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Michelle MacBain, Kansas City, is a graduate student in Communication Studies. She studied Psychology and Human Sexuality at KU and the University of Amsterdam.
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Happy spring break, KU!
The parties, the drinking, the bikinis, the sex. While some of you may return sunburned and dehydrated, many will return with other reminders of the sun-filled, liquor haze of spring break: an unwanted pregnancy, STI, the guilt of infidelity, a visit to jail, or as a victim or perpetrator of sexual assault. I'm not going to waste this column on lecturing
you about how to avoid these situations, because I know you will only think to yourself, "Oh, Michelle, I know how to protect myself. Nothing is going to happen to me." Instead, here are a few stories that may change your attitude. Have fun. Stay safe.
The following stories are of real events, involving real college students.
"I got plastered and entered a wet t-shirt contest. The rest is a blur. I woke the next morning completely naked on the floor of the condo. According to eye witness accounts, I won the wet t-shirt contest by stripping totally naked at the bar. I then managed to lose my clothes. To make matters worse, the only other girl on vacation with me decided to go stay with other friends for the night, so I was escorted home—completely naked—by my boyfriend and the two guys staying with us. Naked going out of the bar, naked into a cab, and out again, naked walking from the street to the condo and falling asleep on the condo floor, face up, naked. My boyfriend initially denied, but later admitted that the guys decided to keep me uncovered and enjoy the view as long as they could."
-JESSICA_19
OF COLLEGE. AGED WOMEN ON SPRING BREAK, GO
PERCENT DRINK EVERY NIGHT THEY USED PAPER.
"My girlfriend and I got really wasted at a party. We both ended up having sex in the wrong bedroom of the house. At about six in the morning we wake up, completely naked, to our housemate standing over us. He had just returned home from drinking all night and thought the bedroom we mistook as ours was actually a bathroom. He drenched us!"
-BRYCE,22
2,600 STUDENTS ARE ARRESTED ABROAD ON SPRING BREAK.
"After a spring break in Cancun, I received a call from a local cocktail waitress I was having sex with. She was pregnant. Now, I have a child in Mexico, pay child support and continue to fight for custody." -CHRISTIAN, 18
76 PERCENT OF COLLEGE-AGED MEN STATE THEY ARE DETERMINED TO SLEEP WITH SOMEONE ON SPRING BREAK
50 PERCENT OF SEXUAL ENCOUNTERS ARE "RAN DUM" AND ARE UNPROTECTED.
group of guys. It was just me and my girlfriends. They seemed nice enough, college guys. We drank together and decided to stay out with them. The place was getting crowded and we had needed a place to put our purses. There were a lot of people at the party, and we didn't want to put our purses down. The guys told us to drop off our purses at their hotel and we would go someplace nearby."
"We were at a hotel on Miami Beach enjoying a pool party when we met this
After arriving at their hotel, the men took turns raping her. HOLLY, 24
"Last year my girlfriend and I got into a fight after drinking all day on a booze cruise. We went out separately that night. In my drunken haze, I had unprotected sex with one of her friends. Upon returning to campus, we reconciled. I had to tell her that I not only slept with one of her friends, but that I also contracted herpes." -NICK, 21
UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTERS DOCUMENT A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN STI RATES FOLLOWING THE MONTH OF MARCH.
Catch of the Week //RACHEL SCHWARTZ
SYDNEY RAYL
YEAR: SOPHOMORE
MAJOR: ENGLISH & FRENCH
INTERESTED IN: MEN
FROM: SALINA
WHAT IS YOUR DREAM JOB? Probably to be a writer living in France. I visited Paris once a few years ago and I've always wanted to go back.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MEMORY?
Every summer my whole extended family
would get together and go to Colorado. We would go hiking in the mountains and hang out outdoors.I grew up really close to my cousins so that's a good memory.
WHAT IS YOUR ULTIMATE DATE? I don't really care about really elaborate dates. I like to spend time with someone, and if it's someone that I like, then I'm always going to have fun.
WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY? Someone who is open minded, intelligent, isn't afraid to laugh at himself.
WHAT DO YOU FIRST NOTICE ABOUT A GUY? His smile and also how tall he is compared to me because I'm really short. I feel like you can tell a person's sense of humor by how natural their smile is.
IF YOU COULD DATE ANY FICTIONAL CHARACTER, WHO WOULD IT BE? Tom from "(500) Days of Summer." I thought his character was unique and quirky. Just my type.
People who towon the women's basketball team placed a de facto ultimatum on Henrickson this season. If the Jayhawks failed to advance to the NCAA Tournament this season, Henrickson should lose her job.
Kansas can build off this. Say what you want about how the Jayhawks have performed since Davis's injury, but for them to clinch a spot in the NCAA Tournament after losing its star player is impressive and a testament to Henrickson. Kansas finally reached its goal of making it to the NCAA Tournament, but now it must strive for bigger goals and build for the future. Henrickson could and should be the coach to lead the Jayhawks.
You could sense the excitement and relief from Henrickson and her team. The Jayhawks finally earned their moment of glory.
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into thursday's game has not changed.
"Strike one," Morovick said.
"Strike one and that's all I need."
"When you have a bad outing like that, and he's a highly competitive individual, he's looking for a chance to redeem himself." Price said. "I was really pleased with his performance in that first start, and I know him well enough to say that he wants this chance to redeem himself."
Morovick and the Jawhaws face an Indiana State team that is riding a seven-game winning streak. The Sycamore's 8.7 runs a game leads the Missouri Valley Conference, and Thursday's starter Dakota Bacus is 2-1 with a 2.32 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 26 innings pitched. Coach Ritch Price says that Morovick's competitive nature will be crucial in the freshman's rebound start.
A key aspect of the Jayhawks' success in the nonconference has been the near-flawless defensive. The Kansas defense ranks ninth nationally with a .983 field percentage, and out of the 58 runs allowed this year, just three are
being down only one run at the end of the fifth inning.
unearned The strong defensive play enables the pitching staff to attack the strike zone more effectively, but the middle infielders' performance has taken the defense to an elite level.
"I thought we had a chance to be good defensively, and it all starts with the kid at short-stop," Price said. "Kevin Kuntz along with the second baseman Eldredge have played exceptional on defense, and anytime you're solid up the middle like that, you are going to have a great defensive team."
The defense even stepped up to the challenge of playing at the MSFC Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minn., last week. While the white roof and indoor lighting could cause many college fielders to lose sight of the ball, Kansas handled to new element well. Freshman center fielder Connor McKay said that his prior experience in indoor venues helped make a difference.
"About a year ago, I had the chance to play down in Florida
Offensively, the Jayhawks are showing more signs of improvement. Sophomore second baseman Ka'iana Eldredge led the Jayhawks in Big 12 batting average last season, hitting .356 in the final month of the year. However, he is off to another slow start with a batting average of .190. Eldredge recorded a multi-hit game against Minnesota, and Price is optimistic that the sophomore can find his swing heading into Thursday's game.
"For us to be good, he has to be productive," Price said. "He's been a good hitter as by his First Team All-Big 12 Conference selection as a freshman a year ago, so we need him to keep making progress."
at Tropicana Field," Mckay said. "So I had been in a domed field before, and I liked it. The field was nice and the lighting wasn't too bad."
"They have had an awesome year," Jacobs said. "Every year for me we would be the team that was always on the bubble and Monday would come and we wouldn't make it. So I was so happy to see that."
Jacobs said the memories of her playing days came rushing back when she thought of the struggles the team has faced this year.
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Jacobs and 2010 graduate Porscha Weddington keep in touch almost daily and they connected after the announcement. Jacobs said Weddington has been trying to get her back to Lawrence for an alumni weekend and this announcement made it seem more urgent.
LaChelda Jacobs, a 2010 graduate, wasn't watching, but found out through a tweet from fellow 2010 graduate Kelly Kohn. She grabbed her phone and sent coach Bonnie Henrickson a text.
It has been 12 seasons since Kansas made the tournament, so this experience is uniting the alumni who still describe the team as "we" and started planning reunions by catching up through texts and tweets over the last several days.
Weddington is finishing up graduate school at Kansas and has been
bonnie is a great coach, won't say.
"She came here to turn the program around and that's what she's doing."
All three players said they would tune in on Sunday night to watch the game. They will continue planning a reunion and cheering for the current team who carries the legacy of their program.
They were also entertained with the assignment to play Nebraska, a former B12 ice foe, in the game. Weddington talked about how assistant coach Tory Verdi coached at Nebraska for five years before coming to Kansas. Jacobs talked about the recent records like splitting the series last year and described the game as doable. Morris turned to strategy outlining the familiarity of the coaching staff and players.
From the early excitement of the tournament selection to the return of a series that has been played every season since 1974-75, these proud alumni are still cheering for their younger Jayhawk counterparts.
"It is definitely a doable game and I see them advancing on to the second round so I definitely have my fingers crossed," Jacobs said.
Edited by Amanda Gage