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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

UK football
player arrested
on stalking
charge Friday

By Kenpy Colston
kcolston kykernelcom

UK junior safety Ashton Cobb was arrested Friday
on charges of stalking, terroristic threatening and harass-
ing communications. according to Lexington Police.

The Aliquippa. Pa.. native was arrested from his
home on State Street at 4:35 pm. Friday. Police received
a complaint from Cobb's ex-girlfriend. leading to his ar—
rest.

The university has suspended Cobb. Brooks said in
his post-game news conference Saturday after UK's 4]-
3 win over Western Kentucky. He declined to comment
further. Cobb was not in uniform during Saturday's
game.

“He is suspended by the university and he has a
hearing (in court) on Monday." Brooks said. “And that’s
all I‘ll say on that."

Cobb emerged from spring practice to claim the
starting job at strong safety. a spot he held until last
week. On Tuesday. head coach Rich Brooks moved
sophomore Matt Lentz to the top position on the depth
chart. benching Cobb. Cobb has nine tackles on the year
and one fumble recovery that he returned 28 yards for a
touchdown against Louisville. As a sophomore. Cobb
made 42 tackles as a reserve. good enough for second
among all UK defensive backs in 2007.

“It’s crazy because he‘s on the football team. he’s a
big guy. but you just don‘t make those kinds of prob-
lems." junior running back Alfonso Smith said after Sat-
urday’s game. “I'm sure he‘ll learn from this and we‘re
going to stand behind him as a team and keep him in our
prayers."

 

N E\\"S BRIEFS

SG to host new
library hours
forum tonight

Student Govemment will host a forum Monday on
'W.T. Young Library's limited hours of operation.

During the forum. at 8 pm. in the Student Center
Small Ballroom. participants will discuss the recent
changes to the library's hours of operation. Due to budg-
et cuts. the WT. Young Library closes at 2 am. Sunday
through Thursday instead of offering 24-hour service.

The forum will most likely be limited to students.
said SG President Tyler Montell. During the discussion.
Montell said he wants students to learn about the issues
and brainstomi solutions.

Somewhere UK needs to have a late-night spot for
students with no Internet access. even if that space is
smaller than the WT. Young Library. Montell said.

Within the next few weeks. Montell said he would like
to hear the university's plan to address library closures.

“I want the university to say. ‘We've evaluated the
problem. We‘ve come up with some kind of solution.. "
he said.

 

UK issues advisory after exposure report

UK Police issued a safety advisory after a report of
indecent exposure in the Scott Street area of campus on
Friday.

A male driving a gray sedan reportedly exposed
himself to a female subject while asking for driving di—
rections. according to a UK news release.

The man is described as white. in his late 30s or car-
ly 40s. about 5'll" and of medium to heavy build. ac-
cording to the release. He also has short brown hair. a
medium complexion and some facial hair.

He was last seen wearing a dark T-shirt and dark
shorts. driving a newer four~door gray sedan.

As of Sunday night. no arrests have been made. All
sightings of someone matching this description should
be reported to UK Police by dialing 911 from a campus
phone or #UKPD (#8753) from a cell phone.

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Map of South Upper Street, South Limestone and Scott
Street where an indecent exposure Was reported Friday.

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CELEBRATING 37 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

Judge postpones gaming case

9% Jill Lester
jlaste ykerne .com

FRANKFORT —- During
a hearing Friday, a judge is-
sued a continuance on a case to
would give control of I41
gaming Web sites to Kentucky.
Franklin Circuit Judge
Thomas Wingate gave a con-
tinuance on the state‘s case to
shut down the sites in Ken-
tucky Friday to giye himself
and the representatives of
Web sites more time to ana-
lyze and file motions on the
state‘s push to take control of
the illegal sites. he said.
Wingate scheduled a hear-
ing for Oct. 7, and legal mo-
tions from both sides are ex—
pected to be filed this week.
Kentucky seized the domain
names of I41 illegal gambling
Web sites as a result of a ruling
last week in Franklin County
Circuit Court. Kentucky is the
first state to take such a step. ac-
cording to a news release from

Gov. Steve Beshear‘s office.

Such a move lacks legal
precedent. lawyers represent-
ing the Web sites argued Fri-
day. The coun also lacks the
authority to rule on such a
case. they said. '

“No one has said the jun's-
diction is as broad as the
Commonwealth has made it
here.‘ said Alison Lundergan
Grimes. a lawyer representing
Netherlands-based golden-
casinocom. “You have to fol-
low proper procedure .j‘

Attorneys representing
Kentucky‘s Justice and Public
Safety Cabinet said Kentucky
had the jurisdiction to protect its
borders. They also pushed mul-
tiple times to get names of those
who own the gaming sites.

Grimes and others did not
give names. When addressed
by the prosecution. Grimes re-
iterated that she represented

the owners of

goldencasinocom without

elaborating.

Between 10 and 20 spec-
tators watched Friday‘s hear-
ing from the gallery. including
gaming organization represen-
tatives and community mem-
bers. 2007 UK alum Jay
Springate. an online garner in
attendance. said “it would be
naive to think there won't be a
political backlash“ from the
state‘s case.

"I'm outraged by the ac—
tions of the govemor and dis-
appointed that he‘d be wast-
ing (taxpayer) money when
we're in an energy crisis. a fi-
nancial crisis.“ Springate said.

Some gaming Web sites
have denied Kentuckians ac-
cess by notifying current ac-
count holders and not allow-
ing new Kentucky users. said
Jennifer Brislin. spokes-
woman for the Justice and
Public Safety Cabinet. The
Web sites are being blocked

based on the IP addresses of

the users.
One example cited by the

WWW. KYKERNEL CO-_M

cabinet is goldencasinocom.
whic'h notified account holders
Tuesday that users‘ accounts
were being closed and the site
will “no longer accept play
from residents of Kentucky."

Whether Kentuckians who
continue to use the Web sites
will be targeted by Kentucky
hasn‘t been brought up. Bris-
lin said. .

"That’s nothing that‘s
been discussed." Brislin said.
"That's not something I know
the cabinet or the Common-
wealth will pursue."

Justice and Public Safety
Cabinet Secretary J. Michael
Brown said after the hearing
the state will push for dain-
ages due to the state's loss lIl
gaming revenue. although re-
ceiving money is not the fo-
cus of the suit.

“I think the key issue is
whether Kentucky stands dc-
fenseless in the face of legal
activities.” Brown said. “I
think the answer is no.“

 

PHOTO B'r' JILL LISTER} STAFF

Eastern Kentucky Unrversrty junior Amy McCoy rests next to her cardboard shelter during Saturday’s ”Drsplace Me” event on Haggin Field

D"isp|aced" on Haggin Field

Students build imitation refugee
camp to raise money. a“ ai cncss

By Hannah Ockermap
news®kykernel com

With hundreds of cars leaving the football game and the
bright lights of the WT. Young Library overhead. Haggin i‘ield
may not have looked much like a refugee camp. But that did»
n't stop students from sleeping on the field to support a cause.

About 50 people participated in “Displacc Me."

aimed to

draw attention to the country of Uganda. which has been deal-
ing with the effects of a long war,
The event. in its second year at UK. raised over $400 in

donations. said event coordinator Jessica Kane.

The money

will help build schools. hire teachers. buy textbooks. and pro-
vide clean water and sanitation for the Lacor Secondary

School in Uganda.

During the event. sponsored by Invisible (Thildrcn UK. stu-

dents built shelters out of cardboard boxes to show the living
conditions of those in displacement camps in Uganda. The stu-
dents slept in the shelters overnight and were served crackers
and water by organizers to mimic scarcity of food in the

camps.

Dressed warmly. students used the time to participate in

activities such as watching the
tary. about displaced children in Uganda.

“Invisible Children" documen-

Though it was chilly. participants kept a positive attitude.

Kane said.

See Displace Me on page 8

PHOTO BY ED MATTHEWS | STAN

Stephanie Smirier a spec ldl education freshman spray paints a SIElllli
of Africa onto a T shirt while students set up cardboard houses on Han

gin Field during Displace Me on Saturday night

 

 

World 3 food inequality focus of dinner

B_y_ Ashley Getlirj
newskaker nel corn

A group of students will find out
Monday night that counting calories is
not just for people trying to lose weight.

For the fourth year. UK's Honors
Program is providing a dinner for the
World Food Issues classes (HON Ill and
IIS)

During the dinner. at 5 30 p. m. Mon-
day in the E. S Good Barn. about 65 stu-
dents in three World Food Issues classes
will be given different amounts of food

depending on which country they are rep
resenting.

The poorest countries will be served
a cup of rice and a glass of water. and the
middle—income countries will get rice.
beans and a drink. The richest countries
that typically eat more meat and sugar
will be served Kentucky Fried Chicken.
complete with all the sides and soft
drinks.

Other students are invited to attend.
although there will not be enough food to
serve additional people. said Todd Pfeif—
fer. professor of one of the World Food

Issues classes

The World Iood Issues classes deal
With the eating habits of different people
around the world. The first class in the
series deals with the historical aspect of
eating habits and how habits have be
come what they are today.

The dinner is designed to simulate
how different people around the world
eat. Pfeiffer said.

Students will be able to personally
experience who is overfed and who is uii-
dcrfed by the amount of calories they in—
take per day. he said.

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by the feds. Leighton‘s mom.
aunt and grandfather were ar—
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on March 17. 1983. and
charged with drug trafficking.
"Connie had a lesser role."
says a source close to the
prosecution. “but under con-
spiracy laws. once you‘re
shown to be a knowing and
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Connie became pregnant
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the nearby Baylor All Saints
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federal program that allowed
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her baby" girl at a halfway house
for new moms. But then she re—
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once imprisoned —— turned
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Leighton was able to form a
strong bond with her mom.
who. along with Doug. be—
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Sophomore running back Derrick Locke carries the ball against Western Kentucky during UK's 41-3
victory at Commonwealth Stadium on Saturday Locke had a loo-yard kickoff return fora touchdown

UK runs over Western
in first ever meeting

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Before UK and Western
Kentucky collided Saturday
night at Commonwealth Sta~
dium, UK head coach Rich
Brooks knew the Hilltoppers
were on a mission to make a
statement.

During his weekly news
conference on Monday.
Brooks said he wanted to
make sure the only statement
made by WKU (2—3) would
be the fact that it is the pro—
grams first visit to Common-
wealth Stadium. With the No.
2 Alabama Crimson Tide
looming next week. the Cats
did just that.

“I think we made some
progress." Brooks said. “Did
we make as much as I want?
No. But. the good news is
we’re 4—0 and we couldn't
expect to be better than that."

The Cats (4-0) were able
to get it done with a dominat—
ing defense and the help of
the self—proclaimed “Fantas—
tic Four" of Derrick Locke.
Tony Dixon. Alfonso Smith
and Moncell Allen to defeat
Western Kentucky 41-3. All
four running backs found the
end zone Saturday night in
front of 70.731 fans at Coni—
monwealth Stadium

Redshirt freshman kicker
Ryan Tydlacka. who replaced
junior Lones Seiber on place-
kicking duties. put the Cats
up 3-0 on the first UK drive.
In light of UK's kicking woes
from two weeks ago. the boot
earned an ovation from the
crowd comparable to the
showing by IR, Holmes and
Rajon Rondo in the east end
zone in the first quarter.

“One good thing that hap-
pened offensively is that we
scored on our first posses—

sion." Brooks said. “It was a
field goal. but we scored."

Dixon became the first of
the running back committee
to find his way to the back of
the end zone on a 1—yard
plunge in the second quarter.
The score topped off a seven—
play. 38—yard drive and ptlt
the Cats up 10-0.

However. the Cats began
to struggle with dropped
passes and a lack of produc»
tion for the majority of the
first half. The Cats came out
rolling in the second half on
offense. but not before Lockc
made his presence known.

After Westem‘s Tanner
Siewert kicked a 50—yard
ficld goal for the Hilltoppcrs.
Locke returned the ensuing
kickoff 100 yards to give the
Cats a 17—3 lead and the mo—
mentum back in their favor.

"I knew if we could score
right before half then get the
ball back and 'do it again. it'd
be icing on the cake." Locke
said. “The momentum changed
big time and it jtlst worked out
We scored on that return."

It was the Alfonso Smith
show to start the third quarter
as he sparked the Cars to a
four-play touchdown drive
Smith began the drive with a
17—yard carry before snap-
ping off a career-long 35—
yard touchdown rtln to put
the Cats up 24—}.

“We knew we had to
come out strong the second
half and ptlt these guys away
quick." Smith said. "Our line
blocked great and the hole
was there for me to hit."

Hartline had his
succcssful drive of the game.
going «leof-o for 39 yards and
a touchdown at the end of the
third quarter. Hartline was
able to set up a play-action

pass for a 2-yard touchdown

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throw to Allen.

The defense. which con—
tinued its impressive start to
the season. didn‘t give tip a
touchdown for the third time
this season. In fact. they were
able to hold the Hilltoppers to
minUs—five passing yards in
the first half. WKU finished
with only 15 passing yards.
the lowest total against UK
since thc Cats held Vanderbilt
to three passing yards on
Nov. 5. 199-1.

“This is new" Kentucky."
junior defensive end Jeremy
Jarnion said. “We just go out
there and play and have fun."

Jarnion. who set the tone
of the game with a sack on
the first play from scrim-
mage. said there is a swagger
among the defense along
with a close—knit bond. The
UK defense has held all four
opponents this season with-
out a rushing touchdown. It is
the first time the Cats have
accdmplished that feat since

the {pal four games of the

19% season.

‘ ’e have a bond because
we feel like we're one unit."
.lalnron said. “If something
happens to one guy someone
is going to step in because
we're closer than we have
been in the past."

The Cats will have to
maintain their swagger defen-
sively. and a new sense of con—
fidence on offense to succeed
in the Southeastenr Confer—
cncc. sophomore quarterback
\Iikc Hartline said. Hartline
finished the game l9—of—30 f'or
l7: yards. including a touch«
down and an interception.

‘ Personally. I felt I played
.1 little sloppy and made some
mistakes." Hartline said. “But.
we're «Hi and to Win like this
going into SEC play gives us
even more confidence."

 

Despite missing a top player.

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During a day of upsets, Cats
make it through with ease

Shakeup Saturday was nithless.

Eight Associated Press Top 25 teams
lost. including three top-10 teams. Florida
lost to Ole Miss 31-30 in
of all places, The
Swamp. Georgia. in front
of 90.000-plus fans
decked out in all black in
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ines scored 20 unan-
swered points in the fourth quarter and
walked away with an unbelievable victory.

If only Southern California had played
on Saturday. The top-ranked Trojans were
shocked at Oregon State on Thursday night.
but apparently that was just a preview of
what was to come.

Saturday, in other words, was brutal. If
you played, you weren't safe. If you played
the odds in Vegas, your pockets were defi-
nitely not safe. It was just one of those days.

The good news: UK escaped Shakeup
Saturday with relative ease. as it should
have. The Cats took it to in—state foe West-
ern Kentucky from the start. thrashing the
former Football Championship Division
(formerly Division l-AA) team 41-3.

UK did it with yet another dominating
defensive performance. The Cats defensive
unit surrendered just 157 yards of total of—
fense. Only 15 of those came throughthe air.
the lowest total since the Cats allowed three
passing yards against Vanderbilt in 1994.

They also didn't allow a touchdown for
the third game of this young season. In all
they've given up two. which account for 14
of the anemic 22 points opponents have tal—
lied on the Cats thus far.

More good news: The running game final-
ly showed up. UK‘s quartet of running backs
broke through with 188 yards on the ground
Saturday night. and each found the end zone.

When they weren‘t finding the end zone.
UK was finally making its field goals. Red-
shirt freshman Ryan Tydlacka. making his
first career start at place kicker for the strug—
gling junior Lones Seiber. nailed both his field
goal attempts. including one from 45 yards.

Add in quarterback Mike Hartlinc's
steady. albeit unspectacular performance. and
you've got a pretty long list of things to feel

good about after the first part ofthe season.

“I‘m just pleased to get the win," UK
head coach Rich Brooks said. "The first
phase of our season is complete, we're 4-0
and we couldn‘t expect, I don’t think. to be
any better than that obviously."

Now for the bad news: Although the
score was 41—3 — a romp by all means —
it wasn't always pretty at times. The offense
put together its most complete game so far,
but it still looked sluggish at times.

Hartline overthrew EJ. Adams in the
fust quarter for an early interception. He al-
most did the same thing in the second. And
when he was on target. his receivers weren’t
always catching them.

And 41 points is impressive. but one of
those scores came via a Derrick Locke 100-
yard kickoff return. 'IVvo other drives started
in Westem‘s territory.

More bad news: It was just Western. Not
to dog on the program. but the Hilltoppers
are not even two years removed from the
Football Championship Subdivision. One of
UK's other wins came against Norfolk State.
who actually plays in the PCS. The other two
wins are nothing to write home about either.

But ultimately. the real bad news didn‘t
even happen from inside Commonwealth
Stadium. Alabama. the team who might
have highlighted Shakedown Saturday’s
huge wins. man—handled the nation‘s presea-
son No. 1 team. The Crimson Tide blitzed
Georgia for 31 first-half point before hold-
ing on to a 41—30 victory.

To quote a famous saying: They're
baaaaack.

“We know Alabama is a tough team."
safety Marcus McClinton said. “Alabama is
getting back to (being the) old Alabama."

If that's the case. and Alabama is even half
as good as it looked Saturday night. then is
UK good enough to even hang with the Tide?

As I've emphasized all year long. the
Alabama game is UK's first true test. What
happens in Tuscaloosa. Ala.. could swing
UK's season one way or another. The Cats
have improved through their first four
games. as was indicated Saturday night. but
will it be enough?

“We're going to go to a place down in
Alabama that is going to be very. very diffi—
cult. obviously." Brooks said. "Could be two
undefeated teams on CBS next week. and
the good news Kentucky is one of them."

To be undefeated after Shakeup Satur-
day is good news indeed.

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against the Auburn Tigers l4-4-2.0—(1—1 SEC)
and Alabama Crimson Tide (6-3-1. 1—1-0
SEC). without one of their top players.

Sophomore forward Laura Novikoff was
forced to sit out against the Crimson Tide on
Sunday after she suffered a broken nose
against Auburn on Friday.

Novikoff. who leads the team with five
goals. caught the back of an Auburn defend—
er's head while trying to head the ball in dur-
ing the second overtime against the Tigers
with just 3:22 remaining during the (fats 0-0
he.

“I just went up for the ball and wanted to
end the game." Novikoff said. “Instead of hit-
ting the ball I hit the defender‘s head and now
I have to wait for a mask before I can play
again. I should be back on Friday against
South Carolina."

The absence of Novikoff did not slow
down the Cats offense hoWever. as they de-
feated the Crimson Tide 2-0. in a physical bat-
tle.

UK was able to draw five fouls on Ala-
bama in the first half. one of which led to the
first of UK's scores.

Senior midfielder/defender Kristin Kover
buried a penalty kick past Alabama goalie
Kara (iudmens to put UK up 1—0 with 10 min-
utes remaining in the first half. The kick was
awarded after Gudmens tripped UK forward
Klondra McGee inside the box.

“I was just excited to get my first goal of

the season and put us up 1-0." Kover said.
“Klondra did all the work. I just finished it."

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Sophomore forward Giuleana Lopez put
the (‘ats tip 2-0. 1.2 minutes into the second half
on an assist from senior defender Kate Hughes.

“Katie just put in right between the
goalie's legs and as soon as I saw it I thought
free ball." Lopez said. “I knew I could just
slam it into the net so 1 made sure I put it
away. I was excited to get my second goal and
I think I‘m getting comfortable now."

The Cats defense flexed their muscles by
not allowing a shot on goal until there was
nine minutes remaining in the half and posted
their second consecutive shutout.

“We're coming together now." UK head
coach Warren Lipka said. “Sydney posted two
shutouts this weekend and our backs and mid-
field are really starting to get comfortable. It's

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