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Disappointment undeserved
Season’s highs and lows NOV. 17: UK 74, DUKE 63 The Cats’ Final Four hype took off after the win over Duke in the Champions Classic. Impressive performances from Tyler Ulis and Marcus Lee resulted in a commandng win over the Blue Devils. The Cats’ defense also received high praise following the game after holding then-candidate for player of the year Grayson Allen to just six points. PHOTO BY MICHAEL REAVES I STAFF
DEC 19: OHIO STATE 74, UK 67
After a road loss to UCLA, worries started to surface for the team following a loss to a mediocre Ohio State team that would go on to miss the NCAA tournament. In what turned out to be one of Tyler Ulis’ only off games, freshman Jamal Murray burst onto the college basketball scene with 33 points and seven made threes.
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FEB 27: VANDERBILT 74, UK 62 The Cats looked like a team that had taken a step forward after losing four games in conference play, but that was until UK let a struggling Vanderbilt team comeback and win the game because of a poor second half performance. The Cats gave little to no effort in the comeback, going scoreless for nearly the last four minutes of the game. PHOTO BY CAMERON SADLER I STAFF
MARCH 13: UK 82, TEXAS A&M 77 UK came into this matchup seeking revenge over the regular season loss the Cats suffered at College Station. The Cats ended up being successful in a thrilling overtime game to win the SEC Tournament Championship. Tyler Ulis led the Cats with a careerhigh 30 points. The Cats put on a dominant enough performance to be considered a Final Four favorite.
PHOTO BY TAYLOR PENCE I STAFF UK guard Jamal Murray faced the media following a 16-point performance in UK’s second-round loss to Indiana. The Wildcats’ defense faltered in the game, resulting in an exit that many would consider premature.
Despite the second round NCAA Tournament loss, this year’s team gave fans a season to remember ANTHONY CRAWFORD Kernel Columnist
The season was built on disappointment before it was given a chance. Coming off a year that saw a team nearly mount the peak of perfection before toppling for its first and only loss of the season to Wisconsin, expectations for this year’s team — which lost seven players to the NBA — should have been low. But the stakes were high in Lexington, and with the return of Tyler Ulis and a promising recruiting class coming in, it seemed that expectation might be met. The team had question marks
heading into the season, but in the end, the wrong ones were answered by the Cats. With a starting lineup featuring three point guards, concerns over how the three would function together were fair. The play of Ulis along with freshmen Isaiah Briscoe and Jamal Murray eventually spoke for itself once the games started. Briscoe turned into a one-man wrecking crew able to make his way to the basket at will, while also turning into the Cats’ best on-ball defender and one of the best rebounding guards in the nation. Murray worked his way from sidekick to one of the best players in the country alongside Ulis. The freshman showed a scoring ability unmatched from any previous player under John Calipari with his
20 points per game on the season. As the season carried on, though, the team was plagued by an undependable frontcourt — the other big question mark heading into the season — that made a burden too heavy for the guards to carry. Freshman Skal Labissiere headlined UK’s recruiting class, but upon entry to the college game, he showed a lack of toughness and strength that made him a role player. He was far from the star freshman UK thought it was getting. As the season went on, Labissiere joined junior Marcus Lee and senior Alex Poythress to form an underwhelming frontcourt that proved to be UK’s Achilles heel in the team’s eight regular season losses. That narrative stayed true until the end as UK sustained its first
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Second Round exit of the NCAA Tournament in Calipari’s tenure at the hands of rival Indiana. “I’m sick for Tyler and Jamal who had great years and, you know, Isaiah, and I feel so bad because — I’ll sit back,” Calipari said. “Could I have done something different?” It wasn’t for lack of effort from Ulis. He scored a game high 27 points, including eight points in the last 1:06 of action. Ulis willed the team to wins at times, averaging 17.3 points and 6.8 assists per game. The point guard cemented himself in UK history by breaking John Wall’s single season assist record. In the end, his leadership and the rest of the Cats’ efforts succeeded in one thing that people may take for granted.
With Calipari’s possible best recruiting class coming in next season, the Cats are bound for another pursuit of perfection. The highs from last year may have been enough to carry fans to the next great run, but Ulis and this year’s team refused to be just a buffer in between pursuits of perfection. This team provided fans with memories that will likely never fade. Whether it was Ulis becoming an on-court coach, Murray lighting up opposing teams at an unheralded volume and efficiency, or Poythress providing a first for fans since UK hired Calipari — a truly special Senior Day ceremony — this team gave fans something they didn’t know they needed, and the first weekend exit doesn’t change any of that.
Bringing classes to communities that need it most By Lee Mengistu
news@kykernel.com
For Associate Dean of Research Architecture Gregory Luhan, there is no reason classwork and community cannot go hand in hand. Luhan began his community work at UK almost two decades ago. After being recruited into the UK Dream Tour of the commonwealth, coordinated by former UK President Lee Todd, Luhan noted struc-
tural insufficiencies that needed of Southeastern Kentucky by to be resolved. using houseboat factories to “It was less about design build sustainable homes. Of gaps as it was opportunities to work with people and underutilized resources throughout the state,” Luhan said. Luhan, a licensed architect since 1998, carried that mission with him throughout his various projects, like the first home certified by Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design in Kentucky. Another project, the Houseboat to EnGREGORY LUHAN ergy Efficient Residencies, atAssociate Professor tempted to revitalize the failing houseboat industry
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“These umbrella projects are something that we could take on any type of issue.”
course, Luhan wasn’t alone — his students were involved team members in the ventures. Through the collaboration of architectural and engineering students at UK and Texas A&M University, as well as Kentucky professionals, the group was able to build 35 studio models for eco-friendly Eastern Kentucky community buildings, like a farmer’s market and a cultural heritage center. “Interdisciplinary and collaboration are our two mantras,” Luhan said. “These umbrella projects are something that we could take on any type of issue.”
Design students in Luhan’s studio also made business plans for the projects, as well as a primer handbook for other communities interested in sustainability. A new challenge is that of making affordable, sustainable homes for five families in Johnson County, a mountainous Appalachian area rebuilding after an unexpected flood in the summer of 2015. Once successful, the team plans to develop and build homes for the 95 remaining displaced families. They will present the models with UK Agriculture Extension to the
county’s residents at the end of this month. “The real opportunity is to align manufacturing techniques that are of today and build with timeless principles that are familiar to people, so it’s not foreign to their context,” Luhan said. At the moment, these Eastern Kentucky projects are “shovelready, (and) we’re just looking for the shovel,” Luhan said. “We’re bringing the intellectual enterprise, research enterprise (and) academic enterprise to inform communities in Kentucky and have great impact.”
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Voices of racial frustration 28%
said they have confidence that UK fairly administers the formal procedures to deal with harassment cases.
41%
said they do not feel comfortable discussing issues of race, racism or racial discrimination with faculty.
By News Staff news@kykernel.com
A survey of 53 graduate students by the UK Black Graduate and Professional Student Association revealed that black students do not feel welcome or cared for on campus. African-American students voiced their concerns about diversity as a whole and about how UK handles cases of discrimination and harassment. Many students said they would not know where to go if they were harassed and, even if they did, would not feel comfortable coming forward with complaints. BGPSA President Erica Littlejohn and Vice President Eseosa Ighodaro presented the survey results to students, administrators and faculty at the UK Call To Action Town Hall on Feb.
76%
of black respondents disagree or strongly disagree with the statement, “UK Campus is free from racial conflict.”
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29 in the Singletary Center for the Arts. said they feel The survey included closed and comfortable about the open-ended questions, in which sturacial climate at UK. dents articulated how they felt about the overall racial climate with statements like, “To me, the University of Kentucky seems inherently (maybe not intentionally) racist,” and, “It is just stressful to be in campus said they do not feel spaces and rarely see other people that look like you (except in comfortable coming service positions, if that).” For UK to make an effective forward with racial plan to increase diversity and inclusion, Littlejohn and Ighoharassment complaints daro said the university needs to be asking black students how on campus. they feel, and why they feel that way. Without asking experience students these questions, Littlejohn said, microaggressions UK could be stuck in on campus. the same position in the future.
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47%
said they do not have the opportunity at UK to learn from a diverse group of staff, faculty and peers.
51%
said they feel isolated because “there are not many people who look like me.”
PHOTO BY JOEL REPOLEY I STAFF Eseosa Ighodaro, left, and Erica Littlejohn, right, painted a picture of the racial climate at UK during the Call To Action Town Hall event in the Singletary Center for the Arts on Feb. 29.
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Court rules against state in women’s clinic lawsuit
Lexington’s only abortion provider will resume operations this week By Lee Mengistu news@kykernel.com
Fayette Circuit Judge Ernesto Scorsone on Friday struck down Gov. Matt Bevin’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services lawsuit against EMW Women’s clinic, the only place serving abortions in Lexington. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services filed a suit against the clinic for performing abortions without a license and for an agreement with a hospital to have transport in case of emergency, according to a statement released on March 3. The clinic is one of three that performs abortions in Kentucky. The other two are the new Planned Parenthood and the other EMW clinic in Louisville. If the complaint had been upheld, the Lexington location could have been charged with
a fine of up to $10,000 a day, for every day of the trial, and forced to close until a proper license was issued. “It’s not a matter of convenience, it’s a matter of reality that over half the state will go unserved,” EMW attorney Scott White said. After Scorsone’s ruling, White said he does not know if the clinic will pursue a license, but they will not be required to have one to operate unless the appeal of the commonwealth results in an overturn of the judge’s decision. The clinic will resume operations this week. The clinic performed early-term medical and surgical abortions for women who were pregnant for 12 weeks or fewer. All of the location’s patients underwent a pelvic exam and an ultrasound prior to their procedure. Medical abortions,
consisting of a series of pills taken orally and vaginally, were the majority of abortions conducted at EMW Lexington. The clinic closed temporarily March 10-11 after the injunction hearing, initially scheduled for March 11 but postponed to March 16. After an anonymous complaint led to a February inspection, officials found the clinic was “unsanitary,” had expired and unlabeled medicine, and solely performed abortions. As a result of the complaint, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services said EMW must comply with the abortion clinic licensure law, which was passed several years after the clinic opened. Established in 1989, it had not been inspected in 10 years. Though the official complaint claims the clinic knowingly disobeyed the law, White disagreed. “Before the inspector visit, they had no notice from the state at all that what they were
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PHOTO BY LEXI BASKIN I STAFF The EMW Women’s Clinic on Burt Road is one of three abortion providers in Kentucky, and the only one in Lexington. Gov. Matt Bevin’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services filed a lawsuit against the clinic, arguing it operated without a license and was “unsanitary.”
doing was outside the scope of what they were allowed to do,” White said. The suit is the second abortion clinic lawsuit filed by
Bevin’s administration, after Louisville’s new Planned Parenthood was sued for conducting abortions without proper approval.
“They seem determined to continue to spend time and resources on this matter instead of the real issues our commonwealth faces,” White said.
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State House passes higher education bill HB 626 would cover all costs for students attending Kentucky community colleges
By Matt Smith news@kykernel.com
The Kentucky House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday to pay all costs for students who attend the Kentucky Community & Technical College System. House Bill 626, which was one of the last bills filed before the deadline for this 60-day session, would cost taxpayers $33 million over two years from Kentucky’s general fund. The legislation passed in the lower chamber in bipartisan fashion, on an 86-11 vote. Also called the “Work Ready Kentucky” bill, HB 626 allocates the necessary dollars to fund remaining tuition costs for students, after all scholarship money from the commonwealth has been used. For example, Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship funds, which are based on high school grade point average, would be applied before this money is allocated. Requirements for students to receive this scholarship include graduating from high school or receiving a GED, being an in-state student, keeping a minimum 2.0 GPA and taking at least 12 credit hours per semester. A similar model to this proposal currently exists in
Tennessee, where Republican Gov. Bill Haslam signed the “Tennessee Promise” program into law in 2014. House Speaker Greg Stumbo, the leading Democrat in the legislature, is leading the charge on the bill and said he sees the bill as a “game-chang-
“Many are skeptical that (Bevin) will sign on to spend another $33 million.” er” for families across the commonwealth. “It has been nearly 20 years since we have seen an idea that could have as big an impact as this one on post-secondary education,” Stumbo said as he introduced the bill. According to its website, the Tennessee Promise “provides two years of tuition-free attendance at a community or technical college in the state,” as long as they have met the criteria. The principle behind this program, that all students
should have access to higher education in this evolving economy, is also driving the idea in Kentucky. The bill, which quickly made it out of both the House Committee on Appropriations and the whole House, will now move to the state Senate, where it is expected to face more of an uphill battle. It is not clear whether the Senate will bring the bill up for a vote, as time is running out in this 60-day legislative session, and much of the attention is being put on passing a two-year budget. What remains to be seen, however, is what sort of reception the bill will get from Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, who has made budget cuts a top priority in his inaugural legislative session. While Bevin has also made workforce training and development a top priority for his administration, many are skeptical that he will sign on to spend another $33 million. Bevin proposed his own workforce improvement program in his proposed budget, but it was excluded from the budget plan passed from the House to the Senate. It will soon be debated in the Senate and conference committees before making its way to Bevin’s desk for approval.
House budget would maintain UK’s funding
Higher education spared, but other programs cut
the substantial pension challenge at the center of our news@kykernel.com budget conversations, and the House also has aggressively After UK President Eli addressed the problem.” Capilouto enlisted students Capilouto said the univerand faculty to call their repsity is serving the state by resentatives and protest cuts educating more than 30,000 to post-secondary education, students, seeing millions of the Kentucky House of Reppeople in their hospitals and resentatives approved a budclinics, and conducting reget Wednesday securing $280 search that is impacting Kenmillion for the university. tucky’s communities. House Bill 303 would UK spokesman Jay Blaneliminate cuts to post-secton said the university has not ondary and K-12 education quantified how much of UK’s proposed by Gov. Matt Bevin community has protested or without eliminating money urged representatives to conset aside to address the state’s sider their request for fundpension crisis, but at the exing, but that, “many people in the UK family on their own time have been expressing their support for UK and our mission as the university for Kentucky.” After the budget makes it through the Senate, which Capilouto wrote would be in the next two weeks, and conference committees, it will be sent to Gov. Bevin’s desk for final approval. The House did not carry Bevin’s proposed $100 million for a new workforce development scholarship for community colleges, but his proposed 4.5 percent cuts for PHOTO BY ELEANOR HASKEN I STAFF this fiscal year will still be felt by most of the other governPresident Eli Capilouto, in a campus-wide email, thanked members of the House for listening to complaints about Gov. Matt Bevin’s budget. ment agencies. By Marjorie Kirk
pense of some of Bevin’s proposed programs. Capilouto sent out a campus-wide email Wednesday thanking staff and students for their continued efforts to talk to the legislature as the bill approaches the Senate, and thanking representatives for listening to the voices of the university. “I am very grateful to the members of the House for their willingness to listen to our story, and to sustain our funding in a very difficult budget environment,” Capilouto wrote in the email. “The governor has rightly placed
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Kentucky under Hillary Clinton CHEYENE MILLER Managing Editor
A recent column analyzed what a Donald Trump presidency would mean for the Bluegrass State. In the interest of fairness, let’s now take a look at what Kentucky would look like if Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton were elected. Energy/Coal: Clinton recently came under fire for anticoal comments at a CNN town hall debate in Ohio. The former secretary of state said, “We’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business.” Several Republicans, including U.S. senators from Kentucky Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell, criticized Clinton for her comments, saying this is proof that Clinton does not care about working-class Americans. Clinton wrote a letter in response to the criticism, saying she was “mistaken” in her comments. “Coal will be part of the energy mix for years to come,” Clinton wrote. Still, the comments were a change of pace for Clinton, who in November proposed a $30 billion plan to aid coal communities. Despite attempts to save face in wake of the controversy, Clinton has been outspoken in her acknowledgement of climate change and has received endorsements from green energy activist groups. Convinc-
ing Kentucky voters that she is passionate about preserving coal will be a tall order. Health care: If elected, Clinton has pledged to defend the Affordable Care Act and work to further reduce health care costs by cracking down on drug companies that charge excessive prices. Considering the Affordable Care Act’s successful implementation in Kentucky, Clinton would likely butt heads with Gov. Matt Bevin on the Medicaid expansion and Bevin’s plan to dismantle Kynect, Kentucky’s health care exchange established under the new law. Immigration: Clinton takes a completely different approach to immigration than Trump’s proposed policy of a wall on the Mexican border, funded by the Mexican government. Clinton advocates comprehensive immigration reform with a full path to citizenship, and she said she would defend President Barack Obama’s executive action that created deportation relief programs for millions of immigrants, currently subject to a Supreme Court hearing. A Clinton presidency could provide relief to immigrant workers in Kentucky, who make up a huge portion of Kentucky’s agricultural workers. Many Americans believe their vote won’t make a difference in this country’s future. Nothing could be further from the truth in this election Cheyene Miller is the managing editor of the Kentucy Kernel. Email opinions@ kykernel.com
Sex therapy, UTIs and more Host of ‘Sexually Speaking’ holds Q&A with students MELLISA ESTEBO Contributing Columnist
To submit a question, email sexuallyspeakingradio@ gmail.com Question: My girlfriend often gets UTIs after we have sex. Not every time, but it is common. What do you think is causing this problem so frequently? She said her girlfriends say that they don’t have that problem. — Joe Mellisa Estebo: Off the top of my head, I would ask if she’s using the restroom right afterward. It helps flush out any bacteria that may have gotten in there. Ask her to go right away after you’re done and see if that helps, and tell her to make sure she wipes front to back; otherwise she’ll be doing the opposite and pushing bacteria in her urethra. Q: I was using a condom during sex and I pulled out before I orgasmed. My girlfriend thought she felt something drip out afterward and I saw this little drop of gellike substance on my sheets. I suspected it was some of the lube from the condom, but I wasn’t sure and I’m unreasonably paranoid about this stuff ... ugh. — Anonymous Estebo: You’re right in that it could be lube. However, unless you used lube in addition
to what was already on the condom when you opened it, then odds are that the gel-like substance wasn’t lube. Semen tends to clump once it leaves the body, so the gellike substance could be that. What she felt drip out could also have been semen – especially since the pull out method isn’t foolproof. It could also have been vaginal fluid, especially if your girlfriend tends to get really wet when aroused. There’s no right answer but, if you think semen worked its way in there, I would recommend looking into the morning after pill. Generally speaking, you have 72 hours. Q: What is ‘sex therapy?’ — Student at UK. Estebo: So I get asked this question a lot because I am working toward becoming a sex therapist one day. That has opened up the door for conversations with people about intimate topics. The role of a sex therapist is not to change someone’s sex drive or orientation, but to help them maximize their potential for satisfaction and happiness. Most often, sex therapy is talk therapy, and this answer should open the door to a whole host of new questions. Mellisa Estebo is a psychology sophomore and host of WRFL’s “Sexually Speaking.” Email opinions@ kykernel.com
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Low voter turnout erodes democracy
It’s time for far-reaching changes to voting process With just 18 percent of Republican voters participating in Kentucky’s recent Republican presidential caucus, Donald Trump took the victory and the most delegates. Voter turnout this low makes it hard to call our elections democratic. And each forthcoming election, without institutional change to voting procedures, will further divide Americans from their government. Kentucky’s Republican Party actually celebrated an increase in participation in this year’s primary cycle — turnout was up from 14 percent in the 2012 GOP primary. This means the delegates Kentucky allots are not representative of the opinions of Kentuckians, but only of those groups which have easiest access to the polls. This trend is not limited to Kentucky. Among the 34 member countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which includes highly developed and democratic states like our own, the U.S. ranks 31st in voter turnout. Moreover, voting rates have decreased since 1964 for every age group except 65-plus. This sort of poor turnout nationwide provokes many questions. Why aren’t a majority of citizens casting their vote? Are there groups who want to ensure low voter turnout? What changes can be made to increase participation? It is likely that many eligible voters feel like their votes would not make a difference.
According to a 2014 study by professors at Princeton and Northwestern University, ordinary Americans have a “nonsignificant, near-zero level” of influence on policy, while economic elites and organized groups have a high degree of influence. One step to increasing voter participation would be decreasing the influence of interest groups in government. However, this is easier said than done. There may be political blocks along the way to voter participation. It has been shown that nonvoters support more liberal agendas, so conservatives might not be happy to talk about low voter turnout as a pressing problem. But whatever the effects it has on politics, proper representation is necessary for a democratic republic to stay democratic. The more Americans undermine proper representation, the less they feel legitimately self-governed. What can be done to fix voter turnout? Certainly the tired methods of raising enthusiasm and registering voters are not enough. The fact that low voter turnout is expected, especially from youth and nonwhite voters, shows that there
needs to be deep, institutional change to voting procedures. We could adopt mandatory voting, but this would be extremely complicated — not to mention problematic. Changes could be made, though, to identification requirements, high school curricula and early voting procedures to increase turnout. Some politicians, like Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), have even suggested making election days into holidays so work requirements don’t get in the way. But none of this will happen until low voter turnout is recognized as an important issue. How far will Americans get from proper representation before real changes are made? Email opinions@ kykernel.com
Secrets make friends
Greek rituals are vital in making sororities, fraternities worthwhile No, ritual isn’t all Greek community members do. Charity events give back to the community, scholarship requireFeatures ments have Greek members Editor studying at above the average GPA, according to UK’s There’s something magi- Fraternity & Sorority Affairs, cal about Greek life — about and leadership opportunities the secret folds that gather prepare members for future each member in and provide a unique college experience. This magic is more than date parties, recruitment and Spring Break. The real magic of being in a Greek letter organization is the rituals, the dark rooms and the secrets that make being in a sorority and a fraternity worthwhile. Without ritual, Greek life is a 300-plus group of friends who meet for dinner one night a week, like a dinner club on ste- success. But ritual is the uniroids. Ritual is the tie that binds fier that keeps us unique. Ritual us with the men and women who keeps us Greek. first formed our organizations. One of the simplest ways But in the hustle of college to celebrate is through Interlife, the late night study ses- national Badge Day, an event sions and even later night ad- celebrated the first Monday in ventures, it can be easy to for- March. It also kicks off Naget how important ritual is to tional Ritual Week, which Phi create a cohesive organization. Mu hosts. Especially with 47 fraternities For students who transfer, and sororities, with diverse or graduates who move across members and organizations, the country, joining an alumni ritual is one common factor that chapter or finding like-minded pulls these 47 families together. brothers and sisters helps to LEXINGTON SOUERS
create a community. Anyone can move across the nation and make friends, but understanding ritual adds a new dimension to a friendship. Whether it’s a handshake, a symbol or a phrase, understanding your ritual and the values it represents allows for members to remain close to their organization
a chapter’s history, its former members and its current members. That is what respecting ritual is really about. Ritual is celebrating the unique history and tradition that makes the Greek community such a powerhouse for good. Without ritual, Greek life is nothing more than a group of friends who wear the same T-shirt. Ritual is the link between our past, present and future. Respecting ritual is the truest form of fraternal ideals. Secrets are meant to be kept, honored and celebrated. Greek members would do well to remember this when ritual events arise. Lexington Souers is the features editor of the Kentucky Kernel. while they are still members Email opinions@ and after they graduate. kykernel.com Even if a chapter misses International Badge Day, it should, “Just pick a day in March to wear badges that will Ritual (noun): work for your campus to hon- 1. Religious or solemn cereor National Women’s History mony of actions performed Month and celebrate the history in a prescribed order. of sororities,” according to the 2. Dark rooms and Greek Panhellenic Council’s website. Something as simple as secrets that provide unique college experiences. wearing your badge, or even dressing appropriately for ritual events, shows respect for
“Especially with 47 fraternities and sororities ... ritual is one common factor that pulls these 47 families together.”
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Letter to the Editor
Physics majors deserve personal class rings Dear President Eli Capilouto, I am writing to express my distaste for the situation concerning class rings. I am a senior graduating with a bachelor of science in physics. I want to purchase a class ring, but Josten’s doesn’t offer a class ring for us lowly physicists. While I could simply
choose a scientific or mathematical symbol to represent my time here, I find it unfair that my degree isn’t an option to be personally engraved. I have spent many years and many dollars trying to earn this degree and move into the workforce to represent my alma mater with pride and distinction. But apparently my personalized me-
mento will have to be a wish unfulfilled. Why not buy from somewhere else? Well, I can’t. UK doesn’t let other companies use its name on jewelry like class rings, probably because of some licensing agreement. I had dreamed about it, debated and weighed options, but when it came down to it, the choice was already made
for me. UK doesn’t sell class rings for a bachelor of science in physics. Sincerely, Christopher Smith P.S. if you wish to reply, my email is christo.smith@ gmail.com Christopher Smith is a physics senior. Email opinions@ kykernel.com
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Finding new horizons UK graduate mixes with Education Abroad advice, sub sandwiches
Programs can open up unique career opportunities
International Book Project, a nonprofit organization focused on improving literacy in the UK’s Education Abroad proU.S., as well as in developgram is spreading the Big Blue ing countries. Volunteers at the Nation through its study abroad Night of Service met up to pack and exchange programs. books into boxes and prepare Students have the opportunithem to be shipped internationty to venture out from the comally to those in need. Particiforting familiarity of Lexington pants at the event packed books to discover new cultures and to be sent to Papua New Guinea gain a better understanding of and Kosovo. diversity through the EA’s vari“Education Abroad partners ous programs. with ISA doing several differAustin Hughes, EA’s promoent types of education abroad. tion outreach coordinator, said We do study abroad with ISA students can study abroad withand we also do service learning out pushing back their graduawith ISA. This project we really tion date. wanted to highlight the service “The goal here is for stulearning opportunities that they dents to participate in programs have internationally,” EA adwhere they’re earning credit for viser Susan Meredith said. their degree so they can still It was estimated that more graduate on time,” Hughes said. than three hundred books were “A lot of times that’s kind of a packed up for shipping as a common misconception. A lot result of the Night of Service of people think they can’t parevent. ticipate in an EA program be“We really see the benefit cause they won’t graduate on of students being involved in time, but we work really closely their community, and we want with the departments to point the students to have those opout programs that are good for tions and availability,” Meredith their students.” said. “By doing it here locally and serving locally, we hope it opens up the door for them understanding they can also do this internationally for other communities.” EA also oversees research conducted abroad. Students who research abroad say it is rewarding and has the potential to create career opportunities in the future. Students interested in getting involved with Education Abroad can attend one of the program’s informal First Steps info sessions held 3 p.m. every Monday and Tuesday and 4 p.m. every Wednesday and Thursday in room 207 of BradPHOTO PROVIDED BY SUSAN MEREDITH ley Hall. Students can also visit Education Abroad students attended a Night of Service event where they EA’s resource center in Bradley packed boxes full of books for Lexington’s International Book Project, an Hall for more information. organization that focuses on improving literacy abroad. By Kaylee McCollum
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Participating EA students have the opportunity to take part in many unique experiences. For example, one of the most popular programs is an internship with Britain’s Parliament, and more than 400 EA programs are available. However, according to Hughes, the focal point is placed more on academics rather than the country a student travels to. “Pretty much any country you’re thinking about studying in, there’s definitely an option there. One of our main goals is the focus on academics,” Hughes said. “When a student is interested in Education Abroad, we like to make sure that before they pick a program, they’re really thinking about what they’re wanting to study, and not where they’re wanting to study. It’s more important that you’re participating in a program based on your academic standpoint.” EA also focuses on the importance of service with events such as their Night of Service. EA and UK’s International Studies Abroad program teamed up to partner with Lexington’s
By Paul Whitehead features@kykernel.com
A UK graduate is bringing his family and business back to Lexington to offer students new food and some advice on following their dreams. Jersey Mike’s Subs is one of the newest additions to UK students’ food choices. Jersey Mike’s — or “J. Mike’s,” as many college students refer to it — is a brand many may recognize from their hometowns, but it is the first of its kind to open in Lexington. The restaurant has been bustling with customers since opening its doors in early February. Every business is at some point merely a concept, an idea, or a dream that someone was willing to make a reality. For the new Jersey Mike’s near campus located on S Broadway, that dreamer is William Rover. Rover was a business major and a member of the track and field team while at UK. Here he also met his wife, who graduated with a degree in journalism. He began as a simple sub shop employee. Having become a manager after proving himself through hard work, he eventually took the opportunity to take over and own his own shop in Cincinnati. He turned around the shop and then began looking to expand. Within just more than a month, Rover moved back to Lexington, bought a house and launched his franchise, all shortly before having his first child. Customers will see Rover in the shop on a regular basis, working alongside his employees. For those unfamiliar with opening a franchise, owners must put up a large amount of capital to use a company’s logo and product, and they are held to the company’s business standards. The store must also pay a percentage of its revenue to the
PHOTO BY CAMERON SADLER I STAFF Jersey Mike’s new Lexington location is an opportunity for owner and UK graduate William Rover to share his experiences and advice with the UK community.
parent company every month. Store manager Tony Shackleford said Jersey Mike’s goal is to build relationships with customers and employees, as well as the Lexington community.
“Don’t be afraid of the unknown, it’s the most rewarding thing.” William Rover
Jersey Mike’s owner
“It’s not how fast we can get them out the door, it’s can we serve them quickly and actually give them a good experience for having come here,” Shackleford said. Being an entrepreneur can
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be a difficult venture to pursue, requiring good organizational skills and a “big picture” frame of mind alongside qualities like a good work ethic and a hunger for success. The store is left to its own devices to cover the overhead costs, attract customers and build its reputation, with the success or failure of the business resting on Rover’s shoulders. The store is essentially its own company, walking on its own two feet. It just has a recognized brand name on the door. Rover said taking such a big financial risk is scary, especially since he had to make it all happen in such a short frame of time without knowing for sure how it would work out. But still, Rover has learned a valuable lesson from the experience. “Don’t be afraid of the unknown, it’s the most rewarding,” he said.
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PHOTO BY MICHAEL REAVES I STAFF Senior Alex Poythress wipes tears from his eyes after the Cats’ 73-67 loss to Indiana University in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
Despite early end, Cats gave it their all By Josh Ellis sports@kykernel.com
UK felt its season slowly slipping away. It saw the clock continue ticking, an Indiana lead still building. All the Cats needed was for an alarm to ring in their heads and this nightmare to vanish from existence. That ring never came. In a much-too-soon matchup between longtime rivals UK and Indiana, a second round game in the NCAA Tournament was all the Selection Committee rewarded the regular-season Big 10 Champions and the SEC Tournament Champions. It pitted two under-seeded offensive powerhouses in the same region, providing a potential mouthwatering duel on Saturday. Saturday’s duel was mouthwatering, not so much for UK
but for the thousands of fans packed into Wells Fargo Arena. The Cats jumped to an early lead, stretching to seven with 8:24 to go in the first. It seemed as if UK was in control of the game and, if its frontcourt could start getting shots to fall, John Calipari could have been on his way to another blowout victory. But a late spurt led by senior Indiana point guard Yogi Ferrell and sophomore Troy Williams gave the Hoosiers a onepoint lead at the break. UK didn’t think much of the Hoosiers’ late run. It did not believe for a second things were going to end in the opponent’s favor. “Give them credit, but at the same time we still got whatever shots we wanted, they just didn’t fall today,” UK freshman guard Isaiah Briscoe said. “We respected Indiana coming into
the game and they fought hard. At no point in the game while there was time on the clock did I think we were going to lose.” Briscoe and company took that same mentality into the second half to fight and claw their way back into a tie game with just more than eight minutes to play on the clock. Just as UK mounted a comeback, Indiana had an answer. And another answer. And another. The Hoosiers responded with a 10-2 run, and the majority of crimson filling the stands made sure the young UK team heard about every moment the game seemed to slip from the Cats’ fingertips. “We knew it was going to be tough having to defend Kentucky, so we just tried to stick to our keys on defense, take away what they wanted, and I felt like when we got those multiple
UK wins series against Georgia in SEC debut By Chris Angolia sports@kykernel.com
Amid all the madness in college basketball, UK Baseball opened its SEC slate this weekend by taking two of three games from the Georgia Bulldogs. After dropping its midweek game with Western Kentucky, the Cats were looking to rebound, and there was no better way than getting off to a good start in conference play. On Friday, the Cats dropped their second straight after falling to the Bulldogs 5-2. Georgia was able to take the opener from UK, thanks to a three run fourth, which in turn handed junior Zack Brown his third loss of the year. Brown was solid regardless of the loss, going eight innings and striking out seven, while allowing five runs on eight hits. The Cats ended their twogame slide on Saturday by picking up an 11-4 victory. Dustin Beggs continued his historic start Saturday and with the victory, he became the first pitcher in UK Baseball history
to win his first five starts. On offense, Gunnar McNeill, Evan White and Kole Cottam each picked up multiple RBI. McNeil got the scoring started for UK, with a twoout double that drove in White. It would be the first of five times White crossed the plate and tallied a run for the Cats. The sophomore became the first to score five runs in a game since Andy Burns in 2009. The rubber match Sunday was an important one for both teams — the win secured the first victory in an SEC series this year. Senior Kyle Cody got the start and struggled early, but the Cats’ offense was able to pick him up by plating seven runs in the first four innings. The offense continued to thrive and the Cats outscored the Bulldogs 7-0 after the fourth inning, leading to a 14-6 seriesclinching victory. Although the pitching has struggled at times this year, both Beggs and Justin Lewis have thrived in their roles. Beggs is now 5-0 on the year with a 1.77 ERA over in 35.2
innings, allowing just seven runs and striking out 32. Lewis has thrived out of the bullpen this year, boasting a 0.61 ERA over 14.2 innings and picking up two victories and three saves. JaVon Shelby broke out of his cold spell Sunday and exploded for a 3-5 day from the plate with seven RBI, two homers and a triple. He also took a share of the conference lead in homers with his performance. With the outbreak from Shelby, the Cats offense now looks extremely potent heading into this week. White and McNeill each boast hitting streaks of more than 10 games, and now that Shelby has joined the party in the middle of the lineup, the offense is looking as strong as it has all year. UK will need to take its momentum — and an impressive 11-2 record in the month of March — from this weekend into this upcoming week when it welcomes the No. 1 Florida Gators (21-1, 3-0 SEC) to Lexington with a weekend series beginning on Friday.
PHOTO BY MICHAEL REAVES I STAFF JaVon Shelby broke out of a cold spell with a 3-5 day from the plate on Sunday. The junior scored two homers and a triple in the game against Georgia.
stops in a row, that’s when our break happens and good things happen with that,” Ferrell said. A UK team that shot to its potential in its first round win against Stony Brook could only shake its head after being held to just 42.1 percent from the floor and 25 percent from three in Saturday’s 73-67 loss. The game seemed all but over when a dunk by Indiana’s Thomas Bryant extended the Hoosier lead to nine and persuaded a confident crowd into believing that was the finishing touch to put away Calipari and his Cats for good. Tyler Ulis would not allow any such relief for the Indiana faithful. The sophomore singlehandedly brought the Cats back from a 66-57 deficit to trail 6865 with 35 ticks to go. He finished what might have been his last night wearing a
UK uniform (27 points, three assists, two steals) in a way fans should remember this team. No matter the circumstances or obstacles, college basketball fans across America know that UK will give its all, even if the numbers don’t show it. And though Ulis’ personal burst wasn’t enough to surmount an incredible last-minute comeback and sound the alarm to wake the Cats from Saturday’s nightmare, he could only reminisce on how proud he was of his team and their journey. “It was a great year for us,” Ulis said. “I felt like we went through a lot of ups and downs, had a lot of young players and guys learning how to play the right way. Everybody got better individually and today we didn’t play our best as a team, but I feel like we had a good season up to now.”
Lawson gets 300th win Hinz, Sagermann lead No. 13 UK Softball to 6-2 win over Ole Miss, give team 25-4 record on season By Jack Pilgrim sports@kykernel.com
The No. 13 UK Softball team finished its SEC home opening series against Ole Miss with a 6-2 victory on Sunday afternoon led by sophomore Brooklin Hinz and senior Nikki Sagermann. The Cats softball team may have won the game, but perhaps the biggest story of the day was coach Rachel Lawson winning her 300th game, an unbelievable feat for the coach that led UK to the Women’s College World Series last season. After the game, UK athletic director Mitch Barnhart took to Twitter to congratulate Lawson. “I love celebrating moments like coach Lawson’s 300th win,” Barnhart said in the tweet. “We’re truly blessed to have her leading UK softball.” The Cats’ offense got off to a hot start in the first inning, led by back-to-back homers from Hinz and Sagermann to jump out to an early 3-0 lead. But it didn’t take long for the Rebels to respond back with a home run of their own in the fourth to cut the deficit to just two runs, with a score of 3-1. Sagermann and Maisie Steed each walked to give UK two base runners in the bottom of the fourth, where senior pitcher Kelsey Nunley hit a two RBI single to extend the lead to 5-1. Freshman Katie Reed then hit a sacrifice fly out to center field, scoring yet another run in the inning to give the Cats a 6-1 lead to end the fourth. Ole Miss looked to respond back in the 6th inning with a major comeback, but it was limited to just one added run on a fielder’s choice to make the score 6-2, which
PHOTO BY LYDIA EMERIC I STAFF UK Softball head coach Rachel Lawson scored her 300th win on Sunday with a 6-2 victory over Ole Miss.
held out to become the final ible day on the mound for score of the game. Nunley, who replaced junior It was yet another incred- Shannon Smith in the top of the fourth. Nunley was able to earn her 10th win of the season, bringing her record to 10-2. She managed to give up just two hits and one unearned run in the game. Smith allowed just one run and four hits on the day. UK moves to 25-4 on the year, including 5-1 in SEC play. The team will now look Mitch Barnhart ahead to Tuesday, when they UK Athletic Director will face the Norse of Northern Kentucky at 5 p.m.
“We’re truly blessed to have her leading UK softball.”