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Editors Note
The day you move into your first apartment is a memorable one. The moment your landlord puts that shiny new key in your hand it finally sinks in that you have your very own place. But lets rewind a bit. In order to get your paws on that key you have to move.
Like I said before the day you move is very memorable.Mine was memorable because it was a tough one. I started packing for my first apartment a week in advance. It took hours upon hours to decide what to take and what to leave at home. I organized clothing, books and kitchen utensils into their own separate boxes. All my memories were put in their proper storage bins.The packing wasn't the hard part,it was the moving itself.
I had recruited my parents, brother and sister to help me make my long journey to the land of the Jayhawk. My entire life was crammed onto a trailer and the bed of a Ford pick-up truck.I moved into my apartment in July. When we left early that morning the weather wasn't so bad but by the time we arrived to the apartment, it was over 100 degrees. We carried box after box into my new home while the sun beat down on us. Finally after awhile everything was in the apartment.
I said my move was a tough one. It wasn't tough because the couch I brought didn't fit through the front door and it wasn't tough because of the ridiculous July heat. It was difficult because it finally sunk in that I had my very own place. Moving away from home can be the hardest part of the moving experience but once you find your place in your new apartment it all falls into place.
Make sure to read Rebekka Schlichting about the costs and difficulties of moving on page 5.
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that having a friend, co-worker or family member who is gay positively affects a person's views about people who are gay.
Advocates have been optimistic about the trend and the possible reduction of prejudice, but Egan explored several problems with the hypothesis and its conclusion. Data gathered in polls and studies does not fully examine the factors that might make a person more likely to have a relationship with a gay person, which can produce biased data.
But the biggest problem is disclosure. Most research on the contact hypothesis doesn't consider whether or not the gay friend, co-worker or family member actually said they were gay or if it was assumed.
Egan pointed out that straight people can fairly accurately deter-
relate to college students.
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"My guess is that when students first come to college, it's often the first time they encounter a gay or lesbian person who acknowledges their identity," Egan said. "By every indication, that should be a pretty powerful predictor and changer of attitudes."
Research also shows that in the time between freshman and senior year, students generally become more tolerant of gays and lesbians, Egan said.
Jake Longraker, a graduate student in political science from DeSoto, said Egan's research was very current and showed the dramatic attitude shifts regarding gays and lesbians. It's a topic that he explores in his own research of LGBT communities in Latin America.
Patrick J. Egan, Assistant Professor of Politics and Public Policy at New York University, delivers a lecture called, "Frontiers in Research on Attitudes Among and About Gay People," at Watson Library Tuesday afternoon. The lecture was part of the Clifford P. Ketzel Speaker Series for the Expression of Minority Opinions.
"Knowing what the attitudes
are of people, and how you can improve the situation so that you can make those positive changes and you can make changes in laws, is important," Longraker said.
Donald Haider-Markel, chair of the Political Science department, said Egan's presentation was part of a lecture series featuring controversial speakers. Egan's presentation was controversial not only because it discussed gays and lesbians, but also because it challenged the common understanding of how the contact hypothesis applies to the LGBT community. Although the lecture series hasn't been going on in recent years, he hopes to make it an annual event.
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public broadcasting network. The Colbert Report also ran a clip about it, according to C. J. Janovy, director of communications at KU Medical Center. "This is obviously a topic of wide interest," Janovy said.
For over a decade, Tash and collaborators developed a compound that blocks sperm production and was originally part of a cancer treatment. The side effects from this included infertility.
The term "infertility" may seem scary, but if men are taking the pill and decide they want to conceive, they just stop taking the pill.
"It's not only 100 percent effective, but 100 percent reversible, which is the holy grail of a contraceptive," Tash said.
The drug has seen effectiveness and safety for testing in mice, rabbits and most recently, primates. The animal testing has also shown the offspring produced by former users
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sperm development as another form of non- hormonal male contraceptive. While Agbor's work is still preparing for animal testing, Agbor sees the importance of increased options for male contraceptives.
"By producing more male birth control, it's going to help males contribute to family planning," Agbor said.
The development of these drugs could potentially impact the world, said Tash. Tash cited that half of all pregnancies are unplanned and in the US, half of those unplanned pregnancies occurred while under supposed use of contraceptives. Tash recently presented to the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation as an expert in contraception.
"The simpler a contraceptive is to use, the more desirable and easy it is to distribute and use," Tash said.
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