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Rebecca Kozlowski rides after the ball during the polo match against Virginia Tech in the indoor arena at Westwood Farm in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday. UK won 19-7.
TAKING THE REINS Story by Anne Halliwell Photos by Adam Pennavaria
Hooves shifted restlessly as six women, helmeted and padded to protect their heads, knees and lower legs, waited for a softball-sized ball to hit the dirt. Minutes later, the calm was replaced by the sound of horses huffing and the thunk of mallet meeting ball, boot and saddle. Rebecca Kozlowski, Emma Oakley and Monique Thomas-Whitehurst lined up Saturday afternoon against Virginia Tech’s polo players in the first chukker of the qualifying game. The game began with short bursts of motion — the horses circled each other, kicking up dust, until the ball was launched out of the pack and one or two riders stretched their lead. That burst of speed only lasted until the horses reached a three to four-foot wall, however, and had to slow or risk injury. Co-president and women’s varsity team captain Kozlowski scored 11 of the 19 points that earned UK their victory over the Polo Club at Virginia Tech. Kozlowski leads the student-run team
and is preparing to pass the reins over to Oakley, a digital and mass communications junior and her co-president, when she graduates at the end of the semester. The two have been playing together for three years and have grown accustomed to their contrasting styles of play. “Emma’s more attack, so she’s the one you know you want to get the ball to,” Kozlowski said. “I know when she’s going to hit it and I know to be there. I’m going to miss having that.” Oakley said that Kozlowski’s more defensive style of play means that she can count on the senior player to be there in the background whenever needed. “(Rebecca’s) played probably the longest … she’s very good at waiting and using the arena and being in the right place at the right time,” said Emily Meyer, who played on the polo team for three years before bowing out when her schedule became too busy for the Spring semester. Meyer, a biology senior, added that
Kozlowski has played indoor polo for her entire career in a fenced-in arena, which requires more strategy than playing in an open field. Peter Taylor, who owns Westwood Farm where the polo teams house their horses and practice, said his two daughters played polo, which is why he built the barn and arena that the UK team uses now. “They do everything by themselves,” he said. “They take care of their barn and their horses and the fields. They organize themselves and schedule their own practices and games.” The team has been at Westwood Farm for three years. Kozlowski makes the about half-hour drive from campus to Haley Road off of I-64 E five or six days a week, she said, to See POLO on page 4
Students ‘capture momentum’ with dance Theater, dance departments come together to put on concert By Sarah Brookbank news@kykernel.com
Seven dancers in white standing behind a screen began “Confluence,” the first piece in “Capture Momentum,” the theater and dance departments’ dance concert, this weekend. As the screen lifted and the piece progressed, the dancers showed their strength with their own lifts. The “Capture Momentum” concert had showings on Friday and Saturday evening, as well as Sunday afternoon. The dance concert featured four pieces ranging from a performance with two dancers to another with 11. “Shame: A Fragrance By Calvin Klein,” the second performance, was fast-paced and
featured spoken words between the two dancers. “Signification” featured only women in pink dresses with a soundtrack that was melodic with an electronic beat overlaid. Les Gibbs, a theater and integrated strategic communications senior, danced in the first two pieces and choreographed the second. Gibbs said that what he enjoys most about working with dance is that there are many concepts one can put into a work. “It’s always new, you’re never recreating,” Gibbs said. “It’s what’s beautiful about dance and our department.” Shalisha Brace, a theater junior, was a costume coordinator for the production and had been working on the show since mid- fall, when planning began.
Polo mallets lean on the outside of the arena during the match on Saturday. Teams score in polo by using the mallets to hit a softball-sized ball against a designated part of the wall of the arena.
Hoops pull out win over Georgia By Kevin Erpenbeck kerpenbeck@kykernel.com
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Performers take the stage for a jazz dance titled “11” during the “Capture the Momentum” concert in Guignol Theatre on Friday.
“I guess the best part is sitting in the wings watching them from a different perspective,” Brace said. “It’s relaxing. It’s different than a regular production, it’s a different atmosphere.” Brace said that she would like to see more students come to the productions, even if it’s not required for class.
“It makes you a more rounded student,” she said. Arts administration senior Christian Anderson said that she enjoyed the production, especially “11,” the last piece of the night. “(11) was especially delightful because it had that See DANCE on page 2
Staring down a 72-70 deficit with under two minutes to play, No. 10 UK was in desperate need of an answer against No. 21 Georgia to avoid its first two-game losing streak of the season. Head coach Matthew Mitchell drew up a play in a timeout, and forwards Jellah Sidney and Alexis Jennings set screens to get senior guard Jennifer O’Neill open in three-land. One Bria Goss pass later, and O’Neill provided the answer her team needed. “Once it left my hands, I felt pretty good about it,” O’Neill said of the shot. “That three helped us gain momentum.” UK carried that momentum to an 80-72 win over Georgia. O’Neill had eight of
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the final 10 points of the game and finished with a team-high 21 points on the day. The Cats squandered a 17-point lead over the Bulldogs in the first half. But Georgia battled back, shooting 55 percent from the floor in the second half. Mitchell said the team stopped playing defense in the second half of Thursday’s 73-72 loss against Tennessee after the Lady Volunteers shot for 60 percent. The coach was just as perplexed by his team’s defensive effort on Sunday. “The combinations we have on the floor are not performing well defensively,” Mitchell said. “Georgia ran a cross-screen switch in the second half, and our post players got confused. It’s a pretty simple switch. So, I don’t know. We’re into the See HOOPS on page 2
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OPINIONS
Impacts of Keystone pipeline would not be widely felt MATT YOUNG Kernel Columnist
Brace yourselves, the whole world is about to explode. Every time you turn on the news for the next few weeks you are likely to hear a politician somewhere playing political football with the Keystone XL pipeline. The Senate passed a bill authorizing the building of the Keystone pipeline last week and will now go to conference committee to work out the differences between the House and Senate versions. The bill will go no further than that, because President Obama has promised to veto it, and supporters in the Senate do not have the votes required to override the executive smackdown. This is when the billy goats will butt heads. Competing messages about how this pipeline will save the economy, create prosperity and jobs, and lower gas prices will be
met by those who insist it will kill all wildlife in the Great Plains and poison every living thing around it. It is all much ado about nothing, because what you are not likely to hear is the truth. The truth is that the Keystone pipeline is not a big deal. The construction of it will only create around 4,000 jobs and
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will lower the Midwest supply, and increase prices 20 cents per gallon or more for people living in the Midwest, Great Plains and Rocky Mountains. The pipeline is also not a serious environmental threat; even President Obama’s own Department of State admits that. Meanwhile, the infrastructure this country does need is crum-
The truth is that the Keystone pipeline is just not a big deal. The construction of it will only create around 4,000 jobs ...”
maintenance after it is built will only produce 35 permanent positions. The pipeline would not lower gas prices – if anything it will increase them. This is because much of the Canadian oil that would go into the pipeline is already being refined in Midwestern cities. The pipeline would bypass them for New Orleans, where it will be exported, not used. This
bling. Roads, bridges, ports, waterways and electrical grids receive near-failing grades from engineers regularly, but Congress hardly seems concerned about that. A comprehensive plan to fix the infrastructure that helped build the most powerful economy in history could create millions of jobs. President Obama will be introducing a plan to
pay for this on Tuesday, by taxing profits kept overseas by American companies at a 14 percent rate, instead of the original 35 percent rate. Our own Senator Rand Paul supports a 6.5 percent tax rate on profits companies bring back to America. None of these ideas are likely to go anywhere. So why all the attention on the insignificant Keystone pipeline? Well, in D.C. there is one hard and fast rule that exists over and above everything else: if rich people want something done, it becomes a big issue. Between lobbying and campaign contributions, hundreds of millions have already been spent fighting to get Keystone built. So until a few billionaires start to care about roads and bridges, the rest of us will have to settle for driving on something we hope won’t crumble out from under us. Matt Young is a journalism and political science senior. Email opinions@ kykernel.com
Rating bathrooms across campus Editor’s note: Kernel columnist Boyd Hayes is going to be grading campus bathrooms throughout the semester based on a number of different criteria, including cleanliness and facilities.
BOYD HAYES Kernel Columnist
Whitehall, 3rd floor, northwest hallway Cleanliness: A Toilet, stalls, floor and sinks were visibly clean. No feces or urine apparent. No overwhelming odor. Privacy: C Despite its reputation as a relatively empty bathroom, my visit at noon on a Wednesday found the room filled with about five to six people, numbers replenishing with newcomers as others left. Facilities: B Plenty of toilet paper, plus refills, in fully operational dispenser. Though sinks and soap aren't automatic, both were clean and hand contact can be minimized. Low-pressure flush on toilet inhibited quick disposal of waste: after four
flushes, there was still waste left in the bowl. Stalls were a little small, but with some agility, one can get in and out with a backpack, open and close the door without touching the bowl. Graffiti: A Graffiti was drawn and written well and legibly. Jokes were decently funny. Incorporated props. Overall grade: B While I was disappointed to find the bathroom crowded, it was clean and quiet and the humorous graffiti enhanced the experience. Easily superior to its 2nd and 1st floor counterparts. Boyd Hayes is a journalism junior. Email opinions@ kykernel.com
SPORTS
Towns takes over against Tide Georgia coach pushes team, KYLE ARENSDORF Kernel Columnist
Freshman forward KarlAnthony Towns took a huge step in his offensive progression in the Cats’ 70-55 victory over Alabama on Saturday. Before the 2014-15 season, Towns was UK’s highest-ranked prospect and expected to be the next man up in a long line of dominant UK big men. He was never going to be the player who takes over a game like Anthony Davis and Julius Randle had. But expec-
tations were still high. Towns struggled to find his offensive game early on and was in a slump for much of his freshman season. But something has begun to shift in Towns’ offensive mentality in the last two games. It’s difficult to take over a game in head coach John Calipari’s offense this season — there are just too many offensive options. So players have to make an impact on the game in small bursts. And against Alabama, Towns’ burst was 12 points in just 15 minutes of play. But he also accumulated five fouls in that time, making him a nonfactor in the second half.
“He was so good he looked like the best big man in the country,” Calipari said of Towns’ first half. While there’s a slight asterisk on Calipari’s praise – no UK post player missed a shot for the first 17 minutes of play against the Tide’s big men – there’s no question that Towns was special in that first half. He was more aggressive and his moves were sharper. We saw the player that Towns has the potential to be. But whether it’s complacency or apathy, he just wasn’t that player in the second half. We didn’t see just how good Towns can be Saturday, but we did catch a glimpse.
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HOOPS Continued from page 1 22nd of the game of the season, and I’m teaching things on defense that really need to start taking hold.” Georgia grabbed their first lead of the day with less than nine minutes remaining. From then on, the game turned into a back-and-forth contest with the lead changing six different times. But the Cats never gave up hope, keeping themselves focused in every team huddle. “The game’s not over until the final buzzer sounds,” said sophomore guard Makayla Epps. “Georgia was up one, then two or three, and then we hit a big three at a critical moment and regained the momentum. It’s just a mindset.” Epps had 15 of her 16 total points in the second half after playing for only six minutes in the first half due to foul trouble. “If I could put two halfs together, I’d probably be dangerous,” Epps said. UK goes on the road next week to face Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn.
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pop feel to it and the dancers seemed to enjoy it,” Anderson said. “‘Shame: A Fragrance By Calvin Klein’ was not
fails to get win over Hoops JOSHUA HUFF Kernel Columnist
Andy Landers, the fourtime NCAA Coach of the Year and 2007 Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer, has the air of a man who’s been doing his job for a long time. For 36 years Landers has prowled the sidelines as the Georgia women’s basketball head coach. A feat untouched by few, and in a world of rapid change, a feat difficult to be repeated. He stalked onto the court in Memorial Coliseum for a Sunday afternoon showdown against SEC-foe UK, a team that Landers’ Bulldogs have had little trouble with in the past. Landers’ dark gray suit was unblemished. Loose, it hung on a frame that was slightly hunched, as if the
weight of countless years of coaching were catching up to him. Yet he projected authority. His intensity was palpable, be it pleading to his players or bellowing at a helpless referee, Landers has the air of a politician but the voice of a coach. “We’re either going to play here or sit down,” he yelled after one possession with his team down early in the first half. He’s always animated while stalking the sideline. His slicked back hair shining under the bright lights of Memorial, he wore a path into the blue paint on the court as he pleaded for his Bulldog team that appeared flustered early against UK’s defense. “Let’s go! Let’s go!” Landers shouted, his hand clutching a rolled up batch of papers. Even though he would yell, gesture, and jump up and down, the 62-year old would always return to the same position; arms crossed
over his chest with a blank expression on his face. It took until midway through the second half for Georgia to climb back into the game as UK’s defense folded much like it had in the Tennessee game on Thursday, but it took Landers only four minutes into the game to be called for a technical, something not uncommon for him during his tenure. His Bulldogs would eventually lose to UK in a heartbreaker. Falling behind late after fighting back from an early second-half deficit, Georgia crumbled to lategame heroics from UK senior guard Jennifer O’Neill. The loss was Georgia’s second in as many games. With No. 1 South Carolina on the horizon, Landers faces the prospect of losing three in a row. With the poor play of his starters on Sunday, Landers may need someone near him keep an eye on his blood pressure.
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Makayla Epps (25) of the Kentucky Wildcats shoots the ball during the game against Georgia at Memorial Coliseum on Sunday.
what I expected, but I enjoyed it.” Nicolás Acosta, a theater freshman, agreed with Anderson about the second piece and said that he was expecting something sexual because of the title, but that the piece was
much more like a performance by two little kids. “I thought the concert was incredible,” Acosta said. “They moved in the space in an emotional way and it had a variety of energy and rhythm. It captured momentum.”
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make sure that the horses are cared for. “Without these horses, we would be nothing,” Kozlowski said. “This program would be nothing.” There are 14 horses on Westwood Farm, Kozlowski said, donated by alumni and ex-polo players.
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In faster games, you basically need to trust your horse with your life. You have to be able to steer your horse in one hand ...” REBECCA KOZLOWSKI
polo team co-president “We, as a club, (find it) very difficult for us to keep up with the big schools (like) UVA and Cornell,” Kozlowski said. “They have so much alumni, so much backing. We’re perfectly set in the middle.” According to UK’s Equine Programs webpage, the women’s team won a national championship in the spring of 2010 and completed its season at the United States Polo Associ-
ation National Intercollegiate Championships in 2011. The players chased the ball across the dirt arena, earning points by knocking it against two high walls at either end of the polo arena. The horses became extensions of the players’ strategy as the riders crowded each other into the walls or each other in the struggle to get to the ball. “People like to say it’s like hockey on a horse,” Kozlowski said. “It’s like hockey, field hockey, with a little lacrosse.” Like hockey, polo involves a lot of contact, with horses and riders slamming into each other throughout the game. “The stirrups hurt, people get bruises,” Oakley added. “It’s a very aggressive sport.” This only furthers the need for cooperation between horse and rider. “In faster games, you basically need to trust your horse with your life,” Kozlowski said. “You have to be able to steer your horse in one hand, lean your body way over … you have to really be able to ride.” Following team members’ cues is just as important as working in tandem with the horses. “It’s more that you have to pay attention to which way Rebecca’s head is facing,” Oakley said. “If she’s looking left, you’d better go left.” Oakley, who will graduate in the fall 2015 semester, was optimistic for the upcoming class of players but said the team will have an adjust-
Rebecca Kozlowski (left) and Emma Oakley ride to the arena before Saturday’s polo match. The two have played on the team together for three years and are currently co-presidents. At the end of the season Kozlowski will graduate, leaving leadership of the team in Oakley’s hands.
Rebecca Kozlowski works to keep the ball from Virginia Tech’s Alli Reynolds during the match on Saturday. Indoor polo matches often involve a lot of contact, with teams bumping and slamming into each other to maintain control of the ball.
ment period when she takes over next fall. “The other girls playing today will … be playing together for four years,” Oakley said of freshmen Whitehurst, an equine science management student, and Katie Elder, who alternated chukkers with Whitehurst and is studying chemical engineering. “We have girls who can get strong and play together.” Kozlowski said she will miss playing the game, though she is confident that Oakley will take on the leadership role with ease. She said she may become one of the alumni who attends games and will still be able to support the team in one fashion or another. “It’s been such a big part of my life,” Kozlowski said. “I can’t imagine not having it be part of it.”
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Emma Oakley pats one of the horses used in the polo matches at Westwood Farm in Lexington, Ky. During polo, the home team’s horses are used by both teams. This gives the home team the advantage of familiar horses.