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Students take action against Lexington landlord
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As the city continues to focus in on fire codes and zoning regulations of houses in student neighborhoods, some UK students are
finding new issues concerning their renting rights. Keegan Bakus, a biology senior, is taking legal action against his former landlord for failure to return a security deposit, a problem he believes is more common among college students than the general population. Bakus lived in a house on State Street for two years under the landlord Mike Haley. Bakus said he and his roommates saw the house before signing the lease and everything seemed fine. But two days before they were to move in, they were let in to the house to plan for furniture arrangements and found the house in a surprising state. “In my bedroom, someone knocked a hole
in the wall and you could see where they tried to patch it up. Someone had painted (a gay slur) on the wall, my roommate had a chunk of his door missing,” he said. “It looked like hell.” Bakus' father, Ron Bakus, an attorney practicing out of Louisville, is representing the students in the lawsuit. Ron Bakus said his concern lies in whether or not this is an underreported problem in college towns. “As a matter of public interest I am concerned about what is happening in Lexington,” he said. “Are students doing damage or are landlords keeping deposits and taking advantage?” Ron Bakus said students should know
there is a Kentucky statutory requirement to handle leases a certain way when dealing with security deposits. “There is a required damage listing before moving in for the protection of both parties and upon termination or completion of a lease you are required to have another walkthrough,” he said. “If that’s not done it is a matter of Kentucky law that says you have to refund the money.” Keegan Bakus said Haley told the boys they would receive some of their deposit but he was deducting money for broken blinds. They have yet to receive any of their $1,500 See Housing on page A2
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Libraries remove public computers More than 100 PCs will switch to Link Blue login By Laura Clark lclark@kykernel.com
Computers on campus that do not require some kind of identification are disappearing and UK Libraries is the magician behind the trick. Limited computer access for UK students, faculty and staff has resulted in UK Libraries adding a “Link Blue” account login to more than 100 previously public computers. “The biggest advantage (of adding authentication) is to improve the chances for the UK community to come in and find a machine available,” said Associate Dean for Library Information Technology Kelly Vickery. “We can’t provide a machine for everybody who walks in the door, so it just improves their chances.” Vickery said W.T. Young Library provides almost 300 public computers in the entire building. The 78 computers that will switch from public access to requiring a “Link Blue” login include all those provided by UK Libraries on the third, fourth and
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Junior forward Patrick Patterson is congratulated by his teammates and coaches during UK’s 90-73 win over Indiana. Patterson had 19 points and 11 rebounds.
Bledsoe, Cats prove to be road warriors By Metz Camfield
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Bacon, massages and finals combine Crunch Brunch becomes tradition By Neal Bassett features@kykernel.com
Crunch Brunch will be tastier than ever on Monday night. This year’s Crunch Brunch will be the first time the event will be run by students. Crunch Brunch, a well-attended Finals Week program, is slowly becoming an annual event. The Student Activities Board stepped up to continue a tradition that has been so successful in years past. “It used to be put together by a Crunch Bunch committee, but students and SAB stepped up to help fund it,” said Aimee Glindmeyer, director of Campus Life for SAB. The free food and break from finals is what makes Crunch Brunch so popular, See Brunch on page A6
Freshman guard Eric Bledsoe had a team-high 23 points in the win. He was one short of his career-high of 24 points.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – In their first true road game of the season, the No. 4 Cats (100) used a balanced scoring attack, a significant rebounding advantage and one big run to take down the Indiana Hoosiers 90-73. After leading the Hoosiers by only one point at halftime, the Cats used an 18-0 run in just over a five minute span to take control of the game and put Indiana away. “For this game, for us to win in that fashion, we played well,” UK head coach John Calipari said. “We’re not better than that. That’s like a February effort.” See Basketball on page A3
Early results show no tobacco violations on campus By Katie Perkowski kperkowski@kykernel.com
Leading up to the Nov. 19 tobacco ban, the main reason given for how the change will be implemented was creating a culture of compliance. With the ban in effect for nearly a month, the plan is seemingly working according to early results. As of Friday, no student or faculty member had been reported to the Dean of Students or Human Resources for violating the policy, said Gail Hairston, university spokeswoman. In weeks leading up to the ban, students had
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R. Kelly is missing something While the pop-culture world is catching whiplash trying to figure out the details of Tiger Woods' transgressions, R. Kelly continues to slip by as one of the biggest sexual deviants around . Cheating on your wife? Big deal to everyone not involved. Hypersexuality? Well, that's just another day in pop culture, it seems. Last week, R. Kelly released a new album. It's cleverly titled "Untitled." Only R. Kelly, who refers to himself as the "Pied Piper of R&B," would release an album drenched in hypersexuality and perverted spiel on World AIDS Day. When most people are raising awareness about a virus that affects more than 33 million people worldwide, R. Kelly is singing a song about impregnating a girl he met in the club. Unprotected sex with a stranger? How encouraging. To all of the ladies with their hands in the air, singing along, note that AIDS is the No. 1 killer of black women between the ages of 25 and 34. I don't know why I'm surprised by his nerve. Several years ago, he was slapped with more than a dozen child pornography charges after a sex tape surfaced showing him urinating on an underage girl. At the time,the writer, producer and singer made hit record after hit record, selling millions and earning numerous nominations. Last year, the Grammy-winning crooner was inex-
plicably acquitted of all charges. But it doesn't change the fact that he married the late pop star Aaliyah when she was merely 15 years old. The man has a habit of going after young girls, and his songs often mimic the hormonal thoughts of a teen boy. His musical catalog alone raises a few eyebrows. His single "Number One" compares sex to making a hit record. And according to Billboard, it's Kelly's 35th Top 10 single on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, eclipsing Nat King Cole's record of having the most Top 10 hits on that chart. So let me get this straight. Adam Lambert's sexual mischief is intolerable, but R. Kelly breaks records with his sexploitation. The album, overall, is a sex album. As Newsday says, no one writes pop songs about sex better than R. Kelly. He has two more songs getting spin. One is "Echo," in which he yodels about sex all day and night. Another is called "Religion." But if you were thinking Kelly was taking it back to the Bible and spreading the word, you'd be wrong. He just decided to compare his love for a woman to church. Some may think its no big deal, it's just music. And to an extent, there's truth in that argument. Still, there is a big difference between sex and sexy.
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deposit back. The students claim Haley did not complete either walkthrough of the house and he should return their deposit in full, and they feel they also should be refunded for prorated rent. Because of the damage they initially found in the house, the students did not move in for the first few days of their lease and were told they had to be out of the house two days before their lease was up. Keegan Bakus said he is worried that students in Lexington are getting taken advantage of because many of them do not know their rights or cannot afford to take ac-
tion. “A lot of landlords know it’s expensive to hire a lawyer and students can’t afford it,” he said. “So these guys can take your security deposit and you can’t do anything about it. I feel like it happens to a lot of people.” Haley did not respond to phone calls by publication deadline. Ron Bakus said he sent Haley a certified letter demanding a refund of the deposit and he received no response. Ron Bakus said he believes some landlords in Lexington obey the Kentucky statute, but students are at a disadvantage to take any legal action if a landlord does not. “I think there are a lot of good landlords out there, but human nature would tell you
“So these guys can take your security deposit and you can’t do anything about it. I feel like it happens to a lot of people.” KEEGAN BAKUS UK student
that anybody who is aware that students can’t afford a lawyer ... it makes sense (landlords) would keep the deposit,” he said. “On the other hand, landlords are going to say 'these are college students, there is damage.' The court will decide who is right.”
kernel. we do it daily. 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 6 — "Taking care of business" could be your new mantra. Don't be afraid to push the envelope. Sort it out later. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 7 — One person in your group poses a huge challenge. You can't please everyone, but you can show that you understand. Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 7 — Once again, opportunity knocks. Are you ready to open the door? Now's the time to test a new idea. Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is an 8 — Remain open to suggestions. Each person has his or
her own tasks to perform. Take care of your business first. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — An urge to travel convinces you to make reservations at a distant location. Figure out how many will go, and help clear their schedules. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — Brilliant new ideas pop up everywhere! Pick three to consider, and then choose one. Make notes for later. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — A fresh document hits your desk today. It fits your thinking perfectly. Take advantage of the moment and move forward with creative plans. Scorpio (Oct. 23--Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Jump in with both feet. Get an early start on work today. Grasp any chances to meet new people and get new ideas.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Step onto the emotional merry-go-round. You can pass "Go" and collect $200, but only after hard work.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Mentally, you move into private mode. Work alone as much as possible to accomplish more. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — You feel uplifted when the group finally arrives at a decision. Hard work now results in greater opportunity. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 7 — You struggle with a mood shift today. What felt upbeat before now seems like a problem. Work around the edges for the answer. (C) 2009 TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES
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When he called my name I was excited, then I saw my mom crying and it kind of made me break down, too.” — Mark Ingram, Alabama tailback, on winning the Heisman trophy
Young squad shows nerves of steel in first road test BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Nerves? What nerves? For the first time this year, UK played an opponent on its home floor. And UK’s schedulers didn’t ease into that first road game, either. Assembly Hall is one of basketball’s most hostile environments, stemming largely from a fiercely loyal fan base and a creative (if not a JAMES PENNINGTON bit ruthlessly over the top) student section, even while Kernel coach Tom Crean and the columnist Hoosiers are up to their eyebrows in rebuilding. The Cats played four of their previous nine games away from Rupp Arena, but each was considered to be played at a neutral site. Saturday, nobody knew how UK — remember, six of its 13 players had never played a Division I road game — would respond.
Even after the first half with UK up one, the game would be decided by how the Cats weathered the Indiana attack, from the five on the court and the 17,316 in the seats. Indeed, that’s how the game was decided. Early in the second half, the Cats ran off 18 straight points. Twelve minutes later, UK won by 17. Neither Eric Bledsoe nor DeMarcus Cousins, both freshmen, said they were nervous one bit at any juncture Saturday. “We’re mentally strong,” said Bledsoe, who led UK with 23 points. “The crowd, they were in the game but we couldn’t let them get us out of our game. We just came back play after play.” True, Indiana is still feeling the aftermath of Kelvin Sampson’s infractions. (So much so, the IU pep band played the ‘80s song “Call Me” before the game and afterward “dedicated” it to Sampson.) The cupboard isn’t as bare as it was last year, but Crean still has a lot to do before his team is back to be-
ing among the Big Ten’s elite. While Indiana was far out-classed in terms of talent, UK will not play a team this year that plays harder than Indiana. Even with the Hoosiers down by 20 with less than 90 seconds left in the game, they were still hounding after loose balls and attacking the basket. The fact that UK showed such poise under these circumstances might say more about the Cats than a close home win over North Carolina or a “neutral” win over Connecticut in The Garden. For the first time, this team has played (and won) in as adverse an environment found anywhere in basketball. And that’s something this No. 4 team in the country needed to prove to validate its ranking even further, especially since UK won’t play another road game until Jan. 12 against Florida. And for a team so reliant upon youngsters, Saturday’s win will build enough confidence to stretch over the next month and eliminate any nervous uncertainty going into
that next road game in Gainesville. “I’m more nervous at home games than I was today,” Cousins said. “I wasn’t nervous at all. I was expecting it.” Now we know the Cats can play on the road. If they can win with fans yelling obscenities and holding signs saying, “Cal took my SATs,” they can win anywhere. If UK reaches the Elite Eight and plays against, say, Texas in the Houston regional — very possible — they’ll know how to react. Even if Indiana is still rebuilding — and in a few more Crean recruiting classes, UKIndiana will again be one of college basketball’s great rivalries — the Cats crossed off one more of the preseason’s looming questions: Will the young team crumble on the road, or will it find ways to win? So far, we know the Cats won’t fold on the road. And they won’t be nervous. James Pennington is a journalism senior. E-mail jpennington@kykernel.com.
UK Hoops ties best start ever as Dunlap sits with concussion By Nick Craddock ncraddock@kykernel.com
UK was missing junior forward Victoria Dunlap, who suffered a mild concussion during practice Friday, against Florida A&M on Sunday afternoon. But the Cats didn’t miss a beat. Bench scoring and stellar defense helped propel the Cats (9-0) to a 91-39 victory over the Lady Rattlers (5-3) in front of season-high 4,608 fans at Memorial Coliseum. The 9-0 start ties the school record set in 1980-81. Dunlap, the Cats’ leading scorer and rebounder, was held out of the game for precautionary reasons. However, her coach and teammates didn’t find out until Sunday morning they would be without her services. “I was very calm when I got the news (about Dunlap) this morning,” UK head coach Matthew Mitchell said. “I told the team the reason I was (so calm was) because the players had prepared at a very high level this week … I had a lot of confidence in my players, and they proved me right.” The Cats let the Lady Rattlers know from outset they had confidence, too. In the first 5:16, the Cats had already jumped out to a 13-4 lead and were diving for loose balls and maintaining a lot of ball pressure. Reigning Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week A’dia Mathies set the tone defensively early. Mitchell said Mathies’ great start “could not have pleased him more,” especially because Dunlap is also the team’s defensive leader. The Cats held a 47-29 advantage at the break, but the second half proved to be the more impressive of the two stanzas as the Cats were relentless in their defense. FAMU was limited to 10 points in the second half on 3-30 shooting. UK held its opponent scoreless for just over a six minute span in the second half and prevented the Lady Rattlers from converting a field goal in the last 13:05. FAMU head coach LaDawn Gibson said her “ladies left their game in the locker room.” Gibson added that she wanted to watch the tape, so she could learn to make her team “play defense like UK.” In addition to the defense, four Cats finished with double-figure scoring, including sophomore guard Rebecca Gray, who finished with a career-high 19 points. Gray was perfect from the field and at the free-throw line coming off the bench.
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Sophomore guard Rebecca Gray had a career-high 19 points and didn’t miss a shot from the field or at the line. UK’s bench scoring was a big difference in the game as the Cats outscored FAMU 41-2 off of the pine. However, Gray attributed the offensive success, as UK has all season, to the defensive play. “I know (FAMU) was frustrated,” Gray said, speaking of the Lady Rattlers 28 turnovers. “The coaches have just pounded defense into our heads.” Sunday’s game was by no means an anomaly for UK, which has won all of its games by double digits thus far. However, Mitchell said he stressed to his team that no award is given for a 9-0 start. “We need to stay humble and hungry,” Mitchell said. “Just because we won the last nine doesn’t mean we’ll win the next nine.” The 9-0 start sets up an interesting scenario, as the Cats can clinch the best start in school history by defeating archrival Louisville on Dec. 20. The hot start and a win without Dunlap has done wonders for the Cats’ confidence. “Certainly, we would have rather had Vic, but we’re glad to get the win without her,” Mitchell said.
Volleyball falls to FSU in Sweet Sixteen The UK volleyball team’s season ended on Friday as the Cats lost 3-2 (16-25, 26-24, 25-17, 1925, 17-15) to Florida State in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament. Senior libero BriAnne Sauer had 23 digs in the loss, setting a school record for digs in a season in the process. The third-seeded Seminoles prevented the Cats
from advancing even though UK (29-5) won the first set decisively. Florida State won the second and third sets before UK swarmed back to force a fifth and final set. But the Seminoles shut the door on the Cats in the final frame. Junior outside hitter Sarah Mendoza led UK with 19 kills, and junior middle blocker Lauren Rapp had a season-high 18
kills. The loss ends the careers of three UK seniors. Sauer, setter Sarah Rumely and Brooke Bartek played their last game in the loss to Florida State. Rumely was the 2008 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year and the 2006 SEC freshman of the year. — BEN JONES
Bowl venue more than football By Ben Jones bjones@kykernel.com
Nashville, UK's bowl destination in three of the last four years, might feel like a second home to much of UK's senior class. But for students and other fans making the trip to the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl for the first time – and even those making a return trip – there's plenty to keep them occupied until the Cats take on Clemson at LP Field. The aptly-named bowl alludes to Nashville's biggest draw: a rich tradition of country and blues music. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum calls Nashville home, and is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Current exhibits at the museum include a look at the Hank Williams family, a profile of Brenda Lee, and an overview of the history of country music. Adult
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The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is one of the main attractions of Nashville, where the Cats will play their bowl game on Dec. 27. tickets are $21.99 and grant admission to the museum for a full day. But that's just the beginning of
Nashville's music scene. The Grand Ole Opry, one of the world's most famous music venSee Nashville on page A6
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Freshman point guard John Wall goes over an Indiana defender during UK’s win over the Hoosiers. Wall had eight assists and one turnover.
BASKETBALL Continued from page A1 Indiana came out on fire to begin the game, riding the hot hand of freshman guard Maurice Creek to the tune of 17 points in the first half. Creek, who entered the game as the Big Ten Conference’s leading scorer among freshmen, outscored his per game average of 15.6 in the first half alone and finished with a career-high 31 points. Similarly, UK looked to freshman guard Eric Bledsoe for much of the first half. Bledsoe scored 12 of his team-high 23 points in the first half. Bledsoe shot 8-10 from the field for the game and was 4-5 from behind the arc. “It felt real good knowing that I could shoot the ball and it was going in every time,” Bledsoe said. Bledsoe’s backcourt teammate John Wall has been the main attraction for the team this season, but on Saturday afternoon in front of a hostile environment, Bledsoe said it felt great to shoot the ball the way he did and show UK isn’t a one-man team. “I just wanted to say that John (Wall) isn’t the only one out there playing,” Bledsoe said. “It’s the team helping him too.” While Bledsoe was one player that rose to the occasion for the Cats, he wasn’t the only one. UK had five players reach double figures in scoring and out-rebounded the Hoosiers 49 to 24, leading to 30 second chance points. Junior forward Patrick Patterson led the Cats in boards with 11. Patterson completed his fifth doubledouble of the season, the most in the Southeastern Conference, with 19 points and took many of his shots away from the basket. Patterson said he doesn’t think he could have hit those outside shots last year, but this year has grown to love it so much that he almost likes shooting away from the basket more than battling
down low. “I’m having a lot of fun out there,” Patterson said. “Shooting shots, running that little pick-andpop, making a move or shooting the ball.
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“It’s a lot more fun (playing on the perimeter versus playing in the post). My opponents probably always play in the paint, never out on me. So if someone drives and throws me the ball it gives me the opportunity to shoot it.” Just over five minutes into the game, UK found itself down 17-9 and playing in an arena bursting in pandemonium. Playing in their first true road game of the season, the Cats responded by going on a 10-2 run to even the score at 19. From there, the Cats didn’t trail for the rest of the half. “Them coming out of the gate and trying to punch us in the mouth was the best thing for our team and for us to learn where we were,” Calipari said. “…Eric Bledsoe wanted to make a statement today and he certainly made it.” In the second half, Creek came out where he had left off by hitting a 3-pointer to tie the game just 43 seconds into the half. 1:35 later, Indiana junior guard Jeremiah Rivers made a layup to give Indiana their first lead since the 10:23 mark in the first half. That lead was short lived, however, as Wall slammed home two points just 23 seconds later to give UK the lead back at 49-48. The dunk ignited an 18-0 UK run the Hoosiers couldn’t overcome. “We learned that we all have a passion to win,” Bledsoe said. “We’re obviously young, but we want to win. Everyone on the team hates to lose.”
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The Silver Bells: UK’s Naughty and Nice list With the holiday spirit creeping upon us (and with this being the last issue of the semester), the Kernel editorial board decided to help out Santa and make a naughty and nice list for the entire campus. Without further adieu, here's who deserves plenty of presents on Christmas and who deserves a big bag of coal (with a special card from Joe Craft thanking you for your support of nonrenewable energy).
Naughty: ■ President Lee Todd has to be at the top of Santa's naughty list. Todd did some good things this year, but accepting $7 million to build a new basketball dorm (when the old one is better than every other dorm) with an awful generic name is not one of them. What's next, Toyota Classroom Building? ■ The Board of Trustees will probably love a big lump of coal, considering they bent over backward for coal interests just like Todd did. But combine that with a hasty vote and quick boardroom exit to avoid criticisms on the coal lodge vote and a faulty speaking policy that not one single trustee has offered to change (including you, Ryan Smith) and you have a close second in terms of UK's naughtiest. ■ The smoking protesters: While your antics may have been humorous, they certainly aren't nice. The protest down in the Free Speech Area was something to admire. But waiting for UK Police to leave Patterson Office Tower and then moving from a protest to a circus sideshow in front of POT was not. Maybe next time you'll realize the method that creates the most fun isn't the one that solicits the most change. ■ Vice President for Campus Services Anthany Beatty surely makes this list. Between flip-flopping about a police chief search, going to the Lexington city council to ban smoking on sidewalks near UK or on UK's campus because UK is too lazy to enforce its own smoking ban and telling everyone to get use to a commute (including employees), there isn't much Beatty hasn't done to sour this campus. ■ Mayor Jim Newberry wants to clean up the neighborhoods around campus of all us stinky college students. But in his effort to "clean up," the real problem has been masked. It's not the students who are creating the slum housing around campus. It's the landlords that sneak by on fire code. And once the city cracks down on such bad housing, it's the students who are forced to the streets while the landlords still operate. That backward thinking lands Newberry on the naughty list. ■ The Difference Makers land on this list for a bad selfgiven name and an even worse name for a dorm. Joe Craft has ties to coal, but the majority of you have no excuse. Being wealthy enough to donate money must mean you don't have to have creativity in naming buildings. ■ UK Athletics Administration has handled the James Paxton situation all wrong. Since when does the Student Code of Conduct not apply to students? It’s hard to say that the policies “simply aren’t applicable” to a student, but UK Athletics made that distinction and earned their spot on the naughty list.
Nice: ■ Student Government President Ryan Smith hasn't proposed any ideas that were already law or sent out offensive emails. And he stood his ground and listened to students while voting no to the Wildcat Coal Lodge. He's proposing another good idea in a split Finals Week. We won't hold our breath that Smith stays on this list come May, but so far, so good. ■ UK Athletics Student Athletes has put this campus in a frenzy not seen since, well, the other Italian men’s basketball coach in UK’s history roamed the sidelines at Rupp Arena. The men’s basketball team will end the fall semester undefeated. The women’s basketball team is currently following the same trend. The volleyball Cats made it to their first Sweet 16 since 1992, and the football team is going bowling for the fourth straight season. Not to mention, there’s a new kid on campus looking to take over the President Todd’s job: John Wall. If he has his way, you can book your tickets for Indianapolis. ■ The UK Violence, Intervention and Prevention Center. Through its Green Dot program, the VIP Center has made students aware of domestic violence, sexual abuse and forcible rape issues surrounding this campus. Those numbers have decreased from 2007 to 2008 and the VIP Center has a large role in these decreases. Combined with the successfulness of the Green Dot program, the VIP Center received a $2 million grant in October from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study the effectiveness of the Green Dot program. ■ William T. Young Library, Student Government. At the end of last school year, the Young Library was set to scale back its 24-hour policy but with the help of SG and the Provost, it remained open. The same debate came up again at the beginning of this year when costs were looking to be saved. With the aid of student debate, SG and the Provost, the library decided to remain open with the regular hours. Students can continue to pull all-nighters at the library while getting on Facebook and talking about how they hate studying.
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Tips to make college life more enjoyable I was the epitome of an average college student. I lived in the dorms my freshman year, which taught me a valuable lesson about myself — it’s hard to live with other people. I tried my hand at activism when I first arrived on campus, but it soon fell by the wayside to other obligations. Some weekMEGAN ends I went out, some HURT weekends I didn’t. I Kernel received slightly columnist above average grades, and I never stressed myself out over a test or a class grade. I kind of breezed through my fourand-a-half years on a mediocre tidal wave, but I’m satisfied with my time spent at UK. Being one of the students who neither failed nor exceeded with the expected college experience, I’ve learned enough valuable information to be able to enhance someone else’s experience, either from figuring out on my own or looking back now and realizing my mistakes. Here are a few tips: ■ Take electives and University Studies Program classes seriously, but have fun with them. After taking over 35 classes, my favorite was Dinosaurs and Disasters, a USP-required science class. I’m not good at nor do I particularly enjoy science, but the class was interesting. Without being forced to take a science class through the university studies program, I would definitely not have the experience. ■ Waiting until the last minute to
buy parking passes never ends well. Every fall semester, I would wait until the week after classes started to buy my parking pass, even after I reached junior status and was able to buy a Clot pass. The consequences? I always ended up in K-lot and felt the sting of long walks on cold, rainy days. ■ Wait until the last minute to buy textbooks. Textbooks are expensive and sometimes you buy textbooks for a class, only to never open them. Some professors use textbooks in classes they teach; some professors think the text is supposed to enhance your learning. Either way, if they don’t test you on it, you’re not going to read it. If you postpone buying your textbooks for two weeks, borrowing someone else’s or using a reserve book at the library, then you can get an idea about how important it is to own the required book. ■ If you do end up buying books, sell them on Amazon.com. When you do buy a textbook, you’re probably not going to keep it past the semester. I worked at a bookstore my first semester at UK and once bought back a textbook from a student for $5 and stuck a $50 price tag on the same book. You can get the selling price that’s competitive with local bookstores on Amazon. Keep an umbrella on you everyday. It’s Kentucky. If it looks sunny outside when you walk into class, that doesn’t guarantee it won’t be a monsoon when you walk out an hour later. I personally have bought at least five umbrellas at the UK Bookstore because I was caught without mine in a rainstorm. ■ Check Ratemyprofessors.com
when scheduling classes. My motto is, ‘It isn’t the class but the teacher that determines if you will succeed.’ When a class offers multiple choices for a professor, or you’re choosing between electives, choose your class by the professor’s reputation. Ratemyprofessors.com is not the Bible on professors, but the Web site can give you a good idea on what you’re getting yourself into. ■ Get to know the professors in your major on a first name basis. You will probably be seeing these professors more than other teachers at UK, and getting to know them can only help you succeed in your career ahead. These professors are not the enemy, they teach because they want to help, and the more they like you, the better. ■ Don’t forget learning happens outside the classroom. Know that classes aren’t the most important part of college. I’ve learned a lot in my time at UK, from dinosaurs to writing columns like this one and I even found a passion in photography from an elective. But the most important lessons were the ones I learned about myself. These were learned when socializing with friends, dealing with a break-up or figuring out what made me happy. This is the most important thing about your time spent at UK: discovering who you are and growing as an adult. And remember not to stress out about the grades because learning, both inside and outside the classroom is what college is really about. Megan Hurt is a journalism senior. E-mail opinions@kykernel.com.
Policy must reflect constantly changing issues I love the Internet, to the point where people have questioned whether I am addicted and need a 12step program. However, as a student journalist and someone generalWESLEY ly interested ROBINSON in everyKernel thing, it columnist comes in handy for developing story ideas, researching topics and keeping informed, but with anything, the Internet has its downfalls. YouTube, the master of user-generated content, is a great place for odd news, niche events and inside access to events. It may seem crazy, but a lot of the best sources for stories come from users who immediately post their content online for others to enjoy, unless it’s celebrity news, which ends up being bought by TMZ. Twitter is not only extremely useful for its trending topics, but also the ease at which news can be distributed. I can follow any news organization with a Twitter account from our own Kentucky Kernel accounts for news, sports and opinions, to the Washington Post or the
New York Times. Even the national debt has a Twitter account, which updates regularly just how much we are behind on our collective bills. When people say, “Twitter is stupid,” “I hate it,” or “I don’t get it,” I go into a long monologue about how wonderful and life-altering it can be, if you think of it as more than mere status updates. Sure there are people who need to be banned from “twitversations,” but overall it’s very useful. Facebook is easily my favorite place on the Internet, because it allows me to keep up with people with the ease of a few clicks. I friend people I haven’t seen in years, or make sure my journalism doesn’t suffer without much effort. Just this semester, I have had to use Facebook to expedite contact with writers and to provide emergency mug shots several times. Because of this, I am one of the people that hates privacy settings on Facebook and other sources of information like the online white pages or the UK directory. Unfortunately, not everyone uses the accessible information to reconnect with old friends, to try to manage a content for a college daily paper or to contact a potential source quickly. Admittedly, I have to
sometimes pry a little to make sure my job gets done, but at no point do I feel like I am crossing the line into someone’s privacy that won’t be understood after contact is made. And then there’s the story of thenfreshman Kirsten Lovas which is the perfect example of why such privacy has to be granted and policing the Internet is a necessity. According to Dec. 11 Kernel article, Lovas, now a nursing senior, had that line crossed in a major way as she was stalked by someone who found her information on the UK Web site’s directory. The policy UK follows is the 1974 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, which is a federal law that tries to protect privacy of personal information within student education records. FERPA states that schools can give a student’s name, address, phone number, date and place of birth, honors and awards and dates of attendance, according to the U.S. Department of Education Web site. UK is required under FERPA to tell students about records and accessibility which is in the Student Code of Conduct. As a society, we have become more privacy-oriented and tend to keep to ourselves a lot more than we
did 35 years ago, and with the ease of access the Internet provides, the problem only continues growing. I personally don’t mind having my information accessible, but not everyone is like that, and not everyone knows how just how easy it is to obtain information. To put things into perspective, the three Web sites I mentioned all have clearly defined policies that are constantly being updated as new issues arise. Facebook as recently as last week updated its policy. I have had warnings about the changes for weeks, and still get notifications when I log on. Meanwhile, FERPA has been in place for 35 years and is largely unknown to most students. Yes, they have made updates and yes there are measures in place to ensure that students are protected, but is it too difficult to adopt the same measures as the social networking sites that are so popular these days? These sites have many more issues to deal with beyond protecting the privacy of students and they seem to do a much better job at protecting their users. I’d hate to see Facebook’s policy makers outdo our government’s. Wesley Robinson is a Spanish senior. E-mail wrobinson@kykernel.com.
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COMPUTERS Continued from page A1 fifth floors, and a large portion of those on the second floor. Vickery said W.T. Young Library is keeping around 21 computers available to the public scattered on the first and second floors and in the The Hub. The entire second floor and majority of the first floor computers in the Little Fine Arts Li-
brary, 27 in all, will also switch to authentication. The Evans Library, or the Law Library, is still determining how many computers will require the login. Vickery said many times, UK students, faculty or staff have not been able to access computers, and the mission of adding the “Link Blue” login is to make it easier to do so. “In the evening the (library) is very, very crowded, and it becomes difficult for the UK community to get access to a machine,” Vickery said. “Our primary mission is to ensure students and faculty can get access to get information.”
BRUNCH Continued from page A1 Glindmeyer said. “It gives students a chance to relax, eat free food, get free massages and more,” she said. Students can receive free breakfast food, energy drinks, stress-relieving giveaways and more. “It is also a way teachers and faculty show their support for students,” Glindmeyer said. UK President Lee Todd, trustees and professors will all make appearances Monday night, helping serve food. Students will be eligible to win gift cards, prizes and even tickets to the UK vs. Louisville basketball game.
NASHVILLE Continued from page A3 ues, is in Nashville, and has been a mecca for artists all over the world since it opened in 1925. The Opry plays host to some of the biggest names in country music regularly, and tours are also available for visitors. For more information, visit opry.com. B.B. King's Blues Club is a can't-miss attraction for any blues fan – or just anyone looking for a good meal.
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UK President Lee Todd lines up a shot while playing pool during a previous Crunch Brunch. The annual fall semester event takes place Monday at 9 p.m. in Memorial Coliseum. The food will be provided by UK Catering and will include mostly breakfast food for students to enjoy. In addition to the food, students can play pool with Todd, get caricatures drawn
by artists and get a free massage. Crunch Brunch will be held in Memorial Coliseum at 9 p.m. on Monday. The event is free and open to the public.
Creole food and live music make a dining experience at B.B. King’s different from any other. UK fans seeking a change of pace from football and basketball need look no further than the Nashville Predators, the city's NHL franchise. The Predators will face the Chicago Blackhawks on Dec. 26, the night before the UK-Clemson game. The Predators are currently second in the Central Division standings with a record of 18-11-3 and are just two points behind the Blackhawks in the race for first.
For $75, UK fans can buy a Music City Power Play package which includes a ticket to the bowl game, a ticket to the Predators game the night before, a "Black and Blue in Smashville" Tshirt and an official Music City Bowl patch. While there’s no doubt why most UK fans will be heading to Nashville over Christmas break, it’s important to remember the city has more to offer than a chance for UK to win its fourth straight bowl game. These other attractions can make your trip to Nashville into a memorable bowl vacation.