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Changes to employee, student parking
By Bailey Vandiver news@kykernel.com
UK Transportation Services has announced parking changes for the 2017-2018 school year. The changes expand upon the tiered parking model first introduced for the 2016-2017 school year. In 2015, Transportation Services released a Transportation Master Plan. Parking permit rates will “largely remain unchanged,” according to the website. UK Transportation Services Communications Officer Chrissie Tune said that based on feed-
back the office had received, students most wanted more options for parking on campus. Another concern was more predictability for parking spaces. Most student residential parking areas and some employee parking areas will become part of the core parking tier. According to the website, core parking tier areas “have a higher permit cost, but will provide greater predictability through permit restrictions.” Core is the top tier, followed by intermediate, periphery and remote. A new, cheaper option for
residential students are the remote permits, which give access to the Greg Page and Shawneetown parking areas on the southernmost part of campus, Tune said. A K Lot parking pass beside Commonwealth Stadium is $272 while the remote permit is $148. These new parking areas can still be reached by UK transit with a necessary bus transfer. With the increased options, students can choose how much they are willing to pay based on their transportation needs. “If they’re only going to use their car once a week, if they
just have it to go home on the weekends, the remote might be a good choice for them,” Tune said. The designation of several lots and garages will change as well. The Rose Street Garage (also called Parking Structure #2), the Sports Center Garage (Parking Structure #7) and the Prall Street Lot, all employee parking areas, will become core tier parking. In addition to core employee permits, the Sports Center Garage will have a large number of student residential core parking. UK Transportation Services
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said on its website that these changes will help facilitate traffic on Sports Center Drive and Hilltop Avenue by spreading traffic throughout the day. The Woodland Avenue Lot will be changing from an on-campus residential lot to an intermediate employee lot. Tune said that the main change is the addition of more residential parking, including residential parking spots on north campus. Employee core parking permits can be attained through an open lottery, which is a new method for this year. Core park-
Health Department offers free HIV/AIDS test By Jacie Schmidt news@kykernel.com
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Kentucky Percussion Ensemble performed at Singletary on Sunday.
eleven-instrument piece stemming in part from Perez’s news@kykernel.com lifelong fascination with the The audience of the 2017 physical universe. “Especially from a young Spring UK Percussion Ensemble concert on Sunday after- age I was always interested in noon was witness to a special event - the world premiere of a “Especially piece composed by a student. from a young The concert was a mixture age I was always of modern percussion music influenced by various sources, interested in from Brian Blume’s “Scene space and from the Woods” to Alejandro Viñao’s “Tristano Tocato” science.” based on a riff by jazz pianist Francisco Perez Lennie Tristano. But the last Second-year doctoral piece was inspired by somepercussian student thing multidimensional - the tesseract, or hypercube. Second-year doctoral per- space and science, and eventucussion student Francisco Pe- ally I just started getting into rez composed and performed watching shows like Carl Sa“Tesseract,” a seven-person, gan’s ‘Cosmos,’” Perez said. By Lee Mengistu
“That’s really intriguing to me and I think a lot of those concepts of physics and theories really fascinate me. I thought that would be a way to kind of emulate what the music was doing in that piece.” Perez originally wrote the two-instrument piece written for a friend in about a week over Christmas break in 2015. He later expanded it to be played on an ensemble of two marimbas, three vibraphones, a set of crotales, two bells, tibetan bowls, a xylophone and a chime - eleven instruments in total. It’s customary for UK Music students to perform original pieces at these concerts. For Perez, his original composition was an opportunity to explore between “the multiple
aural ‘dimensions’” unique to percussion instruments. “The thing with percussion is that we can’t sustain, we can’t truly sustain, so I think the rhythms really fascinate me and with everything coalescing... almost even a [scientific] reflection with shooting stars going off in the distance,” Perez said. After the music swelled and ended with a emphatic “ding,” Perez was given a standing ovation by the audience. “It’s always a pleasure to hear my music played live, especially when I’ve been just working through it on paper and hearing it in my head. It’s nice to see it manifest into a live version like this... to see it open up with live players,” Perez said.
New department name reflects transportation priority
By Matt Donaldson news@kykernel.com
UK Parking and Transportation Services is changing its name to Transportation Services to better reflect what the organization actually does. Transportation Services has launched several significant initiatives in the past few years to improve campus accessibility and the commuting methods available around UK. In the summer of 2015, Transportation Services partnered with Lextran to start BluPass, allowing Kentucky students to ride for free on any Lextran route. Transportation Services also makes continuous efforts to improve bicycle and pedestrian traffic on campus with programs such as the free repair resource Wildcat Wheels Bicycle Library, the Big Blue Cycles and the bike voucher programs to make cycling more accessible. It’s reasons like these why UK Transportation Services officials say the name change was necessary to better reflect the purpose of the organization. “As a department we do a lot more than just handling parking around campus,” said
ing for employees is also new, Tune said. Tune said the transportation office experimented with this system on a small scale near the Lexington Theological Seminary. Its success caused it to be expanded for all employees on campus. Applications for the lottery will be open from April 17 to May 1, and the lottery will occur in early May. Intermediate employee sales will be next, followed by student sales. The detailed permit calendar will be released as the dates get closer.
More than 1.2 million people in the US are living with HIV. One in 8 of them don’t know it. Back in 2014, almost 10,000 people ages 13 to 24 were diagnosed with HIV, and 81 percent of those were ages 20 to 24. HIV, also called, human immunodeficiency virus, attacks the immune system. The HIV virus bonds to the body’s white blood cells, destroying them. The virus continues to reproduce and people become ill, according to Lynnsey McGarrh, Disease Intervention Outreach Specialist of the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department. “If not treated, if somebody doesn’t know they have it, they haven’t been tested, or they know they have it and are not taking their medication then the virus, HIV, will progressively get worse,” McGarrh said. Many people fear getting tested considering the negative stigma surrounding HIV. This fact can be inherently true especially among college students and young adults. Getting tested can mean simple piece of mind, or getting proper treatment if you do have the virus. There are easy, instant and anonymous ways to get tested at the Health Department clinic at 650 Newtown Pike for anyone interested. The test is a quick cheek swab, and a person can get results within 15 minutes.
“We have walk-in hours Mondays 1:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at our clinic and Fridays 8:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. It’s free, anonymous walk-in testing,” McGarrh said. The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department will host an event on Mon-
“If somebody doesn’t know they have it, they haven’t been tested... then the virus, HIV, will progressively get worse.”
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day, April 10 for National Youth HIV and AIDS Awareness Day and will provide free testing and light refreshments from 10 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at the UK University Health Services building in room 412. “We try to do something for most of the awareness days,” McGarrh said. June 27 is National HIV Testing Day, and September 27 is National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. World AIDS Day is December 1. “We’re always having a few bigger testing events throughout the year, at least every few months,” McGarrh said.
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PHOTO BY MIKE WEAVER I FILE UK Parking and Transportation Services is changing its name to Transportation Services to better reflect what the organization actually does.
Transportation Services Communications Officer Chrissie Tune. “We wanted a name that better reflected what we do, such as our partnership with Lextran for the BluPass program as well as a number of bicycle initiatives.” Efforts to improve transportation options on campus at UK will continue during the 2017-
2018 academic year. Transportation Services plans to expand on the concept of tier parking for the next academic year, with the cost of parking depending on location. For example, students and staff who elect to park in locations such as K Lot rather than near their buildings will receive a discount.
Applications for the third year of the bike voucher program will open on April 10 and close June 30. The changes and initiatives being made by Transportation Services are all a part of their Transportation Master Plan, which looks to improve mobility and access to and around campus.
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UK Saddle Seat team returns home as champs By Aspen Gage features@kykernel.com
The UK Saddle Seat Riding team had an eventful day Sunday, April 2, coming home champions of the 2017 Intercollegiate Saddle Seat Riders Association (ISSRA) Championship. The ISSRA is composed of nine universities, including UK, EKU and WKU, which were all present at the competition. UK riders placed from first to sixth in each of their respective disciplines, and combined overall for the top award. With a team that is as talented as it is large, coach Stephanie Sedlacko-Brannan enjoys seeing the camaraderie and support her team shows. Come competition time, Sedlacko-Brannan says it is sometimes hard to pick out who would best represent the team for points. Saddle seat riding is style of horseback riding designed to show off the high-stepping action of certain horse breeds, according to Sedlacko-Brannan. However, in competition, the sport is about the rider just as it is about the horse. Judges look at several things when watching a performance, including the walk, trot and canter of the horse. Equitation, which is the positioning, skill and leading of the rider is also taken into consideration. “Preparation for the cham-
pionship show entails the team meeting four times the week of the show,” Sedlacko-Brannan said. “For most of the members, the meetings the week before consist of two team practice rides and the third, sometimes fourth are for the team to meetup to help wash and prepare the horses and tack for the show.” When the saddle team is not practicing for events or caring for their horses, they are out
“Not every ride is a good one but there’s always something you can learn from it.” Audrey Schneider Team President
on campus going to class and taking tests just like any other student. Contrary to what some might believe, not all the members are in studies related to equestrianism. To be on the team, you don’t have to be in any equine-related major. The UK Saddle Seat team encourages people from all walks of life to join, as long as they share the same love for horses. “We have several riders come to us that have never ridden before or had maybe never ridden a trotting breed horse be-
PHOTO PROVIDED BY UK SADDLE SEAT RIDING TEAM The ISSRA is composed of nine universities, including UK, EKU and WKU, which were all present at the competition. UK riders placed from first to sixth in each of their respective disciplines, and combined overall for the top award.
fore,” Sedlacko-Brannan said. “I have had two riders that have never ridden a horse until they joined the team. I greatly enjoy the challenge of making these accomplished saddle seat riders. Biology senior and team president Audrey Schneider has ridden horses since the age of
four, and joined UK’s Saddle Seat Riding team her freshman year. For her, being on the team is more than a sport she does as an extracurricular. It’s a way to learn about herself, horses and sportsmanship. “Just like everybody has a bad day once in a while, not
every ride is a good one but there’s always something you can learn from it,” Schneider said. “Horses are some of the greatest teachers.” Both Schneider and Sedlacko-Brannan said that the best way to get involved is to just come out.
“Many people bring their friends out to ride and they end up loving it so much they join the team,” Schneider said. “Because we offer so many riding levels, someone who is not as experienced as a rider can join and compete at a novice level.”
Lera Lynn speaks electric words on ‘Resistor’ By Matt Wickstrom features@kykernel.com
Born in Houston and raised in Georgia, Lera Lynn has had a passion for music pumping through her veins since childhood, carrying her passion to three full length albums and repeated appearances on HBO’s True Detective. Lynn first discovered her affinity for music at age 11 when she was introduced to the violin through her school’s orchestra. However, her parents relocated to a new school district that didn’t offer orchestra soon thereafter, leading Lynn to ditching the violin in favor of guitar, which she says is easier for her to write on and easier to play while singing. After being taught basic chords and being gifted an acoustic guitar by her parents, Lynn began her first foray into songwriting at age 14. A couple years later Lynn won her
embarrassed of her early work compared to where she is now. “The songs were so bad, I don’t think they could even be considered songs in the beginning,” Lynn said. “I actually destroyed those old tapes in some fit of the ego of ‘Oh my God I hope nobody hears this! I don’t want to hear this!’” One way musicians are now getPHOTO PROVIDED BY KELSEY FELTMAN | ALYSSE GAFKJEN ting by is by having Nashville-based singer-songwriter Lera Lynn returns to Lexington on April 12 for “Elec- their work licensed tric Words” with Louisville native and famous writer John Jeremiah Sullivan. for television. With record sales on a high school talent show com- than what I earn now.” downward spiral petition, helping to affirm her According to Lynn, her and music streaming on the talent and aspirations. Follow- songwriting has evolved sig- rise, it’s becoming more and ing her talent show triumph, nificantly since she first began more difficult for musicians Lynn got a gig playing one dabbling with music, adding and other artists to find sucnight a week at a local Mex- that her songwriting process is cess during the internet age. ican restaurant, joking that “I constantly evolving with each In 2014, soon after the rethink that gig paid me more song. Looking back, Lynn is lease of her record “Lying in
the Sun” Lynn began working on music for the second season of HBO crime drama series True Detective. One challenge Lynn has faced is people assuming the her character on True Detective is who she is, and while her persona on the show does reflect her to an extent, Lynn is also quick to mention that her character was scripted and acted out as well. Following her success on True Detective, Lynn released her third record “Resistor” in 2016, which she co-produced with Joshua Grange. Per Lynn, she’s had a hand in producing all of her records, adding that she wouldn’t have it any other way. “Resistor” paves a path unique to Lynn’s prior work while not straying too far from her country, Americana and soul-infused roots. “There’s no way I could ever write a song and just let a band make the track while I’m not there and just sing and let someone else mix it,” Lynn
said. “I have to have a hand in all parts of the process.” Lynn will perform on April 12 at The Burl in what is being dubbed “Electric Words”, an intimate, limited seating event featuring Louisville native and famous writer John Jeremiah Sullivan co-headlining the show. Tickets for “Electric Words” are $10-12 with doors opening for patrons ages 18 and older at 6 p.m. “This is an interesting time for me because I’ve been working pretty much non-stop since 2011 touring,” Lynn said. “This is the first break I’ve had in years, so I’m taking the opportunity to focus on writing. It’s going to be interesting playing this show during that time, but I think it’s a good thing to do because it helps remind you why you do music, which is to connect dots for other people and to connect with and inspire other people.”
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Balance of give, take necessary PAIDIN DERMODY Kernel Columnist
Often there are two types of partners in a relationship: a giver and a receiver. This isn’t always the case, but when it is you have to consider where the line is drawn between appropriate giving and inappropriate sacrificing. Relationships take time and effort, and if you’re going into one thinking it’s going to be easy then you are highly mistaken. Your significant other becomes the person you lean on, the one you go to in times of need and in return should give the same support and attention. In some relationships, this support and attention can seem one-sided, and if you’re the “giver” in the relationship, you may be blind to this. Givers tend to always put their partner’s needs and wants in front of their own, and this isn’t a bad thing. You’re showing your significant other that you care and that you will be there for them no matter the circumstance. Being in love with someone means you value that person’s life just like you value your own, so it’s not ridiculous to think you shouldn’t be putting them before yourself. There does come a time, though, when you have to evalu-
ate the relationship and ask yourself if you are giving more than you are receiving, if that is okay, and if perhaps you’re giving has become sacrificing. Some sacrifices are necessary in a relationship, but only to an extent. When they really need you, you will be there for them even if it cuts into other plans. You can’t always be stubborn and get your way. You have to communicate and work together. You may occasionally dig deep into your bank account to buy special little gifts and take them out on dates. You want them to feel special. But sacrifices made for a relationship can cross the line into unhealthy territory when they start to bring significant stress into your daily life. Being the giver in a relationship is perfectly okay. You’re compassionate, and you want to do everything you can for your significant other to make them happy. But if you find yourself giving up sleep or not being able to eat because you are doing too much for them, then you are no longer in a healthy, stable relationship. It is okay for your partner to need you and feel like they can lean on you and come to you in tough situations, like the death of a loved one or periods of depression and anxiety. It is okay for you to worry about the person you love. That is normal, you care about them
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BLAKE BLEVINS Assistant Opinions Editor
Humans are social animals. We are designed by nature to seek out partners. There is nothing unnatural or inherently unhealthy about relationships, but they are tricky. Social constructs, culture and new methods of interaction are causing relationships to be almost more trouble than they’re worth. In an age where relationships can begin with a swipe, double-tap or keystroke, people have begun to love others before they have a chance to love themselves. Unhealthy relationships can result from over-eagerness to be with someone, internal issues such as fear of being alone and low self-esteem, and miseducation about what relationships should look like. Partnerships resulting from such positions are like structures built with little to no foundation — destined to crumble violently. Granted, the emotional benefits of relationships are still present even in some of the worst cases, but there are also emotional risks. When a relationship is built on insufficient foundations, the potential emotional fallout can outweigh the immediate satisfaction. When you place the value meant for yourself in another per-
son, what else can be expected? The most important key to a stable, healthy relationship is for both parties to love, value and respect themselves. Without this, the scale of emotional contribution will never balance, resulting in one individual essentially supporting the other. Healthy romantic relationships are not paternal. They are not noble sacrifices. They do not involve martyrdom. They are mutualistic, not parasitic. There is no “giver” or “taker.” That is not to say sacrifice isn’t necessary in relationships. In fact, some of the most successful relationships are only so because of extensive sacrifice. The discrepancy is that in healthy relationships, sacrifices are made relatively equally by both partners, while in the unhealthy counterpart, one person’s losses are far greater. What is even more important than sacrifice is self-respect. If both parties in a relationship respect themselves, everything else will fall into place. Neither will allow themselves to sacrifice so much that they are being used, and middle ground will be found or the relationship will end before it becomes unhealthy. Take initiative, but do not grow restless. Learn to love yourself before you spare love for other things. Respect yourself far more than you do anyone else. Sacrifice, but do not settle. Love and be loved. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.
Rest days important NBA Finals strategy HAYDEN HOOPER Kernel Columnist
After the NCAA crowned the North Carolina Tarheels champions for the 201617 season, the spotlight has turned to the NBA playoffs. That means the stars are stepping up to secure home court advantage as teams enter the final week of the regular season. When we are not cheering them on, do we ever think of the effects such a strenuous season has on players? Doctors, teachers and pencil pushers need weekend breaks from their hectic work lives and we accept this. Professional basketball players, however, are held to a different standard. Over the years, the NBA has seen its star players rest for a only a game or two in the whole season. Is this bad? From a marketing standpoint, any game without the star players could hurt ticket pric-
es and revenue. But an 82-game regular season can be excruciating to anybody, healthy or not. With the schedule NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has these teams playing, including back-to-back games sometimes in different cities, it can be challenging to get that 35-foot jump shot everyone in the stands wants to see go in on a nightly basis. “It sucks, there are some times guys have to rest and some guys need rest,” Cleveland small forward LeBron James said to NBC Sports after resting a game. “It’s a long, strenuous season, and the NBA does the best it can putting the schedule together, but you’re going to have back-to-backs and you’re going to have certain games where certain things fall on certain nights.” In basketball, the most entertaining part of the season begins around March and continues into April. With March Madness over, it is an indication the playoffs are finally here. With players like Dray-
m o n d Green, Klay Thompson and Kyrie Irving, who have now been to two straight NBA Finals and on a run with Team USA, the road can be very long and may seem like there is no end. In his career with the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James has been to six straight NBA Finals and one Olympic PHOTO BY TAYLOR PENCE I STAFF game. That is a lot of Demarcus Cousins catches his breath during the Sacramento Kings game against the Washington Wizards at Rupp Arena, Oct. 15, 2016. basketball. With rest, fore the playoffs even start. ers for the playoffs, think of nals. the quality of games we get So when Steve Kerr or Ty- what games matter the most. Email opinions@ from players will improve, ronn Lue and many other The last regular season game kykernel.com. and they won’t be gassed be- coaches sit their starting play- or game seven in the NBA Fi-
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The Burl hosts Beaux Arts Ball By Gordon Kaye features@kykernel.com
The Beaux Arts Foundation’s annual Spring Ball took place this past Saturday at The Burl and was by all accounts an incredibly successful show. When asked about the outcome of the show Executive Director Tara Prasad said she was very content with how the night transpired, adding that nearly one thousand people attended this year’s Spring Ball. This is the first year that the Beaux Arts Ball has been hosted at The Burl, a new venue in the distillery district that opened in July 2016 after last year’s Ball was held at Manchester Music Hall. The annual show is most closely associated with Pepper Warehouse, which is located just across the street from The Burl and has been the host of past Beaux Arts Balls. Prasad cited higher overhead costs and the larger outdoor space as the main reasons for choosing the new location. While The Burl generally hosts its events indoors, headliners Ellie Herring and Luca Lush performed outdoors on a large stage. What normally serves as the venue’s parking lot was overflowing with fans decked out in crazy costumes as the show drew to a close just after 2:30 a.m. Parallel to the main building was a warehouse with garage doors that were filled with various pieces of interactive art created by students and professors from UK’s College of Design. Senior architecture student Brian Ramirez created an enclosure of mirrors that reflected the viewer’s image multiple times. Another room held a massive inflated tent that observers could walk through.
PHOTO BY JOSHUA QUALLS I STAFF A Calypso flow dancer performs on stage at the Beaux Arts Ball on Saturday.
PHOTO BY JOSHUA QUALLS I STAFF A fashion performer struts the catwalk at the Beaux Arts Ball on Saturday. The Beaux Arts Foundation has put on the biannual art, music and fashion festival since 1969, and this year it was hosted by The Burl.
Another piece was constructed entirely of red solo cups. The final room in the garage held a clothing pop up shop while glass blowers, wood burners and graffiti artists created works of art just outside the door. The interior of the main building was an impenetrable sea of bodies bunched up toward the indoor stage. Opening artists performed as dancers spun around a pole that was imported for the event. The women of Calypso Flow mesmerized the crowd with their moves and flowed even-
ly throughout the venue. One of the top highlights of the evening occurred during Luca Lush’s set as the crowd yelled for an encore and were handsomely rewarded as Lush dropped a number of heavy trap remixes of songs like Migos’ “Bad and Boujee.” The evening ended as police helped to disperse the remaining crowd at 2:40 a.m. The 2017 Beaux Arts Foundation’s Spring Ball was a clear success and may have even found its future home at The Burl.
PHOTO BY JOSHUA QUALLS I STAFF Marvin Puckett paints Ren as Earthworm Jim and Stimpy as Boogerman at the Beaux Arts Ball on Saturday.
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Monk wins Jerry West Award By Chris Leach
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Malik Monk has received many awards in the postseason because of the his stellar freshman season, but on Friday evening, Monk was given another prestigious award, possibly the best one he has earned all season. Monk was named the 2017 Jerry West Award winner,
honoring the best shooting guard in men’s college basketball. Monk beat out fellow shooting guards Bryce Alford of UCLA and Luke Kennard of Duke for the award. This was the first time that a UK player has won the award, and it comes one year after Tyler Ulis won the Bob Cousy Award, given to the best point guard in college basketball that year.
Monk was certainly worthy of the award, as he scored 754 points this season, which is the most points ever scored by a UK freshman. Monk also owns the record for the most points scored in a game by a freshman, scoring 47 points in the memorable win over national champion North Carolina in December. Monk announced earlier in the week that he was forgoing
his college eligibility to enter the NBA draft and sign with an agent. Monk will always be remembered for his rim-rattling dunks and timely three’s, but now fans have another reason to remember the talented guard, and that’s finishing his UK career winning the highest award a shooting guard in the NCAA can earn.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 and don’t want anything bad to happen to them. What is not okay is if they seem to be putting so much pressure on you that it feels like you’re the only one keeping them together. Your significant other is still an individual and so are you. Just like you, they
still have to know when they have to do things for themselves. In cases of depression, you can’t make them better. They have to take that upon themselves and seek help on their own. Within themselves they have to want that help. Of course, you can be there to support them along the way, but if their depression is dragging you down with them it is not healthy.
There may come a point when the relationship becomes too much, where the focus is more on your significant other’s problems, than on your shared needs. Couples are going to fight and some stress is okay, but when it engulfs the entire relationship that isn’t good for anyone involved. It might be time to think about yourself, and end the unhealthy relationship before it gets worse. Being the giver in a re-
lationship isn’t a bad thing, it shows you care enough to put forth the effort. Your significant other should be putting forth that same effort in return. A relationship is built on trust, compromise, friendship, love and happiness. When stress is taking away from those, it’s not really a healthy relationship anymore. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.
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9/11 victim’s daughter dies in pancake eating contest By David Owens The Hartford Courant
HARTFORD, Conn. — Sacred Heart University students said Monday the campus was deeply saddened by the death of a student who choked during a pancake eating contest on campus. Police say Caitlin Nelson, 21, died at a New York City hospital on Sunday, three days after the contest during an event on the university’s Fairfield campus that was part of its annual Greek Week. “You can feel the sadness among the students and faculty,” said Andrew Starr, 20, a sophomore from Norwalk. There’s been a somber tone on campus since news of Nelson’s death spread across campus, he said. Nelson was a junior social work major from Clark, N.J. Fairfield police said Monday that a Sacred Heart nursing student was the first to notice Nelson was in distress during the pancake eating contest Thursday evening. The nursing student determined Nelson was choking and told another person to call 911 while she and others helped Nelson. Within minutes, four Fairfield police officers arrived. Nelson was not conscious and not breathing. The officers worked to clear Nelson’s airway. Paramedics arrived a short time later and continued trying to clear Nelson’s airway. In the ambulance on the way to St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport paramedics were able to clear the blockage, but it was too late, Fairfield police Chief Gary MacNamara said. The lack of oxygen caused too much damage, he said. Nelson was transferred Friday morning to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, where she died Sunday. “Everything that they did, everything that they tried, they could not clear that airway,” MacNamara said. “This will stay with the officers a long time.” Fairfield Lt. Robert Kalamaras, who was among those Fairfield officers who worked to save Nelson, said there was no criminal aspect to the case and that police were not aware of students using alcohol at the event. “It’s a sad tragic accident,” he said. “That’s all it is.” He said about 100 people
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were at the event, which was in a university building. He said he does not know whether any university officials were present. The university declined to answer questions about the incident. Nelson had food allergies but doctors told police that they do not think they were a factor in her death, Kalamaras said.
his life so others may live, Caitlin also gave all she could so others may live.” James Nelson was assigned to the Port Authority police training academy on Sept. 11, 2001, but went with dozens of other Port Authority officers to the World Trade Center to do their jobs, said Bobby Egbert, a spokesman for the union that represents
“It’s a sad tragic accident. That’s all it is.” Lt. Robert Kalamaras Fairfield Police
Students remembered Nelson during a candlelight vigil on campus Sunday that followed a mass that was attended by thousands, students said. Nelson’s father, James Nelson, was a Port Authority police officer who died in the Sept. 11 attacks. Police union officials said Caitlin was an organ donor and her organs have been used to help others. “My heart is broken for Caitlin’s family,” said Paul Nunziato, the president of the union that represents Port Authority police. “Like her dad, who gave all he possibly could in the final moments of
Port Authority police. “In a situation like that you respond from all over,” Egbert said. “You have to go. There’s no question about it. It’s part of your job.” Egbert said he worked with James Nelson at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in the 1980s and 1990s and described him as a tough cop with a heart of gold. Nelson was 40 and his daughter was 5 when he was killed. “She lived her life as a caring person,” Egbert said. “Even at Sacred Heart she was involved in a lot of the charitable events her sorority
partakes in. It’s just a horror, a tragedy.” He said he hopes that Nelson’s family might one day find some solace in her decision to aid others by being an organ donor. Aarika Mallory, 20, a sophomore from Vernon, who like Nelson is a social work major, said there was a Mass on campus Sunday night that was dedicated to Nelson. The crowd was so large it could not fit in the school’s chapel. “You can tell our campus is very sad,” Mallory said. “We are such a close-knit campus.” The annual Greek Week features a variety of contests, including a competitive eating contest. This year it was pancakes. “Knowing how quickly someone’s life can be taken ... it makes you take a step back and realize how lucky you are,” said Meghan Bossone, 19, a sophomore from Long Island. Joseph Keane, 19, a sophomore from Long Island, said that at Sunday’s Mass the priest told the congregation that tragic events occur and it is hard to understand why. “These things happen for a reason,” Keane said the priest said. “You have to just keep moving forward and have hope.”
The No. 23 UK men’s tennis team played its final home match of the season on Sunday afternoon, which for two seniors on the roster, Beck Pennington and Nils Ellefsen, marked the final match of their college careers. It was one of the more exciting matches of the season, but the Cats were not able to send their seniors off with a win as they were defeated by Alabama 4-3. UK got off to a rough start, but made things interesting in the end with a comeback bid that came up just short. The Cats fell behind early as they were swept 3-0 in the doubles matches to give Alabama the doubles point. Ellefsen and his partner, William Bushamuka, were the closest to getting a win, but they fell to opponents 7-6. In the singles portion of the match, the Cats fell behind another two points after Bushamuka, and Ryotaro Matsumura were both upset in their singles match. Sophomore Enzo Wallart would get the Cats on the board first with two 6-3 sets to beat Ritchie Kruunenberg in match No. 6. This was Wallart’s third singles win in a row. Wallart’s win started the Cats’ comeback, but there
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 Salow who went 1.2 innings to close it out and pick up the victory for the Cats. In Saturday’s game two matchup, Mississippi State’s Brent Rooker was a one man wrecking crew against UK pitching, going 4-4 with three home runs and six RBI which was as many runs as UK scored. And even though the Cats had an early 3-0 lead and Tristan Pompey had a 3-5 day with a homer and two RBI, Rooker and the Bulldogs’ offense were too much. For the first time all year, junior Zach Logue struggled on the mound for the Cats in game two. MSU tagged Logue for seven runs and 10 hits over 5.2 innings of work, but even with the rough outing, Logue’s ERA is still sub4 at 3.22. Sunday’s rubber game between two of the hottest teams in the SEC was yet
was still plenty of work to be done as the Crimson Tide only needed to win just one of the final four singles matches to clinch the team victory. It was at this point when the seniors decided they were not going down without a fight. Ellefsen would give the Cats more momentum after he won his singles match in three sets. Pennington followed that up with a win in his singles match, giving the Cats another point and tying the team score 3-3. It also took Pennington three sets to defeat Alexey Nesterov. With the score tied 3-3 and only one singles match remaining, the final singles match between Trey Yates of UK, and Zhe Zhou of Alabama would decide which team would walk away with the win. Yates’ and Zhou’s match would be another close one, requiring three sets. Yates kept it close, as Zhou only held a 4-3 lead midway through, but Zhou would score the next two points to win the match over Yates. The Cats certainly will be disappointed they could not win on senior day, but without the singles wins of Ellefsen and Pennington, the comeback UK almost completed would not have been possible. The next match for the men’s team will be April 14 against Arkansas.
again another impressive display by the Bulldogs offense. The Cats jumped out to an early 4-1 lead, but MSU’s pitching quieted UK’s bats for the most part and opened the door for the Bulldogs to score nine unanswered runs and grab a 10-4 lead. UK did its best to mount a late comeback after Luke Becker hit a two-run homer in the eighth, but could not get any closer. The 10-6 loss on Sunday handed the Cats their first conference series loss, and after a 1-3 week, brought the teams’ record to 22-11 and 8-4 in the conference. However, UK remains atop the SEC East standings with an 8-4 conference record and is tied for the overall conference lead with that record. For the first time since early in the year, UK showed signs of a struggle, but nonetheless they are still among one of the nation’s best teams. The Cats are back in action on Wednesday when they host UT Martin at 6:30 p.m. at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
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UK softball falters as Tennessee sweeps series
PHOTO BY ADDISON COFFEY I STAFF Kentucky Wildcats right fielder Breanne Ray hits a single during the second inning of the game against the Tennessee Volunteers at John Cropp Stadium on Friday.
By Chase Campbell sports@kykernel.com
Sunday completed Tennessee’s first road sweep since the 2015 season, as the Volunteers defeated the UK softball team 9-4, blemishing the Cats’ perfect 8-0 home record with three straight losses over the weekend. The first, a 9-0 blowout by the Volunteers, showed just how many flaws the Cats had on defense. Tennessee manhandled UK without the ball ever leaving the infield, and only let the Cats get two hits in, half the number of errors they got. The mercy rule came into effect, and the game promptly ended in just five innings, bringing UK’s home win streak to a humiliating end.
The Cats played better in the secong half, lasting the full seven innings, and was the lowest scoring game of the weekend, going to the Volunteers 5-2. UK’s lone scorer was Abbey Cheek, as she drilled a tworun homerun over the centerfield wall to put the Cats on the board for the first time all weekend. The inability to generate offense past that point was what killed UK, as they ended up leaving six runners on base in the game. However, the defense vastly improved, forcing the Volunteers to strand nine of their own runners on base in the game. The third competition opened up with a blistering grand slam by Scarlet McSwain of Tennessee, three instances in which the bases were loaded, and warnings for both coaches
— before the end of the first inning. The 3-hour and 14-minute affair saw no shortage of offense, carried by 5 RBI from McSwain, which included her brutal first inning grand slam. Sunday’s matchup also saw the best of UK’s offense, as players loaded the bases twice and senior Breanne Ray notched four of her now 14 RBI on the season. Shortstop Katie Reed also carved up the Tennessee defense, batting .750 on the day, frequently getting on base. “If you just trust the process, and trust what you’re doing in practice, it’s eventually going to pay off,” said Ray. “I just knew if I kept the course, if I stayed that course, it was all going to work out for me.” Both Ray and Reed valued the importance of improving each game,
Throwers lead UK Track at Tennessee
UK baseball falls to MSU By Chris Angolia sports@kykernel.com
For the first time since the opening week of the season in February, UK baseball has dropped a weekend series. The Cats lost its first SEC series in Starkville this past weekend to Mississippi State after dropping the final two games of the series. Much like UK, the Bulldogs came in playing good baseball, having swept their last two conference matchups and continuing that hot play against the Cats, despite their best efforts. Game one of the series saw UK put together a furious ninth inning rally to break a 2-2 tie between the two teams. Junior outfielder Zach Reks ripped a two-out, tworun triple and then scored on a passed ball which gave the Cats a 5-2 victory in game one of the series. UK also had strong performances from Sean Hjelle who went 6.1 innings allowing just two runs (one earned) and three hits, and reliever Logan
By Brianna Dooley sports@kykernel.com
PHOTO BY ADDISON COFFEY I STAFF Kentucky Wildcats pitcher Zack Thompson throws to first after fielding a bunt during the bottom of the third inning against the Louisville Cardinals at Jim Patterson Stadium on Tuesday.
as well. “I think what we can take from this, is even though we didn’t get the results we wanted, we were able to get better each game,” said Reed. The Cats will go through a gauntlet in the coming week, playing an athletic Marshall team that leads the NCAA in stolen bases on Tuesday, and then traveling to Louisville to face their in-state rival on Wednesday. After those two games, the Cats come back home Friday to start their weekend series with SEC powerhouse No. 3 Florida. “You just have to perform every single day in the SEC, or things like this happen, and I think (the freshmen) see that now.” Ray, a senior, commented. “We’re still ready, we’re still good.”
UK’s outdoor track & field team competed at the Tennessee Relays this past weekend. The whole team did not travel and compete. Most of the events were for distance runners and throwers. Also in other news, Tim Duckworth traveled to the Georgia Bulldog’s meet to compete in his first decathlon of the season. The meet started Thursday with men’s and women’s hammer throw. UK junior David Cline finished with a mark of 206’/62.80m which earned him fourth place in the event and tied a personal record for himself. On Friday evening, UK javelin throwers Sarah Blake and Ethan Shalaway excelled in their events. Shalaway won the men’s contest with a mark of 223’6”/68.12m, which is the season’s best for him. Blake completed the wom-
en’s contest as the top collegiate competitor, finishing second overall with a mark of 165’9”/50.52m. Blake competed against a professional javelin thrower during this meet, Kimberly Hamilton who was representing Nike, and she put up a great fight against Hamilton. During the Baldy Castillo Invitational in March, Blake broke her own school record in the javelin throw with a mark of 171’4”/52.23m, which landed her a fourth place finish. She finished second-place in the Florida Relays two weeks ago, so it’s safe to say that Blake is off to a great start this outdoor season. In the women’s shot put, Nicole Fautsch finished ninth overall with a mark of 44’6”/13.56m, which is her outdoor season’s best. Noah Castle finished eighth overall in the men’s shot put competition with a mark of 56’11.25”. The field athletes weren’t
the only ones to succeed in their events on Friday, as Amy Hansen won the women’s 3000m Steeplechase with a time of 10:52.10 and Matthew Thomas finished fourth overall in the men’s 3000m Steeplechase with a time of 9:40.66. There were also two PR’s in the men’s 5000m, Mick Iacofano finished fifth overall with a time of 14:26.97. Tanner Dowdy finished twenty-sixth overall with a time of 15:18.00. On Saturday at the men’s and women’s discus competitions Castle placed sixth overall with a mark of 170’4”/51.93m and Charles Lenford came in eighth place with a mark of 167’8”/51.11m. Fautsch was UK’s only women’s discus competitor and she finished twelfth overall with a mark of 142’5”. The team’s next meet will be the Texas Invitational on Friday, April 14.
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