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Get spooked at local haunted houses By Erin Sparks
Fright Nights at Jacobson Park Dates and Times: Thursday, Sunday and Monday, 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. to midnight
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It is that time of year that everyone is looking for a good scare at a haunted house, but nothing is scarier than long lines and steep ticket prices. Haunted houses and other attractions around the Lexington area are gearing up for peak season and there’s surely something spooktacular for everyone. Fright Nights at Jacobson Park The serene Lexington park located on Athens Boonesboro Road transforms into your worst nightmare during the month of October. Its three attractions will grab you and literally pull you in. The Dark Forest attraction leads you into the woods to fend for yourself against bloody monsters, ghouls and ghosts following the story of the Willow family and their demented relatives. The 13 Doors attraction calls upon participants to navigate through a maze of different rooms while unveiling 13 different creepy creatures behind each door. Lastly, the Entrapment attraction uses darkness and the unknown to send a chill down the spines of participants. The Fright Night website warns participants of attacks from every direction. “It was so scary. I was on my toes the whole time. The fact that they could touch you was horrifying,” said Haley Emerick, a communication junior. Fright Nights at Jacobson Park is open Thursday-Sunday and the Monday of Halloween
Fright Nights at Walker Farm Dates and Times: Thursday, Sunday and Monday, 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. to midnight
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from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. and midnight on Friday and Saturday. Tickets include admission to all three attractions and can be bought online for $29.75. Fright Nights at Walker Farm Walker Farm goes all out for a country-style scare that only the bravest of the Bluegrass can handle. Just a few miles east of Lexington, Fright Nights at Walker Farm boasts three horrifying attractions. In true Kentucky fashion, participants can use paintball guns to defend themselves on the Zombie Hayride, take a scary stroll through the Candyland Cornmaze and shriek in terror
on the Haunted Hayride. For those that are crazy enough to try it, Fright Nights at Walker Farm also offers an option to campout with the creepy creatures overnight. Michelle Puckett, company assistant for Fright Nights Kentucky explains that despite best efforts to keep lines short, peak weekend can have customers waiting for 45 minutes to an hour. For $10 more than the general admission ticket, Walker Farm offers an “R.I.P Speed Pass,” which allows participants to skip lines. “The lines were acceptable! They used characters to entertain us while we waited,”
said Maria Lopez, a communication junior. General admission to all three attractions is $29.75 and the speed pass is $39.75. Nightmare on Greenway This haunted house is for anyone looking for a philanthropic fright. This is the first year that the owner, Stephen Kober, has transformed his entire home into a haunted house to raise money for the Life Adventure Center in Versailles, Kentucky. Admission to the house is free, but volunteers are asking for donations to support the Warrior Adventure Program for military families.
Nightmare on Greenway Dates and Times: Saturday, Sunday and Monday at 7:30 p.m.
“We had a GoFundMe up and we’ve already met the fundraising goal,” Kober said. “Any additional funds will be donated to the Life Adventure Center because I’m a wounded veteran and I really firmly believe in what they do out there.” A candy hunt for kids and families will happen from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and the haunted house will start right after. Nightmare on Greenway will be in operation on Oct. 29, 30 and 31 at 2825 Greenway Court in Lexington.
Krueger scholarship recipients embody his dedication to paper, friends By Sara Nederhoed news@kykernel.com
Two Kentucky Kernel staffers were awarded a scholarship on Monday in remembrance of former Kernel photographer Jonathan Krueger. The Jonathan Krueger Memorial Scholarship is a scholarship created by the Kernel Press Inc., with the majority of the funds raised through a GoFundMe.com account by former Kernel photographer Jonathan Palmer and his wife, Danielle. The scholarship this year was given to Kernel photographers, Hunter Mitchell and Taylor Pence, for their work as promising student photographers. Krueger, former photo editor at the Kernel, was shot and killed in April of 2015 during
an early morning walk home near UK’s campus. He was a promising photographer that was dedicated to his work. As photographers now working at the Kernel, Mitchell and Pence were grateful for the honor they have received after winning the scholarship. Both stated that Krueger played a big role in their decision to become photographers. “Jonathan was such an amazing guy with such a heart for photography. He taught me so much in the short amount of time that I knew him,” Mitchell said. “To be awarded with something that represents him and all he lived for is a really great feeling.” When first introduced, the scholarship raised over its goal through the GoFundMe.
com page. The Kernel Press Inc. plans on giving a promising and dedicated Kernel photographer the scholarship fund each fall. This year, the selection board split the scholarship between both Mitchell and Pence. Editor-in-Chief Marjorie Kirk said that she is glad both staffers got the scholarship because it would have been difficult to choose who was more deserving. “They both make me so proud because I see Jonathan’s investment in them unfold almost everyday when they’re in the office,” Kirk said. The money awarded to each Kernel photographer selected, by the Kernel Board, is put towards the tuition of the student.
Faculty now have chance to collaborate in SEC By Bailey Vandiver news@kykernel.com
Students aren’t the only ones who can go away to study. For five years, the SEC Faculty Travel Program has allowed over 100 faculty members from SEC universities to travel among schools and collaborate with other professors. This year, nine of those 100 are UK faculty members: •Sunday “Tayo” Adedokun, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment •Melinda Ickes, College of Education •Yang Jiang, College of Medicine •Youngseek Kim, College of Communication and Information •Yoko Kusunose, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment •Rebekah Radtke, College of Design
•Monica Visona, College of Fine Arts •Irina Voro, College of Fine Arts •Jonathan Wenk, College of Engineering Faculty members must apply and be chosen to participate in this program. “It was a great opportunity to get to work with scholars that exist within the SEC,” Radtke said. Many of the professors already knew who they wanted to work with if given this opportunity, based on similar research or interactions at conferences. Wenk said he has repeatedly seen Morten Jensen of the University of Arkansas at a yearly research conference. “We always said we should start working on a project together,” Wenk said. The two will get to work “face to face” on a project exploring how the
mitral valve of the heart responds to surgery. Some professors, like Ickes, will give lectures at the other universities, while others, like Adedokun, will be developing research proposals for future funding. As a piano professor, Voro does not typically have a large budget for research travel. “Imagine how grateful I am to the people running the SEC Travel program,” Voro said. Because SEC Travel recognizes the need for her applied research on creativity, she will present at the University of Florida and the University of Alabama. The benefits of this program spread to UK students. Any knowledge professors learn can be transferred to their students. Ickes said the program “helps establish collaborations across universities.”
PHOTO BY ROSIE ECKER I STAFF Krueger’s legacy and dedication to photography lives on through the scholarship that will inspire passionate Kernel photographers for many years.
Krueger’s legacy and dedication to photography lives on through the scholarship that will inspire passionate Kernel photographers for many years.
“I can only hope I bring the same spirit and enthusiasm Jonathan brought to the photo room and every assignment he shot,” Pence said.
Refitting the retro city By Kalie Marantette news@kykernel.com
An ongoing project has been taking place on Southland Drive called “Retrofitting the RETRO” that plans to rebuild and design vacant areas for citizens to walk, bike and create a better experience for the people in the community. The project is funded by the Blue Grass Community Foundation and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Donor Fund by a $10,000 donation and gathering students from UK to make this venture come to life. The UK School of Interiors, UK Department of Landscape Architecture and UK Department of Historic Preservation will work on Retrofitting the RETRO in help to come up with designs for project. The interior design students will work on one particular space and the landscape students will be working on compromising a plan for the whole corridor. “It is a project that is taking vacant space and making it useful,” said Brandi Peacher, design specialist at Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government in the Division of Planning. Peacher said community engagement is key for the classroom. “This project provides opportunities for students to work in a real-world experience along with a great addition to the community,” Peacher said. The project will let students, on top of creating designs for the project, create ways for transportation, open space and make visiting the area a pleasant experience. “I firmly believe in the idea of community engagement as an educational approach because it helps design students to see the positive impact they can have on the world,” said the Director of the School of Interiors Patrick Lee Lucas. Students who want to contribute to this project can go to a gallery exhibit will be on Dec. 7 at Good Foods Co-op. The time to be determined for the event is from 5 to 7 p.m., and will allow students to look at all the designs made for the project and even vote on which design they like the best. Students who are not involved in the building of the project are also encouraged to go to southlandsidewalks. com and complete a survey about the project. One or two students’ designs will be selected.
Making strides against cancer By Alexandria Kerns news@kykernel.com
Whitaker Bank Ballpark was full of sunshine and pink Sunday afternoon to celebrate the eighth annual Making Strides of Fayette, a Breast Cancer Awareness walk. 17,000 individuals walked to support raising money for breast cancer at Making Strides 2016. A total of $126,000 was raised by these individuals. This was an increase of how much was raised last year with $110,000. The money raised from this walk will go to breast cancer research as well as programs that help individuals with breast cancer cope. Ayron Corbitt, the vice president for community engagement at the American Cancer Society, said she was pleased to see the amount of people that were at the walk to help cure breast cancer. Her grandmother was diagnosed 20 years ago and survived through treatment.
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“I think that college kids have a huge opportunity to educate other college kids and raise awareness. I also think that students can influence their parents,” Corbitt said. “Sometimes, a lot of times, a mother tends to care for everyone around her and not herself.
“A student can influence their mom to seek early detection.” Ayron Corbitt
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A student can influence their mom to seek early detection.” UK sorority Kappa Alpha Theta created a team to participate in the walk. Theta was able to raise $380 to support breast cancer awareness. The team included 20 girls.
One member of the team, Molly McGinn, a psychology freshman, participated in the walk to support her grandmother who had passed away from breast cancer. She cheered on her mother previously as she participated in a three-day breast cancer awareness walk. Another UK organization Student National Pharmaceutical Association also created a team to participate in the walk. Together this team raised $552 for the walk. SNPhA also plans to have a bake sale next week at the pharmacy building to benefit the American Cancer Society. One member of this team Brooke Caperton, a thirdyear pharmacy student, said that she thinks students can be a great help to stopping breast cancer. “Students can promote breast cancer and show support to those who have been effected,” Caperton said. “They also can educate people that men also get breast cancer.”
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UK alerts lost in translation After recent shootings at locations near campus like Cookout, Red Mile Road and Trust Lounge, and robberies near the Euclid Kroger and various gas stations, UK students and parents are asking: where are the UK Alerts? Multiple incidents have happened in a matter of months that raised eyebrows about UK’s commitment to safety. After not receiving an alert about the killing of 15-year-old Trinity Gay at Cookout, a popular late night hangout spot for college students surrounded by student housing, many want UK to take more action. Currently, 57,834 people receive UK Alert emails, 34,163 receive mobile alerts and 31,346 people receive voice alerts. The alerts are sent for crimes, bad weather, class cancellations, tornado warnings, gas leaks, tests, power outages and more. All UK Alerts immediately post to UK’s Twitter account as well. For as much flack as UK has gotten for not sending UK Alerts, it makes one wonder why they haven’t acted. UK spokesman Jay Blan-
ton said that strings of UK Alerts would not be effective and students would simply ignore them. He said UK police determine when alerts and crime bulletins are issued. For 2016, the university has only sent 21 alerts. UK sent 31 alerts in 2015 and 29 alerts in 2014. With crime bulletins, students would be aware of more crimes, such as the attempted sexual assault in Augustand will learn important safety information on how to handle themselves accordingly. If students get facts from credible sources rather than social media scares, like the one after the sexual assault was reported by local media, would most likely cease. UK is not looking into changing the UK alert system, Blanton said. Only a percentage of students can live on campus. Many UK students go to off campus locations. Most students live off campus, and they shouldn’t have to find out about a shooting that took place across the street from sensationalized social media posts.
PHOTO BY HUNTER MITCHELL I STAFF With crime bulletins, students would be aware of more crimes, and will learn important safety information on how to handle themselves accordingly.
Instead of justifying the existing system, which seems almost non-existent, UK needs to create a system that actually covers areas students frequent around campus. Yes, they want campus to seem like a safe place, but what is unsafe is not warning all students about situations that could affect them. It’s time to make the UK Alerts system about students, not location. Email opinions@ kykernel.com
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Unpaid internships devalue students
You want employment experience prior to graduation, and an internship seems like a logical course of action, but is it worth it, if you have to pay for it and possibly pay for it more than once? Unfortunately, this is often the case when it comes to college students, and immediate change is needed to solve this problem. For many technical fields, paid internships are the norm, but there are inherent biases (gender, racial, and socioeconomic) that should be recognized, and overcome. The number of minorities, women, and lower income students tend to lag in science, technology, engineering and mathematics or “STEM” professions, which historically pay their interns, thereby skewing their numbers in the arts fields, where unpaid internships are unfortunately the norm. While an inferior educational environment for the poor and a lack of encouragement for women in general contribute in large part to this disparity in the STEM versus Arts professional spectrum,
the casual acceptance of it as mirrored in paid versus unpaid internships is a paradigm that must be questioned. In the last several years, litigation has begun to turn the tide in favor of the “intern” class. Class action suits give weight to the issue, as was the case in the fashion industry in early 2014 with a favorable ruling against Elite Model Management awarding backpay to interns. Magazine publisher Conde Nast was similarly challenged the year before. Ultimately, legislative change to the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division and Fair Labor Standards Act may be necessary to reconcile the issue and cement the gains. Those gains are imperative, given insight afforded to us by research like that conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. The survey results revealed two important findings. First, unpaid interns graduating from college who did not take an internship were about equally likely to find employment, but those with paid internships were approximately
75 percent more likely to do so. Second, the latter group also secured starting salaries over 40 percent higher. So, paid internships are imperative to both future employment and high-income attainment. Without changing the system, this trend will continue, and has the possibility to get worse. The chasm between the technical professions and the arts, while starting to close, must close faster. The liberal arts professions, the fashion industry, and yes, even the media, will benefit greatly from managing the inequity divide. Simply acknowledging that all interns, by delivering value to their employers, deserve adequate compensation is a good first step. It is also necessary for the student intern to demand that same point. Otherwise, they will pay for their internship “opportunities,” by personally financing their work, and by sacrificing future employment and pay. This is a cost that most can’t afford. Email opinions@ kykernel.com
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Lecture series tackles women’s issues in law
Asst. U.S. Attorney Kate Smith booked for November event By Matt Wickstrom features@kykernel.com
The UK College of Law Women Law Caucus held its first lecture in a series called “Inspirational Women in the Law” on Sept. 27. Fayette Circuit CourtJudge Pamela Goodwine was featured as the first guest speaker for this series of lectures to come. The series of lectures was created by Allie Miller, a third-year law student and current education chair after she felt there wasn’t enough insight into what really happens after law school. “I hope that these lectures show female law students what you can do with your
degree,” Miller said. The lecture series allows women who are lawyers and judges to speak to students about their life journey and how they got to where they are now. “My thought process in calling the series ‘Inspirational Women in the Law’ was meant to include all women in this profession, not just those who achieve a very high level of success, because I believe that any woman who enters this male dominated field and has a successful career is truly inspirational,” Miller said. The second lecture of the series is planned to be held in November, featuring Assistant U.S. Attorney Kate Smith for the Eastern District
of Kentucky. Smith will be speaking about what she did after law school, and how she went from working for a law firm to working for the government. Smith is the only planned guest speaker for the remainder of the semester, but lectures will continue through the spring. Currently, next semester’s guests consist of a panel of four to five women in law who will be discussing how to work in law while taking care of a family. For the future of “Inspirational Women in the Law,” Miller expressed her desire to have at least one more judge on top of Goodwine’s appear-
ance at the first lecture, and a female worker for a law firm. Miller hopes that by the end of the school year, there will also be an appearance from a female judge on Kentucky’s court panel or a female judge from the Supreme Court. “Inspirational Women in the Law” is a great way for students to connect with women in the workforce and see what really happens after law school. “I hope that these lectures inspire female law students, that are entering a fairly male dominant career, to not stress over their profession,” Miller said.
Dial ‘F’ for future By Kathryn Jury features@kykernel.com
Fortune-telling is more than cards and leaf shavings to Tabitha Dial, a local tarot card and tea leaf reading expert. Tarot cards date back as far as the 14th century and are used in sessions with fortune tellers to give predictions of the future. Some people even use them for spiritual purposes such as meditation. Dial uses the tarot cards to determine people’s patterns and tell them where they are headed. “I came across tarot card readings because I thought it was a beautiful art form, but also gave you a unique thing to do with your time,” Dial said. Dial, the founder and owner of North Star Muse, began practicing reading tarot cards in 1997, and said it took a lot
of practice to perfect her unusual talent. “It had that magical, mystical quality to it — that was almost 20 years ago. I didn’t even think that I would necessarily turn it into a business until later on,” Dial said. Dial compared her tea leaf readings to those done in the Harry Potter movies, explaining that she looks for shapes, animals, numbers and patterns to determine solutions to problems and to find new approaches to the person’s life or look into almost anything that person asks to investigate. “Tea leaf readings are a perfect way to explore yourself and any concerns or issues you may be having in your life,” Dial said. According to North Star Muse’s website, Dial is not a psychic, but she explains that her work is purpose-driven.
FOR MORE INFORMATION Dial often holds her booked appointments at High on Art & Coffee at 523 E High St. To schedule an appointment visit www.northstarmuse.com/shop/. She is able to see people’s outcomes based on current situations and past patterns. Dial believes that we have inner navigation. We are at our finest when we trust ourselves. Dial and North Star Muse are hosting new tea leaf reading sessions throughout November titled “Patronus Divination,” which is inspired by
Lexpecto Patronum, the Lexington Harry Potter Alliance, and supported by the Woodford Humane Society. During the session, subjects will have their patronus’ summoned, teaching them how their animal companions work with you through mind, body and soul.
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Geek out with ‘She Kills Monsters’ By Morgan Smith features@kykernel.com
Dragons, trolls and wizards, oh my. If you’re not a fan of adventure and excitement, then the upcoming production of “She Kills Monsters” may not be for you. The UK Department of Theater and Dance will be holding performances this weekend of Qui Nguyen’s show “She Kills Monsters” in the Guignol Theater of the UK Fine Arts Building. The show centers around the life of Agnes, a teenage girl who had recently lost her whole family in a tragic accident. After the accident, Agnes is struck with the realization that she didn’t really know her late sister, Tilly, and sets out to discover who her sister was, using a notebook Tilly left behind. The notebook contains directions on how to play the well-known board game Dungeon and Dragons, with a little twist. Tilly had created her own version of the game using people from her own life as characters. “All of the characters that come into this Dungeon and Dragons module are people that she (Tilly) knew in real life, her friends, her enemies, the people who were mean to her and the people who inspired her. It’s the story of her life,” said theater sophomore Kelsey Reese, who plays Tilly. The setting of the show toggles between Agnes’s real life in the early 90s and the fictional world of magic that Tilly had created in her notebook. According to cast members, the alternate setting has inspired impressive dragon costumes and thrilling combat scenes. The cast has been training with movement specialist Andrew Ray to use weapons and portray violence on stage in a way that is completely safe for the actors involved.
“This show has been difficult because it involves a lot of stage combat,” said theater senior Madeline Williamson, who plays Agnes’s guidance
“A lot of fighting happens on stage which can be very scary because we’re fighting with real weapons. There’s everything from swords and shields to quarter staffs and battle axes.”
Madeline Williamson
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counselor Vera in the show. “A lot of fighting happens on stage which can be very scary because we’re fighting with real weapons. There’s everything from swords and shields to quarter staffs and battle axes.” The show also speaks out on relevant social issues such as bullying and acceptance through Agnes’s journey to understand and accept her sister more fully. “I want people to see the show and know that no matter what you’re doing, if you’re passionate about it, there’s going to be other people doing that too, and you can find those people and make relationships,” Williamson said. The cast has been working off the clock to make sure the show is ready for its debut this Thursday. According to Williamson the cast rehearsed for three to four hours six days a week to get prepared. Williamson added that they recently had a tech rehearsal that lasted close to seven hours as well. The show will run from Thursday, Oct. 27 to Sunday, Oct. 30. Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with additional showings at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
West Sixth fall taste test previews new brews Pie-P-A.
ahead of time right off the can- a very nice citrus, lemon taste
was aged for three months and rests at a 5 percent ABV. It is caramel-colored with citrus and fruity notes. The Brett Saison is fermented with 100 percent brettanomyces strain, giving it a bit of a unique taste with fruity and spicy features similar to Belgian and Saison yeast strains. This flavor uses pilsner, vienna and wheat malts, as well as hallertauer blanc hops that bring out the fruity taste. Pennyrile Pale Ale is an American ale whose name references an area of Kentucky named Penny Royal, famous for its lovely geographical features. This ale was released on the Oct. 24, but the Open House goers got to try it a bit
and citra hops, giving it a fruity, pine flavor. West Sixth’s Snake Cake is an imperial stout aged in Four Roses bourbon barrels and at 11 percent ABV. This stout has a strong malt flavor with hints of bourbon. Snake Cake pours a dark brown color with a mocha-colored head and a creamy texture. It is a bit on the sweeter side with flavors of vanilla, chocolate and caramel with a woody backdrop. It is definitely a unique and delectable flavor. Meadoweiss is at 4.7 percent ABV and is a delicious flavor with a hazy golden-colored body and white head. It is at a low carbonation with a sweet lemony aroma. This brew has
CHRISTIE The Brett Saison, an exper- ning line. It is West Sixth’s sea- with hints of wheat. It is a bit NETHERTON imental brew for West Sixth, son brew, made with mosaic on the tart and sour side, only Kernel Columnist Nothing beats a Saturday afternoon of tasting experimental and popular craft beers at a local brewery and being one of the first to try upcoming flavors. West Sixth had its fall open house Saturday, Oct. 22 to allow local beer connoisseurs the chance to snack on local food from Smithtown Seafood right next door and to check out some of West Sixth’s delicious flavors, including Brett’s Saison, Pennyrile Pale Ale, Snake Cake, Meadoweiss Berliner Weiss and the Key Lime
adding to the deliciousness of the brew. Lastly, the Key Lime PieP-A, sitting at 7 percent ABV, has a hoppy and grassy pine flavor with a citrusy sweet finish. It is full and smooth with light carbonation. The hops used are more floral with faucets of graham cracker and just a bit of spice. West Sixth always has an amazing variety of flavors for any palate, so make sure to take the time to stop by the main brewery near downtown for a PHOTO BY CHRISTIE NETHERTON I STAFF sip of their local brews and a West Sixth had its fall open house Saturday, Oct. 22 to allow local beer bite from Smithtown Seafood connoisseurs the chance to snack on local food from Smithtown Seafood right next door. right next door. Email opinions@ kykernel.com
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UK heads into road matchup with Mizzou By Chris Angolia sports@kykernel.com
When UK travels to Columbia, Mo., for its Saturday morning tilt with the Missouri Tigers, a chance to win three straight SEC games for the first time since 1999 is on the line. UK will move closer to a bowl game with a win, but also stay in the race for the SEC East. The Cats are currently in second place in the East with three conference games left. “It gives us a big chance to shake things up in the SEC East,” receiver Jeff Badet said Tuesday. “If we just continue to play hard and execute and if we continue to finish. I feel like this team has found a way to finish and win games, not like we did in past years. I just think we need to stay the course and do what we have been doing.” Keeping the Tigers offense off the field will be crucial for UK’s chances if it leaves Colombia with its first road win of the season. In last week’s loss to Middle Tennessee State, the Tigers ran 112 plays on offense, a staggering number that
resembles two games worth of offense for some teams. Mizzou’s offense looks to challenge a UK defense that has improved considerably since the first half of the New Mexico State game. UK’s defense struggled to stop opposing offenses in the first few weeks of the season, and this UK defense cannot afford to be on the field for an extended period of time against one of the most explosive offenses in the SEC. “This team is looking forward to Missouri and the challenge there is they play absolutely extremely fast. They played 112 offensive snaps last week. Yeah, 112. That is two games,” head coach Mark Stoops said. “We cannot let them have 112 offensive plays because depth is an issue. So we have to have more guys step up and be ready to play.” Depth is an issue at the outside linebacker position after backups Kobie Walker and De’Niro Laster were lost for the season with injuries, but practicing against UK’s up-tempo offense has helped the defense prepare for Mizzou.
UK’s offense is coming off its most complete performance of the year against Mississippi State on Saturday. Quarterback Stephen Johnson showed the ability to throw the ball down the field, a big change from recent weeks. Johnson threw for 292 yards Saturday night to compliment a potent ground attack that has begun to dominate in recent weeks, adding another 262 yards against Mississippi State behind running backs Benny Snell Jr. and Boom Williams. UK’s run game will be pivotal in keeping Mizzou quarterback Drew Lock and the rest of the Tigers offense off the field. When Lock does get on the field, linebackers Josh Allen and Denzil Ware will play big roles in stopping the Tigers offense. “We just want to go out there and compete,” Allen said. “We don’t care if we’re home or away we still have the same mentality because we go in there as if we are going to win the game, so (our) mindset (is) we are going to take in there to get that W.”
Plans set for new UK baseball stadium By Chris Angolia sports@kykernel.com
Friday morning at the University’s Board of Trustees meeting, it was announced that the university had approved construction to begin in February on a new baseball stadium and facility. When Nick Mingione was hired in June of this year, it was clear that a new stadium and facility were on their way. No one knew when, aside from the fact that it would be sent to the Board of Trustees sometime this fall. Luckily the program received word of the good news on Friday. “We’re excited. This is a huge, huge deal for our program but every recruit and family I meet I’ll just continue to tell them just how important it is to put the right people (in the new facility),” Mingione said Monday. The project is one that is desperately needed for the program that struggles with its current facilities at Cliff Hagan Stadium. Throughout the SEC, nearly every baseball program has better facilities than UK, and it has become more and more evident in recent years. With the competition in the SEC at an extremely high level already, it also feels as if it is a competition between the respective schools in terms
PHOTO BY ADAM PENNAVARIA I FILE PHOTO Kentucky wide receiver Dorian Baker celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the win over the Missouri Tigers at Commonwealth Stadium on Sept. 26, 2015.
Cats prepare for first exhibition against Clarion
Team takes the court together following two intrasquad scrimmages By Bailey Vandiver sports@kykernel.com
PHOTO PROVIDED BY UK ATHLETICS Friday morning it was announced that the university had approved construction to begin in February on a new $49 million baseball stadium and facility.
of facilities, because facilities bring in recruits and recruits help increase performance on the field. “We talk about that all the time in terms of the things we want to do for our young people and we want to give them the best chance to have resources to match the expectations they have for things they do in the Southeastern Conference,” UK Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart said Monday. The new stadium is set to be located just off of Alumni Drive between the new UK Football practice facility and the Wendell and Vickie Bell Soccer complex. The stadium will feature 2,400 permanent seats as well as grass areas down each baseline as well as club/box seating bringing the
capacity to 4,000 seats for regular season games. In addition, there is enough room in the areas nearest the stadium that additional bleachers could be added if UK is to host a regional in the NCAA Tournament which would increase capacity to 6,000. “We’re extremely appreciative of the continued commitment of President Capilouto, Mitch Barnhart, the University of Kentucky, and our athletics department to our program,” Mingione said. The approval of construction for the new stadium has clearly created a buzz around the program and with construction set to beginning in mid to late February, and the stadium is set to be completed in the fall of 2018.
PHOTO PROVIDED BY UK ATHLETICS The new stadium is set to be located just off of Alumni Drive between the new UK Football practice facility and the Wendell and Vickie Bell Soccer complex.
The UK men’s basketball team begins its season on Sunday. In the first of two exhibition games, the Cats face Clarion University, head coach John Calipari’s alma mater, for the second time since Calipari became head coach. When the teams last played, in November 2009, UK won 117-52. Calipari is once again coaching young players, many of whom will play collegiate opponents other than their own teammates for the first time on Sunday. The Blue-White scrimmage displayed the talents of these freshmen, such as Malik Monk’s dunks. However, the defense in the scrimmage lagged a bit as the players allowed their teammates to show off, so it will be interesting to see the defense in action against Clarion as well as how the Cats perform offensively. Despite a somewhat relaxed defense, the scrimmage got a little rough, causing freshman Sacha Killeya-Jones to miss much of the game with a busted eye. Killeya-Jones will attempt to make up for lost time in Sunday’s game and showcase what fans can expect from him this season. The game will also serve as the first opportunity for redshirt freshman Tai Wynyard to get some time on the court in a UK uniform. Though he sat out of the Blue-White scrimmage because of a cheek injury, he returned to practice Monday. Sophomore Isaac Humphries also missed the scrimmage because of an injury, in his case minor knee soreness. Both he and Wynyard are currently listed as day-to-day. In the limited action that fans have seen of the team, the guards have been the biggest story to come out. The guards dominated the BlueWhite scrimmage, but on different teams. For the first time on Sunday, they will play as a unified backcourt, likely with another three-guard starting lineup for the Cats. Sophomore Isaiah
PHOTO BY LYDIA EMERIC I STAFF Freshman guard De’Aaron Fox scores a basket during the Blue-White Scrimmage at Rupp Arena on Friday, October 21.
Briscoe will be joined by Monk and De’Aaron Fox, with senior Dominique Hawkins likely first off the bench. “I’m looking forward to it because I’ve played with Malik all summer since Coach has had the freshmen together, but I wasn’t able to play on the same team as Isaiah much, so I’m excited to play with him,” Fox said. “It might be difficult at the beginning because we haven’t really played with each other, but I feel like it will be fun and make it easier for me.” Incumbent guard Briscoe impressed by leading all scorers with 39 points in the scrimmage, but his battle with Fox made that idea of the two playing together all the more enticing as the freshman showed his defensive chops coming away with five steals and two blocks. Add in the aforementioned dunks and overall athletic display from Monk, and fans are in for a treat watching the trio take the court together for the first time against Clarion. Though only in an exhibition, the Cats look for a strong start to their season Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. in Rupp Arena.