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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Youth helpedObama victory

By Rochelle Haliburton
newsﬁkykernelcom '

The youth vote may have been
crucial to Barack Obama's victory
Tuesday. nonpartisan groups said.

Between 22 and 24 million young
Americans went to the polls. up at
least 2.2 million from 2004. accord-
ing to The Center for lnforrnation and
Research on Civic Learning and En-
gagement at Tufts University (CIR-
CLE).

Young voters favored Obama
over McCain 66 percent to 32 per-
cent; ‘18 percent of all voters were be-
tween 18 to 29.

The actual turnout estimate is un-
official because some precincts that
have not reported their votes and ab-
sentee votes may not be counted for a

while.

Kentucky statistics will not be
available for about three months so
individual ballots can be counted.

This year‘s voter tumout was the
highest ever among young voters.
said Stephanie Young. communica~
tions associate of Rock the Vote. an
organization that encourages young
voters to register and cast their bal~
lots.

Young people have been extreme—
ly passionate about getting their voice
out. Young said.

“President—elect ()bama did a
good job iii his campaigning by
reaching out to young people and
making them feel important and feel
like they were a pan of his catn-

See Vote on page 6

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Shooting for the stars

UK students,
NASA work

on satellite

By Kristin Shorrard
news@kykernel.com

When NASA launches a satellite
into space next year. it will be an-
other small step for man. but one gi—
ant leap for UK.

UK students are helping launch
Kentucky‘s first orbital satellite for a
NASA mission. The satellite.
KySat~l. is expected to launch in
mid-2009. said KySat Teatn Leader
Tyler Doering. a, second-year gradu-
ate student in electrical and computv
er engineering.

“Being selected for the NASA
launch is an important step for us."
said James Lumpp. the UK faculty
adviser and engineering lead on the
project. "It shows the program is of
interest to NASA. and it‘s really
pretty exciting.“

KySat is the satellite component
of the Kentucky Space program.
which began in June 2006. Ken-
tucky Space is a non-profit organi-
zation that consists of six colleges
and universities in Kentucky and
public and private organizations that
are working to design and lead tnno~
vative space missions within realis-
tic budgets and objectives. accord.
ing to their Web site.

“Their motivation is getting
technology and keeping technology
in Kentucky." Doering said.

The satellite wrll help NASA in
their operations because the smaller
satellites can perform riskier ml»
sions that use less time and money
in preparation costs. Doering said.
Small satellite missions can be
turned around in less than one year
and conducted for less than $1 mil—
lion. he said.

The satellite is a 10~square-ccn-
timeter cube and made up of two
tnatn components. the bus and the
payload. The bus is the main coni-

p.) . -

KySat Team Leader Tyler Doering lixes one of the solar panels in [uptldtéilit‘ill tor the
Anderson Tower on Wednesday The satellite, bottom picture on Tlll‘ fir

kilogram

ptiter and power supply for the satel~
lite. It also contains a low-band-
width radio used to communicate
with the team on the ground. All the
students who have Worked for the
program have contributed to the de-
sign of the bus. said Lumpp. who is
also a UK electrical and computer
engineering professor.

The payload is a nk'lii'lllt' ln'
strument attached to the satellite.
For KySatAl. it is a small digital
camera used to take pictures from
orbit and an cyperimcntai high-
bandwidth communications radio

Currently. the students are um.
centrating oti environmental testzng.
The satellite must be able to endure

I . ~ . . . - ' _ .
final lilif‘igliillt‘l‘ of the satellite inF Paul

. ‘f. is a i0sqaare~centiir titer cube and weighs l

the se\crc \ ibtations from the rocket
launch. as well as the harsh weather
extremes ot the space t‘ltHrUnmCtil.
l.timpp said, The students are also
establishing testing facilities and
contributing in large part to the de—
sign of the hardware. software. com-
puter s\ stcitis. interfaces and ground

We are in a new space race. It‘s an exciting ti me to be involved in space and acri ispacc.
and it‘s an important time ify'ou \vant to keep up with things and stay coinpctitiv c."

—James Lumpp, engineering lead
Ky-Satl project

See Space .in page 6

Traffic
remains
the same
at library

By Jennifer Graham
lgrabam lty amalcom

Closing and then reopen—
ing UK‘s largest library had
no significant impact on
ovemight attendance.

W.T. Young Library re-
opened to 24 hours a day.
Sunday through Thursday.
on Oct. 19. From the begin-
ning of the semester until
Oct. 19. the library was
closed from 2 to 7 a.m. those
days.

Gate counts. which mon-
itor students going in and
out of the library. counted 75
students between 2 and 3
a.m.. up five from last year.
Between 3 and 4 a.m., the
number increased by one
person frotn last year.

Some students who pre-
fer working late at night said
they enjoy the recently
added late—night hours.

Biology sophomore Col—
by KurkoWski said she fre-
quents the library during its
late—night hours with a few
of her friends because she
does not have time during
the day.

”Most students don‘t
have a place to go to study
because of roommates or
noise." Kurkowski said.
"The library is always
crowded when l‘ni in there
at night."

But \tittlc‘ students do not
feel the extra hours will be
used that much. Psychology
lreshniaii Jordan Osborn said
closing at 3 mm was good
enough.

"i feel like if you're
pulling an all—ntghter. you're
screw ed any way." she said.

Student Government
gaye the library 310.000
and the Pm\ost allotted
320.000 to ruti the library
2-1 hours a day. the days a
week for the rest of the aca«
demic year.

The money helps to pay
wages to extra guards that
are hired. as well as the five
new student assistants and
the temporary staff person.

"We had to hire more se-
curity to cover the later
hours." said Pat Wilson. as-
sociate dean of access and
delivery for the library. “A
temporary staff member was
hired to help with the busiest
hours while we realign sec»
ond and third shifts."

Every position required
to operate the library during
late—night hours has been
filled.

"We put together a titer
to hire student assistants."
Wilson said. “Then. we sent
the titer to Student Govern-
ment and asked them to ad-
vertise and post the ﬂiers
around campus. Within a
week. our student positions
were filled."

Biology sophomore Katy
Hall said sometimes. when
big tests are coming up. she
stays in the library ovemight
and goes to her 8 a.m. class.

Study: 11 percent fewer college smokers than in ‘903

By Nliuh Allouch

newsmyksrnel com

A falling economy and
health concems may factor in
to the number of people who
smoke. said students and ex-
perts in the ﬁeld.

A repon released this fall
by the American Lung Asso—
ciation titled “Big Tobacco on
Campus: Ending the Addic-
tion" found that l9.2 percent
of college students smoke.
down from a peak of 30.6

percent in l999.

Music perfomiance Junior
Charlie Lockhart said he
looks for “buy-one. get-one"
packs of cigarettes and tries
to cut down.

“I can‘t afford to smoke.“
said Charlie Lockhan. a mu-
sic performance junior.
"Smoking‘s not a necessity."

(‘lint Reynolds. another
UK student. is not a smoker
but he uses chewing tobacco
and also noticed a rise in the
price. However. he said it did

museum-imam

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not bother him.

"i choose the cheaper
brand he said.

Economic worries may
trouble smokers. but stress
may actually bring more stu-
dents to light up.

Along with economic
trouble. health concems and
more smoke-free areas may
be the reason for a drop in
smokers.

Lextngton is currently
smoke-free in public estab-
lishments. but Erika Sward.

the director of national (lti‘
vocacy for the American
Lung Association said more
must be done for the state

wrth the highest number of

lung cancer rates iii the
country.

“The ALA calls on Ken-
tucky to increase the number
of communities With smoke—
free laWs." Sward said.

Dr. Ellen Hahn of the
UK College of Nursing.
along with Dr. Ruth Staten.
conducted a study to see

whether there Win a dc,
crease in smoking among
students at [K after notic;
ing a decrease in Kentucky
after the smoking ban was
passed.

in spring 2004. a random
survey of about 900 [K stu~
dents found 28 percent
smoked. In fall 2007. a sur-
\‘ey of 469 students showed
IQ percent smoked.

Dr. Hahn said it is not
known what exactly is the
cause of the decline. buo

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there is an association be-
tween the smoking law and
smoking rates among UK
students.

“Studies show that a
smoke-free environment can
help students stop smoking.
and that is good." Dr. Hahn
said. “it can help reduce
risks of all kinds of diseases
as they grow older and im-
proving quality of their
lives and reducing the fi—
nancial burdens of smok~

ing.

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To get the advantage, check the
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day, 0 the most challenging.
Aries (March 21-April 19) -—
Today is a 7 — Hide away in
your room and give yourself
some private time

Taurus (April 20-May 20) —
Today is an 8 -— Loved ones of
loved ones turn out to be some
of your very best friends Get
together with family for 3 won
derful time

Gemini (May 21-June 21) —
Today is an 8 —— It's not what
you say, it's what you do. You’re
great at many different things
You have tons of natural talent
Use it now, and increase your
income.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) —
Today is an 8 — You're lucky

now, but don't take a risk
regarding your work. A last-
minute change causes a major
glitch Don't leave early. Your
absence would be noticed, and
you'd be sorely missed

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) —
Today is a 6 —~ Don't promise
your loved ones anything you
can't afford to get You'd love to
make them happy, of course
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ——
Today is a 7 A— Let somebody
else carry part of the load for
you now This Job has turned out
to be more difficult than you
thought it would be There's no
shame in asking for help

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) —
Today 18 an 8 —— A comforting
conversation leads to new hope
and a few new ideas

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) —
Today is an 8 W Your sweet-
heart wants to make you happy.
but in domg so could wreck the
budget you've so carefully built

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Sagittarius (Nov. H—Dec. 21)
—Today is a 6 — Before you go
racing off to buy something new
to spruce up your decor, dig
around in the garage, basement,
attic or wherever you hide cool
stuff from last year and the year
before.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
— Today is a 7 — Allow your
imagination to wander pretty
much without restraint You
hardly ever do that, but this
time it'll be OK

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ——
Today is an 8 — Because of a
few amazrng things you've done
in the past, you may qualify to
take on more responsrbility.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) —
Today is an 8 — Accept an offer
to go somewhere and do some-
thing, but not during working
hours. Your absence would be
missed. Be respectful

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Rogen talks about
shedding pounds

I'I'le DESI-I

Just in time to promote
his new film. Zack and Miri
Make a Porno (out October
31), Seth Rogen is showing
off his newly trim bod. The
26-year—old actor. who got in
shape for the 2010 flick The
Green Homer. tells Us. One
thing he didn't have to pre-
pare for: his role as an unlike—
ly adult-film star. The Van-
couver native (who's attached
to longtime love Lauren
Miller) gives Us the skinny.

Q: You said you didn‘t
need to research too much for
this role. Did you have a fa~
vorite pomo growing up?

A: That Pam Anderson
sex tape was pretty rad. That
was kind of like a dream
come true. 1 was like. Really"?
That happened? Wow! I get
to see what?

Q: You show some skin
in this movie.

A: I was fine with it. We
didn't have to go too far. I
have no shame about it. If I
genuinely think it‘s funny.
there is a good chance I‘ll do
it.

Q: You credit trainer
Harley—Pastemak with help-
ing you lose weight.

A: Yeah. I couldn‘t do
this on my own. He's got a
book. I haven‘t read it. I lied
to him about it. I go (to the
gym). I go there really early
in the morning. I‘m barely
awake and he tells me what
to do and I go home to sleep
and it's like it never hap-
pened.

Q: What's the hardest ad-
justment‘.’

A: (Not) eating hamburg-
ers all the time. I miss that.

The hot new Bond girl

Bond is back! and along
for the ride on his latest ad—
venture: single Ukrainian
Olga Kurylenko. 28, who
scores the affections of
Daniel Craig‘s ()07 as feisty
Camille in Quantum of Sol-
ace (out November l4). The
trilingual model—actress, who
was discovered as a teen at a
subway station during a trip
to Moscow. talks to Us.

Q: Did you see Daniel
Craig in his Speedo‘.’

No, but everyone asks
that. as if he’s walking
around the set in his bathing
suit. It‘s so funny how people
have that image. But Daniel
is great. and he’s very hum-
ble.

Q: Did you do your own
stunts?

Some. but not the crazy
stuff. The human body is in~
credible - we‘re capable of
doing anything. I did things I
never thought I could do be-
cause the body gets stronger.
My muscles and my arms
were getting really big!

Celebrity Feuds of the
week

Who‘s in the right? Hulk
Hogan refs these Hollywood
smackdowns

Zack and Miri Make a
Porno vs. Utah

Its title may suggest oth-
erwise. but Seth Rogen‘s lat—
est flick is as much about
laughs as loins. Still. Utah‘s
Megaplex Theaters chain has
refused to show it.
Spokesman Cal-Gunderson
cited the R-i‘ated comedy’s
“graphic nudity and graphic
sex." The producers' take?
“Censorship!“ said Weinstein

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and making porn

3: .
C ompany‘s distribution chief}:

WINNER IS Zack andjf
Miri, but Hogan said “Too!
many people cross the line.“ .

Angelina vs. fashion

Did Angelina Jolie, 33.3
commit a fashion t'aux pas
when she told Italian Vanity '
Fair, “I have never been to a -
fashion show. and l hatcil
shopping“? The onetime
spokeswoman for St. John;
said that the -industry leaves 1
her cold: “The rapport be-I
tween fashion and celebrity.
has something slimy that I,
don't like."

WINNER IS Jolie. “She
should just walk around -
naked all the time." enthuses
Hogan.

America vs. Lindsay

Things got ugly when
news broke that guest star
Lindsay Lohan was off Ugly
Betty. Sources told the New
York Post the 22—year-old
was booted ~ after taping
four of her six episodes —
because she trashed a dress-
ing room. smoked incessantly
and rolled with an entourage.
"She didn't want to be there."
a source close to the show
tells Us. adding that Lohan
“forgot" to return a wardrobe
bracelet. But a second source
insists that the ABC show‘s
star. —America Ferrera. 24.
was the diva. telling Us.
“America couldn‘t handle
Lindsay stealing her thunder."

WINNER IS Lohan.
"America is jealous of how
good an actress Lindsay is."

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Sophomore forward Ad. Stewart yells to fire up his teammates before Big Blue Madness on Oct. 10 After moving Madness on a week before everyone else, the NCAA closed the loophole UK exploited

NCAA crashes Big Blue party

By Bobby Reagan

breagan kykernel. com

The UK men‘s basketball teatn
found a loophole and exploited it.
The NCAA immediately closed it.

The Cats held Big Blue Mad-
ness on Oct. 10. a week before
many other schools held their own
versions. UK. along with Illinois
and West Virginia. found a loophole
in the NCAA rule that allowed
coaches to hold a two-hour practice
every week before Oct. 17. Howev—

Barnhart felt the situation was a
unique one and Ll K was within the
rules.

“Rules are there for a reason.
and within the rules there are things
you can and can’t do." Bamhart said
in an interview with the Kernel be—
fore the rule change. "What we did
with Big Blue Madness was within
the rules."

Bamhart said he checked the
rules and decided it would be a
good idea to move Big Blue Mad-
ness up a week in an effort to help

iiig highly touted center Daniel Ot~
()rton committed to UK two
days later. The Oklahoma City tt‘.t~
tive is ranked the No. 12 player in

ton.

the nation by Scoutcom and .\'o.
by Rivalscoiti,

Orton said the pageaiitry of Big
Blue Madness and Big Blue Nation

impressed him at his ()ct.

ed by the fans made for
ble atmosphere.

"It was an ama/ing cxperiencc."

_ news
conference. For freshman forward
Darius Miller. the atn‘tosphcrc creat~
an iiici'cdr

mid- Stptciiibci llowtyci no it .1 1c
[ice “I” bc illowcd to he opti to
the public until the official day ot
Midnight Madness.

\Vhilc Brand was upset at thc

decisions by l'K Illinois and \\cst
Virginia to iiio\c thcii' \ltdtiighi
Madiicss c\ciits up .1 \scck. hc

agrccd thcic was no \iolatioii of thc
rules by any of the schools

Miller said Big Bliic \latliicss
gcts l'K laiis icady tor lltL‘ \Casitll
soiiictliiiig that will liaic to bc
Plhllk’si back again tt'c\l year

it d the . \atioitil .\-x\\tcltllttlt ot
Basketball ( ‘J.J\JJL\ lo tlcyclop lltL"
iicw i'tilc.

"(K is a cutting cilgc uiiiici'si
ty lclcp said "It soiiictliiitg liap
pcns .it .t stho-il likc l'K. North
('atoliiia oi l)ukc. it‘s going to
opcii c\cs and othcr schools arc go-
iii); to tiy to do thc not
itioic "

litt\\c‘\t‘l'_ lL‘lc‘l‘ sat-.l lVK ltcitil
coach Bill_\ (iillispic has always
been a cic.iti\c tliiiikci. no :itattci ll
lic w as all K or clscw ticic. and that

\lillc‘. li

er. the rule did not specify whether their recruiting process. Miller said at LI'K‘s media day. “The l)'a\c lclcp. tl‘ic national lL‘cllll'i cntlt-d tip translating to Big Blue
or not the practice could be made “It irritated some people that we fans were fantastic and it was a ing diicctor for \co'tt \l‘lll cnd \tattncss
PUth- ‘ didn‘t think it would earlier." Bani— great attiiospherc to be in " ctciits likc Big Blue \ltttlili'ss play .1 "t iillispic has .il-itay s thought
NCAA President Myles Brand hart said. “What we did was max1~ On Oct. 30 Brand made the rule matoi role in the recruiting pit-ccss tilllslih‘ tltc hos. " it‘lcp \tlzl ‘llow
fCJI the SChOOlS that held the” Mld- mile our publicity for our program." change official. as he and the rest of but aic iiltirtiatcly not tlic disc tiling c\ci_ the \( '.\ \ trail t . itiak; tlic
night Madness-a week‘e‘arlier gained The Cats maximized their pub- the NCAA Board of Directors \otcd tactor. llic tact that l K iiiosctl up role as a pit-\ciiiatixc stiikc bctoic
an advantage inrecruiting. HOWCV- licity by bringing in big—name re» to allow coaches to retain the two then Midnight Madiicss a m ck cai iiioic guys siaitctl t~t gci iiioic \lk'
er, UK Athletic DITeClOT Mlls‘h cruits to Big Blue Madness. includ— hour per week window beginning in ly drew the attention of lltc \('.r\.\ ati\c \\lIlt tlic olil iiilc ”
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THIS WEEK 5 GAMES
By Kenny Colston . . a
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kcolsmnmykeme‘ com ditto state at Northwestern gal at obi, V
, tieorgia 1ech at North Can oklaht )tttd s‘tatc at texas
Quarterbacks Massaduoi are quite possibly contest on w liicli team has the likc in Stilt/i. l K‘s sccoiidaiy oltrta Tufvﬁ

To hear UK senior corner- . 1
back Robbie McAtee describe ”
Georgia quarterback Matthew

the best widc receiver tandem
the
wouldn‘t have

SEC and most fans It

a clue about

best dcfeiisiyc liiic llt the SEC,
doesn‘t c\cii
Georgia has.

tltttllCl' who

.\d\. l'K

could ri\.i| tlic dctciistsc line
for best position.

Alabami [If Lritiisiana Stair)

f‘virvnnat it West Virginia

Stafford. the Bulldogs may
have the best signal caller in
the Southeastem Conference.
Stafford seemingly makes all
the right throws at all the right
times. Freshman Randall Cobb
will start again. but he didn‘t
exactly light up one of the
worst teams in the SEC last
week. Mike Hartline is. well.
it’s obvious he isn‘t better.
Adv: Georgia

Running backs

Knowshon Moreno. That
name alone would put the
Bulldogs over any other SEC
team for this category. What
was supposed to be a loaded
backﬁeld for UK has become
a running back by committee
and not in a good way. Will
one of UK's four backs finally
step up? There‘s no telling.
but one thing is for sure: None
of them are better than
Moreno.

Adv: Georgia

Wide receiver
AJ. Green and Mohamed

them. l’K‘s best receiver is
starting at quarterback for the
second straight week. Georgia
loves sucking in defenses with
play—action. letting these two
Bulldogs fly downficld.

Adv: Georgia

Offensive line

Having one of the bcst ol-
feiiscs iii the SliC means you
have to have an offcnsne liiic
good enough to help sustain
prtxluctioii. Moreno doesn‘t
get anywhere and Stafford isr
n't able to launch rockets with
out the Georgia front five. L'K
has battled injuries to their line
all season long. Despite that.
UK is still at the top when it
comes to pass protection arid if
they ever improve their run
blocking. l'K's offensive w'ocs
could be alleviated.

Adv: Georgia

Defensive line

When Ventrell Jenkins.
the Virtual unknown on UK's
defensive line this season.
wins SEC Defensive Lineman
of the Week. then it‘s a no

Adv: l'K
Linebackers

Rennie Curran is one of
the best young linebackers iii
the SEC. playing weakside
linebacker for the Bulldogs.
But the combination of Micah
Johnson and Braxton Kellcy is
too much to handle. Add the
fact that .loliiiiiy Williams has
a knack for pass riisliitig and
UK has three solid options pa-
trolling the field, If those thrcc
accurately read the (icorgia
offciisc. l'K could rcpcat IltCll'
2006 success.

:\d\: UK
Secondary

Dcspite the talent Georgia
has at wide receiver. [‘K has
the ultimatc counter iii Tree
yard Lindley. The junior cor—
tier has ortly been visibly bcatr
en once this year. and that's
more a testament to how good
Percy Harsin is. rather than
Lindley"s iniscuc. lf l.itidlcy
takes out one of Georgia‘s dy—
namic receiving dtio and
maybe grabs an interception

Special teams

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blocked an c\tia poitit and iii
cttcct blockcd a field goal by
rushing Mississippi State‘s
kickci ()tic good special tcaiiis
wcck cannot make tip for tlic
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ciiil teams play that plagiictl
l'K to start Sl:(' play

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Overall

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son \o. l tcaiii that cyciyoiic
thought they were But t'iittt
iiig off an ciiil‘nai'rasstiig liiss to
Florida. the Bulldogs are too
talented and hay c too good of
a coach to fall out of con
lCllilUll. .\ lttss lit lltc (kits
would be a retro look into
(icorgia‘s awful thlto scasoii
Btit if [K can pull off thc up
sct. and not laltcr against \';iii
dcrbilt the follow iiig week. the
('ats could be looking at
spending Ncw \car‘s Day in
l’loi'ida.

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USC USC
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Record. 36 - 24

Ohio State

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Record. 40 — 20
Ohio State

North Carolina North Carti‘tt .1

Alabama Asabaina

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West Virginia West Virginia .

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Record: 35 — 25
Ol‘rltt State
Georgia Tech

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Record: 37 - 23

Ohio State

Georgia Tech

Alabama Alahaiiia

USC ‘ Cal ;
Texas Tech Texas Tech .
West Virginia West Virginia ~31

Defense strong secondaries still calling an d it )1 SEC teams

It s all about the 1).
Although high—powered offens~
es keep fans
hungering for
more pigskin
delight. it‘s the
defense that
keeps teams in
the game.
Earlier this
week. junior
comerback Tre-

J.D.
WILLIAMS vard Lindley
Kernel and his peers

columnist proved that the

South is home
to pass defenses
that don‘t give up many big plays

downfield to go along with the
Southeastem Conference‘s reputa-
tion of having stonewall lines that
clog the lanes and gobble up oppov
nents.

SEC supremacy was on display
when the semi-finalists for the Jim
Thorpe Award were unveiled earlier
this week.

Of the 13 semi-finalists in the
annual nationwide hunt for college
football‘s best defensive back. five
are from SEC schools « Asher
Allen of Georgia. Eric Beny of
Tennessee. Emanuel Cook of South
Carolina. I). J. Moore of Vanderbilt
and Lindley.

Secondary units in the SEC are

anchored by sortie of the best ttllt'
letes in the nation. which means
Icro nights off. whether the game i
played in l.cvington. Athens. (la .
or any town in the South.

A glance around the lcague
shows that the strength in the sec-
ondary doesn't stop with the five
semifinalists. Rashad Johnson. a
senior defensive back Alabama. is
second tn the SEC for Passcs dc-
fended behind Lindley and Berry.
Moore and Justin Woodall. of Ala-
bama. round out the top five.

The crowd at the top of the list
comes as no surprise.

Although Johnson is not a
semi-ﬁnalist. he was included on

SliC

Rogers in 2( KM.

thc itiitial watch list that w as re any 1':
lcasctl in July. (tt the 40 players on What works iii Lindley 's liooi :
the watch list. cight canic front the is what matters the iiiosi 7 his -
numbers He is leading the nations 1
Btit with all the depth the Sl:(' tgoii ht st foothill c‘m‘ttltlcttttct‘ iii pass ..
has. the confcrcncc has yet to cash cs dclcndul. and lit d for si\th na- '7.
iii big oti awards night. ( tnly thrcc tiotially. His career .ll pass breakups :
players from the SEC h.i\c w alkcd is a record at (K. and hc is one of f
off stage with the iron in hand since only two players to intercept Horv ;
the awards beginning in l‘Jts‘o. da‘s Tim chow this season a
most recently was :\iibuni‘s ('arlos if the ('ats‘ finish the season .2
strong and find a way to wni two of .

Now. the conference has its best their last three games \Mlh strong

chance of landing another hot defense. then Lindley may have a

Thorpe Award for one of its athr chance to shine amongst his peers

lctes. But first there must be the it JD, Williams it u journal/mi
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I KERNEL EDITORIAL

Parking
needsto
address
mopeds

If you don‘t want to walk, bike. drive a
car or ride a motorcycle. there is a perfect
solution for you: the moped.

The moped — kind of like a motorcy-
cle, but minus the fast-get-up—and-go —
makes perfect sense for a college student,
or anyone traveling short distances daily.
They hardly use any gas. are easy to op-
erate and reasonably affordable.

Right now. UK Parking is looking into
parking arrangements for moped users on
campus. Many moped owners cannot get
the permit for their twovwheelet‘ because
they don't qualify for the motorcycle li-
cense. and therefore can't get a motorcycle
permit.

Driving a moped is all about saving
money. said UK sophomore Nathan Cruse
in a Kernel article last Friday. UK Parking
takes a great deal of criticism every year
because of the parking situation on cam-
pus. lt needs to be faster in resolving these
problems.

So if you can’t park at the racks be—
cause UK Parking will ticket you. and you
can't park in the motorcycle lanes because
you don't really fit the part of a motorcy—
cle. where should you park?

The answer that parking gave was
simple: they‘re working on it.

Don Thomton. UK's director of park-
ing and transportation services. said the
university’s parking guidelines are current—
ly under review to address mopeds.

For students being ticketed now. it‘s
only fair that there be an answer now. UK
Parking needs to continue diligently work—
ing on this problem and come up with an
expedient solution.

It's not fair that moped owners have no
option of buying a parking pass and no 0p—
tion of the bike rack. Mopeds are made to
get the best of both worlds. and moped rid-
ers should have that at UK. Hybrid owners
should not be excluded from this conversa-
tion any longer.

There‘s no definite answer from park—
ing yet. But moped owners. if you want
an update. contact UK Parking and ask.
E—mail UKParking@lsv.uky.edu or call
(859) 257-5757. or toll free (800) 441-
0555.

Submissions

Send a guest column or letter to the edi-

, tor to Opinions Editor Brad Bowling. Be
sure to include your full name, class, ma-

jor and phone number (for conﬁrmation).

E-mail opinions@kykemel.com

Cartoonists Needed

The Kernel is looking for a cartoonist to
draw pieces for the Opinions page on a
regular basis. Those who have an inter-
est in campus and local issues will be
given special attention, although cartoon—
ists of all interests will be considered.

”b.1- didn,+
vote, bul’...

I LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Parking working to address the growing number of mopeds

I am writing in response to the Oct. 30 article “Moped
users have trouble with parking on campus.“ I would like to
clarify some points made in the article.

According to a Kentucky Revised Statute (KRS 189.125).
a moped cannot have a cylinder capacity that exceeds 50cc
and must have a maximum speed of 30 mph. The article incor-
rectly stated that a moped could operate at speeds up to 55
mph.

The article stated that mopeds were getting towed from bi—
cycle racks and motorcycle parking areas when without per—
mit. Our records indicate that only four mopeds have been
towed all semester: two were parked on yellow lines. one was

parked in a bike lane and one was parked near a building on
the lawn.

Parking & Transportation Services is working hard to ac-
commodate the increased number of mopeds on campus. Cur-
rently. there are more than 2.600 moped parking spaces on
campus. Of those. 116 are motorcycle spaces available to
moped owners. With more than 40.000 people visiting UK
each day. it is essential that all motorists and cyclists obey the
parking regulations.

Don Thornton
Director, Parking and Transportation Services