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SG removes restrictions to number of initiatives

By Tricia McKenny

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After much debate and many
questions, 80 passed an amend-
ment to the Initiative and Referen-
dum Act by a large majority last
night.

The initiative and Referendum
Act. originally passed Nov. 10. im-
plemented rules and regulations for
the placement of referen-
dums and initiatives on the
ballot before they could be
voted on by the student
body

Last night‘s amendment
to the act. presented to the
full Senate by Senators At-
Large Adam Stigall and
Michelle Bishop and Col-
lege of Engineering Sen.
Josh Odoi. eliminated a cap
setting a limit of three ref-
erendums or initiatives to
be placed on each year's ballot.

Prior to the amendment. only
the first three referendums and ini-
tiatives received each year could be
placed on the ballot.

The limits were placed original-
ly because of senators‘ concerns
about a limited amount of space on

“Restricting
the number
(of initia-

tives) is not
democracy." to

the ballot.

“Why are we restricting referene
dums and initiatives when we do
not limit the number of candi»
dates?" Bishop asked senators
when presenting the amendment.

She said the Senate would be re—
sponsible for making room on the
ballot if a large number of candi‘
dates entered the senate races. so it
should also take on that
responsibility if a large
number of referendums
or initiatives are pre-
sented.

“Restricting the
number is not a democ-
racy. We are trying to
give (students) a chance
participate." said
Odoi.

“Student Govern
ment is for the students.
Just because another
person puts theirs in a minute be-
fore you doesn't mean you should-
n’t have yours on the ballot." he
told senators before they voted last
night.

Senators passed the initiative
and Referendum Act and last
night‘s amendment in response to

Josh Odoi

SG senator-at-iarge

Referendum One, a referendum ap-
proved by students Iast spring that
was met with much debate and con-
troversy

“The Senate made the right
choice (in passing the amend-
mentl." said 80 President Rachel
Watts.

“Who knows how many hot is-
sues will be presented by students?
it is not right to limit it if several
students do the same amount of
work." she said.

The Senate considered four pro
posed amendments before approv-
ing the amendment eliminating the
cap and then approving a motion
not to vote on the other proposed
amendments.

All three of the other proposed
amendments left the cap in place.

One of the proposed amend-
ments set up a specific time period
for students to submit referendums
or initiatives. while the others
called for the Senate to determine
which referendums and initiatives
are placed on the ballot or how
many can be placed on the ballot
each year.

These proposals were dismissed
without going to a vote.

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Senators Michelle Bishop and Josh Odoi discuss the referendum before presenting their
versron of the amendment to the Senate last night at the Student Government meeting.

Referendums and initiatives can
be presented by any UK student up
to two weeks before the election.
and they require 1.000 signatures
and an explanation of intent.

“It is a great chance for students
to speak their own voice.“ Stigail
said. “There is no need for a cap be—
cause the students work so hard to

get 1,000 signatures."

“i would hate to see (the referen-
dum process) limited." said Matt
martin. the College of Pharmacy
senator. “It is really the only oppor-
tunity for students themselves to
put issues on the ballot."

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State’s first flu case

By helissarSm‘itthaIIery
THE moum KERNEL

The UK Theatre Depart-
ment presents two new per»
formance pieces this week:
Everyman and Rara.’

Both plays originated as
class projects. and students
were involved in every as-
pect of production. from
writing the script and de-
signing the set to playing
the parts.

Everyman is a medieval
morality play. but students
in Acting I (’I‘A 126) and
Fundamentals of Design
and Production (TA 150)
have rewritten and modem
ized the script to maximize
its relevancy.

Director Nancy Jones
describes the adaptation as
a show that has ideas perti-
nent to today's world
ideas to which college stu-
dents can particularly re-
late.

The stage is framed in
television screens. with one
giant projection screen at
the back of the stage. Stu-
dents can certainly relate to

 

the omnipresence of the
media it‘s strange not to
have a television in your
dorm room to watch the lat
est episode of “The DC." or
a computer to chat with a
person three doors down
about Adam Brody's hot—
ness.

Theatre freshmen take
both TA 126 and TA 1:30.
Freshmen are rarely in-
volved so heavily in a main-
stage production. but I'Irery
man has given rookies a
chance to get hands-on ex-
perience in their first year.

“Sometimes students
feel like being in plays is
the most important part of
the theatre program." Jones
said.

Whereas the redone
E1 'eryman addresses aspects
of Western culture. Topics
in Theatre (TA 350) students
are bringing the rituals and
customs of Haiti to the
(iuignoi stage in Ram.’

A typical boy-meets girl
story is the base of the plot
of Ram]. which the class
wrote. Director John Hol

Ioway said he first became
interested in Haitian cul-
ture while watching the
History Channel. and in an
effort to dispel stereotypes
of vodou much like
those of exorcism in
(‘athoiicism Holloway
and his students have tried
to remain as faithful to the
actual practices as possible.

In Rara.’. vodou is about
the spirits that visit those
in need. through a medium.
These spirits provide thera-
py for the afflicted. as the
medium actually becomes
the spirit. After further re-
search. Holloway said he
decided that the most inter
esting way to portray the
medium's transformation
into the spirits is through
puppetry

“Puppets are cutting»
edge." he said. "Think
about the musicals like The
Lion King and Avenue Q. or
the movie Team America:
World Police."

Most Americans have
grown up surrounded by
puppets. whether on

Above: Theater freshman Kris
Alexander (middle) plays Jesus
in Everyman, which runs
tonight through Sunday. with
performances at 8 tonight, Fri-
day and Saturday, and Sunday
at 2 pm. Everyman is an adap-
tation of a famous medieval
morality play.

Left: Christophe. played by
theater senior Craig Brach.
sits and sulks as the woman he
wants to marry is betrothed

to another man. The play fo|~
lows a festival band that
dances and sings for enter-
tainment, and is paid a fee for
its services. Rara! is shown at
7 pm. Friday and Saturday.

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If you go

What: Everyman

When: 8 tonight through Sat-
urday and 2 pm. Sunday

Where: Briggs Theatre, Fine
Arts Building

How rnuch: Tickets cost $5

What Rara!

Whert 7 pm. friday and Sat-
urday

Where: Guignol Theatre. Fine
Arts Building

New muctc Free

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“Sesame Street" or in their
own homes with sock pup
pets. Those in Rural. howev-
er. are far more complicated
than a simple sock.

“I just can‘t help but
think of how cool it all is."
Holloway said.

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marks late arrival

By Elizabeth Troutman
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Pre-pharmacy freshman
Yahya Ahmed relies on the
flu vaccine every year be-
cause he has asthma. This
year was the first he didn't
get the shot.

“I have a history of respi-
ratory problems. especially
in the winter." he said. “i feel
like the fact that there was a
scarcity is the reason why
people got the flu shot this
year."

Ahmed was one of many
UK students who were left
out of the 1.000 vaccines
available at University
Health Services in October
Health services had antici-
pated receiving 4.000 vac-
cines for student services
this year.

The first confirmed case
of the flu in Northern Ken-
tucky yesterday marked the
late arrival of the state‘s flu
season. Dr. Greg Moore. die
rector of student health. said
cases are usually seen after

the Thanksgiving break.

“It's started quite late in
the country” he said. “Lucki-
ly in New York and Nebraska
there have only been a couple
cases a week."

Moore said flu season al-
ways comes at an inconve-
nient time for students. Be-
sides taking the vaccine. stu-
dents can prevent getting
sick by eating a well-rounded
diet including fruits and veg-
etables and washing their
hands several times a day

Moore said dorm life and
close living environments
can also make students more
likely to catch the virus.

“Certainly living close to
gether is a risk factor." he
said. “The height of the flu
season is the height of finals.
You prevent the flu by doing
all the things your mother
tells you to."

University Health Ser-
vices treated 142 cases of the
flu during the 2003-04 school
year. No cases have been re-

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Pentagon requests more
troops before Iraqis vote

By Tom Bowman

IHE BALTIMORE SUN

WASHINGTON The
Pentagon is boosting the to-
tal number of US. troops in
Iraq to 150.000. the highest
number deployed since the
war began in March 2003.

Army Brig. Gen. David
Rodriguez told reporters at
the Pentagon yesterday that
the increase from the current
138.000 troops would mainly
provide security for Iraqi
elections scheduled for the
end of January and also
“keep up the pressure on the
insurgency since the Failu-
jah operation."

Gen. George Casey. the
top US. commander in Iraq.
requested the additional
troops. which were approved
by Defense Secretary Donald
H. Rumsfeld. officials said.

Rodriguez. the operations
director for the Joint Chiefs
of Staff. said officials
planned to reduce the num-
ber of US. forces back to
138.000 by the end of March.
depending on the security
situation. But hopes for re
ducing the number of troops
have been continually
dashed over the past year.
When Baghdad fell in April
2003. some Pentagon officials
were privately estimating
30,000 US. troops on the
ground by the end of that
summer. but the ever-grow-

ing insurgency disrupted
those plans.

With yesterday's an-
nouncement. 10.400 soldiers
and Marines will receive ex-
tensions for as long as two
months. while 1,500 soldiers
from the Army's 82nd Air-
borne Division in coming
weeks will be sent to iraq for
about 120 days to support se
curity efforts during the elec-
tion period. officials said.

The addition of US.
troops to provide security for
the elections was expected.
but the numbers unveiled
Wednesday were higher than
officials had been estimating.
Two weeks ago. Lt. Gen.
Lance Smith. deputy com~
mander of the US. Central
Command. said he expected
a “brigades worth" of troops

— about 5.000 would be
kept in Iraq during the elec-
tion period.

Sen. Jack Reed. D-R.i.. a
former officer in the 82nd
Airborne. said the exten-
sions and additional troops
announced yesterday showed
the Pentagon was finally con-
fronting “the reality of Iraq.”

“You need more troops,
well-trained troops." Reed
said in an interview estimat-
ing that as many as 300.000
US. troops were necessary to
provide security in Iraq.
That figure echoeg the esti-

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Continued from page I

ported this season.

Integrated strategic communica-
tions sophomore Jacob Tamme said
most students are not concerned about
the flu.

“In general. they are not really wor»
ried.“ said Tamme. a member of the
football team. “We don‘t think it will
happen to us. I wash my hand and
don’t drink after people little stuff
like that."

Tess Collins. a secondary education
sophomore, said she had the flu six
times last year. She didn’t receive the
vaccine this year but is trying to live
healthier to prevent getting the virus

Iraq

Continued from page I

mate of the former Army chief of
staff. Gen. Eric Shinseki. who in the
weeks before the war told Congress it
would take “several hundred thou
sand" troops for postwar security op-
erations in Iraq.

Both Rumsfeld and his deputy. Paul
Wolfowitz. publicly challenged that
number. with Wolfowitz terming Shin»
seki‘s estimate “wildly off the mark."

Officials and defense analysts are
expecting Iraqi security forces. which
now number about 115.000. to pick up a
greater share of the peacekeeping ef-
fort and eventually allow the United
States to cut back its forces.

There are 20.000 to 24.000 other for-

again.

“Don’t get around people who have
it." she said. “Eat right and exercise. I
read that if you exercise you
are less likely to get the flu."

Collins said she went to “Whether YOU
go to class is
between you
~miss big lectures. It‘s a waste and the pr0'
fessor."

Dr. Greg Moore sen'ices.

director oi student health

class despite being sick sev-
eral times last year,

“I went to class and dealt
with it." she said. "I would

of time when you feel like
crap."

Moore said students can
pick up a “yellow sheet"
from Health Servrces after
their appointment if they
are sick and need proof. The sheet ex-
plains the attendance policy but is not
an official excuse. said Moore

“We give out 30 sheets a day I
doubt 30 students are too sick to go to

eign troops in Iraq deployed by 28
countries as part of the U.S.-led coali»
tion.

Rumsfeld and (Den. Richard B. My-
ers. chairman of the Joint (‘hiefs of
Staff. have told (‘ongress that about
145.000 Iraqi forces would be trained
and equipped by the January election.
But yesterday. Rodriguez placed the
number at 125.0tkl.

“The Iraqi troops continue to make
progress.” Rodriguez Silld. But he ad-
mitted they were still not able or in
sufficient numbers to handle current
security needs.

The troops whose extensions were
announced Wednesday include 4.400
soldiers from the 2nd Brigade of the
25th Infantry Division. which is based
in Hawaii and was slated to return in
January after a year in Iraq.

Now they are to return home in
March.

Another 3.500 soldiers from the 2nd
Brigade of the 1st (‘avalry Division of

class." said Moore. “This is a topic at
every university. Whether you go to
class is between you and the profes-
sor."

Students concerned about
catching the flu can still pur-
chase FluMist. a vaccination
that is only safe for healthy
children. adolescents and
adults. Moore said that the
demand for FluMist is high
but that some vaccinations
are available through health

Ahmed says he thinks stu-
dents should be more con-
cerned with catching the flu.

“More or less. it is a huge hype." he
said. “But students are in close quar-
ters. It should be a concern. but I
haven't met anyone concerned."
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Fort Hood. Texas. will be extended for
two months. until March. when they
will have served H months in Iraq.

Some 2.300 Marines from the Iilst
Marine Expeditionary Unit whose
troops are from Okinawa. Hawaii and
(‘alifornia will now return in Febru-
ary or March instead of January

Finally; 160 soldiers from the Ger-
many~based 66th Transportation Com
party. which is now in Kuwait, will re-
main for 14 months and return in
March.

The additional troops are being
sent from Fort Bragg, NC.

The 1.500 soldiers from the 82nd
Airborne Division are scheduled to
stay in Baghdad for 120 days. officials
said.

Asked Wednesday how he expected
the extensions to affect morale. Ro-
driguez said. “The soldiers and their
family members understand the im
portance of this."

 

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marks end of an era for anchor -.

By Elizabeth Jensen
tut his was This

NEW YORK Tom
Brokaw signed off as the an‘
chor of “NBC Nightly News"
Wednesday night after 21
years. ending his show by
thanking his viewers for “all
that I have learned from you;
that's been my richest re-
ward.“

Brokaw. who has been the
subject of extensive goodbye
tributes in recent days. ad
dressed viewers during the
last four minutes of an other-
wise straightforward broad-
cast. which included news of
fighting in Iraq and Presi-
dent Bush‘s trip to Canada.

“Well. the time is here."
Brokaw said. “We‘ve been
through a lot together.
through dark days and
nights and seasons of hope
and joy Whatever the story. I
had only one objective: to get
it right."

In what seemed to be a
reference to the political and
moral partisanship that has
divided the country in recent
years. Brokaw said he had
learned that “It‘s not the
questions that get us in trou-
ble. it‘s the answers. And just
as important. no one person
has all the answers."

Referring to the World
War II veterans he has exten-
sively chronicled as the
“Greatest Generation." he
said they “left a large and vi-
tal legacy of common effort
to find common ground here
and abroad on which to solve
our most vexing problems.

They did not give up their
personal beliefs and greatest'
passions. But they never
stopped learning from each .
other. And. most of all. they’
did not give up on the idea;
that we’re all in this together. -
We still are." ,

Earlier in the day. on'
NBC's “Today" show.
Brokaw. 64. choked up when
his colleagues offered a
champagne toast. but
Wednesday night he ap-
peared dry-eyed as NBC
moved on to a brief montage.
of him on assignment.
through the years and a
graphic that read “Thanks
Tom."

Wednesday. Jennings of-
fered his own on-air tribute
to Brokaw. saying he “has
demonstrated time and again
that he does not favor power"‘
and u maybe it’s his roots in
South Dakota. out there on
the Lewis and Clark Trail —'
he has a common touch and
a good ear.“

Although broadcast jour-
nalism has changed considv
erably while all three men
have been in the anchor
chair. Jennings said “Brokaw
the journalist. and the his-
torian too 7» sure earned his-
place.“

Brian Williams. 45. takes
over the “NBC Nightly
News" anchor chair Thurs-
day night. Thanking him for
a report on recovering Iraq
veterans in Wednesday’s
broadcast. Brokaw quipped.
“Don't go far because we
have plans for you."

 

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Season leaves Cats Scratching their heads

Offensive woes,
injuries add up
to nine losses

Ev Jett Patterson
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Boo-birds filled Common-
wealth Stadium.

Fans left its gates. and
footballs flew out of it from
the stands.

The sidelines looked like
a M*A*S*H unit.

The sight of the offense
was much worse.

Welcome to UK football in
2004.

What went wrong?

The season started to col-
lapse last summer when ju-
nior cornerback Bo Smith
fractured his skull in an off-
campus incident. Smith. UK’s
best cover corner, was out for
the year. Depleted from the ef-
fects of probation — this was
the last of three years in
which UK lost 19 scholar-
ships — to have a chance. UK
couldn’t afford to lose any-
one.

Instead, the Cats lost just
about everyone.

Senior receiver Tommy
Cook tore his anterior cruci-
ate ligament in April’s Blue-
White scrimmage. Trainers
carted junior linebacker
Dustin Williams off the field
with a broken arm at Florida.
Senior defensive end Vincent
“Sweet Pea" Burns never ful-
ly recovered from a knee
scope in August. Sophomore
receiver Keenan Burton
broke his wrist in the sum-
mer. Senior receiver Gerad
Parker missed several weeks
after running into a hy-
draulic lift making a catch.
Junior offensive tackle Ernie
Pelayo never played a snap af-
ter knee and shoulder in-
juries.

Sure, injuries are a part of
the game. but playing in the
Southeastern Conference. a
team like UK can‘t overcome
the loss of so many first and
second-string players.

Couple that with UK‘s
atrocious offense in 2004. and
the final product is a team
that finished 2-9. 1-7 in the
SEC. The Cats ranked 115th
out of 117 teams in total of-
fense with 275.5 yards per
game and 114th in scoring of
fense. averaging 15.7 points
per game.

. Not until the last game of
the season. after offensive co~
ordinator Ron Hudson re-
signed. did UK play with any
fire and ambition on offense.
excluding the output in the
Indiana game. Who knows
what happened in that one?

Receivers coach Joker
Phillips called the pass plays.
offensive line coach Paul
Dunn picked the run plays.
and head coach Rich Brooks
decided which one to use
against Tennessee.

' “Coach Joker let us know
we were going to let it fly. and

MAM?“

UK junior kicker Taylor Be ley walks the sidelines of Commonwealth

Stadium during the Cats'

-9 season. Beqle led UK In scoring with 47

points, including nine of 14 field goals and 0 of 20 extra points.

we were going to play foot-
ball." said senior quarter.
back Shane Boyd. “Every-
thing isn‘t always going to be
what you scripted it to do."

And that‘s what Hudson’s
offense resembled in his two
seasons at UK. He had trou-
ble adjusting to his personnel
and to the defense.

The offense wasn‘t the
problem; it was the play call-
ing.

Downfield passing was
discouraged. Bubble screens
were the buzz.

Simply put. Hudson didn‘t
have the confidence in his
players to make plays. or the
trust in them to learn
through their mistakes.
There was no accountability

"I didn‘t teach them to
fumble." Hudson said earlier
this season.

The bright spots
Freshman offensive tack-
le Aaron Miller.

Miller stepped up out of

nowhere to become a force at
left tackle. He held his own
against Georgia All-Ameri-
can defensive end David Pol-
lack. His false starts de-
creased as the season went
on.

Freshman running back
Rafael Little.

After recovering from an
off-season knee surgery. Little
emerged midseason as a back
with a bright future. He
scored the only rushing
touchdown this season
against undefeated Auburn.

Redshitt freshman quar-
terback Andi e Woodson.

 

Wilson will not return

Injury-plagued corner-
back Warren Wilson will give
up his final year of eligibility
after undergoing another
knee surgery.

Wilson, who would have
been a fifth-year senior in
2005. played in only six
games this season due to in-
jury. and only 21 games
throughout his career at UK.

FOOTBALL BRIEFS

Abren earns honor

Redshirt freshman nose
tackle Ricky Abren has been
named second-team Fresh-
man All-America as chosen
by Rivalscom.

Abren. a Hopkinsville.
Ky. native. played in all 11
games this season and start-
ed six. He had 26 tackles. led
the team in quarterback bur
ries with five and tied for the

At the beginning of the
year. Woodson couldn‘t hold
on to the ball if it were duct-
taped to his hands. By the
end of the season. not only
did he protect the football. he
looked poised with it.

Showing some fight.

On Senior Day. UK en-
tered the fourth quarter trail
ing to Vanderbilt 13-0. Few
people were left in the stands
when the Cats scored two
touchdowns to win. It was
UK‘s largest fourth-quarter
comeback in the modern era.

Looking to next season

All signs point to Phillips
getting the promotion to of-
fensive coordinator And why
not?

The players love him. The
fans love him. Even the Ine-
dia love him.

The collaborative play-
calling system worked
against the Vols with UK
scoring 31 points and gaining
323 yards of total offense. But
could it work next season?

“Why not?"
asked. “It's got to be orga-
nized."

The (‘ats will return eight ;

starters on offense next sea-
son.

"It could be a productive ‘

offense." Dunn said.

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team lead in fumbles caused
with two.

Against ()hio Oct. 2. he
had six tackles. including 4.5
tackles for loss and two quar-
terback sacks. He also tallied
his first collegiate touch-
down in the Tennessee game
Nov. 27. when he caught a
tipped pass and returned it
for a score.

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Hot seat heats
up with latest
football firings

R i c h
Brooks is
living on
borrowed
time.

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ning ice under his feet.

He has to produce. Now.
He can’t beg for more time.
because that’s not how
things are done in college
football anymore.

Just ask Tyrone Willing-
ham, who was fired from
Notre Dame after three sea-
sons. Willingham compiled a
record of 21-15 in that time.
including a 103 opening sea-
son that helped make every-
one forget Notre Dame had
hired George O‘Leary — you
know, the guy who juiced up
his resume like Jose
Canseco —- first.

In three seasons. Willing-
ham led the Irish to two
bowl berths and seven wins
over ranked opponents.

It wasn‘t enough for
Notre Dame‘s boosters.

And that's not unusual.
It’s the rule — Brooks has to
understand that now.

As Florida head coach.
Ron Zook had an even short-
er leash.

Midway through his
third season in Gainesville.
Fla. he was out. He had a 20-
13 record when he was let go
—- then he went 3-1 the rest
of the way. including the
Gators' first win at Florida
State since 1986.

Nope. not enough either.

Then there‘s David Cut-
cliffe. the head coach of Ole
Miss. Last season. his Rebels
went 10-3 and finished tied
for first in the Southeastern
Conference’s West Division.
This year. the Rebels went 4—
7. Cutcliffe‘s first losing sea-
son in six years at Ole Miss.

Apparently short-term
memory loss is an epidemic
in Mississippi.

So that‘s the lay of the
land in college football. Win
now or go home. It's ridicu-
lous. but it‘s not going to
change anytime soon.

Don’t think I’m throwing
Brooks in with that trio of
tragic firings. He is in a dif-
ferent situation.

Those three coaches had
solid resumes. Those coach-
es earned the right to more
time. Brooks hasn‘t earned a
thing. (Unless two wins over
Indiana impresses you. No?)

In a perfect world. all col
lege football coaches would
get five years to turn things
around. (But since college
football can't pick a national
champion )

If college administrators
can’t wait a few seasons.
how can you expect patience
from bluechip recruits?

Everyone knows UK's
excuses. but every school
has them. Anti as Brooks
said after the Tennessee
game Nov. 27. "Nobody
cares."

He's right.

Nobody will care if he's
fired next season after an-
other lackluster year.

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Lynagh’s: Eclectic college essential

Though the smoking ban took effect
six months ago, people continue to
bring it up - — many argue that smoking
and drinking go hand in hand. For this
reason. local bars scrambled this past
summer to put together outside areas
just for smokers.

The task was undoubtedly difficult
for Lynagh‘s Irish Pub ,, they don't
have the space. This is evident when
you walk up to the
front door and take
notice of the two
chained-off parking
spaces that‘s the
smoker-friendly
"porch.“

A little hard on
the eyes? Maybe. but
it works.

The problem is
keeping patrons com-
fortable as tempera-
tures fall, For some
places. the answer
has been the addition
of space heaters. but Lynagh's smokers
must rough it outside without such an
amenity.

According to Lynagh‘s employees.
there is conflict with the fire depart-
ment as to whether they will be able to
get something out there. This subject is
irrelevant for those who don‘t smoke.
but social smokers look for those conve-
niences.

The closest comparison to the at-
mosphere in Lynagh's Irish Pub is Tol»
ly-Ho on South Limestone Street. Tolly-
H0. in its' own right. attracts an eclectic
assortment of people that are young.
adventurous and. some may say. inter-
esting.

Now. take that group. add a few
years. stack the restaurant with a full
bar. and you‘ve got the makings of the
crowd at Lynagh's.

With the introduction of hard
liquor and beer. you find some friendly
people with more interesting stories
than you can shake a stick at.

The high ceilings host an assort-
ment of suspended bikes and flags that
fit together in an unusual way but
like the pubs porch. it works.

Despite some of its rough edges. the
place is actually moderately clean
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up regularly. and the bathrooms are
about what you‘d expect from a bar.

If you‘re scared to talk to strangers
because of what your mama taught
you. order up a cocktail to shake off
the jitters from one of the specials of-
fered every night of the week

The better specials are on Wednes-
days. when a combo of a well drinks.
shots and domestic beers are served for
$4; Fridays and Saturdays offer 50 cents
off drafts and wells. and $1 off pitchers.
Mondays after 7 pm. domestics are
$1.50. micros $2 and wells $12.50.

As for music. Lynagh‘s knows it's
not a club the music doesn‘t blare
filll‘blélsl instead. it can easily be
talked over And if you want. pick back-
ground music froin the jukebox to ac-
company your conversation.

Feeling hungry"? Then pick up a
menu and order a sandwich from the
bar between 11 am. and midnight
Such specialties as the Guido Round
and the Rib-eye Big Guy might sound
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good.

Entree items are served with a pick-
le wedge and chips. and prices hover
around Stiso. Salads and deli sandwich-
es are also available. and additional
sides may be added for 7;": cents,

With its convenient near-campus lo-
cation at the corner of Euclid and
Woodland avenues. this is definitely a
watering hole for college students to
take advantage of,

Open your mind and don‘t be scared
to introduce yourself. because you're
bound to meet someone differ