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Local redefined, excludes national brands UK, Aramark no longer consider Coca-Cola and Home City Ice to be local food
PHOTO BY TAYLOR PENCE I STAFF Students frequent the soda machines within various on-campus restaurants, including Bowman’s Den, The 90, Intermezzo, and more.
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UK will alter their classification of “local foods” to include more products from Kentucky farmers. The university will have to work with its partner Aramark to determine how much food they purchase and, more importantly, where it is purchased. Aramark is a business that provides food services, facilities and uniform services to hospitals, universities, school districts, stadiums, prisons and other businesses around the world, according to the
company’s website. UK partnered with Aramark in 2014 for on-campus dining. For the 2015-16 year, UK Dining increased local sourcing by 20 percent, according to UKNOW’s website. UK defines local in its UK Dining Sourcing Report for 2015-16 as any product sourced from Fayette and its six adjoining counties. It can also purchase Kentucky Proud products, which are foods, nursery items, crafts, agritourism sites, farmers’ markets, state parks and many other products and destinations with roots in Kentucky soil, according to Kentucky Proud’s
website. “Local produce is great for students because they have fresh fruit and vegetable options instead of snacks that lack nutritional value,” said Natalie Heimbrock, a sophomore dietetics major. During the 2014-15 school year, more than $1 million spent on local products was spent on Coca-Cola and ice, a Lexington Herald-Leader open records request revealed. Coca-Cola was previously counted because Lexington hosts a distribution plant for the company. Buying local products helps
Coffee shops go ‘Gilmore’ By Bailey Vandiver news@kykernel.com
Wednesday was a jumbo coffee morning for “Gilmore Girls” fans across the nation. As a way to promote “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life” streaming in November, Netflix helped coffee shops transform into Luke’s Diner, Lorelai and Rory Gilmore’s favorite place to grab a cup of coffee, for the anniversary of the original series premiere. In Lexington, both Coffee Times Coffee House and Southland Perk participated. Netflix sent props to every participating location, including Luke’s Diner coffee sleeves, cups with Lorelai Gilmore quotes, a “No Cell Phones” sign familiar to all watchers of the show and a Luke’s sign for the front of the store. “We had to get on the same page, especially with attire,” Coffee Times Coffee House employee Kathleen Cowen
UK establish strong relationships within the city of Lexington and, in turn, it helps local farmers and producers. One partnership UK has is with The Boone Creek Creamery. “It is wonderful that UK has embraced local food. The economics is important, but the quality of food is what really matters,” Ed Puterbaugh, owner of Boone Creek Creamery, said. “UK uses a lot of our cheese, which we take pride in because we do not add any chemicals to it.” In August 2014, President Eli Capilouto approved a proposal for The Food Connec-
NABJ hosts panel to analyze VP debate By Alex Brinkhorst news@kykernel.com
PHOTO BY BAILEY VANDIVER I STAFF Luke Gifford, owner of Southland Perk, dresses up as Luke Danes from the show “Gilmore Girls” and serves customers on Wednesday
said. Coffee Times and Southland Perk employees were clad in flannels and backwards baseball caps, Luke’s signature look. Cowen, a “Gilmore Girls” fan, loved wearing a Luke’s hat. Before Coffee Times opened, a line formed and fans continued to pour in, even after the coffee stopped being free. Many of the customers also dressed as Luke and a few asked to borrow a Luke’s hat for a photo. BCTC business freshman Reilly Hewitt, went to both
shops to celebrate. She was most excited about “the signs and the atmosphere.” “Netflix contacted us to host a Luke’s Diner pop-up shop, and being ‘Gilmore Girls’ fans, we jumped on that,” Southland Perk owner Nicole Gifford said. The event attracted more than just “Gilmore Girls” fans. UK English senior Nathan Petrie said it was a great way to promote local coffee shops. “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life,” will consist of four 90-minute episodes and premieres Nov. 25.
tion, a public-private partnership between UK and Aramark that aids in growing a vibrant food economy in Kentucky. Aramark backed The Food Connection with a $5 million investment. “As part of our research on farm to campus programs, we investigated possible measures of local food impact, and assessed the limitations and advantages of various metrics,” said Lilian Brislen, executive director of The Food Connection. “Our findings were made available to decision makers in their process of crafting new goals and contract terms.”
UK students gathered with UK’s chapter of National Association of Black Journalists to watch the first and only Vice Presidential Debate Tuesday night. Lisa A. Brown, director of student and multicultural affairs in the UK School of Journalism and Telecommunications, and the NABJ hosted a panel discussion at 7 p.m. in the Gatton College of Business’ Kincaid Auditorium to promote student political involvement. Panelists included State Sen. Ralph Alvarado, State Sen. Reginald Thomas, Kentucky Assistant Secretary of State Lindsay Hugh Thurston, Community Activist Shayla Johnson and associate professor James Hertog. Renee Shaw, host of the KET show “Connections with Renee Shaw,” moderated the panel. Audience members could ask panelists questions via
Twitter. The group discussed the importance to vote and what to expect from the Vice Presidential debate. Despite differences in political views, the panelists agreed on the importance of voting. “All of you young people will have a predicted impact on who will be president,” Thomas said. Panelists also discussed the new ways to get people to vote in Kentucky. Thurston elaborated on the website govote.ky.com, a safe, secure and easy way to register to vote in the state. Thurston said over 80,000 people have used the site, which includes 20,000 new voters. Also outside of the auditorium, attendees could use kiosks and flyers to figure out how to use the site. Another topic the panel debated was bipartisanship in Kentucky’s Senate, to which both senators explained it is not like Washington, D.C. Sen. Thomas and Sen. Alvarado said both party members worked across the aisle to get
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things done for the greater good of Kentucky. The panel’s audience was around 25 to 30 members. Towards to end of the panel, Shaw called up journalism professor Buck Ryan to one of the audience microphones. Ryan said that he recently travelled to Russia, where his translator was upset that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin had removed the “None of the Above” option, which allowed voters to not choose a candidate, in the voting booths. The panel then voiced their personal opinions on whether or not the U.S. should adopt a similar law. Some said it would be useful in local elections where there is only one candidate running, but others argued that it would stall democracy. After the panel, Brown presented the panelists with “Certificates of Appreciation” from the NABJ, afterwards to which the Vice Presidential Debate between Republican Gov. Mike Pence and Democrat Sen. Tim Kaine began.
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Wildcat mascot steeped in history
By Lexington Souers features@kykernel.com
“And they fought like Wildcats.” With that remark, Commandant Carbusier, head of UK’s military department at the time, coined the nickname that would become the university’s mascot. According to the UK traditions website, Carbusier used the term after a 1909 away game against Illinois, which the Wildcats won 6-2. Over time students, fans and media personnel adopted the term and it was finally deemed the official mascot of the university. It wasn’t until 1976 that students began dressing up as the Wildcat for sporting events. T. Lynn Williamson, advisor to the UK Cheerleading Program, said the mascot was created by Cliff Hagan, who was Athletic Director at the time. The Wildcat used to have spots, but has since traded them in for elaborate costumes and jerseys. The Wildcat isn’t UK’s only mascot. There’s also Scratch, a more child friendly representation of the beloved wildcat. Scratch was created in the 90s after the NCAA encouraged schools to create kid’s clubs and mascots. Williamson said there are four people who alternate dressing as the Wildcat. Students are selected to tryout and then participate in an interview, planned suit performance and an impromptu interaction in the community. “To be a mascot, you’ve got to be uninhibited, a little bit crazy, a little bit out there, a little bit daring,” Williamson said. Spontaneity is the other key to being a successful mascot, according to Williamson. He said mascots have to learn to react to different situations especially with children, who often love the mascot on TV or from a distance, but get scared if the mascot approaches too fast. Williamson also said being a mascot requires you to be
inventive and innovative. “Nobody knows who you are, so you don’t get any credit,” Williamson said. “But yet, if the mascot does something wrong, you get in trouble.” The mascot has been present at UK sporting and community events for almost 40 years. It was first held by Gary Tanner, and then by Terry Barney, who beat out Tanner after his friends encouraged him to attend tryouts in April of 1978. “I ran out of material about a minute and a half in,” Barney said. “So I did it all backwards.” Barney was the Wildcat from 1978-1980, as well as being co-captain of the cheerleading squad in his last year as the Wildcat. At UK, he was a physical education major, and currently teaches at DeSales High School in Louisville. “It pretty much changed my life,” Barney said. “It was like being royalty, for me at least.” Barney said his goal as the Wildcat was to touch as many people as he could, whether that was giving out hugs and high-fives or performing at games. According to Barney, the traditions have stayed the same throughout the years, including the one armed pushups, a tradition he’s credited for starting. “That was the cheerleaders,” Barney said. “Saying ‘Terry, you need to do one armed push-ups.’” The tradition of one armed push-ups has come under some scrutiny the past few seasons. Barney said he’s glad the Wildcat finishes each set of pushups with a one armed push-up. “I just wish he would do them all the way to his nose,” Barney said about the Wildcat’s two handed push-ups. For 1996-99 Wildcat Gavin Duerson, one-armed push-ups were a part of his game-day preparation, but he doesn’t fault the current Wildcats for their switch. “I think they should have kept it. I think that would have been good just because it’s been going on and on,” Duer-
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The mascot has been present at UK sporting and community events for almost 40 years.
son said. “But the problem, I think became when they built the new stadium with the big screens, because people could really see just how bad the push-ups had become.” He added that his push-ups “probably weren’t the best either,” but that stadium improvements, like the bigger screen, highlighted the difficulties of the one armed pushup. Duerson said he has many positive memories from his time as the Wildcat. He would attend alumni events, tailgates, schools and hospital visits. He said memories from those hospital visits, like one where a patient who had been in surgery days before “popped right up,” after seeing Duerson. The former Wildcat is known for his choreographed
Stay safe with the Sexperts
Student group educates campus on sexual health, smart birth control practices By Emily Cole features@kykernel.com
While some aspects of the college experience can be difficult to talk about, one campus organization is doing their part to erase the stigma and begin the conversation about sexual health on campus. The UK Sexperts are a student organization located in the University Health Center dedicated to educating their peers about sexual health and healthy relationships. Comprised of peer health educators with an emphasis on sexual education, this group is making their presence known all around campus. Although University Health Service offers many free resources to full time students, faculty advisor Blake Flaugher says that many students aren’t aware of them. “We found that seven out of 10 students in fall of 2015 reported sexual activity in the past year,” Flaugher said. “One out of five students reported never being tested for HIV and we need to make sure that everybody is getting tested and we do that for free here. A lot of students don’t know all the services available to them,” While Flaugher is heavily involved in the organization of the Sexperts program, he says that it is the student sexperts he is most proud of. This year, the student educators have partnered with the Late Night Film Series to put on movies like “Easy A” and “Lars and the Real Girl” for all of campus in addition to the presentations
they offer. “We have a really great team of experts and I’m very proud of them but there is always room for improvement,” Flaugher said. “If anybody wants to partner with us to create some kind of sexual health
organization that offers information about contraception for free,” Davisson said. “You can go on their website and sign up for reminders about your birth control and you can read articles about sex and relationships, too. They also tell you on an interactive map where you can go to get birth control.” “We talk about how This year UK Sexperts are many daily swipes offering several different presentations to different groups there are verses how on campus. Peer health educamany actual matches tors will come to your sorority, there are. It comes out fraternity, event, or student orto about a 1.8% match ganization and teach important rate so we talk about information about sexuality how if you’re using and communication. While this tinder to look for love, may seem like a flashback to you’re probably looking sex ed class, the experts are in the wrong places. committed to keeping their education relevant to the modern We also talk about the day student. One of their curimportance of commurent programs is called “You nication and safety on Swiped Right..Now What?” apps like that.” and focuses on the use of dating apps like Tinder and Grindr. Megan Davisson “We talk about how many Student ambassador, Bedsider daily swipes there are verses how many actual matches there awareness day on campus we are,” Davisson said. “It comes hope to collaborate with more out to about a 1.8% match rate people in the near future. We so we talk about how if you’re go to different resident halls using tinder to look for love and events on campus and pro- you’re probably looking in mote safer sex and sex positive the wrong places. We also talk attitudes. We recently became about the importance of coma Bedsider organization which munication and safety on apps we are very excited about.” like that.” As a student ambassador The sexperts will be hiring for Bedsider, peer educator more peer educators later this Megan Davisson promotes the semester and hope to expand resources that the organization their program and erase stigoffers for all college students. mas about sexually transmitted “Bedsider is a non profit diseases.
dances with the dance team and his proposal to his wife. Excitement aside, Duerson said it eventually becomes a job. “It’s super fun and super exciting, but then it quickly becomes grueling and hard work,” Duerson said. “You’re trying to portray like you have all this energy and sometimes that’s the case, but a lot of times you’re pretty exhausted.” Duerson, now Director of Simple Church Alliance, said being Wildcat gives him an instant connection with people once they figure out he was behind the Wildcat mask. He added that his goal as wildcat was to make people laugh and enjoy themselves. “I would always take it as my goal to win over the fans,
especially fans of the other team. To make people laugh, that was always my thing…” Guerson said. “Kentucky sports can be taken a little too seriously and I think the Wildcat is there to remind people that this is a game and you’re there to have fun.” Along with the human mascots, UK has had several live animal mascots throughout the years, with the first one being given to the University in 1921. Blue, UK’s live mascot from 2000 to 2012, lived at The Salato Wildlife Center in Frankfort KY. Brent McCarty, Conservation Educator at Salato, believes the Wildlife Center became the home for the live mascot because it was close to Lexington, and because it was better equipped to care for na-
tive wildlife. A bobcat, or wildcat, is the around the size of a medium sized dog, and eats about a pound of meat a day. “I’ve spoken to a few people who had gone to games a long time ago were the Wildcat was brought out,” McCarty said. “He was on a leash but he was freaking out.” The tradition of bringing the live mascot to the games ended after the human mascot was created. McCarty said Blue was friendly and playful, even at times affectionate. “Sometimes he was a little too playful,” McCarty said. “He liked to jump up on your shoulders. He could knock you down.” While UK no longer has an official live mascot, the Salato Wildlife Center does still have two live bobcats.
Concert series promotes solar energy By Matt Wickstrom features@kykernel.com
David Butler has been involved with Lexington’s music scene for decades, working as owner of music club The Wrocklage from 1988 to 1996 and performing in rock group Rebel Without A Cause. Now the 1999 UK grad with a masters in geochemistry is spearheading a solar revolution across the Commonwealth with Solar Kentucky, a non-profit that seeks to finance solar panels and energy efficiency upgrades on Habitat for Humanity houses throughout the state. The idea was sparked for Butler by his daughter, who just over a year ago asked him what he was going to do for his mid-life crisis. Soon thereafter Butler got the ball rolling on his movement, starting a renewable energy podcast titled Clean Power Planet. “After I had the podcast going for about a year, a lady from the Kentucky Housing Corporation named Deanna McCord called and said she’d been listening to the show and wanted to help me,” Butler said. “Since their organization is state-wide (McCord) said we’d need to plan similar events across the state and not just in Lexington.” Solar Kentucky and Habitat for Humanity plan to team up for three more benefit shows in the future in Berea, Elizabethtown and Bowling Green, with another show taking place at Haymarket Whiskey Bar this Saturday in Louisville featuring Johnny Conqueroo, Voodoo Economics and Bendigo Fletcher.
PHOTO BY DAVID BUTLER I SOLAR KENTUCKY Saturday’s benefit concert hopes to raise money to supply solar panels and other energy efficient upgrades to homes of low-income families.
Lexington’s benefit will be held at The Burl on Saturday and will showcase the musical talents of Warren Byrom, Western Movies, SLO-FI and Frigidkitty.
“Once we raise the money, that’s when the really hard work starts, because the local Habitat for Humanity affiliates have to pick the homeowner and work with the installers to get the systems put up.” David Butler
Solar Kentucky
Byrom will perform an intimate solo acoustic set to kickoff music at 8:30 p.m.. Western Movies and SLO-FI will follow, two local acts featuring both Byrom and Otto Helmuth formerly of early 90’s rockers The Blueberries.
Rounding out the night will be the mountain pop melodies of Frigidkitty. This weekend’s event coincides with The Kentucky Solar Energy Society’s Lexington Solar Tour, kicking off at 10 a.m. on Saturday at The Plantory at 501 W. Sixth St., Suite 250. Attendees can meet with UK’s solar car team and experts in solar energy and tour nearby solar installations to see how local residents and businesses are harnessing the sun’s energy to power their daily lives. “Once we raise the money that’s when the really hard work starts, because the local Habitat for Humanity affiliates have to pick the homeowner and work with the installers to get to systems put up,” Butler said. Butler and Solar Kentucky have set a lofty fundraising goal of $12,000 for each of their benefit shows, enabling the organization to put a three kilowatt system on one Habitat for Humanity home in each city they hold a concert.
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Education gap opportunity
One of the most important investments Kentucky residents make with their tax dollars is in public education. For a state that dedicates such a large portion of its budget to education, surely residents would expect to see positive returns. But a Lexington Herald-Leader report on Kentucky schools revealed a bleak picture for education in the state. In light of the cuts to higher education Gov. Matt Bevin was recently brought to court over, students across the state at every level are facing an uphill battle to pursue their educations. For students in college towns like Lexington, Louisville and Bowling Green, there is untapped potential in partnerships that could be formed between universities and many of the lowest scoring schools in the state. Fayette County had five schools that were in the bottom 10 of their state-wide brackets. Jefferson County had 16 schools. With their location in close proximity to UK, Transylvania and BCTC should have a partnership in our community. UK has a number of Living Learning Communities that focus on academics and ad-
vocate helping others, such as the Honors Residential College, the EDLife community and the LEXengaged community. They could be utilized to counter the problem of understaffed classrooms. Access to our tutoring and academic resources like our renowned library would motivate and encourage students struggling to succeed. It can also improve their chances of pursuing higher education if they can begin to identify with students who have made the choice and succeeded. The goal of a partnership would not be to sacrifice our own resources. We should seek to fill the need in these schools by bettering our students. Some majors at UK require that students have internships before they graduate, and at the School of Journalism and Media the system has helped many of its students find jobs after they graduate. Berea College has had a successful model of readying students for the career search post-graduation by matching students with paid on campus jobs, and it is time for UK to expand its focus on job-readiness by meeting a need in our geographic community. For education, STEM, English and other focus ar-
eas that can tutor high school students, colleges need to emphasize the value of applying what they are learning in their classrooms in constructive ways. The students on both ends of the spectrum benefit: college students gain experience and students that might normally have been left behind are reinvigorated. One of the state’s worst performing high schools is Bryan Station High School just outside of New Circle Road. Two of the worst performing middle schools in the state, Crawford Middle School off Winchester Road and Winburn Middle School outside New Circle Road feed directly into Bryan Station. We can’t continue to let these children fall through the cracks and get filed away because of a lack of teachers, counselors and advisors. Our community is made up in large part by students who were a part of this state’s public school system. As a product of the investment made by Kentucky taxpayers and to fulfill the promise of this university’s commitment to the state, we should achieve our goals in a way that will pay it forward to the next generation. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.
Spiced brews warm the body like their cafe counterparts CHRISTIE NETHERTON Contributing Columnist
Fall is a magical time of year and we all know that it is the season for pumpkin-spiced everything. From pumpkin pie to the widely coveted pumpkin spiced lattes, no one can deny the distinctive taste of autumn. The world of craft beer is no different in sharing in the seasonal Fall flavor craze. Here are five fantastic beers to kick off the fall season. Woodchuck Private Reserve Pumpkin Cider: if you are looking for a cider that reminds you of that pumpkin scented candle you just love to melt on your stove top on a chilly Autumn night, look no further. This specialty cider is marked at 6.9 percent ABV, a high alcohol content for the Woodchuck. This medium bodied amber cider uses real pumpkin and apple with a hint of squash. It offers an authentic and earthy pumpkin flavor. It is creamy with added crisp apple and vanilla flavors that gives the true taste of fall. Dogfish Town’s Punkin
ing, Superintendent Eddie Johnson allowed the mishap to be explained by a simple lack of training. “They had those cameras maybe about a week… There’s going to be a learning curve,” Johnson said. It is unreal to allow this excuse to hold any weight. If officers are given technology, the officers should be thoroughly trained in using the technology, especially when it can be used to provide transparency in their practices, which are already under question by the public. In a similar occurrence, 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott was shot and killed by a plain-clothed officer on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police force. As protests began to sweep the city, with protestors calling for the release of footage obtained by the officers, Police Chief Kerr Putney showed no urge to heed these requests. When asked about transparency in the case, Putney said, “Transparency is in the eye of the beholder.” “There’s your truth, my truth, and the truth… Some people have already made up their minds,” said Putney. This coming from a police chief, following the slaying of an unarmed man by an officer in plain clothes, is despicable.
Denying transparency is not a trait unique to only police departments. UK has also had problems with giving the public what they are entitled to. When the Kernel requested documents pertaining to UK’s investigation into sexual assault and harassment allegations from students against former associate professor James Harwood, the university refused to turn over the invetigation, redacted or not. This is comparable to Putney not providing “full transparency” to the public. UK is a public university, funded by taxpayer dollars, and needs to treat those whom it depends on like the stakeholders they are. Even though we do not have the option to end our support, the university should still treat the public as their most important critics. To deny releasing public information is to show that the public does not matter. Transparency is key in building trust, and trust is key in building strong relationships. Full transparency from public institutions is rare, and this is a trend that must be changed. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.
spice. The sour ale uses a toasty malt that goes great with favorite fall foods like roasted turkey and pumpkin pie — a great ale to bring to Thanksgiving dinner with the family. The Bruery’s Autumn Maple: standing at 10 percent ABV. Rather than the traditional pumpkin flavored Fall ales, Autumn Maple is brewed with a whopping 15 pounds of yams per barrel. Autumn Maple is a bold and spicy Belgian brown ale made with traditional Belgian yeast with heavy flavors of cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, maple syrup, molasses and allspice. It is the perfect ale for sipping while sitting fireside on a chilly autumn night. Whatever Fall flavor you may crave, just remember that while you are standing in the 30-minute line for that four o’clock pumpkin spiced latte, you could be sipping on one of these delectable craft Fall brews at a local taproom that will warm you up just as much as that fresh coffee. Christie Netherton is the beer columnist of the Kentucky Kernel. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.
Mindfulness: more than meditation
Transparency integral for public institutions We do not have the opportunity to have distrust in American public institutions. Our tax dollars are, without our consent, given to these entities, making them servants who should respond and be open to those who supply their funding. However, it is becoming more and more apparent that those whose existence depends on our support do not feel the need to allow the public to view the inner workings of their institutions. Police departments from across the country have come under scrutiny in recent years due to the lack of transparency they have within the institution. In too many of these cases of police brutality that have been in the national spotlight, the body cameras that are attached to the officers gear have been turned off or not functioning. 18-year-old Paul O’Neal was fatally shot by Chicago Police Department officers July 28 after reportedly crashing a stolen car into two police vehicles, and wouldn’t you know, one of the officers who fired shots at O’Neal’s body camera was turned off during the shots. It was turned on after the shooting. In response to the discrepancy with the body cameras, which the officers were given one week before the shoot-
Ale: this full-bodied brown ale is essentially pumpkin pie in the form of a delicious beer with a lot of spice and hops. At 7 percent ABV, the Punkin Ale offers a layered taste of spices, brown sugar, hops, cinnamon, nutmeg and hints of pumpkin. It is also named after the Delaware pumpkin hurling match, “Punkin Chunkin.” Lexington’s West Sixth DankeChain Oktoberfest: this is a traditional German-styled beer with a heavy malt flavor of moderate strength at 5.5 percent ABV. This local seasonal brew hits the palate with hints of wheat and honey with a grassy, caramel finish. The West Sixth DankeChain Oktoberfest is certainly a local favorite here in Lexington and undeniably a delicious Fall flavor. It is especially worth a try if you are a local beer connoisseur. Boulevard Brewing’s Funky Pumpkin: this is a spices sour ale at 5.8 ABV. This pumpkin ale gives drinkers just a hint of pumpkin spices while kicking it up a notch with other Fall spices of cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and ginger, with the sourness adding a bit of tartness to all of the
OLIVIA JONES Contributing Columnist
While you are off on your morning run, prioritizing grocery list items based on your budget and sorting through upcoming assignment dates, you probably missed a $5 bill just lying on the ground. You also missed the puppy with two different colored eyes who was just begging to be pet. Last but not least, you missed the advertisement for your dream job that was taped to the lamp post two blocks back. Now that you’re aware of what you’ve missed, are you really that upset? Probably not. It seems that most of us have become so complacent with our routine-based lives that when opportunities present themselves we are not only not upset if we miss them but also not actively seeking them either. Now let’s take the same scenario and go through some other things that were missed. Thoughts of oatmeal, dish soap, calculus equations and project pro-
posals veil our eyes from the little girl who can’t find her mom crying down the sidewalk. We don’t notice the couple arguing behind their used Toyota, faces red and tears inevitably to follow. Finally, we trample overtop an innocent, curious caterpillar. Maybe you would never miss a $5 bill lying on the ground. Maybe you don’t own a pair of tennis shoes, despise the idea of running and wouldn’t even know what to do with your arms. Maybe you don’t like petting puppies.The point is, maybe we are missing out on a whole lot of living in life. We may have created a bubbled reality where only what directly affects us, concerns us. Mindfulness is the answer. The Google definition of mindfulness is “a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment.”It’s more than a type of meditation; mindfulness is a lifestyle choice. If we actively participate in our surroundings, we’ll introduce exponential gratitude and all sorts of new experiences into our daily lives. According to the concept of neuroplasticity, life experiences cause our brains to change and adapt—for the better! In other words, our minds are malleable but only if we take action and introduce mindfulness into our lives.We can rewire the way our bodies react to stress, develop new brain cells, re-
verse the aging process and so much more. The simplest way to bring mindful habits into your life is to focus on your breath. Without this action, none of us would be here. Focus on each inhale as you feel your diaphragm drop and your rib cage expand. Allow your shoulders to fall toward your hips, creating length in your neck as you fully exhale. Repeat.Make each breath deeper and perhaps pause breathless in between, becoming aware of the void and the actual difference between how your body responds to breath and the lack of breath. This can be done for thirty seconds, thirty minutes, or even thirty days. Let’s revisit the running scenario. Practice mindfulness by concentrating on the way your feet hit the sidewalk. Observe your surroundings and take them in. You will start to notice those crawling caterpillars on the pavement and your dream job may be right around the corner. Allow mindfulness to take over your thoughts and be fully present in every moment. We need to break our bubbled realities, retrain our brains and stop merely going through the motions in life. Literally stop and smell the roses. Olivia Jones is the health columnist of the Kentucky Kernel. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.
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From New Zealand to Lexington: By Arpan Dixit
Probert chases childhood dream
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Although Rugby and Cricket will always be the most popular sports in the country of New Zealand, soccer, or football as most people call it there, isn’t far behind. UK Soccer freshman forward Connor Probert, first came to the U.S. with life in Lexington and meet his new teammates. Probert hails from Auckland, New Zealand. Most kids growing up there go with rugby as their first sport. “Rugby is pretty much what basketball is to Kentucky,” Probert said. “Everything comes first for Rugby and every kid growing up wants to play it. I’m happy that I didn’t take that pathway because football has given me great opportunities.” Probert has been around the game all his life. His dad, Paul, played for the New Zealand national team and that was his first love at a young age. He also had an older brother who played for the U-17 and U-20 national teams. “I haven’t been around any other sport at such a young age,” Probert said. “It was around the age of four that my dad had me playing.” Probert came to UK, not having another college choice, and trusted coach Johan Cedergren from the very beginning. Building that type of relationship with a coach was
PHOTO PROVIDED BY UK ATHLETICS Probert has started in all 10 games to start the season for the 6-2-2 Cats.
something Probert was looking for when being recruited. Not having an official or unofficial visit might not be the normal route for your average athlete, but Probert is happy with the choice to call Lexington his home for the next four years. Cedergren didn’t have to meet Probert to know that he wanted him in Lexington. Probert got exposure when he participated in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile last October and the head coach for the Cats knew he wanted the forward after seeing him play at the highest level for his age. Probert attended Sacred Heart College for his final two years back home before coming to play for UK. Cedergren
established a relationship with Probert’s high school coach, who was also the New Zealand U-17 national team coach, Danny Hay. That is where Probert started peaking as a player, under the leadership of Hay. Cedergen kept in touch every week, for almost a year, keeping up with how he was doing in school and the team. Originally the plan was to get Probert here during the spring semester of 2016, but his school results weren’t finalized in time. “It was a really long process,” Probert said. “It was just forms after forms and it’s something I wouldn’t want to put myself through again.” Playing in the U-17 FIFA World Cup is something that Probert will never forget. He said that this was definitely the coolest experience of his life. “We didn’t have any expectations on us so I wasn’t really that nervous going in. Going further in the tournament we realized maybe we could do something here until we ran into Brazil,” Probert said. Not many players from New Zealand have gotten the opportunity to come to the United States to pursue their dreams. Probert is just one of a handful of players from the nation to make the jump to the United States. Everybody has heroes and people that look up to, especially athletes and Probert isn’t any different. “I think as I’ve gotten old-
PHOTO BY HUNTER MITCHELL I STAFF Freshman forward Connor Probert scores the team’s only goal of the match against Dartmouth on Friday, Sept. 2 in Lexington.
er I’ve looked up to Cristiano Ronaldo and how he plays the game along with Mesut Ozil,” Probert said. “Ronaldo is more a scorer but the way Ozil sets up his teammates and gets them involved is eventually what I want to excel at.” Probert is also a very big Arsenal fan, and has kept up with them all his life. After getting a degree, although currently undecided as a freshman, Probert has dreams of playing professionally in the MLS or in Europe along with many other amateur college athletes.
Probert has set goals throughout his life and his freshman season at UK is no different. “My goal is to start every game throughout my years here in Lexington and help my team win the C-USA and eventually a national championship,” Probert said. He is starting to achieve that goal this season. Probert has started in all 10 games to start the season for the 6-2-2 Cats, as they look to repeat as C-USA regular season champions. Probert has scored one goal to go along with two assists on
the season. Getting opportunities is all you can ask for being a freshman. Probert has certainly been in the box a lot this fall, attempting 14 shots in 10 games. Statistics is not something Probert is worried about, and that tells you a lot about the player Johan Cedergen has on his team. “It is nice to have stats, you know, I go into a season looking to get at least five goals five assists on the season,” Probert said. “But it’s ultimately about winning and that is what I want to accomplish here.”
Past loss motivation for upcoming Vandy matchup By Chris Angolia sports@kykernel.com
With Saturday’s 34-6 loss to No. 1 Alabama, UK Football now sits at 2-3, one game under .500, but the loss seemed to create more optimism surrounding the team heading into this week’s matchup up with the 2-3 Vanderbilt Commodores. The Cats have lost four of the last five games to the Commodores including a 2117 heartbreaker in Nashville which killed UK’s hopes of getting to a bowl game. Head coach Mark Stoops knows
how important last year’s game was. “Does last year’s Vanderbilt game hurt? Absolutely. It bothers me and will probably bother me the rest of my life. But this is a total new year,” Stoops said Monday. However, with the sting of last year, that loss is clearly past the team and it needs to be. At 2-3, this game is one that decides their season and if they will have any chance of getting to a bowl game. Saturday will also be no easy task for the Cats for numerous challenges that the Commo-
dores pose. On defense, Vanderbilt is led by the SEC’s leading tackler, linebacker Zach Cunningham. Cunningham leads a very experienced defense against UK’s offense and that experienced defense held Florida to just 286 yards of total offense in their loss to the Gators last Saturday. “They play hard, they play physical, they are coached very well and they will fight you tooth and nail every play,” offensive coordinator Eddie Gran said about Vanderbilt’s defense. “It’s a team that everywhere I have been we have
battled with them every year and I respect the heck out of them.” The Cats’ offense will already be facing a difficult task on Saturday, but over the last two games, they have made things more difficult on themselves by turning the ball over, something Vanderbilt’s defense is very good at forcing. UK currently sits at last place in the SEC with a -7 turnover differential whereas the Commodores have a +3 turnover differential, and come game day, turnovers could play a big factor in who wins the game. As for the Commodores
offense, running back Ralph Webb leads the SEC in rushing yards with 582 yards along with five rushing touchdowns. “(Webb) is a very, very good player … They’re riding him right now. They’re making it difficult with their shifting, motions,” Stoops said in his Wednesday teleconference. Despite having Webb, the Commodores have an interesting quarterback situation because their starting quarterback Kyle Shurmur was poked in the eye last week against Florida but plans on playing with some form of eye protec-
tion this week. Linebacker Jordan Jones and safety Mike Edwards, who are two of the top four tacklers in the SEC, will look to limit Webb’s effectiveness and make the Commodores throw the ball, something they struggle with. The importance of this game for UK cannot be understated being that it virtually decides the season, and luckily for UK, their players know it. “We know what type of game it is, we have to win,” cornerback Derrick Baity said. “That’s the type of game it is; we have to win.”
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