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2012 Election Preview
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What do youcare about thisElection Day?
Many students todaysearch for news by readingtweets and Facebook updates.
Social media is impactingthis year’s election more nowthan ever before.
“Certainly (social media)has grown more prominent
and people involved in cam-paigns are aware and areparticipating more than inthe 2008 election,” saidDavid Sands, The Washing-ton Times’ national politicseditor.
The University of Chica-go released a study in Junefinding that young people usesocial media for peer-basedparticipatory politics ratherthan referencing political
elites and institutions. The study showed that 45
percent of youth reported get-ting news at least once aweek from family and friendsvia Twitter or Facebookfeeds.
This rivals the 49 percentwho got news at least once inthe past week from newspa-pers or magazines. Youth be-lieve they would benefit fromlearning how to judge the
credibility of what they findonline, according to the study.
This year’s RepublicanNational Convention in Tam-pa, Fla., provided stations forpeople to actively tweet oruse Facebook while attend-ing. The event was named the“convention without walls”because of the high level ofsocial media.
Some believe that al-though many politicians are
embracing social media, itcan be dangerous.
“There is a degree I wor-ry. As human beings we sur-round ourselves with peoplelike us. It gives us the spaceto only listen to people likeus,” said Kentuckians for theCommonwealth’s voter em-powerment organizer, DaveNewton. “And as always weshould challenge ourselves tolearn more about candidates.”
“I think (powerful socialmedia) is from people youtrust, traditional social me-dia,” Sands said. “If it comesfrom somebody you have arelationship with and theymake a recommendation, that
is more powerful than anymass tweet sent out by a can-didate.”
Young people, ages 18 to29, make up 21 percent of thevoting eligible population inthe U.S., according to theCenter for Information andResearch on Civic Learningand Engagement, whichmany believe is enough tohave an impact on the 2012election.
“People, especiallyyoung people, get most oftheir information through so-cial media,” said psychologyjunior and Kentuckians forthe Commonwealth memberTyler Patrick.
Kentuckians will have achance to make history thisElection Day, not only byvoting for a presidential can-didate, but by voting for oragainst an amendment to thestate constitution.
The proposed amendmentwould establish a constitu-tional right for Kentuckiansto hunt and fish.
Known as House Bill 1, itwas sponsored by HouseReps. Leslie Combs and GregStumbo.
Several other states enjoysimilar rights, and a few oth-ers will be voting for the rightalongside Kentucky this Elec-tion Day, said Mark Marrac-cini, spokesman for the Ken-tucky Department of Fish andWildlife Resources.
The Kentucky Depart-ment of Fish and Wildlife,National Rifle Associationand League of Kentucky
Sportsmen have all an-nounced their support for theamendment.
If added, Kentuckianswill “have the personal rightto hunt, fish and harvestwildlife using traditionalmethods,” according to theproposed amendment.
According to Marraccini,traditional methods includethe use of fishing poles,archery and any other tech-niques used regularly.
Marraccini added thateven those who are nothunters and fishermen them-selves will be affected by theamendment.
“Everyone is still impact-ed by populations of wildlife,whether you enjoy seeingthem on walks or don’t wantto see them crossing the roadin front of your car,” Marrac-cini said. “Hunting and fish-ing are the most effectivemeans to manage wildlifepopulations, whether you’retrying to increase, control orreduce it.”
Private property rightswill remain protected andstatutes concerning huntingand fishing will remain intact.
“Kentuckians hunt andfish at higher rates than the
national average,” Marraccinisaid. “I see (the vote) goingwell.”
Although there is no im-mediate threat to hunting andfishing in Kentucky, huntersand fishermen in some otherstates have faced opposition.
“Kentucky has a longtradition of hunting and fish-
ing, and some have concernsthat there may be opponentswho want to take away thoserecreations or pursuits, or tryto get a foothold to,” Mar-raccini said. “This is aproactive way of guarantee-ing our rich heritage will bearound for generations tocome.”
Kentuckians will vote on hunting, fishing amendment
By Amelia Orwick
House Bill 1could change
Ky. Constitution
STAFF FILE PHOTOJordan Elmore, a member of the UK bass fishing team in 2011, fishesat Jacobson Park on Sept. 30, 2011.
More young people
planning to vote this year
Using social media, or-ganizations like Rock theVote and some on campusare encouraging the stu-dents to make a trip to thepolls.
And studies show thatyoung people are takingthe hint.
“(Students) have toconsider questions abouthow they are going to beable to afford (their future)and how they are going topay off their debt,” politi-cal science professor Don-ald Gross said. “They haveto worry about long-termdebt and environmental ef-fects.”
After surveying agroup of people betweenage 18 and 29 in June andJuly about whether theyplanned to vote, and askingthe same group this month,the Center for Informationand Research on CivicLearning and Engagementreports that the intention tovote has risen 9.9 points.
According to CIRCLE,“If the election were heldtoday, Obama would winthe youth vote by 52.1 per-cent to 35.1 percent amongthose registered voters whoare ‘extremely likely tovote.’ ”
“Students should con-sider the overall economichealth of the country,” saidJohn Stempel, political sci-ence professor. “If we donot solve our problem ofdebt we are not going to goanywhere,”
A CIRCLE study alsofound that “young peopleprefer spending to stimu-late the economy over cutsin taxes and spending, asthey did in July, but sup-port for tax and spendingcuts has risen since theJuly poll.”
Kentuckians for theCommonwealth is one or-ganization that became in-volved in the effort to helpstudents register on UK’scampus.
According to Dave
Newton, voter empower-ment organizer for KFTC,the organization assisted inregistering 850 studentsthrough about a half-dozentabling events.
Newton added thatKFTC members are circu-lating voting guides and di-recting young people to kentuckyelection.org, awebsite that helps studentsfind polling locations andreview the ballot beforeElection Day.
KFTC also helped stu-dents register to vote lastyear.
Last year’s electionwas about letting peopleknow that an election wasactually taking place,KFTC member TylerPatrick said. This year ismuch different because it’sa presidential election.
The UK chapter of theNational Association forthe Advancement of Col-ored People also helpedstudents register on cam-pus.
“It’s nice working to-gether with other non-par-tisan groups to encouragepeople to get out there andvote,” Patrick said.
In getting registered,students also relied on Tur-boVote, an online tool pro-moted by Student Govern-ment.
“I feel that the way weregister, taking care of it allin one step, is the best wayto do it,” Patrick said.
TurboVote requiressteps that include signingup for an account andsending paperwork to localgovernment offices.
The Fayette CountyClerk’s office notes thatvoters could send in theirregistration that way, butthey cannot vote using Tur-boVote.
“Students will play im-portant roles because theyare voting for their future,”said John Stempel, a seniorprofessor of internationalstudies. “They need to lookat the best campaigns thatoffer the most for every-body over the next fouryears.”
By Amelia Orwick and Nini Edwards
Study shows increase; campusgroups help register
By Nini Edwards
Social media playing bigger rolein election; especially for young voters
Race, religion factors in president race
As if there are not enoughissues to consider as the pres-idential election approaches, some think voters will bethrowing race and religioninto the mix.
One UK professor be-lieves race may still be an is-sue for many voters.
“In as much as race has af-fected or infected the cam-paign itself, yes, race and to alesser degree, religion, clearlyremain key issues,” said FrankX. Walker, associate professorof English and editor of“PLUCK! The Journal of Af-frilachian Arts & Culture,” inan email to the Kernel.
“While having a biracialpresident has encouragedsome to falsely assume we
are living in a post-racial so-ciety, the election of President(Barack) Obama coincideswith the rise of radical con-servative elements like the teaparty and birthers claiming tobe motivated by the desire to‘take our country back,’ in-voking an ‘us’ and ‘them’mentality,” Walker added.
He does not think the reli-gions of the candidates willplay a large role in the elec-tion, though.
Former MassachusettsGov. Mitt Romney, the Re-publican candidate, openlypractices Mormonism, where-as Obama openly practicesChristianity.
“I don’t think their reli-gions will significantly affectvoters’ decisions, but I dothink the candidates’ posi-tions on abortion and same-
sex marriage will,” Walkersaid.
Walker believes somemay be trying to appeal tovoters who are concernedabout race and religion.
“Not so subtle attacks onthe president have includedquestioning his birth certifi-cate, his religious beliefs andname calling by high-powermembers of the GOP, usingreferences like the ‘foodstamp president’ and the ‘rad-ical fist bump’ he was pho-tographed sharing with hiswife and more,” he said.
Some students shared theiropinions on the what rolesrace and religion could poten-tially play in the election.
“Religion is a big part ofpeoples’ lives, so they willprobably consider that,” first-year pharmacy studentKelsey Villwock said.
“It may have some effect,but I don’t believe that if he(Obama) loses that that willhave been the deciding fac-
tor,” accounting sophomoreAndre Hatcher said.
Villwock and Hatcherboth believe race will be lessof an issue in this electionthan those in the past.
“I feel like people are be-coming more and more ac-cepting than they used to be.I think it will be more of alevel playing field this time,”Villwock said.
“I think this time aroundit’ll be less of a racial thingand more focused on policiesand getting things back theway they should be,” Hatchersaid.
This is not to say racewill be a nonissue in the elec-tion, Hatcher said.
“The common thinking isthat African-Americans willvote for Obama because he isan African-American,” hesaid. “Some might vote forthat reason, but not everyone.Some might not vote for himbecause he’s black. It goesboth ways.”
By Morgan Eads
Students, professor sound off on potential impact
Election Preview 2012
How Kentucky voted in past presidential races:
2008
2004
Obama & BidenMcCain & Palin
Kerry & EdwardsBush & Cheney
Barack ObamaObama is the Democratic nomi-
nee and incumbent president. Hisrunning mate is Vice President JoeBiden, a six-time senator forDelaware, and is an advocatefor women’s rights. Bidenalso is a former chairman ofthe Senate Foreign RelationsCommittee.
Obama served as senatorfor Illinois for four years,from 2004-08. Prior to that,he served as an Illinois statesenator for the 13th district.
During his first term as president,Obama has signed into law theAmerican Recovery and Reinvest-ment Act; Patient Protection and Af-fordable Care Act; Tax Relief, Un-
employment Insurance Reauthoriza-tion and Job Creation Act; the LillyLedbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009; and
the Budget Control Act of2011.
He has taken troops outof Iraq to end Operation IraqiFreedom and was responsi-ble for the New START nu-clear weapons reductiontreaty with Russia and thedeath of terrorist Osama binLaden.
Obama has doubledfunding for Pell Grants, passed thelargest college tax credit in historyand prevented the interest rates at-tached to federal college loans fromincreasing over the past three years.
Mitt RomneyRomney is the Republican
nominee for president. His runningmate is Congressman Paul Ryan,who represents Wisconsin’s1st congressional districtand is a staunch supporterof privatizing Social Secu-rity and budget reform.
Romney is a business-man turned politician whoserved as governor of Mas-sachusetts from 2003-07until he ran for presidentfor the first time in 2008.
While he was governor, Rom-ney closed tax loopholes (raising$300 million for his state duringthe extent of his term), broughtuniversal health care to his state
and cut Massachusetts’ spendingby $1.6 billion.
Romney also cut more than$140 million in higher-ed-ucation funding whileserving as governor. How-ever, now he believeseveryone should be able toattend the college that bestsuits his or her needs.
He says he wants todefend human rights,strengthen the U.S. rela-tionship with countries in
East Asia such as India and In-donesia, and implement a strategyin Afghanistan that will allow theU.S. military to leave by the end of2014.
3rd District Council
U.S. President
Diane LawlessLawless is the incumbent
3rd District city council-woman. She is a graduate ofUK and has been involved incommunity service since the1970s.
Lawless is chair of thecouncil’s Standing PublicSafety Committee and servesas part of the Special EventsCommittee, Mayor’s Public
Safety Commission, Develop-ment Authority AdvisoryBoard, Downtown LexingtonCorporation and Town andGown Commission.
The former small-businessowner wants to keep UK stu-dents safe and improve uponher efforts to build a better rela-tionship between UK and neigh-borhoods in the 3rd District.
Lawless
Stephanie SpiresSpires is the challenger
for 3rd District council seat.She is a UK alumnus and for-mer employee, historicalpreservationist, foster motherand small-business owner.
She was appointed to theCommission on Youth De-velopment and Public Safety,serving as an adviser to the
Kentucky House majoritywhip and the KentuckyHouse of Representatives.
Spires wants the 3rd Dis-trict to flourish as Lexington’seconomic center, improvesafety for UK students, up-date infrastructure andstrengthen the relationship be-tween the city and UK.
Spires
6th Congressional District
Ben Chandler Andy BarrChandler is the incumbent
congressman and Democraticnominee for Ken-tucky’s 6th congres-sional district in theU.S. House of Repre-sentatives. He graduat-ed from UK with ahistory degree, andearned a law degreefrom the UK Collegeof Law.
Chandler served asKentucky’s state auditor from1991-95 and the state attor-ney general from 1995-2003.
While serving Kentucky’s6th district, Chandler voted
for the AmericanReinvestment andRecovery Act of2009, the AmericanClean Energy and Se-curity Act of 2009,and the State Chil-dren’s Health Insur-ance Program. Healso serves on theHouse Committee on
Foreign Affairs and the Per-manent Select Committee onIntelligence.
Chandler
Barr is the Republicancandidate for Ken-tucky’s 6th congres-sional district. He isa graduate of theUK College of Lawand teaches consti-tutional law atMorehead StateUniversity.
Barr’s govern-ment experienceand involvement consistsof working as deputy gen-eral counsel to Gov. ErnieFletcher and as a legisla-
tive assistant to MissouriCongressman JimTalent from 1996-98.
Barr wants tohelp figure outways to get Amer-icans back towork, cut backregulations andbureaucracy, andrepeal health-care
reform.He also promotes do-
mestic energy produc-tion.
Barr
Election Preview 2012
RomneyObama
Rocky AndersonAnderson is the Justice Party can-
didate for president. Luis Ro-driguez is Anderson’s runningmate and a poet, novelist andjournalist.
Anderson was a lawyerand mayor of Salt Lake City.While in office he was an ad-vocate for climate protection,immigration reform andLGBT rights. He is a formermember of the Democratic
Party but transitioned to the JusticeParty after disagreeing withthe direction of his former par-ty.
He wants to make the U.S.the world’s leader in green en-ergy, prevent countries in theMiddle East from possessingnuclear weapons, strengthenU.S. labor laws, and give do-mestic manufacturers tax in-centives.
Anderson
Goode is the Constitution Party’scandidate for president. His run-ning mate is James Clymer, apolitician from Lancaster, Pa.,who had an unsuccessful bid forhis home state’s senate seat in2004.
Goode was a U.S. Con-gressman for Virginia from1997-2009. He originally was aDemocrat and became a Re-publican before becoming amember of the Constitution Party. Hismain initiatives as a congressman
were increasing veteran’s health bene-fits, increasing U.S. borderpatrol on the Mexican bor-der, and voting against thetroop surge in Iraq.
He wants to follow theConstitution closely, stop il-legal immigration and cutspending to balance the fed-eral budget. He believes thecountry should becomemore sovereign by scaling
back U.S. involvement in foreign af-fairs.
Virgil Goode
Goode
Gary JohnsonJohnson is the Libertarian
Party’s candidate for president.He was the governor of NewMexico from 1995-2003. Hisrunning mate is James Gray,who was the presiding judge ofthe Superior Court of OrangeCounty, Calif.
Johnson acted to reduceNew Mexico’s budget, cut
taxes, prevent growth of bu-reaucratic institutions and de-criminalize marijuana duringhis time as governor.
The fiscally conservativecandidate wants to reduce thefederal budget by 43 percent,end the war in Afghanistan assoon as possible, and imple-ment a fair tax on Americans.Johnson
Jill SteinStein is the Green Party’s
nominee for president. CheriHonkala, a human-rights ac-tivist, is her running mate.
Stein, a physician, unsuc-cessfully ran for governor ofher home state of Massachu-setts in 2002 and 2010.
She wants to implementwhat she calls a “Green New
Deal.” It theoretically wouldcreate a job for every Ameri-can by investing in renewableenergy services and fightingenvironmental issues. Steinwants to cut defense spendingby 30 percent and wants to in-crease taxes on capital gains,money made off propertysales and investments.
Stein
Randolph VanceVance is running
as an independentcandidate for the 6thCongressional Dis-trict seat.
This is the firstelection that the for-mer UK student,Vance, has run in.
Vance’s initia-tives are centeredaround improving
the environment.They include
legalizing industri-al hemp for use asa biofuel and de-veloping safer nu-clear power.
Vance alsowants to reorganizefood-stamp bene-fits to a rationedsystem.
Vance
KERNEL ENDORSEMENTS
6th Congressional District
U.S. President
3rd District Council
In an election cycle where most are focused on fed-eral races, one important choice local voters will have tomake is who will have the responsibilities of Lexington’s3rd District council seat.
Challenger Stephanie Spires is best fit to serve theneeds of constituents in the area that is home to UK. Al-though she has not held elected office before, Spires willoperate in a fashion that is more proactive instead of thecurrent reactive state of governing.
The values and outlook she has as UK alumnus,owner of Limelight Promotions LLC, historic conserva-tionist, and a member on Lexington’s Commission onYouth Development and Public Safety qualify her to bean exceptional councilwoman who will complete initia-tives beneficial to the growth of UK and downtown Lex-ington.
Her past involvement with UK’s Office of StudentAffairs and her dedication to campus safety, while serv-ing on student-safety boards as a student, have con-tributed to what is a promising future as an advocate forstudents’ best interests.
Spires’ experience with community service throughher charitable work and her experiences as a foster par-ent make this the right time to elect her as a fresh, newface to the city council.During this pivotal time at UK(and in Lexington) it seems she will make smart deci-sions based on the input of all her constituents to im-prove safety, housing, neighborhood relations and eco-nomic development in the district.
Spires has the energy, enthusiasm, preparation andrelevance that will keep her from being too complacentwith the job she will have as a public servant. With the
aforementioned qualities and her commitment to have anopen-door policy to all people in the 3rd District makeher an ideal candidate.
Spires also seems like she will be prudent in her ef-forts to consider all points of view when action needs tobe taken. Her unique understanding of neighborhood res-idents and UK employees and students provides a per-spective that will allow her to create an atmosphere ofcompromise, which will be beneficial to both familiesand students in the community.
Spires’ foresight, knowledge of the issues affectingLexington, compassion and eagerness to serve others asproven by her record as a state employee and small-busi-ness owner, and her consistent relationship with UKmake her the best qualified candidate to be the 3rd Dis-trict’s councilwoman.
Voters in Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District cantake one last deep breath and slowly exhale — it is al-most over. The mean-spirited campaign featuring twocandidates willing to spend a collective $4 million todisparage one another will be decided Tuesday.
You would think that $4 million in ads would crys-talize the crucial public-policy positions espoused bythose seeking office.
Both Republican challenger Andy Barr and Demo-cratic incumbent Ben Chandler could have let the elec-torate know their plans to improve the economy, reduceunemployment or address higher education issues.
Unfortunately, they did not do that.Instead, we were treated to ads about Barr using a
fake ID when he was 19 years old, whether HeathLovell is or isn’t an actual coal miner and if dressing upas Chandler for Halloween is scary.
The petty negativity and lack of focus on the issuesnearly led to a non-endorsement in this race from theKernel.
Also, independent candidate Randolph Vance is es-sentially a one-trick pony (legalized hemp) and is not aviable option.
This race is too important to stay on the sidelines,however. The same two candidates squared off in 2010,with Chandler winning by a mere 648 votes — essen-tially one vote per precinct.
Recent polls have the two locked in another tightcontest.
Despite his misguided campaign efforts, Ben Chan-dler deserves another term in the U.S. Congress becauseof his independent moderate voice that best representsthis district.
Barr has attempted to characterize Chandler as a“yes” man for President Barack Obama. Chandler hasbeen anything but.
Chandler voted against Obama’s signature piece oflegislation, the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
He also opposed the president in regard to the bankbailout and the Dodd-Frank financial industry regula-
tions. Chandler is among the last of a dying breed — a
Blue Dog Democrat, a group of moderate Democratsfrom mostly Southern states. Chandler has not waveredin his commitment to being moderate in the face of apolarized political landscape.
He supports the president when it is warranted andopposes him when he doesn’t think the interests of the6th District are being represented.
Chandler is exactly the type of congressman neededin D.C. at this vital juncture. Compromise has been vir-tually impossible and Kentucky’s two senators havehelped create the toxic landscape at the Capitol, so hav-ing a proven moderate represent the district is good forboth the district and nation.
If voters can shut out the negativity and juvenile be-havior strewn across their television long enough tomake an informed selection in this hotly contested raceit will be clear to them, as it is to the Kernel, that Chan-dler is the best choice in the 6th District race.
President Barack Obama is the clear choice in thiselection to keep America on a path to recovery instead ofreverting to the failed policies of the Bush administration.
Obama has a better plan for students paying for col-lege.
Obama has grown the federal Pell Grant programduring his presidency. Former Massachusetts Gov. MittRomney running mate Paul Ryan’s budget plan wouldlikely limit Pell Grants. These grants are vital in makingcollege affordable for many students.
Unemployment is just under 8 percent, which ismuch better than the over 9.5 percent peak following the2008 collapse, meaning more available jobs for recentgraduates.
A plan that supports big banks and big business iswhat caused the Great Recession in the first place, andshould be avoided. Jobs are being created, so risking the
progress that has been made is not a luxury young peo-ple have.
Romney has told young people that if they need ajob after graduation to borrow the money from their par-ents to start a business. That is not a legitimate option formost families struggling in this economy.
Obama has also benefited young voters with his na-tional defense decisions.
Vice President Joe Biden is always quick to point outthat “Osama Bin Laden is dead and General Motors isalive.” The first part of that statement resonates with allyoung voters.
Osama bin Laden is the worst enemy the U.S. hasfaced in most young voters’ lifetimes. Many of us werekids watching in horror as the video of 9/11 was playedfor days following the tragedy.
It was Obama who ordered the raid that led to the
death of bin Laden. This was a powerful moment for allyoung people to see the man most wanted and most hat-ed by our generation pay for his attack on innocentAmericans.
Obama has also ended combat operations in Iraq andbegun withdrawing troops from Afghanistan.
Obama also prevented the collapse of the stock mar-ket when he took office. He also saved the Americanauto industry by bailing out General Motors andChrysler.
It is true that the federal stimulus did not do as muchas hoped, but it also was not a total failure.
However, Romney is a step backward to the thinkingthat led to the collapse of the housing markets and theneed for a bailout of major banks.
Obama is a step forward and deserves four moreyears to finish the progress he started.
In four years I’ll be 25. I will havejust been cut off from my parents’ health
insurance. I hope I willbe financially independ-ent, and if all goes asplanned, I’ll have a jobthat doesn’t require measking, “Paper or plas-tic?”
As these next fouryears go by, no matterwhat age you are to-day, there will be is-sues that arise thatwon’t necessarily be inyour control. Rather,these issues will be in
the hands of the government we choosein this election.
There’s only one way to ensure youwill be happy with our government for
the next four years: You can vote. If you vote, you can say that you did
everything you could to voice your opin-ion. You cast one more vote towardsomething that will ultimately affect youfiscally, socially and economically. Thatis a small way to impact the future of acountry, but a huge right people in othercountries are denied.
Whether you’re satisfied with thecandidates or not, voting is more aboutthe general kind of government youwant.
What issues do you hold close? Howdo you think the government should cir-culate your hard-earned dollar? Whatkind of education system do you wantfor your future children? Should the gov-ernment have control over women’s is-sues?
Think about what you’re passionate
about. Think of which candidate bestrepresents your views, and inform your-self. If you think you’re too uninformedto vote, I promise there is someone outthere who is even less knowledgeablethan you.
Even if just one of these issuesmakes your blood boil, it’s worth makingyour vote count. Our age demographic,more than any, is inclined to deem an ab-sentee ballot too difficult to get or won’tfeel like driving home on Tuesday. Iguess because no classes makes for a re-laxing day, right? Universities call offschool for a reason.
Voter registration consultants loiteraround campus to recruit one more voicebecause they realize how much this elec-tion matters to our future. They knowthat in four years, if you’re unhappy butdidn’t vote, you have no right to com-
plain about the consequences. The government affects every aspect
of our lives. Our political system is thereason why we’re known as “the land ofthe free,” and why we have an “Ameri-can dream.”
If you enjoy these freedoms, youshould help form the opinion of whatAmerica as a whole wants. This electionis going to be a close one. Every votematters. In four years, don’t look backand regret not doing everything in yourpower for the candidate you want.
This election is more than you. It’syour future, it’s your kids’ future, it’show high your taxes are, it’s whether ornot you can get birth control. Voting isthe basis of our freedom — use it.
Genevieve Adams is the Kernel’s as-sistant photo editor. Email [email protected].
The issues of this election affect young voters
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monday 11.05.12 page 4 kernelopinions2012 Election Preview
Barack Obama - Mitt Romney
Andy Barr - Ben Chandler
Diane Lawless - Stephanie Spires
Editor’s note: Published below are the Kernel editorial board’s endorsements of candidates in the Lexington 3rd District council, Kentucky 6th Congressional District andU.S. presidential races. They consist of the majority opinion of the Kernel’s editorial board.
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PHOTO BY LATARA APPLEBY | STAFFJoker Phillips stands on the field just before halftime in UK’s game vs. Georgia on Oct. 20. UK lost that game 29-24 and has a 1-9 record this season. Phillips’ head coaching career at UK ends after three seasons.
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Nineteen years hadpassed since the last nationalchampionship for the Cats,and expectations for the1977-78 team were at an all-time high.
Head coach Joe B. Hallwas leading the team for asixth year, returning the topthree scorers from an EliteEight team the previous sea-son. The Cats also added ahighly coveted transfer fromPurdue University, pointguard Kyle Macy.
“When I first decided totransfer, UK was the firstschool I looked at,” Macysaid. “I basically had to re-re-cruit myself to coach Hall, atthat time nobody was reallytransferring like they do
now.”With Macy running the
point, senior forward Jack“Goose” Givens scoringprowess from the wing andsenior forward James Lee’sability to finish with violentdunks, the Cats had multipleoffensive options.
What anchored the team,however, was Hall’s first setof “Twin Towers” — 6-foot-10 senior forward RickRobey and 6-foot-10 seniorcenter Mike Phillips.
The Cats began the sea-son the consensus No. 1 teamin the nation and onlydropped two games — mid-season SEC road contestsagainst Alabama and LSU.
The experienced senior-laden team was balanced inscoring, with five players av-eraging double-figures for theseason, led by Givens’ 18.1points per game.
Givens saved his best forlast, however, dropping 41 in
the national championship94-88 win over Duke.
“Our whole offense com-pletely changed from a typi-cal zone offense to just find-ing Jack on the floor,” Macysaid.
Duke had wanted to pres-sure UK’s shooters but alsokeep the post bottled up, sothey played a very spread outzone defense.
“They were very con-cerned with our outsideshooting with Macy, (Tru-man) Claytor and (Jay) Shi-dler,” Hall said. “Theybrought their guards out pret-
1977-78 Cats met hype for 5th national title
See NO. 3 on page 4
Experienced team was No. 1 at start of season
Now that the breakup be-tween Phillips and the uni-versity is official, UK is notonly losing its football headcoach, it is losing a piece ofits program’s history.
Phillips was a wide re-
ceiver at UK from 1981-84,ranking fifth in program his-tory in career receptions.Following three years of pro-fessional football (two withthe Washington Redskinsand one with the CFL’sToronto Argonauts), Phillipsbegan his coaching career asa graduate assistant at UK in
1988. By 1990 he was theprogram’s assistant recruitingcoordinator, and from 1991-96 he served as UK’s widereceivers coach.
With a handful of yearsof coaching experience to hiscredit, Phillips ventured outof the commonwealth in1997, where he began a six-year stretch as an assistantcoach for four different Divi-sion I programs (Cincinnati,Minnesota, Notre Dame andSouth Carolina).
By 2003, he had madehis way back to the Blue-grass, this time as UK’s leadrecruiting coordinator andwide receivers coach. From2005-09 he served as theteam’s offensive coordina-tor, earning the title ofcoach-in-waiting during thattime. He was known as oneof the premier recruiters inthe program, playing a partin the recruiting of former
Phillips has long historyin UK football program
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Was a star wide receiver, recruiter at alma mater
STAFF FILE PHOTOJoker Phillips was emotional when he was named head coach atUK in January 2010. He played at UK from 1981-84.
As a season filled withdevastating losses and intensespeculations nears its conclu-sion, UK athletic directorMitch Barnhart announcedSunday in a letter to fans thatUK football head coach JokerPhillips will not return to theuniversity following the sea-son.
“After much conversa-tion, evaluation and prayer, Ihave determined that it is inthe best interest of our athlet-ics program to make a changein our football coaching staffat the conclusion of the sea-son,” Barnhart said in the let-ter. “I do so with a heavy
heart for a man who hasserved his alma mater for al-most 22 years as a player anda coach.”
In his letter, Barnhart ex-pressed that Phillips wouldnot be replaced as head coachuntil after the season, but UKspokesman Tony Neely said adecision on when Phillips’time as head coach ends hasyet to be made.
Phillips released a state-ment of his own followingthe release of Barnhart’s let-ter.
“I love our players andam proud to be associatedwith them,” Phillips said. “Iexpect them to continue thebehavior we have asked ofthem academically, socially
and with football. I’m thank-ful for the staff’s hard work,dedication, and what theyhave done in coaching andmentoring the players. I’dlike to thank my wife andfamily for all their supportand for being behind me 100percent.”
UK is 1-9 this season and0-7 in SEC play as it entersthe open week in its schedule.The team will return to actionNov. 17 to take on Samfordin its final home game of theseason. One week later, theCats will conclude their 2012campaign with a visit to Ten-nessee.
In his letter, Barnhart saidPhillips will be allowed tofinish the season as head
coach, but that the search forhis replacement will beginimmediately.
“I understand the chal-lenge and significance offinding a new leader for ourfootball program,” Barnhartsaid. “It will be done withgreat concern for our student-athletes, students of the Uni-versity of Kentucky, the BigBlue Nation and the citizensof the Commonwealth.”
Athletics spokesman De-Wayne Peevy confirmed tothe Kernel via text messagethat no press conference isscheduled to discuss the headcoach, and the remaining twoyears of Phillips’ contract,worth $2.55 million, wouldbe honored.
Barnhart cited the chang-ing culture in college athleticsas a business and the rapidlyaccelerating timetable athleticprograms have to establishsuccess. He also mentionednumerous times doing what isbest for the university’s stu-dent athletes and staying trueto a line from the university’sown fight song.
“There is a line in ourfight song which we use inour hallways and in our com-munication: ’til the battle iswon,’ ” Barnhart said in hisletter. “It is easy to write itdown; it is harder to live it,especially when you are notseeing the results you verymuch would like to enjoy.”
Toward the end of his let-
ter, Barnhart noted the disap-pointment this season hasbeen for everyone involvedwith the program, and how heowed it to the university andits student athletes to providethem as much opportunity aspossible.
“In the end there are real-ities we must face and over-come,” Barnhart said in theletter. “Right or wrong, wemust respond to those reali-ties to protect the 22 pro-grams and 500-plus student-athletes for whom we pro-vide. Obviously our footballprogram is not where wewant it to be and we are alldisappointed; coaches, play-ers, administration and ourfans.”
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Barnhart fires football head coach Phillips in letter to fans
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Lawrence, who is currently shooting thesecond movie in the Jennifer Lawrence series,will finish out with the third and fourth films,Lionsgate confirmed in a news release Thurs-day. The news was first reported by the moviewebsite Collider.
In making that choice, Lionsgate is optingto give the series a consistent look and feelwith Lawrence — best known for directingthe Will Smith zombie pic “I Am Legend” —instead of switching up directors in the man-ner of the “Harry Potter” and “Twilight” fran-chises. Those series did not have one directorhelming the majority of the pictures.
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“Catching Fire,” which continues the storyof Katniss Everdeen’s battle to survive in anapocalyptic future, is set to come out in No-vember 2013, with the next two “Mockingjayfilms to follow in November 2014 and No-vember 2015.
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Weeks of holdout cameto an abrupt end Sundaywhen UK athletic directorMitch Barnhart made itknown by letter that headcoach Joker Phillips is nolonger an employee of theuniversity.
It wasn’t surprising news.And considering the team’scurrent state, it shouldn’teven be alarming.
The chance for fans to beoptimistic about the future isnow, as the UK coachingcarousel is about to take itsspin.
Having seen the recentdownturn in football interest,Barnhart now has the oppor-tunity to continue his string
of program turnarounds witha buzzworthy coaching hire— arguably the team’s firstin nearly 20 years.
Before those of you getahead of yourself, while theuniversity has the funding todo so, a program-changer ofthe magnitude that was men’sbasketball head coach JohnCalipari isn’t walking intothe Wildcat Den for a pressconference.
The football Cats are stillwhat they are: A team with ahistory of strikeouts that isgenerally down on its luck,despite having a loyal follow-ing. So that means no jaw-dropping hire of Nick Saban,Urban Meyer, Les Miles, oreven the struggling Long-horns’ Mack Brown.
While that may seemridiculous to mention, peoplein this state have trackedflights for non-occurringcoaching hires (see BillyDonovan; every UK fan fo-
rum in existence).Nevertheless, there are a
handful of coaches who areeither still molding theirskills as coordinators or havejust recently made the moveto smaller-tier schools.
Bobby Petrino notwith-standing, due to his on- andoff-the-field transgressions,the field of candidates forBarnhart is wide ranging. Acollection of coaches who Ithink should be pursued, arelikely to be pursued andthose who probably won’t,despite their prowess, can befound to the right.
Possible candidates forUK’s head coaching job
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KirbySmart
Defensive Coordinator, Alabama 3-4 Defense
Smart money isn’t on Kirby Smart to be UK’s next head coach. He is by farthe hottest candidate listed, as his Crimson Tide defense is the best of any team,offense or defense, in the nation. Elite programs are likely to come calling at sea-son’s end after another Alabama national title, but that shouldn’t stop Barnhartfrom sending Smart a blank check. Offer him as much as it takes to bring him tothe Bluegrass, continuing his SEC ties.
Age Position Playing Style
33
KliffKingsbury
Offensive Coordinator, Texas A&M Air Raid Offense
Like several of the possible candidates, Kingsbury is a student of the spreadoffense. He is young, but after having had record success as a quarterback at TexasTech and as a coordinator at Houston and A&M, what more would get the fanbase excited? He plus freshman quarterback Patrick Towles could prove to be aforce in college football if the rest of the offense works itself out. Just see fresh-man Johnny “Football” Manziel for the Aggies.
Age Position Playing Style
42
SonnyDykes
Head Coach, Louisiana Tech Spread Offense
Another Hal Mumme understudy, and another explosive offense fans wouldlove. Dykes has his Louisiana Tech squad at 8-1 and in the nation’s top 25 withonly a three-point loss to Texas A&M, where it put up points in bunches late in thegame. He’s young in the head-coaching game but is a familiar face that has nodrawbacks despite being a part of Mumme’s era.
Age Position Playing Style
47
GusMalzahn
Head Coach, Arkansas State Spread no-huddle Offense
Possibly the hottest name from last offseason, Malzahn’s move to ArkansasState was surprising. But he was able to lure some elite transfers, notably formerAuburn running back Michael Dyer. He also is an offensive wiz, which stemsfrom his high school coaching days. His SEC experience and notoriety would like-ly be enough to instantly match the level of talent coming in before slowly evolv-ing through a couple of seasons.
Age Position Playing Style
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JimTressel
Vice President of StrategicEngagement, Akron
Pro-style Offense
Forced to resign amid a scandal at Ohio State in May 2011, Tressel is the bigname of the group that the Cats need to zone in on. He would have to sit out hisfirst five games and during first-year postseason play because of a five-year, show-cause sanction, but it would be worth it for UK to have a championship-caliberhead coach. Not many others are likely to welcome him during the time he hasthese conditions, so if he were to leave down the road, the Cats would have himfor enough time to benefit the foundering program.
Major program-changer unlikely, but options exist
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Internet retailers expect more than 50 percent of all holi-day purchases to be made online this year. So, how can one
buy online safely without being taken to thecyber cleaners?
Twelve simple tips for online holidayshoppers:
1. Protect your computer: Your comput-er should always have the most recent oper-ating system patches applied, anti-virus andanti-spyware software updates installed,and a firewall turned on and kept on.
2. Only shop on trustworthy websites:Check the seller’s reputation and record forcustomer satisfaction (via the Better Busi-ness Bureau or the Federal Trade Commis-sion). Confirm the online seller’s physicaladdress and phone number in case you
have questions or problems.
3. Protect your personal information: Take time to read theseller’s privacy policy and understand what personal informa-tion is being requested and how it will be used. If there isn’t aprivacy policy posted, it should be taken as a red flag that per-sonal information may be sold to others without permission.
4. Use strong passwords: If you need to create an ac-count using a password with an online merchant, be sure tocreate a strong password. Use more than eight characters (ifpossible) with a combination of numbers, special characters,and upper and lowercase letters. To be really safe, don’t usethe same passwords for online shopping websites that you use
for any other account. And never share your password.
5. Don’t use public computers or free Wi-Fi: Public com-puters may contain malicious software that steals your credit-card information when you place your order, and criminals of-ten steal credit-card numbers and other confidential informa-tion from people using public wireless networks (like at a cof-fee shop).
6. Beware of deals that sound too good to be true: If anoffer on a website or unsolicited email sounds too good to betrue, it probably is; especially offers with extremely lowprices on hard-to-get items. Consumers should always go withtheir instincts and not be afraid to pass up a “deal” that mightcost them dearly in the end.
7. Beware of “phishing”: Legitimate businesses do notsend emails claiming problems with an order or an account tolure the “buyer” into revealing financial information. If youreceive such an email, pick up the phone and call the contactnumber on the website where the purchase was made to con-firm that there really is a problem with the transaction.
8. Confirm your online purchases are secure: Look in yourInternet browser’s address box for the “s” in “https://” and inthe lower-right corner for the “lock” symbol before paying. Ifthere are any doubts about a site, right-click anywhere on thepage and select “Properties.” This will let you see the realURL (website address) and the dialog box will reveal if thesite is encrypted or not.
9. Pay with a credit card: It’s best to use a credit card be-cause, under federal law, you can dispute the charges if you
don’t receive an item. You also have dispute rights if there areunauthorized charges on your credit card and many card is-suers have “zero liability” policies under which you may actu-ally pay nothing if someone steals the credit card number anduses it.
10. Keep documentation of your order: After completingthe online order process, there should be a final confirmationpage or you might receive confirmation by email. If so, save acopy of the Web page and any emails for future reference andas a record of the purchase.
11. Check your credit card statements often: Don’t waitfor paper statements. Check your statements for suspicious ac-tivity by either calling the credit card companies or by check-ing statements online regularly.
12. Know your rights: Federal law requires that ordersmade by mail, phone or online be shipped by the date prom-ised or, if no delivery time was stated, within 30 days. If thegoods aren’t shipped on time, you can cancel and demand arefund. There is no general three-day cancellation right butyou do have the right to reject merchandise if it’s defective orwas misrepresented. Otherwise, it’s the company’s policiesthat determine if you can cancel the purchase and receive arefund or credit.
Additionally, understanding the online retailers’ shipping,return, warranty and refund policies before you shop maysave you hours of offline heartache later.
Michael Carr is UK’s chief information security officer. Ifyou have questions about computer security or have ideas forfuture topics, contact him at [email protected].
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One day after class I grabbed Ovids with a friend and we started talking about the issue of abortion. She is very pro-choice.So I asked her “If a child survives an abortion and all it needs is oxygen to survive, would you be in favor of that?” She ofcourse, and said she would support that.
What I then told her was that President Obama had voted against the Born Alive Infant Protection Act when he was statesenator; which would have helped that baby survive. What was suprising was not that he voted in a pro-choice way. What wassuprising was that everyone from Ted Kennedy to Rick Santorum was in favor of the federal bill, yet Obama still voted againstit in Illinois.
In defense of this, Obama said the bill would “undermine Roe vs. Wade,” which is untrue because the counterpart signed byPresident Bush in 2002 was identical.
As the president of UK Students for Life, this alone is enough reason for me to never vote for Obama. Despite this elec-tion’s outcome, no president who lacks respect for human life will get my vote or be considered my president.
In the last election, I was not old enough to vote but in this election you can bet President Obama will not be recieving myvote.
Since UK Students for Life is not politically affiliated, we do not as a group support one candidate, but as a group we canclearly say who we are against on this issue.
Linda Grijalba is a political science junior. Email [email protected].
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ty high. Then we kept Robeyand Phillips at the baseline,which forced their back de-fenders to stay low. Thiszone by Duke left the middleunprotected.”
The Cats found an open-ing in the zone at the free-throw line extended, andGivens connected from mid-range early and often, hitting
18-of-27 from the field.“Jack was an excellent
mid-range jump shooter,” Hallsaid. “When he got rolling, hewas impossible to stop.”
Robey added an almostforgotten about double-dou-ble, scoring 20 points andgathering 11 rebounds.
The relatively long timebetween championships, thehigh expectations on theteam and the pressure onHall to follow up on the suc-cesses of former head coach
Adolph Rupp led journaliststo characterize the year as the“season without joy,” or“season without celebration.”
Macy said that isn’t com-pletely accurate.
“Our team was just reallyfocused — it was that focusthat the team had from thevery first day of conditioningall the way through thechampionship game,” Macysaid. “To this day, we stillhave just about as much funas anybody.”
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UK stars like Andre Wood-son, Stevie Johnson andRandall Cobb.
Beginning in 2006, UKhad a stretch of five consecu-tive years with a bowl appear-ance, the longest streak inprogram history. In 2009,when former head coach RichBrooks announced his retire-ment, Phillips finally had theopportunity to be the headcoach at his alma mater.
Filled with breathtakinghighs and heartbreaking lows,his head-coaching career hadbeen filled with criticism, de-spite finding varying amountsof success.
“In my current 10-yearstay at Kentucky, we’ve hadsome memorable moments asan assistant, coordinator andhead coach,” Phillips said in astatement Sunday. “We’vehad the opportunity to coachsome fine young men and Iam grateful to have had theprivilege of watching themgrow as players, as studentsand as people.”
Phillips led UK to its fifthbowl appearance in that five-year stretch, losing 27-10 inthe 2010 BBVA CompassBowl to Pittsburgh to con-clude a 6-7 campaign. Thatyear included a 31-28 victoryover a ranked South Carolinateam, the Cats’ first victoryover a Steve Spurrier-coachedteam in program history, anda three-point loss to eventualunbeaten National ChampionAuburn.
Last season, with Phillips
still at the helm, the programfailed to reach the postseasonfor the first time since 2005,which at that time was thelow mark of the Phillips era.The Cats lost four SECgames that season by 28points or more.
But in the final game ofthat season, Phillips surprisedthe entire college footballworld by starting wide receiv-er Matt Roark at quarterbacken route to UK’s first victoryover Tennessee in 26 years.
Unfortunately forPhillips, his third try wasn’tthe charm. A 32-14 loss toLouisville to begin the seasonwas a sour start for fans. A32-31 home loss to WesternKentucky as time expired twoweeks later did not ease theirfrustrations. But it seems thefinal straw was UK’s 40-0loss at home to Vanderbilt onSaturday, the Commodores’largest victory over an SECopponent in 64 years.
“(UK football) has beenin a downfall for some timenow,” former UK footballplayer Sonny Collins told theKernel. “I would talk to sev-eral former teammates andeverybody pretty muchagreed that a change is goodright now. Anything to moti-vate everyone from the teamto most definitely the fans.”
With two games remain-ing in his career with theCats, Phillips has a 12-23coaching record, including a4-19 record against SEC op-ponents.
Phillips was known as aplayer’s coach, and alwayswas popular among the ath-letes in the locker room.
Whether it was a surprise vis-it by the ice-cream truck fol-lowing a hot summer practiceor a team field trip to thepool, Phillips prioritized hisplayers enjoying the game,the program and each other.
Following the announce-ment of his termination, for-mer UK defensive back Ran-dall Burden tweeted,“Thanks coach Phillips forthe opportunity to play in the(SEC)!!! He gave me ascholarship just by watchingme practice ... glad he saw itin me.”
Phillips reciprocated thelove his players showed himin his statement.
“We’ve had the opportu-nity to coach some fineyoung men,” Phillips said,“and I am grateful to havehad the privilege of watchingthem grow as players, as stu-dents and as people.”
It remains to be seenwhether Phillips will be al-lowed to coach out the re-mainder of the year. UK hasits bye week this week beforeconcluding the season with ahome showdown againstSamford and a visit to Ten-nessee to end the year. Afterthat, Phillips and the programwill part ways for likely thefinal time, with UK andPhillips beginning a new jobsearch.
But as he walks out thedoors of Commonwealth Sta-dium for the final time, fanswon’t hear any bitternessfrom Phillips.
“I appreciate the Big BlueNation and encourage thefans to stay behind their teamgoing forward,” he said.
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