Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe FIRST WOMAN APPEARS IN BOWL GAME Kicker Katie Hnida has become the first woman to appear in a college bowl game but the New Mexico junior had her extra point blocked against UCLA in the Las Vegas Bowl Wednesday. Advertisement Hnida, 21, took the field with 8:20 remaining in the first quarter after cornerback Desmar Black intercepted Drew Olson's pass and returned it 55 yards to give New Mexico a 6-3 lead. A 5-9, 150-pounder, Hnida was activated four weeks ago by New Mexico. The Littleton, Colo., native also became the first woman to dress for a bowl team. MEN, FISH AND STROKE Men who eat a piece of tuna or a shrimp dinner at least once a month can significantly reduce their risk of a type of stroke caused by blocked blood vessels, called an ischemic stroke. Harvard researchers compared fish consumption and the incidence of ischemic strokes among 43,671 men, 40 to 75, over 12 years. Fish contain omega-3 fatty acids, which keep cells called platelets from clumping inside blood vessels and could be responsible for the lower rates of stroke. "We observed a 40 percent lower risk of ischemic stroke in men who consumed fish once per month or more, compared with those who ate fish less often," says Dr. Ka He, of the Harvard School of Public Health. Advertisement BUSH NO. 1 BIO OF THE YEAR President George W. Bush has been chosen as the "Biography of the Year" by A&E's Biography Magazine. The magazine says he has to guide the country through some of the most dangerous times ever. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel and Palestine Liberation Organization President Yasser Arafat tied for second place in the poll. The No. 3 spot went to the weird Osbourne Family, whose lives are followed every week during a MTV reality show, and coming in fourth was Elizabeth Smart, whose "tragic innocence and abduction weighs on our hearts and speaks to our deepest fears," the magazine writes in its release. Rounding out the list are Coleen Rowley, Saddam Hussein, Serena Williams, John Allen Muhammad, Halle Berry and Martha Stewart. MANY PLAN TO SWITCH JOBS A survey by CareerBuilder.com finds 35 percent of some 2,200 respondents plan to change jobs in 2003 but only 32 percent rate their prospects for finding new employment strong in the coming year. Key motivators were lack of career advancement opportunities with their current employer, dissatisfaction with pay, lack of job security and overall dissatisfaction with their jobs. Advertisement "It is not surprising that a considerable amount of workers are planning to make a change to find a better job in 2003," Dawn Haden, senior career expert at CareerBuilder, said in a written statement. "But, despite their dissatisfaction with their jobs, 47 percent of workers still felt that they were maintaining a balance of work and life. On a more positive note, 5-in-10 workers were satisfied with the experience they are getting on the job.
