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ARAMARK UK’s Board of Trustees approves university’s contract with Aramark that will encompass dining, facilities and other aspects of student life
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CALIPARI’S CONTRACT
CONSTRUCTION
A.J.’S ROOKIE DEAL
With money on the table, John Calipari can’t help himself but to look over UK’s shoulder.
An up-close look at the many changes taking place around campus.
UK All-American A.J. Reed signs a deal with Major League Baseball’s Houston Astros.
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NEWS
SPORTS
Gun use at schools irks Obama By Stephanie Haven MCT
WASHINGTON — In the wake of a shooting Tuesday morning at an Oregon high school, President Barack Obama spoke passionately about the need for gun control legislation while participating in a Tumblr question-and-answer session about college affordability. "We're the only developed country on Earth where this happens, and it happens now once a week," Obama said. "The fact that 20 six-year-olds were gunned down in the most violent fashion and this town couldn't do anything about it was stunning to me," Obama added, referencing the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. "The only thing that's going to change is public opinion. If public opinion does not demand change in Congress, it will not change." In an event billed as a push for college affordability, Obama answered questions on a live stream on the White House's Tumblr account alongside Tumblr CEO David Karp, 27, who asked the president about a dozen questions in the hourlong event. Obama talked about his empathy for Richard Martinez, whose son was killed in a shooting at the University of California, Santa Barbara, late last month. The president said gun violence in the United States is "off the charts," but that passing legislation through Congress to restrict who purchases guns is "not even possible." "We should be ashamed of that," Obama said. "A lot of people will say this is a mental health problem," Obama added. "The U.S. does not have a monopoly on crazy people. It's not the only country that has psychosis and yet we kill each other in these mass shootings." Preceding the event, thousands submitted questions to a Tumblr online account created for the event called "ObamaIRL" — the last three letters stand for "in real life" — through 5 p.m. Eastern time Monday when the forum closed.
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Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari talks to James Young (1), Andrew Harrison (5), and Alex Poythress (22) during an SEC Tournament game. UK gave Calipari a seven-year, $52 million contract extension that raised his average salary per season to $7.5 million. The contract runs through the 2020-21 season.
Calipari is lured by the attention of others Money is no influence on UK’s head coach despite recent lucrative raise John Calipari does a lot of things well for the program. He recruits to a level that no other coach has reached in the last six years. He pushes 18 and 19year-olds with verbal abandonment on the court before showering them with praise when the team puts it all together. He massages the program’s ego NICK GRAY with statements Kernel Columnist like “We are college basketball.” In a sense, Calipari and UK are perfect for each other — two elites joined together at the hip, wanting to win and be the center of college basketball all at the same time. But elites are polarizing, and attention always finds them, no matter the circumstances. When UK gave Calipari a seven-year, $52 million contract extension last week, the thinking behind it was obvious. With Calipari earning over $7 million a year, an NBA
franchise would have to exceed $8 million a year in negotiations with Calipari should though ever happen. A college coach who has already failed once in the NBA presumably would not get an offer in that price range. Four days later, Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Brett Dawson reported that Calipari and the Cleveland Cavaliers were in “deep talks” about the Cavaliers’ head coaching vacancy before the official signing of his contract extension with UK. Contract talks with Cleveland exceeded $8 million a year. These talks began in May, weeks after Calipari and UK agreed on the extension, according to the Yahoo report. He confirmed that he discussed open coaching positions in the NBA on Kentucky Sports Radio on Monday, but wasn’t specific about which teams he talked with. This is not the first time that Calipari has looked around the shoulder of one elite program to glance at other options. It’s how he came to UK, spurning Memphis
even after telling local media that he was going to stay a long time days before he accepted the job in Lexington. He’s been tied to NBA jobs in the past, through his time at UMass, Memphis and UK. The attention follows him. And if he didn’t like all the attention, he wouldn’t invite it back in during a time in which he was recovering from a hip replacement and holding book signings for his book, “Players First.” No amount of money is going
to keep Calipari’s eyes on Lexington and UK. The aura of NBA, whose franchises are adding higher revenues each and every year, is there. He does a lot of things well for the program. But he keeps his options open. For someone as polarizing as Calipari, that’s a dangerous proposition for his employer, who can only throw money at him and hope something more enticing and more lucrative does not come his way.
CALIPARI’S CONTRACT EXTENSION NUMBERS (previous contract terms in parenthesis): 2014-15 season: $6,550,000 ($4,500,000)
2018-19 season: $8,050,000 ($5,000,000)
2015-16 season: $7,050,000 ($4,500,000)
2019-20 season: $8,050,000 ($5,000,000)
2016-17 season: $7,300,000 ($4,600,000)
2020-21 season: $8,050,000 ($5,000,000)
2017-18 season: $7,800,000 ($4,800,000)
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NEWS
UK, Aramark agree to 15-year dining deal Privatized dining agreement will result in more campus dining facilities, cheaper meal prices By Nick Gray ngray@kykernel.com
The UK Board of Trustees approved a 15-year, $245 million contract agreement between the university and Aramark that will complete the university’s transition to privatized dining but includes money set aside for new establishments The agreement includes $84 million in “project investments”, which includes erecting New Commons, which will be located at of Hilltop and University Drive. The building will also serve as a Living Learning UK and Aramark will add dining areas throughout both Central Halls, Haggin Hall and the new science buidling, which will be constructed this fall. The privatization of dining comes two years after UK did the same in regards to student housing development.
“Both initiatives place as a priority our top goal as an institution — doing what is best for our students,” UK President Eli Capilouto said in a release. “We are placing students first — in how they live, how they eat, where they learn and how we prepare them through a first-class education alongside a stellar faculty and staff.” Brock Meade, a member of United Students against Sweatshops on campus, has been one of the biggest detractors against private dining. The proposed contract detailed fines for Aramark “We are concerned about the lack of punishment in the deal,” Meade said. “As long as Aramark can exceed the fines in profits, they'll make money. Historically, it's what they've done.” An out-of-state company coming into the university and keeping the quality and connection to students and the state is not feasible,
Meade said. “Our dining services have been managed by students and the university, and the students drive it,” he said, adding that Aramark is based out-of-state in Philadelphia. “I don't think (Aramark) will have the sense of community as would a dining service based in Lexington.” The contract details a growing dedication to Kentucky Proud and locally sourced food. After a 11 percent increase from the 2013-14 school year to 2014-15, local food must be used by Aramark at increase of at least five percent per year. Numbers projected by UK and Aramark show that meal plan prices will decrease with the new partnership across the board. The minimum meal plan will drop from $1,350 to $1,325 while other plans will drop by as much as 25 percent. The partnership between the university and Aramark include the
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Awali Alomari, english as a second language sophomore, orders food from Ovid’s Express in the Student Center. UK will add several new dining options during the next four years.
addition of new contemporary eating establishments such as Panera Bread Company, which will be on campus in Fall 2015. In his presentation Tuesday, Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration Eric Monday said students
preferred options such as Panera in a survey in 2013. UK will have Greens to Go available as an option in Fall 2014. Greens to Go will be a healthy alternative option than those currently on campus, Monday said.
Crowdfunding, event established for burned Sav’s Grill owner
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Mamadou Savané suffered second-degree burns on parts of his body after a cooking accident at his restaurant on June 3. Friends have set up funding to help his recovery and his restaurant.
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The owners of Smiley Pete, Chuck Creacy and Chirs Eddie, will hold an event at their offices from 6-10 p.m. on June 16 for Mamadou "Sav" Savané, the owner of Sav’s Grill and West African cuisine, suffered second-degree burns to his body in a cooking accident at his restaurant. On June 3, Savané was lifting a boiling pot filled with peanut sauce when it slipped out of his hands. The pot held a larger batch than usual because of the lunch rush. The boiling sauce spilled onto Savané, producing second-degree burns on 50 percent of his body, according to Creacy. Savané was taken to the University of Kentucky's Chandler Hospital, where he was placed in intensive care for a week. He is out of intensive care but will stay in the hospital for the time being.
Savané's 19-year-old son, Bangaly, will take over the restaurant while he is recovering. Savante taught his son the recipes a few weeks before the accident, according to Creacy. Savané does have life insurance, but funding from other means will be needed. A page on the crowdfunding website Giveforward titled "Feast of Love 4 Sav" was created by the Smiley Pete owners. That page has collected over $40,000 as of 4 p.m. on Wednesday. The event to raise money for Savané’s medical care will feature a "MasterChef" watch party with food and drinks available, and admission will be $5. STAFF REPORT
NEWS
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Construction crews work on the new Haggin Hall on Central Campus in Lexington, Ky., on Tuesday, June 10, 2014.
Summer construction causes demolitions, closures As UK moves on with the renovation process around campus, several areas will be affected by construction and demolitions this summer and into the fall.
Donovan Hall — The all-female dorm built in 1955 will be demolished on June 23, according to UK. Debris from the demolition will be cleared by August so that construction on the $100 million science building can be constructed.
Wenner Gren Research building — Located at Washington Avenue and Rose Street, the building that holds the university's biodynamics lab is
scheduled to be torn down on July 28.
Rose Street — On July 7, Rose Street between Huguelet Drive and Funkhouser Drive will be closed to traffic, and the section of Rose Street from Columbia Avenue to Funkhouser Drive will be restricted to local traffic. According to an email from UK parking, the road closures will last until September 2015.
Washington Avenue — Washington Avenue from South Limestone to Gladstone Avenue will close on June 16 and will reopen on July 7. On that date, that section will reopen, and the sec-
tion of Washington Avenue from Rose Street to Gladstone Avenue will be closed to traffic.
North campus dorms — The university will spend $2.18 million from the university’s general fund to demolish Jewell Hall, Boyd Hall, Holmes Hall and Keeneland Hall, UK spokesman Jay Blanton said. Demolition will take place throughout out the summer, Blanton said, and will be complete by Oct. 1. No specific demolition dates were given.
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NEWS
SPORTS
Record budget approved
Reed agrees to rookie contract with Astros
By Nick Gray ngray@kykernel.com
The UK Board of Trustees approved a $3.1 billion budget for the 2014-15 school year that is fueled by a growing enrollment and a revenue increase in UK HealthCare. Student enrollment is projected at 29,385, with 4,800 freshmen coming in next school year. It's the highest number of freshman students that have been at UK, and 34 percent will come from out-of-state. Tuition rates for out-of-state students grew eight percent, as approved by the board in May. In-state students will have tuition increases by five percent. Tuition revenue will increase, but trustee David Hawpe said it benefits the university's perception too. "It demonstrates to the commonwealth that there is a very-high, quality opportunity (at UK)," Hawpe said. "They see UK as a more secure and satisfying future. The phenomenon is not just more students, but better students. They're more prepared. We're getting better students. That reputation of UK as a high-quality institution is growing." The budget had to move along with the decrease in state funding, which dropped below 10 percent of the school’s budget for the first time. Hawpe said that the tuition raise is the result of the state’s decrease in funding and is a “troubling” trend. "We are growing as an institution because the best and brightest students in the region, along with their families, see UK as the right investment for their futures," UK president Eli Capilouto said in a release. "With the leadership of the Board of Trustees, we are charting an aggressive path toward a bright future, but we still need the state as a partner in that journey, if we are to honor our mission as the source of answers to the Commonwealth's most intractable challenges." The university’s budget grew by 10 percent from $2.7 billion in the 2013-14 school year even with 1.5 percent reduction in state bonds. That growth is tied to UK HealthCare. UK HealthCare earned $1.1 billion in revenue in the 2013-14 school year, which was a 17.6 percent increase from the year before. “I do know that the University expected a growth in the number of paying patients,” he said. “With the Affordable Care Act, we assumed that the number of charity patiences would go down and the paying patiences would go up. And it did.” UK will fund a two percent increase in the pool for merit-based salaries. The raise comes on the heels of a five percent pool raise in the 201314 school year. 6 | Summer Edition | 6.12.14
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National Player of the Year and UK junior two-way player A.J. Reed agreed to terms with the Houston Astros on his rookie deal with a bonus expected to be $1.35 million. The deal was first reported by Fox 26’s Mark Berman in Houston. The junior first baseman and pitcher was selected with the 43rd overall selection — and the first selection in the second round — of the MLB Draft last week. The Astros announced Reed as a first baseman during the selection. Reed batted .336 with 23 home runs and 73 runs batted in, leading the SEC in the latter two categories. He also racked up a 12-2 record with a 2.09 earned run average on the mound as the Cats’ Friday starter. Reed garnered National Player of the Year honors from Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America along with earning the SEC Player of the Year distinction in a vote of conference coaches last month. Reed signed his contract after passing a physical on Wednesday in Houston, UK
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Junior first baseman and pitcher A.J. Reed was selected with the 43rd overall selection of the MLB Draft by the Houston Astros after a junior two-way campaign where Reed led the SEC in both home runs, RBI and wins.
Athletics spokesman Brent Ingram said. His bonus is at slot value set by the MLB. “It’s just about getting a chance to play pro ball and working my way up and making it to the major leagues," Reed said after he was drafted on June 5. “That’s been a dream my whole life. So, the money is
great and having a million dollars is great, but my ultimate goal is to play in the major leagues for an extended period of time." Reed was the program’s highest draft pick since 2011 and the eighth-highest pick overall. He headlined a quintet of
UK baseball draftees. The five included Reed, junior centerfielder Austin Cousino (3rd round, Seattle), junior pitcher Chandler Shepherd (13rd round, Boston), junior third baseman Max Kuhn (13th round, Oakland) and senior catcher Micheal Thomas (22nd round, Detroit).
NEWS
GOP regroups after Cantor loses primary By William Douglas MCT
WASHINGTON — The jarring defeat of House of Representatives Majority Leader Eric Cantor in a Republican primary ripped through Congress on Wednesday, driving members to question whether the Virginia congressman was an ERIC CANTOR isolated case or a broad warning sign likely to doom even slim chances of changes in such hot-button issues as immigration or voting rights. Some said Cantor invited the
stunning upset by losing touch with his district, opening the door to the successful challenge by tea partypowered political novice David Brat. Others said Cantor did it by inviting compromise with Democrats on immigration revisions. Either way, it was likely to have a chilling effect on lawmakers worried about elections this year and a House already prone to gridlock. “I think it's made everything much more uncertain,” said former Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, who was the first Congress member defeated by the tea party in 2010. That doesn't bode well for significant action in a Congress that already struggles with passing what used to be routine measures to pay its bills,
let alone controversial measures. “Every politician's immediate concern is their election, and they're trying to figure out how Cantor's defeat impacts them,” said former Rep. Lee Hamilton, D-Ind., the director of the Center on Congress at Indiana University. “This calibration distracts from legislation and contributes to inertia in Congress. I'm afraid that even less will get done.” Put overhauling the nation's immigration laws at the top of the list. More than anything, Cantor was probably a casualty of immigration. As he considered Obama administration and Senate proposals to revamp immigration laws, Cantor advocated a limited legalization path for those brought into the United
States as children. That allowed Brat to hammer him as a flip-flopper soft on illegal immigration, an approach that resonated in a congressional district that's grown more conservative. Prospects for Congress passing new immigration measures were bleak before Cantor's defeat. Now the chances of lawmakers dealing with it this year are nil. “It was always going to be a tough mountain to climb,” said Bill Dal Col, an immigration-overhaul supporter and Republican strategist who managed billionaire Steve Forbes' presidential campaigns in 1996 and 2000. “It just got tougher. I think this may make it a harder sell for those on the fence.”
Hamilton agreed, saying, “Certainly this sets back immigration in a big way.” Supporters of overhauling the immigration system said Cantor's ouster was his own fault for not taking a definitive position on the issue. They noted that conservative Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who supports a comprehensive immigration overhaul, handily won his primary Tuesday. “Eric Cantor's loss is about local politics more than immigration,” said Ali Noorani, the executive director of the National Immigration Forum, an advocacy group. “At the same time, he tried to play both sides of the immigration debate, and he got burned.”
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