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Homecoming Royalty begins new reign
President Capilouto crowns the Homecoming Queen Willow Kreutzer at Commonwealth Stadium on Saturday.
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illow Kreutzer, a political science senior, was crowned 2016 Homecoming Queen. Kreutzer, founding chapter president of Alpha Chi Omega, represented her sorority Saturday. Marketing and business management senior Patrick Smith Jr. was crowned 2016 Homecoming King. He represented the National Pan-Hellenic Council on the Royalty Court.
Civil rights leaders advocate for Black Lives Matter Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale, New York Daily News writer Shaun King discuss racism, civil rights movements By Tanquarae McCadney news@kykernel.com
UK’s Martin Luther King Center’s latest episode of their “Convo Series” featured Bobby Seale, a co-founder of the Black Panther Party and Shaun King, writer and civil rights activist. King is also a native of Versailles, Kentucky and writes for The New York Daily News. The event was on Thursday, Oct. 6 in the Gatton College of Business and Economics’ Kincaid auditorium. The goal was to bring these two together to discuss activism in the 1960s and now. During the conversation, a very tightly-packed diverse room of UK students, staff, faculty and Lexington community members were able to listen to a broad range of topics including the Black Lives Matter movement, police brutality, counter intelligence, Black Patriotism, stereotypes and selflove. Seale was introduced by Gerald Smith, a UK history professor, as one of the “last surviving architects” of the social change launched in the 1960s, and also discussed his new book, “Power to the People: The World of the Black Panthers.” The book was co-authored with Stephen Shames, photographer, which will be released Oct. 18, three days after the official founding of the original Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, 50 years ago.
Seale said he had to grow up without knowledge and self-awareness until he started to study the writings of W.E.B Du Bois. “I was brainwashed with this notion that Africa is backwards and stupid,” Seale said. “It was what society had taught.” He and Huey P. Newton, another co-founder of the Black Panther Party, brought an African-American studies program to Merritt College in an effort to dissolve this issue. Seale said how reading brought him to understand that there were about 168,000 black men who fought in the Union Northern army during the civil war, and about 38,000 of them died to defeat the Confederates. “That inspired me,” Seale said. “It brought me to the realization that I’m a first-class citizen, I’m a first class human being.” During the conversation, Seale mentioned his admiration for Martin Luther King Jr.’s articulation and his non-violent ideologies. “I thought it was really inspirational that Bobby Seale talked about getting a lot of his inspiration from Martin Luther King,” said Naija Omari, a kinesiology junior. “The Black Panther Party is seen as a violent movement although they hardly ever used their guns.” Mid-conversation, the floor switched to King who highlighted Seale’s work as a Veteran of the United States Airforce, as a college student and as a leading NASA technician for Project Gemini. He discussed the
PHOTO BY SAVON GRAY I STAFF Shaun King writes for the New York Daily News and has covered the Black Lives Matter movement since its inception.
stereotypes of the Panthers as “thugs” and as “terrorists” in the media, and related it to the BLM movement. “It almost makes their tactics seem weak when we see that the same thing they did to you, 40 and 50 years ago, is the same foolishness that they’re trying to pull on us,” King said. Afterward, Seale briefly discussed life as a political prisoner, writing his autobiography in two months through a tape recorder throughout the Black
Nationalist movement and how the Federal Bureau of Investigation led him there. During the movement, the FBI created a program named COINTELPRO, an acronym for Counter Intelligence Program, which aimed at surveilling, infiltrating and dismantling domestic political programs, specifically, the Black Panther Party. J. Edgar Hoover, FBI di-
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Sports journalists recount Rio games Reporters prepared for 2 years By Alexandria Kerns news@kykernel.com
Sports journalists spoke to a group of UK students about the challenges of covering the 2016 Summer Olympics in the the Academic Science Building Thursday night. The panelist included many shining sports reporters such as 13-time Olympic veteran reporter Tom Hammond, producer and director at Carr-Hughes Productions Jim Carr, nine-time Sports Emmy recipient Jack Felling, gymnastics producer at the Rio Olympics Billy Matthews, and 1998 Kentucky Broadcaster of the Year Kenny Rice. UK School of Journalism and Media presented the 2016 Gidel/Lombardo Lecture in Sports Communication. The panel discussed their experiences in the Rio De Janeiro Olympics held this past August. The men explained that reporting on the events was only a fraction of their job. They also added that reporting starts two years before the Olympics, when reporters start to learn information about the next athletes that will be participating in the games. Not many follow Olympic sports during the off-season, so this information creates athletes’ character development for viewers. “It is so important to give people a reason to care,” Felling said. Students were able to see the effects of this preparation when the panelist showed Felling’s feature about Wayde Van Niekerk, a South African track gold medalist in the 2016 Olympics. The feature highlighted his train-
er, 74-year-old Anna Botha and his mother and former athlete Odessa Swarts. Swarts’ mother was also a track and field athlete who was prohibited from participating in the Olympics because of her ethnicity. This story allowed viewers to connect to an athlete they did not know so they could be more engaged in the games.
“It is so important to give people a reason to care.”
Jack Felling
Sports Emmy winner
The panel also discussed how viewership of the Olympics is changing with new technology. This year prime time numbers were somewhat lower than past years. There was however a great deal of streaming of the Olympics via smart phones, tablets and laptops. Total engagement of the Olympics was up this year, which shows how sports reporting is growing. The reporters gave advice to UK journalism students about how to succeed in the world of journalism. All five panelists agreed that experience and internships are crucial to professional success. Hammond challenged the students to not only learn how to write, but learn how to write efficiently. The men also advised the students to take chances and dream big. “Don’t be afraid to create your own breaks along the way, but you got to be prepared to do so,” Rice said.
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By Matt Wickstrom
Squallfest showcases eclectic music scene
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Bryan Minks has been a staple in Lexington’s fast-growing music scene throughout much of the last decade, slaying the guitar for Those Crosstown Rivals and Bryan Minks and The Kentucky Sons. For the last four years Minks has also curated Squallfest, a charitable four-day festival to promote local artists and to give back to the community, held this year at The Green Lantern. Dubbed Those Crosstown Rivals Rock n’ Roll Barbecue in its inaugural appearance, this year’s Squallfest will benefit The NEST Center for Women, Children and Families. According to Minks, 20 percent of the event’s initial proceeds are donated directly to the charity, with many of the performing artists later donating their pay from the event to the charity as well.
This year’s Squallfest features an endless supply of local talent from the honky tonk of Coralee Townie, The Kentucky Hoss Cats and Louisville’s Nick Dittmeier and The Sawdusters to the edgy rock n’ roll of Johnny Conqueroo. Other bands, such as Denver, Co.’s Arliss Nancy are returning to the bluegrass to perform. “We’re all over the place. We try to include everything from roots to country to rock n’ roll to punk rock,” Minks said. “We’ve even got surfer punk on the lineup this year, so we think we’ve got something for everyone to enjoy.” Country Boy Brewing is also sponsoring the event and will be offering up free swag and beer specials throughout the weekend. Feast your tastebuds on barbecue and egg rolls from Roll ‘n’ Smoke on Thursday and Friday, followed by Hidenori Yamaguchi’s famous noodle tent on Sat-
urday. Minks is still organizing a food vendor for Sunday, but during the early afternoon there will be artwork on display from local painters and other visual artists. Minks and The Kentucky Sons will close out Friday night of Squallfest, and chances are you’ll hear some fresh material of the group’s latest project “Last Will and Testament.” According to Minks, the record is very personal and features bevy of influences including country, rock n’ roll, punk and americana. “(‘Last Will and Testament’) deals with the basic principles of life — to live, to love and to deal with loss,” Minks said. “There’s this recurring theme throughout of falling in love in the beginning, later moving to the struggles one deals with throughout life to the various things that may bring death into your life, such as alcoholism and other addictions. We try to capture that
IF YOU GO Who: Coralee and The Townies, The Landers, The Kentucky Hoss Cats, and more. When: Thursday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. through Sunday, Oct. 16 at midnight Where: The Green Lantern Bar - 497 W Third St. moment of loss and throughout the record try to project the idea of perseverance through loss and hard times.” For the last several years Minks has been booking shows for his bands and other events such as Squallfest through his management company Heathen Booking. Minks’ musical adventures have taken him to all corners of the country, and according to him, Lexington has one of the most talented groups of musicians he’s been around.
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rector during the Civil Rights movement, created a press release to local officials claiming that the Black Panther Party represented the greatest threat to the country’s security. Police started openly attacking and arresting members of the Panthers with no restraint. “Before I went to prison, there were 5,000 members of the Black Panther Party in over 48 states,” Seale said. “When I was released from prison there were maybe 2,500.” During the 1960s few black people held public office.
Seale’s main objective for the party was to connect college students and those that he referred to as the “brothers on the block” in a political space
that are tied to police brutality and racial injustice in America, which will be announced Dec. The Black Panther Par-
“I hate that this couldn’t be some place that the entire UK community could see.” Austin Zinkle History master’s student
to register them to vote and to start electing progressive black people into office, Seale said. King closed by explaining “The Injustice Boycott” of cities, states and corporations
ty worked with the United Nations and struggling war prisoners of Vietnam, among other international liberation groups. Because of the political differences between the party’s
founding members and declining finances, the Black Panther Party ended in 1982. Although members of the Black Panthers Party have been stereotyped and misunderstood throughout the years, students, staff and faculty all thought the meeting served its purpose. The MLK Center’s Orvis Keen called the conversation one of the center’s most successful events. “I love that this whole auditorium is filled, but I wish that it could be an even larger auditorium,” said Austin Zinkle, a master’s student in history. “I hate that this couldn’t be someplace that the entire UK community could see.”
Party for 24 years of local business By Aayat Ali features@kykernel.com
College students can thank local coffee shops for providing them a second home, especially in the midst of midterm week. To celebrate 24 years of local businesses, Common Grounds will be hosting the Grand Party as a thanks to those who support Lexington businesses. EatLoud, a nonprofit organization based in Lexington, will help host the event. The organization helps impoverished youth reach their musical goals and other dreams. “We, here at EatLoud, have come together to help fight this poverty through music and community outreach programs. In the next few years, we will be launching a few new community events and outreach programs,” according to EatLoud’s website. “We would love the support of the community and would love to partner with any individual, business, or nonprofit for other events as well.” The block party will be kid friendly, featuring face painting, coloring and ninja courses. Kid events last until sunset and adults will also be entertained with a West Sixth
IF YOU GO The Grand Party at Common Grounds is Friday, October 15 from 3 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. and open to the public.
vendor as well as live music. Other vendors include Wines on Vines, clothing company Kentucky for Kentucky, Sunflower Gypsies Jewelry and several others. Common Grounds will have seasonal treats, new menu items, and coffee tastings.
“We, here at EatLoud, have come together to help fight this poverty through music and community outreach programs.” EatLoud Website Entertainment will include live art demonstrations from Fowl County Art Troupe and local muralist Dani Green. Two stages will host live music from bluegrass band Driftwood Gypsy, satirical political band Tronald Dump, Damage Therapy, Big Atomic and others. The stage will also feature a comedian and mind reader to transition between each band. Prizes will be given away, including the chance to win free coffee for a year from Common Grounds. Common Grounds has been a Lexington institution since its opening 24 years ago. It opened a campus location for those who consider it a local favorite.
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Bevin’s text spat with Attorney General inappropriate, childish In a Sept. 26 text to Attorney General Andy Beshear, Governor Matt Bevin said, “I would strongly suggest you get your house in order. Your office is becoming an increasing embarrassment to the commonwealth.” The negligence of Gov. Bevin highlights a growing political trend of bullying, and a lack of accountability highlighted at the top of the G.O.P. Presidential ticket by Donald Trump. Bevin is simply another businessman turned politician, much like Trump, who thinks he can game the political system the same way he gamed Wall Street and the middle-class to accumulate his wealth and success. Elected in Nov. 2015, Bevin has and continues to show his lack of how the government operates, often crying wolf when decisions
don’t fall his way, claiming they’re “politically motivated.” This new era of politics that throws political correctness, or what can be referred to as common human decency, to the side, opting for a playground bully mentality of tearing someone down due to how they look, what they believe, or what they want to do with their lives is extremely disturbing and goes against everything we were taught growing up. What kind of message are we sending to future generations? That it’s okay to tear someone else down to build yourself up? These values being pushed to the forefront of our political landscape go against most of the values parents try to instill in their children. According to an April
report by the Southern Poverty Law Center, bullying in K-12 schools has risen during this election cycle, and many teachers feel uncomfortable discussing the election in class. In a Sept. 28 press conference, Attorney General Beshear addressed these questions. “In Kentucky when the governor comes to a town, people bring their kids,” Beshear said. “It’s an important role, and we need to have a positive role model in that spot that is not spouting negativism and vitriol and attacks, and I hope the governor realizes and embraces that role and that we see a change.” Politicians need to put their egos aside and be the public servants they were elected to be. You holding office isn’t
about advancing your own agendas, but advancing the policies and agendas that will best help your constituents to live peaceful, prosperous lives. The playground tussles taking place between Bevin, Beshear and others in the political sphere have gone on for too long and the people most hurt by the political stand-still are hard-working middle-class families. There’s not a voice more powerful than the voice of the American people. This newfound hate and division in our politics only sets us further back from achieving prosperity. We can accomplish so much more when we come together as one rather than dividing ourselves through hate and prejudice. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.
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Students report racial bias
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The UK Police Department issued a crime bulletin Friday evening warning students of two racial bias harassment incidents. In the campus-wide email, police said a female student was walking at 10:26 p.m. Thursday on Huguelet Avenue between Rose Street and S. Limestone Street near the UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital when two white males in a silver four-door car drove past
her and threw water on her and at (859) 257-3564. directed a “derogatory racial UK police offered the folslur” at her. lowing safety precautions: Police think the car is the • If you see something, say same one involved in similar something. For emergenincidents in The 90 area. Earlicies, call 911 er on Thursday, drivers in a car • Be an active bystander. If of similar appearance threw you think someone is at water on other students. risk for sexual assault, conAnyone with information sider it an emergency and about this case can contact get involved the UK Police Department at • Report any bias incidents to (859) 257-8573. the Bias Incident Response Anyone who has been a Team; the form can be acvictim of violence or wants to cessed at http://www.uky. end violence on campus, the edu/StudentAffairs/VIPViolence Intervention and PreCenter/support_bi.php; If vention Center can be reached you experience bias, hate,
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Kentucky laws too tolerant of child sex abuse BLAKE BLEVINS Contributing Columnist
One of these things is not like the others: shoplifting, trespassing and possessing child pornography. No one ever becomes nauseous at the thought of someone taking merchandise from a retailer and finding an individual squatting on private property doesn’t necessarily warrant revulsion, but society finds child pornography to be despicable. Why is it then that we’ve also decided that partaking in this most deplorable abuse of children and many more mild crimes share the same level of legal permissibility? There’s been a drastic increase in the amount of child pornography arrests in Kentucky recently, which has been a direct result of Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear’s Cyber Crimes Unit. If the frequency and number of arrests made become a trend, Beshear’s team is on track to triple the amount of arrests made from previous years. Since the program began in January, over 40 sexual predators have been arrested and charged. On Oct. 3 a copious amount of child pornography arrests were made across the state as part of a ten-day operation. Between ten individuals there were over 400 charges of possession and distribution. At least one of the culprits was a repeat offender. The most reasonable assumption would be that
the repeat offender had escaped from prison and lived in secrecy until the time of his arrest. In reality, the state of Kentucky just classifies child pornography as a class D felony, which has a maximum sentence of five years. For perspective, some other examples of class D felonies include selling marijuana near a school, criminal trespassing and shoplifting. In essence, our laws are insinuating that it is equally as permissible to sell marijuana near children as it is to possess material that depicts their sexual exploitation. Noble as Kentucky’s endeavors are, it’s questionable just how much good it does to arrest and charge perpetrators when child pornography is treated so casually that it and shoplifting are seen as equal under state law. Disregarding whatever influenced the initial sentencing law, it’s inconceivable that the issue has not been revisited. The fact is, no one wants to discuss child pornography, legally or socially, because the concept of sexual exploitation of children is so unsettling. As individuals, it’s a natural decision to avoid addressing concepts that make us uneasy. The truth is, it’s imperative that we talk about the nature of child pornography and its implications no matter how uncomfortable it may be. If that seems like too much, maybe we should think about the explanation we owe to the child victims when their worst nightmare slithers right through our justice system. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.
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Cats beat Vandy at its own game
UK gets back to .500 behind defense and run game By Chris Angolia sports@kykernel.com
The main concern for Big Blue Nation coming into Saturday’s matchup with Vanderbilt was the fact that the Commodores love to run the ball and control the clock behind the SEC’s leading rusher Ralph Webb. However, it was the Cats who used the run to control the clock en route to a massive 2013 victory. Despite just 49 yards through the air, UK ran for 258 yards on 52 carries against a Vandy defense that only gave up 160 yards on average to opposing rushing attacks. On the very first drive of the game for the Cats, it became very clear that they wanted to run the ball and not allow the ‘Dores to control the clock with their ground game. And on the nine-play, 75-yard drive to open the game with a touchdown, UK ran the ball six out of the nine plays for 61 yards that was capped off with a Jojo Kemp
four yard touchdown run. Something that proved to be extremely effective in the first half for the Cats was their ability to run the ball in numerous different fashions. All three running backs carried the ball in the first half at least six times, and for the first time all year, dual-threat quarterback Stephen Johnson used his legs to his advantage. Johnson, who rarely pulled the ball on read options in his first two starts, began to use his running ability which made things difficult on the Vanderbilt defense. At the half, Johnson had 42 yards rushing which surpassed his overall total so far this year, to go along with the 42 yards in the first half, he also had a rushing touchdown which gave the Cats a 17-3 lead heading into the half. Unfortunately, the second half started in a way that UK fans have been all too accustomed to. After forcing Vandy to punt
on the opening drive, the next play resulted in a Stanley ‘Boom’ Williams fumble that was recovered by the ‘Dores and taken back to the house to make it 17-10 early in the second half. Although UK never trailed in the game Saturday, following a Vanderbilt field goal that made it 17-13, it felt as if the Cats were not going to be able to hang on. Luckily for the Cats, the running game stayed its course and the team finished behind Kemp, and freshman Benny Snell who had another tough performance; rushing 20 times for 94 well-earned yards. Perhaps the most important offensive play of the game was when Kemp, out of the wildcat, was nearly brought down for a big loss, but instead turned the corner for a big first down that allowed UK to continue their drive which resulted in three huge points. “I knew I just had to make a play,” Kemp said. “Our business
PHOTO BY LEXI BASKIN I STAFF Teammates celebrate Kentucky linebacker Jordan Jones at Commonwealth Stadium on Saturday.
is finishing, and I knew that our team had to finish tonight, so it was one of those deals where I knew it was risky but I knew I had to get it done.” With Kemp’s ability to make a play when it was needed, the
Cats took a touchdown lead over the Commodores which was crucial especially when Vandy drove down the field in 1:33 and nearly tied the game. Fortunately, the Cats defense was able to avenge a
gut-wrenching loss last year to the Commodores that basically cost UK a bowl berth, but now at 3-3, UK’s hopes of making a bowl are still very much alive heading into the bye week.
Passing game absent for UK in win over Vandy QB Stephen Johnson struggles through the air despite good day on the ground
ANTHONY CRAWFORD Sports Editor
Despite what the scoreboards read, in recent years there is seldom a real winner to come out of the series against UK and Vanderbilt. That trend continued in this year’s edition as UK tried its hardest to give away the game before eventually winning 20-13. The game stayed in ques-
tion until the final seconds before the winning outcome was decided by UK’s defense, but it wouldn’t have been that way had the offense not let the Commodores back into the game to start the second half. Thanks to two turnovers and an overall unreliable passing attack, UK forced itself into adversity that nearly saw the team’s demise. The final outcome achieved was not as pretty or as easy as it should have been, but it’s what the team has to settle for. “We overcame a lot of ad-
versity and that’s what you have to do,” head coach Mark Stoops said. “You have to dig down and make plays to win sometimes. I don’t really care how it looks. Certainly I want to get a lot of things cleaned up, but I really am proud.” After the opening scoring drive featured a decent balance in the rushing and passing games, the team was quickly forced into a more one dimensional look as quarterback Stephen Johnson struggled mightily to hit his mark through the air. Johnson finished 10-for-24
with only 49 yards through the air. His overall performance received a big boost in the second quarter where he became a threat in the run game, but his inability to make the easy passes was killer on numerous other drives. Then once Stanley “Boom” William’s fumble was returned for a Vandy score to start the third quarter for UK, Johnson made matters worse by throwing an interception on their next drive. The two turnovers shifted the momentum heavily into the
Commodores’ corner until a late drive fueled by the tough running of Jojo Kemp and Benny Snell led to a field goal that gave UK the lead that it held onto for the victory. Stoops attributed it to Johnson being antsy and offensive coordinator Eddie Gran simply put it as him having chances and just missing them. But things need to change as UK has struggled since its win over New Mexico State to have a quality passing game. The big play potential that the wide receivers have shown
throughout the season is becoming underutilized, and games like this one how how hard it is to win when you are over reliant on the running game. Johnson has shown that he can do it, but right now he is stuck in a high-turnover, inconsistent rut that UK needs him to get out of. “We had guys open, he was running out of the pocket and he’s usually good at throwing,” Gran said. “And as a quarterback you got to make those plays. And he will, I really believe it. I got full confidence in him.”