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3 cases of mumps confirmed by university officials By News Staff news@kykernel.com
Three patients tested positive for mumps after health officials began seeing a cluster of students with swollen salivary glands, UK administration confirmed Friday night.
The campuswide email said UK health officials are working with the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department and the Kentucky Department of Public Health to investigate the cluster of cases. Mumps is a viral disease caused by the mumps virus, which primarily affects the sal-
ivary glands causing swelling, according to information from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Symptoms include puffy and swollen jaw and cheeks, fever, headaches, muscle aches, fatigue, and loss of appetite. UK officials encourage students with swollen salivary
glands to schedule an appointment with University Health Service for evaluation. Potentially infected students are encouraged to avoid prolonged close contact with other people for five days and miss school and work if necessary. The measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is the
most effective way to prevent mumps, and health officials encourage students to either get vaccinated or confirm that they have previously been vaccinated. UHS is working to procure enough vaccines for students who need new or updated vaccinations, the email said.
Students can schedule an appointment with UHS through the Student Health Link on the My UK portal or by calling 859-323-2778 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. UK officials said they will keep students updated on the situation.
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The Cats had four players score double-digits on Sunday, with Makayla Epps (right) leading the way with 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
UK Hoops reaches new heights ‘Bucket Brigade’ protests CentrePointe project By Cheyene Miller news@kykernel.com
About 40 people, some with buckets in hand, gathered at Phoenix Park in downtown Lexington on Saturday afternoon to protest the long-delayed CentrePointe project. Local resident Rick Fromm said he organized the rally because he and other Lexington residents are frustrated with the lack of progress on the CentrePointe project. He said the area was better off when it was occupied by several small businesses. “There were actually businesses there that were providing services to people,” said Fromm, who works in telecommunications. The rally was the beginning of what Fromm called the “CentrePointe Bucket Brigade,” an initiative aimed at pushing city officials to find a solution for the project. On Feb. 10, CentrePointe developers wrote a letter to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government telling the council that they were pulling out of the project. Mayor Jim Gray said the developers’ proposal asked too much from taxpayers, costing twice as much as other options. “The developers were un-
willing to consider the boundaries (the) council felt were necessary to continue negotiations,” Gray said in a public statement. “While everyone wants to see progress, it shouldn’t come at a premium to citizens.” Mason Miller, an attorney representing the Urban County Council in the CentrePointe project, sent a letter to the developers and said their proposal would have cost the city an excess of $5.5 million per year. Lexington officials had planned to build a new city hall building on the site, according to the letter, but the council has not made any decisions on the new city hall as of yet. Fromm said the city should never have begun the project in the first place. “They didn’t have the financing, they didn’t have the people lined up to participate in the whole project,” Fromm said. “You don’t tear down a city block and dig a hole without that type of funding in place.” Fromm is circulating a petition about the events that led to the CentrePointe dilemma and the precautions that should be in place to prevent similar situations from happening again. He said he hopes to get 1,000 signatures for the petition, and he plans to take it to the Urban County Council.
2nd CHANCE DANCE Underground Formal gives students second chance at high school prom. See pg. 2
UK anthropology senior Tyler Worthington, who was at the rally holding a bucket, said the area was better left as a field. “There’s been too many missteps. If they had left it as a field they could have used it
as a public space,” Worthington said. “But then they went and dug a hole.” Morehead State alumnus Marvin Puckett, like Fromm, said the area was better for Lexington when it was occupied by
small businesses. “There are just so many places downtown that have gone out of business,” Puckett said. “It’s like a void.” Gray is running for Rand Paul’s U.S. senate seat, and
both Worthington and Puckett said the project might come into play. According to the event’s Facebook page, the event will happen every Saturday until the hole is full again.
PHOTO BY CAMERON SADLER I STAFF The CentrePointe developers pulled out of the project, and citizens rallied in Phoenix Park to show their frustration with the lack of progress.
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Sen. Paul will deny Obama nomination By Will Wright news@kykernel.com
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul echoed Republican vows to prevent President Barack Obama from nominating Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s replacement during a town hall meeting in Lexington on Saturday. Paul focused his speech on government waste before taking questions from the crowd of about 100 people, but he also took time to address Scalia’s death and how it could affect the federal system. The Senate must approve President Obama’s nomination for a new Supreme Court justice. Paul said he has a hard
time seeing himself approving any nomination from a president who has refused to work with Congress. “Had he been behaving in a way that was constructive, coming to Congress and working with Congress and compromising on legislation, ... I might have a different attitude,” Paul said. “I can’t imagine how I would vote for his nominee.” Citing an executive order on immigration law and the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations on power plants, Paul said the executive branch is becoming too powerful, eliminating the checks and balances of the dif-
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PHOTO BY ADAM PENNAVARIA I STAFF Sen. Rand Paul (center) said he has a hard time seeing himself approving a nomination from a president (Barack Obama) who has been unwilling to work with Congress.
Dance celebrates UK’s diversity Underground Formal gives students chance to redo high school
By Cheyenne Abrams news@kykernel.com
UK students and their dates flooded gates 10 and 11 of Commonwealth Stadium as early as 7:30 p.m. to enter the Commonwealth Event Room for the first free-for-all student formal on Friday. The event was hosted by the Student Activities Board, Underground Perspective, UK Office of LGBTQ* resources and the Martin Luther King Center. Upon entering the event, students and guests were asked to show ID and swipe UK student ID’s to create a guest list that would be managed throughout the night. Guests who were accompanied by a UK student but did not attend the university were asked to fill out paperwork with contact information and prove that they were 18-yearsold or older. Afterward, attendees were given a wrist band, bags were checked by event security and guests were escorted upstairs to the Commonwealth Event Room. The event was thought of two years ago by senior communications major Nigel Taylor. Taylor wanted to give students the opportunity to relive or redo their high school prom.
PHOTO BY ADAM PENNAVARIA I STAFF Entertainment at Underground Formal included provided food, photo booths and TVs playing basketball games.
Taylor is the founder and president of Underground Perspective. “The point of the event is to bring diversity and people together for one night,” Taylor said. Students could drive, walk or catch a shuttle to Commonwealth. Shuttles ran from the W. T. Young Library and Bowman’s Den to ensure everyone had a way to attend. DJ Warren Peace supplied the music for the event. Although previews of the event mentioned a dress code,
it was not strictly enforced at the event gates. Other entertainment included food provided by UK Catering, photo booths and multiple TVs playing basketball games surrounding the floor. “We wanted a student formal everyone could go to, not just Greek Life,” psychology and biology junior Christina Griffin said. Griffin is also on the traditions committee for Student Activities Board. Attendees spent the night meeting new people and hanging out with old friends.
With the event’s main focus to bring a group of people together and provide diverse events for the UK community, students reminisced about high school memories of school dances. “I take any chance I can to dress up,” biochemistry freshman Morgan Keyser said. Taylor and other members who helped with the event stood by the doors letting people in and out of the stadium. “Underground Formal is lit,” Taylor repeatedly said to guests. “Capital L.I.T.”
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UK phasing out coal in favor of natural gas
Journalism school’s accreditation shows lack of proper equipment Budget restricts ability to access new technology By Brady Trapnell news@kykernel.com
PHOTO PROVIDED BY PHYSICAL PLANT DIVISION I STAFF The emergence of natural gas as an increasingly sought-after energy source has led to a much lower demand for coal across the globe.
By Matt Smith news@kykernel.com
Coal is as much a staple of Kentucky as bourbon or horse racing, but it is slowly being phased out at UK in favor of natural gas. Coal burning, which was once the primary source of power on campus, is declining at a rapid pace. According to UK Sustainability Coordinator Shane Tedder, four years ago burning coal accounted for about 68 percent of all campus power, and 32 percent came from natural gas. Those numbers flipped in 2014 — and then some. The percentage of campus powered by coal plummeted to 16 percent, and Tedder said the figure is even less now. The emergence of natural gas as an increasingly sought-after energy source has led to a much lower demand for coal across the globe. The brunt of this phenomenon has especially been felt in Kentucky’s coal industry, where coal jobs employed about 12,000 Kentucky workers in 2013, according to KentuckyCoal.org- a far cry from the industry’s peak. While government regulation plays a part, university en-
ergy officials largely attribute the industry’s decline to market forces, with regulation and environmental needs playing a smaller part. “Natural gas has become our primary source, with coal as a secondary source,” Tedder said. “(Natural gas) gives us some added reliability and flexibility, and reliability is key.” By and large, UK’s cam-
“Natural gas gives us some added reliability and flexibility.” Shane Tedder
Sustainability Coordinator
pus is powered by electricity purchased from Kentucky Utilities. In addition to KU, the university also produces around 60 kilowatts of energy at three central heating plants, Tedder said. These are located near the Medical Center Plant, the Central Heating Plant on Upper Street, and the Central Utilities Plant on Press Avenue, which
operates on natural gas only. The other two plants have boilers for both coal and natural gas, and these boilers burn fuel to produce steam, which then goes toward producing hot water and heat on campus. Being natural gas only, the Central Utility Plant is representative of the overall direction that energy production is moving, as the amount of burned coal is diminishing every year, according to Tedder. While market forces have mostly contributed to coal’s decline, government regulation also play a part. Since UK produces at least 100 tons of air pollutants each year, it must receive a Title V Air Quality Permit from the Environmental Protection Agency as part of the Clean Air Act. This severely limits the amount of coal that can be burned on campus, and it has expedited the transition to natural gas. While much of the shift to cleaner energy has been mandated, by both the government and cost demands, Tedder said UK is fully committed to being as environmentally friendly as possible. “From a facilities management standpoint, we are always looking for ways to increase conservation, and to save money,” Tedder said.
Accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, UK’s School of Journalism and Media is an award-winning program that has alumni covering news across the world. But its old equipment and tight budget is making it tough to keep up with a rapidly evolving media industry, according to many of the school’s students, faculty and staff. The equipment issues have been going on for years, but no new equipment has been purchased. Broadcast journalism students have attempted to interview city officials and important local figures with cameras that worked when they were tested at Enoch Grehan Journalism Building but not when they sat down to interview. “We don’t have enough equipment, ... and much of what we have is outdated, broken and nonfunctional,” Associate Journalism Professor Mel Coffee said. “I have been here eight years now, and we are still shooting on tape cameras. Those cameras we had when I started here, and we are
still using them.” In the review of the program for 2014-15, ACEJMC notified UK about two important problems with the journalism program, including compliance with equipment and access to equipment. “This is something the University of Kentucky understands, the college understands — the dean knows it (and) the
“This situation is dire. Even before this round of budget cuts ... it was dire.”
Mel Coffee
Associate journalism professor
provost knows it,” Coffee said. Regardless, the college has a limited amount of resources it can expend to improve the curriculum and supply students with necessary equipment. “The college has been involved in a process of prioritizing resources to best focus on student growth and student success,” Dan O’Hair, the dean of the College of Communica-
tion and Information, said in an email. “In terms of journalism and broadcasting equipment, we have not been able to address all of our needs.” Catherine Hayden, communications director for the college, wrote in an email to the Kentucky Kernel that O’Hair has been communicating with Provost Tim Tracy. Hayden said both the dean and the provost are actively working to find a funding solution. According to Coffee, the equipment issues and the lack of funding to fix them could be attributed to the steady decrease in state funds UK has received in recent years. The amount of money the state gives to UK has dropped by about $57 million since 2007. “This situation is dire. Even before this round of budget cuts from the legislature and the governor’s office it was dire, and it has been since I have been here,” Coffee said. “We are not talking about a lot of money at all, we are talking under $25,000 a year probably.” For the school to make any purchase, it must list what it will buy and how much it costs in the budget, but no money has been allocated to new cameras or other broadcast equipment.
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Remove risks with eggless cookie dough By Aspen Gage features@kykernel.com
For decades, parents have tried to scare children away from eating raw cookie dough with tales of salmonella and sickness. The actual cases are few and far between, but is it okay or not? Regardless, the risk of becoming ill is low, and people continue to eat it. However, the scaretactics may stick in the back of minds. Why not remove all uncertainty with this eggless cookie dough recipe? It is a nontraditional, no-bake-yeteasy-to-make recipe, with all the same sugary goodness of normal cookie dough. Take advantage of all that leftover and discount Valentine’s Day candy, and make a treat that will last as long as any sugar craving. This recipe is good for a quick treat to have around the dorm or apartment, and it is also good for any education majors in student teaching
looking for a snack to whip up for a class. Whatever the need, if sweets are involved, this recipe will satisfy it. There isn’t much nutritional value, but it is 100 percent impossible to contract salmonella from this recipe. It’s OK to slip away from diets every now and then — indulge a little and have some fun. Ingredients 1/2 cup softened butter 3/4 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/4 cups flour 2-4 tablespoons milk 1 cup mix-ins, i.e. chocolate chips, etc. Directions: Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl. If butter has not been bought softened, put a half stick of butter in the microwave and nuke it for about 15 seconds. Next add the vanilla and two tablespoons of milk. Stir in salt and flour, and add more milk as needed. Slowly add mixins (chocolate chips, M&M’s and chocolate toffee chips). Can be enjoyed immediately or chilled first and eaten later. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator.
Alumnus talks basketball protest By Lexington Souers
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It was Dec. 5, 1967. UK played Illinois State, and Memorial Coliseum shook with racial slurs. The event bothered Theodore Berry, then one of the few African-American students on campus, so much that he said he didn’t attend another game until Rupp Arena opened almost a decade later. But he did protest them. “I was an activist student,” Berry said of his time at UK. “I was busy working on projects to make the university better.” As the first president of the Black Student Union, Berry and other students gathered in front of Memorial Coliseum to protest the lack of integration on the basketball team and its staff. Berry said gathering people wasn’t difficult because, with only 100 students, everyone was connected. But the BSU did more than just gather for protests, they created the first UK course to teach African-American history, literature, anthropology, and art. Berry said the response was overwhelming and that a large
PHOTO BY RICK BELL I STAFF Pulled from Kernel archives, this photograph shows Theodore Berry and other Black Student Union members meeting in his apartment in March of 1968.
tutoring and transportation, according to Berry. He also said that many of these students went on to attend UK. Berry graduated in 1969 with a degree in English education, but returned to get his law degree. While at the UK Law School, Berry and others created a Counseling and Legal Educational Opportunities program. “I don’t think there was another school who had their own CLEO program,” Berry said. “I’m very proud of it.” The program provided students with tuition, room and
board, and a stipend to study counseling and law before they entered law school. Berry graduated in 1972 with a law degree, and went on to work at several integrated law firms. “Back then, I was young and bold,” Berry said. “I didn’t have any qualms.” Berry is the longest and oldest African-American lawyer in Lexington, and started practicing in Oct. 1973. He said he believes his firm was the first integrated law firm in Kentucky, but he cannot confirm that.
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PHOTO BY CAMERON SADLER I STAFF This eggless cookie dough recipe will satisfy sweet tooths without fear of salmonella. The single serving size allows people to enjoy without overindulging.
number of whites and blacks took the course. The group held receptions and events to gather not only black athletes and students, but also faculty and staff members. Berry said the point of these events was to show potential community members the presence of minorities. “I’m not claiming to be the only one,” Berry said. Other classmates, like Bill Turner and Jim Embry, as well as professors and Keller Dunn, associate dean of admissions, helped Berry to get programs and student organizations started. As well, Berry said student news outlets were instrumental in helping cover and spread awareness about what the BSU was doing. “It was the kind of environment where there were waves of whites. It looked like a river coming towards you,” Berry said. “There was no such thing as diversity.” The BSU also worked to create scholarships through the UK College Preparatory Program, which allowed high school or nontraditional students to take classes at UK over the summer. The program paid for books,
ferent branches of government. The executive branch has grown “one thousandfold” more powerful than Congress, Paul said. The crowd applauded Paul for his conviction to stop President Obama’s nomination, and they appeared to be mostly supportive of the senator. Paul’s speech centered around government waste and the growing national debt. He blamed the political system as
a whole, saying the debt continues to rise no matter which party is in power. The national debt near-
“I can’t imagine how I would vote for (Pres. Obama’s) nominee.” Sen. Rand Paul
Kentucky senator
ly doubled under President George W. Bush, and has followed the same trend under President Obama. “I still think that the debt is the number one threat to our national security,” Paul said. “Maybe there’s a systemic problem that we need to address in government.” Contrary to popular belief, Paul said Republicans and Democrats get along well in Washington, and little gridlock exists. Democrats want more domestic spending, and Republicans want more defense spend-
ing. Rather than limiting each other, both parties get what they want, spend and borrow all the money they want, and cause the national debt to soar. Paul said Republicans are the loudest voices for more spending. They call for a larger defense budget but can only pay for it by borrowing money from foreign nations like China. “They say we won’t be safe unless we have more spending,” Paul said. “My question is, if we borrow from China, and you go further into debt, does that make you a stronger nation?”
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Equal opportunities for Latino students
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National Provision brings class, macaroons Culinary complex offers European influences, boasts fresh products, 75 different craft beers LEXINGTON SOUERS Features Editor
“A little party never killed nobody,” and National Provisions helps bring some latenight class to Lexington. Walking into National Provisions, located on 710 National Ave., is a clash of modern and refined vintage. Pulling from European traditions, the location hosts a restaurant, German-style beer garden, French bakery and market. National Provision’s restaurant, The Bluegrass Brasserie, has an ever-changing menu of fresh vegetable rich meals, paired with fresh seafood or meats. The Beer Hall boasts 75 different craft beers, many of which are local, and the complex also partners with local breweries, like Country Boy, for special events. The Boulangerie is a French-style bakery that serves delicious tarts, macaroons and coffee. The macaroons are absolutely to die for — soft, flaky and creamy with just the right amount of flavor and sweetness. Macaroon flavors range from caramel to vanilla, and
even citrus mint. Coffee and friends pair perfectly with the rose marble cafe tables, or after-class drinks at the full bar. The wait staff can be hit or miss, but for as many ordinary restaurant experiences, there are exceptional experiences. If items are unavailable, certain bartenders will refuse to serve a cocktail, and instead make the customer a personal cocktail.
“The macaroons are absolutely to die for — soft, flaky and creamy.” There is a comfort in knowing the restaurant and bar won’t serve an item just to serve it, but instead they care about the quality of the product and the experience they provide. One of the glories of National Provisions is the local angle. Dishes are seasonal and often contain locally sourced ingredients. That is certainly comforting and, to be honest, better tasting.
If dining out isn’t an option, the market side of National Provisions is open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., and one of the assets to having a unique market is a variety of products that aren’t found on typical shelves. The market boasts fresh meats, locally made products and hard to find items. Fresh vegetables, fruits, and seafood are available, and the market also offers take home items, like pot pies, for a quick meal. The Bluegrass Brasserie serves lunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and reopens for dinner at 4:30 p.m. Late night happy hours are from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at both the Brasserie and The Beer Hall. Prices are high, and National Provisions isn’t a typical meal (an average entree is around $22) for a college budget. But the artistry and the skill are worth it. If it’s a celebration, then National Provisions is the perfect place for dinner. If it’s a meaningful date night, check them out. If quality drinks and a beautiful environment are the end goal, this isn’t just the place to be, it’s a haven for quality. Lexington Souers is the features editor of the Kentucky Kernel. Email opinions@ kykernel.com
Local opera house gives opportunity to arts PAIDIN DERMODY Kernel Columnist
The arts are an essential aspect of a well-rounded, experience-based education. It’s almost a Shakespearean tragedy that the arts are proposed to take significant budget cuts, impacting many students. It’s important for us, while we’re still young, to absorb different cultures through different art forms. Whether it be participating in choir, getting our hands dirty in the art room, playing with light in photo class, or even just watching a well-acted play onstage, delving into different kinds of art is important to education. Not only does art inform us of other cultures and their histories, but it also helps students develop a sense of creativity and imagination. While there are endless opportunities to experience art in the Lexington area and
even on UK’s campus, one that stands out is the Lexington Opera House. LOH doesn’t get as much credit as it rightfully deserves from young people in the community. LOH was built in 1886 and officially opened its doors to the public in 1887. Since then, it has been a place for people to gather and enjoy a wide array of entertainment. “The Lexington Opera House is a great establishment that has a variety of entertainment for all ages,” said Emma Biggs, a secondary English education freshman who has visited LOH many times. While it is known as a place to go and listen to opera, which is definitely not on the Top 40 list, LOH offers a wide variety of entertainment. According to its website, LOH hosts ballet performances, children’s productions, family shows, comedy shows, live music, musicals and professional national Broadway tours. Biggs added that she most recently went to the LOH to
see “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” with her friend last summer. “The production was so different from the movie that I’ve seen several times, but in a good way,” Biggs said. “It was a different, more modern take on the story, but to see it performed live was really cool.” More people in the Lexington area, especially college students and young folks, should definitely make it a part of their educational endeavors to immerse themselves in the world of art. “The Lexington Opera House is a place for different types of people to come together and enjoy something beautiful,” English freshman Sara Grider said. “It’s a place where you can lose yourself for a little while and immerse yourself into the magic.” In the end, LOH serves as both art education and a fantastic place for those who are willing to let art take over their senses for a while. Paidin Dermody is a journalism freshman. Email opinions@ kykernel.com
Diversity almost always makes a university campus more progressive. Many students come from small towns with exclusive racial makeups, and attending a large public university like UK helps broaden their life experiences. Unfortunately, UK has experienced well-documented problems with diversity. In December, the Kentucky Kernel published a story featuring a group of black students who met with President Eli Capilouto with a list of complaints about diversity at the university. The list brought to the surface issues such as a lack of black professors and a need for more funding for black student groups. Hispanic students, who make up about 3.8 percent of campus population, are part of one minority group that does not receive as much attention, according to information from collegefactual.com. This number shows a decrease in the gap between the student populations relative to the state population. Hispanic students make up about 3.4 percent of Kentucky’s population, according to 2010 U.S. Census infor-
mation. In Kentucky, the Hispanic population is growing fastest in the area known as the “Golden Triangle,” which encompasses Louisville, Lexington and Northern Kentucky. The term “Mexington,” is used to describe Lexington’s rapidly growing Hispanic population. The Hispanic and Latino population makes
According to Collegefactual.com
up about 7 percent of Lexington, according to data from the 2010 Census. If this minority population continues to grow in Kentucky as projected, UK will need to develop a more in-depth plan to attract Hispanic students. The recently institut-
ed “Taco Literacy: Public Advocacy and Mexican Food in the U.S. South” class is a good place to start in terms of emphasizing Hispanic culture. The Latino Student Union said the class was about much more than tacos; it is about the history of Mexican culture in the U.S. and how food played a role in relations between the countries. The Hispanic population is the fastest growing minority population in Kentucky, according to the UK’s Diversity Plan 2011-2015, which aspired to increase graduation rates for the community and other minority student groups to resemble that of their white counterparts. In 2007, Hispanic students graduated about eight percentage points behind white students, according to the diversity plan. UK is clearly making steps to attract Hispanic students with opportunities, classes and diversity plans, but there is still much work to do to ensure that members of this student population have the same opportunities to succeed as the rest of campus. Email opinions@ kykernel.com
Andy Beshear fights for Kentucky’s kids Anti-assault campaign shows bipartisanship
Concerned Kentuckians should be comforted to know that Attorney General Andy Beshear is advocating for Kentucky children and bipartisanship. In an interview with the Kentucky Kernel’s editorial board, Beshear called child sexual abuse an “epidemic” in Kentucky. To combat these crimes, Beshear, a Democrat, is teaming up with Kentucky first lady Glenna Bevin in a bipartisan effort to tackle the issue of child sex abuse. The program will focus on new training for adults around Kentucky — health professionals, law enforcement, parents, teachers, and local sexualabuse trainers. “It’s a paradigm shift,” Beshear said. “For the longest time in child abuse training, we focused on the kids, who are the least powerful to actually prevent one of these assaults from occurring — so the training is starting to shift to focus on parents and teachers and others.” Beshear has also been outspoken about his support for Kynect, Kentucky’s award-winning state-level health care marketplace set up after the Affordable Care Act. But Republican Gov. Matt Bevin is in the process of dismantling the program. According to Beshear, 97 percent of Kentucky’s children now have health care because of Kynect and the expansion of Medicaid. Cutting Kynect will deeply hurt the future health of Kentucky. “I don’t think whatever
position their parents are in is their fault,” Beshear said. “Every child should get a chance to grow up healthy and get in a pattern of being healthy that will help them later in life.” Beshear is acting as the voice of reason in Frankfort by supporting Kynect, and he should use his attorney general powers to fight Bevin on this issue. Kentucky politicians would be most successful by adopting Beshear’s philosophy: check your party affiliation at the door. Issues are best resolved by honest evaluation — not party politics. An honest evaluation led Bevin to propose a solution to the backlog of rape kits in Kentucky.
Beshear also supports this issue and hopes to remind Kentuckians of the person behind every unprocessed kit. “I’m really concerned that our use of the term ‘rape kit’ has the public thinking about this wrong,” Beshear said. “It makes them think about a box on a shelf, when we’re talking about a victim.” While there’s a new political climate in Frankfort with Republican Bevin at the reigns, Beshear appears determined to work across the aisle, with both the governor and the first lady, on matters that affect Kentucky citizens most. Email opinions@ kykernel.com
PHOTO BY MICHAEL REAVES I STAFF Attorney General Andy Beshear is working with Glenna Bevin to stop the “epidemic” of child sexual abuse in Kentucky.
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At Al’s Bar, Lexington’s Hoping to cross Europe solely with Red Bull history hangs in the air By Emily Crace features@kykernel.com
Here for both a good time, and a long time, Al’s Bar has been a part of Lexington nightlife for almost 50 years. Full of history, whether under the name Al’s, Thoroughbred Tavern or the Lilly Pad, this corner of North Limestone and West 6th Street has been described as the cultural center of Lexington. With decals from WWII, it is unclear how long this establishment has allowed Lexingtonians to “wet their whistles.” Located on 601 N. Limestone and co-owned by brothers Lester and Josh Miller, the music venue and bar showcases the local and national talent that comes through Lexington. The bar switched hands in 2007. The first customer under new ownership came in and ordered a shot of tequila at 7:30 a.m. one morning in May, thus launching the life that it has today. Al’s hosted its first musical performance since its new beginnings on Oct. 17, 2007, and it
was soon putting on four or five shows a week. The expansion into the space next door, now known as Al’s Sidecar, came in 2008, and the addition of the Beer Garden out back came in 2013. Today, Al’s prides itself on being a Kentucky Proud dive bar with more than 40 Kentucky bourbons and whiskeys, local brews and food. Minors are sometimes allowed into the bar for food, but most shows are for people 21 years or older, though some shows are available to anyone over the age of 18. “We actually just launched our menu in a new Cajun direction,” Lester Miller said in an email. “The Duck and Andouille Gumbo and Spinach and Artichoke Etouffée have been the most popular although everything has been well received.” The dive bar also hosts musical performances every Wednesday through Saturday, open mic nights on Tuesday’s and a comedy open mic on Thursdays. “We regularly host indie rock, hip hop, bluegrass, country, electronic, metal, comedy,
poetry and everything in between,” Lester Miller said . This little piece of Lexington has seen some big names through its time hosting shows, including Ben Sollee, Deer Tick, Beachhouse, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti and Idiot Glee. The outdoor beer garden component of Al’s is “both great and challenging,” Lester Miller said. It allows for a performance space and a chance to host a larger crowd of people, but it makes Al’s much more dependent on the weather. Some upcoming events at Al’s include: Feb. 26 - Driftwood Gypsy & Big Atomic Mar. 4 - WRFL DJ series (early show); Dublove Reggae Band and Ras T Dubflex (late show) Mar. 11 - Tyler Childers, William Matheny & The Strange Constellations, and The Jenkins Twins Mar. 13 - Plattenbau, Idiot Glee, Elsinores Week day shows start at 9 and at 10 on weekends.
PHOTO BY JOEL REPOLEY I STAFF Al’s Bar hosts musical performances every Wednesday through Saturday, Open Mic Nights on Tuesdays and Comedy Open Mic on Thursdays.
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Red Bull gives you wings, and three UK seniors are using a company-sponsored competition to try and fly their way across Europe. Phil Cockriel, Ashley Jones and Zach Wildofsky are competing in the “Red Bull Can You Make It?” competition. Cockriel said Wildofsky found the challenge online, and he and Jones jumped on board. “I’m like the doer of crazy things and I make him tag along,” Cockriel said. “We just kind of got together and said we needed a third, and Ashley is crazy enough to say yes.” The team is currently 27th in the North division of the U.S.; on Jan. 25, the top 18 teams will be judged and narrowed down to 4 teams. Those four teams will join 165 student teams from across the world to travel across Europe in seven days using only cans of Red Bull and their charm to trade. “It was more like, ‘Lets see if we can do it,’” Cockriel said. “Even if we make it there and we don’t make it all the way to the end, ... it’ll still be cool to say it was a thing we did.” The team has mainly been getting votes through vote exchanges with teams from other countries. There are specific divisions, and the team has been talking with teams from other regions around the world to exchange votes. They have also been asking their friends and classmates to vote for them. “It’s been interesting to get to interact with so many different types of personalities and people,” Jones said. “Everyone’s been very friendly and (had the) same sort of adventurous spirit as us.” Voting is linked to a per-
PHOTO PROVIDED BY ZACH WILDOFSKY One of the team’s biggest challenges is the distance between the members. The UK seniors say the trip will be memorable.
son’s Facebook page, so there is only one vote per division. One of the team’s biggest challenges is the distance between the members. While Phil and Jones are in Lexington, Wildofsky is in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, for a co-op with General Electric. For the competition, teams must create a video, so Cockriel and Jones traveled to Pennsylvania to complete the video. “Zach’s a good friend of ours, so it was a good excuse to just go hang out,” Cockriel said. Even if the team does not make it across Europe before all of the other teams, they can still win the competition through adventure points. There will be competitions and social media challenges throughout the week. “My mom was like, there’s no way you’re going to make it all the way there,” Cockriel said. While Cockriel and Wildofsky have been to Europe before, Jones has not. Cockriel said the trip will be an amazing experience because of the resourcefulness needed.
“They’ve traded for plane tickets from one country to another — they’ve traded for tattoos,” Wildofsky said. “All with just ... Red Bull, which is crazy.” Jones said that in talking to teams who have competed, she has been told to trust in the kindness of others. This trust in others is something that Wildofsky said makes the competition unique. “I can’t imagine going up to someone and being like, ‘Hey trade me a ticket for a couple cans of Red Bull,’” Cockriel said. “ I can’t fathom it right now, and I just want to see if it works.”
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SEC race tightens The Crimson Tide is coming off a loss at home to Mississippi State, dropping to 7-7 in conference play. Alabama joined Ole Miss and Georgia in a tie for fourth place in the SEC, the last seed that gets a two-round bye in the SEC Tournament. UK remains in first
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place despite its loss at Texas A&M on Saturday. South Carolina, Texas A&M and LSU all stand in second — just one game behind the Cats. Though the postseason doesn’t start until March 9, every conference game from here on out is a must win.
Derek Willis out
After turning his ankle in Saturday’s overtime loss in College Station, junior forward Derek Willis will likely miss multiple games moving forward for the Cats. The injury could not have come at a worse time for UK, as Willis was
emerging into a key player on a peaking UK team. Head coach John Calipari will now have to find another player to fill the void of Willis. Whether it be Charles Matthews, Skal Labissiere or Isaac Humphries, the Cats need the next man to produce.
Isaac Humphries in Freshman forward Isaac Humphries had a career high six points and 12 rebounds against Texas A&M, and he will likely be rewarded for his solid play by being inserted into the lineup more often. The Australian na-
tive has averaged 14.4 minutes in his last five games, nearly double the minutes he played when he season started. Expect Calipari to go to the big Aussie until the rest of the UK frontcourt .returns from injury.
PHOTO BY TAYLOR PENCE I STAFF Freshman forward Isaac Humphries jumps to block a shot against Florida Gators’ John Egbunu. Head coach John Calapari will rely on Humphries more as the season goes on.
Position preview: UK vs. Alabama By Anthony Crawford sports@kykernel.com
Here’s the matchups to watch in the Cats’ game against the Crimson Tide on Tuesday. Tyler Ulis vs. Retin Obasohan These two guards come in with nearly identical contributions in the scoring column, with Tyler Ulis averaging 16.7 points per game for UK and Retin Obasohan with 16.9 points per game. Ulis separates himself in this matchup, though, coming in as the better distributor –leading the conference with 6.9 assists per game– and coming off a contest where he dropped 11 dimes. Obasohan plays a similar role for the Tide as Stefan Moody does for Ole Miss. He can be hard to contain off the dribble, and that leads to him being fouled a lot, as he is averaging nearly six trips to the charity strip per game. Isaiah Briscoe vs. Arthur Edwards To the surprise of many, Isaiah Briscoe made a three against the Aggies over the weekend, but he bricked multiple long two-point attempts thereafter. When he finds the right balance of when to drive and when to shoot, he’ll be valuable as a more consistent source of scoring for the Cats. As a team Alabama struggles from behind the arc shooting 33.3 percent from three. Senior Arthur Edwards is the Tide’s best shooter leading the
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Epps, Akhator, Jennings lift Cats past Razorbacks for fourth straight conference win By Josh Ellis & Anthony Crawford sports@kykernel.com
PHOTO BY MICHAEL REAVES I STAFF When Isaiah Briscoe finds the right balance of when to drive and when to shoot, he’ll be valuable as a more consistent source of scoring for the Cats.
team in made threes on the season. Jamal Murray vs. Riley Norris As freshman Jamal Murray continues to be one of the Cats best scoring options, he has started to successfully add some variation to his offensive game. Now you see him mixing more drives to the basket to complement his outside shooting. Sophomore Riley Norris has played his way into a scoring drought in the team’s last couple of games, even going 1-for-7 on the road against LSU. Alabama will need the forward to find his shot if the team wants to upset UK. Derek Willis’ replacement vs. Michael Kessens Besides losing, the worst result from the game at Texas A&M was seeing junior Derek Willis have to be carried off the floor after sustaining an
ankle injury. Willis had become a consistent third option on offense, and the offense will greatly miss the spacing he provided. The job of guarding junior Michal Kessens will now fall to Willis’ replacement. Kessens’ minutes and production have dropped off from last season, but he is finishing around the rim stronger, as he has a field goal percent of 59.7. Marcus Lee vs. Jimmie Taylor The lack of physicality forward from Marcus Lee, who replaces injured Alex Poythress in the starting lineup, was on display against Texas A&M. Lee allowed his matchup Tyler Davis to pull down nine offensive and 12 total rebounds. Lee will have to be better at holding his position down low against 6’10”, 248-pound Jimmie Taylor, who leads the Tide in rebounding.
UK baseball improved its record to 2-1 on the year with a 15-2 rout of the Dayton Flyers on Sunday. Senior Kyle Cody got the start for the Cats and tossed seven innings of shutout ball allowing just three hits while adding eight strikeouts in the process. While Cody played his part and picked up the victory, the offense stole the show. With both pitchers rolling early on, the Cats struck first after Tristan Pompey doubled in the bottom of the fourth and was brought home on a Zach Reks RBI single, giving the Cats a 1-0 lead. In the fifth, JaVon Shelby belted a two-out double and was brought home by Gunnar McNeill on an RBI single. Pompey then followed McNeill with an RBI triple, bringing the Cats lead to 3-0. With the lead still 3-0 in the seventh, Cody was able to work around a leadoff double to keep the lead at 3-0. Shelby led off the bottom half of the seventh with his first homer of 2016. Pompey then came to the plate with one out and belted a homer of his own, bringing the Cats’ lead to 5-0. Later in the inning, after a Kole Cottam RBI single, which brought the lead to 6-0, Marcus Carson stepped in as the lone Cat without a hit on the afternoon, but that quickly changed. Carson took a 2-1 pitch over the right field wall for a three-run home run, the first of his career,
bringing the Cats lead to 9-0. Coach Gary Henderson called it a day for Cody and brought in 6-foot-11 Sean Hjelle to replace him. Hjelle gave up one unearned run in the eighth but managed to strike out the side. Shelby led off the bottom of the eighth and immediately made up for the run, belting his second homer of the game over the 402 sign in center field. After Tyler Marshall walked in place of McNeill, Pompey stepped in needing only a single to complete the cycle. Instead, Pompey belted his second homer of the day extending the Cats lead to 12-1. The next batter was senior Dorian Hairston, who pinch hit for Zach Reks. Hairston joined the hit parade by going back to back with Pompey belting a homer of his own to make it 13-1. Later in the eighth with one out, Riley Mahan tripled to center and Cottam followed up Mahan’s triple by doing one better, putting the first pitch he saw over the leftcenterfield wall. After the Cats put up six runs in both the seventh and eighth innings, they saw a 3-0 lead quickly balloon to 15-1, hitting seven homers in the process. Dayton pushed one more across in the ninth, resulting in the final score of 15-2. The Cats (2-1) travel to the west coast this weekend to take part in the Tony Gwynn Classic, where they will face off against UC Santa Barbara on Friday.
mates kept telling me to shoot, so everybody has a lot of confidence in me regardless if I’m 6-for-19 or not,” Epps said. “They still want me to shoot the ball because they know eventually I’m going to get going and shots are going to fall. I did hit some big ones down the stretch.” The great play of Epps helped fill in for the absence of senior Janee Thompson. The guard played only 12 minutes in the first half before suffering an ankle injury that forced her to sit the whole second half. “Janee got hurt there. It’s a sprained ankle. We don’t know anything definite right now but we are hoping that it will just be a sprain that she can recover from by Thursday,” Mitchell said.
In Thompson’s absence, UK made a livng throughout the game going inside, outscoring Arkansas 40-24. The Cats were also able to extend some of their possessions by attacking the glass on the offensive end. The team had only 12 offensive rebounds but was able to score 15 points on second chance opportunities. The battle inside was won by UK mainly in thanks to the play of junior transfer Evelyn Akhator. The forward pulled down a team-high 11 rebounds and also chipped in 14 points. UK Hoops closes out the season with Senior Night at home against Missouri on Thursday, followed by its last regular season game in College Station, Texas, on Sunday against No. 12 Texas A&M.
No. 16 UK Hoops cruised to its fourth consectutive win in Sunday’s 77-63 victory over Arkansas. “Well, it was a great win for us. I’m really, really happy to earn that victory,” UK head coach Matthew Mitchell said. “It was a great week for us. The team started last Tuesday to really work hard to try and get ready for an important week and to go 2-0 is just fantastic.” The Cats got off to an early start, with 16 of their 22 first quarter points coming in the paint. Five of sophomore Alexis Jennings’ 14 points came in the first period. UK stepped on the gas in the second quarter, jumping on an 18-2 run. The Cats pushed their lead to 20 points during the run and wouldn’t look back. Arkansas fought back in the second half, outscoring the Cats 20-11 in the third quarter. The Razorbacks’ Jessica Jackson and Malica Monk put up a combined 30 points, but could not overcome the UK offense. The Cats had four players score double-digits on Sunday, with Makayla Epps leading the way with 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists. “I went 6-of-19 from the PHOTO BY HUNTER MITCHELL I STAFF field but coach Mitchell kept Maci Morris (left) and the Cats made a living throughout the game going telling me to shoot, my team- inside, outscoring Arkansas 40-24.