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In the heart of Paris during attacks ILLUSTRATION BY BEN WADE I STAFF
UK students discuss being in French capital during massacre that left more than 100 dead By Joshua Qualls jqualls@kykernel.com
Two students and a professor from UK were in Paris on Friday, the day of the ISIS terror attacks that took nearly 130 lives. None of the eight Education Abroad students in France is studying in Paris, but hospitality management and tourism junior Ana Cervera, based in Chambery, France, and accounting and finance junior Alayna Mohn, based in Vallendar, Germany, both planned weekend trips to the city with friends. “I thought it was a bad dream,” Cervera said. “There were soldiers
everywhere and they were just watching, more than anything.” Cervera arrived on Friday morning with friends from the University of Savoie. Cervera has learned much about France’s culture since landing in the country on Aug. 28, she said. She felt the atmosphere was different after the attacks. “(In France) they like to protest things they see as unjust, and in Paris they were told that they weren’t allowed to do that,” Cervera said. “It felt wrong.” Cervera’s group returned on the train to Chambery on Sunday. French President Francois Hollande declared three days of
national mourning and increased security throughout the country Saturday, and Cervera was encouraged to wear black when she returned to school on Monday. Mohn and a few French-speaking Canadian friends with whom she has been studying at WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management took a bus to Paris and arrived Thursday morning. One of her classmate’s parents live in the city’s 17th arrondissement, so the group went there for dinner just before the attacks. The area is about six kilometers away from the Bataclan, the concert venue where the most deaths took place during the attacks.
Mohn spent time in an area closer to the Bataclan when she visited the Cathedrale Notre Dame de Paris and Musee du Louvre on Thursday, but on Friday she stayed closer to the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe near where her group was staying. “We were all sitting around the table when the (student) who lived there said, ‘Oh, there’s been an attack,’ but we didn’t … necessarily know how bad it was,” said Mohn, who does not speak French. Her classmate’s sister eventually walked away from the table as they finished eating and turned on the news.
“(The people in the room) were sometimes like, ‘We don’t even want to tell you what’s happening, it’s so bad,’” Mohn said. Mohn struggled to understand what was happening as everyone spoke hastily in French, but she could read their body language and tell something terrible had happened. “You could just feel it in the room how scared they were,” she said. UK Public Relations has not yet shared the name of the professor who was in Paris at the time of the attacks, but all UK students and faculty in France reported to the UK International Center that they were safe by Saturday afternoon.
La Madeleine brings French food to campus By Joshua Qualls jqualls@kykernel.com
La Madeleine Country French Cafe’s first Kentucky location opens to the general public 7 a.m. Monday. Located in The 90 on Hilltop Avenue, the restaurant features popular French cuisine in a casual cafe setting. Dishes include Frenchinspired sandwiches, soups and salads, as well as a bakery. “Our cafes offer a unique, welcoming atmosphere and we warmly invite all students, faculty and staff to make our cafe their own,” La Madeleine President John Cahill said in a press release.
The space matches the atmosphere of other La Madeleine locations, including wood tile floors, “rustic” beams and hearth fireplaces. “You’ve got this side of the fireplace, which is kind of a den feel, and this side, which is more of a living room kind of feel,” said Assistant Manager Laura Kiffmeyer, who has worked at UK Dining for about 20 years. “It’s … designed to give you a little bit more of a comfortable place, but there’s also places where big groups can sit down and have a great time.” La Madeleine gave its staff the opportunity to train with real customers over the weekend by quietly inviting some students to try out a free meal before the restaurant officially opened. It served samples of the breakfast, lunch and dinner menus during each corresponding time of day from Friday to Sunday.
“It seemed more high class and nicer than (normal dining options) on a college campus,” said Jacqueline Kremer, an integrated strategic communication freshman who tried the Pasta la Madeleine during the soft open on Saturday. “It was really good.” La Madeleine began training its staff at the beginning of the week and brought in a team of about 10 trainers to help get the store up and running. “It’s been a great experience for our associates and for the customers who have come through so far,” Kiffmeyer said. The restaurant was chosen by students in a UK Dining survey. UK’s dining partner, Aramark, originally tried to bring Panera Bread to campus but it ultimately did not work out, and La Madeleine’s parent company, Groupe Le Duff, negotiated for Aramark to become a franchisee. There are about 20 full-time workers and between 15 to 18 work-study students and parttime staff.
PHOTO BY CAMERON SADLER I STAFF La Madeleine is located in The 90, and was chosen as an addition to the dining facility in a survey administered by UK Dining. The restaurant opens Monday.
La Madeleine’s first location opened in 1983 in Dallas, Texas, and the chain has since grown to more than 75 locations across the American South and Southwest. It also has nine locations near Washington, D.C., and one close to Baltimore, Md. Besides being the first location in Kentucky, it is also the first on a university campus. Jackson Lewis, a public rela-
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tions associate for La Madeleine, said the location at UK is part of an effort to increase the company’s market share by expanding to nontraditional locations such as college campuses, malls and airports. La Madeleine recently opened two locations in Orlando, Fla., and it is also looking at other new markets in more states.
“It’s kind of a new adventure for them as it is for us,” Kiffmeyer said. La Madeleine accepts Flex dollars and will be open Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Fridays from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. It will be closed on Saturdays and Sundays, and Kiffmeyer said it will be closed during the holidays for at least this year.
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NEWS Metrics
Definition
Enrollment percentage of underrepresented undergraduate and graduate students Graduation rate for under represented students
Baseline
2020 Target
Undergraduate
11.6%
12.9%
Graduate
7.2%
11.8%
Undergraduate
45.2%
60.2%
Master’s
71%
76%
Doctoral
48%
53%
Faculty
Females African American/Black Hispanic/Latino
37.1% 3.4% 2.8%
48.2% 6.9% 4.2%
Executive, Administrative, and Managerial
Females African American/Black Hispanic/Latino
48.9% 3.5% 0.5%
50% 7.9% 6.1%
Professional
5.1% African American/Black 4.3% 1.5% Hispanic/Latino 1.1% Information taken from UK Strategic Plan
(Graduation in 6 years or less) (Completion in 3 years or less) (Completion in 7 years or less)
UK’s call for change STAFF REPORT news@kykernel.com
President Eli Capilouto met with two dozen Black and African American students in his home Thursday night to talk about how minority students face racism on campus. In an campus-wide email, Capilouto said the Board of Trustees is working to improve the college experience for these students. “Underrepresented students face explicit statements and acts rooted in hate and ignorance and micro-aggression motivated by a lack of compassion and understanding,” Capilouto wrote in the email. “Together, let us recommit ourselves to building an even stronger, more diverse, more inclusive, more enlightened community.” Capilouto noted in the email that although the meet-
ing had been on the calendar for weeks, the timing was “ideal.” He was likely referencing recent protests at University of Missouri concerning racism that resulted in the MU System President and MU Chancellor resigning. Capilouto wrote that the university must encourage student activism and dialogue about how to make UK better for all students. “What you learn in college translates to what you do in life, and we want our students to be activists for social change outside of these walls as well as inside them,” Capilouto wrote. “It was an essential moment for me and other members of our leadership team to hear from our students, in their own words, what they experience on our campus.” Capilouto also discussed the Strategic Plan for 2015-20
adopted by the Board of Trustees three weeks ago which outlines several new ways UK will improve for minority and underrepresented students. Three “strategic initiatives” in the plan provide the framework: Foster a diverse community of engaged students; improve workforce diversity and inclusion; engage diverse world views and perspectives by increasing awareness of diversity and by communications across campus that address these issues. “We must pursue these aims with an abundance of communication, transparency of effort, and commonness of purpose,” Capilouto wrote. “But we also must aim well beyond the achievement of numeric and infrastructure goals. We must join together in a conscious effort to eliminate the vestiges of intolerance.”
WRFL voice signing off By Tanquarae McCadney news@kykernel.com
WRFL Director of Music Mary Clark, a media arts and studies senior, is stepping down from her position to prepare for her upcoming May graduation. According to WRFL Media Adviser Ben Allen, her last day is Friday. Former WRFL Assistant Programming Director Aryana Misaghi will be taking Clark’s place as music director. “Although the staff is continuing on as it always does, we’ll certainly miss Mary being in the office, staring down a stack of new CDs and inspiring everyone in this ongoing, never ending work to keep WRFL the coolest music zone on campus,” Allen said. Clark started volunteering at WRFL early in high school, doing simple tasks like making posters for concerts. During her senior year of high school, Clark began training as a DJ. She got her first director position during her freshman year, and she was promoted to the Director of Music position during her sophomore year. During her childhood, Clark often visited WRFL with her father John Clark, who co-hosts and produces both the Finner and Clark Expedition and the Phantom Power Double Hour radio shows. At 13, Clark read her first public service announcement on air. For Clark, another memorable facet of WRFL is the station’s library. The WRFL library is made up of their music collection of LPs, CDs and records attached to reviews. “There’s something magical about the fact that the numerous CD reviews I’ve written during my time at the station will remain an artifact in our library forever,” Clark said. “You can look through our library and find CD reviews that were written in the first years the station existed, 1988 and beyond. I love knowing that my thoughts and opinions will be left behind for
PHOTO PROVIDED BY MARY CLARK | WRFL DIRECTOR OF MUSIC Mary Clark first went on air at the age of 13 and started at WRFL as a volunteer in high school. Friday will be her last day as director of music.
people to discover years later. “If I can help even just one person find a band that impacts their life positively that
I love knowing ... my thoughts and opinions will be left behind for people to discover.” MARY CLARK
WRFL director of music they might not have otherwise discovered, then I’ve accomplished what I wanted to do.” Clark has been training Misaghi to take on the re-
sponsibilities of managing the reviews of all new music that comes into the station, which can exceed 70 pieces a week. Other responsibilities include adding music to the playbox, communicating with labels and distribuvtors and taking care of reporting charts to their College Music Journal. “I’ve been transitioning into becoming the director of music for the past couple of weeks or so and Mary’s been helping me along the way,” Misaghi said. “It’s been good to have her around.” Licensed on Oct. 18, 1987, WRFL has served UK 24 hours a day, seven days a week since March 1988 on 88.1 FM. WRFL is an independently operated, student educational radio station broadcast out of a studio in the basement of White Hall Classroom Building.
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Serving up hope Helping feed 50 counties
By Darron Miller features@kykernel.com
One in six Kentuckians is at risk for hunger. Seventy-four percent of households in Kentucky have to decide between food and paying utilities, or between paying for food and paying for medicine every month. Statistics show more than 250,000 children in Kentucky wake up each morning not knowing where their next meal will come from. These statistics from God’s Pantry Food Bank are what drive the organization that has been helping Kentuckians fight hunger since 1955. It began when founder Mim Hunt gathered food in her station wagon and started distributing it to the less fortunate. Hunt, who had spent several years working in New York, returned to Kentucky and was troubled by the conditions that were similar to what she left in New York. Hunt died in 2005, after being in charge of God’s Pantry for more than 20 years. With the help of volunteers, her work continues today. God’s Pantry currently serves 50 counties in Central and Eastern Kentucky through a net-
work of more than 300 member agencies, which includes pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and other community service agencies with food as part of their missions. “We’re empowering these communities to meet their needs,” said Alice George Rogers, the development coordinator for God’s Pantry. God’s Pantry Food Bank is a member of the Kentucky Association of Food Banks and a member of Feeding America, a network of more than 200 food banks serving every county in the U.S. “Last year we were able to distribute over 26 million pounds of food to over 200,000 individuals,” CEO of God’s Pantry and UK alum Marian Guinn said. God’s Pantry has backpack programs that provide food to kids during school vacations and weekends. Other programs include the summer feeding program, the annual Thanksgiving Boxes and the Commodity Supplemental Program. In order to keep this operation running, God’s Pantry needs the help of volunteers and donations from the community. Along with its main headquarters on 1685 Jaggie Fox Way in Lexington, there are four other pantry locations which serve 2,000 families in Fayette County every month. “Most people look toward the holiday season and the end of the year to volunteer at the warehouse,” Guinn said. The biggest event is the annual Turkey Basket Brigade, which usually occurs a couple of
weeks before turkey baskets are handed out. Spots fill up quickly and volunteers need to sign up in advance to be guaranteed a spot. Community Services Coordinator Mary Alice Daniels said she loves when students are able to volunteer. Students can volunteer at Central Intake to take phone referrals from social service agencies and set clients up for an appointment to pick up food at one of four area pantries. Another way to support God’s Pantry is by donating — every dollar donated equals eight meals and for every $10 donated the food bank can distribute $100 worth of food. “With increased support it is our hope to fill the meal gap as we work to insure that everyone has access to enough nutritious food to lead a healthy life,” Quinn said.
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Eat Elizabethan
U.S. ‘Shakespeare’ locations exclusive to Lexington By Emily Maddox features@kykernel.com
To eat, or not to eat, that is the question. Shakespeare and Co. is part café and part living room. Inspired by Elizabethan Europe, the distinctly Shakespearian décor is both elegant and comfortable with plush couch seating, handcrafted chandeliers and richly doused in pastel colors. “As might seem appropriate in a restaurant whose name references the great Bard, our menu is quite literally a book,” restaurant manager, Hannah
Johnsonsaid. ness career in Dubai,” Johnson Composed of classic dishes said. from all over the world and reThe first Shakespeare and flective of its roots in Dubai, Co. was opened in 2001 in the Shakespeare and Co. offers city of Dubai. According to everything from eclectic cock- their website, there are currenttails to all-day breakfast. The ly 27 company-owned and optwo locations, 367 W. Short erated restaurants in the UAE Street and 1060 Chinoe Road and franchises in Lebanon, in Chevy Chase, are the only Jordan, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, U.S. operations. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, “Our founder, Dr. Edward Iraq and the U.S. Saad, considers it home. Dr. “We are so excited to be Saad received his doctorate in operating two restaurants in chemical engineering from the this blossoming city, and are in University of Kentucky, and the process of building a third PHOTO BY CAMERON SADLER I STAFF has lived and worked in Lex- location in the Hamburg shopShakespeare and Co. is part café and part living room. The two locations in the Bluegrass state are the only ington for a number of years locations in the U.S. following his successful busi- See SHAKESPEARE on page 4
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Walking through the Lincoln House By Simon Olagbaju
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Mary Todd Lincoln is known to have told her family at an early age that she knew she was not going to be president, but she had a hunch she would marry one. And indeed she did, eventually becoming the 16th first lady of the U.S. A significant part of her upbringing occurred in the middle of Kentucky and drew her into the national political scene. The Mary Todd Lincoln House is located on West Main Street in Lexington. It was opened in the 1820s as a stagecoach inn, but was later sold to the Todd family a few years later. The property did not remain an asset of the Todd family, and later became a grocery store, a family house, a brothel, a boarding house, and finally a warehouse for a nearby hardware store. In June 1977, after a series of deliberations between the state government and the Kentucky Mansions Preservation Foundation, the house was reopened as a museum, the first in the U.S. dedicated to a first lady. “The house is furnished
with items and pieces from the Late Georgian era, to reflect the environment Mary Todd grew up in while her family resided here,” said Hannah Richards, one of the house’s tour guides during a house tour. “Most of the flooring is made up of Kentucky Ash, and the house is one of the first brick homes in the area.” Lincoln lived in the house from the ages of 13 to 21. It is during this time period that her views on political issues, including slavery, were believed to be formed. “Mary’s father, Robert Smith Todd, was one of the more influential people in Lexington,” Richards said. “Whenever he had important guests over at the house, Mary held her own and contributed to the political discussions, gaining her first bit of political training.” It was also in the house where many believe Mary Todd Lincoln’s of death was formed — she lost her mother at six, her step-grandmother at 18, and then her father, husband, and three of her four sons in close succession. Lincoln viewed death as abandonment, and never learned how to cope
with it. The house is open to the public, and behind it is the Beula C. Nunn garden, named after the wife of former Kentucky governor, Louie B. Nunn. She helped preserve and restore the property. “The house is kept open through these public tours, our gift shop, along with any donations we receive,” Richards said, highlighting the challenge that comes with preserving a piece of history. Events are held at the house throughout year with the aim of offering some insight into Lincoln’s life. On Dec. 13, there will be special tours that focus on Lincoln’s “Favorite Things,” to commemorate her 197th birthday, and her love of fashion, and the French.
IF YOU GO 578 West Main St. Lexington, KY 40507 Open until Nov. 30 Monday through Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
PHOTO BY CAILYN MCLAUGHLIN I STAFF The Mary Todd Lincoln House has been a stagecoach inn, a brothel, a grocery store and home to the former first lady.
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Make scones that rival your local coffee shop’s
Seasonal fruits make scones tasty year-round By Sarah Brookbank sbrookbank@kykernel.com
These scones are easy to make and taste like they come straight from your favorite coffee shop. They’re perfect for breakfast or an afternoon snack with a cup of coffee or tea. While this recipe uses blackberries, they are almost out of season, so check out the Lexington Farmer’s market and see what they’ve got in season. The lemon glaze also adds to the flavor dimension of the scones. Popular winter scones use cranberry and orange, but you can put in pretty much any fruit or flavor you wish. You can also mimic Starbucks by adding vanilla extract and making a vanilla glaze. While the scones are easy to make, the hardest part is making sure the dough mixes to the right consistency. The one of the best parts of scones is the flaky texture, so you may need to add more flour. This is especially important when you are adding fruit, otherwise the dough won’t
flake right. Blackberry SconesIngredients: 2 1/2 cups flour 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tbs. baking powder 1 stick butter, room temperature 1 small container blackberries, washed and dried 2/3 cup milk Instructions: Preheat oven to 425 degrees Mix together flour, baking powder, sugar and salt Add butter with mixer or spatula until crumbly Add milk and mix again Once dough is mixed add blackberries
If dough is too soggy, add more flour Roll dough and cut into triangle slices Place dough on baking sheet Bake for 14 minutes Take out and let cool before adding glaze Lemon Zest Glaze Ingredients: 1 cup powdered sugar 3 tbs. milk 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1 tbs. lemon zest Instructions: Mix all ingredients together until thick Add to scones when they are cool
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SAVON GRAY Contributing Columnist
Finding your place in this country as an African-American man is a tough process. Arguments, disapproval and the loss of friends are common byproducts. In a country that held your ancestors captive for more than 200 years legally, African-American opinions may differ from others. Common responses when American slavery include, “You didn’t live through slavery, why do you still care about it,” “Get over it,” and “It happened 150 years ago, forget about it.” But is it that simple? After studying the DNA of Holocaust survivors and their children, Rachel Yehuda, who led a research team at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital, may have uncovered an answer to that question. By studying children of 32 individuals who were either held in concentration camps or in hiding during World War II, the team found that traumatic events could alter genetic make-up. Prior to this test, researchers knew experiences could effect the genetics of the person who experienced them. This test, however, introduced evidence that the experiences of people’s parents can genetically effect their children. After studying the genetics of the children of the survivors, the study found they had an increased chance of developing stress disorders. “The gene changes in the children could only be attributed to Holocaust exposure in the parents,” Yehuda said in the study. This is not the only study showing where experiences and fears can be passed down genetically. Scientists at Emory University, Brian G. Dias and Kerry J. Ressler, trained mice to be scared of the smell of cherry blossom, giving the mice a small electric shock every time the smell was introduced. This caused the mice to pair the smell of cherry blossom with fear. The offspring of these mice had the same reaction to the smell, even though they had no negative experience with the smell. The effect was noticed in the offspring of the offspring of the original mice. This research gives evidence that the descendants of slaves cannot simply forget about slavery. The trauma of their ancestors could affect their life everyday. Along with 250 years of slavery, being treated as subhuman, and all of the other atrocities that came with legal slavery are hard to wipe from memory. Epigenetic inheritance can show how slavery can never be truly forgotten. Savon Gray is a journalism sophomore. Email opinions@ kykernel.com
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Kentucky voting laws must change for elections to be truly democratic In Kentucky’s recent gubernatorial election, the lack of voter turnout among democrats drastically altered the outcome in favor of Republican candidate Matt Bevin. While the percentage of people who identify as Democrats outnumber Republicans, according to a 2015 Gallup poll, Republicans have better success in low-turnout years namely because of their demographics. Republicans have a higher percentage of older, upper class citizens who have much less social and economic restrictions on their ability to vote, which makes them hard to compete with at the polls. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed to prevent voter discrimination by race and economic class, which was common particularly in southern states where literacy tests and scare tactics were used to dissuade minorities from voting. Following its passing, voter turnout among Democrats, who have a much higher percentage of minori-
ties than Republicans, increased. Despite the increase in voters, voter turnout has significantly dropped since the 63 percent turnout of the 1960 presidential election. While the Voting Rights Act of 1965 decreased voter discrimination for minorities, there is a major demographic that doesn’t have equal resources to vote as the rest of Americans: the 18-29 year old. The American Psychological Association’s annual Stress in America survey showed that millennials (Americans aged 18-35) experience the effects of stress, symptoms of which include feeling overwhelmed and lacking motivation/interest, more than any other age group. Stress and packed schedules make it significantly harder to find the time to go vote, and for many students at UK, the process of voting includes driving back to their county to register and vote, or mailing in one’s registration and an absentee ballot.
Only 19 states in the U.S. have online voter registration, and Kentucky is not one of them according to the non-profit, non-partisan organization Rock the Vote. For a college student to make the accommodations and plans necessary to vote, they would have to exert more effort than older generations. Each citizen should have equal representation in state and federal legislature, but when the system is easier to maneuver for only a section of the population, equal representation is unlikely. If the government wants to properly start representing one of its most neglected demographics or, at the very least, if Democrats want to capitalize on the hundreds of thousands of voters who statistically lean left, they need to make the system easier for them to maneuver. County registrations are a hindrance for all voters. Online registration, with the option to mail in as
well, would reduce the hassle and complication of registering. If you have a Kentucky license and a Kentucky residence, you should be able to register with ease and vote at any polling booth in the state. While this would require electronic ballots to prevent voter fraud, the expense is minor compared to the necessity of having equal representation in our legislature. In addition to reduced registration hassles, Election Day needs to be a national holiday where all workers, except for emergency personal, have the day off of work and students have the day off of school. Voting is a citizen’s duty, but without the equal opportunities to get to the poles, democracy suffers, and our government fails to represent its citizens. Making it easier to vote doesn’t give one demographic an unfair advantage — it aids every demographics’ chances. Email opinions@kykernel.com
Black Friday sales not worth ruining Thanksgiving for workers There is nothing like turkey, pumpkin pie and capitalism for Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, many Americans will be torn from their dinner tables and families to work the Black Friday shift at their place of employment — on Thursday. For these employees it is not a choice of whether or not they work on Thanksgiving. As most college students know, some jobs require employees to work Thanksgiving or Christmas shifts. According to USA Today, Target, Macy’s and Sears will open this Thanksgiving at 6 p.m. Also ToysR-Us will open their doors at 5 p.m., forcing employees to choose between dessert with family or keeping their jobs. In 2012, the average American spent $423 on Black Friday, a total
of $59.1 billion, according to Statistic Brain Research Institute. While in 2014 Americans spent over $1 billion on Thanksgiving Day. Americans have money to spend, and parents will get down and dirty
trampled and hurt from consumers pushing and shoving to get an item. According to the Huffington Post, in 2013 a Rialto, Cali., police officer was injured on Black Friday when a fight broke out at the local Walmart.
Do a favor for underpaid employees who are missing out on family time, shop Cyber Monday, and leave Thursday out of it.” to grab an Easy-Bake Oven for their little girl, even if it means leaving the Thanksgiving table. YouTube videos take the Internet by storm every Black Friday, which usually includes someone being
Also in 2013, a Virginia man was allegedly slashed with a knife over a parking space at a Walmart on Black Friday. It it obvious that Black Friday is great for our economy. Black Friday
captivates the American way of life: one for all and all for one. There is even a website devoted to a count of Black Friday deaths. The current count is at seven deaths and 98 injuries. Black Friday is pushed earlier and earlier each year and is teaching Americans that possessions are the most important part of life. Bigbox stores’ obsession with satisfying American consumerism will continue to tear their employees from Thanksgiving dinner until consumers choose their holiday family time over a discount on a Tickle-Me-Elmo. If your itch of a great deal must be scratched, do a favor for the underpaid employees who are missing out on family time: shop Cyber Monday, and leave Thursday out of it. Email opinions@kykernel.com
Pleasure Principle: an introduction to sexuality By Mellisa Estebo opinions@kykernel.com
Merriam-Webster defines sexuality as, “The sexual habits and desires of a person.” As a college student it seems as though this word shows up everywhere we look. We hear it in our friend circles, from professors, our parents and now in our cam-
pus newspaper. But are we really as sex-obsessed as society would have us believe? Though we assume our peers are having wild threesomes and one-night stands all while maintaining a steady relationship on the side, statistics show the opposite. For two decades Dr. Sandra Caron has collected data on sex and college life, and her
findings couldn’t be clearer. 56 percent of college students think they’ve had fewer partners than their peers, while just 10 percent think they have had more partners than their college peers. Further complicating things are the sexuality myths we all hear. To name a few: women are less interested in sex than men, men can’t enjoy
sex unless they have an erection, vaginal penile sex is the only act that qualifies as getting laid. These myths are more frequently spread than the truth. Luckily, that’s all they are: myths. Women are quite the sexual beings, foreplay can be exciting without the presence of an erection, and getting laid is defined by each person’s
own definition. With all this confusion it’s easy to see why the topic of sexuality can be taboo and why it’s easy to assume our peers are enjoying wild and crazy sexual escapades while we sit in our dorm room and study. What would happen if we actually talked about sex? What if we asked questions
and weren’t afraid of the possible reactions (or lack thereof) our peers might have? My hope is that we can break down the barriers, squash the myths, and begin to understand that sexuality and its meaning is something unique to each individual. Mellisa Estebo is a psychology sophomore and host of WRFL’s Sexually Speaking.
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Greek students push anti-sexual assault campaign Sigma Phi Epsilon, Alpha Delta Pi use #LiveYourOath to stand up against controversial legislation LEXINGTON SOUERS Assistant Features Editor
Earlier this week I visited The Roastery on W. Main to celebrate a cause near to my heart, as well as my Greek brothers’ and sisters’. Sigma Phi Epsilon and Alpha Delta Pi used this past week to raise awareness about sexual assault on campus through a #LiveYourOath campaign, fundraisers and on-campus events. On Tuesday, they partnered with The Roastery to donate
proceeds from the #LiveYourOath latte to the Bluegrass Rape and Crisis Center. A survey by the Association of American Universities said more than one in four women reported experiencing sexual assault on a college campus, and one in 33 men will report sexual assault in their lifetime, according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network. It’s time to talk about sexual assault. On Thursday, Alpha Phi became the first Panhellenic organization to stand against the Safe Campus Act, a controversial piece of legislation that could hinder the reporting and investigation of sexual assault
cases on college campuses. Currently universities are allowed to investigate and punish individuals and organizations even if police do not. The Safe Campus Act would eliminate this right, by requiring that the victim report to law enforcement before the university can get involved. According to the Huffington Post, the Safe Campus Act “stipulates that colleges may only investigate an allegation of a criminal sexual assault if the alleged victim agrees to report it to local law enforcement.” If the victim doesn’t press charges, then schools are dras-
tically limited in how they can investigate and aid students, only able to provide counseling and academic support. There is no justice in this. The federal gender equity law Title IX states, “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” While the Safe Campus Act is not a direct violation of Title IX, it infringes on it. The act is another way for universities to turn a blind eye when it comes
to sexual assault on campus and to wash their hands of the issue. It heightens the social stigma that victims are weak, by saying that if you are not strong enough to press charges, you are not entitled to receive support and justice. Victims of sexual assault often feel shame about their assault and coming forward can take years. The horrors of their assault shouldn’t be heightened with a public display of the vicious crime commited against them. Buying a $4 cup of coffee may not change the world, but it’s a start. I am proud of Sigma Phi Epsilon and Alpha Delta Pi
for creating a conversation on campus about sexual assault. I am proud of Alpha Delta Pi for creating a conversation in the country about sexual assault. It’s more than just a Greek issue, but I’m proud to see the Greek community working together to create a positive conversation. So #LiveYourOath — this week and every week — because sexual assault isn’t just “their problem;” it affects all of us, Greek and non-Greek. Lexington Souers is the assistant features editor of the Kentucky Kernel. Email opinions@ kykernel.com
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Volleyball suffers fourth home loss to Missouri By Lamar Smith
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No. 18 UK (18-8) squandered a seven-point fifth-set lead as the Missouri Tigers (234) squeaked past the Cats (2527, 25-19, 23-25, 25-19, 16-14). UK came in having won five of its last six before Sunday’s loss. The five-set match was competitive throughout, with both teams alternating wins during the first four sets. The fifth set seemed to follow the trend of the previous four sets, and UK was going to close out the win on its home floor. However, this did not happen and the Cats blew a 13-7 lead in the deciding set by allowing the Tigers to go on a 7-0 run before winning the set and the match. Kaz Brown, a sophomore middle blocker (12 kills and 5 blocks), talked about the disappointing loss and wasting a sixpoint lead in the fifth set. “I mean in a game like that where you have that big of a lead, it’s definitely a mental thing. I don’t think we came with the correct mentality and I think we started playing scared at the end and I think that’s everybody on the court and on the bench so I think we just need to change the mindset,” Brown said. Anni Thomasson and Morgan Bergren both had double-
PHOTO BY HUNTER MITCHELL I STAFF Sophomore defensive specialist Ashley Dusek (5) and senior setter Morgan Bergren (6) scream in excitement after scoring a point during the the game against the Missouri Tigers on Sunday in Lexington. Missouri won the match 3-2.
doubles. Bregren had 16 kills and 13 digs, while Thomasson had 43 assists and 14 digs. Ashley Dusek had a match-high 26 digs and both Sharay Barnes and Emily Franklin had eight digs. “Missouri stuck some tough serves on us and got us out of system which kept us at times from doing what we wanted to do,” head coach Craig Skinner said. “We didn’t step up and change the momentum when we needed to and the bottom line is we need to be more competitive and more aggressive in those situations to not allow any opponent to do that to us.” Coach Skinner spoke about the adjustments his team will
make as the Cats face Texas A&M at College Station. The Aggies took the previous match in a four-set win at Memorial Coliseum. “Well I have no doubt our team will be ready to battle on Wednesday night and I know they don’t want to feel that again so they’ll be ready to compete and get after it,” Skinner said. “It’s not physical or drills or skills, it’s about looking someone in the eye and saying bring it on and that’s what I think our team will do on Wednesday.” A win against Texas A&M on Wednesday could move the Cats into a tie for first place in the Southeastern Conference with a 12-3 record.
NEWS
Finding their temporary homes for the holidays
International students who continue living in dorms during school breaks have dining, housing options By Camiran Moore news@kykernel.com
Many UK students return home or travel elsewhere for Thanksgiving and winter breaks, but for some it may be too expensive or time-consuming because their families live halfway across the world. UK provides living arrangements during breaks to international students who live on campus, but the Smith, Kirwan II and Woodland Glen I residence halls are the only halls that stay open for academic breaks. While UK has international students from all over the world, many of them prefer not to travel thousands of miles home for a three-day break. Some of them also decide to stay in Lexington for winter break. “We do have an Indonesian community in Lexington so they always do a gathering every year for Thanksgiving,” said Heru Siswanto, an architecture freshman who will stay on campus for both Thanksgiving and winter breaks. During winter break, Siswanto will travel with the Lexington Indonesian community to an Indonesian festival out of state. Siswanto lives off campus,
but with international students from all different countries. He said he prefers it that way so he can experience other cultures and learn from them. Mobolaji Olagbaju, a geology and political science sophomore from Nigeria, lives in Haggin Hall, a dorm that shuts down during academic breaks.
Al-Habsi and Olagbaju miss one thing from home the most when they are in Lexington over the holidays: food.”
“I have family in Georgia so I will go visit them for Thanksgiving break, but for winter break I am going back to Nigeria,” he said. Some students like Majda Al-Habsi, a communication freshman from Oman, live off campus and have no obligation to leave a dorm. Al-Habsi said she and an Omani friend have decided to go shopping in Chicago for Thanksgiving break.
Both Al-Habsi and Olagbaju miss one thing the most when they are not home during the holidays: the food. However, this year they will both be returning to their respective home countries for winter break. “We encourage anyone who needs academic break housing, including international students, to indicate this need on their housing application so that they can be assigned to one of these halls,” said Sarah Nikirk, interim associate vice president for Auxiliary Services. Ovid’s Cafe and Wildcat Pantry at the 90 will both remain open during normal business hours through Thanksgiving break. Additional locations, including Blazer Hall and Fresh Food Company, will close on Thanksgiving Day and reopen the following Sunday. Students have TVs and games in each of the residence halls for entertainment throughout the holidays. Some residence halls have pianos and others have billiards or ping pong tables. Nikirk said the living and learning experience that students who live on campus share is a rich blend of experiences. “Students who live off campus are not afforded this same unique opportunity,” she said.
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PHOTO BY LYDIA EMERIC I STAFF Junior forward Derek Willis (#35) scored a career-high 14 points in the season opener against Albany, and started his first career game against NJIT on Saturday.
Calipari finds his rotation JOSH ELLIS Basketball Columnist
Before the regular season started, UK head coach John Calipari said he didn’t know if he’d play a six, seven or eightman rotation. He seems to have found his answer (for now, anyway.) Through the Cats’ first two regular season games, Calipari played a 10-man rotation and an eight-man rotation. The season opener against the University of Albany was the first time Calipari got to see his team in action, and he got a special surprise off the bench from junior forward Derek Willis. The Mt. Washington, Ky., native had a career high 14 points, to go along with five rebounds and two assists. Willis averaged just 3.9 minutes per
game last season, but played 28 in the season opener on Friday. Despite his best performance playing at UK, Willis emphasized he cares more about winning than playing time. “It’s not about minutes for me. It’s about winning the game,” Willis said. “If I need to not play, that’s fine. If I need to play 13 minutes, I’ll play 13 minutes. Whoever needs to play 30-to-40 minutes, that’s fine. I don’t care about minutes or anything like that.” Of the 10 who played on Friday against Albany, eight of them had at least 11 or more minutes on the floor. Another interesting thought is none of the 10 came in during garbage time, because UK’s turnover struggles kept the Great Danes within 10 for the majority of the game. Barring Isaiah Briscoe’s injury, the Cats’ first starting lineup was Ulis, Jamal Murray, Charles Matthews, Marcus Lee and Skal Labissiere.
In the Cats’ second game against NJIT, Calipari kept the same starting lineup, except for one change – Willis instead of Matthews. Calipari said Willis is continuing his campaign for more playing time, and is solidifying himself in the rotation. “Derek is really helping us. You’re talking about a 6’9, 6’10 athlete that’s long, can block, can guard, can shoot,” Calipari said. “It looks as though Derek moved into that seventh spot with Alex and (Matthews).” The upside of playing a deeper rotation allows Calipari to adjust his lineup to whoever’s playing well on a particular night. Labissiere, for instance, was scoreless in the first half of the Albany game and finished the game with nine points, five rebounds and four blocks in 30 minutes of play. Against NJIT, Labissiere was hitting on all cylinders. He finished with 26 points, five rebounds and two
3 points of emphasis for UK-Duke game With national title implications on the line, 2 rivals square off in Champions Classic By Josh Ellis sports@kykernel.com
UK (2-0) v. Duke (2-0) Three things to look for as two powerhose programs prepare to take the court. Isaiah Briscoe-Grayson Allen matchup Briscoe, the 6-foot-3 guard from New Jersey, who John Calipari said can be one of the best defenders in the country, will have the task of slowing down the Blue Devils’ leading scorer Grayson Allen. In Duke’s first two games, the sophomore has averaged 27 points per game and has thrown down some monstrous dunks. In his college debut, Briscoe poured in 11 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and had two steals. Calipari has described him as a bulldog who has a winning attitude. Briscoe said he gets his toughness on the court from the way he was raised. “I’m from the East Coast. I’m from the North,” Briscoe said. “I’m the youngest in my family, so growing up I always had to prove myself with everything in the house.” Win the rebound battle UK will face a Duke team that’s shooting just 49 percent from the field, so
collecting the Blue Devils’ misses will be a huge deciding factor in Tuesday’s showdown. The Cats didn’t have a particularly solid shooting performance from the field against NJIT, but were able to pull off a 30-point victory by outrebounding the Highlanders 54-23.
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Now we go to Chicago and the bright lights are on. Let’s see what we are.”
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Duke will have the height advantage against the Cats, something that rarely happens to Calipari-coached teams. The defending national champs starting lineup will likely go 6’5, 6’5, 6’9, 6’9 and 7’0. Tuesday’s matchup will be the first time both frontcourts will play top-level talent, so besides controlling the boards, we’ll get to see how Marcus Lee, Skal Labissiere and Alex Poythress’ post games fare against ac-
tual competition. UK might play some zone With the height advantage Duke presents, don’t be surprised to see Calipari go to a zone and force the Blue Devils to shoot over the top. UK has played mostly manto-man defense in its first two games, but has shown stretches where it switched to a 2-3 zone. And with Duke shooting just 37 percent from beyond the arc, UK should try to expose that weakness as much as they can. Duke’s Matt Jones is the biggest threat from deep, but besides him Duke is shooting just 13-of41 from three-point range. If Duke is breaking the UK press with ease and getting easy buckets in transition, switching to a zone defense might be in Calipari’s best interest if he wants to remain undefeated through the team’s first three games.
NEXT GAME
Who: Kentucky vs. Duke When: Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Where: United Center (Chicago) Televised: ESPN
blocks in 21 minutes of play. “Coach Calipari told me they were going to go to me early in the game. I just have to put myself in the right position, catch the ball and score,” Labissiere said. “I get to play against Isaac and Marcus everyday, so that helped a lot.” On the other hand, Murray had an off night on Saturday. The freshman guard finished with just eight points on 3-of-13 shooting in 30 minutes of play – and UK still won by 30. In the opener, he had a team-high 19 points and eight assists in 32 minutes of play. “Jamal, great game for Jamal. You got to go 1-10 (from 3-point range). Go 1-10, we still won,” Calipari said. “You do something to make a basket so if you get a three, you just don’t keep going 1-10. And he learned.” Calipari will need all of his players’ best effort on Tuesday when the team travels to Chicago to face No. 5 Duke. If one
key player has an off game for the Cats, the team may not be as fortunate as it has been the first two games. “We’re going to learn about our team. That’s why you play these kind of games and we know how good Duke is, how good their players are, how good their coach is, how well organized (they are),” Calipari said. “Now we got to go to Chicago and now the bright lights are on. And let’s see what we are.”
Average Minutes per Game Tyler Ulis 34.0 Jamal Murray 31.0 Isaiah Briscoe 29.0 Skal Labissiere 25.5 Marcus Lee 23.5 Derek Willis 22.5 Alex Poythress 16.0 Charles Matthews 16.0
Bowl eligibility requires Cats win final 2 games Costly turnovers lead to UK’s 5th consecutive loss JOSHUA HUFF Football Columnist
As the final seconds ticked off the board on Saturday ending what was a lecture in mediocrity, the few UK fans who traveled the few hours to Vanderbilt Stadium left with a lesson on how to lose a football game. Step one: Accept a delay of game during a crunch-time field goal, but waste a timeout on a punt. Step two: Swap out a struggling Patrick Towles for Drew Barker only to replace him after he throws an interception. The result: Towles finished his second-straight game with less than 100 yards passing in route to a 10-26, 67 passing yards, one interception evening, while Barker incubated on the bench with one touchdown under his belt. Step three: A pick six. Step four: A Vanderbilt trick play that’s been done, and solved, in many junior varsity/ Pop Warner leagues. Step five: More dropped passes than Barker had completions (5-8, 60 yards). Step six: Fail to score a touchdown from the one-yard line. The key talking point pulled from the 21-17 loss, however, highlights the points off turn-
PHOTO BY MICHAEL REAVES I STAFF Drew Barker (#7) threw a touchdown in Saturday’s game, but was removed after throwing an interception returned for a touchdown.
over statistic. The Commodores scored 14 points off UK turnovers. The irony of the situation is Vanderbilt fumbled the ball twice, but UK wasn’t able to convert any into points because of its bad offense. Where UK goes from here nobody knows. The talent Stoops has infused into the program has failed to develop. The play calling, especially the 4thand-1 heave to a single-covered Blake Bone, was atrocious. The continued swing passes against top-notch Southeastern Conference defenses is baffling and the play of the offense is as bad as ever. With the Cats playing as poorly as they are, Saturday’s game against Charlotte is now not even a certainty. The one positive, howev-
er, is the play of the defense. Vanderbilt notched just 301 yards of total offense and failed to score a point in the second half. The issue for UK is that football is a team game. With just two games remaining in the season, the offense does not look like it will be able to steady the ship, and no matter how good the defense plays, points win games. The bright side of UK’s predicament is that as bad as this season has gone, should the Cats win out, they’ll finish the year 6-6, become bowl eligible and all will be forgotten. From here on out, the season hangs on just one more loss. All that remains is determining whether the coaches right the ship with Barker or sink it with Towles.