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CELEBRATING 36 YEARS OF lNDEPENDENCE

Fletcher files to end trustee suit; AG stands by claims

claim. initially made in August. that the
boards currently violate portions of
state law requiring the proportion of
Republicans and Democrats on each
public university‘s goveming board to
reflect that of registered voters.

The key argument in the motion
Fletcher‘s office filed today is that the
statutes allow the govemor to account
for the party affiliation of the faculty.
staff and student members of the boards
when making appointments. said
Fletcher‘s deputy general counsel.
Andy Barr.

UK‘s board currently has one staff
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Beshear and attomey general-elect Jack
Conway. both Democrats. will take of—
fice in 27 days.

Since a judge has not yet decided
the trustees case. Conway will not com-
ment specifically on it. said Mark Rid-
dle. Conway‘s campaign manager.

"As a general principle. Mr. Con—
way will simply follow the law as attor—
ney general.“ Riddle said. “and that in-
cludes enforcing the statutory require—
ments for university boards.“

Beshear's office also declined to
comment. because “Attomey General
Stumbo is pursuing the case at this
time." said Beshear spokeswoman Vic-
ki Glass. who previously worked as a

spokeswoman for Stumbo‘s office.

“Govemor-elect Beshear will be in-
terested in the outcome as it will pro-
vide guidance in making appointments
to the board." Glass said.

In Kentucky. 56.9 percent of voters
are registered Democrats. 36.6 percent
are Republicans. and 6.5 percent are
registered as independents or as affiliat-
ed with another party. according to the
Kentucky State Board of Elections.

The attorney general contends that
means there should be 10 Democratic
appointees on UK‘s Board of Tmstees.
The UK board has I6 gubernatorial ap~
pointees, of whom seven are Democ-
rats and nine are Republicans.

As Gov. Ernie Fletcher and Attor-
ney General Greg Stumbo prepare to
leave office. a case disputing the num-
ber of Republican members on the
boards of trustees at UK and other state
universities has again moved forward
today with motions from both sides.

The office of Fletcher. a Republi-
can. filed a motion yesterday to dismiss
a lawsuit saying the boards have Re-
publican majorities that violate state
law.

The office of Stumbo. a Democrat.
filed a response motion maintaining his

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Fletcher Stumbo

Stumbo‘s office claims the governor
should not consider the party affiliation
of these members when determining the
party representation of appointees.

A decision is expected within the
month. Barr said. Govemor-elect Steve

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Freshman walk-on linebacker Brian Murphy, left, freshman offensive lineman Stuart Hines, center, and redshirt freshman offenseve lineman Marcus Davis practice three times a week as members of UK football's scout
team. The three spend two hours prior to practice lifting weights and occaswnally visiting the training room to treat nagging injuries suffered during the rigors of practice

Playing time or not, unheralded scout team committed to preparing UK for success

each day. he does. because practice is looks (of the other team). and guys plc. said redshirt freshman Marcus starting (teams) better." Davis said.

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Three times a week. Stuart Hines
walks out the front door of Baldwin
Hall around 7 am. and heads to the
EJ. Nutter Training Facility.

He spends the next two hours lift-
ing weights. putting on his pads and
occasionally visiting the training
room.

Some days. Hines feels like prac-
ticing. Other days. he doesn‘t. But

his only duty on the UK football
team.

Hines. a freshman offensive line-
man. is a redshirt for the 2007 season.
The redshirt keeps Hines from play-
ing in games and instead puts him
among a group of players who make
up what tread coach Rich Brooks
called one of the most important ele—
ments of any football program ~-— the
scout team.

“(The scout teami gives you the

line up and give you repetitions
that are critical in what you‘re go-
ing to face that week." Brooks
said.

Brooks estimated that he uses
about 60 players —— 30 on offense
and 30 on defense — on the scout
team each week. it is a unit made up
primarily of redshirt scholarship play—
ers like Hines and non-scholarship
walk‘ons.

Scout team duties are fairly sim-

Davis. a walk-on who is on the scout
team for the second year, Each week.
he said. the scout players prepare the
staning teams for the next UK oppov
nent.

For a significant portion of the

Cats‘ practice. the scout-team offense

lines up across from the first—team

defense. and the scout-team defense

lines up against the first-team of—
fense.
“Our job is basically getting the

"We do a lot of running the same play
over and over 'til they get it right. so
It sometimes gets monotonous. but
it‘s for real."

For guys like Davis and Hines.
the scout team is a routine stop on a
joumey toward becoming a key cog
in future UK teams.

Hines. a Bowling Green. Ky.. na-
tive. came to UK as a top—25 offen-

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Nursing school grows to fight shortage

81. Erica Mitchell

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The UK College of Nursing has
doubled incoming undergraduate en-
rollment for the '2le7-08 school year
to meet the n'sing demand for nursing
care in response to a national and lo
cal shortage.

The college is now accepting 80
students per semester compared to 40
in the past. said College of Nursing
Dean Jane Kirschlrng. The college
had been turning away qualified stu-
dents for the program because of an
enrollment cap. she said.

With the recent increase. the col-
lege has 480 undergraduates this year
compared to 352 last year and has hired
three new faculty members and advis-
ers to accommodate the increase in stu-
dents. lt expects to add five more facul-

ty members over the next two years.

The United States is in the midst
of a nursing shortage that is expected
to intensify as baby boomers age and
the need for health care grows. ac-
cording to the American Association
of Colleges of Nursing.

In addition to fighting the national
shortage of nursing care. UK‘s nurs-
ing program needs to expand to serve
Kentucky‘s medical needs. Provost
Kumble Subbaswamy said.

”The projected shortage of nurses
in the Commonwealth will impact the
quality and availability of healthcare
for citizens of Kentucky.“ he said.

Subbaswamy also said there is a
need to increase the number of bac-
calaureate-prepared nurses in the mar-
ketplace because of growing evidence
that hospitals need more nurses who
have college degrees to assure high-

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quality care.

Dr. Michael Karpf. L'K‘s execu»
tive vice president for health affairs.
said the College of Nursing is the first
place UK Hospital looks for recruit-
ing new nurses.

“Because of our dramatic growth
in clinical activity. it is very important
to have enough nurses." Karpf said.
“We look to our College of Nursing

for new graduates in the (bachelor of

science) program and the master‘s
program levels."

The increase in students should
not have a negative effect in the class-
room. said Kristin Ashford. an assis-
tant professor at the College of Nurs-
ing. The class sizes will still vary.
ranging from large lectures to small
clinical classes.

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month.
home‘s gas bill is $130. a 30 percent in-
crease over last year. said Andrew Mel-
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As the winter temperatures begin to

creep low. UK students who live off
campus may find their gas bills soan'ng
high.

At the rate set by Columbia Gas this
the average single-family

The price for natural gas has risen
to to 15 percent across the state. and

Melnykovych said it could rise even
higher when gas companies assess and
reset their gas prices in December. Co-
lumbia Gas has raised its prices higher
than l5 percent to cover the costs of last

winter and some consumers‘
bills. Melnykovych said.

With effort and forethought. student
renters can control the rising heat costs
and keep a handle on their personal bud-
gets at the same time. Melnykovych said.

“it is all about how you use energy
in your house." he said.

While being toasty warm at 72 de-
grees is nice. Melnykovych suggested
putting on a sweater and turning the
themth down to 68 degrees.

Another way to cut costs is to lower
the temperature when no one is home.
Melnykovych said. When a house is
empty. residents are paying to warm up
unused space. With the landlord‘s per-
mission. students could invest 560 for a

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The sun will come out tomorrow

Bet your bottom dollar that Broadway Live will be presenting
"Annie" all this weekend at the Lexington Opera House. The
classic musical is a timeless tale of a red-headed orphan
named Annie. Despite what life tosses her, she never gives up
and pushes through her struggles with a smile.

The musical, which is coming off a seven-year hiatus, will
be presented on Friday and Saturday at 8 pm, and on Satur-
day and Sunday at 2 pm. Tickets cost $25 to $75. For more in-
formation, call 233-3535 or visit the Lexington Opera House's
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Magician conjures up acting ability in ‘Tempest’

 

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Theater sophomore Ray Adams stands on stage during the opening scene of UK The-
atre's rendition of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest" on Friday night

Opera house to hold
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Professional opera hopefuls are
preparing for the audition of a Iifetitne
this weekend.

Auditions for the nation’s best-
known opera house. the Metropolitan
Opera in New York. will be held Satur-
day at I pm. in Memorial Hall.

In 2000. the auditions moved to
Lexington from Louisville. Since that
time III singers have auditioned. and
about half of those have been UK stit-
dents. said Henno Lohmeyer. co-direc-
tor of the Metropolitan Opera National
Council's Kentucky District.

The auditions are a big deal for
many aspiring opera singers. providing a
chance for them to get their feet off the
ground and begin their careers, Lohrney—
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“If you win the whole thing. your
career is off to a great start Lohmeyer
said. “If you are not among those chi»
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again ,, as long as you belieye in your
talent. your voice. and work hard.

“Many of the most acclaimed
singers will tell you stories of despair
and confusion after being rejected by
audition judges."

Judges are concemed with finding
exceptionally talented singers. but they
also want to help applicants improve

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Hopeful singers should not be dis
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“Some of the stellar singers at the
Met today competed in the auditions
and never won." he said.

(‘harles Anthony. a tenor who holds
the record for most performances of an
artist at the Metropolitan Opera. will
hold a master class before the auditions.
Anthony will take some time to talk
about his career and answ er questions
from the audience.

Anthony‘s class will be held on Sat—
urday at 10am. and Sunday at I pm. at
Memorial Hall.

Ashley Putnam. a soprano who
works at the Manhattan School of Mu-
sic. will also hold a master class. It will
begin Sunday at 2 pm in Memorial
Hall.

Both Anthony and Putnam will be
audition judges. along with Bruce Don-
nell. stage director at the Metropolitan
Opera since 1975.

The auditions are open to partici—
pants from the l’nitcd States and ('ana—
da. 'lhc wrnncrs of the district auditions
will advance to the TrteState Regional
Finals in Lexmgton on Jan. It).

The auditions and master classes are
open to viewing by the public. Admis-
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While anyone who knows “The
Tempest" knows its magical plot. full
of island mystics. spirits. spells and
curses. audiences of the UK Theatre
production probably don‘t know the
magical background of one of UK‘s
own thespians‘. Ray “Magic" Adams.

Adams. a theater sophomore who
plays the boatswain in “The Tempest."
is the average collegiate actor if you
don‘t consider his other pastimes A
magic. miming, fire-eating. juggling.
composing. balloon sculpting and beat-
boxing.

Learning to act plays a large role in
becoming a good magician. Adams said.

“In the words of (Jean) Robert-
Houdin. ‘There are no magicians. just
actors playing the part of a magician.”
Adams said. “In addition to what
Houdin said. to become the best magi‘
cian that you can. you must first learn
to act."

Adams' interest in magic began at
age 4. when he saw his first magic
show at Springdale Presbyterian
Church in Louisville. His interest in-
creased when his mother gave him a
magic toy that cut and repaired a rope.
and soon after. his passion was bom.

“Usually kids drop into magic
around the age of 8 and drop back out
again around the age of 10. but I‘m still
in it." Adams said with a laugh. “I've
been in magic now for 16 years and
been a professional for six."

He said he has created a distinctive
magical style. risking collapsed lungs
and burned lips to incorporate magic
with pyrotechnics that include fire«
breathing. explosions. holding fire in
his palm and a trick called the “Kiss of
Fire."

However. Adams‘ interest in magic
not only lies with the tricks themselves.
but with the story behind them.

"I'm tired of people showing tricks
for tricks‘ sake." Adams said. “The
question I‘m constantly asking magi

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eians is why. There are trick operators.
and then there are magicians. Just be-
cause you have the props and you
know how to do it doesn‘t make you a
magician."

Adams is working on a stage per-
formance for the Society of American
Magicians and the lntemational Broth-
erhood of Magicians 2008 convention
in Louisville. which includes an adapta—
tion of Hwy Houdini‘s “Metamorpho-
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forbidden to touch a box in the Wizard's
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covers a magical surprise.

Adams. who already has performed

magic in eight countries and in front of

as many as 2.000 people. now aspires
to become a performer in Las Vegas by
either opening his own theater or ob-
taining an ongoing contract with one.
“I want to revolutionize the world
of magic forever." Adams said. “I'd

like to be famous. but it‘s for a different
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circle. the circle of magicians."

However. Adams has temporarily
put his other passions on hold to per—
fomi in “The Tempest which he said
has been a valuable tool in perfecting
his art of magic. especially with the
help of director Andrew Kimbrough, a
UK theater professor.

“(Kimbroughl teaches us that as far
as the character is concemed. that is our
job." Adams said. "I know that the
character I have ponrayed is the one I
have built; I have made it from the bot-
tom up.

“What these magicians. ‘trick oper—
ators‘ as I‘ve labeled them. don‘t un-
derstand is that you‘re not a magician
until you've created a character."

While audiences might have to
wait for another magic performance
front Adams. they can still catch him
and the rest of the cast in the closing
weekend of “The Tempest." today and
tomorrow at 7:30 pm. and Sunday at 2
pm. All showings are at the Guignol
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November I S,
2007
Page 4

SPORTS

Matthew George

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Asst Sports Editor
Phone 257 l915

 

Meeks to miss 4 to 6 weeks
with stress fracture in pelvis

Mavis Woldron
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As if a blowout loss to
Gardner-Webb University and
several injuries weren‘t already
enough. the UK basketball team
received more bad news
Wednesday. Sophomore guard
Jodie Meeks will miss four to
six weeks because of a stress
fracture in his pelvis, head
coach Billy Gillispie announced
yesterday.

Meeks injured his pelvis in
the Cats‘ final exhibition game
against Seattle University.
Gillispie said.

Even though Meeks was
not 100 percent. he practiced
before UK‘s regular—season
opener against Central
Arkansas and began playing
with less pain, Gillispie said.
But after playing two games in
two nights during the 2K
Sports College Hoops Classic
benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer.
Gillispie found out the injury
was more serious than Meeks
had originally thought.

Meeks hasn‘t practiced since
the loss to Gardner-Webb on
Nov. 7.

“He‘s tough. and he‘s very
team-oriented.“ Gillispie said.
"He wants to be out there. If
they wouldn‘t have diagnosed
him, I‘m sure he would‘ve been
out there all those days (he
missed). We‘ll do what the doc-
tors tell us to do. and he‘ll have
to be patient. and we‘ll have to
. be patient. and when he comes
back. he comes back.“

The injury to Meeks is an is~
sue that Cats have no choice but
to accept. Gillispie said.

“Whatever happens. you
deal with.“ Gillispie said. “We
have to continue to get much.

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BRITNEY MCINTOSH | STAFF

Sophomore guard Jodie Meeks dribbles past Seattle University's Ryan
Coldren in the Cats' 82-63 exhibition win over the Redhawks on Nov. 3.

much better. We‘re not going to
spend a lot of time worrying
about what we‘re not. We‘re
going to worry about what we
are. You have tough times. and
you find out a lot about your
teams when things don‘t go as
well.“

Meeks. named a freshman
All»American by Collegelnsid-
er.com. was UK‘s fourth leading
scorer a year ago when he tal-
lied 8.7 points per game. Meeks
spent the summer improving his
jump shot. and in the first exhi-
bition game. he showed flashes
of that ability.

The sophomore led the Cats
with 34 points and seven 3-
pointers in a win over Pikeville.
But since the regular season
started. Meeks has struggled

with his shot. He scored just 5
points against Central Arkansas
and 9 against Gardner—Webb.

Meeks is the seventh player
to suffer an injury since
Gillispie took over in April. and
six of those have missed either
practice or game time. Jared
Caner (shoulder) and Joe Craw-
ford and Derrick Jasper (knees)
all underwent off-season
surgery. Ramon Harris and Per-
ry Stevenson both suffered from
broken noses in practice. and
Michael Porter suffered a con—
cussion during practice. Harris
has also missed the Cats‘ first
two games with a stress fracture
in his foot.

UK returns to the court
Wednesday against Liberty at
Rupp Arena.

 

UK inks two recmits on signing day

By Kenny Colstfl

kcolston@kykernel.com

After months of waiting.
high school seniors Darius
Miller and DeAndre Liggins
signed National Letters of Intent
yesterday. the first day of the
early signing period. to play
basketball at UK.

The two prominent high
school basketball stars both ver—
bally committed to UK months
ago. but yesterday afternoon‘s
signings made their commit-
ments official. Both will play
basketball in Lexington starting
next season.

"We are really excited
head coach Billy Gillispie said
in a news conference yesterday.
“We‘ve targeted them both as
soon as we got here.“

Miller ., a o-foot-o small
forward ranked 38th by
Scout.com A is (iillispic‘s first
iii—state recruit and hails from
May'sville. Ky. Miller is consid-
ered a front—runner for Kentucky
Mr. Basketball this season after
averaging 20 points and nine re-
bounds while leading Mason
County High School to a 283
record as a junior.

Yet Gillispie wanted to clari-
fy that he didn't recruit Miller
just because he‘s an in—state rc-
cruit.

“We always try in get the

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guy's closest to home.“ Gillispie
said. “But you don‘t recruit
them just because they are in-
state.“

Liggins is a o—t‘oot—o point
guard - ranked list overall by
Scout.com — attending Findlay
Prep School in Henderson. Nev.
Liggins averaged a triple-double
(l4 points. It) rebounds. in as—
sists) as a junior at George
Washington High School in
Chicago. his hometown.

“i think Liggins will be the
surprise of the class.“ said
Scout.com recrurting analyst
Jeff Goodman. "Darius Miller is
a great player too. but Liggins
has real pro potential. He is the
type of player who can take
over a game from the wing and
dominate.“

With Miller and Liggins
both ranked by Scout.com as
topv-llt high school seniors in the
2007 class. (iillispic has contin~
tied his recruiting prowess.
which started last year when he
brought in heralded freshmen
Patrick Patterson and Alex Lei
gion

"This is big»leaguc rccruit~
mg." said Scoutcom recruiting
analyst Dave ‘l‘elep. "Look at
North Carolina. Duke and
Kansas. They haye all missed on
guys this year. UK went out and
got two national guys who are
going to complement each other

very well.“

Gillispie didn‘t get every—
body he wantcd. though. (‘hris
Singleton. a 6—foot—8 small for-
ward. chose Florida State over
UK yesterday. UK and FSU
were the final two schools on
Liggins‘ list. but the Nth-ranked
recruit on Scoutcom chose to
become a Seminole.

The NCAA prohibits
Gillispie from commenting on
recruits who have not sent in
their Letter of Intent. including
players who commit to other
schools. Gillispie was also nort-
committal about recruiting
somebody for UK‘s frontcoun.

Gillispie might have trouble
finding a big man for the spring
signing period. Telep said. But
Goodman said if a player does
emerge during the course of the
high school season. UK will be
on him.

”Their staff is the type that
will turn oycr every stone to
find the player.“ Goodman said.

And with the early signing
period lasting until Nov. 2| be»
fore a second signing period in
the spring. many recruiting ana-
lysts aren‘t ready to sleep on
l'K.

"Keep an eye on zoos and
especially 2009.“ Tclep said. “It
looks ltlxc In 200‘) (Gillispie)
will really try and load up with a
huge class."

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