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Water fountains in state of repair Goal of newer filling stations is sustainability By Kayla Pickrell kpickrell@kykernel.com
Two groups are teaming up to make an environmental difference on campus — starting with water fountains. UK Facilities and the Student Sustainability Council are co-funding a change in water fountains on campus to be more environmentally
friendly. “The question is, where do we impact the most students, teachers and faculty?” Bob Wiseman, vice president of facilities, asked. The incorporation and initiative of and for these water fountains started in fall 2010 when the Student Sustainability Council worked for 18 months to put together a
plan with UK Facilities to restore the water fountains on campus. The sustainability council has agreed to help fund this new initiative. A total of 611 water fountains are on campus, the oldest being from 1964. The most student-impacted building on campus is White Hall Classroom Build-
ing, said Shane Tedder, UK’s sustainability coordinator. The water fountains on campus are in varying states of repair, including the brand new fountains in White Hall and the Student Center. “A lot of schools have tried to eliminate plastic water bottles altogether and that has never worked,” Tedder said. “The Student Sustainability Council is working to incorporate both the environment and keeping water bottles.”
Eventually, the council will pay to replace eight water fountains in White Hall that are in the worst condition with brand new water fountains, Tedder said. The water fountain replacements are decided on a basis of whether they are in the process of breaking down. The water fountains “need to be replaced in general,” Megan Hayes, an anthropology junior, said. “I think they are too old to just be cleaned.”
Each water fountain costs $1,000 for the unit, funded by the Student Sustainability Council, and includes a water bottle filling station to incorporate environmental awareness, said Kevin Kreide, UK’s physical plant director. White Hall, the Gatton College of Business and Economics building and the Student Center are all places where water fountains were replaced because they See FOUNTAINS on page 2
A balance of music and school Musicians on campus plan around homework By Carol Seiler news@kykernel.com
Some UK students are busy taking classes while they are also contributing to the Lexington live-music scene with their own bands. “I’d love to be a full-time musician,” said junior Bobby Pinkston, a bass guitarist and singer for the band Yellow Atlantic. He said his primary focus is school, but he’s actively working on his music. Pinkston and bandmate Ben Riley are the alternative rock band’s founding members. Riley, who is also a UK student, plays lead guitar, keys and vocals in the band. Yellow Atlantic, formerly The Atomists, was formed when drummer Landon Cunningham and rhythm and acoustic guitarist Kim Ferguson joined.
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Chris Floyd plays Romeo in UK Theatre’s production of “Romeo and Juliet.” The play is more tragic than romantic, putting a contemporary twist on the Shakespearean classic. The play continues its run on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Guignol Theatre.
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The band practices four to eight hours a week. Pinkston said he keeps busy with band practice, completing his schoolwork, UK orchestra practice, and being on the UK frisbee team. On top of Pinkston’s schoolwork and extracurricular activities, Yellow Atlantic is working on releasing a demo with three or four songs in December. An EP with five or less songs will be released in March and is Yellow Atlantic’s first record. Another band working on an album is Man or the Machine, which is currently recording three tracks for its debut. The band, consisiting of freshman Chris Wheeler, sophomore Ben Norton, percussionist John Hannon and vocalist and guitarist Ryan Weeks, was formed in March. After their band Prometheus lost its former bassist the band re-formed with Norton, who is the current bassist, keyboardist and vocalist. Though Wheeler is a UK freshman, he graduated high school in 2004 and has spent his time working with audio recording equipment before enrolling at UK. Wheeler plays guitar, saxophone, synthesizer and keys, and is a vocalist for the band. Wheeler said the band will soon be releasing songs, but a few at a time because “we plan on doing it right,” he said. Man or the Machine’s music is somewhere in the middle between the band Tool and Radiohead, Wheeler said, with a mix of Porcupine Tree meshed with the Smashing Pumpkins. With Wheeler’s class schedule, he said he doesn’t think about music until Friday. See BANDS on page 2
KAYLA PICKRELL Kernel columnist
The opening weekend of “Romeo and Juliet” at the Guignol Theatre was anything but romantic. Actors were climbing fences and maneuvering around a stage that is both challengingly brilliant and accompanied by the audience. Set designer Tony Hardin drew his inspiration from both the looming qualities of Barcelona street lamps and the dangerous nature of broken glass.
The set was designed so that the multi-level platforms the actors performed on were represented as pieces of broken glass themselves. The audience, whose seats towered over both sides of the stage, added a quality of looming for the actors. Set in a world of tension and chaos, Romeo is given a violent identity as one who causes death. “It has a very cold feeling to
UK provides shuttle for holiday shoppers By Brooke Talbot news@kykernel.com
To make holiday shopping easier for students, UK Parking and Transportation Services and Student Government are providing a free shuttle service between campus and Fayette Mall. The shuttle runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Dec. 11, with daily campus pick-up times of 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Passengers will be picked up at the north side of the mall, near the entrance to Macy’s, at noon, 2, 4 and 6 p.m. In previous years, UK has offered the shuttle and noticed it is helpful to the students. “This is something we offer to help students out to give them transportation to the mall if they don’t have a car on campus,” UK Parking spokeswoman Chrissie See SHUTTLE on page 4
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it,” said Chris Floyd, who played Romeo. “Everyone is violent in the play, not just Tybalt.” Romeo ends up killing Tybalt, Paris, himself, and indirectly Juliet because he is the reason for her death. Juliet, played by Katy Ochoa, shows the character not just as a young, naïve girl, but actually as quite the opposite. She questions Romeo’s love at first, and she See ROMEO on page 4
By Brooke Talbot news@kykernel.com
For the first time, UK Parking and Transportation Services is offering parking passes for students leaving their cars on campus over winter break. The passes are on a first-come, first-serve basis and are available to students who have valid UK parking permits. The passes were first issued Thursday and will go into effect Monday. The no-charge passes are only available for UK students, and there are plenty left, said Chrissie Balding Tune, UK Parking spokeswoman. “We chose to give students an alternative so they aren’t leaving their vehicles out in the eleSee PARKING on page 4
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BANDS Continued from page 1 The band usually meets on the weekends to practice, and Wheeler said it’s a good thing because playing too often means inspiration can dry up. It’s nice to walk away and coming back fresh to play, he said. While Yellow Atlantic and Man or the Machine are all-male bands, Christin Lang is also making music of her own. Lang, an agriculture communications and leadership senior, has her own experiences with being in a band. Though she took a momentary break from singing, Lang was the lead singer of Nevermore Lenore, a Lexington band, and also in an unamed acoustic duo. Lang is graduating in December, and said she had to take a pause from the music to focus on school and her fulltime job. “I’ve always wanted to be
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a rockstar, but I thought I probably should get a real job first,” she said. When Lang was in Nevermore Lenore and the acoustic duo, she said she felt good about managing her time with her studies. She also does vocals and writes melodies and lyrics. After graduation, Lang plans on recording dubstep and electronic music from her home. Another UK senior set to graduate in December is Jonathan Beam, a media arts and Spanish double major. Beam is in the Lexington band Sundown Service, which is a psychedelic rock band with a late 1960s and early ‘70s sound, he said. Band members include Beam on bass, guitarist and vocalist Logan Morford and UK alumnus Todd Copeland on drums. Sundown Service has released one self-titled album and currently has new songs in the works. Beam said his hardest
challenge as a student and being in a band is balancing his time and having enough energy. But he is happy with his academic performance, he said. Beam’s dream job is to play music professionally, he said, but whatever happens he’s going to “keeping playing music no matter what.” As far as balancing music and academics, Beam said, “you can make time for it. It’s not unreasonable.” Beam said Lexington’s live music scene has “tons of talent,” and that there’s “definitely somthing always going on.” However, Beam, along with Lang, said they wished there were more all-age venues in Lexington, or more 18-andup venues. Pinkston said Lexington’s live music scene is predominantly heavy metal, but it does have a good classic rock scene. Lexington still needs more diversity, he said. He said he thinks Yellow Atlantic fills that classic rock void in Lexington.
will end this spring, and the council hopes it will spark a permanent initiative throughout campus. “I have seen (the new water fountains) in the majority of the buildings around campus, but I know that my dorm doesn’t have one yet,” Colin Heineke, a secondary education freshman, said. “That’s where you usually fill your
water bottle up at the beginning of the day.” While the council is funding the bottle-filling units of the water fountains, the actual water fountain is being funded by the Physical Plant. “The water fountains will serve as a visual prompt to reduce environmental impact,” Tedder said. “We’ve gone a totally different direction.”
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New music released for the season Ah, those jing-jing-jingling bells, those chestnuts roasting by the fire, that rockin’ around the Christmas tree — all evoked by another set of chestnuts: holiday tunes, pop-music gold since the days of the hand-cranked Victrola. Musical fads come and go, but the tradition of festive Yuletide samplers by pop stars goes on. Here’s a look at recent releases in the holiday spirit. “A Holiday Carole” boasts a jazzy-breezy flavor and singer-songwriter Carole King’s distinctive vocals (and on some cuts, her robust piano playing). At 69, King still has a nasalscratchy voice that’s cozy and soulful. With the backing of a nimble combo, it’s a fine match on most of these old and new tunes. Highlights include a sweetly swinging “My Favorite Things,” an R&B-fired “This Christmas” (with a shout-out to its late composer, Donny Hathaway) and a heartfelt rendition of the traditional “Chanukah Prayer.” The only missteps are the cuts — such as “Sleigh Ride” — that require King to strain beyond her range. “A Very She&Him Christmas,” the latest from the indie duo of Portland musician M.
Horoscope To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) —Today is a 9 —You may find yourself leading a charge for truth, justice and freedom. On whatever level, heed the call. Discipline is required. It's for home and family. Taurus (April 20-May 20) —Today is a 6 —Do extra homework before you let go of the money, and resist spending on momentary pleasures. The full lunar eclipse today could add income potential. Gemini (May 21-June 21) —Today is an 8 —Don't antagonize a partner. If you don't agree with the rules, you either align with them or work with others to change them. Take the necessary steps for success. Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 6 —Emotions could
Ward and singer-actress Zooey Deschanel, offers an understated helping of holiday cheer. The sound is genial, spare and folky. If Deschanel’s gamin voice also overreaches its limitations at times, she charms more often, too, on “The Christmas Waltz,” “Blue Christmas” and other baubles. A standout is the pair’s coy gender-flip on “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” with the gal seducing the guy in from the cold, for a change. In a more classical vein, “Christmas with Cantus” shines. The Minneapolis-based male choir offers meticulously arranged and sung versions of traditional Yuletide fare (“Ave Maria,” “Do You Hear What I Hear?”), alongside shimmering renditions of French (“Noel Nouvelet”), Native American (“Helelulyan”) and Slovenian carols. On “Michael Buble Christmas,” the debonair Canadian retro-crooner hits the standards in a deluxe outing that recalls (not surprisingly) the iconic 1950s holiday albums of his vocal ancestor, Frank Sinatra. If there’s not a lot that’s new here, Buble carries off this fan-pleas-
run high today, and disruptions could delay travel. Try to go with the flow; get plenty of rest; and take it easy. Old gives way to new. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) —Today is a 7 —Sometimes the only way to learn is by going for it. If you fall, find support in a friend, and get back on the horse. Your intuition helps. Rumors may not match facts. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) —Today is an 8 —The lunar eclipse in Gemini, your 10th house, shines on your career. Take advantage to overcome obstacles that thwarted you before. Move up a level. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) —Today is a 7 —Practice, research and study flourish. Your thirst for knowledge gets stoked by the eclipse of the moon. Connect with distant friends. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) —Today is an 8 —Your social life is still doing fine, and there's a general
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surge of altruism. Prosperity finds you right where you are. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 —Your partnerships thrive. Patience is a must, although not without controversy. Someone's craving freedom. Compromise. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 —Take advantage of opportunities for growth and abundance, as positivity grows your career. Networking is powerful. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 —You want to save the world. Write this passion into your career and profits. Good fortune shines upon romance. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 —Experimentation and innovation inspire a new way of thinking regarding an old situation or project. Changes must be made. Don't take anything personally. MCT
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Common Thread: Holiday gifts for less than $50 Get something fashionable for him or her — on a budget SHELISA MELENDEZ Kernel columnist
As finals week approaches and students prepare for winter break, the malls and Internet are staying busy with customers ready to buy. Although there is still time to make your Christmas purchases, there are many holiday parties and Secret Santa exchanges to be had — so why not give your best for less? Buying gifts doesn’t have to be difficult or expensive. Shop for trendy pieces below, all for less than $50.
For Her Pink crocheted headphones with a bow (as seen in Glamour Magazine’s holiday issue) — these headphones are beyond amazing! For $40 you can listen to your favorite tunes and keep your ears warm. Alwaysfits.com. Touch-screen-friendly running gloves — running
outside in the winter can mean cold hands, and most gloves can leave you unable to use your phone or iPod. This convenient pair can be found at lucy.com for $30. Jessica Simpson Collection “Emma” mini bag wristlet — Stay on trend for fall/winter with this leopard print wristlet; perfect for any outfit. Visit jessicasimpsoncollection.com for this $35 bag. Diane Von Furstenberg USB — the fashionista herself has dipped into technology. For 2GB of storage complete with vintage prints and key ring, visit dvf.com, $38. Bejeweled eyelash curler — sequins and sparkle are here this season, so why not
bejewel your beauty accessories? Purchase your bejeweled eyelash curler for $18 at jcpenney.com.
For Him iPad case — this vintage print case will be sure to please, and the trendy and understated. Find at bananarepublic.com for $49.50. H&M sweater — if one thing is for sure, you can never go wrong with a classic sweater with elbow patches. $29.95, hm.com. Wine Monkey — decorate your holiday bottles with the sock monkey designed especially for your beverage. $10, urbanoutfitters.com. USB car charger — whether you’re party hopping, or simply always on the go, you won’t have a problem
Lukewarm Truth: ‘Twas the week before Christmas (break) ‘Twas two weeks before Christmas, and all through UK, Each student was prepping for that happy day; Decorations galore, from Blanding to Jewell In hopes that they soon would be far from this school; And they listened to carols, as snow fell above LUKE Prepared to see family, and all those they love. GLASER But, meanwhile, on campus there existed a Kernel clan columnist That hated the season, each woman and man; Inspired were they by misery and pressure, And feared by each student, who called each “professor.” They cackled with glee as they plotted their schemes, To trap all the students with Christmasy dreams;
With a laugh, just to hear it, would make you quite blue, And you knew in a moment what they would soon do. In a week that was known as supposed to be “dead” They said this to students, and filled them with dread; “Now quizzes! Now labs! Now essays and test! Now projects! Now finals, and all of the rest! We’ll give you all work ‘til you’re up to your sleeve, And we’ll stamp out your spirit, and you’ll never leave!” And each student was forced to stay in and cram, Presents and cookies don’t pass an exam. Instead they studied, and did not have a say, For as cool as he is, Santa can’t bring an “A.” A huge stack of tests each prof had on his back, And looked like a peddler, just opening his pack Their souls — oh! How empty, See LUKEWARM on page 4
charging your electronics with this convenient and inexpensive item. $10, amazon.com. Canvas bag — this casual
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Not just one go-to guy, but 5, for UK offense AARON SMITH Kernel columnist
North Carolina head coach Roy Williams had just seen UK beat his team, not by one superhuman performance, but by a collective effort. First, it was Terrence Jones. Then it was Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, then Doron Lamb, then Darius Miller. “What’s your poison?” Williams said.
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Terrence Jones, just one of five stars on UK’s offense, leads the team in scoring.
UK’s balanced effort wasn’t an anomaly. It’s been typical, in fact. And it’s kind of insane just how evenly split the numbers fall. The five starters all have possession percentages, which measures the amount of possessions that end with a certain player while he is on the floor, between 18 and 22 percent. Using shot percentage, which is the amount of a team’s shots a player takes when he is on the floor, each of the starters fall between 17.3 and 22.8 percent. Essentially, each of UK’s five starters occupies about one-fifth of the offense. And there’s no drop-off when the sixth man, Darius Miller, enters. He has a 19.4 possession percentage and takes 19.9 percent of all shots when he’s on the floor. Again, about one-fifth. This team has figured to be more balanced than most from the start. None of the starters has to hide on offense, as head coach John Calipari has said. They can all contribute. The benefits of having this relative equality: Defenses can’t key in on anybody. Double Jones? Fine. That opens up the perimeter. Stick with Davis to prevent lobs? Great. That opens up the lane for drives. “It’s difficult to play a team that’s got five guys who can score,” Williams said. It also creates some interesting byproducts. There’s no clear-cut choice for who gets the ball in the clutch, when UK absolutely has to have a basket. But I would argue this is a good thing; frequently enough, the go-to choice can be shut down. It was DeAndre Liggins who took the 3-pointer at the end of the game in last year’s Final Four, not Brandon Knight. If you have five guys who can all legitimately be the target of the last play, that’s a good thing. For the players, it creates a challenge in staying in the flow of the game. “Confidence is everything, especially when you can go for so long without touching the ball and there’s so many skilled players playing,” Jones said after a win against Radford. “You can really get lost out there.”
So far, he’s found his way. He leads the team in scoring. He leads the starters in possession and shot percentage. But he could be going for so much more. After passing up the NBA to come back and work for a top-three selection, the temptation to make sure he gets his certainly exists. “If you’re him, aren’t you trying to shoot every ball?” Calipari said last week. “He’s not. It shows the kind of person he is.” Neither is anyone else. Look at the shot distribution in UK’s two big games. Kansas: Jones (11), Kidd-Gilchrist (9), Teague (9), Davis (8), Lamb (8), Miller (5). North Carolina: Jones (14), Lamb (12), Teague (11), Kidd-Gilchrist (10), Miller (8), Davis (6). Most teams that operate like this have five equally good players. UK has five equally good stars. And they’re all an even part of the offense.
Comparing UK to previous UK teams and the rest of this year’s top 5 in the AP Poll
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Continued from page 1 shows that Romeo is actually the one who is young and naïve. Andrew Kimbrough, director of “Romeo and Juliet,” said he was “pacing around nervously” on opening night, but students ended up loving the tension the story built. “The violence was intense but went very well the way the play was shown,” said Sydney Dobson, a Spanish freshman.
What: “Romeo and Juliet” When: Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m. Where: Guignol Theatre Admission: $10 for students, $15 general admission The violence of the play was portrayed through fistfights and daggers instead of the usual tights and swords. It was anything other than a “clean fight.”
After the weekend opening, the three shows on Thursday, Friday and Saturday were sold out, and hopes are high for other sold-out shows. “Thursday night’s show went well but as the weekend progressed they kept getting better and better,” Floyd said. “Any kinks we had got worked out, and the first weekend was a huge success.” “Romeo and Juliet “ continues this weekend, with shows Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and closing with a matinee on Sunday at 2 p.m.
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Their eyes — oh! How dead, Anticipating scantrons, With nothing but red. Such work would depress, A right, jolly old elf, And I cried when I saw it, In spite of myself. When suddenly, one night, in a gaunt Willy T The silence was broken, by a rapture of glee. For Santa had come, to dismantle the fear And fill all the students with Christamsy Cheer. “No need to work, for you’ll each get an A! Don’t let the man beat you, for this is my day! Go ahead! Get on Facebook! There’s no need to frown, Go home and be merry! For I’ve come to town!” So all students said, “Screw it!” Left their books and just bailed, Had the time of their lives, Though, of course, they all failed. For it doesn’t matter, How far that you fall, You pass or you fail, Christmas comes to us all. Then we heard him exclaim, as he rode out of sight, “The job market sucks anyway! And to all a good night!”
ments for four weeks. Most students take cars home with them but if not, this is another choice,” venue Tune said. The available parking structure over winter kentucky break will come in handy for students who are out of state and have to fly home. 623 “I wanted to park it somewhere where it wouldn’t be outside in the snow,” said Sydney Manning, an economics science sophomore. Manning is from California and has her car on campus for the first time. “This is definitely a good idea, and very convenient,” Manning said. Students who have a pass can park in Parking Structure No. 5, which is next to Kennedy’s bookstore. If a student has a pass, he or she pulls a ticket to enter the structure and displays the pass on the dashboard. This lets them park on the fourth or fifth floor of Parking Structure No. 5. Students have until the end of the day on Jan. 10 to remove their vehicles. Returning to campus, students should bring their holiday parking pass to the Parking Structure No. 5 office, to be exchanged for an exit pass, according to a news release. Vehicles that remain by close of business on Jan. 10 will be charged the hourly parking rate starting at 5:30 a.m. Jan. 11 through the exit time and date. Passes can be obtained at Parking Structure No. 5 or at Parking Structure No. 6, located at the corner of Press and Virginia avenues.
And that, dear readers, is the Lukewarm Truth. Not quite hot, but definitely not cold. The editors of the Kentucky Kernel neither confirm nor endorse the opinions expressed in the column. Because, really, who in their right mind would?
SHUTTLE Continued from page 1 Balding Tune said. “And even if they do and don’t want to get caught in the mall’s congestion they are still able to take the shuttle,” she said. Eddie Legaspi, a journalism sophomore, said he thinks the shuttle is an awesome opportunity for those who don’t have cars and those who want to save money. “Money can be tight sometimes and this lets students avoid traffic frustrations,” he said. “With it being free, I think this is a great resource to get to the other side of town.”
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Drunken driving an unfair risk It is hard for anyone to sit back and hear: “No, I’m good to drive.” “I don’t need a ride.” “I am completely sober.” “I won’t get caught.” “It doesn’t even matter.” Actually, you are not good to drive, you do need a ride, you aren’t sober, you will get caught KATE it does matter — a lot. CARPENTER and Drinking and driving is something that many people have been Kernel columnist adversely affected by, whether indirectly or directly. The potential consequences include trouble with the law, injury or death. On Aug. 1, 2009, the annual Tom Sawyer Triathlon in Louisville, Ky., was on the agenda for the day. Kenneth Yates had something else in mind. It was a sunny, unforgettably sad day. The triathlon started off well — people were finishing the mile-and-a-half swim and moving on to the 14-mile bike ride. In the middle of the ride, however, many of the bikers came upon a scene that was hard to forget. On one side of the road people were concentrating on pedaling their fatigued bodies on their bikes, but on the other side of the road there was an ambulance and a body underneath a tarp. It was awful. You could see the blood spilling out from underneath the tarp. So what happened? That morning, Yates was so drunk and high that on a four lane road, he managed to hit a biker taking up the most miniscule portion of pavement he could. He hit the man on the bike, killed him on impact and then fled the scene in his car — a car that still had the bike embedded in the windshield, according to media reports. After he got pulled over by police, he ran to his mother’s house, which was located nearby. His own mother had to turn him in to the police. The saddest part of this story is: this biker had done nothing to deserve it. Another man had decided his fate when he woke up that morning. He had three children and a wife waiting for him to finish the race. And Kenneth Yates made sure he would never finish the race. In 2009, there were a total of 791 traffic fatalities in Kentucky, with 239 of them alcohol related. Thirty percent of all fatalities were alcohol-related. That percentage is far too high. It identifies the number of people who will never see their mom, dad, brother or sister again. No one can honestly say they want that. The scariest part of this incident is that if I had been a couple of miles ahead on the course, it would have been my life that was taken instead. That’s why it is so difficult to sit back and see people getting hurt because of drinking and driving. It is never worth the pain. It is not right to risk someone else’s well-being because you want to drive while drunk. It just isn’t. Decide your own fate, not someone else’s.
Grandparents gone wired More seniors populate Facebook than do college students This Thanksgiving I made the not-so-astute observation that all the adults were thoroughly connected. Not to each other in deep, enriching family conversation, but rather connected to the BRANDON Internet. GOODWIN I noticed my parents surfing on Facebook, Kernel uploading photos of columnist family in tryptophan-induced comas. When I couldn’t find the UK basketball game on TV, my grandpa easily navigated to the live stream feed online, commenting on the high-resolution picture quality in contrast to other games he watched earlier that week. I have four sets of grandparents. All of them have a presence on Facebook. Two sets use Skype fluently. One grandpa has more apps on his iPhone than I do, and I’m kind of an app freak. But I shouldn’t have freaked out. Baby boomers accounted for more than 25 percent of all active users on social networking sites in 2010, according to a study from the Pew Research Center. In 2008, people over the age of 50 accounted for only 11 percent of all cybersocialites. Compare those numbers to the percent of college-age students, which took a significant decline from 28 percent in 2008 to 16 percent in 2010. The exact demographic Mark Zuckerberg targeted when founding Facebook has become a minority on it. And if your grandpappy is still wired on coffee instead of to a keyboard, don’t expect that to last. DoSomething.org launched a campaign to educate grandparents on how to use new technology called “Grandparents Gone Wired.” It plans on rewarding little Jimmy down the street from grandma to teach her how to use her laptop in exchange for sweet iTunes gift cards and other rewards. With the average Facebook user more likely bound on an express train to a mid-life crisis than an entry-level job opening, perhaps it is time to re-evaluate how youth and young adults view social
Kate Carpenter is a journalism senior and a designer for the Kernel. Email kcarpenter@kykernel.com.
media. Growing up with social networks, students have become acclimated to the perception that they were a part of an exclusive club. Now, that club is family friendly. When teachers and community members would preach to me in high school about “keeping my online profile clean,” I took the advice half-heartedly. I didn’t know who was looking at my profile, unless they liked or commented on a status. If they didn’t like it, oh well. This is not the case anymore. My family serves as a constant reminder that I’m being watched every time they like a post I know they don’t understand. Since then, I’ve realized our use of social media should be maturing with
our age. But even if it does, social networks are getting older faster than we are. Remember, Facebook is not a party house. It’s your mammaw’s house. And every day is Thanksgiving. Brandon Goodwin is a journalism junior and Kernel’s web director. Email bgoodwin@kykernel.com.
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