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Softball falls to Miss. StateCats lose in 3 games of series 3
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PHOTO BY MIKE WEAVER | STAFFDuring Saturday’s scrimmage, quarterback Maxwell Smith completed 29 of 45 passes for353 yards. He was intercepted twice.
First not worstStarters defeat second team 35-28 in scrimmage
In UK football’s annualBlue/White Scrimmage Saturdaynight, the starters overcame a 14-point deficit to open the action anddefeated the second-stringers 35-28.
The Cats used the scrimmage toshow off some new wrinkles in theiroffense, namely wide receiver De-marco Robinson.
UK head coach Joker Phillipsraved about Robinson all spring,and fans were finally able to seewhy. Robinson had nine catches for146 yards and two touchdowns,both of which he scored in the firsthalf.
Quarterback Maxwell Smithcompleted 29 of 45 passes for 353yards, the two touchdowns toRobinson and two interceptions.
Smith was displeased with hisperformance, especially the two in-terceptions, and was convinced hiscoaches were just as disappointed.
“I really don’t think I played toowell,” Smith said. “I threw twopicks and that’s not good. (Thecoaches will say) I didn’t play well,especially Coach (Randy) Sanders.I’m not looking forward to watchingthis film.”
Both teams’ offenses operated ano-huddle offense for a majority ofthe game, utilizing the shotgun for-mation and spreading the ball downthe field more than in 2011.
Tight ends were also playing alarger role in the offense than theydid a season ago.
Tight end Tyler Robinson had abreakout game for the first team of-fense, catching five balls for 75yards. Tight end Anthony Kendrickcaught three passes for 40 yards anda touchdown for the backups.
“I love throwing to tight ends
By Ethan Levine
See SCRIMMAGE on page 3
The UK baseball team fought back from aFriday loss to take 2 of 3 from No. 1 LSU thisweekend atCliff HaganStadium.
It was abattle of thetop tworanked teamsin the country,and the at-m o s p h e r eshowed.
On a coldweekend, thecrowd stillturned out inbunches. Theweekend totaled a school-record 9,496, morethan 1,000 more than the previous high mark.
“I personally appreciate the fans comingout,” UK head coach Gary Henderson said. “Itmakes it easier on us. This is a fun team towatch.”
Friday night the Tigers came out quickly,scoring two in the first on two UK errors. Afterthree straight hits to start the fourth inning, theCats tied the game at three.
But LSU came back with a two-RBI dou-ble in the fifth to take a lead it would never re-linquish. The Tigers won game one 5-4.
LSU’s starting pitcher, Kevin Gausman,Baseball America’s fourth-best collegeprospect, was making UK hitters miss allnight. In seven innings, the sophomore struckout 11 batters.
But Saturday, the Cats flexed their offen-sive muscles. Up 2-1 entering the fourth, UKbroke it open with a three-run home run off thebat of freshman Austin Cousino, who struckout five times the night before.
“I definitely lost a little sleep over it,”Cousino said. “It’s something I’ve never done
Baseballtakes 2 of 3against LSU
By David Schuh
See BASEBALL on page 3
Relay raises more than $20,000
In a 12-hour event, the UKRelay for Life raised$20,707.37 this weekend tohelp fight cancer.
Relay for Life started Sat-urday and ended Sundaymorning, and consisted of re-lay teams whose memberstook turns walking laps aroundthe Seaton Center gym.
“It symbolizes what a can-cer patient goes through —going into darkness and seeingthe light at the end of the tun-nel,” said Elizabeth Raggio,the American Cancer Society’s
staff adviser.The event kicked off with
cancer survivors walking thefirst lap.
The event included speak-ers and ceremonies throughout.This included Luminaria, a cer-emony to honor fallen cancervictims, and the Fight BackCeremony, where participantsfilled out cards pledging togive back to the cancer society.
According to the Relaywebsite, 363 people were reg-istered.
Each team was responsiblefor fundraising prior to theevent, which benefits the
By Holly Brucken
See RELAY on page 2
Hundreds of participants walk to support cancer research
PHOTO BY KIRSTEN HOLLIDAY | STAFFDelta Zeta women walk at Relay for Life, which took place in the Seaton Cen-ter in South Campus. Money raised goes to the American Cancer Society.
PHOTO BY TESSA LIGHTY | STAFFSophomore infielder Matt Reida throws the ball ingame three of UK’s series with LSU Sunday.
At the end of a semester, aprofessor will walk into a class-room and pass out evaluationforms for students to bubble in.
But as technology is changing,so is the teacher/course evalua-tions process, which has been the
same since it started in 1990.Roger Sugarman, director of
the Office of Institutional Re-search, said he’s noticed that manycolleges around the country aremoving online for evaluations.
He doesn’t anticipate mandat-ing online evaluations in the nearfuture, he said, but he thinks alldepartments will have a choice.
The Office of Institutional Re-search piloted the online evalua-tion system in 2008.
Sugarman said it’s uncommonfor large universities to have onlyan online evaluation system be-cause the response rates tend to belower than the rates for traditionalbubble sheet evaluation forms.
By Kristin Martin
See EVALUATIONS on page 2
Response rate on the Web increased 2 percent last year
More UK colleges issuingonline course evaluations
Next GameWho: UK vs. LouisvilleWhen: Tuesday at 6 p.m.Where: LouisvilleBroadcast: UK IMG radio
UK faces $20 million budget cut from state
The state budget has been set andwill reduce the general fund by 6.4percent, equating to nearly $20 mil-lion, according to an email sent to allof campus.
This is one of the “largest singlecuts in our tuition’s history,” UK Pres-ident Eli Capilouto said in the email.
Capilouto said “we face majorchallenges,” in regard to the budget.
For the 2012-13 year, UK willhave nearly a $45 million budget gap,according to the email.
“Challenging budgets and harddecisions, however, cannot be an ex-cuse to shrink from our responsibili-ties,” he said. “We must remain trueto our founding mission and thinkanew about how to accomplish ourgoals.”
Seven principles and actions arelisted in the email, including a propos-al to increase tuition by 6 percent forthe 2012-13 year.
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PHILADELPHIA — For seven years it was ahot spot of teenage American pop culture.
From 1957 until 1964, Dick Clark hosted“American Bandstand” at the West Philadel-phia studios of WFIL-TV, where thousands ofteens dreamed of appearing on the hit show.
But few actually got the chance to danceinside the nondescript building in the shadowof the Market-Frankford El at 46th and Marketstreets.
If you were one of those teens whoyearned for your “Bandstand” moment, here’syour chance.
On Saturday between noon and 3 p.m. thecurrent owners will open the former Studio Bfor three hours of tours, reminiscing, and per-haps, one last Twist on the dance floor.
“We’ll put on some music and let peoplehave their moment,” said Jeff Wicklund of theEnterprise Center, a nonprofit business incuba-tor which purchased the building in 1995.“We’re just trying to be good stewards of the‘Bandstand’ legacy.”
Fans of the show have flocked to thebuilding, dropping off flowers and cardssince Clark’s death on Wednesday, Wicklundsaid.
“There have been a lot of people comingthrough asking to take a few pictures in stu-dio,” he said. “It’s fairly well preserved withphotos, mementos and a mural on the wall.”
When the Enterprise Center bought thestructure, it had been abandoned for almost 20years. It’s now on the National Register ofHistoric Places. Wicklund said the Center hasestablished an endowment to maintain the“Bandstand” studios, which now play host toprivate parties, high school proms, weddingsand fashion shows.
To fund the endowment, the Center is ask-ing for a $20 contribution for admission onSaturday.
“If you can help us out it would be great,”Wicklund said. “But we’re not going to turnanybody away who can’t afford it.”
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American Cancer Society. While the moneygoes to this national organization, it also bene-fits the local cancer community.
“A lot of that money comes back to ourcommunity by researchers who receivegrants,” Raggio said.
The American Cancer Society funds theHope Lodge in Lexington, which houses fam-ilies and patients who are undergoing cancertreatment. Lexington and UK researchers alsoreceive grants from the society.
Teams raised money in various ways;many donated from their own pockets or fromtheir parents. Some sororities raised money bycharging a set amount of money for a dressdown day at their weekly chapter meeting,which is typically business attire. The fraterni-ty Fiji pledged to shave a member’s hair forevery $50 that was raised.
Many of the participants have been in-volved in Relay for Life for years.
“I participated on my high school team,”student Lauren Kirk said. She learned aboutUK’s Relay for Life at one of the basketballticket lotteries.
“I was excited because I didn’t know wehad one here,” she said.
Phi Delta Theta fraternity was the topfundraising team, followed by independentrunners and Phi Sigma Rho.
Robby Hertzel of Phi Delt was the top in-dividual fundraiser out of more than 350 par-ticipants.
Farmhouse fraternity won the spirit award. To conclude the event, participants who
filled out pledge cards in the Fight Back Cere-mony attached them to balloons and let themloose outside of the gym.
“We’re teenagers, we stay up all nightanyway,” said Kirk, who believes that the leastshe and other students can do is use that timeto benefit others.
RELAYContinued from page 1
Courtney Kincaid, a jour-nalism junior, said she appre-ciates the chance that evalua-tions give her to providefeedback about professorsand courses. However, she is-n’t fond of online evaluationsbecause they take time out ofher day.
“Evaluations are for classtime,” Kincaid said. “I thinkpeople are more likely to for-get about the email notifica-tions informing them of anonline evaluation, and whenthey do eventually get tothem, they are rushing to fin-ish the evaluation so theystop receiving email notifica-tions.”
Sugarman said studentswho receive an email to eval-uate a teacher and course on-line and complete the evalua-
tion will be entered in adrawing to win a $50 Ama-zon gift card.
This semester is the firstthat the office has offeredprizes for evaluations.
“Hopefully, what we’llsee is that with the prizes weare offering we may see moreparticipation in the future,”Sugarman said.
Twenty students will win,he said.
Sugarman said the re-sponse rates of all studentsenrolled in a particular coursefor the fall 2010 semesterwere 68 percent for tradition-al bubble sheet evaluationsand 48 percent for onlineevaluations.
For the spring 2011 se-mester, the gap closed slight-ly with a 67 percent responserate for bubble sheets and 50percent online.
Ted Schatzki, the seniorassociate dean of faculty for
the College of Arts & Sci-ences, said in an email thatteacher/course evaluations area crucial source of informa-tion about teaching perform-ance because they identify ar-eas of strength and weakness.
“Excellent scores are al-ways part of the case for pro-moting a faculty person,” hesaid. “Poor scores are occa-sions to work with a facultyperson to rethink a course andthe way it is taught.”
Schatzki said professorsare sensitive to courseevaluations and striveto receive highscores.
“Faculty takethe respon-sibility toteach wells e r i o u s l yand usually areinterested and will-ing to revise courses that arenot working well,” he said.
Bryan Coutain, a politicalscience professor, has been atUK for two years. He said hedoesn’t get nervous when hisstudents are filling outteacher/course evaluations.
“I think a lot of facultydiscount student evaluations,”he said.
Coutain said he’s beentold that student evaluationsare often shaped by the gradea student expects to receive inthe class. The worse theexpected grade is, the worse
the evaluation will be, hesaid.
Mary JohnO’Hair, dean of theCollege of Educa-tion, said in anemail that she ex-pects all of the pro-
fessors to perform ata high level, and evalu-
ations and peer review area couple of ways in which thecollege assesses that perform-
ance.“We pay particular atten-
tion to the student commentsas these are often more in-sightful than the response tothe questions,” she said.
Coutain said he agreesthat written comments areclarifying, and he’s changedthe way he teaches to accom-modate his students becauseof a prior evaluation com-ment.
“There was a time when Ididn’t use outlines,” he said.“I just walked into class andspoke. Somebody said itwould be useful if there wassome outline.”
Now, Coutain said heuses outlines for his lectures.
O’Hair said evaluationscan affect professors in anumber of ways.
“Poor classroom perform-ance can also impact the raisea faculty might receive in thesame way excellent ratings
can positively impact promo-tion and raises,” she said.
Student feedback is es-sential to the evaluationprocess, O’Hair said.
“We not only need toevaluate specific courses butalso the impact of thosecourses on the future per-formance of the students,”she said.
Sugarman said the resultsof teacher/course evaluationshave been posted on UK’swebsite for several years, butnot all students are aware ofthat.
He said the evaluationsprocess at UK results in high-er response rates from a morerepresentative sample of theenrolled students than Rate-MyProfessors.com.
“We don’t have a lot ofconfidence that RateMyPro-fessors results in necessarilythe most representative andvalid results,” he said.
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A football team can have a starquarterback, running back or widereceiver, but if they lack chemistry
it’s meaningless.Just ask the
2004 PhiladelphiaEagles.
The additionof Terrell Owenssolidified a rosterthat many considerthe best collectionof talent to play inPhiladelphia —perhaps more tal-ent than headcoach Andy Reidcould manage.
Philadelphia came just short ofwinning the Super Bowl before thewheels started to fall off.
Owens and star quarterbackDonovan McNabb’s differencescame out with the comment byOwens that he “wasn’t the guy whogot tired in the Super Bowl.”
The following season sawOwens’ suspension, deactivationand release from the Eagles withfive years left on his contract.
So how does all this relate toJoker Phillips’ Cats?
While not having the NFL-sizedegos and salaries to deal with, theCats still haven’t had a prominentconnection between any singlequarterback and wide receiver since2006.
Coming off of a 3-8 2005 cam-paign in a season where the team
couldn’t find success at any partic-ular position on the offensive sideof the ball, UK captured its firstbowl victory since 1984 with theoffseason transformation of quarter-back Andre Woodson.
Woodson’s success in the pass-ing game came with much helpfrom Keenan Burton.
En route to a bowl win, Wood-son completed 264 passes for 3,515yards and 31 touchdowns.
On the receiving end of a lot ofthose passes was Burton. At sea-son’s end he had compiled 77 re-ceptions for 1,036 yards and 12touchdowns — leading the team inall three statistical categories.
Sophomore-to-be Max Smith iscoming of age on the football field.When given the opportunity lastseason, Smith showed flashes ofsuccess, but they were too little toolate for any breakthroughs to occur.
Freshman receiver DemarcoRobinson has been singled out bySmith and Phillips as a potentialplaymaker for the Cats.
“I worked a training camp oneyear with Joe Gibbs, and I can re-member in one of our coach’s meet-ings, there’s something to be saidfor a guy every time you have ascrimmage he makes a play. De-marco Robinson is that guy,”Phillips said. “Every time we cameinto this place (Commonwealth Sta-dium) he made a huge play for usand today he made a lot of bigplays for us. We think he is one of
our playmakers.”Robinson agreed, saying, “I feel
like I can be the guy, but we all feellike we should be that guy.”
And make big plays Saturdayhe did.
Every time Max Smith droppedback into the pocket your eyes wan-dered around the field looking tosee where he would go, and itseemed more often than not that thepigskin met No. 9 Robinson.
“Over the spring we put in a lot
of work — extra passes, extrathrowing and stuff. It’s really show-ing that it’s helped, so we’re goingto keep it up this summer,” Robin-son said.
The game started with a shortpass across the middle for a gain ofsix.
There were a couple of incom-pletions between that first catch andhis second grab, but then it becameapparent that the two would findeach other.
Like a thoroughbred from hispost, Robinson exploded from hisformation for his second catch.
Down the stretch he went, noone near him. Smith’s pass sailedthrough the air and No. 9 was glid-ing in stride for the touchdown.
At day’s end, Robinson hadcaught nine passes for 146 yardsand two touchdowns.
The second touchdown for theduo came on a sideline route that isoften only caught by larger re-ceivers.
Robinson’s 5-foot-10, 159-pound frame defied that logic as hecurled around and made the catcheven with the defender’s presence.
He said afterward that he wasbeginning to feel like a go-to-guy.
Until Smith began finding histight ends in the fourth quarter,Robinson’s yardage made up a littlemore than half of what Smith hadthrown.
“I feel we’ve been like this allspring. I kind of looked at him toomuch today maybe,” Smith said.“That just says we’re working hard— I throw with him a lot, and I feelwe’ve got a good chemistry.”
Although it was just a scrim-mage, the connection betweenSmith and Robinson is one not seenby fans in Commonwealth Stadiumin recent years.
The chemistry between the twomay be just the magic elixir Phillipsneeds to resuscitate the UK footballprogram.
Smith-Robinson connection could revive team
PHOTO BY MIKE WEAVER | STAFFFootball head coach Joker Phillips, shown here during Saturday’s Blue/WhiteScrimmage, said he thinks Demarco Robinson “is one of our playmakers.”
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because they are big targetsand they can beat linebackersone-on-one,” Smith said.“They played well for us to-day.”
Quarterback Jacob Rus-sell, an Eastern KentuckyUniversity transfer, was 8 of24 passing for 96 yards and atouchdown at the helm of thesecond team. Russell im-pressed more with his feetthan his arm, scampering fora 54-yard touchdown in thefirst half.
“You get 10, 15 yardsdownfield and then as a quar-terback you’re thinking ‘get
the first down, get out ofbounds,’ ” Russell said of hislong touchdown run. “Thenas you start to get toward theend zone you’re thinking ‘getthis ball in the end zone.’ ”
Defensively, linebackerAvery Williamson led thestarters with eight tackles anda sack. Defensive back Mar-cus Caffey had three tacklesand a forced fumble out ofthe secondary. Phillips spokehighly of both players and ofMartavius Neloms, who hesays has become the vocaland emotional leader of thedefense.
“Avery was all over theplace,” Phillips said. “For aguy who didn’t play a lot (lastyear) he had a lot of tackles
for us.“Another guy I’m real
pleased with is Neloms.Neloms is becoming theleader we need him to be.He’s becoming the guy wecan trust off the field. Hetakes care of his business inthe classroom and thosethings. Those things matterand (Neloms) is getting itnow.”
For the second-string,linebacker Tyler Brause ledall defenders with seven tack-les, and defensive back EricSimmons and linebacker JoshForrest each intercepted MaxSmith one time in defeat.
The game concludedUK’s spring practice seasonfor 2012.
SCRIMMAGEContinued from page 1
in baseball but you’ve just got to shake thoseoff. Every other player on the team had confi-dence in me.”
A two-run home run in the seventh by jun-ior Luke Maile, his team-high 11th of the year,gave the Cats an 8-1 win.
Junior Jerad Grundy gave up just one runin six innings to send the Cats to a series-de-ciding game on Sunday. The winner wouldlikely be ranked No. 1 in Monday’s newpolls.
A big crowd came out as Anthony Davisthrew the first pitch to a barrage of cheers andpictures. And the Cats came out to play aswell.
A home run in the second inning from theNCAA batting leader, Raph Rhymes, put theTigers up one, but the Cats caught up quickly.
A two-RBI double by freshman A.J. Reedfollowed by an RBI single by Maile gave theCats a 3-1 early lead.
And after LSU tied it on the top of thefourth, UK junior Zac Zellers hit the first pitchof the bottom half over the left field wall to re-take the lead at 4-3.
But Rhymes struck again with an RBIdouble in the sixth to tie the game. After going4-4, the junior increased the nation’s best aver-age to .500.
Another single in the sixth plated the go-ahead run for LSU, chasing UK starter CoreyLittrell in the process.
Yet again, the Cats answered. Three RBIdoubles in the bottom of the inning put thehome team up 7-5, a lead they wouldn’t relin-quish.
The UK bullpen gave up its first run in 21innings in the eighth, but that wasn’t enoughfor the Tigers. The Cats won 7-6, coming frombehind to win the series and most likely garnerthe No. 1 ranking.
UK has now won each of its first six SECseries, a conference Henderson said is the“best in the country.” Four out of the last fiveof those series wins have come after a gameone loss.
“I think that says we have a pretty talentedgroup of guys that knows how to win,” Mailesaid. “Everybody has contributed in one wayor another.”
The Cats (35-6, 13-5 SEC) will go on theroad to play Louisville on Tuesday, looking toavenge a loss from the Cardinals two weeksago. First pitch is at 6 p.m.
BASEBALLContinued from page 1
This week’s road trip tothe state of Mississippi wasfull of sweeps for the UKsoftball team (23-26, 10-12SEC).
Coming off of theirsweep of Ole Miss Wednes-day, the Cats were swept byMississippi State (28-19, 11-14 SEC) in a series that re-quired two separate walk offsby the Bulldogs to settle thefinal score.
UK lost game one 4-3 de-spite junior Alice O’Brien’spair of doubles and a two-runhomer from sophomore EllenWeaver.
Weaver’s homer in thethird plated the first run ofthe game. The inning openedwith freshman Kara Howardgetting a leadoff hit over the
head of Bulldogs’ shortstopbefore Weaver brought herin.
Mississippi State tied thegame in the bottom of theframe with a double and threeconsecutive walks by UKsenior pitcher Chanda Bell.The game-tying run came ona fielder’s choice.
Two more runs wereadded in the bottom of thefifth for the Bulldogs on adouble after the two runnersaboard shifted on a sacrifice.
Senior Rachel Rileybrought in junior Kara Dillfor the Cats’ last run of thegame on a sacrifice.
Saturday’s 2-1 loss sentthe clubs into extra inningsbefore the Bulldogs sacrificedtheir way to a victory.
Senior Brittany Cervantesopened the game with a dou-ble to right-center field. A
bunt by Dill moved Cer-vantes to third, who laterscored on a passed ball.
More opportunities pre-sented themselves with thebases loaded, but a doubleplay with one out already reg-istered on the scoreboard ledto the end of the inning.
A single in the bottom ofthe fifth by Mississippi Statetied the game, which was thelast score before Riley sentthe two teams to extras withthree consecutive outs in thebottom of the seventh.
A sacrifice in the bottomof the eighth moved the Bull-dogs’ leadoff batter into scor-ing position. Their cleanuphitter later in the inning hit aslow roller up the middle thatallowed the runner to beat outthe throw to home plate forthe win.
The drama continued
Sunday with MississippiState earning another one-run, walk-off victory overUK head coach Rachel Law-son’s previously hot bats.
Yet again, the Cats struckfirst with an RBI single byO’Brien, scoring sophomoreGinny Carroll for the 1-0lead.
Mississippi State scored a
pair of runs in the fifth to takethe lead before Carroll struckagain in the top of the sixthwith a solo home run to cen-ter.
Bell’s pitching carried theCats through to the seventhuntil the Bulldogs made theirrally for the 3-2 win.
A four-pitch walk gavethe Bulldogs their first base
runner in the home half of theinning. Senior Ka’ili Smithfound a gap in left-center thatshe sent a pitch to, which al-lowed the base runner towalk across for the winningscore.
UK returns to actionTuesday at home with a 4p.m. game against MoreheadState.
By Cody Porter
UK softball swept by Mississippi State in away series
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Pre-leasing for July/August - Efficiency/1 bed-room - 1 block to UK! Starting at $425.00/month,some include utilities, w/d, parking. Call859-523-2363 or www.touch stonerentals.com
162 Ransom Avenue, off East High Street. 2BRApartment/1Bath. Central heat and air. Porch,yard and off-street parking. $650 + utilities.Available August 2012. 859-338-7005.
2BR/1.5BA Luxury Townhouse/private de -velopment, close to campus. Richmond Road. Allelectric, hardwood, large bed rooms/vaulted ceil-ings, security systems, custom kitchen, dishwasher,W/D. August lease. $825/month.www.mprentals.com (859) 288-5601
2BR/1BA Apartment for Fall Semester on PressAvenue. Available in July. Please call859-233-1760
2BR/1BA Apartment. 113 Hagerman Court. 1Block from Campus and Downtown. AllAppliances. All Electric. $350/month. kam -pusproperties.org. Call 859-333-1388.
Need to sub-let a 2BR/2BA apartment at The Lexstarting mid-May and ending July 31st. Not fur-nished. Quiet, corner apart ment. $550/month +electric. Please call 859-338-4459 or502-741-9321.
Pre-leasing for July - Center Court - 2 bed rooms,$1,300-$1,450. Beautiful units! Kitchen fullyequipped, w/d, parking. Call 859-523-2363 orwww.touchstonerentals. com
3 Oversized BR/3 Private Baths: ONLY 1 MILEFROM CAMPUS!! $1200/month. Call Kelley @859.225.3680 For Details
3BR/2.5BA Luxury Townhouse/private de -velopment, close to campus. Richmond Road. Allelectric, 2-car garage, hardwood, large bedrooms,security systems, custom kitchen, dishwasher,W/D. August lease. $1,150/month.www.mprentals.com (859) 288-5601
3BR/2BA ground floor Condo with W/D andDishwasher. Available August 1st. 251 SimpsonAvenue. Easy walk to Campus. $1,100/month.859-396-2685
3BR/2BA Large Apartment. Walk to class. W/D,D/W, Electric utilities, ENERGY EFFI CIENT,Private parking. GOING FAST! Call Brian @859-492-5416 or WWW. 232WALLER.COM
Campus Downs, 3BR/2BA Condo. $375/bedroom,utilities included. Wash er/Dryer. 859-983-0349
Pre-leasing for August - 3 bedrooms - Town home,2 full baths, w/d, parking, all electric, affordableand efficient. Call 859-523-2363 or www.touch-stonerentals.com
4BR/2.5BA Luxury Townhouse/private de -velopment, close to campus. Richmond Road. Allelectric, 2-car garage, hardwood, large bedrooms,security systems, custom kitchen, dishwasher,W/D. August lease. $1,400/month.www.mprentals.com (859) 288-5601
4BR/2BA HOME! By Campus - Off Red MileRoad! Huge rooms. Awesome yard s/decks.Parking. All Appliances. All elec tric.$325/month. kampusproperties.org. Call859-333-1388.
NEW and Nearly NEW 4BR HOMES. Only a fewleft. Very nice. Close to campus. View at lexington-homeconsultants.com. Showing daily. Call or textJames McKee, Builder/Broker 859-221-7082 oremail jwm [email protected].
174 Prall Street, 5BR/3BA House. Across streetfrom UK. Leasing for 2012-2013 school year.Lease/deposit $2,000. Call 859-333-8129 or859-338-0987.
5 Bedrooms, 2 Full Baths, Off Street Park ing, 2Blocks from Campus (Linden Walk), Call: (704)905-5312 For Information
5BR/2BA HOME! By Campus - Off Red MileRoad! Huge rooms. Awesome yard s/decks.Parking. All Appliances. $325/month. kampus-properties.org. Call 859-333-1388.
608 East High Street, across from Wood land Park.5BR Apartments/2Baths. Cen tral heat & air. W/Dconnections. Off-street parking. $1,500 + utilities.Available Au gust 2012. 859-338-7005Ground floor Studios 1 block from UK. Leas ingstarting June. $500 - $570/month, with parking,utilities included, cable, central air, washer/dryer,mini-kitchens. 859-537-0463
2009 Cub Cadet LT1050 Hydrostatic Drive, 25 hpKohler Engine (116 hours), 50 in deck. Has newbelt, air filter, fuel filter and oil change. Blades 1 yrold. Also comes with the Cub Cadet 17 cu. ft. UtilityCart. Ready to go!..$1750, Will Deliver! For moreinforma tion or questions please call 859-621-4563
Pre Law Summer Study Party! Watch basics of lawlectures from excellent homestudy paralegalcourse. Invite friends! Excel next fall! 26 DVDs.$300. OBO. 859-278-4064
Atomic Cafe’ Restaurant & Bar now hiring Servers.Great atmosphere! Flexible shifts. Nights only.Apply in person from 10:00am – 4:00pm @ 265 N.Limestone.
Baristas, Bartenders, Servers, Line Cooks,Stewards (Shakespeare and Co. DowntownLexington). Shakespeare and Co. Café- Restaurantwill be Opening Soon! Be a part of the outstandingteam that will introduce our US flagship propertyin Lexington, Ken tucky! Our Café-Restaurant &Lounge am biance is reminiscent of the Victorianera which results in a comfortable, yet chic din ingexperience. International and local fa vorites areavailable on our eclectic menu which offers all-daybreakfast, lunch and din ner 7 days a week. If youhave a great smile, a winning personality, experi-ence and the drive to be part of our exciting trendsetting team, apply in person Monday, April 16ththru Friday, April 20th, 12:00pm to 4:00pm atShakespeare and Co., 367 W. Short Street at theCorner of Broadway & Short St. in DowntownLexington. All Shifts are avail able for the followingF/T & P/T positions: Baristas, Servers, CocktailServers, Bar tenders, Stewards, Line Cooks. Visitour website at www.Shakespeareandco.biz. Do notrespond via e-mail. You must apply in person. Welook forward to seeing you at Shakespeare and Co.
Bellini’s Fine Dining restaurant hiring full & parttime servers. Must be polished & pro fessional.Apply in person 115 West Main Street. Lexington
Bluegrass Sitters is currently expanding and is inneed of sitters. If you would like to work when it isconvenient for you, like to in teract with children ina positive entertain ing educational way, call us @(859)368- 8438 or apply on line @ bluegrasssit-ters@g mail.com
Bud Ambassadors needed! Responsibilitiesinclude supporting Anheuser Busch brands and KYEagle marketing plans in local mar kets while pro-viding our customers with on- premise promotion-al marketing and mer chandising. This position isideal for people with outgoing personalities andwho like to have fun! You must be 21 years of ageand not employed at a retail establishment thatsells alcohol. Please submit your resume [email protected] or apply in person at 2440Innovation Drive, Lexington.
Camp Counselors, Male/Female, needed for greatovernight camps in the mountains of PA. Have funwhile working with children outdoors.Teach/assist with A&C, Aquatics, Media, Music,Outdoor Rec, Tennis & more. Office, Nanny &Kitchen positions available. Apply on-line atwww.pineforestcamp.com
Child Care Center needs Part-Time Assis tants forafternoons after 2:00, and some ex tra hours forMay term and the summer. Call 253-2273.
Construction help needed. Must meet these mini-mum requirements: Able to lift 75lbs., valid driv-er’s license, pay best for experi ence.Full/Part-time available. Email to gul [email protected]
deSha’s Restaurant & Bar, 101 N. Broadway, nowhiring bussers, food runners, host/hostesses andexperienced servers. Must have some M-F daytimeavailability. Call Lee Ann to set up interview.859-259- 3771
Full & Part-Time Day & Evening Server Posi tionsavailable at Georgia’s Kitchen (Lexing ton, KY).Georgia’s Kitchen, Artisan Vintage Restaurant isnow open for Dinner. We are located at 900 N.Broadway just North of Downtown Lexington. Wecurrently have full and part time, day and eveningServer positions available. If you have a greatsmile, a winning attitude and experience, pleasesend your resume to Jennielg@gmail. com or applyin person Tuesday – Friday 2: 00pm-4:00pm. Welook forward to having you as a member of ourteam. Visit us on- line at www.georgiaskitchen-cafe.com
Healthy Occasional Smokers Needed for Re searchStudies. Researchers with the Univer sity ofKentucky College of Medicine, Depart ment ofBehavioral Science are recruiting healthynon‐daily tobacco users between the ages of21‐25 to participate in ongoing behav ioral stud-ies. Qualified volunteers will be paid for their par-ticipation. Studies involve completion of up to 4testing sessions that are run in a pleasant settingduring daytime hours. Snacks, movies, videogames and reading materials will be provided. Toapply visit our website at: http://rrf.research.uky. -edu
Healthy Volunteers Needed for Behavioral StudiesResearchers with the University of KentuckyCollege of Medicine, Department of BehavioralScience are recruiting healthy volunteers ages18-50 to participate in ongo ing multiple researchstudies that evaluate the behavioral effects of pre-scribed FDA ap proved medications. Qualified vol-unteers will be paid for their participation. Studiesinvolve completion of 1 to 47 testing sessionsdepending on studies for which you may qualify.Studies are run in a pleasant setting during day-time hours. Snacks, movies, video games and read-ing materials will be pro vided. To apply visit ourwebsite at: http: //rrf.research.uky.edu
Hiring for various positions. Apply in per son @114 N. Upper Street, downtown Lex ington. Mustpass drug screen and back ground check. No calls,please.
Idle Hour Country Club Staffing Full and PartTime Seasonal Positions. AM/PM, Weekends,Holidays Required. Part-time Receptionists,Servers, Bussers, Snack Bar, Kitchen Staff,Lifeguards. Competitive Wages, Uniforms, andMeals. Apply in Per son, Tues – Sun, 1pm – 5pm.Immediate In terviews. No Phone Calls Please.1815 Rich mond Road, Lexington, KY 40502.
Laser Perfect Med Spa, a full skin care facil ity inPalomar Centre, is looking for an aes thetician/lasertechnician. Full or Part-Time hours. Emailresume’ to [email protected] or apply in person.
Leather, Inc., Lexington’s Home for Luggage andGifts, is now hiring for part-time sales help. Applyin person at Lexington Green.
Lexington based Internet company seeksMySQL/PHP programmers. Applicants should befamiliar with MySQL/PHP devel opment in a Linuxenvironment. We are also accepting applicationsfor internships in IT/Web Development for Spring.Send re sume to [email protected] and/or call 859-514-2720 to schedule an interview.
Lexington business office seeks bookkeep -er/administrative assistant. Must be profi cient inQuick Books, accounts payable & re ceivable,invoicing, filing tax reports. Part- time 20-25hours/week on site. $12-$13/hour. Email resumeto info@talon wine.com
Lifeguards and Pool Managers needed.Professional Pool Management is hiring for clubsand waterparks in Lexington, Louisville andRichmond. $8–$15/hour. [email protected] for applica tion.
Live-in student interested in Veterinary Medicineto share 2BR house with male pre- Vet student atGainesway Small Animal Clinic. Rent and utilitiespaid for cleaning clinic. Part-time work hoursavailable. Ap ply in person with resume at 1230Arm strong Mill Road.
LOOKING FOR Male & Female Social Drinkers21-35 years of age with or without ADHD.Researchers at the University of Ken tucky are con-ducting studies concerning the effects of alcohol.Volunteers paid to partici pate. Please call257-5794.
New Vibrant Mediterranean Restaurant on the Goin Downtown Lexington wants Ener getic, collegestudents to be part of a New Ex citing Enterprise.Call 859-455-8741 ask for Adel
Part-Time childcare, 15-20 hours/week. $10/hour.Must have driver’s license. Vari ous hours,evenings and weekends. Refer ences required.Non-smoker. Text/call 859- 333-2656 or emailresume’ to cvan [email protected]
Part-time clerical position available (year round) atGainesway Small Animal Clinic, 1230 ArmstrongMill Road. Please apply in person with resume.
Part-Time scratch cook for Saturdays, 2:00-7:30pm, additional hours possible, at Chevy Chaseretirement community. Please call Ric, Kelly orTom at 266-2581.
PT Receptionist at Small Animal Veterinary Clinic.Great people skills are needed. Ap ply @ RichmondRoad Veterinary Clinic, 3270 Richmond Road or859-263-5037 or [email protected]
Researchers at the University of Kentucky are look-ing for individuals between the ages of 21 and 35who have received a DUI in the last 2 years to par-ticipate in a study looking at behavioral and mentalperformance. All participants will be compensatedfor their time and participation is completely confi -dential. For more information, please call859-257-5794
Retail Sales: Are you a “people person”? Are youmature/responsible? If so, and you’re interested insales, apply Monday-Fri day, 10:00-5:00 @Sunglass Works in Fayette Mall.
Seasonal help needed at Lexington Country Club.Servers, bussers, summerhouse, pool attendants,cooks, dishwasher & child care. Apply in person.Tuesday-Friday, 9:00-5: 00. 2550 Paris Pike.
Seasonal Outdoor Summer Camp Director Needed.Interested applicants should email resume andemployment application to jhub [email protected] or call 859-226- 0393.Deadline is Friday, April 27, 2012.
Seeking teachers for Toddler Program (1-3 yearsold). Must be 18 years old with high school diplo-ma or GED. Full-Time and Part- Time positionsavailable. Apply in person @ 3271 BeaumontCentre Circle.
Small, private HJ farm needs basic barn help forall weekends and some weekdays. Must havehands-on experience and know basic equinefirst-aid. Call Lin @ 859-421- 4769 between6:00am-6:00pm or Paige @ 859-333-4318
STUDENTPAYOUTS.COM. Paid survey tak ersneeded in Lexington. 100% FREE to join. Click onsurveys.
Summer Jobs - Laborers: Forget retail and fastfood – work with your hands and learn new skills.Local real estate company seek ing summer helpturning vacant apart ments. Duties includetrash-out, cleaning, basic repairs for drywall, paint-ing, carpen try, plumbing, etc. Hourly wage $8-10/hour, depending on skill level. Opportu nity forovertime, reliable transportation re quired. Pleaseprovide a list of skills, previ ous experience andsummer availability [email protected].
The Kentucky Kernel wants you for its ad staff.What kinds of students are we looking for?Motivated. Outgoing. Organized. Busi ness savvy.Dedicated. What will you get? A fun, flexible, job.Valuable sales and account management skills.Amazing co-workers. Ex perience facilitating thebuying, selling and production of advertisements.And, oh yeah, a nice paycheck each month. If youthink you have what it takes, and you wouldn’tmind bringing in some cash to pay your bills eachmonth, send us a resume. email:[email protected]. Mail: 026 Grehan Jour nalismBldg, University of Kentucky, Lexing ton, KY40506.
The Race For Education is seeking teaching internsfor the Starting Gate afterschool pro gram.Applicants must be education majors. Interns willreceive a $1000 scholarship per semester workedto be used for tuition. Each intern must commit toworking two nights per week and one Saturday permonth. In terns are also eligible to apply for theRFE’s Assets for Independence Program, whichcould qualify them for an extra $4000 to be usedfor tuition costs. Interested applicants should con-tact Mandy Otis at 252-8648 or [email protected].
Tony Roma’s is now hiring servers. Experi encepreferred. Apply in person M-F, 2pm- 4pm, @Lexington Green Mall or www.tony romas.com
Wilson Landscape Supply is looking for Sales &Nursery people with plant interests. Full andPart-Time hours available. 2700 Palumbo Drive or859-269-5795.
Writers & Interns Wanted:Lexington based Internet company seeks writingstaff. Applicants should be familiar with socialmedia, ebusiness and/or technol ogy. VisitWebProNews.com for examples. This is a greatopportunity to earn extra cash while building yourresume/portfolio. We are also accepting applica-tions for intern ships across our company forSpring. Send resume with writing samples tojobs@ientry. com and/or call 859-514-2720 toschedule an interview.
YMCA is looking for group leaders/coun selors forour before/afterschool programs and summercamps. Download a job appli cation at:www.ymcaofcentralky.org. Con tact Jamie Massie,Staff Development Direc tor, (859) 226-0393 orjmassie@ymcaofcen tralky.org
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Found: 01/23 - Beaded Bracelet at Lime stone andVirginia. Call 859-361-0770.
LOST: Gold Apartment Key. Lost along PrallStreet or by the Business Building, Wednesdaymorning, between 9:00am-9: 30am. It has a rub-ber cover, shaped like a cupcake, over the top part.If found, Please contact 859-866-1991.
LOST: Set of multiple keys on an empty UK I.D.holder. Lost around campus. Please call270-590-3629.
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UK recently won the national champi-onship in basketball and finals are justaround the corner.
But it is a tragic day of loss in the com-monwealth.
Friday, the General Assembly finalized abudget that will cut 6.4 percent of UK’sbudget for next year — roughly $20 million.
The impact this will have on UK and itsstudents was perhaps stated best by our pres-ident, Eli Capilouto: This is “one of thelargest single cuts in our institution’s histo-ry.”
Education is perhaps the most tragic vic-tim of political double-talk. It is all too com-mon to hold a rally for higher education andhave political members leap to our side in
vehement defense of the necessity of educa-tion.
Of course, there are many instancesinvolving the political body expressing sup-port for education, only to slash its funding— $50 million in the last five years.
We understandthat cuts must bemade. It is thereality of thetimes, and all musttake their fairshare and all mustmake a mutualsacrifice.
But there isnothing more vital
to the success of this state and this nationthan the education of its youth.
Where will this hypocrisy end? Whenwill the most significant, the most crucial,the most guaranteed investment for posterity
garner the importance itdeserves? When will stu-dents, be it collegiate oryounger, no longer haveto suffer the duplicity ofhigher education?
Twelve years in a rowthe budget for highereducation has beenslashed. Twelve years ofhigher tuition, wagefreezes and increasing
struggles for students and their families. To our political leaders: we are tired of
double talk, tired of asking you to fix thingsand we welcome the burden you continue toplace upon our shoulders.
Because no cuts in education, no matterhow severe, can dampen potential and stiflethe drive of an individual who seeks change.Our generation will soon come into power,and we will make change for the better.
Solutions that have eluded present law-makers will present themselves to us,because hypocrisy is not the right place tolook for them.
We can only hope we will have answers,regardless of what has been cut from oureducations.
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For someone who grewup as a DC/Marvel swing-fanboy, the chance to partici-pate in an interview with“The Avengers” writer/direc-tor Joss Whedon was nothingshort of nerd nirvana.
The Kernel, along withsome other collegiate news-papers, had the chance topick Whedon’s brain abouthis experience working on“The Avengers,” as well ashis writing/directing career asa whole.
Highlights of that careerinclude co-writing for “ToyStory,” “Speed” and “TheCabin in the Woods,” as wellas guest directing episodes of“The Office” and “Glee.”
During the interview,Whedon discussed every-thing from handling pres-sures of the project down towhat superpower he’d like tohave in real life.
“The Avengers” is basedon S.H.I.E.L.D. director NickFury trying to unite heroeswith extraordinary powersand egos.
Did you ever feel likeNick Fury, trying to bring theactors into a team concept,and how did you handle cre-ative differences in this typeof situation?
JW: I felt very much likeNick Fury. He’s the directorof S.H.I.E.L.D., literally, andthat puts him at a removefrom everybody, even if helikes them. He knows he’sputting them in harm’s way.Hopefully I’m not puttingmy actors in harm’s way.
Hopefully I’m not evenmaking them uncomfortable,but I’m not nearly as intelli-gent or manipulative as Nickand I didn’t have as manyproblems because my actorsactually wanted to be togeth-er. They enjoy each other.
But you do feel that re-sponsibility that you’ve gotto get all of these people togive their best. For (Fury) it’sin battle, and for me it’swhen we’re rolling, to reallycome up with their best stuffand play off each other aswell as possible, and youhave a great responsibility toservice them with your cam-era at the same time.
So I definitely felt someof the pressure, but I can seeout of my left eye.
Did you have any partic-
ular combination of superheroes that you thought werethe most interesting to see in-teract?
JW: I love the BruceBanner, Tony Stark relation-ship.
Bruce Banner’s the firstguy Tony Stark’s comeacross who operates on hislevel intellectually, who isn’ta villain.
But I also love Tony andSteve (Captain America) andhow much they can’t standeach other, and I’m very in-vested in Natasha and Hawk-eye and their deep friendship,so, you know — oh — I lovethem all.
I hate this question(laughs).
What advice would yougive to any student with am-bitions of one day sitting inthe director’s chair?
JW: My advice would be(to) sit down. Now you’re inthe director’s chair.
We live in an age whereanybody can make a movie.If you have a phone, you canmake a movie. OK, maybenot a huge movie, maybephone-sized, but it’s there.
When I came up, youwrote a script, and you hopedand hoped. Or you raisedenough money to make a
short film. Things are different now
and the best way to get yourwork out there — not just asan offering to somebody elseto hope they’ll make it, butto show yourself as a film-maker and to learn as a film-maker — is just makemovies.
There’s no excuse not tonow.
If you were going to in-sert yourself into a superhero movie, what powerswould you have?
JW: I would have thepower of invisibility, andthen I wouldn’t have to showup for as many shootingdays.
College students have a
lot of options this summerwith movies to see duringtheir breaks. Why should col-lege students have it first ontheir list to see “TheAvengers”?
JW: I think “TheAvengers” is the kind ofmovie that I grew up wantingto make and thought theyhad stopped making.
When I grew up, thesummer movie was, literally,created as a concept, and allmy life I wanted to do some-thing like that, somethinglike the first “Indiana Jones,”something that was steepedin character, in love of thegenre that it was portraying,had intelligence, had real act-ing, had a story that unfoldedand wasn’t just a sort of bigpremise that you already
knew going in. More and more, summer
movies have felt a little cyni-cal. There are very big ex-ceptions to that, but that hasbeen the case when peoplethrow so much money down.
They’re not interested ina story, they’re interested injust barraging you with ex-citement and imagery andbrand names.
Marvel doesn’t operatethat way. They care about thepeople. That’s why they hiresome of the best actors in thebusiness to play their heroes.This is an old-fashionedmovie.
It’s a little bit bigger thanlife, but it’s very human.
“The Avengers” opensMay 4.
Q-and-A with director of ‘The Avengers’DAVE
STEELE
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