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For believers

Santa knows

So he looks in on you
and knows when you
are naughty and nice,

WEDNESDAYKENTUCKY

KERNEL

He's back..

Travis Ford’s
return to
Rupp and
hoops game
coverage l5

 

what's the big deal?
The big deal is this.
Can you imagine
knowing where all
the naughty people
live? A power like
that opens so many
doors. Not that I
would be interested
in being able to do
that or anything, but
think about it. Poor
Santa has got all that
free time, just 364
days a year and all
that knowledge. I bet
he has had more fun
in the freezing ice
cap called the North
Pole than Bill Clinton.
Here are some other
things that Santa
knows that we will
never be able to
prove, not unless we
get Kenneth Star on
the case.

 

Santa runs into a child
that manages to stay
up late enough to
actually see Santa
enter the house,
through the
backdoor. The
perplexed child
ignores this because
it's Santa already. He
hurries over with two

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It's alive: Papers and projects keep freshman busy during dead week

saunas

STAFF NRITER

For most students at UK,
dead week is about as dead as a
free keg party on a Friday ,
especially for freshmen.

Students new to final exams
often are not aware of the time
and preparation required to
survive dead week and final
exams.

For many. the adjustment
has been a rude awakening

Rachel Anderson. a pre-
physical therapy freshman. is

one student that has been
making adaptations.

“College is a lot more work
than I expected." she said. ”Cal-
culus and chemistry are really
kicking my butt."

Betty Abinader. a business
management freshman. has
also had to adapt. and knows
studying will consume most of
her time between now and fi-
rials.

“Exams are worth a lot
more in college. so I know I‘m
probably going to be living in
the library." she said,

Brian Powell. an electrical
engineering freshman. has had
to make sacrifices to get all of
his work done.

“In high school I never had
to stay up three nights in a row
preparing for stuff." he said.
“It‘s pretty much what I
expected. I just didn't expect I'd
be so lazy.“

Freshmen aren‘t the only
ones feeling the crunch at the
end of the semester.

Jason Blanton only has
three finals. but other assign-
ments have kept him busy.

"I've got three papers due
this week so I've been stuck in
the library pretty much every
day.“ he said.

()n the other hand, some
students have not been so un-
fortunate.

Saskia Coolen. a foreign
language and international eco-
nomics freshman, hasn't been
overwhelmed with a lot of ex-
ams to study for this semester.

“I dropped chemistry so I
really only have one final
exam.“ she said.

For many freshmen. UK 101
has been a big help. The eight
week course is worth only one
credit hour. but its value

 

plates. one of
cookies and one of
carrots.

Santa thinks: “This kid
thinks I need to go
on a diet. Mrs. Claus
needs the stinking
carrots.”

The child says here are

some cookies for you
and some carrots for

your reindeer.

Santa thinks: "Good
cookies, but those

carrots are not going

anywhere near my

reindeer. There is no

way in hell that I am
going to sit behind
those gas-making
machines(reindeer)
all night after they
eat carrots."

Santa says: “Ho. Ho, Ho.

Well thank you so
much son. I love
cookies!”

"Here’s the note I left
you, Santa."

Reads as follows:

Dear Santana, I wanted a

poo-nee, but daddy

tinks it will smell lick

poo-poo. Can I peas
half a monkey
instead? Timmy

Santa gives a hearty
laugh but thinks:
"Geez, illiterate
child. you must be
eight by now. You
are going to have a

hard time if you don't
start to pay attention

in school."

He then hands him a box

of tegos and walks
away eating his
cookies and throws
the carrots in the
snow.

Inspired by Erin
Cunningham, an ISC
senior

-Ron Norton

rail_editor@hotmail.com

Tomorrow‘s
weather

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Can you believe the

semester is almost over?

Bundle up, it's another
cold one:

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Don't let cold weather
keep you off the roads

Frosty the car

court km | kmu STAFF

Alternators, batteries, bolts and hoses are just a few car parts that feel the bite of the winter weather. Car experts
suggest getting your car ready before taking a road trip. it could save you some trouble and money.

No ride: Failure to prepare your car for the winter can leave you stranded

By Trysh Nollie:
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Cars are like babies. They re-
quire special attention and they
have a tendency to “get sick." espe
cially during the winter.

Just ask Elizabeth Emmons. a
dental hygienist student at LCC.
about the joys that winter can
bring. The battery in her car died
right as the first freeze hit
Lexington.

“I wasn’t sure what it was, my
boyfriend said it could be my bat-
tery or my alternator." Emmons
said. “Thankfully. it was just my
battery."

Batteries are one of the most
common problems during the
winter. It's always good to have
your battery and alternator tested
to make sure they are working
properly.

Different batteries possess dif-
ferent amounts of power. Batteries
have two different kinds of power,
cranking amps and cold cranking
amps.

The cranking amps is the
amount the battery cranks at tem-
peratures at 32 degrees. Cold
cranking amps are the cranking
amps a battery has at 0 degrees. ac-
cording to Jeff Tomlin. the parts
pro at Advance Auto Parts on Ver-
sailles Road.

“It’s best to have a battery with
at least 650 CCA if you have an 8
cylinder engine.“ Tomlin said. “For
4- and 6cylinder engines the battery
should have at least $0650 CCA."

Batteries are not the only
problem cars face in the
winter.

After running through your
engine numerous times, antifreeze
can lose some of its effectiveness.
It’s always good to test your an-
tifreeze. Antifreeze testers are rela-
tively inexpensive and can be
found at most auto parts stores,
Tomlin said.

If the antifreeze isn’t testing
good. it's best to flush your system
and start anew. Don’t forget, when
adding antifreeze to mix it in a
50/50 mix with water. Plain an-
tifreeze can freeze, according to
the Auto Zone web site.

“In newer cars, pay attention
to the type of antifreeze the engine

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- Check condition of battery and
battery cables. Make sure battery is
charged to full power.

0 Check tire pressure and tread
depth on all tires, rotate tires if
necessary.

- Flush and fill cooling system.

. Check or replace windshield
wipers.

' Use washer fluid with de-lcer In it.
OChangeolIandfllterlusinga30
weight oil ls recommended).

- Use a water remover to remove
excess moisture from fuel system.
0 Check quality of bolts, hoses.
thermostat and radiator cap.

m
“tat/hum

calls for." Tomlin said. “Most new-
er engines require DexCool."

Checking the condition of
belts and hoses is also important.
Be sure to check for any holes,
cracks or swelling in hoses. Just
because hoses look fine on the out-
side does not mean they are still
good because hoses deteriorate
from the inside out. To check
hoses, gently squeeze the hose.
Hoses should be firm, not mushy.
according to the Auto Zone
web site.

Windshield wipers are also
important in the winter. Check
your wipers to make sure they are
not cracking or falling apart.

Filling your washer fluid
reservoir with a washer fluid/de-
icer is the best way to go. Not only
will it keep your fluid from freez-
ing, he said, it will also aid in rid-
ding the windshield of ice.

If you have an older car, it is
very important to take care of
these things early.

“It’s not good to procrastinate,
but with an older car it's especially
important to take care of this ear-
ly, as these are the ones more like
ly to leave you stranded.” Tomlin
said.

In all vehicles. new or old. it‘s
good to have an emergency kit
with food, water. a blanket, extra
gas and jumper cablesin case you
are left stranded.

Taking care of these things
early will ensure your car, or
“baby," makes it through the win-
ter with few problems.

extends far beyond that.

Mary {\lolinaro. director of
the William '1‘. Young Library.
teaches a section of [K 101 and
believes that planning rather
than procrastinating \\ ill result
in success.

“We teach students time
management and study skills to
use the whole semester. so
they're not faced with some big
crisis at the end of the senies
ter." she said.

Sarah llartong. an unde-
clared freshman. took the class
earlier in the semester and is
now reaping its benefits

"The class gave me more ef-
fective u ays to study." she said.

 

 

m offered for

suffering grades

RAP it up: Program gives students options
for coping with poor grade-point averages

Kelly Sweger
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

It's that time of year again: snow. hot chocolate. projects.
finals and the muchanticipated semester grades.

Sometimes the grade reports do not tum out as well as many
students or their parents hope.

Data collectwl from 1996 shows that 91.2 percent of incoming
freshmen returned for the second semester. By their sophomore
year. the number dropped to 77.9 percent. followed by a decrease
to 68.6 percent by junior status and 65.1 percent by senior status.
Of course. there are a plethora of reasons. both personal and
academic. as to why students leave the University.

But for some students not making the grade. an option is
available.

L'K's financial aid web site explains the program called Rea-
sonable Academic Progress is used to see financial aid awarded as
long as a student follows certain criteria. The student must have
completed two-thirds of all credits attempted and have a 2.0 grade
point average by the junior year. Audited classes and withdrawals
do not count for credit. but a D is considered completion of a class.

“L'K’s academic grades for financial aid are relatively low
compared to other schools." said Janet Jones. assistant director of

See GRADES on 2

 

JIQLUNIEER

Students make a
difference, a dollar

 

WNW“ An Pham and Amy
O'Rourke, two
Amorlcorp workers.
lay a ground cloth
In the basement of
a house on Pine
Street, before
calling it a day due
to lack of supplies.

MCI rouem I
PHOTO canon

A break: Students earn money for school

 

By Tracy Korshaw
um EDITOR 5—-

With finals beating students into mental and physical wastes.
returning for another semester might seem daunting.

AmeriCorp'NCCC provides a chance for 1824 year olds to take
a IOmonth breather from academia and earn money for school.

Members of the program. which is a part of AmeriCorp, serve
in teams of 10 to 15 to meet the critical needs of urban and rural
communities.

Vanessa Zirakzadeh. a journalism junior at the University of
Arizona. is one of 10 AmeriCorp‘NCCC volunteers working in
Lexington for Habitat for Humanity.

“l was getting kind of burned out at school and I thought that
it would be time to take the focus off myself and put my energies
toward the community." she said.

The team has been in Lexington since November and will
leave Dec. 19.

Margaret (‘ouvillon a 22-yearold graduate of Loyola University
in New Orleans. is working with AmeriCorp'NCCC before she goes

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ALLIHLMEHSIHALEIIS.

The Low-down

I’m not a
person
who’s sit-
ting there
when he
comes
home at
night, say-
ing, ‘OK
entertain
me; I want
a new
Versace
dress; let’s
go out and
have
dinner.”

- Catherine
Zeta-Jones,
describing just
the kind of
woman she isn’t
to Vanity Fair.

U.S. prisoner's wife braces for verdict

MOSCOW «7 Allowed to visit her husband
for only the fourth time since his arrest in April
on espionage charges, Cheri Pope said Tuesday
his health has deteriorated so badly he cannot
write and site begged President Vladimir Putin
to let him get treatment. Edmond Pope had suf-
fered from bone. cancer before coming to Moscow
and his supporters fear it has returned during
his incarceration. He has been examined by a
prison doctor. but requests for an examination
by an Englishvspeaking or American doctor have
been denied. Pope also had trouble talking and
was suffering from high blood pressure and pos-
sibly nerve damage. as he was unable to form let-
ters with his pen when he tried to take notes dur~
ing the meeting, she said. Pope is scheduled to
deliver his closing statement Wednesday. and a
verdict is expected soon afterward.

Ebola claims hospital director

KAMI’AIA, Uganda When the dreaded
Ebola virus struck northern Uganda, Dr.
Matthew Lokwiya was among the first to treat
victims. And he stayed on, often taking the worst
cases and risking infection. On Tuesday. the shy.
determined doctor became the latest victim of
the outbreak. As director of Lacor Hospital in the
northern town of (lulu, liokwiya was one of the
lirst to recognize that the patients admitted to his
hospital with strange symptoms were suffering
front a forth of viral hemorrhagic fever. later
identified as Ebola. But after weeks of treating
patients and being credited for keeping the
death toll remarkably low , Lokwiya became a
patient himself on Nov. 30. and like many Ebola
victims. he died soon after.

Boil order lifted in Canadian town

'i‘()R()I\"l‘() Officials of a rural Canadian
town drank tap water Tuesday to signal the end
of North America's worst E. coli contamination.
which killed seven people and sickened 2.300 ear-
lier this year, Regional medical officer Dr. Mur»
ray McQuigge. one of those taking a sip. an.
nounced he was lifting a boil order for Walker-
ton's water more than six months after the crisis
began in the Ontario community 90 miles west of
Toronto. The town‘s 5.000 residents have relied
on bottled water and treating tap water with
bleach. with many going to homes of friends and
relatives in neighboring communities to bathe.
'l‘he contamination came after a heavy rain
storm on May 12 washed cattle manure into a
town well, according to evidence submitted at a

judicial inquiry examining what happened. The

manure contaminated the water with the E. coli
intestinal bacteria. which can cause severe ill—
ness and death. and a faulty chlorinating system
in the well failed to kill the bacteria.

IAIY MOMMA:
Heather French
Harv is rm-
nant. and the
hahy Is due in
July. The
former Miss
America mar-
ried Kentucky
lt. Gov. Stove
Henry on Oct.
21. shortly
after she
crowned her
successor.
They learned of
the pregnancy
after a doctor's
examination
last week, the
lieutenant gov-
ernor's office
said Monday.

FUGEE FUND:
Myclef Jean. a
member of the
Grammy-win-
ning rap group
The Fugees and
a solo artist,
announced
plans Tuesday
to headline a
charity concert
at Carnegie
Hall Jan. 19,
mahing him the
first hip hop
headliner there.
The event will
raise funds for
the Mycief
Jean Found-
ation, which
provides educa-
tion and train-
ing to children
with musical
talent.

Shareholders approve merger

PARIS — Vivendi SA and Seagram Co.
shareholders on Tuesday approved a trans-Ate
lantic mega-deal to create one of the world's
largest communications groups, boasting an im-
pressive stable of films and music from the Uni-
versal movie and music studios. Ninety-five per-
cent of some 7,000 Vivendi shareholders said yes
to the $30 billion deal to create Vivendi Univer-
sal. The vote followed similar action by Seagram
shareholders in Montreal earlier in the day.
Shareholders of the third partner in the deal,
Canal Plus, will vote Friday. Vivendi holds 49
percent of Canal Plus. The new company will of-
fer movies, TV programming, music, sports,
games and educational and professional informa-
tion via digital and analog formats. The idea is to
offer consumers music and films via computers,
television and mobile phones - to conquer both
content and distribution for dominance in the
multimedia market.

Missing helicopter found

MANCHESTER, Ky. ~— A helicopter with
three men aboard crashed during a nighttime
flight to another eastern Kentucky community,
authorities said Tuesday. The wreckage was lo-
cated after a daylong search by the Kentucky Na-
tional Guard, state police, Jackson County Sher-
iffs Department and other agencies amid a
rugged, mountainous area near the border of
Jackson and Madison counties, said Ray Bow-
man, a state emergency management spokesman.
The helicopter disappeared after taking off at 6:30
p.m. EST Monday from the residence of the pilot,
Dr. Fred Collatz of Manchester, Bowman said.
Two passengers, Jeremy Harrod, 21, and Kelly
Stewart, 31, aboard were also from Manchester.

Bus drivers return to work

JACKSON, Ky. — School bus drivers in
Breathitt County will return to work Wednes-
day, ending a walkout that had forced schools to
close, Superintendent Hargus Rogers said.
Rogers said the drivers accepted the school
board’s offer of an increase of $2.25 a day to all
drivers in the eastern Kentucky district. Classes
were closed for a sixth day Tuesday because of
the strike. The school board had called an emer—
gency meeting Monday night to talk to many of
the drivers. Board chairman Kelly Noble Jr. reit-
erated the board’s offer of an increase of $2.25 a
day to all drivers.

Compiled from wire reports.

 

 

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financial aid,

Because the federal and
state monies are granted
through financial aid, students
failing to meet the criteria are
sent letters to inform them that
they are in “academic danger.”

The University Senate
Rules handbook states the acad-
emic suspension policies. If a
student receives a .GPA below
2.0 for three consecutive semes-
ters, or if a 2.0 cannot be earned
while on academic probation, it
qualifies as suspension. Howev-
er, the deans of individual col—
leges can overrule the suspen—
sion and continue probation
status.

With RAP, a student can
try to improve his or her grades
by the next semester rather
titan opt to drop out of UK or to
transfer to another school. Es-
sentially, RAP helps those re-
turning students with eligibility
requirements for financial aid.

Jones said a student should
look at withdrawing from a

course if he or she is knowingly
failing. Although UK has specif-
ic add/drop deadlines, depart-
ments often accept a late with-
drawal if a necessary claim
is made.

Students should refer to
the department in which they
are enrolled whenever making
decisions. There are specific
rules per department for with-
drawal from a class within
one‘s college, as well as the aca-
demic criteria needed to main-
tain status within specific
departments.

According to percentages
collected from the UK-Lexing-
ton Campus Assessment and In-
stitutional Data, numbers
steadily drop from enrollment
from the second semester fresh-
man to the senior level.

As outlined in the Universi-
ty bulletin, reinstatement can
happen when a student has
been out of the University for at
least one semester and a sum-
mer session. To be reinstated, a
student has to be approved by
the dean of the college in which
they wish to enroll. After rein-
statement, the student must
then apply for readmission to
the University.

 

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to graduate school. A year ago,
she was facing graduation know-
ing she wanted to go to graduate
school, but not just yet, she said.
So she began searching for an
alternative.

“I did a Yahoo search and it
came up," she said.

The Internet is one way stu-
dents find out about Ameri~
Corp*NCCC. Another is through
recruiters who come to high
school and college campuses.

The program has five cam-
puses _ in Charleston,
S.C.,Washington D.C., Perry
Point, Md., Denver, C010. and
San Diego, Calif.

The group in Lexington is
from the Charleston campus.
They will return for a few weeks
before moving to another spot.

Members receive a modest
living allowance, student loan
deferment, health insurance and
room and board. After complet-
ing the lemonths, members re-
ceive $4,725 to help pay for col-
lege, graduate school or vocation-
al training, or student loans.

Amy O‘Rourke opted to join
AmeriCorp’NCCC instead of go
ing straight to college afier grad-
uating from her Eau Claire. Wis,
high school.

“I wasn’t quite ready for col-
lege and I liked community ser-
vice, so I thought this would be
an excellent program to get some
money for college when I was
ready and to do what I liked to
do," she said.

The experience has so far
been challenging and reward-
ing, she said.

“I have been able to see a
lot of places I would never got
to see,” she said “and help a lot
of people I would have never
known."

 

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EDITION
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AT 3 P.M.

ATTENTION!

Students with Financial Aid

The Office of Student Financial Aid located in rooms
127—131 of the Funkhouscr Building will be undergoing
renovation December 15 - Jan 3. Please be aware that
available services will be limited during that time. If you
have questions about your Spring term aid or need other
help. please try to come to the Financial Aid Office prior

to December 15.
We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

 

 

 

 

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Between semesters

you pick the place

When you take courses through the University of
Kentucky's Independent Study Program, you pick the
place Your classroom can be your dorm room. your
apartment, or even on the slopes
courses, including many degree requirements, are
available for registration at any time. So, it you want to
take yow classroom with you this winter, stop by the
Independent Study Program at Room l Frazee Hall and
pick up a free catalog wuth course descriptions and costs.

endent

Y
Program

Room 1 Frazee Hall - 257-3466
http://www.uky.edu/|SP

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of,

Tomorrow!
UK vs. Indiana

December 22Ind
9 p.m. @ Freedom Hall in Louisville

Lottery is Thursday, December 7th @ 9 p.m.
in Memorial Coliseum.

Tickets are $30.00 - pay by cash, check or

credit card.

One ticket per student with valid ID.

The UK Women’s team will play Cincinnati @ 6
p.m., right before the Men’s game.

Get your ticket and cheer on both teams to
Victory in Louisville!

 

 

 

 

   
 

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LAMEUSJIENS

 

University Studies
Program re-evaluated

Looking it over: Re-evaluation still in early
stages; administrators want student input

By Krlstl Martin

STAFF WRITER

 

Times are changing.

And that's not the only
thing. The University Studies
Program may be undergoing
some changes too.

“The reevaluation of the
USP is still in its informal stage.
but changes are looking to be
made.“ said Philipp Kraemer.
dean of undergraduate studies.

But the evaluation isn't any
thing new. Kraemer said the pro-
gram is always being evaluated
by the University Studies Senate.

"The USP is being looked
over this year for two reasons."
Kraemer said. The first is that
the University Studies Senate. a
standing committee with repre-
sentatives from each UK college
and Lexington Community Col,
lege. is always evaluating it.

The other reason for the re
evaluation is the Swift Reform
that concluded that certain edu-
cation requirements were not up
to date with [‘K standards. The

ELECIIQNJQOQ-

Gore attorneys still
fighting for recounts

report. made in NW. also listed
suggestions t1 >r change to the l'Sl’.

A standing committee is ap
pointed by ilie Sti.~\ Senate to
look over the [SP every year
and make any necessary correc
tions. The committee is made up
of faculty representatives lrom
all the colleges and l.(‘t‘. Student
representatives are also appoint-
ed and other students may vol
untwr for a position on the coin
mittee. Kraeiner said.

Subcommittees have been
working on the math skills re
quirement and also the writing
requirement.

"Everything is up for grabs.
but there will he no radical
changes made." Kraemer said.
"(‘oncerns for students are very

What to do

To get involved with the re-
evaluations. contact Dean Kraemer
by e-mail at pjkrae@pop.uky.edu or

by phone at 257-3027.

 

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