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NCAA stands firm on bowl ban

Denied: Coach Guy Morriss expresses disappointment;
still optimistic about team's chances for rest of season

5y Steve Ivey

STAFF WRITER

Whether the UK football
team finishes 3-9 or 124). its
season will end Nov. 30.

The NCAA infractions
appeals committee an-
nounced Tuesday it had de.
nied UK's appeal of a ban on
football post-season play.

Committee chair Terry
Don Phillips said the penal»
ties. issued Feb. 18. were just
punishment for the "perva-
sive nature of the violations.”

UK President Lee Todd

Critics
propose
changing
plaza plan

By Sara Cunningham
Erin wentnwfiwrr¢

Community members
presented alternate plans to
develop the land in front of
the new courthouses on
South Limestone Street
Tuesday night at a public
hearing,

Some of these alterna-
tive ideas include an open
grassy area, a new location
for the Lexington Farmers'
Market. more stores. resi-
dence buildings and multiple
amphitheaters.

A plaza plan, which has
been in the works for more
than two years. will be voted
on Wednesday but council
members could decide to
table the vote in favor of
more discussion on the plan.

The development project
has become part of a city-
wide goal to revitalize down-
town Lexington and may af-
fect UK students by drawing
them downtown, said Chris
Huestis, a Lexington free-
lance artist and critic of the
city's current plaza plan.

“This is the natural cor-
ridor to connect downtown
with the University of Ken-
tucky." Huestis said. “We
need to take more time to re—
ally think about how to use
this space effectively for all
of Lexington. A plaza just
isn't what we need."

Huestis taught at the UK
School of Architecture for
four years.

See COURT on 6

Police charge man with bike thefts

He is being held in the Lex-
ington-Fayette County Detention
Center awaiting a bond hearing.

By Emily liegedorn
swr mum F—

expressed disappointment in
the decision. He said he un»
derstood the need to impose
penalties, but felt the bowl
ban was too severe.

"I thought it was appro
priate to submit an appeal.
and I have not wavered on
this issue," he said.

Todd said he felt the
NCAA's stance ~ that UK re-
ceived a significant recruit-
ing advantage because of its
violations ~~ was incorrect.
Although UK attempted to
gain an advantage. it never
did. Todd said.

i

. UK douses grounds
‘ despite drought

By Andrea We
ms canon

of the day,

 

As the Bluegrass suffered
from severe drought and offi-
cials prepared to ask residents
to voluntarily conserve water.
UK continued to run sprin-
klers on the campus‘s lawns
and plants, usually for seven
or more hours each weekday.

UK has also run the sprin-
klers during the hottest parts
planted some
shrubs and trees in the heat of
summer and used inefficient
sprinklers —— all practices that
lead to wasting too much wa-

His biggest complaint
was that coaches who were
in charge during violations
could leave freely, while inno-
cent players were left behind
to endure the penalties.

Todd said he will submit
a recommendation to the
Southeastern Conference to
make sure everyone . .. coach-
es, athletics personnel and
players at each university
and conference is held ac-
countable for infractions.

"l have a problem with
programs that get a sanction
of ‘lack of institutional con-
trol‘ and the head coach
walks away free and clear."

See NCAA on 6

ter. horticulture experts say.
UK groundskeepers say
they need to care for the newly
planted trees and flower beds
on campus, especially those in
the courtyard of the new me.
chanical engineering building.
which was dedicated in a cere-
mony that included Gov. Paul

Patton on Sept. 6.

They say there are a num-
ber of reasons for the sprin-
kling, including keeping old
and new trees alive and saving
the labor costs of having to go
from plant to plant with water.

“It takes a lot of water to
keep a new plant growing," said

President
Lee Todd and
Athletic
Director
Mitch Barn-
hart react to
the NCAA's
announce-
ment that It
has denied
UK's appeal
of a one-year
bowl ban for
NCAA
violations.

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Experts say sprinkling during the middle of the day is a wasteful use of Lexington's limited water supply.

UK response: Groundskeepers say watering necessary
to preserve new and old plants during hot months

George Riddle, superintendent
of the grounds department.

But local lawn care ex—
perts and a spokeswoman for
Kentucky-American Water
Company say there are more
efficient ways of using the
city‘s limited water supply.

Sprinklers can do their job
in less time than most think,
said David Slugantz, the land-
scape division manager of
Sharp Lawn. a Lexington land-
scaping company.

“Through typical sprin-
klers, (an efficient watering is)
something you could do on a
tree relatively easily in less than
a couple of minutes," he said.

He said oscillating sprin-
klers that send water up “tend

See WATER on 6

“When people are caught
they are usually found working in
pairs." Manley said. “It‘s unlikely

 

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Trustees
select new
chairman

VIP: UK graduate Steven Reed first
African-American to lead board

By Rebecca Neal
STAFF WRITER

The Board of Trustees unanimously
elected Steven Reed of Louisville as the new
chair of the board Tuesday.

Reed. a former US. attorney, promised a
vigorous tenure as he succeeded Billy Joe
Miles, an Owensboro businessman who
served as board chairman for the past three
years.

"We aspire for greatness each day, noth-
ing less and nothing else." Reed said. “We're
going to move UK to even greater heights."

Reed. 41, is the first African-American to
serve as chair in UK's
history.

“This is a monumental
moment for the university"
said Frank Shoop. head of
the nominating committee.

One of UK's first black
students also hailed Reed’s
rise to chairman.

“I think it's a very posi-
tive and constructive sign,“
said Doris Wilkinson. who
was one of the black stu~
dents who integrated UK as a freshman in
1954 and is now a sociology professor.

“Steve Reed is a very bright and talented
young man who is a part of the culture of
the UK board of trustees." she added.

Reed replaced Billy Joe Miles of Owens-
boro as chair. Term limits of two years were
recently established, and Miles served three
years as chair. Reed served as vice-chair
with Miles for those three years.

Reed graduated from UK‘s College of
Law in 1986 and works at the firm of Wyatt.
Tarrant and Combs in Louisville.

Allan Vestal, the dean of the College of
Law. said Reed would serve UK well as chair.

“He‘s a very good choice: he's going to be
excellent." Vestal said.

Vestal said Reed is active in the commu-
nity and volunteers as a recruiter at a mi-
nority student visitation conference at UK.

Reed also served on the search commit~
tee that recommended Lee Todd for the
presidency.

Reed made headlines back in 1999 when
then~President Bill Clinton appointed him as
the United States Attorney for the Western

Reed

Police think they may have
ended a rash of local bike thefts
after a recent arrest.

Patrick Haggin Floyd, 37, of
712 Florence Ave. in Lexington.
was arrested at 1:20 am. on
Sept. 9 after he was seen weav-
ing through traffic on a bicycle
on Rose Street, said Cmdr.
Travis Manley, UK police
communications director.

Floyd admitted to stealing
the bike he was riding and two
other bikes he had stolen that
same night, Manley said.

Floyd is being charged with
three counts of theft by unlaw-
ful taking, possession of bur-
glary tools, possession of drug
paraphernalia and an unrelated
charge of non-payment of child

support.

that this rash was just him."

Bike-stealing sprees usually
occur once or twice a year when
school is in session, Manley
said. Usually, the thieves try to
pawn the bikes or discard them
after they are stolen.

Manley suggests bike own-
ers remember their bike's serial
number. secure bikes in highly
lit and highly traveled areas, in-
vest in a U-shaped kryptonite
lock and check if bikes are cov-
ered under their parent‘s or
their homeowners insurance.

Manley said this was the
biggest rash in memory.

“Not in the seven years I've
been here have I seen this," he
said.

If you have information,
call UK police at 2574616.

Since the arrest only one bi-
cycle has been reported stolen.
Manley said.

Since Aug. 1. 62 bicycles
have gone missing.

Most of these bikes were ex-
pensive models and were stolen
everywhere, from residential ar-
eas to the medical center, any-
time between 6 a.m. and 1 am.

Owners left some of the bi-
cycles for days and others were
left for only a few hours.

The police have yet to find the

perpetrators of the other 59 thefts
or to link Floyd to the crimes.
. Manley said it's common to
have two or three unrelated peo-
ple committing a spree of
Crimes at the same time. It is
also possible that Floyd had an
accomplice.

District, making him the first African-Ameri-
can US attorney in Kentucky. He stepped
down after President George W. Bush took
office.

In 1991, he worked as deputy counsel for
former Gov. Brereton Jones. Reed took the
office of assistant US. attorney for the West-
ern District in 1993.

Gov. Jones appointed Reed to the Board
of Trustees in 1994. and Gov. Paul Patton
reappointed him in 2000. His current term
lasts until 2006.

Reed is one of two African-Americans
on the board.

Reed said it was an honor to work with
Miles as vice-chair and said he was honored
to be elected chair.

“I‘m honored to be a part of something
I‘m proud of ~ education." he said.

 

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Anecdotes from capital,
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inst. call n:2
mach

The NFL and the media's
attention Is focused on
Washington Redskins
Coach Steve Spurrier
this season. But Spurri-
er is no longer in Flori-
da, so why must the
media constantly refer
to him as "the old ball
coach" like he coined
with the Gators?

ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON Here are random
ihoughts from the nation's capital.

Can somebody on TV have one
mentioning of new Redskins Coach
Steve Spurrier without
calling him. “the old
ball coach?" We all
thought it was funny
when Spurrier first
called hiiiisell that a
few years ago. but now
:t's become the exam

Steve I, I.

pie that all future clich
i-s Will 110W iiiiltll‘l Jones
themselves after. ————~—
‘ mm COLUMNlST
I'm still not convmcerl it's possible
that at one point this spring a conscious

human being who holds a position of
power at a major scholastic institution
actually made this statement:

"I think it‘s clear to see that we need
a great leader to guide the Indiana
University football program from the
cellar of the Big Ten. and that man is
(‘ierry DiNardo."

When you really think about it.
"Hey. it‘s me." has to be the must mean-
ingless statement a person could say in a

 

 

voicemail message.

» Is it just me. or shouldn't
somebody have thought by now to call
l'K's talented senior safety and hero
from the [U game. Quentus (‘umbyz
"()vCuinber‘.”

it pleases me. anti should please
you too. to consider every now and then
that good guy Mike Leach who was
ilai Muinme's assistant at Iowa
Wesleyan. Valdosta State and [K and
who runs Mumme‘s exact offensive sys-
tem has gone on to great success as a
coordinator at Oklahoma and currently
as head coach at Texas Tech. which inci
dentally ripped Eli Manning and Ole
Miss Saturday: Meanwhile. his former
boss. the shady. crooked Mumme. has
landed on his face and hopes to rebuild
at pathetic Southeastern Louisiana.

()n a related subject. as much as it
pains me to say this especially on the
heels of such a surprisingly promising
season the NCAA was correct in
denying UK‘s appeal against its postsea-
son bowl ban.

I agree that the ban wrongfully pun~
ishes players and coaches who were

 

 

 

innocent of the violations. but it also
rightfully punishes UK financially.

if L'K truly wants to go to the bowl
only for the sake of its players. it would
offer to the NCAA that
it would turn down any
money it earns from
playing in the game.
and even better. the
money guaranteed to it
by the Southeastern
(‘onference's involve-
ment in the Bowl
Championship Series.

Conspiratorial
Question of the Week:
Has anyone ever seen
Sacramento Kings
guard Hedo Turkoglu
and Sloth from the
(loonies in the same
room at the same time? I Sloth
think not.

Steve Jones is a journalism senior who is Intern-
Ing in Washington, o.c., this semester. He Is one
of UK football's most loyal fans and can't under-
stand God's twisted decision to have made the
team good as soon as he moved away. His views
do not necessarily represent those of the Kernel.

 

 

 

Footb II players
not sirprised
by aff‘g‘med ban

Now what: Cats fixus on winning season
despite no opportiiiity for postseason play

ointment”

”Immune;

srm wiiiirn 3
Even though th UK football team is 3-0, even
though they are only wins away from being eli-

rently have more w" than any other team in the
Southeastern Confe nce. the Cats will not go to a
bowl game this year. ‘»

Yesterday when the team was out on the practice
field, UK was holdi ‘ a press conference with offi-
cials from the NCAA ‘ ouncing the rejection of the
proposed appeal of the bowl ban placed on the Cats
earlier this year folliiiing an investigation into the
football program. i.

“I was pretty n
to deal with it," said-
decision. “It‘s out of
deal with it.” ’

With the Cats 0 :‘to their best start since 1998,
the same year they earned a trip to the New Year’s
Day Outback Bowl thé players are now also forced to
look past the rejectién and on to the rest of the
season

“We came into the season expecting this,” said
quarterback Jared Loignzen.

“We’ re going to ply as hard as we can and get as
many wins as we can.

Although playersgke Lorenzen, a junior. have

gible for post-seasonfilsay, and even though they cur-

 
  
   

for a while. but you just have
Coach Guy Morriss of the
control so you just have to

another shot at post ason play next year, for the
seniors, this was their st chance.

“It’ s disappointini” said kicker Glenn Pakulak.
“I'm a senior, and I wand have loved to go to a bowl
game.

“But just because we lost the chance doesn’t
mean we don’ t have a lot to shoot for."

Among those things to shoot for is focusing on a
spotless record and a shot at the SEC East title.

“We want to go undefeated,” said senior line—
backer Ronnie Riley. “It‘s going to be a motivating
tool The 2002 Kentucky Wildcats are still a good
team. ”

And, the Cats still have something to play for
even though their last ame will be the 2002 regular
season finale at Tenne on Nov. 30.

“Now, we have to have a winning season ” Riley
said "That' 5 our bowl game now —- the whole
season” ,

 

 

 

 

 

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2002

KENTUCKY KENNEL

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Will Messer, Dialogue editor

Josh Sullivan. Asst. Dialogue editor
Tracy Kershaw, editor in chief
Travis Hubbard. SportsDaily editor

Amanda Hardaway, cartoonist
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John Wampler, photographer
Wé Blevins, columnist

 

 

 

lNDIIR OPINION

UK, SEC

appeal rejections

The NCAA infractions commit-
tee made the right decision by up-
holding the one-year bowl ban
placed on UK.

The appeal denial correctly
punishes UK and the Southeastern
Conference for disregarding the
NCAA‘s rules.

Since 1987. UK is one of eight
SEC schools , only 12 comprise
the league , to be found guilty of
major rules violations. By reject—
ing UK‘s appeal, and a similar one
from SEC-member Alabama, the
NCAA sent a message: the league‘s
win~at~all costs attitude must be
adjusted.

And nothing will alter that atti-
tude like an empty pocket. which
is why the NCAA’s decision is jus-
tified. For example. last year the
SEC distributed a record $95. " imil-
lion among its members. Of this
sum. $39 million came from SEC
bowl appearances and $15.6 mil—
lion cam from Bowl Championship
Series TV revenue. Both Florida
and Louisiana State played in BCS
bowls. each school earning a $13

 
 

deserve

million appearance fee.

Thus. the best way to see the
cash cow SEC earn less money is l
to limit its bowl-eligible teams.

Fans undoubtedly will argue
the decision unfairly punishes
UK’s current players and coaches,
and cry that former coach Hal
Mumme got off free.

However. the University had its
chance to punish Mumme. and it
awarded him a healthy buyout.

UK did well to wash its hands
of the scandal. tiring both Mumme
and recruiting coordinator Claude
Basset. The University then asked
Athletics Director Larry Ivy to re—
sign and distanced itself from for
mer AD CM. Newton. who hired
Mumme.

As for the players and coaches.
a bowl ban isn't the end of the
world. After all. the majority of
them receive scholarships to play a
game 70,000 people paid to see
Saturday.

The key here is the NCAA had
a point to make. UK and the SEC
would do well to receive it.

 

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Bush's attitude toward Iraq irresponsible, sick

In attempting to understand Pieside nt
Bush s logic and that of a small number of
tiiy colleagues. i have had to stretch my
frame of reference to the border of idiocy
and then back to that of strict utilitarianism.

Why does the .
I’ ii ed States want to
end the work it has
done over the last 100
years in building in-
ternational institu
tions to deal with
diplomatic tensions'.’
Those same institu»
tions that exist so
wars don't have to
happen and people
can act with a bit of reservation. acknowl-
edging that they each have subjective percep-
tions that are weighed down by the preju‘
dices that the make up the self’.’

Because Bush feels he has a universal
mandate not needing the approval of our
nation‘s people. our Congress. our nearest
neighbors and allies and the international in—
stitutions we promote.

Bush sounds like Saddam. claiming he is
a more intelligent being than his con-
stituents. with a more divine perspective.
Bush acknowledges the reason he wants to
topple Saddam is because of his extensive
programs to construct weapons of mass de-
struction. Saddam had biological weapons
during the (‘1qu War. which he never used.

 

 

Justin Rosas

CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST

only fiiing an empty agent c: ury my lot ket at
one point as if to say. I have these to de trr
you from killing me. please don‘t make me
use them."

Saddam also makes no direct verbal
threats against the l'nited States. something
that would seem important in declaring him
an immediate threat. In light of that fact. it is
interesting

Bush chooses Iraq to attack. when North
Korea has openly tested several prototypes of
ballistic missiles meant to carry nuclear
weapons. something Iraq has yet to do. North
Korea also openly admits that it would be
willing to sell its missile technology at the
right price to terrorist groups.

Not only is it surprising Bush would
choose Iraq. it is surprising Bush would
choose such an aggressive action at all We
have definite laws and precedents set in this
country that prohibit our government from
attempting to topple other governments. un-
less it is in direct response to aggressive be-
havior. In a sense. America has attempted to
allow the world the right to be innocent until
proven guilty. not chasing after anyone until
after they have done something clearly detri
mental to society (‘ertainly any invasion of
Iraq would be setting a new precedent. be»
cause the l'nited States has not invaded any
of the countries that have developed nuclear
capabilities since us (India and Pakistan are
two highly volatile countries that have (level
oped their programs iii the last 20 years).

Do I think Bush is an idiot? Somewhat.
Mote so. I think that he is a bad liar. Bush
has obvious reasons to shut down Iraq. Bush
is a leader who needs a victory in battle.

He governs in the manner of the l