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Cats upset South Carolina
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Kentucky’s running back Jojo Kemp zigzags through the defense during the second half against South Carolina at Commonwealth Stadium on Saturday.
Fans rush the field after win against Gamecocks UK football stunned South Carolina Saturday night with a 45-38 victory over the Gamecocks in front of 62,135 fans. It was the Cats’ second win over South Carolina in their last 15 attempts. Running back Jojo Kemp was instrumental in the Cats’ win with 131 rushing yards on 17 attempts, scoring three touchdowns on the night. Fans stormed the field after the Cats’ victory. The win marked the first time UK won a second-consecutive SEC game since 2009. See page 4 for coverage
Events highlight mental health By Kendra Smith news@kykernel.com
The National Alliance on Mental Illness will be hosting three events this week to raise support for Mental Illness Awareness Week. “I tell people every day (mental illness) is a medical model like any other illness," said University Health Services clinical director Ann Hays. "You’re not afraid to come to the doctor for a cold; you shouldn’t be afraid to take care of your mental health.” There will be a depression screening from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday on the second floor of the Student Center, said public relations officer Gail Hairston. The UK counseling center will be partnering with NAMI during this event, Hairston said, which will also check for mental illnesses beyond depression. At 6 p.m. Thursday, a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at the Fayette County Mental Health Court. According to the NAMI website, this event will celebrate the creation of a system that treats mental illness as a effectively. These events will culminate in the NAMIWalks fundraiser on Saturday at Masterson Station Park. Registration begins at 10 a.m. and the
walk begins at 11 a.m. After the walk, there will be games, food, live entertainment, vendors and more, according to the NAMI website. “The most common issues for college students are anxiety, depression, and addiction disorders,” said digital and mass communication senior Olivia McCoy, a social media intern for the UK Office of Public Relations and Marketing. If students suspect a friend or acquaintance is struggling with a mental illness, they can submit a referral to the Community of Concern, a panel of UK staff who assist in health and safety referrals, McCoy said. A student health fee is included in the tuition costs for full-time students, McCoy said. This allows students to use the University Health Services and visit the Behavioral Health Clinic if they feel they need to discuss mental health-related issues. According to the Counseling Center in Frazee Hall is another resource for students, McCoy added. The UK counseling website, the center’s services are free for students with at least six credit hours. “With such stressors as midterms coming up, it's important to know how stress can affect students and what services are available to combat mental health issues," McCoy said.
Kentucky’s defensive end Za’Darius Smith makes his way through the crowd after the game against South Carolina at Commonwealth Stadium on Saturday. UK upset South Carolina 45-38.
Group urges voter registration By Anne Halliwell ahalliwell@kykernel.com
As the Monday deadline for general election voter registration approaches, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth ramped up its efforts to reach young and minority voters, said deputy director for voter empowerment Enchanta Jackson. In four weeks of work on 15 Kentucky campuses, the group has registered about 1,000 voters for the Nov. 4 election, Jackson said. “We’re really trying to go into areas that are marginalized or that political parties don’t really target,” Jackson said. “This week was the last opportunity.”
The nonpartisan organization focusing on participation in elections and social justice underwent 48 hours of “Voter Madness” in a last-ditch effort to include Lexington residents in the voting process.
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eating at the cafeteria.” The three or four KFTC people talking to students on campus every day were usually able to reach 150 to 200 people per day, said voter empowerment organizer Tyler Offerman, who was
We’re really trying to go into areas that are marginalized or that political parties don’t really target.”
ENCHANTA JACKSON, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth “We were at Waffle Houses, we were at Tolly Ho, we were at nightclubs,” Jackson said. “Just making sure we don’t just register people who are
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Co-engineering graduate student Rohith Jayaram and voter empowerment organizer Greg Capillo register Ben Barlow at the Lexington Farmer's Market Saturday.
part of the group of organizers and volunteers who walked around UK’s campus. Of those who stop, about half register to vote or sign up to receive KFTC’s voter guide, a survey sent out to political candidates that outlines their stances on political issues, Offerman added. “We don’t endorse any candidates, we don’t tell people who to vote for,” Offerman said. “Obviously we’re really big on getting people to vote ... but we assume you’re an intelligent, rational person and you’ll make your own choices.” Students also receive information about issues that affect them directly like position on state university funding and student loans, Offerman said. “Young people have
the most to lose from youth inaction,” Offerman said. “We’ll have to live with these consequences the most.” Vocal music education and spanish senior Austin Norrid said he appreciates when people are already registered to vote by the time he and other KFTC volunteers approach them about getting involved and want more information. “Democracy is important to me and I feel like the U.S. is on the precipice of change,” Norrid said. Biochemistry freshman Regan Lee said she was looking for more information about the candidates, as she hadn’t learned much about their positions on political issues. “I think people my age need to be more involved in politics in general,” Lee said. Biology freshman Nicaia Nash agreed that students who can vote, should vote. “I think you should play your part in being a U.S. citizen,” Nash said. After the Monday deadline passes, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth will begin handing out the voter guide surveys on campus, Offerman said. “We’ll be in it for the long haul,” Offerman said. “We’re out here until Nov. 4.”
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Americans still not feeling recovery with job growth MATT YOUNG Kernel Columnist
On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the monthly jobs report. Again, over 200,000 jobs were created, and unemployment fell below six percent. But most Americans don’t feel a recovery. Most Americans are still struggling, and if you dig deeper into the economic portrait, it almost becomes depressing. The headline numbers from the jobs report tell us one thing: how many people looking for jobs found them. More meaningful than those numbers are what types of jobs people found, how much they are being paid and whether or not they are still looking at all. When these ingredients are baked into the economic cake, the unemployment rate and job creation numbers become just the sweet icing on a very burnt and bitter dish. The labor force participation rate for September was 62.7 percent — the lowest it has been since 1978. Many people are so discouraged that they have simply given up looking for a job altogether. The underemployment rate — people who work part-time but want to work full-time—
continues to hover above 15 percent, again, the worst in decades. There are now over 28 million people working part-time jobs in the U.S., and only 44.8 percent of adults in the U.S. are employed fulltime. It’s not just that the jobs aren’t great; they are low paying too. The U.S. has more low-paying jobs than any other nation in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Net worth of the U.S. household is 36 percent lower than it was a decade ago. The median income for families is down five percent since just 2010, and median wealth is down 20 percent in the last three decades. That sentence needs to be stressed again—most Americans are poorer now than they were in 1984. All of this puts the richest country in the world at number 19 in the world for income. It used to be that going to college and getting an education was the way out of poverty. Now we see over a quarter million college grads working for minimum wage. For students who have to take on student loans, their economic potential can be regressed by a decade. Of course dropping out of college isn’t the answer, as college graduates are still far better off comparatively. But where a college degree used to give you a leg up, it is now
the minimum benchmark for most jobs. These depressing numbers are not meant to crush anybody’s hopes; they are a reality check. This is a call to action. Having lived abroad, I still firmly believe this is the greatest place to be. We cannot blame our weak economy on the president, as this falls on everyone in D.C. and both parties for deferring to Wall Street and the ultra-rich. Our delegates have decided they care more about billionaires than they do about us. Historically, post-recession income gains went to the bottom 90 percent of earners. That flipped after 1980, when they started going overwhelmingly to the top 10 percent. The latest recession is the first in modern history where the income of the bottom 90 percent has actually fallen. The economy has been slanted to favor the rich and trickle-down economics has failed. Average Americans are not getting a fair shot. Voting booths open in one month. We can use our votes to demand our delegates actually represent us, not just the rich. The last time we saw an economy so largely divided was just before the Great Depression. Let that sink in. Matt Young is a journalism and political science senior. Email opinions @kykernel.com
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Kentucky students rush the field after the win against South Carolina at Commonwealth Stadium.
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UK stuns South Carolina Kemp, defense key in 45-38 triumph over Gamecocks By Annie Dunbar sports@kykernel.com
Under the bright lights of Commonwealth Stadium, UK football stunned South Carolina with a hard fought 45-38 victory over the Gamecocks in front of the raucous 62,135 blacked out spectators. South Carolina scored the first touchdown of the game by marching 79 yards in 19 plays on its opening drive. It was the first touchdown the UK defense allowed in the first half of a game this season. The Gamecocks utilized an effective running game led by running back Mike Davis, who rushed seven times for 41 yards on the drive, and ended it with the touchdown. Davis also had a 40-yard run on South Carolina’s next offensive drive on a 2-and28 play, silencing the near capacity crowd. The first quarter ended with South Carolina threatening to score again on UK’s seven-yard line. The second quarter started much like the first, with another Davis touchdown coming from a two-yard run. It took the Cats’ defense until the 11:43 mark of the quarter to hold the Gamecocks to a three-and-out drive. UK was effective in its ensuing offensive drive thanks to crisp passes from quarterback Patrick Towles, marching down to South Carolina’s three-yard line.
Running back Jojo Kemp took the next snap directly and broke into the endzone to pull UK within a touchdown. The Cats got the ball back late in the quarter with a chance to tie the game, but a Towles fumble was recovered by the Gamecocks at UK’s 34-yard line. UK’s defense managed to hold South Carolina to just a field goal after the turnover. The Cats’ offense then responded with authority, going 73 yards in just three plays, including a 38-yard score from a direct snap to running back Braylon Heard. After a late first-half interception by South Carolina quarterback Dylan Thompson, UK capitalized with a 47-yard field goal to send the game into halftime tied at 17. UK grabbed its first lead minutes into the second half when Towles connected with wide receiver Ryan Timmons for a 48-yard score. But that lead was shortlived, as the Gamecocks went 85 yards in six plays on their next possession, tying the game. After a stalled UK drive, South Carolina responded with another long drive for a touchdown. Wide receiver Pharoh Cooper capped off the 91-yard drive with a 12-yard touchdown reception to give South Carolina the lead once more. But South Carolina was not done. After yet another stalled UK drive, the Gamecocks scored again with
Kemp vital to UK win JOSHUA HUFF Kernel Columnist
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Kentucky linebacker Josh Forrest tackles a South Carolina wide receiver at Commonwealth Stadium on Saturday.
Davis’ third touchdown of the game, grabbing a 38-24 lead over the Cats. With the momentum completely in South Carolina’s favor during the fourth quarter, the Cats needed a touchdown desperately. That’s when they turned to their most successful play: direct snaps to Kemp out of the Wildcat offense formation. Thanks to Kemp and the offensive scheme, the Cats drove 47 yards down the field for the score they needed, bringing them within one touchdown of South Carolina. All UK needed now was for its defense to stop Davis and the Gamecocks. And stop them they did, getting the ball back with just under six minutes left in the game. The Cats went back to the Wildcat formation and Kemp took advantage. Taking direct snaps, Kemp drove UK seven plays for 75 yards and ran it in for
his third touchdown on the game. With the game tied at 38 with less than three minutes left to play, UK’s defense looked to get another crucial stop. That stop came with an interception by defensive end Bud Dupree, who ran it back for the game-leading touchdown, igniting the crowd in a stadium-wide cheering roar. With one chance left, the Gamecocks had to rely on their quarterback to pull the game even with just over two minutes remaining. But Thompson proceeded to dash any hope of a comeback when he lofted a pass down the field that was intercepted by safety Ashely Lowery, sealing the game for the Cats. The win was UK’s second victory over South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier in 22 tries and its second victory over South Carolina in 15 games.
They say that football is a team sport. A game not won by an individual, but by a set of pieces working in unison to achieve victory. But for one autumn night, the lights shined brightly on an individual, not on a team. An individual who has undergone his fair share of struggles this season, but when his name was called, he stepped onto the field and carried UK football to a stunning victory over South Carolina. That individual was running back Jojo Kemp. Kemp, out of the Wildcat offense formation, scored three of UK’s six touchdowns on the night. He finished the game rushing for 131 yards on 17 attempts. “I’m so proud of Jojo,” said head coach Mark Stoops. “That was the first game ball I gave out tonight. I called Jojo up and gave him the game ball because of just the sheer determination that he had. He put the team on his back. He really dug deep.” The Cats lived by the Wildcat and Kemp made it excel. Each time the Gamecocks sucked the
wind out of UK’s sails, the Cats sent quarterback Patrick Towles out wide and set Kemp behind center. And each time, Kemp would take the snap, pause, find a hole and burst through the exhausted South Carolina defense. “Whenever my number was called, I had to make the best of my opportunity,” Kemp said. And that he did. Zigzagging his way through multiple Gamecocks, Kemp averaged nearly eight yards per carry as he punished the hapless South Carolina defense. South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier said it best about Kemps’ effectiveness on the night: “Obviously we cannot stop that kid,” Spurrier said. “Obviously we can’t stop the Wildcat.” With the Wildcat proving to be the most productive play in Stoops’ playbook, look for Kemp to have his name called many more times this season, and for the UK fanbase to continue to loudly chant his name as they did on Saturday night. “It meant a lot,” Kemp said of the win. “We just wanted to come out, show the nation (and) our fans what we’ve been working so hard for and we just showed we really can win the game.”