Multi-select Row, but Not Hyperlink

Hi All,

I'm following the multi-select row example on the site and it's working fine, except that I've got columns that have hyperlinks in them (for edit, view, delete, etc). In those cases when I click the link, the row highlights for a moment, then my page loads.

Is there a way to not select/deselect the row if a hyperlink is clicked? I considered making columns that have links not clickable, but some columns have a lot of blank space and it's odd that you can't click in those cells (just not on the text). Is my only option to switch to checkboxes?

Thanks in advance!