Injury bug continues to bite Cats’ roster

January 30, 2008

In a season full of ups and downs, there has been one constant for the men’s basketball team this year: injuries.

The injury bug has affected nearly half of the Cats’ roster this season, and that was no different when UK took the court against South Carolina on Saturday without senior guard Joe Crawford.

Crawford was slated to play up until an hour before the game, when team doctors decided his plantar fasciitis, a painful foot injury, would not allow him to play, head coach Billy Gillispie said after the game Saturday. In Crawford’s absence, sophomore guard Jodie Meeks got his first Southeastern Conference start of the season, scoring 13 points in a season-high 38 minutes of play.

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Sophomore guard Jodie Meeks dribbles against South Carolina on Saturday at Rupp Arena. Meeks played a season-high 38 minutes against the Gamecocks. Photo by Elliott Hess | Staff

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Governor slashes higher education budget

January 30, 2008

FRANKFORT - Gov. Steve Beshear called for budget cuts across Kentucky last night, including a 12 percent cut in higher education funding, to overcome a decrease in state revenue for the 2008-10 biennium.

“Last year while running for governor, I envisioned this first budget address to be a night where I unveiled a plan brimming with bold and creative new programs,” Beshear said. “However, that evening will have to wait. Because tonight, we deal with cold, harsh reality.”

Last night, Beshear unveiled his recommendations for state spending before a joint session of the Kentucky Senate and House of Representatives. The recommendation by the governor is the beginning of the two-month budget process; the legislature will now start making changes before approving a final budget.

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Reporters gather around President Lee Todd after Gov. Steve Beshear presented his budget recommendations yesterday in Frankfort. Photo by Britney McIntosh

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Put it on ice

January 29, 2008

At first glance, freezing temperatures, post-midnight start times and a lack of funding would seem to be enough to doom a small club team.

So how does the UK hockey team make the Lexington Ice Center a popular destination long after most people have gone to bed? Add a few hundred college co-eds, a pinch of late-night hysteria and a little Garry Glitter music and allow ingredients to chill.”It’s a crowd like no other,” said Alex Robinson, a UK junior defenseman.

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 Junior defenseman Alex Robinson calls for the puck in a game against Kennesaw State during the weekend of Oct. 19. Photo by Ed Matthews | Staff

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Taking the plunge

January 28, 2008

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Members of UK’s Delta Gamma sorority jump into the frigid pool outside Applebee’s Park during the 9th Annual Polar Bear Plunge. The 34 sorority members raised $1,700 for the organization, which benefits the Special Olympics.  Photo by Kristin Sherrard | Staff

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What work will do to you

January 27, 2008

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I started out the day under the impression that I had a centerpiece. The story was about stressed out students, and I figured we could do a pretty cool photo illustration to get the idea across. I figured I’d shoot a few test-frames using myself as the subject to show Keith, the Editor-in-chief, my idea rather than try and explain it to him. Keith looked at the photo and said, “It’s a good photo, but that story already ran.” Turns out a story got cut the night before and the stressed student story was thrown in to fill the space. That means at all of a sudden, at 4pm, I no longer had a centerpiece.

It’s funny that at the end of the day I was sitting at the photo desk in the exact same pose as in the picture.

On to the fun stuff: The photo was shot with a 70-200 on a tripod set on a 10-second timer. I lit the photo with one flash straight overhead triggered with Pocketwizards. The books were all borrowed from behind Jim’s desk.

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