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12 cheers to
the leaders

UK President lee Todd
(above) presents the
national

Miss basketball game
in liupp Arena. Kristy
Vaughan (right) cheers
on the team at the
name. The squad won
their 12th Universal
Cheerleadlne Associa-
tion Championship on
Saturday in Manda.
They not to perform
their whiting routine
on ABC's Good Morn-
Inp America Monday.
This is their eighth
consecutive “CA
Championship.

that routers l PHoromiroa

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Take a breather: Students. faculty say meditating

relieves stress. calms mind and relaxes body I

 

 

Student ‘Forum' makes its debut on campus

New organization: Editors say newspaper
offers creative outlet for student voices

By Kristi Martin
surr IRHER T

When students picked up
the Kernel on the first day of
class last week. they may have
noticed another publication 1y-
ing next to it: the University
Forum.

The newspaper is the prod-
uct of the Open Communica-
tion Association. inc. a new
student organization at UK.

The organization is the
brainchild of Matt Falk. a fi»
nance sophomore.

“I developed it to promote
open communication and to al»
low students another outlet to
express their opinions."

The ultimate focus of the
association is to publish the
Forum on a monthlv basis. but
Falk said he hopes to branch
out by bringing speakers to
campus in addition to coordi-
nating other activities that will
promote open communication
on campus

The non-profit. non-parti-
san student organization lléls
23 members but Falk hopes to
double that number Members
participated in the Student 0r»
ganization Fair last week and
are also recriutmx members
by wordsof mouth

Jarrod Beck. a history and
political science sophomore.
serves asonhtoriifthe Fariun

He said that most of the stu-
dents inVolved with the l‘t’Ws
paper are freshmen and so;
mores. Members said thei
joined for different reasons

“I got involved in the
group as a favor to friends and
wrote an article for the Forum
I will continue to write articles
because i want to expose new
things to people on campus."
said (f‘olin Williams. a math
freshman.

The first edition of the pa‘
per cost about 8600 to publish
Falk said that 10.0““ copies
were printed and distributed
on campus The first issue of
the Forum consisted of 12
hlackrandrwhite pages. which
were filled With editorials.
news and finance articles. Falk
said he is interested in adding
color and photos to future is-
sues of the publication

The first issue of the Fe-

runi was publish d ' .iinds
from prii'itr- iloiiati. it but
Falk hopes to recruit advertis-
ei‘s so lhi paper , an oe sell-suf-
ficient The (‘yeoruetown News
Graphic prints the Forum. but
students do fill of the writing
and production work

"We are interested in giv-
ing all students a platform to
voice their opinions and ex‘
press their thoughts on the is
sues ofthe day. through the or-
ganization and its activities."
Falk said

Check itout

For information about the
University Forum. e-mall
universityforum®netscapenet or
call 323-3574,

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‘I’uesday night in Rupp Arena. See page 6 for the game story.

 

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:iI WEDNESDAY JANUARY 16 2002 I KENYUCKY KERIIEL

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by exercising mind, body

Centering mind
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Students enjoy the Mil. MOI L
benefits of yoga at POM!“ I“
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ness Center. which and the rest will seat
is located under MIW- ‘M
Donovan Hall. The "I“
Underground otters ”m m“ ‘m‘
yoga classes every Q ‘
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day to students A .
with memberships. B E II H d
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ty, “"93 "’9" bod- Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Hold it. Breathe out. A i
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stress. Meditation is thought by some to be a way to find nirvana Qi
and relaxation. yet it offers untold benefits. Em
JESSELEBUS I “512:: “Your mind is muddy clouded water. and meditation stops
the stirring," said Gaza Bruchner. a professor of clinical nutri- A
tion and avid follower of meditation. M04
Bruchner‘s preferenceof meditation — Shamata —— focuses em
on paying attention to the breath. The point of this type of med— of H
itation is to practice awareness and attentiveness. tion
“I think most people in their daily lives don‘t focus on the a I"
present as much as they should.“ he said. Q .
Shamata emphasizes the current moment. People are rele
thought of as being caught in the future, and if they focused on Jim
what‘s happening around them at that instant. they would real»
ize that situations aren‘t as bad as they may seem, Bruchner A
said.
“If £011 (Slat and meditated. your mind brings you to the mo- 3::
. . . . . . . stress levels that students expe- merit." e a ded. , ,
Sit up straight: Unite body and spirit wrth yoga, an intense workout rience during these times. For those who prefer for their mmds to wandeniranscen- 3:}
dental meditation is an alternative to Shamata. This anoient

that enhances physical, mental balance with unique movements

If you‘re looking for in-
creased flexibility or stress re-
lief you may want to give yoga
a try. But don‘t expect changes

form of meditation does not focus on any one action or thought.

“We're not going to try to force the mind." said Marguerite
Heath, a transcendental meditation teacher at the Maharishi

little”- llFll'eY d ‘ 9%“? 331“" 9%0 “3 the “Riga ‘3 b1 19f. bdl earning 3de overnight. As with any exercise Vedic Center. “We let the mind move about. The mind can be A
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Suzanne Sizemore notices not to let their mind force their Bates said that many peo- practice to achieve results. This restfulness is different than sleeping or dreaming ' thin
something different about 1191‘ body to do something it is inca- ple experience greater flexibili— . There are f0,“ speCific benefits to transcendental medita- "'5
body : fer she does yoga ,. her pable of doing. 1y. bodyione and relaxation tion: health. social behaVior, peace and developing mental po- and
1111180198 aren‘t as tight. she's At 53. Bates has noticed through yoga. Although it may tential. H93”) said the powerful meditation prov1des more men- bill
more relaxed and she‘s more tal potential. which can be experienced after Just a short period that

flexible

"I‘ve noticed good things
about yoga." said the biology
sophomore. "I sit up straight
now."

Although it is often consid
ered trendy to perform yoga.
those who do it hardly consider
it so.

David Bates. a Wellness
Center instructor. said yoga is a
healthy way to get in touch
with yourself. Bates has been

many lasting effects of yoga.
such as low stress levels and in-
creased flexibility.

He teaches a class for UK
faculty and staff twice a week at
the Wellness Center. which
about 35 people attend.

Bates also teaches a more
general form of yoga called
bikhrain. which uses 26 pos

tures to give a workout to all of

the body's main muscle groups.
Yoga combines these pos-
tures with breathing tech-

not directly help you lose
weight. it does increase muscle
mass. which can kick-start your
metabolism to help burn fat.

“I've noticed increased
strength. balance and concen-
tration due to yoga.“ said Ash-
ley Hinton. a yoga instructor at
The Underground Fitness Cen
ter,

She said it‘s hard for col
lege students to find time to de—
vote to yoga. Hinton notices an
increase in attendance during

Relaxing and flexing

UK offers yoga at two different
locations on campus - The Under-
ground Fitness Center and the
Wellness Center.

The Underground Fitness Center
offers yoga classes to on-campus
students with memberships. For
more information, call 257-7837.

The Wellness Center offers yoga
classes only for faculty and staff.
The Center is located in the Seaton
Center. For more information, call
257-2898.

 

of time.

“So instead of using 10 percent of your potential, the goal is
to use more." Heath said. “Why wouldn‘t anyone want to devel-
op their full potential?"

Despite time and energy. meditation is not difficult to learn.
and it‘s believed to benefit all who practice it.

"Unless you feel you have no worrisome thoughts, you will
benefit." Bruchner said. “(Meditation) is practicing non-judg-
ment. There‘s no right way or wrong way.“

Whichever your preference of meditation, there are advan-
tages to all. Some lower the likelihood of hypertension and high
blood pressure. while others provide pain management. reduced
stress levels and a strengthened immune system.

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Local Band

Jesse Taylor, lead singer and
songwriter for The Gloria Bills,
stopped to have a few words
with the Kernel. Look for their
show listing in On Tap.

 

 

 

Q What's in your CD player?

A GUIDE TO WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND UK

:1 Tap...

For the week of Jan. l6 - Jan. 22

A Vleezer's new album Down from the Mountain: Music from 0

Brother, Where Art Thou. 8 pm. Friday.
Jan. 25. Rupp Arena. Tickets cost
$25.25 - $50.25,

Q what does the band play?
A Pop rock, and college music

Q what's your new co, lli-Fi

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Education, about? AM avor 10pm Wednesday, Jan

23, High on Rose. Tickets cost S3.

A It's basically about child-
hood, dysfunctional families and
emotional relationships. Some
of if is angry, but a lot is emo-
tional. Music is my psychology -
a bottle of rum and a guitar.

Inner Vision Collision w/ Chitara Rhythm
Section. 10 pm. Wednesday, Jan. 23.
Lynagh's, Tickets cost $3.

The Swells. it) p TT‘. High on Rose. Tick-
ets cost $3.

 

 

WEDNESDAY

Marduk w/ Diabolic, Amon Amarth and
Kataklysm. 8 pm, Blue Max. Tickets
cost Sis.

FRIDAY

Anne MacGilvray. 8 pin Singletary
Center Tickets arefree

Bonepony. IO pm. Thursday, Jan. 24.

Q You recently had a CD High on Rose. Tickets cost 55.
release party to benefit the
Jimmy V Foundation. Why? Dreadnot.10 pm. Thursday. Jan. 24

Lynagh'sTickets cost $3. SAN FRAE EES CSEEE E QUE" _,

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Suicide Machines. 8:30 pm. Bogart's.

The Schuers. l0 m in hon Rose
p Q 0 Cincinnati. TicketstostSlZ

A l was sitting at a bar during Tickets cost $3

the tilt-Duke game and I saw
the speech for the first time. It
moved me, i was practically in
tears at the bar.

Green Genes. l0 pm. Lynagh‘s.

Barnhouse Effect. l0 phi Lysagbs . ..
ickets cost S:

Tickets cost $3.

THURSDAY

Patricia Andress w/ Cliff Jackson. ’2
p.m.Singletary Center Ticketsarei‘rw.

lVC w/ League of Mercy. 10 pm. Friday.
Jan. 25. High on Rose. Tickets cost $3.

 

Q Vihat's the best part of
being in a band?

Catawampus. in pm High on Rose.
Tickets cost 55.

William Edins, pianist. 8 pm. Friday,
Jan. 25, Singletary Center,

Tickets cost $16 . $34.

A The women. No, the best
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thing that people enioy. Really.
It’s not about the sex, drugs
and rock 'n' roll. it was, earlier,
but I'm glad I've learned that
there's more.

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Gloria Bills CD Release Party w/ Stego.
l0 pm. High on Rose Tickets cost $3,

Pennywise. 8:3u pin Bogart s. Ciririri-
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Saturday. Jan. 26. High on Rose. Tickets
cost $3.

Howlin' Maggie w/ My Morning Jacket.
10 p m. Lvnagh's. Tickets cost 86.

Ill Subliminal. ID on Lynagh's Tickets

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$125

about the most charismatic man in the world falls
short in effect but not in performance. Will Smith
catches the bravado of Ali and Jamie Fox dazzles
as the error-prone trainer Drew ‘Bundini' Brown.
Also starring Mario Van Peebles as Malcolm X and
John V0ight as Howard Cosell. At Lexington
Green and WOOOITIH,

AIIHE PICTURE SHOW

Frame

Gosford Park
This British dark comedy by an American direc-
tor. This is being hailed as one of the bests of the
year. Starring Michael Gambon, Kristin Scott
Thomas and Camilla Rutherford. At the Kentucky
Theatre.

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EMERGENCIES WELCOME

frame

The 0rd of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring

Kate and Leopold
Something about Meg Ryan falling in love with a
man from a different century makes me feel like
it's a fantasy film. I wonder if her character is
married? Also starring Hugh Jackman. At
Lexington Green and Woodhill.

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The; was ' tarlasy rove‘ retold as a wondertui
film. Starr irig Elnah Wood and Ian McKe fen. At

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Harry Potter
Daniel Radcliffe stars as this best-selling book
hero converted to screen. Asa beginning Wizard,

Vanilla Sky
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Black Hawk Down

If this film mirrors the history of the incidents it
regards, it will be a tear-Jerker. Also being hailed
as one of the best films of the year, it follows a
battle in Somalia, where the United States lost
some of its best. Starring Ewan McGregor. Josh
Hartnett and Tom Sizemore. At Lexington Green
and Woodhill.

The Royal Tennenbaums

Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Gwyneth
Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson. Luke Wilson,
Danny Glover, Bill Murray and Alec Baldwm make
up a film about a family of prodigies who come
together when the head of the family discovers
that he is dying. Although he is dying, it's still a
comedy. At Woodhill.

A Beautiful Mind

Oscar rumors are flying for Russell Crowe (yes,
again), in this film followmg the life of mathe-
matician John Nash, a paranoid-schizophrenic
who goes on to Win the Nobel Prize. Also starring
Jennifer Connelly and Ed Harris. At Lexington
Green and Woodhill.

llll graduate William Roebuck will
premiere his film at 6 pm, Friday at
The Treasure Mountain Inn on Main
St. The comedy follows two mainte'
nance men who must get their lives
back in order after they partied to
much. Starring Robert Martin, Eliza-
beth McAnallen (both left) and Peter
Sears.

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Harry Potter tries to destroy an evil wizard
Voldemort Witti the toys and books going off the
shelves at record numbers. this series looks to
become a marketing dream. took for the sequel
in Winter 2002. At Woodhill.

Ocean's 11

George Clooney. Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts star
in th.s Steven Soderbergh (Erin Brockmnch.
Traffic) him. An earlier I'T‘OVle by the same name
starred the Rat Pack. At Lexington Green and
Woodhill.

In the Bedroom

After an award~wmning run at the Sundanre Film
Festival, this film, directed by Ted Field. is finally
playing to audiences across the country. No
movie this year plays with your emotions like
Bedroom. Just when you think you have it fig-
ured out, your brain goes back to the drawrng
board. Starring Tom Wilkinson and Sissy Spacek
At the Kentucky Theatre.

Michael Mann's long and tedious docu-drama

the confusing conundrum Cameron Crowe laid
out. But considering I had high hopes. I guess I
but too much stock in a film with two actors I
don't necessarily like - Tom Cruise and Cameron
Diaz. Penelope Cruz also stars. At Lexington
Green and Woodhill.

Joe Somebody

Tim Allen takes to the film as a down-and-out
father who is a "nobody.” When he takes his
daughter to his work for a day and gets beaten
up by the company bully, he decides to fight
back. thus trying to wm back his daughter’s
respect. Also starring James Belushi, Hayden
Panettiere and Julie Bowen. At Man 0' War.

Orange County

[any man Jack Black does Colin Hanks a favor
when. he drives him to Stanford University after
his application is rejected. Jack Black is the best
phySica! comedian this generation has to offer.
Also starring John Lithgow and Lily Tomlin. At
Lexington Green and Man 0' War.

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I don't consider
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who watches a
large amount of
TV. I often find
better things to
waste my time on.
but when I do sit
down to watch the
tube I am often
surprised by what
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Simpsons" Sunday
night, which IS one
of the best shows
of all time. I
laughed and
chuckled. Then
next thing I know
I'm sitting face-to-
face wrth. Dum
Dum Dum, "THE
CHAMBER."

I instantly began
haying flash backs
to the days of the
lnguisition. The
show pits two
people against one
another in a series
of questions to
see who will get to
enter "The
Chamber." I
instantly disliked
the show when the
contestants were
asked to name the
top l0 restaurants
in terms of sales.
The male
contestant quickly
answered
"Denny's!"
emphatically on
his first turn.
Needless to say,
his love for big
haired women
named Flo ended
up being
his downfall.

The female contestant
had won the right
to enter "The
Chamber." The
woman was then
strapped into a
large metal
torture chamber.
Her heart rate and
blood pressure
were measured
and doctors were
on hand. The
chamber was then
closed. The idea is
to answer a whole
bunch of simple
questions and
progress through
the seven levels of
the chamber.

Each level subjecting
the torturee to
increasing
temperature (l0-
ISO degrees), wind
blasts in excess of
130 mph. flames
burst shooting out
of the walls, the
chair rotating
through 360
degrees and
violent shaking
that can reach
nine on the
Richter scale.
Then came the
kicker, electro~
muscular
contraction of
increasing voltage.

I think she made It to
the third level of
the chamber
before she lost by
answering Lance
Armstrong (while

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Health education
gets a little help

New program, increased funding will raise awareness
about many basic health risks, preventive measures

Everyone. please pay homage to the almighty pork barrel.

President Lee Todd announced Friday that Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), as
chairperson of the Senate Appropriations Committee. has allotted some $800,000 to UK
in a much-needed effort to increase public health education throughout the state.

The new program is dubbed Health Education through Extension Leadership. It
will use UK employees , especially agricultural extension agents. already based in
each of Kentucky‘s 120 counties. and specific personnel in the Colleges of Medicine and
Public Health to work with local health departments. high schools and civic organi-
zations. Their job will be to increase awareness of the basic science behind health.

Why should anyone care? Because our state drastically needs this program. Ken-
tucky has the highest teen (50 percent) and adult (37 percent) smoking rates in the na-
tion. along with correlating lung cancer and emphysema rates. Cancer rates are twice
the national average.

Sex education is fairly dismal. as the state continues to see an increase in sexually
transmitted diseases. including AIDS. Cervical cancer. which is linked to STDs. and
coronary disease. linked to smoking and diet. are also present at rates far above the
national rate.

It could be assumed that this program might beat already well-known knowledge
into unwilling heads. Surprisingly. basic health risks and prevention measures remain
alarmingly unknown in a state where literacy rates rival those of developing nations in
a few counties. Communication is vital.

And then there is the matter of $800,000. This is not an astronomical sum; $800,000
can actually be spent responsibly. It can augment the pay of those providing this criti-
cally needed public service ~ , namely. the agricultural extension agents ~ without be-
coming a source of corruption.

This sounds like a terrific program. Regardless of your politics. Mitch McConnell
has done something right for Kentucky.

 

 

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raise my taxes

It's an election year. and surprise, surprise, Tom Daschle is
at it again. It seems that once again, the issue he has enamored
himself with is the bipartisan tax cut passed in June of last
year. I mention the month of passage for one reason: Daschle
claims that the recession. which began in March. was somehow
caused by the tax cut passed three full months into
the recession.

The recession can hardly be blamed on anything that the
Bush administration has done. It is
more likely that it was caused by out-
of-control government spending. The
more money that Washington has. the
more it wants to spend. Having a sur~
plus makes the spending situation
even worse. Obviously. it’s easier to
spend what you have than what you
don‘t. or so it would seem.

Bleyond wasteful government
spen ing, the recession was undoubt—
edly exacerbated by the attacks on W
Sept. 11, and the war on terrorism that commute WW!
followed. This situation called for
more defense and emergency relief spending. which the govern-
ment willfully provided.

By blaming the recession on tax cuts, Daschle seems to for-
get that. historically. tax cuts have actually increased tax rev-
enue through private spending. Perhaps the most recent exam-
ples are the tax cuts of the early Reagan administration. De-
spite inheriting arguably the worst economy since World War
II. Reagan's tax cuts led to_the prosperity that arose in the mid-
805. and continues. for the most part, to this day.

Through all of his rhetoric. Daschle seems to speak
through both sides of his mouth. On one hand. he blames the
tax cuts for the recession. Yet. he doesn't call for the repeal of
the cuts. So far. to my knowledge. the only prominent Washing-
ton Democrat calling for their repeal has been Sen. Hillary
Clinton (D-N.Y.). Thankfully. most other Democrats have shied
away from Daschle on this issue. including. somewhat surpris—
ingly. Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.). On most issues. Daschle and
Gephardt seem attached at the hip. On the tax cut issue. howev-
er. Gephardt has called Daschle's remarks a mistake. Perhaps
Gephardt is beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Instead of implying support for repealing the tax cut,
Daschle and others should focus on the real fiscal problem in
Washington by cutting federal spending. However. he seems to
have no interest in doing so. Before the Christmas recess,
Daschle tried. but failed. to pass a $75 billion farm subsidy bill,
as well as a $15 billion homeland defense package, most of
which probably would have gone to West Virginia, hence the
support of Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.). Homeland defense and
agriculture are important to the nation. but they should not
come in the form of favors to voters and contributors in a sena-
tor‘s particular home state.

Perhaps an unintended effect of Daschle’s attacks on the
tax cut is the potential demonization of the 12 Democratic sena-
tors who voted in favor of the bill. By bashing the tax cut as a
Republican attempt to give more money to the wealthy. he
risks alienating the Democratic senators who are up for reelec-
tion in November.

By claiming that the tax cuts caused the recession. Daschle
implies that raising taxes would actually help the economy. To
paraphrase Bush. I don't know what economics textbook he‘s
been reading from. Kudos to the president for saying that taxes
would be raised only over his dead body.

There is scattered talk that Daschle plans to run for presi-
dent in 2004. I have to wonder if he would make tax increases
part of his platform. If he does. I will be the first to offer my
official Republican endorsement of Daschle for the
Democratic nomination.

Unlike Daschle. I do remember history. and the last time a
candidate ran on a platform of higher taxes was in 1984, and I
think most of us know what happened in that election. So, De-
mocrats, in the 2004 primaries, vote for Daschle. He couldn‘t do
any worse than Walter Mondale right?

Wes Blevins Is a political science junior. His views do not necessarily
represent those of the Kernel.

 

 

Fear not a substitute for the truth

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someone comes too close to a bird on the group‘s edge. it question: Why did this happen?

flies into the air. Then the rest We can't intelligently call terrorists insane.
take cue and follow. Once the
others begin to fly. the original

becomes lost in the flock. It's ty. I want to know why they did it.

easy to imagine that the bird is _ - People want to kill. People keep using the

n't even aware that it created ._ word "war"

this fear. . Tonight there are thousands if not millions .

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started it. The escalation hap- Matt Thomggn

only light in the room comes from the TV.

wife is still alive.

He is looking for one thing ,.- a reason to believe his

ence between them and what I watched on TV after the
Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. People don‘t die for your gos-

Someone has done this for a reason. Whether or not sip. That‘s a lie. According to most of the things I‘ve
you understand the reason has no bearing on its validi- heard recently. people really do die for gossip. They may

not have known it. but that's what happened.

There were salesmen all over UK‘s campus on Sept.
12 pushing newspapers while they chewed on hotdogs
of from kiosks. They're making a video of news footage

people watching TV. They are mourning. Somewhere out with commentary and special behind the scenes action.
there. in our own world. a husband is lying in bed. the It'll be out next month. I wonder what kind of sound-

track it‘ll have.
On the radio this morning. I heard pop rock songs.
remixed with screams and George W. Bush‘s speeches,

screaming in pain)
to the question,
"Who IS the oldest
man to be in
space?"

What has TV come to?

I fear that if
anyone ever made
it through the
seven levels. their
newly found
vegative state
would be less than
conducive to
enjoying their
$100,000.

Has reality TV given

way to torture TV?
You be
the judge.

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