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Food retailers more expensive on campus By Bailey Vandiver news@kykernel.com
If UK students want a chicken sandwich, they can pinch pennies by driving off campus to buy one. But for a cup of coffee, a walk to Willy T. is just as cost effective. Those who see eating on campus as overly expensive might be surprised: on average, eating on campus costs only six cents more than eating off campus, based on the cost of items sampled by the Kernel. On campus franchises offer similar menus to their off campus counterparts, though the campus locations sometimes have a condensed menu. The Kernel compared prices of items at the Chick-fil-A, Starbucks and Panda Express in Bowman’s Den to their counterparts on Nicholasville Road, as well as the Subway in Bowman’s Den to the location on Woodland Avenue and the Steak ‘n Shake on north campus to the Alysheba Road location. Chick-fil-A’s items were more expensive on campus. For example, a Chick-fil-A sandwich meal, one of the most popular meals the restaurant serves, is 26 cents more expensive on campus. The market salad, which is the only of Chick-fil-A’s three salads served at the campus location, is 50 cents more expensive. In contrast, Starbucks and Panda Express items were generally priced the same both on and off campus, with some items even less expensive if purchased in Bowman’s Den. For example, a Starbucks white chocolate mocha is $3.95 on campus and on Nicholasville Road. Students eating Panda Express on campus can save 10 cents on a plate or bigger plate. At Subway, the steak and cheese six-inch sub is 25 cents more expensive on campus, but the turkey breast six-inch sub is 25 cents cheaper on campus. Students pay $2.99 for a Steak ‘n Shake milkshake whether on or off campus. “Pricing for UK Dining franchises is determined by licensing agreements that are typically negotiated on a national level, and then pricing is cascaded to on-campus dining locations based on market rates in each region,” UK Dining Marketing Manager Megan Mullinix said. Agriculture education sophomore Taylor Masters said she thought on-campus franchise items were generally more expensive than off-campus items, but the Panda Express bowl she was eating was actually priced the same. “I would say they are a little bit more expensive, but not by a lot, and I think it’s a lot because of supply and demand,” Masters said. Assume the average student purchases one Chick-fil-A
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On average, eating on campus costs six cents more than eating off campus.
chicken sandwich meal, one tall vanilla bean frappuccino and one Panda Express plate during each of the 32 weeks that classes are in session in an academic year. On campus, a student would pay $537.60 total. If a student ate at the off-campus locations, the total price would be $532.48 before tax. Because some on campus prices are higher while some are lower, the differences in prices would nearly cancel out. The on campus Chick-fil-A “has an entirely different operating structure than a traditional franchise,” Mullinix said. Franchises that operate on campuses are typically considered “non-traditional stores,” separate from any off-campus locations. For a student with a meal plan, however, the individual pricing of meals is less important than the cost of the meal plan he or she selected. According to Mullinix, 7,082 students are “currently benefitting from a UK Dining meal plan.” A student with a Basic 7 Weekly plan pays an average of $10.25 for an on campus meal, but the All Access plan averages out to only $5.18 per meal, according to UK Dining’s website. Mechanical engineering freshman Rachel Crigler said she is on a meal plan “because it just seemed easier to have the food already paid for,” but she does not necessarily think she is getting a better deal. Crigler said she does not like the meal plan because she has to repeatedly eat at the same locations, and meal swipes are only accepted at certain times throughout the day. Not every restaurant on campus accepts
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Chick-fil-A Sandwich Meal
Price: $2,150 Cost per meal: $5.18/meal Flex: $300 ($17.86/week)
$6.35 $6.09
8-count Nuggets Meal
$6.35 $6.09
Grilled Sandwich Meal
Blue 14
Price: $1,930 14 meals per week Cost per meal: $6.85/meal Flex: $300 ($17.86/week)
$7.79 $7.39
Market Salad
$7.89 $7.39
Strawberry Acai Refresher (Tall) $2.95 $3.25
White Chocolate Mocha (Tall)
Flexible 100
Price: $1,650 Block of 100 meals Cost per meal: $11.25/meal Flex: $525 ($30.88/week)
White 10
Price: $1,550 10 meals per week Cost per meal: $7.35/meal Flex: $300 ($17.86/week)
Vanilla Bean Frappuccino (Tall) $3.45 $3.45
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Plate
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Basic 7
Price: $1,419 7 meals per week Cost per meal: $10.25/meal Flex: $200 ($11.76/week) BY DARIA SMITH I STAFF DariaILLUSTRATION Smith |STAFF While the overall cost of meal plans are more expensive as the amount of food increases, the price per meal is lower when the price of the meal plan is higher.
meal swipes. For example, Taco Bell takes only Flex dollars, and all restaurants stop accepting meal swipes at 4 p.m. “I just think that’s really limiting to students, and I don’t like it,” Crigler said. Another problem that Crigler faces is wasting meal
$3.95 $3.95
swipes. For every meal swipe that goes unused, the average cost of each weekly meal for a student rises. Since 2014, UK Dining has partnered with Aramark to provide on campus dining. The $250 million partnership will last at least 15 years.
$3.49 $3.49
Chocolate Classic Milkshake $2.99 $2.99
Steak and Cheese 6 Inch Sub $5.00 $4.75
Turkey Breast 6 Inch Sub BLT 6 Inch
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Daria Smith |STAFF ILLUSTRATION BY DARIA SMITH I STAFF The cost of buying a Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich meal, one tall vanilla bean frappuccino and one Panda Express plate during each of the 32 weeks that classes are in session is $537.60 on campus and $532.48 off campus.
Evaluations determine a life of service or companionship By Kat Manouchehri news@kykernel.com
Wildcat Service Dogs is hosting potential trainer and potential sitter evaluations over the course of the next two weeks. Evaluations are held once a week for two weeks each semester to prepare for the upcoming semester. Potential trainers and sitters attend different classes where they learn about the club, their policies and the way they should handle dogs. “We also really focus on educating the public about the rights of service dogs, how to act and treat service dogs, things like that,” WSD Presi-
dent Kayla Mullins said. The evaluations are separated into two different events, and then a final interview the following week for the potential trainers. “We have two different events. One is in a training class format, which our dogs attend a training class every week. Then one is in a socialization outing format where they go out in public and learn how to handle the dogs,” Mullins said. Evaluations are meant for the potential trainers and sitters to display skills they have learned in the different classes, such as if they know how to walk the dog properly on a leash and if they know how to address a stranger when
they approach them in public. “We look for someone that, in both a trainer and a sitter, always remains respectful, especially when they are approached by a stranger,” Mullins said. Other qualities the organization looks for in prospects are confidence, patience, a calm demeanor, ability to handle criticism and a willingness to learn. On average, WSD has about six to eight dogs in their program at a time. This year, there are eight, which is on the higher side, according to Mullins. The program for the dog and their trainer is a year long. The dog will typically have the same trainer throughout the PHOTO BY ARDEN BARNES I STAFF program, until they go through Wildcat Service Dogs is a student run organization that works to raise, train, and educate the public about the final steps of graduation. service dogs.
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Diversity inherent in Feist-Price’s DNA By Aspen Gage features@kykernel.com
It can be assumed that intelligence and experience are valued attributes to be successful in any avenue. For Dr. Sonja Feist-Price, she brings that and worlds more to the table. Recently named as the new Vice President for Institutional Diversity, Feist-Price has a multitude of plans and ideas for the campus and its students. But more than anything, she wants to see students succeed. Feist-Price said that she values faculty and staff on campus that have open relationships with students on campus. While not every issue or concern that a student has makes it to the Office for Institutional Diversity, however, Feist-Price said that she wants her relationship with students to be a two-way one. But she
also wants students to realize the power of their voice, and to utilize it. “I’m of the mindset, whatever we’re working on programmatically, let’s bring students to the table,” Feist-Price said. “As faculty and staff, we see things a certain way. But it never takes the place of students being engaged in the conversation. Your voice is just as important as anyone else’s at the table.” Feist-Price is a seasoned Wildcat, with 2017 marking her 23rd year working on campus. Having been on campus for that long, and moving through different positions on campus, Dr. Feist-Price said she feels she can read the campus climate very well, and plans to continue to work with President Capilouto and Provost Tracy to develop a campus climate that is inclusive of all diverse and different peo-
ple, beyond race and ethnicity. Feist-Price has a background in psychology and in special education, along with a daughter who is hard of hearing in one ear. The discussion of diversity is important to her, and because of her background and family, diversity means more to her than just the unity of races on campus. It means including those with disabilities, those who identify as part of the LGBT community and whoever else classifies as ‘different’. One way FeistPrice hopes to encourage conversation between students is the Unconscious Bias Initiative. “I look forward to creating opportunities for the students to talk about what their lived experiences are like, be able to share,” Feist-Price said. “And help each other understand what it’s like through those conversations, to develop em-
Music Madness raises funds for DanceBlue By Morgan Smith
PHOTO PROVIDED BY MUSIC MADNESS Four UK fraternities are teaming up to raise money for DanceBlue on March 31 at Manchester Music Hall during Music Madness.
raised among each group and their respective philanthropies. The popular electronic trio, Cheat Codes, will be the main event of the evening. There will also be an opening performance from one of a two-part DJ duo Jodious. Greeks will hold a special competition during the event, with the organization that buys
the most tickets earning a donation of $500 to their individual DanceBlue fund. According to White, the $500 prize is roughly twothirds of the amount needed to sponsor two dancers at Dance Blue. Attendees will be able to check-in with their respective organizations as they enter the event.
PHOTO BY ADAM SHERBERG I STAFF New Vice President for Institutional Diversity Sonja Feist-Price is a seasoned Wildcat, with 2017 marking her 23rd year working on campus.
aspire to be for students.” To any student who is wanting to make a change or has even the slightest idea of how to bring the campus together, Feist-Price said she is all ears. “Let’s make it happen,”
Feist-Price said. “Never hesitate, or underestimate the value of reaching out. I can help bring people together, and then we have a phenomenal think-tank and we can make some good things happen.”
All roads lead to Harvard Drive By Becky Feigin features@kykernel.com
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Good music has always had the power to bring people together, including UK’s Greek life. Four UK fraternities are partnering to host Music Madness, to benefit the University’s DanceBlue fund. Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Delta Sigma Phi, Theta Chi and Sigma Nu have been working together to create the event and sell tickets. “When you think about inter-fraternal relations, it’s a competitive atmosphere because everyone wants their chapter to be the best, but we all possess so many resources that when we put them together we can put on a much better show and fundraise so much more money than any one chapter could do alone,” Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s social chair Sam White said. White is hoping the event will spark a new era of cooperation and collaboration between Greek organizations on campus. “SAE and Delta Sig reached out to us with the idea of trying to promote more inter-fraternal involvement on campus. The idea is to come together all as one so we can put our brains together and do even more good on campus,” Sigma Nu’s social chair Ben Kleine-Kracht said. The money raised from the concert will go to support UK’s DanceBlue fund, with White adding that due to the event being hosted by four separate organizations, it would be difficult to divvy the money
pathy and understanding.” The Unconscious Bias Initiative started with surveys, which nearly 8,000 students and faculty on campus participated in early in the Fall 2016 semester. The idea of the initiative is to ‘better foster a campus community for all people’ according to President Capilouto’s mission statement for the project, and Feist-Price is enthusiastically behind the idea. A lot of factors drive FeistPrice to care so deeply about the campus and how it develops. She said a part of it is in her DNA and part of it is a spiritual conviction, adding that one professor she had at Southern Illinois University had a lot to do with how FeistPrice uses her voice critically. “Dr. Miller saw the diamond in the rough and she opened doors for me,” FeistPrice said. “And that’s who I
car one day and he showed me some music that all of them had been doing and I was so impressed,” Saunders said, adding that later that night marked the group’s first journey into the studio. When Masharbash was younger, he was in a band that did their own pre-production before going into bigger studios. After the band broke up, he was looking for a way to bring music back into his life, leading to Masharbash getting involved in producing. According to Masharbash, there’s strength in numbers, and he couldn’t envision following his passion of music without his comrades from Harvard Drive by his side, adding that if he were to charge each member separately to record in his studio, they would barely be able to afford it and it would make it more difficult for their voices to be heard in the music world. “I’d rather go off friendship and talent because that’s more valuable anyway,”
Masharbash said. Masharbash’s studio is located on Harvard Drive, leading to the group’s name. Harvard Drive is currently prepping for their first live show, which is at The Burl on Saturday, April 1, with Indianapolis’ Sirius Blvck and fellow local artist Devine Carama. All four members of Harvard Drive are anxiously awaiting the show and their first opportunity to share their artistic vision with the community. “It’s the first test. A lot of our friends have heard our stuff, but it’s going to be a different crowd,” Saunders said. While Harvard Drive is a group, each member also possesses their own signature styles, with the group’s sets consisting of original solos and group songs. “We all rap different and we all sound different,“ Baker said. “You won’t mistake us for each other. We have diversity, that’s what makes us stand out.”
New artists are having their music discovered every day, but it’s not often that a group of new artists come about who are ready to take the scene by storm. Damon Saunders (Stōōp), Ej Karnell (Kärnəl), Rob Baker (Yazoo) and producer Elias Masharbash are the four men behind Harvard Drive. The group met while working at the Apple Store in Fayette Mall in 2015. Although each member got involved with music at a different time in their lives, they were all looking for something bigger than themselves at the time that they came together. Baker, 27, first started rapping in 2001 when he was 12 years old with Karnell and Saunders not starting until 2010 and 2012, respectively. In high school, Karnell would write pre-game raps before football games, but he started taking it all a bit more seriously after his stepbrother passed away in 2010. Saunders used to play baseball at UK. Once his baseball career started winding down in 2012, he turned to rapping. Saunders was the last addition to the group before becoming Harvard Drive. Karnell and Baker had already worked on several songs with Masharbash prior to Saunders joining. PHOTO PROVIDED BY HARVARD DRIVE “I remember Eli The four members of Harvard Drive met in 2015 while working at the Apple store and I went out to his at Fayette Mall.
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UK has diverse fields, lacks collaboration BLAKE BLEVINS Assistant Opinions Editor
When entering into UK, students are often overwhelmed at the possibilities and opportunities before them. From 16 colleges offering events, lectures, a seemingly endless list of courses and disciplines, living-learning programs and countless others, it seems that UK has everything students look for. However, there doesn’t seem to be many surprises. Within the 16 colleges and professional schools, there doesn’t appear to be a need unmet. From art administration and agriculture to STEM and communications, lack of programming is not an issue students face. Despite this, there are many avenues that are left unexplored. College is about exploring your goals and interests. What
is a finance major, aspiring to attend law school, with a love of journalism to do? Walking into the Grehan Journalism building without ever having any meaningful contact with the journalism staff or students in order to seek out opportunity can be overwhelming. Why is it, then, that there exists little undergraduate programs of study that capitalize on intersections such as these? Granted, programs of this nature are rare, as they require innovation, but when they are present, often they are treasured by both institutions and students. One such program that is offered by UK is the Scholars in Engineering and Management program, or SEAM. According to the College of Engineering’s webpage, SEAM is “a collaborative program between the College of Engineering and the Gatton College of Business, accepting both engineering and business applicants” that offers “cross functional classes and
activities.” Similarly, Transylvania University offers a major entitled Philospohy, Politics & Economics. The university takes pride in this offering, stating “Transylvania’s PPE degree program offers a distinctive interdisciplinary course of study found at few other American universities.” While it is easier for a liberal arts institution to implement such programs, it is not impossible for others. There is endless potential for collaborations between the many colleges and programs at UK, allowing for experiences students wouldn’t find many other places, yet a lot of this potential remains untapped. There is a divide between the many institutions at UK that undermines the ability of colleges within a single university to interconnect, foster community and offer ingenious opportunities. This need not be the case. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.
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Panhellenic Council takes steps for diversity CECE FRIEL Kernel Columnist
Thomas Berry once said, “Diversity is the magic. It is the first manifestation, the first beginning of the differentiation of a thing and of simple identity. The greater the diversity, the greater the perfection.” UK has said it will be joining schools like Vanderbilt and Northwestern in an effort to make Greek life more diverse and inclusive. Part of these efforts include the installation of UK’s Panhellenic Council’s first ever Diversity and Inclusion Chair. Amy Nutt, a junior in the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, was selected as the Diversity and Inclusion Chair. She is still in search of passionate people to fill her committee. The goal of the position
is to facilitate the process of uniting all four councils (Panhellenic, IFC, NPHC, and UGC) with the assistance of a committee composed of one representative from every Greek organization on campus. “We are looking for outgoing and creative individuals from every Greek organization who are motivated to create positive change on our campus by celebrating diversity,” Nutt said. As a part of this committee, the representatives from each Greek Organization will meet monthly to discuss ways to bring the councils together and ways to better support each other. The Greek organizations will discuss what each can do to allow potential members of other diverse backgrounds to feel welcome within any council they are hoping to join. Nutt said she hopes the committee will form friend-
ships and partnerships across the four Greek councils that in turn will create a more unified and inclusive environment for every student at UK. Greek life has been known for its philanthropic work. So bringing the councils together to support each other’s philanthropy events cannot only benefit the councils, but it could also benefit the philanthropies. The greater the numbers, the greater the amount of good that will be done. While this committee aims to strengthen the support between the councils, it also aims to strengthen the bonds between people within the organizations. To be a part of this important shift from separation to unity, join Panhellenic and the effort to bring this campus together by getting involved with your organization’s representative. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.
Electoral College disregards direct influence DALTON STOKES Kernel Columnist
The United States of America is a country of the people, for the people and by the people. Those are some of the country’s most heeded words in its history. The Electoral College undermines this notion. With the
Electoral College in place, the U.S. is more accurately a government of the privileged, by the privileged and for the privileged. The Electoral College betrays the ideals on which the U.S. was founded upon. It perpetuates the very idea of oligarchy and aristocracy which were the causes of the American Revolution. The Electoral College silences the many and serves the elite few. It perpetuates money
in politics and lobbying, which are government’s biggest problems. It favors the two major parties without giving any other party a fair chance. The current system serves to maintain the status quo for the rich and powerful. Perhaps the worst part of the Electoral College is the ‘winner takes all’ system. This system makes it so that if a candidate wins 51 percent of a state’s votes they are given 100 percent of the electoral
vote. This makes it easier for gerrymandering to influence the election and also makes the votes of the other 49 percent essentially worthless. In Kentucky, this has a negative impact on liberal voters because they know that their vote will not matter in the state in which they live. They know that no matter who they choose to vote for, Kentucky will ultimately vote republican and their votes will be completely nullified.
UC Berkeley probe finds bribery www.latimes.com
University of California, Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks improperly accepted free benefits, including membership to the campus fitness center, personal training sessions and the unauthorized transfer of exercise equipment from the public gym to his private residence, a university investigation has found. Overall, Dirks failed to pay $4,990 in fees for the gym membership and personal training, and enjoyed the private use of a Precor Cross Trainer elliptical exercise machine worth $3,500 to $4,000, according to findings of the heavily redacted report released Friday. UC ethics rules bar employees from the unauthorized use
of campus resources or facilities or the “entanglement” of private interests with UC obligations. The investigation _ which was sparked in April by a whistle-blower complaint and performed for the UC Office of the President by an outside company, Public Interest Investigations Inc. _ concluded that Dirks violated those rules. The chancellor, through a spokesman, declined to comment Friday. UC spokeswoman Dianne Klein said Dirks had apologized and repaid the money owed even before the investigation was completed in September. Allegations about the chancellor’s fitness benefits were widely circulated on campus last summer and further fueled dissatisfaction with his
leadership. Dirks already was under fire over his handling of sexual misconduct cases, faculty relations and budget problems. The chancellor, who joined Berkeley in 2013, announced his resignation in August and will step down June 30. Carol T. Christ, UC Berkeley’s interim executive vice chancellor and provost, will succeed him July 1. According to the report, Dirks was a self-described “workout nut” who was offered a free membership to Berkeley’s 100,000-squarefoot Recreational Sports Facility after a tour in 2013. He also began workout sessions with Devin Wicks, the facility’s assistant director for fitness operations.
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campaigns because the Republican candidates already feel they have it in the bag, and Democratic candidates feel that it’s a lost cause. It is mathematically proven that a candidate can win with approximately 21.8 percent of the votes in the current system. This is a blatant disregard of the people’s right to directly influence the outcome of the elections. Email opinions@ kykernel.com.
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Proponents of the Electoral College would argue that if it were abolished that candidates would only visit places of high population density such as New York, Los Angeles, Boston and other major cities. This is most likely true, but as is, candidates already hardly visit safe states while all of their attention is given to the swing states in the form of ad campaigns and rallies. Kentucky is a red state so it gets much less attention from
Willis to play in All-Star Game By Sports Staff sports@kykernel.com
Senior Derek Willis dawned the UK uniform one last time in the team’s Elite Eight loss to North Carolina, but he will represent the Cats once more in the Reese’s College All-Star Game this Friday at the Final Four in Phoenix. The game will serve as one of the featured events leading up to the Final Four, as it anually showcases 20 of the nation’s top seniors. The event has been around since 2009 and Willis being featured in the game will mark the first time since then that a UK player has participated. The senior from Mt. Washington, Kentucky, earned a spot in the game after playing crucial basketball for UK in his last two seasons. After
playing limited minutes as a freshman and sophomore, he averaged 7.7 points and led the team in three-point field goal percentage (.442) as a junior. This year as a senior he tallied career highs in points
(267), rebounds (205), blocks (39), assists (34) and steals (25). The game begins at 6:30 p.m. ET on Friday. Coverage of the game will be shown on CBS Sports Network.
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UK commits have busy UK rallys against Cincy week at McDAAG By Chris Leach
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At the McDonald’s All-American game in Chicago, many enjoy watching some of the best future college basketball players show off their talent, but that is not what UK men’s basketball fans should be excited about, as future UK players did more this week than just play basketball. The four UK commits selected to the game — Quade Green, PJ Washington, Jarred Vanderbilt and Nick Richards — spent a lot time trying to add even more talent to the No. 1 ranked recruiting class in the nation. Kevin Knox and Mohamed Bamba, both undecided five-star prospects who visited UK in the winter, heard recruiting pitches from the future Cats all week. On top of general conversation, the future Cats got creative in ways to persuade Knox and Bamba to join the Cats next season.
A day before the game, the four players representing the Cats made some cookies that said BBN on them for Knox. After dropping the cookies off in front of Knox, Richards told Knox “you know what to do.” Green also begged Bamba to pick UK on national television, during an interview after winning the skills challenge. Both Knox and Bamba said good things about UK in pregame interviews, but neither prospect have a decision date set. At the end of the day, players don’t go to Chicago to recruit undecided players, they go there to showcase their skills and excite fans before they start their college careers. The players already committed to UK played well, but it was the players who the Cats are trying to acquire that stole the show. Bamba finished with 17 points and 5 rebounds, while Knox scored 15 more. With both of the remaining UK targets having good games,
Cats fans will likely be more invested in the decision these two recruits will make soon. Knox, Bamba, and all four of the UK commits played on the East team, but it was the West team who won the game 109-107. Green arguably had the best game out of all the UK commits, scoring 9 points, grabbing five rebounds and dishing seven assists. Washington finished the game with seven points and five rebounds. Vanderbilt and Richards both finished with two points each. While the future Cats did not fill up the box score, many positives came out of the event. On top of spending time persuading two of UK top remaining recruits, the four future UK players got a chance to build chemistry before they come to campus as college players. That extra time spent with each other can only help the Cats achieve their goal of winning their ninth national championship.
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The name of the person who approved the free membership and training was redacted. But Mike Weinberger, who headed the recreational facility until his retirement in February 2016, told the Los Angeles Times last year he had approved the services for Dirks to promote his fitness programs and did not believe it violated university policy to do so. Wicks and Dirks told investigators that their workouts
were not personal training sessions; rather, they were exercising together as friends. But investigators concluded otherwise _ citing references to personal training in email exchanges, personal calendar notations and the recollections of witnesses interviewed. Investigators found that Dirks had accepted 48 sessions valued at $3,120 between 2014 and February 2016, and that his four-year gym membership was valued at $1,870. The report also found that Wicks, Dirks and a third person whose name was redacted
told different stories about who requested the transfer of the elliptical exercise machine to the chancellor’s home. Investigators concluded that the account from the third person, who said Dirks asked Wicks for the equipment, was most credible. Investigators also concluded that Wicks, who was placed on leave during the investigation but has since returned to work, had improperly provided services to Dirks and attempted to interfere with the investigation. He could not be reached for comment Friday.
PHOTO BY MICHAEL REAVES I STAFF First baseman Evan White hit a two-RBI single during UK’s seven-run fifth inning, which helped UK jump out to an 11-6 lead.
By Chris Angolia sports@kykernel.com
No. 16 UK baseball (197, 5-1 SEC) avenged one of its two mid-week losses from earlier in the year on Tuesday night with a 13-7 victory over the Cincinnati Bearcats. Up until the game Tuesday night, the Bearcats were 2-0 against ranked teams from Kentucky – the win over UK and handing Louisville its first loss of the year. After starter Zack Thompson struggled in the first allowing the Bearcats to grab a 4-0 lead, the Cats fought back just as they have done all season. A pair of second-inning doubles by Tristan Pompey and Connor Heady brought the Cats to within a run, but Cincinnati tacked on two runs after Ryan Noda hit his second home run of the game in the third. UK would inch closer after Luke Becker homered, but at the time could not get over the hump.
Brad Schaenzer, who replaced Thompson in the third, continued to thrive on the mound and played a big role in keeping the Bearcats at bay as UK attempted to get past its 6-4 deficit. But the breakthrough for the Cats came in the fifth as they capitalized on a struggling Cincinnati bullpen to get even, and eventually get by the Bearcats. A walk, a hit by pitch and a single had the bases loaded for UK with just one out in the inning. With the bases loaded, two straight walks followed by a hit-by-pitch and a fielder’s choice gave the Cats an 8-6 lead. Evan White singled in two more in the inning, and then later scored on a well-executed rundown play that allowed him to score from third to cap off the seven run-inning. From the sixth inning on, it was smooth sailing for the UK bullpen thanks largely in part due to the performance of Schaenzer, who went 4.1 innings in relief allowing
just one run, two hits and one walk while striking out three. Schaenzer’s ERA is now down to 2.42 on the year, and he has been one of the best arms out of a very productive UK bullpen. The victory over the Bearcats is the team’s third in a row and 19th in its last 22 games and UK will look to stay atop the SEC standings when it hosts Vanderbilt this weekend. The Commodores, a preseason top-25 team, have struggled out of the gate but just recently picked up a series victory over a ranked Texas A&M team. But as always, The Commodores are a difficult matchup for anyone simply based on their talent which includes a top pitching prospect Kyle Wright and top outfielder Jeren Kendall. The first and perhaps most intriguing game of the threegame series will be on Friday at 6:30 p.m. with Wright most likely to face off against UK’s Sean Hjelle at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
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