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Grand opening set for Kroger
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A car moves up the ramp toward rooftop parking at the newly built Kroger on Euclid Avenue in Lexington, Ky., on Wednesday.
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The revamped Kroger on Euclid Avenue will host its official grand opening Thursday morning after nearly two years of planning. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be performed by UK head coach John Calipari, who will be joined by the UK cheerleaders and band. The new facility, which will open at 8 a.m., takes up 63,000 square feet – a 25,000 square foot increase from the previous facility. It will also include 125 rooftop parking spots, and 84 ground parking spots. Kroger pharmacy employee and UK dietetics graduate Tina Trieu, who worked at the former Euclid Kroger, said that she wanted to return to work when the new store opened. “I just wanted to come back,” said Trieu, who graduated from UK last month. “It was like home for me. I wanted to come back to my community.” According to Kroger manager of public affairs Tim McGurk, complaints about the parking lot at the previous Euclid Kroger were considered when developing the rooftop parking lot. The entire store cost around $20 million to make, said McGurk. “Parking was definitely an issue at
the old store,” said McGurk, who noted that appealing to UK students, who make up a large portion of the store’s consumer base, was also a major factor in the new facility’s development. “That was an issue we had to get resolved. It was a big consideration in our plan.” According to McGurk, UK PLUS accounts will be accepted at the store. Features of the new Kroger include a Starbucks, a Murray’s Cheese shop, a Nature’s Health Food section, a sushi bar, a walk-in beer cave, and a soup and salad bar. The store also features a second entrance/exit on the side towards UK, which McGurk said was intended to “make it really convenient for (UK) pedestrians and cyclists.” Shoppers will also have access to escalators and elevators to ease their walk from the grocery section to the parking lot. Several pieces of artwork are displayed throughout the store that were part of a selection process handled by Kroger and LexArts. McGurk said that nearly 50 participants entered the contest to have their art featured in the store. The murals, one of which is by UK associate professor of architecture and artist Liz Swanson, portray the culture of See KROGER on page 2
Group calls for cancellation of Cosby performance formance at Art Bar in Lexington. Moore became the center of social media controCompassionate Kentucky, versy when he founded a an organization that encourwebsite that featured “reages businesses to place comvenge porn,” where people munity over profit, is camcan post explicit photos of paigning against the Singleothers without their consent. tary Center’s decision to Sehon said that while the Sinmove forward with comedian gletary Center has “a wonderBill Cosby’s scheduled perful role on campus,” they formance in March. must be held responsible for Alli Sehon, organizer for their decision. Compassionate “They are Kentucky, said the other name that the organion this contract zation underand that makes stands that the them responsiSingletary Cenble for the perter is under a formances they contractual oblibring onto this gation with campus and into Cosby’s prothe communimoter National ty,” Sehon said. ALLI SEHON, Compassionate Kentucky organizer Artists Corpora“It’s not that we tion, but that want to shut they should still look into an tion,” in which organizations down the Singletary Center, alternative direction. can sign a letter requesting or make them lose money.” “We feel that they still that the Singletary Center Sehon said that the organhave a responsibility to the cancel the event. ization has yet to decide emotional and physical well“We’ve had experience whether or not they will orbeing of the students that help with this type of campaign chestrate a physical protest, support their facility and they before,” said Sehon, who not- and that it will depend on need to cancel this show or ed that Compassionate Ken- how discussions go with the find a way to postpone it in- tucky was instrumental in the Singletary Center. definitely like many, many cancellation of Hunter See COSBY on page 2 other theaters have done in re- Moore’s scheduled DJ perBy Cheyene Miller news@kykernel.com
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sponse to this outcome,” Sehon said. According to Sehon, Compassionate Kentucky, which has 10 organizers and a network of over 2,000 supporters, is conducting an effort with other organizations in the Lexington area to lobby for a cancellation of Cosby’s performance. They are calling the effort the “Cancel Cosby Coali-
We’re not planning on being really abrasive and agressive if they are willing to sit down and speak with us.”
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Local artwork lines the walls of Kroger in Euclid Avenue which is set to open Thursday.
Every decision that went into this entire store, the thought process behind it was ‘how can it be the best neighborhood store it can be?’ TIM MCGURK, Kroger manager of public affairs
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Top 10 movies of 2014
Editor’s note: Kernel movie columnist Kyle Arensdorf ranked his top 10 movies of 2014 (10 through 6) in Wednesday’s Kernel. For his complete list, be sure to visit kykernel.com.
KYLE ARENSDORF Kernel Columnist
5 “Selma” (Ava Duvernay)
2014 was the year of the biopic. From “The Theory of Eveything” to “The Imitation Game” to “Mr. Turner,” there seemed to be no end to the boring, cookiecutter narratives that often plague full-life biographies formed to cinema. But this contracted screenplay documents just a snippet of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, checking in after he had already made a name for himself in the civil rights arena. Offering up a less-omniscient Dr. King than we’ve ever seen, “Selma”’s charm lies in its illustration of how so many can have a change of heart in the face of evil. It’s easy to dismiss this film as a lens into an unfortunate past, but after the protests that dominated the news in 2014, “Selma” is a film that we need right now.
4 “Inherent Vice” (Paul If you’d prefer to follow the mind-bending plot of Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest, derived from a Thomas Pynchon novel, by all means do so. But you’d be missing the boat on what makes “Inherent Vice” one of the year’s best. Just lose yourself in its atmospheric appeal. Delight in the 60s’ unwillingness to give into the 70s, the chasm between the hippies and the straightedges, and the ever-growing paranoia of an omnipotent police state.
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“Force Majeure” (Ruben Ostlund)
While watching a few of the foreign Oscar contenders, I came across “Force Majeure,” and I couldn’t help but be engrossed in its fascinating narrative. We all have an inner-person, a default setting. We shun it from the world (intentionally or not), and it shows itself when we react to difficult situations without thinking. But what if you’re
ashamed of who comes out? It’s a question Ostlund poses in “Force Majeure.” After a split-second decision a father makes when his wife and two kids are in danger, the family begins to disintegrate as they attempt to come to grips with his indefensible gut reaction.
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“Boyhood” (Richard Linklater)
No matter how many critical accolades it receives, “Boyhood” will always be known for the ‘gimmick’ of its 12-year shoot. But it’s so much more than its filmmaking process. Directors and storytellers strive their entire careers to write dialogue that connects with people on every level, but Linklater seems to bring it to each of his films with an effortlessness that can’t be understated. “Boyhood” isn’t suspenseful, you won’t be surprised by any plot twists, but when it’s over you’ll feel like you’ve lived someone’s life and witnessed their existence. See MOVIES on page 2
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UK softball preseason ranking brings in high expectations
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A common response by athletes and coaches to any question about preseason rankings is nonchalant. After all, any ranking that comes out prior to a regular season has little impact on the year for a team. Don’t tell that to UK soft-
ball head coach Rachel Lawson, whose team enters the 2015 season with its highestever preseason ranking at No. 6. “That’s just coach-speak. It always means something,” Lawson said. “It’s affirmation nationally that there’s high expectations for the program.” Last season, UK finished the year at No. 6, its highest
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UK pitcher Kelsey Nunley winds up her pitch at the game against Arkansas at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington, Ky., April 19, 2014.
final ranking in program history, after making it to the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City; a first for the program. Lawson said that the team’s success in 2014, combined with the high preseason ranking for 2015, places UK on the map and in the discussion for another shot at the title. “More people are going to watch our team because we’re ranked higher,” Lawson said. “We’re going to be on national television a lot this year. So Kentucky is going to be one of those teams that’s a national team. I’m excited about the ranking.” Junior right-hander Kelsey Nunley described her team’s success last year as “magical” and “unexpected.” During the NCAA Tournament, Nunley pitched in 10 games for 69 innings while giving up just 13 runs. Nunley said all the attention the team is getting gives other programs extra motivation to be gunning for them
during the regular season. In turn, that gives the Cats motivation as well. “We have a huge target on our backs this year,” Nunley said. “But we’re trying to prove that we’re one of the best teams in the country and that we can be one of those teams that makes it back (to the WCWS).” Senior catcher Griffin Joiner, a 2015 team captain, said it was a team goal last year to be the first UK squad to make it to the WCWS and send the 2014 senior class “out with a bang.” But after being considered an underdog in the WCWS Joiner said the 2015 team has something to prove as well. “I think people see us as (a team) that made it there one time,” Joiner said. “We figured out a way to get there (last season), and we want to figure out a way to get there again, no matter what it takes. So now our goal is to be the second team to make it there.”
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KROGER Continued from page 1
Lexington and central Kentucky, which was a goal of the entire store design, according to McGurk. “Every decision that went into this entire store, the thought process behind it was ‘how can it be the best neighborhood store it can be?’”
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“We’re not planning on being really abrasive and aggressive if they are willing to sit down and speak with us,” Sehon said. She noted that Cosby has faced allegations of sexual assault in civil lawsuits before, and has settled out of court. “Thirty women don’t make something up independently across the nation,” Sehon said. “This is not a court of law, so we don’t have to follow the ‘innocent until proven guilty (motto).’” Singletary Center director Michael Grice said in a public statement that the center has a contractual obligation to NAC, and that they are only serving as a venue for the event. “The developments are ongoing regarding this tour, so things could change,” Grice said. Cosby is scheduled to perform his standup special “Bill Cosby 77” at the Singletary Center on March 15 at 7 p.m.
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“Foxcatcher” (Bennett Miller)
Bennett Miller tells depressing stories like no other director working today. The stark, wooded Pennsylvania landscape is the setting for his latest – the story of Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz and his brother’s murder at the hands of John E. du Pont, heir to the du Pont fortune. There’s an air of dread throughout this slow-burning drama, a constant reminder of the menacing conclusion bubbling just under the surface. There’s just no flaw in this film, from the screenplay, to the acting, to the precise editing that makes just the right cuts but is never flashy. “Foxcatcher” left a pit in my stomach and stuck with me like nothing else last year, and it was the best film of 2014.
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New realist film looks promising ANNE HALLIWELL Kernel Columnist
The summer before my senior year of high school in 2012, I started seeing mysterious movie trailers depicting a small group of teenagers with strange, sci-fi powers. I was intrigued by the web-only advertisements and found myself deferring my normal aggro music to watch the increasingly complex clips. This film had found a way to reach my internet-focused mind. The movie was “Chronicle.” It was my second-favorite movie of 2012 for its low-tech look and feel, as well as the way the produc-
tion turned all of my ideas about found-footage movie formulas on their heads. It’s happening again, and I’m excited. “Project Almanac,” the coolest-looking movie not many people will see, comes out on Jan. 30. I have high hopes for the movie, based entirely on the similarities in its film style, advertising and cast of little-known actors. It might be a little unfair to put all of these expectations on the movie – after all, “Chronicle” has an entirely different writing team, cinematographer and director – but I have a deep faith in lowbudget science fiction that cannot be shaken. Superficially, “Chronicle” was about a few teenagers who got powers that they were not prepared to handle.
Based on the trailers, “Project Almanac” has roughly the same idea. But “Chronicle” also focused on friends, family and the occasional (though not guaranteed) overlap of the two, as well as the toll of health issues and abuse on a nuclear family. It worked through anger issues, as well as a person’s responsibility for and to others. Realism is great in theory, but using an improbable plot forces writers to ground good stories in as much realism as they can manage. If “Project Almanac” manages half as much with the formula it’s created, I will be pleased. Anne Halliwell is the news editor of the Kentucky Kernel. Email ahalliwell@ kykernel.com.