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Honoring those who serve Student and faculty come together to recognize veterans
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There are a lot of students on campus who aren’t really aware of our presence as veterans.” JESSICA SHAFFER student veteran
By Anne Halliwell ahalliwell@kykernel.com
Veterans Day activities by the UK Veterans Resource Center will allow students with different life experiences to interact socially, said Jessica Shaffer, president of the UK Student Veterans Association. “I think there are a lot of students on campus who aren’t really aware of our presence on campus as veterans,” Shaffer said. The VRC will hold a ceremony and luncheon for veterans in the Buell Armory on Tuesday, Eva Hicks, associate department manager in the department of Military Science wrote in an email to the Kentucky Kernel. Shaffer, an economics junior, said that VRC coordinator Anthony Dotson would speak at the event, as would student body president Jake Ingram. After the speech at the Main Building, the event will move to the Buell Armory, where two kinds of chili will be provided from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. “It gives (students) a chance to think about other groups on campus and gives them a chance to interact with people,” Shaffer said. There are about 700 students on campus receiving GI Bill benefits, Shaffer said,
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Graves at Camp Nelson National Cemetary Monday at Sunset. Flags and flowers are placed on some of the service men and women’s graves before Veterans Day.
which includes both student veterans and the dependents of veterans. Shaffer served in the Army for about eight years, she said. After going back home to Pennsylvania, she said that her fiancee convinced her to come to UK after reading good things about the VRC in particular. This year’s event was funded by a donation from UK Federal Credit Union, Shaffer added. The speeches, normally held at the
flagpole, will also be held in conjunction with the president’s office for the first time. Capt. Brian Smith, an assistant professor of military science in UK’s Army ROTC, said that the College of Nursing would hold a memorial service with military speakers at 3 p.m. Tuesday. Members of the Army ROTC and the Air Force ROTC will attend. Air Force ROTC also held a 29-mile run
Stoops: Cats need to have a better attitute to succeed UK remains one game away from bowl eligibility at 5-5 JOSHUA HUFF Kernel Columnist
The cylinders were not clicking for UK on Saturday when Georgia charged into Commonwealth Stadium and steam-rolled the Cats 63-31 in front of a crowd celebrating their final home game of the season. The fallout from the game has been unkind to a UK team that has defied expectations all season. The Cats sit at 5-5, a respectable record considering UK entered the season predicted to win three or four games. Yet, they sit one game away from bowl eligibility and with two games remaining, that dream is still very much alive. “You know I'm quite disappointed whenever we lose, no matter who we are playing and that's the situation it is,” UK head coach Mark Stoops said when asked if it would be a disappointment to not get that sixth win. “That's the mentality our team has to have as well. They’re not perfect but we're going to give it everything we have this week.” However, one complaint about UK’s performance
against Georgia would be about the lack of desire from the Cats. “We’ve got to get that attitude right and have a great week,” Stoops said. “And put everything we can into this week and then we get the bye to heal up a little bit and get a little extra preparation time (before the Louisville game), so we’ll see.” Up next, UK will have to prep for an energized Tennessee team that will be coming off an exciting victory over South Carolina on the road. For this SEC showdown, both teams enter on similar footing. Both are in a rebuilding phase and both have a plethora of young talent. Both teams consist of a young, talented group of players that are fun to watch and both play high-energy football. “I can see improvement in their team though, the way they recruit and the way they coach, and their team’s playing hungry, they’re also a good football team even though if you just strictly look at the record you may not understand that but definitely you can see the great improvement in that team, the way they’re coached and the way they play, great energy,” Stoops said. Like the Cats, the Volunteers are trying to finish their
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UK head coach Mark Stoops reacts to a call made during the game against the University of Georgia at Commonwealth Stadium on Nov. 8, 2014.
season with a winning record. Tennessee is currently sitting on a 4-5 record and with three remaining games, bowl eligibility is on the horizon. For Stoops, that’s not on his radar. “Not about their end, you know what I mean?” Stoops said. “It has nothing to do
with their end, it has to do with our end, not so much to keep them out but more to put us in. So yes, I think if we could use it as motivation (for) ourselves, yeah, I think it should. Again, from our own perspective of winning this game to get six is big for us.”
on Saturday from Administration Drive on campus to the Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Frankfort. Another benefit to Veterans Day activities is that they allow student veterans to share a common experience, Shaffer said. “(It gives) them the opportunity to interact with each other outside of the classroom and interact with each other in a way that is social, not academic,” Shaffer said.
Inspiration for ABC’s ‘Scandal’ comes to campus Judy Smith, the crisis management expert who inspired Olivia Pope on the popular ABC drama series “Scandal,” is coming to UK on Tuesday to speak about the challenges that come with being a woman. The lecture will begin at 8 p.m. in Memorial Hall, and will launch the “Women of the World” lecture series sponsored by the Student Activities Board Multicultural Affairs Committee. Smith will be speaking about “her success story and what obstacles she had to overcome, especially as a black woman,” according to Kristyn Cherry, director of Multicultural Affairs. Smith’s personal website bills her as “America's number one crisis management expert.” She worked on the 1991 Gulf War, Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Justice Clarence Thomas and the Monica Lewinsky scandal in 1998. As a “crisis management advisor,” Smith has consulted for a number of celebrity clients and professional athletes over the last decade. Smith has also provided strategic advice to Fortune 500 companies and communications advice to government organizations and cities, according to her website. Before she founded
Smith & Company, Smith served as a partner at several public relations firms in Washington, D.C. She was the senior vice president of Corporate Communications at NBC and also helped to launch MSNBC, one of the first cable news stations. Smith was also appointed special assistant and deputy press secretary to former president George H. W. Bush in 1991. According to her website, Smith graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Relations and received a degree from the American University Washington College of Law. Smith is the co-executive producer of “Scandal” and advises the show on crisis management. SAB contacted Smith’s agent about speaking to UK students after she was selected during SAB’s spring 2014 All-Student Survey. “She loves coming to schools and sharing her story,” Cherry said. Smith is the first lecturer of the “Women of the World” lecture series, which, according to the SAB’s website, celebrates a diverse group of women in various forms of power. The event is free and open to the public. STAFF REPORT
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Stoops frustrated with J.D. Harmon’s selfish play ANNIE DUNBAR Kernel Columnist
UK head coach Mark Stoops singled out sophomore J.D. Harmon during his press conference on Monday, criticizing Harmon’s special teams performance throughout the Cats’ recent games. “You know, that's hard for me to do,” Stoops said. “I have a hard time singling guys out but when guys are not doing what we ask them to do consistently and people's jobs are on the line that's not acceptable.” Stoops was mainly disappointed in Harmon’s effort level, or lack there of, which is something that Stoops has harped on a lot lately. “That was the thing that I was talking about, the past couple weeks you've heard me talk about having the toughness and the attitude to do what you're asked to do,” Stoops said. “I’ve got a certain player out there that did not do that. That's a choice. That's aggravating.” Stoops believes that Harmon’s performance directly affects special teams coordinator Craig Naivar’s job. Naivar, who is in his first
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Kentucky cornerback J.D. Harmon (11) runs the ball during the game against the University of Georgia in Commonwealth Stadium on Nov. 8, 2014.
year with UK, has been under fire after numerous special teams meltdowns in games. “You (have) a special teams coach that I'm breathing down his neck, you got y'all breathing down his neck and my neck and everything else and everybody is accountable, we all are, starting with me and it goes right down to the players, and there were some plays there that I thought were not acceptable,” Stoops said. “It’s certain guys that I have rewarded with scholarships and done some things (for) and put it out there to help him
and he's making a decision not to help us by doing his own thing.” This is not Stoops’ first issue with Harmon. He made the decision to suspend him for the first half of the Cats’ game against LSU after a questionable hit in UK’s matchup with LouisianaMonroe. Stoops coined it as “selfish” play, which has seemed to be a marker for how Harmon performs. Stoops went as far as to suggest that Harmon will not play against Tennessee come Saturday. “Can't trust him, can't play him,” Stoops said.
Winston under investigation By Iliana Limón Romero and Brendan Sonnone Orlando Sentinel (MCT)
FSU coach Jimbo Fisher addressed an allegation quarterback Jameis Winston was involved in point shaving. TMZ reported Sunday the NCAA was investigating whether Winston intentionally got off to a slow start at Louisville to win a bet. “How many reports do we get on guys all the time? We send it to the proper channels and they handle it and
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you move on,” Fisher said. A post on a gambling-related website first suggested UAB football player Chris Rabb, one of Winston's high school teammates, placed a $5,500 bet FSU would trail Louisville during the first half despite entering the game as the favorite. The Seminoles trailed by two touchdowns at the half. Winston threw two interceptions in the first half and three total, but he went on to pass for 401 yards and three touchdowns, rallying the Seminoles to a 41-32 vic-
tory in the second half. The gambling website listed no direct link to Winston, but it included an extensive list of bets allegedly placed by Rabb. UAB told Al.com it is investigating the incident. Point shaving is a criminal offense, while betting can be legal in some instances but is a violation of NCAA rules. Winston and the Seminoles have consistently gotten off to slow starts this season before surging in the second half to win games.
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UK to host four studies into ovulation and fertilization
Researchers at UK recently received six million dollars in funding from the National Institutes of Health to study the physiological triggers of ovulation in humans and other mammals. Ovulation refers to the point in a woman’s menstrual cycle when fertilization of an egg can occur. According to an article on UKNow by information specialist Elizabeth Adams, learning exactly why the egg is released could help create new treatments for infertility or potentially develop female contraceptives that do not contain steroids, which can cause side effects in some users. The NIH funds will actually support four studies taking place at UK, the Universi-
ty of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine UrbanaChampaign, Eastern Virginia Medical School and the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, said Thomas Curry, a reproductive endocrinologist in UK Healthcare’s department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the principal investigator in UK’s project. The locations will study individual aspects of ovulation, including changes in the blood supply, immune system, steroid production and bodily tissues that support cells. The complementary studies will combine at the end to increase overall understanding of the ovulatory process. The multi-disciplinary teams will share research and conclusions. Human follicles, which
develop and release eggs, will be used in the studies. The project will be the first study wherein the physiological changes in ovulation and the luteal phase, the time period when pregnancy is physically possible right afterward, will be recorded. The study is also unique in that after studying the human follicles, the researchers will apply their observations to animal models, Curry said in the article. Monkey and rodent tissues will be used to apply their observations to the changes that occur in tissues. Human, monkey and rodent tissues will all be compared to understand the ovulatory process across features. STAFF REPORT
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Give immersive, challenging ‘Birdman’ a chance KYLE ARENSDORF Kernel Columnist
Deep down we all feel the need to be validated. It’s the most basic human emotion. Every subsequent emotion derives from the need to feel some sort of validation, that yearning – you progress in school to feel validated by the world, you marry to feel com-
pletely validated by another person. It’s what’s at the heart of “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance),” a film whose plot, like all of us, is driven by one tireless force: the fear that we don’t matter. If you’re a good actor, the stage is where you pretend to be someone else; if you’re a great actor, it’s the only place where you can truly be yourself. Michael Keaton plays washed up actor Riggan Thomson, who traded away
aplomb and adoration of his superhero saga “Birdman” years ago and now will do anything he can to get it back. Interestingly enough, Keaton himself played a superhero in his early years (Batman in his case), although to bring that into the conversation would undermine what the film is able to do. Thomson decides to direct and star in a play, an adaptation of Raymond Carver’s book series What We Talk About When We Talk About
Love, and sees it as his sort of last hurrah to vault from obscurity. Through a series of unfortunate events he finds himself in over his head and employs Broadway’s Golden Boy Mike Shiner (Edward Norton), who embodies every facet of a full-of-himself character actor. Emma Stone and Naomi Watts round out a cast of morally reprehensible characters that the play’s producer, Jake (Zach Galifianakis), has to keep in check (you know
you’re in trouble when the “Hangover” guy is your emotional center). What we’re served is a satirical, behind-the-scenes look at just how emotionally unstable these actors who are tasked with portraying emotion for a living really are. While it’s amusing to see Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu take consistent jabs at (unprofessional) film criticism and Hollywood culture as a whole, the mood of the film is much more melancholy than it seems.
Commercial as well as critical (for the most part) successes “Gone Girl” and “Interstellar” have hit theaters and blown up in recent weeks. Their haunting draw is understandable, but you won’t find a more immersive and challenging film at the box office all year than “Birdman.” Please give it a chance. Kyle Arensdorf is the opinions editor of the Kentucky Kernel. Email karensdorf@ kykernel.com.
Students should branch out when enrolling for classes PATRICK BRENNAN Kernel Columnist
As the semester winds down and we sign up for classes next semester, students could benefit from stepping back and taking courses in a variety of subjects rather than solely focusing within their major. Some students choose a practical major and mold their valuable time around it. Within this approach is the idea that higher education gets you a job, as if college is a sacrifice made for a future of wealth and happiness. Although a life with spare cash is appealing, experience has shown that true happiness takes something more. And many students aim for that “something more,” and what better place to explore the vast possibilities in
life than at a university? Undecided students have the pleasure of taking a variety of courses for a semester or two. Many students have passion for their major and future career. There are countless science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) students and liberal arts majors soaking up all the information they can within their specialty because they love it so much. Despite their passion, these students need to step back and think before committing even more. For example, you might love STEM courses, but how much of it will you hold onto five years from now? 10 years? 30? I find Bertrand Russell’s definition of education appropriate when he says it is “the formation, by means of instruction, of certain mental habits and a certain outlook on life and the world.” Higher education is broad education because it forms a fuller perspective: studying
just one arm of knowledge causes you to miss out on the rest of the body. In practice, courses loaded with facts and knowledge are like dessert to the mind because they give us the constant pride of “real” learning. On the other hand, courses that embed unique concepts and thought processes in us are nutrition for the mind. Being aware of this will ensure you don’t regret the university experience. While pursuing your passion, try to take a course in history or philosophy to question the human experience, literary analysis to practice argumentation, programming to enhance logic, etc. Specializing in a passion and pursuing goals is necessary, but by branching out, students realize a higher education. Patrick Brennan is a philosophy and mathematics junior. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.
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