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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2005
IFC review Phi Kappa Theta punishment for party
INSIDENEWS
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. PAGE 1A
Show me the money
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. PAGE 1A
Last call for the Burge Union Fitness Center
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. PAGE 1A
Man leads police on high-speed pursuit
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. PAGE 1A
Guest director takes modern approach
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. PAGE 2A
Professor researches alternative depression cures
steve llardi, 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. PAGE 2A
INSIDEOPINION
Column: Beware of draft policy from Bush Administration
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. PAGE 5A
Column: Foreign music teaches language, unites cultures
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. PAGE 5A
INSIDESPORTS
Kansas seniors plan to finish streak at Missouri
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 line 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. PAGE 10A
Border Showdown only hope for Tigers' salvation
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. PAGE 10A
Column: Tigers look to end rough season on high note
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 while 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. PAGE 10A
Athletes in waiting
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. PAGE 10A
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. PAGE 6A
Going back to Mississippi
Javhawks look optimistically to weekend tournament
Softball will travel to Southern Illinois this weekend to play in the Kay Brachtelshauer Classic. Kansas coach Tracy Bunge 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. PAGE 6A
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Period play gets update
BY NEIL MULKA
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KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Jessie Sycamore is a gay man who wants to be a ballerina. His boyfriend, Ed, is black.
Jessie used to be Essie, a woman, in the original version of the play "You Can't Take It with You."
This is only one of the changes that guest director Kim Hines made to the play to make it more realistic, instead of the theatre department's original idea of setting it in 2005.
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"I couldn't do that without taking artistic license that I couldn't take," Hines said.
"You Can't Take It With You," written by George Kaufman and Moss Hart, is about Alice Sycamore bringing her strait-laced, upper-class boyfriend home for dinner with her wacky family who makes fireworks in its basement and has a pet snake.
Mr. DePinna, played by Lawrence Henderson, Lansing sophomore, examines a firecracker with Paul, played by Justin Knudsen, Lakeville, Minn., junior, during rehearsal Wednesday night. Henderson and Knudsen performed during the dress rehearsal of "You Can't take it With You." The play is being produced by University Theatre March 4, 5, 10, 11 and 12 in Murphy Hall.
If the play was set in 2005 instead of the '30s, topics like the Bush administration, the Iraq war and the Vietnam war would have to be in the dialogue, said Hines.
The notion of an interacial gay couple was viable in the '30s. Hines said.
"Gay people didn't happen last Tuesday, they've been around for eons and eons," Hines said. "White men would go to clubs in Harlem to listen to music. The character could go to Harlem and find Ed."
Another change Hines made to the play is the servants Donald and Reba, who are traditionally black, are played by white actors.
“If we had two Uncle Toms or two black servants, it wouldn't make sense to audiences,” said Justin Krusden, Lakeville, Minn., junior, who plays Paul Sycamore. “People would think, ‘Oh, we're watching a racist play.’”
The characters Mr. Kirby and Gay Wellington are played by black actors.
In her 30s, her plays were being produced nationally.
Theater students have a different work ethic from professionals, Hines said. She has to remind students to show up for costume fittings and to keep healthy — something she doesn't have to do with professionals.
"I've had a couple problems," said Hines, who has guest directed at three other universities. "There was one student who said, 'We're not professionals, we're volunteers.' I told her, I'm treating you as professional.' I expected more than the actor was used to."
Hines has been involved in theatre since she was 11 years old and has directed plays since she was in her 20s.
A guest director brings in a professional aspect to play production that helps students prepare for the real world, said Lawrence Henderson, Lansing sophomore, who plays Mr. DePinna.
"She chews us out for not getting things done," Henderson said. "She came in our first rehearsal and told us that auditions sucked and we had to get in gear. Professional directors aren't to baby you."
To play Mr. DePinna, a wacky Italian who loves fireworks, Henderson had to shave his head like a full sufferer of male pattern baldness.
The hairird attracts a lot of questions on campus and at parties, which gives Henderson the opportunity to plug the play.
"A lot of people shave their heads," Henderson said. "But no one shaves their head like a 50-year-old man."
After the play, Hines plans on tak
PLAY TIMES
"You Can't Take It with You"
★ 7:30 p.m. March 4, 5, 10, 11
and 12.
2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 6.
♦ Crafton-Preyor Theatre in
Tickets are $10 for students, $15 for University faculty and staff and $16 for the general public.
Murphy Hall
Source: University Theatre
ing two months off. She'll then go to Washington, D.C., to work with Whoopi Goldberg.
She plans on directing a play adapted from one of Goldberg's children's books in December and then touring with it in January.
Edited by Kendall Dix
RESEARCH
Professor studies depression
BY BETSY McLEOD
BY BETSY MCLEOD
correspondent@kansan.com
KANSAN CORRESPONDENT
When treating clinical depression, some researchers say a change in a person's lifestyle can have the same effect as taking a pill.
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.
"In many ways, our modern 21st century, socially isolated environment is psychologically toxic," said Steve Iardi, professor of psychology.
Erin Droste/KANSAN
Ihardi, 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.
Hardi 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.
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
He based his conclusion on numerous studies concerning the lack of depression in ancestral hunter-gatherer groups that live away from modern civilization.
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.
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Diet and exercise also contribute to a person's mood. Aerobic exercise influences how much serotonin and dopamine our brain receives, both of which trigger emotions of happiness.
The study is in group format because socialization is a key aspect 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.
and waking up — 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.
— Edited by Kendall Dix
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