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FEBRUARY 8,

2008

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CELEBRATING 37 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

 

Alerts delayed for several hours after shots fired

ByA Iic_e _He1mond

ahaymond@kykernel,com

Between the hours of midnight and
4 am. yesterday. people on campus
woke up to messages from the UK
Alert system about a shooting at Greg
Page Apartments that happened hours
earlier.

UK Police received a report of the
incident at 7:37 pm. Wednesday. The
Office of Emergency Management sent
its first alerts at I234 am.

When police arrived at the scene.
they received conflicting accounts of
what happened. said UK spokesman
.lay Blanton. That was the first of sever-
al factors delaying the alert message to
the campus community. he said.

lt was reported that three men and a
woman went up to the apartment door

of the woman‘s cit-boyfriend. said Maj.
Joe Monroe. UK's interim police chief.
The ex-boyfriend and cit-girlfriend had
an argument about 30 minutes before
that. Monroe said.

The ex—boyfriend shut his apart-
ment door when one of the males with
the woman revealed a handgun. Wit—
nesses heard two shots fired. but no one
was hurt. The occupant of the apart-
ment and the suspects are students at
Bluegrass Community and Technical
College. and one of the suspects. a ju-
venile. was identified last night. Mon~
roe said.

It was not until about 9 pm. that po«
lice had conlimted that shots were fired

during a fight involving several people.

Blanton said. At that point. they notified
UK‘s Office of Emergency Manage»
ment. which sends out the alerts.

The office's director. (‘hristy Giles.
drafted a message with UK Police to
send out through Uis IsAlert. complete
with full descriptions of the suspects.
Blanton said.

"Had this been a situation where
there was an active shooter. we would
have had the message out in a few min«
utes." he said.

But because it was an isolated inci~
dent. Giles and the police took time to
give a more complete account. he said.

Ronald Stephens. the executive di—
rector of the National School Safety
Center. said the first step in handling an
emergency is always verification before
notification. but sometimes administra-
tors should consider the valuc of imme-
diate notification.

“To wake people up at four in the

moming. that doesn't engender a lot of

good will." he said. "You do want to
send out warnings. but is it a crisis noti-
fication. or just some good informa—
tion'.’ If it‘s just information. it‘s proba—
bly not all that critical. and you can
share that infomiation at an appropriate
time."

Alerts about the tornado waming
Wednesday morning reached about
4.000 students within 30 minutes from
when the warning was issued. But facts
about incidents involving people. like
the shots at Greg Page. take longer to
confirm than weather emergencies. said
Ron Garrison. who provides training
and consultation on school safety.

Delays in emergency notification
usually improve with time. he said.
Since UK launched UK Alert Jan. 14.
he said the response seemed very
smooth to him.

“Those are the real world dilem-
mas that you're always going to face."
said Garrison, the school safety con-
sultant and litigation support specialist
at Garrison Associates in California.
"And yes. safety is sometimes incon-
venient; I mean. look what we go
through at airports ~ if that's not in-
convenient what is?"

Although the shots at Greg Page
did not pose an imminent threat. it was
still something that people on campus
should know about. Giles said.

"Because there were shots fired.
obviously that warranted an alert to the
campus community." Giles said. “With-
in a couple of hours of me getting the
information. the alerts were going out."

The initial alert reached about

See Alert on page 6

 

Solar house
team calls for
bright ideas

ByJi ill taster
jlaster@kykernel.com

 

 

You don‘t need to be an architect or an engineer to
work toward a greener future V you just need ideas.

Now through Feb. IX. UK's Smart Blues House
project will be accepting ideas for its entry in a tia—
tioiial competition to build an attractive and energy-
efficient solar house.

“What we're hoping is that (the ideas) span the
spectrum." said Gregory Luhan. an associate archi—
tecture professor who is working with the project.
“I‘m expecting my 5—year»old daughter to submit a
drawing."

Getting input is the first step of UK‘s preparation
to compete in the US Department of Energy 2009
Solar Decathalon. a competition in which 20 teams
design. build and operate a home completely pow»
cred on solar energy. The teams will participate in a
weeklong competition and exhibition in Washington.
DC. in October 2009.

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“It really shouldn t be designers on one side and

engineers on the other and everyone else somewhere
in the middle." Luhan said. “We‘re looking for col—
laboration."

Design is the first phase in a program that w‘ili
take about ltt months to complete. The design is
scheduled to be finished by the end of 2008. and the
house is slated to be built by the end of the Spring
2009 semester.

The College of Design currently has classes fo—
cused specifically around sustainable architecture.
and others incorporate sustainable architecture into
their programs.

“I just think it's the direction we have to go." said
Jacinda Haynes. an architecture sophomore in a .stu~
dio class focused on sustainable design. "lf you don’t
think of green architecture as a way of life. a
lifestyle. it's all for nothing,"

A class in the College of Design is also focused
on creating. designing and building the solar—pow~
cred house for the 2009 Solar Decathalon.

“I feel. as I think other people should feel. a
sense of responsibility not just for my immediate
community but for the global community as well."
said James Crowley. an architecture graduate student
in the class.

Ideas for the project can be on a specific field. or
they can be general suggestions. Luhan said. One
goal. he said. is to get the same sense of place he felt
when he moved here from New York.

“I wanted to discover Kentucky. so I went out
and drove in my Jeep and I found houses. buildings.
architecture." Luhan said. "With the Solar Dc—
cathalon. we have the opportunity to do that and
bring our ideas to the world."

People interested in the Solar Decathalon can visit
the program's W 'b site twww.uky.edii/.solarhou.se/l to
find out about the project and how to participate.

 

 

 

 

 

The object of the game Is simple ~ get the
jammcr. the designated scoring skater. to score by
lapping the opposing team. But the way to do it is
a little more coiriplicatcd.

At the sound of the whistle. a litre of blockers
take off for each team. Shortly after. on the rcfcr-
ee‘s second w liistle. two jammcrs take off

The blockers pave‘thc way for their jammci to
successfully iriakc It through the crowd of skaters
and complete one lap for the point,

This may sound easy. but a roller derby is not a
walk in the park it's a high-contact spon.

The two groups of blockers are allowed to Use
their bodies to stop the opposing blockers and jam—
mcr frorn getting ahead. There are hard hits and
even harder spills on the skating floor.

The popularity of roller derby reached its peak
in the I070s. Now the onccrdeclining sport has
come back,

Bran/en Kennedy
sports @kykemel com

.VVhen

the girls sstep
on the rink.
they all have
nicknames
that represent
their play.”

The Rollergirls of (‘cntral Kentucky entered
(‘hamp's Skate (enter and left their names at the
door

In these weekly practices. the neighborly Ms.
Smiths and .loneses of the world transform into
Rambos and ()‘Dooms. their skater names and the
only titles they answer to while in competition.

With their names. wheels. kneepads and hel»
mcts. the Rollergirls are ready to play.

Roller derby has been compared to w restling
The fierce competitors. though. are oftcn different
in their lives out of the rink.

“We have teachers. mothers. tattoo artists and
even businesswomen out there." said ('herry Darr
ling. one of the team's members who is known as
Andrea Blair otitsidc the rink “But when the girls
step on the rink. they .ill have nicknames or altcr
egos that represent their play

 

Student drops out
of city council race

STAFF REPORT

Daniel Burton. a UK student who is running for
the 3rd District seat on the Lexington»Fayctte Urban
County Council. plans to resign from the race.

“There have been some mounting concems with
my family in the past weeks. and I want to take time to
be there for them." Burton told the Kernel yesterday. "I
have a niece on the way and other health problems in
my immediate family. and I need to focus on them."

Burton. a secondary education sophomore. said
he will withdraw from the race as early as tomorrow.

“l think this is a good year for change." Burton
said. “It just might not be a good year for me."

Burton is still looking for a candidate to support
in the 3rd District. which includes UK. but said he
plans to remain active in the election and continue
spreading infomiation on campus.

He also said he plans to run for a senator-at-large
position in the Student Govemment elections.

~ "Cherry Darling"
Rollergirls team member

 

See Derby on page 3

Students join program hoping to be 'biggest loser'

smith M9"!

news@kykernel com

tration guidelines for physical activi-
ty, The workouts will vary between
training with a personal trainer. with
teammates and group fitness

The students will participate in
swimming. agility e\crcises. weight
training and cardiovascular workouts.
Mohammad said

"They will be evposed to c\cry
possiblc kind of workout to find one
they can be comfortable with and do
on their own." said Hannah Fuller. a
KIDCSlUlOgy and exercise science ju»
mm. and certified personal trainer
working with the program,

Fuller will work with participants
twice a week and help organile bi~
weekly team challenges
“I hope by the end of this program they will

Life and the l'ndergi'oiind Fitness
Center. was Inspired by NBCK
"The Biggest Loser." where con—
testants participate iii a series of
challenges to help them lose
weight.

The sl\ students who started
the program Feb, I. are divided
into two teams of three and will
compete against each other during
the l2»weck program. which will
include physical and educational
exercises.

“Effective weight loss encom»
passes accountability and intcmal
motivation and having people there
to fuel that motivation." Moham-I
mad said.

The team members will be required to weigh
in weekly and work out six days a week for (It)
minutes based on the Food and Drug Adminis

"It's not just
about working
out, getting to
the gym —- it's

about time

management and
self-confidence."

CASEY GIivm

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College can be a time of stress and greasy
food. but University Health Services is kicking
off February with a pilot program aimed at
helping students on campus deal with the pit‘
falls of college life and the state‘s high rate of
obesity.

Wildcat Fit Camp is a trial program for stu»
dents who live on campus who have a body mass
index of 30 or greater. Program coordinators
hope to bring awareness to health risks that come
l with being overweight and help students make

. . . lifest le chan es. said Fadvia Mohammad. a
Old you use to I“ m Boyd or Jam" hells? healtli educatifn specialist for University Health
Services and a co—designer of the program,

“We want to teach them to be healthy and
know they are at risk." Mohammad said.

The program. a collaborative effort of Uni-
versity Health Services. the Office of Residence

 

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BROKEN

I’I'le DiSI-l

As she mourns Heath
Ledger's death,
Michelle Williams
draws strength from
her love for 2-year-
old Matilda by Gabe
Guarente

By Gabe Guarente

'l‘he chateau lllilPlthIll in
West Hollywood was a special
place for Heath Ledger and
Michelle Wilhaiiis. who Lised it
as a home base during trips to
the West (‘oast when they first
started dating. On February 2.
Williams. 27 (w ho has been in
virtual seclusion since Ledger‘s
shocking January 22 death).
gathcred a small group of family
and friends. including his (‘asa-
nova costar Sienna Miller and
Miller's boyfriend. Rhys lfans.
.it the legendary hotel to remem—
ber her ex-fianc/i. and the father
of her 2chai>o|d child. Matilda.
"Michelle sat and told stories
about Heath tor several hours
over a quiet dinner." says a
source L‘lt)si.‘ [0 the actress.
“l:\erybody was comforting her.
it was \cry somber.”

Izarlier that day. Williams
had attended a memorial scr\ice
on the Sony lot in (‘ulyer (‘ityz
('aliloriiia. where she \\ as Joined
by her Dawson's ('reck costar
Katie Holmes and Tom ('ruise.
Ledger‘s I‘m Not There director.
'l‘odd Haynes. said a few words:
Ben Harper sang; and a
siideshow brought a few guests
to tears. “It was a beautiful.

moving celebration of his life."
says a source who was there.

As Ledger is finally laid to
rest (his body. which was flown
to Australia on February 5. will
likely be interred in a family
plot). the controversy over his
death is far from over. On Janu~
ary 3]. Entertainment Tonight
planned to air a video of Ledger
taken at a drug‘filled 2006 party.
(While Ledger's death is widely
believed to be drug-related. re-
sults of a toxicology report had
not been released at presstime.)
After stars such as Sarah Jessica
Parker and Natalie Portman
urged the show not to air it. the
footage was pulled. Soon alter.
Williams who split from Ledger
in 2007 alter a tumultuous three
years. issued Tier emotional plea
for privacy (see box. page 68).
Her priority: to help Matilda
lace life without Dad.

What Matilda Knows

"She looks just like her fa—
ther." says one Williams pal of
daddy's girl Matilda. noting that
it is unlikely the child — who. a
source says. will inherit "every—
thing" from her father 4 is
aware of his death. “She's too
young." So how is Williams ex—
plaining all the trauma of the
past se\eral weeks'.’ “Michelle
and the family are showering
Matilda with love right now to
cushion it so she isn't really
aw are." says another source
close to the family. "Michelle
basically told Matilda. ‘Daddy
went away.‘ Matilda still doesn‘t
grasp it."

Lite With Mom

Though Williams and doting
dad Ledger shared custody (and
employed a nanny). by all ac-
counts Williams is a hands-on
mother. Neighbors in the family-
oriented Boerum Hill area of
Brooklyn recall a laid-back
mom who attends neighborhood
parties and even opened her
house to trick-or-treaters. Local
dad Eric Havlik says he visited
Williams' house last Halloween:
“Michelle and Matilda gave out
good candy together." Another
parent. Stacey Shapiro. noticed a
tight bond between mother and
daughter at one party in nearby
Cobble Hill. “Michelle let her
just be and wander freely." she
says. “but Matilda seemed to
never want to leave her side."

More recently: Matilda trav-
eled to the Trolthttan. Sweden.
set of Williams‘ movie Mam-
moth (now on hold). where. a
set source says. the two hiked
and picnicked. "They loved the
outdoors." says the source.
adding that Matilda is “a gentle
child. Always smiling and
laughing."

Finding Closure

“Michelle was always really
vulnerable. so this has shaken
her quite a bit." says the
Williams friend. who spoke to
the actress on January 3|. For
now. production on the upcom-
ing Blue Valentine has been
pushed back (see box. page 70).
Says a source close to the star.
“She‘s mourning and trying to
figure out what to do next."

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2008

ID. Williams
Asst. Spons Editor
jwilliamscl‘kykernelt om

New class lacks
big talent, will fill
void left by grads

Rich Brooks‘job is never easy. liven when it seems
like he should be tucked away enjoying the backside of a
season with unprecedented high
ntarks.

Still. Brooks and his staff were
punching the clock on what some
consider a holiday in college football

national signing day. This week.
fans saw another signing period for
their favorite football teams.

Some programs rich with history
like those Alabama and Florida
schools get an overflow of talented
athletes that could mosey right into a
starting spot from day one. With the
powerhouses flexing their annual re—
cruiting muscles. the up—and— (hope—
fully) coming programs like UK have to simply get what
they can in the pile of leftovers.

Every now and again. teams in search for greatness
Will land a top-tier recruit that will have fans juiced up in
hopes of him being a comerstone for the future. But more
often than not. schools in the fast lane for consistent suc~
cess. as UK is. sometimes end up digging at the bottom of
the bucket after losing kids on the top of their wish list to
bigger programs.

After this class has been evaluated. UK didn‘t beat the
odds. They didn't get the kid that‘s going to be on the
Heisman Watch List in his first year. or his second. And
unless something drastic happens. there w ill be an absence
from any Freshman All-American hopefuls.

It's true. UK's newest football players are mostly rrradc
up of project prospects. Guy's that can develop into good
players or could just flop.

But it doesn't matter.

For what UK‘s 2008 recruiting class lacks in raw tal—
ent. is made up for with something that can‘t be taught or
developed over four years. Instead of budding blue chip
stars. UK got speed. a weapon to be reckoned with. and it‘s
something that UK needed.

“We were able to get maybe one of the most athletic and
fastest recruiting classes that we‘ve signed since I‘ve been
here." Brooks said at a press conference on signing day. “Five
years ago one of my greatest statements was that what our
team needed was speed. This class has a lot of that in it."

The class is headlined by wideout Aaron Boyd. a local
product from Henry Clay High School. and Winston Guy. a
defensive back at Lexington Catholic who originally corn—
mitted to Arkansas but pulled out to be a Cat.

But the absence of high profile recruits should not give
room for despair. It‘s all part of the building process.
Brooks will have to continue working with what he‘s got to
keep grabbing wins. Which hasn‘t been a bad strategy.

His system has produced a Heisman candidate. numerv
ous all-conference peit'omiers and more seniors in the Se~
nior Bowl this year than all his years combined. Brooks
brings them in as projects then equips them with the skills
to succeed. Like a church with a convincing minister
they never leave the same as they canre. UK‘s set to have a
record of players selected in April‘s NFL daft.

Of the notable 20 recruits. there is a handful of players
that will challenge for playing time in the wide receiver
spots with the absence of departing seniors Keenan Burton
and Steve Johnson. Boyd is definitely one of them along
with Eric Adeyemi from Miami and Gene McCaskill of
Chester. SC. Much like Burton. McCaskilI took snaps as
quarterback in high school. and is a playmaker on offense.
But the conversion to play Southeastem Conference foot-
ball is a tightrope walk. not an easy stroll at all.

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set. When I’m upset, I'm known to do certain things —

like win championships,”

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the soon-to-be 36-year-old can’t fit in the run-and-gun style of the

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Depleted Cats' backcourt runs off Rebels

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Freshman guard Amber Smith sat at the
end of UK's bench all night. Junior guard Car-
ly ()rmcrod wasn‘t too many seats down from
her. sandwiched between teammates. Smith
wore street clothes. ()rmcrod wore her warm—
ups. birt she still didn‘t see any time on the
floor.

Both were inactive with two more injuries
in what has turned out to be a season full of
nicks and bruises for the Cats.

Still. UK till I . o3 Southeastern Confer—
enccl pushed its way to a 59—54 victory at
Rupp Arena over Ole Miss. even with a de~
pleted backcourt.

Last night‘s victory was the Cats' first
game since Smith tore the anterior cruciate
ligament in her right knee. The injury is one of
many that have plagued the Cats this season.
but the players and coaches have tackled the
challenge by coming together as a team.

“It was going to have to be a group effort.
and it certainly was tonight." head coach
Matthew Mitchell said. "This is a really. really
special group right now. I‘m proud that we
won this game.”

The Cats~ group effort was highlighted by
senior center Sarah Elliott. who tallied her
l2th career double—double yesterday by score
ing 14 points and pulling down 12 rebounds.

“I know I can have these nights." [Elliott
said. "but some nights I can't do it and I get
frustrated. This was one of those nights where
I could do it. But everybody knocked down
open shots. and crashed the boards hard
tonight."

In the first it) minutes of the game. the
Cats and the Rebels t9-l2. 3-5 SECl traded
blows. Although the Cats opened up with a
quick Ila-I lead with |-i:tl7 remaining. the

Big men may

ELLIOTT HESS | STAFF
UK sophomore forward Lydia Watkins attempts a
shot on Ole Miss sophomore guard LaKendra
Phillips during last nights 59—54 Wildcat victory

Rebels fought back by running off seven con-
secutive points and pulled even at ll»ll with
I234 left on the clock.

The two squads stayed even for the next
few minutes. with two ties and one lead
change in the irext four and a half minutes.
With 7:56 on the clock. the Cats took the lead
with a three-pointer from senior guard Chelsea
Chowning. The score was lS-l7 in the (‘ats'
favor.

After Chow'ning‘s three. the Cats scored
I3 straight points over a three—minute span.

expanding their lead to 26-17 with 4:31 re-
maining. UK maintained its lead and took an
eight-point advantage into halftime. 32—24.

After the intermission. UK held onto its
eight-point lead for the next five minutes. but
the Rebels did not concede. Ole Miss‘ Lil
Robertson. a sophomore forward. drained a
three—pointer with 14:52 on the clock. The
shot A. Robertson's only three points of the
game —— ignited the Rebels toward a 7--() run.
pulling them to within one point of the Cats at
40-39 with 12:54 left in the game.

The Rebels~ call was soon matched by a
Cats response. Before the Rebels could take
the lead. freshman forward Victoria Dunlap
netted four straight points for the Cats. The
Rebels fought back. and senior forward Dee
Forrest brought her squad within one posses-
sion of a tie. 46—43 with 9:56 remaining.

However. Ole Miss. run was doused by
two consecutive (‘howning three-pointers.

"What I love about Chelsea is that she had
far more failure than success from the three-
point line tonight." Mitchell said. “but you
could not tell by how she shot the ball. When—
ever she shot the ball. she felt like it was going
in. Those two shots were at such a critical
point in the game since we were struggling to
score.

The Rebels came within two points. 55-53.
with 93 seconds until the final buzzer. However.
each team went more than a minute without
scoring and by the time UK senior guard
Samantha Mahoney sank a high—arching floater
from the lane 7 her only two points of the sec—
ond half — the Cats had expanded their lead to
57-53 with just 20.6 seconds remaining.

"We thought as if we had a chance. but
Kentucky did a very good job of making the
big play at all the right times." Ole Miss head
coach Renee Ladner said. “We just couldn't
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Just three days alter facing
Auburn. a team with little interior
presence. freshman forward
Patrick Patterson has a slightly
tougher task at hand tomorrow
Richard Hendrix.

Hendrix. a junior forward. and
the Alabama Crimson Tide come
to Rupp Arena tomorrow. attempt
ing to put an end to liK's four-
game win streak.

Hendrix leads the Tide with
l‘) points per game .- third in the
Southeastern Conference and
is the only player in the confer-
ence averaging double—digit re—
bounds.

At (v-foot-Q and 255 pounds.
Hendrix is a physical inside pres-
ence who has already made his
mark against the Cats. Last year in
'I‘uscaloosa. Alas Hendrix poured
in 2i points against the Cats in an
Alabama victory. But last season
Hendrix had fellow big man lcr~
rnareo Davidson inside to help.
He's played this season without his

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running mate who graduated.

"I think it‘s put a little more
pressure on him." Alabama coach
Mark (iottfried said. “He knows
he‘s got to do a better job."

Hendrix‘s second team All-
SEC selection performance as a
sopltt’imorc last season set the
stage for an even better 2ilil7-ills
campaign.

His scoring and rebounding
numbers have both improved. and
after making (vi) percent of his
field goal attempts as a Stlplltlv
more. the junior has hit (12.6 per-
cent of his shots this season.

Still. Gottfried is asking more
of his big man inside.

"He has played very. very
well." (iottfricd said. "I'm very
proud of Richard. And I still think
he can do rriorc. Seventeen re—
bounds (against [SM is a lot. but
he‘s just so capable of doing some
great things and we're just going
to keep working with him. But
he's done a good job,"

Just a freshman. Patterson has
already developed into an offeri—
sive force in the paint for UK.

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The Huntington. W.\'.. native has
scored at least I5 points in five of
six SIiC games including three
2il—point games and has at least
eight rebounds in four of those
games.

Auburn coach Jeff Lebo spent
much ol the week leading up to
his marchup with UK fretting
about Patterson. and his worries
prov cd to be warranted. Patterson
hit eight of lit shots against the
Tigers. scoring l‘) points.

Though (iottfried isn‘t faced
w itli the problem of finding some
one to guard Patterson. he still
lauded the freshman during his
weekly teleconference.

“He’s obviously very skilled.”
(iottfi'ied said. “I like how hard he
plays. He‘s done a good