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offices that you can
vote for today.

For Governor-

Paul E. Patton,
representing the i
Democratic Party

Peppy Martin,
representing the
Republican Party

Gatewood Galbraith.
representing the
Reform Party

Nailah Jumoke-
Yarbrough,
representing the
Natural Law Party

Lt. Governor- 1

Steven L. Henry,
representing the
Democratic Party

Wanda Cornelius.
representing the 5
Republican Party

Kathy Lyons.
representing the
Reform Party

John Flodstrom.
representing the
Natural Law Party

Secretary of
State-

John Y. Brown III,
representing the
Democratic Party

Attorney
General-

A. B. "Ben" Chandler
representing the
Democratic Party

State
Treasurer-

Johnathon Miller
representing the
Democratic Party

Commissioner
of Agriculture-

Billy Ray Smith
representing the
Democratic Party

Justice of the
Supreme Court,
5th Supreme
Court District-

Phillip J. Sheperd,
James E. Keller

Judge of the
Court of Appeals,
5th Appellate
District, lst
Division-

Paul D. Gudgel

Judge of the
Court of Appeals,
5th Appellate
District, 2nd
Division-

Julia Kurtz Tackett,
David Lewis Knox

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UK Panhellenic Council wins national award

Sororities look to set national example, emerge as leaders
by changing recruitment policies, procedures

By Nick Smith

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

ITK‘s Panhellenic Council secured a
hotly contested and highly respected tia-
tionallevel victory recently. winning the
Member Recruitment Award at the Na»
tional Panhellenic Conference (NPC) cere-
mony in Tampa. Florida.

"We reel that we are 11 leader among a

lot of the Panhellenic Councils in the 1111-
tion.” said Stephanie Yater. president-elect
of Panhellenic Council.

The Council won the award over 32
other universities.

“It's a huge honor. because NI’C does-
n't give out that many awards." said histo~
ry sophomore and Kappa Delta member
Abby Voelker.

Council members gave 11 lot of the
credit to Stephanie Coui'twright. vice pres

making the
recruitment run so

recruitment. for
member

ident of
process
smoothly

The c'oun1il iiiipl1-1ment1d 1111 my new
policies in its recitiitine iit pio1edu1'1.1
such as substituting the woids piospec
tive member" in place 11f “rushee” and "re
cruitment" instead of "rush." lii addition.
it was rwe watded for its ie1ruitment
bi'111 htiies and Ioi not committing any in-
It actions against 1onteteii111 regulations

“‘It sgreat publicity hit its. W1 aiejust
really excited to be recognized for all our
hard work. I think it‘s really big. because
we won out of the entire nation." said Ash-
ley Reynolds. president of the council.

()1111 of the areas 111 winch the council
was l‘t't'tiglIl/ctl for member l't‘t‘l‘llliliit'lil
was changes 111 its bidding procedure Two
years ago the Council decided to add tli1
option of continuous open bidding after
formal recruitment. an opportunity for in
dividuals seeking to join alter the initial
fall recruitment. said Sitsan West. associ
ate deati of sttideiits and gi'eek aliaii's ad»
viser.

\I'est praised the council's changes.

“I was very proud 11f them." she slilfl.
"They have had continued iinpi'oyenients
iii areas of programming. l think that they
cati build upon these successes. and stay on
the forefront ofthe nation."

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Sgt. Cleveland Joyner of B- Company in Frankfort, goes over details concerning safety and the upcoming flight with the

cadets.

A first-class escort for UK
cadets en route to woods

By Allen Silveys

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

While tnost students were preparing
for Halloween parties this weekend.
ROTC cadets were getting pumped for a

weekend in the woods.
University of Kentucky

training in Clay City. Ky.
day.
long Field Training Exercise.

See FLY on 2

LAMEUSSAEEIL

ROTC
cadets got airlifted in US Army Black
Hawk helicopters for their annual field
this past Fri-
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Cadets Nina Johnson and Max Dixon strap themselves in.

Tragic death hasn't brought change

By Chris Markus
$77111 WRITER

 

Last April. Stanley McGowan
set off in his wheelchair across
Limestone St. in front of McDon
ald's. Before reaching the other
side. he was struck by a motorist
and killed.

Stanley McGowan is gone.
but from his death. controversy
was born.

Some people feel that the ab-
sence (if a crosswalk spanning
Limestone St. in front of McDon-
ald's makes for a dangerous situa-
tion. McGowan‘s mother is one of
them.

“There will continue to be ac-
cidents at that intersection unless
it is corrected. and I‘m not just
saying this because it was my son
who was killed." said Mickey Mc-
Gowan. “They deliberately re-
cruit handicap people to come (to
UK) and then they don‘t make it
adequate for them.“

McGowan‘s mother feels that
if enough people wrote letters to

UK that something could be done
about the situation. “I can't do
this by thyself." she said. “I'm
just one little voice."

The motorist that killed Mo
Gowan was never charged with a
crime. nor were they cited for any
moving violation. Because Mc-
Gowan was not in a crosswalk. be
was considered to be at fault.
Some students agree with this
sentiment. and say that an addi
tional crosswalk in front of Mc-
Donalds is unnecessary

C arl Koontz an economics in
nior said “You should either r1111
a1 ross the street and take your
chances. or use the crosswalk at
Euclid Ave.‘

Jacob Karnes. director ofdis

ability resources. said there was
nothing significant that could be
done to make the area safer.
adding that McGowan was not
the first UK victim of an accident
at that location.
. Doug Hartig. an architecture
Junior. believes that‘s all the
more reason to add another cross
walk.

“If there is a safety issue in-
voly 111g students. shouldn‘t UK do
something about it?" Hartig
asked. ”I mean. I think that it‘s at
least partly their responsibility."

David Stockham. dean of stu»
dents. said that after McGowan's
death. the University met with
city officials to discuss what
should be done with the site.

"They did not think there
was a better way to do things
than they are now.“ Stockham
said. "To put a crosswalk so soon
after the Euclid crosswalk was
not believed to be any better than
the present system."

Stockham went on to say that
the best solution is to encourage
people to cross the street at the
Euclid Avenue crosswalk.

Bryan Ashby. an undeclared
sophomore and resident advisor
at llolmes Hall. thinks another
crosswalk would be the better so-
lution. but admits there‘s more
the area's safety.

l also think that the drivers
need to be more careful." Ashby
said.

 

 

 

 

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UK reaches “Critical
Mass" for biking

Students will leave their cars at home,
forget about the woes of parking, traffic

By Maya Salam
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

l'K cyclists will ride
through campus in a rally to»
day to promote a more bike
friendly I'K. Critical Mass. :1
“bikeout” which first took place
at UK last spring. originally
started iii San Francisco. Criti-
cal Mass has been adopted by
campuses all over the nation.

"lt's to show support for
bikes on the road. A lot of cam-
puses do it on a monthly basis."
said Jennifer Crawford. a nat
ural resource conservation and
management senior who is par-
ticipating in the ride.

Many cyclists feel that UK
needs to be more aware of its
bikers and their resources.

”You can‘t ride on campus.
A lot 11fthe bike racks and bike
paths have been taken out. We
have to ride on the shoe t " said
Amy Ives. a civil L‘II"llIt.‘L‘l ing
senior who is orzgtiiiznig the
event.

Ives added that congestion
in and around campus might be
reduced if students rode bikes
instead ofdi'ivitig “I think that
since parking is such a prob
loin. biking on campus just

DESlfiNlNfi..lDEAS.

slic said.
about £111

makes sense."
Organizers hope

cyclists will participate and
ride singlefile. possibly dou-

bling up at certain spots.

Critical Mass 111 some other
cities have encountered prob
letiis 11 1th the pol11c. l'K police
provide escorts for the group.
lyes said.

“I'K police are being very
supportive. We are obeying the
laws." Ives said.

...Bike it

When: Wednesday, Nov 3'“,
beginning at 3:30.
The event is expected
to last between 30 minutes
to an hour.

Where: Meet at the front entrance
of the WT, Young Library.

For more information contact Amy
Ives at 268-9860 or Jennifer
Crawford at 269-IOI5

The future face of
office furniture

By Brian Granger
STAFF WRITER

This summer ushered in
the first glimpses of the office
furniture of the future. Lynn
Sweet. an instructional aide in
UK‘s College of Fine Arts and
Pete Mendel. the design manag
er at Lexmark International Inc.
teamed 11p to design this furni»
ture. for home and satellite of
fices. that ttiight be seen by 2020.

“Last spring. Lexmark con-
tacted us to assist with the pro-
ject." said Dean Robert Shay of
the College of Fine Aits. “This is
the first time we've worked with
Lexmark on such a project. but
it will not be the last. This will
continue."

The furniture took six
months to design and construct
and is environmentally friendly.
made out of recycled aluminum
foil. sunflower seeds and used
tires.

“Coming up with the design
and using environmentfriendly
materials were some of the
tnore exciting aspects 11f the pro-
ject." Sweet said. “I had a good
time working with Pete because
he has a good background in de~
sign and shared the same goal to
design fumiture of the future."

Another unique aspect of

this furniture is that it folds up
into the size of a briefcase and
can be moved from one bust
ness to another. similar to a lap-
top. said Sweet. lt also includes
a portable table. a storage lock-
er. a monitor and printer.

“We looked at trends and
problems in home and office
furniture and believe we l‘l1’I\t‘
come up with :1 w 11y to solve the
problem." Mendel said

.lerry Masse and Ryan Goff.
graduate students in the master
of fine arts program in the Col
lege of Fine .«\rts. helped with
the construction of the furni-
ture.. which took place iii the
Reynolds building on campus

“Anybody who sees this
will see that the beaucoup
hours Lynn 1Sweet) and Pete

(Mendel) ptit into this project
were definitely worth it."
said.

Shay

 

 

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2 I TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2,1999 I KENTUCKY KERNEL

ALLIHE NEWS THAT FITS

The Low-down

I’ve
got a
signifi-
cant
straw-
berry,”

George VI. Bush,
presidential
candidate, after
diving to avoid a
dumpster-like
trailer truck that
overturned near
his jogging path
on yesterday.

 

Coast Guard: No EgyptAir survivors

\l-.\\ l'l iR'I‘. R.I (‘oast (itiard l rows gave
up hotw- testerday of finding any of the '31? pas
l-lgl htAtr Flight Wu :tll\'t‘. but
scat‘cliet's tound a large piece of wreckage and do
tecletl :t \l‘illlll believed to be from title of the
plane‘s "black bows." However. .lim llall. chair
man of the National 'l‘r.ittsportattott Safety
Hoard. cautioned tltat tlte tnyesttgatton cottld be
long and that the hunt for the black boxes would
he tlttlicult The devices could provide vital clues
for tityesttgators who as yet Itave no explanation
for tlte crash of the jetliner into the Atlantic
()ceatl 'I‘lte tlelit'ts collected so far includes shoes.
purses and teddy bears. Only one body ltas been
l't‘l'll\l‘l'l'll

settgers ml

NFL Rushing King Walter Payton dies
('Illt‘ \tit) Walter Payton. tlte Nlt‘lfis all
time rushing leader who suffered frottt a rare by

et‘ 'ilsv‘il.\l‘ died yesterday at age 1:3 The cattse of

«it uh was not immediately released but l’aylon
llmi been on a waiting list for a liver transplant
to aid in his battle witlt primary sclerosing
l. holatigitts. "He‘s the best football player I‘ve

eter set-ti. .-\t all positions. he‘s the best l‘ve ever
seen." said Mike l)itka. who coached Payton on
the (‘htcazo Hears during the team‘s 108.3 Super
lowl w ttitttttg season.

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dia. de los
Muertos

Wearing skeleton
faces and waiting
in queue before
joining in a Dia de
Los Muertos
parade are George
Padilla, left,
Michelle Torres,
center, Renee
Romero, right, and
Juan Arango,
standing. all are
from Los Lunas,
N.M. photographed
in Albuquerque,
NM Sunday. The
tradition of
remembering the
deceased is cele-
brated annually in
Central America
on the first two
days in November.

 

HOME AGAIN:
NASHVILLE.
Tenn. - Country
music legend
Johnny Cash
has recovered
from a bout
with pneumonia
and returned
home, a
spokesman for
a Nashville hos-
pital said
Monday. The
67-year-old
Cash. who suf-
fers from a
degenerative
nerve disease
called Shy-
Drager syn-
drome, was
treated for two
weeks at
Baptist Hospital
before going
home late
Sunday.

 

LA ‘BASH':
NEW YORK -

‘Ally McBeal'
star Calista
Flockhart will
soon he just as
busy as her
boss, David E.
Kelley. In addi-
tion to her work
on the Fox
series, the
actress will be
spending her
weekends in a
series of three
one-act plays,
collectively
known as
'Bash.’

Refugees wait at Chechen border

(lRUZNY. Rttssta 'I‘housattds of frightened
refugees who have waited as long as a week to
flee (‘hechnya retnaitted blocked at a key border
poittt as Russiatt artillery blasted a town a few
tttiles away. The cltaotic and desperate scene at
tho western border with the republic of In-
gushetia catne as Russian jets and howitzers
pressed their assaults on the (‘hechen capital.
(lroxny. and other towns. Russia reopened small-
er crossing points today at Dagestan and
Stavropol. An estimated 200.000 people have fled
(‘hecltnya since Russia began airstrikes Sept. 3.

Mideast summit begins in Norway

()SI.(). Norway President Clinton met sepr
arately yesterday with Israeli Prime Minister
Rhud Harak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat
as negotiators entered a fateful titne in Mideast
peacetttakittg. The leaders will hold a threeway
tneeting today. (‘linton oflered strong encourage-
tnent and perhaps even (‘atnp David-style negoti-
atioits to help Israel and the Palestinians resolve
“the really hard part“ of their decades-old con—
tlict. "There is nothing I would not do if I
thought it would genuinely help to bttild a lasting
peace in the Middle East." said Clinton.

Clinton may exit on high note

W.»\SHI.\'(}'I‘().\' Personal probletns aside.
a new survey finds that about halfof Americans
say President (‘linton ltas made the country a
better place. (‘ltnton's approval rating of .37 per-
cent registered higher than President Reagan‘s
in his last year ofof‘fice, In addition. 61 percent of
respondents in the (‘88 News poll say (‘linton
has accomplished most of what he set out to do in
his presidency. compared to 31% percent who say
he didn't. 'I‘he nationwide poll interviewed 1.06:3
adults.

Bush bruised diving to avoid truck

AI'S'I'IN'. 'l‘exas (lov. (leorge W. Bush sus-
tained tttinor injuries to his right leg and hip yes»
terday when he dived to avoid a truck trailer that
overturned near his jogging path. Bush was
treated at the scene and later traveled to New
Hampshire for a scheduled campaign swing. said
a spokeswoman. A Texas Department of Public
Safety agent who was accomjuinying Bush on a
bicycle received bruises to his left side.

Internet threats close Wash. school

REI).\I().\'I). Wash. (‘lasses were canceled
yesterday at a high school after threats were
tnade in an Internet cltat rootn to kill everyone in
the school. School oflicials in this Seattle suburb
learned of the threats over the weekend. but the
identity of the person or persons tnaking them
was not known. Lake Washington School District
spokesman Richard I)uval said. ()tlicials planned
to searclt the school again before deciding
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two of the four units take off to join the formation.

  

FLY

Continued from page I

For most cadets. the
adrenaline was high before
take-off.

"This is my lirst time on a
Black Hawk." said Erin Treat.
a political science junior. “I‘m
not scared. bttt I‘m pretty es»
cited.”

The Black Hawk. a light
transport helicopter that per-
forms ntany missions in the
Army. is the primary heli-
copier for air assault. air cav-
alry. aitd aeromedical evacua-
tion units. An entire ilrman.
fully equipped. infantry squad
can be lifted in one lllack
Hawk. and the troops can be
transported quickly and in
most weather conditions.

Joe Henderson. a comput-
er science freshman. has expe-
rienced the rush of being on a
Black Hawk before. “This is
my second flight. The flights
pretty shaky. pretty turbulent.
It's an adrenaline rush. a real
ly fun trip."

Fowler said cadets ltit the
ground running Friday after-
noon after unloading from the
Black Hawks. 'l‘he first order
of business was conducting a
one~mile tactical road tttarch
with full packs to their eyentu-
al bivouac site. Once there. the
cadets set up camp and con»
ducted security patrols of the
perimeter for the rest of the

 

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Strapped in and ready, Cadet
Brandon Burke waits to take off.

night.

The rest of the weekend fo-
cused on leadership develop-
tttent. Fowler said. Conducting
squad-size operations. cadets
maneuvered their troops
through possible wartime see.
narios such as mock ambush
es. civilian hostage situations.
reacting to a sniper attack and
conducting an assault on an
enemy bunker.

For most cadets. one ofthe
best parts of the field training
was getting there. though.

Brandon Burke is a fi-
nance senior who spent this
past summer jumping out of
airplanes at Ft. Henning, Ga.
offered an interesting perspee
tive on the joys of helicopter
flight:

“Jumping is the best. but
the helo rides are second. It‘s
exciting.”

 

 

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UK women's soccer team
continues winning streak

By Shelly Disialvo

STAFF WRIIER

The [K women's soccer team
hosted the Slit‘ Big Ten Challenge at
the l'K Soccer Complex this weekend
and tltis grand finale of the regular
season was an intense battle to the
bitter end for all teams involved.

l'K (115-31) captured their 1-1ih
victory in a row when they shut out
the Minnesota Golden Gophers til-o'-
(1)2-0 Friday evening. The Cats lost
to Minnesota 6-1) last season in the
first round of the NCAA tournament
but they tasted the sweetness of re-
venge with the victory on the first
day of the Challenge.

Freshman forward Keri Boyce
put UK on the board with a short «1-
yard shot that bounced off the left
post and into the net. directly in front
ofthe goal.

Annie Gage hammered the last
nail into Minnesota‘s coffin when she
faked out UM goalkeeper Dana I.ai=
son and easily put the shot away into
the empty net. giving Gage her lith
goal of the season.

"It was a hard fought match out
there." lFK head coach Warren liipka
said. “We put away our chances
when we had them and we‘re happy
to come away with the win. We are
looking forward to playing a tough
Michigan squad on Sunday which
will be a special day for our seniors."

Lipka knew what he was talking
about when he said Michigan was go
ing to be tough. but despite the in»
tense bout with the Wolverines. llK
came out on top once again and is
riding a 15 game winning streak

Sunday's match with Michigan
began with an emotional ceremony

EXHIBIIIQNACILQR

honoring the four seniors on l'K‘s
squad. Hope I)eutschle. Brooke
Hergeseli. Allison Peppers. and Dean»
na Stayton. as well as celebrating
their success during their collegiate
careers.

Then Michigan (lit-~11 i. who
came away with a 2-1 victory over Al
abama on the first day of the Chat
lenge. faced Hiltsranked l'K.

"This game was unbelievable."
coach liipka said. “The work rate. at
titude, and determination we showed
tonight surpassed anything I've expe
rienced so far at lTK."

Despite numerous aggressive of~
fensive attacks by both squads. regu-
lation remained scoreless. Both l'K
and UM tested the endurance and de
termination to win of the other in
two sudden death overtime periods.
but UK outlasted the Wolverines and
ended the regular season with their
1:3th straight win.

“This was a battle but we just
outworked them." Peppers said. “It
wasn‘t a matter of one team beating
the other. we just worked harder."

UK heads south to Nashville this
week for the SEC ’I‘ournament with a
number :1 seed. The Cats play Geor-
gia on Thursday in the first round of
play at 2:30 pm. and look to defeat
the Bulldogs for the second time this
season. UK ousted (G 1-1 during reg
ular season.

"Georgia's looking for revenge
against us but we just have to pre-
pare for another battle with them."
Coach liipka said. “We cannot he sat-
istied yet because we want much big-
ger and better things this year."

l'K will be participating in the
NCAA ’l‘ournament. but are awaiting
notice of when and where they will
be playing.

 

 

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Cats' streak ends

Nathan Hutchinson
517i wRiitRM W V 9

 

'I‘he undefeated l'K
Cool (‘ats came into last
weekend‘s matcli‘up
with national power In
diana looking for re
spect. what they got
were two humbling loss
es. The iiiosi embarrass
ing thing that happened
to Indiana all weekend
was when goalie (‘had
Whitlock fell flat on his
back trying to jump
over the bench on a de
layed penalty.

“They‘re a strong
program. they always
have been. We were in
timidated by a name."
said coach Brian (‘ira
han.

Friday in Blooming-
ton the Cats built a 21
lead midway through
the first period. only to
see Indiana score two
more times before the
intermission. Kentucky
never led after that as
lndiana went on for an
8-3 win.

Saturday. back in
Lexington. the Cats once
again built an early
lead. Kentucky went tip
to when 'I'oni llaalapa
deflected a Past
Ilolopainen poiiii shot
past Whitlock on the
power play just two
minutes into the game
But once again Indiana
scored two goals before
the first break and Indi-
ana never trailed again.

Indiana‘s second goal
came with just si.\ set.
oiids left in the period
when Brad I.iitscli
tlipped a liackliaiider
from the right t‘ll't'lr-
past Kentucky goal
tender Justin Clark.

"That's hockey. 1
little break and [host-
people hurt you." Gra
liani said

Indiana would go on
to score three more
goals in the second [it‘i‘l'
oil on the way to an 8:;
win in a game that saw
the two teams combine
for 11:; minutes in penal
ties.

"()ui‘ guys got real
lazy. real quick boiii
nights. We‘ve just have
to forget who we‘re play
ing and go out there and
play hockey. We didn‘t
hit them. they hit us
tonight and last night.
We just didn't play our
game." Graham said

Goaltender .Iustin
Clark played well for
Kentucky botli nights
while facing a barrage
of Indiana shots. Clark
faced .31 shots in the first
two periods alone Saturr
day night.

indiaiia has domi-
nated recent meetings
with Kentucky and Gi‘a
ham knows that unless
his team starts beating
the Hoosiers there can‘t
be a healthy rivalry

"We‘ve got to start
winning. they own its
right now." he said.

Another grueling schedule for

Coach Tubby Smith sizes up
the season before tonight

 

 

 

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ASST. SPORTSDAILY EDIiOR

Baptism by fire.

That accurately describes the Cats'
schedule for the new season one that will
surely delight fans and. with luck. will
properly arrange the squad’s constitution
for the tortures of March.

“(The schedule) is very tough. especial-
Iy for a young team. but we've got to play it.
We're hoping to ease into conference play.
but there is no such thing. There won't be
any forfeits.“ said coach Tubby Smith.

“But on the opposite side. if we win
early. we can be successful." he added.

Smith's relatively green team eight
of 11 Cats have one year or less of experi—
ence in blue faces a calendar that in-
cludes a strong predanuary lineup in addi-
tion to the usual challenges presented by
the NCAA's premier basketball league. the
Southeastern Conference.

“We had nine teams in postseason play
in this conference. five to the NCAA and 5
to the NIT. We are talking about the tough
est league in the country. That‘s a daunting
task when you throw on top of that our
non-conference games. It puts a lot of pres-
sure on your team when every game is a
big game."

in addition to the preseason NIT

(which holds the possibility of matchups
against Utah. Ohio State or Arizona). the
Cats face Indiana. Maryland. Louisville
and the team that knocked them out of the
NCAA Tournament last season. the Michi-
gan State Spartans all before New
Year‘s.

Besides the fact that most of those
teams are either nationally ranked power-
houses or intense rivals. the Cats will face
them with a decided disadvantage when it
comes to basketball wisdom.

"Early on. every team we face will he
more experienced than we are. And older."
said Smith.

Then. the Pandora‘s box that is the
SEC schedule opens.

The Cats will mount the latest defense
of their traditional role as SEC sovereigns
against upstart pigskin schools such as
Auburn. Tennessee. and Florida all
three of which have a legitimate shot at the
conference crown.

Coach Smith said that llK's weak
points. whatever they may be. will be out
in the open by the time those crucial games
come around.

“As the season goes on. the games get
bigger. When you play the great teams.
they exploit your weaknesses and everyone
else can capitalize on them." said Smith.

The hope. of course. is that the Cats
will emerge from these challenges with an
economy of scars , or at least the knowl-
edge with which they could avoid a future
abundance of wounds.

“The only way you can develop experi
once is to get them out there playing as
soon as possible.“ said Smith.

The Cats are well aware of the tall or-
der that awaits them. and of the fact that
the UK jersey is a very popular target for
the opposition.

“Every team you play is going to be af-
ter you. They look forward to you coming
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the time where maybe they have a chance
to upset you." said sophomore guard J.l’.
Blevins. "You've got to tie them up. lace
them up. and get ready to go for every
game. Every game is going to be tough."

Freshman forward Marvin Stone. per-
haps seeing beyond his years. takes a for-
wardlooking approach to the schedule
front perdition's gates.

"Early on. We may struggle. But we're
gonna have fun doing it and when .lanu-
ary and February roll around. we‘ll be
tough to handle." said Stone.

 

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