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DANCEBLUE 2014
STEPS TOWARD A CURE
PHOTO BY MORGAN EADS | STAFF
Wildcat holds hands with Candace Keith, 9, who is treated for leukemia at the Kentucky Children’s Hospital. DanceBlue has raised $6.5 million for pediatric cancer research in its nine years.
Students, children collaborate to raise more than $1.4 million at 24-hour marathon By Morgan Eads meads@kykernel.com
As the faces of children who had died from cancer were projected on the wall at DanceBlue in 2009, 6-year-old Elena Andrews became very upset. She turned to her father, UK geologist William Andrews, and asked if her brother Charlie, who was 3 years old at
the time, would die as a result of his blood disorder. Her father said no, that Charlie had a different illness than the children whose photographs they saw. In that moment, Elena drew inspiration from the dancers and donors, and decided that she wanted to raise money to help children like her brother, who are patients at the Kentucky Children’s Hospital.
Ole Miss students desecrate statue By Paresh Dave Los Angeles Times (MCT)
The Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity said it has indefinitely suspended its chapter at Ole Miss and has expelled three 19-year-old freshmen it said were responsible for the “desecration” last weekend of a campus statue honoring the school’s first black student. “It is embarrassing that these men had previously identified with our fraternity,” Brian Warren Jr., the organization’s chief executive, said in a statement. “SigEp has championed racial equality and issues on diversity since 1959, when it became the first national fraternity to invite members of all races, creeds and religions to join
its membership.” University of Mississippi police said they were pushing for criminal charges to be filed against the three freshmen suspected of placing a noose and a flag with a Confederate battle emblem on a life-size bronze statue of Meredith. But authorities appeared to be struggling to find a crime that matched the act. Lafayette County District Attorney Ben Creekmore told WMC-TV that he could not prosecute the case because possible misdemeanor charges required damage to the statue. Still, FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen said authorities would “expand” See STATUE on page 2
So she decided to start a lemonade stand. The lemonade stand, as well as DanceBlue, has grown since its inception. DanceBlue is a 24-hour nosit, no-sleep dance marathon that raises money for cancer research at the Markey Cancer Center and social support at the DanceBlue Kentucky Children’s Hospital Pediatric
Hematology/Oncology Clinic. On Saturday, the ninth annual marathon raised $1,436,606.24, about $300,000 more than last year’s total. Elena’s Lemonade Stand, which sits in the stands at Memorial Coliseum, raised $12,676 this year. In its third year, the lemonade stand has evolved from a small operation at yard sales in and around Lexington to a
year-round stand that has raised thousands of dollars. “It just kind of snowballed. This year has been our biggest stand,” Elena said. As she was talking, a customer gave $20 for a cup of lemonade. Elena’s family, Charlie included, ran the lemonade stand this year. See DANCEBLUE on page 2
Cats come out on top vs. LSU DAVID SCHUH
Kernel columnist
Remember what happened on Saturday night. Remember the smile on freshman forward Julius Randle’s face when his teammates piled onto him with zeros on the clock. And remember 77-76, because for the first time in a season of underwhelming results, UK did just enough to win in the clutch. The Cats were on the ropes. For as aggressive and physical as they were on offense, their defense was
equally as passive. Louisiana State University had 15 offensive rebounds and countless transition opportunities resulting from UK’s lackadaisical defense. But after all the back and forth, the Cats found themselves in a sobering moment: make the big play or fall further into uncertainty. Trailing by two with 20 seconds left in regulation, freshman Andrew Harrison, despite a poor shooting day, swished two free throws to send the game to overtime. The Cats’ point guard had given his team another chance. But they had to do it again. PHOTO BY CALEB GREGG | STAFF UK spent overtime trad- Andrew Harrison embraces Julius Randle after his game-winning See SCHUH on page 2 shot against LSU during overtime at Rupp Arena on Saturday.
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DANCEBLUE Continued from page 1 Throughout the marathon, different groups visited and showed their support. UK head coach John Calipari, and players from the men’s basketball and football teams stopped by to give words of encouragement to the dancers. Support for the visiting children from the Kentucky Children’s Hospital came from dancers, the audience and many PHOTO BY ELEANOR HASKEN | STAFF others. Kelly Melton, 8, plays Twister with Sean O’Nan and Samantha Murphy Air Force ROTC member during the ninth annual DanceBlue marathon at Memorial Coliseum. Tucker Lyles asked Kentucky Children’s Hospital patient “He talks about it all year,” tal was revealed. Candace Keith if he could have said Mitch Susie, Caleb’s father. “I’m not usually at a loss his picture taken with her. Can- “He really started in a few weeks for words,” Mynear said. “It’s dace is 9 years old and has ago saying ‘I want to go to just the feeling and love in this acute myeloid leukemia. DanceBlue and dance with the room. If you could bottle it up “I just wanted to offer some girls.’ He just has so much fun.” and sell it, you’d be a billionwords of encouragement and Several of the dancers were aire. You could afford to cure let her know that we are on her still up after they were given cancer.” side,” Lyles said. permission to sit down. Elena was so emotionally Many of the children look “I feel like I could go 10 moved by the amount raised, forward to DanceBlue all year. more hours,” said Christine she started crying and had to The father of Caleb Far- Herbe, a dancer from Delta leave immediately after the thing, a 9-year-old, said that Gamma’s team. event, her mother Jessica AnCaleb looks forward to DanceDanceBlue founder Jen- drews said. Blue like some children look nifer Mynear struggled to de“She just puts so much into forward to holidays. scribe her reaction when the to- it, so much time and work.”
SCHUH Continued from page 1
PHOTO BY JONATHAN KRUEGER | STAFF
Julius Randle scored below his average on Saturday with eight points, but won the game with his final shot.
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ing baskets with LSU. The Cats again failed to create separation, but played good enough to give themselves a chance. Down by one with 12 seconds left in overtime, Harrison raced the ball up the court. After freshman guard James Young lost the ball going up for a potential game-winning layup, the game hung in the balance. But Randle, who had again struggled mightily against LSU’s athletic front line, snatched the ball out of the air and put it in. With just three seconds left, UK dug deep to make one final play, sending Rupp Arena into euphoria and prompting the pileup on the game’s hero. “You’re not going to play great every night out. We missed a bunch of shots,” head coach John Calipari said. “Yet you still fight. And the game is
PHOTO BY ADAM PENNAVARIA | STAFF
Elena Andrews interacts with a dancer. Elena’s Lemonade Stand raised $12,676 for DanceBlue this year.
never over until the horn sounds.” His words sound horribly cliche, but the truth is in Saturday’s result. A team that has been so inconsistent, that has lost so many close games and has struggled so much despite its immense talent, found a way to win when it couldn’t afford to lose. “A game like that is tough,” Randle said. “There were plenty of times where we could put our head down … and just said forget it. But we kept fighting.” Now winners in six of their last seven games, the Cats will carry that confidence forward, knowing they’ve been through the gauntlet and delivered. The smile on Randle’s face as he was hugged by his teammates said it all. Whatever happens in the next six weeks, remember what happened on Saturday. It will tell a lot about the team that finishes this season.
STATUE Continued from page 1 their investigation “for potential violations of federal law.” Earlier this week, he said hate crime charges could be filed if authorities determine that the act of placing the noose on the statue was meant to intimidate African-Americans. The suspected students declined through their attorneys to be questioned by university police about the Sunday morning incident, which the school has described as vandalism. The fraternity’s statement said the identities of three students were turned over to the university and investigators after learning of their alleged involvement. The university said the three Ole Miss students being sought are white. Federal educational privacy law does not permit the univer-
sity to release the students’ names unless they are arrested. With tips pouring in after a $25,000 reward was offered, enough evidence had been gathered by late Wednesday to prosecute two of the students through the university’s internal judicial process, campus police chief Calvin Sellers said. But the students did not show up to a scheduled meeting with officials Thursday. A witness saw two young men leaving the area near the statue, which depicts Meredith striding forward. In 1962, Meredith became the first black student at Ole Miss after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling cleared the way. Campus riots followed; two people were killed and dozens were injured. Mississippi officials initially tried to keep Meredith from enrolling, but President John F. Kennedy ordered hundreds of federal authorities to escort him onto campus.
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opinions
Gay marriage leads to legal issues MATT YOUNG
Kernel columnist
Gay marriage is not about equal rights versus religion. Those who believe so fail to understand the law. I wrote last week that opposition to gay marriage on grounds of religion and morality is only valid in the voting booth, not in the law. However, there are still valid legal reasons to oppose gay marriage, and some gay and lesbian people do, despite what it means for them. After the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, the door was open for legally married same-sex couples to receive federal benefits, but only in states that recognize their marriage. Because the majority of states do not, this is still a valid legal reason to oppose gay marriage. Marriage (in the legal sense) is simply a government stamp on a relationship, providing it special benefits and tax consideration because the state has a vested interest in child bearing. Because same-sex couples cannot naturally conceive a child on their own, opposition to allowing them to marry on these grounds is valid.
For as much as the progay marriage community insists on equality, it is ironic that allowing them to have the same tax considerations as heterosexual couples, despite not being able to serve the same reproductive purpose, is certainly not equality. Christian-owned businesses have been facing legal trouble, and in some cases shutting down, because they would not service gay marriages or advance a gay agenda. Hands On Originals faced a similar issue here in Lexington. They faced serious legal trouble because they did not want to print T-shirts with progay rights messages. Should these types of companies be forced to abandon their right to practice their religion? If you say no, you have a valid reason to legally oppose gay marriage based on First Amendment grounds. In California, a lesbian couple split up, and one of the woman became pregnant with a man. The lesbian couple then reconciled and married. The father was kept out of the baby’s life despite trying to be present. When the couple split up again, woman A’s new boyfriend stabbed woman B, and woman A went to prison. In this situation the child goes to the father except under extreme circumstances. However, despite being the father, he was not considered
a parent, and the child was put into foster care. Only later, after custody battles and legal adjusting, were all three people awarded custody. This is not a unique situation, and has happened in other states as well. In another instance in Florida, a woman donated a fertilized egg to her lesbian partner, who carried the baby and gave birth for the couple. When the couple split up, who got the baby, the biological mother or the carrying mother? Despite surrogate mothers traditionally not having legal standing, because these two had been in a relationship, the non-biological mother received custody, until an appeal granted jointcustody. It is not unreasonable to foresee a situation in which a child, because of these precedents being set in the samesex marriage realm, would have four, five, six or more parents. Heterosexual couples must first prove abandonment of the child before a non-biological parent can be given parental rights. This has not been the case in same-sex relationships. If children become property rather than people, this is certainly another valid reason to oppose gay marriage. Email opinions @ kykernel.com.
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sports
Softball streak ends with 2 losses
Rifle advances
Despite best start in program history, team struggles at invitational
Holsopple siblings lead team to conference championships
The UK softball team is undefeated no more. The Cats went 3-2 in the Florida Atlantic University Invitational over the weekend. The losses came in a doubleheader on Saturday, and were the first two losses of the season for the No. 5 Cats. UK defeated Penn State University 5-0 and FAU 7-1 on Friday, moving the Cats to 12-0 on the season, UK’s best start in program history. It was also the longest winning streak in program history, surpassing the previous record by four wins, according to
UK Athletics. The Cats’ streak ended with losses to Kent State University and the University of Michigan. Both were 3-0 defeats. On Sunday, UK beat Penn State 8-1 to finish the invitational. Senior pitcher Laura Cumbess won both of her starts at the FAU Invitational, moving her overall record to 4-0. Junior catcher Griffin Joiner, UK’s leader in batting average, home runs and runs batted in, went 2-of-15 from the plate during the invita-
UK baseball sweeps tourney
Junior A.J. Reed dominated the diamond for the Cats over the weekend. Reed hit five home runs and drove in 11 runs for UK baseball in three games at the Old Dominion University Tournament. Two of those five home runs came in the same inning Friday, marking the first time a UK player has accomplished that feat, according to UK Athletics. Reed now leads the team with a .433 batting average, six home runs and 17 runs
batted in. He leads the team in innings pitched (12) and wins (two), and sports a 1.50 earned run average. The No. 30 Cats moved to 5-2 on the season after defeating Saint Joseph’s University 16-2 on Friday, Old Dominion 7-5 on Saturday and Saint John’s University 13-0 on Sunday. UK’s home opener will be Tuesday at 4 p.m. against Wright State University. STAFF REPORT
PHOTO BY MICHAEL REAVES | STAFF
A.J. Reed hit two home runs in a single inning Friday.
tional. She had one RBI. Prior to the weekend, Joiner held a .556 batting average. Her average dropped to .405 after the weekend games. Senior outfielder Emily Jolly hit a home run against Penn State on Sunday, moving her home run total to four on the season. She did not record a hit in the three games before. Sophomore infielder Christian Stokes was one of a few Cats to see her average increase over the weekend. She went 4-of-10 from the plate, boosting her average
from .314 to .333. Cumbess also improved her average of .219 to .289 on the season after going 6-for13 from the plate. She was a potent force for UK’s offense, knocking in five runs in the five games. UK (13-2) will host its first home games of the season in the UK Tournament, starting with a doubleheader on Friday. The Cats will play Eastern Kentucky University at 3 p.m. and Butler University at 5 p.m. STAFF REPORT
Bench leads Hoops in win over A&M
After struggling against No. 4 University of South Carolina on Thursday, UK Hoops earned a much needed win at No. 16 Texas A&M University on Sunday afternoon. The Cats scored 53 points off the bench, while the Texas A&M bench scored 10 points. Junior guard Jennifer O’Neill and freshman guard Linnae Harper led the team in scoring, both coming off the bench. Harper scored 16 points, the second-highest total in her career, shooting 6-for-9 from the floor. In the first half, UK held off a strong start from Texas A&M sophomore guard Courtney Walker. She scored 17 points in the first half on 7of-10 shooting, and was 2-for2 from behind the arc. All but one UK player who saw action in the first half scored. O’Neill led the Cats with seven points in the first half. UK continued its balanced attack in the second half with
O’Neill leading the way again. Ten of her 17 points came in the second half. Senior forward DeNesha Stallworth notched her fifth double-double of the season with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Despite her solid first-half performance, Walker was stifled by UK’s zone defense in the second half. She shot just 2-of-12 from the field in the second half, but still finished with a career-high 26 points. Texas A&M came within three points with just over four minutes remaining, but failed to score from the field in the final 2:34. The Aggies missed their final five shots. UK remains fourth place in the SEC. UK has two games left in the regular season. The Cats play at Mississippi State University on Thursday night and at home against Vanderbilt University next Sunday. STAFF REPORT
By Justin Chartrand sports@kykernel.com
The No. 3 UK rifle team defeated the University of Mississippi 46804612 on Saturday at Buell Armory to advance to the Great American Rifle Conference Championships. It was the last match in Lexington for seniors Aaron Holsopple and Emily Holsopple, as the NCAA qualifiers wrapped up the final home match of the season for the Cats. Sophomore Connor Davis opened up the match shooting a strong kneeling score of 195, driving the Cats to an early 775-760 lead. His team-leading total of 585 in Smallbore helped the Cats take a 2319-2277 lead. “The message this year is to just do what we do, be consistent,” Davis said. “That’s what we’ve been doing this year. There’s more to gain when we’re all firing on all cylinders.” The Cats continued to press the Rebels with good shooting from Aaron Holsopple and Emily Holsopple in Air Rifle. UK led 791-782 after the first 20 shots. The sibilings sealed the win for the Cats, as Emily Holsopple shot a team-leading 592 and Aaron Holsopple shot a season-high 590. “I didn’t even realize it was our last home match until (coach Harry Mullins) handed us the flowers at the end of the match,” Aaron Holsopple said. “I’m glad I finished well.” Mullins honored the
two seniors by presenting them with flowers at the end of the match. “It’s always tough shooting your last home match here, especially under tough conditions trying to qualify for the NCAA Championships. Hats off to them,” Mullins said. “We’re just very appreciative of their effort, not just what they have given today, but over the last four years.” For Emily Holsopple, this will mark her fourth time competing for nationals. “If we give it our all and we do what we go out and set forth to do, then
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We’re all capable of shooting really well. We just need to realize that and not get too excited.” AARON HOLSOPPLE rifle senior
we will be in contention for the national championship,” Emily Holsopple said. Her brother agreed. “We all need to stay within ourselves,” Aaron Holsopple said. “We’re all capable of shooting really well. We just need to realize that and not get too excited.” The team travels to Oxford, Miss., on March 1 and 2 to compete in the Great American Rifle Championship to qualify for the NCAA Championships.