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In the last two weeks, the Dean of Students Office has charged Phi Delta Theta and Lambda Chi Alpha fraternities with hazing. However, throughout the past
year, four other fraternities have been charged with hazing violations as well. Sigma Phi Epsilon was suspended due to alleged hazing in June, and their national headquarters revoked the chapter’s charter in September. Associate Dean of Students Tony Blanton said he was not sure why two UK chapters were found in violation in this time span, but said it had something to do with the fraternities’ initiation schedules. “Part of it has to do with the fact that a lot of fraternities, especially,
are getting ready to start their initiations and do that kind of thing,” Blanton said. “When it kind of starts winding down in the semester and this is when you hear about it.” Although the Phi Delta Theta and Lambda Chi Alpha charges are both hazing violations, they are “different types of incidents,” Blanton said. The two fraternities are currently under investigation, Blanton said. However, like Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Delta Theta received a letter from the university informing them of their charge.
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Blanton said Lambda Chi Alpha and the Dean of Students Office have already scheduled a meeting to discuss their response. Phi Delta Theta has not responded to the university’s charge. Ben Duncan, outgoing Interfraternity Council president, said the meeting scheduled between the chapter and the Dean of Students is investigative. “(Tony) Blanton will take time to review evidence and make a decision (after the meeting), and that’s when the chapter takes action,” Duncan
said. “Tomorrow is just an investigative meeting to talk about what happened and where they want to go.” Duncan said he did not know enough information about either one of the fraternities’ charges, but said the IFC does not get involved until after decisions are made to help them move forward. He said it was good the Dean of Students was addressing the hazing situations before they become too serious. “It’s good to see the chapters working actively with the Dean of See Hazing on page 3
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Author uses English class as background for book By Sarah Landwehr news@kykernel.com
For 13 UK students, their creative writing class means more than just a grade — because for these English 507 students, going to class earns them status as published authors. After 20 years out of the classroom, author Ed McClanahan returned to teach creative writing at UK to give his students a unique opportunity. McClanahan will publish a collection of short stories that his students have written. The book will be called “Horsefeathers,” and will include McClanahan an introduction that he will write and a 2,500 to 3,000-word story written by each student, McClanahan said. Each student will choose the story he or she wants to submit for publishing and next semester McClanahan said he plans to copy edit every story. The class is currently working to find an artist to produce the cover. Art history senior, and member of McClanahan’s class, Julia Sumrok is excited for the book. “My first reaction was ‘wow,’ ” Sumrok said. “That’s obviously really cool.” Ajay Mehra is a business professor enrolled in the course. Mehra said he took the class not so much for the publishing part but to improve his writing skills. “…But I know this means a lot to the students in class and to Ed. It’s turning out to be fun,” he said. Sumrok said the “Horsefeathers” project encompasses more than just fun. “To work alongside Ed McClanahan’s name, that’s a lot of pressure,” she said. “I just hope that I See Book on page 3
Health care committee reviews performance By Tilly Finley news@kykernel.com
The Board of Trustees Health Care Committee will meet Monday for the last time this year to discuss topics including the financial report, the contracting report, the clinical performance report, and the report on privileges and appointments, said Barbara Young, chair of the committee. The meeting is open to everyone, Young said. Usually members of the UK community including President Lee Todd and senior healthcare staff members attend the meetings, she said. The meeting will be in room 317A of the Wethington Building at 3 p.m. The next scheduled meeting will take place on Jan. 26, 2010.
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Teammates celebrate with senior tailback Montario Hardesty after he ran 20 yards for the game-winning touchdown in overtime.
silver LINING: VOLS extend streak Turnovers doom Cats for 25th year By Ben Jones bjones@kykernel.com
For one play, it was right there. With 24 years and almost 60 minutes of futility hanging thick in Commonwealth Stadium, freshman quarterback Morgan Newton swept right on a keeper on third and five with a chance to give UK (7-5, 3-5 Southeastern Conference) a lead over Tennessee with less than a minute remaining. But nothing went right for
Big Orange hurdle keeps UK in cellar Micah Johnson slumps into his chair and stares. Not at the media that surKENNY round him COLSTON — cameras, Kernel recorders columnist and pens and notebooks in hand. He looks at the door he just came through. The one he probably wishes he could instantly return
UK on Saturday in its 30-24 overtime loss to the Vols (7-5, 3-5 SEC). Nothing, that is, except history. Newton was stopped and though a short field goal forced overtime, Tennessee tailback Montario Hardesty ended the hopes and dreams of UK fans with a 20-yard touchdown dash to cap a career night. The senior in orange finished with 179 yards rushing and three touchdowns to lead the Vols. “After a game like this, you feel like you’ve let a lot of people down,” Newton said. “You See Football on page 6 through. First question: Why couldn’t you all win after getting that fourth quarter fumble? Soft-spoken, but beast of a man Micah looks up and everyone expects the usual — the ‘It’s the toughest loss of my career.’ At first Micah obliges. On the second question, much like the first… Micah doesn’t just flip the script. He just stops looking at it. “I’m sorry I can’t give you all something great to write about, I just know I’m at a loss for words,” the senior linebacker barely whispers. “I just know I went out and played as hard as I could, as well as all
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Freshman quarterback Morgan Newton and sophomore receiver Randall Cobb each turned the ball over once on fumbles. Senior linebacker Micah Johnson had a game-high 16 tackles but UK couldn’t stop Tennessee’s ground attack. PHOTO BY ADAM WOLFFBRANDT STAFF
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Features
Hollywood hits home: The biggest celebrity broods By Allyson Dailey features@kykernel.com
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Delving into ‘Dexter’ Not all voice-overs are created equal. (James Remar), a cop who sought to give his Kristin Bell helps set the snarky tone of disturbed son what he considered an acceptthe CW's "Gossip Girl," and Brenda Strong able outlet for his homicidal tendencies. adds gravitas to ABC's "Desperate HouseIt's Harry's voice Dexter himself most ofwives." ten hears whispering in his ear, perhaps more But neither is asked to do what Michael often than usual this season, the show's C. Hall, star of Showtime's "Dexter," does fourth, and so far, its highest-rated. every episode: invite viewers to listen in on As Dexter wrestles with his own introducHall the thoughts of television's most sympathetic tion to fatherhood, and stalks another killer _ serial killer. code-named "Trinity" and played by John Lith"I think (the voice-over) reinforces the sense on the gow _ who appeared at first to have managed the part of the audience that we're seeing things from Dex- work-family-murder balance Harry always claimed was ter's point of view, that we're in on a secret that no one never possible, it may be time to ask just what kind of else in his world is and as a result have an intimate re- father Harry was, anyway. lationship to him and are perhaps, just by continuing to "The idea of rehabilitation seemed to be off the watch, knowing what we know, implicated and complic- table for Harry, and that's an outside-the-box way of apit," Hall said in a phone interview last week. proaching things," Hall said wryly. It's a relationship the actor takes seriously, record"As with many, if not all things on 'Dexter,' there's ing a preliminary version of the character's thoughts on a light and a dark side to it," he said. "The idea of a faa recorder in his trailer during the filming of each ther shining a light on Dexter's deepest darkness and episode, for the use of the show's editors, then rere- telling him that he loves him, not in spite of it, but percording later to match to specific shots and scenes. haps even for it, is a beautiful thing in a way. And at the "Early on, you know, there was the thinking that I'd same time it's pretty twisted" that he encouraged him just record it and they'd lay it in there. And I really lob- to kill people he thinks deserve to die. bied to take the time to rerecord all the voice-over to "I think Harry himself, as a cop, I think, had come picture each time . . . It's sort of relinquishing a little up against injustice after injustice in his line of work less control, or taking a little more control," said the ac- and maybe was a frustrated vigilante in his own right. tor, who's also an executive producer on the show. And was able to exorcise some of those demons, or act Control's an issue as well for Hall's character, Dex- out some of those impulses, through his uniquely afflictter Morgan, a blood-spatter specialist who moonlights ed and/or gifted son," Hall said. as an extremely tidy vigilante, choosing his victims according to a code laid down by his late father, Harry COPYRIGHT 2009 MCT
The first major holiday of the semester has come and gone. Thanksgiving is a welcome break for students to escape their hectic lives as college kids and to spend quality time with their families. In an ideal world spending time with family should be a time for unconditional love and a time to be thankful for the spirit of ALLYSON the holidays. Well, that is DAILEY an ideal world, but for the Kernel most part an unrealistic columnist world. Spending time with family can be more stressful than preparing for final exams, and sometimes it can be the very last thing to be thankful for. Hollering across the table to get a piece of turkey or the utter repetitiveness of the question “How is school?” can drive the average college student mad. Two Keys on a Thursday seems more tolerable than the idea of family sitting in close proximity around a smorgasbord of the most fattening food on earth. The average thanksgiving feast contains more than 2000 calories. There is a distinct possibility that the Johnson Center might be extra crowded the
Horoscope To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 7 — Start the new week with high energy. Emotions respond to physical work. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Present your findings as though you're certain. Others introduce emotional diversions. Stick to your point. Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 7 — Even though it's Monday, spend extra time at home. Can you take a mental health day? It would be nice. Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is an 8 — Try to check one
first week back from break. To make you feel better about having more than the recommended daily calorie intake in one meal in close proximity with family, let’s take a look at some of Hollywood’s freakishly large families. Hollywood is full of families who can barely fit around the Thanksgiving table, but these five families might have to bring in reinforcement tables. You may not have known just how large families get in Hollywood, but the recent trend in reality TV has made big families a hobby.
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Brad and Angelina – More commonly referred to as Brangelina, this gorgeous pair adopts anything they can get their hands on. The unhitched pair have been a serious couple
thing off your list at work today. If you get more than one, give yourself a gold star. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Getting back into the workload takes effort. Apply physical energy to relieve emotional stress. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — Yeah, sure, it's Monday. Still, be sure to make extra time for the ones you love. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — Group effort moves a project forward. Get everyone on the same emotional wavelength for best results. Scorpio (Oct. 23--Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — Put in special effort to understand the work you have in front of you. Ten minutes of thought can saves hours of wasted effort.
See Dailey on page 5 Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — Apply your effort to something you love. This could mean putting a less enjoyable task on hold until tomorrow.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Back to work on changing the group dynamic. Reassign tasks to suit each person's skills and interests. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — Rested and ready, you blast through work that has piled up recently. Then clean -- yes, clean -- your desk. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Back to the daily routine after a holiday. Actually, you feel pretty good about yourself and your work now. Enjoy. (C) 2009 TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES
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Sports
Cats prep for Bulldogs By Metz Camfield mcamfield@kykernel.com
LOUISVILLE – No more chandeliers, no more cracks in the floor, no more hotel basketball in Cancun, Mexico. The Cats (6-0) still aren’t home in Lexington, but they’re back in the Bluegrass in front of their loving fans. The Cats held an open practice on Sunday on rival Louisville’s home court in Freedom Hall. The middle of the court still had the Cardinals logo and the Louisville banners hung from the ceilings, but UK fans were cheering on their Cats an hour before practice even began. “It was great,” senior guard Ramon Harris said. “It was definitely great to be able to put a smile on a kid’s face just by signing a piece of paper or signing a t-shirt.” UK will play UNC Asheville (0-5) on Monday night in their annual game in Freedom Hall. The Cats are off to their best start since 2004 and had some fun with the Big Blue Nation before their seventh game of the season. UK head coach John Calipari told the crowd before practice he wouldn’t be against the idea of having more than one game at Freedom Hall in the future. Calipari said the Cats have only sold about 13,000 or 14,000 tickets for the UNC Asheville game so far
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Junior forward Patrick Patterson stomped on the Cardinal logo before UK began its open practice on Sunday at Freedom Hall in Louisville. though, and for the Cats to have more than See Basketball on page 5
Volleyball hosts first rounds of NCAAs The UK volleyball team will host first and second round matchups in the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive season, earning their fifth straight tournament berth in the process. The No. 10 Cats (27-4, 17-3 Southeastern Conference) will open their tournament with a 7 p.m. match against Michigan State at Memorial Coliseum. That Cats were swept by the Spartans in the 2008 tournament. Should the Cats defeat Michigan State (17-15, 5-15 Big Ten), they will face the win-
HAZING Continued from page 1 Students to change initiation practices,” Duncan said. “At the same time, it doesn’t look good to have three violations, but the way you have to look at it is we’re going to have stronger chapters later.” In March, Phi Kappa Psi and Delta Tau Delta were also charged with hazing. Delta Tau Delta’s chapter president Case Fedor said being charged with hazing led to the organization’s “hazing-free” policy. Fedor said the chapter had four allegations prior to their hazing charge in March, and the Dean of Students chose to formally charge them. However, after the chapter wrote a 27-page paper and a presentation on how they were going to improve their chapter, the dean placed sanctions on them to complement their decision to exclude hazing from their fraternity. “I don’t know what exactly they were alleged with, but I know personally, after seeing what hazing did to my chapter, it’s best for all chapters to exclude it from their fraternities,” Fedor said. Delta Tau Delta is currently on probation until June 2011. Fedor said their national head-
Continued from page 1 can produce something that people can enjoy.” McClanahan is the author of the 1983 novel “The Natural Man” and numerous other literary works. English 507 is the last class he will teach. When the book is completed, Wind Publications will print 75 copies of it, and each student will get five copies. Amazon.com will
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quarters performed membership reviews to ensure all members were “on board” with the new non-hazing sanctions and will decide who will remain in the chapter in January. In October 2008, Sigma Alpha Epsilon was also charged by the university with hazing. However, chapter president Bobby Pelosi said after the Dean of Students investigated, the initial hazing charge was altered to an alcohol violation. Pelosi said Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s situation was different. “Phi Delt and Lambda Chi were caught pretty much redhanded but (the university) only suspected us of (hazing),” Pelosi said. “I hope they do well and learn from their mistakes.” Blanton said fraternity investigations are sparked from reports made to the Dean of Students. “When we receive a report, we do preliminary investigations and based on that, we decided whether or not to go forward with the charges, we give (the fraternities) an opportunity to explain the circumstances of the alleged activity,” Blanton said. “Based on that, we then determine what actions should be taken. “We don’t go out and try to find people who are hazing, that’s not our role.”
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ner of Oregon (19-9, 9-9 Pac-10) and Clemson (23-9, 13-7 ACC). The second round matchup will be on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Memorial Coliseum. UK head coach Craig Skinner has guided the Cats to the NCAA tournament in every season he has coached the Cats, the only coach in the history of the program to do so. UK won the SEC East title and finished second overall in the final league standings behind Louisiana State.
Timeline These fraternities were charged with hazing on these dates.
Phi Kappa Psi March 26, 2009
Delta Tau Delta Nov. 18, 2008 and March 11, 2009
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Oct. 13, 2008
Lambda Chi Alpha Nov. 18, 2009
Phi Delta Theta Nov. 19, 2009
Sigma Phi Epsilon Suspended for a hazing charge on June 10, 2009
“To work alongside Ed McClanahan’s name, that’s a lot of pressure...” JULIA SUMROK English 507 student
also have copies for sale, McClanahan said. “My goal is to get the book done and printed before the spring semester ends,” McClanahan said. “It’ll give everybody something to take home with them.”
OPINIONS Monday, November 30, 2009
KERNEL EDITORIAL BOARD Kenny Colston, editor in chief Austin Schmitt, asst. opinions editor Melissa Vessels, managing editor Ben Jones, sports editor Allie Garza, managing editor Megan Hurt, features editor Wesley Robinson, opinions editor The opinions page provides a forum for the exchange of ideas. Unlike news stories, the Kernel’s unsigned editorials represent the views of a majority of the editorial board. Letters to the editor, columns, cartoons and other features on the opinions page reflect the views of their authors and not necessarily those of the Kernel.
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Ban rightly punishes ridiculous smokers Paternalistic ban on smoking? Though I think smokers should be able to smoke outside away from people that value their life, I find the lack of support for this ban a little surprising. But on the other hand, the ban’s supporters are getting what they want, so why comment? As far as the college being paternalistic in banning smoking, it seems quite necessary when looking at the slideshow of pictures from the “protest.” Putting cigarettes in a statue’s mouth, filling cracks with cigarette butts and smoking five cigarettes at a time; wow, quite the stance for a group of people calling this ban “paternal.” Perhaps UK should have been more selective when choosing to admit such sophomoric students and perhaps there should be more paternalistic rules. But you are right; you should be allowed to smoke, and to die, for that matter. However, I would doubt that you would be willing to die without seeing a doctor for the illnesses associated with your “habit.” And I doubt you’d be willing to go to work on days you feel sick or are coughing up a lung from your habit. But, I double dare you: Don’t have the surgery on that growth in your mouth and resist the oxygen tank that you now need because your lungs no longer function to the degree mine do. Go for it. So it is with a stone-cold heart I say, if you want to smoke, do it, but don't bash non-smokers that pay for the ever-increasing hospital bills that you accumulate because of your addiction. And don't bash an administrations and an organization for being paternalistic in creating an environment that accommodates people who value their health, not to mention making an effort to educate them. After all, this is a college. Kevin Ulmer biomechanics graduate student
Board of Trustees policy similar to Berlin Wall In the Nov. 23 issue of the Kernel Professor Joe Peek calls on President Lee Todd to tear down the wall that prevents the university community from easier access to the UK Board of Trustees. As a former Soviet dissident journalist, I find Joe Peek's use of the Berlin Wall metaphor very moving. Not just because I, with millions of others, actually participated in tearing into pieces the Iron Curtain that the Berlin Wall represented, but because Peek's metaphor fits the UK situation. Try to breach the wall alone, and you'll be shut down. Only the people of the system, the politically connected, are allowed to cross... Which wall did I just describe — the Berlin or the UK one? Following the UK administration's prohibitive rules, and having gone through the prescribed red tape, my wife and I once tried to get access to the board to show waste, fraud and abuse taking place at our own university. Nothing but denial and stonewalling ensued. Such a lack of access is a great misfortune for the entire university community
as well as for Kentucky taxpayers. Being a corruption researcher, I know too well that it is not merely the shortage of transparency that creates the witches' brew where all sorts of uglies breed: it is accomplished mainly through the intransigent prevention of input and access to the decision-makers (and thus the decisionmaking process) from anyone who is not anointed by the door-keeper. From my personal experience, I know that the surest way to tear down the access walls erected for the benefit of the privileged is for the people to come out from their individual scared corners in a show of solidarity and determination. And although the apathy, and even fear among the UK community seems as thick as it was among the browbeaten pre-glasnost East Europeans, the Berlin precedent exists and it repeats in place after place. Hence, I hope that every true Wildcat will join Joe Peek in demanding: President Todd, tear down this wall, tear down this wall. Andrei Vorobiev former UK professor
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Lack of free speech contributing to stagnation In May 1970, thousands of students gathered on the UK campus to express their disgust with the recent shootings at Kent State University, President Nixon’s invasion of Cambodia, and proposed changes to UK’s student code. Events at UK culminated in the deployment of the National Guard on campus (with RICHARD live ammunition and BECKER fixed bayonets) and the Kernel burning of the old Air columnist Force ROTC building. The burning resulted in the detainment of a 21-year-old female student; she was later released without charges and the case is apparently still open to this day. It may be hard to believe, but for several days, 40 years ago, UK was the site of some of the most radical campus dissent of any school in the country. The legacy of the events of 1970 is visible all over campus, yet one imagines few students are aware of these relics of UK’s radical past. Perhaps the most auspicious of these relics are the riots steps which lead students from Patterson Drive down to another, arguably more nefarious relic: the free speech area by the Student Center. Since I have recently been researching the Vietnam-era protests at UK, the free speech zone strikes me as peculiarly ironic, and for good reason: the area where free speech is now relegated on campus is roughly the same area of campus where some of the largest and most tempestuous demonstrations of 1970 took place. And yet, for all of their idealism and organizing, their sacrifice and their
courage, the demonstrators of 1970 left a legacy of administrative backlash against the most fundamental principles of free speech. Given the relegation of free speech to a specific zone on campus, it appears Lee Todd and his fellow administrators need a basic lesson in the First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Implicit in this text is the edict that no lower body shall abridge freedom of speech either, even if said body is a group of university administrators bent on controlling the voices of students lest those students get out of hand. The realities of student activism are
It may be hard to believe, but for several days, 40 years ago, UK was the site of some of the most radical campus dissent of any school in the country. coming into startlingly stark focus today on the campuses of the University of California, where thousands of students and community allies have engaged in increasingly radical tactics in recent weeks to voice their opposition to that university’s Board of Regents raising tuition rates to astronomically high levels. On some campuses in the UC system, riot police have even resorted to physical violence against the students, clubbing them with batons and even in some cases firing “non-lethal” rubber
bullets into the crowds of demonstrators. I had intended some weeks ago to compose a column lamenting the political apathy and ambivalence of the modern student, but fate appears to have had other things in mind. If the recent protests at UK surrounding the despicable renaming of the Wildcat Lodge and the draconian smoking ban are any indication, UC students are not alone in realizing the democratic voice they have always had. President Lee Todd and his sycophantic minions among the administration have a myopic view of our university’s progress: focus on research over actual teaching, collect any and all money offered regardless of the strings attached, and ensure at any cost that UK’s public image is nothing but sparkling. It would be laudable if the administration, instead of focusing on quashing and marginalizing dissent in an attempt to forge a flawless image for UK, made efforts to give students a voice in the management of university affairs. The events of 1970 at UK and the events in California show that when authorities are too heavy-handed with dissenters, it can often blow up in their faces. By once and for all declaring that free speech zones on campus are no longer going to be a simple fact at UK and by changing the Board of Trustees’ rules regarding speech at board meetings, this university could truly emerge in the coming years as a bastion of academic freedom and political diversity. In the meantime, UK risks languishing outside the top 20 of public universities with its misguided and obsessively strict rules on campus free speech. Richard Becker is a history senior. E-mail opinions@kykernel.com.
Improving a bad day simply requires a different perspective Bad days are inevitable. In fact, some days it seems like every little thing that can go wrong does. Take the song “Ironic” by Alanis Morisette, which says, “It’s like rain on your wedding day, it’s a free ride when you already paid, it’s the good adCJ vice that you just CONKLIN Contributing don’t take.” Every now columnist and then you just can’t seem to catch a break, but what do you do? Well, you find a way to make those bad days a bit better, and although it may seem impossible sometimes, here are some of the best ways to cheer yourself up. 5. “FML: Your Everyday Stories”: Without a doubt, one of the quickest ways to feel better about yourself is to realize that you’re not the only one having a bad day.
This Web site, which can be found at http://fmylife.com, contains thousands of posts from people sharing their bad experiences throughout the day. These stories often include everything from break-ups to embarrassing moments in front of friends to alcohol-related faux pas. If nothing else, you will find yourself grinning from ear to ear at the expense of someone else’s agony. 4. Music: Most of us listen to music at least a few times a day, so it only makes sense that one of the simplest things to do to cheer you up is to put on some good music. Songs like “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley, “What I Got” by Sublime, or “ABC” by the Jackson Five can turn any frown upside down (just to name a few). That’s the beauty of music; it relates. In fact, you can find a song that will help you feel, get over, or change almost any emotion, because somebody somewhere wrote a song about that feeling. So when
it’s happiness that you need, music is a sure-fire solution. 3. Make somebody else’s day: There is nothing like the gift of giving. Whether it is volunteering your time at an organization, dropping a few coins in the Salvation Army bucket outside Kroger’s, or simply making another person smile, cheering up someone else can have a great impact on yourself. When we help others and see or realize the effect that we are having on them, it gives us the ability to realize the appreciation we have for ourselves. It’s the external influences that we have on others that provide us with the internal sense of accomplishment we all love to feel. 2. Coca-Cola commercials: The creativity and inspiration that Coke offers is no better shown than through its commercials. Every year, the company takes us on some new adventure that is the best source of joy and inspiration in under one minute. In 2006,
Coke released a commercial depicting the game “Grand Theft Auto,” when a man turned a criminal neighborhood into a street party as the song “You Give A Little Love” by Bugsy Malone plays in the background. In 2007, the company came out with a commercial that showed us what happened once the Coca-Cola logo was punched on a vending machine. The bottle is transferred through a fairytale land of unknown creatures until it is filled, and is followed by a festive parade before it is dropped into the vending slot. The creativity of these commercials is unparalleled, and definitely cause for a smile on any bad day. 1. One word … laugh: Bill Cosby said, “You can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything, you can survive it.” It’s not always easy to find humor in things when you’re having a bad day. But when you take a step back and look at the big picture, you realize that the
whole thing is humorous. The fact that you let forgetting your umbrella on a rainy day or something your friend said to upset you ruin an entire day, simply put, is hilarious. Who cares if it rains on your wedding day; the rainbows in the background will make for some of the best wedding pictures ever (not to mention the fairytale that could be written about having your wedding dance in the rain). And maybe you didn’t take the good advice that you probably should have, but no matter what you decided it took you down a path that is going to lead somewhere; maybe even somewhere great. The point is bad things and bad days are only bad if you perceive them that way. Every day there is a chance that something spectacular can happen, but you can’t be ready for it if you’re just having another. CJ Conklin is an accounting and finance junior. E-mail opinions@kykernel.com.
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DAILEY Continued from page 2 since 2005 when Brad split from his wife, Jennifer Aniston and became Jolie’s better half. Going into the relationship Angelina was already an adoptive mother to Maddox. From then on Angie and Brad adopted Zahara, and then gave birth to biological daughter Shiloh (who is in a constantly-cute competition with Suri Cruise). They then decided to once again adopt by bringing Pax into the ever growing family. And in 2008 the couple welcomed twins, Knox and Vivienne, bringing the grand total to six. I have a funny feeling that the hottest couple is not done having or adopting children. Eddie Murphy — Known for his comedic talent, the funnyman’s growing brood is no laughing matter. Eddie has a whopping eight children, with four different women. Let’s start at the beginning of the list. Eldest son Eric was born in 1989, followed by son Christian, daughter Bria, son Miles, and daughters Shayne, Zola, Bella, and Angel. His youngest daughter, Angel, has a famous mom, Mel B, or better known as Scary Murphy Spice. We hope for Eddie that eight is enough. Mel Gibson — He is a reproductive lethal weapon. Eight seems to be the magic number in Hollywood, not to mention TLC’s recipe for reality success. Mel and his ex-wife Robyn have seven children together with a staggering age variety that ranges from 28 to 10. Out of the seven only one is a girl, and the rest of boys take after their dapper dad. We thought that after seven Mel would be done, but we thought wrong. In 2009, Mel’s much younger girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva announced she was pregnant with the actor’s eighth Gibson child. Last month the duo welcomed their first daughter, Lucia Anne. Mel always seems to shock us, so I wouldn’t be surprised if a ninth is on its way. Jon and Kate Gosselin — This is a fitting duo for our post-Thanksgiving article, given that these two have been the year’s biggest turkeys. The Gosselins
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rose to fame with their big brood, and their public divorce has created a custody battle that has all of America picking sides. This crumbling family has not only starred in their very own TLC reality show “Jon and Kate Plus 8,” but they have also been headlining their very own eight ring media circus. Eldest twins Mady and Cara have the demanding daughter role on lockdown, while sextuplets Aaden, Joel, Hannah, Alexis, Collin, and Leah have grown up before our eyes. I think the Gosselin’s fifteen minutes are coming to end, but I don’t think we have seen the last of the Gosselin kids. Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar – They might not
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be as famous as the Gosselins, but in terms of sheer volume the Duggar’s have Hollywood’s biggest broods bowing down. The Duggars are famously known for their hit TLC reality show, “18 and Counting.” The Duggar’s have maintained a strong marriage and avoided the media madness, and earlier this year Michelle Duggar gave birth to her 19th child. It’s no wonder they had to name the show “18 and Counting” the number keeps multiplying. Brad and Angie take notes, it’s going to take a lot more adopting to hit Duggar status.
BASKETBALL Continued from page 3 one game in the same season at the arena, they would have to know they’re getting sellouts. “In Rupp we know we’re going to have 24,000 and there’s a lot of money involved in this,” Calipari said. “So if you come here and you don’t (have a sellout) there’s no way. And the powers that be are going to say, ‘No, we’re not doing it,’ and you know what, I don’t blame them.” A few of the players wanted to have a little fun on their rival court’s expense. After being asked by a fan to stomp on the Cardinals logo at the center of the court, junior forward Patrick Patterson ran over and did just that. After Patterson, fellow junior forward Josh Harrellson and freshman forward DeMarcus Cousins got on each sideline and ran to the center to stomp on the logo together. They said it was just out of fun, but Patterson said he’s not worried about the repercussions. “If it does (serve as bulletin board material for Louisville) it does,” Patterson said. “That’s entirely on them.” After signing autographs for about
30 minutes, the Cats went through shooting drills with breaks in between from four kids in the stands who shot against some of the players. UK then broke into two teams of five with freshman forward Daniel Orton and sophomore guard DeAndre Liggins not making the trip due to class on Monday. The Blue team, consisting of DeMarcus Cousins, Mark Krebs, Darnell Dodson, Perry Stevenson and Harris, dominated the contest, winning all four 3-point challenges. UK’s game on Monday with the Bulldogs is against a team that was beaten by Tennessee by 75 points on Nov. 17. UK will also face a tough stretch of games following their match against the Bulldogs on Monday night. They’ll go up against No. 11 North Carolina and No. 13 Connecticut in that span. Still, freshman guard John Wall said they’re not worried about the Bulldogs’ struggles thus far this season or the games in the future, but instead are just trying to improve. “We’re going out there and playing just like it’s any other game,” Wall said. “We’re not looking at what the score’s going to be, we’re just going out there and playing and working on our defense, our offense and just trying to get everything down pat from this week in practice.”
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FOOTBALL Continued from page 1 let a senior class down. We had a great turnout of UK fans, you feel like you let them down. Families of seniors, it’s just tough. It’s tough to lose one like that.” After the game, questions came from all sides about why sophomore wide receiver Randall Cobb wasn’t given the carry out of the Wildcat formation that put the Cats in position for the game-winning touchdown. UK head coach Rich Brooks said Cobb was playing through cramps so severe they required him to take an IV during halftime. Still, Cobb said he would have liked to have the ball on what could have been the gamewinning play. “At the end of the game is when I’m most hungry,” Cobb said. “I would have loved to have the ball in that situation but I didn’t. The fact of the matter is, we didn’t execute the plays that were called and we have to do that if we want to win those close games.” Cobb didn’t touch the ball in overtime, either, save for when he held on a missed field goal by senior kicker Lones Seiber after the UK offense went three and out. The loss spoiled senior night for one of the most successful senior classes in history and gave the Vols their 25th straight win in the series. UK entered the game with a chance to finish in second place the SEC East, but the loss drops them to fifth place and puts them in position to head to another mid-level bowl for the fourth consecutive season. “It couldn’t have been any tougher,” sen-
COLSTON Continued from page 1 the seniors, but we didn’t win. Just too many mistakes.” Johnson’s story isn’t the first against Tennessee. There have been 24 groups of seniors to sit in the same chairs, with the same depressed look and say the same thing — “Sorry, we just couldn’t do it tonight.” Some fans will question the officials, because that’s what they will do. Some will question UK head coach Rich Brooks’ decision to not use sophomore Randall Cobb on third and five, with a chance to score the game-winning touchdown on the line (instead, UK settled for the game-tying field goal after coming up short on that third down). Some could blame freshman quarterback Morgan Newton, who played like a true freshman Satur-
ior defensive tackle Corey Peters said of his last game in Commonwealth Stadium. Hardesty’s career night paced the Vols, who finished with 22 first downs to UK’s 13. “Most of the time, he wasn’t going backwards when we tackled him,” Brooks said. “He was falling forwards. They took the fight to us pretty good I think in the trenches in the second half.” The Cats entered the game as the least-penalized team in the league but committed six penalties for 64 yards. They also turned the ball over twice on fumbles, one each by Newton and Cobb. Junior tailback Derrick Locke was held in check, rushing for 22 yards on the night. Though the seniors entered the night as one of the dominant storylines, Newton put much of the blame on himself after the loss. He finished 10-22 on the night for 69 yards. “I think tonight, I just played like a freshman,” Newton said. “I made some key mistakes. Held the ball (too long), overthrew a couple short, easy routes to running backs. I can’t blame anybody but myself for the small mistakes I made that turned out to be big in the end.” PHOTO BY BRITNEY MCINTOSH | STAFF For everything that the senior class has ac- Sophomore receiver Randall Cobb, a Tennessee native, shakes hands with a Volunteer after UK’s 30-24 complished, they still failed to end the streak loss on Saturday night at Commonwealth Stadium. against Tennessee. After another nail-biting loss to the Vols, Brooks picked at his fingernails at the podium when speaking of the Cats games, four straight seasons of at least seven ence games by a touchdown or less to keep who played their final game at Common- wins, which doesn’t make me feel very good them from moving out of the dregs of the wealth Stadium before a season-high crowd of right now. And they brought some consistency SEC. to Kentucky football that had been missing “This (season) could have been better,” 70,981. Brooks said. “It also could have been worse. “It’s a pretty sad group of seniors in that for at least a half a century.” Players said they couldn’t have imagined It’s not the season I wanted or expected. I exlocker room right now but they’ve accomplished something that’s never been done a tougher loss. That seemed to be the flavor of pected more, I think our players expected here,” Brooks said. “Four straight bowl the season, which saw UK lose three confer- more.”
day — and admitted as much after the game. But in fact, you can’t really blame any of them. For 24 years, Tennessee has beaten UK. In Knoxville, in Lexington, with different head coaches and players on both sides. Say goodbye to the Outback Bowl and a second place finish in the Southeastern Conference East division. “It’s very tough,” Brooks said. “We had a chance to something that hasn’t been done around here and finish second in the SEC East and we failed.” This senior class was the Winnables. They just didn’t take losing as an option. Four straight winning seasons with four straight bowl games, including some of the best wins in the program’s history will forever be the legacy of the Senior Class of 2009. Beating Tennessee will not. The Cats can beat Georgia and Auburn. They can scare Alabama from time to time and inch ever
close to finally beating Steve Spurrier and South Carolina. They can flirt with history and keep having overtime games with Tennessee. It won’t be good enough.
But if you really want to take that leap ... to contend in the SEC East race and to drag yourself out of the cellar you’ve got to do one thing and one thing only. Beat Tennessee. UK can continue to churn out senior classes that haven’t experienced a losing season or an offseason that started on Dec. 1 instead of Jan. 1. They can get big road wins and big home wins and make everyone think they’ve turned the corner. But the reality is that none
of that will be good enough for too long. College football is a sport that weighs successful on progressing. Turning in 7-5 seasons every year is a quick ticket to boring mediocrity. So keep going to the lower tier bowls and keep pulling off one or two unexpected victories every year, Rich Brooks and Co. It’s better than many before you could accomplish. But if you really want to take that leap — if you really want to get the monkey off your back, to contend in the SEC East race and to drag yourself out of the cellar, you’ve got to do one thing and one thing only. Beat Tennessee. Otherwise, my kids will be coming to this game with Tennessee wearing gold jerseys — celebrating 50 years of beating UK. And Micah Johnson Jr. will have to put on the same sad face. Kenny Colston is a journalism senior. E-mail kcolston@kykernel.com.
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