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“There are so many things I have to put my attention towards and I go and talk to my teachers and I already feel uncomfortable in my communication with them because you can tell they don’t know how to deal with every single type of student.” Tanquarae McCadney
“I had someone throw something at me ... they missed, but I had someone throw something at me.” Solomon King-White “People were hurt by that, because they didn’t really think people would go to that level.” (regarding the Yik Yak comments on the die-in) Nigel Taylor
PHOTOS BY MICHAEL REAVES I STAFF African-American students remember moments of racial microaggressions that they have faced around campus.
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Students recommend change to improve UK’s racial climate By Cheyene Miller news@kykernel.com
The decision to cover the mural in Memorial Hall made national news, but the artwork was one of the lesser concerns of the two dozen black and African-American students at the meeting with President Eli
Top 5 on the List of Suggestions
1. Accessibility to resources/funds for minority student organizations/Scholarships/programs
“Memorial Hall is a staple of the UK community and is a symbol of the racial climate on campus and speaks to the divide between the African-American community and the campus majority.” Rashad Bigham
Percentage of student fees dedicated to African-American programs Increase scholarship funding proportionately 2. The Office of Institutional Diversity is not effectively structured or empowered Restructure OID with benchmarks and input from students and faculty Allocate funding and specific protocol for racial violence and discrimination that should be updated in the student code of conduct 3. Measurable benchmarks for diversity and accountability measures Ongoing transparent communication of outcomes and mechanisms of meeting strategic plan benchmarks, as well as consequences for not meeting planned benchmarks 4. Lack of African-American professors and their retention Intentional recruitment plan for hiring and retaining African-American professors that is supported and funded 5. Class on race and ethnicity that all students must take as a graduation requirement Update UK core requirements to include a required class that focuses on race and ethnicity Capilouto. The students brought to the meeting a list of 18 recommendations, with five major points, to help race relations on campus. Students voiced frustrations about the racial dynamic at UK, citing areas of concern including the mural and AfricanAmerican representation at the Kernel. “We actually managed to stay on the top five, but they wanted more from us,” journalism and political science soph-
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omore Tanquarae McCadney said. “They wanted to know what was going on and wanted to know what issues we were having.” About 25 students met Capilouto in his home, where he said they had a cordial and productive discussion. “I share, in fact, many of the concerns they raised,” Capilouto wrote in an email to the Kernel. “Many of these issues are ones where I think we are making progress — such as retention and graduation rates and training in areas such as unconscious bias — but there is no question that we have much work to do.” McCadney said Capilouto and other UK officials at the meeting were caring and attentive to the students’ concerns and suggestions. McCadney, who previously attended the Art Institute of Chicago and is originally from Toledo, Ohio, said she is accustomed to a racial climate less separated than Kentucky’s. “When I walk to work, I have to deal with people locking their cars when I walk by and certain things like that,” McCadney said. One of the suggestions the students gave Capilouto and other university officials was to restructure the Office of Institutional Diversity with updated information in the Code of Student Conduct regarding racial violence and discrimination. Journalism senior Rashad Bigham said several instances of racism on campus led to the event. One that affected him directly was when the National Pan-Hellenic Council was promoting its Meet the Greeks event on Instagram last year. “There was a white student who commented on that Instagram post and called us the N-word,” said Bigham, who was one of the students in the picture. Bigham filed a complaint with the university on the grounds that the comment violated the Code of Student Conduct, but officials determined the student was exercising his right to free speech. “There were just a number of things that have led up to the African-American community feeling frustrated,” Bigham said. Dietetics senior Solomon
King-White said having an overall positive experience at UK has pushed him to become more involved on campus. Although his experience has mostly been positive, KingWhite said he is still the victim of occasional microaggressions and subtle racism. “You try to kind of brush them under the rug because some stuff for me is not every day, but it’s just little things like being the only black kid in your class,” King-White said. Communication senior Nigel Taylor said his experience at UK has also mostly been positive, but he has been sub-
“There is no question that we have much work to do.” President Capilouto ject to racial slurs and heckling. Taylor spoke about last year’s die-in demonstration, which several students organized in response to recent instances of police brutality covered in the national media. During the demonstration several comments were posted to the social media app Yik Yak. One comment referred to the student protesters as a pile of mud. “I’ve had a lot of friends and people close to me who’ve been through a lot more direct, racist acts on campus,” Taylor said. Another suggestion on the list to UK officials was to update the UK core requirements to require a diversity class that students must complete to graduate. Taylor said communities with a diverse population have more opportunity to grow and move society forward. “When you connect with different people and kind of bridge that gap between different people, that’s when people start learning from each other,” Taylor said. “That’s when positive experiences come.”
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Horse Park lights up Lexington By Lexington Souers lsouers@kykernel.com
PHOTO BY TAYLOR PENCE I STAFF This Southern red beans and rice recipe will satisfy finals week hunger.
Taste of Louisiana By Lexington Souers lsouers@kykernel.com
Sit right down, ma cherie, and let me share one of New Orleans’ greatest treasures — red beans and rice. Red beans and rice began as a Monday morning tradition using the leftover ham from Sunday dinner. The process of letting the beans simmer allowed women to finish their weekly washing without worrying about cooking. True to its nature, it only gets better with time, so don’t be afraid to let the beans sit all night and afternoon on the stove or in a crock pot. Keep in mind this recipe makes a lot, so be prepared to share with friends. For red beans 8 c. water 8 c. chicken stock 1 lb. Camellia red kidney beans Leftover ham bone or smoked ham hock 1/2 lb. good-quality smoked ham, diced small 1 medium yellow onion, diced 3 celery ribs, diced 1 average-size green pepper, diced 6 cloves garlic Bay leaf (one fresh or two dry) 1/4 cup chopped fresh flatleaf parsley 2 tbsp. Creole Spice Mix 2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp. Tabasco 1 tbsp. coarse salt 1 tbsp. black pepper
Instructions First off, know how you like your beans. My dad and I prefer to soak our beans overnight so they’re mushier, while my mom doesn’t. In a large pot, boil the water, chicken stock, beans and ham bone. Once it’s boiling, add the ham, vegetables, garlic and bay leaf. After letting this boil, let it simmer until the mixture starts to thicken. Stir occasionally with a wooden spoon. After about two hours, add the parsley, spice mix, Worcestershire and Tabasco. From here on it’s a waiting game. Let the mixture simmer for about an hour and a half or until the mixture is thick. For the rice 1 tbsp. peanut oil 2 cups long-grain white rice (Della white basmati or Mahatma) 1 bay leaf 1 tsp. coarse salt 2 1/2 cups water In a small pan, heat the oil until it starts to look iridescent — as if it’s shimmering. It takes some practice to understand what shimmering means and in the words of my mother, “You don’t know until you know.” Then add salt, bay leaf and rice. Stir quickly to keep the rice from burning. Once it’s opaque, add the water and make as usual. Wait about 20 minutes and you’ll have the best pot of rice. Traditionally it’s served with andouille sausage and french bread.
‘Twas the week before finals and all through the campus not a student was studying, not even a freshman. But just down the road were the twinkling lights of the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation’s fundraiser, Southern Lights. Winding through more than four miles of the Kentucky Horse Park is one of the most magical light shows in the South. Visitors can drive through the park from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. each night until Dec. 31. Carloads cost $15 Monday through Friday and $25 on weekends. After driving through the interior of the park, families can participate in on-foot attractions like the exotic zoo, miniature train ride and craft fair. Portions of the museum are open to visitors as well. According to Ashlea Beeson, the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation’s development coordinator, the park works year round to create the event. “I just think it’s a great activity,” Beeson said. “It’s fun for all ages.” Beeson said they expect an
PHOTO BY MICHAEL REAVES I STAFF Southern Lights at the Kentucky Horse Park draws an average of 125,000 visitors a year.
average of 125,000 visitors a year, with some coming from Georgia, Ohio and Indiana, as well as all parts of Kentucky. “It’s become a beloved holiday tradition,” Beeson said. “People may have come here as a child and now they are bringing their kids.” Southern Lights has been a Lexington tradition for more than 20 years, and Beeson said the park tries to make the event affordable.
“We convert displays to LED lights at our cost,” Benson said. “We try to make it as affordable as possible for families from all economic backgrounds.” The retelling of the Twelve Days of Christmas is one of visitors’ favorite attactions, and one of Beeson’s favorite moments is having Santa visit each year. “We have Santa, (who) lots of little kids love,” Beeson said. “It’s great to see them get
some one on one time.” The Horse Park celebrates the holidays in sparkling style as it lights up the Central Kentucky skies with its famous light displays. According to the park’s website, the event “is regularly chosen as a Top 20 Event in the Southeast by the Southeast Tourism Society.” Whether it’s the night before Christmas or the night after finals, Southern Lights will be waiting.
OPINIONS
‘The Wiz’ is yellow brick gold ASPEN GAGE Kernel Columnist
There’s no place like home, but when in college the next best bet is catching “The Wiz Live!”. And that’s just where I found myself Thursday night. The past got rejuvenated with Harvey Fierstein’s modern twist on a fan favorite, and the new cast gave it the respect and class it deserves. With support from a starstudded cast, Shanice Williams played Dorothy and did an ex-
cellent job imitating the characters’ sweet voice throughout. Other performances included Ne-Yo as Tin-Man, David Alan Grier as Cowardly Lion, Queen Latifah as The Wiz, Uzo Aduba as Glinda, and Mary J. Blige as Evillene. Common also made an appearance as the gruff bouncer who guarded the doors of Emerald City. Though this new production closely followed the original Wiz, I hesitate to call it a remake. More than once a character would pull out an iPad to “check facts.” The ensembles threw in dance moves that connected with younger viewers more
than once, like the “nae nae” or “hit the quan.” But the singing was even better. Dorothy’s first song with the Good Witch of the North, Amber Riley, was fantastic. While Ne-Yo gave a jazzy performance and did not disappoint, likely facing high expectations for being a professional singer. Major snaps to the directors for casting Queen Latifah as Oz. If it was the director’s plan to have her attached to no specific gender, I congratulate them. With the amount of slander and hate crimes toward the gay and transgender communities, this was necessary. Of course, the single great-
est moment was Oz’s speech once Dorothy and her crew found out Oz was fake. The group immediately became discouraged when they figured out the Wiz couldn’t give them anything, but Oz assured them that their courage, brains and heart had been there all along. This is the theme throughout every rendition of “The Wizard of Oz,” and I find it to be the most important. The Wiz teaches us that through hard times and long adventures, we find ourselves. Aspen Gage is an ISC freshman. Email opinions@ kykernel.com
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Rewriting the walls with open racial dialogue By Marjorie Kirk mkirk@kykernel.com
Following President Eli Capilouto’s decision to cover the controversial mural in Memorial Hall, more than 100 faculty, lecturers and graduate teaching assistants submitted an open letter calling for an open dialogue on UK’s racial climate. In it they said making decisions to address the students’ and faculty’s representation and experiences behind closed doors inhibits transparency and fails to include the university community in the conversation. “We wanted to say, ‘Look, if we’re going to be making significant changes about inclusion about the physical space, about the ways in which racial issues are discussed and handled, it needs to be a community wide conversation,” Melynda Price, director of the African-American and Africana Studies program said. Twelve core faculty members of the African-American and Africana Studies program, including Price and former Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Center Director Frank X Walker, wrote the letter addressed to Capilouto, Provost
Tim Tracy, senior administration and members of the Board of Trustees. “Capilouto’s leadership is obvious. His administration has been more responsive to students’ concerns than any previous administration I’ve witnessed and I think that he’s been my fifth president,” Walker said. “What I love about this letter is that, for whatever reason, the response to the mural touched something emotionally.” Price said opening the decision-making to the community would allow the university’s qualified educators to put their expertise on race relations toward opportunities to educate the community. “I always tell my students the most important thing I do is show up to teach them,” Price said. “Teaching is first and foremost why we are here.” Many of the issues mentioned in the students’ discussion with Capilouto were also included and applauded in the faculty’s response, including the incorporation of a class on diversity, recruitment of more students and faculty of color, increased funds for the AfricanAmerican and Africana Studies program, and other programs studying race, culture and marginalization.
In addition, faculty said current programs on campus, such as the C.A.T.S. program and survey, could be expanded to address and empirically study UK’s racial atmosphere, so that administrators could form proactive responses to racism. One of the more urgent measures they suggest is a national search for the position of vice president of institutional diversity, a position Interim Vice President Terry Allen has held since the retirement of J.J. Jackson. Price and Walker have both dealt with racism and aggression. Because these matters can be particularly traumatic, the faculty suggested working with the counseling center to hire more mental health staff who would be familiar with ethnic and racial issues. Reminiscent of the matter that catapulted this campuswide movement for change, faculty proposed commissioning black artists “to create their own images of slavery and other aspects of African American and Black Kentucky History” on some of the many new walls that are being constructed around campus, so that it might “counter the impact of the mural in Memorial Hall.”
While the faculty proposed similar initiatives to improve inclusion and diversity on campus, they also suggested an additional five key administrative changes.
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“The University should commission Black artists to create their own images of slavery and other aspects of African American and Black Kentucky History to counter the impact of the mural in Memorial Hall.” “The University can hire a cluster of scholars of Slavery and Emancipation to replace the one scholar in this area, Joanne Melish, who retired last year.” “The University should expand current tools to track incidents of racial harassment against students and others in the University community (namely) ... the C.A.T.S. program.” “The University ... should hire culturally competent mental health professionals, with training, experience, and expertise in working with racially and ethnically diverse populations, to develop, implement, and evaluate outreach programming, consultation, and crisis intervention services.”
PHOTO BY MICHAEL REAVES I STAFF “I remember being in the courtyard with several other African-American males on the way back from dinner,” UK professor Frank X Walker said. “We started getting hit and we didn’t know what it was. We finally figured out someone was throwing pennies out of the window from Holmes Hall. We looked up and there were several heads and they were yelling all manner of racial epithets and profanity, telling us to go home, back to Africa.”
“The University should conduct a national search to fill the Vice President of Institutional Diversity position left vacant by the retirement of J.J. Jackson.”
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Student shot during apartment robbery By Will Wright
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The bullet is still in his leg, but the UK student shot Tuesday said he is recovering well. David Stephens is now able to walk, at least for short periods of time, but the past few days have not been easy. Tuesday started like any other day. Stephens said he woke up late, at about 1:30 p.m., and was expectDAVID ing a female STEPHENS friend to visit his apartment at University Trails. Two men showed up instead, but Stephens knew one
of them and invited them both inside to play a sports video game. Both men were dressed completely in black. The man Stephens did not know wore a large jacket and kept his hood up after coming inside. After a few minutes of talking, Stephens got up and went to his room. When he came out, the man who Stephens did not know jumped up and pulled out a .22 caliber pistol. “You know what this is,” the armed man said, ordering Stephens and his two friends who were also in the apartment to give him everything they had. The armed man ordered the other man to take Stephens to his room and collect things to rob. When they got to Stephens’ room, the man who Stephens knew told him to jump out of the window and flee. But Stephens refused, fearing for the lives of his friends who were still held at gunpoint in the living room. Stephens walked out of his room and charged the man with the gun, but in the process was shot in the abdomen. The
bullet bounced off his hip bone and went into his leg. When the shot rang out, everybody ran. The men left with two cell phones, a set of headphones and $1. Stephens called the police himself and was taken to UK Chandler Hospital for treatment. A medical team arrived within five minutes, according to the Lexington Fire Department, but the ambulance that drove him to the hospital took 12 minutes to arrive. “It was all over nonsense,” Stephens said. “I don’t know why they chose my house.” Police had made no arrests as of Sunday evening. Stephens, a kinesiology senior, said he was surprised UK did not send out a UK Alert, which notifies students when there is a potential danger on or close to campus. Stephens also said he hopes University Trails puts gates around the apartment complex. “Anybody could have been in danger,” Stephens said. “When I got those (alerts) to my phone … I knew to stay away from that area.”
PHOTO BY WILL WRIGHT I STAFF David Stephens, a kinesiology senior, was shot Tuesday in his apartment at University Trails on Red Mile Road. The apartment complex is about one mile from campus, and Stephens said he is recovering well.
UK Police Chief Joe Monroe said UK does not send out alerts for the apartments on Red Mile Road because the area is too far from campus to warrant an immediate threat.
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Forget the stress of Dead Week and finals. Forget all of the caffeine you’ve probably consumed so far during these last studying (cramming) sessions. Even forget the paper that’s due tomorrow morning (whether you’ve started it or not). Why? Because the holiday season is finally upon us. That’s right! In less than two weeks, we’ll be free to enjoy all of the wonders of the winter season. From the bright holiday lights downtown to the fun of ice skating in Triangle Park, and not to mention all of your favorite holiday tunes playing
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The season of giving is upon us How many of us actually know the story of St. Nicholas? Well, Nicholas was born during the 3rd century in the village of Patara. He was raised by very wealthy parents who died unexpectedly in an epidemic while Nicholas was still young. Nicholas was left with a hefty inheritance that was more than he could of dreamed of as a child. His parents raised him to be a devout Christian and when he was just a teen, his faith had led him to obey the words of Jesus, “Sell what you own and give the money to the poor.” Nicholas didn’t give just a portion of his inheritance but his whole inheritance to assist the needy, the sick, and the suffering. He later became a Bishop and suffered
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UK needs diversity class Expand range of alerts With race relations hitting the headlines nationally and on campus, it is more important than ever for UK to graduate students who can talk comfortably about race. Black and African-American students who met with President Eli Capilouto advocated for a mandatory class on race and ethnicity for all students. More than 100 faculty, staff and graduate teaching assistants echoed this call in a letter sent to Capilouto on Friday. Capilouto should take this recommendation. College is more than preparing for employment or learning how to write research papers. When students graduate from Kentucky’s flagship university, they should graduate as well rounded, thoughtful members of society. Race will likely be one of the most important issues our generation must tackle. Progress has been made since the civil rights movement in the 1960s, but not enough. Students need to know how to talk about fixing the problems still plaguing.
“How you have the conversation can be just as meaningful as the outcome,” said Melynda Price, a law professor and director of the African-American and Africana Studies Program. UK would not be alone in creating this type of course. The University of California at Los Angeles voted to create a mandatory diversity class that will be implemented in the fall of 2017. The University of Oklahoma announced a similar program. The mural in Memorial Hall is the low-hanging fruit of race relations at UK when compared to issues like a lack of black and African-American professors on campus, as shown in the letter to Capilouto and the black and African-American students’ list. The class could help expose and solve those problems. “I think a lot of the problems come from not understanding, it’s a lack of knowledge,” said Kaelin Massey, vice president of UK’s chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists and one of the black and
African-American students who met with Capilouto. “In a class, you’re starting to talk to other people, getting a little more comfortable talking to people who don’t look like you.” If students were able to gather once or twice a week in a classroom and talk about the issues minorities face, it would create a kind of widespread discussion about race that students may otherwise never have. With faculty from the African-American and Africana Studies Program, the Department of Hispanic Studies, the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, the Jewish Studies Program, the Appalachian Studies Program, and the Arabic and Islamic Studies Program, the course could be about much more than black and African-American issues. If Capilouto wants to produce the best students in the Commonwealth, and some of the best in the country, a mandatory diversity class is a must. Email opinions@ kykernel.com
Though a UK student was shot Tuesday in his apartment at University Trails, students received no UK Alert or email notification. The first time students found out that another student had been shot was when the Kernel reported it. This is an unacceptable standard for UK. The Kernel recently published an editorial supporting the university’s decision to not send out a UK Alert after a UK fan was charged with pistolwhipping two people following the UK vs. University of Louisville football game. The editorial board agreed that because the situation was immediately controlled, an alert was unnecessary. Paul Gregory Walters, the man charged in the pistol-whip incident, fired no shots and was immediately detained. Not sending out an alert was perfectly understandable, as nothing would have been accomplished other than frightening students for no reason. But shots were fired on
Give the gift that gives back this holiday Every year, we spend thousands of dollars on gifts for our families and loved ones, so this year instead of buying them another set of tie clips or perfume, why not give a gift that also gives back? S’Well, in addition to creating gorgeous water bottles in a vast variety of colors and 3 different sizes, donates more than 100,000 dollars to a variety of charities like UNICEF, American Forests and Drink Up. Even better, a S’Well bottle can keep drinks hot for 12 hours, and cold for 24. Pura Vida means “Pure Life” in Spanish, and stands for the idea of living a simple
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and colorful life. The founders of Pura Vida bracelets, after a trip to Costa Rica only 5 years ago, have worked with Costa Rican artisans to establish a base of operations there to help sponsor that lifestyle, while also celebrating these artisans’ work. In addition to its work in bringing these artisans out of poverty, Pura Vida has also donated more than 600,000 dollars to various charities. Krochet Kids, through their hats and other knitted goods, supports artisans in Peru and Uganda, and also works to provide an income base (10 times the average, too) for
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through an alert if the shooting had happened a year ago, when UK still had a contract with the apartment complex. This is not the first time UK did not send out an alert during a situation involving a gun. In November, police arrested a suspect who threw a gun into a bush near student apartment complexes on Angliana Avenue. Police arrested the suspect after a foot pursuit. No shots were fired, but the suspect was arrested at 9:30 p.m. Students were not allowed back in the gated apartment complex until 10:50 p.m. Again, UK sent no altert or notification. If the issue is that these instances involving firearms are occurring in areas outside of the UK Alert’s range, then UK should expand the alert’s reach to include areas heavily populated by students. Doing so will ensure the safety of students, as the program is intended to do. Email opinions@ kykernel.com
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Holiday parties are quickly filling up calendars, while temperatures are starting to feel a lot like Christmas. This means it is time to pull out all of the glitz and glam, but,how do you rock the tiny glitter dresses without getting frostbite walking to and from these events? Layering is the best way to stay warm while showing off your own personal style. Get that great sequin dress, but pair it with tights, dressy booties, a blazer and a statement coat to pull it all together. Play with patterns this holiday season by adding a pair
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es that the young daughter would find a good husband. Without the dowry, it was unlikely that she would find a husband at all. This story is of a poor man who has three daughters.
said that they landed in stockings or shoes that were left out by the fire to dry. From then on, people would set out their shoes and stockings in hopes to be blessed by a gift from St. Nicholas. During this holiday season, let’s not forget what this time of year is truly about. St. Nicholas in his faith gave us a great example to follow. Let’s encourage one another to give to those who are less fortunate than us. After all, it is the season of giving. —E mily Jones
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Tuesday, a student was shot in the abdomen and hospitalized, and the suspects remained at large as of Sunday evening. Students had a right to know. UK Police Chief Joe Monroe said no alert was sent out because University Trails is too far from campus, but the area is highly populated by UK students and is only about one mile from campus. Students in the area should have been notified so they could have taken necessary precautions, such as getting inside to a safe location and locking their doors. David Stephens, the student who was shot, said he was surprised UK did not send out an alert. “Anybody could have been in danger,” Stephens said. UK had leased apartments with University Trails, but the contract has expired. Monroe said the university has not leased apartments in that area since August. Monroe said UK Police would have informed students
for his faith when he was exiled and imprisoned. So, stockings and St. Nick? This tradition dates back to 300 A.D. when families had to provide a dowry to prospective husbands for their daughters. A dowry was money that a father set aside for his daughter in hopes to find her a husband. The larger the dowry, the better the chanc-
Because of his lack of wealth he was unable to provide a dowry for any of his daughters. Mysteriously on three different occasions, a bag of gold appeared in the poor man’s home providing the much-needed dowries. Nicholas had tossed the bags into an open window and it is
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Lazy play leads to Cats’ loss JOSH ELLIS Kernel Columnist
Toughness. Fight. Determination. Three words that each college basketball team needs to know if they want add another tally in the win column. UK didn’t know those words on Thursday night. Instead, one could say the Cats were more familiar with the words “settle,” “hesitant” and “soft.” The No. 1 ranked Cats traveled to Pauley Pavilion for the first time in school history and left with the team’s first loss of the season in an 87-77 debacle. After UK hit the opening bucket of the game just 28 seconds in, it may have seemed like the team would do what it usually does – cruise to another double digit victory. But that idea quickly faded as UCLA scored nine-straight and gave UK its largest deficit of the season. Before Thursday’s game against the Bruins, the Cats’ largest deficit of the season was six points, coming against NJIT and Illinois State. UCLA, on the other hand, led UK by as much as 15 in the second half. It was an energy problem. Heading into the game, UK outrebounded its opponents by an average of 10.4 rebounds per game. Against UCLA, the Cats were outrebounded by one, and allowed the Bruins to shoot even better in the second half (56 percent) than they did in the first half (50 percent). No one was diving for balls, no one was showing intensity, no one had any energy. Well, there was one guy who had some for UK. Isaiah Briscoe had energy. In his 27 minutes of play, Briscoe had a team-high 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting. Briscoe drove relentlessly to the basket on the offensive end, then made
his presence known on the defensive end by knocking away balls and forcing turnovers. It was a Skal Labissiere problem. The freshman was held to just six points and one rebound. Marcus Lee, who left the game early with an injury, had more rebounds in his four minutes of play than Labissiere had the entire game. Labissiere was overwhelmed by the bigger and more physical duo of UCLA forwards Tony Parker and Thomas Welsh. The two had a combined 32 points and 14 rebounds. He shied away from contact and was a non-factor in his first true road game. And it was a Tyler Ulis problem. More specifically, it was a Tyler Ulis elbow problem. The leading point guard for the Cats couldn’t straighten his arm out and it hurt his game. You could tell on Thursday through his hesitation to take open shots he was not the player he usually is. And when your team’s player who makes those around him better isn’t playing his best basketball, winning doesn’t come so easy. In the seven seasons John Calipari has coached at UK, the Cats have now lost their first true road game in five of those seven seasons. And that isn’t as surprising as it should be considering how young Calipari’s teams are – which could be the positive takeaway from the UCLA loss. The UCLA game is a teaching moment for Calipari to this year’s team (which includes eight underclassman). You can’t win basketball games if don’t bring fight and grit. If UK plays the way it did against UCLA, they will no doubt struggle to advance in the NCAA Tournament. The positive? It’s only December. And Calipari’s team does not usually play the same in December as they do in March.
3-point shot: EKU preview By Josh Ellis sports@kykernel.com
UK (7-1) v. EKU (7-2) Tipoff: Wednesday, 7 p.m., Rupp Arena TV: ESPN2 Radio: UK Radio Network Here’s three points of emphasis as UK hosts Eastern Kentucky on Wednesday.
You win or you learn. We learned. Time to get back to work. Time to get better.” John Calipari
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How the Cats bounce back As UK returns to Lexington for a two-game home stretch this week, look for the Cats to have a solid outing Wednesday night against EKU. Nearly everyone on UK’s roster struggled to get in a groove against UCLA, so it wouldn’t be shocking to see a boost in energy against the Colonels. Calipari has been in a similar situation before, which will likely indicate that UK will play a much better all-around
game than on Thursday against UCLA. In the 2011-12 season, No. 1-ranked UK lost to IU in its first true road game, but bounced back to beat Chattanooga at home by 25 in the next game. The Cats shot just 37.9 percent against UCLA, about 10 percent lower than their season average. UK was outrebounded and allowed the Bruins to shoot 52.8 percent from the field and only led for 30 seconds. Expect UK to improve in all the above areas on Wednesday. EKU scores well The Colonels are the fifthbest scoring team in the nation, averaging 90.4 points per game. EKU also shoots 52.4 percent from the floor, 73.2 percent from the foul line and 44.3 percent from three-point range. This team can hurt you basically anywhere on the floor. Carrying the Colonels to such an impressive shooting average are Jarelle Reischel and JaVontae Hawkins. Reischel is a crafty 6-foot-7 three-man who can light it up from deep and gets to the free-throw line efficiently. Hawkins can do a little bit of everything, and his 6-foot-5 frame makes it easy to score over smaller guards. Skal Labissiere’s response In UK’s last two games, Labissiere has had an average of four points and 1.5 rebounds. That kind of production from the big man won’t get the job done for the Cats heading forward. “(Skal’s) not figured how to play lower than the other guy,” Calipari said after the Illinois State game. “He’s not figured out that I got to move my feet and quit grabbing people.” Expect the freshman forward to respond well on Wednesday.
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Creating culture of competitiveness Coach Craig Skinner known within NCAA for maintaining Cats’ reputation as one of nation’s most consistent programs
PHOTO BY HUNTER MITCHELL I STAFF UK volleyball coach Craig Skinner said this year’s team was one of the most competitive he has ever coached. The Cats’ last game of the season marked Skinner’s 250th career match.
By Lamar Smith sports@kykernel.com
UK Volleyball has gone to the NCAA Tournament 11 consecutive times. During the Cats’ streak of 11 straight NCAA Tournament appearances one thing has been a constant: coach Craig Skinner, who in the last game of the season won his 250th career match. Skinner is the all-time career leader in wins as the UK women’s volleyball head coach and has changed the culture of volleyball in Lexington. In Skinner’s first year as coach he took UK to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1993 and won the 2005 SEC Coach of the Year award. This season Skinner has faced new challenges with 10 of the 13 players on his team being underclassmen, including seven who play regularly. “The upperclassmen have had a challenge to not only prepare themselves, but how to mesh with freshmen and sophomores and new people in the lineup,” Skinner said. The team also had dealt with additional adversity despite finishing second in the SEC going 14-4. “Last year, to be honest, when we got to (the NCAA Tournament) I thought everything was pretty smooth. There were not a whole lot of ups and downs,” Skinner said. “This year we finished second and I felt like there were always constant challenges whether there was a schedule, an injury, being on the road three straight matches or coming from behind or losing a really tough one to Missouri in the fifth game.” UK Volleyball’s young talent includes Ashley Dusek, the 2015 SEC Libero of the Year, Kaz Brown,
who finished second in the nation in blocks per set during the regular season, and Brooke Morgan, who was on the 2015 SEC All-Freshman Team. Dusek continues a long lineage of stellar play from the libero position as she became the fifth libero in the last six years to win the SEC Libero of the Year award at UK. Skinner proceeded to talk about how Dusek has evolved as a player this year and her play as a libero. “Ashley Dusek, you know, also had a breakout year – someone who was kind of in the background of Jackie Napper last year,” Skinner said. “(Dusek) made herself become SEC Libero of the Year which is something this program has been very proud of the last few years.” Dusek and Brown also were on
I think finished second in the country in blocks per game which is a pretty significant accomplishment for a sophomore,” Skinner said. Skinner pointed out the one trait he believes separates this year’s volleyball team from previous teams he’s coached. “It’s an individually competitive group. I’d say top to bottom every single player on this team is extremely competitive and they do not take losses very well,” Skinner said. “They see victories but they see the things they can do better. I think we’ve seen more people study film, study what they’re doing individually, study what their improvement has been throughout the year.” This level of competitiveness has created a special bond among the team. “When you have that individually it is an investment in yourself and your team, that makes you want to compete harder for each other. So I think that’s probably a thing that stood out this year,” Skinner said. CRAIG SKINNER, Volleyball head coach Despite the winthe 2015 All-SEC Team with senior ning culture Skinner has created at setter Morgan Bergren. UK, he has never been able to win “Morgan was All-SEC again and a National Championship during his she excelled in a lot of different ar- tenure as the head coach. eas that she has had in the past and After losing to Ohio State in the showed some great upperclassmen second round of the NCAA Tournaleadership,” Skinner said. “She al- ment last year, UK suffered another ways has had to be able to just kind early exit from the tournament. UK of be herself and do her thing.” lost in three-straight sets to AmeriBergren also had 1,126 assists, can University (26-24, 25-17 and 25which was more than 83 percent of 21) in the first round of this year’s the Cats’ assists during the regular NCAA Tournament. season. Next year’s team will feature a Brown finished second on the roster cluttered with returning playteam in kills with 300 and also had ers and more upperclassmen, who 178 total blocks during the season. will likely be hungry to make up for “Kaz Brown had a breakout year another early tournament exit next in the middle and just dominated and season.
I’d say top to bottom every single player on this team is extremely competitive and they do not take losses very well.”