2007-05-03

Jayplay
sleep
deprived?
why you need sleep and how you can get more. page 10
may 03, 2007
and elyse weidner reflects on her three years working with children. page 19
collision
provisions
what to do before
and after a crash
page 5
choose
wisely
the right outfit
can make for a
memorable night out
page 7
plastic
surgery
students go under
the knife
page 17
I probably get more sleep
than 95 percent of the people
on this campus students,
professors and custodians
included. My sleep schedule
is highly regimented: in bed
by 11 or so, up at 8 nine
solid hours a night, no messing
around.
Sleep is a precious com-
modity on a college campus.
Without nine hours of sleep
each night Im functionally illit-
erate, but not all students have
the luxury of a good nights
rest (mine often comes at the
expense of homework and any
semblance of a nightlife, to the
great annoyance of my friends).
But hard as it may be to
come by, sleep is important.
As Sam Carlson documents
in More ZZZs, please,the
amount of sleep we get each
night affects everything from
our ability to concentrate
on homework to the (often
unhealthy) eating habits we
develop if were tired. If you
dont get enough sleep and
this may be the wrong time
of the semester to think you
can get more there are a
number of steps you can take
to get a good nights rest, from
a mid-afternoon workout to
a hot shower late at night. For
more tips, check out page 10.

Dave Ruigh, co-editor

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JAYPLAY 05.03.2007 VOLUME 4, ISSUE 29
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JAYPLAYERS
EDITORS MAKIN IT HAPPEN
Becka Cremer
Dave Ruigh
CLERK GETS AROUND TOWN
Michael Peterson
DESIGNERS MAKE IT PRETTY
Katherine Loeck
Bryan Marvin
PHOTOGRAPHERS MCGUYVER STUFF
Amanda Sellers
Anna Faltermeier
HEALTH GOOD FOR YOU
Lindsey St. Clair
Kim Wallace
Elyse Weidner
PEOPLE KNOW EVERYONE
Sam Carlson
Jennifer Denny
Anne Weltmer
OUT HIT THE TOWN
Matt Elder
Courtney Hagen
Jaime Netzer
NOTICE TAKE NOTE OF IT
Laura Evers
Dani Hurst
Katrina Mohr
CONTACT HELP YOUR LOVE LIFE
Matthew Foster
Nicole Korman
CREATIVE CONSULTANT FOUR SEA CREATURES
Carol Holstead
WRITE TO US
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111 Stauffer-Flint Hall
1435 Jayhawk Blvd.
Lawrence, KS 66045
F ONTENTS
muSic ANd EvENTS
calendar 03
Pomeroy, Kings of Leon and more
mOrE zzzS, pLEASE
feature 10
The science of sleep
YOu ArE whAT YOu wEAr... OuT
out 07
How wardrobe choices affect your life
wrEckiNg YOur ridE
notice 05
What to do after you crash your car
NippEd ANd TuckEd
health 17
The pros and cons of plastic surgery
ONTHE COVER:
ILLUSTRATION/ CATHERINE COqUILLETTE
11
10
09
07
ThE OThEr TwO
people 15
KU students from Alaska and Hawaii
SmALL SurpriSES
speak 19
Elyse Weidner will graduate and leave her kids behind
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07
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19
note.
Solutionation.Mirth Caf,
7 a.m.10 p.m., FREE. Paintings
and mixed media by Yuri
Zupancic, Jeremy Rockwell and
Jeromy Morris.
The Dead Sea Scrolls. Science
City at Union Station, 9:30 a.m.
7:30 p.m., $2036,
www.sciencecity.com.
Gallery Exhibit: Jennifer
Steinkamp. Kemper Museum
of Contemporary Art, 10 a.m.
4 p.m., FREE, www.kemperart.
org.
Sidewalk Sale. Spencer
Museum of Art, 10 a.m., www.
spencerart.ku.edu
Weekday Farmers Market.
Tenth and Vermont Streets, 46
p.m., FREE.
Lecture: Tea and Talk: A
Scientific Analysis of Green
Tea Tasting. Big 12 Room,
Kansas Union, 4 p.m., FREE,
www.ceas.ku.edu/events.
shtml.
Outdoor Carnival. Kansas Expo
Center, 611 p.m., www.ksexpo.
com.
Australian Bee Gees. VooDoo
Lounge at Harrahs Casino, 7
p.m., 21+, $10.
Theater: Guys and Dolls.
Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy
Hall, 7:30 p.m., $10, www.
kutheatre.com.
Cory Morrow/Everyday
People. Granada, 8 p.m., all ages,
$10, www.corymorrow.com.
Brainville Trivia Show. Johnnys
Tavern, 8 p.m., $5.
Students for Sister Cities
Benefit w/ Horse Mountain/
Bodisartha/The Bomb
Squad. Jackpot Saloon,
10 p.m., 18+, $5, www.
thejackpotsaloon.com.
Ali Harter/Ryan McLellan/The
Jim Button Band. The Replay
Lounge, 10 p.m., 21+, $2, www.
myspace.com/aliharter.
Trucker. Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., 21+,
$3.
RTX/Totimoshi/The Sperm.
Record Bar, 18+.
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Jeromy Morris.
7:30 p.m., $2036,
of Contemporary Art, 10 a.m.
4 p.m., FREE, www.kemperart.
org.
com.
Trivia Riot. The Brick, 7 p.m., $5,
www.thebrickkcmo.com.
Floyd the Barber/The
Rounders/Moreland and
Arbuckle. The Replay Lounge, 7
p.m., 21+, $2.
Hall, 7:30 p.m., $10, www.
kutheatre.com.
Bill Lynch and the Midwestern
Icons. Liberty Hall, 8 p.m.,
$20.50.
Film: Knocked Up. Woodruff
Auditorium, Kansas Union, 8
p.m., FREE.
Son Venezuela. VooDoo
Lounge at Harrahs Casino, 8
p.m., 21+, $5.
Club Wars XII Championship
w/ Black Oxygen/Alpha
Bloom/Blackout Velvet.
Beaumont Club, 9 p.m., all ages,
$7.
Cosmic Bowling. Jaybowl ,
Kansas Uni on, 10 p. m. ,
FREE.
Sellout. Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., 21+,
$6.
Rattle & Hum. Record Bar, 10
p.m., 21+.
Republic Tigers/Cory Ryan/
Taste Test. Grand Emporium, 10
p.m., 21+.
JenSay Kwah/Periwinkle and
the Vivid Tangerines/New
Tragedies. Bottleneck.
Jeromy Morris.
7:30 p.m., $2036,
of Contemporary Art, 10 a.m.4
p.m., FREE, www.kemperart.org.
Antique Auto Swap Meet.
Douglas County Fairgrounds,
6:30 a.m.4 p.m. Trade or sell
cars and spare parts.
Weekend Farmers Market.
Ninth and New Hamsphire
Streets, 711 a.m., FREE.
Center, 111 p.m.
Student Chamber Ensemble
Womens Chorale. Trinity
Lutheran Church, 3 p.m., FREE,
www.arts.ku.edu/musicdance.
Smorgasbord. Alderson
Auditorium, Kansas Union,
35 p.m., FREE. Vaudeville
production featuring
performers from the KU and
Lawrence community.
Kansas City Roller Warriors.
Hale Arena, 7 p.m., $6.5013,
www.kemperarenakc.com.
Hall, 7:30 p.m., $10, www.
kutheatre.com.
DJ Stevelder. VooDoo Lounge
at Harrahs Casino, 8 p.m., 21+.
Moire/Sicadis/Of Vice and Virtue.
Grand Emporium, 8 p.m., 21+.
Pomeroy/Vanilla Funk.
Granada, 9 p.m., 18+, $10, www.
myspace.com/pomeroy.
Only Crime/Unknown
Stuntman. The Replay Lounge,
10 p.m., 21+, $2, www.myspace.
com/onlycrime.
Sellout. Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., 21+,
$6.
Cosmic Bowling. Jaybowl,
Kansas Union, 10 p.m., FREE.
Antique Auto Swap Meet.
Douglas County Fairgrounds,
6:30 a.m.7 p.m. Trade or sell
cars and spare parts.
Art in the Park. South Park,
Twelfth and Massachusetts
Streets, 10 a.m.6 p.m.
The Prairie Acre/Red Lefty.
The Replay Lounge, 5 p.m., all
ages, $3, www.myspace.com/
theprairieacre.
Chess Night. Henrys on Eighth,
7 p.m., FREE.
Kings of Leon. VooDoo
Lounge at Harrahs Casino,
8 p.m., 21+, $25, www.
kingsofleon.com.
This Past Winter. Black Dog
Coffeehouse, 8 p.m., all ages,
FREE.
Social Distortion. Beaumont
Club, 8 p.m., all ages, $26.50,
www.socialdistortion.com.
Smackdown! Trivia. Bottleneck,
8:30 p.m., $5.
Jeromy Morris.
7:30 p.m., $2036,
Weekday Farmers Market.
Tenth and Vermont Streets, 46
p.m., FREE.
Center 611 p.m., www.ksexpo.
com.
Rex Hobarts Spaghetti
Western Orchestra/The Aural
Exciter. Record Bar, 7 p.m.,
21+.
University Band. Lied Center,
7:30 p.m., $5, www.arts.ku.edu/
musicdance.
The Lisps/Coat Party/Death
and Flowers. The Replay
Lounge, 10 p.m., 21+, $2, www.
myspace.com/thelisps.
Solutionation.Mirth Caf,7 a.m.
10 p.m.,FREE.Paintings and mixed
media by Yuri Zupancic,Jeremy
Rockwell and Jeromy Morris.
7:30 p.m., $2036,
com.
Chess Night. Aimees Coffee
House, 7 p.m., FREE.
Bacardi Peach Red Fashion
Show. Granada, 8 p.m., 21+,
FREE, www.thegranada.com.
That Acoustic Jam Thing.
Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., 21+, $2.
Reach/Les Izmore/Below Zero/
DJ Ataxic . Grand Emporium, 10
p.m., 21+.
Beaumont Club
4050 Pennsylvania St.
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 561-2560
Bottleneck
737 New Hampshire St.
Lawrence
(785) 841-5483
The Brick
1727 McGee St.
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 421-1634
Fatsos
1016 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 865-4055
Gaslight Tavern
317 N. Second St.
Lawrence
(785) 856-4330
Grand Emporium
3832 Main St.
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 531-1504
Harbour Lights
Lawrence
(785) 841-1960
Jackpot Saloon
Lawrence
(785) 843-2846
The Jazzhaus
926 1/2 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 749-3320
The Record Bar
1020 Westport Road
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 753-5207
Replay Lounge
Lawrence
(785) 749-7676
Signs of Life
Lawrence
(785) 830-8030
Uptown Theater
3700 Broadway St.
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 753-8665
VooDoo Lounge
1 Riverboat Drive
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 889-7320

THURSDAY
may 3
MONDAY
may 7
may 8
SUNDAY
may 6
SATURDAY
may 5
FRIDAY
may 4
WEDNESDAY
may 9
VENUES
where?
Jeromy Morris.
7:30 p.m., $2036,
Workshop:How to Study for
Finals. 158 Strong Hall, 4:30 p.m.,
FREE, www.achievement.ku.edu.
Roger Pitts. Black Dog
Coffeehouse, 8 p.m., all ages, FREE.
Rumblejetts. Record Bar, 6 p.m.,
21+.
Lawrence Dart Tournament.
Harbour Lights, 9 p.m., $2.
Barn Owl/Justin Ripley. The
Replay Lounge, 10 p.m., 21+, $2,
www.barnowlband.com.
TUESDAY
WESCOE wit
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JAYPLAY 05.03.2007
tOmOrrOWS
news
If you cant afford to take a
yoga class in Lawrence or dont
feel comfortable busting out an
intermediate Virabhadrasana
in front of 20 strangers, check
out www.yogatoday.com. Yoga
Today offers videos of hour-
long yoga classes taught by a
formally trained instructor and
flmed in Jackson Hole, Wyo. A
new show is posted every day,
so you always get fresh content
and never have to do the same
class twice.
Either stream the class
directly or download the
days show to save for a more
convenient time. We want it
to be a resource for yogis who
cant get into the studio as
much as they would like, says
Kim Whitman, president and
executive producer of Yoga
Today. Yoga isnt something
you do randomly; its meant
to be a practice, she says. The
benefts are transformative
when yogas done consistently
and we want to make
these benefts accessible to
everyone.
Each show usually focuses
on either a sport, a type of
yoga or a health, psychological
or spiritual issue, and is taught
for all levels. Now you can do
yoga for free when it fts into
your schedule and gain the
long-term benefts of regular
practice.
Katrina Mohr
Girl 1: (rapping) This is why,
this is why, this is why Im hot.
Im hot because Im fy. You not
because you not.
Girl 2: Uhh (gives friend a
strange look)
Guy: Eww gross. Are you
picking your nose?
Girl: No! I was just feeling to
see if I had a deviated septum.
Guy: Whatever, gold digger!
Girl 1: Do you think my fngers
falling off?
Girl 2: Why do you say that?
Girl 1: I mean, I dont have any
feeling in it and the skin is dry.
Girl 2: And that means your
fngers falling off?
Girl 1: In some cultures.
Girl 1: So do you know the
people in this picture?
Girl 2: No, but my boss knows a
lot of adults who can pose.
Girl 1: I love how these exercise
balls really help with your
stability.
Girl 2: You know what I think
would be cool?
Girl 1: What?
Girl 2: It would be cool if that
thing had a fake penis on it, so
you could just bounce on it.
Laura Evers
Sports Bar & Grill
After recovering
from the initial shock
of crashing your car,
what do you do?
05.03.2007 JAYPLAY 05
notice
by Dani Hurst
When I wrecked my car this
summer, I thought the worst
of it was the damage, the
phone call to my mother and
subsequent lack of a car for the
foreseeable future. My car was
totaled: the frame was bent,
everything had fown out of
the broken windows and was
lying in the mud (it had just
started to rain), and a crushed
pit replaced my passenger side.
The call to my mother was brief
but highly emotional, especially
because she had been asleep.
As for getting another car, Im
still looking. What I discovered,
however, was that this was just
the beginning of a long, drawn-
out and complicated process.
It was one of the worst
ordeals of my life, mostly
because I felt so helpless the
entire time. No one had taught
me what to do if I actually
got into an accident. With the
hopes of easing the pain of
others, here are a few tips from
experts and people who have
lived through an accident,
about what students should
do when and if it happens to
them.
First things frst
After checking to make
sure everyone involved is OK,
the first thing to do is call the
police, says Kim Murphree,
records manager and media
contact for the Douglas County
Police Department. According
to Murphree, Kansas Standard
Traffic Ordinances state that
all accidents both injury
and non-injury that occur
on public property with
damage of $1,000 or more
must be reported to the police.
Additionally, most insurance
companies require a police
report to process claims, even if
the accident occurs on private
property. Because it doesnt
take a huge impact to cause
that sort of damage, a police
report is usually necessary,
Murphree says.
Rachelle Schneider, a former
KU student, had such an accident
where it didnt take much to total
her car. According to Schneider,
it was mid-afternoon when she
rear-ended a car in front of her on
23rd and Iowa Streets. Schneider
says she asked the man in the
car that she hit if he was all right,
then called her mother, and then
she called the police.
It was very embarrassing,
Schneider says, and very
stressful, especially since
everyone was driving by and
looking.
Get on your tows
If the accident leaves the car
too damaged to drive, as it was
in my case, the next step is to
call a towing service. The most
important thing to remember
is that individuals have the
right to call the towing service
of their choice, says Michelle
Moon, owner of A&M Towing
and Recovery, 501 Maple St. Your
insurance company can offer
you advice on which company
to use, Moon says, but ultimately
the choice is yours.
To decrease stress when the
time comes to call a tow service,
Moon suggests doing some pre-
wreck research so you know
exactly which service you want to
call and about how much theyll
charge. Moons tip: even if you
arent a member of a motor club,
you can still call them up and ask
them for advice. That way, youre
more likely to do business with a
credible company.
Visit the body shop
Taylor Rubin, St. Louis senior,
was driving back to Lawrence
from St. Louis last fall in the
pouring rain when she lost
control of her car, rocketed
from the right lane into the left
lane and ended up backwards
in the ditch. Because she was
between St. Louis and Lawrence
and didnt know any auto body
shops in the area, she took the
advice of the police offcers on
the scene and had the car towed
to a local shop.
The most frustrating part of
her ordeal, she says, was waiting
for the auto body shop to fnish
work on her car. Rubin says they
kept pushing back the fnish
date and she spent about three
months without a car.
Donita DeMersseman, offce
manager at Hite Collision Repair
Center, Inc., 3401 W. Sixth St., says
that although she doesnt know
the specifcs of Rubins situation,
many factors could have played
a part in the prolonging of her
cars work. First of all, she says,
the repair shop can only do so
much at a time. It takes time to
order parts, DeMersseman says,
especially if they are for a foreign
car.
As far as the preliminary date
goes, DeMersseman advises that
people keep in mind that the
original estimate is just that: an
estimate.
For do-it-yourselfers
Some people take matters
into their own hands if they
deem the accident minor
enough. When Mark Petterson,
Prairie Village sophomore,
wrecked his 1978 Nighthawk
motorcycle last September, he
didnt get the police or insurance
companies involved, mostly
because he didnt have medical
or motorcycle insurance. It had
started raining, which made
the road slick enough to cause
the front tire to slip out from
under him, Petterson says. The
front tire was badly bent after
the accident, Petterson says,
but instead of taking it into a
body shop, he just recruited a
few friends to help him bend
it back into place. It took him a
little while to feel comfortable
driving his motorcycle again,
but he says hes now back on
the road.
According to Petterson, he
slid about 2030 feet, with
the bike on top of him the
whole time. Petterson says
that the heat from the engine
burned his legs and one of the
handlebars rammed into his
chest. Aside from the scars on
his legs, though, he suffered no
permanent damage. Petterson
says he is thankful that at least
he was wearing his helmet and
encourages everyone who rides
a motorcycle to wear one.
Riding a motorcycle is one of
the stupidest things you can do,
Petterson says. Not wearing a
helmet is just ridiculous.

Insurance ID card and
vehicle registration

A list of emergency contacts

A medical card to inform
medical personnel of any
allergies you may have

Pens or pencils and
notepads

Flashlight and/or fares

First-Aid kit

Blanket

Jumper cables

Disposable camera to
document damage
Source: http://www.geico.com
Junk in tHe trunk
Wrecking
your riDe
ILLUSTRATION/ CATHeRINe COqUILLeTTe

Keep these essential items in your car.
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THIS WEEKEND
Ice cream
fooD rEvIEW
May is fnally here and the sun is out (hopefully for good).
Take advantage of the weather and head down to South Park,
12th and Massachusetts Streets, on May 6 for the 46th annual
Art in the Park festival. Over 150 local artists will set up shop
amidst the green grass and trees at the event sponsored by the
Lawrence Art Guild. There will be free live music in the parks
gazebo, food and drink, and activities for children. The event
lasts from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and admission is free.
ben and jerrys Ice cream
Regular cup $3.95
The thing about Ben and Jerrys ice cream
is, theres just so much stuff in it. The company
offers a few basic favors, but most are so rich
and multi-layered that your taste buds end up
confused.
cold stone creamery

Small cup $2.95
Cold Stone gets points for allowing their
customers freedom with a well-put-just-
about-anything-together-for-you approach
and for employees who sing when tipped,
but the ice cream itself lacks the creamy body
necessary to satisfy a craving. Ice cream should
never taste like its good for you.

If youre in the mood for a sweet treat, look no further than downtown Lawrence.
Jayplay scoured the sugar-littered street to fnd which ice cream most deserves a home
in your belly.
mIrth caf
745 New Hampshire St.
Small cup $2.95
The Italian gelato served at Mirth is refreshingly
different, light and crisp. And, though it doesnt
taste like it, the gelato is actually better for you
than ice cream. Perfect for a slight change in ice
cream pace.
BEST:sylas
and maddys
homemade
Ice cream
1014 Massachusetts
St.
Single scoop $2.95
There is just no
contesting Sylas
and Maddys fresh
homemade taste. This
locally owned store offers a variety of favors and
crave-able waffe cones. Just the smell of the place
is almost enough to satisfy a craving almost.
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Its Friday evening, the weekend
is offcially underway and Amy
Chessir is putting on her favorite
pair of leggings and a fowing
empire waist dress to ready herself
for a night out.
When the weekend comes,
Chessir, Columbia, Mo., freshman,
pulls out her favorite clothes to
make an impression over the
thumping music and chatter of
patrons at local establishments.
After a long week of classes
and cotton sweatpants shes eager
to slip into something a little bit
fashier for dinner and drinks out.
After all, you are what you wear,
because a good night can depend
on the clothes (or lack thereof ) on
your back. When its time to dress to
impress, an outft can change you
personality from the inside out.
Clothing can have an effect
on someones entire outlook; its
even signifcant enough to affect
self-image. The U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services
recommends people dress in
clothes that make them feel good
about themselves as a way to
boost self-esteem.
Likewise, what people wear can
be a refection of who they are,
says Diana Pemberton-Sikes, an
image consultant and owner of
fashionforrealwomen.com.
What you wear and how you
wear it reveals so much about
you, its incredible, Pemberton-
Sikes says. From education level
and religious affliations to dating
availability and probable income
level, its all revealed in what you
wear.
From fashy jewelry and dresses
to designer jeans and polo shirts,
after a long week of classes and
work uniforms, the chance to
dress up for a night out can be a
good change of pace for college
students.
I always dress super casually
to class, and it makes me feel like
I really dont care what I look like,
Chessir says. Dressing up makes
me feel a lot cleaner, less lazy and
I have tons more confdence. Im
defnitely more outgoing when Im
dressed up.
Randi McGovern, manager
at Britches Clothing Co., 843
Massachusetts St., says her store
stocks embellished jeans, brightly
colored dresses and big, fashy
jewelry to help students dress to
impress.
Chessir says fashiness and
wearability are a few of the things
she looks for in outfts for going out.
She thinks these outfts make the
biggest and brightest statement
about herself in a crowded room of
other dressed-up people.
Like Chessir, Julia Castellucci,
Chanute senior, enjoys dressing up
to get noticed at night. Style is an
important factor in noticing and
meeting someone when shes out,
she says.
When I see a guy with a
hot style that I can see my own
personality refected in a little, I feel
so much more comfortable trying
to chat with him than someone
whose style I dont fnd particularly
pleasing to my eye, she says.
Whether dressing to meet
a new date or to have fun with
friends, fash and a hot style all
contribute to getting noticed and
feeling good. But Pemberton-Sikes
cautions to pay attention to the
social situation to project the best
possible image.
Because clothes reveal so
much about you, wearing certain
styles in certain situations can help
or hinder your goals, depending
on what they are, she says. Low-
cut tops and short skirts may help
you attract a lot of attention at a
night club, but they wont score
you any points at work or for an
interview unless youre working
at Hooters.
Whatever the goal, feeling good
in the right clothes at the right
time seems to be the frst step to
make the night memorable.
Dress your best for a great night out
by Courtney hagen
05.03.2007 JAYPLAY 07
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PHoTo/ SARAH LeonARD
you wear ... out
Low-Cut tops anD short
skirts may heLp you
attraCt a Lot of attention
at a night CLub, but they
wont sCore you any
points at work or for
an interview unLess
youre working at
hooters.
Diana pemberton-sikes,
image ConsuLtant
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JAYPLAY 05.03.2007
Girls Gone Wild founder Joe
francis is sentenced to 35
days in Jail after pleading
guilty to contempt of court.
Instead of drunk coeds dancing and dropping their
tops on bar counters, Mr. Francis will become intimately
involved with angry felons dropping his soap behind
bars. Boys gone wild, indeed.
Randall Tobias, The head of The U.s.
agency foR inTeRnaTional developmenT
(Usaid), Resigns afTeR RUmoRs sURface of
his involvemenT wiTh a washingTon, d.c.,
pRosTiTUTion Ring.
rosie odonnell
announces that
she is leaving The
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Chris Raine
Drew Barrymore
i n e x p l i c a B l y
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people list.
Rumors of a
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View-themed
ODonnell Playboy
pictorial are at this
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Either Scarlett Johansson changed her name to Drew
Barrymore or the editors at People have been dipping
into the funny stuff.
a new stuDy finDs that
there is no correlation
Between intelligence
anD wealth.
Study is just a nice way of saying
Biography of Paris Hilton.
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Some of Tobias duties as head of
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the u.s. Department of
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settlement that will allow
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appear on the heaDstones
of fallen solDiers.
The VA stipulated, however, that if a single fallen soldier
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afTeR allegedly aTTacking a
phoTogRapheR wiTh a TUb
of baked beans.
London authorities
are calling it the
most delicious
celebrity assault
case theyve ever
dealt with.
The revelation came as quite a shock to Penners
readers, who mistook the title of his column, Cutting
Down the Nuts, to be a simple misprint.
a new russian stuDy confirms
that alcohol Damages
womens Brains more quickly
than mens.
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In January, TripAdvisor
announced its picks for the
dirtiest hotels in the U.S. based on
traveler reviews. Brooke Ferencsik
of TripAdvisor visited a few of the
hotels.
He found various stains on
the carpets, mattresses and
pillows. At one hotel, he found
dried blood on the sheets. If
you think thats gross, log on to
www.tripadvisor.com and read
some of the reviews, which
include fnding a bag of herbs
tucked beneath bed sheets, used
condoms, a decomposed bat, rats,
cockroaches and bed bugs. Dont
forget to read the descriptions
of the various aromas that fll
hallways and rooms.
To avoid situations like these,
Ferencsik recommends reading
the reviews on TripAdvisor before
booking your next vacation.
Lindsey St. Clair
dont get stuck staying in a dirty hotel
that's disgusting
sunscreen standards
health tip
Deciding to protect your skin from the sun and
the attendant risks of cancer and premature aging
should be a logical and simple decision. Picking out
the right sunscreen or sunblock from the plethora
of protection options available on the market,
however, can be much more diffcult. Today, sun
protection can come in the form of a spray, lotion
or roll-on, and you can fnd products that will shield
the sun and simultaneously cool or moisturize your skin.
Finding a product that meets your individual
needs and is convenient to use is important, says
Robyn Wetter, a resident physician in the division of
dermatology at the University of Kansas Hospital.
But no matter the brand or bonus benefts that
work best for you, there are a few sun-protection
standards you should always keep in mind.
Make sure that you buy a product with
broad-spectrum coverage that protects
against both UVA and UVB radiation,
Wetter says. The more protection the
better, she says, so also look for products
that contain titanium dioxide or zinc
oxide, which physically block sunlight
from penetrating the skin.
So whether you protect your skin from
sun damage by lathering up with a lotion
or squirting with a spray, make sure to pay
attention to the print on the bottle.
Elyse Weidner
NREM (75 percent of
night): As we begin to
fall asleep, we enter
NREMsleep, which is
composed of stages 1-4
Stage 1
Between being awake
and falling asleep
Light sleep
Stage 2
Onset of sleep
Becoming
disengaged from
surroundings
Breathing and heart
rate are regular
Body temperature
drops (so sleeping in a
cool room is helpful)
Stages 3 and 4
Deepest and most
restorative sleep
Blood pressure drops
Breathing becomes
slower
Muscles are relaxed
Blood supply to
muscles increases
Tissue growth and
repair occurs
Energy is restored
Hormones are
released, including
growth hormone,
essential for growth
and development,
including muscle
development
REM (25 percent of night):
First occurs about 90
minutes after falling
asleep and recurs about
every 90 minutes,
getting longer later in
the night
Provides energy to brain
and body
Supports daytime
performance
Brain is active and
dreams occur
Eyes dart back and forth
Body becomes
immobile and relaxed,
as muscles are turned
off
Source: www.
sleepfoundation.org
a neurologist and board-certifed sleep
medicine physician in Denver.
Certain people, such as chronic
insomniacs who cant even sleep well
once during the day, should avoid naps
andtry insteadtoget their sleepall inone
chunk, Kramer says.
For the typical college student,
however, Kramer says a short nap is a
good idea.
In fact, when it comes to napping, less
is more.
Naps should be kept under half an
hour in duration, with one study even
suggesting that the optimal nap time is
10 minutes, Gehrman says.
You want to avoidgetting into deeper
stages of sleep because then its hard to
fully wake up fromthat,he says.
The short sleeper
For Lea Salvo, Council Bluffs, Iowa,
senior, naps are out of the question. The
pre-physical therapy student says she
has never been able to take naps, which
is why she relies on the age-old good
nights sleep to get her through the day.
She says that she usually goes to bed
between 10:30 p.m. and midnight and
gets up at 5 a.m. to run before getting
ready for work. Salvo interns at Advance
Rehabilitation in Topeka for 12 hours of
class credit toward her degree.
I dont have a social life anymore with
having to be up so early in the morning,
Salvo says with a laugh.Ive never gotten
up at 5 in the morning before.
Unlike most students, Salvo doesnt
have to worry about tests or papers, two
things that used to keep her up, she says.
I was more willing and able to stay up
until 3 a.m. to get something done,Salvo
says about her previous semesters at the
University.
Salvo certainly feels the lack of
sleep she suffers during the day if
she stayed up late the night before,
which has happened most recently
because of apartment hunting or
graduate school stuff,she says.
A shorter attention span, poor
listening skills and an overall drag are
signs of sacrifced sleep, she says. But
those symptoms dont show up often;
Salvo says she almost always feels rested
during the day on her usual sleep of fve
or six hours. On nights when I do stay
up later and get less sleep, I seem to be
more awake than if I get more sleep than
I usually do,she says.
But Gehrman, the sleep expert in
Philadelphia, says many short sleepers,
although they might say they feel awake,
could beneft froma little more sleep.
He cited one study that looked at
people who claimed to function well on
little sleep.The test showed, however, that
the participants slept longer when given
the chance.
At some point you think youre
adjusting to it, he says about shortened
sleep schedules, but in reality youre not.
Were actually really poor at our ability
to tell how much were affected by sleep
deprivation.
You can sleep, but you cant hide
For every set of drooping eyes looking
toward the front of the classroom, theres
a professor staring back. Perhaps no one
on campus except a student sees
the effects of sleep deprivation more
than a professor.
Some of these people are so tired,
says Tracy Russo, associate professor of
communication studies. Its painful to
watch them.
Although she dislikes how sleepy
studentstakeawayfromclassatmosphere
and make learning diffcult, she says she
understands the
reason for their sleepiness. The more time
college students spend with TV, iPods
and cell phones, the less time they spend
studying and sleeping.
I think what happens, especially
with all the technology we have, is that
everybody tries to multi-task,Russo says.
Everything takes three or four times too
long.
Russo says she doesnt performas well
at her job if she gets less sleep than her
normal eight hours. This is my pile of
reading for today, she says, holding up
a three-inch stack of papers. This is the
time of year when graduate students try
to defend their comprehensive exams,
theses and dissertations. Russo must
read these projects and still make time
for class work and grading, she says.
Concentration is really important. You
have to be able to just sit down and do
it. And if Imtired, my mind wanders, she
says.
She says she often has a headache and
scratchy eyes after a night of little sleep.
Sleep deprivation: the price we pay
It seems simple enough. Sleep less, feel
tired. Stay up late cramming for a test or
hanging out with friends and expect to
doze off in class the next day. But sleep
deprivation can result in much more than
yawning, heavy eyelids and irritability.
Sleep regulates the
hormones ghrelin and
leptin, which help
determine our feelings
of hunger and fullness,
respectively, according
to the National Sleep
Foundation. When sleep
is cut short, it interferes
with these hormones.
Thats why the link
between a lack of sleep
and obesity is one area
that is gaining attention
in sleep research, says
Kramer, the Denver sleep expert.
There are defnite chemical and
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By throwing a little exercise into
your schedule, your time asleep will be
more restorative, says Ronald E. Kramer,
a neurologist and board-certifed sleep
medicine physician in Denver.
An hour in the gym probably will
help your sleep and your cognitive
functioning better than an extra hour
of sleep without exercise, if youre
getting six [or more hours of sleep] a
day, he says.
According to the National Sleep
Foundation, workouts shouldnt be
done too close to bedtime, as physical
activity has an alerting effect on the
body. The Foundation notes that some
research suggests exercise is most
benefcial fve or six hours before bed.
Enter unconsciousness and see what goes on
before the alarm clock goes off
by Sam Carlson
ThE STagES of SlEEp
ILLUSTRATIONS/ CATHERINE COqUILLETTE
Maybe it was homework that kept
themup. Maybe it was a long shift at work,
or maybe it was late-night infomercials.
For whatever reason, countless students
didnt get enough sleep last night, or the
night before that or the night before
that. These now bleary-eyed yawners
decided to put rest on the bottom of
their priority lists, which is why each
morning they suddenly have a newfound
appreciation for shuteye.
Few places are more familiar with
sleepiness than a college campus. But we
seldomstepbackandrealizehowintimate
our relationships with sleep really are. We
fght it, yearn for it, and most importantly,
wedont get enoughof it. Approximately
70 million Americans are affected
by sleep problems, according
to the National Sleep
Foundation.
The research, of
course, always shows
that college students
are not getting enough
sleep, says Phil
Gehrman, a professor
of psychology at
the University of the
SciencesinPhiladelphia,
whose research focuses
on sleep disorders and
treatments.
The amount of sleep
each person needs
varies, and anything
less than that amount
is sleep deprivation, he
says.
The average person
seems to need a bit
more than eight hours
of sleep a night and most
people require seven to
nine hours, Gehrman says.
The National Sleep
Foundation recommends
teenagers and young adults get more
thannine hours of sleepa night. But take a
full load of classes, add a part-time job, an
extracurricular activity or two and a social
life, and that eight- to nine-hour goal
moves further and further out of reach.
Class, work, sleep, repeat
Jamie Klein, St. Charles, Mo., senior, says
he usually sleeps about seven hours a
night during the week, but gets less sleep
on the weekends. Klein, who is majoring
in philosophy, is kitchen manager and
bartender at quintons Bar & Deli, 615
Massachusetts St. His 30-hour work
week, paired with his class load, makes
the recommended eight hours of sleep
unrealistic, he says.
Most of the time when I dont sleep
its because of having to work really early,
he says. Plus, he stays up really late. For
example, Klein says he works from 9:30
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturdays, takes a
break, then returns to work and bartends
from9 p.m. to3 a.m. Hes back at it againat
10:30 on Sunday morning.
My weekends are usually low sleep
and constant work. And then by Sunday
night I can usually catch up on it, and
then it helps I dont have class until 1 on
Monday, he says. If I had an early class
Monday I might have fipped out by now.
During the week, Klein says he is able
to stay awake during classes, thanks in
part to his laptop and his interest in the
lectures. But Klein says fatigue sets in
when he returns from school or work,
which is why he relies on naps to give him
a little boost.
Naptime
A nap can be a tired college students
best friend, but sometimes it can backfre.
In the sleep world, sleep is a drug and
naps are a dose of that drug, andyou want
to give the right dose to the right person
at the right time, says Ronald E. Kramer,
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behavioral changes that occur when you
lose sleep that make you hungry, he says. If
youre not sleeping well, we are biologically
programmed to look for food.
To make matters worse, the food that sleepy
people go for is usually high in fat, sugar and salt,
Kramer says.
He also says that acute sleep deprivation
about four or less hours of sleep a night can
play a part in the freshman 15.
The long sleeper
At 9:30 on any given night, when many
students havent even given their homework a
glance, Ruth Ann Atchley is probably sleeping.
I sleep an abnormally large amount for
any individual, says Atchley, a cognitive
neuroscientist and associate professor of
psychology at the University who is beginning
a line of research on sleep.
Atchley says it is not uncommon for her to
sleep 10 hours a night during the week. As an
undergraduate at The Ohio State University,
Atchley says she lived at home and commuted
to school each day with her father, who was
a professor at the university. This structured
environment allowed her to get a good amount
of sleep, though her sleep schedule wasnt
consistent, she says.
I know I shifted my sleep patterns on Friday
and Saturday night because I closed the bars
just like everybody else,Atchley says.
Her situation was atypical, as most students,
especially those in residence halls, have many
more distractions to keep them awake. But
Atchley says everyone can get eight hours a
sleep a night if they budget their time wisely.
If we could teach a major in time
management, we could probably serve our
students almost as well as with any other major
we could offer them,she says.
Preparing for better sleep
When it comes to sleep deprivation, Atchley
places some of the blame on the poor sleep
hygiene a set of habits that can promote
healthy sleep that some students display.
Students who eat, do homework and play
video games in bed could fnd it harder to fall
asleep because psychologically the bed no
longer is a place designated only for sleeping,
she says. She says that activities such as routinely
putting on pajamas and brushing ones teeth
before bed can help students fall asleep more
easily.
In line with the idea that sleep is a ritual,
Gehrman recommends students set a sleep
schedule and stick to it.
Consistency is really important, especially
keeping the timing relatively consistent, so the
time you go to bed doesnt vary by hours from
night to night,he says.
Up all night
The all-nighter is the last resort for the
seasoned procrastinator, but it might do more
harm than good.
If youve put off writing that big paper until
the last minute and youre considering pulling
an all-nighter, youd be better off sleeping at
least a few hours, Kramer says.
You probably should really give in and sleep
from 3 to 6 a.m. when your body temperature
drops like a rock and you can barely keep your
eyes open,he says.
Body temperature naturally drops during
sleep, so fghting that critical window is
extremely detrimental to studying because the
body is trying to go to sleep, Kramer says.
Asleep. Kind of.
Alcohol and caffeine work in different ways,
but each has a negative impact on sleep.
Although a person usually has no problem
passing out after a night of drinking, the alcohol
does not let your body reach the deeper stages
of sleep, which is why a 10-hour sleep session
after boozing leaves you feeling less than
refreshed.
It will make you go to sleep but then, as your
body metabolizes the alcohol, the by-products
that are produced actually destruct your sleep,
so its really poor quality,Gehrman says.
He says that caffeine also interferes with our
sleep, even long after the buzz has worn off.
Caffeine can actually last in your body up to
10 hours,he says.
Just because you feel tired, that doesnt mean
the caffeine isnt working to keep your body
alert and thus disrupting your sleep, he says.
Sweet dreams
As technology advances and the world
becomes more connected every day, it doesnt
appear our world or campus will slow
down anytime soon.
Its kind of assumed, but its not scientifcally
proven, that all of society, adolescents and up,
are losing more and more sleep as we move
to a 24-hour society based a lot on Internet
and electronic communication and work, says
Kramer, the Denver sleep expert.
It looks like its going to be a long night.
Cant Sleep? try thiS
As a person sleeps, his or her body
temperature drops, which is why Ruth Ann
Atchley, associate professor of psychology,
takes a hot shower before turning in for
the night. The hot shower raises body
temperature, and the drop afterward
reinforces the bodys natural process of
falling asleep, she says.
You cant make your boyfriend go to
counseling, but you can go to counseling
alone. Oftentimes a counselor likes to
see members of a couple individually
anyway. Even if your boyfriend doesnt
attend any sessions, if you change, then
your relationship will change as well. He
wont be able to deal with and react to
you in the same ways he used to because
you are not the same anymore. So your
changes will force him to change. You
have more power than you think.
As Ghandi said, be the change you wish
to see in the world... or in this case, your
relationship.
I want to see a counselor because I feel my relatIonshIp Is rocky, but could stIll
work out. my boyfrIend thInks counselIng Is a waste of tIme and money. what
should I do?
amy, JunIor
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my boyfrIend and I Just got engaged, but I notIced he stIll has all hIs old letters
and pIctures wIth hIs ex-gIrlfrIend. I feel lIke he should get rId of all that stuff If
were goIng to be startIng a new lIfe together, but he says thats stupId. I cant
help but feel bothered by thIs, though. whos In the rIght here?
Jenna, senIor
Jenna, my hope is that there actually is
something going on there to be worried
about, because if not, you are really
insecure. Insecure to the point where I fear
for your future marriage, because its not
going to last long if youre going to be this
jealous, controlling and, ultimately, needy.
So your boyfriend has a past. His past
might even have big boobs and a nice
smile, but the key word is past.Its over. It
ended for one reason or another, and now
he actually proposed marriage to you, a big
step for a man to make.
Just because he wants to keep the old
photos and letters doesnt mean hes still
harboring hopes of a reunion or having
an affair. Theyre just life souvenirs. It
happened, and its OK to acknowledge
it. If he doesnt have any feelings for her,
then keeping the pictures and photos isnt
harming anything. If he does have feelings
for her, then throwing out the letters and
photos isnt going to change that.
If youre so insecure because you have
real reasons to suspect that shes still in the
picture, like he hangs out with her frequently,
you know shes been wanting him back, he
keeps things secret from you, etc... then you
need to confront him and think twice about
that ring on your fnger. But please drop the
photo thing. As long as he doesnt frame
them and put them up on the wall in your
new home together, hes not doing anything
worth giving a crap about.
Please send your
questions and
concerns to
bitch@kansan.com
moan
BITCH
with Niloofar Shahmohammadi
my boyfrIend has been talkIng to a lot of gIrls on myspace. I confronted hIm
about It, and he saId that he hasnt actually met up wIth any of the gIrls In person,
and that Its Just nIce to have people to talk to. he also saId Its no dIfferent from
makIng frIends In real lIfe and accused me of not wantIng hIm to make new
frIends. what should I do?
arIana, sophomore
Do his new friendshappen to have big
boobs and MySpace names like Stick it in
Me? If his new friendsare all attractive
females, then you have every right to feel as
you do. Your boyfriend is disrespecting you
and your relationship by spending this time
online, messaging and chatting with these
women. It doesnt matter that he hasnt
met them in person...yet. If the conversa-
tion is that good, who knows where it could
go from there? A bedroom most likely.
And its not the same as making friends
in real lifebecause if he had a class with a
girl, for example, and they sat next to each
other every day, it only makes sense that
perhaps they would develop a friendship
over grumbling about the professor, help-
ing each other with homework, etc. But on
MySpace, hes seeking out women to be-
friend(and probably bed) and theres an
unspoken rule on social networking Web
sites that theyre just dating Web sites in
disguise. If you meet someone on MySpace
it sounds less pathetic than meeting them
on Match.com.
Even if he really doesnt have any
intentions, hes not being emotionally
monogamous and hes putting himself in
risky situations. Tell him to cut off the com-
munication with the girls or you cut things
off with him. Let him live happily ever after
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August
17 Trout Fishing in America
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September
8 Irene Bedard & Deni
21 The Pink Floyd
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29 Fred Garbo
Inflatable Theater Co.
October
16 Cloud Gate Dance
Theatre of Taiwan
19 Ahn Trio
25 Hairspray
November
1 Shaolin Warriors
7 The Second City
10 Claremont Trio
17 The Merry Widow,
Czech Opera Prague
28 Peter Pan
December
8 Eileen Ivers
holiday concert
January
19 Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra with
Pinchas Zukerman
25 Chiara String
Quartet
February
8 Philip Glass
12 Ring of Fire,
the music of
Johnny Cash
15 Royal Scots Dragoon
and the Band of the
Coldstream Guards
17 Takcs Quartet
with Joyce Yang
19 The Musical
Adventures
of Flat Stanley
29 Catch-22, Aquila
Theatre Company
March
9 The Aspen Ensemble
12 Pilobolus Dance
Theatre
26 Urban Bush Women/
Compagnie JANT-BI
April
8 HMS Pinafore
10 Gabriela Montero
12 East Village Opera Co.
May
1 Movin Out
Hairspray
Oct. 25
Pilobolus
Dance Theatre
March 12
Novelty road-tripper
Rick Chase
Kahaluu, Hawaii, senior
Rick Chase followed a longer
path than most to get to the
University.After graduating from
high school, he trained as an
Emergency Medical Technician
and worked until he was offered
a semi-professional football job
on his home island of Oahu.
Because of an injury, he
was unable to continue
playing and learned about the
University from an alumnus
who administered his physical
therapy.
Id never seen a Jayhawk or
anything, he says.
After the alumnus convinced
him that the University was
a great place to be, he got a
scholarship from the state of
Hawaii that helped him pay
tuition as long as he came
back during his trips home and
taught Hawaiian language and
culture to children.
Although Chase hates winter
(besides the novelty of seeing
his frst snow), he likes the pretty
campus and town, and met his
fance, who is also Hawaiian,
at the University. Hes fnishing
his degree in American Studies
in 2008, but plans to stay a few
more years and join the police
force here.
Meanwhile, he can take road
trips that he couldnt ever do in
his home state. He celebrated
Mardi Gras in New Orleans twice
before Hurricane Katrina, and
thoroughly enjoys being able
to drive anywhere he wants to
vacation instead of being forced
to take a boat or plane.
He will go back to Hawaii
eventually, he says; its his
home, and he misses surfing
every day.
the other two
by anne weltmer
twenty-three students at KU who dont hail
from the lower 48 states
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For the 20062007 school
year, 18,533 of 26,773 KU
students came from Kansas; only
10 students came from Alaska
and 13 from Hawaii. It make
sense; Alaska is more than 2,700
miles away as the bird fies and
Hawaii is more than 3,800.
The few students who made
the move from what many people
consider hot vacation spots to
the landlocked Midwest came
for many different reasons, but
they have one thing in common:
They all liked Lawrence and the
University of Kansas enough to
move thousands of miles away
from their families, friends and
everything they knew. Here are
some of their stories.
City-life seeKer
Matt Luthi
Palmer, Alaska, junior
Matt Luthi was almost born on
St. Lawrence Island in the Bering
Strait, delivered without a hospital
or a doctor. Almost. Instead he
was born in Pittsburg, Kan., where
his grandparents live, because his
mom wanted to give birth in a
hospital.
Until he came to Lawrence,
Luthi had never lived in a big city.
He lived on the northern coast of
Alaska far above the Arctic Circle,
where its light out 24 hours a day,
and in a small town outside of
Anchorage.
His summer jobs have been
high paying and a little out of the
ordinary. He spent 35 days one
summer counting every single
salmon that swam past him in the
river with two co-workers for 24
hours a day from a watch tower.
They were dropped food by air and
took shifts counting. Sometimes,
he says, he couldnt even leave the
tower because bears were waiting
at the bottom for him if he went
down, and the water in the river
was so cold he didnt bathe for the
entire 35 days. It was worth the
$18 per hour he made, though, he
says.
Its everybodys goal in Alaska to
just get out of there,he says.Being
down in the lower 48, there are just
so many more opportunities.
He met his objective of getting
out of the wilderness by coming
to the University of Kansas after
his freshman year at the University
of Alaska at Anchorage. Hed been
following KU sports for as long as
he could remember because his
grandparents lived in Kansas.
He says he misses dog mushing,
one of many sports he did in
Alaska, and remembers his lead
dog, Tony Danza, and the rest of
the team named after Whos the
Boss? characters. Hes also hunted
bear, moose, caribou, whale and
seals, although he says he never
could bring himself to kill a seal
because of the barbaric method
used to kill them, which involves
dressing in seal fur and clubbing
the animals to death.
Luthi is now in pre-pharmacy
and says he has no idea what hell
do after he graduates. He says
Alaska has its perks, like getting
paid by the U.S. government to just
to live there, but hes not homesick.
For now, he says hes enjoying the
bustling city life.
Matt Luthi
bundled up
during his
childhood
just outside of
Anchorage.
Rick Chase plans to
return to Hawaii , in
part because he misses
surfng every day.
PeoPLe
05.03.2007 JAYPLAY 15
For Jamie Nishimura Hanalei
Bay on the island of Kauai was
close to home.
Jayhawk getaway
Jamie Nishimura
Mililani Town, Hawaii, junior
Although she came to the
University to get away from
Hawaii and other Hawaiians
who went to school on the
West Coast, Jamie Nishimura
ended up fnding friends in
other Hawaiian KU students.
She likes the small town
atmosphere and the cheap
living expenses compared to
Oahu, where nearly everything
has to be imported, but she
ultimately chose the University
because shed been here before:
During her freshman year in
high school, she came to KU
for three weeks for the Duke
University Talent Program.
Nishimura, a microbiology
major, is now sitting out the last
few months of the year that the
University of Kansas requires
for out-of-state students to
gain residency. She made the
decision after paying two years
of out-of-state tuition and
joining the Air Force National
Guard while struggling to keep
up with her busy schedule, and
says that this is the right year to
take some time off to work.
She says that having four
seasons was a novelty at frst, but
now the winters here seem to
get longer and longer. Nishimura
misses her family, but has made
a group of dependable, caring
friends who have helped her
avoid homesickness, including a
few fellow Hawaiian KU students.
She says she intends to move
back to Hawaii after her time in
the AFNG is up.
Eileen Glitter (far left) poses
with friends in bikinis when
the temperature was -39
degrees.
kU mUsic moved her
Eileen Gitter
Fairbanks, Alaska, senior
Visiting a homesick friend,
Eileen Gitter came to the
University two years ago for the
frst time. She sat in on a few
music education classes her
own major back at University
of Alaska at Fairbanks and
was inspired.
Thinking at frst of switching
her own major, she instead
decided to spend the next two
and a half years fnishing her
degree in Lawrence. She plays
fute in a 20-person section
instead of four like in Alaska,
and says the competition
pushes her to be better.
She says her favorite thing
about Kansas is autumn, but
its well worth giving up to be
closer to her family again. She
says her fathers military service
took her family all over while
she was growing up, but shes
never lived far away from her
immediate family. The hardest
thing about being away at
school is that she cant always
go home when she needs to,
such as when her father was in
the hospital unexpectedly.
She says she loves Alaska
and intends to move back and
get a teaching job this May.
After graduation, shes road
tripping back with her sister.
I love that theres civilization,
but you can go out into the
wilderness, she says about
Alaska. Im used to having a
moose in my front yard. She
says shes even seen moose
playing in her sprinkler.
kansas dreamin
Eric Meyer
Fairbanks, Alaska,
sophomore
Eric Meyer came to the
University of Kansas because
it was affordable and well-
known among Alaskans and
because of the tornadoes.
I like it here. Its a different
environment, he says about
the fatlands and severe
weather.
Meyer says he thought about
attending a handful of schools
in the lower 48, but ultimately
chose the University because
of the people who stood out
when he visited here.
He misses home a little
and calls his parents every
weekend, but because a plane
ticket can cost over $500, he
only goes home twice a year:
over Christmas and during the
summer, he says. This summer
hell fy home after school
gets out and road trip back to
Kansas within a week to make
it back to work in Lawrence all
summer.
Hes enjoying the larger town
atmosphere Fairbanks has a
little more than 30,000 people
and the laid-back lifestyle,
although he still mountain
bikes on trails throughout
Lawrence, a hobby he brought
with him from home. He
says the trails in Kansas are
challenging enough to keep
him busy.
Eric Meyer went camping
with his family before he left
Alaska to attend KU.
03.08.2007 JAYPLAY 15
MUSIC THAT MOVES YOU
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JAYPLAY 05.03.2007
Listener: Joe Kowalczyk,
Chicago freshman
Tune: Thriller by Fall
Out Boy
While pumpin the
jams, he was: Waiting
for the McCollum bus
outside Snow Hall.
He says: Their lead
singer is from my rival
high school.
Listener: Marcus Hook,
Hays junior
Tune: Bury Me by 30
Seconds to Mars
While pumpin the
jams, he was: Waiting
outside Wescoe Hall after
a fre alarm.
He says: The lead singer
is Jared Leto. Im a big fan
of him.
Listener: Ryan Adelson,
Andover senior
Tune: One by One by
Chumbawamba
While pumpin the
jams, he was: Studying
for a European Union
class in Anschutz Library.
He says: I tend to like
that they dont really
follow one style. They do
their own thing.
Listener: Bethany
Scothorn, Burlington
senior
Tune: You (Remix) by
Lloyd feat. Andr 3000
and Nas
While pumpin the
jams, she was: Heading
to class in Budig Hall.
She says: Its got a good
beat.
Sam Carlson
Kendall Day
Year: 1999
Hometown:
St. Francis
Degree: Italian
GRAD
CHECK
Back in the day: After growing
up in a small town, Day arrived at
KU nervous and excited to branch
out and meet new people in a
range of organizations. During
the school year, he could be seen
walking backward on campus as
a student ambassador or working
in the offce of the Center for
Community Outreach. Like
Jayhawks of all ages, Day loved
basketball games and hanging
out by the lake. During summers,
he stayed busy studying abroad
in Florence, Italy, and greeting
freshmen as an orientation
assistant for two years. When Day
graduated, he earned the Agnes
Wright Strickland Award, given
in recognition of his academic
record and leadership skills.
The grad life: After graduation,
Day began law school at
the University of Virginia in
Charlottesville, Va. He knew
he wanted to end up working
in Washington, D.C., and the
university offered a great
transition into life on the East
Coast. He found that his unusual
degree from KU helped open
funny doors for him, like being
offered an internship at a branch
of an American law frm in Rome
after his second year of law
school.
Today: After spending a year
working as a law clerk for a federal
district judge in Baltimore, Day
took a job at the U.S. Department
of Justice in the Public Integrity
Division. Even though hes been
in the position for less than
four years, he has prosecuted
corruption crimes involving the
infamous Jack Abramoff and
says he has no plans to leave in
the near future.
He says: Study abroad! Studying
in Florence helped Day decide on
his major because he loved the
Italian culture he was immersed
in during his six-week stay, so
he recommends the program to
every undergraduate.
Jennifer Denny
nipped
and
tucked
HeaLtH
05.03.2007 JAYPLAY 17
photo illustration/ amanda sellers
by Lindsey St. clair
after being diagnosed with
scoliosis, a sioux Falls, s.d.,
graduate student had to have her
spine reconstructed, causing one
of her breasts to become larger
than the other. although her
parents supported her decision
to have a breast augmentation,
she thought about it for years
because of the risks involved
and waited until she was 21 to
have the procedure done.
College-aged students make
up about 20 percent of his
practice, says John moore, a
plastic surgeon at premier plastic
surgery in olathe. the most
popular surgeries for college-
aged females are rhinoplasty
(nose reshaping) and breast
augmentations, he says.
Breast reduction is the most
common surgery for college-
aged males. about 15 percent of
males between the ages of 12 and
20 have enlarged breast tissue
because of a hypersensitivity to
the small amount of estrogen in
their bodies. Because patients
can be relatively thin and
skinny, male breasts can be
especially embarrassing. these
males often try to avoid social
situations in which they have
to take their shirts off, such as
in pe class or at the pool, moore
says. the second-most common
procedure for college-aged
males is rhinoplasty.
most people have plastic
surgery because they think
something doesnt match the
rest of their bodies, moore says.
For example, he performed
rhinoplasties on two college-
aged females this year whose
noses were out of symmetry
with the rest of their faces.
a good candidate for plastic
surgery is generally happy but
believes they would be more in
balance if they fxed one defect,
he says.
moore turns away about
10 percent of patients he sees,
usually people who dont
need surgery and wont see a
difference afterward or people
who want plastic surgery for
the wrong reasons and believe
it will change their lives, save
a romance or land them the
perfect job. he also denies
people who erroneously believe
that he can make them look
perfect.
one of the hardest parts
about being a plastic surgeon
is holding patients hands and
reassuring them during their
recovery periods, moore says.
thats why its important that
he choose patients who are
stable enough to handle the
procedure.
after having plastic surgery,
many patients have more
self-confdence, improved
self-esteem, and are more
comfortable with themselves
and their bodies. studies have
shown that after receiving
plastic surgery for breast and
nasal deformities, patients are
treated better by children and
co-workers.
Correcting an overlarge
nose is often a life-changing
procedure, says robert Kotler, a
surgeon and author of Secrets of
a Beverly Hills Cosmetic Surgeon.
When done at a young age,
it proves to be a substantial
investment.
unfortunately, sometimes
things dont always go as
planned. a nevada, mo., senior,
her mom and sister all wanted
breast augmentations, so they
decided to go through with
the procedure together. after
visiting several plastic surgeons,
they decided on a doctor who
was supposed to be one of the
best in the Kansas City area.
she says she wanted to go
from a B to a small d; when all
was said and done, she ended
up with double ds. now shes
suing her doctor and will have
to wait at least two years to have
the procedure redone. people
interested in plastic surgery
should make sure theyre on
the same page as their doctor,
be very open and clear and let
them know exactly what they
want, she says.
there are other drawbacks
to plastic surgery, including
cost: breast augmentations and
rhinoplasty both cost well over
$3,000. also, as with any surgery,
there are risks and painful
recovery periods involved.
about 50 percent of people
who come into moores offces
feel guilty about making
themselves look better, he
says. they think theyre being
frivolous, yet theyll spend
thousands of dollars a year on
clothing, cosmetics or a certain
car to improve their feelings of
self-worth and appearance, he
says. the only stumbling point
is, then, is it worth an operation
to make you feel better about
yourself, he says.
For the sioux Falls, s.d.,
graduate student, the operation
was well worth it. she says
the general reaction to her
breast augmentation was
positive and has helped her
with relationships. i look like
a woman, finally, she says. if
someone is thinking of having
plastic surgery, she suggests
they think about it and do it for
the right reasons. dont do it
for your boyfriend because he
wants bigger boobs, she says.
Why college students have plastic surgery
average price of
coSmetic procedureS*
Rhinoplasty
$3,841
Breast augmentation
$3,600
Breast reduction for men
$3,124
$11,355,870,657 was spent
nationwide on cosmetic
procedures in 2006.
* prices do not include
hospital fees, anesthesia,
medications or supplies
Source: plasticsurgery.org
top coSmetic
procedureS in 2006

Breast augmentation

rhinoplasty

liposuction

eyelid surgery

tummy tuck
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JAYPLAY 05.03.2007
All rAtings Are out of A possible five stArs.
23, Blonde Redheads frst
release since 2004s Misery Is a
Butterfy, fnds the band once
again delving into exciting new
territory.
The album opens with 23,
which has a driving drumbeat
and catchy melody. It sets the
groundwork of dreamy textures
mixed with intricate rhythms.
Lead vocalist Kazu Makinos airy
voice provides a psychedelic
feel that compliments the
eclectic music. Her lyrics are
usually unintelligible, but that
doesnt seem to hurt the band.
Amedeo Pace, who also plays
guitar, provides the lead vocals
on SW,Spring and By Summer
Fall and Publisher, adding
another exciting quality to the
band.
Blonde Redhead tries out
a variety of moods, in the
bittersweet My Impure Hair,
the confused Top Ranking
and the up-tempo Silently.
This gives the album variety,
something that is lacking from a
lot of releases.
A combination of foot-
tapping drumbeats mixed with
atmospheric music makes 23
one of the most interesting
releases of 2007.
23
Chris Brower
Music
by Blonde
Redhead
How do you follow a comedy as
perfectly executed as 2004s Shaun of
the Dead? If youre the winning team of
director Edgar Wright and actors Simon
Pegg and Nick Frost, apply the same
formula to the cop genre, producing the
even greater Hot Fuzz.
Pegg plays Sergeant Nick Angel,
a London cop who is so good at his
job that hes making the rest of the
department, including his superiors,
look bad. To compensate, they transfer
him to the sleepy town of Sanford,
where everyone knows each other
and the only emergency call involves
a missing swan. There, hes teamed up
with Danny Butterman (Frost), who
does exactly what the job requires of
him: nothing.
While on the beat, the team
discovers a number of suspicious
accidents. As the accidents become
more frequent, Butterman and Angel
actually do some investigative work and
encounter more than they bargained
for.
For a flmmaking team to not fall
into the sophomore slump and actually
outdo their frst picture is a rarity in
Hollywood, but in this case, Hot Fuzz
puts Shaun of the Dead to shame.
Director Edgar Wright and company
have seemly created a new genre: the
smart parody flm.
The flm is hilarious, but Wrights
stylish direction deserves acclaim as
well. That direction, along with the
writing, puts the flm above parody,
much like Shaun of the Dead. These guys
love the movies theyre poking fun at
and that affection earns Hot Fuzz its fve
stars.
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I spend a portion of each day
speaking in a language most
people wouldnt understand.
I repeat phrases such as,Use
your words and We dont
hit our friends, we give soft
touches, with such regularity
that the words linger in my
speech long after I leave the
company of small children.
Ive perfected my very own
teachers voice a voice that
with one sound can be calming,
authoritative and intimidating.
As often as college students
say dude or like, I use words
like potty,poopy and potty
chair.
Ive sat through an entire
lecture with ketchup on my
neck a battle wound from
serving lunch to people who
consider chicken nuggets in the
shapes of dinosaurs fne dining
and who drink their milk from
a spoon. Countless pairs of my
jeans have ended up in the back
of my closet, the lower portions
of them stained with a rainbow
of paint smudges and miniature
handprints. And Ive suffered
through more bouts of cold and
fu in the last three years than
ever before in my life.
These are just a few of the
perks of working with children.
Children all less
than 3 years old,
to be exact.
Its been
almost three
years since I
hastily applied
to work at a
local day care
center. I had
little experience
working
with kids,
and my only
expectations
for the job were
fexible hours
and a little bit of spending
money. The memory of my frst
day in the classroom is a blur.
The endless wave of runny,
sticky noses and the restless
group of boys who ran in circles
around the room, growling
like dinosaurs until their faces
fushed pink and they could
open their small mouths no
further, convinced me that my
time with these toddlers wasnt
going to last.
Hundreds of goopy noses
later and three
years into
my work as a
teachers aide,
the kids I never
expected to be
more than a job
have become
the best parts
of my days. With
only weeks until
graduation, my
time in Lawrence
and at the
center is
running out, and
it will be those
red, roaring dinosaur faces, tiny
paint-stained hands and the
surprises they bring with them
that I will miss the most.
In college, learning the
skills necessary to enter the
profession of your choice is
the objective. And in high
school the goal is to acquire
enough knowledge to get into
college. But in early-aged child
development, learning to go to
the bathroom in the potty chair
rather than in your Pampers is
the ultimate goal.
Much of the day in the
toddler room is centered on
this single mission. Parents
say goodbye to their children
each morning with a kiss and
a reminder to Make potties in
the potty chair! As a teachers
aide, I spend as much time
and energy wrestling kids
in and out of diapers and
training pants as I do leading
art activities or patrolling the
playground.
Years ago, after my frst few
weeks at the center, the lead
teacher deemed me capable
of individually escorting all
the 2-year-olds through potty
time. And as someone who
could barely decipher the front
from the back of a diaper, I was
more than a little nervous to
be in charge of this potty-time
responsibility.
But the process seemed
simple enough. Step one:
Wrestle the child out of his
outft smeared with food and
the fery red paint he thought
would be better suited on his
pants than on his paper during
that days art center.
Step two: Sit him on the
miniature, doll-sized toilet
and encourage him to make
a potty in the potty chair. Be
sure to reiterate that if he can
manage to make a poopy he
will be awarded a prize from
the treasure chest, a wrapping-
paper-clad shoebox tattered
by years of small hands eagerly
rummaging through its
contents of stickers and pencils.
When it was time for the
fnal kid to potty, I was feeling
confdent. If I could handle
an hour of saying things like
PUSH out that poopy, Aidan!
and peeling soiled Cinderella
training pants off of teary-eyed
and fdgety 2-year-olds, I could
handle anything.
Then it was Maxs turn. He
slid out of his dinosaur shoes
and marker-stained sweat
pants and hoisted himself onto
the potty chair with the ease
of a professional. Thinking
this kid knew more about
the potty process than I did, I
turned away from the area for
a moment to catch my breath
and celebrate what seemed to
be my imminent potty-training
triumph. Moments later I turned
back to fnd Max bent over,
elbow deep in the toilet bowl.
MAX! I yelled as I lunged
toward him,Where do our
hands go when were on the
potty chair? His head was still
upside down, his thick curls
spiraling toward the scene
of the crime. I grabbed his
shoulders and straightened his
small frame. But before looking
at his hands, with all the calm
I could muster, I asked if hed
been playing with his poopies.
No, he answered,I was
playing with my big penis.
Nine times out of 10, the
kid with his hands dug deep in
the toilet bowl is playing with
poopies. But its even more
likely that as you wipe the
grime from his hands, he will
say something so funny that the
panic that swept through your
body when you saw his small,
curious hands disappear into
the white porcelain potty chair
will dissolve completely.
In a job I never expected
to have let alone enjoy
surprises such as this one and
countless other quick, stolen
moments shared with my kids
while reading a story, singing
a song or using the potty chair,
have brought me more joy
than anything I ever could have
planned for or predicted.
If Ive been having a terrible
day, the moment I step through
the door at work I have 20
comedians all clamoring below
my hip to capture my attention
and make me laugh. Im pretty
sure I wont have that perk
when I enter the real world,
and Im sure going to miss it.
Small
SurpriSeS
05.03.2007 JAYPLAY 19
Working with kids became the best part of my days in college
PHoToS/ ANNA FALTerMeIer
Speak
Elyse Weidner helps Kassidi, a child at the daycare center where
she works, complete a baloon painting.
if i could handle an hour of Saying thingS like
puSh out that poopy, aidan! and peeling Soiled
cinderella training pantS off of teary-eyed and
fidgety 2-year-oldS, i could handle anything.
by elyse Weidner
While at work, Elyse Weidner
helps Corbin put his shoes on
before the two head out to the
playground.

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