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UK 64, UCONN 61ThackerreplacesWhitt inSenate

By Andrew Pillownews@kykernel.com

Former Senate PresidentJohn Whitt was able to meethis replacement before leav-ing to work with the U.S. De-partment of Defense.

Falon Thacker, College ofArts and Science senator, wasvoted in as the new Senatepresident Wednesday night.Thacker ran unopposed forthe position.

“I think my new replace-ment will do an excellentjob,” Whitt said. “She’s beenby my side the whole semes-ter ... I wish her the best ofluck.”

Thacker said she wants tobuild on the foundation Whittlaid.

“I just want to keep goingon what John has started,”Thacker said. “He set a reallygood precedent. I have reallybig shoes to fill.”

The College of PublicHealth does not have a sena-tor currently, and at Wednes-day’s meeting the motion toadd one to the college failed.

Graduate senator KrystalFrieson was the sponsor ofthe bill.

“They deal with issuesthat aren’t encountered by theaverage graduate programstudent,” Frieson said. “Col-lege of Public Health has a lotof working professionals,there are concerns about safe-ty because they come so late,and they may only have classonce a week, which creates is-sues with parking.”

Freshmen get hands-on for Discovery Seminar finalBy Jenny Boylan

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The Student Center Ballroomtransformed into a studio for first-year students to present their dis-coveries throughout the semester.

Carrying on a 13-year-old UKtradition, students of the Discov-ery Seminar Program presentedwhat they learned throughout thesemester through posters, Power-Points, skits and other creative op-tions.

The DSP program aims to

give freshmen and transfer studentsthe opportunity to engage in semi-nar-sized classes, according to theChellgren Center Web site. Theclasses range in topics of differentcultural focuses, world issues andresearch opportunities.

Jessica Crutcher, a secondaryeducation freshman, took theAmerican Sign Language sectionof the DSP course. She signed thesong “By Your Side” by Tenth Av-enue North, to demonstrate whatshe learned.

“The class is a lot of fun,”

Crutcher said. “I’ve learned a lotabout the deaf culture, and as aclass we got to go to Fayette Mallto a deaf seminar and interact withdeaf people.”

Joanna Badagliacco, directorof the DSP, said the programreaches about 10 to 12 percent ofincoming freshmen, and shewould like to see it expanded toupper level classes. Badagliaccosaid each year the presentationsbecome more diverse.

UK e-mail system downThe UK Information Technology center has

been experiencing technical problems with theUK e-mail system since Friday, said customerservice representative David King.

King said a combination of increasedSPAM and the failure of two out of the four e-mail gateways caused the problem.

King said parts to repair both gateways hadbeen ordered but IT was still waiting on theparts for one as of Wednesday at 2 p.m.

King said half of his calls Wednesday werecomplaints about the problem and he had heardof delays ranging from one hour to a day.

IT is working around the clock to fix theproblem and hopes to have it done soon, ac-cording to the center’s Web site.

For more information, visit the IT Web site,(http://www.uky.edu/UKIT/).

-Katie Perkowski

Apple increases traffic at UK BookstoreBy Whittney Johnson

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UK can finally take a bite outof its big apple.

Wednesday marked the grandopening of UK’s Apple store,which will allow students andfaculty to purchase computersthat could be between $50 and$300 cheaper. General membersof the public will be able to pur-chase other products at retail.

Sally Wiatrowski, manager ofthe UK Bookstore, said the storeaimed to sell at least 12 computerunits by the end of Wednesday.

Wiatrowski said the Applestore is helping the bookstore asa whole.

“The Apple store is bringingin more foot traffic, raising over-all sales,” she said.

Wiatrowski said the book-store chose to have the openingWednesday because it was thesame day as employees couldpurchase items in the bookstoreat a discount, which would gen-erate more traffic.

The bookstore is offering an“Apple Holiday Bundle,” whichincludes a MacBook, AppleCare,an HP printer, a laptop sleeve anda portable laptop lock for about$1,300. The deal saves studentsand faculty about $344 and willbe available until Christmaswhile supplies last.

The Apple store will be openduring regular hours of the book-store, which are 7:45 a.m. to 7p.m. Monday through Thursday,7:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fridays and9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays.

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English freshmanMichael Careyperformed on

stage during theDiscovery Semi-

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PHOTO BY JON REYNOLDS | STAFFSarah Runyon, a community leadership development sophomore, enters araffle for a free iPod at the grand opening of the Apple store located insidethe UK Bookstore on Wednesday.

BUY THIS PHOTO AT UKCAMPUS.COM PHOTO BY BRITNEY MCINTOSH | STAFFFrom left, teammates DeMarcus Cousins, Patrick Patterson, Darnell Dodson and Darius Miller surround John Wall in UK’s 64-61 win over Connecticut on Wednesday inNew York. Wall had 25 points, including 19 in the second half, to lead UK past the Huskies.

Cats’ offense falters,Wall saves the day

By Metz Camfieldmcamfield@kykernel.com

NEW YORK — The World’s MostFamous Arena has seen a lot of classicfights in its day. On Wednesday night,freshman guard John Wall and the No. 4Cats (9-0) gave Madison Square Gardenone more.

After jumping out to a 12-0 lead onNo. 14 Connecticut (6-2), the Cats fellapart, collecting 12 first half fouls andtrailing by six points at the half. In thesecond half, the Cats came out strongwith a 24-13 run highlighted by three

consecutive 3-pointers by Patrick Patter-son, Wall and Darnell Dodson, respec-tively. It was the Cats’ first three 3-pointers of the game.

“We drank the poison in the firsthalf, we listened to all the hype aboutour players and John Wall and all thisstuff so we don’t pass the ball to eachother,” UK head coach John Caliparisaid. “We didn’t make three passes inthe whole first half. We go up 12 andthey’re celebrating like we just won anational title.”

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Madison Square Gardenjust met its next archrival

Throughout the years, it seems like there’s always thosecouple of players in the NBA that come into the Garden and

never fail to drop crazy numbers. In the ‘90s,Reggie Miller almost made his career bybeating the Knicks single-handedly on theirhome floor.

More recently, LeBron James has simul-taneously turned into Madison Square Gar-den’s most formidable foe and its most antic-ipated favorite son-to-be.

If James does indeed sign with theKnicks this upcoming summer — many ex-pect he will — who’ll take his spot as TheGarden’s Great Villian?

I nominate John Wall.Assuming he enters the draft after this

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Barking for the holidays: Organization urges peopleto think about pet adoption this Christmas See POP page 3

“I just want to keepgoing on what John(Whitt) has started.

I have really big shoes to fill.”

FALON THACKERStudent Government Senate president

JAMESPENNINGTON

Kernelcolumnist

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There is obvious voyeuristic intrigue attached to"The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty." Arriving less than sixmonths after the shocking death of Michael Jackson,A&E's reality series purports to offer us "unprecedentedaccess" into the lives of his surviving brothers.

But be forewarned: The program sounds more in-teresting than it is. In fact, if "Family Dynasty" achievesanything, it provides glaring hints as to why Jermaine,Tito, Marlon and Jackie mostly were relegated to thebackground while Michael became the charismatic su-perstar.

Of course, the very idea of "Family Dynasty" mightmake you gnash your teeth and suspect that the guysare cashing in on Michael's death. But we're told at thestart of Sunday's premiere that A&E's cameras beganrolling early this year, while Michael was still around.

Still, you won't see any interaction betweenMichael and his siblings. Nor will you see any scenes ofMichael's children. What you will see, at least early on,is four often-fractious brothers who think they want todo some kind of reunion album to celebrate the 40th an-niversary of the Jackson 5, but can't agree conceptuallyor creatively on anything.

And so we watch as the mind games and old sib-ling rivalries play out. At one point, Jackie childishlyerases a vocal track recorded by Jermaine, igniting alow-key dispute that spills over into a family basketballgame. Later, with his brothers around him, Jermainebreaks into tears as he recalls his departure from theJackson 5 more than 30 years ago to forge a solo ca-reer.

Brotherly pettiness is a major ingredient through

much of the two episodes provided for preview. On sev-eral occasions, the guys just can't get their act together,as in one segment where Jermaine is a no-show for aphoto shoot. It all gets ridiculous and ponderous.

That's not to say that "Family Dynasty" doesn'thave its moments. At one point, Marlon and Tito pay avisit to the Jacksons' modest first home in Gary, Ind.,that provides some insight into the humble beginningsof the family and group. And pieces of Episode 2, titled"The Aftermath," might leave you with a lump in thethroat as the brothers speak candidly about the loss ofMichael.

Otherwise, the most engaging stretches of "FamilyDynasty" are the occasional vintage clips that show theJackson 5 at the height of its power and popularity.When you mentally juxtapose those images againstscenes of four bickering middle-aged guys, it becomesapparent that there are times when it's much more funto live in the past.

CHANNEL SURFING: Remember John Stossel, theguy best known for his bushy mustache and his "Gimmea Break" segment on "20/20" (not necessarily in that or-der)? Thursday he launches his own show, "Stossel" (8p.m. EST, Fox Business Channel), a weekly program de-voted to consumer-oriented topics. The show re-airs at10 p.m. Fridays.

Charlie Brown, Rudolph, Frosty and the Grinch.With all the legendary old-timers crowding the air-waves around the holidays, it's often difficult to findtime for the rookies.

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“I am thrilled with howwonderful the posters turnedout,” Badagliacco said. “Theyshow great creativity and in-tellectuality.”

While some students

choose a section based ontheir personal interests, othershave other reasons.

Psychology freshmanKatie Fretts and economicsfreshman Tiffany Norton de-cided learning something newto them would be more inter-esting.

Fretts and Norton joinedthe DSP section called “Com-

munity and Competition: ALook into Shaker History.”

The two created a Shakerboard game as part of theirproject and said the smallerclass size contributed to theirappreciation of the material andhelped them remain focused.

“It’s something to dorather than just sit and listenall day,” Fretts said.

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Strong winds damage power lineUK Police blocked

off the area from the cor-ner of Lexington Avenueand Avenue of Champi-ons to the corner of RoseStreet and Euclid onWednesday morning afterwind knocked over apower line.

The area was blockedoff to prevent pedestriansfrom walking near thepower line that was leftdangling because of thefallen pole, UK PoliceChief Joe Monroe said.

The power line wascleaned up by about12:30 p.m. after policehad been there for aboutan hour and a half, Mon-roe said.

-Katie Perkowski

PHOTO BY SCOTT HANNIGAN | STAFFWind gusts knocked over a pole and power line on the corner of Lexing-ton Avenue and Avenue of Champions on Wednesday.

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By Hope Smithfeatures@kykernel.com

Meet Monster, a 7-year-old black labwhose name might describe his size, but nothis personality. He’s more of a teddy bear. Hisowners gave him to the Lexington Humane So-ciety when they could no longer care for himand he is looking for a new family to love.

Two-year old Sid the cat was found wander-ing the streets alone and has been waiting forsomeone to take him home for over five months.

Inseparable Terrier mixes Damien andDrew have been together so long they’re prac-tically brothers.

The Lexington Humane Society has caredfor them for over 570 days – long enough forDamien to give another animal at the shelter alife-saving blood transfusion – after their own-ers had to give them up for adoption due to aforeclosure.

In these tough economic times, pet ownersare finding it increasingly difficult to care fortheir animals, and often turn to shelters whenthey can no longer afford to keep their pets.

About 38 percent of recent owner surren-ders have been attributed to the economy, saidAlisa Oerther, the Lexington Humane Society’sdevelopment coordinator.

“People are downsizing because of theeconomy,” Oerther said. “People can’t alwaysafford to take care of an animal right now.”

This is when owners must surrender theirpets to shelters.

The Lexington Humane Society currentlyhouses 270 more animals than were housed atthis time last year, and there have been 224fewer adoptions.

Still the shelter makes room and providescare for pets like Monster, Sid, and Damienand Drew. Care is provided for more than 500animals, to be exact.

All of these animals are ready for adoptionand could potentially become good holiday giftideas and great lifetime companions.

Instead of spending a big chunk of moneyon a puppy from a breeder or a kitten from apet store, adopting an animal who is afford-able, housebroken, socialized and greatly inneed of a loving home could be a better option.

“Pets can be great gift ideas,just not as surprises,” Oerther said.“Come out, check out the shelterfirst, bring the person you’re think-ing of buying a pet for and make sureit will work.”

Any of the pets featured in theshelter’s “Home For The Pawlidays”program would be a gift that keeps ongiving.

“Home For The Pawlidays” high-lights one animal per day during the 25days before Christmas on the Humane So-ciety’s Web site, Facebook page and Twit-ter. Here you can find a picture of the dailypet along with a description of the pet’s per-sonality and background.

When someone gives up an animal, theHumane Society makes sure to collect asmuch information as possible so the pet can bematched with the right people when adopted.

The adoption application process helps pairpets with the individuals and the environmentsthat they need, and the Lexington Humane So-ciety keeps all healthy, adoptable animals untilthey find that “forever home.”

“Kittens and puppies are often adoptedfaster, but I think older animals are better forfamilies,” Oerther said. “We know if they’regood with kids and good with other animals.”

Any animal adopted from the shelter willhave had all the necessary shots at the time,will be spayed or neutered, and will have a mi-crochip that can enable owners to locate lostpets quickly.

If you think pet ownership is not for you,there are other ways you can enjoy spendingtime with animals and helping them find homes.Foster care and volunteering are ways to be in-volved without all the responsibility that comeswith owning a pet.

“Foster care is a great way to test out if youcan have an animal,” Oerther said. “We oftenneed foster homes for special needs animalsand young animals.”

Volunteers give their time to the HumaneSociety and are always needed. Animals wait-ing for homes need to be brushed and playedwith, their cages need to be cleaned and theshelter is always hosting events at which vol-

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teers aregreatly appreciated

year-round.“Our volunteers are awesome. We couldn’t

be an organization without volunteers,”Oerther said.

Around this time of year, organizations of-ten see an increase in donations. The Lexing-ton Humane Society is always grateful formonetary donations, food, bleach, towels andblankets, Oerther said.

The shelter’s store “Pampered Paws Bou-tique” is a great place to shop for presents forpets and owners alike, and part of the proceedshelps care for the animals.

The boutique has mugs, clothing for peopleand pets, toys, and other great gift ideas. ButOerther said the greatest mutual gift between youand the shelter is always the gift of adoption.

“If some of these animals got adopted thatwould be the best holiday gift to us,” Oerthersaid.

Humane Society hosts25 days of adoptions

The most cliched break-up lines everHey readers, can we talk? I have

something that’s been on my mind fora while. I have to be honest with you.

This just isn’t work-ing out for me any-more. It’s not you,it’s me. We bothhave changed somuch and I just feelit’s time to move on.There’s no point inhanging on when themagic is simplygone.

You didn’t doanything wrong. Infact, you did every-

thing right. I accepted a new job on thenews desk and I just don’t think I’llhave the time to give you the attentionyou need right now. I’ve always hadtrouble juggling work and my personallife. You deserve better.

Don’t be upset. There are plenty offish in the sea. There will be othercolumnists. Some other college studentwho spends way too much time analyz-ing relationships will come along andpick up a pen, and you will be com-plete again. Just give it time.

I hope we can still be friends.

When I see you around, I’d like thingsto be civil. We were so close once upona time. I’d hate to lose all that. If wehappen to run into each other at the li-brary, or at Tolly-Ho at three in themorning, please don’t look away.

This doesn’t have to do with any-one else. It’s not because there is some-one else in the picture. I really justwant to be single right now. I need tofocus on the relationship with myself.Take some “me” time to refocus mypriorities.

Really, I just like you too much tocontinue this relationship. You are toogood for this to ever work out. I can’tlive up to your expectations, and I feelif we let this go too much further, we’llboth just walk away disappointed.

As much as it hurts to say it, I haveto admit how I feel. I love you. But I’mjust not in love with you. I think weboth deserve to find that someone spe-cial. Once upon a time I thought wecould be soul mates, but it’s just not the

case anymore.I’ll always remember the good

times we had. From that moment wemet at speed-dating last February, Iknew you were something special.Think of all the memories we made.Through the break-ups and make-ups,those silly emotional games we played,even the booty call column that fright-ened my parents into thinking I mightbe a slut. I’ll keep those memoriesclose to my heart.

You will always have a specialplace in the back of my mind. Maybe Iwill regret this one day, but we willnever know unless we are braveenough to face the day alone. You areforever a part of me. Thanks for givingme this space in your life once a weekfor the past year. It’s pretty much beenmy longest commitment ever.

Katie Saltz is a journalism senior.E-mail theheartbeat@kykernel.com.

Anyone interested, regardless ofyear or major, can contact Matt Murrayat mmurray@kykernel.com for moreinformation.

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No winter break formusic in LexingtonStudents may be taking

the next month off, but thatdoesn’t mean the city is go-

ing quiet.There areplenty ofconcertsto attendand al-bums tobuy.

Forthose thatwant toget intothe spirit

of the holiday season, theTrans-Siberian Orchestra willbe playing a show at RuppArena on Dec. 17. Ticketsrange from $38 to $58.

Known for the high-oc-tane orchestra rock sets, theTrans-Siberian Orchestrawill be playing their famousChristmas sets.

The show is constructedin the same vein as a rockshow, features intricate

lighting affects, a full rockband and orchestra and mul-tiple vocalists.

If the holiday musicisn’t up your alley, there areplenty of big-name releasesover the course of the nextfew weeks.

On the hip-hop scene,Lil Wayne’s perpetually de-layed “Re-Birth” is set to bein stores on Dec. 15.

Dec. 15 will also seethe release of Eminem’s“Relapse - The Refill” fea-turing the entire “Relapse”album as well as seven newsongs.

Alicia Keys’ “The Ele-ment of Freedom” will alsobe in stores mid-December.

Students have plenty ofopportunities to take advan-tage of a life void of schoolwork, and there is plenty ofmusic to keep busy.

Matt Murray is a jour-nalism junior. Email mmur-ray@kykernel.com.

MATTMURRAYKernel

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Tuesday morning, Iopened the Herald-Leader tosee it reported that Gov. Steve

Beshear hasbeen awful-ly busypleasingcoal compa-nies by fir-ing the in-dustry regu-lators in hisadministra-tion who ac-tually dotheir job.

And inreturn for this gubernatorialgenerosity, he’s gotten to stuffhis and his party’s pocketswith cash bought with blackgold from the Kentucky clay.I’m not much for the kind of“good ol’ boy politics” thatdominate the state, especiallythe kind that holds very littleregard for its own people.

I remember the Novem-ber cold on my face as Iwent door-to-door forBeshear, right before hislandslide election againstthen-Gov. Ernie Fletcher. Mymind wanders to that night ofvictory, raising glasses ofchampagne and bourbon tothe future, for a chance towrite the wrongs of corporatedominance of state affairs, fora chance to govern with hon-esty and integrity.

How ironic it is nowlooking back, that he cam-

paigned against a Republi-can with a penchant forcapriciously firing people.

It sickens me that menlike Beshear and Fletcher turnthousands of people awayfrom believing in a betterworld. It sickens me that longafter the death of PresidentRichard Nixon, in these mencome alive the words utteredhis last public interviews,“Worst of all I let down oursystem of government, andthe dreams of all those youngpeople that ought to get intogovernment.”

I am sickened that at themoment in time our planetfaces a monumental crisiscaused in large part by coal,and while our president voy-ages to Copenhagen to dosomething about it, Beshearhas decided his career ismore important than the mil-lions upon millions of livesthat will be affected byshifting climate patterns inthe coming decades.

Nowadays, while thegovernor is busy compulsive-ly gabbing about gamblingand secretly selling the keysof the governor’s mansion togreedy dark-suited coal menin dark corners, one out offive Kentuckians collected adisability check this monthas they do every month, thesecond highest in the nation.

It’s hard to find workwhen you were never given a

shot at a decent education,because no one really caresabout that corner of the stateyou came from. Oh, they saythey do — they swear it, insuch pretty, familiar-soundingwords it sounds believable.

But those words ringhollow when the samewretched Appalachianpoverty that Barack Obamagoverns over as president,John F. Kennedy once did.This state, despite its greatpotential, is being led by abipartisan pack of wolves.

About a year ago, I de-cided the state of Kentuckywas not the kind of place Iwanted to spend the rest ofmy life. Some of the reasonsI decided to leave amountedto personal preference. I likeoceans, which are hard tofind in Kentucky. I also nev-er considered myself muchof a Southerner — besidesthat whole liking sweet teaand bourbon thing. But Icannot deny that the finalstraw in my decision to leavecame in the form of weak-kneed state politicians con-vincing me the fight could bebetter fought elsewhere.

And so I make the samedecision thousands of mypeers have made, to wishgoodbye to Kentucky. As Itravel westward toward mynew home in Portland, Ore-gon, I will never forget whatI have seen here, and the

friends I’ve made. And I willnever stop fighting for Ken-tucky or for my country, untilit is we the people who gov-ern this nation, not the corpo-rate special interests, theirpropaganda campaigns ortheir politician mouthpieces.

As Obama demonstratedin his announcement Tuesday,the EPA can target the emis-sions of coal companies as athreat to public safety, thechronic problems Kentuckyfaces can be solved with a lit-tle pressure from the federallevel, down. Indeed, the factthat you could hear the col-lective groan of a thousandindustry spokesmen rippleacross the nation’s media afterthe announcement shows thatstate government isn’t theonly place where we youngpeople can work for changeto come.

Our generation is a sleep-ing giant that only recentlyhas begun to stir. If we elect-ed a president no one saidcould win, we can seizepower away from those whowish to establish a plutocracyin our republic. There aremore of us than there are ofthem, and they know it.

Wherever we choose toreside, Kentucky or Kaza-khstan, it is important thatwe make the choice to fight.

Sean Taylor is a linguis-tics junior. E-mail opin-ions@kykernel.com.

OPINIONSThursday, December 10, 2009 Page 4

BRETT HATFIELD, Kernel cartoonist

KERNEL EDITORIAL

H1N1 threat must be taken seriously

It’s been three weeks since the smoking ban went into ef-fect, and already the rebellion has started. In all honesty, therebellion against the ban has been going on since day one.

Who can forget when students protested in front ofPatterson Office Tower, causing a scene and bringing em-barrassment to poor James Patterson? Sure, the statue’sprobably seen worse (and surely this campus has, too) butboth old Patterson and the rest of campus were aware —students were not happy.

The opposition against the smoking ban was pre-dictable. This university couldn’t have expected everysmoker to happily comply with the ban. However, there isan intelligent way to voice your opinions and there’s alsoa purely ignorant way.

By now, many students have noticed the missing to-bacco-free campus signs. Look in front of White HallClassroom Building and there’s a sign missing. Walkaround campus and you’ll notice where there used to be asign, there’s now just a hole in the ground.

Maybe everyone isn’t aware, but someone is payingfor those signs. By all means, if you want your tuitionmoney to pay for replacement signs, then keep taggingaway. Damage those signs until your heart’s content —it’ll come out of your pocket eventually.

That’s one way to show the authority figures aroundhere how disgruntled you are. According to a WednesdayKernel article, it costs the university between $25,000 and$35,000 to install those signs, and the university has usedleftover funds from the project to pay and replace the de-faced and missing signs.

Bob Wiseman, vice president for facilities manage-ment, said replacing the signs would cost $2,500 from theleftover funds. Eventually, if this nonsense continues andUK has to keep replacing the signs, the money will haveto come from somewhere else.

So let’s continue this cycle. Rebel away, UK. Keep on showing the administration how angry you

are about not being able to smoke on campus. Instead offorming a well thought-out argument and showing thisuniversity how mature and intelligent you are, keep on de-facing signs. Write on those bathroom stalls with the angerof a high-school student; those Sharpies will let everyoneknow just how irritated you are.

There’s nothing like a good anarchist movement tovoice the anger of the populace — as long as you’re OKwith paying to get your point across.

Tests inaccuratelymeasure learning

Vandalism doesnot change ban

As you head toward finals and theholidays, there’s an important step youshould take to stay healthy: get the

H1N1 flu vaccine.This year’s flu sea-

son is the worst inmany years, and youngadults have been espe-cially hard hit by theH1N1 flu. Who is inthe age group mostlikely to get H1N1?People under 25. Whogets so sick they needto be hospitalized?Half of them are under25. And who is least

likely to get a flu shot? People under 25.I am writing today to urge you to

take H1N1 flu seriously, not just as theSecretary of the Department of Healthand Human Services who has read lotsand lots of scientific studies saying this isa young person’s pandemic, but also as amother of two sons who not long agowere sitting exactly where you are today.

I know it’s easy to believe that flu issomething that only the very old or thevery young need to worry about, thatcatching the flu is no big deal. No flushould ever be dismissed as “just theflu.” The regular, seasonal flu is respon-sible for 36,000 deaths every year —mainly people over 65. But H1N1mainly hits the young. And even thoughmost cases are mild, some can be quitesevere. The Centers for Disease Controland Prevention estimates that about 540children and teenagers have died fromH1N1 flu since April, and we are onlyat the beginning of the official flu sea-son. Some of them were perfectlyhealthy when they caught the flu.

So what can you do to protect your-self and people around you from flu?

Get vaccinated. It’s the most effec-tive way to prevent the flu. The H1N1

flu vaccine is made the same way asthe seasonal flu vaccine, which has adecades-long safety track record. And,it’s undergone more testing than otherflu vaccines.

If you’re someone with a healthcondition like diabetes or asthma, theCDC says you should get vaccinated assoon as your community has vaccineavailable. Other groups at high risk forserious complications include youngchildren and pregnant women. Also,people who care for babies under 6months, health care workers and emer-gency medical personnel should go tothe head of the vaccination line.

In addition, many people do not re-alize that simply being younger than25 also puts you in a priority group toreceive the vaccine. So look into get-ting vaccinated at school or when yougo home for the holidays. Check outthe flu.gov flu vaccination locator tofind the best place for you to go to getvaccinated quickly.

Stay home when you’re sick. If youdo get the flu, there are things youshould do to protect yourself and thosearound you. College campuses — dor-mitories, classes, wherever a lot of peo-ple are indoors together — are placesflu can spread. If you get sick, don’t goout, and don’t invite visitors in.

If you live on campus but yourhome is not far away, consider goinghome until you’re well to avoidspreading the flu. If you live too far togo home, check to see if your collegehas alternate housing for ill students.

Seek medical attention immediatelyif you have diabetes, asthma or someother medical condition and you noticeflu-like symptoms. You should also askyour health care provider about anti-viralmedication. If you already have flusymptoms, antivirals have been very ef-fective at keeping flu from getting worse.

Even if you don’t have a chronicillness, if you have symptoms and theyget worse — your fever spikes, youhave difficulty breathing or you’rebreathing too fast, if you have chestpain — call a doctor or other healthprovider right away.

Make it part of your daily routineto keep flu from spreading. The H1N1vaccine may not have arrived in yourarea yet, so keep doing the simplethings everyone does to keep germs incheck: wash your hands, cough andsneeze into your sleeve, not yourhands, and disinfect surfaces like com-puter keyboards and countertops.

Go to http://flu.gov. Check out ourself-evaluation link to help you under-stand if your symptoms are really seri-ous. There’s a flu locater for wherevaccine will be in your community;tips on prevention, including videosthat give you critical information youcan use, even a section to help youknow how to tell a flu fact from amyth on the Internet. There are widg-ets, buttons, Public Service Announce-ments and a Facebook page, so youcan spread H1N1 information — notthe virus — to people you know.

In addition, we just released a newvideo featuring students, young peopleand others talking about why they choseto get vaccinated. You can also tell uswhy you got vaccinated by submittedyour own video athttp://youtube.com/group/TheFluandYou.

No one knows whether this wave ofH1N1 will get worse, taper off or be fol-lowed by another wave later in the sea-son. But we do know that preventing fludepends on all of us, and everyone willbe safer if each one of us is serious aboutpreventing and reducing H1N1 flu.

Kathleen Sebelius is the U.S. Secre-tary of Health and Human Services. E-mail opinions@kykernel.com.

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With a round of finalssoon approaching, it is theseason for people to begin

officiallyfreakingout. Stu-dents don’tknow inwhat orderto pulltheir hairout orclaw theirface off,but seeingas the faceclawing is

usually attributed to sleeploss, I always assume thehair is first to go.

Final exams are themost important thing toyour grades, as they cansave or bury you, but re-member no standard examwill truly rate what youhave learned no matter howcarefully the test is worded.

Professors might scoffat the notion, but they areencouraging temporarymemorization over appliedknowledge. All this does isdemonstrate the ability tocram information in thebrain long enough to pick itout of a multiple choice lineup, or verify if the state-ment is true or false.

Ask every student whotakes an exam the samequestions when they returnfrom break and they willstruggle to get you the an-swer, if they are able to an-swer it at all. Yet studentsare still forced to take tests.

Until the day comeswhen professors take thetime to sit students downand talk to them one on oneor essay exams become uni-versal they will always bethe tool used to rate yoursuccess and your failures.

I understand that someclasses have an exorbitantamount of students, buthonestly, if a teacher wantsthe best way to gauge a stu-dent’s knowledge, let themtell you in their own words.

Living with a righteouscase of test anxiety andADHD, I know the drill ofgetting worked up beforean exam. I beat myselfblack and blue trying to getthat knowledge down inother people’s words. Prob-lem is, too many times I

have retained the knowl-edge but I have applied it tomy life in some other way.Trying to explain it insomeone’s stiff terms be-comes more confusing andperpetuates an issue of sec-onding guessing.

Too many times stan-dardized exams are wordyand confusing, leaving anycritical thinker to be able tomake sense of multiple an-swers, also opening the doorto thinking one’s self out ofthe correct answer. It’samazing to think that stu-dents labeled as lazy are in-deed too smart for their owngood, but it happens muchmore than it is given credit.

I have been in class-rooms where students preferthese exams to essays, gen-erally because it is a safetynet to having options totake a guess if they getstumped. Yet if they wereallowed to put their ownwords into it, their real lifestories, how it relates to themodern world and theireveryday lives, I believemore could effectivelychurn out good writing,while displaying cumulativeknowledge more effectively.

We live in a worldwhere everyone can be awriter. Encouraging thesesame people to take whatthey know and apply it to abetter cause is only benefi-cial. Facebook, Twitter,texting and blogging aremediums many, includingmyself, have argued aredetrimental to the values ofinterpersonal communica-tion, however they keeppeople writing, and mostminds active.

No career is giving youannual Scantron exams totest your knowledge. Thatmethod only benefits theperson who does not wantto take the time to readyour answers, or hear yourwords.

Everyone involvedmight be surprised whatcould be learned if we al-lowed people to speak ontheir knowledge, and gradethem based on its content,not conforming them foreasy grading.

Austin Hill is an Eng-lish senior. E-mail opin-ions@kykernel.com.

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Patterson started thegame out on the right foot forUK with a layup 15 secondsinto the game. Wall then stolethe ball and found fellowfreshman guard Eric Bledsoeon the breakaway and Bled-soe hit an acrobatic layup toput the Cats up 4-0 andforced UConn head coachJim Calhoun to call a quicktimeout.

Calhoun couldn’t waitmuch longer before callinghis second timeout. Thefreshman guard tandem ofWall and Bledsoe passed theball back and forth while rac-ing down the court after aWall steal. The play conclud-ed with a Bledsoe alley-ooppass that was finished offwith a two-handed slam byWall that received a collec-tive “aah” from the fans in at-tendance. Six points later, andjust over three minutes, Cal-houn had to call his secondtimeout.

After that second time-out, the Huskies went on a16-4 run in just over fourminutes to tie the game at 16and began playing tight de-fense on the Cats, causing 12first half fouls, including twofouls each from Wall, De-Marcus Cousins, Daniel Or-ton, Dodson and Ramon Har-ris. With the numerous foulsfor the big men of UK, theHuskies held a 26-14 re-bounding advantage at thehalf.

The Cats ended up shoot-ing just 31.4 percent in thefirst half, and after scoring12 points in the first 3:34 ofthe half, the Cats were limit-ed to just 11 points in the fi-nal 16:26. The Huskies useda 26-6 run to take the leadand enter the locker roomwith a six-point advantage at29-23.

“We rode John Wall at theend of the game,” Caliparisaid. “We were broken for of-fense so we just gave it to

him and said ‘make somebaskets.’ ”

The Cats found theirshooting stroke again in thesecond half, and Wall deliv-ered body blows, haymakersand jabs in the form ofdunks, turn-around jumpersand pull-up jumpers from 15-feet. The Huskies had no an-swer.

With 7:16 remaining inthe half, Wall picked up oneof his six steals in the gameand raced down court for avicious two-handed dunkwhile getting fouled byUConn’s Jerome Dyson. Wallfinished off the play with afree throw to put the Cats upby seven at 54-47.

Battered, bruised anddown by seven, UConn ral-lied and took a one-point ad-

vantage with 1:12 remainingthanks to a hanging jumperby sophomore guard KembaWalker with Wall in hisface.

Wall still had an answer.With 30.8 second left,

Wall hit an acrobatic layupwhile driving to the lane andgetting hammered byUConn freshman forwardAlex Oriakhi. Wall hit theensuing free throw to giveUK a 63-61 lead and theCats their ninth victory ofthe season.

“We’re 4-5 is what weare,” Calipari said. “We havea nice will to win and they’redoing some good stuff but Ijust told them in there, ‘Guys,we’ve got to stop drinking thepoison and try to get better inpractice.’ ”

BASKETBALLContinued from page 1

year — again, many expect he will — onelucky team will hit jackpot in the draft lot-tery. It won’t be the Knicks, because theKnicks don’t have a first-rounder in 2010.

But whichever team it is, that luckyteam with the No. 1 pick next June onlyneeds to look at one video clip to make upits mind and draft Wall. Pull Wednesday’sgame video, watch, and send word to DavidStern that No. 2 is on the clock.

With Wednesday’s game up for grabsagainst Connecticut, Wall played like TheCountry’s Best Player in The World’s MostFamous Arena. UK just couldn’t fully shakeitself of that nasty mid-game drag, duringwhich UConn turned a crippling deficit intoa commanding lead.

Wall wasn’t about to lose his first gameat UK. Not on that famous floor, not underthose lights. To keep that record perfect, hehad to make UK’s final three field goals,one of which was a bruising up-and-under

while being fouled.So he did.“We needed baskets,” Patrick Patterson

said. “Pretty much, we knew who to get theball to.”

In nine collegiate games, Wall has nowsingle-handedly put UK in position to winlate in three. Saying he’s the man to get theball to isn’t going out on much of a limb.

Now, he has to be the go-to guy in way-too-early talks regarding an eventual nation-al player of the year. No other player in thecountry — except for a few in the big boys’league — has demonstrated his ability to af-fect the outcome of a game by himself likeWall has. And he’s done it by driving to thebasket or beating his man with a pull-upjumper. He did both effectively lateWednesday.

And now Wall has done it on the samefloor Reggie Miller did it, and LeBronJames has done it the past few years.

Spike Lee, get ready. No matter whatjersey he dons, The Garden’s next greatanti-hero is on his way.

James Pennington is a journalism sen-ior. E-mail jpennington@kykernel.com.

PENNINGTONContinued from page 1

Rapp, Cats looking to ride momentum into round of 16By T. J. Walker

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The No. 13 Cats (29-4)decided they were tired oflosing, and they proved it bysweeping their first and sec-ond round matches of theNCAA tournament last week-end.

The Cats, hoping to ridelast weekend’s momentuminto the third round of theNCAA tournament, had abalanced attack, solid defenseand a playful attitude lastweekend.

“We haven’t reallychanged anything, I think theteam came together and de-cided that we were going tostep up and play a level ofvolleyball we’re capable ofand we have done at timesthis year,” UK head coachCraig Skinner said.

“I think it’s more of acompetitive mentality thanwhatever the situation is.They didn’t want to have thefeeling of losing, that feelinghurts and they didn’t want tofeel it again and that motivat-ed them.”

UK will face No. 3 seedFlorida State on Friday inMinneapolis, Minn. The

Seminoles’ tournament hasmirrored the Cats’ — neitherhas dropped a set in theNCAAs. Skinner says FloridaState is a terrific hitting teamand the solid defensive effortthe Cats showed last weekendwill have to make the tripnorth.

“Our defense needs to besimilar. We need to servetough,” Skinner said. “FloridaState is big, physical and hitsthe ball hard. They are verybalanced on the stat sheet.”

Junior middle blockerLauren Rapp picked a goodweekend to step up. In thefirst round she showed offher offensive skills leadingthe team in kills, then Satur-day she stuffed the OregonDucks with a career-high 10blocks.

“She’s a great competitor.She wanted to step up andshe didn’t want us to exit inthe first round like we did lastyear,” Skinner said. “She isobviously very motivated thisyear and her play is provingthat.”

The team said being ableto have players step up in dif-ferent situations is crucial toteam success.

“I think we all need to

keep playing like we havebeen, keep working hard andnot one person in generalneeds to step up, but us as ateam collectively,” Rapp said.

The mood in the lockerroom is back to the playfulatmosphere that could befound during the Cats’ eight-and nine-game winningstreaks earlier this season.Senior setter Sarah Rumelybelieves the Cats are a betterteam when everyone is laidback, as opposed to beingtight and serious.

“As a team, we alwaysplay free, and when we playfree, we play better,” Rumelysaid. “We were a little tighton Friday, but I think ourteam does well when we playfree and enjoy each other andhave energy in the gym.”

If the Cats want to makehistory and reach the quarter-finals, they will have to con-tinue with a balanced attack,shut down defense and thecare-free attitude that fuels theCats.

“We will take some of themomentum, but we have totake it one game at a time andcan’t be satisfied with whatwe have accomplished sofar,” Rapp said.

Junior middleblocker Lauren

Rapp had a career-high 10 blocks to

lead UK past Ore-gon on Saturday.UK faces FloridaState in the next

round of the NCAAtournament in Min-neapolis, Minn., on

Friday.

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