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Attorney General announces #VoiceofJustice video contest By Kat Manouchehri news@kykernel.com
PHOTO PROVIDED BY UK PUBLIC RELATIONS After 17 years of heart problems, Lester Walters received the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart, which serves as a bridge to a heart transplant while he awaits placement on the heart transplant list.
The Gill Heart Institute spent Heart Health Month educating the community on heart disease and ways to live a heart-healthy life. During February, many buildings on campus were lit with red lights in support of heart health.
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stand that they are mandatory assault. reporters and must know how “Behind Closed Doors they can support a student with (BCD)” is a tool used in trainSince the implementation of the resources made available ing that teaches RAs how to efTitle IX, universities have been through the university. fectively recognize, handle and responsible for addressing sexAccording to the experts, report cases of sexual assault. ual assault and misconduct on campuses. Resident advisers often serve as the front line of this duty, as they are often the first people students confide in Martha Alexander about being sexually assaulted. Deputy Title IX Compliance Office To be effective, RAs are trained in recognizing sexual assault and harassment. recognizing sexual assault can “[BCD] is kind of a “(The training) prepares us be difficult. role-playing exercise,” Direcwell for what we might have “People don’t walk in and tor of UK Residence Life Tony to handle... I don’t think I’ve say, ‘I’ve been sexually as- Ralph said. “Returning RAs ever walked into a situation saulted.’ They typically walk act out various scenarios and where I have not felt prepared in and say, ‘I had a really bad the new RAs actually confront for what’s going to happen,” night, I’m having a hard time them as if they’re real.” chemical engineering sopho- focusing, this thing happened, By law, resident advisers more and Boyd Hall RA Zach I’m not really sure what to do are required to be mandatory Moore said. about it,” UK Deputy Title IX reporters, which means that The focus of an RA’s sexual Compliance Officer Martha Al- they must report any crimes assault training is threefold: the exander said. that are confided in them. RA must be able to recognize Alexander often trains the “If a resident starts telling sexual assault, must under- RAs in the handling of sexual you something, you have to tell By Rick Childress
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“People don’t walk in and say, ‘I’ve been sexually assaulted.’”
them, ‘you can keep going, but just know that we do have to report this,’” Moore said. “It’s going to be hard to tell them that, even if they tell you not to tell anyone.” Resident advisers must also know what campus resources are best for supporting a potential victim. “A lot of times we direct them to the VIP Center or the counseling center,” middle level education sophomore and Boyd Hall RA Rebecca Watters said. “Obviously, in the little day-to-day things, we are there for them, but also, especially, in those big situations where they are facing things that are really scary. We want them to feel safe, and we want them to know that they have people who are going to listen and be there for them, and who are going to provide them with the resources that they need to recover.”
Student remembers Jeopardy! run, trip to Los Angeles fondly By Kelsey Mattingly news@kykernel.com
UK economics senior Zach Atwell made a run in the Jeopardy! College Championships, which aired on Feb. 17. Though the senior was unable to make it past the quarterfinals, he was only the second Wildcat in school history to have competed on the show. “It was the experience of a lifetime, and something that I’ll never forget. The whole
experience was amazing,” Atwell said. Atwell successfully “bet it all” in Final Jeopardy, but his ending total of $12,800 was not enough to qualify him for the semifinals. He claims “Duo/Duet” will always haunt him. The perks of competing included a free trip to Los Angeles and a stay at the Universal Hilton Hotel. As well as a chance to meet the host of Jeopardy, Alex Trebek, and other contestants who share a
love for trivia. “It was surreal to be on stage and behind the podium. The only disappointment was the buzzer system. Timing is everything,” Atwell said. While timing might not have been just right for the Wildcat, he said he plans to continue his quest to compete in more trivia game shows. He also encourages all students to try out every year. “You only have four chances to make it into the College Championship. Don’t
waste an opportunity. I’d love to see a UK student win the tournament,” Atwell said. With the “cool factor” of appearing on Jeopardy! a bonus to Atwell’s time on the show, he considers it a great addition to his résumé. Most importantly, he learned one big lesson from his experience. “It’s made me realize that if you really set your mind to something, almost anything is possible,” Atwell said.
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Kentucky’s Attorney General Andy Beshear and Eileen Recktenwald, director of the Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs (KASAP), will announce the #VoiceofJustice video contest on Facebook Live Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. The contest was created as a way to promote awareness and bring transparency to campus sexual assault, according to the official press release from the Attorney General’s Office. In an interview with the Attorney General, he claimed sexual assault as one of the greatest threats facing young adults. “College is a place where our young adults are supposed to go to improve their futures, expand their minds, not to be prayed upon, and we have to do everything in our power to make sure that our universities are safe environments,” Beshear said. “Because of that, we want to raise awareness so that ultimately, we can reduce the occurrence of sexual assault.” One in five women and one in 16 men were sexually assaulted while in college in 2015. Only 36 sexual assaults were reported to law enforcement on Kentucky’s public university campuses, according to the press release. Statistics show that the number of sexual assault reports are drastically lower compared to the number of sexual assault occurrences. “We all know the statistics that universities report on the number of sexual assaults are so much lower than the actual ones that occur,” Beshear said. According to the AG, universities need to be more transparent in the way they go about their process in evaluating and investigating sexual assault, so they can accurately convey the safety of their university. Beshear attributed the lack of reports to people lacking “faith that either the Title IX system at the university or the criminal justice system will end up seeking and securing justice for them,” he said. Beshear said he hopes that this contest will also push universities to be more transparent, to be more responsive and to do the right thing by their students. The official press release outlined the rules of the contest. The contest requires each
video entry to be 30-seconds, contain information on the 24/7 free and confidential Sexual Assault Hotline, 800-656HOPE and increase awareness of campus sexual assault, active bystanding to prevent sexual assault or reporting, investigations and prosecutions of campus sexual assault.
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDY BESHEAR Submissions are due by April 1, 2017. Winners will be announced shortly after submissions are finalized and reviewed, in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The contest is a part of the AG’s mission for advocacy of sexual assault victims. “We, at the Attorney General’s Office, are here to seek justice for victims of sexual assault. It’s one of our four-part core mission. Those that, sadly, are victimized by perpetrators will know that there are people out there willing to work for them, willing to seek justice for them and will ultimately report,” Beshear said. “Day in and day out, the AG’s Office is working to better protect people from sexual assault,” he said. The AG will be traveling around the Commonwealth to all of the public universities to raise awareness of sexual assault.
FOR MORE INFORMATION For a complete list of the contest rules, eligibility, entry forms and contact information, visit http://ag.ky.gov/ family/victims/ voice-of-justice.
Committee chooses diversity office pick By News Staff news@kykernel.com
A search committee of faculty, staff and students has narrowed down the search for a new Vice President for Institutional Diversity. Dr. Sonja Feist-Price is the preferred candidate to run the Office of Institutional Diversity, which manages minority retention and engagement programs like the Martin Luther King Center and the Office of LGBTQ Resources. Dr. Feist-Price is Senior Assistant Provost for Faculty Advancement and has served as an education professor in the Department of Early Childhood, Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling since 2004. She
is a licensed psychologist and clinical counselor with two doctorates from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale and the University of Kentucky. She sits on the Lexington Commission on Race Relations and served as director of the UK’s African American Studies Research Institute between 2007 and 2011. Interim Vice President Terry Allen has lead the Office of Institutional Diversity since July of 2015 after former Vice President Dr. Judy “J.J.” Jackson retired after the Spring 2015 semester. Students are invited to speak with Dr. Feist-Price at a public forum from 5-6pm on Thursday, March 2 in room 121 of the Jacobs Science Building.
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Bangkok House brings Thai taste to campus
By Morgan Smith
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While it may be out of sight, longtime owner of the Bangkok House, Poom Bunchatheeravate, hopes the restaurant is not out of mind for Lexington residents. For pedestrians navigating campus, the small Thai food restaurant can be easy to miss if you’re not observant enough. The restaurant is nestled in Coliseum Plaza, at the intersection of Rose Street and Euclid Avenue. The corner is currently under construction to bring in gourmet burger chain, BurgerFi, to the campus hotspot. BurgerFi will be opening in
place of Sweet Mango and Campus Café, which have already vacated the building. Coffea will also be leaving the location, but remains open for now. The BurgerFi construction has been more than inconvenient for the Bangkok House. The stairway that leads to the underground restaurant, typically adorned with a striking green and orange awning and sign, has been downgraded to a bare stairwell that is easily overlooked. “Everybody thinks that we’re closed because of the construction and our stairway looking so different,” Bunchatheeravate said. “Since they reconfigured the stairs, the aw-
ning has been gone.” The Bangkok House garden that is typically present outside the plaza has also taken a backseat to construction. Typically, Bunchatheeravate grows vegetables and spices in a small garden outside the restaurant to be used in the dishes he prepares. “We usually have a garden outside, and since the construction began it’s been all covered up,” Bunchatheeravate said. “We used to grow vegetables that we could cook for our customers like basil and tomato. Once they’re done we want to make the outside nice again.” Business at the Bangkok House has taken a hit ever since construction began this past summer. Bunchatheeravate has
been told the construction will be completed by March 15, 2017, but he is skeptical of the date given the current pace of renovations. The restaurant has a lease for three more years at their current location and is currently planning to stay for the duration of the lease. The Bangkok House opened in 1993 and Bunchatheeravate, along with his mother Pitchya Bunchatheeravate, took ownership of the restaurant in 1996. They specialize in serving auPHOTO BY JOSHUA QUALLS I STAFF thentic Thai food to the LexBangkok House specializes in serving authentic Thai food to the Lexington community. ington community, and enjoy bringing diversity to the Lexington dining community. before. People can try Thai don’t usually know about us, “We bring something [to now,” Bunchatheeravate said. but we want them to be open Lexington] that was not there “The younger undergraduates and give us a try.”
Dan Frigolette makes a Saunders turns from living from laughs baseball diamond By Olivia Jones
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New York native Dan Frigolette had no intention of hopping into comedy when he began studying journalism at Syracuse University. Radio, advertising and rhetorical communication was his focus until a passion reassessment was in order after a jab from a peer. Casually having his comedic ability questioned stung, according to Frigolette, making him realize how much his comedic craft mattered to him, adding that the next natural step was to go on stage and see if it was something he should be doing. After hanging out at Viva Debris, a comedy and magic club in the basement of Hotel Syracuse for an entire summer, Frigolette talked his way into his first stage act in 2003. Soon after, Frigolette left for London to continue his journalistic studies abroad. He didn’t forget about comedy. Frigolette worked cleaning up glasses at a comedy club overseas and quietly watched and observed every single show.
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Frigolette arrived back in the States only to find that Viva Debris had closed, so he got in his car and moved to New York City. “Everything around you progresses your thought processes,” Frigolette said. “Life imitates art. From the standpoint of comedy, life dictates art.” Five years into his comedy career, Frigolette was invited to perform at Caroline’s on Broadway as one of their featured break-out artists. Caroline’s is well known in the comedy world as a venue that has hosted top comedians in the past such as Jerry Seinfeld, Robin Williams, Jay Leno and Gilbert Gottfried. Frigolette said that nowadays he can’t even leave his house without seeing something hilarious, adding that you must decide between what’s worth the time and effort to craft into something and what’s just simply a universal truth. Comedy opens people’s eyes, picks their brains and deconstructs shared common experiences and can make people feel more at ease in their lives.
“When you’re younger, you feel like people don’t understand, but as soon as you start talking to people, you feel like you belong a little more and you feel a little less crazy,” Frigolette said. “That weird thing you do in front of the mirror? Everyone does that.” Diving into the televised world, Frigolette teamed up with Andrew Shulz to create the mini web series, The Apartmentship, in 2012. “Filming is so much fun but you don’t get to take as much home with you,” Frigolette said. “There’s nothing like live comedy. You’re finding out every two seconds whether your lines are good and every two seconds how people are affected.” In August 2016, Frigolette found himself with a day off in Nashville. After a call from his friend he decided to swing by Lexington where he ended up performing a short set in between bands at Cosmic Charlies. Frigolette’s comedy tour will make its way through Lexington for a show at Al’s Bar on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 9 p.m.
typically getting to work on a melody or a few catchy lines the moment an idea pops into his head. A few times a year Kamel drives out to a plot of family property in Llano to work on songs he’d previously started but has yet to finish. Once completed, Kamel presents the tunes to the band. “A big part of my personal songwriting process is taking these ideas to the band and having them work through
them with me,” Kamel said. “They can rearrange it and that will light a fire under my ass and get me more excited, because ultimately they make the tunes better.” Wood & Wire will perform at 7 p.m. show in Lexington on Sunday, Feb. 26 at The Burl with support from locals Trucker Hat Coalition. Tickets range from $7-10 and you must be 21 years or older to attend.
like searching for a needle in a haystack. So, to those reading this, take a moment to honestly ask yourself where you fit on the spectrum. Whether you find that your position is good or bad, take responsibility for it.
Yes, everyone makes mistakes. But acknowledge that if the same mistake keeps happening, then at that point they become decisions, not accidents. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.
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By Becky Feigin
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Damon Saunders, a Lexington rapper, is about to take Kentucky by storm when his debut album gets released at the end of March. Saunders, who goes by Stōōp in the music world, is a 24-year-old UK graduate who grew up in Louisville. He first started rapping four years ago when his UK baseball career was coming to an end. “I remember one day I wrote a verse and it just hit me – I could probably do this music thing,” Saunders said. Saunders didn’t consider rapping professionally until he became friends with Willie Cauley-Stein. One weekend, Cauley-Stein’s cousin Rexx was visiting Lexington and was introduced to Saunders. “I met him and the first words out of his mouth to me were ‘I bet you don’t rap,’” Saunders said. The next day Saunders went to Rexx’s house where he had a home studio. They created music together and by the end of the day had a full song finished. Since that day, it’s been Saunders’ goal to make it in the music world. Saunders is part of a bigger movement in the Lexington rap scene. He, along with friends Rob Baker, better known as Yazoo; EJ Jones, also known as El Karnel; and Eli Masharbash go by Harvard Drive. While all are individual rappers, they work together on their music with only one album getting released at a time. Saunders, Baker and Jones rap while Masharbash produces the music. Marsharbash has had plenty of experience in the industry including touring around the world at the age of 18, so he helps keep the rest of Harvard
PHOTO BY ARDEN BARNES I STAFF Damon Saunders, a Lexington rapper, is set to take Kentucky by storm when his debut album gets released at the end of March.
Drive focused on their goals. “I feel like the biggest piece of us being professional is because Eli has been through all of this before,” Saunders said. “He knows the industry and tour life. He’s just kind of our guide through this all.” Harvard Drive formed after all four men were working at an Apple Store together. They had already known each other, but working together got them talking about the idea of starting something big in the rap world. Saunders currently has no plans to sign a record deal, even if the opportunity presented itself, saying that he doesn’t want to be controlled by a record label. After Chance the Rapper’s success and rise to fame, he believes that anything is possible, so he doesn’t see
why he should let himself get stuck in a contract. “I just graduated so I understand what debt is and when I look at the industry now it just seems like a loan, and you just have to pay that all back,” Saunders said. “You don’t really get to grow from that, definitely not financially at least.” Saunders’ favorite way to write a song is to hear a beat and let the beat tell him which way to go with the song. He also enjoys poetry, so some of his songs are more sporadic and don’t flow quite like a normal rap song would. He tends to start out with a thought on a relationship that he’s had and builds from there depending upon the vibe he’s feeling. Saunders and Harvard Drive will perform at The Burl on April 1.
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Akhator’s career winding down at UK By Chris Leach sports@kykernel.com
Some of the loudest moments in Memorial Coliseum this season have come when Evelyn Akhator, a senior from Lagos, Nigeria, scores a layup and gets fouled for an and-one. Fans go crazy every time Akhator gets a contested shot to fall, and they are running out of opportunities to see Akhator before her college basketball career at UK comes to an end. There are two regular season games and the postseason before Akhator’s time at UK is up. Instead of thinking about the end, Akhator is focused on helping her team finish the season strong. “It is something that I have to think about (the end of her career), but I know there are few games left,” Akhator said. “Right now I am still here and I just have to think about my team and everybody else.” It would be in UK’s best interest if Akhator remained focused on the remaining games, because she has been a big reason why the Cats have been as successful as they have. The senior has averaged 14.9 points per game this season, and leads the team in rebounds with 10.4 boards a game. Akhator accounts for over
25 percent of the team’s rebounds, and ranks in the top 25 nationally in rebounds per game. As UK’s dominant post player, Akhator has 14 double-doubles this season, bringing her career total to 27 double-doubles, which ranks fourth most in UK history. Akhator’s 14 double-doubles this season also places her fourth on UK’s all-time list for the most double-doubles in a season, only behind Valerie Still who owns the top three spots. Akhator’s presence in the post is vital to the team, and without it the Cats would certainly be farther down in the SEC standings than they currently are. The Cats have had issues in the paint this season, getting out rebounded and outscored in the paint numerous times. Of the eight losses UK has, they were out-rebounded in six of those contests. If the Cats did not have Akhator battling in the paint, the post issues UK has would be far worse, and it would be easy to imagine the Cats having more than eight losses. Akhator is not only a solid rebounder; she is also a important scorer on offense. Akhator averages the second most points per game on the team, and has the highest field goal percentage of any player on the team, shooting 60 percent
from the field. Akhator has led the Cats in scoring in eight games this season, all but one were victories. “Usually when we get the ball to Evelyn we start clicking a lot better,” Maci Morris said, following the victory over Florida where Akhator scored 19 and grabbed nine rebounds. For Akhator, it is not about the and-ones, or the double-doubles, it is about getting wins. Akhator will have an opportunity for a big win on Feb. 23, when the Cats host No. 3 Mississippi State for senior night. A win against Bulldogs would arguably be the biggest win of the season if UK can pull off the upset. With such a big opponent coming to Memorial Coliseum Thursday evening, Matthew Mitchell is hoping he can send Akhator, and fellow senior Makayla Epps, off on a good note. “We’re going to work our heads off between now and Thursday night getting ready to play our very best,” Mitchell said. “See if we can send (Makayla Epps) and Evelyn (Akhator) off with a victory.”
Senior night for UK women By Chris Leach
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On Feb. 23, the No. 22 UK women’s basketball team will play in arguably its biggest game of the season. The Cats will host the No. 3 Mississippi State Bulldogs at Memorial Coliseum, and there are more reasons than usual why the Cats will want to walk out of the arena with a win. With the season in the finishing stretch, a win against the Bulldogs would give the Cats a huge boost in the SEC standings. The Cats are currently in third place in the SEC standings, only one game ahead of Texas A&M and Missouri. The top four seeds receive a double bye in next week’s SEC tournament, something the Cats could benefit from with the lack of depth they have on their roster. After the Mississippi State game, the Cats travel to No. 7 South Carolina on Feb. 26 to
wrap up the season. It is very unlikely the Cats would stay in the top four if they go 0-2 this week, so a win over Mississippi State is key for staying in that range. Beating the Bulldogs obviously helps the Cats in regards to the postseason, but a win would have a bigger impact on the players who will be taking the court in Memorial Coliseum for the final time. Thursday evening will be senior night and the Cats have two seniors who are a big reason why UK is contending for a top four seed in the SEC tournament. Senior Evelyn Akhator is a player who fans only got to see play for two years since she played her first two years of basketball at Chipola Community College. In those two short years, Akhator leads the Cats in rebounding and field goal percentage and is also the team’s second leading scorer, behind another
senior whose decorated career at UK is nearing its end. Makayla Epps has been a fan favorite ever since she walked on campus, and fans will get one last chance to see Epps play at home on Thursday night. Epps is the leader of this year’s team as she leads the Cats in points per game, and assists. If the Cats hope to win their final home game of the season, Epps and Akhator will have to play their best, because Mississippi State has only lost once this season to South Carolina. If the Cats can get the victory, it would be a perfect ending at home for the players who have put so much effort into the program. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m., and fans PHOTO BY ADDISON COFFEY I STAFF are encouraged to wear white as the Kentucky forward Evelyn Akhator shoots a jump shot in the lane during game is a white-out. the first half of the game against South Carolina on Feb. 2 in Lexington.
Cats avoid disaster, grind out win at Missouri
By Phllip Hawkins sports@kykernel.com
After a slow, lack luster start, No. 11 UK men’s basketball was able to get back into a groove as it beat the Missouri Tigers 72-62 in Columbia, Missouri. A sloppy first half kept the game close until the Cats were able to pull away toward the end of the game. Being up just one at the half, the Cats allowed Mizzou to stay within striking distance as UK
struggled offensively taking care of the ball with 9 turnovers in the first half. Scoring only 31 points in the first half, UK was led by Isaiah Briscoe and Malik Monk as they both had seven points at halftime, which was almost half of the team’s first half points. The Tigers were led the entire game by their scrappy sophomore guard Terrence Phillips as he scored 22 points and shot 4-for-6 from three point range.
The 22-point outing was a career high for Phillips. The player of the game for the Cats was Bam Adebayo as he scored 22 points and pulled down a game and career-high 15 rebounds. Adebayo showed his force down low as he dominated the game on both sides of the ball. This was his fourth double-double of the season, and his first 20 and 10 game while at UK. Coming off of a good game
against Georgia, De’Aaron Fox had another stellar performance down the stretch as he scored 13 points in the game to go along with five rebounds and a team high four assists. Although he played well, Fox seemed to suffer a knee contusion with 7:42 left in the game, but he was able to return. That will be something to keep an eye on as the Cats prepare for Florida on Saturday. Foul trouble seemed to get
hold of both teams as each team would have players foul out. For the Cats, it was Isaiah Briscoe who fouled out after scoring nine points and grabbing five rebounds. Despite his play Briscoe seemed to struggle with his ball security as he accounted for six total turnovers on the game. With the win over Missouri, the Cats’ record improves to 23-5 on the year and 13-2 in SEC play.
UK has won its last five games but will need to stay on track as it prepares to face the No. 13 Florida Gators at Rupp Arena on Saturday. Florida is the last team to beat UK this season, and this game will be for the top spot in the SEC as both teams are tied for the best record in the conference. The Cats will look to redeem themselves in front of Big Blue Nation as they prepare to bring the regular season to a close.
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‘Halo Wars 2’ improves on the series DALTON STOKES Kernel Columnist
Microsoft’s hit game series ‘Halo’ has a new installment and it is smashing all expectations. ‘Halo Wars 2’ is the sequel to the 2009 ‘Halo’ real time strategy ‘Halo Wars.’ The Halo franchise is mainly comprised of first person shooters. The original was not well received by the ‘Halo’ fanbase, and on top of not having the best sales, Ensamble Studios, the company contracted to make the original game, went out of business shortly after its release. Most expected the project to be cancelled indefinitely, yet the game gained a sort of cult following as it remained
slightly obscure in the public eye. Now, eight years later, and with new developers, 343 Industries and Creative Assembly, we finally have a sequel. ‘Halo Wars 2’ follows the same characters from the first game. It takes place 28 years after the events in the original ‘Halo Wars’ and introduces a new threat the ‘Halo’ universe. The plot is engaging and dynamic. The enemy that you face, Atriox, is genuinely interesting and slightly mysterious, as developers broke away from the traditional ‘Halo’ enemy, The Covenant. The single player mode, while fun and engaging, is very erratic and jumps around too much with little explanation, causing the story to lack cohesion and chronology. The gameplay, however, is much improved; it has a
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much greater unit diversity, and they built upon making the different factions more diversified. This allows for a wider range of playing styles to emerge. The multiplayer is fun and competitive, not to mention more balanced. Each faction has its pros and cons, as does each play style, making it more difficult to run with a pre-created strategy that will win every match. Instead the player must adapt to the way their opponent is playing and prepare to counter accordingly. ‘Halo Wars 2’ is overall a strong sequel to an underappreciated game. I would recommend it to anyone who thoroughly enjoyed the first game or who is a fan of real time strategy games. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.
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Popular lifestyle website, “The Scene,” sparked a huge topic of conversation when it released a controversial video on Valentine’s Day. The now viral video, known across the internet as #HurtBae, shows a heart-wrenching conversation between exes Kourtney and Leonard, who discuss the cheating that plagued their relationship until its end. The former couple share the story of how they met in college and the events leading up to their relationship. Then, the conversation plummets. “What did you do?” Kourtney asks. “I had sex with other girls,” Leonard replies with a straight
face. “I did everything.” For nearly seven minutes, viewers witness a visibly heartbroken young woman and her ex converse about the frequency, motivation and nature of his perpetual infidelity while dating her. At one point, Kourtney leaves the room to regain her composure. Meanwhile, Leonard continues to sit, stoic and unbothered. When the conversation resumes, Leonard gives one of the most stinging comments of the entire video. “There was kind of a point where things weren’t the same,” he said. “You would always go through my phone, or my computer... If you would go to that measure to find whatever, why wouldn’t you just leave?” Some have criticized the participants of #HurtBae for airing their business for the masses to see, while others have supported and respected
their candor. In reality, #HurtBae is much bigger than all of that, because it mirrors so many issues surrounding young love today. There are young men who knowingly enter relationships that they don’t want to be in, or are not ready to handle. There are young women who allow themselves to be disrespected and taken advantage of by immature partners. Sometimes, women are the transgressors and men are on the receiving end. #HurtBae also had all the ingredients of a “situationship,” or a relationship in which there are so few displays of love, trust and respect that the two parties seem to be tolerating a situation rather than nurturing a partnership. Some young adults are ready for serious and healthy relationships, but have lost
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Wood & Wire to bring Texas twang to The Burl By Matt Wickstrom
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Bluegrass and country music are synonymous with Texas as a whole, but not necessarily Austin, which boasts one of the country’s most eclectic and diverse music scenes along with being home to the wildly popular South by Southwest music festival. However, don’t tell that to progressive bluegrass foursome Wood & Wire. According to guitarist Tony Kamel, the wide array of mu-
sic in the band’s hometown has managed to seep its way into Wood & Wire’s mix of progressive bluegrass. “Texas is known as a hotbed for songwriters, Austin especially, so when it comes to the way we present our form of bluegrass it’s really based on songs and not around a strict set of rules that a traditional bluegrass player may feel like they need to follow,” Kamel said. Wood & Wire was formed by Kamel and bassist Dom Fisher in 2011. Soon after ban-
joist Trevor Smith entered the fold, followed most recently by Billy Bright on mandolin, who previously played with Peter Rowan and once gave Kamel mandolin lessons. Per Kamel, the four became acquainted while performing at the Old Settler’s Music Festival in nearby Driftwood along with at a local Monday night bluegrass gig in downtown Austin. At the end of January, Wood & Wire jumped back into the studio to begin work on their third studio record at The Zone
in Dripping Springs. The record will be their first with Bright on board, whom Kamel credits for elevating the rest of the band members level of musicianship due to his wealth of experience performing. “We’ve now had Billy longer than we haven’t, but that was the beginning of figuring out what we wanted to sound like and what felt best to us, and to be honest, that was after we’d already released two records,” Kamel said.
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PHOTO BY PROVIDED BY WOOD & WIRE I NIKKI GELL Wood & Wire will bring their blend of bluegrass to The Burl on Sunday.
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