kentucky kernel est. 1892 | independent since 1971 | www.kykernel.com wednesday 04.13.11 69 41 sunny tomorrow’s weather index First issue free. Subsequent issues 25 cents. Newsroom: 257-1915 Advertising: 257-2872 Classifieds.............9 Features.................5 Opinions.............8 Sports..................7 Horoscope.............2 Sudoku................2 a.m. snow showers Bat Cats Kentucky downs Louisvile 3-2 behind strong first inning online World Theatre Festival spotlights various cultures online The United States is suffering from “stu- pidfication,” or intellectual illiteracy, according to the 2004 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Com- mentary. Leonard Pitts Jr. discussed the dangerous growth of incoherence at the 34th Annual Joe Creason Lecture, “Owning What You Know,” on Tuesday in the UK Student Center’s Wor- sham Theater. “We are all eating intellectual junk food,” Pitts said. “The United States is now governed by two different sets of facts. Both Liberals and Republicans are guilty of lying, exaggerating, shading the truth and omitting facts, restricting Americans ability to be knowledgeable.” The issue of concern is not the spread of erroneous facts, according to Pitts, but the dis- regard for the truth. “We live in an era where all facts are not created equal,” he said. “People will believe only what they want to, despite the strength of the evidence or the source of the information.” Pitts also discussed the Internet’s power. “The Internet is a powerful tool for research and innovation, but its ability to spread lies and receive lies is its most powerful tool,” Pitts said. “Americans are ignoring plain facts and reading the information that satisfies their beliefs only, creating a bilateral, coarse-national dialogue that is grave to national politics.” He said that America is “grounded in a Lecturer gets down to the facts By Eva McEnrue [email protected]See CREASON on page 3 Greeks will be given the chance to enter- tain and raise money by stomping to bright vibes and colorful themes tonight. For the third consecutive year, Kappa Al- pha Theta sorority and Alpha Phi Alpha frater- nity Inc. will be hosting the step show fundraiser known as Stomp-A-Palooza. Stomp-A-Palooza will showcase 17 com- bined sororities and fraternities, all of which are performing different choreographed step routines that last around five minutes. Earnings from ticket sales will be given to Alpha Phi Alpha’s philanthropy, The Dr. Mar- tin Luther King Jr. Memorial foundation, and Kappa Alpha Theta’s philanthropy, Lexing- ton’s Court Appointed Special Advocates. The foundation funds an MLK memorial at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and the Court Appointed Special Advocates supports and promotes court-appointed vol- unteer advocacy for abused or neglected chil- dren. Each sorori- ty and fraterni- ty is matched up with a member of Al- pha Phi Alpha to coordinate and choreo- graph the theme for each chapter’s rou- tine. “There’s an officer that coaches each chapter,” Jordyn Bland, Theta’s vice president of public rela- tions, said. “Each chapter creates a theme and the winners are judged on creativity.” There are three winners, which includes an overall winner for a sorority and a fraternity. The third trophy comes from spirit points, which are accumulated in the week leading up to the event. These points come from banner contests and restaurant nights, which are then added to the group with the most overall points. The organization with the most overall points wins the cup, Sarah Pickerel, the presi- dent of Theta, said. The buzz around the event has steadily grown from year-to-year and as a result Stomp-A-Palooza foresees a growth in atten- dance, Andrew Pillow, a co-chair from Alpha Phi Alpha, said. “We’ve had pretty good years of it. People are more excited about it than they have been in the past as we have more teams participat- ing in it this year,” he said. He said they are expecting 1,000 people this year, compared to the 800 that attended last year. “If you haven’t been before, this is the year to check it out,” Pickerel said. “It will be entertain- ing and something that you haven’t seen before.” By Garrett Bonistalli [email protected]Greeks to stomp away for charity PHOTO BY BRANDON GOODWIN | STAFF President Lee Todd smiles as he receives a standing ovation before his speech at the campus celebration of his tenure. The celebration of Lee Todd’s 10 years as UK’s presi- dent was held Tuesday to honor his years of service. The event, which was origi- nally scheduled to take place in the Patterson Office Tower Plaza, was moved to the Lex- mark Room of the Main Build- ing due to rain. Several speakers were on hand to honor Todd and first lady Patsy Todd. Ryan Smith, the Student Government president, gave the opening remarks. “They genuinely care about each and every student and our experience on this campus,” Smith said. “They are truly the student’s president and first mom of this campus. They have been our greatest encouragers, they have challenged us to be- lieve in ourselves, to dream big and they have stood with us to make this campus what it is to- day.” Will Nash, a UK graduate and the Otis Singletary Out- standing Male Graduate award winner, said he saw the Todd’s in three differing roles: the father and mother figure on campus, Lee Todd as leader on campus and both of them as visionaries for this state. Nash also talked about join- ing Todd on the Dream Tour. “Dr. Todd was thoughtful in his approach and ultimately did what he thought to be best for this campus and this state,” Nash said. The Director of the Center for Applied Energy Research, Rodney Andrews, Ph.D., said he would tell people outside UK that working for Todd was in- spiring or exhausting depending on the week. “He has led by example, working diligently to make a dif- ference in our state,” Andrews said. Robynn Pease, the director of UK Work Life, spoke about the Todd’s close bond with the students. “Most of all, both you and Mrs. Todd, I think will be re- membered for tearing down the walls of Maxwell Place and for your accessibility,” Pease said. Pease spoke about the Todd’s dedication to the students and re- counted memories of the Todd’s spending time with the students at Crunch Brunch. “The students feel the love that you have for them,” Pease said. Terry Birdwhistell, the dean of UK Libraries, spoke about how history will view Todd’s presidency. Celebrating 10 years of service By Gary Hermann [email protected]See TODD on page 2 UK hosts gathering to honor President Todd A new application for smartphones now features well-known UK buildings. The Singletary Center for the Arts and The Art Museum at UK are two of the first 10 organizations included in the “Arts and Culture” category of the new smartphone application, Travel Kentucky. Travel Kentucky is a pocket-sized per- sonal tour guide developed by Kentucky Monthly Magazine to provide an accurate, detailed and user-friendly guide to every corner of the Bluegrass state. It features lodging, dining, shopping, historic sights, arts, culture and many more. “We are always looking for more av- enues to promote our events, and the in- creased popularity of Facebook, Twitter and smartphone apps is where we need to start looking in the future,” Summer Gos- sett, the Singletary Center’s ticketing and marketing director, said. Once a destination has been selected, the description of the venue, address, re- views, operating hours and upcoming events are clearly displayed with external links. The app will then provide turn-by-turn directions made possible by Google maps and GPS tracking technology. Travel Ken- tucky also provides the user with interactive walking tours of entire regions of Kentucky. UK buildings featured in app By Michael Jeffrey [email protected]See APP on page 3 ‘Travel Kentucky’ features areas on campus “ They genuinely care about each and every student and our experience on this campus.” Ryan Smith, SG president If you go What: Stomp-A-Palooza When: Wednesday at 7 p.m. Where: Singletary Center for the Arts Admission: $6 PHOTO BY SCOTT HANNIGAN | STAFF A participant in the belly flop contest hits the water at Anchor Splash 2011, hosted by Delta Gamma sorority and Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity to raise money for DG’s philanthropy, Service for Sight. UK students had the chance to swim to help fight blindness Tuesday at Anchor Splash. Organized by Delta Gamma sorority and Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity, the water-based event at the Lancaster Aquatic Center was put together to help support Delta Gamma’s Foundation research and aid for blindness, Lizzy Rivers, the vice president of the DG Foundation, said. “I’m glad it’s been so successful; it’s been a lot of fun,” Rivers said. Seth Fortenbery, the philanthropy chair of Phi Sigma Kappa, said the event is a swim meet with a twist. The event was composed of five differ- ent aquatic events, including a belly flop contest, a relay race and synchronized swim- ming. Swimmers from 10 sororities and 13 fraternities participated, Rivers said. “It’s something that Delta Gamma has been doing nationally for a long time,” Fortenberry said. “It’s quite a tradition at UK.” Maggie Schwab, the director of Anchor Splash and an integrated strategic commu- nication junor, said they had been planning UK makes waves for charity By Fink Densford [email protected]See SPLASH on page 3
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a.m. snow showersBat Cats Kentucky downs Louisvile 3-2 behind strong first inning online World Theatre Festival spotlights various cultures online
The United States is suffering from “stu-pidfication,” or intellectual illiteracy, accordingto the 2004 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Com-mentary.
Leonard Pitts Jr. discussed the dangerousgrowth of incoherence at the 34th Annual JoeCreason Lecture, “Owning What You Know,”on Tuesday in the UK Student Center’s Wor-sham Theater.
“We are all eating intellectual junk food,”Pitts said. “The United States is now governedby two different sets of facts. Both Liberals andRepublicans are guilty of lying, exaggerating,shading the truth and omitting facts, restrictingAmericans ability to be knowledgeable.”
The issue of concern is not the spread oferroneous facts, according to Pitts, but the dis-regard for the truth.
“We live in an era where all facts are notcreated equal,” he said. “People will believeonly what they want to, despite the strength ofthe evidence or the source of the information.”
Pitts also discussed the Internet’s power.“The Internet is a powerful tool for research
and innovation, but its ability to spread lies andreceive lies is its most powerful tool,” Pitts said.“Americans are ignoring plain facts and readingthe information that satisfies their beliefs only,creating a bilateral, coarse-national dialoguethat is grave to national politics.”
Greeks will be given the chance to enter-tain and raise money by stomping to brightvibes and colorful themes tonight.
For the third consecutive year, Kappa Al-pha Theta sorority and Alpha Phi Alpha frater-nity Inc. will be hosting the step showfundraiser known as Stomp-A-Palooza.
Stomp-A-Palooza will showcase 17 com-bined sororities and fraternities, all of whichare performing different choreographed steproutines that last around five minutes.
Earnings from ticket sales will be given toAlpha Phi Alpha’s philanthropy, The Dr. Mar-tin Luther King Jr. Memorial foundation, andKappa Alpha Theta’s philanthropy, Lexing-ton’s Court Appointed Special Advocates.
The foundation funds an MLK memorialat the National Mall in Washington, D.C.,and the Court Appointed Special Advocatessupports and promotes court-appointed vol-unteer advocacy for abused or neglected chil-dren.
Each sorori-ty and fraterni-ty is matchedup with amember of Al-pha Phi Alphato coordinateand choreo-graph thetheme for eachchapter’s rou-tine.
“There’s anofficer that coaches each chapter,” JordynBland, Theta’s vice president of public rela-tions, said. “Each chapter creates a theme andthe winners are judged on creativity.”
There are three winners, which includes anoverall winner for a sorority and a fraternity.The third trophy comes from spirit points,which are accumulated in the week leading upto the event. These points come from bannercontests and restaurant nights, which are thenadded to the group with the most overallpoints. The organization with the most overallpoints wins the cup, Sarah Pickerel, the presi-dent of Theta, said.
The buzz around the event has steadilygrown from year-to-year and as a resultStomp-A-Palooza foresees a growth in atten-dance, Andrew Pillow, a co-chair from AlphaPhi Alpha, said.
“We’ve had pretty good years of it. Peopleare more excited about it than they have beenin the past as we have more teams participat-ing in it this year,” he said.
He said they are expecting 1,000 peoplethis year, compared to the 800 that attendedlast year.
“If you haven’t been before, this is the year tocheck it out,” Pickerel said. “It will be entertain-ing and something that you haven’t seen before.”
PHOTO BY BRANDON GOODWIN | STAFFPresident Lee Todd smiles as he receives a standing ovation before his speech at the campus celebration of his tenure.
The celebration of LeeTodd’s 10 years as UK’s presi-dent was held Tuesday to honorhis years of service.
The event, which was origi-nally scheduled to take place inthe Patterson Office TowerPlaza, was moved to the Lex-mark Room of the Main Build-ing due to rain.
Several speakers were onhand to honor Todd and firstlady Patsy Todd.
Ryan Smith, the StudentGovernment president, gave theopening remarks.
“They genuinely care abouteach and every student and ourexperience on this campus,”Smith said. “They are truly the
student’s president and firstmom of this campus. They havebeen our greatest encouragers,they have challenged us to be-lieve in ourselves, to dream bigand they have stood with us tomake this campus what it is to-day.”
Will Nash, a UK graduateand the Otis Singletary Out-standing Male Graduate awardwinner, said he saw the Todd’s inthree differing roles: the fatherand mother figure on campus,Lee Todd as leader on campusand both of them as visionariesfor this state.
Nash also talked about join-ing Todd on the Dream Tour.
“Dr. Todd was thoughtful inhis approach and ultimately didwhat he thought to be best forthis campus and this state,” Nashsaid.
The Director of the Centerfor Applied Energy Research,Rodney Andrews, Ph.D., said hewould tell people outside UKthat working for Todd was in-
spiring or exhausting dependingon the week.
“He has led by example,working diligently to make a dif-ference in our state,” Andrewssaid.
Robynn Pease, the directorof UK Work Life, spoke aboutthe Todd’s close bond with thestudents.
“Most of all, both you andMrs. Todd, I think will be re-
membered for tearing down thewalls of Maxwell Place and foryour accessibility,” Pease said.
Pease spoke about the Todd’sdedication to the students and re-
counted memories of the Todd’sspending time with the studentsat Crunch Brunch.
“The students feel the lovethat you have for them,” Peasesaid.
Terry Birdwhistell, the deanof UK Libraries, spoke abouthow history will view Todd’spresidency.
A new application for smartphones nowfeatures well-known UK buildings.
The Singletary Center for the Arts andThe Art Museum at UK are two of the first10 organizations included in the “Arts andCulture” category of the new smartphoneapplication, Travel Kentucky.
Travel Kentucky is a pocket-sized per-sonal tour guide developed by KentuckyMonthly Magazine to provide an accurate,detailed and user-friendly guide to everycorner of the Bluegrass state. It featureslodging, dining, shopping, historic sights,arts, culture and many more.
“We are always looking for more av-enues to promote our events, and the in-creased popularity of Facebook, Twitterand smartphone apps is where we need tostart looking in the future,” Summer Gos-sett, the Singletary Center’s ticketing andmarketing director, said.
Once a destination has been selected,the description of the venue, address, re-views, operating hours and upcoming eventsare clearly displayed with external links.
The app will then provide turn-by-turndirections made possible by Google mapsand GPS tracking technology. Travel Ken-tucky also provides the user with interactivewalking tours of entire regions of Kentucky.
each and every student and ourexperience on this campus.”
Ryan Smith, SG president
If you goWhat: Stomp-A-PaloozaWhen: Wednesday at 7 p.m.Where: Singletary Center forthe ArtsAdmission: $6
PHOTO BY SCOTT HANNIGAN | STAFFA participant in the belly flop contest hits the water at Anchor Splash 2011, hosted by Delta Gammasorority and Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity to raise money for DG’s philanthropy, Service for Sight.
UK students had the chance to swim tohelp fight blindness Tuesday at AnchorSplash.
Organized by Delta Gamma sorority andPhi Sigma Kappa fraternity, the water-basedevent at the Lancaster Aquatic Center wasput together to help support Delta Gamma’sFoundation research and aid for blindness,Lizzy Rivers, the vice president of the DGFoundation, said.
“I’m glad it’s been so successful; it’sbeen a lot of fun,” Rivers said.
Seth Fortenbery, the philanthropy chair
of Phi Sigma Kappa, said the event is aswim meet with a twist.
The event was composed of five differ-ent aquatic events, including a belly flopcontest, a relay race and synchronized swim-ming. Swimmers from 10 sororities and 13fraternities participated, Rivers said.
“It’s something that Delta Gamma hasbeen doing nationally for a long time,”Fortenberry said. “It’s quite a tradition atUK.”
Maggie Schwab, the director of AnchorSplash and an integrated strategic commu-nication junor, said they had been planning
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There are few occasions in life more idyl-lic than college graduation. Steeped in cere-mony, it is the moment of triumph after yearsof work, a time for parents to beam proudlyand gowned students to receive their hard-earned diplomas.
However, graduates aren’t the only onesearning something on commencement day.Some colleges and universities are paying ex-orbitant fees — not just expenses — for grad-uation speakers.
Public speaking has been big business foryears, and finding a great speaker for com-mencement day is a competitive business, par-ticularly for a school burnishing its image andtrying to boost fundraising. Rutgers Universi-ty, which is planning a bigger ceremony thisyear, recently announced that it will pay NobelPrize-winning author Toni Morrison $30,000to be the commencement speaker.
“An honorarium was required to attract astellar speaker of Ms. Morrison’s caliber,” saidRutgers spokesman Ken Branson.
Morrison is only one example. In 2006,CBS news star Katie Couric got $115,000 tospeak at the University of Oklahoma’s cere-mony — although she did donate it to a can-cer center at the University of Virginia in hon-
or of her late sister. Rudy Giuliani’s 2005 ad-dress at High Point University in North Car-olina reportedly cost the school $75,000 to afoundation of his choice.
Some speakers who command astronomi-cal fees will discount them for commence-ment speeches — it’s possible that Morrisonusually gets much more than $30,000 — orwaive them.
Bill Clinton, who was scheduled to speakat UCLA in 2008 before canceling because ofthe university’s dispute with a union, did notrequest a fee. Nor would UCLA have offeredone. (It never pays.) Neither President Obamanor the first lady are paid for their commence-ment addresses.
This year, the president will deliver the ad-dress at Miami Dade College’s North Cam-pus, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and thepublic high school that wins the WhiteHouse’s Race to the Top CommencementChallenge. Michelle Obama will speak atSpelman College, the University of NorthernIowa and the high school that serves childrenof members of the military on the MarineCorps base in Quantico, Va.
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“President Todd vigorous-ly renewed UK’s commit-ment to the commonwealth,even as the university’s sup-port from the state continuedto decline,” Birdwhistell said.
Birdwhistell acknowl-edged Todd’s work to benefitindividuals across Kentucky.
“Through hard work andhelp from others, PresidentTodd achieved his aspirationsand has worked hard the past10 years to make it possiblefor other Kentuckians to livetheir dreams,” Birdwhistellsaid.
Todd expressed his grati-tude to the UK community, aswell as his family.
“The bond that we’vemade with many of you as
you’ve helped us has justbeen unbelievable,” Toddsaid.
He also spoke about theculture changes that have tak-en place at UK.
“There were times whenthe best students in Kentuckythought they had to look pastan in-state university,” Toddsaid.
Todd praised UK’s deansand the Athletics Director
Mitch Barnhart in advancingUK during his presidency.
Todd concluded the cele-bration discussing how hisdreams have evolved fromhis childhood until he ulti-mately had a dream to starthis own company while atMIT.
“We dream what we see,”Todd said. “We’ve got tomake our kids see thesethings faster.
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“This will undoubtedly enhancethe exposure and appreciation ofeverything that Lexington has to of-fer,” Jason Burgard, a performingarts junior, said.
Born and raised in Lexington,Gossett has witnessed the rapidgrowth in awareness of the arts overthe last couple decades.
“I’ve never felt that Lexingtonhas been more awake than now,”Gossett said.
Since the opening of the OtisSingletary Center in 1979, it hasserved more than 3.7 million peopleand hosts an average of 400 eventsand performances a year.
“I’ve worked in the arts since Igraduated college, both in the visualarts and performing arts, and I’ve meta slew of people in town who workimmensely hard to make sure that thearts are a key factor of life in Lexing-ton,” Gossett said.
As the end of the school year ap-proaches, there are only a few eventsleft at the Singletary, which includesthe 8th Annual School of Music Ben-efit Concert featuring Brahm’s Re-quiem on April 22, and Love Letters,directed by new Fine Arts CollegeDean Michael Tick, April 29-30.
Those events and upcoming sum-mer events are described in more de-tail on the “Travel Kentucky” appli-cation, now available for free down-load on the Google Android Marketand the iTunes App Store.
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and preparing for the event since Janu-ary.
Rivers said that support for the onlyGreek swimming event on campus hasbeen huge and people were excited to getinvolved after a year without it.
“We didn’t do it last year, so it was abit of an experiment this year to get go-ing,” Rivers said.
This was the first year that Phi SigmaKappa has been involved, Fortenberysaid.
“I like that it’s in a place that a lot ofstudents may not know about or make useof,” Fortenberry said. “It’s not just thenormal, run-of-the-mill outdoor event.”
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growing incoherence,” which is a “clearand present danger” to the country.
“It is a fight between reason and un-reason, logic and illogic, intelligence anda proud lack there of,” he said.
First, all news outlets should treat liesas front-page news. The media shouldcheck every fact and report a politician’slie. A journalist’s mission is to seek truthand report it, and it should not be limitedby the fear of being accused of bias orpartisan, he said.
Lies are effective because Americansare incapable of determining fact, he said.Critical thinking should be required inschool to teach citizens how to identifythe truth from falsity.
“Everyone is entitled to their ownopinion, but everyone is not entitled theirown facts,” he said. “Facts are not blackor blue, facts are facts.”
Lastly, Pitts said we must own whatwe know.
“It is more important to find truththan win a debate,” he said. “Take re-sponsibility for what you believe. Watchwhere you get your information.”
Debate is trivial without an objectivetruth because there is no basis for discus-sion, agreement or conclusion, he said.
“We swallow intellectual junk food,and wonder why we are sick,” Pitts said.“We are screaming at one and other, andwonder why no one hears.”
He said the truth leads to questions,which lead to answers.
Pitts joined the Miami Herald in 1991as its pop music critic, and since 1994 hehas written a syndicated column of com-mentary on pop culture, social issues andfamily life. He is a five-time recipient ofthe National Headliners Award and in2001 he received the American Society ofNewspaper Editors Award for Commen-tary Writing, and was named Feature ofthe Year columnist by Editor and Publish-er magazine. He also is the author of “Be-coming Dad: Black Men and the Journeyto Fatherhood.”
“Facts are the building blocks oftruth,” Pitts said. “If the facts are untrust-worthy, the truth is also untrustworthy.”
Kernel reporters BrandonGoodwin and Patrick Sullivansat down for an interview withPulitzer Prize winning com-mentator Leonard Pitts Jr.Tuesday afternoon.
Q. How do we resolve biasin the media?
A. We’ve sort of reached apoint where no one knowswhat’s true anymore, and that’ssort of scary. I don’t know ifyou saw the column today, butthat sort of dealt with that. Itdealt with the fact that it’s sortof a controversy of what theCivil War was about. If youbother to read a history bookor look at the people who werethere, there’s no controversy atall. But because it’s uncomfort-able to talk about, it’s suddenlya controversy. It’s the denial ofobjective fact that’s scary tome.
Q. That’s kind of commonin popular culture?
A. I think it’s extremely
common in political cultureand it’s showing up in educa-tion and in journalism. It’s ex-tremely common and weshould be extremely con-cerned.
Q. How do we combat it?
A. Schools need to be morerigorous in teaching criticalthinking skills. There was astudy that came out not toolong ago that says by sopho-more year in high school, kidsreally haven’t learned anythingabout critical thinking. Newsmedia needs to learn how tostart calling lies lies. I think weare entirely too polite. The onlyperson that I know of in massmedia who does that these daysis (“Daily Show” host) JohnStewart and something’s wrongwith that. John Stewart’s not ajournalist, but he’s the only per-son I know who goes to thetape and says, “He said this andnow he’s saying this.”
Q. Once the truth is outthere, how do journalists getpeople to believe it?
A. I don’t know that the peo-ple that are here now are ever
going to believe it. If you aredetermined to believe some-thing is not true, I can hit youwith a dozen facts from adozen unimpeachable sourcesand it will not mean a thing.You will believe whatever it isyou believe. I’ve had this expe-rience over and over again. I’vehad people that I write some-thing that they don’t want tobelieve, and I’ll show them thehistory book and the newspaper... It’s not to get them to believea certain thing, but understandhow to think. Not what tothink; how to think.
Q. Have you always seen arejection of facts during yourcareer?
A. I think not. I don’t want tolook at the past through theproverbial rose-colored glasses,but I do know that I hear morepeople in my line of work andeducation saying this, whichmakes me believe I’m on tosomething. The things that werebeing said in 1994 when I be-gan writing this column to thethings I hear now, it seems likemore people are fact averse.Stupidity is not lack of informa-tion. Stupidity is the inability orunwillingness to use the infor-mation once you have it.
The Kernel staff chats with a Pulitzer Prize winner
PHOTO BY BRANDON GOODWIN | STAFFLeonard Pitts Jr. spoke at the 33rd annual Joe Creason Lecture at UK Tuesday night.
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Not all entrepreneurs dropout of college. Famous busi-nessmen like Mark Zucker-
berg, SteveJobs andBill Gatesmay havemade it tothe top with-out a de-gree, butseveral UKs t u d e n t shave their
sights set on graduating withboth a diploma and their veryown business.
Wes Brooks is one of thesestudents. The materials engi-neering junior is the presidentof UK’s EntrepreneurshipClub.
“We feel it’s incrediblyimportant to start a businesswhile you’re in college,”Brooks said. “You really onlyhave to worry about rent andtuition. If you look at the sta-tistics, it’s actually a lot easierto do it in college.”
The club shares an officewith the Wildcat InvestorsClub. The simple room does-n’t have much decoration, butit’s full of ideas.
“I’ve got a countless num-ber of ideas,” Brooks said.
Last month, the group be-gan the Wildcat Venture Fund,which allows students to pitchtheir concepts for new busi-nesses to panels of local busi-nesspeople and investors forthe chance to win money tohelp them get started. Thenext pitch is April 14.
“We have a lot of connec-tions with local entrepreneursand investors,” Brooks said.
The cash awarded for thesebusiness pitches varies, but itcan lead to the ultimate goal ofthe exercise: more capital.
“$1,000 really is a drop in
the bucket, and we knowthat,” Brooks said. “The pointis to get you to the next con-versation.”
The next conversationmight be with a venture capi-talist, a person who gives cap-ital in return for shares in theprofits, or an “angel,” a personwho typically gives less, butalso requires less ownership.
The benefiters of lastmonths’ Wildcat Venture Fundproposed Beta Base Company.The pitchers were avidclimbers who want to launch abusiness that makes high-defi-nition videos of all the foot andhand holds in climbing routesacross the U.S. The winnersnow get to enter their idea inIdea State U, a competitionthat could award them an addi-tional $35,000.
UK President Lee Todd, aman Brooks describes as “asort of serial entrepreneurhimself,” began the Entrepre-neurship Club in 2002.Brooks became president inAugust 2010, and things havebeen picking up since then.
Brooks’ most recent ideafor a new business involves hisschoolwork. Brooks is explor-ing the idea of creating aniPhone app that allows studentsto more easily use scientificand mathematical equations.
“There’s not really oneplace that has a calculator
with major-specific equa-tions,” Brooks said.
Unlike a site like Wol-fram Alpha that requires stu-dents to know equations be-fore using the calculator,Brooks’ app would take equa-tion sheets like the ones madefor tests in common classesand digitize them. Brookssaid he didn’t think professorswould have any issue withthis kind of app because,“You have to understand whatnumbers go where.”
Brooks plans on going toSilicon Valley for severalyears, but wants to ultimatelybring his technology venturesto Lexington.
“I don’t plan on being thenext Steve Jobs,” Brookssaid, citing the tendency thatsome entrepreneurs demon-strate to become obsessiveabout work and sacrificefriends and family.
“You have to balance youraspirations with what you wantto do outside of work,” Brookssaid.
Woods doesn’t just aspire tostart one successful company.
“My passion is serial en-trepreneurship,” Brooks said.“I want to start companies forthe rest of my life. I’m an en-trepreneur, and I know it. Iwas born to do it.”
Brooks said he is drawn to“the concept of growing some-thing from scratch that can lit-erally change the world.”
Brooks believes in thepower of entrepreneurship totackle problems both abroadand in his beloved home stateof Kentucky. He cited TOMSshoes and UK’s own Dance-Blue fundraiser as examplesof ideas that became realitywith the ability to effect posi-tive change. Mainly, he be-lieves in aiming high.
“Just because you’re fromKentucky doesn’t meanyou’re subpar to the rest of theworld,” Brooks said. “I reallywant students to understandthat they don’t have to waituntil after college. Go outthere and start something.”
UK students ride solo
“I want to startcompanies for the
rest of my life. I’m anentrepreneur, and I
know it.”
WES BROOKSPresident of UK’s
Entrepreneur Club
Wes Brooks talks about theEntrepreneurship Club, his future
PHILADELPHIA —Tina Meier's eldest daughter,Megan, would have been 18had she not hanged herselffive years ago, when a "boy"she had become friendly withon a social-networking sitesuddenly turned on her withvicious comments.
The boy was a hoax, thecreation of a neighborhoodmother and daughter and an-other girl. Megan's parentsdid not learn of the fictitiousidentity until weeks after theirdaughter's death.
Meier recounted the expe-rience to parents and fresh-men and sophomores atHaverford High School inHaverford, Pa., last week.
Meier, of St. Louis, hasspoken about the topic acrossthe country. She said parentsneed to be familiar with theelectronic devices their chil-dren use so they can helpkeep them safe.
“We need to understand
what that technology is,” Meiersaid in an interview. "We teachour children how to ride a bike,how to read and write, to walk;we teach them how to drive acar. We give them this, theycan reach the entire world _ wedon't sit them down and teachthem the rules.
“We have to stop thinkingthat way," she said. "We haveto start understanding theworld that they live in.”
After the presentation toparents Monday night, JanetArey, who has daughters infifth and second grades andkindergarten, said she hopedto get a leg up on the issuebefore any problems arose.
She has had to teach her-self the nuances of the tech-nology that her children use,she said, adding that she hadtalked to her eldest daughterabout the ways she is and isnot allowed to use a handheldgaming device. In a workshopwith about 15 student leadersat the high school last week,several said that bullying wasmostly hidden to those who
were not the victims.The small group of stu-
dents said the school couldincrease support for bullyingvictims by calling more atten-tion to services available, in-cluding peer-support groups.
After harrassment andtransferring to a privateschool, Meier said, herdaughter started to loseweight, and appeared as hap-py as she had been in manyyears.
For several weeks, Meiersaid, her daughter chattedwith the boy online. But onenight, the boy suddenly toldMegan he didn't want to befriends with her anymore, andthat she was not a nice per-son. The next day, the cruelcomments escalated, andMegan told her mother thateveryone at her old schooland current one knew whatwas going on, and many weresaying mean things about her,Meier said.
That night, Meganhanged herself in her bed-room closet with a belt.
Parents, students learnabout cyberbullying
By Adrienne Lu
MCT
MCTTina Meier tells students of her daughter’s story to help children become more aware of the impact ofcyberbullying.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 | PAGE 7
sports
Whatever the future ofthe NBA holds, decisionshave to be made quickly. Col-lege kids have until April 24to decide if they want to test
the draft wa-ters. May 8is the finaldeadline forthose play-ers whohave nothired anagent —and there-fore havenot forfeitedtheir re-maining eli-gibility —
to withdraw their name fromconsideration for the NBAdraft, which will take placeJune 23 at the PrudentialCenter in Newark, N.J.
Here is a look at wherethe Cats are projected to bedrafted and the factors theyhave to consider:
S h o u l dhe go? Yes.His stockhas been im-p r o v i n gsince his for-gettable per-formances atthe Maui In-v i t a t iona l .Better yet,his stock
was subject to a meteoric riseafter a phenomenal NCAATournament performance thatincluded two game-winningshots. Couple this upwardtrend with the incoming offreshman Marquis Teague,who is more of a true pointguard than Knight, and surelyKnight will not want to playless minutes or relinquishcontrol of his team, even if itmeans shifting into his morenatural scorer’s role, now thathe’s had the taste of being thefloor general.
Will he go? Probably. Asmuch as he is the quintessen-tial student-athlete, he can al-ways earn his degree at a latertime. He’s a smart kid whohas developed his game to thepoint where he can not onlyscore in bunches, but lead ateam. NBA teams love a play-er who can create offense, andhe has clearly shown he is ca-pable of doing so.
NBAdraft.net projection:No. 7 to the Detroit Pistons
S h o u l dhe go? No.On the con-trary toKnight, hisstock has de-creased invalue sincethe Maui In-
vitational and he averaged apaltry 10.4 points per game inthe NCAA Tournament. Hehas oodles of potential, butdoesn’t seem quite ready tomake an immediate impact inthe NBA.
Will he go? Probably. Heis still a likely lottery pick,though not necessarily a top-five pick like he was thoughtto be early in the season. Itwould be entirely understand-able if he jumps ship now in-stead of risking falling furtherdown draft boards in themuch deeper draft class of2012.
NBAdraft.net projection:No. 14 to the Houston Rock-ets
S h o u l dhe go? No.His shootingis excellentand NBAready, butother parts ofhis game arenot. It wouldalso help forhim to bulk
up another year before heheads to the pros.
Will he go? Probably not.He kind-of-sort-of hinted thathe was coming back for hissophomore year during theNCAA Tournament beforebacking off his commitmentmoments later. However,
he’ll be aided by the fact thatnone of UK’s incoming fresh-men play his position, so he’llreceive big minutes and havethe chance to flourish in a pri-mary role again.
NBAdraft.net projection:Undrafted (However, he isslated as the No. 15 pick in2012.)
S h o u l dhe go? No.He’s a defen-sive miser,but the rest ofhis gameisn’t NBAready. If hefound him-self on theright NBAteam, he
could excel in the role of adefensive specialist, but he’dbe taking a big gamble thatthis opportunity would comealong.
Will he go? Maybe. Lig-gins hinted that he had toweigh his options at season’send. Originally from thesouthside of Chicago andgreeted by a newborn thisyear, the chance to earn apaycheck so he can help hisfamily is a persuasive factorand probably means more tohim than anyone else onUK’s roster.
NBAdraft.net projection:Undrafted
S h o u l dhe go? No.He improvedso muchfrom lastyear to thisyear and thisKentucky na-tive shouldstick around
and aim for a UK title in hissenior season.
Will he go? Certainlynot. He was never asked ofhis NBA intentions as theseason wound down and henever gave any inclinationthat he wanted to forfeit hiseligibility.
NBAdraft.net projection:Undrafted
***He re-
ceives the as-terisk next tohis name be-cause theTurkish bigman had hisd e c i s i o nmade for himwhen the
NCAA ruled him ineligible.Interestingly, he is still con-sidered a lottery pick, despitenot playing a competitivegame of basketball since the2010 Nike Hoop Summit.
NBAdraft.net projection:No. 4 to the Washington Wiz-ards.
Should they stay or should they go?
NICKCRADDOCK
Kernelcolumnist
PHOTO BY LATARA APPLEBY | STAFFFreshman Brandon Knight fends off Georgia’s Gerald Robinson in UK’s game against the Bulldogs inJanuary. Knight, who finished with 10 points against UGA, is projected No. 7 in the upcoming NBA draft.
wednesday 04.13.11 page 8kernelopinionsOffending social justicewith social justice
Government shutdown was closely averted late Friday, and one of the mainreasons for the delay hit close to home. Democrats and Republicans were atodds about whether to fund Planned Parenthood, which was a major contribut-
ing factor for the hang up.According to an April 9 Washington Post article, “Democ-
rats had wanted to cut billions less: They assented to the larg-er figure, and in return Republicans dropped a demand to takefederal funds from the group Planned Parenthood.”
“Planned Parenthood is the nation’s largest abortion sup-plier,” the article said, but ironically, “in accordance with fed-eral law, none of the money it gets from the governmentfunds abortions.”
Thanks to the anti-abortion group Genocide AwarenessProject that visited UK’s campus last week, students are wellaware of the effects of the practice … or are they?
Some might classify the abortion display on campus lastweek as disturbing, repulsive and offensive. If you talkedwith any of the representatives who put up the graphic
posters, though, they most likely would have expressed a deep regard formorality and social justice.
That is one group’s take on justice, but notice the negative feedback thatresults from the campus community, thanks to the overwhelming nature of thepictures. Start with an emotionally charged issue like abortion and put faces toit, and then you’ve got people’s attention.
Even though I didn’t have the opportunity to see the abortion display my-self, based on classmates’ and co-workers’ reactions from being bombardedwith such images while passing through campus, I wonder whether anothertactic would have been more effective.
What these pro-life representatives seemed to overlook was that by por-traying the extremely graphic results of abortion, they turn the ensuing conver-sation to how offensive particular images are, and not to who they are, whattheir organization representsand their ideologies.
The same can be saidof some campus preachers,who shout hellfire in thefree speech area of campusto any and all students whoare willing to listen. Mostare so turned off by thetypes of comments thepreachers make that theyare none too eager to beginany sort of civil discoursein return.
By no means am I anexpert on how best to com-municate a controversial is-sue, but I believe my ownideology could translate tomore intelligent discussion and less dispute.
I recognize that social taboos, political complexities and religious divisionsdrive much of the disagreement between people groups today. But as a fellowhuman being, I propose we look at each side in those same basic terms: as hu-man beings.
Everyone could use a little help in some way or another; there’s no deny-ing that. But if you think you have a workable solution to better those people’slives, whether that is to condemn those who choose to have abortions or whodon’t follow your religious doctrine, consider for a moment whether your ac-tions are at all effective in reaching out to those people you target.
Might it make more sense to promote your cause, rather than use scare tac-tics and thereby associate yourself with the negative images and words thatyou are speaking out against?
Really, who couldn’t use a good bit of help right now? Take a look withinour own country, in our own city and even in our own backyards.
I recommend the alternate solution of seeking out organizations that pres-ent their agendas in more civilized context. Research how social justice groups“get it done,” and earn a loyal following. Take a cue from the slightly lessflashy Voices for Planned Parenthood representatives, who sat opposite of theGenocide Awareness Project display.
If anti-abortion or pro-religious zeal is your mission, perhaps this could of-fer insight into how to reach out to people and turn words into positive ac-tions.
That is what people want to remember: not how they were accosted by of-fensive images or a fanatical preacher, but how one person — representingmany — helped them work toward a greater good.
Because of the government’s last-minute budget settlement, Planned Par-enthood remains afloat (for now) and anti-abortion groups continue to carryout their social justice mission to counter the group.
But remember, even social justice is subjective. One group’s self-justifieddemonstration can be abhorrently offensive to another. Stand for what you be-lieve in, but don’t use another group, event or idea as your scapegoat.
What these pro-liferepresentatives seemed to overlook
was that by portraying the extremelygraphic results of abortion, they turn
the ensuing conversation to howoffensive particular images are, and
not to who they are, what theirorganization represents
and their ideologies.
SHANNONFRAZER
Kernelcolumnist
Dancing proves good for the soul, health, friendshipsTombe, pas de bourree, glissade, saut de chat. The only reason you would recognize these words is if
you’ve taken a dance class, something I theorize every littlegirl (and some little boys) participated in.
Maybe you’ve seen “Black Swan”enough times you feel like part of themovie. Or maybe you’re just fluent inFrench.
Whatever these words mean to you,they mean a lot to the people celebratingNational Dance Week, April 22 to May 1.
Dance is an important part of any cul-ture. It represents the ideas and values ofa group of people.
Classical Indian dance often tells sto-ries from the Hindu religion in a way thatis far more visually appealing and inter-esting than reading it in a book or hearing
someone else read it. Scottish Highland dance celebrates the history and her-
itage of the Scottish people using swords and bagpipes, ex-periences that can only be captured by movement.
Traditional African dances tell the story of the Africanpeople, demonstrating day-to-day activities performed byeveryone within the community.
A little closer to home are traditional Native Americandances, performed in honor of the gods or as an offering.Culture and dance are closely intertwined.
Sixty-eight percent of American adults and one-third ofchildren are considered at least overweight. Dance is an
excellent form of exercise. Most forms of dance burn hun-dreds of calories in an hour. There are so many differenttypes of dance and dance related activities to choose from,everyone can find something to enjoy.
There is the traditional ballet, tap, jazz and moderndances, which burn more than 320 calories each. Ballroomdancing can burn between 200 and 400 calories, dependingon the type and intensity of dancing.
If traditional dance classes are outside of your comfortzone, try zumba, a Latin dance and aerobics combinationthat can burn 500 or more calories. There are so many op-tions, and dance classes are far more interesting than run-ning for an hour on the treadmill.
One of the best parts about dance is the social experi-ences it provides. Dance classes always involve a group ofpeople getting together and taking lessons.
I work at a dance store, and I can’t tell you how manypeople have come to buy shoes that want to meet new peo-ple, especially men. I’m not advocating dance as a dating
service, but it does tend to attract a lot of women, many ofwhom are single. Friendships are formed quickly in danceenvironments because everyone there has at least one com-mon interest. I’ve met some of my best friends throughdance, people I would have never met otherwise.
If I haven’t lost your attention at this point, I’m assum-ing you care at least a little about dance, even if you don’twant to actually participate.
You’re wondering why I just wrote more than 350words about an art form that is seemingly invisible at UK.
You’re thinking, “We have art, theatre and music, butI’ve heard nothing about dance since the dance minor inci-dent from last year.”
It’s true, there has been a lot of controversy with thefuture of dance at UK. The dance program is in flux at themoment, but that doesn’t mean dance has disappeared. TheUK Dance Ensemble has kept dance alive on campus forthe past 25 years. A variety of dance forms are included inevery show.
This semester, the performance is Saturday at 8 p.m.and Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Singletary Center for the Arts,just in time to kick off National Dance Week a few dayslater.
I’ll admit, this is shameless event promotion, but danceis an essential part of any well-rounded university, espe-cially one that is striving to be a top-20 university. Comesee what dance is really all about!
Kelsey Shackelford is an arts administration senior andUK Dance Ensemble secretary. [email protected].
KELSEYSHACKELFORD
Guestcolumnist
Restoring local community food systems
The United States was once home to a wealthof local food systems that supplied most of thefood people needed from relatively nearby.
In a process that still continues today, thoselocally-adapted systems have been steadily dis-mantled in favor of a centralized model that re-quires large-scale monocultures, the massive useof chemical inputs, fewer farmers and ever moretransport. This shift is now a worldwide phenom-enon that benefits the huge agribusiness and su-permarket corporations that increasingly controlthe world’s food supply.
For local communities, economies andecosystems, however, this process has been disas-trous. There is an urgent need for a shift in direc-tion to strengthen local food economies, therebyproviding a cascade of benefits for consumers,farmers and the environment.
In recent decades, the efforts of countless in-dividuals and organizations have been devoted toaddressing the problems in Kentucky’s food sys-tem.
Though many victories have been won, theoverall picture continues to deteriorate. The foodsystem remains heavily dependent on toxic agri-cultural chemicals, fossil fuels and food cropswith an extremely narrow genetic base. Irradiatedand genetically engineered foods line the shelvesof supermarkets, even though neither technologyhas been proven safe. The number of small andmedium-sized farms continues to decline, andfarm workers are still impoverished, their work-ing conditions abysmal.
Giant corporations are consolidating their con-trol over every segment of the food system, push-ing out smaller producers, processors and retail-ers. Despite a growing obesity epidemic, manyKentuckians are unable to put enough food on thetable.
We must take back the food system and getinvolved in what our friend Will Allen of Grow-ing Power calls the Good Food Revolution. Totake back the food system for communities, farm-ers and consumers, and create a more just andsustainable food system requires action at all lev-
els and from every citizen. The relocalization ofour food economies around the world would pro-tect small farms, businesses and local jobs; itwould allow food to be produced in ways thatnurture rather than destroy the land and it wouldprovide everyone with enough to eat and foodthat is as healthy and nutritious.
We encourage Kentuckians to join us physi-cally or spiritually as growers, educators, leadersand others gather in Lexington on April 21 for theBluegrass Local Food Summit to discuss ways tobuild and expand local food systems in Kentucky.“The Bluegrass Local Food Summit: Eating FromOur Own Soil” is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4:30p.m. at Crestwood Christian Church.
UK professors Keiko Tanaka, Mark Williamsand Tim Woods will describe the many effortsgoing on around the campus and the resourcesavailable to the community for enhancing our lo-cal food system. Kentucky First Lady JaneBeshear will be the keynote speaker during lunchstarting at noon.
In the afternoon Dan Arnett, store manager atGood Foods Market and Café, which buys frommore than 250 Kentucky producers, and John-Mark Hack of Marksbury Farm Market will facil-itate a discussion of how we can scale up produc-tion and consumption that is a win-win for all.
Morning sessions will focus on current effortsto create local food systems and how governmentleaders, educational institutions and communitygroups can expand them. Afternoon workinggroups will consider the role of the faith commu-nity in a local food system, meeting growing de-mand from wholesale buyers for local food,growing urban agriculture, creating a local foodpolicy council and building regional partnershipsin Appalachia.
A wine and food tasting will follow the sum-mit 5 to 7 p.m. at the Kentucky Proud Market inThe Lexington Center.
For more information go tohttp://sustainlex.org, email [email protected],or call (859) 379-9046.
Jim EmbrySustainable Communities Network Director
Lexington, Ky.
One of the best parts about danceis the social experiences it provides.
Dance classes always involve a group of peoplegetting together and taking lessons.
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I’m graduating in May, soI won’t have the luxury of be-ing a waste of space all sum-mer like you non-graduatesout there.
It’s time for the realworld, and I now expect mylife to be completely devoidof fun; summer trips abroadmost always result in fun,whether it’s a trip to pick uppersimmons from your localfarmers market or a trip toLondon’s Trafalgar Square,where you proceed to eat a
persimmon.Consequently, summer
trips are out of the questionfor me, if I expect to live bythis standard of no-fun-upon-graduation. However, forthose college students whostill wish to shirk adult re-sponsibility in favor of travel-ing, I recommend Canada asa fantastic destination (for themost part).
Below are some Canadiancities I suggest that youavoid, although I’ve had thepleasure of visiting all ofthem. Ready your Zoloft pre-scriptions.
Hope, British Columbia:Ironically named, given thatthis mountain hamlet is theantithesis of hope.
Pitt Meadows, BritishColumbia: Pitt Meadows isthe Canadian equivalent ofwhat the Midwest is to crystalmethamphetamine and bro-ken dreams.
Estevan, Saskatchewan:Do you like corn mazes?Consider Estevan and all ofsouthern Saskatchewan a gi-ant prairie labyrinth. Bewareof the Minotaur.
Moose Jaw,Saskatchewan: Your excite-ment builds when you see acartoon-like moose picturedon the welcome sign. Your ex-citement fades when you passthe sign into the city limits.
Fun fact: Residents ofMoose Jaw are called“Moose Javians.” Well, isn’t
that something?Moosonee, Ontario: The
barrel of the shotgun entersyour mouth after countlesshours of driving throughnorthern Ontario with the ex-pectation a moose wouldgreet you.
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario:Pronounced “Soo SaintMarie.” Somehow the pro-nunciation of this city trumpspronouncing the “ph” soundas “f” in weirdness. If youcan’t say it, don’t visit it.
Windsor, Ontario: It’s sobad, Detroit doesn’t evenwant it. This border city onlyexists for two purposes: 1) Sounderage Americans have aplace to legally drink; 2) SoCanadians of all ages can en-
joy Tim Hortons as soon asthey cross the border.
Sarnia, Ontario: Youknow what’s weird about Sar-nia in the summer? It’s as dis-gusting as it is during thewinter.
Quebec City, Quebec:Possesses the French-ness ofMontreal but without all thestuff.
(Insert name of city),Newfoundland: Just don’tbother.
A Canuck names bad travel locationsNICK
CRADDOCK
Kernelcolumnist
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sports
The stage was set. Aneight-game win streak, firstplace in the SoutheasternConference East, and thehighest national ranking inschool history. Juniors Chan-da Bell and Rachel Riley hadjust thrown the second andthird perfect games in schoolhistory (on the same day).
In comes No. 2 Georgia.Boasting one of the mostpowerful offenses in thecountry, the Bulldogs hadwon nine of their last 11, rid-ing an undefeated record athome.
Things didn’t go asplanned for the Cats.
The UK softball team re-turned to Lexington Sundaynight after being swept byGeorgia. They were outscored
23-5 in the three games, fail-ing to string together timelyhits to keep pace with theBulldogs. The Cats had op-portunities onoffense, butlargely failed tocapitalize, leav-ing 20 runnerson base overthe threegames.
“The top ofour order re-mained prettystrong, but wejust didn’t getthe same produc-tion from the entire lineup,”UK head coach Rachel Law-son said. “Georgia’s pitchershad a large part in that. Theydid a great job of containingour big hitters.”
The UK pitchers, howev-er, struggled for the majorityof the series. Georgia was
able to collect double-digithits in all three games, in-cluding an 18-hit effort inSunday’s 9-1, six-inning fin-
ish. Defen-sive lapsesalso had ane f f e c t ,mainly onS a t u r d a ywhen theCats com-mitted threeerrors tohelp fuelGeo rg i a ’srallies.
The lonebright spot came Saturday,when the Cats recorded 10hits and three runs, led bytwo-hit games from BrittanyCervantes and Kara Dill. AnRBI-single by Cervanteshighlighted a two-run top ofthe first for UK, only to beanswered by four in the bot-
tom of the inning and twomore in the third by UGA toblow the game open forgood.
The focus now turns tothe future for the Cats, a fu-ture that appears muchbrighter with 10 out of thenext 11 games against teamsranked outside the top 50.And with six tough confer-ence games remaining beforethe start of the postseason, theteam hopes to regain the mo-mentum that was interruptedin Athens, Ga., last weekend.
“We have a very resilientteam,” Lawson said. “My ex-pectation is that we will learnfrom this. Georgia did agood job of exposing someof our weaknesses and theseupcoming nonconferencegames gives us an opportuni-ty to work on those a littlemore.”
“We have a veryresilient team. Myexpectation is thatwe will learn from
this.”RACHEL LAWSON
UK head coach
GAINESVILLE, Fla. —Florida coach WillMuschamp warned that histeam’s spring game was “notgoing to be real flashy.”
The Gators delivered onthat promise in their Orangeand Blue debut.
The Blue team bested theOrange squad 13-10 in agame that featured just sixfirst-half points — three ofwhich came on a fifth-downfield goal — and a pedestrianperformance from startingquarterback John Brantleythat didn’t exactly boost con-fidence for the future.
“I don’t really have an ex-pectation level walking outinto a situation like this,”Muschamp said. “I just wantto see great competition andsee guys get after each other,and I think we did for themost part.”
But one thing was pretty
clear: If Brantley is morecomfortable in Charlie Weis’pro-style offense, it didn’tshow Saturday.
He went 4-of-14 for 45yards and was on the field forjust three of the Blue team’spoints, starting the game 0-for-6 and getting his firstcompletion on a second-quar-ter play that looked more likelast season’s offense. In afour-receiver set, he pluckedan errant shotgun snap off theground and threw to tight endJordan Reed for 19 yards.
Still, Brantley is the clearNo. 1 quarterback after aspring where Muschamp saidhe completed 70 percent ofhis passes.
“If we started the seasontoday, John Brantley wouldbe our starter. He’s experi-enced, he’s got talent,”Muschamp said. “He’s alsogot to have better peoplearound him to help him, andthat starts with our offensiveline. There’s been some spot-
ty work up front with that be-cause of injuries.”
The loudest reaction cameon Brantley’s third-and-16overthrow of Reed in the endzone. The ball skipped off theground and was picked up by— who else? — DenverBroncos quarterback TimTebow, who tossed it backwhile fans roared. Tebow wasin town for the unveiling ofstatues to commemorate UF
Heisman Trophy winners,seeing his likeness alongsidequarterbacks Steve Spurrierand Danny Wuerffel, thoughhis statue was the only one ina running pose.
“That’s fine,” Tebowlaughed. “You have to changeit up. We can’t all be throw-ing.”
And not every Florida of-fense can be like the team ofold.
Brantley struggles in scrimmageBy Mike McCall
MCT
MCTQB John Brantley drops back to pass against the LSU Tigers in 2010.
UK softball upcoming gamesThe No. 16 Cats will take a break from conference play
(Home games bolded)
Wednesday, April 13 | at Marshall (3/5 p.m. doubleheader)
Saturday, April 16 | vs. Tenn. Tech (1/3 p.m. doubleheader)
