Volume 124 Issue 109
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Friday, March 2, 2012
THE FINAL NIGHT
--well-dressed. I want to be seen as a professional, as opposed to someone who just dresses in sweatpants," he says.
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Dressing with style //BRITTNEY HAYNES What inspires and influences fashion trends on campus
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We've all seen them — the group of guys wearing khaki shorts and pastel button ups, the girls in leggings and Ugg boots, or the group of football players in red and blue sweats walking out the doors of Wescoe. So what drives students to dress the way they do? What influences their style? I decided to interview students with different types of style to get some insight.
I was sitting in my American Literature II class when two guys walked in and sat by each other. The looked like twins. They had the exact same style, haircut, and even the same bookbag. It was hard to tell them apart and even my professor mixed their names up. Brett Crawford, a junior from Olathe, and Cameron Birdssall, a junior from Mission, met their freshman year smoking on the stoop in front of Hashinger Hall. After discovering Tumbler and from mutual friend Sean Derry, the two coined their style as what they describe as "1980s traditional Americana."
"It's not really about looking like friends," Birdsall says. "It's about dressing like an adult."
It's not hard to spot men in fraternities. They're pretty easy to see with their Sperry boating shoes, khakis and brightly colored polos. I've always wondered if they've had that style their whole life though.
"We dress to impress. We want to look grown up but still have a simple, understated look," Crawford added.
"I've worn polos for a while and I didn't know what dressing "fratty" was like until I came to KU," says Cullen
Taryn Eby, a sophomore from Topeka, and Macey Hundley, a sophomore from Netawaka, are roommates but have completely different styles. Hundley describes her style as 'girl-next-door meets punk,' while Eby describes her style as 'glamour
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"I've just always taken a lot of pride in my appearance. I think it's important to look professional and put together because people judge you based on your appearance." -Stephanie Higinhotham
Moriarty, a freshman from Lansing. "I wasn't into Sperrys or khakis every day of the week but a lot of the guys around here bothered me about it for awhile. I tried it out for a little bit and found out that I wanted to commit to it because I found out it was comfortable for me."
Alec Swall, a freshman from Overland Park, went along with what Birdsall and Crawford said previously. "I dress the way I do because I want to be seen as
grunge.'
"Sometimes I dress like a hooker, sometimes I dress like the girl next door, and sometimes I dress like a grungy little hippy. I came from a really small town where everyone wore cowboy boots and shit and I made it my goal to dress as differently as possible. I got made fun of in middle school for wearing Converse and then in high school I got made fun of for wearing Sperrys before they were all the
craze. I just like to be different," Hundley says.
Eby says her style tends to have more of a "lace and leather" feel to it. "I like to dress however I feel that day. Like if I feel really tried or depressed, I wear a lot of black. Which happens to be most days. I also like to take my own unique spin on the trends going on right now. Like black leggings, not a chance. But shiny, fake leather looking black leggings, hell yes," she explains.
In her sorority, Stephanie Higinbotham, a sophomore from Andover, is the girl you go to when you need to borrow clothes. "I remember in 7th grade my mom's neighbor had a bunch of Vogues and Harper Bazaars she didn't want, and that's how I started my knowledge with fashion. From then on, I've just always taken a lot of pride in my appearance. I think it's important to look professional and put together because people judge you based on your appearance," she says.
College students get a bad reputation for not caring about their appearance, but from what I gathered, looking put-together is on their minds. Students may have different styles,but they do want to look good.
SH/KANSAN and Smoke.
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 een 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.
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breakfast, and make sure to eat a meal or snack every four hours, which properly nourishes the body and helps people avoid binges.
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.
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. Mortiner 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.
Whether it's a large pizza
Beverage selection is also important. Red Bull and soda, especially grape and orange flavor, have high calories.
or a buffet.
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Alcohol also has a high calorie content. Some alcoholic drinks can have up to 800 calories each, Mortiner said.
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Mortimer also said students should try drinking a couple glasses of water before eating, as people can sometimes mistake
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Each meal should be half vegetables and fruit, a quarter grains and a quarter lean protein
— Keep healthy snacks handy, like fruit, string cheese, and healthy granola bars
Eat breakfast, because it kickstarts your metabolism for the day
— Eat a meal or a snack every four hours to avoid binge-eating later.
Before eating anything, ask yourself if you really need to eat it
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— Avoid energy drinks, soda and alcoholic beverages, as they all have a high calorie count
Drink water before eating
All day tomorrow at Wescoe Hall is the KATG Schulkongress, 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.