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Holidays don't have to be celebrated wit

Staying in town: Don't wallow
in self-pity, get out and have fun

By Mark Boxley

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Even though most college students look for
ward to holiday vacations because they get to
see their families. not all have that luxury

Brandon Abdon. an English education se
nior. will not get to see his family on (‘hrist
mas. liistead. he'll see them for one dav during
Thanksgiving break

Matty students. like Abdon. may iioi be .ible
to spend as much titiie with their families dur
ing the breaks as they would like because of
jobs. cost or distance.

Abdon said he knew that not going home

PARANQID.

was part of beiitg a resident adviser when he
took the Job but he was OK With it.

"It's soliiethiiig I accept." Abdon said.

.lewell Hall. where Abdon lives. is a resi-
dence hall for students such as international
students who cannot travel home during "x.
tended breaks

But Abdon's acceptance doesn't equal hap-
piness. though

"It‘s kind of frustrating because I only get
to see my family for a few days." he said.
"They'd much rather me be there. too"

But for those who can't leave. there are
many things on campus and in the community
to do during the breaks.

.\bdon told students staying away from
home to seek out loi al friends or other students
in the same situation

"They don‘t need to lock themselves iii
their rooms and wallow in seltipity.” he said

Depression and isolation .ire common
among students unable to spend time it itli their
families. said (‘asey (‘ockerhanr the college
ministry intern at (‘alvai'y Baptist church

(‘ockerham suggested students get involved
with campus aiid community organizations ill
Lexington. He said local churches lilteii Ilaie
Thanksgiving and (‘hristmas dinners. and sill
dents are welcome. even it they don’t attend
church.

(‘ockerhani said to ease the situation. stu
dents can attend their friends family events

And he doesn't think attending the eyeiits
would be imposing

Students can also work illkk‘fll’ll helping oth
ers during the holidays llonating tune to loi ii
charities is something (‘oi'kei'lrun anticipates
will help students get in the holiday spirit

"Don’t ask whv" Ask ‘What can I make of
this'."" (‘ockerham said

family

They don't
need to lock
themselves
in their
rooms and
wallow in
selfpity.”
~ Brandon Abdon.

Jewell Hall
resident adwser

Behind every fear is a person

Scared: Unless you're a sophophobic
and are afraid of learning, read on
to discover why snakes frighten people

By Mark Boxley

STAFF WRIIER

As long as she can remember.
been an ophidiophobic.

Emily Burnett has

While the name may sound confusing. Burnett‘s fear

is not so uncommon. Burnett. a nursing tumor. is afraid
of snakes. and her phobia is one that many people can re-
late to.

At the very mention of snakes. Burnett
becomes tense.

”I don't know why I‘m afraid of snakes; Ijust always
have been." she said. “I don‘t even like watching them on
TV."

Burnett said she became terrified of snakes when she
was a little girl. Her story began when her family was rid
ing bikes through their neighborhood. it ended when Bur—
nett's father found a snake.

”I screamed and started peddling fast. I beat everyone
home threw my bike on the lawn. ran inside and locked
the door she said

“I didn't let anyone in until I knew the snake was
gone."

Burnett is not alone. More than 10 million Americans
suffer from phobias. said Thomas A. Widiger. a psycholo.
gy professor.

Widiger defines a phobia as an iiration: il fear that
causes people to actively avoid what it is they fear. and
these phobias can often be confused with normal fears.

Widiger said if a person has a fear but is able to deal
with it. even if it‘s with a reasonable amount of dread. it
is not a phobia but rather just living normal.

“It's unrealistic to think that you can go through life
without feeling anxious." he said.

A common theory about phobias is people are geneti-
cally predisposed to them. Widiger said. His reasoning
95 percent of human genetic makeup comes from the days
when people were hunters and gatherers.

An irrational fear today may not have been irrational
at that point in human history. Widiger said.

People who have a fear of heights will feel anxious
looking out the window of a tall building because their an—
cestors were afraid when looking off the edge of a cliff
or so the theory says.

While there were people in the past who didn‘t have
fears. Widiger said. they were the ones doing the more
dangerous things and were therefore more likely to die
and not be able to pass on their “fearless“ genes.

Because of this, the theory states the fearful individu-
als of years past were more likely to pass down their

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genes. ensuring today's people suffer from phobias.
As another example. Widiger said there are campers

tallest buildings in Lexington.

who die every year in the Daniel Boone National Forest.
“If they were hardwired to be afraid of the dark. they

wouldn't go out there." he said.

The rational fear of a gatherer-hunter to not want to
be in a dark forest because of dangerous animals and hid-
den clit‘fs gives birth to people‘s irrational fear of the.

dark. Widiger said.

The theory holds true for Burnett‘s family.
“My mom and my grandmother are afraid of snakes.

too." she said.

Burnett said she knows her fear is irrational. but
when it comes to a phobia. that is not enough. Widiger 0f-
fered words of hope to those suffering from phobias,

"A phobia is one of the easiest disorders to treat." he
said. “You can alter gene functioning without surgery.

Through cognitive therapy. it will go away."

For people with phobias this is promising news. As
for Burnett. she will continue practicing her own cure for

fearing snakes.
“Scream. run. get away "

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Ablutophobia: tear of bathing

Acrophobia: fear of heights

Allodoxaphobia: fear of opinions

Anglophobia: fear of Britain

Arachibutyrophobia: tear of peanut
butter stlckinq to the roof of your
mouth

Auroraphobia: tear of the Northern lights

Aviophobia or aviatophobia: fear of
flying

Barophobia: tear of grawty

Bolsbephobia: fear of Bolshevnis

Caliqynephobia: fear of beautiful women

Chromeophobia: tear of money

Coulrophobia: fear of clowns

Euphobia: tear of hearing good news

Hadephobia: fear of hell

Homilophobia: tear of sermons

Kainophobia: fear of anything new,

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novelty
Lachanophobia: fear of vegetables
Levophobia: fear of things to the left
Side of the body
Ugyrophobia: fear of loud n0ises
Liticaphobia: fear of lawsuits
Lockiophobia: fear of childbirth
Lutraphobia: tear of otters
Medomalacuphobia: tear of losmg an
erection
Medorthophobia: fear 0‘ an erect penis
Methyphobia: fear of alcohol
Nucleomituphobia: fear of nuclear
weapons
Oenoohobia: fear of wines
Ophthalmoohobia: tear of being stared at
Papophobla: fear of the pope
Parasiavedetatrioohobia: fear of Friday
the 13th

Lexington

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Phalacrophobla: ‘ear 2‘ 39:7, "3 :ad
Poqonophobia: tear *‘ sea is
Porphyrophobia: ‘eer of ‘he no :i p e
Selehophobia: fear 0‘ the moor
Sesquipedalophobla: fea’ of lcrg wo'ds
Sophophobia: tear of learning
Spermatophobia or spermophobia: ‘ear
of germs
Testophobia: fear 3‘ ta: to tests
Triskaidekaphobta: tea’ 1‘ 'he number
Uranophobia: ‘ea’ 1‘ heave”
Verbophobia: ‘ea' 3‘ warts
Xenophobia: ‘ear 3‘ st'ange's 3r
foreigne's
Zemmiphobta: ‘ea‘ r "to great role rat

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Team cheers on the Cats,
continues to build dynasty

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Go Big Blue: Squad dedicated to enthusing
UK fans, maintaining tradition of excellence

By Ashley Ryan

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With ll national champi

oiiships. including

straight. the UK cheerleaders

practicing for cheerleading."
sophoitiore Lauren Leake said.
"I love competing and cheering
at the ball games."

The team practices Tues-
day. Thursday. Friday and Sun»

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A dynasty ol’ cheerleadiiig
has been established here in the
bluegrass. with l8 members on
this year's squad hoping to re-

peat the past,

“We are well rounded,
cheer

best." said l'K
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l'K's seven

unprecedented. L'K

peared or. .-\B("s 2H ‘1“

Members of. the squad said
it takes hard work and dediea
£1011 to keep up such an inipres

siye record

"I spend 13 hours a week

consecutive
i'(‘.-\ titles and 11 total are both
won
l'(‘.~\ National Championship in
MRS, 'HT. ‘88. '93. and 9512001.
Because of their success.
the cheerleaders have been lea-
tiired in (HQ. ESPN the Maga
zine and selected as the best
cheerleadmg team by Sports 117
lustrated. They have also up

practicing. cheerleaders are
constantly around each other
To better relations. Habash or-
ganizes a team retreat at the be-
ginning ol' the year. so meni-
bers create friendship bonds.

"This is a young team. and
they get along better than years
before." Habash said. “It's a lot
ot tun.”

Part ol cheering and stay-
ing on top is constantly devel—
oping skills and creating new
stunts that wow iudges.

Like other sports. cheering
requires positive criticism
along with realizing there is al-
ways room {or growth.

”Cheering is a challenge."
iunior ,lustin .\'issley said. “l
can see myself iitiproving when
lllil my stunts ‘

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Habash said he enjoys helping

the
coach

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On TV

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compete at the Universal
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improving when I hit my stunts.”

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Buckra. 9 pm. Southqate House, Newport, Ky.

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Dreadnotw/Halias.10 pm. Lynaqh's, Tickets cost 83,

A Fighting Force of Extraordinary Magnitiude w/ “(km to“ 36‘

Gringo Star 10 p. in High On Rose. TIckets cost $3

Psychodots vv/ Simpletons. 8:30 p. m. Southqate

House Newport, Ky TIckets cost $10 $12
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Brian Himes' Thanksgiving Night Party w/ The Go

Devils. 10 pm, HIqh on Rose. TIckets cost $3.

Metropolitan All-Stars. IO pm. Lynaqh’s.

Tom Cool. TO pm. KItty 0'Shea's. Price: TBA.

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$27.50 - $62.50.

TUESDAY

Justin Earle vi/ Frank 8 Mary Schnaap and Joey
Broughman.10 pm. Lynaqh's. TIckets cost $4

Joint Senior Recital by Percussionists Robert
Ravvlings and Joshua Thomas. 8 pm
Singletary Center Recrtal Hall. Concert Is tree

Pontius CoPilot WI The West Side Daredevils.

10 pm. Wednesday, Nov. 28, Lynaqh's. Trrkets (as?
$3.

Karl Denson. 8 pm. Wednesday. Nov 28 Bogart
CincInnatI. TIckets cost $12.50,

Ania/i! and the Night Visitors. L p. m. SatordaI Dec, ‘I
and Sunday, Dec 2. CentralChrIstIan Ch LCM t

Tickets cost $8.

Liquid Snafu w/Vibeco.10p.m. HIqh 0n Rose.

Lil 0 8 The Shades. 10 pm. Saturday. Dec! Lynadh’s
Tickets cost $3.

Marvin Hamlisch. 8 pm. LoUIsvdle Palace Theatre.
TIckets cost $25.50 - $53.50.

Baptist Church. TIckets cost $5.

Nickelback w/ Saliva and Default. 8 pm. Jillians,

Brad Alford & Saddletramp. 9 pm. Cadillac Ranch.
Tickets cost $3.

FRIDAY

Metropolitan Blues All Stars. IO pm. Lynaqh's.
Tickets cost $6.

Windham Hill Winter Solstice. 8 pm. Taft Theatre.
CincmnatI. Tickets cost $20 - $25.

Tickets cost $5.

SUNDAY

Junior Dixon Band. 10 pm. KItty C’Shea's. Price: TBA.

Kentucky Stringticklers. 10 pm. HIqh 0n Rose.

Tickets cost $3. Tickets cost $7.

Lomsvrlle. TIckets cost $20.

97 XPosure. 8:30 pm. Boqart's. Cincinnati.

Nikka Costa. 9 pm. Monday. Dec. 3. Top Cats
Cincinnati. Tickets cost $10.

Alejandro Escovedo vv/ Kelly Hogan. 9:30 pm
Friday, Dec. 7. Lynaqh's. Tickets cost $10

Handel's Messiah. 8 pm. FrIday, Dec. 14
Singletary Center. Tickets cost $16 - S34

Cropduster. 8:15 pm. Southqate House. Newport, Ky.

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Those traveling
throughout the
country this
holiday season
need to plan
extra time in
getting to their
final destinations
due to stricter
safety
precautions
taken after the
Sept. 11 suiCide-
hijackings.

Though this 15 the
season for giving,
it has also
become the
season for safety
as Americans
take to the skies
and highways.
However the
world's recent
tragedy has
caused a major
rift in the usual
holiday rush.

percent overall drop
in travel expected
this year

bus or train
last year

million expected to
travel this year by
airplane. bus or train
this year, compared
with 6.3 million
last year

million planning to

travel more than 50
miles this year,

compared with 36.8
million last year

percent of the total

population expected
to travel by motor
vehicle this year

cents per gallon that

the national average
for gasoline has
currently dropped

percent of people re-
cently surveyed who
said they wouldn't
mind stricter security
measures

percent of people
recently surveyed
who said they
wouldn't mind longer
delays before
boarding

percent of people re-

cently surveyed who
said they wouldn't
mind an additional
air security charge

Remember during
this holiday
season, don't
drink and drive.
Always use a
designated driver,
even after you've
eaten yourself
into a turkey
coma. That's what
vegetarians
are for.

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A time for u

Thanksgiving W in the past. this meant a day of food. football
and the company of loved ones. What was there to be thankful
for? A warm. comfortable sleep uninterrupted by roommates. a
table full of mouth-watering food. five days without classes or
school and of course. all the leftovers the parents couldn‘t fit
in the fridge.

While Thanksgiving this year will assuredly contain many of
the same perks. there will still be some differences. Airline trav-
el will be down because more people will choose to drive (which
increases the possibility for highway accidents). Out-of—town rel-
atives might be more reluctant to travel at all. leaving celebra-
tions slightly smaller. And the mood might be just a little
more somber.

Some will choose not to spend the holiday rehashiiig the
events of Sept. 11; instead they will focus on the good food and
good company. Others may take the chance to discuss current
events with their families.

But regardless of how the holiday is framed. we should all give
thanks for everything we have. We can choose to define our gifts
in terms of liberty or family. country or home. or some combina-
tion of them all. We all have something for which to be thankful.

Whether our table is filled with or absent of conversation
about terrorism and anthrax. the very fact that we can sit down
at such a meal and discuss what we choose is evidence of our
blessings. And whether we bow our head to a deity or just give
thanks to our friends. we are blessed to be able to make
such a choice.

Happy Thanksgiving.

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in travel expected
from those who
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thanks
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G~UESI COLUMNiSI

Patriotism:
the latest fad
tor the holiday

This year's holiday colors are red. white and blue.

Walking around downtown. you can see just about
every storefront ready for Christmas. But while the compa-
nies' favorite color -—- green — still weighs heavily on their
minds, you might be seeing less of the traditional holiday
hues than usual.

Patriotism has become the biggest marketing ploy
since the creation of Mother's Day. and businesses are los-
ing no time in capitalizing on it.

I'm anticipating the arrival of the holiday catalogs.

I can already imagine what they'll say. "Love your
country. shop at [insert store here]." followed by a nice
tagline like. "You owe it to your nation." A picture of a
gleeful child A reverently waving an American flag while
sporting the latest red, white and blue holiday garb —
might accompany the slogan.

As an added gimmick. maybe the store can award a
limited-edition flag stand with purchases of $100 or more,
just like the handbags that you get with make-up
purchases.

Stores have already mercilessly commercialized
Christmas — now they're after patriotism. In the months
since the Sept. 11 attacks, nationalism has become the new
chic. Businesses seem engaged in a battle to plaster more
American flags on their logos and billboards than the com-
petition, as if to show that they love America more than
the next corporation. NBC has filled the clear peacock it
places on the bottom of the screen in its programs with
stars and stripes. Less subdued ads have become a barrage
of red. white and blue lights. A recent Saturn commercial
even suggested that this is "the perfect time to buy a
new car."

I'm not criticizing those who have taken to displaying
the flag out of genuine pride. At worst. our nation's new-
found affinity for flag-print neckties. jewelry and clothing
is a little corny. But when worn proudly, the sincerity out-
weighs the silliness.

In a capitalist society hinged on supply and demand,
we can‘t condemn a store for responding to consumers' pa-
triotic cravings for tacky, flag-festooned merchandise. But
companies should not exploit the flag to make a profit.
Lately. we've been bombarded with the message that to
support our country we must spend money. Many banks
now display posters reminding us of our national duty to
put our finances in their hands.

Patriotism is a tremendously strong sentiment. and it's
unfair for businesses to take advantage of its power of pa-
triotism over people.

America will not flourish if we become a nation of
patriotic debtors.

I find it difficult to believe that Uncle Sam will love me
more ifI deposit all of my money at the Waterfront instead
of in the stock market. But the government only encour-
ages the companies' behavior by reminding us that eco-
nomic stability depends on our shopping expenditures.

In the past months. the president and top government
officials have reminded us that it is our duty to spend mon-
ey and keep the economy going. To a certain extent this is
valid ,_ the last thing that our economy needs is for people
to panic and pull out on all of their investments. A strong
economy requires consumer confidence.

But we don't owe it to the country to overspend
this Christmas.

We should be encouraged to go on with our lives as we
did before the attack.

We should not be told that it's our patriotic duty to
shop or to spend more than ever before.

 

Guest Columnist J. Elisabeth Strohm writes for the Pitt News (U.
Pittsburgh). Her views do not necessarily represent those of
the Kernel.

 

‘Gen X' made a lasting contribution

It's been to years since Dou-
glas (‘oupland introduced "Geir
eration X' into our cultural vo-
cabulary; many people my age
still wince at the phrase. To
many folks born between 1963
and 1981. the phrase seems
more like a marketing ploy
than a rallying cry.

"How can we sell them our
product?" the overpaid execu-
tives muse.

"None of our silly market-
ing tricks are working on
them. so let's tap into their
sense of existential cynicism
and unending pessimism."

Witness Coca-(‘ola's advertis-
ing strategy for UK Soda that fea-
tured slogans such as "Don't be
fooled into thinking there has to
be a reason for everything" and
"What's the point of ()K’,’ Well.
what's the point of anything?"
(Incidentally. there is a very
elaborate theory circulating on
the Internet that the (‘IA and
conservative editor William
Kristol worked together on the
marketing strategy of OK to
brainwash voting people into be-
ing "neoconservatives."i

During the last 10 years. the

reputation of Generation X has
undergone several transforma-
tions. In the beginning. many
viewed us as whining slackers.
lost in a sea of economic medioc-
rity. The first Bush recession had
saddled us with wage stagnation.
unchecked corporate greed. an
enormous (‘old War national
debt. a glut of low-wage service
jobs and the skyrocketing cost of
college and home ownership. (In
case you are wondering. I'tn still
paying off my student loan and I
don't own a house.)

But then something dramat-
ic happened to Generation X: the
Internet. It changed how we
viewed ourselves and how the
world viewed us. Suddenly. baf-
fled baby boomers were asking
us how to e-mail their friends or
download Beatles tunes. Low-
wage service jobs gave way to
high~tech industry jobs. Irony
became hip.

Giddy with revolutionary
fever and ungodly amounts of
caffeine. Generation X finally
had something to do. And boy
did we do it for 18 hours a
day. Blessed with this new coni-
munication medium and an op

portunity to do something truly
radical. we formed bold start—
up companies and ordered ex-
pensive. ergonomically de-
signed office furniture.

Then. of course. the bottom
fell out of the market and now
you can buy ergonomically de-
signed oifice furniture second»
hand. As we Gen Xers like to
say. "Whatever."

As the second Bush reces-
sion continues to tighten its grip
and the sins of the CIA have
blessed us with gas masks and
sky marshals. Internet compa-
nies such as Netradio continue to
fold (the Minneapolisbased core
poration closed this month. lay-
ing off 50 employees). The age of
irony is over. Nobody wants to
buy banner ads anymore.

For the past 10 years. the
phrase "Generation X' has been
loaded wtth cynical subtext and
subtle derision. It has graced the
market strategies of Fortune 500
companies and fueled academic
complaints about "selfabsorp-
tion and materialism." It has
downloaded itself onto the hard
drive of America and America
has responded. "Whatever "

OK. so maybe we oversold
the Internet by promising that
the old media would soon be ob-
solete. Maybe the much-bally-
hooed “new economy" is subject
to the same economic rules as
the old economy. Maybe we
shouldn't expend so much of our
energy crying into our lattes.

But during the past 10 years.
Generation X has imbued the
world with its enduring legacy:
the Internet. History may not re-
ward us as the "greatest genera
tion." but it's no small accom-
plishment to revolutionize com-
munication. education and come
merce. Sure the Internet bubble
may have burst for now. But
don't dismiss the possibility that
Internet IP05 will once again
burst upon the scene. just like
the old economy theory of "eco-
nomic cycles" predicts,

And don’t be so quick to dis-
miss irony. It will make a
comeback.

Guest Columnist Nike Pope writes for
the Columbia Chronklo (Columbia
College). ills views do not necessarily
represent those of
the Kernel.

Maybe we
shouldn’t
expend so much
of our energy
crying into our
lattes but
during the past
10 years,
Generation X
has imbued the
world with it’s
enduring legacy:
the Internet.”

 

  

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