2009-12-03

Jayplay
life. and how to have one.

December 3, 2009
food among friends
The company you keep can affecT
The way you eaT
all about asexuality
how The orienTaTion fiTs inTo
The sexualiTy specTrum
A Saturday night with

SafeRide and SafeBus
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Jayplay
December 3, 2009 // volume 7, issue 14
* Cover and table of contents photos by Adam Buhler
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Better safe than sorry
Behind the scenes with SafeRide
and SafeBus
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Why dont we do it on the road?
Rock band State Radio brings a helping hand
to Lawrence
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No money? No problems
Will that diploma make you any dough?
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Rising above
Writer Hannah DeClerk comes to terms
with her height
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POKER PUB
Conroys Pub, 6 p.m. &
9 p.m., free, all ages
THE JUNKYARD JAZZ BAND
The American Legion, 7 p.m.,
free, all ages
TRIVIUM / CHIMAIRA /
WHITECHAPEL
The Beaumont Club,
7:30 p.m., $19.50-$21.50,
all ages
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
Woodruff Auditorium,
8 p.m., free-$3, 17+
JAY NASH / CAITLIN CROSBY /
CROSBY LOGGINS
The Bottleneck, 9 p.m.,
all ages
OH OK /
SUEDE BY PERFECTION /
JAPANESE GAME SHOW
The Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., $3,
21+
AUDACITY
The Replay Lounge,
10 p.m., $2, 21+
NEON DANCE PARTY
The Jackpot Music Hall,
10 p.m., $1-$5, 18+
CINDERELLA
Lawrence Community
Theatre, 7:30 p.m., all ages
AMERICANA HOLIDAY SHOW
Lawrence Arts Center,
7:30 p.m., $5-$10, all ages
BLEEDING KANSAS
DODGEBALL OPEN PLAY
Community Building,
7:45 p.m., free, all ages
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
8 p.m., free-$3, 17+
JACOB FRED JAZZ ODYSSEY /
PANDA RESISTANCE
$11-$13, all ages
RETRO DANCE PARTY
Wildes Chateau 24, 9 p.m.,
$3-$5, 18+
DISCO WITH DJ PARLE AND
THE REVOLVER CREW DJS
Fatsos, 9 p.m., free-$3, 21+
BIG GIGANTIC / SOMASPHERE
10 p.m., $10-$12, 18+
HYBRID MOMENTSSS
WITH IGGY BABY
The Eighth St. Taproom, 1
0 p.m., $3, 21+
RAS NEVILLE
AND THE KINGSTONIANS
21+
POKER PUB
Conroys Pub, 6 p.m. &
THE WILDERS HOLIDAY
HOEDOWN
Liberty Hall, 7 p.m., $10,
all ages
DISTRACTED
Inge Theatre, 7:30 p.m.,
$10-$15, all ages
CINDERELLA
Lawrence Community
Theatre, 7:30 p.m., all ages
INGLORIOUS BASTERDS
8 p.m., $2-$3, 17+
RICK SPRINGFIELD
The Midland Theater,
8 p.m., $37.75-$77.75, all
ages
EMMITT NERSHI BAND /
DEADMAN FLATS
The Granada, 9 p.m., $12,
all ages
THE DACTYLS / LANDING ON
THE MOON
The Jackpot Music Hall, 10
p.m., $6-$8, 18+
BAND THAT SAVED
THE WORLD
21+
POKER PUB
The Pool Room, 7 p.m. &
10 p.m., free, 21+
SMACKDOWN TRIVIA
The Bottleneck, 7:30 p.m.,
free-$5, 18+
85TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY
VESPERS
The Lied Center, 7:30 p.m.,
$10-$12.50, all ages
DARIUS RUCKER
The Midland Theater,
8 p.m., $35-$55, all ages
JACKPOT HOLIDAY SIP &
SHOP
DISTRACTED
$10-15, all ages
STUCK!
all ages
ORIGINAL MUSIC MONDAYS
all ages
CHOMP WOMP FAMILY NIGHT
The Eighth St. Taproom,
10 p.m., $3, 21+
SYMPHONIC BAND AND
UNIVERSITY BAND
The Lied Center, 7:30 p.m.,
$10-$15, all ages
DISTRACTED
$10-15, all ages
TUESDAY NITE SWING
Kansas Union, 8 p.m., free,
all ages
BRAINVILLE TRIVIA
Johnnys Tavern West,
THE DUTCHESS & THE DUKE /
GREG ASHLEY (OF GRIS GRIS)
The Replay Lounge,
10 p.m., $2-$3, 21+
UNDEROATH / AUGUST
BURNS RED / EMERY
The Granada, 6 p.m.,
$20-$23, all ages
WHAT WOULD JESUS BUY?
all ages
POKER PUB
The Pool Room, 7 p.m. &
10 p.m., free, 21+
DISTRACTED
$10-15, all ages
DOLLAR BOWLING
Royal Crest Bowling Lanes,
9 p.m., $1, all ages
ACOUSTIC OPEN JAM
The Jazzhaus, 10 p.m.,
$2, 21+
WE ARE COUNTRY MICE /
LONNIE FISHER & THE MOBILE
SPIRITS
The Replay Lounge,
10 p.m., $3, 21+
KIOSK BENEFIT
The Eighth St. Taproom,
10 p.m., $3, 21+
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The Bottleneck
737 New Hampshire St.
The Jackpot Music Hall
943 Massachusetts St.
The Jazzhaus
926 1/2 Massachusetts St.
Community Building
115 W. 11th St.
Lawrence Arts Center
The Granada
The Eighth St. Taproom
The Replay Lounge
The Pool Room
925 Iowa St.
Wildes Chateau 24
2412 Iowa St.
Duffys
2222 W. 6th St.
Conroys Pub
3115 W. 6th St., Ste. D
The Midland Theater
1228 Main St.
Kansas City, Mo.
venues //
wednesday, dec. 9th
editors note //
I remember be-
ing really excited to
start real school.
I was born with
severe hearing
problems and at-
tended a pre-school for hearing-impaired kids
from about age 3. But when I got to be main-
streamed into a public kindergarten class, I was
ecstatic to get to be with the normal kids.
Feeling good in my favorite denim dress, I
jumped of the normal bus to go into the normal
school to be exuberantly accepted by all the nor-
mal kids or so I expected.
Unfortunately, it didnt quite pan out this way.
What I didnt know till years of social ostraciza-
tion later was that I entered school cursed with a
triple threat to any and all possible popularity.
First of, I had to wear hearing aids, which, in
the 1990s, were dinosaurs compared to the sleek,
feedback-free models of today. On top of that, I
was already able to read and so became the geeky
teachers pet a role I played very well with my
super-thick glasses and chubby frame. And did
I mention I was the shortest kid in the class? I
was doomed from day one; I might as well have
been the kid who ate paste.
Like writer Hannah DeClerk, I went through
school assuming something was diferent
and therefore, by middle school social stan-
dards, wrong about me as I continued to
self-consciously hide my real personality be-
hind painfully awkward shyness.
But like many fellow socially anxious nerds
before me, I eventually survived high school.
And I even made it to college, where, gradu-
ally at frst, something amazing happened I
started to relax.
Today, Im 21 years old and still awkward as
hell. But Ive fnally begun to accept that, even
if I am diferent in some way, theres nothing
wrong with me. Im always going to be awk-
ward and shy and even a little bit weird but
thats OK; thats just who I am.
Check out Hannahs essay on page 15 about
how she came to accept herself as she grew up
as the tallest girl in her class.
Perhaps we all could use a dose of self-accep-
tance to help us with our self-consciousness.
// ALEX GARRISON, ASSOCIATE EDITOR
EDITOR // Sean Rosner
ASSOCIATE EDITOR // Alex Garrison
DESIGNERS // Laura Fisk, Liz Schulte
CONTACT // Mia Iverson, Hailey Osterhaus
HEALTH // Kirsten Hudson, Amy Johnson
MANUAL // Francesca Chambers,
Patrick De Oliveira, Andrea Olsen
NOTICE // Hannah DeClerk, Kelci Shipley,
Valerie Skubal
PLAY // Sarah Bluvas, Zach Getz,
Jake Lerman
CONTRIBUTORS // Mike Anderson, Taylor
Brown, Amber Jackson, Chelsea Johnson,
KJHK music staff, Sasha Lund, Landon Mc-
Donald, Abby Olcese, Brett Phillippe, Nicolas
Roesler, Amanda Sorell
CREATIVE CONSULTANT // Carol Holstead
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HEALTH
thats disgusting // SHOWERHEADS
dude. gross.
// KIRSTEN HUDSON
Photo illustration by Kirsten Hudson
Bathing in bacteria: Showerheads can be a perfect
spot for growing bacteria.
During your daily shower, you probably
dont expect to get a face full of bacteria when
you turn on the water, but that might be exactly
whats spraying out of the showerhead.
A study conducted by researchers at the
University of Colorado at Boulder tested the
bioflm (the scummy stuf on the inside of the
showerhead) of 45 showerheads in nine cities
across the country. Te experiment found that
levels of bacteria were 100 times higher on the
bioflm than in pre-shower water.
Te inside of a showerhead is moist,
warm and dark the perfect place for
bacteria to grow. Some of the bacteria the
researchers found were what you would
normally expect to see in soil and water, says
Laura Baumgartner, one of the researchers
of the study. But the researchers also found
Mycobacterium avium, a harmful bacteria that
can cause respiratory diseases and infections
in people with weakened immune systems, as
well as the elderly.
Fortunately the bacteria probably wont
harm the majority of healthy people. If
youre still worried about germy showerheads,
Baumgartner suggests letting the water blast
for about 30 seconds before stepping into the
shower. Because some of the particles are small
enough to inhale, this will give the bacteria time
to spray out and dissipate.
Changing your showerhead every six months
would also decrease the level of germs because
it takes about six months for enough harmful
bacteria to build up. If youre using a plastic
showerhead, consider switching to a metal one
because germs stick better to plastics than metals,
Baumgartner says. Or just skip the shower
altogether and take a bath.
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// KIRSTEN HUDSON
Choosing a healthy salad or a greasy
cheeseburger (with extra bacon) for dinner may
seem to depend on your mood, but you may also
be ordering based on the person sitting across
from you.
A study published in Te Journal of Consumer
Research in August found that people eat more
when dining with a skinny person who eats a lot
than with an obese person who overeats.
Te study observed how much food
participants (undergraduate women from the
University of British Columbia) put on their
plates after watching either a skinny or an obese
person load up frst. Te experiment found that
participants mimicked the behavior of the skinny
person when she took both small and large
portions and did the opposite of the obese
person.
How much we eat often has more to do with
social and environmental cues than with feeling
full, says Nancy Hamilton, associate professor of
psychology. And we often imitate others eating
habits unconsciously.

WEIGHT-OBSESSED CULTURE
Te results of the study may also refect our
culture where thin is in.
Most people dont pursue obesity as a goal,
but a lot of people do work to get thinner,
says Darren Dahl, applied marketing research
professor at the University of British Columbia
and one of the authors of the study. People may
mimic a slim persons behavior because they see
thinness as desirable, he says.
Photo illustration by Jerry Wang
Finger-lickin good? Studies show many factors can contribute to the amount you eat, including not just your
mood but also whom you eat with, how large your plate and portions are and how aware you are how many
calories youve eaten.
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STUFFING
FACE
YOUR
With stick-thin celebrities and scrawny models
on TV and in magazines, people probably do try
to follow their example, says Meredith Chait,
Chicago freshman.
People tend to imitate others not just with
eating, but in any type of consumer behavior
whether thats buying this seasons plaid shirt or
not ordering dessert. Women and girls especially
feel pressure to follow others behavioral patterns,
says Brent McFerran, assistant professor of
marketing at the University of British Columbia
and one of the authors of the study.

A SOCIAL SETTING

Often, eating turns into a social experience.
And people use diferent eating habits when they
eat by themselves or in a group frequently
eating more with a group. Just look at
Tanksgiving, Dahl says.
Te comfort level of the people you eat with
also afects how you eat. No one wants to be the
only person in a group of 10 to order dessert,
McFerran says.
Although Kori Talbott, Kansas City, Kan.,
senior, considers herself a healthy eater, she tends
to eat more unhealthy foods with family and
friends because she doesnt worry about them
judging her.
Next time your friends decide to supersize their
meals, think about it before you load up, too. Or
at least you can blame them for it, right?
PLATE SIZE
Different plate sizes change how much you
eat. A smaller plate makes the same portion
look bigger, which helps you feel full faster.
But using a bigger plate when serving
yourself means youre going to pile on the
food and eat more because of it.

PORTION SIZE
The more food on your plate, the more
youre going to eat before feeling full. Eat-
ing is an evolutionary adaptive trait, says
OTHER FACTORS THAT AFFECT HOW MUCH YOU EAT
Nancy Hamilton, associate professor of
psychology. Our ancestors ate what was
there and consumed as much as they could
at that time because the food wouldnt
always be there, she says.

AWARENESS
People are generally oblivious to how much
theyre eating, Hamilton says. Studies have
found that people underestimate the num-
ber of calories theyre consuming in a meal
by about 500 calories, she says.
CONTACT
Alone at the table: Asexuality, characterized as a lack of desire to have sex, is a little-known and commonly
misunderstood sexual orientation.
Photo illustration by Alex Bonham-Carter
Asexuality is an often overlooked sexual orientation
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LETS TALK ABOUT
SEX,BABY
AND NOT HAVING IT ... EVER
In a sexually charged society, the conventional
wisdom stands that sex is usually on our minds
at some point in the day. But Devin Moss, 2009
graduate, hardly ever thinks about sex. He has
no desire to have sex with anyone, and he has
completely sworn of penetrative sex. Te only
time he thinks about sex is when hes trying to
explain his sexuality. He says most people dont
understand him, and they dont believe that he
isnt straight, gay, bisexual or any other part of the
LGBT community.
Moss identifes as a gay asexual, or, as he likes to
call it, a same-gender-loving man. But no matter
how hard Moss tries to explain his sexuality,
he says the majority of people just dont get it.
Asexuality is a mystery to many people today, but
it is slowly starting to gain attention.
Dennis Detweiler, Lawrence social worker
and sex therapist, says asexuality can be better
understood by thinking of all sexuality as a
spectrum. At one far end of the spectrum is
hypersexuality, or a stronger-than-average interest
and desire for sex, he says. Asexuality refers to
a sexual phenomenon at the other end of the
spectrum that is characterized by an absence
of sexual interest, desire, feelings or sexual
attractions.
Asexuality may be the sexual orientation some
people identify with, but it still hasnt been added
to the growing sexual orientation acronym. Te
term LGBT has recently expanded to sometimes
include an I for intersexed, and a Q for
queer or questioning, but there is no letter
for asexuals. Moss sometimes feels a bit left out
of the community. For me its more or less just
trying to get people to understand I dont have to
do what they do, Moss says. I feel like Ive been
excluded because people dont understand.
Saida Bonifeld, Lawrence graduate student and
LGBT Resource Center coordinator, says asexuals
will probably never be included in the acronym.
She says the acronym is based on sexuality, or
attraction to other people. Even transsexuality
may not ft under the acronym because thats
more about gender than sexuality. Asexuality
would fall underneath the word queer.
Because queer is often seen as an all-
encompassing label, Moss doesnt have a problem
with ftting in this large category. But he would
rather have people understand asexuality. When
another orientation, such as gay, precedes
asexuality, it is used to further explain the
sexuality. A gay-asexual such as Moss is a male
asexual person who is physically, but mostly
emotionally, attracted to other men. People will
often think asexuals dont have the ability to be
attracted to any gender but Moss says this isnt
true because he is attracted to men, he just does
not have the desire to have sex with them.
I am attracted to males but not women,
Moss says. Te thing I like about guys is that
theres a connection, an unspoken connection.
Guys just get it. With females, you have to
explain yourself a little bit more, he says. Moss
idea of a perfect relationship would include a
loyal partner and children. Te relationship
// HAILEY OSTERHAUS
would be about enjoying each others company
and helping each other raise a healthy family. Its
about doing everything without the pressure in
the bedroom.
When people dont believe that asexuals such as
Moss are truly uninterested in the act of sex, they
automatically assume that they are repressing their
true sexuality, or that they experienced some sort
of childhood trauma. It is also said that they have
a psychological disorder. Similarly, homosexuality
was listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
as a psychological disorder until it was removed in
1973. Although asexuality isnt listed, assuming
that asexuals have been psychologically disrupted
may be completely false.
Some people believe sexual orientation is
socially constructed as people age. Moss does
not believe this. Ever since he can remember, hes
never felt a desire for sex. During high school he
did have sex with boyfriends, but because it was
undesirable for him, his hormones didnt go crazy
like every other teenage boy. It was fne, I just
didnt get anything out of it, he says.
Some asexuals have come to fnd an online
social network called asexuality.org. Moss says
he didnt know what his orientation was until he
visited this site. I used to ask myself, Am I the
only one? But when I visited this site, everything
just clicked, Moss says.
David Jay, the creator of asexuality.org, was a
guest on multiple talk shows in 2006. On Te
View he was asked why he felt the need to organize
and replied, We need to organize because its
not being talked about. Co-host Star Jones shot
back, But if youre not having sex, whats there
to talk about?
Moss and many other asexual people say
there is plenty to talk about because they are still
being ignored and misunderstood because of the
ignorance of others. Tere are many questions
that have been unanswered about asexuality, so
educate yourself, and visit asexuality.org.
SEXUALITIES YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW EXISTED
Monosexuality A person attracted to just
one sex or gender.
Pansexuality A gender-blind sexuality.
Pansexuals do not take gender or sex into
consideration when deciding whom they
are attracted to.
Polysexuality Polysexuals do not favor
just one sex and refuse to be called bi-
sexual because it refers to only two sexes
or genders. Polysexuals do not see sex and
gender as an either/or classifcation.
Pomosexuality Pomo, referring to post-
modernism, combined with sexuality to de-
scribe someone who avoids being labeled
with a sexual orientation.
CONTACT
// MIA IVERSON
catch of the week // ANDREW LEICHT
our weekly peek at a fsh in the KU sea.
Ideal date: Flying to a city neither one of us has
been to before, exploring the city together
historical markings and other random stuf.
Main hobbies: I enjoy reading all kinds of
genres, but mainly non-fction. Anything to do
hometown: St. Louis
year: Senior
major: Architectural engineering
interested in: Women
Photo by Mia Iverson
with physics and cosmology. I like to learn
things and acquire knowledge.
Getaway: I take trips. My roommates and I
just went to Boulder for fall break.
Favorite quote: No worries, as said by
every Aussie Ive ever met. Its a good way to
live life.
Favorite food: Pasta, although I do like all
kinds of food.
Major turn on: A girl who can carry a
conversation. I dont care much for boring
people or awkward silences.
Major turn of: Smoking because its
disgusting and not a good habit to have.
Dream job: Travel writer for Lonely Planet
or Frommers. Why not get paid to do what I
love? I like meeting new people and exploring
new places.
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// MIKE ANDERSON
Relationship researcher Mike Anderson tackles the sticky world
of relationship advice, one weekly Jayplay column at a time
kansas in heat (print edition) // CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
*THE OPINIONS OF THIS COLUMNIST DO NOT NECESSAR-
ILY REFLECT THE VIEWS OF JAYPLAY. KANSAS IN HEAT IS
NOT TO BE CONSIDERED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFES-
SIONAL HELP.
Mike Anderson, Dellwood, Minn., graduate stu-
dent, is the host of Kansas in Heat, a talk show
about sex and relationships that airs Wednes-
days at 8 p.m. on KJHK, 90.7fm and at kjhk.org.
Q: Sometimes when my boyfriend and I get
into arguments, hell interrupt me and I dont
know how to deal with it. I have no idea how
to really approach the issue without sounding
rude, but at the same time I feel like it is so
rude for him to interrupt in the frst place. Any
suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
A: What concerns me most with the scenario you
speak of is the ratio of equality being shown in
your romantic relationship.
One of the biggest predictors of whether a
relationship is going to strive or break up is
perceived equality is there an equal amount of
listening and self-disclosure in the relationship?
Do both sides do an equal amount of chores and
tasks in the relationship? Do both people get an
equal amount of sexual rewards, or is it just that
one person gives and the other person receives? If
someone is a chronic interrupter and has problems
with listening, that is a major red fag.
About 65 percent of the variance in the
intimacy we get from a relationship comes from
self-disclosure and listening activities. Tis means
that while your partner doesnt have to self-
disclose when you do, you would at least like
them to listen to you and give you support. Tat
is a major reason why we engage in romantic
relationships the physical and emotional
wellbeing and warmth that we get from another
when he or she gives us support and listens to
us. If your boyfriend is always interrupting you,
I would question how good of a listener he really
is. And if he is always hogging the conversation
and not allowing you to speak, then the ratio
of equality when it comes to communication is
going to be way of.
You also say that your boyfriend interrupts
you during confict. Tat is another red fag.
Studies have shown that it is not necessarily the
resolution of the confict that you come to, but
how you manage the confict that really predicts
relational outcomes. Couples who use sarcasm,
fght dirty, have major emotional outbreaks and
interrupt each other may not have the best confict
management strategies, and therefore confict will
more often hurt the relationship instead of help
it grow.
In dealing with this problem, I recommend a
direct approach. Confront your boyfriend (not
when you are actually in confict) and let him
know your complete and honest feelings about
his interrupting. Try to use as many positive
comments and remain as calm as you can. Frame
the conversation in a productive manner; tell him
you are trying to build a stronger relationship
between the two of you, and having a difcult
conversation such as this will help.
Confict management and listening are two
variables that have major efects on your intimacy
and relational satisfaction. If you are not satisfed
with either of those key variables, then you need
to have an honest and productive talk. And how
your boyfriend responds to that talk will tell you
all you need to know about his intent to make the
relationship work.
Heres to happy communicating.
If you have a question youd like answered in
the Kansas in Heat print edition, please e-mail
it to kansasinheat@yahoo.com.
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FEATURE
// WORDS BY ANDREA OLSEN, PHOTOS BY ADAM BUHLER
Its 10:30 on a Saturday night, and all three
phone lines are already fashing. Aaron sits at a
small desk in a trailer surrounded by papers, a
computer, a phone and a radio. Tere is barely
enough room to walk and with three people
inside, the trailer seems packed to capacity. Aaron
takes a deep breath and picks up the phone. Its
just the beginning.
SafeRide, he says. He winces and holds the
receiver away from his ear; the student on the
other side must be somewhere loud. He hates
when people call from bars or noisy parties because
its more difcult to hear the caller. He patiently
listens and deciphers where the caller is, how
many people need a ride and the destination.
A car will be there in about 25 minutes. Have
a great evening, he says before hanging up. He
logs the information on a sheet of paper, flling
in the addresses and the call time. Tis is just the
frst ride of the night; by 2:30 a.m. he will have
flled in almost 120 rides.
He picks up the handset and contacts a driver,
who will pick up the passengers in a Toyota
Prius and take them home. Ten the cycle starts
over again: Answer the phone, get the necessary
information, log it, relay it to the drivers.
SafeRide is a free service available to all KU
students who need a safe way home whether
its from campus, a bar, a party, etc. Te program
operates seven nights a week between 10:30 p.m.
and 2:30 a.m. Te average wait time for SafeRide
is 30 minutes, but on very busy nights it can be
up to an hour. Last year the program had close to
20,000 successful passenger trips. SafeRide wont
take you from party to party; it is strictly enforced
that you are getting a ride home and sometimes
SafeRide and SafeBus provide an often-unappreciated service
to students
BETTER
SAFE
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a proof of residency is required. Tough some
students oppose this, the drivers must enforce
the policy because they are liable for all their
passengers.
Te lights continue to fash and Aaron picks
up the next call. Te student is near 14th and
Tennessee streets and is looking to get back to
the dorms. Aaron pulls out a map and checks the
routes. He explains to the caller that he can take
SafeBus, which will pick him up at the nearest
stop and drop him on Daisy Hill. When the
caller protests, Aaron calmly explains that the bus
runs every 20 minutes, making it faster and more
convenient for his situation.
SafeBus is another program designed to
provide students a ride home. Tree bus routes
yellow, blue and red cover all of campus and
many student neighborhoods. SafeBus operates
the same hours, but only Friday and Saturday
nights. Te program started in 2007, and has
signifcantly lowered call volume for SafeRide.
Last year SafeBus had 24,000 passenger trips.
An hour into his Saturday evening Aaron is
joined by Sam Schlageck, his supervisor. Tey
trade of duties Sam answers calls while Aaron
radios the drivers. Tonight four cars are operating,
much less than the usual 10.
Its hard to get drivers who want to give up
their Saturday to drive around and pick people
up, Aaron says. So they have to work with what
theyve got.
Te phones keep ringing, rides are requested
and more students start to argue. Tey dont
want to take the bus. Te wait is too long. It took
too long for their call to go through. Tey dont
understand why SafeRide has to take them home.
All aboard: SafeBus, a program that started in 2007 to accompany SafeRide, consists of three bus routes that
cover all of campus and many student neighborhoods.
Teir ride isnt here yet. Why cant the driver call
them when he or she is outside?
Even when a caller yells, argues or swears, both
Aaron and Sam keep their cool. You have to be
polite frst, Aaron says. I try to keep a level of
professionalism. Certain individuals think theyre
the only ones calling, and their ride should
be there immediately. But thats not the way it
works.
Wait time is by far the biggest complaint. With
a limited number of drivers and only three phone
lines, its difcult to accommodate the demand.
Derek Meier, Independence junior, works as the
liaison between SafeRide and KU on Wheels,
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SafeRide
Monday through Sunday
10:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m.
SafeBus
Friday and Saturday
9 p.m. to 3 a.m.

Cramped quarters: Sam Schlageck, 2008 graduate, is the head supervisor of both SafeRide and SafeBus. Schlageck spends most nights of the week either taking calls at
the SafeRide headquarters or driving students to their destinations.
which oversees all KU transportation including
the campus buses and Park and Ride. He explains
that the problem with wait time probably wont
be solved. Spending money to add more lines or
have another person answering the calls wouldnt
get the available transportation to riders any
faster.
SafeRide began in 1986 under the name
SecureCab. Te initial program looked the same
as SafeRide today, and had the same goals. KU on
Wheels contracted with the City Cab Company,
but when the company went bankrupt in 1987,
Student Senate changed the program. SecureCab
became Secure Shuttle, which was more like a bus
route with 11 stops around Lawrence. Because of
high costs and low ridership, Senate changed the
system again in 1989, resulting in SafeRide in
its current form, which has been running ever
since.
Te operating costs of the program are
completely paid by student fees. Every student
at the University pays $10 per semester that goes
directly to the SafeRide and SafeBus programs,
but Meier says the fees will have to rise in the
next few years to keep up with infation.
In 2007, SafeRide switched contracting
companies from the Lawrence Bus Company
to MV Transportation. Te new transportation
company uses Toyota Prius cars, which get better
gas mileage. SafeBus uses the same KU on Wheels
buses that run during the day on campus.
On busy nights Sam often ends up driving
either a car or a bus. Halfway through this
Saturday evening he takes the car out to pick
up students. He gets sick of arguing with people
on the phone. Hed much rather be part of the
action. Tough its a stressful job, he wouldnt do
it if he didnt enjoy it. I feel like its redemption
for my college years, he says laughing as he
walks out of the trailer to his Prius.
Sam graduated from the University last spring
with a degree in industrial design and urban
planning. He drove the T bus, which covers
routes all over Lawrence, for a year and then
applied to work with SafeRide. He is now the
head supervisor of both SafeRide and SafeBus,
even though the students he picks up are often
no more than four years younger than he is.
Sometimes he picks up someone he knows,
which he says is a little awkward, but he shrugs it
of. No one should be denied a ride, he says.
When Sam walks out to his Prius he switches
classroom training where they learn defensive
driving. Tey are taught to anticipate and
prepare for sticky situations to avoid accidents.
Ten they spend two weeks shadowing an older
driver, learning the system and the streets. After
the month of training, the driver is ready to go
it alone. SafeBus drivers go through the same
training, but they have to get their commercial
driving license. Tis requires two additional
weeks of training on how to drive a bus.
Its harder to fnd people willing to drive the
bus, but Sam says he prefers it. While the shift is
more intense usually there are 20 to 30 people
on the bus at a time you get to see a lot more
interesting things.
Driving the bus is like the ultimate form of
people watching, Sam says. On Halloween he
volunteered to drive the bus because he wanted
to see all the costumes. Although you get to see
more people, its also more difcult to control
what happens on the bus. With no seatbelts and a
lot more passengers, anything can happen. Fights
break out and students try to drink or smoke on
the bus, all of which is prohibited.
Driving the cars is more manageable because
there are fewer passengers, but both the car and
the bus have their drawbacks, such as passengers
puking. Two to three times per week, somebody
vomits on the bus or in the car. Vomit is a
biohazard, and when someone throws up the
driver has to take the vehicle back to base at
the corner of 31st Street and Haskell Avenue
and switch it out for a clean one. As supervisor,
Sam is in charge of cleaning up the mess, which
he says is the worst part of his job.
Drivers spend a lot of their night waiting on
students to claim their ride. Drivers dont call
students when they arrive; it is the students
responsibility to anticipate the arrival. About
half of the callers dont take their ride for various
reasons. Tey might lose track of time or decide
they want to stay longer. Te drivers are instructed
to wait fve minutes, and if the student doesnt
show up they move on to the next call.
Casey Prohaska, Olathe junior, has developed
a system to ensure that she doesnt miss her ride.
Once her request is accepted she listens to how
long the wait is and then sets an alarm on her
cell phone. If the wait is 30 minutes, she sets her
alarm for 25. Tat way she doesnt have to keep
checking her watch; the alarm reminds her when
her ride is almost here. She hasnt missed a ride
yet.
Te person answering the phones often gets
calls from students wondering where their rides
are. Aaron explains that drunk time seems to go
much faster than when youre sober. Sometimes
it feels like youve been waiting forever, but only
fve minutes have passed. With these calls Aaron
maintains his calm demeanor, telling callers their
rides will be arriving shortly.
When students accept their ride, Sam
writes down their destination and the time on
a clipboard. He radios the dispatcher saying
the passenger has been picked up, makes sure
everyone has a seatbelt on and drives away. He
loves when passengers talk with him. It makes
the time go by faster. Sometimes they ask him
about his night, if hes seen anything crazy or if
its been busy.
Tere are 20 drivers for SafeBus and SafeRide
combined. Some are nontraditional students at
the University; others are older. Sam says ideally
he wants more students driving, but most dont
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It completely
boggles my mind
how alcohol can turn
completely normal
people into animals.
Sam Schlageck, 2008 graduate

modes, turning into a cautious, defensive driver.
Riding with him is like being in drivers ed again.
He sits up straight and keeps his focus. He slows
down at stoplights as if anticipating that they
will turn yellow at any second. He is wary of slow
drivers and people who swerve. When you have
a strangers life in your hands or rather your
car you have to be cautious.
All SafeRide drivers go through two weeks of
wescoe wit
NOTICE
// VALERIE SKUBAL
Entertaining? Oh! I thought you said
Dick Cheney!
PROFESSOR:
lol.
Where are all the hotties, man? KU
sucks!
GIRL:
714
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GIRL 1 : Youve never been to Abe and
Jakes?!
GIRL 2 : Well, Ive been inside, but Ive
never gone.
GUY : (as he sips drink) Oh! This is
better than sex at my house!
This is where it gets sexual and I
know you guys like that so youll pay
attention.
PROFESSOR:
GUY : (talking about a slideshow in
lecture) I cant remember it. Its
like, my eyes were watching it,
but like, my brain was asleep.
GIRL : (mumbling to herself) Story of
my life.
GUY : I love seeing people on campus I
saw wasted last night.
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tomorrows news // LAMEBOOK
just call us Cleo.
Facebook allows us to micromanage
our popularity with social events, private
messages and friend requests, but sometimes
the updates and posts can be downright
hilarious. Cue lamebook.com, a website
created to bring together the funniest and
lamest of Facebook. Started in April by two
graphic designers from Austin, Texas, the site
has stuck to its proclamation of posting lame
and funny pictures, status updates and other
gems.
Te blog site is updated six times daily,
and is entirely user-contributed. To make
a submission, readers send their name and
e-mail address, along with a screen shot of
the lame status or picture. All submissions
// KELCI SHIPLEY
The best from the book: Lamebook.com hosts funny, weird and gloriously awful Facebook postings. The
content is all user-generated and is separated into categories such as WTFights, Douchebags/Doucheba-
guettes and TypOHs!
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protect the privacy of the subjects by blurring
out their last name. Submissions are divided into
categories such as WTFights, Douchebags/
Douchebaguettes and TypOHs!
Although some may fnd the content on this
website ofensive, the creators say that it isnt
really meant to hurt anyones feelings. Rather,
the site aims to remind people of the dangers of
inappropriate posts and of the importance, in
turn, of internet etiquette.
So next time you want to shout your status
to the Facebook world, you may want to keep
it to yourself and avoid being categorized in the
TMI section of Lamebook.
want to give up their nights. Most of the current
drivers have day jobs and are looking for extra
work. Tat or they like working nights, like
Sam, who is a self-proclaimed night owl. He
drives most nights of the week.
Sam says hes seen some pretty crazy things
on the job. Students so drunk they can barely
stand. Interesting outfts. Girls in skimpy
clothing and heels when its snowing outside.
Crying. Yelling. People rolling of the seats on
the bus. PDA on the bus. People trying to bring
odd things such as plywood or signs on the bus.
Sam says men are harder to deal with on the
bus, while women tend to be more difcult in
the cars. On buses men sometimes tend to get
aggravated and start fghts. But in the privacy
of the cars, women tend to be more emotional
and angry.
Sam only intervenes if riders are breaking the
rules. Students cant smoke, drink or fght on
the bus or in the car. And PDA has to be kept
PG-rated. Sam says he doesnt want to act like
a parent.
But driving drunk college students is like
being a parent. Sam says you have to treat
them like they are 4-year-olds. Hes had people
throw tantrums over the phone and on the bus
countless times. He has to remind them of the
rules and talk slowly so they listen, and he has
to clean up after them too.
It completely boggles my mind how alcohol
can turn completely normal people into
animals, Sam says.
Animals who heckle drivers, yelling and
swearing. SafeRide cars no longer drive down
Massachusetts Street or near the corner of 14th
and Ohio streets because too many people
approach the cars. Drivers used to have people
hit their car while walking by, walk in front of
the moving vehicle, throw drinks on the car or
at the driver, and even throw rocks. Tese areas
are now the main routes of SafeBus, making it
easier on drivers and the cars.
Driving for SafeRide isnt all about
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transporting drunk college students. During
the week a lot of students use SafeRide to
get to and from campus at night. Aaron says
the callers from campus are often the nicest.
Tey are pleasant, on time and they dont try
to lie to you. Many international students
without cars also use SafeRide to get home.
A handful use the service on a regular basis.
One particular student calls SafeRide to come
home after a late shift at his job almost every
weekend.
Derek Meier, KU on Wheels supervisor,
says many Big XII universities look to KUs
SafeRide program as a model for their own
programs. KUs program is ahead of the curve,
using a professional service and paid drivers.
Most other universities are run on a volunteer
basis, making it hard to accommodate a high
demand. Oklahoma State University recently
approached Meier for advice on how to build
and promote its program. Other schools are
usually impressed by the SafeRides driving
efciency, high ridership and how it is
integrated into the school transit service.
Tough SafeRide is a model for other
universities, the program still has its faults.
Meier is always looking for feedback from
students so the program can expand and
improve. Te money paying for the program
comes from the students, so they should have
the ultimate say in how the program works.
We just run the show, Sam says.
Ultimately its about what KU students
want.
Editors note: Aaron requested that his last name
be withheld due to harassment he received
about his involvement with SafeRide following
a previous news article.
Jp
YES, THERE IS HOPE
In this economy, it is difcult for anyone to
fnd an economically benefcial degree. Megan
Hill, associate director of the University Career
Center, says she suspects the salaries for careers
in these felds are lower than in felds such as
fnancial services or engineering because there
are more people with these degrees than there
are organizations that need them. However, Hill
says that using the University Career Center will
truly beneft these students. She says she can also
help them to think outside of the box in terms of
employers who might be a good ft for them that
// HANNAH DECLERK
Shannon Tygard, Leawood senior, is
graduating in May with an elementary
education degree. She says money doesnt
matter to her, but her love for kids does.
Her advice for a student looking to pursue
this degree? Make sure it is really what you
want to do, she says. Being a teacher is a
hard job and requires a lot of patience and
love.
Although this degree is dedicated to helping
the less fortunate, the people in this job feld
often are not the most fnancially fortunate
themselves.
Stephanie Cooper, Overland Park senior,
decided about a year ago to switch to social
work. She says she had been switching
majors and couldnt seem to fnd something
she enjoyed.
All I have ever wanted to do is help as
many people as I can, and make a diference
in someones life, Cooper says.
Cooper says she is aware that her major
is not as economically benefcial as most,
but shes decided that paycheck size is not
the most important thing about a particular
job.
I love going to work every day knowing
that I could possibly change someones life,
and that is what matters, she says.
Photo illustration by Jerry Wang
Money-maker or music-maker? Students in majors that traditionally lead to less lucrative jobs including mu-
sic, social work, theology, elementary education and Spanish may have to choose between going into a feld
that interests them and earning a high wage. But career center experts say there is hope that wages may rise.
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The top fve worst degrees economically, and how to
survive with them.
So what are the best money making degrees? According to Payscale.com, if you are in
engineering, you are in the clear. Not only do these degrees almost double the least-money-
making degrees, but salaries also double by mid-career.

NO MONEY? NO PROBLEMS.
During these lousy economic times, many students are struggling to fgure out what would be the
most lucrative degree. But others are still pursuing degrees that are not known to roll in the dough,
so to speak. Payscale.com, a large survey database with information on employee salary data, collected
survey data for full-time employees in the United States who hold a Bachelors degree to determine
majors that lead to jobs that earn the most meager paychecks.
Music is a major that contains a lot of
talent. But will talent help you in todays
economy? Not necessarily.
Lucas Homer, Overland Park junior,
is aware of the economic risks but still
decided to pursue a minor in music. Now an
American Studies major, he still believes that
his one passion jazz music is benefcial.
Homer says that a major is what you make it.
In the end, its how you market yourself and
use the resources your major ofers to prepare
you for the career you are going for, Homer
says. SOCIAL WORK
Starting salary: $33,400
Mid-career salary: $42,000
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ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
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MUSIC
3
THEOLOGY
Mid-career salary: $51,500 4
With the interesting range of classes that
this degree has to ofer, such as history and
critical analysis of major religions, Mike
Quick, Hinsdale, Ill., senior, had a hard time
passing it up. Quick says he recognized his
classes were unrealistic in terms of fnding
a economically friendly job once he started
enrolling in the courses, so he decided he
would also pursue a degree in English.
I am really interested in being a screen
writer, Quick says. Te courses apply to
subjects Im interested in writing about so it
made the choice of pursuing the major fairly
easy.
Quick believes that fnding a degree
should be less about economic benefts, and
more about want. He says college is the
time to pursue your interests.
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In a country with so many Spanish speakers,
it may seem odd to think that Spanish majors
could not be as successful economically as
others.
Stephanie Koch, 2009 graduate, says a
Spanish degree can be benefcial if a student
uses it as a bilingual tool a marketable asset
to help the student stand out as an applicant
for a job. Koch, for example, is pusuing a
career in medicine, which she thinks will be
greatly helped by her langauage skills as a
Spanish graduate. People who speak Spanish
are a precious commodity, she says.
perhaps they hadnt thought about before. And,
most importantly, she says she would encourage
these students not to give up and to keep an open
mind. Persistence is key in fnding meaningful
employment no matter what feld or industry
you want to work in.
Hill also has a positive outlook on these grim
statistics. One of these days this economy is
going to turn around and salaries will rise, she
says. We all just have to hang in there in the
meantime.
DEGREE STARTING MEDIAN SALARY to MID-CAREER MEDIAN SALARY
Aerospace Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Economics
$59,600
$65,700
$61,700
$60,200
$50,200
$109,000
$107,000
$105,000
$102,000
$101,000
Jp
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stage presence // ROMAN NUMERALS
local musicians. feel free to swoon.
For these four musicians from Kansas
City, what was supposed to be a one-night
Halloween show as a Joy Division tribute
band has now turned into a fve-year stint as
Roman Numerals. Te band has a post-punk
sound, but has a bigger aim.
Our main goal was not to sound like
Interpol, guitarist Billy Smith says.
Te band has a wide range of backgrounds
from metal to electronica, which has led to
the bands current new-wavish sound.
// ZACH GETZ
Roman rule: Roman Numerals (from left to right) Billy Smith, Ryan Shank,
Steve Tulipana and Shawn Sherrell.
Contributed photo
Its a little bit more rock
n roll and a little more
electronica, keyboardist
Shawn Sherrell says. We
sometimes shoot ourselves
in our own foot trying to
determine what we sound
like, and I think that works
for us.
Tough the band has
had a carousel of drummers
including a recent stint by
Ryan Pope of Te Get Up
Kids, the band has a lineup
that they believe works well and has allowed the
band to be more creative lately.
Experience may set Roman Numerals apart
from other local bands as each of the band
members have been in other bands such as Shiner
and Dirt Nap. Many of the band members also
work with live music venues in Kansas City such
as the Record Bar.
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When musicians pass through town, they
seldom leave anything in their wake other than
snapped guitar strings, clouds of tour bus exhaust
and foggy memories littering hung-over minds.
State Radio is out to prove that a rock band can
do so much more.
Te Boston-bred three-man outft was spawned
from the ashes of the collegiate roots-rock band
Dispatch. Te bands lyrics decry a slough of
social and political injustices, which may not
seem like anything new for rock musicians, but
what makes State Radio diferent is they actually
back it up.
After years of crisscrossing the country on tour,
State Radios guitarist and lead singer Chad Stokes
Urmston realized the untapped potential of his
audience and soon set in motion an organization
that would couple the messages in his music with
his passion for humanitarianism. Urmston gave
the organization the name Calling All Crows.
Calling All Crows rallies interested fans and
local activists from the towns State Radio tours
through to participate in service projects that
help the community and other causes. Te
organization is more established now, but it all
began with what Urmston calls guerilla-style
public service. Te band would blow into a town
and try to fnd anything they could do to help. It
wasnt until their last tour that they decided on
a more organized approach and Urmston, along
with his activist partner, tour manager and fanc,
Sybil Gallagher, founded the organization.
On stage, Urmston is the voice of State Radio
in more ways than one. Not only do his reedy
vocals help defne the sound of the group, but
his strong political views also characterize the
attitude and creative direction of the band. Tis
passion for public service may have been sparked
by youthful run-ins with the law. After being
arrested for protesting at a 2000 political debate
in Boston, Urmston was sentenced to serve time
doing community service. He says this early state-
sanctioned service helped him realize the efect
that regular people can have by getting active.
State Radio play under the banner of their
own independent label, Ruf Shod Records, and
the band relies on touring and word of mouth to
get its name out. As a result band members are
constantly coming into contact with fans from
all over the country who believe in their message
and are eager to help guide the hand of change.
Despite their best intentions, at frst the bands
ambition outweighed its stamina. Te members
WHY DONT WE DO IT ON
State radio brings
service to the
community
Contributed photo
Concerns of the State: State Radio frontman Chad Stokes Urmston (left), along with bandmates Chuck Fay
(center) and Mike Najarian, bring a rock n roll fair to community service. Urmston founded Calling All Crows,
a national service organization that volunteered at Habitat for Humanitys ReStore, 708 Connecticut St., before
State Radios gig Oct. 15.
found themselves doing a service event in every
city they played, which became too strenuous
to keep up along side their impassioned live
performances.
When the music began to take a back seat, the
band opted to start organizing projects for every
other city it visited. Today the management of
the organization is in the hands of interns, who
fnd potential projects that ft each city and set
the wheels in motion ahead of time.
Before State Radios gig at the Bottleneck, 737
New Hampshire St., on Oct. 15, State Radio
and the Crows decided to focus their eforts
into volunteering at Lawrences Habitat for
Humanity ReStore, 708 Connecticut St., which
collects and recycles used building materials
donated by local individuals, stores, contractors
and manufacturers. All of the income generated
from this project is used to expand the building
program of Lawrences Habitat for Humanity
afliate. Te Lawrence branch of the organization
has built homes for 72 families since its inception
in 1989 and continues to be a strong infuence in
our community.
Te pre-show project attracted 20 of Lawrences
most devoted State Radio fans who spent the
frst day of their fall breaks alongside the band
cleaning up and organizing the ReStore. Its
really great how so many people who didnt know
each other came together just because they were
moved by the bands music and wanted to get
out and do some work, says Jill Dryden, 2008
graduate. Dryden works as a concert action leader
for Calling All Crows. She and others like her
across the nation are the keys to the organizations
grassroots structure.
It took State Radio a lot of touring to build
up such a strong network. On their earlier tours,
before they began doing service work, their time
in Lawrence was spent much diferently. Urmston
recalls drinking Irish carbombs with fans at the
Jazzhaus, skateboarding around the train yards
and exploring the banks of the Kansas River. At
one point they were even on the verge of toting
around hockey gear to play at local rinks to kill
the time. Although Urmstons experiences left
him thinking of Lawrence as, a great little city
with great people, he found the freewheelin life
left him wanting. Te void was truly flled when
he realized his passion for community service
could fnd a happy home on tour. Calling All
Crows was a way to bring my interests together,
he says. It was a natural progression.
State of Georgia A song about
death row inmate Troy Anthony Davis
whose much-debated 1991 murder
conviction spawned rallies by
Calling All Crows to bring attention
to his case.

THE ROAD?
STATE POLITICS
State Radios lyrics reflect their political views
So now were calling up lady justice
Tell her we need her medicine
Im about to be killed by the state of
Georgia
And it dont matter if Im innocent

Camilo A song about former
Staff Sergeant Camilo Meja who
was sentenced to a year in prison for
desertion after refusing to return to
Iraq.
From another lands war-torn corners
To a prison cell in my own
Punish me for not taking your orders
But dont lock me up for not leavin my
home

Sudan A song looking at the
violence in Sudan as written through
the eyes of a child.

And if I had but one wish on which to
stand,
Id see the weapons all turn to sand.
Id see the gunners watch their empty
hands,
Fall down to their sides.

// JAKE LERMAN
Jp
REVIEW
music review // DOOM UNEXPECTED GUESTS
KJHKs weekly guide to sonic consumption.
Fresh of the buzz of his comeback album
Born Like Tis, which hit shelves earlier this
year, DOOM (AKA MF Doom) returns with
Unexpected Guests.
Its a collection of guest appearances
DOOM did on other rappers albums that
spans more than 10 years. Hence, its a disc
that will appeal most to hardcore fans looking
to get their hands on every damn thing hes
done.
Highlights include Project Jazz, in which
DOOM trades bars with Talib Kweli and
Hell Razah over funky jazz rifs. Some smooth
Fender Rhodes keys make the KMD-assisted
Sorcerers a treat. Tere are even a few J Dilla
collaborations.
However, there are times when the album just
doesnt gel right. Even when viewed as a mixtape,
it lacks any kind of cohesiveness. Also, there are a
couple head-scratching moments where DOOM
is completely absent from the songs.
Overall, it functions as a spotty retrospective
for an accomplished rapper people tend to love
or hate. DOOM cant write a hook to save his
life, but what keeps his listeners coming back is
that intelligent, non-sequitur, word-association-
like, conversation-type fow. No other rapper
does it quite like he does.
// DANNY SPENCE
KJHK ROTATION DJ
movie review //
As far as Im concerned, John Hillcoats Te
Road is the feel-good movie of the year. No
other flm this year will make you feel as grate-
ful to be alive in these troubled (but hopeful!)
modern times. Alternately inspiring and un-
nerving, this harrowing portrait of a father and
sons struggle to survive an unspecifed apoca-
lypse will warrant serious consideration in the
expanded Oscar race.
In a year in whch Hollywoods love afair
with armageddon reached new levels of unin-
spired excess, Te Road sets itself apart from
tepid end-of-the-world epics such as 2012 and
Terminator Salvation by concentrating less on
soulless special efects and more on the power
of intimate drama.
A painfully emaciated Viggo Mortenson
gives the performance of a lifetime as a charac-
ter we know only as the man, whose bound-
less love for his son drives him to endure the
end times at any cost. Relative newcomer Kodi
Smit-McPhee astounds in his portrayal of the
boy, a child whose simplistic notions of heroes
and villains are permanently distorted when
his father starts committing evil in the name of
survival. Other performances of note include a
nearly unrecognizable Robert Duvall as an ag-
ing prophet of doom and Charlize Teron as
the mans despondent wife (seen only through
a series of heartbreaking fashbacks).
Hollywood hits, indie ficks and everything in between.
THE ROAD
// LANDON MCDONALD
Te Road is based on a novel by Cormac Mc-
Carthy, the same rugged existentialist behind No
Country For Old Men and All Te Pretty Horses.
Like the aforementioned works, this flm ex-
emplifes the very best and worst of humanity,
exploring our infnite capacity for kindness and
cruelty. McCarthys lean but lyrical dialogue
meshes perfectly with the masterful direction
of John Hillcoat, whose frst flm, the minimal-
ist Australian western Te Proposition, already
seemed like a lost McCarthy tome.
Hillcoats version of Te Road is a remarkably
faithful adaptation, given the source materials
incredibly bleak subject matter and disturbing
content including a particularly unsettling
scene where a child is taught how to painlessly
commit suicide or another that weighs the moral
pros and cons of cannibalism. But every scene
of Te Road is utterly indispensable, and I was
pleased to note that hardly anything from the
original novel had been omitted or censored.
And for that rare feat alone, Te Road should
be considered essential viewing for audiences in
search of something more than sulking vampires
or giant warrior Smurfs.
restaurant review //
Dempseys, 623 Vermont St., is an unassum-
ing burger joint that packs in masses of people
daily and boasts arguably some of the best burg-
ers in the Midwest. Robert Krause, a local chef,
began serving these top-shelf hamburgers in
2009, and the Burger Stand at Dempseys has
been gaining momentum ever since.
During my visit to Dempseys, I dined on the
falafel burger (a delicious vegetarian option), the
Kobe burger, sweet potato fries and trufe fries.
With homemade condiments such as cherry-
the taste of the town. one meal at a time.
DEMPSEYS
pepper ketchup, pickled cau-
lifower and apple chutney,
the gourmet oferings dont
end with the burgers.
Te restaurant ofers a re-
laxed venue, yet maintains the
local fair that draws crowds
during both lunch and din-
ner. A no-frills approach to
fne dining, Dempseys com-
bines order-at-the-counter
service with quality fare wor-
thy of white linen.
Te culinary experience
Kansan file photo
// SASHA LUND
at Dempseys proves to be delectable and af-
fordable, especially considering the high-
quality food you are sure to receive. Dempseys
has merited the constant patronage of locals
through its supreme oferings, and it shows no
signs of slowing down. Visibly distinguishable
from other, run-of-the-mill hamburger joints,
Dempseys has created a burger sure to be the
favorite of many Lawrencians.
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posture, and once in awhile I feel like a giant at
the bars, but thats what seats are for. Besides the
fact that the only gloves that will ft my hand are
baseball mitts, and I occasionally get embarrassed
when raising my hand to answer a question in
class, I am OK with my height. Looking back to
eighth grade, I wish I knew what I know now. I
would have worn my brown clogs with pride.
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// HANNAH DECLERK
My alarm goes of at 6:45 a.m. It is the frst day
of eighth grade. I wake up, stretch and feel a pang
of nausea mixed with excitement. I have a new
outft picked out: a jean skirt with a white T-shirt
that reads Abercrombie Beach Babe 02. My
favorite part of the outft, however, is the shoes
a pair of brown clogs with a 3-inch heel. I get
dressed, put on my new backpack and prepare for
the walk to the bus stop.
Before I even get on the bus, I am greeted by
friends at least fve inches shorter than me. Tey
lean in for hugs, and I give them the awkward
side hug. I fgure they wouldnt want to sufocate
in my chest region. As I enter the school building,
I immediately regret my choice of shoes. I walk
through the hallway like a real-life Goliath. My
friends, crushes and even teachers come barely up
to my shoulder. Stupid shoes. I get home from
a long day of school and, feeling like a freak of
nature, chuck my shoes into the trash.
Pretty much since the day I was born, I have
been a big girl. Te second I came out of my
mothers womb, the doctor exclaimed, Wow!
Tat is one tall baby! I was 22 inches long. I still
wonder why my height came as such a shock to
the doctor. My whole family sitting in the waiting
room that evening resembled a tribe of Jolly
Green Giants.
My dad is 65 and so are my uncles and my
grandfather. I ft in well with the men in my family.
As I grew into my toddler years, people thought I
was mentally challenged because I was, basically,
a 2-year-old in a 5-year-olds body. People would
kneel down to speak to me, expecting a 5 year-
olds response, but I would just hit them and run
away. My mother was shunned by her church
group because I used my size to beat up other
children; I literally would take them by the hair
and pull them up of the ground.
When I reached my elementary school years, I
began to develop much sooner than everybody
else. In the third grade, I remember looking down
and fnding two small rounds placed perfectly on
my chest. I remember my mom surprising me
a few days after with a Wal-Mart sack packed
with training bras and Clearasil. I remember her
sitting me down and telling me, Hannah, you
are starting to bloom into a young woman. I am
starting to see your mosquito bites (thats what
she used to call my breasts humiliating!), and
they need to be covered now.
By the time sixth grade came around, my feet
had grown to a womens size 10. It looked like God
had played a mean joke and stuck two skis at the
Contributed photo
Standing tall: Hannah DeClerk (back row, center not the teacher) with her kindergarten classmates. DeClerk grew up embarrassed about her height, as she was always the
tallest person in her class. She has since learned not only to live with her height, but to embrace it.
RISING ABOVE
a short tale of my tall life
bottom of my legs. I tried everything in the book
to make my feet look smaller. I wore extreme fare
JNCO jeans; I even crammed my feet into tiny
shoes. People still noticed. I remember people
making comments to me such as, Gee, Hannah,
you have some huge feet.
Guys made up nicknames for me such as Big
Bird. Still, all I wanted to do was make out with
them. Unfortunately, guys were more apt to run
from me than stand on their tip-toes and pucker
up for a kiss.
By the time I got to high school, I started to
embrace my height. I began to indulge my love
of shoes and of short guys. Being tall became
less of an issue. As I stayed the same height, other
people grew. While my best friends in high school
were watching their weight, I was eating for my
height (meaning, to my friends, like a guy). I
ended up dating the cutest boy in high school,
who was an inch shorter than me and loved me in
heels. I fnally embraced my height, and in return
people respected it.
Now that I am 22, my height is my favorite
attribute. I still have some problems with my

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