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Celebrating 35 years of independence

UK students scant at rally

Only five of about 200 students pretesting state

By Sean Rose
m: KENTUCKY mm

FRANKFORT — Chants
from about 200 students’ echoed
through the rotunda of the
Capitol Building in Frankfort
during the Rally for Higher Ed-
ucation yesterday.

Students applauded and
shouted when their school
name was' called to show the
legislators who were yelling
near their offices.

But when UK was called out,
and the cheers lowered. Five UK

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By Shannon Mason
m: KENTUCKY KERNEL

If the thought of
midterm exams makes you
sick, you are not alone.

More than 50 students
have been diagnosed with the
influenza virus, or the flu,
within the past week at the
University Health Service’s
student clinic, said UHS Di-
rector Dr. Greg Moore.

“And that doesn’t even
count the people with colds,”
Dr. Moore said.

Moore said UHS received
more than 500 calls Monday
from students wanting to
schedule appointments be-
cause they had the flu, a cold
or a sore throat.

The flu is the most seri-
ous out of these ailments be-
cause the virus is responsible
for about 36,000 deaths a year
in the United States. Moore
said.

However, college-age stu-
dents are in a safer zone and
are at less of a risk of suffer-
ing major complications

More Inside

Tips for avoiding
the flu and a list of ways
to cope.

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from the flu, he said.

“It’s mostly just the really
young or the really old" who
suffer most severely, Moore
said. adding that students
with asthma or diabetes
should take extra precau-
tions.

Moore said the most im-
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students were present as well as
the mascot.

“This is a ridiculous
turnout,” said Student Govern-
ment Chief of Staff Robbie
Hopkins. “It makes me upset.

“Maybe it’s that everybody’s
too busy or maybe it’s that no-
body cares.”

The rally was organized by
the Board of Student Body Pres-
idents, which is an organization
made up of the student govern-
ments from the eight public

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UK men's basketball head coach Tubby Smith watches his team from the sidelines during a game against Alabama on
Jan. 14. Smith is in his ninth season coaching at the university.

In the Big Blue spotlight, Smith garners

CRITICAL
SUCCESS

Tubby Smith is a celebrity in
the basketball-obsessed Bluegrass.
For nine seasons, criticism and an
even keel have been two constants.

At college basketball'speak.

some coaches could lose their

By Derek Poore | The Kentucky Kernel

The Orlando
"Tubby" Smith Profile

I Born: Orlando Smith, June 30, 1951

I Hometown: Scotland, Md.

I Family: Wife Donna Smith and sons 6.6.,

Saul and Brian

I High School: Great Mills, Md, 1969

I College: High Point, N.C., l973
I Hired at UK: May 12, 1997

I Career record: 362-131

I Olympics: Won a gold medal as an assistant

flu.

“Most people don’t realize
what it is.” Moore said. “The
flu is a respiratory disease
that is a virus, and with it
you’ll have a high tempera-
ture, muscle and body aches.
a dry cough and maybe a
headache. It’s not having a
runny. nose and a sore
throat.”

Moore advises students
who have flu symptoms to
drink plenty of fluids, take
Tylenol, rest and stay away
from healthy people to keep
the virus from spreading.

“People who are healthy
should stay away from people
who are sick, and people who
are sick should stay away
from people who are
healthy,” Moore said.

He also said for students
to pay attention to how long
their symptoms last.

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footing. But Smith has planted
himself firmly at the summit
— and he’s not about to waver.

coach of the US. Olympic Team in the 2000
Summer Olympics in Sydney

I NCAA Tournament record: 27-" (.711 win-
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Candidates
challenge
election
Violations

56 Supreme Court to decide
appeals by end of week

By Sean Rose
m: KENTUCKY mm

The Student Government Supreme
Court heard arguments on four disquali-
fied Senatorial candidates last night over
violations on their signatures sheets.

The Election Board of Claims dis-
qualified the candidates and the court
will decide if they will stand with a writ-
ten opinion later this week.

Senatorial-at-large candidates must
obtain 400 student signatures to run for
office. The board monitors the election
process for violations.

Candidates Meredith Storm and Jes-
sica Hobbs were both disqualified for
having another candidate’s name crossed
out and replaced with their own on the
signature sheet.

"We decided to disqualify Ms. Hobbs
because we worry that she has used an-
other candidate‘s signature sheets." said
the Election Board’s report. “If this oc-
curred it would be unfair to the students
who thought they were supporting the
candidacy of one person but were then
counted toward another.”

Both Hobbs and Storm argued that
they ran out of signature sheets and bor-
rowed some from another candidate. For-
mer presidential candidate and constitu—
tional committee chairman Will Nash ar-
gued on both Storm and Hobbs’ behalf
that they didn‘t take the other candi-
date‘s signatures only the actual sheets.

A similar issue pertained to the dis»
qualification of candidate 8.] Lee. who
had several of signature sheets without
his name on them.

“If no candidate name appeared
above, when the students signed the
sheet it was invalid because the sheets
directions state that they are signing for
the candidate‘s name above,“ the report
said. “There can be no consent to the
above candidate if the students are po-
tentially unaware of who the candidate
18.

SG Senator and presidential candi-
date Andy Bates argued on Lee‘s behalf.
telling the court that the fact that his oth-
er signature sheets bore his name was
enough to ensure that students knew
who they were endorsing.

The court justices argued. however.
that they had to look at the signature
sheets on an individual basis.

The court also discussed whether or
not the Election Board has the authority
to disqualify candidates without showing
proof of violations. which is the current
system. leaving the candidates to prove
there was no violation.

Both Nash and Bates argued that the
Board should show proof but Matt Kirby.
the council for the board. argued that
precedent was on the board's side.

“I think that under what Mr. Nash is
suggesting it will cut short the authority
that the board has traditionally held."
Kirby said.

A final case was not heard because no
representative was present. Candidate
Sean Cooper was disqualified because he
did not turn in enough signatures to run.
Cooper contends that he turned in the re-
quired 400 signatures but that the SG of-
fice misplaced several sheets.

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By Chris Delotell
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There’s good news and there’s
bad news for UK students hoping to
follow the men’s basketball team in
the NCAA Tournament.

First, the good news: In each of
the past four years, UK has not sold
out of its student ticket allotment for
first- and second-round tournament
games. This means that the chances
of a dedicated fan getting tickets this
year are very strong.

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And now the bad news: The lot-
tery for student tickets will be held
early next week, when most UK stu-
dents will be far away from Lexing-
ton. celebrating Spring Break at an
exotic locale. This means that unless
a student is staying in town next
week, the chances of getting tickets
are slim at best.

Each year, the NCAA sells UK 550
tickets for the first- and second
round games, according to Executive
{\ssociate Athletic Director Rob Mul~
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After coaches. players and staff
members receive their tickets, the
remaining tickets are given to
donors. alumni and students. Each
group receives one third of the re-
maining amount. Mullens said that
there are usually about 100 student
tickets available.

The timing of the tournament
makes it difficult for UK to devise an
efficient system for ticket allotment
and distribution, Mullens said.

“We find out on TV just like
everyone else" he said. referring to

1d during Spring Break

the NCAA Selection Show on Sun-
day night. “Our options are pretty
small. We have a small amount of
time for turnaround with having to
wait until Sunday night to find out
where we go.“

Any tickets left over from the stu-
dent allotment will be distributed
back into UK’s priority system and
are ”allocated mostly to donors,“ ac-
cording to Mullens.

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