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est. 1892 | independent since 1971 | www.kykernel.com thursday 12.01.11 50 32 sunny tomorrow’s weather index First issue free. Subsequent issues 25 cents. Newsroom: 257-1915 Advertising: 257-2872 Classifieds.............5 Features.................4 Opinions.............5 Sports..................3 Horoscope.............2 Sudoku................2 Decking the halls Campus dorms prepare for the season 4 Replacing UK football seniors online The Lexington Arena, Arts & Entertainment Task Force dis- cussed the terms of progress Thursday for the potential of a new downtown district, which may include a new Rupp Arena. Space Group co-founder Gary Bates made a presentation as the project’s master architect to mem- bers of the Lexington community about the downtown district de- velopment plan options. He made it clear that the aim of the project is not only to re- vamp or reconstruct Rupp Arena, but also to make the area from Newtown Pike to Woodland Av- enue more accessible and attrac- tive to the community and the uni- versity. “Everything that we’re doing is directly involved with UK,” Bates said. “The school is such a major driver of the city, itself.” He discussed everything from expanding the trolley line, to adding more bicycle paths and creating more pedestrian walk- ways that are all meant to make UK closer to the downtown dis- trict despite the distance between them. Some of the main ideas Space Group has for connecting UK’s campus to downtown Lexington concerns pre-game and post-game activities. “The possibility of the Cat Walk is a kind of physical mani- festation between the connection between UK and the city,” Bates said. The “Cat Walk” will serve as a “procession to the arena and en- tertainment district” before and af- ter games, Bates said. The loca- tion will most likely be along Maxwell and it will cut through the current High St. parking lot. He pointed out that the area surrounding Rupp Arena will need to serve as a way to keep fans downtown at the conclusion of UK basketball games, so there can be economic growth in the city. “The arts and entertainment district has to have diversity with- in it,” Bates said. “It can’t just cater to one audience. That’s the exciting thing about Lexington, and that’s the exciting thing about the area downtown – the diversity. UK automatically brings that idea, because it is so diverse.” Bates said “it’s important that things are multipurpose and multi- use. That’s one of the things we’re most excited about and will give downtown a new identity.” Mayor Jim Gray is also enthu- siastic about the idea of UK being more connected to downtown than it currently is. “That connection to the UK’s vitality and the vitality that the arts and entertainment district to- gether makes for a lot of exciting potential,” Gray said. Possible plans for Rupp By Chase Sanders [email protected] PHOTOS BY ADDISON MILLS | STAFF High school freshmen Brier Campbell, left, and Joe Brannock leave Montessori High School on Oct 31. The school is located across from campus on Rose Street. Not quite college freshmen Prospective juniors and seniors aren’t the only high school students walking UK’s campus. The newly established Montessori High School of Kentucky, which opened Aug. 18, is located in the basement of the St. Augustine’s Episcopal Chapel on Rose Street. As the first high school of its kind es- tablished in Lexington, Montessori will fol- low the main philosophy behind other Montessori programs, giving students more freedom in the classroom while also incor- porating school rules. In charge of making those rules, is none other than the students. “When students have a choice, they are more motivated,” Winni van Gessel, cur- riculum director, said. Starting from scratch this year allowed the incoming students to have a voice in the decision process and overall design of their new school. “We asked them what they wanted their ideal high school to look like, and went from there,” van Gessel said. With eleven students enrolled, including freshmen and sophomores, Montessori is able to directly focus on student’s needs and allow them to accomplish their academic goals as a team. By not following a standard curriculum, By Jill Novak [email protected] See SCHOOL on page 4 School gives students choice in studies High school freshman Eva Luckey takes directions from a teacher on Oct. 31. Students were at UK studying the Age of Exploration at the Taylor Education Building. First comes the wrongdo- ing. Next, the punishment. Then the question: Where to go from here? Five UK fraternities have been suspended from campus since 2008, and two more are under disciplinary probation or warning. UK says it is progressive in issuing sanctions to Greek chapters on probation or sus- pended from campus, in hopes of changing their behavior and keeping them from future trou- ble via offenses such as hazing and alcohol use. A recent example is Delta Tau Delta, a historic fraternity working to rebuild its image after three years of sanctions. As of midnight Thursday, the organization is suspension- free and sanction-free. A polluted image The most recent suspen- sions for the Delts came last year. The chapter was sus- pended in January 2010 after a party at its house on Audubon Avenue involved alcohol. A higher-level suspension was imposed after one of its mem- bers was charged with traffick- ing drugs out of the house last fall, said Dana Macaulay, as- sociate dean of students. Social suspension pre- vented the organization from participating in activities such as intramurals, Greek Sing and philanthropy events. And for any organization, a suspension can impact re- cruitment. “It affects us in the way that we definitely have to ex- plain that to every new guy,” Delta Tau Delta President Brandon Butler said about the chapter’s sanctions. Parents of five potential new mem- bers had to be called this se- mester, he said, because “when everybody hears sanc- tions, it’s never a good thing.” However, “we say it’s a positive thing,” Butler said, “you guys have the opportu- nity to make this what you want it to be.” Oftentimes, organizations on high levels of social suspen- sion cannot recruit new mem- bers, Macaulay said. But Delta Tau Delta, a fraternity that usu- ally has about 125 members at UK, had 76 members at the start of the school year in Au- gust. The chapter went through By Becca Clemons [email protected] Fraternity proactive after suspension See SUSPENSION on page 4 Sanctions hurt social life, allow time for reflection Scholar discusses Ecuador’s race issues A renowned Latin American scholar traveled nearly 2,700 miles to visit Lexington and share his re- search involving the African Dias- pora and racial inequality in Ecuador. Jhon Anton Sanchez, an Afro- Colombian professor, moved to Ecuador to study and research African migration. His research has been published in some of the most prestigious scholarly journals in Latin America. Sanchez teaches courses on the African Diaspora in Latin America at the Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales del Ecuador. Carlos De la Torre, the new di- rector of International Studies at UK, invited Sanchez to introduce his research to the bilingual com- munity in Lexington. UK’s Latin American studies department is hosting Anton’s lec- ture, “The Multina- tional State: Mi- grant African Rights and Racial Inequali- ty in Ecuador,”which will be given entirely in Spanish. “Jhon is a very passionate scholar,” De la Torre said. “His doctoral thesis is the most im- By Cassidy Herrington [email protected] See SCHOLAR on page 4 Un académico discute la desigualdad en Ecuador Editor’s note: This article is written in Spanish because the lec- ture will be given entirely in Span- ish. An English version of this arti- cle is to the left. Un académico bien publicado viajó más de 4.300 kilómetros para compartir sus investigaciones sobre afrodescendi- entes y el racismo en Ecuador. Alan Jhon Antón es un profesor afro- colombiano quien fue a Ecuador para hacer investigaciones y proyec- tos sobre el movimiento afrodescen- diente. Ahora Anton trabaja en el In- stituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales del Ecuador donde el enseña cursos sobre afrodescendientes en Lati- noamérica y la desigualdad racial. Dr. de la Torre, el nuevo direc- tor de estudios internacionales en UK, y el programa de estudios lati- noamericanos invitaron a Jhon para dictar una charla sobre sus investi- gaciones para la comunidad bil- ingüe de Lexington interesada en Latinoamérica. “Jhon es un académico muy se- rio,” dijo De la Torre. “Su tesis doc- toral es el trabajo más importante sobre los afrodescendientes en Ecuador.” De la Torre conoció a Antón en By Cassidy Herrington [email protected] See ECUADOR on page 2 if you go What: The Multinational State When: Friday at 3 p.m. Where: Student Center 111 Admission: Free
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est. 1892 | independent since 1971 | www.kykernel.com

thursday 12.01.115032

sunny

tomorrow’s weather

indexFirst issue free. Subsequent issues 25 cents.

Newsroom: 257-1915Advertising: 257-2872

Classifieds.............5Features.................4

Opinions.............5Sports..................3

Horoscope.............2 Sudoku................2

Decking the halls Campus dorms prepare for the season 4Replacing UK football seniors online

The Lexington Arena, Arts &Entertainment Task Force dis-cussed the terms of progressThursday for the potential of anew downtown district, whichmay include a new Rupp Arena.

Space Group co-founder GaryBates made a presentation as theproject’s master architect to mem-bers of the Lexington communityabout the downtown district de-velopment plan options.

He made it clear that the aimof the project is not only to re-vamp or reconstruct Rupp Arena,but also to make the area fromNewtown Pike to Woodland Av-enue more accessible and attrac-tive to the community and the uni-versity.

“Everything that we’re doingis directly involved with UK,”Bates said. “The school is such amajor driver of the city, itself.”

He discussed everything fromexpanding the trolley line, toadding more bicycle paths andcreating more pedestrian walk-ways that are all meant to makeUK closer to the downtown dis-trict despite the distance betweenthem.

Some of the main ideas SpaceGroup has for connecting UK’scampus to downtown Lexingtonconcerns pre-game and post-gameactivities.

“The possibility of the CatWalk is a kind of physical mani-festation between the connectionbetween UK and the city,” Batessaid.

The “Cat Walk” will serve asa “procession to the arena and en-tertainment district” before and af-ter games, Bates said. The loca-tion will most likely be alongMaxwell and it will cut throughthe current High St. parking lot.

He pointed out that the areasurrounding Rupp Arena willneed to serve as a way to keepfans downtown at the conclusionof UK basketball games, so therecan be economic growth in thecity.

“The arts and entertainmentdistrict has to have diversity with-in it,” Bates said. “It can’t justcater to one audience. That’s theexciting thing about Lexington,and that’s the exciting thing aboutthe area downtown – the diversity.UK automatically brings that idea,because it is so diverse.”

Bates said “it’s important thatthings are multipurpose and multi-use. That’s one of the things we’remost excited about and will givedowntown a new identity.”

Mayor Jim Gray is also enthu-siastic about the idea of UK beingmore connected to downtown thanit currently is.

“That connection to the UK’svitality and the vitality that thearts and entertainment district to-gether makes for a lot of excitingpotential,” Gray said.

Possibleplans for

RuppBy Chase Sanders

[email protected]

PHOTOS BY ADDISON MILLS | STAFFHigh school freshmen Brier Campbell, left, and Joe Brannock leave Montessori High School on Oct 31. The school is located across from campus on Rose Street.

Not quite college freshmen

Prospective juniors and seniors aren’tthe only high school students walking UK’scampus.

The newly established Montessori HighSchool of Kentucky, which opened Aug. 18,is located in the basement of the St.Augustine’s Episcopal Chapel on RoseStreet.

As the first high school of its kind es-tablished in Lexington, Montessori will fol-low the main philosophy behind otherMontessori programs, giving students morefreedom in the classroom while also incor-porating school rules.

In charge of making those rules, is none

other than the students.“When students have a choice, they are

more motivated,” Winni van Gessel, cur-riculum director, said.

Starting from scratch this year allowedthe incoming students to have a voice in thedecision process and overall design of theirnew school.

“We asked them what they wanted theirideal high school to look like, and wentfrom there,” van Gessel said.

With eleven students enrolled, includingfreshmen and sophomores, Montessori isable to directly focus on student’s needs andallow them to accomplish their academicgoals as a team.

By not following a standard curriculum,

By Jill Novak

[email protected]

See SCHOOL on page 4

School gives students choice in studies

High school freshman Eva Luckey takes directions from a teacheron Oct. 31. Students were at UK studying the Age of Explorationat the Taylor Education Building.

First comes the wrongdo-ing. Next, the punishment.Then the question: Where togo from here?

Five UK fraternities havebeen suspended from campussince 2008, and two more areunder disciplinary probation

or warning.UK says it is progressive

in issuing sanctions to Greekchapters on probation or sus-pended from campus, in hopesof changing their behavior andkeeping them from future trou-ble via offenses such as hazingand alcohol use.

A recent example is DeltaTau Delta, a historic fraternity

working to rebuild its imageafter three years of sanctions.As of midnight Thursday, theorganization is suspension-free and sanction-free.

A polluted imageThe most recent suspen-

sions for the Delts came lastyear. The chapter was sus-pended in January 2010 after a

party at its house on AudubonAvenue involved alcohol. Ahigher-level suspension wasimposed after one of its mem-bers was charged with traffick-ing drugs out of the house lastfall, said Dana Macaulay, as-sociate dean of students.

Social suspension pre-vented the organization fromparticipating in activities suchas intramurals, Greek Singand philanthropy events.

And for any organization,

a suspension can impact re-cruitment.

“It affects us in the waythat we definitely have to ex-plain that to every new guy,”Delta Tau Delta PresidentBrandon Butler said about thechapter’s sanctions. Parentsof five potential new mem-bers had to be called this se-mester, he said, because“when everybody hears sanc-tions, it’s never a good thing.”

However, “we say it’s a

positive thing,” Butler said,“you guys have the opportu-nity to make this what youwant it to be.”

Oftentimes, organizationson high levels of social suspen-sion cannot recruit new mem-bers, Macaulay said. But DeltaTau Delta, a fraternity that usu-ally has about 125 members atUK, had 76 members at thestart of the school year in Au-gust. The chapter went through

By Becca Clemons

[email protected]

Fraternity proactive after suspension

See SUSPENSION on page 4

Sanctions hurt social life, allow time for reflection

Scholar discussesEcuador’s race issues

A renowned Latin Americanscholar traveled nearly 2,700 milesto visit Lexington and share his re-search involving the African Dias-pora and racial inequality inEcuador.

Jhon Anton Sanchez, an Afro-Colombian professor, moved toEcuador to study and researchAfrican migration. His research hasbeen published in some of the mostprestigious scholarly journals inLatin America. Sanchez teachescourses on the African Diaspora inLatin America at the Instituto deAltos Estudios Nacionales delEcuador.

Carlos De la Torre, the new di-rector of International Studies atUK, invited Sanchez to introducehis research to the bilingual com-munity in Lexington. UK’s LatinAmerican studies department ishosting Anton’s lec-ture, “The Multina-tional State: Mi-grant African Rightsand Racial Inequali-ty inEcuador,”which willbe given entirely inSpanish.

“Jhon is a verypassionate scholar,”De la Torre said.“His doctoral thesis is the most im-

By Cassidy Herrington

[email protected]

See SCHOLAR on page 4

Un académico discute ladesigualdad en Ecuador

Editor’s note: This article iswritten in Spanish because the lec-ture will be given entirely in Span-ish. An English version of this arti-

cle is to the left. Un académico

bien publicado viajómás de 4.300kilómetros paracompartir sus

investigacionessobre afrodescendi-entes y el racismo enEcuador.

Alan Jhon Antónes un profesor afro-

colombiano quien fue a Ecuadorpara hacer investigaciones y proyec-

tos sobre el movimiento afrodescen-diente. Ahora Anton trabaja en el In-stituto de Altos Estudios Nacionalesdel Ecuador donde el enseña cursossobre afrodescendientes en Lati-noamérica y la desigualdad racial.

Dr. de la Torre, el nuevo direc-tor de estudios internacionales enUK, y el programa de estudios lati-noamericanos invitaron a Jhon paradictar una charla sobre sus investi-gaciones para la comunidad bil-ingüe de Lexington interesada enLatinoamérica.

“Jhon es un académico muy se-rio,” dijo De la Torre. “Su tesis doc-toral es el trabajo más importantesobre los afrodescendientes enEcuador.”

De la Torre conoció a Antón en

By Cassidy Herrington

[email protected]

See ECUADOR on page 2

if you goWhat: The MultinationalStateWhen: Friday at 3 p.m.Where: Student Center 111Admission: Free

PAGE 2 | Thursday, December 1, 2011

To get the advantage, checkthe day's rating: 10 is the easi-est day, 0 the most challenging.Aries (March 21-April 19) —Today is a 6 — It's fine to findsolace in solitude, but don't getlost in the archives. Informationopens up new possibilities. Taurus (April 20-May 20) —Today is a 6 — A dose of yourfriends is prescribed. Sideeffects include fun, distractions,playful conversation and opti-mism. Gemini (May 21-June 21) —Today is a 6 — Go ahead anddaydream. Put your ideas towork for the betterment of yourcommunity and the world. Letyour imagination take wing.Cancer (June 22-July 22) —Today is an 8 — Get ready fortwo days of adventure. Use

what you learned recently fornew income possibilities. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today isa 9 — The month begins withintensity where business is con-cerned. Use your charm anddetermination. Do what youalready know works. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) —Today is an 8 — Let your feel-ings of affection for anotherflourish. A partner relies onyour smarts. It's simple: Keepdoing what works.Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Todayis a 9 — The impossible lookseasy. Projects are coming atyou fast, and you can handlethem. It may require perfectingnew skills. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) —Today is a 7 — Cast your ownromantic spell. Your powers areparticularly keen, and yourmood is infectious. Friends offer

encouragement. Go for it.Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) —Today is an 8 — Your spiritualpractices clear your mind. Getinto nesting at home. Discoversomething new and surprisingabout your family roots. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) —Today is a 6 — To get to thenext level, study with a master.You're ready to learn the les-son. Practice as often as ittakes until you get it. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) —Today is a 9 — Let your sched-ule tell you what to do (andyou're the master of yourschedule). Precision and profitare correlated. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) —Today is an 8 —The Moon is inyour sign, and you are the star.Do the work, with loving sup-port, and succeed.

LOS ANGELES — Writer-director JeffNichols’ apocalyptic drama “Take Shelter” andthe black-and-white silent film “The Artist”emerged Tuesday as top contenders for FilmIndependent’s 2012 Spirit Awards, earning fivenominations each. Both films were nominatedin the feature category, along with “50/50,”“Beginners,” “Drive” and “The Descendants.”

The Spirit Awards, in their 27th year, re-flected the wide-open nature of this awardsseason, with “Beginners,” “The Descendants,”“Drive” and “Martha Marcy May Marlene” allcollecting four nominations apiece.

In the female lead category, MichelleWilliams was nominated for her role in “MyWeek With Marilyn,” along with ElizabethOlsen for “Martha Marcy May Marlene,” Lau-ren Ambrose for “Think of Me,” Rachael Har-ris for “Natural Selection” and AdeperoOduye for “Pariah.”

Ryan Gosling was nominated for malelead in “Drive,” as were Demian Bichir for “ABetter Life,” Jean Dujardin for “The Artist,”

Woody Harrelson for “Rampart” and MichaelShannon for “Take Shelter.”

In the directing category, Film Independ-ent acknowledged Michel Hazanavicius (“TheArtist”), Mike Mills (“Beginners”), Nichols(“Take Shelter”), Alexander Payne (“The De-scendants”) and Nicolas Winding Refn (“Dri-ve”).

J.C. Chandor’s “Margin Call” received theRobert Altman Award, which is given to onefilm for director, casting director and ensem-ble cast.

The Film Independent committee evaluat-ed 270 movies, all of which had budgets lessthan $20 million.

Last year’s Spirit Awards top nomineeswere “Winter’s Bone” and “The Kids Are AllRight.” Both films went on to be nominatedfor four Academy Awards, including best pic-ture.

The Spirit Awards will take place Feb. 25in Santa Monica, Calif.

‘Take Shelter’ contender for award

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la Facultad Latinoamericanade Ciencias Sociales enEcuador. De la Torre habíapublicado libros sobre el racis-mo en Ecuador y fue el direc-tor de la tesis doctoral de An-tón.

“Jhon fue el mejor estudi-ante que tuvimos en la FLAC-SO porque logró publicar enlas mejores revistas académi-cas,” dijo De la Torre.

La charla se enfocará enlas luchas para liberación, lahistoria del racismo enEcuador, y como evolu-cionaron después del colo-nización. Ahora hay difer-

entes grupos étnicos quetienen diferentes estatus so-cioeconómico como blanco,mestizo, afroecuatoriano, eindígena. Como mucho paíseslatinoamericanos, “el blanco”tiene mas poder social,económico y político.

“Antón es académico y ac-tivista,” dijo De la Torre. “Élcombina las dos cosas.”

ECUADORContinued from page 1

Thursday, December 1, 2011 | PAGE 3

The classic Arkansas Razorback teamsfrom the 90s had their “40 Minutes of Hell”defense, but UK Hoops have their “40 Min-utes of Dread.”

UK head coach Matthew Mitchell’s squadis in the face of its opponents for every shot,pass and dribble, forcing frustration, confusionand ultimately defeat.

After seven games, the Cats lead theNCAA in both turnovers forced (35.7 pergame) and turnover margin (17.6).

The turnover margin is leading to the Catsgetting far more shots at the basket than theiropponents (76.4 to 49 per game), which di-rectly leads to their scoring margin of 36.4points-per-game, ranking fourth in the NCAA.

“Every play, we try to give it all we got ondefense, and I think it shows with the turnovermargin,” junior guard A’dia Mathies said, wholeads the team with 31 steals this season.

“It’s just energy and effort,” senior AmberSmith said. “We work hard in practice.”

“We are still not anywhere close to beingsolid in our rotations and we still reach a littlebit too much and gamble a little bit too much,”Mitchell said. “I think you can see it on thecourt that we have a chance to be a prettygood defensive team.”

This year’s team seems to be a step aheadof previous squads. Last year on this date, the5-0 Cats were forcing 27.6 turnovers a game,more than eight less per game than what theycurrently force.

“We have been a lot more consistent inpractice (this year),” sophomore guard KastineEvans said.

“We have more athletes across the board,”Smith said. “We have great players that arewilling to put it on the line every singlegame.”

Mitchell’s UK Hoops team has becomeknown for the up-tempo full-court pressingstyle. They are notorious for pressuring theball and creating turnovers.

“We’re not reacting to the game, we’re ini-tiating,” Evans said. “We get a lot of teams toplay our game.”

“Seeing the points on the board and justseeing how frustrated the other team getswhen you force them to a lot of turnoversmakes is a fun style to play,” Mathies said.

Opposing coaches offer a testimonial tothe NCAA-leading defense that the Hoopsteam uses as their primary weapon.

“Their defense has got to be one of the

best in the country,” Nebraska Omaha headcoach Chance Lindley said. Lindley’s teamturned the ball over 42 times in a 48-81 lossto the Cats on November 23.

Mitchell’s “got a lot of the pieces of puz-zle, very deep, very quick, and very athleticand with all that athleticism they are very wellcoached,” Lindley said. “They aren’t just trap-ping to trap, they know why they are trappingand who is replacing.”

“I think their full-court man pressure is re-ally good,” Northeastern head coach DayniaLa-Force said. “They’re very athletic.”

The Cats defeated Northeastern 81-47 onNov. 17, forcing 37 turnovers.

“They read you and funnel you down thesideline, look to trap and rotate up,” La-Forcesaid. “They do all the right things for a mantrap.”

Next up for the Cats are the No. 10 rankedLouisville Cardinals Sunday at Memorial Col-iseum.

The Cardinals (7-1) are turning the ballover an average of 20.5 times per game so farthis season.

UK hoops defense tohelp against Louisville

PHOTO BY QUIANNA LIGE | STAFFUK guard A’dia Mathies shoots during the UKHoops game versus Southern Mississippi Nov. 19.

By Les Johns

[email protected]

Here’s what UK has tosay about St. John’s, the oppo-nent in the game before TheGame.

“This is a scary game,”head coach John Calipari said.“These guys ball.”

“They’re a dangerousteam,” freshman MarquisTeague said.

St. John’s is athletic andhas talent. But they’re alsoyoung. While Calipari pointedout that they were up on Ari-zona with seven minutes toplay, St. John’s lost that lead.Then lost the next game. Theybeat St. Francis (N.Y.), thenlost to Northeastern.

So no, St. John’s shouldn’tpose a serious threat.

At least, not if UK is go-ing to succeed at what thesetwo games can be: validationof the No. 1 ranking.

“We have to come out andshow people what we’re madeof,” Teague said. “This is anopportunity to prove we’re

one of the best teams.”Right now, UK is pegged

as the best team. UK playerswere watching when NorthCarolina fell under Universityof Nevada-Las Vegas, all butassuring the Cats of a No. 1ranking.

“At the end we were like,this just means we have towork harder,” freshman An-thony Davis said.

UK doesn’t get to coaston this ranking. The Tar Heelsare coming back around. Oneloss does not mean they aren’tthe same team everybodypicked to win the nationalchampionship.

And the team sitting rightbelow the Cats in the rank-ings, Ohio State, is coming offa beatdown of No. 3 Duke.The Buckeyes had around 30percent of the first-place votesin both recent polls; if UKdoesn’t convince everyonethey deserve to retain therankings, the teams couldswitch places.

“You had a lot of peoplesaying last night’s game de-cided who should be No. 1,”Calipari said.

So yes, UK has plenty toprove in the days left of thisweek.

“I want them to under-stand, this is not a burden, thisis a badge of honor,” Caliparisaid. “Playing here, this iswhat you’re trying to attain.”

Freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist has been in this spotbefore. His high school teamwas ranked No. 1 in the na-tion for most of his senioryear. He’s well-versed in thetake-it-one-game-at-a-timemantra, as he should be. It’sthe only way to approach be-ing at the top.

Calipari will make surehis players don’t think toomuch of it.

“The last two days, I beatthem up (in practice) prettygood,” Calipari said. “Wewent longer than we usuallydo this time of year. I’ve beentough on them, just raising thebar just to forget all the otherstuff. Forget rankings.”

Still, it’s tough to just for-get that you’re No. 1 in thenation. Plus, the diaperdandies know the man whocreated that nickname is intown.

“That makes it a biggerthing, I guess, having Dick Vi-tale and all them at the game,”Teague said. “But for us, it’sjust a normal game.”

UK prepares for UNCAARONSMITH

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12.01.11• Support your KentuckyWildcat men’s basketballteam as they take on St.John’s. 7:30 p.m. at RuppArena.

• The Energy Roast: Howthe Energy Race affects usall. Join the UK Energy Clubin Memorial Hall from 7p.m.to 9 p.m. for a panel discus-sion on the issue.

• UK Symphony OrchestraConcert: Singletary Centerfor the Arts at 7:30 p.m.

12.02.11• Sustainable Breakfast andNetworking Forum. 7:30a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Join facul-ty, staff, students and mem-bers of the community dis-cussing sustainability.

• Mr. Gnome at CosmicCharlie’s. 18+.

12.03.11• Get ready for thebiggest non-confer-ence game of themen’s basket-ball season!

UK takes on the Tarheels ofNorth Carolina, 12 p.m. atRupp Arena.

• UK School of MusicPresents Collage – 7:30p.m. at the SingletaryCenter for the Arts.

• The Jompson Brothers atCosmic Charlie’s. 18+.

12.04.11• Free Holiday ShoppingShuttle: get all your holidayshopping needs out of theway with a free shuttle toFayette Mall. Shuttle runs11 a.m. to 6 p.m., with pick-ups at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3p.m.

• UK Hoops takes overMemorial Coliseum arenaagainst Louisville! Tip-off is1 p.m. Free admission forstudents with valid studentI.D.

12.05.11• CRISIS Cookie Social:Free cookies at theKentucky Clinic to promotethe UK Crisis Relief InSituations Involving Staff. • Insiders and Outsiders:Jewish Communities in theAppalachian Coalfield: lec-ture at the W.T. YoungLibrary, 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

• Open Mic Night atCommon Grounds. Performanything you’re interestedin, acoustic, rock, jazz.Starts at 8:45 p.m. until 11p.m.

12.07.11Tim Wilson comes to

Comedy Off Broadway inLexington, 61 LexingtonGreen Cir. The show startsat 7:15 p.m. $12 admission.

A trickle of events for the next week.

ontap Pardon theInterlude:Life lessons in music

This article is dedicatedto the Allen family and mygreat uncle Joe.

My Tuesday was spent inEastern Kentucky. My greatuncle Joe passed away andwe were there for the funeral.I had met him maybe once ortwice, but those memorieswere about as blurry as mycar windows that were get-ting fogged by the coldmountain air.

I felt a dose of nostalgiasweep over me as my un-laced boots made a thudagainst the wooden floor-boards of the forever-oldporch of the house that hasbeen in my mom’s family forcountless years. With eachstep I took came the distinctsound of weathered, creakingwood that had supported thesteps of generations beforeme.

I made my way to thehumble kitchen, full of gos-siping women and rambunc-tious children—a scene far tofamiliar to someone acquaint-ed with a large southern fam-ily. As I reached down for

another piece of bananabread, my ears perked up likea dog listening to the unex-pected wheels of a car tearingthrough a gravel driveway. Itwas a dusty recording of aharmonica. It was Bob Dy-lan.

It’s those moments thatmight seem insignificant tosome, but so full to me, thatputs life into perspective.

Life is heavy. No, I takethat back. Things that makeup life are heavy, but life it-self is so simple yet complex-ly unique.

And it’s in the momentsthat make us smile that de-fine the beauty of life itself.

Apparently Uncle Joe leftmore of an impression on meafter he left than while hewas here. He loved music.And even though families aredysfunctional, I am gratefulfor one thing that my familyhas given to me.

Beyond the lessons andmorals, hilarious family sto-ries and recipes, I am forevergrateful that my family in-stilled the love and power ofmusic in me. Because with-out music, all of my familymemories would be beautiful,but muted.

Music is more than justsome notes. It’s an experiencethat completes who I am.

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a membership review and itsmembers have discussed mov-ing forward, Macaulay said.

“In order to effect thatchange, they had to get newmembers,” she said.

A total of 49 new Deltswere initiated Nov. 17.

“I think that it has impact-ed the culture of the organiza-tion and made a positivechange,” Macaulay said.

Other fraternities havebeen issued different conse-quences for what UK has con-sidered unacceptable behavior,including varying levels of so-cial suspension, probation andwarnings, or being suspendedfrom campus altogether. Theseare tailored specifically to thecharges, Macaulay said.

Five fraternities are cur-rently suspended from cam-pus, most of them until how-ever long it takes for theirUK members to graduate.Those fraternities are KappaAlpha Psi, Sigma Alpha Ep-silon, Lambda Chi Alpha,Sigma Pi and Sigma Nu.

Phi Sigma Kappa is ondisciplinary probation, whichmeans suspension from intra-murals and some social privi-leges, and the chapter has toprovide educational activities

regarding hazing, Macaulaysaid. FarmHouse was put un-der disciplinary warning inNovember for hazing.

Sigma Phi Epsilon re-turned to campus this fall af-ter being suspended in 2009.

Delta Tau Delta’s year-long social suspension cameafter David Milam, a sopho-more at the time, was arrestedNov. 30, 2010, and chargedwith trafficking a controlledsubstance within 1,000 yardsof a school, second-degreecriminal possession of aforged instrument and posses-sion of drug paraphernalia.UK and Delta Tau Delta’s na-tional headquarters lookedinto the charges for discipli-nary action, and Butler saidthe chapter had been proac-tive from within.

At the fraternity’s nextmeeting following the inci-dent, three members were im-mediately expelled, Butlersaid, and three others weresuspended.

Moving forwardThe national headquarters

and UK want to see the Deltchapter control itself, which ispart of the organization’s goalas it prepares members for suc-cess in business, Butler said.

Macaulay said it’s hard totalk about widespread changeamong UK’s fraternities be-

cause they are constantlychanging. But she said the In-terfraternity Council hasstepped up to hold chaptersaccountable for their behaviorand help deal with discipli-nary action.

“We like to give the fra-ternities the opportunity toregulate themselves at first,”said Wilson Rice, IFC’s vicepresident for public relations.“They have the opportunityto suspend people. As IFC welike to review those actionsand make sure the punish-ment fits the crime. If theydon’t take care of it, we will.”

And many of the sanc-tions imposed on suspendedchapters serve an educationalpurpose.

Delta Tau Delta hired aspeaker to visit UK and dis-cuss issues such as responsi-bility and bystander interven-tion. He had to be available tothe rest of the Greek commu-nity as well, and his visit costthe fraternity $5,000.

“Overall, all of thesesanctions are aimed at keep-ing students safe and lettingthem know what’s appropri-ate conduct,” Macaulay said.

The sanctions give frater-nities a chance to focus onwhat needs work by imposingrestrictions on social events.

“We didn’t have to worryabout the social aspect of the

fraternity,” Butler said,“which freed up funds to puttoward the speaker and com-munity service.

“It has the whole chapterreally evaluate what they’rehere for and what they wantout of this place.”

But sanctions, in essence,are still restrictive. No formalevents, frequent meetings andreorganization are all conse-quences of a suspension ofthis kind.

“It’s a lot of dark,” Butlersaid. “They feel like we’rebeing controlled” by UK.“We know we can controlourselves; they’re not there tocontrol us.”

For fraternities toeing theline of unacceptable behavior,or for those already on proba-tion, Butler advises they keeptheir priorities in mind.

“We want the kids toknow why we are here,” hesaid. “We’re not here tothrow a party on State Street.We’re here to prepare you forthe business world. If youdon’t focus on that 100 per-cent, you’re going to findyourself on sanctions.”

Other ways to changeThe new Hazing Preven-

tion Policy at UK, enactedlast year, is a tool helping tochange behavior in organiza-tions across campus, not lim-

ited to Greeks.Macaulay said imple-

menting the policy is stillwidely an educational effort,and a main goal is to get stu-dents to understand what con-stitutes hazing.

She said a lot of hazing isbased on traditions within anorganization, and many newmembers might not considercertain activities hazing ifthey agree to participate inthem as a rite of passage.

“We’ve got to get a han-dle on it before someone getshurt,” Macaulay said.

She said there have beenrumors of hazing in non-Greek campus organizations,but no official reports havebeen made.

No sororities have beensuspended in the last fiveyears, said Susan West, assis-tant dean of students and thedirector of fraternity andsorority affairs. Recently,some sororities have receivedwarnings for alcohol, she said,and in the past there havebeen suspensions for hazing.And in recent years, somehave been put on probation.

“Throughout the year,we’ll meet individually withchapter offices to talk aboutissues or reported problems,”West said, adding that Greekorganizations can self-dis-close problems if they need

assistance in resolving them.UK also meets with na-

tional headquarters represen-tatives for each Greek chapterat least once a year, Westsaid, to talk about issues thatchapter might be having orabout issues on UK’s campusin general.

The Greek affairs officegoes over expectations andcodes of conduct with chapterpresidents each year, andchapters attend hazing forums,risk management seminars,and retreats and workshops.

“As a member of theGreek community, you’reheld to a higher standard,”Rice said. “When someonemesses up, it reflects on thewhole community.”

The overall goal at UK,Macaulay said, is to get disci-plined organizations to im-prove behavior and return tocampus.

“The goal is to get themback on campus and healthy,”she said.

Delta Tau Delta, althoughsuspended from philanthropyevents last year, was able tohost the Miss University ofKentucky pageant recently —another step in rebuilding itsimage.

“I’ve been really pleasedwith the work that Delta TauDelta has put in,” Macaulaysaid.

SUSPENSIONContinued from page 1

students are able to learn subjects attheir own pace.

“Here, they make sure you actual-ly know what you are learning,”freshman Ashley Hayes said.

The main purpose of the programis to “inspire a love of learning in anenvironment that nurtures independ-ence, self-respect and responsibility,”according to the school’s website.

Students have the opportunity tomake their own decisions, like elect astudent council, to help build theseskills.

Students are also encouraged todevelop necessary skills like cooking,in which they learn to prepare recipeswith proper nutrition while learning to

manage money by creating budgets.“We want to build a strong foun-

dation for them,” said Jennifer Peder-son, a parent and school faculty mem-ber. The purpose of learning these lifeskills along with other required skillsis to help students with their transi-tions into college, she said.

“Just because you can make an‘A’ on a test doesn’t mean you areready to go out into the world,” Ped-erson said.

By partnering with UK’s Depart-ment of Education, students have ac-cess to UK faculty and campus facili-ties. Students can learn subjects likehistory and science not only fromtheir classroom instructors, but alsoUK professors.

“We want to facilitate their inter-ests, by letting them experience onesubject through many areas,” van

Gessel said.The curriculum that follows high

school requirements, along with cater-ing to students interests, is an impor-tant part of the program. Students areencouraged to explore topics that in-terest them, even if it is outside thenormal curriculum.

Students interested in things likeart or photography are given re-sources that let them pursue their in-terests even further.

“We are given lots of opportuni-ties to volunteer at places we’re inter-ested in,” freshman Brier Campbellsaid.

Students at Montessori like beingable to play a part in what they arelearning.

“It puts more excitement in a stu-dent when they have a choice,” shesaid.

SCHOOLContinued from page 1

portant work about AfricanAmerican descendents inEcuador.”

De la Torre met Sanchez atthe Facultad Latinoamericana deCiencias Sociales in Ecuador. Atthat time, De la Torre had pub-lished books about racism inEcuador, and consequentially Dela Torre mentored Sanchez onhis doctoral thesis.

De la Torre said Sanchezwas the best student the Facul-tad Latinoamericana de CienciasSociales had seen. Sanchez’s re-search now vanguards the sub-ject of the African Diaspora inLatin America.

The lecture will focus on thestruggle for liberty, the history ofracism in Ecuador and how theyevolved after colonization.

Today lines of economic andsocial status divide ethnicgroups like whites, mestizos,Afro-Ecuadorians and indige-nous peoples. Like many coun-tries in Latin America, the“whiter” race has more social,economic and political power.

Sanchez’s research examinesthe political mobilization ofAfrican descendents in Ecuadorand throughout Latin America.Sanchez explores these move-ments through a geographical, his-torical, social and political lens.

“Jhon Anton is a scholar andan activist,” De la Torre said.“He combines the two ideas.”

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Now is the time of year todeck residence halls withboughs of holly and fa-la-la-la-la your way to winterbreak.

While there are severalways to surround yourself inholiday cheer, some studentsare choosing to decorate theirdorm rooms.

“We wanted to feel athome and have a little Christ-mas spirit at our dorm,”Blanding-1 freshman residentPaige Pugh said. “Christmasis my favorite time of yearand the lights make it so

warm and cozy.”Some students have

wrapped their doors in wrap-ping paper to make it appearlike a present, while othersare stringing lights in theirrooms, decorating Christmastrees, placing out Menorahsor hanging up stockings.

Freshman CarlisleCorbin, Pugh’s roommate, isplanning to redecorate theirBlanding 1 dorm room byplacing lights on their pinkChristmas tree, after theywere forced to take downtheir decorations before head-ing home for the Thanksgiv-ing break.

“We have a Christmas

count-down on our front doorand decorations that we cutourselves,” Corbin said. “Wealso made little paper stock-ings that we have on our frontdoor.”

There are online tips forholiday dorm decoratingideas that are friendly on acollege-student budget. Takeinto consideration smaller liv-ing quarters that you cansearch for and recreate inyour own room.

You can also get a starton shopping for gifts andleave wrapped presentsaround your room to getyourself in the holiday spirit.

Fan Outfitters and

Kennedy Book Store alsohave displays of ornaments,stockings and holiday decora-tions to ensure that you stillsee blue this holiday season.

But not everyone will bedecorating his or her dormroom.

“I'm not going to put any-thing up because I don't haveanything, nor do I want to goout of my way to buy some-thing; I'm a broke collegekid,” said Aryn Nordhoff, ajournalism freshman living inBlanding Tower. “My mind isgoing to be on finals and stuffin the next few weeks, I won'twant to waste time on puttingup and taking down any dec-

o r a -tions.”

If you do de-cide to decorateyour room, checkwith your resi-dent adviser tomake sure yourdecorations are in compliancewith university issued guide-lines.

RAs have a list of firesafety standards all decora-tions must meet, and all deco-rations need to be taken downbefore leaving the dorms forwinter break.

You also want to be re-spectful of the beliefs andtraditions of your roommate

and others in your dormwhen selecting holiday deco-rations.

If you do feel compelled,busting out the wrapping pa-per and colored lights anddecking out your dorm roomin some holiday cheer may bethe perfect study break.

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Dec. 1 marks the 23rd anniver-sary of World AIDS Day — a timeto remember all those lost toHIV/AIDS and to revitalize theglobal fight against this disease.

Over the course of my time as aHIV/AIDS activist and researcher, Ihave constantly been reminded of asimple, but widely misunderstoodfact: Anyone can get HIV/AIDS.

When the disease first reachedepidemic proportions in the 1980s,new cases of infection primarily oc-curred in gay men.

Many people developed the ideathat if they did not sleep with some-one of the same sex they were im-

mune to HIV/AIDS, but this is notthe case. No one is immune.

Kentucky has had more than5,000 documented AIDS casessince 1982 and new infections oc-cur each day.

World AIDS Day reminds usthat there is no cure for HIV/AIDS.With rising rates of infection, it isimperative that we reinvigorate thebattle against HIV.

HIV infection is preventablethrough consistent and effectivecondom use.

As college students, you maythink you are not at risk because“young people don’t get HIV.”

No matter your age, race or sex-ual orientation, HIV/AIDS does notdiscriminate among whom it in-fects.

Persons are at risk of infectionthrough unprotected sex or sharingneedles.

Unlike a stomach virus or other

illnesses that have noticeable symp-toms, a person infected withHIV/AIDS can have no symptomsfor up to 10 years.

As many as 1 in 5 persons in-fected with HIV don’t know theirstatus. Because of this, expandingHIV/AIDS testing is essential. Get-ting tested is the only way to know

your status.HIV screenings are simple: the

OraQuick test does not require nee-dles and test results are available in20 minutes.

HIV/AIDS is a terrible disease,but you should not be fearful ofpersons living with this disease.

You cannot get HIV/AIDS fromhugging, shaking hands, toilet seatsor pools.

Persons living with HIV/AIDSface social isolation and rejectionbecause society does not understandthe reality of infection and that youcannot get the disease from casualcontact.

As we go forward in the fightagainst HIV/AIDS, we must appealto our sense of humanity to educateothers on how to prevent infectionand how to show compassion andempathy for persons living withHIV/AIDS.

The 23rd anniversary of World

AIDS Day reminds us all of asobering fact: millions of people areliving with HIV/AIDS and count-less others do not know they are in-fected.

There is no cure for HIV/AIDS,but early detection and treatmentregimens can slow the progressionof HIV to AIDS.

This World AIDS Day, I amchallenging all UK students, staffand faculty to answer a question:Do you know your status?

Free, anonymous testing isavailable at AIDS Volunteers Inc. orat sites throughout Lexington. Visitavolky.org/get-tested for a list oftesting locations.

Sean Allen is a public healthgraduate student, an active volun-teer with AIDS Volunteers Inc. andserves on the Kentucky HIV/AIDSPlanning and Advisory Council.Email [email protected].

World AIDS Day serves to remember, educate

The WritingCenter at theWilliam T. YoungLibrary is sup-posed to help stu-dents perfect theirpapers, but that ishardly the case.

The WritingCenter’s websitesays, “The WritingCenter assists Uni-versity of Ken-tucky students,faculty, and staff

with the process of writing.” But it’shard to assist when appointmentscan’t exceed 30 minutes.

As I walked past its office win-dows on a Wednesday evening, notutors were working with students.Most looked like they were workingon personal tasks.

At the entrance, the receptionisttold me I needed an appointment, butonly one spot was available at 8 p.m.

While I sat down to wait, the re-

ceptionist walked back to speak tothe tutor I would be working with.

But instead of telling her that thenext appointment arrived, she stoodand had a conversation for the 20minutes I was waiting.

When I could finally sit downwith the tutor at 8 p.m., she told meto pick the most problematic sectionof my paper we could work on be-cause my appointment was only 30minutes.

To make matters worse, the tutorhad no concept of time. She tried towrap up early because she was star-ing at the clock on my computer thatruns 10 minutes fast.

If the Writing Center is going torequire students to have an appoint-ment and only work with tutors for30 minutes, other services should beoffered.

The services at The Study peer tu-toring program offer tutors six days aweek without appointments, and stu-dents can stay for as long as it’s open.

How can students consider theWriting Center a proper programwhen we can’t even have our six-page papers edited?

We are going to college at a rep-utable university; most papers as-signed will be five pages or more.

Karin Lewis, the director of UKAcademic Enhancement, said, “Asstated in our mission, AE is student-responsive. Therefore, in order toprovide new or expanded services,there must be a demonstrated

need/demand. So far, students are not coming to

The Study requesting peer tutoringfor writing. So, we have not pursuedit further than the APP (AcademicPreparation Program) and peer tutor-ing in the humanities, for now.”

What good is the Writing Centerif you can only get three pages editedat a time?

Go to The Study and drop in asuggestion at the front desk that youwant writing tutors who can givehelp on the spot. Or you can send anemail to [email protected].

We should be getting help fromother students for however long weneed if we’re the ones paying tutors’salaries with our tuition.

I’m not willing to pay someoneto do his or her homework when astudent is waiting to get help; youshould not either.

Amanda Powell is a journalismjunior. [email protected].

UK’s Writing Center could be more helpful

How can studentsconsider The WritingCenter a properprogram when we can’teven have our six-pagepapers edited?

No matter your age,race or sexualorientation, HIV/AIDSdoes not discriminateamong whom itinfects.

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