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Thursday, December 8, 2005

Celebrating 34 years of independence

Kentucky Kernel

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UK takes top 20 plan to higher ed council

Council on Postsecondary Education reviews plan,
discusses impact of tuition hikes on students

By Dariush Shafa
THE Krurucxr KERNEL

UK officials presented President
Lee Todd’s Top 20 Business Plan to
the Kentucky Council on Postsec~
ondary Education yesterday after-
noon. drawing approval from coun-
cil members.

“I think it’s a bold vision. I
think it’s a great road map." said
council chairman Ronald Green-
berg. “There are challenges with it
galore. but you need the vision."

Angela Martin. UK's vice presi-

dent of planning. budget and policy
analysis and Connie Ray. vice presi-
dent for research. planning and ef-
fectiveness, presented the same
business plan that Todd presented
to the campus on Monday. The UK
Board of Trustees will vote on the
plan Tuesday.

“We focused on making sure we
got the story across," Martin said.
“The plan is achievable.

“UK has been very thoughtful in
this."

Tuition fund policy was another
topic that came up. bringing presi-

dents from Western Kentucky Uni-
versity. University of Louisville
and other state institutions into the
discussion. The university presi-
dents brought up concerns about af-
fordability versus managing cost
and quality of a university educa~
tion. but council members were
adamant that a quality education.
now and in the future, is attainable.

“It's a very complicated situa-
tion and there’s a lot of factors in-
volved in making sure that all of
our students have the option of
being involved." said council mem-
ber Dan Flanagan on students' abil-
ity to get a university education.
“It’s just going to be difficult but as
a member of the council I'm very

committed to making sure that it
remains affordable."

Prior to 2001. the council‘s
method for determining what a rea-
sonable cost for a university educa-
tion was calculating nominal tu-
ition and fees to a certain percent-
age bracket of the state‘s per capita
income.

After 2001. universities had
more control over tuition and fees.
said Ryan Quarles, student repre-
sentative to the council and UK
agricultural economics and diplo-
macy grad student. Now the council
is encouraging universities to turn
to a model of funding where nomi—
nal tuition amounts are based off
the medium family income.

“We don’t want price to deter
them from participating in postsec-
ondary education," said council
member Mark Wattier.

The issue of funding bled over
into the discussion of how UK will
achieve its state-mandated goal of
being a top-20 university by 2020.
which was laid out in House Bill 1
of 1997.

Greenberg said the goal of
boosting UK into the top 20 was one
the council considered worth pour-
ing funds into.

“We recognize UK's unique posi-
tion and have pumped several hun-
dred million extra dollars (into UK)
and we hope to move forward."

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Ky. Dems
predict
tighter
budget

Say costs could mean higher
tuition for college students

By Sean Rose
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Focused on finals
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During a forum at Henry Clay High
School last night state legislators said col«
lege students will be paying higher tuition
if Kentucky’s economic problems contin-
ue.

“If we don’t come up
with more money you’re
going to see more cost
shifting to the students."
said State Senator
Ernesto Scorsone.

Scorsone and State
Representative Kathy
Stein. both Democrats
serving in Fayette Coun-
ty, spoke on issues to ex-
pect in the upcoming ses-
sion of the general as-
sembly. took questions
and criticized the cur-
rent administration in a
forum sponsored by the
Central Kentucky chap-
ter of the American Civ-
il Liberties Union.

“This governor got
elected because he was
going to clean up govern-
ment," Scorsone said. “It’s clear that he
hasn’t. He’s muddied it up and gummed it
up even more."

Stein also criticized some legislatures.
saying they make bills because of “knee
jerk reactions to what is popular" to gain
political power.

She gave an example of a proposed
study of how much it costs to educate
children of illegal aliens, saying the study
was meant to encourage negative views

Scorsone

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Top: Brittany Ratliff,
a psychology fresh-
man, roams through
the periodicals of
the William T. Young
Library yesterday.

Dead Week doesn’t live up to
its name. especially with Finals
Week looming ahead for UK’s
student population. Deadlines
hang over the heads of students
and with only a few days until
the dreaded final examinations.
projects and papers are due,
those students are making use
of every spare moment to pre-
pare in hopes they'll make the
grade.

Stein
museum I sun

Right: Steve Benoit,
a psychology fresh-
man, and Stephanie
Schell, a nursing
freshman, study
together yesterday
for their upcoming
finals.

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toward illegal immigrants.

“What was that bill designed to do?”
Stein said. “Was it designed to make us
feel good or was it designed to make us

See Legislature on page 2

 

Take a break from the studying with these
tips for relieving stress during finals
COLUMN. PAGE 4

 

World Equestrian Games

 

Predictions of event’s
potential payoff vary

By Tim Mseman
nemnumm

Lexington hopes its latest
bet on horses pays off.

With this week’s announce
ment that Lexington would
host an international horse
competition. organizers are
predicting a major payoff. but
some are skeptical of such an
economic impact for Lexington
and UK.

On Tuesday in Bahrain. the
Federation Equestre Interna-
tionale announced the Ken-

tucky Horse Park would host
the 2010 World Equestrian
Games — the first time the
games will be held outside of
Europe. And in 2010. it will be
first time the event’s seven
competitions will be have one
venue.

The Kentucky Horse Park
has estimated selling 300.000
tickets over the course of the
twoka event and predicts a
$100 million economic windfall
for the area.

“This is a chance of a life.
time. a onoein-a-lifetime oppor-

tunity." said Chris Gilligan of
the Kentucky Commerce Cabi-
net. “The $100 million (esti-
mate) might be conservative."
Gilligan pointed to next
year‘s games in Aachen. Ger-
many. whose organizers are ex-
pecting to sell more than
500.000 tickets and predicting a
total economic surge of $275
million. as an example of the
games' potential impact.
“What are we going to get
out of this?" Gilligan said.
“Hundreds of millions of dol-
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Students give ‘motivation’
to struggling local youths

By James Davidson
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It takes a village to raise a child and
Lexington is no different.

Operation Motivation. a program
designed to connect with Lexington‘s
inner city youth through tutoring and
mentoring. is entering its second year.

The program teaches children the
importance of higher education and
the need to do well academically. It was
also put in place to improve the chil-
dren‘s social skills and test scores. said
LaShala Porter. vice president and
community service chair of the Black
Student Union and head of Operation
Motivation.

Last year. 25 students who were in
the mentoring program were in danger

of failing their academic grade. With
the help of about a dozen UK students.
all 25 children were promoted to the
next grade.

Porter. a UK psychology junior. ex-
pects the same type of success this
year but there are not as many UK stu-
dents wanting to help as in the past.

“Last year we had 10 to 13 tutors
come out each week." Porter said.
“This year we have had four solid tu-
tors come to help. which is really sad.

“Operation Motivation needs more
support from students in general...not
necessarily from the university. just
students."

Porter said students are role models
for the community and it‘s important

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Schwarzenegger hospitalized
for rapid heartbeat
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
spent a few hours in a Sacramento.
Calif. hospital Tuesday night after
complaining of a rapid heartbeat,
his office said yesterday
Spokeswoman Margita Thomp-
son said Schwarzenegger. 58, had
the stomach flu Tuesday and “con-
sequently he experienced a rapid
heartbeat. His personal doctor rec-
ommended he have it checked."
Thompson said the governor
went to the University of Califor~
nia-l)avis Medical Center in Sacra
mento about midnight. where
physicians said his heart rate was
normal. She said he was observed
for a few hours and released. He
was back in his office yesterday.
Schwarzenegger had openheart
surgery in 1997 to repair a congeni.
tal defect known as bicuspid aortic
valve. in which the valve has only
two leaflets that open and close
rather than the normal three. As a
consequence. the valves tend to

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wear out more rapidly than nor-
mal

Schwarzenegger's aortic valve
was replaced with the pulmonary
valve from the right ventricle of the
heart. The pulmonary valve was
then replaced with a valve from a
cadaver. His repaired aortic valve
began bleeding within a day. howev-
er, and it too was replaced with a
valve from a cadaver.

Gunmen kill police officers,
free insurgent

KIRKUK. Iraq More than a
dozen gunmen staged a brazen
dawn raid on a hospital in the
volatile northern oil city of Kirkuk.
killing several police officers and
freeing an injured insurgent being
held there.

The attack on the .Iomhouriya
hospital in downtown Kirkuk.
about 150 miles north of Baghdad.
began around :3 am. and involved
gunmen who arrived in three vehi»
Cles, said Salem Jalal. head of hos-
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”The hospital came under
strong attack from 20 armed men.
They were wearing police uniforms
and holding police badges. The op-
eration was well planned.” Jalal
said.

Several of the attackers infil-
trated the hospital and killed the
police officers guarding Youssef
Ali. who was recovering from in-
juries suffered about a week ago
while planting a roadside bomb. po
lice said.

Ali‘s father. Mohammad Ali,
was one of several men arrested in
Kirkuk in late November for al-
legedly plotting to kill one of the
judges involved in the ongoing trial
of former President Saddam Hus-
sein and seven co-defendants. police
said.

".5. envo cited as source
in CIA-dc ainee case

BERLIN Germany's former
interior minister was told by a US.
diplomat in 2004 that the CIA may
have mistakenly abducted and de-

tained a German citizen suspected
of being linked to al~Qaida, the Ger-
man government announced yes-
terday

The minister. Otto Schily, was
informed in May 2004 by then US.
Ambassador Daniel Coats that
Khaled Masri, a car dealer of
Lebanese descent, claimed he had
been in US. custody for five
months. the Interior Ministry state
ment said. In an interview with a
German weekly to be published to-
day, Schily indicated he was visited
by Coats after Masri had been re-
leased. Schily told Die Zeit that he
asked the US. for an explanation.
but “unfortunately this did not hap
pen in an adequate manner."

In its statement. the Interior
Ministry said “Schily assured Coats
the information would remain
strictly confidential."

What Schily knew about the
Masri case has been at the center of
a political debate here about
whether the former government
under then-Chancellor Gerhard

 

Schroeder was aware of secret U.S.
detention centers in Europe and the
use of CIA planes to transport sus-
pected militants through German
air space.

The nation's opposition liberal
parties have called for a debate in
Parliament next week on the mat-
ter.

OK professor earns fellowslib

James A. Francis, an associate
professor and director of the Clas-
sics division at UK, has been of-
fered a National Endowment for the
Humanities Fellowship for the next
year.

The fellowship. worth $40,000.
will help Francis work on his pro-
ject “People as Pictures: Visualities
of Text and Image in the Second
through Fourth Centuries. CE."
The project's goal is to complete a
book exploring imagery during the
transition from classical to late an~
tiquity

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feel bad and resent them?"

The legislators said tax increases are wrongly
viewed in negative way because of partisan issues and
not obtaining more money would mean trouble for

state programs.

“If we don't raise revenue. we are sealing the fate
of health care and education in the commonwealth.”

Scorsone said.

The two also said because of the state‘s economic
woes. resisting legalizing casino gambling would be

difficult to pass up.

“I think it‘s going to be very, very hard to say no to

the casinos." Scorsone said.

Both legislators disapproved of casinos. saying
they‘re an economic system that would weigh on the

back of the poor and elderly:

Local retail worker and member of the local ACLU
board Merry Jones said she came to the forum to help
her understand issues that would affect her.

“It’s helpful for me to hear up close and personal in-
formation." Jones said. “I think it‘s really vital for us
to realize the importance of politics at the state level
and how in many ways that affects our personal lives
even more than in the national level."

Wes Wright. who works for the Kentucky Fairness 1 ‘ , , , .. .
Alliance, which focuses on equal rights for gays and j i()1’(lablllty and quality. Layzell Sflld- "YOU‘VE
lesbians, said this and similar forums were important

for the public.

"Any time you can get progressive. fair—minded peo-
ple in a room exchanging ideas. it‘s valuable.“ Wright

said.

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Despite the funds UK has received. Green-
berg said it would not fully meet the need.

“To reach those goals is going to require an
increase in tuition." Greenberg said. adding
that even with the increases. the council is
making moves to ensure attending UK or any
other state research institution won't be out of
reach. “Today it's affordable. I think those
changes are going to keep it affordable."

(ireenberg also said the increase in prices
will be worth it in terms of a better education.

“It should translate to better quality." he
said. “I think you're getting great value for the
increases they (the council members) are

proposing."

The debate is not a new one.

“Tuition policy is never cut and dried be-
cause affordability is a big deal." said Thomas
Layzcll. president of the council. “You’ve got to
always look at that. You've got to craft your tu-

ition policy.”

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Despite the debates and questions. all par.
ties seemed to agree on one thing.
“Higher education is the best investment
anyone could make.“ Martin said.

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for them to give back to stay con-
nected as individuals.

“Just dedicating consistent
time each week with the kids
shows them someone cares enough
about them to take time out of
their day for them and not be paid
for it," Porter said, adding that she
feels she is giving back. “God
blesses me in all I do and I want to
share my blessings with others."

She said she wants each child
to get the help they may not re-
ceive during regular school hours
or at home.

“This is why it is so important
that more students come out and
support us because the kids per-
form much better with one-on-one
tutoring rather than two students
per tutor. They are able to focus on
what they need to do." said Porter.

The youth in the program do
want to learn to better themselves;
they just need the motivation to do
so.

“I enjoy the program because
you all help me," said Richard
Martin, a seventh grader at Bryan
Station Middle School.

Diana Anosike. a civil engi-
neering sophomore and tutor. en-

joys working with the students in
the program.

“I get personal fulfillment out
of it," she said. “I used to struggle.
and I (wished) that I had someone
there to help me. I like to see peo-
ple succeed, especially minority
students."

Although geared toward inner
city youth, this program offers
mentoring to any student in mid-
dle and elementary school who feel
they need help.

Operation Motivation takes
place Tuesdays and Thursdays. On
Tuesdays, it is held at Bryan Sta-
tion Middle School, off Wickland
Drive near Bryan Station Road,
from 4 to 6 pm. Thursday’s tutor-
ing sessions are at Northern Ele-
mentary. off Rookwood Parkway
also near Bryan Station Road,
from 3:30 to 4:30 pm.

Porter said that in order for
this program to continue to be a
great success and a contributor to
Lexington’s community, it needs
the help of students. Education is
the key to success in this society,
Porter said. and it’s not about mak-
ing herself or her organization
look good.

“I‘m not doing this for publici~
ty or to make myself or Black Stu-
dent Union look better, for me it’s
always been about the kids.” she
said.

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lars. thousands of new jobs
and great publicity for Lex-
ington w you can't buy that
kind of publicity."

He said UK students could
have a great opportunity to be
part of the event. as hundreds
of volunteers will be neces-
58”

UK economics professor
Ken ’I‘roske said any predic-
tions at this point are proba-
bly just guesses.

“I don't think anybody
knows.” said Troske. who is
also the director for UK’s Cen-
ter for Business and Econom-
ic Research. “They're trying
to put the best spin on it possi-
ble."

He explained that the Ken-
tucky Derby has been shown
to have an economic impact of
$60 million each year for
Louisville. and he has trouble
seeing this international

event — which includes com-
petitions such as show jump
ing and dressage - doing
more than that.

The key he said is draw-
ing people who would not be
coming to Kentucky and
spending money anyway. Or-
ganizers of the Lexington
games hope for thousands to
travel from Europe. but
'I‘roske said that might be too
much to expect.

“You get economic impact
when you draw people who
wouldn't come here other-
wise." he said. "it‘s a crap
shoot as to how many people
will actually come over here
(from abroad)."

Even though he said pub-
licly financed stadiums and
major events often don‘t live
up to the hype, he thought the
economic risk in this case
was slight.

“it's kind of hit or miss on
a lot of these events." he said.
“I am sure these guys have
studied this ,, they‘re smart
people.

“In some sense, it's not
that risky"

 

Larissa Kern, UK stu-
dent and president of the
school's equestrian club
team. hoped the games
could spotlight her team and
its efforts to become a club
sport.

She met with UK associ-
ate athletic Micki King last
night to discuss the possibil-
ity of equestrian becoming
a varsity sport at UK.

The process is still in its
early stages. Kern said, as
UK must evaluate the logis-
tics of facilities and equip
ment necessary for making
equestrian a varsity sport.
She said the club plans to
meet with Athletic Director
Mitch Barnhart soon

Still, she said she is en-
couraged about the possible
impact of the international
games in Lexington.

“i think this is fabu-
lous,“ she said. "i do think it
will help our case as far as
focusing on what we have
Lexington is clearly the
horse capital of the world."

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Salvation Army brings
cheer to those in need

By Brandt Fuller
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The Salvation Army is
helping the children of both
Fayette and Jessamine
Counties have a special
Christmas this year.

Beginning on Nov. 18 and
running through Sunday.
volunteers have been set up
at the Fayette Mall running
the Angel Tree program.

The purpose of the An-
gel Tree is to provide new
toys and clothing to children
across central Kentucky
whose parents may not be
able to purchase this season
for various reasons.

“It is a very personal
way to affect the life of a
child this Christmas." said
Deborah Ashcraft. area co-
ordinator of the Salvation
Army of Central Kentucky
“It is almost like you are
personally adopting a child
for the holidays.“

Currently. there are
about 3.100 children on the
Angel Tree ranging from in-
fants to 17-year-olds.
Ashcraft expects to help
5.000 before the holidays are
over

“We would love to see
every child adopted because
children are truly our an-
gels." Ashcraft said.

Until Sunday. the Salva-
tion Army will have a table
setup in front of the en
trance to Dillard's at the
Fayette Mall. Here. there
are tags for every one of the
almost 3.100 children. The
tags are a wish list provided
by the parent or guardian of
the child. and serve as a
guide to help you know what
to look for when shopping.
The number of items bought
is left up to those who

 

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I It you would like to make a financial
contribution, you may do so by sending
or dropping off a check care of the Sal-
vation Army Angel Tree to:

The Salvation Army Christmas Distribu-
tion Center

“26 Russell Cave Road
Lexington, Ky. 40505

“adopt“ the children.

After Sunday. the Salva-
tion Army will be accepting
financial donations to pur-
chase gifts for those left and
for any child that did not ap-
ply for the tree in time.

“We want to help all
those in need. including
those that didn‘t apply in
time for whatever circum-
stance." Ashcraft said. “A
child’s father who lost his
job in November should not
be excluded."

The Angel Tree will
come to a close when all the
gifts will be handed out on
December 19. 20 and 21 at
the Distribution Center.

Along with picking up
the gifts. the parents and

guardians will also be able
to pick up food from the
Mountain of Love program
and gift cards for perishable
items such as meat, milk,
butter and eggs so their fam-
ilies may be able to enjoy a
traditional Christmas din-
ner.

Gifts must be returned to
either the volunteers at the
mall or to the Salvation
Army‘s Christmas Distribu-
tion Center at 1126 Russell
Cave Road in Lexington no
later than noon on Sunday.

The mall will be open
Monday through Friday
from 9 am. to 9 pm, on Sat-
urday from 9 am. to 10 pm.
and on Sunday from 10 am.
to 9 pm. The Distribution
Center will be open Monday
through Friday from 5 pm.
to 8 pm. Saturday from 10
am. to 8 pm. and Sunday
from 2 pm. to 6 pm.

The Angel Tree is just
one of several programs this
holiday season. In addition
to the Angel Tree and the
Mountain of Love, the Sal-
vation Army will be serving
lunch at noon on Christmas
Day for anyone who would
like to stop in.

Everything the Salvation
Army does is community
based. meaning it receives
no funds from the national
organization. As a result.
they rely heavily on dona-
tions and contributions
from the community in
which they are involved.

To help make the lives of
those in need this holiday
season better. call the Salva-
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DEAL? I Demystifying campus trends

Study break tips from the pros

Have you ever gotten so
stressed out and you wound
up breaking something or
going through some extreme
rage? Well. if you have. you
in i g h t
want to
seek help.
Psycho.

F i n a l
e x a m s
week has
historical-
ly present—
ed some of
the most
stressed
times dur-
ing the col-
lege years.
oftentimes making our
youthful age advance a lot
quicker than anyone would
like. Whether you are an un-
dergrad. or enrolled in the
law school. cramming for
these last exams creates in-
sanity within our minds
which severely begs for re—
lief.

I went around and asked
some fellow students what
they do to relieve stress dur-
ing the school year. particu-
larly at this time. I'll admit I
was quite surprised by some
of the activities or ideas the
students gave. and some of
them are far too inappropri-
ate to mention in a college
newspaper (imagine that).
But for the most part. every-
one has a unique way of
chilling ou‘: and taking a
break from studying.

If you find yourself get-
ting ready to explode be‘
cause of school. or you will
just flat out vomit if you
read one more page from
your Microbiology book
(pretending you are smart
enough to have one). seek
some of the following ideas
to help momentarily get
away from it all.

Between the students'
ideas I encountered and my
own. I think there is some-
thing for everyone out there
to try. Obviously the fresh-
men are new to the college
scene and may not have de-
veloped ways in which to ob-
tain peace during these
times yet. Let me share with

  

 

 

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everyone what some of our
upperclassmen had to say
about it all.

The first. and most obvi-
ous. stress reliever named
was working out or playing
sports. Having your head
stuck in a book all day can
cause your eyes to go
crossed and your brain to
possibly lose common sense.
By getting up and pumping
your heart through exercise,
you may be able to prevent
such trauma and could gain
the energy you need to last. I
suggest using your free
membership to the Johnson
Center (located on campus.
you lazy-ass), and start work-
ing out for Spring Break or
whatever it is you envision
when pushing up that whop-
ping 20-pound dumbbell. If
the weather allowed for
more snow. this relieving act
could also take place out
doors in the form
of sledding or
building a Frosty
look-a-like.

I remember the
first time I reluc-
tantly joined the

“Having your
head stuck in
a book all day

that matter. Take a minute to
set your books down and
think about what you would
like to do for your next job.
Get online and search for job
openings and descriptions
through the campus Cyber-
Cat or Monstercom. Many of
us have desires and aspira-
tions of getting away for a
month or two to experience
life outside Lexington. but
few of us actually take the
time or effort to see that it
happens.

The summer is the one
time full-time students have
the opportunity of gaining
the work experience they
will need for the following
years to come. Use your time
wisely.

There are all kinds of al»
ternative things you can do
to get your mind off of test
preparation. such as watch~
ing a movie. eating a good
meal. or even tak-
ing a joy ride/walk
around campus.
But like I men-
tioned earlier. there
are also some (dis-
turbing) ideas I

Facebook this past can cause heard from a few
summer and some individuals around
how got sucked your eyes to this campus. For
into it quick. I entertainment pur-
don‘t know how it go crossed poses only. and
does it. but appar- keeping the donors'
ently. checking the and your names undisclosed.

Facebook is the
next best stress re-
lieving/study
break activity. You
see it in the li-
brary and just
about anywhere
you find a comput-
er. but students all
over campus are
on this thing like white on
rice. What was once that an-
noying AIM sound you used
to hear everywhere. now has
turned into the quiet keypad
noise of someone checking
walls and poking people
(whatever the hell that
means).

An idea I didn't hear so
much. but thought it impor-
tant enough to mention is
job searching. It‘s never too
early to being looking for a
summer job or career for

sense!’

brain to pos-
sibly lose
common

let me share a few
with you.

While some peo-
ple like to holiday
shop for relaxation.
one person likes to
spend time on the
toilet catching up
on luxury reading.
Not that reading is
a bad thing. but. buddy. don‘t
spend too much time on the
toilet or you‘ll wind up get-
ting more out of it than just
a good book. if you know
what I mean.

Overall. I think the best
one I heard was when some-
one said they prefer to have
a drink of bourbon while
putting their book aside. I
must say. only in Kentucky.

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