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Blue Blooded Basketball magazineFirst issue of the year available Thursday

WhenUK suited upfor its exhi-bition againstBellarmineMondaynight, theoutcomewas never indoubt.

Duringthe 113-33beat down,the Cats

showed why they sport a pre-season top 10 ranking andwere picked as the favorites

to repeat as SEC champions.The list of reasons why

the UK Hoops team will besuccessful this season in-cludes a lot of S words.

They are smart.Mitchell’s team exploits

opponents’ weaknesses, find-ing mismatches and makingthe right pass at the righttime. They take charges.They know when to push itand when to slow it down,only committing seventurnovers against Bellarmine.

They have speed.Feet and hands are al-

ways moving on defense.Fast breaks are just that —

fast. Freshman guard Janee

See HOOPS on page 4

8 reasons forwomen’s success

UK junior guard Kastine Evans defends a Bellarmine player Monday.

Music festivalfounder speaks at UK

“It wasn’t a businessplan, it wasn’t a 5-yearprojection. It was extreme-ly grass roots and ex-tremely organic,” said JKMcKnight, founder ofLouisville’s Forecastle

Festival, anationallyrenownedmusic,arts andactivismfestival.

McK-nightspoke atWorshamTheatreonWednes-day night

discussingthe earliest years of the lo-cal festival, and how theevolution of the event hasbeen accomplished withlittle luck and lots of intu-ition.

“My objective was re-ally simple, I really justwanted to come up withsomething that broughttogether the music com-munity. It felt a little dis-connected after beinggone for a year or two,and I thought a musicfestival was a great wayto do that. I set a reallysimple goal. It was a freeconcert in the park, unit-ing the Lousiville musiccommunity and the sim-ple goal was met,” McK-night said.

The festival continuedto spin into this glowingevolution that put the cityof Louisville on the map.

Just this year, Forecas-tle celebrated it’s 10th an-niversary.

Originally crafted as afree, one night event, thefestival has grown into athree-day bonanza withheadliners from the BlackKeys to the BlackCrowes.

McKnight said the fo-

cus on arts and activisim,as well as the music, wassomething no one was re-ally doing 10 years ago.

He also added that thecontinued desire to drawequal attention to everyaspect of the festival wasa key component in mak-ing Forecastle one of akind. That was importantsince other festivals start-ed copying their ideas andwebsite design.

McKnight told a storyabout one of his friendscalling him up telling himto check out Rothburrymusic festival’s website— he said they lookedidentical.

Aside from the tales ofcrazy artist’s demands(two bottles of Crystal)and Coldplay’s concertbooking fee (one millionfor a festival), the mostvalued words that escapedMcKnight’s lips came ear-ly in the lecture when hespoke about the early daysof the festival.

“Celebrate them, andthe feeling you get fromthat will drive you for-ward,” McKnight said.

Make goals, manage-able goals, and once theyare achieved, no matterhow small they mightseem, they are accom-plished, and that is a vic-tory that will be youstrength for the next time.

What's in store for thiscoming Forecastle?

Aside from makingthe three-day fest more"Kentucky proud," givingpatrons flavors of whatthis state has to offer,McKnight also mentionedan even more focusedlook at the importance ofmusic, art and activism.

And when I askedwho the headliners wouldbe for this year's festival,McKnight repilied with alaugh, "I can't say, wedon't even know yet."

This year marks 10th ‘Forecastle’

PHOTOS BY MATT BURNS | STAFFUK junior forward Samarie Walker alters a shot during the Cats exhibition game against Bellarmine Monday night. UK Hoops beat theKnights, 113-33.

UK students formed agroup in July with the mis-sion of maintaining workers’rights both locally and inter-nationally.

United Students AgainstSweatshops aims to increasethe amount of Alta Graciabrand merchandise sold onand around campus.

“Alta Gracia is a union-ized living wage university

apparel brand, and theymake T-shirts, hoodies andthey just started makingsweatpants for colleges,”anthropology senior andUSAS member Alli Sehonsaid.

The company has a posi-tive impact in the lives of itsworkers, she said.

“What’s great aboutthem is that they are not asweatshop. I’ve been totheir factory. I’ve stayed inthe house of a woman who

makes the collars on T-shirtsfor three weeks of the sum-mer and spent a lot of timewith her and her family. Igot to go to the factory andsee them all there working,”Sehon said.

There are several T-shirtdesigns by this company atthe UK Bookstore.

Sehon said the shirts costno more than those of othercompanies who might vio-late worker rights.

“The reason that we

know that Alta Gracia is sogreat is that they are actuallymonitored by an independentorganization that gets no cor-porate money,” she said.“All of their money comesfrom universities and non-profits, and what they do isthey monitor apparel facto-ries for labor abuses if some-one doesn’t get paid.”

Sehon said USASwould like to see the uni-versity become affiliatedwith the Worker RightsConsortium.

According to their web-

site, there are 180 universi-ties and colleges affiliatewith the Worker Rights Con-sortium.

The organization moni-tors the factories of apparelcompanies that universitiesand colleges use and reportto the universities and stu-dents directly if there is aworker rights issue. It doesnot force the university totake action.

“What it does is it sets astandard,” Sehon said.“They’ll send you a report,then the question is, will you

do something about it?” Sehon said she believes

becoming affiliated with theWorker Rights Consortiumwould not only benefitworkers but the image of theuniversity as well.

Some students agreedbecoming affiliated withWorker Rights Consortiumwould have positive out-comes.

“I’d say it’s somethingI’d support, I think all organ-izations should take intoconsideration where the

By Morgan Eads

meads@kykernel.com

Student group promotes new college gear

See SWEATSHOP on page 2

Alta Gracia boasts quality working conditions

ALEXFORKNER

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UK Police issued a crimebulletin for criminal mischiefand attempted arson on cam-pus early Wednesday after-noon.

The crime bulletin saidthere have been three separateincidents in the South Cam-pus residence hall of Kirwan1.

Most recently, on Nov. 6,

it was reported to UKPD“that the 1st floor bathroomhad a strong burning smellwith burned toilet paper andash residue” at approximately10:30 p.m.

While UKPD investigat-ed the incident, they discov-ered “two additional fire in-cidents had recently oc-curred.”

These other fire incidentsoccurred on Oct. 27 and Nov.1.

The Oct. 27 incident oc-curred in the basement ofKirwan 1.

“It was noticed that a por-tion of poster board located inthe basement of Kirwan 1residence hall had beenburned,” according to thecrime bulletin.

The second fire incidenton Nov. 1 occurred on thesecond floor of the hall.

“Burned paper towelswere discovered near the

trash can in the 2nd floorbathroom of Kirwan 1 resi-dence hall,” according to thecrime bulletin.

The crime bulletin alsosaid the incidents are inde-pendent of one another at thispoint, with no injuries report-ed from the three incidents.

Kirwan 1 is one of thetwo male-only residence hallson campus, the other beingHaggin Hall on Central Cam-pus.

The Department of Resi-dence Life, which runs the

residence halls, emailed astatement to the Kernel abouttheir efforts with the inci-dents.

The email, from StephenStauffer, associate director forResidential Operations, saidthey are working closely withUKPD and the UK fire mar-shall in an effort to investi-gate the incidents “as quicklyand as efficiently as possi-ble.”

“We are also workingwith the RA staff to planfloor meetings with the resi-

dents to review the incidents,see if anyone knows any-thing and remind residentsof the policies regarding firesafety in the halls,” Stauffersaid. “The main thing is wewant the incidents to stopand make sure that Kirwan 1is a safe place for the resi-dents to live.”

UKPD is going throughthe cameras in the buildingand asks anyone with infor-mation associated with theseincidents to call them at (859)257-8573.

By Drew Teague

dteague@kykernel.com

UKPD investigating attempted arson3 separate incidents reported on South Campus

Multi-skilled UK Hoops could be ready for big season

ALEXANDRIASARDAM

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PAGE 2 | Thursday, November 8, 2012

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DONNA ULISSE, “All The Way ToBethlehem,” Hadley Music Group. 11 tracks.

Concept albums, which were somewhatcommon in country music in the 1960s and1970s, have never really caught on in blue-grass.

But Donna Ulisse has created what shecalls a “dramatic story told in song” with“All The Way To Bethlehem.”

It’s a musical journey of all the elementsin the story of the first Christmas, leading tothe birth of Jesus.

There’s “I See The Light of the World,”which sets the stage; “Elisabeth,” the cousinof Mary and the mother of John the Baptist;“He’s Not Mine,” the story of Joseph; “YouWill Be Delivered,” the angel’s message toMary; the title cut, a duet with her husband,Rick Stanley, about the journey to Bethle-hem; “You Cannot Stay Here,” the innkeepersays he has no room

“Let The World Wait A Little While,”Mary wants time alone with her baby; “He Is

Here,” the angels message to the shepherds;“I’m Gonna Shine,” the star’s song; “We’reComing To Worship Him,” the journey of theMagi; and “Morning in Bethlehem,” whenthe elements all come together.

Ulisse wrote or co-wrote all 11 songs inthe production, which she and her band willbe performing at concerts during the Christ-mas season.

The musical lineup includes KeithSewell, Andy Leftwich, Victor Krauss, RobIckes, Byron House, John Mock, WendyBuckner Sewell, Ana Sewell and Stanley.

Bluegrass purists may find fault withelectric guitars, a concertina and a pennywhistle that appear on a couple of tracks.But, for the most part, it’s an acoustic album

And it’s a good way to get in the spirit ofChristmas early.

Can’t find it in stores? Try www.Don-naUlisse.com.

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things they sell come fromand what they are selling intheir name. I’d have to seeif the organization was le-gitimate, but it seems like agood thing,” political sci-ence senior Matt Dearmondsaid.

Another student thought

certain university connec-tions could be reflectingnegatively on the school,and making changes couldhelp how the school isviewed.

“I’ve heard there is abig controversy with Nike,and UK uses a lot of Nike,which may reflect negative-ly on the university forsome,” accounting sopho-more Grayson Switzer said.“If they changed that, it

would definitely reflect bet-ter on UK’s image.”

Sehon said those whoare interested can becomepart of this organization andthe work it does.

“We welcome anyoneand everyone that wants toget involved with the group.If people are involved inother groups and interestedin being a coalition mem-ber, we are still reachingout,” she said.

SWEATSHOPContinued from page 1

The cold winter weatheris just around the corner andthe lower the temperaturesdrop, the harder it is to stay

stylish.But

not to fear,you canremaintrendy andwarm withjust a fewnecessi-ties.

Lay-ers arekey forwinter,especially

if you have class in White-hall, where the heat is al-ways blasting.

If you're a hot-naturedperson, pick out a shortsleeve shirt, layer a cardiganover it and throw on yourwinter jacket. When you gethot, you can peel off yourcoat and sweater and still becomfortable.

As usual, big knits are amust. And when I say big

knits, I mean extra large. Look for scarfs that you

can wrap around your necktwice and find sweatersthat can double as coats —ones that tie around yourwaist work the best, be-cause you can keep yoursweater closed against thecold wind.

Modcloth.com and Ur-banoutfitters.com have end-less possibilities.

Try to find a wide-rimmed felt hat for yournoggin if you’re chilly. Ifit’s snowing, look for some-thing to cover your ears.

Foe fur hats are the per-fect way to make a state-ment and stay toasty at thesame time.

You can also find anabundance of wool and knithats at Piperlime.com.

As for your feet, lookfor tall socks. Don't beafraid to let your socksshow, regardless if you havetall or short boots on.

Socks with patterns,bold colors and lace at the

top are what you want tolook for.

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Uggs are a great choicebecause of their insulationfor your feet.

Zappos.com will haveeverything you need in theshoe and sock department.

Bright colored glovesare a fun way to make youroutfit pop in the wintertime.

If you’re tech-savvy andneed to be using you’rephone while you’re out andabout, find some fingerlessgloves so you can still type.

Gap.com has a wide va-riety, and some have a flapto cover your fingers whenyou’re cold and fold backwhen you need your hands.

Winter clothes can betricky, but with the rightchoices you can still ex-press yourself in a fresh,new way.

Fashion tips to keep you stylish in the cold

PHOTOS BY KIRSTEN HOLLIDAY | STAFFJeff Karhoff, a senior interior design major, carefully works on his art. Karhoff began using spraypaint in his work last summer.

Jeff Karhoff opens thewindow, places a fan on thewindowsill. He pulls a pileof multiple stencils that hehas cut into designs. He thenreaches for the canvas,which he has purchased inrolls at an arts and craftsstore. He cuts it, lays thecanvas flat on the table,places the mask over hisface and starts to spray. Theprocess takes all of fiveminutes, and then the mas-terpiece is completed.

Jeff describes his art-work as “modern minimal-ism using natural materialsand splashes of bright andcontrasting colors.” Jeff is asenior interior design stu-dent at the UK. He startedusing spray paint in his art-work the summer after hisjunior year.

His work ranges from$85 all the way to $650 forhis most detailed work. Any-one wanting to purchase apiece from Karhoff can

email him with a request atjeffkarhoffdesign@gmail.com.

Staff Report

Jeff Karhoff shows off a piece of his work. Karhoff’s art can bepuchased for a wide range of prices, depending on the detail.

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thursday 11.08.12 page 3kernelopinionsI am a nerd. I admit it. I’ve loved “Star Wars” my

whole life. As a kid, I oftendressed in my father’s shirtspretending to be a Jedi. Mybrother and I re-enacted ObiWan and Vader’s lightsaberduel from “A New Hope”more times than I can count.

As a college student, Ismile at every time I hear oneof Han Solo smart-aleck re-marks, and my heart meltswhen he coolly replies toLeia’s confession of her lovefor him with a sly “I know,”before being cryogenically

frozen in “Empire Strikes Back.”I’m not the only nerd who yearns to visit a

galaxy far, far away. “Star Wars” is to me, andmillions of other fans, more than a movie.When George Lucas announced LucasfilmLtd., had been sold to Disney last week, noone quite knew what to think.

Opinions are more divided now than theywere when one Jar-Jar Binks first hit the bigscreen.

Most fans aren’t really sure what to expectat this point and are understandably concernedabout the future of the franchise. But fear not,“Star Wars” will finally have “post-Jedi” futurethat is worthy of the 1970’s classics. I’ll show

you why, point-by-point.“I find your lack of faith in Disney

disturbing.”If you’re worried about Disney getting

overly involved in the movie-making processor making a movie that’s story is unfaithful toLucas’ vision — stop. Disney has a trackrecord of picking great directors and givingthem the freedom they need while holding trueto the story’s foundation.

Marvel has been running virtually inde-pendent of Disney since it’s acquisition but hasbeen able to use much of the Disney Co.’s re-sources to their advantage. The result has beengreat movies. In particular, “The Avengers” hasproven that Disney is willing to do their re-search and win over the die-hard “fanboys” bykeeping true to the story’s origin, while comingup with fresh and fun material.

“These aren’t the writers you’re look-ing for.”

The prequels lacked the fun of the origi-nals; they didn’t have Han Solo or Darth Vad-er. They had Jar-Jar Binks and Count Dooku.The galaxy is rich with potential, and new out-look from a new generation of filmmakers thatgrew up loving “Star Wars” could be exactlywhat the franchise needs.

Most agree that the best “Star Wars” movieis “The Empire Strikes Back,” and it was nei-ther written by nor directed by Lucas; he only

wrote the outlining story. He was equallyhands-off with the successful sequel “Return ofthe Jedi” in 1983. In contrast, the widely criti-cized prequel-trilogy was both written and di-rected solely by Lucas, and his other projects,like “Howard the Duck,” have a reputationamongst the worst movies ever made, suggest-ing the best thing Lucas may have done for“Star Wars” since creating it is leaving it alone.

“Help me Kathleen Kennedy, you’remy only hope.”

According to a YouTube video Lucas post-ed last Tuesday, he will stay on as a creativeconsultant, and recent co-chairman of Lucas-film Kathleen Kennedy will head the depart-ment at Disney — which means the series isguaranteed to get a fresh outlook while keepingtrue to its origins.

Kennedy has been involved with filmssuch as “Schindler’s List,” “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial” and, more recently, “War Horse.”

She’s had her hands on tons of block-busters in between, including sagas like “Backto the Future,” and “Jurassic Park.” She hasalso been involved with Lucasfilm since“Raiders of the Lost Ark.” If anyone can pulloff a “Star Wars” film that isn’t Lucas, it’sKennedy.

“I’ve got a bad feeling about this ...release date.”

Fans might be worrying that with an ambi-

tious targeted release date of 2015, Disneymight rush out a cheap film that will be over-hyped and ultimately disappointing, but theyhave no reason to.

Each “Star Wars” movie has taken exactlythree years to complete, from writing to open-ing night. Holiday 2015 seems like a reason-able time frame for a release of a quality “StarWars” movie, especially with Kennedy at thehelm.

“Always tell me the odds ... of themovie being good.”

In the same YouTube video, Lucas saidthey have enough stories to make great moviesfor the next 100 years, which isn’t surprisingconsidering the “Star Wars” expanded universeboasts over 17,000 characters inhabiting sever-al thousand planets, over a period of 20,000years.

With such a rich source of material to drawfrom, the best studios in the world at their dis-posal, and trusted hands in charge, odds say thefuture of “Star Wars” is as bright as an explod-ing Death Star.

Perhaps the most pressing question fanscould ask themselves right now isn’t whetheror not Disney’s “Star Wars” will be live up tothe hype, but if Princess Leia is now consid-ered a Disney Princess.

Judah Taylor is a Kernel staff writer. Emailopinions@kykernel.com.

Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm will produce quality films

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I bet every person who reads thisarticle knows someone who has

abused a prescrip-tion medication,such as the psy-chostimulantAdderall. Youmight be think-ing, “Why shouldI care? It happensall the time, espe-cially during ex-ams! These drugsare safe, other-wise they would-n’t be legal.”However, this isnot correct.

This is one of many commonmyths regarding prescription drugabuse. Some of the most frequentlyabused prescription medications in-clude psychostimulants such asAdderall, opioids such as OxyContinand benzodiazepines, such as Xanax.

Most commonly, prescriptiondrugs are abused in order to get highor party, to stay awake, to study andfor experimentation. There are a lotof myths surrounding prescriptiondrug abuse, leaving many peoplemisinformed about the dangers ofthese risky practices.

Myth: Prescription drugs aresafer to misuse than illicit drugs.

Fact: Prescription drugs can bejust as dangerous as other drugs.

Prescription medications are onlysafe when used by the person forwhom they are prescribed and in theway in which they were prescribed.In fact, when prescription medica-tions are taken without a valid pre-scription, taken with alcohol, mis-used or abused, they can be justas dangerous as illicit drugs suchas cocaine and heroin.

Medications are prescribed ina particular dose and frequency inorder to cure, prevent or treat dis-ease in one specific individual.The health care practitioner whoprescribes the medication, as wellas the pharmacist who fills the pre-scription, are both well aware of thedrug’s potential side effects and in-teractions with other drugs, foodsand disease states. The lack of thisindividualized knowledge is the rea-son why it is so dangerous to take aprescription medication that is notyour own.

Some of the risks specifically as-sociated with taking Adderall includeincreased blood pressure and heartrate, headaches, mood changes, in-

somnia, psychosis and adverse car-diovascular events. Adderall abuse isespecially dangerous for studentswith underlying or undiagnosedhealth conditions, like heart diseaseor overactive thyroid, because of therisk for serious adverse events, suchas sudden death.

Yes, death is a legitimate poten-

tial outcome of self-medicating orabusing prescription medications.

Myth: Prescription drugs are notaddictive because they’re from adoctor.

Fact: Some prescription drugsare even more addictive than illegaldrugs.

Prescription medications with ad-dictive potential are prescribed in acertain dose and frequency in orderto help reduce the risk of becomingaddictive. Many medications are also

classified as controlled substancesdue to their potential for abuse anddevelopment of physical and psycho-logical dependence.

Adderall, Vyvanse and Concertaare all Schedule-II controlled sub-stances, which by definition are clas-sified because they have the highestpotential for abuse and developmentof dependency of any medications

that can be legally prescribed. Additionally, many of the

most commonly abused medica-tions are very similar to illicitdrugs. For example, Adderall is amixed amphetamine compoundand Ritalin and Concerta are boththe drug methylphenidate, whichhas a pharmacological profile that

is nearly identical to that of co-caine.

It has been noted by the NationalCenter on Addiction and SubstanceAbuse that Adderall abusers aretwenty times more likely to use co-caine or heroin once the body buildsup a tolerance to Adderall.

When used appropriately and un-der the monitoring of a doctor, thesemedications can be very safe and ef-fective. However, when they are be-ing abused, these medications can bejust as dangerous and addictive as

their illegal counterparts.Myth: Using prescription drugs

without a prescription is not bad orillegal.

Fact: Possessing a controlledsubstance that is not prescribed toyou is a felony offense.

It is important to realize that us-ing, possessing or distributing a con-trolled substance not prescribed toyou is considered a felony offense.Being charged with first-time distri-bution of a Schedule-II controlledsubstance, such as Adderall, is pun-ishable by a mandatory five-yearfederal sentence.

According to the Center for Dis-ease Control and Prevention, drugoverdose death rates in the U.S. havemore than tripled since 1990, withover 90% of deaths being caused byprescription drugs.

Only use medications that areprescribed to you and in the way inwhich they were prescribed. Everyday, students who abuse prescriptionmedications are not only puttingtheir own lives in at risk, but also thelives of those with whom they sharetheir medications.

Elizabeth Riner is a College ofPharmacy Class of 2015 candidate.Email opinions@kykernel.com.

Myth vs. fact: The dangers of prescription medication abuse

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College basketball alwayshas been king in Kentuckyand Indiana. Hundreds of fansin Lexington camped out afew weeks ago to secure tick-ets for the University of Ken-tucky’s first practice, betterknown as Big Blue Madness.More than 20,000 ticketswere sold in 35 minutes.

North of the border in theHoosier State, there are 15high school basketball gymsranging in capacity from7,000 to 9,000 seats. Fifteenof the top 16 high schoolgymnasiums in the countrycan be found in Indiana.

But this year, more thanany in recent memory, Ken-tuckiana — the basketball-crazed triangle containingBloomington, Ind.,Louisville, Ky., and Lexing-ton, Ky. — has every right toproclaim itself the epicenterof the sport.

Dick Vitale may as welljust book a hotel room smack-

dab in the middle of the crazi-ness and stay there all season.The three campuses are with-in fairly short drives of eachother. Louisville to Lexingtonis 77 miles and Louisville toBloomington is two hours.The three hottest teams in thenation can be found in thatcorridor.

Indiana is ranked No. 1 inalmost every preseason poll,followed by No. 2 Louisvilleand No. 3 Kentucky. It is thefirst time that those threeschools are together in thepreseason top five, and thefirst time since 1979-80 thatIndiana starts the season asthe No. 1 team in the nation.

The Hoosiers, who returnall five starters from a Sweet16 team, received 43 first-place votes in The AssociatedPress media poll. They are ledby 7-foot sophomore centerCody Zeller, who is the topcandidate for National Playerof the Year.

Louisville is coming off aFinal Four season and got 20first-place votes in the AP

poll. The Cardinals returnmost of last season’s team,including big man GorguiDieng and point guard PeytonSiva. The addition of GeorgeMason transfer Luke Han-cock is a bonus.

Kentucky lost six of itstop players to graduation andthe NBA Draft. Four of thoseplayers left early and weretaken in the first round of thedraft, led by No. 1 pickAnthony Davis and No. 2pick Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.Despite the mass exodus, theWildcats are picked No. 3 inmost polls because the newcrop of freshmen is that tal-ented.

Don’t miss: Doug McDer-mott, F, Creighton; IsaiahCanaan, G, Murray St; RayMcCallum, Jr., G, Detroit;Zeller, C, Indiana; PhilPressey, G, Missouri.

Freshmen to watch: Ner-lens Noel, C, Kentucky;Shabazz Muhammad, G,UCLA; Kyle Anderson, F,UCLA; Yogi Ferrell, G, Indi-ana.

As I walked to Common-wealth Stadium to cover theUK-Vanderbilt football game

Saturday, Icouldn’thelp but feellike I waswalking intosomestrange hor-ror movie aweek re-moved fromHalloween.

The in-tersection ofAlumni andSouth Lime-

stone was soquiet it didn’t even require acrossing guard. The parkinglots surrounding the stadium,normally packed full of tail-gaters and eager fans, werevastly deserted for rows at atime. The expansive concours-es throughout the stadiumwere nothing more than emp-ty passageways lined withbored concession stand work-ers.

Sitting in the press boxand prepared for the start ofthe game, I curiously waitedand wondered if fans wouldeventually arrive. By kickoff,a select few had, and at itsbest the student section neverran more than three rowsdeep.

Three hours later, as Iwalked down to the mediaroom after the game, I reflect-

ed on what I had just seen,which was a 40-0 beat downat the hands of Vanderbilt infront of around 19,000 fans.And I thought to myself, “soit’s come to this? How did theCats get, well, here?”

Entering the season, UKhadn’t had a home game withfewer than 50,000 fans since1999. In six home games in2012, UK has drawn fewerthan 50,000 four times, andthe disgraceful attendance forthe Vanderbilt game goeswithout saying.

The Commodores winwas its largest over an SECopponent in 64 years, and thelargest over the Cats in 96years. It seems that in its pres-ent state, a 1-9 team with alame duck coach coming off ahistorically-bad loss, the UKfootball program is in itsworst days in a generation.

Now, you must under-stand that I do not hail fromthe great Commonwealth ofKentucky. I was born andraised in Washington D.C.,and have spent two of myfour years as a student atUK covering the footballteam in a professional man-ner. So I have no emotionalconnection to the programwhatsoever. I don’t jump forjoy when they win, I don’tsulk when they lose. Thatbeing said, what happenedon Saturday was an all-timelow for the program. A

depth so deep it warrantedthe firing of the head coachwith two weeks remaining inthe season.

But UK hasn’t alwaysbeen this bad. In fact, in re-cent years this program wasat what some would call itshighest point, havingreached five consecutivebowl games, winning threeof them. Rich Brooks hadtaken the team from SECbasement-dwellers to legiti-mate postseason contenders,and stars like Andre Wood-son, Stevie Johnson andRandall Cobb began to givethe program some notoriety.

During Phillips’ first yearon the job, a potent offensecarried a lackluster defense toa 6-6 record, as Cobb earnedfirst-team All-America honors.But, quarterback Mike Hart-line was suspended for theteam’s bowl game for discipli-nary reasons, and UK lost toPitt 27-10. UK hasn’t reachedthe postseason since.

Cobb left UK for theNFL, and graduating seniorsHartline, running back Der-rick Locke and wide receiverChris Matthews left the offen-sive cupboard barren forPhillips. And that, ladies andgentlemen, is when the tidewould turn on the program.

Phillips was never ableto replace Cobb, and UK’soffense has never allowed itto compete in the SEC. Even

in their historic win overTennessee last season, theCats played a wide receiverat quarterback and won thegame 10-7. Despite a rela-tively-strong defense led bylinebackers Danny Tre-vathan and Winston Guy,UK finished the year 5-7.

Things got worse for theoffense in 2012 with early in-juries to sophomore quarter-back Maxwell Smith and run-ning backs CoShik Williamsand Josh Clemons. A UKteam that averaged just 15.8points per game in 2011 im-proved the average to just16.4 in 2012, an embarrassing121st in the nation.

Phillips, the team’s for-mer offensive coordinator,never seemed to find a wayto score points upon Cobb’sdeparture, and was neverable to consistently win ei-ther. Am I saying 1-9 is onthe loss of Randall Cobb?No, not entirely. Am I say-ing Phillips lost his job be-cause he couldn’t replaceCobb? No, Joker lost his jobbecause he was 12-23 ashead coach and 4-19 in SECplay.

But Cobb’s departure didspark the program’s down-turn, and it will be up to Ath-letic Director Mitch Barnhartto find a new spark plug inthe form of a head coach thatwon’t depart after threeyears.

Cats haven’t been able to match 2010 success

ETHANLEVINE

Kernelcolumnist

The descent of Joker Phillips

PHOTO BY TESSA LIGHTY | STAFFPhillips will coach the final two games for UK after being fired.

Go Green. Recycle this Kernel.Thompson will be one of the

more agile players on thecourt this season, dribblinglike she’s auditioning for alead role in an And1 Mix-tape. Junior guard KastineEvans moves her feet so wellon defense that it will be ararity when an opponentbeats her off the dribble.

They have size.Junior forward Samarie

Walker and junior center De-Nesha Stallworth are impos-ing presences in the paint.Even more impressive istheir quickness on theperimeter, easily drifting outpast the three-point line topressure the ball.

They can shoot.The Cats sank 10 three-

pointers against Bellarmine,good for 41.7 percent frombehind the arc. Sophomoreguard Bria Goss was 3-5from outside, squaring upand knocking down openshots.

Swapability.This is a made-up word,

but one aptly describing theteam’s depth. Mitchell caneasily substitute five-for-fiveand not see much drop-off intalent or effort. Eleven of the12 players available for theexhibition scored, with sixreaching double figures.Mitchell will also have juniorguard Maegan Conwright,who sat out Monday with anankle injury, but was avail-able off the bench.

They are scrappy.Scooby Doo’s pugna-

cious puppy cousin hasnothing on the Cats, whoforced 46 turnovers, includ-ing 28 steals. Albeit thecompetition wasn’t as stiffas what’s down the road,rest assured the turnoversforced statistic will be highin every game. UK is con-stantly battling for looseballs, hitting the deck anddiving. Hands are in facesand swiping for the ball.Eventually opponents willbecome a puddle of frustra-tion, forcing passes andthrowing the ball into tightspots where the Cats arewaiting to pounce.

They have a senior leader.Senior guard A’dia Math-

ies makes playing basketballlook easy, gliding down thecourt with the ball, droppingperfect passes into the post orto the wing, nailing jumpersas if she were shooting in thegym by herself. She tallied aquiet 13 points and fivesteals in the exhibition game,but her stats don’t capturewhat she means to this team.Mathies is the steady handher teammates can rely on,and she will do what it takesto win games.

One more S word willdetermine how far UK willgo this year.

Can they sustain? Lack offocus happens. Injuries hap-pen. Playing hard for 40minutes a game might wearon his players, but Mitchellhas coached this way foryears without much prob-lem.

This season could be spe-cial. Sensational, even. Fore-casting too much based on anexhibition game is unwise,but the Cats’ style of playstays turned on. What Bel-larmine saw is what oppo-nents will be seeing all sea-son long: scary defense andspeedy offense.

HOOPSContinued from page 1

By Michelle Kaufman

MCT

Kentuckiana is epicenterof NCAA men’s hoops