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FIVE THINGS
Each Friday, the Kernel staff chooses the top five things we can’t get enough of. Here are Opinions Editor Judah Taylor’s picks.
1. Best Lexington hangout: West Sixth Brewery
One time I saw a boa constrictor on the bartender’s neck. Another time I watched the Arsenal soccer game. Another time I played board games, and yet another time I could see the beer being brewed as I ate dinner. Every time I had great beer and a great time.
3. Best place to get a deal: EatStreet app
I hate talking to people on the phone. I like ordering food over the phone even less. EatStreet lets me order food for pickup or delivery from dozens of Lexington’s eateries on their website and app, earning coupons and giving to charities along the way. If they were to get drones from Amazon to deliver food, I would never need to use my phone as a phone again.
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Judah Taylor’s Five
2. Top headline of the week: “Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoes controversial anti-gay bill”
I couldn’t imagine not being able to eat at Raising Cane’s just because of a reason out of my control. When the Supreme Court decided in the ’60s that a business couldn’t refuse to serve a group of people, this country won. And we won again when the governor of Arizona vetoed a bill trying to change that.
4. Best documentary to watch this week: “Mitt” I don’t generally have a high opinion of humans who are politicians, CEOs or the “wolfs” on Wall Street. And while I still wouldn’t vote for him, seeing Mitt Romney behind the scenes of his campaign certainly changed the way I see him as a human.
5. Wildcard category: ”Stuff You Should Know” podcast
These two wise guys from Atlanta, Josh and Chuck, research and discuss topics as wide ranging as cave dwellers and Vikings to Bitcoin and space elevators. They sometimes get off topic, but they’re always on point.
Duke freshman pays tuition with porn star earnings
JANE STANCILL The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) | MTC
DURHAM, N.C. — When “Duke” and “porn star” appear in the same headline, the university gets a public relations headache. Duke University has recently found itself in the national spotlight not for basketball glory or research prowess, but for the salacious story of a freshman who claims to be working her way through school as a porn actress. And once again, a sex story about Duke has taken on a life of its own, with nasty online commentary and fierce debate about the sexual climate and status of women on campus. The story first sizzled on the Internet, then spread to the network morning shows and gabfests. Cosmopolitan magazine’s website published this: “the elite North Carolina college has a heinous reputation for slut-shaming, double standards and overall sexual hostility towards their female students.” It seemed too far-fetched to be true. “Portrait of a Porn Star,” a story based on an anonymous interview, was first published in the Duke Chronicle on Valentine’s Day. The paper called the student “Lauren” (not her real
name) and “Aurora” (not her real porn alter-ego). In the story, the student described herself as a bisexual Republican who leans libertarian, a feminist and a women’s studies and sociology double major. Lauren told the reporter she had given up a waitress job for porn to help pay the nearly $60,000-a-year tab at Duke. She said she was hired by Matrix Models and was flown to Los Angeles during school breaks for the porn filming. She said she had been outed by a male classmate who recognized her from her work, and then blabbed her identity to his fraternity. Soon she was flooded with friend requests on Facebook, and a college gossip website was electric with discussion about the freshman porn star. She told the Chronicle she felt victimized and harassed, not by the porn industry, but by the reaction online and at Duke. Lauren A. later told her story in her own words on a website called xoJane.com, writing, “I saw a way to graduate from my dream school free of debt, doing something I absolutely love. Because to be clear: My experience in porn has been nothing but supportive, exciting, thrilling and empowering.”
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Women’s tennis vs. Louisiana State University. 11 a.m. Free. Boone Tennis Stadium, 725 Sports Center Drive. ukathletics.com. One Year Anniversary Party at Jefferson Davis Inn. 2:30 p.m. Free entrance. 319 Cedar St. jeffersondavisinn.com. UK baseball vs. Eastern Michigan University. 1 p.m. Free with student ID. Cliff Hagan Stadium, 700 Sports Center Dr. UK Symphony Band Concert. 7:30 p.m. Free. Singletary Center for the Arts, 405 Rose St. finearts.uky.edu/music/uksb. Student Government Debate, hosted by the Kentucky Kernel. 7 p.m. Free. Memorial Hall, 610 S. Limestone St. kykernel.com. UK Writing Center 30th Anniversary Celebration. 3-5 p.m. Free. W.T. Young Library. wrd.as.uky.edu/writing-center. Late Night Film Series presents “Catching Fire.” 10 p.m. Free. Student Center Worsham Theatre, 404 S. Limestone St. uky.edu/studentcenter/lnfs. 02.28.14 | weekend timeout | 3