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Thursday, March 2, 2006

Jane Leach, 53, lifts her husband, Doug, 54, out of bed every morning by herself to

When dreams fade, a family finds ’1

oug and Jane Leach
D thought they had found
their dream.

It was 1990, and Doug. an
equine anatomy expert, took a
research job at UK’s Gluck
Equine Center. It was the per-
fect fit for the couple and their
three children.

“He didn't have to teach. ad-
vise or anything," Jane said.
“He got to do research. It was a
dream job."

But Doug’s behavior soon
started to change. He’d dress in
unnecessary layers of clothes
in warm weather. He would
make strange comments, un-
able to complete his thoughts.
He would get up at odd hours of
the night to get ready for work
or wake the children to get
them ready for school. He had
trouble completing tasks at
work.

And when confronted at
work, he would respond angrily
and irrationally.

“He would just go nuts."
Jane said. “Absolutely nuts."

Then, the unusual became
the unthinkable: Doug struck
one of his children.

“That was it for me,” Jane
said. “He got one chance with
that. I was going to divorce
him.

“People draw the line at dif-

 

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it

Doug looks up at Jane while she gets him ready for bed.

ferent places — that’s where I
draw it."

They went to counseling to-
gether to find out why Doug
had hit his 12-year-old son.

“It just wasn’t like him,"
she said. “None of it was."

The psychologist sent him
to a neurologist.

“When the results (of the
scans) came back they were aw-
ful,” Jane said. “They found his
frontal lobe was almost com‘
pletely gone.“

The neurologist was amazed
that Doug. 42, was communicat-

ing as well as he was consider-
ing the damage to his brain.

Doug had Pick’s disease. a
rare degenerative illness usual-
ly confined to the frontal lobes,
the area of the brain which con-
trols emotion, personality, mo-
tor function. problem solving,
spontaneity, memory, language,
judgment. impulse control and
social and sexual behavior.

Almost immediately after
the diagnosis. he became Vic»
ent.

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put him in his chair. Doug is bed-ridden because of Pick's disease.

MORE ON
PICK’s DISEASE

I Pick’s disease is a less-common
type of dementia often confused
with Alzheimer's disease. This rare
progressive condition accounts for
5 percent of all progressive
dementias. It occurs in slightly
more women than men. The cause
is unknown, although genetics
might play a small role.

I The disorder shrinks the tissues
of the frontal and temporal lobes
of the brain and deteriorates
mental function.

I The frontal lobes plan and
monitor performance and control
behavioral and emotional
responses. Damage to the frontal
lobes may cause a variety of
symptoms that may include:

- Personality changes
- Speech problems
- Changes in eating habits

- Difficulties maintaining
attention

Source:
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By Josh Sullivan
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. —- Down
2L7. with their NCAA tournament
lives on the line, the UK men’s bas-
ketball team headed to the bench
to face head coach Tubby Smith in
front of a deafening capacity
crowd in Knoxville.

Brandon Stockton said he ex-
pected Smith to be in full-fledged
“Tubby Stare” mode.

“I thought he was going to be
mad," said Stockton, “but he just
said to cairn down and have fun.”

Smith’s kinder, gentler incar-
nation pushed the right buttons
last night. Led by the sophomore
tandem of Randolph Morris and
Rajon Rondo, the Cats fought back

UK 80, UT 78

Cats shoot down Volunteers

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to knock off SEC East champion
Tennessee, 8078.

“Randolph Morris had a great
night, a tremendous night on the
boards." Smith said. “So did Rajon
Rondo. He was under the weather
a little bit, we weren't sure how
much he’d play, but he showed a
lot of heart.”

After the timeout, Morris must
have forgotten he was in an actual
game instead of a dunk contest.
He sparked an 8.0 UK run with

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Sophomore cen-
ter Randolph Mor-
ris looks for a
shot while avoid-
ing senior for-
ward Andre Pat-
terson during the
first half.

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SG court
to handle
election
claims

BySean Rose
THEKERNEL

Student Government campaign viola-
tors will be looking at the SG Supreme
Court if they commit a violation this elec-
tion year.

The amendment passed a second and fi-
nal vote last night. axing the Election Board
of Claims in favor of the 80 Supreme Court
handling violators.

Constitutional Committee Chairman
Will Nash, whose committee wrote the
change, said much of the reasoning was be
cause the Board of Claims isn‘t always fa-
miliar with the constitution.

“The Supreme Court is informed where
as the Board of Claims is not necessarily,”
Nash said.

Nash also dismissed recent allegations
by The Kernel editorial board that it was a
conflict of interest for him to chair the revi-
sions committee after being a losing presi-
dential candidate. Nash has also said he has
helped current SG Presidential Worley on
his campaign.

“We think he would be very vital in
changes to the constitution. That's why he
was chosen as the chairman. There's never
been a conflict of interest," said Senate
President Nick Phelps.

Another amendment to the constitution.
which would lower the amount of signa-
tures required to run for office. passed the
first of two required voting sessions. The
amendment would drop the required
amount of signatures for presidential and
vice presidential candidates to obtain from
1.000 to 500.

It also reduced the number of signa-
tures for senatorial-at-large candidates from
400 to 200 while senators of colleges would
have to obtain two percent of their college
to sign instead of three.

Sen. Ben Carter. one of the sponsors of
the act. said lowering the signatures would
cut down the time to file for candidacy and
allow more time to campaign and interact
with students.

“We need to be talking to students about

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Career expo
brings in
record crowd

By Chris Miles
THE KENTUCKY KERNEL

Despite the above-average temperatures
in Central Kentucky yesterday. more than
1,000 students donned long sleeves. long
pants. full coats and ties as they partnok in
the annual career and internship expo host
ed by the James W. Stuckert Career Center
at the Student Center.

The event was the largest career fair in
UK history and one of the biggest in the
state. hosting more than 131 companies and
filling the Grand Ballroom with tables of in-
formation for students.

“I‘d like to get my name out there." said
Matthew Denley. a foreign language and in-
ternational economics senior. “] want to let
jobs and employers know l‘m interested."

Companies attending the fair included
Dell, Proctor and Gamble. Target and Toy»
ota.

“This was the largest expo at UK said
Sue Strup. the director of experiential edu-
cation and career services at the career cen-
ter. “We even had companies calling us up
that we couldn‘t fit."

The career expo filled the Grand Ball-
room to near fire code standards and even
stretched out further into the halls of the
Student Center.

The career center organized the event to
give students a better understanding of the
possibilities for jobs and internships in
their major fields and to get students used
to the process of presenting resumes, con-
ducting interviews and networking with
employers.

“This is an opportunity for a large

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Law students
offer tax help to
local citizens

Students get experience while helping
underprivileged families, foreign students

By Wes Blevins
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Some UK law students
will have an opportunity to
fine-tune their talents this
tax season, thanks to a vol-
unteer tax preparation pro-
gram.

The service. which is
provided free of charge, is
available to low-income in-
dividuals through the Vol-
unteer Return Education
Project.

UK Edward T. Breathitt
Professor of Law Doug
Michael has led the pro-
gram for more than 10
years. He said last year stu-
dents prepared returns for
372 people, and assisted
about 150 others by answer-
ing their questions.

Michael said the service
is a “good, almost-clinical
experience" for the stu-
dents, providing them with
opportunities to learn how
to interview clients and to
apply rules they have
learned to real-life situa-
tions.

Lexington's low-income
residents are not the only
beneficiaries of the pro-
gram. Michael pointed out
that UK‘s foreign students
—— primarily graduate stu-
dents — can also receive as-
sistance. These students
face “fairly complex tax sit-
uations," Michael said,
with scholarships and out-
side jobs comprising part of
their incomes.

William Graft”, a second-
year law student, said as a
law student, “You don’t get
a lot of opportunities to do
community service."

He added that the pro-
gram is a good chance to
give back to the community

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in a way that helps people,
while using the talents he
has learned through law
school.

Third-year law student
Tom Goodwin said the for-
eign students coming in for
assistance have problems,
with no one else to turn to.

“They’re sitting down
with forms that a lot of
Americans don‘t under-
stand," he said.

He said they leave with
smiles on their faces, as if
the volunteers are their
“new best friends."

Volunteers with the pro
gram receive no course
credit for their work. They
are required to complete 12
to 18 hours of federal in-
come tax courses, and pass
an Internal Revenue Ser-
vice tax certification test.

Assistance is being of-
fered at two locations. The
Lexington Public Library
will host sessions on Satur-
days from 12 to 4 pm. begin-
ning March 4, and ending
April 15. Those needing as-
sistance can also attend ses-
sions at the UK Student
Center on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays
from 3 to 6 pm. March 3
through April 17.

Graff urged those inter-
ested to come early. “The
first two weeks are slow," he
said. “But the last two
weeks are insane."

Michael said some peo-
ple have had to be turned
away in previous years. Stu-
dents cannot get to every-
one who comes in. but he
said, “We do as many as we
can."

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UK College of Education
Professor Debra Harley
earned Rehabilitation Educa-
tor of the Year honors from
the National Council on Re-
habilitation.

“It is gratifying to receive
national recognition, espe-
cially from the NCRE be-
cause I was selected by a
committee of my peers,"
Harley said. “This award is
an expression of their re-
spect and admiration for my
work. I deeply appreciate the
recognition."

Harley is the third UK
professor in five years to be
recognized by the NCRE.
Malachy Bishop was won the
New Career in Rehabilitation
in 2005 and Sonja Fiest-Price
was named Researcher of the
Year.

College sponsors author
reading. writing contest

The English Department
is sponsoring a reading by
John Crowley, an American
fantasy writer, today at 6:00
pm. in the Lexmark Public
Room in the Main Building.
The event is free and open to
the public.

The department’s annual
Dantzler-Farquhar Literary
Competition deadline is
March 10. The maximum
length for fiction is 10 pages
and the maximum for a poem
or group of poems is eight
pages. Participants are to
submit photocopies of their
work as it will not be re-
turned. Manuscripts can be
mailed to: Professor Gurney
Norman, Dept. of English.
1215 PDT The contest is
open only to undergraduate
students.

Saddam admits ordering tri-
als of 148 later executed

BAGHDAD, IRAQ — Sad-
dam Hussein admitted
Wednesday that he ordered
the trials of 148 Iraqis who
were later executed, but he
denied that he committed
any crime and said he took
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president in response to an
assassination attempt.

Saddam, who was toppled
by US. forces nearly three
years ago after more than
two decades in power, also ac-
knowledged that he ordered
the razing of orchards in the
town where his presidential
convoy was ambushed in
1982. A stunned, hushed
courtroom listened as Sad-
dam described the scene
when his car was attacked.

On the basis of that as-
sassination attempt, Saddam
said, he ordered the trial of
people allegedly involved in
the shooting and the seizure
and destruction of their
land.

“Where is the crime?”
Saddam asked. “Is referring
a defendant who opened fire
at a head of state, no matter
what his name is, a crime?"

Study. smokers need more
root canals

If the heightened risk of
lung cancer, heart disease
and emphysema —— to say
nothing of stinky clothes —
hasn't induced you to quit
smoking yet, try this: Close
your eyes and imagine the ex-
pense, inconvenience and
sheer agony of having a root
canal. Now, flice a newly estab-
lished fact: Smoking cigarettes
roughly doubles your risk of
needing one.

In the April issue of the
Journal of Dental Research,
Boston University Dental
School’s Elizabeth Krall Kaye
reports that cigarette smokers
are, on average, 70 percent
more likely to need root canal
treatment than nonsmokers.
The study. which tracked 811
men for 30 years, found that
for those who smoked ciga-
rettes five to 12 years, the in-
cidence of root canals dou-
bled. and after a man had
smoked for more than 12
years it rose even higher.

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A DAY IN PHOTOS

 

 

Above: Amanda Verrette, an art studio sophomore. sings along from the hymns book during last
nights Ash Wednesday Mass at the Newman Center. Below: In celebration of Ash Wednesday, the con-
gregation listens to the first reading during the last nights mass at the Newman Center.

 

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Career

Continued from page I

 

amount of employers to get in
front of a large amount of
students and talk face to
face,” Strup said. “It also
helps students perfect their
interview skills and find out
about jobs they want."

Tamara McCormick. an
accounting senior. looked to
do just that.

“I’m looking to network
and interact with different
employers,” said McCormick.
who is looking for an entry-
level position in the account
ing sector. “It's great to meet
people within these organiza-

SG

Continued from page I

 

issues. not talking about
‘please sign my sheet so I can
get on the ballot.‘ " Carter
said.

He added that fewer re-
quired signatures would re-
sult in more students wanting
to get involved with 8G be-
cause of the ease in require-
ments.

There was heavy discus-
sion around the issue as some
senators said the higher num-
ber of signatures is needed to
test a candidate’s seriousness.

“I just think that shows
your commitment and dedica-
tion." said Senator Tegan
Alexander.

Despite having his act
passed. Carter was not happy
with the discussion over the

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tions."

Building a relationship
with possible employers was
one of the top priorities of
many students at the expo.

“I hope to meet people and
find out information so I can
start my own career once I
graduate." communications
senior Patrick McDonald said
before he entered the expo.

The career expo is one of
seven career fairs that UK
hosts each year.

The Career Center begins
its expo calendar in the fall
with a fair focused on busi-
ness companies and then fol
lows up with similar fairs in
agriculture. communications.
engineering. teaching and
health.

“But the career and intern

issue. r

"Honestly I‘m pretty dis-
appointed." Carter said rais~
ing one of his points that fed
eral congressional candidates
only need 50 signatures to
run. opposed to the hundreds
that SG requires.

“If someone can explain
the hypocrisy in that. they‘re
a smarter man than me." he
said.

A resolution was also
passed that encourages stu-
dent involvement in the Lex-
ington-Fayette Urban County
Council’s 3rd District. Accord-
ing to the resolution. UK stu-
dents make up a majority of
the district, but have not tra-
ditionally voted.

Resolution cosponsor
Sen. Brent Burchett said the
legislation was designed to
promote student issues off
campus and to inform stu-
dents.

“The biggest part of this

expo is by far the largest."
Strup said. “It‘s open to all
sorts of companies, students
and alumni.“

Before everything else. the
expo looks to familiarize stu-
dents with what would hap-
pen to them after college
while on the hunt for a job.
The expo presents students
with an atmosphere where
they can hone their job-find
ing skills and make connec—
tions even before they begin
their life plans after gradua-
tion.

“Students really find out a
lot about what opportunities
there are." Strup said.

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thing is information and let-
ting students know what's out
there." Burchett said.

Burchett said specifically
SC should promote students
to register to vote in the dis-
trict. inform them on candi-
dates and eventually encour-
age a student candidate.

“This is a long term thing.
It can only help students and
increase our voice." Burchett
said.

A second resolution also
passed that encourages the
formation of a resource cen-
ter for out-of-state students.
providing information about
Lexington and Kentucky to
help ease students‘ transition
to UK. 80 Vice-President and
cosponsor Kyle Burns said
that UK administration has
given positive feedback on the
idea and that it could be a re-
ality in two years.

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Hold on a second. Did you just hear
that? And wait, what is that god-awful
smell?

OK, I‘ll tell you. That was the
sound of your roommate puking his or
her brain out in the nearby hallway
bathroom. Not because he or she is
hungover from last night‘s toga party,
but because of what I
like to call “the flu.”

(As I‘m knocking on
wood) I think I might be
one of the only students
on this campus who has-
n't been plagued by this
24-hourvto-weeklong
virus.

Now. I've been sick
before and, yes. I do
know what it's like to Kenny
spend some quality time MOYEI'
praying to the porcelain KERNEL coiumusr
gods, but over the past
few weeks. it sounds
like the Grim Reaper has taken a little
stroll around our campus and given
everybody the runs.

With symptoms much similar to
those resulting from eating one bag
too many of “WOW" potato chips, the
flu has also been known to cause
fevers. chills and aches throughout the
entire body.

A particular strand of virus
branching from the common-flu is the
"24-hour" flu, which can cause mas-
sive disbursements from the bowels
and regurgitations that would make
my last vomit episode at Six Flags
Kentucky Kingdom look like a walk in
the park.

Bill Yackey. a journalism senior, de-
scribed to me the trauma he under-
went while having the overnight flu.

 

“It was absolutely miserable. My
head wouldn‘t stop spinning and my
stomach refused to hold anything
down," Yackey said, before adding
with a sarcastic smile, “I felt even
worse when the virus spread to two of
my friends, who then had to experi-
ence the exact same things.”

Right now, you’re probably think-
ing one of two things: “I know that
feeling and it sucks" or “that won’t
happen to me, and I have too much go-
ing on right now to be getting sick.”

If you’ve experienced the thrill of
flu-season already this year. sorry
about your luck, but at least it's out of
the way. But, if somehow you managed
to dodge the flu bullet so far this year,
beware. With such things as mid-
terms and spring break (to say the
least) on the horizon, obtaining the flu
or any type of illness for that matter
doesn't make for good timing.

Either way, there are some simple
measures that all students should take
to help steer themselves clear of any
virus that may be lurking around their
dorms or apartment.

Author C.M. Hawken writes about
some of these precautions in “Natural
Cold and Flu Defense," with excerpts
posted on GrainsandGreens.com.

First off. personal hygiene is proba-
bly the most important duty when it
comes to keeping yourself healthy

For those of you reading this joy-
ous article while in the White Hall
men's or women’s restrooms, that
means washing your hands before you
exit.

Furthermore, try not to touch your
face during the day. Not only do you
not want to develop zits from your
grease-infested phalanges, but the bac-

 

WHAT'STHEDEAL? I Demystifying campus trends

Don’t let your guard
down against the flu

teria attached has the capability of
making it to your mouth in no time.

Gross thought? Sorry. To cap off
the hygiene aspects of health, be sure
to clean your sheets and dust your
room on a regular basis. Anytime the
area you are most in is disinfected,
you’re on a good track for safety.

Next, be sure to drink plenty of flu-
ids, and no, alcohol is not what I mean.
Drinking eight to 12 cups of water
each day helps your body move its flu-
ids and keep your insides cleaner. This
concept goes along the same line as ex-
ercising and eating healthy. Anytime
you treat your body decently enough
(notice I say decent, lazy ass), it may
tend to be decent to you back.

Finally, get plenty of rest. I know
that sounds like a hard thing to imag-
ine, but at least try to get a few nights
of adequate sleep (roughly eight
hours) to give your body the energy it
needs to get through the day.

Medicines also tend to play a big
role in the removal of viruses from
our bodies. Unfortunately, to this date,
there are no known cures for the flu;
just suppressants. For a more natural
remedy, try taking Echinacea, Vitamin
C, Goldenseal and Hot Toddies (my
personal favorite). These supple-
ments/drinks have been known to
keep a body strong.

Nobody likes to be sick. But by
keeping yourself prepared and
healthy, you may have a shot at bypass-
ing the undesirable opportunity

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