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"I've taken classes the past few summers," [Jodie] Meeks said. "I just want to finish up. Even without the lockout, I still would have been taking classes. When I was making my decision to leave school after my junior year, I had a talk with my parents and they told me that they wanted me to go back and finish. They had a lot of influence, but I wanted to do it as well. I'm so close, I figured why not? I've been in all of this hard work over three years, I might as well finish up."
In May, Meeks enrolled in an 'Economy and Statistics' class. Unlike Williams, he had to attend class on campus because Kentucky doesn't offer online courses for upper-division business requirements.
When the professor called attendance, it wasn't uncommon for Meeks' peers to whip their heads around the moment they heard his name. After all, it's not every day that you have class with the person who holds the school's single-game scoring record.
"It's been a little bit different since I don't have to live on campus or be there all the time, but it's been a lot of fun," Meeks said. "I enjoyed it."
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"I'm not sure exactly what I'll do with my degree," Meeks said. "I've looked into starting my own business, doing something finance related or working with computers. That's what my dad did; he was with IBM for 27 years. I'll have some options."
An 'Economy and Statistics' class? I can't find it in the undergraduate catalog. Could that be ECO 391 Economic and Business Statistics? The course that the graduate students teach, especially during summer school? The writer may be using the term "professor" loosely.
A story from the archives: I'm at the SEC tournament in Atlanta several years ago with a couple of college buddies (total weight, say, around 650 lbs). UK has just won their first (and only, I think) game. I move down to where the players are leaving the court and I'm leaning over to give the the players five. Jodie Meeks, then a freshman, slaps my hand on the way to the locker room (very exciting). About that time, a security guard is looking up at me and saying that area is reserved for the kids. I'm like "what?" ... looking around I noticed that I'm the tallest guy there and almost old enough to be every other fan's grandfather (those kids didn't really seem to mind, though). My college buddies still get a kick out of that one.
