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PHOTOS BY COLLIN LINDSTROM | STAFFUK student-athletes and their dates gathered at Memorial Coliseum for the CATSPY Awards Monday night.
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The lights were bright as the stars came out for the 2011CATSPY Awards at Memorial Coliseum. The UK Athleticscommunity, including players and coaches, showed up for theannual awards banquet.
The proposed 2011-2012 operatingand capital budget, which contains the re-cently proposed tuition increase, was pre-sented Monday morning at a budget forumin the Center Theater of the Student Cen-ter.
“This is to provide transparency,” An-gela Martin, who led the presentation, saidabout the forum. Martin is the vice presi-dent for financial operations at UK andtreasurer.
The budget, which will be recom-mended to the Board of Trustees on May3, proposes a 6 percent overall increase,which includes tuition, mandatory feesand on-campus housing and dining, and a3 percent increase for UK employeesalaries.
Martin’s presentation compared Ken-tucky to surrounding states, and UK tobenchmark and Top 20 institutions. Gener-ally, resident undergraduate tuition at UKwas shown as lower in comparison tothese other institutions.
Martin said a concern with the in-crease was out-of-state tuition.
“Non-resident rates are a bit more sen-sitive,” Martin said. “You have to be care-ful adjusting this rate because you can ad-just it too high and students won’t come ...you’ll end up having less revenue.”
Lower division resident undergradu-ates would experience a $259 increase persemester with the proposed budget, andupper division students would experiencea $266.50 per semester increase.
Martin cited class size and student-to-faculty ratios as the reason for the higherincrease in upper division classes, as wellas the rank of professors teaching thoseclasses. She said graduate students’ tu-ition would also increase by 6 percent.
Martin’s presentation showed expendi-tures increasing to $32 million, while therevenue was adding up to $28 million forthe 2011-2012 budget. After the tuitionand salary increases from the proposedbudget, UK Spokesman Jay Blanton saidthere would still be a gap.
“This leaves a budget gap of about 7.8percent,” Blanton said. “That will result inmore reductions in departments acrosscampus.”
Some expenditures cited at the forumwere a new dorm to replace Jewell andBoyd halls and a reduction in state appro-priations, which make up 12.5 percent ofthe university’s total budget.
Housing would see a 9 percent in-crease, due to the need for new dorm facil-ities, as UK student enrollment grows, andon-campus dining would see around a 3percent increase.
Blanton said these individual percent-ages were all bundled together under the 6percent increase. He said the new dormbeing planned by administration was notrelated to the newly constructed facilitythat is to be the Wildcat Coal Lodge.
“(Wildcat Coal Lodge) is separate,”Blanton said. “I think it’s for Jewell andBoyd. One of them has been offline forsome time and this replaces those twodorms. It has nothing to do with the CoalLodge.”
Martin said this period of state reduc-tions began during the 2007-2008 schoolyear when UK expected 37 percent of itsbudget to come from state appropriations,and the budget was cut midway throughthe school year.
“What’s happened is we have had tore-allocate every year since then,” Martinsaid.
“We basically got $20 million more(then) in general fund dollars,” Blanton
Forumaddressestuition rise
By Joy Priest
See TUITION on page 2
UK students are suffering the woes of theeconomy as national student loan debt is pro-jected to top $1 trillion in 2011 and Congressthreatens to cut federal Pell Grants.
Lynda George, director of Student Finan-cial Aid, said 47 percent ofundergraduate students cur-rently enrolled at UK havestudent loans, while only 28percent are receiving need-based scholarships.
The first figure is repre-sentative of federal studentloans, federal parent PLUSloans for dependent studentsand private educationalloans borrowed on behalf ofthe student, George said.
Despite the negativityassociated with an increase instudent loans, George explained that studentloan debt is what experts call “good” debt.
“Educational loans, especially federalstudent loans, offer a significant resource tohelp students attend college to pursue a de-gree,” George said in an email to the Kernel.“They should be viewed as an investment instudents’ futures that has the potential to sig-
nificantly increase students’ earnings over thecourse of their working lives.”
Aside from need-based financial aid,George said 67 percent of UK undergraduatestudents receive academic scholarships tocurb education costs.
Family science senior Brandon Lawrencesaid student loans are “good and necessarydebt.”
“I feel as though the in-creasing student loan debt isa reaction to the growingneed to have an education sothat one can make advance-ments in today’s competitivejob market,” Lawrence said.
Pamela Burke, a journal-ism and German senior, saidstudent loan debt is “in-evitable” with the vast num-ber of people going to col-lege.
“Without student loans, avast majority of students, my-
self included, cannot pay the bills to finishschool,” Burke said. “I think it is importantto keep student loans going to encourage stu-dents to get their degree.”
As a mother, Burke said student loanshave become a vital part of finishing her de-gree.
Debt to top $1 trillion
See DEBT on page 2
The creation of the nearly $270 millionKFC Yum! Center in Louisville has left manymembers of Big Blue Nation hungry for theirown “Gold Standard” arena, as UK AthleticsDirector Mitch Barnhart told the task forcestudying the future of Rupp Arena and Lex-ington Center.
Freedom Hall hosted its last home gamefor the Louisville Cardinals on March 6, 2010.At that time the arena was in its 54th seasonhosting the Cardinals, but it wouldn’t havemade it to where it is today without somemuch-needed overhaul.
In April 1984, the arena began a $13.3million renovation that increased its seatingcapacity by more than 2,000, bringing it to atotal capacity of 18,865. Upgrades in thelighting andsound sys-tems werealso includ-ed, accordingto the officialUniversity ofL o u i s v i l l eA t h l e t i c swebsite.
One ofthe biggestbenefits ofthe renovationwas the addition of 24 private boxes locatedjust above the lower arena seats.
In an earlier interview with the Kernel,CatsPause founder Oscar Combs said, “In or-der for a renovation to work it would require‘at least 70 or more’ corporate suites and thereplacement of the bleachers in the upper levelwith chair-back seats, as is present in the low-er arena.” That would closely match the 71currently present in the Yum! Center.
New arenagood movefor U of L
By Cody Porter
See RUPP on page 2
By Kelsey Caudill
Student loan tipsGeorge offers the following tips for students taking out student loans in the future:· Before taking out a loan, apply for federal or state need-based grants, scholarships or work
awards by filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid available online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. · Borrow federal student loans first and only borrow an alternative or private educational loan
if you have no other options.· Borrow only the amount needed to meet your educational expenses. · Refrain from borrowing more than you need as a means of improving your standard of living
above a reasonable level while attending school.· Be certain you understand the interest rate, repayment requirements and other terms and
conditions of the loan before signing the promissory note.· Know your rights and responsibilities as a borrower. This information is provided to you when
you complete entrance counseling. Information is available at http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTAL-SWebApp/students/english/OtherFormsOfRepay.jsp.
· Don’t unduly prolong the time it takes to earn your degree as a means of delaying repaymentof your loans.
· Choose the repayment option that is best for you. Detailed information is available athttp://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/OtherFormsOfRepay.jsp.
Rupp renovations could follow
National student loan debt expected to increase
UK administrationaims for transparency
“(The forum) is to provide
transparency.”ANGELA MARTINVice president for
financial operations
“Educationalloans ... offer a
significant resourceto help studentsattend college.”
LYNDA GEORGEDirector of Student
Financial Aid
“Renovation isimpractical unlessyou want to reduce
capacity.”CARL HALL
Director of arena management at Rupp Arena
Budget forum Clip from budget presentation onlineCATSPYs Recap online
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AWARDSBrandon Knight, a freshman basketball player, andCaitlin Landis, a freshman soccer player, receive theMale and Female Rookie of the Year award.
See full list of winners onlineat kykernel.com.
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NBC delayed Thursday’s “Tonight” showto air a 12-minute preview of its new series“The Voice,” which premieres Tuesday at 9p.m. EDT, thereby establishing one irrefutablefact: NBC badly wants you to watch this new-bie.
Should you? To the questions: OK, why is“The Voice” so darned important to NBC?With four boldfaced names in the judgingchairs Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Ma-roon 5’s Adam Levine and country music’sBlake Shelton the network thinks it’s gotenough star firepower to appeal to a broad de-mographic base. NBC desperately needs a hitbefore the May upfronts, when the networksannounce their fall lineups, and so this hasgotten the call, as has Mark Burnett (“Sur-vivor”), who produces.
What exactly is “The Voice”? Simple! Thejudges turn their backs to a performer theycan’t see; said performer then sings, and if thejudges like what they hear, they press a buttonand turn around. If they all turn around, thesinger gets to choose which judge he or shewants as a coach. In the next phase, the judgesmorph into coaches after building a team ofeight singers each. They train the singers, whothen go into a battle round. Some singers are
eliminated before the final rounds, when view-ers vote for the best. Four are left standing,and the winner gets a Universal Republicrecord deal and $100,000. It’s based on aDutch hit of the same name.
What does Aguilera have to say about hernew career choice? “It's definitely about goingback to music where you wanted to buy it oryou wanted to listen to it on the radio purelyfrom ... just what sounds good on your earssomething that moves you. ... It’s basicallyboiled down to something that truly movesyou and that you truly connect with.” What’smy take-away? A 12-minute promo is likelooking at an entire series through a straw butat least the initial straw-view was promising.“The Voice” manages the neat trick of beingan “American Idol” clone without actually be-ing an “American Idol” clone thanks largelyto the gimmick of choosing talent based onvoice rather than theatrics. But, as a viewer,you may feel like you’ve joined a baseballgame in late innings. How were these singerschosen? Would talent coordinators actuallyhave picked contestants with lousy voices?(“The Voice” is a short-run series, so maybethose questions will be answered later on.)
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said. Martin said this is the first time the
university is proposing a salary increasein four years.
“It is very hard to recruit and maintainfaculty,” Martin said. “In order to keepour best and brightest we need to offer acompetitive salary.”
When asked what specific expendi-tures would be covered by the 6 percenttuition increase, Martin said it was diffi-cult to determine.
“It’s really hard to say,” she said. “Wedon’t track to say this dollar went here orthat tuition dollar went there. Those fundsare used to pay the utility bill; to pay thescholarships; to pay the faculty and staffsalaries.”
On Thursday, the Council on PostSec-ondary Education will set tuition andmandatory fee parameters, and next Tues-day UK will recommend this proposedbudget to the Board of Trustees.
TUITIONContinued from page 1
Burke said she is confident she will be ableto pay back her loans after graduation with thevariety of payment options that are available.
“I think any debt is a stressful thing, but Iknow that there are payment plans,” Burke said.“With a job and a payment plan, I am confidentit won't be a problem to pay the loans back.”
While students agree that federal loanshave helped them make it through college, theysaid cuts in the Pell Grant program will makestudent debt skyrocket.
“People like myself who receive thesegrants will have to accept more loans, whereasbefore I had the option to pass on loans that Idid not need,” Lawrence said.
Burke said it is unfortunate that educationalcosts are climbing while the amount of finan-cial help is decreasing.
“I think that educational funding is so im-portant because college is what molds our gen-eration to be the next professionals in the workforce … the next doctors, lawyers, presidenteven,” Burke said. “Everyone deserves theright to an education.”
DEBTContinued from page 1
Freedom Hall, which continues to hostevents, concerts and meetings, in addition tosporting events, “was a worn out old buildingthat had so many changes that had occurred toit,” said Carl Hall, director of arena manage-ment at Rupp Arena.
“It was just impractical to try and do any-thing with it to raise it to the level they cur-rently have with the Yum! Center,” Hall said.
Since its inception, Rupp Arena has hadone major change — a $15 million renova-tion that occurred in 2001, several years afterFreedom Hall’s renovation. It resulted in thecurrent “eRUPPtion Zone,” a new court,change in lower level seating, 40 new seatsin all corners, four new video boards and thepress box that is located just below the upperlevel seats.
Hall spoke about how people have to seethings from two different perspectives onwhether or not Rupp is outdated — the fanview, and the convention side, something hesaid is “lost in all the talks.”
“If you want to be forward-thinking youneed to look at the convention side, whichgenerates a lot of economic impact and a lot ofjob opportunities with restaurants, clubs andhotels,” Hall said.
Comfort is something Hall believes mostfans want, but in order for that to be accom-
plished, the rows would require more spacing,resulting in the loss of seating capacity. Thebottom 10 rows of the upper arena would beremoved for suites; something that would benecessary for a renovation to occur. Hall saidit would result in the loss of nearly 4,000seats, something Wildcat fans couldn’t livewith as the current capacity is leading to con-tinuous sellouts.
Hall added, “Renovation is impractical un-less you want to reduce capacity.”
The renovation of Rupp would costaround $175 million, Hall said, but would“completely eliminate any growth or expan-sion opportunities you have with your conven-tion center.”
By comparison, a new “Gold Standard”arena would cost somewhere around $250million with proper parking support.
“Rupp Arena is in better condition by far.Freedom Hall isn’t as big and it looks old onthe inside,” said Nick Metzler, a UK integrat-ed strategic communication junior andLouisville native.
“I think a newer arena needs to have allthe new gadgets and needs to be totally up todate,” Metzler said. “There needs to be a newarena because UK is the best of the best incollege basketball, and to be the best you needto have the best.
“The Yum! Center is an amazing arena. Itlooks more like an NBA arena than a collegeone. UK can't let little brother have somethingthat is bigger and better than us, that's just un-acceptable.”
RUPPContinued from page 1
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When the lights come thisThursday at Radio City MusicHall in New York City for the2011 NFL draft, a record 25 ama-teur prospects will be in the greenroom waiting for their name to becalled.
Among them will be RandallCobb, who is projected to be se-lected as high as the mid- to late-first round in this year's draft. Ac-cording to NFL.com, all 25 are“confirmed to attend.”
The 25 players attending thisyear's draft will break the recordset at last year's draft, when 17players were invited to attend.
Cobb will be joined by fellowwide receivers A.J. Green of
Georgia and Julio Jones of Ala-bama, who are widely consideredthe top two players at the positionin this year's draft. Most draft ex-perts speculate that Cobb will beone of the top five receivers offthe board come the weekend,with some rating him as high asthird on their receiver rankings.
Along with Cobb and his twofellow receivers will be six otherSoutheastern Conference players,including Heisman Trophy win-ners Alabama running back MarkIngram and Auburn quarterbackCam Newton. The nine SECplayers who will be in attendancefor Thursday's first round in NewYork is a record for representa-tion by one conference at thedraft. An SEC school has won thepast five national championships,
the past two Heisman Trophiesand have two of the past four No.1 overall picks in the NFL draft(Georgia quarterback MatthewStafford in 2009 and LSU quar-terback JaMarcus Russell in2007).
Cobb is the first UK footballplayer invited to the draft since1999, when quarterback TimCouch was selected first overallby the Cleveland Browns. He isalso projected to be the highestselected UK football player sinceCouch's selection.
Other UK players have at-tended pro drafts recently as well.In the 2010 NBA Draft, JohnWall, DeMarcus Cousins andPatrick Patterson attended. UK’sVictoria Dunlap attended the2011 WNBA Draft.
By Ethan Levine
Cobb invited to NFL Draft
After his dominating performanceon the mound in game one of a three-game series against the Arkansas Ra-zorbacks last weekend, UK startingpitcher Alex Meyer was named theSEC Pitcher of the Week.
Meyer pitched a complete gamefor the Cats, allowing just three hitsand two runs (only one of themearned) with four walks and 10 strike-outs against Arkansas, earning himselfthe victory.
It was Meyer's league-high thirdcomplete game of the season, and histhird double-digit strikeout perform-
ance of the season as well. Meyer cur-rently ranks first in the SEC in inningspitched and complete games, and sec-ond in the conference with 81 strike-outs and an average of 10.17 strike-outs per nine innings pitched.
Meyer’s performance helped UKend a 12-game losing streak in confer-ence and was part of the Cats’ first se-ries victory over No. 12 Arkansas inseven years.
This Tuesday the UK baseballteam will take the field against in-state rival Louisville, but Meyer like-ly will not pitch again until the week-end when the team travels to BatonRouge, La., to take on the LSUTigers.
UK’s Alex Meyer namedSEC Pitcher of the Week
By Ethan Levine
PAGE 4 | Tuesday, April 26, 2011
As the end of April quick-ly approaches, wedding bellsprepare to ring for the Royalfamily.
Unless you have been liv-ing under a rock for the pastfew weeks, or months Ishould say, you know that theRoyal Wedding is all the me-dia has been spotlighting.
The Royal Wedding hastaken over tabloids, news re-porting, social media and TVchannels – TLC will have aRoyal Wedding Week fea-tured on their station full ofshows leading to the big day.
Twitter accounts like@ABCRoyals, @Royalwed-dingcnn and @BBCroyal-wedding have been solelydedicated to breaking wed-ding news so followers canstay up to date on the latestdetails of Royal Wedding.
The soon-to-be Princess,Kate Middleton, has evenbeen rumored to be pregnantwith a baby girl, who will benamed Diana after PrinceWilliam’s late mother.
Some rumors are believ-able, but I don’t fall for thatone!
If you couldn’t alreadytell, this Royal Wedding isprobably one of the biggestevents of 2011, and with rea-son. I mean, who wouldn’twant to live vicariouslythrough Kate Middleton andstay tuned to all of the juicydetails about the princesswedding every girl onlydreams of having?
As if there isn’t enoughwebsites and social mediasites dedicated to the beauti-ful couple, there is in fact an
official website that providesevery detail you could everimagine about the big day.On the website, officialroyal-wedding2011.org, you canfind a link that opens a 96-page Microsoft Word docu-ment with every detail aboutthe wedding.
The link comes directlyfrom princeofwales.gov.uk,so you know it is legit; doubtme if you wish.
After scrolling halfwaythrough the lengthy docu-ment, I found some pretty in-teresting info.
Exclusive invited guestsinclude Sir Elton John, whoperformed at Princess Diana’sfuneral, David and VictoriaBeckham (well, duh) andsinger Joss Stone, who per-formed at the concert forPrincess Diana at Wembley in2007.
As if any surprise, bothKate and Prince William willarrive in two separate cars.Kate (yes, I know her on afirst name reference. Be jeal-ous) will arrive in a RollsRoyce Phantom VI with herfather, which was presentedto the Queen in 1978. PrinceWilliam will arrive with hisbrother and best man, PrinceHarry in a Bentley.
I also found the soon-to-be Royal couple will be ac-cepting gifts via charitabledonations.
“Prince William and MissCatherine Middleton have set
up a charitable gift fund forthose who very generouslymay wish to donate to charityto help the couple celebratetheir wedding,” according tothe official document.
Enough of the extras …let’s talk fashion!
According to a fashion-ista.com article, PrinceWilliam recently has been ap-proved for his first honorarymilitary appointment as aColonel of the Irish Guards.At the ceremony, he is ex-pected to wear a military uni-form with a scarlet red jacketand black pants with scarletred piping, says a Yahoo arti-cle.
Both Carole Middleton,mother of the bride, and Pip-pa Middleton, Kate’s sisterand maid of honor, have beenrumored to wear dresses byBritish fashion designer AliceTemperley.
Similar to his older broth-er, Prince Harry is also ex-pected to wear a military uni-form with a lot of gold bro-cade; “The dress uniform ofthe ‘Blues & Royals,’” ac-cording to the Daily Mail.
The Queen herself is ex-pected to wear color on thebig day, most likely designedby her in-house designer, An-gela Kelly. According to anABC News report, the Queenwill have a selection of threeoutfits to choose from to wearto the wedding.
Last, but not least, is thebride herself, Kate Middleton.Kate has been rumored towear a wedding dress de-signed by numerous design-ers; none have been con-firmed.
Guess we’ll have to waituntil the 29th to see her beau-tiful designer gown and flaw-less Royal Wedding at theWestminister Abbey. I can as-sure you, this is not an eventto miss.
Royal Wedding takesmedia spotlight
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New 4BR/2.5BA Townhouse with deck, parking, eat-in kitchen. W/D included. Off Tates Creek Road.Clean, Painted, New Carpet. $1,000/month. 278-0970
4BR/2BA, 257 Lexington Avenue, W/D included.www.myuk4rent.com or call Kevin @ 859-619-3232
NEW and Nearly NEW 4BR HOMES – Current placenot what you expected? Only a few left, very nice.Close to campus. View at lexingtonhomeconsul-tants.com. Showing daily. Call or text JamesMcKee, Builder/Broker 859-221-7082
4BD/2BA Houses. Walk to campus. Several tochoose from. State, Waller, University area. Leasebegins 8/01/11. Very nice! 859-539-5502.
5 Bedroom
5BR/3BA NEW HOUSE! By Campus! Huge rooms.Awesome yards/decks. Parking. All Appliances. Allelectric. $350/mo. 859-333-1388
5BR/2BA, 204 Westwood Court. Avail. August.$1500/mo. W/D Inc. 859-619-5454 or [email protected]
5BR/2&3BA Houses. Walk to campus. Several tochoose from. State, Waller, University area.Porches, W/D included. D/W, Parking. Very nice!Lease 8/01/11.Sign now for best available! 859-539-5502.
6 Bedroom
6BR/3BA NEW HOME! By Campus! Huge rooms.Awesome yards/decks. Parking. All Appliances. Allelectric. $350/mo. 859-333-1388
6 Bedroom house near campus. Available May orAugust. 859-983-0726 www.sillbrothers.com.
6BR/ 2 & 3 BA Houses. Walk to campus. Yards.W/D. Porches. Parking. Great Selection! Nice!Waller, State, Univ. area. 859-539-5502
1-9 Bedroom Listings
2-3BR Houses/ Apartments available in August. Verynice. W/D. Dennis 859-983-0726. www.sillsbroth-ers.com
1 BLOCK FROM CAMPUS: 1 & 2BR, AC, parking.$395-up. 269-4129, 576-2761
Newly Remodeled! 1 to 3 Bedrooms starting at $260per bed. 859-258-9600 ext. 704
!!!WALK TO CAMPUS!!! $3000/month. Largehouse, Remodeled, 11x12 bedrooms, Washer/Dryer,Off-street parking. Call 227-1302.
Awesome 1-6 Bedroom houses on campus. GoingFast. Call 859-433-0956
Now Pre-Leasing for Fall Semester, 2, 3 and 5BedRoom Houses,www.waynemichaelproperties.com or 859-513-1206
4-5 Bedroom Homes. Very nice. Off Red Mile. Decksoverlooking Picadome Golf Course. Fantastic park.$300-$350/person. 859-333-1388
4-6BR Rentals Near Campus, W/D included,www.myuk4rent.com. Call Kevin @ 859-619-3232
1–6BR Houses/ Apartments available in August(some in May). Very nice. W/D. Dennis 859-983-0726.www.sillsbrothers.com
1 BLOCK FROM CAMPUS: 1 & 2BR, AC, parking.$395-up. 269-4129, 576-2761
Houses for rent. All sizes. Walk to campus. Porches,parking, W/D, D/W. Very nice! Waller, State,University area. Choose early for best selection.Lease begins 8/01/11. 859-539-5502
HelpWanted
Part-Time Office Work in Doctor’s Office. Flexiblehours. Medical background preferred. Emailresume’ to [email protected]
Wanted: Live-In Nanny for summer months. UKProfesser with 2 children, ages 9 & 10. 257-7779 or361-9622.
Psychological Associate Needed ClinicalEvaluations in Central Kentucky. Flexible schedule,split-fee, supervision. Call Sherry (859) 373-0133
Cariino’s Italian Restaurant is now hiring servers.Apply in person. 135 Rojay Drive.
Need Part-Time Web Designer/WebsiteMaintenance. Send resume’ to [email protected]
Childcare/Nanny: Summer Help needed for 3 kids inour home. $9.00/hour. Good driving record and refer-ences required. 859-232-7944
LEE WEBER GROUP, INC. Executive HealthcareRecruiting Firm. www.leewebergroup.com. Now hir-ing Part-time position: Internet Data Entry.Preferred Master’s Prepared, must be proficient onMS OFFICE (Do not apply if not proficient with MS
Office), 15-20 hrs/wk. If interested please contactLee Weber at: Email: [email protected],Phone: 859-296-1112
Club Scientific Bluegrass is looking for CampCounselors to work this summer. More info andapplications on-line at www.clubscientificblue-grass.com.
Part-Time Operator Needed Immediately for GlennAuto Mall. Computer experience needed (Word,Excel). Hours are Monday-Friday, 4:30-7:30,Saturday, 1:30-7:00 (summer hours may be extend-ed). Please apply in person Monday - Friday atGlenn Nissan, 3360 Richmond Rd., Lexington, ask forMischelle.
Child Care Center is in need of Teaching Assistantsto work afternoons this summer, 15-20 hours perweek. Call 859-253-2273 for more information.
Research Opportunities for Occasional (less than 4to 5 times per month) Recreational Users of Opioidsfor Non-Medical Reasons. Researchers with theUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine,Department of Behavioral Science are conductingresearch to examine the effects of medications. Allinformation obtained will be kept confidential. Youmay be eligible if you: are between 18 and 50 yearsof age; and have recreationally used opioids fornon-medical reasons occasionally (less than 4 to 5times per month) in the past year (for exampleOxyContin®, Lortab®, Vicodin® or morphine).Eligible volunteers will be paid for their participation.You may be reimbursed for travel. Studies involvecompletion of one to 40 testing sessions dependingon studies for which you may be eligible. Meals,snacks, movies, video games and reading materialswill be provided. For more information and a confi-dential interview, please call 859-257-5388 or 1-866-232-0038.
Research Opportunities for Users of Stimulants forNon-Medical Reasons. Researchers with theUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine,Department of Behavioral Science are conductingresearch to examine the effects of medications. Allinformation will be kept confidential. You may beeligible if you: are between 18 and 50 years of age,are using stimulants for non-medical reasons (forexample, Adderall®, Ritalin®, Amphetamine, orEphedrine). Eligible volunteers will be paid for theirparticipation. You may be reimbursed for travel.Studies involve completion of one to 46 testing ses-sions depending on studies for which you may beeligible. Meals, snacks, movies, video games andreading materials will be provided. For more infor-mation and a confidential interview, please call 859-257-5388 or 1-866-232-0038.
Part-Time Cashier Needed. Flexible hours. ChevyChase Hardware. Call 269-9611.
Seeking: Female Student to care for two childrenover the summer. 5 days/week needed. Must haveown transportation/clean driving record. Candidatemust truly enjoy children and have the energy levelto work with children! Previous experience a plus. Iam willing to work around planned vacations/need-ed days off. Candidate will be asked to provide ref-erences and copy of transcript. If interested pleasecall 232-2703 or send emails [email protected].
Lord’s Legacy Ministries, a nonprofit that supportsadults/children with disabilities, is hiring staff towork with our clients as mentors, $10/hour pay rate.Email resume to [email protected].
NOW HIRING Greenbrier Country Club: Servers,Snack Bar, Bartenders & Cooks, call 293-6058 for info.
P/T Tutors and Instructors who can teach Englishlanguage and school homework (math, science,history, etc.) to Japanese people whose ages rangefrom pre-school to adults. Degrees required. Sendresume to: Obunsha Bluegrass Academy, 2417Regency Rd., Suite F, Lexington, KY 40503 or E-mail:[email protected]
Receptionist Needed, Part-Time. Flexible Hours.Apply at 860 S. Broadway. Wayne Michael Salon.
Part-Time Sales Clerk Needed. Chevy Chase
Hardware. 269-9611
SUMMER INTERSHIPS available at the UniversityHealth Service in the health education department.For more information email [email protected] follow us on Twitter@UHSPAWS and Facebook!
"Monkey Joe's”, Lexington's premier children'sindoor entertainment center, is seeking FUN HIGH-ENERGY employees. Apply in person at 1850 BryantRd. Suite 120. Email [email protected] call 264-0405 for more info.
Electrical/Software Engineers needed! BS needed,but open to upcoming graduates. C/C++ & P.L.C. amust. Prefer industrial programming and microcon-troller experience. Position requires occasionaltravel. Submit resumes to [email protected].
Still looking for summer work? Make over$2,600/month with FasTrac Training. Locations avail-able in Nashville, Atlanta and Knoxville. For moreinformation call Jeff @ 615-579-4513.
Office/personal assistant for small company. Work9-5 @ $9/hour. Occasional house sitting/animals.Send resume to 1707 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington,40503
Columbia Steakhouse, 201 N. Limestone, now hiringservers for summer. Call 859-253-3135
Camp Counselors, male/female, needed for greatovernight camps in the mountains of PA. Have funwhile working with children outdoors. Positions stillavailable – Unit Leaders, Director of Arts & Crafts,Tennis Instructor, Waterski Instructor, Office Asst.Apply on-line at www.pineforestcamp.com.
Earn Cash Today! Donate Plasma and earn up to$50 today and $300 in a month!www.cslplasma.com 1840 Oxford Circle, 859-254-8047 or 817 Winchester Road, 859-233-9296. New or6 month Inactive Donors bring this ad for $5 Extra!
Part-time warehouse help close to campus. Greatjob for reliable college student with flexible sched-ule. Apply in person at 573 Angliana Ave. M-F 9-5.
Healthy Marijuana Users Needed for Behavioral Study.Researchers with the University of Kentucky College ofMedicine, Department of Behavioral Science arerecruiting healthy volunteers ages 18-40 to participate ina research study to evaluate the behavioral effects ofmarijuana. Qualified volunteers will be paid for their par-ticipation. The study involves completion of 8 to 16 test-ing sessions and are run in a pleasant setting duringdaytime hours. Snacks, movies, video games and read-ing materials will be provided. Please call (859) 277-3799. Investigators will return your call to discuss eligi-bility. Or visit our website at http://rrf.research.uky.edu
Lifeguards and Pool managers needed. PPM is hir-ing for clubs and waterparks in Lex, Lou andRichmond. $7.50 – $13.00/hour. [email protected] for application.
PartTime-Front Office-Plastic Surgery, Tues-ThursOnly 8am-5pm, Mon-Weds-Fri Only 8am-5pm,Marketing or Communications majors preferred.Email résumé to [email protected]
STUDENTPAYOUTS.COM. Paid survey takers need-ed in Lexington. 100% FREE to join. Click on surveys.
Work/Study & Earn at the same time. If you have aclass schedule that permits & reliable transporta-tion, you could work for Lifeline escorting our elder-ly clients to dr. visits, shopping, etc. CALL: LifelineHomecare, Inc. 859-273-2708 or email:[email protected].
BARTENDING! UP TO $250 a day. No exp.Necessary. Training provided. 800-965-6520 x-132
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WantedWANTED: Responsible college student to adoptenergetic black lab mix. Loves people/great com-panion. Call 229-1483 for info.
Researchers are recruiting social drinkers with orwithout ADHD for studies concerning the effects ofalcohol. Looking for Male and Female participantsbetween 21-35 years of age. All participants arecompensated for their time. Please call 257-5794.
RoommatesWanted
Male Roommate Needed to share 3BR/2.5BA fur-nished townhome. 4 miles to campus. Water andElectric included. $450/month. $250 deposit. 859-494-1099
Female Roommate needed! The Lex Apts for sum-mer. Pool, workout room, media center, walk to UK.Rent Negotiable. Call 859-717-8231
$520/4BR. Need Roommate. All inclusive. 859-455-8208
$619/2BR. Need Roommate. All inclusive. 859-455-8208
Roommates wanted. Brand new. Student housingcomplex. 859-455-8208
1-2 Roommates Wanted for House in center of cam-pus. [email protected] or 859-433-2692
Roommate Needed. Extremely nice. All utilities,Cable TV & Highspeed Internet included. Dennis @859-983-0726. www.sillsbrothers.com
Female Roommate Wanted: Female Student a Must.1BR for sub-lease, near UK. $375/month + utilities.Available immediately. 859-588-5757
Lost &Found
White Iphone 3 lost on campus. Reward if found.Contact Brad O'Neal at 636-399-2958 if foundplease.
KEY LOST, March 26-27. Key is on a blue lanyard.Please call 502-876-4780.
FOUND! Apartment Key on a lanyard, on campus.Please call 257-2871.
Lost: Black & Green Flip Phone, Sony Ericsson.Email [email protected]
Found: Beautiful silver and pearl earring on thesidewalk between Mines & Minerals and Hilary J.Boone Center. Call 859 229 7256 to describe andclaim.
FOUND- TI-84 plus calculator in room CB 207.Contact the Math department, 257-6802, to claim.
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The real cost of a pennyI would never pick a penny off the ground because they’re disgusting,
even when they’re heads up.Everything — from their foul copper stench to their color — shrieks
out as they stain our streets with litter, but their biggestoffense is that they’re worthless and possibly even dan-gerous.
The penny has brought no luck to the U.S. monetarysystem in the past few decades. With inflation, theirshrinking value has ended up making them extremely ex-pensive to produce.
In an ABC News article from 2008, U.S. Mint Direc-tor Ed Moy said it costs almost 1.7 cents to make a pen-ny.
According to the same article, the U.S. Mint makes 8billion pennies each year, at a cost of $130 million. Thisprocess costs American taxpayers nearly $50 million ayear.
Eight billion pennies a year are added to the ones al-ready neglected everywhere from our kitchen counters to the sidewalk.Some people even throw away their unwanted pennies because they’re notworth dealing with.
There’s really not much you can do with one cent either. Even if youdon’t hate pennies, they still serve little purpose. Places where you have topay with change, such as tollbooths, vending machines and parking me-ters, don’t even accept pennies.
The U.S. has never before had a coin worth so little. As of 2007, infla-tion has made a nickel worth about the same as a penny was worth in1972, according to the CPI inflation calculator.
Pennies can cost us in other ways too, not just monetarily. They actual-ly can be dangerous if swallowed by a person or a pet. Since 1982 theU.S. switched to the clad zinc penny to help make penny production lessexpensive. This changed the composition of the penny from being primari-ly copper to primarily zinc, according to the U.S. Mint website.
A 2004 study, entitled “Imaging gastric pennies in children,” noted thatcoins are the most commonly ingested foreign objects by children. Ofthese, pennies are the most common.
Several studies, including one on “Gastric Retention of Zinc-basedPennies” from 1999, have shown if a penny is ingested, stomach acids canerode the copper coating, exposing the toxic zinc, which can potentially befatal.
These unwanted, worthless, bacteria-filled objects reside in everycrevice, costing us money and posing a threat to children everywhere, sowhy are we making 8 billion more each year? Just giving you all theheads up on what pennies really cost us.
Audrey Smith is a journalism senior. Email [email protected].
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AUDREYSMITH
Guestcolumnist
Around this time every year, sleepless nights andapproaching deadlines drive students to desperatemeans trying to finish out the semester without sac-
rificing their academic perform-ance. Some students turn to pre-scription stimulants, such as Adder-all, Ritalin or Concerta to helpthem stay awake and focused dur-ing long study sessions.
Many think that because thesemedications come from legitimatesources, they are completely harm-less, aren’t really drugs and thereis no need to worry about negativeconsequences.
These perceptions could not bemore wrong. Studies show thatstudents who misuse prescription
drugs, such as stimulants in college, are five timesmore likely to be arrested on drug-related chargeslater in life. Drug overdose is our nation’s secondleading cause of accidental death. Additionally, sell-ing controlled substances, such as prescription stim-ulants, is a felony offense in Kentucky, punishableby up to 10 years in prison.
But are these statistics even relevant to poppingjust one Adderall to study for an exam or finish apaper? Absolutely.
Prescription stimulants used to treat ADHD areconsidered Schedule II controlled substances, whichincludes the most addictive drugs of all medicationthat can be legally prescribed. Other Schedule IIdrugs include cocaine, morphine and oxycodone, thepainkiller in Oxycontin and Percocet.
The active ingredient in Adderall, amphetamine,is almost chemically identical to the illegal drug
methamphetamine. It changes the function of braincell transporters, resulting in higher levels of thechemical messengers dopamine and norepinephrine.These, in turn, produce increased attention span andless impulsiveness for children and adults diagnosedwith ADHD.
When people without ADHD take prescriptionstimulants, different effects can also occur. Thesedrugs are widely known for their properties of in-creasing arousal and thinking ability, but they canalso cause anorexia, insomnia, hypertension,seizures and cardiovascular events, possibly leadingto death. After a short period of time, prescriptionstimulants can produce tolerance and dependence,which create a slippery slope that can easily lead todrug addiction.
It is important to remember that these medica-tions can be safe if used properly, as directed by adoctor. Many people have been successfully treatedwith prescription stimulants, enabling them to beproductive members of society. However, the occa-sional misuse of these drugs as study aids in collegecan have serious long-term effects.
So the next time you’re pulling an all-nighter atWilly T., think twice about swallowing those color-ful, spotted capsules. There are much safer ways ofgetting your work done on time, like coffee. Or notprocrastinating. But when it comes to drugs likeAdderall, consider the facts, make an informed deci-sion, and help promote a healthier university com-munity.
Bryant Cary is a second-year pharmacy gradu-ate student and UK GenerationRx Initiative commit-tee co-chair. Email [email protected].
See the American Pharmacist Association’s web-site, www.pharmacist.com, for more information.
Student prescription drug abuse:not what the doctor ordered
BRYANTCARY
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