l)li \R I’Rt riria33i )R ( .‘i«:.\'ii 3... Columnist answers questions about your love SEE FEATURES, PAGE 4 life and more WWW. KYKERNEL. COM_ i\I( _i\ SEPTEMBER 18,2006 KENTUCKY KERNEL CELEBRATING 36 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE Journalist discusses global issues at UK By Emily Hunkler news@kykernel.com Amid publicity stops everywhere from the United Nations to BBC. journalist Nick Clooney is scheduled to stop at UK tonight to discuss an issue he believes is underreported. “I will use any venue I can. par- ticularly an intellectual center. to see what we can do to ameliorate or stop what is happening in Darfur.“ Clooney said. "This story is under-covered. and we need to make sure at least the people who care are armed with the information to rattle the cages of their elected officials and tell every- one they know." Clooney will be at the W.T. Young Library Auditori— um at 6 pm. tonight to present “In Search of Darfur.” “In Search of Darfur" chronicles the ten-day trip he and his actor/director son George Clooney made to refugee camps in Chad in April 2006. During their time there, Clooney and his group spoke to people who were affected by the the Darfurian region of western Su- dan. According to the Na- tional Underground Rail- road Freedom Center. where "In Search of Dar- fur“ was exhibited this summer. more than 400.000 Darfurians have been killed, and more than 2 million Darfurians have been displaced since 2002. Roughly 500 Darfuri- ans die each day as a result of murder. torching vil- lages, poisoning water supplies and Clooney “1 think that everybody needs to recognize the fact we live in a global community, and everything affects everybody even if it is not immedi- ately seen." said Beth Barnes. direc- tor of the School of Journalism and Telecommunications. “This is a great example of how powerful journalism is to identify the issues people should be talking about when they are not,” Barnes said. The presentation comes at a time of international attention on the is- sues facing Darfur. On September 30. the African Union is pulling its peace troops out ernment has refused to approve re- placing them with U.N. forces. Clooney‘s presentation is free and open to the public. The presentation will consist of a speech. a brief video of Clooney’s trip to Darfur and a question—and-an- swer session. “I want to know what students know." Clooney said. “Why is this not a big story? Why is it not covered more in the news? “I am there to learn as much as anybody. Everything evolves, includ- ing my job. I want to know what stu- dents think." brutalities of the Janjaweed militia in Medical School rises in rankings By Chris Wei: NEWS®KYK£RNELCOM killing and stealing livestock. of the region. and the Sudanese gov- Ben Abell, a 2006 graduate of the UK Col» lege of Agriculture, plants car- rots in a Haygrove Tunnef which is a season extender that helps the farm to grow late tall crop: The UK College of Medicine improved its rank among public universities that receive funding from the National Institute of Health. according to' the organization's 2005 report. The college moved to No. 30. up one spot from its previous ranking of No. 3] in 2004. and up five spots from No. 35 in 2003. “(The College of Medicine is) making an as’ sault on its top-20 goal." —— said Dr. William Balke. senior associate dean for research at the college. Dr. Jay Perman. dean of the College of Medi- cine and vice president for clinical affairs. said the college's goal is to reach the top 20 in the NIH ranking by 2020 —- a goal that coincides with UK‘s plan to become a top-20 public research university by the same year. “Our success is essential to the university‘s achievement of top-20 status." Perman said. “We believe (the positive move in the rankings) is a testament to the hard work of our faculty. their support staff and the college's research endeavors. which help improve the lives of those in (Ken- tucky) and around the nation." Perman said. The NIH ranking reaffirms UK‘s role as a ma— jor research center and as a “catalyst for a new commonwealth." UK President Lee Todd said in an e-mail to the Kernel. Todd said the NIH ranking further demonstrates that the medical school is conducting worthwhile and life-changing research. “From lung cancer to heart disease. our College of Medicine u and the entire health enterprise at UK —~ is tackling head—on the diseases and illness- es that threaten Kentuckians and their families." Todd said. Perman said the funding the College of Medi- cine receives from the NIH is currently more than 45 percent of the research funding received by UK. PHOTOS 8V BRAD LUTTRELI. 1 STAFF "Our success is essential to the university's achievement of top-20 status." it. My ERMAN Dean of the College at Medicme Pilot program brings students food fresh from the farm By Ryan W. Evans news@kykernel corn Unlike much of the food farmed in America today. the vegeta~ bles at Elmw'ood Stock Farm will haxe .i rclatitely short trip to the stomachs of the public . lust down the road to UK dining halls. It‘s part of a threermonth trial period of a new pilot program aimed at investigating the potential of having local food options available at UK. A Joint committee featuring members of the Din- ing Services staff and the College of Agriculture dct iscd the pro— gram. "There was a common interest to get locally produced food in the UK dining system." said Herb Strobcl. a committee member and associate professor of anaerobic microbiology with the College Tomatoes that are brought to UK from Elmwood Stock farm are put into boxes and checked for rotten areas before being shipped. The medicine school received l82 awards ‘ See Medical on page 5 ’2' ERIC THIGPEN | STAFF UK sophomore defensive tackle Myron Pryor attempts to tackle junior quarter back Brent Schaeffer. Pryor had one sack, forc ed one fumble, recovered anoth- er tumble and intercepted one pass during Saturday's game. hummus-scam of Agriculture. The program. which began in August. has provided all campus See Farm on page 5 Cats win first SEC opener since 1987 By Jonathan Smith ammonia—Mum): For junior quarterback Andre Wood- son and sophomore wide receiver Dicky Lyons Jr.. not much changed Saturday night at Commonwealth Stadium. The UK football program. however. underwent a huge revolution. Woodson threw for three touchdowns, and Lyons caught two scores — the third game in a row both have done so —- to lead the Cats to a 31-14 victory over Ole Miss. With the win. the Cats won their first Southeastern Conference opener in IQ years. The win was also a milestone for head coach Rich Brooks. For the first time in his UK coaching tenure. Brooks has a winning record. “Small step. big step. medium step — I don‘t know. but it's a step." Brooks said. And it .s a step in the right direction It was a tale of two halves for the Cats‘ (2« I. I-0 SEC) offense and defense. The offense had its way with Ole Miss tl-2. 0—1) in the first half. scoring 2] points. while the defense didn‘t surrender a score in the second half. in addition to forcing three tumovcrs. Woodson threw all three of his touch— downs in the first half. His first two went to Lyons ~ a 26—yard floater that Lyons caught up to. and a 6—yard strike in the back of the end zone. Lyons has only three receptions this year that haven't gone for touchdowns. “Every time I come to the sidelines. somebody tells me my catches-to-touch— down ratio.“ Lyons said. "It's nice; I'm just fortunate enough to be in there when (Woodson) audibles it to that play and to have cracks by the goal line." Woodson .s third touchdown pass was to an unlikely source. With the game knotv ted at I4— l4 late in the first half. Woodson threw undemeath to backup quarterback Curtis Pulley. Pulley danced his way through the middle of the field to score from 22 yards out for his first touchdown as a wide receiver. “We‘ve been working with Curtis h obViously he‘s got great talents." Woodson said. “We don‘t want to waste those tal— ents. We reali7ed we had to get him on the field somehow.“ After halftime. the UK offense strug- gled. going three and out on its first three possessions. The defense responded by thwarting every Rebel threat. not allowing Ole Miss to get in the end zone. Sophomore defen- See Football on page 3 Mm 257-1915; W 257—2872