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UK missed the NCAA Tournament for over a decade, but
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Design dean candidate calls for innovation, research

By Jill Lester

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A crowd of more than 100 people
gathered yesterday to listen to Michael
Speaks. a professor. lecturer and the first
candidate to speak at forums for the
dean of the College of Design position.

"l'm not a designer in a conven~
tional sense." Speaks said during yes-
terday‘s lecture. "What l‘ve been de-
signing most of my academic career is
curriculum."

Speaks is currently a professor at
the Southern Califomia institute of Ar—
chitecture and a lecturer for the Univer-
sity of California. Los Angeles‘ Depart-
ment of Architecture and Urban Plan—

ning.

He is one of three candidates select—
ed by the lO—member dean search com—
mittee. which converted in January fol-
lowing the resignation of former dean
David Mohney. currently a UK archi—
tecture professor.

At yesterday's open forum. Speaks
lectured on the challenges schools of
design face today.

“The problem with design educa—
tion isn‘t what‘s being taught but that it
hasn't reflected enough the cutting edge
of design.“ Speaks said.

While there is room for traditional
lecture subjects. such as postmodem ar-
chitecture. Speaks said. innovation is
the key to a successful program.

Research on the materials designers
use is important for UK to look into.
Speaks said.

"Design should be leading innova~
tion, and it should be here he said.

Speaks said he does not have plans
for UK if he is hired. calling it “pre-
sumptuous" to create policy before
more in—depth discussions with students
and faculty.

All three of the final candidates had
general qualities. such as openness to

change, speaking ability and charisma.

said David Biagi. acting dean of the
College of Design. However. each has
experience that makes them uniquely
qualified. Biagi said.

Speaks' dissertation on Dutch archi-

tect Rem Koolhaas is one example. Bi—
agi said. because Koolhaas “is the most
significant thinker in the world. and this
person influenced him.“

The chosen candidate will help de—
termine the direction the College of
Design will take in the future. Biagi
said.

“It‘s a new college relatively
speaking.‘ he said “so where we go
from here Is under articulation."

The College of Design. with about
400 undergraduate students and 50
graduate students. was created four
years ago by combining the College of
Architecture with the School for Interi-
or Design and the Historic Preservation
Program.

“For me. that‘s one of the largest is-
sues — that the new dean works to in-
tegrate these.” said interior design se-
nior Kristi Buchler.

While Buchler won't be around
next year to see the new dean take of-
fice. she said she is glad she got to see
the first candidate share his philosophy.

“l'm really invested in this col-
lege." Buchler said.

The second candidate for dean.
Mehrdad Hadighi of the State Universi-
ty of New York at Buffalo, will be at an
open forum from 3:30 to 4:30 pm.
Monday in room 209 of Pence Hall.
The third candidate. Nichole Wiede—
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German and economics freshman Lana Mattingly plays ‘Guitar Hero” while computer science freshman John Alexander hands off his guitar to mechanical engi-

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The sound of plastic guitars
clicking and incorrect notes filled
the Cats Den last night when eight
students gathered to compete for the
title of "Guitar Hero" champion.

This was the first time the Cats
Den has ever held a “Guitar Hero"
contest.

Emma Feinauer. a communica-
tion disorders sophomore and an
event coordinator at the Cats Den.
said it is hard to know how many
people these events will draw. She
said the Cats Den has trouble com-
peting with other events around
campus.

The goal of the game is to
match of the colors on the screen
with the colors on your guitar con-
troller. corresponding to notes in
rock songs. You also have to strum
the guitar along with the beat.

Stephen Gannon. a business
management and finance senior.
said he finds the game both inter—
esting and very addicting. He came

 

Linguistics and German sophomore Brett Jones left, and music education
freshman TylerFitzpatrick play' 'Guitar Hero' in last nights tournament at the

Cats Den In the Student Center

to see how he ranked compared to
his peers.

“It's a talent test." said Gannon.
“lt tests your ability not to miss
any notes."

Devon Spurlock. a theatre
freshman. said he plays all the time

in Keeneland Hall. He said he
thought he was among the best
players at Kecncland Hall. howev-
er he Iost in the first round of the
Cats Den competition.

Other players said they played
for the music.

 

"l'm a rhythm freak." said
Tyler Fitzpatrick. a music frcsh~
man. “And I suck at other games."

Fitzpatrick said being a music
major does not give you any edge
over your competition.

Fitzpatrick went up against lin-
guistics sophomore Brett Jones in
the final round of the competition.
After two songs. they were both
tied with one win cach.

Despite the contestants cont
plaints about their fingers killing
them. they continued after the audi-
ence picked the final song for the
two contestants. “Free Bird" by
Lyityrd Skynryd. an ll-minutc
song.

Jones pulled it off. beating
Fitzpatrick by almost 60.01)“
points. Jones and Fitzpatrick shook
hands at the end of the toumcuncnt
and both received coupons to
QIII/no‘s Subs. and gift cards to
T(il Friday‘s and Moe‘s Southwest
(irill.

"There's only a few songs that
kill my hands." Jones said. “i did-
n't think l‘d win."

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For many students. college is a
chance to gain independence and
create a schedule. attend class and
meet with advisers for the first time
without a parent‘s help.

But for others. “helicopter
parents" still hover whether their
children are if) or l.000 miles
away. checking up on them and
staying involved even after high
school.

A recent report released by the
National Survey of Student En—
gagement has found that parents
who meddle in their child's acade-
mic life often do more good than
harm.

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data from 24 colleges and universi-
ties. found that students whose par-
ents frequently intervened on their
children's behalf reported “higher
levels of engagement. more fre-
quent use of deep learning activi-
ties. greater gains on a host of de-
sired college outcomes and greater
satisfaction with the college experi-
ence."

However. students need to
learn to function as adults. said
Cathy Hunt. the UK College of
Communications and lnforrnation
Studies' director of student ser-
vices. and helicopter parenting can
detract from the process.

“I think it's great if a parent is
interested in the student‘s progress.
but I believe it needs to stay be-
tween the student and the parent.“

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she said. ”I think it's detrimental to
the student for a parent to want to
attend advising appointments with
the student or to run interference
for the student."

The term “helicopter parents"
often includes those who frequent
ly contact professors or advisers on
the student's behalf .

The Family Educational Rights
and Privacy Act requires university
officials to obtain written consent
from a student before they speak
with anyone about a student‘s
record.

Without consent. advisers can
answer parents‘ questions only in
general terms and explain universi-
ty policy. Hunt said.

UK policy analysis director
Bill Swinford said parental concem

is healthy depending on the degree
of interest and involvement.

Faculty members have a re-
sponsibility to treat students as
adults while also helping put them
in a position to succeed. Swinford
said. and parents have those same
responsibilities.

“Being an engaged and sup-
portive parent can have a positive
influence." said Swinford. a politi-
cal sciencc professor. “But it is im-
portant that the student also have
some amount of autonomy to make
their own decisions and even their
own mistakes."

Student opinion on helicopter
parenting differs as well. Sec-
ondary education and geology ju-

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Panelists:
Visibility
of race at UK
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Students of a variety of cultural backgrounds
gathered to talk about the invisibility of minority
races at UK during a diversity dialogue last night.

”l feel like an ambassador of Latin America while
I‘m here." said Juan Espinosa. a political science and
international relations junior. and vice president of the
Latin American Student Organization.

Espinosa. a panelist at last night's event. shared
his own personal views about being a Latino at UK.

“We are the biggest minority in the US. but you
don't see that as much here at UK.“ he said.

Espinosa and four other panelists of different cul-
tural backgrounds shared stories of their experiences
and how they felt they fit in at UK in last night's
event titled “invisibility of Race. at UK."

The event was pan of the Diversity Dialogues se-
ries. which is held once a month by the Student Di-
versity Engagement Committee and focuses on a dif—
ferent topic for each program. said committee mem-
her and arts administration sophomore Karah Sutton.

Nabeel Jawahir. a recent UK graduate. and Arthi
Vasudevan. an electrical engineering graduate student.
moderated the event.

Espinosa said he feels immigration reform is a
necessary component to changing the racial diversity
of Latinos on UK's campus.

“The US. cannot ignore the immigration problem
by just turning their back." Espinosa said. “There has
to be some immigration reform. By that we'll have a
more diverse student body."

Linda Ng. a panelist and business management
and sociology senior. said her friends experience
more issues with diversity than she does personally.

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Students
see advantages
in internship
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The quest for landing a job after college can be
long and arduous. But many students realize they can
make the job search smoother and more successful
with one important tool -~ internship experience.

“lntemships are essential because they give you a
real world niler to measure exactly what you like and
dislike about jobs that are potentially out there." said
agricultural economics senior Sade Jackson. "You can
say you want to be a doctor all day long and have per-
fect grades in your biology major. but until you are
one on one with a patient and the atmosphere. you
will never know."

Finding an internship has multiple benefits. said
Esther Livingston. assistant director of the James W.
Stucken Career Center.

“From a student‘s perspective. it is a chance to ex—
plore or try out a position and at the same time gain
understanding that comes with practical application of
theory and skills in a real job setting.“ she said.

Beyond gaining exposure to a specific career,
Livingston said. students should seek out internships
because employers expect to see experience on re-
sumes.

“You should make sure you do at least one intern-
ship. but the more career‘related experience you can
gain. the better position you will be in when you start
your job search." she said.

UK offers a number of career fairs throughout the
year. including the Career and Internship Expo. a two-

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day is a 7 — It's good to catch up on
the gossip. You can provide encour-
agement. Don't pass along what you
hear, however. Deeply held feelings
don't always last.

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day is a 7 —— Be patient with an old-
er person who has lofty ideas if you
can devise a plan to achieve them,
you can win a nice bonus.

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is a 7 — Household chores demand
more time, but it's gorng to be a fair
trade. You'll feel even less like doing
them in a couple of days. Make
room for more fun

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is a 7 — A loved one seems to un-
derstand everything that’s on your
mind. Share your hopes and fears
and the interesting parts of the
problem you’re studying You'll get
very good advice

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rupt the status quo. Somebody
won't like that.
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Today is a 7 — People love what
you're producing, and they'll pay you
well for it. This is not going commer-
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you're doing.
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riddle's answer

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Random parties of
two! Check out
Tinseltown's latest
peculiar pairings

Jessica Simpson 81 Owen
Wilson

Aside from their blond hair
and Texas roots. Jessica Simp—
son and Owen Wilson wouldn‘t
seem to have a lot in common.
But when the troubled funny;
man strolled into NYC hot spot
Rose Bar November 3. the pop
star headed right for him. “Jessi—
ca was touching Owen‘s arm
and flipping her hair." says a fel-
low patron of the pair (only
Simpson was drinking). “It felt
very date-y. Owen was charm-
ing. making Jessica laugh."
Even more date-like? Before
their Rose Bar rendezvous. the
duo dined at the cozy Waverly
Inn.

Just Friends?

A source close to Simpson.
37. says the two “have known
each other for years." and recon-
nected October IS on the Spice-
wood. Texas. set of a Willie Nel-
son video (inset). However. less
than two weeks later. on Octo-
ber 2s. Simpson and Wilson. 39.
hung out for two hours in at ca-
bana at The Huntley hotel back
in Santa Monica. Califomia.
with some of the singer‘s pals.
and both stars left around i am.
(Simpson‘s rep had no com-
ment: Wilson's could not be
reachedl

Will

this fling become

more? “Owen finds Jessica hi—
larioUs. but he‘s talking to lots
of girls." says a Wilson insider.
And though a source says “there
is a natural attraction based on
southem values." Simpson (who
recently split from John Mayer)
is taking things slow. Says a pal.
"She didn‘t think dating would
be so hard!“

Ashley Olsen 8: Lance Ann-
strong

May-December romance
alert! Ashley Olsen was only 6
years old when Lance Arm—
strong competed in his first pro
cycling race in I992. But the
duo (who only recently started
dating. a source says) seem un-
fa/ed by their l5—year age dif-
ference. hooking up in NYC as
Armstrong. 36. prepared to run
the city's marathon November 4.
Their first stop: Rose Bar. where
the actress. 21 . and her new man
were spotted getting cozy on
October 29. "They were being
very flirtatious." an eyewitness
tells Us. The next night. the
lovebirds went to see the Broad—
way play Young Frankenstein.
before grabbing dinner and shar—
ing a bottle of wine at Waverly
Inn. And though the two laid
low over the weekend. a source
says they both booked rooms at
luxe hotel Soho House.

Trouble Ahead?

Olsen may want to proceed
with caution. "Lance is a candi-
date for a midlife crisis." says a
source close to the divorced fa-
ther of three (Luke. 8. and twins
Isabelle and Grace. 5). The ath-
lete (who recently split from de-
signer Tory Burch. 41. and

broke off an engagement with
Sheryl Crow. 45. in February
2006) was also spotted pzutying
at the Sagatiba Halloween soiree
at The Box October 31. Adds
another skeptical insider. “Next
week. he‘ll be on to someone
else." (Neither rep could be
reached for comment.)
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The Record

Milla Jovovich. 31. and di-
rector Paul Anderson. 42. wel-
comed their first child. daughter
Ever (iabo. November 3. . . .
Mark Ruffalo. 39. and his wife.
actress Sunrise Coigncy. had
their third child. a daughter. . . .
CNN Headline News anchor
Nancy Grace. 48. and her hus—
band. investment banker David
Linch. 48. welcomed twins John
and Lucy in Atlanta November
4

Expecting

Cate Blanchett. 38. has con-
firmed she‘s expecting her third
child with director husband An—
drew Upton in April. .. . Food
Network’s Giada De Laurentiis.
37. announced she will have her
first child with her husband. de-
signer Todd Thompson. 43. in
April.
Second Chance

Don Imus. 67. will retum to
radio December 3 with a nation-
al WABC show. Imus was fired
by CBS Radio in April for mak-
ing racist and sexist comments. '

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Healthy
Little key

to hopes
for miracle

The Cats were miraculous the
last time they suited up in a no—
win situation —» it ended in UK

downing the
top team in
the nation.
Now. as the
football Cats
are set to play
Georgia be-
tween the
hedges to—
morrow. the
Big Blue
faithful are
hoping for
another phe—
nomenon as
the team takes
the show on the road.

Even against the best playing
team in the Southeastern Confer-
ence as of late, there is still a rea-
son to believe in blue. The Cats
can end the game ahead of the
Bulldogs if they have a steady per-
formance to rely on out of the
backfield.

Unfortunately for the Cats.
that‘s the main area of concern go-
ing into Saturday‘s game.

As much as UK head coach
Rich Brooks has made the Cats'
offense aware of the Bulldogs'
stingy D. which ranks fourth best
in the Southeastern Conference.
you’d better believe that Georgia
head coach Mark Richt has been
prepping his guys for a UK of-
fense that ranks fourth in the con-
ference as well.

And for good reason.

When the Cats’ offense is
humming, it‘s one of the tougher
teams to defend in the country.
However. it's become an utter si-
lence lately. as opposed to the roar
that was averaging over 40 points
earlier this season. The cause of
decline has been due to the injuries
of senior running back Rafael Lit-
tle.

The Cats are hard to beat with
a 5-1 record when Little is healthy
and on the field. When he's hurt
with pads absent from his shoul-
ders. UK is just another team. and
barely mediocre. with a 2-2
record.

This weekend will be no dif-
ferent. Little is currently listed as
questionable for tomorrow‘s game.
The question mark puts an enor-
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—— Miami Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder about his
new teammate Ricky Williams, who will be rejoining the team
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ED MATTHEWS 1 STAFF

UK volleyball coach Craig Skinner is in his third year of coaching at UK and was named Southeastern Conference coach of the year in 2005, his first year leading the Cats. Skinner
has revived the once-prominent volleyball team, finishing last season with a lB-lZ record, "When I accepted the job, I felt Kentucky was a sleeping giant," he said.

Skinner revives UK's winning ways

stew Costa

kcolston@kykernel.com

Finishing his second year as assis-
tant head coach at volleyball power-
house Nebraska in 2004. Craig Skin-
ner was in a great situation.

Only four years after a national
championship win. Skinner could
have stayed Lincoln. Neb. with plenty
of success to come.

But in December 200-1. he left his
perfect situation to become the sixth
head coach of UK Volleyball and. in
the process. accomplish a dream.

“I was in a situation where I didn't
have to leave." Skinner said. “But I
had a dream to be a head coach. and I
wanted to do something special."

In just his third year as head
coach at UK. Skinner has his claim to
many special accomplishments while
turning around a program that was a

 

Wisconsin lest weekend.

shell of its previous self. From 1979-
89. UK won five SEC champi—
onships. But for Skinner. tuming the
(fats around was rtot easy.
He inherited a pro-
gram that produced only
two winning seasons be-
tween 1994 and 2004.
Even with l7K‘s lack of
success in previous

years. Skinner knew he dream to be a head

coach and I wanted to

do something special."
CRAIG SKINNER

UK vilieyoa“ head coach

had something great
lurking in the shadows.

"When I accepted
the job. l fclt Kentucky
was a sleeping giant."
Skinner said.

After being an—
nounced as head coach.
Skinner wasted no time
in rebuilding the program from the
foundation up. all oyer again. in his
first season at the helm. Skinner

”l was in a situation
where i didn't have to
leave. But i had a zoos

Conference coach of

turned a program that went l2—18 the
season before he got there. into a 17»
13 team that made the NCAA touma~
ment for the seventh time in school
history.

Skinner was re-
warded for the quick
tuniaround of UK by
being named the
Southeastern

the year, The award
was no surprise to his
former boss. Nebrasv
ka head coach John
Cook said Skinner‘s
biggest strength are
his words.

"(Skinner‘sl a
great teacher and
communicator." ('ook said. "It’s his
strength."

Once again. Skinner was rewarded

for his coaching ability after his first
year at UK by being named head
coach of the 3006 US. Junior Women
National team. Skinner led the under-
Ztl national team to a gold medal at
the North. (‘entral America and
Caribbean Volleyball Confederation
championship.

Not content with his first year suc-
cess. Skinner continued to improve
the once dominant program at UK by
adding two more wins to his first year
total and advanced the Cats past the
first round of the NCAA tournament
last season. .»\t 19—12 the Cats also
boasted upsets of two top-20 teams
during the season w No. l8 Ten—
nessee in chmgton and No. 20 Ohio
during the first round of the NCAA
tournament.

Improving from year to year is be-

See Skinner on page 4

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The last time Ohio State bcut
Michigan for four coitsecutiyc years.
Bo Schcittbcchler was coaching. in
Ohio. At Miami l'niycrsity. in the
early lows,

()it Saturday, the Hllk kcyes huye .t
chance to do it again when they face
I'M in Ann .-\rbor for the ll|~11h meet
ing of. arguably. college football‘s
most significant riyiiliy

“We‘re not thinking about ithe
fact thati we huycn‘t beaten them in a
couple of years.“ \dltl \t‘lllttl' Like
Long. [FM's left tackle, "\\c just want
to go otit. play ll1i\ grime."

Long stud the Wolycriitcs .ii'cii't
thinking about thc past. Micliig.iii\
conch. l.lo_\d (Iu'r. said the some
thing So did Buckeyes coach Jim
’l‘rcsscl. It‘s a cliche. really focus on
the task at hand. And foi most games.
that makes sense.

But in this riyulty. the story isn't
just w hut happens during a game It‘s
the coittc\t in w hich the game l\
Played, from season to season l'siiulr
ly. one team carries .i nastier chip than
Iltt‘ (\lltct

,lttsl .tsk Mllyt‘ Hart 1 \fs .1“
tune leading t‘tishct‘. \\ ho returned for
his sciuoi season in part. he said. to
get another crack at Ohio State. he is
ll I

The Buckeyes are aware Hart said
llll\. Their icspottsc"

"(iood luck." said wide receiv—
ci‘ Brian Hartline "I guess it's an-
other guy who w nuts to. bt‘dl Ohio
State,“

l‘yen though Hartlinc l\ only a
sophomore. he knows there is anxiety
in Ann .\ibor because of how the ri-
\.iliy has play ed out recently.

Saturday. will be the first time
since 2003. the last time. incidentally.
that the Wolverines beat the Buck
eyes. Still. (lSl‘ won the two years
before that. too

Yet despite lll\ 5—] record against

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 PAGE! | Friday, Novemberlfi. 2007

ED MATTHEWS I STAFF

Senior running back Rafael Little carries the ball in UK’s 27-20 win
over Vanderbilt last weekend. He racked up 74 yards rushing in the

first half before injuring his back.

WILLIAMS

Continued from page 3

Going to Athens. Ga.
without the team‘s top rusher
is the same as spotting the
Bulldogs a touchdown or two.

Even if UK did. Georgia
wouldn’t need the generous
offer. The Bulldogs have their
own workhorse coming out
the backfield.

The rushing load coming
from Georgia will be on the
shoulders of freshman Know-
shon Moreno. Already being
compared to the SEC rushing
greats. he continues to climb
the list of rushing yards in a
season for a freshman. His av
erage of l l0.4 yards per game
is second best in the confer~
ence behind Arkansas” Darren
McFadden’s 143.].

As Brooks said. Moreno
is the “real deal.“

The Cats have only two
options: either counter him
with Little or slow him down.
Whether Little plays is still up
in the air. and stopping
Moreno is a feat only one
team has accomplished all
season.

One of Georgia's two con-
ference losses was handed

down by Tennessee. a team
that held Moreno to only 30
yards. his worst performance.
The loss came on the road.
but in Athens it will be harder
for a visiting team to knock
Moreno back. especially for a
UK team that has the 10th
worst rushing defense in the
conference. giving up 197.3
yards a game.

But there is still hope for
the Cats.

UK went on the road to
play Arkansas on Sept. 22.
allowing over 300 yards on
the ground to McFadden and
junior Felix Jones but still
managing to pull out a win
with a banged up Little, who
carried the ball for only 47
yards.

But Georgia is no
Arkansas, and the Cats know
that. For UK to stay close in
the game and refrain Brooks
from having to call a desper-
ate Hail Mary in the dying
seconds. Little has to be ready
to go. Just having him in tip-
top condition would be a mir-
acle alone. but as we‘ve wit-
ness before. anything can hap—
pen if you believe.

JD. Williams is u journal-
ism senior. His columns rim
on Tuesdays and F ri'days. E-
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SKINNER

Continued from page 3

coming a trend for Skinner‘s
teams with this season. his
third at UK. being his best yet.
The Cats will wrap up the reg-
ular season Sunday against
Arkansas: a win would be an—
other notch in a season of
milestones for Skinner who
has guided the Cats to their
best record in 14 years at 21-9.
UK is poised for its third
straight NCAA toumament ap
pearance. The increased suc—
cess has players of this year's
team believing more in Skin—
ner‘s ability to lead the Cats
back to dominating in volley»
ball.

“He has UK becoming a
prominent Division 1 team.“
senior captain Nicole Briten-
riker said. “He made changes
in recruiting and he‘s raised

FOOTBALL

Continued from page 3

UM. Tressel dismisses any
talk that his program has the
Wolverines‘ number.

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the standards.“

And it is not only UK play-
ers noticing the improvements.
but other coaches as well.

“(UK) is very competi-
tive.“ Cook said. “And i know
how hard that is. (Skinner) is
doing a heckuva job.“

With such success at UK.
there are always questions
about other schools looking to
lure away UK‘s prized head
coach. But according to Cook.
loyalty is the number one
quality Skinner brought to N