====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0338_1 from reel: NP 13608 (2005-01-20 to 2005-04-18) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/113100 Title: IFC Review Phi Kappa Theta Punishment for Party Summary: The Interfraternity Council will decide the fate of Phi Kappa Theta fraternity at its meeting tonight. The fraternity held an unregistered party two weeks ago and the police responded to a noise complaint. The fraternity was suspended by its national headquarters on Feb. 25. Category: campus news Subjects: fraternity discipline; student organizations; university governance Named Entities: Phi Kappa Theta [fraternity] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Show Me the Money Summary: Even though Kim Wilcox, dean of liberal arts and sciences, decided not to go forward with his proposed differential tuition, it is still a central issue for campus political parties. Dennis Chanay, presidential candidate for the Student Voice coalition, said he would be against fixed tuition. Category: campus news Subjects: university finance; student government; tuition policy Named Entities: Wilcox, Kim [dean of liberal arts and sciences]; Chanay, Dennis [presidential candidate for Student Voice coalition] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Last Call for the Burge Union Fitness Center Summary: Much to the dismay of students who live close to the Burge Union Fitness Center, the center may close its doors as soon as spring break. Fewer than 100 people visit the center each day. The center will be transformed into offices. Category: campus news Subjects: university facilities; student services; fitness centers Confidence: 0.8 Title: Man Leads Police on High-Speed Pursuit Summary: A 20-year-old Lawrence resident broke in to a KU student's house, found her keys and stole her car early yesterday morning. The man was spotted by police and chased to Olathe, where he ran out of gas. The car reached speeds almost 100 mph on Kansas Highway 10. Category: local news Subjects: law enforcement; vehicle theft; police chase Confidence: 0.85 Title: Period Play Gets Update Summary: The University Theatre will perform the George Kaufman and Moss Hart play "You Can't Take It With You." Guest director Kim Hines has made some changes to make the play more realistic for 2005 audiences. Some updates include adding gay characters and changing ethnicities of others. Category: arts Subjects: theater production; play adaptation; arts events Named Entities: Mulka, Neil [staff writer]; Hines, Kim [guest director] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Professor Researches Alternative Depression Cures Summary: Steve Ilardi, professor of psychology, has been studying lifestyle changes as a treatment for depression. The project looks at how sunlight, exercise, sleep, diet and social interaction can affect people suffering from depression. Category: campus news Subjects: psychology research; depression treatment; lifestyle changes Named Entities: Ilardi, Steve [professor of psychology] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Column: Beware of Draft Policy From Bush Administration Summary: Bob Johnson explains why we should still be concerned about a draft, despite the Bush Administration's promise not to reinstate one. He says the young Americans need to stand up for their rights if a draft is proposed. Category: opinion Subjects: draft policy; military conscription; civil liberties Named Entities: Johnson, Bob [columnist] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Column: Foreign Music Teaches Language, Unites Cultures Summary: Sam Hopkins tells about how he was introduced to French rap and how it has affected his perspective on different cultures. He says music can help bridge the gap between cultures and promote peace. Category: opinion Subjects: music education; cultural exchange; language learning Named Entities: Hopkins, Sam [columnist] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Kansas Seniors Plan to Finish Streak at Missouri Summary: If the Jayhawks win their game on Sunday, it will mean that Kansas senior class has never lost while playing at Missouri. Even though games have come down to the wire in past games, the Jayhawks have pulled through with victories with the seniors. The Jayhawks will clinch the Big 12 championship if they win Sunday. Category: sports Subjects: college basketball; senior athletes; Big 12 conference Confidence: 0.85 Title: Border Showdown Only Hope for Tigers' Salvation Summary: A Missouri-Kansas match-up Sunday will be the last chance for a victory this season for Missouri. For Kansas, a victory would mean a better seed in the NCAA Tournament. Missouri (14-15, 6-9 Big 12 Conference) will bring its best game, Kansas coach Bill Self said, and Kansas will be ready. After the Jayhawks' victory Wednesday night against Kansas State, Kansas started thinking about the Border Showdown. Category: sports Subjects: college basketball; rivalry games; NCAA tournament Named Entities: Self, Bill [Kansas coach] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Column: Tigers Look to End Rough Season on High Note Summary: Will Hettinger, columnist for The Maneater, the student newspaper at the University of Missouri, commends the Kansas men's basketball team on its season. But he warns that Kansas has the tournament on its mind. Missouri's only focus is to beat Kansas, and the Jayhawks will face a tough adversary with nothing to lose Sunday at the Mizzou Arena. Category: sports Subjects: college basketball; Missouri Tigers; rivalry games Named Entities: Hettinger, Will [columnist for The Maneater] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Athletes in Waiting Summary: Five members of the KU track and field team have provisionally qualified for the national championships, but because they did not qualify automatically, they are still waiting to hear if they will get invitations. Fourteen athletes from each event will compete in the national championships, for a total 270 athletes. Category: sports Subjects: track and field; national championships; athletic competition Confidence: 0.8 Title: Going Back to Mississippi Summary: The baseball team will take on Mississippi State and Austin Peay State at the NBC Classic in Starkville, Miss. The Jayhawks have lost two of their last three and look to put their recent struggles behind them. Kansas will play four games this weekend. Category: sports Subjects: baseball; college sports; tournament play Confidence: 0.8 Title: Jayhawks Look Optimistically to Weekend Tournament Summary: Softball will travel to Southern Illinois this weekend to play in the Kay Brachtelsbauer Classic. Kansas coach Tracy Brachtelsbauer said the Jayhawks had a good chance of winning the tournament, but team improvements needed to be made on the offensive side. Freshman pitcher Christine Ross will adjust to mound distance to amend her play. Category: sports Subjects: softball; college sports; tournament play Named Entities: Brachtelsbauer, Tracy [coach] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Professor Studies Depression Summary: Psychology professor Steve Ilardi talks with a student in his office in Fraser Hall yesterday afternoon. Ilardi is conducting research to determine the effects of lifestyle changes in people with depression. When treating clinical depression, some researchers say a change in a person's lifestyle can have the same effect as taking a pill. "In many ways, our modern 21st century, socially isolated environment is psychologically toxic," said Steve Ilardi, professor of psychology. Ilardi, along with project coordinator Leslie Karwoski, Lawrence graduate student in psychology, has developed a promising therapeutic study involving KU students who suffer from depression. The study offers an alternative treatment to antidepressants that consists of a few simple lifestyle changes. Sunlight, exercise, diet, social interaction, reaction to sadness and sleep habits are all lifestyle factors that have antidepressant properties. Ilardi's research team is now in the process of combining them in order to study their short-term and long-term effectiveness on treating depression. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, an estimated 22 percent of Americans 18 and older — roughly one in five adults — suffers from depression. The latest research suggests that the risk of relapse is as high as 75 percent among those who recover from an episode of depression, mostly because they are not given enough information and tools to prevent reoccurrence. Ilardi proposes that depression rates are increasing in part because of the psychologically harmful effects of our modern lifestyle. He also said that although many people believe antidepressant medications like Zoloft, Paxil, Prozac and Wellbutrin are a cure for depression, there are many patients for whom these drugs simply don't work. The study is based on the theory that the environment serves as a natural antidepressant and although depression in part may be caused by genetics, it is not necessarily part of the brain's evolutionary makeup. "It is possible that we don't have any antidepressant circuitry in the brain because we were always anti-depressed by our environment," Ilardi said. "Our biased conclusion on numerous studies concerning the lack of depression in ancestral hunter-gatherer groups that live away from modern civilization. Sunlight plays a large factor in the average adult's level of energy and happiness. He said exposure to sunlight had many mood-elevating effects. Because of the modern human's dependence on interior lighting, the internal circadian rhythm — the regular cycle of sleeping — is thrown off balance. This produces too much of the hormone melatonin, which creates a biochemical imbalance in the region of the brain that regulates mood, energy and sleep. Diet and exercise also contribute to a person's mood. Aerobic exercise influences how much serotonin, both of which trigger emotions of happiness. The study is in group format because socialization is a key factor to the treatment of depression. "Being surrounded by close friends always puts me in a better mood," said Joe Bell, Lawrence junior, "because I think your social environment is extremely important in determining the mood you're in." There will be two studies each semester for the next year at least. Because it is a research study, the therapy is free. For more information, contact Leslie Karwoski at 218-6336. Category: campus news Subjects: psychology research; depression treatment; lifestyle changes Named Entities: Ilardi, Steve [professor of psychology]; Karwoski, Leslie [project coordinator] Confidence: 0.85 Title: [advertisements] Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.