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Football players suspended for game after reports of shots fired By Cheyene Miller news@kykernel.com
Four freshman football players, Dorian Baker, Drew Barker, Tymere Dubose and Stanley Williams, were suspended from Saturday's game and will face further disciplinary action in connection with the shots fired Sunday night, UK Athletics announced at
about 7 p.m. Monday. UKPD continued its investigation into the shots fired on Monday, UK Police Chief Joe Monroe said, and identified all of the persons of interest in a picture from Sunday night that was captured on security cameras. Three BB guns connected to the incident were also recovered, Monroe said. Police in-
terviewed the people pictured and worked with the Office of Student Affairs, he added, and will meet with the Fayette County Attorney's office to determine what further actions will take place. Once the investigation is completed, Monroe said, the information will be turned over to the Office of Student Affairs to determine whether the UK
student code was violated. UK police found an airsoft pistol near the area on South campus where possible gunshots were reported Sunday evening, Monroe announced in a press conference Monday morning. The air-soft pistol was apparently tossed by one member of the group of persons of interest, Monroe said, and was
discovered near a wheelchair ramp behind Baldwin Hall next to the construction fence around 11:30 p.m. Sunday. According to Monroe, two witnesses heard the gun make a locking sound and thought they heard the gun hit something, causing them to believe the situation was dangerous. The UK and Lexington Police Departments investigated together and
cleared the area shortly after 11:30 p.m. Sunday. No injuries were reported related to the incident. “We don't know what they were firing at,” said Monroe, who added that air-soft guns and firearm look-alikes are prohibited on campus. “It's unclear what the moSee SHOTSFIRED on page 2
Kickin’ it for Kelly UK athletes rally behind 8-year-old boy with leukemia By Annie Dunbar sports@kykernel.com
Chemotherapy, radiation, and treatment are terms not often implemented in an eight year old’s vocabulary. For Kelly Melton of Science Hill, Ky., the vocabulary lesson came early. In November 2012, Kelly was taken to the doctor after having an earache. What presumably was a common sickness turned out to be much more than the Melton family could have imagined. Kelly was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at the age of six. “Leukemia is a form of cancer of the blood,” said Dr. Vlad Radulescu, a pediatric hematologist at the University of Kentucky. “The young blood cells in the bone marrow that are supposed to mature in white cells, red cells or platelets start dividing in an unchecked manner, take over the whole bone marrow and eventually infiltrate other organs.” Roughly two-thirds of Dr. Radulescu’s patients are under the age of 10 and Acute Lym-
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Kelly Melton, 8, plays Twister with DanceBlue chairs during DanceBlue at Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014.
phoblastic Leukemia, referred to as A.L.L., is the most common type of leukemia in children. A.L.L. has an “overall cure rate, in industrialized countries, between 80 and 90 percent,” Dr. Radulescu said. However, the process of curing this disease is lengthy, with roughly two and half to three years of chemotherapy, and sometimes involves radiation to the head.
ABOUT LEUKEMIA Leukemia, which is a form cancer of the blood, is a widespread disease that takes a drastic toll on the human body. According to the National Can-
For the past two years, Kelly and the Melton family have been battling this disease. When he goes into the Children’s Hospital for treatment, Kelly will spend roughly 50 nights in the hospital and is not allowed to go outside. To bring positivity into such a negative situation, Kelly’s family and supporters created the See KELLY on page 2
cer Institute, there were an estimated 302,800 people living with leukemia in the United States in 2011. People with the disease go through two to three years of treatment. “The person becomes sick due to their inability to control infection, in-
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Kelly Melton, left, and UK kicker Max Strong make faces while hanging out at the UK football Spring Game on April 26, 2014 at Commonwealth Stadium.
ability to stop bleeding and low number of red cells (anemia),” Dr. Radulescu, Pediatric Hematologist at the University of Kentucky, said. “They can develop large lymph nodes, large spleen, headaches, seizures.” However, with the advancement
of technology and research, the percentage of surviving after five years is 57.2% with treatment. “Unlike 30 years ago it offers a good prospect for cure with moderate, mostly manageable, long term side effects,” Dr. Radulescu said.
Suspension will impact UK’s chances against South Carolina ANNIE DUNBAR Kernel Columnist
The suspension of UK football players for violation of team rules will directly impact the Cats’ performance against SEC foe South Carolina. Four players were suspended from Saturday’s conference matchup in connection with reports of shots fired on campus Sunday evening, per UK Athletics. The four players, quarterback Drew Barker, running back Stanley Williams, wide receiver Dorian Baker and defensive end Tymere Dubose, are all freshmen. "Proper conduct is emphasized as a core value of our program," head coach Mark Stoops said, per UK Athletics. "If we have a situation in which someone who does not act according to our standards, we hold him accountable." Leading into one of the most important matchups of
the season, UK cannot afford to lose focus or offensive speed. The most impactful of the suspended players are Stanley Williams and Dorian Baker. Williams, who has played in all four games so far, has rushed for 101 yards, averaging 6.2 a game. Williams has tallied 279 allpurpose yards. Stoops and company utilize Williams’ explosive speed to take the field in the middle of the game and be a playmaker. Baker, who has also played in all four games, started at wideout in the Cats’ matchups against UT Martin and Ohio. He has tallied 122 receiving yards, averaging 11.1 yards a game. Baker ranks second amongst the Wildcats’ offense in catches behind freshman wide receiver Garrett Johnson. With the absence of Williams and Baker, the Cats lose offensive depth that has been a vital key to success thus far. This will especially have a negative impact on UK’s offense, who struggled against SEC bottom feeder Vanderbilt, with the hungry
South Carolina Gamecocks on the horizon.This incident is not the kind of national attention the Wildcats need, headed into Saturday. To overcome the situation, the players who are not directly involved need to stay focused and perform. Offensively, this means that the backfield and wideouts will have to step up in place of Williams and Baker, and make the break through plays that win games. While the players are currently suspended for the one
game, UK Police are still investigating. “We will be meeting tomorrow with the Fayette County Attorney's office to determine what actions should take place,” Chief of UK Police Joe Monroe said. “Once that investigation is completed, that information will be turned over to the Office of Student Affairs as dictated by university policy to investigate whether any violations of the code of student conduct have taken place."
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Kentucky’s Stanley ‘Boom’ Williams runs the ball during the game against Vanderbilt University at Commonwealth Stadium on Saturday.
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Doubtfire challenge hits UK By Blair Johnson news@kykernel.com
According to Mental Health America, 30,000 Americans commit suicide each year. Emory University in Atlanta, Ga., calculated in 2014 that there are more than 1,000 suicides on college campuses every year and that suicide is the third-leading cause of death among people ages 15 to 24. As September is National Suicide Prevention Month, the UK Counseling Center is sponsoring a Wildcat Wellness and Suicide Prevention Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 30 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Student Center Patio. In reference to Robin Williams’ role in the 1993 film “Mrs. Doubtfire,” Michael Scotti Jr. of Aberdeen, NJ created the hashtags “DoubtFireFace” and “SayHelloToSuicidePrevention” to raise awareness for suicide prevention. This challenge is similar to the ALS Ice Bucket
Challenge, Margaret Marks, a staff psychologist and coordinator of career counseling services said, but instead of ice water, one must get pied in the face. Marks said that UK’s student president Jake Ingram and vice president of student affairs Robert Mock will recieve a pie to the face at the fair. Marks said the fair will feature groups from campus and Lexington that help provide mental stability for the community, like UK’s VIP Center and the Lexington Healing Arts Academy. Marks said one reason that suicide happens is that people aren’t aware of the prevention resources around them, which is the main reason for the event. “We will have a table set up with magnets, cups, and other things to spread the word about our resources available,” said Emily Waits, a UHS registered dietician. “We See DOUBTFIRE on page 2
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UK offers suicide prevention training By Anne Halliwell news@kykernel.com
UK’s Counseling Center will provide Question, Persuade, Refer, or QPR, training at three times on Tuesday in Frazee Hall to teach students and faculty how to respond when they think someone they know may be considering suicide. The 75minute sessions will focus on gatekeeper or “the layperson’s” training, said Mary Chandler Bolin, the director of the Counseling Center. “When people are in distress ... the first place they go is probably not professionals,” Bolin said. “The idea is that at least (students) have got basic info, basic skill sets ... so the gatekeeper knows how to respond.” When a person considers suicide, they may not say so explicitly, Bolin said, or give out signals to a large group of people. QPR tightens the safety net around those people, Bolin said, allowing the people who are clued in to some extent to recognize the signs of depression or situations that could worsen their emotional state dramatically.
“The listener very often says nothing because they’re afraid they might make it worse, push the person in the direction of suicide,” Bolin said. Instead, she said, QPR teaches students to show concern and gather information in case professional help should be consulted.
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When people are in distress ... the first place they go is probably not professionals.” MARY CHANDLER BOLIN
director of the Counseling Center
It’s a very human reaction, Bolin said, to inquire about another person’s situation and check in periodically if something seems wrong or different. “I think what we have to do is slow down enough to reach out to people who might be in pain,” Bolin said. QPR, invented by founder Paul Quinnett currently a clinical assistant pro-
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fessor in the University of Washington School of Medicine, parallells CPR, Bolin said, with a series of steps to perform when something appears to be wrong. And like CPR, she said, training more people increases the likelihood that issues will be caught and the proper interventions can happen. Students can turn to oncampus resources like the Counseling Center or places like Lexington hospitals or the 24-7 National Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800273-TALK for the “Refer” part of the training, Bolin said. Although UK’s QPR training will focus on suicide prevention, Bolin said much of the technique can be applied to other difficult conversational topics like depression, difficult personal problems or heavy concerns that may not necessarily lead to thoughts of suicide. If you open the door to communication, down the road ... (they’ll be) more likely to come to you,” Bolin said. “It’s common sense ... but if you’re not slowing down enough to know that something’s different with a person you care about, you could miss it.”
JOSHUA HUFF Kernel Columnist
UK football cannot catch a break. According to the SEC Network, UK is ranked No. 13 in the weekly power rankings despite winning its first SEC contest in three years. The Cats are only ahead of Vanderbilt in the rankings, the team they beat this past Saturday, and are just behind Florida, whom they narrowly lost to back on Sept. 13. South Carolina travels to Commonwealth Stadium Saturday coming off a heartbreaking last second loss to Missouri and are having a season that has more ups and downs than a rollercoaster. The Gamecocks blew a 20-7 lead to the Tigers and lost their second home game of the season. UK could not have picked a better time to play the Gamecocks, but head coach Mark Stoops knows his team is in for a fight. “They’re a good team,” Stoops said. “At times they look absolutely dominant. Just like a lot of teams, they have potential.” The Gamecocks came into
the matchup against Missouri with a defense that was ranked next to last in the SEC with 36 points allowed per game. But despite a 13-point lead, South Carolina couldn’t keep the Tigers out of the end zone, even after holding Missouri’s quarterback Maty Mauk to 57 yards in the first half. “I know Coach Spurrier and their staff, they’ve been unhappy with inconsistent play at times,” Stoops said. UK will look to take advantage of South Carolina’s inefficient defense, but only if the Cats’ offense can regain some footing and put together consistent drives. “We’ve got to be more precise and execute better. We left a lot of runs on the field as well,” Stoops said. After a game against Vanderbilt in which there were two separate storylines - the regression of the offense and the outstanding performance of the defense - the Cats will enter the game offensively looking for consistency and brimming with confidence on the defense. Some of the blame on the offense should be placed on UK quarterback Patrick Towles. His four fumbles through the season (only one was lost) and four interceptions are hindering an offense that is heading into the meat
of its conference schedule. But whether it’s the shuffling of the offensive line or the inconsistency of the running backs, the running game has been ineffective. Ineffective to the point that UK’s leading rush attempt leader is Towles, who leads the offense with 49 rushing attempts and 205 rushing yards. Running back Braylon Heard is the only back that has more than 200 yards rushing, he has 22 yards. But Towles isn’t a running quarterback. Yes, his size masks his quickness but he is a more prototypical pocket passer. His throws, when he isn’t under pressure, are on point, but less and less Towles has had time to set and throw the ball. But I’m not going to sit here and criticize Towles. He has only four starts in his career at UK and even head coach Mark Stoops realizes that his team is far from perfect and has said that too much blame gets put on the quarterback. So the blame needs to be shifted from Towles to the offensive line. Towles has been sacked 10 times and the running backs have rushed for just 641 yards. If UK wants to compete with even a weak SEC East division, they need to effectively run the ball. And that starts at the line.
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‘Kickin’ It 4 Kelly’ motto after a conversation he had with his father, Harrison Melton. According to the Kickin’ it 4 Kelly website, Melton couldn’t help but break down watching his son battle this disease. Kelly told him, “Don’t worry, Dad. I’m going to kick this, and if I don’t, I’m going to go to heaven and be with Jesus, so don’t worry about it.” The motto expanded and reached athletes at UK. While shedding light on pediatric cancer, these athletes have made it a priority to give Kelly an escape from the grim walls of the Children’s Hospital and an opportunity to truly enjoy his childhood. “We have gone and seen kids a lot and usually it doesn’t end up (that) you keep going back and back to the same kid,” said UK kicker Max Strong. “But as soon as we had gone in and met Kelly, it was like we had known him our entire lives. He was like our best friend as soon as we walked in the room.” Landon Foster, who is the punter for the UK football team, had a similar reaction after meeting Kelly. “The first time you meet him, you can’t not hang out with him,” Foster said. “He’s electrifying, energetic, he just brightens up your day. He’s just a lot of fun. It brings back memories and gives you a chance to be a kid again.” Recently, Strong, Foster, UK Dance Team member Sarah Davis and NBA player Nerlens Noel have been the front runners for a ‘Kickin’ It 4 Kelly’ fundraiser. According to Foster, the family’s insurance dropped them after the first month of chemotherapy, leaving the Meltons with more than $100,000 in medical bills. "We started talking to his family about finances, and that was the first time I had ever spoken to them about that,” Strong said. “That hit us hard, realizing how much debt they were in and how much the medical bills were piling up. We thought that with the people we know, the connections we have, we can help this kid out. He’s done so much for us. His family has done so much for us letting us become a part of his life that it just seemed like the only choice to do something for them and give back to them.” In addition to raising money, one aspect of the fundraiser is to send Kelly to The Ellen DeGeneres Show because of their similar energetic personalities. “We haven’t even talked
tive was at this time, that's still under investigation,” Monroe said. Police obtained the photo of the group, which featured facial shots, through surveillance cameras on campus. The individuals then split up into two groups, Monroe said. Monroe encouraged anyone with information on the persons of interest to call the UK police department. “We're treating it very seriously,” Monroe said. “Any type of incident like this is a concern to us.”
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Max Strong takes Kelly Melton around Commonwealth Stadium during the UK football 2014 Spring Game.
to Kelly about Ellen,” Strong said. “Obviously most people have heard of Ellen or have seen one of her shows. She’s just so charismatic and energetic too, so we just feel like if Ellen got to meet Kelly, she would love him. They would have so much fun out there talking on stage and she could get his real personality to come out. That’s what we want, we want people to see Kelly for who he really is.” The group has sent out campus-wide emails to help spread the word about the fundraiser, which has accumulated $13,744 in funds for Kelly’s medical bills; the goal is to raise $100,000. The fundraiser also created a #KellyToEllenShow that has been pushed on social media to put the cause on a national platform. Foster and Strong described Kelly as energetic, enthusiastic and positive. But a characteristic that Strong emphasized is how caring and compassionate Kelly is; if a bystander asks, he has a lineup of stories to share. Strong said that Kelly has a mission every time he comes to Lexington for treatment. “He’ll use his allowance money from that week to go buy candy so he can make sure all of the nurses at the hospital get candy,” Strong said. Strong also shared a personal story about Kelly’s compassionate personality. In May, when a toy cart was making its way around the
Children’s Hospital, Kelly’s initial thought was to pick a toy for the person who he knew had the closest birthday. It just happened to be Strong. Kelly gave up his toy for the week and picked out a box of Legos for Strong. Even though Kelly wouldn’t see him for a couple of months and Legos were his favorite, Kelly kept the box of Legos, unopened, just for Strong. “You would think that a kid in his circumstances, it would be hard for him to worry about other people before himself, obviously he’s got stuff to worry about, his treatment, what’s going on,” Strong said. “But he doesn’t think about that at all — he just wants you to be happy when he’s spending time with you. He wants to make sure that whatever you’re doing, you’re enjoying also. He puts people before himself.” Foster and Strong have made it their prerogative to become a fun outlet for Kelly from treatment through Nerf gun wars, building with Legos and trips to wildlife preserves. While many focus on how these athletes are affecting Kelly, Foster believes Kelly has affected his life more than he has affected Kelly’s. “He’s really the one who’s changed us and our outlook on life,” Foster said. “He’s always been the happy child, the happy go-getter, always enjoying every minute of life.”
want the students to know they have a place to come to for free services here on campus.” After the Wellness Fair, the VIP Center will hold a
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A group is shown walking on campus in a still from surveillence footage after reports of shots fired put South campus on lockdown late Sunday.
“QPR-A-THON” to teach students, faculty and staff how intervene when they think someone they know might be at risk of attempting suicide. “Suicide is considered an act of violence on oneself,” Marks said. “When someone talks to a peer
about suicide, the most common response they receive is silence. This doesn’t help that individual. We want to change this and provide everyone with the tools they need to be more sufficient at intervening and preventing suicide.”
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Constitution Day more than what was covered As I followed news coverage of Constitution Week at UK '14, a raspy voice from nearly 35 years ago came back to me. An old-timer at the Chicago Tribune turned to the new kid in the newsroom and explained, “98 percent of what you read in the Tribune is true, except the 2 percent you have personal knowledge of.” So as the late great Paul Harvey would say, “And now, the rest of the story ...” Twenty-five students, mostly Fall freshmen in an Honors Program class, worked with me for 21 straight days to deliver six hours of programming for Constitution Week at UK '14. On Monday, Sept. 15, U.S. Rep. Andy Barr explained the constitutional issues surrounding gay marriage to my Journalism 101 class and others in a call-in from Washington, D.C. We had billed the event, open to the public, as “A Conversation with U.S. Rep. Andy Barr on the U.S. Constitution” before the president's speech called Congress back to work on terrorism. Two visitors to the class were a prospective student from Ohio and her Dad, who said he was impressed that the congressman would take time to call. On Tuesday, Sept. 16, Mayor Jim Gray and Anthany Beatty, UK's assistant vice president for public safety, looked my Hon-
ors students in the eye on stage to explain their positions on jobs, Rupp Arena, sexual assault, sales taxes and going green. Also on Tuesday, David Patterson, the Libertarian Party candidate for the U.S. Senate, told the crowd why the U.S. Constitution is so important to him and why young voters need to get into the game of democracy. He will reprise some of those points in “Ballot Bomb: Exploring the Young Voter Explosion,” my fifth KET program set to air statewide on Monday night, Oct. 20. On Wednesday, Sept. 17, Cpl. Matthew Bradford held my shoulder as he walked with a cane across the stage to the lectern to open our official Constitution Day celebration. Bradford enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps at 19 years old after Sept. 11, 2001. He ended up in Iraq on the wrong side of an explosion that would cost him both legs and his eyesight. He would recover and become the first blind double amputee to re-enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps. He now is a student in my Journalism 101 class aspiring to a radio career. Cpl. Bradford delivered an inspiring speech on the meaning of the U.S. Constitution and the role of the military starting with the American Revolution, saying, “They fought to the death for a country; united and for our own rights.” He added that young
voters need to pay attention to the election of a president who may send them to war someday. After the applause, I invited anyone who wished to meet a true American hero to come up on stage. Dozens of high school students lined up to shake his hand and thank him for his service to our country. You can see a photo of the Marine standing at attention at center stage with those smiling high school students all around him. One of my Honors students' goals for Constitution Day was to make people feel more patriotic. They succeeded. After a write-in candidate for the U.S. Senate unexpectedly turned the lectern radioactive and a high school teacher jumped on stage to denounce him, I looked at Kentucky Journalism Hall of Famer Al Cross and said, “You're next.” Without hesitation, Cross, former president of the national Society of Professional Journalists, ambled across the stage and headed for the lectern to deliver an impromptu and impassioned defense of the First Amendment. “You just witnessed in this hall a laboratory experiment about the extent and nature of free speech,” said Cross, director of UK's Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues. Then Kentucky Treasurer Todd Hollenbach stepped up to the podium, denounced the write-in candidate for spewing a
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Continuing Resolution quietly passed in Congress MATT YOUNG Kernel Columnist
Elections are just a few weeks away, which means until early November, Congress will pretend that they care about ordinary people like you and me. If you pay any attention to politics, you might have realized that something is noticeably different right now than it was at this time last year. With little to no fanfare, the fact that the government is still running, and doing so without cutthroat ideological tantrums, has slid under the radar almost as quietly as Hope Solo's domestic violence issues. On Sept. 17, the House passed a Continuing Resolution, which included funding for both the ISIS (don't-call-this-a-war) war, and emergency measures to try to quell the West African Ebola epidemic. A Continuing Resolution essentially says that Congress has failed to do its job of passing a budget, and will keep the government functioning at current spending levels for the near future – in this case, mid-December. The Senate passed the House bill without any changes, which in itself is rare, and a statement of the fact that this Continuing Resolution is about one thing only: the
elections. There are few times when the concerns of voters take precedent over the lobbying interests of big money in D.C. Those few times, coincidentally, happen almost exclusively during September and October of even-numbered years. Last year during the government shutdown, Republicans took a huge hit. Poll numbers dropped, and most voters blamed the gridlock on the GOP. Billions of dollars were lost, thousands of workers were furloughed, and millions of voters were upset, to say the least. So what is different this time around? Not the debt – that is still at a record high. Not the people – the Senate and House still have the same leadership, and mostly the same membership. The difference is that the Republicans have a chance at taking the majority in the Senate. A shutdown now would devastate their chances. While many House districts have become easily winnable for whichever party holds them, the House wants a Republican majority in the Senate almost as badly as Mitch McConnell wants it. This would be the ultimate nuisance to the President. After the last government shutdown, for which Republicans took most of the blame, poll numbers dropped significantly. Only one in four voters approved
of the way Republicans handled the shutdown, and it may have cost them the governors seat in Virginia; it definitely cost them credibility. Pushing for another shutdown would hand Alison Lundergan Grimes the perfect ammunition to pin McConnell as the Guardian of Gridlock she insists he is. Conress' approval rating continues to hover near the level where only friends and family think they do a good job, and much if this comes from the view (whether right or wrong) that Republicans refuse to do anything. But don't go thinking this is a turning point inside the beltway. McConnell has been very clear that he wants to revisit the Continuing Resolution in December, when funding will again expire – conveniently after the elections. Because of voters' collective short-term memory, there is little risk of harming the party overall. But there are still deficits, albeit sustainable, and significantly smaller ones (just don't tell that to a Republican). There are also still budgets and tax rates that don't begin with the number zero. As long as that is the case, a fiscal fistfight is right around the corner. Matt Young is a journalism and political science senior. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.
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“bunch of hooey” and sounded more like a constitutional law professor than a public servant known for saving taxpayers money. Hollenbach wrapped up, then returned to the mic for one last word: He explained that he had picked up a voter registration card to hand to his 18year-old son, a freshman at UK. No better way to end Constitution Day, as another goal for the student organizers was to empower young voters. Two students from Bethlehem High School in Bardstown thanked me for inviting them, and my Honors students expressed awe at what happened and marveled at the orderly transition of speakers following the drama. Asked to reflect on the experience, the Honors students wrote with impressive maturity. One said the high school students “probably had a much better discussion on the ride home about the freedom of speech than if some boring, typical politician spoke.” Thank you for listening. I write to you not in my professional capacity as a UK employee, but as a citizen eyewitness to history that has been lost in news coverage. This message has been brought to you by the First Amendment. Buck Ryan, director of the Citizen Kentucky Project of the Scripps Howard First Amendment. Email buck.ryan@uky.edu.