Volume 124 Issue 109
kansan.com
Friday, March 2, 2012
THE FINAL NIGHT
FEATURE
O in the especially warm, recent sunny days, anywhere from five to 20 people can be seen on Wescoe beach. There are guys in plaid shirts
and tight jeans, girls with piercings and patterned tops, guys in polos and Sperrys, and girls in long tops with leggings and Uggs. Some are sitting down reading, some are standing in groups talking, and some are on their phones. They have cigarettes in hand, smoking them quickly before they run off to class, or just relaxing, taking long, slow drags.
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Both Rorabaugh and Mortiner emphasized that students should take note of portion sizes.
Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police Ralph Oliver sald 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.
Alcohol also has a high calorie content. Some alcoholic drinks can have up to 800 calories each, Mortiner said.
According to Diane Goddard, vice provost for administration and finance, since the surveillance cameras were installed, the number of criminal offenses 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
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However, the cameras alone will not always prevent crime from happening.
Whether it's a large pizza
Mortimer also said students should try drinking a couple glasses of water before eating, as people can sometimes mistake
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.
Rorabaugh and Chapman agree students that should maintain a balanced diet to keep off the pounds and stay in shape. Rorabaugh recommends that 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.
or a buffet,
Beverage selection is also important. Red Bull and soda, especially grape and orange flavor, have high calories.
"On campus, fast food places are faster and more convenient than healthier places," said Joseph Borrabaugh, a graduate student in dietetics, from Winthrop, Iowa.
"We need those foods, but we're getting way too many of them," Chapman said.
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.
Chapman said students eat two to three times the amount of meat needed, and twice as much starch.
"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.
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.
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CLASSIFIEDS 2B
CROSSWORD 4A
Index
CRYPTOQUIPS 4A
OPINION 5A
— Keep healthy snacks handy, like fruit, string cheese, and healthy granola bars
SPORTS 1B
SUDOKU 4A
— 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
— Each meal should be half vegetables and fruit, a quarter grains and a quarter lean protein
Eat breakfast, because it kickstarts your metabolism for the day
Drink water before eating
— Avoid energy drinks, soda and alcoholic beverages, as they all have a high calorie count
— Take pictures of your meals or keep a food journal
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Today's Weather
All day tomorrow at Wescoe Hall is the KATG Schulerkongress, a competition of German language and literature.
Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. North winds, mostly clear at night.
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Come rain or come shine.