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UK’s Willie Cauley-Stein walks off the court while Wisconsin celebrates their victory win in the Final Four of the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday in Indianapolis, Ind.
Wins washed away with one loss Final Four loss to Wisconsin wipes out Cats’ perfect season The Cats finally started to rebound the ball after a ARENSDORF first half in which they were outrebounded by Wisconsin Kernel on the offensive end 7-1. Columnist They locked down defensively and were actually getting stops on a Badger team The most unbelievable that seemed unable to miss. season in UK history came And they grew a 4-point to an equally unbelievable lead with five minutes reend Saturday. maining in the game. When the Cats blew out UK took control of the West Virginia by 39 points a game just like it has against week ago, they had all the all 38 teams it’s faced this swagger in the season, butworld. No one the 39th could get in their took it right way of perfecback. didn’t We tion. It felt like After destiny. slow it down. We they built But that that 4-point were still trying to Sweet 16 game lead, head seems like five coach John post the ball, still seasons ago now. Calipari and trying to run pick“I’m just lost the Cats defor words,” cided to sit and rolls.” Willie CauleyJOHN CALIPARI on the ball Stein said in a UK head coach and begin somber locker their offense room after the when about game. “It’s surreal.” Perhaps 10 seconds remained on each it feels so surreal because shot clock. Though Calipari UK did what it’s done all said that wasn’t the plan. season when it faces late“We didn’t slow it game adversity – suffocate down,” he said. “We were its opponents into submisstill trying to post the ball, sion – and it wasn’t enough still trying to run pick-andagainst Wisconsin. rolls. They guarded us a lit-
Cauley-Stein talks plans to leave UK JOSHUA HUFF
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Wisconsin forward Frank Kaminsky shoots over UK’s Willie Cauley-Stein during the Final Four game at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday in Indianapolis, Ind.
tle tight, the guys got a little tentative.” Regardless, Wisconsin capitalized and scored 15 of the next 19 points to finish the game.
All-in-all, UK had the game under control and in their favor. It just couldn’t corral a team that refused See ARENSDORF on page 2
Anthony Davis, Nerlens Noel and now Willie Cauley-Stein. All three exceptional big men who have left lasting legacies at a program rich with history. Now, it’s Cauley-Stein’s turn to ditch the training wheels and ride off into the lucrative sunset called the NBA. The 7-foot junior ended his potential last game as a Cat with a whimper. He scored his only points during the opening seconds of the game and struggled to contend with Wisconsin’s ability to switch and create mismatches. “It’s eating at me that I didn’t really contribute on anything,” Cauley-Stein said about coming back and failing to win that elusive championship. “I scored that first bucket on a lob and then played 33 minutes and had two points and five rebounds. That’s probably going to eat at me for the rest of my life.” Despite his struggles, Cauley-Stein appears to
have made up his mind about his future. “I know what I’m doing,” he said after the game. But does he? Cauley-Stein is an excellent defender. His ability to guard in the post and lock down defenders on the perimeter is as rare as seeing Shaquille O’Neal running laps. Cauley-Stein’s crutch, however, is his onedimensional offensive skillset. His inability to swim around a defender or step back and shoot a jumper has hampered his ability to become an excellent allaround player. So conventional wisdom would dictate that he should stick around for another year to improve his game. A decision, however, that would be wrong. The upside in the NBA means that teams will be willing to pay millions to draft him as a project player. Look at Davis, his skill set entering the draft leaned heavily towards defense. Now, after three years, he has blossomed into one of the greatest all-around players in the nation. If Cauley-Stein stays, he will be throwing away See HUFF on page 2
Fans hit State Street despite loss By Anne Halliwell, Will Wright and Cheyene Miller news@kykernel.com
Thirty-one arrests were made on State Street and Limestone in the hours following UK’s loss to the Wisconsin Badgers. Susan Straub, the director of communications for Mayor Jim Gray’s office, said there were three people transported to the hospital whose injuries were also “related to the basketball game.”
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“People are just really upset, they’re gonna take it out on State Street,” business freshman Melissa Hong said. The mood on State Street began with anger, as people flooded the intersection of State and Elizabeth Street and burned shirts, boxes and a Wisconsin flag. There was also dancing, as a boom box moved through the crowd and chants of “C-A-T-S” and “U-S-A” rang out as the night went on. Fireworks
were also set off at one point, bursting out of the middle of the crowd. “It’s not as bad as I expected,” criminal justice sophomore Michael Bauer added. “Last year, when we lost the championship, people were trashing (State Street). This year, people are just having a good time.” Police moved in on people who swung burning material and took several away as the night wore on. The crowd responded with
shouts and derogatory chants aimed at the officers. Joseph Duke, an exercise science senior from the University of Louisville, said he felt people would be “(upset), but not enough to do anything outrageous.” Anthany Beatty, the assistant vice president for campus services, said that State Street was kept under control through a collaboration with campus departSee STATE on page 2
STATE STREET CLEANUP
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The city worked to clear the street of bottles and burned debris early Sunday morning.
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A UK fan looks into a fire on State Street following Kentucky's loss to Wisconsin in the Final Four on April 5, 2015.
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City works to clean up State Street Glass, burned debris litter road after fans swarm area By Cheyene Miller news@kykernel.com
Efforts to clean up State Street after UK’s 71-64 fall to Wisconsin moved swiftly and effectively according to Susan Straub, director of communications for the office of Mayor Jim Gray. Police officers began to shut down State Street around 2 a.m. Sunday to allow the street sweepers to come through and clean up the countless broken beer bottles, torched shirts and boxes. Thirty-one people were arrested and three were transported to the hospital during the events on State Street Saturday night, according to Straub. They had the street sweeper ready to go after police started to close off the street, said Straub, who noted that the city govern-
ment would know in a week how much the overall cleanup efforts cost, as they are paid for by the city and not the university. The city government spent a total of $150, 254 on costs for State Street during UK’s run in the NCAA Tournament last year. According to a report from the Lexington HeraldLeader, police overtime payments made up the biggest portion of State Street costs last year, totaling $113, 424, which is over 75 percent of the total cost. The university does not reimburse the city for these costs, as it is part of a deal brokered between the university and the city last year. The deal states that the city covers costs for all events related to basketball since Rupp Arena is owned by the city, and the university would cover costs associ-
ated with football events since Commonwealth Stadium is on UK’s campus, according to a report by the Herald-Leader.
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My guess is that if you have one less game ... you would save money. We’ll just have to wait and see.” SUSAN STRAUB City spokeswoman PHOTO BY ADAM PENNAVARIA | STAFF
The Division of Waste Management and the Division of Streets and Road handled the cleanup on State Street. With UK now out of the
Street cleaners clear beer bottles and burned debris on State Street after thousands of UK fans swarmed the area on Saturday.
national championship, it is unlikely that UK fans will pour onto State Street after the game Monday night,
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UK’s Willie Cauley-Stein fights for a rebound with Wisconsin forward Frank Kaminsky during the Final Four at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday in Indianapolis, Ind.
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ments and the city. “Whenever you get a large group like this … there’s always a chance of injury,” Beatty said. Beatty has been involved with State Street coverage since 1978, he said, as a member of the police department and at UK. He said the end of the 2015 celebrations went well, and UK and Lex-
ington authorities will meet in the near future to analyze their response to the crowds that swelled on State Street. He added that the Lexington Police Department, which covered the street in riot gear before the game ended, tried for “a bit of compassion” when handling the disappointed students. “(They’ll) give folks the ability to enjoy themselves but obviously not tolerate any illegal action,” he added.
millions of dollars. College basketball cannot offer anything more to him than what it already has. Two Final Fours in two years, three years of development, growth in maturity and an opportunity to enjoy playing basketball without the stresses of making a living. The time for him to go pro has arrived. A decision that he has apparently al-
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to beat itself. Wisconsin isn’t the better team. But it played a better game than the Cats did Saturday. And just like that, UK’s whole season was a wash. It’s extremely difficult to win an NCAA Championship, and the best team seldom comes out on top. But that’s the precarious
ready made when asked after the game. “Probably,” he said about if Saturday was his last game as a Cat. “It’s time to take another step.” He added that he wasn’t 100 percent sure about the decision, but he and everybody else knows that Big Blue Nation has seen the last of CauleyStein in blue and white. “I’m pretty sure I know what I’m doing,” he said. “I have to talk to a few of my people, but it’s probably my last game here.”
nature of the NCAA Tournament. Put young, unexperienced kids in a single-elimination tournament in an unfamiliar environment with unfamiliar officials, and you’ll receive painfully uniform parity. You’ll receive madness. As a result, UK’s pursuit of perfection fell short, its 40-0 “pursuit of perfection” prospects reduced to “38 and the only one that really mattered.”
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something that may or may not save the city money. “My guess is that if you have one less game, you
would think you would save Straub said. money,” “We’ll just have to wait and see.”
FINAL FOUR
REACTONS BY THE NUMBERS
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FINAL FOUR RE ACTI ONS Thousands of UK fans swarmed State Street after the UK basketball team’s loss to Wisconsin on Saturday. The sounds of breaking beer bottles, screaming fans and fireworks did not subside until early Sunday morning.
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Two fans sit on State Street after UK’s loss to Wisconsin in the Final Four on Saturday.
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Law enforcement officials work to clear State Street on Saturday in Lexington, Ky.
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Fans of the Kentucky Wildcats congregate around fires on State Street after Kentucky's loss to Wisconsin in the Final Four on April 5, 2015.
Students at CSF look discouraged while watching the game in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday.
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Fans of the Kentucky Wildcats react to Kentucky's loss to Wisconsin in the Final Four at Tin Roof on Saturday.
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A fan is detained by police on State Street after UK’s Final Four loss to Wisconsin on Saturday.
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Wisconsin steals perfection from Cats Season long winning streak ends in Final Four
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UK’s center Karl-Anthony Towns looks on in the final seconds of the game against the Wisconsin Badgers in the Final Four of the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday in Indianapolis, Ind. By Joshua Huff jhuff@kykernel.com
Just imagine spending an entire summer’s day longing for that particular ice cream bar that you love. The day passes and as the clock ticks down to the hour when the ice cream truck’s supposed to come, you see no sign of it — it never shows. As it turns out, Wisconsin stole the ice cream truck out from under UK’s nose. The buildup, the anticipa-
tion, the nearness of history dangled tantalizing close to a UK team that entered the NCAA Tournament with an “itself against the field” mentality. Much to its surprise, the field won. Wisconsin redeemed itself after last year’s Final Four loss to UK with an impressive come-from-behind 71-64 victory Saturday in Lucas Oil Stadium. Though Wisconsin had to fight its way back in the late
Andrew Harrison issues apology Press conferences after losses in crucial games are packed with emotion on full display in front of millions of people hanging onto every word. For UK’s Andrew Harrison, his lesson in not-whatto-say-in-front-of-a-hot-mic was aired to the entire world. After UK’s loss to Wisconsin on Saturday, Harrison let slip a derogatory term about Wisconsin’s Frank Kaminsky. He was asked about the big man and subsequently let slip a pair of expletives that were caught on mic. Within minutes, the video went viral and sent him scrambling to issue an
apology. “First I want to apologize for my poor choice of words used in jest towards a player I respect and know,” Harrison tweeted. “When I realized how this could be perceived I immediately called big Frank to apologize and let him know I didn’t mean any disrespect. We had a good conversation and I wished him good luck in the championship game Monday.” No disciplinary action has been taken against Harrison and will not be until UK has had a chance to evaluate it. STAFF REPORT
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UK’s Karl-Anthony Towns, Willie Cauley-Stein and Andrew Harrison at the post Final Four press conference at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday.
minutes of the game, the entirety never felt like UK had full control. “You have to give Wisconsin credit,” UK head coach John Calipari said. “They did to us what we have done to teams.” What UK does to teams is what it did to the Badgers in the opening seconds of the game: score quick and in doses. Wisconsin, however, never wilted. Each time UK roared, tying the game or taking the lead, the Badgers re-
sponded. Down four with less than seven minutes left, Wisconsin clamped down on UK and relied on its ability to shoot high-percentage shots. A brilliant minute-long span by Sam Dekker culminated in a dagger three over Karl-Anthony Towns to put Wisconsin ahead by three, the final lead of the game. “Off my hand, I knew it was down,” Dekker said. “I was waiting for a good look like that all night.” Dekker’s opportunity to put Wisconsin ahead in the waning minutes was because of UK’s “what-are-you-thinking” three straight possessions where the Cats had three consecutive shot-clock violations. Had UK scored on those possessions, Dekkers’ three would have only put a dent in the lead, not seal the win. “We didn’t execute as a team,” Andrew Harrison said. “Me being the point guard, I didn’t do what the coach told me on a couple of occasions.” “He did fine,” Calipari jumped in. “You did fine.” Harrison did do fine in the first half. His brother, Aaron, and himself carried UK in the first half even though UK was outshooting the Badgers. It was the of-
fensive rebounds and the hustle plays in the second half, however, that crippled the Cats. “We didn’t execute down the stretch,” Calipari said. “That comes back to me. I’ll take responsibility. You know, there were things we were trying to do, maybe we shouldn’t have done.” It was in the final minutes that UK’s fate was sealed. A period where UK learned how it felt to be on the other side of momentum.
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We didn’t execute down the stretch. That comes back to me. I’ll take responsibility. JOHN CALIPARI UK head coach
“They crowded a little bit,” Calipari reflected on the 60-56 lead UK had with six minutes remaining in the game. “The guys got a little bit tentative. We were trying to still play. The thing that was tough is we are a finishing team, that’s what we’ve
been, and we didn’t. They did and we didn’t. That’s why they’re still playing and we’re not.” With the loss, it remains to be seen as to who comes back and who leaves. But, regardless of who leaves and who stays, the players will be thinking back on the day that Wisconsin stole that mouthwatering bar of ice cream from under their nose. 40 and 0 has become 38 and done. Final Notes Wisconsin: Frank Kaminsky ended the game with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Nigel Hayes had 12 points and five rebounds. Sam Dekker scored 16 points with three rebounds and shot 2-for-3 from the perimeter. UK: Karl-Anthony Towns scored 16 points and had nine rebounds. Andrew Harrison had 13 points and two rebounds Aaron Harrison ended up with 12 points and three rebounds. Trey Lyles scored nine points. Willie Cauley-Stein scored two points, all within the first seconds of the game.
A shocking end to a near-perfect story KEVIN ERPENBECK Kernel Columnist
Time has passed, the team has landed back in Lexington and the tears have dried from (most of) the fans’ faces. And still, the ending to UK men’s basketball season doesn’t seem real. Throughout the entire year, the Cats wove this beautiful tale of a team sacrificing individual success and fame for the purpose of winning a national title. But during the rising action of the plot, an extra element was inserted into the story, making it that much more interesting: the unselfish players had a chance to become the first college basketball team in history to finish 40-0. Their tale made you want to stick around to the end. You wanted to see that glorious storybook ending. For a while, it seemed absolute. The Cats had made it through the stretch of the non-conference schedule untouched and battled through the grind that is the SEC. On March 19, UK had reached the climax — the NCAA Tournament. It was the last challenge to overcome; the final hill to climb. Everyone
expected it to be the most intense part of the Cats’ ongoing novel, but with what they had seen leading up to the tournament, they anticipated the team getting past that mountain peak. With UK’s thrilling 68-66 win over Notre Dame in the Elite Eight, it seemed to be all falling action from there. The Cats would beat a Wisconsin team they had faced (and defeated) the year before in the Final Four, and for the perfect ending, top a fan-loathed Duke program in the National Championship. The image of blue and white confetti falling from the rafters of Lucas Oil Stadium while the digital video-board in the center of the arena displayed “40-0” was picture perfect. How could it end any other way? Because real life isn’t told like a storybook. Reality can be, and often is, cruel. Instead, Wisconsin took over as UK’s malicious publisher. By beating UK in the semifinals, the Badgers took the Cats’ book, ripped out the final chapter, and with a black sharpie, wrote a gigantic “38-1” on the last page. End of story. It feels unsettling. History was about to be made, and probably would never have been duplicated. UK’s magnificent season was so enthralling to follow and it got better and better with each
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Andrew Harrison rides a golf cart to the locker room after the post Final Four press conference at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday in Indianapolis, Ind.
passing game. The backstory was intriguing, the characters were likeable and the plot was gripping. To have it not end the way that was expected seems disheartening, and as a result, makes the whole
story feel extremely hollow. “Season is over,” said a teary-eyed Tyler Ulis after the loss to Wisconsin. “We did all that for nothing.” A story told with an unfinished ending.
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HOROSCOPE To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 5 — Talk gets further than action today. Travel virtually instead of actually. Search for what you need online. Intuition provides a new vision of the future. Follow a hunch. Put on the brakes. Make do with less. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Talk with your partner over the next two days. Optimism runs high. Tempers could flare, though. Domestic responsibilities take precedence. Stay in communication. An amazing development changes your options. Glimpse the future. Publish your view. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 7 — Others vie for your attention. Talk is cheap, but action could get thwarted. Conflicting orders require clarification. Change at the top reveals new opportunities. Don't goof off. Friends help you make an important connection. Make an agreement.
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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Unexpected circumstances at home hold your attention. New information changes the picture. Put in the correction. Consider all the facts. You can talk your way out of anything today. Impress someone important with a positive presentation.
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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — Work out the plan before taking action. Consult an expert. Discover problems before they cost money. Resolve discrepancies to align on priorities. Communications flow, which is especially useful to manage breakdowns. Use something you've been saving.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Get organized and set priorities. A temporary setback interrupts work. Payments could be delayed. Conserve emotional and physical energy. Think from many perspectives and plan your next steps. Make a useful discovery. Brilliant ideas arise in the shower. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — A new understanding illuminates a personal matter today and tomorrow. Resist being impulsive, especially if friends are. Anticipate some resistance. Sparks could fly. Talk it over, but more importantly listen generously. Prioritize love in family. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 5 — Discover a new mess and clean it. Unexpected visitors could arrive. Costs are higher than expected. Ask your social circles for ideas and support. It's more fun to collaborate, and others have crazy ideas that may work. Count your blessings. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 5 — Work out plans with a group project. A shared vision leads to abundance. Insist on getting what you need. A surprise at home requires coordinated efforts. Keep travel plans practical. Call a distant friend. Assess the situation together. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Complications arise. A scheduling conflict puts a kink in a professional aspiration. Communication resolves a barrier. Ask for what you want. Take an idea and run with it. Be polite. Create a dialogue. The conversation has broad appeal. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 6 — Heed a warning and make long-range plans. Unexpected expenses could change your options. Listen to your intuition now. Figure out how to fatten your savings. Talk over dreams and schemes with your traveling companions. Ask your networks for suggestions.
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Band unites genres Rocky Mountain Boys bring rock, folk together MATT WICKSTROM Contributing Columnist
Hailing from Cincinnati, the energetic string quartet Rumpke Mountain Boys is regarded by many as one of the best bluegrass bands in Ohio. Rumpke has cleverly dubbed their music as “trashgrass,” according to band member Jason Wolf. The term plays off the name of Rumpke Waste & Recycling Co., which is based just outside of the Queen City. “‘Trashgrass’ is all of our musical pasts discarded, then reconfigured and brought back together,” said band member Adam Copeland. What’s so enjoyable about Rumpke’s music is that it can’t be classified as one specific genre of music. “Trashgrass” encompasses a diverse variety of music other than just bluegrass, including rock, reggae and folk, among others. As a result, Rumpke is able to appeal to most everyone with their music, while maintaining their own unique sound–making their shows a sight to behold. Wolf founded and has played under the Rumpke name since 1999. Ben Gourley joined the band in 2002, after he noticed an ad for a mandolin player in the local paper. Copeland came along in 2005 after the band he had been playing with around Dayton, Ohio, disbanded. “We’d seen Adam (Copeland) play before and liked what we saw,” said Gourley. “Luckily for us the band was guitar-less around
the time Adam’s band separated.” To round out the band, J.D. Westmoreland joined the Rumpke Mountain Boys in November 2011, just before the band departed for their second West Coast tour. Rumpke plays a gig every Tuesday night at Stanley’s Pub in Cincinnati. Compared to most of their other shows, those at Stanley’s are much more intimate and are a way of giving back to the community that has supported them over the years. Unique to Rumpke is that everyone contributes to songwriting. Most bands only have one or two people who write music, or have someone else entirely who writes for them. “Writing music comes in spurts of creativity for each of us,” said Gourley. “One or two of us will begin writing something new, and that usually inspires the others to get working on something too.” Gourley went on to say that “Disconnected” is one of his favorite tracks of those he’s written, but stressed that his favorite is constantly changing with his mood and current musical influences. Wolf offered up a much more blunt take on his favorite. “My favorite song is always what I’m working on right now,” said Wolf. The Rumpke Mountain Boys are known for playing in the moment and bringing intense energy to their live performances, due in large part to the structure, or lack thereof, that the shows have. The band does not follow traditional set lists, but rather plays off of the crowd’s emotion and intensity to make every show one-of-akind. “One of the things I love about the Rumpke Mountain
Boys is that there’s a fundamental honesty in their presentation”, said David Gans, host of the Grateful Dead Hour, a nationally broadcasted weekly radio show that can be heard locally on WUKY 91.3 FM every Sunday at 9 PM. Gans was also present for the second annual Rumpke Mountain Boys New Year’s Bash at the Thompson House in Newport, Ky., earlier this year, along with many other bands, including Lexington’s own Restless Leg String Band. “Thompson House has been unbelievable the last two years,” said Wolf. “We hope to outgrow it one day, but for the time being it’s been a blast! We always love playing in front of our hometown fans.” The Rumpke Mountain Boys are proud to call Lexington their home away from home, and try to return to town as much as possible to perform for some of their most loyal fans, according to Wolf. Rumpke’s Lexington shows are always packed to the brim with fans, whether they’re playing at Cosmic Charlie’s, Willie’s Locally Known, or any of the other music hot spots in town. Rumpke is officially slated to return to Terrapin Hill from April 17-19 for the Cabin Fever Reliever festival.The band has also announced stops in New York, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, and Missouri. “We can’t wait to announce the rest of our plans for the summer,” said Wolf. “Our fans are gonna be jacked up!” Matt Wickstrom is a journalism junior. Email opinions@ kykernel.com
Wall Street corruption demands attention MATT YOUNG Contributing Columnist
Where are the bells of liberty? This past week should have been a watershed moment in American politics; a moment so appalling and disturbing that every American ought to have stopped in their tracks and reevaluated their outlook on government, and our democracy specifically. For years, Sen. Elizabeth Warren has been a lonely voice in Congress, joined only by a handful of her colleagues in calling attention to the abuses of Wall Street and big banks – abuses which led to the financial collapse and the economic downturn that the lower 90 percent of Americans are still trying to dig their way out of. Too big to fail is unacceptable – it puts the economic livelihood of the nation at risk of another one percent manufactured crisis in which the 99 percent must be their savior, only to be discarded and left on a cross of greed and unemployment. Following the financial crisis, Wall Street took advantage of friendly ears, often former and future employees, sitting on the regulatory thrones of D.C. and used bailout money to pay executive bonuses and, more
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alarmingly, grow even larger and more dangerous. Senator Warren has called for these too big to fail banks to be broken up so they do not gamble on the backs of hard working Americans. Last week the unthinkable happened – Wall Street bankers said they and their firms might withhold all campaign donations from Democrats in 2016 because of her rhetoric. Congress’ job – unless they don’t actually care for the Constitution as much as their lip service would imply–is to establish justice, promote the general welfare of citizens and secure the blessings of liberty for “We
of liberty should ring out that Wall Street banks actually feel that Congress, and therefore our government is for sale. This situation is far beyond the concern that citizens feel this way. Any member of Congress who takes their oath of office seriously should be bludgeoned by the realization that we now live in a world where the people with money legitimately believe Congress has a price tag. Those who are tasked by the Constitution with regulating Wall Street are being regulated by it. The threat from Wall Street to withhold donations to Democrats for the 2016 elections is a subtle illustration of that. But the world rolls on – the bells of liberty ignored, the promise of the future too distracted by tweets, likes and tags to realize the magnitude of their ringing. And today Wall Street opens a text from America: yes, we are for sale, and we are too indifferent to take the time to care. If only the bells had thumbs; then they could tweet out their distress and the world might be saved by hashtag justice. Thank heaven Senator Warren has the courage to take on the fight. #forthepeople. Matt Young is a journalism and political science senior. Email opinions@ kykernel.com
This past week should have been a watershed moment in American politics.” the People.” Unfortunately, too few Americans take advantage of their civic duty to hold Congress’ feet to the fire. But the issue the U.S. faces today is not that the citizens feel that Congress, and therefore our government, is for sale. Any person upset with a legislative or electoral outcome can complain in a moment of frustration that their government is corrupt and for sale to the highest bidder – the last two elections have demonstrated that. Whether or not citizens believe it is something Congress should absolutely be concerned with. But the bells