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Volume 124 Issue 86 kansan.com Tuesday, January 31, 2012
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Submitting a piece of art, poetry
or prose can get more than a good
grade in your class. If you submit it
to Kiosk, the student-run magazine
that has been showcasing under-
graduates creative talents for the
past 20 years, it can get published.
Every semester, a staff of students
collects and judges submissions,
develops a theme and designs the
magazine all while working closely
with the printer to make sure their
efforts produce the final product
they envisioned. Staff members
must also make sure they have the
necessary funds to produce the
magazine, which usually come from
Student Senate.
The long process that goes into
making each semesters issue of
Kiosk is mirrored in the next issues
theme, The Creative Process.
Besides finished artwork, we
also collected sketches, doodles
and other process work, Lauren
Schimming, Kiosks art director and
Wichita senior, said.
The magazine provides students
with a valuable opportunity to share
their work with the local commu-
nity Schimming said.
It also gives student staff mem-
bers an opportunity to broaden
their creative horizons.
Amanda Hemmingsen, Kansas
City senior, began working on the
magazine last spring as a way to get
more involved in the poetry com-
munity.
Its definitely given me a sense of
different kinds of aesthetics that go
with writing a poem and how varied
they are, Hemmingsen said.
John Stringer, Kansas City, Mo,
senior, always picked up a copy of
Kiosk to see what his peers were
creating but never submitted any
work until last semester. Kiosk 45
will feature several pieces of his art-
work, which he is both anxious and
excited to see published.
There is always something a bit
nerve-wracking just before an event
where your work is to be shown,
Stringer said. When you put so
much of your heart into an endeav-
or, the results can become precious.
The opinions of others take on a lot
of weight.
The new issue will be unveiled
at a launch party at the Spencer
Museum of Art Thursday at 5:30
where some of the authors will be
reading their work. Issues will also
be available at the Student Senate
office, School of Architecture,
Design and Urban Planning and
English department offices, as well
as campus libraries, local bookstores
and art galleries.
Kiosk is accepting submissions
for the next issue now through Feb.
16. To submit an entry, email your
work to thekioskmagazine@gmail.
com.
Edited by Bre Roach
For the past 10 years, the
University of Kansas has been split
into two Republican districts; west
campus is represented by Lynn
Jenkins in District 2, while the main
campus representative is Kevin
Yoder from District 3. The split dis-
trict means that the University has
received double the representation
in the Legislature , but recent redis-
tricting will consolidate Lawrence
district two, which could affect the
University.
When KU or Lawrence needs
something in the Legislature, instead
of having one member whos looking
out for them, they have two, said
Michael Lynch, professor of political
science.
Because the most recent Census
showed a change of population in
Lawrence , the state must go through
the re-apportionment process to
ensure that every district is equal in
both population and representation
in Congress.
Every state has a different method
of re-apportionment. For example,
in Iowa, the nonpartisan Legislative
Services Bureau decides the bound-
aries of the districts. In Kansas,
the decisions are made by the state
Legislature, which is currently dom-
inated by Republicans.
When the Republicans control it
, they dont want Democrats to win,
so the House of Representatives
districts are small, said Ronald
Francisco, professor of political sci-
ence. They gerrymander, but they
dont gerrymander as much as other
states do.
Other states have had problems
with gerrymandering. After Texas
population grew by 4 million in
the last 10 years, the Republican-
dominate state drew the districts to
divide the growing Latino popula-
tion, who primarily voted Democrat.
Kansas is generally a Republican
state, but in the 2008 election,
Douglas County voted 64.1 percent
Democrat, 33.4 percent Republican
and 2.4 percent other, according to
Douglas Countys website. The fluc-
tuating majority makes gerryman-
dering more difficult.
Lawrence has been Republican
and Democrat and then back to
Republican, so different people have
different ideas of how you should
look at communities in terms of
being more or less Democrat, said
Clay Aurand, vice chairman of the
House Standing Committee on
Redistricting.
Despite less representation in the
state Legislature, Lynch said, I view
it as being generally positive for
Lawrence in the last 10 years and
for KU.
Edited by Taylor Lewis
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Redistricting could change
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depth missing from the team
A good nights sleep doesnt
come from just fluffy pillows and
a dark, cold room. Other factors,
like a regular sleep schedule and
stress management, are crucial for
students to feel well-rested, said
Dr. Linda Keeler, psychiatrist for
the University.
Sleeping helps you be more
productive throughout the entire
day, Leigh Sanders, a junior from
Stamford, Conn., said. Sanders
usually gets between nine and 10
hours of sleep and said a comfort-
able bed and avoiding caffeine
help her sleep at night.
Its important to set enough
time aside to sleep, Keeler said.
She also says students should aim
to get at least eight to nine hours
every night in order to achieve
a minimum of three deep-sleep
cycles, known as REM sleep.
According to WebMd, REM
rapid eye movement occurs
after four stages of deeper sleep
and 90-minutes after initially fall-
ing sleep. The first REM cycle
lasts for ten minutes and includes
vivid dreaming, muscle paralysis
and eyes darting rapidly beneath
the eyelids.
The cycle then repeats begin-
ning again with the light sleep
stage and continuing with longer
REM cycles lasting up to an hour,
according to WebMd. During
the entire cycle, body tissue is
repaired, the immune system is
strengthened and memories are
processed.
Ive always been meticulous
about sleep, Bryan Strecker, a
graduate student from Topeka,
said. If I dont
get enough
hours, Ill be in a
terrible mood.
O v e r - t h e -
counter natural
sleep aids, such
as melatonin
and valerian
root, can also
help students fall
asleep easier and maintain a deep-
er sleep. Melatonin is a chemical
the body manufactures in order
to better regulate the circadian
sleep rhythm.
Strecker also pointed to the
importance of winding down
before going to bed. He usually
relaxes, takes his mind off the
days concerns and even writes a
list of to-dos for the next day to
ease his mind.
Colter Ragoner, a graduate stu-
dent from Peru, Vt., said that stay-
ing on top of schoolwork was also
important to sleep.
Make a schedule, stay orga-
nized, do assignments and start
thinking about it ahead of time,
Ragoner said.
He said that will help avoid pro-
crastination, last-minute cram-
ming and late nights that interfere
with proper sleep. Ragoner thinks
students do not
have as many
issues with get-
ting a good
nights sleep at
the beginning
of the semester,
but with the
onset of tests,
papers and
midterms later
on, their sleep quality starts to
decrease.
Make small goals everyday.
Break big tasks down into several
little ones, Ragoner said.
Additional tips for improving
sleep can be found on WebMds
website.
Edited by Christine Curtin
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