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Serena Williams joins
her sister Venus and
Anna Kournikova in the
Lexus Tennis Challenge
Sunday at Rupp Arena

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Study shows young voters more active in civic life

By Troy Lyle

iii: KENTUCKY kitten

A survey released this
week shows young people are
more interested in politics
now than in any generation
since the 1960s

The survey conducted by
private research firms Global
Strategy Group and Luntz Re-
search Companies concluded
that not only are young people
more politically involved. but
they’re also more knowledge-
able about current affairs. se-
lective of their news sources
and likely to continue and in-
crease their political ac-
tivism.

This is an indicator of
good things to come from
America's youth. said .lefrey
Pollock. president of Global
Strategy Group.

“It clearly shows both
campaigns targeted youth.
and the youth responded in
record numbers." he said.

The survey also illustrates
that these young peo Ie will
continue to be active )oth as
voters and in their civic lives.
Pollock said.

The survey was based on
1.200 interviews with both
voters and non-voters ages 18
to 29. It concluded that 75 per
cent of those who voted in the
2004 election plan to be more
engaged in politics in the fu-

 

ture.

“Clearly these young vot-
ers paid a lot of attention to
this presidential race." he
said. ”Some even said they
watched all four debates "

A statistic comparable to
indicators among older vot~
ers. one that clearly displays
young people were starved for
information and sought it out.
Pollock said.

Young people are interest
ed in many political issues.
such as the economy and the
war in Iraq. said Krista King.
an English sophomore.

"The war makes every—
thing more intense . it
makes everyone more politi-

cally active." she said. “The
youth of today are extremely
aware of what‘s going on
around them politically. They
care about the things that di-
rectly affect their lives and
they want to have their say in
it."

Yet not all students agreed
with these findings.

Today‘s youth aren't nec-
essarily more engaged but
more informed. said Ben
Mears. a finance management
senior.

“They‘re exposed to all
this news via newspapers. 24-
hour cable programming and
the internet.“ he said. “Unfor-
tunately all this media expo

sure is biased."

The media has its own po
litical agenda and young peo-
ple today get caught up in all
the hype » repeating the iri-
formation being spoon feed to
them. Mears said.

The information these
young people get is coming
primarily from cable and net-
work news outlets. the study
reported. Young people are in»
creasingly more likely to llso
the Internet. with newspaper
readership declining.

Twenty-two percent
named the Internet as an im~
portant source of informa-
tion. while 15 percent named
newspapers.

NBC news anchor Tom

 

Brokaw and (‘oincdv (‘t-ii
tral‘s .Joii Sit-wart were listed
as the most trusted il‘ii‘\ isliil‘.
news sources

Regardless of where
young people are getting their
information on:- tliing re-
mains the same their desire
to be politically lliiiil‘iiit‘ii.
King said.

“We're out on our own
now. we‘re thinking for our
selves and we're developing
our own political opinions.”
she said “liven if were
young and inst college stii
dents. we still have our ow ii
meaningful political perspec-
the our own voice.

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New committee

Runnin

By Tim Wiseman

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Allison Grace had run with the
leaders before.

In last year's Southeastern Confer-
ence Cross Country Championships in
Athens. Ga. the UK junior runner
stayed with the leaders as long as she
could.

With 800 meters left. the heat forced
her out of the race and brought her
outdoor season to a frustrating and dis-
appointing end. But she wanted to get
back into the lead pack.

“I worked hard in the summer. and
I ran more miles than I had before.“
Grace said. "i was doing like five to
eight miles a day."

The work paid off.

“It showed I was definitely
stronger for the season." Grace said.

UK coach Don Weber was proud of
the way Grace picked herself up. and
he could see her improving each week.

“She got back in the saddle and
went to work." he said. “You make
your cross country season in the sum-
mer. and when you make that kind of
investment. you usually turn it into re-
sults."

But Grace had begun investing in
cross-country long before that summer.

Grace started running when she
was 7. as she joined her father Steve
and her twin sister Gillian in the

See Grace on page 3

UK junior runner Allison Grace took 10th place at the Southeast Regional Nov. 13 in Gre
‘ try Championship in Terra Haute, lnd. Grace, who began run-
ning at the age of 7, also took seventh place at the Southeastern Conference Championship Oct. 30 in Fayet-

earned her a spot in Monday's NCAA Cross Coun

teVIlle, Ark, to earn All'SEC honors.

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Fallujah natives dread city damage

By Jackie Spinner
iHE WASHINGION POSI

FALLUJAH. Iraq The night the
Americans came. Abu Saad hunkered
iii the little room at the back of his
house in the center of the city. where
he prayed that the bombs would not
find him. He and his father. brother
and nephew tried to drown the sound
of the artillery with their prayers.

“Dear God." he chanted over and
over. “please protect us.”

Describing their ordeal on Wednes-
day. Abu Saad. III. recalled how the first
night blurred into day. and then into a
second night. Dawn broke
four times while they hid.
During daylight. they fasted
in observance of the holy
month of Ramadan.

At night. Abu Saad
rushed to the kitchen to
cook a pot of chicken and
then whisked it back to his
hiding place. where he and
his relatives pulled the meat
off the bones with their firi-
gers and listened to the
sound of their city falling
around them.

After four days. Abu
Saad heard voices outside.
then the smash of the front
door being broken down. In the back
room. Iraqi security forces found Abu
Saad and his relatives. alive. blinking
in the light. relieved and praising God,

As the Iraqi soldiers led Abu Saad
out of his home. assuring him that he
would be protected. he got a first
glimpse of the rubble that was once his
neighborhood.

Stunned by the sight of crumbled
concrete. damaged mosques and shops
blistered by bullets and artillery shells
during fighting between US. forces and
insurgents. Abu Saad said he felt his
heart break.

"This is the city of the mosques.”
he said on Wednesday at a yellow-brick
school near his house “I felt sad after I
saw the city. the buildings. I feel sad
even talking about it."

US. and Iraqi officials declared last

‘ \

”I felt sad
after I saw the
city, the build-
ings. I feel sad
even talking
about it."

weekend that the fight for Fallujah.
which began on the night of Nov. 8.
was over and that the city was 'liberat»
ed‘ from insurgents who had controlled
it since April Yet on Wednesday. most
of the streets remain deserted. The
only traffic was military vehicles that
sped through the city. wary of snipers
and roadside bombs. Anniiuncements
over loudspeakers at mosques told peo
pic where to go to find food and water.

[luring the past two days. more
than .300 Fallujah civilians who hid
during the fighting rather than leave
their homes have turned up at the
school and a nearby mosque. where
I'.S. and Iraqi security
forces are providing
food and water.

"It's not a humani-
tarian crisis." said
Maj. Jim ()t‘liock. a
soldier with the
Army's llBth (‘ivil Af-
lairs Battalion. “I
think we have a do
cent handle of what‘s
going on. As the civil-
ians are coming out.
we're feeding them.
We have everything
food. water”

The majority of
Fallujali's liariktil residents llcd before
the offensive began. and (lrbock said it
is hard to estimate Iiow litany stayed.
probably fewer than 1.000 "We know
they arc out tin-re." he said

Abu Sand stiid he sent his mother
and family out of the city before the
lighting. but his elderly father refused
to leave ”I couldn‘t leave him." said
Abu Sand. a thin man with a neatly
trimmed board who was dressed in a
dark gray cottoti dishdasha. a tradi
tional gown "I knew God would pro
ii‘ct inc ”

The Iraqi .irniy is responsible for
runnlng the food and water distribu
tion points. and on \A'iiiliicsday. a sol
dier who gave his name as Sgt Habeob
said the civilians generally have been
happy to we the Iraqi forces

“It's \ery. very important what
we're doing. ' Haboeb \lilfi. “It's making

Abu Saad

falluiat. native

a difference.”

As Abu Saad waited for water and
food at the school. a i2year-old boy
with a chipped tooth and shy grin
came up and put his arm around the
older man‘s waist. Abu Saad reached
down and patted the boy's head in
greeting. The boy. Abdullah. was a
neighbor who also had come looking
for something to eat.

Abdullah said his house was dam»
aged during the battle but that he nev-
er was afraid. "I said. ‘God. you're the
greatest.‘ and he took care of me." Ab-
dullah said. a blue~striped polo shirt
tucked into blue sweatpants.

When Ghamer. 36. and his uncle.
Mohammad. 52. walked up the street to
the school. Ghamer held a Wooden
stock with a ragged white cloth tacked
to it. He rolled up the white cloth as he
came inside. and held otit his hand to
be dusted for signs that he had handled
explosives. which security forces would
consider a sign he was an insurgent.
()nce cleared. he was handed a white
bag filled with candy and snacks and a
microwavmbie meal. even though the
city's electricity was ciit more than a
week ago.

Ghamer. who declined to give his
last name. said be hid in his house un-
til it was damaged by an artillery
round. On Monday. he came to the
school for food and has been coming
back every day. carrying his white
cloth on the stick so American forces
would not mistake him for an insurr
gent and kill hint.

The uncle. Mohammad. who also
did not give his last name. said be
blamed foreign insurgents in the city
for forcing the battle with American
forces “If the Arab fighters leave the
town. nobody can be hurt." Moham-
mad said. He shook his head and wait-
ed to stick out his hand to be checked.

Abu Saad picked up his box to head
home. where he planned to spend the
rest of the day cleaning the house and
garden

It made him feel better. he said. and
eventually his mother Would return
home. He wanted the house to be clean.

tries to improve

response system

A committc

fice of Campus

By Ryan ltuhn
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e recently formed in the (if
Services illms to improve tn»-

university's emergency i‘i-spotisc sv stem
The committee will not only focus on
dealing with emergencies but Jiisoon pri-ven
tative measures to avoid them
"Most of the departments at l'l\' ‘lil\i' r--

sponse plans.”

recently named director of wire-:gvnt \

agement.

said (‘hristy (tiles who wits
man»

"But they don't focus on been»; prepaid
for emergencies."
Giles said she has met w ith inn-i- "o r. ‘.

departments w

of creating a

ithin the stniicrsir.
coordinated i'flort .

gency situations.

“Hopefully

expand the committee,“

by iiii’ cod ('1 Yiii' K

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gether with representatiyesfrom .i1 oi ‘nmc

departments."

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return things to normal .iftor t v .

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events if they do occur

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Emerson Drive performs tonight in the Student Center Grand Ballroom

Country sensation
‘drives’ into town

By Ashtey Graves
nit «mum mm

In the middle of \iillliti
checks at Western Kentucky
University: Brad Mates. lead
singer for Emerson Drive
one of country music's
brightest rising staix took
time to answer my questions.

Mates" sense of humor
and friendliness made talk
itig to a member of one of
country's top award winning
groups. including Billbivirrl's
No. I ”Pop (‘oiintry Artist in
2003. seem like l was talking
to a lifelong friend.

Q: When were you ex-
posed to country music?

A: When I was four or
five. George Strait was on
Austin (‘in Limits one night
and I can remember sitting
in front of the TV watching.

Q: When did you first
realize that you wanted to
be a country artist?

A: When I was in high
school. I found out that l
could sing. When I was a lit-
tle kid. my dad sang in a
band for 12 years and (I) al-
ways watched him perform
but I didn't realize it was my
mission until I was 15 or so.

Q: Why do you want to

Who: Emerson Drive
When: 8 tonight

Where: G'ana Ballroom St;-
tlent Center

How much Tickets cost SlO
for students. $12 for faculty
and staff and SlS for the
general public; call ZSTTICS
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he an artist?

A: I've already put iii
nine years of too much time
and effort to give up now.
When we startid we all pitt a
lot of things on hold. and
now that we're so close. its
hard to turn away The feel-
ing on stage is uiilwlievablc

it means everything.

Q: How did you all
meet?

A: In high school we did
a talent contest together.

Q: How did you be-
come ‘Emerson Drive?‘

A: A road outside of my
hometown is called Emerson

See Concert on page 4

 

 PAGE 2 | Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004

 

Response

Continued from page 1

 

During one of the many
bomb threats at Lexington
Community College since
the beginning of the school
year, Crutcher said many ad-
ministrators began to consid-
er the problems with the cur-
rent emergency response sys-
tem.

“There was concern over
who is the commanding offi-
cer in situations like these.
either the UK police or the
fire department. which isn't

 

affiliated with the universi-
ty." said Lance Broeking. fi-
nance director.

“We never had a conflict
but we wanted to be prepared
to make sure that there never
was one.“

He said the committee
felt that there needed to be
someone in charge of these
situations on a full-time ba-
sis. so Giles was hired and
started the job Aug. 1.

“We mean this to be a
preventative. proactive mea-
sure with everyone working
together under a coordina-
tor." Broeking said.

He also said he hoped
that with the possible threat

of terrorism. the university
might be able to get grants
from the Kentucky Office of
Homeland Defense.

Much of the focus of the
group. Crutcher said. will be
dedicated to the very real
threats posed by the weather.

“We want to have a plan
for the possibility of terror-
ism.” he said. “But also to co
ordinate an effort for weath~
er emergencies such as the
ice storm.

“We want to make sure
we can manage the system
effectively."

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Ph.D. student disputes arson charges

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LOS ANGELES ~— A California Institute of
Technology graduate student testified Wednes-
day that he was surprised when his friend began
throwing Molotov cocktails while they were sup
posed to be painting environmental protest slo
gans on sports utility vehicles in Los Angeles‘
San Gabriel Valley

William Jensen Cotttell. a Ziyearold doctor-
al candidate in physics. denied planning or par-
ticipating in the firebombing of eight SUVs at an
auto dealership and another parked on a resi-
dential street last year.

“I plead guilty to spray painting but not to an
son." Cottrell testified in his federal court trial.

Cottrell. who faces a minimum :t'ryear
prison term if convicted. told jurors that the ar-
son was committed by Tyler Johnson. a (‘altech
graduate identified by authorities as an unin-
dicted coconspirator in the case and a fugitive.

The boyish-looking Cottrell. wearing a blue
blazer: striped tie and khaki trousers. testified
that he and Johnson had planned to plaster cars
with bumper stickers reading. "My Sl'V Sup
ports Terrorism.“

Johnson had advanced him 8200 to order the
stickers but they failed to arrive in time for the
foray set for the morning of Aug. :2. 301B.

Cottrell said he was awakened about 1 am.
that day at his apartment by Johnson and John»
son's girlfriend. Michie Oe. also an tin-indicted
conspirator in the case.

“Tyler was kind of mad because the bumper
stickers didn‘t arrive." (“ottnell recalled. “He said
I owed him satin and that if I went spray painting
with him. the debt would be cleared."

Reluctantly: Cottrell said. he agreed to go
along because he did not have the money

Cottrell said Johnson and ()e loaded two
large paper bags into the trunk of his car The
bags apparently contained the Molotov cocktails
but Cottrell said he only saw cans of spray paint
heaped at the top.

They struck first at a Mercedes dealership
lot in Arcadia. painting messages on Sl'\'S. i11-

cluding “Killer." "Terrorist" and “ELE” the ini-
tials of the militant Earth Liberation Front. (‘ot-
trell said

Oe then drove them to Monrovia. stopping
on a residential street where they noticed a nunr
ber of large sports utility vehicles. As Cottrell
was tagging one SUV. he said. he heard glass
shattering and watched as Johnson tossed a
Molotov cocktail into a vehicle.

“I was kind of shocked and upset when he
did this." CottreII testified. “As we were leaving.
we had a debate about it. I told him it was a bad
idea. He basically agreed with me and said it
wouldn't happen again."

At that point. Cornell said he wanted to call
it a night but Johnson insisted on going on. say-
ing. “You still owe me S200.‘

Drivmg to Duarte. they “tagged" more SUVs
at Ford and Mitsubishi dealerships across the
street from each other At the Mitsubishi lot. Cot-
trell testified he left a personal mark of sorts. a
mathematical formula: Euler's Theorem.

The next and last stop was a Hummer deal
ership 111 West Covina. where eight SUVs and a
parts building were set ablaze. causing more
than $2.3 million damage. Cottrell said he was
spray pairtting slogans on SUVs in the lot when
he again heard glass shattering and watched as
Johnson tried to fling a Molotov cocktail into a
Hummer side window. He said the device hit the
remaining window glass and bounced back.
scorching his clothing.

“I was mad.” Cottrell said. He said he imme
diately went to his car. waiting for Johnson and
0e to return as other vehicles went up in flames.

Under questioning by lead defense lawyer
Michael Mayock. Cottrell also disputed a key
prosecution claim that he had helped Johnson
and ()e fill bottles of gasoline at a service station
before the attacks.

(‘ottrell said that ()e‘s car had run out of gas
a short distance from his apartment and that he
drove them to the station where they filled an
empty laundry detergent container with fuel
that Johnson then poured into ()e‘s fuel tank.

"This whole issue is a red herring." Cottrell
said before being cut off by the judge.

 

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B’y—Peteran
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MOSCOW Russian presi-
dent Vladimir Putin told a con-
ference of top military officials
Wednesday that Russia was
planning to deploy a nuclear
missile of a kind that other nu-
clear powers were unlikely to
develop

Putin gave no other details.
but over the last several
months. Russian military oth-
cials have spoken about devel-
oping a ballistic missile that
could penetrate any missile de
fense system. such as the one

being put 111 place by the Inn»
ed States. It reportedly would
have the maneuverability of a
cruise missile after mentoring
the atmosphere front space.
helping it to evade interceptor
rockets.

“We have not only condim-
ed tests of the latest nuclear
mcket systems." Putin said at a
meeting in Moscow of the
armed forces leadership. ac-
cording to Russian news ser-
vices “I am surt that in the
coming years we will deploy
them. .Morieovzei thesewill be
things which do not exist and
are unlikely to exist in other
nuclear powers."

Russian officit s have
talked of shieldcvading mis-
siles since the 19815 when the
Reagan administration pro
moted its Strategic Defense 111i-
tiative anti missile system

In announcing a planned
missile defense system in 30111.
the Bush administration said it
was designed to protect the
country from “rogue states"
such as North Korea. not Rus-
sia's massive arsenal.

But the announcement
prompted a new round of state
ments from Russian officials
that their country would devel-
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Pumpkin Run. a 5K race in
her hometown of Marble
Cliff. Ohio.

“They dressed in cos-
tumes. and I stayed behind
with them and held their
hands and helped them make
it through the race.” he said.
“They ran pretty well.“

Over the years, Grace's
interest in the sport grew. he
said.

“She really found that she
enjoyed running and that she
was good. that she had some
talent." he said.

It was the “high" of run-
ning that kept Grace coming
back and wanting to go far-
ther.

“Ever since I started. I’ve
loved doing it." she said.
“There’s a runner‘s high you
get with all the endorphins
and the adrenaline, and it
just makes you feel good.

“Sometimes. you take a
day or two off. and you can
tell because you just don‘t
feel as good.“

Through middle school.
high school and college.
Grace ran as much as she
could.

Injuries. however. dis-
rupted her training after her
freshman year of high school
and at times in college.

As a freshman at Grand-
view Heights High School in
her hometown. she won the
state championship in the
3,200 meters. She ended that
year as a 5-foot-3 freshman.
but she returned to school as
a 5-foot-9 sophomore.

It took some time to ad
just.

She came to college with
an injured right leg that
forced her to redshirt.

Then she had to undergo
surgery to correct the anteri-
or compartment syndrome ,
an injury that created
painful pressure in her right
leg.

But she kept running and
kept improving.

This season. it all came
together.

“This was the first season
that she‘s been healthy
enough to train." Steve
Grace said. “She has been
able to do as much as she
wanted. She‘s worked hard.
and she deserves all the suc-
cess.“

This season. (lrace took

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Sophomore Emily Kinq (left) and junior Allison Grace run down Cooper
Drive on a training run yesterday afternoon. Each member of the team
runs at least five miles six days a week - every day except Sunday.

seventh place at the SEC
Championships in Fayet-
teville. Ark.. and she earned
All-SEC honors.

After that. Grace knew
"she was in the right shape"
and that she would have a
shot at the NCAA Cross
Country Championships.

For the Southeast Region»
al Nov. 13 in Greenville. NC.
she had a simple plan , to
stay with the leaders as long
as she could.

()n race day. she followed
the plan.

And her dad followed
along frotn ()hio. thanks to

updates from the father of

Emily King. a sophomore on
the team who‘s from the
same area

“He called me at the 2K
mark and then again at the
SK. so it made me feel like I

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Grace finished loth. im-
proving upon her SEC Cham-
pionship time by Ito seconds.
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qualify her for the NCAA
Championships in Terra
Haute. Ind. on Monday.

“I‘m going into it like any
other race." she said of Na-
tionals. “I want to compete
and I want to see what I can
do."

Her coach said she's final-
1y caught up to the leaders,

“She's running with some
of the best in the nation."
Weber said. “When you are
running with them. it's spe-
cial."

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Cards welcome quard's return

Ry Mikepeliourcy
tos moms nuts

No player is more impor~
tant to his team than 'I‘aquan
Dean is to Louisville. Anyone
want to break a leg and prove
me wrong?

He points to the area
where the pain would sear
through his body each time
exercise pushed him toward
fatigue. His index finger
starts just below the left side
of his rib cage. tracing down
to a spot near the middle of
his thigh. Then he does the
same on his right side. That
is how it feels to have a dott-
ble sports hernia.

Though it didn‘t do hint
or his Louisville teammates
much good. Taquan Dean
played regularly through
that agony from late January
until midAMarch. He missed
two games and never was the
same after returning.

Neither were the (‘ardi~
nals. who went from a 16»
game winning streak to a 19
finish.

“It was very depressing."
Dean says. “I was so fatigued.
I couldn't get up a shot. If
you're giving it all you‘ve got
and you're still losing. it feels
like there‘s nothing you can
do."

Louisville has seen what
kind of team it has when

Dean isn't healthy and does
not wish to look back. The
(‘ardinals did not enjoy the
happiest offseason. losing re-
cruits Sebastian ’l‘elfair and
l)onta Smith to the NBA
draft and now freshman pow-
er forward Brian Johnson for
the season because of pend
ing knee surgery. But
Louisville still figures to be
better. and Dean's return to
health after surgery in
June anti an extended reha
bilitation is the most sig»
nificant reason.

Dean was recruited as a
shooting guard but gradually
moved to the point.

He is not exceptionally
creative but guides the of-
fense with confidence and
ranks with the best shooters
and defenders at the position.
Dean‘s return to controlling
the offense is the biggest rea»
son Louisville will stick
around the top 20. for a
change.

When Dean was injured
anti there was little inside
game to occupy defenses.
Francisco (larcia was expect-
ed to deliver too large of a
portion of the scoring and
had lo generate too much on
his own, tiarcia's fleltlgoal.
:l-point and free throw per-
centages all fell significantly
With Dean‘s presence leading
to better shots and more help

coming from the big men.
(iarcia should average be
tween l8 and Bi points

Louisville is not as deep
as coach Rick l‘ltino would
prefer To get to to players in
the rotation. he has to use
walk-tins l’errin Johnson and
llrad (iianinv

That places a governor on
l’itino's pretcrence for full-
court pressurc. though he is
considering using a "red
team" of reserves recolor
ing the "blue team" concept
introduced by former North
Carolina coach Ilean Smith

to periodically enter as an
entire unit anti turn up the
pace of the game

After his injury. the im-
pact on Dean‘s offensive pro-
duction was obvious.

What hurt nearly as
much was the absence of his
leadership Dean still played
but was preoccupied with
physical challenges.

“He didn't play with the
same intensity: he couldn‘t."
Garcia says, "It‘s great that
he‘s better He brings a lot of
energy. He's a leader"

Dean is not completely re-
covered. lie estimates his tit»
ness at 9.3 percent. There is
no pain. though And the
Cardinals" first big game is
Monday at the Maui lnvita
tional. That cant hurt. ei-
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‘Cheers’: Fishtank has friendly vibe

The place in Lexington
"where everybody knows
your name" is located within
walking distance of campus.

The Fishtank Bar and
Grill. located at 500 Euclid
Ave.. is a small pub filled with
possibilities.

Passersby can see through
the glass
9 n c l o s e (1
bar that pa-
trons range
in age. oc-
c u p a t i o n
and back-
g r o u n d .
H i p p i e s .
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regular col—
lege kids
all seem to
get along in
an atmos-
phere that
thrives on well. fish.

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are lights enclosed in fish-
bowls with happy fish swim-
ming around. But don't stare
up too long or you may get
dizzy after enjoying the well-
mixed drinks.

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priced with late-night happy
hour specials including $5
pitchers of beer. 82 well
drinks and 81.75 pints. You
can also enjoy five bottles of
domestic beer for $8 per buck
et.

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until 1 am. and includes ham»
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people was amazing.

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irig in the area feels like home.
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sandwiches. Prices range
from $5 to $8.95. Appetizers
are also available and cost
$5.95.

There are also other fish
tanks located throughout the
bar as well as many wooden
tables and chairs. Regulars
say it is surprising just how
many people can comfortably
fit within the small venue.

On Mondays. the Fishtank
features the disc jockeys
called the 45s of Funk. as well
as $1 draft beers from 11 pm.
to 2:30 am.

Those who are restaurant
employees can receive food

drink specials every
Tuesday — Tuesdays are
“Restaurant Employee Appre-