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ience. Emily Parrish. a
special education senior.
said she only buys text-
books from a bookstore
cf because "it's easier to just
.J come and pick them up.“
That is the idea that
bookstore owners are hop-

ing for. Carol Behr. gener-

al manager of Kennedy
Bookstore. said there are many rea-

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ior. said he bought most of his text-
books online this semes-
ter for about $300. At a
bookstore, he estimated
he would have spent
$580.

Although it might
take time to deliver the
books. it's worth it to
save money. Surface said.

“It might take a week.
but a week of my time is worth
more than $300." he said.

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Buying textbooks is something
college students do each semester.
and for many UK students. the
high prices are driving them out of
the bookstores and back home to
their computers.

Online stores like Amazon.com
and Halfcom are a choice for stu-
dents who are looking to save
money on textbooks. Justin Sur-
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UK 27, LOUISVILLE 2

'Bod Pod'

to weigh in
on student
health risks

By Amanda Laborio

news@kykerne|.c67n-

. UK students and players
for the New York lets have
more in common than one
might think.

The Department of Nutri-
tion and Food Science recent~
Iy bought a new version of
the "Bod Pod." a machine
that reads body mass and vol—
umc. The machine is used by
professional football teams.
the US. Air Force and all
three Mayo Clinics, Now. UK
is rising it for weight loss re-
search.

The egg-shaped pod uses
air displacement and can hold
a person up to seven feet tall
and up to 500 pounds. The
Bod Pod calculates body den-
sity. then determines the per—
centage of a person‘s fat and
fat»free mass.

Dr. Kelly Webber. an ass
sistant professor in food and
health sciences. is heading up
the weight loss research at
UK and will be studying
women and college students.
Iii the studies. the Bod Pod
will help determine if a sub-
jch is losing fat or lean body
mass.

Webher's research fourid
that those who successfully
reduce their fat mass without
affecting their lean body
mass also decrease the risk
for seriotis itiedical condi»
tioiis such as diabetes or heart
tltscilsc.

“The machine would be a
great starting point and would
help assist in our nation's
fight against obesity. but
should accompany sound nu-
tritional advice said Andrew
Wheeler. a lsiiiesiology lrcshrr
man.

People tend to know their
weight btit not their fat mass
or body density. said pharma-
cy senioi Sarah Matichak.
and the Bod l’od may help
people to become healthier
by understanding those num»
bets.

"I’Iie Bod l’od seems like
an effective tool that can ac-
curately measure body com-
position. (‘omparcd to other
mechanisms used to measure
body fat percentage, the Bod
Pod seems easy to use for the
operator as well as the person
being tested." she said. “If
machines like this were more
common in today‘s society. I
think it would bring a greater
knowledge of health and
body awareness to the cont—
nion citi/en

The Bod Pod is also a
small step toward I‘K‘s as-
piration of being a top re—
search institution. Matichak
said.

"The use of advanced
technology at the University
of Kentucky will definitely
contribute to the university's
research status." she said.
“Machines like the Bod Pod
will offer researchers a bet~
ter understanding of their
study as well as a great way
to apply what they will
learn."

The new Bod Pod is lo-
cated in the Funkhouser
Building outside Webber's of—
fice,

DEFENDING THE CUP

A group of Cats raise the Governor's Cup trophy after their [/72 Wlll river InUisvil’e on Sunday at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
It was the lllSl time UK has won back-tn-back games in the annual rivalry since the l997-98 seasons

'l‘tii‘novcrs key in
bringing trophy
back to Lexington

By Kenny Colston

kcolston@kykernel com

LOUISVILLE »-
Iey knew.

After the very first play of the
game. Kelley knew he would be the
first one to rush over and grab the
Governors (‘up trophy after UK
dominated Louisiille detenshely.
He knew that U of L‘s offensive
line wasn‘t going to be able to slow
down UK's defensive attack. The
senior linebacker just knew.

“From the first series you cart
tell whether you are going to domi-
nate or not Kelley sillLl. “I saw the
offensive line was not attacking us
well enough to prevent us from
dominating the game."

Kelley's premonition was right
on the mark. as UK landed its first
win in Papa John's (,‘ardinal Stadi—
um since 2002 and its first back-to-
back (iovemor‘s (‘up wins since
the l‘)97~98 seasons. The (‘ats
crunched the Cards 27-2 in front of
42.606 people. the third largest sta—
ditmi history.

Kelley‘s defense was the main
reason why.

The (‘ardinals printed the ball
nine times and IIK's defense took
two fumble recoveries to the house

Braxtoii Kel~

Senior defensive tackle Myron Pyror knocks down Lhursvrlle quarterback Hunter
Cantwell after he throws a pass The Cats sacked Cantwell twrce Sunday

iii what tunicd out to be a complete
rc\ei‘sal of the annual otfensnc
clash.

"It feels good to beat our ri\.il."
I'K head coach Rich Brooks said
“It feels good to win the (ioyerr
nor‘s Cup. arid it feels good to have
otir boys from Jefferson (‘ounty to
be able to celebrate."

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I'K. most tiotably the defense.

had plenty of reasons to celebrate.
Freshman wide receiver Matt
Roark. who wasn‘t even listed on
the pregame roster. blocked a field
goal in the first quarter to stifle an
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Cats’ stingy,
expenenced
'D’ worth

believing in

LOUISVILLE ~— Consider
me a belieyer.

Maybe it‘s a year late on
the whole "We believe" theme.
but I defi-
iiitely be—
lieve now
-— in the
UK defense
that is

All
summer
long we‘\ e
heard about
how the de—
fense was
supposed to
better than
ey er. More
upcrienccd. Faster. Stronger.
The (‘ats‘ strength.

ldidn‘i belie\e it.

I thought they‘d improve.
but nothing like what we saw
Sunday at Papa John‘s (‘ardinal
.Stadiuni They didn't miss tack-
lcs. they tirade the routine plays
and they sure as heck forced
tumovers five of them. as a
matter of fact.

“We talked about how we
thought we had a defense lTK
head coach Rich Brooks said.
“Today. by golly. we sure did.”

By golly. did they ever. The
vaunted [K “D" gave up just
205 total yards of offense. 205.
The Cats used to give up that
many yards in the first half.
sometimes cy en earlier. That's
why Sunday was so surprising.

Nobody could haye possibly
seen this type of performance
coming. could they"?

"I didn‘t emision two de~
fensivc touchdowns. btit l defi—
nitely cmisiotied one." said Je‘
rcmy .Iarmon. the Cats‘ engine
on the defensive line. "1 ref
member I made the statement
last week to one of the reporters
that I felt that otir defense could
be considered an offensiye dc-
tense."

l‘t'ttm the outset the (‘ats‘
defense was on the attack. They
made a statement when they
stuffed the Cards offense on
the \ery' first possession for a
quick threeand-out. l' of L had
six of IhOse.

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LINDSEY
Kernel
columnist

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()nlinc classes use new technology to prevent cheating

By Jennifer GE!!!
igrahamékykernel com

()nline classes are available for
those wanting to go to school from
home. but now some universities are
requiring more from students than
just signing an honor code.

Some universities are utilizing
different electronics that monitor stti~
dents during online classes. (‘amcras

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and fingerprint readers are just some
of the tools on the market. Currently.
lIK does not use of any type of elec
tronic dcyices or programs that mon~
itor students who take online classes
or submit homework online.

Many online homework submis—
sion programs allow for instnictors to
view statistics of students' submis-
sions. (‘omparing scores from in-
class work to online work is current-

ly the only method of monitoring stu—
dents' honesty. said Alaina Houston.
the Hispanic studies‘ Web homework
coordinator.

“The only indication of cheating
we have is by comparing students
work in class to the work they submit
online." said Houston. “I look at on~
line homework that my students sub-
mit all the time."

lilizabeth Swan. a political sci-

ence junior. has taken online classes
before. While online classes present
the opportunity to cheat. Swan said
she would not be comfortable being
watched while doing homeWork or
taking exams.

“I understand that cheating could
be a problem with online courses."
she said. “but cameras would make

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The Disney Channcl's
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shuVV about a teen who lives
a double life: normal girl
during the day. pop star at
night.

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ty. the three stop at a Mc-
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hcads to the washroom to
apply the blond wig. make—
up and jewelry that make up
her Montana costume.
thn she emerges. it‘s easy
to forget that she's not
Montana or Miley Cyrus.
the actress who plays her _
or at least someone different
g as Bishop dresses the part
from her sparkly hair clips
down to her hip black boots.
She even has a sassy new
smilc. displaying Montana’s
ubcr-confidcnce. which
Bishop initially felt would
keep her from doing the
role well.

“I liked the. music. and I
liked the show when I saw it.
I don‘t watch tnuch televi-
sion. but l didn‘t think I could
do the diva stuff." she says.

Bishop‘s outgoing pcr-
sonality has landed her
spots in countless plays.
modeling camps and choirs.
But the impersonation job

didn't start until a couple of

years ago. when a mutual
friend put the family in
touch With Matt Kissanc.
who owns a west suburban—
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for his routine of Chris Far-
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Kissanc first hooked
Bishop as Cinderella. and
she says she loved it. from
the dressing up to meeting
the kids. Soon she was book-
ing jobs as the Little Mer-
maid. Dora the Explorer and
Elmo. (Thosc last two are
known in the biz as “big—
head gigs" because they re—
quirc hefty masks.)

Bishop says she does as
many as three Montana
events a week. usually at
birthday parties for children.
who range in age from 6 to
10.

"She does a nice job as
Hannah. Being very good
with detail is the most im-
portant thing when imper-
sonating someone." Kissane
said.

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ings. Montana‘s appeal
seems to be cross-cultural
and multigcncrational. And
though the Internet lists sev—
eral Hannah Montana imper-
sonators across the country.
Bishop seems to be the only
one working in Chicago. at
least the only one with a sig—
nificant Web presence. She
typically charges $200 for an
hourlong party.

“That‘s good. because
the money I make is going
straight to college." says
Bishop. who graduated from
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sons for students to buy from local
bookstores.

“With the lntemet you can possibly
get a cheaper book but it may not be the
exact edition required for the class," she
said. "We don‘t add in shipping charges,
and if you need the book in a timely
manner we have it here on the shelf.“

However, students like David John—
son said textbooks at local bookstores
are extremely overpriced.

“There is no reason books should
c0st over $200 for one semester," he
said.

The real reason textbook prices are
so high and continue to rise are the pub-
lishers. said David Wade. manager of
Wildcat Textbooks.

“Our margins don‘t change. Prices
from publishers go up $8 to $10 every
year," he said. "The same textbook will
cost me more next year.“

Wade said he was considering interi—
or renovations to the store but decided
against it just to keep from having to
raise book prices anymore. Students
seem to think profit margins are higher
than they actually are in bookstores.
Wade said.

“Our markup is never more than 25
percent.“ he said. “The margin is a lot
smaller than people assume in real life."

UK Student Government President
Tyler Montell is working toward lower

textbook costs by a bill that would elim—

inate sales tax on certain books.
“Each institution would submit to the

state a list of all the textbooks they would
be using, and that list would be exempt
from the sales tax," Montell said.

The bill has been pro-filed, and a
committee will be doing economic im-
pact research before any action will be
taken. If passed, it would not take effect
until fall of 2010.

Montell said eliminating the sales
tax on textbooks is a small savings for
individual students but could send a big
message from state legislators.

“All we‘re doing is providing an op-
portunity for legislators to show their
commitment to making higher education
affordable," he said.

Behr said because textbooks are a
necessary purchase for college students,
they tend to care about the price more
than they do on other items.

“People don't question the margin
on beer or shirts but always on books,”
she said. “They just have to buy (books),
they don‘t want to buy them.“

While publishers set the price for
new books, there should be more re-
sponsibility put on professors to help
students save money, Behr said. When
professors decide to use a new edition of
a textbook, it prevents the bookstores
from being able to buy the book back at
a decent price, or sell used copies.

“What we hate and students hate is
when a new edition comes out and we
can’t buy it back," Behr said. “Publish-
ers do not like the used book market and
try to thwart that with new editions.”

If professors would only require new
editions when necessary. that would save
students money because they would be
able to buy used. she said.

"Something like biology or physics

doesn't change that often," Behr said.
“Years ago a new edition would come
out every five years, but now a two-
year-old book is ol .“

Professors also play a part by pick-
ing their textbooks early and letting the
bookstores know, Behr said. That way
the store will pay more for a used copy
of the book. »

“We can't pay top dollar if we don't
know if it will be used next semester,"
she said. .

One way a store can keep books
cheaper is by ordering the international
version, Wade said. Publishers sell the
same textbooks in America that they do
overseas, the main difference being that
the international version is paperback.
making it less expensive, Wade said.

“Most of the time it‘s the exact same
book," he said.

Wade said he orders the textbook
and international paperback and makes
sure they match before selling them.

Certain lntemet retailers may cur-
rently have some books for cheaper than
the bookstores. but Behr said she does
not see that lasting too long.

“I see the lntemet becoming more
and more popular and the prices are lev-
eling out.” she said. “The more people
that buy them online, prices won't stay
cheap."

Even if prices stay lower online. some
students will continue to buy textbooks
from local stores. Surface said. simply be-
cause they don’t know any better.

“There will always be somebody.

mostly freshmen. that are going to give
what the bookstores ask for." he said.
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me very uncomfortable."

While some students may
oppose Web cameras, instruc-
tors are hoping for some kind
of help with monitoring aca-
demic honesty in students.

”I think it would be won-
derful if we could eventually
get something to take the
guess work out of monitoring
students' online work." Hous-
ton said.

Online classes are offered
by UK through the Distance
Learning Program. Officials
in the program declined to
comment on whether or not
UK is considering the use of

electronic monitoring de-
vices.

While the situation is hy-
pothetical for UK students. it
is a reality for Penn State
University students who are
enrolled in the Distance Edu-
cation program.

Penn State‘s Distance Ed-
ucation Campus, World Cam-
pus. did a test run for elec-
tronic monitoring over the
summer with a program
made by Kryterion Inc. The
program consists of a Web
camera. which cost students
around $80. and a keyboard
biometric reader. Paula
Hamy. assistant registrar for
World Campus. said Web
cameras made testing in on-
line classes easier for some
students.

“There were mixed re-
sults (from students), but
most found it convenient,"
Hamy said. “Before we tried
the program. students had to
have a secure proctor and a
paper exam. New students
can test online by them-
selves.“

Hamy said the cameras
were beneficial. but some
UK students believe they will
just create problems. Swart
said she took online classes
to get away from the pressure
of exams in the classroom.
and a camera would not help
with her anxiety.

“The reason I took online
Classes is because I get really
bad test anxiety my hands
clam up and I start freaking
out, even though I know the

material." Swart said. "The
camera would be just like
taking a test in a classroom
setting. so what would be the
point of taking a class on-
line?"

While universities use
the gadgets in an attempt to
reduce cheating. some feel
they infringe on students‘
privacy.

Phillip Lilcs. a business
management and administra—
tion freshman. said he would
not want a camera watching
him as he did his school—
work.

"I would be angry be—
cause it would be invading
my personal privacy." Liles
said. "No one needs to know
what my room looks like or
what I am doing."

 

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to pair up potential college roommates

By Dana Hull and Shelby Martin

_— San Jose Mercury News

SAN JOSE. Calif. —— University of
Califomia-Berkeley sophomore Katie
Nelson says that she always has one
burning question about potential dorm
roommates.

"You wonder if they are going to be
a psychopath.” joked Nelson, 19. “After
that. the next question is: Are they
messy?"

Compatibility is key when it comes
to communal living. particularly when
the room is smaller than most studio
apartments. The night owl won‘t appre-
ciate the early riser. and the neat freak
will have little tolerance for the total
slob. So some (‘al students have used
StarRez. a company that specializes in
housing and conference software. in
their search for compatible roommates.

Think of it as Match.com for mod~
em dorm life.

“It's kind of like online dating." said
Martin Takimoto, director of marketing
for residential and student services at the
University of Califomia-Berkeley. which
began rolling out the StarRez program
last spring.

Students create an online profile and
complete a survey. But instead of asking

questions about majors and musical taste,
the questions focus on the issues that can
make or break roommate relationships:
tidiness. sleep schedules, study habits and
just how many friends they want drop—
ping by at 3 am. The StarRez portal then
spits out a list of their closest roommate
matches. complete with a percentage rep-
resenting each one's compatibility. Stu—
dents can send messages to potential
matches and chat further.

“If you find out your potential room-
mate has a 6-foot python, you can still
say ‘no way!’ “ said Jason Dell. a
spokesman for StarRez. which has 250
college campuses as clients.

Freshman Patricia Lin, 18, of Milpi-
tas. used StarRez as she began the process
of signing up for university housing.

Lin. who graduated from Presenta-
tion High School in San Jose. was paired
up With Joanna Lee. 17. of Torrance.

Their majors are different. Lin is
studying psychology. Lee molecular cell
biology. But the two, who moved 'mto their
new room in Davidson Hall last weekend.
were matched up in part because they both
said they want their dorm room to be mel-
low and conducive to studying.

They‘ve been placed in a "triple."
with a third roommate from Saratoga.
Classes started this week.

Saturday night was the first night the
roommates spent together. Everything is
going well, “but apparently I snore. Lee
said. “Just a little bit." Lin said. Snoring
is not a StarRez question.

In previous years. Cal students who
received housing assignments were briefly
surveyed via e—mail about their sleep
schedules. level of tidiness and whether
they smoked. and then were matched tip
based on basic criteria. Those who hadn't
requested a specific roommate were as—
signed one based on that survey.

But since February. students have
been able to log on to the StarRez Web
site to create more detailed profiles for
potential roommates for the fall semes—
ter. Users can use a screen name. make
queries, direct fellow students to their
Facebook or MySpace profiles. and ac—
cept or decline roommate offers.

Still. you never really know how
something is going to work out until you
meet the old—fashioned way: in person.

Graydon Rose. 18. of San Diego. met
his roommate. Allen (‘heong 18. of San
Leandro, for the first time Sunday. as both
students amved with their parents and
mounds of back-to-school gear in tow.
Rose and his folks were already organizing
the closet when Cheong arrived. The two

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