UK cohesiveness Team has components for unity, shows selflessness on offense 5
UK Hoops
Cats head to the NCAA tournament Team’s third straight appearance 3
Kyle Wiltjer
UK’s seventh man could make big plays for the Cats in SEC tournament 2
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Best and worst route for UK to win championship title Ther Kernel sports staff filled out two hypothetical brackets for the upcoming SEC tournament. One bracket maps the easiest possible route for UK to win the SEC championship while the other maps the hardest possible route. Here are the staff’s predictions for this weekend’s tournament.
2012 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament 2012 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament easiest case scenario hardest case scenario THURSDAY, MARCH 8 FRIDAY, MARCH 9 SATURDAY, MARCH 10 SUNDAY, MARCH 11
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No. 8 LSU
No. 8 LSU
12:00 p.m. CT SEC Network
No. 8 LSU
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No. 9 Arkansas
No. 9 Arkansas
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No. 9 Arkansas
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No. 1 Kentucky
No. 1 Kentucky No. 5 Alabama 2:30 p.m. CT SEC Network
No. 12 South Carolina
No. 12 South Carolina 2:30 p.m. CT SEC Network
No. 4 Florida
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No. 11 Georgia
No. 11 Georgia
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UK fans flock by the thousands each year to various cities to kick off March Madness, and this year won’t be any different. Students, graduates and general fans have occupied a handful of U.S. cities throughout the years, temporarily renaming the UKthemed entities as “Catlanta,” “Blueston” and to be shown Friday, “Blue Orleans.” “I got to go to New Orleans in the past with the pep band, so when I got the opportunity to do it again I couldn’t pass it up,” said Taylor Brandenburg, a seconday science education senior. Brandenburg took a trip with the Cats to New Orleans for the 2010 season, and he said there was Kentucky blue all around. “You could start a ‘CATS’ chant anywhere and people would join in,” he said. In the Calipari era, the Cats have gone on in the postseason to play in Nashville, Tenn., New Orleans, La., Syracuse, N.Y., Atlanta, Ga., Tampa, Fla., Newark, N.J., and Houston, Texas. Each city and each venue recorded a noteworthy amount of UK fans. “Any place we’re gonna go play, you’re going to see thousands and thousands of UK fans,” Brandenburg, who has traveled with the pep band, said. “You can’t beat it.” For some Cats fans, the SEC Tournament in particular has more draw because of the location. New Orleans is known for many attractions, including food, music, paranormal hot spots and, of course, the bars.
“I want to see Bourbon Street and the French Quarter,” marketing and management senior Andrew Wilson said. “I’ve heard the cemeteries are pretty cool, too.” This will be Wilson’s first trip to watch the Cats in postseason play. Aside from tourist attractions, Wilson expects to see “a lot of excitement and high numbers of UK fans in the city of New Orleans,” he said. New Orleans offers many tourist traps for fans to fall into when UK isn’t playing, including historical plantations. “I’ve heard there’s great architecture down there,” said Colleen Wagoner, a sophomore music education major. “I want to see that.” Wagoner is taking her first trip to New Orleans and is excited for the jazz music and food, she said. “I’ve heard there’s good creole food down there,” she said. Wagoner is no stranger to the SEC postseason, as she has also traveled with the pep band and played at UK games. She agrees the overall fanbase is likely to have UK fans in the majority. She said even though the tournament is in New Orleans, she wouldn’t be surprised to see more Cats fans than LSU fans. “We’ll probably have more fans than anyone combined,” she said. Cats fans essentially claim these territories temporarily, and they’re most likely to dwell in areas closest to the arena. In this case, Brandenburg said they’ll likely be lurking around Bourbon Street. “You couldn’t throw a rock on Bourbon Street without hitting one of them,” he said.
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No. 7 Ole Miss 6:30 p.m. CT SEC Network
No. 1 Kentucky
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No. 10 Auburn
No. 11 Georgia
No. 3 Vanderbilt
No. 4 Florida
No. 4 Florida
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No. 11 Georgia
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No. 11 Georgia
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No. 1 Kentucky
No. 6 Mississippi St.
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No. 12 South Carolina
No. 1 Kentucky 12:00 p.m. CT ABC
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No. 10 Auburn
No. 5 Alabama
No. 12 South Carolina
No. 7 Ole Miss
No. 6 Mississippi St.
No. 1 Kentucky
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No. 1 Kentucky
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No. 3 Vanderbilt
No. 3 Vanderbilt
No. 3 Vanderbilt
Seventh man Wiltjer could be game-changer We’ve seen about the same thing all year. Freshmen forwards Anthony Davis and Michael KiddGilchrist, point guard Marquis Teague, and sophomores Terrence Jones and Doron Lamb have been the starters for UK’s lineup for 21 games so far. The Cats are 20-1 using that starting five. Then senior guard Darius Miller comes off the bench for the first sub. And then there’s the sevSAM enth man. ROTHBAUER Freshman forward Kyle Kernel Wiltjer has been heating up columnist off the bench lately, shooting 3-4 from 3-point range in wins over Georgia and Ole Miss, and 1-1 in the game against Florida on Sunday. He doesn’t have to put up big numbers or earn double-doubles to be a game changer for this UK squad. “When (Wiltjer)’s in the game,” Georgia head coach Mark Fox said, “you have to pay attention to him.” Wiltjer had three points, two rebounds and one assist in eight minutes when the Cats played Florida last Sunday. That’s not saying he hasn’t earned his minutes. “He came in and immediately made plays,” UK head coach John Calipari said. “I told the guys, ‘You need to sub more because he deserves to be on the floor more.’ But he’s behind really good players.” While overshadowed by Davis and Jones, the ability for this team to pass up good shots for better ones, and Wiltjer’s impact on defense as well as on the boards, creates opportunities for each player to contribute as UK embarks on its postseason. “A lot of his offense is not so much him creating, but those other guys creating and finding him,” said Florida head coach Billy Donovan. “The game is made very easy for him on the floor.” On the season, Wiltjer averages 5.6 points per game and 2.1 rebounds. And coming off the bench, whether to give Davis and Jones a breather or not, those could be the shots or the rebounds that change a game for the Cats.
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When (Wiltjer)’s in the game, you have to pay attention to him.” MARK FOX, Georgia head coach
72 The amount of points Wiltjer scored in SEC play
25 The number of rebounds Wiltjer accumulated in 170 minutes
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UK Hoops making NCAAs for 3rd straight year By Les Johns ljohns@kykernel.com
It isn’t often that a basketball team can break a record without setting a foot on the court. UK Hoops (25-6) will do just that Monday, however. UK Hoops will make the NCAA tournament for the third straight year for the first time in program history, when the NCAA selection committee releases the brackets Monday. Not only will they make the tournament, but chances are they will be highly seeded and favored to make a deep run into March. The latest “Bracketology” by ESPN’s Charlie Creme has the Cats slated to be a No. 2
seed in the Fresno Region playing Samford in the first round in Chicago, Ill. If the two seed becomes reality, it would be the highestseed for a Mitchell-coached Cats team. They have been a four seed the last two years. It will also be the first time that Mitchell has led a SEC regular-season champion into NCAA tournament competition. Mitchell believes that competing against the tough teams of the SEC will help the Cats in the NCAA tournament. “I think we will be very much battle-tested going into the tournament. I think we have played in a lot of tough games. Won a lot of tough games,” Mitchell said. “Clear-
ly, we won more than anybody else in the regular season. Had to win them in different ways.” The Cats have reached the Elite Eight twice, once in 1982 and then again with Mitchell’s first NCAA tournament squad in 2010. Five players from that 2010 Elite Eight squad still play for the Cats — Crystal Riley, Amber Smith, A’dia Mathies, Brittany Henderson and Keyla Snowden. In addition to drawing on veteran leaders, the Cats will also need production out of SEC Freshman of the Year Bria Goss to achieve success in the postseason. Goss is the second-leading scorer on the team, averaging 11.2 points per game and 4.2
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Bria Goss, shown here against Florida in the SEC Tournament Friday, is the Cats’ second-leading scorer.
rebounds. She had a difficult SEC tournament, however, scoring 11 points in the two games combined, hitting 3-for-16 from the field. “Bria hustles every day in practice, every game. Even though she wasn’t having her best night, made a mistake here or there, she’s going to try to give it her best and her all,” Mathies said. “We kept encouraging her — kept motivating her.” The Cats will also need to avoid slow starts in the Big Dance. They can’t afford to dig themselves a big hole to try to climb out of. They gave up double-digit runs to both Florida and LSU in the SEC Tournament. Against Florida, they were able to come back and claim a victory thanks to their signature defensive pressure. “We just kept chipping away and battling,” Mitchell said. “I think in the end defensively having the confidence you could get stops, you could pressure the ball you could get some turnover. That’s what we hang our hat on, is pressure defense. It says they’re a tough group of kids to come back from that terrible start.” The Cats were unable to come back against LSU, however, and were eliminated in the semifinals. The Cats were whistled for 30 team fouls in the game, which made it difficult to ramp up the pressure to create the turnovers needed to come back from a large deficit. “It’s difficult for us, too, on a game like today. I think they really wanted our post players to try to beat them. They put a lot of pressure on A’dia, Keyla and Bria,” Mitchell said. “They obviously played a much cleaner game and didn’t foul as much as we did. But when you have it like that, you just have to find some way to pull it out.” The Cats will next play in the first round of the NCAA Tournament March 17 or 18. Their seeding, opponent, region and location will be decided and announced Monday, March 12. Mitchell believes that they still have the opportunity to
have a special finish to the season. “So as we go forward we have to decide how special we want to be. We’re already a special team. We’ve already done something that hasn’t been done in 30 years,” Mitchell said. “My hope for them is they’re never satisfied with where they are. I think
when you do that in life, you have a lot of problems. If you get to the point of success and you stop working — I don’t think that’s a good formula for them as they go forward.” Mitchell won’t be satisfied Monday, but he will be part of UK Hoops history when he leads the Cats to the NCAA for the third straight season.
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2012 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament March 10-13 l New Orleans Arena l New Orleans, Louisianna THURSDAY, MARCH 8
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No. 8 LSU 12:00 p.m. CT SEC Network
No. 9 Arkansas
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No. 5 Alabama
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No. 12 South Carolina
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No. 4 Florida CHAMPIONSHIP 12:00 p.m. CT ABC
No. 7 Ole Miss 6:30 p.m. CT SEC Network 6:30 p.m. CT SEC Network
No. 10 Mississippi St.
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No. 11 Georgia
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No. 2 Tennessee
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No. 3 Vanderbilt
Calipari preparing for each possible challenge Includes playing Davis on second practice team AARON SMITH Kernel columnist
The National Player of the Year co-favorite has started seeing minutes on the second team in UK’s practices. Not because Anthony Davis has been relegated on the depth chart. Just because it’s part of John Calipari’s way of preparing his team for any possible situation that could impede UK’s march to an eighth championship. “Coach told us that he wanted us to be ready for any situation,” Terrence Jones said. So Davis has been playing on the second-string team. It has its benefits — Davis plays at power forward and gets to work on his outside game while Jones is forced to play interior defense — but forget what it’s helping. It’s more about getting UK accustomed to playing without him in case of foul trouble. Calipari has been devising contingency plans for weeks now. It’s the benefit of his team hitting a peak so early in the season; there’s more time to adjust the minute details that could mean all the difference in a game of inches and seconds when the big-picture items
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are in order. Now it’s on to making sure any potential vulnerabilities are reduced as much as possible. Not that many exist. “I’m almost like, ‘Man, are you just trying to grab anything?’” Calipari said of critics pointing out flaws in his 30-1, 16-0 SEC team. Still, the NCAA tournament is not the most conducive to finding the “true best team,” if you define that by which team would win the most games in a series that stretches toward infinity. The tournament is instead on the opposite end of the spectrum. Who can find a way to end up on the right side of the scoreboard for six consecutive games? With six different opponents, UK will encounter multiple styles of play. Calipari prides this UK team on being able to play a diverse number of ways. Speed it up? The Cats will run with you. Slow it down? They can grind it out in the half court, as evidenced by having zero points in transition the past two games. However they’re played, UK can adapt. Another main factor in that is finding game-to-game consistency. “It’s really, really hard,” Calipari said, “but that’s the challenge and that’s what we’re trying to do.” So far, UK has done it.
“The thing that’s been most impressive about them is they really have played well from start to finish,” Florida head coach Billy Donovan said Sunday. “They haven’t had games where they’ve been at all vulnerable.” But it only has to happen once — and only has to happen in one way — to terminate a season. “You could have a bad free throw shooting night, a bad 3-point shooting night. You could have foul trouble, there’s all kind of things,” Calipari said. “It’s one and done. Fate intervenes.” He knows because he’s been there. Just look at his past four years: a last-second 3-pointer by Kansas guard Mario Chalmers to send Kansas on its way to beating Memphis in the national championship game; the 2010 UK team starting the game 0-for-20 on 3-pointers in an Elite Eight loss; the 2011 UK team going 4 of 12 on free throws in a Final Four loss. Ultimately, he can — and will — do everything possible to mitigate the negative possibilities. But there’s only so much he can do, no matter how much he does. “My thing is to get my team as prepared as they can be and let it go,” Calipari said. “We’ll see what happens.”
There’s all kind of things. It’s one and done. Fate intervenes.” JOHN CALIPARI, UK head coach
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No. 6 South Carolina
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SEC team standings in brief The Kernel sports staff compiled statistics of the SEC East and West. These stats break down each team’s strengths and weaknesses. Here are the standings of the SEC teams in the upcoming tournament.
SEC East University of Kentucky
Best scoring margin in SEC: +19.4/game
30-1 (16-0 SEC)
8th in 3-pointers in SEC: 5.9/game
University of Tennessee
2nd in rebounding margin in SEC: +3.4/game
18-13 (10-6 SEC)
Last in turnover margin: -1.94/game
Best 3-point percentage in SEC: 40 percent Last in offfensive rebounds in SEC: 10.4/game
Vanderbilt University 21-10 (10-6 SEC)
1st in assists in SEC: 14.9/game
University of Florida
11th in 3-pt defense in SEC, giving up 35.7 percent
22-9 (10-6 SEC)
University of Georgia
5th in turnover margin in SEC: 1.37/game
14-16 (5-11 SEC)
Worst offense in SEC: 61.3 PPG
3rd in offensive rebounds in SEC: 12.5/game
University of South Carolina
Worst in defensive rebounds in SEC: 19/game
10-20 (2-14 SEC)
SEC West University of Alabama
1st in scoring defense in SEC: 57.9
20-10 (9-7 SEC)
Last in 3-point percentage in SEC: -.285
Mississippi State
Highest field goal percentage in SEC: .458
21-10 (8-8 SEC)
2nd highest scoring defense in SEC: .595
Ole Miss 18-12 (8-8 SEC)
Louisiana State University
2nd in offensive rebounds in SEC: 1150 Lowest free throw percentage in SEC: .595
Ties Ole Miss for most SEC offensive rebounds: 392
17-13 (7-9 SEC)
Lowest field goal percentage in SEC West: .407
University of Arkansas
Highest steals in SEC: 257
18-13 (6-10 SEC)
Lowest rebound margin in SEC: -3.5
Auburn University 15-15 (5-11 SEC)
5th scoring defense in SEC: 63.8 Lowest scoring offense in SEC West: 62.9
No attitude adjustment needed: UK team is selfless, cohesive Mostly young, talented team gels surprisingly well, coaches say Nobody embodies the selflessness more than Darius Miller. Other than a brief stretch in the middle Kernel of the season, Miller has columnist come off the bench the entire year. More importantly, he’s The composition of done so willingly. UK’s roster may not, at “I’m sure Darius Miller first glance — if you’re be- wants to be out there 40 ing stereotypical — seem minutes a game, as any like one that could develop player does,” Donovan cohesiveness. It’s full of said, “but (he has) a better all-star freshmen, sophoperspective of the big picmores who passed up poture.” tential NBA That big selections picture into improve cludes a natheir draft tional champiThey are stock and a onship. It’s senior who been the comgoing after somecould have mon refrain thing that’s bigger demanded from the start that it be of the season, than their own indihis time to and the sinshine. vidual statistics.” cerity has But, at only inBILLY DONOVAN the creased. Florida head coach precipice “They’ve of the postgot a bunch season, coof guys on hesive is an their team that are capable easy label to attach to this of getting 20 (points), but team. when they don’t get 20, “They are going after you don’t see any of them something that’s bigger than pouting or upset or any of their own individual statisthat stuff,” Donovan said. tics,” Florida head coach “That, to me, is the most Billy Donovan said. impressive thing.” UK has a lot of unUK head coach John selfishness all over its roster. Calipari, who possesses the Anthony Davis doesn’t deability to make a team gel in mand shots. Michael Kidda short time frame, has Gilchrist fills up the stat stoked that mentality. sheet in all the little ways, “I don’t think John gets even when he’s not scoring. enough credit for how hard Marquis Teague has shifted those guys play and how he into running the team. Termanages those egos,” LSU rence Jones and Doron head coach Trent Johnson Lamb play within their said. roles. The team’s unity could
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pay dividends in tournament time when players have to rely on each other more than ever, even with the pressure cranked up higher than ever. “All this stuff starts with trust,” Calipari said. The players have said they trust each other for months, and it certainly looks to be true on the court. Sharing the burden of producing is easier when it doesn’t all fall on one person. “I think there is less
pressure on every player,” Terrence Jones said last week. “Every player we have can step up and bring something to the table. Not everything is depending on one player because we have so many players on this team that do something for us.” Ultimately, that’s the end goal — doing something for the bigger cause. “They just seem consumed about winning,” Donovan said, “and that is it.”
How other No. 1 seeds have fared in postseason play 2011
Ohio State
lost in Sweet Sixteen
2010 Kansas
lost in second round
2009 Louisville
lost in Elite Eight
2008 North Carolina
lost in Final Four
2007 Ohio State
lost in NCAA title game
2006 Duke
lost in Sweet Sixteen
2005 Illinois
lost in NCAA title game
2004 Stanford
lost in second round
2003 Kentucky
lost in Elite Eight
2002 Duke
lost in Sweet Sixteen
2001 Duke
won NCAA championship
2000 Duke
lost in Sweet Sixteen
1999 Duke
lost in NCAA title game
1998 North Carolina
lost in Final Four
1997 Kansas
lost in Sweet Sixteen
1996 Massachusetts
lost in Final Four
1995 UCLA
won NCAA championship
1994 North Carolina
lost in second round
1993 Indiana
lost in Elite Eight
1992 Duke
won NCAA championship
1991
lost in Final Four
UNLV
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UK President Eli Capilouto’s office approached the Staff Senate about holding the breakfast. He wanted to use it “to listen and learn.”
Capilouto hosts informal chat with randomly chosen staff members By Luke Glaser lglaser@kykernel.com
Coming from Patterson Office Tower, dining services and the hospital arrived wearing scrubs and sport coats to sit down with Eli Capilouto for some doughnuts and discussion. The president of UK sat down in the library room of the Boone Center Tuesday for the first “Breakfast with President Eli Capilouto,” an event sponsored by the UK Staff Senate.
“President Capilouto’s office approached us. He wanted an opportunity to reach out to the staff,” said Shelli Hilton, a member of the Staff Senate public relations committee. “We are very honored as Staff Senate to host this event.” All UK staff members were eligible to attend the breakfast, and were chosen through a lottery system. “I was kind of shocked I got to go,” said Michelle Ashcraft, assistant director of New Student and Parent Programs.
Ashcraft was one of about 20 staff members chosen to attend. Denise Stephens, an office manager with Student Involvement, went hoping “to hear what (Capilouto) had to say about staff,” she said. “He’s been working with the academic side and students, and I came to get insight into what he’s thinking for staff going forward.” Capilouto said he was looking forward to an equally educational experience. See CAPILOUTO on page 2
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Students affected by storms excused Students whose home counties were affected by the recent storms and need to return home to help with cleanup will be granted an excused absence until classes resume after spring break on March 19, according to an email sent to campus from Dr. Hollie Swanson, Faculty Senate council chair. According to the email, the other Senate rules that pertain to excused absences are as follows: Students missing any graded work due to an excused absence bear the responsibility of informing the instructor about their absence within one week following the period of the excused absence (except where prior notification is required). Students also bear the responsibility of making up the missed work. The instructor shall give the student an opportunity to make up the work and/or exams missed due to an excused absence, and shall try to do so during the semester in which the absence occurred. If attendance is required by the class policies elaborated in the syllabus or serves as a criterion for a grade in a course, and if a student has excused absences in excess of onefifth of the class contact hours for that course, a student shall have the right to petition for a “W,” or withdraw. The instructor may require the student to petition for a “W” or take an “I,” an incomplete, in the course. If a student has an excused absence on a day when a quiz is given, the instructor may not deny permission for a makeup exam and simply calculate the student’s grade on the basis of the remaining requirements. “Instructors may always exercise their discretion in granting excused absences. The above-stated policy is a minimum, not a maximum,” the email said. STAFF REPORT
Mother-child 2 sets of candidates announce run kangaroo care for Student Government presidency Staples trying for top spot, for more used at UK 15Bilas, seats available for at-large senators information By Natasha Records
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UK Hospital is the first in Lexington to adopt a technique called kangaroo care, which focuses on “skin-to-skin” contact between mothers and infants. “We want to be as progressive as possible,” said Gaye Whalen, coordinator for the lactation department at UK HealthCare. “And with the kangaroo care, it’s a stabilized environment and facilitates a bond with the parents and baby.” The basic concept of kangaroo care involves immediately placing a newborn chest down on the mother or father’s bare chest, which generates a warm feeling and provides access to breastfeeding for the mother. Whalen said she’s not sure why other hospitals haven’t used this technique. “ T h e mothers really like the calming effect This is a that kangaroo care has on very good practice both them and their babies,” that needs to be she said. implemented in more Staff at the University hospitals.” of Louisville KIMBERLY GARRETT Hospital UK nursing junior launched the kangaroo care program in 2007 and a significant increase in breastfeeding rates resulted among women who gave birth there, according to a news release. In 2011, the Kentucky Women, Infants and See KANGAROO on page 2
Election season is coming up, and that includes elections on UK’s campus. On Monday evening, Student Government held the Candidate’s Meeting, which was run by the Election Board, Election Investigator and Student Government adviser.
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The meeting included a presentation and questions and answers regarding the election. Each candidate had to attend in order to stay on the ballot. The ballot consists of the positions for president and vice president, college senators and senators-at-large. Stephen Bilas and Mary Katherine Kington are on one ticket for president and vice pres-
ident, and Drake Staples and Mary Ellen Wimberly are on another. Fifteen seats are available for senators-at-large, which are candidates who are general UK students and speak on behalf of the student body. The college Senate spots consist of the following colleges: Agriculture, Arts & Sciences (two seats), Business and Economics, Communications and Information Studies, Dentistry, Design, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Graduate School (four seats), Health Sciences, Law
Elections will be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 28 and 29 at the Student Center and White Hall Classroom Building. A full list of candidates is online. (two seats), Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Social Work. In addition, the president and vice president oversee the ExecSee ELECTION on page 2
‘It Gets Better’ creator reaches out By Alexandra Hawkins news@kykernel.com
A speaker conveyed the message of hope to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual children on Tuesday that it gets better — don’t give up. Dan Savage, the creator of the “It Gets Better” Project, spoke Tuesday in Memorial Hall about his campaign, in a talk sponsored by the Student Activities Board. The suicide of Billy Lucas, a 15year-old bullied gay teen, sparked the desire to launch the YouTube project, which received 600 video responses in four and a half days. The Facebook page Billy Lucas’ parents made after his death as a way to show support to other teens continued to be flooded with bullying mes-
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sages, except for one response that read, “It isn’t enough that he’s ended his life? I wish I could have told Billy that it gets better.” Two months later, 50,000 videos and supporters from all over the world were on the “It Gets Better” page. “Our campus needed Dan Savage to come and ignite the spark of LGBT awareness on campus,” said D.J. Williams, a junior and the associate director of the Cultural Arts Committee with SAB. He said that he is proud to be a part of SAB because it brought him to UK. Savage, who was originally a sex advice columnist, started the camPHOTO BY QUIANNA LIGE | STAFF paign as a message of hope and joy Dan Savage visited campus “to come and ignite the spark of LGBT See SAVAGE on page 2 awareness on campus,” as audience member D.J. Williams said.
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ELECTION Continued from page 1 utive Branch of Student Government. Staples, a finance and marketing junior, said he only recently decided to run for president. On the ticket with Staples is Wimberly, a finance and economics junior. “Mary Ellen and I decided to run last semester as we realized the huge opportunity students would have through Student Government under our leadership,” he said. On the other side of the ballot, business management and finance junior Bilas has been waiting for this opportunity ever since he enrolled at UK. His running mate, Kington, is a finance junior. “Ever since I was a freshman, I’ve had big plans for this university and it’s about time that I try and make them happen,” Bilas said. Staples has a new program he wants to implement if elected. The program is called “ONE Kentucky” and would promote equality and unification on campus. Staples also spoke on an important subject to much of UK, and the state, for that matter: UK basketball. “We are also pledging to rework the UK men’s basketball ticket lottery so that it rewards loyal fans,” he said. Many students attended the meeting to hear what the candidates had to say regarding the election. Allan Ducker, a sophomore, expressed his excitement about a new president and Student Government.
SAVAGE Continued from page 1 to LGBT kids, and asked his partner of 17 years to embark on this journey with him. It had been their experience that LGBT kids are bullied not only at school, but in their homes by their unsupportive and homophobic parents, he said. The campaign became a way for LGBT adults to reach out to these kids since they
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Student Government candidates • President: Stephen Bilas • Vice President: Mary Katherine Kington • President: Drake Staples • Vice President: Mary Ellen Wimberly “There are many things on campus right now that we can do without,” he said. “The whole ‘tobacco-free university’ thing is really a waste of money and is making a lot of people angry. “After hearing the proposed changes that would be implanted for the lottery, I can only imagine that bigger and better things will be coming from the Student Government after the election.” The elections will be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 28 and 29 in the Student Center and White Hall Classroom Building. Any UK student can vote for the president and vice president, as well as the respective senators-at-large on each presidential candidate’s ticket. In order to vote for a college senator, students must be enrolled in that specific college. For those who can’t make it to the polling locations, online voting is available at uksga.org. Uncertified results will be announced at 8 p.m. March 29 on the Student Center Patio. A full list of candidates is available online.
are banned from visiting schools because they are accused of “recruiting and pedophilia.” It allows LGBT adults to support and encourage bullied kids in a way that their parents never could, by showing them that it really does get better, they are living proof, Savage said. “LGBT kids go home to a house with no parents. Even if their parents are there, ‘It Gets Better’ wants to be their parents, and teach them a mes-
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KANGAROO Continued from page 1 Children Program partnered with UofL to create and implement a series of statewide trainings for the rest of the state’s birthing hospitals. UK was invited by the state along with other hospitals around Lexington. The hospital brought eight people to the training program and after the state meeting, the hospital had a mandatory staff meeting to implement kangaroo care, Whalen said. UK chose to take on this technique because it believes it is much more relaxing for
CAPILOUTO Continued from page 1 “To listen and learn,” he said when asked what he was hoping to get out of the morning. “To listen to our staff and learn what’s on their minds,” he continued. “I hope through the questions they ask and the info I give, they learn things we’re working on and things that are important for our campus.” After sitting down to orange juice, pastries and muffins, the president walked up to the front of the room to start the discussion. “I understand you all were randomly selected. You should have saved your luck for the lottery,” he joked. Capilouto then opened the floor for questions. He said he wanted the discussion
sage of love and support,” Savage said. The campaign’s aggressive act says “we will talk to your kids whether you want us to or not.” Savage believes that culture thrives on the belief that society can prevent an LGBT kid from growing up into a LGBT adult by bullying, which simply isn’t true. He said he wants his video project to teach kids about more than just bullying, saying, “LGBT kids know bully-
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the family, as well as for the nurses. “The training for this technique isn’t as involved,” Whalen said. “Instead the nurses are able to do their assessment right there while the baby is on the mom, and that makes it a much easier process.” Previously, babies went through a process known as “the warmer,” which consisted of many evaluations before contact with the mother. “This is much better than taking the baby away from mom,” Whalen said. “I feel like there is absolutely no reason as to why the initial assessment can’t be per-
formed while mom is bonding with the baby.” Kimberly Garrett, a nursing junior, said she thinks the technique is beneficial for the family. “This is a very good practice that needs to be implemented in more hospitals,” Garrett said. “I think that it is super important for the mom and dad to be able to have that initial bonding period with the baby.” Rebecca Dekker, an assistant professor in the college of nursing, said she wishes she would have had kangaroo care when giving birth to her daughter. “I had a lot of elective medical interventions at that
birth — epidural, IV fluids, Pitocin, continuous fetal monitoring,” she said. “These interventions made my birth more complicated.” However, she used kangaroo care during the home birth of her son. “It was the most amazing experience,” she said. Whalen said advancing in this technique is what UK aims for. “The kangaroo care creates more of a natural and stabilized process,” Whalen said. “So far all moms do very well with this and the babies as well do too. They cry less, so it’s a win-win for everyone.”
to be informal and the staff was more than willing to comply. Questions covered almost every facet of university life, from budgetary concerns and the privatization of campus housing, to classroom size and even dishwashers. Marilou Johnson, an administrative assistant with molecular and cellular biochemistry, said her department saved money buying dishwashers from Sears. They lost all that money when they had to pay $22,000 for the Physical Plant Division to install them. “I don’t want anyone at PPD to lose their jobs,” she said. “But I don’t think it’s a good way to spend our limited resources.” Capilouto agreed and said he wanted to solve these
scenarios by spreading the decision-making around. “I think there are hundreds of thousands of decisions made every day at the university,” he said. “The more people involved in those decisions, the better off we’re going to be.” The breakfast took an emotional turn when Barbara Waldmann-Ward, a registered nurse in Pediatric Oncology, asked Capilouto for assistance with her ward. “I love this university. You can find where you belong,” said the 30-year employee and breast cancer survivor. “But we as nurses feel we are being left out of the decision making process.” Capilouto assured he would look into the matter and thanked her for her candor. “I meet with the President’s Council this morning.
I will share with them what I heard today,” Capilouto said. Capilouto was satisfied with the results of the morning. “I left the session with staff this morning emboldened — both by the questions I heard and the commitment I felt to this institution among everyone participating,” he said. “I was so impressed that questions kept turning back to the thing that most impressed me about UK from the beginning: We are a students-first university.” Ashcraft was inspired by the questions the staff asked and the unity they displayed to the president. “It was a good opportunity for all departments on campus to get together,” she said. “Everyone’s on the same page and fighting for the same issues on campus.”
He hopes LGBT kids are learning that they can be happy, loved and respected no matter the life they choose, whether that decision is to be a Wall Street gay businessman, or a lesbian dairy worker in Indiana, Savage said. Still, he said, the campaign cannot end bullying, and cannot prevent every suicide. Savage said the culture needs to be changed. Erik Bentley, a senior and the former director of OUTsource, commented on Sav-
age’s speech. OUTsource is the campus GLBTQQIA (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, questioning, queer, allied and asexual) outreach group. “I feel that the most important thing about tonight wasn’t something that was said, but the vision that one person, whether they realize it or not, is reaching out to one to thousands upon hundreds of people, whether that message is positive or negative,” Bentley said.
ing, I want to show them a different life.” But he said he found it hard to talk about the joy, since most of the kids he’s speaking to are scared to come out of the closet, are bullied because of it or have crawled back in. He said one letter he received from a lesbian teenage gamer said she “went back into the closet and hung a picture of Justin Bieber on her wall,” since that’s as close to lesbianism as she can get.
‘Growing Pains’ stars support LGBT NEW YORK — Tracey Gold and Alan Thicke, who played Kirk Cameron’s sister and father on the 1980s sitcom “Growing Pains,” have joined the chorus of performers taking exception to their castmate’s anti-gay comments. Gold, a long-married mom of four, tweeted Sunday, “I am a strong supporter of the #LGBT Community, and I believe in equal rights for all.” Thicke, after first tweeting Sunday that, “I’ll address kirk’s comments as soon as I recover from rush limbaugh’s,” wrote Monday afternoon that he was “getting (Cameron) some new books. The Old Testament simply can’t be expected to explain everything.” Cameron, 41 — a born-again Christian who has starred in faith-based movies and co-founded the Bellflower, Calif.-based evangelical ministry The Way of the Master in 2002 — told CNN’s Piers Morgan on Friday that being gay is “detrimental,” “unnatural” and “ultimately destructive to so many of the foundations of civilization.” He said if one of his children were to come out as gay, “I’m going to say, ‘There are all sorts of issues we need to
wrestle through in our life. Just because you feel one way doesn’t mean we should act on everything we feel.’” The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) immediately responded, calling Cameron “dated” and “out of step.” And the remarks sent numerous celebrities to Twitter to vent their feelings. Roseanne Barr wrote on Sunday, “kirk or kurt or whatever cameron is an accomplice to murder with his hate speech.” Debra Messing, acknowledging Cameron’s right to his beliefs, said, “I can’t be forced to be tolerant of intolerance. I find his words hurtful and ‘destructive’ — but yes; free speech.” “Modern Family” star Jesse Tyler Ferguson wrote, “The only unnatural thing about me being gay is that I had a crush on Kirk Cameron until about 24 hours ago.” As for Morgan, TMZ reported that the talk-show host said Cameron was brave for sticking to what he believes, even if most people find his views to be “antiquated.” MCT
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No precaution should be ignored in time of danger They may not all have been necessary, but there was no AMELIA way of knowing until all ORWICK was said and done. Contributing My new motto is “better columnist safe than sorry.” When bad weather swept through Lexington Friday evening, much to my dismay, Even simple precautions, my manager sent me home such as heading to the basement during a storm, seemed early. With an expensive spring break trip quickly aplike a waste of my time beproaching, I was eager to fore Friday. But after witnessing first- work as many hours as possible. hand the serious damage My car was packed and from the storms this weekend, my attitude has changed. ready to make the trip home to La Grange, Ky., as soon as Today I am so grateful I got off work, but of course for all of the extra precaumy mother insisted that I tions that were taken to keep the citizens of Kentucky safe. wait out the storm before hit-
ting the road. I made my way back to my sorority house, only to be rushed, against my will, into the basement to take shelter. As we waited, many of my sisters expressed their disappointment at the delay of the DanceBlue marathon. The storm passed quickly and I walked outside to see everything in its place. What the weathermen made out to be the storm of the century was simply a spring shower. I shook my head thinking of all the wasted precautions that had been taken and hopped into my car to head home. Upon my arrival, I found
my mother hysterical. West Liberty, Ky., her hometown, had been leveled by a tornado. For hours we remained torn between making the three-hour drive to West Liberty or waiting on a phone call that confirmed our family was safe. We opted for the latter, and luckily received a call from my aunt around 1 a.m. She told us that my grandmother and other aunt were out of harm’s way and had minimal damage to their homes. However, I learned that many others were not quite so lucky. I watched, horrified, as
PHOTO BY BRANDON GOODWIN | STAFF
The city of West Liberty, Ky., was flattened by a tornado Friday. At least 22 people are dead across Kentucky from the series of storms.
the news coverage showed the town, that I’ve spent so much time in, completely demolished. I know West Liberty like the back of my hand, but suddenly I couldn’t recognize anything. I had seen damage like this before following disasters like Hurricane Katrina and the tornadoes that hit Alabama, but I never dreamed that I would be affected by this type of catastrophe. In the aftermath of the storm, I realize how silly it was of me to believe that I was “exempt.” I rolled my eyes when my manager sent me home, when my mom told me to stay put and when my house mother sent us to the basement. Fortunately, the storm had little effect on Lexington, but I wondered what would’ve happened if it had gotten serious and we hadn’t been so lucky here, like West Liberty? I cannot say how happy I am that my family and friends in West Liberty had more sense than me. The citizens of West Liberty knew it was important to protect themselves, the National Guard realized it could prevent chaos during the rescue mission by keeping people out of the city and the whole town remembered that it’s imperative to stick together when tragedy strikes. The city has quite a bit of rebuilding to do, but with all the efforts being made, I’m certain that everything will get done quickly and efficiently. If there’s one thing that I’ve learned over the
past few days, it’s that you can never be too careful. When you’re threatened by something serious, whether it’s a tornado or something else, you should hope for the best, but plan for the worst. I commend UK for all of the measures that were taken to guarantee that our students were safe that afternoon, and I also praise the folks of West Liberty for doing their best to protect one another, then and now. As young people, we often think that we’re invincible, but this weekend opened my eyes to the fact that this assumption is wrong. I have a newfound respect for all of the authority figures who put rules into place to guarantee the safety of Kentucky citizens. I will think twice now before questioning the decisions that are made for my protection and I hope you will do the same. Amelia Orwick is a journalism sophomore. Email opinions@kykernel.com.
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All-STARR tactics Defense program teaches women preparedness By Amber Fields news@kykernel.com
One will hear the stern warning, “Get back!” but also get a forceful blow if trying to mess with the women who have participated in the S.T.A.R.R. program at UK. The Self Defense Tactics and Risk Reduction program arms women of all ages with strategies they need in order to escape encounters that could threaten their lives. “We realize that is important, as citizens, to take steps to decrease our risk of being victimized,” Sgt. Brad Kinckiner, one of the certified instructors, said. “With the S.T.A.R.R. Program, our goal is simple — we aim to empower participants with the knowledge of how to de-
fend against large and stronger attackers.” UK Police provides free self defense courses focusing on an array of safety tactics to keep women from becoming victimized. The program is set up with four classes, each focusing on different aspects of dangers that women should be prepared for. The first class informs students about safety tips regarding daily activities such as campus, home and vehicle safety along with learning how to safely participate in the college party scene. In the second class, women experience hands-on activities as they learn the techniques of punches, kicks and elbow strikes. During the third class, the participants will focus on
learning how to escape “bear hugs,” choke holds and pins to the ground by an attacker. The last class is when all the self defense tactics learned will be tested as they face the “Redman,” where they must use those tactics to escape the instructor armed in padded who portrays an attacker. Brittany Flanery, an education freshman, said she decided to keep from becoming a victim when crimes started to occur on campus. She looked around for a self defense course, and that is when she found the S.T.A.R.R. program. “It’s a really good thing since I am not an aggressive person,” she said. “It’s a really good opportunity and I encourage everyone to check it out.”
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A call for justice Invisible Children visits campus to screen ‘KONY 2012’ By Julia Myers features@kykernel.com
Invisible Children is a non-profit organization working to end Africa’s longestrunning war and bring Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army, to justice. The program will be on campus Wednesday to premiere its newest film, “KONY 2012.” Invisible Children was established in 2005 by three young filmmakers who traveled to Africa in search of a story. After learning about Kony and the ongoing war, they made it their mission to educate as many minds as possible. They have since reached millions of people through their films. Kony and his army have been abducting children across Central Africa for 26 years. Since his reign, Kony has abducted more than 30,000 children using ruthless tactics. Kilara Bazilo, known by his friends as Tony, is a 23year-old Ugandan who has seen the effects of this war firsthand. Bazilo’s life has been featured in several of Invisible Children’s films. He remembers walking 10 miles every night to the city center to seek safety from the LRA.
“Every night I used to walk in the rain in fear of the LRA,” Bazilo said. “People’s lips, ears and noses were being cut off and so many kids were killed and young girls were given to rebel commanders.” A group of five interns, known as “roadies,” are screening the film Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Memorial Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Odong Kizito, an advocate from Northern Uganda, traveled to Kentucky to speak about his personal experiences with the LRA. Kizito will share his story and answer questions about growing up in war-torn Uganda. Kizito said he wants students to attend the screening and educate themselves about the conflict taking place in Central Africa. “Give a little bit of your time, talk to everyone possible about Joseph Kony and let the world know about his atrocities,” he said. “I seriously hope to see Kony arrested and the LRA brought to a final end this year.” Dyanna Jaye, also an Invisible Children intern, said that this tour, KONY 2012, is drastically different from any tour the organization has done. “Our campaign is heavily
focused on advocacy and awareness and we are striving to make the leader of the rebel army terrorizing Central Africa, Joseph Kony, famous as the world’s worse war criminal,” Jaye said. “In ‘KONY 2012,’ we will stop at nothing to finally bring peace to Central Africa.” The “KONY 2012” film will update viewers of the progress made to end Africa’s longest-running war and will explain how to be a part of bringing Kony to justice. Merchandise, including Tshirts, DVDs and bracelets, will be available for purchase at the end of the screening. Brooke Davies, a kinesiology junior, has been involved with Invisible Children for two years and helped plan the screening.
if you go What: Invisible Children ‘KONY 2012’ screening When: Wednesday at 8 p.m. Where: Memorial Hall Admission: Free
She encourages students to attend the screening. “I want to challenge the students of UK to consider their own lives and realize that they are capable of contributing to a movement that is helping people who need it,” Davies said.
Romney wins 3 states By Mark Z. Barabak MCT
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Mitt Romney chalked up Super Tuesday victories in Virginia, Vermont and Massachusetts, extending his winning streak as he sought to fasten his grip on the GOP nomination by dominating the single biggest day of balloting in the volatile primary season. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich won Georgia, the state he represented for years in Congress and where he retreated for a last stand to resurrect his sagging campaign. All four states were performing as expected, rewarding candidates in their home regions and, in the case of Virginia, where former Massachusetts Gov. Romney faced no serious opposition. In all, voters in 10 states were casting ballots in Super Tuesday contests that promised to either push Romney
beyond the reach of rivals, or stoke Rick Santorum’s challenge and reopen the question why Republican voters won’t embrace the party’s national front-runner. The most crucial test was here in Ohio, a November battleground, where Romney and the former Pennsylvania senator devoted the bulk of their time and resources. Both candidates focused on the economy in a Rust Belt state that hurt long before the rest of the country sunk into deep recession, then emerged to a fitful recovery. Santorum touted his roots across the border in a Pennsylvania steel town, saying he would seek to strengthen the economy by restoring America’s manufacturing might. Romney unveiled a new slogan — “more jobs, less debt, smaller government” — and jabbed at Santorum’s digression into subjects such as contraception and the separation
of church and state. “During this campaign there has been discussion about all sorts of issues,” Romney said in Canton, Ohio. “I keep bringing it back to more jobs, less debt and smaller government. That’s what my campaign is about.” Beyond Ohio, Santorum hoped to snap Romney’s weeklong winning streak by taking contests in Oklahoma and Tennessee. Texas Rep. Ron Paul was hoping for his first victories in one of three caucus states, North Dakota, Idaho or Alaska. (Voters in Wyoming were also caucusing, the first step in a convoluted delegate-selection process that goes on for weeks.) Overall 437 delegates were at stake Tuesday, considerably more than the 12 previous contests combined and just over a third the 1,144 needed to secure the GOP nomination.