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Volume 128 Issue 90
Monday, March 9, 2015
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Watkins promotes spring break safety with labeled cups
BEN ALLEN
@BenAllenSports
Today Watkins Health Center is launching its Safer Spring Break initiative that focuses on alcohol awareness. Representatives will distribute informational cups and cards today at Wescoe Beach, Wednesday at Daisy Hill and Thursday
at North College Cafe. The campaign's goal is to make students aware of how much they are drinking over spring break and how they can "Stay In the Blue."
The cups are designed with ounce markers that show students
how much liquor, wine or beer counts as one standard drink.
Jenny McKee, the health educator at Watkins and leader of the campaign, stressed the importance of students keeping track of how many drinks they have and that a cup of liquor isn't the same as a cup of beer.
"Many people often fill party cups up beyond the 12-ounce serving because the standard party cup is 16-ounce," McKee said. "The campaign [is] about keeping students safe and aware of how much they are drinking."
Watkins will also pass out information cards that show what men and women can drink every three hours by body weight and still stay in a healthy state. The blue represents a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) between 0.00 and 0.06 during which coordination and judgment are affected.
In 2014, the American College of Health found that over spring break, the average male would consume approximately 18 drinks a day while women will consume up to 10. Last year the National Institute
on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism found that 1,825 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die each school year from alcohol-related injuries.
"I think the cups can be very useful," said Luke Reed, a junior from Cimarron. "It would definitely help me monitor how much I drink, especially at parties where you don't often really know the size of the cup you are drinking from and how much alcohol is in it."
Edited by Samantha Darling
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Pi Beta Phi and Sigma Phi Epsilon perform Jayola: Live in Technicolor on Saturday. Rock Chalk Revue raised money for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County.
'That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles' tastes sweet victory at Rock Chalk Revue
MACKENZIE CLARK
@mclark59
It was a sweet victory for "That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles," this year's winning musical at Rock Chalk Revue.
Claire Inman, a senior member of Kappa Kappa Gamma from Leawood, directed the show and played a lead role. Her group did not make it to the final five last year, so she said this win was especially meaningful.
Members of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and Sigma Chi fraternity partnered to perform the original show, which told the story of the fictional Rock Chalk Cookie Shop. Judges selected the production as the best of five shows after the final performances on Saturday night.
"It it still hasn't hit me yet," Inman said. "I woke up this morning and I saw all the trophies in my trunk and it
This year marks the 66th annual Rock Chalk Revue. The show's purpose is to raise money for local charities. Proceeds this year will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County and KU Endowment's Dream Maker Fund, which provides funds to students who are struggling financially.
"It's great to help community organizations, but I also really, really am excited to help KU students," said Cameron Smith, executive producer of Rock Chalk Revue and senior from Overland Park.
was just bizarre."
Smith said the group should know the total amount raised within a couple of weeks. He said he hopes the event reached its goal of $70,000.
In the winning show, the cookie shop's owner, Mrs. Fields, played by Maggie Rossiter, a senior from Omaha, Neb., needs to leave town for a convention and puts her
In addition to the best overall award, "That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles" won Best Production Number for the song "Mix it Up," which was written to the tune of Taylor Swift's "Shake it Off." The show also included the original composition "A Batch of Our Own," which Inman co-wrote with the other two Kappa Kappa Gamma directors, Julie Chalfant, a senior from Kansas City, Mo., and Lily Swab, a junior from Tulsa, Okla.
friend, the Cookie Cutter, in charge. The Cookie Cutter, played by Darby Evans, a senior from Kansas City, Mo., decides that all the cookies should look the same and lose their individuality, so the shop workers must band together to save the day.
Inman said inspiration came to the trio when Swab was eating Girl Scout cookies as they discussed participating in this year's show. After a couple of hours brainstorming cookie
puns, they decided to sign on for "another year of madness."
"It's a really big deal for everybody." Hanson said. "We all really love being involved in it and we look forward to seeing it every year."
Brooke Hanson, a senior member of Kappa Kappa Gamma from St. Louis, said even though only 50 members of each sorority and fraternity pair — 25 women and 25 men — actually participate in the show, they try to involve the entire houses as much as possible.
Hanson said there were a lot of great shows this year, but she thinks Kappa Kappa Gamma and Sigma Chi's choreography, costumes and comedy set their show apart. She said she thought everybody in the audience really appreciated the humor of the show.
Part of the challenge of Rock Chalk Revue, Hanson
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Kansas Representative Stephanie Clayton introduces herself Thursday. Clayton spoke as part of the "Finding Solutions at the #ksleg" event held by Future Majority.
Students engage with legislators on hot-button issues
CHANDLER BOESE
@Chandler_Boese
Marijuana, in-state tuition for illegal immigrants and voter registration requirements were among the topics discussed Thursday at a panel discussion hosted by University's Future Majority Group. "Finding Solution at the #KSLeg" featured two Kansas state legislators who spoke to students about hot issues in the state government.
The Future Majority, a non-partisan political group that focuses on civil engagement and education of college students, hosted the event, along with several other politically minded student groups. The panel was meant to foster an environment for open and non-partisan discussion, according to Future Majority member Natalie Parker, a recent graduate from Overland Park.
As the group's mission is
Also in attendance was Republican Rep. Stephanie Clayton from District 19. Clayton spoke about issues that are most important to her and discussed her stance on bills brought up by students.
aimed at college students, a big focus of the event was ensuring that students have opportunities to learn about and discuss issues important to them.
During the panel, the legislators discussed their personal political affiliations and opinions, as well as their stances on issues important to students.
State Democratic Sen. Marci Francisco from District 2, whose constituents include many University students, answered questions from the audience and spoke about legislation she would like to see in the future.
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Free cooking class offered at Watkins tonight
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SHERYL MILLER
@KUSheryI
A free, hands-on cooking class will be offered on the first floor of Watkins Health Center from 4-6 p.m. tonight.The first hour of the class will include a nutrition lesson focused on meal planning. The last hour will be devoted to cooking food and preparing a meal students can eat at the end.
Kelsey Fortin, health educator and event coordinator, will be leading the class.
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"The classes we hold on
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Don't Forget
"Cooking oftentimes seems like a daunting task until you actually get in the kitchen and start to experiment with
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To brush your hair.
campus aren't meant to be a fancy display of great cooking skills, but instead, an experience for students to show how truly easy and fun cooking can be," Fortin said.
In order to build students' confidence in cooking healthy meals, Fortin created this class so students could involve themselves in the process.
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