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THE KENTUCKY Kernel ; - UK football takes cues from Tinsel Town Page 3 Digital camera ease in a flash Celebrating 33 years of independence Page 4 Bomb threats disrupt LCC campus By Dariush Shafa m: Ktntucn mm A recent string of bomb threats at Lexington Community College has caused the campus “a lot of frustration. aggravation and disruption," said LCC presi- dent Jim Kerley Since Sept. 13. LCC has re- ceived six bomb threats, the most recent just after 11 am. yesterday. Recap of threats Six bomb threats have been phoned into LCC, leading administrators and police to offer a cash reward ‘ for information. “The feeling is someone is get- ting their kicks getting us out of class." Kerley said. “We assume we have to take every call serious- ly. and we do that." Because each bomb threat is treated as if it is real. the building is evacuated. Kerley said. The evacuations mean that students and faculty are losing precious time. he said. “When you lost that time. it's 1 pm. Sept. 13 The first threat called in to LCC's switchboard threatened to detonate an explosive in the building. 12:40 pm. Sept. 15 Someone calls in threatening ”to cause damage and/or death" with a bomb. hard to recapture," he said. “Stu- dents feel a little cheated and fac~ ulty have planned (schedules). We lost valuable time in the class- room." Kerley said though police are doing everything possible. includ- ing tracing phone numbers. no ar- rests have been made. Because of the number of threats. LCC. at the urging of UK Police. contacted Crimestoppers. 1:39 pm Sept. 23 Caller says there is a bomb hidden somewhere at LCC. _ the fourth time. No and a $1.000 reward is being of‘ fered for information leading to the arrest of the person or people behind the threats. “We will prosecute.“ Kerley said. “It's a felony Someone could actually go to prison for this." Though the administration is taking the threats seriously. some LCC students don't. “It’s not really a big deal at all." said undeclared LCC sopho- B:05 a.m. Oct. 5 Caller phones in with bomb threat for Caller tells the person on the line that this is a “bomb threat." further details are given. 5 students charged in bookstore thefts Police say cashier rang up items for less than their sale prices By Dariush Shafa Five students have been arrested in connection with a series of thefts from the UK Bookstore. totaling more than $1,100 in merchandise. One of the students. Sheree Cowan. 18. of Lexing- ton. was a cashier at the bookstore and is being charged with nine counts of felony theft. “It was more in-depth than just a simple theft." said UK Police Maj. Joe Monroe. Four men. Christopher Harper. 18. of Louisville; James Ray Jr. 18. also of Louisville. Jonny C. Lee. 18. and Steven Thomas. 18. were arrested. No address was given for Lee and Thomas. All but Thomas are being charged with counts of felony theft. Thomas is being charged with re— a misde- ceiving stolen property. meanor. Attempts to contact everyone but Harper were un- successful. Harper declined to comment. Monroe said that Lee had been arrested. but no record could be found of him at the Fayette County Circuit Court and the Lexington-Fayette County Deten~ tion Center. Monroe said that bookstore managers became sus- picious last Tuesday and began watching Cowan by us ing security cameras. 1:11 pm. Oct. 8 more Justin Hamm. “People don’t take it seriously. They’re slow about doing things." But while some students might be less fazed than the faculty. they can understand the frustration. “It is kind of bothersome." Hamm said. “I think it's pretty stupid." Email dshafa (a kykernel. com 11:04 am. Oct. 11 Male caller tells person on the line that there is a bomb hidden somewhere " at LCC. Sheree Cowan OUT IN THE OPEN lTOMOSEXUAi A019!!! Students marked National Coming Out Da on campus bekah Eleazer, an undeclared junior, and tephanie Speech Area behind a Sign touting “homosexual acts." yesterday. Em hasizing that ays are no different than other people, (left) e- Little. 3 philosop y senior. play crabble outsrde the Student Center in the Free mm Pm STAFF Carol Behr. general manager of Kennedy‘s Book- store and the UK Bookstore. said bookstore personnel observed Cowan pretending to ring up merchandise worth over $300 but then only charging $10. Bookstore managers called police and Cowan was arrested. The UK Bookstore will prosecute Cowan and the other four men involved with the theft charges. “If you make a judgment call you can get into trou ble." Behr said. stating that it‘s the bookstore‘s policy to prosecute to the fullest extent. “You have to be consistent." Monroe also said this is not a typical case for UK Police. “This is not a common occurrence as far as an in- ternal theft problem." he said. Since the five charged in connection with the thefts are students. if convicted they could face repercus- sions from the Office of Student Affairs as well. Dean of Students Victor Hazard said the students could face a variety of consequences. and if a student has a history of disciplinary problems with the stu- dent affairs office. they could face harsher conse quences than they would with a clean record. Overall. Hazard said he believes the accused will be treated fairly throughout the process. “We will move appropriately when it is placed in our hands." Hazard said. “Depending on that‘s involved. it could be anything from a letter of warning to suspension (or dismissal)? Ema il dshafasu kykernelrom i 86 senator seeks administrators' records concerning SAB By Tricia McKenny iiii’i‘tiiiiifikfifii Student Government Sen- ate President Braphus Kaalund has requested docu- ments from administrators about Referendum One. which concerns the election of Student Activities Board leaders. ()n Oct. 6. Kaalund filed an Open Records request with the Office of Legal Counsel. which requested documents frotn several ad- ministrators. in the request. Kaalund asked to receive any docu- ments. memos. personal notes or emails between ad. ministrators and anyone else regarding SAB or Refereng dum One. in the copy of the request forwarded onto the people whose information was re- quested. UK legal counsel said personal notes and e- mails did not have to be re- leased. The referendum. which was passed by 1.614 votes to 571 votes in the SG elections last spring. asked students if SAB leaders should be elect- ed since they use student fees. It has been a source of debate between 80 and SAB leaders since. Leaders of both groups met with administrators last Friday to try to come to a resolution. but the meeting ended with no solution. Kaalund also asked for documents from the Univer- sity Budget Office regarding “the financial condition of the Student Activities Board and ’or the University Bud~ get Office‘s statemeims) as to the recordkeeping practices of the Student Activities Board." Student Services Director Rhonda Strouse was one of the administrators named in the request and said she has no documents regarding any of these things. ”if I had any documents. I Would provide them." she said. “There are no docu- ments to provide." Also named in the reqtiest were Barbara Jones. UK's general counsel; Provost Michael Nietzel; Pat Terrell. vice president for stu- dent affairs; and Chris Poore. stu- dent publications director Poore said he also did not have anything to give them. “i haven't found the need or desire to corre- spond with anyone about ref- erendum whatever-iris." said Poore. who is adviser for the Kernel and The Kentuck» “If I had any documents, I would provide them. There are no documents to provide." Rhonda Strouse student serwce director ian yearbook. “If I had. I would certainly be happy to share it." Kaalund also requested copies of the Terrell‘s profes sional calendar. including any meetings in- volving SAB. He could not be reached for comment on his request. Terrell was delegated by Pres- ident Lee Todd to present an opin- ion on the issue. On Sept. 29. she tried to present her opinion to SG members before they voted unani- mously to propose changes to SAB's constitution but was not allowed to speak be- fore the vote was taken. Email tmckennytwkykernelrom 2 Jessamine men accused of stealing UK Hospital’s linens By Dariush Shafa "if KENTUCIV KERN“. Two Jessamine County men ac- cused of stealing $10,000 in hospital linens were arrested at the UK Chandler Medical Center on Satur- day and charged with felony theft. James R. Gates Sr. 49. and his son. James R. Gates Jr. 19. were ar» rested in connection with a series of linen thefts over the past three weekends. said UK Police Maj. Joe Monroe. After two consecutive weekends of heavy thefts. hospital security became aware of the situation. Monroe said (in the third week- end. security caught the two on camera and police made the arrest. he said. Neither of the two is employed at the (‘handler Medical Center. but James (Bates Sr, is a physical plant employee. he said. Attempts to contact both Gates and his son were unsuccessful. Mary Skeen. director of materi- al management at the hospital. said that because of the budget crunch. any theft. especially one this large. is a cause for worry. “Any loss right now is a sizable chunk because we're being held ac. countable every minute of every day." she said. The hospital‘s linens vary in price. Sheets are $6.85 a piece. fitted sheets are $8.18. towels are $2.80. pillowcases are $1.45. and wash- cloths are 19 cents each. UK Hospi- tal spends about 3300.000 a year buying linens. Skeen said. Because of the recent thefts. Skeen also said security personnel would be on guard more so than be. fore. “My security in the area will be a lot stricter than it has been." she said. Email itshafatwkykernelcom PABE 2 I Tuesday, Oct. l2, 2004 Running mates: Cheney's wife inspires him on the trail By Lisa Rein m: msumctou P051 ST. JOSEPH. Mo. Lynne Cheney w brainy policy wonk. crusader against political correctness and talk show host who used to sign off from Crossfire with "From the right. and right on every issue" , is gushing over her high school sweetheart. “I've known Dick since he was 14 years old. and he was a good-looking 14-year.old. too!" the wife of the sec- ond most powerful man in the country confides to a crowd of 2.000 people. “When I first knew him. he was work- ing at the Ben Franklin store in Casper. Wyoming. And his job was sweeping out the store." The vice president‘s wife is wean ing a crimson jacket. It‘s the color she wore on their first date in 1958. As she tells audiences on the campaign trail. her grandmother sewed her a strap- less red crinoline dress for the occa- sion “with a million yards of ruffles on it." Now 63. Lynne Cheney credits the dress with getting her a second date with the boy who had moved to town in eighth grade and. in high school. would rather read a book on military history than drive to the local A&W Root Beer stand. The war leader who declares at every campaign stop that it's only a matter of time before terrorists hit us again has been quietly standing downv stage from his wife. with his hands clasped. He looks almost sheepish. “It‘s true she‘s known me since 1 was 14. but she wouldn't go out with me until I was 17." Cheney. 63. says when it's his turn at the Iectern. and the audience breaks into knowing laughs. "I often tell people that the reason we got married is because (Dwight Eisenhower got elected presi- ent." Cheney’s father. who worked for the Agriculture Department‘s Soil Conservation Service. was transferred to Casper when Eisenhower reorga- nized the government. “And that's where I met Lynne.“ The couple cele- brated their 40th wedding anniversary this fall. the vice president says. Political wives can humanize their husbands. But Lynne Cheney does more. While Elizabeth Edwards. Tere~ sa Heinz Kerry and Laura Bush criss cross the country solo. Lynne Cheney is almost always with her husband aboard Air Force TWO. “It‘s almost as though Lynne Ch» eney is the vice president's muse." says .luleanna Glover Weiss. who was the vice president's press secretary in 2001. “He almost levitates in his public appearances when she's around." With Lynne Cheney o;. a stool next to him at town hall meetings. he will indulge in a full smile. For Dick Chv eney. that is buoyant. “We have other surrogates." says Mary Matalin. one of the vice presi- dent's advisers. “But no one can do what Lynne does for him. He likes to have her around. He‘s happier. The events come off better." Matalin denies Lynne Cheney is trying to soften her husband's edges. “One thing you should never do with a strong personality is make it into something else." Matalin says. “He‘s all business." Liz Cheney. who with her sister Mary is working on the campaign. says of her father. “He's not a big showman. He just doesn't pretend to do the backslapping stuff. His interest is always the substance." This is why some voters find it re- freshing when the couple sits side by side and gets personal. Lynne and Dick Cheney come across a lot like the voters they're wooing. "I like the idea that she watched him grow up." says Darryl Hammond. a minister who came to hear Cheney speak in St. Joseph. Now it). he met his wife in 11th grade. The Cheneys have campaigned side by side since 1978. when Dick Ch< eney. fresh from being President Ger- ald Ford's chief of staff. ran for Wyoming's House seat. The couple. their two daughters. their dog and Dick Cheney‘s father piled into the family RV and drove from small town to small town. That summer. at age 37. Cheney had the first of four heart attacks. He was off the campaign trail six Weeks and Lynne campaigned for him. Now on the stump. the former head of the National Endowment for the Humanities makes the first policy pronouncement. telling crowds that one lesson her husband learned doing manual labor as a young man “is how important it is for hard-working peo- ple to get to keep as much of their paychecks as they can." That would be a plug for the tax cuts President Bush signed into law. (In education iSsues. the vice pres- ident defers to his wife. a former col- lege professor with a doctorate in 19th-century English literature. “Lynne's really the expert in that." he told a dozen voters recently at a diner in Green Bay. Wis. when one asked about No Child Left Behind. Bush's signature education law. In 2000. Lynne campaigned for the Bush-Cheney ticket on her own be- tween appearances with her husband. The solo stumping is gone this year. "We all know it's my father‘s last campaign." daughter Liz says. “If ei- ther one of them had to choose. they would rather campaign together." When her mother had a cold last month. Liz filled in. introducing her father in Reno. Nev: “My dad is of the American West." his daughter said. “He‘s got a firm handshake. He looks you in the eye. And his word is his bond." Then she left the stage. “I'm delighted to be here with my daughter Liz. who is filling in for my wife. Lynne." Dick Cheney said. “Liz didn't do too bad today. did she?" But the vice president was off his game. He spoke in even more of a mo- notone than usual. Laugh lines fell flat. The half- closed smile returned. He looked as though he couldn‘t wait for his muse to return. CORRECTION A story in last Friday‘s Kernel incorrectly stated Vice President Dick Cheney's stance on gay marriage. He advo cates that gay marriage remain an issue for the states to decide. To report an error. call the Kernel at 257-1915. i 1 \ \ \ NEWS BRIEFS Kernel, WRF H M to host political debate Student issues will be at the forefront of the firstever Kentucky Kernel/WRFL—FM 6th District Congressional Debate. The event is tomorrow at 6:30 pm. in the Black Diamond Room at the Radisson Plaza Hotel. 369 W Vine St.. downtown. State Sen. Tom Buford. R. Nicholasville; Constitution Party candidate Stacy Abner. Berea; and Lib- ertarian candidate Mark Gailey. Berea. will take part in the debate. The event is free and open to the general pub- lic and will be broadcast on WRFL. 88.1 FM. immediately following its completion tomorrow night. Send questions for the candidates to siveyru kykernelcom. Call 257-1915 for more information. Nobel Prize laureate to lecture Nobel Prize laureate and University of Kentucky alumnus Dr. William Nunn Lipscomb will deliver the 2004 Blazer Lecture at 7:30 pm. Thursday in Memorial Hall. Lipscomb's talk. “The Pursuit of Ideas in Science.“ is free and open to the public. The lecture is the academic cen- terpiece of the College of Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame Week. slated Thursday through Saturday. For more information. visit the Arts and Sciences Web site at www.as.ukyedu. or contact Nancy Smith at (859) 257-8124. - .. fizwygrr 3—,. Health career fair set for Oct. 22 The UK College of Health Sciences. in conjunction with the UK James W Stuckert Career Center. will hold its first Health Professions Career Fair from 10 am. to 2 pm. Friday. Oct. 22. in Room 127 of the Charles T. Wethington Jr. Building. For a complete list of employers. visit wwwukyedu«’careercenter. Internships. externships. and part-time and full-time positions are available. Dress is business casual. For more information. contact Deedie Lutz at (859) 323-1100. ext. 80546. FDA denies early knowledge of flu vaccine shortage WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration yesterday again denied the agency had any early indica- tions that there were serious problems at a British vac- cine company that was supposed to supply half of the US. flu vaccine. Lester M. Crawford. the FDA‘s acting commissioner. made the statement during a telephone briefing in re- sponse to reports that the agency had been alerted before last week that Chiron Corp.‘s flu vaccine plant in England was experiencing major difficulties. Friday: British health officials said US. officials were informed Sept. 13 that problems at Chiron's plant could disrupt supplies. Crawford denied that was the case. Although the FDA was in regular contact with Chiron and British health of ficials. he said. the agency was not alerted to any serious concerns until last week. when British officials abruptly announced they were shutting down the plant. COMPILED FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS ‘4 \4 a fi' " m- rs’fi‘ ,'_f‘., iuzflic‘llliimiili OMEDY CARAUA 111911 a. :;H()\N , '1‘. hit: SHOWTIME fig TUESDAY”! Ron Shock -- a classic; His life has been a virtual parade of outlandish, but true tales, and the ironic twists his life has taken. From studying for the priesthood to being on a chain gang to then becoming a VP of a Fortune 500 company, this man has lived it all and loves to talk about it. Iuesday Oct. 12, 2004 PAGE 3 By Jeff Patterson m: KENfUC-IV We Forget about running out on the field. James “Radio" Kennedy really wanted to eat with the UK football team. “He’s a big eater." said UK receivers coach Joker Phillips. Kennedy. the subject of the Cuba Gooding .Ir. movie Radio. ate eggs. bacon and pancakes before UK's game Saturday against Alabama. Then. clutching freshman running back Rafael Little‘s hand. he led the team out on the field. “He‘s never experienced anything like that, coming out with somebody , hand in hand." Little said. Kennedy. who has been a fixture at T.L. Hanna High School in Anderson. SC. for more than 40 years. became a celebrity after a movie about his life debuted in 2003. While lighting up the TL. Hanna scoreboard. Little be- came friends with the lovable football assistant. When Phillips signed the Anderson. S.C.. back in Feb- ruary. he went to lunch with Little and Kennedy. They dis» cussed the possibility of Kennedy visiting Common- wealth Stadium and running out on the field with the Cats. "That's something that he has always wanted to do." Phillips said. However. Kennedy didn‘t roam the sidelines like he does at T.I.. Hanna. Instead. he sat in a booth tip in the press box. “He said the next time he comes. he doesn't want to go to the (press) box. He wants to stay down with me." Phillips said. “I think I've got him sold on this place. " Sports Jeff Patterson »..t. 1soo'r11._\_1.1. .\'( )’I‘I€B( )( )K Cats search for inspiration from Hollywood Gettheducttape After UK's offense strug- gled to gain only 177 yards in its 4517 loss Saturday to Al- abama. senior quarterback Shane Boyd looked for an- swers. He hoped to find them in the movie Friday Night Lights. Before watching the movie Saturday night: "I'm going to see if there are any plays we can use." Boyd said. And on Monday. apparent- ly he didn't like what he saw. I don't think it was all they hyped it up to be." Boyd said. “It seemed like a gloomy- type movie. "Football is supposed to be fun that didn't seem like a fun movie. seemed like there was too much trouble going on. “ The relationship between one of the running backs and his father (played by Tim Mc- (iraw ) was concerning After the son had trouble holding on to the football, the father duct-taped his son‘s hands to a football. Boyd and redshirt fresh- man quarterback Andre Woodson better watch out and hope none of their coaches have seen this movie. Boyd fumbled once against ‘Bama. Woodson fum- bled twice. It might serve as a good strategy for the UK coaching staff to act that scene out. “Me and Dre had three fumbles. so we might have to do that to hold on to the ball," Boyd joked. UK head coach Rich Brooks doesn't plan to go Mc- (Iraw on his quarterbacks to stress ball security. He has a much simpler plan. “I‘m going to tell them not to fumble." Brooks said. Block Party With Lonnell Dewalt's Assistant Sports Editor anrie:ZS'I-m5 | [WWW Freshman receiver Lonnell Dewalt blocked his fifth field goal of the season in the first quarter of UK's loss to Alabama Satur- day. UK has blocked a kick in all five of its games this year. UK hosts South Car- olina Saturday at 7 pm. at Common- wealth Stadium. crunmrom 1 sun blocked field goal in the first quarter against Alabama, UK now has blocked a kick in each of its five games this sea- son. Dewalt, a Moot-6 fresh- man receiver. has five of them. Junior linebacker Ray- mond Fontaine blocked an ex- tra point against Indiana. “I’ve never been around anything like it." Brooks said. While the credit has gone to Dewalt and Fontaine. the push from linemen Vincent Burns. Trey Mielsch, Ricky Abren and Jason Leger sets it all up. With basketball season starting this weekend. De- walt, who plans to walk on to that team. will have other things on his mind than Fri- day night's Big Blue Madness. “I ain’t going to go." De- walt said. “I'm going to be worried about the game.“ E—mail jpattersontakykernel. com Sincere apologies for UK football’s sad state lapologize. After listening to Rich Brooks speak at his weekly press conference. I realize I am the prob- lem here. You see. the UK head football coach explained yes- terday how “scribblers” like me (and possibly fans like you) are holding the Cats back. Brooks said it's all about perception. “One of the problems in digging out of this hole he» comes where are we headed. and are we headed there to- gether?" Brooks said. “01‘ are we going to fracture and dis- integrate when things aren’t going exactly as some fan or some person in the media wants them to go?” Tim Wiseman SPORTS EDITOR UK Office of' International Affairs INFORMATION SESSK )N: STI'IH' ABROAD IN (SERMAN-SI’EA KING (‘OI'NTRIES Tuesday. Oclohci l 201 4 005.00 pm 207 Bradley Hall Retumcd students \\1ll talk about their experiences 111 Germany and Aristria For more information. contact: 257.4()o7.e\1. 24x THE KERNEI. ONLINE EDITION www.ltykernel.com NEWS FE A TURES SPOR TS OPINIONS See. you re either with us. or you're against us. “If the perception is fire the cmirdinator. fire the coach. these guys don't know what they‘re doing and what a ter- rible place to go play. then that‘s another problem you have in recruiting." he said. This makes perfect sense. Mien things are bad. we can‘t let on that we see the prob- lems out there. That would only make things worse. If we act like things are good. they'll have to get better. right? I am sorry for pointing out mistakes IlK’s coaches may have made anti for writing about UK‘s weaknesses. I have to start pulling my weight if things are going to get better around here. This time. I‘ll try to do bet- ter. so I'm giving it the ol‘ col- lege try. Here are the talking points for UK fans and media from last weekend's game. so we faculty a. serum: MM [HUM FREE with their "It a. we l.lt.'sl call 253-4638 for detalls. can all have a positive per— spective: A) UK held Alabama to a measly seven completions for 83 yards anti no passing touchdowns. This was the first time the Cats had held an opponent to under 100 yards passing since allowing 81 yards against South Florida Sept. 9. 2000. (If things are go ing to improve we have to for- get about the Tide's 1304 rush- ing yards.) B) UK junior kicker Tay- lor Begley nailed a career- long 52-yard field goal. (We must emphasize this instead of the fact that UK totaled just 177 yards of offense.) C) Through five games. UK ranks first in the South- eastern (‘onference in red zone defense. allowing oppo- nents to convert 15 of 24 at- tempts for 62.5 percent. (Don't mention [I K has allowed more red zone attempts than any other school in the conference or that UK has given up five touchdown plays of 40 yards or more.) D) Don‘t speculate or fan- tasize about a dream coach for the Cats. “We could bring in (Steve) Spurrier. We could bring in Bill Walsh (Huh? Isn't he like 80 years old?) We could bring whoever you want to bring in. and they still have to line up and put these players in posi. tion to execute with the cur- rent situation." Brooks said. (See. it‘s OK for Brooks to say his players aren‘t that great. but you can't.) “This is a total problem that belongs to me right now." Brooks said. “I didn‘t create it ~~ I'm trying to fix it." Sorry. Coach. for creating this problem. From now on. we (the fans and media) will just follow your lead. You tell us when things get really bad. E-mail tu'isemaniukykernelcom .Pink Pigeon (timing soori‘ come to an Info meeting: a HlEllllln’ IIIIBE alllE! viii-1111:1511 1111 an 15! 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D Intent on developing and growing your busrness’? if so, please contact us by Friday Oct. 15th Lee Keown, Von Allmen Center 257 3868 For more info. please wait hffp .:?eciub uky edu and join the network of Eclub resources Brought to you by: UK Entrepreneur: Club Gotten College of Business and Eccqomms UK Research ft Economic Development Q3191 College of Engineering There’s a Lot Riding on LEXTRAN.’ mmumummmuemnammm Tuesday Oct. 12, 2004 TECHCHECK I not just for geeks Crystal Little Features Editor Phone: 2574915 E-mail; clittleeiliyliernelcom axe. Choosing digital cameras is a snap Eds. note: This is the first of a two-part series on cam- eras and camcorders. A n a - logue is defi- nitely out 7 digital is de- cidedly in. W i t h things con- stantly be- c o m i n g s m a l 1 e r. faster and more ad- vanced. it can be diffi- cult to keep up. (That's where having a lo- cal tech guy who keeps up with these things can save you time. money and the headache of all the research you have to do to make a smart choice 7— this is where I come in.) There are many advan- tages to going with digital pictures over the old 35mm. You can review a picture on the camera's LCD screen right after taking a shot. which means no more awk< ward pictures of your shoe or the inside of your camera case. Best of all. that also means you never miss a good shot ~ if it‘s messed up. you can retake it. Digital photography also equals privacy: You can print pictures from your home computer or from a photo printer with a built-in memo- ry card reader. Newer print- ers have Bluetooth « you can print pictures wirelessly from a cell phone or personal digital assistant. (Anyone who‘s seen One Hour Photo can appreciate the comfort of this feature). While it's true that digital equipment costs more than instant Polaroid models. digi» tal will save you money over time. You'll never purchase film again. and you develop only the pictures you want. as opposed to paying for Paul eggs YECH COLUMNlSi every single print on a roll. Your only costs are ink. pa- per and batteries. When looking for a digital camera. ask yourself. "What am I really going to do with this camera?“ If you print pictures. also ask. “How large will I print my pictures?" The three most common sizes are 4-by45. 5-by- 7 and 8-by-10. Once you know the an- swer to these questions. find. ing a model becomes a lot easier. The measure of resolu~ tion for a digital camera is the "megapixel." Megapixel means “million pixels.“ so it is the number of little col- ored dots that makes up your image. The more tnegapixels your camera has. the higher the resolution. But before you spend too much on a camera. let me clarify a point: The human eye is incapable of discern- ing the difference between pixels at a certain scale. so if you only print small pictures or only view images on your computer. you don't need as many megapixels as someone who prints larger ones. In general. if you are the type who only prints out a 4 by-6 the picture size you normally get from a photo lab W then you need to look for a two-to-three megapixel camera. This will allow you to dig- itally zoom. crop and still print out a quality product. The larger your prints be- come. the more megapixels you Will need. (‘urrently you can find cameras with any where from two megapixels to 11.1 megapixels. Another feature people of ten look for is zoom There are two types of zoom in a camera. optical and digital. You'll want to look for op tical zoom. as it doesn‘t hurt picture quality. With optical zoom. the camera lens bends light to enhance it before it ever enters the camera's sen~ sor. Think of it as "glasses" for your camera because it‘s just light bending. not a digital alteration. each pixel remains unique for the best outcome. Most cameras will feature a 3x optical zoom; it enhances what your eye can see by three times. You can get tnore than this. but be prepared to limit your selec tion and pay more. Digital zoom. on the other hand. hurts picture quality. Essentially digital zoom crops pictures the outside edges of your shot are re- moved. leaving the area in which you wish to "zoom" in. The picture is then stretched to fill the print area with fewer pixels. anti the im— age appears larger at a lower resolution. Because many free software titles will allow you to do this after you im~ port the picture to your com puter. don‘t let digital zoom be a real selling point when you’re shopping around. The last major feature is the type of battery used. and the two main types on the market are AA and lithium ion. With AA batteries. expect 30 to 40 shots for every two batteries in the camera. or roughly an hour with the LCD screen powered on. If you opt to go with AA. it‘s wise to pick up a set of rechargeable ones they'll end up saving you money Lithium batteries will last about 2:30 to 300 shots per charge. with tnost charging in as little as 30 minutes. The downside: running out of juice. You either have to car» ry a spare battery or stop what you're doing an