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PHOTO BY JAMES HOLT | STAFFJoe Salwich, right, watches Chris Davis, left, pour him a sample of Leinenkugel’s finest seasonal at the 4th annual Craft andImported Beer Festival Wednesday at the Hilary J. Boone Center.
Students struggle to find adviser
MarcatsKY proud farmers bring products to UK students
BeyondCoal rallies
andmarches
A rally turned into a march asmembers of the Beyond Coal cam-paign spoke out against UK Athleticssupporting coal Wednesday.
“We are sick and tired of the con-tinued exploitation of people in East-ern and Western Kentucky and theuniversity administration showingsupport for the coal industry,” saidPatrick Johnson, co-coordinator ofBeyond Coal.
Members of the campaignshowed their pride by wearing vi-brant yellow shirts matching thebanner behind the podium, wherespeakers passionately voiced theiropinion.
“Our relationship with coal doesnot align with the university’s mis-sion for a better tomorrow,” saidSanjana Pampati, coordinator for UKKentuckians for the Commonwealth.
After each person spoke, a manhidden behind the podium beat hisbongos to celebrate the next speak-er.
The group collaborated andmarched up Avenue of Championstoward the Wildcat Coal Lodgechanting, “Hey Hey Ho Ho UK Coalhas got to go!”
“This is to draw attention to thecoal lodge and not let it be slid underthe table,” Sam Beavin, co-coordina-tor for Beyond Coal said.
Police leaned against their cruiserparked across from the lodge and di-rected the marching crowd to keepmoving.
The bongo-playing man stayedin front of the lodge chanting and ag-gressively beat his bongos.
The crowd obeyed the police,moving away from the WildcatLodge and continued to chant andmarch inside the Joe Craft Center.People working inside the centerglared and looked shocked as theprotestors shouted and marched upthe stairs.
Police were not as nonchalantappearing in seconds and running upthe stairs to stop the protestors.
A sense of fear filled the air forthe first time as chanters marchedback down the stairs and exited theJoe Craft Center.
At this point the rally felt theygot their point across and decided todisperse.
The bongo-playing man then at-tempted to start a new rally by hold-ing up a sign and chanting to legalizehemp.
By Nini Edwards
PHOTO BY LOGAN DOUGLAS | STAFFA student examines a green pepper at Farmer’s MarCat at the Student Center Patio. MarCats provides locally produced food andcrafts to students.
Birth control without co-pay
Students won’t have tochoose between seeing a doc-tor or eating a meal on UK’scampus.
As of Aug. 1, the Afford-able Care Act allows womenthe access to birth control un-der their insurance plans with-out a co-pay.
Students wishing to havebirth control won’t have tospend hundreds of dollars outof their pocket if they are in-sured. Student HealthcareServices provides health in-surance , covering most com-mon forms of birth control.
“This is the first year un-
der the Affordable Care Actthat student healthcare insur-ance covers the co-pay forbirth control,” said EmilyDuncan, the student health in-surance coordinator.
According to BrandyReeves, the sexual health co-ordinator for UniversityHealth Services, the Centerfor Disease Control reportedthat two-thirds of teen preg-nancies are unplanned.
Types of birth controlavailable to students includepills, rings and shots.
“The Depoe Provera andYaz are considered a genericdrug and is given at no cost.
By Arion Wright
See BIRTH CONTROL on page 2
Affordable Care Act enablesaccess with insurance coverage
For every 500 students in theEnglish department in the arts andsciences college, there is only oneadviser, said Madeline Wright,student government senator.
Recent budget cuts have leftthe arts and sciences collegescrambling to fit students withtheir advisers.
“Upperclassmen are not al-lowed to make appointments rightnow and they can’t handle walk-ins because there are so few ad-visers,” Wright said.
After advisers were told of thebudget cuts in May, one-third ofthem left the university for otherjobs.
Most students are changingadvisers, but haven’t been told yetof the change, Wright said.
However, Dean Mark Korn-bluh said he was planning ontelling the students of the changessometime this coming week.
“Arts and sciences advising
is down a lot right now,” Wrightsaid.
As faculty senate representa-tive, Wright was told arts and sci-ences college budget cuts wouldbe implemented sometime in Sep-tember.
“There will be significantbudget cuts for the college… de-termined by the provost, but noneof this is going to happen for atleast a month,” she said last weekat the SG meeting.
“Arts and sciences is going tobe cutting student services advis-ing significantly to handle thebudget cuts.”
Wright brought to other SGsenators’ attention that there areno arts and sciences students onthe budget review committee,which is unlike most colleges atUK.
Not only is academic advisingbeing cut, but so is the funding forgraduate students and staff.
According to statistics provid-ed by Kornbluh, the 71 percent ofthe arts and sciences budget
linked with faculty salaries willnot be touched, however sevenand a half percent of the budgetwill be cut from staff and gradu-ate student salaries.
A lot of students taking thearts and sciences classes aren’twithin the college itself.
Sixty percent of all student re-quirements are taught by arts andsciences.
The college also teaches seven-ty percent of all freshman require-ments.
Among all UK Core require-ments, arts and sciences provides85 percent of them.
“Because they teach so manystudents who aren’t in their col-lege, they aren’t getting the appro-priate monies from those stu-dents,” Wright said.
Those students aren’t account-ed for when thinking of budgetcuts.
“The arts and sciences collegestated that they are choosing tomaintain quality in the classroomover the advising,” Wright said.
By Kayla Pickrell
For every 500 students in theenglish department in the arts& sciences college there is onlyone adviser.
71% of the arts & sciencesbudget linked with facultysalaries will not be touched.7 1/2% of the budget will becut from staff and graduate stu-dent salaries.60% of all student require-ments are taught by arts & sci-ences.Arts & sciences provides 85%of UK Core requirements
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To get the advantage, checkthe day's rating: 10 is the easiestday, 0 the most challenging.
Aries (March 21-April 19) -To-day is a 5 -For about five weeks,you're even luckier than usual,and your artistic creativity in-creases. Keep concentrating onyour studies. Make a romanticpromise that you'll enjoy fulfill-ing.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) -To-day is a 7 -You should be able tosee clearly what needs to bedone ... no need to be over-whelmed. Now is a good time formaking money, so brainstormideas. Maintain objectivity, ifpossible.
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vest as quickly as possible, withsome help. It'll be easier tomake money for the next fewweeks, but don't buy toys yet.It's not a good time to travel.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -Todayis a 6 -Romance awaits, andyou're especially good-lookingduring this period. Answer thecall of the wild. You have willinghelpers nearby; rely on them.Listen for feedback.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -To-day is a 6 -You'll have sweeterdreams for the next few weeks.Fantasies abound and areachievable. Don't reveal your se-crets all at once. There's beautyin anticipation. Get into action.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -To-day is a 5 -You're very popular,but your social life could cause aproblem at home. Your careercould benefit from the new con-tacts you make. Balance.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -To-day is a 6 -New opportunitiesarise over the next three weeks.Take a few days to store awayprovisions, as many as you can.
Then go rejuvenate an old bond.Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
-Today is a 5 -For the nextmonth, it's easier to get away.All is not as it appears, however.Negotiate a trade. New possibili-ties develop while this lasts.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Today is a 7 -Take on more work,and make no expensive promis-es. It's easier to save now. Getfamily to help. You have more to-gether than you do apart.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -Today is a 7 -For the next fiveweeks, delegate as much as pos-sible. Investigate long-term part-nerships. Don't fall for a trick;look beyond attractive results.Instead, seek balance. Compas-sion increases.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -Today is a 6 -Work is more funand gets easier for the next fewweeks. You're very attractivenow. You don't have to knoweverything yet. Your past workspeaks well for you.
How does a talented, versatile actor ce-ment his status as an A-list star? The upwardtrajectory of Bradley Cooper’s career offers afew lessons.
—Start your movie career with indie cred-ibility: Cooper had a role in 2001’s “Wet HotAmerican Summer,” a quirky comedy that’sbecome a cult hit and included future starsPaul Rudd, Amy Poehler and Elizabeth Banks.
—Get a recurring role on a buzzworthyTV series: In the early 2000s, he played WillTippin, a civilian pal of Jennifer Garner’s in-ternational spy character on ABC’s “Alias,”the stylish action drama created by future“Star Trek” director J. J. Abrams.
—Land a supporting part in a big-screenhit: As the smug boyfriend of RachelMcAdams, Cooper was a worthy adversaryfor love-struck Owen Wilson in 2005’s “Wed-ding Crashers.”
—Act on Broadway with a big-name su-perstar: Cooper played opposite Julia Robertsin 2006 in “Three Days of Rain,” which alsofeatured his “Wet Hot American Summer” costar Rudd.
—Score a ginormous box-office hit: Theactor vaulted into the big time wreaking comichavoc in 2009’s Las Vegas bachelor party get-away “The Hangover.”
—Become a celebrity journalism favorite:The handsome Cooper has appeared on thecover of Us Weekly and was a People coverguy after being named the magazine’s 2011sexiest man alive.
—Two words — action movie: The hand-some leading man played, appropriately, Facein the 2010 reboot “The A-Team.”
—Use your cachet on small quality proj-ects: The newly minted power player stars in“The Words” and has a supporting role as ahot-headed bank robber in buddy Dax Shep-ard’s “Hit & Run,” both released this year.
—Look for Oscar-worthy material: Hisnext movie, “Silver Linings Playbook,” is al-ready the subject of Oscar buzz. He plays aformer psychiatric patient who moves back inwith his parents in director David O. Russell’smovie, which opens in November.
The rise and rise of Bradley Cooper
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There are several options forbirth control given at no cost.Brand drugs are $10,” Duncansaid.
There are classes availableto students about birth con-trol.
Students must make anappointment with StudentHealth on MyUK portal, ac-cording to Reeves..
She said the AffordableCare Act is a great idea.
“Sexually active teens willhave access to prescriptionswith no cost,” Reeves said.
BIRTH CONTROLContinued from page 1
Shriners Hospital may build at UK
UK’s hospital complex islooking at a new addition inits future.
Shriners Hospital forChildren has recently beguntreating most of their patientsthrough outpatient treatmentsand was in need of a smaller,more manageable facility.
Current reports showShriners is looking to leaseland from the University inorder to build a hospital. Tuesday will further theseplans as the university’sBoard of Trustees will meetto consider the proposal for amove to campus grounds. Noword yet on how much theuniversity is looking to lease
the land for, but the new fa-cility, if approved, will bebuilt across the street fromthe Kentucky Clinic onSouth Limestone next to theparking garage.
This move to Limestonewill have a big impact on thedynamics of UK’s medicalcenter.
According to backgroundinformation provided byKristi Lopez, a UKspokesperson, UK Health-Care and Shriners have had along history together datingback to 1977. In fact over theyears many faculty membersat Shriners and UK’s Hospi-tal split their time betweenboth locations.
The proposed relocationwould make faculty mem-
bers’ commutes much easieras all they would have to dowould be to cross the street.
UK is looking into ex-tending their Department ofOphthalmology into the fu-ture building.
UK as a whole will bene-fit from this construction asmoney from the lease agree-ment might ease the financialburden the university hasbeen experiencing due to re-cent budgets cuts. Studentsthat are working towardmedical careers may even ex-perience more opportunitiesfor practice and even possi-bly compete for positionsonce the new building is upand running.
The one potential down-fall to the proposal will bethe construction period. Traf-fic around the area is alreadybumper-to-bumper especially during rush hour, whenmany students and employ-
ees are making their wayhome. Emergency vehiclesstruggle to navigate throughthe mess at time. If construc-tion were to cause even onelane closure, travelling alongLimestone would be almostimpossible.
Students that typicallywalk will more than likely ex-perience little hindrance totheir daily commute, but forthose who bike or drive tocampus every day they mayneed to find themselves a newroute for a period of time.
By Kayla Pickrell
Facility would be built acrossfrom the Kentucky Clinic
PHOTO COUTESTY OF UK PR A conceptual rendering of the potential Shriners Hospital at UK. TheBoard of Trustees will meet about this issue Tuesday.
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Billy Gillispie is the worst basketball coach in America.I’m not even talking about X’s and O’s, although his last two coaching
jobs at UK and Texas Tech prove he’s not exactly a tactical genius. Whatmakes Billy Clyde so bad has nothing to do with basketball.
Simply put, he’s kind of a horrible person.Jeff Goodman of CBSSports.com reported allegations of Gillispie mis-
treating players at Texas Tech on Tuesday. According to Goodman, roughly30 people associated with the basketball program have left Lubbock sinceGillispie was named head coach in March 2011.
Former players told Goodman that Gillispie forced them to practicemore than the 20 hours per week allowed by the NCAA. The practices werereportedly grueling to the point of players injuring themselves. One playerallegedly had stress fractures in both legs but was ordered to run the stairs ofthe arena.
Even before his firing at UK, whispers casting the coach in an unfavor-able light spread through Lexington. Stories of harsh treatment of players and nights of carousingwere as common as talk of the weather.
After his two-year stint at Kentucky, things only got worse for Gillispie, culminating with anarrest and DUI charge in September 2009 and a subsequent visit to a rehabilitation center. When Ilooked at his mugshot and saw his half-closed eyes staring back at me, I felt something for BillyGillispie that I never thought I’d feel.
Pity.Here was a man who squandered the opportunity of a lifetime, coaching one of the premiere
basketball programs of all time, seemingly out of a failure to adapt to the culture and creed ofKentucky basketball. Maybe a second chance and a change of scenery would do him some good,help him realize his mistakes and re-evaluate his life and career.
Boy, was I wrong.These latest allegations only prove that Gillispie hasn’t learned anything and will continue to
be an abusive despot as long as he is allowed to crouch on the sideline, wryly grinning at hisplayers’ failures.
If Kirby Hocutt, the athletic director at Texas Tech, and other administrators at schools aroundthe country have any sense, the worst basketball coach in America will no longer be employed.
In hindsight, it’s a pity he ever got a second chance.Alex Forkner is a journalism junior. E-mail him at [email protected]
Bad news — Billy Gillispie up to old antics
ALEXFORKNER
Kernelcolumnist
With the 2012 presidential elec-tion 62 days out, the American peo-
ple have ob-served the en-tirety of the Re-publican Na-tional Conven-tion and twonights of theDemocraticNational Con-vention inCharlotte, NC.With twonights of theDemocraticConvention
completed, we cancompare the effectiveness of the firstnight of each party’s convention.
The day after President Obamagave himself an incomplete rating asleader of our country, and the sameday that the U.S. national debtreached $16 trillion ($136,000 perAmerican household) is the day theObama campaign brought out it’s se-cret weapon to help the president re-claim the White House. Her missionwas to show Americans that thepresident empathizes with the Ameri-can middle class.
One thing that’s certain is thatthe conventions show changes in theprofile of American politics. New
key campaigners and political assetshave made important addresses thusfar whether they be Mormon fe-males, African American females orLatinos.
The wife of GOP presidentialhopeful Mitt Romney, Ann Romney,gave an amazing speech that show-cased her husband’s intimate andcharitable attributes. She did every-thing she could to humanize him forthe small percentage of undecidedvoters who are carefully followingthe conventions.
Tuesday evening, first ladyMichelle Obama, who has a 66 per-cent approval rating according to aMay Gallup poll, gave a brilliantspeech, attempting to re-connect thepresident with voters. She pled thepresident's case by exhibiting hisdedication as a father, husband andpresident.
Some may even say that shetried to make him seem more likethe man who intrigued so many backin 2008 when she said, "I have seenfirst hand that being President doesn'tchange who you are. No, it revealswho you are."
Like her counterpart, the firstlady did an exceptional job at con-necting with the soccer moms, whowill be a major factor in November’selection. "At the end of the day my
most important title is still mom-in-chief, " said Obama as she talkedabout leaving a better world for chil-dren now - the net generation.
Although Ann Romney success-fully engaged women in her openingnight speech, she didn't give every-one quite as much insight into herfamily’s life as the first lady. The im-agery of Obama’s speech gave mid-dle class Americans a seat at theirWhite House dinner table where thepresident takes time out of his busyschedule to help his daughters withhomework and answer the questionsthat curious children have for theirparents.
The female and Latino con-stituencies are particularly importantto both parties this year, especiallysince voter turnout is expected to bedown. To top that off 4 percent ofregistered voters are undecided (ac-cording to a CNN poll). Those voteswill be the ones that decide who thenext president will be.
Obama vied for middle classfamilies’ votes more than Romney.She spoke about her and the presi-dent's values that were passed on tothem by their parents, and took asubtle strike at her husband’s oppo-nent when she said: "We learnedabout dignity and decency, that howhard you work matters more than
how much you make."Ann Romney stated qualities
about her husband, but didn't supplyAmericans with solid real life in-stances that would attest to her state-ments so Americans could connect toAmericans like the first lady. “WhatMitt Romney and I have is a realmarriage. I know this good and de-cent man for what he is. He’s warm,loving and patient.”
That’s something that the WhiteHouse and the Obama campaign ap-preciate hearing. I’m sure it’s goodnews to their ears after the presi-dent's favorability numbers dropped7 points to 47 percent, according tothe latest ABC News/WashingtonPost poll of 842 registered voters.
That change in numbers mayhave a lot to do with the success ofthe wide array of speakers like AnnRomney at the GOP Convention lastweek. The newest Real Clear Politicspoll said that if the election was heldtoday the presidential candidateswould be locked at 46.8 percent.That’s dead-even statistical tie with a4 percent margin of error.
With that said, the GOP Conven-tion got off to a slow start with thedistraction of Hurricane Isaac. Onthe other hand, the DNC got off to afast start with a slew of marqueespeeches and the best of the nightfrom the first lady.
As far as substance goes (andgetting past all the rhetoric), the elec-tion will be decided on who has the
best plan for the future as it pertainsto jobs, the economy and fiscal re-sponsibility. The sad part is that youwon't hear any specific or seriousplans about those this week from theDemocrats just like last week whenRepublicans failed to do so as well.
Democrats are hoping that for-mer President Bill Clinton will pickup where Michelle Obama left off,and charm moderate independentvoters that are vital for PresidentObama to be re-elected.
Clinton officially nominated thepresident for re-election Wednesdaynight. His approval rating is at 20-year high, and he was the last presi-dent to take the country through anera of prosperity.
They also hope Clinton can in-spire Americans to reach into theirpockets and donate to the Obamacampaign after the Romney camp re-ported its fundraising numbers forAugust. Since April, the Romneycampaign has raised $78.2 millionmore than the Obama campaign.
Republicans, however, are likelythankful for the rain that movedPresident Obama’s Thursday speech.There was an expected 65,000turnout at Bank of America Stadiumthat will diminish to less than 20,000now that the President's acceptancespeech will be held at Time WarnerCable Arena.
Chase Sanders is a political sci-ence senior. E-mail him [email protected].
Political Convention Breakdown
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David Schuh | sports editor | dschuh @kykernel.com
Derek Willis is the loneUK commitment in the classof 2013. The 6-foot-9 for-ward from Mt. Washington,Ky., is an excellent talent onthe court and he has highhopes for this upcoming highschool season. He is certain-ly not lacking any confi-dence as a player, despite
his recent drop in variousrankings. Off the court how-ever, Derek is just a normalKentucky kid.
Here is the first edition ofhis diary, where he will takesome time to let you into thelife of Derek Willis:
This past summer had itsups and downs for the mostpart, but I was fortunateenough to visit Germany andother places around the U.S.Germany was a great experi-ence and I played against a lotof competition from aroundthe world. If you haven't visit-ed there then you shouldcheck it out sometime in yourlife. When I came back to thestates, I had a couple of daysto get ready for another trip to
Las Vegas with my AAUteam, the Louisville Magic.We had a nice group of play-ers for the 17U but it was nodoubt that 16U shined in theprogram. Unfortunately, the17U was disbanded shortly af-ter the state AAU tournament.During that summer, I fell offon my rankings. People con-stantly ask me why certainpeople are ranked the waythey are and my answer is Idon't know. I never paid muchattention to rankings evenwhen I was ranked, so it’s notthat I didn't care — its morethat I needed to improve. Ican't control what a guy be-hind a computer does. But forthe players that have movedup or have gained more recog-
nition, I'm glad. It is very flat-tering, but rankings are forfans and that’s the way itshould be. But, as far as I'mconcerned, I got a scholarshipto the most elite basketballprogram in the nation and Iplan on playing with anothergreat recruiting class. My highschool basketball team is thebest team in the state of Ken-tucky and we are expected togo back to state. We will bepreseason No. 1 and have atarget on our back. We knowhow hard it is going to be toget back to state so we haveset our goals higher this sum-mer and the improvements weare making are only going tohelp us get back to Rupp. Offthe court, I am very humble
and laid back. Not a lot getsto my head and I try to staygrounded for the most part. Itry to talk about my other
teammates successes or some-thing else. But all in all I'mglad I'm a future Cat and I'mexcited for this season.
By Nick Jones
UK commit Derek Willis looksto advance team to Sweet 16
PHOTO COURTESY OF DEREK WILLISDerek Willis drives toward the basket for Bullit East High School.
UK recruit Julius Randlewas ranked No. 1 byRivals.com last week as hewhittled down his list ofprospective colleges to 10.
At 6-foot-9 and 225-pounds, Randle may well bethe strongest athlete in the2013 class. His athleticismand work ethic combine totransform him into a power-ful offensive juggernaut onthe court. Many online high-light videos are filled withhim scaring the living day-lights out of defenders as hepowers towards the rim.
“He is an extremelytough guard for other peoplebecause he’s so versatile,”said Randle’s high-schoolcoach, Chris Mayberry.
The high school senioruses his imposing frame toattack the basket with author-ity and has evolved into oneof the best rebounders in highschool basketball.
While his strong bodyand powerful step are goodstarting traits, what makescollege coaches across thenation drool even more is hisdesire to win and high bas-ketball IQ, with excellentcourt vision for a player inhis position.
His skill set, work rateand desire to win make Ran-dle sound like every school’sdream, but his coach knowsRandle isn’t the finishedproduct just yet.
“I’m gonna keep onpushing him,” Mayberry said.“He can score about everytime he touches the ball, but
he’s gotta realize that he’ll bedouble and triple teamed alot,” he said.
Ball distribution, leader-ship, concentration on de-fense and taking his alreadyimpressive rebounding to ‘thenext level’ are what Mayber-ry plans on helping Randleimprove on over his seniorseason.
In addition to his Rivalsranking, Randle put himselfin the spotlight last weekendby winning the Elite Armour24 dunk contest with a be-hind the back slam thatwouldn’t have been out ofplace in a book of poetry.
Being a winner on thecourt is one thing, but May-
berry was keen to stress hisprodigy is a winner off thecourt too.
“Julius is an unbelievablyhigh character kid. He puts alot of effort into whatever it ishe’s doing.”
While Mayberry wouldn'tbe drawn to compare Ran-dle’s basketball skills to anyprofessional players, his de-scription of the young for-ward’s positive, community-driven demeanor sounds eeri-ly similar to that of Oklaho-ma City Thunder superstarKevin Durant.
“Any time you have littlekids clinics or anything likethat he’s just really great withthe kids and just always will-
ing to give that autograph orspend that extra minute. He’sjust an awesome kid,” May-berry said.
UK is among 10 schoolsincluded in the list of collegesRandle will receive visitsfrom as he looks to narrow inon which campus he will callhome.
UK head coach JohnCalipari will visit Preston-wood Christian Academy inTexas on Sunday to make hispitch to the talented forward -but what will Mayberry andRandle be looking to learnduring the home visits?
“We have a list of ques-tions we’re gonna be askingevery coach,” Mayberry said.
“I’ll be going through thesehome visits trying to ask thequestions that maybe peoplewouldn’t ask.”
“Julius is a pretty smartkid and vocal, he’s gonna askquestions that he thinks areimportant for him to be excit-ed about coming to that uni-versity. We’re just trying tofigure out what they’re reallyabout and how much they careabout their kids,” he said.
If the visit goes well,Randle won’t have long towait before he gets to checkout Lexington himself. Therecruit is expected to be inattendance at the UK Alumnigame at Rupp Arena Sept.15.
UK recruit Julius Randle ready for visitsBy Tom Hurley
Staff ReportThe 4-0 UK women's soc-
cer team is set to face off within-state rival, No. 25Louisville Friday night. Whathas become a classic seriesbetween the two squads re-sulted in a 2-0 UK victory inLexington last season in frontof a crowd of 1,313 fans.
This season finds bothsquads on the rise. Louisvillestarted the season No. 27 na-tionally by the NCAA, withreturning scoring leaderChristine Exeter looking toexcel, though she has yet toscore a goal this season. UKbrings in one of the nation'sbest freshman classes, and hasreturning leadership in manypositions, including star soph-omore Arin Gilliland and lastseason's second leading scor-er, Caitlin Landis.
Head Coach Jon Lipsitz is2-1 against Louisville in hisfirst three seasons at UK, andhe looks to progress to notonly 3-1 against the Cards,but a second straight 5-0 sea-
son start.Goals for the Cats this sea-
son have been scored by seniorNatalie Horner, junior AshleyVanLandingham (two apiece),Gilliland (one) and freshmanCara Ledman (two). Five ofUK's seven goals have comefrom set-pieces, which playersand coaches have attributed torigorous off-season practice ofset-piece situations.
Also strong this seasonhas been UK's defense, madeup of starting back line ofGilliland, Horner, VanLand-ingham, and senior AlyssaTelang, as well as 'keepersKayla Price and Kayla King,who have split time in the boxevenly. In fact, the only pointattributed to a UK opponentthis season has come from anown-goal during a match withEastern Kentucky.
The game will take placein Louisville Friday at 7:30p.m., as the first game of theCardinal Classic.
UK women’s soccerreadies for U of L
