Volume 124 Issue 109
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Friday, March 2, 2012
THE FINAL NIGHT
LOVE
SCHOOL
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Couples Advice KATIE RUSSELL AND MARLON ADDISON
// ALIZA CHUDNOW
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Katie Russell, a freshman, and Marlon Addison's, a junior, relationship started off as a summer fling. Katie attended Marlon's high school graduation party with a few friends, not expecting anything but a fun night out. When the two crossed paths at the party, they instantly gravitated toward each other. During that summer, their relationship blossomed. They discovered a shared love of concerts and went to see The Fray together as their first big date. By the time summer came to an end, Katie and Marlon, both from Olathe, decided they wanted to continue their relationship even though Marlon was going away to college and Katie was still in high school.
DATING TIP: Keep it fun. It's good to know why you fell in love with each other in the first place.
It has been two years and four months since that fateful summer night when Katie and Marlon first met, and their relationship is stronger than ever. Marlon transferred to KU from Johnson County
Community College, so this year they are experiencing KU for the first time. "We walked around campus together, and found our classes," Katie says. "It was fun having that beginning college experience together."
"Fun" is a word these two use often as they are constantly venturing down Mass. Street searching for a new restaurant to try or going to different concerts together.
Every Monday morning they send each other a text with a list of reasons they love each other, and to recap the previous week or weekend they shared together. "It's important to continue to remind one another why we are together and what we love about each other," Katie says. "On our two year anniversary, I framed two pictures of us and a list of promises that I made for our relationship." Whatever happens in the future, the couple made a promise to love each other and understand each other, two things off their list they plan to continue to do forever.
Get Involved: ALTERNATIVE BREAKS
When Hannah Sitz, a sophomore from Andover, went to Atlanta, Ga. during the winter break of 2010 for a KU Alternative Breaks program, she spent three days snowed inside an Atlanta hotel room because of a blizzard, which hadn't occurred in Atlanta in the previous 16 years. Sitz and six other students then spent the last two days of their trip working with the Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency, working at a professional clothing closet and helping people with computer internet resume skills, and at Café 451, serving coffee and pastries at a cafe which helps people with mental and physical disabilities. "The upside to that is we got to know each other in our group very well," Sitz says.
Alternative Breaks offers several different programs to students looking to travel around the nation for hands-on-service opportunities. Dedicated to increase awareness about issues such as health, education and environment, each trip focuses on a combination of service and learning experiences. Trips are offered during winter and spring break, summer, and weekends to more than 350 students each year.
"You go to do service, that's the emphasis, but you're learning new things and doing new things as well," Sitz says. "You don't know what you're going to learn." Sitz also traveled to Nashville, Tenn., for a winter break trip in 2011. The trip included a lesson in Wii bowling with an 80-year-old woman named Margaret as Sitz learned to work with the aging population in a group called Fifty Four. "At first I was like,' Why would I want to go do that?' But then I pushed myself out of my
// ALLISON BOND
Learning about the elderly population in America taught Sitz how much fun it is to meet people and hear their stories. "It's incredible," Sitz says. "These people are still so full of life." Sitz is now the co-coordinator for summer breaks with Bailev Reimer.
The education piece of Alternative Breaks speaks most to Julia Barnard, codirector of the program with Stephanie Jian. Barnard says it's different from any class she has taken at KU because the Alternative Break program has an emphasis on lifelong service commitment. One of the goals for the program is to have students walk away with a commitment to service, whether incorporating it into their career or daily life.
It's very fulfilling, Sitz says. "You begin to think, I could have been sitting on the couch, doing nothing, watching Jersey Shore, or I could be here helping people."
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Winter 2015 Alternative Break trip to Give Kids the World in Kissimee, Fla.
Give Kids the World is a theme park for terminally ill children. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
H/KANSAN
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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 offenses 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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But nutritionists say students should consider all their food options before choosing to eat fast food.
cookin, and make sure to eat a meal or snack every four hours, which properly nourishes the body and helps people avoid binges.
"On campus, fast food places are faster and more convenient than healthier places," said Joseph Rorabaugh, a graduate student in dietetics, from Winthrop, Iowa.
Chapman said students eat two to three times the amount of meat needed, and twice as much starch.
Rorabaugh and Chapman agree students that should maintain a balanced diet to keep off the pounds and stay in shape. Rorabaugh recommends that a
"We need those foods, but we're getting way too many of them," Chapman said.
"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.
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.
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CLASSIFIEDS 2B
CROSSWORD 4A
CRYPTOQUIPS 4A
OPINION 5A
Whether it's a large pizza
Beverage selection is also important. Red Bull and soda, especially grape and orange flavor, have high calories.
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.
Don't forget
or a buffet,
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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ents, unless stated otherwise, © 2012 The University Daily Kansan
— Keep healthy snacks handy, like fruit, string cheese, and healthy granola bars
Each meal should be half vegetables and fruit, a quarter grains and a quarter lean protein
Drink water before eating
Eat breakfast, because it kickstarts your metabolism for the day
— 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
Eat a meal or a snack every four hours to avoid binge-eating later
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
Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. North winds, mostly clear at night.
Come rain or come shine.