Wednesday, November 10, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 9
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Sex on the Hill
Sex sells, money talks for students involved in adult-entertainment
By Stacey Taylor Special to the Kansan
It's about money, not sex. Cash is the driving force behind two University of Kansas students' decision to work in the adult entertainment industry.
A junior who goes by the stage name of Angel took her current job as an exotic dancer because she wanted to raise money to pay for a trip to London for New Year's Eve.
Rod Shivers, Overland Park senior, took his job at Priscila's, a local novelty shop, because the store was hiring and he needed the work
In both cases, the students sometimes ran into uncomfortable situations.
Angel, who works at the Outhouse at 1823 N. 1500 Rd., has been dancing for about nine months. She also worked at Juicers for a short time. She doesn't like her job, but she said she hasn't quit because earning the money is easy.
Angel said she had a hard time with people knowing her profession. Her parents have no idea she dances for money, and Angel does not want
her real name in print. In the bar, the women use stage names. Real names are revealed only in employment application files.
"The job and the money are very adicting. If you feel like you need $200, you can make it in one night," she said.
Angel said that her nightly earnings vary from $200 to $300, depending on the night of the week. Even though she gets along with the women at work, she said she sometimes feels out of place because she is the only student dancer at the Outhouse. Most of the other dancers are married or have children, she said.
While on stage, Angel strips naked by the end of her two-song set. Besides dancing, $10 buys a no-touch lap dance and $20 allows the customer to touch her above the waist. The dancers also use various parts of their bodies to take cash from the customers.
Angel said that dancing has affected her relationship with men. She said she's had trouble dating since she started dancing.
"It tampers with your view of
With the hope of escaping the business, she once took a temporary job waiting tables, but she was unable to adjust to the sudden change in income.
men," she said.
"It's pretty different when I see someone in here one night and then in class the next day," she said.
She plans to quit after she takes the trip to London, but she says she may come back if she needs the money.
Shivers worked as a cashier at Priscilla's for about a year and a half.
"I needed a job for Christmas, so I applied," he said.
He often helped customers with questions, but he would not help them until he was asked.
"When it was necessary, I suggestively sold," he said.
Priscilla's merchandise varies from adult novelty items to sex toys. The store also has a large selection of adult movies and magazines. Shivers earned $6 an hour.
When he was hired, Shivers said that he had no idea what the job would involve. He was comfortable working at Priscilla's and became used to the environment after a short
"The job and the money are very addicting. If you feel like you need $200, you can make it in one night."
"Angel"
KU student and Outhouse dancer
"After the first shock, you get used to everything," he said.
time. Shivers said that he realized what he would be dealing with when he sold a sex toy to two women.
Shivers took a lighhearted approach to working at Priscilla's. He said that he saw the store as more of an oversized novelty store than a pornography store. He said that because of Priscilla's corporate ties the store is not as explicit as other stores such as Erotic City in Kansas City, Mo.
"It was more fun than work," he said. "To me it was more like working for a Toys-R-US for adults."
Edited by Kelly Harvey
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