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KENTUCKY KERNEL NOVEMBER 17, 2010 WWW.KYKERNEL.COM First issue free. Subsequent issues 25 cents. Newsroom: 257-1915; Advertising: 257-2872 WEDNESDAY Being an athlete and keep- ing up with schoolwork is tough. The Center for Academic &Tutorial Services works to help the more than 500 stu- dent-athletes at UK succeed in their academics. With all the schedules stu- dent-athletes must maintain, having a tutor is important to help them keep up with the ac- ademic demands and also the time demands, said Barb Deniston, Athletic Student De- velopment director, who works for CATS. Deniston, along with other CATS employees Bob Bradley, Mike Haley, Tiffany Hayden and Dustin Lewis, served on a panel Tuesday for the third part of the Academ- ics-Athletics Forum series en- titled “Striving to Achieve Goals: Support Services for Student-Athletics.” Joseph L. Fink III spon- sors the forum, which is de- signed to address issues relat- ing to how student-athletes balance their athletic life with their academic life. “The main goal is to facil- itate communication and un- derstanding between the ath- letic side of the house and the academic side of the house,” Fink said. Fink serves as UK’s Fac- ulty Athletics Representative to the Southeastern Confer- ence and the National Colle- giate Athletic Association. He is also the moderator at the fo- rums. “CATS is highly regarded around the country,” Fink said. UK was the first university in the country to provide a center like CATS, nearly 30 years ago, according to a UK news release. Since CATS has grown, the age and experience of the tutors hired has become more “seasoned,” Deniston said. She said she believes CATS has increasingly hired tutors who have exceptional knowl- edge on how to manage time and keep someone on task. CATS hires students and retired public school teachers to fill the tutoring positions. The hiring process in- cludes screening transcripts and meeting with the appli- cants. CATS has also recently added a full-time tutor coordi- nator to their staff, Deniston said. Fink said many similar tu- toring services at other uni- versities have gotten in trou- ble for doing too much of the student’s work, but CATS has never had a problem with this. Bradley, who was on staff with the CATS when the center began, said tutors sign a manual, stating that they are there to guide the students and not to do their work for them, before they can begin. Bradley said this is impor- tant for tutors to do to main- tain the integrity of the CATS program. CATS finds tutors primari- ly through word of mouth. Though the center advertises, it mostly relies on interested students to come to them. CATS offers UK students who are strong in any study area an opportunity for a paid tutoring job. Many students who work for CATS continue working there after they graduate, even if it’s just a few hours on the side, Deniston said. By Audrey Smith [email protected] CATS offers tutoring to UK student-athletes SCREENSHOT COURTESY OF UK ATHLETICS GOING INTERACTIVE More international stu- dents are coming to UK. In the past five years, the university has seen an increase in international student enroll- ment from 169 students to 358 students, said Roger P. Sugar- man, planning and assessment director of Institutional Re- search. Don Witt, vice provost for Admissions and Registrar, said one reason for the increase has been connections. Witt said he and his de- partment have worked with the Office of International Affairs are connecting with probable students who are thousands of miles away in more efficient ways than in previous years. One of those ways is recruit- ment. UK has sent two domestic recruiters to Shanghai to intro- duce high school students to what UK has to offer, Witt said. Zinan Chen, a third-year international student from Bei- jing who is majoring in math and math economics, said one of the reasons she chose to travel over 9,000 miles to at- tend UK was because of UK recruiter Audra Cryder. Chen said she met Cryder at a study abroad fair at her high school in Beijing, and Cryder made her feel like a priority. Cryder introduced her to the university and gave her scholarship information, which would reduce the cost of tu- ition if she chose to attend UK, Chen said. She is on a scholarship from the Center for Academic Resources and Enrichment Services. Chen said she is even more connected with UK and Cryder through means like Facebook. “I consider her a friend,” Chen said. “We chat from time to time and visit one another during the holidays.” Other influences on inter- national student growth are programs the university offers to help students adjust to the sudden change. Groups like the Chinese Student and Scholar Associa- tion, which Chen is a part of, is one way for students to link with students of similar back- grounds so they do not feel se- cluded on campus when they first arrive. The university does not want language to be a barrier. Michelle Nordin, student services director in Admis- sions and Registrar, said stu- dents will still be admitted to the university, even if they do not fulfill the requirements of the Test of English as a For- eign Language or the Interna- tional English Testing System By Michael D. Bullard [email protected] UK goes global with international student enrollment growth See GROWTH on page 2 UK Athletics announced Tuesday the launch of a new, commercial-free and interactive website focusing on UK men’s basketball. According to a UK Athletics news release Tuesday, the goal of the website is “to inform and educate prospective and current UK student-ath- letes and their families, as well as the general pub- lic, about the University of Kentucky men’s bas- ketball program.” The release said the intent of the interactive site is not to rival but to complement the current official UK Athletics website, which will “contin- ue to serve as the primary online source for ac- cessing up-to-date information about UK Basket- ball as well as purchasing tickets and other mer- chandise.” The website will also provide a link to UK’s official video website, “UK Tube,” where UK staff and student-athletes can upload their own videos of UK basketball experiences, the release said. The website is part of a larger group of sites in progress by UK, called “Kentucky Athletics Inter- active.” According to the release, Kentucky Athletics Interative’s main purpose is to “to provide online visitors with a broad overview of the UK Athletics program and each of its 22 varsity sports in an in- novative and entertaining way.” The new website is accessible at http://interac- tive.ukathletics.com/mbasketball. —STAFF REPORT A UK graduate helped create a video game many college students have likely played. JoAnna Lio Amos is a lead producer for the game series “The Sims.” The Lex- ington native returned to UK on Tuesday to present, “From Passion to Profession: A Kentuckian’s Journey into the Game Industry.” Lio Amos was intro- duced by College of Com- munications and Informa- tion Studies Director Beth Barnes. Next year, the Telecommunications pro- gram will be changing its name to Media Arts and Studies, Barnes announced. Lio Amos has an avid gamer for most of her life. “I wanted to give back to this thing that has given so much to me,” Lio Amos said. She said that people in gam- ing are trailblazing the indus- try. “Our industry’s just in its baby steps,” Lio Amos said. She is a graduate of Lex- ington Catholic High School, participated in Governor’s School for the Arts and was a National Merit Scholar. She interned at Structural Dynamics Research Corpo- ration in Cincinnati and worked on computer-aided design and manufacturing. She then interned in Seattle, closer to game com- panies like Sierra. While at UK, Lio Amos learned of the International Game Developers Associa- tion Scholarship, which she later received. She described how she viewed their confer- ence. “It was like going to an Emmy nomination,” Lio Amos. “There were so many people I respected.” While in graduate school at Indiana Universi- ty, Lio Amos interned at Electronic Arts. She then worked as a designer on The Sims 2 and a producer on The Sims 2 Pets and The Sims 2 Castaway. Her most recent project was as a lead producer for The Sims 3 for consoles. Lio Amos discussed the different roles of producers and the process a producer goes through in making a game. “We now use the Agile Method,” Lio Amos said. “It’s not one big sprint. We bite off smaller chunks. It’s really manageable.” She concluded by giving advice to prospective mar- keters, engineers, artists, pro- ducers and designers. “Be prepared to move on short notice,” Lio Amos said. “Stay open-minded about what work you can do.” “Be a sponge,” she said. “Ideas can come from any- where.” By Gary Hermann [email protected] Video game producer returns home to UK “I wanted to give back to this thing that has given so much to me.” JOANNA LIO AMOS producer for “The Sims” UK launches basketball website inside CELEBRATING 39 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE A Canuck on Thanksgiving 4 Young team, high expectations 6
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KENTUCKY KERNELNOVEMBER 17, 2010 WWW.KYKERNEL.COM

First issue free. Subsequent issues 25 cents. Newsroom: 257-1915; Advertising: 257-2872

WEDNESDAY

Being an athlete and keep-ing up with schoolwork istough.

The Center for Academic&Tutorial Services works tohelp the more than 500 stu-dent-athletes at UK succeed intheir academics.

With all the schedules stu-dent-athletes must maintain,having a tutor is important tohelp them keep up with the ac-ademic demands and also thetime demands, said BarbDeniston, Athletic Student De-velopment director, who

works for CATS.Deniston, along with other

CATS employees BobBradley, Mike Haley, TiffanyHayden and Dustin Lewis,served on a panel Tuesday forthe third part of the Academ-ics-Athletics Forum series en-titled “Striving to AchieveGoals: Support Services forStudent-Athletics.”

Joseph L. Fink III spon-sors the forum, which is de-signed to address issues relat-ing to how student-athletesbalance their athletic life withtheir academic life.

“The main goal is to facil-

itate communication and un-derstanding between the ath-letic side of the house and theacademic side of the house,”Fink said.

Fink serves as UK’s Fac-ulty Athletics Representativeto the Southeastern Confer-ence and the National Colle-giate Athletic Association. Heis also the moderator at the fo-rums.

“CATS is highly regardedaround the country,” Fink said.

UK was the first universityin the country to provide acenter like CATS, nearly 30years ago, according to a UK

news release. Since CATS has grown,

the age and experience of thetutors hired has become more“seasoned,” Deniston said.She said she believes CATShas increasingly hired tutorswho have exceptional knowl-edge on how to manage timeand keep someone on task.

CATS hires students andretired public school teachersto fill the tutoring positions.

The hiring process in-cludes screening transcriptsand meeting with the appli-cants.

CATS has also recently

added a full-time tutor coordi-nator to their staff, Denistonsaid.

Fink said many similar tu-toring services at other uni-versities have gotten in trou-ble for doing too much of thestudent’s work, but CATS hasnever had a problem withthis.

Bradley, who was onstaff with the CATS whenthe center began, said tutorssign a manual, stating thatthey are there to guide thestudents and not to do theirwork for them, before theycan begin.

Bradley said this is impor-tant for tutors to do to main-tain the integrity of the CATSprogram.

CATS finds tutors primari-ly through word of mouth.Though the center advertises,it mostly relies on interestedstudents to come to them.

CATS offers UK studentswho are strong in any studyarea an opportunity for a paidtutoring job.

Many students who workfor CATS continue workingthere after they graduate, evenif it’s just a few hours on theside, Deniston said.

By Audrey [email protected]

CATS offers tutoring to UK student-athletesSCREENSHOT COURTESY OF UK ATHLETICS

GOING INTERACTIVE

More international stu-dents are coming to UK.

In the past five years, theuniversity has seen an increasein international student enroll-ment from 169 students to 358students, said Roger P. Sugar-man, planning and assessmentdirector of Institutional Re-search.

Don Witt, vice provost forAdmissions and Registrar, saidone reason for the increase hasbeen connections.

Witt said he and his de-partment have worked with theOffice of International Affairsare connecting with probablestudents who are thousands ofmiles away in more efficientways than in previous years.One of those ways is recruit-ment.

UK has sent two domesticrecruiters to Shanghai to intro-duce high school students to

what UK has to offer, Wittsaid.

Zinan Chen, a third-yearinternational student from Bei-jing who is majoring in mathand math economics, said oneof the reasons she chose totravel over 9,000 miles to at-tend UK was because of UKrecruiter Audra Cryder.

Chen said she met Cryderat a study abroad fair at herhigh school in Beijing, andCryder made her feel like apriority. Cryder introduced herto the university and gave herscholarship information, whichwould reduce the cost of tu-ition if she chose to attend UK,Chen said.

She is on a scholarshipfrom the Center for AcademicResources and EnrichmentServices.

Chen said she is evenmore connected with UK andCryder through means likeFacebook.

“I consider her a friend,”

Chen said. “We chat from timeto time and visit one anotherduring the holidays.”

Other influences on inter-national student growth areprograms the university offersto help students adjust to thesudden change.

Groups like the ChineseStudent and Scholar Associa-tion, which Chen is a part of,is one way for students to linkwith students of similar back-grounds so they do not feel se-cluded on campus when theyfirst arrive.

The university does notwant language to be a barrier.

Michelle Nordin, studentservices director in Admis-sions and Registrar, said stu-dents will still be admitted tothe university, even if they donot fulfill the requirements ofthe Test of English as a For-eign Language or the Interna-tional English Testing System

By Michael D. [email protected]

UK goes global withinternational studentenrollment growth

See GROWTH on page 2

UK Athletics announced Tuesday the launchof a new, commercial-free and interactive websitefocusing on UK men’s basketball.

According to a UK Athletics news releaseTuesday, the goal of the website is “to inform andeducate prospective and current UK student-ath-letes and their families, as well as the general pub-lic, about the University of Kentucky men’s bas-ketball program.”

The release said the intent of the interactivesite is not to rival but to complement the currentofficial UK Athletics website, which will “contin-ue to serve as the primary online source for ac-cessing up-to-date information about UK Basket-ball as well as purchasing tickets and other mer-chandise.”

The website will also provide a link to UK’sofficial video website, “UK Tube,” where UKstaff and student-athletes can upload their ownvideos of UK basketball experiences, the releasesaid.

The website is part of a larger group of sites inprogress by UK, called “Kentucky Athletics Inter-active.”

According to the release, Kentucky AthleticsInterative’s main purpose is to “to provide onlinevisitors with a broad overview of the UK Athleticsprogram and each of its 22 varsity sports in an in-novative and entertaining way.”

The new website is accessible at http://interac-tive.ukathletics.com/mbasketball.

—STAFF REPORT

A UK graduate helpedcreate a video game manycollege students have likelyplayed.

JoAnna Lio Amos is alead producer for the gameseries “The Sims.” The Lex-ington native returned to UKon Tuesday to present,“From Passion to Profession:A Kentuckian’s Journeyinto the Game Industry.”

Lio Amos was intro-duced by College of Com-munications and Informa-tion Studies Director BethBarnes. Next year, theTelecommunications pro-gram will be changing itsname to Media Arts andStudies, Barnes announced.

Lio Amos has an avidgamer for most of her life.

“I wanted to give back tothis thing that has given somuch to me,” Lio Amos said.She said that people in gam-ing are trailblazing the indus-try.

“Our industry’s just in itsbaby steps,” Lio Amos said.

She is a graduate of Lex-ington Catholic High School,participated in Governor’sSchool for the Arts and wasa National Merit Scholar.She interned at StructuralDynamics Research Corpo-ration in Cincinnati andworked on computer-aideddesign and manufacturing.

She then interned inSeattle, closer to game com-

panies like Sierra.While at UK, Lio Amos

learned of the InternationalGame Developers Associa-tion Scholarship, which shelater received. She describedhow she viewed their confer-ence.

“It was like going to anEmmy nomination,” Lio

Amos. “There were so manypeople I respected.”

While in graduateschool at Indiana Universi-ty, Lio Amos interned atElectronic Arts. She thenworked as a designer onThe Sims 2 and a produceron The Sims 2 Pets and TheSims 2 Castaway. Her mostrecent project was as a leadproducer for The Sims 3 forconsoles.

Lio Amos discussed thedifferent roles of producersand the process a producergoes through in making agame.

“We now use the AgileMethod,” Lio Amos said.“It’s not one big sprint. Webite off smaller chunks. It’sreally manageable.”

She concluded by givingadvice to prospective mar-keters, engineers, artists, pro-ducers and designers.

“Be prepared to move onshort notice,” Lio Amos said.“Stay open-minded aboutwhat work you can do.”

“Be a sponge,” she said.“Ideas can come from any-where.”

By Gary [email protected]

Video game producerreturns home to UK

“I wanted to giveback to this thingthat has given so

much to me.”JOANNA LIO AMOS

producer for “The Sims”

UK launchesbasketball

websitein

side

CELEBRATING 39 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

A Canuck onThanksgiving

4 Young team, high expectations

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To get the advantage, checkthe day's rating: 10 is the easi-est day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April19) Today is a 7 You get allsorts of ideas today about howthings can be accomplished.Getting others on the samepage may be more challenging.Patience is your friend.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)Today is a 6 Envision ancientarcheological sites. Rituals andceremonies can influence peo-ple, bringing subtle feelings tothe surface. Sharing yourdreams reduces tension.

Gemini (May 21-June 21)Today is a 5 Others benefitfrom obvious demonstrationsof your love. No idea is toocorny. Let your imagination runwild. Expect interesting re-sponses.

Cancer (June 22-July 22)Today is a 6 You'd like to beoff on an independent adven-ture, but feel tied to family or

household responsibilities.Take care of necessities first,and then go play.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) To-day is an 8 An older individualbelieves they have the onlyright idea. You know that's nottrue, but you get more done ifyou go along with it, whilemaking subtle changes.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)Today is a 7 Undercurrents atwork could create a darkermood. Shake it loose by sug-gesting music and movement.Stand for what you're commit-ted to and be flexible on therest.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)Today is a 6 To make the mostof interpersonal connections,pay attention to subtle clues inbody language. That way, youtune in to the unspoken. Givehugs freely.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)Today is an 8 You perceive theebb and flow of energy be-tween work and home. Main-tain an open mind, as you re-

solve issues behind the scenes.Agreement flows.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec.21) Today is a 6 For the firsttime in a while, you perceivethe love others send your way.You want to reciprocate. Givegifts that you'd like to receive.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan.19) Today is a 7 At first,you're nervous. Upon closer in-spection you find that all the el-ements are coming into bal-ance, if you just allow them to.Be patient.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb.18) Today is a 7 Let go ofimagined slights. Instead, askfor more information to con-firm doubts. Maybe you weremissing something. Open dia-logue resolves most difficulties.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)Today is a 7 Old habits diehard sometimes. You know youneed to make some changes,but secretly resist it. Gainleverage by paying attention toyour reluctance.

For Jamie Bianchini, thedesire to spread goodwill allover the world led to an epicjourney by tandem bicycle,sharing rides with strangerswhile visiting 81 countries.

"I guess that makes me anofficial gypsy," Bianchini said.

The 38-year-old formerresident of the San FranciscoBay Area is settling in SantaCruz. He recounted his eight-year odyssey undertaken in theinterest of world harmony, ti-tled "Peace Peddlers."

The ride started in April2002 in San Francisco.

Along the route, more than1,000 strangers he had invitedto ride with him took him intotheir homes, fed him and kepthim warm from freezing tem-peratures, for example in thefrigid mountain passes of theHimalayas.

"We ate what our hosts ate,and I only got major sickonce," he said.

Bianchini rode his bicycle-built-for-two on every conti-nent except Antarctica, fromcountries commonly visitedlike France, to more exotic lo-cales including Brunei andMozambique.

Bianchini said he had moretrouble gaining trust in Westerncountries.

"In Europe people are in ahurry like they are here," hesaid. "They have more accessto negative media, and more tolose, so they thought at first Imight be a looney tune. InAfrica, people have less, andthere is more poverty, but alsomore laughter." He said his fa-vorite countries includedMalawi in Southern Africa,Nepal and the Fiji Islands.

In China, the bicycle wasstolen. Bianchini said the re-sulting public uproar and floodof calls to police led officers totake him out for a "five-star"dinner and promise to find thebike. It was located in a blackmarket shop and returned.

The ride finally came to anend on Oct. 24 in San Francis-co.

Bianchini is working withLes Stroud, famed as Discov-ery Channel's "Survivorman,"on a film and TV series aboutthe adventure, using a SantaCruz studio, Digital Media Fac-tory.

He said people all over theworld are basically the same."We all want love, respect,safety and security," he said."Most people are good people."

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as long as they agree to com-plete the English as a SecondLanguage Program once oncampus.

Smaller changes like mailcarriers have also contributedto the growth of the interna-tional student population oncampus.

In the past, the standardpostal service was used to sendimportant documents overseas

to prospective students, whichusually takes four to sixweeks.

Now, international officersuse DHL for the applicationprocess and take full advan-tage of DHL’s overnight serv-ice. Packages are now deliv-ered abroad in two to threedays.

Communicating overseasas fast as possible is an impor-tant part of gaining more stu-dents from around the world,Witt said.

“Our main objective is to

make them feel like we’reright in their back door,” Wittsaid.

Constant e-mails and evenpersonal phone calls are madeto help students feel connectedto UK even before they arriveto the United States.

“Connecting and buildingrelationships is what the col-lege experience is all aboutand having a global studentbody is reflective of a top In-stitution, and that is UK,” Wittsaid.

GROWTHContinued from page 1

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Chris Matthews didn’teven think about what he wasdoing. Already up 24-13, thesenior wide receiver had justhauled in a 55-yard touch-down catch in the fourthquarter of UK’s win overVanderbilt, putting the Catsthree scores ahead of theCommodores.

He coasted into the endzone and spiked the ball.Penalty flags flew. The Catswere penalized 15 yards forunsportsmanlike conduct onthe ensuing kickoff.

“It was big for me,”Matthews said. “My familywas there sitting in the stands,it was Senior Day. I was realemotional. I shouldn’t havedone it.”

Even though the gamewas all but in hand at thatpoint, UK head coach JokerPhillips still beratedMatthews on the sideline forbeing selfish. According toNCAA rules, “Any delayed,excessive, prolonged or cho-reographed act by which aplayer (or players) attempts tofocus attention upon himself(or themselves)" is illegal.Players must return the ball tothe official promptly after theplay ends, or leave it at thespot of the dead ball. In April,

the NCAA added to the rule,outlawing high-stepping orpointing at opponents asplayers are on their way to atouchdown.

Matthews said he would-n’t consider doing anothertouchdown celebration evenin a blowout. In addition tohurting the team, he said NFLscouts also frown upon play-ers who can’t control theiremotions. But he’d like to seethe rule changed to allow forcelebrations, as would severalother Cats.

“I hate it. We should beable to celebrate,” said soph-omore wide receiver La’RodKing, who has scored fivetouchdowns this year. “Wework that hard to make atouchdown, we ought to havea little freedom. Not toomuch, like T.O. (TerrellOwens) or a Chad (Ochocin-co), but a little thing like ahandshake or some type ofroutine. I think that takesaway the fun of the game in away.”

King, perhaps the mostprolific dancer on the team,said he might throw the ballin the crowd and perform atwo-step (Matthews said hethought King would be toonervous to dance in front ofthe Commonwealth Stadiumcrowd). King would considera touchdown celebration in

spite of the penalty, thoughonly in the right situation. Ina situation similar toMatthews’, during a touch-down with a big lead on Sen-ior Day, he might celebrate.

“I’d love to do one likeL.T. (LaDanian Tomlinson),the flick off the wrist,” soph-omore tailback Donald Rus-sell said. He’s reached theend zone twice this year, buthe said he’d be too afraid ofwhat the coaches would doon the sideline after drawinga penalty.

“I would love to seeLa’Rod spike the ball andthen come over to the sidelineand get cussed out,”Matthews joked. “If this waslast year and I would havespiked the ball, Coach (Rich)Brooks would have been allup in my a**. I came over tothe sideline and CoachPhillips just told me Icouldn’t do it again.”

All three players saidthey’d like to see the rulechanged to allow for celebra-tions, though they agreed thatthere should be limits placedon what is acceptable. Theyfavored a rule slightly morelenient than the NFL’s, whichstill doesn’t allow for pre-meditation or for teammatesto participate. Spikes, dunks,jumps into the first row of thecrowd, spins, dances and sim-

ple celebrations are all legalin the NFL, but excessive cel-ebration is a 15-yard penalty.

“It’s an emotional game. Ifeel that a lot of the higher-up

people who control football,they’re making this the no-fun league,” Matthews said.“You can’t do a lot of stuffnow. I can see if you’re tak-

ing it to another level, that’stoo much, but spiking theball, high-stepping, I don’tthink stuff like that should bepenalized.”

Wednesday, November 17, 2010 | PAGE 3

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By Ben [email protected]

PHOTO BY BRANDON GOODWIN | STAFFChris Matthews points towards the sky after a touchdown in UK's first homegame of the season againstWKU, Sept. 11, 2010.

Emotions play role in TD celebrations

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You win (again), Ameri-ca.

Canadian Thanksgivingsimply can’t compete withyour version of this most de-lightful holiday.

In terms of food, Ameri-can Thanksgiving could beclassified as a bounty: succu-lent turkey, delectable stuff-ing, buttery mashed potatoes,an assortment of other finevegetables, all served withpiping hot gravy and fol-lowed by a dessert that makesyour sweet tooth tingle. Heck,why not serve a turducken aswell, for those who want avariety of poultry to choosefrom.

On the other hand, Cana-dian Thanksgiving, well, thatcould be symbolized bycreamed corn served in tup-perware that has been mi-crowaved one too manytimes. Or better yet, a turkeythat is placed into a deep fry-er that later combusts. Boomgoes the dynamite, err,turkey, and the Canadian con-cept of Thanksgiving.

For starters, the tale of

pilgrims gathering around atable in funny hats (which Ithink are the main focus ofthe meaning of Thanksgiv-ing), is built into Americanfolklore. Canadians have nosuch tale to use as a basis forelementary school produc-tions.

Instead, it’s as if mycountry arbitrarily pickedThanksgiving because itlacked the same number offederal holidays the U.S. does(and really, we couldn’t mim-ic a celebration of the Fourthof July because the Americantakeover isn’t official yet).

Worst of all for Canadi-ans, Americans still have theirThanksgiving to look forwardto (assuming you like yourfamily), whereas Canadiansalready celebrated theirThanksgiving on the secondMonday in October whilemost of you were going allout for your Columbus Dayshindigs.

The fourth Thursday inNovember is a better day tocelebrate for several reasons.First, it extends the holidayweekend to four days, and itallows for more recoverytime from the side effects oftryptophan. I certainly don’twant to show up to class highout of my mind and drowsythe day after I ingest turkeydrumsticks.

Plus, the very fact that theU.S. version is in Novembermakes it closer to Christmasand therefore, an officialkickoff to other upcomingholiday festivities. Who is ina festive mood in mid-Octo-ber?

In addition to better tim-ing, Americans have funevents galore over Thanks-giving weekend.

The Macy’s ThanksgivingDay Parade is arguably theone time of year it’s accept-able to watch an entire pa-rade. The Black Friday salesprovide plenty of bargainsand fights in the electronicssection at Target. And ofcourse, we can all watch theDetroit Lions invent newways to suck as part of theweekend of fine football.

It’s official. I’ve jumpedon the American Thanksgiv-ing bandwagon. In fact, I’mdriving this bandwagon.Hooray for being a sellout!

P.S. - Dear turkey, I’mgoing to eat you. Regards,Nick.

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features

A Canuck praisesAmerican Thanksgiving

NICKCRADDOCKKernel

columnist

To quit smoking ciga-rettes, smokers do not need toquit cold turkey. In fact,smokers can eat cold turkeyon Thursday while getting in-formation about the manyservices UK has that helppeople quit using tobaccoproducts.

In an effort to help stu-dents and faculty quit smok-ing, UK HealthCare, UKHealth & Wellness, Counsel-ing Center and UniversityHealth Services will collabo-rate to throw the AmericanCancer Society’s Great Amer-ican Smoke Out Thursday.

Information regardingschool sanctioned treatments,including therapy and Nico-

tine Replacement Therapieswill be given out at thesetents from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

During the week, freedrink coupons will be distrib-uted throughout the campus.

These coupons will be goodfor one free drink at any cam-pus dining area.

Food will be served at thetents, including cold turkey(to remind tobacco users they

do not have to quit cold-turkey), s’mores and hotchocolate.

This week marks the oneyear anniversary of the To-bacco-Free Campus Initiativeat UK. UK is one of almost500 universities in the coun-try with tobacco bansthroughout their campus.

Although smokers canstill be found smoking, a clin-ical faculty member with theCollege of Nursing, AudreyDarville, said there is a “greatresponse of request for tobac-co treatment from employeesand staff.”

UK Health and Wellnessprogram manager, Jody Ens-man said this event serves toreaffirm the tobacco freecampus.

She believes this friendly

reminder will be a positiveway for students and facultyto learn more about the serv-ices UK has designed to com-bat tobacco addiction.

NRTs like gum, patchesand lozenges will be offered.NRTs will not be covered bythe university, but by people’sindividual insurance policies.

“It’s an addiction and it’san extremely hard one toquit,” Ensman said. “Healthbenefits come right away …with appropriate counselingand NRTs we can see greatsuccess.”

Fadyia Lowe, the healtheducation specialist withUHS, spear-headed theevent and prepared the ad-vertising campaign. Shesaid she hopes students andfaculty can see a consistent

image that sticks in theirminds.

As posters are locatedthroughout the campus, Loweis reaching her goal.

The Great AmericanSmoke Out is Thursday atWhitehall Classroom Build-ing, Rose Street Walkwayand the corner between theWethington and UHS build-ings from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

By Steven [email protected]

UK’s Great American Smoke Out

If you goWhat: Great AmericanSmoke OutWhen: Thursday at 11 a.m.Where: Classroom BuildingPlaza, Rose Street Walkway,Between Wethington andUHS

UK is one of almost500 universities in thecountry with tobaccobans throughout their

campus.

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Season success can’t besummed up by numbers forthe UK men’s soccer 2010season.

UK (7-8-4) posted a los-ing record on the season.However, its players believe,given the circumstances, thiscould be a benchmark seasonfor the team.

The Cats started the sea-son on a sour note, plaguedwith injuries and several play-ers’ eligibility in question.The Cats instantly had to findways to adjust, playing over adozen different starting line-ups on the season. Seeminglythey could never have asteady group of players on thefield.

At one point this season,the Cats had 15 players either

injured or not eligible, nearlyhalf of the 32-man roster.

With the injuries UK hadto rely on players with littleDivision I soccer experience.On the season, 75 percent ofthe minutes played by UKwere by first-year players,whether transfers or fresh-man.

Even with the misfortune,the Cats were competitivethis season, even in some oftheir losses. UK tallied nineovertime games, a schoolrecord, and they were able tosettle in late in the season andpost a 4-4-2 Conference USArecord, good enough for thirdplace in a conference that sentfour teams to the NCAA tour-nament.

“To finish third in thisleague, that has five legiti-mate top-25 teams and finishin front of Tulsa, who at one

time was No. 2 in the country,it says a lot about our re-solve,” UK head coach IanCollins said.

If how the Cats finish isany indication of where theymight be heading, UK couldcome in with momentum. InUK’s last 10 games, it wasonly defeated three times. UKfinished its season with a na-tional RPI ranking of 42.

UK will head into nextseason only losing threeplayers. It will get some ofits previously-ineligible play-ers back on the pitch nextseason, including BrazilianMarco Bordon and highly-touted Englishman Josh Mul-vany.

This season will go intothe record books as a losingseason but UK has shown itwon’t be a nonfactor nextyear.

By T. J. [email protected]

Record not an accurate measureof success for men’s soccer

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The act of listening seems so sim-ple to do. All it takes is being quietwhile another person talks, right?

As an intern ther-apist, it’s what Isigned up to do for aliving, but I havequickly learned reallistening is more thanjust being presentand actually takes ef-fort.

When I thinkabout certain timesI’ve “listened,” Iguiltily rememberhow another person

was talking, but the whole time I hadbeen thinking of what to say back. OrI think of a time where I’ve felt thatway too and my reply is a story aboutme. I bet that person didn’t feel heardat all.

In a poem by Ralph Roughton, hestates the following three things betterthan I can: “When I ask you to listento me and you start giving me advice,you have not done what I asked.When I ask you to listen to me andyou begin to tell me why I shouldn'tfeel that way, you are trampling on

my feelings. When I ask you to listento me and you feel you have to dosomething to solve my problems, youhave failed me.”

There’s a subtle difference be-tween listening and hearing. Listeningis the act of appearing to absorb infor-mation, and hearing is when you areable to sort out what is being said andactually detect how a person is feel-ing. Better yet, it’s being able to re-peat that feeling back to that personand make them feel understood.(Trust me, they’ll tell you if you got itwrong!)

This takes trial and error, but it’salways better to ask than to assume orread someone else’s thoughts. At theleast, telling someone “I’d feel thesame way” or “I understand” ac-knowledges that you’re hearing them.

I can think of several instanceswhere I’ve felt helpless if I didn’tknow how to “fix” a situation or helpa friend by saying exactly the rightthing. Then I realized it’s not alwaysabout saying the perfect words, andmore often than not, you don’t havecontrol over what happens. In fact(and in the wise words of my profes-sor): Listening is fixing.

If you’re like me and it’s difficultfor you to sit back and not try tomake a person instantly feel better,this is not an easy thing to believe.However, some of the most comfort-ing times I’ve had with friends andfamily are when they sat by me andwere simply there without judgment.They allowed me to express whateverit was I needed to feel, even if it washard for them to see me hurt, frustrat-ed or angry.

The bottom line is that no onewants to be told that his or her feel-ings are irrational. By not fully listen-ing, that is the message that is beingsent. I can’t think of anything moreinvalidating than spilling your guts tosomeone and being told “you’ll befine” in return.

Next time you’re in a conversa-tion or argument, take the time to re-ally listen and hear one another -- be-fore you jump to talking about you ordefending yourself. You may be sur-prised how much this changes conver-sations, friendships and relationshipsfor the better.

Fatimah Shalash is a marriageand family therapy graduate student.E-mail [email protected].

This piece is part of a weekly in-ternational series.

When I speak about my studyabroad experiences in L’viv, Ukraine,

most often I get thequestions, “Whywould you want to gothere?” and “Where isthat place?”

Indeed, mostAmericans do notconsider Eastern Eu-rope a prime traveldestination. And it’strue; I didn’t see theglamorous EiffelTower or the famousTower of London.

However, I did gain experience ina part of the world that is less com-monly traveled. I chose to study in anon-traditional location, and by doingso, I was forced to go without theEnglish-speakers and many of theWestern conveniences we take forgranted.

The aspects I liked most about myexperience abroad were the relativeabsence of tourists, the dearth ofWestern influence and the challenge ofliving without some of my Americancomforts. I was struck by how entirelydifferent everything was in Ukraine,

how free it was from many pressuresof Western life.

As I saw the advertisements forthe 2012 Eurocup, to be hosted inUkraine and Poland, I could not helpthinking how much Ukraine, mightchange within the next couple ofyears.

There has been talk about howmuch more commercialized SouthAfrica has become as a result of host-ing the World Cup. I’ve met Africansfrom other countries who go so far asto exclude South Africa from the um-brella of real “Africa,” as the countryhas become so Westernized post-World Cup.

Furthermore, we can certainly seethe impact of international events inLexington through the ubiquitous con-struction for the World Equestrian

Games. Many argue that these changes

have been negative, that commercial-ization is destroying local culture.

However, others point out themoney pouring in as a result of suchinternational attention. Perhaps com-mercialization is a small price to payfor bolstered economies. Countlessjobs are created, yet through this, thecity is changed forever.

Is it more important to maintainthe natural cultural setting and societalcircumstances?

Or is this path unethical, as itwould deny the local people a re-newed job market and the potential forimproved qualities of life?

I don’t know what the right an-swer is, but I am curious to see whatbecomes of the city in the next fewyears. If I visit again in 2012, will Ifind the same distinctly-Ukrainiantown?

Nevertheless, I do know howgrateful I am to have had the opportu-nity to visit L’viv, Ukraine — a placewhich, at the time, still seemed un-touched by the majority of Westernideas.

Christiana Holsapple is an inter-national studies junior. E-mail [email protected].

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Listening enhances conversation

KERNEL EDITORIAL

Online classesprovide appealfor students

The idea of attending class without leaving yourdorm room — or seeing your professor — is increas-ingly appealing as the weather gets colder.

Online classes offer students the ability to earn col-lege credit, but they also give the university somethingimportant: money. Over the summer, UK increased thenumber of online classes available to students. The in-crease boosted university income during a time whenUK is missing its students and the funds they provide.According to a recent Kernel article, summer onlineclasses earned more than $1.5 million.

Online courses during the summer appeal to a de-mographic that traditional summer classes do not. Stu-dents who go home during the summer are often un-able to commute to UK for one or two classes. Thatmeans they either do not enroll in classes at all, or theytake classes at community colleges back at home.Every class a student takes at an institution in his orher hometown results in money UK never sees.

Online classes also allow students who do not havethe time during breaks physically to be in class to stillearn the credits they need. Many students hold jobsduring breaks to help pay for tuition, and cannot com-mit to the often extremely long meeting times of class-es offered during summer and winter breaks.

The Kernel salutes UK’s recent attempts to bolsterthe number of online classes available, and encouragesUK to continue its efforts. There are still many col-leges that do not offer classes during break, and thetechnology required to offer these classes needs to re-main up-to-date. If UK continues to charge a distancelearning fee, it needs to deliver quality classes. Nomore lectures filmed decades ago or faulty connec-tions. Online classes are a win-win for the parties in-volved. UK gets more money and students get morecredits — which means they can graduate on time.

Studying in Ukraine a valuableexperience ... but for how long?

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I was struck by howentirely differenteverything was in

Ukraine, how free it wasfrom many pressures of

Western life.

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Half of a second. It wasthe amount of time standingbetween UK and a potential

third consec-utive seasonsuffering anearly upset.

Instead,John Wallhit a heroicjumper inhis debut tobegin thechain ofaverted dis-asters for thepar t i cu la r

group of Cats.Say the words Gardner-

Webb or VMI around theseparts and you see cringes litterthe faces of fans, rememberingseasons that started off on thewrong foot.

An early season loss toMiami (OH) could’ve changedthe pulse of the season, but itdidn’t.

Last year, UK’s youthfuland abysmal defense at theperimeter offered up a handful

of opportunities to fall early,but they didn’t.

This team has the sameyouthfulness and each seasonhas its fair share of chances totrip up early.

The Cats have alreadydodged one snare, as the sea-son opener featured East Ten-nessee State University, a teamthat made last year’s NCAAtournament and returned itsstarting lineup. Luckily for theCats, ETSU was without theirleading scorer Friday.

There’s no time to getcomplacent. A 23-point win isgood, but no matter how muchpeople want to idolize lastyear’s team, that particulargroup had a tendency to showan inability to put its foot onthe throat of opponents afterbuilding a lead. This team’ssize and inability to rebounddemands that it take advantageof every point they put on theboard. Gone are the dayswhere the frontcourt will swal-low up every rebound in itsvicinity.

The Maui Invitational isthe biggest roadblock betweenthis team and getting off onthe right foot. Last year’steam, which would reach aNo. 1 ranking and a top seedin the NCAA tournament,would stumble their waythrough a tournament in Mexi-co before barely beating Stan-ford (a team that finished theseason 14-18) in overtime.

The Maui Invitational isn’tthe Busch League. It won’t beplayed in a ballroom on abumpy court. It’s also likelyone of the biggest reasons be-hind multiple outlets’ ac-knowledging UK as having atop-10 strength of schedule.The tournament hosts the likesof No. 2 Michigan State andNo. 17 Washington, as well asConnecticut, a legitimate BigEast contender.

Winning the Maui invita-tional may be a tall order for ateam with as much youth asUK, but making a deep run isessential for morale. Losing toOklahoma in the opening

round won’t have this team inthe right headspace with aturnaround that has them fac-ing North Carolina and NotreDame within a four-day span.

Losses are inevitable, andto expect this team to enterconference play unscathed isbeyond unrealistic, but thatdoesn’t mean certain losses are“better” than others. A teamwith this much youthfulnessjust needs to win the games itssupposed to in the early stagesof the season and hope a fewbreaks fall its way. Until thefield expands to 96 teams, thegames in November really docount.

Matt is a journalism sen-ior. E-mail [email protected] or follow him on Twit-ter @KernelMurray.

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PHOTO BY BRITNEY MCINTOSH | STAFFTerrance Jones laughs with Doron Lamb after the second half of UK’s win over ETSU at RuppArena on Friday, Nov. 12, 2010.

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