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The Kentucky Kernel The Kentucky Kernel, March 31, 2006 text The Kentucky Kernel, March 31, 2006 2006 2006-03-31 2020 true xt7z348gjg2g section xt7z348gjg2g l ,/, /~’. ”‘ Il // PIE! 3 Catch expanded sports coverage in the Kernel’s newest section with more on www.kykernol.com e e1 Friday, March 31, 2006 Celebrating 35 years of independence www.kykernel.com BROWN WINS SG PRESIDENCY 349 more voters go to the polls than in last year's election By Sean Rose THE KENTUCKY KENNEL After 15 minutes of anx- ious waiting, the Student Cen- ter patio erupted with ap- plause and cheers last night when Jonah Brown was named next year’s Student Government president. Brown won by 441 votes and raised a number one over his head as supporters threw their arms in the air, hugging the future president. Friends laughed and shouted, “Presi- dent Brown!” while his dad videotaped the celebration. “Words can’t describe how I feel,” Brown said. “I'm so grateful for everyone who made this possible. I couldn’t have done this alone.” Brown said he wasn’t sure he was going to win before the announcement. “This was a close race," Brown said. “All the cam- paigns worked hard today.” “I was so proud of our campaign at five o’clock today that I knew if we didn’t win there was nothing else we could have done,” he said. pausing to tell a call on his cell phone that he had won as he hit down on a celebratory cigar. Brown’s running mate. Mallory Jenkins. echoed his excitement and uncertainty before the results were read, See Brown on page 5 Dining, energy measures approved By Blair Thomas in: KENTUCKY KERNFJ. UK students voted yes to both referendums presented on this week’s election ballots last night. The Election Board of Su- pervisions announced that the student vote approved the petition to return the dining plan to a declining-balance system and the Green Thumb sponsored suggestion to raise student fees by $6 to $8 for re- newable energy sources. Though they did not ex- pect much student opposition, the parties behind each refer- endum were relieved after the announcement. “It was a long couple of days," Green Thumb member See Ballot on page 5 The Winners President/Vice mm Jon-n "Mallory Jenkins (1.484 votes) Preston Worley/Scott Mctrrtosb (1.0439 mm antes/wilt Fuller (640) Senators-IN” Enillyromieyd.290wtesl mmomr automaton momma) JessePerrlshaM) filerldontelltom Brltmhchatttwfl) Mummers) WWO”) summer Jackietoloetetsm mama”) ‘ Laurenmtflzl mmrmr- Mikhail) Balsam m ”WWW mum WWW) “WWW Wmmrm Fukuklllarbeetat) Mm msamnero In MMH“) m- Minnow!) lush. mildew mm Michaellrevsterm) By Shannon Mason m: Krnrucn KERNEL Presidential Government election. candidate Andy Bates sat on a rock wall and sipped on a Pepsi last night outside of the Stu- dent Center after hearing the results of the Student presidential mm suuunle l srarr Student Government presidential candidate Andy Bates and his run- ning mate, Will Fuller, hug after placing third in the race. Bates hopes SG earns respect ed to find out they had been defeated. “It looks like the GPAC decided the vote again." Bates said. referring to win— ner Jonah Brown who had the endorsement of the Greeks during this year‘s election. . “l was disappointed.” said Fuller “We had our Bates and running mate. Will Fuller, were disappoint- See Bates on page 5 Worley man I STAFF : . Student Govern- mentpresidentiai candidate Pre- ston Worley lis- tens to the elec- tion results last night on the Stu- dent Center _ patio. m Lumen. i sure VOWS 110 Violation claims By Brandon Cannada rile KranCKv KERNE’L‘ ‘ Preston Worley‘s mood l was somber after the an i nouncement of UK‘s new i Student Government presi~ dent last night. Presidential candidate Jonah Brown re- ceived 441 more votes than Worley “I wish Jonah the best." Worley said after the an- Workers from Columbia Gas Company dig up Rose Street last night after a gas leak was detected. Rose Street was closed for approxi- mately three hours while the broken line was replaced. "4 hi ‘0 Wlemafimshafa nouncement. adding that he would not file any claims ot‘ election violations, “(Brownl ran a (‘lean campaign, and I think he has some really good ideas. When the votes got counted. he just had more." Worley said. After last year's election, students waited for five See Worley on page 5 Gas leak shuts down N Rose Street for hours Leak forces evacuation of campus buildings Columbia Gas Co. crews make repairs me KENTUCKY War A UK police officer on bike patrol caught a whiff of natur~ al gas in front of Maxwell Place, forcing evacuations and closing off a portion of Rose Street while the gas line could be repaired. Officer Bryan Caulk said he noticed the odor just before 7 pm. yesterday and decided to call another officer. Sgt. Bob Pearl, for a second opinion. Upon Pearl's arrival, he con- firmed the odor of gas. “It was real easy to detect. You could smell it.” Caulk said. “It was strong enough for me alumina" mmmmmam w to get off my bike and notice.“ Pearl then called Lexington Fire Department to come to the scene. “We’re better safe than sor- ry," Pearl said. explaining that this is standard procedure for all leaks. even one as small as last night's. Several structures includ- ing the Alpha Delta Pi and Delta Delta Delta sorority houses and St. Augustine‘s Episcopal Chapel were evacu- ated and Rose Street was closed off from Patterson Dri~ ve to Columbia Avenue for about three hours. Rose Street was reopened around 10 pm. Capt. Mark Cole. with the Lexington Fire Department. said the structures were evacu- ated and checked for accumu- lations of gas. which could pose a hazard. “Just to be on the safe side, we want to check inside the structures and make sure there’s no gas inside.“ Cole said. Maj. Joe Monroe, with UK police. said every situation gets the same level of attention. “It’s always a big deal be cause of the situation. When it’s undetected. it could get into the building and cause a fire." Monroe said. Those guidelines. Cole said. are for everyone's protection. including the evacuees. “We use the same protocols for the safety of the residents and for the safety of us." Cole said. “We can‘t let people back inside until the problem is fixed. Columbia Gas Company crews were on site within an hour of the call and began dig- ging into the street to repair the line. which was the same area where the company had been doing work about a week or so ago. Caulk said. Christy Giles. UK's director of Emergency Management. said this type of situation is something that UK's and Lex- ington‘s emergency services are especially prepared to han- dle because of how easily it can occur. “This kind of thing can happen on a daily basis." Giles said. 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On March 25, the new couple —— who had their first sleepover three nights before - made it a Blockbuster night, hanging at the singer’s $5.5 million home in the Bel Air section of LA. with delivery dinner and a slew of videos. “They were couch potatoes togeth- er" says a source close to Cavallari. "They’re not ready to go public, but this was the next best thing to a normal dinner and a movie." After his marriage to Jessica Simpson crashed and burned, you would think that Nick Lachey would be wary of beautiful blondes on the road to stardom. Think again. Sources tell Us Lachey, 32, and rebound lover Cavallari, 19, have moved from casual hookups to a full-blown rela- tionship. “Nick and Kristin are officially dating,” says a Cavallari pal. “They are talking and texting all the time. He's always sending her notes, making her laugh. It’s cute!” Tender Trap So how did the ex-boy-bander — who has been insisting t0 pals that he's not ready for a girlfriend — get so caught up in love? 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Q ticketmas ter Kl’lrfm for] Friday March 31, 2006 PAGE 3 VISITOR Bud Light.” St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Chris Carpenter, when asked to name The best thing his favorite pitcher. to happen to Fridays since Hawaiian Shirt Sunday is opening night for Major League Day. , ' Baseball, when the White Sox and Indians square off at 8 pm. on ESPN. When the rest of us compete The Score lines up ‘weekend warriors’ every week with the club sport crew Welcome to the first weekly issue of The Kernel’s newest sports extra, The Score. Like its features counterpart, Kernel Pop!. The Score brings extra coverage of the events that usually don’t get as much press, such as intramural sports and club sports. You’ll also sometimes find more of the main- stream campus sports talking points ~ like the Final Four analysis at the bottom of this page. Today, you’ll find a story about a table tennis team. made up of UK stu- dents, putting up the money to play for a national championship in Texas. You’ll also find the fraternity and sorority intramural standings. good through the inner-tube water polo , . , event, and pictures from last week- Chris end’s Ultimate Frisbee competition. J II The point totals from that event 0 IISOII were not available at press time. but SPORTS EDITOR we’ll have them next week a sorry Our goal for The Score is to give coverage to the sports at UK being played by the people in your classes. that cute guy you see in the Student Cen- ter every day, or that hot girl you saw at the bar last weekend but didn't have the stones to go up and talk to. We want to start some conversations and get some weekend warriors the publicity they so richly deserve. Because we can‘t really call ourselves a student newspa- per if we don’t cover 90 percent of the student body. Ordinarily, we’ll also have coverage of the varsity athletes seen in The Kernel every day. This week. with the advent of The Score, we decided to simply go with the little guys. Look to wwwkykernelcom for coverage Marty Prater, a member of UK's club table tennis team, s of varsity athletics, and they’ll be back in next Friday So this is for all the people who watch UK football games and think, “I could do that.” No, you couldn’t. But neither can 90 percent of us. So if you‘re reading this while icing your ankle from falling down the stairs after you ran the perfect route and made the gamewinning catch in your backyard foot- ball game, relax. You’re among friends. Email cjohnsonrakykernelcom This transits its: stats gasses Today Women's tennis vs. Georgia. Boone Tennis Center. 4 pm. 1mm Softball vs. Alabama. Softball complex. 1 pm. Sum. April 2 Women's tennis vs. Tennessee. Boone Tennis Cen- ter. Noon. Softball vs. Alabama. Softball complex. 1 pm. Tuesday. M 4 Men's tennis vs. EKU and Morehead State. Boone Tennis Center. All afternoon. Softball vs. Ohio. Softball complex. 5 pm. Nemesday. April 5 Softball vs. WKU. Softball complex. 5 pm. Baseball vs. Louisville. Cliff Hagan Stadium. 6:30 p.m. ”MIST”? erves the ball at practice this week. Prater, along with the other 10 members of UK's team, will travel to Ft. Worth, Texas on Thursday to compete in the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association championship. They finished second in the Ohio regional last month, earning their spot in the championships. Kings of PING UK club table tennis team travels to Texas for nationals Thursday - in second year of existence By Jonathan Smith mm Marty Prater, who will go to nationals as the No.1 Wild- . cat, and will be flanked by The UK table tenms Pattala Sirinirund. Mainak team wants to warn you ~ Majumder and Adam Lucas. thls Isn’t an ordmary game “That‘s something that we of basement pmg pong. recently found out." “Its a more DI‘GCISQ» 9)? Prater’s uncertainty act and really CONGOt defini- stems from the youth of the tion for what levela profeS- organization. The table ten- ‘ sional WOUId play, ENC RO- nis club was formed in Jan- gier 53161 uary 2005. which. members Rogler. leader 0f the UK say, makes this run to na- table tennls ClUb‘ W111 be tak- tionals even more incredi- ing his team to Ft. Worth. ble. Texas. to compete in the Na- tional Collegiate Table Ten- nis .Association champi- that we’ve never been to OHShIPS Tuesday. . them before, so they didn‘t The team 18 comprised 0f know what to expect from 11 members. but only four us." Rogier said. "We got a play in the events. MUCh 111“? lot of respect from schools. tennis. the top four mem~ especially the bigger bers on opposing teams play sch0013_“ each other. in addition to The big schools he i i i l i one doubles match. speaks of are schools you i i i 1 “You know going into these tournaments this year “On a team level. I didn't commonly find highly even. know thfiltdm the com— ranked in the larger sports. petition we CO compete as The University of Southern t l‘k did." 3 ‘d - a eam 1 e we a‘ See Ping Pong on 06963 i No. 4 seed I At-large bid I Regular season SEC champs loulslana State “OBIS Strength: Frontcourt. No one has yet been able to handle the duo of Glen “Big Baby" Davis at center and Tyrus Thomas, SEC Freshman of the Year. Davis (amazingly agile) dominates and Thomas can jump out of the gym. Weakness: Youth. Thomas is a frosh; Davis a soph. This is LSU's first Final Four excursion since 1986. No. 2 seed I Pac-iO Tournament champs I li-game winning streak Strength: Defense. Coach Ben Howlahd brought a Big East mentality, and UCLA finished 10th in the nation in total defense - and stifled Memphis into 18 turnovers in the Elite Eight. Weakness: Matchups. All-World 8. Free (best NBA name ever) team member Luc Richard Mbah a Moute can't handle Davis. He's too soft inside. and plus. Thomas is there. III! [III OF "IE ROAD Who will win the NCAA men's basketball championship - and how it'll all shake down I By Chris Johnson, sports editor NATION“ CHAMPION FLORIDA 76, LSU 71 Two teams that know each other well. Florida will buck the trend and manage to beat the same opponent three times in a season. The Gators' depth outlasts LSU's big-man advantage. which will be thin against Florida's athletes. TV scrum: TOMORROW George Mason vs. Florida, 6:07 pm, CBS (WKYT-ZT) LSU vs. UCLA, 8:47 pm, CBS (WKYT-ZT) MONDAY Championship game, 9 pm, CBS (WKYT-ZT) No. it seed I At-large bid I 10th in field goal defense GOOWO "ISO“ ""1018 Strength: Slippers. The Patriots' Cinderella story is amazing; the entire nation outside of Louisiana, Florida and half of Los Angeles is rooting for them. And center Jai Lewis is athletic. Weakness: Depth. The Patriots played the same five guys from 10:37 of the second half against UConn until the final buzzer sounded at the end of overtime, but they did win. No. 3 seed I SEC Tournament champs I Team averaged 78.5 ppg Strength: Athletes and matchups. Six-foot-ii Joaklm Noah has the dexterity to shoot over any shot-blocker. AI Horford, Taurean Green, Lee Humphrey the list goes on. Weakness: Overconfidence (see Noah's George of the Jungle routine). Also, their perimeter defense is suspect, and all of George Mason's starting guards average in double-figures. PAGE 4 | Friday. March 31. 2006 FRATERIIITY Kappa Sigma Phi Delta Theta Sigma Alpha Epsilon Alpha Tau Omega Pi Kappa Alpha Sigma Phi Epsilon Sigma Nu Sigma Chi Delta Tau Delta Phi Gamma Delta Farmhouse Alpha Gamma Rho Delta Sigma Phi Lambda Chi Alpha Phi Kappa Tau Triangle Kappa Alpha Pi Kappa Phi Phi Sigma Kappa Phi Kappa Psi Sigma Pi SORORITY Alpha Omicron Pi Alpha Gamma Delta Delta Zeta Kappa Delta Kappa Kappa Gamma Pi Beta Phi Alpha Delta Pi Sigma Kappa Chi Omega Tri Delt Delta Gamma Kappa Alpha Theta Ceres Phi Sigma Rho Z-BALL COMP. OOOOEBALL 63 70 45 80 105 70 37 100 61 50 - 30 127 0 50 - 25 165 - 23 90 41 100 49 80 37 50 0 5 - 20 - 20 33 60 43 50 29 0 41 0 0 60 0 60 0 70 5-OII-5 IIZO POLO FALL POINTS 152 82 915 90 125 923 170 35 877 105 82 664 70 55 741 60 35 702 95 130 592 142 35 542 115 0 647 65 35 576 195 55 406 55 35 491 60 35 531 95 55 475 80 - 20 419 65 0 245 80 0 251 55 0 230 0 35 114 0 0 55 45 0 0 61 27 1505 0 4O - 15 77 - 15 40 - 15 0 0 0 - 20 0 Z-BALL COMP. DOOOEBALL 5' ON- 5 H20 POLO FALL POINTS 629 287 448 434 475 347 272 182 242 140 159 128 105 0 95 60 185 85 105 65 ~10 105 115 122 105 0 -20 ~10 0 0 OOOOOOOOOOOO OVERALL TOTAL 1,282 1,263 (' 19) 1,257 (' 25) 988 (' 294) 977 (' 305) 894 (' 388) 867 (' 415) 859 (' 423) 829 (' 453) 817 (' 465) 785 (' 497) 668 (' 614) 631 (' 651) 585 (' 697) 572 (' 710) 403 (‘ 879) 360 (‘ 922) 326 (' 956) 209 (' 1,073) 115 (' 1,167) 115 (' 1,167) OVERALL TOTAL 850 689 (' 161) 593 (' 257) 561 (' 289) 490 (' 360) 437 (' 413) 387 (' 463) 354 (' 496) 347 (' 503) 140 (' 710) 139 (‘ 711) 118 (' 732) 105 (' 745) 0 (' 850) Phi Delta Theta squared off against Phi Kappa Tau in the semi-finals of UK’s intramural Ultimate Frisbee toumament last Saturday. Phi Tau won, 11-6. Photos by Brad Luttrell I Staff Louisiana State Sg‘engths: Frontcourt. No one in the tournament (or the nation. yet) has been able to handle the combination of center. and Kernel Southeast- ern Conference Player of the Year Glen “Big Baby" Davis and SEC Freshman of the Year Tyrus Thomas Thomas can jump out of the gym. Being afoot-10 does- n't hurt. either. Davis is agile enough to play forward and made a huge 3-pointer in the regional semi- final matchup against Duke. Vkikggsses: Youth and in- experience. Thomas is a fresh- man, Davis is a sophomore (Y). This is LSU’s first Final Four trip since 1986. so no one. even coach John Brady. has been to the main stage of the Big Dance yet. UCLA mm: Defense. The Bruins brought head coach Ben Howland's aggressive East Coast. in-your-face defen- sive style to the Pac-10 this season It was successful: UCLA finished 14- 4 In confer- EXTENDED FINAL FOUR ANALYSIS ence play and won the Pac-10 tournament while finishing 10th in the nation in total de- fense (58.6 points per game). The Bruins also beat Memphis 5045 in the Elite Eight. forcing the Tigers into 31.5 percent shooting and 18 turnovers. The backcourt is great. Howland‘s guards lead the team in scoring. Aaron Afflalo and Jordan Farmar are the only two players averaging doubledigit scoring. Weaknesses: Matchups. All- World B. Free (best name) team member Luc Richard Mbah a Monte can‘t handle Davis. No one can. except maybe Joakim Noah. but Mbah a Moute and Ryan Hollins. UCLA's frontcourt. don‘t have that kind of athleti- cism. Plus. Thomas is there. PREDICTION: In what- ever the opposite of an offen- sive fireworks display would be. LSU advances with its frontcourt. Tigers by eight. George Mason Strengths: Slippers. The Cinderella story of the Patri- ots is amazing: the entire na- tion outside Louisiana, Flori- da and half of Los Angeles is rooting for them. They beat No. 6 seed Michigan State, No. 3 seed North Carolina. No. 7 Wichita State and No. 1 Con- necticut to get to Indy. so they haven’t had the road paved for them. The Patriots’ defense is staunch. They allowed less than 60 points per game this season, and finished 10th in the NCAA in field-goal per- centage defense (38.7 percent). And they have a surpris- ing talent level. Mason’s suc- cess can’t be all chalked up to good fortune. Center Jai Lewis (Moot-7, 275) is a big. athletic body inside that is go ing to make Florida's big men work for their points. Wsses: Depth. The Patriots played five players from 10:37 of the second half against UConn until the final buzzer sounded at the end of overtime. But hustle isn’t a problem by a long shot. Florida Siengths: Athletes and matchups. Joakim Noah is long. He’s Moot-11, but still has the dexterity and range of motion to be able to utilize a drop step move on the afoot-8 Davis, then make a move and shoot over Tyrus Thomas. There’s no reason to be able to think he can't do that against the 6foot-7 Lewis and Will Thomas. And you can’t argue with the coaching. Billy Donovan is the best coach left in the tour- ney: UCLA‘s Howland is great. and Mason's Jim Larranga won a coach of the year ballot last week, but this is Born van’s second trip to the Final Four with two NBA-type play- ers and a bunch of spare parts. Wes: Overconfi- dence. Noah's George of the Jungle fist-bumping routine became commonplace around the SEC. And the perimeter defense is suspect. All of Ma- son‘s starting guards, along with the rest of their starting five, average in double figures. This is a group that can shoot. PREDICTION: Mason’s run ends, but not in the way many people think. Florida by two. Wm THE NORTH FACEI & . Molacullt' _j Clothing - Outerwear Shoes - Backpacks Camping Gear Established in the memory of Anna S. Natl lasaSpoctometry of Biological Systems SPEAKERS Richard M. Caprioli, 9:00 AM. John R. Yates, 2:00 PM. R. 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The NC'I'I‘A consists of 16 divisions. Each team in the division competes in the regular season. and the top two teams based on a point system teams receive two points for a win, one point for a non-default loss and zero points for a default loss —— move on to nationals. UK is in the Ohio division along with Big Ten powers Ohio State and Michigan State. Akron. Oberlin. Marshall. Shawnee State. Wright State. Case West- ern Reserve and Northern Kentucky Ohio State finished first. while the Cats slid past Michigan State by a point for second. Along the way to nationals, the team compiled an 11-4 record. No victory was more important than the 5-0 revenge drubbing they handed Michigan State. a game that likely propelled them past the Spartans in the standings and on to na- tionals. The team also has struggled to find places to practice. The team was practic- ing three days a week at the Seaton Cen- ter, but were bumped by other activities and now use those facilities one day a week. “A lot of these dorms have tables in them as well. so we are able to just go over to the dorms and just hit some there," Rogier said. Money is a concern as well. Student Government provides $500. along with a stipend from the NC’I'I‘A. The rest of the funds come from the players themselves. Rogier has even written a letter to UK President Lee Todd to no avail. “I realize funding is pretty tight right now," Rogier said. Regardless of the adolescent exis- tence that leaves them as a long shot to take home the national championship. hope still remains for the players. When asked whether they can make an improb able run like George Mason did in the men‘s NCAA basketball tournament, Ro gier laughed. “We‘ll be the Cinderella story of the table tennis community,“ he said. 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Worley said he hopes Bmwn can follow through on his campaign plans. “I wish Jonah the best,” Worley said. “I hope he can re store some legitimacy to stu- dent government." Bates said he hoped Brown will “truly represent the entirety of the student body instead of a select few.” “As for the future of stu- dent government we can only hope that the new president isn’t polishing the brass on the Titanic,” Bates said. Of the 25 senators on Brown’s ticket, 16 were elect- ed. Jason Robinson, an elect— ed senator-at-large on Brown’s ticket said their success was proof that the students recog- Inna-1H STAFF Rita Brown hugs her son, Jonah, after he was announced as the next Stu- dent Government president. nized them as the right lead— ers. “We presented a really di‘ verse ticket that wanted to help the student body out,” Robinson said. “We’re not go ing to let tonight be the best night, we’re going to keep it going through the summer and the school year.” Brown said he was proud of his ticket but sorry for the ones who weren't elected. When asked if he expect- ed any losing candidates to file election violation claims he said, “I hope not.” “You never know, but we ran a clean campaign. The most important part of this is that the students have spo ken,” he said, adding that it was significant that more stu- dents voted this year than last. “That just shows the stu- dents have been paying atten- tion and see potential in stu~ dent government.” For now, Brown said he would celebrate and rest but was ready for his upcoming work. “We got a lot of stuff to get started I can’t wait to get in office,” Brown said. Email srose@}rykernel.com ‘ Bates Continued from page] hearts in it. We felt like we re ally had something going.” Brown and running mate, Mallory Jenkins, won with 1,484 votes. Opponents Pre- ston Worley and running mate, Scott McIntosh, came in second with 1,043 votes. Bates and Fuller finished third with 640 votes. Bates said he has high hopes for Brown and Jenkins when they step into the office. “I just hope they can live up to the many expectations set in the campaign,” Bates said. Fuller said he hopes Brown and Jenkins w