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Freshman outfielder Austin Cousino is congratulated by his coach during UK’s series-clinching 8-3 win over Ole Miss on Sunday.
Rolling right along Cats win 4th straight SEC series, improve to 30-3 By David Schuh news@kykernel.com
The UK baseball team took two of three games from No. 10 Ole Miss last weekend in Lexington. A loss on Saturday snapped the Cats’ school-record 21-game home win streak. Friday’s game began with a few great defensive plays. Junior right fielder Cameron Flynn made a leaping catch in the corner to preserve a run in the first inning, and freshman centerfielder Austin Cousino threw out a runner at home to end the second. After four innings, the Rebels had out-hit the Cats eleven to two, but only held a 2-1 lead. A leadoff double by junior Luke Maile in the sixth set up a sacrifice fly to tie the game at two. Ole Miss had runners on second and third with two outs in the seventh, and Cousino came up big again. On a fly ball to center, the freshman caught it in stride and threw another strike to home plate. Maile placed the tag down and, on a very close See BASEBALL on page 2
UK tennis clinches SEC title The UK tennis team clinched a share of the regular-season SEC title with a 5-2 win over No. 14 Ole Miss Sunday. It’s the Cats’ second overall SEC title ever. The first came in 1992. “It is a dream come true for our guys because they have worked really hard,” head coach Dennis Emery said in a release. UK improved to 22-4 overall and 10-0 in the SEC, the school’s best start in program history. “This means so much,” UK senior Alex Musialek said in a release. “We have been working so hard the past three or four years to play matches like this. Every year our goals have increased and when we set goals up at the beginning of this See TENNIS on page 2
Sophomore infielder J.T. Riddle tags an Ole Miss runner during Sunday’s 8-3 win. The Cats reached 30 wins quicker than any other team in program history and is off to its best SEC start ever.
The UK football team concluded its third week of spring practice with an intrasquad scrimmage in Commonwealth Stadium Saturday. It was the first time this spring that the team has been able to compete at full speed against live competition. The game was an opportunity for starting quarterback Maxwell Smith, who one year ago was a grayshirt freshman and a backup to Morgan Newton. Now, Smith is the starter and the leader of the offense, a role he has embraced. “I definitely have progressed a lot from last year to this year,” Smith said. “Just being more in-depth with the playbook and being more in-depth with seeing defenses, reading coverages. I’m just a lot further along, and that’s going to come. Each year you learn more.” When asked to grade the offense’s performance in the scrimmage and the first half of the spring practice season, Smith gave the team a C, because, as he explained, “we’ve got a lot of progress to make but we’re making a lot of progress.” One key figure in that progression is senior-to-be wide receiver La’Rod King, whose veteran presence has benefitted some of UK’s younger skill position players. “You have to prepare for everything, just really get their confidence up,” King said. “They’re good guys, they know what to do … they know the big picture, it’s just the little details.” Both King and Smith noted the wide receiver tandem they regarded as “Double-D,” known by the coaches as Demarco Robinson and Darryl Collins. Robinson saw limited time as a true freshman last season, while Collins is coming off a knee injury that forced him to redshirt last season. Players said Robinson took a screen pass 80 yards for a touchdown in the scrimmage – the kind of explosiveness they hope to see in the fall. Head coach Joker Phillips said he liked the energy he saw out of his defense before the scrimmage and in the opening two drives. But Phillips said the offense made a big play on the third series, and after that the energy was never the same on defense. “(The defense) stopped them, stopped them, stopped them and then gave up the big play,” Phillips said. “Then we just started not playing with our great fundamentals we had been See FOOTBALL on page 6
Graeter’s returns in new location By Amber Fields news@kykernel.com
Graeter’s re-opened its doors at a new location in Lexington on March 30, ready to serve up its many flavors of ice cream. Although Graeter’s is just in its prime early business days of operation, Dave McKinley, director of marketing, said that the business so far has been “awesome and a great welcoming back.” “Business has been overwhelmingly wonderful,” McKinley said as the line of customers continued to snake around the store back to the door. The new location on Euclid Avenue in Chevy Chase Plaza has attracted more than just families. Many students are taking advantage of the new location nestled closely to campus. “I’m glad Graeter’s chose the Euclid area for its return to Lexington,” Tom Hartung, psychology sophomore, said. “There will be a lot of people around UK’s campus and Chevy Chase that I’m sure
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don’t mind getting ice cream within walking distance.” McKinley said that the location is a great spot with the walking traffic from other surrounding businesses in the area. Walking distance, ice cream and a quality time with friends makes for a great get away for many overwhelmed students leading into finals, but there is one more perk that can lure students into the doors of Graeter’s. Along with many other local businesses, Graeter’s is also accepting Plus Account. The re-opening of Graeter’s in Lexington is bringing more than just convenience of a new location closer to campus. For Alexa Bell, elementary education junior, the return of Greater’s contributed to memories of her childhood. “Graeter’s was right beside my middle school, so my friends and I used to go there all of the time,” Bell said. “When Graeter’s closed, I felt like a piece of my childhood was gone.”
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Hartung said Graeter’s opened just in time for the warmer temperatures. “It’s nice that the classic ice cream shop is so close to campus, right in time for summer,” Hartung said.
Greater’s hours of operation are Monday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday. Free parking is available in the garage adjacent to Graeter’s.
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Kifah Omar scoops ice cream into a cone on Sunday at the new Graeter’s in Chevy Chase Plaza.
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BASEBALL Continued from page 1 play, the runner was called out. The Cats were still tied despite being out-hit by ten. Another double by Maile in the eighth put UK in great position with one out. And Flynn didn’t waste any time, singling up the middle to give the Cats the lead. Although the Rebels put runners on first and second in the ninth, sophomore closer Trevor Gott entered with one out and retired the final two batters to close out a 3-2 win. “We were a little tight early,” UK head coach Gary Henderson said. “We made some errors early that we characteristically don’t make, but we obviously got some timely hitting.” Two hits from Maile and Flynn and the outfield assists from Cousino were key as the Cats squeezed out a game one victory. A slow offensive start to Saturday’s game quickly got out of hand in Ole Miss’ favor. The Rebels strung together several quality at-bats in the fifth en route to an eight-run, seven-hit inning. UK starter Jerad Grundy was chased after 4.2 innings, having given up six runs. The Cats put together ten hits on the game but couldn’t muster up more than three runs, losing 9-3 to tie the series. But on Sunday, the Cats’ bats woke up. Maile went 2-4 with a home run and two RBIs. Flynn was 2-3 with a grand slam in the sixth that broke up a 2-2 tie. Sophomore Corey Littrell went six innings, giving up two runs with four strikeouts. UK took the weekend series from Ole Miss, a week after the Rebels took two of three from the former consensus No. 1 team, Florida. “We took some punches and got right back at it,” Cousino said. “If you’re a good SEC team those are the games you have to win. We just proved that tonight.” The Cats host in-state rival Louisville Tuesday at Cliff Hagan Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
Varied talents come to perform at Apollo competition 11 contestants gather from around the state for BSU event By Ashley Hancox features@kykernel.com
On Saturday, UK’s Black Student Union presented their long-awaited Apollo competition at the Singletary Center. BSU waited longer this year to announce the date of the event knowing it would leave the audience in suspense. Comedian Larry Sparks hosted the Apollo. As students packed into
the Singletary Center, contestants waited backstage patiently for their time. “I am always nervous before a performance, but more anxious,” Ashley Johnson, a communications senior, said. “I know I am going to put on a good show.” All 11 contestants were tense behind stage, with the thought of the “sandman” coming to brush them off of stage at any time. “I had a lot of fun at the
TENNIS Continued from page 1 season the SEC Championship was one of them.” To win the SEC title outright, UK will either need to beat Vanderbilt next week-
Apollo, especially watching the performances and the sandman,” Kierra Crawford, a human nutrition freshman, said. Talents came from afar to perform in the Apollo; students from University of Louisville, Northern Kentucky University and even as far as Tennessee came to showcase their abilities. The talents consisted of one comedian, two rappers, two poets and six singers. While performers were on stage, BSU gave attendees the chance to interact with the host and performers. There was a huge overhead screen with an interac-
end at home in its finale or have Georgia lose at Tennessee. The Cats were propelled by straightset singles wins from junior Anthony Rossi and sophomores No. 91 Tom Jomby and Alejandro Gomez early on. The clinching point came from senior Eric Quigley, UK’s top player, who came
tive Twitter page where students could tweet performers or even the host. “We wanted to give the audience a chance to feel more involved than just booing contestants,” Amber Bibbs, BSU vice president, said. “We wanted a unique way to do it. Why not use Twitter? One of the most popular social networks.” While students tweeted throughout the show they were asked to add #worththewait to every tweet. “We wanted to make this year’s show bigger and better for everyone, we wanted it to be worth the wait,” Bibbs said.
back from a one-set deficit to win. “It feels unbelievable,” Quigley said about clinching the match in a UK release. “For me to be able to clinch out there, it just doesn’t get much better than that.” STAFF REPORT
UK helps farmers monitor frost By Kristin Martin news@kykernel.com
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Hawking works comedic chops on ‘The Big Bang Theory’ LOS ANGELES — Stephen Hawking may have an impeccable understanding of spacetime, but his comedic timing is pretty good too. At least that’s according to recent co-star Simon Helberg on Twitter, who noted the theoretical physicist’s “understanding of comedy in relation to time” during his appearance on CBS’ “The Big Bang Theory” on Thursday. In the episode, Howard (Helberg) subjects Sheldon (Jim Parsons) to a series of humiliating acts before he will hand Sheldon’s research thesis over to the scientist. Of course, Hawking wants to compliment Sheldon in person (and point out an error in his work), so the famous scientist appears in person. It’s probably the first and only time you’ll ever hear a brilliant scientist say the word “boner” on network TV.
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Even though Hawking suffers from the degenerative disease related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which leaves him almost completely paralyzed and requires him to communicate through a computerized voice, he’s managed to be a very visible media presence over the years. He always plays himself, making guest appearances on “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Futurama,” “The Simpsons” and serving as host on the anthology series “Masters of Science Fiction.” Hawking is just the latest geek icon to guest star on the hit CBS sitcom. In past episodes, Leonard Nimoy, LeVar Burton, Stan Lee and Steve Wozniak all have made appearances.
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While some farmers are appreciating the early crop growth caused by the warmer weather Kentucky has had this year, they know some crops could be at risk if there's frost in the forecast. “The entire agricultural industry is probably going 30 days ahead,” said Paul Quarles from Quarles Farm. “That's pretty odd this time of year.” Mark Henkle has a farm in Jessamine County called Henkle's Herbs and Heirlooms and he said his friend has been observing a pattern for decades. “If it thunders in February, then it will frost in May,” Henkle said. “So I'm still kind of concerned that there will be a frost.” The UK Agricultural Weather Center recently created a new Web product that has a Web page for each state and contains information about all aspects of weather forecast, including flu outbreaks. The center also has a program online that uses Google Maps and allows people to zoom in on their farms and see a site-specific forecast that updates every three hours. “I check out the Ag Weather for frost,” Henkle said. Despite that concern, Henkle said he has appreciated the warmer winter because he's been able to accomplish more with his farm this year than he has during the past colder winters. Henkle said he was able to put out broccoli and asparagus early this year because those crops could tolerate an unexpected frost. However, not all crops are able to handle a frost, and farmers must keep an eye on the forecast to protect them, said Tom Priddy, the agricultural meteorologist at UK. “We had the warmest March ever in Kentucky,” he said. “Farmers, when they get that kind of weather in pre-planting season, they get very itchy to get out there and start planting.” Priddy said once farmers start planting they don't want to stop. He said that could be risky when it comes to plants with a growing point above ground, like tomatoes and corn, because those crops are weathersensitive and frost could destroy them.
He said that's what happened five years ago. Like this year, February and March were mild then, but April brought historically cold temperatures that led to a huge frost that caused over a billion dollars in agricultural damage in the states that the frost affected, he said. “If we can keep farmers from doing that again, that's a good thing,” Priddy said. “After the experience from just 2007, we've put out articles to news media and to farmers across the state that say put a brake on it.” However, Henkle is able to protect his tomato plants without putting a brake on growing them. “I have all of these in pots because they are mobile and can move them in and out,” he said. Henkle said he doesn't plant the weather-sensitive crops in the ground until after Derby Day each year. “Farmers know that if you plant before the average date of the last frost, which is around April 15, you're taking a risk,” Priddy said. “Some don't mind taking a little bit of risk because they've got so much to plant.” After the 2007 frost, farmers might be less likely to take that risk. Priddy said insurance companies were hit hard then and now won't cover crop loss from frost if the crops were planted prior to that average date of the last frost for the season in Kentucky. Priddy said it's important that people work together to get information out about weather changes and how to protect crops. “In 1996, the National Weather Service stopped providing agricultural weather services across the nation,” he said. “So land-grant universities that had offices like this – Ag Weather Centers, and there's only a few of us left – picked up the pieces of that agricultural weather program.” Priddy, who has been at UK about 35 years, said the best part of being an agricultural meteorologist is helping people by keeping them informed. “The mission of the Ag Weather program is to minimize weather-related surprise to Kentucky residents for their agricultural needs,” Priddy said. “You just hope that's getting out to the farmers.”
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Beaux Arts Ball attendees dance at last year’s event. This year, the theme is “Abyss.”
Beaux Arts Ball takes on ‘Abyss’ theme By Kayla Pickrell
a brownie, and sold Girl Scout cookies. The crowd won’t be the only extravagant part of the ball. The Beaux Arts Foundation celebrates its Similar to last year, the ball will have drag 43rd annual ball Saturday, bringing in thou- and fashion shows. There will also be fire sands of students and supporters of the arts. breathers, hula-hoopers, go-go dancers and The theme of this year’s ball is “Abyss,” possibly belly dancers. taking on the message of “a vast, open The installations at the ball are made by space.” architecture students and have been in planThe student-run organization is the largest ning since the beginning of the school year. independent non-profit event in Kentucky, “The installations are physically intriguMelissa Long, interior design senior, said. ing,” Abby Rutherford, interior design senior, “The event isn’t possible without the Lex- said. “It is a Lexington fashion collaborative ington community and businesses,” Long said. with architecture and design students.” This year’s ball includes eight bands perThe installations will be kept a surprise forming live. One band will be traveling in until the ball. from Canada. The ball will benefit four charities: The eight bands are Spank Rock, Glass Chrysalis House, AVOL Inc., LexArts and the Candy, Wick-It the Instigator, Andy D, Jon Latitude Artist Communities. Dose, Soulacybin, Diminutive Remix, CorBeaux Arts Foundation doduroy Mavericks and FB DJ’s. nates 100 percent of the “A lot of the bands are reproceeds to each organizagional, as well as a combination tion. Last year, they made of national and regional talent,” more than $50,000 total, Long said. What: Beaux Arts Ball giving each organization People spend weeks planbetween $10,000 to When: Saturday at 8 p.m. ning their costumes, Long said. $15,000, Long said. Where: James Pepper “Every year, the costumes The Beaux Arts FounDistillery, 1200 Manchester from the crowds get more outdation will be offering free St. landish,” Long said. bus rides running from MeAdmission: $25 in advance, The crowds range from 18morial Coliseum and High $30 at the door. year-old college students to 50Street behind the Rupp Areyear-old community art supportna to the ball. ers, dressed in everything from Bus passes are $1 for “googly eye” costumes to “Cigaunlimited rides. rette Girl.” Buses start running at 10 p.m. Cigarette Girl was dressed as a cigarette “Costumes, bodypaint and glitter are weland selling cigarettes to the crowd, making come,” Rutherford said. “We welcome the creover $120 that night, said Hannah Gompers, ative expression through the costumes at the architecture junior. Last spring, she dressed as ball.” kpickrell@kykernel.com
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‘21 Jump Street’ remake produces plenty of laughs Based on the hit TV series starring Johnny Depp, “21 Jump Street” is an action comedy about two young police officers who have all but moved on from their dreadful DAVE high school STEELE experiences. Schmidt Kernel (Jonah Hill), columnist the smart, unpopular senior who earned the nickname “Not So Slim Shady” for his bleach blond hair, missed out on prom because he couldn’t find a date. Jenko (Channing Tatum), the popular and handsome jock, was a sure pick for prom king, but due to his lack of effort, he was not able to attend for poor grades. The two had an identical prom experience despite coming from opposite social circles. In hopes of a fresh start, the two enlisted into the metro police academy. Realizing that where one excelled, the other struggled, the two became friends and helped each other pass the physical and mental trials of the academy. After blowing arrest after arrest, the two were demoted to the “Jump Street” unit.
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Jonah Hill, left, and Channing Tatum form a comedic cop duo in “21 Jump Street” as they infiltrate a high school drug ring. This unit was meant for young-looking officers that could go undercover in teen situations. Now the two must go back to high school to contain an experimental new drug form spreading to other schools and becoming mainstream. Expectations may have been lower for some when the Jump Street trailers rolled out. Oh great, another remake of an late 80s/early 90s sitcom. A common issue with these remakes is that while they mean well and stay true to their source material, the humor is just plain outdated and irrelevant. This is certainly not the case for the modernized and hilarious “21 Jump Street.” Structurally, there’s noth-
ing new here. Yet the delivery of relevant and envelopepushing humor is spot on. Hill’s character is identical to his previous roles, but why change something that has worked so well time and time again? His contributions as a writer to the film were also notable and sound so much like the idiotically hilarious things we hear in today’s conversations. Tatum, however, stepped outside of his comfort zone of action hero/teen heartthrob into a hilarious and foulmouthed meathead who had me rolling. Everything was timed perfectly for this movie and will leave audiences with nothing but sore abs and smiles. Steele’s Reels: 4/5 Stars
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Seniors face better job prospects, continued angst Soon-to-be-graduates focus on post-college plans By Meghan Farnsworth MCT
Meredith Ballard is an economics major at Colorado College. But when she began her senior year last fall, she started feeling she was spending more time traveling to job interviews than going to class. “It got stressful,” said Ballard, 22, of Green Oaks, Ill. “I had to work on my thesis on top of having a very difficult class while trying to land a job.” The employment market may be picking up, but graduating seniors like Ballard — who landed a job with a Chicago advertising agency and will start next month— have in many cases known nothing during their college careers but economic turbulence and high unemployment. “Nowhere has the economic impact been as traumatic (as) for college seniors graduating in the last four years,” said Richard Berman, director of career services at Oberlin College. To forestall entering the job market, many soon-to-be graduates are taking unpaid internships or social service work, going to graduate school, or even trying to start their own businesses. Those who are searching for jobs are making it a higher priority than schoolwork. Gone is the luxury of taking it easy senior year. There are some glimmers of hope. The unemployment rate for recent college graduates is 6.2 percent, lower than the overall rate and the lowest since the start of the recession. And employers surveyed by the National Association of Colleges and Employers said they planned to hire 10.2 percent more
new graduates this year than last year. Still, the odds for jobseekers in many fields remain long. “This year’s seniors are landing more interviews, but I think it’s more a function of their tenacity” than an increase in the number of jobs available, said Lisa Kastor, director of career services at the College of Wooster in Ohio. Jacob Meyers of Elyria, Ohio, for example, applied for 35 jobs and got three interviews, but no offers. “I just don’t want to be floating around after college,” said Meyers, 22, who is job-huntinging while finishing requirements for his triple major in English, theater, and gender, sexuality and feminist studies at Oberlin. “There just seems to be this pressure from everywhere. Everyone is looking for a job. Even my mom is dead set on me finding one. She’s scared, too.” At Washington and Lee University in Virginia, 15 students applied to meet on campus with a recruiter for an investment bank. Six got interviews. The bank has one position available. “The employers are doing a lot more screening,” including remotely by Skype before even entertaining the idea of an in-person interview, said Beverly Lorig, director of career services at Washington and Lee. “There’s less willingness to consider a ‘maybe’ candidate.” Meanwhile, students and their families have been subjected to unrelenting bad news from the job front. “It bruises the psyche of your graduating class,” Lorig said. “There’s stress with seniors, and there’s stress with parents. It’s really
important that we teach students to be resilient in these times. I fear that a lot of seniors withdraw after they get roughed up a bit with the rejections.” Many students have reason to be worried. Those who took out loans for college are graduating with an average debt of more than $25,000 — twice the 1996 figure —according to the U.S. Department of Education. Some students say they are beginning their job searches a year before graduation, and they are networking more often with college alumni. “Just because the front door to an organization is tighter, and therefore harder to open, doesn’t mean that there aren’t side doors into it,” Berman said. “One has to build networking opportunities through recent grads and alumni.” For Lauren Martinez of Redmont, Wash., the time she took to job-hunt last semester paid off: The senior economics major at Macalester College in Minnesota found a job at a financial consulting firm in California. But Martinez said the offer came at the expense of time and energy she could have applied toward schoolwork. “My grades suffered at the beginning of the semester when I was spending so much time traveling to interviews, practicing interviewing and filling out applications,” Martinez said. “It was all so overwhelming.” Still, she’s glad she has a job. “It’s definitely a relief to know that I’ll have a paycheck,” she said. “With that in mind, the rest of my senior year will be a lot easier.”
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A tale of 2 Marches history won’t forget Good riddance, March 2012: You really gave us the Dickens. It was the best of times, thanks to March Madness. It was the worst of times, given the devastating and deadly tornadoes. BUCK It was the spring of RYAN hope, it was the winter of Contributing despair—and that hapcolumnist pened in just the first week with the back-toblizzard-to-back school days of March 2, 5 and 6. Whiplashed Journalism 101 students at the University of Kentucky were put to the test to record their memories of this historic month. They range in age from 18 to 47 and hail from 12 states, plus the U.S. Virgin Islands. Their reflections on the Unforgettable March of 2012 run from surprise to inspiration. Who could forget when a Friday tornado lockdown was followed by a Monday snowstorm, then a Tuesday that heated up to a high of 64 degrees from a morning low of 24. “I think it’s time Mother Nature and Kentucky go into relationship counseling,” said Rich Doyle, 19, a broadcast journalism major from Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., who tried to keep his head during the scary moments. “Their marriage has been hot, cold and just a whirlwind of anger.” Imagine the surprise for Kayla Pica, 18, of Hermitage, Pa., when she got an 8 a.m. phone call from her weather-watching parents, telling her not to go to class.
Brandon Farmer, 22, a journalism major from Stanton, Ky., was surprised when a professor canceled a midterm exam. “You could walk into White Hall,” he said of UK’s main classroom building, “and feel the ‘stormxiety’ of the students.” For Lauren Thompson, 19, a marketing and journalism major from Louisville, an extra-credit opportunity for her economics class got blown away as U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) canceled his campus speech. An image from Oz crossed the mind of Cristy Anderson, 21, a secondary English education major from the U.S. Virgin Islands, a far stretch from Kansas. “I had never experienced a tornado besides the movie I saw with the cow flying across the farm,” she said. “I did not want to be that cow.” Stephanie Anderson, 21, an English and Spanish major from Versailles, Ky., found inspiration on a sunny day. “The brave little flowers in my front yard stood up and smiled again,” she said, after enough snow fell on them to cancel Fayette County schools, but not UK, of course. Taylor Norberg, 25, a journalism major from Union, Ky., turned his attention to the end of the month when the focus was not the lion and the lamb but the Wildcat and the Cardinal. For him the month turned to only “March Gladness.” Farewell, March 2012: We knew you well. Let’s hope that in April we all will be going direct to weather heaven, not going direct the other way, as Dickens put it. Buck Ryan is director of the Citizen Kentucky Project of UK’s Scripps Howard First Amendment Center. Email buck.ryan@uky.edu.
Coal industry vital to UK, commonwealth By Tyler Phipps opinions@kykernel.com
When someone mentions the word “coal” in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, a variety of emotions are triggered. There are citizens who will sing coal’s praises because of the jobs the mining industry creates and its direct impact on low cost electricity. There are those who recoil at the mere mention of the word. However, when you take the emotion out of the equation, and look at hard facts, it becomes apparent that Kentucky truly is dependent upon coal. Coal accounts for Kentucky enjoying the fourth lowest utility rates in the nation. These low rates are a benefit to citizens of the commonwealth in many ways. Not only do we have lower utility bills thanks to coal, but these low rates have attracted a variety of industries that provide high-paying jobs for Kentuckians. These industries include aluminum smelters (Century, Rio Tinto Alcan), auto manufacturing plants (Toyota, GM, and Ford) and assembly plants like General Electric. The auto manufacturing industry alone employs 84,000 Kentuckians, making Kentucky the third largest producer of motor vehicles in the U.S. It’s not surprising that the coal industry provides an estimated 134,000 direct mining jobs it creates and supports another 500,000
support jobs; jobs that UK students will be vying for in the coming years. In recent opinions shared with your readers, several UK students have called for the university to end its dependence upon coal. Idealism is a good thing, but idealism without any acknowledgement of reality is not only useless, but also dangerous. It may sound great to want UK to be carbon-neutral and to rely entirely on alternative, non-coal sources of energy in the future. Unfortunately though, this idea is farfetched and would only serve to increase costs for the university — costs that would be passed on to future students. Alternative energy is simply not yet capable of supporting present or future energy demands. The coal industry in Kentucky is far more than coal miners and coal transportation. Even while these high-paying jobs are an asset to our economy, it is crucial that every citizen of the commonwealth understand that coal touches their lives. Whether it’s through low utility bills or through the low rates that attract large industry to the state, everyone has skin in this game. Coal is vital to the well-being of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the University of Kentucky. Tyler Phipps is an agricultural economics senior. Email opinions@kykernel.com.
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kernelsports sam rothbauer
| sports editor | srothbauer@kykernel.com
Softball’s offense comes alive kykernel.com Cats win last two games against South Carolina for series win By Cody Porter news@kykernel.com
UK softball head coach Rachel Lawson’s Cats (18-21, 5-7 SEC) found the offensive spark they’ve been longing for during their weekend series win over the South Carolina Gamecocks (23-18, 3-11 SEC). The Gamecocks started the series Friday night firing on all cylinders. South Carolina senior Kaela Jackson hit a bases-clearing double, then was brought home on a two-run homer by sophomore Chelsea Hawkins to center field, putting South Carolina in front 5-0. UK senior Brittany Cervantes drilled a solo home run to deep center to give the Cats their lone run of the game. Sophomore pitcher Ellen Weaver was pulled following her tough first inning in favor of her older counterpart, Chanda Bell. The Gamecocks continued to score despite the pitching change. In the top of the second, senior Evan Childs hit another two-run Gamecocks homer. The game’s final runs came across the plate in the top of the fifth on senior Molly Bossart’s two-run homer, giving South Carolina a 9-1 win. A new day brought a shift in momentum. It was time for the Cats to hit their fair share of deep balls. Like the Gamecocks on Friday, the Cats struck early. Cervantes led off with a walk in the first inning. Junior Kara Dill followed her walk with a sacrifice bunt that turned into an error, which put the two base runners on second and third. A walk of senior pitcher Rachel Riley loaded the bases, and freshman Griffin Joiner drew a walk to bring in Cervantes for the 1-0 lead. All base runners were left stranded to end the inning. UK’s lead extended in the second with a two-run homer by Cervantes that scored sophomore Emily Jolly, who had reached on a single. Sophomore Lauren Cumbess extended the lead to 4-0 with a single in the
bottom of the third. Riley connected on her fifth homer, and 22nd RBI when she went deep to left-center in the fourth inning. The Cats scored for a fifth consecutive inning after Joiner drove in her second and third RBI of the day on a single that scored Cervantes and Dill to give the Cats a 7-0 lead, which would also be the games final score. With the drastic change in their offense from once day to the next, Lawson believed the team “took a much better approach at the plate (Saturday).” But, it was the first shutout victory of the season by Rachel Riley that impressed the Cats’ coach. “Riley was outstanding on the mound today,” Lawson said. “She did a great job of locating her pitches. To have five strikeouts is great. She got people out in key situations and was great all day.” After the win Saturday, Lawson said, “We are going to enjoy this win today and take this momentum into tomorrow.” And use that momentum on Sunday they did, but not before the Gamecocks could strike first. A leadoff solo home run by junior Gamecock Samie Garcia gave South Carolina a 1-0 lead in the first. A RBIdouble then put them ahead 2-0 before UK got their first attempt at the plate. The Cats’ three-run first began with Cervantes third home run in as many days. Rachel Riley’s success continued as she reached base with help of a single following her fellow senior. Joiner moved her to third with a double before being joined by Jolly on a bases loading walk. Cumbess connected for a single to drive in two of the runs for a 3-2 UK lead. Kara Dill tacked on two more runs in the fourth with a double to left-center after Jolly, Cumbess and Cervantes reached with help from errors and a walk for the latter. Another home run by Garcia cut the UK lead to 5-3 in the top of the fifth.
In the home half of the inning, UK struck again. A pair of singles by Griffin Joiner and Emily Jolly loaded the bases after junior Alice O’Brien was walked, giving way for Lauren Cumbess to drive in the game’s sixth run on a single. Freshman Kara Howard picked up her first career RBI moments later when she earned a walk with the bases still loaded. The final run of the inning came on a sacrifice fly by sophomore Emily Gaines for the 8-3 UK lead. The offensive explosion by the Cats came to a conclusion with UK taking a 10-3 advantage in the sixth thanks to a solo homer by Riley and a wild pitch pushing O’Brien across home plate. South Carolina plated two more runs in the top of the seventh before Chanda Bell secured the 10-5 series-clinching win. “Obviously our offense came out swinging today which is awesome because with them scoring so early in the first inning and then Brittany (Cervantes) to come up in such a big way really jump-started our offense,” Lawson said. “For us to be able to answer back really set the tone for the rest of the game for us, and then our offense just kept rolling.” The Cats host Arkansas on Wednesday at the UK Softball Complex as part of a double-header. Game one is slated for a 4 p.m. EST opening pitch and game two tentatively scheduled for a 6 p.m. start.
Next Game Who: Kentucky vs Arkansas When: Wednesday at 4 and 6 p.m. Where: UK Softball Complex
FOOTBALL Continued from page 1 playing with and the offense starts making a few plays and starts to get confident, and I don’t think we ever regrouped defensively.” Like the offense and “Double-D,” Phillips was also impressed with the play of some of his younger players. Phillips specifically mentioned the play of linebacker Alvin (Bud) Dupree, and said fellow linebacker Josh Forrest had a pick-six in the scrimmage. Defensive tackle Mister Cobble also dropped Christian Coleman’s name as one we may not know now, but we will know in the fall. UK will resume its usual practice schedule next week, with two weeks remaining before the annual Blue/White Scrimmage.
PHOTO BY TESSA LIGHTY | STAFF
Wide receiver Muhammad Saifullah goes through spring practice drills on Wednesday, March 28.