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VP affairssearch brings2nd candidate

to campus

By Taylor Moaknews@kykernel.com

Mother Theresa is coming to UK — TempleUniversity’s Mother Theresa, that is.

Theresa Powell, the current vice presidentfor student affairs at TempleUniversity, will be on campusMonday as the second candidatefor UK’s vice president of stu-dent affairs position.

Temple University, locatedin Philadelphia, Penn., hasabout 27,000 undergraduate stu-dents, and Powell has worked

there for eight years.Stephanie Ives, one of Temple’s associate

vice presidents for student affairs, has workedwith Powell for 18 months and said she is abeloved figure on campus.

Kylie Patterson, Temple’s student bodypresident, said in an e-mail to the Kernel that itseems like there is a rule on campus: when peo-ple see Powell they give her a hug.

“Getting (Powell) across campus for a meet-ing is almost impossible,” Ives said.

Temple used to be more of a commuterschool but is now becoming more of a residen-tial university, Ives said. As vice president forstudent affairs, Powell has overseen the trans-formation of the residential communities, Ivessaid.

With more students living on campus, Pow-ell has directed the development of more recre-ational facilities and a counseling center, Ivessaid.

After the Virginia Tech shooting in April2007, Ives said Powell helped develop Temple’sbehavioral team: Crisis, Assessment, Responseand Education.

Michael Scales, Temple’s other associatevice president for student affairs, said theCARE program is Powell’s major accomplish-ment at Temple.

Powell is an advocate for the “little guy,”Scales said. Everyone has a voice and experi-ence that is important to her, he said.

Ainsley Carry, the current vice president forstudent affairs at Auburn University, is one ofPowell’s former mentees.

Greek Sing tickets, participation steadyBy Rachel Bryant

news@kykernel.com

Every year UK’s matchupagainst Tennessee falls on the sameday as another event with thousandsof spectators. Because this year’sgame is scheduled at night, theGreek community will strut theirdance moves a few hours earlierthan normal.

Greek Sing, a philanthropy host-ed by Chi Omega and Sigma AlphaEpsilon which benefits the Make-A-Wish Foundation, raised more than$100,000 last year.

The event is a dance competi-

tion among the Greek communityon campus. Each chapter involvedpicks a theme and develops a danceroutine to perform. Chapters earnpoints based on participation,fundraising efforts and their danceperformance.

Kaelyn Query, Chi Omega’sGreek Sing chair, said it is normalfor the event to be on the same dayas the Tennessee game, but this yearthe game is at night instead of theafternoon because ESPN wanted tobroadcast it.

Because of the game, GreekSing will be at 5 p.m., and intermis-

PHOTO BY ZACH BRAKE | STAFFParticipants in last year’s Greek Sing perform at Memorial Coliseum.Last year’s event raised more than $100,000 and this year the goal is$115,000.

A traditionalNew Year

celebrationChinese New Year eventkicks off Year of the Tiger

By Erin Sheanews@kykernel.com

More UK students are pack-ing up and heading to a foreigndestination, and they aren’t let-ting a lack of personal financesor the economy stop them.

The number of students thatstudy abroad each year has in-creased by about 10 percent in thepast four years, said David Bettez,interim director of InternationalAffairs. Almost 600 UK studentswent abroad in 2009, he said.

While students and their fam-ilies may be experiencing some

financial strain, Bettez said theuniversity has actually been put-ting more resources toward theEducation Abroad Department.Kentucky Educational ExcellenceScholarship (KEES) money, mostUK scholarships and financial aidcan all be applied to study abroadprograms, Bettez said.

“Those who are intent ongoing abroad find a way to doso,” he said. “There are pocketsof money around, you just haveto look for it.”

Rebecca Street, a linguisticsand anthropology senior, studiedin China in the spring of 2008.

Street said her trip was a moreexpensive package, but she re-ceived a scholarship of about

$2,000 to help. Her programcost included room and boardfees, school fees and food costs.

“UK has scholarships thatare need-based and the adviserscan help you figure out what todo, and what you are able todo,” Street said. “The opportuni-ties are out there, you just haveto search for it.”

Street said she has friends atUK having issues paying for tu-ition and living expenses here,so studying abroad does notseem like an option to them.

See Candidate on page 6

See New Year on page 6

See Greek Sing on page 6

BATTLING DOWN LOW

PHOTOS BY ZACH BRAKE | STAFFFreshman forward DeMarcus Cousins, seen here against Vanderbilt on Saturday, is averaging 16.2 points per gameand 9.7 rebounds per game, good for seventh and second in the conference, respectively.

Cousins fights back

Foes target

emotionsof star

freshmanBy Metz Camfield

mcamfield@kykernel.com

Though he played therole of an unstoppable forceon Saturday afternoonagainst Vanderbilt, freshmanforward DeMarcus Cousinsstill has a kryptonite: him-self.

With 9:06 remaining inthe game and the Cats lead-ing 69-56, Cousins appearedto have tipped a ball as itwas on its downward flight.Cousins said he didn’t touchit. When the officials calledhim for goaltending, the bigman said something to themas he was walking off thecourt and was called for atechnical foul.

“I said, ‘Oh my God,what the…’ and stopped.And he got me,” Cousinssaid. “Yeah, I didn’t com-plete the word but he gotme.”

Cousins has been the fo-cus of numerous teams’ at-tention for varying reasons.

His 6-foot-11, 260-pound frame can give op-posing coaches headachestrying to figure out ways inwhich to stop him — orcontain him. Despite aver-aging barely more than ahalf of basketball per game,Cousins is averaging 16.2points and 9.7 rebounds pergame. He’s scored in doublefigures in all but two ofUK’s games and already hasregistered more double-dou-bles than any freshman inUK basketball history.

His temper and colorfulemotions are another focalpoint for opposing coaches.His physical play was scru-tinized the most followingthe Cats’ game againstarchrival Louisville on Jan.2.

Diving on the groundfor a loose ball, Cousinswas seen elbowingLouisville forward Jared

See Cousins on page 3

Theresa Powell of TempleUniversity visits Monday

As the season has unfolded, the decision seemsto already be made: No matter what, John Wall willbe the No. 1 pick in June’s NBA draft. But I can

imagine one scenario whereWall (gasp) is picked second.

What if DeMarcus Cousinsgoes first?

I know, I know. After Satur-day’s win over Vanderbilt, Wallcould sign, fly out, suit up andstart in an NBA Sunday after-noon game.

Big Cuz isn’t quite there yet.Even after a full season at UKand a light jog in the NBA sum-mer league, it may take Cousinsa while to become accustomed

to The League. But with every time he avoids a tantrum or di-

als up a did-he-just-do-that move in the post, it be-comes more obvious that he’s becoming one of thenation’s most dominant big men.

And dominant big men with legitimate offensivemoves (excluding Dwight Howard) aren’t easy to find.

A lot about Cousins’ game will leave someNBA scouts and GMs a bit unsure, especially be-cause he’s only played in 21 games-of-record sincegraduating from high school. But most of the ques-tions surrounding him have nothing to do with hisphysical ability or natural talent.

As it has become well-known (and perhaps

over-reported), it’s all in his head.Nothing wrong with that; he’s 19 years old.

Still, as an athlete of his stature, a lot is expected ofhim. He’s expected to bite his tongue while gettingshoved around in the post, oftentimes by more thanone very large person at a time.

For a guy as big, strong and uncannily talentedas Cousins, it’s part of the game.

Sometimes, it catches up to him. He was calledfor a technical foul Saturday for exchanging a fewnon-kosher remarks with the referees. After thegame, UK head coach John Calipari said Cousinsdeserved the technical for what he said. It was afreshman moment that caught up to him, and he de-

Teams have tried to take advantage of Cousins’ tem-peramental nature by pushing him around this season.

Big man couldbecome top pick

in NBA Draft

See Pennington on page 3

Powell

In spite of economy, study abroad increases

By Kayla Phelpsnews@kykernel.com

While New Years celebrations have fin-ished for some, many in Lexington have justbegun celebrating what will soon be the Year ofthe Tiger.

People of all ages gathered Saturday at theLexington Public Library to start their celebra-tions of the Chinese New Year. Presented bythe Kentucky Chinese American Association,the performances celebrated the Year of theTiger, which begins Feb. 14.

Many decorations filled the stage, includingred lanterns streaming from the ceilings andacross the curtains. Performers dressed in au-thentic costumes covering every color of therainbow.

In addition to colorful costumes, the rhyth-mic beats created a color of their own. In the

PHOTO BY ADAM WOLFFBRANDT | STAFFThe head of a dragon costume sits in a corner forthe Chinese New Year performers to use in thedragon dance on Saturday.

JAMESPENNINGTON

Kernelcolumnist

See Abroad on page 6

n In the past four years, thenumber of students studyingabroad has gone up 10 percent.n Almost 600 students studiedabroad in 2009.n The amount of study abroadscholarships given is between$50,000 to $80,000 yearly.

Study abroad

SOBERED UPBreaking Benjamin coming to Lexington

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UK hockey reboundswith win over Dayton

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Dating is hard even for a model and actressknown as the "Most Downloaded Woman" on the In-ternet.

Cindy Margolis often seenscantily clad in images on her Webpage earned a spot in the 2000Guinness Book of World Records asthe "most downloaded" person in1999. At the peak of her Internetpopularity, Margolis was clickedinto computers 70,000 times duringone 24-hour span.

"People think there is a line outside my door. Ihaven't been dating. I can't get a date," says Margolis.

So the 44-year-old mother of three turned to realityTV. On "Seducing Cindy," debuting Saturday night on theFox Reality Channel, 25 bachelors, ages 18-71, makepitches to date Margolis.

Margolis is divorced. Her separation in 2008 wasthe first time since high school she had been single.Because of her longtime connection to the Internet,Margolis initially tried finding a guy on the Web.

"It didn't work for me," Margolis says. "I would findsome great men who seemed perfect. When it wastime for us to meet and I told them who I was, theywould completely change. They could only think of meas this fantasy from the Internet. I would love to be her,but I am more about wearing sweats and zits medi-cine."

Andrew Glassman, executive producer of "Seduc-ing Cindy," says Margolis went into the project with agenuine desire to meet someone special through theshow.

"Cindy came to us and said she was at a cross-roads in her life, was ready to fall in love again, but hadforgotten the rules of dating and wanted to try some-thing extreme," Glassman says.

"Extreme" means suitors of all ages and sizes _ in-cluding one competitor whose dream is to take Margo-lis to Comic Con. Margolis didn't know there would besuch a wide range of bachelors.

But Margolis says that diversity eventually madesense. The winner turns out to be someone who at firstglance wouldn't have been her idea of the perfect date.

Getting to that guy meant dealing with the hardestpart of the show: eliminations.

"I couldn't sleep afterwards. I could feel them allmentally begging me not to eliminate them," Margolissays.

Doing this to find a date may seem odd but it fitsMargolis, who became the first big Internet sensationby grabbing an opportunity. She was one of the modelson "The Price Is Right" in the mid 90s when AOL offeredher the chance to be on its Web site.

She took it and ran with it. Now she's doing itagain.

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By Matt Murraymmurray@kykernel.com

Getting over the rock starlifestyle can be just as re-warding as having achievedthat lifestyle in the first place.Just ask Breaking Benjaminfront-man Benjamin Burnley.

Since their inception in1998, the post-grunge act hasseen evolving lineups and con-stant tours that correlated withits growing success. Burnleysaid the lifestyle definitely be-gan to take a toll on him, andultimately led him to a realiza-tion that he needed to sober up.

Having been sober for thelast three years, Burnley saidsobriety led to clarity on theband’s latest album, “DearAgony.”

“Lyrically this album ismore thought out. I would letthings slide when I wasdrunk,” Burnley said. “Noneof that is happening here. Inthe past I would get a songmost of the way done and justthrow something in to finish itoff. It’s a lot more clear here.”

With a sober frontman,Breaking Benjamin kicked offits latest tour in January, hit-ting the road with Three DaysGrace and Flyleaf. BreakingBenjamin is no stranger toThree Days Grace nor Ken-tucky as Burnley’s girlfriendwas raised in Florence.

“We hit up the Cincinnatiand Kentucky areas pretty of-ten,” Burnley said. “As far asThree Days Grace, we’vedone a lot of touring withthem so it’s pretty cool be-cause we are really familiarwith one another. We’re real-ly comfortable and have amutual respect for each oth-er.”

When it comes to the rou-tine for touring, Burnley saidhe is the kind of person thatthrives on being in a specificmindset. While on the road he

doesn’t work on new materialso he can instead focus ontouring. He said singing canbe extremely demanding, es-pecially with the intense vo-cal style of Breaking Ben-jamin.

“A lot of people don’t un-derstand that singing is hardenough on its own,” Burnleysaid. “ I drink a lot of herbalstuff with honey and use athroat spray. Like any othermuscle, you just have towarm your throat up eachtime before you use it.”

Being sober on the roadhas been a new experience forBrunley, who said he feels likehis life is beginning to shift.He sees the band as more of abusiness than a lifestyle at thisstage in his career.

“Any time you’re doingsomething bigger than your-self, it’s really cool, butyou’re forced to (grow upquick),” Burnley said. “I’mreally glad I got to live that‘rock star’ lifestyle, but I’meven more glad to be doneliving that way.”

Breaking Benjamin comes to Ruppwith Three Days Grace

If you goBreaking Benjamin, Three DaysGrace and Flyleaf will bring theirtour to Rupp Arena on Monday at7 p.m. Tickets are $39.75.

Monday, February 1, 2010 | PAGE 3

By Aaron Smithasmith@kykernel.com

On a night when charity was every-where in the Lexington Ice Center, thehome team had to earn everything.

UK hockey sold products off the ice,such as Ashley Judd posters and cus-tomized jerseys, in its ‘Hockey for Haiti’campaign. The product on the ice wasgiving nothing in a 4-3 win over Dayton.

UK (20-9) found unexpected sourcesof offense throughout the night. Whilethe first line was scoreless on the game,other players were able to find the backof the net. Defender Chris Hubbardbookended the scoring with two goalswhile forwards Sean Wormald and NickSkuraton each added one to the score-board.

“We had input from other guystonight,” UK head coach Rob Dochertysaid. “It was nice to see guys like Skura-ton get in there. But that’s what it’s go-ing to take. We’re going to need all fourlines playing well.”

The trio had only scored a combined21 goals in 28 games before Saturday’scontest.

“We’re a well-rounded team and canget goals from anyone,” defender An-drew Serres said. “We were all takingshots. The defense really helped outtonight and got themselves a couplegoals.”

The players still weren’t completelyhappy with grinding out a win. Multipleplayers were shaking their heads as theyexited the ice after the game. Daytonwas a team UK expected to blow out onits home ice, forward Billy Glass saidbefore the game. But the blowout neverhappened.

“This game didn’t need to be a one-goal victory,” Serres said. “It shouldhave been five or six. We tend to playdown to our opponents’ level. We can’tdo that, especially this close to the end ofthe season. When we play good teams

we won’t be able to raise our game whenwe need to.”

After Hubbard’s second goal put UKup 4-1 in the third period, it appeared theCool Cats could coast to an easy victory.Instead of locking down defensively, UKallowed a quick goal in response andthen allowed a goal with under a minuteremaining in the game.

“We need to close out games better,”Wormald said. “Those last couple goalsshouldn’t have happened. Especially thatlast one. We got greedy trying to get of-fensive and we got caught with just oneplayer back helping out on defense.”

Penalties hurt both teams, limitingfull-strength offensive opportunities. UKand Dayton split 22 penalties on thenight equally. Full five-on-five hockeyseemed rare by the time the buzzersounded.

“It was mostly frustration penalties,”Docherty said. “It was chippy play, somestuff going on after the whistle. Playing

Dayton tends to be ugly games, andthat’s what it was tonight.”

Even more ugly was the 10-minutepenalty for misconduct assessed to assis-tant captain Taylor Vit for throwing hisstick while on the ice.

“It wasn’t exactly what you expectfrom a team captain, but everyone hasfrustrating nights,” said Serres, a captainhimself. “He apologized in the lockerroom after the game. He knew he was inthe wrong.”

Despite the numerous power playsthat stemmed from Dayton penalties,UK was able to take advantage of play-ing a man up only twice. With closegames to be expected, UK has to get bet-ter at seizing opportunities when it has aman advantage, Wormald said.

“We’re not a finesse team anymore,”Wormald said. “We’re grinding, battling,crashing the net every night. And we canplay that style. Tonight that style was onfull display and we got the win.”

Cool Cats hold off Dayton 4-3Cool CatdefenderChris Hub-bard hadtwo goals tolead anunlikelygroup ofscorers inUK’s 4-3 winover Daytonon Saturday.

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served to be punished for it.But this is far from what

Cousins was at the beginningof the season. He was a bun-dle of dynamite, fuse alreadylit, just waiting to go off atsome point in each game hestepped on the floor. Not tosay the temper has been total-ly eradicated, but he’s grownfast.

“Do you know how far hehas come? He got punched inthe head today and the offi-cial came over and said, ‘I

should have called it,’ ” Cali-pari said. “(Cousins) did notrespond to it. DeMarcus isgrowing up. He is going to dodumb things at times, but outhere with all those youngguys, it’s all freshman stuff.”

Every time Cousins racksup a double-double withoutturning into Ron Artest, hisstock rises.

It could reach as high asNo. 1 under the proper cir-cumstances.

As of today several teamswith franchise point guardsare on the outside looking inat the playoff picture. Perhapsthe league’s most talented andflashiest point guard, the Hor-

nets’ Chris Paul, may notmake the postseason. So it’spossible New Orleans couldwin the draft lottery.

What would they do?Likely, a team in that po-

sition would trade the pickinstead of drafting Wall —who is still clearly the mostNBA-ready player in col-lege. But the way Cousinshas produced, an NBA GMwould be foolish if he didn’tat least consider takingCousins first.

“He’s a beast,” Caliparisaid. “How about in 24 min-utes, he gets 21 points and 10rebounds. That’s so stupid.It’s ridiculous. He leads the

nation in points per minuteand rebounds per minute. Ifhe could stay out of foul trou-ble, he’d be scoring 40 pointsand 23 rebounds a game.”

Cousins still needs tokeep his anger in check moreoften , but a lot of that shouldcome with more miles on hisNikes. And if those miles turnout to be as effective as theones run so far this season,don’t be surprised if DavidStern calls his name first.

Under the right circum-stances, that is.

(Gasp.)James Pennington is a

journalism senior. E-mailjpennington@kykernel.com.

Swopshire. Louisville seniorguard Edgar Sosa was quot-ed by some media membersas calling Cousins a “nut-case.”

Since that game, opposingteams have tried to push theenvelope with Cousins usingbumps, pushes and nudgesduring the play of the gameand afterward.

Following UK’s lone lossof the season, Cousins was ac-cused of hitting a South Car-olina student after Carolinastudents stormed the court incelebration.

“Nothing happened,”Cousins said. “We were push-ing people out of the way. Inever threw a punch. I don’tknow where that came from.Nothing happened.”

With so many teams key-ing on Cousins and “trying toget his goat,” Calipari saidCousins has come a long way

and is proud of the way he hashandled himself. On Saturdayagainst Vanderbilt, Caliparisaid the officials went up tohim and told him they hadmissed a call against Vander-bilt.

“He got punched in thehead today and the officialcame over and said ‘I shouldhave called it’,” Calipari said.“(Cousins) did not respond toit. DeMarcus is growing up.He is going to do dumbthings at times, but out herewith all of those young guys,it’s all freshman stuff.”

COUSINSContinued from page 1

PHOTO BY SCOTT HANNIGAN | STAFFFreshman forward DeMarcus Cousins dunks during UK’s 85-72win over Vanderbilt at Rupp Arena on Saturday.

“DeMarcus is growingup. He is going to dodumb things at times,

but out here with all ofthose young guys, it’sall freshman stuff.”

JOHN CALIPARIUK head coach

PENNINGTONContinued from page 1

BRETT HATFIELD, Kernel cartoonist

Feedback should betaken seriously by students, professors

It seems like everything is moving online nowadays.We balance checkbooks, pay bills, get the news and a myr-iad of other things in front of our computers. Pretty soon,we’ll be adding teacher evaluations to the list.

Hopefully this change will help students take thoseevaluations more seriously than they usually do. Depend-ing on which side of the fence you stand, teacher evalua-tions are either pointless or extremely important. Let’s behonest: most students mail in the 10 or so minutes an in-structor sets aside at the end of the semester to get out ofclass a little early.

With different colleges going to different lengths toevaluate — some use the standard university Scantronform, others provide additional questions for the courseand/or professor — it’s hard to tell whether the universityreally even cares for the feedback students have on classes.

“I feel like once (pro-fessors) get tenured, itdoesn’t matter becausecertain teachers havebeen doing the samething for years,” MichaelMorgan, a finance andaccounting senior, said ina Jan. 27 Kernel article.

It’s thoughts like thiswhich suggest that someinstructors facilitating theclasses do not care aboutevaluations.

But regardless of thecurrent model, students should take their evaluations seri-ously. Bubbling in that everything about the class was per-fect or completely deplorable is useless. Take a second andgive some thought to what actually occurred in class. Didthe book really help you with the material? If not, save thenext guy from buying the same expensive book by signal-ing to the professor the book wasn’t helpful.

It’s a constant dance between professor and studentsto communicate what is helping or hurting a particularclass or student when it comes to availability, textbooks,etc. Teacher evaluations are supposed to alleviate thatprocess, which is why all parties need to take the processmore seriously.

Most professors read their evaluations. Personal attacksor haphazard comments are usually ignored, but construc-tive criticisms should be heard. Furthermore, students needto know their feedback is being considered. Why would astudent participate in a process where their input is mutebefore it’s given?

Maybe the transition to online forms will encouragemore students to follow that same route. Students can dothem at their own pace and have total hindsight to thecourse. And maybe classes will be improved becauseenough people took the time to correctly evaluate instead ofbubbling in all “5s” to get out of class five minutes early.

Truth must be sought out individuallyA 1995 study conducted by the

Barna Group Ltd. revealed that ap-proximately two-thirds of polled

American adults donot believe in ab-solute truth.

The ironic twist tothat statistic is aftertaking the survey theparticipants were allasked, “What is2+2?” and unani-mously all of themresponded with theabsolute answer of 4.

I find this incon-gruity present in a lot

of aspects of our culture: politics, me-dia, even in school systems. Case inpoint: recall the day Pluto was demot-ed from its planetary status. (Pluto isnow deemed a dwarf planet.)

Does that mean our school systemslied to us? Were scientists and as-tronomers holding out on the lessspace-savvy to supposedly “discover”years later that their previous classifi-cation was wrong?

As ironic as it sounds, I don’tthink people’s skepticism is unwar-ranted. Humans by nature are curiouscreatures and therefore may not bewilling to settle for something that is-n’t firmly grounded in fact. Evenwhen a fact is accepted, later findingsmay counter the original fact and, assimple as that, it’s back to square one.

The solution is to recognize thesubtle difference between fact andtruth.

Ever heard the riddle about thetwo aliens who crash-landed theirspaceship on Earth and claimed thatall aliens are liars? If that statementwere true, they would in fact be liars.But if they were lying, then the aliensare assumed to tell the truth … whichcouldn’t be, because a lie would bethe means by which we deduced thatanswer in the first place. See how cir-cumstantial fact can be?

Ultimate truth, on the other hand,cannot be altered: either it is or itisn’t. Challenge truth and you will in-evitably lose the argument. TigerWoods knows that all too well, con-sidering the damage his highly publi-cized affairs has done to his reputa-tion. Mark McGwire and countlessother admitted professional athletesteroid-users have been forced to fessup because of their inability to side-step the truth.

Going back to the Barna study, itis important to note the concessionmade by those who felt absolute truthdoes not exist is that all truth whichdoes exist is relative and personal.

Well, that makes perfect sense.What one person holds as truth

must relate to him personally, or elsehe is liable to be skeptical. We are verymuch a “seeing is believing” culture.

When testifying in court and toldto “tell the truth, the whole truth andnothing but the truth,” maybe that’swhy sometimes witnesses’ accountsconflict: what Witness A experiencedis her truth, while Witness B’s en-counter of the same scene might becompletely different. The fact that aparticular crime happened at a speci-fied location only supports the validityof these accounts.

The Barna Group conducted fol-low-up surveys in 2000, 2005 and2008. Results were fairly consistentbetween studies across all sub-groupsregarding the number of people whobelieved in absolute truth. These sta-tistics are illustrative of a measure oftruth, but is that factual measurementenough to qualify them as truths?

Astronomer-physicist-mathemati-cian Galileo Galilei once said, “Alltruths are easy to understand oncethey are discovered; the point is todiscover them.” I think he was on tosomething there.

Direct prompting for relevant per-sonal truth is the only way to arriveat any conclusion. And when the con-clusion is reached, that itself is mere-ly a fact about the person, for person-al truth can be altered through experi-ence. Active quest in finding truth isthe only way to justify facts at a giv-en time.

Shannon Frazer is a journalismsenior. E-mail opinions@kykernel.com.

Lexington needs a new arena to remain economic competitorThis November, the yet-to-be-

named Louisville waterfront arenawill open, the result of a $252 mil-

lion project whichwill be a state-of-the-art entertain-ment mecca. Thisincludes a hugecenter scoreboardwith high defini-tion screens, 71full-size luxurysuites, a bar andgrill, wide con-courses, andenough restroomsand concession

stands to withstand even thelargest of crowds, which, at thisarena, will be more than 22,000for basketball games.

This new arena will replaceFreedom Hall, which has fallen be-hind the curve of what is an accept-able venue for both a program ofLouisville’s stature and a city ofLouisville’s size. A look at Los An-geles’ Staples Center is a goodstarting point for visualizing whatLouisville’s new venue will be like.

Good for Louisville — theyare going to have a bright newshiny toy that will positively effectthe struggling economy of their

city and potentially even help thempursue their longtime goal of at-tracting a professional sports fran-chise.

Arenas help give cities theiridentity and Louisville’s down-town will benefit from having avenue of this size in the middle ofeverything. Good for UK basket-ball, too, as we can now playNCAA games in Louisville’s arenawhen it hosts them beginning in2012, similar to the treatmentUNC and Duke seem to get everyyear by getting to play their tour-nament games in Greensboro,Raleigh, Charlotte, etc.

However, Louisville’s new are-na also poses some challenges forUK and the city of Lexington.

Economically speaking, havinga modern venue for the many dif-ferent types of events that comeinto arenas and bring major rev-enue to the city year in and yearout is a great thing.

Because Louisville, Lexington,and Cincinnati are in such closeproximity to each other, they es-sentially compete for events andfor many years now, Rupp Arenahas been the nicest indoor venuefor events in the triangle.

As such, it has attracted major

events that Freedom Hall andCincinnati’s U.S. Bank Arenacould not based on both capacityand facility condition.

Concerts, especially in thesetrying economic times, do not of-ten visit two cities in the triangle,usually choosing to pick the onethat matches their event the best.

When you throw the newLouisville arena into the mix,Rupp Arena loses its luster.

Lexington is in line to lose therevenue associated with theseevents as they choose the newest,brightest arena in the triangle area.The loss of events hurts the localeconomy and also makes it harderfor Lexington to grow in visibility,which would hurt it in terms of at-tracting new businesses and con-tinuing to grow.

Don’t get me wrong: I loveRupp Arena, just as any Wildcat-loving kid who grew up in thecommonwealth naturally would.

It was the home of my child-hood heroes and for 40 years hasbeen a perfect platform to show-case the greatest tradition in col-lege basketball.

For 13 of the past 14 years,UK has led the nation in paid at-tendance, with ticket demand

greatly outpacing ticket supply,even in the leaner years. As a stu-dent, I’ve been lucky to attendmany concerts and UK games atRupp, and it will always hold aspecial place in my heart, just likeold Busch Stadium in St. Louisdoes for Cardinals fan. However,just like old Busch Stadium had tobe replaced, we are at a point nowwhere Louisville’s new arenashows that Rupp Arena has trulyaged out of being an arena that cancompete on that level.

Since we are the best basket-ball program in the nation andhave recently catapulted back tothe top of the mountain thanks toCoach Cal, we need a venue thatreflects this. In fact, we need abigger arena — 26,000 seatswould easily be filled with loyalCat fanatics, and that’s a conserva-tive estimate.

We need luxury suites to re-ward our big donors and maybeget some of them out of the lowerlevel, so we can add student seatsand create a fiercer playing envi-ronment. We need modern conces-sions, scoreboards and bathroomsto make the place an even bettervenue to watch a game or a show.

Remodeling Rupp is not a fea-

sible option anymore, which leadsus to needing a new arena that willallow UK Basketball to furtherstand out to recruits and keep itsloyal fans and donors happy — aswell as letting more of these fansactually attend a game.

We also need a new arena tomake Lexington stand out in thetriangle as the best place to hold aconvention, concert, religiousevent, etc. which will help spureconomic growth and make Lex-ington even more visible on thenational level.

Finally, we need this arena tobe downtown, as building on-campus, especially our “dry”campus, would fail to accomplishthe aforementioned goals of fullybenefitting Lexington with thisinvestment.

Like the song, downtown iswhere all the action is and down-town arenas have proven to bemore successful than suburban oron-campus arenas at maximizingtheir value.

Who knows —maybe by thenwe may even call it the CalipariCenter.

Adam French is an MBAgraduate student. E-mail opin-ions@kykernel.com.

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“It is because of her mentorshipand guidance that I am today a vicepresident for student affairs atAuburn University,” Carry said.

Carry said students love Powelland that she is their Mother Theresa.

Powell earned a bachelor’s de-gree at the University of Pennsyl-vania, a Masters of Education atTexas Christian University and aPh.D in Educational Administrationat The Ohio State University, ac-cording to her resume.

Powell has worked at numerousinstitutions including Texas Chris-tian University, University ofDelaware, Wilberforce University,The Ohio State University andWestern Michigan University.

Carry said the vice presidentsfor student affairs in the Southeast-ern Conference have become a fra-ternity of colleagues and they lookforward to welcoming a new one.

“She understands the South,she understands the SoutheasternConference,” Carry said. “Sheloves large institutions with greatGreek life programs and strong ath-letic programs, so I think shewould do well at Kentucky.”

CANDIDATEContinued from page 1

sion and length of judging time will beshorter, said Will Decker, Sigma AlphaEpsilon’s Greek Sing chair.

Even with the game being scheduledfor the evening, presale tickets for GreekSing are higher than in the past, and par-ticipation is the same, Decker said.

However, Query said she is worriedthe number of tickets sold at the doorwill be lower.

“People might be worried about miss-ing the game, but Greek Sing will end 30minutes before game time,” she said.

Lindsey Peterson, a senior DeltaZeta member, said she is planning on at-tending both Greek Sing and the basket-

ball game.“Greek Sing has always been a big

tradition at UK, as well as basketball,”she said. “But [Greek Sing] is aboutcoming together for a great cause and Idon’t think any chapter is going to haveproblems with participation.”

This year, Chi Omega and Sigma Al-pha Epsilon made it their goal to donate$115,000 to the Make-A-Wish Founda-tion. To raise the extra $15,000 withoutraising ticket prices, Chi Omega andSigma Alpha Epsilon are working withlocal restaurants around Lexington,Decker said.

“It works great on both sides becausewe bring them a lot of business on nightswhen they otherwise probably wouldn'tbe as busy, and they give us an agreed-upon percentage of sales for the peoplewe attract,” he said.

According to the Make-A-WishFoundation Web site, each wish costs

about $7,000. If Greek Sing raises the$115,000, about 16 wishes could begranted.

The chapter earning the most pointswill receive $1,000 to go toward its phi-lanthropy. The overall winner will re-ceive $500 and the winners in the sorori-ty and fraternity categories will receive$250 to go toward the their philanthro-pies.

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Because of apprehensions like this, Bettezsaid there is a need to dispel myths that studyingabroad is not a realistic option for most students.

“Even if it costs more, isn’t it a wise invest-ment for the future? How do you set yourselfapart? Study abroad can do that,” Bettez said.“Figure out what resources you have available,check destinations and see which programs andareas work for you.”

The cost of studying abroad can be up to$25,000 per semester depending on the program,said Daxon Caudill, an education abroad adviser.

Caudill said between $50,000 and $80,000 isgiven out annually in scholarships for studyabroad programs.

Students can attend an information session tohelp them figure out plans to study abroad. Thesesessions are held on Wednesdays and Thursdaysfrom 3 to 4 p.m. in room 207 of Bradley Hall.

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Event Info

Greek Sing will be held at Memorial Coli-seum, Feb. 13 at 5 p.m. Doors open at 4 p.m.Tickets will be on sale for $15 and the event isopen to the public.

Anyone who eats at PF Changs on Tuesdayafter 4 p.m. will have 10 percent of their bill do-nated to Make-A-Wish.

opening number, a traditionallion dance was performed inthe Southern style. Theheavy drum, choreographedwith the movements of thelion, served as a ceremony todrive out evil spirits.

Fan dances were per-formed throughout the pro-gram, including a children’sfan dance, a round fan danceand a long fan dance. Thesedances consisted of six to nineperformers with brightly col-ored fans guiding their move-ments.

Cheryl Pan, a dance artistwith the Kentucky Art Coun-cil, directed the stage per-formance. The hour-long pro-gram consisted of variousdance, vocal, and instrumen-tal performances representingthe Chinese culture.

“Dancing is the best wayto express Chinese culture,”Pan said.

Performers started re-hearsing in early Decemberand had many practices onthe weekends, she said.

Changzheng Wang, presi-dent of the Kentucky ChineseAmerican Association, saidPan is probably the best Chi-nese dancer in Kentucky.

“She has a way of teach-

ing people and helping themget comfortable on stage,”Wang said.

This is the program’s fifthyear and its popularity has in-creased drastically, Pan andWang said.

“We want to bring thecommunity together in a hap-py atmosphere,” Wang said.

Sean Xie, a political sci-ence sophomore at UK, sanga series of songs with threeother students. Xie said it isimportant for other studentsto recognize the culture.

“We are not only Chinesestudents, but UK students aswell,” Xie said. “It is our dutyto take part and show Chineseculture.”

Brian Rose, a politicalscience and internationalstudies freshman, said he at-tended the event because cul-tural experiences are impor-tant to him.

“I think events like this arevital, especially for UK's stu-dents, when it comes to under-standing other cultures andtheir history,” Rose said.“Every chance anyone gets tobe able to learn about tradi-tions unlike theirs should betaken.”

Saturday’s show was asmaller presentation of thesold-out Chinese New YearCelebration to be held onFeb. 6 at the Lexington OperaHouse.

NEW YEARContinued from page 1

What: Forum to fill vice presidentfor student affairs positionWhen: Monday at 3:30 p.m.Where: Student Center room 230Admission: Free and open to thepublic

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