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Mega Man 10 brings game hero to modern generation
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The blue bomber explodes onto the scene with more 8-bit antics and ridiculous bosses in Mega Man 10, the latest entry in the venerable series from Capcom. Capcom went back to Mega Man's roots with the ninth entry in the series two years ago and it was a massive success. Capcom saw the sales as proof gamers wanted more ZACH Mega Man and Mega Man WALTON 10 delivers. Kernel New to the series is columnist the much talked about "easy mode." This mode is largely the same as the normal difficulty. The only change is there are platforms over the trickier spike pits, Mega Man takes less damage and there are less enemies on screen. It's great practice for newcomers and builds up confidence for normal and hard modes. The 10th entry in the series delivers more of the same gameplay inspired by the earlier Mega Man titles, but you don't need to fork over $50 for an expensive disc. The game centers around a breakout of "roboenza", a flu-like virus that only effects
robots and causes them to cause chaos around the world. Dr. Wily offers his services under the pretense that he was not involved in the breakout. Mega Man has to defeat the usual eight robot masters with his trusty Mega Buster and the weapons he gains from fallen enemies. It's the same pattern over again. The only difference this time around is new robot masters are rip-offs of previous robot masters but new players to the series won't notice the similarities so easily. The level and enemy design is largely uninspired but still offers little variety. The robot masters' designs are also mostly lame with the exception of Nitro Man who transforms into a motorcycle. Another new addition is the challenge mode that further adds replay value to the game with additional challenges to complete. As an overall package, Mega Man 10 isn't as good as the previous game but with the additions, it's well worth the $10. Mega Man fans will enjoy the game and newcomers, I can't recommend a better game to start the series with. Zach Walton is a junior journalism major. E-mail features@kykernel.com.
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Craig Ferguson voices his pleasure at working in animated films Anybody who watches "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" knows Ferguson has a gift for gab. But he was making a living with his voice in animated movies long before the talk show came around. Ferguson has voiced characters in "The Legend of Tarzan," "American Dad, "The Angry Beavers" and "Freakazoid!" You can hear him next in the new animated feature "How to Train Your Dragon" as the voice of Gobber, a one-armed, onelegged Viking who is head instructor at a school that teaches young warriors to fight dragons. Ferguson enjoys animation because of the freedom it gives him. "It allows you to do stuff," he says. "You're not constricted by your body. You can be an amputee Viking without having to do all sorts of awful things to your body." Some actors worry about portraying
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 — Recent efforts pay off when a partner or supervisor signs off on your work. Then it's off to dinner and dancing! Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 6 — Keep your head down in order to avoid flying objects. Disagreements at work leave the realm of logic and enter the truly outrageous. Don't participate. Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 6 — Instead of focusing on your own issues, talk to friends about theirs. Develop a well-structured plan to help them. Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is an 8 — In spite of stresses and strains, you and your partner accomplish everything you set out to do. Imagine that! It's winwin.
characters without their hands, faces and bodies to convey emotion. Not Ferguson. He says animated films have made him a better actor because they push his imagination. Ferguson, also known as the wicked Mr. Wick in "The Drew Carrey Show," likes to keep his acting simple. That's why you'll hear his natural Scottish accent in most of his work. He takes that approach on his late-night show, too. He wants his talk show to feel like a living room where celebrities are just chatting. "With me, what you see is what you get. If I make mistakes, they stay in the show. The only time we cut the show is if it runs too long," Ferguson says. "The late-night show is pretty much me. I'm not that cheerful all the time, but you get the idea of who I am."
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Maintain focus early in the day. Not only can you finish, you can do it beautifully. Party later with your favorite people. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — Whatever you do today, don't drag your feet. It may not be a problem, as you're floating on air. Your heart has grown wings.
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cash on a token of your love. The more creative you get, the better. You don't have to break the bank this time. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Finally, everything comes together. Submit your paper or release results now. No need for further changes. Today's a great launch day.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Refine your review of other people and their aggressive tactics. Don't sink to their level. Instead, do your own thing.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Rats! You break the point on every pencil you touch. Less pressure equals more creativity. Take a philosophical view and breathe deep.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — Continue moving forward with bright ideas that inspire. Add something to the mix that ensures personal recognition. Make your mark.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Tighten your belt. Postpone spending now. Allow others to revise financial estimates before proceeding. You may need to narrow the vision.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — Spend some
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Lecture to look at impact of porn By Katie Saltz ksaltz@kykernel.com
The idea that people are not influenced by what they see on screen is one Karen Bardsley aims to disprove on Friday. In a lecture titled “Pornography and the Power of Images,” Bardsley, an assistant professor of philosophy at Morehead State University, will talk about how what people see on film impacts their behavior. UK philosophy professor Natalie Nenadic said Bardsley’s topic is extremely relevant in today’s society where people are bombarded with media. “If film didn't enjoy this influence, then companies would not pay millions of dollars for 30-second television advertisements. And the pornography industry would not make billions of dollars annually,” Nenadic said. “But most viewers insist that they are well aware of the difference between film and reality and that they aren't hopelessly
If you go What: “Pornography and the Power of Images” When: Friday at 4 p.m. Where: Room 228 of the Student Center Admission: Free and open to the public manipulated by the film images they view.” Bardsley will speak on how moving images shape perceptions in general but especially in relation to pornography. Nenadic said these perceptions dramatically affect the way the viewer treats women. “This topic is important because we live in a society that is becoming increasingly pornographic, from the pornography that floods the Internet to the way that pornography has recently become mainstreamed in the media and in the wider culture,” she said. “Studies show that pornography plays a major role in the way men and
boys view and treat women and girls, teaching them that sexual abuse and exploitation is normal.” The lecture is hosted by the Department of Philosophy in conjunction with a seminar Nenadic teaches titled “Modernity, Pornography, and Sex Equality.” Nenadic said discussing the power of pornography with young people is vital because college-aged men and women are a demographic largely affected by porn. “This topic is relevant to college students and others because, as studies show, the majority of men, especially college-age men, view Internet pornography on a regular basis and tend to see women in the ways that pornography portrays them,” Nenadic said. “This talk can help them begin questioning what they are doing. And it can give support to women who, in their everyday lives, are trying to resist being seen and treated in these ways by the men around them.”
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We have challenges in front of us, but we also have great opportunities with everything Auburn has to offer ... The time is now to take Auburn basketball to new heights"” — Tony Barbee, new Auburn basketball coach
PHOTO COURTESY OF WOMEN’S CLUB BASKETBALL TEAM
The UK women’s club basketball team recently won a regional tournament in Georgia and will be playing in a national tournament in Nashville soon.
IN THEIR OWN RIGHT Women’s basketball club chases national title in its own version of March Madness By Ethan Levine sports@kykernel.com
Basketball is alive again in the bluegrass. While the UK men’s and women’s basketball teams have both made runs in the NCAA tournament, one UK basketball team has already brought a title back to campus. Earlier this month, the UK women’s club basketball team won the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association regional basketball tournament held in At-
lanta. UK head coach Wayne Chiles created the club team at UK in 2001 and has worked hard to help it blossom into a successful program ever since. “(The team) provides a positive environment for those who love to compete in basketball,” Chiles said. “It is very competitive and we travel a lot, but it has a strong tradition here at UK.” Since Chiles created the team in 2001 they have not failed to earn their keep at UK. The team won an NIR-
SA national title in 2004, was runner-up in the same event in both 2005 and 2006, and won the ACIS regional champions in 2008. The club has also defeated some National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics schools, like Midway College and St. Catherine’s College. Chiles said having a strong core of players has led to the team’s success. “The players like each other a lot,” Chiles said. “We have great leadership and great captains. With only two
practices a week, we need great leadership to make this team work. All of my great teams in the past had great leadership on the floor.” One of those leaders is team captain Chelsea Chowning, a fourth-year pharmacy student at UK and the regional tournament’s MVP. “I love the chance to play competitively and the camaraderie that the team has built through traveling and playing together,” Chowning said. Chowning isn’t short on big-time basketball experi-
ence. She played two years on Xavier’s varsity team and played one season for UK’s varsity team in 2007-08. As one of the oldest and most experienced players on the team, she takes it upon herself to be a good leader. “I try to serve as a mediator between the coach and the team,” Chowning said. “My goal is to be a cerebral player and a team player. I take pride in knowing what everyone else on the floor is doing.” Most players on the team came to UK with experience
from playing basketball in high school, including Chowning’s fellow all-tournament team member, Elizabeth Campbell. All that remains this season is a trip to the NIRSA National Championships in Nashville and the lady Cats intend on bringing home another title. “We surprised people in Atlanta,” Chowning said. “But if we play with that same intensity when we go to Nashville, we expect to be able to win it.”
UK 62, CORNELL 45
Cousins, Cats stave off Big Red’s upset bid SYRACUSE, N.Y. – It wasn’t as easy as 1-2-3, but it wasn’t calculus, either. In a game billed as David vs. Goliath, experience vs. inexperience and academic school vs. athletic school, UK’s speed and athleticism came out on top, 62-45. With a packed crowd favoring the Big Red of Cornell over the Big Blue of UK, the Cats clawed, scratched and labored their way to the next round. “It's kind of fun to see the crowd against you," said freshman guard John Wall, who finished with eight points, eight assists and seven rebounds. "A lot of people don't want us to win.” Cornell took an early lead at 102, but that turned out to be one of
UK uses size, speed to close ugly win
the few bright spots in an ugly first half for the Big Red. The Cats responded with a 16-2 run, holding the Big Red to a single field goal in an eight-minute span. In the opening half’s final 15:16, Cornell’s halfcourt offense was virtually nonexistent, scoring two points on a Louis Dale jumper that was awarded to them due to a goaltend from UK freshman forward Daniel Orton. Cornell scored only six points in that time, with the other four coming from 7-foot center Jeff Foote on inbounds plays. The Cats closed the half on a 30-6 run, with their offense and defense clicking on all cylinders. UK’s tight man-to-man defense See Basketball on page 4
PHOTOS BY BRITNEY MCINTOSH | STAFF
Wildcat holds his nose and points at a section of Cornell fans during UK’s 62-45 win in the Sweet 16 at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.
Sophomore guard Darius Miller dunks during UK’s win over Cornell. Miller finished with nine points, four assists and three steals.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — So much for that. So much for the “smart vs. dumb” angle and the miniature societal clash that came with it. So much for the Big Red’s big upset bid. Cornell has played well all season, but not against speed, size or strength comparable to UK’s — and yes, that includes Cornell’s nearshocker against Kansas in January. The game that trespassed into Friday’s wee hours eventually had to JAMES PENNINGTON be played. Left behind were hours of television Kernel speculation, hundreds of columnist inches of print banter, a YouTube video featuring a Cornell player solving a Rubik’s Cube and UK player quotes about spelling bees. Once all that was pushed aside, The Game That Was looked nothing like The Game That Could Be. With Kansas out — and Syracuse, too — and an unimaginable pressure on the shoulders of a bunch of freshmen, the upset talk was overbearing. Remember when Hawaii played Georgia in the 2008 Sugar Bowl? That’s what it felt like. It turned out similarly, too. The Cats’ defense was just too much See Pennington on page 4
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faster and too much longer to be overcome by Cornell. That unit held the country’s best in 3-point percentage to 5-of-21 from deep, including 2-of-9 in the first half while the Cats were converting on high-percentage shots in transition. The Cats also stole the ball from Cornell nine times (out of the Big Red’s total 12 turnovers) in that too-much-to-overcome first half. All year, UK has used speed to its advantage at the beginnings of games because no amount of film study and practice scenarios can prepare anyone to go toe-to-toe with John Wall out of the gate. In the first half, the Cats shot an even 50 percent from the field with several of those shots coming in transition. In the second half, Cornell seemed like it had caught up. But again, it was all too much to overcome for a bunch of shooters that weren’t hitting. If UK had stuck to its tried-and-true ways of scoring — of unrelenting defense and power in the paint — the Red wouldn’t have made that late-game push the Cats have given up so many times this year. Instead, UK started chucking up long balls and losing interest in marginal aspects of the game, like taking care of the ball and playing tight defense. Even still, Cornell couldn’t keep up. DeMarcus Cousins proved too strong, Wall too fast and the Red too overmatched all around. Almost from the start and almost to the finish, Cornell got its bell rung. I guess it was a spelling bee after all. James Pennington is a journalism senior. E-mail jpennington@kykernel.com.
produced nine steals on Cornell’s 12 first half turnovers. UK’s offense dished out 11 assists for it’s 14 first half field goals. “We came out and played with some tough defense tonight," freshman forward DeMarcus Cousins said. "I've never seen us go at people like that. We did a pretty good job but we should have come out in the second half doing the same thing, but we came out slow.” A sloppy second half saw the pro-Cornell fans in the Carrier Dome creep back to life and Cornell creep back into the game. UK scored just four points in the half’s opening 11:53, and the Big Red cut the once 17-point UK lead to eight with 8:48 showing on the clock. The Cats stuck to their gameplan of feeding the big men inside, outscoring Cornell 36-12 in the paint. But UK struggled at the foul line, going 16-26 at the charity stripe on the night. UK iced the game in the closing minutes though, going 14-16 at the line in the game’s final 4:32. After having their lead cut to six with 5:42 remaining, UK built the lead back to a dozen with a 6-0 run. A 3-pointer by Cornell senior forward Ryan Wittman with 3:45 to go brought the Big Red back to within nine, but it was not enough. “You lose in the regular season and it's OK, you're going to get better from that,” Wall said. “You lose here, it's your season.” UK closed the game on a 16-8
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Freshman forward DeMarcus Cousins finished the game with a team-high 16 points and seven rebounds.
NCAA Elite Eight When: Saturday, Time TBA Where: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y. West Virginia 30-6 overall, 13-5 Big East Second place finish in Big East regular season Big East Tournament champions Head coach: Bob Huggins 669-240 overall, 79-29 at West Virginia Common opponents: Long Beach State (W 85-62), Mississippi (W 76-66), Louisville (W 77-74) Key players: Da’Sean Butler - 17.5 points, 6.3 rebounds Kevin Jones - 13.6 points, 7.2 rebounds Devin Ebanks - 12.0 points, 8.3 rebounds Injured: Darryl Bryant - 9.3 points, 3.1 assists run and will face West Virginia on Saturday in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals. “I'm just enjoying the moment with my teammates," Wall said. “Like I said, this could be all our last times playing together with a talented team like this so why not try to win it all? Like I said, it's not going to be easy, it's not going to be cruise control. We have to keep getting better and listen to what Coach is telling us.
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Student receives ‘one of a kind’ scholarship By Tilly Finley
Scholarship was created in 2000 by a $210 million donation from the Bill & Lesley Mann is about to Melinda Gates foundation, embark on a journey only one according to the scholarship other UK student has experi- Web site. The scholarship is enced before. offered to students In February, Mann across the world, with was awarded the Gates around 100 students Cambridge Scholarselected annually. ship to earn a master’s Less than 20 percent degree at Cambridge of the winners that University in England. will join Mann in Mann plans to earn Mann Cambridge are from her master’s in a biouniversities other than science enterprise, a fusion program focused on Ivy League schools, and only bio-technology and business seven public universities are that is the only one of its represented. “That says a lot about kind, Mann said. The Gates Cambridge UK,” Mann said. “It shows tfinley@kykernel.com
you that there are these opportunities here at home, the opportunities to reach for the stars.” Mann, a Calhoun, Ky., native, will graduate from UK in May with a degree in Agriculture Bio-Technology. Mann heard about the scholarship through a news release when the first student from UK won the scholarship two years ago. Mann decided to contact the office of external scholarships to learn more. Mann was no stranger to the office. She is the previous winner of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, a $7,500 stipend given by Congress to
Stepping outside the box: exhibit explores new views By Fink Densford news@kykernel.com
Campus groups are giving UK students an opportunity to experience what it is like to stand in someone else’s shoes. As the multicultural affairs programming director for the Student Activity Board, Jasmine Whitlow has put together Boxes and Walls, an interactive diversity museum for UK students. The Boxes and Walls project will give UK students a chance to experience life from a different perspective for fifteen minutes at a time, Whitlow said. “Diversity is a big thing here at UK,” Whitlow said. “Boxes and Walls is the perfect project to let the campus know how students feel, a perspective that many think they know but don't.” Whitlow wanted the project to happen for a few years but hadn’t found the funding or support in the past. “The support was there this year,” Whitlow said. “Organizations came to me saying they wanted to be a
If you go What: Boxes and Walls When: March 26-27 and April 23-24 at 4-7 p.m. Where: Center for Student Involvement, basement of Student Cenet. Admission: Free and open to the public part of it — ‘If you plan it, we’ll fund it.’ ” The museum is broken up into five different rooms, each representing different cultural experiences and organized by a different organization on campus. The rooms’ themes represent the African-American experience, Latinos, the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community and social change and activism. “Each room will be full of information that gives people a different perspective on diversity issues and equality,” she said. The last room will be a unity room, where members of each organization come together to express their feelings about the project and changes they would like to
see. The project was important because it gives students a chance to express how they feel about diversity on campus, Whitlow said. “It gives students a chance to say ‘this is how I feel,’ with no strings attached,” she said. “It’s the perfect opportunity for students to step up and say ‘I’m passionate about this.’ ” Working with the project has been bittersweet, she said. “Diversity is such a big issue,” Whitlow said. “It’s so big you can’t tackle it all at once. There’s so much stuff that needs to be done. We have to take baby steps to try and change the campus.” The Boxes and Walls exhibit is being sponsored by the CATalyst Coalition, the Student Activities Board and Student Government. Other organizations involved are the Black Student Union, Latin American Student Organization, Delta Phi Mu, Gay Straight Alliance, OUTSource, Feminist Alliance and the Violence Intervention and Prevention Center.
the top science and research students, and the Beckman Scholarship where she received $19,000 for her research project at UK. The Gates Cambridge application process began in August 2009 with a preliminary screening at UK. By October, Mann sent her application to both Cambridge and the Gates Foundation which included extensive essays. Her interview took place in D.C. in February during the winter blizzards, and Mann was trapped for five days. “After the little additional hurtle, I was informed I received the scholarship the
following week,” she said. Mann studied at Cambridge during the fall of 2009 through UK, taking philosophy classes. Mann also spent time in Europe studying during the summer of her sophomore year with her UK nanotech honors program. Besides being familiar with the campus and the country, Mann said she looks forward to taking part in this unique program. “This is the first institution to create a fusion biotech and business program that focuses on the environmental aspect of things. “This is the only place where I can do this,” Mann
said. “We have dubbed a new career path which has become my dream job. I want to be an eco-entrepreneur.” Mann said she is excited about the trip personally, but is also proud she could put UK in an international spotlight. “This is something I never expected, but I am elated I was chosen for this honor. It is going to be a great adventure and I am antsy to graduate and move to England again,” Mann said. “The greatest honor, is getting to see UK on the list of Cambridge scholar universities, it really says a lot.”
Changing the reporting world Two journalists offer insight, experience on foreign reporting By Roy York ryork@kykernel.com
In a world growing hungry for international news, two seasoned foreign correspondents told future journalists at UK the world of overseas reporting is changing drastically, but the requirements are not. On Thursday, reporters Christopher Wren and Stephen Handelman offered their experience to Terry Anderson's international reporting class. They shared reporting experiences, specific insight and lessons on what students should take from college journalism classes. “There's really only one great job in reporting,” Handelman said. “That's the job of a foreign correspondent.” An internationally-known investigative reporter, Handelman is the author of “Comrade Criminal,” an indepth look at organized crime in post-Soviet Russia. Wren, a 29-year veteran of The New York Times, has served as bureau chief in various cities including Moscow, Cairo, Beijing, Ottawa, and Johannesburg. Handelman said the role of foreign correspondents has
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changed over the years because today's traditional reporters compete with live video and other broadcast mediums, especially the Internet. But he said the Web has added venues for new reporting outlets. GlobalPost is a news outlet that hopes to embark “on a bold journey to redefine international news for the digital age,” according to its Web site. Handelman said the company will hire reporters who live in cities and countries across the world, pay them a certain salary and expect three to four stories per month. GlobalPost then sells those stories to other news outlets as well as publishing those stories on its Web site, but Handelman said those writers feel an increased pressure to find globally interesting stories. “You have to get out and see it,” Wren said. “The best
reporters are the ones that go out and look for the story and dig for the story.” To meet the demand for reporters in the digital age, Wren said students need to approach journalism classes as a foundation for future growth. He said much of what journalists learn is gathered through real-world experience. “Journalism school is not the answer, but it gives you a framework that you can use to go out and do your work in a way that you'd never pick up if you were doing something else,” Wren said. Handelman said reporters should use classes, real-world experience and natural curiosity to decide how and when to write stories. “(Reporting) is really just an outgrowth of what you are as people,” Handelman said. “So what interests you when you see something … are really the things that you want to write about … It’s not rocket science.” Wren left the students with a simple lesson: dumb questions do not exist. “The best stories you can get are when you say ‘I'm sorry, I don't understand,’ ” Wren said.
UK, U of L retreat to highlight lung cancer research projects By Richard Symons news@kykernel.com
Two rival schools will come together this weekend in hopes of medical advancement. UK will host the UKUniversity of Louisville Retreat on Lung Cancer, which is sponsored under the Kentucky Lung Cancer Research Program. Dr. Lewis A. Kelly, the associate director for administration for the Markey
Cancer Center, said this year’s retreat is aimed at a partnership between the schools. “The KLCRP has held annual conferences in the past to highlight individual research projects funded by the program and to encourage interactions among those faculty,” Kelly said. “However, the current retreats are specifically targeted to develop larger joint projects that will involve faculty at both institutions.”
The retreat offers the community a broad range of information, Kelly said. “This event offers the UK community an opportunity to become involved in any aspect of lung cancer research in which they have an interest and expertise that can be gainfully applied in a joint enterprise,” he said. Participants in the retreats are primarily clinical and basic research scientist faculty. However, significant numbers of graduate students and
postdoctoral fellows who have been involved in background research in the laboratories will likely be presenting posters on their work. The student projects are all aimed at lung cancer research and have the ability to be funded by the KLCR program. “It is anticipated that as many as five major projects will be funded at a level of up to $300,000 each to enhance the impact of lung cancer research being carried out
through the KLCR program,” Kelly said. Students can attend the retreat to see and hear all of the projects their fellow students have been working on. Kelly said people can learn about new developments in the area of lung cancer research and treatment. “Students would potentially benefit from witnessing the unfolding of the frontiers of science and perhaps gaining some appreciation of career options in a diversity of
fields of biomedical research, from health policy to cell-mediated immunity to drug development to clinical trials, and a lot in between,” Kelly said. The event takes place on March 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in College of Pharmacy Atrium. Any students interested in attending should contact Catherine Stovall at 2574034 by Friday at noon. For further information go to http://www.kentuckylungcancer.org/.
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KERNEL EDITORIAL BOARD Kenny Colston, editor in chief Wesley Robinson, opinions editor Melissa Vessels, managing editor Ben Jones, sports editor Allie Garza, managing editor Matt Murray, features 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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Car sharing program will benefit campus Anyone who has to driven through campus knows how much of a headache traffic can be. To make matters worse, parking can cause any person to have frustration nightmares of rushing to find a parking spot before their class or appointment. It’s a relief, to say the least, that UK Parking and Transportation Services is taking steps to help alleviate this situation and also help students who find themselves stranded on campus, stuck without a car. Thanks to UK Car Sharing Program, students and employees, 18 years of age or older, can now rent a car for a short period of time, allowing them to run those necessary errands or carpool with friends to wherever they call home for the weekend. In traditional car-sharing programs, many students are eliminated from the opportunity because of age restrictions. “As the systems grow and develop, a lot of universities and colleges involved have lowered the age limit to 18,” said Director of PTS Don Thornton in a March 22 Kernel article. With 35 percent of freshman not having cars on campus, Thornton expects the program to be successful. Also, with predesignated parking spots and a low rental fee, this program addresses the needs of students on this campus. The cars are all Environmental Protection Agency SmartWay certified green vehicles. With Lexington being a city that leaves one of the largest carbon footprints in this nation, this is just one more way for UK to reduce carbon emissions. Currently, the program has eight cars. With hopes of the UK Car Sharing Program being successful, students should take advantage of what PTS is offering them — a low-cost car rental with an all-inclusive fee. As the program grows, hopefully they’ll expand to offering low-cost, long-term rentals for students who need to go a bit further from campus. Either way, PTS is making a step in the right direction by giving students and employees more options in their commute.
LETTER TO EDITOR
Cats’ entitlement result of rabid fans I got to touch DeMarcus Cousins’ food. That’s right. Little old me. Some girl that he doesn’t even know who cheers him on every game — I got to touch his food! OK, seriously, give me a break. I got to touch his food because he left plates and napkins all over the floor and table, along with two teammates. If any regular student is seen leaving their plates on the tables, people think it is so rude and inconsiderate that someone has to clean up after them. So why is it ok for Cousins and other members of the basketball team to leave their things behind for others to take care of? Answer: It is not OK. Calipari, I thought that you were working on erasing their “I poop ice cream” mentality, but I guess it didn’t work very well for at least one of your players. This behavior is rude and unacceptable. It’s one thing to genuinely forget, but Cousins stood by the exit as his teammates put away their plates. He had to have known that he left
his mess behind. I think the fault doesn’t just lie on Cousins (although I think a day of cleaning up other people’s plates would do him some good.) I think this behavior stems from the attitudes of the majority of UK students who would love to touch his plates and dirty napkins. I think people have the mentality these guys can do whatever they want, as long as they win games for Kentucky. News Flash: They poop. They vomit. They eat and drink and wear clothes. They get hurt and sometimes they cry. The basketball players are people. Students. They are just like you and me. (Minor exception being the fact they are two feet taller than most students.) And no matter how many games they win, the expectation should be for them to clean up their mess, just like the rest of us. Jessica McKim Secondary education sophomore
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Loan situation shouldn’t be overlooked I’m a fan of health care reform. I mean, if you’re a student how can you not be? Besides that whole Americagoing-bankrupt-fromexploding-health-carecosts thing, there’s also the fact you’ll get to stay on your parents’ insurance until you’re 26 perk. And that sure beats the hell out of University SEAN Health Services, I TAYLOR know that much. Kernel But in the process columnist of pushing this leviathan through, we’re seeing a lot of good bills get sidetracked by the usual Washington bull. One such bill hits close to home for all of us: Obama’s student loan overhaul. The way the system works now, the federal government pays big corporate banks in states like Nebraska, Virginia and Delaware to loan you money for school. In the process of the Wall Street mafia giving you this offer you can’t refuse, they skim a little off the top to make a profit. The taxpayer loses, because the federal government has to pay more to guarantee your loans to the banks and you lose because you’re going to have to pay thousands more in interest and fees 10 years from now when you’re going to want to buy a house and start a family. (Too bad you won’t have the money for it!) But don’t worry, kids — there’s one winner in this tangled mess of you just trying to pay for school. I bet it’s only
going to take one guess on who. Yes, those big banks are making a killing off a system designed to ease the suffering of billionaires with corporate welfare payments straight from your pocket. Now enter Obama. He’s pretty grateful young people voted for him by a ratio of two-to-one and he wants to make sure to keep those voters next time he’s at the ballot box. He also just finished paying off his own student loans from Harvard and Columbia University, so he’s probably a little bitter. So he tells the Congress he wants a bill on his desk that limits the percentage of a college graduate’s income they have to pay back when they get into the real world, one that caps interest rates at a low, affordable level. He also says this elaborate, wasteful system we have now just isn’t going to cut it. He suggests instead of having the middle man in place, skimming money off the top and passing the cost onto you, the federal government just take all that money it already guarantees via the banks and directly loan it to the students themselves at no charge to us. Now if you’ve ever been to a Trader Joe’s grocery store, you understand how this will save money. Right on their Web site, they explain how they get you gourmet food at bargain prices, “We keep our costs low, cut out the middleman whenever possible, and pass our savings on to you.” To give you an idea of how much this can save, while in Atlanta I purchased a nice bottle of Cabernet that
should’ve cost me $15; it cost me $2 dollars instead. Who could possibly be against these kinds of savings being implemented in the world of student loans? Besides the usual Republican suspects, Democratic senators in states like Nebraska, Virginia and Delaware are raising objections. And if you’ll recall, that’s exactly where those corporate banks gaming the system are located. Check the campaign donations of those senators. I bet you’ll find a correlation between the money they receive from banks and the votes they cast. Students turned out in huge numbers, throwing out the “Just Say No!” Republican Party to elect President Obama and the Democrats into Congress and the presidency. So far, Obama has kept his promise to students, as have a plurality of the Democrats in the Senate (the House of Representatives, ever ahead of the curve, has already passed a student loan bill). After a year of melodramatic political theater from Mitch McConnell and his crew, I don’t have much hope for any Republicans absolving themselves of their ties to corporate mega-bank thuggery to support this bill. But it’s time for those Democratic senators wavering on it to wean themselves off the corporate teat and to start listening to the American people who elected them. This isn’t hard, or controversial. Do the right thing, senators. And if they don’t, it’s time for students to throw the jerks out. Sean Taylor is a chemistry junior. E-mail opinions@kykernel.com.
Dreams go beyond the surface of desire Some dreams are meant to be chased, but never caught. My ideal profession is such a dream. I would be a sailor, spending my life sailing the world, meeting SCOTT new people ALLEN Contributing and becoming inticolumnist mately familiar with as many of their stories as they would share. My senses would take in every feeling, taste, sight, and sound. I would take everything life gave me, and give back as much as I could. Life would privy me to the smells of the most remote meadows and the flavors of the poorest man’s cuisine. Rather than measuring my success in wealth or fame, my ruler would mark inner peace and happiness. But I shall not catch this dream. A series of three conversations would set the stage for my dream deviating decision: a homeless man inspiring an
epiphany, an academic providing direction and a conversation with my father providing enough wind in my sails to reach a new destination. No longer aspiring to be a footloose man of the sea, I have decided on an academic profession. This will allow opportunities similar to that of said sailor and allow me to contribute something to society. My life’s work will now have a chance at life outside the sea of pages within my journal. Phoenix Park, just before bars close, I place another cigarette into the well-weathered hand of a man sitting next to me. Jerry is his name and all his earthly possessions are either in or attached to the backpack at his side. “People don’t take you seriously, they just don’t listen.” Jerry’s words echo in my mind as I sit, watching smoke from our cigarettes fill the space between us. He didn’t complain about missing a meal or not knowing where he would sleep at night, but about an unseen barrier limiting his interactions with others. This is when I realized
the knowledge I’ve accumulated during my undergraduate study of human geography would be a waste if not used for a purpose larger than guiding me in a romanticized journey across the globe. This epiphany led to a conversation with Michael Crutcher, a professor of geography on UK’s campus. Our previous conversations made me aware of opportunities and duties of a professor, which would offer mobility and opportunities to study places I might otherwise not have enough resources to visit. These things considered, being a geography professor didn’t sound much different from my original dream. Now I just needed to know what, other than teaching, an aspiring professor should expect to accomplish. “Any professor should balance teaching and mentoring students by using their own personal research interests,” Crutcher said. Teaching, mentoring, and research seem to be a better use of my mind than devoting it to the solitude found at sea. Finally I spoke with my
mentor. My father was 40 years old when I was born, and as soon as I outgrew teenage angst I became acutely aware of the wisdom he could offer. Often when he speaks of my life, or his own, he quotes Thoreau, “If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.” On this night, he spoke differently, “Sometimes you have to be willing to sacrifice something you want in order to achieve something greater.” By allowing my free spirit to become more disciplined, I could not only live a life similar to the one in my dreams, but allow myself an opportunity to contribute something to the world I adore. Reflecting on Thoreau’s words, perhaps the drummer is actually a passionate heart beating a rhythm loud enough for one to follow. In short, perhaps we should make sure we are following our heart while chasing a dream. Scott Allen is a geography senior. E-mail opinions@kykernel.com.
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Mower clinic helps community and student organization By Drew Teague news@kykernel.com
The student branch of one organization is taking those April showers that are coming early and still helping the community prepare for those May lawns. The Biological and Agricultural Engineers Student Branch is taking lawnmowers and preparing them for the spring mowing season that is weeks away. This weekend and the weekend of April 79, UK students will be volunteering their time to participate in the lawnmower clinic, where they will be cleaning and preparing about 250 mowers for the Lexington community. Sarah Short, secretary for the BAE Student Branch, was at the clinic on Thursday afternoon helping people deliver their mower to the Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Machinery Shop just off College Way. “We have about 100 mowers this weekend,” Short said as she was tagging a mower with the person's name and asking if they wanted a new spark plug. The volunteers are there for various reasons, but all are working together to clean the mowers for the community and help fund things like picnics and their regional conference. “We get people to volunteer because it'll help us fund activities for the year,” Short said. “We only have about 12 to 15 volunteers this weekend. For the second session we will have about 30, but everyone won't be here at once.” Wyatt Brown, a mechanical engineering freshman who was pressure washing the mowers, came to help out for a similar reason. “The money that we raise will go to the
Biological and Agricultural Student Branch,” Brown said. “$1,500 will go to the Quarter Scale Track Team, which I'm a part of.” The money raised through the event will be donated to several places, such as the Larry Turner Scholarship fund, which will receive 10 percent of the proceeds from the event. Turner was the associate dean for extension in the UK College of Agriculture and director of its Cooperative Extension Service. Turner died in the Flight 5191 plane crash at Blue Grass Airport in 2006. The rest of the money will be going to fund events for the ASAB-Kentucky Student Branch throughout the year. “We don’t really have a goal, but we will probably make over the two weekends about eight or nine thousand dollars,” Short said. Each mower takes about five minutes to complete, but with the assembly-line process, the students do everything in steps. “First is a power wash, then the air filter is cleaned, the blade is sharpened and the oil changed, then if the customer wants a new spark plug, we change that,” Short said. The power wash is done by two people who make sure they clean the entire mower, top to bottom, getting all the excess grass and debris off of it before moving it to the air filter station. The volunteers begin each weekend shift around four in the afternoon and will stay until nine each night continuously working on the mowers which have been dropped off. With the student volunteers performing the repairs and the department donating the facilities, there will be a full capacity of mowers getting repaired. According to a message on the voicemail of the Lawnmower Clinics phone, they are completely full.
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