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Treats delivered in doggy bags By Carol Seiler news@kykernel.com
Dogs and cupcakes don’t normally go together. But on Valentine’s Day, UK Wildcat Service Dogs and Naticakes dessert shop teamed up to deliver cupcakes for the holiday. About $170 was raised, said Veronica Bill, the group’s director of fundraising, but that isn’t the grand total. Individual donations and walk-ins that came in to buy cupcakes at Naticakes still have not been accounted for. The proceeds go to helping train and raise Wildcat Service Dog puppies. Bill said the money is put into a fund that helps pay for food, treats, veterinary bills and anything else toward service dogs’ care. Despite the rainy weather, dogs and their trainers loaded
their minivan with gourmet decorated cupcakes to deliver to campus. They delivered to places such as Keeneland Hall, Kirwan Tower, Greek housing, The Lex and Newton Crossing apartments. “We had a good outreach and a good outcome,” Katie Skarvan, the group’s president, said. Skarvan delivered gourmet decorated cupcakes along with Bill, Vice President Anna Mynchenberg and Mynchenberg’s service dog, Jagger. The first UK campus delivery was to Keeneland Hall. Josh Miller, a sophomore resident adviser there, said seeing the dogs help out was cool. “And it’s good to see the service dogs in the halls because we don’t have a service dog that stays here at Keeneland,” he said. Bill commented on Jagger’s
behavior and reactions while delivering cupcakes. “Jagger loves meeting new people,” she said. “He was just soaking up all the love he was getting today.” Jagger is a boxer rescue, and boxers are not typical service dogs, so it was great to see people’s reactions, she said. After delivering for part of the day, Mynchenberg said Jagger loved the attention. Each package delivered had a pink paper heart that read “Happy Valentine’s Day. Thank you for your support or thank you for supporting UK Wildcat Service Dogs.” Some pre-ordered packages had special cards attached, with a message written inside the card. Bill said one person asked for them to write in one of the cards, “Love you so much mom and dad.” Naticakes owner Nicole
Ernst said 180 cupcakes were pre-ordered. The most popular flavor was tuxedo, which is a chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream. Mini cupcakes in amounts of six and 12 were ordered, and she said no jumbo-sized cupcakes or “Pupcakes” were ordered. “Pupcakes” are edible cupcakes for dogs made with applesauce and carrots. Ernst said the “Pupcakes” will always be available for people to call in and request. A percentage of the sale from every “Pupcake” order will go to the UK Wildcat Service Dogs organization. Ernst plans on Naticakes’ relationship with the UK Wildcat Service Dogs team to be longterm. Mynchenberg said she was pleased with the outcome. “Naticakes really made an effort to help us out,” she said.
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Equine science majors Anna Mynchenberg, left, and Veronica Bill deliver cupcakes with Jagger, a rescue dog.
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A change of heart Transplant support group gathers for Valentine’s Day By Ryan Winstead news@kykernel.com
Valentine’s Day is all about the symbolic heart: a device encapsulating one’s love and affection. But for one Lexington support group, the definition is all too literal. The Heart to Heart support group gathered Tuesday at UK’s Chandler Hospital to remember and relate their recoveries to health. Members of the group have either undergone a heart transplant or have had a ventricular assist device implanted. The support group meets monthly at UK HealthCare’s Gill Heart Institute, according to a news release. Dr. Navin Rajagopalan, medical director of cardiac transplantation, was present at the gathering. “It’s very inspiring to see how you’ve all gotten better,” he told the group. Rajagopalan highlighted the success of the Heart Failure Clinic, noting the 12 heart transplants last year and “the approval of the total artificial heart.” The primary guest speaker of the morning was Dr. Charles Shelton, a Lexington psychiatrist. Shelton was a heart transplant recipient last December, and he shared his story with the group. “I’ve vowed to use my experience and story as a means of promoting organ donation as a life-saving gesture,” he said. See HEART on page 2
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Protesters marched from the Capitol to the Governor’s Mansion as part of the annual I Love Mountains rally against mountaintop removal. By Kayla Phelps kphelps@kykernel.com
FRANKFORT — Individuals from all walks of life rallied outside the Capitol Tuesday afternoon. But despite differing backgrounds, hundreds of voices united because of one common goal.
“We will win this battle. We will fight mountaintop removal,” said Chuck Nelson, a former coal miner and West Virginia native. Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, an organization devoted to change in “political, economic and social systems,” according to its web-
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site, hosted the annual I Love Mountains rally in Frankfort. Speaking from firsthand experience as a former deep miner of 30 years and a union worker for 21 years, Nelson supports the work of KFTC. He traveled to Frankfort to join Kentuckians “shoulderto-shoulder to fight for clean
air and our mountains.” He spoke particularly of Blair Mountain in West Virginia, historically known as “the largest civil uprising on American soil since the U.S. Civil War,” according to its website. “We have to save Blair See MOUNTAINS on page 2
Club investigates spirits of campus By Corey Elam news@kykernel.com
Police: At least 3 armed people enter apartment An apartment was robbed on Tuesday at 1:14 p.m. at The Lex, police say. Lexington police Lt. Chris Van Brackel said an apartment at The Lex, on South Broadway, received a knock on the door. When the door was answered men rushed in. “There were at least three people that came in, all were armed with guns,” Van Brackel said. “The victim was struck in the head.” The victim received treatment at the apartment, but was not taken to the hospital for his injuries. Lexington police do not have any leads in the case but stepped up security around The Lex on Tuesday evening. STAFF REPORT
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Mae Saey inspects the catwalk of the Guignol Theatre during a paranormal investigation Monday night. The group has done another investigation at a cemetery.
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The Paranormal Study Organization held what some may call a successful investigation of the Guignol Theatre. The student-run club of about 20 members investigated the theater Monday night, looking for any kind of paranormal or spiritual activity. Char Grimm, a communication senior, said the group chose the theater because there had been reports of shadows and partial apparitions in the catwalk area, as well as the light booth. In 1947, the theater burned down and was rebuilt, said Kayla Pickrell, the organization’s president. She said according to public
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records, people may have died in the fire. Grimm has been involved in several other investigations, as recently as Friday, and assists Kentucky Paranormal, a professional paranormal activity investigation team. For this particular investigation, members Grimm, Pickrell, Mae Seay and Patrick Haughey were able to attend. The club started in September 2011 and is sponsored by Troy Cooper, a lecturer in the Division of I n s t r u c t i o n a l Communication. One could sense the seriousness emanating from the team as they entered the theater on Monday. “There may be a quesSee PARANORMAL on page 2
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PARANORMAL Continued from page 1 tion (the spirits) can’t hear, or can only hear from a particular voice,” Grimm said. To test for spirits, someone put a flashlight on the armrest of the center chair in the very back row of the theater. The flashlight test, a popular method of channeling spirits, is used to detect a spirit’s presence and possibly interact with it. “We tell the spirit to think of it as a torch, or a candle,” Grimm said, “because they may have not had or been used to flashlights during the time they were alive.” The idea of the test, as
MOUNTAINS Continued from page 1 Mountain because it means so much to the people that fought and died there,” Nelson said. “If we lose our mountains, who are we?” Larry Gibson, also from West Virginia, who referred to himself as a “mountain saver,” said Blair Mountain is “the national symbol of labor in West Virginia.” He has been involved in the protest against mountaintop removal for 28 years. “I’m trying to push these people to stop fighting their own battle, their own little battle, and fight the big battle,” he said. “I’m not trying to win a battle. I’m trying to win a war.”
explained by the team, is to ask questions to the spirit in the hopes that it will turn on the flashlight. At first, both Grimm and Pickrell asked several questions, allowing a pause for the spirit to interact. For several minutes, nothing happened. Suddenly, the flashlight turned on in response to one of Pickrell’s questions. When this happened, Grimm’s hands were at her waist. The same was true for Haughey, Seay and the rest of the team. The light had not been turned on by a trigger or any sort of device; it appeared to turn on by itself. To prove the flashlight’s
sensitivity, Grimm had earlier jumped next to the flashlight, and it had turned on. However, when the flashlight turned on this time, nobody was moving. Things started to get more serious when the flashlight began to dim, flicker on its own and then turn itself off without any assistance. Grimm was unable to manually dim the beam of light. This discovery alone was enough to shock the team members, who each would be the first to try to prove that this was a gimmick, as they regularly try to debunk claims of paranormal activity that cannot be proven.
Something was making the flashlight not only turn on and off, but making the light dimmer and brighter, which none of the team members could do on their own. Events like these are what Grimm and Pickrell call “personal experiences,” or occurrences amongst one or more people that cannot be considered solid evidence, as there is no way to officially record them and present them as undeniable evidence of paranormal activity. Examples of such hard proof, Grimm said, would be an EVP recording, also known as “electronic voice phenomenon.” These recordings are
voices which cannot be heard by the human ear, yet can be heard spoken when the audio sample is played back. None of these nor any other type of evidence can be immediately revealed to the team. The flashlight test, however, piqued the team’s curiosity in Guignol, as well as other areas on campus. “Perhaps when it isn’t so busy here, any spirit that’s here will have the energy to actually communicate with us,” Seay said. This is the second semester the organization has existed, and it will have many investigations to come, both on and off campus, its members say. “We are always looking
for new members, and it doesn’t take anything more than curiosity to join,” Pickrell said, who is also the assistant features editor for the Kernel. For more information on past and future investigations as well as how to join, search for the group’s page on Facebook.
Starting at noon, people gathered outside the Capitol for the rally beginning at 12:30. Cardboard signs danced in the rain, with sayings such as “More life, less blasting,” and “Stop making peaks into pancakes.” As the rain came to a stop, the protesting was just getting started. Five speakers took the stage, including KFTC fellow and spokeswoman Teri Blanton. “We must say with one voice — things have got to change,” she said. Blanton spoke about the theme of the rally — unity. And nothing reflected unity more than Melina Laboucan-Massimo’s trip to Kentucky to join KFTC and community members in the
fight against mountaintop removal. Laboucan-Massimo, who is from Canada and a member of the Cree First Nation in Alberta, said the mines here are “eerily reminiscent” to the mines back at her home. “Mountains are sacred,” she said. “People go to them for peace and understanding.” She spoke about the tar sands extractions in Alberta that have destroyed the land and water. Like many Kentuckians, she is fearful of land becoming unlivable. Ada Smith, an activist from Letcher County, said this year was the first time she has attended I Love Mountains Day. She cited statistics from Dr. Michael Hendryx and
others that show there is a 42 percent greater chance for children to be born with birth defects in mountaintop removal mining areas. She also noted that cancer rates in these areas are 14.4 percent, compared to 9.4 percent in other places in Appalachia. As she stood on the Capitol steps, she urged legislators to “stop catering to the industry and open eyes, ears and office to the people.” While getting through to legislators is an important aspect of the rally, raising awareness is also a necessity, said Jared Flanery, a history junior and co-coordinator of UK KFTC. “I don’t think we come here expecting state Senate and state legislators to change
their mind all of a sudden,” Flanery said. “It is partially just showing our presence and showing that we have an alternative that includes treating our environment with respect.” Alex Lehto, a computer science freshman, agreed that raising awareness is crucial to change. “We’re really adamant about it and we’re not messing around,” he said. “It’s a serious issue.” The protesters marched from the Capitol steps to the Governor’s Mansion, chanting “Healthy streams, healthy people.” “The war has been declared by the coal industry,” said Stanley Sturgill, a retired coal miner and federal coal mine inspector, outside the
mansion. “We are the ones that are under attack.” According to the KFTC I Love Mountains Rally Program, a total of 1,200 pinwheels were created and placed outside of the mansion, and each one represents “50 people who have cancer linked to coal mining.” “It’s a huge injustice and I wanted to start acting against it,” said Jessica Barnett, an integrated strategic communication senior and KFTC member. “I hope people can understand it’s an issue about people as much as it’s an issue about mountains.” As the rally came to a close, the protesters’ message lingered in the air. “We keep knockin’,” they sang, together in unison.
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plant immediately, which is when he was introduced to UK HealthCare. Shelton was placed on the heart transplant list on the highest priority and began to wait. “I tried to keep myself busy,” he said. Shelton stressed the importance of support, such as the Heart to Heart group. “I met this individual who had just had a heart transplant,” Shelton said. “He said, ‘Don’t give up. The heart will come.’ This was really impor-
tant to me.” Looking back on the transplant, Shelton appreciates UK HealthCare. “I owe my life to UK HealthCare as a whole,” he said. He said his quality of life has been enhanced. At the end of his speech, Shelton once again stressed his main point. “In my final closing statement, I have one thing to say,” he said. “Organ donation saves lives.”
Continued from page 1 Shelton was diagnosed with a rare form of heart failure earlier in the year at age 49. “Early on when I developed congestive failure, I dismissed the concept of heart transplantation,” Shelton said. As time progressed, Shelton said his condition worsened and options were running out. He said he was recommended to get a heart trans-
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‘Smash’ not first art about Monroe NEW YORK — The denizens of “Smash,” NBC’s new show about the making of a Broadway musical, aren’t the first — and surely won’t be the last — to attempt to make art and/or entertainment about Marilyn Monroe. The closest Broadway has come to the “Smash” kind of big hagiographic musical was “Marilyn: An American Fable,” which had only 34 previews and 17 performances in 1983. This production, which changed Marilyns and directors during its troubled development, had the young Norma Jean interacting with her grown-up self. That same year, London had “Marilyn! The Musical,” And in 2009, London also saw a short-lived dance musical by the same people who did one about Princess Diana in 2005. Of course, Arthur Miller raised disapprov-
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 6 — Upgrade your workplace with a little imagination. Financial hurdles are temporary. A partner offers excellent support. Make love and romance a priority. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Go ahead and ask for what you've been promised; the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Keep smiling! You especially appreciate beauty, ambiance and artistry. Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is an 8 — The affection continues. It's as if Valentine's Day never ended. Don't take anything for granted now, and avoid unnecessary conflict. Focus on the love. Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is an 8 — Not everything goes according to plan, but you can handle detours by applying
ing eyebrows — twice — in his two barely disguised plays about his failed marriage to Monroe. “After the Fall,” first on Broadway in 1964, was a nonlinear drama set in the mind of a New York intellectual. In 2004, months before Miller died, Chicago’s Goodman Theatre unveiled his last play, “Finishing the Picture” — a backstage almost-farce about the making of “The Misfits,” the 1961 existential Western Miller wrote for Monroe at the end of their tumultuous marriage. It never got to New York. And the New York City Opera also got a crack at Monroe in 1993 with “Marilyn,” an opera with flashbacks about her final months with a politician presumably based on Robert F. Kennedy.
what you've learned and adding a pinch of creativity. Patch up any leaks. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Avoid trying to win an argument, or just skip the fight altogether. Choose peace and calm. Practice paying attention to your breath. Joy doesn't have to cost money. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — Little steps toward organization can go a long way now. Exercise clears your head. Burn off some calories while having fun. Friends can make great partners. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Fall in love with everyday beauty, the kind you normally take for granted. Don't sweat small stuff, and avoid silly arguments. Others speak well of you. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 9 — Add some passion to your work. Today could be quite profitable, but don't spend what you don't have. Stick to your budget. Be ready for surprises.
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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — Others are depending on you to take action, but there's no need to stress since you're on top of your game. Put some oomph into it. The overall outcome is brilliant. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Keep an empowering context or overview for what you're up to, rather than listening to that old, disruptive voice that wants you to believe you can't. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — Increased romance may come with some reversals of fortune. Be persistent to get what you really want. Use your wonderful instincts. Save up for it. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — Go for what you believe in. Being true to yourself takes you a long, long way. Be grateful for what you have. Wherever you can, build a solid foundation. MCT
for more information Meetings are Mondays at 8 p.m. in Student Center room 363. Anyone can join. Find the Paranormal Study Organization on Facebook.
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Greek Sing shows UK Greeks’ contributions In response to recent critical Letters to the Editor on Greek life, I submit this statement on behalf of the Interfraternity Council and its NOLAN members: JACKSON Evaluating Saturday night’s Guest columnist “Greek Sing,” I could not be more proud of UK’s Greek organizations and the committed participation of their members, including the fraternities I represent as IFC President. Co-sponsoring a heartwarming, entertaining event, one such fraternity helped charitably raise $130,000 — tripling previously, and falsely, reported annual figures from a recent article. These contributions remind me: Our fraternities
develop better men. I charge one to define the “better man” standard. Our Greek men consistently top the university’s all-male academic grade point average. Academically, where are better male students? Organizationally, our men hold campus’s most demanding positions. I encourage one to skim the ranks of DanceBlue, Student Government and Student Activities Board and ask where are better leaders? Philanthropically, our Greek men host annual service and charity events — the Habitat for Humanity campus build, Fight Night, Casino Night, etc., raising literally hundreds of thousands of dollars. Where are better commitments to philanthropy? The obvious truth: Campus’s outstanding men fill our Greek chapters, and those men recruit
like-minded individuals committed to developing similar ideals of scholarship, leadership and service. But, I concede our members falter. Socially irresponsible, regrettable actions tarnish fraternities’ reputations and cast a dark shadow over our organizations, causing some to question the betterment of our men. The fraternal process represents the last attempt to take men and make them better. It is not simply affiliation that betters our men, but true embodiment of fraternal ideals, developed during a pledge process through which young men identify those outstanding ideals that truly measure men, chiefly being scholarship, leadership and service. And when members act contrarily to those ideals, brothers committed to foundational pillars of excellence dutifully punish them. I praise those individuals — recently criti-
cized — who seek out positions of leadership within their chapters to overhaul a culture and unenviable counter apathy and member irresponsibility. It is a daunting task, but one that legitimizes overall fraternal ideology. Additionally, let me clarify our community’s judicial process. To say the Office of Fraternity or Sorority Affairs or UK exercises vindictive oversight is a gross simplification. Sanctioning chapters, including expulsion, is the responsibility of the IFC Judicial Board, a body of Greek men charged with holding their peers accountable. Oftentimes, as in the cases of two recently expelled chapters, sanctions stem from preceding violations, as organizations suffer from prior rule-breaking or previous levels of disciplinary probation. Expulsion is rarely the first approach, but rather an unfortunate effect of addi-
tive, previous convictions. More generally, inside a system consistently targeted for social involvement, minority irresponsibility simply cannot outweigh the contributions of the majority of our members — those individuals committed to honorable ideals and efforts. Internal jurisprudence combats destructive actions, as our organization’s leadership penalizes its own brothers — an additional approach to bettering men. To our Greek members: consider recent allegation. Despite condemning evaluations and methods, welcome criticism, for it highlights our flaws, holds us accountable and re-energizes our efforts. Nolan Jackson is the Interfraternity Council President and the Wildcat Interest Group’s associate director. Email opinions@kykernel.com.
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features
Students discuss year’s top Valentine’s flick By Kristen Sekinger features@kykernel.com
It’s that time of year again — time to show that special someone how much he or she means to you. One of the most popular things for couples to do around Valentine’s Day is go to the movies. Every year a new romantic film comes out in honor of this special day. “The Vow,� starring Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum, is this year’s must-see romantic comedy. This film is based on a true story about a husband who tries to win back his wife’s heart after she loses her memory in a tragic car accident. Many students were disappointed after seeing the film; however, because it didn’t meet the high expectations they had. Bekah Towles, an educations sophomore, compared it to one of Hollywood’s original love story films. “I thought it was going to
be as good as ‘The Notebook’ but it wasn’t,� Towles said. “It was still good, though.� “The Notebook� is a classic love story movie, also starring McAdams, about a young couple that falls in love during the 1940s. Emily Kanakis, communications sophomore, said “The Vow� “was one of the worst love movies I’ve ever seen.� Both students admitted to shedding a tear or two at some point throughout the film, though. So what makes a good Hollywood love story? When asked if he believes in the type of fictionalized love that Hollywood portrays, Patrick Hager, an animal science sophomore, said “the way love is depicted is fake and isn’t relevant to real life.� Finance sophomore Natalie Laycock said the big attraction to the movie was that it was based on a true story. �People are more likely to see a movie that is realistic because it gives them more hope
that that type of love could happen to them like ‘The Notebook,’� she said. Even though people like watching realistic movies, many continue to think of magical films when they think about love stories. �When I think of love, I think of fairytale-type movies,� Laycock said. “I think Hollywood puts love on such a high pedestal and puts pressure on couples during Valentine’s Day.� Laura Montera, a merchandising, apparel and textiles sophomore, agreed with Laycock. “Hollywood movies make it look so easy to fall in love, when in reality it isn’t,� Montera said. “The Vow� made $700,000 from its midnight showings and $41.7 million during its opening weekend, making it No. 1 at the box office movie and a must-see for this Valentine’s Day. For more information about “The Vow� visit www.thevow-movie.com.
Choir a winning team By Travis Leffew features@kykernel.com
UK isn’t just home to a winning basketball team, but also a nationally respected choir. In recent years the UK Men’s Chorus has found its place on the map in the choral world. Director Jeff Johnson holds his team to the highest standard. “The UK men’s basketball team is at the top of their field just as the UK Men’s Chorus is at the top of ours,� Johnson said. “Despite our talent, if we don’t give 100 percent every day we are going to lose. The musical standard against which we compete is that high.� The choir isn’t just 80-orso men standing and singing an overdone song. Picture it like Fox’s hit show “Glee,� without the high school drama, high school courtyard choreography and high school girls. Each semester brings American standards to Polyne-
sian chants and everything in between. In addition to singing songs, the group performs them, as some include choreography. Chorus members know there’s a time to play hard and work hard, on and off the stage. For Jared Duncan, a choral music education senior and choir member since fall 2007, that hard work has paid off. “Over the past five years I have devoted a lot of my time to the choral program at UK. Being a choral music education major, it has been a blessing to me to go to choir each day,� Duncan said. “Dr. Johnson has been much more than a teacher, but a friend and mentor. Being in Men’s Choir has been an amazing educational- and performance-based experience. I’ll cherish this for a lifetime.� When the choir travels through Kentucky and the nation, it often stops at churches and schools along the way to perform and speak with spectators and grade school choir
students, Duncan said. The group attempts to show future students that being involved in choir is a great way to meet new people and new friends at college, Duncan said. And a major in music is not required to join — in fact, about half are music majors and half are non-music majors ranging from dentistry to agriculture. When watching one of the choir’s concerts, Ben Taylor, an Eastern Kentucky University student, was surprised with what he saw. “I’ve never been a fan of choirs,� Taylor said. “However, after I saw the well-organized, crowd pleasing, enthusiastic UK men’s choirs, I’m a fan.� The choir is open to all male UK students. Auditions are held at the beginning of the semester welcoming all majors, disciplines and vocal parts. After a trip to North Carolina, the choir will host its annual spring concert with the UK Women’s Chorus March 29 at the Singletary Center.
sports
Cats entertain fans while preparing for Ole Miss By Sam Rothbauer srothbauer@kykernel.com
In place of mid-week games such as ESPN’s Super Tuesday, UK has taken a different route to its week off by changing up the practice schedule. It will host a practice and scrimmage for students as well as faculty to sit in on Wednesday starting 3 p.m. at Memorial Coliseum. “It is late in the season, so they don’t need two days off,� head coach John Calipari said after the Vanderbilt win. “We will change it up and do some-
thing special on Wednesday.� This gives a chance for students who have suffered bad luck at the lotteries a chance to watch the team play. But Calipari noted the importance of keeping his team focused during the week. “The last time we had a week off, what happened?� Calipari asked after the Vandy game. “We played Indiana. ... It wasn’t one of our better outings.� This scrimmage gives the Cats a competitive setting in the seven days between games. The next game is at home Saturday against Ole Miss.
Next Game Who: Kentucky vs. Ole Miss When: Saturday at 4 p.m. Where: Rupp Arena Televised: SEC Network
As the mid-week jitters loom for anxious fans, Wednesday’s practice will provide some relief for those itching for UK’s absence from the twice-a-week matchups.
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