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november 4, 2010
WHAT DOES YOUR FACEBOOK PROFILE
SAY ABOUT YOUR ONLINE IDENTITY?
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
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life. and how to have one.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Jayplay
november 4, 2010 | volume 8, issue 11
* COvEr DESIGNED BY ALEXANDrA AvILA
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15 OmnivOres dilemma
OrGANIC FOODS mAY BE BETTEr FOr
YOu, BuT ThEY COmE AT A prICE
21 man versus fOOd
TAkE ON ThE TASTES OF LAwrENCES
mOST ChALLENGING EATErIES
it takes twO tO tangO 9
DANCING ISNT juST FOr ThE GIrLS
AND ITS NOT juST A Bump AND GrIND
Candid Camera 18
LEArN hOw TO TAkE AESThETICALLY
pLEASING phOTOS
you run into me on campus youll find
barely more than a swipe of foundation on
my pale cheeks. As for feminine dresses
and tight skirts, most of the time I feel
too athletic to pull them off. My weekday
wardrobe is composed of nylon Nike
shorts, faded t-shirts and neon running
shoes.
Yet I choose to represent myself to the
online realm as the made-up version of
myself. Why? Its because I think I look
more attractive as that weekend girl,
when I actually feel more attractive as my
routine weekday girl. I give in to what I
think others want to see.
Facebook gives us the opportunity
to create an identity, however close or
far away from our actual personality.
We decide what to highlight and what
to hide away. We can put it all on the
line by listing our interests, inspirational
quotes and contact information, or we can
choose to be mysterious and not reveal
certain pieces of our lives. For more on
our personal identities and evolution with
social media, check out Joshs story on
page 12.
Every day I open up my Facebook
profile page and see her, wide-eyed and
enthusiastic in the top left corner of my
browser. I may not look as polished or
feel as happy as her all the time, but she
reminds me that I sure as hell can be.
EDITOR | kElcI shIplEY
ASSOCIATE EDITOR | ANNA ArchIbAld
DESIGNERS | AlExANdrA AvIlA, MorgAN
stEphENs
CONTACT | sArAh grEgorY, bEccA hArsch,
EllEN shEFtEl
MANUAL | JoN hErMEs, brENNA loNg,
AMANdA kIstNEr
NOTICE | MollY MArtIN, Josh hAFNEr,
spENcEr AltMAN
PLAY | AMANdA sorEll, AshlEY
bArForoush, kAtE lArrAbEE
HEALTH | MEgAN rupp, JAcquE WEbEr
CONTRIBUTORS | MIkE ANdErsoN, brIttANY
NElsoN, sAvANNAh Abbott, chANcE cArMI-
chAEl, lANdoN McdoNAld, AlEx trEtbAr,
zAck MArsh, thoMAs c. hArdY, AMANdA
gAgE
CREATIVE CONSULTANT | cArol holstEAd
A fluttering black sleeve drifts across
her shoulder, leaving the right one bare
and sun-kissed from faded summer days.
golden blonde curls rest gently on her back,
strategically shaken out of her ocean blue
eyes. A hint of freckles rest on her blushed
cheeks, complemented by a bright white
smile.
she is my Facebook profile picture, and
has been since september 1, 2010. Im not
one to replace my photo as often as I change
my clothes, therefore Ive only had 56
portraits of myself through almost five years
of logging onto Mark zuckerbergs social
site. And on the occasion I have changed
things up, there isnt much variation from
one click to the next. I always look happy
and pretty at least I hope I do.
but I dont often look like that girl save
for approximately 15 hours of the weekend
when I go out. heres the truth: my hair isnt
naturally curly, or straight, as it is in some
pictures. Its california surfergirl kind of
wavy, and almost always thrown back in a
messy ponytail. And that painted face? If
KELCI SHIPLEY
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cAlENdAr
THURS | Nov 4th FRI | Nov 5th SAT | Nov 6th SUN | Nov 7th MON | Nov 8th TUES | Nov 9th wED | Nov 10th
Regional
ChoReogRaphy
Festival
Lawrence Arts Center,
7 p.m.-9 p.m., $40
DaRk staR oRChestRa
Granada, 9 p.m., all
ages
geekoplasty
Bottleneck, 9 p.m.-2
a.m., $5-$7, 18+
neon DanCe paRty
Jackpot Music Hall,
10 p.m., $1-$5, 18+
MagiC City / Mt.
CRisto Rey
Replay Lounge,
10 p.m., all ages
live Dueling pianos
Barrel House, 8 p.m.-2
a.m., $2-$3, 21+

FRee play at the
Replay, Replay
lounge,
3 p.m.-6 p.m., free, all
ages

Regional
ChoReogRaphy
Festival
Lawrence Arts Center,
4 p.m.-5:30 p.m., $40

kina gRannis /
iMaginaRy FRienD
Bottleneck, 6:30 p.m.,
$9, all ages
FReeky FRiDays at
DuFFys with DJ Biz
Duffys, 8 p.m.-2 a.m.,
free, 21+
evaDestRuCtions
MusiC tRivia
MassaCRe
Conroys Pub, 8 p.m.,
$5, 21+

BRent BeRRy BanD
Bottleneck, 10 p.m.
live Dueling pianos
Barrel House, 8 p.m.-
2 a.m., $2-$3, 21+
open JaM
Duffys, 9 p.m., free,
21+

soul Clap with Josh
poweRs
Eighth Street Tap
Room, 10 p.m., $3,
21+
BanD oF heathens
/ Matt stell & the
CRasheRs
Bottleneck, 10 p.m.
poMegRanates / oh
no oh My
Replay Lounge,
10 p.m.-2 a.m., $3,
21+

sMaCkDown!
Bottleneck, 7:30 p.m.,
free-$5, 18+
two Cow gaRage /
the Boothel
Replay Lounge,
10 p.m.-1 a.m., $2,
21+
MuDstoMp MonDays
Granada, 9 p.m.-2
a.m., $2, 21+
kaRaoke
Jazzhaus, 10 p.m.,
$1, 21+

BlaCk swans /
gRant haRt
Eighth Street Tap
Room, 10 p.m.-2
a.m., $5, 21+
lana MaRee
Lawrence Arts
Center, 7:30 p.m.-
8:30 p.m.
tuesDay nite swing
Kansas Union,
8 p.m.-11 p.m., free,
all ages

lotus
Bottleneck, 10 p.m.,
free
honky tonk suppeR
CluB
Record Bar, 7 p.m.,
free, 21+
MaRCh FouRth
MaRChing BanD
Bottleneck, 7 p.m.,
$11

ConRoys tRivia
Conroys Pub, 7:30
p.m.-10 p.m., $5, 21+

RoCky votolato / ha
ha tonka / MaRty
hillaRD
8 p.m., $10-$12, all
ages

pRiDe night
Wildes Chateau 24,
9 p.m.-2 a.m., $5,
18+

Billy speaRs anD the
BeeR Bellies
Johnnys Tavern,
6 p.m., free, 21+
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five questions // Ethan lockE & adam knoErnschild
> Two people. Five questions. See how they stack up. | sArAh gregOry |
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adam knoernschild
> adam knoErnschiLd, ku aLum and guitarist for chicago-basEd rock
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Quiche, hash browns and high-end french toast. Chicago pizza and wild Turkey.
my favorite is vi spilum endalaust by sigur ros. The title means we
play endlessly, and the music seems appropriate for many unexpected
situations.
silent Night (A Capella) by boyz ii men. Those harmonies are the most
soothing sounds ive heard in music.
maybe the way i like to joke around with people, which is a little unusual. probably my desire to entertain people.
beast wars. floor keyboards from Big unless thats actually the 80s or the
shirts that react to body heat.
i wanted to be an astronaut. my dream job in frst grade was to play football for the raiders.
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> Our weekly peek at the fsh in the KU sea.
IDEAL DATE: In my opinion a great date is
where you share a unique experience with
someone else. Going to dinner and then a
movie is so clich.

Turn ons: This might be a little weird, but
I love girls with small feet. If your feet are
bigger then mine I dont know if it will work
out. Girls in glasses are sexy, too. I like girls
that can talk about current events and know a
little bit about science.

Turn offs: It is unattractive to see a girl with
a cig hanging out of her mouth. Also, girls
that use the f-bomb more then sailors in the
Navy [are unattractive.] Everyone has their
moments, but if the f-bomb is the only word
you can think of in college that is just sad.
Why Im A cATch: I will probably be working
for a network in New York or The Weather
Channel in Atlanta in about 15 years, so my
lifestyle should be pretty awesome. I am
outgoing and never opposed to trying new
things or jumping outside my comfort zone
every once in a while. Im a pretty nice guy and
very understanding.
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| EllEN ShEfTEl |
> Tackle the sticky world of relationships.
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YEAR: Junior
MAJOR: Atmospheric Science
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kAnsAs In hEAT // A STICKY SITUATION
Q. My boyfriend really enjoys when I perform
oral sex, but I have bad gag refexes and I cant
stand the taste of his semen. Can he change the
taste of his semen?
Mike Anderson, Dellwood, Minn. graduate stu-
dent, is the host of Kansas in Heat, a talk show
about sex and relationships that airs Wednesdays
at 11 p.m. on KJHK, 90.7fm and at kjhk.org.
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fOR PROfESSIONAl hElP.
A. This is a question where science and prac-
tice differ. Most doctors will say that semen
is made up of a specifc blend of substances
that provide a stable environment for sperm.
In short, there is nothing you can do to change
that mixture of substances.
Porn stars, however, disagree with this fnd-
ing. Porn star Annie Sprinkle claims to have
tasted the semen of more than 1,000 men, and
says vegetarians taste the best. There is the
myth that fruit juices like pineapple juice can
change the taste of your semen. But even the
people that claim it works say you have to
maintain a high diet of fruit juices.
Im guessing your boyfriend does not want
to alter his diet. Try putting peppermint or
wintergreen-favored candy in your mouth af-
terwards or during. If you choose during, be
careful that you dont choke.
As far as your gag refex problem goes,
gagging is partially triggered from anxiety.
Take control during oral sex and discover how
deep works for you. If you want to stimulate a
deep throat sensation, warm up your hands,
put some lube on them, and stroke the base
of your partners penis while you perform oral
sex. Most sexperts agree that the stimulation
will be very similar.
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how we met // Nick TempliN aNd audrey desaNdro
| EllEN ShEfTEl |
Contributed photo
Showmance: Nick Templin and Audrey DeSandro
kindled their relationship through practices and
performances during the annual Rock Chalk
Revue showcase, and are going strong almost
one year later.
> All great relationships had to start somewhere.
Nick Templin never would have guessed his
position as a director for Rock Chalk Revue
would lead him to a happy relationship. Templin
was director for Theta Chi in Rock Chalk Revue
last year and met a fellow cast member from
Kappa Delta, Audrey DeSandro, at the casts
social events. I was immediately interested in
getting to know him. hes smart, strong-willed,
kind and hilarious. Essentially everything I
wanted in a friend and a boyfriend, DeSandro,
Colorado Springs, Co., junior, says.
Since Templin graduated from KU last
spring, he has been attending Washburn Uni-
versity to pursue his law degree. The two take
turns making the trip between lawrence and
Topeka.
The couple has been going strong for eight
months and enjoy doing a wide variety of activ-
ities together. We go to a lot of concerts and
really love to see live music together. Throw
in some spontaneous road trips and nights at
louises and you have a perfect match, Tem-
plin says.
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Uncommon
critters
Considering a new addition
to the family? Consider these
Cool animals:
+ Bearded Dragon
+ Gecko
+ Small-breed snakes (ball python,
corn snake, kingsnake, gopher snake)
+ Chinchilla
+ Sugar Glider (a small gliding
marsupial native to Australia)
+ Hermit Crab
+ Tarantula
+ Tree Frog
+ Rabbit
+ Ferret
cONtAct
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Photo by | Jerry Wang
For the quill of it: Owning an exotic pet like a
hedgehog can be just as rewarding as cuddling
up with a purring cat or barking dog. Many
unconventional animal owners fnd their pets
to be conversation starters, as well as compan-
ions.
Jp
STuDenTS SHowCASe THeiR lovinG
RelATionSHipS wiTH unConvenTionAl peTS
Audrey dines on a rat each week. she spends
her days slinking around or hiding under a rock.
Around the house she is the object of a cats
desire and frequents warm shirt sleeves. When
she is out and about, she is the life of the party.
Audrey also happens to be a ball python, and
Natalie Peterfuugen, Overland Park graduate
student, is her proud parent.
Peterfuugen decided to take an alternate
route when picking a pet. in lieu of the common
cat, dog or goldfsh, some students choose
something a little less common a snake,
hedgehog or turtle, for example. sometimes
these animals double as night-out accessories
or conversation starters, but always they seem
to be a companion above all, just like their more
cuddly counterparts in the world of pets.
Peterfuugen wanted a snake since she was
in elementary school, but her mother thought
otherwise. When Peterfuugen came to college,
she took advantage of her independence to get
the animal she had always wanted. Four years
later, she is still glad she made that decision.
snakes are the easiest pets in the world to
care for, she says. You feed them and clean
their cage weekly. You can leave town; you can
take them to parties. they are the ideal pet.
sherry emerson, owner of Pet World, 711
W. 23rd st, can vouch for this: reptiles are
usually well-suited for people with active, busy
lifestyles, she says. As the convenience pet
of the future, its not surprising that people of all
ages and types keep reptiles as pets.
Peterfuugen also says peoples opinions of
snakes have changed upon seeing Audrey.
i feel like there were a lot of people in my
| sArAH GreGOrY |
life who were iffy about snakes, then they meet
Audrey and they end up having a different
attitude. even my Mom.
Peterfuugen isnt the only one jumping on
the uncommon critter bandwagon. Kyle Flynn,
Denver sophomore, just brought his baby
hedgehog Maximus home three weeks ago. He
originally wanted a dog, but couldnt have one
in the house he moved into. thats when one of
the roommates remembered that his babysitter
used to have a hedgehog. the boys found a
hedgehog breeder in iola, and a few weeks
later they brought home their little prickly girl.
she has been a crowd pleaser ever since.
A lot of people are intrigued by the fact
that we have a hedgehog. its obviously not a
common pet, Flynn says. Girls especially
want to see her.
though Flynn and his roommates are quick
to point out some of Maximus distinct qualities,
they dont think shes very different from other
small mammals. the way we see it, mice,
rats and hamsters are just basically quill-less
hedgehogs, he says.
However, different types of pets do come
with their share of challenges. christen Nelson,
Wichita junior, is the frst to admit that. two
years ago she tried her hand at owning an
aquatic turtle. ive always liked turtles, she
says. Ninja turtles, regular turtles the
creature died within two months. it wasnt until
a few weeks ago when she brought home the
newest addition to her apartment Jeffrey the
yellow-bellied slider that she learned what
the problem with the frst turtle was, which the
Florida shop owners who sold him to her failed
to mention.
Aquatic turtles need full spectrum lighting
and calcium in their diets, Nelson says. she
immediately went and bought all the necessary
supplies a properly-sized tank, attachable
rocks for basking, and a UV-B heat lamp. Jeffrey
is now living a happy and healthy turtle life.
Aside from the fact that i cant cuddle him
or play fetch, its still the same [as owning any
other pet], Nelson says. i love him just as
much.
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NOTICE
| by STEvE HawlEy / aS TOld TO JOSH HafNEr |
What its like // To Launch inTo ouTer Space
> We know youre curious ...
Between 1986 and 1999, Steve Hawley
spent 770 hours and 27 minutes in space.
Hes one of about 500 people to leave Earths
atmosphere, and now teaches astronomy and
physics at KU.
launch is strange. Thats why we train so
much on the ground. If something happens,
your instincts need to lead you in the right
direction until your brain catches up. The
things you hear and feel are different than
anything on Earth could simulate.
we used to wear what a jet pilot would wear,
and after the Challenger shuttle disaster we
wore these big, bulky, uncomfortable space
Photo courtesy of NASA
Space jam: Blasting into the atmosphere, Steve
Hawley felt uncomfortable beneath the massive
amounts of gravitational pressure on his body.
| JOSH HafNEr |
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I need some 5 Hour Energy. Ive got that 2:30 feeling.
Hey 5 Hour Energy, its not a 2:30 feeling. More like
as-soon-as-I-wake-up-til-when-I-go-to-bed feeling.
GUY:
GiRl:
Im watching Ratatouille while eating ratatouille!
yeah? Im watching 101 Dalmatians while eating
101 dalmatians.
GiRl:
GUY:
Its gonna feel weird walking into math late.
were always so early.
Its college, Tiffany. Time to get crazy.
GiRl 1:
GiRl 2:
did you see Stephanie at the costume
party? I think she was a dinosaur.
Knowing Stephanie, she was probably a
bitchasaurus rex.
GiRl 1:
GiRl 2:
I think I want a pet fsh. Ill be responsible
with another life in my hands.
yeah, even more so when you kill it.
GiRl:
GUY:
dude, what should I be for Halloween?
well, youre already wearing a brett favre
jersey. all you have to do is inappropriately
expose yourself at every party we go to.
GUY 1:
GUY 2:
Hey dude, will you sell me adderall?
what? Just because Im at anschutz at 3
a.m. I must be selling adderall?
GUY 1:
GUY 2:
which periodic element
is the most chill?
Im not sure?
brO-mine!
GUY:
GiRl:
GiRl:
I got some new Toms shoes yesterday.
Toms? Toms is the belly lint of america
ficked to the third world.
GUY 1:
GUY 1:
suits with survival equipment: two emergency
oxygen tanks and a parachute attached. youre
also wearing a helmet over a black and white
communications cap, called Snoopy caps,
so you hear the ground team talking and your
crewmates on board.
while the shuttle remains on the launch pad
youre lying on your back. Out the windows, all
you see is sky. as fight engineer, I sat between
the commander and pilot. The metal chair youre
on isnt well padded or comfortable.
The frst 30 seconds are loud. you go from
one G of gravitational pressurewhat you feel
on earthto three. and though youre strapped
down, you feel every effect. as the pressure
builds, the oxygen bottles on your body tighten
up against it. launch is uncomfortable.
The shuttle has two rocket motors and three
liquid engines. The rocket motors jettison at a
certain altitude. Then the acceleration falls
off and you go from three Gs back to one. The
sensation is so dramatic for a moment that I
thought all the engines had quit. I looked at
the instrument panel to be sure they were still
running. luckily, they were.
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FAVORITES
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Top of the Hi l l
Tie on those dancing shoes and check
out the following dance organizations.
Lessons are open to all members of the
Lawrence community and you dont have
to come with a partner to participate.

| KU Ballroom Dance clUB |
Dances: Rumba, Cha-Cha, Samba, Jive, Tango,
Waltz, Foxtrot, Quickstep, Salsa, Merengue, Swing.
InTermeDIaTe Lessons: Mondays, 8 p.m.-10p.m.
at ECM (Ecumenical Christian Ministries)
BegInner Lessons: Wednesdays, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. in
the Gridiron Room of the Burge Union
saLsa Lessons: Fridays, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. at Hash-
inger Hall Dance Studio
| KU Swing Society |
Dances: Lindy Hop, Balboa, Blues, Collegiate Shag
Lessons: Tuesdays, 8 p.m. at the Kansas Room of
the Kansas Union
| lawrence tango |
Dance: Argentine Tango
Lessons: Mondays, 8 p.m.-10 p.m. at Signs of Life,
722 Massachusetts St.
NOTICE
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Dancing with a partner is more
than just bumping anD grinDing
Standing along the side of the room, Kenneth
Owens watches as the instructor in the strappy
black high heels and leopard-print skirt dances
across the foor. She moves with ease, showing
the men how to lead the East Coast Swing. When
the music starts, Owens takes the instructors
hand and waist, aligns his frame with hers,
looks her in the eyes and takes the lead.
Owens, Lawrence junior, has wanted to
dance since he was 12 years old, but didnt
think dancing was as acceptable for males as
it was for females. That was until he discovered
partner dancing at the University. He decided to
stop caring about what others might think. The
only things in peoples way are themselves, he
says.
Although traditional partner dancing,
including dances like the Tango, Waltz and
| MOLLy MARTIN |
Photo | Dalton Gomez
Shall we dance? Tough traditional box steps and tango moves have been replaced by bumping
and grinding at bars, organizations on campus and in the Lawrence community still favor partner
dances. Beginners can learn how to make the moves on the dance foor, and in some cases, their
partner.
Photo illustration | Jerry Wang
Swing, may never be as popular at a club on a
Friday night, the partner dancing communities on
campus and throughout Lawrence treasure the
art of moving in stride with another individual.
Such communities include KU Ballroom
Dance Club and KU Swing Society, which are
campus organizations, and Lawrence Tango, a
community organization.
Before joining KU Ballroom Dance Club three
years ago, Brigitta Wade, the current president
of the club, had no experience with partner
dancing. Her grandmother had taught her the
basic box step when she was a kid, but thats it.
Wade, a Raytown, Mo. graduate student,
didnt know anyone in the club, but that didnt
matter. She says she wanted to join because
ballroom dancing was something new and
different for her, especially as a masters student
in architectural engineering.
In addition to learning the dance steps, Wade
says she enjoys partner dancing because it is a
pleasant way to socialize. Ballroom dancing is
an old-fashioned, chivalrous type of thing, she
says.
Partner dancing used to be part of mainstream
culture, and was a social event where people
interacted with one another. But such dancing is
not an activity reserved for your grandparents
generation. Wade says a lot of the music the
class dances to is varied and current, including
songs by Metallica and Madonna.
Just as music has helped make partner
dancing modern, so has the reality TV show
Dancing with the stars, which is a dancing
competition that pairs professional dancers
with celebrities.
Christie Curtis, one of the dance instructors
for the KU Ballroom Dance Club, says the show
has inspired young people to learn to how to
partner dance, just like saturday night Fever
inspired her to learn how to Disco. But Curtis
soon dropped Disco and developed an interest
in ballroom dancing. In addition to teaching
lessons, she also competes as a ballroom
dancer on the International Standard level and
has been dancing competitively for almost 30
years.
But most people who partner dance in
the Lawrence community have much less
experience than Curtis. They show up not only
to learn how to dance, but also to socialize.
Doug Nickel, creator of the Lawrence Tango
organization, says his dance lessons are a
great place for men and women to interact
and have tactile contact with one another,
but in an appropriate way. Tango dancing
also allows a person to get to know someone
by the way he or she moves, without any
verbal communication. Tango, like most other
partner dances, requires no choreography, but
fourishes on improvisation. As a result, each
person develops his or her own dancing style.
Although partner dancing lessons provide
an ideal environment for men and women to
interact, Shawnee senior Alix Augustine, KU
Swing Society president, says men often hide
behind the misconception that guys dont
dance. Girls like guys who dance, she says.
By dance, Augustine means more than the
high-school sway and what she calls freak
dancing or grinding.
Brad Anderson, Overland Park senior, joined
KU Swing Society in January 2009. He says he
had very little experience with swing, but he
committed himself to learning, worked hard
and by the end of that semester he fnally felt
confdent with the dances. He says from then
on swing dancing has been like riding a bike. He
also found a girl in the club, Maureen Mulvihill,
Perry junior, who has been his girlfriend for
more than a year. He now encourages his other
single friends who are looking for a relationship
to attend the lessons. Look at this proven
success, he says.
As Kenneth Owens leads Christie Curtis, the
instructor wearing the strappy black heels,
around the room, he makes some mistakes.
Hes only been dancing since the beginning of
the semester. Sure, he may step on a few toes
every now and then, but he says hes having the
time of his life. I was already confdent [before
dancing], Owens says. I just didnt know how
to show it.
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Q & A // Marla Spivak
> Because we have questions. Celebrities have answers.
Last month, Marla Spivak became the fourth KU alumni to win the Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundations Fellows Program. She was one of 2010s 23 winners of the prestigious $500,000 no-
strings-attached award, also dubbed the genius grant, for her work with honeybees. Spivak
got her Ph.D. from the University in 1989, and is now a Distinguished McKnight Professor in the
department of entomology at the University of Minnesota. There, Spivaks work has focused on
developing strains of bees that are better able to defend themselves from diseases contributing to
the alarming drop in bee populations over recent years.
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Photo courtesy of the John D. & Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation
Busy as a bee: Marla Spivak was awarded the ge-
nius grant for her work with bees. Spivak began
researching bees at the University in 1989 as part
of her Ph.D. program, and is now teaching at
the University of Minnesota.
Jayplay:
How did the University impact your work
on bees?
Marla Spivak:
KU was the mecca for research on bees
when I was there. I came to work with Chip
Taylor, my advisor, who had gotten money
to study Africanized bees. But also, Charles
Michener, a world-renowned bee biologist,
and rudolph Jonder, a world-renowned
behavioral entomologist, were a part of this
prominent bee community that infuenced
me greatly while at KU.
JP:
How did you receive the news of your
genius status?
MS:
Its actually just the media that calls it
the genius grant the MacArthur Founda-
tion calls it awards for creativity. But they
kind of set me up, telling me I had an inter-
view with a freelance writer in my offce,
and thats where they called me. I was in
disbelief. Very excited, but mostly just
disbelief.
JP:
Did you celebrate?
MS:
I went out to dinner with a friend. Im
actually not comfortable with the attention
its brought. I love the work I do, so being
honored is great. Im not discussing where
the money will go yet, but the beekeep-
ing community is super excited because
it helps promote bee health as we try to
answer questions regarding colony collapse
disorder and other causes of the depletion in
bees weve seen in recent years.
JP:
Why is colony collapse disorder such a
complex problem?
MS:
There are three big elements: the lack of
nutrition, or amount of fowers available, the
pesticides that are used and the diseases
and mites that bees are subjected to.
JP:
Is it true what Einstein said about humans
not being able to live more than four years
without the honey bee?
MS:
I believe thats a misquote, but there would
defnitely be consequences. Around a third
of the United States food supply depends on
pollination from bees. Not only our fruits and
vegetables, but even the hay we feed our
meat and dairy cattle must be pollinated.
Healthy foods like almonds and berries have
had an increased demand, and so our bees,
already weakened from lack of nutrition,
pesticides and diseases, have to respond to
the increase in pollination that comes along
with that.
JP:
You credit the award to your study of the
hygienic behaviors in bees. How are the
bees that you breed better able to defend
themselves from disease?
MS:
Bees have their own immune systems, yet
the entire colony acts as one organism as
well, so it has behaviors that act as its
immune system. We call them hygienic
behaviors, such as a bees ability to detect
diseases in the the young bees and then
remove them from the nest. So theyre basi-
cally fghting off an infection that could
spread. Some bees are really good at de-
tecting these diseases, so weve been
breeding them.
JP:
So different bees have different functions.
Do they also have different personalities?
MS:
Yes. Some of them are nervous, some very
calm, some are gentle, some like to sting a
lot, some are lazy, and some make more
honey than others. Most experienced bee
keepers get to know their bees pretty well.
Q&A // nathan williams, singer and guitarist of wavves
NOTICE
Surfn USA: Nathan Williams and his band, WAVVES, are currently on tour promoting their recent
album, King of the Beach. Williams became a singer after dropping out of high school, opting for
the mic instead of his once-loved soccer cleats.
Contributed Photo
JP: I heard you say in a video interview that
the band, got as big as it did on accident.
What did you mean by that?
NW: I recorded some demos and I wasnt
going to show them to anybody, but I
showed my friend Jeremy who runs a
label in New York and he really liked it. I
just kind of let the song sit there and it just
snow-balled.

JP: What were you like in high school?
NW: I dropped out of high school in tenth grade.
I wore whatever the skateboarders I
watched wore, so cargo pants and
skate shoes and Kid Dynamite t-shirts. I
just dressed like a southern California kid.
JP: Did you grow up taking guitar lessons?
NW: No I never took guitar lessons. I got a
guitar when I was 11 and just wanted to
play music to meet girls or something. I
kind of just screwed around with my
friends and played soccer my whole life.
Then fnally when I was 17 I was like, Ok
fuck this. I cant do this anymore.
JP: Did you want to go to college?
NW: Yeah. I had scholarships to a couple of
schools but I didnt feel like college was
for me. And if you look at how much Major
League Soccer players make its like
$30,000 a year, so I think I chose pretty
well.

WAVVES, a pop-punk, beach-grunge super-trio from San Diego, has spent the beginning of
this year in Oxford, Mississippi recording their album with producer guru Dennis Herring. After
joining Fat Possum Records and releasing their new album King of the Beach in August, lead
singer and guitarist Nathan Williams, bass player Stephen Pope and drummer Billy Hayes have
been surfng the open road, touring all over the country and playing their surfer-punk indie rock
sounds at equally grungy venues. Williams, 24, and brainchild of the band, talked with Jayplay
about dropping out of high school, growing up as a soccer rat and how he fell into a project thats
evolved into whats now known as WAVVES.
Jayplay:
Any highlights from the tour so far?
Nathan Williams:
We played a show at the Glasshouse in
Pomona that was pretty cool. I hadnt
been there since I was a kid. Just a bunch
of insane kids losing their shit. There
have been a couple sinkers along the way,
but we havent had a show that people
didnt like.
JP: How was recording with Dennis and
putting your concept into someone
elses hands? Was it a little freaky for
you?
NW: It was a little weird. It was like handing
your baby off to a babysitter. Throughout
the mixing and recording process, I was
sitting right next to Dennis. I was a little
bit annoying, but if I wouldnt have been
there it wouldnt have turned out how I
wanted.
JP: Who were your infuences for King of
The Beach?
NW: Nirvana, a lot of alternative music like
Green Day and a lot of pop punk stuff.
The Beach Boys is obvious because of the
name of the album, but I also think The
Beatles, particularly structure-wise and
melodies.
JP: Take On The World is optimistic and
grasps a musicians dream of spreading
music as far and wide as possible. Would
you agree?
NW: Its funny because whenever anyone asks
me about that song theyre like, Why were
you so depressed? No, not really. I talk
about how Im the shit a lot on the album,
but yes, sometimes thats just how you feel.
Its weird when people ask me if Im
depressed and if Im going to kill myself. If
I keep getting asked those kinds of
questions, I might.
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Facebook creepin: Jayplay writer Josh Hafner,
pictured above, showcases his spirit for the fall
season in his Facebook profle picture. Facebook
has changed the way we perceive ourselves and
how we choose to appear to our friends, in real
life and online.
I fear some days that the spirit of Facebook
haunts my fngers. Ill sit down at the computer
with a very specifc task downloading a PDF
fle from my ethics class or checking an email
from a professor and somehow, when I click
that browser address bar and begin typing,
there it appears facebook.com almost
unconsciously.
A study last year at University College London
found that it takes about 66 days of repetition
to form a habit. For most students, typing
facebook.com is a daily, some say hourly,
ritual. A 2007 Michigan State study counted
the site at 50 million users, including 94 percent
of U.S. college undergrads. Three years later,
Mashable.com reports the site now boasts 500
million users, each spending an average of 55
minutes a day on the book. Clearly, the muscle
memory in my fngers is catching on.
Recent hubbub has been made about the
growing role of social media in student life. The
Social Network, David Finchers pseudo-biopic
on Facebooks birth at Harvard, received high
praise for telling how founder Mark Zuckerberg
made friend a verb. At the same time, the
suicide of a Rutgers freshman after online
bullying made national headlines, prompting
an Oct. 1 letter in The New York Times on how
enmeshed young adults are with technology.
The writer desired young people to create
healthy identities and be whole without the
obsessive need to be connected and share
everything over the Internet.
So do we have whole and healthy
identities? Have increasingly networked lives
enmeshed us in the web? Yes and no, say
experts who study the effect our growing digital
lives has on our relationships, and in turn, our
understanding of ourselves. Socially networked
life, it turns out, mirrors our face-to-face lives,
only frozen and broadcast to all. Actions always
present in everyday life the sharing and
facebook drama
| jOSH HAFnER |
comparing, the self-promoting and conforming
are accelerated, each one leaving a digital
trail.
We form our identities by interacting with
other people, says nancy Baym, author of
Personal Connections in the Digital Age. From
the day were born, people give us messages
about who we are, she says. Whats more,
humans seem to have a built-in need to confrm
experiences through telling them to others.
Behind every story that begins with You will
not believe what happened last night lies a
desire for that story to be acknowledged and
confrmed. When another person recognizes
an experience, it somehow exists outside of our
own memories and feels permanent. And this
process of identity-through-confrmation exists
with or without the Internet.
Relationships play out online much like they
do in real life, Baym says, except for two key
factors: storage and reach.
Storage refers to the Internets ability to
log and record our actions, such as wall-to-
wall conversations on Facebook or a series
of Tweets on Twitter. Once published, they
stay there to be reread and examined in a
way feeting face-to-face conversations do
not, something Megan Do, Wichita senior,
realizes. The funny moments, the interesting
observations theyre all there, she says.
Sometimes for the hell of it Ill read older
posts. Im not talking three days or so. I mean I
just keep clicking back and going Wow, I cant
believe that happened. Storage allows our
online conversations to exist unbound by time
constraints of real life. Do can respond to a
friends comment weeks later, an impossible
feat in face-to-face conversation.
Reach refers to the broadcasting power
of online actions the way a message can
go from a bedroom to across campus in the
click of a button. In The Social Network, Mark
Zuckerberg apologizes to an ex-girlfriend he
drunkenly bashes online, a tirade read all over
campus. It didnt stop you from writing it, she
responds. The Internets not written in pencil,
Mark. Its written in ink.
Since Facebooks debut in 2004, growing
awareness of how storage and reach affect our
online interactions has, in turn, affected those
actions themselves. Were careful about what
we post, tweet or tag down to the details, lest
were misunderstood. Consequently, were more
aware of how we portray ourselves online, says
Ian McFarland, Leawood senior. People put a
lot more thought into their profles than anyone
admits to, he says. I know I put a lot of thought
into it.
McFarlands not alone. A cursory glance at
any Facebook news feed shows a whirlwind
of profle changes: new friends are made,
display pictures change and people forge new
statuses in mere keystrokes. This meticulous
furry makes sense every detail a user
places online acts as an indicator, or cue, that
peers can use to understand him. Likewise, he
uses his peers cues to situate and understand
himself within this social environment.
This process occurs online or off. Baym,
author of Personal Connections in the Digital
Age, compares it to how children develop
their sense of self when peers tease or praise
them at school. Yet never in elementary school
could I slow friends down in the hallway and
endlessly examine them in different outfts,
with different sayings in different situations.
never could I know their likes and dislikes, their
passions and joys, without actually interacting
with them. That its stored, accessible and has
such reach allows social media to amplify the
process, Baym says. Its so visible. We have
this whole data source about who people are to
compare ourselves to.
And compare we do, says Havanah Mahoney,
a Manhattan junior in photo media. Its easier
to see what the people you think are cool think
is cool, so you can think its cool, she says. If
that makes sense.
Whether Mahoneys point makes sense, it is
supported by science. In 2007, MIT researcher
Hugo Liu analyzed more than 125,000 online
profles for his study, Social network Profles
as Taste Performance. He discovered users
often listed bands of a similar taste or genre as
that of their closest friends on a site. This, Liu
wrote, demonstrates knowledge of the groups
inside secrets. However, users would also list
something outside of their friends shared taste:
Wilco, Feist, Radioheadand also old-school
hip-hop, read one profle. Liu theorized that
users sought to stand out and defne themselves
while keeping the inclusionary sense a shared
culture brings. We want to ft in but still stand
out to have our social cake and eat it too.
Lius study also asserted that users may
meticulously craft not only their favorite
bands online, but their entire identity as well.
Some profles seemed intent on creating and
Why We act and interact online
really about.
Theres pressure to put our best face
forward online, says Oliver James, a clinical
psychologist and columnist for The Guardian
in England. Facebook is full of high status
moments, he says. In a 2009 column, James
expressed concern over social pressures that
cause young people to aim for maximum
appeal, self-advertisement online.
Robin H-C, a Toronto-based behaviorist and
neuropsychologist, agrees. She says social
medias reach allows users to craft an illusion
of grandiose times, whereby statuses, photos
and comments become opportunities to
project idealized versions of our lives. Nothing
quite conveys sociability like posting an entire
publicly viewable album of party photos. Less-
often posted, however, is the album full of
people with hangovers.
In 1959 Canadian sociologist Erving Goffman
released his frst book, The Presentation of
Self in Everyday Life. Goffman proposes that
people play roles in everyday life, crafting
an appearance and carefully guiding others
perceptions of them, much like actors. Goffman
called this impression management.
Fellow sociologist Barry Schlenker
expanaded on this in the 1980s, writing that self-
descriptions allow people to (consciously or
not) introduce pertinent information for identity
construction. Talking ones self up, though, is
rarely endearing. Without proper context, he
noted, people risked seeming egotistical. What
better context then, than Facebook a service
based around broadcasting images and self-
descriptions to people in our lives? Through
a series of studies, Schlenker also concluded
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Au naturale: Te natural beauty of KUs campus isnt just for looks: it also helps students relax be-
tween classes, do homework on the spacious lawns and soak up the sun. If youre feeling stressed,
check out the open area in front of Watson Library, the wooded Marvin Grove or the hill beside
Overshare: Facebook allows you to post practically anything about yourself, from family vacation
pictures to your favorite books and movies. As young people continue using the social media site,
their identity adapts, and interacts with other users. (Screen grabs taken from facebook.com)
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inhabiting a caricature or theatrical persona,
he wrote, documenting two profles maintaining
a manic depressive persona and 14 profles
with a sexy persona. Liu even notes one
profle projecting a frat boy machismo. Ever
aware that people whose opinions we care
about a crush from history class, a close
friend or potential employer may see our
online selves (via reach) and endlessly analyze
it (via storage), we can become self-branders,
portraying an image or persona through every
possible cue. As a photographer, Mahoney pays
attention to profle pictures. If someone meets
you casually and looks you up on Facebook,
thats the only thing theyll see of you, she
says. You make sure you look attractive no
acne, no chin fat so theyll have a notion of
you that will hold over.
Why strive to create a notion or idea of
ourselves? Perhaps we worry well lose
something in Internet translation a razor-
sharp wit or a frm, perfected handshake. In
lieu of physical presence, theres an obligation
(or opportunity) to project a notion of yourself
online, a distilled version conveying who you
are, or at least the better parts. I think most
people put on some slight front, Mahoney says.
Youre not going to list what you fail at. You put
your achievements, your interesting hobbies
things that will fascinate people. When
distilled into a display picture and a paragraph,
which facet of someones life makes it through?
Mahoney isnt really sure. Ive never made a
profle where I really described who I am,
she says. Its surface layer, two-dimensional
stuff. Im not putting Yes, Im extroverted, but
underneath Im actually sensitive, what Im
that actors often conformed to stereotypes of
admirable peer groups and that, given enough
positive feedback, could come to believe the
role they performed was true.
At the Kansas Union, I met with Kiley Larson,
a Ph.D. student in communication studies
who works with Baym, author of Personal
Connections in the Digital Age. At surrounding
tables students scanned laptops, a few of
which displayed the familiar blue and white
site. Larson studied last summer at Oxfords
Internet Institute, where she and her peers
weighed the costs of social media. For some,
the constant upkeep of managing digital
identities proved tiring. She says people often
withdraw from sites like Facebook when they
realize they must perform for multiple roles
you have only one profle, but different
audiences like friends, family, and employers,
who have different expectations. I think
Facebook runs a real risk of putting itself out
of business, she says. A lot of people liked it
because it was easy and fun. When it becomes
work and a brand to be managed, perhaps it
loses some of that fun. Still, for Larson, the
costs of leaving Facebook remain too high. A
student in her Internet communication class,
however, disagreed, logging out for good. To
leave Facebook, the student reasoned, was to
leave a life of continual self-monitoring.
As the span and frequency of our online
interactions grow, were realizing the effects of
storage and reach. As a result, were adapting,
projecting the ways we want to be perceived
in life, but in a fatter, more mediated space.
If users of social media arent whole, its not
because of the Internet its only amplifed
what was already there. Still, theres no denying
our digital lives and actions hold some effect
on our tangible, physical ones. My Facebook-
prone fngers are proof of that.
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washing you hands often, using hand
sanitizers and keeping your hands away from
your nose and mouth.
ThaTs disgusTing // Germs on money
> Dude...gross.
Bethany Kraus avoids touching paper money
whenever she can. I hate how dirty it is so I
always use my debit card, says Kraus, Lincoln,
Neb., junior. That money could have been
inside a strippers g-string for all you know.
Paper money usually comes in contact with
several different people every day, allowing it
to collect germs and bacteria. A 2001 study by
Dr. Peter Ender found that 86 percent of the bills
he studied had germs such as Streptococcus,
which causes strep throat, while 7 percent
of bills had more harmful bacteria, such
as Staphylococcus, which causes staph
infections. Only 7 percent of the bills he studied
were germ-free.
Jeff Dimond, a spokesman for the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, says it
is possible for money to spread germs since
bacteria can live on surfaces for several
hours. If someone uses the bathroom without
washing their hands or sneezes and then gives
you money, all of those germs could be passed
on to you.
To help prevent the spread of germs and
diseases, Dimond suggests getting vaccinated,
| JACquE WEBEr |
Contributed photo
Dirty money: You may be collecting more than
just change when youre handed back dollar
bills. Germs also live on money, potentially
spreading bacteria that can cause strep throat
and staph infections.
When Kyle Black wakes up with a hangover
after drinking too much wine, he sticks to light
foods and water for the day. I eat a lot of bread
or French toast to soak up the alcohol and I
make sure to drink a lot of water to rehydrate
myself, says Black, Overland Park senior.
What you consume when you have a
hangover can affect how quickly you recover.
Ann Chapman, coordinator of nutrition services
at Watkins Memorial Health Center, says water-
dense foods like chicken noodle soup and fuids
like 7-up will help with the dehydration caused
BeTTer OpTiOns fOr Bad siTuaTiOns //
Best hanGover foods
> If youre going to do it, be smart.
| JACquE WEBEr |
by alcohol consumption. Foods like toast,
pasta and plain rice are also good because
they are easy to digest. Be sure to stay away
from greasy foods, however. Taxing the GI
[gastrointestinal] tract with greasy, high fat
foods seems ill-advised to me, Chapman
says.
Like Chapman, Jane Hemminger, a
nutritionist from Des Moines, Iowa says
sticking to easily digestible foods is a good
idea. People think any food is better than no
food, but that isnt necessarily true, she says.
Greasy foods typically wont settle well.
Jane Hemminger, a nutritionist from Des
Moines, Iowa, says replenishing your B
vitamins after drinking alcohol is important.
Drinking juices like orange juice and apple
juice will help you do this.
But the best way to get over a hangover,
other than with food, is to sleep. The longer
you allow your alcohol to be absorbed, the
better you will feel, Hemminger says.
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Morning after munchies: Tough greasy foods
like Taco Bell and McDonalds may sound good
as post-hangover meals, the foods dont digest
well. Stick to plenty of water and foods loaded
with carbs, which soak up the alcohol.
Bowmans friend may have thought the
peroxide was helping, but doctors say its better
to use hydrogen peroxide just initially. It can
help clean a wound of debris, but its not the
option for killing bacteria.
David J. Leffell, a professor of dermatology
and surgery at Yale School of Medicine, says
the agent can even delay the healing process.
The bubbles make it look like something good
is happening, but hydrogen peroxide is known
to destroy the new skin cells that immediately
begin to grow, Leffell says.
Although you may feel like those frothy
bubbles are killing germs, theres a greater
chance of forming a scar. To avoid developing
scar tissue, clean the wound with hydrogen
peroxide initially, but then use rubbing alcohol
as an antiseptic to ensure a disinfected healing
process.
Verdict: Bad for the regeneration of skin cells

Last time you scraped your knee you
probably didnt think twice about grabbing
a bottle of hydrogen peroxide to clean the
wound. Neither had Sam Bowman before he
saw the typical home remedy go wrong for his
friend.
It was a pretty deep cut, so he doused
some on almost every day until he thought
it started healing, says Bowman, Maize
sophomore. The cut left a scar Bowmans
friend hadnt expected.
gOOd fOr yOu Bad fOr yOu // Peroxide
> Sometimes its hard to tell.
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Contributed photo
Feel the burn: Te familiar sting of peroxide on
a cut may cause you to think the cut is healing,
but be wary that repeated use of peroxide
doesnt kill bacteria.
rank says its best to leave your ear wax
alone. The ear canal will clean itself out, rank
says. Our skin is constantly moving outward
so the ear wax naturally falls out or is washed
off when you shower. If ear wax becomes
compacted inside your ear, rank says its best
to have it removed by your doctor.
Verdict: Good for you!
Devin Hill cleans his ears every morning
with a q-tip after he gets out of the shower.
I hate ear wax, says Hill, Overland Park
sophomore. Its so sticky and gross.
Ear wax may be gross, but it protects our
ears in several ways.
Ear wax, which is made from sweat, dead
skin and oils, keeps our ear canals moist and
prevents dryness and itching of the ears,
says Misti rank, an otologist from Lawrence
Otolaryngology Associates, 1112 W. 6th St.
# 216. rank says ear wax also works as a
natural water and insect repellent.
However, when treated improperly, ear
wax can cause health and hearing problems.
When ear wax is compacted in the ear canal,
often done by using cotton-tipped applicators
like q-tips, it can cause problems. Compacted
ear wax can trap bacteria inside the ear
canal, causing infection, itchiness and pain. It
can also reduce your hearing ability. People
often push the q-tip in too far and puncture
the ear drum, causing permanent damage,
rank says. It happens more frequently than
you might think.
gOOd fOr yOu Bad fOr yOu // ear wax
> Sometimes its hard to tell.
| JACquE WEBEr |
Contributed photo
Wax on, wax of: Hate that
sticky stuf inside your
ears? Before you take a
Q-tip and dig away, know
that wax prevents dryness
and protects our ear canal.
Just be sure not to get
too crazy with clearing
out ear wax you could
puncture your ear drum
and cause permanent
damage.
standards that organic produce has to meet.
So when a students buying something organic,
they know exactly what theyre getting and
thats a higher quality.
at Washington State University, says his team
conducted the study to examine the primary
reasons consumers buy organic: they think
its healthier, tastes better and is better for
the environment. He says the presence of
pesticide residues has been proven time
and again, so the study focused on nutrition.
Reganold and his team found that organic
strawberries had lower concentrations of
phosphorous and potassium, but higher
antioxidant activity and ascorbic acid (Vitamin C)
concentration, which promotes immune system
health. Youre getting more antioxidants, more
Vitamin C and the berries are being produced
on healthier soil, Reganold says.
Though buying organic may be benefcial to
your health, it can hurt your pocketbook. Amber
Wheeler, Mason, Mo., senior, buys organic
meat, milk, fruit and vegetables, but cant afford
going beyond those basics. With specialty
things like organic four, theres like a $3 price
difference, she says.
Wheeler became interested in eating organic
after listening to her grandmother, who said if
its unnatural, it cant be good for you.
Despite the growing popularity, equating
organic with expensive remains a common
assumption. For Wheeler, its a price shes
willing to pay. I just feel better, Wheeler
says. I feel sluggish when I eat processed or
prepared foods.
Leeann Brown, press associate for the
Environmental Working Group, says she
understands students dont always have the
luxury of buying the more expensive option, but
thinks its important for to be aware of pesticide
residues on food and have the option of avoiding
the chemicals if they choose.
That extra 25 cents youre spending is
probably giving you about 10 times the bang
for your buck, Brown says. There are strict
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Stephanie Bell knew things would be different
after studying abroad in Costa Rica last fall, but
she didnt know it would be the contents in her
grocery cart that changed. After four months of
observing the harsh environmental impact of
banana plantations, she returned home with a
new commitment to an all-organic diet.
Its one thing to read about something in a
textbook and another to see it with your own
eyes, says Bell, Leawood senior. Were so
lucky that none of us have to work in packing
plants or farm these bananas that are so cheap
at Dillons. Bell now buys all of her produce,
dairy and meat from local, organic growers.
Environmental awareness and an assumed
healthiness are the main reasons why
consumers buy organic food. Organic food
sales have risen from $3.6 billion in 1997 to $21.1
billion in 2008. Bell joins 30 percent of Americans
who buy organic food at least occasionally
according to a 2007 Harris poll.
From a green standpoint, Bell is more
concerned with the environmental factors of
organic food than any health benefts. I think
our bodies are pretty resilient, but I dont think
the environment is, Bell says.
Barbara Haumann of the Organic Trade
Association says pesticides used in traditional
farming methods can create dead zones in
the soil where food can no longer be produced.
For those who eat organic because they
think it is healthy, Haumann says evidence
has shown that organic produce is richer in
Vitamin C, iron, magnesium and phosphorous.
The environmental benefts have long been
understood, but research supporting the added
nutritional value is emerging more frequently.
The most recent study found that strawberries
produced on organic farms were of higher
quality.
John Reganold, professor of soil sciences
Organic
FOODS:
| megan rupp |
Eat your greens: An all-organic diet isnt real-
istic for most college students, but choosing a
few items to splurge on has healthy longterm
results. Organic fruits and veggies are full of an-
tioxidants and Vitamin C.
Photo by | Jerry Wang

The Environmental Working Group compiled two lists, The Dirty Dozen and The Clean 15, to help con-
sumers decrease their pesticide intake by as much as 80 percent. The organization looked at which fruits
and vegetables are exposed to the highest or lowest levels of pesticides and designed the lists to help
consumers know when buying organic produce is unnecessary.
The DirTy Dozen: The CLeAn 15:
Celery Sweetbell Peppers Mango Watermelon
Peaches Spinach, Kale & Collard Greens Sweet Peas Grapefruit
Strawberries Domestic Blueberries Asparagus Sweet Onions
Apples Potatoes Kiwi Onions
Cherries Imported Grapes Cabbage Avocados
Nectarines Lettuce Eggplant Sweetcorn
Cantaloupe Pineapples
Sweet Potatoes
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shy dogs out from under beds and teaches
big dogs to not pull her down the block by the
leash.Every dog teaches me something,
Frazier says.
in the life of // a dog walker
> Living vicariously through others is okay with us.
His tail wags excitedly as Jen Frazier clips
on his leash. He heads straight for the door,
pulling Frazier along. He knows its walk
time. Today its just a regular 30-minute walk
through the neighborhood, Fraziers fourth
one of the day.
Frazier has made mans best friend her
life. With a love of animals from an early age
and education in animal science and biology,
Frazier opened Dignifed Doggies, a dog care
company in Lawrence, two years ago with
her husband. Though Frazier and her husband
train and take care of dogs, a majority of
Fraziers day is spent with a leash in hand. At
the end of the day I am tired, she says.
During a regular week, Frazier walks 25
to 35 dogs. At around 30-minutes per walk,
Frazier gets all her exercise from her job. To
mix up the regular walk she also incorporates
bike riding, jogging and rollerblading into the
dogs exercise.
Just like people are different, so are
dogs. Frazier has had to learn how to work
with different personalities of dogs, gaining
patience and understanding. She encourages
| BreNNa loNg |
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a table with their girlfriends, they usually dont
want a guy to come up and hit on them, Huff
says.
Though your heart may be racing, flash
a smile and say hi. Confidence is the most
important thing. Engage the person by looking
into their eyes, and you might just score a date,
and eventually a relationship.
essential life skills // the bar pick-up
> In case of emergency, read quickly.
Meeting a girl at a bar can be tricky and
nerve wracking. Making eye contact is the
farthest some guys go.
Making eye contact is a good first step,
but you cant expect the girl youre interested
in to do the work for you, says Tony DeRosso,
owner and contributor to the dating website
OnlineDatingMatches.com.
Approaching someone is easier said than
done. DeRosso says practice is key. Go out to
a Starbucks and strike up a conversation with
a woman in line who you have no intention
of dating, he says. Just practice your
conversational skills with strangers in public.
Many well-meaning guys get caught up
in their anxiety and find it difficult to actively
pursue someone they are interested in, or they
make conversation-ending mistakes. There
are guys who will walk up and ask if I have a
boyfriend right off the bat, Kelsey Huff, KU
graduate and bartender at the Granada, says.
Show some interest in the person. Strike up a
conversation.
Huff suggests waiting until girls are alone to
be approached. If girls are out and sitting at
| Jon hermes |
Risky business: While it may be nerve wracking
to approach a cute guy or girl at the bar, being
confdent and paying attention will help you
make the connection.
> In case of emergency, read quickly.
make sure its smooth.
Unscrew the ball cock. This is what foats
up and stops the water from coming into the
tank. Make sure the connection between the
ball cock and water line is okay. Then replace
the gasket on the ball cock and screw it back
into the tank.
Attach a new fapper to the chain and then
hook it to the toilet handle. Turn the water back
on.
Flush to make sure the toilet is running
properly.
essential life skills // toilet repair
Ignoring a running toilet can raise your
water bill and provide you with a less than
soothing 24-hour soundtrack of draining
water.
Ive seen people who dont know how
to change the fappers in their toilets, says
John Hamill, Olathe junior. Flappers allow the
water to drain into the bowl. Since they are
renting, they just let it run, says Hamill, who
helps with maintenance at Brady Apartments,
1530 Tennessee.
Stopping a running toilet is a quick and
easy task. Daniel Poull, owner of Watersphere
Plumbing, says running toilets are the number
one reason people waste water.
The reason this happens is the rubber
fapper gets stiff over time and can no longer
prevent water from draining, Poull says. Or
your water line has a bad connection to the
ball cock.
Poull suggest the following steps to fxing
this problem.
First, to replace the fapper turn off the
toilets water and fush. Pull the old fapper off
and run your fnger around the fush valve to
| Jon hermes |
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they also cost you extra money. You can fx that
leak yourself in a few easy steps.
bands style as Indie, acoustic, and folk.
Summer and Jakes current songs can be
found on their facebook page, Where the
Woodbine Twines.
get some culture // summer and Jake
> Its not all about fast food and beer pong..

With sounds similar to Brand New, Swell
Season and The Decemberists, Summer and
Jake offcially started rocking out at their frst
show on Halloween in 2009.
Summer and Jake is a local Lawrence band
that is often seen performing at parties on
Tennessee Street. They are in the process of
getting more gigs. We are excited about the
show we are currently setting up at The Czar
Bar in Kansas City, says Summer Bradshaw,
the bands drummer.
Bradshaw, Olathe junior, and Jake Stull,
Overland Park junior and the bands lead
vocalist and guitarist, first met in a design
foundations class in the school of art and
design. The summer after they met they started
playing music together for fun, and had no
intention of growing into something more.
Summer and Jake perform at house shows
about once a month, and spend a lot of their
time writing new songs. Their most popular
songs are In Need of Sun, Thugnificent,
and Angelfsh.
We look for things in everyday life to inspire
our songs, Bradshaw says. She describes the
| amanda kistner|
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is not too busy. Try to eliminate things from a
picture that you are not interested in, Jordan,
the photography lecturer, says. Or think about
how background, middleground and foreground
create a visually dynamic image.
Fill the space of the photograph by getting
close to the subject you are trying to capture.
If you take a close-up shot, dont use the zoom
function. As famed war photographer Robert
Capa once said, If your pictures arent good
enough, youre not close enough.
It is important to think outside of the box
when taking photographs. Next time you are
out with a camera, take a moment to think about
what you want out of a picture, and then take
it. Or take a hundred. The more photographs
you take, the more options you have to choose
from. And remember to always carry a camera
with you, which includes your phone. The best
camera is the one you have with you, Allender
says. You can always delete photographs, but
you can never get back missed moments.
Digital Camera SettingS

auto mode:
This setting lets the camera do the work. All you have to do is point and shoot. You dont have
as much control with this setting and the photographs are typically not as visually interesting.
Portrait mode:
This setting usually blurs the outer edges of the frame so the focus of the photograph is on the
subject.
landscape mode:
This setting offers a wide shot for photographs of nature and anything with a lot of background
details.
night mode:
This setting offers a fash to capture your subject in a natural-looking setting at night. If the
camera is not held still, photographs will turn out blurry.
or your subject, you can capture a completely
different aspect in the photograph.

FlaSh
Flash seems like the go-to setting for most
people. Of course, this can be good in low light
situations, but the photographs usually turn
out bright and are not as visually interesting.
Instead, play with your cameras settings so
you can capture the mood of a certain time
and place. Low light settings on a camera can
capture the ambience of a wonderful evening
out with friends. Flash creates a blanket
of light that can produce one dimensional
photographs, says Thad Allender, KU alumn
and Washington D.C. based photographer.
Available light is more interesting and can
help communicate that moment to the viewer.
SPaCe
Think about what you are looking at and what
you want people viewing your photographs to
see. Each photograph should have one focus.
Make sure the background of the photograph
Dan Smith sits down with friends at the
Replay Lounge. His friends, laughing at a story
being told, give him the perfect opportunity.
He quickly snaps their photograph before
they have time to notice Smiths disposable
camera.
Im defnitely against photographs that
are posed, Smith, Lawrence senior, says.
People get self conscious and try to present
themselves in a made up way. Id rather capture
the youthful spirit that posed photographs dont
have.
In this digital age, people sometimes forgo
capturing the true spirit of photography and
take photos that feel distant from the moment
they are trying to capture. You dont have to
be a professional photographer to create
something beautiful. All you need is a camera.
Here are suggestions to help you photograph
the things you want to remember for the rest
of your life.
CanDiD ShotS
Like Smith, take charge and capture
spontaneous moments when no one is
expecting you to. This guarantees unguarded,
real moments and wonderful expressions.
However, if you have a certain shot in mind,
dont be afraid to direct your subject. While not
technically candid, if done right, you can still
capture a great moment.
You can have a spontaneous picture by
directing someone to stand where you want,
says Luke Jordan, lecturer of photography
for the photomedia department. If there is
something not quite right, ask the subject to
move. Its about capturing the spontaneous
feeling.
You know what your friends are like. Direct
them in a way that allows you to capture who
they are.
angleS
Trying new angles and perspectives is an
important part of photography. Dont be afraid
to experiment. Rather than taking a photo-
graph directly in front of someone, try moving
around to fnd a different perspective.
Applying the rule of thirds by positioning
your subject to the side of the frame is a good
starting point. I look for interesting moments
where people are engaging and I capture
those with different angles, says Spencer
Knoll, Topeka senior. By reorienting yourself
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says he came to KU because of Lawrences
local music scene, but nobody was playing
the music I wanted to play, Epperson says.
He had no choice but to start his own
band. The Wichita senior recruited Oswego
sophomore Brad Feagan and Hastings, Neb.
senior JohnMarc Skoch. Were trying to
bring music back to where it was, Skoch
says. The music on the radio all sounds the
same.
Austin Quick, Shawnee senior, swooped
in to play keyboard and sing but they werent
qui t e compl et e unt i l Baker Uni versi t y
seniors, Scott Marks and Nate Deel, brought
saxophone and drums into the mix.
Inspired by The Beatles and Neil Young,
their funk and jazz-infused sound comes out
in their most popular tune, Cookie Blues.
Whether they make it to L.A. or not one thing
is certain: We will never use auto-tune,
Skoch says. That can go on the record.
Check them out on www. myspace. com/
louisianastreetvoodoo
STAGE PRESENCE // louisiana street band
One year ago they were on the street
Louisiana Street to be exact. Last month The
Lousiana Street Band moved to the Lewis Hall
lawn. After winning that round of the General
Mills Battle of the Bands, they entered the
next level of the nationwide competition. Now
their fans choose their fate. Logging onto
rockyourcampus.com and voting could land
them a live gig in Los Angeles with a recording
session at Disc Marketing. Voting ends Nov. 25.
Lead guitarist Evan Epperson just wants to
prove good music can come out of Kansas. He
| ashley barforoush |
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Rock around the clock: Te Louisiana Street
Band is now eligible for the national competi-
tion in Los Angeles. Go to www.rockyourcam-
pus.com to vote.
> Local musicians. Feel free to swoon.
ing full throttle.
The band wants to play their way out of
Lawrence, but Flynn says he would choose
friendship over fame any day.
Being really good friends outweighs the
fact that were trying to make it, Flynn says.
Planning for the band started when Flynn
and Leawood senior Garret Childers were
in sixth grade. Now the band is a reality and
Childers struggles to define their Tom Petty-
Radiohead-Outkast-inspired sound.
We arent on the radio so I guess were an
indie band, Childers says. Were really just
trying to make music everyone can enjoy.
Lyricist Jesse Braswell Roberts, 23, is proud
they arent stuck in one sound. Listen for your-
self. Play the bands most popular track Lone-
ly Company on the Quiet Corral Facebook
page. Theyll keep making music under one
condition: Well play as long as we as long
people show up, Braswell Roberts says.
STAGE PRESENCE // quiet corral
Silence isnt always golden, just ask the
members of Quiet Corral. Acoustic meets elec-
tric guitar and drums thanks to the six music-
making men aged 19 to 29. Though the band is
less than a year old, they already have an EP
(extended play) release party planned for Dec.
11 at The Bottleneck. The event doubles as a
Toys for Tots fundraiser so everyone involved
will beneft.
We plan to hit it a lot harder after our EP
comes out, says Lawrence sophomore Isaac
Flynn. Were not just going locally, were go-
Contributed photo
Full throttle: Quiet Corral hasnt been around
for long, but they are already planning to take
Lawrence by storm. Teir frst EP will be
released on Dec. 11 at Te Bottleneck.
> Local musicians. Feel free to swoon.

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When people leave the liquid from the bottom of their
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When people say something and you say what? and
then they say nevermind.
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When people pack up for class early while the
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Gorilla ChallenGe
The location:
Wheat State Pizza, 711 W. 23rd St.
The Challenge:
Eat a 24 inch pizza in one hour or less
Eat dough to win dough at Wheat State
Pizza. The 24 inch, one topping of your choice,
challenge pizza measures 2 feet in diameter
and weighs 7.5 pounds.
Well give you a pizza and a bucket
and start the timer, says co-owner Brad
Remington.
Choke down the 16 slices, including crusts,
in one hour and youll receive a check for $250
plus the $27.99 you paid for the pizza.
I think its the hardest challenge in town by
far, Remington says. No one has won it yet.
More than 130 people have taken a bite
out of the Gorilla Challenge at the Lawrence
location but no one has walked away a
winner or $250 richer.
Dont sit down and dont stop, says
co-owner Jennifer Remington. Also dont
throw up. Tossing your cookies results in
disqualifcation from all competitions.
Sumo ChallenGe
The location:
DonDon Japanese Rice and Noodle Bowl
Shop, 2223 Louisiana St.
The Challenge:
Eat fve bowls of rice in one hour or less
Kevin Nguyen thought he was on pace. He
had one bowl of curry in his belly and four
more on the table. We were like, Wow, this is
easy, then we started looking at the clock and
we had like 10 minutes left, Nguyen says.
The Shawnee junior tackled the Sumo
Challenge with a friend whose picture is
below his on the Wall of Shame. DonDon
celebrates the winners and the losers with
an equal amount of wall space. Down any
combination of fve rice bowls in under an
hour and join the three champions on the Wall
of Fame. DonDon has six rice bowl options
ranging from the Chicken Teriyaki-don ($5.95)
to the Beef Curry-don ($6.25). Nguyen suggests
choosing your combination wisely.
We fgured the curry was like liquid and
would slide down but it was just too much
to handle, Nguyen says. You also have to
watch out mixing the different favors.
Come up with a better strategy than he did
and get your food paid for in your new DonDon
T-shirt. Finish four bowls and earn a 50 percent
discount but still expect to see your face of the
Wall of Shame.
BurGer ChallenGe
The location:
Jeffersons, 743 Massachusetts St.
The Challenge:
Eat a 2 pound hamburger and 1 pound of fries
in 30 minutes or less
Four half-pound beef patties, six slices
of cheese, eight slices of bacon, four onion
rings and six deep-fried dill pickles on three
hamburger buns may sound like it could feed a
fraternity, but its also enough to get your face
on a dollar bill at Jeffersons.
Owner Jason Franklin and his staff wanted
a challenge that Adam Richman, host of Travel
Channels Man vs. Food, would want to sink
his teeth into.
With 15 attempts and only four winners,
Franklin hopes the cold winter wind blows
in more contestants. The steaming tower of
meat and side of fries is free to those who
fnish what they start. Everyone else pays $25
plus tax.
From what Ive seen the fries at the end
are the hardest, Franklin says. Get it all
down before you get full.
If the challenger gobbles it all, Sarah
Franklin, owner Jason Franklins sister, gets
out her camera. She snaps a photo and puts
the winners face on a decorated dollar bill,
which is placed on the wall of winners.
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The location:
Buffalo Wild Wings, 1012 Massachusetts St.
The Challenge:
Eat 12 Blazin Hot Wings in six minutes or
less
Mike Treat, Junction City sophomore, ate
his 12 hot wings in 43 seconds. He set the
store record in August and scored his fourth
Blazin Challenge Survivor t-shirt. Treat says
the challenge is draining, in more ways than
one.
The sauce is so hot it clears out your
sinuses, Treat says.Dont take your time or
youll think about how spicy it is.
Buffalo Wild Wings offers a selection of
14 sauces from Sweet BQQ to Blazin, which
Manager Greg Johnson advises to keep away
from eyes, pets and children.
Johnson has three rules regarding the
Blazin Wings Challenge: no water, no celery
and no ranch dressing. Its just you and the
wings, Johnson says.
Winners and losers must pay for their
wings but all winners leave with a t-shirt and
their pride. Plus they get immortalized on the
Blazin Challenge picture wall. See if you
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Mike Treat cant feel anything. The clock is
ticking and his pile of wings is shrinking. His
strategy is simple: just keep eating. Soon the
Junction City sophomores plate is clean and
he feels the burning victory that comes with
consuming 12 of the hottest wings in town in
under six minutes.
Craving a similar challenge? Lawrence is full
of them. Stretch your limit, and your stomach,
with the following food challenges.
Tasy treats: Many eateries
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challenge for those who
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sumo challenge, where
eaters consume fve
bowls of rice in less than
an hour.
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electronic and glitchy effects. The drums sound
distant in the mix, creating a vast, wide-open
sonic texture. Shadows features unnerving
guitar and piano and some pondering about
being drunk and tired, feeling like a shadow
and the uneasy sense that the city can swallow
a person up.
The Fool is the kind of album that you listen
to softly and alone with headphones, or with
the speakers blasting on the highway its
not quite party music. Warpaints layered
vocal harmonies stand out, and the band
accomplishes a unique sound with traditional
rock instrumentation. It may sound like the
album is a downer as far as mood is concerned,
but its tone is tender and ever-shifting. Its dark
songwriting, but undoubtedly beautiful.
slides and lyrics on top. Although my favorite
track is 1986 (Ghost Song) because of its
bubbly instrumentals and lyrical duet between
husband and wife. These are some of the
best instrumentals on the album because they
didnt use a repetitive or stereotypical bass
line but really tried hard to create something
original. Also the addition of male lyrics adds
another layer of depth that other songs on the
album lack.
The amount of work put in and fun that this
newlywed couple had while making this album
displays itself clearly after a simple listen all
the way through. So check out J+J+J today
and give your headphones and stereos brand
new life.
However, the flm switches back and forth
from Ginsberg, to the poem, then to animated
sequences depicting the poem, which are
incongruent to the narrative, then fash to the
Ginsberg-less obscenity trial, which meditates
on the signifcance of the poem via mild
courtroom drama.
There are snippets of Beat, Ginsberg and
Howl in this flm, but Howl itself has no focus,
and although spontaneity was key in Beat
poetry, so was clarity in vision and voice. Howl
only shouts.
REVIEW
mUSIC revIew // movIe revIew //
movIe revIew //
Warpaint play a unique style of dreamy
and delicate rock. The all-female four-piece
caught the attention of ex-Red Hot Chili
Peppers guitarist John Frusciante, who mixed
the bands debut six-song EP in 2009. The
release, Exquisite Corpse, was impressive but
short, leaving me eager for the groups frst
LP. Now theyve got a full-length, The Fool, on
Rough Trade.
The opener, Set Your Arms Down, begins
with a simple and slow melody, but the rhythm
almost unnoticeably shifts. The second song,
which shares its title with the bands name,
almost captures the gloom and off-beatness
of Tools angular aggressiveness, but without
the bombastic prog-rock. Undertow, one of
the albums highlights, begins as a woozier,
bleaker form of surf rock, but takes off into
a post-punk meltdown. Bees starts with
a strange drum machine and even stranger
effected guitar, and different layers subtly
begin to stack. Eventually the synthetic beat
drops out and everything locks in, but the
song keeps throwing out some interesting
This punk-glam electronic duo recently
got married, and their sophomore release
High Voltage Feast Is Almost Started is a
honeymoon unlike any other. J+J+J is named
for the fact that Joanna and Johny met in a
church parking lot so they added Jesus as
the third J. Shortly after touring for their
debut album they got married, got a house, and
created an in-home studio to hone their skills
and use their collection of synthesizers old
and new. The results are quite impressive.
The majority of the vocals are from Joanna
which give the sound something reminiscent of
both of Crystal Castles albums. However, High
Voltage... seems to be more wild than CC and
more designed to get the party started instead
of keep the party going. The album itself starts
out fast with the track Anonymous Party
Starters which can get anybody to join in on
the fun. The hard banging beat and numerous
layers of succulent synth and powerful lyrics
create a wave of good feelings wherever its
played. Another cool track is Tiny Voice
which includes a wobbly bass line and slick
Allen Ginsbergs Howl is one of the most
popular, if not relevant, poems of the 20th
Century in that it articulated the cries of the
Beat Generation. Howl, on the other hand, is
ambitious, but gets lost in its own attempt to
do something similar.
The flm attempts to present the titular
poem through a reading of the poem by its
author Allen Ginsberg (James Franco) in 1955,
then during the poems obscenity trial in 1957,
then in a series of interviews with Ginsberg
after the trial.
The flm tries to do a number of things at
once: its a Ginsberg biopic at times, and tries
to capture the Beat sentiment and discuss
Howl itself, but even then it vacillates
between the poems cultural signifcance and
status as a legitimate literary work.
The directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey
Friedmans knowledge of Ginsberg, the poem,
and the whole Beat Generation is sound, yet
the flm is so uneven.
James Franco does a pretty good job as
Ginsberg. He resembles him enough, and his
mannerisms and delivery, though sometimes
a little too punctuated at times, are quite close
to his subject.
Warpaint - the Fool (rough trade, 2010)
J+J+J - high Voltage Feast is almost started
(ghost arcade)
hoWl
| alex tretbar |
| Zack marsh |
| b.s. hadland |
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> Hollywood hits, indie ficks and everything in between.
> KJHKs weekly guide to sonic consumption. > KJHKs weekly guide to sonic consumption.
L i vi ng i n a
love- hate
reLationship
arent just another speck on campus by knowing
their name and asking how their last test went.
I also love seeing old residents, including my
best friend who will be my maid-of-honor at my
wedding in June.
Now when I see old residents, I can see the
arc of maturity happening. They have found a
major, cook for themselves and are looking for
internships. I am proud of them, and I am also
thankful that the current residents of Ellsworth
will be at that point some day.
Please be quiet tonight, Ellsworth. I am tired.
The elevator doors open, and I start my rounds.
Its Saturday night, and as I slowly trudge down
the halls during my 1 a.m. rounds, I pass door
after door, just wanting to be in bed. Finally
fnished, I lie in my bed staring at the ceiling,
and I am relieved Ellsworth is behaving. Then,
as I drift to sleep, I pray no one pulls the fre
alarm.
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SPEAK
| BRENNA LONG |
23
What happened this time? I scrambled for
my purple tennis shoes hidden somewhere in
my dark dorm room. Why must the freshmen do
this to me? I had to think a little louder this time
to drown out the Attention, Attention voice
commanding me to evacuate the building.
My hands were shaky as I reached for the
doorknob. I was a mix of jitters from the abrupt
awakening and the fact that this might be a real
fre alarm, even though I knew the chances of
that being true at 3 a.m. on a Saturday morning
were slim.
I squinted in the bright hallway lights as
I quickly made my way to the front desk of
Ellsworth Hall. As a resident assistant, I dont
listen to the speaker system unless I am in
danger, so I dont follow all the other residents
out the side doors like cattle.
I got my orders to go clear the fourth foor.
Door after door, no resident had stayed inside.
My job was done. As I sat at the front desk
waiting for the fremen in their yellow overalls
to tell me Ellsworth wasnt burning down, I
propped my head against the wall and thought,
Why am I doing this?
As a third-year RA, I fnd these doubts popping
up often. If hooligans arent pulling fre alarms
at three in the morning, theyre puking against
the elevator wall. Sometimes residents get a
kick out of ripping down door decorations and
posters I put hours into. They lose their keys.
They run down the halls screaming profanities.
They decorate white boards, and anything for
that matter, with penises. They expect me to
mediate arguments about who ate whose potato
chips. The whole time my mind just wants them
to grow up.
Crisis management is only half of my job. On
top of the late-night calls and cleanups, I plan
programs, attend meetings, cover shifts and do
required fun activities such as icebreakers.
All the while, the perks are living in this chaos
and eating at the dining hall, which Ill be honest,
gets less enticing after four years.
Then, as I walk across campus, I see an old
resident. He or she might holler Brenna from
down the sidewalk, but usually I get a slight hi
and a smile. Each time it reminds me why I live
where I live. Its not for the free room or late
night ambulance calls its to be exactly what
my title is: a resident assistant.
My job in simple terms is to help residents
move into KU and fgure out their new life.
Because most of my residents are freshman,
they are unbalanced. All of a sudden, they live
with strangers, set their own schedules and
handle their own problems such as fnding
food, navigating Lawrence and getting to class
on time. I wanted to be an RA so I could ease
the transition from lost freshman to confdent
sophomore. The arc of maturity continues until
they graduate, but I usually only see the frst
year.
I learned a lot about the personal growth of
freshmen and their maturity, or lack thereof, my
frst year as an RA when I was a sophomore.
Sure the eighth foor stole a lot of furniture and
harassed my co-RA, but we had fun carving
pumpkins, playing poker and screaming at
basketball games. I think the proximity in age
had a lot to do with the bonds I made that
year, and I could remember the struggles they
faced because I had been in their place a year
earlier.
My second year as an RA, my freshmen
were the same, but I was different. I remember
late-night talk shows and table dancing that
may have happened in my lobby, but I was less
likely to join in this time. I tried to relate to them
by giving study advice, but I could no longer
help with calculus because I had forgotten it.
Despite not relating to them in the same way, I
still noticed their growth during the year.
Currently in my third year as an RA, I get to
watch a new set of residents develop. They
already show signs of maturity. They wake up
to alarm clocks and wash their own clothes,
all without the help of parents. These tasks
seem trivial to me, but to new freshman, theyre
like learning how to walk. The widening age
gap has further changed how I relate to my
residents. This year I have a tendency to treat
my residents more as siblings than peers
because my younger brother is their age.
In total, I have been an RA to 124 residents.
And despite the noise complaints, burnt
popcorn smells and bloody 911 calls, I wouldnt
trade these three years of my life.
I learned a lot about myself while I was making
friends and seeing the freshmen develop. I
began to understand how much I enjoy helping
people. I like making someone feel like they
Constantly evolving: Becoming a
Resident Assitant was a no-brainer for
Brenna (front row, left). While there may
be late-night fre alrams or 911 calls, she
enjoys watching her residents develop,
like the eighth foor of Ellsworth during
the 2008-2009 school year, pictured
here.
Contributed photo

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