Tuesday, November 2, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 5
Panel to address creatine's benefits, risks
By Amber Stuever writer@kansan.com writer staff writer
Some of these athletes look toward performance-enhancing drugs and supplements such as creatine, to accelerate the achievement of their goals.
They may be pumping and curling iron at the gym, but even the most disciplined body builders and athletes look for a lift.
Larry Magee, Watkins Memorial Health Center sports medicine physician, will examine the benefits and the concerns of creatine at Watkins' "Focus on Health" series from 7 to 8 tonight at the KU Visitor Center.
"There's such an interest among college students, high school students, athletes, recreational athletes and body builders." Magee said. "I think it
would be worthwhile spending some time on that."
Many suggest that creatine, which comes in liquid and pill form, adds size, increases strength and improves performance for athletes. It works by allowing muscle tissue to perform near maximum muscle contraction for a longer amount of time.
Magee said there was concern about creatine because of the lack of knowledge on long-term effects and lack of regulation. However, he said that studies showed that the drug did work, and possible long-term effects had not been proven.
Creatine is made naturally by the liver, pancreas and kidneys. It also is found in meat and fish. Creatine supplements pump up athletes' bodies by increasing water retention in the muscles.
enhancing drug said the results supported claims.
"When I was taking it consistently and working out consistently, I had a lot of energy, and it helped me gain weight quicker." said Alex Mebed, Topeka sophomore.
Those who use the performance.
Magee said he was conservative about endorsing performance-enhancing drugs.
"You have to keep an open mind and realize there are some benefits to some of these things or people wouldn't be using them," he said.
Cathy Thrasher, Watkins chief pharmacist, also will speak about regulations of natural supplements, including performance-enhancing drugs, at the seminar, which is titled "Biceps, Biochemical and BMI: Focus on Facts."
creatine or other performance-enhancing drugs, but staff is available to answer student's questions about them, Thrasher said.
Many students are not aware that drugs like creatine are under little regulation. Thrasher said.
Watkins pharmacy does not sell
Also, creatine won't work if you stop working out. Mebed said.
Magee said students should be informed about risks of creatine such as long-term kidney and liver failure and fluid retention, which can make muscles feel tight and lose flexibility.
"It's really easy to nullify the effects of what it does," he said.
"When you quit working out you lose it pretty quickly."
Ann Chapman, Watkins dietitian, also will speak about nutrition, diet supplements and body mass index on tonight's program.
— Edited by Jamie Knodel
CREATINE FACTS
Creatine only increases muscle mass if combined with weight training.
Creatine can work best when cycled — taken for one month with two weeks off or for eight weeks with four weeks off.
Creatine powders work best when taken with arape juice.
Possible side effects include cramping, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
- Creatine ideally should be taken 30-45 minutes before and 30 minutes after workouts.
Users should drink plenty of water — a gallon of water a day is recommended.
Source: Dr. Chris Amato, Just Be
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DIVERSITY DIALOG
What: Diversity Dialogue titled "What's Wrong with a Good Stereotype: Images of Asian Americans," presented by the Office of Multicultural Affairs and the KU Coalition Against Racism
Stereotype discussion designed to unite races
When: 7 to 9 tonight
Where: Kansas Room in the Kansas Union
Who: Open to the public.
Cost: Free.
Call 864-4350 for more information.
By Erinn R. Barcomb
By Erin H. Barcom
writer @kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Robert Page Jr., will talk tonight at the Kansas Union about the stereotypes he has faced as an individual who is part Asian and part African-American.
who will speak about Asian American stereotypes from 7 to 9 tonight at the Kansas Room in the Union.
Page, associate director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, is one of several members of the University of Kansas community
The discussion, which is titled "What's Wrong with a Good Stereotype: Images of Asian Americans," is a continuation of the Diversity Dialogue Series sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs and the KU Coalition Against Racism and Discrimination.
Maurice Bryan Jr., director of the Equal Opportunity Office and a member of the series' advisory board, said that the discussion would consist of a panel of students, and later the participants would break up into smaller groups.
Page said the small-group discussion was the meat of the program, and his experiences would not necessarily dictate the direction of the discussion.
"The great thing about it is we
allow the participants to come up with the stereotypes," he said.
"All of the dialogues have been successful in that they break down communication barriers," Page said.
Page said the series was a positive influence because it encouraged students and faculty to participate together and helped the University embrace multiculturalism.
Exhibit features tiny chairs, comes with large price tag
Edited by Jessie Meyer
By Shea Mayberry Special to the Kansan
How much would you pay to see an art and design exhibit? To a group of industrial design students, the chance to see an international design exhibit is worth $10,000.
The student chapter of the Industrial Designers Association of America is sponsoring "100 Giants of Chair Design," which opens today in the Art and Design Gallery. Ron Kemnitzet, associate professor of design, said he estimated the cost of bringing the exhibit to the University of Kansas was $10,000.
This international traveling
exhibit features 100 examples of modern chair design — in miniature. The Vitra Design Museum reproduced 100 original designs from its collection. Some models are only four or five inches high, but are accurately reproduced down to every detail of material and construction.
"It will look like Arlington Cemetery," said Kemitzer, who is responsible for bringing the exhibit to KU.
The students are going out on a limb to sponsor the project, Kemnitzner said. The association has 15 members, some whom have not paid their $10 dues. Previously, the association had SUA support, but did
not apply this year. Most of the group's income comes from dues.
The group hopes to recoup the costs of the exhibit through the sale of merchandise during the show. The students will operate a gift shop in the gallery that will sell books, posters, T-shirts and chair replicas. The books, posters and T-shirts can be purchased for 10 percent off retail price. The miniature chair reproductions will be 15 percent off the regular prices, which range from $150 to $300.
One hundred pillars topped with chair miniatures enclosed in Plexiglas boxes fill the gallery. Industrial design students assisted
the exhibit curator, Lorry Dudley,
with setting up the exhibit and will
help take it down.
The exhibit traces the development of modern chair design from the earliest industrial production to the present day. Michael Thonet's No. 14 chair, the first successful large-scale production chair in history, is one of the key nieces included.
"The chair has so many different meanings," said Lois Greene, chairman of the design department. "You have chair as comfort, chair as furniture, chair as sculpture."
Greene will be using the exhibit as a teaching tool. Her students will use the models to help them understand
The curator of the exhibit will give a free public lecture at 7 tonight in the gallery. She will talk about the different periods in the history of furniture design.
certain designers and their work through their chair's designs. Several other instructors also plan to use the exhibit in their classes.
The exhibit will run through Nov.
23. The gallery and the gift shop will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Wednesday, from
8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, from
8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday and from
1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
Edited by Jennifer Roush
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