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UK leaders keep an eye on at-risk students

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Have you gone a few days without
showering and forgotten some home-
work assignments? Have you passed
out at the Johnson Center a couple
times? Did you tell your roommate that
you‘re going to give up on life?

You might end up on UK’s
dents of concern“ list.

Ofﬁcials from seven UK depart—
ments formed the Students of Concern
team in mid-March to provide students
with help for personal problems and to
improve campus safety.

“stu—

The group gathers every other week
to discuss reports they have heard from
faculty. students. parents. staff and oth-
er people connected to the campus who
have concerns about a student.

After sharing concerns. one of the
team members is assigned to check the
student‘s records for background infor-
mation. said Pat Terrell, vice president
for Student Affairs. If the follow-up re-
veals additional concerns. the group
would ask the student to come to a
meeting.

“We're looking for information"
Terrell said. “Is that student going to
class? Hav: there been recent changes

in that student‘s life - maybe they lost
their job. or there's a family concem.
their personal life changed. or they‘re
having ﬁnancial problems‘

Once those details are determined.
the team will refer the student to L'K's
Center for Counseling and Testing. UK
Health Services. an academic adviser or
the Ofﬁce of Student Financial Aid.
The group can also help students
arrange inconiplctes or withdrawals in
their classes if it would help them
through personal crises.

"lt's not like you‘re busted; it‘s not
like you‘re in trouble." said Mary
Bolin-Reece. director of UK Counsel~

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ing and Testing Center and a member
of the group.

Most interventions follow situations
where several reports were made on the
same person or where the concems in
volved repeated events over time.
Bolin-Reece said.

“There are lots of different kinds of
people — somebody might think I‘m
odd or eccentric.“ she said. “We‘re
looking at behaviors. not whether we
like pink hair or not."

Although the names will be kept on
ﬁle. the information is conﬁdential and
is not included in any of the student's
ofﬁcial records.

"Our goal is to help the students
stay in school and be successful." Ter-
rell said.

Terrell said the group was not creat-
ed as a direct response to recent
tragedies at other colleges. such as the
mass shootings at Virginia Tech Uni-
versity and Northem Illinois Universtty.

“lt‘s not focused on violence." she
said. "We‘re more focused on what we
can do to help students. That could be a
lot of different things. That could be a
student not getting enough rest or sleep.
a student not doing well in class. a stu~

See Students on page 8

Report: State 'losing
ground' on making
higher ed affordable

PHOTOS BV KRISTIN SHERMRD l STAFF

Kate Hughes, left, an education freshman and member of Kappa Delta sorority, wrestles Ellie Victor, an accounting sophomore and member of
Kappa Alpha Theta, in a pool of pudding yesterday at the 13th annual Pi-Athlon at Haggin Field.

The 13th annual Pi-Athlon.
co-sponsorcd by Alpha Omicron
Pi sorority and Phi Kappa Tau

fraternity. took place ye

sterday at

Haggin Field. Activities includ-

ed pie throwing.

a pie eating

contest and pudding wrestling.
The philanthropy event beneﬁts
arthritis research and children

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The average Kentucky fami-
ly rpent more than 30 percent of
its income on one year of ex-
penses at a public founycar in—
stitution in 2006. according to a
state report released this week.

The Council on l’ostsec-
ondary Education. which over-
sees higher education decisions
including tuition. said the state
s “losing ground" in three of
the tour areas it ll\C'~ to measure
progress toward making post-
sccondary edtication more all
fordablc.

Overall. the report ~md the
the state is “making progics~." .m
l7 of its 26 measurements. \\ lizli-
“losing ground" in four areas tinrl
“holding steady" on five.

The average for all families
is tip 8 pcrce ruigc points from
2004. and low income tamilics
are also harder hit. the report
said.

In lelll‘. Kentucky's low-in
conic families needed 24 pct-
cent of the: incomes to pay for
one year ol ’lllllttn at one of lli.‘
schools in tin Kentucky (our,
rnuntty and T clinical ('ollcgcs
system. up from 20 percent in
2004. The aycragc dcbt trom
student loans has also increased
by about $300 tr that time peri-
od. to $3.018.

The only irrtasuremcnt ot
affordability that has improycd
in the report is tht state's noes:-
nient in need-based financial
aid. which increased in :wo
points ll‘ 42 pcrccnt ol ’cdt'ral
Pell grant funding

The report‘s release arrow

at nearly the same time as a de-
Cision by President Lee Todd to
recommend the university raise
tuition 9 percent for next year.
The UK Board of Trustees will
\olt‘ on tuition at its April 22
meeting

in a campuswide e-mail
Tuesday. Todd said he will pro-
pose that the board approye the
unhersity' putting more money
into financial aid for the next
school year.

However. no riew scholar-
ships will likely be offered in
the 3008-09 year. said UK
spokesman lay Blanton. The
"20‘“ Scholars" program.
which. included four new schol»
ai‘sliips. was created for the
2007-08 school year and provid~
rrd \i 5 million ui aid.

\botit SLZ million will be

.t! to the scholarship fund-
ll‘i} ‘llantot. said. but those
for. ~ ~,. .l} go to maintaining o‘-
isteo: scholarships as tuition iii»
L‘TCuSCS.

'rlcntucky is
progress in some areas int iudinL'
lll\ wasrng the tot-ragt AL‘T'
scot 's. Between Zlkro and 300"
the o'cragc ACT score went up
0 l .“ tints. to 20.7 The national
.i\c.'ige ACT score went up 0 l
ponds .is well. to ll .2.

Kentucky also improved in
tlic .‘unrber of GED recipients.
up more than 70 in 2001‘. and
the number 0: high school gru-
oii-r. per l.000 passing Ad-
\illch'll P'accmcnt Harris was up
to no m 2006 trom 8-1 IT‘ 2004.

Eric lull icport is ayatiablc
on the (PL Web site
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making

Jason Bridges, a public service and leadership development sophomore,
has a chocolate pudding pie thrown in his tare tor his fraternity, Lambda
Chi Alpha, yesterday at the PrAthlon,

with terminal illnes s ’s s.

Seasonal market Opens
with fresh produce

By Alex Risgn .:l~-

Sorority asks children's hospital to prom

Alpha Gamma Delta will

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Children in Kentucky and
surrounding states who may not
have been able to experience
their prom will get another
chance to dance tomorrow
night.

Alpha Gamma Delta is
hosting its second annual prom
on Friday at Shriners Hospital
to give children With disabilities
at the hospital the experience of
the popular dance they may
have missed out on.

Children from Ohio. Ten—
nessee and West Virginia will

ton hospital on Richmond Road
for the event. The children.
most between the ages of 12 to
[8. suffer from ailments includ-
ing Perthes disease and cerebral
palsy.

“I think it‘s really brave
how they‘re going through
treatment and they still have the
same interests of other kids.
like going to prom." said Missy
Beasley. a volunteer from Al-
pha Gamma Delta. "They aren‘t
wom out by their treatment."

The children will first sign
up to have their hair styled.
pick out a corsage or bouton-

red carpet to the dance themed
“Under the Sea." The cycnt w ill
last from o to 9 p in.

Around 70 children will
participate this year. up from 40
who enjoyed the dance last
year. said Kristen Keams. a rep—
rcsentative from Shriners in
Lexington.

“A lot of the kids haye nev—
cr danced before," Kearns said.
“When I see them smiling and
the parents smiling. it makes
the hard work that goes into or-
ganizing an event likc this seem
like there was nothing hard
about it

have ()0 yolunteers at the event.

This event gives me a
good feeling of knowing we‘re
giving back." said Laura Hay-
man who is in charge of philan»
thropy for the sorority.

Shriners Hospital for Chil-
dren treats children in orthope-
dic conditions and injuries with
23 hospitals throughout the
llnitcd States. according to the
hospital's web site.

The Leyington Horseman
indoor football team. Daughters
of the Nile. Hair Artist‘s Salon.
Liquor Ham and (‘iCi‘s Piua
are also sponsoring the event.

Blogger forum brings togethei local pundits

Bi “Mam!

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As ' the presidential race
picks up speed. UK students
will get the opportunity to talk
with opinionated online writers.

Tonight. UK College De-
mocrats is hosting Bluegrass
Bloggers Bash. a forum to give
students the chance to ask ques-
tions and get to know local
bloggers who regularly offer
commentary on local. state and
national politics.

Blogs are an increasingly
popular way for individuals to

share comments. news. and
opinions with interested parties
on the lntemet. Blogging has
become a more prevalent tool in
political circles as political can-
didates search for more new-age
ways to get their message out.
said Joe Gallenstein. a member
of College Democrats.

“By using the Internet. indi-
viduals can get the word out
much faster and to a wider au-
dience.“ said Gallenstein. a po—
Iitical science and history ju-
nior. “Groups can communicate
and organize faster. share im-
portant information."

www.mmam

Robert Kahne. president of
College Democrats. said for
those people who don't trust
mainstream nch sources be.
cause they think the outlet is bi-
ased. blogs are an alternative
way to get information. Blogs
put the information out there
and let the readers gamer the
truth for themselves. he said.

Christopher Rice. 21 political
science professor. will moderate
the forum. which features Ken-
tucky bloggers Jim Pence.
Sarah Glenn. Ben Ray and
Ralph Long. among others. The
featured blogs include Blue-

grass Roots twwwbluegrass-
rootsorg). and Barefoot and
Progressive (wwwbarefootand-
progressive .com l .

’c‘ve brought in the best
of the best for this forum."
Katine said

The bloggers will discuss
current political issues and cli-
mates in Kentucky and national
politics including the presiden-
tial race. Gallenstein said.

The Bluegrass Bloggers
Bash is tonight at 7 in room III
of the Student Center. The
event is free and open to the
public.

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Healthy eaters can get a
fresh start before summer \'- her
the lexington Farmers" Market
opens this weekend

The seasonal market will
open on Saturday at 7 am on
Vine Street between South Mill
Street and South Linicstonc
Street. and will continue through
out the day until the last \cnilo:
lcay cs. according to the market's
ch site. On Sunday. shoppers
can Visit the market on Southland
Driyc between ltl a.m. raid 3 pm

"Make sure to bring a cool
er." said Jeff Dabbclt. Lcsingtort
Farmers‘ Market manager
"You'll need it to keep meats
and dairy products cold It can
also dotiblc for storage of all
other products "

The market's rctum offers
an opportunity for students to
meet and support local tarmers.
Dabbelt said This weekend yen,
dors will feature eggs. meats.
greens. lcttuccs. garlic. honey.
breads. Jams. flowers and snap
products

“I spend about tour months
(getting ready) before the mar-
ket opens." said Abigail Kcam.
who runs Abigail‘s Honey.

Kcam said she is excited to
be able to go to market and sell
her Kentucky honeys. her most
popular item. Abigail's Honey

sk . tzrrc products. all of which
.tl’ tintl't‘..ttlt'.

‘ilUL‘ \loozi luirm is another
lot ycr‘llor preparing tor the
‘k C‘ \t‘lnl

We lr.i\c been busy :or
said l,to chnc.
work» on lllt‘ Madison (‘ouiity
air The farm speciali/cs in
cart c products liltllltllllg. garlic
ll.r\ trcd bread and pastries.

llirough the season we sell
him 'rcds of pounds of garlic."
ks; Ic said

Both \cndois cnzouraged
stut'cnts to \isit the tcnngt-tn
lurivocrs' Market

Introduce yourself to the
tanner and ask them about their
product." Kcam said "They
lose to talk about their product
and now it w as raised or grown.

leain something get
com‘ccted to the land that sup
ports yotii lllt‘. Support people
who are stewards of the land by
but mg front their."

Dabbclt suggested first-time
\ :s't rrs walk around the entire
oratkct bctoi'c making their first
put ‘iasc

l ook .it every booth before
you buy so you can compare
quality and pnccs." Dabbelt said.

Free parking is ayailable for
customers For more informa—
tion. visit the market‘s ch Sllc
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Arias (March 21-April 19) —
Today is a 6 —— You're eager to get
where you're going, but something
is slowing you down. Look around.
you may have an anchor out, or still
be tied to the dock

Taurus (April 20-May 20) —
Today is a 7 W. There are a lot of
options, each one with its own con-
cerns. It's OK to hide away for a
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Leo (July Z3-Aug. 22) — Today is
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has the rcputation for staying
upbcat. whcthcr hc's up at 6
am. for a photo shoot in LA. or
hanging aftcr—hours with costars
Blakc Livcly. Lcighton Mccstcr
and lid Westwick at NYC's
Westsidc Tavcm. But he sccmcd
uncharacteristically sombcr
while on location in NYC on
March 28. Occasionally tcxt-ing
on his phone bctwccn takes. "hc
kept to himself." says an on—sct
source.

'I‘hc actor. a pal tclls Us, is
still gctting over his painful dc-
cision to cnd his nine—month ro-

mancc with singer Carrie Un— ‘

dcrwood ~ one that was largely
long-distance but anchored by
the rarc-in»Hollywood country
roots they sharcd. (Both rcd-
statc nativ cs W- he‘s from 'lcxzis.
she‘s from Oklahoma we hold
country music. family and
“good southern valucs" in high
cstccm. says a sourcc.)

Now 1’ ”(‘hacc is incrcdibly
hcartbrokcn." a confidant says
of the split. which another
sourcc says happcncd aftcr
Crawford. 22. ioincd thc Ameri—
can ldol winncr. 25. on hct coir
ccrt tour in latc Fchruary. Dur—
ing that visit. thc two brokc out
into arguments. Crow ford thcn
rcturncd homc to NYC. and a
phone call he placcd on or
around February 29 madc the
split official. “Hc dccidcd to call
her to break up with her. but
when they finally spoke. thcy
mutually dccidcd it was for thc
best."

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busy carccrs mcant always be—
ing apart. "It's hard to make
time for dating." Underwood
confessed to Us in Novcmbcr.
four months into the relation-
ship. "Dating somconc in thc
cntcttainmcnt field makcs it that
much more difficult to be in the
same placc at thc some time."
lndccd. sources insist the two —~—
who kept their relationship hot
with glamorous hotel wcckcnds.
yct rcmaincd grounded enough
to politely wait for a restaurant
table despite bcing on time fora
reservation might still be to-
gcthcr if it weren't for packcd
schcdulcs. (Both stars havc sccn
thcir statuses skyrocket in the
past year: Crawford's Gossip
Girl is onc of TV's most
buzzed-about shows. whilc Un—
dcrwood. who won two Gram—
mys in February. has been scll—
ing out tour dates.) As a result.
says a source close to Under-
wood. "they couldn‘t spend time
togethcr. It was hard Carrie has
cricd -— she's very upset about
thc brcakup."

Thc couple. who met when
Crawford approached Under—
wood at West Hollywood club
Hyde in May 2007. tried their
best to keep up with visits as
thcir carccrs took off. “l’m the
only cast mcmbcr who‘s never
met her." his costar Penn Badg—
lcy told Us. “because I've never
been on the same coast when
she visits!" But even though
Crawford sneaked in to see Un—
derwood perform on Live With
chis and Kelly. introduced her

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to his family over Thanksgiving
and ﬂew in from Toronto (where
he was doing press) for Valen—
tine‘s Day. it never seemed to be
cnough.

“She was very needy." says
the Crawford insider. “Shc
callcd him a thousand times a
day and wanted him to be at
every one of hcr shows. He did
whatever he could to make it
work. but she always wanted
more. more. more. Hcr view of
the relationship was very Carrie-
ccntric." (Indeed. when he spent
a November Las Vegas weekend
without her. a fellow gambler
noticed. “Chacc had to keep cx—
cusing himself from the craps
table to call and text her. since
no cellphones are allowed at the
tables")

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sourcc. “He wasn't there for her
the way he could have been. He
could have been on the road
more with her. Or called more.
It was hard on her not having
thc guy she liked there."

Jealousy issues

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his club nights without his girl—
friend. the flirtatious actor was
constantly surrounded by female
admirers. On Dcccmbcr 5. he
traded phone numbers with a
leopard print-clad brunette at the
Chateau Marmont. and on Feb-
ruary 27. days before the
breakup. he exchanged numbers
— and a kiss on the lips — with
a blondc at LA. club Teddy's.

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Asst. Sports Editor
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PHOTOS av Etuorr MESS l STAFF
Christian McCarthy poses with four pieces oi pizza in his mouth during a trip to Ciri's
Pizza on Saturday The kinesiology senior is the No 1 seed for the Collegiate Nationals
Eating Championship, which starts on April l8 in San Diego, Calif

them.”

CC I could see the bugs. I could feel
them. But I couldn’t think about

- Cleveland Indians pitcher Feusto Cannons reflecting on his
playoff debut lest seeson when he was heressed by countless
insects but managed to win the geme without giving up on
eemed run in nine innings.

( Ihn‘stian McCarthy has conquered a 72 pound steak
in is minutes and shut down a buffet — literally.

Now he's the No. i seed heading into a national eating competition

By Eric Lindsgy
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The thought has surely crossed people‘s minds.
As they walk into a buffet and smell the aroma of
greasy delectables. people can‘t help but think, "1 m
going to shut this buffet down."

Christian McCarthy has done it A sort of.

A few years ago. McCarthy sat down at Cici‘s‘
Pizza 7‘ "an endless buffet of pizza. salad and pas-
ta" -— on Harrodsburg Road with hopes of building
his stamina and speed for an upcoming eating com-
petition.

McCaithy. a kinesiology senior. stacked moun-
tains full of pizza. plate after plate. He chowed down
on supreme and barbecue pizza. Devoured the salad
and pasta bar. Gobbled the oozing cinnamon rolls
not a drop of icing could be spared -— and sloshed
back dozens of waters. In all. McCarthy shoveled
down about 40 pieces of pizza. nine salads. 12
breadsticks. two plates of pasta and too many dessert
plates to count.

He estimates he ate somewhere around "15
pounds of food."

Yet. McCarthy had no intention of stopping. Not
only was he not full ~-- McCarthy believes he has a
disease that prevents his brain from registering that
his stomach is full .. Cici‘s wasn't supposed to
close for another two hours.

But the workers at Cici‘s had had enough. After
slaving behind a piz/a oven in a desperate attempt to
keep food on the buffet line. the workers decided it
was time for McCaithy to leave.

“One of the managers came over and said ‘We
think you‘ve gotten your money's worth.~ " Mc—
Carthy said. “Then he handed me an empty piz/a
box and told me I could fill it tip. but that 1 had to go

Christian McCarthy's plate is stacked high with slices of pizza
during a recent trip to Cici's Pizza on Saturday.

after that.“

McCarthy hopes his gargantuan appetite will be
up to the task next weekend in San Diego. Calif. for
the Collegiate Nationals Eating Championship. Mc—
Carthy. seeded No. 1 in the competition. will face
off against some of the rising young eating competi-
tors in the world with $1.000 at stake.

The competition begins April 18. but because
McCaithy is one of the top-four seeds. he receives a
bye in the preliminary rounds and won‘t have to
stomach any food for competition until the follow—
ing day.

The contestants will have seven minutes to scarf
down as many plates of cheeseburgers. hot dogs and

See Eating on page 4

Tennis team
captain
preps for
lastouung

By Laura Pegger
lpepper@kykernel.com

As a fifth-year senior. two-year captain
Marcus Sundh‘s time at UK means he has
ﬁlled a leadership role valuable to the tennis
team.

“I‘ve been here the longest. and (my
teammates) know that 1 have some experi-
ence and have been in the same situations.
and when a couple of them have problems or
whatever. I try to help them out Wllh that as
well." said Sundh. a native of Stockholm.
Sweden.

Sundh's tenure at UK will come to a
close Saturday against Vanderbilt at the Hi»
lary .1. Boone Tennis Complex as he plays
his last regular season match at home. He
has thought about the match a little.

“There are two parts to it." he said.
“When the body hurts really bad. it would be
nice to just take a break. but still. this is what
I've been doing my entire life. and it‘s going
to be really. really weird to lose that. and it‘s
deﬁnitely going to be extremely sad."

On the court. Sundh helps the younger
players by keeping them calm. trying to
keep their conﬁdence levels high. and taking
the brunt of the pressure off of the players'
shoulders so they can focus on the match at
hand.

A selﬂess player. Sundh puts his team
ahead of himself. which is something that is
not often found in tennis, head coach Dennis
Emery said.

“As a player. he‘s one of those guys that
doesn‘t care about individual accomplish-
ments." Emery said. “1 think in our sport
that's a hurdle that people have to get over.
They have to get to where they place the

See Sundh on page 4

Cats prepare for a challenge

ﬁL-liismine Whitlow

sports@kykernel.com

This season. the UK gymnastics team has ex~
pcrienced its share of tips and downs.

The season began with an upsetting win
against No. 13 Auburn that put the Cats on pace
to reach their goal of being invited to the NCAA
Championship meet. But a iiiidseason slump that
saw seven consecutive losses endangered those
hopes.

Now. as the Cats approach the regional meet
this weekend. they have a resurging chance to
accomplishing their initial goals.

Sophomore Hillary Ferguson said the turn-
around came in UK‘s Feb. 15 meet against
Arkansas. Although the team didn‘t win. they
found the confidence that would last them for
weeks to come.

“We started off kind of slow. biit the
Arkansas meet turned us around. even though we
didn‘t win Ferguson said. “We staited off rocky
on bar. but we were able to completely turn the
meet around. It was an amazing feeling that we
could come back and overcome that much ad\cr—
sity and still come otit well."

The team went on to win or place first in five
meets heading into this weekend‘s regional
which is being held at Louisiana State. Coach
Mo Mitchell said that so much is at steak as his
team takes the floor.

“Unfortunately our whole season will be
predicated by what we do this weekend."
Mitchell said. “If we go out and do a fantastic
job we would have had a great season. If we go
out and don‘t do what we're suppose to do then
it‘s going to look like our season was not as good
as it should have been."

Mitchell said that the success of this week—
end will effect niore then just his current teams
but teams to come as well.

Because so much of recruiting in gymnastics
depends on the ranking ofthe team. most schools
are pushing to have a high final ranking. UK.
which is currently ranked No. 20. can move up
or down depending on their performance tomor~
row.

But the Cats are confident heading into the
meet. Ferguson said the team has nothing to lose
this weekend.

in the Bayou

Meet offers a
chance to
redeem season

Everyone 10\ es the second chance.

It‘s the opportunity to make good on recent
mistakes and it offers a chance to redeem your—
self.

But most of all. it‘s a
chance to set the record
straight.

The [K gymnastics
team will have the oppor-
tunity to do just that this
weekend at the NCAA re»
gional meet hosted at
Louisiana State in Baton

JD. Rouge. La.
WILLIAMS A good outing this
Kcrnel weekend will counter a

season full of struggles in
the Southeastern Confer—
ence. where all teams are
ranked in the top 30.

The Cats only conference win came in the
season opener against Aiibiini on Jan. 13. But
after that meet. ['K tumbled to seven consecu-
tiye losses before winning or placing first in
the nut ﬁie meets. providing .i much—needed
lift heading into the regional meet.

But at the regional meet. the Cats will face
more than LSli. a perennial SEC power in
gymnastics. they '11 have to go flip for flip with
the Pac— 10 conference champion. Stanford. the
l Mid-American conference champion in Kent
State and a host of other established gymnas‘
tics teams

But coming off their best performance at
the SEC meet since 2004. the Cats are confi»
dent. and they‘ll be entering the regional meet
with everything to gain.

“We have absolutely nothing to lose. We‘re

columnist

ED MATTHEWS l STAFF
Sophomore Hillary Ferguson performs on the beam l
during UK's only SEC Win against Auburn on Jan 1?

Mitchell said the team just has to go out and 1
do their best because unlike in other sports. dc,
fcnse is not a factor in gymnastics; teams just
have to go out and perform.

"We have to do oiii‘ioh.” Mitchell said. “We ‘
can't control what anybody else does. we not .
have to do what we do. and do it very well."

. See Williams on page 4

PAGE 4 | Friday, April 11,2008

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french tires as possible following plL’lllC'
style rules the eaters can‘t dip their food
III water to make It go down easier.

Mc('arthy. a former National Straw beITy
Eating (‘hampion and record holder for the
iNew .lersey ltalian Sub. Is one of the fa—
yor'Ites heading Into the cortipetition. but
said he still has room to Improye.

"I‘m krrid ot slow compared to other
guys when It corrres to eating at speed." said
Mct‘arthy. known as Muskcos In the corrr
petrtryc eating world “But III quantity. I can
pretty much eat Irrore than airy of them."

.\rnrc ('hapnran. chairman ot the Asso
ciatron ot Independent (‘ompetitnc liatct‘s.
tltrrrks \lct'aithy doesn‘t giye himself
enough credit considering he has to balance
the torrrpetitions w llll school and work.

"He would lIa\c scyci'al rrrore titles unA
der his belt if he was able to participate
more." ('hapman said

Likely so giycn tlic hoards of lood Mei
(‘arthy has consumed oyer the years.

.lirst abotrt e\ cry Wednesday. he yetitur'es
up to Hooters on Richmond Road for its all

you can eat wrtrg special. He gets a plate of

lats them. (icts Iii more. l;ats
long. McCarthy has

ll) wings

therrr \nd before

picked. cleaned and swallow ed eyery bit of

what once was more than ISO Juicy wings
drenched III hot sauce and grease.

"It's a lot of chickens." McCLuthy says.

But It Isn‘t like he hasn‘t done It before.

He often eats near 200 wings, and to his
knowledge. he owns the Hooters~ record of
Jill “lugs. McCarthy said he can easily eat
more he estirriates he can throw back as
rriariy as 330 biit his friends usually grow
tired of waiting for him and the sauces usu—
ally get a little dull after so many wings.

"I rarely get that feeling that l‘m full."
McCarthy said last week between bulldo/A
irrg his way through five plates of piua. “lt
takes a lot for that to happen."

Mc('ar'thy said even as a kid. he never
had that feeling. His mother would get him
a lit—piece (‘hickcn McNugget. large fries
and a Big .\” l‘asty from McDonald‘s. but he
would still hay e room to finish off his sib-
ling‘s meals He cotild feel his stomach ex-
pandrrrg on occasion when he went to buf-
fets. but the pain ttc\ er registered in his head
to tell him to stop.

So a few years ago McCarthy chal-
lenged himself to a 72-ounce searing steak
at Reno‘s Roadhouse In [)anvrlle. Ky. Mc-
(‘arthy was supposed to finish the steak and
one side III 45 minutes a feat only a few
had accomplished

McCarthy did II. III 15 minutes. He ate
two sides instead of one. And he got dessert.

At that poIIit McCarthy reali/ed he

could compete with the world's best eaters.
He decided to participate III the National
Strawberry Eating Championship. won it.
and was quickly labeled a professional.

He admits he doesn‘t eat healthy — his
nutrition teacher told him a few years ago
that he needed to quickly change his eating
habits or else there would be severe conse-
quences but McCarthy is fit. muscles
bulge from his T—shirt. and has never had
any health problems. Now he competes in
as many competitions as school and work
will allow him.

liven though he‘s ranked as the nation‘s
No. ltl best speed eater by the AICE. Mc-
(‘anhy doubts he‘ll pursue competitive eat-
ing nruch longer. lﬂt‘lllll‘dll} his metabolism
will slow down. he says. and the cost of fill-
Ing his massive appetite can become expen-
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