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Chinese new year

A holiday
rich with
tradition

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do to help ring in the
usually two-week-
long celebration of
the new year when it
begins tomorrow.

0 Red - Anything red
goes. The color is
associated with good
luck. During the new
year, red can be
seen everywhere
people are.
celebrating it. What
you can do: Display
red candles in your
home or actually
paint your door red
to frighten demons
away.

0 Paying debts —
Although not great
news for the credit
card generation we
are, it's a tradition
that you pay off your
debts before the
start of the New
Year. By doing this,
you can start the
new year with a
clean slate.

O Firecrackers - On
this holiday, they're
used to scare off evil
spirits, especially the
Nian monster, which
can show up this
time of year.

0 Tsao Wang - The
"Kitchen God" is also
looked upon highly
during this
celebration. He stays
with families for the
entire year only to
report to the gods in
heaven what he has
seen and heard.

You can give him a
traditional farewell
dinner and then burn
his portrait. thus
freeing him to
ascend into heaven.

0 Nian — Legend has it
this monster
terrorized villagers,
but they figured out
he had three
weaknesses that
were easy enough to
take advantage of:
He hated sunlight,
loud noises and the
color red. After
encountering these,
he covered his head
and ran away.

- Source: Holiday
Symbols by Sue Ellen
Thompson

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Students danced away at the Baptist Student Center on Saturday to celebrate the Chinese new year, one of China's biggest holidays, which starts tomorrow.

‘Luck and

long life

for the
new year’

Year of the Rabbit to be a time for reunion -
not just fireworks and dragons - for Chinese

By Richard Cook
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

For many Americans. it con»
jures images of dragons dancing
and fireworks bursting. but the
Chinese New Year is more than
just a rambling party.

“The New Year celebration
is a family re-union time." said
Leo Cai. a second-year pharma-
cy student and president of the
Chinese Student Association.

For Chinese students at
UK. it‘s usually impossible to
return home to celebrate this
holiday with their fami-
lies. so they came to-
gether Saturday night at
the Baptist Student Cen-
ter to celebrate.

“It is a chance to get
to know people (from
the Lexington Chinese
community)." said Cai.
who thinks the party
makes it easier to be
away from home on one
of China‘s most impor~
tant holidays.

The tradition of the
Chinese New Year is an
ancient one, one so old
that the origins are lost,
according to Scotland
Online's Chinese New
Year website. Several
legends exist. though.
and one story stands out.

Legend has it a mon-
ster called Nian terror-
ized the Chinese coun
tryside before the begin-
ning of the new year. de-
vouring many people.

One day. an old man
said to Nian. “I hear that
your are very capable.
but can you swallow oth-
er beasts of prey on earth in-
stead of people who are by no
means your worthy opponents?“

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lowing other beasts of prey and
the people were saved.

To keep the monster away,
they placed red paper decora-
tions in their windows each
New Year's Eve. The customs of
the dragon dance, fireworks
and the wearing of red belts to
scare Nian (“year" in modern
Chinese) have survived to this
day. Many people wear red
belts to ward off bad luck.

This New Year's marks the
end of the Year of the Tiger and
the beginning of the Year of the
Rabbit.

The significance of the
each year relates to the
characteristics ofthe an-
imal. said Cai. who ex-
pects this year to bring
surprises and a mixture
of both good and bad
luck.

“The characteristics of
the animal are very im~
portant to Chinese cul-
ture." said Wei Chen. of
lexington.

“A person born in the
year of the rabbit will
be very intelligent and
peaceful but can also be
stubborn.“

As part of the celebrar
tion, students participat-
ed in karaoke and dined
on food donated by the
Panda Garden. a local
Chinese restaurant.
Holly Bundrant. a doc-
toral candidate in nutri—
tional sciences who
grew up in Korea. said
the camaraderie and the
exotic Chinese cuisine
reminded her of the
time she spent in Asia.

“It's a blessing to partici-
pate in the celebration of the
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Professors, students
'sick and tired' of case

By Mark Vanderhoff
CAMPUS EDITOR

A bipartisan sigh of relief was
heard from Clinton supporters
and critics Friday W the impeach—
ment proceedings finally ended.

“I was just sick and tired of
hearing all about it." said Laura
Bradley. a music performance
freshman. “I really don't care
anymore."

The end came with few sur-
prises to rekindle any significant
interest.

“Everyone knew what was
going to happen." said Mark Pef-
fley, a political science professor.
“The result was predicted from
the House and preliminary Sen-
ate voting."

Fellow political science pro-
fessor Ernest Yanarella checked
the Internet
on Friday af-
ternoon to
c o n f i r In
what he was
sure would
happen. but
also to see
how senators
voted.

“Politi—
cal science
people pride
themselves
on predic-
tions." he
said. “Many
of us were
hedging bets
on what the
( v o t i n g )
n u m b e r 5

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us were
hedging
bets on
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(voting)
numbers
woul

would be."

L a u r a ”
Marshall. a be'
graduate stu~
dent in the — Ernest
Patterson Yanarella.
School Of political science
Dlplf)maCY~ professor
was glad the
proceedings
are over.

even though she had mixed feel»
ings about the outcome.

“I would have voted for con»
viction. if I had to vote according
to the charges." she said. “But I
don't think it would be in the in
terest of our country to oust a
president."

Clinton wasn‘t ousted. but
many think his ability to serve the
office has been seriously hindered.

“This hurt Bill Clinton be-
cause it’ll be difficult for him to
operate in Washington." said
Donald Gross. also a political sci-
ence professor.

“It’s going to have a chilling
effect on the future of the office."
Yanarella said. “There will be
doubts in the minds of presi-
dents as to how confidence they
can keep.“

Politicians are the subject of
controversy and scandal. Gross
said. “People don‘t have very high
expectations as it is." he said.
adding that (‘linton's recent ordeal
may in fact decrease the mileage
politicians will get using future
scandals against one another.

That‘s just fine with .Iohn
Rich. ”l was just really looking
forward to getting it over With."
said Rich. a marketing junior. “It
was costing the taxpayers so
much money."

Students who are sick of the
media coverage won‘t have to
worry about impeachment discus
sions in class. professors said,

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Native Americans twice as likely
to be victims of violent crime

WASHINGTON ~v Native Americans are
more than twice as likely as others to become
victims of violent crime, the Justice Department
reported yesterday in its first comprehensive
analysis of Native Americans and crime.

The study by the Bureau of Justice Statistics
also found that on any given day, one in 25 Na-
tive American adults is either incarcerated or on
parole or probation. And reports of child abuse
have soared among them in recent years, even as
that problem seemed to ease elsewhere in the
population.

“People need to know how desperate it is,"
said Kathleen Bliss, a federal prosecutor in New
Mexico. “Violent crime in Indian country is in
creasing while it goes down nationally.”

Native Americans suffer 124 violent crimes
»— murders. assaults. robberies and rapes -— for
every 100,000 population. That's double the vio-
lent crime rate for blacks and 2 1/2 half times the
national average of 50.

The murder rate among Native Americans is
no higher than for whites, and only a fifth as
high as among blacks. But Native Americans are
twice as likely as blacks and three times more
likely than whites to be victims of rape or aggra.
vated assault.

Demise predicted for counsel act

WASHINGTON ‘ Lawmakers from both
parties saw almost no chance yesterday for sur-
vival of the Independent Counsel Act, which pro
vided the framework for Kenneth Starr’s investi-
gation of President Clinton, when it comes up for
renewal this year.

“This law needs to terminate. I don’t want it
to be amended. I want it to be ended," Sen. Mitch
McConnell. R-Ky.. said on CNN’s “Late Edition."

The act passed in 1978 as the post-Watergate
Congress sought a means to ensure that politics
did not interfere when the president. his cabinet
and other senior officials are investigated for
wrongdoing. it expires June 30 unless Congress
and the president approve its reauthorization.

Attorney General Janet Reno, at the urging
of Republicans, has seven times asked for the
naming of an independent counsel to investigate
administration officials. most notably Starr, who
has pursued President Clinton‘s connections to
Whitewater. Travelgate, the FBI files and finally
his affair with Monica Lewinsky. which led to
Clinton's impeachment.

Clinton turns attention to Mexico

WASHINGTON ~ in a quick pivot from im-
peachment, President Clinton heads for Mexico
yesterday for a quick summit to encourage more

 

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A WINNER:
Meryl Streep
received a
special award
symbolizing
thanks and
respect from
the Berlin
international
Film Festival in
recognition of
her contribution
to cinema. The
small, gilded
camera, the
Berlinale
Kamera, is
donated by
Berlin jeweler
David Goldberg.

progress in its difficult struggle against illegal
drugs and government corruption.

Two days after his acquittal by the Senate,
Clinton was to meet with President Ernesto
Zedillo at Merida in the Yucatan peninsula, a
popular tourist destination.

The visit — 23 hours from landing to takeoff
—— comes two weeks before the administration
must render a formal evaluation of Mexico’s co-
operation in fighting drug trafficking. Clinton
and Zedillo have met about every six months
over the last few years, and officials say this
meeting is intended simply to maintain good re-
lations.

The two leaders are expected to discuss im-
migration and complete an agreement on border
safety and curbing border violence.

Patton strains to make it a race

HARLAN —~ Gov. Paul Patton took to invok-
ing the names of an odd trio last week during his
initial foray out in the state to persuade people
he deserved another four-year term.

The premise — that he was at risk of losing
the November election - was perhaps even more
unlikely than the examples he used to try to
scare supporters into action. .

“I remember when Mitch McConnell didn’t
have a chance to beat ‘Dee’ Huddleston,” Patton
said of the 1984 upset of the two-term incumbent
US. senator. '

“I remember when Ron Lewis was a joke
running against a seasoned politician like Joe
Prather." Patton went on.

And then, of course, Patton warned, there is
Jesse “The Body” Ventura, who shocked the politi-
cal establishment by defeating mainstream Repub
lican and Democratic candidates to become Min-
nesota governor.

Patton, the first Kentucky governor eligible to
run for successive terms in nearly 200 years, chid-
ed anyone who would let complacency set in. “I
don’t have the election won,” Patton insisted dur-
ing the stops on a twoday, 15city swing around
eastern Kentucky last week.

He did admit he has the primary won. “I’m go
ing to declare victory,” he said in Pikeville, noting
that he is the only Democratic Party candidate,
and no writein votes are allowed in primaries.

De la Hoya earns respect

LAS VEGAS — Respect. Oscar De La Hoya
earned it by outpointing Ike Quartey. then said
he gave his opponent too much of it in the fight.

“I’ve just got to go out there and fight." the
WBC welterweight champion said of his split-de—
cision victory Saturday night.

De La Hoya, who had said Quartey would be
the toughest test of his career, got up from a sixth-
round knockdown, won the last three rounds on
all three cards and knocked down the challenger
and almost stopped him in the 12th round. “I beat
one of the best in the world out there,” said De La
Hoya, now 300, with 24 knockouts. Quartey of
Ghana, a former WBA champion who was
stripped of that title, lost for the first time against
34 wins, 29 by knockouts and one draw.

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taking to
the Web

Knowing your 'net: Marketing class shows
students how technology applies to field

By Brandi sum
CONTINUING IRIIER

In a single semester, stu-
dents can get the upper hand
over business world profes-
sionals who have been playing
catch-up with emerging tech-
nology, says Charles Heath.

Heath, a graduate student,
proposed — and now teaches
~ Marketing 390, the College of
Business and Economics’ In-
ternet marketing class, which
introduces students to the busi-
ness functions of the Internet.

“This is a new and excep-
tionally hot topic that is hav-
ing an impact on every area of
business.” Heath said. “Our
students are on the cutting
edge of what is being done in
the real world.”

Heath said students will
learn basic computer func-
tions, such as downloading
files, e-mail use and informa—
tion retrieval, and will apply
these skills to analyze market—
ing situations and solve busi-
ness problems.

“The course provides stu-
dents with the knowledge they
need, while maintaining the
high level of instruction that
they receive in their other
marketing and business
courses,” Heath said.

Marketing and manage-
ment senior Andrew Gray
said he has always had an in-
terest in the Internet and how
it’s used to market products.

“I have seen the increas-
ing impr rtance of companies
having .1 web-page presence,”
Gray said. “Knowing the sig-

nificance of marketing on the
web is important in any possi-
ble career path I may choose."

Few universities in Ken-
tucky - or the rest of the
country —— offer a comparable
course, Heath said. Students
graduating from this class
will be able to take advantage
of these skills on both their re-
sumés and during the inter-
view process, he said.

Heath said he will com-
plete his degree by the end of
this semester and is uncertain
whether he’ll stay at UK. But
he thinks the course will still
be taught because of its popu-
larity and usefulness.

Steve Skinner, director of
the School of Management,
said the school is planning to
offer two sections of the Inter-
net marketing course next se-
mester.

Last fall only two sections
of the course were offered, al-
lowing just 80 students to at.
tend, Heath said.

This semester, three sec-
tions were offered. Students
from the business school
aren’t the only ones to express
interest in the Internet mar-
keting class.

“I am taking this course
to make myself more mar-
ketable,” said Fernando
Garces, integrated strategic
communications senior, from
Spain.

“It is an advantage if you
can demonstrate these skills.
Many people don’t know a lot
about the net in Europe. This
class will help me have an ad-
vantage there."

 

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requirements for degrees and policies necessary to ensure high standards of performance.

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To be filled: Chairs created for humanities,
finance disciplines, part of research trust fund

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Have a seat. Better yet,
have a chair. An endowed
chair.

There are six new endowed
chairs at UK, vacant for the
time being.

When they're tilled, they
will be part of the University’s
effort to attain top 20 status
among public research institu-
tions.

These aren't positions for
rocket science, either, or any
medicine or engineering fields
that typically get most of the
attention.

The chairs have been creat-
ed for vocal music, Special edu-
cation, 20th century American
literature, American history,
Hispanic studies and public fi-
nance, said Fitzgerald
Bramwell, vice president for
Research and Graduate Studies.

“With engineering, science

and medicine it‘s easier to
raise funds,” said Daniel
Reedy, Professor of Spanish
and Italian.

“The social sciences, arts
and humanities, for which
these chairs have been created,
are a little bit harder to raise
money for."

President Charles
Wethington took $3 million
from a bequest of William T.
Bryan, who graduated from the
College of Engineering in 1936,
to match $3 million from the
Research Challenge Trust
Fund, Reedy said.

Wethington then selected
six areas as “targets of opportu-
nity” from the 1997 task force
study on research and under-
graduate education to create
the $1 million endowed chairs,
Reedy said.

The task force, chaired by
Reedy, was created in response
to House Bill 1, which the Ken-
tucky legislature passed in May

1997 to elevate UK to a top 20
public research institution.
Reedy said.

The six chairs are for areas
that are either capable of. if not
already at, top-20 status in the
near future, or were likely can-
didates for investing money to
move them toward the top 20.
Reedy said.

“President Wethington is
moving to take positive action
on those priorities the task
force set," Reedy said.

The money from Bryan's
bequest is funds he granted
the University’s president dis-
cretion on how to spend.
Bramwell said.

Bramwell said matching
funds from the trust fund are
from a $66.7 million part desig—
nated to UK for use for endow-
ments, professorships and grad-
uate student support.

“It was a very wise idea to
look into supporting the hu-
manities," Bramwell said. “We
are, after all, a whole entity,
made of many colleges, not just
engineering, technology and
medicine."

We are, after
all, a whole
entity, made
of many
colleges, not
just
engineering,
technology,
medicine.”
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vice president for

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Graduates’ site is up 24-7

Where classroom meets chatroom: Two are
looking for contributors to lecture note area

By John lampler
STAFF WRITER

College students who have
missed a class and need the
notes, or those who just want
to supplement their learning
experience, now can find what
they need online for free.

Study 24-7, the brainchild of
University of Florida graduate
Brian Maser and University of
Pennsylvania graduate Craig
Green, is a website with a lec-
ture note area, a discussion
group section and a chatroom.
As its name suggests, it’s open 24
hours a day, seven days a week,
so students can visit any time.

“We’re throwing technolo—
gy into the mix of college educa-

tion," Green said.

Aside from being able to
study on the Internet, Study 24-
7 advertises that students post-
ing their own notes have the
chance to earn up to $1,500 for
their efforts.

There are no note-takers on
the website from UK, but the
prospect of earning some extra
money has some students inter-
ested.

“Fifteen-hundred dollars?"
asked Ryan LaFollette, a chemi-
cal engineering freshman. “I
think I’m going to start taking
better notes.”

Study 24-7 pays for notes by
taking into account a number
of factors, Maser said: Notetak-
ers earn their money by attract-

ing people to their site. Compa-
nies post advertisements on the
page, and Notetakers receive a
percentage of the revenue based
on how much time other stu‘
dents spend at their site.

“We’re looking for very mo-
tivated students." Maser said.
“(Study 24-7) is very entrepre~
neurial. If you do a good job,
you will be rewarded."

Students who choose to be
Notetakers are given a page on
the site to post their notes, and
must host personal class chat-
rooms and discussion groups
regularly. Students can become
Notetakers any time during the
semester, for example, by set-
ting up a page for a couple days,
for a midterm or for finals,
Maser said.

Questions and answers
posted to the discussion group
stay there for the whole semes-
ter. Students can use the chat-

rooms to study with colleagues
from the comfort of their own
computer, or in a lab. Maser
said.

“I‘d probably tend to skip
classes more often if] knew I
didn't have to be there to get
the notes," said Ryan Chilton. a
computer science freshman.

Maser and Green said they
hope the notes will he used as a
supplement not a substitute
— for class.

He and Maser are trying to
emphasize interaction between
students in the discussion
group and the chatroom aspects
of the site, Green said.

Getting notes off the Inter-
net rather than going to class is
not a good idea, said John
Romond, a Spanish sophomore.

“Even though (the stu.
dents) have the notes. they‘re
not actually engaged." he said.
“Even a lecture is more engag-

 

Study says

By Emi Koiima
uuu anum
LOS ANGELES —— Sex!
If that didn’t get your atten-

tion, don’t be surprised. After
all, a recent report found that
many Americans lack enthusi-
asm about sex.

A University of Chicago
study released Tuesday found
that more than 40 percent of
women and 30 percent of men
regularly have no interest in
sex, can’t have an orgasm or
suffer from some other sexual
dysfunction.

In what some call the most
comprehensive U.S. sex survey
since the 1948 Kinsey Report,
the results are raising eye-
brows. And the UCLA commu-
nity certainly has an interest in
its findings.

sex problems are rampant in 0.5.

“That's a big number!” said
Jose Nunez, a third-year psy-
chology student. “(The men)
aren’t doing it right. They need
to explore other things: stimu-
lants, fetishes, toys. You’re only
young once.”

Alana Cherr, a third-year
art student, wasn‘t surprised by
the study.

“It seems this society is re-
ally hung up on sex and, in my
opinion, has many dysfunc-
tions," Cherr said.

Paul Abramson, a professor
of psychology who teaches the
“Human Sexuality” class, was-
n’t surprised either.

“There was an earlier study
with comparable findings among
couples,” Abramson said.
“What’s distinctive about this
study is that it uses samples.
This study used representative

samples of America‘s populace.
It’s a springboard (that suggests)
sexual dysfunction is extensive
in couples of many ages."

The study’s researchers
said problems with sex can be
attributed to anything from
emotional and health problems
to lack of time, job pressures
and money trouble. But they
said they aren‘t sure which
comes first — stress or problems
with sex.

The report’s author, sociol-
ogist Edward Laumann, said,
“It gives us a base for explain-
ing why we had this enormous
response to Viagra.“

Abramson reiterated the
idea: “The results go hand-in-
hand with the extensive usage of
Viagra among men and women.”

The study was published in
Wednesday's Journal of the

American Medical Association.
The researchers based their
findings on the 1992 National
Health and Social Life Survey.
a compilation of interviews
with about 1,700 women and
1,400 men.

The participants. ages 18 to
59, were asked if they had experi—
enced sexual dysfunction over
several months in the previous
year. Sexual dysfunction was de-
fined as a regular lack of interest
in or pain during sex or persis-
tent problems achieving lubrica-
tion, an erection or orgasm.

Laumann said the findings
could offer hope to millions,
many of whom think they’re the
only ones having trouble in bed.

“Often they don‘t even ad-
mit it to their partners. It‘s the
old ‘I’ve got a headache' instead
of ‘1 don‘t feel like having sex."

 

JAIIQiL

Students favor single-sex fraternities, sororities

Dartmouth administration's decision not that
popular with them, according to survey

By Sarah Rulenflaln
THE DARTMOUTH

HANOVER, N.H. — Eighty-
three percent of the students
who responded to a survey con-
ducted by The Dartmouth yes-
terday said they favor the con-
tinuation of the single-sex
Greek system at the College.

Of the 4,106 students polled
by The Dartmouth via Blitz-
Mail, 2,003 — or 49 percent —
responded to the survey, and
1,660 of them said they support
the single-sex system. Fifteen
percent of the respondents said
the single-sex system should
not be continued, and two per-
cent were undecided.

Fifty-five percent of the stu-
dents who said the single-sex
system should be continued are
not affiliated with a fiatemity
or sorority.

Junior Betsy Beck, who is

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unaffiliated, said single-sex
Greek houses should remain on
campus.

She said there are “plenty
of places in which men and
women can have healthy social
interactions," but single~sex
houses are a “necessary part of
the college experience.”

“That’s the most popular
social avenue, and I just think
that forcing them to combine
social space in such a popular
avenue would just completely
revamp the whole social atmos-
phere at Dartmouth," she said.

Members of the Class of
2002 expressed the most support
for the single-sex Greek system.

Six-hundred and sixteen —
or 31 percent —— of the respon-
dents to the survey were fresh-
men. Twenty-four percent were
seniors, 20 percent were juniors
and 25 percent were sopho-
mores.

Of the freshmen who re-
sponded, 532 supported the con-
tinuation of the single-
sex system # 32 per-
cent of the total num-

ber of students from all g5

classes who supported
its continuation.
Freshman Jen
Morgan said she doubts
she would rush a soror-

 

rushed “just to see what the ex-
perience was like."

Of those who op-
posed the continu-
ation of the single-
sex Greek system.
many were unaffil-
iated upperclass
men.

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idea. but I‘m a '99.

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