9:00 p.m. FIREWORKS DISPLAY– Viewing: Band PracticeField
Immediately after fireworks: Disney’s “Million Dollar Arm”–O. Wayne Rollins Center on two big screen
BY M Y R I A H SN Y DER StaffWriter
Former University of Kentucky basketball player turned evangelist, Cameron Mills, preached at UC’s Fall Awakening on September 16-18.
Mills graduated from UK in 1998 after a 4-year-career wearing the number 21 for the Wildcats His lifelong dream was to follow in the footsteps of his father and play for the ‘Cats. Turning down a full scholarship to the University of Georgia, Mills became a walk on for the Wildcats
After earning two national championship rings, Mills exceeded his dreams When his career ended he totaled 4.3 points, 1.1 rebounds, .6 assists and .3 steals per game His career shooting percentages were 47 27% from the field, 47 37 from the 3 point line, and 82 35 from the free throw line
Now he spends his days spreading the gospel through his ministry based out of Lexington. Mills preaches in chapels, revivals, churches and sporting events across the country He is heavily involved with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
“I do this,” he said referring to being the guest speaker at the Fall Awakening
Dean Whittaker, UC’s campus minister, selected Mills to speak after hearing him at the Kentucky Governors Cup Academic Showcase in February. Whitaker said, “I was very impressed and blessed by his message to the stu-
dents there.”
“I had been praying for God to allow me to enlist someone who could directly speak into the athletic component of our campus, and with his past accomplishments Cameron fit well He balances preaching the gospel with sharing candidly from his own life, and God's Spirit speaks through him,” Whitaker added
The event in itself saw 80 “decision cards” turned in Whitaker said students were “sharing their desires to live more boldly for Christ and seeking help to overcome needs through Him ”
Each night’s attendance averaged about 400 students
Whittaker added, “I saw work in students' lives bringing freedom from some deep wounds and problems.”
Mills also appreciated the student body’s reaction “The response has been amazing. One thing I liked about this event was I’ve gotten to develop relationships with you all.”
Whitaker concluded, “One thing we want all students to know is that there is support and hope through Jesus and the body of believers, and we are all in need of God's grace and deliverance.”
Bi g o r sm all , a co mpliment ca n cha nge it all A social experiment
BY AU T U M N CO ON E Y StaffWriter
Have you ever had just a simply horrible day? A day where all you can do is wish you would’ve stayed in bed? Or have you had a day where you find your footsteps becoming more of a dragging motion?
But now I want you to think back to a day where nothing was going right Imagine how you felt: that sick feeling in your stomach, the heaviness of your feet, the slouching within your shoulders, but more importantly the negativity of your emotions. Now have you ever had anyone compliment you when you’re feeling this way? If you have, do you remember the change in your emotions? That warm fuzzy feeling in your stomach? It put a smile on your face and a pep in your step didn’t it? That’s the power a compliment has. Compliments are a wonderful thing; they can give you a boost; whether you give them or receive them, their just fantastic!
The idea of compliments is that they can go a long way; they will travel with the receiver and deliver for the entire day, and who knows, they may pass it on. But I wanted to test this idea, I wanted to not only see how giving compliments could affect me, but I wanted to see how much it could affect those around me So I decided, I would put the power of compliments on “trial” and see how I felt at the end of my study.
On September 12, 2014 I decided that I would make it my personal goal to compliment as many people as I could in five days But with there being so many people on campus and having so many things going on in my life at the same time I had to make rules and restrictions. Or else things would get very confusing within my experiment, and I would possibly start becoming a pest No one likes a pest.
I had to set the following ground rules for the next five days:
1.) I had to compliment every fifth person I encountered. I made it every fifth person, because I would get exhausted having to compliment every person I ran into
2.) I HAD to compliment them no matter what; if I was having issues with a person it didn’t matter I still had to give them a compliment 3.) I had to be loud enough for the person to receive my compliment. If the person had headphones in as awkward as it was, I still had to compliment them There might have been a slight chance they heard me.
4.) I couldn’t compliment the same thing back to back, that would be extremely awkward if either one of the two receivers overheard me 5.) I was not allowed to tell anyone outside of the newspaper office about my study; if everyone knew about my experiment, I wouldn’t get the re sponses I desired because they would expect it
With all of these rules I needed amendments, or restrictions to my study. I still had classes and practices, I didn’t want to be rude and interrupt either one because I needed to compliment the fifth person I looked at. So my amendments went like so:
1.) If I was having a conversation with someone, I was allowed to excuse giving complements during the conversation because it would be rude for me to focus more on counting and complementing rather than focus on my conversation.
2.) When class would begin, my experiment would end for that amount of class time I had no right to interrupt my professor ’s teaching, just so I could compliment someone.
3.) When I was at practice my compliments came to a halt as well. Dur ing practice it was time to focus on my sport; I didn’t have time to count or compliment.
4.) And I could not compliment someone while I was eating or they were eating No one likes to talk with their mouths full
So I had my rules and amendments, and I was ready to start my study. On September, 12th I began my five days of study when I was walking to my first class Friday morning. The first day I was excited to see how compliments would both affect me and those around me, so my mood was already glowing before I even began On the short walk to my first class I complimented four people, they all smiled and replied with a thank you Those smiles were absolutely contagious. All I could do was smile for what seemed to be all day long But on the first day I decided to tally how many people I complimented When the first day came to an end I counted my tallies, I complimented a total of 55 people. Once again all I could do was smile.
On the second day my mood was the same, I was ready to go out and spread some compliments. As farfetched as this may sound, I think the weekends brighten a person’s mood anyway. But on this Saturday you could just tell everyone’s moods were shining bright When I complimented my first handful of people it was around breakfast time in the café. I received my smiles and “thank you’s” as I did the first day, but on the second day I also started receiving compliments of my own I felt like a happy little fool throughout the day because I was cheerful and happy but smiling so much I was sure my face would break eventually. Thankfully it never did, but the thought made me laugh After the second day I realized that complimenting someone is beneficial for you as well, because you never know when you’ll get a compliment in return. I complimented 72 people on the second day
On the third day I was convinced that the reason I complimented so many people on the second day was because I forced myself to be out and about, more than what I normally would So on the third day I resolved to stick to my normal schedule. While working on school work and doing laundry, I was able to compliment more people than I believed I would be able to. But on Sunday I came across one of my rules that I made but never thought I would run into throughout the study. Having to compliment someone no matter what. I ran into a girl who I just could not stand; she’s just one of those people who you would rather go your entire life without complimenting. I literally just stared at her, for what seemed like a year. I just couldn’t find anything to compliment her on. But I also got a sudden bad case of cottonmouth Finally I found something, and in the end I ended up making her smile. Then, later in the day she thanked me for my compliment. Mo-
ments like that were the reason I wanted to do this experiment. At the end of day three I complimented 43 people On the fourth day I starting realizing that I had numerous people within my study that were in the same category. Some people love receiving compliments, but there are some people that do not know how to accept a compliment On the fourth day, maybe because it was a Monday, I noticed more people unable to accept my compliments. On occasions I would compliment someone, and I would receive looks as though I was crazy, or they would look at their shoes as though they we’re extremely interesting Mondays are always weird, but I still ended up complimenting 54 people at the end of the day.
On the last day I planned to go big or go home, I wanted to compliment as many people I could. Sadly, this did not happen. I was so busy with classes, meetings and everything else that I didn’t have a lot of time to compliment a lot of people At the end of day five I only complimented 34 people But the amazing thing about the last day is as I was walking to my 8 a.m. I received a compliment. Apparently throughout the five days of my study I complimented this guy three out of the five days He approached me and told me that the last three days I have made his day with my compliments, and that I’m the nicest person he’s ever met. That compliment truly made everything about this article come together And I received a compliment that would last me a lifetime.
At the end of my study I truly felt content with life. It made me feel like I actually made a difference -- well not so much of a difference, I just felt good that I was able to make so many people smile. Throughout the five days I learned so much, but the most important thing I learned is that a compliment truly can make a difference, not only in the person receiving the compliments but also giving them as well. At the end of my study I complimented 246 people, well 244, counting the awesome guy I complimented more than once It was Mark Twain who said, “I can live for a good two months on a compliment.” This is very true because afterward all you can truly do is smile.
But I now encourage all of you to do as I did, well not all that I did, that got pretty tiring. But when you’re going about your day, find someone and compliment them. It could be absolutely anything. But just giving a compliment can make a huge difference Complimenting people is a great way to complement your day.
Gettingan in embarrassment
BY J I L L I A N CA R PEN T ER
Editor
The one comforting aspect about going to college is the predictability of classes The time and place of your classes typically doesn't change. Either your professors tell you what they're going over for the next class period or you've already read the material, and the closest thing to off script the class ever gets is a pop quiz. As hectic as the rest of your college student life may be, it's safe to assume that nothing out of the ordinary is every going to happen in your classes. But, every once in a while, something strange happens When it does, it usually turns out to be pretty embarrassing. Believe it or not, several students have been caught in surprise classroom embarrassment and are willing to tell the tale
Elizabeth Guillermo, theatre arts and communication arts double major, typically enjoys the classes she has to take However, Gen Ed's are a completely different story. Going from small departments where you have the same professor for nearly every class, to a Gen Ed, where you don't know any of the people around you, much the less the professor, can be pretty daunting. It's difficult to really talk to anyone if you don't really know them. Or, in Guillermo’s story, the difficulty can be talking at all. Guillermo recalls, "When I lost
my voice, my teacher knew that I had and called me out on it When I tried miming that my voice was gone and that I had sent him an email, he asked me to yell. I just sat there in mini-panic mode for a second before he told me that he was joking and he knew my voice was gone. No big deal, but everyone was staring at me and it felt like it took forever for them to stop "
Some embarrassing moments are completely accidental. But, sometimes you put yourself in a situation in which embarrassment in inevitable Kasey Malone, senior missions and ministry major, put himself in one of these situations his freshman year when he failed to pay attention in class in one of the most obvious ways He says, "The first day of web design, one of my friends asked me to 'babysit' her toy dinosaur I spent most of the class time playing with the toy, and making dinosaur noises the whole time. To make matters worse, I was sitting in the front row of the classroom. Later, to add to the situation, journalism professor Jeremiah Massengale, in the middle of lecturing, said, 'There are no dinosaurs in my class,' and that embarrassed me enough to put the dinosaur toy away for the rest of the class."
Even in my own college experience, I've had a
few embarrassing class stories. The most embarrassing one for me, however, was on a project due date. My sophomore year, I stayed up all night to finish a project for one of my classes. You'd think that'd be the end of it, and I could just zombie walk through the rest of my classes, right? Well, this project happened to require a 15-minute presentation of the work we'd done, so no nap for me By the time I got to the class, I was so wiped out I could barely remember my e-mail password so I could retrieve the presentation By the time I actually got to presenting, I mumbled so badly that people had to ask me to repeat what I said several times My presentation had about 15 minutes of content, but it took over 20 minutes for me to actually get all the information out. Everyone in the class made fun of it afterward, and it was the last time I did a presentation without getting at least a little sleep the night before.
We always seem to complain about how boring classes are The same classes every week for an entire semester, with the same content can get pretty monotonous. But, no matter how "predictable" your class routine may be, you can bet that there will be something around the corner ready to liven things up a little.
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An inter view with Dr. Bo b: 32 years and counting
BY M Y R I A H SN Y DER StaffWriter
For 32 years, Dr Robert Dunston, better known around campus as Dr Bob, has been teaching religion classes at UC.
Dunston got his undergraduate degree in math at Virginia Tech and worked as a computer programmer for two and a half years Nevertheless, God had different plans.
“I felt a call to ministry and went to seminary,” Dunston said. He went on to get a degree from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Union Seminary, and finally get his Ph.D. from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Dunston continued, “When I first felt a call into Christian ministry, I was at that time working with deaf people using American Sign Language ” He said he felt that he was going to work as a pastor to the deaf or something of that sort in the Baptist world.
“When I was at Midwestern Seminary the longer I stayed there, the more I got interested in what my teachers were doing and the ministry they had in teaching,” he said. After seeking counsel from his teachers, he decided that the Lord was in fact leading him to teach
He and his wife Norma came to visit in February 1983, moved here in June of the same year, and have lived in Williamsburg ever since.
“I guess my original plan was to start off in a college and eventually move to a seminary one day. But once I got here, I just enjoyed the college environment so much. I enjoy teaching with folks who teach business, biology, chemistry, human services and criminal justice ” He continued, “I like having that kind of wide diversity of subjects and not just people who are teaching theology, New Testament and Christian education. It is so much nicer here, for me, to have that broad exposure ”
In his time at UC, he has taught children of his previous students. “I am
pretty close to now probably having grandchildren of people that I taught when I first got here,” Dunston said. “That has been a lot of fun to try to maintain those family connections too.” He mentioned that there are actually faculty members that he had in class
Dunston said one of his favorite parts of teaching is always getting to know the new students he hasn’t had in class yet. He also loves watching the “lights come on” inside a student
“It is always fun, I think, not just trying to teach information they might not know but to help them begin to think about things on their own--why they believe what they believe-- to investigate maybe new avenues of faith, new ways of looking at things,” Dunston said.
He continued, “The nice part too is students help me. Sometimes I am like that is an idea that I never thought about That is something for me to learn as well. It’s kind of a back and forth.”
His advice to students struggling to survive college is this: “I think one tip would be not to postpone things till the last minute I have done enough of that in college and seminary myself and have hopefully learned the lesson not to do that.”
He continued, “Probably it’s not a bad idea to create some sort of a calendar where you can see what’s coming up. It’s just trying to be organized and know what’s coming up.
“Just be open to new ideas and excited about the possibility of learning and expanding horizons,” he added.
Dunston concluded, “I love being here and working with the students. I don’t know if I can be here another 32 years, that may be too long, but I would like to be for a little longer.”
Winn in g with Je sus: a Q&A with Came ron Mills
BY M Y R I A H SN Y DER
StaffWriter
I sat down with Cameron Mills, former UK basketball player now evangelist and speaker at UC’s Fall Awakening services, and asked him a few questions Here is what he said:
Myriah Snyder: Can you tell me a little bit about your salvation testimony?
Cameron Mills: I was 7 years old. School had been cancelled from snow, and when you’re seven years old, that’s exciting I wanted to go out and play in the snow. Mom said no; it was too cold. I didn’t understand how it could be too cold to play in the snow She said I could watch television all day instead. I obviously wanted to watch cartoons and Bozo the Clown. I wondered into mom and dad’s room and grabbed the remote, and mom turned it to what she wanted me to watch, which was a televangelist. You can imagine as a seven-year-old kid that is the last thing that I wanted to watch She said if I could sit still for 15 minutes (which as you can tell I can’t sit still well) when it is over, I could watch whatever I wanted We made that deal, and I sat still As a child, I had grown up in a few different churches and I heard the gospel preached and taught well But the truth of the matter is until you hear it, until your heart clicks, until you’re called, until Jesus says come on, you don’t hear it. That’s the morning I got it The theme of his message that morning was, of course, the gospel -- sin and separation from God, Jesus’ cross and bridging that gap, the shedding of blood and the washing away of sins The theme was the difference between knowing who Jesus is and
knowing Jesus, and I certainly at 7, going to all these churches and being heavily involved in church and knew who Jesus was. I knew from Matthew to the end of John; I could tell you who Jesus was; I could tell you the plotline of His life. I could tell you that He was born on Christmas or at least that is when we celebrated His birth I could even tell you the difference there. I knew His Parables; I knew His disciples. I could tell you the story. But I did not know Him And it wasn’t until that morning that I realized the difference. It was that morning that I gave my life to Christ. I said a prayer, and it was the prayer of salvation I confessed my sins (not all of them) but just said ‘I am a sinner and I need salvation and Jesus, you’re the only one that can save me.’
What exactly is it that you do now?
That is a great question because there are different offices in a church I’m an evangelist I do not pastor. I do not have that gift. Gosh, I don’t have that gift. I am not administrative. Pastors, they tend a flock I would be such a bad pastor that I can’t even tell you what a pastor does. I travel, I preach. I always say, I preach messages that I need to hear. A lot of times it’s the same messages But every night I tend to need to hear it. I do this. The last few nights at University of the Cumberlands have been some of the sweetest nights for me You guys have been so amazing, so sweet, so kind and so receptive I get it. I understand that even though this is a heavily Baptist and Christian school, not every kid who comes here is a Christian, but that doesn’t mean they
can’t be when they leave And that’s why I love Fall Awakenings and convocations and bringing in preachers and focusing on what truly matters. Because it’s not biology, and it’s not history All that stuff is wonderful and all that stuff is important, but it’s not what’s really important. What’s really important is that these kids come to know Jesus Christ because that’s what’s going to change their life and change their eternity.
When did you first feel the call to ministry? I first felt the call to ministry at 12 years old. The two most influential people in my life other than my parents and Christ were my youth pastors. My relationship with my youth pastor made my initially think that it had to be youth ministry because, the idea of going on mission trips to Panama City Beach, how could ministry get any greater than this?
Of course that’s what you see as a kid What you don’t see is that the youth pastor never sleeps because he is worried about his kids. You never see everything that is going on You never see the administrative stuff (which I’m terrible at) going on months before the trip. And then add to all the administrative stuff he has to prepare for all his lessons, he has to prepare himself. I didn’t even know you could do what I do now. I didn’t know this was a job But it was 12 years old when I thought, ‘Okay, I’m going into ministry I don’t know what it’s going to look like. I don’t know what I’m going to do. But I can’t not spend my time (at least the bulk of it) sharing who Jesus Christ is ’
How did all that fit into you playing basketball at UK? Actually, it fit perfectly I had so many opportunities at UK to share my testimony. When I shared my faith, I got asked to share my faith more. Really what happened for me that gave me the first ‘Oh, maybe I can do this’ thought was an FCA rally in Maysville, Kentucky. I was a freshman at UK. I was heavily involved in Fellowship of Christian Athletes and we drove up to Maysville On the way up there, we planned this rally for 200 high school students. We put together a skit, and Max (the leader) looked at me completely out of the blue and said, ‘Cameron, do you want to share about 20 minutes; do you want to preach?’ I don’t remember being shocked even though I look back and I think ‘Why wasn’t I shocked?’ He and I had never had a conversation as far as I can remember about preaching. I just remember him looking at me and saying that and me saying okay, like an idiot We stopped at Wendy’s so I grabbed some napkins and started scratching out some thoughts and scripture on sexual purity. 15 minutes from Maysville, Max looks at me and says ‘What are you going to talk about?’ thinking I was going to talk about faith or trust or something. I said ‘I’m going to talk about sex.’ He went white as a ghost thinking no, no, no I go up there and I spoke for 20 minutes about sexual purity, told the story that I told the other night about my parents and my mom praying over my underwear and all that silly stuff And 20 minutes after that I had about 15 kids coming up to me thanking me, which was encouraging to me because I needed that. Had I gotten up there and had kids tell me that was the worse sermon I’ve ever heard, I probably would have never preached again. I talked to a girl and she shared that she needed my message. When I left there, I thought, ‘This is what I am doing with the rest of my life ’
If there is one thing you have to tell new Christians… I would say read through the book of John and the book of Proverbs. Find a church that teaches the Bible, and don’t get discouraged because Satan is going to come hard after you
If there is one thing you have to tell young Christians… Read through the book of Romans, the book of Job and the book of Genesis. Don’t get discouraged.
If there is one thing you have to tell Christian athletes… CM: Nothing you will ever win will ever be as great as Jesus.
BY A SH T ON R E C T OR StaffWriter
Jesus paid it all
Recently this thought troubled me: why does God keep forgiving us when we keep sinning? It’s our human nature to sin, and even when we try it still has a way of creeping back into our lives
Telling our self to stop trying to prevent sin appears a viable option, but we would be missing the point Giving up would imply we needed to take action towards a goal of earning forgiveness as if we are in control of our own lives This is far from the truth. 1 Corinthians tells us “We are not our own, for we are bought with a price ” This is where God’s grace abounds. Jesus already paid the debt for our all our sins, even those we unknowingly commit. We serve a God of unend-
ing grace and mercy so do not become discouraged in your weakness; instead let God be strong His love knows no end and He has a perfect plan for you.
I encourage you to talk openly with God and ask him to reveal areas of your life where his grace can intervene God wants to hear from your honest heart If you are not a follower of Christ, God still extends His gift of forgiveness and eternal life to you as well “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
Romans 10:13 reminds us that Jesus took the place on the cross and paid for our sin when He knew no sin If you are a born again believer I urge you to take the time to
BY T Y L A R B A K ER
StaffWriter
College life is difficult. Tests, relationships, deadlines and maintaining a social life are all so hard to combat into one sometimes. We then get overwhelmed and become discombobulated. Our core is shaken, our nerves spike and we tend to freak out Sound about right? I know I have experienced that more than a few times in my life But as I have examined each encounter I have had with this issue I have found that the only way to overcome it is through Christ. See, we tend to think that since we are humans we can do it all on our own We get this Superman mindset that we can do it alone, when in all reality we cannot Even Jesus knew that alone He was powerless. The savior of the world, the most powerful person to ever walk the planet knew
thank God for his grace. We are all unworthy but the price has already been paid
Lord, thank you so much for sending your only son to die for my sins I realize I am so very undeserving of your forgiveness. I could never pay the price on my own It amazes me that through the death of Christ you have given life to whosoever shall call upon your name I pray for those who do not know you, may you open their hearts to receive your call For those who already know you I pray we would be a light for You by openly sharing the gospel and honoring your word In Jesus’s name I pray, Amen.
that in order to overcome the odds He faced, He could not do it alone
The story picks up in Matthew 26. Jesus and His disciples were in the garden praying and He was about to be betrayed and arrested for false charges brought against Him by the Pharisees The Bible says that He took Peter, James and John along with Him, and He began to be deeply distressed and troubled. “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,” He said to them (Mark 14:33-34). We see that even Jesus was overwhelmed by this circumstance He became distressed He knew that in a few short moments that He was about to be put on trial for all the good He had done and eventually be murdered. As the story continues we see that Jesus realizes something God is with
Him and is pulling Him through this because he has complete reliance on Him. He knew that in order for Him to be able to overcome this, He could not do it alone. The same goes for us.
In life when we try to overcome things on our own, we may be successful for a short while. But after the shine wears off, we see that we really didn’t get to far God desires to do things for you and He desires for you to rely on Him. It is only then that He can work through your life in a full capacity that allows you to overcome all odds and situations Our strength, peace and hope are found only in Him and by Him all things are possible! Stop relying on yourself and start relying on God. You will be amazed at how far He can really take you!
BY T I MO T H Y W YAT T Editor-in-Chief
Saying that college basketball is a big deal in Kentucky is a broad understatement Being one of the 22 continental U.S. states that don’t act as home to a professional athletic team, the University of Kentucky Wildcats basketball program fills that void by becoming the default choice for many. UK diehards begrudgingly wait out the summer months for October, when the first official collegiate basketball practices are permitted to begin. Most schools participate in “midnight madness” events, which are essentially just a team practice that’s open to the public. But UK sets the bar at another level with their yearly Big Blue Madness event Hundreds of fans camp out along the streets days before tickets become available in hopes of being able to claim a couple free tickets to a practice game A practice game! Now, I’m not necessarily questioning the behavior of these individuals; I would totally do the same if my schedule allowed it My real gripe with BBM isn’t the fans that want a seat in Rupp Arena come Oct. 17, it’s the people that use it as a chance to line their pockets
Again, I’m not a quarter-life curmudgeon. I applaud entrepreneurial efforts of all kinds, but only if they’re within the constraints of the law
According to KRS § 518 070, “a person is guilty of ticket scalping when he intentionally sells or offers to sell a ticket to an event at a price greater than that charged at the place of admission or printed on the ticket, unless authorized by the issuer or by law ” While ticket scalping is regulated within the state, it’s done so poorly that it has pretty much become a non-issue.
Anyone who is familiar with BBM knows
How I see it: The pro blem with Big Blue Madness
about the exorbitant amounts of inflation these tickets receive each year for a free event Tickets for this year ’s BBM went on sale over the weekend and quickly made appearances on a multitude of ticket resale sites As of now, one can purchase a ticket through StubHub anywhere from $19 (absolutely worst seats available) to $590.25. If Craigslist is more your thing, you can expect to spend anywhere from $80 to $1,000 for an envelope, pen, marker, etc. and get BBM tickets “thrown in for free ” How generous This kind of loophole allows these conmen to sail directly under the radar of any type of criminal charges. And though actually enforcing the statute against scalping would greatly decrease the number of people who continue to profit off Kentucky’s fanatic fan base, the possible solution could be much simpler
To get further to the root of the issue, let me go ahead and contradict myself for a moment. I said my problem was solely with those who scalp tickets to free UK sporting events, but I also have a grievance with the people who are stupid enough to buy them Yes, stupid I mean, come on, people Quit being suckers. If everyone who paid these ridiculous sums of money to scalpers for free tickets just stopped doing so, then the market they rely on to be able to gouge the general public would cease to exist. Just stop it! Seriously. As long as there are people willing to pay $1,000 for tickets that actually cost nothing then there will be people selling those tickets for $1,000. It airs live on television. Watch it at home on your high-definition television set while sitting on your comfortable couch and eating snacks that didn’t force you to dip into next month’s mortgage payment.
Three questions with Bri-ann Tokariwski of UC Women’s Golf
BY T Y L A R B A K ER StaffWriter
In early September the UC women’s golf team opened their 2014-2015 season by winning in the Bill Sergent Invitational tournament, shooting a combined team total of 617 The Patriots were led by UC senior Bri-Ann Tokariwski (from Winnipeg, Canada). Tokariwski earned medalist honors by shooting a combined score of 151 (+5), winning the tournament after a twohole playoff. UC’s Shannon Bishop also shot a total of 151 (+5) on the tournament, earning second place. I sat down with Tokariwski recently and we talked about her success and what it felt like to compete against a teammate for first place.
Tylar Baker: What was your preparation for the tournament?
Bri-Ann Tokariwski: The way we prepared for the tournament was really on the coaches They prepared us every single day. We would practice on the main parts that we struggle with and they encouraged us to become stronger They were the biggest factor in my preparation.
What did it feel like to know you were battling a teammate the whole time?
I honestly didn’t know that I was until I was on hole 16 My teammate Shannon (Bishop) and I were tied going into hole 18 and I had no idea. Coming off of the course, I birdied 18 and my coach told me that I needed to prepare for a playoff It shocked me I had no idea that I would be in a playoff with one of my teammates.
After winning, what was going through your mind? It felt really good to know that I won, but was heartbreaking at the same time Shannon and I supported each other the whole time, but beating her really was difficult. It was one of those situations where you have so many emotions its overwhelming But, neither one of us were mad at each other so that made it better.
