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PHOTOS BY TESSA LIGHTY | STAFFSophomores Anna Harris, left, and Caitlin Hagan show their carved pumpkin to Dr. Mary Lynne Capitlouto during Capilouto’s Halloween Party Monday.
Studentsstruggle
with loans
As higher education continues to grow,so does the amount of student debt.
Student loan debt has surpassed creditcard debt, leaving the next generation ofAmericans with an economic burden.
On average, full-time undergraduatesare borrowing $4,963 a year to pay for col-lege, according to a USA Today article.
Although UK offers a substantial amountof financial aid, it is impossible to provideevery student with all the aid they need.
In the 2010-11 school year, 2,110 in-coming freshmen were deemed applicablefor financial assistance from the university,according to the College Board.
While 2,082 of these students werethen offered aid, only 482 had their fullneeds met.
According to a previous Kernel article,“roughly 90 percent of undergraduate andgraduate students are receiving some kindof financial aid, and the number of need-based aid increased 17 percent from the2009-10 to 2010-11 school year,” said Lyn-da George, student services director of stu-dent financial aid.
Financial aid, however, is not only of-fered through the university. Kentucky of-fers programs like Kentucky EducationalExcellence Scholarship, outside scholar-ships, grants and work-study programs.
The program rewards in-state high schoolstudents with a certain amount of money de-pending on the GPA and ACT scores thatthey receive. The money can then be used incollege for higher education purposes.
Although students are typically offeredseveral options, many students are still re-quired to take out loans to pay for college.
The rates for student loans vary due towhat time the loan was taken.
Students rarely take the time to askproper questions about the loan and educatethemselves before signing the loan agree-ment.
“I was fortunate enough to research myoptions and not be in debt,” Justin Penny, abiology and classics junior, said, “but Ithink that many students are unaware oftheir options.”
The average student debt for graduatesat UK during the 2010-11 school year was$19,812, according to the College Board.But this amount is what students owe be-fore going to professional or graduate
By Danielle Kaye
See DEBT on page 4
New legislation mayhelp pay off debt
50 Omani students
begin classes
Even with classes, the spiritof Halloween was alive on cam-pus Monday.
Dr. Mary Lynne Capiloutohosted a Halloween cookie socialat Maxwell Place, where stu-dents were invited to carvepumpkins, eat cookies and drinkapple cider.
The event was a brief breakfrom class and other mid-semes-ter committments.
“The end of the semester ismore terrifying than any haunted
house or scary movie I’ve seen,”Jonathon Koshy, an Englishsophomore, said.
“This is just to help studentsknow we’re here and to helpthem enjoy this beautiful day,”Capilouto said.
Also in the courtyard werestudents carving pumpkins torepresent university classes likeUK 101.
“I used to carve pumpkinsevery year before I moved,”Matthew Kinney, a pre-medsophomore, said. “Not sayingI’m too good at it, but thethought counts.”
By Corey Elam
President’s wife opens home to students
Trick or treat meet and greet
FarmHouse Fraternity had aspecial guest at its Monday meet-ing: Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer.
Meyer, who is 23 years old anda native Kentuckian, received theMedal of Honor for his life-savingactions in Afghanistan in 2009.
He shared his story with frater-nity members.
He said he decided to go intobattle against his commanders’s or-ders because he thought his teamneeded backup. When he did, hediscovered four of his team mem-bers had been executed.
Meyer was wounded in theprocess, but entered the kill zonefour separate times and saved the
lives of 13 Marines and 23 Afghans,according to his website.
He said he would rather havegone against his commanders’ or-ders and tried to help his team thanwonder if he did the right thing.
“(It’s) better to have confidence… than to sit back and hesitateabout what’s going on,” Meyer said.
For his medal, Meyer was ableto meet with President Obama overa beer.
He said sharing a beer withObama was “all right,” and hejoked he would rather share a beerwith FarmHouse members.
He said if people had told him ayear ago he would be in the positionhe’s in now, with the national recog-nition for his medal, he wouldn’t
Medal of Honor recipient visits UKBy Taylor Moak
See MEYER on page 4
PHOTO BY BRANDON GOODWIN | STAFFMarine Sgt. Dakota Meyer, a Medal of Honor recipient, spoke withFarmHouse Fraternity members Monday.
The Graduate and Professional SchoolShowcase will give students an opportunity tolearn about post-undergraduate options.
Representatives from UK, as well as in-state and out-of-state programs, will be pres-ent at the showcase.
“The purpose of the Graduate and Profes-sional School Showcase is to give students aplace where they can learn about their gradu-ate and professional school options,” MirandaScully, junior and senior counselor at the Cen-
ter for Academic Resources and EnrichmentServices, said.
The Graduate Showcase is part of theweek-long Graduate and Professional SchoolPrep Week put on by the Stuckert Career Cen-ter that takes place Monday through Friday.
“Students who are even remotely thinkingabout graduate or professional school shouldcome to the Graduate Showcase,” Leslie Hayes,member services and event coordinator, said.
This year the showcase will feature morerepresentatives from law and health scienceprograms.
The showcase gives “students face-to face-
time with representatives so that they can askquestions about the admission process, scholar-ships and deadlines,” Francene Gilmer, assistantprovost and director for career education, said.
Students who attend the Graduate Show-case can enter to win a discounted Kaplanprep course for the entrance exam of theirchoice and a free prep course from The Study.
The first 100 people who attend will re-ceive a T-shirt. Door prizes will be awardedthroughout the day.
The showcase will take place from 1 to 4p.m. on Nov. 2 in the Student Center GrandBallroom.
Event offers graduate, professional optionsBy Alissa Hayward
Sophomore Anna Harris stands next to her carved pumpkin during Dr. MaryLynne Capilouto’s Halloween Party Monday.
UK is one of the first schools in thenation to welcome Omani students to cam-pus this semester.
Fifty students from Oman began theireducation at UK during the last coupleweeks. Most arrived on October 23.
“It is hard to leave your country,”Hussein Al Lawati, a freshman mechanicalengineering major, said. “But everyonehere is wonderful and loves to help you.”
While students are adjusting at UK, soare 450 other Omani students in differentstates.
“There are many of us who knowEnglish very well, but there are others thatare not as fluent,” Ghaith Al-Nahwi, afreshman mechanical engineering major,said. “That is why we do (English as aSecond Language) classes for a year.”
The ESL class is for international stu-dents in their first year in the U.S. to learnEnglish fluently.
See OMANI on page 2
By Kayla Pickrell
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To get the advantage, check theday's rating: 10 is the easiestday, 0 the most challenging.Aries (March 21-April 19) —Today is an 8 — A quiet, reflec-tive morning suits the mood andgets stuff done. It's a good timeto sell. Talk more in the after-noon. Your social life heats upthis evening. Taurus (April 20-May 20) —Today is an 8 — Trust the friendsthat believe in you more thanyou do. Launch your next proj-ect, and enjoy the ride as wellas the destination. There's funahead. Gemini (May 21-June 21) —Today is a 7 — Review all logicalsteps, prepare everything in pri-vate, and then make your deci-sion. Celebrate with goodfriends, great food and beauti-ful scenery. Cancer (June 22-July 22) —Today is an 8 — The road toacceptance has denial andresistance. It's all part of it. You
can find the necessary funds.Don't get blinded by reality orsuccess. Say "thank you." Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today isan 8 — Spend some time explor-ing new partnerships. It's notalways about you. Really listento what others have to say. Afemale reveals a secret. It'sgetting interesting. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) —Today is an 8 — Don't get sobusy that you forget what'sreally important. Your creativityis a plus. The fewer words youuse, the better. Keep thingsfocused and clear. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Todayis a 7 — Romance is a growingpossibility for the next twodays. Creativity and beauty playa larger part than normal.Escape to a peaceful spot to getan idea to flower. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) —Today is a 7 — Personal comfortmust be considered today. Stayclose to home, and nurtureyourself (saving money in theprocess). You can still be pro-
ductive. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) —Today is a 9 — Money's noteverything, but it sure helps.Don't go around wasting whatyou don't have. Accept an invi-tation. You notice beauty in ran-dom places now. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) —Today is an 8 — Focus onfinances to grow profitability.Avoid distractions that createnew work. Be inventive, andbarter if needed. Trade servic-es. Get what you need. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) —Today is a 9 — You're on top ofyour game and ready for atouchdown. Bring it on! Nothingcan stop you now, in communi-cation, art or love, all of whichare in perfect harmony. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) —Today is a 5 — It's not the besttime to pop the question ... orfor romance in general. Themood's a bit flat. Focus insteadon learning skills and practicing.Make your pitch later.
LOS ANGELES — Amy Winehouse’srecord company will release a collection ofpreviously unreleased tracks, including severalnew songs and alternate takes of earlier releas-es the singer made before her death from analcohol overdose in July.
“Lioness: Hidden Treasures” consists of adozen tracks spanning some of the five-timeGrammy-winning singer’s earliest recordingsessions in 2002 through her final studio ses-sion earlier this year with Tony Bennett, whenthe singers dueted on the pop classic “Bodyand Soul.”
Among the other songs scheduled for re-lease Dec. 5 are the bossa nova classic “TheGirl from Ipanema,” which she recorded inMiami when she was 18 and started workingwith producer Salaam Remi, a demo version
of the “Back to Black” song “Wake UpAlone,” a slower alternative take on “Valerie”and her rendition of Leon Russell’s “A Songfor You.”
It will also feature “Between the Cheats,”a new song she recorded in 2008 with Remifor possible inclusion on what would havebeen her third album. During the same ses-sions she recorded a duet with rapper Nas,“Like Smoke,” that will be on the new collec-tion. The tracks on “Hidden Treasures” areproduced by Remi and the producer of her“Back to Black” breakthrough album and hitsingle “Rehab,” Mark Ronson.
She died on July 23 at age 27 in what aBritish coroner ruled as "death by misadven-ture" from an accidental alcohol overdose.
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After that first year, inter-national students are eligibleto start their major.
They must make a “B” inthe class or receive a 527 onthe Test of English as aForeign Language to starttheir major, Hilal Al- Barwani,a freshman chemical engi-neering major, said.
Majors accepted includemechanical, petroleum,andchemical engineering.
Omani students havemany adjustments to makeregarding classes. In Oman,students have to wear fulldress and they have no optionof leaving class early, AlLawati said.
“The teachers are so nicehere,” Al Lawati said.
Another adjustment is theweather. In Oman, the weather
is sunny and usually in the 120degree range.
“I have to wear so manylayers to go to class,” AhmedAl-Zadjali, freshman petrole-um engineering major, said.“I’m just not used to theweather being so cold.”
Even though the weatheris not exactly up to par, Omanistudents are enjoying the uni-versity.
“It is beautiful here,” AlLawati said. “We love UK.”
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CHRISTOPHER EPLING, Kernel cartoonist
Wake up and look around you.Do you know what’s going on in theworld around you? Are you sure ofthat? If you are then quit looking foryour Sudoku and read this.
I am upset. I am mad. I am en-raged. I am incensed. I am disgusted.I am tired. I am sick. I am pissed off.And if you’re not you’re blind,heartless or so willfully ignorant thatyou’re beyond all hope of saving.
Over the past weeks, the brutali-ty expressed against groups of peo-ple in this country has been repul-sive. The Occupy Denver and Oak-land protesters and those involved inthe Occupy movement in general arepreaching nothing but nonviolence,yet everywhere we are, we’re find-
ing nothing but violent resistancefrom those in places of power.
The media is distorting this bythe use of the term “clash.” Whenunarmed citizens are shot at with“less than lethal” weapons, like thosethat almost took the life of an Amer-ican veteran last week, it’s not aclash — it’s an attack — plain andsimple.
Moreover, the brutality knows nobounds and there have been reports,through social media and eyewit-nesses, of police assaulting minorsand pregnant women in Denver thispast Saturday.
It seems as though the ability todo harm to another human being issomething that can be wielded so in-discriminately as to forget the hu-manity of the people being attacked.Are you kidding me?
If you still think we’re on thewrong side of things here you des-perately need to rethink your posi-tion. Things are getting to be dis-gusting and we need to hold those inpower accountable for the actionsthat they’ve condoned by not vehe-mently speaking out against theseatrocities.
We need to make it clear to ourfriends and family that they too needto speak up now before all hope islost.
You’re either with us or youwatch idly by and, in doing so, con-sent to the unimaginable harms stillto come and those occurring as wespeak.
Robert Wilhelm is philosophyand secondary English educationsenior. [email protected].
Police attacking Occupy protestersBy Robert Wilhelm
In a shocking turn ofevents Monday, Kim Kar-dashian filed for divorce fromKris Humphries after a grandtotal of 72 days of apparentlynot so wedded bliss.
Kim’s Fairytale Weddingis still fresh on my DVR; youcan imagine my disappoint-ment when I heard the newsthat there would be no pointin watching the spectaclenow.
As a relatively loyalviewer of “Keeping Up withthe Kardashians,” I feel per-sonally affected by this …tragedy. I am truly upset thatI will not be able to watchKim and Kris live out theirfairytale in front of the E!cameras; all the while, Mom-ma Kris (not to be confusedwith the groom) gets her 10percent.
Perhaps more important-ly, what is going to becomeof that 20.5-carat ring? Kimrequested that the terms oftheir prenuptial agreement beupheld and that “miscella-neous jewelry and other per-sonal effects” be treated asseparate property. What a re-lief, I’d hate for the multimil-lionaire to lose that timelesspiece of jewelry.
The New York Post re-ported that Kim made $17.9
million from her wedding.That is slightly more than Ianticipate getting in weddinggifts.
According to Forbes,“using the $17.9 million fig-ure as a crude estimate, Kimraked in just under $250,000a day, and over $10,000 anhour, for her 72-day mar-riage.” Not too shabby if I dosay so myself.
A small part of me wantsto give the girl the benefit ofthe doubt. Maybe she realizedKris constantly sounded likehe had a frog in his throat?Maybe the unforeseen stress ofthe NBA lockout put too muchstress on the newlyweds? Butthen I come to my senses.
Sources are reporting onecause of the breakup is a dis-pute concerning where thecouple was going to settledown. Let me take this mo-ment to tell you this is a rela-tively important and foresee-able question, one that proba-bly should have been ad-dressed before walking downthe aisle in a ceremony com-plete with three Vera Wanggowns.
So, what have welearned? Perhaps peopleshould stop following in thefootsteps of Nick and Jessicaand leave their marriage offof cable television, unlessyou need to make a quickbuck — in which case I’drecommend calling RyanSeacrest.
Latara Appleby is a jour-nalism senior. [email protected].
Kim Kardashian’sfairytale divorce?
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A five letter word haseveryone anxious to claimwhat they call their own: col-or.
Over the past few years,shoe designer ChristianLouboutin (pronounced Lou-boo-ton) has become ex-tremely popular with hisunique red-soled shoe, withan average cost of $700 a
pair. Many celebrities have
been seen sporting the hardto miss red-soled shoes,which have essentially be-come a trademark for the de-signer, making them evenmore of a must-have. It’ssimple; red-soled shoesequals Louboutins. Right?Well, that may no longer bethe case.
In April, Louboutin fileda lawsuit against Yves SaintLaurent for covering the bot-tom of their shoes in red. Itshould be noted that the YSLshoe collection covered thebottom of their shoes other
colors as well — not just red.The judge initially denied
the injunction, saying the de-signer cannot have a monop-oly over one color. SinceApril, Louboutin has filed anappeal.
Louboutin isn’t the onlycompany that believes theyhave sole ownership of aspecific color and its place-ment. Luxury jeweler Tiffany& Co. has recently decidedto step-in and offer support.
Tiffany & Co. filed anamicus curiae brief (a fancyterm for a brief written bysomeone not involved in thecase adding their two cents)last week in favor of theLouboutin appeal. Whywould Tiffany & Co. involvethemselves?
Well, let’s just say
Tiffany & Co. is well-knownfor a certain shade of blue —“Tiffany Blue” to be exact.
In 1998, Tiffany & Co.filed a trademark to protectits blue boxes, bags andpouches, and if the judge de-cides to uphold the originaldecision in the Louboutincase, the signature “TiffanyBlue” color may be in jeop-ardy to copycats.
A decision is expectedearly next year.
“We are enormouslypleased that Tiffany hasweighed in,” Louboutin attor-ney Harley Lewin said in aWomen’s Wear Daily article.“Tiffany has not only agreedwith our arguments, but italso put forth arguments thatstrengthened the case andmade the point that the earli-
er decision should be re-versed.”
According to a WallStreet Journal blog, a lawyerfor Tiffany told WWD thatthe jewelry company “is nottaking sides in this dispute.We are only trying to assurethat this area of the law isnot disturbed by an over-broad decision in the lowercourt.”
I for one believe thatboth Louboutin and Tiffany& Co. have established suchstrong branding recognitionwith their colors and shouldbe trademarked as such.
However, the question ofboundaries is still presented.
For instance, should ParisHilton then be sued for thepink-soled shoes in her shoecollection?
Louboutin sues, files appeal over trademark red bottoms
Common Thread: Color Wars
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Terrence Jones wasnamed to the AP preseasonAll-America team Monday.
Jones, a sophomore for-ward who averaged 15.7points and 8.8 rebounds pergame last season, received 33votes. The rest of the team(numbers in parentheses indi-
cates amount of votes re-ceived from the 65-memberpanel):
- Jared Sullinger, forward,Ohio State (65)
- Harrison Barnes, for-ward, North Carolina (63)
- Jordan Taylor, guard,Wisconsin (51)
- Jeremy Lamb, guard,Connecticut (25)
Jones was voted presea-son SEC Player of the Yearand dropped 52 points inUK's Blue-White scrimmagelast week.
— STAFF REPORT
Jones named to AP All-America team
school, where they may accu-mulate thousands of moredollars in debt.
“The thing that scares meabout debt isn’t that I’m in it,it’s that I might not get thejob I’m acquiring the debtfor,” Katelyn Mason, a psy-chology sophomore, said.
Current laws for loans al-low “borrowers to limit theirloan payments to 15 percent oftheir discretionary income andforgives all remaining debt af-ter 25 years,” according to aUSA Today article. However,few students are aware of thisoption and how to determineeligibility for the program.
With a daunting $1 tril-lion debt estimated for loansalone this year, the Obamaadministration took action tohelp manage the problem.
On Oct. 25, legislationwas passed to help managedebt and payment issues asso-ciated with student loans.
The legislation includedthe “Pay As You Earn” pro-gram that will allow “about1.6 million students the abilityto cap their loan payments at10 percent starting next year,”according to a news releasefrom the White House regard-ing Obama’s new policy. Fur-ther more it “will forgive thebalance of their debt after 20years of payments.”
The legislation will alsoenable students and recent col-lege graduates to consolidateloans and reduce interest ratesbeginning in January, accord-ing to the White House.
The legislation will pro-vide students with the “KnowBefore You Owe” project,which will create an “AidShopping Sheet” compiled bythe Consumer Financial Pro-tection Bureau and Depart-
ment of Education.The “Aid Shopping Sheet”
will serve students to better un-derstand their monetary obliga-tions, providing total cost andrisk to students before signingthe loan. The sheet will alsohelp students better understandthe type and amount of aidthey qualify for and easilycompare aid packages offeredby different institutions, ac-cording to the White House.
Although this legislationhas been passed, students arestill facing student loans anddebt accumulation.
Emily Cross, an unde-clared sophomore, said she iscurrently feeling the pressuregiven the uncertainty regard-ing her education.
“It makes me feel reallyanxious to have the debt on myshoulders, especially becauseI’m not entirely sure of whatmy major is yet,” Cross said. “Ialmost feel like the debt I’mgoing into isn’t justified.”
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have believed them.“The day the president of
the United States called onmy cell phone,” Meyer said,“it really hit home.”
Meyer has been on manyshows including the “LateShow with David Letterman,”“60 Minutes,” “The SeanHannity Show” and “TheO’Reilly Factor.”
He said he has met thesecretary of defense and navy,and speaks to crowds of10,000 to 15,000 people.
“You can never predict
what’s going to come up nextfor you,” Meyer said.
If he ever has a bad day,he said he looks at his wrists,where he wears bracelets withthe names of his four teammembers who died.
“(There are) four reasonsat my hands not to give up,”Meyer said.
He said he wants to helpraise awareness about sever-al problems in America, in-cluding education and theDepartment of Veterans Af-fairs.
According to his web-site, Meyer has partneredwith the Marine CorpsScholarship Foundationto raise $1 million to
honor Marines by educat-ing their children.
He urged FarmHousemembers to treat Marineswith respect and to let thoseoverseas know someone isthinking about them.
“All anyone wants as ahuman being is respect,”Meyer said.
Meyer came to the meet-ing because his first-cousinMatt Meyer, a FarmHousealumnus and adviser, askedhim to speak.
FarmHouse memberCameron Hamilton said thefraternity “thought it’d beworthy if he came to talk.”
“It’s really an honor hecame,” Hamilton said.
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