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Logging opponents
to protest at

trustees'

autumn

ilaster@kykernel com

Students and community
members who oppose logging
Robinson Forest will once again
try to appeal to llK's board
members. this time with their
bodies and signs before today‘s
Board of Trustees meeting

Protesters will gather at
noon on the first floor of Patter-
son Office Tower
as board members
pass through for
the 1 pm. meeting
on the 18th floor.
said Taylor Shel»
ton. a UK Green-
thiirnb co-coordi—
nator. He and other
demonstrators will
present their oppo-
sition to the plan.
which would cut
about 800 acres of
the Eastern Ken-
tucky forest for a
forestry research project.

“It‘s to let them know we're
not going to stop." Shelton said.
" We aren‘t going to back
down. we're not going to say.
'(Jh. you are right about tliis.' "

Today‘s demonstration fol—
lows months of protests. includ-
ing a sit—in Just outside President
Lee Todd‘s office in December.
culminating in a presentation to
members of the board during a
_|()In[ committee meeting at the
end of last semester.

At the December meeting.
four people _- two students. a
member of local activist group
Kentucky Heartwood. and Keir-
tucky writer Wendell Berry
presented their rationale for why
the forest should not be logged.

The December meeting did

"We aren't going
to back down,
we're not going
to say, 'Oh, you
are right
about this."

TAYLOR Samoa
Greenthumb corpordinator

meeting

not end with any action by the
board. although Todd presented
written responses to the protest-
ers explaining why the Robin-
son Forest plan should continue.

"After we listened the last
time. actually. I feel like we‘ve
done our due diligence and lis-
tened to a full day of presenta—
tion." said Board of Trustees
Chairwoman Mira Ball.

Ball said she felt last
month's meeting sat-
isfied the protesters‘
request. but she
would be open to fur-
ther discussion if
some of the boards
19 other members
wish to discuss the
logging plan.

Staff trustee Russ
Williams also said he
would be willing to
discuss Robinson
Forest if "the board
doesn't feel finished
with it."

"I don‘t want to shut the
door on everything." Williams
said. “We have a standing action
right now but. certainly. if some—
one wanted to bring it up and
discuss it. I would be willing to
bring it up and discuss it."

Student Government Presi-
dent Nick Phelps. the student
representative to the board. said
he has addressed the Robinson
Forest debate by meeting with
interested student groups. How-
ever. Phelps said that because he
did not vote on the 2004 deci—
sion. he would defer to other
board members on further ac»
tion.

“I need to have some respect
for how things work." Phelps

See Trustees on page 5

Police continue investigation
of campus rape report

MflE‘flfllmnd

ahaymond@kykernel.com

Lexington police continue to
investigate a possible rape that
was reported to have occurred in
the Sigma Alpha Epsilon frater-
nity house in the early morning
of Jan. 13.

The incident occurred be
tween an adult male and an
adult female at 4ltl Rose Lane
sometime between I130 and 4
am. according to the police re-
pon. which the woman filed at
2:22 pm. the same day.

Tire woman who filed the
rape report knew the perpetrator.
which is common among sexual
assaults that occur in private res—

idents. said Lt. James (‘urless of

the Bureau of Investigation's
Personal Crime Section.
Although the report links the
incident to the SAE house. the
man involved was not affiliated
with the fratemity. said Brandon
Weghorst. the director of coins
munications at the fraternity's

national headquarters.

"The person was not a mem—
ber of the organization in any
way. so he was not a pledge and
was not an active." Weghorst
said.

He said the national head-
quarters is aware of the situation
and has launched its own inves—
tigation to find out what details
it can over the next couple
weeks or months.

The current police investiga-
tion will determine whether
there is probable cause to make
an an’est or bring the incident to
court.

“Right now we‘re a little
premature to cross that bridge."
(‘urless said. “We're still obtain~
ing facts and information."

UK police are not handling
the investigation because the
initial report was made to Lex-
ington police. and the SAE
house is in an area that the uni»
vcrsity and city police share
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Freeman Hrabowski stands and applauds Reginald Smith Jr as he srngs "Believe In Yourselt' yesterday at Heritage Hall as a part of Lexington's
Martin Luther King Jr Day commemoration. Hrabowski gave the keynote address

Community reflects on King’s Vision

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Krissalyn Booth braved temperatures in the
teens on the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
to participate in a coiriiricmorative march that
began llK‘s second annual student vigil. titled

"King‘s Dream is Alive."

Booth. an English sophomore. said she cele-
brates Martin Luther King Jr. Day because it’s
important to respect the civil rights movement.

"Martin Luther King was a man of faith. and
a man of God. and he fought for the equality and
rights of everyone not just black people Booth

said.

Marchcrs watched on Sunday as students
acted out silcirt scenes depicting hate crimes of
the past. which Booth said helped remind stu
dents of how things were prior to the civil rights

ITIOVCIITL‘III.

‘I hope people will not become numb to the
people before us that have paved a way so we
can have the rights that we have." she said. "The
visual scenes give a better portrayal of what hap-

pened."

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KEITH SMILEY l STAFF

Hr; part of tag tili/S Martin. lather King Jr Way events

Sorority stretches holiday's meaning into week

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news@kykernel com

This year's Martin Luther King Ir. Day
has passed. but a UK sorority is working to
continue King's iricssagc by organi/ing
community events throughout the w cck

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. is host;
ing Delta Week 20th "Red. \h hue and
You." to follow the weekend’s cvctits.

“These events broaden awareness under
the reali/ation that we are still living Mar~
tin Luther King‘s dream." said Alicia Ar—
nett. a Delta Sigma Theta rricmbcr and
phamracy senior.

The Delta Week events are designed to
continue that political and social awareness
ofcurrent issues. she said.

A presidential election forum will be
held today in roorri 2 ll of the Student (‘cir
ter at (r pm. The [K ('ollcgc Dcnrocrats
and UK (‘ollcgc Republicans will corire tor
gcther to educate students about the candi
dates and to hold an informal debate

"Voter registration is a national pro
gram of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority under
the idea of political awareness and involve

ment." said Brittany l'ulton. a member of

Delta Sigma Theta atid a marketing and Ilr
trance senior. “We w dlll siudcnts to be lllr
formed and understand the importance of
being an informed yotcr”

A Stress and Rciuvcnation I‘Ltll' lomoi‘

row in room 2H6 of the Student (‘cntcr

from ll am. to 3 pm, It will feature spa
and salons showcasing their products and
sharing about their coiripanrcs. including
Mary Kay and Avon. Stiidcrrts w ill have dll
opportunity to win giveaways to spas and
salons arid receive a free facial .it the tair,

“I‘hc Stress and Rciuvciiation Fair is a
good way for students to find out about
businesses iii l.e\ington that mold be .i
stress reliever for students.“ said Delta Sic
ma Theta President Kiesha IIilson

As part of the organi/ation's mission.
Delta Week will host a mmrrrumty scr'vicc
proiect Thursday in room 230 of the Stir

dent Center from 2 to S p m. Students arid
the nrcrribcrs ot Delta Sigma Theta will put
together bovcd lunches and dcli\er them to
.i homeless shelter under the theme. “Ask
NUI What Your (‘oiintry (‘an Do for You.
But \\ hat Y()l' (‘an Do for Your Country,"

“(inc ot Delta's founding principles is
corrimuriity service.” said Hilsoit. an .icv
counting and Spanish senior. "\‘vc stri\c to
do sorrrctliing better in the community in
ex cry way we can ‘i

The ladies of Delta Sigma Thcta will
hold two social events to w rap tip the end
of the week. (in I'riday. .i put“ under the
theme "light for Your Right to Party” will
bc held at the High Street \'.\I(U\ from H
pin to 2 d.lll . and on Saturday. "l'nited
We Stand. Divided \kc I‘all” ice skating
c\cnt “Ill be held at the l.c\irigton Ice
(enter ll’l'lll 5 4‘ l‘ in to T 4‘ 5‘ ll‘.

"It's not yotir ;i\cr.igc week." said Kim
bci' Ilattoti. .i nursing tumor and .i irrcnibcr
ol Delta Sigma Theta. "It's not rust social
but educational."

Phillips named eventual successor to Brooks; head coach gets extension

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elindsey@kykernei.com

More than 20 years ago. Joker
Phillips had a decision to make.

As family members and friends ad-
vised Phillips on where to go to col-
lege. it took a simple question from his
mother to reveal his choice.

“My mom came to me and asked.
‘Joe. where do you want to go‘." I told
her that I wanted to go to Kentucky. al—
ways have.“ Phillips said. “It wasn‘t the
popular choice of many of my friends
and family. but it was where my heart
was.“

Phillips' decision more than two
decades ago in his hometown of
Franklin. Ky.. came full-circle Friday.

In what head coach Rich Brooks
and Athletics Director Mitch Bamhart

called a move of “continuity and con-
sistency for current and future players."
Phillips was named the eventual sue»
cessor as the head coach of UK football
once Brooks decides to leave
the position.

“To have the opportunity to
someday lead this program is
real special to myself and my
family." Phillips said. “The
thing is. I appreciate the sup-
port of everybody. The journey
has been fun."

Phillips. UK‘s offensive
coordinator and wide receivers
coach. was named the succes—
sor at a news conference Friday. which
President Lee Todd attended. Bamhart
also announced that Brooks will receive
a contract extension through the 20”
season and will receive a pay raise to

www.mmmm.

Phillips

SI .6 million a year.

"I'm really thankful that Dr. Todd
and Mitch (Barnharti believed in this
program." Brooks said. "I made a state-
ment when I came here when
Mitch hired me that I wanted to
do the same thing here that we
accomplished at the University
of Oregon during my tenure.
I believe we‘re on a solid foun-
dation in this program."

The announcement of a suc—
cession plan and Brooks' con»
tract extension comes three
weeks after UK completed its
second consecutive 8—5 season
and first back-to—back bowl victories
since the l950-5l seasons. The (‘ats
beat Florida State in the Gaylord Hotels
Music (‘ity Bowl on Dec. 3].

Leading up to the bowl game. there

were rumors that Brooks. ho. would
retire. Following the v ictorv. Brooks rc»
iterated what Ire has said throughout the
season: that he wants to leave us .is
the longest-tenured coach in school I‘tlsr
lory.

For Brooks to accomplish his goal.
he will have to coach five rrrore scar
sons. Fran (‘iirci has the longest tenure
and coached for nine seasons at [K
from l973-XI

As UK continued to have success in
the 2le7 season. other reports surfaced

that Phillips. 44. was generating a lot of

interest for head coaching vacancies at
other schools, With the program's fu-
ture facing speculation. Barnhan and
Brooks decided a succession plan neede
ed to be in place.

Succession plans are highly uncomr
mon in college football. but it appears

the move will keep Phillips iii icvtng
ton until Brooks steps down

The l'K ollcnsive coordinator had
several opportunities to coach at other
programs. according to Brooks. but
Phillips said LR and working with
Brooks is where he always wanted to
be.

"He's hard to leave." Phillips said
of his head coach

Todd added his support of the deci»
sion and commended Brook‘s for the
iob he has done in rebuilding the foot-
ball program ov er the last five years

"(‘oach Brooks has burlt this pro-
gram the right way. with hard work and
integrity." Todd said in a news release.
"Joker Phillips has played a major role
in that effort and I'm proud to see one
of our own porsed to take the reins of

See Phillip: on page 4

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new diet. Trista Suttcr used her
holiday to kick back — and cel—
ebrate. After just five months of
dedicated dieting and exercise.
she has met her weight-loss goal
and shed all 30 of her pregnancy
pounds! (She dropped I5
pounds immediately after giving
birth on July 26 to son Maxwell
via C—section.) “I‘m so proud."
the 108—pound mom. who‘s
married to firefighter Ryan Sut—
ter, 33. from 2003‘s Bache—
Iorette. tells Us of her tri—
umphant transformation. The 5-
foot-Z former Miami Heat
dancer. 35. had enough confi-
dence to flaunt her fit size—2 fig-
ure in a teeny bikini (the first
she had wom since giving birth)
on vacation at The Grand Wailea
Resort Hotel & Spa in Maui.
Hawaii. January Ill. “In Hawaii.
I was walking around in a bikini
all the time!" says the Vail. Col-
orado. resident. who reclaimed
hcr Zovinch waist thanks to a
2.0(Kl—calorie—a-day diet and up
to four-days—a—wcek workouts
with trainer Brock Fetch. “It
wasn‘t that I wanted to show
off: I just felt more comfort-
able." She shares the secrets of
her sexy shape—up with Ils‘s Aili
Riley.

How did it feel to put on a
bikini?

It was awesome? I was. like.
Wow. I can actually wear a
bathing suit without feeling I
have to wear a one-piece or a
tankini. l was still a teeny bit
sclfvconscious. but it was
Hawaii and we were on the
beach!

You sound surprised you
pulled it offl

It was a huge change. If
you'd seen me at the gym three
months ago. I was in Ryan‘s
hoodies and big baggy pants and
kind of hiding myself. A month
ago I was like. Oh. my God.
how am I going to do this? But
right before we left. my body
changed a little more and I just
felt comfortable. I would have
loved another month to get more
ripped like Kelly Ripa. but I‘m -
content in how I look.

How has your body
changed?

In every muscle group I can
see a difference: my back mus-
cles. my legs. nty butt. And my
quads feel a lot more toned. But
my abs are the most drastic
change and the one I'm most
proud of. When I first started
working out with Brock. we did—
n‘t even do abs because it hurt
(due to thc C-sectionl. Now. I
can do situps and crunches like
crazy. and that actually feels
good.

What's your workout?

Three to four times a week. I
go to the gym and do an hour
workout with Brock [see page
03]. We don‘t do a whole lot of
cardio: it‘s —mostly circuit train-
ing. -Another day I do Billy
Blanks‘ Boot Camp DVD. and
then one day a week I walk Max
in a stroller around our neigh—
borhood. which is about a three—
mile loop. Every night before I
go to bed. I do abs. pushups and
tricep presses. I feel better when
I wake up if I‘ve done some-
thing to set my muscles and
make them feel active.

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Biggest challenge?

Just making time to go to
the gym. Ryan was fantastic
about watching Max. It was a
huge help being able to go to the
gym and knowing that Max was
in the best of hands with his
dad. And there were times I
brought Max with me. I put him
next to the treadmill. and he
would fall asleep because of the
hum of it. which was supercutcl

Tell Us about your diet.

I'm not a big diet person. I
think that as long as I work out
consistently and eat healthy.
that's all I need. I'm very con-
scious of portion control. So I
wasn‘t necessarily counting
every single calorie. but I was
really aware of not taking in
calories I didn‘t need [see next
page].

How do you feel about
your body now?

I‘m feeling more energetic
and alive A and less self -
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not feel like stuff is jiggling
everywhere?

In October. you told Us you
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was. like. OK. let‘s try them on.
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were really tight ~ like those
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on the bed trying to zip them up.
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Women's golf head coach Myra Blackwelder helps junior Mallory Blackwelder, Myra's daughter,
with her swing. Mallory Blackwelder will play in the Kraft Nabisco Championship starting April 3,

By Laura Pepper
lpepper@kykernel.com

Since she was a baby. Mal-
lory Blackwelder has been im~
mersed in the world of profes-
sional golf. sitting on the green
as her mother. Myra. played on
the LPGA Tour. and watching
her father. Worth. caddie for
numerous pros.

As she grew and became
interested in playing golf her-
self. Mallory Blackwelder‘s
dream soon became playing in
the majors.

Now. her dream is about to
come true.

On April 3 at Mission Hills
Country Club in Rancho Mi—
rage. Calif.. Mallory Black—
welder will play in the Kraft
Nabisco Championship. the
first major tournament of the
year on the tour. The tourna-
ment is a four-day event.

Mallory Blackwelder. a ju-
nior on the women‘s golf
team. was one of seven ama-
teurs that received sponsor in—
vitations to play in the touma—
ment. The field of more than
100 professionals includes
2007 Rolex Player of the Year
Lorena Ochoa. multi-major
winner Annika Sorenstam and
last year‘s Kraft Nabisco
Championship winner Morgan
Pressel.

"It is the tnost exciting
news that I have ever gotten."
Mallory Blackwelder said. “It‘s
a huge opportunity to get an in—
vitation to play. That‘s what 1
want my future to be. to go out
and play on the tour. so to get a
glimpse of that right now as an
amateur. there will be pressure.
but not as much
pressure. I‘m really
excited."

Mallory Black-
wclder said she is
looking forward to
seeing how she
compares to the
world‘s best golfers.

“They‘re all out
there right now and
they‘re successful.
and that‘s what 1
want to do." she
said. "1 want to see
what 1 need to do
next year. and after

"It is the most
exciting news
that l have ever mg “
gotten. It's a
huge opportunity
to get an invita-
tion to play."

BLACKWELDER

the world do and try to learn all
aspects of it." Mallory Black-
w'elder said. "Their shot1 games
are tnore refined than mine. and
they are able to practice all day
and every day. l‘m going to
classes and it's snowing outside
right now. so I want to do well.
but I‘m not going to put too
many expectations
on myself or too
much pressure on
myself."

Besides play-
practice
round or two with
some of the pro-
fessionals. Myra
Blackwelder and
Mallory Black»
welder plan to
head to the touma—
ment at week early
to get comfortable
with the course.
The tournament

MALLOBV

Junior golfer

that. try to get out
there and be successful in
golf."

At the toumament. Mallory
Blackwclder said she wants to
play a practice round with sev~
en—time major winner Juli
lnkster. Mallory Blackwelder's
father caddies for Inkster. and
she is hoping he can pair up the
two for a round of 18 holes.

"1 like to pick up on things
that some of the best players in

designated March
31 as a day for practice rounds
for all the players.

Myra Blackweldcr. UK
women‘s golf head coach.
said she hopes her daughter
will take a lot from the tour-
nament. including the sense of
belonging and being comfort-
able playing to the best of her
abilities at the professional
level.

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Vols rising in the rankings
despite Lofton’s struggles

By Travis Woldroo

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Chris Lofton may have turned down the
chance of a lifetime.

After averaging 20.8 points per game
and trailing 41.9 percent of his 3-point at-
tempts. Tennessee‘s senior guard decided
not to forego his senior season and opted
against entering his name in the NBA Draft
last year.

Through 17 games of his senior season.
the Maysville. Ky.. native has seen his scor-
ing average drop to 13.4 points per game —
his lowest since his freshman season; a career
46 percent shooter. he’s made just 34.5 per-
cent of his field goal attempts and 33 percent
of his 3-pointers.

So was Lofton's decision to come back to
college a bad one? Not at all. said head coach
Billy Gillispie. whose Cats will take on Ten-
nessee tonight at 9 in Rupp Arena.

“His team‘s ranked third. so that would
mean he‘s playing better.“ Gillispie said at a
news conference yesterday. “He‘s doing what
his team asks him, and his team's ranked third
in the country. For someone to say he‘s not
having as good of a season. maybe they’re
looking at individual things. but it's a learn
game."

Lofton comes into the matchup with his
home-state school needing just five 3—pointers
to pass former Arkansas player Pat Bradley
— who made 366 triples from 1995—99 ~— to
become the Southeastem Conference's leader
in made 3—pointers.

But Gillispie is not the type of coach to
use that as motivation for his players.

“No." he said when asked if stopping the
record mattered to him. “It's great that he‘s
had that kind of career so far. I couldn't care
less right now. We‘re trying to win the game

 

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Senior guard Joe Crawford defends Tennessee
guard Chris Lofton on Feb. 13, 2007 at Thompson-
Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn

tomorrow for Kentucky. and he's trying to
win for Tennessee."

Instead. Gillispie will harp on his team‘s
poor defensive outing against Florida on
Saturday. when UK allowed the Gators to
shoot 48 percent and score 81 points.
Sophomore forward Ramon Harris said the
Cats have focused on improving that de—
fense this week and said the team has had
good practices.

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Locking up Phillips benefits
Cats now and in the future

Whoever came up with the expression
that you can‘t have your cake and eat it too
must not have told
UK‘s athletics director.
Either that or Mitch
Barnhart just wasn‘t
listening.

Instead of taking the
risk of losing one of the
nation‘s top offensive
coordinators. he decided
to keep Joker Phillips
right where he is. and in
the same breath. offer a
dream job.

It was a good call
with little risk of a back-
wards step for UK's

J.D.
WILLIAMS
Kernel
columnist

football program.

In each of Phillips‘ three years as UK's of-
fensive coordinator. the Cats have seen a dra-
matic change in offensive production from
y'ear-to—year. 1n the season prior to Phillips
taking over the offense. UK only produced
15.7 points per game. In just his first year as
coordinator he raised the points production to
21.7 and 30.7 in his second. This season the
Cats produced a staggering near-two touch-
down difference in scoring. averaging 36.5
points per game en route to their second con-
secutive bowl win.

With the success the Cats have seen on
the offensive side of the ball. Phillips would
have once again been the focal point of other
schools looking for a boost on offense. But
with Bamhart's offer to Phillips to one day be
the head coach. it keeps the (‘ats‘ offensive
mastermind at buy.

It was a job call.

Joker works

The move by llK's athletics department

was an easy choice based on what they knew
of Phillips. The former UK wide out from
1981—84 W the team that captured the last
bowl victory before a 22-year drought 7 still
produces wins for the ('ats today with his of-
fensive geniUs. There is no dollar sign that
can be placed on that. Phillips took an offense
that was a joke and tirade it one descry mg of a
standing ovation.

Offensive teams have the luxury of run—
ning up the scoreboards occasionally. w inch
in return. puts but‘ts in the seats of stadiums.
Teams that have a great offense always draw
larger crowds because they are fun for fans to
watch. hence the record number of sellouts
and crowds at UK football games this past
season. Simply put. Phillips under Rich
Brooks' leadership . gaye rcasort for L‘K‘s
football program to smile again.

So with Phillips. 17K doesn't just get more
wins on the field. it brings in money. In build
ing a program. money is just as necessary as
wins. it gives funds to butld new facilities to
better the current players as well as attract
tnore prospects. It‘s those funds that allow
Brooks to surround himself with a top—tier
coaching staff.

When it was time to bring in key assis»
tam coaches like Phillips. the price for [K
tickets went up. But the l'K fan base kept
coming bccatise the team began winning.
Now. the effect of a successful coaching
staff. mo\ing off probation and a common
goal has L'K on a collision course with foot,
ball supremacy. if the school keeps its cur
rent course.

The illusion of risk
Like all coaching changes even those
set for a future date there are always risks
and doubts. It's easy to look at l'K‘s current
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