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Looking through the haze Flavors, scent attract smokers, but could mask hookah’s danger By Becca Clemons news@kykernel.com
Danger is appearing in a form familiar to many college students. Ellen Hahn, professor and director of the Tobacco Policy Research Program, said hookah, or waterpipe smok-
ing, can be worse than smoking cigarettes. She said hookah is generally smoked for a longer period of time in a single sitting, and thus the smoker is exposed to nicotine and poisonous chemicals and gases for a longer period of time. Hahn said hookah’s heat
source makes it more dangerous than cigarettes because it is often charcoal-based and produces more carbon dioxide than cigarettes do when heated. She said hookah tobacco contains the same chemicals and carcinogens in cigarettes and cigars. Hookah also involves a larger mass of tobacco, making it more dangerous to the smoker. However, hookah gener-
ally does not seem comparable to cigarette or cigar smoking because of its flavor. “A lot of people don’t realize it’s tobacco because often its laced with a good smell (that is) flavorful or fruity,” Hahn said. “Unfortunately, hookah smoking is something that is very dangerous not only for the firsthand smoker, but the secondhand smoker,” Hahn said.
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Corey Harris, an Eastern Kentucky University student, blows smoke rings See HOOKAH on page 3 after inhaling sheeshe smoke at Prince Hookah Lounge on Monday.
UK 85, MSU 75
Get off our back, pack
Wacky end to half sparks UK
Backpack basics prevent long-term problems By Ally Rogers news@kykernel.com
Freshman lead second-half charge
School can be a pain in the back (pack). Students who regularly haul heavy backpacks are vulnerable to experiencing back pain, and if not treated or addressed, back pain can become chronic and cause lifelong injuries. According to the American College Health Association’s 2010 National College Health Assessment, 12.5 percent of the more than 95,000 students surveyed were treated or diagnosed with back pain. “I see about 30 to 40 students a semester,” Dr. Jeffrey Stinson of Lexington’s Stinson Chiropractic Center said. “Some back injuries are caused by backpacks and others are caused by the way people sit when they are studying.” Stinson explained that back injuries related to backpack usage are preventable. He said typically these injuries are a combination of several factors – weight and uneven distribution of load carried, leaning forward or backward while walking and not using the correct type of bag. Dr. Scott Black, team physician with UK HealthCare, said that bags with two shoulder straps and a waist belt are best because the weight is transferred to the hips making the pull on the shoulders less severe. He said using a one strap backpack, whether it’s a tote, messenger bag or a cross body bag, does not center the weight and causes awkward posture. “Heavy loads and awkward posture—put these two together and you’re increasing the risk of an injury,” Black said, adding that the wear and tear at a younger age leads to longterm problems.
“Some back injuries are caused by backpacks and others are caused by the way people sit when they are studying.”
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UK forward Terrence Jones rises for a shot over Kodi Augustus in the Cats’ win over Mississippi State on Tuesday at Rupp Arena.
Regardless of how you saw the game – whether from an overhead ESPN camera or live from Rupp Arena – you couldn’t miss the turnaround UK made in the second half. After a lethargic start that saw UK call a timeout within the first minute of the game – “That team meeting really didn’t do what it was supposed to, I guess,” UK head coach John Calipari quipped – the Cats (18-7, 6-5 SEC) got a boost from a just-before-halftime technical on the way to an 85-79 win over Mississippi State (13-12, 5-6 SEC). Up five with under 10 seconds to play until halftime, Mississippi State had fouls to give. They fouled Brandon Knight with four seconds left in an attempt to take away a good shot and whittle the clock away. “It kind of caught me off guard,” Knight said, despite Calipari telling him to shoot because the foul was coming. The second time, after Calipari again told him to shoot the ball, Knight was ready. With 1.1 seconds left, Knight anticipated the foul around half court. “As I saw him coming, I just tried to throw it up toward the rim,” Knight said. The officials deliberated for some time whether to award him the foul shots. UK was motioning for three shots. Mississippi State was not. “I don’t know what happened, but I didn’t think it was a shooting foul,” said Mississippi State’s Kodi Augustus. “Everybody was just belligerent.” “They almost didn’t call it. But I was telling him to shoot the ball, so it was a good call," Calipari said. "So what it’s at half See BASKETBALL on page 5
DR. JEFFREY STINSON Stinson Chiropractic Center
Brandon Jones, mechanical engineering student, said he began suffering back pain in high school. Throughout his years at UK, the pain has increased due to course load and class demands. “I can’t fit all of my books in my bag. I’m lucky to fit one or two with my notes,” Jones said. “My bag weighs 30 pounds easily and that’s just for the two classes I’m taking this semester.” Aside from correctly using a more effective backpack, Stinson said there are other ways to prevent back injuries and other resulting pains, such as headaches, and neck and shoulder injuries “The weight should be no more than 20 See BACKPACKS on page 3
Forum to discuss Egypt’s role in changing world Panel will answer questions, give ‘authentic’ view on protests By Rachel Aretakis news@kykernel.com
Organizers hope a forum about protests in the Middle East will help UK students and faculty better understand their rapidly changing world. The forum, “Democracy in
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the Middle East: A focus on Egypt and Tunisia” is at 4 p.m. in the Student Center Theater. Teresa Isaac, former Lexington mayor, will chair the forum, which has a panel of two faculty members and two students. “Our goal is to have faculty, students, staff and community members come together to learn
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from each other, as well as ask questions,” said Karen Slaymaker, assistant director for International Student and Scholar Services. The panel consists of faculty members Stacy Closson, the Patterson School distinguished visiting lecturer, and Patricia Ahmed, a sociology professor. The students are graduate student Ahmed Ibrahim and undergraduate student Amina Dhahri. Slaymaker said she is excited to have students on the panel
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to give them an opportunity to voice their personal experiences. “I think that it’s really important to hear not just the experts but to also hear the personal perspectives as well,” she said. One of the student panelists, Amina Dhahri, was born in Tunisia and came to Kentucky less than two years ago. Dhahri, a biology and French sophomore, said she is excited to talk about the protests that led to revSee FORUM on page 8
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‘Ebert Presents At the Movies’ needs more of Roger Lemire is engaging and accessible, exactly what a wire critic needs to be. Vishnevetsky, I own a rice cooker because of Roger Ebert. who is 24, is a surprise. Ebert overheard him Last fall the celebrated lover of cinema talking about films at the screening room they shared one of his lesser-known enthusiasms in both attend. Intrigued, the elder statesman "The Pot and How to Use Googled his bylines and a relationship began. It," an introduction to the Elvis Mitchell, the show's intended co-host, houseware one normally as- departed and in came Ignatiy. On one hand, the kid justifies Ebert's faith sociates with graduate stuin him. He has had obvious on-air jitters, misdents, bachelors and anyone pronouncing "mispronunciation" the first else hapless before a stove. The humble rice cooker week and stutter-stepping his way through had occupied a treasured sentences as his brain and mouth worked furiplace in Ebert's home for ously to stay in sync. But Vishnevetsky is a Ebert decades. It went with him to well-versed film buff, and together with film festivals because he Lemire they have far better discussions (or never had time to go out. He could get it to do rather arguments; they disagree a lot) than the "two Bens" who drove the old "At the practically everything but barbecue a yak. Ebert first posted his paean to the pot on Movies" into the dirt after Ebert left. On the other hand, there's a reason I rehis blog in 2008, where hundreds of readers turned Ebert's rice-cooker book to the library. added their own rice-cooker memories and recipes. Kansas City publisher Andrews Halfway through, Roger vanished and Roger's readers took over. Many of them had interestMcMeel did the rest. The most striking thing about "The Pot" ing things to say, but I'd picked up the book was that at the time of its publication, the au- for him, not them. And, it turns out, I have the same trouble thor had not eaten solid food in more than four years. Ebert's mandible was removed after his with "At the Movies." There is a short sequence every week carotid artery burst _ radiation treatments for where Ebert is shown typing, cancer had weakened the artery while his review is read by a _ and he has been on a liquid famous friend like Werner diet ever since. Facial Herzog or Bill Kurtis. It's deSo he wrote a food memlightful, but it's not enough. prosthesis or not, he oir. Despite my best efforts to Well, why not? A critic must be in the fore- embrace Ebert's vision, to does memory work every day. handicap this show for its unAt my house we use our cookfront, not hidden in avoidable handicaps, to banish er at least once a day, for the back of his office the comments of others from breakfast, and I often rememmy brain _ "America doesn't ber Roger when I do. I recall on a wideshot. need another movie show"; his generosity of spirit and his "it's not the same without friendship with thousands of Roger" _ the reality is "At the us who've exchanged e-mails or tweets with Movies" needs Ebert to do more than present him over the years. But I don't own the book, and as I watched it. Facial prosthesis or not, he must be in the the first three installments of "Ebert Presents At the Movies," the resurrection of his long- forefront, not hidden in the back of his office running movie show on public television, I re- on a wide shot. Perhaps they can sit in a triangle, Christy membered why. and Ignatiy and Roger, he typing away furi"Ebert Presents" is as good as I expected ously as the other two argue, then hitting a key from a dueling-critics program where neither of the seats was filled by Ebert. (Chaz Ebert, to broadcast his opinion in a computer voice. his wife, is the executive producer, and Roger, Any unwanted delays in type-to-voice transfer perhaps thinking of that revolving door of could be fixed with judicious editing, and the bosses at the newspaper that employs him, slower exchange might even produce more thoughtful responses from the other two critgave himself the title of managing editor.) Sparring over the weekend's upcoming ics. It would take some getting used to, but I film releases are Christy Lemire, an Associat- wouldn't miss an episode. There is nothing special about smart peoed Press movie critic, and Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, a thoughtful Chicago-based writer for ple talking about the movies. But there is something special about Roger. Mubi.com. By Aaron Barnhart MCT
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 — You may feel divided between staying at home with loved ones and getting your work done. Try to balance both while enjoying the process. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 6 — There may be some tension in your social life. Channel that energy towards something positive. Learn from children. They know the value of friends. Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 6 — All the thinking you've been doing finally pays off. You may not be able to slow the thoughts, but you can still share some time with siblings and friends. Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 9 — Now is a good time to complete business deals.
Focus on sales, producing income and sustainable growth. Don't worry, just stay in action. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 9 — Today you feel your best. You'll accomplish whatever you set your mind to. Why not celebrate Valentine's Day all over again? It might be fun to share a nice dinner. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — Emotions run high today, but that doesn't mean you can't direct them to your advantage. Spend time in your secret hiding spot. Use feelings to flavor your art. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 9 — Energy is up, and the work's flowing! When it rains it pours. Take care of your clients (or teachers) with impeccable service. Go get help if you need it. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 — Now it's time to settle your wild side a bit and focus on career. You can still have fun at work. Be sure to incorpo-
rate love into your moneymaking. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 6 — Focus your energy on inventing something amazing for you and your community, from cooking lessons to volunteering for a good cause. Follow your heart. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Take advantage of business opportunities. You may find new partnerships where and when you least expect them. Try walking in new shoes. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — Too much excitement can tire you out. Try to keep to one thing at a time. Get the paperwork done first. Collaborate with others for a lighter workload. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — You're entering two days of extreme creativity, and energy flows. Use the time well. Open new communications with long-lost friends or family. MCT
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Fair offers ‘one-stop shopping’ for housing Event brings students, apartment managers together By Lindsey Sharp news@kykernel.com
Students will have the opportunity to learn about offcampus living today at a housing fair hosted by The Kentucky Kernel. The fair will take place in the Student Center Grand Ballroom from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Students can find information about housing options and get answers to questions they might have about apart-
ment life. Kernel advertising students created the event because they saw a need to connect students with apartment managers. “Students always have a lot of questions about housing, but it can be hard to get them answered,” Kernel Adviser Chris Poore said. “This is like one-stop shopping for students who are looking to rent off campus, and apartment managers who are looking for students.” The fair will include
about 20 booths and representatives from off-campus housing such as The Royal Lex, Red Mile Village, The Courtyards and The Lex. Various independent owners will also be represented at the fair. University employees and a lawyer will also be on hand to answer students’ questions about leases and renters’ rights. Because of university regulations, students will not be allowed to sign any leases during the fair.
Sarah Geegan, student advertising manager for the Kernel, said students will benefit from attending because it gives them a chance to talk with representatives from offcampus housing. “You can only get so much information from an advertisement,” Geegan said. Kernel students borrowed ideas from similar housing fairs around the country, especially one conducted by the student newspaper at the University of Indiana. Poore said he has high
The UK, Lexington love affair Expert to help polish campus neighborhoods By Colin Walsh and Joy Priest news@kykernel.com
Conversation is the key to any successful marriage. It is a bit hard to imagine Lexington without UK, and vice versa. Tonight a speaker will discuss why it is a hard marriage to break, and why it is one worth strengthening. Omar Blaik, the founder of higher education and community integration firm, U3 Ventures, will speak at the Lexington Public Library Theater, free of charge, as a part of the 2011 Lafayette Seminar on Public Issues presented by the Gaines Center.
BACKPACKS Continued from page 1 percent of a person’s body weight,” he said. He also said when packing the bag, heaviest items should be closest to the body. Black suggested working out. “Keep physically fit. The more fit a person is the less
He will be discussing how he and his company feel students, from universities like UK, can shape cities like Lexington. Lisa Broome-Price, acting director of the Gaines Center, was originally drawn to Blaik’s work by the University and Neighborhood Advisory Council, when a member recommended the book, “The University and Urban Revival: Out of the Ivory Tower and Into the Streets,” by Judith Rodin. The book details Blaik’s work strengthening relationships between the University of Pennsylvania and the surrounding Philadelphia area. “The Gaines Center has a
long history of being interested with ‘town and gown’ relationships to make the quality of life and work the best it can be (in Lexington),” Broome-Price said. It is a colloquial term – “town” referring to the nonacademic community, “gown” encompassing the academic community.
The council has representatives from UK and the neighborhoods that border campus. They will be well represented at the discussion and that is why Broome-Price said she feels that students, as a vital aspect of the “town and gown” relationship, should attend the talk tonight and the panel discussion next Wednesday as well. “I think that students voices are very important to this conversation,” BroomePrice said. “It’s important for them to come to both (events)… we need to hear from students about what they are interested in learning and what types of engagements they are interested participating in. I think it would be one-sided if students did not attend.”
likely they are going to get injured,” he said. Kyle Gramig, communications student, said that he has not sustained any back injuries or discomfort because he works out and maintains strong back muscles. While he said each day he carries somewhere around 25 to 30 pounds in his bag, he was taught the proper way to use a backpack when he was in middle school. He said he
uses two straps at all times and keeps the straps tight. Lockers are an impractical way for students to lighten their load, Jones said. “I need access to my books at all times,” he said. Stinson also suggested taking out unnecessary items. “Students carry books, notebooks, laptops, water and other small items, and all that stuff adds up quickly,” Stinson said, adding that if the
items are not being used for any given day, students should leave the items at home. Recent studies show that 50 to 70 percent of children suffer back injuries. “There’s not a blanket statement about long-term or permanent damage,” Stinson said. “But injuries can produce dysfunctional areas in the spine down the road. It happens.”
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UK student Hezam Fahad smokes hookah with his friends at Prince Hookah Lounge on Monday.
HOOKAH Continued from page 1 Since smoking hookah is often a social event, smokers inhale more than just what they actually smoke themselves. However, hookah is not usually smoked as often as cigarettes by its users. “(Hookah is) more of a casual thing and not habitual,” political science sophomore Thomas Hinkel said. He said people don’t think as much about the health effects if they’re already smokers. Hahn said the amount of smoke in a one-hour session of hookah smoking is equivalent to the amount inhaled from about 100 cigarettes. “One of the problems here in Lexington is our smoke-free law has an exemption for retail tobacco stores,” Hahn said. A city ordinance says that a retail tobacco store is exempt from Lexington’s smoke-free policy, as long as its sales generate less than 25 percent of its total sales. Hookah cafes like Prince Hookah Lounge and
Casablanca Hookah Lounge, both on South Limestone, fall under this definition. Prince Hookah Lounge manager Nas Amira said its customer base covers people of all ages. Hahn said hookah smoking is as addictive as cigarette smoking.
“It is tobacco, so it has all the same hazards that a regular cigarette or cigar has.” ELLEN HAHN Professir and director of the Tobacco Policy Research Program
Usually, though, it is not smoked as often as cigarettes. Amira said frequent customers may come once a week, while cigarette users smoke every day. “It is tobacco, so it has all the same hazards that a regular cigarette or cigar has,” Hahn said.
If you go What: UK Gaines Center Lafayette seminar on public issues When: Today at 6 p.m. Where: Lexington Public Library Theater, 140 E. Main St. Admission: Free
hopes for the fair.
If you go What: Housing Fair When: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Student Center Grand Ballroom Admission: Free Door prizes: iPad raffle, gift certificates, scuba gear and other prizes “It will grow even more as the years go on,” he said. The fair could also help prevent what can be a costly process for students. It can
sometimes take days to drive around town looking at apartments and talking to managers. Sophomore Mary Sticklen, who rents a house with three roommates, said she has been through the search process already. “If you get an early start it’s not only much easier to find a house, but you also get a better choice of what kind of house you want and the location you want,” she said. Students who attend the fair and sign a survey will be eligible to win one of two iPads, gift certificates, scuba gear and other prizes.
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Big blue on the big screen UK student to share spotlight with Martin Lawrence By Gary Hermann features@kykernel.com
UK student Trey Lindsey has an interesting job when he’s not studying. He is an actor and will play a major role in the film “Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son,” opening Feb. 18. “When I found out I landed the role, I was eating in The Commons cafeteria on south campus with a friend,” Lindsey said. “Let’s just say my yelling and excitement had people looking at me like I was insane.” This is the third film in which Martin Lawrence will play FBI agent Malcolm Turner, who goes undercover as Big Momma. In the film Lindsey plays TJ, a high school football jock who torments and gives Trent, Malcolm’s step-son (Brandon T. Jackson), and Big Momma a hard time. Lindsey said working with Lawrence was “surreal.” “I chose to attend UK for
college because I have always been a diehard UK fan. When I took my first college visit to the campus my senior year in high school, everything about it felt right,” Lindsey said. “I still plan on taking classes from UK and graduating within the next year. I refuse to leave UK without that degree in hand.”
“When I found out I landed the role, I was eating in The Commons cafeteria...” TREY LINDSEY UK student/actor
Lindsey got involved with acting early in his UK career. “My freshman year at UK, I wanted to get involved with the theater program so I auditioned for a play called, ‘A Soldier’s Story’ and was cast,” Lindsey said. “That
spring semester of my freshman year, I was also enrolled in an Acting 101 class that Lindsey UK offers. Taking the class helped me out a lot with improving my improv skills and stepping outside of my comfort zone.” Lindsey even shot his audition tape for the film on campus. “Since I was living in the dorms on south campus last year, and six hours away from Atlanta, my agent asked me to videotape my audition so that she could submit it to the Casting Director,” Lindsey said. “With the help of some friends, I was able to record the audition in my dorm room and upload it to my laptop so that I could e-mail it to my agent.” Lindsey logged a lot of hours in his car while pursuing this role. “The Casting Director liked the audition tape and I eventually ended up having five callbacks in Atlanta with the producer and director of
the movie all in a two week span before I finally was offered the part,” Lindsey said. “Let’s just say that I missed a lot of class lectures during that time frame because of constantly driving back and forth.” Although Lindsey is still in Atlanta acting, he continues to attend UK through the Distance Learning program. “After I finished shooting the film this past summer, I was so worried that I wouldn’t be able to attend UK anymore because of the aspect of more job opportunities coming my way,” Lindsey said. “Luckily for me, UK offers this great online program that enables me to take my classes fulltime wherever I may be, while also focusing on my acting career.” Lindsey said his UK experience was “life-changing.” “I came in my freshman year unsure and lacking confidence about the new chapter in my life that I was about to experience,” Lindsey said. “I can now say four years later that I am more confident and secure with who I am and with what I have achieved and I owe a lot of that to the University of Kentucky.”
Sex week promotes safe practices HIV testing closes annual event that focuses on disease awareness By Luke Glaser features@kykernel.com
UK’s Sex Week hope to promote safe-sex practices. The annual event, sponsored by University Health Services, is meant to spread awareness for the diseases that coincide with sexual irresponsibility. “We are aware that students are engaging in sexual activity,” Brandy Reeves, Health Education Coordinator, said. “We just want to make sure they are being as safe and responsible as possible.” Reeves, who is in charge of Safer Sex Week, focused this year’s events around the diseases that can be attained
from sexual activity, and how to prevent them. University Health Services have sponsored “tabeling” events, which included “sex in the sack” goody bags, filled with condoms and information on safer sex. They also drove around on a golf cart handing out goody bags and spreading awareness for Sex Week. This week’s events will conclude with free HIV testing, which Reeves says is a quick and easy way to make sure you are free of sexually transmitted diseases. “Someone is considered high risk for HIV when they have more than one sexual partner,” Reeves said. “That is about 25 percent of college students. Additionally, it is es-
timated that more than 1 million people in America are infected with HIV, and the Center for Disease Control recommends that all sexually active people be tested at least once.”
“We just want to make sure they are being as safe and responsible as possible.” BRANDY REEVES Health Education Coordinator
The free testing, coordinated by University Health Services along with Aids Volunteers of Lexington (AVOL), consists of an oral swab test with results in about 20 minutes. The testing will occur
Sopranos and banjos: Folk-inspired opera hits UK is currently in Milwaukee conducting an opera about Arlo Guthrie, Woody Guthrie’s son. features@kykernel.com Arlo chose to record his last album with UK’s Kentucky is primarily known for bluegrass symphony orchestra.” The recording took place in 2006 at the music, country music and folk music, and that is precisely what Michael Johnathan is a folk Singletary Center, and can be heard on Arlo singer a folk singer who wrote an opera and Guthrie’s 2007 summer album, “In Times recorded it on campus with UK faculty and Like These.” “Some of the same kids here today were students. Johnathan, the founder of Woodsongs Old- involved in that recording,” Nardolillo said. However, there is a new “kid” on the Time Radio Hour, is originally from upstate New York, but now calls Kentucky home. He block. Nick Provenzal, 31, is a third-year docis considered a prolific American songwriter toral student in UK’s Opera Theatre program. His baritone will be the lead in “Woody: and singer. “I saw my first opera in August – ‘La Bo- For the People.” Last semester, he was playing heme’ in Cincinnati, and I was like ‘I want to Schaunard in ‘La Boheme,’ when Johnathan write one of those,’” Johnathan said. “I am a came to see the production. “[Michael Johnathan] asked Dr. McCorfan of 3-D art, and I think opera is the biggest vey if I could be a part of this and I was honmost volcanic form of 3-D art there is.” Strong influences from another American ored for the opportunity,” Provenzal said. “I’m folk-legend, Woody Guthrie, can be found all not sure what to expect, but from what I’ve heard so far it’ll be a spectacuthroughout the history of lar experience.” Johnathan’s work, and has re“Roots of David Lord, director of cently translated into the subfor the Lexington ject of his first opera. American music lie in tourism Convention and Visitor’s Bu“I think every songwriter this region, in reau, agrees that this opera and folksinger identifies with will be great for Lexington Woody Guthrie,” Johnathan Appalachia.” and for Kentucky as well. said. “He wrote the biggest “When people start seeing American classic ‘This Land DAVID LORD things like what Everett Mcis Your Land.’ This opera is Director of Tourism for Corvey has been doing with about him writing this song. It Lexington Convenction Center opera here, and when Kenall takes place in one day.” tucky starts getting notoriety Dr. Jo Nardolillo, conducand publicity … it says a lot tor for the “Woody: For the People” opera and a concert violinist, is the sister about the community here and how it supports of UK Orchestra director, John Nardolillo. She new art forms,” Lord said. Lord said Lexington tourism has been inhad a hand in Michael Johnathan’s desire to volved with Wood songs from the time it got cross over from folk music to opera. “Michael and I worked together with started, and he sees a special connection with Woodsongs,” Nardolillo said. “I asked him if Woody Guthrie and a Kentucky opera. “Roots of Americana music lie in this rehe had seen an opera and I took him to La Boheme. Afterwards, he expressed an interest in gion, in Appalachia. Woody Guthrie is associatwriting his own opera and I said count me in. ed with that, but I think it’ll be surprising that Michael plays these beautiful songs on his an opera came out of Kentucky,” Lord said. “Woody: For the People” will be perguitar and I notate it, later we sit down and exformed in October by the UK Symphony Orpand it for an opera.” Nardolillo said the program has history chestra and the UK Opera Theatre. It will be filmed in hi-definition television for PBS with the Guthrie family. “This program has a real history with the and 600 radio stations. It will be broadcasted Guthrie family,” Nardolillo said. “My brother in 2012. By Joy Priest
Wednesday and Thursday from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in Student Center rooms 112 and 119. The “sex in the sacks” goody bags will also continue to be given out. While many are unaware of the potential dangers of sexual irresponsibility, students like sophomore education major Taylor Blair are grateful that University Health Services is sponsoring Safer Sex Week. “I’m glad they [University Health Services] are creating awareness,” said Blair, “A sexually safer campus is important for all of us.”
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sports
Cats start scrambled, mimic Bulldog dysfunction Controversial call puts UK back on track For a split second fans were ready to believe that the UK men’s basketball team was ready to take over the title of most dysfunctional team in the Southeastern Conference from Mississippi State. But it took only a little more than a split second— 4.4 seconds, in fact—for Mississippi State to reassure everyone why it is so deserving of that title and NICK prove once again why the CRADDOCK talented team from Starkville (on paper, anyKernel way) is only slightly better columnist than .500 for the season (1312, 5-6 SEC). The Bulldogs unquestionably possess NCAA Tournament-type talent, but absentminded actions from their best players, Ravern Johnson, Dee Bost and Renardo Sidney have all resulted in these three missing playing time this season because of off-the-court issues. However, when these three were clicking in the first half, the Bulldogs looked like the superior team. “(Mississippi State is) a talented team, they’re trying to figure out each other,” UK head coach John Calipari said. The Bulldogs were shooting a scorching 52.2 percent at halftime and looked poised to take a five-point lead heading into the intermission, the Rupp Arena faithful lackadaisical and confused. Then, things changed. The Bulldogs could start preparing their acceptance speech for the dysfunction award again. MSU head coach Rick Stansbury received a technical foul for going absolutely bananas on a foul call on UK freshman guard Brandon Knight near midcourt with 1.1 seconds left in the half; Knight converted four of five free
BASKETBALL Continued from page 1 court, that means you get three shots.” Rick Stansbury didn’t agree and argued his way to a technical foul. “I didn’t help our team any with that last three seconds before halftime,” Stansbury said. “Don’t you guys even try to ask me to say anything, I’m not. I’ve learned my lesson. So don’t you guys even go there with me. I’ll tell you that before I even get to the podium. But that didn’t help.” That gave Knight a total of five free throw chances at the end of the half, of which he made four, bringing UK within one heading into the half. “That was a big swing, we got four easy points,” Knight said. Whether or not it actually made an impact, the game swung after halftime. With UK trailing by a point at 5049, UK’s defense ramped up. The Cats took off on an 11-0 run, keyed by three steals that all led to layups. UK went from 46.7 percent shooting in the first half to 66.7 percent in the second. Mississippi State said they were trying to contain Knight, who finished with 24 points, and Doron Lamb who finished with 20. Who they weren’t focused on stopping was Darius
throws. Knight almost never got the opportunity to go to the charity stripe because he wasn’t listening to Calipari’s orders to chuck up a shot in hopes of a foul. “I didn’t help our team any with that last three seconds before half,” Stansbury said. Not only did UK edge closer heading into halftime, but momentum took a sharp turn in favor of the Cats, who were then able to start executing their transition game, according to Stansbury. A technical foul wasn’t expected to be the impetus to play better ball, however. After UK’s loss to Vanderbilt on Saturday, the Cats held a players-only meeting in the hopes of making sure the correct level of intensity and focus was being displayed from that moment on, but UK started sluggish forcing Calipari to call a quick timeout. “The beginning of the game was so ugly, so passive,” Calipari said. ‘That team meeting really didn’t do what it was supposed to, I guess. “How we were down one at half, I have no idea. We should’ve been down 15.” Knight’s almost-error, along with an air ball and two missed front ends of one-andone foul situations late in the game, harken back to the Cats’ inability to execute and play cohesively during the tough stretches, a key topic during the players’ meeting. “We didn’t talk too much about basketball because (Calipari) talks about that,” UK senior forward Josh Harrellson. “We talked about being each other’s brother’s keeper and looking out for each other.” It’s hard to believe the depths the Cats could’ve gone to with a loss: A sub-.500 record in SEC play and the first time Calipari lost in Rupp Arena as UK head coach. They would’ve taken the moniker of most dysfunctional team in the SEC not because they are worse than the likes of Auburn or Louisiana State, but because for the first half of the game the Cats were doing so little with so much talent at their disposal. Then again, “brothers” in any family always have some level of dysfunction.
Miller, and that hurt too. Miller was coming off a groin injury against Vanderbilt that left him unable to make it up and down the floor, and he came off the bench because he didn’t practice Monday. Maybe that helped, said Calipari. Miller scored 13 points. “Especially some of the shots he made, they were big,” Calipari said. Miller said that if the game had been a day earlier, he couldn’t have played. “It was kind of sore, maybe a little tight, but I planned on playing the whole time,” Miller said. “I felt like I was a little slow at times, but I played pretty good.” He was left open a couple times, and converted his chances, hitting three big 3pointers. “We knew he was a good player,” Mississippi State’s Dee Bost said. “But we didn’t know he was going to knock down shots like he did.” The reverse was said by UK about the Bulldogs, who made 12 of 22 threes. Ravern Johnson, who hit 4 of 5 in his second game back from a suspension, along with Dee Bost and Jalen Steele, who made 5 of 7, led the way. “We’re leaving shooters at times,” Calipari said. “We’re going under on handoffs when we needed to be going over on Johnson.” MSU climbed within six late in the game. But MSU’s
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Mississippi State head coach Rick Stansbury is restrained after UK’s Brandon Knight was awarded three free throws to end the first half..
last attempt, a pull-up from Dee Bost with 13 seconds left, caught nothing but air. It was a sign of their faltered comeback. “It got a little close there at the end,” Terrence Jones said. “But we finally held off and played a good game.”bas
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Gen ed fix helps students plan future UK’s new general education requirements herald a fresh phase for the university in which constructive thinking, not academic credit, will take precedence. In an article published on Feb. 2, the Kernel reported that the incoming freshman in the fall 2011 school year will be the first students to experience the new general education requirements. The Kernel lauds UK for undertaking the lengthy process of reforming a requirement system that clearly needed to be changed. The new general education requirements will consist of 30 or more hours of coursework — ten hours less than the old general education system. This means that students will be able to more quickly enroll in courses that will give them experience in their fields of choice. While the Kernel supports the idea of a diverse course load that requires proficiency in the major genres of educated thought, it also approves of a system that allows students to begin seeing if their chosen field truly suits to them earlier. Too often under the old system, students would not begin to delve into coursework that would give them an accurate perspective on their chosen major until their upperclassmen years. Because of the large number of required general education hours, students could not take their specific major classes until later in their academic careers, and thus often felt that it was “too late” to make a decision to change majors. Hopefully the new system will permit students to make educated decisions about career choices earlier, and thus graduate with degrees that actually interest them. The Kernel hopes that another positive side effect of decreasing the number of required general education hours will be to improve four-year graduation rates. With fewer hours to take, more students will be able to afford to graduate. The lessened number of hours does not suggest, however, that the new general education system will be less effective. On the contrary, the Kernel hopes that the new program will be more mentally stimulating and challenging than the old system. With more emphasis placed on reasoning ability, the Kernel is optimistic that future Wildcats will be more fit to be competitive job applicants, influential leaders, constructive citizens and innovative creators than ever before.
Immigration bill disappoints LETTER TO THE EDITOR I would like to comment on the immigration issue. I feel I am qualified to do so because I am an immigrant myself — a legal immigrant, that is. The Associated Press reported that Kentucky Rep. Senate President David Williams is pushing a proposal that would allow police to arrest illegal immigrants on trespassing charges for setting foot in Kentucky. Williams said that the immigration proposal Senate Republicans are pushing would be similar to a law passed in Arizona that allows police to determine the immigration status of people they detain. I am commenting here on behalf of legal immigrants only, to make sure that those who propose or push for any state immigration legislation understand how extremely complicated and lengthy the immigration process is. I immigrated to United States on family grounds in 1998 and did so in Arizona. This was my Arizona experience: When we went to the immigration office, the line to the front door was longer than any bread line I ever saw while living in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The people would line up at the front door at 4 or 5 a.m. to get into the building. Once I got into the building after standing in that long line for hours, the cleaning lady would not let me use the restroom and the front door guard would not give me directions to the social security office, while he had no problem giving those directions to my husband, who was born in America, white and speaks without an accent. We wasted a whole day and got nowhere at the immigration office, got frustrated and drove to John McCain’s office. His secretary gave us all the paperwork and explanations we needed. We filed documents for the adjustment of status in 1998. It took Arizona’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office two years to issue me a work authorization permit, a document that gives alien residents a right to work in U.S. while they are waiting for their immigration status adjustment. Without such document one can’t legally work in U.S., obtain a social security card or driver’s license. While I was waiting for my work permit, I had absolutely nothing in my possession to show and prove that I was a legal immigrant. Immigration services simply do not provide any such documents. When I changed my residency from Arizona to Kentucky in 2000, it took immigration services almost a year to send all my paperwork from Arizona to Kentucky. Do you see the picture I am trying to paint here? Whatever Kentucky’s congress is planning to legislate, please make sure that it is achievable under present USCIS practices. Please do not legislate the impossible, if you will be requesting from immigrants something that they can’t produce physically because immigration services simply do not provide. It takes them years to review the paperwork and that will inadvertently negatively affect every legal immigrant. Marta Duffer Bowling Green, Ky.
Over coffee cup, conversation, a few lessons on life’s priorities Some people are so pragmatic in their thoughts that you understand their wisdom when they are not around. It takes a while for average people like me to get the insight into their thoughts. These people are so ordinary and blended in to the public that we don't expect them to be having wisdom. One day my friend and I decided to meet up to have some coffee. We started walking to the coffee shop and as dusk was approaching, it was almost dark when we reached the coffee shop. He ordered a hot WAQAR KHAN cup of coffee, the dark one. My friend said that a good way of Contributing knowing the coffee is its color; the darker columnist it is, the more aromatic it is. We sat next to a table where an old man was sipping the coffee and leaning on the table in such a way that he was going to hit the table with his chin. He was reading a newspaper in the dim light of the coffee shop. My friend has a habit of talking about random stuff, and as usual he started conversation about marriage. He mused, "I am really curious about my marriage and am wondering, when I would marry?" As I was thinking of mocking him and was ready to say something, suddenly the old man broke the ice, looked at my friend and said, "You are curious about marriage?" My friend nodded his head in affirmation. I was now listening to the conversation wholeheartedly. The old man said, "Everybody is obsessed with these small desires. Somebody is asking, ‘Who am I going to marry?’ Someone asking, ‘How can I get rich?’ Someone is asking, ‘How can I get famous?’ And students like you guys are curious about how to get a great job after completing education.” The old man continued, “We spend our whole life searching these questions and we never get the answer.” “We marry, we get a great job, get famous, but the question
of satisfaction still remains in the mystery. “We humans are a naturally unsatisfied creation. We want more and more. This lust for more never ends until you discover what you are and what happiness means. “The overall purpose of these questions is finding calmness and satisfaction in your life. “Our purpose is not to get rich, our purpose is not to get marry and have kids and our purpose is not to search for fame. The deep thought behind all these things is that we are looking for happiness. We are looking for satisfaction. And if you can satisfy yourself with the common things and quench your thirst with ordinary things, I guarantee you would love your life and you would live your life in every second of your life. Believe me! “The purpose of drinking water is not reaching water but quenching the thirst,” he said. “Our purpose is not to get rich and fame but to get satisfaction. Your life worth is harmony in life; otherwise you might achieve the things you want but would not be happy with these things. “I have been a student. I have married and have kids, and I have had a great job. I have seen everything I desired, but I never got satisfied with these things. “I still miss the cup of coffee; I used to hang with my friends late evening. I miss sleeping through my classes; I miss the little joy of having free candies. I miss all these things. I don’t miss the big things I got, I miss the small things,” the man said. “Make these small things as the worthiest things in your life and enjoy these small things the most in your life. All of your questions would be answered and you would find satisfaction and harmony in your life.” At the end of the conversation my friend looked at me in the eyes as that he has been answered for every single question he had. I thanked the old man and we made our way back to our homes. Waqar Khan is an electrical engineering senior. E-mail opinions@kykernel.com.
Free ‘Obamacare’ hits America’s wallet LETTER TO THE EDITOR Although Obama’s attempts to be noble by declaring the health care debate over may have fooled some, this is far from the truth. Twenty-six states have overturned the bill as unconstitutional; the bill is making its way through the federal court system as well, and with good reason. Ms. Hughes’ Feb. 11 article, though moving, fails to grasp the fundamentals of economics, and, it seems, the definition of an inalienable right. “Free preventative care” has a nice ring to it. Unfortunately, nothing in life is free. Someone, somewhere has to pay for it. This, in and of itself, violates the definition of an inalienable right. True rights do not infringe upon other citizens’ freedoms. Call me crazy, but I believe that when I go out and work for a paycheck, that money belongs to me. It is my property, I earned it and it is not up to a faceless bureaucrat to tell me what to do with it. This health care bill violates these terms at every turn. And, although I have insurance, I still pay for routine doctor visits and “preventative care.” Why? Because goods and services must be paid for. Instead of addressing issues that drive up health care costs, like phony lawsuits, Obama’s plan will add stress to already crowded hospitals.
Gus Murphy, remembered August "Gus" Murphy, a freshman at UK in the agriculture biotechnology program, passed away unexpectedly on Feb. 13. He grew up in Louisville, Ky., and was a 2010 graduate of St. Xavier High School. He was an excellent student, a great friend and had a true passion for playing the guitar. He will always be remembered by his many friends and family for his amazing GUS sense of humor and his ability to make MURPHY people laugh. Visitation will be Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Ratterman Funeral Home, 3711 Lexington Road in Louisville. The funeral will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at Holy Trinity Church in Louisville. This eulogy is on behalf of the Murphy family.
If this bill is not reformed, we will not see an improved health system for all. Instead, we will see fewer doctors as a result of pay cuts, overcrowded hospitals, emergency waiting room times increased dramatically and increased taxes that break the back of the economy. Currently, no one is denied health care. If a car crash victim is rushed to a hospital, they immediately receive treatment, whether or not they have insurance. When Ms. Hughes claimed that everyone has a right to health care from birth to death, she confused health care with health insurance. There is a solution to this. Insurance policies need to be dumped onto the free market, where supply and demand can run it’s course, instead of being tied to an increasingly independent and mobile job market, but that is another article in and of itself. America is facing a time when it is very possible that we will default on our loans. Common sense dictates that when national debt is about to outpace GDP, it is not a good idea to introduce laws that will triple the debt. Luckily, the American public is not stupid. Many Republicans were elected on the platform of repealing “Obamacare.” Washington needs to take a hint, and save the financial situation before it is too late. Morgen Wells Undeclared freshman
Student’s insight promotes courage LETTER TO THE EDITOR I was so pleased to see the honest column, “Student reflects on the stigma of pregnancy at UK,” by Kellie Doligale in the Feb. 10 edition of the Kentucky Kernel. It was a courageous step to take, and I’m sure many of the UK students that have shared or will share her situation will be encouraged by her honesty and words of encouragement. This is the type of article that can help the entire UK community be supportive, engaging and hopefully accepting of the many forms of diversities on this campus. Azetta W. Beatty James W. Stuckert Career Center Assistant Director
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1-6 bedroom houses and apartments for rent, easy walk to campus www.wildcatproperties.com 859255-4188 Houses for rent. All sizes. Walk to campus. Porches, parking, W/D, D/W. Very nice! Waller, State, University area. Choose early for best selection. Lease begins 8/01/11. 859-539-5502 257 E. Lowry. 2-4BR/1BA. $725/mo. No pets. 533-1261
PartTime-Front Office-Plastic Surgery, Tues-Thurs Only 8am-5pm, Mon-Weds-Fri Only 8am-5pm, Marketing or Communications majors preferred. Email résumé to info@multi-specialty.org
NOW HIRING Greenbrier Country Club: Cooks, Servers, Bartenders, call 293-6058 for info.
Office/Production Assistant. Brownstone Candle Co. Excellent opportunity, nice work environment close to campus, flexible hours. Responsible, meticulous applicants with excellent references only. 859-6192487
Looking for part-time person to work with individuals with disabilities in Lexington. Computer skills a must, dependable and reliable. Shifts open are (1) Monday and Wednesday 9am-5pm, (2) Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 3:30pm-7:30pm. Must have reliable transportation. Pay is $10/hour. Training Provided. Please contact Homeplace Support Services at 859-936-2010 ask for Carlos
Asst Mngr Needed. Flexible hours, Competitive Pay. Close to Campus, Awesome Emp Discount. Once Upon A Child. 859-276-0006
Body Structure Medical Fitness needs part time front desk workers/scheduler. Please apply in person or call Cindy @ 268-8190.
Day Time Staff Needed. Competitive Pay, Close to Campus. Awesome Emp Discount. Once Upon a Child. 859-276-0006
Childcare Center has part-time positions available M-F from 2:00-6:00. Please call 859-269-8736
Looking for fun, energetic people to work full or part-time as party hosts/hostesses. Gattitown is Lexington's favorite destination for food and fun. It's a great work environment with flexible schedules & competitive pay + tips. Apply in person at 2524 Nicholasville Rd (next to KMart). Check us out at www.gattitownlexington.com
GRANT COORDINATOR NEEDED. Duties include scheduling, budget management, regular email communication with individuals involved with program, and administrative duties. Previous work experience in administrative setting preferred. Parttime temporary. $10/hr, up to 30 hrs/wk. Position open for inquiries until February 11. Call 859-2573780 for more information, or email interest/resume to eedwards@uky.edu.
Part time caregiver for 23 year old female with Down Syndrome. Light housekeeping and some meal prep. No smoking, references required. Close to campus. $10 hour. 859-519-0471.
Need Money? Make $15 to $20 per hour. Weekends and Evenings Available Come work with a company that works around your Schedule! Apply Today! Call Jesse @ (859)269-0945 Set up your Interview TODAY! Landscaping help needed. $8.50 to start, 3/1 – 12/31 employment. P/T 8-12 or 12-4. Exp. Preferred but not necessary. Must be available to work during summer. Please email resume and work history to: lawnshark04@aol.com. NO PHONE CALLS ! Female caregiver for elderly woman. Perfect for nursing students! Some housekeeping, cooking, errands, assistance with bathing. Within walking distance of campus. $12/hr. Please fax resume and availability to 264-0447. Research Opportunities for Users of Stimulants for
PART-TIME SALES. Have you seen the cool handles on board the Wildcat shuttle buses? High Five Advertising is looking for students to sell advertising to local businesses. This is a great way for advertisers to get their messages in front of the students. Please send your resume to Gregg Brogden gregg@h5advertising.com
CHECK US OUT AT CARTALK.COM UNDER FIND A GREAT MECHANIC 269-4411
Personals Buy One Tan, get one free with classified ad only. Golden Tan, 859-278-3285 Acne? Heal & rejuvenate skin with no UV, Red Light Therapy. Golden Tan, 859-278-3285 New Year’s Resolution 2011! Wanna Quit Tobacco? University Health Service has an Appointment for that. iThink…iQuit…iConquer is the program for YOU. FREE QUIT KITS, NICOTINE REPLACEMENT PATCHES AND GUM available! Email us for more info at Fadyia.Lowe@uky.edu Want to Jump out of an Airplane? Go Sky Diving for fun. www.jumpingforfunskydiving.com, 502-648-3464
Wanted Self Defense. Good exercise. Lifelong friendships. The UK Chinese Karate Club accepting new students. Buell Armory. Mondays 6:30-8:30pm. 859-4214335 or email uk.shao.lym@gmail.com Healthy Marijuana Users Needed for Behavioral Study. Researchers with the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Science are recruiting healthy volunteers ages 18-40 to participate in a research study to evaluate the behavioral effects of marijuana. Qualified volunteers will be paid for their participation. The study involves completion of 8 to 16 testing sessions and are run in a pleasant setting during daytime hours. Snacks, movies, video games and reading materials will be provided. Please call (859) 277-3799. Investigators will return your call to discuss eligibility. Or visit our website at http://rrf.research.uky.edu GOOD HOME for beautiful female calico cat. All shots, spayed, chipped, petite, very docile. 859-3291081 Researchers are recruiting social drinkers with or without ADHD for studies concerning the effects of alcohol. Looking for Male and Female participants between 21-35 years of age. All participants are compensated for their time. Please call 257-5794.
Roommates Wanted 1-2 Roommates Wanted for House in center of campus. garymiel@aol.com or 859-433-2692 Roommate Needed. Extremely nice. All utilities, Cable TV & Highspeed Internet included. Dennis @ 859-983-0726. www.sillsbrothers.com Female Roommate Wanted: Female Student a Must. 1BR for sub-lease, near UK. $375/month + utilities. Available immediately. 859-588-5757
Lost & Found
Student transportation needed. 3:30 to 5:30 Monday through Friday. $20 per day. Please call 859 5597141 Meter operator needed Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 4:30p-7:30p $8/hour. Email resumes to jobs@bgmailing.com Leasing agent wanted for campus area properties, considerable afternoon availability required, send resume to box5@hmwconsultants.com
Lost: Black & Green Flip Phone, Sony Ericsson. Email nro225@uky.edu
STUDENTPAYOUTS.COM. Paid survey takers needed in Lexington. 100% FREE to join. Click on surveys.
Found: Beautiful silver and pearl earring on the sidewalk between Mines & Minerals and Hilary J. Boone Center. Call 859 229 7256 to describe and claim.
KY Class Notes now hiring note takers. Apply online at KYClassNotes.com
FOUND- TI-84 plus calculator in room CB 207. Contact the Math department, 257-6802, to claim.
Work/Study & Earn at the same time. If you have a class schedule that permits & reliable transportation, you could work for Lifeline escorting our elderly clients to dr. visits, shopping, etc. CALL: Lifeline Homecare, Inc. 859-273-2708 or email: lhbadd@qx.net. BARTENDING! UP TO $250 a day. No exp. Necessary. Training provided. 800-965-6520 x-132
Professional Services HONDA SERVICE AND REPAIR, ALPINE IMPORTS, SINCE 1980, NEXT TO WOODHILL MOVIES 10,
Travel Spring Break in Orlando: Mar 12-19 timeshare. Accommodates 6 (2 BR, 2 bath). Excellent pools, literally down the street from Disney and Universal Studios. Daytona 1 hour away. $850 for the week. Sbfish00@uky.edu $100 Limo 859-797-8739 BAHAMAS SPRING BREAK: $189 – 5 days or $239 – 7 days. All prices include round trip luxury cruise with food, accommodations on the island at your choice of thirteen resorts. Appalachia Travel 1-800867-5018, www.BahamaSun.com
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8 | Wednesday, February 16, 2011 world news
PHOTOS BY MICHAEL ROBINSON CHAVEZ | MCT
Police officers are hoisted on the shoulders of protesters as they march through Tahrir Square in Cairo on Sunday, celebrating the end of Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule.
FORUM Continued from page 1 olution in Tunisia. “I would like to give an idea to people about Tunisia before the revolution and how the revolution has occurred,” Dhahri said in an e-mail to the Kernel.
“We need the perspective of an authentic experience.” SUSAN CARVALHO Associate Provost for international Affairs
She also said she hopes the revolution in Tunisia will serve as a model for other revolutions.
“Because of our enthusiasm, unity and determination we made everything that’s impossible possible in a country like Tunisia,” Dhahri said. “(The revolution) was the fruit of our consciousness,” Dhahri said. “Tunisia ... will never accept deprivation of freedom.” Susan Carvalho, associate provost for International Affairs, said she wants people to have the opportunity to listen to personal stories rather than those filtered through other sources. “We need the perspective of an authentic experience,” Carvalho said. Questions that will be discussed will focus on why the revolutions are happening, what is next for these countries and what the ripple effect will be in the Persian Gulf region, Carvalho said. “One of the main goals of higher education is to create
Protestors walk among the traffic in Tahrif Square in Cairo, Egypt on Monday. global citizens and conversations like this... we can harness that moment to further everyone’s education,” Carvalho said. Slaymaker said she is hoping to see the whole spectrum of students and community members at the forum.
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“Whether you know a lot about the topic or nothing at all... this is for everyone to come together to learn,” Slaymaker said. “Let’s not just take information from the news, but let’s discuss it, let’s dig deeper, let’s recognize multiple perspectives.”