‘Strange brew': an interview with Chitara Rhythm Section | g— The . Grammies Who will be there. who you won’t see and who the Kernel thinks will win I . EB 27 i02 KWEDNESDAYKENTUCKY February 27, 2002 SCIENCE- Celebrating 330 W” .. UK seeks volunteers for testing HIV vaccin Research program: Doctor says participants will not be injected with HIV virus in study whereas traditional HIV vac cines are made up of protein. tireenberg said. instead of generating anti bodies. the Merck vaccine the lil\' \'11'11.\ and Pachian would be the (‘ytotoxu‘ T lyin- pliocyte.” he said. “The way to train these 'l’ac-Men‘ to go after the Hl\' virus is the strategy chosen because of its track record in research "UK has had experience in over 50 trials with HIV-infected individuals and recently was awarded a grant from the gov- ernment for a full service HIV clinic." Greenberg said. The vaccine. developed by Merck & Co. Pharmaceutical Corp. is made up of DNA. By Jimmy Nesbitt STAFF waitin—~ UK officials announced Fri- day that the university has been selected to participate iii a major HIV vaccine-research program. Dr. Richard Greenberg. principle investigator and pro- fessor in the College of Medi— cine. said the university was T MOMINLDNJIB 1 Doctorates take ‘perseverance’ Fruits of their labor Theses line the shelves of the Education Library In Dickey Hail. Other colleges store theses In their libraries as well. m cuwrono I KERNEL srm Dissertations: Ph. students must pick, research, write and defend their theses By Kathy Hyatt STAFF WRITER 4’ Eric Moyen is embarking on his dissertation journey. Moyen, a graduate stu- dent in educational policy studies and evaluation. spent two years completing course work for his Ph.D. and recent- ly began struggling with a dissertation topic. He knows he wants to examine relationships be- tween colleges and college towns, but finds it difficult to narrow down the list of schools. “The key to a successful topic is finding something that is interesting to you, but is small enough that it is manageable," he said. “Getting your Ph.D. is not just about intelligence." he said. “It has a lot to do with perseverance.“ Before coming to this conclusion. he asked himself several questions that he rec- ommends other prospective . Ph.D. students consider. “Are you willing to watch -your college friends start ‘making lots of money while you stay in school and barely 'scrape by?" he asked. “Are ”you willing to read books and write papers until you can't ,take it anymore? Are you willing to survive?" To Moyen, surviving is what getting a Ph.D. is about. strengthens the body's host do fenses. specifically the (‘ytotoy ic T lymphocytes. that Merck is Using." ”This difference is the new strategy of HIV vaccines." added Greenberg said the tune tion of(‘ytotoxic T lymphocytes in the human body is compara ble to the structure of a PIN" Man video game. he V I I i If you want to participate in the research project. call Rodney Bales ot the Department of Neurology at 323-5373. "These little dots would be The Ph.D. process Moyen said all graduate students pick committee members from different pro- fessors they have in class. The committee offers sugges- tions about the dissertation. beginning with the proposal. until it is time for the student to defend the dissertation. He said his committee is playing a crucial role in the disserta- tion process. “Your committee holds your future." Moyen said. William Hoyt. a professor and committee member for Moyen. said deciding on a topic is often very difficult. “Some students have a topic of their own while oth- ers can really struggle to pick a topic," he said. And he said students should always expect some dead ends. “Students should realize that things do not fall into a nice schedule and progress may be slow." he said. Jeannine Blackwell, se~ nior associate dean in Acade- mic Administration in the Graduate School. said the dis- sertation is the first major project a doctoral student works on as a beginning scholar and researcher. “The dissertation shows not only knowledge of the content area of the field. but also an active mastery of how new ideas are created. tested and explained in the field." she said. Blackwell said complet- ing a dissertation can be time consuming. The Graduate School has a limit of five years for completion. though many students finish earlier. See PAPER on 4 Are you willing to read books and write papers ’ until you can’t take it anymore?” - ERIC “OVEN. EDUCATIO Wife ldeu POLICY STUDIES AND EVALUATION GRADUATE STUDENT. DISCUSSING THE PH.D. PROCESS See VACCINE on 4 EEFECIS "Wheel. HIV attacks nervous system, especially brain, research says AIDS: Late stages of virus cause dementia By John VIampIer Ntws tonon — Although most people think HIV just affects the im- mune system. UK re- searchers said at a seminar Tuesday that the virus can have equally devastating ef— fects on the nervous system. “It's not uncommon for the primary manifestation of the HIV infection to be neuro logical." said Dr. Joseph Berger. chair of the Depart- ment of Neurology. Berger said that when one out of five people who don't know they have HIV come to their doctor. they first complain of various new rological problems. The brain is the part of the nervous system most seri~ ously aflected by HIV. Berger said that one’third of all peo- ple in advanced stages of AIDS suffer from dementia. Two UK studies current~ ly focus on this phenomenon, employing magnetic reso- nance imaging to determine the factors that contribute to HIV~related dementia. Colum Avison, an associate profes» sor of neurology and bio- chemistry. said one of the clinical dilemmas in dealing with HIV dementia is the var» ious ways it manifests itself. “HIV, once it gets in the brain. seems to do everything you can think of." Avison said. HIV dementia can be caused by two “pathways," See AIDS on 4 , SPORTS Players return for Vandy game Suspensions lifted: Fitch, Daniels reinstated to team for game against Vanderbilt tonight i'Afi “FOR? Coach Tubby Smith announced Tuesday that two players will be reinstated to the UK basketball team. "Both will be reinstated for the (Vanderbilt game L” Smith said. “Whether they play or not will be the coach's decision." On Friday. Smith indefinitely suspended guard Gerald Fitch. 19. and forward Erik Daniels. 19. both sophomores. for being charged with trying to enter a Lexington nightclub with fake IDs early Friday morning. Both players missed IIK's victory against Arkansas Saturday. Smith declined to comment on the length of the players' sus» pensions Friday because he said he wanted to determine ifalcohol was involved. Smith said Tuesday that Alcohol Beverage Control officers Cit- ed the players before they entered the club and that alcohol was not involved. That was a factor in the lengths of the suspensions, "(ABC officers) took them out ofline.” Smith said. "They never got into the establishment." Freshman forward (‘huck Hayes expressed confidence that Smith made the right decision. “Smith has a great heart and wants what is best for them." he said "Sometimes we. as players. disappoint him and he has to act. (Daniels and Fitch) practiced yesterday and we are looking for- ward to getting them back in the lineup." .Lll/ESTQCK _ Escaped cow eludes police in Ohio park 0n the lam: ‘Heidi' climbs six-foot fence, avoids capture for nearly two weeks earn her the name "Heidi " The LSOtivpound cow was spotted several times before being lo» cated at the park on Thursday Feb 21. three miles from the meat company "We are very relieyed to have captured her without inci- dent." said Sgt. Todd Manser of the Society for the Prevention of (‘ruelty to Animals Heidi has received national media attention for her escape. and received offers from nearly 40 citizens wishing to give her a new home. including some celebrities Roger Bingham. of “Survivor." has offered Heidi a place on his farm Officials at Fifth Third Bank of (‘incmnati were interested in hiring the cow as its official mascot Own- er Ken Meyer said he will do nate the cow to a good home By Mark Lee S'Av’l leTENC lxlxmgton's newest celebrir ty. Heidi the cow. was captured Monday night after nearly two weeks of being on the run from (‘incinnati authorities (in Feb. 13, a cow that air thorities dubbed “Heidi" made an incredible escape from Ken Meyer Meat (‘ompany in (‘amp Washington. Ohio and managed to elude a lengthy Cincmnati Police helicopter search Heidi. who was born and bred at Bluegrass Stockyards in Lexington. reportedly scaled a six-and-a-half-fmt fence to free- dom. Cincinnati Police gave chase in a helicopter armed with heat-sensitive tracking equipment. but were unable to locate the runaway cow. The cow continued to hide out in Mt Storm Park. which helped See RUHAVAY CO! on 4 sar at he Uenivrsi olenlucit ,