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Shear education School teaches the art of shearing sheep
Students came from Kentucky and beyond to participate in a two-day sheep shearing class beginning Tuesday at UK’s C. Oran Little Research Center in Versailles, Ky. Professional sheep shearers taught students how to use and maintain shearing equipment, as well as how to shear a sheep. The C. Oran Little Research Center is home to a flock of 350 female sheep and an animal research center.
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Isaac Wofford, from Washington, Ill., practices shearing at the C. Oran Little Research Center on Tuesday.
Tracy Knutson and class instructor Endre Fink shear a sheep during class Tuesday. Knutson plans to buy sheep so she can spin wool for knitting. Fink, a manager at the barn, has been teaching the two-day class since 1990. He is one of several class instructors.
Bluegrass Bazaar to promote fair labor UK tells McConnell Students hope to raise human-trafficking awareness By Will Wright wwright@kykernel.com
What was once the largest slave trading market in Kentucky will now be the location of a student-organized fair labor festival downtown on April 5. The area near the Fifth Third Pavilion and old Fayette County Courthouse will be host to the Bluegrass Bazaar, put on by UK’s Students Taking Action Globally. It will celebrate workers’ rights and local products, aiming to raise awareness about human trafficking in Kentucky, the U.S. and abroad. Last March, Kentucky House Bill 3 changed the Commonwealth’s policy on treatment of human traf-
ficking victims, but STAG Director Chelsea Ahting said there is still work to be done. With the passage of House Bill 3, victims of human trafficking are now given treatment and resources to help them, rather than being arrested. This is a step in the right direction, Ahting said, but the funding for victim services is not enough to suffice. “It’s a larger problem than even I thought,” Ahting, a political science and international studies senior, said. “I thought (the Bazaar) was a way we could tackle (human trafficking) on a local level.” With raising awareness of human trafficking, the festival also hopes to en-
courage people to buy from local companies. Lexington businesses including A Cup of Common Wealth and Lucia’s World Friendly Boutique will sell products at the Bazaar, which Ahting hopes will make people more likely to buy from companies that treat their workers fairly, even if it is more expensive. “You could go to WalMart and pay $5 for a Tshirt, but it could have been made by someone in a sweat shop,” Ahting said. “Or you could pay $20 … and know that it was from someone who was paid fairly for their work.” Brock Meade, president of UK’s United Students Against Sweatshops, said
University, city urge fan safety
UK issued a press release Tuesday advising basketball fans to safely celebrate potential NCAA Tournament wins. Both legal and academic punishments will be enforced for fans who are caught engaging in dangerous or criminal behavior, the release said. UK police will be using nearly 400 cameras, which are included in the security system installed last year, to “benefit investigations in the event of any criminal behavior on campus,” according to the release. Lexington Mayor Jim Gray and UK President Eli Capilouto have created an ini-
tiative to coordinate enforcement measures and help ensure safety. The plan includes moving the Lexington Division of Fire command post closer to campus and calling in additional firefighters, according to the release. In addition, the City Division of Code Enforcement has distributed about 200 door hangers in neighborhoods near campus detailing information on “trash and combustibles,” according to the release. STAFF REPORT
his organization will be at the event promoting the fair treatment of workers. “Fair labor is definitely a problem in Kentucky,” Meade said. “Exploitation in the workplace is something we can’t stand for.” Meade said he hopes that events like the Bazaar will make students more interested in helping fight unfair treatment of workers and also help create a consumer base that will be more aware of the products they’re buying.
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What: The Bluegrass Bazaar When: 4-8 p.m., April 5 Where: Fifth Third Pavilion Admission: Free
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Senator’s ad wrongfully featured Duke UK Athletics sent a cease and desist letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell on Tuesday after his advertisement featured a photo of freshman forward Julius Randle. McConnell intended to highlight the recent basketball success of UK and the University of Louisville in his advertisement titled “Rebuild.” Instead, the ad featured a short clip of two players from Duke University after the Blue Devils won the National Championship in 2010. After the video went viral, McConnell’s campaign updated the video to include a photo of Randle in place of the celebrating Duke players. However, according to UK
Athletics, the McConnell campaign used the image without its permission. UK consulted with the NCAA and although it is not an NCAA violation, UK Athletics sent the cease and desist letter on Tuesday. “Although the use of the student-athlete’s image in the advertisement is not permissible, because it was done without the knowledge or permission of the university or the student-athlete, it is not an NCAA violation,” the release said. “The University of Kentucky has sent a cease and desist letter and will continue to take appropriate measures to ensure improper usage of a See MCCONNELL on page 2
Cats show no interest in local basketball star Lafayette’s Davis will take talent elsewhere By Rachel Mann sports@kykernel.com
The top uncommitted basketball recruit in Kentucky has not received a call from UK. Jackson Davis (Lafayette High School, Lexington) is a record-breaking 6-foot-8-inch forward. He decommitted from Rice University in February after committing in October. “After a successful season, schools that were previously not recruiting me started to come into the picture,” Davis said. “I
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had a lot more offers on the table.” Johnathon Davis, Jackson’s father and assistant coach at Lafayette, played for UK from 1987-91 under coaches Eddie Sutton and Rick Pitino. Jackson Davis said his father seemed to enjoy playing for the Wildcats, however, the family has had no contact with UK head coach John Calipari. The presence of current 2014 commitments Trey Lyles (Arsenal Technical High School, Indi-
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Lafayette High School’s Jackson Davis finished his career with 2,343 points, the most in school history.
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Author speaks on Palestine, media perceptions Olson notes inconsistent coverage of Middle East By Anne Halliwell ahalliwell@kykernel.com
Pamela Olson, author of “Fast Times in Palestine: A Love Affair with a Homeless Homeland,” spoke of Palestine’s relation with the media and her experience living there in a talk at Memorial Hall on Tuesday. “We thought that her book brought the topic in an approachable way,” said Sanjana Pampati, vice president of UK’s Students for Justice in
DAVIS Continued from page 1 anapolis) and Karl Towns (St. Joseph High School, Metuchen, N.J.), along with returning players from the 2013-14 season, might not leave room for another big man on the team. Davis is looking to play significant minutes his freshman year, and he said that UK might not be the place for that. “I think there are too many people at my position there for me to do well and to be beneficial for my career,” Davis said. The Davis family has set up five official visits , including Butler University, Vanderbilt University and the University of Alabama. Davis said he has a “pretty good connection with (each) staff,” and relationships are important to his decision. With a 3.9 GPA and plans to study business, Davis said that academic opportunities will play a large role in his decision. Davis said he had a good conversation with an Auburn University assistant coach Sunday. Newly-appointed head coach Bruce Pearl has given Auburn an opportunity
Palestine, who sponsored the event. “It’s kind of like Palestine 101.” Olson became skeptical of government and press coverage of the Middle East in the early 2000s, but was unsure how to get all the facts straight. “I felt like my intelligence was being insulted,” Olson said. “But I knew nothing about the Middle East — like most Americans — or Islam.” Olson was invited to visit
the Middle East by a friend and continued to travel after that friend left. Olson recalled her first day in Jayyous, a village in Palestine, after telling the villagers that she was from Oklahoma. “They said, ‘Oh, Oklahoma, that’s a dangerous place,’” Olson said, referencing a bombing from many years earlier. Olson said this shows how hearing only some news from an area skews one’s perception.
in Davis’ recruitment. Davis finished his career at Lafayette with 2,343 points, the most in Lafayette history and second all-time in Fayette County. He is Lafayette’s all-time leader in rebounding with 1,372 and blocked shots with 321. In an interview with Lexington Family Magazine, Johnathon Davis said his son makes the game hard for opponents because of his unusual skill set. Jackson Davis is big enough to play center and quick enough to play guard. “He’s a unique player because he can post up and he’s a good ball-handler,” Johnathon Davis told the magazine. Jackson Davis said he has enjoyed his recruitment journey so far, even though it has been stressful. “Some days you just want it to end, but overall I love it,” Davis said. “To feel wanted — it’s a good feeling.” UK fans may not want to see the local star leave, but his departure from Lexington seems imminent. Davis said he has NBA aspirations regardless of which college he selects. Even though UK and Calipari are known for producing NBA talent, the pair does not appear to have any traction.
litical science and biology junior. “The media … that we are being fed really does not consider Palestinian life as important as Israeli life.” Olson also detailed the comparatively severe social measures in Palestine. “In an area the size of Delaware, there’s about 500 checkpoints,” Olson said. “It’s absolutely devastating as far as getting to work, trying to get to school, to the hospital … you can imagine what an extra hour trying to get to the hospital can mean.” Nada Shalash, a psychology freshman with family in
Palestine, said that she appreciated Olson’s portrayal of life in Palestine. “There’s definitely miscommunication from the media,” Shalash said. “Having someone actually experience what our relatives experience is really meaningful.” Olson expressed hope that equality could be achieved by calling attention to Palestine’s non-violent efforts, but stated that a complete solution could be a long way off. “Israel has to choose two of the following three things,” Olson said. “All of the land, a Jewish democracy and peace.”
Johnny Cash’s ‘Out Among the Stars’ released posthumously by son By Randy Lewis Los Angeles TImes (MCT)
LOS ANGELES — When asked for the story behind this week’s posthumous release of Johnny Cash’s “Out Among the Stars,” a “lost” album recorded in the early ‘80s with fabled Nashville producer Billy Sherrill, his son, John Carter Cash, quickly reels off a laundry list of reasons. “It seemed to be a cohesive body of work,” Cash, 44, said from the family’s headquarters in Hendersonville, Tenn. A few years ago he came across the never-released recordings while organizing the bounty of archival materials left behind by his father and his mother, June Carter Cash, after their deaths in 2003. “Working with (project co-producer) Steve Berkowitz,” he said, “it struck us as a unique and beautiful Johnny Cash record.” But more than that, “Out
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from her first marriage to country star Carl Smith — introduced to her mother and stepfather. (Carter also makes a present-day guest appearance on the recently completed track.) There’s also a pairing of Cash and longtime pal Waylon Jennings on Hank Snow’s
The real highlight is my father’s booming voice. It was just one vocal take on all this stuff.”
were recorded in 1984. “He and I were very close in 1980s. So it’s a really personal connection for me to hear this.” The album includes two duets between Johnny and June, including “Baby Ride Easy,” a song that Carlene Carter — June’s daughter
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Johnny Cash’s son classic “I’m Movin’ On” and “She Used to Love Me a Lot,” a dark ballad of lost love that also appears in a haunting bonus track produced by Elvis Costello, who befriended Cash in the late 1970s. Many longtime Cash fans are likely to find the album’s
highlight to be “I Came to Believe,” one of two Cash originals. The song taps aspects of the recovery process that Cash experienced upon entering the Betty Ford Center in Palm Springs, Calif., after becoming addicted to pain medication. “A lot of people don’t know it, but in the early ‘80s he had struggled with addiction, he had dark times and almost broke off his relationship and marriage with mother. It was a tough time, it really was,” John Carter Cash said. Cash was known throughout his life for his deep spiritual conviction, even when he wrestled with drug abuse in the 1950s and 1960s that nearly took his life. But while going through a 12-step program for the first time, Cash incorporated that experience into “I Came to Believe,” a waltz that stands as one of the most moving confessions of faith he ever See CASH on page 3
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Baseball to face Xavier Musketeers after series win over No. 1 Gamecocks
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SEC Player of the Week Michael Thomas leads Cats offensively
UK baseball welcomes Xavier University on Wednesday in a midweek clash. Fresh off a 2-1 series win against the No. 1 University of South Carolina, No. 19 UK (17-7, 3-3 SEC) takes the mound against an Xavier team that is in the midst of a three-game losing streak. Though the Cats lost the last game Sunday in a threegame series against the Gamecocks, two wins gave UK the series and its third victory over a top-ranked team this year. The other top win came against the No.1 University of Virginia in the Cats’ season opener. The series win over South Carolina was the third all-time against a No. 1 team, according to UK Athletics. UK’s offense and pitching were the deciding factors in UK’s wins. The Cats posted 13 runs Friday against the
No. 1 pitching staff in the country and held on 2-1 on Saturday behind the dominant pitching of junior Chandler Shepherd (5-0). Shepherd has allowed an earned run average of 0.90 over his last four starts. Offensively, the Cats are led by the SEC Player of the Week, senior catcher Micheal Thomas. Thomas hit .412 over the weekend with two homeruns and six runs batted in. Overall, Thomas has hit .416 with five homeruns and 28 RBI. UK will face off against a struggling Xavier team that is coming off of a series loss to the University of Illinois. Xavier (12-10) started the year 4-0 but has struggled with consistency. Senior Tres Eberhardt leads the team with 22 runs. Senior Vinny Nittoli (3-1) is the Musketeers’ ace with a 1.20 ERA and 22 strikeouts in five starts. The Musketeers will be
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Micheal Thomas celebrates his home run on Sunday, March 9.
facing the nation’s No. 1 offense. The Cats have driven in 222 runs in 24 games and will look to add to that total Wednesday when Xavier comes to Lexington, where the Cats are 11-2. The first pitch is Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
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Receivers prepare to improve in 2014 Returning: Jr. Javess Blue Fr. Jeff Badet Fr. Ryan Timmons Jr. Demarco Robinson Fr. Alexander Montgomery So. A.J. Legree So. Joey Herrick
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student-athlete’s name, image or likeness is prevented.” A spokesman for McConnell, Allison Moore, told WFPL in Louisville that the clip was simply an error from the campaign’s web ad vendor.
CASH Incoming: Dorian Baker Blake Bone Garrett Johnson Thaddeus Snodgrass* T.V. Williams*
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UK wide receiver Ryan Timmons runs with the ball on Sept. 7, 2013. Timmons will return next season. By Matt Overing movering@kykernel.com
There is reason to believe that UK’s wide receivers will take a positive step in the 2014 season. Only two wide receivers played in all 12 games last season: freshman Ryan Timmons and sophomore A.J. Legree. But the Cats return every wide receiver that contributed at least five catches last year. Junior Javess Blue led the team with 43 catches, 586 yards and four touchdowns. He is the only UK player to finish in the top 15 in the SEC in receptions and receiving yards per game. Four of the top five receivers in 2013 were a part
of UK head coach Mark Stoops’ 2013 recruiting class. Junior Demarco Robinson was the only receiver not brought in by Stoops that contributed over 100 receiving yards. The 2014 class will bring in five more receivers bred for UK offensive coordinator Neal Brown’s “Air Raid” offense. Thaddeus Snodgrass (Springfield High School, Springfield, Ohio) and T.V. Williams (McKinney High School, McKinney, Texas), are both members of the 2014 class who enrolled in January. The pair will participate in spring practice. Dorian Baker (Cleveland Heights High School, Cleveland Heights, Ohio), Blake
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Bone (Woodruff High School, Woodruff, S.C.) and Garrett Johnson (West Orange High School, Winter Garden, Fla.) round out the receivers in the 2014 class. Baker and Bone will bring something that UK did not have last year: size. Baker (6-foot-3) and Bone (6-foot-5) are both taller than any wide receiver that recorded a catch for the Cats last year. Williams praised Baker on National Signing Day on Feb. 5. “I remember seeing him at camp,” Williams said. “As soon as I saw him run a route, I was like, ‘Coach, we need to offer him right now. We need this guy.’” Early enrolling quarter-
*Early enrolling freshman back Drew Barker said that Baker and Johnson are two of the most underrated receivers in the nation. “Dorian is huge,” Barker said. “He’s really physically impressive. It looks like he’s ready to play right now. Being able to throw to guys like that is going to be awesome.” Barker could play a major part in determining how far UK’s receivers progress in 2014. The Cats are still in need of a capable quarterback. In 2013, Stoops and Brown showed that they are willing to play freshmen right away if the freshmen can contribute. Expect new faces to blend with returners to make an improved receiving core in 2014.
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recorded. “When he came out (of the Betty Ford Center), after things had stabilized at home and it became apparent he was going to be a consistent human being again, he went into this period of great beauty within his soul,” John Carter Cash said. “That’s when he began to write a novel, called ‘Man in White,’ which was released not too long after that.” One reason these recordings never surfaced previously is that most weren’t finished. John Carter Cash noted there were no guitar solos and that some of the other musical accompaniment was sparse, but not intentionally unadorned in the manner of his father’s latter-day recordings with producer Rick Rubin. So Cash’s son enlisted
“The ad was intended to highlight Kentucky’s basketball dominance,” she said, according to a tweet from WFPL’s Phillip Bailey. “Obviously we were horrified of the error and quickly changed it.” STAFF REPORT
friends to provide missing parts, among them Marty Stuart, who had been in his father’s band and played on some of the original sessions, as well as several respected country and Americana players including Buddy Miller, Bryan Sutton and Jerry Douglas. “It’s still Mr. Sherrill’s original production,” John Carter Cash said, “and that’s one of the highlights of the project. The real highlight is my father’s booming voice. It was just one vocal take on all this stuff. His voice never sounded better.” Although there remains more unreleased material in the Cash archives, John Carter Cash said releases will be handled judiciously. “It has to be right,” he said. “It has to stand out and it’s got to be something unique. We won’t want to put out just another Johnny Cash recording.”
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UK vs. Louisville: First Amendment 5 highlights from Dec. 28 not for corporations
By Nick Gray ngray@kykernel.com
Before Sunday’s win over No. 1-seed Wichita State University, UK’s best victory was against the University of Louisville on Dec. 28. The Cats won 73-66 in front of the season’s largest crowd at Rupp Arena. Both teams have since made changes — like Louisville’s dismissal of junior Chane Behanan and UK’s tweaks. But five factors that were in play in December will determine the result of the teams’ Sweet 16 matchup on Friday in Indianapolis. 1. Freshman Julius Randle: It was Randle’s best half of the season statistically, as he scored 17 points and
missed only one shot. Cramps forced Randle to sit while UK held onto the lead. He has been hampered with cramps once since that game, and he has continued to be a doubledouble machine. Randle’s 21 minutes of playing time against Louisville was his lowest total of the season. He has played 29 or more minutes in the last 14 games. 2. Russ Smith: Louisville’s 6-foot senior point guard struggled to make shots down the stretch, missing 13 shots overall. His long jump shots in the last eight minutes of the game gave the Cardinals empty possession after empty possession as UK controlled the lead late in the game. Smith has been beaten up throughout the season but
has established himself as the Cards’ offensive director. 3. UK’s size: A part of Smith’s 7-of-20 shooting performance was due to his inefficiency around the taller UK defense. The Cats’ length affected the smaller Louisville backcourt, notably in the second half with the game in the balance. UK’s big men set effective screens that stopped Cards defenders more often than not. With Louisville defenders knocked off their paths by screens, the Cats’ starting backcourt was freed up for 46 of UK’s 73 points. 4. Louisville’s 3-point shooting: The Cardinals rely heavily on 3-point shooting, and a
lack-thereof played a big a role in their loss in December. Louisville shot 6-of-26 from 3-point land, headlined by senior guard Luke Hancock’s 2-of-8 performance. Hancock is currently the Cardinals’ leading scorer in the NCAA Tournament, hitting 3-pointers in key positions to lift Louisville over Manhattan University and Saint Louis University. 5. Misplaced from Rupp Arena: Both schools are within a three-hour drive of Indianapolis, and a large number of fans from each school are expected to fill Lucas Oil Stadium. With a more equal attendance of blue and red compared to Dec. 28, UK will not have any home court advantage.
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City to reimburse Rupp reinvention funds Mayor Jim Gray says $2.5 million will be returned to coal counties
Lexington will reimburse coal counties for the $2.5 million that the city used for planning the Rupp Arena reinvention project, said Lexington Mayor Jim Gray on Tuesday. The city matched the $2.5 million in funds to help
finance the $65 million project. “Coal severance funds are produced in coal counties and should be spent in coal counties,” Gray said. “We have a solid, conservative financing plan for the Rupp project, and we will
include reimbursement of the coal severance funds.” The Kentucky House of Representatives passed a budget earlier this month that included the $65 million, but the Senate’s budget did not include it. A joint budget is expect-
ed to be created soon in a conference committee. The General Assembly must create a budget by early next week to be able to override a governor’s veto. STAFF REPORT
Pope appoints anti-pedophilia panel Prestigious committee members to fight child abuse in Catholic Church dpa (MCT)
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Saturday filled the initial positions of a committee against child abuse, which he announced in December to tackle pedophilia scandals within the Catholic Church. Francis chose a mixed team of eight prelates and lay experts. They will have to draw up the statutes of the new panel, setting its tasks
and competences, and recruit new members from around the world, the Vatican said in a statement. Boston Archbishop Sean Patrick O’Malley — one of the eight cardinals who advises the pope on wider church reforms, and who has been at the forefront of efforts to clean up the U.S. church after cases of child abuse — was the most senior appointee. Jesuit Fathers Humberto
Miguel Yanez of Argentina and Hans Zoillner from Germany were also picked. Both are theology professors at the Vatican’s Gregorian University, where Zollner organized a historic 2012 seminar on child sexual abuse. Finally, the pope tapped Irish campaigner Marie Collins, French child psychiatrist Catherine Bonnet, former Polish premier and human rights expert Hanna Suchoc-
Facebook buys Oculus, virtual reality startup Technology transports users to ‘computer-generated environment’ By Ian Hamilton The Orange County Register (MCT)
Social media giant Facebook Inc. said Tuesday it will buy virtual reality startup Oculus VR for $2 billion. It was a stunning development for the tech world and for Irvine, Calif.-based Oculus, which started just two years ago in the mind of Palmer Luckey — a teenager at the time, living in a trailer parked in his parents’ driveway.
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People who try it say it’s different from anything they’ve ever experienced in their lives.” MARK ZUCKERBERG Facebook CEO
The purchase, paid for with $400 million in cash and $1.6 billion of stock, marks the first move Facebook has dabbled in hardware. Someone wearing Oculus’s Rift goggles is placed in a virtual world where they are surrounded by the objects in a game or other virtual experience. The purchase gives Facebook the nucleus of a technology that could become yet another platform — like the smartphone — for person-to-person interaction. “This is really a new social
platform,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a conference call. In an earlier post on Facebook, Zuckerberg summarized the promise he sees in the nascent technology, which has yet to ship in a consumer product but has gone out in 60,000 kits that developers are using to build software: “We have a lot more to do on mobile, but at this point we feel we’re in a position where we can start focusing on what platforms will come next to enable even more useful, entertaining and personal experiences,” Zuckerberg said. “This is where Oculus comes in. They build virtual reality technology, like the Oculus Rift headset. When you put it on, you enter a completely immersive computer-generated environment, like a game or a movie scene or a place far away. The incredible thing about the technology is that you feel like you’re actually present in another place with other people. People who try it say it’s different from anything they’ve ever experienced in their lives.” If that sounds like science fiction, it is. But Oculus VR has a way of making believers out of people who wear its $300 developer kits. The company already had raised more than $90 million through a Kickstarter campaign and in a $75 million financing round from venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. “Science fiction has a habit of becoming fact,” Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe said.
ka, British Baroness and mental health specialist Sheila Collins, and Italian canon law professor Claudio Papale. The Catholic Church’s reputation has for decades been tarnished by worldwide scandals about pedophile priests. In February, UN experts accused it of “consistently” covering up internal cases of child abuse — a charge that the Vatican vehemently denied.
MATT YOUNG
Kernel columnist
The open enrollment period for insurance under the Affordable Care Act will end Monday, but a far more important date for the law will be this week — a Supreme Court date. The ACA requires all nonreligious employers to provide contraception coverage in their insurance for employees, and the Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether or not that is Constitutional. Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Company are both challenging the contraception mandate, asserting that providing contraception for employees violates their owners’ religious views. The question at stake is whether or not a corporation is granted the First Amendment protections of freedom of religion. It may seem absurd to assert that a company, not a person, can hold a religious belief, but the Citizens United decision, which granted corporations the First Amendment freedom of speech, opened the door for such arguments. If corporations enjoy free speech rights, why would they be denied religious protections? Both are First Amendment freedoms. This is what the Supreme Court will decide in these cases. Congress passed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in 1993, which, after court decisions, says there must be a compelling national interest for the federal government to limit religious freedoms. This is why these cases are so pivotal for the ACA. The Court could rule in many ways. They could rule that corporations that are privately owned (such as Hobby Lobby and Conestoga) reflect their owners’ religious beliefs, and cannot be subject to the individual mandate. This would have wide-
ranging implications for the rights of corporations, just as Citizens United did. If the Court wants to uphold the freedom of the companies without being so broad, they can rule that the ACA was not written narrowly enough to protect religious freedom under RFRA, and the contraception mandate would be invalid until Congress rewrites it in a way fitting the ruling. But the Court should not strike down the contraception mandate. I should first be clear that I am an absolute supporter of religious liberty. But this case does not apply. Corporations are legal fictions — that is, they only exist to protect the owner’s assets in case of failure or liability. They are an on-paper entity only, and a paper holds no beliefs. Corporations are designed to be for the profit and protection of the owner. They are commerce, and Congress can regulate commerce. Citizens United does not make a company a person any more than a paper can be a person. Whether or not you agree with the decision, the argument is simple: Campaign donations are in the business interest of a company because government regulations impact business practices, so a corporation has a vital interest in who makes regulations. A corporation has no vital interest in contraception. Even if you have a religious opposition to contraception, allowing corporations to hold religious beliefs will have consequences far beyond contraception — consequences you may not like. If Hobby Lobby owner Steve Green wants so badly to avoid providing contraception to his employees, he should remove the corporate status from his company, and make himself personally liable for it. He would then have religious freedom. But this would not happen because the liability would affect his pocket book. Matt Young is a political science junior. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.
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2, 3 & 4 BR apartments/houses. Great quality and best landlord. Contact Dennis at (859) 983-0726 or www.sillsbrothers.com. 2, 3 and 4 BR/1.5-2.5 BA townhomes for Fall 2014. Village at Richmond Woods. Hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, W/D, 2-car garage, patio. Pets allowed. Contact (859) 288-5601 or (859) 543-8931 or mprentals@netbusiness.com. 2-11BR HOUSES! By Campus! Huge rooms. Awesome yards/decks. Parking. All Appliances. Great service. $335-440/month. Jessie@KampusProperties.com. Call/Text (859) 333-1388. 3-8 bedroom units for rent. Close to campus. All appliances included. Call Todd at (859) 227-1302. 4 & 5 BR houses- Pre-leasing for July/August. 1 block to UK! Walking distance to downtown! W/D, parking. Call (859) 5232363 or www.touchstonerentals.com. 8-9 BR house off Rose St. Over 3,800 sq ft. 3 full BA, parking. Available Aug. $2,200/month. Large 2-3 BR, $750/month. Call (859) 948-5000. Affordable, walk to campus! 4-6 BR houses for rent. Porches, off-street parking, W/D, dishwasher. Very nice! Waller, State, University area. Lease begins 8/1/2014. (859) 539-5502.
Great 4 & 5 BR houses on campus. Renting fast! W/D included, good parking. Please call (859) 433-0956. Great properties for rent, right next to campus. Call about our special rates! (859) 6193232. www.myuk4rent.com. New/nearly new 2-4BR homes. Only a few left. Very nice. Close to campus. Pet friendly. From $349/person. www.lexingtonhomeconsultants.com. Contact James McKee at (859) 221-7082 or jwmckeebroker@msn.com. Preleasing 1-6 bedroom units near Campus/Downtown. Visit www.myukapt.com and call (859)252-4656 to schedule a tour today! Wayne Michael is now pre-leasing 1-6BR houses for the Fall 2014 semester. http://www.waynemichaelproperties.com. (859) 513-1206.
1 Bedroom
1BR/1 BA studio located at 562 Woodland Ave. $525/month, includes water. Call Jon at (502) 552-7216 for details. 1BR/1BA apartment, 219 Stone Ave. Hardwood floors, new appliances. Near campus. Laundry room. partial utilities included. Offstreet parking or garage. $650/month. (859) 229-8515. 1BR/1BA apartments on Woodland Ave. Starting at $500/month, utilities included. On-site laundry, off-street parking. Call Scott at (859) 552-4147. 5 BR/3 BA house on corner of S. Ashland and High. $2,295/month. Brand new renovations, W/D, new applicances. Offstreet parking. Contact (859)255-0862 or granto@10footceiling.com. Efficiency/1 BR- Preleasing for July/August. 1 block to UK! Walking distance to downtown! Starting at $385. Some include utilities, W/D, parking. Call (859) 523-2363 or www.touchstonerentals.com. UK/Chevy Chase. 1 BR, one person. $650/month. Bills paid. Hardwood, quiet area. Call (859) 539-3306.
2 Bedroom
2 BR apartment. Vaulted ceilings, W/D, private parking, huge rooms. Walk to UK. No pets. Contact jennyfinley@twc.com or (859) 494-5624. 2 BR/1 BA apartments right off Alumni. W/D hookups, off street parking, large closets. Starting at $600/month plus utilities. Call Scott at (859) 552-4147. 2BR- Pre-leasing for July/August. 1 block to UK! Walking distance to downtown! Starting at $395 per BR. W/D, parking. Call (859) 523-2363 or www.touchstonerentals.com.
3 Bedroom
3 BR/2.5 BA townhouse. Large living spaces. Walk to campus. W/D, dishwasher. Parking included. $1,050/month plus utilities. All electric. Available Aug. Call (859) 533-2581. 3BR- Pre-leasing for July/August. 1 block to UK! Walking distance to downtown! Starting at $395 per BR. W/D, parking. Call (859) 523-2363 or www.touchstonerentals.com. Deluxe 3BR/2BA apartments, 8-minute walk to campus. One available now, some available Fall 2014 pre-lease. No pets. All electric. Assigned parking. 277-4680 or 619- 2468.
4 BR/2 BA house. XL bedrooms, walk to UK, Virginia Avenue area. W/D, private parking. No pets. $1,550/month. Aug 1-July 31. Jennyfinley@twc.com or (859)494-5624. 4 BR/2 BA near campus. Starting at $335/bedroom. Worry-Free Utilities. W/D, parking, porch/deck. Call/Text (859) 3331388 or jessie@kampusproperties.com. 4 BR/2.5 BA town homes for Fall 2014. Red Mile Square Townhomes. 2-car garage option, ceiling fans, W/D, deck or private patio. Walking distance to campus and restaurants. Contact (859) 288-5601 or (859) 543- 8931 or mprentals@netbusiness.com. 4BR/4BA luxury townhouse next to JDI Tavern, brand new construction. 2 blocks to Rupp, walking distance to campus. 2 car garage. Large BR, security system. All electric. Large deck, appliances included. $2,200/month. Available August. Call Jeff (859) 288-5601. FURNISHED, NICE 3BR/2BA CAMPUS DOWNS. Off street parking, full size W/D, 3 blocks from campus & Limestone. All utilities & Time Warner Cable included. $1561/month, available early Aug. 2014. Call Darrell (502) 593-4993. Now pre-leasing fall semester. 4 BR/2 BA houses. 627, 628, 729 Addison Ave. & 505 Pyke Rd. Free security system. www.waynemichaelproperties.com or call (859) 5131206 to schedule a showing. Pre-leasing for Fall 2014: 4 BR/2 BA. W/D, all electric, all appliances. Close to campus on Euclid. Off-street parking. Call (859) 6193713. Preleasing for fall: 4 BR houses off Euclid. Includes W/D. Contact Integra Properties at (859) 428-8271 or www.integraky.com.
5 Bedroom
228 & 230 Waller Ave. New 5 BR/2 BA. All electric, two-story living room, W/D, patio. Walk to campus. Call or text Steven (859) 621-3313 or Robbie (859) 621-3312. 4 & 5 BR units available. Near campus, W/D, off-street parking, pets allowed. (859) 519-9466, @UKCampusRentals or steve@lexingtonrentalhomes.net. 5 BR near Campus. $360/bedroom. Worryfree Utilities. Huge rooms. Awesome yards/decks. W/D. Great Maintenance. Call/Text (859)333-1388 or jessie@kampusproperties.com. 5 BR/2 BA. Cheap utilities, W/D hook up. Private backyard with deck. Plenty of parking. Walking distance to campus. $425/person. Call (859) 475-3676. 5 BR/3.5BA town homes for Fall 2014. Red Mile Square Townhomes. Ceiling fans, W/D, deck or private patio. Walking distance to campus and restaurants. Contact (859) 5438931 or (859) 288-5601 or mprentals@netbusiness.com. Now Pre-Leasing Fall semester. All new 5 BR/2 BA. 725 Addison Ave. & 308 S. Broadway Park. Hardwood flooring ,W/D, flat screen TV. Free security system, parking. www.waynemichaelproperties.com or call (859) 513-1206 to schedule a showing.
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For Rent
Come cook with us at University Trails! Offering resort style grills, a spacious, pet friendly community, and all-inclusive rent at $399! Call (859) 258-2039 for affordable student living. Join us for an Open House at One Hundred Chevy Chase Apartment Homes this Saturday, 3/29 from 12-4 p.m. There will be food and fun, PLUS, Play our March Madness game and you could WIN! Visit our website: www.OneHundredChevyChase.com or call for details: (855) 855-0632. See you there! Sublease needed now. Female or male student. Call landlord/owner Dennis at (859) 983-0726 or www.sillsbrothers.com.
Help Wanted
Busy Physical Therapy clinic looking for PT tech help. 20-30 hours/week. Contact Dr. Ron Pavkovich, Advantage Physical Therapy at (859) 263-8080 or ron@advantageptlex.com. Customer service position at Sonny’s Cleaners. Mon-Fri, 3-6 p.m. Call for an appointment. 804 Chevy Chase Place. (859) 2667705. Idle Hour Country Club now hiring college students for entry level a la carte and banquet servers, bussers and bartenders. PT including a.m. and p.m., weekends and holidays. Attractive wages, uniforms and meals with a fantastic working environment! Flexible scheduling around your summer classes. Apply in person Tues-Sun, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. No phone calls please. 1815 Richmond Rd.
Keeneland is seeking seasonal PT applicants for BETologists, Gift Shop Sales Associates and Stock Clerks during the April Race Meet, April 4-25. Please contact Alexis Witherspoon at (859) 288-4158 or apply online at www.keeneland.com. Lexington Country Club hiring seasonal help for servers, server assistants, culinary team, service team and golf shop merchandiser. Apply in person at 2550 Paris Pike. Lifeguards and pool managers needed. Professional Pool Management is hiring for clubs and waterparks in Lexington, Louisville, Richmond and Frankfort. $8– $15/hour. Email brad40965@aol.com for application. Looking for a fun, energetic person for PT nights and weekend work doing gymnastics classes and birthday parties. No experience necessary, will train. Call Kalli Turner at (859) 255-5231. Now hiring energetic PT servers for all shifts. Please email cover letter, resume & references to susan@jjmcbrewsters.com. O’Charley’s on Nicholasville Road now hiring enthusiastic FT/PT servers, guest assistants and cooks for a fun, fast-paced environment with flexible hours. Interested candidates may apply directly at apply.ocharleys.jobs/212. Plastic surgery office near campus seeking PT accounting assistant/bookkeeper. Accounting major preferred. Email resume and availability to matt@multi-specialty.org. PT bartender/server at Spring Valley Golf Club. Experience preferred but not required. Apply by calling (859) 983-1080 or send resume to springvalleygc@qx.net. PT cashier. Apply in person Mon-Sat. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Chevy Chase Hardware, 883 E. High St. (859) 269-9611. PT tutors who can teach ESL, school subjects, SAT, TOEFL and business English to Japanese people whose ages range from preschool to adults. Degrees required. Japanese is not required. Send resume to Obunsha Bluegrass Academy: KKuroki@aol.com. Researchers at the University of Kentucky are conducting studies concerning the effects of alcohol and are looking for male & female social drinkers 21-35 years of age. Volunteers paid to participate. Call (859) 257- 5794. Researchers at the University of Kentucky are looking for individuals 21–45 years of age who have received a DUI in the last 2 years to participate in a study looking at behavioral and mental performance. Participants are compensated for their time and participation is completely confidential. For more information, call (859) 257-5794. Responsible person for in-home care position. Flexible hours. $8/hour. Call (859) 309-0081. Summer Job in Eastern Kentucky. SafeLink Wireless provides free phones and minutes to Kentucky’s income eligible. Seeking an organized individual who will be residing in eastern Kentucky during the summer break and is skilled in both sales and social work; is comfortable in poor communities; can organize local enrollment events; is motivated to help people and make money; has a reliable vehicle and good driving record. For more information and to apply visit: http://bit.ly/EasternKySummerJob. THE EARLY BIRD GETS THE BEST OPPORTUNITY. To be a summer day camp counselor, horseback, swimming, canoeing, ropes, and arts and crafts positions available. Call (859) 277-6813 or visit www.pepperhillkidz.com. The Merrick Inn & The Recipe at Sixty Eight are now accepting applications for Bartenders, Hosts, Servers & Server Assistants for The Upcoming Patio Season. Apply in person Mon-Fri between 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Merrick Inn: 1074 Merrick Dr. The Recipe at Sixty Eight: 3955 Harrodsburg Rd. Tots Landing seeking PT afternoon assistants. Current TB skin test required. Hours may vary, pay based on experience. Email resume to totslanding3@windstream.net. Vincent Fister, Inc. is hiring for summer positions. $500 end of summer bonus. Starting at $10/hour. No experience required. Apply in person at 2305 Palumbo Dr. or call 859266-2153. YKI is looking for a full-time outside Sales Representative for the Lexington area. Please send resume to charliew@yki1.com or call Charlie at 502-451-8300 for consideration.
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Real Estate For Sale
UK PARENTS! Gated “The Oaks” 3BR/3.5BA condo. Carports, 2,000+ sf. Furniture, appliances FREE. ‘Estate’. Only $159,900. Rector Hayden Realtors, Call/text John Fister (859) 533-8777.
Roommates Wanted
Roommate needed. Two girls looking for third starting in August. Female student only. Call landlord/owner Dennis at (859) 983-0726 or www.sillsbrothers.com. Seeking two female students to share 3BR condo. Walk to class. Only need bedroom furniture. $365/month, includes water, electric, cable & internet. Available 8/15/148/15/15. (859)814-7049 or ronbrowning@fuse.net.
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