Kentucky Kernel: October 13, 2022

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The 2022 Big Blue Campout: A Big Blue disappointment

By Samantha Money opinions@kykernel.com

The Big Blue Madness campout is a tradi tion that has been around on the University of Kentucky’s campus for several years.

Every year, hundreds of Kentucky bas ketball fans rush to pitch their tents outside of Memorial Coliseum and experience a day of little sleep but loads of fun.

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the annual campout to be put on hold for two years because of safety reasons, new students relied on stories from alumni and upperclassmen to explain what the BBM

campout was all about.

“The best experience of college” and “a day that students do not want to miss out on” were some of the descrip tions that circled around Lexington during the pandemic.

Back in 2019, the tent capacity reached its max and fans had to be turned away because there was simply no more room for any more tents to fit on the designated grounds. Parents, cousins, brothers and sisters would recall the excitement in the air when the mens and womens basketball teams came out to social ize with the fans.

When the university announced this past

September that the tradition was making a comeback for the 2022-2023 basketball season, it was anticipated that new and old fans alike would jump at the opportunity to experience the campout for the first time in two years.

Despite that, the campout this year did not seem to have that same spark from before the pandemic.

The turnout did not reflect the fact that freshmen, sophomores and juniors have never attended the university during a year when the campout was held.

With all of the signs denoting where tents could be pitched around Memorial Coliseum, event staff also seemed to think that more peo

ple would turn out, but there ended up being more open spots than there were taken spots.

That number shrunk as the day went on and, by nightfall, more than half of the “camp ers” had packed up their stuff and went home after receiving a wristband.

That seemed to be the main motivation for many fans – pitch a tent, wait for the wrist band that guarantees a spot in line for tickets the next morning and then go home.

Even though “quality over quantity” is how the saying goes, it seemed as though the more people left, the more the excitement and energy died down as well.

When a few players from the mens bas ketball team made an appearance to sign autographs and pass out pizzas, it seemed as though some fun was to follow, but many felt let down when that moment proved to be the most exciting thing to happen during the eve ning activities.

It’s not that the entire event was dull, though. The football watch party was enter taining, but it felt like an activity provided merely to fill the long hours.

After the show, some fans were out and about on the grounds, but the majority stayed in their tents and, by nightfall, sleep seemed to be the only option on the table of things to do.

With the social atmosphere being what is supposed to make the campout a memorable experience, it would have been nice to see some more buzz outside Memorial Coliseum.

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A graveyard of

While the experience hopefully still pro vided the majority of campers with lasting memories, the event overall did not live up to the hype built up over the last two years and, put simply, fell flat in a lot of ways.

Humans of UK:

Ginny Lyle accepts the ‘Chell’enge with the Chellgren Student Fellows Program

By Taylor Moon features@kykernel.com

This is Humans of UK, in spired by the Humans of New York Instagram series by pho tographer and autho Brandon Stanton. This series dives into the individuals of UK as well as their stories, strifes and passions.

The “Chellows” of the Uni versity of Kentucky are a group of sophomore students in the Chellgren Student Fellows Pro gram, an institution that focuses on student success in research.

Ginny Lyle is one of these fel lows, finding in the program ex tracurricular opportunities that go beyond a classroom education.

Lyle is a sophomore medical biotechnology major. She said she came to UK for the wide range of career opportunities of fered, and having a background in agriculture through Future Farmers of America, Lyle knew she wanted a future in that field. Lyle is on a pre-veterinary track, and she hopes to use her degree to work in animal shelters in the future.

The Chellgren Student Fel lows Program’s website says that it is primarily focused on “original research, generation of creative products or engagement in community service.” The

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Genny Lyle poses for a photo on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, at the William T. Young Library in Lexington, Kentucky.

program hosts events centered around academic development, with the website mentioning plays, museums and book discus sions. The program also provides financial assistance and connec tions to campus honor societies.

Lyle described the program as “kind of a cohort of people who are really interested in un dergraduate research, and possi bly a career in research” and em

phasized how much the program has benefited her.

“I think the Chellgren pro gram is really good about en couraging students to reach their full potential, while also reminding themselves that we are human,” she said.

Lyle is involved on campus in many different ways. She is an officer in the Pre-Vet Club and a member of the agricultur

al and medical biotechnology club. She also attends Christian Student Fellowship’s Synergy and Shift events and dog-sits for 4 Paws for Ability, a service dog training program.

“My number one thing about life in general, but also just com ing into college, is just to take opportunities, because you’ll never know where they lead you,” Lyle said.

The Chellgren Fellows pro gram puts an emphasis on sup porting their students and push ing them to be the best they can, and Lyle recognizes the atten tion and time the faculty gives to each of the students.

“They really want their students to be able to succeed and to be able to find their passion,” she said. “There are people around you to help you and support you and answer all your questions.”

She encourages incoming students to take chances, and do things they may be afraid to do, or feel unqualified for.

“Push yourself into areas that you have no idea what you’re doing, but also remember that you don’t have to stress about every single thing,” she said. “I think if you’re struggling with what to do, then why not jump into this and see where it takes you?”

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Kentucky Wildcats (left to right) Savhir Wheeler, Jacob Toppin, Oscar Tshiebwe, Daimion Collins and CJ Fredrick pose for a photo on Thurs day, Sept. 8, 2022, at the Joe Craft Center in Lexington, Kentucky.

Meet the teams

By Ian Alvano and Jack Spurgeon sports@kykernel.com

It’s just about basketball time once again in the bluegrass with both the mens and womens teams looking to build off successful seasons that both abruptly ended in the first round of their respec tive NCAA Tournaments. With the womens team almost entirely new and the mens team over half returning, it’ll be the tale of two Kentuckys this basketball season, but one thing is certain for both: Wildcat fans won’t want to miss them.

Here are some of the largest names for both teams:

Sahvir Wheeler - 2

Year: Senior

Hometown: Houston, Texas

Position: Guard

2021-2022 Stats:

10.1 PPG

2.6 RPG

6.9 APG

About: A new haircut and veteran leadership are among the many things that Wheeler brings to the table for this Ken tucky team. His blazing speed will look to help the Wild cats both in transition and to space out the floor. He finished last season as a finalist for the Bob Cousy award, an award given to the nation’s best point guard. However, Wheeler still has room for improvement when it comes to shooting, something he seems to have worked on in the offseason.

Fun Fact: Wheeler dunked for the first time when he was 17 years old.

Robyn Benton - 1

Year: Graduate Student

Hometown: Conyers, Georgia

Position: Guard

2021-2022 Stats:

-8.8 PPG

-2.5 RPG

-1.5 APG

About: Returning as a 5th-year senior, Benton looks for one more go-around in search of topping last year’s historic season that came to an abrupt end. Benton’s scrappy defense and abil ity to spread the floor gives the Wildcat’s a huge advantage on both sides of the floor. Benton is one of five returning players.

Fun Fact: Benton has two siblings, one being Inky John son, who played football at the University of Tennessee.

Cason Wallace - 22

Year: Freshman

Hometown: Dallas, Texas

Position: Guard

2021-2022 Stats (High School):

19.9 PPG

7.4 RPG

6.1 APG

About: Wallace enters his first year at Kentucky as a five-star recruit and one of the most highly tout ed guards in the country. He was the 2022 Texas Gatorade Player of the Year, with high expectations in Lexington. Expect a physical guard who can serve as a floor general and get to the rim with ease. It’ll be little surprise if this is Wallace’s only year in Lexington, as he has the capacity to be a lottery pick come next year.

Fun Fact: Wallace’s favorite TV show is SpongeBob SquarePants.

Blair Green - 5

Year: Graduate Student

Hometown: Harlan County, Kentucky

Position: Guard 2020-2021 Stats (Junior):

-6.0 PPG

-1.6 RPG

-1.0 APG

About: Redshirting last season due to ruptured Achilles, Green seeks a comeback season with the Cats. Hitting 33% of her shots behind the arc her junior season, she looks to be both a threat to opponents from downtown this season as well as a veteran leader for the squad.

Fun Fact: Green was a 2018 Naismith High School All-Amer ican honorable mention after scoring 93 points in three games to lead Harlan County to the KHSAA State Tournament.

Oscar Tshiebwe - 34

Year: Senior

Hometown: Lubumbashi, Dem ocratic Republic of the Congo

Position: Forward 2021-2022 Stats:

17.4 PPG

15.1 RPG

1.1 APG

About: This guy might be good this year, right? Coming back for his second year at Kentucky last season saw him named unani mous National Player of the Year, making him the first Wildcat ever to win all six NCAA-recognized awards for best player in the country. After averaging a double-double with ease, “Big O’’ returns to Lexington. Tshiebwe looks to lead the charge for Ken tucky’s hopes at a national title. With 3-point shooting added to his arsenal from this offseason, he very well may succeed.

Fun Fact: Tshiebwe chose the No. 34 because of his love for former NBA player Hakeem Olajuwon.

Maddie Scherr - 22

Year: Junior Hometown: Lexington, Ken tucky

Position: Guard

2021-2022 Stats (Oregon): - 3.7 PPG

-2.6 APG

-2.9 RPG

About: An offensive threat, Scherr looks to improve upon her two seasons at Oregon this upcoming season. While at Oregon, Scherr was an efficient 32.6% behind the arc, stretching the floor for the offense. She brings leadership and experience to the guard position, even if the experience wasn’t gained in Lexington.

Fun Fact: Scherr was named Miss Kentucky Basketball in 2019.

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Fans share expectations for Kentucky mens basketball ahead of Big Blue Madness

By Samantha Money sports@kykernel.com

With temperatures starting to drop in Lexington, it’s nearly time for Kentucky basketball to bring the heat to Rupp Arena.

It was an abrupt goodbye to last year’s team when the St. Peter’s Peacocks devastated the Wildcats during the first round of the NCAA tournament.

With less than 5% of basket ball brackets picking Kentucky to lose in the first round, it was hard for Big Blue Nation to ac cept that it wasn’t going to see the 2021-2022 team showcase its talent in one of the largest sports spectacles of the year.

Another grief from the loss to Saint Peter’s was the fear that the consensus mens college player of the year and beloved member of the Lexington com munity, Oscar Tshiebwe, would have played in his last game as a Kentucky Wildcat.

Despite this, Tshiebwe made the decision to further his bas ketball career in college and stay with Kentucky, much to the joy of Wildcat fans and giving many a new hope for the upcoming season.

“I think we’re going to be amazing because of Oscar Tshiebwe,” Kentucky freshman Julia Pfeiffer said.

Pfeiffer isn’t the only fan with high hopes, with numerous

campers at the Big Blue Cam pout, a leadup event to Big Blue Madness, expressing that “Big O” was their favorite player on the team.

“You got to go with the great Tshiebwe,” George Tye, a fan from Corbin, Kentucky, said.

Tshiebwe’s return, along with CJ Fredrick’s recovery, makes Kentucky a team to fear in the SEC.

Fredrick, a senior transfer from Iowa, was unable to play for the Cats last season due to having surgery on his leg fol lowing an injury. Known for his 3-point shooting, his presence on the court could prove to be a vi tal asset.

Fans also get to meet the new faces added to the roster this year, including Antonio Reeves, a senior transfer from Illinois State.

There’s certainly no lack of opinions when it comes to the Cats’ upcoming season and why the team should be better than the season prior.

“(The team has) a little bit more experience with Oscar and the players that transferred in,” Carlisle, Kentucky, native Tracy Brown said. “They’re going to be a big help.”

Brown was far from alone in thinking the team was going to be better, with numerous fans agreeing with the sentiment.

“I think we are a lot different

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Fans cheer during an open practice and telethon benefitting flood victims in Eastern Kentucky at Rupp Arena on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022 in Lexington, Kentucky.

than we were last year and stron ger physically,” UK freshman Parker Wilson said. “Got a lot more size in the paint and better shooters. CJ Frederick’s going to light it up. First Team All Amer ican in my opinion.”

The team also has a lot of buzz surrounding the incoming freshmen, including talks about Ugonna Kingsley Onyenso, a 6’11’’ center from Nigeria.

Onyenso did not make the trip to the Bahamas for Kentucky’s pre-season games due to re-clas sifying, so his first appearance as a Wildcat will be at Rupp Arena for Big Blue Madness.

Other new recruits to be

watching for are freshman shooting guards Adou Theiro, Carson Wallace and forward Chris Livingston.

“I’m hoping for a great year,” Kentucky freshman Chase Bradford said. “Hopeful ly we go further in the playoffs. We got a lot of new potential, so it’s going to be nice seeing that first practice. We’ll see where we are.”

Growing from last year seemed to be the consensus for fans with their expectations for the team.

“I think they’re going to take their mistakes from last season and improve upon them in the

upcoming season,” Kentucky freshman Micayla Densmore said. “I think we have a really good team stacked up this year.” Some fans even offered ad vice and an explanation regard ing what happened in last sea son’s upset loss, writing it off as a preventable mistake.

“They got to be more mind strong,” Tye said. “That loss against Saint Peter’s – I feel like they just got weak in their mind.”

Kentucky will properly in troduce the team at Big Blue Madness this Friday, Oct. 14, along with the womens basket ball team inside Rupp Arena.

CJ Fredrick looks to make triumphant debut for UK after injury

By Samantha Money sports@kykernel.com

An athlete’s career can be complete ly sidetracked with the utter of a single word – surgery.

The road to recovery for these athletes can be rocky and hard to overcome.

For Kentucky basketball’s CJ Fredrick, however, the year off helped him grow mentally and physically.

A redshirt senior from Cincinnati, Fred rick transferred to Kentucky last season from the University of Iowa, but fans were unable to get to know him in his first sea son in Lexington as surgery on his ham string prevented him from playing for the entire year.

It’s never easy being the new kid, and this was especially true for Fredrick, who realized he was going to have to make the decision to get surgery and step back from basketball for the season before even play ing a game.

“Mentally that was a lot for me because I wanted to show my teammates that I was good and I belong here, and I couldn’t do that,” Fredrick said.

Before long though, Fredrick was on the path of rehabilitation and cheering on his team from the sideline.

It’s never easy to get through the mental challenges of being out for the season, but Fredrick has almost nothing negative to say about the last year.

“I tell people that this year off actually kind of was like a blessing in disguise,” he said. “I was able to get my body in much better shape. The Big 10 and SEC are way different, so I was able to get in shape for

what this kind of style of play was going to be like.”

Despite not being able to make his debut for Kentucky, Fredrick was able to find sup port from his teammates, most notably Kel len Grady, Fredrick’s roommate last year who even drove him to the hospital when his hamstring reached its breaking point.

“He (Grady) did a great job at mak ing me feel a part of the team even when I wasn’t,” Fredrick said. “He definitely helped me through some tough times. This place is really a brotherhood.”

Fredrick noted that Blair Green, a Ken tucky womens basketball player and Fred rick’s girlfriend, played a crucial role in keeping him positive during his recovery.

Just days before Fredrick tore his ham string, Green experienced her own injury that caused her to sit out the entirety of her senior season.

Fredrick and Green were able to help each other in ways other friends and family could not because they knew exactly what the other was going through.

“This was one of the best years I’ve had from a happiness point, mental point and in my faith,” Fredrick said. “She’s a huge reason why.”

Now that both are back on the court, their motivation and support for each other has not wavered.

“Especially through the rehab process, coming and seeing her work hard makes me want to work even harder,” he said. “She’ll have a great year. I’m excited to be there and watch her and support her.”

Now that Fredrick has fully recovered from surgery, he spent the summer prepar ing to get back in the game.

Kentucky desperate to cage

Bulldogs after back-to-back losses

By Cole Parke sports@kykernel.com

Coming off its second loss in a row against South Carolina on Saturday, Ken tucky football is desperate for a bounceback win against Mississippi State.

The Wildcats struggled without start ing quarterback, and likely first round 2023 NFL Draft pick, Will Levis, who was sidelined with a foot injury he suf fered in UK’s loss to Ole Miss.

Replacing the star QB was redshirt freshman Kaiya Sheron.

Sheron did not play poorly, throwing for 178 yards with two touchdown passes and one interception. The offense stalled regardless, being unable to secure points on 10 out of 12 total offensive drives.

To make matters worse, two-thirds of Kentucky’s receiving trio, Dane Key and Tayvion Robinson, were injured against the Gamecocks, a crushing blow to the offense even if Levis, who is still day-today, comes back.

Key emphasized on Tuesday that he would be able to play, though his hand has been wrapped since he went down clutching it in the game.

Also, even having its best game of the season, Kentucky was only able to mus ter 121 rushing yards with Chris Rodri guez Jr. putting up 126 by himself before UK’s six allowed sacks saw Sheron finish with negative-24 rushing yards.

Speaking of sacks, allowing the quar terback to be hit is a problem Kentucky has had all season, entering the game with 19 allowed against Levis before al lowing an astounding six sacks on Sher

on, more than doubling South Carolina’s total for sacks this season.

Suffice to say, Kentucky is in a very bad place right now and des perately needs to bounce back after consecutive losses.

Now, who is their opponent this week? Mississippi State.

The Bulldogs have skyrocketed in the rankings these past few weeks, going from unranked to No. 23 after defeating then No. 17 Texas A&M and then up to No. 16 this week after defeating Arkansas last week.

The Bulldog offense scored an aver age of 41 points in both of those games, defeating the Aggies 42-24 and the

Razorbacks 40-17.

Mississippi State is led on offense by junior quarterback Will Rogers, who has thrown for 2,110 yards – first in the FBS – with 22 touchdowns – second in the FBS – and just three interceptions.

He didn’t just come from nowhere ei ther, finishing the 2021 season with 4,739 yards for 36 touchdowns and nine inter ceptions, though he is currently on track to blow that total number of touchdowns out of the water if he holds form in the second half of the season.

The Bulldogs have four receivers with over 200 receiving yards this season and nine over 100, compared to Kentucky’s five with over 100 receiving yards.

It’s not a secret that Mississippi State is an air-raid team, with only 640 total rushing yards this season as opposed to the 2,110 passing yards from Rogers and backup Sawyer Robertson adding 18 more.

Doing a bit of math, that’s 76.8% of Mississippi State’s total offensive yard age coming from passes, which isn’t too far off from Kentucky this year, with the Wildcats having notoriously struggled to get its run game going in the absence of Rodriguez Jr. for the first four games. Passing yards make up 74% of Ken tucky’s total offense, slightly less than Mississippi State, but still a severely im balanced figure.

To put into context, the top three col lege football teams according to the AP Poll, Georgia, Ohio State and Alabama, allow passing yards to make up only around half of the total offensive produc tion at 61%, 58% and 51% respectively.

With that being said, the key to stop ping either team is to shut down the passing game but, in the case of Ken tucky, if Levis can’t play the Wildcats may not have much of a passing game to begin with.

Kentucky does have one lifeline though: home field advantage.

Looking back to history, the matchup between Kentucky and Mississippi State has been won by the home team every year for the last seven years.

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Kentucky Wildcats running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. (24) runs the ball down the field during the Kentucky vs. South Carolina football game on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, at Kro ger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky lost 24-14.

To add to that, Mississippi State has only played one road SEC game all sea son, a 31-16 loss to LSU, with two total road games including a 39-17 win over 3-3 Arizona.

THE REFLECTOR

Mississippi State Bulldogs running back J.J. Jernighan (32) runs the ball during the Mississippi State vs. Arkansas football game on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi.

By Cole Parke sports@kykernel.com

The Bulldogs have looked absolutely on fire in their last two SEC matches. What changed?

The major change we have seen from the Bulldogs over the last three or four weeks has been the team’s consistency. That was a ma jor factor that Mike Leach spoke on after the LSU game. MSU has so much tal ent and they are all so explo sive, but none of that matters if you can’t play consistent football. The MSU offen sive line has looked dra

matically improved and are giving Will Rogers all the time he needs to find one of his talented wideouts. Not to mention, the rushing at tack for the Bulldogs is now another factor to add into the mix.

It’s been a pattern of the Kentucky-Mississip pi State series that the home team has won the last seven showdowns. Do you think that’s on Mike Leach’s mind heading into this Saturday?

Yes and no; Leach and h is squad know how import ant this game is, especially

traveling to a hostile envi ronment at night. It’s been a few weeks since MSU has traveled to a SEC envi ronment, but I think during that time this team is more mature and improved com pared to the LSU game. The Bulldogs can’t look ahead to next week’s matchup against Alabama, they must focus on what they can control this week.

Will Rogers is just such an unbelievable talent. How impressed have you been with him this season and what do you expect this weekend?

Across the (By)Line: Mississippi State Bulldogs

The “Across the (By)Line” series gives Kentucky football fans an in-depth look at their opponent for this week — from the mind of the opposing school’s sports editor.

This week: The Reflector, Dylan Flippo, Mississippi State

What more can you say about Will Rogers? He’s one of the best quarterbacks in the SEC, and the argument can be made that he’s one of the best in the country. I think the narrative about the statis tics he puts up and that he can only put-up big numbers because of the offensive sys tem is so far from the truth. Yes, it’s a pass heavy system. Yes, Will puts up numbers, but, to put up these numbers and be successful, you must be talented throwing the football and being comfort able in the pocket. One thing that’s stuck out this season is Will’s mobility in the pock et. He trusts his offensive line and his wideouts and is making unbelievable plays in

the process.

What do you predict will happen on Saturday?

I think this game will start closely contested, but I feel the Bulldogs have too much momentum going for them. Two back-to-back huge wins against Texas A&M and Ar kansas in dominating fashion boosts a team’s confidence. I know most MSU fans and probably the team too are kicking themselves for losing to LSU, but the Bulldogs still can control their own desti ny. Look for MSU to start off slow but find their rhythm and win big.

Score prediction: MSU 38 Kentucky 20.

New UK

Apothecary opens in student center

By Nate Lucas news@kykernel.com

UK has installed a new loca tion for students to fulfill their pharmaceutical needs called the UK Apothecary.

The UK Apothecary is located on the ground floor of the Gat ton Student Center, right across from the Cats Den. The location opened Oct. 3 and is open 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on weekdays.

“This pharmacy is open to everyone now,” Erin Poteet, the director of the UK Apothecary, said. “There’s no one excluded, so we can fill prescriptions for the public, employees, campus, just really anyone.”

Often, students have their prescriptions filled at University Health Services, which is around a 20 minute walk for students lo

cated on North Campus. The UK Apothecary allows students more access for prescriptions, especial ly if they do not have a car.

“You don’t have to go drive to an urgent care center and then come back and find a pharmacy,” Poteet said. “We’re hoping to be able to handle a lot of those ev eryday ailments right here.”

Poteet said all students who have seen a UK Student Health doctor have access to about five free antibiotics, as well as some over the counter medication like Tylenol or Ibuprofen.

“For employees, if you have seen a UK provider and you have UK insurance, you can get up to half off copays, up to a $60 max imum,” Poteet said.

The UK Apothecary is set up by law to dispense the lowest priced generic product to its cus

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tomers, unless the customer or doctor specifies differently.

The vision of the UK Apoth ecary is to be more of a one stop shop for students. They carry san itary products, as well as sexual health products avaliable for pur chase at their storefront.

The UK Apothecary is meant to act as more than a pharmacy.

“We’re hoping to have some vending machine options outside for after hours,” Poteet said. “So that (students) can get common things that (they) might need when we’re not open.”

Ami Piccirilli, the commu nications director for UK Phar macy Services, told the Kernel in an email such services may or may not be coming down the road in order to prevent any kind of confusion.

“We want to be the first one to

do all the new innovative things that the pharmacy is trying to do,” Poteet said.

Soon, the UK Apothecary will be able to offer COVID-19 vac cinations. It will also be doing Kentucky Board of Pharmacy ap proved protocols, including strep, COVID-19 and flu tests, as well as diabetes strip tests.

Poteet said she hopes that the Apothecary expands to UTI test ing and lots of other things.

“As we get ready to roll out more of these protocols, you’re likely to see this be one of the first sites that’s(offering UTI test ing),” Poteet said.

Daniel Moore was a UK staff pharmacist until he was recent ly promoted as the manager of UK Apothecary.

“The protocols are kind of where the future of pharmacy is

going,” Moore said. “I mean, not just standing there dispensing medications, but doing the strep and flu testing. So it’s kind of ex panding our role as pharmacists, and we’re going to really be roll ing those out here, testing them, and bringing (them) into all the other pharmacies, the retail phar macies here at UK.”

Moore also believes that the UK Apothecary could broaden its services to delivery as well. He said that the Apothecary could use lockers, office deliv ery and even Starship robots in the future.

“That’s down the road of where we wanted to go again, not right now,” Moore said. “That’s about rules and regulations of trying to get that changed, but who knows what happens in the future?”

The UK Apothecary is located on the ground floor of the Gatton Student Center in Lexington, Kentucky.

PICTURE

On Oct. 5-8, a group of 18 University of Ken tucky and Kentucky State University students gathered for the 2022 Picture Kentucky Workshop. Taking place in Frankfort, Kentucky, the workshop paired students with professional photography and videography coaches from around the country. Over the course of four days, participants were tasked with creating a photo or video story of a subject, drawn at random. Coaches shared insights about their experiences in the industry, and students learned about life in Frankfort and the world of photojournalism and multimedia.

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Jenny Hurst offers treats to the five dogs that reside in her home, four of which are her own and one being her daughter, Mattie’s, on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022 in Frankfort, Kentucky.

Goats graze at the Kentucky State University Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration Farm on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, in Frankfort, Kentucky.

JUSTICE MCKINNEY Makenna Corbin laughs at Coleston Holloway eating his cupcake in B’s Bakery on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, in Frankfort, Kentucky.

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The sun shines over the Kentucky State University Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration Farm on Satur day, Oct. 8, 2022, in Frankfort, Kentucky,

Thoroughbreds graze in the early morning fog on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Frankfort, Kentucky.

Kentucky State University farm tech and research assis tant McKinley Stonewall pets a local farm goat, Little Bill, on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, in Frankfort, Kentucky.

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The sun sets behind the Kentucky State Capitol on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, in Frankfort, Kentucky.

Lexington’s Peace Pumpkins bring awareness to domestic violence

By Grace Medley news@kykernel.com

GreenHouse17, the Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Coalition (DSVPC) and the Translyvania Universi ty (TU) chapter of “It’s On Us” partnered together to place purple Peace Pumpkins around Lexington.

The month of October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, signified by the color purple.

According to the Peace Pumpkins press release, statistics show that “1/3 of Lexington’s homicides this year have been related to domestic violence,” and “Kentucky women experience the high est rate of stalking in the nation.”

Diane Fleet is the associate director of GreenHouse17, a domestic violence program serving 17 different counties across Kentucky. The program offers various services to domestic violence survivors such as a 24/7 crisis line, support groups, a visitation and exchange center and more. The program’s “biggest goal is to meet survivors,” Fleet said.

Members of TU’s “It’s On Us” chapter painted locally-sourced pump kins purple and placed them at various businesses around Lexington. These pumpkins have a card with a QR code that leads to resources for those dealing with domestic violence such as Green

House17’s website and handbook for survivors of domestic violence.

This is the second year that Peace Pumpkins have been distributed around the city.

“I think it’s really important for survi vors to know that they are seen, and that they are believed and that this communi ty cares. And I think by showing that you put a purple pumpkin out is just symbolic of that,” Fleet said.

Fleet compared the Peace Pumpkins to the UK Violence Intervention and prevention (VIP) Center’s implementa tion of the Green Dot program. Wearing Green Dot shirts or other merchandise shows that an individual is ready and willing to support victims of violence.

In a similar way, displaying Peace Pumpkins brings awareness to domestic violence and is an easy way to show support for victims.

“A lot of folks do want to know how they can be a part of ending or talking about and bringing awareness to domestic violence,” Fleet said. “This is a quick, easy way to show their solidar ity.”

GreenHouse17 encourages individ uals to paint their own purple pumpkins this month, display them and post them to social media using the hashtags #PeacePumpkins and #LexStopDSV.

In addition to the Peace Pumpkin

Campaign, DSVPC and GreenHouse17 are promoting Purple Thursday. On Oct. 20, individuals can wear purple as a way to bring visibility, awareness and support for domestic abuse survivors.

Participating individuals can post their purple outfits using the hashtags #PurpleThursday and #LexStopDSV accompanied with their reason for par ticipating.

GreenHouse17 is also sponsoring LUNAFEST, a fundraising event in

partnership with LUNA Bar on Oct. 27 at The Kentucky Theatre. This event features “short films by and about wom en” per their website.

The Peace Pumpkins will be dis played around Lexington from Oct. 4-31 in various shops, businesses and other public places.

Resources for victims of sexual assault can be found through Green House17’s website. The organization’s crisis hotline is 1-800-544-2022.

College Democrats host on-campus rally

By Nate Lucas news@kykernel.com

The UK College Democrats hosted a rally for reproductive rights and the LGBTQ+ community on Oct. 6 outside Whitehall Classroom Building.

The event culminated into a march at 2 p.m., during which around 100 participants marched to the Lexington mayor’s office and back to campus to deliver a petition to UK president Eli Capilouto.

The event also included SWAY (Student Worker Advocacy), the Young Democratic Socialists and Lamin Swann, a candidate for Lexington’s 93rd District in the Kentucky House of Representatives.

While members of the UK College Democrats gave out condoms and taught others about Kentucky legislation, the organization’s president, Hallie Rice, spoke into her megaphone to quell her crowd of eager marchers.

Rice is a junior majoring in political science, pursuing minors in criminology and philosophy and certificates in peace studies and financial planning.

Rice said the event was sparked by the Graduate Student Action Network (GSAN). After reaching out to the organization in September, the UK College Democrats were able to mobilize.

“(They) said ‘Look, we’re protesting. We need this all across the country. We’re protesting for bodily autonomy in general,’” Rice said. “We’re advocating for trans rights, LGBTQ rights, reproductive justice and all of that.”

The rally comes as an addition to women’s rights protests across the

nation after the controversial court case Roe v. Wade was overturned on June 24, 2022. The Supreme Court’s decision removed the federal right to abortion and left it up to the states to sanction it.

The flier used by the UK College Democrats said an invitation for the event was not extended to UK president Eli Capilouto.

“(Capilouto) did not put out a statement on the decision, UK did not, Student Government did not,” Rice said. “That’s something that we are all upset about, because that’s something that is impacting the mental health of all students on campus. There are people out here that just got their rights taken away.”

The UK College Democrats had specific requests outlined in their petition.

“We’re asking them to put out a statement on the Dobbs decision, we’re asking for them to publicly condemn the bill against transgender athletes in sports. We’re asking for free condoms in every residence hall, access to free pregnancy tests for every student, access to Plan B for free on campus, and then also a discounted price in the Wildcat Pantry and a lot of other things that we outlined on our petition,” Rice said.

The flier used by UK College Democrats also made mention of a push to vote no on amendment two. The amendment creates a new section of the Kentucky State Constitution that reads, “To protect human life, nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to secure or protect a right to abortion or require the funding of abortion.”

Quinn Troia is a member of Student

Worker Advocacy (SWAY). They are a fourth year double major in gender and women’s studies and information communication technology.

“That amendment would enshrine bans to abortion in Kentucky’s State Constitution and make it even harder to get access to reproductive health care and services. So obviously, we need to defeat that and protect people’s rights to control their own bodies.”

SWAY attended the rally due to the overlap of bodily autonomy and the labor union movement, Troia said.

“(The movement) brought us parental leave, sick leave and it’s important to be here and be in solidarity with other people fighting for control of their own bodies and their lives,” Troia said.

The march also stressed the

importance of transgender rights after more Kentucky state bills have been trending to exempt transgender athletes from playing on the teams that align with their gender identity.

“I think it’s really important that we show up and be visible because we’re here,” said Troia.

The rally was also attended by multiple men advocating for women’s rights, like Riley Magill, a freshman history major at UK.

“It’s not political,” McGill said. “(I) feel like this is a very clear subject. There’s not much wording around it.”

A counter protest was also held at the event. A group of people held signs showing their disagreement with abortion.

KENDALL STATON | STAFF

Freshman architecture major Emily Hernandez-Pachon holds a sign during a rally for sexual and reproductive justice hosted by College Democrats at UK on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, outside of Whitehall Classroom Building in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Wildcats trick or treat themselves to spook-tacular movies at WRD movie festival

By Courtney Suber features@kykernel.com

Halloween is just around the corner, and with it comes the Writing, Rhetoric & Digital Studies (WRD) Halloween movie festival.

The event, planned by WRD associate professor Thomas Marksbury, also has support from the College of Arts and Sciences and the WRD department itself. The festival shows three movies in the Worsham Cinema, located on the second

floor of the Gatton Student Center.

The movies include “It Follows” on Oct. 10, “The Thing” on Oct. 17 and “Trick ‘R Treat” on Oct. 31. Marksbury handpicked the movies, and he said that each film was selected for very specific reasons.

“‘It Follows’ is more complicated than it looks, and I want to talk about it as a quintessential coming of age film.”

Marksbury said. “‘Trick ‘R Treat’ just seemed like the perfect way to celebrate Halloween on the 31st itself. Please come

to all these shows in costume!”

Marksbury said “The Thing” is his favorite in the collection.

“It’s about free floating paranoia and an environment where you cannot trust even the things and people which seem most familiar and beloved to you — the last gasp of what we thought was the end of Cold War paranoia, which makes now the perfect opportunity to revisit it.” he said.

WRD Department Chair Jeff Rice said the movie festival is available to

all students and staff and maintains the goal of entertaining watchers as well as educating viewers of WRD.

“One of our goals is, of course, entertainment; we are showing horror films, and it’s Halloween, it’s good timing … but another thing is that we teach and are a part of film,” he said. “WRD is one of those places where you can also learn about film and learn about film as a form of communication as a form of writing and horror is a very successful genre to do this with.”

Rice and Marksbury said that through this festival, WRD not only hopes to get students interested in the major but to also show that their specific interests can be catered to.

“A student finds that they’re interested in this? Well, there are classes in WRD where you can learn a little bit about the genre of writing for horror and everything that it includes,” Rice said.

UK’s WRD department was originally part of the English department, and for the last nine years, it has pushed for a new curriculum that differentiates it from English. The department works to enable a deeper dive into aspects of writing and rhetoric which was not present in English.

“About nine years ago or so, we split from the English department and became our own department mainly based on the fact that we do not teach literature, we do not teach drama; but we are writing and rhetoric scholars who teach print and digital communication skills,” Rice said.

The WRD movie festival shows all of their films at 7 p.m., and a tentative schedule is available online through the WRD website.

TRAVIS FANNON | STAFF

Students gather for the WRD Halloween movie festival on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, at the Worsham Cinema in Lexington, Kentucky.

UK’s adventure trips take

Wildcats to the great outdoors

By Katelyn Perkins features@kykernel.com

Hosted by Campus Recreation at UK, adventure trips provide students with many opportunities to explore Kentucky and other outdoor wonders.

This semester alone, Campus Recreation’s Outdoor Adventures program has gone hiking, white water rafting and rock climbing.

Sophomore Kiley Colgan has been participating in adventure trips since her freshman year.

“I love being outside. I think nature has so many different things to teach us,” Colgan said.

During her freshman year, Colgan went white water rafting twice: once in October 2021 and once in spring 2022.

“I would rate the experience a 10 out of 10,” she said.

Colgan also said that students don’t need to know people in order to start going on trips.

“You make friends by spending more time with people,” she said.

Sophomore Sophia Goodin said she would participate in an adventure trip if given the chance.

“It’s a really good chance to get to see different parts of Kentucky outside of campus as well as getting to meet new people,” Goodin said.

There are still plenty of adventure trips that students can sign up for this semester, including rock climbing, hiking and hot chocolate and cave kayaking.

Colgan is also a part of the Snowcats club on UK’s campus. Snowcats is a skiing, snowboarding and outdoors club at the university. The club plans an

annual snowboarding and ski trip every school year.

Last year, the club went to Aspen, Colorado, for its annual trip.

“We went skiing, explored the town of Aspen, went shopping and even learned how to order a lift to and from the grocery store,” Colgan said.

This year the club plans on going to Breckenridge, Colorado,

from Jan. 1–6, 2023.

Breckenridge is known for its ski resorts, mountain scenery and endless recreation fun.

Colgan encouraged anyone to join Snowcats if they have any interest in outdoor adventures.

“I get to be friends with people that I met through Snowcats. It’s very fun; I made a lot of new memories and met a lot

of new people through joining,” Colgan said.

Snowcats has monthly meetings that students can attend. The group discusses monthly and annual trips for the semester and school year.

To learn more about Snowcats, students can visit the club’s Facebook page. To learn more about UK Outdoor Adventure, students can visit its website.

PHOTO BY WHITEWATER CHATTOOGA

Students white water raft while on a trip hosted by UK Campus Recreation on Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Long Creek, South Carolina.

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The oldest things on campus

Kentucky Geological Survey offers a look deep into the past

By Kent Ratajeski features@kykernel.com

Strap in for a tour of campus and into the deepest recesses of geologic time. Perhaps one’s first guess is that the oldest thing on campus would be its oldest building. That honor goes to the Main Building, the current home of the UK administration. It was built in 1882, back when UK was called the State College of Kentucky.

Buildings are constructed from materials which are far older than the buildings themselves. The gray and white limestones near the base of the Main Building were quarried locally from two bedrock formations, the Lexington and Tyrone Limestones. Frank Ettensohn, a professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences knows how old they are.

“There are layers of shale within these formations called bentonites which were formerly volcanic ashes,” Ettensohn said. “Some of the minerals in those ashes, like zircon, can be dated radiometrically.”

So how old are those rocks in the Main Building? Back when the Tyrone Limestone was being deposited 454 million years ago, Kentucky was covered by a shallow, tropical sea teeming with ancient life on a different continent located in the southern hemisphere.

The Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) is a state agency located at UK that stores thousands of drill cores obtained from all over the state in their Earth Analysis Research Library near the Kentucky Horse Park. A few of those wells were drilled thousands of feet down, deep enough to reach and sample

the ancient crystalline rocks which are buried beneath younger sedimentary layers.

A pink granite from the bottom of a deep core from Bourbon County is displayed on the third floor of the Mining and Mineral Resources Building at the KGS headquarters on Rose Street. David Moecher, a professor at UK’s Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, dated this rock using isotopes of uranium and lead locked inside tiny crystals of zircon within the rock.

“The granite underlying central Kentucky was hypothesized to have an age of 1.45 billion years,” Moecher said. “However, as often happens in earth science, we are surprised to find the story is more complicated. The Bourbon County granite is only 1.33 billion years old.”

If that age isn’t impressive enough, Moecher has collected and studied ancient rocks from eras of Earth geologic history far predating those found under Kentucky. Moecher said his best guess for the oldest Earth rock on campus is a striped, reddish metamorphic rock called the Montevideo Gneiss that he collected in southwestern Minnesota.

“The Montevideo Gneiss is one of several rocks in the central US that was involved in a worldwide competition to find the oldest rocks,“ Moecher said. “Because the rock has such a complex history, it wasn’t until 2013 that highly reliable results were obtained that prove it is 3.5 billion years old.”

That’s about three-quarters of the Earth’s known age.

The oldest rocks on campus are not from Earth, however, and a bunch of them can be on display in the lobby

of the Mining and Mineral Resources Building. The Kentucky Geological Survey’s meteorite collection is curated by Ethan Davis.

“We have over 200 specimens … from every continent,” Davis said. “The large majority of our meteorite collection resulted from the generous donations from two private collectors, Mary Ann Russell and William Ehmann. Ehmann was a UK chemistry professor and NASA researcher who was one of the first scientists to analyze moon samples from the Apollo missions.”

Some meteorites were formed by geologic processes in the crusts, mantles and cores of asteroids and planetary bodies early in the history of the solar

system. Other meteorites represent more primitive materials that gravitationally coalesced to form smaller bodies: these were likely the original starting materials from which larger asteroids and planets were constructed. Meteorites of this latter group, called chondrites, are thought to have formed within the original solar nebula which gave birth to our solar system about 4.5 billion years ago.

The KGS collection includes two of the most famous chondrites to visit Earth: the Allende and Murchison meteorites, both of which arrived as showers of stones in separate falls in 1969 in Mexico and Australia, respectively.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY KENT RATAJESKI Kent Ratajeski holds one of the Allende meteorite specimens from the Kentucky Geolog ical Survey collection.

UK needs more acceptability and accessibility on campus

By Editorial Board opinions@kykernel.com

On campus tours, many future Wildcats can admire the beauty of campus and the new buildings, but what they may not see are the parts that are not quite as nice and accessible.

Between elevators that are too tight to fit a wheelchair, full handicap parking and endless construction that makes campus difficult to navigate, UK can be less than enjoyable for students with disabilities.

The Disabled and Ill Student Coalition Instagram account is petitioning for more accessible infrastructure because of these issues that still exist on campus.

According to a Coalition post, it has had difficulties talking to UK president Eli Capilouto and administration about its concerns with the accessibility of the campus.

Buildings like Blazer Dining Hall and Pence Hall have elevators that are compact, which can be difficult for students using wheelchairs.

These students are limited in their ability to get places in these facilities because their only way to travel to different floors is often by the elevators.

Ramps can be used as an alternative to stairs, but in some places on campus, these ramps are steep and difficult to use.

The incline beside Patterson Office Tower is one example of this. For those who use wheelchairs, this ramp can be difficult to travel.

Additionally, according to UK, handicap parking passes cost $42 a month for the 2022-2023 academic year.

In contrast, student periphery parking cost $34 a month.

Despite the higher cost of parking, the handicap spots that are available on campus are frequently full, leaving some students without a place to park that is close to their desired locations.

These spots are also available for students with temporary disabilities if they apply and are accepted for a campus handicap pass.

Though more students may have passes for these spots, the number of spots have not increased.

This lack of parking can be frustrating for students who need it, and they often must travel further distances to their destinations even though they might not be in the adequate physical shape to do so.

Not only does the lack of parking affect people with disabilities’ accessibility to campus, but the continual construction through main parts of campus make it difficult for them to take the most direct route to where they need to go.

Projects like the construction on Rose Street make it difficult to travel from one side of campus to another. The construction forces students to find detours, which often take longer to travel.

The construction can both prohibit travel on certain routes and cause the pavement around the area to be rough. This may be difficult for people who use a wheelchair or crutches to travel safely.

Though these issues are serious and affect the experience of those with disabilities on campus, there are

practical steps the university can take to improve these conditions.

Implementing meaningful changes in and around construction projects can be crucial to making the campus more accessible.

For example, keeping the sidewalks smooth and easy for those with disabilities to use, limiting the amount of construction happening at one time and undertaking projects that help

those with disabilities are changes that will directly address the campus accessibility issues.

Infrastructure projects that make bigger elevators, less steep ramps, wider walkways, more direct access to campus and more handicap parking are helpful and meaningful.

We can, we must do better to ensure the experience at UK is wonderful for all.

ABBEY CUTRER | STAFF

Cones and fences prevent traffic on Rose Street on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, in Lexing ton, Kentucky.

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Kentucky football’s floor may have become its ceiling

By Cole Parke sports@kykernel.com

Kentucky football entered the 2022 season with high hopes.

The Wildcats were ranked in the preseason AP Poll for the first time since the 70s and brought back a likely first round NFL Draft pick as quarterback.

With so much hype surrounding the program, it was easy to buy into it and make bold predictions, with many, myself included, predicting the team could go 10-2 or even 11-1. I went as far as to say the absolute floor of this team was 8-4.

Looking up in week seven, that “absolute floor” may actually be the ceiling of this team and even an unlikely one at that.

Now, it’s unwise to overreact to one bad game, no matter how bad the South Carolina loss looked, but that’s not the full story.

Kentucky has hardly looked good in any game this season.

I beat the point to death last week about how many tiny mistakes this team has made that have led to poor results and ultimately cost the team its first loss in Oxford against Ole Miss, but they didn’t just remain against South Carolina. It could be argued they got worse.

It was already setting up to be a rough night when the starting lineups confirmed what most already knew: Will Levis was injured and could not play this past week, not that it wasn’t obvious from the boot he’d worn on his foot the entire week leading up to the matchup.

Backup Kaiya Sheron did not play a bad game, finishing with 178 passing yards and two touchdowns to one interception, but as head coach Mark Stoops said after the game, “the team didn’t play well

around Kaiya.”

Play well around him they did not, allowing Sheron to be sacked six times, more than doubling South Carolina’s season total for sacks, and dropping passes throughout the night.

To make matters worse, two-thirds of UK’s lethal wide receiver trio, Tayvion Robinson and Dane Key, went down with injuries in the losing effort.

Robinson was taken out while trying to block for Sheron, who was rushing, before the inexperienced QB dove for the first down, and right into Robinson, taking him down from behind.

After the contact Robinson did not play for the remainder of the game, not even fulfilling his role as punt returner.

As for Key, the freshman went up for a reception late in the game and, upon landing, immediately grabbed his hand and took himself out of the game.

Key also did not return for the remainder of the game after his injury, having his hand wrapped and covered with ice after having to be assisted in even removing his helmet.

While the latter emphasized after practice on Tuesday that his wrapped hand was a “precautionary measure,” it didn’t calm the nerves of many Wildcat fans.

With Levis still day-to-day and many other position groups thoroughly beaten up, Kentucky desperately needs an easy tune-up game.

Well, that was supposed to be South Carolina.

Matter of fact, these next two games on the schedule may end up being two of the toughest UK will play all year.

After starting so-so in conference play

Mississippi State has looked electric, putting up 40-plus points on both then No. 17 Texas A&M and Arkansas.

Then, even if Kentucky survives the Bulldogs, the Cats have a quick bye week before traveling to Knoxville, Tennessee, to duel the Volunteers in Neyland Stadium.

Tennessee has quickly solidified itself as a potential College Football Playoffs team, currently ranked No. 6 overall after decimating then No. 25 LSU 40-13 in Baton Rouge.

While the Vols’ upcoming matchup against No. 3 Alabama will truly tell whether or not Tennessee is a playoff contender or not, it’s definitely a massive threat to Kentucky, especially in such a hostile atmosphere.

Then, Kentucky travels to Colombia,

Missouri, to duel Missouri which, while one of the worst teams in the SEC, has shown potential to be a giant killer if the time is right, very nearly upsetting then No. 1 Georgia just a few weeks ago.

All this predates a matchup with the aforementioned Georgia which, while in Kroger Field, is still against a Bulldogs team that is fresh off a national championship winning season and one that hasn’t lost to Kentucky in 12-straight matchups.

There’s a very real possibility that, while I had said the “absolute floor” was 8-4, this team will finish 7-5. Matter of fact, unless something changes in the next three weeks, it seems more likely than not that Kentucky will go from 4-0 to 4-4 with four-straight losses.

ISABEL MCSWAIN | STAFF

Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Stoops protests a call during the Kentucky vs. South Carolina football game on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky.

FREDRICK

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One of the first big tests for his hamstring strength was the annual Big Blue Bahamas exhi bition games over the summer.

“When I was out there it was still coming back to me,” Fred rick said. “I use the analogy that I felt like a little kid on training wheels. I was trying to get the training wheels off, but now I definitely think – it’s just kind of cheesy – I’m riding the bike. No training wheels.”

Excited to get back to playing in the regular season, Fredrick recalled exactly how he felt the first time he played at Rupp Arena during his high school basketball career.

“Those four days at Rupp were some of the most fun I’ve ever had playing basketball,” he said.

Fredrick acknowledged that being close to his home and family played a huge role in his decision to transfer to Kentucky, with the support he receives from them going a long way.

With the regular season now just weeks away, Fredrick’s focus is how he can contribute to his team.

“Right now, my emphasis is really just helping my team mates, defensively being in gaps and trusting my teammates,” he said. “So right now, I’m just trying to focus on being really great on defense.”

Fredrick experienced Ken tucky’s upsetting loss in the first round of the NCAA tournament with his team, even if he didn’t play, so he knows how hungry this team is to win.

“That loss hurt, and we don’t forget that,” he said. “It’s going to fuel the fire.”

Now, with that fire in his heart and his family and brothers around him, Fredrick finally looks to debut in Lexington at Big Blue Madness this Friday, Oct. 14.

BULLDOGS

Whether or not Kentucky can keep the home-winning streak alive will be determined on Saturday, but depending on injury news and updates, it may be predicted earlier than that. That said, one never knows the result until they play the game.

Kentucky and Mississippi State are currently scheduled to kick off at 7:30 p.m. EST inside Kroger Field on Saturday, Oct. 15, with the matchup airing live on the SEC Network.

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Vice president of Pro-Life Wildcats Rebekah Keith pro tested as Rice began to mobilize march participants. Keith is a UK sophomore English major with a minor in philosophy and Jewish studies.

“As an organization, we have two main goals, and those are to educate people about what abor tion actually is, because it is a very violent procedure, and also to help raise money for women who are unexpectedly pregnant on campus,” Keith said.

Keith said she disagrees with the opinion that Amendment Two should not be ratified.

Many supporters of the defeat of Amendment Two base it upon the ability for women to access abortion in cases of sexual as sault or incest.

“People really love to focus on the fringe cases,” Keith said.

Keith said she disagrees with the opinion that Amendment Two should not be ratified.

Many supporters of the defeat of Amendment Two base it upon the ability for women to access abortion in cases of sexual as sault or incest.

“People really love to focus on the fringe cases,” Keith said. Around 200 people signed the

petition. All protestors were able to safely march to their desired destinations.

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Both are black in color because they contain significant amounts of carbon; they are examples of a class of meteorites called carbonaceous chondrites. Significantly, both meteorites also contain amino acids, the building blocks of organic life.

The Allende and Murchison meteorites contain three types of objects of interest for our search for the oldest things on campus. Both are chondrites, and are therefore dominated by chondrules, small spherical objects made of common silicate minerals.

The textures of chondrules suggest that they formed from droplets of magma floating in space. Theories of their origin vary widely, but most experts agree that chondrules are among the oldest things in our solar system.

Even older than chondrules, small irregularly-shaped aggre gates of whitish minerals called calcium-aluminum inclusions, or CAIs, are also present in the Al lende and Murchison meteorites.

“CAIs are believed to contain the first solid objects to form in the cooling solar nebula at the birth of our solar system … over 4.5 billion years ago,” Davis said.

“I find it awe-inspiring to look at Allende and know that parts of this meteorite formed at the dawn of our solar system, millions of years before planet Earth.”

Objects even predating the so lar system itself have been found in the Allende and Murchison meteorites.

Invisible to the naked eye, presolar grains are sub-micro scopic, nano-scale aggregates

and crystals of carbon-rich minerals (graphite, diamond, and silicon carbide). They are usually obtained for study by crushing and dissolving whole meteorite samples in strong acids.

Presolar grains are believed to originate from stars other than our sun which exploded long ago in supernova explosions, scatter ing their debris throughout the cosmos. Some of this debris was eventually incorporated within the seeds of our forming solar system. Scientists theorize that shock waves from these superno va explosions may actually have triggered the formation of the solar system itself.

Using isotopic methods based on exposure to cosmic rays during their time in space, researchers have estimated ages ranging from 4.6 to 7 billion years for presolar grains from the Murchison meteorite. The oldest objects on this campus predate the Earth and even the Sun itself

Using isotopic methods based on exposure to cosmic rays during their time in space, researchers have estimated ages ranging from 4.6 to 7 billion years for presolar grains from the Murchison meteorite. The oldest objects on this campus predate the Earth and even the Sun itself.

Walking along Rose Street? Stop in and visit the oldest things on campus!

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It’s also possible that none of that happens and Kentucky finds its form again, but that seems like the less likely outcome at this point.

Linebacker JJ Weaver said after the loss at Ole Miss that “everything we (the team) want is still in front of us” but, while I’m not in the locker room to know what the team actually wants, I am not so sure that’s true anymore.

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