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Man calls on governor to intervene in grad school case By Bailey Vandiver news@kykernel.com
Nearly a year after applying to and being accepted by UK, a man still has not been able to start graduate classes. Since moving to Lexington last May, Myron Guthrie has become a Fayette County Schools substitute teacher, a WRFL employee and a soonto-be grandfather. What he has not become is an official UK graduate student. Guthrie has worked as a producer in various fields and wants to obtain a masters degree in journalism. Executive Director of UK Public Relations and Marketing Jay
Blanton said that Guthrie was accepted as a post-baccalaureate student but was never admitted into a specific graduate program. Guthrie and NAACP Lexington branch President Adrian Wallace held a press conference Friday afternoon. Guthrie reached out to Wallace and the NAACP in November. The two men have since pursued a solution with the Kentucky Attorney General and Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. “They asked us to go back to the university to try to remedy this internally,” Wallace said. Wallace and Guthrie held a 10-minute meeting with UK
covered that his credits would not transfer because he had an undergraduate degree from an online school that did not meet UK’s accreditation standards, we immediately apologized for the error and offered – on several occasions – to work with him to take the classes needed to become eligible for a graduate program at UK,” Blanton said in a statement. Wallace said that trying to fix the problem internally is not working. “So we’re calling on the PHOTO BY QUINN FOSTER I STAFF Myron Guthrie was accepted as a post-baccalaureate student, but was governor today to investigate never admitted into a specific program. the issue on Mr. Guthrie’s berepresentatives Friday after- sion process but denied any half,” Wallace said. Wallace said that the govnoon. The university admitted liability in the situation. its mistake in Guthrie’s admis“When the institution dis- ernor can intervene “exactly” as he did at the University
UKPD officer trains specifically for sexual assault cases By Paidin Dermody news@kykernel.com
837 students who responded to the annual CATS survey for the 2015-2016 school year reported being sexually assaulted. 20 percent of these individuals reported their case to the university, including the Violence Intervention and Prevention Center, a faculty or staff member, and campus police. Lieutenant Evan Ramsay of the UK Police Department is specifically trained to handle sexual assault investigations brought to the police’s attention. Eight additional officers have been approved or are on standby to go through the same training process. Officers, supervisors and investigators in the department have received sexual assault training at the Department of Criminal Justice Training of the Southern Police Institute, according to Ramsay. Trainees learn investigative tools, techniques and resources to aid in sexual assault investigations during these 40-hour courses. “Our goal is to have every officer take an advanced course of instruction in sexual assault investigations so every officer could work a case from start to finish and provide a quality service to any survivors,” Ramsay said. Ramsay has attended sexual assault investigation, crime scene investigation, interview and interrogation courses, yearly training sessions with the VIP Center and training seminars related to the Violence Against Women Act. “The training I have attended has allowed me to develop a level of knowledge and resources that I can then apply to any sexual assault cases we have on campus,” Ramsay said. “I am also able to coach younger officers and investigators based on my training and experience to help build their knowledge and experience when responding to or investigating reports of sexual assault.” Freshmen at UK are required to complete the Green
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The Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame will induct nine new members on Friday, April 28. Nominees have been inducted annually since the hall’s creation in 1980 by the UK Journalism Alumni Association. The hall honors journalists who have contributed to journalism in Kentucky either by being a Kentucky native or by working for most of their career in the Commonwealth. UK journalism professor Dr. Mike Farrell is one of the nine inductees. He was born in
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MSA, College of Social Work host diversity and inclusivity week By Samantha Robinson news@kykernel.com
PHOTO PROVIDED BY LT. EVAN RAMSAY Lieutenant Evan Ramsay of the UK Police Department is specifically trained to handle sexual assault investigations brought to the police’s attention.
Dot course, a university program to raise awareness of and address crime and violence on campus. Ramsay believes the Green Dot course significantly increases awareness. All incoming students learn the statistics, resources for and general awareness of sexual assault that they may not have learned on their own. The VIP Center is one of the main resources on campus for individuals to seek guidance regarding any kind of violence-based crime. Resources and services are provided to male and female survivors of any violence-related crimes. “I cannot say enough how important a role the VIP Center plays for all members of the UK community,” Ramsay said. “We strive to maintain and build on our relationship with the members of the VIP Center since we have the potential to work closely with them in certain cases.” Ramsay has also been involved with the UK Police De-
partment’s Self Defense Tactics and Risk Reduction course (S.T.A.R.R.), having served as an instructor for the course in the past. While he does not believe the course should be required for all students, he said he heard overwhelmingly positive feedback from those who took the course and encourages others to attend. The S.T.A.R.R. course is a self-defense training class for women. Attendees first discuss safety tips and ways to reduce their risk of being targeted. Then they go through an extensive physical training session that includes punching, kicking and ground defense techniques, according to the UK Police Department website. “Graduates of the class said things like they had a newfound level of confidence in themselves and that they felt prepared if they were ever put in a situation where the techniques taught needed to be used,” Ramsay said. “I have two daughters that I would love to go to UK when they get old-
er and if they do, I will use my best dad influence for them to attend this course.” R a m s a y wants to encourage all survivors of sexual assault to report their cases to a UKPD officer or a member of the VIP Center. “We will never pressure a survivor to prosecute a case, but we want to be able to provide resources available to them and get them in contact with counselors or different entities within the university that can assist them during this time in their life,” Ramsay said.
PHOTO BY JAKE JOHNSON I STAFF The S.T.A.R.R. course is a self-defense training class for women where attendees discuss safety tips and ways to reduce their risk of being targeted as well as participate in a physical training session.
Nine inductees join Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame By Bailey Vandiver
of Louisville concerning the Board of Directors. Wallace said that for UK to remedy this situation, it needs to either pay for the classes Guthrie needs to take to become eligible for the graduate program or reimburse Guthrie for the cost of moving his family to Kentucky. Guthrie began his remarks by reading the excerpt of Frank X. Walker’s poem displayed in W. T. Young Library. Guthrie saw the poem while in the library, and he said “it grabbed me.” The poem is about diversity, but Guthrie said he questions whether diversity is real-
Cincinnati, but raised in Kentucky and has lived here for all but eight years of his life. Dr. Farrell said that his induction is “humbling.” “I have trouble believing I belong on a list that includes some of the amazing men and women who have reported and edited and broadcast stories that have uncovered corruption, reported tragedies and explained issues besetting our state and the nation,” Dr. Farrell said. As a journalism professor, Dr. Farrell has the chance to teach the future of Kentucky journalism, and he said he believes it is “promising.” “I see in my classroom every semester young women and men who are determined to make a difference with
PHOTO BY ARDEN BARNES I STAFF The Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame will induct nine new members on Friday, April 28.
their storytelling,” Dr. Farrell said. Listed below are the nine inductees, with descriptions from the hall’s website: Tom Butler, retired vice president of news for WPSDTV in Paducah, a mentor to several outstanding broadcast
journalists and an advocate of strong journalism during his 35 years there. Lewis Conn and William Matthews, whose 1968 creation of the Newspapers Inc. chain changed the way Kentucky community newspapers were owned and published.
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(Conn is deceased and will be inducted posthumously.) Ron Daley of Hazard, former editor and publisher of the groundbreaking Troublesome Creek Times in Hindman, now strategic partner lead for the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative. Dr. Mike Farrell, professor of journalism at the University of Kentucky, director of its Scripps Howard First Amendment Center, and former managing editor of The Kentucky Post. Bill Francis, retired reporter and anchor for WDRB-TV, who covered Louisville for 42 years and was the first full-time business reporter for a Kentucky television station.
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The UK College of Social Work organized a Social Justice Week in conjunction with the Muslim Student Association, which is hosting Islamic Awareness Week April 10-14. The daily events of both Social Justice Week and Islamic Awareness Week aim to spread diversity and inclusivity. This is Social Justice Week’s first year, but MSA has hosted Islamic Awareness Week for several years. The College of Social Work was awarded the Inclusive Excellence Award from the university, which will fund the week’s events. “I think the whole week will be exciting and a great opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to learn about issues related to diversity and social inclusion,” College of Social Work assistant professor Dr. Natalie Pope said. She is part of the Social Justice Week planning committee. “We hope that students understand that we all have a part to play in ensuring our society values all our citizens,” College of Social Work Director of Undergraduate Studies Dr. Kalea Benner said. She is also on the planning committee. Social Justice Week is about promoting not only social justice, but social change and cultural competence. Islamic Awareness Week has similar goals. Both groups are sponsoring an event to start the week: on Monday, people on campus are encouraged to write “Unlearn fear and hate” in chalk around campus. Dual special education sophomore Hoda Shalash is a member of MSA who helped plan the week. Shalash said she is most looking forward to the fasta-thon on April 12 where students, faculty and staff can fast like Muslims do during Ramadan, from sunrise to sunset. The MSA invited members from the Christian Student Fellowship, Baptist Campus Ministries, Black Student Union and the Latino Student Union to participate in the fast-a-thon. “I hope that many misconceptions about Islam that people have will be cleared up by the end of the week,” Shalash said. “Many people don’t get the opportunity to interact with a Muslim in their lives, so we hope lots of people will be able to.” Other events include allowing others to try on a hijab and handing out cupcakes and sweet tea to pass along the message that “Islam is sweet.”
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Panel discusses future of Kentucky education By Sarah Landers news@kykernel.com
Education and economics experts gathered in the Gatton College of Business and Economics Thursday to evaluate the background of Kentucky’s K-12 education and how the Trump administration’s education policies will affect the Commonwealth. UK Department of Economics Associate Professor Dr. Aaron Yelowitz hosted the panel, which emphasized the bill Governor Matt Bevin recently signed that will allow charter schools in Kentucky. Yelowitz began the panel
by introducing himself as a parent of three public school students who is interested in how the “education landscape in Kentucky might change” under the current administration. Director of UK Martin School of Public Policy and professor Dr. Ron Zimmer discussed Kentucky’s K-12 education funding. Expenditures per student are slightly below $10,000, which he said is low on the national scale. Zimmer said Trump’s policies will not have a significant impact on Kentucky. “It could for specific populations like special education,
Waddington addressed the continuing struggle to provide the best education for all Kentucky students. “There are still persistent achievement gaps based on socioeconomic status, based on race and ethnicity, on any of these measures,” Waddington said. Dr. Wayne Lewis, Executive Director of Education Policy and Programs of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, said the PHOTO BY JOSHUA QUALLS I STAFF difference between traditional Educational Leadership professor Wayne D. Lewis Jr. (right) said, “I am a public schools and public charstrong advocate for providing parents with options.” ter schools is simply “flexibilibut broadly it will not have big College of Education As- ty and autonomy.” He believes the idea of traeffects,” Zimmer said. sistant Professor Dr. Joseph
Trump says US could act alone against North Korean nuclear threat By Shobhana Chandra and Margaret Talev Bloomberg News
WASHINGTON –– President Donald Trump said the U.S. can “totally” address North Korea’s nuclear threat unilaterally if China doesn’t cooperate to put pressure on that nation. “If China is not going to solve North Korea, we will. That is all I am telling you,” Trump said in an interview with the Financial Times published Sunday. When pressed about whether he could do it one-on-one without China’s help, the president said, “I don’t have to say any more. Totally.” Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet Thursday and Friday at the president’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla. Trump said he’ll discuss North Korea. “China has great influence over North Korea,” Trump said in the interview. “And China will either decide to
help us with North Korea, or they won’t.” Cooperation with the U.S. “will be very good for China,” he said. If they don’t cooperate, “it won’t be good for anyone.” North Korea has been developing and testing its ballistic missile technology, and South Korean intelligence has warned that North Korea could conduct its sixth nuclear bomb test this week to “overshadow” the summit. Trump declined to say how he’d pursue the subject, or whether he would begin the talks with the Chinese president by bringing up North Korea and then moving on to trade with China. Trump also indicated that he would postpone a discussion with the Chinese president on tariffs until “perhaps the next time we meet.” Still, Trump offered this criticism: “When you talk about currency manipulation, when you talk about devaluations, they are world champions.” Trump said during the pres-
ditional public schools serving every student is ideal, but is not a realistic goal. “I am a strong advocate for providing parents with options,” Lewis said. Katy Estes, an economics student at UK, voiced concerns about student success rates, which she said was an issue at Lexington Traditional Magnet School. Estes said she wants to help kids and has more than 250 hours of volunteer work tutoring LTMS students. She is disappointed by the effects of the changing education policies in Fayette County and believes they are only hurting students.
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Moontower Festival gives diverse lineup By Matt Wickstrom
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PHOTO BY MICHAEL REAVES I STAFF President Donald Trump said the U.S. could “totally” address North Korea’s nuclear threat unilaterally if China doesn’t cooperate to put pressure on that nation.
idential campaign to have China labeled a currency manipulator on his first day in office, which didn’t happen. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has signaled no urgency to act, saying he wants to use a regular review of foreign-exchange markets to determine whether the U.S.’s
largest trading partner is cheating. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross declined to address Trump’s campaign pledge during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday, saying the determination lies with the Treasury Department.
Back for its fourth year, Moontower Music Festival has announced that Cherub, JJ Grey & Mofro, Todd Snider and Great American Taxi, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Tyler Childers, and Vita and the Woolf will head the lineup for the Aug. 26 gathering at nearby Masterson Station Park. Cherub, an electro-pop duo out of Nashville, saw their musical careers propelled by 2014 hit “Doses & Mimosas,” and the release of their most recent album ‘Bleed Gold, Piss Excellence’ last October. JJ Grey & Mofro provide a mix of gritty blues rock, with New Orleans’ Big Sam’s Funky Nation adding a heavy dose of funk, soul and jazz. Todd
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Snider and Great American Taxi bring a mix of rock ‘n’ roll and Americana to the bill with indie group Vita and the Woolf providing a signature mix of self-described electronic soul pop. Local Tyler Childers will also bring his prolific Americana-infused singer-songwriter prowess to the Moon-
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UK gives mural in Memorial Hall context
PHOTO BY ADAM SHERBERG I STAFF The subject matter of the mural located inside Memorial Hall brings feelings of discomfort to students on UK’s campus.
ASPEN GAGE Kernel Columnist
As a predominantly white institution, racial issues seem to be a perpetual battle for UK. One such struggle involved the now infamous mural inside of Memorial Hall. The mural, which depicts images of black slaves working in fields, offended many people on campus and in the Lexington community. The UK Black Graduate and Professional Students Association brought to light the feelings of discomfort from students to President Capilouto, which then evolved into a discussion about the negative representation of black students on campus. Just last month the university came to a decision: the mural will now be uncovered and have a plaque placed beside it that explains its history. In President Capilouto’s online blog, he wrote an entry explaining the decision to uncover the mural. In it, he said that the board formed a public art committee to collect pieces of art that will frame the mural and offer a ‘distinctly Kentucky voice.’ UK will also work to restore the mural along with Memorial Hall renovations over the next years. “Like all conversations, our steps here are a beginning, not an end. They are not perfect, nor are they final or complete,” Capilouto said in the blog post. “They will stimulate more conversation; raise more questions; foster more debate.” This statement could not be any truer. UK’s decision to listen to its students while mak-
ing this choice is important and sets precedent for students to raise their voices. Students now see the real power of gathering together and fighting something that is harmful or misrepresentative. This kind of relationship between students and administration is important to provide a safe place for people with differences to learn. So far as representation goes, the mural situation overshadowed a lot of the good that has gone on within the halls of newer buildings on campus. The Gatton College of Business and Economics features a large work of art by graduate student Tianlan Deng. The piece, which covers the walls in Gatton’s atrium, is representative of the US economic interrelation with China, Tianlan told UKNow. The College of Fine Arts and School of Art and Visual Studies both feature art from their students of all races and creed. UK isn’t going out of its way to avoid being diverse. Instead of focusing on the negatives of one mural that the university is not willing to remove from campus, students should encourage each other and the university to collect works of art that are representative of this campus. However, UK and President Capilouto have to stay aware of the negative history this state and campus contain and how — even 100 or 50 years later — the violence against people of color is still painful. There needs to be a communal effort to improve diversity and sensitivity on this campus. Conversations such as the one surrounding the controversial mural are a good start. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.
Citizens need to cut back SAVON GRAY Opinions Editor
In a capitalist society that preaches having more money equates to having a better life, it is hard to imagine purposely choosing to have less. However, this could be the solution to the problems we see in our society. “Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things” highlights people who have decided to live opposite of the standard in America, and have detached themselves from all the excess items they had grown to feel were necessary. Some moved into tiny houses and some decided to get rid of every possession they could not justify having, leaving them with very little. One woman even decided to only wear 33 pieces of clothing for an entire month. While initially it may seem impossible to minimize your life, we should question why we are so attached to the things we own. Imagine living 50 years ago, when we did not have access to items we now feel we can’t live without. Coincidentally, this was a time before humans were emitting over 2.4 million pounds of carbon dioxide into our atmosphere every second. These emissions are largely attributed to transporting all of the items that we think we need. There are approximately 2 million tractor-trailers driving
through the U.S., made to transport goods across our country. Think about how much damage we are causing to our planet by simply supplying ourselves with things we do not need. Furthermore, once these items are acquired, they aren’t treated respectfully. An Esure Home Insurance study which surveyed 3,000 adults found that we spend approximately 10 minutes a day searching for misplaced items, which adds up to 153 days of searching. The study also claimed that people lose up to nine items every day, adding up to 198,743 lost items in a lifetime. In 2001, The Wall Street Journal found that Americans spend approximately 1.2 trillion dollars annually on nonessential goods like candy, alcohol and jewelry among other things. When we get the things that we believe will fulfill us, we often have no clue what to do with it. A survey by Decluttr and the National Association for Professional Organizers found that 54 percent of Americans are overwhelmed by the amount of clutter they have, and 78 percent have no idea what to do with this clutter. We are living in a pivotal time in history. We know that we cannot continue living at this rate of consumption, as the Earth cannot sustain it. Now we are left with the choice of turning around and taking a few steps back, or continuing on our path and watching our planet burn. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.
Editorial
Rights of journalists compromised There’s never been a normal era or administration to be a journalist. There’s no clear path to becoming a journalist, as demonstrated in the phrase “anyone can be a journalist,” and there’s no solid handbook for how to interact with one. The one constant in the equation, however, is the First Amendment. Journalists have no additional rights compared to other citizens, and luckily the government has not recently tried to institute a license requirement. Despite this, there are other ways in which public agencies, the courts and extensions of the government have been at odds with the only civil servants dedicated to the public’s right to the truth. Many people forget that public universities are held to the same standards as a public agency because they accept federal funding. The Kernel’s dispute with the university over open records is evidence that public institutions often act in their own interests despite the expectation that they serve the public’s interests. Legislators sometimes push the bounds of what is normal and lawful too, like when the mayor’s office of Lexington required journalists to request credentials to be on public streets during the annual State Street convergence, which sometimes requires use of the city’s police to tame the crowd.
PHOTO BY JOSH QUALLS I STAFF The Lexington mayor’s office required journalists to request credentials to be on public streets such as State Street.
The latest violation happened at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where a reporter for the university-owned NPR affiliate was fired after legislators accused her of not identifying herself at a meeting with high school students who protested a controversial bathroom bill, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. The reporter, Jacqui Helbert, attended the meeting with her radio equipment, a boom microphone that she held over the heads of speakers and her NPR press pass that hung around her neck. Students who attended the meeting and were interviewed said that it was obvious that she was there as a reporter. According to the Chattanooga Times Free Press, university officials met with legislators after Helbert’s story was published and complained about the reporter’s journalistic ethics. The claim
was that she never identified herself to them, even though Helbert said she had to fumble around with her microphone when she shook one of the state representative’s hands. The claims of the legislators are baseless, and since they had the gall to mention in the public meeting that the state provides funding to the school they seem to have no understanding of the public and private domains as it applies to the rights of the public. Helbert’s termination was an unconstitutional overreach by the public institution, and if it was indeed motivated by monetary pressure put on the school by the state as the statement insinuated, then the parties colluded against the public’s right to know. Anyone with a passion to pursue the truth, good ethics, storytelling skills and a bit of resilience can be a journalist. If one of the students at-
tending the meeting had posted a recording of the meeting, photos or statements made by the representatives, would schools be asked to discipline the students for not asking permission and telling the lawmakers that they were on the record? Tennessee, like Kentucky, requires that only one party needs to consent to the recording of a conversation, and so there was no unlawful action taken by the reporter. In addition, she was obvious in her intentions at the meeting, and therefore could only believe that she was acting ethically. The problem is that reporters’ ethics are determined by their audience and critics, and are by nature a subjective topic. There is nothing to prevent a lawmaker from saying, “I don’t think she was ethical,” for ulterior motives — like if the report was critical of the representative, the reporter was a minority or if the report enlightened the public to an issue that had been kept quiet. The Supreme Court ruled in Near v. Minnesota that legislators’ politically motivated pushback against a newspaper they felt was a “hindrance” was unconstitutional. It’s up to the public to protect its interests by holding public institutions accountable for their overreach and presumptuous behavior. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.
Kentuckians keep pride despite hardship SAADIA AKHTAR Kernel Columnist
The sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home. Though our state song, “My Old Kentucky Home,” was composed in 1852, Stephen Foster’s words could not ring more true today. Some say it’s the air, others say it’s the rolling fields, but no one can deny that Kentucky is a special place and that Kentuckians are a special people. Many label Kentuckians ‘barefooted, uneducated hicks.’ However, those people
have never visited Kentucky. They have no idea that Kentuckians are some of the most fiercely loyal and dedicated people in the nation. Look at UK basketball. No other state rallies as hard for a college basketball team as Kentucky. On game days, the whole state turns blue. Whether we win or lose, couches are burned and people riot in the streets. No matter where UK is playing, Big Blue Nation is there, cheering on their Wildcats. Besides being loyal, Kentuckians are some of the strongest people as well. Just take the famous boxer, Muhammad Ali. Having been born and raised in Louisville, Ali epito-
mizes our Kentuckian values. A hard and determined worker from the start, Ali went against the status quo and stood up for what he believed in, time and time again — no matter what the consequences. Kentuckians have withstood the test of time. The Kentucky Derby is a testament to this. The Kentucky Derby has run every single year since 1875 and is the longest running sporting event in United States’ history. The Derby combines Kentucky’s love for tradition with their passion for livestock and the combination wows the world every single time. Some people say Kentucky values have become too
commercialized — that UK Basketball and the Derby are just capitalistic endeavors to further Kentucky’s economy. However, the people who say this may be the same people who have backward views of Kentucky. Kentuckians valued the Derby and prided ourselves on UK Basketball before the rest of the nation did. We value Muhammad Ali, someone who was both black and Muslim (two identities that face institutionalized discrimination). Kentucky may not be the richest state or even the smartest state, but we value what we have and respect it until the very end. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.
Anticipation rises as HBO announces Game of Thrones season seven SAADIA AKHTAR Kernel Columnist
On Thursday, HBO released its first trailer for season seven of the mega-hit show, Game of Thrones. Based off of the immensely popular book series by the same name written by George R. R. Martin, the TV show has taken a life of its own, differing from the books, but still being enjoyable. Season six was one of the most critically-acclaimed seasons of Game of Thrones and of modern television. Fans and critics alike were amazed by the cinematography, special effects, and most importantly, the storyline. Season six
left off with Danerys sailing toward Westeros, Jon Snow being proclaimed King of the North, and Cersei on the Iron Throne. With only two seasons and 13 total episodes left, fans are anxious to know how the Song of Ice and Fire will end and who will end up on the Iron Throne. Unfortunately, Game of Thrones will be premiering later than usual this year, in July instead of June. Season seven will premiere on July 16, due to the fact winter has finally come in Westeros (i.e. Winter is coming) and more scenes had to be shot in the colder weather. Despite the fact that the penultimate season will only have seven episodes (as opposed to the regular ten) and the final season will only have six, fans are still excited. The cast and crew have
PHOTO BY ALLEN J. SCHABEN I LOS ANGELES TIMES The “Game of Thrones” cast backstage at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016.
been tight-lipped about what the upcoming season will hold, as to avoid any major spoilers. This isn’t unprecedented, as the cast and crew are used to being secretive, as they were before season six to hide the fact that Jon Snow would be
brought back to life. Tune in Sunday, July 17 either on the HBO channel or on HBO GO at 9 p.m. ET to find out what happens next on Game of Thrones. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.
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Mary D. Ferguson, who became the first female reporter for Hopkinsville’s Kentucky New Era in 1962, then a columnist and the Pennyrile area’s unofficial historian until her death in 2016 (posthu-
mous induction). Bettye Lee Mastin, a retired Lexington Herald-Leader reporter and author whose writing about historic architecture helped lead to the preservation of many historic structures in the Bluegrass. Joe Palmer, a Lexington native and UK graduate whose Thoroughbred racing coverage for the New York Herald Tribune in the 1940s and ’50s was hailed
by many contemporaries as the best (posthumous induction). To be selected for induction, these nine individuals had to be nominated then selected by the committee. The induction will take place at a luncheon ceremony sponsored by the UK School of Journalism and Media and the UK School of Journalism Alumni Association.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ly promoted here at UK. “Yet I did come here to go to school, and I intend to do that,” Guthrie said. Wallace said that the NAACP has received “a plethora” of complaints about UK in the past. “We have a long way to go in Kentucky as a whole, but especially even here at the
university,” Wallace said. UK has said that this situation is unprecedented, and Wallace suggested that perhaps it is no coincidence that the first time is with an older, black student. “I don’t know what that says,” Wallace said. “I think it speaks for itself.” Guthrie mentioned that he is neither a basketball or football player, but he does have a bachelor’s degree. “I believe that race may have played a part in it,” Guthrie said. “Everything was
fine until I showed up.” Guthrie said he received three acceptance letters in five months before coming to campus. Guthrie said that he has faith that something will happen with his situation soon. “My family’s a praying family,” Guthrie said. “We pray on it daily.” “We stand ready to work with Mr. Guthrie to help him accomplish his goals for himself and his family, if he will work with us to do so,” Blanton said.
PHOTO BY RACHEL ADKINS I FILE Sqecial Media celebrated their 44th year of business on March 5 in Lexington, KY.
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Walking into Sqecial Media, there is an air of relaxation and quiet interest that is a contrast to the busy South Limestone street outside. Shelves lined with random trinkets from voodoo dolls to novelty toys give way to a diverse shop. One visit might find customers shoulder to shoulder with one another, perusing quietly the variety of bumper stickers, essential oils and tapestries. After 44 years of business, Sqecial became a Lexington staple and a piece of history. On March 5 Sqecial celebrated its 44th year of business. To commemorate the day, Sqecial sold t-shirts that came with a free bumper sticker and had a 40 percent off sale of the entire store. Sqecial also provided food and refreshments for customers. 44 years of business is a good testament of successful small businesses, as long as it has the right atmosphere around it. For Sqecial Media, that atmosphere is one of fun and catering to its customers’ needs. This is a store that has seen several customers over the years, each one different and diverse in their own way.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 Back for its fourth year, Moontower Music Festival has announced that Cherub, JJ Grey & Mofro, Todd Snider and Great American Taxi, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Tyler Childers, and Vita and the Woolf will head the lineup for the Aug. 26 gathering at nearby Masterson Station Park. Cherub, an electro-pop duo out of Nashville, saw their musical careers propelled by 2014 hit “Doses & Mimosas,” and the release of their most recent album ‘Bleed Gold, Piss Excellence’ last October. JJ Grey & Mofro provide a mix of gritty blues rock, with New Orleans’ Big Sam’s Funky Nation adding a heavy dose of funk, soul and jazz. Todd Snider and Great American Taxi bring a mix of rock ‘n’ roll and Americana to the bill with indie group Vita and the Woolf providing a signature mix of self-described electronic soul pop. Local Tyler Childers will also bring his prolific Americana-infused singer-songwriter prowess to the Moontower after winning awards for best singer-songwriter and best Americana/folk artist at January’s Lexington Music Awards. According to Lex Ef-
Customers come looking for eclectic gifts, decorations for their homes, fun t-shirts or any number of books and comics from Sqecial’s collection. Moving through its aisles it seems as if they have everything there, and the spiritual aspect of the store is not hard to miss. There are self-guidance books among the smell of sage and books on different religions and philosophies. On top of everything they sell, Sqecial also dabbles in the Lexington art scene. In the past, they collaborated with the Kentucky Theatre for showings of artsy documentaries and films. They also host poetry readings and contests each year. Currently, Sqecial is holding their 5th annual picture poet contest. 20th-century poet Kenneth Patchen inspires this contest, whose ‘picture-poems’ came from his belief that new forms of expression kept his readers engaged, according to the Academy of American Poets. This contest happens in honor of April being National Poetry Month. On April 23 Sqecial hosts a reading of the winning poetry and reception. Founded in 1972 by the late David Adams, hippie culture was the ‘it’ thing for college students and working adults alike, and Sqecial catered to fect President Kaelyn Query, the event management company organizing Moontower, diversity in this year’s lineup was a top priority on their todo list. “There’s been a lot of articles recently about festival lineups being dominated by white male artists, so we really wanted to focus on not doing that,” Query said. “While we do have bands that fit that mold, I think people are going to be pleasantly surprised with the lineup as a whole and not just in the genre.” According to Query, additional lineup announcements will be made on May 1 and June 12, which includes many intriguing female artists and big-name acts. Query went on to say that building a festival lineup is like shuffling cards, with many different logistics including pay and current touring plans determining what bands are and aren’t feasible to book. Unlike in years past, Moontower will not host a Battle of the Bands competition in 2017 but have other events in its place to be announced at a future date. Moontower will also host pop-up events in Lexington, Louisville and Cincinnati once the full lineup is announced, per Query. After long vendor lines in
that crowd. It originally was a hub for local retailers to promote and sell their clothing, and though many of those retailers closed down in Lexington, Sqecial still stands. Although the hippie era is long over, people visit for its uniqueness and historic presence. Political science sophomore Leah Kubala visits the store often, finding something new in the whimsical store every time. “It’s a unique store where you can find things that you didn’t even know you wanted,” Kubala said. “There’s just a lot of eclectic treasures to find, and the local owners are really sweet.” The store’s owner, Mary Morgan, told the Lexington Herald-Leader that while she enjoys working at the store when she can, she’s ready to travel the world. She plans to hand the store over to her daughter, Morgan Adams, who grew up working for her parents, and manager Ed Franklin. Morgan Adams told the Herald-Leader that a reigning quality of the store is its ability to adapt. Even as the community around it changes, Sqecial continues to provide Lexington with quirky gifts and an old-school vibe. 2016, Query has strived to provide more beer and food options at Moontower for its fourth iteration. Beer options include West Sixth and Rhinegeist, which will be housed in a large beer tent with multiple lines including “roving” lines that will aid in cutting down on the long lines that plagued last year’s festival. Lover’s Leap and Old Forester will also sponsor respective wine and bourbon tents. Additional beer stations will be spread around the festival grounds. “If it gets to the point where there is a line, we’ll just start throwing beers at people,” Query said. Moontower has teamed with Raising Cane’s to be a presenting sponsor for 2017, with a bevy of other food options available including Rolling Oven, Rick’s Hot Dogs, Sav’s Chill, Doodle’s Breakfast & Lunch, Roll ’n’ Smoke and Common Grounds. General admission tickets for Moontower Music Festival are $39. VIP tickets will be available for $75 and include valet service, FastPass, VIP section with air conditioning, bathrooms and bar; free merchandise, a recharging station, VIP standing sections and two drinking tickets for patrons over 21 years of age. Children 12 and under get in free.
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Cats fall to Vanderbilt in series finale
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UK softball’s defense struggles at Ole Miss
PHOTO BY ADDISON COFFEY I STAFF Kentucky Wildcats first baseman Evan White points to the dugout after scoring a run during the game against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Cliff Hagan Stadium on Saturday.
PHOTO BY TAYLOR PENCE I STAFF Kentucky softball drops to 24-8 on the season and will return back in Lexington on Wednesday at 7 p.m. to face WKU.
By Chase Campbell sports@kykernel.com
PHOTO BY ADDISON COFFEY I STAFF Kentucky Wildcats pitcher Zach Logue delivers a pitch during the game against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Cliff Hagan Stadium on Saturday.
By Chris Angolia sports@kykernel.com
No. 16 UK baseball dropped the series finale to Vanderbilt on Sunday at Cliff Hagan Stadium, but still walked away with the series win thanks to wins on Friday and Saturday. The series win over Vanderbilt puts UK at 3-0 in the SEC series so far this season and makes it clear that the Cats are deserving of the attention they are receiving on a national stage. Taking two of three games from a team that has been the most consistent in the conference over the last five years is a big deal, but the way that the team reacted to the loss in
game three is what symbolizes the change in the program. “The one thing that is special about this team is that a lot of guys are frustrated that we did not win today,” junior Riley Mahan said. “Just winning a series is not good enough for us, we want to sweep teams and we want to be on top of the league so I think we are pretty frustrated.” After Vanderbilt grabbed its first lead of the series when they put up a run in the top of the first, the Cats answered with a run of their own in the bottom half of the inning. Vandy had a big opportunity in the sixth to grab the lead after putting two on with no outs and All-American Jeren
PHOTO BY ADDISON COFFEY I STAFF Kentucky Wildcats infielder Riley Mahan celebrates with first baseman Evan White after scoring a run during the game against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Cliff Hagan Stadium on Saturday.
Kendall at the plate, but UK had an answer again. Reliever Zach Pop came in and picked a runner off, struck out Kendall with a 97 MPH fastball and then struck out Stephen Scott with a 99 MPH fastball to escape trouble. However, the Cats were unable to capitalize on an opportunity of their own in the bottom half of the sixth after loading the bases with two outs. Following UK’s missed opportunity, the Commodores put up three runs in the seventh to grab a 5-2 lead, their biggest of the series. Mahan then ripped his second homer of the afternoon to trim the Vanderbilt lead to just one in the seventh, but the Cats
could not muster anything else against the Commodores bullpen. Despite the loss in the series finale, the Cats still managed to pick up its first series victory over Vanderbilt since 2009. The Cats’ 7-2 conference record is something that the team is clearly proud of, but just as Mahan said, they are not satisfied and a killer mentality is what may have been missing from past seasons. The Cats will look to take that killer mentality with them on the road on Tuesday when UK travels to No. 2 Louisville, who is fresh off a series victory over Virginia. First pitch at Jim Patterson Stadium in Louisville is set for 6 p.m.
Two UK gymnasts qualify for Nationals By Chris Leach sports@kykernel.com
UK gymnastics was looking to qualify for the NCAA National Championships as a team for the first time ever, but fell short as they took third place at the NCAA Seattle Regional competition on April 1. Only the top two teams qualify for the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, and the Cats finished just .350 points
behind second-place Washington. Despite the disappointing team finish, the Cats will still send two gymnasts to St. Louis, as freshman Mollie Korth and sophomore Alex Hyland qualified for the national championships in the all-around event. Korth and Hyland both finished with scores of 39.3 in the allaround event, tying for fourth place, .450 points behind regional champion Maggie Nich-
olls. Korth’s best event in the competition was the vault, where she earned sixth-place with a score of 9.875. Korth also posted a 9.850 in the beam, which tied for seventh-place. Hyland’s best finish at the regional competition was in the beam event, where she finished in a tie for third with a score of 9.9. All four UK gymnasts finished inside the top ten in the all-around event.
The Cats didn’t accomplish their goal of qualifying for the NCAA Championships as a team, but the future is bright for the UK gymnasts. All four all-around event finishers are sophomores or younger, and the Cats also posted the topfour scores in program history earlier this season. Korth and Hyland will start competing in the NCAA National Championships on April 14 at 8 p.m.
Friday started a threegame series between two top-25 SEC schools at the Ole Miss Softball Complex, putting the No. 16 UK softball team against No. 24 Ole Miss. The Rebels took the series 2-1, totaling 11 runs to UK’s two over the weekend. This was the first time since 2006 that UK softball has lost a series to Ole Miss. Friday’s game was a 7-1 thumping by Ole Miss, as the team’s speed and defensive hustle that this year’s Cats are known for was silenced. The Rebels seemed to score with ease, only netting three more hits than UK, but capitalizing on the extra bases repeatedly. Two home runs by Ole Miss also doomed the Cats. As a silver lining, however, UK pitcher Larissa Spellman struck out four batters while allowing five hits, an equal tally to Ole Miss’s pitcher Kaitlin Lee. The Cats have consistency at the mound, but their main struggle was their field defense, which they’ll likely be extremely focused on following this series. Saturday’s game brought UK’s lone win in the series, a 1-0 nail biter led by Meagan Prince’s outstanding pitching. She struck out a third of the batters that went up against her, evening up the series by putting the struggling team on her back. The Cats only managed one run in their 23 at-bats, but the important statistic is the tally in the win column for the Cats. Erin Rethlake scored the
lone run that gave the Cats the win, continuing her quality junior campaign for UK. The southpaw pitcher has seen drastic improvement since her sophomore season, when she batted .127. Sunday brought the same defensive woes from Friday, especially without star pitcher Prince on the mound for most of the game. Ole Miss took the game 4-0, not allowing the Cats an inch. The Rebel that hit two homeruns in the first matchup, Sarah Van Schaik, batted in the first run for Ole Miss in the top of the first, and they never looked back. The Cats didn’t give up another run until the sixth inning, where the Rebels poured in three more to cement their win in the series over the Cats. UK continuously struggled at the plate, only batting an average of .208 at the plate, compared to Ole Miss’s .333. Freshman Bailey Vick, however, had a good game for the Cats, getting into scoring position after a double, going 2-for-2 in the game. The main issue with the Cats during this game was their inconsistency in generating offense. Vick was one of five runners left on base in the game, as UK could never seem to string together multiple hits to push any runner all the way home. With these losses, UK drops to 24-8 overall, and 5-4 in SEC play. Ole Miss improves to 2-7 in SEC play, their only conference wins being against the Cats. The Cats will be back in action Wednesday at 7 p.m., as they’ll face Western Kentucky in Lexington.
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