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On ever-changing South Limestone, some near campus eateries struggle while retail shops hang on.

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Expect another year of the very best coverage of all things newsworthy to UK students, faculty, staff and alumni. The staff of the student-run Kentucky Kernel look to keep our local government, university administration and student government accountable while also delivering exciting and innovative coverage of UK sports, arts and student life.

Mike Farrell, the former interim Director of the School of Journalism and Kentucky Journalism Hall of Famer, died Aug. 28 at 70, according to family members.

A veteran journalist turned beloved teacher, Farrell was a mentor to many.

“He tried to project himself as this stern curmudgeon, but the longer Mike Farrell he had a relationship with a student, they could see he was just such a teddy bear,” interim Director of the School of Journalism Scoobie Ryan told the Cincinnati Enquirer.

UK does not release statements re-

CONTACT garding faculty deaths, but UK spokesperson Jay Blanton personally described Farrell as “the best example of what a journalist can be.”

Editors of the NKyTribune, a non-profit news organization which Farrell co-founded, established a scholarship in Farrell’s honor. Journalism and communications students from Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties will be eligible for the scholarship.

ARREST WARRANT ISSUED FOR FORMER KENTUCKY STAR

Last week, Alabama police issued a warrant for the arrest of former Wildcat basketball star, Demarcus Cousins, multiple media organizations reported.

According to online court records, Cousins is wanted for third-degree harassing communications and domestic violence, ESPN reported.

TMZ released an audio recording last week in which Cousins allegedly threatens to shoot his ex-girlfriend and mother of his 7-year-old son.

Cousins is originally from Mobile, Alabama, and came to Kentucky to play for the Cats during the 2009-10 season.

He’s currently signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.

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A story in last week’s edition headlined “Despite SEC policy change, UK opts for no alcohol sales at student tailgate, in-stadium” erroneously stated that alcohol would not be sold at the university’s student Gameday Zone. That was incorrect. Like last school year, vendors will continue to sell beer and cider in the zone to students with a valid ID. Third year psychology major Sam Foley walks across a tightrope strap fastened between two trees on the White Hall lawn on Aug. 30, 2019. JORDAN PRATHER I STAFF

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The first steps toward a smart campus STORY AND PHOTOS BY NATALIE PARKS Freshmen attend the iPad Pick-A-Path offered by Apple as part of K Week on Friday, August 23, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky.

10.5 inch screen.

64 gigabytes.

Smart keyboard.

Apple pencil.

The iPad Air and its accessories have arrived on campus.

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A little over 6,000 incoming freshmen and graduate teaching assistants were eligible to receive the iPads, which are the first step of the University of Kentucky’s larger Smart Campus strategy. An April press release by UK stated the goals of the Smart Campus strategy as “increasing persistence and graduation rates, while preparing students for lives of meaning and purpose.”

Initially, the Smart Campus team planned to give iPad Pros to 2,000 students in target populations. According to Heath Price, associate chief information officer, data from UK’s Wi-Fi network shows that 70 percent of the

devices that interact with UK’s network are iOS. This means that students are coming in with iPhones and are familiar with the Apple ecosystem.

But a high-quality laptop is cost prohibitive.

At first, iPads were too. Before Apple announced the new iPad Air in March, UK had identified 2,000 students in target populations to pilot the initiative, said Price. iPad Pros cost about $300 more than the new Airs. That drop made it possible for the project to be scaled up to include all incoming freshmen.

“Surveying the market, knowing what the phones look like, seeing how much is already

out there, seeing we have 70 percent iOS, I think it made the iPad seem like more of a sweet spot to launch something like this,” Price said. “That assurance of a solid device that’s going to work and last and be durable is pretty key.”

Some freshmen have had their device for months now, having received their iPad during “seeblueU” orientation.

But the iPad initiative did not end with distribution. Instead, faculty, staff and students are part of an ongoing experiment that is just beginning, said Price In this first year, some details of the iPad

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program still have to be decided, said Abbie Loynachan, director of the Smart Campus initaitve.

The Smart Campus team is still seeking a permanent location for iPad tech support.

The iPads came with AppleCare+, which entitles the user to three years of hardware and software support. Facilities Information Service technicians will staff the tech support center, which students can visit to get help with everything from resetting passwords to shattered screens.

Should the iPad need a complete physical or system overhaul, UK will handle the exchange with Apple and in the meantime, the student will be able to receive a refreshed iPad, said Price.

Price said they are also hoping to develop a buy-out program, where a student transferring or dropping out can purchase the iPad at a depreciated value. Otherwise, the device must be returned to UK. If the device is not returned in those cases, UK can track the iPad and disable it remotely, said Price.

Price said that while UK can track the iPad’s location while location services are on, UK cannot see an individual student’s data, content or files. As with any device on the UK network, UK can monitor for security threats and illegal activity.

As the iPad program evolves, the Smart Campus team is hoping to add more apps to Self Service, including apps that must be purchased. The iPads came pre-loaded with selected apps recommended by UK. Found in the Self Service app, these suggested apps are free to install and do not require an Apple ID. They were chosen from surveys, student suggestions and conversations between Apple and the Smart Campus team, Price said.

“There’s been a real fear that if you over-inundate with all of these apps, folks never go and seek out the one or the two or the five that would help them,” Price said.

Educational apps like Canvas and Educreations, as well as campus life apps like UK Athletics and LiveSafe, are part of the Self Service package. Students can log in with their own Apple ID and purchase apps from the App Store at any time.

How the iPad functions on campus and in the classroom is up to the user.

BJ Kent Resultay, a freshman computer

science major, foresees issues if students do not think of the iPad as an academic tool.

“The intent behind giving everyone a free iPad I feel will be lost.”

Loynachan emphasized that the iPad is just a tool.

“The iPad is not going to come in and solve all of our problems. It’s just a catalyst to help solve those problems. It really just is going to empower the students to create solutions and ask questions,” said Loynachan.

"This is the end of the beginning. there's a lot of fun stuff to come."

- Heath Price associate chief information offer

Jiayu Zheng, a freshman computer science major, logs into his iPad for the first time at the distribution station in Gatton Student Center on Friday, August 23, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky .

“There’s a little bit of effort that we as instructors have to make to walk around the room and remind students ‘hey look, you’ve gotta be doing work’, but that was true when folks were sitting there reading whatever instead of what we were learning in the classroom,” said Christian Brady, dean of the Lewis Honors College.

Brady is working with students and faculty in the honors college on how best to incorporate the iPads into their curriculum. He said one project is an e-portfolio where students keep reflections. The honors college will also explore using iPads for class discussions, a strategy that would likely roll out in the spring, Brady said.

Some class sections will also pilot iPads to see how Smart Campus might one day be applied across the university, said Loynachan.

Students in some biology sections and fine arts classes learned they would receive iPads during the first week of class.

The Smart Campus team has yet to identify what benchmarks they will use to measure the success of the iPad initiative, but there will some kind of meta-analysis, Loynachan said.

Those results will help determine if the iPad initiative will continue. UK’s Board of

Trustees would have to approve a second year, just as they did with the first.

The $1.5 million that funded this year’s iPads came from campus efficiency projects and did not impact tuition, said UK spokesperson Jay Blanton. Future renewals of the iPad initiative could be funded the same way.

“I think the goal is to do a corps of four years,” Blanton said.

The hope is that the Smart Campus initiative will one day do more than just connect students with technology.

“We feel like given the state we’re in, we could be a leader in how you leverage technology to make an impact,” said Blanton of Smart Campus’s larger digital strategy.

Financial literacy, mental health and the opioid crisis are all issues that Price and the Smart Campus team see future initiatives trying to solve.

“This is the end of the beginning,” Price said. “There’s a lot of fun stuff to come.”

Students who need assistance with their iPads can call 859-218-HELP (859-2184357) or visit the Smart Campus resource page at https://www.uky.edu/smartcampus/ resources.

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Students, displaced by dorm shortage, get new homes

By Addison Lander news@kykernel.com

UK students are still feeling the effects of a summer dorm overbooking that left hundreds of students displaced.

Nearly a month and a half after university officials announced that the dorms were overbooked, hundreds of students are still without the dorm room they signed up for, but have rather taken university-backed deals to live in near-campus apartments.

The university is housing displaced students in the University Inn located at the corner of Waller Ave. and Nicholasville Rd., the brand new near-campus Hub apartment complex and is still having some students share rooms with their resident advisers, UK spokesperson Jay Blanton said.

The University Inn, bought

by UK Healthcare a few years ago, is now housing around 30 students who attend the Bluegrass Community & Technical College.

Along with this, the university reached out to the staff at The Hub Lexington on South Upper in the interest of setting up another way for students who were set to live on campus to move off-campus, Blanton said.

A few weeks ago, 85 students, who were originally slated to live on-campus, were living in The Hub apartments, said Benjamin Modleski, Chief Operating Officer for Core Spaces and owner of The Hub. “They were offered a shortterm lease that corresponds to the UK residence hall lease dates for rooms within a 4-bed unit,” Modleski said.

According to Blanton, those

students were mostly returning students.

The students are also being given similar rates in price as they would have paid had they lived on-campus.

No concrete plans have been made to extend this current partnership out when the overbooking situation becomes fully resolved, although The Hub Lexington is open for future partnerships, Modleski said.

Typically, resident advisers have their own rooms, but because of the dorm shortage, many have been asked to take a roommate. The number of resident advisers who have roommates is on the decline, with less than 70 RAs falling into this category--there were almost 90 over three weeks ago--and the number is expected to continue to decrease as the semester continues onward, according to campus housing officials.

Campus housing officials anticipate this number will continue to drop all the way through the school year if it does not reach zero before that point.

Earlier this summer, the news broke that the University of Kentucky had overbooked itself by a few hundred students.

As a solution, UK Housing originally planned to transform some of the study rooms in residence halls into makeshift rooms and having freshmen live with their resident advisers.

One resident adviser anonymously set up an online petition in order to seek “the accommodations (the resident advisers) require to best serve residents,” adding in various potential solutions that could be considered in order to reduce the chances of (resident advisers) having to have roommates.

Due to the housing shortage in UK’s campus housing, some UK students have been relocated to the Hub On Campus Lexington and the University Inn, model room pictured above. MARK CORNELISON | UK PHOTO

When UK Housing first became aware of this overbooking in mid-July, plans were made to not only transform the study rooms and to add other residents to resident adviser rooms, but to also seek out other potential solutions from outside housing partners.

As students began the process of moving into their on-campus suites, it became apparent that the study rooms throughout campus were no longer needed as overflow housing, Blanton said. Even so, resident advisers in many of the residence halls still had roommates, but it wasn’t the only solution implemented to offset the excessive numbers.

A resident walks out of the Hub on Campus Lexington on Aug. 29, 2019, in Lexington, Kentucky. MICHAEL CLUBB | STAFF

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UNIVERSITY OF CONSTRUCTION

Here’s an update on some of the larger campus construction projects Reporting by Jacob Eads | Illustrations by Haley Robey

CHEM-PHYS $33 million dollar PHASE 1 • •

Phase one of the renovation is underway on the building’s third floor where construction will produce 15 new research labs and new support spaces.

Scheduled for completion fall 2021

$26 million dollar PHASE 2 •

The second phase of construction will bring a new façade to the building and new exterior and roof replacements.

RUPP ARENA, LEXINGTON CENTER • • • •

Lexington city officials suspect that parking and entry to Rupp Arena will continue to be affected by construction during the 2019-20 season.

Addition of chair-back seating in some upper-level sideline sections to come for 2019-20 season.

Anticipated construction of club areas for season ticket holders has been delayed and won’t come to fruition until the 2020-21 basketball season.

Expect a $241 million price tag when the entire renovation is finished.

KIRWAN AND BLANDING TOWERS • •

This summer, UK started the likely 18-month process of rerouting utilities underneath the familiar tower complex.

The rerouting of utilities is the first project to be completed before UK takes any next steps toward demolition of the towers or any new construction in the area.

OLD KENNEDY’S BOOK STORE LOCATION • • •

What was once Kennedy’s Book Store will soon be a parking garage with more than 900 spaces for faculty, students and staff.

The renovated space will also include some retail space and technology space for UK’s growing commitment to overhauling the corridor near Bolivar Street.

Scheduled for completion summer 2020

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SURVIVING ANOTHER YEAR OF CHANGE STORY BY EMILY LAYTHAM | PHOTOS BY JORDAN PRATHER

Restaurants and shops line South Limestone in Lexington, Kentucky.

The beginning of a new school year brings many things.

Sometimes, it takes them away, too.

In the case of dining options close to campus, the new semester both giveth and taketh away.

A construction-filled summer has left students with several new shopping options to choose from along South Limestone, which has for years hosted student haunts like Two Keys Tavern, The Local Taco and Tin Roof.

But returners and Lexington natives may want to ensure their favorite restaurant is still on the strip before they celebrate the newcomers.

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Among the fallen South Limestone restaurants are the world’s only blue and white Arby’s, previously housed at 507 S Limestone; popular quick eatery Limestone Pizza, previously at 543 S Limestone; breakfast spot Hanna’s On Lime, previously at 214 S Limestone; health food counter-serve NiceNPan, previously at 547 S Limestone; and Lexington staple Sav’s Grill, previously serving West African cuisine at 304 S Limestone. (Sav’s Chill will remain at its current location on South Limestone, while Sav’s Grill will re-open soon on East Main Street, according to the restaurant’s Facebook page.)

The vacated Arby’s and its attached lot now lies unused, though its stalwart blue-andwhite sign remains. Similarly, the building that housed Sav’s Grill until mid-summer has yet to be occupied.

In a sense, change around UK’s campus is business as usual. But recent developments have been drastic enough to impact even hallmark businesses that have called South Limestone home for decades: Sav’s Grill, a local favorite, thrived on the strip for 11 years before vacating the location this summer.

Lexington city Councilman Jake Gibbs, whose district in-

cludes the Limestone area, said restaurants near campus have likely been impacted by UK’s newest student center, which opened its doors in 2018.

“Sav said his business had gone down significantly since they redid the student center,” Gibbs said, referencing comments that Sav’s Grill owner Mamadou Savane made to the Lexington Herald-Leader. “There’s just so many food options in the student center now.”

The student center’s diverse dining options include Panda Express, Chick-fil-A and Subway, as well as the Champion’s Kitchen buffet-style dining hall. With

a meal swipe, most UK students can grab a completely cashless meal from the student center, and those without a meal plan can buy lunch or dinner for under $10.

Those prices, paired with the student center’s ease of access, may be hard for nearby restaurants to beat.

Thus, the South Limestone food flight.

For many, the frequency of failed restaurants in the area may act as a deterrent. But for Moh’d Masadeh, owner of the newly opened Taza Mediterranean Grill, the vacancies are an opportunity.

Masadeh opened Taza Mediterranean Grill this summer, in the

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CD Central owner Steve Baron is cautiously optimistic about the new Target and its affect on nearby businesses’ sales.

Mary Morgan, owner of Sqecial Media said South Limestone’s recent changes have been so obtrusive that customers have expressed difficulty making it into the store.

Customers enter a retail and restaurant building on South Limestone in Lexington, Kentucky on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019.

space previously housing Limestone Pizza. Although he was warned of the fierce competition he would face with UK dining, Masadeh said he isn’t at all worried.

“We offer something different from what’s offered on campus,” Masadeh said. “Also, we offer a

competitive quantity, a competitive price, for the students. I’m unconcerned.”

Masadeh is so unconcerned, in fact, that he’s revving up for a second culinary expedition on Limestone. Directly beside Taza Mediterranean Grill, in the space that once belonged to NiceNPan,

Masadeh is planning to open a Taza café specializing in pastries and drinks. That opening is planned for the second week of classes.

Masadeh’s sentiment is shared by a few other Limestone business owners, as not all restaurants are fleeing the scene – some are making bold returns, like the renovated McDonalds at 357 South Limestone that recently doled out a year’s supply of Big Macs to 100 customers or Crumzz Bar and Grill, which reportedly closed for good during the Spring semester.

The restaurant is now projected to re-open in September.

Changes are not all doom and gloom for South Limestone dining. Ironically, Pazzo’s benefited from the amount of construction and business vacancies in the area this summer. According to Kamari Chisholm, a Pazzo’s server, business recently boomed as construction workers regularly ducked in for the pub’s affordable lunch special.

Construction workers were in no short supply this summer be-

cause construction defined South Limestone. Alongside the dramatic McDonald’s renovation, workers bustled to complete the newly minted mini Target at 500 South Upper Street, just steps from South Limestone proper.

In the other direction, construction for a new parking garage in the old Kennedy’s Book Store space heated up, and even further down, the new UK law school was completed – just in time for

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This is the biggest flurry of activity we’ve had at once (in the past twenty years).

The area’s almost unrecognizable.

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the Fall semester.

Sqecial Media owner Mary Morgan said South Limestone’s recent changes have been so obtrusive that customers have expressed difficulty making it in to the store, which has peddled novelty books and gifts at its current location for over 40 years.

But there’s an upside to change,

too. According to Morgan, business at Sqecial Media also spiked this summer. Her guess as to why is as good as anyone’s, although she doesn’t rule out an assist from retail giant Target’s new place in the neighborhood.

“I see a lot of people going over to Target,” Morgan said. “I don’t know how many of those people stumble in here, but hopefully quite a few.”

CD Central owner Steve Baron said he is also cautiously optimistic about the new Target and its affect on nearby businesses’ sales.

“I think it may function as an anchor… for the neighborhood,” Baron said. “In Lexington, there isn’t a great culture of people coming downtown to shop. They might come downtown to drink or go to a restaurant or show, but there isn’t a lot of retail. Having a well-known store like that… will hopefully bring people downtown to take advantage of some of the other stores in the neighborhood.”

One of those “other stores” is CD Central – a retail vanguard of South Limestone, like its neighbor Sqecial Media. For the past 20 years, Baron has slung music in the store through a variety of formats, including CDs, vinyl re-

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The Legends of UK

By Bri Stanley opinions@kykernel.com

At UK, the library is sinking, there’s a foot-stabber on the loose and the Whitfield stump wants to steal your soul – or so they say.

Here is a brief background on some of the legends you may hear during your time at UK, along with some analysis from the College of Arts & Science’s folklore department.

TOUCHING THE PATTERSON STATUE’S TOE BEFORE AN EXAM BRINGS STUDENTS LUCK

This is one commonly told during freshman K week orientation and UK tours. Personally, I’ve never done it, but maybe it would’ve helped avoid that B in geology.

that the architects didn’t account for the weight of the books. The sinking library legend is common on campuses across the country, but the UK version is made all the more believable by the karst deposits – easily eroded limestone which often results in sinkholes – common throughout Kentucky.

THE LIBRARY FOOT-STABBER

In 2011, there were the first news reports of a man stabbing the feet of students in the Willy T library. There haven’t been reports of his return since 2012, but the advice to wear shoes that cover your feet in the library persists.

IF YOUR ROOMMATE DIES YOU GET STRAIGHT A’S

THE WILLIAM T YOUNG LIBRARY IS SINKING

This is possibly the most pervasive legend on campus, with many versions citing

While you may receive extended deadlines and other accommodations, this legend is false at the University of Kentucky.

GETTING HIT BY A CAR ON CAMPUS RESULTS IN FREE TUITION

Once again, false at UK. Even if it’s a

university vehicle, you can make a claim but tuition is not guaranteed.

THE WHITFIELD STUMP WILL STEAL YOUR SOUL IF YOU TOUCH IT I don’t know what this 230-million-year-old stump would want with souls, but I have no way of disproving it. You could say I’m stumped.

When I began looking into these legends, it was out of curiosity regarding which ones hold truth. After talking with Dr. Rouhier-Willoughby from UK’s folklore department, however, I think that UK legends serve an important function on campus that transcends whether they are fact or fiction.

As Dr. Rouhier-Willoughby stated, “Legends help us discuss controversial issues in a relatively safe way.”

She elaborated on this by explaining that the legend of the sinking library is more than just a legend; it allows us to discuss our distrust of those in power.

The library was intentionally placed on

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the highest point of campus so that everyone could see it. Is it possible that the architects, administrators, or William T Young himself chose to satisfy ego over making the appropriate safety decisions?

Likewise, discussing hauntings in dorms or what happens to grades when a roommate dies helps students broach the difficult topics of death and the afterlife.

I can also see how fears about tuition costs and grades are reflected in other aforementioned legends.

I don’t dispute that some legends can be damaging if taken too seriously (please don’t run out in front of cars to try to get free tuition). I do think, however, that having a healthy amount of mystery on campus not only keeps UK interesting, but also alludes to our rich history of storytelling and tackling difficult issues.

In this instance, it’s refreshing to be able to focus less on the answers and more on the conversation.

Sustainability: an upside to UK’s constant construction

By Bri Stanley opinions@kykernel.com

Shortly after I moved into my freshman dorm room, construction on Lewis Hall started across the road. My beautiful view of greenery quickly turned into a dusty and cacophonous band of construction machinery. It also became the dorms’ de facto alarm clock at 6 a.m. daily. Needless to say, I’m not the biggest fan of the disruption caused by UK’s constant construction and I can guess that many students share my sentiments.

What I hadn’t considered until recently, however, was the envi-

ronmental sustainability side of our construction. According to Shane Tedder, UK’s sustainability coordinator, none of the buildings on campus held U.S. Green Building Council LEED sustainability certification in 2009. Now, 16 percent do.

Three gold-level facilities were built during this time. Many other buildings reached a silver level of certification, including the Gatton Student Center and 14 new residence halls.

LEED, as Tedder explained, is a multi-faceted certification.

Buildings are scored on water efficiency, materials and resources, sustainable sites, indoor en-

vironmental quality, energy and atmosphere, and innovation and design.

“We’re trying to build systems that make the sustainable choice the one that is cheapest, most convenient, and least stressful,” he said, when I asked about his goals for UK’s campus. Over the last decade, this has manifested as installation of more efficient glass, LED lights with photosensors that automatically adjust light level, 126 geothermal wells that heat and cool Donovan and Johnson halls, mobility corridors for “pedestrian connectivity” (such as the MLK corridor which flows through the new student

center), renewed commitment to preserving UK’s urban tree canopy (for instance, the Woodland Glen white oak), and many other sustainability initiatives.

These actions contribute to the goal UK set in 2016 of a 25 percent emissions reduction by 2025.

“As we think about how to develop the campus over the next decade, sustainability is one of the seven things that we think about at the outset of every planning process.” Tedder said, referring to the seven-part physical development master plan created in 2012.

The everyday inconvenience of

UK construction continues to be a thorn in the side of students, but it’s also heartening to know that sustainability is a goal in every new project.

When asked how students can most effectively contribute to sustainability initiatives at UK, Tedder said that feedback is key.

“When we get it wrong, or if there are areas of the system that we haven’t gotten to yet (where making the right choice is too hard), reach out.”

He also raises the salient point that sustainability experience sets students apart in graduate school

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Can the men’s soccer team top last year’s best-in-program-history campaign?

By Mohammad Ahmad sports@kykernel.com

After getting upset by the Maryland Terrapins in last year’s Elite Eight, a new

season is rising for the UK men’s soccer team.

Head coach Johan Cedergren begins his eighth year as the Cats’ head coach. The three-time C-USA Coach

Kentucky sophomore forward Jason Reyes kicks the ball toward the goal during the UK vs. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men’s exhibition soccer game on Aug. 24, 2019, in Lexington, Kentucky. MICHAEL CLUBB I STAFF

of the Year led the Cats to a 19-2-1 season, the best in program history, and a oneseed in the NCAA Tournament last year. He also led the Cats to a C-USA Conference Tournament title and NCAA Elite Eight for the first time ever. UK is tabbed to finish first place in the C-USA. Several stars from last year’s run are now gone though. The Cats’ most noticeable departure is forward J.J. Williams. A record-setting All-American, Williams received multiple accolades last season and was drafted 18th overall by the Columbus Crew in January’s MLS Superdraft.

Tanner Hummel, UK’s only senior last season, also left.

Despite the departures,

key pieces from last season are back. Midfielder Kalil ElMedkhar is expected to lead an offense that had the highest scoring average in the C-USA last year. ElMedkhar scored 11 goals and assisted on 10 more last season and was named to the 2019 C-USA Preseason Team.

He also split C-USA Preseason Co-Offensive Player of the Year honors with returning forward Jason Reyes. Reyes returns after scoring eight goals and being named C-USA Freshman Player of the Year and All C-USA Second Team last season.

Other young players who showed brief flashes as freshmen last year could show more potential this

season. Midfielders Brock Lindow, Marcel Meinzer and Clay Holstad, along

Last season: 19-2-1 (7-1-0 C-USA) Goals for: 49 Against: 11 Elite Eight exit in NCAA tournament with forward Daniel Evans, should see more opportunities this season. Junior midfielder Bailey Rouse is another rising piece.

Defender Aimé Mabika and goalkeeper Enrique Facusse both bring back defensive leadership. The two juniors were named All-Americans by the United Soccer Coaches last season. Facusse’s .493 goals against average set a UK record and was fourth-best in the nation. Mabika was named C-USA Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and contributed to Facusse’s average and .64 shoutout percentage. Both players were named to the C-USA Preseason Team.

After welcoming multiple 3,000-plus crowds last season, The Bell will be ready to ring loud and well as the Cats look to overcome last season’s shortcomings.

Remade women’s soccer team looking for a turnaround this season

By Erika Bonner sports@kykernel.com

The Kentucky women’s soccer team is looking to rewrite its script in the 2019 season after an undesired 2018 year. The Cats went 5-14 overall and 1-9 in the SEC last season, but have undergone a complete personnel change during the offseason that included the biggest incoming class since the program-record 15 that were brought in during 2012.

The addition of 15 newcomers, 14 true freshmen and one transfer, is a lot of change for one program in just a few months, but UK head coach Ian Carry is ex-

cited for what the new class brings to the table.

“Bringing in such a large class took a lot of preparation from the staff.

We made sure that our upperclassmen who were returning fed into (the newcomers) over the summer with regards to our culture and what we want to build here at Kentucky,” Carry said in a UK press release. “It’s a great class and a great group of young women that join a returning group that are hungry and eager to be successful.”

Five of the fifteen new Wildcats come from overseas (Iceland, Cyprus, Germany, Norway, Netherlands), six different states and five different languag-

es. The class also includes a couple records under the Ian Carry era: the addition of Tatiana Hagan who is the first JUCO transfer for Coach Carry in his three years at Kentucky, and with 28 players on the roster, this year makes it the largest roster Carry has put together at UK. In addition to the 15 new players on the team, the Cats return 14. One of those returners being Emma Shields, a sophomore midfielder, who is more than excited about the team’s new class.

“The incoming (players) are creating so much more good competition between everyone,” Shields said in a UK press release. “It’s

great energy, it’s intense and it’s making everyone else better. It’s really cool too because off of the field we are becoming best friends and you can see that on the field because we are working together, cheering each other on and building chemistry.”

Kentucky has a slate of non-conference games at the beginning of their schedule before taking on their first SEC opponent on September 19 at home against Auburn. Should the Cats advance, the SEC Tournament will take place on November 3-10 in Orange Beach, Alabama.

“We have 28 fit players right now and they are all players that can fill in multi-

Kentucky women’s soccer players celebrate a goal during the game against Western Bowling Green State University on Aug. 22, 2019. JORDAN PRATHER I STAFF

ple roles across the starting 11, and that’s huge because it’s increased the competition level,” Carry said in a press release. “(This team)

is hungry, they want to win and they are all working so hard over the preseason to earn a starting position.”

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‘Ready to compete’

Kentucky volleyball returns several stars, ready to defend SEC Championship

By Hailey Peters sports@kykernel.com

After cementing the title of SEC Champions in the 2018 season, the University of Kentucky volleyball team feels extremely prepared, excited and competitive about the upcoming fall matches.

“I think we’re in a good place. I think we’re ready to compete,” said returning head coach Craig Skinner at his media conference early last week. “Having a lot of players back that have started for us over the years, I think helps.”

Returning superpowers this season include 2018 SEC Freshman of the Year Alli Stumler, Libero of the Year Gabby Curry and allaround Player of the Year Leah Edmond. Also starting this year for the Cats is eight-time SEC Setter of the Week and AVCA Second-Team All American Madison Lilley.

Last season, the Wildcats were undefeated at home, landing them the No. 10 spot nationally in volleyball programs. After traveling to the Sweet 16 and facing off against No. 6 Nebraska for the second year in a row, the Cats were ultimately swept out of the tournament. This year, Skinner believes that the team before him has never been more ready to compete for the school’s first volleyball national title.

“We talked to everybody in the recruiting process about trying to compete for a national champion-

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Kentucky junior Madison Lilley, senior Caitlyn Cooper and junior Kendyl Paris celebrate a point against WKU on Aug. 21, 2019, in Lexington, Kentucky. JORDAN PRATHER I STAFF

ship, which is very difficult to do obviously,” Skinner said. “They’re elite competitors...our junior class, senior class and kids that we’ve recruited, those are the types of kids that you want to be next to as a staff to try and accomplish something great.”

On Wednesday, Aug. 21, the Cats competed in front of a crowd for the first time this fall in an exhibition match against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. Skinner used the exhibition opportunity to test out various lines and strategies to see how his team functioned the best together.

“We have a lot of people that can play,” Skinner said. “We played four sets, and in every set we had a different line-up.”

Skinner, along with the rest of his coaching staff, was mostly impressed by the team’s improved serving and the ability for certain girls to flourish in mul-

tiple positions. Considering all of the physical talent the Cats have to bring to the table, the competitiveness of the team is what Skinner thinks will be the push for the Cats to succeed in the upcoming season.

“To see what we did in Brazil, and see how we did in the spring and seeing what we’re doing right now...that makes us very difficult to prepare for,” Skinner said. “Those are some things we saw on Wednesday.”

Kentucky volleyball begins their regular season at the Utah Tournament in Salt Lake City on Friday, Aug. 30, where they play against Cal Poly and the University of Utah in a double header. They will begin play at home in Memorial Coliseum on Friday, September 13 in a doubleheader against Cleveland State and Florida Gulf Coast University.

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He encourages interested students to contact him so that he can connect them to faculty doing the work in which they have a specific interest.

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Rather, it is one that we need to integrate into every discipline on campus. While the simpler actions such as turning off the lights are always important, we as a campus community also need to consider broader applications of sustainability in our individual decisions and demand our institution continue to pursue it.

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Even as the music industry has changed drastically with streaming in recent years, CD Central has stood strong.

The same cannot be said for several of its neighbors.

“This is the biggest flurry of activity we’ve had at once (in the past twenty years). The area’s almost unrecognizable,” Baron said. “We (Sqecial Media

and CD Central) are like the little pocket of consistency.”

Baron said that CD Central’s business hasn’t been impacted by recent change, but the never-ending spiral of “out with the old, in with the new” has become tiring nonetheless.

“The next big project is going to be the parking garage where Kennedy’s book store was,” Baron said. Now, I kind of liked having Kennedy’s there.

And now it’s going to be another parking garage, that probably will not be

open to visitors without UK parking permits… I’d rather have seen a nice retail store there.”

Morgan agreed with Baron’s annoyance: “The construction has been messy.

It’s been frustrating. And oh, it’s been excessive.”

Fortunately or not, with the student center attracting thousands of UK students and dollars every day, that frustrating construction may come to an end soon if restaurateurs decide the juice isn’t worth the squeeze on South Limestone.

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Sunny Saturday showcase allows UK football to show off its offensive weapons

Freshman Bryce Oliver catches a touchdown pass during the game against Toledo on Saturday, August 31, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky.

PHOTO BY CHASE PHILLIPS | STAFF

By Erika Bonner sports@kykernel.com

While Kentucky’s secondary might be spread a little thin toward the beginning of its schedule, the Wildcats should have no such problem on the opposite side of the ball.

In the season opener against Toledo, starting quarterback Terry Wilson threw to seven different receivers and the three

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Wildcat running backs shared the wealth, combining for almost 200 yards. Although UK coaches didn’t exactly get what they wanted out of backs AJ Rose, Kavosiey Smoke and Chris Rodriguez, one thing is for sure: the Cats’ depth at the receiving and running back cores is sure to give UK an extra boost this year.

“Well, they made some competitive catches,” UK Head Coach Mark Stoops said. “And,

again, I think later in the game when we were just settling in running our offense, throwing it, drop-back pass, we were efficient. That’s why late in the game we were trying to throw more as well. Just to get Terry comfortable, just get throwing the ball, and we go put it on the ground.”

Lynn Bowden, Ahmad Wagner, Allen Dailey, Keaton Upshaw, Bryce Oliver, Josh Ali and

Justin Rigg all caught at least one pass against the Rockets, some of them extremely contested down field, and offensive coordinator Eddie Gran thinks having so many reliable guys to catch tough passes will alleviate pressure off of Wilson and make him more confident in the pocket.

“I think he’ll see that he can throw some things earlier,” Gran said. “…Not only the con-

fidence there because they’re making plays, but let that thing rip. There’s nothing to hold back here. I think we’ve got good enough receivers, matter of fact, I know we do. And those guys will make plays for him and he’s got to let that thing rip. And I think he did it for the most part today.”

Gran also thinks a positive of having so many different options on offense is that it makes it much harder for Kentucky’s opponents to defend. Especially when one of those options is a 6-foot-5, 237-pound wide receiver in Ahmad Wagner who can draw pass interference calls like nobody’s business.

“We’ve been doing that this whole camp,” Wilson said. “So we were really confident in getting the ball to those guys, you know like Ahmad Wagner, he’s been doing big things and you guys got to see what type of player he is when he gets the ball in his hands. He’s special.”

Having three running backs get significant playing time took pressure off of Rose, UK’s starter, especially with it still being so hot outside. When Smoke and Rodriguez, both redshirt freshmen, are called to step in, Gran is confident in their ability to not miss a beat.

The Wildcats plan on using all of their offensive weapons as the season goes on and believe it’ll help with the trust between Wilson and who he’s giving the ball to.

“Yeah I mean our receiving core, our tight end core and our running backs, I mean we can do anything,” Rigg said. “With so many targets, I mean it’s hard for defenses to know who we’re going to go to, and they can’t really tell by one person because if they do, we have another target.”

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Cats’ defense has second-half resurgence in win over Toledo

By Mohammad Ahmad sports@kykernel.com

As the old saying goes, it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. That’s reflective of the UK football team’s defense in their 38-24 victory over the Toledo Rockets on Saturday afternoon.

“They made some good plays on the football and settled in, and that’s just part of the playing good as a team,” UK head coach Mark Stoops said following the victory.

Stoops was talking about his defense’s second-half turnaround after Toledo routed the Cats early. Both teams were tied at halftime as the Cats’ defense allowed 231 total yards and let Toledo go 5-for-8 on third downs.

“As a defense, we talk a lot about getting down on third down, and we had them plenty of times in the first half on third down, but we just got to execute.

Just got to do little things better like communicate and execute,” Cats’ safety Jordan Griffin said.

But that execution soon came together. On Toledo’s first drive in the second half, linebacker Josh Paschal forced a fumble from Toledo running back Bryant Koback that the Cats recovered. Paschal, who missed most of last season with right foot melanoma, finished the game with four tackles, a sack and the forced fumble.

“It felt good to contribute again. I didn’t feel winded on anything,” Paschal said. “There’s some small mental errors I have to fix, but physically I feel better than where I was.”

Toledo would punt on their next two drives before scoring a field goal. That’s due in part

to linebacker DeAndre Square who made stops on third down in both drives.

After two more drives that ended in Toledo punts, Square saw his prey and went for the kill. He tipped a pass from Rockets’ backup quarterback Carter Bradley and intercepted it. The Cats would convert that opportunity into a touchdown six plays later.

Square finished the game with the interception, a career-best 11 tackles, a half sack and 1.5 tackles for loss. He’s the first UK player with 10 tackles, a half sack, one tackle for loss and an interception since Josh Forrest’s performance against LSU in 2015.

“I felt super comfortable. I communicate. I don’t talk much, but I communicate on the field, but I go out there and go hard,” Square said. “I’m always hungry. I’m always trying to work hard to push everyone around me.”

Another standout was the junior college transfer Brandin Echols. In his first game as a Wildcat, Echols had a tackle and, most-notably, three pass break ups. His three break ups are the most by a UK cornerback since Derrick Baity’s 2017 Music City Bowl performance.

“We knew what plays they wanted to run in the first half, but we just couldn’t get them down,” Echols said. “We just had to trust ourselves that we knew what was going to happen and then we started making plays.”

The Cats’ defense gave up 116 total yards and limited Toledo to 2-for-8 on third downs in the second half.

“There were some adjustments and things we were doing, some changeups. You know, just executing better in certain situa-

Kentucky Wildcats safety Jordan Griffin celebrates after a tackle during the UK vs Toledo football game on Aug. 31, 2019, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. UK won 38-24. PHOTO BY MICHAEL CLUBB | STAFF

tions,” Stoops said.

While the Cats were far from perfect, defensive coordinator Brad White knows that and

looks to keep his troops on a straight ship.

“We know that there is a lot for us to clean up. But we will

never apologize for a win, and there’s some really good teaching moments from those. We’re going to learn and get better”

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