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Transylvania hires new president
New building, same business
Seamus Carey comes from Sacred Heart University
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Professor Arturo A. Sandoval, left, and Anthony Gay, who are Ramsey’s regulars, enjoy their meal at the new Ramsey’s location on West Zandale Drive.
Student turnout has not declined after Ramsey’s relocation By Will Wright wwright@kykernel.com
UK cuts 17 spots for disabled parking Lot to become green space By Becca Clemons bclemons@kykernel.com
UK is closing a parking lot next month that serves commuters needing disabled spaces close to Central Campus buildings. The lot will be transformed into green space. The lot houses 17 disabled parking spots next to the Gillis Building, the home of the Graduate School, near the Gatton Business and Economics Building and the Main Building. To make up for the loss, more disabled spaces will be allotted in the South Limestone Garage, Rose Street Garage, and Prall Street
Lot, next to the former Lexington Theological Seminary property that UK bought last year. The move is in line with goals to make campus greener, as part of UK’s master plan update. But the lot’s closure also serves a more immediate need to accommodate construction for the $65 million renovation and expansion to the Gatton Building. Campus had 604 total disabled spaces as of September. The spaces “provide proximate parking for people with physical disabilities,” said Lance Broeking, the director of UK’s Park-
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The owner of Ramsey’s is confident that the relationship between UK and his chain of Lexington diners will remain strong after the move from East High Street near campus to just off of Nicholasville Road. Owner Rob Ramsey said the new restaurant at 151 W. Zandale Drive has been successful since the opening last week. About 20 students use their UK Plus Account there each day, the same amount as the old location. “I’m optimistic that students will realize that we’re not that far from campus,” Ramsey said. “We’re just in
the other direction.” After 24 years at the corner of East High and Woodland Avenue, Ramsey confirmed at the end of January that he would be leaving the worn-out building, one of four Ramsey’s diners. For some students living near Waller Avenue and Elizabeth Street, the new location is actually closer than High Street. Kalah Lusk, a business management senior, is one student who has visited the new Ramsey’s since it opened. “I kind of liked the smallness of the old location,” Lusk said. “(The new one) is not as intimate.” The restaurant may be See RAMSEY’S on page 2
Aaron Harrison struggles to stand out amid a roster of high school stars
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Freshman guard is 7-30 from the field in his last 3 games By Nick Gray ngray@kykernel.com
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The disabled-parking lot near the Gillis Building will close on March 17 to facilitate construction at the Gatton Building.
UK head coach John Calipari has said it numerous times in the past week – the Cats are trying to do the impossible with a young team. Freshman guard Aaron Harrison is among those still trying to get comfortable with his role in the Cats’ offense and in the locker room. On Monday, Harrison explained the difficulty of being in a locker room filled with high school stars with the prospect of the NBA just over the horizon. “That’s the biggest question for all of us. All our lives … (we have) been worrying about ourselves,” Harrison said. “When you put that group of people all together, it’s really hard.” With six games left in
Next Game Who: UK vs. University of Mississippi When: 7 p.m., Tuesday Where: Oxford, Miss. Televised: ESPN
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the regular season, UK has one win over a ranked opponent. Harrison struggled against ranked teams, including a 1-for-7 shooting performance against the University of Florida on Saturday. Both Harrison and UK assistant coach John Robic said Calipari has instructed Harrison to shoot one-dribble, pull-up jump shots in the Cats’ half-court offense in order to find a role more comforting for the freshman. The results have been mixed. His shooting in the last three games has slumped from inside the three-point line (4-for-19), and he missed all of his two-point shots against the University of Florida’s zone defense. “When he’s not making his shots, he’s being a little bit lazy and not really elevating,” Robic said on Monday. “That starts with how hard you’re dribbling it and getting by the defender. (The shots) didn’t go (on Saturday), so hopefully they go in tomorrow.” Harrison’s overall shooting numbers are better than each of his backcourt teammates’ (freshmen Andrew Harrison and James Young), but his free-throw numbers are the best on the team at 78 percent. Taking his sea-
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Aaron Harrison is shooting 23 percent in his last three games after scoring 16 points against Ole Miss on Feb. 4. son percentages into account, Harrison is more likely to make two free throws (a 60.9 percent probability) than make a two-point shot from anywhere inside the arc (a 52 percent probability). Still, Robic and Calipari have Harrison set as a jump
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shooter, a role that the 6foot-5-inch freshman is confident he can fill despite the early returns. “There’s always another game coming,” Harrison said. “The gym is always open and I am in here a lot, trying to get shots in.”
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Gay rights activist hauled away twice in 2 days in Sochi Woman in rainbow dress taken out of Olympic Park By William Douglas McClatchy Foreign Staff (MCT)
SOCHI, Russia — Adorned in rainbow colors from head to toe, Vladimir Luxuria was out and about — at least temporarily — in Olympic Park Monday night. “It's okay to be gay in Russia!” she said repeatedly in English and Russian in a voice as loud as her wardrobe as onlookers walked by. “It’s okay to be gay!” Luxuria, a transgender former member of Italy's parliament, looked no worse for wear the day after she said she was hauled into a Russian police station for having a rainbow-colored flag near Olympic Park that said “It Is OK to be Gay” in Russian. Apparently it wasn't okay with Russian officials who took Luxuria away again
Monday night as she tried to enter Shayba Arena, where she tried to take in a women's Olympic hockey match between Canada and Switzerland. Italian journalists reported that officials took Luxuria beyond the Olympic security zone and took her spectator pass, which is required to enter the zone and attend events. She is scheduled to leave Sochi Tuesday, which she apparently was scheduled to do anyway. “I’m going to enjoy,” she said about an hour before being taken away in a car. “I’m going to say that I like very much the modernity of this place and I wish a modernity of mind of this country because there are a lot of homophobic episodes of violence and nobody seems to care about this because there is a terrible law saying you can't
talk about gay issues in public because there could be a minor listening to you.” Luxuria touched off an international firestorm Sunday when she reported to an Italian gay rights group that her protest over Russia's anti-propaganda law on traditional sexual relations — widely viewed as an anti-gay measure — triggered an aggressive response from the local cops, who hauled her into a precinct and questioned her for hours. Monday night, after gliding across a bridge leading to Olympic Park to the picture flashes of cameras and phones, Luxuria recounted what happened Sunday to a gaggle of mostly Italian journalists. That said, Luxuria didn't particularly feel free to leave the station at will. “I was kept in a room, not actually arrested,” she said in
English. “I was deprived of my freedom for a couple of hours, actually. They decided when I could leave. They also wanted me to switch off the telephone. And they didn't give me back my flag.” She said the incident began around 7:30 p.m. Sunday when two people who asked her to give them the flag she had on her shoulder that had “It Is OK to Be Gay” written on it. Earlier in the day, Luxuria tweeted a picture of herself outside the Olympics’ Medal Park holding a rainbow-colored fan. The message under the picture said “I'm in Sochi! Regards with the colors of the rainbow in the face of Putin!” When Luxuria protested and tried to get her flag back, the men took her to the police station, where they asked for her passport and visa. “They kept me waiting for a couple of hours, saying I had to wait all this time because
Stoops’ 2015 class could be his best MATT OVERING
Kernel columnist
UK football could enter uncharted waters with its 2015 recruiting class. Head coach Mark Stoops has already set a new bar on the recruiting trail with a Top 25 recruiting class in 2014, the highest ever for the program. But the bar could be bumped higher in 2015. Stoops and his staff hosted more than 30 football recruits in the 2015 class for Junior Day over the weekend. UK basketball and College GameDay ruled the airwaves, but Stoops ruled behind the scenes. The 2015 class has two members: defensive backs Montrell Custis (Lovejoy High School, Hampton, Ga.) and Marcus Walker (Lake Wales High School, Lake Wales, Fla.). In his press conference on National Signing Day, Stoops was asked about what needs the 2015 class could fill. “We could always use a home-run running back,” Stoops said. “Know where I can find one?” Enter Damien Harris (Madison Southern High School, Berea, Ky.). Harris is the fourth-best high school player in the country and the best running back in the 2015 class, according to Rivals. The former University of Michigan commit has a plethora of
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ing and Transportation Services. But he said the university recognizes there’s a trade-off between more pedestrian-friendly areas and accommodating parking needs in other ways. UK has had a goal “to make that area pedestrian friendly for years,” he said. Even more green spaces will be added with future residence hall construction, UK President Eli Capilouto said in a recent interview with the Kernel. Five buildings will be demolished on North Campus to make way for two new dorms. “When you have all those residence halls crammed in there, there’s not a lot of green space,” he said about the current layout. Central Hall I and II, which opened in August, were built on what used to be Haggin Field, but the dorms have a courtyard that adds some greenery back to the site. More green space is planned between Washington and Huguelet avenues, where UK’s greenhouses stand, and near the planned $100 million science build-
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We could always use a homerun running back. Know where I can find one?” MARK STOOPS UK head football coach
Two linebackers from Bowling Green are also high on UK’s list. Eli Brown (Warren East High School) and Emmitt Smith (Warren Central High School) are the No. 2 and No. 3 players in the state, respectively, according to Rivals. Both visited UK last weekend. Keeping top talent in-state has been a priority for Stoops and his staff. Harris, Brown and Smith can continue that trend. Stealing top talent away from the state of Ohio has been another priority for Stoops, and he has done extremely well in that regard. The Cats signed 11 players ing on the site of Donovan Hall. Capilouto said he also hopes to see Rose Street become more green and pedestrian friendly in the future. During Capilouto’s first year as president, he also pledged to improve campus accessibility. “The vast majority of our space is not accessible
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When you have all those residence halls crammed in there, there’s not a lot of green space.”
ELI CAPILOUTO UK president
to people with disabilities — more so than any university in this state,” he said in his October 2011 investiture speech. Officials have said that the need to update such accommodations on campus outpaces the financing available. However, in the South Limestone Garage, also called Parking Structure No.
they had to find someone who could talk in English,” she said. “Then, at last, a person talking English came. And he
said that I’m very welcome here in Russia as long as I don’t show slogans or things written in Russian.”
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sports college powerhouses to choose from, like Ohio State University, the University of Notre Dame and Michigan, among others who have already offered, according to Rivals. Harris is UK’s top priority for 2015 and would be the first ever five-star recruit to pick UK since Rivals started ranking players.
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Vladimir Luxuria, a former member of Italy’s Parliament, was taken out of Olympic Park by Russian police twice on Monday.
from Ohio in the 2014 class, and 2015 should be no different. Highly rated linebackers Nick Conner (Dublin Scioto High School, Dublin, Ohio) and C.J. Stalker (Lakota West High School, West Chester, Ohio), and offensive lineman George Brown Jr. (Winton Woods High School, Cincinnati) are all top targets for the Cats. Stalker and Brown both have teammates who visited Lexington over the weekend as well. If one Ohio domino falls, they could all fall. Thaddeus Snodgrass, an early-enrolling wide receiver in the 2014 class from Springfield, Ohio, said that Ohio players like going to the same college. “Most of the kids from Ohio, we all know each other and they might just want to follow us because we’re so close,” Snodgrass said. UK will have to work for four-star defensive back Marcus Lewis (Gonzaga College High School, Washington D.C.) and four-star defensive end Darius Fullwood (Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, Olney, Md.). Fullwood is a high school teammate of UK signee Kobie Walker, and both are from the Washington, D.C., area and hold scholarship offers from highly regarded programs. If the dominos fall correctly, the Cats should have another Top 25 recruiting class – giving more proof that Stoops has ushered in a new era in UK football. 5, more disabled-access areas are available than are used, Broeking said. But a challenge for the parking office is making sure specific needs are met. Broeking and his office were involved in discussions with facilities management and the Disability Resource Center to ensure that was the case. Among people needing disabled spots, distinctions do not exist within the law for those with different needs for accessible parking. Someone in a motorized scooter, Broeking said, faces different mobility challenges than someone on crutches. “There’s different levels of mobility, but it’s kind of first come, first served on campus,” he said. “That’s always been a challenge for us.” All of UK’s buses comply with Americans with Disabilities Act standards, and the parking office will help commuters develop an individual plan if needed. The lot will close to drivers on March 17, but alternative disabled parking spots will be available ahead of time for commuters to plan, Broeking said. “We’re used to when things close and change happens,” he said.
RAMSEY’S Continued from page 1 more visible to traffic on Nicholasville Road, but she said that as the years pass, students may forget the diner’s tie with UK. “They just need to make sure they stay connected with students,” she said. Even though there is skepticism among students about Ramsey’s decision to move, Ramsey said the new building is a great improvement. “To say the other kitchen was run-down is the understatement of the year,” Ramsey said. “I’ve taken 25 years of experience and designed the kitchen I really want.” Many of the Ramsey’s furniture and decorations were taken to the new location, including the chairs, tables, bar stools and the jersey of former UK quarterback Tim Couch. But, the building itself is much different.
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Rob Ramsey, owner of Ramsey’s restaurants, said he hopes students aren’t turned away by the diner’s recent move to West Zandale Drive.
With 40 percent more seating than the High Street location, Ramsey said food has been flying out of the kitchen. The new building also has an air-conditioned kitchen, something Ramsey said employees will enjoy during the summer. The High Street kitchen would frequently reach 110 degrees, Ramsey said, so to increase morale he gave staff members $20 when the tem-
perature reached 100 degrees. Though the moods of student customers are hard to determine, Ramsey said his diner has been with UK too long to just be forgotten, and some students feel the same way. “(The new location) is not as appealing,” said Jonathan Dunn, a journalism freshman. “But it’s a good place so I’d probably make the drive out there.”
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Horoscope To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries ( March 21-April 19) -Today is a 9 -- You're entering a one-month review period, with the Sun in Pisces, in which you're extra sensitive. Maintain objectivity, a philosophical perspective, and stay flexible. Will yourself to success (and work with partners). Consider your bedrock values. Taurus ( April 20-May 20) -Today is a 9 -- Favor private over public time. Peace and quiet draws you in. Get your main tasks handled so you can rest. You'll have more fun for the next month, with the Sun in Pisces. Save up energy! Gemini ( May 21-June 20) -Today is an 8 -- Use your secret powers. Don't be intimidated. Your emotions take a soft turn, and conditions seem unstable. Clean house. Re-arrange furniture for better use of space. Save money and watch a movie at home. Cancer ( June 21-July 22) -Today is a 7 -- Travel conditions improve this month, with the Sun in Pisces, but surprises still lurk. Consider new developments.
Make future plans and work out the itinerary. Schedule work and reservations carefully. Then enjoy the comforts of home. Leo ( July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Stay out of a risky investment. Focus on the numbers this month, with the Sun in Pisces. Get creative. Finish what you've started. The natives are restless. Discuss a theory, and wait a few days for action. Virgo ( Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Today is a 9 -- New information illuminates. For the next four weeks with the Sun in Pisces, grow partnerships stronger. Allow time to rest and regroup. Avoid expense. Listen to your intuition before choosing. The situation can be transformed. Libra ( Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -Today is a 9 -- Check orders for changes. More research may be required. You're entering a philosophical and spiritual cycle. Work your own program with an optimistic view. Career takes priority this month, with the Sun in Pisces. Expand your network. Scorpio ( Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -Today is a 7 -- There's not enough money for everything you all want. Prioritize, and be fair. For about four weeks with the Sun in Pisces, you're lucky in love. Generate creative ideas.
Contemplate, meditate, and recharge your batteries. Sagittarius ( Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- This month with the Sun in Pisces, home has a magnetic pull. Go into hiding, especially if you can work from home. You're especially sensitive and intuitive. Rest and recuperate. No need to spend. Invite friends over. Capricorn ( Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Today is an 8 -- Neither a borrower nor a lender be. Do without unnecessary expense. Study and practice what you love for the next month with the Sun in Pisces. Step carefully. Travel later. There could be some fierce competition. Aquarius ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -Today is a 9 -- For the next four weeks with the Sun in Pisces, you can do well financially, if you can keep from spending it all on good causes. Stay practical. You may not have what you think. Give appreciation. Pisces ( Feb. 19-March 20) -Today is an 8 -- For the next four weeks with the Sun in Pisces, you're gaining confidence, at the top of your game. Stay under cover. Think fast and solve a financial problem. MCT
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sports
O’Neill leads Hoops into the postseason KEVIN ERPENBECK Kernel columnist
If anyone is failing to notice who UK Hoops’ most valuable player of the season is, allow me to point her out. It’s junior guard Jennifer O’Neill, and the competition is not even close. In her last four games, O’Neill has averaged more than 20 points per game, increasing her average on the season to a team-leading 13 points per game. Out of the 25 games this season, she has recorded double-figure points in 18 of them. UK is 16-2 in those games. O’Neill just won her second SEC Player of the
Week award of the season. She scored 51 points in two games while shooting more than 51 percent from the field and 57 percent from the three. O’Neill is leading this team down the stretch, and clearly deserves to be the team’s MVP. Her talent and poise was never more prominently displayed than in Sunday’s game against the University of Tennessee. Down 69-66 with three minutes to play (in a loud Thompson Boling Arena, no less), O’Neill rallied off six straight points to turn UK’s three-point deficit into a three-point lead. That was all the Cats needed as they won 75-71, never trailing in the game again. O’Neill does not just excel at scoring, however. She
is second in assists, with three per game. What’s even more impressive is that O’Neill has compiled all of her numbers during a season in which she has started only three games. UK still faces the daunting task of squaring off against three ranked opponents to end the regular season, including No. 4 University of South Carolina on Thursday. It will take a good deal of leadership, poise and unselfishness from O’Neill if the Cats want to go far into the SEC and NCAA tournaments. O’Neill has shown the ability to do everything that her team needs her to do throughout the season. That’s why she’s undoubtedly the team’s Most Valuable Player.
UK baseball falls to 2-2 after loss to USC Upstate Cats’ starting pitcher gives up 4 runs
UK baseball wrapped up its first road trip of the year with a disappointing end. After losing Sunday’s match against Virginia Military Institute, 10-9, in walkoff fashion, UK (2-2) followed up with an 8-6 loss to University of South Carolina Upstate. The Cats raced out to an early 4-0 lead after two innings of play. Junior designated hitter A.J. Reed drove in a run after hitting a sacrifice fly in the first inning. In the second inning, UK put three more runs on the board on a two-RBI double by junior centerfielder Austin Cousino and an RBI single
by junior third baseman Max Kuhn. USC Upstate (2-2) immediately tied the game afterward, however, because of a four-run third inning. After trading runs in the fifth and sixth innings, the Spartans tagged UK freshman relief pitcher Robert Ziegler with three runs in the bottom of the frame. Ziegler was later given the loss for the game. Each starting pitcher only lasted three innings on the mound after giving up four earned runs each. The game served as UK sophomore pitcher Dylan Dwyer’s first collegiate start. Along with the four earned runs,
Dwyer allowed five hits. He walked two and struck out six batters. Down 8-5 in the seventh inning, the Cats tried to mount a rally of their own after senior shortstop Matt Reida hit an RBI single to right field to cut the deficit to two. Those were the only runs UK would get, however, as USC Upstate junior closer Erik Samples shut down the Cats in the ninth. UK will return to action Friday against St. Joseph’s University in Norfolk, Va. The game will begin at noon. STAFF REPORT
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news
Autopsy on Chicago student comes back inconclusive Body found decomposed in dorm room By Jonathan Bullington Chicago Tribune (MCT)
An autopsy failed to determine the cause of death of a University of Chicago student, whose decomposed body was found in his campus dorm room, officials said Sunday. Nicholas Barnes, 20, was pronounced dead at 4:50 p.m. Saturday in his dorm room at
the International House, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. His body was found face down on the floor and was decomposed, according to a police report. A resident in the dorm discovered the body after students reported a foul odor in the hallway of the dorm, according to the police report. Barnes had last used his uni-
versity keycard to enter the dorm a little before 11 p.m. on Feb. 7, the report states. An autopsy was conducted Sunday, but the Cook County medical examiner’s office said the cause of death was pending toxicological tests. The university said in a statement that there was no evidence of foul play. Barnes grew up in Pittsburgh, Pa., and was a third-
year student majoring in Germanic studies, the university said in a release. He studied abroad in the school’s Vienna program in the fall quarter of 2012. He was also involved with the school’s literary publication Sliced Bread. “University staff are making every effort to understand the circumstances surrounding Nicholas’ death,” Karen Warren Coleman, vice president for campus life and stu-
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dent services, said in a statement. “But there is no evidence of foul play. “Our thoughts are with Nicholas’ family and friends . . . and all who are touched by this loss,” she added. “Nicholas was an excellent student, admired by faculty and peers alike.” Students said Sunday morning they were shocked by the news and looking for answers. “It's just strange,” said
Neal Jochmann, 19, a freshman from Tennessee. “How the hell was he there that long? That’s frightening.” Jochmann said he didn't hear about the incident until Sunday morning when he saw a Facebook post linking to a Huffington Post article about it. “I was amazed. I was in there all day yesterday,” Jochmann said. “It was just very strange. I don't want to be in there.”