Volume 124 Issue 109
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Friday, March 2, 2012
THE FINAL NIGHT
Out & About KU STUDENTS AND STAFF SAY WHAT THEY ARE MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO IN MARCH. // RACHEL CHEON
MCKENZIE SHULTE
FRESHMEN
OVERLAND PARK
FILM MAJOR
"March Madness, St. Patrick's Day and spring break.I need a break."
BO ZHAO
SOPHOMORE
XIAN, CHINA
AEC (APPLIED
ENGLISH CENTER)
STUDENT
"Spring break. I'm gonna go on short trip to Missouri to help with the tornado relief as a volunteer."
JAE HEUNG PARK
FRESHMEN
FORT LEAVENWORTH
COMPUTER ENGINEERING MAJOR
"The Japanese exchange students that visit in March."
KALEB WEAVER
KALEB WEAVER
SENIOR
PARSONS
SPANISH MAJOR
"March Madness, spring break, and for winter to be dead. Also, a trip to Joplin, Missouri to help with relief efforts."
EMMA DOLPHIN
FRESHMEN
EDINA, MINN.
BIOCHEMISTRY MAJOR
"Probably spring break and getting closer to summer."
MANOGNA THIMMA
GRADUATE STUDENT
HYDERABAD, INDA
COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJOR
"Spring break. Although during most of the spring break, I have to write my thesis and work on projects."
CHARLIE STOCK
SENIOR
TOPEKA
THEATER MAJOR
"I'm looking forward to March Madness. Really watching enjoy as many games as I can."
TH/KANSAN and Smoke.
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Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police Ralph Oliver said cameras are monitored at night by student security officers and cameras are added to campus every year. Since a string of criminal activity in 2005, The University of Kansas Public Safety Office has added surveillance cameras to campus in hopes to reduce the crime rate on campus.
After multiple cars were broken into at the Lied Center parking lot as well as incidents at GSP and Corbin, cameras were placed in various locations on campus. The number of cameras on campus is not disclosed, for security reasons.
"Right now we have cameras in every major parking lot, one of our long term goals is to get cameras in every parking lot," Oliver said.
ecuting them, Oliver said.
According to Diane Goddard, vice provost for administration and finance, since the surveillance cameras were installed, the number of criminal offences reported on campus has generally been declining since 2005. The statistics for 2011 are still being finalized and have not been released.
"While we understand the importance of having cameras on campus as one component of safety on campus, it would be unrealistic to expect a direct correlation between the number of cameras on campus and crime rate," Goddard said. "The factors that affect whether a
However, the cameras alone will not always prevent crime from happening.
SEE CAMERAS PAGE 8A
But nutritionists say students should consider all their food options before choosing to eat fast food.
"On campus, fast food places are faster and more convenient than healthier places," said Joseph Rorabaugh, a graduate student in dietetics, from Winthrop, Iowa.
breakfast, and make sure to eat a meal or snack every four hours, which properly nourishes the body and helps people avoid binges.
Rorabaugh and Chapman agree students that should maintain a balanced diet to keep off the pounds and stay in shape. Rorabaugh recommends that a
Chapman said students eat two to three times the amount of meat needed, and twice as much starch.
"We need those foods, but we're getting way too many of them," Chapman said.
Students should be as mindful of their snacking habits as they are of their meal selections.
student's plate should consist of a quarter of vegetables, grains, fruit and lean protein.
"The most important thing for students to do is keep healthy snacks in the dorm room," said Deanna Mortiner, a graduate student in dietetics, from The Bahamas.
When hunger pangs call during a late night study session, students should turn to healthier alternatives, such as string cheese, fruits, and healthy granola bars. Mortimer said.
Both Rorabaugh and Mortiner emphasized that students should take note of portion sizes.
Rorabaugh suggests asking yourself, "Do I really need to eat this all?" Filling a smaller plate or only eating one slice of pizza can make a thousand-calorie difference.
or a buffet,
Beverage selection is also important. Red Bull and soda, especially grape and orange flavor, have high calories.
Whether it's a large pizza
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Alcohol also has a high calorie content. Some alcoholic drinks can have up to 800 calories each, Mortiner said.
Mortimer also said students should try drinking a couple glasses of water before eating, as people can sometimes mistake
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CROSSWORD 4A
CRYPTOQUIPS 4A
OPINION 5A
SEE NUTRITION PAGE 8A
Don't forget
SPORTS 1B
SUDOKU 4A
— Keep healthy snacks handy, like fruit, string cheese, and healthy granola bars
— Eat a meal or a snack every four hours to avoid binge-eating later
Eat breakfast, because it kickstarts your metabolism for the day
— Each meal should be half vegetables and fruit, a quarter grains and a quarter lean protein
Drink water before eating
— Before eating anything, ask yourself if you really need to eat it
— Avoid energy drinks, soda and alcoholic beverages, as they all have a high calorie count
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All day tomorrow at Wescoe Hall is the KATG Schulerkongress, a competition of German language and literature.
— Take pictures of your meals or keep a food journal
Today's Weather
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Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. North winds, mostly clear at night.
Come rain or come shine.