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MARCH TO MEMPHIS Restaurateurs raise steaks, promote interesting matchups

By Paidin Dermody and Bailey Vandiver news@kykernel.com

For years, the rivalry between UK and the University of Louisville produced an intense “Battle for the Bluegrass” in the realm of men’s college basketball. But when underdog Northern Kentucky University stepped into the madness of the NCAA Tournament, and were subsequently pitted against No. 2 seed UK, basketball fans around the country upped the ante. Restaurateur Jeff Ruby promised 15,000 NKU students a free steak dinner if their team survived the first round of the tournament against UK. The Bluegrass Hospitality Group, the restaurant group that owns Malone’s steakhouses, followed suit by promising UK students and faculty a free steak dinner if UK wins the NCAA Tournament title. After Ruby’s offer, the

BHG decided to “raise the steaks” for their own local team. NKU was a newcomer to the tournament this year. Friday’s game against UK was the team’s first tournament game against a No. 6-ranked team. The game resulted in a close match between the Norse and the Cats, with a final score of 79-70. In a news release, BHG co-founder Bruce Drake said he wanted to show the same support for his local team as Ruby did for NKU. “After hearing the offer to support their local team, it occurred to us that Lexington’s hometown steakhouse should step up to the plate with a steak for every UK student and faculty member, if the Cats win the title,” Drake said in the news release. UK’s win against NKU Friday may have ended NKU students’ hope for a steak dinner, but it put UK students

and faculty one step closer to theirs. After moving past its bluegrass opponent, UK faced another team with a personal connection to the Cats: No. 10 seed Wichita State. In 2014, No. 8 seed UK ended No. 1 seed Wichita State’s undefeated season. This year, the roles were nearly reversed, and though the

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Shockers kept the game close, UK pulled out the win, 65-62. The Cats will continue their journey to the title – and the steak dinner – against the winner of No. 3 seed UCLA and No. 6 seed Cincinatti on Thursday. Nearly every possible opponent standing between UK and the national title has some history with the

Cats, from UNC, beaten by UK in December, to Kansas, who beat UK in January, to long-time rival Duke. After No. 2 seed Louisville, another UK rival, lost to Michigan Sunday, UK is the sole remaining representative of the bluegrass in the NCAA tournament.

Two key blocks seal UK victory By Anthony Crawford sports@kykernel.com

INDIANAPOLIS — It didn’t have the prettiest start, but the NCAA Second Round game between No. 2 UK men’s basketball and No. 10 Wichita turned out to be another classic. The game was a one-possession game in the closing minutes, but UK’s blocks on the Shockers last two possessions sealed the 65-62 victory for the Cats. Both teams started the game shooting poorly from the field and the pace, overall, in the first half largely favored the Shockers. UK and Wichita State both shot under 35 percent in the first half, and neither were aided much by the officials as both teams only made one trip to the free throw line. UK’s young players fighting and playing up to Wichita State’s physicality was a concern entering the game. UK struggled to find a group of fighters to hang with the Shockers in the first half. PHOTO BY MICHAEL REAVES I STAFF During a very unconvenForward Bam Adebayo blocks a three pointer with 0.4 seconds left in the game. Adebayo finished with a double-double to help Kentucky reach tional stretch for UK, the team the Sweet Sixteen. played without a freshman on the court and instead rolled out a lineup compromised of sophomores Isaiah Briscoe and Isaac Humphries along with the team’s three seniors — Derek Willis, Dominique Hawkins and Mychal Mulder. UK was outscored 10-9 during that stretch, which lasted nearly six minutes, but Hawkins separated himself as a guy who could produce for UK. He had seven points in the first half and shot a perfect 3-for-3 from the field. The game was a back-andforth affair the rest of the half, but five straight points from Malik Monk, including his first three-pointer of the tournament, put UK ahead 26-24 going into halftime. Things changed in the second half as the teams started PHOTO BY HUNTER MITCHELL I STAFF PHOTO BY MICHAEL REAVES I STAFF to get up-and-down the court Freshman guard Malik Monk blocks a three point Guard De’Aaron Fox drives to the basket in the game against Wichita State. Fox finished more. Wichita State jumped attempt in the final moments of the game on Sunday. the game with 14 points. out to a seven-point lead though, before Willis hit a big UK back on track. first two NCAA tournament With a chance to take the not him inside. three from the corner to get lead for the Shockers, MarkAdebayo finished with games of his career. The Cats got on a roll Wichita didn’t just lay is McDuffie had his shot reafter that, and a Briscoe 13 points in the game, after layup and a Bam Adebayo scoring only two points in the down for the Cats though. jected by Monk, who secured alley-oop slam made it a 7-0 first half. He also provided the Redshirt freshman Landry the rebound and was fouled. toughness inside in the battle Shamet scored eight of the Monk hit both free throws, run for UK. Adebayo continued to be of the boards, pulling down Shockers last 11 points and making it a three-point game big for UK after that stretch, 10 rebounds (four offensive) made it a one-point game in with 10.6 seconds left. as the Shockers had answers in the game. Adebayo has the process with under a minSee WICHITA on page 5 for some of UK’s runs but turned in double-double in his ute remaining in the game.

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Women’s season ends after close loss

Before the start of the 20162017 women’s college basketball season, no one expected UK to be the threat they were. After having many offseason departures from players and assistant coaches, the Cats only returned six players, while adding six new players, and two coaches to fill out this year’s team. However, that inexperienced roster put together a season many did not expect UK to have. Not many believed that UK would win three games against top-15 teams, but they did. Not many believed that UK would be good enough to earn a top four seed in the NCAA tournament, but they did. With 8:57 remaining in the third quarter of the second round in the NCAA tournament, not many believed the Cats could win, as they trailed the Ohio State Buckeyes by 19. Then, over the next 12:53 of action, the Cats went on a huge run and cut OSU’s lead to one with plenty of time remaining. “Coach told us that we can come back, we weren’t in the locker room defeated, we might’ve been a little deflated but we were never defeated,” Makayla Epps said, who helped lead the comeback. That would be as close as the Cats would come, as the Cats got cold down the stretch, losing to the Buckeyes 82-68. In their final game in a UK jersey, Epps scored 21 points, and Evelyn Akhator scored 14 more while grabbing a new career high 23 rebounds. “I’m just so grateful for those two because they’ve taught me as much as anything that I’ve taught them,” said Matthew Mitchell on Epps and Akhator.” No advancement in this tournament, no trophy we could’ve won can replace the gift they gave me, and that is that honesty and hard work and discipline instilled work.” Epps and Akhator were a major reason why the Cats had the season they did. When the Cats were in need of a big play, Epps and Akhator were always there to score a much-needed bucket, or grab an important rebound. Unfortunately fans will not have the opportunity to see the seniors play in a UK jersey any longer, as the loss ended the Cats’ season. The crowd at Memorial Coliseum gave both Akhator and Epps a loud standing ovation as they checked out of the game with seconds remaining. “My teammates, they made my senior year probably the best year, not probably, they made my senior year the best year here,” Epps said. “I’ll never forget the players in the locker room.” The players in the locker room is what made the season great for the Cats. The Cats did not have the deepest, or the most experienced roster, but they worked hard and exceeded the expectations they had for the season. Coach Mitchell hopes the success this season will be end all the negativity that surrounded UK, allowing the Cats to move forward and focus on winning. “I hope that this now puts all this to – finally we can move forward that Kentucky is a great place.” Mitchell said. “I don’t know that I’ve ever had an experience as a coach (relating to this season), and this is certainly not the most wins we’ve had, but you talk about a great team, great group of young women, and that’s where all of my emotions are.”

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Cats suffer early, fail to come back over Ohio State By Chase Campbell sports@kykernel.com

The UK women’s basketball team saw its season come to an abrupt end as it lost against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the second round of the NCAA tournament, 82-68. The Cats season ended their season on their home court, as the Epps era wrapped up in Lexington. The score wasn’t entirely representative of the level of competition, however. In the first half, Ohio State jumped out to an early lead, hitting a three-pointer in the

first ten seconds after tipoff. It would extend its lead to eight during the first quarter, but UK rallied back to bring the lead within four by the end of the first quarter, due to a dynamic performance by Evelyn Akhator, where she grabbed six rebounds and put up six points. In the second quarter, Kelsey Mitchell and the Buckeyes were not to be denied, as they outscored the Cats by 11, with Mitchell scoring nine of those 26 second quarter points. UK could not get anything going from the floor, as they shot 25 percent. At this point, they had only made one of their eight attempts from deep,

while Ohio State scored on outscored the Buckeyes 27-11, tle deflated but we were never 35.3 percent of their shots from fighting to bring the Ohio State defeated.” behind the arc. lead back to just three points The crowd was electric as the Cats couldn’t seem to miss, draining shot after shot. Maci Morris and Epps were key during the run, both finishing in double figures. During this run, Akhator also broke the UK NCAA Tournament record for rebounds, finishing with 23 boards over the previous record of 14. This Makayla Epps performance also set a personal Senior guard record, which was previously 18. The third quarter, however, early in the fourth quarter. After the Cats brought the belonged to the Wildcats. After “Coach told us that we can lead to within one, the Buckgoing down by 19, their biggest come back,” Makayla Epps eyes buckled down defendeficit of the game, the Cats said. “We might’ve been a lit- sively and forced UK to shoot

“Coach told us that we can come back...We might’ve been a little deflated but we were never defeated.”

three pointers, a shot they only converted at an 18 percent all game. While keeping the Cats out of the lane, Ohio State took the fourth quarter for their own and used an 8-0 run to fuel them to a 14-point win, as the Cats fell short of what would have been a tie for the largest comeback in school history, and what would have been alone as the largest comeback in the Matthew Mitchell era. Seniors Epps and Akhator combined for 35 of the team’s 68 points, playing their final games with large performances.

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NEWS

Passed bill requires medical review panel

Armed robbery at parking structure By News Staff

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UK Alert notified campus at 2:42 p.m. about a reported armed robbery around 2:20 p.m. at UK Parking Structure

#2, located at 301 Hilltop Ave. A suspect with a knife approached the victim near the structure, according to Public Relations Director Kathy Johnson. The victim was not hurt,

but the reportedly stolen items are currently unknown, Johnson said. The suspect ran toward Rose Street. The victim, who is neither a UK student nor an employee, described the sus-

pect as a slender white male taller than six feet. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans. The original alert said to avoid the area, but an all clear alert was sent at 3:05 p.m.

SPORTS

Seniors make winning plays

By Anthony Crawford sports@kykernel.com

INDIANAPOLIS — Against the tough, physical play from Wichita State, it was UK’s freshmen who sealed the game. Bam Adebayo, Malik Monk and De’Aaron Fox combined for 41 of UK’s 65 points and the team’s final 17 points of the game in UK’s thrilling 65-62 win over Wichita State in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament. Things started to finally click for the young trio, but UK would not have been in a position for them to make those plays had it not been for the steady play from the team’s seniors.

The same Dominique Hawkins that was on display in Nashville and ended the SEC Tournament as a member of the all-tournament team showed up for UK against the Shockers and was responsible for keeping the team afloat when the freshmen weren’t in the game. Whether it be by desire or because there weren’t many stoppages in the action during the first half, UK played an extended stretch with none of it’s freshman on the floor. During that stretch from 11:27 to 5:55, UK knocked down its first three shots from deep, two courtesy of Hawkins and Mychal Mulder. Hawkins ended up scoring once more during that stretch and was tied for the lead in scoring on

the team with Monk at seven points going into the half. “I just felt like I needed to be aggressive,” Hawkins said. “I saw that nobody was really scoring. So I just took the chances, driving in the lane and trying to get some easy shots.” Then in the second half, it was Derek Willis’ turn to make his impact on the game. After going scoreless in the first half, Willis found his shot in the second. He ended up 3-for-4 from the field in the second half and knocked down two big threes. The first three cut into a Wichita State run and sparked a 7-0 run for UK that gave them the lead. The second they gave UK a fourpoint lead and was the last basket before the freshmen

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took over. Willis’ recent defensive mentality held up in the game against the Shockers. He only rejected one shot — the freshmen kind of took over in that category — but he did come up with three steals for UK and pulled down eight rebounds. Watching the game, it would have seemed like the freshmen made all the winning plays. But throughout the game, Willis and Hawkins provided them with a rock to lean on as they came up with key plays down the stretch. “We’ve seen many games like this before,” Hawkins said. “And all we do is tell our guys to keep fighting, we’ll find a way to win. And that’s what we did today.”

The Kentucky House of Representatives and Senate passed Senate Bill 4, an act relating to medical review panels. This new law says that if a doctor is accused of malpractice, or if a patient wants to die at a hospital, a medical review panel has to consider the situation. According to the legislative record, the medical review panel will be made up of a group of Kentucky lawyers, who will be responsible for determining whether or not a patient’s medical case is eligible for judicial review. Members of Congress in favor of this passed bill believe it is not a constitutional issue.

Representative Robert Benvenuti III said this is the smartest and fastest process. He said that Kentucky nursing homes pay seven times more for patients than Indiana nursing homes do. This bill is meant to lower that cost and many others. Others said that this passed bill will have a negative effect on judicial review. “We should not have an impediment or a roadblock to the court,” Representative Kevin Sinnette said. “We already have a panel; it’s called a jury. It is unfair to force a legitimate victim to win twice. It is our right to defend the constitution,” Representative Al Gentry said to the House Chambers. He said he believes it is not only their right, but also their sworn duty.

OPINIONS Editorial

Whitewashing society in film Hollywood’s long history of casting white actors in roles that should be played by actors of color needs to end Oscar season officially came to a close and Moonlight, an unapologetically black-casted film, took home the award for best film of the year. Now, it would be ridiculous to continue to point out the flaws of a system that is obviously working so hard to change as the Oscars have following the #OscarsSoWhite social media storm. However, there’s one issue that cannot be resolved by simply recognizing more POC actors, directors and films: the whitewashing of Hollywood films. It has been an ugly trend in American films, since their beginning, for white actors and actresses to be cast as characters that are not white. Starting with minstrel shows in the 19th century and evolving over time into white actors portraying Asian characters in film, there has been an obvious and apparent disregard for the importance of respectful portrayals of race in film. While it may seem feasible to some that in the

50s America was not keen on having POC onscreen, the continuance of this into today’s movies is unacceptable. In an article for Buzzfeed, author Imran Siddiquee analyzed the possibility of Dev Patel, another Oscar-nominated actor, being a leading man in Hollywood film. While the overall subject of masculinity in American film was pertinent to the discussion, Siddiquee also touched on one aspect of Patel’s character that holds him back in the film industry: his race. Siddiquee raises attention to the idea that even though more POC are onscreen playing romantic roles, our society has been trained by white actors to accept the standard of romantic men in films they portray. In other words: we’ve been whitewashed. Don’t believe it yet? Think of this. White men can be anything in television and movies. They can play the president, Santa Claus, an army

veteran with PTSD, a hero or a villain. And so can POC. The only difference is, when POC play these roles, they are wholly seen as the “black” president or the struggling “Muslim” poet. For white actors, their ethnicity and race never plays a huge role in the story, but for an ethnic actor or actress, race becomes everything. They are typecasted into roles that fit their race. This reality also crosses fictive borders. When it was rumored that Idris Elba would star as the fictional character James Bond, people threw a fit. Not because Elba is a bad actor, or not grisly enough for the film, or unattractive, but simply because “James Bond isn’t black.” Our culture will argue the race of a fictional character, but won’t even flinch when a historically real human or group of people is misrepresented in that area. This raises the question: why does Hollywood continue to cast white actors and actresses in roles not made for them? The answer, in short,

is money. When a white actor is cast as top-billed in a film that should have POC actors at the forefront, it creates a mindset that white actors have the more recognizable and revenue-boosting faces. This mindset, in turn strips POC actors of the opportunity to become known. The solution to this issue isn’t as clear-cut as one would imagine. The goal of most producers and directors is to make enough money in the box office to cover the cost of production, actors and crew. It adds up to millions, and for some reason there is an assumption that POC will not cover that cost. It will take a mindset shift in more directors, and the voice of the masses, to rise up and say how wrong it is that opportunities are being held from certain people. And then maybe, just maybe, we can move into talking about stereotyping in movies. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.

Convert ‘madness’ to action Bad drinking habits amplified by social media SAVON GRAY

SADIE HOBBS Kernel Columnist

In this bizarre college life we live in, danger outweighs consequence. Consuming alcohol and other drugs in different forms has become a sport across college campuses, and ultimately, these trends are not worth following. Social media, for better or worse, consumes this generation. When social media encourages harmful behavior, users should begin to question its value. Social media accounts like “Old Row” and “Total Frat Move” make a point to publicize outlandish behavior that a majority of the time involves some level of alcohol consumption. It seems that college students,

especially those who attend SEC schools, have become obsessed with trying to get featured on these pages. Qualifications for getting on these pages include but are not limited to: being extremely intoxicated, falling from high places, being able to ‘shot gun’ beers, being scantily clad and participating in various forms of hazing. Additionally, X-rated trends not featured on these pages seem to be spreading like a wild fire through campuses across the nation. These new methods of alcohol consumption, such as “vodka-tamponing” and “vodka eyeballing,” aren’t only getting you drunk quicker but are also causing infertility, leading to people getting their stomachs pumped, and in extreme cases, even death. At what point does campus administration think it’s time to exchange one 50-minute lecture over cellular division or the origin of the English

language for a little alcohol education? It’s not that the behaviors aren’t being prevented that’s scary, but rather that they’re being accepted. While not everyone participates, there is a supportive audience of 1.1 million followers from Total Frat Move and 561,000 followers from Old Row who enjoy watching people doing these ridiculous and dangerous activities. Total Frat Move describes itself as, “The most dangerously entertaining website in the game,” on Instagram. Instagram may have made a mistake and underestimated its influence by making Total Frat Move a verified account, leading people to believe these actions are acceptable. A day of fame from a verified site will never compensate for your future. It’s time to shut down these trends that aren’t worth trending. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.

Kernel Columnist

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines priorities as, “something given attention before competing alternatives.” If you pay any sort of attention to what is going on across our country, it is clear that many Americans have their priorities flipped turned upside down. This is especially obvious during March, where sports fans go mad and confuse college basketball with something that actually affects or has real impact in our lives. To start, sports play a major role in how we are socialized from a young age. Sports teach us leadership, teamwork, compassion, camaraderie, how to deal with adversity and overcome obstacles among other things. To say that there are no positives stemming from being involved in a sport on any level would be nonsensical. The first Olympic Games were held in Greece in 760

B.C., so sports have been a part of the human experience for a large portion of time. This article is not written to call sports purposeless, or terrible. However, sports are not the most important things that we should be concerned with, and are actually not even close to the top of the list. This message is not communicated properly throughout our society, and it is time we shift our priorities. We spend hours, that add up to days, of our lives watching sports, talking about sports, watching ex-professional athletes talk about the sports we just watched. We will watch “SportsCenter” for hours on end to learn the strengths and weaknesses of every team, to make sure that our brackets don’t end up busted, but yet they always do. And for what? When looking at the bigger picture, it just seems silly to dedicate so many precious seconds of life to a game, especially when there are much bigger issues that we have nearly the same access too, but choose to ignore. About 60 percent of the

eligible voting population voted in the 2016 presidential election, and while this is an increase from the 2012 election where about 58 percent of the eligible population voted, these rates are still unacceptable when compared to countries like Belgium, where approximately 87.2 percent of the eligible voting population casted a vote in their 2014 election. Imagine how our country could look if our priorities were straight. The NCAA brings in hundreds of millions of dollars every year, because of the importance we put on sports. Imagine hundreds of millions of dollars being invested into schools every year, or working to provide shelter for the homeless. In the words of the Notorious B.I.G., “We can’t change the world unless we change ourselves.” Maybe it is time to look within, take note of what’s really important and make personal changes that can lead to bigger changes across society. It is time to get our priorities right-side up. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.

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FEATURES

Chris Robinson fosters brotherhood in band By Matt Wickstrom features@kykernel.com

Playing close to 200 shows a year and constantly fine-tuning their craft since their inception in 2011, there’s not many bands more devoted to their artwork as the Chris Robinson Brotherhood. According to guitarist Neal Casal, he first crossed paths with Robinson when a band he was in, Beachwood Sparks, opened for Robinson’s prior band The Black Crowes in 2001. The two clicked, and a decade later Casal received a call from Robinson about collaborating on a new music project, a proposal Casal quickly accepted. In the few years since, the CRB has released eight total full-length albums and extended plays all while developing one of the most dynamic live acts in the jam band music scene. Per Casal, Robinson is constantly writing new material and keyboardist Adam MacDougall is always experimenting with new sounds and ways to play. The group as a whole is always listening to and purchasing new music to seek out inspiration, and Casal says he still practices guitar daily, typically doing it first thing when he wakes up. “We’re not looking these things up on the internet,” Casal said. “We’re actually out there on stage in front of people sweating it out and learning as we go through trial and error. We fall down, dust ourselves off, get back up and do it over again.” The Brotherhood is currently prepping to release a new

PHOTO PROVIDED BY CALABRO MUSIC MEDIN I JAKE BLAKESBERG The psychedelic music of the Chris Robinson Brotherhood will radiate througout Manchester Music Hall on March 25.

live album in May titled ‘Betty’s Blends, Vol. 3: Self-Rising, Southern Blends’ in which the group continued their collaboration with legendary Grateful Dead engineer Betty Cantor-Jackson. The 13 accompanying tracks were pulled from the CRB’s November 2015 tour run through the southeast U.S. The group unvelied a smorgageboard of new music in 2016 as well, releasing the full length ‘Anyway You Love, We Know How You Feel’ in July and the extended play ‘If You Lived Here, You Would Be Home By Now’ in November. According to Casal, the track “Forever as the Moon” off of ‘Anyway You Love...’ was built off a riff that Robinson had played at soundchecks for roughly a year, and once taken into the studio the group knocked out a full-fledged song from it after a few hours. “I just remember [Chris] walking outside with his notebook to finish the lyrics,” Casal said. “He came back an hour

later with a great set of words. We were hung up on one part of the song... then I walked around to the other side of the house with my guitar, came up with the appropriate parts and met him on his way back from the woods writing his lyrics and we put our two parts together and finished the song that afternoon.” The Chris Robinson Brotherhood will take the stage at Manchester Music Hall on Saturday, March 25. Doors for the event open at 7:30 p.m. with the CRB taking the stage soon thereafter at 9 p.m. Tickets are $20 presale and $25 at the door. The show is open to patrons 18 years and older. “Music has been teaching me about myself and it’s been showing me who I am since I first picked up a guitar when I was 12 years old, and that will continue for the rest of my life,” Casal said. “The more you play the more you realize that you’re just a student and the learning is endless.”

Transfers correct first choices By Lauryn Haas

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Like choosing and committing to a life partner, the choice of which college to attend weighs on high school upperclassmen. Unsure expectations of late nights at the library with friends, impromptu exams, and schedules jam-packed to make room for high-energy sporting events add to the pressure of choosing the perfect school. After the decision is made, expectations build until movein day, and are either met, exceeded, or let down. Fortunately, students who are unhappy with their college decision have the option to divorce their college and transfer schools. According to the National Student Clearing House Research Center, of the 3.6 million students who began their first semester of college in the fall of 2008, 37.2 percent transferred at least once to a different institution between 2008 and 2014. Within that 37.2 percent of transfer students, 45 percent transferred more than one time. Transfer students make their decision to switch colleges for a variety of reasons, including distance from home, majors offered and overall cost. Some simply decide that the school they chose was not the right fit for them. UK’s website states that it receives over 1,100 transfer students each fall. Laura Pope, a current freshman at the University of Louisville, will join that group for the Fall 2017 semester. “I lived off campus at U of L, so I wanted to move to a bigger school and get the whole college experience away from home,” Pope said. “Distance

PHOTO BY ADAM PENNAVARIA I FILE Students walk between Lafferty Hall and the Lucille Little Library during UK’s first day of classes on Aug. 26, 2015.

plays a role because I started out close to home, but after this first year I would like to get away.” Choosing a college is like making a mental “must-have” list, much like a bride would do for her wedding. As a stubborn bride may think she must have a certain venue or certain kind of flower arrangement for her big day, high school students tend to have strong opinions on whether they want to remain at home or get as far away as possible for the next four years of their life. However, these opinions may change once a college freshman gets a taste of what moving across the country for school feels like. Geography freshman Stephanie Johnson attended the University of Georgia for her Fall 2016 semester. She, like many other prospective college students, made countless college visits to schools such as the University of California Santa Barbara, Duke University and The Ohio State University before carefully selecting her school. However, it only took a short amount of time at UGA to realize that her expectations were not being met.

“It honestly just wasn’t the right fit for me at all,” Johnson said. “The culture, the people, everything. And on top of that, it was very far away from home.” She decided to transfer to UK for many reasons, including proximity to home, friends that attend UK and the opportunity to remain in her sorority, Delta Gamma. Potential transfer students are invited to attend transfer visit days held on Fridays from February to June. The opportunity to sit in on a UK class is another chance to familiarize one’s self. Accommodations are made so students interested in transferring can get a taste of what it is like to be a student at UK, and what it will take to make it happen before getting married to the idea of becoming a Wildcat. “I think that through this process I’ve learned that transferring is normal and not something that is bad,” Pope said. “It’s just a new change, and you shouldn’t feel ashamed if you don’t like the current university you are attending.”

Veterans turn their stress into strength By Juan Meza features@kykernel.com

To most people, the gym is a place to build muscle, burn calories, and better one’s health. For gym-going combat veterans, the reason is much deeper than that. Glenn Ford’s Fitness Center is home to all kinds of people: professional bodybuilders, senior citizens and average people with varying fitness goals. Along with that crowd, it is also home to a special selection of people — combat veterans. Bobby Lee Chidom, 68, better known by his nickname “Chico,” and friend Aaron

Ochoa, 38, are both combat veterans and members at Ford’s. Chidom is a U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam veteran and Ochoa is an 18-year Army veteran, who served tours in Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan. What do these two veterans have in common? They both suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. After being deployed to Vietnam for two years at the age of 19, Ochoa came back to the U.S. with what he calls a “beast” inside him. Ochoa said it’s an everyday struggle to keep the beast within and that many vets, after

they come home, fall victim to drug abuse, alcoholism, or untreated mental disorders.

Ochoa, return to the U.S. unfamiliar with the non-combative and non-routine lifestyle.

“If it wasn’t for this gym and the owners Bill and Mary, I’d probably be dead.” Aaron Ochoa

18-year Army vet

Ochoa said the reason for the struggle when combat veterans return is that they don’t have anything to fuel the “beast” within. Many veterans, including

Ochoa said he feels much of the public can’t communicate with them, and they can’t communicate with the public, which makes them keep their emotions bottled up.

Tired of inadequate help from the Veterans Affairs department for their Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, both friends turned to fitness. Now a regular member at Ford’s, often going three to four times a week, Chidom said, “the gym takes a whole lot of stress away by turning the stress into strength.” Chidom has recommended using the gym as a therapeutic outlet to his friends at the Veterans Center downtown. As a result, three other veterans with PTSD have joined Chidom in his workouts at Ford’s. Ochoa on the other hand has competitive goals to become a

sponsored Animal Pak sponsored powerlifter. “If it wasn’t for this gym and the owners Bill and Mary, I’d probably be dead,” Ochoa said. Ochoa added that he tries to leave the PTSD mindset outside the gym, and once he walks through the doors, all that’s on his mind is his dream of becoming a sponsored athlete. These two friends, warriors and heroes took their punches from post-war civilian life, and now they are helping others tackle the reps with a couple of sets against some iron weights.

80s nostalgia coming to the Burl’s ‘Barcade’ By Dalton Stokes features@kykernel.com

The Burl, a music and general entertainment destination in Lexington, has recently announced it is renovating an old building on the venue’s property into a classic game arcade, bringing classics like PacMan, Galaga and Centipede back to life. After receiving overwhelmingly positive feedback from the community following their announcement on Facebook of their new project in early February, The Burl has decided to go all in on

creating its newest edition, recently launching a Kickstarter campaign with a goal to raise $25,000 for the project. “We took a trip to NYC four years ago and went to a ‘barcade’ in Brooklyn,” The Burl Owner Cannon Armstrong said. “Since then I’ve been in love with the idea.” The ‘barcade’ will be a throwback to traditional 80s and 90s arcades and will also feature traditional games such as ping pong and pool tables along with more modern arcade games. According to Armstrong, he’s already secured Pacman, Galaga, Shi-

nobi, World Series Baseball, Centipede and a couple of pinball tables for the expansion. When the arcade is completed, Armstrong hopes to have 40 classic arcade games, a basketball shooting game, skeeball and four player beat ‘em up games such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, X-Men and The Simpsons. The addition will also come equipped with a fully stocked bar and a variety of video game themed drinks to match and will be open to anyone 21 with no entry fee. The games will be $0.25 to $0.50 per play. According to Armstrong,

The Burl are looking to close the bar on some days to allow kids and their parents to come play in the arcade, adding that it’d be a good opportunity for parents to bond with their children over the same games they grew up on, with families navigating across Manchester St. afterward for ice cream at Crank & Boom or pizza at Goodfellas. “There is nothing

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PHOTO BY ARDEN BARNES I STAFF The Burl is an old train depot repurposed as a live music venue. It opened July 2016 and is located across from the Distillery District on the corner of Thompson and Manchester.

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BURL CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 worse than having a bunch of games and not letting kids play them,” Armstrong said. Aside from the ‘barcade,’ Armstrong says The Burl is also prepping to experiment with outdoor shows this summer on the venue’s back porch, with a test run occurring during April 8’s Beaux Arts Ball. Armstrong hopes to hold three to six outdoor

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ita State. UK advances to the Sweet Sixteen for the sixth time in eight years under head coach John Calipari. The Cats will play the winner of UCLA/ Cincinnati in Memphis, Tennessee next weekend. PHOTO BY MICHAEL REAVES I STAFF Guard Malik Monk puts up a floater during the game against the Wichita State Shockers on Sunday.

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