity. it would exploit instead of liberate
its fellow Arabs

There is no real love between the Islamic
World and the Palestinians; the Arab states sup
port Arafat as long as it fulfills their greater po-
litical purpose. to undermine the state of Israel.

Islamic states. from the secretive courts in
Nigeria to the warlords in Yemen. cannot exist as
democracies. They rule by oppression. hierairhy
and fear. The concept of granting equal rights.
free press and a secular voting power to the peo-
ple under their control is offensive to them.

Such states have already experienced politi
cal unrest from dissidents. as Iraq did in the
1980s and Iran is experiencing now. They know
the close proximity of democracy breeds unrest
and political mischief in their countries.

For many states. Israel represents the
l'nited States. the so-called Western World. and
the decline of their authoritarian rule. The de»
cision to tight to undermine Israel is not anti-
Semitic so much as it is pragmatic: to continue
to hold power. the Islamic world must contain
democracy. much as the l'nited States worked
to contain communism such a short while ago.

As long as Israel is portrayed as a Western
encroachment into the Arab world. there will
continue to be violence. AlQaeda is just the
newest addition to an enemy list featuring ter-
rorist professionals such as Hamas. Fatah and
Hezbollah. The Palestinian uprising is more
taken wu‘n violence than statehood. as it
proved at the failed (‘amp [)avid talks in 2000.

Since last September. the United States has-
n't been taking terrorism as lightly. Now. al-Qae—
da is trying to rally the Islamic extremists
around itsc tuse by <1inientiatingon Israel. and
it s unlikely President Bush will lessen his ef
toi ts to stop bin L ide n s oi g llll'l. ition.

As long as there are oppressed states in
the Middle liast. there Will be violence and ter»
rorism. The trend toward democracy may be
slow. but it is gradually changing the world.
We and our democratic allies must defend Is-
rael against this newest threat to its survival.
and we must stand firm against terrorism.

If our Arab “allies" are hesitant. we must
ask ourselves what interests and what values
they are really trying to protect.

A
GI‘OSSM

Andrew Grossman is a political science junior. ltis
views do not necessarily represent those of the Kernel.

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