Jaylay

LIFE. AND HOW TO HAVE ONE.

January 26, 2012
Mario little abroad
The former basketball player tells
Jayplay about women & playing
professional basketball in Ukraine
DISCONNECTED
one love, two cities
Tips on staying together in
long-distance relationships
Surviving 24 hourS
without Media
LINDSEY DEITER | ASSOCIATE EDITOR
From the Editor
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EDITOR sss NADIA IMAFIDON
ASSOCIATE EDITOR sss LINDSEY DEITER
DESIGNERS sss EMILY GRIGONE, ALLIE WELCH
LOVE sss SASHA LUND, ALIZA CHUDNOW, RACHEL SCHWARTZ
SCHOOL sss ALLISON BOND, MEGAN HINMAN
CAMPUS + TOWN sss KELSEA ECKENROTH, JOHN GARFIELD, BRITTNEY HAYNES
ENTERTAINMENT sss KELSEY CIPOLLA, RACHEL SCHULTZ, ALEX TRETBAR
PLAY sss SARA SNEATH, RACHEL CHEON, LAUREN SHELLY
CONTRIBUTORS sss MICHELLE MACBAIN, LANDON MCDONALD, ELIZABETH MARX
CREATIVE CONSULTANT sss CAROL HOLSTEAD
WhAT: big lebowski night
WhEN: 7 pm - 10 pm
WhERE: jaybowl, kansas union, level 1
WhY YOu CARE: a night of bowling, watching the
big lebowski film, costume contest, and non-
alcoholic white Russians.

WhAT: finalfRidays
WhEN: 5 pm - 9 pm
WhERE: downtown lawRence
WhY YOu CARE: take in a night of beautiful
aRt fRom youR community.
WhAT: final call foR giRl scout cookies
WhEN: 12:15 pm - 3:15 pm
WhERE: walmaRt, iowa st.
WhY YOu CARE: because youRe in college,
and we eat cookies. boxes aRe only $3.50
each.
WhAT: the aRticulate body aRt exhibit
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WhERE: lawRence aRts centeR
WhY YOu CARE: jennifeR cRupi put togetheR
a collection of aRtwoRk that illustRates
human gestuRes and postuRes.
WhAT: the magic flute
WhEN: 7:30 pm
WhERE: inge theatRe, muRphy hall
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by mozaRt. $10 foR geneRal public. $5 foR
students.
WhAT: dave and ethan-college dating
coaches
WhEN: 8 pm -10 pm
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WhY YOu CARE: take lessons in dating be-
cause you want to be competitive against
otheR dateRs out in the Real woRld.
WhAT: study abRoad faiR
WhEN: 10:30 am - 3:30 pm
WhERE: kansas union, level 4
WhY YOu CARE: because studying doesnt
feel like studying in foReign countRies.
Im a cynic when it comes to
media technology, though a bit of
a hypocritical one. I worry about
my generations obsession with the
latest cell phones and devices, so-
cial networking, and the need to be
constantly connected to the media
world. Ive got a Facebook and email I
check daily, but a Twitter that I never
use. My cell phones capabilities peak
at sending texts and taking photos.
Teres been plenty of times Id have
welcomed a technological disconnect
with open arms. Te commercials
and negatively-charged comments on
TV during the presidential race are
enough to convince me to keep the
television of to avoid the political
noise. Rick Perrys ad Strong, where
he defends celebrating Christmas in
public schools and keeping gays out
of the military, made me want to bury
my head in a politically-ignorant hole
in the sand.
Last year I saw one of my favorite
bands, the Pixies, in concert. I was in
a state of wide-eyed thrill, absorbing
every ounce of energy they exuded,
only to be shocked to see people of all
ages with their heads down, fngers
fying at 4G speeds, texting and
Tweeting away on their cell phones. I
just imagined them texting a friend,
Dude, Im seeing the Pixies right
now! No, youre not, dude. Youre
staring at your cell phone. I wanted
to throw each persons phone on the
ground and stomp it to bits, and then
yell Live in the now! right in their
startled faces.
Its easy to pick and choose which
technologies to use and when to use
them, but what would our lives be like
void of all the media that swarms us
every day? Amandas story on page 12
looks into students struggles getting
through one day without any media
Internet, books, newspapers, laptops,
cell phones, iPods or radios and
how our need to be connected to
media afects our brains.
I know that Id fail a media fast,
even if it only lasted 24 hours. Id
have no way to be in contact with the
Jayplay staf, or produce the issue. Id
even be barred from reading it. But
I also know that if the Pixies ever
return to the Lawrence or Kansas City
area, all the technologically-distracted
fans better keep a sharp eye on their
phones.
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Table of ConTenTs
The hookup
love
enTerTainmenT
sChool
How does your pleasure
meet up?
Going the Distance;
making long-distance
relationships work
Q&A: Putting a face
with the abs from the
Abercrombie bags
Running away your
winter blues
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5
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9
personal
essay
Dealing with her mom
fnding the one...
and another...and
another...
Sugar Shock:
relearning how to live
with diabetes
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personal
essay
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Major turn-ons: Foreign accents, long
hair, intelligence. A guy has to have a
sensitive side, and like animals and kids.
But he also has to be manly enough to cut
down a tree. Only hypothetically though,
because hes got to be a tree hugger.
Major turn-offs: Bad teeth, frequent
usage of the word bro, unhealthy eating
habits. I hate it when guys dont wash
their hands afer going to the bathroom,
thats disgusting.
Hobbies/interests: Traveling, playing gui-
tar, speaking/learning Spanish, reading,
writing, watching 30 Rock.
Celebrity CrusH: Conan OBrian, hes
hysterical and dreamy. Or Zooey De-
schanel, shes cute.
WHy iM a CatCH: I know how to assemble
a food processor and I will never make
you watch Glee with me.
favorite laWrenCe Hang-out: Prob-
ably any grocery store where theres free
samples.
tHeMe song to your life: Leaving on a
Jet Plane by John Denver. Im a travel slut
and am always going somewhere.
love
// SaSha Lund
Catch of the
Week
Dear MiCHelle
I have only had sex about fve times
and I have two questions.
One: why havent I had an orgasm yet?
My boyfriend is not well endowed, with
a potato sized penis. I do feel something,
but I havent climaxed.
Two: When will it stop hurting when
he goes in? It defnitely doesnt hurt as
bad, but it still hurts for the frst couple of
thrusts. Please help me!
-Pain with Penetration
danIELLE
MOCCIa
Te
Hookup
HoMetoWn: atchison, KS
year: Fifth-year senior
Major: Journalism and Spanish
interesteD in: Men
Dear PWP,
Ive said it before, and Ill say it again:
inexperience leads to apprehension. Your
inability to orgasm and the pain you
experience during penetration may be the
result of inexperience, on both sides.
You mention your boyfriend is not
well-endowed and I think you have the
impression a large penis is necessary for
female orgasm. If you read last weeks col-
umn, you would understand the average
male is 5 to 7 inches erect. Coincidentally,
the average depth of a female is around
5 inches. For one reason or another,
males and females seem to ft.
Now, you also mention, although not
long, he has what you describe as a po-
tato. Am I to assume you mean the penis
is short and thick? A large girth may be
one factor contributing to the pain youre
experiencing. Large girth coupled with
a lack of lubrication can most certainly
cause uncomfortable, even painful, pen-
etration.
I would suggest you start by exploring
your own body. Take an hour to your-
self, lay on your bed, fnd a stimulating
song or movie, and touch yourself. Only
by knowing your own body will you be
able to give direction to your partner.
Caress your skin, nipples, labia, and outer
vagina. Gauge how quickly you become
lubricated. At this point, you might want
to use either your fngers or toy internally.
If youre fnding difculty in achieving
arousal, take a break, regroup, and try this
exercise another time. Dont put pressure
on yourself to experience intense orgasms
every time you either masturbate or have
sex with your partner. Te brain is the
most powerful organ for sexual satisfac-
tion. Finding a calm and inner peace will
allow you to open up to the experience of
pleasure.
So, heres what you can do with your
partner. Afer discovering how you can
stimulate yourself, allow him to put on his
safari hat and do some exploring on his
own. Encourage him to caress, kiss, and
lick your body. Practice extended foreplay
and oral sex. Do everything but penetra-
tion! Gauge how quickly you become
lubricated. Hopefully, you will fnd an
increase in lubrication, as well as promote
relaxation and enjoyment.
Finally, I always recommend keeping
lubrication on hand (water-based, sili-
cone, favored, etc.), as well as a few sex
toys for experimentation and variety. Sex
is meant to be enjoyed, but learning about
your body and its needs is the frst step.
Michelle MacBain, Kansas City, is a graduate student
in Communication Studies. She studied Psychology
and human Sexuality at Ku and the university of
amsterdam
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love
Afer being on campus all day and hav-
ing their faces crammed in books, some
couples enjoy cuddling up next to each
other and watching a movie or just talk-
ing. However, there are some couples that
dont have this luxury.
About 4.5 million unmarried college
students are in long-distance relation-
ships, according to the Center for the
Study of Long-Distance Relationships.
Not seeing or even talking to your partner
regularly requires more efort for couples
to keep their relationships afoat. Keeping
long-distance relationships alive requires
couples to work hard and follow certain
tips.
Kirsten Oelklaus, therapist at Insight
Counseling, LLC in Overland Park,
thinks couples in long-distance relation-
ships need to focus on fostering connec-
tion in their relationships. She says the
way to do this is by still making that
person a priority in your life when that
person isnt in front of you.
Kelsie Fiss, sophomore from Prairie
Village, and her boyfriend Tom Wegener,
sophomore at the University of Missouri,
have been together for almost one year.
Even though they are both very busy
and sometimes only have time to talk on
the phone once a week, Fiss says their
relationship works because of the amount
of trust and discipline both of them have
in each other.
Fiss says it is hard because in long-
distance relationships couples dont get
to experience little things in the everyday
life of their partner. Since were far apart
and college is a big part of peoples lives,
we dont get to share the little life experi-
ences that people who are together take
for granted.
Oelklaus says since that person isnt
there to experience life with you, its
important to fll your partner in on the
details of your everyday life.
Even though Fiss and Wegener dont
have phone conversations everyday, they
check in with each other every night, even
if its just through texting. She is willing to
put in the extra efort because she says she
enjoys talking to Wegener at the end of
each day. He is someone I can trust and
that understands me, Fiss says.
Trust is an important part of long-
distance relationships. Hillary Lawrence,
junior from Andover, was in a long-dis-
tance relationship her freshman year with
a guy who lived in Andover, more than
two hours from Lawrence. Tis relation-
ship lasted for more than a year, but Law-
rence later found out that her boyfriend
had been cheating on her for about half
of the relationship. Afer that, there was
a lack of trust. He was so far away. Even
though he said he wouldnt do it again,
how could I verify it since I wasnt there?
Lawrence says.
Lack of trust is one reason that long-
distance relationships are not right for
everybody, Oelklaus says. Some people
have unresolved trust issues or have dif-
fculties with expressing emotions and
communicating. Until those are resolved
it could negatively impact the relation-
ship.
Communication is vital in any rela-
tionship. In standard relationships, when
there are problems, couples can just re-
solve them when they see each other. But,
in long-distance relationships, couples
cant do that. Oelklaus says these couples
need to make time to resolve issues. Its
important to resolve the small problems
before they get big.
If you are trying to decide if a
long-distance relationship could work for
you, Oelklaus says there are some ques-
tions you should ask yourself: First, do I
EvEn whEn milEs apart,
// rachel Schwartz
like this person? Is this person important
enough for me to try this? Am I willing
to do the extra work it takes to make sure
the relationship is good and healthy?

Wartime Romance
In 2011, the military divorce
rate was 3.7 percent, the highest it
has been since 1999, according to
USA Today. Spc. Tim Strandquist
and his now-wife Teresa, who lived
in Dallas, made their relationship
work while he was deployed in
Africa. Tim says it was diffcult be-
cause he didnt get to be there for
Teresas graduation from college.
The difference between a military
deployment and a regular long-dis-
tance relationship is that you cant
just leave wherever you are and quit
to go see the other person, Tim
says.
Tim says it was important for
him to remember things Teresa had
previously told him. If she had told
him before that she was going to a
party, he had to remember to ask
her about that next time.
Teresa says the hardest part
for her was not being able to talk
to or see Tim whenever she had a
problem. Even though she had a
hard time with this, Teresa says
writing was the best thing for her to
stay connected to Tim. If I really
wanted to tell him something, Id
jot it down so I wouldnt forget,
Teresa says.
These are some of the tech-
niques this couple used to stay
connected. They are now expecting
a baby, which Tim says will make
his next deployment diffcult, but
they will still make it work.
Love from a distance
couplEs can still makE rElationships work.
Photo by tyler roste
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Te minute Rachel Buoye, a
sophomore from Rochester, New
York, set eyes on Karsten Erdman, a
sophomore from St. Louis, she knew
he was diferent. Tey met in Au-
gust 2010 in a mutual friends dorm
room in Templin Hall. I knew right
of the bat that he was a good guy. I
didnt date in high school, but I was
attracted to him right away, which
was diferent, Rachel says. Buoye and
Erdman hung out for about a month
when she started wondering why he
hadnt asked her out yet. Finally, afer
a mutual friend asked if they were
dating, he made the move, and they
love
Couples advice:
Rachel Buoye and Karsten Erdman
// SaSha Lund
// aLiza Chudnow Celebrity Dish: Catching up with Mario Little
Former KU basketball player
Mario Little graduated in 2011
and is now playing basketball in
Ukraine for Dnipro-Azot, a team
in Ukraines top professional
league. Although it was a big
move for Mario, he is working
hard with his new team, show-
casing all of the skills and abili-
ties he gained during his time as
a Jayhawk.
What is living in Ukraine like compared
to america?
Ukraine is better now that Im get-
ting used to it. It is a lot diferent from
America, just for the simple fact that they
dont speak English. Te girls over here
are really high fashion though, more so
than American girls, Ill give them that
much. I like it over here so far but theres
no place like home!
hoW is playing basketball there differ-
ent than here at kU?
First of all there is nowhere like Allen
Fieldhouse. But playing over here is okay.
Te fans are into the game and they love
the Americans over here. I can play my
natural position and I have the freedom
to do what I want, so thats a blessing.
Was it a hard adjUstment to move aWay
from family and friends?
Anytime youre leaving loved ones its a
hard process, but Im a big boy. I adjust to
anything.
What is something yoU learned from the
kU coaching staff that yoU Were able to
take aWay With yoU?
Ive learned so much from the coaching
staf on and of the court. Since basketball
isnt really big in Ukraine, I fnd myself
having to help the guys out a lot over here
with being in the right spot on defense
and how to get open and so much other
stuf. I even gotta help the coaches.
do yoU keep in contact With all the kU
basketball players?
Of course I keep up with my guys! I talk
to most of them via Facebook, Skype or
Twitter. I probably miss my twins the
most since I just lef and saw the rest of
the guys right before Christmas break.
What are the gUys like on yoUr neW team
in Ukraine?
Ive actually been blessed enough to be on
a team with four Americans. Two of them
are from Chicago and the other one is
friends with the Morris twins. Te other
guys are cool too.
Whats some advice yoU can give people
aboUt moving someWhere neW, starting
over and meeting neW people?
Just to be optimistic and be ready for
change. Dont be afraid to open your eyes
to other things.
have been dating ever since. Afer
almost a year and a half together, the
couple knows the key to happiness
is not taking each other for granted,
even when things get stressful.
dating tip: Dont take each other
for granted, especially when things
get busy and stressful. Learn to ap-
preciate the little things that you do
for each other.
Its all about the little things for
Rachel and Karsten. Karsten, an
architecture major, frequently spends
long nights in the studio, and
Rachel always makes sure to bring
him something warm to eat. I worry
about him, Rachel says, so I cook for
him a lot. Appreciating each other is
what keeps the two from fghting, and
despite being busy, they always make
time for each other. Rachel says cher-
ishing the little things and not taking
things to seriously is the key to their
success. We make each other laugh
and smile every day. Its also impor-
tant to keep your signifcant other a
priority, no matter how busy you get.
Every night, even if we havent talked
much during the day, well say good-
night, I love you.
SuCCeSSfuL CoupLeS Share their SeCretS.
StarS Share, for better or worSe.
sloW and steady: karsten erdman(left) and racehl bUoye (right)
hUng oUt for a month before they Were official
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School
I
ts the beginning of a new year and resolu-
tions of becoming ft afer the holiday
season are set. But the reality of school, jobs,
homework and the freezing temperatures eat
at our resolves of what the new year could
bring. Te winter blues begin to set in.
Loss of energy, insomnia, lack of concentra-
tion, increased stress, craving carbohydrates
and weight gain can all be minor symptoms
of the winter blues, or Seasonal Afective
Disorder (SAD), says Melody Volek, a nurse at
Watkins Health Center.
According to a 2008 American College
Health Association survey, reported by the
American Psychiatric Association, 30 percent
of students report feeling dehabilitating
depression throughout the year. Seasonal
Afective Disorder afects about 6 percent of
the U.S. population, young adults and women
being at higher risk, according to a study from
Penn State Behrend College.
Medical experts agree that exercise and
daily physical activity is one of several home
remedies that can help students overcome
the winter blues. Te hopeful goals of a new
year can still be met by taking care of yourself
mentally and physically.
Cherae Clark, a senior from Kansas City,
Kan. and certifed personal trainer at Ambler
Student Recreation Fitness Center, exercises
four to fve times a week. Working out in
the morning helps Clark get a jump-start on
her day, boost her mood and ft exercise into
her daily schedule. For me its a mind-set
thing. I notice that I get really grumpy and
less focused. I just feel better when I exercise,
Clark says.
Shortening of daylight in the winter months
can disrupt biological clocks, as well as sero-
tonin and melatonin levels in the human body.
Daily exercise helps reset the natural time
clock, Volek says.
Exercise is the most powerful element that
you can incorporate into your daily lifestyle to
help with mood, says Katie Sharp, a second-
year Ph.D. student in clinical psychology from
Omaha, Neb. Exercise will defnitely help. If
you have Seasonal Afective Disorder, it is also
important that you do light therapy.
Other benefts of daily physical exercise
can include, better lifestyle functions, disease
prevention, promotion of positive self-image
and help people be more in control of their
time management, says Amber Long, ftness
coordinator at the Recreation Center.
Te American College of Sports Medicine
(ACSM) recommends exercising every day for
about an hour.
However, it can be challenging for students
to fnd the time to work out daily. Amber Long
says that making it a part of your daily routine
can help make time. Shorter daily amounts of
exercise, such as 30 minutes, can be positive
in terms of being more productive in other
parts of the day. Other challneges exist as well.
Tere is a certain intimidation factor at the
Rec. Like you cant go to the Rec because you
dont look like a ftness model. It is really for
everyone who wants to do exercise, Clark
says.
Putting fears and excuses aside, fnding
help to create a personal daily exercise routine
can be easy. As a certifed personal trainer,
Clark helps clients develop workout routines
to help meet students goals. Clark says not to
be scared to come in and talk to staf.
Students can sign up for a personal trainer
through the KU Rec Administrative Ofce and
obtain a KU Fit Pass for $50. With the KU Fit
Pass, students are also given over 50 classes to
choose from to help with exercise routines.
If students are fnding more severe symp-
toms of Seasonal Afective Disorder, such
as fnding it difcult to get through daily
activities or experiencing regular depression,
they can call the Watkins Nurse Helpline or
go online to Watkins website and set up an
appointment. Watkins Health Center is open
from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.
If you are a full time student, one ofce visit is
already covered in semester student fees.
With the winter blues hanging on for the
next couple of months, make sure to start
incorporating physical activity into your
schedule now. Start of slow with a 30-minute
daily physical exercise routine and build up
as your body gets stronger, Clark says. Your
mood with thank you.
Overcoming the Winter Blues
Exercise and other home remedies can help alleviate symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder. //Allison Bond
photoS By AShleigh lee
Watkins Health Center nurse
Melody Volek says these
tips might help with Seasonal
Affective Disorder:
Parking farther away from a building to
walk. This has been proven to reduce
stress, Melody Volek says.
Opening blinds in the morning when
you wake up
Study next to a window
Make exercise fun by doing an
exercise video series
Eating balanced meals on a regular
basis
Talk with a doctor if the depression
interferes with daily activities
Home
Remedies
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school
Get Involved: Center for Community Outreach
school survival skills: Polishing Your Paper
//Megan hinman
Before your writing assign-
ments stress you out this semester,
consider getting help at the KU
Writing Center. With help from its
peer editors, you can be confdent
in your work. To get started, make
an appointment online at writing.
ku.edu. Read through your paper
at least once before you come in,
says editor Bridget Lamb, a senior
from Exton, Pa., so you know what
you want from the consultation.
Its important to have a goal for
your editing session, says editor
Charlotte Davis, a junior from
Overland Park. Be able to tell the
editors which areas of your paper
need improvement. Keep in mind
that the Writing Center editors are
there to help with the content and
fow of your paper, not mechanics.
Be prepared to spend 30-45 min-
utes in your consultation, depend-
ing on the length of your paper.
Go in with a good attitude, ready
to make progress. Be active in the
editing process, and dont expect
the editor to rewrite your paper for
you.
If you dont have time in your
schedule for a face-to-face ap-
pointment, you can email papers
to the KU Writing Center. You
should receive feedback within
three school days. Tough the
Writing Center does not guarantee
grade improvement, one student
received the ultimate beneft from
his consultation. It turned my
mediocre paper into an A, says
Bryan Do, a junior from Wichita.
I was very glad I visited. Hav-
ing someone else read your paper
can be extremely benefcial. Te
editors at the Writing Center are
available to do that, at no cost to
students.
WHERE TO FIND
WRITING
ASSISTANCE:
Anschutz Learn-
ing Studio: Sunday
2-5pm
Monday-Thursday
9am-5pm
Friday 9am-3pm.
Watson Library:
Sunday-Thursday
6-9pm.
For complete hours
and locations, see
the Writing Cen-
ter's website.
contrIbuted photo
//Megan hinman
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Because lectures are boring.
In case of emergency, read quickly.
Its a new year and a new semes-
ter, and if your New Years resolu-
tion is to get out there, get involved
and make a diference, you can work
with Lifeline, through the Center for
Community Outreach. Lifeline is a
program that partners KU students
with kids from local middle schools
and high schools for mentoring and
tutoring sessions. Te program also
promotes self-esteem and healthy
relationships for the kids involved,
with both their tutor and their peers.
Tis year, Lifeline is working with
the Girl Scouts of America to teach
girls at Lawrence Central Junior High
how to develop healthy relation-
ships and their self-esteem. Te kids
arent the only ones who beneft from
this program, though. KU students
can also improve their own lives by
volunteering with this program. I
think volunteering for Lifeline helps
you develop your own self-esteem
and self-worth, says Mihan Lester, a
junior from Shawnee and a volunteer
with the program. Youre helping
students graduate from high school
so that they can maybe go to col-
lege, which they might not have been
able to [do] before. You are actually
making a diference in someones life,
which is great, Lester says. Lifeline
provides the opportunity for KU
students to connect with each other
through event planning and also to
connect with the Lawrence communi-
ty. As KU students, were kind of iso-
lated on campus, says Emily Lamb, a
senior from Lawrence and director of
CCO. But by volunteering you are
reaching out to the community, and
who knows what kind of diference
you could make? To learn more or to
get involved
with Lifeline,
visit
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entertainment
You might not recognize actor and
model Tomas Bakers face yet, but you
will soon. His credits range from star-
ring as the abs on Abercrombie & Fitch
shopping bags to guest spots on Show-
times critically acclaimed series Te
Big C and CBSs Emmy winning drama
Te Good Wife, as well as appearing
in commercials with Erin Andrews and
Taylor Swif. Most recently, Baker tested
his acting chops by serving as the only
guy (and playing 17 diferent parts) in the
of-Broadway play A Piece of My Heart.
And later this year, you can see him on
the big screen in Men in Black 3D.
How did you get into acting?
I got into acting because a talent manager
saw my Abercrombie shoots and asked if
: Actor and model
Thomas Baker
I would be interested in acting and tak-
ing classes for free in his studio in New
York. I said yes. He few me to New York
City, and I took his acting classes and I
fell in love with it. Funny thing is, I think
I always had the acting bug in me. I did
two plays in school, Death of a Salesmen
and Romeo and Juliet, and loved it then.
I knew I wanted to be an actor right when
I got back from visiting New York for the
frst time.
How was moving to New York?
Te experience has been like a roller
coaster. It starts out really slow, and you
just get your feet wet. Te pure shock of
fying into the New York City skyline is
enough to scare anyone. But then it starts
to speed up a little afer you have gotten
your name and face out there with casting
directors and agents. And there are a lot
of ups and downs. And I defnitely havent
fnished my ride yet. But I am sure, as like
with any roller coaster, it will end with a
lot of exhilaration and excitement.
What has been your favorite role so far?
My favorite was probably Te Big C.
I got to work with Laura Linney and
Cynthia Nixon. Plus, I got the full actors
union experience, with awesome meals
and great pay.
If you could have any actors career,
whose would it be?
Tere isnt really anyones career I would
want to emulate, just because I want to
make my career my own. But if there is
an alternate universe somewhere where
I could hop into the career of another,
it would probably be Daniel Day Lewis.
He breathes in his characters worlds. He
doesnt just act, he lives the character to
an extent of alternate reality.
Any advice for young aspiring actors?
Just to stay positive, no matter what.
Always be yourself. Dont lose your inno-
cence. Listen to others. Always use your
imagination.
contributed photo
//author

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Lawrence has three fresh faces to add
to its burgeoning music community:
Ryan Wise and Kristofer Dover of Te
Sluts and Victor Polanco of Going to Te
Hell in a Leather Jacket. Te two projects
perform together tomorrow night at the
Replay Lounge itll be Te Sluts sixth
show and Polancos second.
Te Sluts play a bare-bones style of
rock and roll, with Dover on drums and
Wise doing vocals and guitar. Dover
says the bands formation was based on a
perceived lack of traditional rock music
in Lawrence.
We were just bored with I hate to
say it we were bored with the scene,
Dover says. Teres a lot of bluegrass,
jam bands and metal, all fringe stuf but
none of the meat, the good stuf. So we
thought, we can do this thing, and got to-
gether to play on Saturdays, and we liked
it. So we decided to get a show.
Tat was about a year ago. Eight
months later, Te Sluts were playing
shows downtown, where Wise and Dover
met Polanco. Polanco was opening for
Digital Leather at the Replay, performing
for the frst time under his new moniker.
Wise and Dover were struck by Polancos
strange combination of metal guitar and
To me, listening to an album full of
techno-infused pop is an activity to be
endured rather than enjoyed. Factories,
the eponymous album from an Arizona-
based trio didnt change my mind. Te
collection of up-tempo tracks isnt bad. It
just isnt anything special.
In its frst full-length album, the band
fails to produce a cohesive collection of
songs, alternating between light hearted,
techno-infused pop and slowed down,
emotive tracks jarringly paired with
heavy-handed beats.
On some tracks, the peppy techno
sound fts naturally. Lyrics, tempo and
vocals join forces with the music to create
songs that feel fresh enough to keep you
interested and catchy enough to merit
replaying. But when the vocals and the
sentiment work against the bands heavily
produced sound, the end result is like an
Two new acts take
on The Replay Lounge
electronic dance, and they talked to Po-
lanco about setting up a show.
Polanco says he got the original idea
for his music from live DJs. I heard some
live stuf of some popular DJs, and I no-
ticed that they were throwing in clips of
Ministry and Rage Against the Machine,
Polanco says. And honestly, the crowd
was going crazy for stuf like that, and I
thought, well this isnt such an absurd
idea.
You can catch both acts at the Replay
tomorrow night.
Top Album:
// Kelsey Cipolla
its not all about pizza and beer pong.
New sounds downtown
EntErtainmEnt
The SluTS
GoinG To Hell in a
leaTHer JackeT
The Replay lounge
946 MassachuseTTs
sTReeT
JanuaRy 27Th, 9pM
$2-3
ryan Wise performs with the sluts at the Jackpot on sept. 24th, 2011. the local rock duo opened for an Horse
and bo Jackson.
WHats topping tHe CHarts tHis WeeK at KJHK
Factories,
Factories
rating: 2.5/5
indie record in the throws of an identity
crisis. Its hard for the vocals to come of
as earnest and emotional when it sounds
like a group of people are spastically clap-
ping their hands in the background.
When husband and wife Bryan and
Audra Marscoverta both sing, Factories
sound like Te Raveonettes, a duo that
expertly balanced interesting harmonies
with a fun techno sound. Ten Bryan
takes the lead on vocals, and the fun and
whimsy of the Factories album disappears
along with the sound of Audras voice.
//alex tretbar
photo by sid @too much rock
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W
hats it like to be the mother of a killer? Te nature vs. nurture debate
sprouts horns and a tail in Lynne Ramsays We Need To Talk About
Kevin, a singularly disquieting highbrow horror flm that explores the taboo
subject of maternal apathy with nightmare logic, gut-wrenching performances
and dialogue sharp enough to draw blood.
Tilda Swinton stars as Eva, a globetrotting travel writer who fnds her free
spirit tethered by an unplanned pregnancy. Reluctant to settle down with her
amicable husband Franklin (John C. Reilly), Eva is implicitly resentful of Kevin
from the moment of his birth. Yet the child, who gradually comes to resemble
Swinton more and more, displays no neediness, only a cold, studied indifer-
ence and a love of cruel games and tacit manipulation. He is clearly a mon-
ster in the making, but of whose making? Te flm, which unfolds in a fog of
memory months afer Kevin has committed his fnal atrocity, wisely leaves that
mystery in the hands of the viewer.
Swinton gives the performance of 2011 as the haggard, haunted Eva. With
her hair dyed black and her alabaster alien features muted by imagined years of
self-loathing, the Scottish actress becomes the aching embodiment of a pro-
foundly broken woman. Additional credit must be given to Ezra Miller, who
plays the adolescent Kevin as a smirking, seething cauldron of contempt, and
Radioheads Jonny Greenwood, whose score infuses every scene with creeping,
implacable dread.
Simply put, seek out Kevin as soon as possible and discover how every
parents worst nightmare can become a movie lovers dream come true. From
the surreal opening reverie to the nihilistic fury of its climax, this is a flm de-
signed to leave scars. It is also one of the past years few genuine masterpieces.
Just leave the expectant mothers at home.
entertainment
Review
We Need To Talk About Kevin
//Landon mcDonald
FinaL ratinG:
4 ouT of 4 sTArs
contributeD photo
Hollywood hits, indie flicks and everything in between.
Media
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A Day Without
// AmAndA GAGe
Photo by Ashleigh lee
This year for Ramadan I fasted. No food or bever-
age of any kind other than water between sun up
and sun down. It was, without a doubt, one of the
hardest things I have ever done. The media fast was
harder.
-Kirsten Stelsad, freshman from Overland Park
I pulled out a notebook and started writing. After
about an hour I started feeling this awkward pain
in my chest, but I ignored it. I fgured maybe I was
just hungry. I kept writing, but as I was rounding
out hour two my heart started to race and I started
sweating. I was really confused, but this time I
couldnt ignore it. I was having a hard time breath-
ing, and thats when I realized I was having an anxi-
ety attack. My life is so dependent on media that I
was legitimately having an anxiety attack after only
two hours without it.
-Grace Stanfeld, freshman from Manhattan, Kansas
Could you survive it?
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or our generation, the thought of going
without the constant media accessibility
that we grew up with is frightening. Afer we
were born, we were consumed by Nintendo
64 and CD-ROM computer games. By the
time we were 10, we graduated to the Play
Station and by junior high most of us had
cell phones. In high school we updated to
smart phones and a laptop was a necessity
before we went to college.
Tese students opinions are proof that
our generation is consumed with all the dif-
ferent technologies and media that we have
at our fngertips. And as there are benefts of
constant connectedness, media and internet
experts also believe there are disadvan-
tages. Its difcult to project whether these
disadvantages will afect our social or mental
capabilities in the future.
Te assignment in the course Media and
Society at KU required students to go with-
out all kinds of media for 24 hours, including
cell phones, Internet, books, television and
print media. Afer their attempt to fast from
media, students were asked to blog about it.
Barbara Barnett, associate dean of the
School of Journalism and professor of the
class, says a trend among students blogs was
language associated with addiction.
Students blogged, My day phoneless,
computerless and musicless almost made me
feel handicapped. I felt naked without using
any type of media.
Media is like the air I breathe; its just a
part of the natural fow of my life.
I have come to realize that fve minutes
without checking a text message is like the
end of the world.
KU students responses to the media fast
mirrored responses from students at the Uni-
versity of Maryland, where in spring 2010,
students in a journalism class were asked to
spend an entire day without media and blog
about it. Te fast included cell phones, iPods,
television, car radios, magazines, newspapers
and computers.
Te compiled blog posts from the
students at the University of Maryland was
equivalent to a 400-page book. Te feedback
the lecturer and teaching assistants received
shed light on the impact media has on our
generation.
Jessica Roberts, Ph.D. candidate and
lecturer at the University of Maryland, says
the responses from students surprised the
staf. What we were most impressed by was
the hugely emotional reactions that people
had, Roberts says. It was the isolation and
loneliness and incredible emotional reactions
that were remarkable to all of us.
Many students also reported that they felt
panicked because they lost the connected-
ness that they were so used to having at their
fngertips. Many of the students did fail to
abstain from media, Roberts says.
Barnett says most of her KU students
failed as well, but not unexpectedly, because
media is what they know. You grew up with
it, Barnett says. For you its the norm, and
for my generation its a novelty. Technology
has become intertwined in our generations
everyday lives. Its natural to crave social
connectivity, according to technology re-
searchers such as Nicholas Carr.
Carr, technology writer and author of
Te Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to
our Brain, says that people today are drawn
to technology for a number of reasons. He
says that we have a social need to engage
and communicate with others and that we
feel social pressure to know what everyone is
saying all the time. Were wired to seek new
information.
Tere are brain studies that show that
when we fnd a new piece of information,
dopamine, a chemical that encourages us to
do things over and over again, is released.
We get pleasure from fnding new informa-
tion, Carr says. Tis can beneft people by
expanding knowledge and increasing social
activity. Pamela Rutledge, director of the
Media Psychology Research Center from Los
Altos, Calif., says that the benefts of media
are huge.
You have access to people, information
and resources far beyond geographical and
temporal constraint, Rutledge says. You
are no longer just a recipient of information.
You can pass it along, you can choose it and
create it.
Te knowledge and connectivity we can
gain from media seem limitless, but experts
debate whether or not media afects us
negatively. Rutledge says the disadvantage of
media is when people arent media-literate.
Tey dont take the time to understand the
implications of media and they dont think
critically about information sources.
She says that because information is es-
sentially unlimited on the Internet, people
need to be educated about how to use it
and be unbiased in order to receive the full
benefts that media ofers. Its a downside
when people havent learned to be good digi-
tal citizens because there arent diferences
in communications where you have such a
broad platform like you do on the Internet,
Rutledge says.
Te Internet is becoming increasingly
personalized depending on what we search
and its remembering that information to
market to us and to help us flter through the
Internet. Tis allows people to see informa-
tion on the Internet through a minimal
spectrum, shielding them from other irrelev-
ent information. Gunnar Garfors blog, Te
Major Minor Details on Media, Technology
and Travel, says that the Internets personal-
ization can be a bad thing in many settings.
People buy or watch certain newspapers and
TV programs based on their preferences,
Garfors, CEO of Norwegian Mobile TV
Corporation, says. But two persons buying
the same paper will at least be presented the
same information in the same manner and in
the same order. With the Internet, this is no
longer necessarily the case.
Another disadvantage of constant con-
nectivity and so many forms of media is
multi-tasking. A 2009 Stanford study found
that people who frequently divert their at-
tention between diferent information on the
Internet cant control their memory or pay
attention as well as people who zero-in on
one task at a time. Te Stanford researchers
are still studying whether regular multi-task-
ers are born with an inability to concentrate
or if they continue to shorten their attention
The media device I use the most would be my cell
phone, since I have the iPhone it holds all of my music,
a lot of my pictures and different applications. I use
my phone to check Facebook and Twitter. I have my
phone with me probably 24 hours of the day, but only
use it probably 8 to 10 hours of the day.
Katie Wells, sophomore from Overland Park.
What is the media device you use
the most and how much time does it
consume of yours each day?
My computer. I spend about two or three hours on it
each day.
Julia Miggins, senior from Tulsa, Okla.
My iPhone. I spend probably about eight hours daily
on it. My friends say its excessive. Nathon Miller,
junior from Wichita.
I use my phone the most. I have all of my emails linked
to it, so it makes it easy to keep up with what I need
without having to lug around my laptop.
Aaron Elston, senior from Mulvane
My iPhone. I spend about two or three hours on it.
Josh Kozberg, senior from Minneapolis, Minn.
span by willingly taking in a lot of informa-
tion, but they do believe that multi-taskers
brains arent working as well as they could.
Media and Society freshman Grace Stan-
feld admits that she constantly has multiple
Internet windows open on her laptop and
she frequently shifs her attention back and
forth between them. I think its feeding this
ADHD-like personality so many people our
age are starting to demonstrate, Stanfeld
says.
Carr, the technology writer, also believes
that multi-tasking isnt good for our brains.
Carr says that when we jump from one web-
site or medium to another, we cant fully ab-
sorb all the information we take in and grasp
its entire meaning. He says that multitasking
is beginning to narrow our defnition of the
ideal intellectual life because of the way we
process information.
I think that people are getting ac-
customed to getting distracted and being
interrupted all the time, Carr says. As we
train ourselves to constantly shif focus, we
become less-capable of meditated, deeper
forms of thinking. In some ways were broad-
ening certain aspects of thinking, but were
also becoming superfcial.
While media obsession presents possible
disadvantages, there isnt enough research yet
to determine the outcome of our generations
close relationship with media. Without a
doubt, media has become embedded in our
generations everyday lives and will be in
future generations.
Afer refecting on her experiences and
struggles of media fasting assignment,
Kirsten Stelsad knew why the challenge was
so hard to overcome.
Te truth of the matter is, I tried to live
in a technological world without any tech-
nology, Stelsad says. If everyone around
me is as equally submerged in media as I am,
when I try to pull myself out, its harder than
I couldve imagined.
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TEN THINGS YOU DIDNT KNOW ABOUT
THE ELDRIDGE HoTEL
//Kelsea Eckenroth
The Eldridge Hotel is a premier hotel located at 701 Massachusetts St. The hotel has been around for 157 years and plays a big role in the history of Lawrence.
Manager of the hotel, David Longhurst, provided these 10 interesting facts about the Eldridge Hotel.
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Te hotel was originally founded in 1855 by
settlers from the New England Emigrant Aid
Society to provide housing for people that
came to Lawrence.
Te hotel was originally named the Free
State Hotel afer the settlers intention of
Kansas coming into the union as a free state.
In 1856, Sherif Sam Jones and a group of
pro-slavery forces burned down the Free
State hotel.
Col. Shalor Eldridge rebuilt the hotel
and vowed to rebuild it and add another
foor every time it was destroyed.
William Quantrill and his group of
confederate raiders destroyed the hotel
when they attacked Lawrence in 1863.
Col. Eldridge kept his word and rebuilt
the hotel again, but this time he re-
named it Hotel Eldridge.
Te growth of the motel business led to the hotel closing and
being converted into apartments in the early 70s until 1985
when it was renovated and restored to its original state.
Te hotel is known for the legend of the Eldridge Ghost,
who some people think is Colonel Eldridge looking afer the
well-being of the hotel and its guests.
Te hotel was featured on an episode of the A&E show My
Ghost Story in 2011.
Col. Eldridges chair is stored in the basement of the
hotel and is always clean, but everything else around
it is covered in cobwebs.
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She and her boyfriend of four
years, Eric, decided to keep the baby,
and Marr is continuing to pursue her
plans of graduating in four. Her due
date is April 16, and she graduates in
May.
My body works like clockwork. I
was leaving Wal-Mart with a box of
What its like
// Nakai Marr as told to Nadia iMafidoN
Campus & toWn
to fnd out youre pregnant in college
tampons in my bag when I realized I
hadnt gotten my period that morn-
ing. I always get my period frst thing
the morning. I quickly turned back
to buy a pregnancy test and rushed
home.
Tis wasnt the frst time Id taken
a pregnancy test. Ive been sexually
active since I was ffeen, and if I ever
missed my period, I took a pregnancy
test, and the negative results gave me
relief. Tis was a diferent experience
entirely.
My mom had stopped by my
house that morning. I rushed to the
bathroom and told her Id just be a
second. My mom yelled at me from
outside the door to hurry up. I peed
on the stick and anxiously looked at
the test window. Shit, I had never seen
these two lines before. Turns out the
scariest thing in the world were these
two little lines. I started bawling and
walked into the hallway carrying the
test. My mom looked at it and the frst
thing she said was abortion.
She told me wed take care of it like
it was any other job. No one would
have to know. My mom got pregnant
in college, dropped out, and ended
up divorcing my dad later, supporting
our family without a degree. It wasnt
until I was in high school until she
could go back to complete her medi-
cal degree. My mom just wanted me
to fnish school. So did I.
I had to call Eric at his internship,
and ended up telling him through
sobs. Te line went dead silent. He
told me he would be home dur-
ing lunch, and came home to down
a bottle of whiskey. Eric ended up
throwing up more than I did that day.
Adoption wasnt an option; I didnt
want to feel a baby move inside of me,
carry it to term and have to give it
away. Until now, I had always thought
if I ever had an unplanned pregnancy,
Id choose abortion. I didnt realize
how devastated Id feel just thinking
about getting rid of the babys exis-
tence. And honestly, we didnt need to
choose that option. I love Eric. I want
to have his children, and we already
have a home to take care of a child.
Tis pregnancy wasnt planned, but
who is ever ready to have a child.
Now I wake up feeling like crap,
and go to campus where I get judged.
I get looks from the skinny bitches
that think Im just getting fat or the
people who know Im pregnant and
judge me because Im 20 and not mar-
ried. What they dont see is that I took
the pill every morning afer I brushed
my teeth for six years, and I still got
pregnant.
Im a pregnant student taking 17
credit hours and waitressing nearly
30 hours a week. It sucks to be the
girl the professor calls out for falling
asleep, but then I think Id like to see
you build a person and come to class
every day. But Im self-sufcient and
I plan on graduating next year. My
whole life has changed for something
that isnt real to me yet.
Nakai Marr, a
junior from Law-
rence, discovered
she was pregnant a
week and half
before fall semester
of 2011.
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Girl: It kinda reminds me
of how someone would
talk about their molesty
uncle.
Professor: You can pray to
the deity of your choice.
If youre not into that, you
can have a drink.
A month ago, Carly
Adams would have told
you that her spring break
plans consisted of go-
ing on a cruise with her
friends. Now, Adams, a
junior from Sedgwick
majoring in applied be-
havioral science, plans
on saving her money for
a second trip to Hondu-
ras.
Over winter break,
Adams spent eight days
in Primavira, Honduras
with the organization
Student Helping Honduras build-
ing schools for children. Ive felt
like Ive always been called to
teach in a third world country and
Ive always been involved in vol-
unteering, Adams says. I found
the organization on Twitter this
past summer and afer research-
ing it, I fell in love with it.
Afer getting up at 7:30 a.m.
every morning, Adams and the
rest of her team would work on
the worksite most of the day, but
more importantly they would get
to know the children and the fam-
ilies they were helping. Te team
became very close with the villag-
ers and became very active in the
community. Te whole trip was
amazing, but getting to know the
construction workers, the chil-
wEsCoE
wHaT ITs LIKE
To...
//Brittney Haynes
wI T
//Brittney Haynes
Girl: I dont think Ive ever
really loved anyone.
I mean, I tell my pillowpet
Pickles I love it
Guy: Mines the one with
the really, really bad
handwriting.
Professor: The phrase too
much information came
from caption writing.
Guy: Like, he went to A.A.
and then he went to the
Hawk for dollar night.
Girl: The frst thing Im
getting when I make my
millions is a boob job and
a teacup pig, in that order.
Professor: Whats the
trend in churching?
Girl: Ive never cried at
anything in my life except
when I watched the new
Planet of the Apes movie.
Guy: Whatever, Ill just pee
off the balcony.
dren and families was defnitely
my favorite, Adams says. Te
team learned to cook authentic
Honduran dishes and ended ev-
ery day with a game of soccer.
Adams says that even if you
couldnt speak Spanish, playing
soccer was a great way to inter-
act act with the children, despite
the language barrier. Adams went
to Honduras with Jenna Olitsky,
a junior from Leawood, and the
two hope to bring the organiza-
tion to campus. Were having the
man that actually the organiza-
tion coming to speak to hopefully
encourage students to come on a
trip this summer or next January,
she says.
ConTrIBuTEd pHoTo
adams smiles with a Honduran child at the
construction site of the school.
Lol.
We know youre
curious.
6TH & MAINE, 23RD & OUSDAHL
AND 23RD & HASKELL

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Peru is rich in information about
humans and biodiversity. It is full of
diferent cultural groups, linguistic
groups, undiscovered archeology and
regional history. Despite Peru being
flled with everything an anthro-
pologist dreams about, there isnt
an anthropology department at the
Universidad Nacional de San Martn,
Tarapoto (UNSM) in Peru.
Tis is where Sydney Silverstein, a
graduate student studying cultural an-
thropology, and a team of researchers
from the KU department of anthro-
pology come into the picture.
Silverstein and the other research-
ers are trying to collaborate with
UNSM to eventually create a relation-
ship between the two universities, one
similar to the relationship between
KU and the University of Costa
Rica. Our goal is that eventually the
university has some sort of anthro
department and that students from
that university can do an exchange
semester at KU and KU students can
go down there and study, Silverstein
In many senses, the technological
growth of a nation is now measured
by how much it can shrink its phones,
computers, mp3 players and the like.
Keeping up with Moores Law, to dou-
ble the processing power and cut pric-
es by half, is a pursuit that has forged
the epicenters of modern technology.
Meanwhile, one of the most advanced
applications of this pursuit has been
taking place right here in Lawrence.
Carey Johnson, a KU professor of
Chemistry, and Rongqing Hui, a KU
professor of electrical engineering and
computer science, have been steadily
closing in on a method of making the
cutting edge of laser imaging available
to society as a whole. According to
Johnson, Coherent anti-Stokes Raman
Spectroscopy (CARS) is a method of
laser imaging used in biomedical sci-
ence to directly observe DNA and the
other building blocks of life.
CARS works through triangulating
the unique resonant frequencies of
elements by emitting variable wave-
anthropology in peru: interesting
research being done by a Ku
graduate student // Kelsea ecKenroth
C.A.R.S.
// John Garfield
Campus & Town
smart people do smart things.
whaT do you know abouT...
says.
Te partnership will allow Peru-
vian students to obtain student visas
and come to the United States to take
courses that their universities dont
ofer due to lack of resources. KU
students interested in Latin America,
students wanting to study Quechua
(an indigenous language spoken in
South America that is ofered at KU)
and other languages, and students
wanting to go to one of the most bio-
diverse places in the world will be able
to do so.
For students interested in an-
thropology, the KU Ofce of Study
Abroad ofers a summer ethnographic
feld school in Peru. Te program
gives students the opportunity to
study in the Peruvian Upper Amazon.
Besides being an awesome learning
experience, Silverstein says the feld
school is an important part of form-
ing the relationship between KU and
the UNSM.
lengths of light, a method that both
preserves the sample and eliminates
unnecessary steps.
CARS has been around for a long
time, but its been developed based on
$300,000 laser systems that take up
large optical tables, Johnson says. Its
not a very usable method of micros-
copy for everyday clinical use it
requires a very specialized lab and a
system thats not portable.
By making use of a $156,000 grant
from the National Institutes of Health,
Johnson and Hui stand a chance to
revolutionize biomedicine and clinical
work by re-engineering CARS to ft
inside a shoebox. Te project, sched-
uled for completion by 2014, could
mainstream methods of DNA analysis
and testing previously available only
to the wealthiest and most prestigious
institutions.
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limiTs of opTiCal EnginEEring in pursuiT of ThE nExT lEvEl of
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Need an idea of what to get some-
one for a birthday, Valentines Day,
or just want to create a nice piece of
pottery for yourself? Seong Hyun
Moon, a freshman from Seoul, South
Korea, is looking for just that, and
Sunfre Ceramics is the place to go.
I want to make a vase for my friend,
because she loves fowers and needs
a place to put them, Moon says.
Sunfre Ceramics, 1002 New Hamp-
shire, ofers a wide range of pottery
products that ft students budgets.
One pottery project typically costs
less than $12, which includes the $4
painting fee. If there are more than
ten people in a group, the painting
fee is $3.
Cheryl Roth, owner of Sunfre
Ceramics, says painting mugs and
Jayhawks are the most popular
projects among KU students, and
that there are many projects available
for the upcoming Valentines Day
holiday. We have Valentines mugs,
Valentines frames, a variety of difer-
ent vases, heart plates, and some re-
ally cool candle holders and various
shapes of hearts, Roth says. Sample
designs and tools such as stencils,
stamps, sponges, and brushes are
provided, and staf members are
there to help with the painting pro-
cess. Afer painting, the staf will fre
the pottery in the kiln and have your
masterpiece ready to pick up in 3-5
days. Sunfre Ceramics is open Mon-
day and Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 6
p.m., Wednesday through Saturday
from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sundays
from 1 p.m. to 6p.m.
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DO
THIS...
WEAR
THIS...
Getting to class on a snowy day
just got a little easier with the help
of the ongoing trend of Wellington
boots. Girls, and even a few brave
men, have developed a love for these
classic rain boots. Not only are they a
stylish footwear option, but they are
also practical boot for those treacher-
ous winter days.
Te 1st Duke of Wellington, Ar-
thur Wellesley, popularized the Wel-
lington boot during the 19th century.
Tis new boot replaced the Hessian
boot, which needed to be worn with
breeches, since many men started
to wear trousers in the early 1800s.
During World War II, the Wellington
boot became a necessity for the Allied
soldiers because they had to work in
fooded conditions across Europe.
Tese thick and durable rubber boots
were a staple for warfare apparel.
Now, people not only wear these
boots to bear the weather, but also
to create a fashion statement. At
the 2005 Glastonbury festival in the
United Kingdom, Kate Moss once
again shocked people when she wore
her black Hunter rain boots with
cutof denim shorts. As much as this
was a practical outft due to the vast
amounts of mud at the music festival,
Moss stayed true to her iconic fashion
sense by pushing the boundaries with
rain boots.
If you are feeling brave and want
to weather the winter elements in
style, there are many diferent options
and types of Wellington boots. My
personal favorite is the classic Hunter
boot ($125) in the original green. I
dont know if I love them because
they keep my feet warm and dry dur-
ing those snowy days or if its because
Hunter has received a royal warrant
from HRH Te Duke Of Edinburgh
and HM Te Queen for their abil-
ity to keep important feet comfort-
able. Hunter also paired up with
the prominent London based shoe
company Jimmy Choo to create a
black wellie with a debossed crocodile
print ($425) for the fearless fashion
follower. A more afordable option
would be Urban Outftters Back-Zip
Rain Boot ($49 in the brass color) to
simulate the utilitarian chic trend.
Snow day or not, enduring the
winter weather just got more stylish
with these worthy wellies.

Just do it.
Sunfre Ceramics
hourS of operation:
Monday & tuesday: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sundays: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Wednesday - Saturday: 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Get it while its haute.
//Rachel Cheon
//lizzie Marx
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PLAY
Opposition to anti-piracy
bills known as the Stop Online
Piracy Act and the Protect IP
Act can defnitely reinforce a KU
students appreciation for free
online content. On Thursday,
Jan.19, the day after online pro-
tests against the anti-piracy bills,
I asked students in Anschutz
library and the Underground
about free online content they
enjoy.
I was on Twitter and they were talking
about the interesting facts that wed be
missing if we didnt have Wikipedia and a
lot of them are absolutely ridiculous. Also,
I usually keep up with sports and stuff on
the Internet. Id miss clips and upsets.
The coolest thing Ive seen on the Inter-
net lately is a replay of Thomas Robinsons
alley oop dunk from the Baylor game.
I just like reading online a bunch of
travel articles. I just read about the rudest
cities in America. I just think its really
funny to have access to something like
that.
Out & About:
// Sara Sneath
In the last week, I found free shipping
online for some clothing I was purchas-
ing.
I enjoy Gizmodo. Its pretty much a
gadget guide. It has information about
electronics, video games, and everything
else in the computer world.
The best thing Ive seen this week was a
video on Youtube about religion versus the
Bible; like you can have religion outside
of the Bible. It really opened up my eyes.
Me and my friends sat down afterward and
discussed this video for like hours. It was
very moving.
I watch a lot of Youtube videos, like the
shit someone says videos. Since Im
from Nebraska, theres like shit Nebras-
kans dont say. Id miss random videos
of animals being dubbed with peoples
voices. Also, me and my roommate watch
Pretty Little Liars on Hulu. If that wasnt
available, I dont know what I would do on
Tuesdays.
Salman Husain, a freshman from Wichita,
I like watching animal fght videos, like
tiger versus lion. In addition, Wikipedia is
my go-to study tool. Im not embarrassed
about that. Its pretty essential for me.
I was trying to do my homework
last night and I went to Wikipedia to fnd
an answer and I almost didnt know what
to do. I was like, Where do I go now for
the answer? I guess there are different
sources, but Wikipedia just has everything.
I use it for music facts, movie facts, just
anything and everything.
Students talk about SOPa and free internet content
Logan Gollogly, a senior from San Diego,
The blackout Google and Wikipedia just
did was actually very interesting as far
as the protests against SOPA. It was a
great
demonstration of social activism on-
line.
I like Wheelofunch.com. Its basically
a website where you go on and click
this spinny thing. You put in your zip
code and it spins around and tells you
a random place that you can go eat
lunch at. You can even pick the meal,
like breakfast or just coffee. Oh, and the
Dailypuppy.com: Every day they post a
new puppy. Thats my homepage.
I watch a lot of Colbert online, espe-
cially the recent election coverage. I
could see parts of Colbernation.com
being cut off.
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EAT
THIS...
Not a big fan of cofee? Drinking green
tea is another way for you to get your
cafeine fx instead of reaching for an un-
healthy can of Red Bull.
Green tea is my new obsession. It tastes
great, has cafeine, and is good for you. I
have switched to drinking tea instead of
cofee because I feel like cofee makes me
too jittery and hyper, says Lindsey Buck, a
senior from St. Louis.
Professor Marty Glenn, a nutritionist
from the Health Sport & Exercise Depart-
ment at the University of Kansas says,
Green tea is probably the healthiest way
to get your cafeine for the day. It contains
about 25 percent less cafeine than cofee,
so about 25 to 50 mg. While this is less caf-
feine than cofee, it is still enough to give
you a cafeine jolt. Not only does it keep
you focused while studying, but it also has
tremendous health benefts as well.
Studies show that green tea contains an-
tioxidants, which help boost your immune
system and fght of bad cells. Te antioxi-
dants in green tea are known as catechins,
which help prevent several types of cancer,
high cholesterol, weight gain, heart disease
and strokes.
PLAY
Food should be fun.
Thirsty for more?
//Lauren Shelly
//Lauren Shelly
To all you fellow Nutella lovers out there,
I have just recently joined the club because
of this dish. It is a simple recipe that you
can whip up in about 3 minutes. Simply
mix about 1/2 cup of Nutella with 1 cup
of yogurt. Refrigerate until serving. Once
your dip is chilled, you can enjoy it with
some fresh fruit, such as strawberries,
bananas, blueberries or apples. If you have
a sweet tooth, graham crackers and marsh-
mallows go well with it too.
Not only is this dish delicious, but it
is also a somewhat healthy snack when
paired with fresh fruit.
According the Hersheys and Nutella
product websites, Nutella has less fat,
calories and sodium than a Hersheys Milk
Chocolate Bar.
Professor Marty Glenn, a nutritionist
from the Health Sport & Exercise Depart-
ment at the University of Kansas says that
Nutella itself isnt signifcantly healthier
than regular chocolate, but it is made with
skim milk. Combining it with the non-fat
Greek yogurt defnitely makes the snack
healthier.
Non-fat plain Greek yogurt has a thick,
creamy and tangy texture without the
use of as much fat compared with regular
yogurts. Greek yogurt is also higher in
protein - another bonus.
Andrew Williams, a senior from Overland
Park, says, I have never tried Nutella be-
fore, but this recipe sounds very delectable,
especially paired with fruit and yogurt. I
wasnt sure about the plain yogurt that was
used, but it turned out to taste really good
with the chocolate and hazelnut spread.
What you need to make this dish:
Nutella
Plain non-fat Greek yogurt
Fresh fruit (strawberries, bananas, blueberries, apples)
Graham crackers and marshmallows (optional)
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DRINK THIS...
Cynthia Sass, a dietician from Shape
magazine says, Tea is tied to better bone
density, slower bone loss, a stronger im-
mune system and a reduction in belly fat.
Regular tea drinkers also have a 20 to 30
percent lower risk of heart disease and 40
to 60 percent lower risk of stroke.
Glenn also says, People with heart dis-
ease have been known to drink about two
to four cups a day in order to keep those
rates down.
So, start your day of with a cup of hot
green tea your body will thank you in the
long run.
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DRINK THIS...
EAT THIS...
PLAY
For non-alcoholic drinks, many
people drink coffee, hot chocolate,
smoothies, hot teas, or soda. Be-
sides these beverages, there is an-
other kind of non-alcoholic drink
available in Lawrence. Bubble
teas, also known as boba milk
teas, typically contain a tea base
such as oolong tea or black tea and
are mixed with milk and various
favors like green tea, taro, al-
monds, and honeydew.. Rick Gan,
a junior from Seremban, Malaysia,
enjoys the wide range of different
favors bubble teas come in and
has them as much as three times
a week sometimes. You never
really get tired of them, Gan
says. In these milky teas, there are
bubbles, or pearls, which are dark
chewy balls made from gluten-free
tapioca starch, that make bubble
teas so addicting.
Kevin Song, a junior from Los
Angeles, says even though he is
not really a tea person, he enjoys
some good milk tea if it goes well
with the pearls. The pearls taste
good when you add it into milk
tea, and its also fun to chew on
them, says Song. Bubble teas are
available in several places includ-
ing House of Cha
(21 West Ninth St.),
Encore Cafe (1007
Massachusetts), Zen
Zero (811 Massa-
chusetts), and Little
Saigon Caf (1524B
W. 23rd St.). Bubble
teas typically come
in 16 ounce servings
and cost between
$3-5. Try these fun,
bubbly drinks with
friends, on a date, or
on the go.
Bubble Tea
The Best Hangover Food: Pho
//Rachel Cheon
ContRibuted Photo
The morning after a fun night
can be quite unpleasant with
headaches, nausea, and dehydra-
tion. You may turn to pizza or
hamburger for help, but for some
students, nothing beats pho as the
cure for hangover. Steamy pho
broth takes care of the thirst, and
//Rachel Cheon
alleviates pain and nausea from
the hangover. Hyung Jin, a senior
from Lenexa, is one of those stu-
dents. The broth really takes care
of any nausea. It calms my stom-
ach down after a night of throwing
up, Jin says.
Pho is a nutritious, low-calorie
masterpiece made of rice noodles,
beef, chicken, meatballs, various
herbs and vegetables in beef broth
that has been simmered for seven
to 10 hours. Steve Nguyen, owner
and chef at Little Saigon Caf
(1524B W. 23rd St.), says that pho
is the most popular dish among
KU students at his restaurant.
9 out of 10 students want pho,
Nguyen says.
Although many enjoy having
pho as a hangover food, Nguyen
says pho is good for any occa-
sion. Its good for anytime of the
day. Its a very healthy food with
natural ingredients and no artifcial
stuff in it, Nguyen says.
Regular sized bowls are $6.50,
and larger bowls are $7.50 to
$8.50. Unfortunately, Little Saigon
Caf is closed on Sundays, so
you will have to take care of your
hangover from Saturday nights
some other way, but for those
hangovers from Friday nights, try
pho. Your body will thank you.
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Food should be fun.
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I stood to the right side of my mother,
shivering from the cold. My black and
pink tanktop dress hit my knees and my
high heels would have shown brave toes
had they not been buried in the snow. My
mom was getting married in Lake Tahoe,
Nevada, and we were standing outside,
rubbing bare shoulders with the cold.
To say that I was annoyed standing
shin-deep in snow is a gross understate-
ment. Te fact that this was just another
one of my mothers marriages could have
added to the frustration because, lets be
honest, the last thing I envisioned while
growing up was being a bridesmaid at
my mothers wedding. Again. And Again.
And again.
At any of these weddings I would have
probably been scolded for having a glass
of wine but chugging an entire bottle was
exactly what I wanted to do when I saw
my moms sealing kiss with my diferent
stepdads.
Te reasons for the multiple mar-
riages are extensive, but allow me to state
the obvious: my mom is beautiful. She
doesnt wear makeup, and at a year shy
from 50, she doesnt look a day past 35.
Shes charming. She picks things up quick.
For instance, afer my father (a complete
jock and her frst husband) and she got
divorced, she quickly became engaged to
a Texan where she complemented that
relationship with Southern food and a
dusty old pair of cowboy boots that she
had since high school.
Tey never ofcially got married,
and afer they broke of the engagement,
she packed up our childhood home and
headed for California. My oldest brother
and sister moved with her, but my other
sister and I stayed in Sterling with my
father because we thought California was
full of dirty hippies.
Tere she met an Italian man who
loved fne dining, so she became an
expert on wine and Italian dishes in about
24 hours. Seriously. Shes brilliant with
this stuf.
Not long afer her stint in California
(about nine years) was she divorced and
moving back to Kansas. She settled in
Hutchinson, but it didnt take long before
she was engaged, yet again, to my current
stepdad who owned a farm in the middle-
of-nowhere America. Do I even need to
tell you that she learned how to break a
horse within a few months? Or how the
chickens eat out of her hands and the
garden will produce sweet potatoes just
by her looking at it?
At frst I didnt exactly understand why
my mom had so many relationships. I
was a child, and the sanctity of marriage
came far down the list of my priorities.
But when I got into college and the phone
calls regarding her new relationships be-
came the hot topic, I began to take a long
look at how these marriages had afected
me. So I began the unwinding of my
mother at the place that made the most
sense: in Chilis over chips, guacamole
and beers with my father, her frst and
longest husband.
My dad and my mom stayed married
for 18 years afer dating all four years of
high school. My dad was quarterback of
the football team and my mom was the
prettiest girl in school. You know, that
speak
// Bre roach
Third
Time's
A Charm
bull crap. My dads cool. I mean that. My
dad can probably beat you at beer pong
and throw a football farther than you
and fgure out whats wrong with your
car, later fxing it with his eyes closed. He
had his legs stretched out in the booth so
his frame was forming an L-shape in the
restaurant when I asked him what the hell
was up with my mom. His response went
a little something like this, Well, Bre-
anna, I have no idea.
Brilliant. Not only did she have us all
mixed up, but the one man shed been
with for a majority of her life was just as
clueless as their kids. Even though my
dads advice was just as cheap as the beer
he drinks, I fnally started to come to
some conclusions myself.
First of, I do not think my mother is
a bad person. I dont think my mother is
a crazy person. In fact, all I know is that I
am thankful for watching her go through
these marriages and engagements so that
I can learn through them. I used to wear
my moms red high heels when I was little.
I used to play in her fngernail polish and
look at her romance novels covers in ut-
ter confusion/amazement. Like every girl,
I wanted to be just like her, but I know
that I will not copycat her when it comes
to (continually) tying the knot.
Te way these relationships afected
me as a child was anything but healthy.
Since my stepfathers families were quick-
ly moving in and out of my life, I became
desensitized to permanent goodbyes. I
got really good at ridding myself of past
step-siblings or stepdads. It took me until
college to really feel the impact of missing
the people that I had once shared a home
with. With time I have learned the correct
way to address a close relationship that
requires a permanent goodbye.
When I settle down, I want it to be for
good. I dont want a trial-run. In my eyes,
thats what dating is for, and throughout
that dating time, you pick out what you
know you are and arent looking for until
you fnd someone that will be compatible
with you in many aspects. If it takes me
until Im 49 to fnd someone that I get
along with darn near perfectly, then so be
it. But I can assure you that I will not be
on my fourth husband by the time half
my life is over. Who knows, I may just be
a bachelorette for the rest of my life and
adopt.
The last thing I
envisioned while
growing up was
being a bridesmaid
at my mothers wed-
ding. Again. And
Again. And again.
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speak
The frst sign I had
that something was
wrong was when I
was 15 and a sopho-
more in high school.
While getting ready for school, I blacked
out in the shower at my house and woke
up with a massive headache. Te water
was still streaming over me as I sat up
wondering what the hell just happened.
Afer several minutes of sitting in the
bottom of the shower, I snapped out of
my daze, got out, and crawled back to
bed. I stayed there all day instead of going
to school. Little did I know the next day
would change my life forever.
I still felt like crap, but attempted
to tough it out at school the next day.
My English teacher, Ms. Nunley, knew
something was wrong when she saw me.
I was pale and missing about 20 pounds
that disappeared before I returned to
school. She followed me into the hallway
afer I asked to get a drink. Chris, are
you feeling all right? she said. You look
like youve lost a lot of weight. I told her I
was fne and that I just needed a drink of
water, but she didnt buy it. She forced me
to go to the nurse. From there, I went to
my doctor and was then on my way to the
hospital with Type 1 diabetes, which, ac-
cording to the Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation, 15,000 children and teens are
diagnosed each year.
A few hours afer being sent to the
nurse, I was checked into a room at
Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Te
doctors were having a hard time fgur-
ing out how I wasnt in a coma with my
extremely high blood sugar. Te average
persons blood sugar ranges from 70-150;
mine was 921, which means the cells in
my body werent getting the sugar they
needed for energy and were devouring
my fat and muscles like a microscopic
version of Pac Man. Eating real food was
not an option, so I was given a steady diet
of ice chips whenever I was hungry. Eat-
ing at this point would have just thrown
more sugar into my bloodstream, making
my condition even worse. Te ice chips,
along with 15 bags of saline, were acted
like a system fusher to help bring my
blood sugar down.
When I was diagnosed with Type 1
diabetes, I had no clue what it was. But I
later found out that its a genetic disease
when your pancreas stops making insu-
lin. Imagine your cell as a door and the
insulin as a key and diabetes is like losing
that key. Without the key, your cells cant
obtain sugar and will devour everything
they can fnd until you die. How I man-
aged to get this disease is still a mystery
in my family. Nobody on either my mom
or dads side can fgure out who had it. Its
as if it popped up out of thin air and now
Im stuck with it.
For me, this means I have to inject
insulin fve to six times a day and have
to check my blood sugar by pricking my
fngers. I even have to be able to look
at a plate of food and know how much
insulin Im going to need for that meal. I
used to have to look up all of my food in a
book that the hospital gave me to see how
much insulin is required for each food
item, but now I can just eyeball it and take
what I think is the right amount. Trust
me, it sucks.
Afer I was discharged from the hos-
pital, depression rapidly set in. I began to
feel like I couldnt go anywhere without
being looked at like some monster. I felt
the need to hide myself when taking my
medication just to keep others from star-
ing at me like some drug addict. I had this
feeling that the world and even God was
against me. I know now that I was being
completely close-minded and assumed
way too much about what others thought,
but can you blame me? For the frst few
months, I stared at the walls in my room
repeating questions like Why me God?
and What did I do to deserve this? I
had thought that having this disease was
worse enough, but I didnt think how it
would afect my family until I had low
blood sugar late one night.
I had never said anything bad to my
parents, but that changed when I woke up
one night and had to deal with low blood
sugar. When experiencing low blood
sugar, you tend to get really agitated and
can only think about stufng your face
to get rid of the weird feeling. All I can
remember is me telling my mom Until
you have been through the shit Ive had
to go through, dont act like you know me
or anything about me. I quickly realized
the severity of my words when my dad
ran downstairs to confront me. He said
what did you say to my wife? Te night
ended with my parents and I sitting in
their room as I cried my eyes out talking
about how much I hated my life because
of this disease.
Afer that night, I decided I couldnt
go on like this. From that moment on,
I simply decided to stop caring about
what others think anymore. I had let my
assumptions of what I believed people
thought of me consume my head and
it was dragging me down. It took some
time, but I eventually convinced myself
to take the shit happens approach to
life. I was done dwelling on how my life
was supposed to be and told myself to get
over it.
Having diabetes has taught me how to
confront my problems and how to deal
with them. Now, when a problem comes
up, I just see it as another thing I need to
deal with as opposed to freaking out like
I would when I was frst diagnosed. Te
most important thing Ive learned from
having this disease is responsibility. I have
to take my medicine every day and at
certain times. If I dont, I could lose my
eyesight, my feet, my hands, my arms,
and I could even die. When you have
those kinds of consequences, you force
yourself to be responsible.
So, in the long run, this disease de-
veloped my coping skills. Now I just roll
with the punches and I no longer blame
God. And in a sense, Im kind of happy
about it. Dont get me wrong, having to
take six shots a day really sucks, but in the
grand scheme of things, its made me a
stronger person.
Syringe:
a diabetic vs.
the world
// Chris Neal
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