life. and how to have one.

// SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

BlOOD anD sWeat

inside the world of Ku rugby
fEaThER haiR ExTEnSionS aRE MoRE Than a BEauTy TREnd

ruffling feathers

a jayPlay wRiTER lEaRnS To REacT wiThouT uSing hiS fiSTS

fighting the urge

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September 22, 2011 // volume 9, issue 5

KANSAS IN HEAT
early emissions.

THATS dISguSTINg
relieve yourselF where you Clean yourselF?

A NEw wAvE of muSIc

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Growing up, i was always the sad, pathetic kid picked last for dodgeball or flag football. come gym class, most of my classmates knew of my hatred for contact sports, and the fact that i was pretty scrawny and had zero hand-eye coordination didnt help my chances either. i remember one horrific moment during a volleyball game in sixth grade; the winning point rested on my ability to serve the ball and, of course, i blew it. i still shudder just thinking about it. luckily, my parents recongnized early on that i would never be a soccer star or queen of the basketball court. while my friends parents forced them to join softball leagues and volleyball clubs, mine quietly sat back and let me pursue individual sports, like ballet and tennis. its not that i didnt play well with others.

it was my anxiety about disappointing everyone with a repeat of the sixth grade volleyball incident that kept me from joining a team sport. with ballet, my performance depended on my own actions; if i disappointed anyone, there would be only myself to blame. however, ive always admired the camaraderie aspect of team sports, and the ku rugby team serves as a great example. with nearly every player sustaining some sort of injury each game, its important that the team sticks together. For more about the painful traditions associated with rugby, read Jeffs story on page eight. in the end, i have no regrets about never playing a team sport. i probably missed out on fun team-bonding sleepovers and a pleathora of t-shirts, but im glad i forged my own path with solo sports. i was able to keep my psyche (and scrawny body) from being crushed.

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CONTACT KANSAS IN HEAT //

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My fiance and I are having sex issues and I brought it up to him today. He ejaculates immediately and sex for me is horrid. I try all different positions, but he can literally just touch me and thats it. We do only see each other every two weeks, but the last few times he came to visit I have not even wanted to sleep together. Im not one for sex-only relationship, but Im definitely missing out on one. Also, he never masturbates.

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Contributed Photo Michelle MacBain is a graduate student from Kansas City. She studied sexuality, psychology and communiction studies at KU and The University of Amsterdam. does ejaculate faster than you would like, dont give up and lie in frustration or tension. Rather, encourage a short rest period and try again!! During this time, go back to the sexual stimulation techniques listed above. Get his mind off of the quick start and onto ways of stimulating and satisfying you! Sex in a marriage can and should be satisfying, but mutual effort is needed. Go in with a positive attitude and I hope he will catch the fever! If he doesnt jump on board with improving your sex life and doesnt allow you to help him get over his insecurities now , Im afraid he never will.

Here are my suggestions: 1. Since you live apart, try incorporating

phone or Skype sex on a regular basis. He will have to masturbate! This way, he can get used to his body, the sensations, and ways to control ejaculation. Also, have him practice Kegel exercises. Strengthening the pelvic muscle can help to control ejaculation as well. 2. Try extended foreplay (sensual massage, bathing, oral sex, mutual masturbation, strip tease). Take your mind off of intercourse and allow for exploration of sexual stimulation through other means! 3. Encourage quick refractory periods! If he

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HOBBIES: Owling, noodling, bird watching, but above all else: WINNING! TURN-ONS: Someone who can talk politics, makes me laugh, is competitive and has a great jaw-line and collarbones. TURN-OFFS: Hipsters. They dont bathe, they have terrible clothes and they just look dirty. WHAT REALITY TV SHOW HE WOULD BE ON: 16 and Pregnant. Irony. THREE THINGS HE CANT LIVE WITHOUT: Laughter, clothes and America. CELEBRITY CRUSH: Adam Levine because he can sing to me, has great style and he has moves like Jagger. IF HE HAD A THEME SONG THAT PLAYED EVERYTIME HE WALKED INTO A ROOM, IT WOULD BE: What What In The Butt by Samwell. I just think its so hilarious. Contributed Photo

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LAYNE ALEXANDER & ALEX BABST

> All great relationships had to start somewhere.

Lol. G2G. Wuz^? AOL Instant Messaging is a craze of the past, but it was the spark that kicked off the relationship between Layne Alexander, a sophomore from Wichita, and Alex Babst, an alumnus from Wichita, seven years ago. As a sophomore at East High in Wichita in 2004, Alexander only knew of Babst as the popular and hot senior. What she didnt know was that Babst had noticed her too, and asked his sister for her screen name. When Babst first messaged Alexander, he decided to play it cool and pretend he didnt know who she was. I acted like I didnt know how her screen name had appeared on my Buddies List, like I couldnt remember who had given me the screen name, Babst says. The relationship only grew from there. We used to chat online for hours at the beginning and it would be so fun and exciting, Alexander says. This past July, Alexander and Babst changed their title from girlfriend and boyfriend to fiancs. Babst took a day off work to drive to Dallas and retrieve the engagement ring. He

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Instant love: KU senior Layne Alexander and KU alum Alex Babst started their relationship through AOL Instant Messaging.

originally planned on making the proposal a weeklong event, but couldnt wait once he actually had the ring. He ended up proposing on Alexanders front porch, the same spot where they ended their first date. Its obvious Alexander and Babsts relationship was <3 at first instant message.

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5 QUESTIONS //
| TAYLOR LEWIS |

JASON CASTRO & ANDY DIETZ

> Two people. Five questions. See how they stack up.

JASON CASTRO
> Singer who appeared on American Idol.
Im about to have my first kid, so I should probably start thinking down the road. At 54, I see myself having a nice big family where all of the kids have already gone off to college. I want my career to still be going, still touring with big hits and with people loving the music. The perfect day would be spent somewhere very secluded, maybe in the mountains or on an island with a big group of my best friends. We would do some fun things, like go dirt biking. Im not big on surprises, but I feel like I have a surprise party every year. This year, I was on tour, but my present was probably my most exciting because I got to drive a Ferrari. I love cars.

ANDY DIETZ
> Freshman from Chicago majoring in education.

see 1 Where do youyears? yourself in 30 Describe your perfect day.

Teaching history at a high school in Illinois or Kansas City. I want to be that weird, old, crazy-good teacher. I also will hopefully be coaching some sport, either football or basketball.

Id wake up at 11 a.m. and maybe hit the gym. Then Id eat a good meal of Italian beef from Portillos in Chicago. Id go out with my friends, get some food, find a party and have a good time. In sixth grade, one of my best friends and I had a combined Fear Factor-themed birthday party. We dug for worms, but there was gummy worms mixed with real worms. Some people ate the gummy worms and some people ate the real worms. Probably Hawaii. I went there two summers ago and we saw different cultural traditions that make up the islands. It was really interesting.

What was your favorite birthday celebration?

Probably Norway. Its exotic, not in jungle sense, but just different than what Im used to. It was weird because it looked so American, but everybody spoke this crazy language. It was just beautiful. I wanted to be an astronaut, fireman and paleontologist in elementary school. I also wanted to be was a truck driver. I would see those big 18-wheeler trucks with a bed in the back and I thought it was the coolest thing.

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What did you want to be when you were younger?

A cowboy. I wanted a gun and a badge.

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Its been drilled into our brains since kindergarten: dont keep liquids near your computer. When an accident happens, what can you do to save your computer? Taking action quickly is your best bet when it comes to spills. If theres a spill across the keyboard, you should shut down the power immediately so that the liquid cant short-out the top-case (where the keyboard is) and power button. If possible, you should remove the battery, says Tony Krug, technology specialist for The Tech Shop inside the Kansas Union.Water, or any type of liquid, can start to corrode the logic board and cause shorts, Krug says. Youll also want to rest your computer upside down on a towel so as much liquid as possible can drain away from the insides. Ali Lanners, a senior from Eagan, Minn., had an oil diffuser spill on her computer, It was a mess, I tried to wipe it off as best as I could, but it had already damaged the outside of my computer, she says. It still worked for the most part, but I ended up getting a new one.

A clean-up dont: putting your computer into uncooked rice to try and absorb the liquid, an old wives tale that doesnt always work. The rice will absorb the water, but often makes more of a mess and takes more time to get out of ports and vents than the repair itself would have, Krug says. The best thing to do is to disconnect the power and take it to a licensed repair shop. With spill repairs ranging between $300-800, its a good idea to think twice about where you set your drink.

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HEALTH ThaTs DisgusTing // PEEing in thE showEr

> Dude...gross.
How far can we take going green? What if we skipped the toilet and just peed while showering in order to save gallons of water and sheets of toilet paper? As natural as going to the bathroom is, for some, the shower is just as kosher as using the toilet. Standing in your own urine while you are trying to clean the rest of your body could be counterproductive. Patty Quinlan, a nursing supervisor for KU, says that even though urine is sterile, it can still pose a problem. The salts and waste products found in urine can encourage bacterial growth once it is outside the protection of the body, Quinlan says. Sam Whitaker, a senior from Lenexa, says he doesnt worry about the potentially pesky bacteria. The best way to go about it is to stand upstream, Whitaker says. That way you dont even have to think about it once its over. If you can look past the yellow hue and bacteria, you might start thinking that youre killing two birds with one stone. Its basically the same reason that Wal-Mart exists; you can go one place and take care of a lot of things, Whitaker says.

> Sometimes its hard to tell.

gooD for you baD for you // tExting & walking

Photo by Bre Roach Shower power?: It might seem fine, but peeing in the shower could grow bacteria.

| BRE ROACH |

We have all seen them and at one point, in- goes, we are in what Baym refers to as a floatevitably, have been one of them. You may cough ing world, meaning we are physically present loudly to indicate to the walking texter that he but not emotionally and mentally. or she is about to pummel you, or maybe youve Theres nothing healthy about putting real-life looked up from your phone just moments before conversation on the back burner for an on-thewalking into a bicycle rack hooked on the back go text. Keep your head up and leave your texts of a car. Regardless, we are all guilty, but could for that really boring part of lecture. walking while texting be more harmful than annoying others? Verdict: Bad for you and annoying for everyJake McNiel, a senior from Overland Park, one else. has found a rhythm to text messaging and walking. I know where my classes are, so I dont even need to look up, McNiel says. But nearly running into people because we are involved with our phones certainly does shut out an actual face-to-face conversation with someone. I think people are so involved with their phones because they want to stay in contact with the people they are closest to, McNiel says. Nancy Baym, University of Kansas communiPhoto by Bre Roach cations professor and author of Personal Con- Floating world: Being physically present in a nections in the Digital Age, knows that con- conversation versus texting. stantly communicating via text and phone could | BRE ROACH | ultimately threaten the sanctity of our personal relationships. As far as walking while texting

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A PAINFUL
Photos by Chris Bronson already lost one of its best players. Thirty-fouryear-old Matt Schwartz, after a pile up on the north end of the pitch, walked to the sideline holding his right index finger in his left hand. He winced in pain as the team trainer tried to pop it back into place. They thought it was dislocated, but it was broken. After icing it for a few minutes and watching the rest of the first half, Schwartz went to the emergency room. On his way to his car he held up his broken finger and smiled. Number one, he said. Soon after Schwartz left the field, alumnus Jack Vogt received a yellow card and spent 10 minutes in the sin bin (the rugby equivalent of the penalty box) for throwing a punch at a Northland player who bit him. At halftime, Vogt wasnt satisfied. Weve got to start playing a lot smarter, myself included. The only reason theyre still in this game is because of penalties, he said to his teammates. They led 29-12 going into the second half. At first glance, rugby, which originated in England in the 19th century, seems like a hybrid between American football and soccer. The ball is carried and the play is continuous. Forward passes arent allowed, so communication is a key factor. The incessant communication among teammates makes for a lot of yelling from the pitch, which, to virgin ears, seems superfluous but is an important part of the game. Its a highly entertaining sport to watch, and although it has failed to gain much popularity in the United States, it is the national sport of South Africa and also New Zealand, where the Rugby World Cup is currently being held. In 1995, some of the Lawrence clubs oldest and most heavily involved members, including current head coach Rick Renfro, pooled money and purchased the 55-acre plot outside town, and the KJRFC became one of the few rugby organizations in the United States with its own facility. Schwartz remembers joining the team his senior year of high school in 1995 when the fields were being finished. He remembers watching workers scrape the topsoil together to build the berm between the two fields. The completion of the complex was paramount for the team, but the club itself was around long before it had its own facility. According to its website, a University of Kansas law student, George Bunting, posted an ad in the University Daily Kansan in 1964 for people who might be interested in playing rugby. By 1965, the roster was full and the club went on a tour of Ivy League schools. Today the club consists of two sides, the club side and the collegiate side. Although the club and collegiate sides function as two separate entities, they are closely affiliated. They practice together and travel to tournaments together. Students who play for the collegiate side are eligible to play for the club side. The Universitys rugby club functions as any other intramural club. The University matches the amount of money they raise through fundraisers and dues. Each player on the club and collegiate side is required to pay $110 upon signing up, and they also have to pay for gas to get to away games. The close affiliation of the collegiate and club sides has been important for both teams. One of the reasons why our college team is one of the best in the whole region, is because we have these older guys on the club side who, literally, when we practice with them, beat the living shit out of us, all legally and within the rules of rugby though, says Brandon Holland, a senior from Lawrence, who started playing rugby in high school. The teacher- student dynamic between the club side and the collegiate side exists largely because rugby is, as Doug McCullough says, an experiential sport. McCullough has been a member of the club since 1975 and has helped run practices and coach since he stopped playing in 1995. He says the relationship between the two sides has always been competitive. We used to call the college guys baby bucks and we were the old bucks, he says. The college kids didnt like being pushed around by old guys and the old guys didnt like getting pushed around by college kids. In response to Hollands remark about the consistent ass-whoopings delivered to the collegiate side by the club side, McCullough doesnt have much to offer. We have the experience. Rugby is an experiential sport. Its nothing to do with strength or anything, we just have the experience. Its no secret that the rugby experience can be grueling. As Schwartz says, Its not a matter of if youll get hurt but when youll get hurt. Dane Kieser, a South African player who moved to Lawrence in 2010 to play for the club team has broken every finger in both his hands. Dan Smolic, a senior from Chicago and the current team captain, suffered a shoulder injury during the first game of the season against Central Missouri. He was in a sling with a clipboard in hand for the first home game against Lindenwood. Wisconsin native

A look inside the KU rugby team

Sean Eagan played for the club for one year before dislocating his shoulder, an injury that he still needs surgery for. Eagan still attends games regularly, but he doesnt play anymore. When asked why he decided to stop after only a year he just laughed. I dont recommend playing without health insurance, he says. Pain is a big part of rugby, as is the case with any full-contact sport, but in the KU rugby club, with the pain comes an experience that many players fall in love with. Since 1965, the team has been fundraising in order to tour places like England, New Zealand, Argentina and most recently, Brazil. Part of the draw is just the camaraderie of it, Schwartz says. You make a lot of friends on the team and from all around the world. I mean, just this last summer a bunch of 20-year-old kids got the opportunity to go play in Brazil, you know? But Schwartz doesnt think the camaraderie and the lasting friendships are the only reasons to play rugby. Its a nice way to be able to take your frustration out at the end of the day, he says. Midway through the second half of the Sept. 10 club game against Northland, the enthusiasm from the crowd died down. Side conversations filled the air. Players from the collegiate side, when they werent running water out to their teammates on the club side, talked among themselves about the Rugby World Cup and unrelated topics. Even Ed Mills from Ireland, who is arguably the best player in the club, seemed bored as he broke 20 yards ahead of the closest Northland player and walked leisurely into the try zone. Fans talked among themselves, and some of the players children played together. Josh Hobart, who played for the club for seven years before stopping three years ago, drank a beer and grilled burgers and hot dogs for his teammates and the opposing team. Hobart had more trouble lighting the charcoal in the wind than the club seemed to have beating Northland. They won 69-19. Toward the end of the game, Kieser, the KU club player from South Africa, came limping off the field, ready to apply ice to a cramp hed sustained in the second half. Coach Renfro approached him with a smile on his face, Hey Dane, you played really, really well. Did you have fun? Kieser, wincing in pain, forced a smile. Of course, he said.

TRADITION

| JEFF KARR |

Johann Swanepoel kicks off to Lindenwood University during the collegiate game.

A quick breAkdown of how its plAyed:

Scoring:
Tries are scored when the ball is grounded in the try zone, which is the area behind the crossbar, and they are worth five points. Conversion kicks, which come after tries, are worth two points. Drop goals are scored in the middle of open play when a player punts the ball over the crossbar. They are worth three points and so are penalty kicks.

The collegiate side huddles up right before the game starts.

Team Dynamics:
There are 15 players on each side; eight forwards and 7 backs. Forwards are bigger and their job on the field is to gain possession of the ball. Backs are faster and more agile players. Their job is to score, and they typically have better kicking skills than the forwards. Although the backs score most points, all positions are equally important.

Andrew Vohs and Shelby Polittle advance the ball down the field. Cover photo: Dane Kiesser wins a line out for the club side.

To get to Westwick Rugby Complex, the Kansas Jayhawk Rugby Football Clubs (KJRFC) facility, you have to go outside town. You have to drive south on Iowa, and pass beneath U.S. Highway 10. Iowa turns into highway 59, and then its a half mile until you reach an obscure road called North 1200. The road twists and turns through acre upon acre of farmland, and you pass alongside a seemingly endless procession of undulating hills covered in lush vegetation. After a little less than two miles on North 1200 Road, theres an opening in the trees that runs along the northern side of the road. Two massive rugby pitches sit side by side, separated only by a berm that runs the length of each pitch. At the entrance to the complex is a sign welcoming whoever might pass by and an old dilapidated barn that the team meets in before games. On Saturday, Sept. 10, just before noon, cars began to file through the entrance of the complex. Soon after, the makeshift parking lot on the West side of the pitch was full, and a crowd consisting of a pit bull, a Weimaraner and almost 50 people had gathered on a small hill that runs between the parking lot and the pitch. Spectators sat in lawn chairs or laid in the grass drinking anything from water to an assortment of beer and liquor. The sun was out, and there were no clouds. The wind howled, and the branches of the trees that surround the 55 acre plot twisted and turned endlessly. The referee blew his whistle from the middle of the pitch, and the game started without anyone yelling rip his fucking head off. Within the first five minutes the team had

Match length:
Matches are made up of two 40 minute halves. Time is stopped when a player is hurt or when there is a penalty, and that time is applied at the end of the match.

The Pitch:
Adam Roush passes the ball to Dane Kieser. The rugby pitch is generally 144-meters long and 70-meters wide. The exact length and width of each pitch varies, but there is always 100 meters between each try zone. The crossbars, which are the rugby equivalents to the goalposts in football, are H-shaped and they are positioned at the front of the try zones.

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Unable to find love because my standards are unrealistically high after mentally dating a celebrity. Marriage: the last legal form of slavery. Another night out and another ruined pillowcase from mascara and tears. I view his girlfriend as more of a speed bump than a stop sign.

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Who: Your friend from high school Twitter Handle: @FriendFromHS Bio: Went to high school together and you totally at least enjoyed me somewhat. Now you left but I still live in our hometown and I am LUVN IT! HAHA why: To remind you why youre glad your high school days are over with. tweets: i miss 4loko soooooooo much.... UGH obama iz da wurst does ne1 no how i can check into places on my Moto RAZR?????! its pink if that helps... OBGYN yelld at me 4 being drunk at mah pregnancy check up!!!!! wut iz this notzi germany????!!!?!?! id give nething 2 go back 2 my one semester in college uhhhhh SRY NANA but ur multiple skurolsis appt can wait 4 my nails 2 dry. LEARN 2 DRIVE HAHAHAHAHAHA MY HORRORSCOPE 2DAY IS BULLSHIT!! there r not even any forks in any roads in my town!!!! // TAKEN FROM TWITTER.COM BY THE EDITORS

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| AmANdA GAGE |
Youve probably seen them intertwined and peeking out of the locks of many women on campus. The latest hair craze, hair feather extensions, became popular last winter and are still selling out in salons today. Celebrities from Selena Gomez to Ke$ha have been sporting the trend and salons are ordering hair feathers in bulk to keep customers satisfied. What many customers of the stylish hair trend dont know is that the feathers are real feathers from roosters. mainly used for the flyfisherman business, rooster feathers have recently been largely sought after by hair stylists and salons in order to keep customer demand. The feathers come from saddle feathers, the longer feathers located on the birds back. According to a New York daily News article, the roosters are genetically bred for the plucking of their saddle feathers, which take years to grow and they usually dont survive the pluck. many roosters end up being killed. The fly-fishing industry has seen a substantial peak in business because of the salons and hairstylists flocking to fly-fishing stores to buy feathers, according to a Seattle Times article. Fly fishermen are annoyed and angry because saddle feathers are harder to find. Ronn Johnson, owner of Yager Fly Shop in Lawrence says that the saddle feathers and other feathers the store sells have been backordered for months. Its been tough on the whole industry because hair salons will order them in bulk, Johnson says. Ive sold up to $500 in one order of feathers. Yager Fly Shop has an online business as well and Johnsons says hes been successful on the web selling the feathers to places all over the country. He says that the fad will eventually die. The primary producers of the fly-fishermen feathers is Whiting Farms in delta, Colo. The Seattle Times article says that 1,500 roosters are harvested per week for their feathers and theyre still having trouble keeping up with the fast-selling demand. Parendi Birdie, a junior from Lawrence and president of the Compassion for All Animals club, says that any kind of exploitation of animals is still exploitation. Exploitation of labor in sweatshops to the exploitation animals face in the clothing, food, entertainment industries is wrong, Birdie says. might does not make right. I find it so sad that we are so disconnected from ourselves as animals that we cant see that roosters, like all animals, from dogs, to cows, to humans, feel pain. Birdie says that generating awareness about this issue is whats needed to inform people of the animals lives that are lost. meris Barnes, senior from Lawrence, is one of many girls on campus sporting the trend, except she is doing it differently. She has five feathers in her hair and has enjoyed ordering them offline with dIY kits. She says she likes them because theyre easy to put in and take out and they dont damage your hair like other extensions do. Barnes says she didnt realize how much harm was being done to the birds and that people should be more aware of the negative side effects and consider switching to synthetic.

Im a vegetarian and feel the use of real feathers for hair decoration is as bad as wearing fur, Barnes says. The ones I got, luckily, are synthetic. I think theyre better in many ways. They can be heat styled, are more flexible and no animals are harmed to make them. At Salon Hawk in the Kansas Union, the feathers are from safe suppliers. Emily Willis, owner of Salon Hawk, says that these suppliers dont harvest feathers or remove them painfully by plucking. Also, proceeds from the extensions are donated to a charity called Feathers for Cass. Cassidy Taylor moore was my cousin who passed away this spring from committing suicide, Willis says. The money raised is donated to Headquarters, a free service that offers 24/7 suicide prevention.

Photo illustration by Abby Davis Birds of a feather: Hair feathers are a popular demand at salons, but animal activists and fly fisherman arent happy with the trend.

DIY SYnthetIc haIr Feather KItS .............................................

dIY synthetic hair feather kits are easy to come by like this one available on eBay for $19.99. The kit includes metal pliers to clamp the beads and feather into the hair, a wooden hair pulling hook to section off hair to insert the beads and feather, silicone-lined micro black beads to attach the feather with and 11 different colored synthetic hair extensions. The synthetic printed fiber strands are made to look just like the popular grizzly rooster feathers. They can be washed, cut and styled. The ad includes pictured instructions on how to insert a feather. meris Barnes, a senior from Lawrence, has ordered kits just like this one off of eBay.

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The mandolin has been replaced with a synthesized keyboard, vocals substituted with heavy bass drops and subwoofers, and even the traditional drum set has been swapped out for an electronic drum kit. Lawrence used to be all bluegrass and rock n roll, but lately the scene has changed from traditional jamming to electronic dance music. With a new semester comes new bands touring through town, and University of Kansas students are seeing less hip-hop and rock and more dance-your-face-off dubstep and electronic groups. Just last month, Big Gigantic from Colorado blasted the bass and shook the dance floor at The Granada Theater with The Floozies, originally from Lawrence. Playing a sold out show at the Granada with them was like a massive homecoming party, says Matt Hill, guitar and synth player for The Floozies. We debuted a lot of new material at that show and it couldnt have been a better experience. Lawrence has shown us a lot of love from the beginning, and they continue to every time we play here. Electronic groups like Big Gigantic and The Floozies incorporate traditional instruments along with soundboards, synthesizers and computer programs to create a blend of music thats overwhelming the Midwest market one venue at a time. Dominic Lalli, from Big Gigantic, plays a saxophone dubbed over with computerized instrumentals and electronic drums to produce an original sound. The Floozies use an assortment of instruments, electronic beats and prerecorded sound files, blending a rock n roll, bluegrass melody with pure, funky dance music. While music venues in Kansas City and other bigger cities are still attracting mainstream artists, The Granada Theater and Liberty Hall in Lawrence are bringing in more electronic acts. Although these groups arent the typical artists most people would listen to on the radio, they definitely attract a crowd of their own and appeal to the more modern fanbase. Dubstep artist DATSIK announced a show at The Granada later this month with other local electronic groups, and The Floozies are returning to The Granada stage in mid-October. Two or three years ago, bands like us, Big Gigantic, EOTO, and Vibesquad were all playing much smaller venues like the Jackpot and the Jazzhaus, says Hill. Now its 800-1000 capacity venues like The Granada and Liberty Hall. I wouldnt necessarily say its because its dance music, but the role of electronics in music is so unexplored. There are all these new sounds being created every day. Liberty Hall, home to some of the biggest acts to pass through Lawrence, is also hosting several big electronic shows. Sound Tribe Sector 9, self-described as post-rock dance music, is performing at Liberty in early October. EOTO,

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| MAx GREENWOOD |
Contributed photo Electric feel: Big Gigantic, an electronic group from Colorado, rocked The Granada last month. another electronic group, is playing on Halloween, and dubstep artist Skrillex already sold out his November tour date. I love the good vibes and positive energy I feel during a show, says Ali McGee, a senior from Overland Park. Dancing is also one of my favorite parts to any good show. If you cant dance to it, its not worth it. Brittany Schulenberg, an alumna from Lincoln, Neb., describes going to an electronic dubstep show as, magical, because the music moves everyone together in unison. Its like an adventure through music and dance, and everybody is getting down. More students like Schulenberg are experiencing it for themselves, especially with rising popularity and all the hype going around. Local bars are playing more music for students to dance to, but its not just about the sound and heavy bass beats that attract a crowd. The shows are always unique, and are almost always better live than recorded, unlike most other music, says Ryan Guenther, a senior from Lawrence. Sound crews at Lawrence venues, working with technicians who tour with the groups, create a visual masterpiece of flashing, multicolored lights that intensify every aspect of an electronic show and illuminate the crowded dance floor. Usually, lights and strobe flashes follow every bass bump and theres a different light show to accompany each song, further adding to the overall entertainment factor and attracting more people to each show. The lights and music go hand-in-hand to create the best experience for show-goers and venue employees.

UPCOMING SHOWS
DATSIK
The Granada TheaTer Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 8:30 p.m. With FSTZ, Evil Bastards, and Sick Nifty

Sound Tribe Sector 9 (STS9)

LiberTy haLL Saturday, Oct.1 at 7:00 p.m.

Vibesquad + The Floozies

The Granada TheaTer Friday, Oct. 21 at 9:00 p.m.

EOTO
LiberTy haLL Monday, Oct. 31 at 9 p.m. Contributed photo

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A hArd lesson leArned: Violence doesnt solVe eVerything
Fucking assholes! Douchebags! It was like these guys were trying to provoke us, and it worked. Next thing I knew, we were yelling back at them, repeating the same thing they said to us. What happened next was something neither one of us expected. The SUV pulled into a vacant parking lot and the doors flung open. Five or six large guys poured out of it like a clown car, all wearing different colored shirts, and lined up in front of the vehicle like a firing squad. Whatd you fucking say to us? They yelled at us like the whole thing was our fault. I could feel the anticipation growing inside me, the adrenaline pulsating and my old instincts returning to me. I clenched my fists and glanced over at my brother. Sack up, Max. That was all he said and I had no idea what it meant at the time. He put his fists up in front of him, like Rocky about to face off against Apollo, and I turned back toward our opponents. They advanced toward us like a pack of lions converging on its prey and my own selfish pride wouldnt let me run away. I felt compelled to stand strongto protect my brother at all costs. I cant remember the guys faces, but I can remember the color of their shirts. One guy wearing a yellow shirt charged The black asphalt stretched across the parking lot behind me and I stood there shaking in fear for my life. I was in third grade, and some of the fifth graders were picking on my friends at recess. I did the only thing I could; I fought them and I won. The victory was bittersweet; the principal stormed out of the building, demanding to talk to the culprit. The sun reflected off his bald head, and the beads of sweat around his neck loosened the knot of his tie. Everyone pointed at me, and I was escorted back into the building to call my parents. The typical Um-um-um-um that kids used to say when a classmate got in trouble echoed behind me, trailing in my footsteps. Since I was a kid, Ive always had the inability to step away from any situation I couldnt control. Ive always been the one to put myself in harms way if it meant defending my friends and family. I dont have an anger problem, but I do have a fighters instinct. I guess some might call it little man syndrome, since I didnt even break 5-foot-6 until high school. Whatever the reason, my pride and instinct to protect have always come first, and I was mostly accustomed to being on the winning end of every fight, at least, until last summer. You wouldnt expect a bar in Lawrence to be packed wall-to-wall in the middle of the week, but the drink specials that night in late July were just too good for any of us to pass up. Sometime during the night, I saw my younger brother, Ross, with some friends on the back patio, and I walked over to talk to them. The crowd overwhelmed us both, and we eventually became separated from our friends. We lost track of time and then heard the door guys yelling, Bars closed, everyone out, and had no choice but to leave. Ross tried calling his friends for a ride, but no one answered. Mine had already left and headed back to my friends house a couple blocks away. We decided to grab some pizza across the street. The humid air hung over us, and people definitely seemed on edge. My brother and I took our pizza out to the back patio to eat. We finished our food, and then started walking back to my friends house. About a block from the bar, a dark-colored SUV drove past us, and several male voices shouted out the window at my brother and I for no apparent reason. toward me and I leapt forward and heaved my fist into the air. We were severely outnumbered, but I didnt care. I was running on autopilot, fighting subconsciously and reflexively, and I cant remember any of it. I cant remember if that first punch I threw connected or if I missed completely. All I know is that when I finally came to, I was standing by my brother and we were both hunched over gasping for breath. The guys were gone. One of my friends came back looking for me, and when he saw me his eyes nearly bulged out of his sockets. Uh, dude? What the hell happened? I tried to answer him, but I couldnt remember. My jaw was killing me, and blood covered half my face from a cut on my forehead. My hands and elbows were scraped up, and I couldnt help but think to myself: who won the fight? Ross was fine, for the most part. I was satisfied with that, since my ultimate goal was to protect him. I hadnt backed down. I took the beating, and he walked away with a few bruises, but my pride put us both in danger. We could have been killed. They could have had weapons. A million different things could have gone wrong, but they didnt, and we were still standing. My friend walked me back to my apartment, and my brother managed to find a ride home. I was fortunate to have one of my sober neighbors drive me to the emergency room. After several hours of check-ups, scans and X-rays, the verdict was this: a cracked jaw and eight stitches in my forehead. I was fortunate enough that I didnt have to have my jaw wired shut, but I still couldnt eat solid foods for two weeks. The hospital felt like the principals office, and I felt like an immature third grader. I dont know what happened to those guys, but I knew that ultimately, I had lost. My body eventually healed, but the leftover scar on my forehead is a constant reminder that even I have limits. I cant put myself in these situations. Im not in third grade anymore. Im 23-years-old, and the fighter inside me stepped out of the ring that night. A month later, my friend Ali was talking to me about it, and one thing she said stuck out to me. Next time, keep your damn mouth shut.

| MAX GREENWOOD |

Contributed photo The repercussions: an X-ray of Greenwoods injury; a cracked jaw.

Contributed photo Calm before the storm: Greenwood poses with friends the night before he got into a fight.

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