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Understanding equality
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Louisville Synodically Authorized Minister Steven Renner (left) joins four other pastors as panelists for the Chapel Talk event at St. Augustine’s Chapel next to UK’s campus to answer questions on marriage equality. He stands beside his husband, Sean Patrick (right) who he had been in a relationship for 20 years and was recently married to this past October in Indiana.
By Tbassum Ali news@kykernel.com
St. Augustine’s Chapel was at full capacity Wednesday night as 70 people gathered for a panel discussion about samesex marriage. Pastor Dana Lockhart, who organized the event titled “Chapel Talk: Why The Church Should Support Marriage Equality,” said she hoped for a “lively discussion,” and
wanted “everyone to leave with a better understanding.” The event was sponsored by Ignite — A Lutheran Campus Ministry. Pastor Laura Altman said, “it (same sex marriage) is an important issue which has been dividing Christians.” The discussion started off with a prayer led by Bishop Douglas Hahn. It then delved into a discussion about scriptures being taken out of con-
text and the definition of marriage changing. “Context of when these scriptures were written is different to the context we live in today,” Altman said. Father Joe Mitchell agreed saying “We cannot make a theology out of just one sentence, we have to explore what is going on and that's when we can come up with an explanation.” Reverend Laurie Brock said the definition of marriage
is constantly being re-defined. She spoke on how slaves would not say, “til death do us part,” as they could be sold and they did not want to break their vows. Brock said the decision for same-sex marriage was not an issue with the congregation that she serves. “People were mad at the fact it did not happen before,” Brock said. Pastor Steve Renner
paused in the middle of his answer when asked about his marriage. “I felt (that) when the nurse asked me whether I was single or married, it was a meaningful moment,” said Runner, who has been with his male partner for 20 years and had a ceremony at a church in October. Brock spoke about her uncle’s relationship with another man, noting that when her un-
cle died, his partner sat at the back of the church and then apologized “on behalf of the church to LGBT persons who we have not loved.” The panelists agreed that Christianity was about “love, mercy, welcome and forgiveness. Not hate and exclusion.” Family studies junior Amanda Stark said she hopes to have more discussions of “controversial issues and ones in other religions too.”
Panel discusses Calipari wants continued energy in Cats’ rematch against Missouri free speech By Cheyene Miller news@kykernel.com
The line between satire and defamation was subject to discussion in the Student Center on Wednesday during a panel discussion featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Joel Pett of the Lexington Herald-Leader and several UK professors. The panel discussed the massacre of staff members at the French satirical publication Charlie Hebdo, and tried to offer points as to how and why Paris has come to the point of a cultural ultimatum. “France has a long tradition of critical and satirical press,” said history professor Jeremy Popkin, who noted that Charlie Hebdo’s controversial style of satire is unmatched by anyone in the U.S., and that the New York Times has refused to publish their cartoons in the past. Associate professor Ihsan Bagby offered the opinion that the events were not solely the result of a cartoon, but are representative of feelings of disrespect of Islamic culture. “Disagreement is okay,” Bagby said. “Defamation is a problem. Muslims have no problem with disagreement but they don’t understand why defamation has to be part of free speech.” Pett offered a unique perspective on the panel, in that he works in the satirical news business, just like the staff of Charlie Hebdo. Pett was critical of American publications like the New York Times, who he called the “biggest chicken sh*ts in the business,” for not
seeking controversial stances. Graduate student Brittany Ketter, who is studying French and Francophone, said that she had come to the discussion “seeking more information on Islamophobia in France.” Ketter said that she sympathized with some of Bagby’s points that Islam is disrespected, particularly in Western culture. “I don’t see it as satire, it’s a poor attempt at provoking people,” said Ketter, who also
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I would never do that ... out of respect for your religion. But that doesn’t mean that if you wanted you shouldn’t be able to do it.” JOEL PETT
award-winning cartoonist
noted “obviously it doesn’t warrant violence.” Bagby said that the Muslim community has no major problems with the majority of cartoons that depict Muhammad in a positive or neutral manner, but that publications should be careful not to cross certain lines out of respect. “The line that that crosses is this line of decency that none of us would cross,” said Pett, countering Bagby’s point. “I would never do that to you out of respect for your religion. But that doesn’t mean that if you wanted to you shouldn’t be able to do it. You can do it.”
By Kevin Erpenbeck news@kykernel.com
The first time UK prepared to play Missouri this season, head coach John Calipari planned on bringing back the 10-man rotation the team used against most of its nonconference opponents. This came as a result of the Cats’ overtime games against Ole Miss and Texas A&M, where Calipari noticed a dwindle of defensive energy in the close wins. Since then, UK has dominated its opponents, achieving double-digit wins in three of its last four games, including the 49point drubbing of Missouri. Given that Calipari liked the effort his team gave, there is no secret on how the team is preparing for Thursday’s rematch against the Tigers. “Just energy,” Calipari said of the game plan. “Our whole thing is if we play with energy, then we have a chance. I’m not going to talk much about Missouri. I’m talking about us.” The No. 1 Cats have remained undefeated on the season thanks in part to its effort on defense. UK has held its opponents to a .317 field-goal percentage with 155 shots blocked on the year. The suffocating defense was on display again in Sunday’s 58-43 win against South Carolina. UK held USC to 22.6 percent from the field while blocking nine of the Gamecocks’ shots. Every win the Cats get,
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UK forwards Karl-Anthony Towns (left) and Marcus Lee (right) block a shot during the second half of the game against Vanderbilt game at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., Jan. 20, 2015.
the prospect of an undefeated season looks more plausible. But, Calipari has constantly downplayed that idea every time he is asked. “It hasn’t entered my mind,” Calipari said. “It’s not about what I want. It’s what they want. But I have no idea. We don’t ever talk about it.” As March approaches, the thought of perfection has indeed crept into the minds
of the Cats, as freshman guard Devin Booker shared. But just because they are thinking about it does not mean they strive for it every game. In fact, the team has a more tangible goal in mind. “We know that’d be unbelievable to do … but every time we go out on the court we try to win,” Booker said. “If anything, we feel like we have to win a cham-
pionship more than we have to go undefeated.” That starts with having a clear game plan on Thursday, playing with energy. “We’re not looking back at the games that have already happened,” said sophomore forward Marcus Lee. “We’re looking foward and looking what else we need to do to get to our final goal.”
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UK to hire director for LGBTQ resources By Cheyene Miller news@kykernel.com
UK is attempting to accommodate the needs of the community by LGBTQ searching for a voice to represent them on campus. The office for institutional diversity is in the process of implementing a new position at UK — the director for LGBTQ resources. According to Dr. Judy Jackson, vice president of the office for institutional diversity, this director will try to accommodate the needs of LGBTQ students and work with LGBTQ groups on campus, such as OUTsource. Jackson said that when she first came to UK in 2008, one of the biggest issues that she was presented with was the needs of the LGBTQ community. “They felt marginalized. They felt as if the campus, the region, were not interested in or concerned about their needs and issues,” Jackson said. These concerns are what led the office for institutional
diversity to establishing the LGBTQ Task Force. “They bring things to our attention that the typical straight person does not think about, such as restrooms, and the medical needs of gay people and transgender people,” Jackson said. Jackson said that the position was inspired after a visit
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We are thrilled with the work and cannot wait ... best serve students faculty and staff.” MICHAEL FRAZIER
Chair for OUTsource
to the University of Louisville, which has an office dedicated to the needs of U of L’s LGBTQ students. The office employs three full time staff members. “My budget was able this
year to provide for one fulltime person,” Jackson said. “So we decided to form a search committee, and put an ad out there and search for that person.” According to Jackson, 70 people applied for the position. The search has been narrowed to eight people, and the final two to three will be invited to UK to be interviewed. “The LGTBQ community and family are excited about the new coming position and hire,” said Michael Frazier, chair and financial director for OUTsource and student cochair for the LGTBQ Task Force. “The new position will be an important component of advocacy for LGBTQ students and better these students to be comfortable and assist in changing the campus climate.” Frazier praised UK’s effort to be more inclusive of all identities and for promoting diversity. “We are thrilled with the work and cannot wait for more to come to most effectively and best serve students, faculty and staff.”
Wendell Berry inducted into Writers Hall of Fame By Sarah Brookbank news@kykernel.com
When Wendell Berry walked into the Carnegie Center on Wednesday night for his induction into the Kentucky Writer’s Hall of Fame, instead of taking the elevator to the second floor, he took the stairs. Berry made his way through the room, smiling and shaking hands with colleagues and strangers alike. At 80 years old, Berry is the only living inductee into the Hall of Fame and joined the 18 other members who include authors from Kentucky’s 200 years of rich literary tradition. “It would need a longer speech than I have for me to tell you what it means to me to be included in the company you have included me in,” Berry said. Berry stressed the importance of Kentucky writers, the thriving culture and his worries about economic, social, cultural and insti-
tutional divisions. “People and land cannot be destroyed or conserved except together,” Berry said. Berry called for writers in the state to bring attention to community issues from a variety of aspects and stressed the need for writers to help sustain the culture of Kentucky. “This occasion was very well done. I think Wendell was comfortable tonight among neighbors and friends and he spoke to us in that feeling,” said English professor Gurney Norman, who met Berry at UK and journeyed to the mountains of Kentucky with him in 1965 to see strip mining in action. Journalism professor Al Cross also attended the speech, calling it a “tour de force.” Cross said that Berry payed tribute to those who deserved it, while still talking about the value of the community and writing about those issues.
“We don’t have these public forums,” Cross said. “We need an entity that discusses and gets to the problem that Wendell mentioned, the intimacy between the state and wealthy interests.” English junior Jonathan Sarfin said, “For me, being a Kentuckian is a difficult thing. There are a lot of stereotypes. We’re not known for our culture, but I found that his speech made me proud to be a Kentuckian and proud to be a Kentucky writer. sophomore English Nathan Petrie waited after the speech for the book signing to add Wendell Berry’s signature to his collection of Kentucky poetry. “I thought it was cool that he stepped aside from himself in almost a challenge to other writers to say, ‘You guys need to pick it up, not keep doing what I’m doing, just write,’” Petrie said. “That’s what I took from it.”
SPORTS
UK-Tennessee rivalry pens new chapter at Memorial Head coach Matthew Mitchell working with team on improving rather than focusing on yearly series By Kevin Erpenbeck kerpenbeck@kykernel.com
One of the biggest rivalries UK Hoops has in the SEC is with perennial powerhouse No. 6 Tennessee. The Lady Vols have been a thorn in the Cats’ side in the past, holding the all-time record of 50-10. As of late, No. 10 UK has
brought some balance to the rivalry. The Cats won their last two home games against Tennessee and even managed to defeat the Lady Vols at Thompson-Boling Arena. It was UK’s first win at Tennessee in 25 years. UK head coach Matthew Mitchell understands the intensity of the rivalry, but said his approach to this year’s
matchup has been different. “I see our players approaching the game with a lot of passion and enthusiasm because they’re trying to get better,” Mitchell said. “There may be some years that I might approach the game differently; might put more emphasis on Tennessee. But we’re really trying to work on what we need to do to be suc-
cessful.” One aspect Mitchell talked about improving was UK’s interior play. The coach was disappointed with the offensive effort in the paint in the Cats’ loss to No. 1 South Carolina on Jan. 11. Mitchell has attributed most of the mistakes under the basket to inexperience as UK has two forward/centers that are fresh-
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man (Alexis Jennings and Alyssa Rice) and another who is playing her first full season of collegiate basketball (Kyvin Goodin-Rodgers). That’s why Mitchell isn’t worried about the rest of the team being mentally prepared to face Tennessee. “The veterans, (senior guard) Bria Goss, knows what it’s going to be like. (Se-
nior guard) Jennifer O’Neill knows what it’s going to be like,” Mitchell said. “It’s an important game, it’s an important rivalry. I just haven’t had a lot of time to work that angle because we’ve got so many things this team needs to do and improve on.” The post game for UK has improved since the South
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OPINIONS
‘Fantastic Four’ joins long line of reboots ANNE HALLIWELL Kernel Columnist
Let’s talk about alternate dimensions. “How did we get this far?” asks Reg E. Cathey as Dr. Franklin Storm in the the 2015 “Fantastic Four” trailer’s introspective voiceover. “Human beings
have an immeasurable desire to discover. To invent. To build.” But if the last few years of superhero movies are any indication, the studios are less interested in creating new content than they are remaking proven franchises. In “The Amazing Spider Man” in 2012, we got a brand-new webslinger, just five years after Tobey Maguire’s incarnation. In April, we’ll be re-in-
troduced to a made-for-Netflix version of the Daredevil. 2013’s “Man of Steel” came just seven years after “Superman Returns” faded from the screen, and don’t even get me started on the number of Batman movies that have been made – with yet another Caped Crusader set up for 2016. Notably, the entire XMen franchise just used a time-travel storyline to retcon the last several movies, thus pushing virtually all of-
ferings from more than five years ago into an alternate universe storyline. By this logic, the “Fantastic Four” franchise, the 2000’s run of which is generally considered unimpressive, was due for an update. From the beginning, the movie seemed controversial. The actors and actresses selected to play the titular super-squad all fall squarely in the 20-something age range, at least in terms of the characters they play onscreen.
One of them is African American, which – gasp! – contradicted some diehard fans’ idea of what “sticking to the comics” entailed. But the most important change, made glaringly obvious in this trailer, is the use of the “Ultimate” Fantastic Four comics to base the plot, according to Marvel Wiki. In contrast to the earlier movies, which posited that a trip to space gone wrong caused four members of a sci-
Free speech vital on university campus Student Center construction an opportunity to discuss ‘free speech zone’ JAKE INGRAM Contributing Columnist
At the conclusion of this semester, the construction envelope for the Student Center renovation and expansion project will include the area commonly referred to as the “free speech zone,” making it inaccessible. I see this as an opportunity to revisit the policy on free speech rather than simply designating another zone on campus to replace the current one. In fact, I met with UK administrators last semester to discuss this upcoming issue, and we plan to consider changes to the policy this semester. I believe that one’s ability to speak freely should be at its strongest on a public university campus — a place where intellectual curiosity, personal
growth and freedom of thought are inherent to the mission to educate and prepare students to be valuable members of society. President Eli Capilouto shares my opinion that free speech plays a vital role in university life, as he said in a campus-wide email, “college campuses are vibrant places
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values of diversity and inclusion — hateful and slurring language will never be acceptable in our community. UK, like many other universities throughout the nation, utilizes time, place and manner of expression regulations in its policy on free speech. This is done to ensure the actions of those utilizing their
This conversation goes beyond the abstract. It is an issue that affects the lives of students on a daily basis.”
for robust debate about the issues of the day, safely ensconced in the mantle of free speech.” It is imperative that we maintain a commitment to promoting a campus environment that embraces our core
right to free speech do not impede upon the normal operation of the university. For example, protesters are not allowed inside the classroom, as that would disrupt normal teaching and learning activity.
Similarly, demonstrators are not permitted to block campus sidewalks, impeding students as they travel to class. While I believe that restricting free speech activities to a small, single zone is an outdated policy, some common sense regulations like those above must remain in place if we are to remain effective in providing an education for our students. As we revisit the policy this semester, we must continue to work hard to ensure a safe and collegial community while affording everyone the opportunity to freely express their ideas. This conversation goes beyond the abstract. It is an issue that affects the lives of students on a daily basis. I look forward to advocating for pragmatic solutions as we continue discussions this spring. Jake Ingram is the student body president. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.
entific team to gain body-altering superpowers, the “Ultimate” comics have an extremely young Reed Richards (here played by Miles Teller in Buddy Holly glasses) discovering an alternate universe called the N-Zone.
SPORTS
HOOPS Continued from page 2 Carolina game. The Cats recorded 20 points in the paint in their 86-69 win against Missouri on Sunday; holding the Tigers to just eight points under the basket. But no matter how much UK has gotten better on the inside, it cannot make up for the lack of size against a team like Tennessee,
Mitchell said. That’s why the team has focused on aspects other than the opponent’s name in preparation for the game. “They are very big, very athletic, very explosive,” Mitchell said of the Lady Vols. “They’re a big team and we’re not. If we don’t win on the boards, that turnover margin better be pretty good to even that out. So there are so many things we need to do well mentally and emotionally so we can be a good team.”
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UK guard Bria Goss plays defense against Tennessee forward Cierra Burdic at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tn. on Feb. 16, 2014.