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By Stephanie Durnell
news@kykernel.com

On the first day of class. Ruth Kitehen's
classmates stared at her. Some students in
her class are as young as 17 years old.
Kitchen is 77.

Every Tuesday and Thursday Kitchen
and her friend Rose Romano. 78. attend
their History of Theatre class. It‘s not the
first class they‘ve taken together — after
more than ll years on UK’s campus.
they’ve accumulated a large transcript.

“We took a stage construction class."
she said. “Well that's not what it‘s called.
but we learned how to build steps. How
cute is that?“

When Kitchen retired. she and Romano
started taking classes at UK. They are both
part of the Donovan Scholars program.
which gives scholarships to students over
the age of 65.

The scholars can choose to take a class
for audit or credit and can eventually earn a
degree like traditional students.

"We did things we never dreamed we‘d
do." Kitchen said.

In 1964. Herman Donovan. the fourth
President of the university. began the Senior
Citizen Fellowship Program. So far. 49

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KASHA STEVENSON STAFF
Rose Romano, left and Ruth Kitchen compare
notes during their class. Both women are a part
of the Donovan scholars program, which allows
people over the age of 65 to attend classes free
of charge.

 

 

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THOMAS SANDS | STAFF

Tyler Williams, a public service and leadership sophomore, delivers a blow to the face of Jamie Laity, an animal scrences
junior, outside the Gluck Equine Research Center yesterday during the College of Agriculture's annual Roundup.

Ag College fest
rounds up alumn

By Juliann Vachon

news@kykerne| corr

UK‘s College of Agriculture proved roundups
aren‘t just for cattle.

The college is in the midst of its annual roundup.
a four-day series of cyents. programs and food held
behind the Clock Equine Research Center. highlight~
ing the people and organizations that haye been asso-
ciated with it over the years.

“So many people come back for the roundup year
after year because it‘s rust a great time." said Jaime
Sparrow. Alumni Program (.'oordinator for the Agri~
cultural Advancement office.

Today is staff appreciation day and about Still
College of Agriculture staff members from campus
and around the state haye been invited to attend a
luncheon in their honor. Sparrow said.

Following the luncheon the school of Human lin—
vironmental Sciences will induct Alice Kilpatrick. a
home demonstration agent in Montgomery county.
and Lillian Rice. a county extension agent in Mason
county. into its hall of fame in the Plant Science lob-
by. said Martha Nall. extension professor in the ('om~
rnunity and Leadership Dcyclopmcnt Department in
the College of Agriculture.

Tomorrow more than 1.500 alumni are expected
to attend the tailgate preceding the UK football game
against Ole Miss at Commonwealth stadium. Nail
said. There will be attractions for all ages including
games for kids. an exhibition on how to milk a dairy
cow. an antique tractor and food.

The roundup. which has been a tradition for about
28 years. began Wednesday with the farm Bureau
and Kentucky Legislature luncheon. said Sparrow.

Student and corrrmunity organi/ations along with
departments within the (‘ollegc of Agricriltiirc set up
displays for donors. prospective students. alumni and
members of the UK community to browse while vis—
iting the tent area of the roundup.

More than 220 prospective high school students
came to meet with advisors and tour the campus yes~

 

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Staff
Senate
asksfor
benefits

By Shannon Mason
smason@kykernel.com

The Staff Senate asked UK yes-
terday to consider domestic partner
benefits in a resolution passed 55~
25. with one abstention.

Kyle Dippery. Staff Senate
chairman. said in order for the uni‘
versity to be successful in its Top—
20 business plan. it needs to be
able to bring in top employees. Of-
fering the benefits is one way to do
this. Dippery said.

"Offering domestic partner ben-
efits recognizes that top faculty and
staff come in all lifestyles." Dip-
pery said. “It's important to pro-
vide an environment that is tolerant
of various lifestyles."

The resolution came only two
days after l'K released the results
of a Work»Lilc ('ulture Suryey' con—
ducted during the last academic
year.

One of the suryey‘s questions
was open-ended. asking employees
what new programs they would
like to see implemented at L'K. ()f
83 responses. the most common
was domestic partner benefits.

Dippery said the St.rfl Senate
only passes two or three of these
types of resolutions per year.

"When a big zssuc comes up
that we think we need to take a
stand on. w e pass .i resolution tto
contcy our stanrli." Dippery said.

The Staff Scriaie represents all
staff on campus. Dippery said. He
said that most resolutions that pass
are "not unanimous. but one»
sided," .

Dippery said he thinks l'K will
do its part in looking into the feasi-
brlity of domestic partner benefits.

“I ha\e a lot of faith in Kim
Wilson ithc csecutiye rice presr
dent of human resourcesi and Lari»
r.i Koppcs (Work-Life dircctoi‘l."
Dippery said.

“I think they base the best in-
terest of the unryeisity at heart. and
I think they ‘i‘c going to take the re»
sults of the work-life suryey to
heart and rise the results to make
the uniycrsity a better place "

l'hcrc are a lot of details to be
worked out. Dippery said, but he
added that the rcsolutron should
show the rinixcrsrty‘s .idiititiistia
iron that the stall supports this is
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”i think it will show that this is
in an issue that the lll.tli‘lll\ of tlrc
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New store offers organic products

By Peter Nolan

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Most students; in their pilgrimage to
and from McDonalds or Palm‘s on South
Limestone. have noticed the absence of the
Paisley Peacock. which once sold eclectic
jewelry and beads by the boatload.

But woe not. fair students. The space
has been given a facelift and a manicure.
polished over and opened once again to the
masses.

A new store. ReB elle. has taken
the place of Paisley Peacock. The store
opened its doors on Saturday and offers a
new and fresh look at organic products and
pieces made by local artisans.

Owners Robyn Wade and Sarah Hood.
both Lexington natives, started selling
handmade goods at concerts when they
were younger. Both left town for school
but reunited in Lexington and decided to
take their talents to the next level. Thus.
ReBelle was born.

The main focus for the shop is a mix of
organic knitting supplies and natural
women‘s health items. A large variety of
yarns and knitting supplies are on hand. as

well as crochet needles and other various
tools for this sort of art. Wade hopes that
students can use the supplies to find recre-
ation and relaxation.

“Knitting was a really good way for me
to unwind while I was in college." Wade
said.

Handmade clothes are for sale. as well
as belts. jewelry and other accessories
made from recycled parts such as license
plates and typewriter keys. Artisans from
the Lexington area produced these acces—
sories.

“It‘s important to know these recycled
parts have been saved from going to the
landfills." Hood said.

Hood is also a midwife and
knows about organic remedies for women‘s
health issues. specifically menstrual needs.
A large variety of herbs can be found for
all sorts of ailments. including some for
much-needed stress relief. The herbs are
specific for women‘s health issues. as are
the organic menstrual products that Rebelle
st0cks.

Hood and Wade stress that all products
found in ReBelle are “non-mainstream"

and support local business. Also. they pride
themselves on the tact that their goods are
organic and not nrade in sweatshops,

Relielle will be hosting a grand
opening on Saturday. Sept. 3(1th. lircc knit»
ting classes will be taking place all day.
which will most likely draw in many stu
dents and others who are interested in knit-
ting brrt haye neyei' really gotten a chance
to leam how to start. Wade said.

Later on this year. regular knitting
classes. as well as classes on women's
health and natural birth. will take place at
the location on 37] S. Limestone St.

When asked how she felt about replac»
ing Paisley Peacock. Wade made it clear
that Rebelle is not replacing the former
head shop.

”This is a completely different store."
Wade said. “ReBelle's a very good fit for
the space."

The grand opening celebration at RC-
belle is Sept. 30th. but their doors are open
now. Hood and Wade welcome all to stop
in and check out the new. fresh take on
health and hobby.

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Cate Blanchett

Babel, Oct. 27

Rough trip. In this gritty dra—
ma. Blanchett. 37. teams up with
Brad Pitt. 42. to play a married
couple who tour Morocco in a
last—ditch effort to save their fail-
ing marriage. But shortly after
they arrive. she gets shot and
spends most of her screen time
lying wounded in a remote vil-
lage. "To act like you're in' pain
for a long time is difficult." says
producer Jon Kilik. "She had to
maintain an emotional peak."

Bonding with Brad. "There
was immediate chemistry." Kilik
says of the pair. Pitt even read
stories to Blanchett s sons
Dashiell 4. and Roman2 in his
downtime.

Jessica Simpson
Employee Of The Month, Oct. 6

Attention. shopper. Simpson.
26. plays a hot new cashier at a
Costco~type store who becomes
the object of desire for slacker
stockboy Dane Cook. ”She's
very natural in the film." produc—
cr Andrew Panay tells Us.

Recl love. Simpson and
Cook denied any real-life sparks
("He‘s one of my dear friends."
she has said). but onscreen?
"Their chemistry is great!“ adds
Panay. "They're both very funny
— such a great team."

your daily dose of entertainment, pop culture and fun Kernel ‘ GI

Fall's Leading
Ladies:

Girl power! Check out
the sexy stars who
are shaking up the big
screen this season

Naomi Watts
The Painted Veil, Dec. 15

Stiff competition. Watts. 37.
reprises the role originated by
screen siren Greta Garbo in the
1934 original. about a woman
who cheats on her career—fo-
cused hubby. Tough shoes to
fill'.’ Nah. "As a romantic lead.
Naomi's‘ dynamite" director
John Curran tells Us.

Business and pleasure. Her
real—life love of one year, Liev
Schreiber. plays her adulterous
fling. The dish? "She knew him
before they decided to work to-
gether." Curran insists. "But it
was my idea as much as hers to
cast him."

Nicole Kidman
Fur, Nov. 10

Picture-perfect! In the fact
based fantasy Fur. Kidman. 39.
plays housewife turned vision-
ary photographer Diane Arbus.
who shot to fame in the l96()s.
"She came into this with a real
willingness to experience her
life." director Steven Shainbcrg
tells Us. "This is a really beauti—
ful and subtle performance."

High note. While shooting
iii NYC last summer. a then-sin—
gle Kidman started dating future
country-crooning husband Keith
Urban. Says Shainbcrg. "She
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Singled out. Writer—director
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cally for Diaz. 34. the part of an
unlucky-in-love L.A. gal who
swaps homes with a British
woman (Kate Winslet) over
Christmas. So how was she on
the set‘.’ “Energetic." Meyers
tells Us. ”If it were high school
[she] would win Best Personali—
ty."

'Tis the season. While shoot—
ing the romantic comedy in the
English countryside last winter.
the crew serenaded Diaz with
yuletidc carols.

Lindsay Lohan

Bobby, Nov. 17

I do! In Bobby - actor and
director Emilio Estevez's drama
about 22 people inside L.A.'s
Ambassador Hotel the night of
Robert F. Kennedy‘s l968 assas—
sination - Lohan. 20. weds her
young beau (Elijah Wood) to
save him from Vietnam. "She's
terrific in the film." Estevez tells

ls. "It's a very dramatic role."

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Sharon Stone as a beautician
and Estevcz's former fiancee
Demi Moore as a sultry lounge
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People we
won't mention
in this issue: Bill
Clinton, Tonya
Harding, Jason
McElwain.

 

”WISH“!

I guess the only
identified motive at this point in
time is the competition for that

position”

— Evans, Colo, police Lt. Gary Kessler after
Northern Colorado backup punter Mitch Cozad
allegedly stabbed his teammate — starting
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THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: Top five college football
games on shakedown Saturday

1. No. 6 LSU at No. 3 Auburn: This game is uri—
doubtedly for the western division of the Southeast—
ern Conference. The loser will likely find itself out—
side of the national championship chase. Auburn
opened the season with two romps over Washington
State and Mississippi State. and has the best back in
the SEC in Kenny Irons. Irons
ran for 220 yards on LSU last
year. LSU potinced on Arizona
last week 45—3. a game that had
many pundits screaming out tip-
set. Don‘t expect much scoring
in this game ., a 2(l-l7 missed
field goal fest decided the con—
test a year ago. War Eagle will
be at ftill throat for this Tiger
JONATHAN Bowl.
SMITH
Sports
editor

2. No. II Michigan at ;'\'o. 3
Notre Dame: This game fea»
tures the two programs with the
most wins in college football
history. It showcases two coaches that have both
won championships at either the college football or
professional level. Notre Dame boasts the top quar-
terback and wide receiver in the nation. while Michi—
gan will trot out one of the countries top tailbacks.
Notre Dame had to rally to win their first game
against Georgia Tech. but jumped all over Penn State
early last weekend to win 41—I7. Michigan has been
fairly consistent in its two wins so far this year.
Michigan hasn‘t beaten Notre Dame in South Bend
in 12 years.

3. No. 7 Florida at No. 13 Tennessee: The nation‘s
nastiest schedule kicks off in Knoxville Sattirday
night for the Gators. The Volunteers survived a scare
last week from Air Force. when the Falcons‘ two
point attempt failed. sending the Vols to a one poiiit
win. Last week. Florida ran tip over (15“ yards of to
tal offense in a win over ('cntral Florida. btit also
turned it over two times. Florida has yet to find a
consistent running back for head coach l‘rban Mcy
er's spread attack. Last year when these two teams
met. defense dominated in a to" Florida win. lis-
pcct a higher scoring affair this time around.

4. No. l7 Miami (Fla) at No. II l.otuinlle: The SI:
million dollar rematch. Lust tttiie these two teams
met. Cardinal safety Kerry Rhodes dioppctl a game
clinching interception that would hay c locked up the
biggest win in l7 of l. history. a Bowl (‘hainpionship
Series birth and a S]: million pay day. Instead. be
leagtiercd Miami quarterback Brock Berlin led the
(‘anes~ to a score. and a “BS win. This time the
game is in Louisville. where the (‘ardinals L'tillslsA
tently ptit up 50 pltis points and Slit) pltis yards Mia~
mi generated no offense in a I} It! hiss to Florida
State in week one. btit ran through I)i\ision l7.r\.-\
Florida A&M last week.

5. Ole Miss at Kentucky: Kentucky is looking to win
its opening game in the Sli(' for the first time since
1987. Their victim that year. Ole Miss. The Rebels
feature two of the most dynamic playeis in the na
tioii. flashy quarterback Brent Schacfcr and snapping
middle linebacker Patrick \Mllis. The Rch are com,
ing of a 34—7 blowout loss to Missouri, I'ls' bounced
back after the loss to l' of I. to rim oy er Teyas State.
With a win. Rich Brooks will hayc a winning record
for the first time in his I'K coaching tcntirc.

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Rugby
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UK men's team tries to match
women's accomplishments

By Eric lindsey

sports@kykernel com

In a sport where contact and
tackling are the norm. medical sttt~
dent .Iake Folkerson is all too famil-
iar with the pain and brtiises that
come along with the game.

“There are big hits." Folkerson
said. “There are those plays that the
crowd goes era/y for. where some
body just took a big hit. l‘ye ccr~
tainly taken plenty of big hits and
I‘ve made plenty of big hits too."

No. Folkerson wasn‘t left otit of
the UK football media gtiidc. He
plays for the UK men's rugby team.

The obiect of the game. which
is played in more than ltlll cotiii~
tries. is for each team of l5 players
to mm e the ball across the oppos~
ing team's goal line. The players
carry. pass. kick and ground the
ball applying downward pres»
sure oti the ball against the ground

to try to score

"It‘s kind of like a hybrid of
soccer and football if I was to call it
anything." l‘olkcrson said. "(The
play ersl are running the w hole
time and they .re hitting the
whole time.”

At I'K. rugby is a club
sport with both men‘s and
women‘s teams. Head
coaches Adrianne Bouchc
and her husband. .lasoii.
have recruited 2S students
to the women‘s team and
32 to the men‘s.

“We accept ey cry -
body." Adrianne
Bouclic said. “We
get a lot of kids
from like the
s t) c c L‘ l'

gel a
other.
of inconsistent

Ile will also wear two oycrsi/ed
w ristbands with “For my" engraved
on one band and “Father" on the

Micah said he always wears the

team and different clubs that make
ctits. so they come here and cycry»
body gets to play."

Both teams play in the Midwest
Region in their lcagtie and are
members of the Ohio Rugby
Union. The women play iii I)ivi~
sion ll. while the men play in l)l\l~
sion Ill.

Division III competitors. how-
ever. cannot play for a national
championship.

“Our goal for the men this year
is to win otir division. to win Divi-
sion III. to be able to get moved up
to l)i\ision ll so that we can com-
pete toward a national champi-
onship." .lasoii Bouche said.

The coaches have used that as
motivation for their players.

"It‘s a big season for us
because w c pretty much
have to win I)i\ision III
to move tip to l)i\i~
sioii II. which is
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Bethany Zick, left, a geology and Spanish senior. breaks tree of a tackle during
oftenswe drills at practice on Sept. 7 at UK's club sports field

be." Folkerson said. "It's pretty
mttch win or be stuck here again."

To do that. they will rely heavi—
ly on their experienced players w
like Folkerson ,. from last year if
they‘re to make the leap.

“We had a really inexperienced
team last year." Folkerson said. “A
bunch of those guys came back
from that team so it's looking better
as far as experience goes."

The Bouche‘s have been build-
ing the women‘s team into a con-
tender since 2001 and are hoping to
build on last year's success after
losing only one regular season

game.

"Our goals are to win
the league again. make it
to the Midwest playoffs

and go toward a
national chain
pionship." .la-
son Bt‘itichc

said.

stan

Micah said if he makes a big

play on Sattiiday. he will find his

Those goals will be placed
squarely on the back of returning
captain. senior Bethany Zick.

Zick was UK‘s first player to be
named to the under-19 national
team. She hopes that will help her
lead the team to a place it has never
been before.

“I would really like to make it
to nationals." Zick said. “I‘ve never
been the whole time I’ve been here
so this will be my last chance.”

Folkerson and Zick will put
their teams‘ expectations into action
tomorrow when both teams kick off
their seasons.

The women will open at home
against Denison at I p.m. while the
men will travel to Kent State to
take on the Golden Flashes at I
pin.

Regardless of their success on
the field. Adrianne and .Iason
Botichc are hoping that people start
to reali/c the hard work and dedica
tioii that the players put into the
lL‘itll‘t.

“Rugby is a real dynamic

game." Jason Bouche said.

5,, ”I think the biggest thing

% that separates tis from the

‘3' other club sports is the
contact.

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practice

Cats have
chance to get

Lexington Saturday night to watch
his boys .., Christian and Micah
play in UK's Southeastern ('onfer—
ence football opener.

The road traveled for Nathaniel.
however. will be a lot different than
most parents in attendance.

On Tuesday. he returned from a
trip overseas. He was in Iraq. fight
ing a war.

“It's a little tough because yoti
want him to be around." elder broth—
er Christian said. “But as you get
older. you realize it's his job to pro-
tect our country."

This will be Nathaniel's first re-
turn home in a year.

“You try not to think about it.
but you can‘t help it." Micah said. “I
think about it a lot."

His time in Iraq is not something
that is unfamiliar. He served in the
Gulf War and has been in the US.
Army for over 20 years.

The Johnsons have moved all
around the country during
Nathaniel‘s service. Their current
home. Ft. Campbell. Ky.. is the last
place Nathaniel saw Micah play in
person. He hasn't seen his sons play

phone connections

Now that his father is home.
Micah can have conversations with
him at the touch of a cell phone. He
said they are using the aimme mostly
to catch tip. and not to talk about
football

“We‘yc just been kidding and
goofing around." Micah said.

Both (‘hrtstian and Micah un—
derstand a lot is at stake for UK
they haven't started Hi in confer-
ence play since l987 and are
jumping at the chance to send IIK to
a winning record.

But neither of them are as C\cllr
ed as Nathaniel.

“He's real ptimped to see Micah
play." (‘hristian said. "lMicahl's his
baby boy."

The siblings will honor their fa-
ther in different ways on Saturday

('hristian sports a tattoo on his
right arm that says “Soldiers: l,ike
father. Like son."

“I tell my father we‘re both sol;
diers." Christian said. “Obviously.
his is more dangerous. biit I try and
tie (what I do) into what he does."

same dog tag under his pads that his
dad wears when he is serying in the
Arm). The tag has the creed “Ware

 

dad‘s seat in the stands and point up
to hint
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KEITH SMILEY l STAFF

Freshman linebacker Micah Johnson takes down ltilliSVlllF? senior running back
Kolby Smith during UK's season opener on Sept 3

respect

In the closing minutes of l'K's 41-7 win over
l‘cyas State last Saturday. a familiar song was
blasted met the (‘oiitmonr
wealth Stadium speakers.

The song. Aretha
Franklin's "Respect." did
not fit the situation

Sure. the margin of vic-
tory' was li'K‘s largest since
2.002, Yes. the team played
well. But. as we have estabs
lished. Texas State stinks. As
head coach Rich Brooks ptit
it: "It was a game we shotild
have won. and we did win."

Beating Texas State did
n‘t cam respect for anybody.

Respect is not earned as
easily as just winning the games you are sup-
posed to win. But this team also does not have to
pull shocking upsets from national championship
contenders to eam respect. This UK team will
eam respect by winning games it can win.

Like tomorrow's game against Ole Miss.

In addition to caming respect. UK needs to
win tomorrow for many reasons.

Curtis

Deloreu
Kernel
columnist

See Respect on page 4

 

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RESPECT

 

Continued from page 3

n The game is winnable ~ ()le
Miss.just like UK. is l-l. The Rebels
were dominated last week at Missouri.
UK has equal or better talent than Ole
Miss.

n The gmne is at home ~— A rebuild-
ing program that wants to go to a bowl
game just cannot afford to lose multiple
conference games at home. especially in
the Southeastern Conference. The Cats
can't count on winning more than one
SEC road game. so they‘ll need to win
at least three of their four league home
games.

n It would be a milestone ~ UK
has not won its conference opener since
I987. Put it this way: Many of the
freshmen on the team weren‘t even
alive the last time UK was l-() in the
league.

n A trip to Gainesville looms 7
Next Saturday, UK plays at No. 7 Flori»
da. The Cats have lost 25 out of 26 to
the Gators. and have not won at the
Swamp since I977. A 0—2 start in the
conference would be disastrous. Gloom
and doom would set in. and all of the
negativity around Brooks and the pro-
gram would swirl like a twister in
Kansas. A win tomorrow would hold all

of that off. at least for the near future.

n The (‘ats can earn confidence ~—
No one can give this team confidence. It
has to earn it. A win tomorrow would be
a huge boost for the team's belief in it-
self. "You earn confidence by demon—
strating you are capable of doing your
job." Brooks said. That's what UK has
to do tomorrow.

n It is a "swing" game ~ UK. at H.
has an opponuriity to go above .500 for
the first time under Brooks. The differ-
ence between being 2-1 and 1-2 is enor—
mous.

“It‘s like night and day," Brooks
said.

Brooks knows it's a big game. His
coaches know it‘s a big game. His play-
ers know it‘s a big game.

But just don't ask about it.

At his Monday press conference.
Brooks fielded no less than five ques
tions about the importance of beating
Ole Miss. Finally. when he was asked
about the game being big because of the
upcoming trip to Florida. he had had
enough.

“It‘s a very important game." he
said.

"Do I need to do a song and dance
to say it‘s a big game?"

It depends. Coach. Do you know
any Aretha”?

Chris [)r‘Lotc/l is an education sopho-
more. E—mail ale/otell@kykernel .com

ED MATTHEWS l STAFF

Junior defensive end JD. Craigman sacks Texas State
quarterback Chase Wasson during UK's win last Saturday.

 

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Continued from page 3

“I'm just happy he's over here and he’s safe." Micah said.

Head coach Rich Brooks said the players have had a tough
time with their dad being in the Middle East.

"It‘s been very difficult." Brooks said. "I know they‘re ex—
cited to see him come back. It's probably a thing for them that
they really want to do well."

Christian will be in the starting lineup at left guard tomor-

s n shit r

 

Members of the Kentucky National Guard congratulate sophomore left guard
Christian Johnson, center. and his teammates after UK's wrn over Texas State

 

N zenwa is Queen of

row. Micah. who started last weekend at middle linebacker.
had to earn his spot again this week in practice.

Whether Micah starts or not. he said his emotions Saturday

will not be the same as they were the first two games.
“In a way. it‘s always a little bit different feeling going into

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the game with him there." Micah said. “l‘m excited to get out
there on the field."

 

the Cats’ court

By M). Williams
sports@kykernel com

The stage is set for the perfect
kill.

The ball is in mid-air. approach-
ing the digger as she digs and the
setter as she sets. Then. the Queen
strikes. The blow is ov er before you
can blink.

This is a scenario that opponents
of Queen N/eiiwa. the Cats sopho—
more middle blocker. know well.

N/enwa‘s in her second year
playing for the Cats and is a key
reason for the (Tats~ 7—l record this
season.

“Playing in the close games. es-
pecially teams people don't think
we cati beat. is the best part of play .
ing.” N/enwa said.

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