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The UK bench reacts to a dunk during the second half of the game against the Gorgetown College Tigers at Rupp Arena on November 9, 2014. UK defeated Gorgetown 121-52.
Kernel columnist Kyle Arensdorf gives his thoughts on the Wildcats’ future Willie Cauley-Stein
Karl-Anthony Towns
Andrew Harrison
Trey Lyles
PPG: 8.9
PPG: 10.3
PPG: 8.7
PPG: 9.3
RPG: 6.4
RPG: 6.7
RPG: 5.2
RPG: 2.2
APG: 1.0
APG: 1.1
APG: 1.1
APG: 3.6
BPG: 1.7
BPG: 2.3
BPG: 0.4
SPG: 1.0
Cauley-Stein was the one player who nearly said outright that he was done playing at the collegiate level after the team’s Final Four game on Saturday. He’s projected to be a Top-10 pick at the moment, according to ESPN. Aaron Harrison
If Towns isn’t the first overall pick in the NBA Draft, he’ll be the second to Duke center Jahlil Okafor. And with Okafor’s stock diminishing, there’s no reason for Towns not to seize the opportunity. Devin Booker
Lyles struggled throughout the NCAA Tournament after showing flashes of greatness during the latter half of the regular season. He’ll likely enter the NBA Draft, and he’ll be drafted largely on potential. Dakari Johnson
Andrew Harrison grew his NBA stock this year like no other returning player did. He’s projected to be an early second round pick. He likely won’t remain at UK for a junior campaign, but he could be a lottery pick next year if he did. Alex Poythress
PPG: 11.0
PPG: 10.0
PPG: 6.4
PPG: 5.5
RPG: 2.6
RPG: 2.0
RPG: 4.6
RPG: 3.8
APG: 1.4
APG: 1.1
APG: 0.7
APG: 0.7
SPG: 1.1
SPG: 4.0
BPG: 0.9
BPG: 1.5
Aaron Harrison plays an easier position than his brother, and often doesn’t receive the scrutiny his brother does. But they came to UK as a package deal, and they’ll likely leave in the same manner.
Booker has been friends with Tyler Ulis, who is staying for a sophomore season, for a long time. He is, however, expected to be a lottery pick if he chooses to leave. So there’s no other reason for him to stay.
In 2010, UK center Daniel Orton entered the NBA Draft despite averaging just three points per game. He was drafted purely on potential, which is all that Johnson can hope for if he chooses to enter the NBA Draft.
Rand Paul to run for president Four-year Kentucky senator announced candidacy in Louisville
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Sen. Rand Paul speaks at the 42nd annual Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 27, 2015, in National Harbor, Md. By Cheyene Miller news@kykernel.com
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul announced Tuesday morning that he will run for president in the 2016 election after serving four years as a U.S. senator. The son of former Texas congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul is well known for his libertarian and conservative values that sometimes put him at
odds with Republicans as much as Democrats. “We’ve come to take our country back from the special interests that use Washington (D.C.) as their personal piggy bank,” Paul said in his announcement speech in Louisville on Tuesday. “The special interests that are more concerned with their personal welfare than the general welfare.” Paul gained widespread recognition in 2013 for his nearly 13-hour filibuster
against the use of drones on American soil. He is a strident critic of surveillance on American citizens, saying, “As president on day one, I will immediately end this unconstitutional surveillance.” He has taken unique Republican stances on issues like crime and drug laws, saying that convicted felons should have the right to vote and that non-violent drug offenders do not deserve harsh prison penalties. Paul has also noted that the “War on Drugs” has had a disproportionately negative effect on the black community. “Too often when Republicans have won, we’ve squandered our victory by becoming part of the Washington machine,” Paul said. In his announcement speech, Paul criticized the heavy amount of federal spending that took place under the Bush and Obama presidencies, and called for a constitutional amendment for a balanced budget. “Congress will never balance the budget unless you force them to do so,” said Paul, who also mentioned his previ-
ously proposed “Read the Bills Act,” which would require Congress to read over all legislation before signing it into law. Paul also advocated a deeper investment in American infrastructure, cutting corporate taxes to create jobs and a Regan-like policy of using strength to combat radical Islam without making long-lasting ties to the Middle East. According to information from opensecrets.org, Paul’s biggest contributor during his time as Senator has been Club for Growth, a 501(c)4 organization that promotes candidates who support limited government. They have contributed a total of $106,515 to Paul, who has received 85 percent of his funds through individual contributions. His top industrial contributions come from people who list themselves as “retired” on federal documents, totaling $626,154. Paul is the second Republican to enter the race, after Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. He will also seek to regain his job in the Senate.
Poythress returned this season aftermuch speculation about him doing the opposite. He tore his ACL after he played only eight games this season, so there’s no reason to expect him to jump ship now.
UK privatizes bookstore Barnes & Noble to operate Student Center location By Anne Halliwell ahalliwell@kykernel.com
The UK Bookstore’s partnership with Barnes and Noble College, announced Monday, will add a cafe and coffee area to the new Student Center’s store in 2018, associate director for auxiliary services Sarah Nikirk said. “Obviously we’re going to be in a new facility and Barnes and Noble are committed to making it a permanent bookstore,” Nikirk said. “I believe it will be the place to be at UK.” Nikirk did not disclose the cost of the contract with Barnes and Noble, which will last for 10 years with a five-year renewal possible. Executive vice president for Finance and Administration Eric Monday announced the contract in a campuswide email on Monday.
In the email, Monday said Barnes and Noble will run both the temporary bookstore while the new Student Center is under construction and the permanent store once the building is completed. Monday also said that “with Barnes and Noble College’s Campus Connect technologies, students and faculty will have access to the largest selection of course materials in several cost-saving formats — rental, used, digital and new.” In terms of stock, Nikirk said she didn’t anticipate a change in the bookstore’s supply of trade books, textbooks, merchandise or apparel. “We will have all of the books we have now, and maybe more,” Nikirk said. “We believe that it’s a good See BOOKSTORE on page 3
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SPORTS
Near perfect seasons are far from acceptable Franchises play to win championships, not games JOSHUA HUFF Sports Editor
The college men’s basketball season has officially ended. And now the talk has turned from what could have been to who will or won’t stay for another season. But before the murmurings become a roar, let’s
look at whether this UK season was a bust or not. So was it? In the traditional sense, yes. Athletes play to win championships and anything less is unacceptable. Teams don’t run onto the court before a game, look up at a Final Four banner or an NCAA runner up banner and relish in those memories. What makes this season tough to swallow for UK is the abruptness of it all. A perfect season with so many expectations and promise
was cut short because of a few bad decisions during the waning minutes of the Wisconsin game. Some players even feel like this season was a waste. “It’s very tough because we basically went the whole season winning all those games for nothing,” Tyler Ulis said. College basketball is a vicious, unforgiving beast. Teams can run rampant through the season only to run into the age-old adage, “on any given Sunday.” In
this case it was on a Saturday that Wisconsin pulled off possibly its greatest victory in program history. A program like UK doesn’t play to win games; it plays to win championships. Especially when this season became such a perfect storm. Replicating the success of this year is going to be next to impossible. Players like Willie Cauley-Stein, who squeezed all he could out of college, and Karl-Anthony Towns, who has been on campus just long enough to see half a dorm built, are almost guaranteed to leave,
along with possibly a sizeable group of starters from this year. “We’re athletes. This sucks,” Devin Booker said after the loss. “I’m not going to sugarcoat it at all. This is the worst part of being an athlete, especially at this time. It’s the worst feeling in the world.” Anything less than a championship for this team was not going to be good enough. Going 38-0 means absolutely nothing if it doesn’t result in hoisting the National Championship trophy. Remember Wichita State
from last season? Not many people do, because none other than UK cut its perfect season short. UK’s season was championship or bust. Like it or not, that’s the nature of the beast. When a team as talented and record-setting as UK wins every game and dominates perennial powerhouses like Kansas and UCLA, the expectations turn, as they did, to “UK or the field.” In this case, the field tripped up a Cats team that was striving for nothing less than perfection.
A lookback on the 1956 Sugar Bowl controversy
Sixth-grader shut down despite winning bracket
Adolph Rupp’s UK team at center of racial debate
12-year-old not eligible for ESPN prize drawing
By Frank Fitzpatrick The Philidelphia Inquirer
The national controversy that clouded the run-up to a Final Four that concluded Monday night in Indianapolis wasn't the first collision between basketball and civilrights politics. In Louisiana in 1956, as in Indiana 59 years later, a fourteam basketball tournament involving a favored Kentucky team was engulfed in a political storm, though the divisive issue then was race and not sexual preference. And as in Indiana, where a recent religious-freedom law was widely seen as discriminatory against homosexuals, the Louisiana dispute involved changing cultural mores, a conservative legislature, worried civic and business leaders and, ultimately, government intervention that saved the event. The turmoil surrounding the 1956 Sugar Bowl, a Christmas basketball tournament run by the organizers of the better-known New Year's football game, had been triggered two years earlier by the Supreme Court's historic ruling outlawing segregation. In the tumultuous southern reaction to Brown V. Board of Education, many cities and states responded by transforming long-standing Jim Crow customs into hardened law. Louisiana's legislature passed a flurry of such bills in 1956. One, Act 579, widely known as the Athletic Events Bill, outlawed all public interaction between blacks and whites. “All persons, firms and corporations,” it read, “are prohibited from sponsoring, arranging, participating in, or permitting on premises under
their control any dancing, social functions, entertainments, athletic training, games, sports or contests and other such activities involving personal and social contacts, in which the participants or contestants are members of the white and negro races.” Powerful interests in New Orleans immediately foresaw consequences, financial though the only civic entity initially willing to speak out in opposition was the MidWinter Sports Association (MWSA), organizers of the popular football and basketball Sugar Bowls. That group prodded Gov. Earl Long to veto the legislation. But the son of populist politician Huey Long refused. Next, Sugar Bowl organizers sought to water down the bill, proposing an exemption for New Orleans. When lawmakers rejected that, the group devised a failed plan that essentially would have created tiny integrated islands within an otherwise segregated arena and stadium. Racial restrictions in college sports were loosening slowly in the 1950s, but not in the South. The 1956 Sugar Bowl field was comprised of three Catholic schools — Dayton, St. Louis and Notre Dame — and the most dominant team in college basketball, Adolph Rupp's Kentucky. When action to invalidate or weaken the Louisiana law failed, Notre Dame and St. Louis, each of whom had black players, withdrew. Dayton, though it had no blacks at the time, did the same. “If we went to the tournament as it now stands,” said Dayton athletic director Harry Baujan, “we'd be condoning the law.” Kentucky Gov. Happy
Chandler, assuming the event would be canceled, hastily made plans for a new Christmas tournament in Louisville, the Blue Grass Classic, that would feature the Wildcats. Rupp's Kentucky team was all-white. He wouldn't add his first black player, Tom Payne, until the 1970-71 season, well after most SEC teams had integrated. Some Kentucky alumni saw the Sugar Bowl controversy as a chance for the border-state school with national ambitions to make a positive statement on race. They urged UK to join the other schools in withdrawing. “Here is a situation where the University of Kentucky could courageously show that principle is more important to it than the 'sugar' in the Sugar Bowl,” Herschel Weil, a 1922 grad, wrote to UK president Frank Dickey. But as Rupp himself had done so often when questioned about racial issues, Dickey used contractual obligations as an excuse. The school had promised the organizers it would appear, Dickey said, and it intended to honor that commitment. Rupp's influence on the decision can't be determined but he and Kentucky helped round up three southern schools — Houston, Virginia Tech and Alabama — as replacements and the 1956 Sugar Bowl, which the Wildcats won easily, went on. Asked for his reaction to Act 579's impact on what had been one of the nation's premier holiday tournaments, MWSA president Paul DeBlanc said: “That's the law and we will try to live under it.” Three years later, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that law unconstitutional.
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By John P. Borneman Chicago Tribune
Sam Holtz might not watch much college basketball, but the Lake Zurich, Ill., sixth-grader’s NCAA Tournament picks were better than any expert’s this season. After Duke’s 68-63 win over Wisconsin in the NCAA championship game Monday, Sam had the top bracket out of 11.57 million entries in the ESPN.com bracket challenge. The 12-year-old — who entered the contest as user sammyholtz16 — scored 1,830 points, putting him in a firstplace tie with user Grant3326. He was tied for second before Monday night, but he correctly picked the Blue Devils to dispatch the Badgers. In the fourth of 10 brackets attributed to his username, Sam predicted 14 of the 16 teams to make the Sweet 16. He didn’t miss a game from the Elite Eight through the final. “He thought that was his worst bracket,” said Bruce Holtz, Sam Holtz’s father. It turned out to be the best, earning him several radio and TV appearances Tuesday. On an episode of
SportsCenter, he told hosts Jay Crawford and Chris McKendry that his favorite team was Notre Dame, but “during the regular season, I really don’t watch that much basketball.” According to ESPN’s website, “the top 1 percent of entrants, based on overall points, will be entered into a random drawing” for the grand prize of a $20,000 Best
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most 116,000 entries). But when he went on SportsCenter, he learned he was not eligible. Crawford and McKendry offered to send Sam some ESPN merchandise, and said that if he could make it to ESPN’s headquarters in Bristol, Conn., he could anchor an episode of SportsCenter. An email and a phone call to ESPN’s public relations de-
He thought that was his worst bracket. I told (Sam), ‘I wish you could’ve won a lottery ticket.’” BUTCH HOLTZ, father of Sam Holtz
Buy gift card and a trip to the 2015 Maui Invitational. However, the prize is only open to legal U.S. citizens who were 18 years or older as of the date of the entry. Sam entered the contest with his dad’s consent (and his email address). When Sam appeared on WGN on Tuesday morning, he was hopeful he would still be part of the random drawing (which would include al-
partment were not returned Tuesday. Butch Holtz said his family isn't researching flights to Connecticut just yet, but he added that the experience has been fun — and is getting more interesting by the hour. “I only told (Sam), ‘I wish you could’ve won a lottery ticket,’” Butch Holtz said. “We’re gonna start having fun with this.”
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NEWS
NFL player to visit campus
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The Seattle Seahawks’ Richard Sherman speaks to the media during the team’s news conference at the Westin Hotel in Jersey City, N.J., on January 30, 2014. By Zach Dillender news@kykernel.com
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman is coming to campus on Wednesday to speak about stereotypes and how he has attempted to overcome them. The event will include a moderated conversation with Sherman, as well as a Q&A session. Tickets are free for UK students, faculty and staff with a valid UK ID and $10 for the general public. These became available for pick-up or purchase on March 25 for students at the Singletary Center Ticket Office. The doors will open at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Sherman is a Super Bowl champion and part of the Seahawks team that won in 2014 and returned in 2015 for back-to-back seasons. Since entering the NFL, he has led the league in interceptions with 24. Some might also recognize Sherman from last year’s “Madden NFL 15” video game
cover. The premise of the talk, according to the Student Activities Board’s website, is overcoming stereotypes on and off the field. Despite his successes on the gridiron, Sherman has the reputation of a “thug” to some, according to the SAB website. Sherman grew up in Compton, California. He was the first graduate from Dominquez High School in 20 years to receive a scholarship from Stanford University. He had offers from other schools, including the University of Southern California, but decided on Stanford to make a statement about the importance of education. Sherman attended with academic and athletic merit. James Collard, the SAB Director of Engaging Issues, helped bring Sherman to campus. “Sherman offers outlooks into growing up in a difficult situation, balancing college athletics and schoolwork at Stanford University, constantly motivating oneself to
get better, moving on from big wins and losses, and supporting the education of underprivileged youth, which is the focus of his charity, Blanket Coverage,” Collard wrote in an email to the Kentucky Kernel. Collard said these issues are similar to ones faced on campus. “This insight is especially significant for our campus right now with the recent prevalence of racism and stereotypes on college campuses, including the Oklahoma SAE racist chants as well as hateful actions surrounding the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement on our own campus,” Collard wrote. SAB brought Richard Sherman in as a part of their SpeakBlue Distinguished Speaker Series. “This event is one of our larger ones of the year so it's a full board effort,” Collard wrote in the email. “I can't explain how much support it has taken from every board member as well as the board's advisors.”
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BOOKSTORE Continued from page 1 partnership and will be positive for the university.” Dave Lang, the to-be general manager for the
Barnes and Noble bookstore, said a new website will allow students to order books after downloading their schedules. The website will hopefully be up in time for the summer term, he said. The usual mix of new and used books will be
available, Lang said, with focus on a robust rental program. “Barnes and Noble is excited to be here,” Lang said. “We look forward to making a premiere store and we look forward to being part of UK.”
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NEWS
USC black culture center Hillary Clinton’s name receives racist backlash sparks debate of sexism By Jerome Campbell andJaxon Song Los Angeles Times (TNS)
When some USC student government leaders voiced support for creating a cultural house for black students, Ama AmoafoYeboah thought she and other undergraduates were closer to having a space where they could hang out and hold events. But before a vote was held, word spread that the house could be located on the Row, USC's two-block stretch of fraternities and sororities near 28th and Figueroa streets. Social media lit up. “Why would they open a prison on the Row?” one user asked on Yik Yak, a popular social media app that allows anonymous comments from users within a 1.5-mile radius. Student leaders passed a resolution on the house in late October. But AmoafoYeboah said the onslaught reinforced her sense that black students aren't always welcome at USC. That feel-
ing of exclusion, she said, is especially obvious on the Row, the heart of the undergraduate social scene — which seems to be made of mostly white students, along with some Asians and a smattering of other minorities. USC students said no Greek organization has been part of an incident as racially charged as one at the University of Oklahoma, where fraternity members recently were caught on video singing racist chants. But, they acknowledged, the Los Angeles campus is not immune to racial insensitivity. Some students said incidents on and off campus have led them to feel isolated and as though they are viewed with suspicion. Student supporters said the proposal, which became known as the Black House, was modeled after programs at schools such as Stanford, Georgetown and Yale universities. It would not be residential, and no alcohol would be allowed inside.
Instead, the building is supposed to be a space where students can relax, hold cultural events and display some of the history of African Americans at USC. The house would not be affiliated with undergraduate black Greek organizations, which are not on the Row. Overall, about 4,200 USC students are fraternity or sorority members. It is unclear how many Greek members are minorities, school officials said. Of USC's nearly 19,000 undergraduates, about 720 — or 4 percent — are black, according to the school. Some black students report feeling isolated, saying they are often the only African American in their classrooms. Amoafo-Yeboah said she was ambivalent about where the building should be, but that the Row would be a powerful statement. “Nobody will be able to ignore us,” she said. “We will be in the heart of the social scene, for better or for worse.”
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Levi Powell, 22, left, and Ama Amoafo-Yeboah, 22, both seniors at USC, stand on “The Row” on a recent weekend night on Feb. 27, 2015, in Las Angeles.
By Anita Kumar McClatchy Washington Bureau (TNS)
WASHINGTON — Beyonce and There's Madonna, Cher and Prince. And now Hillary. It may not be exactly the same as the long list of celebrities known by their first name. But Hillary Clinton has become known simply as Hillary in bumper stickers and headlines, on Twitter and Facebook, around water coolers and in coffee shops. Yet some Americans, mostly women, don't think the former secretary of state, U.S. senator from New York and first lady should be called by just her first name. “I think it's pretty unjust,” said Monica Warek, 23, on a recent visit to Washington from New York City. “I think it shows the level of inequality that still exists in the workforce and just in general in society.” As Clinton gets ready to kick off her campaign for the White House, some wonder whether calling a female candidate by her first name reinforces gender stereotypes. Or does it make her seem more personable? Kathy Sullivan, a Democratic activist who cochaired Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign in New Hampshire, said she has long noticed that women politicians in her own state are called by their first names. The first-in-the-nation presidential primary state boasts a female governor and an allfemale congressional delegation to Washington. “It has nothing to with political party,” Sullivan said. “It reflects a tendency of some people, but it may be totally unconscious.” Hillary Clinton, 67, a fixture in American politics for more than two decades and the presumed front-runner for the Democratic nomina-
tion in 2016, is expected to launch her campaign for president this month, according to those knowledgeable about her plans but not authorized to speak publicly. Already, businesses are hawking Hillary 2016 Tshirts and posters and Ready for Hillary, a political action committee helping lay the groundwork for a second presidential run, is signing up volunteers. Terrell Penn, 39, of
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ton's title of senator more than did female broadcasters, the document showed. In any case, John Mosier, 67, of New York City, never liked the practice. “I think it generally cheapens the image of the candidate,” he said. Deborah Tannen, a linguistics professor at Georgetown University who referred to Clinton in her book, “Talking from 9 to 5: Women and Men at Work,”
I think it shows the level of inequality that still exists in the workforce and ... in society.” MONICA WAREK, Washington D.C. tourist
Washington, says he thinks people call Clinton by her first name because they are comfortable with her. “I think it's cool,” he said. “First name, last name; as long as she's getting recognized.” Of course, in Clinton's case, this may all just be a way to distinguish her from her husband, former President Bill Clinton, who dominated Democratic politics for so long and still has a 65 percent favorability rating. An online search of the word “Hillary” produces a slew of news stories about the 2016 race, while a search of “Clinton” leads to information about husband and wife. Clinton, the first female candidate to seriously vie for the presidency, was called by her first name four times more than her 2008 Democratic rival Barack Obama, according to a study examining news coverage of the 2008 presidential race by University of Utah researchers published in the Political Research Quarterly. Male news anchors and reporters also dropped Clin-
said Clinton may be called by her first name in part because “Hillary” is more distinctive than common female names such as Susan or Mary. (Clinton's mother had said she was named after Sir Edmund Hillary, a New Zealand explorer who with Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest. In 2006, her aides said that was not true.) Tannen said that no matter the reason that people use first names _ even if it's a sign of friendliness _ there is no denying that the result is that the person does not get as much respect. Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard chief executive who unsuccessfully ran for the Senate in California, is often called Carly, another distinctive name. A group of supporters recently launched Carly for America to prepare for her potential presidential run. “There's nothing to it,” Lichtman said about Clinton being called by her first name.
OPINIONS
American prisons in desperate need of reform U.S. imprisons more people than any other country CHEYENE MILLER Assistant News Editor
Arguably no institution in American society needs reform as much as the American prison system, which continues to be subject to plagues such as overcrowding and sexual violence. America has the highest incarceration rate in the world, with 716 out of every 100,000 citizens im-
prisoned for a total of 2.4 million people. This means that the U.S. has 25 percent of the world’s prison population, but is only home to 5 percent of its overall population. The prison population skyrocketed by one million just within the span of 20 years, and if people on parole and probation are taken into consideration, then one out of every 34 adults is in some phase of the correctional system. And it’s no secret that the prison system disproportionately affects men of color. Federal statistics
show that black men are six times more likely to be imprisoned than white men and 2.5 times more likely than Hispanic men. Racial minorities in general are more likely to be arrested, more likely to be convicted and more likely to receive harsher sentences. Studies show that if current trends continue, one out of every three black men and one out of every six Hispanic men can expect to be imprisoned at some point in their lives, compared to one out of every 17 white men.
The only thing more staggering than the number of incarcerated men is the condition in which they are forced to live. According to humanrightswatch.org, “Prisoners and detainees in many local, state and federal facilities, including those run by private contractors, confront conditions that are abusive, degrading and dangerous.” One of the more horrific conditions prisoners have to confront is the massive amount of rapes that occur. According to numbers from the Justice Department, there were 216,000 victims of sexual assault in the prison system in 2008,
meaning that nearly 10 percent of prisoners were subjected to physical and psychological torture. So with all these figures in mind, what is the solution? The first common sense solution would be to end harsh sentencing for nonviolent drug offenders, who make up more than 50 percent of the federal prison population. The next thing would be to look back into our border policies, as immigration-related crimes make up the second-biggest category at about 11 percent of the prison population. But the biggest solution to this problem will come
when prisoners have a political voice to speak for themselves. This can only happen when we end felony disenfranchisement — the legal prevention of voting due to past criminal offenses. After all, no one understands the harsh reality of the American prison system like people who have been there, and if we prevent them from having a voice, then they will never be able to take an active role in supporting legislation that helps them. Cheyene Miller is the assistant news editor of the Kentucky Kernel. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.
EDITORIAL
Media misrepresents UK after State Street crowds The Kentucky Kernel learned on Monday that of the 69 arrests made in the campus area after NCAA tournament games this year, only seven were UK students. While the numbers reinforce our own beliefs about the character and uprightness of the average UK student, the realization was too late for national media sources, many of which used UK’s presence in the tournament to misrepresent UK students as aggressive, even violent rioters. Let us make one thing clear: this year’s State Street was controlled. Lexington Police watched the scene and in-
tervened whenever people engaged in dangerous behavior. Police arrested people who burned material and swung it toward the crowd or into the air, or those who fistfought during the three hours on Saturday night before the police cleared the street at about 2 a.m. In 2014, Lexington police and fire reported 21 arrests and 35 injuries after the Final Four game during the celebrations. On Sunday morning, the mayor’s office reported only three hospital transports. UKPD Chief Joe Monroe reported 42 total arrests the night of the 2015 loss, only
two of which were of students. This is a reality that was not reflected in web stories by larger publications or on their social media accounts, as news sources failed to properly characterize the crowd of UK supporters as people from a multitude of locations and schools who travel to State Street to participate in the post-game celebrations. Whether their mistakes were from laziness or from lack of knowledge is unclear. But the result is that UK students looked undeservingly bad to the U.S. at large. CBS Sports characterized the scene as a riot in their
headline, as did the New York Post. RT.com exaggerated the scene on State Street, using information from reporters on the ground, but inserting their own conclusions. The term “riot,” commonly used to describe a violent disturbance by a group working with a common intent, is frequently thrown into the captions. “At first, Police chose to turn a blind eye to the disappointed fans’ obstreperousness, but some students wouldn’t calm down and kept on asking for trouble,” the RT.com article continued, blatantly attributing any disturbance of the peace to UK
students, and UK students alone. On Twitter, The Anti Media used a Kernel editor’s photograph after a firework was set off and recaptioned it, “Scene from #StateStreet moments ago as students riot over basketball loss,” a dual discrepancy. Pictures from the 2012 State Street when couches, property and even a car fell victim to fans’ fervor, were also circulated on social media, further confusing the issue. These photos have not been representative of State Street for the last three years, as the university and the city
have worked together to minimize the damage caused after every NCAA run. It is not too much to ask media who choose to comment on State Street to check their facts. It is certainly not too much to expect news sources to refrain from choosing attention-grabbing headlines instead of those that accurately describe the events at hand. This university’s reputation was tarnished unfairly Saturday night. It is a shame that the nation’s attention didn’t linger long enough to acknowledge that. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.
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1 BR in a 4 BR apartment for summer sublease at University Trails. May-July 31. $429/month, all utilities, cable and internet included! Email taylor.clements@uky.edu. 1 BR/1 BA, Open Concept, 411 E. Maxwell. Available Now. $595 plus utilitiess. HW floors, new kitchen, updated bath, new lighting. (859) 552-3793, AllyCarterPVH@ gmail.com. Condo, 1 BR, secure building and pool. $645/month, including utilities. Call Brad at (859) 983-0434.
2 Bedroom
2 HUGE BR/ 1 BA, walk to UK, W/D, off-street parking, many extras! No pets, $800/month, available Aug 1. Jenny (859) 494-5624 or jennyfinley@twc.com.
3 Bedroom
$1,575/3BR Campus Downs. 1,050ft Condo for Rent UK Campus (Virginia and Limestone). 205 Simpson Ave. Fully furnished 3 BR Condo, 2 Full Bath. Includes all furniture for all rooms w/full sized washer and dryer. ALL utilities, internet and TV cable included. Available on 8/1/15 for the next full school year, requires 1-year lease. Call or text with interest to phone number (502) 593-4993. 3 BR, 1 block to UK, W/D, dishwasher, parking, $400/BR. Call (859) 523-2363 or www.touchstonerentals.com. 3 BR/1 BA renovated home, 322 American Ave. Refinished HW floors, new kitchen, new bath, new electric, new plumbing. $1,295 plus utilities. August 1. (859) 552-3793, AllyCarterPVH@gmail.com. 3 BR/2.5 BA townhouse. Available July/August. Open floor plan. Large bedrooms. Walk to campus. W/D, dishwasher. Parking included. $1,050/month. Call (859) 533-2581. 3BR/2BA Campus View Condo. Walk to Campus. Private parking. W/D, dishwasher, balcony, all appliances furnished. Available August. $950/month. Call or text (859) 553-6307. 3BR/2BA Campus View Condo. Walk to campus. W/D, all appliances and utilities furnished. Available August. $1,100/month. Call (859) 814-7049. August rental. 3 BR/1 BA. Very clean, great quality. Best landlord. Dennis (859) 983-0726. www.sillsbrothers.com. Deluxe spacious 3 bdrm/ $455 bdrm. Quiet street, 2 baths, all electric, laundry on site, parking, 2 blocks from UK ...1 block to downtown. Call 859-523-5331 or 859-619-2468. Large Townhome Walk to Campus. 3 BR/2.5 BA. W/D, low utilities, all electric, plenty of open parking, new paint and carpet. $1,050 per month/deposit. (859)492-8666.
4 BR houses. Large nice homes with private yards/decks, close to campus. Ample parking. W/D included. Excellent service. $349-$379/person. Leasing@KampusProperties.com. Call/Text (859) 333-1388. 4 BR! North campus, 2 BA, W/D, fenced yard. $400/BR. Call (859) 523-2363 or www.touchstonerentals.com. 4 BR/2 BA renovated home, 422 Gibson Ave. August 1. Hardwood, full basement, pool table, yard, garage. $1,595 plus utilitiess. (859) 552-3793, AllyCarterPVH@gmail.com. 4 BR/2.5 BA. Large townhouses close to campus. All electric. Hardwood. W/D, dishwasher. Security system. Pets allowed. Garage units available. (859) 288-5601. $399 per student. 4 HUGE BR/ 2 BA, walk to UK, W/D, off-street parking, updated, no pets. $1,550/month, available Aug 1. Jenny (859) 494-5624 or jennyfinley@twc.com. Preleasing for fall: 4 BR houses off Euclid. Includes W/D. Contact Integra Properties at (859) 428-8271 or www.integraky.com.
5 Bedroom
5 BR houses. Large nice homes with private yards/decks, close to campus off Virginia/Broadway area. Ample parking. Excellent service. Starting at $329/person. Leasing@KampusProperties.com. Call/Text (859)333-1388. 5BR/2BA House. Starting as low as $329/ person. 1 mile from campus. Text (859) 229-4991.
6 Bedroom
August rental. 6 BR/2 BA. Very clean. Great quality. Best landlord. Dennis (859) 983-0726. www.sillsbrothers.com. myUKapt.com
Newer 2-5BR homes. Only a few left. Near UK. Pet friendly. From $349/person. www.lexingtonhomeconsultants.com Contact James McKee at (859) 221-7082 or jwmckeebroker@msn.com. NEWLY RENOVATED 608 E. HIGH ST. (ACROSS FROM WOODLAND PARK) 5 BR Apt/2 BA, central heat/air, W/D connections. Off-street parking. $1,500 + utilities. 6 BR Apt/2 BA, central heat/air, W/D connections. Off-street parking. $1,600 + utilities. (859) 338-7005.
Help Wanted
Administrative Coordinator We are seeking Business, Marketing, or Education college graduates to become part of our Administrative/Business Operations team. We are a busy ophthalmic specialty practice located in Lexington, Ky. Ideal candidates must have excellent public skills, multi-tasking ability, computer proficiency, detail orientation and be intrinsically self-motivated to excel. This is a Full-time position with near term growth opportunity. Health, dental, vision and vacation provided on day one of employment. Come grow with us! Resumes may be sent to busymedicalpractice@gmail.com with attention ABO in subject line. CNA & PT students to work with elderly female in the afternoon. Call (859) 475-6071. Daycare positions available- Preschool room (ages 3-5) and Toddler room (age 2). Must be working on or have early childhood degree or CDA. Full and part time available. Call Beth Morton (859) 263-2267. Help wanted. Rett’s Landscaping. Starting pay $10.50/hour. Students welcome. Flexible hours. No experience necessary. If interested contact Rett at (859) 229-5695. Immediate openings for crew members with Lexington Lawn and Landscape Company. Starting hourly rate is $12 to $13 per hour. Full-time or part-time. Responsibilities include use of lawn maintenance and landscape tools and equipment. Must be able to handle the physical demands of the job including varying weather conditions. Previous experience helpful but not required; High School Degree or GED. Apply at 900 Floyd Drive, Lexington, KY 40505, or call Sandy Denno at 253-3537.
Lexington Country Club now hiring for all departments. Seasonal and part-time positions available including servers, server assistants, pro shop bag attendants and counter attendants, kitchen staff, bartenders, pool snack shop attendants and cooks, golf course snack shop attendant, weekend security guards, and grounds crew. Compensation dependent on position and experience. All candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check. Interested individuals can pick up applications at 2550 Paris Pike or call 299-6243 for more information or to set up an interview. LLM is seeking full and part-time care attendants to work one-on-one with participants in residential and community setting. Starting pay: $10/hour. Weekend, afternoon and summer hours available. Apply online at www.lordslegacyministries.org or call (859) 245-2233. Now hiring servers (Ramsey’s Diners) Part-time and full-time. Apply in person 3-5 p.m. Mon-Fri. 4101 Tates Creek Centre. 3090 Helmsdale Place (Andover.) 4391 Harrodsburg Rd. 151 W. Zandale (off Nicholasville Road.) PART-TIME COOK NEEDED AT SMALL RETIREMENT HOME CLOSE TO CAMPUS. Experienced scratch cook needed for Saturday/Sunday breakfast/lunch shift, 6:30 a.m.2:30 p.m. Background check, drug screen and references required. Call 266-2581. PPM is now hiring Lifeguards, Pool Managers and Swim instructors. PPM is hiring for country clubs, water parks and Home owner associations in Lexington, Richmond, Winchester, Danville, Frankfort, Shelbyville, and Louisville areas. Pay ranges from $8.50-$15/hour. Email Brad at Brad40965@aol.com for application. PT servers. Must be reliable, dependable, on time, and energetic. Contact Victoria (859) 699-7919. Researchers at the University of Kentucky are conducting studies concerning the effects of alcohol and are looking for male & female social drinkers 21-35 years of age. Volunteers paid to participate. Call (859) 257-5794. Researchers at the University of Kentucky are looking for individuals 21–34 years of age who have received a DUI in the last 5 years to participate in a study looking at behavioral and mental performance. Participants are compensated for their time and participation is completely confidential. For more information, call (859) 257-5794. SUMMER HELP WANTED Looking for friendly, energetic front counter help in retail environment. Pool/Spa knowledge is a plus. Competitive pay. Email resume to Mark at sales@aurorapoolsandspas.com. Summer Jobs – Turn Crew Labor Learn basic home repair skills that will help you throughout life. Local real-estate company seeks crew to help turn vacant apartments/rental homes. Duties include basic plumbing, drywall repair, electrical plates, etc. Full-time in May, $9-10/hour based on skills. Reliable transportation, clean background and drug test required. Contact Sharon@AndersonCommunities.com. Travinia Italian Kitchen is hiring all positions. Apply in person between 9-12 and 2-5, Mon-Sat. Located at 3401 Nicholasville Rd. next to Chipotle. Want to work with animals? LexPets is now filling part-time and full-time positions for Office Administrators, Pet Care Technicians and Activities Coordinators. Visit lexpets.com/about/employment for more information. Wanted: Server and kitchen help. FT and PT. Tomo in Chevy Chase, 848 E. High St. Call (859) 269-9291.
Real Estate For Sale
3 BR condo. 1081 S. Broadway #104. Excellent condition. Walk to campus. $89,000. Call Ron at (859) 814-7049.
Roommates Wanted
August. Female looking for same. Great quality. Quiet. Non-partier. Call landlord Dennis at (859) 983-0726. www.sillsbrothers.com.
Wanted
WANTED: MEN’S BICYCLE. Sturdy, lightweight, ready-to-ride. Adult size. No mountain bikes. Send pictures of bike to larryq22@yahoo.com.
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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 an 8 — Pay attention to dream symbolism. Your routine gets increasingly effortless now that Jupiter's direct (in Leo). Practicing something you enjoy doing gets easier and more fun. Romance sparks spontaneously. Taurus ( April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — Don't overspend ... not even for a good cause. Let your partner do the pushing. Loved ones are more supportive now that Jupiter's direct. Things that seemed stuck at home now flow with greater ease. Gemini ( May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — Controversy arises. The next two days are good for negotiations and compromise. Grow a partnership. Communications that seemed blocked or stifled flow freely with Jupiter direct. Open new channels and conversations. Network and strengthen communities. Cancer ( June 21-July 22) — Today is a 9 — Time to get busy! No more procrastination. Avoid an obvious error. Finances improve markedly, now that Jupiter's direct. There's more work, and more profitable opportunities. Leo ( July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Take more time for play today and tomorrow. Put on your super suit and fight for what you believe in. Confidently strive forward with a project you love. Virgo ( Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — Home seems extra cozy today and tomorrow. Handle chores. Your intuition seems heightened, now that Jupiter's direct. Libra ( Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Surprising communications require thoughtful response.
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