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PHOTO BY SCOTT HANNIGAN | STAFFTraffic moves by the UK Chandler Hospital Emergency Department building and the Ag North build-ing Thursday night. Agriculture faculty members said construction isn’t currently affecting class.

Since the new UK Chan-dler Hospital EmergencyDepartment opened July 14,continued construction hasgenerated some minor chal-lenges to the South Lime-stone region of campus.

The Agricultural ScienceCenter North building, locat-ed near the intersection ofSouth Limestone and Coop-er Drive, is adjacent to theemergency department, butit has faced few negative ef-fects throughout the hospitalrenovation process.

UK College of Agricul-ture Dean Scott Smith saidwith the completion of theemergency department, theimpact to Ag North has im-proved and been minimaloverall.

“Things have gotten alot better,” Smith said.“Construction would causesidewalks to be closedsometimes, but we haveworked with the hospital,making sure everything issafe (for students and staff).”

Larry Jones, associatedean for academic programsin the UK College of Agri-culture, agreed.

“There hasn’t been much

traffic and (ambulances) turnsirens off (before enteringthe emergency department),”Jones said. “Also, theamount of traffic, pedestri-an- and automobile-wise,has been surprisingly light.”

Sidewalk closures havesparked more complaintsthan traffic, Jones said.

Lisa Cox, College ofAgriculture scholarship pro-gram coordinator, agreedthat sidewalks were a majorconcern in the spring.

“One of the disruptionswas sidewalks were

closed,” Cox said. “Thiscaused safety hazards to stu-dents. It was a little unnerv-ing along Limestone. Butnow disruptions are limited,and we have wider side-walks.”

Cox, whose Ag Northoffice is located close to theconstruction, said noise wasanother problem last springbut has greatly decreasedsince the emergency depart-ment has opened.

“When they originally

By Shannon Frazernews@kykernel.com

Hospital Construction

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After five robberies in atwo week span, UK Policesought public insight.

Student Government andUK Police hosted a forumfor members of the UKcommunity Thursday nightin the Worsham Theater todiscuss what the two organi-zations are doing to addresscampus safety.

“One of the things wetry to do is get an open lineof communication and hearthe concerns of the students,faculty and staff,” UK PoliceChief Joe Monroe said.

The forum was open toeveryone in the UK commu-nity, especially those whohad questions about safety.This is the second suchforum; the first was held lastsemester.

Monroe said the forumwas a chance for the UKcommunity to addressrumors that have beenspreading around campuslately because of recent rob-beries.

“A recent rash of crimeshas focused a lot of attentionon this campus,” he said.“Nationally, crime has goneup on college campuses. Weare not unique.

“UK remains one of thesafest campuses in the coun-try and will. We strive toprovide quality communica-tion and awareness pro-grams.”

SG President RyanSmith and Monroe discussedthe SAFECATS program runin collaboration between UKPolice, SG and ROTC. ASept. 28 Kernel articlereported that SAFECATShas seen increased usage inthe last couple weeks sincerobberies were reported oncampus.

A new golf cart for theservice has been ordered andshould be in operation nextweek, Monroe said.

Smith said a campussafety walk to identify highrisk areas is a way toimprove safety. These walkswill take place at 7:30 p.m.Oct. 14 and will focus onareas of campus where safe-ty improvements can bemade.

He said SG is workingon a driving program calledCat Cruiser to service stu-dents around campus andsurrounding areas from 9p.m. Thursday nights to 3a.m. Sunday mornings. Itwill begin late in October orearly November.

“One of the areas of con-cern we identified was lateat night,” Smith said.“There’s not really an oppor-tunity for students on cam-pus and off to get around theUK community.”

Despite the campus-wide e-mail sent to students,staff and faculty Tuesday,the turnout for the forumwas small.

However, those in atten-dance gained valuableknowledge about campussafety.

History and political sci-ence freshman Madison Fos-ter is now interested the Self

Defense Tactics and RiskReduction women's selfdefense program offered forfree by UK Police.

“I’m going to look intoit,” she said. “I’ve alwayswanted to take a self defenseclass. Just to know that I’mprotected is kind of cool.”

“I’m excited about thestudent driving programthat’s going to start,” inte-grated strategic communica-tions freshman Mandy Park-er said. “All the e-mails thathave been going out aboutcrimes on campus; it’s dis-concerting.”

Monroe, Smith and UKVice President for StudentAffairs Robert Mockanswered questions from thecrowd.

UK Police has anony-mous tip software on itswebsite that allows people tocommunicate back and forthwith the police withoutrevealing their identities.

Monroe said he hopesstudents will use this ifthey’ve heard any informa-tion regarding the recentcampus robberies.

By Becca Clemonsnews@kykernel.com

Forum offerssafety advice

While UK sports teamsare battling opponents on theweekends, another team ofstudents is taking on the greatoutdoors.

The Outdoor Pursuits Pro-gram looks to spruce up stu-dents’ weekends with a vari-ety of outdoor adventure trips.

The weekend trips are be-ginner-oriented and open toany student or faculty mem-ber, said program directorMark Lattin. Trips range fromsightseeing at Red RiverGorge to skiing in Indiana.Last week, the program tookstudents whitewater rafting onthe Gauley River in West Vir-ginia.

Prices for the trips rangefrom $5 to $120. Equipment,transportation and food arecovered in the fee. Each triphas a certified guide to leadand assist the group.

“These trips are an oppor-tunity to get exposure to asport you won’t get so easilyafter you graduate,” he said.“With a career there is so littlefree time, and to go out andfind a program to take you ona trip then have to pay theirprice, it’s going to be diffi-cult.”

The group is currently ne-gotiating a deal to have a skitrip in Utah for Spring Break2011. This weekend, thegroup will go on a three-daybackpacking trip to Mononga-hela, WV.

“Students are going to behard-pressed to find an oppor-tunity like this for the price,”business administration seniorand Outdoor Pursuits workerNick Miles said.

“There is no other grouplike this in the city,” mechani-cal engineering senior andOutdoor Pursuits worker An-drew Denmark said. “Gettingto work in an environmentthat I like, we’d do it any-way.”

The Outdoor Pursuits Pro-gram is a division of campusrecreation that aims to provideUK with group outdoor recre-ation and educational opportu-nities, according to its web-site. Several trips remain thissemester.

By Kevin Ortiznews@kykernel.com

Studentspursue

outdoors

Emergency center has little effect on Ag North accessibility

“Nationally, crimehas gone up on

college campuses.We are not

unique.”JOE MONROE

UK police chief

UK Police, Student Government hostdialogue addressing student concerns

Four years ago, Martha-Ann Alito was introduced tothe national political scenewhen her husband, JusticeSamuel Alito, was appointedto the US Supreme Court.But nearly 34 years ago, shewas completing her mastersin library science at UK.

Saturday, Martha-Ann Al-ito will return to her almamater to give a lecture, titled“One Letter Home,” abouther experiences in Washing-ton. The lecture is part of a

collaborative lecture seriesthat the Hellenic Ideals Pro-gram of the Bluegrass and theUK College of Law are host-ing.

Constance Collis, HellenicIdeals Program board member,said students are welcome to at-tend the [organization’s] lectureevery year.

“It’s an insightful time tocome and hear from peoplewho are significant to ourlives here in the UnitedStates,” Collis said.

The Hellenic Ideals Pro-gram of the Bluegrass wasfounded in 1980 “to remem-

ber, honor and perpetuate an-cient Hellenic principles,while encouraging such stan-dards in our changing, mod-ern civilization,” according tothe program’s website.

The program holds an annu-al lecture to promote citizenshipbased on Greek ideals and hon-ors one Bluegrass resident whoexemplifies these ideals withinthe community each year.Deputy Chief Justice Mary No-ble of the Kentucky SupremeCourt is the 2010 honoree, andNoble chose Alito to deliver theannual lecture.

Noble said she chose Alito

because of her ties to the univer-sity and her unique perspectiveon the justice system.

“We invite judges to

speak all the time about diffi-cult court cases they en-

counter,” Noble said. “Ithought it would be more in-teresting if we invited a Ken-tuckian to come home andspeak about what she encoun-ters as the wife of a SupremeCourt justice living in the‘fishbowl’ that is Washington,D.C.”

Alito’s lecture will dis-cuss her childhood with anAir Force father and her pro-fessional career, and her fam-ily’s transition to life in thenation’s capitol after her hus-band was appointed to the USSupreme Court. Justice Alitowill be attending the lecture.

This is the first time that theUK College of Law has been in-volved with the annual lecturehosted by HIP. The College ofLaw helped co-host a receptionfor Alito on Friday and hashelped publicize the lecture oncampus.

Amanda DeBord, staffsupport associate with the UKCollege of Law, said all areencouraged to attend.

“The lecture will providean interesting look into thepersonal lives of people inti-mately involved with our na-tion’s highest court,” she said.

By Nicole Schladtnews@kykernel.com

Alito to tell of Washington experiences

If you goWhat: “One Letter Home”lectureWhen: Saturday at 10 a.m.Where: Singletary Center forthe Arts recital hallAdmission: Free and open tothe public

For moreinformationVisit the rock-climbing

wall at the Johnson Center.

PHOTO BY SCOTT HANNIGAN | STAFFA directional sign shows the close proximity of the emergencydepartment building to the Ag North building.

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LOS ANGELES George Lucas watchedthe massive success of "Avatar" and "Alice inWonderland" in the 3-D format and decided itwas time for a return of the Jedi.

"Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Men-ace" will return to theaters in 3-D in 2012 andwill be followed in the stereoscopic format bythe five other live-action movies set a longtime ago in a galaxy far, far away.

Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic special-effects shop is overseeing the 3-D conversion.20th Century Fox will release them, as it hasdone for all previous "Star Wars" films.

Lucas has said publicly on more than oneoccasion that the technological strides ofJames Cameron's "Avatar" persuaded him toreconsider his longtime disdain for 3-D. Afterthe Golden Globes, for instance, he told Ac-cess Hollywood that he was investigating thepossibilities of converting his Skywalker fam-ily epic into the trendy format.

"Haven't been a big fan of 3-D, but thatmovie definitely improves in (the field of) 3-D

... we've been looking for years and years andyears of trying to take 'Star Wars' and put it in3-D," Lucas explained to "Access." "But, (the)technology hasn't been there. We've beenstruggling with it, but I think this will be anew impetus to make that happen."

ILM visual effects supervisor John Knollmade clear that his company doesn't intend toput out a sub-par 3-D conversion. Some con-versions done in a rush have turned off movie-goers and critics.

"Getting good results on a stereo conver-sion is a matter of taking the time and gettingit right," Knoll said in a statement. "It takes acritical and artistic eye along with an incredi-ble attention to detail to be successful. It is notsomething that you can rush if you want to ex-pect good results. For 'Star Wars' we will takeour time, applying everything we know bothaesthetically and technically to bring audi-ences a fantastic new 'Star Wars' experience."

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started blasting, the buildingwould shake,” Cox said.“What was most disruptivewas when they had to jack-hammer. Students couldn’ttake finals (because of thenoise), and in the basementthe blasting was really loud.Everyone has been pleasantlysurprised about the low levelof noise now.”

Construction has also im-pacted parking around the AgNorth building.

“The emergency depart-ment staff takes the circleparking spaces outside of AgNorth,” Jones said. “That’snot new, but since the hospital(emergency department)opened those 15 to 20 spotshave always been taken.”

According to a July 12UK HealthCare news release,the emergency department ispart of the first phase of UKHealthCare’s $760 millionexpansion project.

“In 2011, the first twofloors of a new 12-story pa-tient care facility also will becompleted,” according to thenews release.

Smith was optimistic thatthe student and faculty chal-lenges would remain manage-able as the first phase of thenew UK Chandler Hospital isscheduled for completion in2011.

He said the College ofAgriculture has worked toease accessibility to agricul-ture buildings during con-struction, including providinga bus transportation service.Smith hopes to continue thisservice throughout the dura-tion of the construction.

“We’ll have to adapt.Everyone will have to adapt,”Smith said.

AG NORTHContinued from page 1

FORT WORTH, Texas _Almost before it was over,Tuesday's crisis involving aUniversity of Texas at Austinstudent toting an AK-47across campus and killinghimself reignited the debateon allowing concealed hand-guns at colleges.

The issue, hotly debatedby Texas lawmakers twoyears ago, was already ex-pected to be introduced againin the 2011 legislative ses-sion.

As the news spread Tues-day, Tarrant County GOPChairwoman Stephanie Klicktweeted: "Too bad for UT stu-dents that Conceal Carry onCampus did not pass duringthe last legislative session."

Klick said Wednesdaythat she was swamped withresponses to her post acrossFacebook and Twitter, most

of which approved of hermessage.

But for those who opposeit, the rush to push for con-cealed handguns was frustrat-ing.

UT graduate student JohnWoods said concealed-carryadvocates such as Klick werespeaking out before the factsfrom Tuesday's shooting wereeven clear.

"It doesn't surprise me tosee it," said Woods, 26. "Thesame thing happened at Vir-ginia Tech, but this was not atraditional shooting. This wasa troubled student targetinghimself in an attention-get-ting way. We've had five oth-er suicides on the UT campusin the last year, and I don'tsee how having concealedhandguns would have pre-vented any of these from hap-pening."

Woods was a VirginiaTech student in 2007, when32 students, including his

girlfriend, were killed. He isnow the director of the UTchapter of Texas for Gun-Free Schools.

In 2009, Woods spoke outagainst Texas' House Bill1893, introduced by stateRep. Joe Driver, and stateSenate Bill 1164, introducedby state Sen. Jeff Wentworth,which would have allowedconcealed-handgun-permitholders 21 and older to bringguns onto campus.

Both bills failed, but sim-ilar legislation is expected tobe filed after the Legislatureconvenes in January.

Most UT students opposebringing weapons to colleges,Woods said, but convincingthem that it has a real chanceof passing will be a chal-lenge.

"I think there was prettymuch overwhelming opposi-tion to bringing guns ontocampus," Woods said. "Butthe problem is most people

didn't take it seriously. It wastough two years ago to getpeople to turn out becausethey were like: 'Guns on cam-pus? That's crazy.' They didn'trealize how close it came topassing."

Supporters of concealedcarry went on with a speech

Tuesday at UT-Austin bywell-known author John Lott,who spoke about the failureof gun control laws to protectthe public. The event wasmoved off campus. Somecampus groups continuedtheir sponsorship of the event

despite the shooting."We decided no one other

than the shooter was hurt, sowe would go on with theevent," said Kory Zipperer,vice president of the UTchapter of Students for Con-cealed Carry. "It was a reliefthat nobody else was hurt."

Lott said Tuesday's shoot-ing makes the perfect case forallowing concealed handgunson campuses.

The incident also sparkeddebate throughout the region.

Clayton Smith, a TarrantCounty College student wholives in Euless, Texas, won alawsuit this year against TCCover its ban on empty-holsterprotests that promoted theconcealed-carry cause. Thedebate had been relativelyquiet at TCC campuses and atthe University of Texas at Ar-lington, where Smith is alsotaking classes this fall. But hesaid Tuesday's shooting put itback at the forefront.

"It's tragic what hap-pened, but I think it mighthave opened a lot of people'seyes of how unsecure peopleare on college campuses,"said Smith, 21.

Marsha McCartney, aDallas volunteer for theBrady Campaign to PreventGun Violence, said most col-leges are safe without havingarmed students and faculty.And McCartney said that ifconcealed handguns were al-lowed, it could have causedconfusion for law enforce-ment as rumors of a secondgunman circulated aroundcampus.

"What would have hap-pened if a bunch of scaredstudents with weapons hadbeen around campus?" Mc-Cartney said. "It could havecaused problems."

By Bill HannaMCT

Incident at University of Texas renews debate over concealed weapons

”This was a troubled student

targeting himself.”JOHN WOODS

University of Texas graduate student

Last March when formerUK guard Mark Krebs methis mother, Terri, on the courtat Senior Day and gave her akiss, their two dreams con-verged in one place. ForMark, it was finishing an un-likely career as a scholarshipbasketball player for UK. ForTerri, it was seeing her chil-dren reach adulthood.

That image of Mark andTerri sharing the floor ofRupp Arena is the cover ofKrebs’ book, Beyond ADream, which will be re-leased Friday. The bookblends together the lessons helearned from his mother’sfight against breast cancerwith his own experiences as aUK basketball player.

One day wasn’t Krebs’defining image of his mother— every day was. Terri, whowas diagnosed with breastcancer the day Mark playedhis first high school basket-ball game, was given ninemonths. She lived nine yearsbefore passing away June 30,

2010, in her home. “Senior Day is probably

the culmination of the story,”Krebs said. “When you breakthrough the banner and seeyour mother, that’s the touch-

ing moment. She’s sittingthere out on the court, nineyears after (doctors) gave hernine months.”

Krebs hopes the book,which he started in May andfinished in July, helps himstart a foundation in hismom’s name and inspires asmany people as he can. Therelease date coincides withthe start of Breast CancerAwareness Month. Using hismother’s story to achieve agreater good was Krebs’ mo-tivation to write the book.

“Rarely do you hear aboutwhat it’s like to go throughwhat I did from the kid’s stand-point, and not only that but acollege student and a guy whoplayed basketball,” Krebs said.“I’m in a unique position tospeak about it, and I’m readyfor that role because I think Ican help a lot of people.”

But before he helps oth-ers, Krebs said he had to helphimself. Writing the bookwas a source of solace afterhis mother passed away.

“It was tough, but I alsothink that when she passedaway, writing the book wastherapeutic more than any-thing,” Krebs said. “I delvedinto it, and it took on a wholenew meaning for me. It wentfrom being a story that neededto be told to honoring my momand carrying on the things shewas doing while she was alive.”

To write the book, Krebsread notes his family keptduring Terri’s battle with can-cer. He said he only knewabout 10 percent of the storybefore reading those notes.

Krebs’ mother went

through 390 chemotherapytreatments and seven surger-ies. Krebs was stunned whenhe found out everything hismother went through — andbecause of how little she letothers know it.

“It floored me,” Krebssaid of reading the journalsfor the first time. “I wouldjust read, and read, and read.Three hundred and ninetychemo treatments — I don’tknow if you do, but I didn’tunderstand what that meant.”

Krebs said sharing the en-tire story along with his emo-tions with the public madehim hesitate.

“You put your emotionsout there, and the scary part isthat people won’t care,”Krebs said. “But my mindsetis, if I’m helping people,whether it’s a kid who wantsto play Division-I basketballor a family going through acrisis, they can read thisbook.”

After he decided to gothrough with the book, Krebssaid he didn’t leave any de-tails out, giving an authentic

portrayal of what he wentthrough.

“I include letters mymom wrote me when I was asenior in high school that re-ally affected me in the book,”Krebs said. “I include mo-ments that were really specialto me, that probably my momdidn’t even know were thatspecial. My dad thought itwas a tearjerker. He didn’t re-

alize I was going into someof the things I did.”

Krebs had written most ofthe book while Terri wasalive. His mother’s supportwas invaluable in moving to-ward publishing a book abouttheir story.

“At first, she was the per-

son who said, ‘You don’tneed to write about me, oreven include me,’ ” Krebssaid. “But she read it for meas a reader and loved the sto-ry, loved the way I wrote itand was impressed. Thatmeant the world to me.”

Krebs’ identity includesbeing a walk-on turned schol-arship player for UK. In hisbook, he also shares storiesabout playing under three dif-ferent coaches. The latestcoach, John Calipari, wrotethe foreword for the book.

Krebs said the message ofthe book transcends the gameof basketball — and the stateof Kentucky.

“The people only readingit for the Billy Gillispie sto-ries, the Tubby (Smith) sto-ries, the Calipari stories orwhat it was like being a UKbasketball player — they’regoing to be surprised howtouching it is,” Krebs said.“They will be surprised withthe process that a family wentthrough, that my mom wentthrough, that I went through.”

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PHOTO BY SCOTT HANNIGAN | STAFFFormer UK guard Mark Krebs looks out into the Rupp Arena crowd during Senior Day after defeating Florida on Sunday, March 7, 2010. The score was 74-66.

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If you goWhat: Mark Krebs’ Beyond aDream book release andsigningWhen: Friday, Oct. 1 at 4 p.m.Where: UK Bookstore

Key Matchups:

Running back Derrick Locke vs.Ole Miss defensive line

Locke became only the fourth backin UK history to rush for 100 yardsagainst Florida when he gashed theGators for 103 yards last game, and heis the first UK running back to recordfour consecutive 100-yard games sinceArtose Pinner in 2002. Presumably,Locke’s hot start to the season willhave a good chance to continue againstthe Rebels. Then again, Ole Miss’ rundefense has been stronger than its passdefense, as opponents have only man-aged 3.3 yards per carry against theRebels.

Unfortunately for the Rebels, theywill be without the services of seniordefensive end Kentrell Lockett, a keycog of their defensive line who willmiss the rest of the season with a tornACL.

Edge: Locke

UK linebackers vs. quarterbackJeremiah Masoli

The Cats’ run defense has been abit shaky all season, and UK headcoach Joker Phillips singled out thelinebackers this week for poor tacklingin the Florida game, in which five ofthe six touchdowns scored by Floridafreshman Trey Burton came via therun. It doesn’t help that UK has hadtrouble defending dual-threat quarter-backs, or that Masoli, once considereda candidate for the Heisman when hewas at Oregon, can throw the ball andrun the ball with the best of them. He’scompleted 62.3 percent of his throwsfor 733 yards and added another 219yards on the ground.

Even scarier for opposing defensesis Masoli’s big-play ability, as evi-denced by the 56-yard run he had inOle Miss’ 55-38 win over Fresno Statelast Saturday. UK linebackers will haveto keep him in the pocket or experiencehis scrambling ability firsthand.

Edge: Masoli

Receivers Randall Cobb andChris Matthews vs. Ole Misssecondary

The Cats’ two primary receivingtargets, Cobb and Matthews, are bothperforming well, but the same can’t besaid for the Rebels’ pass defense. OleMiss’ secondary is allowing opposingquarterbacks to complete two-thirds oftheir passing attempts, and Southeast-ern Conference-worst’s eight passing

touchdowns. The Rebels haven’trecorded any interceptions either.

UK quarterback Mike Hartline hasto fancy his chances to spread the ballaround to his receivers after seeingFresno State quarterback Ryan Colburntorch the Rebels for 390 passing yardsand four touchdowns last time out.

Edge: Cobb, Matthews.

UK vs. ‘Noise’Though the Cats lost to Florida and

UK players, coaches and fans were dis-appointed, it could be deemed an ac-ceptable loss. However, if the Cats start0-2 in the SEC, a difficult hole for anyteam to emerge from, they might starthearing what former UK head coachRich Brooks coined as “noise” — thecriticism and doubt from the fanbase.

The Ole Miss game is by no meansa gimme like many considered theCats’ first three games of the season tobe, but it is certainly a more thanwinnable road game that seems like amust-win if UK wants to have the“great season” Phillips said was possi-ble. If both defenses come up empty,all the noise in the game might comefrom a shootout that will take place be-tween two balanced offensive units inVaught-Hemingway Stadium.

Edge: UK

Final Edge: Slight edge for UK

By Nick Craddockncraddock@kykernel.com

The Edge: UK vs. Ole Miss

“You put your emo-tions out there, andthe scary part is thatpeople won’t care,”

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WASHINGTON _ Thenew U.S. Coast Guard com-mander for the southeasternUnited States said Thursdaythat his agency is looking"very seriously" at Cuba'splans to drill for oil and re-viewing contingency plans inthe event of a spill that couldreach the Florida coast.

"We are actively lookingat all the different implica-tions and scenarios to makesure our plans are revised andup to date," Rear Adm.William D. Baumgartner toldeditors at The Miami Herald.He said other agencies alsoare reviewing their plans.

The Spanish oil giantRepsol has leased several un-dersea blocks from the Cubangovernment and is expectedto begin drilling next yearwith a rig, the Scarabeo 9,that is being built in China inpart to avoid conflicts withthe U.S. trade embargo onCuba.

The first block Repsol isexpected to explore lies under5,600 feet of water 600 feetdeeper than the water whereBP's Deepwater Horizon wellexploded in April and about55 miles south of Florida'sMarquesas Key.

Baumgartner acknowl-edged that the United Stateshas no emergency responseagreement with Cuba for oilspills. The U.S. signed suchan agreement with Mexico in1980.

"We have longstandingagreements with Mexicoabout how we would manageincidents and the . . . plan isroutinely monitored," Baum-

gartner said. "There is not abilateral U.S.-Cuba agree-ment on oil spills right now."

While some oil industryanalysts worry that Cubawould be ill prepared for anoil spill, Baumgartner notedthat Repsol would be respon-sible for cleaning up any spillthat entered U.S. waters andthat the Coast Guard wouldmanage any cleanup in U.S.waters.

"There are internationalagreements that discuss thenotification and informationsharing that has to happen be-tween countries," he said.

In addition, Repsol'sdrilling rig reportedly will beoutfitted with a blowout pre-venter manufactured in theUnited States.

Baumgartner noted thateven without an agreement,the United States shared in-formation with Cuba duringthe Deepwater Horizon spillover the summer "so that theyknew what was going on."

The State Departmentsaid last summer and repeated

this week that U.S. oil spillcleanup service companiescould be licensed through theTreasury Department to pro-vide oil spill prevention sup-port to companies working inCuba.

Baumgartner said theU.S. government is also look-ing to see if it needs to reviseoil spill tracking computermodels that were developedin 2004 when Repsol lastdrilled exploratory wells offthe Cuban coast.

"We have area contin-gency plans about how wewould deal with oil that arepretty much well estab-lished," he said. "What wewould look at here is whatwould we need to change orupdate, what are some otherthings we might need to beaware of with this particularscenario.

"The primary responsibil-ity lies with Repsol to addressthis, but we're going to lookto be prepared to do whateverwe need to do," he said.

By Leiley ClarkMCT

Coast Guard preparing for possibleCuba oil spills

Nintendo is diving head-first into the third dimensionnext year with the Nintendo3DS.

Nintendo announcedWednesday that the Nintendo3DS, the successor to thepopular Nintendo DS hand-held, will hit store shelves in2011.

The Nintendo 3DS, thegame console that allowsusers to view 3D imageswithout the use of glasses,has been a strong conversa-tion topic among gamerssince the handheld’s debut atthe Electronic EntertainmentExpo back in June. Nintendohas been quiet about hard-ware specs, software andmost importantly the priceand launch date until now.

The Nintendo 3DSlaunches Feb. 26, 2011, inJapan at 25,000 yen ($298).The 3DS launches in March2011 in the US and Europe.The price has not been con-

firmed yet but generally theprice is less than the conver-sion rate would imply. Theoriginal Nintendo DSlaunched for 15,000 yen, butonly for $150 in the US.

Nintendo also announcedthat the popular “virtual con-sole,” which allows users todownload games from pastgame consoles, will come tothe 3DS.

The virtual console willadd GameBoy and GameBoyAdvance titles to its libraryfor users to download. Nogames were shown for theservice except “Super MarioLand” and “The Legend ofZelda: Link’s Awakening,”both of which were on theoriginal GameBoy.

Software was scarce atthe announcement, but previ-ous announcements lendclues as to what the 3DS’launch will look like. Ninten-do has a few heavy hitterscoming out at launch or closeto launch. The biggest titlesare “Star Fox 64 3D,” a re-make of the classic N64 title,

and “The Legend of Zelda:Ocarina of Time 3D,” a re-make with enhanced graphicsand a touch screen interfacefor item management.

A number of third partieshave pledged support for thedevice as well. Capcom islaunching two new ResidentEvil titles, “Resident Evil:Revelations” and “ResidentEvil: The Mercenaries 3D.”Alongside these titles, Cap-com is bringing back the culthit MegaMan Legends fran-chise with MegaMan Leg-ends 3.

Kojima Productions isbringing an enhanced 3D re-make of “Metal Gear Solid 3:Snake Eater” to the 3DS.These games and many moreare sure to spice up thelaunch of the 3DS.

Nintendo is betting hardon the future with the 3DS.Three-D TVs are still too ex-pensive for most people toown and require equally ex-pensive glasses to enjoy theadded dimension.

The 3DS promises a fu-

ture that allows everybody toexperience 3D without theneed for expensive technolo-gy or add-ons. Nintendo set aprecedent with the originalNitnendo DS for touch screencontrol. Nintendo also set theprecedent for motion controlwith the launch of the Ninten-do Wii and is is hoping dothe same for 3D gaming bymaking it glasses-free andrelatively inexpensive. Timewill only tell if Nintendo’srisk pays off. The initial reac-tion from those who haveplayed the system seems pos-itive. A few months remainfor Nintendo and developersto really sell the 3DS to themarket. After the massive hitsNintendo DS and Wii, theNintendo 3DS should be fine.

If it fails, the 3DS can belooked back fondly upon likethe Virtual Boy: a systemahead of its time with a revo-lutionary new type of displaythat burned one’s retinas afterprolonged exposure.

By Zach Waltonfeatures@kykernel.com

Nintendo 3DS to expand dimensions

WASHINGTON _ WhiteHouse chief of staff RahmEmanuel is expected to resignFriday, accelerating amidterm staff exodus that willgive President Barack Obamaa chance to hit the reset but-ton on his politically belea-guered presidency.

The departure ofEmanuel, who will be herald-ed by Obama personally in amorning ceremony in theWhite House East Room, isthe highest profile of severalfarewells that have includedhis top budget adviser, two ofhis top economic advisers andwill soon include hisnati--onal security adviser.

The turnover comes at atime when Obama suffersfrom disappointing approvalratings and expects big lossesfor his Democratic Party inNovember's elections for con-trol of Congress.

However, don't expectObama to use a change ofstaff to signal a change ofcourse as he pivots to the sec-ond half of his term and a re-election campaign, perhapswith a Republican Congressbreathing down his neck.

"It's unlikely the presidentis going to change positions,"said George Edwards, ascholar of the presidency atTexas A&M University. "Andthere's very little expectationBarack Obama is going to bevery successful in the nextCongress. It doesn't matterwho's chief of staff."

After all, Obama will re-main at the helm. And most

of the expected new ap-pointees are already Obamaloyalists ensconced in theWest Wing or coming fromother parts of the administra-tion, such as deputy chief ofstaff Pete Rouse, who's ex-pected to be named chief ofstaff, or acting chief, on Fri-day.

"Pete has been with sena-tor-elect, senator, president-elect and now President Oba-ma," White House press sec-retary Robert Gibbs said ofRouse. "There is a completeloyalty and trust with some-body like Pete. Pete's strate-gic sense has played a bigpart in the direction of virtu-ally every big decision that'smade inside of this WhiteHouse. I think the type oftrust that the president andothers throughout this admin-istration have in Pete is enor-mous."

Similarly, when PeterOrszag resigned as the direc-tor of the Office of Manage-ment and Budget, Obamatapped familiar hand JacobLew to replace him. Lew wasa budget director for formerPresident Bill Clinton.

When Christina Romerstepped down recently as thechairman of the Council ofEconomic Advisers, Obamaturned to Austan Goolsbee,who's advised the presidentgoing back to his 2004 Senatecampaign in Illinois.

He hasn't yet named a re-placement for LawrenceSummers, who's announcedhe'll leave his post as chair ofthe National Economic Coun-cil by year's end.

National security adviserJames Jones also has toldpeople he's close to in Wash-ington that he intends to leaveby then. Among those mostoften mentioned as his possi-ble replacement: deputy na-tional security adviser TomDonilon.

Senior adviser David Ax-elrod also is expected to exitthe White House early nextyear _ to run Obama's re-

election campaign. He'd re-main in Obama's circle, andhis role in the West Wingcould be taken by Gibbs, orperhaps former campaignmanager David Plouffe.

Gibbs said the string ofresignations is to be expectednearing the midway point ofthe term.

"The folks that haveworked in here for the lasttwo years have managed topack four or six or eight or 10years' worth of work intothose two," he said. "Peoplehave given of their time andof their lives. They've beenaway from their loved ones,their families."

As chief of staff, Emanuelis the first aide Obama sees inthe morning and the last hesees in the evening. In addi-

tion to managing the WestWing staff, the former con-gressman from Chicago alsoserves as a top political advis-er and legislative strategist.During the long debate overhealth care, he often used hisaccess to the House of Repre-sentatives gym to twist arms.

The job of White Housechief of staff has been a high-ly visible one in the modernera _ sometimes to the detri-ment of the president.

Donald Regan was seenas imperious when he becameRonald Reagan's chief of staffin 1985, and was eventuallyfired. John Sununu also wascriticized as too controllingwhen he served George H.W.Bush, and for using militaryjets for personal travel.

Replacing those chiefshelped their presidents. As arule, however, change in topWhite House staff makes lit-tle difference.

Ronald Reagan had sixnational security advisers, butdidn't change his approach tonational security, Edwardsnoted. Bill Clinton dumpedhis first chief of staff, Thomas"Mack" McLarty for thewidely praised Leon Panetta,who brought much-neededdiscipline and experiencedWashington political judg-ment to White House opera-tions, yet Clinton remainedmuch the same.

"There may be some nu-anced differences in advice inwho replaces Axelrod.Changes in tone perhaps,"Edwards said. "It doesn't nec-essarily mean a change of di-rection."

By Steven ThommaMCT

Emanuel’s departure unlikely to resetObama’s presidency

“There is not abilateral US-

Cuba agreementon oil spills.”WILLIAM BAUMGARTNER

Coast Guard rear admiral

“It’s unlikely the presi-dent is going to change

positions.”GEORGE EDWARDS

Scholar of the Presidency atTexas A&M University

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Currently, Americans can choosewhether or not they want to be covered un-der a health insurance plan.

Most college students have been or stillare covered as dependents under a parent’sindividual or employer-sponsored plan. Forthe majority of these students, they havenever had to understand how their insur-ance works, how much it costs or why it isnecessary.

At some point, though, the day will ar-rive when these students are self-supportingand, consequently, hesitant about the costly,elective expense of health insurance.

Even though most college students con-sider themselves healthy and safe, nearly 24percent of 18- to 29-year-olds have had togo to the emergency department in the lastyear, according to the National Center forHealth Statistics.

As students consider the affordability ofhealth insurance, it is important to factor inthe possibility of costly medical expenseswithout the assistance insurance.

Let’s look at how this decision couldimpact the financial life of a student whocomes into a common scenario with andwithout health insurance coverage.

As an example, John is a college stu-dent who just became self-supporting whenhe turned 23 and “aged out” of his parent’splan. On his way to class, he tripped andfell down his apartment stairs, breaking histibia.

Assuming John does not need surgery,his medical costs may include the emer-gency room visit, medical treatment and X-rays that are likely to cost around $10,000.

As an insured person, the medical costs

would be discounted, often by 40 to 60 per-cent. After the discount, or “negotiatedrate,” is applied, the insurance plan wouldpay its share, minus any deductable, up tothe plan’s maximum.

Even accounting for John’s deductibleamounts and insurance plan maximums, hisout of pocket expenses would go down dra-matically.

As an uninsured person, John would beresponsible for the full $10,000.

If John’s accident happened while hewas uninsured, it is highly unlikely hecould purchase a plan after the injury tocover the expenses.

This scenario is referred to as a “pre-ex-isting condition.” In almost all individualplans, an insurance company is only re-sponsible for injuries and illnesses that oc-cur after the person buys the coverage.

Waiting “one more month” to buyhealth insurance could make all the differ-ence for John.

No matter what you decide about pur-chasing health insurance coverage, be sureit is an informed choice. Consider yourown health history, and be sure you are pre-pared for unexpected medical emergencies.This decision is a big one, so get more in-formation about your options at(www.healthcare.gov).

To learn about the UK-sponsored stu-dent insurance plan, visit,(www.ahpcare.com/uky) or e-mail stu-dentinsurance@email.uky.edu.

Emily Duncan is student health in-surance coordinator for UniversityHealth Services. E-mailopinions@kykernel.com.

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11-month construction headacheworth the pain, inconveniencesKERNEL EDITORIAL

Much to Lexingtonians’ relief, SouthLimestone construction was finally com-pleted in June.

The Limestone reopening marked theend of an 11-month period when driversand pedestrians had to contend with detoursand roadblocks along the familiar stretch.

The reopening also designated the endto many affected commuters’ and area busi-nesses’ complaints and struggles: They justneeded it to be done already.

In a Sept. 20 Kernel article, owners oflocal favorites CD Central and Hanna’s onLime explained the negative impact Lime-stone’s closure had on business.

Beth Hanna, Hanna’s owner, said in theKernel article, “Things are definitely get-ting back to normal. Foot traffic has in-creased, and that’s great. It lets people seewhat’s there.”

The June 20 block party encouraged

several new customers to try out area estab-lishments and reminded former “regulars”to return. As a result of South Limestone’sreopening, CD Central and Hanna’s’ busi-ness has been on the upswing.

Lexington commuters can appreciatethe newly-paved roads with added bikelanes and widened sidewalks, as well.

The timing of the completion was key. Thank goodness everything wrapped up

in time for the FEI Alltech World Equestri-an Games. Who knows what kind of trafficdisasters might have ensued had the recentsurge of people to the city not been able tonavigate one of the main downtown roads.

During construction, the area was noth-ing but headaches for all parties involved,but now that the South Limestone project iscomplete, residents and businesses alikehave profited from easier access and im-proved road conditions. It was a tough 11months, but everyone can now reap thebenefits.

Since when does chang-ing the name of a food (oringredient) make it any

healthier?On Sept.

14, the CornRefiners ofAmericaasked thefederal gov-

ernment tochange thename ofhigh fruc-tose cornsyrup tocorn sugar,

hoping this change “willease confusion about thesweetener.”

Seriously, what are thesecorn refiners trying to pull?

HFCS is in everythingfrom peanut butter to coughsyrups to salad dressings.And you as a consumershould be concerned.

For one thing, yourhealth is at stake. Prelimi-nary studies have shown alink between HFCS con-sumption and obesity,which is then tied to a hostof other health concerns (di-abetes, high blood pressureand coronary artery disease,to name a few).

More recent research —funded by the beverage in-dustry, no less — conflictedwith these findings, sayingHFCS’ effect is differentthan regular sucrose sugar.Something’s fishy there, ifyou ask me.

The recent request for aname change is simply thecherry on top of themetaphorical sundae (whoseice cream, chocolate sauceand whipped cream all con-tain HFCS, by the way).

It’s the whole philoso-phy of our nation beingbuilt on corn that ticks meoff. Basically, the US has acorn problem.

To fully understand thecurrent relationship US cornmanufacturers and the con-sumer share, I urge you toread into the subject.Michael Polland’s book,The Omnivore’s Dilemma,and the documentary Food,Inc. are great places to start.

Consider that the UScorn surplus is what hasgotten us into this mess inthe first place. Because cornis so overproduced and sub-sidized from what manufac-turers have put into every-thing, any corn that isn’t al-ready allotted is trans-formed into HFCS andsneaked into products toadd a sweetened flavor.

This is one of those“walks like a duck, quackslike a duck, must be aduck” scenarios. Even if theHFCS no longer bears thisname, that doesn’t changethat it’s unhealthy, nor doesit justify the ingredient’spresence in much of theAmerican food supply.

I can’t believe that cornrefiners would pull a move

like this all in the name ofeasing confusion. What thegroup is really doing is cre-ating more of it: more cornand more confusion.

Although the Food andDrug Administration haveyet to approve the namechange, corn refiners havebeen none too shy to incor-porate the corn sugar terminto advertising.

In February, KatieCouric did a segment onCBS about the new adver-tisements — sponsored bythe Corn Refiners of Ameri-ca, ironically — claimingthat HFCS is no differentthan other sugars. In theads, viewers are urged tovisit (www.cornsugar.com)to get the facts. She consult-ed with experts, Dr. DavidKessler and Eric Schlosser,who were appalled at thead’s message.

I just hope that this re-cent move by the corn re-finers group doesn’t instillfalse comfort in the mindsof consumers that unhealthyfoods are suddenly healthybecause they contain whatappears to be a new, differ-ent ingredient. It’s reallyjust the same old culprit,HFCS, no matter how youlook at it.

Shannon Frazer isa journalism senior.E-mail sfrazer@kyker-nel.com.

New sugar name, the sameharmful ingredient

SHANNON FRAZER, Kernel cartoonist

SHANNONFRAZERKernel

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The World EquestrianGames are bringing morethan horses to Lexington.

Spotlight Lexingtonbrings culture and world classentertainment, as well.

“For those who don'tknow, the best way to de-scribe it would be over 50concerts over 17 days, onthree stages, and it’s all free,”said Krista Greathouse, theSpotlight Lexington producer.“It’s a great atmosphere, it

shows downtown Lexingtonin a whole new way with ex-posure to different types ofart and culture.”

Spotlight Lexington takesplace downtown from Sept.24 to Oct. 10, and sponsorssupport it entirely.

The festivities began lastFriday with a concert fromcountry music singer BlakeShelton, along with a per-formance by Danny Gokey.Many acts are still to come:Laura Bell Bundy, TheSwellers, Track 3 and The Ja-

son Scott Band are just a few. “We feature every genre

of music, local or internation-al, showing the outside ourlocal talent,” Greathouse said.

Laura Bell Bundy willperform Friday night. Bundyis an actress, country musicsinger and a Lexington na-tive. She was featured onBroadway for her roles inboth Legally Blonde andHairspray. Her first countrymusic single, “Giddy OnUp,” was released earlier thisyear with a western- themed

music video. Bundy will befeatured on the main stage, amassive 60-foot stage, inCourthouse Plaza at 8 p.m.

The Swellers, also from

Lexington, will perform Fri-day.

“They are two different

shows, but they’ll both begreat,” Greathouse said.

Track 3, a rock band, willalso be performing Fridaynight at 8 p.m. at CheapsidePark.

A Spotlight Lexingtonpin, which comes with dis-counts and prizes, is availablefor purchase. People wearingthe pin at opening day ofKeeneland or every Wednes-day or Thursday during theseason, will receive free ad-mission. The pin also offersdiscounts at 65 restaurants.

For those interested inKentucky arts and crafts,Spotlight Lexington offersthe Kentucky Market, locatedin Triangle Park. On Saturdaythe Hepcats Swing DancingClub will perform “Swing onMain.”

The vendors downtownwill provide food and Ken-tucky Proud products duringSpotlight Lexington. Forthose 21 or older, alcohol isavailable.

By Mary Duffyfeatures@kykernel.com

Spotlight Lexington transforms downtownFEATURES

UK’s campus may seem largeto new students, but it could be es-pecially intimidating to studentswho are not from the US.

The Baptist College Ministry,located on Columbia Avenue, hostsInternational Fellowship Nights tohelp campus seem more like homefor these students.

The fellowships usually consistof international food, students talk-ing about what God has done intheir lives, sharing prayer requestsand praises and just hanging outwith other people in the fellowship.

International FellowshipNetwork created the InternationalFellowship Night. The InternationalFellowship Network is a studentorganization that aims to serve Godby serving international students.

The group started in January2005, and Earl Ogata, director ofCorporate and Foundation Rela-tions at Asbury College, founded it.

Ogata said had an idea of creat-ing an international group as a way

for the BCM to serve the interna-tional students.

“The goal of the group is tobuild a support system and to helpget international students acclimat-ed to life in the United States,”Ogata said.

Albert Kalim, one of theInternational Fellowship Night lead-ers. said the program was estab-lished because of the needs of inter-national students on campus.

“A lot of students don’t have ahome away from home, so our goalis to be that home away from homefor them,” Kalim said.

The speaker at the next Interna-tional Fellowship Night on Satur-day will be professor Peter Kerrfrom Asbury College. The theme ofthis fellowship night is “GettingOver the Gender Gap,” focusing ondating and relationships.

The topic relates on a personallevel to Jacqueline Chen, who mether husband through InternationalFellowship Network.

Like Chen, there are currentlyfive other couples who are engaged

or recently married that metthrough the program.

“This group of people is so ac-cepting, and very open-minded,”Chen said.

About 50 people attend mostfellowships, 15 nations are repre-sented and 7 local churches partic-ipate. The group also invitesspeakers from different countriesto share their stories about comingto the US.

Michael Chen, a graduate stu-dent who lived in Taiwan and Be-lize before coming to Kentucky,said the International FellowshipNight had a great impact on himwhile completing his undergraduateeducation.

“I think I found family, and alot of the people there are myfriends,” Michael Chen said. “Theyare a good support group. If I everneeded prayer or help or support,they were always there.”

The next International Fellow-ship Night will be Saturday from 7p.m. to 10 p.m.

By Jana Milanfeatures@kykernel.com

International gathering provides‘home away from home’

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