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Feehng
the hum of
coffee costs

TUESDAY, ()(‘TOBFR 7, 2008

Student
pleads
not guilty
to assault

By Jennifer Graham

rgrabam@kykemeiliroiin

A UK student who was arrested on a
charge ol’ first-degree assault pied not
guilty Monday in Fayette (‘ouiity District
Court

Kyle Andrew Almy'. oi Hopkinsvrlle.
Ky. was arrested liriday and charged
, with hitting UK student

Blair Smith on the head
with a bottle III the car
ly' morning hours ot
Sept. 27.

The incident hap-
pened at 328 Ay'leslord
Place. arid police tound
Smith on the 500 block
of itllclltl Av enue.

17K Hospital said
Smith is in tair coiitlr
tiori.

Blair Smith‘s father. John Smith. said
on Sunday that his son had two brain sur»
genes the day alter he was hit on the
head. and his recovery since the incident
has been “a miracle."

Lexington Police Department
spokeswoman Ann Gutierrez said inycsa
tigators have talked to a number ol' wri-
nesses and the investigation is still ongo—
ing.

“We don‘t know everything there is
to know she \ttltl. "We encourage any
one who witnessed the crime to come
forward."

Aliriy will appear in l’ayettc County
District (‘ourt on Oct, in at (Shit) a.m

Anyone With information relating to
this investigation is asked by Lesington
Police to call the Personal (‘rrmes Sec
iion at (859) 158».‘i7til) or Bluegrass
(‘rimc Stoppers at 185‘,” 353—30249.

Voters find
new ways
to help
campaigns

By Travis Walker

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The two ”with party presidential can
didates ha\e raiscd hundreds oi millions
of dollars this clceiiori season. but the
president ot‘ the [K ('ollcge Republicans
said it is unlikely that many oi those large
donations have urine from college \illr
dents.

Instead. Jacob Sims said students are
donating their time and \oluntcei'irrg.
which he said is Just as valuable to cam
paigns.

“You're very: rarely going to find a
college student who has enough money
to donate substantially to a campaign.”
said Sims. a political science and history
sophomore. “Quite t'rankly'. I don't have
any.“

Sims interned tor l' S. Senator Mitch
Mc(‘onnell. who is running tor i‘e-elec~
tioii against the Dciuocratit challenger
Bruce Lunsl'ord. He has also been in
volved in the campaigns ol Kimberly
Ward in her current r‘acc tor siatc repre—
sentative of l.e\irigton’s 75th district. and
Stan Lee‘s 2007' bid tor Attorney (iencr
al.

Sims said the Internet might be
changing the landscape of political cam
paigns‘. This new form ol grassroots poli-
tics could help politicians get their mes
sages out and get people motoated with
out spending huge sums ot money. he
said

He cited social networking sites like
Facebook as helplul tools tor (Ultlltllllll'
caring Wllh voters, The lllk‘l’l‘lt‘l has the
ability to make campaigning more trans
parent because voters will lta\c easy ac
cess to information. and it is more et‘lcc
tive at reaching voters on a personal le\-
el. he said.

“Candidates can make it appear that
they‘re talking directly to iridiudiials."
Sims said.

She Donations on trade 3

By Katie Perkowski

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lziriily Nichols drinks two to three cups
of cotlee a day and spends close to $25 a
week on the drink. While the price of her
weekly critteirie kicks may not change in
the immediate future. the cost for local
col't‘ee shops is steadily increasing.

.liru Davis. manager of (‘ommou
(irounds (‘ol't‘ee House. has been in the
coll‘ee business lor sl,\ years. and he said
the costs of imported goods have gone up
substantially in that time.

One of the companies Common
Grounds btiys its coffee from is Sunei'gos
Coffee in Loiiisville. Matthew Huested. a
co-owner ot~ Suriergos t,‘ot't‘ee. said prices
ha\e increased significantly over the last
t‘cw' years,

“l would say in the last tour years,
some oi our coi‘t’ecs have as much as dou-
bled iri price tor what we pay." Huested
said.

hi addition to a rise in colt‘ee prices.
the cost of milk

has gone up 25 percent
and the cost of food has gone
up 20 percent. Davis said.
Huested said he thinks the only di‘
rection coffee prices will go is up. not

just because of the cost of fuel for trans-

portation but because quality is increasing
and quality production costs more

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Speaker talks about the ‘Real Jesus’

By Alex Suckow

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,\ crowd ol about 45 people gathered iii
the WT. Young Library .‘\Utllit)l‘llllll oit Mon
day night to learn about the “real Jesus" from
biblical scholar l’ieir Wither-ington,

\Vitbcrington. a professor at Asbury The
ological Seriirriary in Wilmore. Ky. spoke at
an event sponsored by the [K Christian Stud—
res (‘entcit His presentation. "Will the Real
Jesus l’tease Stand t'p'f” combined traditional

scripture w'ith analogies and inoderirday
thoughts to teach a younger generation how
real Jesus is in Inc today.

Wrtherington said the image of Jesus is
ever-present in our culture. but not many peos
ple really understand the sigiuticaiice ot his
e‘tisterice.

"We live in a .lesus~hauntcd culture that is
biblically' illiterate." Witheririgton said.

He said knowing Jesus in the coiite\t ot‘

his time would help to understand his role to
day. And despite an individual‘s religious

conviction. Witherington said there is still ev-
idence that Jesus actually e\isted.

“There is a historical Jesus we have
eyidenee . e\en negative evidence is evi-
deuce." Wrtherington said

With a \ariety of {acts about Jesus~ per-
sonal religion and the other religions that ex~
isted at the time. Witherington recounted .lc—
sus' teachings about being "bom again." or
being com erted.

See Jesus on page 3

Professors get final say in lecture series

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8y Megan Hurt

nrhtirt (V'Zkiykeriiel coin

l'or most l'K prolessors, the
subrects they teach usually keep
them from telling students every-
thing that is on their mind.

“When you hear us talk in
class. restrained by class sllhlt‘k‘h.
there isn‘t a lot oi room int a pro-
l‘essor to talk about other stuff
we're passionate about." said
(‘hristophcr Rice. a l'K political
\t'ls‘ns‘t' professor,

Rice will get his chance
l’ucsilay night to liaye an unin—
hibited discussion when he hosts
the l‘lll‘dl Word. an event that
gives protcssors the chance to
deliver a lecture wrth no re—
stt’aints

“l-iiial Word lets professors
show a side of them students

don't see in the classroom." said
Alan llcrbst. director ot the [in
gaging lssucs (‘ommittee for the
Student Actiiities Board. “They
get to e\‘prcss their
opinions. views and
beliefs."

The lecture Rice
wrll present Tuesday
night is titled. "l Just
(iot Fricnded by
()baina and McCain?
What do l do'.’ Priest»
dential Campaigns
in the Age of Me-
dia."

Herbst said past
professors who have
spoken include Alan
Desantis. who talked
about sex in the me—
dia. Rice also delivered a lecture
last year titled "Disobey — How

"Final Word lets
professors Show
a side of them
students don't
seeinthe
classroom."
ALAN HERBST

Enoaqmo issues (lorrmzttee

l Stopped Worrying and Became
an Anarchist and an Atheist."

“Last year was a personal
talk." Rice said. “This year Herb»
st came to me and
asked me to talk
about the presidential
campaign. he been
doing research about
the use ot‘ social me-
dia in political cam-
paigns. and I thought
it would be really in—
teresting to talk
about "

Herbst said the
rise of socral net-
works on the lntemet
like Facebook. My-
Space and Water
will offer students
something that they will not be
able to find in the classroom.

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che said the use of these tools
for presidential candidates will
increase in importance in the fu-
llll'C.

“This Web 2.0 evolution
started during the 2004 election.
and it's growing during this
election." Rice said. “It will be
interesting to see what it's like
in ltlll. it's really good to get
informed about how the candi-
dates are using these social
tools."

Rice‘s lecture Will be the ﬁrst
Final Word presentation of the
year. Jonathan Golding. a psy-
chology professor. Will give a
lecture on study habits later in
the semester.

The Final Word. hosted by
SAB. will be held Tuesthy at 7
pm. in the Center Theater in the
Student Center,

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is as passe as last year’s neon
trend. Instead. three casually
chic Young Hollywood icons
are having their moment:
singer-actress Hilary Duff. 2i
(who has racked up close to
$250 million in sales with her
fashion and fragrance lines.
and whose greatest hits al-
bum is out Nov. ll). MTV’s
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32 (a fashion major whose
eponymous line has won
raves and was featured on an
Emmy trophy girl last
month). and triple-platinum
country star Taylor Swift. IX
(currently on tour; her new
album. Fearless. is out No—
vember 11). Together. they
are redefining what it means
to be stylish — by being bar-
gain—hunters. not couture
clotheshorses: by looking
put-together whether for the
red carpet or a Starbucks run:
and by embracing a more not
ural sense of beauty. The trio
spoke to Us~ Melanie Brom~
ley on Sept. 24 in Los Ange—
les about trends. deals and
fashion disasters.

OK, l(l([l(’.\‘. ﬂats up: [)0
you study your own paparazzi
pictures to see it'mttﬁts‘ work.”

HD: 1n the beginning.
when you start to get pho-
tographed, it‘s definitely ex-
citing. You think about how
you carry yourself. and you
see things you don't like that
you try to switch up.

TS: I throw my shoulders
back now. l saw pictures
where I look hunched over.

LC: I‘ve thrown stuff out
after seeing my own photos!
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and Taylor Swift convene

and be like. “Dibs‘?” You‘re
your own biggest critic.

ll’lioxr' .y'ty‘lr' do you (it/-
mire in Hollyrmml.“

LC: Kate Hudson. She
can be red carpet glatuorous
but with a boho—chic twist.

HD: Natalie Portman.
She‘s a lady but still cutting—
edge on the red carpet.

TS: Nicole Kidman is so
classy. She and Keith Urban
live in Nashville. so 1 run into
them all the time. They act
normal: it‘s so cool. When I
talk to her. l‘m. like. stutter»
ing. "1 think you‘re beauti-
ful."

(‘itii vim describe your
own personal style."

LC: I'm pretty girlie—ca»
sual. But i love heels — [just
feel prettier in them. ‘ ‘cn if
I'm in a casual outfit. it‘s a
way to dress up anything.

TS: I always like to be
dressy. The only time I'm in—
secure in an outfit is if I feel
like I'm underdressed.

HD: I consistently buy
neutral colors or black. For
me. it‘s more about acces—
sories: huge earrings and big
rings or lots of little ones.

What m'wﬁill trends are
catching your eye"

TS: Plaid! Plaid jackets.
plaid shoes. 213 industry has
this plaid strapless dress I fell
in love with.

HL): l‘m getting into ~
darker. heavier materials. And
menswear. too.

LC: I'm loving the hold
detailing. likc fringe. exposed
zippers. things that rough up
a feminine piece a little. i just

fora style summit.

went to Intermix and got
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with a longcr 'llshirt or a skirt
with a natural \\;il\l And i
Iikc to show my shoulders

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For the second straight
year. the Student Activities
Board is hosting an event to
discuss the questions, myths
and beliefs about religion.

On Tuesday. the Faith-
busters series. which began
last year and covered evolu-
tion and the religions of Ju-

Callie Hanks. vice president
of lntemal Affairs for the Stu—
dent Activities Board.
"Where you grow up doesn't
dictate what you believe and
have faith in.“

Steele said the series of—
fers students the chance to get
different perspectives on dif-
ferent religions.

“That's what the universi-

ty is all about," Steele said.
“Getting a lot of perspectives
and getting the chance to
think critically about them."
The series does not try to
convert students into believ-
ing any specific religion. said
Ashlee Harris. director of
public relations for SAB.
“Faithbusters is about
giving the facts about reli-
gions and

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will cover the beliefs of
Catholicism. Kevin Steele. a
minister at the Newman Cen—
ter on campus. will host the
discussion.

“It‘s important to know
that there is more out there
and you have a choice (in
what you believe in)." said

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Mat Faithbustars
When: Tuesday at 7 pm.
When: W. T. Young Library

Admission: Free

people and
lifestyles that are different
than what you know." Harris
said. “It's not persuasion or
anything. just fact.“

The Faithbusters series is
Tuesday at 7 pm. in the WT
Young Library Auditorium.
Hanks said there will be two
more events in the series this
semester.

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money.

“It should also go up as growers are re-
ceiving ever~increasing wages." Huested
said.

Trevor Sutherland. manager of C offea.
on the comer of Euclid Avenue and Rose
Street. said the increase in gas prices is af-
fecting the business because it makes deliv—
ery more expensive.

He also said the rise of importing costs
is actually positive because farmers produc—
ing the coffee beans are getting more mon-
ey for their product and Coffea has always
been supportive of fair trade.

With regard to how the increases have
affected his business‘ prices. Sutherland
said. "Last time we did anything with
prices was last January. We should not have
to raise prices in the foreseeable future."

Nichols. an integrated strategic commu-
nication sophomore. said even if prices in—
crease for customers. it will not affect how
much coffee she drinks. But it will affect
where she gets her coffee.

"I‘ll probably just start making my own
coffee at home more." she said. “It definite—
ly won‘t make me stop drinking coffee.
Nothing could ever do that."

Continued from page 1

While the lntemet has certainly changed
the way politicians campaign. Jesse Cren~
shaw. the incumbent Democratic state repre-
sentative from the 77th district in Lexington.
said door-to-door campaigning and other tra—
ditional campaign strategies by students have
helped with his campaigns and others that he
has been involved with.

Joe Gallenstein. the president of UK
College Democrats and a political science
and history senior. recently traveled to Ohio
to canvass for Democratic presidential can—
didate Barack Obama. Gallenstein said
some students scrape together all the money
they can to contribute to campaigns. but
during this election year many students have
found multiple ways to participate.

“The best thing anyone can do for the
candidates is talk to their neighbors. talk to
people around them.“ Gallenstein said.

To get involved. Gallenstein said people
should visit the Web site or campaign head—
quarters of their party affiliation. He said
calling voters and door«to-door campaigning
are some effective ways to be a part of the
process.

"It‘s hard not to get involved in times
like these Gallenstcin said.

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Witherington stressed his belief that Jesus
was sent to Earth so people could be saved
and that God is a spirit that would fulfill a

person 's life.

“We would not be here today if he had not
said or done what he did. He turned clocks

from BC. to A.D.." he said.

John Biery. a nursing junior. said he came

to the lecture because of his heavy involie~
ment in (‘histian Student Fellowship. Biery
said Witherington presented factual arguments
about a topic that is normally just based on
faith.

"Sometimes Christians oicrlook facts and
this presentation provided facts to an ‘opinion
based‘ religion." he said.

Biology freshman Jennifer Johnson said
the lecture was very effective in educating
students about the life of Jesus.

"He brushed me up on my Bible knovtl»
edge. I learned a lot." Johnson said.

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Prayer (it )———something that people tell you to do
and say they are doing for you.

So, what is prayer? How do you do it?

Come spend an evening with us as we explore
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Last week. Republicans John McCain and Mitch Mc~
('otincll preyailed oy er Dctttocratic rivals Barack Obama and
Bruce l.unstortl in Wednesday's mock elections.

This is hardly d surprise. as Kentucky has been projected
as a Repttblic.tii state iii both the presidential and senatorial
races. The problem here is not the outcome of the. elections.
which is sponsored by Secretary of State 'l'rcy (irayson and
Student (ioyerntnent the problem is student participation in
the mock elections

Ryan Smith. head of St} National Politics Advisory
Board. said the elections went well atid he was blown away
by the turnout

Why shouldn‘t he he .’ ()HI‘l'tlll participation was tip itcarly
25 percent tiotit last ycat. and UK has had the highest turnout
to date among nine other colleges

But these percentages are less impressive when you look
at the raw numbers [men with the 25 percent increase in votr
er turnout. ottly 317 participants \‘oted tn the mock elections,
according to a kernel article on Wednesday. ()n a campus of
tnore than litititl students. less thait one~tcnth of 1 percent
participated tn the process.

The mock election is no way to forecast the studetit
\ote that will come out of tire Nov 4 election. as many
students probably were unaware of the mock elections.
cattsing lack oi pat‘ttctpatioti. Still. this is indicatiye ot a
problettt plaguing students and young people across the
country.

\\tih increased participation for eyents like this contes
increased influence iii elections it is not enough to register
to \tilc‘ Students tnttst \otc and participate itt all of the
democratic Pl'UL esses .tttorded to its. We have many cani~
pits student oigaiii/aiioits that ha\ e tlcyotctl their time to
\otci' registration, l'ls‘s College Democrats and Republi‘
cans have sci up debates and hold tiicctings to take owner
ship iii the political process. :\nd tn a partnership \\|lll thc
otftce ot tltc Kentucky Secretary of State. we have these
tttocls elections

[I is pitttttl that less that one~tcnth of 1 percent is consid-
ctcd a success. l:\'eti ii stttdcttts were not aw are ot the elections
prior to Wednesday, tables were set tip to allow students to give
some type oi preliminary indication of where they stood.

l'K stttdcttts should be tnorc in\oi\ed in this election, ()ur
generation will decide \\ ho our future leaders will be. There—
fore. it is disappointing that this mock election had such a low
turnout. especially since .yotmg \tllL‘!‘\ are supposedly tumtng
out itt droves for this election

The numbers from \otet registration and mock elections
dictate how much say we lime in our politics. Why would a
mayor political campaign make .1 stop at a tiniycrstty that has
such .i lo“ turnout for it mock election"

This could be .t probletti \\llll adyeitisitig and awareness.
Howey er. it seems to suggest .t deeper problem that has coir
United to bc the locus ol tcceitt elections

l-rom the local lc\cl .tll tlic way tip to piesidciit. we
h.t\ e to care about elections .tnd make ortr \otcc heard.
which cyieiids beyond simply Ltl\llllf_' a mic on lilcctioit
l).iy Being an mtotttted cut/en and being acttye tti politics
is the only way in] students to be taken seriously in political
lllttllt‘ls.

I LLTT'ER Tt) Tl’ll‘ l‘l)lT()R
'l‘exting‘ while driving is
dangerous for eyei‘yonc

l‘cst iticssaeuig is .t dangz. hills and ttiineccssat‘y distraction
to dtt\ct's ill .tll .tgr‘s ll lt'tllllls‘s you to take your hatids oil
the wheel to type the \\i‘l‘ls. .ztd 'l also draws your eyes away
from the road to tool at the screen It reduces yotit alertness
as a diiyci be. .tusc your attention is di\ ttled bctwccii tasks
Visual. tir.tint.tl .md mental capabilities are compromised st
multnneottslv. ttml's'ttitf you iiioih‘ susceptible to being 111 an ac»
ctdcut.

I'm sttte some peoplt llltllls lot-y .ttc such pros at texttng
that they turn stutcsstnlly lllillll'dsk. \\ title it might be ptlssle
ble tot some to lt“.l \\lllll‘li' L':'l':tl‘.' tlllri .t wreck. I wouldn‘t
recommend trying it \ctotdtt.:- to the ( )tlatido ('at Accident
lgtwyei‘ Blog. a tcteiil study thallium 1‘) to 24 year olds
showed that testing tildtlt‘ an .t- s'ltlt'lll sl\ titties more likely to
occur It takes longer to tespo: tl when braking arid signitt—
caritly lowers oirc‘s ability to ~ 'u'llltil his or her driyiiig be
hayiot‘.

l‘.\Cl‘l it you think you t or =t-st salelj. trout bchttid the
Wheel. would you trust eitisom' cls; on the road to do the
same'.‘ Imagine how dangerous lll-.' toads would become ll
CVL‘W "Hill“ l‘s‘l'WIl lst hoot :t t. tttttct's. houscw tycs. l.t\t driy
ers tourists. teens. l‘.\l ls senior tut/ens. scnii truck dri\eis.
etc.i were dll testing ulnlc tli‘. ill}; l-tcn \\tilst‘. imagine how
many people might be iniurctl or killed as .t resttlt of such
reckless betray tor '

Lust month. :t \letiolini. train engineer ~s failure to stop at
a red signal resulted in an accident of 25 fatalities iii southern
(.‘alifomta. according to the his Atigelcs Times. The engineer
was texting on his cell phone during the minutes leading up
to the crash. How many accidents Will need to occur before
we rcali/e testing on the road should be illegal'.’ Kentucky
needs to win the states of (‘altfomta Alaska. Illinois.
Louisiana, Nebraska. Minnesota. New Jersey. Oregon and
\V'ashtngton in passing a law that wtil ban text messaging
while driving.

Megan Collins

v mutational studies itintor

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way to improve your study habits

Pharmacy students at the UK Col~
legc of Pharmacy have a love-hate rela—
tionship with our eyam schedule Ap-
proyiuiately' ey-ery
fottt weeks. we
take all of our cs»
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JORDAN
COWEY
Kernel
columnist

less. I remember
during tity tinder-
graduate education
at l'K when l
complained about
haying two papers or projects due on a
single day. Try studying for sc\en \tll‘~
yiects at the same time

l‘yc stir\i\ed the cuti‘tcttlutt: so tat.
though not w about many late nights at
the WT, Young Library. l'snally
around ll p in i find my sell t he
planted in my books. surrounded by .t
pttddle of my own drool. In an short to
wake ttty sell up I usually take .1 \\.tik
to the vending machines, I pass any
tturnber of students buried ttt their own
books. most of them relatisely slcc‘p
dcpt'tycd like my self. llti\\c\t.'l, t‘\z.'t‘:\
once iii a while. I pass someone studs
tng like .t .pccd demon. frantically
is turn: and reading. l often ttorzder
where they tmd the cttctgy

The unfortunate truth is that some

painful and deep .

students use stimulants as study aids.
While almost all of us will admit to
caffeine and sugar addictions. some
students abuse prescription stimulants.
like Ritalin or Adderall.

Surveys. including one from the
L7niy'et‘sity of Michigan. have suggested
that as many as 5— 10 percent of college
students have Used prescription stimu—
lants illegally. the majority using them to
study longer. stay awake or lose weight.

These medications and other slitti-
lztr dtitgs have been used to successful—
ly treat many patients with Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. but
their ttsc by the general population is
dangerous. While many people utilize
the medications for some of their side
effects tdccrcased appetite. weight loss
and insomnia). there is a laundry list of
other potentially harmful effects associ—
ated with their misuse: headache. natt-
sea and winning. visual disturbances.
high blood pressttre. irregular heart
beat and men sudden cardiac death.

Due to these risks. the Attietican
Heart Association has recommended
that all patients treated with these tried-
icatioiis hayc their cardiovascular health
assessed before treatment. Students who
abuse these medications for study pur-
poses often take higher than tiorriial
doses. lta\c no physician supervision
and soiitcttmes resort to alternate methv
ods of taking the drug. such as snorting,
(‘ontbinc these factors together and you
might as well cross a highway blind»

folded. The risks are the same.

On top ofthe side effects, there is the
issue of drug dependency. Most prescrip-
tion stimulants are classiﬁed as Schedule
[I under the Controlled Substances Act of
the United States. Dntgs are classiﬁed in
this category due to their high potential
for abuse.