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Crawford torches
Georgia for the
second time this
season in Cats win

By Travis Waldrop
twaldron@kykernel.com

Sundiata Gaines looked at
the clock and sighed. Geor—
gia‘s senior guard backpedaled
down the court after another
missed shot. watching as UK
forward Perry Stevenson cor-
ralled another rebound.aMore
than two minutes remained on
the clock. but despair had set
into Gaines' face.

Just minutes earlier,
Gaines‘ 3-pointer had cut
UK‘s lead to three. but the
Bulldogs went cold and never
came closer. falling 6l-55 last
night in front of 22.27l fans at
Rupp Arena.

Gaines and the Dawgs
(12-12. 3-8 Southeastern Con-
ference) had clawed back from
as far down as 16 points be-
fore falling short. even as the
Cats (14-10. 8—3 SEC) strug—
gled to put points on the
board.

"Georgia. or any team in
the SEC. they‘re not going to
quit." senior guard Ramel
Bradley said. "We did a really
good job of putting ourselves
in position to win the basket-
ball game. We had to gut it
out.“

Early on. it looked like the
Cats were going to waltz to an
easy victory.

Senior guard Joe Crawford
continued his love affair with
Georgia. hitting three 3-point-
ers in the first three minutes of
the game while scoring ll of
UK's first 18 points. (.‘raw‘ford
finished with 23 points. his
13th consecutive game in dou—
ble-figures and third consecu-
tive 20-point game against
Georgia.

“I don‘t know what it is."
Crawford said. “l just happen
to have great games against
them. I could have finished
stronger. but we played well as
a team."

Crawford’s 3-point shoot—
ing. along with the inside
presence of freshman forward
Patrick Patterson. pushed UK
out to a 20—4 lead early. Pat-
terson added 20 points. and
he. Crawford and Bradley
combined for 5] of UK's 6]
points.

Patterson is now just 82
points shy of Rex Chapman‘s
UK freshman scoring record

UK 61, GEORGIA 55

Georgia center Dave Bliss jumps over UK freshman forward Patrick
Patterson during the first half of UK's win last night in Rupp Arena.
Patterson finished the game With 20 points and nine rebounds

DAWGS' WORST FRIEND

Senior guard Joe Crawford shoots a jump shot under pressure during the first half of UK s 6155 wrn over
Georgia last night. Crawford's 23 points made it his 13th consecutive game in double-figures

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The Cats watched their 16—
point lead melt to just seven at
the half. and Georgia contin-
ued to chip away when they
returned to the court.

Gaines nailed a 3-pointer
to cut the UK lead to 55-52
with 6:28 to play. but the Cats
held Georgia without a point
until Zac Swansey's 3-pointer
with just 12 seconds to play.

“If we were a little mental—
ly tougher. it doesn't get to

that point." Gillispie said. “We

After shooting 52 percent . _
haven‘t had a lead like that in

in the first half. the Cats man-
aged to shoot just 41 percent

of 464 points.
UK made 8—of-ll field
goals —~ including 4—of-5 3-

game. and though the Dawgs
got back into the contest. the
hot start was enough to hold

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

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Student leads
local food effort

By Jill Lam!
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On her first day as an intern
in Frankfort. Brittany Dowell
was asked to come up with a
few good legislation ideas as a
learning exercise. She came
back to Rep. Dwight Butler the
next day with the beginning of a
bill that‘s on its way to becom-
ing law.

“I‘m so excited.“ said Dow-
ell. a political science junior.
“It’s kind of my baby."

House Bill 484 would re-
quire UK and other public post—
secondary institutions to buy
Kentucky-grown agricultural
products if they are the same
price and same quality as those
from outside the state.

Today. the bill is scheduled
to go before a committee of the
state House of Representatives.

1f the bill passes it could be go
to the House floor for a first
reading as early as this after-
noon; the House votes on a bill
during after its third reading.

Dowell‘s idea stemmed from
her experience with a farmers
market at Bellarrnine University
in Louisville. She preferred the
taste of local food and sense of
community. and she said she
wanted to see the same thing at
UK.

“Originally it was about
having locally grown food on
campus for my own benefit."
Dowell said. “After some re-
search. 1 found the greatest ben-
efit would be to local farmers
because it will expand the mar-
ket so much."

One group that will benefit
from locally grown food pur—

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Red moon shines tonight
to astronomers’ delight

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news@kvkernel.com

Students and faculty can
view a total lunar eclipse tonight
from the MacAdam Student Ob-
servatory where telescopes will
be on hand for the astronomical
event.

“It is perfectly timed. begin-
ning mid-evening and ending
about midnight."
said Timothy
Knauer. director
of the MacAdam
Student Observa-
tory. which
opened in Janu-
ary. “Unfortw
irately. it will be
cold."

The physics
department is set—
ting up the tele
scopes at the observatory. which
is located on the top level of Park—
ing Garage No. 2 on Rose Street
across from the Chemistry—
Physics Building.

The viewing will begin
around 8:40 pm. and end short—
ly after midnight. Although a
telescope will provide more
magnification. the lunar eclipse
will be visible in the south with
the plain eye or with a set of
binoculars.

A lunar eclipse takes place
during a full moon and occurs
when the sun. Earth and moon
are in total alignment. with
Earth in the middle.

"The Earth w ill cast a shad-
ow on the moon." said Nancy
chenson. a professor in the
physics and astronomy depart
ment. “and the moon will start

Rose Street)

If you go

What: Telescopes set up to
view total lunar eclipse
When: Tonight

Where: MacAdam Student
Observatory (top level of
Parking Garage No. 2 on

The exact color is unpre-
dictable. Knauer said.

"All of the moon will be in
Earth‘s shadow. but it won't be
completely dark because light is
refracted through the Earth‘s at-
mosphere." Knauer said. “The
moon is illuminated by all the
(Earth's) sunrises and sunsets.
Depending on junk in the at»
mosphere. (the moon) could be
a dark red color
or only darken to
orange."

During a total
lunar eclipse. the
moon travels
completely into
the Earth's inner.
darker shutlti“.
called the umbra

Two other
types of lunar
eclipses can also
take place. A partial eclipse ocA
curs when only a portion of the
moon crosses into the Earth's
umbra. and a pcnumbral eclipse
happens when the moon crosses
only the Earth‘s lighter. outer
shadow. called the penumbra.

Although the event is not
rare. a total lunar eclipse will
not be visible again from this
part of the world until December
2010. Knauer said.

“It's fun to see something in
the sky change." he said. "You
can actually see the pure orbital
motion of the moon. I encourage
istudcnts) to bring digital cam-
eras. lt‘s astonishing what you
can catch."

Students and faculty can
get a weather update by calling
the MacAdam Student Obser-
vatory at 257-5330 starting at 7

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Campus. groups push for restoring felons’ voting rights

By Ben EYE!

news@kykernel.com

Students from several campus groups
stood up for the voting rights of former
felons at a forum last night in the Student
Center.

After watching a 10-minute clip of how
one former Rhode Island felon changed his
state's views on the voting rights. students
said they wished Kentucky would follow
suit. Kentucky is one of two states national~
ly that does not automatically restore vot-
ing rights to felons after they serve time.

“Former convicted felons need the
voices of people.“ said Alise Marshall. a
sociology senior and a student leader in
Kentuckians for the Commonwealth‘s UK
chapter. “They have served their debt to so—
ciety. Give them back their rights."

The movie clip was followed by a local
story of former felon and former UK
women‘s basketball player Tayna Fogle
and her journey back to full citizenship
through the right to vote. To regain that
right. she had to apply to then-Gov. Paul
Patton and pay a fee before being par-
doned: she had to apply for a pardon again
when fonner-Gov. Ernie Fletcher took of*
fice because one of her two convictions
was never removed.

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are changing all of the time." Fogle said.
"Decisions on issues in the community are
voted on. If you are a convicted felon you
can‘t vote on those issues. no matter if they
include you and your family or not."

If people pay for the crime they commit
and live in society the way everyone else
does. then that should earn them the right
to vote again. she said.

"If I‘m a citizen then I should have cit-
izen rights." Fogle said. “If I pay my taxes
then I should have taxpayers rights. I
should get to vote.“

Rep. Jesse Crenshaw. D-Lexington.

mummy-urinate”.

said that without the right to vote. felons
continue their punishment after they serve
their time. If House Bill 70 passed in the
House and the Senate. he said. it would re-
store. their rights as citizens.

The state House of Representatives
passed the bill last year. but it failed to
make it through the Senate. It will be
brought back up in the House this year for
reconsideration. but Crenshaw said it has
not been put on the agenda yet.

“I will work as hard as I can to make
House Bill 70 pass without any amend-
ments to it." Crenshaw said.

When people are approached about
restoring voting rights for felons. their first
reaction is to question why felons should
have the same rights. said history senior
John Ghaelian. But the issue is a lot deeper
than that. he said.

“I hope students are made aware that
former felons are just trying to get on with
their life." Ghaelian said. “They care about
what is going on in their community and
they want to vote on the issues that sur-
round them."

A rally and lobby day will be held in
Frankfort for all who share views on voting
rights for former felons on Thursday. Feb.
28. Legislators will talk to people about
restoration from 9:30 am. to 1:30 pm. with
a rally in the Capital Rotunda afterward.

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a long time. We didn't guard like we needed to."
The Cats held Georgia to 32 percent from the
field and blocked eight shots. including four by
Stevenson. Led by Bradley‘s 12 rebounds. the
Cats also won the battle on the glass. just the
fourth'time Georgia has been outrebounded in

"I thought the game might have been decided
by which point guard got the most defensive re-
bounds.” Gillispie said. alluding to the combined
22 total rebounds by Bradley and Gaines.

While the point guards stole the show on the
boards. it was Crawford who left Georgia feeling
blue yet again.

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chases is farmers who have been
trying to find other crops to re-
place tobacco. which has be-
' come increasingly hard to sell in
the last decade. said John
Sharpe. a farmer who used to
grow tobacco.

“There‘s less demand for to-
bacco. there‘s less farming to-
bacco.“ Sharpe said. “So every-
body’s looking to diversify."

Sharpe. one of the owners of
Grasshopper Food Distribution.
will be testifying to the commit—
tee today on behalf of House
Bill 484. He said the bill would
be the next step in promoting
Kentucky-grown food.

“This a pyramid we‘re try-
ing to build on. and we don‘t
want the university to escape
that — I don‘t think anybody
would." he said.

Right now. UK buys some
food from Creation Gardens. a
Louisville-based company that
specializes in local food distrib-
ution. said UK Dining
spokesman Roger Sidney. If

House Bill 484 passes. UK’s
policy wouldn’t change too
much. he said.

"Our philosophy is if we can
get it at the same place and it‘s
grown locally. we‘ll do it." Sid—
ney said.

The Community Farm Al-
liance and other groups have
worked with Dowell and Butler.
the Republican representative
from Hamed. to develop the bill.
Dowell‘s original idea was a
farmers market on campus that
students could go to on the
weekends.

But students often buy food
through the university’s meal
plan and Lexington already has
several farmers markets. said
Kaycie Len Carter of the Com-
munity Farm Alliance. lnstead.
Caner recommended that the
bill require UK and other state—
funded schools to buy local pro-
duce.

“You provide better access
for students because it‘s already
prepared." Carter said. “They’ve
got money on their meal cards."

Dowell said trying to' raise
support for the bill from legisla-
tors has been a different experi-

ence than what she expected.

' "I came in with knowledge.
but it‘s more about talking to
people." she said.

More than a month has
passed since Dowell proposed
the initial idea. She said she is
confident that House Bill 484
will pass. but the gradual
process has kept her from get-
ting anxious.

“I guess because there are so
many steps involved. I‘m just
now starting to get nervous.
bringing it before the commit-
tee." Dowell said.

DoWell has been working
hard to meet committee mem-
bers and other legislators to get
the bill passed. Butler said.

"It's been her brainchild.
and she‘s been on the ground
floor." he said. “It wouldn‘t be
in existence if it weren't for
her.“

Dowell said that her courses
gave her a somewhat negative
attitude toward politics. but in-
terning has given her "a lot
more confidence and hope in the
system."

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Miguel Gomez
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and nearly l9 months sidelined
by illness. marking the
first official step in a
long-awaited succession
in the island's leader—
ship.

“It would be a be—
trayal to my conscience
to accept a responsibili—
ty requiring more Ino-
bility and dedication
than I am physically
able to offer." the 817
year- old Castro wrote in a letter
published In yesterday s editions
of Cuban newspapers. "This I
say devoid of all drama.

Castro‘s Iiot~unexpected an—
nouncement came just days be-
fore the Cuban National Assent-
bly meets Sunday to selelct
members and president of
C ouncil of State. The president
of the council is the official ruler
of Cuba ~- and that's been Cas—
tro since the council was estab-
lished in 1976.

And now he has made clear
that he will not seek reelection.
Iiiaking way for a new leader-
ship for his communist govern-
merit.

President Cieorge W. Bush.
in his first comments after leam—
ing of Fidel Castro‘s resignation.
said during a press conference in
Rwanda that his thoughts are
with the people of Cuba.

“They are the ones who stif—
f’ered under Fidel Castro. They
are the ones who were pill in
prison because of their beliefs.
They are the ones who have
been denied their right to live in
a free society." Bush said.

“I view this as a period of
transition and it should be the
beginning of the democratic
transition for the people in
Cuba."

Now it remains to be seen
whether Castro‘s 76-year-old
brother Raul .. the world‘s
longest serving defense minister
and designated successor .. will
be named to officially take the

reins of power. although Fidel
Castro is widely expected to re-
tain a strong voice in the coun—
try‘s strategic decisions for the
time being.

”Fortunately. our revolution
can still count on cadres from
the old guard arid others who
were very young in the early

stages of the process.
Some were very
young. almost children.
when they joined the
fight oii the mountains
and later they have giv—
en glory to the country
with their heroic per
formance and their iii—
ternationalist mis-
sions." he said. “They
have the authority and
the experience to guarantee the
replacement."

But his absence from the po~
Iitical scene raises many new
possibilities for the revolution.
particularly considering that
nearly two—thirds of the coun»
try“s ”.2 million people were
bom after 1959 and have known
no other leader but Fidel. Cas~
tro‘s successor will take office
amid increasing complaints
about the system‘s shortcoin
ings. particularly high prices and
low wages.

When Castro was struck by
an intestinal illness in summer
2006. he “temporarily” turned
over that title and several others
to Raul. He has not made any
public appearances since then.

The jubilation felt on the
streets of Miami that summer
night Castro ceded power quick-
ly petered when Raul Castro‘s
hold on the job proved firmer
than exiles in Miami expected.
Raul's 19 months in office were
marked by remarkable stability.
which served to underscore the
strength of Cuba's Iiiilitary arid
Communist Party.

“It's the same dictatorship
with a different person." said
Janisset Rivero. executive dirccs
tor of the Democratic Direc-
torate. a Miami exile group that
works with dissidents in Cuba.
“It‘s not even a new person. but
one who has been around for 4‘)
years.“

Raul and Fidel swept into
power in I959 after winning a

guerrilla war against Fulgencio
Batista. Once in office. Castro, a
former Iawr.ye nationali/ed
properties as the country s elite
and middle class fled. He fos-
tered strong ties to the Soviet
Union. but watched his econo—
my collapse when the Soviet
bloc came apart W taking its $4
billion to $6 billion in annual
subsidies with it.

Since 1990 the island has
been plagued with shortages and
migration .so vast it rivals the
early days of the revolution.

Some experts believe the
Council of State will tap Vice
President Carlos Lage. 54. to re—
place( astro. But others say it‘s
unlikely both his brothers will
retire at once.

"Enough of him. enough of
Raul. enough of Lage and the
rest of this sorry lot. The Cuban
people want freedom." said Mi-
ami Republican Rep. Ileana
Ros-Lehtinen. “Replacing one
dictator for another doesn‘t
amount to a hill of beans. But.
then there aren‘t any beans in
Cuba either."

But no one is totally count-
ing Castro out of the picture.

"I don‘t believe someone as
narcissistic as hiiii will be ab—
solutely removed from power."
said Andy (ioitie/ with the llniv
versity of Miami‘s Institute for
Cuban and Cuban American
Studies. "He will continue to be
consulted. What you may see
now are some newer. younger
faces."

lixperts say Castro‘s deci-
sion not to seek reelection to the
presidency offers hope that it
may become the first step in
what could be a long process to-
ward change in Cuba.

“It took the Soviet Union a
generation after Stalin and it
was three or four years after
Franco before there was change
in Spain." said Dario Moreno. a
Cuba expert at Florida Interna—
tional University. "The chal—
lenge for the Cuban community
in Miami is patience. The Cuban
government has had a year and a
half to work on this transition
The lessons of this period we ve
gone through is that.the Cuban
revolutionary institutions are
strong enough."

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New releases provide praise-worthy music

We are less than a quarter of the way
through 2008 and already there are some al-
bums are worth checking out. Here are a
few that have sweet-
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ready this year.

Vampire Weekend
"Vampire Weekend"
released Jan 29

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indie star that is shin—

CROWELI, ing brightly. I felt the
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columnist the darling-test over

these too-cute kids in
magazines a