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UK became the NCAA Midwest Regional Champion after it beat the University of Michigan in the Elite Eight on Sunday. UK will play the University of Wisconsin on Saturday.
8-seeded UK downs 2-seed Wolverines; will meet Badgers in the Final Four By Nick Gray ngray@kykernel.com
INDIANAPOLIS — UK is going back to the Final Four. Fittingly, it took an upand-down ending to do so. Freshman guard Aaron Harrison’s go-ahead 3-pointer with 2.6 seconds left completed UK’s improbable march to the Final Four. The Cats won 75-72 over the University of Michigan on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium. It was yet another lategame 3-pointer for Harrison,
who also hit the go-ahead shot against the University of Louisville. It was his fourth made field goal of the game, one that answered the Cats’ prayers in a tournament that has been college basketball’s most winding roller-coaster ride of the year. “You can’t be afraid to miss,” UK head coach John Calipari said about Harrison’s mindset. “If (he does) miss, I’m making the next one, and I will shoot the next one. That’s where he is right now.” Harrison’s game-winning shot was the result of what
senior guard Jarrod Polson called a piston action. Calipari called for freshman guard Andrew Harrison to hand the ball to his twin at the far corner. “Aaron, just step back and shoot a deep 3,” Calipari told his freshman shooting guard. “They won’t guard you.” Michigan did step up and guard him, and Harrison let the shot go several feet away from the 3-point line over the stretching hands of a Michigan defender. “It was in the air so
long,” said UK sophomore forward Alex Poythress, who had eight points and three rebounds. “When it went in, I think I jumped from the bottom (of the elevated Lucas Oil Stadium floor) to the top.” With 2.6 seconds remaining on the clock, Michigan, known as a 3-point shooting team on offense, drew up a play for sophomore guard Nik Stauskas, who finished with a game-high 24 points. The Cats held him to just seven points in the second half on 1-of-8 shooting.
Stauskas got a running start at a desperate final heave from half-court as the clock ran out. His shot did not reach the rim. UK players, including injured sophomore forward Willie CauleyStein, made a dog pile on the court as the final buzzer sounded. Cauley-Stein was out on Sunday and came to the bench wearing his jersey over a sweatshirt sporting crutches, two days after an ankle injury knocked him out of the first half in the Sweet 16 game against Louisville.
UK moves on to the Final Four, where the University of Wisconsin awaits at 8:49 p.m. Saturday in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Several players said that no stage is too big for the Cats, a team that played seven freshmen Sunday. “We’re just a group of tough young guys. It doesn’t matter about the age or anything anymore,” Aaron Harrison said. “We just try to go out and fight and keep our heads down and swing the whole game. We just fight hard.”
Cats’ story isn’t quite finished
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Fans near State Street celebrate UK’s win over Louisville around burning furniture early Saturday morning. Page 6.
INDIANAPOLIS — UK is writing a story for the ages. It seems like an ESPN documentary playing out right before our eyes: A 10loss team that was dead, relegated to an 8-seed in the NCAA Tournament, trying somehow to prolong a season that seemed destined for an abrupt, disappointing end. After four wins (three of which many will undoubtedly say are the greatest games they’ve ever seen in person), the Cats are improbably going to the Final Four. From every setback, they
rose. With deficits of nine points against Wichita State University, 13 against the University of Louisville and 10 on Sunday against the University of Michigan, the Cats fought back. On Sunday, UK’s deficit seemed like it might have been too big of a hurdle to overcome. Sophomore forward Willie Cauley-Stein’s left ankle injury kept UK’s rim protector on the bench in a sweatshirt and crutches. Without him, many wondered whether the Cats’ obvious size advantage would be compromised and overcome by the sharpshooting Wolverines. Freshman forward Marcus Lee came out of nowhere. After scoring just nine points in the calendar See SCHUH on page 4
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Color race comes to Lexington Registration for Color Me Rad available until April 4
Lexington’s Coldstream Park will be hosting a Color Me Rad 5K on April 12. Color Me Rad hosts 5K runs acrosss the country, with its trademark being the colored cornstarch that is thrown on runners throughout the race. For the April 12 race, late registration is still open for a $47 fee. The only start time with available spots is 9:45 a.m. Some of the proceeds will go to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Bluegrass, which gives the families of children with serious illness-
es a place to stay near hospitals. Anyone interested in volunteering for the race can sign up at the Color Me Rad website. Volunteers have to be 16
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or older and can register to be a part of the “Color Bomb Squad,” who throw the colored powder at runners, according to the website. Runners will receive a packet that includes a T-shirt and sunglasses. Starting two weeks before the race, the packets can be picked up to avoid lines on race day. If there are spots left after the late registration deadline, runners will be able to register for $52 before April 9. STAFF REPORT
New ‘open-source’ stategy would drop textbook costs By Carrie Wells The Baltimore Sun (MCT)
BALTIMORE — Holding a whiteboard, the University of Maryland-College Park students scrawled their complaints and posed for a picture. “My name is Justin and I spent $114 on ONE textbook,” a student wrote. “My name is Jeff and I spent $736 on textbooks,” wrote another. The images, posted online by the Student Government Association in recent months, are designed to highlight the rapid rise in the price of college textbooks over the past decade. This semester, the University System of Maryland is exploring ways to bring that cost to zero with “open-source” electronic textbooks — the latest experiment in changing the way students in Maryland and across the nation are taught. Unlike electronic versions of textbooks sold by publishers, open-source textbooks are made up of materials gathered from various sources and are not protected by copyright. They are often designed to be interactive, with links to source material and multimedia elements. The materials are licensed openly, so anyone with an Internet connection can access them. A pilot program, which the university system estimates is saving 1,100 students a combined $130,000, is the latest in a shift on the nation’s
campuses toward digital learning. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the California State University system and the Washington State college system are among those that have built libraries of free online course materials in recent years. Still, open-source textbooks, which have been around for several years, face challenges and have not
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caught on broadly. “I don’t know if it’s transforming higher ed yet,” said Craig R. Vasey, a member of the American Association of University Professors who uses open-source materials in his logic class at the University of Mary Washington in Virginia. “I think the textbook publishing business is still doing very, very well.” In fact, the textbook industry is also working to offer cheaper alternatives to hardcover textbooks and even partnering with open-source textbook providers.
The pilot program is part the University System of Maryland’s recent strategy to emphasize online learning. The system is also expanding its online-only course offerings. And this spring, the University of Baltimore launched its first online course open to anyone outside the state. The university system is also experimenting with “course redesign,” in which more course material is presented online and class time is restructured to focus more on discussion. Although the open-source textbook concept has been embraced by student groups such as the Student Government Association in College Park, university officials say the challenges include connecting professors with the materials they need for the textbooks and creating a system to assess the quality of the books. Some students and a growing number of professors and university administrators say the cost of printed textbooks outweighs their usefulness. Textbook prices have risen an average of 82 percent between 2002 and 2012, about three times faster than the rate of inflation, according to a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. High textbook prices are “quite ridiculous,” said Jesse Fox, president of the See BOOKS on page 8
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A runner in last year’s Color Me Rad 5K gets pelted with pink cornstarch as she finishes the race at Commonwealth Stadium.
Florida A&M band member given jail time in hazing case
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Jessie Baskin, 22, looks at his mother, who was overtaken with emotion, in a courtroom in Orange County, Fla., on Friday. He was sentenced to a year in jail for the beating death of Robert Champion. By Jeff Weiner Orlando Sentinel (MCT)
ORLANDO, Fla. — A young musician who has been described by prosecutors as the “most enthusiastic” hazing participant in a Florida A&M University drum major’s beating death was sentenced Friday to a year in jail and five years’ probation for manslaughter. Jessie Baskin, 22, pleaded no contest to manslaughter in November. He is one of several FAMU band members who have
pleaded to charges in connection with the hazing death of Robert Champion. The 26-year-old drum major was bludgeoned to death Nov. 19, 2011, during a hazing ritual known as “Crossing Bus C,” in which he ran from the front to the back of the percussion bus while being beaten. State Attorney Jeff Ashton described Baskin as “the one person who is most consistently identified as the most enthusiastic participant” in the hazing — landing “blows with hands
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and feet.” The ritual was carried out after the 2011 Florida Classic football game on a band bus that was parked at the Rosen Plaza hotel in Orlando, where the band was staying during the Classic weekend. Champion’s death rocked FAMU and the university’s Marching 100 band. Five other former band members, including Dante Martin, who was regarded as the “Bus C president,” are awaiting trial.
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Baylor sends UK Hoops home earlier than expected KEVIN ERPENBECK Kernel columnist
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UK guard Makayla Epps moves past Baylor guard Odyssey Sims, who scored a game-high 25 points on Saturday in the UK-Baylor Sweet 16 game in South Bend, Ind. UK lost, 90-72.
When the Cats first met Baylor University in December, they were riding high off of an undefeated start to the season. They were playing nearly flawless basketball. That culminated in a 133130 quadruple-overtime victory over the Bears in what is considered one of the greatest women’s college basketball games ever played. But since that game, UK changed. It lost what made it a winner and suffered from a midseason slump that consisted of poor shooting and below-average defense. The Cats fixed those problems near the end of
their season, winning five of their last six regular-season games and advancing to the SEC Tournament Finals. All seemed to be mended come NCAA Tournament time. They finally started to resemble the team that beat Baylor nearly four months ago. But after a 90-72 blowout defeat in their rematch with the Bears on Saturday, the Cats saw a mirror image of their ugly selves. The midseason ghosts came back to haunt them. And now, they’re going home. Poor shooting that plagued UK from the moment the game began. Missing 14 of their first 17 shots in the game, the Cats were down big early and often. They were never able to go on the run they needed to shake off their old ghosts and
repeat that December outcome over the Bears. The opportunities were there. They held Baylor senior guard Odyssey Sims to 3of-10 shooting early in the first half and kept the defensive pressure intense on the rest of her teammates. But all of that intensity broke down in the second half. Sims finished with 25 points, and Baylor became the only team to score 90 or more points on the Cats all season. It was too much for UK to overcome. The 2014 senior class saw its run end at UK. It holds the second most wins in program history and brought an era of success to the program. But for these Cats, their post-December ghosts did them in. Baylor earned its revenge, and UK is going home earlier than expected.
Softball splits double-header with Auburn Team loses captain to ankle injury, plays Louisville on Wednesday By Justin Chartrand sports@kykernel.com
UK softball’s first SEC series, against No. 21 Auburn University, was stalled on Saturday due to rain. After falling to Auburn 7-6 on Friday, UK softball came into the double-header Sunday looking for redemption after the loss. No. 8 UK lost its senior captain, Lauren Cumbess, in the first game on Sunday due to an ankle injury, but the
Cats came back and won, 2-1, in the second half of the double-header. UK lost Cumbess during the bottom of the first inning after a collision at first base when she was attempting to beat out a throw. “Lauren’s gift is that she is able to keep people off balance through with change in speed and direction,” UK head coach Rachel Lawson said. “She can really spin the ball so she would have been the ideal person to throw in
that situation. Hopefully she will just be out for a couple of days.” Cumbess was taken out of the game and never returned. The Tigers were propelled to victory by a grand slam from sophomore Jade Rhodes in the top of the third as Auburn tacked on a couple more runs after Rhodes’ grand slam and held off UK’s rally in the sixth inning. The second matchup brought out the best in sophomore pitcher Kelsey Nunley as she tied her career high by tossing 11 strikeouts and held the Tigers to one run. The
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Cats were able to hold on for a 2-1 victory. “My team kept reminding me of how they had my back no matter what,” Nunley said. “They said it doesn’t matter, we’re behind you, just pitch like you can, and that’s what I did.” The Cats return to action Wednesday to face in-state rival University of Louisville. “Louisville is an incredible team and they’re a top 25 program,” Lawson said. “If we can clean up our defense and do a good job putting runners across the plate, I PHOTO BY KALYN BRADFORD | STAFF think we’ll have a pretty good Junior catcher Griffin Joiner tags Auburn sophomore Jade Rhodes showing.” out at home plate during the UK-Auburn game Sunday.
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One freshman, two iconic shots Aaron Harrison’s baskets in final minute propel UK over Louisville and Michigan DAVID SCHUH
Kernel columnist
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UK guard Aaron Harrison is greeted by his teammates after shooting a game-winning 3-pointer in the final seconds of the UK-Michigan game.
Lee provides boost in place of Cauley-Stein By Nick Gray ngray@kykernel.com
Marcus Lee provides lift in place of injured CauleyStein With 40 hours between games, University of Michigan head coach John Beilein did little scouting of UK freshman forward Marcus Lee, who had played a total of 11 minutes in March. His Sunday production landed him on the scouting reports of the other three Final Four teams. Lee scored 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds (sev-
en of which were on the offensive side) in 15 minutes of action. All three totals were his highest marks since November. But UK head coach John Calipari had a hunch. “He told the team I was going to have a big day,” Lee said. “Knowing us, none of us believed him.” Poythress draws several assignments Michigan’s offensive burst in the first half forced Calipari to shuffle his lineup. Sophomore forward Alex Poythress drew a handful of
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UK forward Marcus Lee scored 10 points against Michigan on Sunday, his most since November.
assignments, from chasing around Michigan sophomore guard Nik Stauskas to battling senior center Jordan Morgan on the low post. Poythress’ 6-foot-8-inch frame allows him to play a variety of positions. UK’s defense allows him to get accustomed to defending players big and small. “We do so much switching, it’s normal to guard a lot of people,” Poythress said. Stauskas cools off late The source of Michigan’s first-half offense came primarily from Stauskas, who scored 17 points on 5-of-7 shooting. But Stauskas struggled in the second half as freshman guard Dominique Hawkins and Poythress guarded him for the final 20 minutes. “He’s a great player who is real crafty with the ball,” Poythress said. “He’s a pro who knows how to get his shot off.”
Aaron Harrison is just a freshman. He has played at UK for five months, and for just 38 collegiate games. But he has already hit two of the most iconic shots in program history, the second of which on Sunday sent the Cats to their 16th Final Four. Friday’s shot was simple. Down by one point to the University of Louisville with under a minute to play, Harrison stood in the corner, ready to shoot. When he caught the pass from freshman forward Julius Randle and made his third 3pointer of the game, the Cats surged ahead of their in-state rival, beating the Cardinals for the second time this season to advance to the Elite Eight. Sunday’s shot was on another level. With 10 seconds
SCHUH Continued from page 1 year, Lee tallied 10 by halftime. He blocked shots, defended Michigan guards on ball screens and blocked two shots at the rim. When one man went down, another stepped up. Three weeks ago, UK seemingly didn’t know how to overcome those obstacles, how to make the big play or even how to win. Fans had mentally prepared to move on to next season, accepting that this team filled with ultra-talented freshmen wou ld never figure it out. So as those same fans dance in the streets in Lexington, celebrating a team that impossibly beat three of last year’s Final Four teams
Parental celebrations After the game, freshman guards Aaron and Andrew Harrison separately came to the railing next to a tunnel area that led to UK’s locker room. There stood their parents, who gave each player congratulations and words of encouragement. The twin brothers have had up-and-down seasons but have played well in March. “Every father wants their kid to mature, and you’re going to have some trials and tribulations in life, not just basketball,” Aaron Harrison Sr. said. “You hope that they come out the other side.”
left in a tied game against the University of Michigan, Harrison took a handoff from his brother and dribbled out toward half court. “(Calipari) told me to give Aaron the ball, to be honest,” freshman guard Andrew Harrison said. “Yes sir, you don’t have to tell me twice.” Aaron took three dribbles and launched a 25-footer. The moment will be remembered in UK basketball lore. On the back of Aaron Harrison, the Cats won the Midwest Regional. In three days, Harrison performed time and time again in key moments. His first make, a 3-pointer, came with eight minutes remaining and gave the Cats a 58-55 lead they would never lose. His fourth, the biggest of them all, won the game with 2.3 seconds left. “I wasn’t really sure how much time was left ... I just tried to take the best shot I could take and it fell,” Harrison said. “Making that shot in eight days, I can’t help but wonder how it is possible that UK is one of four teams left standing. An enigmatic group of 18-year-olds look like the seasoned veterans. They are the ones making the big shots in the waning seconds, the ones keeping thei r heads with the greatest pressure on their shoulders. “They play better when they’re down, and I don’t know why,” UK head coach John Calipari said. “They play fearless, they’re aggressive … and they have a will to win.” In the past three weeks, Calipari has unleashed a monster — a team with more talent and more to prove than any in the country, playing its best when every game could be its last. Everyone thoug ht UK
and seeing my teammates so happy and running at me is the best feeling in the world.” It takes something special to rise up in those moments. It takes a certain stoic fearlessness to want to be the one who has the ball with the game hanging in the balance. Twice, with UK’s season nearing its last moments, Harrison hit the shot that saved it. “You cannot be afraid to miss,” UK head coach John Calipari said. “That’s the whole thing about making those kinds of plays.” For a freshman who has been through a season full of ups and downs, it shows a lot about Aaron Harrison to come up big in these moments. He has struggled at times, as has his team, and the fact that the Cats are even still playing is remarkable. They wouldn’t be playing without him. When every game is the biggest of the season, a freshman has made the biggest plays of the game — the shots that veterans on the other side could not. would make the Final Four. But that was six months ago as the preseason No. 1 team in the country, sporting the best recruiting class in history. The odds were certainly in the Cats’ favor then. Ten losses later, Sunday night seemed like a miracle that had no chance. Not even the most ardent of the Big Blue Nation could have honestly believed in such a fairytale. Everyone was wrong. Everything we believed about UK was wrong, or at least premature. So the Cats will embark to Dallas next weekend with a sea of blueclad fans behind them. Time after time, it has seemed like their season would end. These young Cats wouldn’t let it. Their story isn’t quite done yet.
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A life that will be remembered Rand Paul appeals to young voters for his passion, intelligence
On March 24, Korey Nicholls, a psychology and philosophy junior at UK, passed away. No life can be compressed into a few hundred words, and certainly not one as unique as Korey’s. But as I reflect on my time with Korey and discuss memories with others, I find that two traits stand out: his exceptional kindness and his impressive intelligence.
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Korey’s incredible kindness and passion might only be matched by his striking intelligence.” Korey was the sort of passionate individual who not only examined what was wrong with the world, but also actively sought to improve it. As a founding member of the Pulaski County Young Democrats, Korey proved early on to be a tireless advocate of the causes that were important to him. Upon arriving at UK, Korey continued this work, becoming an active member of the UK College Democrats, ultimately serving as secretary. Korey also held a strong commitment to critical thinking and scientific inquiry. As an early and active member of the UK Secular Student Alliance, I remember meeting Korey at the organi-
zation’s first meeting. Korey was always a passionate activist in the UK SSA, ever eager to assist in any way he could. In his time as treasurer of the organization, I saw Korey’s exceptional passion firsthand. Always a lover of science fiction and fantasy, members of the UK Guild of Gamers remember Korey as a kind, engaging attendee. His weekly tabletop gaming group misses him sorely. Korey’s incredible kindness and passion might only be matched by his striking intelligence. Privately interested in philosophy, politics and science, Korey maintained an impressive GPA and was regularly honored on the Dean’s List. Korey’s intelligence was immediately evident in almost any conversation. I came to respect Korey for the thoughtfulness he brought to nearly any issue. I will truly miss the discussions I had with him, as I’m sure many others will. It is with great sadness that I reflect on one final fact about Korey’s life: By most indications, it seems that he himself chose to end it. We can do little more than speculate as to why. As I discuss his impact with friends and colleagues, it is indisputable that Korey was precisely the sort of passionate, intelligent individual our university, our Commonwealth, and our world needs. We must remind those around us, our friends, colleagues and fellow students, how important they are to us. If you’re ever feeling alone, worthless or afraid, know that your life matters.
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KOREY NICHOLLS Know that no matter how alone you feel, others are itching to remind you how much they love you if you’ll only express how you feel. If you’re feeling like you have no other options, open up to others, or talk with the incredible folks at the UK Counseling Center. Meanwhile, let this be an opportunity to show those around us what they have to live for. Take a moment today to remind your friends, co-workers and family how much you care about them and their well-being. As a testament to his
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Although the 2016 presidential election is more than two years away, candidates are already gearing up to show their potential as our nation’s 45th leader. Because so many are predicting Hillary Rodham Clinton, should she choose to run, to be the dominant choice for the Democrats in 2016, much of the focus so far has been on the Republican frontrunners. Among these potential presidents is Sen. Rand Paul. The Kentucky Republican, who identifies as a Libertarian, was elected to the U.S Senate in 2010 and has been a very important member of the Tea Party movement within the Rep ublican party. He is also the son of former U.S. congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul. Rand Paul is probably best known for his nearly 13-hour filibuster in which he criticized the use of drone strikes on American soil against American citizens. His unique ability to draw love and hate from both the right and the left is precisely why he has become so popular in recent years and why his chances are as good as any Republicans’ at this point. What is really playing to Paul’s advantage is his popularity among young Americans, including David Fish, a business management major at UK.
“I’m a fan of his stance on American’s right to privacy and the moves he’s taken to back that,” said Fish, who also noted that many people his age seem to feel the same way. Many college-aged Americans are starting to resen t the extreme polarity of the two major political parties, and the libertarian philosophy of personal freedom and limited intervention sounds appealing to a generation that cares about marriage equality rather than having their phone conversations monitored. “It’s hard to find a middle ground between parties,” Fish said. “I think the idea that (Paul is) willing to be critical of both sides gives people something more that they can identify with.” Evidence of his popularity among the nation’s youth was seen in his recent visit to the University of California at Berkeley, which is notoriously liberal. He focused his speech on the issue of NSA surveillance and also noted that the Republican party is in dire need of change. The Republicans could really use this to their advantage, since the youth vote has n’t exactly been their strong suit in recent elections. President Obama won in 2008 and in 2012 because he appealed to young Americans as well as minorities, women and immigrants – which are also voter demographics the Republicans have been gradually losing. If there was ever a time See PAUL on page 7
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For UK fans, a weekend of wins, fire, jubilation Cats’ victories over Louisville, Michigan take them to the Final Four in Dallas
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After UK beat the University of Louisville, 74-69, on Friday, thousands of basketball fans took to the streets near campus to celebrate. Fans set fires to furniture, but the majority of the crowd was peaceful, police said.
Fans greet team at airport By Will Wright wwright@kykernel.com
Watching the UK basketball team arrive at the airport was a break from the craziness of State Street for some students. “We went to State Street and we wanted a change of pace,” said communication freshman Jordan Ondrof. “(We’ll be back) when they win the National Championship.” Ondrof and accounting freshman Emily Allen were among a crowd of mostly families that met at Blue Grass Airport to greet the team, which beat the University of Michigan in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament. Players came up to the fence and high-fived fans before getting on a bus. Debra Lucas brought her younger daughter, Ashley, to continue their tradition of greeting the players. “This is why we come,” Debra Lucas said. “Because they love us back.” See more online at kykernel.com.
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Seconds after the buzzer marked UK’s win over rival University of Louisville on Friday night, thousands of basketball fans sprinted to State Street from all over campus. After the smoke from burning couches settled, beer bottles, uprooted stop signs and the charred remains of furniture littered the street. Lexington police made two arrests and the fire department put out as many as 25 fires, according to an article by the Lexington HeraldLeader. And Sunday, a similar but less intense scene played out on State Street after UK’s last-minute win over the University of Michigan. By 10 p.m., students on State Street had tried to burn T-shirts, a mattress and an inflatable raft shaped like a giraffe. They also set off fireworks and bottle rockets from the crowd. Firefighters and police in riot gear interceded to halt the flames and pyrotechnics. Incident Commander Ken Armstrong told the circle of officers Friday that the celebrations on State Street and University Avenue were a good example of how patience pays off when controlling a crowd. “We just worked with the crowd to ensure a safe, secure area,” Armstrong said. “The vast majority of people who came out here … were cele-
brating responsibly.” the Armstrong said change in tone from the 2012 Final Four celebrations must not just be attributed to police preparation, but to the crowd as well. Two years ago, UK beat Louisville in the NCAA Tournament Final Four game, which resulted in flipped cars and burnt couches, and even a car set on fire. “The crowd wasn’t disorderly or violent in any way,” Armstrong said about Friday’s celebration. “We would like to see that same thing when the Cats win again.” Despite helping put out 8 to 10 fires on and around State Street, Battalion Chief Jeff Nantz also said that this year’s crowd was more placid than the one in 2012. Some of that, he said, was because cars were removed from the street so they would not be flipped or burned. Also, the crowd’s “jovial spirit” kept the celebrations positive. Lexington police posted signs during the week warning that all cars parked on State Street and the surrounding area would be towed. Before the celebration, tow trucks were driving up and down State Street looking for violators. UK President Eli Capilouto and UK Athletics were among those asking fans on social media to celebrate responsibly, using the hashtag #RespecttheRivalry. “Our expectation was that students would have a good
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In the early hours of Saturday, #StateStreet was trending nationwide on Twitter. time, but do so responsibly and safely,” UK spokesman Jay Blanton said. “Our sense is that the vast majority of students did just that. We expect that to continue and know that the vast majority of our students want and expect the same. ” The streets were mostly clear by 3:30 a.m. Saturday, save for a few people making their way home, stepping over littered beer cans and burnt skeletons of furniture. One of those students was Dean France, an accounting junior who joined the celebrations two years ago when UK beat Louisville in the Final Four.
“(This was the) highlight of my college career,” France said. Uprooted stop signs from the corner of State and Elizabeth streets bobbed up and down in the mass of people as they were carried through the streets. “That’s what I saw the first year … the signs walking through the crowd,” France said. “It was a nice repeat from last (time).” With a “Don’t Tread On Me” flag flying, the smell of marijuana in the air and the ever-moving stop signs, police described the scene as “relatively peaceful.” It was not until about 3
a.m. that the police began urging people to make their way home. “This has been the greatest moment of my life,” said Logan Winé, an integrated strategic communication freshman. “It may be the coolest thing to happen in Kentucky.” As fans crowded around fires and shouted UK cheers on State Street, most wore wide smiles. “I didn’t expect (the celebration) to be this big,” said Ben McIntyre, a business management senior. “I’ll never forget it, that’s for sure.” Anne Halliwell contributed reporting.
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Top: Sophomore Jag Ashcraft raises an American flag in celebration. Left: Two members of the crowd slam a “no parking” sign into a telephone pole on State Street on Friday. Multiple street signs near campus were uprooted and carried through the crowd after UK won.
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for Paul to start seizing the attention of potential voters, it’s now. Until recently, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie seemed to be the ideal choice of the Republican party. Recent weeks have been troubling for the governor, however, as the Washington bridge scandal has tainted his once immaculate image. Christie has also never
been able to shake the criticism that he is “not right wing enough” for the Republican party, a criticism leveled at both former presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Sen. John McCain in the last two elections. Recent polls show that Jeb Bush, brother of former President George W. Bush, is also a highly favored choice for the Republicans. Unfortunately he is cursed by his last name, and is often criticized as being too centrist, much like Christie.
That’s why Paul truly is the candidate for the GOP in 2016 if they sincerely want to shake things up and appeal to younger generations. The next presidential election is still a long way away, so young voters will have plenty of time to decide if Paul stands for the principles in which they believe. Cheyene Miller is a journalism and political science sophomore. Email opinions @kykernel.com.
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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 6 — You're thinking about romance and beauty. Imagine the possibilities. Let a family member handle a problem at home. Delegate a task you hate. Connect with someone interesting. Add some spice to the package. Taurus ( April 20-May 20) — Today is a 5 — Take short term, local actions, without force. Paying dues leads to more income. Make a list of what you need. Let someone else win an argument. Being right provides no satisfaction. Gemini ( May 21-June 20) — Today is a 5 — Make love, not war. Be careful with sharp instruments. Argue privately, if you must. Your attentions linger close to home. Resist the temptation to spend frivolously. Talk to friends for consensus. Cancer ( June 21-July 22) — Today is a 5 — Change your work habits. A new trick doesn't work, and it could cause a breakdown. Postpone chores,
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University System of Maryland Student Council, which lobbied system officials to study open-source textbooks. Fox, a doctoral candidate at the University of MarylandBaltimore County, added, “The only reason this is the case is textbook companies can do this. There’s no check and balance.” The College Board estimates that the average college student spends $1,200 a year on textbooks, and the costs are often higher in fields like science or mathematics. The costs strain budgets as families struggle to pay for higher education, and sometimes students opt not to buy textbooks or put off purchases until late in the semester, which can jeopardize their grades, according to student groups, advocates and administrators. “The traditional model of textbook is like a game of ‘Survivor,’” said Meenu Singh, a College Park student coordinating the textbook cost awareness campaign for the Student Government Association. “It becomes a game of outwit and outlast: Let’s see how long we can last the semester without having to buy the textbook, or outwit by trying to buy cheaper editions.” The University System of Maryland’s textbook pilot program stems from a partnership with Lumen Learning, a Portland, Ore.-based company that helps professors access opensource content, tests, graphics and other course materials that they can pull together into an electronic “book.” Lumen Learning is providing the service for free to the Maryland system and 19 other universities nationwide through grants, said M.J. Bishop, director of the system’s Center for Innovation and Excellence in Learning and Teaching, who is overseeing the pilot program. Eleven professors at the College Park campus, the University of Baltimore, Bowie State University and Coppin State University are participating, in addition to
two institutions not in the state university system: Chesapeake College on the Eastern Shore and St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Scott Roberts, a University of Maryland-College Park professor who teaches an introductory psychology course, started writing his own open-source textbook for the class in 2010 and is participating in the pilot program. Faculty members are concerned about the burdensome cost of printed textbooks, he said, but the alternatives can be complicated and time-consuming. Roberts estimated that he spent 80 hours pulling together open-source materials for his textbook, working late into the night to write some sections himself when he could not find good material. Before the pilot, he said, he found no centralized place where faculty members could gather opensource materials and relied
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Right now, if a study comes out, it can take a year to show up in a textbook. We can update it overnight.” SCOTT ROBERTS Maryland-College Park professor
heavily on Google searches. He was motivated, he said, by frustration over textbook editions that were “constantly updated with little justification” and by the desire to save students money. Roberts said traditional textbooks provide some value, but added, “The question is: Is it worth the cost that students are paying for it? If we can get the job done without it, I think we have an obligation to our students to do that.” The textbook publishing industry is “not opposed” to open-source textbooks and is even partnering with some providers, said David Anderson, executive director of higher education at the Associ-
ation of American Publishers. But he said traditional textbooks can cost up to a few million dollars to produce, and he is skeptical that such an effort can be re-created on a large scale for a product distributed for free. Anderson said traditional textbooks are usually written by several academics and are peer-reviewed to ensure they are accurate, free of typos and well-sourced. “When you’re looking at open-source textbooks, that may or may not be the case,” he said. Anderson said the industry has already developed cheaper alternatives to the hardcover, full-color textbook: three-ring-binder editions, black-and-white editions or options for students to buy individual chapters electronically. He pointed to CourseSmart, a company offering a $200 package deal that enables students to rent electronic versions of six textbooks. Student advocates for open-source textbooks point to a study released in January by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, a nonprofit advocacy organization. About 65 percent of the 2,000 college students the group surveyed across the country said they opted not to buy a textbook because of the cost, and nearly all of those students were concerned it would affect their grade in the course. There are other benefits to open-source textbooks, he said. “Right now, if a study comes out, it can take a year to show up in a textbook. We can update it overnight.” In contrast to the work it takes for a professor to create an open-source textbook, textbook publishers can make a teacher’s job easy, Roberts said. Professors who assign a textbook can get a package of PowerPoint slides and prewritten exams from a publisher, saving them time designing the course. Roberts also said publishing company sales tactics can be aggressive. Salespeople will walk into a professor’s office unannounced to pitch a textbook, he said, or cold-call them. “They come and find you,” he said.
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