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Project 3rd: Finding role models in UK students
By Sydney Momeyer news@kykernel.com
An orgnanization founded by a UK student has transformed the way displaced youth are being assisted in Lexington. Created by UK Senior Matt Custodero in the summer of 2017, Project 3rd at UK aims to assist Arbor Youth Services, a local non-profit that provides shelter to unaccompanied minors, by helping displaced youth while providing shelter at Arbor Youth’s emergency home on Third Street, along with other services. “Project 3rd is a student organization that is affiliated with Arbor Youth Services,” Custodero said. “We provide volunteers and resources, like money from SGA, that is otherwise unavailable to Arbor Youth. It’s an RSO, a registered student organization, similar to the way the Red Shoe Crew helps the Ronald McDonald house.” Other services provided by Project 3rd include outreach centers and supportive housing services, which aim to help youth from ages 18-24 find and maintain housing options once on their own. According to their website, Arbor Youth Services is currently the only shelter emergency shelter for unaccompanied youth in Central Kentucky. Custodero is the founder and president of Project 3rd. He seeks to look for young volunteers from UK who are able to help the youth they assist
ARDEN BARNES I STAFF A resident of Arbor Youth Services, a local non-profit that provides shelter to unaccompanied minors, plays Candy Land during a game night on Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. The minor played with UK students that were part of Project 3rd, which provides volunteers and resources to Arbor Youth.
through Arbor Youth. He originally formed the organization after doing some volunteering within other organizations and realized there wasn’t anything like this on campus. “I had the help from people who had also started organizations on campus,” he said. “It’s pretty easy to do. I think that’s a big takeaway, that anyone can it… and it’s definitely a benefit to the non-profit you’re helping.” The shelter on Third Street houses up to 12 children at a time. The ages of the youth range from 0-18 years old. “Because of the fluidity of the house itself, and any sort of shelter like this, one day you may have 12 kids in the house and the next day
you may have zero,” Custodero said. The children who come into the emergency home are often displaced by foster homes. However, Arbor Youth Services works with social workers to help shelter children who may be transitioning into a foster home that have experienced at-home violence, or have parents who struggle with addiction and may need to be temporarily sheltered. Unaccompanied youth may stay for days, but can often stay for up to months at a time. “A lot of time it is a family disturbance,” Custodero said. “Some kids say they’ll only be here for a few days, and I’ve seen others stay here for months and months. It really depends on the family situation.”
However, once those living in the house turn 18, they are no longer allowed to live in the recently renovated youth shelter due to Kentucky law. They, in turn, end up moving into run-down apartments in the area so they can attend places like BCTC and UK. That is when Arbor Youth Services steps in to help with their current living arrangements. “Usually they can’t afford the new apartment because they’re still in school,” Custodero said. “...But they will live in these really, really awful apartments.” Project 3rd is relatively new, and thus has reached out to various places for funding and other such needs. Just recently, UK’s Student Government Association gave the organization a $2,500 grant for a project they call “Rescue at Arbor.” The project aims to help pay the first few months of rent and help fix up these run-down apartments for those ages 18-24. “SGA has been great,” Custodero said. Additionally, various business and philanthropy classes at UK have aimed to assist the non-profit group, among others. The group generally earns money through fundraising efforts, but occasionally receives grants and other forms of assistance from places like UK. “This gets students more involved in their community and aware of issues in that community,” said Alex Perdue, Vice President of Finance and Volunteer Coordination of Project 3rd.
Last fall semester, Economics 410: Economics of Altruism, Philanthropy, and Nonprofit Organizations, taught by Dr. Gail Hoyt, received a grant of $10,000 from alumni Chuck Sonsteby. The students were then put into groups and assigned a non-profit group in the area to research. They were expected to give a presentation on why their assigned non-profit deserved the $10,000. Arbor Youth Services received the grant. Perdue was part of the group that helped Arbor Youth earn it. “I had already known about it before I got in the class, but I had people in my group who had never heard of this place,” Perdue said. “So it gives them the opportunity to volunteer places they wouldn’t have otherwise or learn about issues they wouldn’t otherwise be familiar with.” Last week, Arbor Youth hosted a game night for those staying in the home. At this time, there were only four youths staying there. In attendance was sophomore Lindsay Tucker, who was also there through a class in the Honors College. They were also split up into teams and assigned to work with a non-profit in the area. Custodero and members of Project 3rd seek to find young, college-aged volunteers to help places such as Arbor Youth. “I was a volunteer here,” Custodero said. “I just realized that students can be a big part of basically just getting positive role models in the house.”
Two 29-bedroom houses are on sale for just $1 By Rick Childress news@kykernel.com
For $1 a year, your student organization can pay the lease for one of the vacant fraternity houses on UK’s campus. But to actually move in, you’ll have to reliably be able to cough up a lot more than that. The houses, 441 and 447 Pennsylvania Avenue, have been vacant since the two previous fraternities occupying them were removed earlier this
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fall semester for various violations. UK officials announced that they will be entering into a process to pick a potential student organization to take over the lease for the houses. According to documents sent to all registered student organizations, the lease for each house costs $1, but the occupying organization will likely have to pay well over $100,000 per year to actually be able to stay permanently— a good portion of which is paid
for by the revenue made from individual residents paying rent to the organization. This is the reason why larger Greek organizations are typically able to live in such large on-campus houses, said Dean of Students Nick Kehrwald. Greek organizations usually have the money and the organizational structure to occupy larger campus houses. He said that a university committee will be tasked with looking through proposals from mul-
tiple student organizations wanting to move in, and they’ll likely choose the organizations who appear most able to fund house upkeep and actually thrive in the spaces. According to one of the housing documents, the committee will give preference to groups who plan to stay at least five years. The first lease for both houses will begin on Feb. 1, 2019, but the organization does not have to move in on that date.
Both houses were opened in 2002 and come with large kitchens fit with commercial-size appliances and salad bars. Many of the rooms, including the kitchens and individual bedrooms, come with some furnishings. UK Physical Plant Division handles trash pickup and upkeep of the grounds. One of the houses, 441 Pennsylvania Avenue, is in need of some A/C repair. Both houses have a capacity of 29 beds, and last school
year, rent for an individual resident was about $2,600 per semester for a room shared with one other person, and according to one of the housing documents, rent will rise to $3,100 for the 2019-2020 school year. The rent revenue appears to help alleviate many of the housing expenses. Proposals are due by Dec. 17, and the houses will be awarded to their respective new organizations by Jan. 14, 2019.
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PHOTO PROVIDED BY JOHNNY CONQUEROO Johnny Conqueroo , a local band consisting of Gant Curless, Wils Quinn and Shawn Reynolds, will be featured in a show at the University of Kentucky Gatton Student Center on Dec. 3.
By Emily Baehner lifestyle@kykernel.com
Johnny Conqueroo, a local band from Lexington, released a new single and music video last week, and will be featured in a show at UK’s Gatton Student Center on Dec. 3. Gant Curless, the lead vocalist and guitarist, Wils Quinn, the drummer, and Shawn Reynolds, the bassist, formed the band during their early years of high school. Quinn and Reynolds are both sophomore students at UK. Quinn is majoring in media arts and studies and Appalachian studies, while Reynolds is majoring in marketing. “Our bassist Shawn, he’s extremely intelligent, beyond the scope of modern testing,” said Quinn. “When he writes music, he doesn’t just write a song, he creates worlds in his mind and then populates those worlds with the music he creates.” A three-piece blues rock group, the band’s sound has evolved past just one genre of music. Reynolds said the group has followed the evolution of rock and roll,
starting with the blues before moving on to psychedelic and punk rock, and now has a sound that combines all those genres. He credits the uniqueness of their sound as stemming from the organic nature of the production. “The majority of songs come from us jamming around at practice. We take influence from everything we listen to and incorporate our favorite elements into our own music,” said Reynolds. The band’s first album, Washed Up, debuted in 2016, and was followed up by their EP, Haint Blue, a blend of blues and psychedelic rock. Last week, under The Fir Trade label, the band released a new song and accompanying music video called “Only Child.” In addition to producing its music, the band enjoys live performances at a number of local venues like Willie’s Locally Known, Tadoo Lounge, Big Hair Records and Chuck’s Music, as well as performances outside the state of Kentucky. “The idea that I can go onstage and get this rare opportunity to break the usual
social contracts that we have day-in and day-out and break that fourth wall and break people out of their day-today lives... amazing,” said Quinn. “It allows me to interact with people in a way they would normally not be used to.” The Dec. 3 show at the Gatton Student Center will be the last Johnny Conqueroo show in Lexington for the 2018 year. This will conclude a successful year that included more than 40 shows in major cities in six different states, several music releases, studio work, appearances on radio shows and performances in music festivals both in and out of state. Looking forward to the new year, the band has plans to perform in a New Year’s Eve show in Chicago, release new music, schedule festival performances and plan music videos in the works. Their success, according to Quinn, is a day-to-day process that they hope continues. “Break down dreams to goals, goals into steps, steps into action, then take action. It’s the only way to the top,” Quinn said.
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PHOTO PROVIDED BY PAIGE ISAAC | AERIE Paige Isaac, a UK junior, models for Aerie as part of the Aerie Real campaign.
PHOTO PROVIDED BY PAIGE ISAAC An Aerie ad with Paige Isaac as the model was displayed on a billboard in Times Square in New York City, New York.
PHOTO PROVIDED BY PAIGE ISAAC Paige Isaac poses for a photo with Aerie models Iskra Lawrence and Hillary Bacon.
UK student works with body-positive movement as Aerie model By Allie King lifestyle@kykernel.com
Paige Isaac, a UK junior, lives a double life working as a student studying marketing and digital media and design and as an Aerie Real model and NEDA spokesperson. “I have been following [Aerie] for so long, and they just continue to grow and grow and grow,” said Isaac as she described her admiration for the company. Earlier this year, Isaac sent a video in to an open casting call by Aerie for an upcoming campaign. The company was looking for participants who wanted to be a part of its new body-positive movement. The Aerie Real campaign celebrates “girl power, body positivity, and no retouching,” according to its website. In the taped-video application, Isaac explained why she wanted to be part of the campaign: “If me being in this campaign can help at least one person with their recovery, like the other untouched models you have put out there have helped me, that would mean that this campaign was worth it.” Isaac said her own struggles inspired her to become involved with
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body-positive movements. “I’ve really struggled with an eating disorder for a while. I’ve struggled with bulimia. I’ve struggled with OCD… I’ve struggled with body dysmorphia for a long time,” she said. In regards to her recovery, Isaac said that it is a difficult question because recovery is not a “linear process,” meaning there have been a lot of ups and downs. She admitted she has had a few relapses, some during the summer going into her freshman year at UK, and the summer break going into sophomore year. “I was a mess,” Isaac said. Soon after being accepted by Aerie, the company flew Isaac out to AE headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where they shot her Aerie Real pictures. The Aerie Real campaign pictures went live in July of 2018, even though they did not announce their campaign details until August. When the original photos from the campaign were dropped, Isaac’s pictures were not used anywhere. Later, Isaac drove to Nashville to see Iskra Lawrence, a well-known Aerie Real “RoleModel.” She had the opportunity that day to meet Lawrence, along with a few other
members of the campaign. One of the others that Isaac met that day was Hillary Bacon, a girl with a tattoo matching Isaac’s: the NEDA sign. NEDA — or the National Eating Disorders Association— is the largest nonprofit supporting those affected by eating disorders. According to its website, NEDA’s vision as a company is “envisioning a world without eating disorders.” Lawrence took a photo with Bacon and Isaac that day, showing their NEDA tattoos, and posted it to Instagram, with an inspirational caption stating that she was “proud to travel around the world meeting NEDA warriors and [eating disorder] survivors.” This put Isaac on the map for all things Aerie and NEDA. Aerie supports NEDA as its philanthropy. They create and sell clothing in which 100 percent of proceeds go to NEDA. They also have activities in-store that shoppers can do to donate to NEDA. “If you post an untouched bikini picture, they will donate $1 per picture, up to $30,000 each year. They hit their mark every year,” said Isaac. Aerie sponsors every charity walk put on by NEDA and some-
times sets up stations at these walks which help raise money for the cause as well as bring the community together in one event. Along with the short walk, there are fun stations with different activities set up, including yoga and do-it-yourself crafts. Two weeks after Lawrence’s picture on Instagram, Aerie asked Isaac to participate in a discussion panel in Chicago. After Aerie flew her out to Chicago, Isaac met people high up in both companies, Aerie and NEDA, one of which was Jessica Hickman, the National Walks Manager, who mentioned that Isaac’s Aerie Real photo might be used for the NEDA walk in New York City. Isaac made a last-minute decision to go to New York City for the upcoming NEDA walk where she found that she was the face of that event by seeing herself on a billboard in Times Square. While Isaac was in New York, she was invited back to NEDA headquarters where she met more of the NEDA team, including the CEO, Claire Mysko. Being born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, Isaac wants to see more inclusion in her town. “If anyone is going to get more diversity out there or create more
opportunities for people who don’t necessarily have opportunities it is going to be the people who are leading the student body right now,” said Isaac, regarding the student government. As for the future, Isaac is working with Hickman, from NEDA, to bring a NEDA walk to Lexington in the spring. “I am just going to being active with NEDA. I am going keep doing as much as I can with Aerie. I am going to just keep working within the body-positive movement,” Isaac said. She is confident that she will go back to NEDA’s headquarters. She also has plans to attend three NEDA walks in the spring in Lexington, Nashville and Indianapolis. To learn more about eating disorders and the Aerie Real movement, visit aerie.com as well as nationaleatingdisorders.com. Isaac had words of encouragement for people struggling with body image. “There are going to be ups and downs. If you do happen to relapse, the fact that you are recognizing that you are and that that is not good means that you are already better off than you used to be,” she said. “Take it one day at a time.”
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FDA initiative for restrictions on Juuls a good choice
Juul has, either purposefully or accidentally, appealed to minors across the country, harboring addiction in a Asst. Opinions small, easily accessible tube. Editor And not only are Juuls becoming increasingly popular The tobacco industry took among minors, they’re also a needed hit on Nov. 15 from quite popular on college camthe new Food and Drug Ad- puses; although most college ministration’s restrictions campuses prohibit smoking, when it comes to popular Juuls are faster and can easily flavored e-cigarettes and to- be pocketed, unlike cigarettes, bacco products. Many well- making vaping stealthy, too. While the FDA’s original known companies must now comply with the FDA’s new thought of proposing a comregulations, which includes plete “ban” of flavors of Juuls didn’t catch, the FDA, at the Juul. With its sleek design, flashy least, did initiate a proposcolors and flavors and a slo- al to crack down on the sale gan as an “attractive alterna- of these flavors to teens in tive to cigarettes,” (listed on gas stations and retail stores. the homepage of its website) The flavors, such as mango, HANNAH WOOSLEY
fruit and creme, pose a real attractiveness compared to normal cigarettes– something that shouldn’t be advertised as such, especially when the long-term effects of smoking Juuls are still unknown. FDA compliance checks also uncovered 40 violations for illegal sales of Juul products to youth, one of which came from a local Lexington gas station, according to the Kernel. The FDA decided it was time to act. The FDA has taken a small step necessary to stop the addiction among minors and young people. The easiness of walking into a gas station to purchase another flavored Juul pod is over; now, one must order these products on-
You should start your new year’s resolutions now, not in January SARAH HASLEY Kernel Columnist
Another year is coming to an end, and 2019 is just around the corner. January is often filled with New Year’s resolutions and attempted goals. Many people quit on themselves and their goals before January is even over, but you are better than that. You can and should start working on your 2019 New Year’s resolutions now, and you will ensure that you have momentum going into the new year and that you will experience personal growth in 2019. Something that helps me to stay motivated this time of year is Rachel Hollis’s “Last 90 Days” program. Rachel Hollis is an author and speaker who is pas-
sionate about helping others reach their potential and goals. “Last 90 Days” is a free online resource that helps people to stay focused on their goals and to finish the year strong. It includes motivational emails and videos and is highly effective. Although it technically started in October, because it goes through the last three months of the year, it is not too late to sign up. It is better late than never. This program can be a great aid in starting your New Year’s resolutions now and increasing your chances of becoming your best self in 2019. One thing that can be a major help in goal setting, and in New Year’s Resolutions specifically, is making sure your goals are focused and specific. It is better to accomplish one task than to have two tasks half done. Make sure your goals are very specif-
ic and that your focus isn’t split too widely on many different things. Make sure that there is room in your calendar for you to work on your New Year’s resolutions now, too. It has been said that “a goal without a plan is simply a wish.” Prioritize your personal goals now. There is no reason you have to wait for the calendar to say “2019” to focus on your goals. Do it now, when it’s hard to start and you don’t have the hype and sentiment of a new year pressuring you. The new year will be here before we know it. If we do not approach it differently than previous years, our old habits will kick in and very little about us will change. You will not live your best life in 2019 if you do not prioritize, focus on your goals and stay motivated. Start now, and you will already be ahead of the game for 2019.
line and wait for them to be shipped, which will hopefully reduce the attractiveness and desire to smoke among young people. And, adding to the now lack of ease, all sales on Juuls’ website are for customers 21 and older, even though it’s perfectly legal for an 18-yearold to purchase tobacco in most U.S. stores. The FDA’s leap to prevent smoking addiction is one that can work, and one that is necessary. It’s time to take away the easiness of purchasing flavorful tobacco products and, hopefully, take away the MICHAEL CLUBB I STAFF rampant smoking addiction Phillips Market, located near campus, is a vender of Juul Pods, among minors and young the flavoring component in Juuls. On Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, in people. Lexington, Kentucky.
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On Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, the official Kentucky Athletics Twitter account tweeted a picture of the football, men’s soccer, volleyball and women’s basketball teams with “#EverythingSchool.” That weekend— on “Caturday”— the Kentucky football team ended a historic 9-3 regular season with a 56-10 win over Louisville. The men’s soccer team beat Lipscomb 2-1 at The Bell to advance to the NCAA Elite Eight for the first time. At Memorial Coliseum on Senior Day, the volleyball team swept Auburn to remain undefeated in SEC play this season. The volleyball team had already claimed the outright SEC championship with a win over South Carolina. In the Virgin Islands, the women’s basketball team went 3-0 to remain undefeated on the season so far and win the Paradise Jam Island Division tournament.
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THE ATMOSPHERE Recruiting diverse faculty at UK remains ‘intentional’ By Sarah Ladd news@kykernel.com
ARDEN BARNES I STAFF Computer Science Assistant professor Corey Baker teaches a computer science class in White Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018.
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Despite several recruiting challenges, Dr. Sonja Feist-Price, vice president for institutional diversity, said UK is on track to meet its 2018-2019 goal for faculty diversity on campus. She said UK is on track to have underrepresented minorities in UK’s faculty at 7.9 percent for this year, up from 7.4 percent last year and up from 6.4 percent in the 2015-16 fiscal year. This is part of UK’s Diversity Plan, a five-year initiative that seeks to improve diversity and inclusivity on campus. Several prominent news organizations reported at the beginning of the 2018 fall semester that student diversity was dropping. One Associated Press story reported that the number of black students dropped 11.9 percent, from 420 in 2017 to 370 in the fall 2018 incoming class. UK’s all-time high for black students was 429 in 2014. The AP also reported that the number of students who identify as two or more races jumped from 199 to 238. Feist-Price said this drop can be attributed to UK’s losing several recruitment officers who mainly recruited in areas with mostly minority populations. It was not caused or influenced by a lack of faculty diversity, she said. Feist-Price said she recruits underrepresented faculty from conferences and is “intentional” in her efforts to improve diversity and inclusivity at UK. The main challenges hindering the initiatives are few minority representatives who can teach STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) disciplines. Those who are qualified are sometimes reluctant to stay in the professoriate and prefer instead to enter the workforce. Dr. Corey Baker, a professor of computer science in UK’s engineering school, said that this is often due to professors being “burned out” during their doctoral studies, but he said he feels that is true for all groups. “I believe a number of underrepresented groups apply to UK and other R1 institutions,” Baker said. “The problem in my opinion is departments and hiring committees are not selecting underrepresented faculty who apply.” Another issue Feist-Price said she deals with in recruiting is that many minority groups prefer more northern or progressive states. Baker agreed that safety was a concern of his when he first came to UK. “I was very skeptical of Kentucky in this regard, but speaking with Dr. FeistPrice as well as other faculty who look similar to me help dispel some of these concerns,” about Lexington especially, he said. “People in Lexington are friendlier than I expected,” he said, but he does not feel that northern states are more progressive or should be a goal destination. “I have the same concerns in all states,” he said. “I will say minority groups can help people who are unfamiliar with a particular city/state weigh the pros and cons.” Despite these recruiting challenges, Feist-Price said UK is doing “considerably better” in its diversity and inclusion efforts compared to other southern states. “As a university, we have more diversity on our campus among our faculty than there is in the state itself,” she said. Baker said that from the standpoint of Computer Science, “we are doing better than most of our sister universities from a percentage standpoint.” “The college of engineering is also making strides in this direction,” he said. “In January 2019, we are inviting 30-40 underrepresented graduate students to
Monday, December 3, 2018 visit UK and hopefully select us to pursue their PhD in Fall 2019.” Feist-Price has been a UK employee for 27 years, and she said she remembers a time when UK had minority employment in the ‘50s and ‘60s. “And now we have over 100 black faculty,” she said. “And we’re nearing 100 Hispanic/ Latino faculty. I was excited when we broke that ‘100’ threshold.” She said UK is making progress. “And we are intentional about creating a community, a belonging where people want to stay,” she said. Part of these efforts are new affinity groups that she said “help to bring people together” by offering groups a space to speak a common language and close the gap that a large campus inflicts upon them. Baker said he has joined one of these affinity groups but has yet to attend meetings. “I believe affinity groups are great because it allows me to see other faculty members who I relate to who I may not otherwise meet due to the lack of inclusion on campus,” he said. Because UK is a big campus, Feist-Price said UK administration officials recognize the need “to make our campus feel smaller.” David Sims, former Black Student Union president, told the Kernel in 2017, “Diversity in the classroom has fallen behind, specifically with regards to our faculty members. Students of color can go all four years at UK and only have the opportunity to be taught by a professor of color a handful of times.” This was in response to UK being named a Diversity Champion by INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine, distinguishing it as one of only 15 campuses nationwide to receive the honor. Current BSU president Tsage Douglas said that “any change made to enhance diversity and inclusion on campus are greatly appreciated.” It’s important that the change can actually be felt by students, she said. “No statistic or report is enough to make students feel the diversity and inclusion we so strive for,” she said. “It is our hope that these targets and goals put forth a change in atmosphere around campus.” Douglas said black student leaders are working with Provost David Blackwell and with Feist-Price to address problems on campus. Part of their 12-page negotiations entitled “Handbook for the African American Experience: Commitments” includes a request for the establishment of an African American Student Advisory Council, which would be involved in the hiring process for faculty members as well as be represented on search committees for the president, provost, executive vice presidents, general counsel, directorships, vice presidents, vice provosts and associate provosts. The negotiations also request more transparency from the UK administration as well as more efforts for financial stability for underrepresented minorities and more effort placed on student belonging. “The University of Kentucky must be more accountable for acts on campus which target underrepresented student groups,” it reads under the request for more belonging and engagement. “It is asked that when non-university formed groups visit campus to display their beliefs, thus negatively impacting student belonging and engagement, the university calls upon an administrator to host a booth within a designated area that clearly shows the university’s support for its students,” it reads. “The university is not asked to take a moral, legal, or academic stance in any of these occurrences, but to show support for the targeted students.” In their negotiations, BSU and other minority leaders argue that their student experience is hindered by the lack of diverse faculty. A pie chart in their negotiations represents a poll that students took, of which 205 students (91.52 percent of the polled students) said they do not feel there are enough African American faculty on campus. Only 19 students (8.48 percent) said they feel there are enough African American faculty members. The negotiations also show that 46.8 percent of the students polled said they had experienced discrimination in the classroom, with 53.2 percent saying they had not been discriminated against. Of the bias incidents among the polled students, 83.3 percent responded that they had not reported the incident, with only 16.7 saying they did. The leaders behind these negotiations use these numbers to fight for more belonging and engagement initiatives, which the survey reflected was the most
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lacking area at UK for some students, accounting for why 39.7 percent of the students polled said they had considered leaving UK. Baker said his main advice is for UK to hire more underrepresented faculty, but he said he doesn’t think a diverse faculty automatically means the school will have a more diverse student body. “The faculty have to be willing to be involved in student activities in some capacity,” he said. Feist-Price said the current diversity on campus makes her emotional and she enjoys contributing to efforts to improve diversity. She said the efforts on campus come “from the top down and from the bottom up.” “I love hearing the president every time he speaks, whether it’s at commencement or in recognition, in celebration, of whatever,” she said. “He always highlights the importance of creating a community of belonging and engagement and also of people getting to know and create relationships with each other across difference because that’s how we learn and grow.” “To me,” she said, “that’s really how we become a family.”
ARDEN BARNES I STAFF Computer Science Assistant professor Corey Baker teaches a computer science class in White Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018.
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By Chase Campbell sports@kykernel.com
While basketball success is a staple at UK, the fall sports at the school took the nation by storm as several experienced extremely successful seasons. Volleyball UK’s volleyball team, led by Lexington native hitter Leah Edmond, got off to a rocky start as the Cats lost four of their first seven games following the graduation of former Libero of the Year Ashley Dusek. Their senior class last year consisted of Dusek, blocker Kaz Brown and hitter Darian Mack, among other impactful players. Once the team adjusted, however, they never looked back. They rattled off 21 straight regular season wins, going undefeated in conference play and steamrolling everyone in their path. “Just proud to be part of such a special group,” UK head coach Craig Skinner said after the team’s SEC-clinching win over South Carolina. “We’ve known from the beginning, we will need all of us… as a collective staff, we really respect how our team embraced the challenge tonight.” The Cats won the outright SEC Championship with their undefeat-
CHASE PHILLIPS I STAFF Terry Wilson waits for the snap during the game against South Carolina on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, in Lexington, Kentucky.
ed conference season after sharing the crown with Florida last season. When the Cats played Florida this year, they swept the Gators in Memorial Coliseum. Men’s Soccer UK men’s soccer became a national powerhouse seemingly overnight. After a less-than-ideal 8-6-4 season that featured several seniors in 2017, the Cats followed junior forward J.J. Williams and his “dy-
2 1 4 1. OLIVIA BEACH Kentucky volleyball celebrates a win on senior day against Auburn at Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, in Lexington, Kentucky. 2. OLIVIA BEACH The Kentucky men’s soccer team poses for a group photo after a victory on senior night against Old Dominion at The Bell Soccer Complex on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, in Lexington, Kentucky. 3. JORDAN PRATHER Kentucky sophomores (clockwise from
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namic duo” partner Kalil Elmedkhar to a blistering 15-1-1 regular season in which they allowed only one goal at home the entire season. They won their first conference tournament crown and defeated then-No. 2 Indiana 3-0 in brutal fashion during the season. “I think that’s something that when we were getting up at 6 a.m. a few times throughout the year when there wasn’t light out we were going
out and grinding every single day, doing the hard workouts, pushing through,” Williams said. “You don’t do it for no reason and at first we were wondering where the holes were going to be filled in and who we were going to get, and all this but then we’re playing our spring games and we’re getting good results.” The team won an NCAA Tournament match at home for the first time in school history after several attempts in previous years, blowing out No. 21 Portland 4-0. They made their first Elite Eight in school history after defeating Lipscomb at home, 2-1. They became a national contender as a surprise to the nation, employing much of the young core that was in place last season. Football What to say about the gridiron Cats that hasn’t already been said? The 9-3 UK football team has its best record in 40 years, thanks in no small part to top NFL prospect Josh Allen’s powerful edge rushing and junior running back Benny Snell’s pursuit of UK history. Allen holds the career and single-season school record for sacks, repeatedly penetrating the backfield and bothering opposing quarterbacks. Snell is still pursuing the all-time UK rushing record set by
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bottom) Madison Lilley, Gabby Curry, Avery Skinner and Kendyl Paris lay in confetti after the win against Auburn on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky. 4. JORDAN PRATHER Freshman guard Rhyne Howard shoots a three pointer during the game against Virginia on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. 5. MICHAEL CLUBB Kentucky Wildcats running back Benny Snell Jr. celebrates with fans on the field
after winning against Mississippi State on Sept. 22, 2018, in Lexington, Kentucky. 6. JORDAN PRATHER Kentucky quarterback Terry Wilson falls down short of the end zone during the game against Louisville on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, at Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. 7. JORDAN PRATHER Senior guard Maci Morris drives to the basket during the game against Virginia on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky.
Sonny Collins, and he’s got just over 100 more yards to try to gain in UK’s upcoming bowl game. In every season under head coach Mark Stoops, the team has tied or improved the previous season’s record over the last six years. When Stoops came to the team, the Nutter Training Facility with the statues out front, celebrating SEC football’s racial integration, wasn’t standing. The Cats competed for an SEC divisional title against Georgia at home this season, and had a legitimate shot to win for the first time in the school’s frustrating football history. “[The seniors] have just set such a great example for our younger players because of their work ethic, so many things. But they have been leaders, they have been, they have had a great work ethic,” Stoops said. “They have been very unselfish and really about the team and far from perfect, but they have really, they really have great hearts and their minds are in the right place and they really want to lead and set a great example and set the precedent for the future.” With more and more recruits looking toward the bluegrass, Stoops has cemented himself as one of the greatest Kentucky coaches of all time, and this season as one of the greatest in the history of the program.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12 like he did some really good things,” Stoops said after the 56-10 win. “I think he was 14of-16 in the first half, and really put it away at the end of the first half, really played some good football down the stretch late in the second quarter…” While the uncertainty of Benny Snell’s presence still looms in the air, Kentucky fans know for certain Wilson will be back next year, with the threats of running back A.J. Rose and wide receiver Lynn Bowden alongside him. Wilson said the Louisville game set the tone of what’s to be expected of the Kentucky offense next year. “I feel like our offense is ex-
plosive like that all the time. Definitely in practice. We’ve just got to go out there and put the pieces together,” Wilson said. Those pieces weren’t so easy for Wilson to put together this season— he said after watching the film of himself, his confidence and not trusting his reads kept things from flowing as they should. He said that moving forward, he’s not going to try to force too much and just “play his game.” “He’s just come such a long way from the beginning of the season on his decisions he makes, on being more patient, and you know trusting the offensive line just to give him time,” Snell said. “I’m proud of Terry, man. He’s great. He’s amazing.”
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A look back at the last 9-3 Kentucky football team By Erika Bonner
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The 2018 football season brought the Kentucky Wildcats a 9-3 record, something nobody has seen in a very long time. Not in 41 years, to be exact— 1977 was the last time a Kentucky football team notched nine wins in a regular season. A lot has changed in 41 years, so here’s a dive into what the world and Kentucky football was like the last time the Cats were this good. The season The 1977 Kentucky team under Fran Curci was one of the best, clearly, and had some iconic moments throughout. A 10-1 record reflects just how good the team was, but it doesn’t just stop with the record. One of the most stand-out moments of the season was the Border Battle game against Tennessee when the Cats defeated the Volunteers 21-17. Kentucky was ineligible to play in a bowl game due to being on NCAA probation, so with a rival game like Tennessee for their last game of the schedule, the Cats wanted to go out in style. Both teams had things going against them. Kentucky entered the game with seven injured starters who were unable to play, and Tennessee had lost five of its six prior games. With starting quarterback Derrick Ramsey out, backup Mike Deaton completed a 36-yard pass to Felix Wilson before the injured Ramsey made a comeback and led the Cats to a score. All-American defensive end Art Still forced a fumble, which was recovered by Kelly Kirchbaum to seal the win for the Wildcats. Kentucky defeated two ranked teams that season in no. 4
ranked Penn State and no. 16 ranked LSU. In their first game of the season, the Cats were unranked, but by their third game against West Virginia, they sat at no. 17. By the time the season was all said and done, the 1977 team finished no. 6 in the country with one loss and an unblemished SEC record. Their only loss was to Baylor in Waco, Texas, when the Cats were defeated 21-6 in their lowest scoring game of the season. The players Perhaps the most memorable player for the 1977 team was the 6-foot-7, 250 pound All-American Still, who went first round in the NFL draft as the second pick overall. Still led the Kentucky defense and helped engineer the team to its 10-1 record. His NFL career landed him in Kansas City playing for the Chiefs from 1978-1987 and finished out the ride in Buffalo from ’88’89. Five other players from the team went on to play in the NFL: Ramsey (Oakland Raiders), Mike Martin (Chicago Bears), Will Grant (Buffalo Bills), Dallas Owens (Baltimore Colts) and Jerry Blanton (Buffalo Bills). In the 41 years since the Wildcats had as many wins as they did this season, a lot in the world has changed. To put it in context, in 1977 a gallon of gas was just 65 cents. The first-ever Star Wars movie premiered, as did Saturday Night Fever. The Clash debuted their first album and Jimmy Carter was president of the United States. The Kentucky football team has a chance to tie the 1977 team’s number of wins as they are bowl eligible for the third year in a row. Just like bell-bottom jeans, Kentucky football has made a comeback.
STEWART BOWMAN Senior linebacker Dave Fadrowski (56) talks with senior defensive tackle Jerry Blanton (92) following their victory over Tennessee. Both players were injured in their previous game against Florida.
The evolution of Terry Wilson this football season By Erika Bonner sports@kykernel.com
It’s been a rollercoaster of a season, and as the historic 2018 Kentucky football regular season has come to an end, reflections of the past 12 weeks are in order: reflections on the streaks broken, streaks made, records broken, the team’s wins and the players that helped the Cats finish their regular season as a 9-3 team. Specifically, Kentucky quarterback Terry Wilson has given the fans and the media not only reasons to reflect back on his first season at UK, but to look ahead at what he brings to the table in the future. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound sophomore from Oklahoma City is fairly new to the commonwealth, but not new to football. Wilson had an athletic journey before he came to Kentucky, which included a redshirt year at Oregon before he transferred to Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kansas, for the 2017 season. Then came his decision to come to UK— he chose to be a
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MICHAEL CLUBB I STAFF Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Terry Wilson (3) throwing during warmups before the game against University of Tennessee on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Wildcat over Florida and Nebraska, per UK Athletics. Heading into the 2018 season, nobody really knew who would be the starting quarterback for Kentucky. The two frontrunners were Wilson, who was claimed to be the fast, ath-
letic quarterback who could get yards on his feet. The other was Gunnar Hoak, who was talked about as being the one who could throw the ball. After Wilson was announced as the starter for Kentucky’s first game, which was against Central Michigan,
the sophomore struggled. He threw two picks and a fumble in the first half and injured his arm, requiring Hoak to come in and take over. Wilson ended up returning in the second half, but it was clear there was a lot of room for growth and improvement at the quarterback position. “That’s out the way now, I know what to expect, so I just have to prepare and just play ball, don’t overthink,” Wilson said after game one. Week two was the infamous Florida game in which the Cats broke a 31-year losing streak to the Gators and dominated the field in their 2716 win. Wilson showed out, completing 11-of-16 passes good for 151 yards and two touchdowns, had 107 rushing yards and a score himself. The rest of the season would bring Wilson highs, lows and everything in between as the Kentucky offense struggled as a whole, especially towards the second half of the schedule— but Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops and offensive coordinator Eddie Gran stuck with Wilson. Wilson proved wrong the stereo-
type that he was just a rushing quarterback in Kentucky’s game against Missouri, when the Cats made a comeback and Wilson led his team down the field with 1:24 seconds left in the game in an eight-play, 81-yard drive that resulted in a last-second victory. Toward the end of the season, Wilson said he felt much more comfortable throwing the ball than he did at the beginning of his Kentucky career. “I’ve sat down and watched the film, I went through every game and watched the film and I’ve seen a dramatic, dramatic change on how comfortable I am and throwing the football,” Wilson said after Kentucky’s win over Middle Tennessee. Wilson saved his most efficient performance for last when the Wildcats took the field in Louisville to take on the Cardinals for rivalry week. The sophomore threw for 17of-23 for 261 yards and three touchdowns, had himself one touchdown on the ground and 80 rushing yards. “Really pleased with Terry, I felt
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