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Maye downs UK with last-second shot By Anthony Crawford sports@kykernel.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — As the last game to play before the Final Four was set, No. 2 UK men’s basketball and the No. 1 North Carolina Tar Heels combined for a classic in the South Regional Final. In the heralded matchup between blue bloods, UNC came out on top and earned the last bid to Phoenix with a 75-73 victory over UK. The game was back-andforth throughout and displayed some of the best basketball of the tournament. The Tar Heels, however, avenged the regular season loss to the Cats thanks to a game-winning shot from Luke Maye with .3 seconds left. UNC led for the entire first half, and jumped out to an initial 6-0 lead as UK struggled out of the gate. Then the official struck as the Tar Heel’s best perimeter defender Theo Pinson picked up his second foul just 4:08 in. Right before he left the game for most of the first half, freshman De’Aaron Fox jump-started the UK offense once again, scoring the team’s first five points. Fox had UK hanging right with UNC, until he picked his second foul and was forced to sit for the last 12 minutes of the first half. With Fox on the bench and UK’s two other star freshmen, Bam Adebayo and Malik Monk struggling, UK was forced to look elsewhere for scoring just to keep from being blown out by the Tar Heels. Senior Dominique Hawkins proved to be part of the solution early, nailing two threes in the first half and leading the team in scoring with 10 points. The Tar Heels flexed their strength inside, and jumped out to a lead as big as nine behind the team’s plus-five rebounding margin (24-19) and 18 points in the paint in the first half. UK scrapped back into the game thanks to the play of Isaiah Briscoe. Briscoe’s impact was all over the floor in the first
half. He went into the locker room with five points, four assists, three rebounds and three steals. Thanks to the play of Hawkins and Briscoe, UK was able to overcome foul trouble from four of its five starters. Monk, Fox, Adebayo and Derek Willis all had two fouls in the first half. Then, a late four-point burst from Monk helped UK go into the half down only 38-33. Out of halftime, UK went on a 6-0 run to give the team its first lead of the game at 39-38. UNC started slow missing its first five shots and turning the ball over four times in the first four minutes of the second half. The veteran Tar Heels responded with a 9-2 run after losing the lead behind the play of their bigs inside. Senior Kennedy Meeks came up big all game for UNC finishing with seven points and 17 rebounds. UK continued to have answers, though, and most came from the big second half from Adebayo. The freshman struggled from the field in the first half but turned into a one-man wrecking crew in the second. Whether he was cleaning up missed shots or showing nice touch on jump hooks in the lane, UNC struggled to slow him down. Adebayo finished the game with 13 points — all but one coming in the second half — and seven rebounds. UK eventually was able to pullout to a 64-59 lead surprisingly behind the play of sophomore Isaac Humphries. In the first half he helped UK on the glass in Adebayo’s absence, but in the second he was knocking down his shot as he finished the game with career-high 12 points. The Tar Heels responded with a 12-0 run following that to give them a seven-point lead with 54 second left in the half. Refusing to go down, backto-back threes made it a onepoint game for UK. And then after UNC beat UK’s press to
get a layup inside and go up three, Monk responded with a cold-blooded three to tie the game with nine seconds left. The Tar Heels would have the final say before the game went into overtime, though, as Maye came up even bigger, hitting a shot with .3 second left to give UNC the win over UK. He finished with 17 points, including a stretch where he scored six straight points for UNC off a three and then andone inside. The Cats finish with a 32-6 record and just miss out on going to the Final Four for the fifth time since John Calipari became head coach.
PHOTOS BY MICHAEL REAVES I STAFF (Top) North Carolina Tar Heels guard Joel Berry II hugs forward Luke Maye after he hit a game winning shot against the Kentucky Wildcats during the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament South Regional Elite Eight at FedExForum in Memphis, TN on Sunday. (Right) Kentucky Wildcats guard De’Aaron Fox and forward Bam Adebayo answer questions from the media after the 75-73 loss.
Dermody selected as next editor-in-chief
By Matt Wickstrom
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Adversity means jumping back up when life knocks you down. For Paidin Dermody, when adversity in the form of a moving car knocked her down in late January, she got back up and battled through her injuries and trauma to be named the next editor-in-chief of the Kentucky Kernel. The Kernel Board selected Dermody, a Journalism and English sophomore with a minor in photography for her detailed plan to expand the Kernel’s digital footprint, while continuing to offer a weekly print edition formatted like the KRNL magazine, the Kernel’s once-a-semester fashion magazine.
“I feel lucky – opportunity met preparation, and I now have the great responsibility of following a talented line of editors-in-chief to continue the storied history of the Kernel as one of the preeminent student publications in the country,” Dermody said. “Good people and great journalism will deliver an evolved, enlightened and entertaining product to our readers.” Dermody got involved with the Kernel early on in her freshman year at UK as a contributing columnist for the opinions desk. In the Fall 2016 semester, she began as opinions editor before becoming news editor near the semester’s end. Dermody is currently managing editor at the Kernel.
PHOTO BY ADAM SHERBERG I STAFF The Kentucky Kernel named Paidin Dermody the next editor-in-chief on March 22.
She plans to expand the Kernel’s digital footprint by engaging more on social media, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat and envisions emphasiz-
ing coverage of campus and university issues, including continuing coverage of the Kernel’s ongoing lawsuit with UK. Dermody also has a goal
of earning another National Pacemaker Award, regarded as the Pulitzer Prize of college journalism, which was awarded to the 2015-16 Kernel staff. “I have known and worked with Paidin since she was a freshman, and I have always been impressed with her desire to challenge herself and improve her craft,” said Marjorie Kirk, the current editor-in-chief. “She has a command of journalistic principles that may seem surprising for her age, but I think her wisdom will prove to be her best asset to the Kernel staff. Like previous editors-in-chief, Dermody will receive a $10,000 scholarship funded by former editor-in-chief Jack Guthrie, who established the scholarship to
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ensure the individual had the time to commit him or herself to the job and all it entails. “We had two really great candidates this year, which I think is always a reflection of the current editor,” said Duane Bonifer, the Kernel Press board chairman. “The greatest legacy of any editor is who succeeds them. It’s also a compliment to the outstanding professional staff that the Kernel has and the great professors in the school of journalism who got them prepared to this point.” News editor Kat Manouchehri was also a candidate for the editor-in-chief position, and will work alongside Dermody next year as managing editor.
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Humphries’ surprise big game fails to lift Cats over UNC By Chris Leach sports@kykernel.com
Isaac Humphries had been struggling to find his rhythm all season, but he found it when the UK men’s basketball team needed it most, in the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament against the North Carolina Tar Heels. Because of Humphries’ inconsistency, the seven-foot sophomore had not played double-digit minutes since Jan. 31, but he played 12 minutes in the first half alone against North Carolina because of early foul trouble for Bam Adebayo and Derek Willis. Humphries made an impact in the first half, but his biggest moments would come after the break. From the 7:55-5:10 mark of the second half, Humphries scored eight points for the Cats,
and gave them a 64-59 lead. “We know how good Isaac (Humphries) is, in practice he shoots lights out,” Dominique Hawkins said. “For him to step up in that moment, I’m proud of him, I knew that he had it in him.” Up until Humphries’ scoring spurt, the Cats had spent a majority of the game trailing UNC. Humphries gave the Cats the momentum they needed late in the game. Humphries finished with a new career-high of 12 points, and five rebounds. With the starters in foul trouble and the offense struggling to find their rhythm, Humphries is a big reason why the Cats found themselves in a position to win late in the game. “I was in the mindset of coming out and doing whatever I could to help my team,” Humphries said. “I was given a great
opportunity and I just wanted to take advantage of it.” Humphries’ big game was also good enough to earn him a spot on the All-NCAA South Regional Team. Humphries’ heroics will be shortly remembered, as the backup forward for the Tar Heels, Luke Maye, had the game of his life as well. After scoring a career-high 16 points in UNC’s Sweet 16 game against Butler, Maye would up his career high against the Cats to 17 points, including a game winning jump shot in the final seconds to give the Tar Heels a 75-73 victory. “I just kind of stepped back, and they gave me the ball, and I just shot it and luckily it went in, it was a great feeling,” Maye said. It will be tough for the Cats to take positives out of the locker room after the loss, but the
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PHOTO BY MICHAEL REAVES I STAFF Kentucky Wildcats forward Isaac Humphries celebrates a basket against the North Carolina Tar Heels.
play of Humphries could have an impact that continues into the next season. Humphries had struggled to make an impact all season long,
and to finally have the game he was looking for will be a huge confidence boost for the sophomore. “So proud of Isaac (Hum-
phries),” John Calipari said. “Can you imagine his first real opportunity to do this was in this game, and he performed? Amazing.”
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WRFL celebrates 29 years of college radio
‘The Weeks’ serve Mississippi rock vibes By Matt Wickstrom
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PHOTO BY LYDIA EMERIC I FILE WRFL celebrated 29 years on air earlier this month.
By Christie Netherton features@kykernel.com
UK’s student run radio, WRFL will celebrate its 29th anniversary with a birthday bash coming on April, 22. Almost three decades later, a continuously improving WRFL still strives to bring the Lexington community together by promoting independent musicians, constantly building on Lexington’s art and music scene. Assistant Director of Student Media Ben Allen assists in carrying out WRFL’s vision of aiding the Lexington community in seeing local and independent music and art as essential to its culture. WRFL achieves this goal with each stride and improvement made within the station, such as a new mobile app service that just launched, called RadioFX. The app allows anyone to stream WRFL on their wireless devices, according to Allen. The app can also send notifications for radio shows that listeners want to hear. WRFL stays involved in both the UK community and
the Lexington community. The station hosts several events on campus, such as the ‘Know Your Own’ festival, which it hosts in Memorial Hall annually during K-Week featuring local musicians. Many events are also hosted outside of campus in areas that allow a more diverse population to get involved with the Lexington music scene and WRFL. The “Sunburn Series” at Al’s Bar is one such event that WRFL hosts every Thursday during the summer, allowing stage time for local bands and musicians, followed by a WRFL DJ. Community outreach is a significant part of what WRFL stands for. The station seeks for diverse involvement from the student population, being open to UK students of any major, as well as faculty, staff and other members of the Lexington community interested in getting involved. “We not only want every UK student to know about what WRFL is and does, but we want potential UK students out in the counties surrounding Lexington to seek
out WRFL when they come to campus,” Allen said. “We want all UK students to know that they are welcome at WRFL.” Allen believes that the student involvement within the station as well as the station’s nature of operation keeps WRFL unique and distinguishes it among all the other college radio stations. WRFL does live programming, assuring that there is a real person in the booth, controlling the music all day, every day, confirming the station’s operation as a learning tool and its devotion to the students. WRFL is gearing up for their 29th birthday bash, according to Allen. The celebration will be held on Saturday, April 22 at the new Cosmic Charlie’s location on National Ave. The event will feature both local and national touring acts. WRFL hopes to continue an annual celebration to commemorate Radio Free Lexington’s first broadcast on March 7, 1988, while plans for the 30th anniversary bash are in the works.
Led by identical twins Cain and Cyle Barnes, The Weeks have manufactured a swampy blend of southern rock straight from Mississippi that has left music fanatics in a frenzy nationwide and earned them spots supporting headlining acts, such as Kings of Leon, on tour. The Barnes brothers were raised by their aunt and uncle, and while nobody in their family was musically inclined, the brothers fell in love with southern rock listening to The Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd and others on rides in their Uncle Charlie’s pick-up truck to go hunting growing up. Barnes recalled watching “The Last Waltz” when he was young and that memory being the moment that he wanted to be a musician. Soon thereafter, he and his brother Cain begged their aunt and uncle for a drumset. Cain quickly picked up the drums and Cyle began singing, and their passion for music grew. The Weeks began when the Barnes brothers were just starting high school in March 2006, however, the group wasn’t their first musical endeavor. According to Barnes, the brothers were a part of some abysmal punk rock bands when they were 11, that were so bad that Barnes said the band was mostly relegated to practices, having no real gigs in their short lifetimes. For the group’s upcoming album “Easy” due out April 7, The Weeks opted to escape Nashville’s vast music scene to record at Ardent Studios in Memphis in Sept. 2015. According to Barnes, the record contains fewer frills compared to the band’s past work, with the group wanting to get back to playing good rock ‘n’ roll music that people come to expect from The Weeks.
PHOTO PROVIDED BY BIG HASSLE MEDIA I JOSHUA BLACK WILKINS Swampy, Mississippi-bred Southern rock group, The Weeks, will be bringing music from their new album “Easy” to Cosmic Charlie’s on March 30.
“We’d been on the road for so long touring and it’s hard to write while you’re doing that,” Barnes said. “We wanted to take some time off to devote time to writing, so we slumber-partied as a band a couple days a week for a few months working on new music.” On March 17, The Weeks released the single “Bottle Rocket” off the upcoming record. The song features a meaty guitar riff and an energy that slowly builds up throughout each chorus, giving way to soulful synchronous vocals and later on a fiery guitar solo from Cyle Barnes. Per Barnes, the song is about people with big personalities oozing with talent and their struggle to prove themselves and be the people they strive to be. “Easy” is the fifth album from The Weeks and the first since 2014’s “Dear Bo Jackson”. Barnes says that while
they’ve never crossed paths with former football and baseball All-Star athlete Bo Jackson, they know he has a copy of the record after running into his daughter Morgan on their travels. The Weeks will be kicking off their tour in support of “Easy” on March 30 at Cosmic Charlie’s. The group last performed in Lexington last August at Moontower Music Festival and will be joined for their upcoming show by The Lonely Biscuits. Music begins at 10 p.m. and tickets range from $12-15. You must be 21 or older to enter. “The virtue of persistence and enjoying what you’re doing now,” Barnes said. “I’ve had more fun with this band and done more with this band, and it makes you feel good about sticking with people you met in high school into adulthood.”
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Departments show international faculty appreciation By Sydney Momeyer news@kykernel.com
The political climate of the U.S. has shifted significantly since the election of President Donald Trump and personally changed the lives of many immigrants across the country, including in the world of higher education. At UK, about 190 instructional faculty and 785 undergraduates were identified as “nonresident aliens” by the university during the 2015-16 school year. On Friday, Mar. 24, various UK departments gathered outside the International Center on campus. The gathering welcomed immigrant faculty members from all parts of the UK community to help express the important roles immigrants play in higher education. “This event was about di-
versity, immigration, higher education and inclusivity,” Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies and coordinator of the event Cristina Alcalde said. At UK, immigrant faculty members play vital roles in the university’s community. With so many faculty members originating from other countries, these individuals make up a diverse part of UK that affects the university as a whole. “According to the Migration Policy Institute, immigrants in the U.S. are more likely to have a Ph.D. or professional degree than native-born Americans. Also, on average, the children of immigrants have the same or higher levels of education than the children of native-born Americans.” “Immigrants play important roles as directors, chairs, deans and associate deans, in
other administrative positions, as well as in our roles as professors and mentors to students,” Alcalde said. Immigrants are not just a large part of faculty life at UK. Immigrants also make up and affect a large part of student life on campus as well. “Different viewpoints are enriching,” Associate Professor of French and Francophone studies Jacqueline Couti said. “You don’t want to be too similar to everyone else. When people come from other places with different ideas, it gives you ideas and it rejuvenates you and then you can grow.” In a time of sudden political and social shifts, UK has made efforts to ensure that immigrants know that they are a large and important part of the UK community. “We must not let this moment drive us apart from one
PHOTO BY JOSHUA QUALLS I STAFF Immigrant faculty members get ready to pose for photos in a quad by Bradley Hall on Friday. The meeting was held to show how immigrants are essential to higher education, especially at UK.
another,” President Eli Capil- this opportunity to become dents, faculty, and staff from outo said in a university-wide an even closer and mutually every part of the globe.” email. “We should instead use supportive community of stu-
SPORTS
UK climbs atop SEC standings with series victory over Ole Miss
By Chris Angolia sports@kykernel.com
If anyone thought that No. 19 UK baseball was going to be slowed down when it hosted No. 14 Ole Miss this weekend, they were mistaken. The Cats took the final two games of the series this weekend after dropping game one to the Rebels on Thursday night. On Thursday, the Rebels grabbed a 1-0 series lead with a 9-6 victory that ended UK’s
season-opening 10-game winning streak. The Cats found themselves down 9-1 in the game but as they have done all year, they showed a lot of fight to get back into the game thanks to a surprising yet helpful boost from freshman T.J. Collett. Collett was unable to play in the team’s first 19 games as he recovered from an injury that many believed would keep him out for a longer period, but that was not the case. A grand slam in his first
ever collegiate at-bat brought the Cats to within three, but the deficit proved to be too much for UK. And despite the loss in game one, the presence of Collett will be a nice addition to the lineup. In game two of the series on Friday, the Cats bounced back with a 4-1 victory behind another strong outing from junior Zach Logue who fired seven innings of two-run ball including a career-high seven strikeouts in route to picking up his fourth victory of the
season. Just as it did in game one, UK received another boost to its offense from an injured player, as All-American first baseman Evan White returned to the starting lineup after missing the previous nine games. White went 3-4 in his return on Friday with one of the teams four RBI. The rubber game of the series on Saturday was a tough act for the Cats to follow as the basketball team took down UCLA in the Sweet 16 the
night before, but the baseball team made its own headlines. Justin Lewis one-upped Logue allowing just one run over seven innings of work, and tied a career high with eight strikeouts in the team’s 4-1 win. The offense was the beneficiary of a couple Rebels errors that allowed UK to score two unearned runs and that was all that Lewis and the bullpen needed. The main arm out of the bullpen for the Cats this year has been Logan Salow who
has not allowed an earned run in 19 innings of work and has not allowed a hit or a walk to 24 consecutive batters. Salow leads the team with six saves and has done a good job of closing the door on UK’s opponents. Now 18-7 and 5-1 in the conference, the Cats are atop of the SEC standings and are continuing to prove to everyone across the country that UK is trending upwards in 2017.
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House Bill 520 raises questions Is implementing charter schools in Kentucky worth it? Kentucky finds itself in the midst of a monumental change to its cities’ education and a decision that could be detrimental to the already shaky foundation of primary and secondary schools in the Bluegrass. Governor Matt Bevin signed a new bill that will allow charter schools in Kentucky. The bill contains a few underlying aspects that are rather questionable. With this new law in place, it is important to question the necessity and longevity of charter schools in Kentucky. Is there truly a need for charter schools, when the same resources being directed towards them
could be instead placed into the halls of the underperforming schools? Kentucky’s two major cities, Louisville and Lexington, both have their own thriving school systems. One particular system in Louisville, Jefferson County Public Schools, has done an exemplary job at providing students with extracurricular activities and quality teachers. Their magnet schools give kids the chance to learn and grow outside of core curriculum and they meet state standards annually. Theatre senior Emily Villescas is a product of this. Villecas attended Kammerer Mid-
dle School and Ballard High School. According to Villescas, a lot of her classroom success is attributed to how much her teachers cared. “The teachers had very good relationships with their students, nothing was tense or stressful,” Villescas said. “I even had one teacher once take me to an art exhibit because I couldn’t afford to go by myself away from school. It still means a lot to me that they did that, and it inspires me to help (students) at UK.” Why replace institutions where opportunities like these are available? On paper, charters seem to
be the next best thing to guarantee the success of students. However, it has not been proven through consistent statistics that charter schools’ effectiveness is greater than that of a public school with proper resources. Bruno V. Manno is Senior Advisor for K – 12 Education Reform with the Walton Family Foundation. In an article for The School Superintendent Association, Manno lists three elements that guarantee a successful charter school: vigilant sponsors, transparency with parents and a core curriculum with end of year/semester assessments.
Strangely enough, these three things are equivalent to what makes any school work, public or private. Even though most charter schools claim to prioritize low-income students, the selection process is known to skim through the available list of kids. Who is to say that charter schools who want a specific reputation will not simply hand their applications out to those who uphold their standards? HB 520’s loose wording allows for too many loopholes. It even present its own escape clause for charter schools to ask for exceptions to the law.
The redirection of funds to underperforming schools and proper attention paid to the deeper issues affecting public schools and their students are better ways of changing the system. There are ways to ensure children get a great education if the community around them makes the effort. Public schools need quality teachers and resources for their underprivileged children. Change is developed from the inside, not by creating new schools with the same students to start the vicious cycle of failure all over again. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.
Traveling expands horizons Russian shadow looms MEGAN BROWN Kernel Columnist
With a passport filled with stamps and an unquenchable thirst to see the world, a traveler finds his home with no address. A sign in the Stuttgart airport states, “Travel somewhere new every year,” a proclamation that rings true with globetrotters who thrive in unknown areas and strive to see as much of the world as they can in their lifetime. Traveling opens doors to experiencing new levels of culture. From seeing Turkey’s most desolate communities, the Berlin Wall and Morocco, travelers get a firsthand view of what history books were written about. Traveling around the world is not simply a step out of the comfort zone; it is an entire leap. Navigating through the uncharted territory of new countries is a challenging
endeavor but also one of the most rewarding. Scarier than most milestones such as going to college or getting married, many Americans let travel misconceptions consume them and continue to list flying as one of their biggest fears. However, according to a USA Today article, flying is much safer than driving with 1.27 deaths and 80 injuries per 100 miles driving compared to the zero deaths and almost no injures of flying the same distance. Even without scientific research to back it up, people still consider driving to be a safer mode of transportation than flying. If Americans are not afraid of flying, they usually are afraid about being unable to communicate because of language barriers. In reality, even if the same language is not spoken, there still are a vast amount of similarities between two nations. Traveling proves, despite all the differences, we have much more in common than most people originally think.
The people who stay sheltered in the same city and state their entire life have no idea how much they are missing. There is an entire world they could go explore the minute they stop letting their fear control them. Traveling can be scary, but the minute that fear is conquered there is an endless world of delicious food, amazing people and beautiful scenery to be discovered. Traveling is one of the best ways to experience other cultures. Not only will it look good on resumes, but traveling expands minds and allows people to grow. It also introduces people to new environments while allowing them to change their perspectives about cultures and make their own judgments based on their observations. The world is as big as people make it. A plane can take travelers anywhere in the world, so pack a suitcase, get a stamp and see it for yourself. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.
over Trump
SAADIA AKHTAR Kernel Columnist
On Monday, the directors of the FBI and NSA testified to the House Intelligence Committee on President Trump’s campaign’s potential collusion with Russia. FBI Director James Comey confirmed that the FBI is in fact investigating Trump’s ties to Russia. The FBI investigating a sitting president for possible collusion is not normal. Despite the Trump administration’s best efforts to put Russia and the election behind them, more and more evidence is piling up against them. For example, a report came out that Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign chairman from March 2016 to August 2017, worked for Russian President Vladmir Putin in order to advance Russia’s interests around the world. Press
Secretary Sean Spicer tried to mitigate the damage by saying Manafort had “limited role, for a limited time” in the Trump campaign. However, many are questioning how being a campaign chairman for six months is a “limited role.” Of course, the Michael Flynn scandal hasn’t gone away either. Flynn resigned from his post as National Security Advisor in February for lying to Vice President Mike Pence about his communications with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. It has recently come out that Flynn worked for the Turkish government as a foreign agent. Again, the Trump administration is trying its best to get ahead of these revelations and stay focused on policy-making, but that’s just not working. What is even more worrisome is that sources have told an analyst on CNN that Flynn may have cut a deal with the FBI to aid in their investigation
on Trump’s ties to Russia ties. These claims may be backed up by the fact that Flynn has not volunteered to testify to the House Intelligence Committee, unlike Manafort and other former Trump campaign officials. If true, this does not look good for President Trump. President Trump, though, has made things complicated for himself as well. He praises Vladimir Putin, he has refused to release his tax returns (which could clear up any speculation that Trump has business holdings in Russia) and has refused to say Russia interfered in the 2016 election, despite the fact over 17 U.S. Intelligence agencies have confirmed it. As long as the FBI’s investigations continue and as long as Trump does not release his tax returns, the Trump administration will have to remain on defense on all matters concerning Russia. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.
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Economic forum will talk Kentucky school choice By Bailey Vandiver news@kykernel.com
The John H. Schnatter Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise is hosting a discussion entitled “What’s Next for Kentucky Schools?” on the future of public education under President Donald Trump, particularly school choice, vouchers and charter schools. The Schnatter Institute, named after Papa John’s Pizza CEO, President and founder John Schnatter and co-found-
ed by the Charles Koch Foundation, opened in December 2015. The primary mission of the $10 million center is to create understanding and appreciation of many issues, including public policy, according to associate professor of economics and Schnatter Institute Associate Director Aaron Yelowitz. The education system falls under the issue of public policy and affects “economic prospects.” “The economics profession has shown that investment in
human capital leads to higher earnings and greater economic opportunity,” Yelowitz said, who organized the event and will moderate discussion. “In the U.S., this investment in human capital comes through education.” Yelowitz became interested in planning the event when he realized that the main conversation in education had shifted from Common Core to school choice. The issue became even more prevalent when Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin signed
a controversial bill allowing charter schools in the Commonwealth. Critics of the bill claimed the schools could be susceptible to mismanagement and a focus on profit over education. Yelowitz said that UK has many experts who can debate the issue with real evidence that some other coverage of the issues lacks. The 60-minute forum will be a discussion among four panelists: Ron Zimmer, UK professor and Director of Mar-
tin School of Public Policy and Administration; Wayne D. Lewis, Jr., Executive Director of Education Policy and Programs in the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet and UK associate professor of educational leadership; Joseph Waddington, UK assistant professor of education; and John Garen, BB&T professor of economics and Director of the John H. Schnatter Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise. “I picked scholars who are
deeply knowledgeable about education issues from different parts of campus,” Yelowitz said. These panelists will present their own opinions about the future of the Kentucky and national education systems based on their research. The event will be Thursday, March 30, at 4:30 p.m. in Woodward Hall, room 307, of the Gatton building. Those planning to attend should RSVP online at http://gatton. uky.edu/panel-discussion-kentucky-schools.
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3.27.17
NEWS
Final Four hopes dashed on State Street
Lexington Police officers watch a fire burn on State Street Friday night.
By Matt Wickstrom news@kykernel.com
Moments after UK men’s basketball’s 86-75 win over UCLA in the Sweet 16 on Friday night, fans overcome with March Madness fever stormed State Street in celebration near campus. Two days later, elation turned into sorrow when the UNC Chapel-Hill beat the Cats, ruining their bid for the Final Four. According to Lexington Police, who worked in conjunction with UK Police, two arrests were made in the State Street area after Friday’s victory, one for disorderly conduct and the other for disorderly conduct with public intoxication. During the celebrations fans were seen setting a number of small objects on fire, including shirts, beer boxes and paper. Once fires began, small teams of Lexington Police equipped in riot gear were ready to put them out and make sure those among the crowd were safe. Couches were spared, and chants of “C-A-T-S Cats Cats Cats” echoed up and down State Street.
Celebrations ended roughly around 2:20 a.m. Saturday when Lexington PD helped to clear the way for street sweepers. McKenna Riemer, a pre-physical therapy junior, described her feelings of excitement over the victory with the worry of property damage. Her home is nearby on Conn Terrace. “The crowd was a lot of fun after the game, and it got me even more hyped after the win,” Riemer said. “People were lighting things on fire, but the police were right there to put it out and make sure everyone was safe. They were letting people have all the fun without
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letting it get out of hand.” Sophomore accounting and integrated strategic communications double-major w Death, experienced her first State Street celebration Friday, and was hopeful looking forward to UK’s matchup against UNC. She was hoping to win tickets to the Final Four through UK’s student lottery, and if she did she was planning a road trip to Phoenix with her friends. “It’s exceeding all of my expectations — it’s out of this world,” Death said. UNC’s victory means that South Carolina, the last SEC team in the tournament, will play the University of Oregon in the Final Four.
PHOTO BY JOSHUA QUALLS I STAFF Fans celebrate Kentucky’s win over UCLA to advance to the Elite Eight.
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